Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-09-15

of our planters, we are told, will commence next week."
 The Telegraph states that the fall session of the schools at Washington open l" under highly favorable auspices"
 The Jacksonport Union of the 5th, has the following on the bacon question:
 At sale in this neighborhood few days ago, we are informed bacon sold for 37 cts. per fb., on months time. It is selling in this place, readily, for 20 cts. per 1b.; circum- stance without parallel in the history of this region of country. At these figures we fear we shall eat ourselves up and that speedily. This section of country is finely adapted to raising hogs and cattle and we wonder that our citi zens do not apply themselves to it in good ear nest. The meat business has for number of years, been paying handsomely and, without a miracle, will continue to do so for some time to come. There is certainly no investment more safe or profitable. We have reason to hope for decline in prices soon, as the gram crops of this and the upper counties are superabun- dant, and we judge the supply of hogs on hand to be very good"
 The Union acknowledges an " editorial fla vor'' in the following style:
 we are uuuei ndi 'ui Sdlloiio tO " Ill., E. Moody, esq, of Independence county, for the only peach we have seen or heard of this sea- son, and which was presented through our kind young friend, Harry Nj. Tunstall. It was none of your "Sardine" specimens either, but weighed just 611a ozs., nearly a half pound Our better half to whom we gave it, went all but into extacies over it and joins us in thank ing you, gentlemen, for your kindness.''
 ID ID Al following, from which we are pleased to learn that Judge Bevens has recovered his health
 The fall term of our circuit court begins on Monday next-the 7th inst. Judge Be- vens health is now very good, and he will no doubt, be in good plight for the labor of the session. The docket is unusally large, embrac ing about two hundred and twenty five cases, State, civil and chancery. It will require the whole of the four weeks allotted for the session to dispose of it."
 The Balance and the State Rights Democrat seem to be engaged in a controversy in refer ence to the practice of collecting under one head, items from their Arkansas exchanges Now, the fact is, as we discover, this paper, if any, is entitled to the credit of introducing the practice in this State, for, by reference to our files we see that in the issue of April 14Jh our late associate commenced the plan and after wards, occasionally, followed it out.
 The Arkansaw Traveller of the 10th has the following item on the health of Arkadelph phia
 "Our town is healthy; and every body en- toying the blessings of health and the good things of life; for which they sould be, and no doubt are truly thankful"
 Scott, by way of apology to his readers, has the following:
 "We ask little indulgence for our usual amount of editorial articles. The truth is we have laid aside the pen for few days, and have taken up the saw hammer, etc, and are endeavoring to make our office comfortable for the approaching winter. We are not house carpenter, but we are doing fine job notwith standing"
 The South Stamp of the 9th contains the following account of "terrible tragedy" which is shocking indeed to pork rasers:
 "Our county has been the scene of one of those bloody tragedies which so shock the ear of humanity We are credbly informed that as Mir. $. II. OAT, who resided in few miles of our town, was slowly vending his way home ward, the other evening, meditatng upon, we don't know what, and giving an occasional grunt, Ca way the deceased had) of satiSlac- tion at the fine prospects for corn crops Gin which he felt considerable interest," he was met and assaulted by burly runaway negro, knock ed down, and had his throat cut. The assassin then took the deceased upon his shoulder, merged into the adjacent woods, disappeared, and is still at large"
 The Napoleon Planter of the 11th has the following account of fatal "Street affair." in that town:
 "A difficulty occurred last night between of- fcer LEFLER and L. P. PRoFFITT, in which the latter was killed. It ppears from what we can hear that MT. LEFLER stood altogether on the defence, the first shot having been fired by MT. PRoFFITT."
 The Planter contains very good defence of its favorite Col. N. B. Burrow, against the re- cent assault of the Gazette.