Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-18
What the Arkansas Papers say

The State Rights Democrat congratuates it. self upon the fact that the True Democrat, among others, has adopted its idea of clipping from the Arkansas papers and publishing under one head, all the Arkansas items of news, etc. The "idea" IS good one, and cemes from a good source. There is no paper we would more willingly copy after than the State Rights De- mocrat.
 The Powhatan Visitor has the following resolution in relation to the Smithvile, Pow hatan and Crawley's Ridge Turnpike, which was recently adopted by the directory:
 "Resolued That an engineer be employed at as early a day as practicable, to make preliminary survey of the route for the extension of the turnpike road from Pow hatan to Smithville, and that the President appoint two members of this directory to assist in such survey, and that they be required to report as soon thereafter as practicable"
 Also the following about the Internal Im- provement Commissioner of Greene county, Mir. Wilcoxin:
 "He was on his route home, returning from a trip from Little Reck. We unders' and that he deposited $500 with the President of the turnpike road company, which sum was dona- ted to the company by the county court of Greene, out of their internal improvement fund.-
 We find in the Arkansaw Traveller the fol- lowing melancholy intelligence:
 "DBowNED.-Heretofore, since our connec- tion with the press in this place, it has not been our lot to record so melancholy an event as occurred at this place on last Saturday even- ing about 4 o'clock. Mr. JESSE HART, brother to Dr. F. T. Hart and employed in the drug store of T. E. Garrett &5 Co.,, was drowned in the Ouachita river, while bathing with one or two others. It appears that they had swan across the river, and were returning when Mr Harts physical powers began to fail him, and he observed that he did not think he could reach the shore. He was told by one of his comrades to swim slowly, and he would go to the shore and bring him plank. They were then about the middle of the river, here not more than 100 yards wide. When his con- rade reached the shore, he looked back and saw that Mir. F3rt had sunk In moment he came to the surface of the water, throwing up one hand and arm, and then sank to rise DO more."
 A SAD AccIDENT.-On Wednesday, the 9th instant, as MT. Solomon Spence, ST., was rid ing in company with another man on the bank of the river at this place. his horse became un- manageable, and in attempting to pass tree his left knee came in contact with it. pressing the knee in to the saddle, and breaking his thigh bone few inches above the joint Dr. H. Peake was called in and set the bone; aud the old gentleman Is now doing as well as could be expected.
 The Hampstead Democrat contains the an- nouncement of OkvILLE JENNINGS, as a candi- date for the judgeship of the sixth judicial circuit.
 The Ouachita Herald comes to us this week clothed in mourning for the death of Judge Stitb, of whom it says:
 "In the death of Judge Stith the country has lost valued citizen. the members of the bar an agreeable and much loved companion, the judiciary one of its abest and brightest or naments It has created a vacuum that cannot easily be filed Long, long years will roll by before his memory will be obliterated from the affections of those who knew and loved him."
 The Herald also contains letter signed by numerous citizens of Ouachta county, inviting MT. Len. B. Green to become candidate for the vacant judgeship, and MT. Greens letter consenting.
 The Napoleon Planter, as usual, is overflow ing on the subject of Rotation. It gallantly comes to the rescue of the Pine Bluff Demo- crat, whose editor, it seems to be fearful, we will "J'Tghten from the honorable position he has taken" We can assure the Planter that we have no wish to scare of its co-laborer. We think him engaged in the very cause for which his talents qualify him-that of attempting to distract and dsorganize the democratic party
 The Planter also says, the editor of the