The true Democrat., 1857-04-14
Arkansas IuteiiigeaCe.

Arkansas Intelligence.
 The Van Burcn Intelligencer of the 3d inst, announces that the contractor for the daily line of stages from that point to St. Louis, Missouri, is making arrangements to put the route iu operation. It says:
 "The advantages of this change to the grow ing west and especially to the citizens of this city and county, are iucalculable. We find that the general government is at last giving to us those mail iac ties which have been so long denied. This change Is the greatest, the most effective ever made for the west, and cordially we say loug live the authors and movers in the work of reform"
 ! The te''-eucer at the same time urges the importance and necessity Of improving the reads to clectnally carry out the new arrange ment
 The Jaeksonport Union contains an article relative to the prospects of thAttown, since the late destructive fire, from which We make the following extract:
 Notwithstanding our town has been almost literally burnt ny she holds ont rch reward to the euterpris!rg man of business. Surround ed by as rich and fertile land as crow ever ! flew ever. with host of honest and industrious ] farmers, with the navigation of as beautiful a ! little river as ever tOated a steamer, how can any man doubt as to his success in business, or I have any msgivings as to investing capital. either in buying and building or renting for the purpose of carrying on his trade, as mechanic or merchant True our city is suffering and bleeding al every pore from one of those incl dental misfortunes liable to all places. We ! doubt not but our business men can and will resume their business with renewed energy and unabated industry; with the sympathy of all good men. Hence we expect to see Jackson port, like the Ph9nix, rise from its ashes, and continue her position as the most enterprislng | town in the State of Arkansas" | The Des Arc Citizen announces the demise of Mr. A. M Jackson, merchant of that place, of the firm of Firth & Jackson, and alludes to his worth in the following terms:
 "Neyer, within the past two and half years, have we known the death of any one to create such an universal regret in this communty.- Mir. Jackson was in every manner almost, identified with the prosperity and growth of Des Are. During the past six years he had en- deared himself to all by his kindness of heart and noble generosity. If he bad an enemy, we | have never known it. He leaves a wife and one child, together with a large circle of rela- tives to mourn his loss. Mir. Jackson was near 3f years of age"
 1 The Pine Bluff Democrat takes holl of the subject of the Lad management on the mail route from Napoleon to that place in an article which evinces a correct sense of duty to its pa trons, and from which we make the following extract:
 "A striking instance of this unfortunate con ' dition of ma. service Is to be found lu he use less character of the contract of Mr. Hanger for the transportation of the mails from Napo- leon o Little Rock, by stage three times aweek, lC]ten tte cohithoa ot tte rodts OiU permit. Now n lace of such a contract as the above, we would prefer contyact at all; for that Is merely nominal, and noninai contracts in important matters are worsc than no contracts, because they serve to mislead. The history of our roads and rivers will show, that, as general tAing, when the roads between this place and Napoleon are impossible, the river Is navgabe for pcctablc packets; and, hence, the contract | for the Transportation of the mails from Napo- leon to Pine Bluff and back, should make it the dnty of the contractor to transport the mails by way of the Arkansas river, at all times when the roads shall be impossible, and his forfeit should be very heavy, for every time he should fail; and to provide against failure on his part a mail agent for this route especially should be appointed, whose duty 1t would be to see that the mail never missed transportatiot; or this duty. (wth proper compensation in conside. ration thereof,) should be added to those al- ready devolving on the U. 5. mail agent at Napoleon"
 The same paper gives the following account of fatal difficulty:
 "We regret to chronicle that difficulty oc- curre at McCann's, about five miles below this | city, between man named Began and another named Johnson, which resulted in the death of the latter Began has been apprehended and lodged in the county jail in this city, to await his trial at the next term of the circuit court"
 The Washington Telegraph of Wednesday last, reports that Red river is still low, though containing a sufficency of water for light dtaught boats to Fulton. The same paper, speaking of the effects of the late " cold spel'' in that section, says:
 '' Gardens wear all unpromising appearance. The young corn has been frozen to the ground, and forward wheat 1t is feared, has been serious ! ly injured. The wheat crop has become an important one In this portion of the State, and II injured to the extent many suppose, the loss will be no inconsiierable item. We fear that what little fruit was left has also been mate rally injured, if not altogether destroyed.'