Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-05-25
NaWs Items.

Gen. Pcrsifer F. Smith of the Utah army | has given orders for the movement of the troops west. They will advance in two col umns.
 Some week or two since we came across the statement of one Frederick Loba, who repre- sented himself as escaped Mormon; and who drew very highly colored picture of affairs Tn the place ha had left. Upon reading his story we declined to republish it, as tswas rather "ishy." It now turns out that Loba is a hum- bug and perhaps Mormon spy.
 The Washington States has letter from Panama, wherein it is stated that Col. Kinney was treating with the Mormons. who were con- siderng it favorably, with view to induce them to settle upon the Mosquito coast. We hope it is not =, as they will be in our way there, as much so as in Utah.
 We find the following in one of our ex- changes.
 "A dozen Kentuckians arrived in Cincinnati on Friday last. equipped with rifles and other fighting materials ready, and immediately took passage for St. Louis, from whence they intend proceeding to the Utah country, with the ex- pectation of being in at the commencement of hostties.''
 The lectures at the Virginia University have been resumed, and it is said the usual number of students are in attendance.
 WEALTH OF THE UNITED SrATEs.-The aggregate wealth of the United States amouts to S12OOO,O0O,OOO, and the population is 24,- 100000 souls. The wealth divided by the population gives $500 to each person, young and old; and counting five persons to each family, it would give the handsome little fortune of S25OO to every family of the republic, not ex cluding the slaves
 Here is another artful dodge"
 "Among the dauguerreotype likenesses at the office of the superintendent of police, is that of genius named Hatfield He won the title of 'Chief Mourner' in consequence of the mode of financiering which he adopted. He made it his business to attend funerals, and at the customary exhibition of the corpse, he would press to the side of the coffin there to mnge his tears with those of the friends of | the deceased; but while doing so he Kept an eye open for the living, and when they also came to take last view of the dead he would con- trive to relieve their pockets of whatever valu- ables they might contain. His operations being so extensive the police finally got on his track and the chief mourner,' through their exer- tions, is now alas! in durance vile"
 The new mayor of New York is anxions to | become as famous as his "lustrious predeces- sor.' He is playing hob with lottery concerns, mock auctions and gift enterprises
 "It is said that the amount found in the let ters addressed to the bogus lottery concerns in | New York exceeds S30OOO These were lot- | terles that were not drawn; they were wholly l mposltlons; and the money sent from all parts of the country, shows how easily the eayerness for the acquisition of the unearned wealth can | deceive men who are ordinarily shrewd on gen eral matters. These bogus lotteries are but one class ot the swindling concerns that impose upon the credulous The mails are loaded with their circulars, and their victims are in every part of the country. Some of them are styled gift en- terprSes, and all of them promise wha. are 50 seldom met wth-very large returns for very moderate investments. About sixty dealers in these promises were arrested in New York by the police. last Tuesday and as many more Were spot
 Edwin Faaost, thus writes to friend of his in Cleveaud-
 You must, never look into newspapers for any just report of me, for the penny a-LGARs never report me and my cause arght They have had all sorts of rumors concerning me lately, and some very ludicrous indeed: that am 10 open grocers shop at Chciago-that I am to keep hquor-store out west-that have quit the stage forever-that 1 am dying of the dropsy-that have got religion Gas if had ever been without it)--that 1 am to become a parson and the church IS being built in this city for my debut in the pulpit"
 1 It seems that we are to have three new States this session of Congress, provided, the people of Kansas will be content with decent grant of lands. The Washington Union says:
 The Senate yesterday passed the bill to ad- init the State of Minnesota into the Union.- That body has thus done its share, during the present session, towards the admission of two | new States. A bill to admit Oregon has already V been reported, and will come up next in order At the close of the present session of Congress, the Union will probably embrace thirty-lour 1 States"
 "Cncinnati owes a debt of three millions. eight hundred and aixty-nine thousand dollars, and owns property to the value of about six millions i've hunireI thousand dolars.r
 Major Rector with his party including Gen. Billy Bowlegs, was at New Orleans On the 15. n i inst.