Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-08-11
News Items.

News Items.
 Iowa is about to adobt free bankinguzgn In five or ten years from now she will set necessity of destroying her present creation Of all inventions to make rogues rich and hon. est men poor banks are the most complete.
 Cotton of the new crop has been received New Orleans, and sold at 15 cents pound.
 Samuel P. Walker and Daniel B. TurnsI of Memphis have published statements res tive to the affairs of the Citizens Bank ri| sorter-' promise to redeem its issues
 The gold on Fraser river was discovered h| Charles Adams, who was afterwards shot a. killed by his partner, Charles Mcdonald,
 We learn from the Fort Smith Times hai man was killed in drunken riot, at that plg, on the day of election.
 The Fremont House, Chicago, on the nga of Senator Douglas recent speech, says a Boston Post, must have presented bilTm spectacle. The north side of the house wa profusely adorned with flags from the windOm and balconies. A row of globed lights each bearing the name of one of the States, na along the lower balcony, while some beautiful colored lamps were suspended from the upPg one. A large American flag foated also fNa the cupola of the building. The spacious pr- lors and reception-rooms were brilliantly ilu. mined and thrown open to the public.
 A lady not long since commenced a sui h the Common Pleas Court at Ravenna, Ono, for S5,OOO damages for a breach of marrus contract. The defendant answered that he hai agreed to marry; that he had never refused, ani was willing to comply with his contract. Heg license and justice of the peace; he wei the girls residence and rendered himself. Ia lady wanted time to think the matter over G finally concluded to dismiss the case and w all costs.
 A lady in Louisville recently had cancema breast removed, whilst under the influence q chloroform, and in the presence of her hustart and several others. When she recovered na the effects of the ether, she indignantly insst ed that her person had been abused ThSl' stance of hallucination Is referred to in cOa- nection with the case of dentist in Philsds. phia, who was accused and convicted of rape upon a lady under the influence of chorOOrr the lady herself being the only witness agsls him.
 A Mrs. Sewell, of Autuaga county, AlabsDi recently gave birth to four children. Thsl were all living and doing well at the latest S counts.
 An Havana correspondent of the SavanOa Republican says that up to the present an there has been landed in Cuba DO less that Sl 5S9 Coole laborers.
 Quite an excitement is said to exist nsl Millersburgh, Iowa, in consequence of the SEl' itual revelations of a boy who asserts 'n Thomas (whose mysterious disappearance va noticed about year.ago,) was shot and throw, into the well of one of the persons aresiS about that time as his murderer, and that A horse was backed down the we'll alive, and ID we'll filled up. A large number of persons cp' gregated about the well ou the 3d inst, to 0I down and ascertain the truth of the boys SlQl When they had dug down about twenty-l' feet stencil arose so nauseating that they !" to fill up the we'll. It was their determca'O- however, to dig from the side of the wsI- | But the owner swears that he will shoot ~ one who makes any further attempts.
 Captain General Concha of Cuba, has @' removed, and General Rus de Alona appolu'' in his place. This is owing to reconstrucl' of the Spanish Cabinet. In consequence ol" same event the Spanish Minister to EnsS has resigned
 Our California cotemporaries indulge III great variety of photography in printing title of Fraser river, some giving 1t as FraS0 others as Frazier's, and others as FraserS The correct mode is " Fraser" and the WI should not be used in the possessive case | The river was named after its discoverer, g tleman said to be now residing in Canada ---~s~~-->s>-- fFThe Gazette saws.