Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-09-29
' IOII LIlo T OlT \ Overland Mail

Thls mall lne, went into operation or, n, day last. The two mails from Mano,l St. Louis, left the respective post offcaiP P"' tareously, at 5 o'clock A. M., on Thursday, s'u ing last and arrived here on Sunday mo.I! n.y. 'ao'| 2 o'clock-the line from Mempbis I.o'ungg| ai about 20 minutes ahead of the Eno 'gun Louis. Our citizens were on fbo l.. i'oA their arrival, and when 1t WAS onro.'' ,oOAoet the stages had arrived, the news u,a, '''0eu '1 to the slumbering world, by the roa~ 'cu' lof The town appeared to be alive to th. G' cam a: tance oi this great enterprise which is to in,t T rate new era in the affairs of Arkansas senior came home, with his better half V first trip of the stages from St. Lonis " describes.the travel as rapid and far oI Spu all the mail facilities he has ever kpo,,+ stage line. The coach left the Pacifc ,,5 -I depot, at Tlpton, at 10 minutes nast ~; drove to the first station, where the bo,. .t all lumlnated hls houses, and the trees tb,, rounded his residence, which produced 1a 'l' imposing and pleasing effect. An amnIa 'eT had heen prepared by the host. and o.. 'Dpp persons, who had assembled there to '0"l 0a.l first stage leave for California, and fs,, " men, who had gone out on the sta,a o' 'ii Louis, to witness the departure of the roa1 z that far off region, sat down to and nor,oy ','. the supper which had been set by the bost yYa \. as soon as supper was over. the old TanJ aa miral, John Butterfeld, cracked his vbin ~ the passengers were soon in their places d,i l started the coach, travelling all the way ,op' Smith at the rate of miles per hour: ari ' Senior says, he was than able. for the frs, s- to comprehend what mail facilities in ,~l meant, when compared to the speed now by our mail stages, which generally ays,+ about 31a miles to the hour.
 The stage from St. Louis was filled ,.. passengers, and had large amount af ba,,,- and we learn that the stage was also well r,ol ed from Memphis. The trip was made fr, Memphis and St. Louis in two days a,I 'T hours-the quickest trip ever made in All, sas.
 The whole line is in admirable order and teams are in good condition, and every man |. gagged in any way, was in his place, and pron ln the discharge of his duty, and seemed partake of the spirit of the enterprise wbc, extent, labor and difficulties, far exceaJ {. laying of the Atlantic cable. Here is an ey.s of 250O miles, the greater portion of wbieb over the plains, where there are no settsnsT roamed by the wild Indian and the buF,I stations have been built, and stock aDJns have been placed to carry on this greatest D most magnificent enterprise of the age--car the overland mail from the Atlantic to the P ciic Ocean.
 It is the determination of the comprv put the mail through in less than p days | time allowed by the contract, and We have doubt but it will be effected, when such men Mr. John Butterfeld, and Mir. Hugh Crock { have .the management of the matter-w them there is no such word as fail
 Mir. Ormsby, of the x. Y. Herald, was first through passenger on the overland sta and proceeded on immediately to San Francis We hope he may have safe journey, thou we know it to be fatiguing one.