Year: 1859

 Wright. Mr. Grace, the writer of the let ter, thus speaks of pr. Wright: ."Some days since I noticed in the Fort Smith Herald, that Dr. D. c. Wright, townsman of mine was about to undertake the aruous task of writing the history of Arkansas. This gentleman am well acquainted with, and speak confidently of his uti mate success-being man of fine literary attain ments and indomitabe energy, connected with a modesty rarely observed. He is about twenty nine years of age having graduated with the first honors at the Oglethorpe University at the early age of seventeen; after that time, honored in 1852, with the title of M. D.. by the Jefferson College, Philadelphia"

 The Independent notices the return of Hon. Thomas Fletcher, to his home, and speaks of him as his choice for governor The indorsement of Judge Fletcher, broad and complimentary as it is, is deserved, every word of it. He is gallant gentle man and sound democrat, and should he receive the nomination, will ably fill the office

 The Searcy Eagle submits to the Pres byterian Synod some strong reasons why the Arkansas Synodical College should be located at that point.

 Green J. Clarke has long and interest ing letter in the Fort Smith Herald, in re- lation to swamp lands and peemptions.- We do not see how some of his suggestions could have been carried out; however, few members of the General Assembly were more conversant with the subject than Sen ator Clarke and his suggestions are well worthy of consideration.

 The Independent Balance devotes a col umn or two to us in connection with the public printing. The Balance has said so often, that we stated our profits to be only about $500 per annum, that it will begin to believe it. We said that in ordinary years the printing costs the State about $S000 year, and profit of ten per cent. on this gave $500 The Balance thinks we are mpudent-ridiculou and several other things in attempting to conceal the facts. Now we printed in full the amounts received by us and others for series of years, and have been at pains to spread the facts be- fore the people. It thinks the extreasurer has got us, and chuckles, but too soon again. An! Mir. Balance, your preiudices are too strong to do us justice. When you charge us with falsifying the record, know ingly, and with malice aforethought, in order to show that we did this, you mis- quoted us, and represented us as saying something totally different. We denied for certain work out of certain fund was ever paid to us. We deny it still. And 1t is admitted now that we were right. So your strong language fails. However, this misrepresentation sits so naturally on the Balance that we would be astonished to open that paper and find anything fair in it where we are concerned.

 The Sunbeam says that good tailor, good saddler and good boot maker can each find plenty of work and good pay at the town of Warren, in Bradley county.

 The Van Buren Press says that Mr. Jesse l.. Howell arrived at that city from Phila delphia, having made the trip in less than five days. The Press pays deserved tri- bute to Alexander Mclean, who had been clerk of the circuit court and afterwards of the federal court, for upwards of quarter of a century.

 The Napoleon Planter comes to us en- larged and printed with new type. It is now large and handsome sheet. The Planter contains another communication from Mir. Harvey in relation to the levee.

 The Helena Shield instances a field of cotton containing six acres, fifteen miles below Helena, and owned by MT. Casteel, from which twenty thousand pounds of cotton have been gathered, and an estimate made that there are six or seven thousand pounds more in the field This Is largely over two bales to the acre.

 The Pocahontas Advertiser seems to think that but one paper can be supported at that place, yet if we judge from what the papers there say, from what is told us by persons from there and the large emigra- tion pouring in, Pocahontas will be in few years city as large as ours is now, and there will be ample room. The Advertiser says, of Hindman, that 1t is very singular he did not find out so much corruption un- til he threw himself in opposition to his former friends.

 The Randolph Herald has an excellent article concerning our State. We clip the following account of hair breath escape from that paper.

 con Monday last, during the violent storm which prevailed late in the evening as w R. Cain, esq., was passing between our town and his residence, a tree top blown off, which struck valuable horse he riding at the time and instantly killed it. MT. Gains escape little less than miracu- lous-he saw the tree failing and spurred his horse to get clear of it when it fell before he had tme in it's descent it grazed the side of his head without inficting any injury to himself"

 The Thirty Fifth Parallel has this to say concerning

 The Legislative Caucus.

 "Much has been said, pro and con, in relation to the caucus that nominated Hon. w. K Sebastian We happened to be at the Capital at the time and as we were on the outside, we had good opportu- n:ty of knowing how it was managed. Those who were opposed to MT. Sebastian were the most cla- for the caucus, and they objected to the adop ton of any rule to exclude the know nothing party. On the contrary, they were determined to admitAll kinds and stripes, in order to defeat Mir. S. Itwas generally understood that unless know notbings were admitted, the opposition would have no show: hence the delegation from this county was admitted There was strong talk among the unterri6e of rul- ing some of the aintea democracy out of the caucus. this would have left the field clear. and Mir. S' could have been elected by the two third rule as easy as he was. The truth of the matter is. that the opposition thought by letting in the ring streak ed and speckled, they could defeat Mr. Sebastian and after they had been beat at their tricks, they wish to ride the caucus as hobby to throw dust into the eyes of the people, the dear people, whom the politicians seem to hug close to their bosoms just now. The days of humbuggery are nearly over in Arkansas-men who make politics trade had better hunt up other business as their occupa- tion is gone"

 The Camden State Ripbts Eao1o cop