From the Arkansas Banner.

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At his residence, in this city Friday last, Capt.
JAMES PITCHER. nerchaut of the well known firm Of
Pitcher, Walters, 4 Co. The deceased of the
Oldest settlers and most active and prominent business
Of Little Rock. He died of Fever, very unexpec.
edIy; wing distressed family, and friends
depore his loss. His remains followed to the
grave by large procession on Saturday morning


DrxD, in this city, the 9th inst of apoplexy, lst
Lieutenant WILLIAM BowhAN, of the LIST Regiment OF
Dragons, of the United States Army. After divine
service the Episcopal church, his remains at
tended to the place Of burial by tho '.Little Rock
Guards and numerous citizens, and buried with mill
tary hnnors.


This sudden Bereavement may serve to admonish
ALL that il is indeed true that ''in the midst of life
are in death" No man had fairer prospect of a
long of the blessings of health, and enjoy
ment yet he cut down by the dispensaton of an
'"sS~ proyidence long before he reached the
meridian OF lfe-hke \a maj turing flower, which is
blasted by some untimey FROST He was among us but
yesterday; whose step fin and proud as ours;
has paid nature her great debt nd more among
Us to mingle in the scenes Of eath.


His life and character need 10 eulogy. Those who
knew him best, appreciate him most faithful memory
will wander back into the pst, to view kim as one
who was ornament in privae life, and associated
with its tenderest recoections who was pop
ular, efficient, and able ofceii the army, who
his way to promotion, by his own uuaided exertons
and faultless conduct; and as man imbued with the
incest Of honor and humane, brave and generous
one whose worth can be bettsr felt than described.


Although not generally known in our city, yet friends
surrounded him in his last moments, and kindly per-
formed all those sad Offices which the living TO the
dead; and the many deep regrets that will cluster
around his resting place., show that it not
among cold and calous that he ceased be
Of this world, but among warm and symPathisng
friends. H..