Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-06-22

MARKlV. IzARD, Of St. Francis.
The Democratic Convention for Craw.
ford, County will be held at the Court
House in Van Buren, on the first Sa-
turday, the 9th day of July.
Or Correspondents cM please pay the postage
on their Communications.
MR. SroBRIDGE, of the steamer "Paragon u
viii! please accept our thanks for late N. Orleans
papers.
01- We indebted to MOSES GREENwoop
ESQ.,, for late New Orleans papers.
GEWe are gratifed to learn that the young
men Of our town intend to give BACHELORS
BALL. on the 4th of July.
The Democratic National Conrention,-A con.
dersed report Of the proceedings of this body will
be found on our first page. 1t will be seen that
the candidates were chosen unanimously; and that
the delegation adjou rned in harmony and with
enthusiastic expectations of success.
= The Hon. IL. A. WISE, U. S. Minister to Bra.
I'll, embarked for Rio, on board the U. S. frigate
Constitution, lying in the harbor of New York, al
~ o'clock on the 23d ut. A salute was fred
from the frigate on the occasion.
erOur enterprisng merchants, Messrs. SCOTT
WHITE & Co., and AUSTIN g. CIEGG, have receiv
ed by late arrivals, an addition to their already
extensive stocks Of groceries, &c. From The sup
plios they nop huve to dispose of, they must sell
cheap. Customers had letter try them.
0H-we take pleasure in calling the attention
of customers to the fine stock of Dry Gooods
Groceries, &C., at the we'll known estabshmen ut
2 Of Messrs. PICKETT g. GREGG. where they offer
greut bargains for cash nd barter.
Military.-Lt. Col. R. B. Mason, passed through
our town last Monday, on his way to assume com
mand at Fort Gibson.
5gtnlmems.-George c. Washington, ESQ.,,
OF Maryland, and John t. Mason, Esq, of Vir-
ginia. have been appointed by the President and
confirmed by the Senate, as Cherokee Commits
sioners.
05-Mr. JAMES Carroll has been nominated by
the Democratic State Convention of Maryland,
candidate for the Gubernatoria chair of that State.
Inspectors of West Point.-The board for the
inspection Of the Military Academy at West
Point. this year, is composed exclusively of Off
GERS of the U. S. Army. At the head of the
Board is Maj. Gen. w. Scott.
BisHor HAwKEs.-lt is expected that the new.
ly elected Bishop Of Mississippi will be consecra,.
ed next October, at tho city Of Philadelphia, our.
ing the session of the General Convention there.
Santa Ee.-We learn that the frontier ports of
Santa Fe are still closed against all traders from
this country. Indeed they are worse than closed,
if possible for them 10 be so; for under late re.
gulalon, no person is allowed to bring away any
bullion, gold or silver coin from the country with.
out first paying government officers six per cent.
on the amount brought away.
The claim of Col. d. McKiazick-We see by
the proceedings in the U. S. Senate on the End
April that on motion by Mr. Fulton, leave was
granted to withdraw from the files the petition and
papers Of Daniel McKizzick. Mr. F. said that,
with some additional evidence which had been OBJ
tained, the department would DO enabled to allow
the pension.
Anneraiion.-A meeting was held at N. York
last month, at which four thousand persons were
present, who unanimously adopted series of re-
solutions expressive of their unshaken faith in the
absolute necessity of immediate annexation.
A large quantity of counterfeit gold eagles has
-been put into circulation in Cincinnati. They are
much lighter than the genuine coin.--Mem. Eng.
The Duke of Orleans made her last trip % Lou.
isville in days, 4 hours and minutes, including
all stoppages.-ib.
Capt. SHuBalcK, Of the Navy died lately on the
passage from Rio Janeiro to Cadz.-ib.
Miss Charlotte Barnes, of the New York Thea.
tres, has made her debut on the London boards
with great success.
Forrest is playing at Nashville.
a defeai.-The Washington Telegraph informs
; usthat the Wings have met the enemy and con.
quered them! That Gov. Yell and Col. Ashley
we're met at Washington ly Davy Walker, Esq,
Isend were completely nnnhated by the .'lhtle
avaAable." whose superior talents" are equal to
"Gen. i,ysds extraordinary popularity "---of