Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-02-17

mated Henry A. Wise as Minister to Brazil, in
the place of Mr.. Profit, rejected by tho Senate.
This nomination will probably be confirmed as
there are not the same objections to sending Mr..
Wise to Brazil that there were to sending him to
France.
The President and Senate have ratified q treaty.
with France, similar to one clause of the recent
treaty made between this Government and Eng.
land, for giving up criminals escaping from one
country to the other.
On tho 23d ut., in The House, Mr.. Adams offer
ed resolution calling for information as to any
alleged aggression by citizens or officers of the
United Safes the citizens of Texas Interrupt
ing the Santa Fe expfdtion,) and calling for any
correspondence as to the same. 1t is understood
that President Houston has preferred such charge
The following is the resolution of Mr.. Mellow.
ELL Of Ohio, which he offered on the Bird:
Resolred, That tho Committee of WAYS and
Means be instructed to report bill so modifying
the present Tariff as to provide revenue suffi-
cent for the wants of the Government, economi-
cally administered, and with such determinations
as look to that object and no other.
On tho 18th tho House came at length to u di.
rect vote on this proposition, and it was rejected
by the following full vote:
YEAS Wings 2; Democrats 49,.
NAYS Wings 62; Democrats Al.
Oudhs from. Washington.-I, is supposed that
Commodore Stewart or Capt. Stockton will be ap-
pointed Secretary Of the Navy.
MIR. Spencers nomination as Supreme Judge
has been laid upon the table in the Senate. Ii is
said that Mr.. TIlor wants to get rid of Mr.. S. as
a Cabinet officer.
The expected duel between Mr.. Weller and Mr..
Shriver did not come off. 1t appears that Mr..
8. challenged MIR. w. who declined to meet Mr.
S. without giving any reasons. The whole proves
that MIR. w. is brawling coward, and Mr.. S. no
gentleman for taking notice of the BLACKBOARD in
this manner.
A fortune spent on a book.-Lord Kingsborough
spent Sl5O,OOO on a work on the aborigines of
Mexico. This muniicent patron of literature
died bankrupt.
Ridiculous presumptiOn.-The Georgetown Ad-
vocate says that 'the ladies of the corps diploma.
tique, and other official dignitaries, have resolved
to assert their rights. They say if Mrs. Madi-
son is to be admitted on the floor of the House,
they ought to be admitted also''
Their rights! Who reads the papers of the
late venerable Madison, but acknowledges the
claims of oil his family to n seat on the floor of
that house which he so ably contributed to esab-
l'sh among the institutions Of our happy country
What other ladies' who buz about the Hobbies of
Congress or the "drawing room'' at Washington.
presume to havo equal claims on the Representa-.
hves OF the American people, with Mrs. NJ? Tol
those we second John Randolph's motion or opin.
ION, that 'women have business abou, the halls
of Congress. Thoy had better be at home darn.
ing their husbands stockngs.''
Brare Hunters.-ln Clayton county. Town Tor.
rHory, few days since, some hunters in bea
hunt, got eight into den, and killed them Ill., n IN
!"inam. by going in and shooting them- Wash.
ington Spectator.
We can beat the above. Adam Folsome. hal
breed Choctaw, living a few miles from For,
Smith, was out short timo ago, horse hunting.
He had no gun along with him, and esped full
grown bear, very intently using upa honey comb,
beside the trunk Of tree that was laying upon the
ground. When the bear had his head down al
the comb, it was so low that he could not sec Mr..
r., who approached slyy upon him, and killed
him by knocking him upon the head with pine
knot. , ..r.
Il male robbed by a Jemale.-An exchange pa.
per says" We learn that Mrs. Jones, wife of the
Postmaster at Spruce, in the town Of Albion, o.
wego, together with young man in their employ,
have heen arrested on charge of rifing letters,
while overhauling the mail. af""
Ihrowing of.-The Rochester Democrat says:
. There were several lrishmen in nomination by |
the loco focos of the 18th ward, Boston. All the
Americans were elected, by large majorities, but
the lrishmen were beaten! This game is bccom-
ing quite fashionable.