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The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-29
at Fort .Adams, Newport, r. 4

ut Fort ddGms, .VeUPorf, n.
$50 barrels Of pork
300 barrels Of fresh super6ne -four
10 bushels of new white field beans
1900 pounds of good hard soap
$500 pounds Of good hard talIow candles
SO bushes of good clean dry fine salt
GEO gallons OF good cider vinegar.
at Fort 7rumbull. .New London, CT.
Sc barrels of pork
l25 barrels Of fresh supcr6nc -four
SO bushels of new white field beans
$50 pounds Of good hard soap
$50 pounds of good hard tallow candles
20 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
40 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
at Fort Columbus, Governors Island, .Nsc
York har6or, .NeU York.
200 barrels Of pork
420 barrels of fresh superfne -four
IFS bushels of new white field beans
1000 pounds of good hard soap
1000 pounds Of good hard tallow candies
60 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar
1T Fort Hamilton, .NWrosDs, .NeD York
hn5or, -Nsw York.
l4O barrels of pork
36O barrels Of fresh superfnc -four
ITO bushels of new white field beans
5000 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good hard tallow candles
60 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
GOO gallons of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort M.6lin, Pennsylvania.
Sc barrels of pork
100 barrels of fresh supcrfne -four
SO bushels of new white field beans
$50 pounds of good hard soap
600 pounds of good hard tallow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
go gallons Of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort .McHenry, near Baltimore, Mary
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26
L,AT: FROM TESaS.

We yleon the following, as the la'es, and most
impor,an, items Of news from Texas from Inc W.
o. Crescent City:
The British ship Euryiice. arrived oil caves
ton. on the Sd, from Vera Cruz, having desPa'c"'
es on for the British and French Ministers 10
Texas, and much excilemen. prevailed IN "a,'
weston, to which place these Ministers had saa'
denly returned, in regard to the purPOh oil the
dispatches.
| The cause Of Annexation daily gains sro'"'
Throughout, the Republic, and now but 'e" opP'''
it. The Houston Star contains accounts ''o'
mos, of the western counties, where 1t met VIII
an unanimous approval.
AT Braznria, Immediately after the receipt o.
the news, the people assembled and fired salute
of twenty nine guns for the several States o' '"'
Union. including Iowa, Florida and Texas an'
were so overjoyed that they fired an odd'''on'
s,Ir,a for each Senator who voted for the bill
In Houston county similar enthusiasm wa
l :. ------..---,. s"5 ""S "hh"''S
from the top of Liberty Pole that had bee'
erected, and salute Of twcnly.nlne guns wa
/ fired in testimony of the rejoicing of the citizen
nt the prospect of the admission Of Texas int
the Union.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26
For tie Arkaasas Intelligence.
The Thing in stripes aad Mu,,,,l,

Mr.. Editor "A former editor Of Il.
pencer.' in some Of his Ainglngs a, the M
Port Gibson, some twelve months past !,
very euphonious and expressive sou5rio,,, !
thing in stripes and mus,achios,' in applr,
n certain one Of the gentry; bu, a, In,
several CRITTERS Of that genus q, G,bss
,imntion was sent 10 that editor tha, h. y
n, tt,cnlaf as 10 tho indivi idual alluded !.
wished TO be made TO feel soma respoo,s,
Word was therefore sent to tina Post IN,
Ch--n Of the lst Dragoous, was The ~.
intended who after all his boosted chin
me,,lesome game, suffered the insu, 10 n
resented, although he could not conceal. u
rjous occasions, how much he fell its N,
nevertheless he allowed the offending edI,]
on his way shining, and he, the belIlco. !
nut, wears a hand yet clear Of the stain d
would no, allude to this affair a, ,hisl,
no, heard, few days ngo. that this !,
bic thing has again made pretends' an
another demand, which received rebuk.
alike Of the genlIeDan who despatched il /,
cessary to the thing to whom ii was sen,
a few days past, the Comma ndn. a,
Fort Gibson addressed letter TO the G,
Agent upon the subiec. Of lewd women 4
the vicinity of the Post, whose biandishm4,l
corrup,ive to the morals Of The innoceu, ;,
understand the agent declined acting ia
10 them, mot Wishing TO inlrude upon
rights bat that he suggested 10 the conp'
Colonel that the mos, speedy and certain !
efftcling his object was 10 eradicate the
home; that there was the place 10 begins i,
nv Of those establishments were nourisbs,
officers Of the Garrison who paironized
Whereupon the thing in slri pes and mod
made demand Of the Agent TO know il,
was had 10 him when this broad charge v,
he received the rebuke that such shuilI
ture deserved. He was informed that /.
had neither The leisure nor inclination 10
his note, and that he would deem it deer,
now while he had game Of u higher order.
CoIoneIs and field officers, to contend with,
10 enter into personal discussion with al
subaiiern ~ hope after this signal
rebuke, these downy .hedged warriors viii
mind their rank and station and not ata
bea I'd their Superiors.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

some two weeks ago. four or FIVE soldiers sta.
toned at Fort Gibson, deceived harmless Cbero.
hee man named Egg some distance into the swan,
from an Indian house. located off the military
Reserve and then fell upon him, and beat him in
most unmercllul manner, without as we n ,e in.
,or'neu' inc slightest Droyocalion and simniv
because 'h'y had HIM within their power. About
one week after this outrage. three Cherokees me-,
with four or five soldiers. Mt n bouso
same place when one of tie soldiers mon,s.,,,J :,
uo'trn"n''on to play lie same game upon one of
Inc 'her"kecs. InlhIs. however, lie found b;mseIr
;'''s,"hen' he Cherokee amused himself while
III carrying the huge soldier through cer,o;n nm.
ana Gowns, known as "hoII play fails" and whrh
are common 10 the ball play, when one of The
payers eIeNates n rival some feet into tho ,;r J
I losses nun down, head, feet, or back foremost, m as
Ink Snn, e. oe most convenient Having eno, ed
nero TO be borne back to ,he Reserve in n % s,.,"
d 'nsensbIIlty.-Cher. Adr. ''"''
We reckon Egg 60. pretty well adl,ed
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

"A|ds poor Yorickr'-Laman BLANCHARD
recent committed suicide in London, vi
OF The liveIiesl and best contributors PusiI
Tho Curtain Lectures, 80 very laug,abs|
true to nature, and so extensively copied 4
country, were written by Blanchard viii
~''e was laying at the point Of death, and bid
WINS i'l'ed with anguish. Little, says Noah!!
The render. who laughs overa brilliant 4
w.t. or highly hi morous essny. know I
ftel'nss Of the writer; or dream that the
winch gives birth to Momus.like fancy that
'an'es ~ roar" "aches with the most inlens|
pair.-Rer.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

Naral.-We learn from the Norfolk Her,d
that the squadron fitting out at that station r,r tho
MISUNDERSTANDING of the steamer Prince.
ton. The soops-ofwa' ST. Mary's and Sorn,o,,,
and brig porpoIse--have received coun;erma
orders and II is rumorcd TINT they vii! be ordo,nS
to the Gull Of Mexico. The Herald adds.
The sell shPsare ready for sea. and the p,;nce.
ION ls to leave here Tomorrow for Pbilsdelpb,, ,o
take IN her "big gun." when she will reioin III.
squadron. and the whole will proceed to their des.
tnalion.'' 'e'
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

Al largo and enthusiastic meeting. held at
St. Augustine, at which the Vco President Of the
Republic, presided and Mr.. Kaufman, lately ap-
pointed Minister 10 the United States participated.
many of the most distinguished men in Texas
were present, and expressed themselves highly
pleased with and strongly in favor of the Annex.
alton Resolutions. The Galveston News says.
upon good authority. that Gen. Houston prefers
Mr. Benton's bill to Mr.. Browns; but the indifIer-
ence he manifested indicated that Le is wiling to
accept the terms as offered trusting to the magma
nmity and honor of "A succeeding Congress to rem
edy any defect tha, exists in the resolutions lately
ndopted.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26
Extract from private letter dated:
JACKSON, Ark. April 18th

MR. EpI1oR:-
sour Lawrence Court is now in sessiu
doIph las. week. our Judge (Wm. Cou,
is very highly spoken of by all, (inclul..
Ba,esNlIe Lawyers, who you know WEI,
bound 10 dislike and oppose him. Judge Ci
very popular, and viii do himself greai Il.
Spring has been very backward, on ac,,
late frosls-frui'. peaches especially, Ia;
rally been killed; farmers ore unusually
with their crops, and the health of the
was never better.
We shall look for Washington nows, ii
impressions, &c. in the columns of your .,
Very Respectfully, !
Youu,
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

How beautiful has it been asked by an ID
wrl'er:-''s there TO be found q gift of
more precious, more worthy Of our mos,
gratitude, than that ofpossessing family, d
where virtue, kindness, and enioymenls arl
day guests, where tho heart and the eye sun
selves in the world of love, whore the I'D
are lively and enlightened, where freu3
only by word but BY action say to each 4
s"y Joy' thy sorrow, thy hope, thy pray.
made.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26
eTThe letter from "A rka nsa.,' our Washing.

0yThe letter from Arkansas, our Washing
ton city correspondent, will be found interesting
ters transpiring in that city. Arkansas, will
from time to time, furnish with details and news
Of all things Of interest that occur in Washing.
ton and its vicinity, and Of all the movements OF
Government. When we say that he isl whig, we
think that our whig readers will be ready enough
10 acknowledge his impartialily.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26


Hon. Chester Ashiey's Age.-lt turns ouI
INC renera'le Chairman Of the judiciary !
@ tn.''ee Is not as venerable by seven years@'
n'nI Gown las; week--be is So, and not 6oI
we nave from his own mouth, and there d.
no mistake about it. And i. only shows !b'
mas acquired bis distinguished reputation ass
10 less time than we supposed and that n
10 more vigorous in the discharge of tho daI,'
1,s rw s'a''on' than gentleman of so years mis,
" we were mis'cd by the color of the Hous1
senator's head. We do not know tina, any ar
- - necessary tor the mistake as he is no. %
'"e ''ne Of gallantry.-Banner. 90
but when the honorable Chairman Il q
" WIN nave RISEN to tho h,shss, rank in tho !
Senate.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

GAll those persons who are desIrous OF see
ing a lirs.ra,o tavern built in this city, which
shall answer both for ornament and use, had Bet
ter scratch down their signatures to the paper
proposing joint stock company, and plank down
their cash for the building Of Great Tavern.
..OLD SHORES" carries the paper, and ne Will take
YOUR names with many thanks. tavern ought
to be built for several reasons first, there is "o'
A commodous one in all these parts; second la''
erns are very popular; third, gooi one would
be well pa,roniscd; fourth, the landlord con'em'
,I,,od for tho new Hotel is n very burly, lat
and popular Boniiace; and lastly the presence oil
n good Hotel here would give an impulse to tra''
cling hi,herward, and onlice many to this point
who now do no, come. Good luck to every one
Buren.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

upnGn"y Don',-fhe New York Corre.ro,d
ent OF ihe Mobile Advertiser writes. in Is,,po po"'
follows: !" 'e''er. a.
\ I'dy who was riding in Gu on on. oe H..
Jersey rail roads yesterday was iosuI,ed %'
a man who sat behind her. She immo1,o, H
y turned upon him, ard showing J;rk ah;',
sho had IN her bosom, told him lint sh,' , ""'I"
suher no man to Onderdonk her win "uu'' ;
a..y, ana tia, she was both willing ard ,hL!p p",
&C nsderably sstonishsd. '""" moved away
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

A touch Of The Sublime. e.--Judgc Reed
Supreme Court Of Ohio, recently defvs
opinion in the case Of a runaway slave, i
ofthe rights Of the master. The negro .
livercd up TO his owner, according to tho /
Of the judge, and the Cincinnati Reiormerl
lItion print, thus announces the fact
Judge Reed has "remanded back 10 slar,
man whom the laws of Ohio had freed.
shook her shackIes and GRIM ned in lriump
manity shrieked and hell shouted. Pan
next month";"
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

Alta democratic supper at Milwaukee,
4'h March. the following sentiment, was gI
James Nc Gene:
"Thomns W. Dorr-Freedom possesses
bier champion, and history will gvo hnl
the AIgerines Of Rhode Island have for th|
robbed him Of, viz, Justice"
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

a. We nave received several numbers Of the
South Weston Farmer, published at Raymond.
Miss, We find it 10 be very well conducted ag.
ricultural Journal, and that it contains much in.
teresting information in relation to South Western
Farming. We shall occasionally extract.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

0tr On the l7lh inst. very violent tornado
passed through that part of the Cherokee Nation
called SaIison District, which lies some twenty
eight OF thirty miles above thiscty. Large trees
were twisted off and torn and split up, and blown
down in great numbers. Tho house belonging to
J. L. Mccoy had its roof taken of, and new one
he was rearing, constructed too of strong and sol.
id logs, was blown down, leaving it only three logs
high; Two stone chmneys also were destroyed
and large portion of his fence carried away
The Storm is said 10 be one Of the most severe that
ever visited the country.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26
April 26th. lS45.

The great match between Peytona and Fashion
has been definitely arranged. The intention to
mako post stake has been abandoned and the
match is now between the two rival champions of
the turf, Mr.. Gibbons Fashion, and Mr. Kirkman's
Peytona. The race will be run in May, over the
Union Course.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

" Col. Geo. ". Clarke, late Editor OF TINS
paper has been appointed Emign.ing osers Tor
the Choclaws removing from the Mississippi 10
their new homes West. lie will leave this place
in few days for Mississippi, to enter upon his du'
tics.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

nyAno,her brother Press-.We understand that
q citizen of this place has gone Eastward to buy
Press for the purpose of establishing paper
a, Fort Smith, This speaks well for the increase
of improvement in Old Crawford, which will then
be pretty well supplied with paper reading
I The more the msrrer" etc.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

MIR. Clay is more wagish than ever. O
Fish, of New York, sent him a hat; be |
Jan. 29sh, that "the hat might have 'prots4
better or wiser head than mine, but no he,
ever covered by better or more elegant 4
Boston N
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

@The steamer Frankand was advertised to
leave New Orleans On the 18th; the Arkansas
No. 4 on the 18th.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

0~T On the outside Of to.day's paper will be
found the letter of an Officer of the Army ad.
dressed to Mr.. VIM. P. Ross, editor Of tho 'Chcro.
kee Advocate We leave it to the disposition of
that gentleman.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

tr 1t is said that Senator Simmons, of Rhode
Island, among many others, is openly in favor of
the immediate liberation Of Gov. Dorr.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

Mr.. Edi'or:-During the last session of Con.
gress gentleman from Rhole Island called on
tn" President The President inquired if Mr.. Dorr
was st IN prison. and was answered in tho nf
hrmatI'e. Sir. said tho President, The coniiuued
imprisonment Of Mr.. Dorr is in my judgmen, The
mosi yranica/ act Of modern nmes. !.
Bos. Post,
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

" The investigation Of the United States Com
missioners into Cherokee claims, at Fort Gibson,
closed on the 18th inst. They will resume their
labors at Washington City.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

0JThe Globe, of April 7. mentions the death
of BLuroRD WEsr, Esq. Of the Cherokee Nation.
who died on the Cd inst, Of an attack of pneumo.
MIA.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

W 1t is reported that "Tom Starr" ofthe not.
cd trio, died some two or three weeks ago.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26
Buren,.

o. Harvey Wyauc, who was charged with
passing counterfeit haf.eagIcs in the Cherokee
Nation. and taken to Little Rock for trial before
the U, S. District Court, has been acquitted be
cause he hal become an Idian-that is being a
citizen of the Cherokee Nation, though white
man, vet as such cjtizon. ho was discharged on
the ground ,ha, tho L. 5. District Court had no
jurisdiction of offences committed by one Indian
upon another. |, is only necessary, then, for
white man TO take up with an Indian woman in
order to clear himself from boing amenabe 10 the
laws Of the U. S. District Court, whose jarisdic.
ton only extends orer but docs no! act oHAiH The
Indian country.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

Mayor in Ncm lorh.- Ever, party has its can.
dida,e in New York for Mayor. The nntivrs nr"
for ilarper-rhe wings lave nomInaIcI S"ld"n.-
Tho Democrats have rallied for ilavcmeycr, and
tn: hhoIninnsts are rolling their bail and waving
their negro Burners for Iappan. 1t is thought
however that TnIoan will decline, as the Tribune
and the leading wings nre urSIDg unlon between
the aboItonisls and themselves
~ gcnlIonnn IN chnrca intending to scratch his
head, in mental absence, reached over into the
next pew and scratched the head of an old maid.
lie discovered his mistake when she sued him for
a breach Of promise of marriage.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

w The Undersigned to whom Col. GEO. W.
CLARxE, has gned the Arkansas lntol'isencer'
and the duties belonging thereto have entered upon
the conducton of the Intelligencer, and will CON
,inue the correspondence and publishing as hIth'
er,o. Owing to the Iatencss of the hour in which
,bi, arrangement was made, The undersigned arc
no, able to extend tho hand to the editors OF the
pape.s with whom we exchange and QUE patrons
as they desire, bu. they will fully do so in the en-
suing paper.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

The undersigned having closed his connection
with the Arkansas InteIIigcncer, and being dcsir-
Gus of setting his business connected with ii, wish.
es 70 make known that Mr.. c. D. Pryor is duly
authorized to settle all his business.
GEO. W. CLARKE.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

Napoleon prophecled at st. Helena, says the
Boston Post, that England would make war upon
aud beat the Chinese but, the Chinese having
learned her tactics, she would DO driven from the
East.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

W Since wiring the above the river has COM
menced rising. and from appearance last evening,
We may expect it to continue until there is water
enough 10 allow steamboats, to reach this port.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

Van Burcn, IN Arkansas, is a city; and an edit.
or there Loasls that it has mayor and alderman
and in this respect is better off than Boston -
iuess hehandn't heard of the triumph of the ma
lives IN modern Athens. The man goes on 10 boas,
that Van Buren, has all Nebraska for a ba ck conn.
try, that 1t Is great th ronghfare for emigration
to Texas and trade to Santa Fc, ,ha, one of the
ferrIrS rents for Sl33J per annum, that two no.
leIS furnish the 'hnest eating in tho state" and
that lawyers. judges. doctors, and brick houses
abound. d.-Boson Pest.
Thanks, friend Greene, for that .Iift.' Come
out here few years from now, and YOU will see
the Nebraska upon oar buck.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26
TO THE PUBLIC.

ttrThc undersigned. with tho present number
closes his connection with the "ARxANsAs INTEL
l,eEScEs." lie. has disposed Of the Office and
materials 10 J. W. WAsHBoURSE, Esq. and e. ID.
Psyos, ESQ.,, who will hereafter conduct itjoinsIy
a, Editors and Publishers. The we'll known tai
en,s. and fine literary a,tainmen,s OF the former,
and the practical business habits of the latter
;oined TO their well tried and faithful adherence TO
Democratic principles, will commend them to It's
patrons and 10 tho Democratic Party Of this State.
) The undersigned has long and well Known
those gentlemen-during his entire connection
with the "ISrELLlGENcER," he can safely and does
most respectfully testify TO their fitness for the
career upon which they have entered, anu soil
cts from his old friends and patrons, contihu'
snce ~ VI .ss ,.us. tuus r-ro from 'ne
Editorial chair. wilhou; expressing his sincere and
animated thanks to the public for their patron
age; and also his great feelings of regret at loav'
ing seat he has filled so long with pleasure AMI
qualification. But he here takes his farewell
though il is sorrowfulIy, as indeed are all leave'lak'
ing,. Many happy hours have We spent tose'h'
or, and upon few moments in his past life VIII he
look upon with more of that pcasan PensIveness OF
which poets speak, than those that have .ransPir'
ed while he was Editor Of the 'INrELLIGENcER'
r...... GEO. W. CLARKE
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26
The Lndtans.-l The Washington correspondent
of the Baltimore Palro, saws:

Inc halans.-lhe Washington correspondent
of the Baltimore Palrio, says:
Mr. Polk has done one praisworhy ac, since
his induction INTO the Presidential char. lie has
annuIIed That portion OF Mr.. TyIers famous Choc.
taw Contract. relating the sLrtp Issued TO Ire
Indians. out of which those interested hoped IN
make immense gains. Tho Mr., Bras,ow W no wos
carefully selected to be the governments agent to
take out the scrip (perhaps million and half
III amornt!) and umier ihe direciioa of,he cou,rac
tors, deliver it to- he Indians n, certain von,s ,nd
times and places. as policy and acqus,,ioners
might suggest has been dcposeJ, recalled. and
the whole mana nge'nent of the matter, scrip and
ALL placed where It ought to be. under the dleec.
tlon ana control OF Co. WIN. Armstrong. the lu.
dian Agent. who is an honest, upright man. n f,uh.
tLI and energetic officer, a popular man ,uono
the indians as well as others W here he is known
and who will see that justice is done in the matter
10 the poor ChOctaws.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-26

G5-Charles Jackson, who is in favor ofthe un.
conditional lii Grafton Of Gov. Dorr s elected Gov.
ernor Of Rhode Island, over the present incum-
bent, Fenner, the regular law and order candi.
date, by abou: $50 majority.