Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-09-20


have any idea of. The entire 81 and 1Ih reg''
mcnts OF Infantry are cncomPed here, and Inc
7,i are being transported from ST. J"sephS Is
land TO ;his pace,
The 2d Dragons arrived the DAY before yes
,erdav, an in good health. They have met no
accident or difficulty on the way. Their horses
appear to have suffered somewhat as they LOOK
pretty thin.
forgo; 10 mention the arrival OF no Lou'S''
ana volunteers who are stationed at this place..
It seems 10 be the intention OF Gen, iay'or to
concentrate all the troops at this point, un'il some
thing definite Is known Of the movements OF Nex'
leo. No action of he!!igcren; character is an
tcipatrd here. other than paper war.
"rhe McxcanS are coming here every day..
and trade is quite brisk. We gather several ru
mors this morning from a party whIch.camo IN
last evening but there is little dependence To be
placed in runors from such source. They say
that Moxico has raised Sl5 0OO.OOO from EnS'
land to carry on the war, md that li'uOu troops
are now moving from the interior to the frontier
THERE'S another report. that some oi the Ieaa'hS
generals have declared for tho Constitution OF
1924. and that troops were ordered back 10 Inc
city Of Mexico. in consequence. We DO not ap-
prehcnd any thing very serious JUS! now from
them, at any Tale.'
We learn from gentlcnrn who camo P7sSen-
ger from Corpus Christi Oh tho CTeo's, that three
co,nDanns of Mexican traders arrived there nOout
the 2Gth. and hal purchased largely of goods
They rcporlcd that n regiment OF MeXcrn troops
had started from Tampiro about six weeks "En
for Ml!amoras. about 700 in ulmbrr 400 Of
which hud died Or deserted for the want Of to'"
and water. and that they wcrr also deserving
from every post throughout Mexico. General
Paredcs was at Nonlcry with 400 n, aud
found il impossible to keep them from deSerinE.
Il Singular Cdse.-Grr0t EIci%m'Hi.-A
yonrg female named Sophia Smith, about twenty.
two years o. aye, residing nj the borrding house
of Madam Uqzard in New York, w"s found IN
her room on Saturday morning l0st, y ing ON tie
floor dead. in a perfect state OF nu'ty. On cN-
amrring her body there found to be pune.
lures in her stomach, apparently malo with a small
poukuife which was grasp"i in her hand. There
was Il Danlngo tied a-rumhcr II Of times very iight
round her urrk. aLo.arr round her hcad; o'so Il
piece Of muslin about two yardS ,on1 amt se1nr.l
inches wide in be- monrb. \ Ios' morsm exam.
nation WIS made by Dr.. Is.oei Moore, who stated
that the Punc'nrcs did 10: penetrate the cavity Of
the abdomen, and were not Of cta,oc;er likely
20 produce death, ard gave ttos his.oHnon thai
the Grath had b'cu caused by >tra"cIal,oA. The
I jury rendered verdict. "!Imt the deceased came
to Los death hy stronguoton produced by her
own h7nds.' The idea Of suicide having been
committed, is, however. utterly rcppJa,od by the
/ people. and has produccd sensation in ,ha! c;y
a'mos, equal to the Helen Jowett tragedy.
The Chef of Police aud Justice Taylor have
united. t,kcn upon themselves moro thoroogr
invc>. CATION of tits mysterious and dark aft,
There is wIoc sp-crj and deep r>r.o Oh.
the subject. and one which vii not hr ":s'., al.
| oy.d till the puhIc mind becomes satisfied that
the unfortunate girI died by her own hands. or
that her murderer is secured.
The Albany Argus Suggests a novel ilc9 1t