Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-05-15
PUBLIC MEETING

VIC are requested 10 invite the citizens of
crawford county, to attend a public meeting,
which will be held in the Court House, at this
place, on next Monday evening; TO adopt meas
urcs. in cooperation with our fellow cilizens. in
other parts of tho State; for the removal of the
oodes OF Col YELL, Capt. Porter and others
who fell at Buena Vista, to LlIo Rock; and to
erect suitable monument t, ,hoir memory.
we hope the meeting will b. well attended,
ana think 1t unnecessary to mako an appeo to
our citizens, in regard to this aulablo object.
MIHtTy-Wc informed upon GOOD authority
That Capt Hood has recruited about 81 men, in Madi.
son county Ills subordinate, Lieut.. Fetch, has en-.
isted over %, al Fort smith Others will join both
Paees' when the company is ready to start but when
'hut Wi" be ais impossible 10 tell, the government
has not sent one cento either stat om for the recruit
ing or Hitting out this company This Will be an cx
cecnt company; is of the right sort of materia and
ought to be in the field. Why the government does
not send on funds cannot con- lecture
Edi0riai change MIR. DANIEL II. Ross, who
has bocn temporarily managing the editorial de-
parimcnt OF the Cherokee 1drocaie, has resigned
that post to his brother, WM. P. Ross, Esq, who
has been absent on business Of the ma;ion.
E'press 10 Ntrico.--N. p. TRIsr. ESQ.,, lcfl
Washington on the 18th u.. for Vera Cruz, bear
ing special desl alches to Gen. Scott. 1t deter
mined by our Government to make no new pro-
posal. Mexico will be required to make the ao-
vance; She has thrice refused to entertain our
propos l:lons, and has pcrtcnaciousIv Insisted on
settling our differences by tho arbitramcnt Of the
sword. The sword il Is-Scott and Tay or vii,
cut the GORDON knot. which has tied our d,ilcu.
ties up 10 such perpIcNcd coalition.
The FISHING Season. In the middle Of wn-
ter If you were 10 meet an Old herring or shad
fisherman in Maryland, ard ask him where he
, lIvcd--hc woulI answer YOU thus: ''in Chop
tank God bless you, Ihunh 'yc for chew. '.crbaco
But if you should meet thus chap along about the
lst Of April, and ask him the sumo question. he
would cxclaim, from Chop,tank, blast ou, tire
fishing s"aSon is comc.'
We see by the Washington paper that the po,o-
mac fisheries were very backward this year. Up
TO the 18th ApIh, herrir9s were very scarce in
that river, and were selling Al 81 per Mousand
7Hc Family lMga:ipe.-This useful and int.
resting pcriolisal, for AprrI, crmo to hand last
week. 1t is richly s!orcI with mlllcr suited to
the tastes and wants Of our community and con.
tnIns IS fine pictures Of scenery and noted cdi.
fees. 1t is 4 cheap work. only 81 30 per annum.
Grahams' Magu:inr.-We tender our at cknow-
Judgments 10 the cnt"rPriFng propri"tors Of this
valuable pcrioIc;I for the b Ok numbers cmbra..
ing the waoo Of IS II incIuiins the May number
which is one Of Graham's best, and that IS say
ing much for it,or lis pred crssors ,tqnd unrqual,
led on the list Of periodical L,craturr.
Colnm5i0n LuJy's og4-iuc.-Tho Nuy nun.
Der of tins hnntsomo monthly arrived in the frs,
week, and is received with great satisfaction bl
It's subscribers. We have no. had time To loo,
ovor II, and can only say that the fashion plato l.,
worth the cost Of the number.
The PruSsinn Parliamcnf.-Ih. Hing Of Prus.
sa has given hs subjects {, constitution. The
States General" were called together last month";
The first instance since The existence Of thar
Monarchy. Liberal principles are prog grcssing
all over the worI.
" F'c whales were caught on Long Island
beach, on the Sth and Qua uilmo,
A TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT
DISASTER