Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-07-17
,tsin Hughes Of the army nnd

8,dezvous. Captain Hughes Of the army and
,;u.Ipw of Secretary Marcy, has been appoint.
a., Colonel. c. l.. Jones, OF this city, under
a,, ito companies were raised, expected the
ponmcnt.
E2Somo Iawyer.editor, accounting for the great
,,ber of lawyers, who have gone to Mexico,
:. from his own experience, that the sufferIngs
,hr Younger members Of the profession ar G in.
,oLie, aud might indncc them 10 any sort Of
pcrulOn.
='='Wo have hot and dry weather.
"a ARKANSAS.
Washington CHy, June "a, lS47.
Az aro now having summer in earnest-regu-
s<x Lo, weather md no mistnko. 1t is near The
.os, limo in this rcgl2r. and ! am informed
the wheat crop has not been so promising
,co ycers; the corn is much in want Of rain.
A. poIk left here on Tuesday for the North,
.o.occomua MED bv several gentlemen, among
o,r Attorney General Clifford, Mr.. MediIIe,
,,,is,,oncr of lndlln affairs, and Mr.. Burke,
ksnm;s,ioner of Patent Office. The reception
H E,,ri,,or, was most welcome, all parties unit
, damn Lon, r TO the President. Today he is
pbiInd,.Iphin. aud tomorrow he will DO in New
IN hoh oC lhrso great cities will do especial
l,.nr tn Their distinguished vislter. Mrs. Polk,
scco,unouied bv some friends, has gono on u visi,
q Tcnncssco.
n (Dur ouIy news from Mexico is the attack of
- puorrus on large tram under Cot. Mcln-
~ md an American loss of forty wagons and
5,y soldiers The lovor is becoming very SO.
vose at Vera Cruz. 1t is generally understood
toSc Tint Mr.. Trst and GoncrnI Scott have had
N, sharp words, iii consequence of Mr.. Iris.
1n,Inp to come tho grnorallssImo over General
N6na, No good feeling exists between these two
hines, md tho Mission Of Mr. Trist will DO II
h}pro. | have always regarded the sending of
~ Trist as n mistake, II very serious one, why?
- use General Scott Is competent 10 ncgoti-
- mud is umrr far better auspices for doing So
1solAcr rr3,s son. Mr. Trst is not of our dis
- t,i,hcd mcn--ls not known abroad as n man
p SbiIity, nnd goes out to Mexico in an uncer.
W. indefinite character, clothed with official
- b., that mny be pu; on or oifnt pleasure. He
y 20 nway like any other Minister: he was
- VI in tho papers us having gone South on
u business, no body know. lie is not the
and # he was, tho circumstances surround
~ him arc very adverse 10 success.
= Eapl. Dan Drake Ilourie loft hero on yesler.
m for ialtmoro with his compnny; he will
10 lnln the new Washington and Baltimore
|httn hon. and proceed at once to Mcxco-lhls is
~ ihrrd company from here in about II month.
! u ho Smithsonian building is gong up very ra-
~ 1t will be an ornament to our citv. Sec
IN Henry is about 10 resign his situation and
the CHAIR OF Chemistry IN the Ponnsy ylvnnia
kcrSlty. Professor Patterson Of Philadelphia
( poh IL Of to succeed Mr. Henry, in the Sec
snip Of tho Smithsonian Institution.
eu,. Mnury of the National Observatory and
rSSor Walker, both sIar-gazers. are having
fry personal controversy IN our papers; IL is
ght the Lieut.. rather more damaged than
Walker.
lF relations with Brazil nrc very far from
hIr, and matters wIII have to be wol manag-
keep oil n fuss. The Emperor of Brazil is
fr.n.nw to Prince de Joinvie son of Louis
bppc, aud most likely France would assist
H IN the event Of any difficulty. nj
fohcnd any difficulty, and sincerely hope
h tang may be satisfactorily arranged.
Arkansas,
Hare runapay rcH a Eor.--Tho Boston
fs speak Of q Mr. lass who Runaway with
Fox
\ ca>" Of extraordinary longevity is re-
on l.,rI !>anI, IN the person of man
= have been born in the I7Ih century, be-
14pre than $50 ears Of age.
tR The Amerlcal Lakes are supposed to con.
400 cubic miles Of waler-more than ono
n the fresh water on tho globe.
1t is supposed that l,Soo European soldiers
pnUalIy in India; and each man costs the
fmcnt, by the Iimo ho reaches that coun.
10 al least.
He NCgro.-The Baltimore Sun mentions
- 'raordInary fact Of a black woman turning
as recently occurred at Cairo. The wo-
y married 10 a black solder belonging to
pm Pacha's guard. and according to the
Pc Brought forward, i! is during the last
Ve'7s tina! her back skin has peeled off by
s' and without any Inconvenience TO her
2i has been replaced by white skin
Nrs. PuLG, the Lady Of the President, ac
hnv4 by her niece, Mss RucKER. were to
rH Washington city, on the 25yh ul,., en-
lor Tennessee.