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Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19


PNefietI YrEws.-fhe subionel pas
sagos are from an address bya gentleman
Mr., Sykes. lalely editor of a Democratic
paper in Columbia, Tennessee, who at.
tended Wing State convention at Nash,
vile:
1t was time lMr. S. said) that every
l1rue lover Of the union--eyery lfuo friend
lothc soulh-should speak onl plainly on
this momenluus subject, The nation is
truly IN a crisis; dangers threaten US OH
all sidesi we have closed the first volume
of our history under the ennslilulon-lhe
second is nuw opened a new ola is pre-.
senlcd-an era Of conquest no mlflaI
foresight can iafcsce what will be written
in Il,
lie SAID he believed lha II the malHI
had been managed with ordinary prudence
our difficulty with Mexico might have hern
amicaby and honorahly settled. The war
was owing 10 The mismaaagemrnl of The
the President. The President assumed 10
fn that whIch under IL constitution. he
had nn lighl q power 10 do, To decide Il
question el this disputed boundary. llIha
army had remained at GaTpas Christi, aud
Mr. Slidell not been sent 10 Mexico, until
the settlement Of the Oregon question, in
all probability there would have been nn
war with Mexico, aad this nation might
have ohaIued moro irum Mexico whhael
incurring tue sIupeudalus dahl thr war has
brought upon the coan'ff, than wo shaIl
acquire by the war; he ha1 been convinced
hy the discussion IN Gnngfrss lhat The
President was responsible luf all the eaa
sequences al The war.
10 gise liz President lie rish, 10 make
war, ani ihtnlo De iuunre all who do nj
sanction Ms colrs' as 'euemie, ln ilaif
couu,p -=ls the 'Nesizan plHy'--=as
friends, ennpalriols, aul ielluN soldiers ..
Santa ANN aud AnHnlIa. would BE- n
conyrh aHf Repihiic iuia aesp,i.W,
Ma Slbe5 said hr III ut ag.ra aIi
the WbIss N many al laeif views nm
national qa#slians. he VI will ,lam IN
their uppe=I ian lu Executive u.Hrpt n.
be behssed nat q was uecrssary llr lha
Wings = rome into pa9er 10 slta u
country fun the aWfIi cansrq rners a
the deep ni.ri'e ol this A1n.niNul .aa.
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
DAVID GREER.
Ssersiar S.lu

Rfi9igsd by tht Genera! Ass,HIlg IF Tie Sist.
Of dfkaasas, That they do propose tie follow.rs
amendments 10 the euuliituiion Of IhB stais. 10
vt
/ That the qualified voters Of each judicial p.
cult IA the State Of Aikansas shall elee, their ~.
cut Judge.
! That the qualified voters Of each iodei.;
circuit shall elect tier Prosecuting Al.araey, .sr
the State.
}. That the qualified toian Of each county rl..l
elect county aud probate Judge.
/. That no member Of the General Assembly
shall be elected to any office, within the r of ~
General Assembly, during tho term for which h,
shall have be,n eleeied
:, That The General Assembly Of the State a
Arkansas shl' aai b. restricted as 10 the nj tste,
Of counties that shall compose judicial eifsa, m
this State.
G. That the second third aud fourth ,ee,irs,
e the constitution Of the State Of Arkansas, under
The head Of "kefenue,' IN the seventh Article.
be repealed, and the following substituted in Ii.
place, to wit All property subject 10 tasa,ion
shall be taxed according TO value. which yn,us
shall be sseeHainsd in the manner prese,'hod ~
law, making the same uniform aud equal through.
out the State, No QUE species Of property. non,
which tax may be collected, shall be tates
higher than any other species of property Of equa
value; Prorided, That The General Assembly
shall have power 10 tax all houses and other I'M.
Ptosemen,s, and lay an additional tan on lanSs
iof making roads, and to tax merchants, hawkrr,
pedlers, and privileges. IN such manner az NAV
be prescribed by law PTOrided, That the Con.
eral Assembly shall have power by law to AFR
m'nlmum valuation upon lands, below which they
shall not be assessed
!, That the words, 'eSeep, Washington county,
which may be reduced to sir hundred square mrs,
or less population than would entl,le each oopr,y
TO member in the House Of Represrn,A,iyos
IN the latter clause Of tie 2gth section Of The an
Article Of the constitution, bs stricken out ard
repealed A. RUST, Spealsr
Of As HoB.e Of R.y.
W X. SEBASTIAN,
Prsadshi Of Tie Ssasis
Approved, Dec. %. lsI6,
THOMAS S DREW.
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
From he BalIsas ef he sh
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET

We have - maienal change 70 notice in tie
market siHsH aar las, Saturdays review Taefs
Las hgen d flifs but not very active demand both
lar cotton aal bfradsluils Exchange hss aus.
tanned ibe improvement OF Last week, aud irelghts
have gwen Way considerably. These two caazas
have lad a favorable influence. aud "a some eases
siIiI'n,j pTIass Yesterday mail brnugi, a short
tH'fcup4ie Dispatch n relation II the accounts
by tHy sieamHf sarah Sands winch i apprarf ar.
ureI at Nv York OF the uIsht ai the 2glh=
Ihry ore only two days later, and not Of char.
acirf 10 produce any considerable elect on the
market
toTos At the date Of our ila review, We lof
tlr markcl buoyant Al the improvement that had
br'I previously realized. Factow have since
mabilanei their position w,lh good deal Of firm
nyss, lnd o iaiF amount Of business has breu done
st ual pnsrs. The transactions on "Wednesday,
rmb.arrd 1900 bales; on Thursday $500, aud
yrstrflIy l5Jn, making AN aggregate Tor the
three days Of 6J0O bales aud loF lhe week Of Is.
600 The demand hls brru chcly Cor England.
bat buyers for tlr North have also operated to
some extent The recount, by the Sarah Sands
nrc not Of a character to hay- any influence on
ihr market, even were they not only two days
later, bot those by the Calrdlnu are expected
with much greater interest We continue oar
previous quotations without change.
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19

A TRMroR-lhc ST. Louis Republican
gives ibe following, lfom a correspondent
at Santa Fc--who does not profess, how .
ever, to have personal knowledge OF the
natter
II is said that an American, who was
well known in Santa Fr, fought bard
against the Americans, and with his very
pood rife killed most oflhose who fell lead.
When the fortress was taken he eudeayorcd
to make bis escape, but The traitor fell With
thirty odd balls through him. One hundred
must have been fred upon him simuliaue.
-olsly, so great was their Indignation against
Gin. The writer says he has forgotten
lie name Of this miscreanI.
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19

MlssissifH NAlLrY.--1ha vast commercial m.
polunce Of the Mississippi valley, both present aud
prospective, is thus apily illustrated by writer in
the Merchants Magazine,
The commerce from the west alone To New
Orleans reaehed the enormous sum Of n 1873 ,46I
dollars the past year Mr. Calhoun, in his report
to the Seuate, the Goth of June last, upon the
great Memphis Convention, estimates that in ten
leaw from thai date i would feaeh 300 900 .ann
Of dollars This estimate IS based upon the ratio
Of increase annually, which he fixes at eleven aud
oue'hall per cent pur anuum Il tie ratio Of in.
crease of population continue 10 the west for 90
yearl as II has for the past twenty, aud the i'm.
proycmrnts herein Indicated be made now, aud
the navigation rendered always eaay and safe, the
annual commerce thrown upon New Orleans Will
reach over six bundled millions Of dollars, an
amount greater by more than double that Of the
whole oragn commerce Of the Island of Gnal
Britain at this time. A writer ia the Commercial
Review Of the South aud West assuming the an.
nual average increase al only ten per cent, which
is one aud hall hsow Mt Calhoun, shows by
calculation lhefsn made thai the commerce ef
New Orleans IN twenty yeats VII reach the sum
Of 81 .2Jn,1sl dollars An idea oi the magnitude
o. this trade nay be formed by comparison of
last years business, estimated Al i1l93IGi do.
lar nui the NUMBER Of yrssfls il taak to bring aud
carry d Q away, with the number il wi. take 10
bdng aud eaffy away the produce aud mcIchan.
disc, valued At S5il ,2jO,gsI 10 hrng the pro.
duer OF last yraf 10 New Orleans, II took
q. lal boais, 2.Il3
or steamboat arrivals, e.fi0=5.5ll yeaseis
aiinfrllri. To carry It away required . os5 ship,
halks ant sehaahrfa. but the aammarcs 20 yuafa
hrlcr would require
ui DAT baaizi 20,isl
Steamboat arrivals, 2l.f5i-il, ,llG yesseiz
Aud to carry Il away, 1865 shIps, bHr-, batka
aud srhnaaefzi OF daily average Of nearly an1
Nssarfo tie abaFe descriptions Or IN other wofdz,
there would be al the port Of NV oheau, daliy
arrival Of 33n steamboats, ana ilaibaais, and daily
augal Of over 100 ship, bark, &c
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
Dnr.pruL Dr,raEss ~ SWITZERLAND.

DREADFUL DISTRESS IN SWITZERLAND.
A physician, writing from schulls' in the
canton oi the Grisons, says; "l'hc parish
of SchuIls is one vast charncl house. \
.Gightlul mortality reigns here. Each day
some forty five dead bodies are Inferred
In the canton there is scarcely an humble
dwelling into which fever, dyscntey. or
death have not entered. Graves cannot
be prepared in sufficient numbers, and the
bodies are so hastily inferred that the dogs,
fcmping OH the dirt, draw them out, aud
ballen On their flesh. The reblrness ol
the inhabitants prevents them from digging
deeper. The master Of "A public school,
who had year since one hundred and
forty scholars, now has not one. Half are
dead and the rest Incapable Of raising
Themselves
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19

A CrM.Iry-Nr. Ems'us C'a5,, IT
this own, while cutting up a la..r pine
Tree which had blown down, slnrh b axe
upuu d., blade Of a knife imbrdJul ia the
tree, and broke il. ca taking il out, Il
was found To be, to appearance, an Old
Indian scalpns knife, which bal been
stuck horizontally into The tree when u
sapp,Ing, aud tho wood had grown cn.ilolY
over 1t. Tho h.r!o is about six inches
long, with buchhorn h indie.
On The blade and handle are one Lun.
dred and forty distinct rings-showing the
number of years Of the growth, since the
knlc was len there, one hundred aud forty
years ago, aud twcnly.scycn Yeas before
a white man settled in this valley The
hrst sclIlemcn, Of the town was in l73i;
but the settlers were driven Of, aud no
permanent settlement was made until 53
The Ashulot Valley was a layorilc resort
and home of the Indians, and il was with
grcut difficulty and hard fighting that they
were at last driven from it, Many inter.
rslng relics of the abofignos have been
turned up from the soil, before this dis.
coyery.--Keeae, NJ II. Scniinsl,
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19

fauaIsgAfles At CuuHkHHa=Ou enlftIaz
Gh.Auhbua Gal nouiphan iszaHl the customary
rT1rIimalaas giving assurances Of protection II
l.a. property, frlisou, SC. Il further pfsns#s
"a tile Inhabitants protection aEaiasi the Indians
The Chihuahua napeu are as 'ail 1l lIaih hHiafH
battle ne arc lHasr oi the maf# saalagrn clii#a
tHry had heafi At chihuahua af the pun .shIH#Hi
i84icici upon tie Taos muTdsTsfzl aud il would b.
apt 10 Influence them in RETAINING from like a.
f#aglfa=St. Laais Rec
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19

srnyar caNumrSer-A french paprf .,alri
that .unf aay= z.H6H sl1igsmaa 81 artdpmIs I4a,
u ihc cuufzH al conversation which took place
ia lIs LbaEY Of the National Institute, observed
that, 200 the middle Of each century Tor lhe lazi
aEH huAiH j gHaH, some sfaat sa#ial cf-a hal
occurred ga EaHopa. IN lin. sad b.. % was the
Hit of puniaz which crealsd a revolution. l.
1851, ID Wa8 Luther who sh8az Tie foundation nj
ga'hahCfg In 1850. Il Va Raaan and b.
earr who 4=m5Ilslird tla inaIHHHIy Of Aristotle
In 1850, 1t aaz philosophy which ianmpird, aal
prepared the s#y llf the revolution Of lisl w
aPPr1lgl TIN YHaT $50, aud Il S evident s,aifty
IS FrpaHas n aHdeIg1 a Fundamental Iruagas
uas.'
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
Gin l'7aanufaet0rN

fENllE unietgnad ary now manufacturing their
improved COTTON GINS at Mipdon, La,
aud are prepared 10 furnish planters with superior
Gn.siandll made after the latest and most i'm.
proved plans They will deliver lhrif Gns al
any plantation within l9j miles n Mndan, or at
Warrington, Columbus or Fulton. Arkansas, free
Of any additional cost Al orders fTam distance
will be promptly attended TO- For any information
relative 10 tho quality Of their GIa4 they refer to
Gen, g, u Roysiou, william CfablIoe OF William
Vaughn, llsmnslead county, or Henry NJ L.
may, u Strickland and A, C. oRsna. Lafayette
annnly,
LACKY L SHIELDS
Mudgn, Ia. Ny 10, lsl7.a3H
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19

A SINGULAR EyGNr.--A gentleman ol
the name Of Cooley rWrsi Milford, lIad.
son county, y. y, was riding in tue road
near his dwelling, when a willow tree fell
upon him and killed him instantly. Forty.
three years ago his Oldest brother planted
the twig in his childhood, which produced
that tree. Who can tell what may occur
herealterl
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
4 Coon Moyrnrnr.-The New Or

4 Coop MovEMENr.-The New Or.
leans Delta, of the 2i,hult., says;
We understand that several military
gentlemen ia this city are making move.
men's for the purpose Of raising regiment
be composed OF persons who arc Injured
to he yellow fever 10 serve a. soldiers 10
garrison those places in Mexico subject to
the yomilo.
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
.S'e1U ds!

TENHE subscribers are now receiving and open.
! ing large and well assorted stock Of goods
suited 10 this market, which have been selected
with great care, aud are now offered to purchasers
al as low prices and On as good terms as they can
be procured elsewhere. Our stock is general, com.
prIsing Staple aud Fancy Dry Goods, Hardware,
Cutlery, Saddlery, Clothing, Hats, Boots aud
Shoes, Crockery, Glassware, Iron, Steel, Nails.
Castings, Tuware, Carpenters and Blaoksmiths
Tools Groceries, sc, Sc &c
A. BLOCK & son.
Washington, Ark, April %, ls47-2O-n
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19

-sGuNs.-'lhe number orcannon captured
Wy our forces in Mexico exceeds 500 most
olihcm very heavy pieces. There were
captured at Resaca do la Palma 2; al Mata.
moras, say 3Oi at Monterey, about 5Oi at
Vera Cruz, town and castle, 400; at Aya.
rado 6O-total, 59e. If stacked lngetheE
they would make quite a pyramid,
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19

sLAvE sYYrA1BH--A rich planter In Lowndea
county, Ala, Mr. Morgan Smith called bis ne
groes tabout 100 in number together short time
since, and told them Of the distressed condition Of
tho Irish poor when the slaves Immediately raised
a subscription among themsolvee, amounting TO
$50, which was duly applied
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
New and Cheap Goods.

1 lie subscriber are receiving a general as.
soHmont Of Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots
Shoes Hats, Hardware, Cutlery, Groceries, Sad.
dlery, &c, which they Offer for sale at the lowest
market prices.
Thor inend. and the public generally are re.
speclluliy invited to call aud examine their stock
before pur- haslng elsewhere
GEO. W GREEN & BRO.
Washington, A5k., April p, lsI7.3m
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
groceries!

ys'HE subscriber Is daily receiving stock Of
4 Groceries, including Liquors aud Wines Of
the clsirssi brrgds, Coffee, Sugar. Molasses. Ci-
rars Soap, Candies, Rlisins, Honey, Cheese,
Cutlery, Pepper, Sarlines, aud variety Of other
articles too numerous for the limits Of an adyer-
t.scmeui which, together with the stock prev
iously on hand will comprise most Of the articles
usually found in a well selected Grocery.
H. KELLY
Washington, March 81, lsi7-lG
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
RED RIVER LAND FOR SALE.

HAVE for fsle twenty five hundred acres Of
! land lying Ia one body on Red river, said to
be the most choice body Of ulimproyed land stu.
utrd On Red river will sell II in tracts or parcels
Of FIVE hundred acres each or will srll the whole
1t Is situated in Lafayette county, convenient TO
the river aud large pir, Of il above the highest
overflow The terms will be accommodating -
Fer further particulars aPPly to Jabez 5. Smith,
Esq, ia Washington.
TllOS. y. LEE.
Il tW
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
T. IL Morgan,

MERCHANT TAILOR AND eLoTmER
AS just oPen,d fresh aud splendid assort.
ment of new goods Of the l4iesi and most
fashionable siylea, which ho IL prepared to manu-.
iaelnrc into every yafitIy OF grnllameu's wearing
apparel lie has also Bn OssnTmeut Of Hats
ttayais, tlaudkefehiefs, Suspendefzi &c beaehsd
aud brown domesiies, plaid nsey. kerssys, lrsh
linen, prints iaans, alpleoa, fiannels Sc, all Of
which he will dispose Of ou accommodating terms.
Shop In SulIIvaaa Hotel
Washington May 10, 1871 a1.ly
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19

: 5 hereby g|Fan tha, jouN CaffarY, late Of Ia.
! iaysI,e ouaaiy, All, surpassed 70 b native
Of Tenn. .asee, al taif complexion, ahaHi fret and
inches high, WITH blue eyes, aHa belH ssn % aud
81 years old, On the 9slh oi IauaaFy, 1871, diri
tn said county without amy kaaWn aaIrl. leaving
an estate Of the appraised value Of S lnsa H.
RICHARD nEANfEN,
Administrator ui las estate.
a1.Gw
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
Copar:nership Notice.

FgNlIE undersigned having this day associated
\ with himself in business his sou DAVID
BLOCK the business hereafter will be conducted
Of the old stand in Washington under the style Of
4 Block & SoN. lie would avail himself Of this
occasion to return his sincere thanks to his old
friends and customers for the liberal patronage
heretofore extended to him, and assures them that
no r,rrtions will be spared to meri, continuance
oi il BY the new finn. .
ABRAHAM BLOCK.
Washington, Ark, April 2G, lS47.20.u
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
EEdrdir0re

Knives and forks, carving aud butcher knives,
pocket and pen knives, scissors, shears, fazos.
braces aud bits, shiugling hachcl,, shoe and nail
hammer, drawing knives, hand.aws, gin. mill and
bastard Glgs, horse msps, irmrr and socket CHS.
srls, single aHd double plain Ll-, foot adles, cup.
board, ill., chest, French. pad, plate, rim aud
carpenters knob locks, flint aud percussion locks,
round and llt spring bolts, shoe pInccrs, sheep
shear, knob lalchos, door handles, Shltcrs spring
balances, bfiilaRia and iron table and tea spoons,
brlss plated and iron s,irrups, spurs, scrcw.dHveB
bullet moulis brass and black coifn nails, violin
strings, gmb'.s, percussion caps, cofkscrows, lisb
hooks aud line, ieabrlls, pcggng aud sewing avis,
bras, canj'csi.cks, hand cut and tcneui saws,
shovel. and tonVs, sythe blades aud sicklcs,
smoothing, fore jack aud Iolntef planes, wool
and cotton cards. MANILA and cotton rope plaw
lines, aud bed corls, Collins axes, broad axes,
augcrs, parliament hinges, butts aud screws, coffee
mills, hooks and hinges lroes wagon boxes waii'
irons, straw knives, grass and cane syihes, Clro.
lima cnsisicol and gubbng hoes, sad irons, grind
stones, OK and trace chains. nails und bflds Of all
sizes, shoyels spades, patent balances, stoves,
garden akcs, fry pans, plow moulds, iron Of oil
kinds, English, German, and cnst steel, hollow
ware Of nlI kinds and descriptions, such as ovens,
skill'is pots aud kettles, sc, Sc.
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
Wan. BE. HeCW.ch0A, * 60,
IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS
~ HARDWARE, CUTLERY, tr.
l5 GNAFIgB ~, NEw oRIEANs.

l5 GNAugH ST. NEW oRlgAsa
AsE now in store, aud for salr At low rates,
s,eneral assortment Of Hafdaafs, Guil0g,
Ae, &o,-teu.izling in part Of naila, iron, cusl-
ngs, strrl axes, hoes, spades, shoYasi stock ket.
llaa, bark mills, guns and rifles, French pots; coil,
OK, llg, traoe, Iupsail and other ahaus; mill and
EHnd stones, auYl4, bellows, vices, RoNIand's aud
olhsr saws Of all kinds, sythes and sekes hooks
aud hinges, lckasefeWs, bolts bras Wafes, shoycls
and tougs pakefs audfons, lendsfz, table aud
pocket cu,luyt scissors fazots, ta4nf slIops aud
homes, Stoves, COTTON and wool cards, planes Of all
kinds files and edge tools, eaopen' TOOLS trpas
hoops walters aud trays bits, aagen aud aurpf
bits, coTiaEr, paiat# oIia urpJutine, aakam, pitch
aud tar straw cutters, corn shaafs, hames aud
aalIafs, p'ouRhs ard plough mouIds TN aud apaned
mases, 0,iiug laeklu ia every Variety
j. MeRcnNfs, fANIgRs and oIhsrs, arc t0.
spesllully Invited 10 call aud examine iot them.
sesea M blsi1ly
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19

Martha II. Lofts,
Petti0au.
Joseph -. Glass as executor Of
Richard 4. Lofts, dec, and Petition for
Powell LOFTS as guardian OF Dgrcr
Virginia Margaret Lotus and
Phrbr 5. LOFTS minor heirs Of
the said Richard L. Lofts, dec.
DjsaiaHts.
n Mis- day the petitioner appeared by Field,
her attorney aud flied her petition for dover
in the real aud personal estate of which her hus-
band. Richard +. Lofts died sri2ci; aud said
petitioner having also appended to her said petition
an affidavit that the said Powell Lofts, the guar
dian OF the said Virginia VI and Phrbc :. Lofts,
j. a nonresident Of the State Of Arkansas II IS
therefore ordered that publication be made in the
Washington Telegraph notifying the said Powell
Lofts ol the pcndcucy of this petition, and that
unless he appear at the next term Of this court
and show cause why the petitioner should not be
endowed OF the real and personal estate OF the
said deceased, ibe prayer Of the petitioner will be
granted and decree entered accordingly. And
It is also ordered that this order be published for
two successive weeks the last ins Hion 10 be at
least four weeks before the next term Of this
court.
A true copy tom the record.
Attest JESSE DOUGLASS, Clerk.
o.
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
uHcE o. fuE SErRrAE, ar sr,fs
Latils RBfk, "a iprd, ISL

accordance With provision ol The eon.,..u.
Ton Of the STATE oi Arkansas. tie falswiuf
amendments 10 sad constitution, proposed Ly li.s
lasl Genotal Assembly, arc puhlislsd
Zach newspaper printed in this State vii! put
Lib The snme tsfas seraai hass previous L. ,La
Inst Monday IA August nrSl and fafwaIi Tie
naren containing tie publication, alas tls.s .s.
uounls, to this Office.
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
TRuerEGs orneE, Real Esr.rE B.yK.

IRuatEts OFFICE, Real EsrArE BasK,
Washington, Ark., 20h april, ls47.
nEBl ORS 10 this Office are hereby requested
~ to come forward Immediately and pay call.
and interest due and renew their notes, as all
notes, without discrimination, remaining unre.
newed will be placed in the hands Of the Bank
Attorney for suit.
by order Of the Board
ID L. BRITTIN. Clerk, &c.
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
COP.zRTvERsFFEP.

II T. undersigned having entered into partner.
slip an lie ii Of April, lsl7, for the plt-
pm OF doing general Nt1rsgf a4l Cannissia4
fR#Hs37. IN lie town Of Fulton. under tho name
aud style Of Hlaeki B6oUEa 4 -. would fe.
Hseliu.lg iniaIm lhfir luenda anH tie public rtu.
Fzal.y that having leased ihe uRHf Warehouse
al Nj l.. J. smdh, they aIa h5s prepared 70
fseaVe goods on #l7mge,
AUGUSTUS BLOCK,
HENRY BLOCK.
Fulton, n5Y I Is47.ll
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
UPPER RED RIVER PACKET.
Bel lie OF Illinois
=. S. JOHNSON, MASTER.

r. S. JOHNSON, MASTER.
A .HSD- THE new, light draugL, aud
s,>S,;,zsJNs,-.S fast running steamer Bsls
ts57ts7z=ee1stS Of Illinois, will ply regularly
during The season, between Shreveport and ali
landings on upper Red River She stands A No. /,
with the Insurance Companies, and her accom-.
moda'ions are not excelled by any boat In th,
trade.
Fulton, Jan, ., ls47.-7-iG
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
Notice.

III pynons having business with ne during
my absence, will call on John D. THmbe.
Esq, who Is my duly authorized agent, nnd ha, In
bis possession all Of my individual papers as well
as those Of my clients.
JABEZ SMITH.
Washington, April 10, ls47.-Ig
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
BLOCK, BROTHER 6 co..

MOULD particularly invite Tie ladies to call
w aud cximiue their beautiful assortment Of
Bucna Vista Stripes and Robes,
rrnlcd und Pautcd Mlslius,
Muslin Gingiam, plain aud striped,
Gngham, Fancy liandkcrchiefs,
Bonnets, Ribbons, Laces, Edgngs, etc. etc.
Also to their splendid assortment Of Shocs of all
kinds and qualities,
Fulton, May |, 1921