Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-05-22

The Prairie Ship-"Don Alfredo" "Wan,
uerihS Arllst,' is about to take an excursion
upon the newly invented Prairie Ship, which is
10 start across the Plains in short time, in the
direction of Bents Fort. We wish him happy
TRIP IN this novel vehicle, and shall expect tha
on his return, he will enghten the world con-
cernlng this latter day wonder. He writes to IA
gentleman in this place in reference TO it AZ fol.
lows:
LEXINGTON, Mo-, April 3, lS41.
Since last saw you have had the qualification
OF seeing the great Prairie Ship, and have re-
'eNed an invitation 10 accompany the propre-
Tors on their exploring expedition, for the pur.
pose OF making drawings and descriptions from
Inc very start TO the conclusion. Ii will occupy
out short time. and | would not like to loose
the pleasure and honor Of the trip. They have
an old sea Captain to take command, who is in
every sense of the word perfect original and
from whom expect fund of humor. Every
'hlng appears TO nc to promise success, and
should II turn out to their satisfaction, ncalcula-
pie DEMENT'S must orlse. In case Government,
requires an army tC be taken to the Seat of War,
their troops can be conveyed there in few
days. with all their munitions and provision free
from the annoyance Of the indians. To the ira.
der II Will be of ninit service. and, for chas,ising
tho untamcd red mfn. know of no more effect.
t'' N"StHS. III u NoIu, IL Is one OF inc greatest
inventions Of this, o. any other age, EXCHANGE.
The British Minister at Washington ca lis on
his creditors to sen! in their accounls as he is
about 10 leave Washington for some tino." Is
he going mediator to Mexico!
Politics Of Gen. TayIor.-Thc New York
journal of Commerce, speaking of Gen. Taylor's
nomination to the Presidency. disapprovcs Of his
being nominated as the candIat, of any party,
and says in relation TO his politics:
~ hat he Is pc 's"nal friend of Henry Clav
we know; and tina. he voted for HIM at the last
election, We believe; but rather on personal
grounds than POLITICAL On the other hand. We
are crCdIbIy inform ed thai in answer to question
recently pat 10 him in Mexico by gentleman
from New Orleans, he declared that lie was not
Wing. II he had teen asked whether he was
Democrat, in the party sense Of that word. he
would ProhHJ'y have answC red in tho same wav"
Great Newspaper Emcrprise.--Th Baltimore
sun run an express thousand miles, and rrcclv.
ed the news Of the surrender Of Vera Cruz by
way Of Pensacola, in advance of all the Eastern
papers. 1t may we'll claim credit for such an en-
IcrPrIsc.
Rcr. J. n. IIqGl.--A letter was presented to
the Philadelphia NJ. L. Conference last week. pre-
terrlng charges aga ,nsl the Rev j. n. Maliit, and
desiring that the Conference should officially de-
clare that he IS no longer a Methodist Episcopal
minister. 1t caused some excitement, but tie
Conference finally resolved to send 1t bacl 20 those
who had sent it, declaring that they had nc juri>-
dlcton in the matter, as he did not belong 10 that
Conference Baltimore Sun.
showed US sew craI experiments on the gnat or ily
which nj Is II,
oil Of pcnryIoy"I appears 10 be n preventive Of
their attacks. Placed uiOn pane Of glass. and
cIrcUmscnjcu by Slight rIng Of the OIL. whcn-
ever the fly approached 1t. II seemed t. sIckru
and dlc. 1t is the opinion Of Tins gentleman, that
to rub horsc's cars, mo-irIIs 81, with this OIL
would prevent then; attacking hun. ~ their at
tacks have proved exceedingly annoy lng, aud
even destructive, al early rrurdy shouu! # pos.
slbic, e d,vt,cd.-N. louis RpuHi.aH.
"Kuow est lhou uot." sad a minister TO u .hard
case ',hat ,,e wages of SIN is dca,h!" ITO lc
sure do," was thc reply, but | doaII my SHINING
gralis.'
An nttrmr, to poison yourself is rash act.
but slice OF bacon ,ushcr.-A >hovcrv da '
is da"i, but the refusal Of yonng lady is a
dumber.
Io,ra LegisIafure.--This body has adjourned
without cIccung Judges Of tn" Supreme Court or
Senators in the Congress of tho United States. @
Mchcmet Ali has the intcn:ion of gain visiting
Co4stanlnoplc, and wishes TO build summer
residence near Boo ios on the Asatc shore. The
land has been bought, and the work is soon to be
begun.
'Ninc Of -Four Men, is the namo given to a
kind Of wine nude at a IittIe place called "WIi-
zenhalscn," in Germany. Tho reason Of this
name is that 'it takes one to pour It out, ono TO
drink it, and two to hold the man while he swal-
lows II.
AT the top of Richmond Hill. is to be seen
painted on board, which is placed in tho window
Preparatory School for Boys of both soXes.'
OBITUARY.