Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-03-18

GOVERNOR.
THOMAS S. DREW,
OF PULASKI.
FOR CONGRESS,
ROBERT w. JOHNSON,
OF PULASKI
The Rircr is still very low. The w. H. DAY
arrived on last Saturday, and is, now, with the
Aferf, lieing a. our landing. The p. II. White
got up as far as Ozark, where she is now waiting
rise in the river.
GTWe are under obligations to orr esteemed
friend and fe:!ow-townsman, p. Fl. rhife, Esq,
for flies OF New Orleans papers. We congratu.
late him upon his return in iine health and spirits.
:" Is there any thing we can do for him."
CErWe are under obligations to Mr.. G. ".
Baldvin of Miss, for late papers.
HJ-The polite officers Of the Cotton Plant will
please accept our acknowledgements for file of
New Orleans papers. We would have been pleas
ed TO have this fine at the wharves of our
city, and regret that The low stage Of the river
prevented her from getting higher than Little
Rock. AT ali events she is " on ha nd" and ready
to come up on the first high stage Of the water.
HGen. Brown the new Cherokee Agent will
depart for his Agency on Monday when the busi-
ness of that office will be resumed He expects
TO commence the disbursements. in very short
time.
[FMinute Guns were fred, during the day, on
Tuesday last, at Fort Smith as mark of respect
TO the memory of the late John Q. adams.
JOHN LINTON, Eso.--The CIarksville Standard
of the llth inst. contains the proceedings of
meeting of the bar ClarlsviIle in respect to the
memory of John Linton. who died on the 30th of
last January.
G-Elder J. T. Johnson has ben spea king in
ClarksviI'e whether he made any prosely.es, the
Standard does not say.
OErThe Washington Union states that on the
2Sth uIt., resolution moved in the House Of
Representatives, recognise the Wimot Provso
substantially. for all newly acquired territories.
1t was laid on the table by majority of thirteen
The TREATY.-The treaty of peace with Mex
leo, communicated TO the Senate on the 22d, was
referred to committee and ordered to be printed.
So we may look for ii in few days; and will,
therefore. stop specuIations and predictions,
and avail, the report of the committee.
OErIn response to the respectable portion of
the voters of Fort Smith Township, who have
submitted our name, through the columns of the
Herald, as a candidate for the Stale Senate,
beg leave to tender 10 them, our respectful ac-
acknowledgements for the honor conferred upon US,
by this expression of their confidence; and for
the f1ttering terms used by them, in giving Ut
terance TO their preference.
At The solicitation cf many friends, in various
parts of the county, we have consented 10 suffer
our name to be used before County Contention,
with view TO nomination for either branch of
the Legislature and shall abide its decision with
the impIicite obedience consistent with our past
practice. We will most eheeFfulIy occupy any
position which party, in its judgment, may
assign US; and give cordial support to whom
soever may be .hus nomina ted.
Our friends at Fort Smith will please accep.
these Acknowledgements testimony of our
gratitude and receive froH, hearty assur-
ance that if their wishes graiiied and we
elected 20 the Legislature, they will ever find
faithful public servant.
We noticed the ladies vending their way to the
house Of MeSSrS. tiENRf & CUNNINGHAM Fatner
an unusual circumstance, those gentlemen
wero no; known to be fancy merchants. took
the pains to enquire into it, and learned that they
had just opened fine lot Of fancy articles, such
as dress silks, musiins ginghams shawls. &c. &c.
and that the secret had leaked out before the ad-
vertisemen. appea red; The ladies were endeavor-
ing to steal march On each other, in procuring
''frst choice"
@The past has been an unusual business
week in our little city. Merchants from Evans
vile, BentonyiIe. Maysvie, Huntsville, Carroll
ton and other poRss north US, have during the
last four or five days thronged our well stocked
store-houses, making purchases to replensh their
diminishing stocks. We are pleased to learn
that dry goods and groceries can be purchased
at Van Buren at prices low enough to enable the
merchants in the towns north of US to realize a
handsome profit. Our city merchants purchase
heavy stocks direct from the manufactures and
bo.,o>, nd TINS re bv those extaps,ve