Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-07-16
Geographic.
New York. July 6.


patches,
The Coolie emigration question had been
brought up in Parliament by the Bishop Of
Oxford, who intimated that the so-called
scheme offree emigration had proved to be sla-
very in its worst form. Lord Brougham said it
was the absolute duty of the government to
imme diatey prohibit the system.
Great preparations were being made for
the formal opening of the submarine telegraph.
The Queen will inaugurate the event by send
ing a peace message to President Buchanan.
The war schooner Bloodhound had arrived
at England from the coast Of Africa, and the
court of inquiry was being held on board in
the matter of the capture of the American
bark Thomas Watson, near Sierra Leone.
| Three warehouses on Fresh wharf, London,
with all their contents, were destroyed by fire.
The loss is enormous. Another fire destroy
ed the lie boat factory of Forest & Co., and
the adjoining lumber yard. The loss is up
ward of hundred thousand pounds. The
commerce of France is improving, and the
return of the usual activity i. confidently ex-
| pected. The crops are reported as being in
splendid condition, and the recent advance
| in grain has been lost in the Provinces; how
ever, prices remain firm. The important for
| ti6cations that have been erected by the
| French at Civita Veccha have caused great
uneasiness in Rome. 1t was reported that
the Pope is about to increase his navy larger.
Spain is still suffering from the bread ell
ses. Bread had risen largely, although grain
is abundant.
1t is romored that the Neapolitan special
charge at Vienna, had quilted the place in
high dudgeon because Austria refused to back
Naples against England.
Washington July 6.
DR.. Forney, superintendent of Indian af-
fairs in Utah, writes to the Indian Bureau
that he has made several treaties with the
| tribes who have been at enmity for so many
years. The nations he had visited have al
ways been faithful to the United States, but
were in position to have done, if SO dispos
ed, much more harm than the Mormons.-
The Indian affairs are represented as being
in very mixed up condition. He intends
to visit all the tribes from Salt Lake to Car
son Valley.
The agent, Mr.. Redfeld. writes from Fort
Peirre, Nebraska Territory, that the Sioux
Indians are much excited on account of the
treaty made by the United States with the
Yanktons. They claim that the lands belong
to them, and protest against the Yank;ons
being paid anything. They are in an unset
tied and disturbed state of mind Mr. Red
field could not have transacted his business
with them, if it had not been for the presence
of the troops. They are insolent and fault
finding, and it may be necessary to chastise
them severely. The stipulations of the La
demine treaty are not Extraordinarily all
apA tr,hos haipr OF M
committing depredations on one another, as
well on the whites.
G. d. Mott, of Mississippi has been appoint
ed special commissioner to Washington and
Oregon Territories, under the act of Congress,
to examine and report on certain claims pre-
yious to their payment, for which additional
appropriations have been made.
New York, July g.
A full bank statement shows an increase in
loans of S9o9 ,OO6; specie l,8S2, l43; circu-
lation S242, sol; gross deposits s5,026,904;
total specie S33, ,S30,232.
Trinity Bay, July 6, I p. m.
1; has been stormy all day, but now clear
ing off, with high northwest wind. No
signs of the fleet.
Philadelphia, July 7.
The great Cricket Match, between eighteen
Americans and eleven ERglishmen, was de-
cide1 to-day in favor of the latter, who won
the match by fourteen runs. All the com
petltors were picked men, from clubs through
out the two countries.
Pittsburgh, July 6.
The river is four feet scant by pier mark,
and falling slowly. The weather is clear
Mercury so.
Dubuque, July 6.
River FIVE feet on the bar Weather clear.
Mercury SO.
New York, July I.
The U. S. steamer Fulton was off Matan-
zas on the 27th ult.; all well
Trinity Bay, July 7, 10 a. m.
The weather is clear and beautiful; wind
west. There are no signs yet of the tele-
graph fleet.
Washington, July Z.
1t is reported that commander Page will
command the vessel soon 10 be dispatched to
Paraguay.
The various Libraries and institutions of
learning throughout the Union, will shortly
be supplied bv the Interior Department with
complete sets of the documents Of the 34th
Congress. The repositories were designated
by the members of Congress in accordance
with the law of last session.
John Ii. Clark has been appointed COM
missioner; John Weifs, Surveyor; and Hugh
Campbell Astronomer, on the part of the U.
s., to run the Texan boundary. They will
commence operations about the first of Sep
tember, at point where the Esd parallel
crosses the Rio Grande.
Jonathan c. Bercolte has been appointed
assistant surveyor, aud VIM. Ii. Dana Lieut.
in the navy in place of E. c. Stockton dismis-
sed.
The receipts into the Treasury from the
lSt to the Last of Iuna amount To SSl l6Q