Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-04-23
Family Influence in wsshipgton.

The Washington correspondent oftha Phil
adephia Press remarks ,hat it is curious to
notice how family influence" controls thing,
in Washington. lie says;
Some ski,lfui commentator coalI make up
a most taking brochure en- tins subject if b.
chose TO DO So. The old families At. ADEPT,
at this business. They arc the nobility Of the
capital. They seem to think everything be-
longs 70 them, and that they grow son, only
10 put them into place, or 10 train daughter,
only 10 match them 10 fortunes or 10 bureaus.
There are a number Of famles who have ti.o
and SIX in office. The army, tie navy. the
marine corps, the civil service, homo and for
ei-u, are hgnorcd by tho sri1us of the frst
families. All kinds Of fascinatous are ra,Ir-
ted %. to accomplish these r1-uts. Tie rs
bJrs OF dozen senators. the lzur Is won iu a
dozen party campaigns, e. ell the learning aul
experience OF life. are nothing u comparison
to the system adopted by those veterans boz
" a>hu-guu society. Mt, indeed. that there
IS au, t!.GG morally wrong 10 their wauuulrcs.
/ do not charge il. Eut 90 Is q Ihiug # al
most daily occurrence 10 ind Young f.Ilaw.
without brains, bat a0uBdaut.y sSlil:u lu the
arts aud -racrs Of the saloon anI the opera
house, and au Tph Do the more daug ruus
mysteries %. the higher circles, seated 10 some
official suuEgery, whcre he can remain as long
as be p,es-es, making his duties the incident
a and his mourtaches the main business Of
bis life.
4 IYay 10 Encourage Specie Reserge.-
We yesterday saw "a sample Of currency. OF
Scandinavian origin. which were it aloI,el
IN this country would at once end all such
currency troubles as have lately been expert
enced. The speCie--fOr such Il Is-bcars in
trIn,ic evidence OF It's own value. 1t Is the
things self, and 10 represeutatlye-supp
copper 10 be OF inherent value. Each piece
IS about seven inches by nine on its surface,
about halt ali lncA thick, and will weigh near
ly three pounds. To render Its value uurtulu.
and prevent cOunterteits, there are five rude
stamps impressed upon 1t; one IN each corner
aud one IN the middle. The value OF = three
FOUNDER, as near As our numisma mato.ogv goe-.
was about SIX shlilings. Suylosng The cur
rency once adopted here the demands upon
the banks would be very limited; the specie
could be reserved to any amount without obiec
ton; there would be no fears entertained Of is de
plston, and from the difficulty of transporta-
ton a stricter economy would be prNcuced
There were no currency panics when 1t was
in yogue.-N. Y. Jour. Of Commerce.
Difficulty Jetloeca tie .Saizors of tic Z. S.
Ship McrrWsac and tie ChiijanS.-The L.
5. steamfrigates Merrimac and Saranac were
at Valparaiso on tho lst ult., aud would leave
in few days for Callao. The Merrimac ar
rived at Talcahuana on the 23d January, and
while there one of her crew got into an alter
cation with one the "Uigilantes," who struck
him on the head with his sword, which was
seized and broken by a comrade Of the sailor.
who, in turn, beat the "VigiLaRte" over the
head with the scabbard. A crowd speedily
collected, and a general fight ensued, in which
one Of the Chilians was killed. The citizens
then turned out en- mass upon the Merrimac's
men, and drove them to the shore, cutting at
them with sabres, aud peltng them with
stones. -Four of the Merrimacs men were
severely wounded about the head and face.
aud one-Petcr Dalton-had a piece of ms
skull forced into bis BRAIN He underwent
the operation Of trePanning. and WAS in fair
way to recover. 1t was then rumored Oh
board ship that the Merrimsc was going in
search of Peruvian outlaw, who had one Of
the best class of frigates in his possession, and
was leyying contributions on all vessels At the
Chincha Islands.
Size Of Nebraska Terrtory.-But few are
probably aware of the great size o: Nebraska
1t is our largest territory. 1t will make about
eighty States as large as New Hampshire
Nebraska is about sixth the size Of Eu-