The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1843-12-22

! we learn from the Philadelphia Inquirer, that
monument has just been erected at Mount
Auburn, by the officers and scientific corps of the
late Exploring Expedition, to the memory of four
| OF their promising young associates, who lost
| their lives in the service of their country
| Speaking of the total demolition of the Cal
hounlans III the recent Locofoco arrangements at
Washington, the editor Of the Rochester Demo-
crat says, if it were not that Dixon H. Lewis,
the fat boy Of Alabama belongs to them, he
should say that there is not grease spot" left
OF the Calhoun party.
Small Poo IN Cincinnati-The Cincinnati
Commercial says that there are at least eight
hundred to thousand cases of small pox in that
city, and adds: This is alarming, or rather would
be but for the fact that but very few deaths occur
| from it.
Mount Auburn. Improvements are projected
IN the beautiful Boston Cemetry. On one side
an iron fence is to enclose it, on the other side
thick hedge is to be planted. The grounds are
to be Drained and chapel erected. An observ-
atory at the summit is also projected. $4,000
is required for these objects, the half of which
has been raised.
Queen VIC. a Quadruped.- United Service
Gazette informs its readers that g Her Maesty's
4th Foot at present suffers severely from sick
ness"
Ice.-The New York Journal of Commerce
states that 1000 tons Of the ice housed last year
IN that vicinity remain on hand, that three thou
sand tons were exported, and twelve thousand
tons consumed.
Frost fish have made their appearance at Pro
violence, r. |. They remain but few weeks,
generally taking their departure about Christmas
They are delicious, when properly cooked.
The Memphis (Tenn.) Eagle announces The
arrest in that city, the 18th inst, of Mr.. AL
len, postmaster at Chiffon, Ala, charged with
robbing letters through his office.
John F. Gilbert, proprietor Of the East Aaba-
milan, offers to bet $150,0OO that Henry CLAW VIII
be the next President of the United States
The packet ship Stephen Whitney has brought
over to New York 1000 hampers of potatoes.
Is 1t possible that the United States are not able
to raise their own potatoes?
The doctrines of the New Jerusalem or Swc-
denborglan church are exciting much attention
at Cincinnati
The trial of James Williams for the murder
OF his wife, took place last week, in Leonard
town, (St. Marys, Md) There were a great
number OF witnesses examined, and at last ac-
counts the trial was not concluded.
There is to be an academy for English students
at Rome, like that of the French
One thousand dollars have been added TO the
Permanent Fund Of the New York Fire Depart
ment within the last year.
The London Court Journal insinuates that
Madame Vestris and her husband Charles Mat
thews, have left England on suspicion of debt.
A meeting was to be held in New York on the
goth, in relation 10 several gangs of swindlers,
who, it is said, have infested the commercial cir
ces of that city for years past.
Mr.. Thomas Falconer has written letter to
the London Spectator, exposing the plagiarisms,
fraud, and malice of Captain Manyatt's recent
work, the adventures of M. Violet!
A New Judgment Of Solomon.-A very re-
markable case was brought before Judge us
hoeffer in New York, in which coored man
brought the two white negro boys, at Peale's
Museum upon a writ of habeas corpus, to es
tablish his claim to them as their father He
was opposed by Joseph Mannah, colored man,
from New Jersey. Each swore positively that
they were his children, and each was strongly
supported i'll his claim by several respectable
witnesses. The sincerity of Jones and his wit
nesses is undoubted, while Mannah shed tears
profusely. The case was adjourned, to allow
the latter to bring his neighbors to swear to the
identity of his children Tribune.