The New York herald., 1844-07-17
Washington.
Icorresnondcn nee of the Herald |

WASHINGTON, Monday, July Is, lS44.
State of the ,ceath0-F Fortunate escape Of Hon Dir
on H. Le,cis andthe Presidcnt-Humorous disser
tations threon-Bets upon the Presidtntiai Eiec-
AdUamtag geons offer Of B~,hrod Taylor, Of
Virginia, &c.
GEN. ]. G.. BENEFIT
The thermometer yesterday with us, stood at
p M at 93s in the shade-to-day il Is but degree
or two lower. The excessive heat has operated
as paralysis upon the already paralyZed city OF
Washington. Albusness, (more or less, that Is to
say,) is suspended for the steaming process OF
sweating The Federal Metropolis is a great
sweat.house at this present writing. Every body
isl perspiring most copiously. Travellers sitting
in the cool portico of Browns Hotel are sweating
as comfortably as pitcher Of ice-water, while the
hackmen upon their seats in The boiling sun in front
are di i.solving in the heat like rusty bacon We
reJnice that the Hon. Dixon II. Lewis has made his
escape Had he been in The place yesterday, he
would have been found IN his room at dining tune
an 8 obsolete idea, resolved into 500 pounds of
sperm oil. HIS very exposure on the Avenue would
have secured him verdict OF premedltated suicide
from spontaneous combustion. He would have
taken fire and exploded at l20 degrees IN the sun.
He would have filled with calolic like balloon,
and disappeared in the flame. The expansive
forces from The increased eiiervescence Of the
vegetable and animal substances collected with
in his capacious depot Of PROVISIONS, would have
been too'great ifor the resistance OF the forces
Of his body corporate, and The inevitable deduc-
tion from this hypothecate is, that he would
have busted" The President is equally for
tunate from the opposite extreme of excessive
leanaess Reared upon Virginia distractions and
smoked herrlnes, he was never possessed OF sur
plus Of "ile " in his physical composition. The
troubles OF his administration have reduced HIM
tinued at the White House through the summer
solstice, what with the subtraction from his mor-
tai Iame' by the torrid heat, it would have left
hun but little stouler than the scan pattern Of Cal
win Edison. He was, therefore wise in evacuating
for the country air OF Virginia, and the SOFT crabs,
turtle soup, and salt water OF Norfolk Haibor. -
Furthermore. say with You, that as, according to
the Scriptures, "Davd got heat" from the beautl-
fuI Jewess so, brethren, may the President Of these
United States ''get cool, and keep cool, from hls
| treaty Of annexation per a.
Speaking Of bets, the following appears IN the
Winchester IVA Republican Of last week.
We see it stated that Mr. no Palmer, OF Prince Georges
county Md has authorized his to be used in chal
lenge whig brers In order to test the faith Of Mr.
Palmer or any other Locoioco who may he sanguine o.
Poks success in the coming election we have been au
,Sorzsd M BY gushIoa Taylor ESQ., OF tn ,h. place to maxi
teen states-Virgina, Pennsy lvsnia New York fhodt
Island Massach Maine, New Jersey Delaware, Yer
mont Maryland, NJ Carolina, Louisiana, Illinois Georgia
Tennessee, Ohio Connecticut Kentucky and Indiana
and offer to bet 500 TO 5000 on each voting fer Henry
Cay and also will bet from 81 900 10 900 the gen
eia result in favor Of the Whig candidate Or If the
Locos will be better accommodated, bet Of $40 600 TO
$4,000 will be- made the general resultthe money to
be deposited in either Of the Baltimore banks designated
| BY the parties accepting the proposition
| Eushrod Taylor's name is good Tor hundred
thousand. He is the founder, the proprietor, ano
was for several years, host, of Tay lor's Hotel,
at Winchester, known throughout the Umted
States as one Of the largest and best public houses
in the country. In order TO ease Mr.. I of a por
ion of his surplus capital, therefore, We have com
mended his proposition 10, your columns. and The
attention OF the betting democrats OF Gotham
| There is money to be made IN accepting that bel
In our next we shall take up and consider II
committee, Hon. Zadock Pratt, Of New York
and grounds, and The action ofihe House thereon,
evidence in support of the apprehension that ih,
Federal Capital sio be removed ultimately beyont
the ALE ghanies. a..,es BOB.