The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-04-19
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They are to have monument at New Orleans
at an expense of 100000, to commemorate the
great battle. 49
Lieut.. B. c. Edes of the 9th regiment U. s.
infantry, died at the U. S. barracks, Key West,
on the 30th ult.
The officially ascertained majority of Pollock,
the Wing candidate elect in the 18th Congress
sional District Of Pennsylvania, is $50!
The excess of coinage at the New Orleans
branch mint the first quarter of 1914, over that
Of The same period Of l843, was $4,000.
A grain Of camphor, taken at bed time, is said
to be sure remedy for inability to Sleep
The impeachment Of Judge Elliott, by the
Louisiana Senate, was celebrated at New Or
leans by the firing of cannon.
The British ship Avon cleared at Savannah last
week for Liverpool, with cargo of 2O29,O6l
pounds, and valued at $98,661.
M. de Guersonnare, supposed to be the oldest
man in Europe, reached his 10th year on the
29th Of February.
The Mobile Herald of the 7th inst, says that
Lieut.. Com. West, late of the brig Somers, now
at Pensacola, has rendered his resignation, which
has been accepted.
1t is thought that nothing of consequence, in
the shape of money drafts, was taken from the
mail at the time of its robbery, near Lewiston, a
few days since.
Mr.. Samuel Goodman was killed at Richmond,
on Thursday last by being struck in the temple
by shaft attached to team of horses which
had broke loose from the wagon to which they
were attached.
The Bombay Courier mentions the death, on
the 9th January last, of the Rev. r. O. Dwight,
Missionary laborng in India under the direc-
ton of the American Board.
Orders have been received by Gen Brady to
move two companies of United States infantry
stationed at Detroit to La Pointe, the extreme
end Of Lake Superior. They are to garrison a
new post there 10 protect the mines.
AT Hartford, Conn, the experiment Of cover
ing the body with sliced onions, and renewing
them often till the fever subsidies, has been tried
with great effect in cases of scarlet fever. The
onions draw the fever to the surface, and imbibe
it to some extent. a
On Saturday, March 9, the cit les Of Glasgow,
Bromilaw, and Paisley, in Scotland, were visited
by dreadful hurricane which unroofed houses,
Frustrated outbuildngs, &C., but fortunately no
lives were lost, although many narrow escapes
are recorded
The winter has been more severe in Russia
this last winter than for many preceding years.
The snow has reached up TO the tops Of the
houses in many parts. All communication has
been cut off from town to town, and people and
cattle to great amount have persisted
letter from New Orleans, dated April 9Th,
says: Our Texas fever has abated. The hold
ers of bonds and money are much disappointed
at the unfavorable prospects as to annexation.
The great body of our citizens are either opposed
or Indifferent on the subject,
Shortly after great hail storm at Utica, last
week, multitudes of fresh water Holsters were
discovered on ground. They were mostly about
fingers length in size, and lay in piles two or
three inches deep. Three pals full were picked
up in single garden.
The Black River Journal announces the almost
simultaneous deaths of the Hon. Egbert Ten Eyck
and the Hon. Micah Sterling, two of the most es-
Unable and universally esteemed citizens of Wa
tertown Mr.. Sterling, though native of Con-
necticut, has resided for more than thirty years
in Jefferson county. Few men were more ex-
tensively known, or more universally respected.
Judge Ten Eyck was native of that county.
He too was much respected at home and abroad.
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