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The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-21

Present roR VIcroRIA.-Peter Mclean, ma
tive Of the Emerald Isle, and resident of Jefferson
City, Missouri, recently sent, as present. to his
Royal Mistress, a box filed with venison hams and
buffalo tongues Peter is loyal subject.
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SPorrED NEGRo.-Mr Northam of Johnston
County, N. c., has negro boy 3years old, who hus
white rings around his arms and legs, white abdo-
men and breast white streak in his forehead and a
tut Of white soft hair in 'front.' The rest of his skin
il et black ~ III -
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Ir "Isn't Il queer that the world has fashion of
thinking that pretty women don't like 10 be gazed
att" remarked Mrs. Melows the other day. "Why,
lor when was gal, nothing pleased me so well Us
contracting the intention Of the young menu
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PorAro RoT.-This disease has seized upon the
potato crop in Jefferson county, Va. The Free Press
of Charestown says that only bushels flee from
the rot were found in field yielding 300 bushels
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ArFLIcTING OcouRREscE- Sunday morning
last, one of the neighbors attracted by the cry
ing OF child III the house occupied by Mrs. Timothy
b. Thomas, at Mount Savage On approaching
the house. II was found to be closed assistance
was Immediately summoned and the door broken
open. On entering, horrible spectacle presented
itself. Mrs. Thomas was dead in her bed, the body
in partial state ofdecomposition, and poor little
infant Of five weeks lying at the breast endeavorins
TO extract nourshment from the dried up fountains
of Its mothers corpse; while another child, aged
about l8 months, was sitting on the floor, weeping
from hunger and exhaustion
An inquest was held over the body. From the
evidence of the witnesses. and the opinion of DR..
Mosher, the physician at Mount Savage, we learn
that Mrs. Thomas Ind probably been dead from
Friday night about the time she retired TO rest Her
death was occasioned either by appoexy or suffuson
ofwater on the brain. Her husband, Timothy b.
Thomas, was for some time miner in the service
Of the Mount Savage Company, and, upon the
breaking up Of the works, went to the west pro-
bably to Ohio, to seek employment He left his
wife after short visit some time during the past
week. We are happy to hear that the poor little
children have fallen into good hands, and are doing
well. There were no signs Of restitution about
the house occupied by Mrs. Thomas.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-21

The TELEaRApH.-On is the stretch Of the
wires. BY the oath instant we can be able to talk
with vincennes in Indiana
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III The Natonl Wing appears this week in new
and beautiful dress. Do any Of our friends in this
vicinity wish to subscribe for good paper published
in the city Of magnificent distance If SO let them
call at our office and inspect No. l39, Vol l, ofthe
Daily National Wing, published in Washington city
BY Charles W. Fenton, Esq.--E6rsyth lGal Georgian
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IT Capt. Isaac G. Seymour has been appointed
by the Governor of Georgia Lieut.. Colonel of the
new Georgia Battalion of Infantry
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II viii the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad pass
through Cumberland?-is now the absorbing ques-
ton in that town. We do not know whether It will
or not, but we are sure It ought to-
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Missouri InoN.-Rodgers and Son, the ceiebrated
cutters manufacture for the Western markets. cutie
ry out Of iron taken from the from Mountain in Mis-
anuri ..
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II The U. s. Frigate Cumberland dropped down
on Tuesday last, says the Norfolk Herald, from the
Navy Yard to the anchorage
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Commercial.
BALTIMORE MAnKET-Wednel

BALTIMORE AiAsKET-Wednesday October 90
Both buyers and sellers holding off for their private
letters and further accounts from New York There
sellers yesterday afternoon of 300 bbls City Mills Flour at
$3.50 and 400 bbs this morning the same priceless than
which holders unwilling to take Nothing done In How.
brands Hodere asking $3.50 to 662 IL but
find ndno purchasers Rye Flour $3.50; Corn Meal 80
The receipts Of Hour continue light and the supply is very
small, which tend to,keep up prices. F5f
The receipts grain fair and wheat has declined since
yesterday about average of per bshe Sales to-day
of some 1900 1900 bushels at l2s 32 for good to
prime reds and white do l32 1876 family flour do LOG
l40c. White corn GO c.. yellow 20 ~ G., and firm.
Sales of at 60 co according to dryness; oats
declined 10 30 a42c t3i MA & sAatAy
Not much doing provisions the market remains about
the same yesterday.
Groceries in fair request Coffee is firm and tending to
advance. Sugars and moasses quiet
Whiskey is firm, with sales ut 20 30 c. in hhls and bbs,
Some are asking more. ~
SALES At THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD,
Wednesday, October D s4
$500 BALTIMORE 6's, 1900 . -,G- - 90
l6 shares Farmers and Planters Bank AZ
10 do do do do W AZ
10 do do do do J. 1912
10 do Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 4G
do 4 do do do 46 ~
United States Gs Of 1867 closed 100 2 asked 102 81
bid Treasury Gs at 0l 12 asked 10l bid Maryland 6s
closed Sc 7s asked So bid Baltimore Csc 1880 1894
asked 81 "a bid Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shares at
46 1-S asked, 40 78 bid. Patriot le t4Rn4Aitte 81
New YoRK, Oct 20, 6, p. m.
The foreign news has greatly deranged the market
for all kinds Of breadstufs, though great change
has far been made In prices, except that corn Is
held triae higher though but little has yet been
done. OF -four some 5000 bbls have been sold to-
day at S6 seas 81 IL for Oswego There is rather
downward tendency in flour, however. .l
Wheat is In demand though there is bit little offer
ing--a lot Of 1900 bushels were sold at l55 cents
The demand for corn is good, though the quantity
offering is very light. About 10000 bushels were
sold to-day at IA to 76 cents for mixed and yellow
Indian meal continues firm, with but little inquiry
the sales to-day amount to 800 barrels at 1925 n
Cotton is very much unsettled. There has been
about $50 bales sold to-day at nearly cent decline
Baltimore American
Alexandria Gazette Office, Oct. 20.
FLoUn.-There were sales from stores on Tuesday
of200 300 barrels at $6 co. Yesterday the market
was unsettled and we heard of no snles The stocks
on hand nre small, and receipts very light. Wagon
price S6. lG4sc Esafg II
GRAN.We noticed sales on Tuesday, of loO0a
1900 bushels wheat at 1876 1877 cts for red and 40
cts for white. Yesterday there was slight decline,
and we now quote 1873 a l35 cts, for red and 139 %
l40 cts, for WHITE Nothing doing in Corn. Hold
ers are firm in asking 70 cts. 4it,g VIZ
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We publish to-day the KEsDALL Mexican Cores
pondence Of the New Orleans Picayune, for which
we are indebted TO the baltimore Sun, which receiv-
ed 1t day in advance of the regular mail, by Riddle
4. Cos. Alabama Express. This correspondence
gives clear detail Of our operations before, and in
the city of Mexico, down to the 18th of September
We learn from the Union of last evening that the
Executive is still without any official advices from
General Scotts Head Quarters.
The grand feature of the intelligence received
is the confirmation of the fact that the spirit of Mex
leo is broken, that her central government is at an
end, and that she lies at our feet pleading for our
mercy instead of meritng our vengeance
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WHO NArroNAL CoNvEsrioN.-The Richmond
Wing is in favor Of letting the Democrats hold their
National Convention FIRST. As they have fxed on
The 9Th Of July next for the time Of holding their con-
vcntion we again propose the anniversary OF the bat
tie of Monterey the24th Of September as the day on
which we shall hold ours, and Columbus, Ohio, the
city in which Il shall be convened. What say the
Wing press1
IRA man smoking his house 10 drive the .feas
out off II and thus burning II down--what think you
Of that, reader Such case recently occurred In
Nashville, Tenn.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-21

WATcH HOUSE,. Only one arrest during the past
night--a colored woman who was lot 60 this morning
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Ship NJ III !.
ponr OF wAsHlsoros, ocropEn Fl, 1917.

M 't "tttN ARRIVED. ~
:, Steamer Osceola, james Mitchell master, merchan-
die and passengers to the Observation-Disclosures
Schr New York, Samuel McKown MASTER coal to
Jas Harvey d CO-Havre de Grace. tSI
Schr Lucretia, John Reed MASTER wood, r. Fin
ney-river. 'tH dfh y R'taet sfTl
Sch. Indianna, Nathaniel Todd master, potatoes,
city--river. if4y Y,t
Schr Alfred, Sam Gibson master, wood, Jas Har-
yey g. Co--river. fi x f.. a .is'stY VI "A
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| THOMAs r. JONES,
Attorney and Solicitor OF. Patents.

Who was formerly at The head o. the Patent Office,
Prepares Drawings and SPECIFICATIONS and ronsacfs all
business relating 10 the obnining Of Patents either
Domestic or Fbrsign.
No. Letters inquiry, requiring written advice or opi
ion be accompanied with fee Of se dollars and ,e
postage Of letters 10 him must be paid
ovricEF street. wssilneton city six doom east Of The
Patent ONCE. oct l9-dly'
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WhitneY'S Russian BAIL.

,, Gorner la street and Missouri avenue
HERE Is great utility In this bath In preventing and re-
moving all disease that flesh 10 heir TO- Tilose who
have never tried i will find to their advantage 10 make
the experiment Price for single bath FIFTY CENTS
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"Meet me BY moonlight alone d i ,EsI,
but 1t was one which we had rather witness while
sitting by blazing fire, than enjoy the smiles of
fair Cynthia" in walking abroad, 1t is time how
ever, for cold nights and mornings, and old jack is
often found nipping many an adventurous quiz
Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-18
LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER MINING.
TO THE EDITORS.

As many Of yeur readers interested in mining enter
prses Isle Royae in Lake Superior, you will confer ia
by publishing the following from letter to the
Treasurer of the elsie Royae Union Mining Company
dated Isle Royole, August 7, ls47:
al arrived on the Island on the 2sh day Of July Since
then have been to all of our locations and it affords
much pleasure state that prospects highly favorable
On location 3 have found the most favorable results.
commenced at the point where work about
the st April but the breaking up of spring compelled tc
stop work. and it not resumed during my absence until
the st July The vein since then has been continually i'm
provng during the last week we took out several large
pieces of copper, weighing between fifty and hundred
pounds, and ven-stone is taking fine appearance.
"The United States Geoogist DR.. Jackson spent several
hours examining few days since. Mr. Blake thorough
y scientific and practical man. the employ of the Ohio Isle
Royae Company, expresses himself very highly pleased with
it. The vein is a compound of epdote and chloe is Soft
and would grind easily carrying four strings of "copper" and is
three and half feet between the wallis which are both
them perfectly defined and regular The vein can be traced
to considerable distance by its depression
"On location 81 we have also very good prospect.
have there three hands work on very large and we'll
defined ven carrying copper in very considerable abundance
They have hardly opened it yet but have already taken out
handsome specimens, weighing from four pounds
From the character Of the vein and stone lam satisfied
that it will turn out WELL
The locations sold to the Lskow Company also pro-
missing we'll have examined the silver vein lately discover
ed location 5 and find TO contain imbedded in the vein.
stone much "copper" and silver makes its appearance in almost
every piece knocked out The vein is large and massy
:" am than satisfied OF the immense value
Of our property here and that nothing but labor wanted
prove that value
Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-18

New KIND OF CorroN.-One discovery often leads to
another and science seeking to test experiments has
not unfrequeny fallen upon hitherto unknown and exceed
ney valuable results that this truth has very re-
Gently been fully proved in the proper preparation OF gunco
ton We learn from the Medical Journal that physician IN
Georgia, in ecer.y attempting to prepare gun-coton from
-
receipt sent him by brother physician, ss
found to his astonshment that his cotton would neither
pode ignite, being ant-inammable On investigating to
find out the cause he found he had used the right acid
murac acid suppose He repeated the process and the
result was the that he claims to have discovered
method of rendering cotton combusbe He that this
cotton be prepared with little expense he has tested the
matter sufficiently to know that be manufactured into
CLOTH the lint and the texture of the being the
least injured but capable of being made into clothing with
much from the material.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-18
HOW MUCH is A "HoRsE POWER ~

MesSs. EDrroRs; You have furnished answer from
the Scientific american, "What is generally considered
constituting horse po,c is power sufficient raise one
hundred snd thirty pounds hundred feet in minute
equal, conclude, to raising $4,000 pounds foot per
minute.
This is widely different from the answer which collect
from Chiffon q Thompson's " Engineers Text Book .
They remark "Thcre various opinions the power
of horse According to Smeaton horse will raise %, 90
pounds one foot high in minute. Desasuos makes the
number 2I, and Watt makes it still larger, that is
$4,000 There is TO believe that this number
is too SMALL and that may add at least 900 to it,
which gives $4,000 pounds, raised one foot high per
minute"
Chiffon 81 Thompson who style themselves practical
engineers, then give the dimension of engine, which,
they say would raise 542s pounds through the space
feet in one mnue-equal to raising 94, 60 pounds one
foot in minute furnishing :" so horses power according
TO Smeaon 43 horses power according Desaguiers 80
horses power according Watt and 27 horses power
according TO The usual estimate"
As am not engineer, either scientific or practical,
offer no opinion, make no comment. G.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-18
FROM BaL71MORE and THE NORTH
BALrrMoRE, SEPTEMBER l7-5 p. M.

BALTIMORE, SEPTEMBER l7-5 p. M.
The politicians very busy preparing for the fall
pagn The election in October Of paramount interest
to Maryland, and the of the Whig ticket is looked
upon as next to certain The ward meetings "Wednesday
night as stated, well attended, and the party have
tered upon the contest with determination TO be defeat
ed 1t currently rumored the Locos are making ample
arrangements for long stretch of pipe and that Washington
is TO be the grand manuiaco the article Let come
the Wings determined perae it with good Wing
votes that it " shall hold no water"
In passing through of the principal streets this morn
ing was struck with the appearance of large business
among the wholesale merchants. am told that the stock
ana quality OF the dry goods especially, have been
good as TINS ia and the country merchants satisfied of
this that many of them have largely increased their purchases
here over previous notice. ALSO among the shoe
and hardware Dealers every indication of heavy sales being
made by hem
The foreign news has had quite depressing effect upon
the Hour and grain market oday and but little has been done
in the way Of transactions Holders unwilling take
less than previous rates, but buyers hold Off There have
been sales of Howard flour to-day except lot Of
choice brands at S5.25. City Mills sold change
S. but the holders generally willing sell at this
price, fair quotation for both Howard and City Mills
would be S. 49, The receipts and stock of -four small
There rather inquiry for meal and sales
extent have been made at $3.50
The supply o grain has been small for days, but the
receipts to-day have been fair and large sales have been made
LOT for reds, and l0a ll6 for white. good
deal of damaged wheat has been market this week Sales
of have been made at so 60 cents for yellow, and SO
60 for white We quote oats at 80 AZ for good prime
In tobacco have change to note. Some planters
giving orders hold for higher prices, but this
scarcely be counted on for the foreign ports well supplied
with fair stock this sde The receipts Of Ohio have been
SMALL while Maryland has been good The quotations
the last week.
No dispatches received from New York This has fire.
queny been the lately which will be remeded,
the Independent wire nearly up The following my Pha
dephia despatch
PHILADELPHIA, SEPTEMBER 17-2 p. M.
The foreign has had depressing effect the -four
and grain markets.
The -four quotations the decline since yesterday but
there buyers while the holders anxious to SELL
Nothing doing wheat corn, in any kind of grain
whatever.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-18

but this prevented by the majority In one evening more
than six thousand young enrolled their
moments notice to oppose the Austrians.
is said that the King of Sardinia has protested against the
occupation of Fenara by the Ausans and offered to place
his army and navy the disposition of the Pope should the
Papa States be invaded by Austria.
The latest accounts from Rome of warke cast The
Papa troops actually the march the fronter and
high feeling of enthusiasm pevaded all ranks of the people
Positive aid expected from England but the Paris jour
mails say, with bitterness from France The Papal gari
son of Fenara had been strongly reinforced.
SwITzERL AsD.-The from Berne mention that
the Government had given orders that of all the
horses fit for cavalry service should be prepared throughout
the Canons The capital be placed good state of
defence.
IMronrAsT FROM CHISA.-The following posted at
the Liverpool Exchange day ago. We have yet
further accounts
a. Cnlanho Times extra of July is (Ceylon) contains
very alarming rumor with regard the relations Of this
try with China and which derives considerable proba
bty from the recent rash conduct OF Sir John Davies the
Governor of Hong Kong The report is that the attack on
the Bogue forts had reused desperate spirit hostility against
all foreigners but especially the English, and had led to
general rising of the people of Canton against them The
Consu had been compelled leave Canton and the Euro
peans were preparing to follow them"
The above was received at Ceyon by the Haddington
steamer, which received from the commander OF ship ds-
patched Calcutta for troops reinforce the garrison at
Hong Kong.
LIyERpooL, AUe 27-The sales of cotton for the week
20, no bales, including 100 Sea Island l35 22d
40 s,emmed do l0d. 1850 Upland 64 II 9,460
Orleans 8; 5000 Mobile 81 n. The imports were
g. 269 bales OF the sales 1000 American and 800 Suat
speculation, and $50 American for expectation
We have again to write the market dull and eess but
prices steady and unyeding last weeks currency, and this
applies to all descriptions
The committee quotations to-day for fair cotton Bow
ed It'd. ; Mobile It'd. and Orleans It'd
Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-18

ORDER OF AGRTcULTURE-The King of Prussia has lately
created Order destined exclusively agcuure-hat is
to TO cuvators and persons who distinguish themselves
in this department industry The decoration bears on one
side the egy of the King Of Prussia the other the motto
For agricultural merit surrounded with Of wheat
with vine and olive leaves The exegue bears the of
the designer Three classes be established in this Or
der The King himself the exclusive right to dis
tribute the Order Of the first class the second and third will
be granted farmers presented by the College of Economy
The distribution will take place annually, of agri
cultural festivals and the solemn sessions Of Agricultural Soce
ties in the Prussian Monarchy.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-18

Evils OF WAR-It is (writes CHASSIse) moral evil.
The field of battle is theatre, got up immense cost the
exhibition Of crime grand scale. There the hell within
the human breast bazes out ercey and without disguise
more fearful hell in any region of the universe well be
conceived There the ends hold their reve and spend
fury A field Of batteI Man meets man as a
oe the counenance flashes rage, and the for
slaughter brother hews down brother thousands are sent un
prepared, in the of crime, give their account
How different is death from the murderous hand of man
Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-18

IMpoRTAST DEcIsIos.-The Bankers Magazine for the
present month Septembe has notices of several important
decided by the Massachusetts, Supreme Court in refer
to the phraseoogy Of notaria notice Of protest
The practice generally sustained by the State Courts,
and finally by the Supreme Court Of the United States,
qures simply notice parties interested combining the date
FORM c but the Massachusetts, Courts go furthe and
quire that the holders of dishonored bill shall notify an
dorser that payment has been duly demanded So entirely
this the view taken by the Courts Of that State that the
rule general with Boston noaries these words
their notices of protested paper
Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-18

The General Convention Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
will hold its biennial session in New York. commencing
Wednesday, the 9Th of October next The Convention
is composed of the House of Bishops consisting of all the
diocesan and missionary Bishops in the United States and
the House of Clerical and Lay Deputies consisting of four
cergymen and four aymen from each diocese. 1t egsaes
for the church within the limits of the United States, but
make alteration in the constitution in the liturgy and
Offices Of the church, unless the adopted in
convention, and submitted all the docese and afterwards
adopted in another Convention
Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-18

The Secretary of the Treasury, since the first Of January
last has sent upwards of twelve millions of dollars New
Oreans-an amount unprecedented since the Government
was originated. - Washington Union.
This shows where the money going to- As fast as we
have imported specie from Engandhe product of the bread
we have sent there 10 feed the hungso fast has been
sent to Mexico its other eand of death and destruction
Thus have been compelled take advantage the famine
in Europe to carry what is than famne-a
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