The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-12
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE,


Nkw YoRK. January II, Isas.
The first wing demonstration against the whig governor
Tor doctrines OF his message has been made The
wings Of Williamsburg lover the river have had large
meeting which they passed resolutions unsquivooay
repudiatng the governor and all that portion OF his
and endorsing instead the Lexington We
shall see whers all this will end
The anniversary ball of the Tammsny Society last
many distinguished men but the of the occasion
decidedly Mr. Van Buren,. He appeared 10 enjoy himself
very moeh and never looked better in his lite
The new whig inspectors of State prisons have
enced their duties AT Sing Sing by turning every
OF the old officers, not sparng Mrs Fanha the
complished and efficient 'matro." Ii is thought that, in
their ardor for turning they may before they STOP turn
our the convcts, who would certainly no objections
The agent of the steamship Washington here (M Mls)
is of opinion that she did leave Southampton until the
25h ult which would make her ia her l7th dav todnv
Her regular day the l7th
The and severity ofthe ravages of the
in Great Britain extraordinary, and almost alarm
ing. In day $50 of the people in the London Post
Office unable to do duty with the diseases 100
of the police the klist No rank or con
dtion in life has escaped; and the operations of business
have been seriously embarrassed, and in places
tely suspended The rate of mortality has been terribly
increased all over the country. similar visitation
though quite general virulent, to have
beaen the entire north Of Europe disease Of the
kind, though of greatly mi,igated in character
cold, with fever and general prostrations
common here just In l94S the whole country suffered
grippe" 1t is epidemic, contagious
On opening the body Of the great English surgeon Lson,
was found that the cause of his death aneurs
of the aorla of the size orange, pressing npon au
running into, the trachea. THE first alarming symptom
manifested itself suddenly, and while he apparently
good health. Sitting in his room receiving his patients,
he felt his mouth all l with huid and, retiring
his dressing he coughed up between 80 and 10
of arteal blood. He had Immediately the best medic
aid in London and examination of the chest
by Ds Forbes (physican to the Queen) and Watson II,
suggested nneursn but the distinguished men III
attendance, finding nothing in his lungs circulation 10
excite such apprehension, took different and more
favorable view of his The fatal result proved him
right and that in his case, tho science of tho
first of European surgeons unerring and unap-
proachabe One cannot but regret that il not
permitted proong life valuable 10 his profession and
his kind
Isaac Rossni Coward the celebrated, who advertises
much and teaches fiftywo branches in fy-two hours,
has tried and convicted in the of sessions of OBJ
tanning money under false petences. The world is
rious for its faculty at msappreciang genius and Prof
Gowards case is one OF the most fragrant.
The cold this morning was excessive On the North riv
side of the city the thermometer down g. 22e
below the freezing point Since noon, the rgor OF tho
weather has abated somewhat and there is prospect OF
snow. FED.