Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-02-05

The feeble health of Mr.. Adams has pre-
vented him from taking an active part in
the business of the House-at least in its
debates.
The National Wing, published at WASH
ington and established last summer BY the
friends of Gen. Taylor, made an exchange
OF editors about new year. The new editor
declares for Mr.. Clay first, and Gen. Tay-
lor next
Queen Victoria is expected to have anoth-
er heir in March.
MIR. Williams, of Knox, and Mr.. White
sides, of Hamilton, two members of the
Tennessee Legislature, had a regular
knock down and drag out, y in the House of
Representatives, few days since.
Col. Jefferson Davis has been unani-
mously elected a Senator in Congress. bv
the Legislature of Mississippi. He has
heretofore held the appointment from the
Governor of the State.
The influenza appears to be very preva-
lent in France and other parts of the CONT
nent. At Lisle more than 10000 persons
are laid up with it; and out of population
of about $4,000 in Toulouse, more than l5.-
900 are now suffering under the same dis
ease.
AT the new blacksmith shop, Washington
Navy Yard, they are putting up new steam
hammer composed of solid block of iron
weighing $1,000 lbs. The bed in which
this is to be placed, weighs 10, 0O0-makng
the weight of the hammer when completed,
&c, 900 pounds.
The Boston Journal says that the money
panic in England is re-acting with two fold
violence on the British West India colonies.
The correspondent of the Commercial
Advertiser says ii is certain that the cabi-
net have the intention of recalling General
Scott, and appointing Gen. Taylor COM
mander-in-chief
The largest number of convicts in the
Ohio prison during the past year was ass;
the smallest number 445-average 461.
The Commissioner of Pensions represents
the business of his department so much ac-
cumulated, that eleven or twelve additional
clerks are necessary to bring up the business
of the year.
The monetary world continues to be
agltated from day to day, by rumors con-
nected with the operations of the Govern
ment.
Mr. Daniel Cummings, an engineer on
the Taunton Railroad, was accidentally kill
ed a few days since.
A serious revolt took place on board the
barque Winthrop, on Wednesday last, in
New York bay. Before it was quelled,
the second mate fired pistol amongst the
mutineers, and broke the arm of one of them.
The wreck of the U. S. Revenue Gutter
Crawford, ashore near London, has been
sold at auction for SOL.
Letters from Washington mention rumors
of a probable duel between Col. Benton and
Gen. Kearney.
Hon. Joseph Grinnel, of Mass, has in
PRODUCED resolution into Congress, that
the Committee on post offices and post
roads be instructed to inquire into expedi-
ency of repeating all the laws making it
criminal or penal offence to carry private
messages"
The London Daily News says:-ss There
is an understanding between President Polk
and label Christina of Spain" upon the
subject of selling Cuba to the u. States.
John Jacob Astor is said to be dangerous
ly i'll. He is now 80 years of age.
The American Bible Society are now
printing, at their establishment in Nassau
street, New York, about 10000 copies of
Bibles and Testaments monthly-equal to |
Ss40,OOO annually-and yet are not able to
meet the constantly increasing demand.
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