The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-21
To The Hon. j. NJ. cLAvros, &c.

To the Hon. J. M. CLAvToS, &c.
- Foreigners arc daily investing large Sums Of mo
ney in American stocks, as appears by the last ad
vices from Europe.
s. A large American Bowling Saloon has beer
kind--and Il meets with the most astounding sue.
cess.
Gov. Johnston Of Pa has been paying visit te
the Phil Navy Yard, ind received with all the
honors due to his distinguished position.
- The family carriage made for the President by
William ogle Of Philadelphia is spoken Of as fine
piece Of work, by the Phil. Press.
"A company Of explorers, headed by a Major
Weber, will leave Boston In few days for Cen
tralia or the Central Plateau between Texas and
California where they expect to find the FL Dorado
Of the Spaniards,
~ Three vessels ladened with 2640 tons Of Guano,
arrived at Baltimore last week.
- The stock in the Martinsburg nnd Winchester Va
Turnpike Company has all been taken, and this
road, running through the finest lands OF Berkely
County, will speedily be finished.
- movement is again on foot in West Virginia, to
get up convention for the purpose Of amending the
Constitution Of the State, but the reorners do no,
appear to agree upon the amendments
The Vicar General Of the Diocess Of st. Louis,
grants dspensation to the Catholics and allows the
OF flesh meats on all fast days during the continu-
ance OF the Cholera.
Ten years ago, in the plains Of Mayo in Ireland,
cattle to the value Of million OF dollars grazed
now not living thing is seen to roam over them
Thomas Starke, the celebrated law writer, died on
the 18th Of last month
MIR. l.ayard, the Nincvite Antiquarian, has been
appointed an attache Of the British Embassy at Con
staltinople, with ~, ESQ year, and the British Mu
scum has voted him 5,OOO to assist him in further
researches.
--l)r. Kidd, Of Limerick, speaking Of the cholera,
says he has tried everything, but has fallen back upon
camphor. The camphor scgars, late invention in
Paris said to- be useful in preventing the ABSORB
ton Of the choleretic poison into the lungs.
"A proposition has been introduced into the House
Of Commons for the abolition oil the punishment oil
death. The vote was 81 ayes, rs noes.
The British man-oi-war steamer Columbia, is or.
dered TO the Bay Of Fundy, on surveying expedi-
ton
In an old mansion ia Sweden, belonging to the
family OF the Count de Fersen, attached to Louis
XVI, there has recently been discovered by the
workmen, while repairing it, collection Of diamonds
worth sixteen hundcrd thousand dollars, and sum
OF nine millions OF francs.
Writers for English magazines, whose articles ara
accepted, receive $40 Tor sixteen pages writer o
reputation Is pretty certain oil ego for the work
The last Roman Minister OF Finance, AIanzoni
has LEFT Rome with an immense collection Of IL
treasures Of art to be disposed Of for the benefit o
the Republic. Lord Brougham has warned the pub
Lie against the purchase Of the stolen goods.
= Only seven bodies of the drowned by the sink.
Ing OF the Empire steamer on the Hudson river
have been found.
= The floods during the past winter In Syria. hav,
been very destructive 10 the buildings The bank
Of The hill streams.
The public debt OF France Is one thousand mil
lions Of dollars
An Irshwoman poisoned her babe at Rne
hampton, New York, on the 18Th inst.
Lord Grey sal l. the other day in Parliament, thai
Lord Egin had the power given him TO use his dis.
creilon 10 sanction reject the rebellion losses bill.
= The Protestant Episcopal Convention sitting in
Philadelphia, have passed resolution urging on The
House of Bishops to release Bishop onderdonls from
his disabilities.
= Hudson, tho. Rail Way King in England has been
beggard by Bankruptcy.
~ The grand Duke Of Tuscany was conveyed bach
to I.eghorn In the United States Steamer Allegha
ny.
= The trip by steamboats, from ST. Louis to Galena
is now performed In 43 hours.
- Two soldiers of The 9Th regiment at San Anto
MO got into rencontrc the other day and one kel
the other by a bayonet
~ AT last dates from San Luis in Mexico Il Is sta
ted that General Paroles Is at the head Of 1909 In
dians, has declared war Of determination agains
the white race and had already killed nineteen whites
- Judges Hotchkiss and Woodbury. of Texas, re
Gently died Of Cholera at the village of Rio Grande