The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-31
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The proportion af deaths in New Orleans dnrinE
the late Cholera epidemic was Is TO every iOoo soula
and one 10 400 among the Sons OF Temperance
There were 1913 Sons OF Temperance and they lost
only three inombers!
| The story OF gold being found at Chapel Hill,
North Carolina is hoax. IL was Polk stone.
violent hnil storm and tornado passed over New
berry G. H., Ca, on 22 inst, and did much damage
| Sugar equal 10 ST. Croix or New Orleans sugar
Is now made in Thomas and Lowndes Counties,
Georgia, and be raised In Decatur, Early, Baker
and Irwin Counties, in quantities sufficient 10 sup
| ply the demand OF the Stale.
An excellent Bill has passed one House Of the New
York Legislature, authorizing the Clerks Of each
County OF the State TO subscribe TO and preserve two
such newspapers, In each County, as the boards OF
supervisors shall direct and granting access free oi
charge to said journals
The Alabama papers are predicting the payment
Of that States public debt, BY Reputation.
The Mobile and Ohio Roll Road Company have
determined TO commence work on the first 100 miles
from Mobile upwards.
The Annual Address before the Maryland Histor-
cal Society was delivered on Thursday evening last
BY T. Donaldson, gentlemen who did ample justice
10 his theme.
The Baltimore Patriot says, that the subject OF the
annexation Of Cuba 10 the United States Is common
talk in Cuba and that the feeling s largely in favor
Of II and It's probability.
Cant. J. w. Barney Of Bait, has sued out writ
OF habeas corpus TO compel DR.. Hammers 10 restore
him his wife whom il Is charged Hammers was con
cealing. No decision at last date.
The steam boat Sutana from 81, Louis TO New
Orleans recently has 1900 tons of produce board
This fact will give the reader some idea Of the
ships Of the Father Of Waters.
Nesbitt & Co.'S Banking House In ST. Lonis was
| robbed Of SAL, 600 on the night OF the 25th inst.
The Pennsylvania Historical Society has exhumed
military paper OF Thomas Jefferson, In which he
lays down plan for the conquest Of Canada in 1907
We do not think very highly Of MIR. Jeerson's mill
tary knowledge. II was never put 10 the test but
once and that was when he repaired In haste 10
kng's Mountain.
The Philadelphia North American asserts that Mr.
Meredith intends TO recommend the abolition of the
useless specie clause in the Sub Treasury act, aud
that the one million due the loan the lat prox.
will not be called In.
| Private fancy parties all the rage now in New
| York-black broad cloth and white muslin parties,
with picked oyster "6xngs," having been voted a
| bore.
Mr.. Montague insists that his Dead Sea Expedi-
lion Book is account Of the travels Of LII,
Lyach and party, that the narrative Is from one Of
| the men.
| They have been feasting at I.ynchburg, Va, in
honor of the passage by tho Virginia Legislature Of
the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad bill. Internal
| improvements are going up In the Old Dominion,
as the Shockoe Hill Junla is going down.
| John Kerr, of Caswell county, is the Wing cnndi-
date for the next Congress from the 9TH District OF
N. c., against Mr.. venabe. We think Mr.. Kerr
will succeed this iime.
| The small pox has been raging at Norfolk Forty
were known 10 be down with the loathsome disease,
| but only two deaths occurred.
Major Hinton has been opening the eyes Of the
good people OF the old North State, to the value oil
Railroads., by showing the absolute gain in money
TO the farmers pockets where the iron track has ex-
tended in North Carolina.
Mr.. Macauley has written TO the IIarpers to say,
that he takes no exceptions 10 the American pub.
| hav ha n
| England 10 suit themselves. That's consideralci
| Mrs. Alexander Hamilton is 90 years old. She
retains her usual health She has taken up her res
idence permanently in Washington. Her dwelling
is on Capitol Hill.
From the LIST to tho Goth instant, 1856 travellers
passed over the Cumberland and Wheeling road
Mr.. Stanhope Flonrnoy tho Wing candidate from
the PitsyIyania District in Virginia. recently made
speech to The sovcreigns at Pttsylvania G. H.
which carried with him the support of many Demo-
Gratis.
The summer arrangement for expeding the great
Northern and Southern mail goes into effect to-
morrow The cars from the North will arrive al
8 clock In the morning, and the Potomac boat for
Aqua Creek viii leave the wharf at o'clock A. NJ.
The Brandon, Miss, Railroad Company have lost
AS tons of rails al sea- They were insured but The
delay is of great injury 10 the interests OF the road
The Western Canadians now manufacture maple
sugar 10 the value Of over half million Of dollars
The Indians on Mamion Island made last year
The bill calling convention to make new con-
stituon for Ohio, is law. The Democrats pro-
pose TO push for total reform In the judiciary and
The practice Of the conrtshe election of all officers
directly by the people, system Of common schools
mode by which bad legislation can be promptly
cured.
W. Of the New York Herald writes, that no Dem
ocrats are applicants for Office. La sir how mis-
taken YOU are There are five Democrats TO one
.us ntace Their imnl1anca ia nbqnlutply
amusing They claim everything because they pride
themselves upon being opponents of the President.
The Governor OF Panama has issued proclaim
alton against the circulation of copperel iron cards,
which Folger, of New Orleans has issued, In the
shape Of the copper cent, and which, Il seems have
been imposed upon the Panamese for gold half
eagles
The English publishers are in the habit of stealing
American fugitive poetry, and printing and binding
il up for sale the production Of English writer's
The model artisies nightly exhibit In New York,
the whole history OF the temptation and fall Of man,
serpent, Adam, Eve, the Cherubim and all.
The overland emigration for California from the
West, this spring, 10 immense Companies were,
al last dates convergng from every point, to West
Arkansas and West Missouri.
The ship Tear, from the Sandwich Islands, Novem-
Der 10th i6l9 has arrived at Boston with 500 900
worth of native California gold on board. Ships
were constantly arriving at Honolulu from ST. Fran
cisco, with the treasure.
THE trade Of Baltimore with Rio de Janeiro large
y exceeds that of any other American port except
New Orleans.
The ship Crusader from Coqumbo with Califor-
mia gold TO the amount Of s55 900 has also arrived
al Boston.
Gov Moreheads large cotton factory at Pitts
burg was consumed by fire on the 29lh inst. The
loss is very heavy--insurance being upon only a
| small amount.
NEw YoRK, March 80, 6 p. nj.
| An n ~ tos
Valparaiso TO the 9th OF February Two vessels
had recently arrived at that port bringing collect