The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-24

make comfortable the afflicted His FINK and gen
sons depSrsnih won him the 2 all who
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The FLoop AT New OaLrAss. Under the a,l-
thorlty OF the Second Municipality Council, Messrs
and opsryons on sSe pdss a. IN
Meaire Race Course. 10 make an outlet for the wa
Ter al thai place The work was prosecuted with
ygor, and before night canal Of over 300 feet in
nrsr,i,v AZ ,yn,sr h,5 nIr.sdv nasssd ofy =. 80
The ws,sr ~ ,hs Sh.i, IA II ths vicjn,,v NJ The
Hall wnv Honse INA ~ T osclocr ia, evsninu been
rsd,,cad thrae rchss Th,s iracc,ro,e Il greo, md
rood news Ths water nassss ,hronph HE new
ontlet A. q nrodrions ratethev saw fifieen miles mar
honr-hpt ~ comrss iIs ranidifv viii he Iessened
when it,le morc fsll tales Mac. N the swnmn IN
this s,de $500" - $50 - '''f =
THE RIvER rALLIsa.--The ConcordIn Intelligent
Ger Of the 4th inst says 1.-THE fall Of the water in
,cina,ed ~ sos lima has hcorn IN - \,
has fallen here already more thar, seventeen inches
md rs the nm Continues The water falls the faster
The Immense floods from the Yazoo and othef
swamps viii pass Of beyond us in few days now;
ana We then shall have ali the fall Of water thai we
desire. There viii he time 10 plant cotton-barely
time 10 40 Al with the prospect Of ANYTHING like
cron.
HoaRIp MuapEa NEAR vIsoEnsEs, IsDIAsA.-
On the 9th nstant, Milton Jones, aDchoolmaster, Of
Miller merchant of the same place, Vincennes.
Miller was on his way 10 Kentucky for his wife
where she was on visit, and Jones was going TO
Virginia. The latter after he cut the throat Of The
former and robbed tho body, hid II In some rubbish
where II was accidentally found by hunter on the
following day. The murderer was arr ested al Green
ville and taken back TO Vincennes. When he was
arrested 81 400 Of illers money and the knife with
which the horrid deed had been committed were
found on his person.
TnE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DEATH OF GENERAL
Worm, fell upon his family on tho 22d instant MS
they read Il in the newspapers with frightfu sud
denness. II was altogether unexpected, as he had
escaped all the perils and diseases of the Mexican
war, Il was hoped there was lease Of life for him,
during the succeeding peace. But the death that
spared him a. Monterey and 10 the heart Of Mexico,
met MN IN Texas. General worth has LEFT ~ New
YORK, o. school, Two interesting young ladies' TO
wife is in Paterson, New Jersey.
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CHANaEsls THE CusToM HousE.-The new Col
lector, Mr. Samuel J. Peters, entered on his duties
yesterdays and to be expected several Of the
subordinate officers in the Custom House were dis
missed while Others were retained. Those who los,
their places must regard it the fate Of war. They
cannot complain chief merit Of the soldier, after
having fought surdily and well for his cause Is TO
bear with sioicism all the consequences Of defeat.
oomnlaint is tic lanouape of liz weot IN Sr,,c,s
CrescenI l5fh i,sf fTndG
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N INV lend i,n oA Iaet
evening from Thibodaux informs rs that on I .he
plantation of Mr.. Bib, near Thibodaux. there wore
So deaths among the negroes within lie four days
previous to Saturday last of disease resembling
cholera. As the treat mortality n confined n thni
plantation il Ia fair 10 presume there must be some
most entirely eremn, from he disesse The heo,,h
Of Thibodaux IL represented M beno verv MOOD !"
" u Crescent IBfh ;nst $500
$500
The VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL CONVENTION met at Char.
lottesville on Wednesday last. The two bishops,
about forty other clergymen, and from forty TO fy
Law delcpatcs were in attendance The appointment
III Bi.hop Johns 70 the Presidency Of William ana
MARY COLLEGE. was Confirmed provided The bishon IN
- .;tsrs sh;pI thc cause of rsI;r;on snd i;tsrsrs
Q. viers, .n,nh 5he cause o.
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TIKI PorsmAsrER GENERAL.--Jndge CoLLA BIER,
the Postmaster General, besides his supervisionnry
talents, nntiringy, to the general and most impor-
snt duties Of his Department into which he Is infus.
hg my nisn ~ ,b,s main sr,sru
nvsrU ~ III hss an avs ,hst nsycsisss ,nd
thai commandments and ! hand 10 execuic NEEDED r..
forms In he various branches az iris arm nj ths
nnhiin service.
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LATE FROM MARAcAIno.:- BY the arrival Of the
brig Potomac, al New York, we have dates from
Maracaibo 70 tho 2sth ult.
settled state although the Monaeas party were sill
In power. II was stated by letters, received al
Maracaibo on the day the p. sailed from Laguayra
that General Monsgas has resigned the Presidency
The inhabitants Of Maracaibo were In expectation
Of another revolution soon.
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PEACE BETWEEN FRANCE AND ARGENTINE RE
PusLic.-The British steamship Alecto arrived
at Rio the I'm q April from buenos Ayres INT
Ayres had received proposition Of peace from thu
Argentine Republic, the steamer having dispatches
70 TINT effect on board for the French government
FrieRhts at BuenoB Ayres were very dull and num-
Der Of vessels in port waiting Tor business NO yes
sells is from Montevideo.
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FROM CouN 81, q 1LuFFs-Iine steamer 81. yosepn
TWO DAYS from The former place Her officers say
that about 500 Mormon families were on the eve O
starting for the great Mormon settlement at Salt Lake
The Missouri river IL reported falling, from the Bluff
down. The 81. Joseph brought down the first i'm
portant shipment Of robes and frs this season, CON
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