The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-04
GENERAL INTELLIonNcE.

on Inc z4tn uitimo, a puDnc meeting was held at
the Court House. In Nashville Tennessee. and res
oluiion was passed cordially approving Of Conycn-
ton, TO be held In Memphis on the fourth Of July
next as suggested by the people Of Arkansas for the
purpose Of concerning measures 70 procure the con-
s,ructon Of national railroad from the Mississippi
river 10 the Pncihc ocean. The names OF the Hon.
james X. Polk and Gov. N. s. Brown are the first
In the list Of delegates.
In the Second Branch OF the Baltimore City Coun-
ellis, on Monday, a resolution was adopted, unani-
monsly, requesting the Mayor of the city 10 dscharge
the Captain Of the night Watch for the Western dis
trict, for having committed thigh handed outrage
violated the trust reposed In him." and "dsgraced
the office he holds" "by dscharging largo number
Of the city watchmen on Sunday morning, without
any charges having been preferred against them or
any opportunity to defend themselves"
A Geographic sewing machine has been invented
In New York. tits said that II will make pair Of
pantaloons excepting the button holes and sewing
on bottoms, in thlty minutes. Messrs. Morgan and
Quigg OF Albany, have purchased the right 10 use IL
IN the State Of New York for the sum Of fifty thou
sand dollars.
Rev. John Lloyd, native Of Pennsylvania and a
missionary TO China, died at Annoy on the 9th Of
December last.
Moderate supplies Of Slad and Herring were re-
ceiycd at the Fish Wharfi Alexandria, Va, on Sat-
urday last, from the Potomac Fisheries. The quail
ty was very fine: shad were selling at from % to
80. Herring IS 80 TO So co.
The journeymen printers Of Ohio have presented
TO Senator Asa G. Dimmock gold composing rule
for his report against .rating;n that is, against
working for under wages. Mr.. Dimmock is u prin-
ter and editor
The Hon. Henry Clay reached Loulsyllls last
Wednesday, from New Orleans, in good health,
though rather thin. He left on the next day for
Frankfort.
The Legislature Of Jalisco Mexico, has appropn-
ated 81 600 for the relief Of Plus TX which Is rather
surprising In country always siraitencd In finances.
The Nashville Tribune says.--There about SER
thousand miles of railroads in the United States,
not Of which Is In the State Of Tennessee There
are now thirty Suites in the Union, and there are
Arkansas, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, and
Tennessee. The cheeks Of Tennesseeans ought 10
blush at this. E38ssAe
We learn from the Baltimore Patriots Phlladel-
phia telegraphic despatch Of yesterday, that 1.-THE
Treasury noise 6's l03 andlnew loan ll0D And that
locomotive on the eastern railway exploded on the
Sd instant, killing the fireman instantly.
The schooner Pearl Of Booih6ay. was cut through
by field Of Ice, near Portland Maine, on Sunday
morning, and the captain and four Of the crew sup
posed to be drowned.
In consequence Of the 30th ultl.po being the day
the Rebellion Bill was to be sanctioned, much excite
nent prevailed In Montreal Canada, and II was only
10 the exerons Of influential persons of the party,
that large crowd WINS prevented from assembling
around The Parliament House. The colored inhab-
tants Of Sandwich have presented strong petition
to the Governor General against The rebellion
losses"
The Cincinnati Commercial says there are no less
thun fifty gentlemen who leave that city daily In the
pursuit of game, through the backwooks Of Ken
lucky, returning with an abundance of the most de-
lcious kind.
The Wings elected their Mayor and fonr out Of
six Aldermen at the late election In the city Of Gale
ma, Illinois.
An election for Governor Of Arkansas took place
on the 18th instant. John Selden Roane, Esq, Lo-
cofoco, and Cyrus w. Wilson, Esq, Wing were the
opposing candidates. We have returns from Helenn
and Little Rock but nothing 10 indicate the result.
Roane. however, is doubtless elected.
During the last month there were sixty deaths
from cholera at Nashville.
The cholera has been very prevalent on steamers
arriving at Louisville from New Orleans since Sat-
urday. The steamer Bride had IA deaths on board
and many more are still sick this boat reached here
yesterday morning. The George Washington had
fifteen deaths previous TO her arrival ut Memphis.
The Belle Key had three deaths. The weather ut
New Orleans was hot and sultry, and much sickness
prevailed, principally among emigrants.