The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-31

ever to abandon the duties oil Government.
Our opponents have been more. than once
guilty Of this dereliction, but, il we mistake
not, they charge upon US the very reverse
a disposition and desire to do loo much IN
the way Of governing. The Union need
not fear. If California and New Mexico
be not disposed Of this Congress, the next
will promptly give them Governments
o. We are indebted to Adams & Co. S
Express for late northern papers in advance
Of the mail
The work of cleansing and repairing the Tber
Canal in Washington City is TO go forward at once
The New York Mint Lobby Committee, now on a
visit 10 Washington, are busily engaged in seeing
the lions.
The Illinois Senators have been instructed to vote
Tor extending the ordinance Of 1877 over the new
territories, and 1t s said that Mr.. Breese will obey
but of Mr.. Douglass course nothing is yet known.
Henry Edmonson, ID. Is a candidate for Congress
in the Monroe district OF Virginia and Henry p.
Irving, W. In the Charlotte district.
Professor Agasss asserts that no fossils of plants
belonging the Rose family have ever been discov-
cred by geologlsts and he infers from this that the
introduction of this family of plants was cocynl with
the creation Of man.
It il expected that Il regiment of volunteers under
the command of Col. J. G. Davis will be present at
the Inauguration from Baltimore.
The Cumberland and Georgetown Canal will be
finished IT is thought, by the time contracted for,
and, II is said the company intend TO reduce the
price Of transportation OF coal rs cents per ton
The Orange and Alexandria Rail Rosd OF Virginia
will certainly be- constructed the subscription lists
are nearly all filed up.
Baltimore City Stock 6 per cents 1890 have gone
up 10 l0I Ia, sales large.
Mr.. Secretary Walker has under advisement the
forms of clearance papers for vessels bound to San
Francisco--the condition Of California being anon
alo,is. }asrr
The State Of Maryland owns large amount of
Bank Stocks, which she purchased with the property
Of the State invested by the old province in the Bank
of England.
markedly hourishng since the disappearance of the
snow. s..
The Cholera is at ST. Louis, but is not very fatal,
in consequence of the putting in force ofprompt
itary regulations before its approach.
The case of the bank Of Kentucky against the
Schuykill Bank for the payment of ST. 345, 500 has
gone against the latter, and the consequence Is the
total absorption of the assets of the defendant and
the loss to the plaintiff Of 5000 ,000 besides.
man In Gnsconade county, Missouri, recently
shot his neighbor and a woman standing by, and
then killed himself.
Canera, Ex-Presdent of Guatemala, half Indian
and half African has He'd his country after ruling II
for eleven years.
A man recently murdered his wife in the wlds of
Joe Daviess county, Illinois.
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United States Senate.
Gungs Band is TO otficiate at the Wing Inaugt-
ration Ball. at Washington.
Two steamships Of 5000 tons each, of the Liver
pool and New York line, were launched yesterday,
at New York.
X. G. Wenersworth is the new Treasurer of Ky.
Kimbcrly's Porter establishment and candle fac
tory, at Baltimore burnt yesterday-loss $1,000
Motto A. Prngle has been recognised as the Con.
sui of the Argentine confederation at Charleston s. c.
A complete collection of DR.. Franklin's Poor Rich
ards Almanac, replete with wit from 1888 to 1853,
is in Boston.
Pennsylvania is in the field to borrow $500 900 to
enable her meet the February interest on her State
debt ... I'll
Mr.. Roeune was presented TO the President on the
Goth instant, as the Minister OF the German Empire
TO the United States.
Gen. Wilson, Wing, Is candidate for the next
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