Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-28
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Patriot.
CINCINNATI, ONO, NOVEMBER l9.


Local Banks are springing up in the Westllke
mushrooms. new Bank at Wheeling has re-
Gently gone into operatlon-three or louI In
Ohio. have lately commenced business, ana the
STATE Bank of indiana is about to commence
operations. Another new Bank is aoout being
under way i'm Cincinnati, the Lafayette, with a
capital of one million of dollars-an elechon OF
Directors took place last week. AT a subsequent
meeting of the Board, Josiah Lawrence. Esq.
was unanimously elected President. Inc Sc
lection for Directors and President mas oeen
most fortunate one-as men OF business eX-
perience integrity, and scrupulous hdehtv 10 the
trust reposed in them the direction coud nave
bsen committed to no better hands-under their
maoooement the stock will bear as handsome
premium as anv of our City Banks (save tnat OF
the Trust Company or any Bank In the west.
The charter of the Lafayette, has some twenty
wears Longer to run than any other Bank In the
State-this alone will make the stock more va
luable Ills contemplated to apply to the Legs
Iaturs of the coming session for an amendment
10 the charter, making the stock transferable In
the City of New York: this will enhance the price
of the stock in the Eastern cities. Josiah Law
repc, ESQ the President, is one of the first mer-
chants in the West is wealthy, ofthc highest in
tegrity-he possesses great urbanity of manners,
and with all who have the pleasure oil ms &C
ouinta nee, he is very highly esteemed-ano oct
ter selection for President OF the Bank could not
have been made in our city. The Bank VIII be
popular and have all the BUSINESS '''s '' 0'
sire.
In postscript to my last, informed you that
R T Lytile, Esq. had been elected To MI Inc seal
made vacant by his own resignation, oy me
large and decided majority OF AZ rotes, over
Jobn Washington Mason alias Gudl6us, VINO
run on his sown hook | am now informed,
that Wash does not intend TO let BOO on
unite so easy as he may suppose he mas ais
covered that in Green Township some MY
ar sixty Germans were suffered 10 vote lhat
had not been in the State over SIX or elght montnS
and were not naturalized, (our laws require
wears residence, and of course, naturallzatlon.(
These votes were all given to Mr.. Lyle, ana
must have been known TO the judges OF the elec-
tion IN he illegal or if not known, no steps were
taken to ascertain; and be ltrememoeIeu, 'na'
the Judges, clerks and all who were ABOUT the
polls were collar men. In additlon, some Sc
venteen votes given to Mason, were leJe.t S,,id
the city, and not counted, which he should
have received. Mr.. Mason intends contesting
the election, and is now engaged procuring tne
evidence necessary, preparatory 10 ciaiuiihs MS
seat. There is not a shadow OF DOUBT, out that
Mason is fully entitled to the seattle jackson
men do not dispute it. If the house will only
give him fair play, MIR. Lyle will be permitted
70 return home But fair play and honesty can
not be expected from them, after their decision
in the Letcher and Moore case.
The Ohio rveris now in toleI able boating order.
some small boats are starting for New Orleans. |
We have not as yet had rise suncient 10 oring
ont our large boats. Business with us, not very |
Srst NOT as much so as formerly at this season
Of the year. The Pork business, however ever, has
commmenced and the way Coleman Kills the
,,oor an;mals Crockett would say was a sin.'
TSs slauehtering of hogs here is brought to
great perfection and for aught know, carried
On a,osether by steam. The PorSers' are in
S;aS SIse they obtain their hogs this year at an
average Of about so cents per hundred less than
have plenty of salt Dds KEGS ws
and probably over thousand nieh eh'pio'