Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-25
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PORK BUSINESS liz TIE WEST.
The great business of the winter III the s'Qucen
citv'-that of packing pork-has closed for the season
No hogs have been slaughtered for nearly three
weeks past-somc few "wagon" hogs have been pur
chased and packed since the Strengthening ceased, bui
we learn that all packing is now at an END.
We are astonis!icd TO hear that the number of hog:
| packed this winter in Cincinnati does not amount &c
one half the number packed last winter.
Last spring, Mr.. Chas. DG!icld, one Of our most on
tcrprising pork merchants, took the trouble 20 ascertain
the exact number of hogs packed during the winter Q
ls3S,-'33, which he found to be l9l,l23, %includin.
S00O packed across the river nj Coring,on and Newport
We learn from John w. Coleman, that the nu,ahei
of hogs slaughtered in the city the present winter
amount to but U3,GC0, and we are told that there Ia!
not been over 10000 wagon hogs Chose slaughtered
in the country and brought in for sale on wagons pack
ed, in addition 10 the Gn, 00O-Innking the whole mum
Der packed in the city, about 10000. Some lew hog
have been packed IN Covington, the number, we have
not ascertaincd; but from all we can learn, we are salts
fed that not over $1,000 hors have been cured altogc
Their, being 4 falling or from last year of 10000.
From Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, we learn there
has been a corresponding falling off in the pork bust
ness in those States, and we presume throughout OhIC
and the West generally, the number Of hogs packel
will fall short more than one halt.
CESsus roR lSio.-The Census of the U. s., to be
taken during the present year, will be upon a more
comprehensive plan than usual. Hitherto it has been
CuSlUIllIS u DdIIIcId lHt IIliIiDltIIbS plIE, lluc
the several classifcations Of sexes, ares, colors, &c
BY the late act of Congress for taking the census oil
1880, the President Of the T.. 5. was directed TO cause
the statistics of the country, relating TO Agriculture
Manufactures, Mines. Commerce, &c,to be collected
and also statistical information in reference to Educa.
ton.
The next census therefore viii exhibit not only
the amount Of our population, hut also a ~cn'ap!ct,
schedule OF the aggregate propcri: cftae nation, rang
Cd under different heads, and presenting at one view
-, c,,,r, ct,r,,, ~ ,In. ,ry .,,-, s,L, IT,,,1l
States in all the various departments of industry and
including the numerous items of national wealth. In.
tcrroratorcs, adapted 10 elicit Information on all the To-
dies embraced in the new plan, have been prepared 70
serve as formulas Of statistical! tables. Little additional
labour or expense will be incurred BY this enlarged
system Of proceeding, since the same person who
would in the usual manner be employed to take the
census o! numbers, may very easily put such other
questions as may be required by the present regulation.
One operation may serve to accomplish both duties as
well as one only.-Bat. I'm.
From Mc Ptori4 IA.J REGISTER IF Ft6. H.
A PERILouS ADvESruRr.-During the severe snow
storm, OH Wednesday night last, rs the Chicago mail
sleigh was passing from Peru TO Ilcnncpin, and when
within four or five miles of the latter place, the driver
got lost, and with the passengers remained out all
night. The snow had completely elaborated the track
so as to make it impossible, IN the absence of AL houses,
fences, or other landmarks, TO keep it. The wind
also was directly ahead, and blowing with great VIC.
!cnce. There were two passengers, who encouraged
the driver to keep the team in motion, and thus four
hours were spent wandering about the prairie. Reach.
ing al length a ciump of trees, they determined To
make 4 halt, and wait for day leht. The driver,
in securing his hoTscs, became necessarily more
exposed 10 the storm, and was ready to perish ere
he had finished. The two passengers, one of whom
was Nr. Bigclow, railroad contractor, were pro-
vidcd with buffalo robes, and lay down in The snow
which WAS whrIcd about them BY the wind with unre-
hitting fury. hr. b. says he felt a strong tendency
tn sheen. which in krpN 4. ;lnSt prDv,. tnp Sl-su of death.
housing himself, therefore, he spranI TO his feet, and
with his fellow passenger, proceeded to look after the
driver, who was found almost lifelcss. BY shaking and
rouslng HIM into exercise, consciousness was at length
restored, aHd the group, adopting various cxpcdIcntS
TO keep in melton til day light, then saw where they
were, and in un hour reached Iienncpin. Mr.. B.'sfel.
low-passcagcr on reaching that place was unable to
proceed further, but Mr.. b. continued on, reached
here on Thursday, and left for Springfield yesterday
morning.
On Thursday last, agrecahly TO the arrangements
heretofore made, an %eulogium on the character Of the
late Robert Y. Ilaync, Of Charleston, was delivered in
that city by Gen. McDui:ic. The whole city united
in the ceremonies connected with the occasion, and all
business was suspended for the day. Charleston has
Just cause to be proud Of such a man, and in paving
these distinguished honors to the memory Of one who
was SO uniformly devoted To her best interests, she no.
nors hcrself-Bat. .3mcricaa.
HoRRlnLE!-Wc copy the following letter from the
EGenton Sentinel. 1t relates a tale ofhorror, indeed!
SALMON CRrEK, Jan. 81, 1870.
Dear Sir: BE pleased 10 publish this in your newspa-
per, or hand over TO the "Scntincl" for publication,
the following particulars Of a icart-rcnding and awful
catastrophe:
On Friday night, the eth Of Januarv, about : o'clock
the dwelling house of Miss Patsy Ward, near Windor,
Bcrt;e County, was consumed by i-e, together with
all its int!matcs, consisting of an elderly lady. three
children and Miss Ward herself. The fire was not
discovered until il had progressed so far as TO render
the efforts ofa TO extiuguish it, or save the inlah!t.
ants, uHavail:ng. Two sons OF the elderly lady reach
ed the scene only in time 10 see their only parcn, bus
ricd beneath the mass Of burning timber. No per.
son lived nearer than 4 quarter Of 4 nile Of the scene,
and meme arrived in time to hear a groan or cry Of dis
trcss from the burning inmates. After the fire had
burned out, the consumed bones, supposed 10 be of
Miss Ward and three children, were found among the
ashes congregated togetller-lt was indeed a dreadful
scene so awful, ] hope never TO witness
again. The whole matter is a mystcry-how the house
took fre-that no one Of the intimates should have not
escaped, and more than all, that they should not have
been aroused by the flames; for, from the position in
which their ashes were found after the fire, they must
either have persisted while sleeping or have becp con-
fined in the house beyond the possibility ofescape.
A suspicion, daily ginning ground, is entertained in
the community, that the house was set on fire, and the
inmates either murdered or secured within by violence
by the lnccndiary to prevent the possibility Of detcc-
ton. Respectfully yours,
j. L. WEBB.
T.. J. Bland, Esq, Edcnton, n {.
(From TIC s.. Joseph CFyO4daJ Ga.sue, Jan. ao.J
ISDIANs,-An express has just arrived TUESDAY
morning) from lola, with a letter from Mr.. ]. l.. Small
wood, merchant OF that place, stating that on Monday
night the family of Mrs. Harlan, about six miles from