New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-30
THE TRIBUNE

y.ruRE'a GEMS, BY MRS. Cnbohi no sPiNA
"a voume was evidently got up for The holidays
GU !, one Of the mos, tasteful and appropriate
A q, TIM, purpose ever published il this coun-
I,;s thoroughly American in its design, being
e,.a with epgravipgs of our naive wild flowers,
n' LII drawn and beautifully ccloIed. We won
IN, idsa of getting up book CT this kid never
.,.,,d the heads OF our publishers before. II is
..e,,.ly preferable to those Books oil Beauty
81 ANIMALS, with their thousand and one pretty
-. ,bs, have SO long filled our drawing-rooms'-
w. .,;a i, was evidently got up for the holidays,
LII, will gell after they are over We know OF no
w.. bssu,iial book for the certrctabe at all times
'4 "a n.,sops of taste will have it. short de-
.so,;nn of each flower is given, together with its
..tr, buunts Sc, of with short poem or beautiful
~, Appleton g. Co. deserve great credit for get
m q hook Of this kind, and we doubt not they
.;i End i, far more profitable than any reprint of
s..;yn ANIMALS. The exterior corresponds with
y. interior, i, being beautifully bound and gilt
". o., sorry TO hear that small edition only is
n5a,sd for there will be greater demand for it
han is imagined, o, we greatly mistake The taste of
our people, Appleton 81 Co. Publishers.
THr ODD. FELLOWS OFFERING, FOR i845.-We
have rscsved copy of this Annual from Burgess,
sdsqer e. Co. Its volume Of 288 pages, ele-
,,n,ly bound aud leltered, and containing great
variety Of articles inprose and verse from the most
distinguished writer's in the Fraternity. Its embel-
isbsd with nine engrayings. Among the members
n the new widely cx;endedussociation OF Odd-Fel-
low, il will Of COURSE be popular as New Years
Git.
CisclSgArI.-This beautiful city has grown very
spjdy during the past year. The population is
noV 7O6 34. In 1860, If il increases in population
a, its rate heretofore, i, will contain 29O, 600 nhabi
tspts. The number Of houscs erected during the
past year greatly exceeds the number built in any
former year, and the styls of building is marked by
treat Improvement The new houses on Fourth
street alone cost 100000 In addition to The pri-
yals dwellings and stores, and the rebuilding Of
several factories which have been burnt during the
year, two large manufactures are now ready for
occupation. One of these is the lead-ppe manu-
factory built by c. Sellers g. Co.; the other the
franklin Factory, the property ofMessrs. Hardness,
strader & Fosdick three wealthy and enterprising
citizens OF Cincinnati. The Franklin Factory is a
building So by l5i feet, FIVE stores high, intended
for The manufacture Of coarse cotoos, and-whieh,
with the machinery will COT H'oC mo. liz .rla-
ton To ibis building, NE would 10 The ample
provision made against FIRE. The building is sur
rounded by reservoir Of great capacity. In the
centre Of each story below is reservoir connecticr
with an attachment Of 100 feet each way, of hose
ready al moment TO carry the water 10 any part Of
the story. The engine has force pump connect
ing with the Whitewater canal, which will supply
water 10 the highest part OF the building. When 10
operation, the establishment ia to be lighted with
gas 10 be manufactured by The proprietors. This
building is adapted to run 5000 spindles, but will
commence about the LIST of March by running 800
and employing near three hundred hands.
Tag AMERICAN ART UNloN.-We have letter
from correspondent, asking for information with
r.gsrd to this institution Ii asks:
Wha e object ofthis Association? it hot exclusive
toi the sterng and encouraging native Artists aud AmeI-
can Rcmusl Then why is II TINT some Artists entirely
elected while Others are paironzed TO the extent Of paint
.Why. it that among the works of AT distributed this
year, from the Studio Of one ut p.oms
ns and talented young Artists. Henry T. Gray?''
The writer, among other subscribers TO the
Union, would like an answer to these questions or
In Tho words Of the letter:
liberty Of asking through the columns of your
ye Tor an explanation ct this apparent injustice 10 ene
who native artist, merits at least, with Others. equal
e oflhe encouragement of those patrons of The Fine Arts
New.York Dec. Is, ISL. D. L. So
q The BosToS REcoRDER-the Oldest reli-
slous paper in this country-will commence lis thir
teth volume nm tna Ers, or an,ory ,,,Ls, - 10 ho