The New York herald., 1845-12-12

SUGAR STATISTICS Mr. Champonier has an in
teresting communication IN the New Orleans Bee
In II parishes he says there are 1850 plantations, with
737 old and 367 sugar mills making li0i in all
From it appears that 1861 cotton plantations have
show the inll number as many small estates are not
reckoned among the new plantations In the Parishes
OF vemillion, Lafayette and ST. Landry, where there
were IS old thinks there must be IS 80
In Rapdes Avoy elles, Cacasieu, Catahonia
and Concordia says Mr.. c., arrangements were bcisg
made than 200 sugar plantations bot the
most part of them suspended and cotton will
be mostly culvat d on ths for another season. until
the action of Congress respecting the tariff is ascsr.
actually opened, and going into Grafton in those nve
parishes and all those who suspended the change Of
cost with seed cane tor planting.
OF the above mentioned plantations, but certain
number will produce than they will respec.
lively require for re planting this season. and add but
lit 10 present crop But very large number
Of them for the crop of 1919 Seventy engines for
sugar mills have been introduced in the State tos year.
Louisville, New York, Philadelphia and Richmond
Some very costly from New York and Philade phia
There viii not be less than 1870 put up ths
by Pitsburg 30; Cincnnatt, ~ Louisville 10 New
York, 10; Richmond, know OF none; New Orleans Is.
Sugar mills being erected in Attakapas from the
Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond.
The GIANT SKELEToN.-The skeleton discovered
in Williamson county In ,hls State, and supposed TO
be that OF human being has frequently been referred
to. within few days past in the House of Representa-
tves. Notwithstanding the description given Of it,
Wouter van TWiller would say, 1--WE have doubts
about the maern This skeleton found about sixty
feet beneath the surface OF the earth embedded Ia
stratum Of the hardest kind Of clay The bones said
to be in perfect state OF preservation and weigh the
aggregate fifteen hundred pounds. All the large and
characteristic bones entire and the skull arms and
thigh bones, knee pans, shoulder sockets and collar
bones remove all doubts, and the animal whom they
belonged has been decided " to belong to the genus
homo" This gentleman, when he walked the EARTH was
about gbtsen feet high and when clothed In feSh
have weighed not less than 5000 pounds " The bones
OF the thigh and leg feet six ncbes his skull
/, said 10 be about two.thrds the size OF -four arrs
and capable OF holding in Its cavities two bushels
tHe must have had goo5ly quantity Of brains, and II
Intellect be In proportion to the SIZE OF the brain ne
must have possessed extraordinary intellectual powers
The description further states that coffee cup Of od
weigh from 81 to pounds II stated that an eminent
ply sican and anaomst engsged III putting ne skee
ton together and that will shortly be ready LOT pubc
exhibition Nashville Orthopoiitan
INDIAYs.--Some or 10 Indians, OF the Potawa-
tamje tribe have been in our city for several days,
on their way their homes in the far west from the
council ith the agents appointed by the government
This tribe owns very large amount of land, some
1000 600 acres bounded the west Tor 1875 miles or
more by the Missouri river and lies rth Of the state Of
Missouri The title to this immense of land II Ia
the wish and purpose OF our 10 acquire, and
slso 10 effect the removal Of Indian the country
apart for them and other tribes Of the MI sour
about os years whose venerable looks command re-
spect wherever no goes. We learn they have taken
lodgings In one OF private boarding houses Wners
they intend remaining until the river opens relhsI hsa
pay $40 each 10 Cinoinnatiths prioa now osmsnasa
! hs stage oompsny -Whsssns Argu,.D"'s