New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-24
MEN AND THINGS IN CINCINNATI.
Communicated for The Tribune.

DEAR 1'Sk='-I have pitched my tent unier the
pendant Star OF Empire Cincinnati merits and
will maintain, while the Ohio rolls, the proud title
Of Queen Of lie JFest'' En,hroned upon the re-
ceding shore with hills encamfed around, itgaihers
into It's lap tie fruits of thousand broad Savan-
nahs and fertile inlervales A less homogeneous
population scarcely exists Adventurers from every
cline have wandered hiher and the bebbllngs OF
Babel are rehearsed in this city OF yesterday The
settlement of Cincinnati was commenced IN the
winter of 1859; in iS05 its population was $50;
its present inhabitants are estimated 10 be sO,OcO
This is not a forced aggregation by imperial kase,
bu; nqiural growth Is ii not wonderful. Alad-
dns lamp has been brought 10 light in the wes-
tern world and Yankees are rubbing the brass.
Wealth, genius and beauty adorn the Western
Metropolis. Tie lovers of Art are indebted to tlle
muniticence of citizens of Cincinnati for the de-
velopcment Of the genius of Powers and Cleyenger
Doctors Worcester, Mussey and Locke, and Rev.
Doctors Aydeloite, Brooks. Stowe and Bleecker
would be welcomed as acquisitions Ill any culti-
waited society, either American or trans marine
You will be pleased TO icarn that the venerable
Blocker is not 'nfrad OF that which Is high" that
h.s eye Is not dim, nor his natural orce abated.'
Inc business Ec!i Oi tills cllN, dS :! c!iSJ c ti!'
erpri,ing and honorable minded. The young men
are very spirited and are making noble eXertions
10 acquire the means for mental culture and ra-
tonal enjoyment. Let uS turn IRON the granite
column 20 admire the honeysucklcs which en-
twinc AID aturn it. There are beautiful women
in Cincinnati, whose charming franknessand un-
affected hospitality would kindle your chval-
rous mind into enthusiasm The belle OF the
season Is Miss - She IS beautiful sirl, with
d figure ike Sigaora BorshaSc, and a dark, beam
Ing eye into whose ebon depths prolonged gazing
would be dangerous have introduced the ladies
into this letter to make IL paidteabe 10 you, other
wise you would fling it aside as novel without
a heroine
Cincinnati has It's faults, most Of which will van
ish in time, and with Increasing opu! !encc. The
CITY is not well lighted, and the pdce: eXecrable.
The styeetshave no crossings and ere hihy. titlY,
FILTnY-hop filthy stranger, unacqualated with
the trade of the city, would naturally infer that the
term "Portcopciis'' was derived from the hos-slye
nastiness of It's avenues By the way, Pork house
is a curiosity shop. lis business is conducted with
wonderful system and despatch. Observe that un-
clean beast the one with the aldcrmanic swagscr
and 4 curing caudal extremity that would draw
chapter from the author of IWta.' lie IS the
next victim. Thwack-gnrsle, snrsle-spash-
scTape, scrapf-a glance oi the gut kniie'-the
t;ro minutes are up but the quondam hog Is pork
are equally summary. The Pork dealers are enter
prisins fellows and deserve TO eajoy the aiuence
which many OF them have acquired. Facts and
figures show that the Pork crop is about 10 per
cent short. Your heavy produce houses will have
an inevitable margin and more than recover The
losses by last years advances.
You demanded long letter and here It Is, cIa'-
rentc cGlQmo. Commend me 10 my friends, and
take care OF yourself. Very faithfully. II.