The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-25

CINCINNATI. Feb. IL, lS4S.
Money MatierS- Failure-Coiiese HaA-Rev: r..
II Stoctton-Cath0iic Fdir-Frse SCHOOL,
Fire -Frankenstein's Madonna.
The pressure IN money matters grows worse
every day; the downward tendency OF produce,
and particularly pork, operates severely upon
the business OF this city. The packing season has
closed, more than four hundred and fifty thou
sand of the swinish multitude having been led to
the slaughter house, and there cruelty butchered,
since II commencement OF winter. il has re-
ouir- immense capital to do this, and now,
whei speculator hoped for return of thu
money invested, there is comparatively no mar
ket The effects OF this can readily be seen.
One OF the heaviest produce houses IN the city
failed yesterday. The liabilities Of the firm arc
said to be about 5000, 900, but the memb ers are
men of Ugh integrity and uncomfortable energy,
and 1t is believed they will pay every cent they
College Hall has been substantially repaired
since the accident at the Taylor meeting. On
Tuesday night 1t was crowded, to its utmost ca
pacity, by one OF the most fashionable and intel
ligent audiences | ever saw in Cincinnati.
The immense throng had gathered to hear
a lecture before the Young Mems Mer-
camille Library Association, by Rev. Thomas
out the Union, and is regarded by many a.
one of the most eloquent divines on the conti-
nent. Mr.. Stockton resided many years IN Phi,
ladelphia, where he was much esteemed by all
to this city by the Methodist Protestant Church,
where he viii make his future residence. fear,
however, his stay among us Will be bret HIS
health has been feeble for several years, and his
hold upon ,earth extremely uncertain. His lee
ture the other night was one of the most beau
tiful that ever thrilled the heart of man. His
language is pure, his figures arranged with great
care and his thoughts poetical In the highest de-
gree 1t is like listening to the sweetest strains
of music, to hear him speak; just as he was
about reaching the gist of the lecture, however,
and when the audience were raised, as It were,
to the third heavens, his strength JAILED him.
and he was compelled to cit down.
Mr. John p. Frankenstein, young artist OF
this CITY. has lust completed splendid painting
of the Virgin Mary. The conception Is hne,
and the execution equal to the conception. He
is The same artist who painted Christ Mocked in
the Prntorum, and Isaiah and the Infant Sa-
vior, both of which, believe, were exhibited
in your city last fall. Mr.. Franksnstein is true
genus, and, Il he per,sveres' his name VIII soon
A fair, got up by the Catholics, has been sue
cessfully progressing during the week, IN the
large Melodeon Hall II has been attended by
immense crowds every evening. The young,
and the homely, and the fair, have been there,
all gay and lively. There 10 nothing, however,
in a fair, as ordinarily conducted, to attract
much attention abroad, and should not have al
uded to this, but for the fact that the OBJECT
for which il was projected gives it more than
common Importance. The Catholics here nave
declined to participate In our public free sgho1s.
They have religious scruples, when, wnelhet
we'll founded or not, are ennt,ed 10 Iespecss
They. however. cannot avoid the payment OF
taxes by which the schools are sustained. ana
their refusal to SEND their children to these IN
stitutions produces no evil effect IL Is 'he,r
right to have those over whose destinies they
are placed educated in that manner which they
con.rc,entiously hink best. They have never
asked the State for separate school system
hu, rather m an stir up those bitter controversies
which such step " ould produce, they rely upon
Individual effort and the iair now IN progress IS
me of the very iaudsble means they have adopt
ed TO establish tree Catholic school IN Clacia-
III 49, ft.rfa
there can be no doubt
The extensive carriage factory OF J; & ~.
Bruce, on Walnut street, was consumed by hre
this morning, about O'Clock. A NUMBER oil va
liable y,hicies were destroyed, and IL was with
difficulty that the fine family carriage belonging
to the widow of General HARRISON, and the same
which was presented to the lamented patriot py
been left with Messrs. Bruce for sale, the mecca:
stiles OF Mrs Harrison being such 40 70 compel
her to dispose oft Wss