Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-01-19
ra;:.,.s:ai,l Correspondence.
CINCINNATI, .S4tarJay-ertnisg,l
January D. LII


january ID, Ill.
The recent au full steamboat disasters haze been
the theme of general comment in the city this
week Meetings Of the citizens have been held,
at the last Of which committee was APP
pointed to examine into tie Of tn" explo-
sion OF the a. II. Johnson and the Blue RidT" -
They are to report TO future meeting On The
niue Rid re was Mr.. Tosso (the celebrated violin
isf) and his daughter. They both escaped WIN
their lives; but had to walk Il iniie ana nail III
their night clothes, blre-tooted. III the vioicht
snow storm OF Saturday night last. One OF the
rilots on this boat who was asleep III the pilot
house. was thrown 100 wards on shore ana not
hurt excepting some slight bruises / ms seems
almost incredible; yet all accounts agree az 10
the fact. The boat was entirely blown to pieces
and every thing on board lost except that portion
Of the passencers who. as if by miracle. escaped
with their lives IL is feared by many that a Ike
disaster Will result from The competition ana ri-
cling between the old mail line and the new 81
ecraph'' line between this city and Louisville.
John Brour the editor of the 'iEnqnrer' is
now on a mission to Washington he being one
of the three Commissioners appointed iy inc
Governor Of Ohio to meet like number Of { ON
r1issioner rs on the part OF Virgina. Ut that city
TO settle the bountry line betwce the two states,
In Of the first letters of his correspondence
editorial, he copies patent or warrant by-Which
it seems the State of kentucky has sold I" one
Of her citizens, who now claims it, some or y
;c res Of land which by points lines distances. c.
IS made to cover the whole space occupied as the
steam boat landing in this CITY. III" ground OF
this claim suppose rests in the condition that u
Virginia holds jurisdiction over til" river t" high
water mark on the Ohio side, Kentucky does the
same. Ii would 10 doubt be very convenient TO
those holding property under ''prrnsitr lnst'tu
ton" t. not he forced WHEN eIn-ru:in@ or travel
ing with their slaves, TO iant first in Coving;on
ana secure then, there. But il would be a novel
sir',t behold drovcs Of this kind Of ~proreriy
chaire1 together ana driven through, the princ-
pal streets of the Queen Guy. Tins IS too refic-
ulous for scrior.s consideration. IT II Is but ~
keeping with the prctent!ons OF Tic 'nioih-
or Of stateainrn.'
Tn. T.lc~rarl is now il, full operation to 81.
Louis, ana have daily reports lro:n that city.
The c,.ings in Congress are published IN all
the morning papers here. that take place the PRE-
ceGinr day in " aSl!ngton.
notice flttrr C~t has made calculation from
which it appears $4,000 or about one fonrth tn,
of THIS city Roman Catholics. =
II is VERY good authority in such matters.
| saw a three horse wagCon load Of game drI-
wing into the city a few days since, piled up as
h;.li as ropes and rails would secure Il. Ga en-
curing the amount of the cargo, vas told there
.rcrc > deer The saddles ,ncrciy) $50 qunis.
- wild turkies, 300 doz. egEs. TOO i'Js butter,
Sc, Sc The load topped out with two We
~ large wild cats <stuiIt4) staining erect and
.rinnlng CHASTITY horrors At each other 1t was
from, st. Nary's on the Miami Canal.
We have adviccs 10 the 9Th is... from New
Orleans at which time sugar hid advanced full
1 ct. per III, and quoted firm aud still looking
up. This advance was in consequences of Il brisk
demand and the impression that the lied River
crop had been greatly injured by frost.
There was decided advance in pork carly in
the week and for enc or two davs sa les were
reported change under 1915. 1t has since
dc cned. however. and it now requires good
t., of hogs to bring $3.50.
CIV mill -four is selling to day at Si,15-But
little otter i'll market. Lard may he quoted at
S cts. but il is not very firm at that to-day and
" Ill probably g'c way again
OURS. H.