The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-06
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

VALUE OF RAILKoADs.-The influence OF rail-
roads on wealth, is made aPpsrent by recent
comparative estimate Of the personal and real es-
tate of the two cities of Boston and New York.
Ii is found that the former is indebted for her re-
cent rapid growth, TO her superior enterprise ia
railroads. The valuation Of real personal estate,
in New York, at the commenc esaeut OF the pre-.
sent year, was s254, 1893. SIT, which, compared
with that Of lS40, exhibits an increase of only sl-
$50, 373; while that OF Boston shows incresee of
73 097 400, during the same interval. In lS40 the
wealth of Boston In real estate amounted 10 S94,-
63l 500, while al the present time il is estimated
al sl67, 72S,OOO.
DrA. w. Bsbbitt, ESQ.,, elected TO represent
the interest of the Mormons At the Salt Lake, in
Congress, informs the editors Of the ST. Louis
Union, that the graves, with which, according 10
letters heretofore published, il has been represents
ed the whole route OF the California emigrsnts
was strewed, are, in most cases, only the graves
of the surplus provisions, which, according 10 the
usual custom Of the mountaineers, have been bu-
ried. DR.. White, of St. Louis, buried his medi-
cines in that way.
CHANGE IN THE CHANNEL OF RsD RIvrR.-The
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respondent in Lafayette county that Red River
had made a brake through Col. Gilmer's plsnts-
ton, ten miles above Shreveport, forming new
channel 200 yards wide, and from 30 to 50 fee
deep II is said to join the main channel about
100 miles below Shreveport.
commence its next session in Danville, on the
i1th inst
OLetters from Germany state that the hosie-
ny manufactures are overlooked with orders, o
large portion of which il will be impossible 10 fill.
The world Ia mainly dependent upon Germany and
England for cotton and upon Fraace for silk no.
siery.
0S-The Eastern Virginia papers are complain
ing of the great drouth in that section of the State
The streams are 30 low rs to compel the mills TO
suspend operations. The Potomac at Harper's
Ferry is within an inch or two Of what it was in
known before or since.
TRKAsosABLs CoRREsrosDR scs.- The Canada
papers announce that Lord Elsin, the Governor
General Of Canada, has in his possession docu-
ments tending TO implicsle several leading poiti-
clans in a charge of treason, in regard to the an
neXation OF the Canadas to the United States.
1Mr. Fsber, citizen of Cincinnati, who was
on visit TO his native land. Germany, was pub
licly executed there for giving uterance 10 repub
licsn doctrines. So says the Cincinnati CONNER
ciai.
u Money is very abundant at New York al the
| eli a. al SaE
prime short paper, of best character; and las on
long credit. Such is the press Of capital in Lon
don that frat class paper is disposed of al 2a2 l-2
per cent per annum.
GTAt the great booksellers trade sale ia New
York city, just closed the amount Of sales is sta
ted as ranging from seven hundred and fifty thou
sand to a million of dollars, while those Of last
year amounted only to something like S250, 000-
a fair aueury OF the growing intelligence Of oui
country.
0T The Philadelphia Bulletin cautions the pub
lie against an ingenious and dsnEerous counterfeit
half eagle, so much like the genuine coin as 10
have been received and paid out by one of the
banks without detection. A circle OF zinc or other
base metsl is surrounded with gold scarcely thick
er than writing paper, and upon this the impress.
sions are made, so exactly like those issued from
the mint as almost wholly TO escape detection.
TTwo passed midshipmen, who were several
months since dismissed from the United States
Navy, paid visit to Europe In hope of being EN-.
ployed by some of the beligerent nations We
see in a late FfaskfuTter Zietuag an order from
the "Lords of the Admiralty" promoting them to
the rank of Lieutenants In the Navy Of the Ger
man Empire. They received the appointment from
Arch Duke John, the present "vicar of the EN-
pre-"
CHOLERA IN MAYsvILLs.-This dreaded disease
appears TO have again made its appearance in
Maysvllle, for the third or fourth time this season,
We mentioned the deaths of two respectable eiti
zens on Saturday last, and we learn by private
telegraphlc despatch last night that on yesterday
two more deaths occurred.
A"NEw FEAruRB."-The prussisn government
| lately sent consignment Of China ware to Leeds
d. 90, New York, to sell. The ware rs from the
royal manufactures, and was formerly sold in Eu
rope, but owing 10 DISTINGUISHES in that country
the demand has slackened. This China ware sells
ct all prices, up to $1,000 per sstt
| ~Abraham Sharpless, weIlknown member
| of the Society of Friends, residing near Wnches
ter, Pa, died there q few days since, at the ad
vanced age of 81 years. The Winchester Recort
says that be was born there, and that his travels
probably never extended beyond the smoke oyhi,
own chimney. He died on the spot where he wal
bonn. He was q nevsr-fiilins voter on electioI