Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-01-07
Total. :. s73os2 4l4 $50, $50, 9o7 s51, "A:

Total. 80. S73O92, Ala $50 49,, 1907 $51 745 ,2l9
The Albany Evening Journal in publishing
these exhibits of the trade and commerce of the
canals remarks that, during the last year, freights
have been very steady through the season, and
that the general opinion is, that forwarders have
not realized much money, so that the farmers have
reaped most of the benefits of the canal naviga-
ton. The Journal says farther
Notwithstanding business has been deranged by the
existence OF the chelara the annexed figures show that
the past season has but one equal in the history of
our State canals and that year scarcely be taken
as criterion tor others: we alude to the
bic o47 when the foreign demand for all kinds of grain
and oeadsufs were such as to call into requiston every
thing that would toat either the Lake, River or Ca
nal Such season as that was only be looked for
once In twenty years, and should it occur more than
once within such period, it would be unlocked for.
"A reduction OF tolls was made last winter by the Ca
nal Board and iron This has doubtless tended
to increase the shipments of these great articles of ex
port but notwithstanding this reduction, the tolls receiv
ed TINS year are greater than that OF any other season
since lS47
The number of boats navigating the canals this sea-
son estimated at about 500 OF them made only
one trip while others continued in motion during the
season OF this number, about 500 boats were run on
individual account, and the remainder belong to- or
were chartered by regular lines"
The HALL OF REPRESENTATIVES, Wentworth,
OF Illinois, writing to his paper from Washington in re-
at is not generally known that SO poorly were the
principles OF acoustics consulted in the construction of
the hall, that two may be whispering together so
low that their next neghbor hear hen and yet all
they say is distinctly heard the opposite side of the
House Men often address the Speaker on one side of
the House and he turns his eyes recognise them on the
opposite side, installing the echo for the voice ITSELF
A gentleman who was occupying the Speakers chair
many years since told that he had heard in his seat
amid warm debate below, the WHISPERING Of Young
man in what IS called the love corner Of tire ladies gal
ery, who was making proposals to young lady in so
low tone that her mother did not know what was
going on. Said my informant was attending to her
duties and she was attending to mine'"
party of assailans, rejoicing in the slang appeiaton
OF "Schuylkil Rangers, attacked house in Philade-
pha, while the festivities ola little family Reunion were
proceeding on New Years Eve, and in the attempt
TO repe them, Mr.. Nicholas Honkeith was shot dead
and his father, sixty years OF age wounded with
stabs as to place his life in danger,
WEALTH OF A NEW STATE.-The official report ofthe
Auditor of Iowa states the assessed valuation OF property
in that State at SlS 479 ISL, the amount of tax being
2i9 AZ Number oacres OF land assessed, $50 1884,
horses over two years. "a 74l neat cattle years
81 222 mules and asses one year. 23; sheep over
six months l40 1877 hogs over SIX months, 226 SOL.
Mr., GEORGE WASHINGTON DE LAFAYETTE, who ac-
complained his father during his last visit to the United
States died lately at Lagrange He has left two sons,
MN. OSCAR and EDMUND DE LAFAYETTE.