The New York herald., 1851-12-06
Domestic A1lsce elIany.
ulstiQn of Cincinnati ia Ills. .43i.

Domestic AnsceIlany.
Population Of Cincinnati is lis, ABS
2si4SoO ' N'' u A's' " ina''''' u
THERE ARE NOW in New Hampsaire ons hundred
thcu.nd sp.dies lying idls tho mills containing thsm
BRpoINa THE OHIO RtvsR.-It is said that the
building Of bridge the Ohio from Cincinnati to
Covingtop, h to be immediately commenced
DURING the quarter ending September Soth,
6S70 passengers arrived at San Francisco Of
were maler III females and 4al children.
The SUGAR BUYERs Of New Orleans, have de-
cided that twelve per cent shall be adopted she
ventiona tax on sugar in hogshesds. Tho tax hereto
fore has been ten per cent.
Wild game is very plenty about sasauaw this
The Saginao Times lately With an Indian who hal
killed nineteen elk within few wesks
The tria of CharlssJ. Furbush, at Salem, Mass,
for the murder OF Joha Purify is asss ned scs Tues
day Janusry ON leoz In that cy before the supreme
Judicial Court.
number Of colored persons, liberated by the
late Allen Dorsey Esq, OF Howard county, Nd will
sail from Baltimore for Liberia in the course Of few
weeks
petition to Congress is in circulation at the
West asking for the construction of canal around
the falls of the Ohio said canal to be built
commedste the boats now used for navigating the river
below the falls.
A Town CLAIMEp.-A claim has been set UP to
the entire tract of land which the town Of Helena,
Ark built and the claimant intends prosecuting for
1t without delay The greatest sensation exists among
the citizens of Helena. IN. .,r..
Last year 20, 200 tierces of beef were packed in
Cleveland. This year 1t Is thought the number will not
the low price of tsrce beef in Europe and
the fact that packers aware that fair stock of last
years. packing yet remains In New York.
According to a table published in the Ci,cimnati
Gazette there in that city hundred and ninety
eight coffee houses alias drinking shops; four fred
and fory-two card rooms; eleven rondo rooms sixteen
kpnA min for
venty two bagstee tables, and twenty. four ten-pin
alleys.
VALUE OF MINERALS III Mlssouar-The Ste
Geyetiere lMo( Pesndsatr .ays that Msssrs; janis
thousand pounds Of cobalt 70 PHILADELPHIA, via New
Orleans 1t was procured from the ia Motto" mines
mine raj.
THE population of the liquor traffic in Maine
s productive Of some queer dev instance
the other day steamer arrived at Bangor and among
the articles OF freight was rice cask apparently filled
with cabbsges; on rolling tho cask ashore ,dent
befeu lit was capsizedout rolled few cao6sses and
barrel of gin was revealed to sight
DISTRESSING News FROM THE FAR WEsr.-Ac-
counts from Independence confirm the account of the
loss Of 176 mules belonging to the government train
While en- route to ths States sixty mile: beyond Council
sad disaster was an immense fall Of sleet ana rain-Csn
ctnnati Tsl Eov 20.
ESCAPE FROM JAn.-On las. Friday, early in
the morning escape from the Monmouth county n j.
jail made by the Buckand who wss arrest
ed on the Keypoit steamboat short time since. He
had companion in his flight They effected their escape
by tearing the sink to the outer wall through which
they broke with an iron bar that they found in the walls
ADVANCE OF THE SUGAR REaIoN NORTH. We
have been handed specimen Of sugar which came from
the sugar mill Of Mr. Robert Percy, Of this parish We
Fave been told that Mr. Percys crop will compare favor
ably with the sugar crops in portion Of Louisiana II
is no longer matter Of doubt that may be cultivated
as successfully in this parish and the other parishes
north OF Red river. as upon the coast below-Naces
Coas,er
SOUTHERN Epog TooLs-Amonq the articles on
exhibition at the fair Of the south Car ona Ins
tute were come hne specimens Of edge tools manufac
tured at Richmond Va These consisted Of axes adzes
and hatches, made Of Virginia iron and Virginia coal
sod which were acknowledged by all the hardware
chants who examined them to be equal to any similar
articles produced in this or any other country
ton Nrc,ay.
THE GERMAN SETTLEMENT IN TRxAs.-The pa-
pers in Western Texas speak In terms Of praise respsc
ing the German settlers Spring Creek spring Branch
at New Brsunfe and Fredercksbuy and in counties
samples of cotton unsurpassed BY any are brought to
market or several of their settlements and that the
Spring Creek settlement Is producing good cotton
the state Affords while the Industrious Germans Of that
beiyhboshcod entitled to the credit establishing
the reputation Of Spring Creek lands for the production
OF ample crop snd as fine staple Of cotton any
other portion Of the State.
DZsIIuTioN AT THE CopPKR MINES "A gentle
arrived at Cleveland from the saut states that the
se'ghipa was gcod for some days before he lett, and
the weather there Was quite winter like estates ha
there sc(0 to 10 COO barrels bulk OF supplies
for tie miners Lake Superior still at the saut n
nc prospect heir ber sent forward until spring
The propeller Manhattan compelled TO lard some
$50 barrels Of supplies designed for 0ntonogan az IA s
heftcr, for the want Of harbor improvements at the
mouth OF the Ontopogan river II expected at the
saC that work during the winter would have to be
pended at number OF the mines for want Of supplies
and the would be compelled to leave the country
starve - Otetsiard Herald 26h Nor
ARROW RooT IN FLoRIpA.-A correspondent OF
the Ficgidd Seaiei writing from Dsde county In that
State says in regard to the manufacture of root
there, The plant from which the article IL made Is
known by the Indian tf oGmia. IL IL indigsnou.
TO the State and grows throughout the pine wood soil
dug, another and valuable crop and sponta-
neousy grows up. Its manufacture has been going
for several years in the state but although there
row eeversl mills propelled by steam and water the
business ory in its infancy With the establishments
IN operation large number of people obtain employ
ment In digging up the root which Is business distinct
nom the grinding and manufacture.
Tux PORK TRADE AT THE WEsr.-Tho Fulton,
H. Ledger OF aSt week rays AT most Of the slaughter
ing points in this State the hog market appears yet
settled. The Beardatown Ga -sfs Of the 18th, SAYS
-Four dollars to be the highest figures buyers
willing to make. unless II IA fer extraordinary lots
of very heavy hogs The impression to prevail
that the price will not get higher" The Springfield Re-
sfsr of the 18th -" Since last port buyers
have reduced their figures TO 50 so per 100 lbs This
the highest price oaeringn At st Louis high as
81 80 has ben given for hogs weighing 200 lbs
this region in other sections OF country there viii be
no falling cn in the quantity quality and con
ceive Of no good reason for the hope OF better prices