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GREAT FIRE IN CINCINNATI.

We clip the following account Of the fire
in Cincinnati, from the Commercial OF the
18th inst:
TREMENDOUS CoNFLAGRATIoN.- yes.
terday morning between and o'clock,
fire was discovered in the Apollo Build.
ings, containing Woods Museum, Hawk.
ms Daguerrean Gallery. Grundry's Com.
mercial College, several stores, &C., &c.
The combustible nature of the material
and the rapidity Of the flames. soon caused
the whole structure to be enveloped in fire,
rendering futile the exertions OF the Fire
Department. All within the compass Of
the walls was consumed, and as the flames
in their angry roar, shot up like the fiery
tongues OF dragons in the darkness of the
night, the whole city was illuminated with
a red and glowing glare.
The building was owned by J. P. Broad.
well, loss $50, 900, insured $4,000. The
curiosities, fixtures. &C.. in the Museum,
were owned by J. H. Rice & Matson,
which were all destroyed excepting a few.
Mr.. Rice's loss is $8, 800, insured $6 900.
Matson's loss 80, 900, no insurance. The
actors and actresses lost all their most val
liable wardrobe, &C., worth near 81 900.
E. c. Hawkins, Daguerreotypist, imme-
diately under the lecture room. lost near
81 900, no insurance. Considerable Of
his stock was saved in damaged condi-
ton John Gundry, of the Commercial
College, lost $500, no insurance. Joseph
Cox, Esq, Attorney at Law, had all his
books and valuable papers destroyed.-
Loss, $500, no insurance. ]. B. Niena.
Der, Tailor on the first floor, loss $I5, 1000,
fully insured. Isaac Flley, shirt manufac-
turer,loss $500; no insurance. M. A. West.
colt. boot and shoe dealer, loss "a 900;
no insurance. A. U. Hazen, merchant in
the corner Of The building, loss $4,000;
insured for $4,000. George Stackhouse,
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TWO WEEKS LATER FROM CALI.
FOkNIA. alt $r6io
NEw YoRK Inlv If8.

New YORK, July f8.
The steamer Brother Jonathan, from
Chagres, July 11th, arrived last night with
238 passengers and $405.00O in gold
Advfces from San Francisco are to the
18th Of June, when the most of the burnt
district had been rebuilt. Business gener-
ally stagnant, and prices below the rates
previous to the fire The markets wore
overstocked for all staples. 'ae@sH'ae
News from the mining districts con-
TRUE favorable. Many new and valusbls
discoveries have been made. paa gs8
A Sidney convict was arrested at San
Francisco on the 10th, in the act Of steal
ing safe He was Immediately tried by
a committee Of 200 citizens and hung on
the Plaza at night. Numerous incendiary
attempts have been made to destroy tho
city. The Indians in the southern Sec
tion Of the State continue to give much
trouble. The agricultural prospects ofths
country are good. Weather has been
fine. a5'a ,isgeiss ssai sAw
McMannis, one of the Irish patriots, had
escaped from New South WaIes and rar.
rived at San Francisco where he was
warmly received. Smith O'Brien and 9TH.
er Irish exiles made an unsuccessful effort
to escape at the same time. Adyices re.
ceived from Astoria. Oregon, are 10 the
18th Of May. Gen. Lane had been elect-
ed delegate to Congress. Crops looked
remarkably well. f'TeF s4 \ ssEsste
Such had been the increase Of crime in
San Francieco and "a ~ . dnc,,s%> Ok
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general, to say, that no address so,hastily
and carelessly prepared as the one 70
which your note refers, should ever be per-
mitted to appear in public print. Allow
me, gentlemen, to express to you my un.
feigned thanks for this token ot your high
appreciation, and believe me.
Yours sincerely,
A. ]. YEATER.
To Messrs. HENrHoRN, M. d.
J Boise, M. D.
w. CLINE others.
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Senator, Representative and Judge for
Morgan and returned to the clark of that
county, and the same for Guernsey and
Nionroel If SO the difficulty and labor Is
very apparent. and the Judges in such
township will be under the necessity Of
taking great care, and must know or in
quire the residence of each elector, or
manifest trouble and confusion will ensue.
And further-suppose the place of voting
in such township is in territory originally
belonging 70 Morgan. will the electors 60
ing from territory originally belonging to
Guernsey and Monroe be entitled to vote
there for Senator, &c, or will their votes
be legal if cast there, and the return made
to the clerks in Guernsey and Monroe by
Judge who perhaps never was resident
of either county?
The law creating the new county Of No
BILE took &c square miles from Washington
county and attached them to Monroe.
Will the electors in that territory vote in
Monroe county. or will the clause, New
Constitution Article XI, Section 10. last
clause,) which reads: SAN territory be.
longing to county at the time Of any
apportionment shall, as to the right OF rep
resentation and suffrage, remain an inte-
gral part thereof, during the decennial pe-
riod;" will this clause, repeat, compel
the electors Of that territory to vote with
Washington county? 1t is claimed that it
will not. for the reason that as the New
Constitution does not take effect until the
first of September next. that territory was
not can integral part' of Washington
county at the time of the apportionment.
For this same reason it is, by some, urged
that Noble county will be entitled to sep
arate representative under the first clause
of Section 2, Article XI, which reads:-
"Erery county, having a population equal
to one half oil said ratio, shall be entitled
to one representative" &C.; but Section
10. of the same Article. provides that "for
the first ten years, after the year 1851, the
apportionment Of representatives shall be
as provided in the Schedule" &c, and
the Schedule does not provide for new
counties, but says. (Sec. l9,) "The aP-
portionment Tor the House Of Represen-
tatives, during the first decennial period
under this constitution, shall be as fol-
lows" naming the counties entitled to
Representatives.
Article XII, Sections /, and 10, and
Article XVI, Section 10, contain all the
provisions on this subject that have no.
tced The first session of the Legisla-
ture will remedy the evil, as far as Judi
cial Districts are concerned, by virtue Of
the provisions contained IN Article XII,
Section l3.
Answers to the interrogatores propound-
ed in the forgoing will confer great favor
on the people Of this part of the State.
Very Respectfully,
Your Ob't. Servt
JAS. R. MORRIS.
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DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE

There will be meeting Of the Demo.
cratic Central Committee for Monroe
County, in Woods6eld, on Thursday the
Slst day Of July. A fun attendance Is
earnestly solicited, as business OF import
ancs will come before the committee.
The following is list of the names Of
the committee, appointed by the last Coun'
, fy Convention: ags.t
Thomas Mcmahon, John L. Henthorn,
Jas. &. Morris, F. M. Mason. Luther
Headley, John Reed, Frederick Myers,
James Wiitsn, Samuel Mcclure, Jacob
fisher, Isaac Slime, ]. B. C. Harris.
John Harland, Job Philips. Thomas Grif
fth. Jacob Tschappat, James Watson.
VIM. Tracy, T. A. Way, and Stephen
Conger.
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H Our exchanges say that an eclipse
of the Sun will occur on the 28th instant.
visible throughout most of the United
States. 1t will be first seen in Baltimore
at 80 minutes past 7 o'clock A. NJ. and
continue till 53 minutes past 8 o'clock.
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0a 0TJ. w. Okey authorizes us 10 say,
in answer 10 the communication Of "a
Voter" in our paper Of last week. that he
will not be candidate for Clerk Of the
Court.
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BAREsvILLE, July s, 1851.

Mr.. A. j. Esteemed Sir: The
undersigned having listened with pleasure
to your Address, delivered on yesterday,
to the Sabbath School Convention, assem-.
bled in this place, and believing it would
be read with pleasure and profit by those
who had not the opportunity ofhearing it,
therefore, most respectfully solicit copy
for publication. Yours with the highest
consideration, s9
N. E. HENTHORN,
j. BOISE, M w. CLINE, "a
J. A. LANKERD, w. d. HAVELY,
A. BARE, S. W. NOLL,
JOS. BARE, JACOB BARE.
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at Otr The following candidates are an.
nounced in the last Guernsey JeAersonian:
M. Castor, Esq, for District Judge; for
Senator, Judge Reed, John Ferguson,
Samuel F. Armstrong and John Kennon.
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Or The late arrivals from Oregon via
California, bring the intelligence OF the
election Of Gen. Lane as delegate to Con-
.gress. ar
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CHOLERA.

From all the verbal reports we have re-
ceived from Harrietsvle, Noble county,
(formerly in this county, we are forced to
believe that the Cholera has been prevail.
ing there and in that neighborhood to a
very considerable extent. Several deaths
have already occurred-the names we are
unable to give.
If we have not been misinformeG some
eight or ten deaths have already occurred.
DR.. F. M. Mason had very violent at
tack some days since, from which he, in
great measure, had recovered; but on
Saturday night last he was taken with a
relapse, and we have not heard from him
since.
P. S. One of our Physicians, (Dr.
Smith, has just returned from Harriets-
vile, and reports DR.. Mason much better.
Some seven families are reported to
have left Harrietsville on yesterday.
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BAREsvILLE, o. !
Saturday Evening. July s. (

Gentlemen:-Your very flattering note,
of this date, soliciting copy Of my re-
marks made on yesterday to your Sabbath
School Convention, is before me. ! owe
II 10 truth, and my rsspectfor society in
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NEW coUNrY-MANNER OF VOTING.

NEW COUNTY-MANNER OF VOTING.
Below will be found letter addressed
by US to Hon. J. MCCORMICK, Attorney
General, propounding certain questions
relative to the manner of voting for Sena-
tor. Representative and Judge-in that
territory taken from Monroe county, and
now included in the new county of
Noble, and also as to the territory taken
from Washington and attached to Monroe.
II would seem from the closing para
graph of the Attorney Generals letter that
the electors in the territory taken from
Washington and attached to Monroe will
still vote in Washington county for Sena-
tor, Representative and Judge.
We still think there is this difficulty. II
we are not mistaken, whole townships, ia.
ken from Monroe and now included in
Noble, have been blotted out, or rather or
ganized into new ones, and if the electors
would undertake to ego to the place Of
voting in the proper township Of the coun-
ty from which they were originally taken,'
it would be very hard for them to find it.
OFFICE OF THE SPIRIT OF DEMocRAcy.(
Woodsfeld, o., July IA. 1851. J
HON. J. McCoRMIcK-Dear. Sir:-Ihe
erection of the new county Of Noble, al
ter the adjournment of the Constitutional
Convention, will necessarily occasion con-
siderable trouble and difficulty in our fall
elections-at least for Senator, Represen-
,atve and District Judge.
In no place in the New Constitution is
provision made for giving new counties
separate representation for the ensuing ten
years-at least none to which can now
turn. That they are entitled to be repre-
sented is indisputable. and the question
arises in what wayl The answer would
seem to be that the electors in that terrific
nv taken from Monroe and now included
in Noble should vote for the Senator. Rep.
resentatve and Judge along with Monroe
as if no division had been made, and so
of the territory taken from the other old
counties. But there is this difficulty. How
are the returns or poll books to be kept and
10 whom returned! This question could
be answered by directing separate returns
tor poll books to be kept in the territory de-
tached and returned to the several clerks
Of the old counties. This could be easily
done if the several townships had been
suffered to retain their old boundary lines,
40 that there would have been no dispute
as'to the correctness of the returns. But
some Of the townships, as now organized,
in the new county, include territory for
merly belonging to two counties, and one
township. ! believe, includes territory for.
merly belonging to three. Now suppose
I one Of the new townships in Noble county
Z is composed of parts Of townships from
Morgan, Guernsey and Monroe counties,
viii four separate poll books have to be
!. kept in that township-one for State and
: County officers for Noble county, and re-
furned to the clerk. Of that county; one for
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0TTrue bills have been returned by
the Grand Jury, in Washington city,
against two brothers, Gardiners, for per-
jury, in swearing through claims before the
committee on Mexican claims. The claim
is said to be in the neighborhood Of half a
million Of dollars. One Of the brothers
has been admitted to bail in the sum Of
$4,000. That is not much for man who
can command his tens Of thousands. We
predict the case will never come to a
hearing. W 's y w l' 'ps
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or A fatal case Of Cholera occurred in
Marietta on Saturday last.
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the salaiies on the road and the interest en- capital
remain the same whether the tonnage be transported
halt its length OF the whole. Again, suppose
locomotive TO start from the end of the road
with full load and another with a smailportlon OF
load, to be completed by adding car at each de-
pot it passes. In each the locomotive and the
men employed would be the same and the oAlyitems
OF expense incurred by the first engine in addition TO
that sustained by the other would be small amount
of fuel and oil, and the and tear due to each
additional car for the increased distance ithad TO run
And lastly, the tonnage over the shorter distances to
reach market will bear much higher rate of charge
per mile than that which had TO be transported over
the longer distance.
55It should be borne in mind that the great staples of
the country, raSersed by this road must be meat and
breadsuffs 10 regulating the charges these ilems
be taken that they sho ud be allowed TO meet
the productions of other pars Of the United States,
an equal footing in foreign markets. They must leave
the capes OF Virginia, and with no greater transit
charges on them than have to be borne by the same
articles, leaving the harbors of Boston and lew ERIK
This can be done. Nor is this ALL the grain OF South
Western Virginia, must meet that which Is shipped
from the ports the Baltic in the markets OF England.
would soon outstrp the demand. Hence the necessity
for charging low reights on them, aud thus bringing
into all foreign markets. on an equal footing with the
projections Of other food exporting countries.
With these reflections, tariff of ireghts the lead
ing arucles OF commerce Is submitted. 1t is believed
that every item in this tariff will be reduced at
ly day. and by adopting it, the public will only have
an assurance that these rates will not be exceeded 1t
is believed that this assurance will have good effect,
adopted, and require this tangible evidence Of the fact.
All which is respectfully submitted.
CHAS. F. M. GARRETT,
Chief Engineer.
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SOUTH-SIDE RAILROAD.

The Petersburg Inteigencer notices the last annua
exhibit of the affairs of this enterprise, follows
According to the second annual report of the
South Side Railroad Company, which has re-
Gently been published, the concerns OF that cor
poraton are In very satisfactory conditlon. The
meeting of Observation-Disclosures held the 18th OF
November, at which time, according to the Presl-
dents statements, submitted on the occasion, the
whole line between Petersburg and Lynchburg with
the exception of % miles the last named town.
was under contract, and the work progressing at all
points IN the most active The first division
extending from Petersburg to the junction OF the
Richmond and Danvllle Railroad is very nearly COM
pleted-and is expected be fully 80 early in March
-25 miles OF the track had then been laid and was in
running order-since which time several miles more
have been laid. AS soon the Depot in this city
and on the road can be made ready for the receipts
OF produce and the convenience OF passengers, the
business will be regularly conducted, and a large
amount of it will be realized
The report contains detailed and interesting notice
OF all the various branches of The work, and we
cannot do to-day than to refer to it in general
terms.
The management OF the road under the direction OF
its energetic and faithful President, VIM Pannill, Esq.
has been such as 10 meet the approval OF all interested
in it; whilst the Chief and Assistant Engineers and the
Contractors have discharged their respective duties
with ability and fidelity.
We congratulate citizens at the prospect which
is now presented of being in connection, in the
OF two years, with Lynchburg and the Southwestern
road when our OF prosperity will be- rapid, and
when our heavy OUTLAWS will come back to US with a
splendid profit
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-12-12
LETTER FROM MkXICO.
Correspondence of the Pcayune.l

CITY OF Mexico, Nov. IL, 1851.
EDS PIc-Since my last Congress here has done
little but to oppose the present Administration, and if
possible, make Gen. Ar!stas position more and more
embarrassing. The border revolution has served to
keep alive bad feelings, and awaken dstrust in regard
to The future course oil the United States Government
The question is often asked, When shall we look for
another invasion from the North by the Yankees? 1t
is, however, reported that the outbreak is at
end, at least Tor the present. in Matamoros.
Gov. Letcher and Geo. w. Slosum, Esq, United
States Agent sent out to make inquiries in regard to
fraudulent claims, arrived tile 9th ult. Mr. Letcher
received hearty welcome by his friends in this city.
President Arsta sent his carriage and body guard
era leagues to receive him the day of his arrival
We hear but little said now about Tehuantepec, but
still think the grant will be made by the Congress
winch Will soon meet though the chances rather
against it at this time The rains have been very
heavy during the summer, but are now over, and tn
weather is delightful.
We had, on the evening of the 9th and morning OF
the 9th inst two shocks OF earthquake. which las
ted, however buta shoi tine, and did but little dam
age except to the aqueducts which supply the city
with wafer.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-12-12
TILT, ELECTIONS.

Our readers will excuse US, we are sure, from
the task of plying them with editorials, whilst
we are absolutely immersed in election returns,
and very unpromising ones to boot. The new
system of popular electious throws upon editors
a most onerous duty, by reason of the great num-
bsr of candidates, and the imperfecton of the
reportsreceived from many fthe counties. As
the roadest mode of showing the complexion of
the intelligence that has reached us, we subioin
BILE giving the gains to each party in the vote
for Governor, as compared with the Presidential
vote of 1848. Our Wing friends will regret to
discover that the Wing leg of this table is lamen-
tahv short.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-12-12


THE SiCKLY SEASOS There are some
diseases that visit us at stated OF the year, and
which not un'requently become alafmingly fatal du
ring the summer and autumn months, especially TO the
young: tits supposed seventy thousand die annually
from arrangements of the Stomach and Bowels alone
Does every feeling oil our become enlisted in
the humane desire to lessen this ightiul mortality!
are we not bound by every principle Of religion to ad
minlster reiet when in our power! BRANDRETHS
PILLS, By cleansing the blood from all impuretes
gives power to every organ TO perform ts functions
heathy, no matter whether externally or internally
situated Nature has formed the bowels for the evacus
alton Of all unhealthy humours of the b cd, and if
man would but use common sense he woudtake care
they perform this office faithfully. If the bowels are
out of order if too slow or 100 active few doses OF
Baandreih's Pills will bring them to order. Ask the
man that dying from cohstpated bowels what
cured him; he tells you, Brandreth's Pills Ask him
who has had the dyssenery for six months and every
remedy had failed; he will tell you that Brandreh's lis
cured him IN a week So with tevers, chs. and other
diseases: In word, Brapdreth's Pills. you ara
SICK and desire to be wel-and them occasions ally
when WELL TO keep off sickness.
For sale by M. BRANCH
NO. East Main street, corner opposite Old Market,
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CHIEF ENGINEERS REPORT.
ExalNEER's OFFIcs, Va. & TENN. RAtLRoAp,(
Nov. 25th, 1851. !
To tie President and Directors Va. q. Tenn.
Railroad Company.
lCoNcLUDEDl
1t seems, therefore, that though the Central Road
may be valuable as a local work, and mav in that
light, deserve The patronage OF the State, there be
no question the best route, from the valley OF
New River TO Rlchmoud bsing through the Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad. This question, after all is
OF far greater importance TO the State at large, and
especially to Tide Water and the country between the
mouth OF Greeubrle and the Oao river, than it 10
the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company. These
distant sections of the State have dep and vital in-
terest in securing their unioa by the most certain and
eiicleut method that can be adopted.
To complete this scheme, the road from Petersburg
TO Norfolk should be finished. Then the road should
be extended down the Valley OF the Kanawha to
point below the mouth of Coal Rver-thence one
branch should extend to the mouth OF the kanawha,
continuing across the Ohio river to Chlicohe, where
it would interssct the great Cincinnati and Belpre
road. Another bran ,h should go to Guayandote and
be extended to meet the line OF roads running from
Louisville, through Frankfort in that direction
Ithas been asserted that railroad from Cincona-
ii to Richmond could not compete with the Baltimore
and Ohio road. because the latter is the shortest by
few miles Inc distance from Cincinnati, by way OF
Parkersburg and the Railroad to Baltimore, is $50
miles. The distance, by the Virginia Central read to
Richmond, Is 500 mes;-by the Virginia and Iennes-
d. shown, the distance II miles less. lea
wing only l24 miles in favor of Baltimore. 1t we ap-
ply to this the rule generally used Tor assigning TO
certain amount OF accents and descents on road,
their equivalent in distance, will find the route by
Lvnchburg TO be very greatly the shortest. On the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad there is continuous
grade ~ miles long, OF l6 feet per mile There are
many other grades that road less than this, but still
much higher than those the Virginia and Tennessee
railroad On this road, before stated. the limits are
go feet per ue in one direction, and IS feet in the
other. This would give incalculabe advantage TO
our line. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Compa-
ny have tried to o5viate the difficulty of these high
grades by the Of heavy engines which crushed their
track rapidly. The laws of gravity stubborn
facts which can neither be removed or overcome
Other things being equal the expense of transportation
on road will be in proportion that road approaches
departs from level. To give clear idea Of the
rapid decrease OF the effective power OF locomotive
as the grade increases, the following table is given
can be drawn BY a twenty fourton engine, with eigh
driving wheels, an different grades, from level to lz(
#. Der mile.