The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-11-20
LETTER FROM CINCINNATI.
The Weather, River. Trade, Ac.-Dr. kinkel and the
German Patriots-Complete Vote In Ohio.
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LETTER FROM CINCINNATI
The Weather, River. Trade, Ac.-Dr. Kinkel and the
German Patrio,s-Comple,e Vote In Ohio.
CINCINNATI, Nouembcr 49, 1851.
To Tie Editor of the National Era:
Throughout the West we have had this year
an unusually dry summer and autumn. and
the hopes of heavy rains, so ardcntlv longed for
by our merchants to bring the river up high
enough to float away the heavy stocks of goods
accumulating in their warehouses have not
vet been realized From the meteorological
observations made here it appears that the
whole amount of rain at Cincinnati since the
commencement of the year is only twentv-six
inches. which is about two-thirds the average
amount for the same period in the last seven
teen years. The farmers have suffered for
months past from the drouth and weeks
steady and general rain along the Ohio and its
tributaries. though it would not be as useful to
them as it would have been two months since.
would yet be hailed with universal satisfaction
The Ohio has not been quite as low since the
summer of 1889, which was a remarkably dry
one. as | well remember, and the drouth, like
the present long continued a general rise not
taking place until late in November The sand
bars have been conspicuous for some months
and navigation only possible for the smallest
class of boats. There is now but four feet of
water in the channel from this place to Louis
vile. and three-and-a-half feet at Pittsburgh
and all prospects of general rise have van
ishcd tor the present.
A large amount of -four and other produce
is in store here, ready for shipment; and the
lard OIL and stearine manufacturers make great
complaints. the stocks for expectation having
accumulated until their rooms are full. and
themselves more or less embarrassed for want
of some speedy returns G the "needful for
their outlay. One of the consequences of the
low water is a scarcity of coal and wood and
high prices which are felt to be oppressive by
those who have not the means of laying in
their supply of fuel in the summer. when it is
cheap. The price for loughiogheny is 20
cents. and for Pomcroy 16, and tending up
wards. The usual price here for the best coal
is l2 cents a busheL Unless the river rises
s'-r,, so may expect worse STATE OF things
among rho poor, who, even whel G,el is nj iair
* - ~ -, bop c...& @-::>St,y ~
from their doors.
The pork season has commenced but only
from four to five thousand head of hogs have
rs yet been cut up and the work can hardly
be said to have set in vigorously, Buyers are
holding of. and the prospects for a large bust
ness cannot yet be predicted with any GER
tainty
DR. Kinkel the German patriot arrived here
ten or twelve days since and was received with
much enthusiasm by the German citizens. and
others sympathizing in his projects. A torch
light sprocesson was gotten up, numbering Il
thousand or more, and these, with large as
sembly besides, were addressed from the door
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on the subject of German republcansm. A
week ago II public meeting was held ut the
Mayors office Mayor Taylor presiding which
was addressed by DR. kinkel, w NJ Cory
Judge Read and others and ON Saturday II
mass meeting" was held at the Mechanics
Institute. of which Judge Warden was Chair
man, and Judge Mathews and Sheriff Smith
Vice Presidents. at which the plan of the pro-
posed National German Loan was fully ex-
planned and advocated The resolutions IRE
ported by Mr. Corry) 20 all lengths for +" fra
ternal intervention -" the right the duty. and
the interest of the United States to interfere in
European politics Judge Warden stated that
he must not he considered rs endorsing all the
sentiments of the resolutions. They were Ger
tainly strong enough to please the most ultra
of the friends of European repubcansm to be
lOunu among us.
The sympathizcrs with DIR. Kinkel seem to b,
almost exclusively of the Democratic party.
have yet to see the name of single Wing ap
pearing as taking an open part in favor of hi
objects though | am told that one or two e
some influence are in favor of them. Thu
Gazette, in a leading editorial, has taken mos
| decided grounds against our interference il
| European affairs, even so far rs to contribut,
to the proposed loan and seems to have "a,
great dread of compromising our neutralt,
with the monarchsts of Europe rs the Wing
leaders mt Washington. The Catholic Tcle-
graph" true ~ ever to all the impulses of its
religion comes out in II strain of ridiculc of
DIR. X, his projects, and all the efforts of Re-
publicans in Europe. This surprises nobody
as we all know that the Roman church, the
world over, has sympathzed from the first with
Austria and Prussia, and given all its influence
in favor of absoutism understand that Dr.
Kinkcl has succeeded in obtaining subscrip-
tons to his loan in this city to the amount of
$l5.000-a great part of it from Germans
We have, at length, the complete official re-
turns of the State election They show the
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