The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-13

Domestic Miscellany.
The Msysville Eagle says Kentucky sends annually to
market thirty thousand mules, worth from to
$4,000,000.
German, named Matthias Kizinger keeper Of Ger
man boarding house. In Howard street Albany stabbed
himself the 9th Dstent, with u carving knife He
died in about twenty minutes.
John Clark keeper OF a boarding house and bar No.
~ Montgomery street Albany, hung himself by the
neck with handkerchief on the 9th instant, in his
cellar.
The WATERFOWL Jfeysonrn says that portions Of the
remains Of Hudson Haidock who burned at the fire
on the 9th instant have bsen found His father the
fret to make the discovery
Micbsel Bower of Canada was accidentally drowned
at Buffalo, on the 9th instant.
A child OF John Wheldon four months old, died in
Nantucket the It'll instant from njurissr sesived BY
burning The child left alone tied in chair. It's
clot hes caught fire. and the little sufferer paid for tho
criminal caressncss Of its mother.
Lloyd Mitchell living in Constitution street Baltimore,
died OF cholera on the eth inst and his wife died. Of this
same disease, on the 7th inst.
At Brunswick Glynn county, Georgia, no polls were
opened at the Presidential elecon being the opinion
Of the good people there that Of the candidates
worthy of support
Company A, I'd Regiment Of Light ARTILLERY, Major
Sedgwick commanding, left Old Point Comfort the
9th inst for Fort McHenry near Baltimore.
Oliver Graves, sged % Justin Morton, aged OIL. and
Condsr Morton brother OF Justin aged a. Of Whaely
Massachusetts, born the mouse, voted Tor
Gen Washington have voted at every Presidential cleo
tion since, including that Of the I'd inst.
valuable copper mine is said to have been recently
discovered, near Culpcpper Court House, Va.
Chatham county Georgia at the late election contri
buted $500 to the Washington Monument Fund-an
average Of "a cents for each voter.
funeral procession in homo. Of Daniel Webster will
take place at Syracuse. on saturday, the 18th inst
The barn of DR. William Persons Of Windsor Conn was
burnt November together with several tons Of tobacco
six tons Of hay &C. and ON the 7th, the barn Of Mr.
o. LOOMS, situated the above. burnt together
with quantity Of hay Sc Both Of these barns were
doubleday fred by incendiaries.
ffost is reported to have occurred in South
Carolina and Georgia. on Monday last.
The Mississippi Flag advocates Gen. Toots for u S.
Senator
TIE citize ms Of Chsrlestown have decided to join with
Boston in celebrating the obeques In honor OF Daniel
Webster
We regret to learn that George w. wheeler Of Painss
VILE killed the 9th inst by the falling ofa tree
while in the woods hunting He about twenty three
years old
Conn much injured at the Mansfield station OF
the New London railroad, the 9th inst that he died
next day.
Amsn and his wife, named Kirey shot and dan.
gerousy wounded by named Cooley, Q: Cleveland,
Ohio, on the 9th inst. The shooting occurred during
quarrel, which commenced between the wives Of the
Mr. Alopzo Reed one OF the pIoprs.ors Of the United
States Hotel at Newburg died at Hornesyille tho
9th inst. he his route Dunkirk the New
York and Erie Railroad.
Incidents OF the Election.
CROPS IN ARKANSAS The Camden, Ark, Ira
rie, says that the wings in that section have not
The crop, it is thong will far exceed that of last
year.
A GALLANT WHIG.-The following bet was made
afew days before the Presidential election, between
whig and democrat, boarding in Arch street.
Philadelphia:-The loser to purchase. saw, and
carry into the chamber Of the winner, half cord Of
good hickory wood; fawing to commence at three
o'clock, p. NJ, in front of the house,
At the late election in BeDzinger township, Elk
King, and not one for Scott and Graham.
CHANGED Hrs MIND The Buffalo Courier learns,
on questionable authority, that General Scott
don't think so much of that " rich Irish brogus in
Ohio, as he did some few days ago. He says he
" don't care . cuss how wet and muddy tho Clevs-
land people get after this "
The whig, vote has been doubled at the Balise,
it was one vote--this year it rolls up two
CINCINNATI The following brief sketch of the
early history Of Cincinnati, we clip from the Nom
yarea:Ths city now about sixty -four years old.
Some Som time between October, I7s7, and January
contract with the Treasury Board of the United
States on behalf Of himself and associates for the
lands lying between the two Miami rivers bound.
ed on the south BY the Ohio river, and running
north so far to include one million acres. OF this
purchase Symmes sold to Matthias Denman six
hundred and forty acres, lying opposite Licking
river, on which Cincinnati is now principally built,
for forty nine dollars. About the tcath of Septem-
Der, 17eS, party met the site of the city, and
made plat Of the incipient town On the 10Th Of
December, l7SS, the first landing Of the immigrants
for the settlement. was made, and in January 1889,
the streets were surveyed and named in that part Of
the town lying between Broadway and Western
Row During this year several log houses. and one
frame house were built, and some Of the out lots,
all OF which were north Of Seventh street, g were
cleared" The legal title to the grounds on which
the town was built being still in Symmes, the pa
tentee, all the deeds for the original in and out
lots we're made by him. In 1870, the lots on frac-
tional sections number IL laid cut by the pa
tenteo, and the "a of March, 1908, the roserva-
tion around Fort Washington was sold in lots by
the surveyor general of the Northwestern territory,
und the direction Of tho Secretary Of the Treasury
Between the fret and tenth of January, 1850, the
name was changed from Losantiville (Which it had
been at FIRST christened) to Cincinnati. Such is a
brief sketch of the early history Of the Queen City
OF the West. What a contrast she now presents
to the struggling log built village Of sixty years
ago
Mr.. WEBsTER's NARROW EscApEs-Mr Bsrs.ow,
the Mayor Of Providence, in some remarks on the
death Of Mr.. Webster, MADE the following interest
ing statements:-He also recognized God in His
Providence. Who does not remember, after the sad
catastrophe of the steamer Atlantic Of his rising in
bis seat in the American Senate, AMI recording
there three providential delverances from msand-
ing dea,h. The first have forgotten: The second
was on the occasion Of the loss of the Lexington.
lie was in New York, and had engaged his pas
sage home in her, and, if mistake not went to the
boat, but was led, for como cause which then ap-
peared slight, to change his mind. He went back
to his hotel, and lis life saved The third was
on that fatal Thanksgiving eve whom the Atlantic
was lost. He was on his way to Washington, and
had taken passage in her at Norwich. When the
boat touched at New London, he deemed it unwise
to proceed in such gale But, it was replied, that
the beat is new and atauncb, aud never has stopped
for wind or weather. il is the storm line" He
went shore, and in half an hour an event oc-
CURED which left that strong boat to the mercy Of
the winds and waves, and sent mourning through
the land.
FIRE AT CHICAGO, Ill About one o'clock this
morning fire broke out in the frame building adj
joining Burham's livery stable, on Market street.
hetHeen Randnlnh and Washington streets. The