The southern press., 1852-01-17
General Summary.

The real and personal property in Georgetown,
is assessed at $2,3l9,I63
Western Texas, it is said, is preparing to ask
for admission into the Union as separate
State.
LOUISVILLE, JAM l3.--We learn from Colum-
bia, Tenn, that the mother of the late Elk. Pres
ident Polk died in that city yesterday of ape
plexy.
An application is about to be made to the
Virginia Legislature for the establishment of a
bank at Warrenton, on the free banking prnci-
pie.
Foote left New Orleans on the 9th inst, for
Jackson, Miss, where he was to be inaugurated
on the 9th.
A man named Brown, from North Carolina,
was recently murdered in Pamela county, Miss
by an unknown person.
The Legislature of Georgia has passed bill
prohibiting persons, not citizens of the United
States, from peddling in that State.
1t is not Miss Catherine Hayes who is in this
city, but another Miss Hayes, who accompanies
Miss Charlotte Cushman
The New Orleans Della attributes the decline
OF that city to the enormous tax imposed on
real and personal property.
The number of visitors to the Geological
Gardens, in London, during the last year, was
$4,000.
Two thousand four hundred buildings were
erected in New York last year, and three of
them, in the Fifth Avenue, cost $4,000 each.
The Frederick (Md.) Examiner states that
the sleighing is now excellent on all the roads
leading from that place, and is enjoyed heartily
by the old and young of both sexes
IL is stated that the British government en-.
tertains no views, whatever that can tn wart the
wishes Of this government in reference to the
ratification of the Tehuantepec treaty.
NEw ORLEANS, Jan. l3.-There was quite
fall Of snow Yesterday. II now lies 10 the depth
Of six inches on the ground. This is the first
time during the last twenty years that such
fall of snow has occurred here.
The price Of eggs per dozen In the Baltimore
markets range from as 10 IS cents per dozen.
This exorbitant charge is said to be justified by
some, who allege that the hens cannot, or will
not lay their eggs in such cold weather.
BosToN, Jan. l4.-The legislature to-day, in
convention Of both houses, elected eight coai-
tionists members of the governors council.
Hon. John II. Heard, the candidate from Suf.
folk county, was defeated on temperance
grounds.
The SoUTH WESTERN RAILROAD CoxvEx.
TIoS, which assembled at New Orleans, on the
9th inst, was attended by delegates from Louis
N,
Tennessee, Kentucky Virginia, Texas, Arkan.
sas. Ex-Governor Mouton, Of La, was chosen
president, and among the vice presidents were
VIM. NJ. BurnwelI and Jas. MDowell, Esq, OF
Va
COMET OBsERyED.-On Monday night
Encke's comet was observed at the National
Observatory in this city, by Mr.. Furguson,
through the large equatorial. The comet Is
described as a faint white nubula, with brlian.
cy capable Of bearing only the faintest llumina.
ton.
The winyah Is. c. Observer states that
shad have commenced running, the first this
season having been caught on Friday, and ex.
poets by the 9th inst, 10 have a supply in mar
ket, as three companies Of fishermen have
their nets and boats ready, and arc unusually
well prepared.
NEw YoRK, Jan. I4-The steamer Africa
sailed to-day with 80 passengers and 100000
in specie.
The buildings Nos. 90 and % Morris street
we're burnt this morning, aud two Irish children
persisted in the flames. A mother and her son
jumped from a window, and the former was
fatally injured.
The weather is intensely cold, and the bay Is
filed WITH ice The ferry boats cross with
great difficulty.
The WEATHER AND NAVIGATION AT NEw
YoRK.---It is said that the weather was colder
at New York on Monday night, then il has yet
been this winter, and the consequences Is. the
bay and rivers are again filed with large fields
Of ice On Tuesday morning, about 100 fore
and aft schooners were at anchor under the
beach outside the Hook.
Georgia is the third State in the Union in
the nun berof miles Of railroads within her bor-
ders, Massachusetts, being first and New York
second. II is the sixth State in the number Of
square miles Of territory the ninth in population
and the sixth In number Of cotton factories. In
the last particular she ranks first among South
ern States.
GEORGIA STATISTICAL correspondence ut
MilIedqeyilh Of the Savannah Georgisn, says
ain 1850, there were in the State $500 mer-
cbants, who owned 5000 slaves, 1929 $50 Of
real property, S53sl,l50 stock in trade, and
paid S37,765 taxes. The tax OF the State for
1890 was ss9i ,23S47."