Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-01-03

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Pryor, Esq, has disposed of his interest in this
Journal to Messrs. A. D. Banks and J. r. Lew
elen,by whom it will be hereafter conducted.
HEAR THE CoMMERCIAL.--The Cincinnati
Commercal has discovered another romantic af
fair Which OF course was obtained by no other
paper. The Commercial is prolific in tales of
the marvellous.
A young gentleman who left this civ soma
three or four years since, to travel in ..foreiop
parts was very much attached to lady, whom,
on the eve OF his departure. he married. that the
hymenlal Knot might preserve her to his absorb
ing love. lie returned last week. and found her
welded TO another, and the mother of a child
months old. What singular compounds are some
women! There are many more Paulines upon
the stage than in actual life.
ACRES OF PoRK.-A correspondent of the
Louisville Courier says that in East Louisville
the five extensive pork houses have five or six
acres OF barreed pork, piled up three tiers high
In open lots. There not less than six acres.
winch would make sixteen of barrels if
laid side by side. exclusive of lard in barrels
and pork bulked down in the five pork houses.
sheds, &c Besides the above slaughtered hogs.
there are five or six acres of live hogs in pens
STEAM ON THE Rio DE PLATA-The enterprise of
o
introducing steam the head waters of the La PLATA
where, from the riches of the country and its extrao
binary resources, valuable trade may be expected to
spriLG up The first steamer of the United States and
Paraguay Steam Navigation Company is advertised to
leave New York in short time
New YORK BANKs.-Some excitement has beenoc-
casinned at New York, by the refusal OF the Metropo-
tan Bank receive the bills of the farmers Bank o.
ond aga coan y and Merchants and Mechanics Bank at
Oswego. There FIJI 900 OF the bills of these Two
banks issued by the bank department has ed upon l02
900 OF Government aud N. York State Stocks The
balance OF deposits as secur les, consists of mortgages
on lands in Holland, Erie county, 10 apach there IL n s
pnted tile. There will probably be loss to the bnl
no der Of nearly 40 per These tw INKS belong
to c ass of end vidual banks ostered by the general
banking law of tbs S ae-owned in maAy instances nv
brokers III Wall street
the 18Th ut gives the following The receipts of hogs
for the week:
Dy hlSei 3 II g.
BY Can, and Railways. ..................l 6 459
rhiough Toll Gates. 5iI
From Kentucky. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 700.
Slaughtered in Cnvinson. SOC,
Slaughtered at PlanviIle ana Madsohville. 300,
Total for The week. ..........36 ,2sS
Previously reported. Experimentation. a96 l54
10 same date last year. 232 500
10 tme date IN 1850. .....,,,,... 26h oS5
II should hf horne in m nd that the season this year
commenced much earlier than in 1851.
MI. New YORK, Ian /, 1853.
This being New Years day. all business is suspended
Persons are bas engaged making and passing the
compliments OF the season, such manner and form az
New Y orkers are stoned to do.
PHILADELPHIA January 1--P. NJ.
BUSINESS to day is quiet-very little doing. Many per-
sons are keeping holiday. The banks are closed Quite
hnmp roi calls are being made and the compime of
the passed.
Breadstufs are dull.