Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-02-04
CINCINNATI CORRESPONDENCE.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 81, 1854.

Dear Sir
The bridge over the Licking river,
opposite this city. connecting the flourish
Ing cities Of Newport and Coringtou, having
but just been taken of the contractors
hands, without testing its strength, fell down
while 10 head Of cattle were crossing over
Il seems the iron rods, which connect the
anchors aud the cables, broke on the New.
port side. They were made at Pittsburgh,
Of what is well known in Pennsylvania as
cold short iron and were large enough, had
they been Of coed material but when bro
ken showed large crystalizations at the
points of fracture and cross.g:ain. The
contrac, price was So, 800, and it will cost
some $40 900 or $4,000 more 10 rebuild.
The work is commenced. Singularly enough,
at one end Of the bridge was the WoreIl,
and a, the other the Licking Iron Works,
and one might have stood in the centre Of
the bridge aud seen the glare Of both, No
lives were lost.
The presence Of Bedni, the Lcsale Of his
Holiness Plus X, here, or elsewhere, created
great excitement. Whether he was the muir.
dercr Of Ugo Bassi, as alleged, or not, will
not decide bu, the German Freemen, an Or
ganiza,ion Of infdels, generally disaffecled
Roman Catholics, and wthal having great
sympathy with the priest-riAden Of other
climes. determined to give him a ,rrlcOmc, by
way Of burning his efigy aud making divers
other agreeable demonstrations. They would
doubtless have succeeded, but that the police
farce Of the city ''pitched in'' and stopped
the whole proceeding. A grand melee en-
sued, in which pistols were fired into the
u:armed procession of Freemen. Many
were wounded, one or two killed. Abou,
80 Of their number were arrested and nhu.
manly treated even after they were placed
in the clock up" Warrants have sinch beer
issued against the police officers and others
who were present. and the examination dis,
closes, glaringly, that The said police are
abou, the only monsters within the corpora.
tion lines. Several officers, together with
Judge Spooner, Of the Police Court, are
bound over to answer criminal charge
Surely the citizen has right make peaca-
Bile demonstrations Of disapprobation of any
man, and the attempt TO put this one down.
has been very generally condemned and that
right vindicaled. Many view it, as an at.
temp, on the part of the city authorities 10
court the influence Of Holy Mother Church,
as the Catholic vote in this city, is no despi.
sable element in the politics Of the corpora
tion. But will leave it 10 your readers to
determine whether the authorities Of thi:
city. have ouldone the trucking of the high
functiOnaries at Washington.
The new courthouse, although unfinished
is to-day, occupied by all the courts, in tenn.
porary rooms. 1t will be noble structure,
when completed, costing nearly one million
Of dollars. 1t is being built, not by contract,
but under the superintendent Of the County
Commissioners.
The river is now in fine boating ORDER
Coal is coming down. not only the river, but
in price. Goad qualities sell from ID 10 l6
cents per bushel.
see i; stated in one Of our morning pa
pers, tina, on Sunday and Sunday night, a
week ago, 100 coal-boats and 80 lives were
lost, on the river. How many thrilling in.
cilents doubtless occurred, equalled, perhaps,
only by the horrors Of the wreck Of the San
Francisco. Launching out in his frail boat,
constructed Of pine boards, and loaded down
some five or six feet deep, within few in.
chcs Of the top Of its sides, the coal boa;man
commits himself TO the terrible risks of his
long voyage. would as soon risk ths old
three months voyage on the Atlantic, or
commit myself to the hazards Of modern rail.
rods. There is bu, little difference.
Flour is 81 so per barrel, by retail, and
provisions Of all kinds are going up, in anti.
cipalion Of the opening Of a general war in
Europe, in the Spring. OHIO.