The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-08-22
COVINGTON EEWs.


WHEAT TRADE IN OUR CITY.--Aecording to
some data we have been enabled to. procure within
the past week, wearencned to believe that Coving-
ton Is really acquiring considerable importance
as a wheat mart, and that the best grain In tho
United States is raised 10 Kentucky, and finds
market here. Iti within our remembrance, before
the Covington and Lexington Railroad went into
operation, when the whole wheat trade in our city
was embraced In the small amount brought here in
wagons, and at that time the entire business was
done by one or two houses Theopening of the above
Railroad created a new era in our wheat trade.
Previous to that period the farmers in the counties
Immediately surrounding us turned their attention
to the cultivation Of tobacco and hemp, which was
then easiest brou ght in market, but since they
afforded better medium to get their products to
market, they have turned their attention to the
growing OF wheat as much more profitable article.
As we are now situated, the crops of wheat of
the Counties of Jessamine Clark, Pendleton, Harri
son. Bourbon, Grant, Boone and Madison, find thu ir
way to our city chiefly by railroad, and always finds
ready sale at the highest prices. The white wheat
raised in those counties appear to be in greater de-
mand In the eastern markets than any other grown
In theUnited States. In the New York market, at
the latest dates, the quotations were, for white
Michigan wheat 81 02 per bushel, and for Kentucky
white 81 49, the preference being 43 cents in favor of
the latter. At tho present time the dealers In Gov
ington Messrs. John Todd, S. Reynolds & Son. 8.
I. Rion & Son, John Mackoy, r. W. Cooper, Howe s.
Spilman, Lewis Hord Co., FL. L. Boswell, Reynolds
& Lair, ]. q. Thomas, John B. Casey and A. Prague,
each of whom have excellent warehouses, and who
are constantly buying and selling. We expect that
the Covington wheat mart has ACTUALLY become one
of the most importantin the West.
ACCUSED OF STEALING ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARs.-A day or two ago, boarder in house on the
corner of Russell and Sixth streets, missed sum OF
money amounting to one hundred dollars, in round
figures, and suspicion aighted upon fellow boarter
by the name Of Stubbs At the losers suggestion
Stubs was arrested and taken before the Mayor
Court, on Saturday morning last, for examination.
His Honor upon hearing the evidence, was of the
opinion that case was not made out against the de-.
fendant, and he was discharged.
SUIT Nor COMMENCED.-0ne of the Cincin-
natl papers stated short time ago that suit had
been brought for Davidsons heirs VS.. Southg gates
heirs to recover one hundred and forty acres of land
in the ctyof Covngton. It appears the suit has not
yet been commenced, but that Messrs. Wall & Car.
Isle arc about to for the land The grounds fol-
he suit are. that many years ago Davidson made q
| mortgage TO r. Southgate, conveying the land in
question, and that Soutbgate took possession, but
never foreclosed his mortgage. 1t is now proposed
that the parties bring the money into Court pay of
the mortgage and take the land; but how the sui
will terminate, is difficult tc, say.
| SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN MAD.-The dwell
ers upon Madson.streetw were, on Saturday morning
startled by theory of mad dog" and, upon rushing
their doors, saw one, supposed to be rabid, running
down the street. He snapped at every thing HI
passed, but wo understand that no one was bitten
He was killed on the corner Of Madison and Fourth
streets.
Would WHIP HIS WIFE.-The Police ar
rested a man, on Saturday morning, named Danie
Holey, accused of severely beating his wife-a helm
GUS crime in Covington. He was examined befor
the Mayor, and, the proof being sufficient, he wa
fined seventeen dollars He was also held to bail il
the sum of fifty dollars, to keep the peace for on
| year.