Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-01-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

SALE OF a VALUABLE COPPER MINE The "Adyen-
ture copper mine. with all its appurenances was sold BY
auction at Pittsburgh Tuesday The mine is situated in
he comfy Of ontonogan Michigan, and is regarded a.
very valuable property consisting Of eight hundred acres Of
land, with large amount of valuable improvements In
GLIDING machinery &c 1t was purchased by d. Charles
and Thomas + Mason for the of 000 one fourth
cash.
THE CHICAGO Provision TRADE The Chicago Tr-
bune of the 18th that the previtu day was probably
the busiest day city in the rovsoa mari at
Ia bulk and box meats alone no less than four million
pounds changed hands besides several thousand packages
pork lard, etc
CURE FOR FaosTRTE Raw cotton ADD castor oil
have restored frost bitten limbs when amputaton was
said TO be iBfallibe.
A NAPOLEON ron MEXICO The Paris Patrie Of Ds
cember % says Prince Napoleon Bonapare son of The
Prince Canine has Just entered the Foreign Legion with
the rank of captain. This regiment now in Algeria, il
destined for Mexico The Prince here named s of Bona
parte blood from both of his His father the
son Of Lucien Bonaparte and his mother tho dAugh
ter of Joseph Bonaparte. He born in 1882 and ID
married to daughter Of the Roman Prince Ruspoli
CHICAGO AS LUMBER MARKET.--The total receipts
Of lumber by lake at Chicago during the year 1863
393O74 s82 feet These largely in excess of the
ceps Of the year before and do not Include the receipts
by railroad which considerable The Journal says
the pact has the most prosperous lumber ever
known the West and the prices have been higher also
than ever before
WHAT 1T EouMs.-Tbe aggregate steam power Of
equal to 400 600 This force that IL adding
TO the wealth of modern society in greater degree than
any power which has existed the foundation Of the
world The power of steam makes England with a pop
naton Of only 1000 000 produce wealth on The
labor Of population twenty times that amount.
PAYMENT OF DAMAGEs.--The damage to the Cumber-
land Valley railroad during the late invasion of Pennsy
vans is given at $53 $685. of which the Government has
paid $23799 To the Franklin branch the damages az
sessed are $l49l6, Of which the Government has
paid $l,055.
SINGULAR DEATH or AN ENGINEER After the late
severe snowstorm at the West engineer Of train upon
the Racine and Mississippi railroad, while attempting to
force bis ranthrough ahuge bank was thrown from
the cab OF the engine into the bank and buried the
seven eight feet When his disappearance was dis
covered search and his body recovered but life
was extinct He died from snaocation.
PRISONERS IN ILLINOIS There fifteen thousand
rebel prisoners in Illinois, most Of whom confined at
Camp Douglas Three Of them we're shot while attempt
ing to escape last week
PoRK Packing N THE WEsT.--AccordinR to the fa-
uf the CINCINNATI Price Current the whole number
Of hogs packed up to the 9th instant ia the West 10
952 659 against $50 last year The entire est,
mated number for this year s 24 897 The deficiency
will Gall far short scordng these figures Of 900
hogs It clear that the hogs this sesson viii be the
ghst prepared before aud the yield Of lard per hog
far less than any upon record The deficiency
far about thirty cent in the number aud In weight
about ten per cent
Ship carpenters are receiving so per day. payable in
American syor at Quebec, where -four brings only $4a
20 per barrel