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THE FARMERS' REGISTER. 



PRESERVATION OF VINES FROM THR RAVAGES 

 OF BUGS. 



From the ICcutuoky t'arraer. 



A friend has named to us thai the rollovvins is 

 the most effectual method to preserve young vines 

 from the ravages of the bugs: 



TaUe a few branches ol cedar top, boil them in 

 water so as to make a pretty elrongdecoclion— -and 

 alter it is cold, with a vvaterins pot., wet the vines, 

 and not one bug will touch them. This must he 

 repealed every few da\s, parncu^u-iy after a ram 

 shall have washed off the decoction. 



SUIMEIVEAH'? or KTEWi 



Fnday, October 1, 1841. 

 Judge Tenney of Louisiana has been killed in a duel 

 with rifle and bowie knives. The quarrel was pro- 

 duced by a judicial decision made in court by the judge. 

 This is a beautiful illustration of the "independence 

 of the judiciary." 



A convention of slaveholders was held in Maryland 

 on the 15th. Resolutions were passed that a state 

 convention of persons favorable to the protection of 

 the slaveholding interests of the state [against northern 

 philanthropists and abolitionists,] should* be held at 

 Annapolis on the first Monday of January next. The 

 convention will be composed of 480 persons. 



The difficulties of the Helderberg district continue, 

 and have increased. The tenants of Van Rensallaer 

 have put the law at defiance. A sheriff" who went to 

 execute a legal process was seized, tied, and barely 

 escaped with his life. The lawless residents of the 

 district are organized for resistance to law. 



The sub- treasury safe at Chicago, in the office and 

 charge ofE. S. Prescott, Receiver of the Land Office, 

 was opened on the 11th ult. and robbed of nearly 

 $11,000, mostly in gold. It is presumed that the re- 

 ceiver's bond will cover thi? amount, and of course 

 the government will not be the loser. 



A sudden and unusually high iiunidation has lately 

 taken place of the Savannali river, which has done 

 much injury to crops and other property. At Augus- 

 ta and Hamburg, the river rose 20 feet in one night. 

 The site of the latter town was barely above the flood. 



During the week ending on the 11th, there had been 

 245 deaths in New Orleans, of which 164 were by 

 yellow fever. 



The barque Florida, from Canton, was wrfcked on 

 the coast of New Jersey, on Wednesday the 22d inst. 

 Vessel and cargo totally lost. The cargo was of tea 

 and silks, worth ^-200,000. Crew all saved. The 

 accounts by the Florida were to 19th ot May from 

 Canton, and add nothing material to the previous in- 

 formation, except rumors. 



Governor Cannon, of Tennessee, died on the 

 8th inst. of paralysis. 



The St. Louis papers slate that the three men 

 (Burr, Walsh, and Thompson) taken in Missouri and 

 charged with enticijig away neijro slaves, had been 

 tried at Palmyra on the 10th and 12th inst., convicted 

 and sentenced to the penitentiary for twelve years. 



There are strong reasons for believing that an armed 

 force consisting of several thousand men have been 

 for some time organized within the state of New 

 York for the purpose of co operating witli the Cana- 

 dian patriots, as they are called, in another attempt at 

 revolt. We are informed on good authority, that the 



organization of these men within our own territory 

 was never so complete as it is at present ; and that 

 it comprises a body of fifty or sixty thousand persons, 

 who are ready to march at a moment's warning across 

 the frontier, and to carry fire and sword into the 

 heart of the Canadas. Whether the United States 

 government is aware of this alarming state of affairs, 

 we are unable to say ; or whether General Scott in 

 his recent visit to Buffalo and Detroit succeeded in 

 discovering what was actually going on in the vicinity 

 of those places. It is very evident, however, to ob- 

 serving men who reside near the Canadian frontier^ 

 that Ufiiisual jueparations have been making for some 

 time past among those who are friendly to the cause 

 of the patriots, and the most disastrous consequences 

 are apprehended unless this conspiracy against a 

 nation with whom w^* are at peace, is broken up in 

 time. The recent robberies of powder and arms were 

 doubtless committed by persons in the employment 

 of the conspirators, and similar seizures will be at- 

 tempted by them herealtcr, from time to time. — Troy 

 Whig. 



A proclamation has been issued by the President of 

 the Unifed States, warning citizens against making 

 any hostile movements against Canada. 



There has occurred another border difficulty in an 

 outrage committed by Canadians. Col Grogan, for- 

 merly a "Canadian patriot" noted for his active par- 

 ticipation in the insurrection, but since a resident in 

 the United States, was seized in his bed, some miles 

 within the American line, wounded, and carried in 

 chains to Montreal, where he is imprisoned. 



An unsuccessful attempt was made to blow up the 

 British armed steamer lying in the Niagara river. The 

 floating fire apparatus exploded too soon, when within 

 about 300 yards of the vessel. 



Thirteen steam boats have been lost during the last 

 four months between St. Louis and the City of New 

 Orleans, most of them with valuable cargoes. The 

 water at this time between here and the mouth of the 

 Ohio is exceedingly low, aad navigation consequently 

 attended with great risk and danger in consequence of 



the snags. dlton (II.) Tel. 



By ifiis morning's mails, ( Oct. 1.) 



President Tyler has ordered that editors of politi- 

 lical newspapeis shall in no case be appointed post- 

 masters, and that all such now in office shall be turned 

 out. Good ! This evil thus corrected has been a 

 shameful and unjustifiable abuse and means of cor- 

 ruption. 



Another revolution has broken out in Mexico, and 

 Gen. Santa Ana is again in the ascendant. 



The Congress of Yucatan has met and declared the 

 entire independence of that former province of Mexico. 



An Anti- Slavery Convention of Connecticut have 

 " respectfully" asked of President Tyler to emancipate 

 his slaves. 



The "shaving institution," known as the Exchange 

 Bank of Indianapolis, stopped payment on the 15th 

 inst. It is not known what amount of its trash is in 

 circulation, but it is said to be very considerable. 

 Every man who holds any of it will, of course, lose it. 

 This is a severe remedy, but it is one that will be sure 

 to work a cure. 



The stock of the broken United States Bank is still 

 gradually getting lower in price. The last quoted 

 was $0.75 tor the share of #100, which is just $5.75 

 more than it is worth. 



The shipments of specie from New York continue 

 to increase in amount. The Philadelphia Ledger of 

 24th says — " [t is now ascertained that the amount that 

 will leave that city in all this week will not fall short 

 of one million ol dollars I The consequence already 



