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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTUR.AL AND FAMILY JOURNAL 
ROCHESTER, JANUARY 10 , 1850. 
Delay, and Explanation. 
The unexpected delay in issuing the first num¬ 
ber of the New-Yorker, has rendered it impossi¬ 
ble for us to put the present one to press until a 
day after its date. Indeed we have had but three 
(lays to get out this paper, which fact must be our 
apology for whatever deficencies may be discovered 
in this and other departmeiits. Extraordinaries ex¬ 
cepted, our thiid number will be issued promptly. 
Literary notices, acknowledgements, mail re¬ 
ceipts on subscription, &c., &c., next week, 
Only A Word. — For the information of those 
who feel an interest in the success of the Rural 
New-Yorker, and in an.swer to inquiries on the 
subject, we say—“ all right.” So far as we can 
ascertain, our paper meets the approval and ex¬ 
pectations of community. Both Press and People 
have greeted us in a cordial and substantial man¬ 
ner;—the notices of the former are highly flatter¬ 
ing, while the more tangible and palpable tokens 
from the latter, are indications not to be mistaken. 
We bond under the weight of obligation to obliging 
friends, at home and abroad. * 
Weekly Meteorological Abstract. 
by 
L. WE 
therf 
:ll. 
DAYS. 
j THJ 
cr.mometeb. 
WINDS. 
1 MAX. 
1 MIN. 
1 .MEAN. 
Tuesday,. 
i 24 
14 
20.33 
Wednesdav.. 
1 29 
13 
23.33 
Ihursdav. ... 
1 31 1 
22 
27.00 
Iridav._ 
Saturday,_ 
26 
1 23 
22 
18 
23.66 
20.33 
s. \v. w. 
. 
27 
20 
27.00 
Monday, 
35 
30 
30.66 
S. E. E. 
Cholera in Rochester. 
Dr. E. W. Armstrong has submitted a some¬ 
what lengthy report to the Board of Health, upon 
4^'® Cholera in this city during the past summer. 
We extract the most important jiortion of the 
report, as follows: 
The whole number of cases reported to the 
Board during and subsequent to the disappearance 
of the disease, exclusive of (hose reported by Dr 
Beigler near its close, is 256; including those of 
Ur. Beigler reported as succe-ssfully treated, the 
whole number is 296. As it is often difficult to 
discriminate between a real case of epidemic cho¬ 
lera and common cholera morbus, it may be pre¬ 
sumed, without any imputation of ignorance on 
the one hand, or design on the other to build up ' 
8 fictitious reputation for the cure of this formida¬ 
ble malady—that not a few successful cases were 
reported as cholera, which were nothing more 
than the ordinary bowel complaints incident to the 
season; and as it is well known that several of 
the most respectable practitioners in the city re¬ 
frained from making any reports except of such 
cases as proved fatal in their hands, from the lau¬ 
dable design of not increasing public excitement 
-it is obvious, that little Yclihhee dan. be placed 
on many of the cases reported as successfully 
treated; and as many successful cases must be 
excluded which were not reported, it is equally 
obvious, that exact justice cannot be done to all 
parties without excluding the whole of the cases 
reported as having recovered. This course I pro¬ 
pose to adopt as the most correct, and to confine 
the remainder of this report chiefly to such cases 
only as proved fatal; 
So far as can be ascertained the whole number 
of deaths from cholera in the city includiim all 
classes was 161. 
Legislature of New York. 
Senate —January 1 . 
Hon. G. W. Patterson, Lieut. Governor, ad¬ 
ministered the oath of office to the members, when 
the following officers w'ere elected: 
William H. Bogart, of Caj-uga County, Clerk. 
Geo. W. Bull, of Buffalo, Sergeant-at-Arms. 
of Albany, Doorkeeper. 
Loomis, of New York, Assistant, — all 
vVhigs. 
Assembly. — The members were sworn in by 
Hon. Christopher Morgan, Secretary of State, and 
the following officers elected: 
Noble S. Elderkin, of St. Lawrence, Speaker. 
James L. Rose, Clerk,— both Democrats. 
In the Senate, after receipt of the Governor’s 
Message, resolutions in relation to Slaverv- were 
introduced by Mr. Geddes, Whig, as the first 
business of the Session. 
Senate —Jan. 4, 1850. 
The President announced the following 
standing committees. 
Claims.—Messrs. Schoonmaker, Crook, John- 
REMAKKS. 
January 1—Cool, cloudy, and good sleighing. 
2—Cloudy and snows a little. 
“ ^bttle milder—sleighing good. 
'4—Coolish, though not cold for the season. 
^—Cloudy and snows a little. 
6 —Milder — sleighing continues good. 
4Jro\vs warm, with indications of a thaw. 
Mote.—The Thermometer is observed three 
times during the day—at sunrise, at about 1 
o’clock p. m., and an hour after sunset. The high¬ 
est and lowest degrees of the mercury at the times 
of observation, are jniblished with the mean tem- 
Of these there were residents. 137 
Emigrants 17, transient persons 7. 24_161 
Children under 14 years of age. 26 
Adults of both sexes. J 35 
Of whom there were those known to be more or 
less intemperate 48. 
Of the whole number there were natives of 
Ireland or children of Irish parents. 79 
Of Germany. gj 
England 10, Scotland 3. Canada 2 !!.”!.’,* ]5 
Switzerland 2 , Hollands. 7 
Total no. of persons of foreign birth or origin 125 
Natives of the United States, exclusive of 
those of foreign origin, including 5 persons of 
. 36 
Total.. j 
The no. of cases on west side of river was... 73 
“ east “ “ ... 66 
Difference. 
J IJerature of the day, a.s obtained from tlie three ob- 
servations. The direction of the prevailing wind 
) of each halfday is given: for example, on Wed- 
J nesday the 2 d day of the month, in the forenoon 
. the wind was west, and in the afternoon it was 
south-east. 
U. S. Treasury. —The amount of money on 
hand and subject to draft, on the 24th ult., was 
911,687; of which was in the 
Trea.sruy of the United States, 
Wellington. . .<1223,162 35 
As.si,stant Treasurer, Boston. 
“ New York... 
“ “ Philadelphia. 
‘‘ Charle-stoii... 
“ New Orleans. 
“ “ St. Louis.... 
Mint of the United States, Phila¬ 
delphia, PeniEsvlvania. 
Branch Mint of the United States, 
New Orleans, Louisiana. 
1,047,498 08 
2,159,296 36 
861,.386 34 
94,718 97 
68,439 67 
194,317 77 
841,150 00 
100,000 00 
, Pubi.ic Lands. — From the Report of the 
/ Comims.sioner of the General Land Office, it ap- 
;; pears that during the pa,st year upwards of six mil- 
; lions of acres of land were advertised for sale, and 
/ more than six and a half millions are prep.ared for 
^ market, a great part of which will be proclaimed 
, during the ensuing year. The report shows that 
’ the quantity of land disposed of in 1847, by war¬ 
rants equivalent to cash, amouiiLs to $3,596 354 - 
; 08 and in 1818 to ,'fi5,482,8]5 26. In the first 
’ on months of 1848, it amounted to ,<|;3,936,160- 
30, and in the first three months of 1849 it 
amounts to $4,297,738 26; showing that the iii- 
crea.se in the amount of land disposed of keeps 
pace with the increase of pojmlation, and the con- 
.sequent wants of the community.— .Vat. hitell. 
. Expiration OF Bank Charters.-T he charter 
^ ot tne Bank of Utica expired on the 1 st in.st., but 
) It has been reorganized under the general law, and 
/ Its busme.ss will jiroceed without any interruption. 
P 1 fie branch at Canandaigua lias been discontinued, 
) and the whole capital of the institution, $600,000* 
! will^ be concentrated at Utica. ’ 
) The charters of the Bank of Auburn,-and of the 
; B.ank of Ithaca, each witli a capital of ,$200,000 
( likewise expired on the 1 st inst. ’ 
' iTrmiim Newburgh, capital 
/ .<1,140,000, and oi the New York State Bank at 
Albany, cajiital $369,000, will expire on the 1st of 
, January, 1851. 
: The total number of incorporated Banks now in 
, existence is 73, exclusive of one branch, with an 
; ‘Wegate capital of $17,838,860. Of their char¬ 
ters two expire in 1851; two in 18.52; ten in 18.53- 
five in 1854: niim in 1855; two in 1856; five in 
1857; two in 18.58; three in 1859; three in I860- 
one in 1861, seven in 1862; eight in 1863; four in 
1864; one in 1865, and seven in 1866. Of two 
Bank.s, the Manhattan and Dry Dock, the char¬ 
ters arc unlimited. 
The greatest fatality was among those who liv¬ 
ed in the midst of poverty and filth, and who in¬ 
dulged freely in the use of intoxieating drinks.— 
Very few, if any, recoveries took place among 
those who were decidedly and habitually intem¬ 
perate-while on the contrary a considerable num¬ 
ber of those who were temperate in their habits 
recovered. Recoveries among the former were 
exceptions to the general rule. 
Great numbers of cases could also be traced to 
improprieties in diet—to the use of crude vegeta¬ 
bles, unripe or decayed fruits, or even ripe fruits 
taken in immoderate quantities—particularly 
among children. So deeply were the members of 
the Board impressed with this fact, from the nu¬ 
merous reports laid before them, that after in 
vain pointing out the danger to the public, and 
urging the necessity of abstinence from them, an 
order was finally issued prohibiting the sale of 
those most objectionable, which seemed to have 
a salutary, effect among the lowest classes. 
Nearly every case was preceded by looseness of 
the bowels, varying in periods from a few hours to 
two weeks. If this was attended to early and ju¬ 
diciously treated, the patient soon recovered; if 
neglected, he was soon placed beyond the skill of 
the pln-sician. 
Militia.—Messrs. Guinnip, Crolius, Tuttle. 
Finance—Messrs. Morgan, Colt, Brown. 
Canals—Messrs. Upham, Robinson, Skinner. 
Charitabb, <tc.—Messrs. Stanton, Robinson. 
Fox. ’ 
Railroads—Messrs. Geddes, Dart, Owen. 
Judiciary—Messrs. Babcock, Schoonmaker, 
Alann. 
Roads and Bridges—Messrs. Miller, Schoon- 
aker, Tuttle. 
Grievances—Messrs. Curtis, Morgan, Guinnip. 
Indian Affairs—Messrs. Owen Dart, Babcock. 
Literature—Messrs. Beekman, Miller, Carrol. 
Engrossed Bills—Messrs. Carrol, Noyes, Mor- 
:an. 
Banks and Insurance Companies—Messrs. Cook 
Ourtis, Upham 
Internal Affairs of Towns and Counties_ 
Messrs. Colt, Noyes, Dimmick. 
Privileges and elections-Messrs. Cook, Stone, 
Cross. 
Poor Laws—Messrs. Mann, Williams, Stone. 
Commerce and Navigation—Messrs. Williams, 
Fox, Beach. ’ 
Public Buildings—Messrs. Snyder, Stanton, 
Johnson. 
Agriculture—Mes-rs. Dimmick,Brown,Geddes. 
Retrencnment—Messrs. Skinner, Cross, Beck¬ 
man. 
Manufactures—Messrs. Crolius, Cook, Snyder. 
Division .if Towns and Counties—Messrs. John¬ 
son, Fox, Dimmick. ' 
State Prisons—Messrs. Beach, Cook, Brandeth. 
Cities and Villages—Messrs. Cross, Carrol, 
Owen. 
Public Expenditures—Messrs. Brown, Babcock, 
Crolius. 
From Liberia. 
The barque Liberia Packet, Howe, arrived at 
Baltimore on Sunday, after a passage of 28 days 
from Monrovia. ^ 
Among the passengers we notice the return of 
the Rev. R. R. Gurley, who went out to Africa 
as agent for the Government. 
By the arrival we have files of the African Lu¬ 
minary . 
The African Luminary of November 14, says 
mat on the 24th of September, the Rev. Mr. 
Gurley addressed a large audience in the Metho¬ 
dist Episcopal Church on the history and pros¬ 
pects of Liberia, and was listened to for nearly an 
hour with much interest. 
A letter from the Rev. Amos Herring, station¬ 
ed at Greenville Sinoe, announces the recent ad- 
ditmn of eleven members to the Church there. 
The Luminary announces that advices had 
been received from various points along the coast 
as far down as Sierra Leone, the tone of which 
WM exceedingly favorable. Peace and quietness 
reigned everywhere, and since the Spanish slave 
factories were sujipressed the natives were becom¬ 
ing settled and industrious. 
We have learned from good authority that a 
very large majority of the citizens of Cape Pal- 
xna? aro anxious for an icxation to our ffoveru" 
ment 
We hasten to inform our readers, that by the 
return of the Cutter “Lark,” from the windward, 
we were informed by his E.xcellency, President J. 
J. Roberts, that Grand Cape Mount and Sugaree 
have been purchased and are now a part ot the 
republic of Liberia.—[Luminary. 
Re.markable Escape of a Slave.— A vessel 
has arrived here from Washington, N. C., bring- 
ing a yellow girl belonging to George W. Dav^, 
of that city. She was secreted on board by the 
rnate. A bed was thrown into the poop for lier to 
he upon, and concealed bv piling wood around it 
The authorities at Wilmington, almost knowing 
hertobeon board, made repeated searches, and 
smoked the vessel several times, after loudly an¬ 
nouncing that they would smother her if she did 
not show herself. Upon coming out of the river 
the vessel was boarded by the posse for the last 
time and had the girl been found the captain 
would have been in great peril, notwithstanding 
he knew nothing of the runaway. Lluring the 
voyage the girl was fed in the watches, without 
the knowledge of the master. At the vt harf here 
Lie vessel was entrusted to the care of the second 
mate; but 111 the evening the first mate went 
aboard and persuaded ihe second 
ashore upon an errand. 
-Messrs. Geddes, Stone, 
Mm-derous Fight. 
New Mor.mon Setti-ement, &c.—,S'/. Louis 
Dec. .28, 1849. Mr. J. II.-Kiiikhead arrived in 
this City ye.sterday, from a journey across the plains 
He left the city of the Salt Lake, in company xvitii 
thirty-five other.s, on ilie 19lh of October. ‘ ’Phe 
party were not molested by the Indians on (he 
route, nor did they meet with any accident. The 
snow on the Plains was verj- deep, or the party 
would have reached here several davs sooner. 
After considerable difficulty, and a long talk, the 
military commandant at Fort Laramie'^has suc¬ 
ceeded in concluding a treaty with the Pawnee In¬ 
dians, which it was thought would be observed 
on their part. 
A new colony of Mormons has been formed 
and they have made a settlement 250 miles south 
',of Salt Lake City. Twenev-five Mormon preach- 
■iprs cro.sscd the Plains with’Mr. Kiiikhead. it is 
l'#heir intention to preach Mormonism over the 
tl [hole world, and to make new converts. 
From the New Orleans Crescent, Dec. ay. 
At Shrevort, La., on the 20th December, a Dr. 
Green and a Mr. Hester killed each other, in the 
manner following: 
On Tuesday, the 18th inst, both gentlemen met 
at the Commercial Hotel. Dr. Green approached 
Mr. Hester, and was offering his hand in the most 
cordial manner, when Mr. Hester slapped him in 
the face. The Doctor asked what he meant,_ 
whereupon Mr. Hester repeated the blow and in¬ 
stantly placed his hand in his bosom, as if to draw 
a weapon. Dr Green exclaimed, “I am not 
armed. Mr. Hester told him to go and arm him¬ 
self, or words to that import. The parties then 
separated, and in the evening Mr. Hester left 
town and went homo. On 'Phursday he return¬ 
ed, and seveial notes not amounting to a chal¬ 
lenge ou either side jiassed between the parties 
in one of which, it is said. Dr. Green informed 
Mr. Hester that, after 9 o’clock on Friday, he 
would be ready to fight him in any way.'’on 
Thursday about 4 o’clock, P. M., Mr. Hester, 
without nolifjing any person, so far as known! 
went to the back door of Doctor Green’s room 
pushed it open and instantly fired twice at the Doc¬ 
tor, one of (he shots taking effect in his side. Dr 
Green sprang to his feet, pistol in hand, and fired 
at Mr. llester, the shot taking effect also in his 
side. He then threw his pistol, striking Mr. H 
on the head, drew a bowie knife, stabbed him 
four or five times,—once in the breast,—and Mr 
Hester fell and expired. Dr. Green lived till two 
o’clock that night. 
iNo cause for the affair is known. Dr. Green 
protested, after he received his death wound, that 
ho was Ignorant of the cause of Mr. Hester’s hos¬ 
tility. Both gentlemen had previously been the 
most intimate friends, politically and personally 
and were in high standing in the community. 
Personae Liabieity.— Stockholders of all the 
Banks in the State are now individuallv responsi¬ 
ble to the amount of their re.spective .shares, in 
addition to (he shares tliem.selves, for all debts and 
liabilities contracted by said institutions, since the 
first day of the present month, or which may be 
hereafter contracted by them. The provision of 
the constitution in relation to this matter is as 
Toilows: 
fecc. 7 . The stockholders in eveiy corporation 
and joint-stock a.ssociation for banking purposes 
issuing bank notes, or any kind of paper credits 
to circulate as money, after the first day of Janu¬ 
ary, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, shall 
be individually resjionsible to the amount of their 
respective siiare or shares of .stock in any such 
corporation or a.ssociation, for all its debts and li¬ 
abilities of every kind, contracted after the first 
fifty 011 c thousand eight hundred and 
in ca.se of the insolvency of any Bank, the bill- 
holders arc, by the Constitution, entitled to prefer¬ 
ence in payment, over all other creditors. The 
above provisions are alike applicable to the Safety 
fund Banks, and to Free Banks. The circulation 
ot. our Banks is now very well fortified. 
committees. 
-Messrs. Ford, Pruyn, God- 
Manufacture of Salt 
Colt. 
Expiring Laws—Messrs. Dart, Tuttle, Miller 
Joint Libraiy Com.—Messrs. Beekman, Mann. 
Stanton. 
Medical Societies and Colleges—Messrs. Rob¬ 
inson, Brandreth, Williams. 
Public Printing—Messrs-Beach. Brandretb,Up 
ha u. * 
Assembly —Jan: 7, 1850. 
Prayer by Rev.Mr Waggoner, 
After the journal was read, the Speaker an¬ 
nounced the following 
standing 
Ways and Means 
dard, Ilowen, Parshall 
Commerce and Navigation—Messrs. Allen, 
Vanderzee, Lewis, Dox, Varnum. ’ 
Canals—Messrs. Lewis, Burroughs, Newk rk 
0. Allen, Martin. 
Railroads—Messrs. Story, Leavenworth, Hor¬ 
ton, Leslie, Wilson. ’ 
i anks and Insurance Companies—Messrs.Wil¬ 
son, Horton, Raymond, Barret, Vanderzee. 
Two-Thirds an 1 Three-Fifths Bills—Messrs. 
Ball, Shepard, Kingsley, Park, Koon. 
Colleges tfcc—Messrs. Burroughs, Gilbert,Cueh- 
man, Jermain, Nott. 
Grievances-Messrs, Fiske, Morse, L, Sheldon 
Nott, J. P. Davis ’ 
Privileges and Elections—Messrs. Dinninv, 
Monroe, McIntosh, Waters, C. Robinson. 
Petitions of Aliens—Messrs. Bush, Pierson, 
Brewer, Pease, Durfee. 
Election and Divison of Towns and Counties_ 
Messrs. Owen, Woodruff, McIntosh, Irish, Cush¬ 
man. 
Claims—Messrs. Root, Wakeman, Leland, 
Wheeler, Thomas. 
Internal Affairs of Towns and Counties— 
Messrs. Lawrence, Alley, Jones, J. S. Green 
Burnham. ’ 
Medical Colleges &c —Messrs. Potter, Porter, 
Pratt, Wilson, Frasier. ’ 
Cities and Villages-Messrs. Godard, Baker, 
Fowler, Harman, Allison. 
Manufacture of Salt—Messrs. Leavenworth, J. 
W. Allen, Haworth, Van Horn, Newkirk. 
Trade and Manufactures—Messrs. Fox, Noxon, 
J. Avery, Ward, A. B. Davis. 
State Prisons—Messrs. Y^ard, W. F. Robert¬ 
son, Thomas, Richardson, Dean. 
Engrossed Bills—Messrs. Peck, Lott,Snedeker, 
Candee, Corey. 
Militia—Messrs. Monroe, Dox, Pickett, L. W 
Smith, Hubbs. 
Roads and Bridges—Messrs. L. D. Smith 
Young, Bishop, W'hite, Lyon. ’ 
Public Lands—Messrs. Andrews, Sprague 
Overhiser, Hall, J. P. Davis. ’ 
Charitable and Religious Societies—Messrs 
Winslow, Lasher, Pratt, Haight, Chandler. 
Agriculture—Messrs. Graham, McLean,Snede^ 
ker. Sill, Winslow 
Expiring Laws—-'Messrs. L. W. Smith,Cowles, 
Peck, Gardner, Fowler. 
Public Printing—Messr.-^. Little, Goff, Dodge, 
Wood, Brownell. 
Expenditures of Executive Department—M’rs. 
Church, Bradford, Hicks, Cady, Wing. 
Expenditures of the House—Messrs. Shelden, 
J. Allen, Scudder, Fullerton, A. Avery. * 
^ Judiciary—Messrs. A. Green, Dinniny, L. D. 
Smith, Ford, Bacon, W.H, Robertson, Townsend. 
Joint Library—Messrs. Pruyn, Church, Fiske, 
Bowen, Varnum. 
male to go 
. , , , , ble returned, how’ever, 
so quickly that the mate had not time to get off 
with his prize, but hid her in another place, where 
she was discovered by the steward. He told the 
two mates, who were then Conversing in the cab¬ 
in, that there was a woman on board, but the first 
mate laughed at the story. Soon after the second 
mate went into his room, when the mate took the 
girl from her concealment and run with her ran- 
inly up the wharf. [Balt. Pat., 4lh. 
Annexation in Ja.maica.—A late number of the 
Kingston Conservative speaks in these terms of 
the annexation of the Island to the United States: 
“No man in this Island vet thinks of aiding 
foreign arms to dispossess Greit Britain of Jamaica 
We have not yet arrived even at a state of feeling 
which would induce any inhabitant to lift a limrer 
against the ancient Crowm of England. But we 
must live; we must assert the rights of our com¬ 
mon country. Impressed with these views, there 
arc many who pray the Great Ruler of all nations 
so to dispose events, that an amicable seces.sion of 
this Island to the United States of America, with¬ 
out quarrelling or bloodshed, may speedily occur 
lor ourselves, we repeat, that we should regret to 
see Jamaica leave the ancient fold; but we would 
not wonder if it occurred to-morrow'. So that it 
would be done without rebellion, alas! too many 
would be only glad of it.” 
From Havana.— By the steamship Ohio, we 
have Havana papers to the 19th instant. Several 
planters on the Island have recently made experi- 
mente with the bi-sulphate of lime’ recommended 
by Mr. Melsens in the improvement of sugar-ina- 
„ 4 hey were in all ca.ses most satisfactor\-.— 
1 he Faro says that Mr. Melsens has established 
a well-tounded claim on the gratitude of the Cuban 
planteES by his disinterestedness in making known 
suggests that a gratipty 
of $ 100,000 be awarded him by subscription —o’r 
rather hogshead of sugar to that amount, prepared 
according to his new invention.—*V. O. Pic. Dec. 25. 
Naturalization of the Hungaria.ns. — Ou 
i londay week, Count Ujhazi, late Governor of 
Coinorn, attended by his family, Midlle. Jagello, 
and fourteen of the Hungarian emigrants, took the 
initial oath of their intention to become citizens of 
the United States. I’hey declared that they could 
not do a better act to close the year with, than by 
taking the oath of allegiance to the people and gov¬ 
ernment of the United States, who had received 
them with such unbounded hospitality. 
Piracy in Chinese Seas.— Accounts from Hong 
Kong to Sept. 29th, state that the pirates in the 
Ghmese Seas boast of having one hundred sail of 
armed junks, and eight thousand men. Their 
depredations had become so bold, that the whole 
American and British fleet in those .seas found it 
necessary to engage in ojierations against the free¬ 
booters. The Briti.sh treasure ship Sylph, bound 
to L-alcutta, was missing, and fears were enter¬ 
tained that she had fallen into the hands of the 
pirates. 
Chips and Shavings of News, &c, 
gathered with pe.n and scissors. 
Rebuilding of Brock’s AIonument._A meet¬ 
ing of the building committee was held in Toronto 
recently, at which a committee was appointed to 
report in regard to the propriety of proceeding at ' 
once with the rebuilding of the ’Monument. The ‘ 
funds for this purpose are said to be in a flourishing < 
condition. ® ^ 
The American Bible Society has appro- ' 
pnated $5,000 for printing a version of the Scrip- ' 
tures for the Americans in Turkey. The edition ^ 
will consist of 5,000 copies, and will cost ,$15,000. ‘ 
Death of a Missionary.— A letter from Mr ! 
bMiTH, published in the Missionary Herald, an- ' 
nouimes the death of Mrs. Apthorp, at Panditer- ; 
ipe, Ceylon, on the 3d of September last. 
5 ^ We learn from the Journal of Commerce 
that the whole number of foreign passengers who 
arrived at that j.ort in 1849, was 221,789, being ' 
29,890 more than in 1848, nearly double the im¬ 
migration of 1847, and nearly treble that of any 
previous year. 
The Sxbbath.— The Board of Directors of the 
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, have forbidden 
travel and labor, on the line of their road, on 
Sunday. 
Sad Casualty.— A little girl, the daughter of 
Timothy McCarty, aged five years, was so badly 
burned on P riday last by her clothing taking fire 
fbed shortly afterwards.— Exjf- 
An English paper contains a melancholy 
account of the lop of twenty pilots attached t’o 
the Shields Station, who were drowned in a 
humane attempt to rescue the crew of a wrecked 
ves.sel. 
B. C. Stanton, late of Illinois, has left a 
legacy of eight thousand dollars to the American /1 
Colonization Society, for the purpose of education 
in Liberia. 
Quick Traveling. — The distance between 
London and I aris, via. Boulogne, by railway and 
steamboat, has been accomplished in eight hours 
and a half. ” 
Liber.u. Bequest.- Ylr. L. PI. Buckley, who 
recently died in New London, Conn., ha.s left a 
considerable sum, which is to remain at interest 
till It reaches .^50,000, when it is to be applied to 
the erection and maintenance of a free school for 
the admittance of residents of New London. 
Bosto.n and California. —The number of ves¬ 
sels which have cleared at this port for California 
during the past year, is 151, as follows: 58 ships 
3/ barques, 41 brigs, and 15 schooneiis. We 
doubt whether a larger number has sailed from ,■ 
any other seaport in the United ^iaies.—Bost.Jour. 
Mrs. Farnham, the lady who tried to take 
out a cargo of females to California, and who sailed 
with two or three in the Angelique, was left be¬ 
hind at Valparaiso with scarcely a dollar in her 
pocket. Two of her children sailed without he.>'. 
She is said to have had some trouble with ihe 
captain. The people of Valparaiso got up a sub¬ 
scription for her. 
Profit OF Plank Roads.— The Waterville and 
”“*®4eon miles long, and co.sting$ 34 ,- 
600, has just declared a dividend of ten per cent 
laid by for rejiairs. The Utica and Bridgewater 
road, twenty miles long, and costing .$40,000, pays 
twenty-five per cent. ' 
There has recently been discovered in Es¬ 
sex county a valuable mine of plumbago, on the 
lands of P’rancis Saltu.s, Esq., of New York. The 
most celebrated mine of this description, is at 
Borrowdale, England, described by Dr. Ure, and 
as but little has yet been found in this country, 
heavy importations for many years, have been the 
result. 
JtW” The Legislature of Pennsylvania organ¬ 
ized on the 1 st inst., by electing Democratic 
oincers entire. 
Dr. Dick, of Scotland, the celebrated 
Lhrieian philosopher, now nearly 80 years of age 
IS .suffering in consequence of pecuniary embar¬ 
rassment. We are glad to see that the American 
public feel a warm sympathy in his behalf, and 
that he will receive liberal contributions to his re¬ 
lief from this side of the water. 
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II!:^Rc\l Dr. Giitzlaff, the well known Mis- 
sionar}- to China, arrived in England JVovember 
.lOth, overland, having left China on the 1st of 
Uctober. I le has been twenty-three years absent, 
and intends making the tour of Europe. His 
gicat object is to effect some organization for the 
evangelization of Japan. 
The Rev. C. G. Finnev is {ireaching in 
London, ins ministrations at the Borough road 
Chapel, Southwark, being advertised in the Lon¬ 
don Patriot. 
R is expected that Ex-Governor Pratt of 
Maryland, will be elected to the Senate, to fill the 
°®®^sioned by the resignation of Reverdy 
By the report of the Adjutant General of 
the Army for (he past year, we learn that ihemil- 
itaty establishment of the United States consists 
of 8/6 commissioned officers, and 8,982 non¬ 
commissioned officers, musicians, artificers, and 
privates. 
There have been sixteen Presidential terms 
filled by the votes of the people of the United 
States, since they became a nation. Three of those 
have been filled by individuals from the Northern 
or Free States, and thirteen from die Slave States. 
!|[^“The First Baptist Church in California had 
on its orginazation, fifteen members. 
J'he Railroads running out of Boston raised 
their fare at the beginning of the year. Except 
Pardons by Gov. Fish.- During the vear 1849 l'asf<engers and jiackage tickets, the rate 
the Governor has pardoned 27 jiersons ’from the ® hereafter will be 2 j cents. 
State Prisons:—7 from the local jirisons — com- | Stock of Whe.\t, Fj.our, and Cor.n in New 
York.— According to the Day Book of Jam 4, 
the stock of wheat of all descriptions in the city of 
New York is computed at 230,000 bushels —the 
nna the StOck of COm 
200,000 bu.shels. 
- prisons 
muted the punishment of one — reprieved one, and 
re.stored five to civil rights. Of the jiardons from 
the State Prisons — three were convicted of assault 
with intent to kill—two of assault with intent to 
commit rape two of forgery — four of burglary 
— two of rape —ten of larceny — one of robbery- 
1 of bigamy, and 2 of jiassing counterfeit moiiev. 
Suicide of Ge.n. Van Rensselaer. _A des- 
jiatch to the Albany Journal .states that Rens.sel- 
Rensselaer committed suicide at Syracuse 
Frozen TO Death.— The Mayville Sentinel Tuesday afternoon, by inhaling gas of dmreoaT 
publishes the death of three persons who were . e had liccn in a gloomy state of mind for some 
California M.iils. —The Post-Master General 
replies to a letter written by Boston merchants, 
complaining of the delay of the United States mails 
at Chagre.s, that the Government having made 
contracts under express laws for the conveyance of 
the mails in certain steamers, it is entirely out of 
his power to employ other vessels in this service. 
The only remedy lies in the power of Congress to 
authorize the department to take such further ac¬ 
tion in the premises as the inadequacy of the present 
service may require.— Rock. Deni. 
frozen to death w’hile laboring under tlie effect of 
drink; one was Mr. George Walkup, of James¬ 
town, aged 47, who leaves a worthy family to la¬ 
ment his melancholy death; another was Mr. A. 
Parkhurst, of Westfield — he was about 32 years 
of age, a shoemaker by trade, and leaves a wife 
and four small children "to mourn his untimely fate; I 
and the third was a man named Evairs, of Cly- 
mer, who leaves a wife and faniilv. 
12.:^ Mr. R. G. Pardee, of Palmyra, will lalce 
charge of and pack and take to Albany, all speci¬ 
mens of Winter Fruit from this county, that may 
be left with him by the 14th, for exhibition at the 
annual meeting of the N. Y. State Agricultural 
Society, which meets at Albany on the 16th inst. 
The scarcity of such Fruits this season renders 
them particularly acceptable to the State Society. 
Let Wayne County be represented in Fruits.— 
Wayne Sentinel. 
For tlie first liuie in many years, there is 
now continuous sleighing from Albany to Buffalo. 
(2^ The widow of Mr. Holden, late of the 
Saturday Courier, Philadelphia, has received 
$40,000 in cash for the interest in the concern, 
and $50,000 of the debts due. Right! 
Jo,v.\than Helping John Bull.— A late En¬ 
glish paper says that a vessel has arrived in the 
1 tiamcs from Boston, in the Liiiled Stales of 
America, and brought as a portion of her cargo a 
quantity of agricultural implement manufactures, 
consisting of one hundred plow-castings, twenty- 
five packages of plow-beams, ten packages of 
plow-handles, and nine packages of plow-irons, 
consigned to a firm in that country. 
A Salt Spring, 3 inches in diameter, 600 
feet deep, and yielding 300 bushels of salt per day, 
has been discovered in Mercer county, Virginia, 
about six miles from the Red Sulphur Springs. 
