MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER; AN AGRICULTURAL AND EAYIILY JOURNAL. 
ROCHESTER, FEBRUARY 7, 1850. 
i LETTER EROM WASHINGTON. For the New-Y’orker. PLAN OF THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, 
ivr “TT WEIRD SISTERS. 
JVatioxai. Hotel, Washington, > _ The Board of Commissioners appointed last 
January 3lst, 1850. 5 " The spirit I have seen, summer by the Governor, have made their report. 
My Dear Sir: —I did not think, when I vrrote May be a devil: and the devil hath power The following is an epitome of their plan: 
to you from Albany, that so long a time would in- To assume a pleasing shape; yea, and, perhaps • e * ur v.- /-< n a 
^ ■ 1 ,/r Out of my weakness, and my melancholy. Desirous of establishing a College for American 
tervene betore jou heard irom me again. My (As he is very potent with such spirits) Farmers, the Commissioners, in pursuance of the 
time has been constantly taken up since, wdth sight- Abuses me to damn me.” IIamlkt. request of the Legislature, have made full inquiry 
seeing, and my mind so filled with new objects, or The Nineteenth Century is prolific in mys- subjects submitted to them, and they feel 
exciting subjects, that it required time to digest my terious things. Mesmerism, Clairvoyance, Biol- ^ New York SJ^oiw^radequatrtolhe^jn^ck^ 
thoughts. Psychology, et id omne genus, are by no of the farmers, as a class, and worthy of the State. 
I have so many things upon my mind now, that means the most wonderful. The Mother of In- To combine this with economy, and to make it an 
PLAN OF THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Chips and Shavings of News, &c. 
The Board of Commissioners appointed last gathered with pen and scissors. 
summer by the Governor, have made their report. 
The following is an epitome of their plan: p Stillson, Esq., has been apjminted 
^ ^ Resident Engineer, on the Genessc Valley Canal. 
Desirous of establishing a College for American 
Farmers, the Commissioners, in pursuance of the new jail is to be erected at Syracuse. — 
request of the Legislature, have made full inquiry The supervisors of Onondaga co. have ajipropria- 
into the subjects submitted to them, and they feel $ 20,000 for the purpose, 
sensible that an institution founded by the State 5 i:^Lord Byron’s grandson, a lad of fourteen 
of New York should be adequate to the just claims years of age, the eldest son of “ Ada,” is a Mid- 
ogy. Psychology, et id omne genus, are by no of the farmers, as a class, and worthy of the State, shipman in the British Navy. 
_ . 1 ¥ O i J -- j X iiO ITAUltiCJt UA X1A“ tvtviA AAV Ei A y , Jt UH A 1 *11 I U J * 1 T’ 
New-Yorker are desired from our readers, at m.excsung lo .your reauers, uiougn natuor, becomes more fruitful as age advances.— 
homo and abroad. It will afford us pleasure to veiy many in- Rut in the opinion of a certain class her work is 
receive and publish articles on any subject appro- things in New York, Philadelphia and done; the “golden age” has arrived; to procure 
priate for our pages—and our various departments ®^timore, I shall bring the reader to this city, and wealth, health, and happiness we have but to con- 
embrace so many topics that those inclined to write has tramped over It until his legs are as suit a supernatural immateriality (!) and it is 
can select for themselves. oui-s. 
We invite, and specially request, farmers, hor- ^ Let us explain. The public, far .and near, have 
_] __ ____ : __ _i. with ITIO wliat he has seen. . nifnrmp.H fhnf nnr nrnnrllv Via« Kppn fnxmr_ 
-6“ Ax^tuci, iixulo iruxuui u« agx. uuvuuees.— recomnjend that an removal of the free negroes to Africa- 
in- But m the opinion of a certain class her work is ricultural College should be e.stablished, connect- A few friends of learning’s progress, at N, 
and done; the “golden age” has arrived; to procure ed with an experimental farm of 600 acres, which York and Brooklyn, have proposed to Mart a Uni- 
and wealth, health, and happiness we have but to con- 'yould probably combine sufficient extent and va- versity in California. We suppose that Geology 
would probably combine sufficient extent and va- versity in California. We suppose that Geology 
riety of soil for the objects to be accomplished: the and Minerology, would be the prevailing studies. 
can select for themselves. 
We invite, and specially request, farmers, hor¬ 
ticulturists, and artisans to communicate such 
facts and discoveries as they may deem useful and 
y.; a„u u .s farm to bc Cultivated by the labor of the scholars, 
who are to be employed four hours a day in prac- 
Let us explain. The public, far .and near, have tical agriculture, in all its various branches. 
been informed that our goodly city has been favor¬ 
worthy of publication. We wish to render the for the first time, as it looms up in the , that public meetings have been held; intelligent trees; grafting, buddfng, pr-fniSg tranJ^liTg, killed 95 rate ifibe Troy ffils,' 
AT_V_ ......_ .1 _V. 1 . 1 . .. i-ii _ distance.it is ot surnas-simr mafrmficence. One />iX»'7Py»e 5»’nnni»i+/»/-l i-iT^nn /aT + A!ilv_. v itt i . -i * 
Society of the Valley of the Geriesee, held in the 
city of Rochester, Febniary 4th, 1850, the follow¬ 
ing gentlemen were elected officers of the Society 
for the ensuing year: 
President — Levi A. Ward, of Rochester. the Senate, the Supreme Court room There is *11'’ r.i ui ,1 1' * . Y .7 i 
,r. „ .. . 1 . 0 . AT- 1 * 1 c - telligence of the spirits w'hich they have the power vicinity, at their own expense, but who will bo re- 
Vxce I resigns-\si Samuel Miller, 2. also a Congre^ional Library, Committee rooms, to “ conjure up.” Their rc.sidence is daily and quired to submit to all the college rule.s, and to la- 
Mathew G. Warner, Roche.ster; 3. Henry P. 
Norto.n, Brockport; 4. J. J. Thomas, Macedon; 5. 
Asa Rowe, Sweden. 
Cor. Sec’y — Dellon M. Dewey. 
Kec. Sec’y — Joseph A. Eastman. 
Treasurer — James H. Watts. 
committees. 
On Fruits — Patrick Barry, Mathew G. War- 
aiid offices. The centre of the building is a ro¬ 
tunda which, for beautiful proportions, has no rival 
in the world. There are some large paintings fill¬ 
ing the paiinels left for the purpose, verj' interest- 
nightly thronged with the credulous of both sexes. 
many of whom are renowned for their love of the | there would be required a President, who must be 
marvellous and wonderful, and others, who posses a scientific and practical agriculturist. The plan, 
less reverence and respect for the spirit, visits his therefore, of the Agricultural Committee, would 
Disunion Paper at Washington. —The pros¬ 
ing, and are connected with the Revolution, or the j Ghostship with full confidence in his ability to pen- 
discovery or early settlement of the countiT- From 
etrate the future, toll strange things of the past and 
the top of the Caiiitol, to v/hich I went to-dav. vou , .1 i ^ . 
, ' . ( ’ present, for the avowed purpo.se of turning it to 
have a superior view. In the summer it must be 
ner I W MAnteAn QaaiaaI AT I u i i 1 t • ® pecuniary account. Others, m a more desperate A Professor ot Mai 
ner, J. w. Jlissell, bamuel Moulson, Samuel Mil- e.xceedinglv beautiful. It gives one a jrood idea . , c • a 1 u • . u • , 1 f Pr-iAtiA-ii 
te- Toaiao tIaaLo.. TaI a t mi_ T r< /■ . ' , . . ^ state of mind, seek the spirit to tell a piteous tale of i ractical burtejiiig. 
ler, James Buchan, John J. Thomas, James C. of the city and its environs. At the other end of tnAAnuiAHAv n 1 a n,KriAA A Profes.sor of Bot 
Campbell, Elias Pond, Isaac Hills, Wm. R. Smith, 
Lyman B. Iiangworthy. 
A. viivuvii.. .xc umor enu 01 and inconstancy, and to ask its advice and 
a Loa avenue IS t le resi ential Mansion, and guidance while treading in future the giddy path 
llpar It. tllA Trnncnn- Wni- M-ha- oa^ ° B J t 
•man rt. liangworthy. near it, the Treasurj-, YVar, Navy, and State Dc- , 
On Trees, Shrubs and Flowers —Geo. Elhvan-. parlmente. In that mansion, in a comfortable m fa'thless 
r, Chas. J. Ryan, Francis Brown, Jr., D. YV. room on the second floor, beside a window looking- 
room on the second floor, beside a window looking- 
PAi.rA..o W.A k-Ja™ rrAA.A. Ti:u:_ . . a. . . ° ens, sponu uieir evciimgs wiui mo weini sisters to uimoiarinanusiooa,agaraener,carpenter,ma- 
On'vefrelables^' V fL't I aa W river, .stands a table covered gaze upon their beauty and admire the extent and son, and blacksmith, constantly employed, with 
( 71 Vegetables James 1. rogg, Jason YV. with bundles of papers and letters;—at that table . „ -n 1 - i iKa,. aa* u.a 1 the view of giving some practical knowledge of 
Seward, Jolin Rapalje, James’Pick, Jr., Samuel busy writing, site an elderly, plain dressed gentle- ^ ‘ 5 ^ ’ ecep ion, arte so essential in the management of a farm. 
_® gxuiii, J blind the eager eves of their neonhvtes. 
of love, or to learn the best mode of redeeming A Professor of Y’eterinary Art and Anatomy, 
the faithless one. Another class, entirely sui gen- There should also be a farmer, having charge 
eris, spend their evenings with the weird sisters to of the farm and stock, a gardener, carpenter, ma- 
gaze upon their beauty and admire the extent and and black^nith, constantly employed, with 
A Profe.ssor of Chemistry and Chemical Man- i- 
ipulation. ''®”' 
A Profes.sor of Natural History and Mineralogj\ 51 ^'*’A letter from Rio, dated Dec. 14th, states 
A Professor of Mathematics, Engineering, and that receipts of coffee are very light, and that a 
Practical Surveying. farther advance in January and Fobruaiy is antic- 
A Profes.sor of Botany and Horticulture. ipated. The actual crop it is considered will not 
A Professor of History, Law, and General e.xceed 800,000 bags. 
t-1- . • » . I » Losses ON'I'HE Western Rivers. — By a state- 
A 1 rofo.ssor of Y eterinary Art and Anatomy. ment published in the St. Louis Republican, it 
There should also be a tanner, having charge appears that the total loss of boats, cargoes &c. 
of the larm and stock, a gardener, carpenter, ma- on the Mississippi and its tributaries during the 
B. Dewey. man. That man is the head of this great nation. ..aav, 
On Botauy — Lcander YY''etherell, Che.ster P. His name goes forth to the utino.st parte of the globe The writer, unlike llanilet or Macbeth, has 
Dewey, Geo. H. Smith, J. W. Seward, Jas. M. the u-pe and shadow of a mighty people. In thal has, however, been 
^Vhitney. ejuiet' room he gathers his ministem,^^ from thence ^ f manifestation of its physi- 
On Entomology — Chanior Dewey. goes out the will that sways and controls the na- ability, in the dark. Other mdividuals who 
Executive Committee-haVi k. YVard, Sam’l tion. YVhat mighty plans have been formed in of the spirit, il not of the 
and blind the eager eyes of their neophytes. ___ . . 
° estimated expense of school. 
The writer, unlike Hamlet or Macbeth, has Allowing $2,000 salary for the President 
son, and blacksmith, constantly employed, with year 1849, will not vary much from $ 2 , 000 , 000 . 
the view of giving some practical knowledge of tvt -o- /ami 
arte so essential in the management of a farm. . Lf ti^gtion in New York. - On Tuesday 
” night last, no less than 9b emigrants, in a state of 
estimated expense of school. destitution, were lodged in the City Prison of New 
Allowing $2,000 salary for the President. $2,000 York. One hundred and seventy-three loaves of 
On Entomologxj — Chester Dewey. 
Executive Committee — Levi A. YVard, Sam’l 
uiu Lijn; aiiu auauuvv u migiiiy people. in mat „ ... .7. -n . /• .. 1 • 
1 __ 1 , . • • . J , favored with a striking manifestation 01 its physi- 
quiet room ho gathers his minister.s,and from thence ,,, .7.., ,1 
A,* ,u -11 .1 . 1 .11 cal abi itv, tn the dark! Other individuals who 
goes out the will that sways and controls the na- 
tion. YVhat mightv nlans hsvp. li/^.n Pa^aia/I Ia ''’®'-® S"®®*®'' favorites of the spirit, il not of the 
1,250 for each of the Prof.... 7,500 bread were distributed among them. 
400 each for the farmer, &c. 1,600 w t . 
1,000 for laborers. ] 000 T o- 
Contingencies qOO search of Sir John Franklin, it is sta- 
Stock for blacksniith ■.!!.“.!!; 300 <lay-s without seeing the sun and 
______ had the thermometer 50 degrees below zero. 1 liey 
<3:12.900 ®®^'’®‘^ their rations of fifth proof brandy by 
iente. at .<fcl 00 each, wnnl/i c’^opping it ^’P With a hatchet, it being frozen .solid. 
Miller, Patrick Bariy-, Geo. Ellwangcr, Janies P. that plain room!-YVhat great events have sprung 
Fogg, L. YVetherell, Chester Dewey. from those plans! If the spirit of that rather or- J*®wevcr, whether the brawny 
Fogg, L. YVetherell, Chester Dewey. 
Synopsis of Congressional Proceedings. 
dinary old fire-}>lace, in which there is now mould¬ 
ering two or three sticks of hickory wood, could 
hand of Ui» person who acts in the capacity of 
protector to the trio, has been felt with greater se- 
Tlie students, at ,$100 each, would contribute 
25,600, leaving a surplus of $12,700, trhich. 
On the 17th inst., tlie anniversary of the 
- ! ntiK- cnc-ilr xvlini i-a 1 aa,ac II aaaLi' Ua* . ’ /• .1 I Verity by othors tliaii Ifimself, wlfile ciishroudcd fo the support of the college. 
The collection of the Revenue, Branch Mint ‘ ^ , /• ^ | darkness. Be this as it may, he is assured they The commissioners would, however. 
New York, and the oroiect of giving Dublic I workings of the human heart. But it is j aa^aH-aU ,.7AA,terf,il n.i/t aa^acamaioRIa I mend to the Legislature to make an annus 
with the produce of the farm, would go far towards Battle of Cow Pens was celebrated at Charleston, 
the support of the college. At the dinner the following was the first regular 
at New York, and the project of giving public - u.c umna.i ncari. r>iu i 
, , . , I m A / i /u Tj mute. So too, arc most of those who have bi 
lands to actual settlers and a grant to the Hunga- ^ . 
e 1 u • J 11 . I wafted to that plain room, by the breath of 
nan refugees, has been considerably agitated the . , •’ 
last week sovereigns, whose servants they became for a tii 
PeUrons are being presented for the e.stablish- 
ment of an Agricultural Department at YVashiiig- 5 ester aj, as entere tie magic cii 
ton — fertile Pacific Railroad—from the Cana- ^ room. 
dian Assembly for assistance to replace their Libra- ^ nearly full, and I have re: 
ry burned by the rioters. The subject of mileage ^ 
is also before the House, and a good deal of sen- ^ 
sitivenesR is the result — it touches the pockets, _ Sincerely youn, _r. c. p 
Tiie Texas boundary has been the subject of a Meteorological Abstract, 
special Message from the President. He thinks by l. wethekell. 
it the business of the State Legislature to settle, __- 
and not the dutv of Congress to meddle with it. Jan. 1850. thermometer. wind 
TA, 1. •- ... , • , , max. mi.v. mean. rain. 
The subject of reclaiming slaves, and tlie gon- -^^ 20 2 I.OO 0.48 n. w. 
eral subject of slavery is exciting much feeling and 30 3 j oq 24.66 n. n 1 
agitation in Congress. Mr. Clay’s Compromise 31 42 15 32.66 s e. 
speech has been the all absorbing topic for a few Leb. 1 3o 28 nw.s 
, .7 •, A 7 , 7, 2 36 28 31.00 n. w. 
days past — he takes a middle ground, probably not 3 07 10 13.66 n w. 
meeting the views of the extreme right or left 4 | 15 4 9.00 _ w. 
wings of the divisions on that subject. His great remarks. 
name and the reverence that many^ have for his January 29—Good sleighing; delightful evening. 
mute. So too, are most of tho.se who have been have seen manifold wonderful and unacco^^^^^ L the sup^orof the colle^^^ least of South Carolina.” 
wafted to that plain room, by the breath of the things,which he has not a lap easuie of seeing. $10,000, until it shall have been ascertained by Charles Rusted, who attempted to kill kte 
sovereigns, whose servants they became for a time. L may bo interesting to the reader to learn the e.^eriimce that it can sustain itself. jjj Beckman st., N, Y., a short time since, 
All these and manv more ihoiighte ernw/fod nnnn mode which tlie goblin adopts to communicate in- me first purchase of a fom of the extent re- and who, at tlie same time inflicted a severe gaah 
vn t 1 Vh ^1 telligence to those who conLlt him It is entirelv comprehending the proper variety of on his own throat, escaped on Tuesday night from 
my Niind yesterday, as I entered the magic circle telligence to those who consuU being $40 the City Hospital, where he was under ^nedica^ 
of that room. * * -.f # done by rapping. A visitor interrogates his maj- per acre. treatment. 
But my sheet is nearly full, and I have reallv esty after the following fashion: “ YVill the spirit The buildings required, would be one for lec- , /• m , ir w i 
said 0..1 l,-car;., 7 i,.cr„c. 07 i„l.,e«.i »S 7 ,cr ...e-- If U.e »ccs ft toco.np.y will. 
Perhaps I may do better next time. his request, it signifies it by a .succession of raps at rpj^^ College Halls, comp 
Sincerely yours, t. c. p. the girls feet. If there is no response to tliis ques- recitation rooms, libraiw i 
•over, rceom- toast: “ The 17th of January: The day in which 
annual allow- the English Bull was driven from the Cow Pens 
Charles Rusted, who attempted to kill lu.s 
wife in Beckman st., N. Y., a short time since, 
,000, being $40 the City Hospital, where he was under medical 
treatment. 
hisrequesUitsignificsitby a.succession of raps at T^e College Halls, comprehending lecture and Lake Huron Railroad. If C 
the girls feet. If there is no response to Uiis ques- recitation rooms, libraiT and chemical laboratory United States, this or s 
a! _ 1.-. _ inn i_1 nn V. __ ‘j. ^.tf\ inn* n/*rrvtta Hia PAnincnln. ixrn 
Jan. 18.50. 
tukrmometeb. 
MAX. 1 MIN. 1 .MEAN. 
■ 
WINDS. 
29 
29 
20 
21.00 
0.48 
N. W. 
30 
31 
20 
24.66 
•N. N E. 
31 
42 
15 
32.66 
S E. 
Feb. 1 
35 
28 
30.66 
N W. S E. 
2 
36 
28 
31.00 
N. W. 
3 
27 
10 
13.66 
N W. W. 
4 1 
15 
4 
9.00 
W. 
tion, he immediately reverses the interrogatory 100 feet long and 60 feet wide.$ 10,000 
tlius: “YY’illthc spirit not respond to my ques- Phe dormitories, comprehending the Pres- 
tions? ” and if the spirit prefers not to communi- ifi®iri s house, 06 O feet long, 40 feet 
cate with him, it raps to the following question. Chemical apparatus and library. 10,000 
which amounts to an indignant refusal. YY^hen it Farm houses and furniture. 3,000 
wishes to communicate something independent of Barns and out-hou.ses, stock and iinple- 
questions, a torrent of thumping and knocking is mente. 10,000 
heard on the floor, which is known by the master $69"^ 
spirit of the sisters, as the signal for the alphabet.- 
One of the girls or auditors, now begins to call the Lady Franklin, 
alphabet, commencing with A, like a child yet in 7 ,,. p •, •, “7~T . 
of 500 ll^"Tho people of Toronto, U. C., have re¬ 
solved to take $400,000 stock in the Toronto and 
re and Lake Huron Railroad. If Canada had been one 
oratory ^^^® United States, this or some other road lead- 
10 000 across the Peninsula, would have been built 
’ ten y'oars ago. 
A Man Shot by a YVoman. — In a quarrel, in 
36,000 one of the Five Pointish localities of Ituaca, known 
10,000 as “ Canada,” one David Letts was shot by a 
3,000 woman named Susan YValker. The wound, if 
it does not prove mortal, will cripple him for life. 
10,000 Lotte had first broke the woman’s jaw bone by a 
- blow with a billet of wood. 
Utica YVater YVorks. —Utica has just com¬ 
pleted her Water Works, which give them a co¬ 
pious supply of pure water at a cost of only $75,- 
000. It has a great head, and the hydrants carry 
opinions and judgment, will go a great way to al¬ 
lay the extreme views of the outsiders of both 
parties. 
These, with some local and unimportant legis¬ 
lation, to our readers, compo.se the doings in Con¬ 
gress the past week. 
Legislature of New York. 
Nothing of any great interest has been agitated 
this week. Among a great nia.-ss of local affair.«, 
may be noticed — the Codification of the Laws; to 
“ 30—Cloudy day; clear evening. 
“ 31—Cloudy; sleighing nearly gone. 
Fi'buary 1—Cloudy and cool. 
aipnanei, commencing vvim .x, .me a emm m President, in a brief Message to Congress ^ Has a great head, and the Hydrants carry 
its BW£i(ld]in^ cIotliCBf liiid ^vllCIl tti© letter recjuireci coinixiunicfl.tiii^ copies oi* & correspoiicieHCO with w&ter 30 ieet nhovo the spires of their churches**— 
to spell out the desired word is named, a rapping Lady Franklin, in relation to the well known ex- lienefite in case of fire will more than pay the 
is heard and that letter is set down. The alpha- pedition of her husband Sir John Franklin, says whole cost of the works. 
bet is gone through with as before, and another to the lateness of the season at which 
, ® ^ ,, , . ,, , his aid was sought, and the want of an appropria- 
and another letter selected till the word is spelt out. tjon, he was unable to render the assistance re- 
2 Cloudy; began to snow soon .after dark. (£« the spirit often reveals the fact that 
3-Very cold morning; about 6 inches of j ^ orthography.) For in- 
..AA7X7 Col Inof aIt/RI-- ivin/lir /Imr_ caaia J -f b r J / 
But he adds: 
whole cost of the works. 
A Bedstead Fan. — Mr. A. YV. Carmony, of 
this city, has invented a fan to be kept in motion 
by clock work, running eight* or ten hours, and 
being stationed on top of a bedstead will keep the 
supply the Canals with water from other sources A'® nil.,) is a public loss, and sad bereave- 
thaii the pre.sent; to repeal the entire Militia Law Hient to a large circle of attached friends and ac- 
with the excejitions of cities and villages — appro- quaintanccs. Mr. Cook has long been favorably 
^ , , it is not exactly au fait in orthography.) For in- “ All that I could do, in compliance with a re- sleepers ‘ as cool as a cucumber’ during the sultry 
snow tell last night; windy day—snow invisible being desires to tell the quest which I was deeplv anxious to gratify, was nighte of July and August. At the South, where 
’jriiUng. wonder stricken audience, “ Mr. Q. must leave w cause the advertisemente of reward, promulged the heat is increased by musquito note, it will be 
“ 4—Cold morning; squally at eve. ,,,77 j .7 . by the British Government, and the best informa- a decided luxurj'. He exhibited to us a working 
- ^*'® rooni, as the letters are named, it raps at j obtain as to tlie means or finding the model, which performs its duties to admiration.— 
Death, of Henry Cook, Esq. M. r. Q. etc., till the tale is told! vessel under the command of Sir John Franklin, Baltimore Sun. 
~ / 1 Strange and ridiculous as this modern inno-«'ation to be widely circulated among whalers and seafar- Florida.— The St. Augustine News of the 
3 HE decea..e o. this gentleman (whicli occurred i„g men, whose spirit of enterprise mav lead them inst. savs: “ By a letter from Tampa, dated 
ill.,) IS a public loss, and sad bereave- ,, Jm, A, . 77 .,. „_ 7 - 77 R„,:ng re- ^inhospitable regions where tliat heroic ofii- the 26th ult., wo learn that an Indian, by the 
77 A aIvaIa Af aHoaRa/I f.-'.AA/to «a /1 aa- imstilj m rittcii articlo, it is aailj numDeiing re cer and his bravo followers, who periled their lives „<• p^aa aRa aRaa aaa aF Qata iAnA«.»n 
priations to the National YY’ashington Monument; 
the consolidation of the great Rail way lines; vari- 
ment to a large circle of attached friends and ac- 7 1 , • 7 . - , ’’ 7 j 
^ ^ ,, spcctable individuals from home or abroad, as sup- 
quaintanccs. Mr. Cook has long been favorably , , , 7 - .7 • rru 
/ . . 7 11 7 TA. ■ porters and advocates of its spirituMiiiy. Ihey 
known as senior editor ol the Rochester Demo- , . , , 7 . 7 -7 1 1 j 71 „ • 7 
crat — the most extensively circulated daily in 
ous resolutions on thej Slaveiy question; amend- YVe.stern New York. Possessed of an amiable 
mente to the Free School act, and the act endow- disposition and kind heart, he was highly esteemed 
porters and advocates of its spiriiualiiy. They world, were supposed to b( 
whose imbecility and fatuity have led them into i®®bergs or \yrecked upon 
this infatuation, having become thoroughlv con- . '^^® propriety of fitting 
vincod that the sound is preternatural, are now es- judgment of Congress, 
saying to determine whether it be a “ spirit of - 
to be widelycirculated among whalers and seafar- Florida.— The St. Augustine News of the 
iiig men, whose spirit of enterprise may lead them inst. says: “ By a letter from Tampa, dated 
into the inhospitable regions where tliat heroic ofii- 0,1 ofith ult., wo learn that an Indian, by the 
cer and his bravo followers, who periled their byes jj^me of Capa-chu-chee, one of Sam Jones’s 
111 the cause of science and for the benefit ot the principal men, was then ar Cho-ka-inkla (Poaa 
world, were supposed to be imprisoned among the station) with a message, supposed to bo ex- 
icebergs or wrecked upon a desert shore.” planatory of the reason whv the Sominolesdid not 
iiig Boards of Supervisors with legislative po-A-ers; by his friends and. a.ssociates,—while the ability health,” or a “ goblin damned,” and whether, too, Connecticut.—T he following State ticket was . ^ qi T l ’ N* Tl I 
Homestead exemption and lien law-against al- with which he discharged the duties of the most nuindane sphere at P«t in nomination on the 30th ult., by a Free Soil oj _a grearnieoS the comltv’ of Ro’iivffe 
iAAr ;«77 /';..A, 7 AAA 4 a a.-RIRRIa iRIo cStAtA i" 7 . ■ A A A _ fi rH 11011 R of 11 nrofossions. sccu rc d 11 1 Ill ail cil v I a- .. .... ..... . ... . Cnnvenfinn. nt Hnrtford; giOw Hi®OHUg oi uie coiiiuy oi oi v i e 
iceoergs or wrecKea upon a ueseri snore. planatorj' of the reason why the Sominoles did not 
The propriety of fitting out an expedition to go meet Gen. Twiggs on tlie ’l5th ulL This would 
in search of the missing navigators, he suhmite to seem to indicate that Sam Jones felt the necessity 
the judgment of Congress. of making an explanation, and tliat he is desirous 
-to avert hostilities as long as possible.” 
CoN-NECTicuT.—The following State ticket was . c. t i t> i 
Ai,t aa-aIaaRaa aa iRa ‘lOfR nit Rv A V-AA (aAii ANNEXiVTioN Meeting. —St. Johns, N. B., Jan. 
lowing Circuses to exhibit in this State, (wo eii- j arduous of all professions, secured him au envia- 
dorse that bill; they are the greatest nuisances now Hie and merited reputation. 
permitted by our laws) — Courts of conciliation — C-’s disease was consumption — his age 36. 
for establishing at YVashiiigton a Home Depart- . ^ -c. •ni, i ii 
. . , An Exhibition OF YVinteu Fruits Will be hfeld 
ment of Agriculture; the removal of juvenile de- 7 71 i> , . r, j ^7 .7 c 7 
17 . 7 ir 7.11 ,7 at the Rochester Seed Store, I rout st., on Satiir- 
Imquente to the YY'esteni House ot llclnge; to , .i aai - 7 n ji 7 i 7 - 7 - 
■ day, the 23d 111 st. I arniers and horticulturists lu 
allow of the election ot Assessors Ill School Districts • • 17 
. , . , . . , , A C 7 1 1 T t'HS and adjoining counties, are invited to contri- 
(good,) and petitions to repeal the School Law, , . 7 . .7 , 7 , , , ., . 7 . o 
^. , 1,1 , . A . bute fruits, and attend the exhibition. Specimens 
and for collecting School ta.xes by installniente; to „ „ . , „ , 1 . t tv ht n 
„ . , 7 A 7 , . , of fruit may be forwarded to Jas. n. YV.\tts, Esq., 
allow married women to dispose 01 their personal , Ta a .i • 
_7 , ,,,, ,. 7 „ A 1 or <0 fli® office of this paper, 
property by wall. 1 hose subjects are all of general___ . 
interest. More Uniteu States.— The territory not vet 
this period of the world’s histoiy, be “ wicked or 
charitable.” But all their interrogations, examin¬ 
ations, and cross examinations, have, so far, proved 
An Exhibition of YVinteu Fruits will be hfeld I inane and fruitles.s,—the little fellow' behind the 
at the Rochester Seed Store, Front st., on Satur- screen refuses to give them satisfaction. YVhen vor 
day, the 23d inst. Farmers and horticulturists in this grave and very important question is deter- Governor. Hem 
this and adjoining counties, are invited to contri- mined, w'e hope it will be given freely to the pub- among the speakers 
bute fruits, and attend the exhibition. Specimens he! During the interregnum we shall watch the ; 
of fruit may be forwarded to Jas. II. YVatts, Esq., proceedings closely, and if any thing extraordinary Professor YVebs 
or to the office of this paper. is brought to light, we will faithfully report thereon, 
Convention, at Hartford; grem meeung ui me ia 
„„ T 7 n 1 A Txr- 1 7 place to-dav at St. Athens, tor the purpose of 
For Governor John Boyd, of Yyinchcster. pronouncing in favor of the annexation of Canada 
I or Lieut. Governor — Julius Clark, Lebanon. XJnjtocl States. 
17 ^^ ®^yHrook. ^ county member of Parliament, who was pre- 
‘'®®®PH YV. YVhito, llebron. sent, ojiposcd the resolutions; but so great was the 
For Comptroller — Win. Alexander, Kilhiigly. indignation of the persons assembled, that he tlio’t 
I:fon. Jolin M. N lies declined a re-momiiiation to retire from the meeting, 
for Governor. Henry Bibb, an escaped slave, was 
Pleasure Trip to Cuba. —The Savannah P^-e- 
publican says, that pleasure trips to Cuba, are be- 
/Ymong these may be enumeratefl the laving out ®®*^Hig quite f^liioimble and customary from 
the farm and garden iii various modes, adapted place, and from Charleston. 
facte and discoveries as they may deem useful and ?®«®r®linterest is the Capitol, ed with manifestations from' the spiritual world; “J Srciirtanci^'S^ < " , . ,,, 
Txorthy .f imbUclion. We t. remlcr .he “j ““ f',' “ 'T “ 0 ““ killed 95 ,ft. i^lhe T.^ MflkTTer.hS;; 
New-Yorker eminently valuable — to fill cverj- distance, it is ot 6 urpas.sing magmhcence. Une citizens appointed upon committees of investigation and rearing of fruit trees; the difierent manners of hour. YVe understand that the tails have been 
column and corner with matter that will hope- ^nay well be proud of it, at home or abroad. YVith- and the females around whose jiersons these rery fencing grounds, with the relative advantages and disposed of to the Troy Budget for ‘’bachfdes.” 
rused with interest and benefit by those for whom f «iassive walls, and under its ponderous domes, •• mysterious knockings” arc heard, been subjected j ‘^®f ’ S. M. Catching, a wealthy planter of Pike 
we cater-and to enable us to do so, solicit the con- Nation. The repre- to the most rigid scrutiny and examination for the of breeding^and feeding rtocK^rcoln- ,®®."”^y’ •’ ^y ®"® ^is slaves, while 
tributions of all disposed to aid in accomidishing ®®"^®Hves of more than twenty millions of people purpose of detecting whether there was fraud or parative advantages of the varioas breeds; how to ,^®^ Christmas morning. He had been 
a resiilt so desirable. Give us the facte and iig- dcHHeratc, and make laws that govern collusion in the matter, or wliether it was a verit- discover defects, and the way to remedv or eradi- ®^ ® ®^ "’S* '® ® o^"®- 
ures — no matter how homelv the form or stvle — ^ ®®"“‘iy stretching from the shores of the Atlantic able goblin which thumped so lustily around them. ,®^‘® ^Hem; the proper time 'to sell produce, and Brigham Young, the Mormon Prophet at 
.A 7 ^,, ^7 to iho Pacific —a countiy- th.at, for its resources, “’Tis given out ” that the investigation resulte<l in How to put it in nnarket; the manner of keeping Salt Lake, has twenty-six wives, including .several 
and we will, if necessaiy, add the proper append- prosDeritv will soon be without’a r the nves igation resulted iii f^^„^ accounts; and, in short, a full course of in- left by his predecessor Joe Smith. Ho is deter- 
ages to render them exhibitable to the public. P ” , piosperii), wiii soon De witiiout a folly and honorably acquitting the young ladies of .striiction as to the management of a farm. These '"Hied to deserve the honors of martyrdom. 
a couiitiy-stretching from the shores of the Atlantic able goWm which thumped so lustily around them. fH®m; the proper time to sell produce, and Brigham Young, the Mormon Prophet at 
to iho Pacific — a countiy- th.at, for ite resources, » ’Tis given out ” that the investigation resulted in a®"^ ^ market; the manner of keeping Salt Lake, has twenty-six wives, including .several 
its power and prosoeritv will soon be without’a r ,, that the nves igation resulted iii accounts; and, in short, a full course of in- left by his predecessor Joe Smith. Ho is deter- 
Its poiver, ana piosperit), will soon be without a foUy and honorably acquitting the young ladies of .struction as to the management of a farm. These ^Hiod to deserve the honors of martyrdom. 
, Yet, while sitting in either branch of the making the noise, and bringing in a verdict of scholars to bo .sixteen years of age, to be appor- TYavIaa. iRa Uai a:,, .aaaiRa ooi e < 
Horticultural Society. National Legislature, and listening to the delibera- » Not Guilty! ” ^mong difierent counties — say two for eacli dobSs have fieL imprisoned in ~Bosfon”^^ hSw 
A/ /R A ixr T 'rR LT ■ , , tions, it is only by degrees that one becomes aware Since the evening the sisters mxade their first ^f's'SSs'mid%he much longer will the .statutesof Massachusetts au- 
At the Annual Meeting oi the FLorticultural of the vast extent of territorv that is ho'-e reore- 7 • . i r va i j • a i ®y fiipervisors, ana the expenses ol their tuition, thorizc such barbaritv'? 
lAi-A/., 7 .E H 1 X 7 / n i II • /R 7 . I LAicm ui itniiorj uiai IS no.e repre into public life, and was driven from the with board, wa.shiiig, fuel and lights, to be onlv 
« cy le mesee,\G in e sented. leviathan Hall, back of the Arcade, by a mob of .$100 per annum; as the produce of the farm, un- The production of wool in this country last 
y ot Rochester, febniary 4th, 1850, the follow- In the detail of the Capitol there is much to in- choice and fiery spirits, they have continued to <ler proper management will furnish no small part l®o^" nnn®nnh™f 
7 gentlemen were elected oflicers of the Sociotv struct and interest. In one wing is the House of a i i a 7 i i j of the supplies ot the table. $25,()0U,00(}. lii 1848, there were 11,000,000 lbs., 
■ ■ Rcp,ese.ualive,, i.,U,c other, .hf Scn.lo_21w Betodoffteoe ooholar., .hero may bo o,hero aJ. valued al »a 57 il 00 , hoporlod. 
the Senate, the S»„ro.ne Court room. There » T 5' " f ,1'“’ ’ J"'“■ ixi' "k,” '; i“ ™ H". Mona Fai C 7 TT,,a.-He»hiah Taylor of Wool- 
ffknn (Wrp.«:/innl 1 iRTAAv . L telligence of the spirits which they have the power vicinitj at their own expense but who will bore- field, Ma.ss., has five pairs of Steers whose ag- 
the supplies of the table. $25,000,000. In 1848, there were 11,000,000 lbs., 
Be.sidcs these scholars, there may be others ad- valued at ,$857,i)00, imported, 
itted, at ,$ 2 o per annum, who will board in the More Fat Cattle. —Hezekiah Taylor of West- 
ani }, at then own expense, but who will bo re- field, Ma.ss., has five pairs of Steers whose ag~ 
ired to submit to all the college rules, and to la- gregate weight is 20,220. The several paire 
bor with tlie other pupils. weighed as follows: 4,620, 4 , 020 , 3,990, 3,860, 
f or the proper management of the institution, 3,760. 
or to the office of this paper. 
A Colored D. D.—The University of Heidel- 
bui^ has conferred the title of D. D. upon J. YV. 
C. Pennington, a talented and wortliy colored cler- 
gj'man — tormorly of Hartford. 
More United States. —The territory not yet ^ous verrons 
formed into States, will make forty-six and a half p , . 
States as large as Pennsylvania. Gf these thirty- 
five will be north of 30 deg. 30 mi. or slave _ 
States, .supposing tlie Missouri Compromise lino There 
to be adopted. charged with murder. 
we entertain no fears of being Cooper-ized.- “ W® understand that Professor YVebster ivffil Pennsylvama, providmg for an elective Judiciary, 
” „ probably be arraigned at the March terra ot the passed the Senate of that State, on Monday, by a 
ms verrons. „ Supreme Judicial Court, but that his trial will not vote of 29 to 3. It is supposed that it will pass the 
Rochester, February, 1850. take place until June or July, it being impossible House by an equally decided vote, and then the 
- — ■ - so to arrange the business of the Court as to secure matter has to be voted upon by tlie people. If 
1 “ There are nine persons in prison at Cincin- a full bench before that time. The day of trial ratified by them, it becomes a part of the Con- 
will be fixed at the time of his arraignment. 
among the speakers. Toronto, Jan. 31.—Three of the October rioters, ) 
- who hung Lord Elgin in effigj-, were convicted on ( 
Professor YVebster’s Trial. — The Boston Saturday. They have not yet been sentenced, S 
Journal says: (i:*“The amendment to the Constitution of { 
