MOORE’S RURAL MEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
ROCHESTER, MARCH 7, 1850. 
COURTS OF CONCILIATION. 
[For the New-Yorker.] 
Local Agents. 
•Tames Van Horn, Ovid ; also general agent for 
South Jury District of Seneca county. 
S. E. Norton, Phelps, Ontario county. 
R. Farr and H. Goodrich, Albion. 
.Samuel Heston, Batavia. 
R. B. Warren, Alabama, Genesee county. 
Theodore Dickinson, Newark. Wayne county. 
Silsby & Keeler, Seneca I’alls. 
A. R. Frisbie, Glvde, Wayne county. 
Wrn. Richey &. <3. A. Graves, Watertown, Jefl. co. 
John Harris, Sh ddrakc, seneca county. 
Archibald Stone, jlinmanville, Oswego county. 
E. 'V. Fairchild, East Bloomfield, Ontario county. 
G. Sherwood, Camillus, Onondaga county. 
'Ll c<;kinson and P. Parks, Victor, Ontario Co. 
J. V\ .eed. Lockport; Niagara county. 
J. M. Prowbridge, Pekin, “ “ 
JohnB. Dowell, Y'ates, OiTeuiis county. 
H. S. Frisbie, Holley, “ “ 
L. A. Morse, Knowlesville, “ “ 
M. Scott, Arcadia, Wayne county. 
H. C. White, Mohawk, Herkimer county. 
1). Bunnell, So>ith Livonia, lA'fingston county. 
E. Bliss, Westfield, Chautauque county. 
J. I. Eacker, Sheridan, “ “ 
J. C. Sherman, New Baltimore, Greene county. 
L. D. Branch, 'Prumansburg, Tompkins county. 
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forming clubs, &c. Xhosc who connot consistently 
do so, will greatly oblige us by handing a Prospectus 
or specimen number to some other influential and 
responsible person who will give it attention. 
[O” YVe will send an extra copy to any person 
who remits payment for a club of from four to ten 
subscribers, and continues to act as agent. 
For Club Terms, &c. sec last page. 
New Publications. 
The American Poultry Yard — comprising the 
Origin, Ilistory, and Description of the different 
breeds of Domestic Poultr}’. By D. J. Browne, 
author of the “ Sylva Ainericann.” With an 
Appendix, embracing the comparative merits of 
different breeds of Fowls: By Samuel Allen. 
Publi.shed by C. M. Saxton, New York. 318 
pages. 
We can merely direct attention to the above 
work, this week. It is beautifully got up, appro¬ 
priately illustrated, and embraces matter of value 
to all interested in the subject discussed. For sale 
by D. Hoyt, 6 State st., Rochester. See adver¬ 
tisement. 
Report of the Co.m.missioner of Patents.— 
Part ENrst of this Report, from w'hich we have 
already given extracts, has been received and is 
for .sale by D. M. Dewey, Arcade Hall. We 
commend it to Mechanics, and all others interested 
in Arts and Manufactures — their origin, progress, 
(See. Price, three shillings; can be sent by mail 
to any part of the country. 
F’or notice of Thomas’ “American Fruit Cul- 
turist,” see Horticultural Department—page 75. 
Meteorological Abstract. 
BY L. WETHERELL. 
Feb. 1850. 
THERMOMETEP. 
MAX. 1 MIN. 1 MEAN. 
RAIN. 
WINDS. 
26 
48 
34 
40.66 
s w w 
27 
38 
28 
32.00 
W N E 
28 
39 
26 
34.33 
0.75 
S E 
Mar. 1 
40 
30 
34.00 
w 
2 
36 
29 
31.66 
W 
3 
18 
15 
17.00 
N N W 
4 
24 
18 
21.33 
N W \V 
REMARKS. 
Febuary 2G— Splendid morning—spring-like—flies 
made their .appearance on the south sitle 
of buildings. Lunar halo. 
<1 27 —i?ine spring morning. 
<< 28_Fine day—insects seen in sunny places 
_r.iin and h:iil in the afternoon—thun¬ 
der showers in the evening—first began 
to thunder a quarter before 7—the light¬ 
ning was vivid and the thunder heavy— 
like a summer shower: thundered at in¬ 
tervals until about midnight—when the 
wind changed and blew a gale which con¬ 
tinued through the following day. 
March 1—Cool with high wind. 
<• 2_Windy and cloudy; real Ylarch weather. 
ti 3 —Very cold and windy—thaws very little, 
though the sun shines brightly. 
. .J— Continues cold and windy—ground froz¬ 
en very hard—very little snow to be seen 
upon the fields. 
“ Myster ious R appings.” 
The editor of the Buffalo Advertiser talks like 
a sensible man. In his case, distance does not 
appeal- to “ lend enchantment to the view.”— 
Hear his brief discourse,—in this wise: 
For some months past we have been surfeited 
_yea, sickened — in looking over the columns of 
the Rochester papers, and tliose of other eastern 
cities, in seeing long, labored articles upon a silly 
humbug in Rochester, called the “ Mysterious 
Rappings.” As a juggler’s trick, this thing may 
be a very cu,te affair, and well got up. But to read 
the twattle, about spiritual communications, &c., 
with which the columns of respectable papers have 
been crowded, is enough to disgust sensible men. 
The New York Tribune has gone into the matter 
by wholesale, and we find even in the staid and 
Hunker Albany Argus, a grave editorial combat¬ 
ting the spiritual claims of the “Rappings.” 
Such things are belittling to the press, and ought 
to be left to nervous old women of both se.xes. A 
grave argument upon such a subject, either on the 
one side or the other, at this time or a serious 
notice of anv kind, exhibits more verdancy, than 
we should like to father; and we hope for the 
credit of the craft, that our cotemporaries down 
east will turn their attention to some more impor¬ 
tant and sensible subject, and have done with bo¬ 
ring their readers in relation to this silly matter. 
, To Correspondents. —We have several com- 
^ munications on file for publication, which will ap¬ 
pear in due season — and others, unexamined, 
that will soon receive proper attention. 
Yankee Corn-Sheller. —In our notice of this 
machine, on first page, we omitted to mention the 
price. There are two sizes,—at $10 and $12. 
So.ME years ago, my esteemed friend, Humphry 
Howland, of this town, sojourned during the win¬ 
ter in St. Croix (Santa Cruz) one of the Danish 
West India Islands. Observing that mediators were 
generally employed in the adjustment of differences 
_BO very dissimilar to the practice of this country 
— he took much pains to inquire into the whole 
matter; and was assured by Judge Andersen, of 
that place, that .nine-tenths of all disputes icere 
settled by the Reconciling Commission. 
After Humphry Howland’s return home, he 
received from Judge Andersen a full and complete 
copy of the Ordinance issued by Christian VII, 
King of Denmark, dated Dec. 7th, li98, transla¬ 
ted from the Danish original; and that Roll is now 
lying before me. It is too voluminous for publica¬ 
tion in a newspaper, but I give an abstract of some 
of its sections and provisions. 
The preamble is worthy of the serious consider¬ 
ation of our legislators; and when they adopt sen¬ 
timents as paternal as those of that Monarch, and 
show it by their acts, every good citizen, anxious 
for the welfare of his country, will respect and 
honor them. I give it verbatim: 
“ Whereas, it is incumbent on Us, to prevent, as 
far as possible, unnecessary and expensive lawsuits 
between our beloved and faithful subjects, by the 
interposition of Mediators to effect an amicable ad¬ 
justment between the contending parties; and 
having experienced that the Reconciling Commis¬ 
sion established in our West India Islands, in con¬ 
sequence of the Ordinance of the 31st Nlarch, 
1755, hath not had the desired effect. We have 
determined to establish a Reconciling Commission 
in the West Indies, on the same footing that it 
now stands in our Kingdoms in Kurope, by our 
late Ordinance for that purpose, the good effect of 
which hath answered our paternal intefttion,where¬ 
fore we decree as follows: 
Section 1. In every jurisdiction, there shall be 
a Reconciling Commission for the amicable ad¬ 
justment of disputes. 
Sec. 2. The ruling power of St. Croix and St. 
Thomas shall propose four or six of the most re¬ 
spectable, intelligent, and honest men of the dis¬ 
trict, from whom the burghers and inhabitants 
shall choose two as Reconciling Commissioners, 
who are bound to accept the office, and conduct it 
for three years, unless they have a lawsuit, or well 
founded reason to excuse them. Both shall not 
be discharged at the same time. Lawyers are not 
to be chosen Reconciling Comniissioners. 
Sec. 5. The members on taking their seats in 
the Commission, swear “ to exert all the means in 
their power to promote an amicable adjustment be¬ 
tween the parties, in every case that shall be bro’t 
before the said Commission; and endeavor zeal¬ 
ously and faithfully to effect it to the best of their 
judgment.” 
Sec. 6. It is enjoined on the members of the 
Government to use their influence in favor of the 
Institution: and to take a seat there when official 
duty will permit, ‘ in order to promote harmony 
between the parties at variance.’ 
Sec. 7. The judges of ‘ a Polity Court, Mari¬ 
time Court, Special Court, and Court of Petty 
Debts,’ shall, themselves, endeavor to reconcile 
the parties. 
Sec. 8. The Governor General, or the Govern¬ 
ment of St. Croix, and the Commandant of St. 
Thomas, as magistrates, are to endeavor to recon¬ 
cile the parties at variance. 
Sec. 9. ‘ All civil causes in general, whether 
concerning propertv, rights, debts,, or any thing 
else, shall be subject to the Reconciling Commis¬ 
sion, except (1) suitK respecting bills of exchange, 
(2) demands in dealings, bankrupt estates, or states 
under the administration of trustees, because there 
are no law expenses in such cases in the first 
instance.’ . . 
Sec. 18. The Reconciling Commission shall 
assemble once a week. 
Sec. 20. Those who have any thing to lay be¬ 
fore the Commission, shall previously notify it, 
either verbally or by writing. 
Sec. 24. Each party,when summoned, shall per¬ 
sonally appear before the Commissioners, unless he 
can render a justifiable excuse; and in that case the 
absentee may send a good man in his place, em¬ 
powered to treat for, and reconcile the cause; ‘but 
it is expressly forbidden eitlier to take with you, or 
to send in your stead a lawyer to act in the Recon¬ 
ciling Commission.’ 
Sec. 25. Whoever shall be summoned to hear 
proposals for reconciliation, and shall refuse to at¬ 
tend, or to give good and sufficient reasons for not 
attending, shall be condemned to pay his adversaiy 
the expenses of the suit, should the cause be deci¬ 
ded by a process at law. 
Sec. 26. The Reconciling Commission shall be 
held in a private room. 
Sec. 27. If an arrangement be not made, noth¬ 
ing in writing from the Commission, to be grant- 
edt except an attest when the complaint is returned 
to the plaintiff, that it could not effect an amicable 
reconciliation. 
Sec. 31. All causes brought before the Recon¬ 
ciling Commission, to be closed and settled within 
eight days, and not remain longer without the con¬ 
sent of both parties. 
Sec. 35. No cause (with a few specified excep¬ 
tions) shall be received or entered in any court of 
justice unless the plaintiff proves by a certificate 
from the Reconciling Commission that an arrange¬ 
ment with his opponent had been attempted, but 
not obtained. 
Sec. 39. A Commissioner who has labored with 
uuremitted zeal and activity for eight years, ‘ we 
will distinguish as a worthy man and member of 
society, conferring on him a suitable rank, or other 
mark of our approbation.’ 
Sec. 40. The Reconciling Commissioners and 
the Recorder shall receive a reward for their 
trouble when they effect an amicable adjustment 
— otherwise nothing.” 
I have thus given a synopsis of the more im¬ 
portant sections of this remarkable ordinance; and 
observe that its extraordinary success appears to 
be mainly owing to two things: 1. The whole in¬ 
fluence of the Government is brought to bear 
against litigation. 2. The Commission sits in pri¬ 
vate; and without reference to the nice distinctions 
of the laV, earnestly endeavors to reconcile the 
parties. 
From the preamble it appears that the Ordinance 
of 1755, proved a failure, but on what account, I 
have not ascertained. It is worth remembering, 
however, that such an institution has failed of its 
objects; and that othei-s will fail if wrong princi¬ 
ples be allowed to enter, or if it be not honestly 
and earnestly conducted. 
It has been said, in all soberness, that the ex¬ 
penses of litigation int his State, exceed the value 
of the property in dispute; but be this as it may, 
the expenses are only a part of the evils that law¬ 
suits produce. Can citizens leave their business 
and be recompensed by the scanty fees allowed to 
a juror, or a witness? Damages not found in bills 
of cost, are of great amount; and mental discom¬ 
forts are not to be estimated by dollars and cents. 
David Thomas. 
Near Aurora, Cayuga Co., Umo., 28, 1850. 
Congressional £ind Legislative. 
Synopsis of Congressional Proceedings. 
Feb. 25. The Senate was occupied with the 
discussion of the Slavery question, and the consid¬ 
eration of Mr. Clay’s Resolutions. 
In the House, siaverj'—Deseret—New Mexico. 
No important business transacted. 
Feb. 26. But little was done in either Senate or 
House; both bodies adjourned to attend the funeral 
of Gen. John McNeil, late of New Flampshire. 
Feb. 27. Senate —Mr. Seward presented a 
memorial of citizens of the Valley of the Rio Grande 
east of that river, asking the establishment of a 
Territorial Government for them. Referred to 
committee on territories. 
Mr. Clay’s Resolutions were further discussed. 
House.—Ur. Johnson, of Tenn., introduced a 
bill to give a homestead to everj^ head of a family, 
or any widow mother of minor children, who shall 
become permaiient occiipiers of the soil. Referred 
to Com. on Agriculture. 
Mr. Moore introduced a bill to discourage spec¬ 
ulation in public lands, and to give them to prac¬ 
tical cultivators and others. Referred to Com. on 
Public Lands. 
Mr. Ashmun introduced a bill to reduce the rates 
of postage, and abolish the franking privilege.— 
Referred to Com. on Post Office. 
The House then went into committee of the 
whole on the President’s Message, and, as usual, 
discussed the slavery question. 
Feb. 28. Senate—After tlie presentation of nu¬ 
merous petitions for cheap ijpstage, and several re¬ 
ports from committees, Mr. Bell, of Tenn., intro¬ 
duced a series of resolutions looking to the settle¬ 
ment of the questions growing out of the institution 
of slaver}-—which were received, laid on the table 
and ordered printed. 
The Senate resumed the consideration of Mr. 
Clay’s Resolution. 
Hoiise—By unanimous consent, Mr. Doty’s bill 
for the admission of California, with the pending 
amendments, was ordered to be printed. 
The House took up the bill requiring the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy to purchase for the use of the 
Navy, American water-rotted hemp, provided it is 
as good and cheap as foreign. No debate was had 
on the reference of the bill. 
After the morning hour had expired, the House 
went into committee of the whole on the state of 
the Union, on the President’s California Message 
Slavery was the chief topic agitated. 
Legislature of New York. 
Feb. 25. In the Senate various bills of a local 
nature were passed. 
In the House a report was made, and agreed to, 
against repealin^the law providing for the registry 
of births, marriages, and deaths. F’avorably, the 
bill to secure the payment of laborers employed on 
the public works of the State. With amendments, 
the Senate bill providing for the amendment of the 
general Railroad Law; action on the bill postpon 
ed until Thursday afternoon. 
Feb. 26. Senate.—Mr. Schoonmakcr gave 
notice of a resolution in reference to the expedien¬ 
cy of providing each School District in the State 
with a copy of Henry Barnard’s work on School 
Architecture. [Right, and in accordance with 
Buggestion in the first number Rural Ne\v-Y orker.] 
Also, a joint resolution as follows: 
“ That, in the opinion of this Legislature, the 
U. S. Government ought to provide for the pub¬ 
lication of a uniform and authentic edition of the 
decisions of the United States Courts, and a free 
distribution thereof throughout the several States 
and Territories, in the same manner as has already 
been adopted in the distribution of the National 
Statutes.” Laid over. 
The “bill to authorize certain powers of sale to 
be executed by an administrator, with the will an 
nexed,” was read a third time and passed. 
In Assembly the following bills were read 
third time and passed: To amend the act provi 
ding for the education of the Oneida Indians, and 
the children of other Indians residing in the State. 
[Relates to the St. Regis Indians, in the county of 
Franklin.] In relation to Harbor Masters in the 
city of New York. [Increases the number to 
eleven.] Granting lands under water in the town 
of Cortland, to Frederick W. Requa. In relation 
to a draw in a bridge at Oak Orchard. 
Feb. 27. No important business transacted in 
the Senate. The par redemption bill was dis 
cussed. The bill to prevent the circulation of bills 
of expired banks was advocated by Mr. Cook and 
opposed by Mr. Miller. 
In the House the Senate bill, requiring the N 
Y. and Erie R. R. to locate their road, was reported 
against, and the enacting clause stricken out. 
bill was reported declaring the public utility of 
Railroad from Canandaigua to Buffalo. Several 
other bills were reported, and the bill incorporating 
the Oneida Lake and River Steamboat Co., was 
read a third time and passed. The resolutions pro 
viding a select committee of five to examine Canal 
frauds, during the recess, was adopted. The As 
sembly came to a vote upon the resolution reported 
by select Com., unseating Mr. Fullerton, the mem 
ber from Orange county, and awarding the seat ' 
Mr. Durland, the contestant. Ayes 50, noes 38. 
Feb. 28. The Senate passed a resolution in¬ 
structing the committee on judiciary to report a 
bill repealing the military law, excepting in its ap¬ 
plication to cities and villages. The bill in relation 
to the Free Schools in Rochester, was passed. 
In tlie House Mr. Windsor reported, favorably, 
Mr. L. W. Smith’s bill Exempting the Homestead 
from Execution. The Gov. sent in resolutions 
from the Legislatures of Rhode Island and Virgin¬ 
ia on the subject of slavery. Referred to a select 
committee. 
The following bills were read a third time and 
passed: To authorize the Commissioners of Emi¬ 
gration to borrow money on mortgage, in certain 
cases.—To improve the navigation of Seneca Riv¬ 
er at Baldwinsville.—For the protection of banks 
receiving deposits from married women. 
Mr. Harmon brought in a bill to extend the 
time for County Treasurers to take the oath of 
office, &c. 
Mr. Lawrence brought in a bill* to provide for 
the annual return of agricultural and manufac¬ 
turing statistics. 
Mr. Monroe, notice of a bill to tax bachelors for 
the benefit of orphans and destitute widows. 
March 1. Senate—Mr. Colt reported, favora¬ 
bly, the bill in regard to the sale of lands of non¬ 
residents, for unpaid taxes. 
The bill relating to Courts of Appeals was read 
third time and jiassed. 
In committee of the whole, progress was report¬ 
ed on the bill amending the Free School Law of 
the State. 
Assembly— Mr. Leavenworth reported a bill to 
provide for the establishment of an Agricultural 
School and Experimental Farm. 
Section 1. Establishes “ The Agricultural Col¬ 
lege of the State of New Y^ork,” with an Experi¬ 
mental I’anii attached. 
§ 2. Under the care of fifteen Trustees, appoint¬ 
ed by the Governor, and the President, and Sec¬ 
retary of the State Agricultural Society. 
0 3. One of said Trustees to be located in each 
of the Judicial Districts of the State. 
^ 4. Trustees to take and file the oath of office. 
(i 5. Trustees to have the powers of Trustees of 
Colleges so far as applicable, and the powers com¬ 
mon to all corporations. 
§ 6. Trustees to meet at the Capital on the first 
Wednesday in June — organize themselves, and 
as soon as convenient locate the institution, erect 
buildings, &c., buy the farm and necessary stock, 
implements, &c. 
$ 7. To fix on course of studies, if any; plan of 
labor, terms of admission, qualification of appli¬ 
cants, &c. 
8. Requires certain branches of knowledge to 
be taught. 
9. Bills, &ic., certified W the President and 
Secretary, to be paid by the Treasurer on the war- 
ant of the Comptroller. 
^ 10. Treasurer to give a bond in the penalty 
of $10,000. 
^11. Trustees to appoint three Commissioners 
to erect the buildings, &c., to be paid three dollars 
per day; to serve till the erections are completed «&c. 
$ 12. Moneys expended by the Commissioners 
to be paid by tl'ie Treasurer on the warrant of the 
Comptroller, on presentment of the certificate of 
the Commissioners. 
$ 13. Trustees to keep a record of their proceed¬ 
ings and report annually to the Governor. 
$ 14. Comptroller to borrow $100,000 for the 
purposes of this act. 
$ 15. Comptroller to advertise the loan. 
§ 16. This act to take effect immediately. 
The bill making appropriations, in part, to cer¬ 
tain hospitals in the State — read a third time and 
passed. 
March 2. In the Senate, Mr. Beekman reported 
the bill submitting the question of schools to the 
people at the next election, without recommending 
it passage. • * 
Passed — bill to amend the act incorporating the 
Lewiston Suspension Bridge Co. 
In committee of the whole, progress was report¬ 
ed upon bill amending Free School Law—amend¬ 
ing the law investing certain legislative powers in 
Boards of Supervisors — repealing the law regis¬ 
tering births, &c. 
Assembly—A resolution was introduced direct¬ 
ing the Canal Board to make such further exper¬ 
iments as they may deem expedient, to test Ains- 
den’s Hydrostatic Scale. Agreed to. 
Road a third time and passed: Bill appropria¬ 
ting $10,000 for the improvement of Racket river 
and tributaries thereof—declaring Racket river a 
public highway. 
A communication was received from tlie iYttor- 
ney General, in answer to a resolution, in which 
he declared that, in his opinion, the Free School 
Act is Constitutional. 
Chips and Shavings of News, &c. 
GATHERED WITH PEN AND SCISSORS. 
t^^Cincinnati has been visited by twenty-three 
snow storms this winter. 
The Virginia Legislature has voted $30,- 
000 a year for colonization. 
It is said that Kentucky will send no dele¬ 
gates to the Nashville Southern Convention. 
Washington is extremely gay this winter. 
The President’s receptions are generally “jams.” 
The President at Richmond, Va. 
The Richmond Enquirer contains the follow¬ 
ing report of a speech of Gen. Taylor, in reply 
to the speech welcoming him to that city: 
‘ I have not words to express my feelings for 
this high honor done me by my native State. The 
honor bestowed by the people and the representa¬ 
tives here assembled has filled my heart to over¬ 
flowing and driven from my mind the words of 
gratitude which I would have expressed. The 
manner in which you have alluded to my services 
is most flattering and gratifying. But the chief 
honor is due to the patriotic volunteers and sol¬ 
diers who were under my command. The thanks 
of the country are due to them for the brilliant 
victories, I having tlie honor only to lead these 
volunteers and men whose gallant conduct was so 
signally successful. I did not expect to be honored 
here as I have been on this occasion, and my 
humble services did not merit such distinction.— 
My services shall be in future devoted to my coun¬ 
try, as they have been through my life. It cannot 
be expected that one whose time has been occu¬ 
pied in serving in camps and the field, should be 
able without reflection to address such an enlight- 
ened and wise assembly as this; but I can and do 
from the bottom of my heart return to this ancient 
and renowned Commbnwealth and to its represen¬ 
tatives, my sincere thanks for the high honor done 
me on this occasion.” 
At night. President Taylor and his suite were 
at the levee of Gov. Floyd, which was of course 
crowded to suffocation. 
Important Decision. — Woodworth Planing 
Machine .— United States Circuit Court for the 
Eastern District of Louisiana. YVe see that in the 
case of Elisha Bloomer, vs. Vaughn & McLin, 
the decree has been rendered in accordance with 
the prayer of the complainant’s bill, and that an 
injunction has been issued forbidding and enjoin¬ 
ing the defendants from the farther use of the 
Woodworth Planing Machine.—iV. O. Bui., 14. 
The largest Hotel in America is at Cin- 
ciimati. It cost $225,000 and is to be kept by 
one of the Colemans. 
They are fining the tavern keepers iU Bal¬ 
timore for selling liquor on Sunday. 
John P. Hale.— The Elyria (O.) Courier pla¬ 
ces the name of Senator Hale at the head of its 
columns as a candidate for the Presidency. 
Maryland. —The Senate of this State have 
passed a bill from the house, allowing slaves to 
enter the State without restriction. 
Henry Clay said in the Senate the other 
day he should go to his grave with the conviction 
that slavery was a moral and political evil. 
ffr;^ Bishop Flaget, of the Louisville Roman 
Catholic Church, died recently, in his eighty- 
seventh year. 
They have just begun to fish for fish in 
California. It pays as well as fishing for gold in 
some places. 
|j[:^An apothecary in Trenton sold kreosote 
for asafoDtida, and nearly killed a young lady 
thereby. 
The question is agitated in Texas of mak- 
inganother State of the territory now embraced 
in that name. 
5 f^A woman in YVisconsin has recovered 
$100 damages of a tavern keeper, for sellinfi rum 
to her husband. 
Sixteen hundred dollars has been recovered 
by a Miss Case, of Hartford, in an action against 
L. B. Marks, for slander. 
John H. Barber, for sixty years connected 
with the Newport Mercury, died last week.— 
The Mercury was started by Dr. Franklin’s 
brother. 
George R. Weissenger, associate propri¬ 
etor of the Louisville Journal, died on the 25th, 
of congestion of the brain, after an illness of two 
days. 
is thought the -emigration of the Semi- 
noles from Florida will be completed by the last 
of May. Forty-eight of Bowlegs’ party had come 
in to the post on Pease creek. 
The Survevors for the Buffalo and Missis¬ 
sippi Railroad Company, are now engaged in sur¬ 
veying and locating the road West of Michigan 
City. V 
A black rainbow was seen by the citi^ns , 
of New Bedford, Tuesday evening about eight 
o’clock. Its direction was from the North-west ; 
to the South-east. It was visible about twenty > 
minutes. ; 
American Enterprise. —YVe understand that ■ 
two new steamers, recently built to navigate Lake 
Ontario, are to be brought down the river St. Law- ^ 
rence, on the opening of navigation, and to come ; 
to tliis port, where they will be fitted up for service ’ 
between Panama and San Francisco.—N. Y Eve. \ 
Post. ^ 
Thirty-five more Hungarian refugees, in- ^ 
eluding one (Colonel, four Majors, seven Captains, 
and five Lieutenants, arrived at New York on t 
Sunday, in the Mountstuart Elphin Stone, from ) 
Glasgow. Among the number was George Po- ' 
murtz, chief of police. The whole number of , 
Hungarians now in New York is sixty-six. 5 
(|t:^”On the 20th November, at Macao, an arm- ; 
ed boat from the U. S. ship Dolphin took a Chi- < 
nese junk, killing two of its crew, wounding an- < 
other, and making three prisoners. The junk had . 
attacked and fired upon an unarmed boat belong- < 
ing to the Dolphin. The junk and prisoners were | 
delivered to the authorities at Macao. 
A Good Collection.— At the First Presbyterian 
Church,— Rev. Dr. Phillips’ — a joint collection 
was made yesterday, amounting to $578 18; of 
which $348 18 were for the relief of the Hague 
street sufferers, and $225 specially designated for 
the aid of the society for the Relief of YVidows 
with small Children.— N. Y. Com. Adv. 
Education in Syracuse.— The resources of the 
Syracuse Board of Education for the year were 
$15,628; the expenditures, $16,631; the remain¬ 
ing indebtedness, $2,181. The average attend¬ 
ance of scholars during the last month has lieen 
1 573, the school houses being inconveniently 
crowded. There are 2,011 children in the city for 
whom school accommodation is provided. 
5 t^”A well known citizen of Pottsville, Pa,, h^ 
been made the happy father of seven children in 
16 months — four at one birth and three at another. 
Mrs. Johnson, of Daviess county, Ky., has given 
birth to five boys in eleven months. At this rate, 
immigration is hardly necessary to fill our vacant 
territories. ‘ 
Iowa YVheat.— The Dubuque Express of the 
13th ult., says, the farmers of northern Iowa, who 
have not disposed of their last year’s crop of wheat. 
have not disposed- , . 
have now the opportunity of doing it at very fair 
prices. During the past week or ten days, the 
merchants and millers have been paying i5 cents 
per bushel, cash. 
The Oldest Newspaper in YVestern New 
York.— Hon. Francis Granger presented yester¬ 
day the Athemeum and Mechanics’ Association ^ 
of this city, with a copy of the first newspajier 
published in YVestern New York. It is the Onta¬ 
rio Gazette and YVestern Chronicle, issued at^- 
neva by Lucine S. Car}% Oct. 24th, 1796. This 
interesting relic of old times may be seen at the 
reading room. It is neatly framed, and will be 
highly prized by the Association .—Rochester Am. 
Liberated Slaves.— Fourteen slaves, liberated 
bv Dr. John Casson, of Mississippi, were brought 
to this city two or three days ago, by their late 
master, to have their freedom papers made out:— 
J. Jolifle, Esq., who takes great pleasure in acting 
as master of ceremonies on occasions of this kind, 
untied the knot of slayery, and bade the bond go 
free. ^ , , 
YVe understand that Dr. Qasson, who came to 
this city with his people to see that every thing 
should bo properly done, intends to sup^intend 
their settlement himself, somewhere in Ohio.— ) 
Cin. Gaz., Feb. 19. ^ 
Collection of the Revenue. —T.he Secretary ^ 
of the Treasuiy' has directed the Collectors to sus- ^ 
pend the operaiiou of his curtailing circular ol a 
previous date. The revenue cutters are to be con- •, 
tinned in active service, as heretofore. The ex¬ 
penses attending the appraisement of merchan- 
diso are no longer to be charged to importers, and . 
the expenses for weighing, gauging, and measur- ) 
ing o-oods are only to bo charged to the owners m > 
such goods, in cases where it is required that such 
charge shall be made by YValker’s tariff law of 
1846. The compensation of officers of the cus¬ 
toms is to be no longer withheld. 
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