MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER; AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
Meteorological Abstract. 
Statistics of Monroe County. 
April. 1850. 
BY L. WETHERELL. 
THERMOMETEP. 
MAX. I MIN. i MEAN. 
^ ROCHESTER. MAY 9, 1850. 
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) Local Agents. 
( James Van Horn, Ovid; also general agent for 
; South Jury District of Seneca county. 
; S. E. Norton, Phelps, Ontario county. 
( E. Hopkins, Lyons, Wayne county. 
( B. Farr and H. Goodrich, Albion. 
^ Samuel Heston, Batavia. 
) R. B. Warren, Alabama, Genesee county. 
/ Theodore Dickinson, Newark, Wayne county. 
j Silsby & Keeler, Seneca Falls. I 
) A. R. Frisbie, Clyde, Wayne county. 
) Wm. Richey &. O. A. Graves, Watertown, Jeff. co. 
? John Harris, Sheldrake, Seneca county. 
( Archibald Stone, Hinmanville, Oswego county. 
^ E. W. Fairchild, East Bloomfield, Ontario county. 
( G. N. Sherwood, Camillus, Onondaga county. 
f C. B. Dickinson and P. Parks, Victor, Ontario Co. 
; J. W. Reed, Lockport, Niagara county. 
) J. M. Trowbridge, Pekin, “ “ 
) JohnB. Lowell, Yates, Orleans coantv. 
; H. S. Frisbie, Holley, 
) L. A. Morse, Knowlesville, " “ 
) M. Scott, Arcadia, Wayne county. 
> H. C. White, Mohawk, Herkimer county. 
J D. Bunnell, South Livonia, Livingston county. 
> E. C. Bliss, Westfield, Chautauque county. 
) J. I. Eacker, Sheridan, “ " 
j J. C. Sherman, New Baltimore, Greene county. 
, L. D. Branch, Trumansburg, Tompkins county. 
> W. K. Wyckoff, Lodi, Seneca Co. 
I O. B. .Scott, Woodville, Jefferson Co. 
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N W. 
W. N W. 
S E. 
SW. KW. 
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W. 
We are able, through the politeness of a friend, 
to present the following statistics regarding the 
growth of this county in population, and the rapid 
increase in the valuation of its real and personal ONE WEEK LAIER. _Jf^^The Free Soilers of Ohio have nominated 
estate, since its organization in 1821. We think „ „ Hon. D. R. Tilden, of Akron, for Governor, 
it will prove interesting to many of our readers, and 7" „ rr .fo i .i,- Two men, Richard Ryan and James Quig- 
especially those who have witnessed the progress ^ Canada arrived at Halifax at 10 o clock this jgy^ drowned in the Naugatuc River, at Wa- 
of the county toward its present enviable position reached Liv^pool on terbury, Ct., on the 29tli ult. 
in point of wealth and influence, from its com- Tuesday, the 16th. Her news caused Cotton to FifUi-two persons were received to the 
mencement The present is a favorable time to advance fully one i on all descriptions. Sales lu-® were received to the 
encement. i ne present is a tavoraDle time to bales Solculators look 12 000 exonr BapUst Church m this place, says the Adrian, 
b,. ,„t s.bb,ih. 
population, the cost of its principal public build- “^®- ^ . E^Mr. Kinney,EditoroftheNewarkAdver- 
ing, which has just been removed to give place to The Canada had a fine run to Newfoundland ^®®U appointed Charge d Affaires to 
one of more stately dimensions, and greater ^^7® arrived here on Monday had she Sardinia. 
architectural pretensions, and the contemplated ex- aot been detained by immense quantities of ice. The difference of time between New York 
pense of the new edifice, will be a good index ^*^® imbedded in ice 30 hours and sustained and Rochester is about 16^ minutes. Between N. 
whereby to ascertain the advance which has been ^®^ considerable damage, especially to her pad- York and Chicago over 55 minutes, 
made. This progress of which we boast, is not i? i ^ Ori the 25th ult., a fire at Savannah des- 
only apparent, but real and substantial. "We owe England. troj’ed thirty buildings, causing a loss of about 
it to the steady industry of our citizens, none of Another Defeat of the Ministry.— The pro- $100,000. 
Foreign Intelligence. 
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM-SHIP CANADA! 
ONE WEEK LATER. 
Items of News, &c. 
' At Oswego, hay has been selling as high 
as $20 a ton. 
Prom the N. Y. Tribune of Friday. 
The Canada arrived at Halifax at 10 o’clock this 
morning. The Niagara reached Liverpool on 
Tuesday, the 16th. Her news caused Cotton to 
April 30th. Warm and fair. population. The cost of its principal public build- 
May 1st. Cloudy, cold and squally. Rhubarb ing, which has just been removed to give place to 
and Asparagus in market. one of more stately dimensions, and greater 
2d. Fair; good weather for wheat and grass. 
3d, Fair in the morning; cloudy in the afternoon. 
Brown thresher heard; plum in flower. 
flower. 
5th. Very rainy day. 
6 th. Rainy morning—continues cool. 
mencement. The present is a favorable time to fully one J on all descriptions. Sales 
draw a copiparison between the early condition of o2,000 bales. Speculators took 12,000, expor- 
Monroe county, and its present state of wealth and ‘f® ^"® Havre market was firm and ac- 
population. The cost of its principal public build- r. j u ■ c 
one of more stately dimensions, and greater would have arrived here on Monday had she 
architectural pretensions, and the contemplated ex- been detained by immense quantities of ice. 
made. This progress of which we boast, is not 
4th. Cloudy and rainy; garden strawberries in only apparent, but real and substantial. We owe 
On the 25th ult., a fire at Savannah des- 
_ _. . T’v . troyed thirty buildings, causing a loss of about 
it to the steady industry of our citizens, none of Another Defeat of the Ministry.— The pro- $100,000. 
whom were able to boast of large hereditary acqui- lability of a speedy change of the Ministry is in- The Tribune thinks 1 000 lives and more 
Monthly mean temperature of April, 1850, 40.44 deg ®®®®f“l architects of their own fortunes. A genial ‘*0“ ®f ‘he Chancellor’s budget which proposed a boat burnings within the last two vears 
<< U a 1040 41 QS « soil has not failed to return to our farmers anhun- reduction of the duly on stamps from one-half per aiu ■ i. 
1849, 41.85 
1848, 44.70 
1847, 41.42 
1846, 47.36 
1845, 46.42 
1844, 52.62 
1843, 44,79 
1842, 45.85 
1841, 39.87 
1840, 47.80 
1839, 48.58 
1838, 37.24 
1837, 40.95 
1836, 42.92 
1835, 48.10 
dred fold for their honest tilling; our mechanics half a crown upon all engagement under ^ ® p 
have been aided in their labors by a giant whose H- Wi!loughby,one of the Stanley par- ®‘ructmg me nutli 
power has never known diminution, and whose rrioved an ainendment reducing the duty to Is. route to tne 
energies have never refused to respond to their call, which was carried against the Ministry, amidst Petitions ai 
and turn the ponderous water wheel. The Gene- vociberous applause. to allow the impo: 
see has given fertility to the lands through which "^he tax upon knowledge in the shape of excise Canada duty free. 
The Albanians have fully resolved on con¬ 
structing the Rutland railroad. This will be a fa¬ 
vorite route to the Green Mountain State. 
Petitions are in circulation asking Congress 
to allow the importation of plank for roads from 
it flows, and diversified our scener)' with grandeur paper stamps,&c., gave rise to a long and 
The Albany Journal states that a mechan- 
and beauty known to few other quarters of the ’''^i'nated debate, in the course of which the ic m that city has invented iron marble mantel- 
globe. For all this we have to thank a kind Prov- Chancellor explained that he was reluctant to pieces, which are destined to become popular. 
Wence, which has place us in so pleasant a land, continue these taxes, that the stale of the finances ^ The Tonawanda Commercial is the name 
Our course must be still onward in a career of would not permit their repeal. The Government of a neutral newspaper just established at Tona- 
prosperity, and we may hope, under the favor of "®® *ntroduced a bill prohibiting intermural inter- wanda, Erie county, of which S. Hoyt, Esq. is 
our free institutions, to attain a still higher rank editor. 
among the prosperous counties of the Empire The new measure of regulating the mercantie The recent fire on the steamer Belle of the 
All Post-Masters and Subscribers are re- “ “ “ 1836,42.92 “ " The non,,laiinn nf i m v Eng .and is meeting much opposition in VYest, is supposed to have originated from a box of 
quested to act as agents for the Aew- ForAer, by “ “ “ 1835, 48.10 “ .gt oft’fr3 ^OnfTrf7 and out of Parliament. . . u locofoco matches in the hold. ^ About 80 lives were 
/ormmg c ubs, &c. Those who cannot consistently The mean temperature of April, for the last 16 gg 526 accordiim te the U ^ Tl' hefo’ .7 7 f 7 r ® 
do so, will greatly oblige us bv handinv a Prosuectus ao 1 -m l u \ 1 ^ 0 , 0 ^ 0 , according to the U. S. Census, taken the case before the Court of Law. rs , ^ . 
or specimen number te some^ other influential and 7 7 <legrees. 1 he highest monthly mean year previous; at the next U. S. Census, in 1830, The news of Mr. Calhoun’s death caused a good tt Literary Societies of 
responsible person who will give it attention. for the same period, is o2.62 degrees—this was m it had increased to 36,038. In 1835, the State deal of sensation in England. Union College, at the approaching Commence- 
(D= We Avill send an extra copy to any person ''’‘® 37.24 degrees, in 18381 in 1841, Census showed a still further and larger compara-^ No actual outbreak has occurred on the Conti- 7 'a by W. H. C. Hosmer, 
who remits payment for a club of from four to ten 39.87 degrees: this shows that the temperature of b'^® increase to 58,085. The Census of 1840 gave’ pent, but from France, in particular, the reports Avon. 
subscribers, and continues to act as agent. the month of April, in 1838, was 3 1-5 degrees low- 7® ^ population of 64,902; and in 1845, it num- indicate a very critical state of affairs. The Social- 51^” '^be Detroit Advertiser says: “ There has 
(CT For Club terms. Premiums, &c. see last page, er than the month just ended in 1841 about i a 70,899. ists, as the elections draw near, evince the most "®'^®*' been a time since 1842, when the want of 
-r:- _ degree lower; yet it is claimed that last Anril was and personal estate 1821. the present Government.- worse than at present, in the 
The Poem before the Literary Societies of 
Union College, at the approaching Commence¬ 
ment, will be pronounced by W. H. C. Hosmer, 
New Publications, the coldest April ever known in this region ; facts Real. 
rri ^ ^ ^ stubborn things; to these, opinions must yield, . 
The Farmer’s Guide TO Scientific AND Prac- ir. in*!?c * + 1 , oz-.u n, 1, Clarkson,..-- 210,442 
. line AiNu 1 KAL In 1837 robins were first seen the 2Gth of March; fGates nno 
TiCAi. Agriculture.— We have previously an- in 1838, March 13; in 1839, April 3; in 1840, Feb- Henrieu7-^^’-”^’’’.’’.19^0^ 
nounced the publication of this work. It is from ruary 29. Mendon,...242.475 
the pen of Henry Stephens, of Scotland, author In 1841 robin first seen March 26; poach and cher- . 
of the Book of the Farm,’’ etc., and Prof. John ry in blossom May 15. jiPenfield, ///. , .292^995 
P. Norton, of Yale College. A careful examina- 1342. Robins first seen March 3; peach inblossom Perinton,.103,987 
er than the month just ended, m 1841 about J a 
degree lower; yet it is claimed that last April was 
the coldest April ever known in this region ; facts 
are stubborn things; to these, opinions must yield. 
In 1837 robins were first seen the 2Gth of March; 
in 1838, March 13; in 1839, April 3; in 1840, Feb- 
deadly hatred toward the present Government._ money has been felt worse than at present, in the 
^U^.. I_• , 1 ^ ... + __aT_ - T_• •« 
nounced the publication of this work. It is from ruary 29. 
the pen of Henry Stephens, of Scotland, author In 1841 robin first seen March 26; poach and cher- 
of the “ Book of the Farm,” etc., and Prof. John ry in blossom May 15. 
tion of the first two numbers has led us to form a l^i cherry April 22. 
high opinionof the work, and we confidently com- l^obin seen April 6 ; maple in flower 24th; R^shf.--” 1"-”.-.! IT.” ^79’923 
mend it as a treatise of great value and ability._ peach and cherry, the former May 16, and the lat- Sweden,.142,485 
Judging from the contents of the numbers already Wheatland,.177,180 
issued, and the high reputation of its authors, we 7 ^^’ 
predict that this Guide win prove safe and reliable, i> ^ l • a ^Including the village of Rochester 
and soon rank among the best standard agricultu- , l 7 oTk ' ’ ^ town of^Irondequoit. ’ 
.,,1 * 1 , _ ^ 24; cherry the 20 th. Hncludinir the village WoJ. of 
Pittsford,.149,871 
$Riga,.349,287 
Rush,. 79,923 
Personal. 
9,038 
7,.570 
47,200 
4,549 
5,074 
6.141 
160 
4,506 
2,206 
12,732 
4,479 
6,257 
1,185 
9,553 
They have nominated Eugene Sue as their can¬ 
didate for Paris. His opponent of the Order par- 
State of Michigan, among the business men.” 
Andrew Kelly, Esq., of Maine, was shot 
ty had not been determined upon at the latest dead at the Falls of the St. Croix, Wisconsin, on 
J the 25th ult., by Alfred Romaine, of that place— 
Ehe r unds are sensibly effected. the result of a grog-shop quarrel. 
elaflSrto^'hrriApVT; 7 ^ character. ^ The examination of Dr. J. H. Smith *t 
From Msl7^7f H V Saco, Me., on charge of can.sing the death of the 
He K that the Roman Catho- unfortunate girl found in the drain, has resulted 
he religion has been proclaimed as the predorai- in the committal of the accused for trial, 
nant religion of the Island. mu * i ^ 
VreiniiH The stock of the Canandaigua and Corn- 
rr, . ing Railroad, connecting the Albany and Buffalo 
1 here IS nothing to report'bxcept a continuance with the Erie Railroad, has been nearly all taken 
ol favorable weather for the agriculturists. Many and the work is about to be put under contract ’ 
of the emigrants now leaving for the States are t> a * • , , 
people of considerable wealth. Agassiz, the celebrated Swiss natu- 
The new steamship City of Glasgow sailed for m Boston on the 25th ult., to 
issued, and the high reputation of its authors, we 
predict that this Guide willprove safe and reliable, 
and soon rank among the best standard agricultu¬ 
ral works of the age. 
$3,183,953 $120,650 
St^”.The stock of the Canandaigua and Corn- . 
ing Railroad, connecting the Albany and Buffalo ) 
with the Erie Railroad, has been nearly all taken, } 
^Including the village of Rochester, East of the ^ew York on the 16lh, amid the acclamation of ^^‘^®beth Cary, daughter of Thos. G. Cary, 
1846. Robins first seen March 18; maple in flower town of Greece. 
and grand-daughter of the venerable Col. Perkins. 
To be comprised m 22 numbers, of 64 pages March 24; peach and wherry, April 29. 
each at 25 cents per number-or $5 in advance 1847 . Robins first seen March 22; maple in flower 
for the work complete. Published by Leonard April 9; peach and cherry May 9 . 
Scott & Co., 79 Fulton st.. New York. D. M. 
Dewey is the Rochester agent 
The Lives of James Madison and Ja.mes Mon¬ 
roe, fourth and fifth Presidents of the United 
States. By John Quincy Adams. With His¬ 
torical Notices of their Administrations. Roch¬ 
ester: Erastus Darrow, Publisher—Buffalg: 
Geo. H. Derby & Co. 1850. pp, 432. 
1848. Robins first seen March 8 ; peach in flower 
April 19; cherry 24. 
1849. Robins first seen March 9; maple in flower 
March 27; peach and cherry May 16. 
1850. Robins first seen March 14; maple in flower 
April 2; fruit trees just beginning to flower. 
The earliest that the peach and cherry have blos¬ 
somed for the last ten years, was April 16, 1844— 
WE are indebted to the Rochester publisher for the latest. May 18, in 1841: they will probably be 
an elegant volume bearing the above title. That ^”1111 blossom this year about the 10th or 12th. 
Assessment on the Uounty including the city:_ 
the contents of the work will prove of great inter- About the average time for the blossoming of the ^ ersonal,... 
est and value to the lover of histor}% and the poll- P* 2 *^ch and cherry is May 3 to 5; the average time Assessment on the Conn 
tician, the name of its distinguished author is a of the robin, March 25. j832,.-$4,978*^761 
sufficient guarantee. We consider any commen- I bese observations have been selected because 1835,. 8,627,741 
dation of the work superfluous, for we are quite indicate the forwardness or lateness of the . 
.1 . .1 • , ^ sDrine’. -'..12,821.816 
river and the town of Irondequoit. 30,000 people. grand-daughter of the venerable Col. Perkins. 
- r steamer Asia of the Cunard line will be in ^ The Steuben Advocate says, at least one 
ilnclu^nv Webster ‘®f‘ ^®f P°w®f the Atlantic, and hundred young men have left that county for Cal- 
I Including Chili. ■ xMav"7hr^e7«vr A H commencement of the gold excite- 
Populatiof in 1820, 26,796. T J ? ® 
Total amount of County and Town ®''® pending on the race. ^ The freshet in the New England streams 
Taxes, 1821,. 16,964 58 . France. bus caused great destruction of property. The rail- 
IJousc, . ... $6,215 66 The proceedings of the Assembly are devoid of roads in many places are torn up so that trains are 
hitzhugh st.,... 3,674 71 general interest. The public mind appears to be unable to pass. 
In i82l“r ™ in-ippioprii'bn to'"’"’® "" ""S n"*"" 
build stone steps to the Court House 500 00 laiued for the result and tor the bis brother-in-law at St. 
Total Real and Personal in 1849,_$15,187,190 nublic ord«*r Thp • i- maintenance of Louis, Missouri, and was cleared by a plea of in- 
Do do Jo 1821 ' ;U304 603 ^ "f ®°®'a*i®t® are especially ac- sanity, has since murdered his own father. 
live, and under the guise of preparing for the ri^Hon Tohn Nprvpii TT « Ah _ r .u 
.$U ,882,587 fanguaS the^ mos7 excitin?®® Y’ I ‘“‘’“1^-®*^ Michigan, died at Detroit on thS nil 
Increase on Ileal and Personal... 460 V cent, of erj^sipelas. fle had just returned fro'm Wa^h^ 
Do Personal,.. 1 422 “ The Government has restrained their licentious- 
A . .1 x-i -r • , ’ ness in some devree bv suDoressinir their moAi -toe woods in the vicinity of Cleveland 
cssment on “t® bounty tncjmlmg the city .- ingg, at one o/ which thf well-known Abbe T®"® ®®j ^ f™m a 
flncluding Webster. 
§ Including Chili. 
Population in 1820, 26,796. 
Total amount of County and Town 
Taxes, 1821,. 16,964 58 
Cost of Court House, . ...$6,215 66 
Old Jail on Fitzhugh st.,... 3,674 71 
Additional on both,. 1,186 62-11,076 99 
In 1822 there was an appropriation to 
Increase,.$11,882,587 
Increase on Ileal and Personal. 460cent 
Do Real,. 423 •< ’ 
Do Personal,. 1,422 “ 
sufficient guarantee. We consider any commen- 
Riirl dipt tViA cimnlp UTC quite 1845,...':-'.. 12 , 821,816 1,529,620 14,351^436 I the passions. He advocated in strong "’^gous have already passed through that town the 
ure t at the .-imple announcement of Its publica- ---—-- 1849,.-.^. 13,471,544 1,715,646 15,187,190 t®rms the full and unrestricted gratification of all Pf®®®“t season on the route to California, and they 
Don will lead those who prefer substantial reading Mohawk Times.- This is the title of a new Ae|Besment of so much of the village of Roch- appetites, and maintained that in the most continue to arrive hourly. 
instead of fiction, to procure and attentively peruse weekly paper recently commenced at Mohawk, as was included in the town of Gates, about ®®“®'t*‘J. was placed the supreme fe- 1111^ In Juty, 1849, the Light House establish- 
this volume. It is beautifully e.xecuted, present- Herkimer county, the first two numbers of which t'^®*“ding tlie 100 Acre Tract, was— ^ ^® ™®nt of the United States numbered 288 light 
Ileal. 
1832,.-$4,978,761 
ersonal Total. Chatel turned the Scripture into ridicule, and ob- ^°®°™®t>ve. Some 600 cords of wood and much 
'-’---'-'-'-I that the Christian Religion had made a hKiber were destroyed. 
1.498,430 16,799 225 mistake in setting bounds to the gratifi- The Iowa City .Rej!«zWtca7i states that 1200 
i;529,620 14,35l’,436 c®tion of the passions. He advocated in strong wagons have already passed through that town the 
ington indisposed. 
5^^ The woods in the vicinity of Cleveland 
were set on fire a few days since by sparks from a 
Mohawk Times.-T his is the title of a new 
ing an external appearance highly creditable to its we have received. It makes a very creditable ap- 1^.22 
TFesferre New York publishers. For sale by Dar- pearance, being neatly executed and well filled._ 1824 ^. . 
ROW, corner of Main and St. Paul sts., Rochester. Published by O. A. Bowe. 1825,. . 
In Juty, 1849, the Light House establish¬ 
ment of the United States numbered 288 light 
l ersonaj. Total. >> u • I't' 7',-— “"t- ua were 
53,700 $327 280 J- l"® qualified the declaration by on the Northern Lakes and the River St. Law- 
4 g 7 ’g 30 nuding that no doubt he spoke of the Sun as the rence. 
— - 673;405 another still more powerful. ^ Prof. Locke, of Cincinnati, has ascertained 
1,046,350 . Tne present unsettled condition of affairs is be- Jay recent experiments that electricity passes over 
1,701,.536 serious y felt on the Bourse where the funds the telegraph wires at the rate of twetye huiidrod 
940,731 3,241,297 ®^® Government is miles in the twenty-one thozisandth part of a 
fer. causing the removal from Pans of all suspicious second. 1 ^ 
cept the Sun, and him only, because he is visi- houses, and 32 floating lights; of which 61 were 
J j” u^® qualified the declaration by on the Northern Lakes and the River St. Law- 
Dictionary OF Mechanics. Engine Work and En- RiririvARn Qprtvx- jj . t u 
gineenng. By Oliver Byrne. Published by S®rlng 
1). Appleton & Co., New York, Watts e.xhibited in the Case of the Horticultural 
The.eighth number of this capital work ;^has Society full grown Asparagus and Pie-plant on the 
en received. It fully realizes our anticipations, ^^Y’ which contrasted singularly with the 
1825,. 
1826. 
1832,. 1,107,471 
1840,. 2,300,566 
been received. It fully realizes our anticipations, ^^Y’ which coni 
and we again commend the work as the ablest and ®oow storm of that day. 
most complete text-book of mechanics and me- ^ 7T Z 
CITY of ROCHESTER. _ _ _ , 
, 00 ,. . Personal. Total. pemons, but crowds of viciously inclined and'idle a .u a u ■ , , 
1^35,.$2,109,681 fellows are to be found about the barracks, in the ♦ The Directors of the Auburn and Roches- 
. 3,123,955 973,920 $4,097,875 streets, and wherever an emute is likely to hap- I?*, ‘®v® P®®^^ ® resolution against free 
.3,760 150 909,231 4,579 381 pen. Large bodies of troops in the proSs If^ets ®fter the 1 st of July. It is provable that 
IS 9 :» HUM j5,tre“Ze"'“ 
^L°u ®®®tpletion ol the next U. S. Census, and one regiment had been altogether broke”up’ ®io” San Francis- 
we shall be ah e to nresAnt cAmA AriAWiAvoi _ __ ® . S oc oroKcn up. qq post office, which rent at .<ft2 ner month to Anoh 
causing the removal from Paris of all suspicious second . 
The Directors of the Auburn and Roches- 
chanical science ever published. To be completed 
in 40 numbers, at 25 cents each. For sale by 
Dewey, Arcade Hall. 
The Late Dr. Parkman. 
A DISPOSITION still e.xists in certain quarters to 
make it appear that this murdered and lamented t'^®®hafl be able to present some additional items 
man is alive. The last instance we find in a let- interest, in relation to the increase of personal 
49,. 3,946,512 1,073,787 5,020,299 
Upon the completion of the next U. S. Census, 
Holden’s Dollar MAGAziNE.-We have recei- ter to the Post, signed Joseph A. Atwood, and r®®l e®t®te. Population, &c.-Dmpcm<. ^^.rolySSVvVe m3 v of ih^A 
ved the numbers of this work, from January to fitted at Terre Haute, Indiana, April 18, in which ---- bly. ^ ^ J Y I the Assem- 
May inclusive. It deservedly ranks among the **?® writer states that Dr. Parkman came to that Senator Rusk’s Postage Bill. The populace of St. Felix, with the Mayor at 
best monthly literary periodicals in the country.— da3eviL?Tnd‘iSt^thc rtafl°"fnr r®l®ting to postage, introduced into the '®®®Vl>Y Praded the streets shouting 
The numbers before us are filled with sensible un^Mhe name of A. M.'Thistom He was seen United States Senate by General Rusk, proposes, '* ATiihtfuT^sRrnTA*’'"*'^^^^^ 
reading, instead of the flimsy matter given in too and recognized by Mr. R. W. Dillinghamer, of . Two cents for each half-ounce, pre-paid, and Monday by the breakini^ down o*f a 
many of the “ fashionable ” magazines. Publish- Te-e Haute, who knew him and is realy to si^ear fi"® ®®J“® "f. bridge J^erlhe Lote? ^ 
ed by W. H. Dietz, New York. For sale by ‘°^td®ohty- The absurdity, not to say cruelty, 2 Drop letters one cent pre-pa.d, and two cents llth^Regiment of Light InfLry were drowue^^^ 
of such statements IS perfectly understood here.— J' o urowneo. 
_ The remains found in the Medical College have 'u-. Postmasters appointed by the President are iiaiy. 
The American Railway Guide. _This work been identified as those of Dr. Parkman beyond all squired to establish places of deposite for the re- At the entrance of the Pope into Rome there 
purports to contain » correct tablpR for tim a of ®hadow of doubt. That fact was settled before the ®®Ption of letters, and to employ carriers to convey w.ps no pomp and public display beyond the neces- 
,• f 11 z , J •. J. temains were claimed by the Parkman family and ‘hem to the postoflice free of any charge. sary guard, and that the reception is represented 
ting irom all stations, distances, fares, «fec., on all by conclusive evidence not introduced in the trial better carriers to receive only one cent for ‘o have been enthusiastic. 
the Railway lines in the United States.” It also of Prof. Webster at all.—Boston 3Tail. ‘be delivery of letters. ' The order of Tuscany to refer the English In- 
embraces much other information useful to travel- ---—- '^^® ®barge on advertised letters to be only demnby question has been refused by Lord Pal- 
ers, and is generally accurate. Published month Golden Operations. —The New York Tribune 0*^5 beside the regular postage. raerston. 
Iv, by C. Di.nsmore 123 Fulton st Naw Vn.L ’ ®®y®=—^ ®omp®oy tybh a capital of 80,000, has b; I oftage on newspapers and other printed Hungary. 
’ . •’ * - • been formed in this city for the purpose of minimr matter the same as now charged, e.\cept that cir- The leaders of the Hunsrarian Revolution hav- 
----- T-:_ 1 _x-i-i vj. • , 0 Alllava nTlit LnnrILilla An L.-. 1..ZZ_z . .. ° 
-- V. u.=uuxzruiiianon. will do the same. 
serious outbreaks h&ve occurred i aoa • ..t. -n 
and one regiment had been altogether broken up’ are 1,000 boxes m the San Francis- 
rpu D -A z ii^gomer oroKen up. go post office, which rent at $2 per month to each 
i ne rresident, it is said, has determined to give occupant, five or six frequently occupying a siimle 
in his resignation in the event of his not being bo.x. The rents are estimated at $35,000 per an- 
warmly supported by the majority of the Assem- num. 
now in store at all the ports 
! the amount yet to come 
eficiency of 2,357,000 bu. 
embraces much other information useful to travel¬ 
ers, and is generally accurate. Published month¬ 
ly, by C. Di.nsmore, 123 Fulton st.. New York. 
Patent Office Report. 
says: — A company with a capital of 80,000, has 0‘ t o®t®g® 0 ^ newspapers and other printed Hungary. 
been formed in this city for the purpose of mining matter the same as now charged, e.xcept that cir- The leaders of the Hungarian Revolution hav- 
in the gold-bearing rocks of California, and a num- handbills are to be charged letter post- ing three months ago been summoned to surren- 
her of machines for crushing the quartz have al- t^^®’ 
,p , z x- u T> ready been shipped around the Horn. We under- books may be sent by mail, to be 
1 HE second part of the Report of the Commis- stand that a house in Philadelphia, which possesses ®barged one cent per ounce, 
sioners of Patents has been communicated to Con- tbe exclusive patent for improved stamping-ma- The franking privilege to be totally abolished, 
gress. In a letter accompanying its submittal pli'^tes, is unable to supply the orders that are sent ®^®®Pt t® ‘I*® persons who enjoy it as a token of re- 
Mr. Ewbank says:— “It is devoted exclusively to fo flo^riers. The business of gold mining spect and honor. • 
-Lz. • -z z A /'“‘®'veiyio IS now commencing Ill earnest, and even thoiifrh 9- Postage on Congressional documents, speech- 
I e great and growing interests of agriculture, and the veins of the Nevada should be but the tweiiti- ®®’ mailed during the session of Congress, to 
is accompanied with further researches, bv Prof. 
eth part as rich as they are represented the rpsnlt ^® P^t^I ®ot of the contingent funds of the respect- 
Beck, on the breadstutfs of the United States.- of ®-fntific workingV therS will be immensely -® houses. " rol^^^ ree^rre^^umelb" 
Besides general remarks on the adaptation of soil _ narfmoml Pa this Government and Austria. 
to the culture of the cereals, value of American Scarcity of Horses in Michigan and Indi- chargeable to the public service! to”be markeras . 5^/' United States 
breadstuff’s,, nutritious properties of various kinds —The immense emigration to California this such, and the postage to be paid like other contin- ®®®” f®®®*''^® “Y e foultan in a very flatter 
of food, &c.. Prof. B. gives the results of analysis ®Pfmg. has created a considerable demand for hor- gent expenses of the government. manner._ . _ 
of wheat, and of wheaten flour from New York, Indiana^buVhTT^u!r^ntehAH°f ZZ ^ Fat Cattle. —Messrs. J. Hayden and Jamei 
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland Virginia while the short nmns tect f ®P®o®» California Trade. —Eighteen vessels, laden Meldram exhibited yesterday in our streets a pai: 
Ohio Michigan Illinois MiLonri w ^ dredLf farmAiste3 I ’ ^ c with cargoes valued at over half a million of dol- of cattle which weighed 5.460 pounds. They wen 
of wiiAA fl L M^sonn, and Wisconsin; Jeds of ^mer® ‘o part with a portion of ffieir horse lars, have Sailed from Hong Kong for California fed by Cicero Barker. Esq., of the town of ^non- 
of wheat and flour shipped from various parts of fmek to merchants and dealers, to pay their press- within the space of three months. A aentleman daaa. and nurchased bv Messrs. Havden A Co. 
der within ninety days, all who have not done so mr arson, has res 
may be sent by mail, to be have been sentenced to death for contumacy._ able to agree. 
r ounce. Among them are Kossuth, Zebeski and others. The people of Kingi 
nvilege to be totally abolished, A Turkish frigate arrived at Malta on the 8th, the Legislature, prayiii; 
who enjoy it as a token of re- with about 200 refugees on board. They proceed- labor in the Post Office 
■ -^ ed to Belgium and thence to England the United a/t t u v. • . j • . tvt 
9. Postage on Congressional documents, speech- States Wm. McLean has been convicted in the New- 
s, &c., mailed during the session of Congress to ' Turkex- castle District, for the murder of Robert McElva. 
e paid out of the contingent funds of the respect- x- x-„„c,„n.:nnniA z zl c u z. He is to be executed on the 29th inst. 
re houses. rAlniinnn h«vfl ^ ^ anti-clei’gy reserve association has been or- 
10. All communications to and from the De- ^AiiBirin been resumed by ganized at Toronto, the object of which is to get 
artments of the General Government, properly MinlstAr fmm’zi < 5 z z the clergy reserves and rectory property devoted to 
bargeable to the public service, to be marked as . 5^/’ Kv (La '^nl# ^ education or some other general public purpose, 
ichr and the postage to he paid like other contin- f “^^rnen The annual meeting of the Upper Canada Bi- 
3nt expenses of the government. ®-—-- ble Society was held at Toronto on Wednesday 
-—- Fat CATTLZ.—Messrs. J. Hayden and James evening. Receipts for the year were £1,202; ex- 
California Trade. —Eighteen vessels, laden Meldram exhibited yesterday in our streets a pair penditures £1,077. Total number of copies is- 
ith cargoes valued at over half a million of dol- of cattle which weighed 5,460 pounds. They were sued, 13,576. 
rs, have Sailed from Hong Kong for California fed by Cicero Barker, Esq., of the town of Onon- A change in the license laws of the Province is 
ithin the space of three months. A gentleman daga, and purchased by Messrs. Hayden & Co., now being talked of. The change proposed is to 
United States, who has been for some months on 
a visit to his own government, has returned in the 
Cambria to resume his diplomatic functions and re 
join his family in tliis country. 
Canadian Items. 
Hon. P. B. DeBlazuiere has been elected 
Chancellor of the University of Toronto. 
The Kingston Whig says there will be no 
steamboat opposition on tlie lake or river this season. 
The protracted trial of James Russel, at Ham¬ 
ilton, for arson, has resulted in the jury not being 
able to agree. 
The people of Kingston intend to memorialize 
the Legislature, praying for the abolition of Sunday 
partments of the General Government, properly 
chargeable to the public service, to be marked as 
ing manner. 
t 7 • 1 , - i^zzzu, uj TYroTrA aFza-A u ... zz* mxco xxxuxiuib. .cx gemieman uaga, auu purenaseu oy iuessrs. xiayaen oz v^o., now Deing taiKeu 01 . me cnange proposeaisto 
the Union; and of the same substance, the growth gaft the nast month PonoA taken recently returned from the gold region, informs us ana Mr. Meldram. They were the best pair of make the venders of alcoholic drinks responsible 
of Canada, Chili, France and Spain.” thpir nrlol hne hA/zAmA a that great numbers of Chinese are in San Francis- cattlfe ever slaughtered in this city.— Syracuse for the consequences of intemperance, where it re- 
y ineir price has become general.—Detroit TnJune. co and at the diggings—PMa. NortA American. Star, fid inst ^ - 1.. 
suits in poverty, crime, disease, &c. 
