MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
Florida—Its Climate, Soil, Productions, &c. 
Invasion of Cuba. 
Extract of a letter to one of the Editors of the Descent upon Cuba.—T he Sun adheres to 
Foreign Intelligence. 
Items of News, &c, 
New-Yorker, from a young friend spending tlie its first proclamation of an invasion of Cuba, and BMmore for one 
winter and spring in Florida: 
Tampa Bat, April 22, 1850. 
, 6 * i„,. she brings week-s later dates tlollar per peck 
gtves .dd.t.onal parlteulars m regard te lhe plan intelligence. We G 
uen. Lopez may be expected to adopt. His troops - x. 
ROCHESTER, MAY 23, 1850. 
Local Agents. 
You requested me to give you a description of were to make their first landing on the Isle of 
the climate, soil and productions of this section. Pines, a small island on the southern side of 
which I fear I am unable to do satisfactorialy, as I (he western end of Cuba, and somewhat famous 
have mostly spent my time in the wild parts and (or infamous) in history, as the rendezvous of pi- 
James Van Horn, Ovid • also general agent for Some people are ready to characterize the 
[ > South Jury District of Seneca county. 'undertake to give you a descnption of what expedition of Gen. Lopez with the same name as 
^ V* ^ Norton, Phelps, Ontario county. little I have observed. that applied to Lafitte’s in a previous day. To 
little I have observed 
E. Hopkins, Lyons Wayne county. The Climate is extremely warir 
H. F arr and H. Goodrich, Albion. , , . . , ; 
Samuel Heston, Batavia. damps and excessive night dews; a 
R. B. Warren, Alabama, Genesee county. temperature it would average I an 
county. but to a northern man in winter 
oilsby & Keeler, Seneca Falls. 
A. R. Frisbie, Clyde, Wayne county. oppressive and sometimes so excee 
Wm. Richey & O. A. Graves, Watertown, Jeff. co. render it almost painful to breathe. 
S-S*;™’ Sheldrake, Seneca county. The Soil is sand—eternal sand- 
Arcnibald fetone, Hinmanville, Osweero countv. 1 . 1 . ^ 
E. W. Fairchild, East Bloomfield, Ontario county. sands of the Ocean, exce|: 
G. N. Sherwood, Camillus, Onondaga county. mocks, which is black muck mixei 
t' w Ontario Co. The Timber is one dense forest of pitch-pine — 
J. W. Reed, Lockport, Niagara county. , ... . , . , ^ , 
3. M. Trowbridge, 1‘ekin, “ “ another tree or shrub to be seen for miles, (ex- 
John B. Lowell, Yates, Orleans county. ceptin the Hammocks.) The prickly pear grows 
L. \f.’Mo"rse! KSesVille, “ ^®’'® ‘^“^^rs tl 
M. .Scott, Arcadia, Wayne county. sensiUve plant, which is thoug 
H. C. White, Mohawk, Herkimer county. and nourished so tenderly by our 
D. Bunnell, South Livonia, ^vingsten county. Here you may travel whole davs i 
E. O. Bliss, VVcfitncld, OhautauQue county. * , ± 1 
J. I. Eacker, Sheridan, " " mg at every step thousands of its 
J. C. Sherman, New Baltimore, Greene county. nnd bow down before you, as if i 
^.' 7 '^.nsburg, Tompkins county. the » monster man.” 
W. K. Wyckofi, Lodi, Seneca Co. d • . ... 
O. B. .Scott, Woodviile, .Jefferson Co. ^ revious to my saying any thinj 
The Climate is extremely warm, subject to cold reach this .island, the vessels would have to run 
damps and excessive night dews; at whaT degree of through the narrow pass between Cuba and Yu- 
temperature it would average I am unable to say, catan, where it was reported the Spanish Govern- 
but to a northern man in winter or summer, it is ment keep a constant look out for them. The 
oppressive and sometimes so exceedingly hot as to distance at this point between the two coasts is 
render it almost painful to breathe. only 40 miles. The Island of Pines is celebrated 
The Soil is sand-eternal sand-not unlike the n, queries of beautiful marble. Here the 
from Europe, but no important intelligence. We IJ^f^Hon. George Folsom has been confirmed 
annex the telegraphic despatch to the daily papers: "imister to Holland. 
9 WOO b,l». of which .poculotoro took 38.000. ^ There are several lines of California pack- 
Corn in good demand at aoout fid advance. ets advertised to sail regularly from London. 
Flour has advanced Is and is firm. 3 ;^ The Canadian parliament was opened on 
Coffee dull at Liverpool and Ss. lower. At *be 14th. The speech of Lord Elgin is said to- 
London Ceylon is quoted, on Friday, at 28s. contained nothing of interest. 
Ashes in fair demand at 28a30s. for Pearls and f 
p . blocks of stone for the Washington Monument, or 
have made arrangements to do so. 
Provisions dull; average business. 35 ^ Kentucky has sustained by a popular vote 
Beef has advanced 1 to 2 shillings per tierce, Constitution presented by the Convention of 
Pork unchanged, but New Western less firm.- held at Frankfort last autumn. 
Hams in good demand for previous rates. Ba¬ 
con steady. Sales 20 tierces of lard about 3d 
beach sands of the Ocean, except in the Ham- Spanish Government have a presidio, or state ^®'l®'^' 
meefa, which ishlcck muck mixed wuh eapd. „he,o they ccpd crimip.K Here. tec. 
3 ^ The majority in favor of the Constitutional 
Convention, in Virginia, is very large, being not 
less than 20 , 000 . 
they keep a garrison of 500 troops. 
Borracoa, the other point selected for landing. 
I 3^ The Pacific Ne^cs gives the names of 17 
By the arrival of the Hibernia we learn that all steamers running on the Sacramento and its trib- 
was quiet on the continent- Eugene Sue receiv- j utaries, and three more are about to be launched, 
ed the votes of full ©ne-half of the army in Paris 
2 ^* The Legislature of Rhode Island adjoum- 
v,«,ro r A ^ 1 ® Small port at the eastern extreme of Cuba, 
here spontaneously and covers the ground; also m. . • , , 
the sensitive plant, which is thought such a rarity 
and nourished so tenderly by our northern ladies. 
Here you may travel whole days among it, caus¬ 
ing at every step thousands of its leaves to droop 
The object of landing here would be to make an The Queen v 
easy conquest of the city of St. Jago dc Cuba, the the 1st of May; 
capital of the island. This city lies at the head . The proceedi; 
of a deep bay, and is defended by a fortress, Ku^BinassTn U 
and bow down before you, as if it were afraid of ®lt’*®ted at the entrance to the harbor. These 
the ” monster man.” fortresses are some miles from the city—some- 
Previous to my saying any thing about the pro- "^bat like Fort Hamilton, near New York. The 
ductions of the countrj', let me give you a descrip- design of Gen. Lopez was to land at Barracoa, 
and beat his opponent by 8000 votes. The elec- cd after a session of four days. The principal busi- 
tion passed off quietly. ness of the session was the chartering of 4 banks. 
the 1st of May; * ^en, within the fifty years, have been christened 
The proceedings in Parliament present little of 
interest. The Greek difficulty is still unsettled. „ | P^'®^chers have been arrested in 
Business in the manufacturing districts contin- “i preaching incendiary' sermons to 
ues favorable. slaves, and committed for trial. 
The money market is unchanged. Consols The Sons, and other temperance societies 
All Post-Masters and Subscribers are re- tion of the settlers in these parts. You are aware i ^ben march over to St. Jago, entering it in 
quested to act as agents for the A«o- For/lrer bv - — ... xuu ...c awam , , -® .... vve nave very lavorahie accounts of the agri- oiaies jusi puoiisnea, gives tin 
forming clubs, &c. Those who cannot consistently Indians have lately committed some dep- | the rear of the fortresses, and entirely beyond their cultural operations and the progress of the grow- thousand five hundred! 
closed at 92|@95|. American securities are in Buffalo are making preparations for a great cel- 
good demand. Government fi’s of '68 110 j@lll. ebration on the 4th of July next. 
New York 5’s 98. Ohio fi’s 101@102. 3 ^ A list of the practicing lawyers in the U. 
We have very favorable accounts of the agri- States just published, gives the total number at 
forming clubs, &c. Those who cannot consistently xuuiaiis nave laieiy commiuou some aep- i --'■ 
do so, will greatly oblige us by handing a Prospectus redatious in this neighborhood. The “Crackers” 'roach.— Dein. 
or specimen number to some other influential and deserted their farms and collected together in sta- ' w, 
responsible person who will give it attention. ,■ <• i ,1 Monroe 
. bons ot about a dozen families each, for mutual 
ILT We will send an extra copy to any person , , t , , 
who remits payment for a club of from four to ten protecuon ap^ainst tiie enemy ; so I had a fine op- The Associ 
ing crops in England and Ireland. 
3 ^ A company has been organized in N. York, 
Monroe Cotmty Teachers’ Association. 
subscribers, and continues to act as agent. 
ICr For Club terms, Premiums, &c. see last page. 
uoiib oi aoouT a dozen lamiiies eacti, lor mutual , _ servatives; and it is thought that if the Army 
j protection against the enemy ; so I had a fine op- The Association met at the School House in depended upon, Louis Napoleon would 
portunity of obser\'ing the critter —the animal as District No. 1 , Rochester, on the llth inst., and ®bempt a coup d'etat to put down the Socialists, 
3’he effect of the election of Eugene Sue in with a capital of $150,000 for the purpose of in- 
1 aris, has been to paralyze the minds of the con- suring the collection of debts. What next? 
Notices to Correspondents. 
White Clover and K : ’Pop.—/ H. L., ol 
Verona, asks “ whether tMree ■" ; .y Y'’hite or 
Dutch Clover, also Red 'Pop .cf - de in 
Rochester ? Likewise, the pric 
for, and what quantity is nece.ssary , 
acre ?” 
Yes — at the Genesee Seed Stor * - T!ie pric.i 
of white clover is 50 cents per lb. ts, per 11,. 
if you purchase 10 lbs. or more — or $lL a bushel 
Red Top is 12| cents per quart, or $2 a bushel. 
If you w'ish to seed w ith clover ••done, sow about 
he is. Generally he is a tall, lanky, lantern-jawed, 
spindle-shar.I.ed, big-belliod, long-haired, cadaver¬ 
ous looking and miserably clad .specimen of the 
was called to order at 10J o’clock A. M. 'Phe restrict the suffrage, 
minutes of the previous meeting were read and ^ Monsieur Napoleon Bonaparte 
adopted. On motion, Messrs. Ephraim Hinds of Breeident, supported Eugene Sue 
Sand Lake, J. M. Winchell, of Syracuse. C, A. . dispute between Denmark 
human ‘amily—the nios: so of any thing that can Chase, of Brighton, and-Miller, of Rochester, 
H. L., ot be scared up in these United States. Their com- were admitted members of the Association. Mr! 
Y'’hite or piexions are bilous in the extreme, about the color •®'‘^® ‘o withdraw his resolution in 
^ -lo in ef _llow '■®*^bon to Swan s series of School Books, which 
J L A 1 mi 1 .1 1 loiauuu lu kJwau a ooitcs ui ouliuoj JUOOK8. WniCh .. 
J J, an a out as clear. The children granted, and the resolution was accordingly Austria. 
TO linn, pale and sickly looking, inheriting at the withdrawn. Mr. Meserve’s resolution to amend ^ revolution is sai 
re ihin, pale and sickly looking, inheriting at the withdrawn. Mr. Meserve’s resolution to amend ^ revolution is said to have broken out in Ice- 
same time the pot-belly and milk and molasses the 9th Art. of the Constitution was adopted after the Governor expelled. The cause is 
vauves; a.iau is inougni mat It the Army 3 ^ According to the New York Journal of 
. T ^^P®l®®n would cLmerce there Ire three cargoes of wheaTTw 
cXltire.’’ ““'-'y- 
Monsieur Napoleon Bonaparte, cousin to the 1 ^ downer of the llth states 
eeident, supported Eugene Sue. ^ several deaths had occurred from cholera, 
The dispute between Denmark and the Dutch- hrst appeared m a family of Irish emigrants, 
ies remains unsettled. 3^“ -A- bark called the Morgan, is fitting out at 
The first session of the Erfurt Parliament is Chicago, to sail for California by way of the lakes 
about to close. St. Lawrence, in the course’ of next month. 
The Jesuits have been publicly and officially 3^ Congress has been memorialized to lend a 
"called to Austria. ship of war to carry out delegates to the Peace 
A revolution is said to have broken out in Ice- Convention. 
countenance of the parents. 
A “ Cracker” farm house is constructed as fol- 
, ^ TV V./11 lUUllUAi Ui iTir. 
lows: Four pine posts are set m the ground about Allis, a select committee of three was appointed, 
10 or 12 feet apart, with a ridge pole. Thereof is consisting of JVIessrs. Allis, Woodward and Fish! 
sometimes covered and sometimes not—for when 
it is warm and fair they don’t need it, and when it 
er, to report at next meeting on the •• merits and 
four lbs. to the acre ; bur hah the quantity will be storms it is asking too much to turn out and fix it. 
sufficient in case you mix ■ idi grass .seed. Of The.sidesandroofarogenerallycoveredwithpi(ch- 
Red Top four quart, pel a, ’ : : ihe usual quantity pine shingles about five feet long, and a great 
II Devon Stock.—R 
I Esq., of Wheatlr 
‘j Beck, of Sheld<. ;. ‘ 
I; cipal breeders of • ’< 
i V-.L XT- 
many of the “cabins” are only covered with cv- ^motion ot Mr. Meserye 
, : icb. W : j Garbutt, press bark, with any quantity of cracks for the pass- MeLrve, Ch^se^and^R. D.^Jones!” 
in .113 count} , and E. P. ®f musquitoes and gallinipers. Holes are County Clerk for the organization of a Teachers’ 
■ -ni-.ing county, are the prin- ^”®®ked through for windows, doors, and the emis- Institute for the County of Monroe. 
'or - in tl‘-> .section of New of smoke. The fioors are sand, mixed with The Association listened to an 
o) the mo.st skilful breeders — water lime, but sand alone. Household and 17® R®v-Mr. Srnit 
the 9th Art. of the Constitution was adopted after ana the Governor expelled. The cause is 3 ^ On Thursday a message was received bv 
being amended so to except the month of August. “e a comrnercial monopoly m favor of the Legislature of Maine, vetoine the liauor law of 
The consideration of Mr. Satterlee’s report on Copenhagen, prejudicial to the Icelanders. A the last session. ^ 
Mathematics was deferred. On motion of Mr. ‘orce hM been sent to subdue the insurgents. (veg” THa p:aoim,aa e rr< 
Allis, a select committee of three was appointed. The Roman question seems about to be involv- wl^Tsav that a Leat overflow* hnd Tex^, 
consisting of Alessrs. Allis, Woodward and Fish- ®‘^™.a 2 ®s of diplomacy, Prussia having as- .[jjg Brazos and Trmitv rivers doimr 
er, to report at next meeting on the “ merits and ber right to be a party to its adjustment.— ^ ^ damage. 
claims of Greenleaf’s series of Arithmetics.” On ^agl®hd backed Prussia in this view, so that Aus- ^ ^ j®®a”i , were destroyed by fire on 
motion of Mr. Fegles, a committee of three was ^*'*®*hd France are not likely to make such cheap *apg® Adelaide streets, Toronto, recently— 
appointed, consisting of Messrs. Fegles, Coyler *h®*'®bandize of the Roman people. believed to be the work of an incendiary, 
and D. P. Jones, to report at next meeting on the , '^*‘® Austrian Council of Slate have resolved 3 ^” The Utica Observer says a panther nine 
“ merits and demerits of Smith’s Quarto Geogra- postpone the raising of the state of seige of Vi- f®®I bi length was killed three miles north of Little 
phy.” On motion of Mr. Meserve, a committee ®”^®' . Falls on Wednesday last, 
of three was appointed, consisting of Messrs. The Russian troops continue to evacuate Wal- 5^” A Miss McCracken, of Boston, sued a fel- 
Meserve, Chase and R. D. Jones, to apply to the ^ r u >• * by the name of McCraty for a breach of mar- 
Countv Clerk for the ortranizatinn nf a TAnAhAro’ Erlurt Parliamentproceedinsrshave cau.sed rIaorA nmmioA iVia aiLa,. .Ia,- _i 
The Russian troops continue to evacuate Wal- 3 ^ A Miss McCracken, of Boston, sued a fel- 
®p{f- p f, , p low by the name of McCraty for a breach of mar- 
l lie Lrlurt Parli^ent proceedings have caused riage promise the other dav, and recovered $40_ 
ucn ta^lk, and a European Congress is much Poor encouragement. “ 
’Phe^armaments of Russia and its provinces, 
9 so extensive that it is thought Nicholas has Qneakp^nf^ “‘I, ^abb, 
me important movement in view. Speaker of the House, for Vice President, subject 
Leitp,r .<5 frnm AihAno aIaIa (Lai n_ 1 - ‘bc decision of a national convention. 
)al breeders of -’ivor - in tl‘‘s .section of New smoke. The fioors are sand, mixed with The Association listened to an able and im- 
York. Mr. G. is - ^ o) the mo.st skilful breeders — water lime, but sand alone. Household and F®®®‘ve address by Rev. Mr. Srnith, on the im- 
in the Union, a.:(] ;r has any animals for sale, k’tcheii furniture consists of one or two old rickety demonstrated a^very happy rnTeloqu^t man- 
lioiee and genuine. YVe be- chairs, a few blocks, a three legged table, a camp ner, the claims of common schools to a high rank 
n rn, of ‘ oldwater, in your kettle, a few tin plates, and gourds for dishes, tea in a systen of general education. Mr. Wether- 
Uevo Mr. ^ and coffee pots. r®e 80 lu®tPon of M;"Me‘s®e®rve o7!,^VhA S.MlAf®"^®*^ ‘’'® 
- , '"“S- chi.l .ohool., .,,.80 an Intorosliag aid olabS,' 
Guano. —W. G. M. We hear of no guano on etate through lite, raising a few bushels of sweet report accompanied by the following resolations, 
le ill Rochester. It can be obtained of A. B. potatoes and a little corn. Occasionally you will which was accepted, and, after an animated dis! 
sale ill Rochester. It can be obtained of A. B. 
demonstrated in a very happy and eloquent man- ®'*LettSrfmm^Athenn?trihat ffi T k decision of a national convention. ’ ** 
tf-yi-aidth..50,000chc,„ofopiumaroan- 
aluZ; lha cofnmill'o •Martained ih.l ho.,ii:U.. wauld S t^dEtTa?'J!-*ra 1 i?oVgTha 
resolution of Mr. Meserye on the subject of pare- commence again. peonle^n H®”V’-«uning health and life, 
chial schools, n^ado an interesting and elaborate ' [ The whigs of Ohio have nominated the 
report accompanied by the following resolutions. Destructive me in Corning! Hon. William Johnson, of Hamilton countv as 
which was accepted, and, after an animated dis- 
Allen &, Co., 189 Water St., New York. It will find a farmer that goes into the bu.siiiess on a little cussion of the principles contained therein, was [From the Democrat of Monday morning.] electionln October next!.anxic 
be best to try your experiment on a small scale. larger scale, especially if he ha.s three or four ne- c?nranXl“'i*isoffitbVs''''fm Se^dtcis'IionTt ‘^® ^‘‘>“ 8 ® 3 ^“Hart Allen, of Nashua, N. H., killed his 
- - groes, raising a little cotton, sugar, tobacco, &e. the uext^meeting: ' of Corning, Steuben county. All the particulars own child, aged two years, by strangling it with a 
Drain T 11 .E.—E. A. Y’ou can obtain drain tile, Never as yet, have I seen a farmer that would 1st. Resolved, That we regard the universal we have are derived from Mr. Fowler who ar- aci’fl* then hung himself. No cause known 
^ A. T?17- TXT__aTY 1_.. . . .o_ _ Tnr ♦n a mo 
Hon. William Johnson, of Hamilton county, as 
their candidate for Governor, to be supported at the 
election in October next. 
3^“ Hart Allen, of Nashua, N. H., killed his 
pipe, &c., of Alvin Wilcox, West Bloomfield, j compare with the poorest kinds at the north. The education of the people as absolutely essential to rived yesterday morning. A fire broke out on 
_-tand B. F. Whartenby, Waterloo, N. Y. We climate is enervating, and the soil produces half ‘he permanency of our government, 
Saturday forenoon, between ten and eleven 0 ’- 
for the crime. 
3 :^The N. Y. Presbyterian has been united to 
uiiluaic vaLiiJi/, aiiu me euii uruuuces liait r, \ i i agioaiuvu, uokwecii ten ouu oioveu u • j 
have seen good samples from each of these manu- .v, • u • ♦ * i 't'u Resolved, 3^ hat we deem the State school aIaaI, tya • j m u '^® Euflng^eii.si, and they now appear as one pa- 
facturers. The price will depend upon the size— in:. _'_ j ■ . j.i_. 7 I ^ that can place the niei ns of j _/*._ . _ tt-.'-i _ ..t* . I .1 _ . ^ elist 
facturers. The price will depend upon the size— 
from 18| to 25 cents per rod for horse-shoe tile; 
soles about half the price of tile. 
Railroad Horse-Power, &c. 
illiterate, ignorant and indolent people—a class pe- education within the reach of all. 
culiar to the south. 3d. Resolved, That “it is the 
Railroad, near the Corning Hotel, on Main street, nnd Presbyterian, 
liar to the south. 3d. Resolved, That “it is the duty of all in- both of which were destroyed. From these the 3 ^The Common Council of the city of Au- 
Hammocks generally border on streams and s^raetors to impress on the minds of children and flames spread across Main street, and from thence kurn have unanimously decided to grant no license 
swampy grounds, and are the safe retreat and pro¬ 
tection of the Indians when pursued by our troops. 
youth, committed to their care and instruction, ah ,v. u u- u 
the principles of piety, justice, and a sacred re- ^ ® buildings upon both sides year, 
gard for truth,—love to their country, humanity were soon in ashes. The Bank of Corning, the 
for the sale of liquors in that city for the coming 
The Railroad Horse-Power and Overshot No white man can get through them—nothing but and universal benevolence,—sobriety, industry. Post Office, the Market, and every Mercantile 
/iresher and Separator is one of the best aiid crawling Indian—they are so dense. The tim- frugaihy,—charity, moderation, and temper- Grocery establishment in the place are in 
ance,—and those other virtues which are the orna- . - , , . , u “vc, 0*0 
lost economical combinations of machinerv, for ^er consists o^'oak, maple, ash, cypress and pecan 
ments of human society, and the basis upon 
__ Auv* 1..0 uAoiA u uii la short, the whole business part of 
f'le purposes to which it is adapted, within our iaterwoven with all kinds of prickly vines, palmet- which a republican constitution is founded ; and Corning is destroyed. 
lowledge. They have been thoroughly tested, t®* Occasionally you will find orange groves, it shall further be the duty of such teachers to We have no list of the sufferers or the amount 
ing e.xtensively used in many sections of the w^h fruit fair to the sight, and as large again as lead their pupils, as their age and capacity will jogg^g insurance but the loss can 
Jmled Sl.le. and Canada. Having wilnased any seen with you at the north but sour as vine- Th,Y'b°vrme"XeTvtrtnesfto scareely be less than ONE HUNDRED THOU- 
operation of this power in threshing different : there are sweet ones, but they are of the cul- perfect a republican consfitution, and secure the SAND DOLLARS, and perhaps much more. 
3 ^" John B. Gough was severely injured at 
Worcester, Mass., recently, by being thrown from 
a carriage and will not be able to lecture for seve¬ 
ral weeks. 
ds of grain, sawing wood, ifec., we know where- hvated varieties. These orange groves are so 
we speak, and can confidently recommend it as thickly matted together as to render it necessary to 
it admirable and valuable machine. It pos- ®at a passage in order to get through them, 
several important advantages—being cheap. On the skirts of Hammocks you will find a grove 
orning is destroyed annual consumption of sugar is esti- 
® A , mated in the report of the Patent office at one mil- 
We have no list of the sufferers or the amount lion of tons. Cuba produces one-fifth of the 
losses and the insurance, but the loss can amount, 
arcely be less than ONE HUNDRED THOU- There are over 2,000 newspapers printed 
IND DOLLARS, and perhaps much more. ^^® f *1® of N. York 
• A papers alone exceed the circulation of all the 
a t e Depot was an immense amount of papers printed in the British Empire. 
lumber-probably worth not less than $100,000, 3 ^ The Richmond Whig of the 14th states. 
portable, durable, compact, and easily applied to cabbage trees growing from 10 to 70 feet in in the inculcation of the graces and virtues enu- 
ifierent machinery. We consider the purchase height, without a limb. The wood of this tree is merated in the aforesaid resolution, 
f this machine, by farmers and others wanting a something like the rattan, or the stalk of the cat- ^ Resolved, That we regard it as our duty 
ronvenient and economical power, a verj'judicious tail flag. In the centre of the tuft of leaves on tLkrwheZr%eL%rco7ert?foVTt 
k’estmeiit. Indeed, in all cases where the strength the top, m a rough coat, like the covering of the the State. 
only one or two horses is required, and particu- cocoa nut, grows the head of cabbage, which is Mr. Allis offered the following resolution which 
urly if a portable power is wanted, it must prove considered by some to be a great luxuiy-, but to my was laid on the table till the next meeUng : 
blessings of liberty, as well as to promote their Near the D«not nn ;mmAnoA city papers alone exceed the circulation of all the 
future happiness, and also to point out to them , . ^ ^ 1 amount of papers printed in the British Empire. 
(he evil tendencies of vice and dissipation.” lumber probably worth not less than $100,000, 3 ^" The Richmond Whig ot the 14th states, 
4th. Resolved, That we regard it as a part of and ills hardly possible that it wassavq,d, although that there was quite a severe frost in that city and 
the Christian Minister’s duty to aid the teachers our information is indefinite. vicinity, on the night or the llth inst., but the 
to defend our public school system from all at- there. This calamity is one that its citizens, as 
epea or covert, for it is the life of j^ell as many others, will feel very severely. We 
Mr. Yliis offered the following resolution which particulars. 
Corning has recently and rapidly sprung up, 'vl^^nd vegetables sustained no injurj'from it. 
A o ■ u- u • . J 3 ^^ 1 here are 560 newspapers in this State, 
and a large and flourishing business centered and 371 in all New England, viz: 53 in Maine, 85 
thfirfi. T’hiia rjilnmifv la nnA ifo ma OO I'r'r • . hit_ 
?t indispensable. 
is macliine is manufactured by Horace L. 
LY, proprietor of the Albany Agricultural 
i'arehouse, to whose adverti.sement the reader is 
ed for full particulars. Mr. E. has e.xpended 
m 
Resolved, That the recent exposition of the 
in New Hampshire, 39 in Vermont, 177 in Mass¬ 
achusetts, 21 in Rhode Island, and 46 in Connec¬ 
ticut. 
3 gf" The late English papers say, that the agri¬ 
culturalists of Gloucestersliire, Worcestershire, and 
t,s.e i, sickii and most 1 , 4 . 8 . “““'’"'‘“I 
In my next I will give you a history of the Indi- rAnlw ®?** 8 *'^®“ meeting jvas held m the First Baptist Church on acres of land in one of the Western States of 
an troubles. l. a. s. propriafing a portion of the* public *moneyV to evening last, on which occasion several Americ^ lor a settlemmit. 
- parochial schools, so called, meets our most cordial aa's®‘oaaries who are about to embark for stations 3 ^ The steamship Canada sailed on Wednes- 
Killed BY Lightning. —During a thunder storm, approbation, and we do hereby tender him our m heathen countries, publicly took leave of their day for Liverpool and carried 110 p^isengere for 
n Friday afternoon, Mr. Jacob Snyder, of Deer- ^n®®}-® ‘hanks for his manly and just defence of Christian friends. Rev. Messrs. Wade and Kin- r7Ji®T?®A' 
on Friday afternoon, Mr. Jacob Snyder, of Deer 
time and capital in introducing this and oth- the character of our common school teachers, 
'•-saving machines and implements, and de- • ,, ti’a ri r„A. i • k . tii On motion a committee of three was appoi: 
well of the agricultural community. 
instantly killed. He was riding with his boy. Tiie 
(m motion a committee of three was appointed 
consisting of Messrs. Watson, Adams, and Chase, 
he Weather continues decidedly cool and ^ 
Ax.i- . .. , Oil tlio samo 1 ) 
eorable. At tins present writing (Tuesdav, i • 
. „ , , ® ) •” wa.s so severely 11 
• 21 ,) hres and overcoats are in demand.— covery is doubtful 
ak^Wnds, almost “ chilling blasts,” have pre- - 
^^^several days. Yesterday we had several World’s F 
horse was also killed, but the lad escaped without to report lo the next meeting concerning the mer- 
serious injuiy. its of Kenyon’s Grammar. 
On tiie same night, a young lady in Albany, The Association adjourned to meet at the school 
CAiD, of the Burmaii mission, and an English 
missionary, Rev. Mr. Sutton, of the Orissa mis¬ 
sion, in India,—near where the great temple of 
Juggernaut stands, and where the horrid Saturna- 
3 ^” The steamship Canada sailed on Wednes¬ 
day for Liverpool and carried 110 pasisengers for 
Liverpool. Among them were President Hitch¬ 
cock of Amherst college, and Elihu Burritt, Esq., 
of Worcester. Nearly $40,000 in specie went out 
in the Canada. 
wa.s so severely injured by lightning that her re- 
several days. Yesterday we had several ^ World’s Fair in America.— At a recent 
ncwinter lingering in the lap of spring,” “®®i'H^ ^’‘® Mechanics’Institute of New York 
, u. i A ■ 1 A the following resolution, offered by Plon. Zadock 
rO.ltccompaiiied with a March temperature, ly adopted;- which bring intelligence of the severe illness of . aau presiueu J;V;7 .^7 
e entertained that fruit has been, and is Resolved, That a committee be appointed to ‘1“® pioneer missionary. His complaints are the Moderator of the meeUng. Among the audi. paper. The expense 
lured, but we apprehend that most kinds feke into consideration the expediency of holding, congestive fever and dysentery, and great fears are ence was the first convert who owed his reclama- hundred thousand dollars 
iL'i® far escaped—though it is probable that ia‘he city of New York, iu the year 1852, a world’s entertained by the friends of this good and great tion to the labors of Mr. Wade in Burmah. He - 
\hs, such as apricots, peaches, &c., will benefit of mechanics and artisans of man, that his sickness may terminate fatally. Irishman, and was a soldier in the British Think of it.-Iii tlie } 
•'a 1 ' « 5 this and Other countries. ' -— , . , „ aihou i,is hmtliAr wata nam 
;i>d to some extent.- The Wheat Crop of Ohio.-A friend recent- ‘“''"y ^'^® ‘‘™® conversion. The late- on tlS ^Ind X 
•ing is unusually wet, cold and back- The Cuban Invaders. —A detachment of the ly from Columbus, says that the Wheat crop in ness of the hour to which the eiercikes of the in this State, now stands. 
Vatever the “clerks of the weather ” mav ''’’c^anteers sailed yesterday from tliis port. Ohio never looked better than now. It is free from evening wore prolonged, prevented him from uge with them, an Engl 
‘ Ye contrary and we fear tliA rnnaAnnAn ® anotlier company leaves to-morrow, all danger save that of rust, and we trust a good making an address, which under the circumstan- Baring. The late King > 
• ’ o C me GUiibequtn- Their movements appeared to have been carefully crop will reward the labors of Buckeye husband- ces, must have been pleasing and affective, as he in England, has again me 
disguised from the authorities.—Triiiinc, May 18. ' men.—Cleveland Herald. is said to be a man of intellect and eloquence. now Lord Ashburton.—»S 
to report lo the next meeting concerning the mer! India,—near where the great temple of . 3^ ^ young man at Burlington, N. J., ate a 
its of Kenyon’s Grammar. Juggernaut stands, and where the horrid Saturna- ^1®®®,*^?,^.?“®.^ comb, in which a bee was conceal- 
The Association adjourned to meet at the school lias of that monstrous idoUtrv UaIH ®‘^- act of swallowing it the bee 
house in District No. 1 , Rochester, on the second 1 r J ,• are held,—made stung him m the throat, which swelled so as to oc- 
Saturday in June next. brief but interesting and affecting addresses. The casion, within half an hour, his death by suffoca- 
A. W. FISHER, Bec’y. exercises of the evening were fittingly concluded ‘^®a- 
May 11 , 1850. by an eloquent and impressive address by Gov El^ California is the El Dorado of tlie “press” 
- Briggs, of Massachusetts, President of the Bap^ '^®” rnn'T •'■®®®ii^® 
DR.JuDsoN.--Letters from Maulmam have been tisl Missionary Union. Rev. Dr. Comstock, first porters $6,000, Foreman $ 5 , 000 , and Composi- 
rPY*AivAn fit Knclnn hAfirmn* 4hA Ho+za Torx Olr,* - •• * ^ a ^ ’ . ; . . 
shape of snow, hail and rain-and to-day RYtt Pr7std;ffi recerved a Bo;ror beari^ list Missionary uniom Kev. Dr. Gomstock, first porters $6 000 Foreman $5,000 and Comjiosi- 
rb.liccompaiiied with a March temperature, ly adopted;- which briiro intelliirA.nce ff tL ^IaIa lUnAc^^ Church, was present and presided tors J4,000.^^ Those are the actual prices paid by 
Resolved, That a committee be appointed to 
as Moderator of the meeting. Among the audi. 
the Pacific News for the daily matter prepared for 
that paper. The expenses of the year reach one 
!l he serious to farmers. 
is an Irishman, and was a soldier in the British Think of it. —In tlie year 1798, Louis Philippe 
army at the time of his conversion. The late- "'®''®^ camping out at night, in the 
forest, on the ground where the city of Rochester, 
ness of the hour to which the eiercikes of the in this State, now stands. A traveller sought ref- 
evening wore prolonged, prevented him from uge with them, an Englishman by the name of 
Baring. The late King of France, now an exile 
in England, has again met his forest acquaintance' 
now Lord Ashburton .—Syracuse Star. 
