MOOKE’S KUEAI NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL ANU FAMILY JOURNAL. 
Weekly Meteorological Abstract. 
BY L. WETHERELL. 
ROCHESTER, JUNE 27, 1850. 
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. 
13. Farr and H. Goodrich, Albion. 
Samuel Heston, Batavia. 
R. B. Warren, Alabama, Genesee county. 
Theodore Dickinson, Newark, Wayne county. 
Silsby & Keeler, Seneca Falls. 
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. 
C. B. Dickinson and P. Parks, Victor, Ontario Co. 
J. W. Reed, Lockport, Niagara county. 
J. M. Trowbridge, Pekin, “ “ 
JohnB. Lowell, Yates, Orleans county. 
H. S. Frisbie, Holley, “ “ 
L. A. Morse, Knowlesville, “ “ 
M. Scott, Arcadia, Wayne county. 
H. C. White, Mohawk, Herkimer county. 
D. Bunnell, South Livonia, Livingston county. 
E. C. Bliss, Westfield, Chautauque county. 
J. I. Eacker, Sheridan, “ " 
J. C. Sherman, New llaltimore, Greene county. 
L. D. Branch, Trumansburg, Tompkins county. 
W. K. Wyckofl', Lodi, Seneca Co. 
O. B. Scott, Woodville, Jefferson Co. 
.lune, 1850. 
thermometep. 
MAX. 1 min. 1 MEAN. | 
WINDS. 
RAIN. 
18 
92 
70 
sw. w. 
19 
94 
70 
1 
s w. 
20 
84 
73 
s w. 
21 
77 
66 
N E. E. 
22 
82 
60 
S £. E. 
23 
80 
62 
W. NW. 
24 
73 
59 1 
W. N W. 
The Steamer Griffith. deck when the wheelsman called out to him Items of News. &c. 
_ that there was fire between the smoke pipes on * 
• 1 -/• . 1 - .• 1 1 deck. He ran up and saw a stream of sparks is- _ , , „ „ 
We give such further particulars relative to this gui„g from below up between the smoke pipes and „ 5?^ There has been a great flood in Bedford, 
terrible disaster as our space will admit. The fol- their water jackets. He immediately called the ^"d several thousand dollars damage done, 
lowing names of passengers, we copy from the deck hands from belm^with buckets, and com- ^ Jewish Synagogue was lately dedi- 
Cleveland Herald: menced throwing water down the pipes. The cated in New Orleans. 
G A Wecher, 
REMARKS. C Sumer, 
June 18th. Very warm—thunder shower east M^eeslorny, 
of Rochester. Cherries begin to ripen. Jacob Harlemer, 
I9th. Warmest day of the month. J Hans, 
20th. Continues warm—thunder shower and Mr!^oh^*^Gunnlng, 
rainbow about 6 A. M.; thunder showers through ® Bott, 
the day—not much rain; field strawberries ripe. N Koch, ’ 
_ 2lBt. Very fine day—fire-fly first seen. G^kie^* 
22d. Continues fine—rose bug first seen. J Knivy. 
23d. Fogg}' early—fine day. ^‘idon^^’** 
24th. Cooler—fine day. 
about 2J miles out. The captain was called and 
by this time the alarm had spread through the boat. 
The cabin aft was cut off from communication 
forward by a wall of fire through the centre of the 
Massillon, 
Cincinnati, 
Pittsburgh, 
Cleveland. 
9 Sandusky. 
1 
7 Covington, via Toledo. 
9 Hamilton, O, “ 
At that moment everything seemed to be lit with 
the flames. The Captain gathered his wife, moth¬ 
er and daughter around him near the mast. The 
ery has commenced with fine prospects of success. 
A fire at Columbia, Pa., on the 17th des- 
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60 persons in all. 
Youra respectfully, ’ 
TIFFANY & LOCKWOOD. 
Shipped by H. Fehkins:— 
O. B. Scott, Woodville, Jefferson Co. Persons who have written us for back numbers. 
All Post-Masters and Subscribers are re- ‘“formed that their requests will bo complied 
quested to act as agents for the New- Yorker, by with if we can obtain them, We can still 
forming clubs, (kc. Those who cannot consistently supply new subscribers with back numbers, from 
April 1.1, co„,.ini.g Prof. J.„.„o...L.cmre.. 
responsible person who will give it attention. -- 
O’We will send an extra copy to any person State Temperakce Society. —The annual 
who remits payment for a club of from four to ten meeting of this Society was held in Syracuse on 
subscribers, and continues to act as apnt. Thursday last. Hon. Israel Hurtinotor pre- 
Back numbers from April, containing all of Prof. J , J C -.L 
Johnston’s Lectures, can yet be supplied. sided. Charles A. Wheaton and Gernt Smith 
Thursday last. Hon. Israel Hurtinotob pre- 
Back numbers from April, containing all of Prof. J , J C -.L 
hnston’s Lectures, can yet be supplied. sided. Charles A. Wheaton and Gernt Smith 
— : wero the chief movcrs at the meeting, and each 
To AH Our Readers.—Ship Ahoy! reported resolutions of an ultra character upon 
- the subject of the license law and connection of j 
Kind Reader Shipmate in the Voyage of temperance with politics. Some speakers insist- 
Mr. Cooper, 
Mooney, 
Dillon, 
Corner, 
Wanibler, 
Gormick, 
Biniger, 
Collg ie, 
Pursball, 
Shol, 
Pult, 
Best, 
Parker, 
Halsey, 
Donoland, 
McLean, 
Wald, 
Abodes, 
Parker, . 
W 'I’ayldr, 
Steward, 
Short, 
W alker. 
Hall, 
Mooney, 
Waters, 
Mason, 
Crader, 
By John Al’en:— 
A Toon, 
Mr Crosby, 
A Farrel, 
Maria Sheely, 
By C Stevens, Jr:— 
S S Lucoaib, 
In all 163. 
2 persons, Monroe. 
Cleveland. 
Sandusky. 
Toledo. 
last words he spoke were, “Dear wife, prepare to upwards of 30 families houselL. 
meet the worst.” He clasped her convulsively in tt i - l 
his arms, kissed her, and quick as thought whiried ^ Hampshire has vote, 
her over the deck into the water. He grasped his Constituti 
mother and threw her overboard, then his daugh- 
ter, aud lastly jumped in himself. They were seen Jl^^One hundred U, S. soldiei 
no more till taken outdead. They were not seen gone to California, from their 
together afterwards, as has been reported, and Some 30 belong to the rifle 
their bodies were found some distance apart. A newspaper, in connectioi 
The Dead to be Raised. 
Messrs. Belden and Doan, of the Health Com¬ 
mittee, have been authorized to procure the ex- 
Erie. 
Cleveland. 
Erie. 
Cleveland. 
Erie. 
Cleveland. 
3 persons. Toledo. 
4 .« >• 
3 
1 •* Cleveland. 
bly the funeral ceremonies will take place from the 
Public Square. Another dead body, that of an 
ByC Stevens, Jr:— More from the Wreck of the G. P. Grif- 
In^H 163 *^°”'*^’ 1 person, Toledo. FiTH.— We learn from Capt. Titus of the Queen 
The balance either paid at ihe office of tbe boat, or were spent some time at the wreck of the 
shipped by others whose list we have not bee i able to ob- Grilnlh on 1 uesday, that they had then recover- 
inoro Details. 
From the Cleveland Plaindealcr. 
In company with the Mayor, several members 
it sunk presented a great numberof human bones, 
indicating clearly that many were overtaken by 
renders it impossible, as the books are destroyed, 
even to ascertain how many in all have been lost. 
The hull has now sunk in some eight feet water 
be in favor of “no legislative prohibition,” then terday the scene of this inost terrible disaster.— The hull has now sunk in some eight feet water P“blic meeting was to be held at St. 
the repeal of all laws regulating the subject shall ^ scow boat Sylph with between 20and and lies with hersmoke pipes extending above the Louis on the 8 th inst., to provide aid in the founda- 
be conceded: and in case the present system is char^e'of °Mr °Stock*lev^ who^iaVbnpn'the spot where occurred one of “ Hungarian Colony in tbe West. Gov. 
, , „ . , , charge of Mr. btockley, who had been the whole the most dreadful disasters that has ever vet Uihazy and his companions were to be nresent. 
Y ;« . AA i* 1 *1 1 * ‘ ‘ Ay Ji;— XUUXAJC X ivuiri inii, tt UI* itlE 
iiile giant U 8 your attention while we make a upon the formation of “a Temperance Politi- ® ® Luconib, 1 person, Toledo. fith.—W e learn from Capt. Titus 
brief “reckoning,” and note the same in your “log g^l Party.”and others, Asa B. Smith, of Wayne. ThSnce either paid at the office of tbe boat, or were some time at the 
book.” The present number completes the first among them, opposed such a proposition. Gerrit fhjPPed by others whose list we have not bee . able to ob- Gr.fliih on Fuesday, tlrnt they had 
six months of the sailing period of the Rural i .i t e . *• <• • i .• - ed tn all, lo6 bodies. The hull of ti 
XT "ir J 1 omith reported a form of petition for circulation it sunk nresented a ?reat numberof 
New-Yorker — and hence our experimental u * a. . i ■ r .u r • i . More Details. i * 
cr„i» i. half completed. AllW sc.rc.ly provi- 1 ‘l>* From me Ce.el.od P..,„de..e,. S 
ded o„ the outsci with soiiicient freiBht (gold " In contpett, with the Mayor, .over.! members i^do^rt irposS”.. the hjoks - 
dust) to warrant a safe mid successful trip - sUll, U . 'T u J ‘ i ' “ r u? T""* > huw many in all h 
, J /. rjl a be in favor of “no legislative prohibition,” then terday the scene of this most terrible disaster.— The hull has now sunk in some ei 
by the energy and perseverance of officers and ^ j regulating the subject shall scow boat Sylph with between 20and and lies with hersmoke pipes extend 
crew, and the timely aid of passengers (suhsen- conceded- and in case the nresent svstem is 30 bodies on board, on their way to this port, in lake to indicate the spot where oc 
hers,) our gallant little craft has stemmed each ^ ^ ase t e present system is charge of Mr. Stockley, who had been the whole the most dreadful disasters that 
opposing current, outrode every storm, escaped all ’“ws shall stand, of course.- day gathering them up. ^ ^ . marked the history of the lakes. 
J u 1 J ‘ X • 1 T 1 The Rev. Crampton, Hiram Grecff and L. P. On nearing the fatal spot the blackened remains FRuff 
dangerous breakers, and is now fairly before the f^om this county were present at the meet- Steamer were seen, its smoke -^ 
wind, all sails set to the breeze, with most favora- . ’ • u’ o ^ j pipes still standing, the upper parts of its engine Troubles in Mexico 
ble indications of a and profitable voyage. The reports m the Syracuse papers do not and boilers and the skeletons of its huge wheels _ 
During the first few months we encountered, K’’'® “'® ’^‘’® L^o^vention visible above the water. It Hes in eight feet wa- jyj Melchor Ocampo, who had re 
oco.elon.lly, head wind, and tempeetuoue w.aih- »>»• again on Friday mu,uiug. mMotumSu lei"”;," .fuTgltSm wUh'draw hifrL?'.";- 1 
or Al«,me port, (post office.) pMeongers declin- Tbi Finn .» MoKTUEiu—It i. elated llmt two tiertez ha, been appoinud in hie p’i! 
ed boarding our craft, until time should prove her Uxcrulred and seven buildings were destroyed by Huamantla, some difficulties o 
ecawchy - pmmieiug, however to lake pa.«.ge Ote recent fire in Montreal. Many of them wem Sent, and SeTe Zn .Sending Se“bu‘rml ."i ZdSSr.uSSke3re'7o1ii,m T''‘ 
on her next cruise - and many who, on examina- .. double houses.” On one street. (Wellington.) disposal of the dead- 
tion and comparison preferred sailingin the Ru- 73 buildings were burnt, many of them of a su- '^’b® firstcorpee we saw was that of Donnevan „,en\„d“w^pieces of arU^ 
RAL, had already engaged berths on other vessels, penor description, and recent erection. The ‘he steward, who had just been taken from the patched to the scene of the disorder. 
But our comnass proved sure while the skv _. :_ j __ dhnr. non _ , water. It appears he had taken on his coat and a disnnted hnimHarv nnAaiinn 
CitriTho sp'ent some wr^eJ TfTe „e?:an^ 
Griffith on'Tuesday, that they had then recover- ” .Tntv hv W B Chemun, 
edmall.l56bodiel The hull of the boat before S' It is devote 
to the repeal of the Free School law. 
The trial of G. H. P. Van Horne for the 
the flames and consumed. This circumstance John F. Yates was concluded at Fonda 
on Friday. The jury returned a verdict of man¬ 
slaughter ill the third degree. 
51;^^ A public meeting was to be held at St. 
upheld, ihe license laws shall stand, of course.— day gathering them up. 
The Rev. Crampton, Hiram Gregg and L. P. On nearing the fatal spot the blackened remains 
Frost, from this county, were present atthe meet- ®f ‘^® St®amer were seen, its smoke 
. . o. . pipes still standing, the upper parts of its engine 
ing. The reports m the Syracuse papers do not and boilers and the skeletons of its huge wheels 
give the result of the matter. The Cimvention visible above the water. It lies in eight feet wa- 
met again on Friday morning. ‘®f; the shore, and about one-fourth of a 
the most dreadful disasters that has ever yet Ujhazy and his companions were to be present, 
marked the history of the lakes. ^ A Mrs. Archer of Eaton, Ohio, recently 
[Buff. Express. presented her astonished husband with four little 
; ; responsibilities. 
Troubles in Mexico. •< insatiate Archer, would not one suffice.” 
5^^” The barns and sheds attached to the Penn- 
^ M. Melchor Ocampo, who had resigned his of- sylvania Temperance Hotel in Milwaukee, were 
, • ne J ter. stern to the shore, and about one-fourth of a wou nau romgueu nisoi- syivania 1 emperance Hotel m Milwaukee, were 
.1 Fnd.yn..„.,hg. Se tomlU r" .„d twenty 
Thf Fttk .» MoFTKEin-It i. efted tl.at two ‘'-'i, ‘■•'i , The cifizen. of Lake I' in Me pW ° o . .n 
™ K,. who had kindly volunteered their assist- __ Louisville Comer represents the pros- 
Auiy wiiu iiau Aiuuiy vummeereu iiieir assisi- ‘ r • lH-'aBr -^vuiotzho v/va./icuiu&ouia iiie uruw- 
ce, had been wearied out with labor and ex- nii« nntnm h«H n’pfnrrAd A nn^K atnoreseri- pects of the tobacco crop in Kentucky as very-dis- 
ement, and were then attending the burial aud handista attaokoH ihn snldiftra ° contra- couraging. The dry weather has had an imfa- 
posal of the dea 4 . vorable effect upon the young plants. 
I'L £ * A r tv the tobacco aud drove them olF. Three hundrMl _ / _ ^ 
1 he first corpse we saw was that of Donnevan instantly dis-' U. Recently, at St. Louis, 600 gallons of the 
\ fitAwarn. who had lUflt been takAn from tnA . * v . ^ * * nriAct ctraurnArriAc wrorA AvbiKWArl oa 
tion ana comparison preierrea sailing in the Ku- 73 buildings were burnt, many of them of a su- , ^be first corpse we saw was that of Donnevan of artillery were instantly di^'^ SSr* “t St. Louis, 600 gallons of the 
RAL, had already engaged berths on other vessels, penor description, and recent erection. The ‘he steward, who had just been taken from the patched to the scene of the disorder. finest strawberries were exhibited as the product 
But our compass proved sure while the sky was amount insured is about $95,000, as near as can roolsVeLTaCy to disputed boundary question between the f™m “ S‘“gl® garden m the vicinity, for the supply 
temporarily overcast, and some feio feared the Ka nefvfzrfninpfl a i ^ AiAmlAfa T 4 a i n States of New Leon and 1 amaulipas is about to 
shipwreck'of our cra^t The skipper, however. - Z resJ with be referred to a joint commission. In this way it There are ten incorporated cities in Ilfi^^^^^ 
was ever at his post, and never doubted the final The Era is the title of a weekly newspaper boughs sprinkled over his body. As we passed cured°'^^® sett ement can e pro- ^Yficag^ 
success of the voyage — and thus far scarcely a just commenced in tliis city, by Maj. H. Bumph- six or eight more dead bodies laying side by On the 13th ult., a fire occurred in the citv of Island, 
sail has been rent or a spar broken. The com- bey. The initial number is neatly executed and ®‘<l®t “totour gaze, an near by upon the ground, 
, » ‘ ... , , , II £11 J 1 u 4 U . • 11 lay a pile of clothing, hats, boots, and coats, 
mandors of many other ves.sols (journals,) who well hlled, and we hope the enterprise will meet thrown from the Eufferers in their flight from the 
Mexico, but did not do much damage. 
Jl^^.Hon. John Greig and Lady, of Canandai- 
manaors 01 many oiner ves.sois (lournaJs,) who wen niieu, auu we nope me enierprise win meet ii,rn«;TUfrnm iBa c.iffA^^prs in iliAir flight frAm iBa "^^® P^P®''® ®bll co'Uain accounts of the terrible gua, who have been absent in Europe for the last 
wfifi .uccesz. Maj.B.u™Bowp wfi£k'.“ t fe.T-d 
ed us cordially and wished us a prosperous cruise as a writer of ability and experience, and wfe wel- hat full of silver watches taken Irom the emi- ^^^ 0 . the number of deaths since the commence- A conflairratiL at MnntrAnI nn iBa ava 
and full cargo -- while numerous custom house come his return to the chair editorial. ^nL^'Caroberralsofseveral b ‘‘’® l^th^inst.. destroying 200 houses and 
and full cargo — while numerous custom house come his return to the chair editorial. 
officers (Post-Masters) have generously aided in - 
obtaining passengers and augmenting our freight. Important to Believers in Transmutation.— 
To light-houso keepers also (able contributors and An exchange states that a “ responsible farmer’ 
tero, the number of deaths since the conimenca- 
i^nt of the -epidemic amounted to 728. The 
were greeted by a large circle of friends. 
A conflagration at Montreal, on the eve¬ 
ning of tlie 15th inst., destroying 200 houses and 
money. Among the bodies thus exposed was 
Important to Believers in Transmutation. — i^^t of a well dressed young man whose name 
overnmeiit has deciced, in case the cholera also St. Ann’s church, and a large quantity of 
lould attack the capital, to form a new cemetery lumber. One or two women were BnmeH te 
To light-houso keepers also (able contributors and An exchange states that a “responsible farmer” was ascertained to be J. R. Munson, said to be 
correspondents,) we are indebted for numerous and in Livingston county offers $250 to any one who from Connecticut and bound for Toledo. On his 
valuable favors; for they have generously “ trim- will satisfactorily prove that wheat turns to chess. PO^soB were found nine one h tndred ^llar bills, 
med our lamps with oil,” aud “filled our sheets,” Neighbor Isham, of the Michigan tarmer, will of watch, &c. He was taken to Willoughby 
—thus contributing to the interest and value of course govern himself accordingly, and take that for burial. 
our cargo. The pilots (regular and voluntary bet— perhaps. 
agents,) have given our clipper a safe anchorage 
in hundreds of ports during our trip—for we have 
should attack the capital, to form a new cemetery lumber. One or two women were burned to 
at Molino del Rey. death. 
The eligibility of Don Luis de la Rosa, now the -n rty .at . 1 
Minister at Washington, to the Presidency, is be- 1 9 nn^ 
ing discussed. On the one hand it is insisted "®P°*^‘®‘’ ^f,® ««bscnptton to the 
that he is not eligible, because he Is not a resident ^ Greenwood Cemetery 
of Mexico, according to the terms of the Constitu- “‘'e «bll wanting threi 
tion. Outlie other hand it is maintained that 
has been raised. There are still wanting three 
thousand dollars. 
2 ,^” Isaac Riggs, editor of the Schenectady 
On the left, as we ascended the hill, was the although he is at Washington in a diplomatic 2 ^” Isaac Riggs, editor of the Schenectady 
big vault into which ninety-four dead bodies were character, his house there is by a provision of the Cabinet, and Canal Collector in that city, died 
then being bur.ed. We learned that in addition law of nations, regarded as a part of the Mexican very suddenly at Fonda, on Tuesday week. He 
8 had been sent to Jauiialo, 4 up on the mam territory. was one of the oldest printers and most respected 
[HF The Chicago Journal stales that a new and then bur.ed. We learned that in addition nations, regarded as a part of the Mexican 
already sailed 'through (oUainod'zutecttoin) ilzigo™" counterfeit on the State Bank ef Indi- ®„,*‘a‘4nrc“.«Vnd by ffi^Sy1phf auV 
almost every State in the Union, as w-ell as the made its appearance. The counterfeit buried, making in all 143 found that day. It is 
_ i.:ii__II_., J_i: _ J .1°___I_J_: L _ J!_ 
territory. was one ot tne oldest 
The partial prontmetamewto at Puebla, coasist- citizens of that place, 
ing of a revolt of a part of the garrison, in conse- 
Canadas and Europe—and to them, in particular, «r® well executed, on light paper, and are ex- quite certain there are over a hundred bodies more quence of the temporary retirement of’ the Gov- 
are wc greatly indebted for substantial a.ssistauce. imitations of the genuine notes of that denom- H ®I whom g^nor to his hacienda and leaving as Provisional 
And now to all, with the frankness and generosity' Vignette, female with scales—man with 
of a true-born sailor, we tender the sincere ac- —spread eagle, aud a man felling a tree, 
knowledgomonts of an appreciating heart—wish- ~ 
ing each of our generous friends fair weather, am- 1'^® Gbio Cultivator of the 14th, publish 
pie sea-room, prosperous voyages, with ever “ a Columbus, states that the southern sections 
shot in the locker ” to provide the comforts of life; ^^® ®^®*® b'’® ®bll suffering from the most seve 
—and, finally, a safe and joyous arrival in the drought ever known there. Corn in some insta 
Port of Peace and Happiness. ces is up and doing well, but in other cases isr 
lEF The Ohio Cultivator of the 14th, published 
lying withm ® md® of the wreck, many of whom emor to his hacienda and leaving as Provisional 
wifi probably be found to-day. , ,, Governor some person who was obnoxious to the 
By far the saddest Bight was the “funeral of the army, has been suppressed without bloodshed, 
frAnn.h*' OiiAfimnll hilmr.k nn fhA nioh hnnk __ j n_ _ .i . j 
Trial of Gen. Lopez. —The New Orleans pa- 
ernor to his hacienda and leaving as Provisional pers of the 8 th inst., furnish accounts of the exam- 
Governor some person who was obnoxious to the ination of Gen. Lopez, and his being held to bail 
IvCkO U\^ ^ A _] l\-___ i? riKOAAA _J_A_ X- _ 
trench.” On a small hillock on the high bank all appears quiet in that department 
overlooking the scene of death, where the night _ 
before so many struggled in vain against their ir m al * 
at Columbus, states that the southern sections of I'd®. ®P®«®d ^l^®“®^30 feet long, 6 wide, 
,, . . a. ■ r I and 8 deep. In this had been laid m proimscu- 
the state are still suffering from the most severe ous order, man, woman, child, husband, wife and 
drought ever known there. Corn in some instan- 
in the sum of $3,000, from day to day', to appear 
before a U. S. Commissioner for tri»l. After be¬ 
ing bound over, the crowd followed him to the St 
Destructive Fire IN Troy. — About one o’clock 1 Gharles Hotel, and after repeated cheering, he 
■ ’ ...... . I came forward and made a speech, in which he 
BnTl’ftTlAAn^ Ill ihiR had hftpn laiil in nrnmi«Aii ’ this morning the large block situated on the cor- canie lorward and made a speech, ui which he 
ous order ^man woman child husband^ wife and “®''®I River and Adams streets, together with a gave the people to understand that ho might be 
d”gh.er; .he lather and een. ihe molheV and in- l"8". “L"”' Zdom* bul'fie" S 
fant laver uDon laver. until within four feet of wooden dwellings, were totally consumed by fire. ®®'^®® w iling to bear the 
To Six Months Subscribers. - „ilA«nH larger hifdies leveled lip with oBildrfn Birge «& Brother, chair factory, principal occu- enaded the same night, the band being accom- 
rp *• F • 1-T 1 u . r I Peaches.— It is said that the peach crop will be i‘d feslr bodies so that this vast irrave sSd $20,000 to $30,000; insured from panied by a large concoui^e of citizens, who coii- 
TiiosEOtour friends who subscribed for tlie immense this year. The dealers in this delicious nresent ^n eveTsurface to $8,000 to 10.000 Bellows & Corps, carpenters, tinned cheering until the General again came for- 
New-Yorker on the first of January', for six article are down in the mouth at the prospect of which were laid over their faces, and on which ‘^®'’ 1®®® ““known. N. T. Davis, grocer, lets ward and addressed them, 
months only, will boar in mind that their subscrip- having a heavy crop on hand. To meet this dif- the earth which was dug out of the oit was thrown ““known. Wm. Bumstead, loss $3,000, insur- 
tionsexpire with the present number-and that, ficulty, some of the peach men in the vicinity of back. When we ascended the bLk. we found $15.0j)0. John H Whitlock, Britannia ware 
_... ... II au.z .. . the Sand Hills are erecting very large aud exten- three hundred oeonle around the brink of manufactory, insured to some some exteut, loss 
ae. i. up .„d daiug wall bul iu o.he, ca.ee ie u., fju. >.yer up.. l.jw »«d wi.blu l.u, fact of opprobiun,. ...d that U abauld ued d,hi™ 
up yet, although planted five or six weeks ago. ^”® ®“‘*aco. wnat a norna worK. t o see nu follows: or make him desert his cause. He was also ser- 
^ » I man bodies arranged for compactness, thorough , ... ... _j.j n_.u. i.... j y- _ 
pile and larger bodies leveled up with children 
leveland Herald: menced throwing water down the pipes. The cated in New Orleans. 
Buffalo, June 19, 1850. flames and heat increased rapidly, and he ordered 2^” The women of Massachusetts have held a 
Annexed we hand you a list of passengers that were the wheelsman to put her ashore. She was then convention in favor of woman’s rights, 
shipped by us on board of the steamboat G. P. Griffiih, about 21 miles out The enntnin wns enlla/1 *r>/i - . , 
June 15;- K au- 1* Vu i u j T.u ^ “ 2^ Louisville, Ky., is estimated to have a pop- 
Mr. Gallagher, 1 person, loCleveInnd. ^ this time the alarm had ^read through the boat, ulation of 50,000. 
J Wacliied and family, 5 to St Louis, via Cleveland. The cabin aft was cut off from communication mu i .u t j • 
G A Wecher, » 2 •• « forward bv a wall of fire through the centre of the . 5!^ T“® ®‘.^y of Portsmouth has passed a law 
boai, and running head to land threw the flames ®|‘“fimg up all places of traffic, such as barber 
aud smoke back so that the passengers commenc- ® rooms, &c., on Sunday', 
ed jumping overboard as soon as the flames broke 5®” A bill for the abolition of Capital Punish- 
out. In about five minutes the boat struck, and me“t failed to pass the Connecticut Senate, by 
all hopes of getting ashore being cut off a general ®“® Yote. 
rush was made for the water. The poor emigrants 2 ^” "Pke Newfoundland seal fishery has been 
tumbled overboard like so many scared sheep.— very successful this season; and the mackerel fish- 
troyed property estimated at .$50,000 and made 
2^” New Hampshire has voted to call a Con¬ 
vention for revising her Constitution, by a majori¬ 
ty of above 14,000. 
2 ^” One hundred U. S. soldiers have deserted 
and gone to California, from their stations in Ore¬ 
gon. Some 30 belong to the rifles. 
2 :^A newspaper, in connection with the church 
of England, has been established at Quebec, to be 
called the Canadian Ecclesiastical Gazette. 
2 ^” Joel Houston and John Wagner wero ac¬ 
cidentally drowned in Buffalo on Tuesday eve- 
humation of the 94 dead bodies from the Griffith, “■“&» f 8 th inst. 
buried in one grave, bring them to this city, and 2^” destructive fire occurred at Milwaukee 
provide for their separate interment This com- on the 14th inst. Several stores, and part of a 
mittee appointed a large sub-committee, and all lumber yard were burned. 
are now on the ground preparing the bodies for 2 ^ Iu May 42,259 alien passengers arrived in 
transportation. Several wem down last night, and New York—4,853 more than during same month 
many more this morning. Two scows have been last year. 
chartered from this place, which arc expected to a n • . t -u u 1 . i..- 1 1 • 
return with the bodies this afternoon, or some time xr 1 Library has been established in 
in the night. Coffins will be prepared and proba- d^^^ which is to free to all connected with 
The Mackerel fishery this year is said to 
aged German lady', was picked up last night. It I*® ““usually prosperous, both in regard to quanti- 
has been ascertained that several female emigrants fy q“®bfy- 
buried in the vault, according to their custom in 2^” Offs Cossit, overseer of the railroad water 
traveling, had large amounts of gold and silver works at Chittenango, was killed a few days since, 
stitched into their skirts. This fact being known, by the bursfing of a wheel in the w'orks. 
the temptation to robbers is too great to allow said ' jj^The growing crops in Georgia and Ala- 
bodies to remain .—Cleveland Herald. bama are unpromising. The tobacco crop in 
^ Prince George county', Maryland, is nearly ruined 
More FROM THE Wreck OF THE G. P. Grif- for want of rain. 
according to our terms, all subscriptions that are 
not renewed, close on the first of J uly, when their 
papers will be discontinued. A strict adherence to 
two or three hundred people around the brink of 
sive diying sheds calculated to cure fifty bushels this mound, taking a last look and performing the ‘^®® ®t®'-y brick rear buildlug 1 imes : 
at a time. The lovers of peaches may felicitate last sad rites to the victims below. A clergyman occupied by h ellows & Corps, wUh planiug “ Rescue ol 
themselves on the prospect of abundance, if the or an exhorter was addressing the bystanders, and in®®bi“®ry. &c.. loss unknown, probably large. and chivalrous, 
A Flying Machine. —The following curious 
advertisement lately appeared in the London 
'limes : 
“ Rescue of Sir John Franklin :—To the rich 
and chivalrous. A Gentleman, whose claims to 
our rule is the only manner in which our books ‘^e®!®!’® “r® ® fearful of their profits. The warning them in accents solemn of the uncer- . The two large brick buildings were owned by commonsense.respectability.andtalents.arecor- 
caii be kept properly, on the cash system-and, quality of the fruit is of course, likely to ^ tainty of life, and the fleetness and vanity of all Abraham Nash, had been recently constructed, roborated by university distinctions, honorary 
BzzRiFizzR S L Li ;iUB fB« Lnear M *B„ ’ ovcrioading of the trees.—irenton (N. J.) things here below. Although there was no pro- having_been burnt about two years ago. and were medals, and ^vork 8 of art _and literature, offers to 
besides, we do not wish to send the paper to those State Gazette ^ 
who do not desire its continuance. We trust, —;- 
however, that there are few or none who will not Western Emigration. —The Prairie du Chien 
continue the acquaintance by renewing their sub- of the 5th inst., k of the opinion that eve- 
1 ,;, 1 1 , J , ry body is not going to California; for many per- 
scriptions. Many have already renewed, and p^ 33 i„| through that place, some of 4h^om 
things here below. Although there was no pro¬ 
cession or tolling bell, no coffined hearse or fane- 
partly insured. 
construct for £ 8 , 000 , and in three months, a flying 
ral array, the scene was solemn and impressive. ‘ maenme, aoie to travel in tbe air at tbe rate ot lUU 
Western Emigration. —The Prairie du Chien Yet how soon will this event be forgotten 000 to $75,000. T he disaster throws out of ein- miles per hour. The expense of an experimental 
itriot of the 5th inst., is of the opinion that eve- *„ ___ ,i.„ ployinent about 150 men. [Troy Whig, 2l8t. trip would be £300, and one month’s time.” 
" As from the wing, the sky no scar retains. 
The parted waves no furrow from the keel. 
So die in human hearts' the thoughts of death.” 
Suicide. —Otis Drury of Stafford, a farmer of 
trip would be £300, and one month’s time.” 
A Strange Freak of Nature. —A curious 
some of them forwarded the subscriptions of those are destined for the northern part of Iowa, and In their habiliments of seeming slumber, just property, committed suicide in his barn on Monday freak of nature may be seen on an apple tree 
of their neighbors who had not before taken the others for the northern part of that county. Many as they were taken from the deep, they now lie in morning, by cutting his throat with a razor. He in Medford in the yard of Mr. Nathan Childs. 
paper—an example which we hope others will fol¬ 
low. The present is an excellent time to subscribe. 
of them are Norwegians, and are apparently in one common mouldering pile. 
good circumstances. The Patriot is further of the - 
opinion that the northern part of Wisconsin and Orig^ln aud Progress of the Fire. 
was given to melancholy—always looked at the Upon this tree, there are three large white roses .— 
dark side of the picture of life, and fancied liis Originally there were five, and what is still more 
property was going to take wings and fly away— singular is, tliey are all upon a new sprout of this 
ana every sing e su scrip ion, ana new club, will Jowa will, this year, receive a larger accession to The 2d Mate, S. McCoit, gave us the following l®aving his family in penury and want. He was I yeM’s growth .—Portland Adv. 
aid us in improving the paper. The closing half their population than in any previous year. account of the origin of the fire. about 68 years of age .—Le Roy Gazette. 
of the volume will be fully equal, and we shall en- - He said they arrived at Fairport at 2 o’clock in - Ulanino Machine. —A planing machine has 
deavor to make it decidedly superior, to the first. Large Yield of Wool. —Samuel Rockwood, the morning, stopped but a moment, and left on Tall Rye. —Thos. Bailey of Agawam, West been invented iu St. Louis, by Messrs. Howell & 
Indeed we are determined to improve the New- of Arkwright, sheared from three sheep last week, their course, everything seeming right. It was Springfield, says the Springfield (Mass.) Re/iMiZi- Barlow, which the Re/iMWicrm says is destined to 
Yorker as fast as our means will permit, without twenty-eipit pounds of good vroo\. Mr. R. shear- his watch from Fairport. The Captain and first can, has loft with us some stalks of rye from a field supercede all others. With one-fifth of the power 
regard to present profit. We beg our friends to ed a trifle over the same amount from the same Mate had turned in; he went up into the pilot of his culture, which measure seven feet and six required’to propel Woodworth’s machine, it will 
bear this fact in mind, and lend their influence in sheep last year. The sheep are of the common house and talked with the wheelsman a few min- inches. This out-tops any specimens of tall grain turn out, planed on both sides, tougued and groov- 
promotion of the enterprize. native breed .—Fredonia Censor. utes, went down and was standing by the capstan yet recorded this season, we believe. ed, one hundred and twenty per minute. 
account of the origin of the fire. “bout 68 years of age.—Lc Roy Gazette. 
He said they arrived at Fairport at 2 o’clock in - Planing Machine. —A planing machine has 
the morning, stopped but a moment, and left on Tall Rye. —Thos. Bailey of Agawam, West been invented iu St. Louis, by Messrs. Howell & 
their course, everything seeming right. It was Springfield, says the Springfield (Mass.) Republic Barlow, which the Republican says is destined to 
his watch from Fairport. The Captain and first can, has loft with us some stalks of rye from a field supercede all others. With one-fifth of the power 
promotion of the enterprize. 
native breed. —Fredonia Censor. 
ed, one hundred and twenty per minute. 
