MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICUITURAI AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
■ ROCHESTER, AUGUST 8, 1850. 
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; UocalJ^Ageiits. 
James Van Horn, Ovid ; also general agent for 
^ South Jury District of Seneca county. 
S. E. Norton, Phelps, Ontario county. 
^ E, Hopkins, Lyons, W’ayne county. 
B. Farr and H. Goodrich, Albion. 
Samuel Heston, Batavia. 
: R. B. Warren, Alabama, Genesee county. 
; Theodore Dickinson, Newark, Wayne county. 
' Silsby & Keeler, Scnecti Falls. 
'' A. R. Frisbie, Clyde, Wayne county. 
Wm. Richey &, O. A. Gnives, Watertown, Jeff. co. 
I John Harris, Sheldrake, Seneca county. 
' Archibald Stone, Hinmanville, Oswego county. 
) E" 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, “ “ 
John B. Lowell, Y’^ates, Orleans county. 
' H. S. Frisbie, Holley, “ “ 
; L. A. Morse, Knowlesville, " “ 
M. Scott, Arcadia, Wayne county. 
' H. C. White, Mohawk, Herkimer county. 
D. Bunnell, .South I.ivonia, Livingston county. 
E. C. Bliss, Westfield, Chautauque county. 
J. I. Eacker, .Sheridan, “ “ 
J. C. Sherman, New Baltimore, Greene county. 
L. D. Branch, Trumansburg, Tompkins county. 
YV. K. Wyckoff, Lodi, Seneca Co. 
O. B. Scott, Woodville, Jefferson Co. 
B. F'. -Adams, Bridgeport, Mad. Co. 
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Back numbers from Apnl, containing all of Prof. 
Johnston’s Lectures, can yet be supplied. 
The Weather and the Unsecured Wlieat Crop. 
The fears we expressed last week, concerning- 
damage to the wheat crop of Western New York 
in consequence of wet and unfavorable weather, 
have been more than realized. During the w'efh 
the weather has continued exceedingly unpropi- 
tious drying and securing the outstanding grain. 
Indeed copious (.''^^wers have fallen almost every 
day for ten or twelve day** past, rendering harvest¬ 
ing operations limited and unp.rofitable. 
Of the quantity of wheat unsecured, and the 
loss which will result, it is impossible at present to 
make an estimate approximating to accuracy.*— 
Reports from diflereni gfctioM ftU agree that the 
damage has been considerable, but vary in re^^d 
to its extent. In Wayne, Livingston, and Gene¬ 
see, as well as this and other counties, a large por¬ 
tion of the crop is still in the shock, much of 
which commenced growing last week. 
From information before us, we think more rain 
has fallen south and east, than in this and the 
western counties. In Livingston county, particu¬ 
larly, the showers have been frequent and copious, 
and the loss must be large. A letter to the Daily 
American, (dated Avon, Aug. 3,) states that “ full 
three-fourths of the present wheat crop of Living¬ 
ston county is still standing in the shock. As ear¬ 
ly as last Sabbath, (July 28,) some sheaves which 
were bound commenced growing, and since that 
time it has not ceased. Some farmers having 
unfinished stacks have been obliged to unstack or 
thresh immediately, in 'order to save their wheat 
from entire destruction. I havp conversed with 
a number of farmer's who say they never knew so 
bad a time. It is evident but very little of the 
large crop in this county will be free from grown 
wheat, which must needs diminish its value very 
much,” 
We have received sinrilar advices, by letter and 
otherwise, from the same and eastern counties.— 
The Syracuse Joxirnal of Moirday states that large 
quantities of wheat are standing in the fields un¬ 
secured in the western towns of that county. 
A friend writing us from Tompkins county, un¬ 
der date of Aug. 1, says:—“ Hard times for farm¬ 
ers here, just now. Wheat and hay very gener¬ 
ally out, and exposed to rain nearly every twenty- 
four hours. Some wheat said to be growing un¬ 
cut, and more in the shock.” 
Though we had a heavy shower yesterday 
morning, the sky is clear to-day, (Tuesday,) and 
the barometer indicates dry and pleasant weather. 
We therefore have good reason to believe, what 
we most devoutly hope',* that the crop may be se¬ 
cured before further damage is sustained. The 
loss already occasioned must fall heavily upon far¬ 
mers throughout the wheat growing sections of 
tiff State, and make a material difference in the 
quality and quantity of grain to be marketed. 
The Compromise Bill. 
The famous Compromise or Omnibus bill, in¬ 
troduced by Mr. Clay, and which engrossed so 
much time in the Senate, has at length been de¬ 
feated. It was ” killed by inches”—being divest¬ 
ed of its clauses, one by one, except the Utah Ter¬ 
ritory, of which the Mormons have possession. 
A telegraphic despatch thus announces the loss 
of the measure :—“ The New Mexico section hav¬ 
ing been stricken out of the bill, the Senate refus¬ 
ed to reinstate them, by a vote of 28 to 25. This 
decided the fate of the bill. A motion to strike out 
the California, failed—29 to 28 : when a motion to 
strike out all but Utah was carried by a vote of 34 
to 25. Finally, the Senate after defeating several 
attempts to adjourn, to postpone, &c., ordered the 
bill providing merely a territorial government for 
Utah, to a third reading—yeas 32, nays 18 and 
then adjourned.” 
Several articles from correspondents are ne¬ 
cessarily deferred. 
j The State Fair. 
I We learn that extensive preparations are in pro- 
j gress for the next Annual Exhibition of the State 
Agricultural Society—to be held in the city of 
I Albany, on the 3d, 4th, 5th and 5th of September. 
I The Evening Journal says :— 
About thirty acres are being enclosed, and build¬ 
ings erecting, to accommodate the multitude of ex¬ 
hibitors who will be in attendance. Stalls are be¬ 
ing provided for at least 600 head of cattle, and for 
horses in abundance ; and in every department we 
think the Committee on the part of the citizens 
will have every thing in as complete order as has 
ever been witnessed at any State Fair in this coun¬ 
try. One building, now erecting, is to be 225 feet 
in length and 90 in width, for the Mechanical and 
Implement department, in which is to bo a Steam 
Engine made expressly for the occasion, by Francis 
Low, of this city, and machinery will be operated 
by it during the Fair. We understand that, among 
other things, the Tile Machine of Mr. Babcock 
will be in operation, and a Printing Press, and 
probably many other machines. Our mechanics 
are beginning to stir in the matter, and Albany we 
trust will be well represented on the occasion. 
F’rom every section of our country’ and the Can¬ 
adas, the intelligence is, that the people are com¬ 
ing ; and our citizens will have open doors to give 
them a welcome to this great festival which yearly 
extends its circle of influence. We would urge 
upon our citizens, who intend to exhibit, to have 
their entries made before the Fair, so that they may 
have ample time to arrage their articles and be in 
readiness, when the Fair opens, to show them to 
the multitudes that will be present. 
Our Railroads Companies and Steamboats will 
have their powers fully tested. They arc prepar¬ 
ing for the occasion, and will alFord every possible 
facility for a speedy and safe transport to the city. 
Our Hotels are all of them in first rate order, and 
will prepare for the com'brt of Jheir guests in a 
manner we trust that will give satisfaction to all. 
The Harvest. 
[CorrcBpondciice of ihe Daily Dem.] 
Mr. Editor —The slate of the weather for 
eight or ten days, has been such that but very lit¬ 
tle of the wheat crop has been gathered yet. I 
have no means of knowing how extensive or fre¬ 
quent the showers were in other places, but in 
this place we had showers every day or every oth¬ 
er day for ten days—it is a painful sight to look 
at so long—-and the sight of the eyes effects the 
heart. That the crop is greatly injured if not 
lost, there can be no doubt. 1 hazard no opinion 
of the amount standing out. Yours truly, 
Donald McKenzie. 
p. S.--I forgot to slate that there has not been 
such a wet harvJ**! ^he Valley of the Genesee 
River since the harvest v?f 1812, thirty-eight years 
ago. and it is cloudy at this wfUng. v. mck. 
Fowlerville, August 5'.h. 
Pioneer History- 
The subscriber, author of the “Pioneer History 
of the Holland purchase,” is now engaged in a 
fsirailar werk, which will be entitled “ Pioneer His¬ 
tory of PheJp’s iijjd Gorham’s Purchase, And Mor¬ 
ris’ reserve.” The territory embraced in the till? 
is, all of the counties of Monroe, Livingston, On¬ 
tario, Yates, the larger portions of Wayne, Steu¬ 
ben and Alldgany, and one or two tiers of towns 
of Wyoming, Genesee, and Orleans. 
Those within the limits named, who possess any 
records—written reminiscences ef Rmu— es¬ 
sential to the author’s purposes, are respectfully ' 
requested to forward them to his address at Roch- * 
ester; when convenient opportunities do not occur 
to send them by private hands to his residence. 
No. 10, Elm street. Those who possess the nec- ' 
essary facilities, are respectfully requested to fur¬ 
nish materials for short biographical sketches of : 
early, prominent pioneer settlers. It is only by the i 
assistance and co-operation of those who can con- I 
tribute to such a design, that it can be consumma- i 
ted as it should be; and the author confidently re¬ 
lies upon a cordial and cheerful compliance with 
his requests. Such favors shall be duly recognized 
in the work. ^ 
Editors of papers within the territory nam- i 
ed, will please copy, or make such notice as will ( 
subserve the desired objects. O. Tur.ner. i 
Rochester, July, 29, 1850. i 
Madison Unive/sity. j 
Anniversaries of 1850— Aug. 18-22. 
1. Sermon before the “ Society for Inquiry,” ' 
on Sunday evening, Aug, 13t at o’clock, by ' 
Rev. J. M. Brown, of Philadelphia. 
2. Address before the Literary Societies, on ' 
Monday evening, Aug. 19, at7^ o’clock, by Rev. 1 
O. B. Judd, of New York. 
3. The Annual Sermon before the Baptist Ed- i 
ucation Society of the State of N. York, on Tues¬ 
day, Aug. 20, at 10 o’clock. A. M , by Rev. Ed¬ 
ward Lathrop, of New York. 
4. Annual Meeting of the Education Society, 
at 2 o’clock, P. M. Reports and addresses by 
Rev. E. W. Dickinson, of Elmira, and Rev. S. 
Armitage, of New York. 
5. Commencement Exercises of Madison Uni¬ 
versity, on Wednesday, August 21, at 10 o’clock, 
A. M. 
6. Anniversary of the Theological Department, 
on Thursday, August 22, at 10 o’clock, A. M. 
State Fair — Important Notice. —For the in¬ 
formation of persons who intend to have machine¬ 
ry upon the grounds to be worked by steam power, 
notice is given that the shafting will be 2§ inches 
in diameter; the revolutions 120 per minute; and 
that pulleys will be required to be fastened with set 
screws. Those desirous to use the steam power 
will please give notice to the Secretarj’, at the Ag¬ 
ricultural Rooms, at as early a day as practicable, 
and prepare their pulleys for such speed as they 
may desire.— Alb. Jour. 
Enormous Wheat Crop. —A correspondent of 
the Detroit Daily Tribune writing from Romeo, 
Mich., states that Ira Phillips, of Bruce, Macomb 
Co., la.st week harvested and thrashed from two 
acres of ground, 124 bushels of wheat. The 
wheat crop of Macomb county, and indeed of all 
Michigan, will be very large. 
Horrid Murder. —The Milwaukie Wisconsin 
says that an Irishman, named McCafarty, residing 
at Kenosha, murdered his wife on the 22d, in a 
brutal manner. He forced her into a hogshead of 
water, and kept her under till she was drowned.— 
The murderer is in the hands of officers of the 
law. 
Terrible Disaster. 
Tlie Steamer America Blown Up. 
J FIVE KILLED—THIRTY SCALDED. 
. Telegraph—By O'Rielly's Line. 
Erie, July 31. 
Our citizens were again startled this morning 
. by another of those occurrences which have been 
. so frequent and so destructive to life on the lakes 
r this season. Tlie steamer America, Capt. Squier, 
; one of the boats of the Sandusky line, on herpas- 
3 sage down exploded one of her middle boilers 
3 about one o’clock this morning, a short distance 
. below Barcelona. The Alabama came along 
t soon after the occurrence and towed her into this 
[ port. The explosion must have been terrific, as 
, the deck over her boilers is completely torn up.— 
I There were about 150 passengers on board, and 
it is surprising so many escaped injury. About 
30 were scalded, 5 of whom were dead before the 
boat reached this port, and 6 or 8 more are so bad¬ 
ly injured that there is but little hope of their re¬ 
covery. Many of our physicians and citizens 
promptly repaired to the boat, dressed the wounds 
of the injured, and are doing every thing in their 
power for the relief of the sufferers. Such as 
could be removed have been brought up town. 
It is feared that some jumped overboard in the 
alarm produced by the explosion, and were drown¬ 
ed. One or two who jumped over got on board 
again, but it is feared others were lost. 
The following is a list of the dead, all of whom 
were hands on the boat: 
Charles Potter, 3d engineer. 
James Kursola, fireman. 
Michael McCalkiu, fireman. 
Win Brown, w’aiter. 
One name not ascertained. 
The following is a list of the injured, as full as 
we were able to obtain it: 
Michael Haggarty, Buffalo, severely. 
Michael O’Connor, Providence, R. L, very se¬ 
verely—since died. 
Patrick Welch, Buffalo, severely. 
W H Bennett, Ballston Spa N. Y., slightly. 
J Van Cliff, Middletown, Conn., very severely 
—since died. 
Patrick Ho vley, Cleveland, severely. 
Archibald Lindsly, Mich severely. 
Patrick Henly, Buff, severely. 
Jerry O’Connor, County Kerry, Ireland, wife 
and five children—wife and two children seve're- 
ly- 
Timothy Luce, Ohio, severely. 
James Murphy, Boston, severely. 
Thomas Farbo, Buff, severely. 
B Rumsey, Westfield, severely. 
J Downing, jr, Alb. slightly. 
Richard Petallic, Columbus, C. W , severely. 
Reports as to the cause of the accident, are va¬ 
rious and contradictory. 
S. L. F''oster, Esq., coroner, has empanneleda 
jury that will thoroughly investigate the flatter, 
and will refrain from saying anything as to the 
cause, until they have reported. 
We learn that Capt. Squire was not on board. 
The hull of the boat is supposed not to be much 
injured. The number now dead is eight in all. 
The Steamboat Accident. —An extra from 
the office of the Cleveland Herald gives some 
further particulars in regard to the explosion on 
board the America on Lake Erie. As the Ala¬ 
bama came alongside the America the persons on 
board America rushed to the other boat like a 
flock of sheep, some with baggage OU their shoul¬ 
ders, and nearly all in a state of confusion and 
bewilderment. On board the America the scene 
was an awful one—several were dead—and with 
their heads and legs torn off from their bodies. 
many UronUfuiiy scalded. Those who were 
able ran about begging for relief from their suf¬ 
ferings. 
H. B. Ely, Esq., of this city, was on board the 
Americr., but fortunately was unhurt save a slight 
injury to one of his hands. 
In this matter there has been gross careless¬ 
ness. Such accidents cannot occur without it, 
and justice and the safety of the trrveling pub¬ 
lic demand that the cause of this explosion be 
ascertained, and those in fault held responsible. 
Accident on the Erie Railroad, 
Loss OF Life. —As the down freight train was 
crossing the iron bridge over a small tributary of 
the Delaware, about three miles above Lackawax- 
en, about 1 o’clock yesterday, the bridge gave way 
precipitating the entire train into the stream and 
strewing the freight in all directions. Sixteen out 
of seventeen cars composing the train fell through, 
and were smashed to pieces. Five persons were 
killed. 
The stock on board consisted of some 500 sheep, 
ove 100 head of cattle, and 200 hogs, all of which 
were lost. 
We have not been able to ascertain the names 
of the men killed. Three of them wore hands be¬ 
longing to the road ; the other two were drovers. 
The engineer and fireman escaped with some 
slight scratches. The engine having run off the 
abutment of the bridge, and thus gave time for 
these men to escape. We believe the conductor 
also escaped without injury’. The bodies of the 
killed were brought down to Port Jervis last night. 
The drovers and hands in IheYear cars were 
saved by jumping off as the train went down, and 
so escaped with little injury. 
The loss by this accident must necessarily bo 
severe, beside the destruction of life, which we 
trust will prove less serious than is reported. The 
bridge was some 40 feet in height, and cannot be 
repaired for several days. It is supposed the track 
will be replaced by tresslo-work, so that the com¬ 
munication on the line will suffer little interrup¬ 
tion.— N. Y. Tribune, Aug. 1. 
Later.—F riday’s Tribune states that only three 
lives were lost by the above accident, viz., J. L. 
Clapp, of Parisville, Ohio; H. C. Clapp, a nephew 
of the above; and Mr. Randall a brakeman. The 
loss of property is estimated at $30 to $35,000. 
On Tuesday, the wife of a man named Jacques, 
in the lower part of the city, was attacked by chol¬ 
era. Dr. Knight was called in, and by his direc¬ 
tion, Jacques went for medicine. On his return, 
ho inquired anxiously of the doctor how his wife 
was. He was informed that she was in a collapsed 
state and could not possibly live. Thereupon he 
calmly took out his watch, and handing it to his 
brother, said: “My wife is going to die, and I can¬ 
not live without her; I shall die too.” He seem¬ 
ed in perfect health at the time, but all the symp¬ 
toms of cholera made their appearance immedi¬ 
ately, and he died in three hours. [Lou. Jour. 
Baltimore, July 29th.—A monster called a 
sea-cow was captared near Florida, and was 
brought to Charleston, from whence it will be 
shipped to P. T. Barnum. It measured 10 feet in 
length and 9 in girt. 
Foreign Intelligence, 
Arrival ol ilio CauaUa. 
The Canada reached her wharf yesterday at 
half past one P. M. She brings both London 
and Liverpool papers of the 20th, her day of sail¬ 
ing. 
; A private letter from Lisbon, dated the 2d inst., 
I says: “The Peninsular mail steamer Montrose ar- 
I rived with the London mails yesterday afternoon, 
and I have reason to believe no new instructions 
have been received by Mr. Clay from the United 
Stales respecting the settlement of the claims upon 
Portugal. You may consequently rely upon the 
information 1 have already given you, to the ef¬ 
fect that no coercion will be used against this gov¬ 
ernment if Mr. Clay is not satisfied, as I do not 
think he will be, on the llih inst.; in fact, I under¬ 
stand Mr. Clayton again stated at Washington that 
the matter must be submitted to Congress if Mr. 
Clay fails in his negotiations and demands his 
passports. 
It was rumored some time ago, and the rumor 
is now confirmed by the party mainly interested, 
that Lord Brougham will shortly visit the U. S. 
[Wilmer and Smith’s Times. 
We can have no manner of doubt that in this 
country Professor Webster would have been con¬ 
victed of murder. There is indeed much in his 
confession which might by possibility be true, but 
we are much mistaken if the verdict of the jury 
in England be disturbed in consequence of such a 
statement. [London Times, July 18. 
Bishoprics of Montreal and Quebec. —La«t 
night’s Gazette announces that the bishopric of 
Quebec has been re-constituted, and that the 
same shall compiisethe district of Quebee, Three 
Rivers, and Gaspe only, and be called the Bish¬ 
opric of Quebec; and her Majesty has been pleas¬ 
ed to name and appoint the Right Reverend Fa¬ 
ther in God, George Jehosaphal Mountain, Doc¬ 
tor in Divinity, heretofore Bi-shop of Montreal, to 
the Bishop of the said see of Quebec. A further 
announcement also states that so much of the an¬ 
cient diocese of Quebec as compromise the district 
of Montreal shall be a bishop’s see or diocese, to be 
called the Bishopric of Montreal, and to name and 
appoint the Rev. FYancis Fulford, Doctor in Di¬ 
vinity to be ordained and consecreted Bishop of 
the said see of Montreal. 
London, July 19.—Consols close 96^ to 96§ for 
money, and 96g for the account. 
The weather has been auspicious for the grow¬ 
ing crops since our last, having had a high range 
of temperature, with occasional showers. The 
reports from the agricultural districts are, howev¬ 
er, somewhat various, and many are of opinion 
that the sharp frost which was experienced on the 
morning of the IGth of June last, affected that 
portion of the wheat crop then in ear injuri¬ 
ously. 
It is certain that in some localities red germ 
prevails to a considerable extent among the early 
kinds of wheat, and in others the bloom is said 
not to have set so regularly as could be desired.— 
These complaints are not general, but they reach 
us from different quarters, and the probable yield 
is consequently regarded less sanguinely than was 
the case earlier in the season. 
The Potato Crop in Ireland. —The crop now 
in the ground is so much larger than in any year 
since l845, that even if a fifth—the estimated pro¬ 
portion of last year’s blight—should be affected, 
we should still have a very abundant supply of po¬ 
tatoes. Later reports are all most6ati8factory,and 
encourage the belief that the blight—supposing 
that it has really appeared in Kerry and a fev 
other localities—is making no progress calculated 
to excite serious apprehension. 
[Dublin Even. Post. 
Foreion Sympathy for Irish Distress. —Ac¬ 
cording to the Dublin Freeman’s Journal, th<* 
AnR<ri,.n A/rtnUto- L.o LaiiOoo lu ijora ralmerston 
the sum of £3,000, “Iho munificent subscription 
of the people of Austria towards the relief of the 
Irish poor.” It is understood, it seems, to be the 
desire of the contributors that the money should 
be distributed through the agency of the Roman 
Catholic Bishops. 
Things at Homo. 
Rome has lost one of its most brilliant men, 
the Monsignor Carboli Busei; he was a steady 
and spirited reformer, and is said to have died of 
a broken heart, on witnessing the failure of all 
those dreams of regenerating Rome which had 
been fondly indulgtd in by him in company with 
Pius IX. at whose right hand he was until death 
removed him. 
The Milan Gazette of the 11th inst. states from 
Rome that the Pope has sent to the President of 
the Republic the Grand Cross of the Order of Pius 
in brilliants, and a magnificent present, consisting 
of a painting of Sebastion del Piombo and a break¬ 
fast table in mosaic, representing the shield of 
Achilles after the designs of Flaxman. The latter 
article has been worked at the mosaic studio of 
the Vatican. 
Rivers aud Harbors. 
From the bill reported by the Committee on 
Commerce, for the improvement of harbors and 
rivers, we copy such items as are of interest in 
this State : 
For a breakwater at Burlington, on Lake Cham¬ 
plain, fifteen thousand dollars. 
For a breakwater at Plattsburg, on Lake Cham¬ 
plain, fifteen thousand. 
For the harbor at Whitehall, on Lake Cham¬ 
plain, ten thousand dollars 
For repairs and working dredge on Lake Cham¬ 
plain, nine thousand dollars. 
For the harbor at Port Ontario, on Lake Onta¬ 
rio, fifteen thousand dollars. 
For the harbor at Oswego, on Lake Ontario, 
forty thousand dollars. 
For the harbor of Big Sodas Bay, on Lake On¬ 
tario, ten thousand dollars. 
For the harbor at Little Sodus Bay, on Lake 
Ontario, ten thousand dollars. 
For the harbor at Genesee river, on Lake On¬ 
tario, twenty thousand dollars. 
For the harbor at Oak Orchard Bay, on Lake 
Ontario, ten thousand five hundred dollars. 
For a dredge boat on Lake Ontario, twenty 
thousand dollars. 
For the harbor at Buffalo, on Lake Erie, and 
the repair and extension of the sea wall thereat, 
fifty thousand dollars. 
For the removal of obstructions to the naviga¬ 
tion of the Hudson river, above and below Albany, 
seventy-five thousand dollars. 
For the improvement of the Hell Gate channel, 
in New York harbor, thirty thousand dollars. 
For the harbor at Pultneyville, on Lake Onta¬ 
rio, ten thousand dollars. 
The Cholera at the West. —The cholera ia 
raging with fearful mortality at Liberty, and oth¬ 
er points on the Missouri river. 
A colony of Belgians recently located near the 
town of Kansas, on the Missouri river, have near¬ 
ly all died of cholera. The surgeon in attendance 
died from the same disease. 
A letter from Kaskaskia, Ill., dated July 13th, 
says that four deaths by cholera had occurred at 
that place during the four previous days. 
Items of News, &c. 
mW” East Genesee Conference of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, meets at Bath on the 20th inst. 
They have a chicken in Cincinnati with 4 
wings and four legs, perfectly formed. 
5;;^” Russia has, at present, the largest army of 
any nation in Christendom,—500,000 strong. 
5*;^” There are 18 persons confined in St. Louis, 
charged with murder. 
Hon. D. P. King, a member of Congress 
from Mass., died at his residence in Salem on Fri¬ 
day -week. 
A man in Baltimore refuses to give any in¬ 
formation on the subject of the census, because 
David did wrong in numbering the people ! 
About two years ago the first building was 
erected in Salt Lake City, and already the popula¬ 
tion numbers much over 25,000. 
It is stated that in the neighborhood of 
Hermon, Mo., the production of wine this year 
will be nearly 50,000 gallons. 
A magnificent hotel .surpassed by none in 
the United States, is to be built at Niagara Falls, 
at a cost of $200,000. 
B^* Six rattlesnakes were destroyed by a party 
of young men in Milton, Mass. One had twenty 
one rattles. 
5^^” $100 and $50 bills of the City Bank, New 
Haven—of the genuine plates, but with forged 
signatures—are in circulation. 
B^^” Com. Jones, a veteran Naval commander, 
lies very dangerously ill at his residence in Phila¬ 
delphia. 
B^ Wm. Meserve, a Revolutionary patriot of 
considerable reputation, recently died in Jennings 
county, Ind., aged .101 years. 
Gov. Hubbard of Maine, has been unani¬ 
mously re-nominated by a Legislative caucus, for 
the office he nows holds. 
The library of Harvard College is said to 
contain 57,000 volumes. No monfion has been 
made of the number of people w’ho read them. 
B^” The Newfoundland Seal Fishery has re¬ 
sulted in abundant returns. Seals to tlie value of 
.$350,000 are now being cured at St. John’s alone. 
B^” Under the new constitution of Kentucky, 
the State elections hold but one day, instead of 
three, as formerly. 
B^” The Common Council of Buffalo have in¬ 
vited Henry Clay to visit that city on his way 
home from Congress. 
B^ Fredcrika Bremer is at Cape May. On 
leaving there, .she will go to Niagara, anil from 
thence West. 
B^*” It is said that Father Matthew has admin¬ 
istered the Temperance pledge to five millions 
eight hundred thousand persons. 
B^^^ The Kentucky Fat Boy, fifteen years of 
age and weighing five hundred and thirty-seven 
pounds, is on exhibition in Buffalo. 
B^^” Erig. Gen. R. B. Mason, of the U. S. 
Army, recently returned from California, died at 
St. Louis on the 25th ult., of cholera. 
B,:^” There is a blind preacher (of a colored 
church) in New York. Plis church numbers about 
400. members. Ho has officiated two or three years. 
Bg^ The Savannah Republican thinks that the 
prospects of the cotton crop are better in Georgia 
than in any other southern State. 
B^” Snow’s Northern Telegraph Line has been 
extended from Detroit to Pontiac, and despatches 
sent across the wires. 
B^” A letter from Danville, Pa., says, “ thou¬ 
sands upon thousands of shocks of wheat and rj’e 
floated down the Susquehanna.” 
B^f" The total amount of California gold receiv¬ 
ed thus far at the Philadelphia Mint, and at the 
New Orleans Mint, is $20,943,510. 
B^” Five or six barns were struck and set on 
fire by lightning and destroyed at Sodus, Wayne 
county, on the night of Sunday week. 
B^'” Prof. Webster, it is remarked by a Boston 
editor, is still “ Erving Professor of Chemistry and 
Minerology,” not having resigned his office. 
B5^The Cleveland Plaindealer estimates the 
wheat crop of Ohio, the present year, at 25,000,000 
bushels! The grain weighs from 63 to 65 pounds 
to the bushel. 
B^* The Angelica Advocate says that labor has 
been in such demand among the farmers of Liv¬ 
ingston Co., that in some instances they have paid 
two dollars and a half per day for help. , 
B.:^” The New Hampshire Legislature has en¬ 
acted a liquor license law, by which it is provided 
that the fines for breaches of it shall go to the fam¬ 
ilies of inebriates. 
B^” The valuation of the city and county of 
New York this year is ,$276,000,000, or ,$30,000,- 
000 more than that of 1849. The rate of valuation 
is $1 13 on $100. 
B5P” It is stated that a French chemist has suc¬ 
ceeded in preparing plasters of gutta percha which 
possess medical properties, and useful in the cure 
of affections of the voice, liver, etc. The gum is 
dissolved in sulphuret of carbon. 
B^” Prescott, the American Historian, has had 
conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor 
of Civil Law, by the University of Oxford. Our 
countryman is reaping high honors in the old 
country. 
B^” Chicago has quadrupled her population 
since 1840, having at this time a population of 25,- 
000. The increase of Milwaukie has been even 
more rapid, having grown from 1,900 in 1840, to 
25,000. 
B^” The Herkimer County Democrat states the 
quantity of freight sent from that place by railway 
for the month of May, June and July, at 1,510,- 
479 lbs., against 468,010 lbs., for the correspond¬ 
ing months last year. Of tlie quantity sent this 
year, 927,766 pounds were of cheese. 
B^ir* Barnum has got old Mr. Kenison of Chica¬ 
go, for his museum in New York city, where he 
is to spend the remainder of Ifis days. This vet¬ 
eran is 114 years old, and is one of the relics of the 
Revolution. Barnum pays him $1 a day and his 
board. 
B^” The emigration into Wisconsin, at the 
present time, is greater than ever known before.— 
The Milwaukie Daily Advertiser says that “ every 
boat from the upper lakes comes in full, and the 
railroad cars arrive literally loaded down with emi¬ 
grants and travelers.” 
B5 ^ a Mr. Warner, farmer, living in the vicin¬ 
ity of Syracuse, gathered and sold from less than 
an acre of land, the past season, fifty bushels of 
strawberries, one half of which he sold for two 
shillings a quart, and the remainder for 18 cents a 
quart. 
Botts’ Last. —The following good toast was 
given by John M. Botts, at a 4th of July celebra¬ 
tion in Virginia: 
Union and Independence: The Siamese twins 
of the day we celebrate. An indissoluble connec¬ 
tion makes them one. Who seeks to destroy Eng 
is no friend to Chang —for the dissolution of the 
one consigns the other to the tomb. 
