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MOORE^S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
ROCHESTER, OCTOBER 3, 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. 
B. 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. Sherw’ood, 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. Wiite, Mohawk, Herkimer county. 
Benj. Sill, Livonia, 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. 
W. K. Wyckoff, Lodi, Seneca Co. 
O. B. Scott, Woodville, Jefferson Co. 
B. F. Adams, Bridgeport, Mad. Co. 
M. Parke, P. M. Clifton Springs. 
[LF We will send an extra copy to any person 
who remits payment for a club of from six to ten 
subscribers, and continues to act as agent. 
Back numbers from April, containing all of Prof. 
Johnston’s Lectures, can yet be supplied. 
Weekly Meteorological Abstract. 
BY L. WETHERELL. 
Sept. 1850. 
THERMOMKTEP. 
MAX. 1 MIN. 1 MEAN. 
RAIN. 
WINDS. 
24 
73 
64 
68.66 
s. w. 
25 
54 
52 
52.66 
N E. 
26 
57 
50 
53.00 
N E. 
27 
58 
46 
.52.00 
E. W. 
28 
61 
50 
.54.00 
SW. NW. 
29 
50 
45 
47.00 
W. NW. 
• .30 
57 
36 
47.66 
W, S E. 
To Readers and Correspondents. —Though 
we have been absent most of the past week, and 
consequently unable to look closely to the various 
departments of the New-Yorker, we think the 
present i.s a pretty fair number. Any defidiences 
apparent “about these days” must be attributed 
to the cause above specified. After the present 
week (during which we hope to attend three dif¬ 
ferent County Fairs, and take notes thereat,) we 
shall devote more attention to details, and perhaps 
give better satisfaction to our numerous (and fast 
incrersing, in number,) readers. 
Correspondents, book-publishers, &c., must 
have patience, until we are “at home” long 
> enough to examine, publish, notice, or respond to 
their kind favors. At present we must defer many 
articles, and omit our usual variety, in order to 
give reports of the doings of County Agricultural 
Societie.s. 
REMARKS. 
Sept. 24th. Summer morning—showery with 
thunder. 
25th. Cooler—a little rainy about noon. 
26th. Cool and cloudy—a little rain. 
27th. Grows cooler—rainy. 
28th. Cold and squally. 
29th. Continues cool and squally in the morn¬ 
ing—fair in the afternoon. 
30 th. A white frost—scarce left any traces upon 
vegetation. With this closes the montfi of Sep¬ 
tember. The weather has been fine throughout 
the month. The temperature has been the high¬ 
est since 1846. We have had two slight frosts— 
the first on Sunday morning the 15th—the second 
on Monday morning the 30th. Thus we may say 
has ended one of the most extraordinary seasons 
within the recollection of the “oldest inhabitant.” 
Items of News, &c. 
The population of Syracuse is 22,235. 
The population of Lowell, Mass., by the 
U. S, Census, is 32,954. 
The Albany Atlas says a man died of chol¬ 
era at Lansingburg on Tuesday night, week. 
Painesville, Ohio, has a population of 
3,119. 
The world-renowned Hutchinsons are to 
give a Concert at Corinthian Hall, in this city, on 
Saturday evening next. 
51;^” The Albany Argus states that $4,000 has 
been subscribed in that city, and $1,000 at Troy, 
towards the University ut Rochester. 
The Baptist churches of Albany, held a 
Union meeting last Sunday evening for the pur¬ 
pose of commemorating the death of Rev. Mr, 
Judson. 
To all our Readers—A New Quarter- 
Thx kst quarter of our first year and volume 
commences with this weeks New-Yorker. Of 
this, the 40th number, we publish an edition of 
about 4,000, and hope to increase it one or two 
thousand previous to the first of January—and, 
judging from the number of subscriptions received 
during the past week, our expectations will be real¬ 
ized. As we Irave offered to receive subscribers 
for three months, (from now to Jan. 1st,) at the 
same proportional rate as for a year, we trust each 
and all of our readers will lend such aid in pro¬ 
mulgating the fact, and obtaining subscriptions, as 
may be convenient. We will cheerfully send ex¬ 
tra numbers, prospectus, &c., to any persons dis- 
•posed to aid in extending the circulation of the 
Rural —and wish to have an active agent in every 
town, especially in this State, who will give the 
matter a portion of his influence and attention.— 
All inquiries pn the subject of agencies will be 
promptly responded to. Meantime we hope our 
subscribers generally will constitute themselves 
agents, by forming clubs and forwarding subscrip¬ 
tions.- 
^ Whig State Nominations. 
The Whig Convention, held at Syracuse last 
week,, nominated the following State Ticket:— 
For Governor— Washington Hunt, of Niagara 
county ; Lt. Gov.— George J. Cornell, of New- 
York ; Canal Commissioner.— -Ebenezer Blake¬ 
ly, of Otsego ; Clerk of Appeals— Wessel S- 
Smith, of Queens ; State Prison Inspector—A b¬ 
ner Baker, of Jefterson. 
The Convention was rather inharmoniou.s—the 
Seward and Fillmore men being at swords 
points. The “ platform ” of the former was adopt¬ 
ed by a large majority, wherupon the latter, forty 
in number, retired from the meeting and have 
since called another Convention to meet at Utica 
on the 17th of October. Can any of the politi¬ 
cians tell us “ the difference Hwixt tweedledum 
and tweedledee,” so far as the loaves and fishes 
are concerned ? 
Land Entries Stopped—Important. —In 
view of the passage of the bill granting lands for 
the construction of the great central railroad from 
Chicago to Mobile, the Commissioner of the 
General Land Office, has telegraphed the Regis¬ 
ter and Receiver here, to withhold from sale or 
entry of any kind, all the lands in townships thir¬ 
ty-one to thirty-four, inclusive, Range four east; 
in townships thirty and thirty-two. Range nine 
east; in township thirty-one to thirty-six, inclu¬ 
sive; Range ten east, in townships thirty-one to 
thirty-eight, inclusive; Range eleven east, in 
township thirty-one to forty-one, inclusive; 
Ranges twelve, thirteen, fourteen and fifteen east. 
This is an important movement, and tho 
prompt action of Mr. Butterfield in securing all 
the lands not sold along the line, to the contem¬ 
plated road, by keeping them out of the hands of 
speculators, is most commendable. 
Illinois and the west, will receive a new im¬ 
pulse from this grant of land, while the advanta¬ 
ges it will confer upon Chicago, cannot well be 
over estimated. [Chicago Jour, 
American Manufactures in Canada. —We 
learn from the Montreal Herald of the 12 inst., 
that on the day previous, an extensive sale of sta¬ 
ple dry goods, directly imported from the mpnu- 
facturing districts of New England, took place at 
that city. They were sold at auction, and one of 
the largest companies ever assembled, includ¬ 
ing purchasers from the towns, and county, and 
even Upper Canada, competed for the articles.— 
The bidding was very spirited, and upwards of 
six hundred packages, realizing from £10,000 
to £11,000, were disposed of. It is the first sale 
of the kind ever made in the market, and the pros¬ 
pect is said to be that large quantities of Am¬ 
erican fabrics of the same kind will continue to be 
.8«Qt thither. 
_The United States Marshal of Michigan 
had his pockets picked at the recent annual Fair in 
that State. 
I fW " The Milwaukee Commercial thinks the 
present census will show a population of 400,000 
ii^Wisconsin, and entitle it to four Congressmen. 
On Friday last the cars commenced run¬ 
ning over the entire Northern Railroad, from Lake 
Champlain to Ogdensburgh. 
The Adirondack Steel Works, of Messrs. 
Gregory, in Jersey City, were destroyed by fire on 
Wednesday last. 
For the week ending Tuesday last, 106 
vessels passed through the Welland Canal, of 
which a large majority were American. 
Mr. Benj. Green, of Pitcarne, St. Law- 
[ rence Co., was killed on the 10th ult. by being 
thrown from his wagon. He was 73 years old. 
The Kingston (C. W.) Whig, of the 17th 
says—“ It snowed yesterday shortly before noon, 
in the town of Pittsburgh, within a couple of miles 
of Kingston.” 
Hardin Bigelow, the Mayor of Sacramen¬ 
to city, who is supposed to have lost his life in up¬ 
holding the law in that city, was formerly, a resi¬ 
dent of Scottsville, Monroe county, N. Y. 
The citizens of Auburn are determined to 
have a Railroad to connect them with the Erie 
Road. Eighty tliousand dollars have just been 
subscribed to build a line to Oswego. 
The Mayor of Pittsburgh and two of his 
officers have been arrested and held to bail for an 
alleged assault on a member of the Independent 
Police. 
12;^“ The new steamship Pacific, built for the 
California trade,is said to be one of the fastest afloat. 
She beat the Cunard ship Asia, on a short trip last 
week, verj' easily. 
;i;:^"A Toronto paper estimates the surplus 
wheat crop of Canada this sea.son at 7,000,000 
more than that of last year, which was 4,000,000, 
making 11,000,000 bushels for export. 
12^" 140,000 Mormons have emigrated from 
England to the United States, most of them men 
of some substance, from Wales and the Northern 
and Eastern parts of England. 
Henry B. Anthony, editor of the Provi¬ 
dence Journal, is talked of for the ne.xt U. S. 
Senator from Rhode Island. He is now the Gov¬ 
ernor of that State. 
Conviction for Murder- 
- Correspondence of the Rochester Bally Democrat. 
Albion, Sept. 28th. 
Messrs. Editors—A t the Court of Oyer and 
Terminer now in session at the Court House in 
this village, James G. Hoyt, Justice, William 
Lowden was convicted of the charge of murder in 
poisoning his wife. Lowden resided in Ridge¬ 
way, Orleans county. The names of the Jurors 
are as follows: 
Benjamin Williams, Carlton; Sylvester Noble, 
Barre; Phineas Briggs, Ridgeway; Abijah Mil¬ 
ler, Barre; Henry S. Calkins, Gaines; George 
Squires, Murray; Norval J. Aplin, Kendall; 
Major T. Lamont, Gaines; Jacob Reed, Murray; 
Charles Coley, Gaines; Gersham R. Cady, 
Gaines; James Burns, Barre. 
Counsel for Prisoner, Benj. L. Bessac, Esq. 
•* “ People, S. E. Church, Disk Ally. 
The Jury remained out about two hours, and 
at 5 P. M. came into Court with a verdict of 
Guilty. It is said that there was not a dissenting 
ballot by the Jury, as to guilt. Yours, &c. 
University Difficulties—More Expul¬ 
sions. —We regret to learn that the subject of se- 
crot societies in our University, has been revived 
—in consequence ot which, eight more students 
were expelled last week, five from the senior and 
three from the junior class, reducing the former 
to seven in attendance. We understand that 
some of those expelled will probably return, and 
some will not. Of the twenty-two expelled last 
fail, several returned, while others went to Union 
College, and were admitted without difficulty.— 
These last expulsions were students who were 
suspected to be members of the literary society 
known as the Beta-Theta-Phi, consisting of eight 
members, seven of the same society having grad¬ 
uated in the last class. This society was in ex¬ 
istence when the expulsion from other similar so¬ 
cieties took place last fall; but no action was ta¬ 
ken against this one until now. We expressed 
out views upon this subject when it was agitated 
before, and have had no reason to change them 
since. The people of the State, who have the 
interests of the Institution at heart, will much re¬ 
gret that anything should occur, either from suf¬ 
ficient cause, to mar its prosperity and usefulness. 
[Det. Adv. 
Michigan Free Soil Convention—Jackson, 
Sept. 24.—For Secretary of State, Geo. Masten, 
Kent Co. 
For Auditor General,George Coe., Branch,Co. 
For Attorney General, Austin Biair. 
For Treasury, George T. Clark. 
For Superintendent of Public Institutions, Samu¬ 
el Barstow of Wayne. 
For Justices, Henry Chipman of Wayne, Al¬ 
exander R. Tiffany and Charles Draper of Oak¬ 
land. 
For Free Schools. —The Free School Clari¬ 
on advocates Free Schools for the State of New 
York. It will give articles against Free Schools 
and answers to them. From this time till the 
election it will be furnished on these terms: 
TO one address—IN ALL CASES. 
Six copies for. $1 00 
Twelve, do. 2 00 
Twenty-five, do. 4 00 
Fifty, do. 8 00 
Address W. L. CRANDAL, Syracuse. 
September 4, 1850. 
Agricultural Emigration from Scotland 
to Ireland. —Emigration to Ireland seems to ex¬ 
cite considerable attention amongst agriclturists in 
this quarter at present. Several farmers in the 
vicinity of Laurencekirk have lately visited the 
Sister Isle for the purpose of ascertaining the ca¬ 
pabilities of the soil, «fec., and two of them have 
taken farms, said to be of excellent quality, at 
rents not exceeding fifteen shillings per Scotch 
acre, public burdens included. It is said others 
will soon follow their example .—Brechen Adver¬ 
tiser. 
Longevity. —Mr. Francis Becraft, who resides 
with his son, Jacob Becraft, near Fox Creek 
Bridge, entered upon the lOlst year of his age 
in July last. He reads the finest print wdthout 
Betsey CiEsar, a colored woman, residing in the 
family of Mr. C. H. Schiefer, near this village, 
is 105 years old. She was captured in Africa when 
3 "oung, and brought to this country and enslaved. 
—Sdioharie Patriot, 
The Kentucy Silver Mines.—A week or two 
since we noticed the discovery of a silver mine at 
the Falls of Cumberland, in Ky. A gentleman 
who has been making assays for the company who 
own the mine, informs us that the ore is very rich 
yielding a clear profit of $100 to the 100 pound. 
[Knoxville, (Tenn.)Reg. 
Animals Imitating Death to Save their 
Lives. —During a visit to Cumberland we found 
several hedgehogs iu Inglewood Forrest. One of 
these,in order to destroy it, we put in the pond. It 
swam about in a circular direction for some lime, 
and reached the shore. After putting it into the 
water a second time, it remained motionlees, and 
apparently dead, and we left it on the grass. Du¬ 
ring the night, however, it walked away. The 
spider will imitate death to save itself; and cana¬ 
ries haveieen taught by some showmen to look 
as if thej^*ere dead. The most curious case,how¬ 
ever, is that of a fox in the north. A farmer had 
discovered that they came along a beam in the 
night to seize his poultry. He accordingly sawed 
the end of the beam nearly through, and in the 
night the fox fell into a place whence he could not 
escape. On going to him in the morning the far¬ 
mer found him stiff, and as bethought, lifeless.— 
Taking him out oi the building, ho threw him on 
the dunghill, but in a short time Reynard opened 
his eyes and seeing that all was safe and clear, 
galloped^ away to the mountains, showing more 
cunning’than the man who had entraped him. 
[Fres. Johnson. 
Jenny Lind’s Correspondence. —The Night¬ 
ingale’s correspondence since she reached this 
country has been voluminous. Her secretary 
takes possession of the piles of letters brought by 
each day’s mails, and seating himself before a 
large basket commences the task of reading them. 
The few that are deemed worthy of M’lle Lind’s 
inspection, are laid aside for her perusal, and the 
remainder or refuse chucked into the basket afore¬ 
said. Among the communications she received 
at tho Irving House were two offers of marriage, 
we understand. One of them was from an en¬ 
terprising mechanic in Brooklyn. Who knows 
but lalella Jenny may marry and settle amongst 
us, and become an American titizen. ‘[Star. 
Important Fact. —The Deputy Superintendent 
of the Common Schools, S. S. Randall, Esq., in 
an official letter from the department, dated the 
28th ult., states, “that the returns received during 
the present year thus far, show an accession of 
upwards of one hundred thousand children tobur 
Common Schools, beyond the number heretofore 
embraced.” 
Golden Freight. —Happening into Adams & 
Co.’s Express office this morning, we found the 
clerks busily employed in handling over a lot of 
“yellow boys,” of the real California gold, just 
received from the mint, and which were owned 
by several of our enterprising merchants and citi¬ 
zens. They counted up in all something over 
one hundred thousand dollars. [Bost. Jour. 
MONROE CO, CATTLE SHOW AND FAIR. 
AWARD OF PREMIUMS. 
\^Concluded from page 315.] 
FRClTS. 
Thecominiltee on fruits were highly gratified at the 
beautiful display made by the Farmers, Nurserymen and 
Amateurs. The apples and pears were numerous in 
number, and fine in quality as well as being of rare kinds. 
Messrs Bissell & Hooker displayed foreign Grapes 
grown under glass; the first ever thus produced in this 
region of country. Their Black Hamburg’s were in fine 
large clusters, and bore the palm over every other kind. 
The apples are such as— 
Northern Spy; Norton’s Melon; Fameuse; Porter; St 
Lawrence; Princes’Pippin; Bourassa; Ribslone Pippin; 
Rhode Island Greening; Green Sweeting; Baldwin; 
Newtown Pippin and Cornish Gilliflower were amongst 
the best grown anywhere. 7'hey cannot be excelled. 
Mr Ainsworth, of West Bloomfield, presented a new 
variety known as the “Father,” a seedling which bids 
fair to equal the Bloomfield varieties heretofore known. 
It is an inferior looking one, and the tree a great bearer; 
a Fall apple much in character like the Rambo, and other 
light apples, which a lover of fruit will never tire in eat¬ 
ing. The show of peaches was small, owing to the late¬ 
ness of the season. 
Quinces fine. The Isabella and Catawaba Grapes 
(not being quite ripe) were not as good as usual, 
PREMIC.M LIST OF APPLES. 
Robert H Brown, Greece, for greatest number (.IQ) of 
v.arietics, 1st premium, 03. 
N Hayward, Brighton, (35 varieties) 2d premium 02. 
F W Lay (38 varieties) 3d premium, 01. 
For best six varieties of apples: Baldwin, Golden Rus¬ 
set, Northern Spy, Esopus Spitz, Norton’s Melon, Green 
Sweeting. H N Langworthy, 1st premium, ®2. 
L B Langworthy, 6 varieties:—Newtown Pippin, Fa- 
meuse. Green Sweeting, Rhode Island Greening, Bald¬ 
win, St Lawrence. 2d premium, ®l. 
rE.i.cnEs. 
N Hayward, Brighton, 1st premium, 02. 
Mr Armilage, 2d Ltsi, 50c. 
qui.vcES. 
J Bunker, 1st premium, ®1. 
N Hayward, 2d do 50c. 
grapes. 
Isaiah Banker, best Isabella, ®2. 
M G Warner, 2d best, ® I. 
M G Warner, best Catawba, 02. 
Jmectarine*. 
Jas Vick, jr (all exhibited) premium, 50c. 
PEARS. 
H N Langworihy, best pears, 02. 
Beautiful Virgalieu and Steven's Genesee Pears were 
presented by J B Robertson. 
nursery.men's list—apples. 
MrS H Ainsworlb, greatest varieties, (51) 1st premium. 
John Donalan, 2d premium. 
Mr Chas Powis,3d premium. 
PEARS. 
Bissell & Hooker, best pears, 1st premium. 
Mr Ainsworth, 2d premium. 
Mr Chas Powis,.3d do. 
GRAPES. 
Bissell &. Hooker, (grown under glass) Black Ham¬ 
burgh and White Golden Chasselas, premium 03. 
Greatest number, Mr Ainsworth, 2d premium. 
PLUMBS. 
-Mr Ainsworlb, only exhibitor, 14 varieties, premium. 
qUI.NCSS. 
ZeraBurr, 1st premium. 
Elwanger & Barry, and Messrs W Ryan & Co. pre¬ 
sented j)ears and apples in abundance for exhibition, but 
not for competition. 
The amount of iirerniums for the above list will be de¬ 
clared liereafter. 
P. Barry, 
John Gray-, 
James Ca.mpbell, 
James H. Watts. 
domestic broad cloth. 
To Baldtyin ^d Gardineur, of Riga, for two very credi¬ 
table samples. Diploma. 
WORSTED WORK. 
Miss Lucy A Holcomb, Rochester, aged 10, presented 
the best variety of worsted work, embracing one table 
cover, two ottoman covers, two lamp mate, and one bas¬ 
ket worsted flowers, ®3. 
sIMls**0^’ Farsons, of Gates, for chair and two foot- 
ToMissM A Reynolds, for 4 pair of ottomans, raised 
worsted work, very fine. ToO. 
To Mrs Thomas Weddle, Rochester, for embroidered 
ottoman covers, ottomans and three lamp mats, 2 00 
To Sarah M Haywood, Rochester, for one pair of otto¬ 
mans, 1 00. 
To Mrs W H Davis, Rochester, for one Mosaic otto¬ 
man, 50c. 
To Mrs F P Root, Sweden, for very fine Linen Tidv. 
transorSOc. 
To Miss M. A. Root, of Sweden, aged 9 years, for sev¬ 
eral pieces of embroidery, ®1. 
To Miis M McLean, Rochester, aged 10 years, for silk 
patch worked chair, 1 00. 
To ittissE T Booth, Giiles, for one Chair Tidy, and 
other articles, 1 00. 
1Sheppard, Rochester, for two Crochet Bonnets 
To Mbs A M Robins, aged 12 years. Lamp Mat, 50c. 
A work stand was exhibited by Mrs O M Benedict, 
very handsome and convenient, but easily made. 
RAO CARPET. 
Mrs Caroline Tyce, of Webster, Rag Carpet, extra 
wide, Ist premium, 2 00. 
Mrs J Thorril, Gates, 2d premium, 1 00. 
Several other articles which if is Impossible for the com¬ 
mittee to examine. 
DDT Moore, 
Alfred Fitch, 
Mrs A Fitch, 
Mrs N a Root, 
Mrs Bingham, 
Mrs Antho.ny, 
_ (^mmittee. 
vkoetables. 
g.Best 3heads of Cauliflowers; John Donellan, Greece, 
02; 2d, John Gray, Gates, 01. 
Vegetable Eggs—J Caudle, Greece, 01. 
Celery—James Murray, Irondequoit, 02; 2d, C F Gros¬ 
man, 01. 
Cabbage—N Hayward, Brighton, 01. 
Lima Beans—.M G Warner, Rochester, 02; M B Sew¬ 
ard, Rochester, 01. 
Squashes—H Hooker, Irondequoit, for the “Boston 
Mairow,’ 02; C F Crosm.m, “Winter Crookneck,” ©1; 
Julin Dounellan, “Maminotli ,”02; Wm Shepherd, Iron¬ 
dequoit, “Cushon,” 01. 
Pumpkins—H N Langworthy, Irondequoit, •‘Mammoth 
Me.xican,” 02; John Rapaije, Rochester, 01. 
Salsify—N Hayward, Brighton, 02; T Backus, Roches¬ 
ter, 01. 
Melons—H N Langworthy, Irondequoit, for “White 
Imperial and Black Spanish,” 02. [The “tasting com¬ 
mittee” unanimously agreed that no melon ever grown 
ill this county could exceed the “White Imperial,” pre¬ 
sented by Mr. Laneworib'y'.] John Donnellan 01. 
Beets—C F Crosinan, 02; N Hayward, 01 . 
Carrots—C F Crossman, “white” 01; N Ha) ward, 
“orange,” 01. 
Onions—N Hayward, “griglits poiatoe” Vol. Trans: 
John Donnellan, “red onions” @1. 
Parsnips—John Donellan, Vol Trans; C F Crossman, 
Letiuce—John Donellan, 01. 
Winter Radish—B Krem, 01. 
Turnips—C F Crossman, 01. 
Sweet Potatoes—J B Hansford, Greece, Vol Trans. 
Scotch Kail—II Mulliolland, Brighton, Vol Trans. 
Turnip, Rooted Cabbage, and Kail—G Wolfrunv, 01. 
Curled Parsley—T Backus, Vol Trans. 
Tomatoes—John Donnellan, 02; T Backus, 01. 
New variety winter scallop Squash—N Hayward, 
Brighton, Vol Trans. 
The display of vegetables was very fine, much better 
than ever before exhibited at any show in this county. 
James P. Fogo, 1 
John Rapalje, Committee. 
Zera Burr. ) 
Baltimore, Sep. 27. —We had the most terri¬ 
ble thunder storm here at 11 o’clock last night ev¬ 
er known. The lightning and thunder was in¬ 
cessant for three hours, raining in torrents. Sev¬ 
eral houses, also some of the polos on the West¬ 
ern telegraph were struck, but as yet we have 
heard of nothing serious. 
New Orleans, Sept. 22. —Late Texan advices 
state that Gov. Bell vetoed the bill requiring to 
submit to the popular vote the proposition from the 
U. States regarding the purchase of territory. The 
Governor’s veto was sustained by the House,and 
the bill was lost. The Legislature adjourned to 
the 3d Monday in November. 
In Norway it is estimated that the number of 
persons who are preparing to emigrate to Ameri¬ 
ca amounts to 20,000; being two per cent of the 
entire population of the Kingdom. From the 
commune of Loelag alone, which contains 5,195 
inhabitants, 663 individuals are about to embark 
for N. York. 
BUTTER, CHEESE AND BREAD. 
The committee upon butter, cheese and bread report as 
follows:— 
FALL BCTIER. 
For best butter we award Mrs A Dana 1 sett of silver 
teaspoons. 
2d do, Mrs Alfred Filch, 1 pair of butter knives. 
3d do, Mrs George W Goodwin, 2 cream spoons. 
SPRING BUTTER. 
Best, Mrs James Perrine, 1 sett teaspoons. 
2d do, Mrs M Hopkins, 1 pair butter knives. 
3d do, Mrs H Daggett, 2 cream spoons. 
CHEESE. 
For best cheese we award Mrs Alfred Fitch 03. 
2d do. Mrs D Brigham, 02. 
BREAD. 
For the best bread we award Mrs 11 Phelps 03. 
2d do, Mrs H N Langworthy, 03. 
3d do, Mrs Root. 02. 
For case of bread, crackers and cakes presented by 
Mr JohnSerpel, of Rochester, all of which wqre of the 
best quality, a Vol of Trans. 
LADIES’ DEPARTMENT. 
SPREADS AND QUILTS. 
Best spread of domestic manufacture, very nice, Mrs 
R Gingle, Sweden, diploma. 
For the best Coverlet, presented by Mrs S Gardiner, 
Riga, 02; 2d best, Mrs £ L Sage, Greece, 01. 
Uf Quilts there was a large and fine display. In de¬ 
ciding upon the merits of the various ones presented, the 
comiuitieeflnd it difficult to agree whether to award the 
highest prizes to those which comprised the most labor, or 
those which were the most beautiful and durable. Owing 
to the inability of the committee to distinguish, they de¬ 
cided to awaid equal premiums to the following seven— 
Mrs S M Nurse, North Chili. 1 50. 
M Walch, Wheatland, 1 00. 
L Brown, Chili, 1 50. 
Miss M S Anthony, 1 50. 
Mrs U C Edgertou, 1 50. 
Miss L A Hawley, 1 30. 
Society of Tab Baptist Church, 150, 
3'o MissM A Root, Swedon, Quilt made between the 
ages of 3 and 7 years, 01. 
To Miss D J Cresset, of Riga, 14 years old, for Quilt 
containing 8,306 pieces, 01. 
To MissH T Merriam, Syearsold, 2 Quilts, 01. 
To Mrs Jas Hart, of Sweden, 2 Quilts, 01. 
HOME MADE FLANNELS. 
Mrs R H Brown, Greece, only specimen presented, 
very good, 2 00. No competition. 
Best specimen of Linen Towelling, Mrs Alfred Filch, 
Riga, 02. (And the Committee - think the husband ought 
to have a premium for raising the flax.) 
2d best, (cotton and linen,) Mrs Daniel Anthony, for a 
fine piece of Cotton and Linen Diaper, 28 yards, the 
Committee award 01. Also to the same for cotton and 
wool Plaid Blanket, 50c. 
To Miss E A Gardiner, 6 years of age, one pair knit 
flannel hose, extra nice, 50c. 
Mrs J Perrine, Rochester, for several pairs of worsted 
stockings, 01. 
NON-enumerated ARTICLES EXHIBITED AT COR- 
RINTHIAN HALL. 
Rain water filters. 
John Kedzie, Rochester, 2 sizes of rain wafer filters, a 
superior article and highly recommended. No compe¬ 
tition. Diploma. 
HATS AND Caps, Rochester. 
Clark & Giman, 1 case of superior mole skin hats.— 
Diploma. 
1 case of boys’ hats and caps. Silver Medal. 
BOOTS AND SHOES. 
Geo. Gould & Co., Rochester, 1 case of ladies’ boots 
and slipptrs, a beautiful specimen; 1 pair hunting boots 
of good workmanship. Vol. Trans. 
Journeymen Shoemakers’ Association, Rochester, 1 
case of ladies’ boots, shoes and slippers of superior style 
and finish, and worthy of the premium and award. Sil¬ 
ver Medal. 
MELODEON. 
^^®*’*^* Rochester, 1 large 5 octave improved 
Melodeon, manufactured by Prince & Co., a very fine 
toned and well made instrument. 
DAGUERREOTYPES. 
R. B. Appleby, Rochester, 4 specimens of Daguerreo¬ 
types, fair samples. 
E.T. Whitney, Rochester, the largest assortment of 
Daguerreotjpe Portraits, and one frame of Childrec, 
from 1 to 5 years of age. The best specimens we award 
the 1st premium, a Diploma. 
Wm. Brown, Rochester, a gcod assortment and very 
creditable. Vol. Trans. 
RAIL ROAD lamps; 
H. Wray, Rochester—One railroad' lamp, manufactur¬ 
ed by himself, whxh is coming into general use on all of 
the Western roads, and very highly approved, and con¬ 
sider it worthy a diploma. 
SCALES 
Hitchcock & McMastcr, Rochester—One lot of coun¬ 
ter and platform Scales, very good and well finished — 
No competition. 
ARTIFICIAL TEETH. • 
H. C. Wanzer, Rochester-One case of Dental Instru¬ 
ments and Artificial Teeth—very creditable. 
J. Narramore, Rochester—One case of Artificial Teeth, 
of superior workmanship—dip'oma. 
STAINED GLASS. 
J. W. Bullock, Rochester—A large variety of modern 
and ancient styles of stained glass, worthy of a special 
notice from all interested, as well as the curious in the 
fineaits, and in coniideration of its met it would award 
diplcnia. 
WINE. 
. R. H.Brown~l bottle of cuirant wine; 1 do.ofjnetfc- 
eglar—Vol.trans. 
H. Langworthy—1 bottle of currant wine ; 1 do. native ' 
grape—Vol. trans. 
Mrs. S. W. Updike, Rochester- 1 bottle of ginger cor¬ 
dial; 1 do. of current wine of the vintage of 1847, of her 
own manufacture. By far most superior article exhibit¬ 
ed. We consider entitled to a silver medal. 
D. M. Dewe)?, Rochester—Presented a view of the up¬ 
per Falls, in oil, by Field. A creditable specimen, and 
worthy of patronage. 
Miss C. Higgins—1 basket of wax flowers—a very fair 
specimen, and worthy of imitation. 
PAPER FLOWERS. 
Mrs. H. Phelps—2bunches of paper flowers—very nat¬ 
ural; 1 rice basket—fair. 
SHELL FLOWERS. 
Mrs. Louis Chapin—2 vases of shell flowers—diploma. 
Maps. 
Mr. E. Wilson presented for the consideration of the 
Committee, an aseortment of Books and Maps, of I. H. 
Colton’s manufacture, from new Drawings, from Steel 
Plates, with very perfect out lines of towns and counties, 
consisting of the following kinds : 1 large Map of the 
World, very correct; 1 do do of the U. S , British Pro¬ 
vinces, West Indies, Oregon, California, &c. &c; 1 large 
map of the U. S. and Territories only; Israalloneof 
Palestine;! Universal Atlas, very fine and peifect:,2 
Books oi the World, containing almost every thing that 
is desirable and useful, and intends to give the residents 
of the city and county an opportunity to examine for 
themselves. 
E. A. Miiler, Rochester.—A very fair sample of his 
blacking, which is too well known to need any farther 
commendation from the Committee.—Vol. Tran. 
• FLOUR, 
No 8, Jenny-see-Lind, Extra Barrel Flour made by Ira 
Carpenter of Scottsville, Diploma; No. 45, no name 
—No95, Ja’sPutnam,of Greece. Yourcommittee were 
hardly able to decide between the diflerent samples, but 
believe No 8 was the clearest from specks; No 45 was 
the next; No 95 was very fine. 
James P.Fogo, I 
W.L. Burtis, >Committee. 
1. S. Hobbib, 3 
A Larse Family —A Challenge to Ken¬ 
tucky. —We had the pleasure of being present on 
Monday Inst, at a family gathering in the town of 
Guilford, which exceeded all that was ever seen, 
even at ^ New England Thanksgiving. The pa¬ 
triarch of this numerous race was iVIr. James 
Davis, a soldier of tho Revolution, now 85 years 
old. His wife, who is past 80, retains the vivaci¬ 
ty and cheerfulness of middle age, and on this oc¬ 
casion moved among her descendants with the 
sprightliness of one of her grand-children. There 
were present at the tea-table, seven children, se¬ 
ven chtldren-in-law, thirty grand-children, ten 
grand-chtidren-in-law, and eleven great grand¬ 
children—in all, sixty-five. 
But this is by no means the whole family. One 
son-in-law, eight grand-children, seven grand- 
children-in-law, and eighteen great-grand-child¬ 
ren—thirty-four persons--were absent, making 
ninety-nine living members of the family. Be¬ 
sides theee,thirteen have died—making the whole 
number on the family record, one hundred and 
twelve. Of these, eighty-five were the direct de¬ 
scendants of one pair. But the most honorable 
fact in this patriarchal honsehold remains to be 
recorded. There is not an old maid nor a bache¬ 
lor among them! Not only is every child mar - 
ried, but every grand-child who has reached the 
age of twenty-six years. Is there anything in 
Kentucky that can beat this ? 
[New Haven Journal. 
N. Y. AND Erie Railway. —The Dunkirk 
Journal, saj-s “ the work on this end of the West¬ 
ern Division of the N. Y. and Erie Railroad, is 
rapidly progressing, and we are informed by those 
who have lately passed over the line from Hor- 
nellsville, that the whole work is iu a forward 
state, and that every indication is new favorable 
to its final completion by the first of May next, 
the time set by the company. From this place 
east, several miles of iron are already laid, and 
the superstructure of about ten miles more will be 
ready for the iron daring this fall.” 
