MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
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XXXIst Congress. — Second Session. 
^ We gave last-week, the most important proceed- 
ings up to Tuesday evening. On Wednesday, the 
4th inst., the Senate Committees were reorganized 
^ _' as named below. No change was made in the 
T- ^ rr^T T. T .r T n/i-m T> in chairmen,exceptinthecaseoftheFinanceCom- 
EOtHI&TER. ELCEMEIIl 12 ^ . 1 . u u j u . ju 
____mittee where the change had been requested by 
Local Agents. Senator himself. The other changes were 
__ necessary to fill vacancies and equalize the duties 
James Van Horn, Ovid ; also general agent for among all the Senators. The first named on each 
Synopsis of Proceedings. 
EOtHlSTER. ELCEMEER 12 
Local Agents. 
South Jury District of Seneca county. Committee is chairman. The Committees are as 
S. E. Norton, Phelps, Ontario county. , ,, 
E. Hopkins, Lyons, Wayne county. lollows : 
B. E'arr and H. Goodrich, Albion. Foreign relations—Foote, Cass,- Mangum,' 
Samuel Heston, Batavia. Phelps, Douglass. 
R B. Warren Alabama, Genesee county Finance-Houston, Pierce, Benton, Ewing. 
A. R. Frisbie, Clyde, Wayne county. W^consin, BelL , tj . 
Wm. Richey & O. A. Graves, Watertown, Jeff. co. Territories—Underwood, Houston, Cooper, and 
John Harris, Sheldrake, Seneca county. Seward. 
Archibald Stone, Hinmanville, Oswego county. Military' Affairs—J. Davis, Borland, Greene, 
E. W. Fairchild, East Bloomfield, Ontario county. Shields, Dawson. 
G. N. Sherwood, Camillus, Onondaga county. Naval Affairs—Yulee, Mason, Badger, Miller, 
C. B. Dickinson and P. Parks, Victor, Ontario Co. Gwin. 
J. W. Reed, Lockport, Niagara county. Public Lands—Felch, Shields, Winthrop, Fre- 
J. M. Trowbridge, Pekin, " “ ^^ont. Smith. 
Canals—Bright, Atchinson, Green, Pratt, and 
H. S. Fnsbie, Holley, Cnmonn/i ^ 
L, A. Morse, Knowlesville, “ “ t r • t? *1 n t? * ik 
M. Scott, Arcadia, Wayne county. Judiciary-Butler, Downs, Berriep, Bradbury, 
T. Cunningham, Mohawk, Herkimer county. ,y. ,r , 
Andrew Sill, Livonia, Livingston county. District of Columbia—Mason, Yulee, Miller, 
E. C. Bliss, Westfield, Chautauque county. Shields, Berrien. 
y'I f f House, Mr. Chandler announced the 
J. C. Sherman, New Baltimore, Greene county. , , rr t. 
L. D. Branch, Trumansburg, Tompkins county. death of Elon. C. Butler, of Pa., passing a high- 
W. K. Wyckoft, Lodi, Seneca Co. wrought eulogy on his character, and moving the 
O. B. Scott, Wobdvilie, Jefferson Co. , , i • i. 
B. E\ Adams, Bridgeport, Mad. Co. customary resolutions and an adjournment, which 
M. Parke, P. M. Clifton Springs. were adopted. 
W. G. Lacy, Scottsville, Monroe county. rpu j • .v. o . i .• 
C. Moore, Gerry, Chautauque county. Thursday, in the Senate, resolutions were pass- 
Orlando White, Farmington. ed referring that part of the President’s Message 
W. L. Palmer, Syra cuse-P ublishing Agent. v.,hich relates to Rivers and Harbors, to the Com- 
The New-Yorker contains more Agricultural, Commerce-aiid that which relates to 
Horticultural, Scientific, Mechanical, Educational, Military affairs to the Committee on that subject, j 
Literary and News matter, than any other Agricul- also all papers unacted on the last session. In re¬ 
turn] or Family Journal published in the U. States. j. n fi- r j .u . , 
Those who wish a good paper, devoted to useful gard to the Public Lands the same course was taken 
and instructive subjects, are invited to give this one —and it was moved that it should be extended to 
a careful examination — and to bear in mind that (he Financial affairs. 
the postage on a first class periodical is no more t . nr f. /■ m nr 
than on the smallest sheet, or most trashy reprint. bill for the relief of J. A. McGaw, of N. Y., 
taken up, debated and laid over, and then the 
A Word in Peason. Senate adjourned until Monday. 
- The same day, in the House, by resolution, the 
Two numbers more will complete the first vol- Speaker was authorized to appoint the Standing 
ume of the Rural New-Yorker, when the sub- Committees. 
scriptions of a large majority of its substantial Robinson offered a resolution that a Select 
friends will expire. Those who desire to continue Committee be appointed to take into consideration 
their acquaintance with the Rural, will please j , fn .1 
. , the Bountv Act, and report by bill or otherwise 
bear in mind that the paper IS always di.scontinued 
.. -. 1 . J r .. 1 . ■ 1 r 11 -I .. what further legislation is necessary to secure the 
at the end of the time paid for—and hence, that an “ - , . , 
early renewal is necessary, to secure th*e prompt prompt execution of this act, whether the existing 
receipt of the future volume. Many who subscri¬ 
bed for six months, when the New-Yorker corn- 
regulations of the Commissioner of Pensions are 
conformable to the law; what time it will occupy 
menced, were disposed to complain when it was ^0 execute the same ; and whether addition cleri- 
stopped—averring that they w'ished to continue, cal force is necessary. 
and that we might have forwarded the paper safely. After some discussion the resolution was adopted. 
&.C. This argument would probably hold good in Adjourned till Monday. 
many cases, but there are various and cogent rea- ' Qu Monday, Dec. 9th, in the Senate, the Re- 
sons why the CASH SYSTEM should be preferred by ^^e Commissioner of Patents was presented 
both *subscriber and publisher—reasons w'hich it is j j 1 • * j o 1 ru-n 
. and ordered to be printed. Several notices of bills 
unnecessary to particularize. , , , . , _ 
WTa - - ’ —our present SUD- , 
scribers are disposed not only to renew their own ^^^ounced the staiid- 
suscripbtions, but also to say a word in behalf of committees, not materially changed from those 
the paper, now and again, and thus induce their session. Several parts of the President’s 
friends and neighbors to subscribe. This is whai Message were referred. 
many have already done—and we are daily receiv- Giddings delivered a speech in opposition to 
ing the most substantial and cheering evidence of fkc fugitive slave law. 
the kindness and go-aheadativeness of the friends ] 771 
of the New-Yorker. Such others as are inclined 
to make a little effort to increase the circulation of 
Winter Exhibition of Fruits. 
It is proposed to have an Exhibition of Winter 
the paper, by forming clubs, iSce. in their respective ,,,,, 
, f jT, - T-.. Fruits in Rochester, on Saturdav the lllh day of 
localities, are referred to 1 erms and Premium List . , . ' ■’ 
, , • n 4 . Januarv, lc51, at the seea store cf Mr. James P. 
on noxt*page. And we especially request thpse 
residing in places where the Rural is not generally 
known, to lend a portion of their influence toward 
Fogg 011 Fioiit street. 
The experiment of last winter was attended 
introducing it to notice and support. Reader, please with good lesults, and fruit being so much better 
ihmo this paper to your frie7t(is, and invite them to this season a fine show can be made. 
stub.f ibe. I hat is the best way. Let them see a f'ruit growers in Moiiros or neighboring 
number or two of the Rural, in order to judge of its counties, are invited to send in contribulions.- 
contents and character. If you lose or wear out exhibited here, the fruit will be 
any numbers in this manner, we will cheerfully 
furnish others to keep your file complete. 
Weekly Meteorological Abstract. 
BY L. wetherell. 
Nov. 1850. 
THERMOMETEP. 
MAX. I MI.V. I MEAN. RAIN. 
54 
42 
48.00 
S E. SW. 
4:3 
34 
38.33 
s w. w. 
3C 
34 
35.33 
N E. NW. 
37 
32 
34.33 
W. E. 
31 
26 
29.33 
E. N W. 
28 
22 
23.00 
N W. W. 
1 29 
22 
26.33 
k'w. SW. 
transferred to Mr. Joh.nson, Secretary of the State 
Society, for their Annual Meeting. A polite note 
has been received from him inviting contribu¬ 
tions. Mr. J H. Watts will see the fruit pack¬ 
ed, and take care that each grower shall have 
due credit given. * 
New PublicationB. 
Richard Euney and the Gover^nor’s Family.— 
A Rus-Urban Tale, simple and popular, yet cul¬ 
tured and noble, of Morals, Sentiment, and Life, 
practically treated and pleasantly illustrated ; 
containing, also. Hints on BeingGoodand t oing 
Good. By the author of “ Margaret’' and 
“ Philo.” Phillips, Sampson & Co.: Boston.— 
1850. 
The above is nearly all of tlie modest title page 
of tho book before us, and, after taking breath, we 
Doc. 3d. A little rain last night rain and sun- above is nearly all of tlie modest title page 
shine to-day. tho book before us, and, after taking breath, we 
4th.. Fair morning—cloudy afternoon-delight- readily admit that it gives a very fair idea of its 
fill evening. contents. It contains, he tells us, “the author’s 
5th. Cloudy with a little rain. things,” and some are of great beauty—and 
6th. Cloudy, cool, disagreeable day. it comes forth from the soul of the writer, speaking 
7th. About four inches of snow fell last night— earnest words to the present age, and especially to 
sleighs first used—there have been but few days yet the young and ardent, on the farm and in the 
too cool for out-door work. Building has been car- workshop; but for all classes it has thoughts of cheer 
ried on briskly here to-day. 
of hope, and of progress, worthy of attention. F’or 
8th. Cool and snowy—coldest day of tlie season, sale by D. M. Dewey, Arcade Hall, Rochester. 
9th. Continues cool—sleighs used. Canal still 
open—boats moving. 
Monroe Co. Teachers’ Association. —This 
Association will hold its next meeting on Saturday 
The Western Literary Messenger, Vol. XV, 
No. IV. — J. Clement, Editor—Jewett & Thom¬ 
as, Buflaio, N. Y. $1,50 per annum. 
This is a valuable Family NIagazino of Litera¬ 
ture, Art, Science and Morality ; filled with the 
next, (Dec. 14th,) at 10 o clock, A. M., in District choicest original and selected matter—the pure 
School-house No. 1, Rochester. At 2 o’clock, P. wheat, winnowed from the cliafF which fills too 
M., an Addre.ss on “Mental Development,” will many of our periodicals. It is a credit to Western 
be delivered before tho Association, by John W. New York that such a work is published here, and 
Stebbins, Esq., of this city, late Principal of we hope it will receive the ample patronage it 
Macedon Academy. • Come and hear—you who merits. 
are interested in “Mental Development”—and- 
who is not ? The “ Niagara Democrat,” whose estab- 
--— lishment was totally destroyed by tho late fire in 
Corrections. On page 396, second paragraph, Lockport, is again i^ued, enlarged and improved, 
for “ devouted,” read devoutly. In tho first line We wish its worthy editor and publisher every 
of tlie fourth paragraph, for “ 1010,” read 1817. success. 
Foreign Intelligence. 
The steamer Asia arrived at New York on Sat¬ 
urday morning, with three days later news from 
Europe. The following comprises all that is of 
particular interest: 
There was a dreadful storm in Ireland, Nov. 20, 
doing considerable damage both on land and sea. 
The water rose above the quays in Limerick to the 
depth of three or four feet—but little loss of life is 
reported however. 
The Right Rev. Dr. Kennedy, Roman Catholic 
Bishop, died on Tuesday at Parson’s Town, Kings 
Co., after a protracted illness, in his 63d year. 
In Germany affairs are represented as being in 
a verj’ confused state—conflicting rumors of war 
and peace—and preparations for the former disturb 
the country. 
The dispute between Denmark and the Duchies 
is very high. 
In Portugal the Court of I.isbon has protested 
against the British Claims. The matter is likely 
to be left for arbitration, as will also the claims of 
Ameitea upon the same Goverament. 
In Paris Nov. 20, domestic affairs seemed to pre¬ 
sent little or no interest for the public. Considera¬ 
ble damage has been done by a storm of wind. 
From Alleppo, dates of Oct. 18, give account of 
contentions between the Turks and Bedouins of a 
sanguinary character. The rebels located them¬ 
selves in the quarter inhabited by the Christians. 
They ransacked the houses of the rich, and in¬ 
sulted the women—some respectable persons lost 
their lives. 
Reports of the Heads of Departments, 
As we have not room for the complete Reports 
of the Departments, we give a condensed statement 
of their most important items from the Boston 
Rambler :—. 
The Reports of the Postmaster General, Secre¬ 
tary of War, and Secretary of the Interior, have 
been published, and are interesting and valuable 
documents. From the P. M. General’.s Report 
we learn that there were fourteen hundred and 
forty-four removals of post-masters during the 
year. Tlie number of mail routes withiu the U. 
States is 5,590 ; annual cost .f2,724,426. On the 
last of June there were five foreign mail routes of 
15,079 miles, involving an expenditure of $264,- 
506. Number of postmasters appointed during the 
year was 6,518. The whole number of post onices 
in the country was 18,417- Gross revenue of the 
Department for the year, $5,552,971 48; expenses 
$5,212,053 42, leaving an e.xcess in favor of the 
Department of $340,018 05, and making all of its 
available funds $1,192,046 82. The increase of 
income for the next year it is estimated will be 11 
per cent., and the excess of receipts over the ex¬ 
penditures $146,806 28. 
Between the Atlantic and Pacific sixteen mail 
steamers are in service. The P. M. General re¬ 
commends a reduction of the inland letter postage 
to the uniform rate of 3 cents, pre-paid ; also a re¬ 
duction to twenty cents on correspondence to and 
from the Pacific coast. South America, the Eastern 
continent and its islands, and points beyond either, 
and to ten cents on all other sea-going letter ex¬ 
cept when the rates shall be otherwise fixed by 
one cent, and also a reduction upon pamphlets, 
periodicals, &'}, He also recommends thcchar<Y- 
ing of the expense of the Cbugres.sional frankiiTg 
privilege, as well as of the transmission of news¬ 
paper exchanges, upon the public Treasury rather 
than on the private correspondence of the c’ounti^'; 
and that the commissions allowed to postmasters 
at the smaller offices be raised, to insure the ser¬ 
vices of competent and faithful officers. 
The Secretary of the Interior estimafes the ex¬ 
penses of the department for the coming year to be 
$1,132,043 47, an excess over those of the present 
year $1,728,670 83. He states the whole number 
of pnsioners o^ bo 19,768, deaths among them 
during the year 846. Number of Revolutionary 
pensioners under the act of 1832, 5,247, not half 
of whom applied for their pensions during the first 
half of the present year. Number of pensioned 
widows of Revolutionary soldiers under tho act of 
1848, 4,879, and of Apr'il 1848, 686. The num¬ 
ber of invalid peiisionei-s is 4,742, and the number 
of pensioned widows and orphans on account of 
the Mexican war 1,455. • Expended for pensions 
during the past year $1,400,000. The claims 
presented for service in the Mexican war amounts 
to $84,705. The number of claims presented un¬ 
der the general bounty law of last September, is 
9,418, but they are increasing very rapidly. The 
total quantity of public lands disposed of in the year 
1849, was 5,184,510 acres, and during the first 
three-quarters of the present year 2,815,366 acres. 
From the Report of the Secretary of War, it ap¬ 
pears that the aggregate strength of the army is 
12,326 men, though only 60 or 70 per cent, of that 
number are now actually in service and fitforduty. 
Of the army 7,796 are apportioned to Texas, New 
Mexico, California and Oregon, and 4,530 in the 
other States and Territories. Tho Secretary esti¬ 
mates the expenses of the Quarter Master’s De- 
parlment for the year ending June 30, 1851, at 
$4,250,000. Tho cost of transportation for the 
armv, during the year ending in June last, was $1,- 
900,000. 
The report that the Secretary of the Treasurj’ 
will ask a new loan is contradicted. President 
Fillmore opposes such a recourse,, even for the ex¬ 
piring loans of eight millions which njust be re¬ 
newed within tho next two j’ears. He i»commends 
a change in the revenue system as the proper 
means of extinguishing these liabilities. 
The value of articles imported into the United 
States for the j'ear ending June 30th, was ,$187,- 
217,574, including $4,628,792 of specie. The do¬ 
mestic value of the exports was $136,946,912, in¬ 
cluding $2,046,679 of specie. Tho value of the 
foreign products and specie was $14,951,808, in¬ 
cluding $5,576,.315 of specie. The aggregate 
value of the exports, exclu.sive of specie, was $144- 
375,726. The aggregate of the specie and bullion 
imports was $13,710,048, of which California fur¬ 
nished $9,081,256 and foreign countries $4,628,- 
792, as stated. 
Clipped Coin. —The New York Tribune makes 
an excellent suggestion in relation to clipped coin, 
which is extensively circulated. It is that mer¬ 
chants and others at once refuse to take them at 
their nominal value The Tribune calculates that 
about one-eighth of tho fractional Spanish pieces 
have been either clipped, beared or sweated.— 
American silver has shared a similar fate toacer- 
taiti extent. 
Mr. Junius Smith is succeesfully cultivating 
the lea plant in South Carolina. 
Latest from California. 
The U. S. M. steamship Georgia, arrived at N. 
York Dec. 7, at 10 o’clock A. M., from Chngres, 
Via Havana, with the Pacific mail and 330 pas¬ 
sengers. 
The Georgia sailed from Chagres on the 26th 
November; left there the steamer Empire City, 
waiting for the specie, two millions five hundred 
thousand dollars, brought down in the Panama on 
freight. The Empire City has two hundred and 
eighty passengers. 
The Georgia brought about a million of gold in 
the hands of passengers, and one hundred thousand 
on freight. The Georgia sailed from Havana on 
the 2d inst., in the evening. The Ohio had not 
arrj^'cd. Left at Havana, the steamer Pacific, with 
fifty passengers for Chagres. 
Later.— By the steamers Northerner and Pan¬ 
ama, which left San Francisco on the 1st Nov., 
we are in receipt of fifteen days later news from 
California. 
The steamer Sagamore while leaving Central 
wharf with a large number of passengers bound 
for Stockton, burst her boiler with a terrible explo¬ 
sion, scattering human bodies and timber in everj' 
direction, and the vessel reduced to a complete 
wreck. The number on board was 75 to 100, half 
of whom are missing. Some have been recovered 
so mutilated as not to be known; limbs and frag¬ 
ments were gathered uji in baskets. The mutila¬ 
ted are being cared for in the Hospital. 
The Coroner’s Jury brought in a verdict that the 
explosion was the result of carelessness on the part 
of the Engineer. The boiler was perfect, but the 
pumps were out of order, and the head of steam 
very high. 
The Cholera. —This disease had broken out on 
a schooner from Sacramento city, and eight per¬ 
sons died while on the way to San FYancisco. The 
Alta California, of Oct. 23, says:—-‘The greater 
portion of those who died were from the mining 
districts hale, stout men, who on Monday morn¬ 
ing ate their breakfast as hearty as any body.” 
The Mines. —The placers still continue to yield 
their rich trexsures to the effect of the hardy miners. 
Adventure with & Grizzly Bear. 
A FRiESD in California, gives an exciting scene 
in a late letter home, which wo have been permit¬ 
ted to copj'. He says :— 
“A few weeks ago, I started with another man 
for tho diggings between the North and Middle 
lorks of the Yuba, and as the distance was short 
we anticipated no danger from bears or any thing 
of that sort, we took but one rifle with us, and 
packing our prospecting tools and blankets on a 
mule went on foot ourselves. 
We had just ascended a high spur in the moun¬ 
tain or ridge which divides the two rivers, when I 
discovered a grizzly bear feeding quietly beneath 
the shade of a large tree, among some buckthorn 
bushes. I had not even taken the precaution to load 
my rifle, but as the bear had not yet discovered us 
I took time for that, and singled out a tree about 
200 yards distant, which I thought I might easily 
reach, having about 10 rods the start. It is very 
seldom that they are brought down by the first 
shot, even by the best hunter, so I hung my bnll«t 
pouen and powder flask a’-ound mv neck, calcula¬ 
ting to load and shoot from the tree. I raised my 
gun and fired,* and as I saw him turn round and 
heard him growl, I started for the tree, and reach¬ 
ed it about ten rods ahead of him. 'It was not very 
large and I had almost gained the limbs when my 
powder flask and pouch broke loose and my ammu¬ 
nition fell to the ground. 
This was a sad fix. I had the rifle with me in 
the tree—the ammunition under the paws of tho 
bear—my companion without a single weapon 
to assist me with and a raving, foaming grizzly bear 
at the foot tearing up tho earth, gnashing his teeth 
together, and growling in a dreadful manner. I 
knew that the bear would be likely to stay where he 
was, much longer than I could, so I called to my 
companion to go back to the Forks for another rifle 
and a large knife, and such things as we wanted- 
for the fight. 
He set oft' as quick as possible—the bear contin¬ 
ued to rave and growl, destroying every thing that 
came in his way until he seemd almost exhausted, 
when he would sit down and look up at me for a 
few moments and (then commence with renewed 
vigor. After looking at me a short time, he all at 
once started directly for the tree and commenced 
gnawing it—this somewhat frightened me—at first 
he could make hut little impression on it and I 
thought he would soon desist, but saw at length 
that the bear was making coiLsiderablc progress. I 
watched with eager eyes for the return of my cem- 
panion, who, it seemed to me, had been a long 
time, although it was nearly four miles and a very 
bad hill to come up. The bear continued to work 
aud I became seriously alarmed, for it appeared 
that he had got the tree nearly two-thirds off, and 
I was considering which way to run if it fell, 
for that was my only means of escape, when I saw' 
my companion coming up the hill, with another 
man. They proceeded cautiously and gave him a 
shot, when he turned and gave them chase, and I 
immediately got down and loaded my rifle and 
started in pursuit. He treed one of them and the 
other gave him a shot in the shoulder, which pre¬ 
vented his running very fast, and wo gave him 
each another shot when he fell dead. He had 
gnawed the tree over half down.” a. w. g. 
New York State Agricultural Society.— 
The annua! meeting of the Society qtill be held 
on the Third Wednesday of January next, at 
Albany. 
Premiums will be awarded in silver cups and 
money, for 
Best cultivated farms.$150 00 
•• Cheese dairies. 100 00 
“ Butter dairies. 100 00 
•• Butter and cheese. 50 00 
“ Experiments in draining. 60 00 
“ Essays and repoi Is... 45 00 
•* Agricultural Woik on Mechanics, 
or the Science of Force and Mo¬ 
tion (Solids and Fluids,). 100 00 
“ Field crops, &c. 450 00 
City Items. 
-The University of Rochester has opened 
most prosperously, and already numbers nearlj' one 
hundred students. The Board of Instruction is a 
very able one, and the pecuniary affairs of the In¬ 
stitution are placed on a firm and satisfactory basis. 
It cannot fail to be an honor to the Slate, aud of 
inestimable benefit to the Baptist denomination, 
under whose patronage and direction it has been 
commenced. 
-The Railroad Companies between Albany 
and Buffalo, talk of doing what ought to have been 
done long ago—that is, of reducing their rates of 
fare, and making a diff'erence between that of the 
express and mail trains. The first will go through 
in from 14 to 16 hours—fare $9,00; and the latter 
in 19*hours—fare .$7,50. This arrangement will 
commence on the 22d inst. 
-We saw at Dewev’s, the other day, a most 
life-like and beautiful w'a’ter-color painting of spe¬ 
cimens of the Northern Spy Apple. It was the 
work of a member of the Ebonezer Society near 
Buffalo, whoso name has escaped us, and was 
painted for J. H. Watts, Esq., of this city—for 
whose parlor it will form a most appropriate and 
tasty adornment. 
-The lectures of the Central Med. College, 
(Eclectic) in this city, are attended by a large class 
of ladies and gentlemen. It has, we believe, two 
lady Professors, (Mrs. L. N. Fowler, of Now 
York, and Mrs. Gleason,) among the Faculty,— 
who give regular lectures to the students. * 
-The Cygnet is the name of a new semi¬ 
monthly temperance and literary sheet just started 
in this city by an association of young men. We 
have seen the first No., and think the talent and 
enterprize manifested worthy of commendation and 
patronage. 
-Geo. Lippard, of Philad., lectured hero on 
Friday evening to a large audience, on land re¬ 
form, and the “Brotherhood of the Union.”— 
His remarks gave to many a more favorable im¬ 
pression of the man than his writings. 
-It is stated that arrangements have been 
completed which ensure the construction of the 
railroad between Buffalo and this city, via. Lock- 
port. 
-Tho construction of a direct railroad from 
Rochester to Syracuse is now a “ fi.xed fact.” Tlie 
stock has all been taken. 
-Mr." Thompson, of Pittsford, will run an 
omnibus daily on the plank road from that placet© 
this city. The fare is one shilling each way. 
-Henry Luxford, mentioned last week as 
injured severely by the falling of a scaffold in Ad- 
ams-st., has since died. 
-John McGuire, an Irishman of intemper¬ 
ate habits, was drowned in the canal near Clay-st., 
on the morning of the 5th inst. 
Items of News, &c. 
Twenty-two thousand letters are advertised 
as unc.illed for iu the Sacramento Post Office. 
A new rostolTice has been placed at Betli- 
lehem Centre, Albany Co.; L. W. Vider, P. M. 
Amos Dann, Esq., has been appointed 
Postmaster at West Avon, in place of W. A. Fir¬ 
man, deceased. 
The election returns from Georgia show 
the choice of 140 union delegates, and twenty-four 
disuuioiiists. 
Cassius M. Clay lectured at Cincinnati, 
Dec. 3d, to an immense audience. Ho condemned 
the fugitive slave law in unmeasured terms. 
Butter and cheese will not be received for 
exhibition at the Worlds’ Fair at London, because 
they are considered perishable articles. 
jr^TheNew York Tribune’s Washington cor¬ 
respondent says, “ there are plenty of Scott men in 
the House, Southern and Northern.” 
An infant, four months old, was killed in 
New York on Friday, by a dose of laudanum, sold 
by a careless and criminal druggist for paragoric. 
Amos Smith, a highly respected Leather 
Merchant of Boston, committed suicide by hanging 
himself, on Saturday last. Cause not stated. 
2;^^ A brig, owned at Buffalo, loaded with lum¬ 
ber was wrecked a day or two since at the sand 
bar, on Irondequoit Bay. 
The census returns in Virginia indicate a 
much greater increase of population within the la.st 
decade than within any previous one. 
The Washington in her last trip from Liverpool 
to New Y’ork, brought 916 steerage passengers— 
enough to settle a township by themselves. 
The inmates of the Boston jail were fur¬ 
nished with a good Thanksgiving dinner, consist¬ 
ing of 181 lbs. of turkey, 37 plum puddings, and 
40 pies. 
5[;^f”Mr. John Copp, Jr., shot an eagle in San- 
boniton, N. H., a-ffew days ago, that measured 7 
feet and 4 inches from tip to tip, and weighed 10 
pounds. He was a noble looking bird. 
2^^” Albert Baham, whose trial for the murder 
of Nathan Alder, closed at Auburn on the 5th inst., 
was found guilty, and sentenced to be hung on the 
2'lth of January. 
2^” Massachusetts has had but four Governors 
who have not, at some time, been defeated as can¬ 
didates for that office. These are John Hancock, 
Samuel Adams, John Brooks and Levi Lincoln. 
2^^^ It is stated that upward of 2,000 slave.s 
have reached Canada by the western route, and 
that they are now congregated in the village of 
Sandwich, Malden and Windsor. 
2^" Tho receipts of the Erie Railroad for Nov. 
1850, were, for passengers and mails $74,324 65; 
for freight $75,8'23 27. Total, $150,147 92.— 
Same month in 1849, $88;052 24. Increase $62,' 
095 68. 
2;^” The village of Bordeiitown, with a popu¬ 
lation of 2,650, boasts of seven places of wopftip, 
Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyteriav, Ro¬ 
man Catholic, Friends, and a Methodist^ Church 
for colored persons. 
2^^“ The Miller bridge, which crosse/ the Mo^ 
hawk River, at Utica, broke down Dec. 4th, under 
the weight of 54 head of cattle and tw<) men. One 
of the men and 17 of the quadrupeds were drown¬ 
ed. The water is about 20 feet deep at this point. 
2^^ Ma.ssachusetts has 994,664 inhabitants by 
the census just completed—an increase of 256,966 
since the census of 1840. This is at the rate of 
nearly 35 per cent, or more than double the ave¬ 
rage increase of the five preceding terms of ten 
years each. 
