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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
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ROCHESTER, FEBRUARY 27, 1851. 
IJST OF AGENTS. 
Albany—H. L. Emery. 
Albion—B. Farr. 
Arcadia—M. Scott. 
Alabama—R. B. Warren. 
Adams Basin—M. Adams. 
Allied—C. D. Langworthy. 
Alden—C. N. Fulton. 
Allens Hill—David A. Paul. 
Buffalo—W. Bryant & Son. 
Baldwinsville—R. Sears. 
Batavia—Samuel Heston. 
Benton Center—A. H.Savage 
Brockport—H. P. Norton. 
Bridgeport—B. F. Adams. 
Benton—B. Coddington, Jr. 
Brooksgrove—M. W. Brooks 
Big Stream Point~I. Hildreth 
Clyde—I. T. Van Buskirk. 
Clifton Springs—M. Parke. 
Cazenovia—John White. 
Caftton—E. H. Garlmtt. 
Canal—A. II. Toll. 
„ ... ) G. N. Sherwood, 
Camillus | c D Bingham. 
Cleveland—A. H. Allen. 
Canandaigua—B. F. Gage. 
Caton—Philip Hubbard. 
Churchville—Z. Willard. 
Caledonia—C. C. Tyrrell. 
Covert—E. C. Gregg. 
Clockville—S. P. Chapman. 
E Bloomfield—Postmaster. 
Ellington—J. F. Farman. 
E Pembroke—G. W. Wright. 
Farmer—M. Harris. 
Fowlerville—J. McPherson. 
Fulton—E. Holmes. 
Franklinville—S. Seward. 
Farmington—O. White. 
Fredonia—A. H. Barker. 
Geneva—J. G. Ver Planck. 
Gerry—C. Moore. 
Guilford Centre—S Hendrick 
Holley— H. S. Frisbie. 
Hinmanville—A. Stone. 
Hulbarton—Win. Laverick. 
Jacksonvillc-P H Farington 
Kendall—W. R. Sandford. 
Knowlesville—C. Thorp. 
Lodi—C. B. Vescelius. 
Livonia—Andrew Sill. 
Lyons—E. R. Hughes. 
Lockport—J. W. Reed. 
Litchfield—H. Randall. 
Le Roy—J. H. Stanley. 
Mendon—N. Sherwood. 
Medina—I. W. Swan. 
Moscow—Wm. Lyman. 
Macedon Center—Ira Odell. 
Macedon—Wm. Gallup. 
Marcellus—Luman Shepard. 
Millville—J. H. Haines. 
Mohawk—Postmaster. 
Manchester—J T McCauley 
Newport—Wm. H. Willard. 
Newark— 1 Theo. Dickinson. 
New Baltimore—L. Haight 
North Chili—R. Fulton. 
N. Y. Mills—W. D. Walcott 
Ovid—Jas. Van Horn. 
Orangeville—G. Cowden. 
Phelps—S. E. Norton. 
Pekin—J. M. Trowbridge. 
Palmyra—T. Ninde. 
Perryville—C. Britt 
Penn Yan—Postmaster. 
Pierpont Manor—O. B. Scott 
Rushville—A. Otis. 
Rutland—Moses Barnes. 
Royalton—J. Shoemaker. 
Romulus—Jo. Wyckoff. 
Sen. Falls—H C Silsby & Co 
Scottsburgh—H. G. Baker. 
Scottsville—W. G. Lacy. 
Sheldrake—J. Harris. 
Syracuse—W. L. Palmer. 
Starkey—Levi French. 
Sheridan—J. I. Eacker. 
So. Otselic—Jas. Woodley. 
So. Livonia—A. Crandall, Jr 
So. Avon—N. J. Kellogg. 
Stockbridge—John Potter. 
Shushan—Jas. l«iw. 
Truman,sburg—L D Branch 
Union Springs-RB Howland 
Victor—M. H. Decker. 
Versailles—D. R. Barker. 
Vernon—Eli R. Dix. 
Verona—A. Whaley. 
Watertown j a a‘. Graves! 
Weedsport—Eli Hamilton. 
Warsaw—I. Hodge. 
Westfield—E. C. Bliss. 
Wheatland—J. Murdock. 
Walworth—Postmaster. 
West Bloomfield—DA Paul. 
Wbeatville—H. Deuel. 
Westernvilie—A. Balter. 
York—C. Seymour. 
Yates—J. Mead. 
Youngstown—J. Ladd. 
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if agents and subscribers continue their efforts to 
augment the ciruculation of the New-Yorker. 
A State Agricultural College. 
The public attention has of late years been turn¬ 
ed more particularly to the practical sciences—giv¬ 
ing a greater proportion of thought and care to that 
which tends to promote the general happiness and 
comfort of community. In education, the specu¬ 
lative and theoretical branches are losing their hold 
on the popular mind—“ the philosopy of words is 
yielding to the philosophy of worlis ”— and agricul¬ 
ture is beginning to be numbered among the learn¬ 
ed professions—or among those that require learn¬ 
ing and scientific knowledge in order to their being 
carried into practice most properly and profitably. 
The mechanic and manufacturer have already 
seen the force of these requirements, and scientific 
research has made large additions to the power and 
usefulness of their professions. The wonders the 
last half century has wrought by the application of 
science to practical uses, need no repetition here— 
we cannot open our eyes without beholding some 
of the fruits of scientific improvement 
These and many other causes have led many in¬ 
telligent farmers to look with favor upon every 
feasible plan for the diffusion of scientific education 
among their number. They have learned that 
chemistry can tell why a soil is fertile, or what it 
needs to make it so. That upon vegetable and 
animal physiology hang the whys and wherefores 
of many a hidden secret, which it is important that 
the farmer should understand and use for his own 
advantage. That every operation of nature has its 
adequate cause, which may generally be ascertain¬ 
ed, and many of them brought into action by an 
enlightened system—by good management, where 
it will tend to the advancement of Agriculture.— 
These ideas have caused the desire to know —the 
wish that the next generation of farmers, at least, 
may understand for themselves the chemical, phys¬ 
iological, and natural laws which influence and 
govern the productiveness of their farms; instead 
of having to venture on farther guess work, in a 
business so important as to occupy more th an two 
thirds of our population, and in which the whole 
are so deeply interested. 
A State Agricultural College has been desired by 
many of our most eminent farmers as well as by 
tho people at large, but as yet none has been es¬ 
tablished. Our State Executives for some years 
past have annually commended the subject to 
Legislative attention, whose committees have uni¬ 
formly reported favorably in the matter. At the 
present session such a committe have brought in a 
bill for the founding of an “ Agricultural College 
of the State of New York” under tho charge of 
Trustees, where “ scientific and practical Agricul¬ 
ture, chemistry, and chemical manipulations, 
mathematics and mechanics, eugneering and prac¬ 
tical surveying, geology and mineralogy, botany, 
horticulture and gardening, vetenary art and anat¬ 
omy, the breeding, rearing and improvement of 
farm stock, general farm management, history, 
law and general science, the higher departments 
of English education, and such other branches of 
knowledge as they may deem proper,” are to be 
taught by the requisite faculty and professors. 
The connection of all the above branches with 
the profession of a thorough farmer, will be seen 
upon a proper consideration of what one needs to 
know of the soil and its productions and manage¬ 
ment, as well as the requirements of society upon 
the agricultural portion of community. Such 
schools or colleges in other countries have produced 
the most favorable results. The average product 
of the soil has been largely increased, and higher 
interest excited, and greater economy brought into 
exercise in their management. Those who under¬ 
stand the matter will not make the mistake of 
stocking and cultivating a field in crops unsuited 
to it; and the cost of culture and labor of gathering 
its scanty yield is often the same a6 that under the 
most productive management. What the fanner 
wishes to learn 'moBt is, what will be the most 
profitable employment of his labor and capital con¬ 
sidering his soil and market facilities. Any plan 
which will aid in the accomplishment of this great 
work will receive the earnest co-operation of every 
friend of agricultural improvement. 
That the people have claims upon the State for 
aid in establishing an institution where Scientific 
Agriculture—both its theory and practice—may 
be taught, none will have the hardihood to deny. 
They have freely contributed, both privately and 
by taxation to the endowment of colleges for the 
education of professional men, and now when they 
ask for an appropriation to extend the knowledge 
of Agricultural and kindred sciences among 
themselves, none should be found to oppose so 
reasonable a request. 
We have mislaid the report of the committee of 
the Legislature or we would give the details of the 
plan they propose for the college in question. Wo 
hope to refer to the matter ere long again. 
Literary Notices, &c. 
Congressional. 
League of the Ho-de-uo-sau-nee, or Iroquois. 
By Lewis H. Morgan. Rochester, Sage & 
Brother; New York, Mark H. Morgan & Co.; 
Boston, Gould & Lincoln, pp. 477. 1851. 
This is an authentic volume upon a most inter¬ 
esting subject, embodying a large amount of valu¬ 
able information conveyed in a style of high liter¬ 
ary merit. As to the subject and materials the au- 
other remarks in his preface: 
“ That circumstances in early life, not necessary 
to be related, brought the author in frequent inter¬ 
course with the descendants of the Iroquois, and 
led to his adoption as a Seneca. This gave him 
favorable opportunity for studying into their social 
organization, and the structure and principles of 
the ancient league. Copious notes were made 
from time to time, when leisure enabled him to 
prosecute his researches among them, until these 
had accumulated beyond the bounds of the present 
volume.” 
The work is divided into three parts; the first 
historical, on the Structure of the Leaguo and its 
political organization;—the second, the Spirit of 
the League, giving the religious, local, social and 
personal customs of forest life; and the third—In¬ 
cident to the League—treats of their language, 
geography, implements, and manufactures. The 
work is concluded by a chapter on the destiny of 
the Indian, considered with regard to civilization 
and its influences. In a newspaper like ours, we 
cannot pretend to review a work, but only to no¬ 
tice it;—its object, style and contents. We shall 
give hereafter, perhaps, some extracts in our mis¬ 
cellaneous department. 
The book is well and handsomely printed, and 
the pictorial illustrations are spirited and elegant. 
Every public and every private Library should 
contain this work. For sale by Sage & Bro. 
J^TThe Magazines, Graham’s, Sartain’s and 
Godey’b for March, have been received. Each 
boasts of some new attractions which our city read¬ 
ers may examine and purchase at D. M. Dewey’s 
Arcade Hall. Those in the country can get them 
of the local agents or their respective publishers in 
Philadelphia. 
Pennsylvania Agricultural Society. 
The Farmers of Pennsylvania at a Convention 
held at Harrisburg, on the 21s,t of January, form¬ 
ed a State Agricultural Society, similar we believe, 
to our own. The following are the principal of¬ 
ficers: 
President. —Hon. Frederick Watts. 
Vice Presidents .—Of these there are twenty-four 
located in different parts of the State. 
Corresponding Secretary —Dr. Alfred Elwyn, 
of Philadelphia. 
Agricultural Chemist and Geologist —C. B. 
Trego, of Philadelphia city. 
Executive Committee —A. S. Roberts, Phila¬ 
delphia; John Evans, York; Wm. Bell, Mifflin; 
Isaac G. M’Kinley, Dauphin; David Mumma.jr., 
Dauphin. 
Treasurer —G. H. Bucher, Cumberland Co. 
A memorial to the Legislature, asking a charter 
for the “ Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society,” 
and such aid as might be deemed proper, reported 
by the Hon. J. R. Ingersoll, was adopted. 
It wes agreed to Rend an agent to the World’s 
Fair, with specimens of the wool grown in this 
country, and that the Government be applied to pay 
to the expenses of such agent. 
Fire. —A fire occurred in this city early on Sun¬ 
day morning last, destroying a cooper’s shop and 
the old railroad bridge across the canal, leading to 
the freight depot. The losses in the shop, &c., 
are estimated as follows :—J. &- D. Woodbury, 
loss of shop $300; insured. Also, on stock, tools 
and barrels $800; on threshing machines $600.— 
Seventeen workmen lost their tools, worth some 
$300. The railroad bridge was not insured.— 
Less $2,000. 
A Decision under the Code. —Among the de¬ 
cisions made recently by Judge Edmonds, of the 
N. Y. Supreme Court, we find the following. It 
displays decided common, if not legal sense: 
Bloodgood ads. Trow.—Being unable to find out 
from the" papers what the parties want, or what 
they are after, the motion, whatever it is, must be 
denied. ___ 
From a long article in the Rochester Ad¬ 
vertiser, in relation to the milling interests of this 
city, we extract the following statement:—Capital 
invested in Milling for building and fixtures alone, 
$450,000; whole number of mills, 20; whole num¬ 
ber of stones, 103; daily produce of flour when 
used, 5,885 bbls. 
Synopsis of Proceedings. 
Satkrdat, Feb. 15.—In the Senate, a great 
number of petitions and reports were presented. 
Mr. Douglas, from tho Committee on Territo¬ 
ries, reported back the House bill authorizing the 
Legislature of Oregon and Minnesota to take 
charge of the school lands in those territories— 
passed. Also, the bill authorizing said Legislatures 
to employ additional clerks when m session— 
passed. 
The House bill granting a pensioH to Joseph 
Walsh was reported, and after some debate passed. 
Mr. Gwin moved that an addition of fifty per 
cent of fees be allowed in California for four years. 
Adopted. 
The House after some days discussion, adjourn¬ 
ed over to Monday without tailing a yote on the 
River and Harbor bill. 
Monday, Feb. 17.—The Senate spent most of 
the day in deprecating “agitation” on the subject 
of Slavery, but finally got up the Postage Reduc¬ 
tion bill and commenced its discussion. We trust 
they will soon pass it jn some shape. 
The House were upon Rivers and Harbors, as 
usual, and finished the discussion of their “Dem¬ 
ocracy.” That is something. Various amend¬ 
ments were then voted upon with indifferent suc¬ 
cess, and the Committee rose late without com¬ 
ing to any result. 
Tuesday, Feb. 18.—The Senate took up Mr. 
Clay’s Resolution calling on the President for in¬ 
formation in regard to the rescue of the alleged 
slave in Boston, and after spending most of tho 
Session in discussing this affair in connection with 
the Shay Rebellion, tho Invasion of Cuba, Sec., 
tho Resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr. 
Walker offered a resolution in favor of reducing 
the expenses of tho Army and Navy, which was 
laid over. The House Postage bill was taken up, 
and Mr, Seward’s amendment in favor of a uniform 
two cent rate of letter postage was rejected. An 
amendment to allow newspapers of not over 300 
square inches to pass through the mails at one- 
fourth the rates fixed for large papers was adopted 
and the Senate adjourned. 
The House passed a few private bills and then 
took up tlie River and Harbor bill, and after con¬ 
siderable sharp talk passed it, or rather passed Mr. 
McLane’s substitute, which does not differ materi¬ 
ally from the original bilL 
Wednesday, Feb. 19.—The Senate had up the 
Postage Reduction bill, and made one good amend¬ 
ment,—making the weight of papers to be charged 
at the lowest postage three instead of two ounoes 
—rejecting a number of others. Very little was 
accomplished. The bdl remains in Committee of 
the whole. 
The House talked about steamships and mails, 
and indicated a dispos ition to extend the steamship 
mail system. But little was effected. Ten days 
of the session remain, and everything is yet undone. 
Thursbat, Feb. 20—The Senate put the fin¬ 
ishing touch to the Deficiency bill; so that is out 
of the way. 
The Postage Reduction bill was then talked 
about considerably, and the Franking Privilege up¬ 
held by 34 to 13. 
The House talked about Steamships and then 
took up the Appropriation bills, passed the West 
Point, the Revolutionary Tension, the Naval Pen¬ 
sion, and the Indian Service bill—four bills appro¬ 
priating $8,000,000—at a single sitting. 
The session is nearly at an end and matters must 
new be hurried up or totally neglected. Why the 
rule of “business first, and pleasure afterwards,” 
should not be applied in Congress, we cannot pro¬ 
tend to say. We believe it would be of vast bene¬ 
fit to the country. 
Friday, Feb. 21.—In the Senate, a communi¬ 
cation from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in 
reference to Mr. Ewing’s Indian annuity decisions, 
while Secretary of the Interior, induced a debate, 
in which Messrs. Ewing, Turney and Douglas 
took part. The President sent in a reply to the 
Resolution of Mr. Clay, calling for information in 
regard to the rescue of the alleged slave in Boston. 
The remainder of the session was spent in talking 
about it. 
In the House—Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, of¬ 
fered a Resolution in favor of an amendment of 
the Constitution, so as to elect the President, Vice 
President, and U. S. Senators, by a direct vole of 
the People; also limiting the terms of Supreme 
Judges. Fifteen private bills were passed; and 
the bill for the support of the Post Office Depart¬ 
ment was considered in committee of the whole. 
legislature of ‘fork. 
George N. Brig«s. —This gentleman retires 
from the high office he has held in this Common¬ 
wealth for seven years, with the best wishes of all 
citizens for his future welfare. Next to the honor 
of his having made an excellent Chief Magistrate, 
is that of having given the influence of his station 
to the Christian enterprises that so abound in the 
State. Last week, a very deserving compliment 
was paid him by his fellow-boarders at tho Adams 
House, and by Mr. Chamberlain, the landlord, who 
gave a very large and splendid levee on the occa¬ 
sion. Mrs. Judge Cushing, in behalf of tho lady 
boarders, presented the Ex-Governor with a gold 
headed cane. Her address to him, and his reply, 
were beautiful productions. Hon. Wm. B. Cal¬ 
houn, in behalf of the other boarders, presented 
him with a silver pitcher and salver for the distinc¬ 
tion he had gained as a man.— Watchman 4* Rejl. 
The Freshet. —The Herkimer Democrat says 
that the damage in that vicinity from the recent 
freshet will be about as follows: 
The railroad company, $5,000; plank road com¬ 
pany, 3,000; hydraulic company, 500; total $9,500. 
Three bridges were swept away, besides the 
Newport and Hydraulic Dams, and fences in great 
abundance. 
Railroad Fare. —We learn from tho Albany 
papers that tho Railroad Convention recently held 
in that city, has agreed to put the fare down on 
through passengers to $6,60 to Buffalo—two cents 
a mile. If they will make a similar reduction on 
way passengers, the public will be satisfied. 
Synopsis of Proceedings. 
Saturday, Feb. 15.— Senate. —The usual pe¬ 
titions, resolutions, &c., but nothing perfected of 
general interest. 
Assembly. —Various bills were noticed, reported 
and referred, and are passed:— 
Providing for a representation of the State of N. 
York in the World’s Industrial exhibition. 
The Committee of the Whole passed a bill au¬ 
thorizing the appointment of an agent to attend the 
World’s Fair, and appropriating $1,500 to defray 
his expenses. 
Monday, Feb. 17.— Senate —Mr. Cooper, from 
the Committe on Cities and Villages, reported an 
important bill restricting and regulating the power 
of Municipal Corporations in borrowing money 
and contracting debts. 
Assembly. —A discussion of the Compromise 
resolutions occupied the time. 
Tuesday, Feb. 18.— Senate —The bill to amend 
the general Plank Road Law was discussed. It 
allows such Companies to borrow money to build 
their road by vote of the majority of stockholders. 
It was opposed and rejected. 
Assembly. —The bill providing for the appoint¬ 
ment of an agent to attend the World’s Fair was 
passed. Compromise resolutions again discussed. 
Wednesday, Feb. 19.— Senate. —Petitions were 
presented for an Agricultural College and experi¬ 
mental farm. 
The President of the Senate decided that the 
Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad bill required a 
tivo-third vote. The question was argued and laid 
on the table. 
Assembly. —Compromise Resolutions continued. 
Thursday, Feb. 20.— Senate —A debate took 
place on the question whether the decision made 
by the Lieut. Governor (Mr. Church,) is correct 
in deciding that the bill for selling Saratoga and 
Sackett’s Harbor Railroad required a vote of two- 
thirds of the Senators, as appropriating public prop¬ 
erty to private purposes. 
After long debate the Senate, by tie vote, re¬ 
versed the decision. 
Assembly. —The Yates County contested seat 
question was under consideration. No question 
was taken before the House adjourned. 
Friday, Feb. 21.— Senate. —On motion of Mr. 
Morgan, the lollowing resolution was adopted: 
Resolved, That the Committee on Banks and 
Insurance Companies, be requested to inquire and 
report as to tho propriety of such an amendment 
to the Act to provide for the prompt redemption of 
the circulating notes of Insolvent Safety Fund 
Banks, passed April 12th, 1842, as shall require 
the Contributing Banks to make their payments on 
or before the last day iu December in each year. 
The bill providing for the stay of proceedings in 
cases where suits are brought for rents due on leases 
on the Manorial lands, was lost—11 to 14. 
Assembly .—The entire session was occupied in 
the conaiceration of the Yates county contested 
election case, and resulted in the passage of a reso¬ 
lution directing the Chairman of the Committee 
on Privileges of Elections to visit Yates county to 
tuke testimony. 
Hems of Mem s, &t. 
California 3hn«. 
ARRIVAL OF THE CRESCENT CITY. 
The Crescent City arrived at New York on the 
18th, with 218 passengers, bringing California ad¬ 
vices to Jan. 15. The amount of gold dustreceived 
is put down at $800,000. 
The California Legislature met on the 6th, and 
a few days afterwards Gov. Burnett tcudered his 
resignation. Lieut. Gov. McDougal was subse¬ 
quently inaugurated as Governor. D. C. Brod¬ 
erick (Dem.) was chosen President of the Senate. 
Business throughout the cities of California is 
extremely dull. Goods have been sold at uncom¬ 
mon low rates, in some instances lower than the 
first cost in New York, but this state of things can¬ 
not last long. The miners who have been getting 
out an immense quantity of dirt, but washing none 
for a long time, will soon begin to reap the pro¬ 
duct of their labors, and trade will consequently re¬ 
vive, and be as thriving as ever. The want of 
rain in the mountains has been a serious drawback 
upon the labors of the miners; still a considerable 
amount of dust is daily purchased by our bankers, 
though not so much as would have been thrown 
into market, but for the dryness of the season. 
Hon. T. Butler King, the new Collector, arriv¬ 
ed, and entered upon the duties of his office. He 
was warmly received. 
The Assessors for the city and county have just 
completed their labors and made their return.— 
They put down the value of real estate in the city, 
at $16,950,815, and in the county, outside the 
city, at a little less than half a million of dollars.— 
The aggregate of tax in city and county is $229,- 
288,41. 
The Indian difficulties and depredations, which 
have been perpetrated in the upper counties of the 
Stato, have subsided, and the tribes seem now to 
be quiet. Much is anticipated from labors of newly 
appointed Indian agents, in securing permanent 
friendly relations with tho Indians. 
The great excitement for a few days past has 
been reports of the immense richness of tho black 
sand found on the coast, in tho region of tho Kla¬ 
math River. Astonishing estimates have been put 
on paper, and a company formed for the purpose 
of collecting the sand, and determining its value. 
Such has been the excitement, and the general 
impression, that there was a fortune for all at 
Gold Bluft’, the locality referred to—that number¬ 
less vessels have been fitted out, some ot which 
have sailed, and others are daily departing. 
Some months ago a company was formed for 
the purpose of working a quartz vein along the 
Mariposa, which has met witli the most flattering 
success. With twelve stamps of pounders weigh¬ 
ing 250 pounds each, they crusli and grind an in¬ 
credible amount of the quartz rock each day. In 
the first seven days after they commenced opera¬ 
tions, and when their machinery and other things 
had not yet got in proper train, they made $18,000. 
Since that time their dividends are large, the last of 
which was nineteen per cent, per month. 
Specie Payments. —We learn that $1,000,000 
were paid out at the Sub-Treasury in New York, 
on the 15th inst., for Mint certificates, under tho 
recent order of the Treasury Department to redeem 
those certificates to the extent of $2,000,000. 
-Two live mice passed through the Northamp¬ 
ton Post Office, enclosed in “ valentines.” 
-The city of Conception, in Chili, South 
America ; has been destroyed by an earthquake. 
-Tho Virginia Convention has agreed upon 
reporting universal suffrage as an article in the new 
Constitution. 
•-The export of silver, from New Y’ork, is av¬ 
eraging over $200,000, a week, of which one half 
is American coin. 
■-The father of President Fillmore, eighty 
years of age arrived at the White House Feb. 21. 
while the President was holding his usual Friday’s 
levee. 
-At Cleveland O. pigeons are shot with fresh 
rice in their crops, which they must have eaten at 
loast 500 miles from there. 
-W. C. Grover, of Boston, and W. E. Baker, 
of Roxbury, have received a patent of a now and 
improved invention for a sewing machine. 
-A complete set of law reports of the several 
States have been added to the State Library at 
Trenton, nt a cost of $800. 
Df the eighty-five members of Wisconsin 
Legislature, now in session, thirty-three are natives 
of the State of Now York. 
-The key of the Bastile, presented by Lafay¬ 
ette to Washington, yot hangs in in the Hall at Mt. 
Vernon. 
-Ihe Steamer Sultan, from Constantinople, 
has reached London with a rich cargo of articles 
for the World’s Fair. 
-It is said that the fortune of the Rothschilds 
i® not less than 785,000,000 francs,—about $145 - 
000 , 000 . ’ 
—A California gold medal has been presented 
to Hon. Henry Clay by Hon. Edward Gilbert, in 
behalf of his constituents and friends. 
-The St. Lawrence Republican, of the 18th, 
announces that that paper is for the first time print¬ 
ed by the aid of a steam press —the first one intro- 
uced into Northern New York. 
, -John Jordan, while hunting among the Sin- 
namahoning mountains, (Pa.) the other day, came 
across an elk, which he shot. It was a fine animal 
and weighed about 600 lbs. 
-The Marshal reports in the Nineteenth Ward, 
N. V., no less than one thousand nine hundred and 
fifty persons above the age cf twenty who can nei¬ 
ther rend nor write. 
-49,300 bushels of potatoes and 23,500 bush- 
ols of oats were received at the depot of the Boston 
and Lowell Railroad, from New Hampshire and 
Vermont, during the month of January. 
-Tho amount of Grain in store at Chieago, is 
estimated as follows: Wheat 200,000 bushels; Corn 
90,000 bushels; Oats 70,000 bushels; Flour 25,000 
barrels. 
-The receiver of the Canal Bank gives notice 
that on the 10th of March next he will pay to the 
creditors of this Bank a dividend of 15 per cent on 
the amount of unpaid claims against the same. 
—j-The Virginia House of Delegates has passed 
it bill repealing so much of the 11th section of chap¬ 
ter 103 of the code, ns prohibits a woman marrying 
her aunt’s husband. K 
-It was the father of the Hutchinsons who 
died a few days since at Milford, N. H., and'not 
Jesso, the son, ns first reported. The ago of Mr. 
H. was seventy-three. 
-The barn of Mr. Kimball, of Whitesboro, 
was set on fire Feb. 20 by sparks from the locomo¬ 
tive on the Syracuse and and Utica Railroad, and 
entirely consumed. 
-The citizens of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, are 
determined to have a concert from Jenny Lind, if 
they have to mortgage the town property, or give 
a draft on the town pump. 
-The Secretary of the State of Pennsylvania 
has presented to the Legislature a plan for an Ag¬ 
ricultural School or College, and urges its establish¬ 
ment. 
-The U. S. frigate St. Lawrence left New York 
on tho 17th for the World’s Fair, London. She 
has 24 officers, 3 passengers, and 300 sailors and 
marines on board. 
-Chancellor Walworth recommends the ele¬ 
vation of Wheeling bridge twenty-feet. This is 
considered a final disposal of the Wheeling Bridge 
case, and is equivalent to its coming down. 
-The Missouri Senate has passed “the Pacific, 
Hannibal and St Joseph Railroad Bill,” with loans 
on the credit of the State for $3,000,000. The vote 
was 27 to 5. 
-In the last 65 years, it is estimated, on the 
authority of official documents, that our military 
establishments have subjected us to an expense of 
at least $950,000,000. 
-A little son of J. Wickard, Esq, of Cumber¬ 
land, on the 14th, inhaled the steam through the 
spout of a tea-pot sitting on a stove, and died dur¬ 
ing the succeeding night. 
-Dr. Foote, of Buffalo, goes to Russia as Min¬ 
ister Plenipotentiary, and Mr. Adams formerly of 
Buffalo, will accompany him as Secretary of the 
Legation. (This rumor is denied.) 
-In St. Lawrence county the other day a mnn 
was severely injured by the fall of a tree. He was 
borne on the shoulders of men forty miles in 13 
hours before a house was reached. 
-The U. S. frigate Constitution, while coming 
out of the straits of Gibraltar Dec 1, struck brig Con¬ 
fidence, which sunk in a few minutes; crew nil 
saved and Capt. Conover is bringing them to New 
York. 
-Major Augustus Daveznc died in New York, 
after an illness of only thirty-six hours. He was an 
aid to Gen. Jackson in the battle of New Orleans, 
and recently Charge to Amsterdam. He was a pat¬ 
riot, and a learned, liberal and philosophic gentle¬ 
man. 
-The Governor General of Canada, Lady and 
attendants, recently took a pleasure excursion in 
ice boats, propelled by the wind. There were four 
boats in company, whose passengers had the pleas¬ 
ure of skimming over the ice at the rate of thirty 
miles an hour. 
-The average depth of the Atlantic ocean is 
set down at 14,400 feet, and that of the Pacific at 
18,000. On the western aide of St. Helena sound¬ 
ings have been made, it is said, to the depth of 
27,600 feet—five miles and a quarter—without 
touching bottom. 
