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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL 
ROCHESTER, MARCH 6, 1851. 
• We can still furnish back numbers of this vol. 
Agents and other friends of the Rural will please 
note this fact, and take subscriptions accordingly. 
Those who do not desire back numbers, can com¬ 
mence now or at any specified time. 
Our mar k—Ten Thousand—will soon be reached, 
if agents and subscribers continue their efforts to 
augment the circulation ol’ the New-Yorker. 
Uou Terms, & r ., see last page. 
This Numjbkr ok the Rural contains less vari¬ 
ety in the main department than we usually pre¬ 
sent, yet wo think none of our friends will com¬ 
plain. Wo could not woll divide the letter of our 
foreign correspondent—and, beside, it has been 60 
long detained on the way (being one of the “ pass¬ 
engers” of the Atlantic,) that we thought best to 
give it at once and entire. The reader will of 
course understand that it is Dr. lt.’s introductory 
letter, and that the one we gave in the two prece¬ 
ding numbers should properly follow this. T he 
Premium List of the State Ag. Society also occu¬ 
pies considerable space; but as it will he frequent¬ 
ly referred to by subscribers and borrowers, we 
concluded to give it complete, so that any informa¬ 
tion it contains could bo easily possessed by those j 
interested. The length of these two papers com¬ 
pels us to defer several articlos from correspondents, 
and also to give less Horticultural and Mechauical 
matter than usual. Still we think the number 
will prove a readable and valuable one — and 
therefore wo put to these remarks apologetical a 
period. 
N. Y. State Agricultural Society. - Its Next Fair. 
We this week publish the complete List or 
Premiums to bo awarded at the next Annual Fair 
and Cattle Show of the State Ag. Society, to be 
hold, us previously announced, in this city on the 
16th, 17th, 18th and 19th days of September noxt. 
To the list we invito particular attention, and es¬ 
pecially that of the Farmers, Artisans and Manu¬ 
facturers of Wostern and Central Now York.— 
The location of the Fair is so accessible to a ma¬ 
jority of the farmers and fruit growers of the State 
_the producers of its staple products—that wo sec 
no good reason why an unusual number of exltio- 
iUrrs should not be in attendance. In most depart¬ 
ments the premiums arc liberal, and offered with 
a proper discrimination. Those who intend to 
compete should observe tho rules carefully, and be 
prepared to comply with the requisitions of tiie 
Society in every essential particular. To prove 
the importance of this, we might cite instances at 
late Fairs in which those who offered superior ar¬ 
ticles were doprived of a premium, by the omission 
of some item as to culture,. quality, time, ortho 
like, not considered important by the exhibitor, yot 
required by the rules ol tho Society. Y\ e repeat, 
then, look carefully to tho conditions, so that your 
labor and pains-taking in other particulars may not 
be lost through inattention. 
Unless we grcntly mistake present indications— 
and we judge from the apparent interest manifest¬ 
ed throughout this section of the State—the ensu¬ 
ing Fair will he the most important and beneficial 
one ever held in the State or Union. It may not 
exceed others in point of numbers in attendance, 
hut we trust, and have reason to behove, that it 
will be superior in other and more important par¬ 
ticulars. YVo believe—a strong hope is father to 
part of the belief, we admit—that there will be 
more producers and exhibitors present, and conse¬ 
quently n better and larger collection of animals 
and articles than at any previous show of tho Soci¬ 
ety. In tills we may be mistaken—yet if the farm¬ 
ers of Central and Western Now York try f they 
can and will surpass in value, variety and interest 
any previous exhibition. It each who can consist¬ 
ently do so, hut resolves to attend tho Fair.ad an 
exhibitor and competitor, bringing the best he has 
of its kind, the show will be all and more than we 
anticipate. Leaving a premium out of the ques¬ 
tion, almost every farmer will see and learn suffi¬ 
cient to remunerate him for time and expense.— 
He will return to his home a wiser man—with n 
j aster and higher estimate of tho importance and 
power of his calling—and new incentives and ideas 
which must lead to improvement in his future 
management. 
Our present purpose was more particularly to call 
attention to the Premium List, and enjoin upon 
exhibitors tho necessity of heeding its requirements. 
Hat “now that we are up,” we will allude to 
another matter. The Fair is to be held in the 
“ Flour City.” All who attend will be furnished 
with an abundance of the “ stuff of life,” at a 
not exorbitant rate. Those who were present at 
the Fair held here in 1843 will please remember 
that our latch-strings were out, and are inform¬ 
ed that there arc now more of them —with com¬ 
fortable domicils at the other end! 
— In order that those of our readers interested in 
the subject may be timely advised, we shall publish 
all the important doings of the Executive Commit¬ 
tee of the Society, relating to the Fair. Tho Com. 
hold a meeting to-day, for the seloction of Judges 
on the Premium List—the proceedings of which 
we ahull give as soon as received. The experience 
and ability of its ollieers is a guarantee that the af¬ 
fairs of the Society will he well managed. We 
doubt whether a more appropriate inau could nave 
been selected for its head, than the present worthy 
incumbent, Jons Djclakibld, Esq., of Seneca.— 
Under the supervision of such men as Del afield, 
Johnson, Tucker, und others, the public may con¬ 
fidently look for judicious management. 
j * ———-—- -- 
Mere Premiums! 
Is November last we published a list of specific 
premiurae, to persons obtaining subscribers to the 
Rural (and not competing for our large and gene¬ 
ral prizes,) previous to the 1st of March. Under 
that offer we have given seoeral hundred volumes 
of the Former and other books—the most of our 
friends preferring specific premiums—but having 
many more volumes of the same valuable works on 
hand, we propose to dispose of them to such ns are 
lending or may hereufter lend their kind offices in 
behalf of the Rural New-Yorker. Therefore, to 
all who do not compete for our large prizes, we of¬ 
fer the following 
Specific Premiums : 
For n remittance of $2, previous to the first of 
July next, we wilt send the New-Yorker one 
year, and the Genesee Farmer for 1818 or 1849, (ns 
preferred) stitched and hound in colored paper, 
suitable for mailing. For $5, ns above, we will 
send three copies of the New-Yorker one year, and 
bound volumes of the Farmer for 1848 ami 1849.— 
For $10 we will send six copies of the New-Yorker 
—and an extra copy, and bound vols. of the Farmer 
for 1848 and 1849. For $15 we will send 10 copies 
of the New-Yorker—and on extra copy, and uny 
three volumes of the Farmer published in octavo 
form, [except the one for 1850,]—or [instead of 
extra copy and Farmers} $2 in Hooks. For $25 or 
more we will send 20 copies of the New-Yorker— 
and an extra copy, and five volumes of the Genesee 
Fanner, from 1845 to 1849 inclusive, [being all the 
volumes published in octavo form, except the last] 
—or [instead of extra copy) $2 in agricultural or 
other Hooks, g j’Competitors for those premiums 
must mention the fact and designate what they 
want, in the letter containing remittance—when 
the premium selected will be immediately for¬ 
warded. 
Weekly Meteorlogical Abstract 
BY L. WRTHKRKLL. 
Feb. 1851. 
TJiKKMOMKTKJ*. 
MAX. | MIN. | MKAN. 
RAIN. 
J WINDS. 
18 
33 
25 
30.33 
N W. 
19 
43 
22 
35.00 
»W. ££. 
20 
45 
40 
42.66 
8. S 1C 
21 
42 
38 
39.33 
NIC. SW. 
22 
38 
36 
37,33 
w. 
23 
48 
38 
44.66 
W. * K. 
24 
49 
35 
43.33 
S. N\V. 
25 
36 
29 
31.66 
s w. 
26 
42 
27 
37.33 
S W. 8 E. 
27 
53 
34 
43.66 
SVV. NW. 
28 
30 
20 
26.00 
N W. 
Mar. I 
34 
16 
27.33 
8 W. 
2 
36 
24 
29.66 
N. 
3 
25 
16 
21.00 | 
N W. 
REMARKS. 
Feb. 18. Very fine day; splendid aurora borealis 
this evening. 
19. Another delightful day. 
20. Rainy day and evening. 
21. Foggy and rainy until evening, when it 
cleared off. 
22. Cloudy—river high. 
23. Spring day—river rising. 
24. Rainy and foggy; snow nearly gone. 
25. Fair day—splendid evening. 
26. Fine morning—cloudy afternoon; rain in 
the evening soon after 10 o’clock. 
27. Cloudy and rainy—wild geese seen flying to 
the North—this is regarded as a sign of spring. 
28. Fine day. 
March 1. Fair forenoon—cloudy and squally 
afternoon. 
2. Continues cloudy, cold and equally. 
3. Fair morning—clouds appear soon after sun¬ 
rise—squally through the day. 
The followitg paragraph has been handed us for j 
publication by a friend who has resided in this sec- ! 
tion about fifty years. Its assertion is suggestive. I 
and may induce some persons to write as well as 
think on the subject: 
Change in Winters.— In tho early settlement 
of Western New York, from 1804 until the com¬ 
mencement of building Railroads and the intro¬ 
duction of Telegraph wires across our plains and 
forests, the winters were steady and cold. Tho 
great changes since the above may be attributed to 
the current of electricity, by which the Ocean bree¬ 
zes and 8. E. winds traverse our State. c. 
Literary Notices, &c. 
“The Western Literary Messenger,” for 
March, is the initial number of the Sixteenth vol¬ 
ume. It contains original articles from the pens 
of Hosmek, TuWicn, Mrs. Sigourney, Miss Fran¬ 
ces A. Fuller, D. W. Ballou, Jr., Thomas M. 
Cooley, and others, and is the best number of this 
periodical ever issued. The Messenger is begin¬ 
ning to bo appreciated by a class of readers whose 
taste is creditable to please, and wo are happy to 
learn its circulation is now having a steady increase, 
its terms to mail subscribers are $1,50 per annum. 
Jewett, Thomas it Co., Publishers; and J. Clem¬ 
ent, Editor. 
"The International Monthly Magazine” 
for March. —Stringer and Townsend, the enter¬ 
prising publishers, aud Dr. Griswold, the indefati¬ 
gable editor of this work, combine their forces most 
efficiently in catering for public taste. Besides the 
selections from the best magazines and reviews of 
Great Britain, extracts from new works, fresh po¬ 
ems, elaborate critical and biographical notices, 
obituaries of distinguished persons, and a remark¬ 
able collection of literary, personal and scientific 
items, gleaned from a wide field, offer to the reuder 
a rare and sumptuous feast. For sale by D. M. 
Dewey, Arcade Hall. 
Lecture by Mr. Hosmek.— We are happy to 
learn that W. H. C. Hosmeh, F.sq., will give a lec¬ 
ture in this city on Wednesday evening next, (12th 
inst.,) at Corinthian Hall. Subject—“The Irish 
and iheir Poetry.” Mr. Hosmer’s lectures in other 
places have met with universal commendation, am] 
our citizens wili doubtless give him a large and ap¬ 
preciating audience. 
Charter Election. —An our paper goes to press 
on tho afternoon of election day, (Tuesday,) we 
are uuablo to give the result The politicians of 
each purty are making great efforts to save the city, 
or rather its offices, from—their opponents.— 
Chas. Hendrix, Esq., whig, aud Col. N. E. 
Paine, dem., are the candidates for Mayor. 
CongrtMtonal. 
Synopsie of Proceedings. 
Satcrdat, Feb. 22.—The Senate spent most 
of the day in debating the President’s Special 
Message, by way of interlude passing the Revolu¬ 
tionary Pension and West Point Acadomy bills. 
The House discussed the Fortification bill and 
adjourned. 
Monday, Feb. 24.—In the Senate, the Cheap 
Postage bill was amended, according to the prop¬ 
ositions of Mr. Rusk, and ordered to lie engrossed, 
but not passed, several gentlemen feeling the need 
of speaking on it. The amendments provide for 
half-ounce letters, pre-paid, three cents; unpaid 5 
cents; over 3,000 miles double those rates; and a 
graduated tariff for newspapers of so much per 
quarter, according to frequency of publication and 
distance. The Senate spent the rest of the day in 
talk upon the President’s Fugitive Slave Message. 
The House devoted the day to the Appropriation 
bills, and got through with about two-thirds of the 
same. 
Tuesday, Feb. 25.—In the Senate, the House 
River and Harbor bill was reported without amend¬ 
ment The California Duties bill was passed, 
with an amendment giving the new State $300,- 
000 out of the duties collected while she was a 
Territory. 
In the House, the Civil ami Diplomatic Appro¬ 
priation bill was then taken up, and several attemp s 
at Tariff Amendment made and defeated as out of 
order. 
Wednesday, Feb. 26.—In Senate, the Cheap 
Postage bill, as amended, passed the Senate yester¬ 
day by a vole of 39 to 15. The bill extending pen¬ 
sions to the widows of Revolutionary soldiers was 
passed. That granting the right of way for a tele¬ 
graph to the Pucific was engrossed. Tho bill Uni¬ 
ting the liabilities of ship owners was also passod, 
as was the Joint Resolution to send a national ves¬ 
sel to bring Kossuth to this country. 
In the House, the Mexican Indemnity bill was 
passed, and the Army Appropriation bill taken up. 
No vote was had on the bill. 
Thursday, Fob. 27.—In the Senate, the bill for 
the protection of patentees against importations 
from Canada was ordered to be engrossed. The 
Naval Pension bill, with amendments, and tho bill 
limiting liabilities of ship owners were passed. A 
joint resolution from the Committee on Military 
Affairs, directing a sword to be presented to the 
nearest male relative of Maj. Ringgold, was order¬ 
ed to bo engrossed. The Post Route bill and the 
bill on the Mexican Indemnity, from the House, 
were referred. 
The bill for the aid of Louisiana in reclaiming 
her overflowed lands, gave rise to a debate on the 
Public Lands, in which Mr. Seward defended the 
principle of Land Limitation, and that every man 
who had no land should receive it from the Gov¬ 
ernment. A long discussion ensued on the bill 
for making grants of Public Lands in California to 
actual settlers. 
The Army Appropriation bill was discussed at 
length bv the House in Committee of the Whole. 
A motion to suspend the rules in order to intro¬ 
duce the resolution of the Senate in regard to em¬ 
ploying a national vessel for Kossuth was lost. 
Friday, Feb. 28.—In the Senate, the bill ma¬ 
king the Bounty Land Warrants assignable was 
extended by an amendment declaring that nothing 
in the act of September last shall be construed as 
excluding from tho benefits of the act any officer, 
non-commissioned officer, private of regulars, vol¬ 
unteers, State troops, rangers or militia, who wore 
mustered into service of the United States l’or the 
suppression ol Indian hostilities, or whose services 
have been recognized by the United States or those 
called out by the States in the war with Great 
Britain. 
In the House, the Joint Resolution which re¬ 
lieves Mr. Ritchie from the terms ol' his contract, 
end in lieu, gives him one-half the proceeds fixed 
by the luw of 1819, was passed, 106 to 103. 
A Rare Bird. —Mr. Lorenzo Clark of Ala¬ 
bama, N. Y. v shot a white Owl on tho 27th of Feb¬ 
ruary, whose wings measured four feet and nine 
inches from tip to tip. They are rarely found in 
this section of tho State. The owl lias been seen 
in various parts of the town during the winter, but 
was very shy, and many shots were made at him 
before he was brought down. n. b. w. 
Destructive Fire at Youngstown. —The ex¬ 
tensive Flouring Mill of Messrs. W. R. Davis 
Co., of Youngstown, containing wheat, flour, flour 
barrels, offals, A c., was entirely destroyed by fire 
on the 21st ult. The loss of Messrs. 1). &Co- is 
estimated at $40,000, about two-thirds of which is 
supposed to bo insured. Much credit is given to 
the officers and soldiers at Fort Niagara for their 
eii'orts to stay the ravages of the fire. 
New Banks in R. I.—Five Banks were incor¬ 
porated in Rhode Island at the late session of the 
Legislature. The Bank of South County, capi¬ 
tal $100,000; Bank of Commerce in Providence, 
$200,000; Bank of America, $100,000; Railroad 
Bank, $50,000, and Citizens Bank of Woonsock¬ 
et, $100,000. The Banks of Providence have ob¬ 
tained a charter, and are about establishing the 
“ Clearing Bank,” so called, which is to he em¬ 
ployed in settling the balance between other Banks 
and in redeeming tho notes of tho country Banks, 
to perform the service now rendered by the Mer¬ 
chant’s Bank. 
Fatal Accident. —Coroner Pullis gives ns the 
following item:—A young farmer named Calvin 
W. Jackson, while engaged with another person 
in cutting wood upon his farm in East Henrietta, 
was almost instantly killed by being struck on the 
back of the head by the limbs of a tree that was 
broken down by the weight of another that in d 
lodged upon it after being felled. Jackson was 
chopping some distance from the place where his 
companion was felling a tree, and it was intended 
that it should fall in a different direction from that 
which its heavy limbs gave it. Tlte blow crushed 
his skull aud he died almost immediately. lie was 
34 years of age.— Roch. Dent. 
legislature of Mem f’ork. 
Synopsie of Proceedings. 
Monday, Feb. 24.— Senate. —The law to re¬ 
model the Militia Laws was under consideration, 
also the bill providing for a new election on the 
first Tuesday in March, of Senator in Congress.— 
No vote was taken on either. 
Assembly. —After the reception of numerous 
petitions, and the report of several bills— 
The Committee of Whole took up the different 
bills relative to Free Schools in this State. After 
some time spent thereon, the Committee rose and 
reported progress. 
Tuesday, Feb. 25.— Senate —Petitions and Re¬ 
ports, and then a debate on the bill providing for 
the election of Senator. 
Assembly —Petitions and reports as usual, but 
no bills passed. 
Wednesday, Feb. 26.— Senate — The debate on 
the Senator question was continued. 
Assembly —The School bills wore again discuss¬ 
ed in Committee of the Whole. No question ta¬ 
ken. Adjourned. 
Thursday, Feb. 27.— Senate —The hill repeal¬ 
ing the law which provides that within ton days 
after the 4th of March, any member of tho Legis¬ 
lature elected to Congress shall forfeit his seat was 
passed. 
The U. S. Senator bill was then taken up, aud 
after much debate, it being understood that if pass¬ 
ed, the hill would have been postponed to 2d April, 
it was la'd on the tnble. 
Assembly. —Petitions and Reports, the Senator 
bill laid on the table, and the discussion of the 
School question resumed. 
Friday, Feb. 28.— Senate —The bill incorpor¬ 
ating the Knickerbocker Savings Institution of 
New York was passed—Ayes 81, Nays 2. Also 
the bill to enable tho New York and Virginia 
Steamship Company to commence business, with 
a capital of $3,100,000. 
Assembly —The Printing Committee reported 
tho cost to the State of printing tho report of State 
Agricultural Society last year to ho $26,958.24; 
tho cost of printing the number ordered by the 
House lust, year, will amount to $37,825. The 
House subsequently passed a resolution limiting 
the number to 75 times the usual number, reduc¬ 
ing the cost about $10,000. 
The Comptroller, (Mr. Fuller,) transmitted a 
report of the number of Banks in tho State, the 
amount of circulation, and a great amount of sta¬ 
tistical information. 
Census of New York. 
Prom the Washington Republic. 
The following tables of New York are obtained 
from the Statements of the Deputies; hut having 
been examined at tho Census Office, and correct¬ 
ed by comparison with all the data to which access 
can now be had, are belioved to bo very nearly 
perfect: 
NORTHERN NEW YORK. 
Albany. 
.. 93,297 Niagara. 
.. 42,224 
Allegany • • • • 
.. .37.880 Orleans. 
. - 06,464 
Broome .... 
.. 30,660 Otsego. 
.. 48,746 
Cattaraugus* 
.. 38,910 Oneida. 
.. 99,818 
Clmutauquo. 
.. 50,624 Ontario. 
. . 43,977 
Cayuga .... 
.. 55,489 Onondaga ... 
. . 85,900 
Chemung .., 
. . 28,964 Oswego. 
. . 62,150 
Chenango .. 
.. 40,313 Rensselaer... 
.. 73,435 
Cortland.... 
.. 25,058 Saratoga. 
.. 45,620 
Clinton. 
.. 40,056 Schenectady . 
.. 20,057 
Delaware..., 
.. 39,872 Schoharie.... 
Erie.. 
. .101,115 Seneca. 
.. 25,442 
Essex.. 
.. 31,203 St. Lawrence. 
.. 63,634 
Franklin.... 
.. 25,114 Steuben. 
.. 63,7851 
Fulton..... 
.. 20,158 Tioga. 
.. 25,384 
Genesee.... 
.. 28,538 Tompkins ... 
.. 38,749 
Hamilton... 
.. 2.188 Warren. 
.. 17,159 
Herkimer... 
.. 38,257 Washington.. 
.. 44,751 
Jefferson ... 
.. 68,156 Wayne. 
.. 44,967 
Lewis. 
.. 24,570 Wyoming.... 
.. 32,123 
Livingston.. 
.. 40,887 Yates. 
.. 20,590 
Madison.... 
.. 43,081 
— 
Monroe. 
Montgomery 
, . 87,838 Total. 
.. 31,913 
.1,989,653 
Dwellings, 
June 1, 1850 
345,287; deaths in the year ending 
, 23,670. 
SOUTHERN NEW YORK. 
Columbia... 
.. 43,004 Rockland... 
.. 16,965 
Duchess.... 
.. 58,994 Richmond.. 
.. 15,066 
Greene. 
.. 33,124 Suffolk. 
.. 36,826 
Kings. 
..138,899 Sullivan- 
.. 25,090 
New York.. 
. .515,394 Ulster. 
.. 59,406 
Orange. 
.. 57,164 Westchester. 
. 14 134 
.. 58,267 
Queens. 
.. 36,832 Total. 
.1,109,165 
Dwellings, 129,335; deaths in the year ending 
June 1, 1850, 33,259. 
Population of Northern New York.1,989,653 
Population of Southern Now York.1,109,165 
Total population of the State.3,098,818 
Wayne Co. Ag. Society.—Its Next Fair. 
A correspondent of the Wayne Sentinel writes 
as follows: 
The adjourned annual meowing of the Boatd of 
Managers of the Wayne County Agricultural So¬ 
ciety, hold at Newark on the 21st Feb., was every¬ 
way a pleasant one, and largely attended. Tho 
competition for tho Fair was very great. Five 
towns made oilers of raising sums equal to $200 
oaeh for the privilege; hut with the greatest disin¬ 
terestedness, it was unanimously agreed to hold it 
at Lyons, on the 24th, 25th, and 26th days of Sep¬ 
tember next—tho deputation from that village 
pledging that town in an offer a trifle in advance of 
uny other. This spirit we think will insure u first 
rate Fair. 
At first the Society resolved to hold two Fairs— 
some advocated three —in our county this fall; but 
after full deliberation, the resolution to hold two 
Fairs was reconsidered, and one substituted for this 
year, owing to tho proximity of the Stute Fair, 
which will draft the agriculturists of our county 
generally, wo think, for one week- r. 
The Legislature. —Petitions continue to lie 
presented for the reduction of the Fees of County- 
Clerks; and largo numbers have been presented 
for the repoal of tho New School Law; for the 
passage of laws to secure to persons arrested as 
Fugitive Slaves a trial by Jury, and for the pas¬ 
sage of laws prohibiting the sale of intoxicating 
liquors. 
Stans of Mnus, &r. 
-The latest accounts from Burrnnh announce 
thnt Mrs. Judson was to leave Alaulmain for the 
United States in the month of January. 
-The sentence of John Bnham, convicted of 
the murder of a pedlar, has been commuted to im¬ 
prisonment, for life. 
-The stable of Mr. Marsh attached to the City 
Hotel, Utica, with 14 horses was destroyed by fire 
on the 25tli. Loss $3,500. 
-15,000 barrels of mess pork were sold in St. 
Louis on the 22d ult., ot twelve dollars per barrel. 
Tlus in the aggregate, amounts to $180,000. 
-Ainin Bey, tho Turkish Envoy, having made 
an extensive journey throughout the Union, re¬ 
turned to Washington on the 24th ult. 
-Donations to the American Home Missionary 
Society; January $11,252,29. Missionary appoint¬ 
ments for tho same month, 61. 
-Martin Farqulmr Tupper, the author of Pro¬ 
verbial Philosophy, will embark for this country in 
the steamer Franklin, on the 12th of March inat. 
-A light house for one of the Florida reefs is 
being constructed of iron, at a London manufactory, 
at the expense of our Government. 
-The foreign exports of silver the past week 
from New York, were $252,2i8, nearly all Ameri¬ 
can halves. 
-The population of the State of New-IInmp- 
■hire is less by about two hundred thousand than 
that of the city of New Yo.k, 
-A Panorama of the Arctic Regions la now- 
exhibiting in London, illustrative of the principal 
places touched at by Sir John Franklin’s F.xjxsdition. 
-Stephen Hempstead, Jr., Governor of Iowa, 
was formerly a schoolmaster and taught for many 
years in Bucks county, Pa. 
-A bill has passed the Legislature of Illinois 
exempting a homestead to tho value of $1,000 from 
execution. 
-It iB said that Father JVnthew has adminis¬ 
tered the temperance pledge, so fur, to five million* 
eight hundred thousand persons. 
-A daughter of Mr. Pugeot was knocked down 
and killed by a runaway horse, in Buffalo, on th® 
12 th inst. 
-Coffee of a quality superior to the beet Java 
or Mocha is raised in Liberia, and can he cultivated 
with great ease to any extent. 
-The Smithsonian Institute Library, contains 
4,233 volumes of books, 765 pamphlets, 1 383 en¬ 
gravings, and 207 maps, charts, drawings, &c. 
-The kingdom of Sweden is estimated to have 
a population of 3,533,200. The increase in the 
last 5 years has been 219,293, or at the rate of 6 
per cent. 
-Two young men at Brandon, Vt., discovered 
a hoar frozen into his den, the water having run 
down and formed in bars in front of him. They 
fired eight balls into him before killing him. 
-The siiip Antarctic, from Liverpool, lost 20 
passengers during the passage; at one time 400 were 
ill, and 90 were obliged to be landed at the Quar¬ 
antine Hospital. 
-The Scythe Fnctory of Messrs. Roby, Saw¬ 
yer, and Farwell, Chelmsford, Muss., was destroy¬ 
ed by fire on the 9th ult. Loss about $4000. In¬ 
sured for 1700. 
-A dog train arrived at St. Paul, Minceola, on 
the 30th of January in thirteen days from Lapointe, 
Lake Superior. They had several cwt. of freight, 
and made 40 miles a day the roads being bad. 
-Mr. Lyman Kingsly, bridge builder of North¬ 
ampton moved a two story house, 26 by 38 feet, 
across the Connecticut River, at Chicopee, week, 
before last. 
-The Rev. I>r. Peck, editor of the Christian 
Advocate and Journal, proposes to issue shortly, 
“ Sketches of the Early History of Methodism in 
Central New York and Northern Pennsylvania." 
-Preparations are making to build the first 
railroad in Texas. It will connect the town of 
Harrisburg, u few miles below Houston, with, the 
Rio Grande. 
-The North River boats are resuming their 
regular trips. The Buffalo and Hendrick Hudson, 
wore both up from New York on Tuesday week— 
both popular boats. 
-At Munich are nine young Egyptians; they 
are sent there to be educated, especially in the sci¬ 
ence of Medicine. They are industrious and make 
good progress in study. 
-J. 8. Tryon, Esq., of this city has procured 
a Land Warrant for 160 acres of land for Henry 
Olmstcnd of Greece, who was a recruiting officer in 
the war of 1812. 
-John T. Dodgo, of Wenham, Mass., who ac¬ 
companied his father to Bunker Hill, and was with¬ 
in the American lines during the battle, died Feb. 
25, at the age of eighty-seven years. 
-The London Times says that, “ at the end 
of the next half century, the Americans, having a 
population of one hundred aud ninety millions, will 
make small work with the Canadas and the West 
Indies.” 
-The Legislature of Iowa, at its present ses¬ 
sion, have laid off and named fifty new counties in 
thnt State. Among the list we notice Kcwwiuth, 
Cass, Ccrro Gordo, Palo Alto, and Bancroft. 
-In a suit for damages for false imprisonment 
recently tried before the St, Louis Circuit Court, 
the Jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff of 
$13,000. 
-The Savannah News states that the genuine 
Tom Thumb, the well known specimen of petrte 
humanity, hns been arrested in thnt city ami fined 
ten dollars for driving his little carriage on tho side¬ 
walk. 
-The value of imports at Montreal for the sea¬ 
son of 1850 amounts to $8,864,985. This value is 
principally for goods from England, by way of the 
St.. I>awrence. The amount of exports from the 
same port were $2,000,000. 
-Daniel Davis died at Madisonville, la., Feb. 
1851, aged 100 years, 8 months, and 1 day. He 
served seven years in the Revolutionary war, three 
years under Gen. Wayne, and six months under 
Col. R. M. Johnson. 
-The Hon. Mr. Berrien, in presenting a me¬ 
morial to the Senate on Saturday, Ntnjled that no 
autumnal or yellow fever had occurred ii \ Savannah 
fiir the last 29 years, owing to the system of dry 
culture and draining which hue been obtaiiot >1 there. 
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