MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YOR HER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
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ROCHESTER, APRIL 3, 1851. 
LIST OF AGENTS. 
Agricultural Machinery, Implements, &c. 
The improvements in cultivation within a few 
)ears past, have created a demand for labor-saving 
aids to wealth in the shape of agricultural ma¬ 
chinery and implements, and that demand has 
caused some of our most ingenious mechanics and 
shrewd capitalists to turn their attention to this 
branch of manufacture. The result is that farm¬ 
ers can not only readily obtain any desired ma- 
The New Silver Coin. —The die for the three 
cent piece, ordered to be coined by the late Con¬ 
gress, has been finished, and the coinage would 
be proceeded with at once at our mint, but for a 
defect in the law, which makes no provision for 
procuring the silver and copper to commence with. 
In consequence, the coinage will be delayed until 
Ifgialatuu of %m fork. Stems of lerns, &r. 
Synopsis of Proceedings. 
Wednesday, March 26.— Senate.- 
-The revi- 
HIU vantage WUl UO LiClOJ CU Uli 111 • - , . T -" * 
the proper steps are taken by the authorities at j 10n 01 me Assessm ent Law occupied a part of the 
---IV IMU1 CiLlOilllUli tu IIIIH Washington to remedy the deficiency. The new ay j ,, i . - -o --- 
branch of manufacture. The result is that farm- ooin is decidedl Y neat and tasty, and will be in a Elffi C W~Kt 8 Wer ® paSSed for the relief of Wlth the judiciary of that S'ato. 
ers can nnf milv , • , measure a convenient substitute for coppers. It is U ^-VVright. -Thirty-four persons by the name of Jones 
ers can not only readily obtain any desired ma- one -fourth copper and three-fourths silver, so that „ J® au ho ™ e WilJ'wn Beard and others to con- booked their names during one day at Jones’ hote ’ 
chine or tool of the best make, but the extent of the baser metal afiects the color but slightly. In C 011 s J’ ru ? t a ° d huild docks, wharfs, bulkheads, piers Philadelphia ° ^ ’ 
the manufacture, and competition in the business, size it is between the gold dollar and the five cent a ?] d b ~ s l? s in front of their lands in the 6 th Ward, _ 
h.ve greatly reduced the price, of most article..- thinner than either that a “ d S*** ......... 
-The Gulf Stream takes two years and ten 
months, to perform its circuit of 13,118 miles. 
Judge Mundy, of Michigan Supreme Court 
died on 1 uesday. He had long been connected 
Albion—B. Farr. Medina—I. W. Swan. 
Arcadia—M. Scott. Moscow—Win. Lymai 
Alabama—R. B. Warren. Macedon Center—Ira 1 
AdamaBasin—M. Adams. Macedon—Wm. Gallu 
Alfred—C. D. Langworthy. Marcellos—human Sht 
Alden—O. N. Fulton. Millville—J. II. Ilaine 
Allens Hill—David A. Paul. Mohawk—Postmaster. 
Buffalo—W. Bryant & Son. Manchester—J T McC 
Baldwinsville—It. Sears. Newport—Win. H. W 
Batavia—Samuel Ileston. Newark—Theo. Dickir 
Batavia—Samuel Heston. Newark—Theo. Dickinson. 
Benton Center—A. H.Savage New Baltimore—I,. Haight. 
P.rockport—II. P. Norton. North Chili—R. Fulton. 
Bridgeport—B. T. Adams. N. Y. Mills—W. D. Walcott. 
Benton—B. Coddington, Jr. Ovid—Jas. Van Horn. 
Brooksgrove—M. W. Brooks Orangeville—G. Cowden. 
Big Stream Point—I. Hildreth Phelps—S. E. Norton. 
Clyde—I. T. Van Buskirk. Pekin—J. M. Trowbridge 
Cazenovia—John White. Perryville—C. Britt. 
Carlton—E. II. Garhutt. Penn Yan—Postmaster. 
Canal—A. H. Toil. Pierpont Manor—O. B. Sci 
CamiiiiK. \ G ■ N - Sherwood, Rushville—A. Otis. 
> C. D. Bingham. Rutland—Moses Ennaes. 
Cleveland—A. H. Allen. Royalton—J. Shoemaker. 
Canandaigua—B. F. Gage. Romulus—Jo. Wyckoff. 
Caton—Philip Hubbard. Sen. Falls—H C Silsby <fc ( 
Churchville—Z. Wiliard. Scottsburgh—H. G. Baker. 
Caledonia—C. C. Tyrrell. Scottsville—W. G. Lacy. 
Covert—E. C. Gregg. Sheldrake—J. Harris. 
Clockville—S. P. Chapman. Syracuse—W. L. Palmer. 
E Bloomfield—Postmaster. 
El bridge— A. B. Forncrook 
Ellington—J. F. Farman. 
Medina—I. W. Swan. luul 01 me uesi mane, Dut the extent ot 
Moscow—Wm. Lyman. the manufacture, and competition in the business. 
Macedon Center—Ira Odell. _, , 
Macedon—Wm. Gallup. nave £ reatl y reduced the prices of most articles.— 
JJarcel'us-LuinanShepard. The fact that such establishments are well sus- 
iviitiviI jG"^«j. ii, llaincs. , . 
Mohawk—Postmaster. tamed, and not ‘‘few and far between,” is one of 
Newport—Wm!iL wtfi"rff tbe m0st strikin g and cheering evidences of pro- 
Newark—Theo. Dickinson. gress in the various branches o r farm labor. In- 
iNevv Baltimore—Ii. Haight. j j , .. „ . . . 
North Chili—R. Fulton. deed we believe fashion is, in this particular, of 
Ortdlffvm Ilorn. alCOtt SOme utiIity - as !t becoming fashionable to per- 
Orangeville—G. Cowden. lorm operations in the art primitive in the best 
Peking m! Trowbridge. manner * and with the most improved implements. 
Palmyra—T. Ninde. ° Unlike most other fashions, this is one which may 
Penn Yan—Postmaster. be judiciously and profitably followed by all en- 
Pierpont Manor-O. B. Scott gaged in rural occupations—and we trust it will be 
Rushville—A. Otis. .. c . 
Rutland—Moses Entries. mose ot our readers whose interests may thereby 
Royalton—J. Shoemaker. be promoted. 
Romulus—Jo. Wyckoff. 
Sen. Falls—H C Silsby & Co — We do not indite this article to put money in 
Scottsviiid—\V. <L Lacy. r ' tbe P urse °f manufacturers, but rather for the 
Sheldrake—.!. Harris. benefit of the users of their wares. It is written 
Syracuse—W. L. Palmer. v __ , .. , 
Starkey—Levi French. Decause we believe there are thousands of farmers 
uui u is so muuii ininner man euner tnat a t,, : --r-** x , . D * ■>-- 
blind man can easily distinguish them apart by the *o amend an act entitled “ An Act in relation lors on the Kochester and Lockport railroad corn- 
touch. The face of the coin has a capital C, with t0 Jusb< ^ Z P ° lice ia th ° City of Nevv York .” menced operations near that place on Saturday last. 
three innumerals indicating the value of tho coin pa ™ e . Marcb 30, 1848. -A Gas Company has been formed at Lock- 
e mbraced within it. Around the edge are the 13 f • “ Ladie , s l ’ U » ion Aid Society port, and the works are expected to be in operation 
stars for the original States. On the reverse is a the Methodist Episcopal Church of the City of early in July. 
star, having in its center an American shield, and iork ; ” ' _The Union Hm»i tt„- t> 
around the edge ‘‘United States of America, Provide for the appraisal and p yment of , \ ^nionHote, at Union, Broome county, 
1851 .”—Philadelphia Ledger. ca “ al dama ges to Henry Crouse. was dest soyed by fire on Friday last. Loss $10,0(10 
__ To authorize the Board of Supervisors of the ~P art ly insured. 
m w Txr , S ^ v ® r . al ?°«nties of this State to make the office -Joseph Gillot, the celebrated English manu- 
Th. Wheat Cnop.-We took .dv.nt.go of . of D„triot Attorney . salaried office. f.ctnrc, of steel pens. h„ lost honvht 
The Wheat Crop. —We took advantage of a 
R utland—Moses Fames. 
Royalton—J. Shoemaker. 
Romulus—Jo. Wyckoff. 
Sen. Falls—H C Silsby Co 
Scottsburgh—H. G. Baker. 
Scottsville—W. G. Lacy. 
Sheldrake—J. Harris. 
concerning the condition of the wheat crop. On [ Church of Britain. 
sandy, and other dry soils, it looks well; and altho’ 
there have been few growing days as yet, the 
wheat is green and flourishing. But mucky and 
wet lands present a much less favorable appear- 
In relation to highways and roads. 
For relief of Thomas J. Strong and George W. 
Cheney. 
To authorize the construction of a draw-bridge 
nnrnoa TTMU* TV i i ^ O 
Starkey—Levi French. 
Sheridan—J. I. Eacker. 
So. Otselic—Jas. Woodlev. 
,he' frosts L February and March YSg rSSKrKES C„.‘ 
done great injury. In some of the town* where To authorize the Supervisors of Wayne to levy ,’ Pl „ 
this sort of land prevails, farmers are not a little tax on Lyons, in said county, for the Duroose of I ho Pennsylvania House of Representatives 
n ISPnilM rrc*A ami * U „ 1 a _a. n i _ 1 ! J . t . * V _ ^ 1,111 * a- ..... 
in Western and Central N. York, aside from other discouraged, and even in the best quarters of the building a bridge over the Clyde River, on the Ge- hriS defeated the bill—by a tie vote—prohibiting 
sections where our paper circulates, whose interest county, poor fields are neither few nor far between, neva road. ’ any minor work, ng more than 10 hours per day in 
it is to purchase and use the best tools they can r a febect of warm weather in April may be, To incorporate the Watson Agricultural Insti- manufactories. 
Farmington—O. White. 
Fredonia—A. H. Barker. 
Geneva—J. G. Ver Planck. 
Gerry—C. Moore. 
Guilford Centre—S Hendrick Verona—A. Whaley. 
Holley—II. S. Frisbie. 
Hinmanville—A. Stone. 
Hulbarton—Win. Lavcrick. 
UnionSprings-RB Howland u P° n the matter for themselves. The advertise- 
Ver^i?£li; R e Ba C rker. mCnt describin & £mery & Co.’s Premium Rail- 
Vernon—Eli R. Dix. road Horse Power will give those interested an 
Verona—A. VWialey^ opporlunily of cypheriog to advantage—and the 
Watertown 
Weedsport—Eli Hamilton. 
.V.......O ,o no OT1 ,. oueii is me present appear- _Mr rilKorf nr i r 
ance of the crop and we fear that an unusually Amending the act incorporating the Albany i C a Valleio son of m’ ” ms fbrw [ arded to Adron 
large portion of the wheat sown in this county is Seminary Association. ^ ^°’ son Vajello, his appointment 
severely damaged by Spring frosts.— Roch. Daily Amending the act to authorize the abatement of 8t cadet . at Wesl Uoint, the first representative of 
American, March 29. a nuisance on lands owned by the people of the California in the military academy. 
-- State of New York, and other lands in the citv of ^ ko c '^y Authorities of Boston have under 
The School Bill.— The School Bill in the , , ... * consideration a plan for employing the electric tel- 
Jacksonville-P II Farington Warsaw—I. Hod<m. 
Kendall—W. R. Sandford. Westfield—E. C. Bliss. 
Knowlesville—C. Thorp. Wheatland—J. Murdock. 
Lodi—C. B. Vescelius. Walworth—Postmaster. 
Livonia—Andrew Sill. West Bloomfield—DA Paul. 
Lyons—E. R. Hughes. Wheatville—H. Deuel. 
Lockport—.T. W. Reed. Westernville—A. Baker. 
Litchfield—H. Randall. York—C. Seymour. 
I-e Roy—J. H. Stanley. Yates—J. Mead. 
Mention—N. Sherwood. Youngstown— J. Ladd. 
MEAN. RAIN. 
; We can still furnish back numbers of this vol. -_—- 
> Agents and other friends of the Rural will please by l. wetherell. 
’ note this fact, and take subscriptions accordingly.---—_ 
i Those who do not desire back numbers, can com- Mar. 1851. thermometer. winds 
; mence now or at any specified time. - _ max,. | min. | mean, rain. wlflus - 
Our mark-Ten Thousand-will soon be reached, 26 7,1 H N ' NK> 
if agents and subscribers continue their efforts. 27 71 58 64 33 S W ’ 
i , -« 28 47 32 39.33 
Progress and Improvement.” 29 60 29 45.00 sw. n. 
- 31) 70 53 61.66 s vv. 
With the commencement of the second quar- _ 31 I ^ 35 | 43.33 n w. n, 
ter of our second volume, and in consideration of remarks. 
our encouraging progress, and recent evident im- March 25th. Cool and fair. 
provement, we may be excused for again offering 26th. Cool morning—warm day—crow-black- 
a few thoughts on the words above written. bird seen—skunk cabbage in flower; also pansy 
“Improvement” is the motto, and “Progress” the and crocus, 
watchword, of the People of the Present. In noth- 27th. Warm-chipping sparrow heard-daisy 
mg is this more evident than in the extended ap- in flower—poplar in bloom, 
plication of the teachings of science to the practi- 28th. Cooler—a little rain, 
cal purposes of agriculture. Alreadj has a great 29th. Frost-fine day-peewit and !oads heard 
improvement been effected, in the cultivation of 30th. Warm day-elm in flower; honey bees 
the soil—in its products—and in farm stock and at work in maple flowers, 
implements. And, the extended circulation of 31st. Cooler—a sprinkle of rain 
Agricultural books and periodicals is one of the Note.-“ March came in like a lion and went 
influences of this spirit—a spirit that places the out like a lamb.” 
possessor and disseminator of practical knowledge ___ 
among the men of rank and power-among the PackEx Boat Arrangements-^ Rochester 
one ac ors o le wor . and Buffalo packets will commence running with 
le cultivators of the soil are taking a more el- the opening of the Canal, the following boats con- 
evated position in society. They rise nobly and stituting the line: 
rapidly, as they learn to aim higher—to improve o „ 
the soil, and give the culture of tho mind their NhtgTra,!??. ;;;;;;;; Capt - d^Bromlev 
earnest attention. To this end, let every farmer— Saratoga,. “ Warren 
every young farmer especially, be not only ac- Sultana,. “ Mason. 
quainted with the practical part of his business, Baltic,. “ Tanner. 
but with the scientific theory of the same. Let “ ~~---- 
him study the plants and animals by which he is - R ailroad Fare.—I t is stated that the through 
card of E. J. Burrall, proprietor of tho Agricul- rr The , Sch ° 0L BlLL — Th e School Bill in the To revive and extend an ant t consl ™ lon a P lan employing the electric tel- 
aval Machine Shop, Geneva, i, worthy of f °T S° ^ 
particular attention. Other advertisements rela- whole, are:— 1 . An $800 000 State tax 2 mvd - 8 a 16 ® us 9 uekannak River, in the town of _ T , j • „ 
five to the manufacture and sale of agricultural to be kept for eight months exceffi in ° f QtSe ^ i l ! ° f N ° W Brunswick 
implements, published in this and late numbers of Cases pr . ovided for - 3. One-third of the School- r J c ° e Comptny 6 ° f AlbaUy C ° Unty IllSU ' 0 f $1 250 000 to thT F S aSS * Stan , Ce ’ t0 , the amount 
thfi N™ yLvo . 7,' money (including the $300,000 to be drawn from * .u 5 ‘ • - 01 ^U^SO,000, to the Europoan and North American 
— rom “ 10 - -“S^he ssa; 
rv r a r 3 ~~ ‘ Amending the act incorporating the village of omore, and 42 to the Freshmen. 
«Y L, WETHERELL. An fgvdtta kt mi_ ? * FronHln tn.i_ 0 
-1- j 
oe exempt from school warrants. 
An Egyptian Newvspaper. —There is only one Frank hn. County of Delaware. ^ 
paper published in Egypt—a small monthly sheet. Amending the act incorporating the village of 
111 tho ArsKin I'Hum.wPA r, t £" _J_ll_ J x r’linnn ° O 
in the Arabic language, at four dollars a year. It Choon 
is devoted mainly to a glorification of the powers 
that be, and every one in the employment of the 
asha is obliged to subscribe for it. A surgeon of 
Peter Fowler, of Deerfield, brought into Uti¬ 
ca a calf, unweaned, five and a half months old, 
Authorizing Jamaica and Brooklyn Plank Road whlch we| ghed six hundred and sixty-six pounds 
Co, to increase their capital stock. Recess. 
Thursday, March 27.— Senate —The bill 
live weight, and Jive hundred when dressed. 
It is now sixty-three years since the first 
REMARKS. 
March 25th. Cool and fair. 
26th. Cool morning—warm day—crow-black- 
bird seen skunk cabbage in flower; also pansy 
30th. Warm day—elm in flower; honeybees 
at work in maple flowers. 
31st. Cooler—a sprinkle of rain. 
Note. “ March came in like a lion and went 
the hosnital tnlri Dr I v n « u ■* • ^uuksuay, maren 2 /.— Senate .—The bill pass- . , „ T. -jr-wucc yt-urs since me first 
Egypt, that although charged fm hi* nfeui” h W ? e . d « chan & 6 the name of the Trojan Railroad to band of whlte settlers entered what now forms the 
a copy rarely came to haifd —and when one did m 1 ra!n SSbU ^ g Bailroad > allowin g th em Htnte of ° hu> - Now it contains nearly two mil- 
arrive, he could not read a word of Tt ° M ^ l ° H UnUe with the Peiln - h ° nS ofinhabi tants. 
---- * n aDd J Railroad. _ -The Cc-mmittee of the New York State Ac- 
The School Bill Passed the House—T he increase the numberVf itsTrectors. ® W Y ° rk ’ t0 ri cultural Society have appropriated $400, to be 
^ The School Bill Passed the House. _The increase the number of its directors. 
School Bill, which has occupied the attention of incorporate the Cohoes Saving Bank, 
the Assembly for some time past, received its final T ? incorporate the Thistle Savings.Institution a 
reading yesterday afternoon, and an affirmative s P ec * a ^ charter, rendered necessary by the reason 
vote of 72 against 23. It is a compromise bill °i tke alienage of some of the members. 
neither of the extremes of the House being entire- „ To am end the charter of the California Inland 
ly satisfied. It is substantially the bill reported by ® tearn Navigation Company. 
Mr. Burroughs—differing es*entially from his only Assembly .—The bill passed to alter the plan of 
m the declaration of the first section, that “the A evv York . by extending Washington street to 
schools shall be free,” and in the ratio of distribu- Twelfth street. 
tion among the districts.— Alb. Journal. The bill incorporating the Utica Art Union. 
—--- Amending an act incorporating the Sacketts 
Killed by a Panther. —At Madrid Bend Ky Uarbor and Saratoga Railroad Company, 
a negro who had been placed at a stand in hunting r f, rellC ^ ° f Hotehkiss & Smith, 
deer, was seized by a panther which the dogs had 1<0r the re ' cha rter of the Sodus Canal Corn- 
awarded to such of those members as shall com- 
Packet Boat Arrangements— The Rochester 
and Bufialo packets will commence running with 
the opening of the Canal, the following boats con- 
QueenCity, .Capt. Stone. 
Niagara. “ D. H. Bromley. 
Saratoga,. “ Warren. 
Sultana,. “ Mason. 
Bal “c,. “ Tanner. 
a negro who had been placed at a stand in hunting £ „ relle , 
deer, was seized by a panther which the dogs had ° r re ' C 
started, and was literally torn to pieces. Two white pa ^u , r 
men who went to the rescue were wounded, and th qu 
tho ferocious animal escaped. The hunters of the bch ° o1 Bllk 
Kentucky must look to their laurels—in St. Law- Friday, Mar 
To incorporate the Thistle Savings.Institution a pete 8U0Cessfull y at the approaching World’s Fair. 
ecial charter, rendered necessary by the reason -The Governor of Florida is on a visit to the 
t le alienage of some of the members. east coast of that state and the Everglades with a 
r ,o ““ rto ‘“ ,he the 
Assembly .—The bill passed to alter the plan of em ‘ r . 
>w York, by extending Washington street to Jenny Lind s first seven concerts in New Or- 
velfth street. leans, for which tho tickets sold at a premium of 
Phe bill incorporating the Utica Art Union. ' fr °m three to twenty dollars, realizod from $140 - 
Amending an act incorporating the Sacketts 000 , to $160,000. 
irbor and Saratoga Railroad Company. _Tho Maverirk Timi. n f n ♦ 
For the relief of Hotehkiss & Smith. , f H ° U * e , £ast Boston, is now 
For the re-charter of the Sodus Canal Com- Shted by gas made from Cochituate water. It is 
ly. said be an exceedingly clear and beautiful light, 
The House was in committee of the whole on and ma de at a very smaI1 cost - 
School Bill. -M. Jules Coutin has left Paris for the United 
Friday, March 28— Senate.— Passed tbo blllin States, charged by the Minister of Public Works, 
-- j — r .... 11C , B . Railroad Fare.—I t is stated that the through 
surrounded searching out the w.nte end wis- | °Thf “wty'Srt Sbo’lbom 
dom of the greet volume of nature laid open for two cents nlrty Lt iZvenS 
his perusal. lie will find a world of knowledge * n niaking change will allow; as for instance 30 
to be explored—a host of unsettled theories to over- cents to Churchville: 50 cents to Byron; 65 cents 
turn or fully establish. And every man can do to Batav ‘ a - Fr ^ m Rochester to Syracuse, the fare 
something in this mighty work. 
will be $2,60; to Canandaigua 75 cents; Clifton 
$ 1 ; Geneva $1,30; Seneca Falls $ 1 , 55 ; Cayuga 
silver mines of Venezuela. A project is also on 
J foot to establish a Bank at Oaraccas, with a capital 
of a million and a half of dollars. 
-The depot in course of construction at Sa¬ 
vannah, for the use of the Great Central Railroad, 
will, it is said, be one of the finest edifices of the 
kind in the country. It will cover twenty-one 
The time has been, and the idea, even now in $1,65, and at the same rate to other way-stations, 
some quarters, gains credence—“ That to be a far- according to distance.— Dem. 
mer one needs no education.” Where is there a ----•— - 
greater field for scientific research—for earnest and Depth of the Ocean— During a passage from 
careful study—for honest and useful labor than in S ,' 0 o t0 t ^ e £ape 9 ood D°P e * when in latitude 
tho calling of the tiller of the soil? What more W ” bottom was 
. obtained at a depth of 2,100 fathoms or three ami 
appropriate field for noble, high-minded men-for a half miles. The sounding apparatus was a 
patriotism and philanthropy, than that which the thiry-two pound shot, slung with wire and attach- 
farmer may occupy. ed t0 a small line 50,000, fathoms long, and suffi- 
Let “ Progress and improvement,” then, be the c ‘ cudy strong to bear a weight of sixty pounds, 
motto in the onward march of the People of the n 7. ~ 
Present. Canada 1 ostage. — Ail arrangement has been 
effected by which sealed mail bags will be made 
~ T~ * ' up J, n ^ ew York f° r the chief places in Canada. 
A Good Suggestion. ^ 1 he postage to be the same in each country._ 
. . A letter not exceeding \ an ounce, 5 cents to the 
Here is an idea that may bo worth, to many of Lines, and 5 cents to any part of Canada. The 
our readers, more than the room it occupies. A P osta g e to be prepaid, and not at the option of the 
warm friend and introducer of the Rural thus f ei !u° r V • Tbe P° sta £ e 011 pamphlets to be prepaid 
. to tne Lines as heretofore, 
writes us from Niagara county: 
“ By the way permit me to say that we like ‘ the Another Link Broken—T he Richmond Whig 
Rural ’ very much, and we read it, and try to announces the death of Judge Francis J. Brooke^ 
practice its teachings. We intend to get it bound of Virginia, in the 88 th year of his age. 
at tho close of the year, and will tell you how we- ™ 7 du , d ^ 0 Brooke was an aid-de-camp to General 
contrive to preserve it. ‘ The Rural > * read so ^ ^ 3 Judge ° f the 
, , 1 " r “ dUS0 Court of Appeals of V irginia. So pass away, one 
much by the whole family that if it were folded by one,the men of the earlier days of the Republic 
and unfolded as formerly, it would be worn out and s00n 110 living man will be left to tell of the 
before we got it read; but last winter we purchased g reatstr uggle which gave us freedom and Union. 
Rockwell’s Patent Newspaper Cla*p, and find it ~~ ' - 
to ba iust what we want. Thenaner is nntnn Iowa Coal—W e learn from the Iowa States- 
Kentucky niust look to their laurels—in St. Law- Friday, March 28— Senate .—Passed the bill to tC8 ’ chnr S ed by the Minister of Public Works, 
rcnce Co., N. Y., one man alone killed a big appoint an agent to attend the World’s Fair at Wlth the mission of studying the railway system of 
panther '__London in behalf of those having articles on exhi- tbis coun try. 
Oswego, March 31,-The oeetioToYthe hi s l, providing f„ r ,h„ 
stone abutment of the canal below the toll bridge, charter of the Sodus Canal Company? whee i in i’ o b f ’ br ° ke her lurboard 
east side of the river, gave way this morning, and House engaged on Canal and School Bills n , ’ 7 ~' ° n Saturday last - and P u t into 
the water swept down about 40 feet into the river. at ioo o m ’ Baltimore in distress. 
It vvas that part of the canal on the east side which bi £ C Scnate — 1 he following -A company has been formed in Pniladclphia, i 
P , A f (he Rochester ,nd Webster ”«■„le^e cpM, for the purpose of the ] 
and will be repaired immediately ’ P1 ^ lk Road Com P an y to borrow money. alIver mines of Veil czuela. A project is also on < 
__ J _ I o amend the charter of the Attica and Hor- foot to esta m isk a Bank at Caraccas, with a capital < 
A fr nro- t/vt> s,r ■or'. ™ nelsville Railroad. of a million and a half of dollars. \ 
Jerome, of New Haven, Conn! S has actually made Sta^ to^s^hlcribe'to thecaoital rtoSk”? th® A ^ 6 -The depot in course of construction at Sa- J 
a time-piece, which he will warrant to keep good and Hornelsville Railroad. °° ° 1 le Attlca vannah, for the use of the Great Central Railroad, 
i II ? g ’ an i d d^ h,Ch he ., seII I, for 60 cents at To authorize the Buffalo and Rochester Rail will ( R is said, be one of the finest edifices of the 
ma3e of bras n s $ He* Ts^Y ' 1 road Company, to sell any part of the renl et kbld in the country. It will cover twenty-one 
if these anSes ?W ° f 8 °° & d&y tat ° t0 tbe Attica aild Hornelsville Railroad Com- a crcs of ground. 
Pany ‘ -McFadden, the Philadelphia" druggist, con- 
f am,ne AMONG THE IKDIANS-The Minnesota ordlreltt'tliffireSffig ^ WaS discussed aRd victed of manslaughter by causing the death cf a j 
Chronicle of the 10th uh., states that sad accounts g ’ young woman by administering morphine through \ 
have been recived there from the upper Indian ” ‘ ~~ * a mistake, has been sentenced to three months’ im- j 
country. The Indians above Crow Wing were . The Legislature.—T he members of the Leg- prisonment in the penitentiary. [ 
suffering extremely, and many had literally starved returned this morning, says the Journal of -A bill has passed the Nova Scotia House of 
to death. It is estimated, adds the Chronicle, that tke -26th, mstructed, refreshed and delighted from Assembly, which qualifies every male inhabitant 
within a short time past, from five to 700 of them the Vlsit to ^ ow York Brooklyn. The infer- over qj ’ of nee to votn / '1 } T 
have died in consequence of privations. matlon acquired, on this excursion, will be practi- i • , , years ° . age, to vote for members of the 
_ P cally useful. The facilities enjoyed by the Legis- Le g ,slature ‘. Th,s Wl11 enfranchise one-fourth of < 
B^”The following new Post Offices have been S?* l ° Se ® our great Metropolis, were such as ^ P 0 P ul “tion, who never could vote before. 
established:—Brier Hill, St. Lawrence, E. G. 86 ° m occur> Uew " -According to the Oswego Palladium the (\ 
Hyde, P. M.; Freehold, Greene, E. B. Dodge, P. r ' ~ - - Starch Factory in that city is the largest of the 5 
M.; S. Alden, Erie, J. Chaddendon, P. M.; No. T and Rochester Railroad— The kind in the world. It consumes annually 120,000 
Clarkson, Monroe, J. Granger, P. M.; Transit Lockport Democrat says that “ the whole line of bushels of mm nnd in non i B i c i * , nl < 
Genesee, David Coy, P. M. ’ this Railroad is now under contract, and as fast as T 1 l ^ The 
---the right of way can be secured, the contractors af J I,Ra { P r roduat 18 3,000,000 pounds of starch valu- 
Indians—B y the last report of the Commission- ^° K UI * d ‘ and ^ging forward the e_d at $150,000. 
York- 1 4^000 Lidians ThSave^OTO^resofl ^ 3 m ‘ le ° aSt ° f that viSage, ^ear Cold Springs^ the Moore’s Rural New-Yorker—T his journal < 
4 »;o plow.,MOO horses a„<J 800 0 ”"““ ^ ^ “ d pr0secu,ed £31 t£ZV^S. '’K^ypopeiv*,' \ 
nfleh cows. 1 hus have dwindled away the pow- j t the intention of the Comnanv to have ears r ® acbed the . same maturity of excellence and east ) 
rial Indian tribes which not many years since runnincr hptw^pn t f i^i> ‘i ve cars 0 f shadow in five years that this has in one Its ( 
uled “lords of the ascendant” in this State. first da ^ 0 f next December ^ R ° C ieSter by the access is well deserved. It realizes our concep- < 
—---—-—-- * tion of a good family paper far more perfectly than / 
Maryland—T he Convention at Annanolis 4 th v „ n ^7 ’ I- certain self-styled wo*? papers, which arc inferior 
VIarch, adopted a clause authorizino- the I P n-toln Counterfeit—T he manufacturers of the to Bus in every particular, except that they display 
are to protect from execution a reason ablo n ? "t spurious Whitehall Commercial Bank money have a kt .Be more amplitude of fold. The departments of \ 
p tirom execution a reasonable amount got out an edition of 5’s, which have annp-ireH in Agriculture, Horticulture, Domestic Economy Edu- / 
lit J ? 7 folure lottery grants, after a recent issue, and our citizens may m tell be on . The editor's page is woll-.tored, and 1 
ie expiration of existing grants. their guard._ Dem ^ be 18 susta)ned k Y a class of correspondents who \ 1 
® * llDVO or! lnvo-nlrr K.r --1 _ • \ D 
facturer of steel pens, has just bought an estate 
Amon g £ne senators who refused construct- 
ive mileage wore Messrs. Clay, Cooper, Badger, 
Seward, Underwood, Pierce, and Mangum. 
Wright and Webster’s weaving and dyeing 
establisement, in Water Street, Philadelphia, was 
have died in consequence of privations. 
to ba just what we want. The paper is put on the owa goal, vve learn from the Iowa States- 
, , ,, , . . man, that in Cedar lownship, twenty-two miles 
clasp and cut; then we can read it just as we from Fort Madison, coal of a very good quality has 
would a book. After one number is read, it is ta- been found. It lies about 60 feet below the sur- 
keu off and put away—then the next number is ^ ace » and tke vein is described as from four to six 
put on, &c. The clasp costs only fifty cents and ^ b * ck ‘ A company has been organized for the 
it should find a place wherever the ‘ Rural ’ does PUrP ° S6 ° f W ° rklng th ° ™ ne - 
-for the latter should certainly be preserved for Earthquake in Carthagena— The city of 
future reference. Carthagena was visited by an earthquake, on the 
AT T . 7th of February, which lasted five seconds. Had 
A Large Load. — I he ship Washington arrived it last two or three seconds longer the whole city 
at New York, March 31, bringing nearly 1,000 would have been in ruins; as it was there was con- 
emigrants, all of whom were in good health. This siderable damage done about the city. Two or 
is the largest number ever brought over in one three houses were shook down, and several lives 
vessel. jost. 
greatstruggle which gave us freedom and Union. !ie equation of existing grants. their guard—Dem. * he is sustained k Y a class of correspondents who 
-——--—— - ---- --|_have profited largely by science and experience. 
f Of . r P ry g J q ‘Z°u7l!Z «»P?ion. bv on 3 ShLTriv'el'o Z? pt 
'ives this granite for his memory.” 
Rare Bird. —The Sullivan County Watch- 
nan says a wild turkey was shot one day last week. 
bbls. whale, and 545,9 1 2 lbs. of bone, besides 59 
casks of sperm oil sent home_ Boston Post. 
VVe can recommend nothing better, in its way, 
to farmers; or to fanners’ good wives; or to all 
young Indies whoeverexpeetto become good wives; 
or to any and nil, of whatever sex or age, engaged 
in rural, economical, and industrial pursuits, than 
nan says a wild turkey was shot one day last week, The bill to unite Cleveland and Ohio cities in m Z •'T T ■ ? r age ’ . engnged 
m ° f Li H b6rty - in ,h n P ” ! “; d both “' ld l«»vo» the time fo, the tbe 
flock Of I thht Jn d 2 P ° UndS ’ aud WaS ° ne ° f ?f° ple . 0 v e 0t ? the annexation to be fixed by the at $2 a year.-Mich. Christian Herald. ' 
hock oi imrteen. Councils of the two cities. _ 
Michigan Railroad Steamers.— The May- The Brantford Courier says three out of the fivi 
Jinfw-If Uv Ad P11 tKe ? l8t “'I - ’ t0 , be wards i ? Uo which the township of Brantford is di 
---.- This excellent weekly agricultural paper has ) 
The Brantford Courier says three out of the five c ° m menced its second volume. It has sustained its ( 
irds into which the townshiD of Brantford L d;_ C ! ia 7' lctor w( i il . tbr ? ugh the last year, and we are 
jllowed by the Atlantic and Ocean here, aft r thev vided, have assented to take to the amount of glad to see ? l ha « established an extensive pat- \ 
re expected to perform their regular trips. ' TQnJino in Ttrar.t^.d av n..m„i„ ronage—jone whichi secures its permnnency and fu- ? 
£25,000 in the Brantford & Buffalo Railroad. 
ruimge—one which secures its permnnency ; 
ture usefulness.— Wyoming Co. Mirror. 
