MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YO RKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
ROCHESTER, APRIL 24, 1851. 
We can still furnish hack numbers of this vol. 
Railroad Accident.—Loss of Life. 
On Thursday last a collision occurred at Ge¬ 
neva—resulting in the death of one passenger, and 
the serious injury of two or three others. The ex¬ 
press train was standing still, headed east, when 
the accommodation train from the west arrived, 
and ran against the former under full headway.— 
The person most seriously injured—and who died 
soon after the accident—was a Mr. Riley, clerk 
for Erastus Corning of Albany. We believe two 
Agents and other friends of the Rur^. w*ll please 0(ber p er80ns j ia( j their legs broken, while several 
note this fact, and take subscriptions accordingly. * . . . , 
Those who do not desire back numbers, can com¬ 
mence now or at any specified time. 
important bills. This renders an extra session in- 
Grkat Excitement at Geneva.— We under¬ 
signed: 
VVm. II. Rrown, Suffolk. Queens, Sec. 
John Snyder, Dughess and Columbia. 
James C. Curtis, Orange and Sullivan. 
William A. Dart. St. Lawrence and Franklin. 
George IL Fox, Herkimer, Montgomery, See. 
Sidney Tuttle, DelaVare and Schoharie* 
John Noyes, Chenango and Otsego. 
• Charles A. Mann, Oneida. 
Alanson Skinner, Jefferson and Lewis. 
Henry 15. Stanton, Seneca, Tompkins, Yates. ‘ 
George 15. Guinnip, Chemung and Steuben. 
It is not our province to discuss political ques¬ 
tions, and weshall not in the picsc.it instance, lnit Accommodation Train, on Saturday, wore thrown 
we may he permitted to expres s an opinion on t ns od ? ^ be ^ rac ] c 0 f ^le Schenectady Road two miles 
subject. The movement strikes us as being most ^ of gt _ Johnsvi]le * 8everely injuring four per . 
Apr. 1851. f 
THERMOMETEP. 
MAX. | MIN. | MEAN. 
rain. WINDS - 
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* N E. 
16 
41 
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37.66 
N E. 
17 
40 
36 
38.33 
N E. 
18 
51 
38 
43.00 
N E. 
19 
45 
38 
41.66 
N E. 
20 
45 
38 
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41.33 
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unwise and iniudicious. We hope and believo it 
unwise auu . r sons—one of whom has since died.” 
will not be made a party question—for if such ac- 
i *• j „;,ro When will our Railroad Companies cease this 
tion is to be sustained, we may give up legislation 
, ,, , ., ■„ r „ „ reck ess and criminal destruction of life? 
and adherence to the will of majorities. We are 
triad to see that neither partv sustain the Senators „ T~~ ,77 , . , 7 
<= , Weekly Meteorological Abstract, 
in this unprecedented effort to stop legislation.— __ 
The Buffalo Courier, an able Democratic Jour- gy wetherell. 
nal, has some well timed remarks on this subject -,. u - 1 - 
—exhibiting a candor and honesty in rebuking its Apr. isoi. max. | min. | mean. rain. WINDS- 
political friends, rarely found in an organ of any [5 39 34 39.00 7 T 77 
rarv We can make room only for the following ID 41 38 37.66 n e. 
1 , 17 40 36 38.33 n e. 
extract: , , . . 18 51 38 43.00 I n e. 
Tho twelve Senators who resigned their seats 49 45 33 41.66 N e. 
have thus accomplished their purpose. The Canal 20 45 38 41.00 e. nw. 
1 ill is defeated, and with it tho Appropriation bills. 21 I 46 36 41.33 n w. 
'File State is subjected to the trouble, delay and ____ 
expense ol an extra Session of the Legislature. remarks. 
This is a most serious matter, and W'e feel bound 
to speak of it in the manner it deserves to be treat- 1,J ’ Cloudj rainy at evening, 
cd. * We take no exception to Senators’ entertain- 16. Rainy day. 
ing and acting upon conscientious scruples, but 47 . a little rain mingled with snow. 
when sueli action degenerates into sedition and 18 cloudy forenoon—fair afternoon. 
revolution, the People will hold them responsible Cool-verv rainv dav 
for tho consequences. We esteem their resignation U. Lool very rainy day. 
as unwise, injudicious and wholly unwarranted by 20. Continues cool and rainy. 
the circumstances upon which they have attempted 21. Rain and snow—fair afternoon—solar halo, 
its justification. It is a revolutionary act—an at- t ] ie weo k bas beeri ra j n y an( j c 00 j. 
tempt of the minority to control or defeat the will ___ 
of the majority. It is a precedent, which if justi¬ 
fied or established, puts an end to legislation in our State Fair in Pennsylvania.—O ur neighbors 
State. It may he repeated in any succeeding Leg- 0 j <> Key done Stone,” as already announced 
islnture, upon any pretence, and on any occasion , , 
that the minority may see fit to take advantage of. m this paper, have recently organized a State 
What was the duty of the twelve Senators ad- Agricultural Society. We now learn that the 
mitting for the sake of a rgu ni ® d 7/v Executive Committee of the new Society have re- 
unconstitutional ? Clearly, to stand to their posts , „, ' _ . , 
and fight it out. There would have been more solved “ that Wednesday, Ihursdayand Friday, 
merit in doing this, than if it were a constitutional the 22d, 23d and 24th days of October next.be 
measure, for an unconstitutional u'lin'il'ii f ixed as the time f° r the first annual exhibition of 
cannot be carried out. But an unconstitutional „ . 
law may be enforced, and it may not be modified or the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society; the 
repealed. Or had they contented themselves with f] rs t day to be appropriated to the judges for the 
their right to enter their soli mn protest on the^rec exaln j nadon 0 f a jl animals and products presented 
ord against it, would they not have done a wiser 1 , ,,. 
and a better thing than to vacate the places to for competition; the second day to the public ex- 
vvhich they were chosen by the people, to partici- hibition, and the third to a plowing match, and 
time?'" View'inglt" menJy ir^p,dluca/'hghtnetthm judgment thereupon.” The place of holding the 
the Senators or the democratic party are to gain Fair is not stated—but we presume Harrisburg or 
anything by it, but tho Whig party is to take to it- Lancaster will be designated. 
self the whole profit and advantage. The Districts ____ 
now unrepresented, are all democratic. We trust 
the vacancies in them may be filled by democrats, Ohio and Michigan State Fairs.—T he sec¬ 
ond that throughout the State, any effort to make ond Ohio State Agricultural Fair is to be held in 
“sure Columbus, o„ the 24th, 35th.and 26th of Septan- 
shall labor zealously, and with a hearty good will, her next. The Premium List is libera], and will 
remarks. 
15. Cloudy—rainy at evening. 
16. Rainy day. 
17. A little rain mingled with snow. 
18. Cloudy forenoon—fair afternoon. 
19. Cool—very rainy day. 
20. Continues cool and rainy. 
21. Rain and snow—fair afternoon—solar halo, 
State Fair in Pennsylvania.— Our neighbors 
of the “ Keystone Stone,” as already announced 
pate in the legislation of the State for a specified theraiinon ” 1 
l ime? Viewing it merely in political light, neither judgment thereupon. J 
the Senators or the democratic party are to gain F air is not stated—but we 
- undoubtedly excite considerable competition. 
Extra Session.— Gov. Hunt has issued a proc- _ , . , 
extra DEosiuri. . * The next Fair of the Michigan State Agricul- 
lamation, convening an Extra Session of the Leg- 0 . . , , .. n 
’ „ m i m.i c t tural Society is to be held at Detroit, on the 17th, 
is ature at Albany, on Tuesday, the 10th of June- , , a . , „ . . ’ 
__"_ 18th and 19th of September. From the spirit of 
Portrait and Biography of Prof. Dewey. improvement manifested by our Michigan friends, 
a large and interesting exhibition may be antici- 
We present our readers, this week, a portrait pate d. We regret that their FAiir is to be held the 
and brief biographical sketch of the Rev. Dr. same week as our own, as it will prevent many 
Dewey, of this city—a man who is not wi hout w j, 0 would otherwise do 60, from attending both, 
honor and fame, even in his own country. The --——— 
Foreign News Items. 
Itpluturt of 1cm fteirk. dS 1 " 
Paris, April 3, 1851.____ In the afternoon a message was received from 
Mu. Moore: —You request some items of news. Synopsis of Proceedings. the Senate transmitting the following concurrent 
There is little worth giving, but “ such as I have, - ic.--olut.on. [See Senate proceedings.] 
give I unto you.” Some of it has not probably Saturday, April 13 -Senate The morning 0 f th«“u'^n^u^w™ c luhe cuaoumnlre'.- 
been in print yet in America. <■»»<*- olulion, of thanks to Ipc.ker, &c. were adopted 
The great question of “universal suflrago” is Tho Senate agreed to the amendments made by 7 ™'‘ jff. E'°" t,leSc “ te wasconcurrcd in. 
now under discussion in tho National Asset.,bly. the Assembly to the MiliUabill. Tbisbill reduces 'Committees iufonned the Governor and Senate 
1 he people of F ranee are resolved to vote or make the commutation, which is now 7o cents, to 40 lhat the llouse w ready to adjouni 
a _Li. cents. It also ahmishas the nresent omirt martini J J 
session was occupied in the .submission and refer- ^ 2 ,. 1 * ‘ 7 , 
ence of various reports. ol "P onB of , 1 . lanl ] s t0 gP eaker * &c - were a(Jo l>ted 
The Senate agreed to the amendments made by 34 ."' *** COncm ' rcd in - 
trouble. cents. It also abolishes tho present court martial 
t ... . „ -i * e u *u v> -i arrangements, and provides for an Assistant Ad- 
Louis Napoleon w.shes to hold tho Presidency jutan f General, with the rank of Colonel. 
another term, and wants the constitution altered Assevihly .—A large number of bills of a local 
so os to enable him to do so. The constitution now nature were passed, but no business of general in- 
others were more or less injured. 
It appears to us that culpable negligence, some 
Our mark—Ten Thonsancl—will soon be reached, where, must have caused this deplorable accident, 
if agents and subscribers continue tbeir efforts. The collision occurred in open day-light—neartho 
' = ~ middle of the day—and could hardly have taken 
A Tempest a mong th e Leg.o ators. place had proper caution been exercised. So 
Gcnia. u tiiso auunsnes uie uresem court maruai m, __... : ... 
arrangements, and provides for an Assistant Ad- House adinnrnpd li ° U motlon * 1 le 
jutanf General, with the rank of Colonel. H ° US ° ad J 0Uraed « sme d «- 
Assembly .—A large number of bills of a local 
forbids it. 
terest transacted, mostof the time beingconsumed 
Prince De Joinville is talked of as a candidate wil , h J re P ort8 * notice8 ’ and discussio »- 
, . p, ., Monday, April 14.— Senate —Reports wore 
H Adjournment of the Legislature.—Extra Session, many accidents have recently occurred on the 
- roads, both east and west of this city, that it be - 
|( It will be seen by reference to our sjnopsiso! hooves the traveling public to seek an investigation 
11 Legislative proceedings, that the wheels of legis- and demand a reform in railroad management.— 
( lation liave been suddenly blocked by the resigna- Ur.lcss a reform is soon instituted, we opine that 
L ti m of twelve Democratic Senators. I he object sensible, thinking people will find some less dan- 
| sought was the defeat of the Canal Bill. This of g eroij S mode of conveyance. 
couise hr.‘- beo.i accompli lic.l, temporarih at .cast. Since the above was written^our eye has fallen 
But the effect of their resignation is important m upQn ^ fo!lowing paragraph . If the fact is as 
| other respects. 1 he} ha.c foice tie *c , Unie sta ^ edj people of Greueva. liad just cause to b e 
, ( to adjourn and lcn\c a large amount o nisincss exc j ted> aud we are not grea tiy surprised at their 
;/ unfinished including *hc ppropnation am otier C0Ur(J0j —though not the wisest, or even justifiable: 
for the next Presidency. 
An act has passed tho British Parliament, cur¬ 
tailing or limiting the Pope’s power in England. 
Items of Items, &r 
-Hay costs $100 per ton in Stockton, Cal. 
. J fi° f ,r8 t ticket for Jenny Lind’s Conceit in 
Mrs. Fanny Kemble Butler read Shakspeare *° publish this bill, or a synopsis of its provisions, 
here lately, with no great eclat. The Parisians Uex . t week ; j . .... . 
, , , Assembly .— i lie following bills were passed: 
are too much accustomed to “lions” and “ama- The Oneida River Improvement bill, 
zons,” to be thrown into special excitement by her The bill for the maintenance of the canals for the 
appearance. She read in English, of course. fiscal year ending September 30,1851. 
made in favor of and adverse to the Canal bill. _.... ~ ' t. r ’ 
The important bill for the assessment and col- I! . ir '" ‘O'Ctfor Jenny Lind’s Conceit in 
lection of Taxes, was passed. [Wo shall endeavor Cincinnati, sold for $575. 
to publish this bill, or a synopsis of its provisions, -Greece had in 1850, 4,045 commercial sea 
next week.] " vessels, employing 30,000 sailors. 
are too much accustomed to “lions” and “ama¬ 
zons,” to be thrown into special excitement by her 
appearance. She read in English, of course. 
Some interest is apparent in relation to 'the 
World’s Fair. Expenses of living in London are 
increasing. 
The remains of Paul Jones havo lately been 
exhumed in Paris, in order to be taken to America. 
Also, tho bill in relation to the Canal debts and Ul(k D uee ’’ 
Banvard is now in Egypt, preparing a Pano¬ 
rama of tho River Nile. 
-Henry Clay completed his 75th year on Sat- 
the maintainance of the Canals for the fiscal year 
rhe peach crop of New Jersey is expected 
commencing October 1 , 1851, and to provide for to be one-half less in .quantity than last year. 
tho completion of the YY^orks connected therewith 
On Friday, John Clines was hung at Free- 
Th® Ml ta provide for the enlargement of tho hold, N. J , for the murder of James Shields. 
.... ,i /-< . VJltAAl IjAU J LWL.y I A1 VXJ,nJLVA.- » » U1JUUJ - 
dispensable, m or ei o c.irr\ on ic louirnmcn . gtand t Lat the greatest excitement prevails at Ge- 
Special elections must also he held in Ihe districts neva on account of the recent Railroad accident 
now unrepresented. Of course this will involve there. It required the entire police force and many 
a irrcat expense, and cause no little loss and incon- of the citizens to preserve tho Engineer on the 
, r«i 1A Accommodation Train from being: mobbed, and he 
vemence to the people of the vacant districts. wag on]y J)r0tected by bejng , od k ed in jaiL _ 
The folloYving are the Senators who have re- The Accommodation Train cotne into Geneva at 
nod: tlie rate of about twenty miles per hour, and ran 
VVm. II. Brown, Suffolk. Queens, &’C. iuto the Express Train, which was standing there. 
John Snyder, Dudiess and Columbia. The Engineer of tho Accommodation Train is 
James C. < urtis, Orange am .-'ll l'an. greatly blamed for the speed with which lie came 
William A Dart St. Lawrence and Franklin. r> ^ . , - > , , . ■ 
\\ l, i.iin a. mru i vinrrtmmnro Ar*. iiito Geneva, at which i) ace lie Yvas to have stop- 
Georce IL Fox, HerKimcr, Montgomery, Sec. , ’ » i 
7 1 ..L. imhAvarn and Schoharie. ped .—Utica Observer. 
-$50 ingots, stamped by the U. S. nssayer, 
e xlu, m0 d i„ P»rie, in orderto be taken to America. M An 3n“ot"he salary of the State E„- —**”««•* «>™ped by the V. S. asaaycr, 
Our Consul m Pans, Hon. Mr. Wai*i, has gi„ e er and Surveyor, and of clerks in his Depart- P asa currency in California. 
been for some time in feeble health. menf. -There are at the present time 103 Clergymen 
The best and cheapest route for those coming to A large number of bills were reported. of different denominations in the city of Boston, 
the Fair, is by the Ocean Steam Navigati&n Co.’s Tuesday, April 15.—The Senate, in Committee -Not only in Ncyv York State but in Penn 
line, from New York to Southampton. ° f th ® \ Vho . Ic ’ P ass / d au appropriation of $50,000 sylvania and Ohio, the wheat croo is nrnmhhm 
v- 1 for the Institution for the Reformation of Juvenile A * - B . ewneai crop is promising. 
_ 0111 _m. m. r. Delinquents; the bill making appropriations for a , A . iC orna 0 P assc d over White Pond 
n n - ii mu ia . Clinton and Sing Sing Prisons; for the eroctiou of ‘ ou 1 nro lna , on the 8 th inst. 
KN ' RADY ’ * bo Detroit Adver- a State Library building, and the bill making ap- * kere * 8 to be a grand military encampment 
tiser of the loth, announces the decease, on the propriations from the U. S. Deposit Fund to sun- in Detroit next month. Companies from Cleveland 
day previous, of Gen. Hugh Brady, Brei'et Major dry Colleges, The Assembly’s amendments to Buffalo, <fcc., Yvill be there 
General of tho United States Army. His death [ T . ou ] the 4 Senatc in re ? ard ‘ othe r ® den ?P- -There Yvere 2,460 more passengers over the 
i. .. _ tion of Bank notes were ronenrren in. The hi 1 ah , ^ r ougcru uvw mo 
Another Horrible Railroad Accident!— 
Scarcely had the above article passed from our ta¬ 
ble, before we were called upon to record another 
frightful casualty. It Yvas telegraphed from Utica 
as follows:—” Three hand cars attached to the 
becoming unmanageable threw him out of tho and discussed - said. be ready to bo placed on its pedestal, opposite 
buggy against a gate post with such force as to Assembly .—'The following bills, among others, the President’s house, on the 4th of July next 
fracture his skull. Gen. B. was one of the most £ e ' e . ordeied ta be engrossed for a third reading: -There was a mob in Milwaukee, Wis last 
11 , „ , Fertile consolidation of the Railroads between wnpk in r*i • ’ 1 
exemplary and esteemed officers of the Army. He Albany and Buffalo; to amend tho law for the As- " ’ consequence of the anti-popery lectures of 
entered the service of the United States, and re- sessment and Collection of Taxes; to vest in the vCV ’ r " ( 1 
ceived his first commission, as Ensign, under the Court of Sessions the poYvcr to lease and grant Orcutt and Conklin haY'e confessed to sotting 
hand of Gen. Washington, which commission was !? rri 7 S: t0 C 0 n 80 b dat , e several acts in relation to fir0 to 5 4 buildings in Utica, and that they had in 
, .... i.,. the Common Schools of New York city; to amend contemplation to burn the ri tv 
hanging m his parlor at the time of h.s death.- the Revised Statutes relative to the Assessment of _ L a mechanics’ meet L' in r; , 
His age was nearly 83. Taxes; to authorize married women, who are th P qf-h ,, 1 . ,, " . ' ncinna ^b on 
Genesee Evangelist. —This excellent weekly tion of Directors. 
the Common Schools of New York city; to amend contemplation to burn the city 
the Revised Statutes relative to the Assessment of -At a mechanics’ meeting' in Cincinnati on 
Faxes; to authorize married women, Yvho are the 9th nit u 1 i ’ n 
Stockholders in Corporations, to vote for the Elec- r ,7 so vcd > I hat the legal pro- 
tion of Directors. fession can be dispensed with. 
journal, we are happy to learn, is steadily increas- Tlie annual appropriation bill was read a third ' 1 lie missionary elders of the Mormons write 
ing in popular favor and usefulness It is con- time and P ass f d; also tho bil1 more effectually to to their flocks, that they arc making many converts 
, , , ‘ , .... , , suppress Gambling. in France, Italy nd Switzerland 
ducted w.th care and ability, and deserves well of Wednesday, April IG.-^e-Mr. Miller re- —The Gore Bank in St Thomas was robbed 
rc igious commumt) and especially of the ported complete, the bill to suppress gambling— on the night of the 11 th, of $400 in bills and $200 
lresb}tenan denomination, whose sentiments it Several other bills were reported. in gold. ’ v 
represents. Those interested in sustaining it. The Canal bill was taken up and discussed at , _The ConWtn™ - n -i , , • 
represents. Those interested in sustaining it, The Cana] b 
should bear in mind that personal effort in its be- S 0 I 7 ° ' engtb - . 
half is the most proper way to accomplish tho ob- sen ted themselv 
ject. Rev. R. W. Hill, editor and proprietor.— Assembly.— r . 
Terms, $1 per annum, if mailed;—to city subscri- a third reading. 
. -_ J T___1.. . L. 
In the evening all tho Democratic Senators ab 
sented themselves, and •oinpelled an adjournment. P a ^ ^ ^ I' er da Y - 
Assembly .—The following bills wore passed to -There w 
The Gore Bank in St. Thomas Yvas robbed 
on the night of the 11 th, of $400 in bills, and $200 
in gold. 
. -The Contractors on a Railroad at Johnstown 
Pa., advertise for 5,000 Laborers, for which they 
hers, $1,25. 
the citv. 
Mr. J. G. Brown is an agent for 
Season, Crops, &c., in Central Indiana.— 
An intelligent friend thus writes us from Indian¬ 
apolis, Ind., under date of 14th inst.: 
“ The Spring opens finely. Wheat looks well; 
To supply the .Black River Canal with water, $269, 
was passed as it came from the Senate. _i ,, 
To amend the revised statutes in relation to rob- e ?’ 10 U1 - e •> ‘ >r John Ilarvey, 
ben’, embezzlement and larceny. ' 1 ova ‘ co l ,a ) died nt Halifax the 10 th inst., 
To supply school district libraries with Webster’s n ter a scvere 1,lness . 
Dictionary’. A 80,1 PoYvers, tho sculptor was among 
To amend the code of procedure. the cadets at large, recently appointed at West 
Thursday, April 17. — Senate .—The Canal bill Point 
coming up fer a third reading, Mr. Mann moved_ 
X ncre were in Montreal during last year, 
219 fires, which destroyed proper y to the value of 
$269,536. 
oats apd barley up nicely. Fruit not yet killed— to posToTeTndefinitely? . .... ffbe steamer Empire State made tho run from 
1 each, apple, plum and pear trees in full bloom. Mr. Beekman moved to 4 P. M. Lost—4 to 11 . to cle ' eIand Jn cloven hours. The quiek- 
Fat cattle worth, here, $2,-25@2,65 gross. Stock 16. Messrs. Beekman, Mann and Carroll voting trip over recorded on the lakes. 
hogs, $2,611@3. Wheat, 55@60c; Corn, 18@ in the affirmative; all the negative whigs. -There is great excitement i 
22c; Oats are worth 50c. (owing to drought last Mr. Mann stated that tho minority desired to re- College. Nine members of the ju 
22c; Oats are worth 50c. (owing to drought last 
summer.) 
-l Here is great excitement in the Dickinson 
College. Nine members of the junior class havo 
P. S.—April 15. Last night a very sev’ero frost help pass the bills before us, but if this motion fail- 
killed all the fruit in bloom.” * ed then the majority must bear the responsibility if 
main here during the remainder of the session and been dismissed for insubordination 
help pass the bills before us but if this motion fail- -The Michigan Legislature has adjourned 
aH tViAn tViA mamritv must hnar tViA rp.Qnrmciihilitv if • , ° iJJUUriieci 
The Season and Wheat Crop in Ohio. —We 
clip the following from the Ohio (Columbus) Cul¬ 
tivator of the 15th inst.: 
.. . , , v 1 transmit to vou, as the presiding officer of this body, 
tivator of the 15th inst.: the resignation of myself and 11 other Senators.” 
The season continues unusually forward. Fruit ^ r - M. sent it up to the clerk, 
trees, except apples, have been in full bloom in Mr. Cook asked who were those that had re- 
these parts for about ten days past, but several signed? If it was proper he would like to hear 
sharp frosts have occurred during the past week, their names. 
i n i ° . * mi i'll. _ • a! _ rpi _ _ ii n ,\ 
ed then the majority must bear the responsibility if w :*u . t n o RQ : no . , V‘ “ , s a( journea 
those bills failed. without passing the Legislative and Congressional 
The motion was lost 4 to 16. appointment bills. This creates the necessity for 
Mr. Mann then said, “Mr. President, I now a n extra session. 
transmit to you, as the presiding officer of this body, '-They are building a new Temperance Hotel 
the resignation of myself and 11 other Senators.” ; n i\j pw YnrU , 
M. 1 UI S 3 nn Vh. oUrlr . 1 YorK ’ corner of William and Frankfort 
streets, which with the basements is to be ten sto¬ 
ries high. 
sharp frosts have occurred during the past week, tke ' r names. Dates from Texas to the 1st inst., state that 
and we find most, if not all of our pencil and pear The Chair stated them. They were all of the a large band of Indians were lately captured; two 
blossoifts are killed. opposition—Messrs. Carroll, Cook and Rrandreth killed, and property recovered by a detachment of 
The wheat crop looks quite promising, as far as only retaining their seats on tho part of the Demo- United States troops. 
we can learn, throughout the State; farmers are crats. ' _ Th . , •' f , n , , , 
also quite forward with their spring plowino-, sow- In the afternoon the Canal bill was further dis- , .... ' e .' . Ji s. Blodgett, of 
ing oats, &c. Pastures are now quite good in cussed, and read a third timo. The vote stood as ns ville, was entirely destroj’cd by fire on Sun- 
also quite forward with their spring plowing, sow¬ 
ing oats, &c. Pastures are now quite good in 
-The steam grist mill of Mr. Jus. Blodgett, of 
Rush ville, was entirely destroyed by fire on Sun- 
most parts, affording relief from tlie apprehensions follows:—Ayes, 17; Noes, 2. No Constitutional day morning, week. 'Total loss $10,000; insured 
of scarcity of fodder. quorum being present, the bill was laid on the table, for $4,000. 
---- Mr. Babcock said it was manifest that it was -Tlie sudden death of Dr. A. I). Gordon for- 
Great Sto^im at the East—T he Boston pa- useless any longer to attempt to legislate, and of- mer ]y of this city is announced in the New York 
pers bring accounts of a great gale last week on lered the fo,lowin g resolution : papers. Ilis death was caused, it is said, by a dis- 
the New England coast. The Journal thinks it ^ erea f> I! . y tlie resignation of 12 members of easG 0 f the heart. 
s ‘ uu ““ “ the Sennte a largo portion of the electors of this 
was more severe than any that has occurred since State are unrepresented in that branch of the Lea- ~ * K s - ams “ I P Georgia took out, on her last 
pers bring accounts of a great gale last week on fered the fo,lowin g resolution: papers. Ilis death was caused, it is said, by a dis- 
the New England coast. The Journal thinks it ^ erea f> tbe resignation of 12 members of ease of the heart, 
s uiuiiYs h tbe g ennte i arg0 portion of the electors of this 
was more severe than any that has occurred since State are unrepresented in that branch of the Leg- 1 K s ^ oam8 "iP Georgia took out, on her last 
1815, on the 23d of September—a storm said at islnture, and their views and interests in reference trip, Rev. James P. Miller, and another missionary 
the time, to be unprecedented in the violence of t0 the T 8t im P° t rta , nt ncts 7, hich arc no ^ pe j? 1 ‘ ng f ° r ° rogon ’ whero thcy S° under thc care of the 
, . viuieuoe or may be presented, cannot he expressed, and leg- a * 
the tornado, or the destruction which accompanied islation under such circumstances would be in vio- • i ■ ■ -'i uh o * ortli America, 
its progress. Much property has been destroyed, lation of the first principles of Republican Govern- ~ ] _ 
, , • n . j . . .. . , ment: and, whereas the number of Senators are so Foreign Items, 
particularly m Boston and vicinity. A large d.s- reduc ' ed sach resignation, and by_absence, that 
-The funeral of a workman at Lyons, was at- 
trict was overflown by the tide, and the wind it has been found, after repeated efforts, that tlie _The funeral of a worl 
prostrated many churches and other buildings. quorum required by the Constitution to be present . , , , ... f|f)n « ■ t 
__ b at the passage of Bills essential to the continuance tCR(IC(1 "Y lu > u u ouiiists. 
r, , r rp, , . of the Government, cannot be obtained. In order-Ll le Austrian troops i 
Election of McKenzie, ihe election for therefore, to afford an opportunity for a full repre- said to have received consid 
Member of Parliament in the Haldimand District, sentation of the people in the Senate, _Advices from Bessar; 
-Tho Austrian troops in the Papal States are 
said to have receh’ed considerable reinforcements. 
--Advices from Bessarabia state, that 70,000 
Canada, has resulted in the choice of Wm. Lyon ^ Resolved, (if the Assembly concur,) That Ilis p tUS 8 j an troops have entered that 
limited space in which our sketch must appear, Rochester Gymnasium— This new institution McKenzie. The vote stood-McKenzie, Radi- - A lct,er from Napk,fi bounces the death of 
via « rnonnitnlnfinn nf nriiininnl Knnn /Ynnnn/I in flir* nl/l rntmorl TTolI Vv.. 1 AHCi. TUT^T/": ^_ Oftfl. T)_ 7i/r« • ° . . . . ^ i ii i • » , 
confines us to a recapitulation of the principal has just been opened in the old Concert Hall, Ex¬ 
events in the life of Dr. D., and'precludes us from change street, under tho management of Mr. Price, 
saying all that w’ould be appropriate and deserving, of Buffalo. It is a good movement, aud should 
But a sketch, however brief, of the life and char- be sustained. An hour’s exercise in such a resort, 
acter of such a man, teaches an im-.iortant lesson each day, by people of sedentary habits, will pay 
to the young men of our country who arc honestly a much greater dividend, in strength and health, 
striving to seek the true way to eminence—the than most people imagine. We hope some of our 
path of duty and usefulness. To all such we thin and pale citizens will soon present muscular 
trust the biography of Dr. Dewey will not only development similar to that exhibited by the fortu- 
prove entertaining, but a source of Yvisdom and nate portion of mankind who daily handle, in the 
cal, 462; McKinnon,, lory, 399; Brown, Minis- place as he may deem expedient to tho interests of tho Prince Salerno, the king’s uncle. IIo Yvas a 
terial, 283; Case, Independent, 113. ihe State. good-nat 
-___ Resoived, (if tho Assembly concur) that the Leg- _A 
Weather and Crops.— The Westminster * s ' atur0 do n «Yv adjourn sme die. of stean 
(Md.) Carroltonian says that the various growing The resolution yvos adopted by the following g tutes _ 
crops look unusually promising. vote: Ayos 18—Nays 1. rp 
The Middletown (Md.) Whig says that from r . Resolutions complimentary to the Speaker, 
every part of that valley it has the most favorable R' eut ’ Gov. Church and Hon. L. D. Morgan, 
accounts of thp growing crops. Speaker pro tern were adopted. . .lemur 
rp tt,- , . , A Committee from the House, informed tho -A 
he me ie» er ( a.) epu ican sajs that s ena te that the House had passed the concurrent rived in 
the crops are finely forward ... that section the resolutions to adjourn . ^ ' 
pin looking well, and there is little danger of any Mr> Morgan, President pro tern., pronounced g " at “! 
fruit bei ng lost by the frost. _ the Senate adjourned sine die. 
The Wheat Crop— Neverin this region of the Assembly .—Tlie following among other bills (i<1 * 
State, did tho wheat crop, at this season of the year, were passed: 
look better or more forward. The groat danger to To amend tho act in relation to tho Onondaga way llU(1 
be apprehended, is the late frosts after it shall have Penitentiary. . -TI 
The Middletown (Md.) Whig says that from 
every part of that valley it has the most favorable 
accounts of thp growing crops. 
guidance. 
open air, the implements of the art primitive. A 
—We may add that the portrait we give was little judicious exercise will prove more beneficial 
originally published in Holden’s Magazine,—and than stimulants or medicine, and cost less. 
that we are indebted to the same work for many - 
of tho facts contained in our sketch. Fire at Corning. Another destructive fire oc- 
________ curred at Corning, Steuben county, on the even- 
State Fair Grounds. —Wo are requested to ing of Monday week. Several huildings.Yverede- 
stato that the announcement in the daily papers, stroyed, the flames defying the efforts of the fire 
that the State Fuir grounds had been selected on companies. The loss is estimated at $15,000 to 
North Street, Yvas premature. No location has $20,000. Much of the property destroyed, how- 
yetbeen agreed upon, but the question will prob- ever, was covered by insurance—but tlie amount 
good-natured prodigal. 
-A prospectus is issued in Germany for a line 
of steamers between Rotterdam and the United 
States. 
-The North China Herald announces the dis¬ 
covery by some missionaries of a race of Jcyvs in 
tho interior of tho country, 350 miles from Pekin. 
-A Portugese man-of-Yvar steam-sloop has ar¬ 
rived in Cowes Roads, laden with goods for tho 
great exhibition. 
-King Oscar has returned to his Swedish cap- 
^ j 7 J ytm r n n , •„ ital from Christiana, dissolved the regency and re- 
Assembly. —The following among other bills ... . , ’ . .. , b 3 
- bb sumed his royal functions. Disturbances in Nor- 
were passed: 
To amend tho act in relation to tho Onondaga way ba d not been renewed. 
headed out .—Columbus (O.) Journal. 
“Fire in the Mountains.”— At Cattskill, N. 
To amend tho Rural Cemetery law. 
To amend the Property Insurance law. 
In relation to the compensation of the Justices 
Y., on Monday morning, 14th, before light, fire of tho Supreme Court of the 1st Judicial District, 
took in the Green County Plotel, which was burnt Tho bill relating to the powers and duties of tho 
ably be decided during the present week. 
is unknown. 
look in me ureen v^oumy notei, wmcii was Burnt 1 ho hill relating to tne poivers ana duties 
with tho Franklin House, throe churches, eight or State Superintendent of Common Schools, 
ten dwelling houses, several stables and eighteen A resolution was received from tho Sons 
horses. Lose about $50,00, insurance $20,000. scinding the Joint Resolutibn requiring tin 
-The king of Bavaria is reported to bo serious¬ 
ly indisposed. The father of the present monarch 
the ex-king LndYvig, is said to be desirous of resu¬ 
ming the reins of power. 
-The population of Romo consists of 170,824 
inhabitants, including 34 prelates, 1,240 clergymen, 
A resolution was received from the Senate, re- 1,829 regular ecclesiastics; 1,467 cloistered nuns, 
scinding the Joint Resolutibn requiring the third 321 students for the priesthood. 
