MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YOR KER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL 
ROCHESTER, MAY" 1, 1851. 
We can still furnish back numbers of this vol. 
Patent Medicines. — Loeock’s Lozenges. 
Millions of dollars are annually expended in 
the United Statesfor medicinal preparations, many 
of which are far worse than useless. A first 
glance at the subject would lead a tyro in sucli 
matters to infer that the great popularity of many 
of these nostrums was owing to their value as cu¬ 
ratives—whereas the secret lies, in most cases, in 
their being extensively advertised, and pufFed by 
Distressing and Fatal Accident. 
We regret to state that a son of E. F. Smith, To amend the law for the Assessment and Col- 
sq., five years old, lost his life on Saturday last, lection of Taxes. 
The New Tax and Assessment Ia,w, 
Esq., five years old, lost his life on Saturday last, lection of Taxes. 
by falling head foremost into a post hole partially The people of the State of New York, repre- 
filled with water, in his farther’s garden on Canal sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as foi¬ 
st. As he was not discovered until Monday great lows: 
lecuon oi i axes. -They have introduced beautiful young ladies 
The people of the State of New York, repre- into the barber shops of New Y’ork. 
nted in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- -The proceeds of Jenny Lind's prize concert 
lVS: at Cincinnati amounted to $85,000. 
Section 1. Sec. two, article one, title two, chap- -It is stated that at least 20,000 persons form- 
if not directly injure those v hose welfare they pro¬ 
fess to enhance. 
Our attention has been turned to this subject 
Agents and other friends of the Rural will please interested persons. The manufacturers under- 
' note this fact, and take subscriptions accordingly, stand “ human nature,” and play upon its weak- 
Those who do not desire back numbers, can com- ness to the exceeding plethora of their own pockets, 
nience now or at any specified time. Witness the strains in praise of their cure-alls in 
'-~ ; . the periodicals of the day—nearly all of which, 
Caut.on. Fraud ulent Agents. (including many magazines and journals of high 
j An impostor calling himself S. Chapman , and respectability in other particulars,) we regret to 
’ claiming to be an authorized agent for the Rural say, admit notices which are calculated to mislead 
c New-Yorker, has been canvassing various sec- ^ not d> rect b’ * n i ure tbose v hose welfare they pro- 
\ tions of Canada West. We have recently receiv- fess to enhance. 
ed several letters complaining of us for not ful- Our attention has been turned to this subject 
filling tire engagements of this man—a person en- more particularly, from reading the following in 
\ tirely unknown to us, and of course unauthorized the April number of the London Lancet. Much 
( to act for the paper. Our Canada friends have noise is made in our papers concerning the Loz- 
therefore been most shamefully imposed upon by enges specified, and we extract the article for the 
some conscienceless rascal. We have no travel- benefit of all interested. As we refuse all patent 
ing agent in any section of Canada, and cannot medicine advertisements, we may be permitted to 
become responsible for the acts of any who have do a little in our own way for the benefit of that 
assumed the office. numerous and much abused class who are suffer- 
We suspect this Chapman is the same person ing the ailments that flesh is heir to—many of 
> who, under another name, called upon us in March whom, in the hope of regaining the choicest of all 
last—stating that several Agricultural Societies in blessings, are constantly experimenting with the 
Canada West had desired him to obtain specimens various nostrums so highly extolled in the adver- 
of the New-Yorker, and proffering his services in tisements of dealers. The Lancet says: 
behalf of the paper. Supposing his representations Locock’s Lozenges.— One of the most succcss- 
to be correct, we furnished him a quantity of odd ful modes employed by the venders of quack medi- 
excitement was created in the city—the heart of Section 1. Sec. two, article one, title two, chap- -It is stated that at least 20,000 persons form- 
everv feeling parent throbbing with anxiety and thirteen, part fiist of the Revised Statutes in ing the population of California are French people. 
’ , r, . , relation to assessment and collection of taxes is T , , c „ . . 
sympathy. Criers were sent through the city du- hereby amended s0 as t0 read as fo!lows: — In the ca,lt< ’ n ot Be ™e there are 190 singing 
ring the night of Saturday, and Sunday tho canals “Land occupied bv a person other than the 
were raked and cannon fired with a view to recov- owner, may be assessed to the owner or occupant, 
cr his body if drowned. A reward of $100 was or as non-resident lands.” 
offered for his discovery. 5 2. Section five of the same title is hereby 
-In the canton of Berne there are 190 singing s 
societies, and 4,328 singers. 
-Greece had in 1850, 4,046 commercial sea ves- } 
sels, employing30,000 sailors. ( 
-The difficulties in Dickinson College have \ 
offered for his discovery. $2. Section five of the same title is hereby -The difficulties in Dickinson College have 
in .11 ' . • . i amended so as to read as follows:—“Every person been setiled, and the dismissed students re-instated. 
About 10 o'clock on Mond.j monnng lusbody , hal| bo a , sesied or lvnrd _ The Ara , ric „ „ ram „ AU „ Uc bee „ 
was found as above stated. It is thought that ho sides wbo „ the assessment is made, for all person- ,,|„ cod ln , ho dry docK at Liverpool. She will be 
may have been seeking to recover some play al estate owned by him, including all personal es- rea( ] . f„ r S( , a , n June next 
things when he lost his balance and fell into the tate in his possession or under his control as agent, J , S . • ° • 
„„™ from Which h„ ... to Cti. '™s.eo. guardian, executor o, administrator, and Und. concert m Madison. Oh o, was 
ai cataiu uvvucu uy iiim, luciuuniD an uersuilal es- , r , 
tate in his possession or under his control as agent, rRa ‘^ <>r sea m uue nex , 
narrow hole, from which ho was unable to extri- trUStCC ’ L’^'fiian executor or administrator, and 
in no case shall the property so held under either S 1 * 011 lna poiic/louse, a place better adapted to nog 
cate himself. The parents were absent in Boston. 0 f these trusts be assessed against any other per- slaughtering than coricertising. 
A despatch was forwarded early on Monday.- son, and in case any person possessed, of such -The friends of John B. Gough, the temper- 
They will have all sympathy in this most Bevere personal estate shall reside during any year in ance lecturer, at Toronto, are making preparations 
and heart-rending affliction. 
Another Painful Casualty. —A little boy, 
eight vears old, son of Professor Webster, of this 
city, was killed on Thursday evening. He was 
which taxes may be levied, in two or more coun¬ 
ties or wards, his residence for the purpose and 
within the meaning of this section, shall be deem¬ 
ed and held to be in the county, town, or ward in 
to send him to the World’s Fair. 
-A casting of iron is about to bo made in Bir- ^ 
mingham, which will weigh one hundred tons. It ) 
which his principal business shall have been trans- Ybe hugest ever attempted in England. 
city, was killed on Thursday evening. He was acted, but the products of any State of the U. S., -An Aberdeen tailor has forwarded to the 
playing about the ropes and capstans employed in consigned to any agents in any town or ward of this Great Exhibition a machine for taking men’s dimen 
moving a house, and climbed to the top of the State ’ *? r sala OT . commission for the benefit of the sioilg f(ir clollies . 
rT - l , a j owner thereof, snail not be assessed to such agent, TU , , T , • 
capstan. The large timber being badly supported, nor shal , such agent of moneyed corporations or e , London k ‘ xam,ner stntes that 11 h:,s rea 
gave way and fell with him, striking him on the capitalists be liable to taxation under this section, solls Por believing that the Bishop of London hai 
-The London Examiner stntes that it has rea¬ 
sons for believing that the Bishop of London lias 
breast and crushing the poor little fellow so severe¬ 
ly that he expired in a few hours. 
Provision Trade of the West. 
for any moneys in their possession or under their ■ some years received not less than £ 8 o, 000 . 
control, transmitted to them for investment or oth¬ 
erwise.” 
-An otter \v s caught at East Hartford, Ct. 
lately. These animals are now exceedingly rare in 
iiuviaiuii xiauo ui wic «ooi, . - . . . r *. 
_ tv-three, twenty-four, twenty-live, and twenty-six 
It is stated in the Cincinnati Gazette that the are repealed, and section 
§ 3. Sections fifteen, sixteen, twenty-two, twen- those parts. 
-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, and twenty-six T , , - . c , . . .. « 
a,. i i ' i j . 3 .■ -In the census returns of part of district No. 2, 
the same title are hereby repealed, and section . K ’ 
venteen of the same title is hereby amended sn Johnson Co., linnois, is the name of Miss M. M. E. 
to be correct, we furnished him a quantity ot odd ful modes employed by the venders of quack medi- j.i is siaieu m emuiuiau ,2, . seventeen of the same title is hereby amended so J °“ nson Co., Illinois, is ttie name ot Miss M. ftl. E. 
numbers, at a low rate, but gave him no authority cines to get rid of their trash, is to prefix some deficiency the present season in barrel I ork affine, afj )Q read ag fo]]ows ._„ AU real and p erso „al es- S. P. H. D. S. J. Tubb! 
whatever to act as agent. If our surmise is cor- ™ >; kn ° wn ^ ^ ostrum -, T y hus ’ “ Si /; Ut0 ^ lo , t0 taxatio ‘U sha11 estimated and as--The New Orleans papers of the 15th ult., 
-k U accounts foe "the „r«..„ d .d a c e„. h .vin s 
specimen numbers of two or three difi’erent dates, the sanction of the names appended. The follow- The imports of pork, in barrels and tie.ces, at de bt due from a solvent debtor.” nous crevasses. 
— This is not the only instance in which the ><ig advertisement, extracted from the Times news- New Orleans from the interior, from 1 st of Sept., ^ Section twenty of the same article is here- v "v '^ ° f plgC ° nS . We f taken int ° 
i d fti XT v __paper, is worthy of being noticed, as it gives a hint 18o0, to the 30th of March, 1851, were 183,18,v >_ , , - ^ * I\ew \ork on Imday morning, by the American 
specimen numbers of two or three different dates, the sanction of the names appended. The follow- 
— This is not the only instance in which the ing advertisement, extracted from the Times news- 
popularity of the New Yorker has been taken ad- P a P er ’ is wort ) , y of bein ? n ° ticed ’ as U £ ives a hi “ l 
1 1 J . in respect to the manner, that the truth in regard 
vantage of, and fraud commilt&l lyion unsuspect- l0 medicines of this character may be 
ing persons—though the knowledge, known. A little money spent in such advertise- 
in Canada. And we now to beware of ments might be well laid out:— 
this class of impostors. The best way to subscribe “26 Hertford-st., May I 
for the New-Yorker, or any other paper, is to —In reply to your inquir 
enclose the money by mail, or hand it to your Post- t .*? n *’) a Sr'"r*® * V-f 1 tllC t 
they would appraise tho same in pay) 
debt due ‘rom a solvent debtor.” 
nous crevasses. 
...... ....._____ -- r -, -Overseven tons of pigeons were taken into 
1850, to the 30th of March, 1851, were 183,182 § Section twenty of tho same article is here- New York on Friday morning, by the American 
bbls. Now the imports from the 30th of March to by amended so as to road as follows:—Such no- E ss Co 
the 30th of August, last year, wore 33,630 bbls., a11 set forth that tbe as f s f> rs ha ™ comple- _ Jared ‘ Wi l son a prominent citizen of Onta- 
and assuming this as an index of what will be re- tbeir assessment roll, and that a copy thereof . JareU n ’ a P r o n,lntnt citizen oi Unta 
ceived at that port the balance of this season, the 1S 'eft with one of their number at a place to be r, ° county, died at his late residence in Canandai- 
i in ports for both seasons would stand thus: •pecified therein, where the same may be seen and gun, a few days since. 
Bbls. examined by any person interested, until the third -Of the two hundred thousand souls in Wis- 
1849- ’50,. 543,222 ^ uesdav of August; and that on that day the as- consin, more than one hundred thousand are said to 
1850- ’51,. 216,812 lessors will meet at a time and place also to be be Germans. 
this class of impostors. The best way to subscribe “28 IIertfor<i-st., May Fair, Feb. 17,1851. 
for the New-Yorker, or any other paper, is to ® ,R *—In reply to your inquiry, 1 have no hesita- 
onclose the money by mail, or hand it to your Post- ‘ ion h ! tf io Pulmonic Wafers 
, , • __ • lemale Waters Antibilious Waters, or 1‘emale 
Master or local agent. Never pay money to a PiUs ^ that have so oftPn been advertised with my 
traveling agent until you see his certificate of agon- name, are not mine, nor do I know anything of 
1849- ’50,. 543,222 
1850— ’51. 216,812 
■The Detroit Advertiser says there is to be no 
cy—and then look sharp at that and the bearer.— 
But if you are so unwise as to pay an unauthor¬ 
ized person, do not, we pray you, accuse the pub¬ 
lisher of attempting to play you a “ Yankee trick.” 
Such things are not profitable to publishers, but 
injure their business. 
their composition, nor have I anything whatever 
to do with them, either directly or indirectly. 
Your obedient servant. 
To Mr. Keating. Charles Locock, M. D.” 
_specified in such notice, to review their assess- ' - . 
Deficiency this season. 326,410 . meats - On the application of any person conceiv- “ F ,e Ue J rolt Advert,ser sa y s J iere 13 to be no 
ing himself aggrieved, it shall be the duty of the c * J D r Upper Lake line of boats this season, as 
But the assumption that the receipts will be as sajj assessors on such day to meet at the time and heretofore, 
large at New Orleans, from this time forward, as place specified, and hear and examine all com- -Counterfeit shillings and sixpences are said 
Counterfeit shillings and sixpences are said 
ten mings are not prontaote to puonsners, out Arrival from Clifton Spa!—W e are indebt- 
iure their business. ed t0 M> p ARKE> Esq., P. M. at Clifton Springs, 
n , - (favorably known as host of that well-kept and 
Rural Jottings—The Season, Wheat Crop, &c. , x . ,. A ., 0 . r , . .. . 
_ e fashionable resort, the Springs House,) for several 
In a late excursion along and near the line of fine bro , ok trout - ° ue of tbem exceeded in size 
a canal between this city and Lockport, we ob- and beaut y an y thin R of the kind we have seen in 
rved, where we had day light for it, somethings this sectio11 ' II weighed 18 ounces,-and we are 
rich may perhaps interest our readers. assured is the lar & est trout ever cau ^ ht in Sa lp b «r 
Locknort is as lively and bustling as usual, but. hiook. The beauties were served and despatched 
the)' were last year, we think is an over estimate; plaints in relation to such assessments that may be f n n i fln tv I nnk mit timm nnri tim ernnri 
in fact, there is hardly a probability of such being brought before them; and they are hereby empow- be P lent >' Look out for them-and the good 
the case. ered and it shall he their duty, to adjourn "from time ° nes °°' 
The imports of bacon and bulk meat at New to time as may be necessary, to determine such -Some of the Florida planteis are turning 
Orleans this season and last season, which we give complaints; but in the several cities of ibis State, their attention to the cultivation of wheat. They 
in r»mi nrla in tViA finrnrrprratp tbp. H ifrprp.np.p. mav L., ih:__ __ c _ ....... .i i_* .n . 
in pounds in the aggregate, so the difference may 
be seen at a glance, were as follows: to the requirements of the respective laws regula- -A negro who was painting a tower at Ha- 
10 ,„ ,- n Ai A-i n 7 !n !u’ g the ti,nC a " d plaC , C and man ," er for re . visin & vana, fell 120 feet, and strange to say, has recover- 
1849- 51). 44,4jU,/ 1 U the assessments in said cities, ill all cases where a ..... ° 
1850- ,51 . 29,155,<99 different time, place and manner is prescribed by ° rolR lls mjories- 
-said laws from that mentioned in this act. - The & y racuse Journal cautions the public 
15,274,911 If the assessors shall wilfully neglect to hold a g ai n«t l’s altered to 10 's on the Merchant’s Bank 
Here is a deficiency of over fifteen and one-fourth the meeting specified in the last preceding section of that city. The alteration is skillfully done. 
illions of pounds, or about one-third of the im- each'assessor so neglecting shall be liable to a pen- -Com. Jas. Barron died at his residence in 
,rts of the last season up to this time. ally of twenty dollars, to be sued for and recovered jy orfolk Va an th ^ lst ult, He was senior cap- 
1 he imports of Lard this season at New Urleatis before any court having jurisdiction thereof, by the , • • r 
ere as follows: supervisor of the town, for the use of the poor of ttUn in the navy ’ and VVas 83 yeurs of a «°' 
* Lbs. the same town; and in case of such neglect to -Locusts aro reappearing after seventeen 
1849-’50 . 76,644,800 meet for review any person aggrieved bv the as- year’s absence, at Hagerstown, Md. They were 
the notice, as required by this section, may conform find that it succeeds admirably. 
the canal between this city and Lockport, we ob- ana Deaul y an > l,lin & 01 me Kllia we nave seen 111 
served, where we had day light l'or it, somethings this sectio1 ’' II wei R hed 18 ounces,-and we are 
which may perhaps interest our readers. assured is the lar & est trout ever cau ^ ht in Sa lp b «'' 
Lockport is as lively and bustling as usual, but, bl 0 °k- The beauties were served and despatched 
as we have lately copied some statistics showing vvbb dle honors, not forgetting a unanimous 
its progress, we forbear farther remark. A large vole batiks to the thoughtful and generous do- 
uurserv is being planted east of the village. We nor ' know somewat concerning the taste and 
saw near the Cold Spring Quarry, quite extensive ta ^ eiu ^ arr k as a caterer for the numer- 
preparations in progress for a trial of the Tobacco ous v ' sders at the Springs than which, by the 
’ $5. If the assessors shall wilfully neglect to hold 
Here is a deficiency of over fifteen and one-fourth the meeting specified in the last preceding section 
millions of pounds, or about one-third of the im- each’assessor so neglecting shall be liable to a pen- 
ports of the last season up to this time. alty of twenty dollars, to be sued for and recovered 
The imports of Lard this season at New Orleans before any court having jurisdiction thereof, by the 
were as follows: supervisor of tho town, for tho use of the poor of 
-A negro who was painting a tower at Ha¬ 
vana, fell 120 feet, and strunge to say, has recover¬ 
ed from his injuries. 
-The Syracuse Journal cautions the public 
culture by J. D. Shuler, Esq. 
way, there is no more accessible or pleasant place 
The wheat crop in tho same section of the town for , weary Roc he s terians to resort and rusticate 
appears to have stood the winter very well, but dur > u g the summer solstice but were not before 
some complaints were made of injury from the aware °* b * 3 being a disciple of W alton, the 
some complaints were made of injury from the 
wire worm. This is the case more or less through¬ 
out the county. In Reyalton we saw some very 
fine fields, but others, which early last fall appear¬ 
ed as well as any, were almost bare of vegetation, 
from the ravages of the worm. Grass had taken 
a fine start and the spring seeding had in some in¬ 
stances commenced. The season is rather back¬ 
ward, but not so much so that it may not prove a 
favorable one. 
In Shelby and Ridgeway we were told that the 
prospects of the wheat crop were considered fair, 
though here as through all Western New York, 
the dry weather has kept it back. We saw no 
fields very marked either way. 
Albion has a thriving, business look, and yet 
seems the home of many people of taste and leis¬ 
ure. The Ladies Seminary, with its fine grounds 
and elegant buildings, must add to its attractions. 
Under the charge of Mr. and Mrs. Achilles it has 
gained high popularity, and has now 200 pupils in 
attendance. 
The new Railroad is going ahead in many 
places. It is thought that the cars may com¬ 
mence running next November. Until then, 
father of the art piscatorial. 
Weekly Meteorological Abstract. 
1849- ’50 . 76,644,800 
1850- ’51 . 31,787,050 
Deficiency this season,. 44,857,750 
Hero we notice a very close approximation in 
the deficiency of lard to that of barrel pork. 
The quantity of pork now held in the West is 
supposed to be very small indeed. 
the same town; and in case of such neglect to 
meet for review any person aggrieved bv the as- 
BY L. VVETHEKELL. 
Apr. 1851. 
THERMOMETER. 
MAX. | MIN. | MEAN. 
RAIN. 
WINDS. 
22 
52 I 
36 
43.33 
N VV. 
23 
60 
38 
49.66 
N W. 
24 
60 1 
44 
51.33 
N W. 
25 
56 
43 
47.66 
! 
j N E. 
26 
50 | 
40 
S. S E. 
27 
48 
42 
45.66 
N. N E. 
28 | 
52 | 
42 | 
VV. 
ssssments of the assessors may appeal to the board >n these parts three years ago. 
of supervisors, at their next meeting, who shall -The three cent coin will he issued from the 
have power to review and correct such assess- mint on the first of May, when there will be an ac- 
, ,.' ttti cumulation of half a million pieces to start with. 
$ b. Whenever any person on his behalf or on 
behalf of those whom he in ay represent, shall ap- -The shirt sewers of New York city, have 
ply to the assessors of any town or ward to reduce fo med an association arid opened a store for the 
the value of his real and porsonal estate, as set sale of their goods, in order to receive their profits. 
down in their assessment roll, it shall be the duty m , t i 
• i . - -New post offices have been established at 
ot sucli assessors to examine such persons under * 
oath, touching the value of his or their said real or South Lrin > Uheinimg Co., John Mitchell, post 
personal estate, and after such examination they master i a “6 R t Wyncoop’s Creek, same county, 
shall fix the value thereof, at such amount as they Thomas Sweet post master. 
may deem just, but if such person shall refuse to -Counterfeits fives on the Mechanics’ and 
answer any question as to the valueof his real or Farmers’ Bank of Albany have just been put in 
personal estate, or the amount thereof, the said as- • , ,• v . . 
Lasers shall not r.H.tnp, ih« eirculatioji in New Y ork. J hey appear to have 
Important Geographical Discovery.-AI a 0 f such assessors to examine such persons under _ "—New post offices have been establislie 
late meeting ofthe Royal Geographical Society at 0 ath, touching the value of his or their said real or South Krin > Ghe,nun g Co -- Jobn Mitchell, 
London, says the Traveler, it was announced that persona i estate and after such examination they master; and at Wyncoop’s Creek, same cou 
the Rev. D Livingston, of the London M.ssiona- sha)1 fix the value thereof> at suctl amount asth y Thomas Sweet post master, 
ry Society , ia< (iscoveret a d ° icr a ,' b a .' , may deem just, but if such person shall refuse to -Counterfeits fives on the Mechanics’ 
Ngarni, which he recently made known to the Farm ™' ^“ k of h ^° j " St been P" 
world The new lake contains several large sessors shall not reduce the value of such real or crculat.op m New Y ork. J hey appear to 1 
islands, and is connected with the Ngarni by a persoua , esta[e _ The examination so taken shall been struck from an old P !a teon coarse paper. 
rapi stream ca t le ea ^* a ^ e 0 e be written, and shall be subscribed by the person -Ex-Chancellor Walworth, was marriec 
last advices, Mr. Livinrston was proceeding north- examined, and shall ho f,tod in th« ■ . ... __ _ • ....... 
REMARKS. 
April 22d. Very fine day 7 . 
23d. Continues fine—Apricot in bloom. 
24th. Another fine day. 
35 h. Like its immediate predecessors, fine. 
26th. A little rainy—barn swallows seen. 
27th. Fair at sunrise—thunder and rain before 
ten o’clock in the forenoon. 
28th. Rainy morning—fair afternoon. Cherry 
begins to blossom. 
American Association for the Advancement 
ward. If he carries out his plan of exploration, l0WQ c|er £ of the town or cit in which said as 
some important questions in African Geography sessment shall be made> ttnd a ^ y pers0I1 whoshal , u ‘ 
will bo solved. wilfully swear falsely on such examination before Buena ' ,sta - 
the assessors, shall be deemed guilty of wilful and - Lord St anl ®y sa Y s there a falling off in the 
Pennsylvania Canal and Erie Railroad corrupt perjury 7 . British tonnage to the extent of 113,00!) tons, and 
Tolls.— The receipts into the State I reasury of § 7 , The assessors ofthe several towns and an increase of foreign tonnage of 630,000 tons. He 
Pennsj \ania 10 m ana an( s or wards of this State shall have power to administer thinks this shows a decline of British prosperity, 
the four months ending with March, 1851, were O o tbs anv nprt . nn r v 3 
$318,167,41, against $221,541,63 for the corres- provisions 0 5 f f he ^/section 0 f this act. - At V 16 Chff M»ne Lake-Suporior, the miners 
Pennsylvania Canal and Erie Railroad 
Tolls. —The receipts into the State Treasury of 
be written, and shall be subscribed by 7 the person -Ex-Chancellor Walworth, was married on 
examined, and shall be filed in the office ofthe the 17th i 11 st., at Jacksonville, Illinois, to the vvid- 
town clerk of the town or city in which said as- c 1 ti„ t:„ u , , . ,, , - 
, , , - . , ,, ow of Col. Hardin, who was killed at the battle of 
sessment shall be made, and any 7 person who shall _ 
wilfully swear falsely on such examination before ” uena ' ,sta - 
the assessors, shall be deemed guilty of wilful and - Lord Stanley says there is a falling off in the 
corrupt perjury 7 . British tonnage to the extent of 113,00!) tons, and 
$318,167,41, a g a > R st $221,541,63 for the corres- prov j 8 i ons 0 f tbe s j xtb section of this act. 
ponding month of the previous year—thus show- . 0 , . . 
ing an increase of $96,625,78 in 1851. The en- , $,. 8 : When tbe as f e f or8 , a majority of thorn 
tire receipts from tlris source for the whole of last f ha11 ha ve completed their roll, they shall several- 
year were $1,713,848,16. At the above rate of b’ a PPcar'before oneof the Justices of the town or 
increase, if maintained, they will this year reach clty iu which they shall reside, and shall severally 
-At the Cliff Mine, Lake-Superior, the miners ' j 
are at work on a single sheet of copper, supposed to (| 
weigh three hundred tons. The mines are said to ^! 
be inexhaustible. 
-A State Agricultural Society has been organ- . 
travelers will find in the Packets a very pleasant, of Science. —The next semi-annual meeting of 
though not as speedy a conveyance. The boats this Association will be held at Cincinnati, begin- 
have been refitted, and in a trial of the Saratoga ning on Monday 7 , May 5th, and will continue 
and Sultana, we found their accommodations all through the week. The Local Committee has 
$ 2 , 000 , 000 . 
Monster Ox.—T he magnificent great Ox raised 
make and subscribe before such justice an oath, | ized in Wisconsin, and a State Fair is o be held on 
in the following form: 
the first Wednesday and Thursday in October next, 
YVe, the undersigned, do seYorally 7 depose and I in the village of Janesvile. 
by Col. N. C. Baldwin, of Cleveland, will soon be swear that w e have set down, in the foregoing as- The sword wwrn bv Nat)oleon pt Maren _ 0 
sent on a pilgrimage to the World’s Fair. He lias sessment roll, all the real estate situated in the , . pn “. f rl, r ! ^ nnn w * ’ 
been fattened for eight vears, and now weighs the ( tow n or ward as the case may be,) according to by the V /. 0,0 , ble *’ 
enormous figure of 4,000 pounds. The world our best information; and that, with tho exception ($32,000.) 1 he buyer already has a large collec- 
of those cases in which the value of the said real t> on of the relics of the great soldier, 
estate has been changed by reason of proof pro- -A printer in Leeds has produced a paper print- 
that could be expected. 
provided for the gratuitous entertainment of mem¬ 
bers. The Secretary, T. Rainey, Esq., has made 
arrangements to pass members over Lake Erie 
and the Ohio Railroads at half the rates. This 
Agricultural Implements, Seeds, &c.-We arrangeme „ ts to pass members over Lai 
again refer those wishing articles in this line to our and the Ohio Rai i roads at half the rates, 
advertising department. In addition to the estab- wil] be the first meetin g of the Association in the 
lishments to whicii we have heretofore directed at- w es t 
tention, two others are represented in our columns The officers of the Association for the present 
this week-the “ Genesee Seed Store and Ag.’l year> are Prof . Louis Agassiz, Cambridge, Mass., 
Warehouse,” by J. Rapalje & Co., and the President; Tho. Rainey, Secretary of the Cincin- 
“ American Seed Store.” by C. F. Crosman. R. nati session . Prof> S . F . Baird, Washington city, 
& Co. succeed Rapalje & Bumcs, at the old Permanen t Secretary ; Prof. Wm. B. Rogers, j 
enormous figure of 4,000 pounds. The world our best liilormation; and that, with tho exception me ouyer aireuoy m.s a large conec- 
may safely be challenged to produce his equal.— of tll0se cases in which the value of the said real t ioR of the relics of the great soldier. 
A mile per day is now his longest land journey! estate has been changed by reason of proof pro- -A printer in Leeds has produced a paper print- 
He will be transported East by water, and from duced before us, we have estimated tbe value of ed on gutta percha types. It is said to look well, 
Boston will need a pretty good sea craft for his in- the said real estat0 at wb [ ch a t ? a -j orit >' of thc as ' and the material is produced at much less cost than 
dividual comfort.— Cleve. Herald, 2IsA sessors have decided to be the full and true value , . 
Land Slide in Canada.— A letter from Mon¬ 
treal, which appears in the New York Sun of the 
22 d,'says, that the banks of the river Yamaska, 
have fallen in carrying away about seventy-two 
acres of land, with three houses, out-buildinors. 
the said real estate at which a majority of the as- and the material ia prod uced at much less cost than ^ i 
sessors have decided to be the full and true value 
thereof, and at which they would appraise the meta , ype \ 
same in payment of a just debt due from a solvent -1 he joint special committee of tho Massa- < 
debtor; and also that the said assessment roll con- chusetts Legislature have reported a bill for the ab- ( 
tains a true statement of the aggregate amount of olition of the death penalty, and recommend impris- j 
tho taxable personal estate of each and every per- onment for life as a substitute. 
son named in such roll over and above the amount 
of debts due from such persons respectively, and 
-The Genesee Valley Bank has organized at 
stand, and have an extensive assortment, particu¬ 
larly of implements. Mr. Crosman is an exten¬ 
sive grower of field and garden seeds, plants, &c., 
and has acquired an enviable reputation in the 
business. 
Charlottesville, Va., General Secretary; and Dr. 
A. L. Elwyn, Philadelpeia, Treasurer. 
and has acquired an enviable reputation in the Curious Fact.— The Medina Citizen mentions 
business. the fact that Mr. A. Bancroft, near that place, 
- while splitting an elm rail-cut, more than 3 feet 
The Right Way. —If you desire an interesting through, and two centuries old according to the 
paper, subscribe for it; write for it occasionally, and usual method of determining the age of trees, dis- 
procure all the new subscribers you can. If your covered some 40 kernals of corn embedded in the 
neighbor borrows your paper and don’t return it, heart, about eight feet from th 1 root. The tree 
by all means get him to subscribe for one of his was perfectly sound, and there were no signs that 
own.— Ex. at any stage of its growth there had been the 
.. • j 1 ■ j. ^.1 smallest crevice or cavity. The corn was slightly 
Very good logic and advice. Borrowers of the discoIored . Thinking it must be a rare as well as 
Rural are requested to heed the first sentence, an old variety, Mr. B. intends to plant it. 
and make the proper application of the text in this __ 
direction. Attention to the last by our subscribers. Sweet Potatoes. —Those who wish to procure 
may save them some trouble, and confer upon us plants of this excellent vegetable, are referred to 
a favor which will be appreciated. the advertisement of Mr. Briggs, in this number. 
with a number of cattle and horses. One woman excluding such stocks as are otherwise taxable Geneseo ' James S. Wadsworth, President- W. < 
and two children are also said to have been drown- and sucb other property as is exempt by law from H Whltln S> Cashier. The Bank vv ill commence ; 
cd. The Yamaska is miles below Montreal. taxation, at the full and true value thereof, accord- operations on the 10tli of May. 
-—— ing to our best judgment and belief. Which oath -The City Council of St. Louis have, by ) 
Jenny Lind’s Charities.— Cincinnati, April shall be written on said roll, signed by the assess- unanimous vote, directed the Mayor to subscribe to \ 
23d. Jenny Lind has sent $3,000 and Barnum ors, and certified by the justice, and shall be in the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company one- ) 
$1,500 to Mayor Taylor, to be disposed of as he place of the official certificate now required bylaw; ] lu ]p ni iUi on 0 f dollars ^ 
thinks most judicious for the relief of the distress- and every assessor who shall wilfully swear false ... .. . - • , , , X 
ed of this city. In addition to this Barnum had in taking and subscribing said oath, shall be deem- 1 he f )rc , Department of b tlca has beeri tIls ' ) 
previously given $400. ed guilty of, and liable to the penalties of wilful banded, and will he reorganized on the Boston plan ) 
_ and corrupt perjury. —each member being entitled to a certain amount ) 
A Costly Church The N. Y. Mirror states 5 9 - Tll isact shall take effect immediately. of pay for his services. ) 
that the Trustees of Trinity Church, N. Y., intend -~~- -A gang of incendiaries and counterfeiters have 
erecting in the upper part of that city an Episco- Genesee College. —We learn by a friend who been arrrested in Michigan. For some years the 
pal Church which shall excel any structure of the was at the late meeting of the Board of Trustees villains have been engaged in destroying railroad 
in in ev. oi , origina in its design. The at Lima, that Dr. Tefft, the President of the Col- property, firing depots, &c. So extensive a combi- > 
SUm ° b e expended is said to be one mil lion. 7 lege, will be there to assume his duties as soon as nat i on of rascals is seldom discovered. I 
_ „ „ a house can bo secured for tho accommodation of ^ r .. < 
Oregon Emigration.— The Burlington (Iowa) his family. This information, we are sure, will ~° ver sevent> acrea of tbe banks of the * a \) 
ilawkeye states that over 100 wagons have cross- be very gratifying to all the patrons of the institu- maska nver » m Canada, have caved in, with three > 
ed the river at that place thus far this season on tion, 'The rapid development of the College re- bouses, cattle, &c., and a woman and two children ■ 
their way to California and Oregon, the most of quires the presence of all the Facultv.— Northern were drowned; the poor father has gone mad.— : 
them for the latter destination. Christian Adv. * Thousands of cords of woodiwere lost. 
previously given $400. 
A Costly Church.— The N. Y. Mirror states 
that the Trustees of Trinity Church, N. Y., intend 
erecting in the upper part of that city an Episco- 
