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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YO RKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL 
Vermont Marble. Prospects of the Wool Market. 7* Tt * \ 
° NE amon ff th8 ma,, y sources of wealth and I N lhe Wool Grower for ,8* n..,, (L lUiTOmiQ M?W. 
Prospects of the Wool Market. 
ROCHESTER, MAY 22. 1851. 
We can still furnish back numbers of this vol. 
Agents and other friends of the P.ural will please 
note this fact, and take subscriptions accordingly 
One among the many sources of wealth and 
commerce in the Green Mountain State is found 
in the inexhaustable quantities of marble with 
which her mountains abound. The quarries are 
for the most part confined to the southern part of 
the State, particularly Rutland Co. Large quan¬ 
tities are annually sent to the most distant parts of 
the Union, for all the common purposes for which 
marble is used, but for want of a fineness of grain, 
and susceptibility of receiving and retaining a high 
In the Wool Grower for the present month the _ _ WtUUU UUU 
gh prices repotted to havo been paid for We,t- ARRIVAL OF THE „ _ 
n wool are accounted for. It ts a “fair sample ” - -The Maryland Convention have abolishr i 
Yankee financiering, and shows that quite a Two Weeks Later from California. lotteries after April, 1859. ‘ 
ck has been played tor some one’s benefit. The El Dorado arrived May 17th, with two ^ h “ beei> restorcd to citi- 
Ceitam parties in or about Boston bought weeks later news from the Pacific. She brinas ‘ ,p b Y the Legislature of Rhode Island. 
rgcJy last spring of western wool. They were $ 1,000,000 in gold dust. 8 -The wheat crop throughout Maryland is i 
iwever enabled to procure unexpectedly a supply The mails from Oregon arrived on the afternoon to be in n flourishing condition. 
South American wool at a much better puce, of the 2d inst., havin| news from the States to -There are 88 080 adults in v 
id have kcpL their native wool out ot the market Feb. 28th. neither re-nl nnnv.it ~- ni ~ ' lg n a "’ho can 
-d out oi tire way until quite recently. It lias The report of probable appropriations by Con deplorable r Z , t ’"*’° ? *“ Indianain lha sa me 
' W be S a » 0 co ™ “P°“ market. It is surmised gress for the benefit of California, is having preat T 11 w r" V • 
some diatihe high prices said to be paid in Ohio effect in momentaiially running up State serin • , , 1 Ootids Fuir was opened on the l s t 
r the coming clip can be traced to tnese opera- A new charter for San Francisco has been pas- mst ' by <iueen Victoria, in presence of 80.000 per¬ 
ms. A small quantity has been bought by their sed. The legislature had refused to authorise the Sons ’ wlthout d 'seord or accident. 
penis at high prices. Contracts have been maue attorney to enter a n»'Je vro>e ,ui in the case of the - A break occurred in the Wahnvh i . 
r more at very high prices by men who will nev- Squatters and then- trial was to come off on the which it will rear ire 15 rhvl to rLfo ih ’ 
appear to claim the wool or pay lor it. Local 7th. Rut as no Judge was present it did not on,. I cut „fTo„v ' ! r ‘‘T rh,s 
items of lems, fa 
to citi- ( 
Those who do not desire back numbers, can com- j P°lisR» very little use has been made of it for 
( mence now or at any specified time. namental purposes, or the fine arts. 
Our mark-Ten Thousand-will soon be reached, Whenever there has been a demand for marble 
; if agents and subscribers continue their efforts. of superior quality for statuary, for ornament:.! 
[fiif” Fop. Terms, &c. see last pane. work r - . , 
i _ _ 1 work ’ or for furniture of the better grade, the stock 
_. T,7 "IT | has been imported from Italy as none suitable for 
-e Worlds Fair. these purposes has been found in the United States. 
The long anticipated and much talked of and . Th J* . W * nl ° f 1>roper material has v «ry much re¬ 
written about “Exhibition of all Nations ” was , 1 ie progress of sculpture and statuary with 
opened on the lst of May. The letters in this and ‘ * Arnencaus - and led to the voluntary exile of 
last week’s Rural, contain some interesting par- ■ C1 -' 8011 genius a.iose taste and skill led him 
ticulars, and show how the affair appears in the ,,Uo thls noble field - America has the honor of 
eyes and to the mind of our correspondent. That >eil) f tbe b ‘ rtb pbiC0 a Rowers, but to Italy are 
tiic Fair will produce results so vast and important ‘ 1,, r ‘ b-s 011er g‘ es al,d perchance his life to be given. 
as many writers at home and abroad have predict¬ 
ed, we do not believe—yet its “ coming oil ” is a 
To meet this want of fine marble for statuary, 
has long been the earnest desire of the many deal- 
irehase at high prices. I he result has been to The city attorney’s report shows a tremendous ' de8patcb from Memphis, received at New 
eate the impression that all the wool had been account of litigation amounting to over $2 000 D00 )rleans sa J’ a - that frost has killed nearly all the 
ought up at lnghprices, and hence tins wool now in the past year. T ’ cotton crobs that were up. 
tered was very cueap, and allotds the only chance Rohiics had been rather brisk of late. Roth -6,000,000 gallons of Cochituato water „ 
< mnu acturersto get stock at any reansonahie Whigs and Democrats were doing their best to or- used daily in Boston beimr over 40 It v 
•te. How many have been caught at each end g»mze. They were preparing for the municipal inhabitant ’ ng over 40 gallon8 to each 
t the hue remains to he seen. election soon to come off! r 
“ As a general thing there can be no permanent We have to notice the discovery near Genicia Zebu ’ ° r Ca!cutta cow, may be s> en in a 
1 vance on our last year’s prices. In some local- Pa , of a coal bed, which is said to be of a superior ym 1,1 Everett 8t -» South Salem. It is’all white 
es wherft Won] ivafi cnlH Pnrlv Imifor ,.i.i j nn><lit<- T* ..m • rv hne fitm -i:...i v . * y 
A despatch from Memphis, received at New ; 
J ° r,eans sa Y 8 - that frost has killed nearly all the l 
cotton crobs thnt were up. ( 
i 6,000,000 gallons of Cochituate water are ( 
used daily in Boston, being over 40 gallons to each 
1 inhabitant. 
7 A ^ ebu ’ or Calcutta cow, may be si en in a < 
j most noteworthy event, and one which will tell for 618 111 Vermont » bu l poor success has crowned their 
J Progress and Improvement The show is a grand inail l and expensive researches. Within the past 
J thing for London, and perhaps all England, but it * Ca ' a fi uarr ) kas been opened in Sudbury, Rut- 
^ will not benefit other countries and especially the ^ aud Co., with the most flattering prospects. It 
| United States, to near the extent that many have baS becn tncd b >' corr »petent judges, and for the 
I supposed—In other words, and to speak more fi " eSt 8tatuai 7. pronounced to be unequalled. It 
practically, it will not pay,—as many will find who ’ S str01, £’ bas a fine and even grain, and admits of 
\ have allowed “distance to lend enchantment to a biglt polish. 
the view ” not only, but ligured fame and funds ^ urin ff a receiU visit to this interesting locality, 
to be derived through the instrumentality of the We " erc sbown a variety of specimens from the 
Fair. \Ve cannot compete successfully with En^- fl aarr y» by the gentlemanly proprietor, E. C. Eells, 
land upon her own territory,—though we might Esc L> which for beauty and polish compares favor- 
equal her in many, and excel in some departments ab ^' ail Y Italian which we have ever met. 
K of invention and production. The proximity of Wc trust the wishes and anticipations of the pro-| 
the exhibition to tho veVy doors as it were of Eno- P , * etor may be realized, and an impetus given to I 
liak n._..... __• . , & Sculntnre anA finn Sio,.t_i. . 
• -i“ ,, “ c auu extra win meretor. tlon. Sam’l. Furdv 
ling liom 4Uc to 50c,—and super-may be sold as Mayor of Stockton, and formerly of Buffalo ‘is 
tgh as 60c and 65c. As remarked in our last talked of^ as an independent candidate for Gover- 
umber, wool that can be bought from 80c to 40c nor < aild generally a favorite with the miners 
ill be pushed up rapidly.” Markets are flooded with all kinds of goods of 
~ ---— every character* which are selling remarkably low. 
American Sunday School Union. “ w expected, however, that when communica- 
- tion is opened with all parts of the mines, business 
The twentv.seventh annual meeting was held w ' b g ,eatl y improve. 
i Tuesday in the Musical Fund Mali, Rhiladel- I he prospects of the miners and agriculturists 
ivance on our fast year’s prices. In some local- < a , of a coal bed, which is said to be of a superior J 1 ^ verett 8t -> Salem. It i.s’all white 
tes where wool was sold early, better prices should Quality. It is located within a few miles of the has tapering limbs, and is as gentle as a lamh' 
* reabzed but generally when the wool was sold Racific Mail steamers Depot. Many beds of oo-il _The Mevie. „ n , ) 
ue, full prices were realized. There is no wool have been found in Oregon. So the 3 Pacific steam to its « u/ Congress Ims voted, a donation 
owever coarse it may be, if in good order, that marine is to be well supplied with fuel. ' S0 ' (Jlers wounded in war with the United < 
'!| “ ol be word, at least 28c, and ranging from that A bill has passed the legislature establish]'txr a Ut ' S ' < 
• o~c. I he great range will be from 80c to 4Ue. State Marine Hospital at Sacramento city, and an- - Juilgc Ira IIarris ° r Albany has been reelect- 
me wools Lorn No. I to prime and extra will propriatiug $30,000 therefor. Hon. Sam’). Purdy e<1 Cl,a,rmnn of th e Board of Missions of the Ban I 
tug liom 40c to 55e,—and super-may be sold as Mayor of Stockton, and formerly of Buffalo 'is tist Union Association.. 1 
gh as 60c and 65c. As remarked in our last talked of as an independent candidate for Gover- -The Millers at Blnek «. a * , 
imber, wool that can be bought from 30c to 40c »«r, and is generally a favorite with the miners. points have stopped grinding at H 8 ° m<i ° t 
.11 be pushed up rapidly.” Markets are flooded with all kinds of goods of of wheat PP S rmt]lr, S nt the present prices 
~ j — every character, which are selling remarkably low. _ \ j 
American Sunday School Union. it is expected, however, that when communica- r nc wneat crop of last season in the Sa’* JI 
- non is opened with all parts of the mines, business Lake Vnl,ey vvas p stimatcd at from half a million | 
Thf. twentv.seventh annual meeting was hold W1 j* greatly improve. to a million and a half bushels. 
Tuesday in the Musical Fund Hall, Rhiladel- Fhe prospects of the miners and agriculturists-The Frontier Guardian says tho IJ s 'J 
in _Hm. r.i/L.o 1I..I1 .1_i_: Seem better nmv titan nt il». i;___ c .1. , „. . . o. mill . « 
lish, French and German farmers, artists and man¬ 
ufacturers, (to say nothing of national age and con¬ 
sequent experience,) gives them great facilities 
over the people of the United States—advantages 
which cannot or will not be overcome by Ameri¬ 
cans, even in this age of rapid steam navigation. 
“ This is a great country,” beyond dispute,—yet, 
clever as is Brother Jonathan, he can hardly travel 
three thousand miles, and beard John Bui] in his 
own domicil and in matters at which he has been 
laboring for centuries. Still many of our people 
opine that Jonathan will again prove to the entire 
satisfaction of his paternal ancestor that “ some 
things can bo done as well as others,” and we 
should not be surprised at such a result in more 
than one department of the exhibition. 
The editor of the N. Y. Tribune, who was pres¬ 
ent at the Royal Inauguration or opening of the 
Fair by the Queen, gives in a late letter, some 
notes and thoughts which wo should like to copy 
at length, but have only space for a few condensed 
extracts. He thinks the Fair hns some good points 
hut says it would be easy to depict if, and truly, in : 
such a light “ that its contrivers and managers 
would never think of deeming the picture compli¬ 
mentary.” Speaking of the “ better side” of the 
Sculpture and fine Statuary which they have long 
needed in the United States. h. c. w. 
Weekly Meteorological Abstract. 
BV L. WETHER ELI.. 
The twentv.seventh annual meeting was hold 
1 Tuesday in the Musical Fund Hall, Rhiladd- 
lia,— Hon. Judge Hall in the chair. 
Receipts—$182,840,48; of which $34,244,35 
ere donations, and $568,51 legacies; $34,823,’78 
r sales and in payment of debts; from tenants 
“ting rooms of the Society, $2,208,84; rent of 
-postory, $3,000. Balance from last year $4 - 
zr"'" on “ * «• - <■- 
much revived the certainty of good crops. The -m 
hft.llth nf tho r ml.... --. . . 1 .. ” 1 contractors on A roilrnn.l n f T..1_< _ 
May, 1851. 
THERMOMETER. 
MAX. 1 MIN. | MEAN. 
13 
77 
58 
67.66 
14 
57 
51 
53.33 
15 
60 
42 
50.66 
16 
72 1 
46 
62.33 
17 
70 | 
56 
63.66 
18 
57 j 
47 
52.33 
19 I 
70 ( 
50 | 
1 
REMARKS. 
ExPENm-ruRKs-For; stereotype plates, $3,964,- The steamer Columbia, Captain Le Bov a 
■>’IsThn 8 itS $3’ 3 33,23; engravings, r 'ved in the harbor yesterday morning at an ear 
2,383,40; paper, $43,450,72; priming $14,458 - hour. 3 >"4, at an ear 
o, binding, $42,821,54; Bibles and Testaments Gen. Joseph Lane has been nominated by acoi 
.ught and miatellaneous. books purchased to fill vemion of the people, irrespective of pa,'tv as 
dcis, $6,748,78, interest on loans, $2,581,62; candidate for Congress, and will run in o m'osilio 
Pa, V $ ¥ l 0; s f lar . ,e ! 01 secre tary, suporin- t0 Mr. Thurston, who is a candidate for re-electioi 
ui-entof bookstore, book-keeper, salesmen Thev are both C ' l,0) 
health of the country was excellent; we hear of no 
prevailing disease in any part of the State. 
Oregon. 
From the Pacific Standard, April 15. 
The steamer Columbia, Captain Le Boy, ar¬ 
rived in the harbor yesterday morning at an e’arlv 
hour. J 
Gen. Joseph Lane has been nominated by acon- 
ne contractors on a railroad at Johnstown 
Ra advertise for 5,000 laborers, for which they 
will pay $ I per day. Heavy business, that. 
Lady Franklin is again fitting out the Prince 
Albert for a voyage to the Arctic in search of the 
missing Expedition. 
Mr. John L. O’Sullivan, one of the persons 
arrested ns being implicated in the Cuban expedi¬ 
tion, has put in a claim to the steamer Cleopatra, 
ans paid, $5 000; salaries of secre^l^ Jo i^Thu^'S^^Id^for^EuS ” ^ ° W " 
fo^ento 1 bookstore, book-keeper, salesmen,clerks Rhey are both Democrats. * -The Fresnel light, which was recentlv mir 
as recently pur. 
this city, is still held by the U. S. Marshall, for the 
non-payment of duty. 
May 13th. Fine day—a little rain in the even- 
$127,99. “ am 
n °> W ! ndebt f d for P aper - binding, 
ii siaies mat mere was at least half a ton of illegal 
matter in the mail under Mr. Thurston’s frank. 
14th. Much cooler than yesterday. 
15th. Cool morning—the brown and the red 
thresher, cat-bird and bobolink heard. Trillium 
in flower. 
16th. Coo! and fair—night-hawk, cuckoo, and 
several other kinds of birds first heard. 
17th. A little rain early—fine day. 
18th. Cool and cloudy. 
19th. Cool morning—fine day—apple trees in 
full bloom. 
A great number of species of native plants in 
l . « ~ ■ —b — "'iMwoiuif! nao - w uciort* trio rcion- 
amount ot een >ss«ed at Oiegon City. It advocates the Convention at Cincinnati, in which he main 
bits a total claims of Mr. Thurston to a re-election. tained Prof IfonH-th Y . n 
The steamer L.i Whitcomb has commenced . ’’ h "‘ K "’ s 
Edrnurui f'Jogg, Esq, a well k: 
nown author, 
Juy, for Liver- 
I' air t he remarks:—“ The show is certainly a great l * A 00?n> 
one—greater in extent, in variety, and in the ex- great number of species of nat 
cellence of a large share of its contents than the ^° Wer ' A ^ ne l ‘ ,ne ,0 stud >' Bttany. 
world has hitherto seen. The Crystal Palace which 7Z ^TT—" 
covers and protects all, is better than any one thing iterary Notices, &c. 
it contains,—it « really a fairy wonder, and is a Stephen’s Farmer’s Guide to Practical and Sei- 
work ot inostimable value as a suggestion for fu- entific Agriculture. Edited by John P. Norton. 
ture architecture. It is not merely hotter adapted ^ e ' v ^ ork: Leonard Scott & Co. 
to its purpose than any oilier edifice ever yet built The 17th No. of this work is received. It con- 
&C $31 190 08 8 which adlfo/T P n per ’ bindin -’ , ThC fir8 t number of the Oregon Statesmagi has -P"* Kerce read a paper before the Scion 
“^TT'ir « r™.... = 
mde tedness of $70,350 36 The steamer Lot Wfotcomb lias cmnmenced Ifo ^ ^ S the<>ry that the King Saturr 
$84 795 a 36 011 1 BU>Ck ° f pa P er and book8 » running between the Willamette and the mouth of ’ 
_ tbe .,9„° un)bia - 9 be Williamotte, a new steamer ., ^ 9 d ” lu,K P,Q £S> Lsq. a well known author, 
Sincui AR _Snm» 7 u r, 9 1 . 00 . tons burthen, is being fitted out for the same Sf “ ed in tlie P acket Arctic on Saturday, for Liver- 
ter, of Pownall lost S4 a 00°0 w^lo o C f rpe “' ’ haV1 ” g JUSt 8rrived from Philadelphia. . pool > 011 J “ 8 « ay to r. ssume the duties of Consul at 
buy woo. in the vRS-^ n $ ltates. A few daTJZ Si,- -7--- Vc “ ,ce ’ t0 which he ba8 been appointed. 
XlZTr !h ° SlC ! Ck , B f k al Bennin g'on re- reached Su Louis on tile loS^JFh! .f® T~’ rhre .°- < ' ourth8 of tbe entire revenue of Mas- 
ce.ved by Express at little box containing $3,439 having met large parties of Camanches a.fo itl ’ 8achu80tts - js ‘^ved from the banks of the State- 
recti n ace the* L .? nisvll ' c K - v '- di ' nees on the plains, who manifested great friendli- 1 h& bank taxfor the present year amounts to $331.- 
sS.»:»»d p ls n g e lh T,i !:t ,x c T n cy ™"; “?«c-s» “**-»•"-.-.Ip-.u■». 
“?“/• arl ‘ h “ l ““‘ 1 » P»ni»» of it, which he si,een a[ SiaLio h f ‘ V ° W °' le “ n ’ UeI “ «n«»nncee SI death. 
I hree-fourths of the entire revenne of Mas- \ 
sachusettsvis derived from the banks of tho .State- \ 
1 he bank tax for the present year amounts to $381.- 1 
148, being one per cent, on the capital paid ln . 
The New Orleans Delta announces 59 deaths ) 
from Cholera at Bayon Lafourche, superinduced by > 
money, and had used a portion of it, which he sheen at «l 75 to *2 npr . J f , P“ p ® , v as,,, »- lhe Aew ° rleans Delta announces 59 deaths 
would return as soon as he was able. ^ Lafourche, supennduced by 
More P.u^.^h^T^^ ^ ~ » 
ShoIdforSwY^'S foTB^L 7 10rn “- ff by ing tbe whole of one side ol the plaza, excepting - Thc neiv constitution of Maryland has a 
via. Portland. They at ailta t^mol wmS uVoa,"! T.® ’ff" & “'Carty and U,f clao.o making the atockholdera ofbank, liable for 
cotild be, but it combines remarkable cheapness tains 9G jiages which will be the size o r the rernain- 
v.fob vast and varied utility. Depend on it, stone ‘“g numbers—giving at the same price some 200 
and timber will have to stand back for iron and pages more than were promised. Mr. Norton’s 
glass hereafter to an extent not yet conceivable, appendix to Summer, adapting the directions to 
i he triumph of Paxton is perfect, and heralds a American agriculture accompanies the part before 
revolution.” * * * “Ido hope us, also a steel engraving of an English draught 
wo may have a Crystal Ralaco of like proportions horse, from one of Landseer’s fine painting. D. 
in New York within two years; it would bo ot in- M. Dewey, Agent, Rochester, 
eslimable worth as a study to our young architects, The postage on books published in this form 
udders and artisans.” will be increased by the new Jaw, so those who 
Mr. Greeley speaks of the turnout at the open- I wou ' d take bv mail should send in their orders 
j bmises of Kery Union, by two of the officers, _ or v ot an incendiary. bank officers getting dicsounts from the bank. 
! doubt have to B receive‘ th^m. 'JotMmmforants From Turks Island Direct. —The schooner im^Ienfo throvvn in’tte "w C<, " SeqU h CnCC of the 
! ftjsr* “ Q " ara " li " e ?La°„ r d ", r 7 aivi‘’’Sii; 0 ;,’... . WJmZZTvZ 
Traveler. 
Butter Statistics.— Assuming tho population vv ‘‘ cb 138 been brought from that Island to this 
of the United States at 22,000,000, and that each P | 0M f ? r S ° m ? years ‘ Fr °m Captain T. we learn 
person consumes half a pound of butter per week r’ 31 1 ‘° St ? C k 18 ,ar K®> aild tbe weather very fine 
tho annual consumption will be 572 000 000 ,or procuring it. Me have already advised our 
Pounds, which at 14 cents per pound, amounts to re f deis tbat , ln ,nosl of the Bahama Islands the 
upwards of $80,000,000. The average produce 7w kings of saIt , are lar S e ’ almost beyond precedent, 
per cow of butter has been estimated at 168 pounds l- Suppo , se tbat lhe price of salt will rule lo ver 
per annum; therefore 3,505.000cows would he re- lh ‘ S >Car tha “ U8Ua1, 
quired to produce that amount of butter. ----- 
terday from Turks Island in 7 days. She has on ter P° 81tion of the Government, seems to have pret- 
board a cargo of salt, (4,662 bushels) the first ty mucb bIown ov °r. 
which has been brought from that Island to this - The London Daily News publishes the names 
port for some years. From Captain T. we learn of all the exhibitors at the Great Fair with a list 
7 ba -7®. StOCk J : 8 lar g?’ a , lld lbe weather very fine of their contributions. Thev occunv ’so,no 
| mg as immense,—estimates the number inside of ''nmediately. 
the building at thirty thousaud, and presumes “ten n 
.) times as many went out of their wav to gaze at r,-^ Noble Deeds of American Women, with 
the procession, though that was not much. Our Jj|0 S ra P h,caI Sketches of the most prominent,” is 
Ice I rape. This trade, which is becoming 
of their contributions. They occupy some thirty 
or forty solid columns of that paper. 
-l'he Atlas knows no reason why next au¬ 
tumn, may not witness the first course of instruc¬ 
tion. in at leastiwo departments of the “ Universi¬ 
ty of Albany.” 
-General Scott has returned to Washington. 
Rhiladelphia Mint. —The amount of bullion P re 3y lucrative, does not seem to be confined to Dt/rine liia tour thrmnrh the YVAot s nn e on. 
deposited for coinage in April, was $2 860 500 of , thc Engla ? d merchants. It is stated in a s ” /, ”‘ n VVesternand Southern 
which .HiS,000 was silver. ^ ’ ’ ’ letter published in the Courier dn Ha,,™ -M'tts ho was received with the most flattcriiitr de- 
• published in the Courier du Havre, dated at 
New York Fire Department eould beat it; so 
could our Odd Fellows.” “ Thc most perfect or¬ 
der was preserved throughout; everything was 
the title of a handsome volume just issued by G. 
If. Derby & Co.. Buffalo. It is edited by J. Cle¬ 
ment, Esq., and from a hasty glance at the table 
waa preserved mrougnout; evciythiug was . ' ’ ’ , 77 ,7 7 7‘. S “ l 1,18 lal,le pieces they have coined to the amount nf iifi nnn At Skien, Nicord, and Laurvh 
done in season and without botching, no accident . S , W ® shou,d thmk ll a valuable and in- which amount will be issued about the «th ins’t ' S,lips are beillg fVe ighted with 
-j a ^ . . - - teresting volume. • lu * l# c -tvt- 
occurred to mar the festivity, and the general feel¬ 
ing was one of hearty satisfaction.” Yet the re- 
" ““ neany ™ a «.on.” Yetthere- Visit ok the Pres. DKNT.-President F,llmore 
rse of the picture is given by Mr. G. m such a and suite arrived in this city Tuesday, A. M aud 
g U as to render the pageant blundering in con- appropriately received-the military, firemen’ and 
ception and ludicrous ,n fact. But we cannot other associations turning oat on he occ sion 
even g,ve .he pe.„ U in .he .overs, view. A, we wrhe .hi, ^ .hepreVeZ” ; ~ 
In comparison to thc number who anticipa- i“g. with drums beating, streamers flying, &c.— 
. ted attending the great exhibition, but few connec- and thousands of happy, curious faces -ire 
Crops in Coshocton.—F ew Counties in Ohio 
exceed Coshocton in wheat and corn. Tho recent 
accounts taken by the Assessors, show that in 1850 Kh-i-ko by the Kick of a Horse.—A bov aged lllbltlori ' in Gyde Park. 
the quantity of wheat raised in tbe countv num- about 14 years, son of James Topping, o e this vil- - is ann ouaced that Miss Murfineau’s Eng- 
bers bb2,809 bushels, being an average of about k ‘ff e ’ whi)e engaged in assisting a Mr. Tuttle in iish publisher has cancelled nr. engagement with 
uen y us icls per acre and 962,646 bushels of 110 Pj 0 "'-field, stepped behind one of the horses to her on account of her recent avowal of atheistical 
corn, averaging about forty bushels per acre. The put hls < ’ oot ? ver tlle trac e. and was kicked in the opinions. 
uplands averaged about 33 bushels per acre, and ubdomen with so much violence as to cause his _ TIir rWrwtt r r> .. . 
tbe bottoni 57. ’ death on the following day. He was a brigS in- -, ? , T F ' ue 1 Press - say8 ll 15 estlma tcd 
---dustrious boy, and his sudden death is a great af- ! liponro!l able authority that up. ards of 10,000emi- 
Couleurdk Rumfkin.—T he Flour of Pumpkin fliction <° his parents and friends_ Watertown U rants Wl11 leav e Ohio during the peresent season 
for pies, is prepared by the United Society, at TrrarnaL to make a permanent location in Iowa. 
^i* 88, Th « preparation enables house---— -B. A. Latrobe, chief engineer on the Balfi 
—and should bV^Mus^ofuernetu^ J | ear , round 1 lie oldest woman in the world is suppos- more and Ohio railroad, contemplates that it will 
7; IO s .ecommeeded by^the Stewards’of^.he ?» .he^cZ ” O-n.ber, 
Astor, Irving and Tremont. and by the pastry- born on the 12th of Feb. 1731, and is of course in , 
co° > °, Boston and New York, as “somepump- her one hundredth and twenty-first year. She is - Joseph Knox Boyd, recently deceased in 
vU18 ‘ ____ ui possession of all her faculties—perfect memory, ^ ;i «hington, was one. of the volunteers who ven- 
G 000 ^ &kien f Nicord, and Laurvig, mor© than tvveniy 
ls ’ t ships a » e being freighted with ice. Tbe exporta¬ 
tion of ice from Norway was never so extensive as 
0hio k is tllis s P r iug- 
.-states no was received with the most flattering de¬ 
monstrations of respect. 
-Stephen Fairbanks, treasurer of the board of 
trustees of donations for education in Liberia, ac¬ 
knowledges the receipt of one thousand dollars from 
a merchant of Boston. 
Mr. John Grant, tfto ownerof Power’s Greek 
Slave, has consented to allow it to be exhibited 
with the American contributions at the great ex¬ 
hibition, in Hyde Park. 
-It is announced that Miss Martineau’s Eng- 
iea attending the great exhibition, but few connec- a “ d thousands of happy, curious faces are trying 
Ited with the press of this country will be present, to get a good sight at the “ head of the ReDublic* ” 
Several editors and correspondents of Agricultural --- 
( Journals, however, are and will be in attendance, R IAf, o Fortes.— The advertismelit of Mr. Dut- 
from whom interestining reports may be expected! T0N in this paper < addressed to buyers of this class 
Mr. Isham of the Mich. Farmer, sailed in April— of instrume nts, is worthy of particular attention. 
Mr. and Mrs. Batf.ham, of the Ohio Cultivator, Mr ’ . D ’ is an honora ble dealer, and is entitled to 
on the 15th tnst,—and wo understand that P. credk ,or the stand he has taken against the sys- 
Barry, Esq., of the Mt. Hope Nurseries, this city, tem °[ deception practiced by too many in the 
(Horticultural editor of the Gen. Farmer.) leaves same ,iue of trade - Read his statement and you 
for the Fair and a business tour in Europe, by the W ‘ P Ullderstand lll e allusion, for his note* are dis- 
next steamer. ‘ tiiict and emphatic. 
Erie R^lroad Celebration!——T he papers for i ^° INGS —'^ he heus collli:lu e their re- 
he past week have been filled with accoun Jof I Zt T ’ “ ** ^ 
his erand affair, hut as hav® i;*.t„ . .. I P Thors ton, of Livonia, has presented us 
j Tlie Detroit Free Press says it is estimated 
j upon reliable authority that up ards of 10,000 emi- 
I grants will leave Ohio during the peresent season 
I to make a permanent location in Iowa. 
-B. A. Latrobe, chief engineer on the Haiti 
more and Ohio railroad, contemplates that it will 
bo completed to Wheeling by the first of December 
1852. 
-Joseph Knox Boyd, recently deceased in 
Y\ ashington, was one of thc volunteers who ven- 
Post Office Opfritiovk ti t> • bearing and eye sight. Site cooks, washes and ture d upon the hazardous but successful expedition $j 
General has established the following new p 1 ®* lrons ’ 1111,10 ns,Jal f amd y avocations-threads her fo bu?h the frigate Philadelphia, in the harbor of (\ 
oar—” . a- ,n e iotiowing new Post needle and sews without suectacles. Trinnli <\ 
Erie Railroad CxLKBRATioN.-The papers for , ^'r' 7™ heUS C01lUnUe their re ‘ 
lbe p« week have bee., filled wifi, aoc„„‘,‘, rf ^ ^ Mo* us testify, 
this grand affair, but as wo have little or no room * , T "“" sl0N - L,vo,1 '»' h »« l'resemed us 
for particulars, we can only say, the President and I T, V by j 
hi. Cabinet and various JL’L.uJSS"™ f '»ch=»-eggs-aclly! W„. A. Satrm, of 
Officesfor the week ending MayTo'lSsT ueedle and ,ew^ whheut spectacles. Tripoli. " j 
North Collins, Erie Co., & N. Y., Paul H. White- Ohio W«7,t iTTTT thTI Z -e „- Tlle coroner’s verdict in the boiler explosion ' 
South Ackw^h rr8 SuU?van T ‘ S' H° h f A ‘nf "h 8 ' 5 Wh ° at la “ d cultivated in Stark county, 1 OMoIdu^ t T' S ° Patterson ’ N - J ” says “ k wns caused by \ 
den- PodSm FrieW V t N ’ H v IIo! - nng the year 185 «. was 53,407, from which 1 - thc ." ogI, 8 ene ® and incompetency of those in charge 
’ ’ J ’ '_ •» Jsaac N . Candee. 071,175 bushels of wheat were harvested. Acre’s of it; > l be water being suffered to get too low.” ( , 
What is to be m™«, t 7T7 7 , R ,arled ’ 17 ’ 174 5 busheIs gathered, 615,- William Warren is since dead, making five killed, 
to the Npw Vnrlr V 1 • A London letter 7b - • L 1 I uscarawas county, 58,077 acres were and others are mortally wouuded. 
totheNew York Cemroercia 1 says.-—“Th© effect sown to wheat and 833,071 bushels gathered-corn -m. t , . 
winch the Exhibition will have on the money mar- 19,003^ acres, yield 669,008 bushels ' here are 871 hanks in existence throughout • 
ket is regarded as a question of some importance _- ' th <? Uni °n, A report has been made to the Secre- ( 
an iucrease in'the'bulfionof'tlfe^Bank^of Eil'Y 1 *!) 6 , YoRK.-Nine new banks have !*' y "5^'° T•**•«-*«<—» { 
owing to the influx of foreigner who 16611 . f ° rmcd in ,he city of New York during six thcsabanks on tbe il4 Jjnmary, 1850, and 1st Janu- 
specie or its equivalent. If 300 000 arrive n'th n>0 ^. past, and have gone, or are preparing im- ar L 1051. 1 heir circul .tion was about twenty-three )| 
£10 each, it is remarked, wo sha'l thus have an ' ne . latelyt '° into operation. The aggregate mi,Il ons, an increase 18 pci- cent. The specie is (j 
addition of £3,000,000.” ‘ capital ol these hanks is upwards of six aud a half one third of the circulation, and had only inere sed 51 
millions, an increase of twenty-five per cent. in thc same period 7 nor cent. 
his Cabinet and various other distinguished gen¬ 
tlemen were along; and tho matter seems to have 
passed off very agreeably. After the conclusion 
fie,non we„ 
““ a H ree “'y- . A 'lO' lhe conclusion A Good Man bath Fanan.-It is wiUl deeB 
o. the celebration at Dunkirk, the President and ! regret that we have to announce the death of the 
suite visited Buffalo, and are now on their return to I Rev ' Erskine Ma ?on, D. D., pastor of tbe Bleeck- 
Washington, passing and stopping at Rochester ' 6f 1>ie sbytenan church. He died this morn- j 
on tho wav- rvocnester mg after an illness of some months—AL Y. Com- 
• ’ I mcrcial , 14l/t inst. 
• l hero are 871 hanks in existence throughout 
the Union, A report has been made to the Secre¬ 
tary of State (not yet printed) of the condition of 
these banks on tbe 1st January, 1850, and 1st Janu¬ 
ary, 1851. Their circul .tion was about twenty-three 
in the same period 7 per cent. 
