MOORE’S RURAL MEM-TO RKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
m 
tMili 
Litorary Notices, &c. 
The American Indians. Their condition, his¬ 
tory and prospects from original notes and man¬ 
uscripts. By Henry R. Schoolcraft. Roch¬ 
ester, Wan/.er. Foot & Co.,* 1851 
| This is a neatly printed and well bound volume 
---- 1 - ! of some 500 pages, with occasional embellishments 
ROCHESTER. JUNE 19, 1351. j illustrating its contents. The subject of the book 
-r—— -z =z .. - - . . is one of much interest, and its author is perhaps 
We can still furnish back numbers of this vol. : ono 0 f the best qualified in the country to speak 
Agents and oMrer friends of the Rural will please , ni uhoritntively of the Indian language and tra- 
note this fact, and t^ke subscriptions accordingly ; 
mi __ .7. _ 4 . _ ! 011101)8. 
The Genesee Valley Railroad. 
As has already bemi stated, the Directors of 
this new enterprise held a meeting at Avon on 
Haturday last, to determine upon Hie location of 
the road. Two routes were surveyed; one upon 
each side of the river to a point near Alt. Aluiris, 
and from thence to Dausviile, or a few miles be¬ 
yond, to intersect with the Uohucton ruad winch 
it is proposed U) Construct from Corning to Buf- 
legislature of linn ^ork. Stems of Hems, &r. 
Special Session.—Synopsis of Proceedings. -The Batavia Times notices rerent sales of 
-- wool in that village at from 87$ to 40 cents. 
Tuesday, June 10.— Senate —At 12o’clock to- -The Rome and Watertown Railroad is to be 
day, the Senate convened, in obedience to the completed by the 10th of August. 
Proclamation of the Governor. -The cholera is raging very 
The question of Mr. Schoonmaker’s title to a ton > Kyv, and the citizens ore de: 
fab. Another rente fro,u Alt, Moms to Hunt’s seat wag raised> and filially laid on the tabIe 
note this fact, and t^ke subscriptions accordingly 
Those who do not desire hack numbers, can com¬ 
mence now or at any specified time. T1,e volume is mode up of personal reminis- 
Our mark-Ten Thousand-will soon be reached, < :e »*es by Mr. S. of his early experiences of West- 
if agents and subscribers continue their efforts. ern Life.—Indian legends, traditions, and poetry, 
. „ _ —Historical and Biographical sketches,—essays 
JT For Terms, &c. see last page. ,^3 , . , . . 
_ 0,1 matters relating to their condition, prosperity, 
- ~ - in- , language, &-c.; with an appendix of narratives of 
A Splendid Pictorial Mrnibcr! Hmi Kploils lherewitll . 
_ , , , , , ,, In the arrangement of the contents of the hook 
The second half volume of the Rural Ar.w- , , , . 
Yorker will be commenced by issuing a beanti- " e canno ' discover that any rule, oi taste or appro- 
fullv ILLUSTRATED NUMBER— a Patriotic priatenesshas been followed. The “ making up ” 
llollow was also surveyed, to intersect with the 
Attica and ilornelLsvilie road, now being con¬ 
structed. 
-The cholera is raging very fatally at Prince¬ 
ton, Ky., and the citizens are deserting the town. 
-New Haven city has appropriated $1,000 to 
The Governor’s Message was then received and celebrate the 4th of July. 
read, and five times the usual number was order- 
The (Johocton road is to cross the Genesee ed to be printed. 
river at Avon, at which point there will of course 
he an intersection with the Valley road. The 
Directors believe this connection Will secure 
nearly all the advantages to he attained by con¬ 
tinuing the road some Unity-live miles to lornr a 
second junction with the Golioctou l oad, and they 
therefore decided in lavor of the route from Ait. 
Morris to Portage. 
Mr. Cook moved the appointment of the Stand¬ 
ing Committees of the Senate. The following are 
the Committees: 
-The Hudson River Railroad is now open < 
from East Albany depot to Oakhill. ( 
-The New Hampshire Gazette is now in its 
97th year—supposed to he the oldest newspaper in 
America. > 
-Three or four fine deer attempting to swim ' 
the Mississippi, were reoently captured below Mus- ( 
We are unable to state the distance from Port- Uateh. 
On Claims—Messrs. Schoonmaker, Johnson, Crook. ,, ■ 
On Financf—Messrs. Morgan, Brown, Colt. the •' ississippi, were reoent 
On Charitable and Religious Societies—Messrs. Robin- catine by steamer Oswego, 
son, Miller, Sanford. 
On the Judiciary—Messrs. Babcock, Sclioonmaker, •*' company is orgnnn 
Pictorial for the Fourth of July ! We shall en¬ 
deavor to make the Pictorial the most beautiful and 
valuable sheet ever got up in this section of the 
Union. And unless our figures are wrong, we 
is decidedly of the “ miscellaneous ” character, 
which, with the absence of any index, leaves one 
to wonder who could have had the editing of its 
ago to the Belvidere station on the New York 
and Erie road, hut it cannot exceed twenty-live 
or thirty miles, and the Valley road will no doubt 
ultimately be extended to that place. From Bel¬ 
videre, the New York ami Erie road runs direct¬ 
ly to Glean, from which a railroad to Pittsburgh 
Ou the Militia—Messrs. Huntington, Crolius, Tuttle. 
On Canals—Messrs. Uphani, Huntington, Lyon. 
On Railroads—Messrs. Geddes, Hart, Owen! 
On Roads and Bridges—Messrs. Miller, Schoonmaker, 
Tuttle. 
On Grievances—Messrs. Curtiss, Morgan, Halsted. 
On Literature—Messrs. Beckman, Carroll, Milier. 
On Banks and Insurance Companies—Messrs. Cook, 
shall succeed in producing something which will i pages. However, the work will prove valuable to 
s contemplated, and will no doubt be construct- Curtis, Upham. 
,1 ° n Privileges and Elections—Messrs. Cross, Crook, 
su in tlie couise oi a lew years. Cook. 
prove most acceptable and gratifying to every 
member of our well filled Rural Circle. 
This is more than we promised,our friends or 
bargained for,—but the encouragement we are 
daily receiving induces us to make the outlay in 
return for the ample patronage bestowed upon the 
Rural. The Pictorial will he issued the first week 
all interested in the subjects discussed. 
The White Banner. —A Quarterly Miscellany, 
George Lippard, Editor. Phila.', Pa. 
A well-printed pamphlet of some 150 pages 
with the above title has been handed us by the 
ed in the course of a few years. 
The survey of the route selected for the Valley 
road shows its length to be forty-eight miles, hut 
On Indian Affairs—Messrs. Owen, Babcock, Dart. 
On Engrossed Bills—Messrs. Carroll, Noyes, Morgan. 
-A company is organized, and six per cent of 
the stock has been paid in. to construct a Railroad 
from Buffalo to Brantford, Canada 85 miles. 
-The South Shore Railroad, up Lake Erie, is 
expected to be in operation ns far us Cleveland 
during the present year. 
-$1,5(;0 has been appropriated by the city 
government of Lowell, for celebrating tho 4th of 
July. 
-One hunched and twenty Greek families have 
i: is believed the distance will be bannewhutles- of Towns and Counties-Messrs. taken refuge in tho Ottoman territory, and have 
.J 1... . ... . _ I colt, Noyes. Himmick. hesn hnanilnhlu rc.ivul hr .. 
soned by more careful surveys. By this road, 
and its connection with the Attica and Mornels- 
in Julv, and furnished to all who subscribe for the Editor. We have read a portion of it. 
second half volume in season. Those who have 
been waiting for cheap postage will be just in time 
to secure the Illustrated Number, if they subscribe 
On page 148 are some remarks about “ Litera¬ 
ture with a great Idea, working practically for re- 
viile at Portage, there will be convenient and 
cheap means of communication with the south- (>„ ^ 
western part of the State. The coal of Northern On I 
Pennsylvania will be brought to this city in irn- to " n 
mense quantities, at greatly reduced prices, and 0l ', t ] 
On Poor Laws—Messrs. Sanford, Williams, Huntington. 
On Commerce and Navigation—Messrs. Williams, Beach, 
On Manufactures—Messrs. Sanford. Crolius, Coot;. 
On State Prisons—Messrs. Beach, Cook, Brandretli. 
On Public Buildings—Messrs. Halsted, Johnson, Stan- 
n. 
On Retrenchment—Messrs. Lyon, Cross, Beekman. 
On the Division of Towns and Counties-Messrs. John- 
io secure me iiiusiraieu numirei, ■■ moy duuowiito <• „ ,, c. rr ,i • i i • ,. T . 
early. We hope even-reader will circulate this forrn ’ ,^ c ' If thls book is a specimen of Liter- 
announcement, and solicit and forward subscrip- ature with a great Idea, what can that “ Idea.” 
tions. Clubs may be formed for the half year, at be? And when that is made evident, we should 
tho same proportional rates as for the whole. 
The Season, Crops, &c. 
Much is said of the backwardness of spring,— 
and indeed we have been favored with considera¬ 
ble cool, rainy weather,—yet the country has rarely 
be pleased to know why this “ Idea ” would not 
he more likely to he effective if expressed in plain 
English, instead of being thus buried under such 
masses of “ words, words—mere words?” 
Pennsylvania Farm Journal. —This is the ti¬ 
tle of a new ‘monthly, several numbers of which 
presented a better appearance, or given greater have just been received. The work bears a [ire- 
promise of large production, than at the present possessing appearance, and is moreover well filled 
time. Instead of proving injurious the compara- —making the matter correspond with the manner, 
lively cold spring seems to have been decidedly Judging from the numbers before us, wo pre- 
favorable to the growing wheat, and most other 
crops, throughout the whole country. Wheat gen- 
dici for the Farm Journal a long career of pros¬ 
perity and usefulness, and certainly wish it, as it 
the trade of a large section drawn towards us, be- son, Halsted, Dimmick. 
sides retaining that of the unrivalled Genesee On Cities and Villages—Messrs. Cross, Carroll, Owen. 
Valiev. j- I>u!,Lic Expenditures—Messrs. Brown, Babcock, Cro- 
Phe “ broad guage” is to be adopted on the On Expiring Laws—Messrs. Dart, Tuttle, Miller. 
Genesee Valley, the Attica and Hornellsville and On Medical Societies and Medical Colleges.—Messrs, 
the Cohocton and Buffalo road. Passenger and Robinson, Brandretli and Williams, 
freight carfc can therefore run from this city to ha ° n 1 ubhc Pnnhn K-Messrs. Beach, Brandreth, Up- 
New York, and to Olean and Dunkirk. On Salt Manufacture.—Messrs. Geddes, Hatch, Colt. 
It will be'but a short time before passengers Joint Library Committee—Messrs. Beekman, Lyon and 
will betaken from Rochester to Detroit in ten , ,, ... . , T< . _ 
, i> .i .i n \\r . i r i , On Agriculture—Messrs. Dimmick, Brown and Geddes. 
hours, Both the Great Western road from Dc- On Federal Relations—Messrs. Cook, Babcock, Crook, 
troit to tho Suspension Bridge, through Canada, , , .. . . , , . „ 
and the Rochester and Niagara Falls road, are A map, exhibiting the population of the State, 
going forward. Their completion is now certain W R * 1 the Congressional Districts, as now^consti- 
at no distant day. tuted, marked thereon, was ordered. 
In view of the advantages Rochester is to Assembly. —Hon. J. B. Varnum, of New York, 
leap from the construction of these several *„ r> ,, , . 
railroads, there should be no hesitation on the " 88 a ^ 01,,tcd ^eaker, M **- Raymond’, health 
part of our citizens in subscribing the necessary no * P ei fitting “ ls attendance. Otherwise the 
been hospitably received by tho Turks, 
-A terrific hail storm took place at Nashua N« ) j J 
II. on Monday afternoon, which did a great deal < { 
of injury to fruit trees. J j ' 
-'I’he Vermont Valley Railroad, extending i J 
Irom Brnttleborough to Bellows Falls, will he open { j 
for public use on Monday, the 23d inst. 7 ( 
-At New Orleans, on Monday, the steam ferry ; , 
boat Lafayette exploded her boilers, killing six per- j <J 
sons and badly injuring many others. ) ; 
-Lumber is scarce and high. In St. Clair < | 
county, Mich, where timber is plenty, clear stuff i ) 
sells quick at $17,50 per thousand. 
liceKiiiiiu, j.yon anu r ri,„ c-, t- i>i..i. i • in ■ , 
anton. -1 he first Plank Rond in Florida was com- 
On Agriculture—Messrs. Dimmick, Brown and Geddes. menced about six months since, by the citizens 
On Federal Relations-Messrs.Cook, Babcock, Crook. Wakulla and Leon Counties. 
A map, exhibiting the population of the State, -The Allegany Enterprise states that a party 
with the Congressional Districts, as now consti- came oft'in Pittsburgh, one evening last week, 
tuted, marked thereon, was ordered. where the ladies wore all dressed in the Turkish 
Assembly. —Hon. J. B. Varnum, of New York, 
was appointed Speaker, Mr. Ravmond’s health 
costume. 
-The commencement exercises of the Geneva 
erally looks remarkably well, in this section, and deserves, marked success. Tho Journal is edited 
gives promise of an early.and abundant harvest, by S. IIaldkman, and published by A. M. Spang- 
If it esenpes the rust, and otiier unforseen calairi- i er , Lancaster, Pa., at ,$ 1 per annum. 
ities, our farmers will be blessed with a large and - 
profitable yield. ’ American Miller. —Every class and profession 
Spring crops also promise well, the weather be- must have an ‘‘organ ” now-a-days, and here is 
ing favorable to the growth of oats, barley, &c- one that will suit the manufacturers of the stall'of 
The hay crop will be unusually heavy, in all sec- R comes to us in the shape of a handsome 
tious, the season having been most conducive to a weekly, “ devoted to the inspection of flour, mill- 
amount of stock to the Genesee Valley road, to organization of the House continues as it existed 
insure its immediate prosecution. The construe* at the time of the adjournment. 
not permitting his attendeuce. Otherwise the Medical College will take place on tho 2 U inst. 
organization of tile House continues as it existed There is quite a respectable list of students to re¬ 
al the time of the adjournment. ceive the degree o( M. I). 
tion of the Cohocton road would render a branch 
from Avon to this city a matter of indispensable, 
vital necessity. The burden would fall exclu¬ 
sively upon Rochester. This branch of eighteen a,,< ^ patriotism of our ancestors,” that there should 
miles would cost more than the people of this be no more agitation of the Slave question, and 
city are now required to subscribe for building a se veral other things, which lies over, 
railroad to Portage. By uniting with the people 
of the Valley, therefore, we secure a longer road, 
a largely increased trade, and a connection with 
two eastern and western roads, instead of one. 
Mr. A. A. Thompson introduced a series o( 1 he Detroit Adv. of the 13tli states tha^ the 
Resolutions, asserting that “we revere the wisdom ev 'hence nguinst the ringleaders in the conspiracy 
and patriotism of our ancestors,” that there should (;use becomes more mid more clear, and there seems 
l ,• o co ■ , ‘’ l, f bttle doubt of their conviction, 
be no more agitation of the Slave question, and 
several other things, which lies over. co ‘ ,ia 8 e 1! *- Philadelphia mint for 
w , May amounted to $3,201,262. Of this, nenrlv 
Wednesday, June 11.— Senate —A resolution c.r,m ,, , ,, , ,, 
, . , ’ ... . t „ $500,000 was m gold dollars; and $37.638 or 1 121 - 
was adopted to confine the business of the Senate b • > ,ui»,«ri, wi, 
lions, me season Having ueeu uiosi eunuuuive io a ••——— — — r “—■—/' _: i i-w 
iii i a ,i r II ,i /> inn- scientific and ireneral intellitrenop ” The Mil By means of these connections, we also reach the btate for Congressional Districts, 
healthy and rapid growth of all the grasses. Corn scientific and general intelligence. 1 he Mil- J , 0 • , . HorneUsvillc The XXVI District will he conn 
to the old business left undone, except Districting d W P’ CCC8 ’ wcre tke new throe-cent coin. 
♦ ~ __1 IV . • r ® Tt... GAil. _i rx • ^ , 
has been ke[>t back somewhat, but is picking up, 
and the hot weather of July and August, will 
probably bring the crop to maturity in season. 
ier is edited and published by Win. C. Hughes, 
(author of “ The American Miller and Mill¬ 
wright’s Assistant,”) and is apparently well wor- 
Fruil has been injured, to some extent, in limited thy the patronage of the numerous class interest- 
districts, yet we think the prospect fair foran ave- <?d. Published at Buffalo, N. Y.,— $2 a year. 
rage production. -- 
— The accounts from other Slates are generally Crops, &o., in Northern Illinois. 
favorable, and will in most respects correspond ~ 
.... vY e make tho following extract from a letter 
with the above. ^ “ 
the Erie road at Corning and at Hornellsville. The XXVI District will bo contested by Mr. 
We are gratified to learn that the prospects of Gilbert and Mr. Guinnip. Nothing of importance 
the enterprise are exceedingly flattering, and that accomplished. 
the Directors are prepared to go forward with Assembly.— Mr. Thompson’s resolution in re- 
energy.— Dem. lation to Slavery was referred to the Judiciary Com¬ 
mittee—Ayes 61); Noes <T3. 
. . , , We make tho following extract from a letter 
with the above. “ , 
- from Seward,Winnebago Co., 111., dated May 30: 
The State Fair Grounds. “ Tho season is very wet here, this year; many 
of my neighbors have not yet planted their corn— 
A report has been circulated, we learn, thai (mine is up, and potatoes also, having been plant- 
the grounds chosen for the exhibition of the State p(] beforo , he raill come ou .) Wheat looks well 
Review of the W ool Ma rket for May 1851. go much of the Governor’s Message as relates 
As was anticipated, prices have fallen off in the t0 Ca,ials was referred to the Canal Committee- 
last few weeks. The excitement has died away 80 ,n r u , ch 38 rdatos , \V he . U,stnct ' n ff of State 
in some degree; and the game now is to depress ,,,t0 Congressional Districts, tp a Select Commit- 
prices, so as to lay in stock at a cheaper rate.- tee. consisting of one from each Judtctal District. 
There is danger now that the staple will be de- 1 he Clerk was directed to procure an outline 
pressed as much below as it was elevated before, ma P State, so as to show the Congressional 
above its true market value. Districts. 
Fabric lias not advanced, and as wo have prev- The Judiciary Committee were discharged from 
iouslv remarked, it cannot advance. The impor- the further consideration of the “ Union” and 
e State for Congressional Districts. -Tho 24th annual Fair ofihe American Insti- ^ 
The XXVI District will ho contested by Mr. tnte will take place at Castle Garden on the 1 st of \ 
ilbert and Mr. Guinnip. Nothing of importance October. Goods, specimens, &c., received on the 
comp lied. 27th, 29th, mid 30th days of September. 
As.^mWy.-Mr. Thompson’s resolution in re- -The Mechanics of Georgia hold a mass con- i 
ion to Slavery was referred to the Judiciary Com- .• .. , , ^ . (I 
Ittee—Area 60; Noes 33. ' ventiun on the 4th of July, to oo.,nd«.r their inter- c ! 
So much of the Governor’s Message as relates esl8 ’. a,ld entJ eavor to exclude negroes from all me- | j 
Canals was referred to the Canal Cornniitiee_ chanic.nl employments. 
much as relates to the Districting of the State -T* )e Legislature of Wisconsin passed a law, ( 
:o Congressional Districts, tj> a Select Commit- in March Inst, which relieves the sect known as ) 
consisting of one from each Judicial District. Seventh Day Baptists from the usual liabilities of 
The Clerk was directed to procure an outline the Sabbath. * \ 
ip of the State, so as to show the Congressional -A vessel arrived at London from Bombay ^ 
strict*. * » v 
im t’ j- • c , , „ has brought the unusually larco uuantiiios of 4 - ( 
I he Judiciary Committee were discharged from ' . *“ H *> 
i further consideration of the “ Ilninn” hales, and K.> lialt Imles of cotton, oi l^ns, < 
Agricultural Society, next fall in this place, are 
one and a half miles from the city. This is a mis¬ 
take, and unjust to those who have made the selec¬ 
tion. The whole tract is within the bounds of the 
corporation, and about a mile from the Eagle Hotel, 
from whence it is reached through Sophia street, 
one of the pleasantestthoroughfares of the city. 
The location is a desirable one—near to the 
business streets—direct and easy of access, and ou 
elevated grounds, overlooking the river. It has, 
ou one side the Genesee Valley Canal, so that with 
a derrick all heavy articles can be unloaded from 
now, and bids fuir for a good crop. Land is rising 
in value very fast—that taken at government price 
two years ago is now worth $5 per acre, without 
any improvements. This will soon be a rich farm¬ 
ing country—the Chicago and Galena Railroad, 
and the Central Railroad are coming near here, 
so that we shall have a better marketsoon. There 
is a gieat emigration to this country this spring— 
perhaps the greatest ever known; the unsold lauds 
arc all taken up and are being improved, c. h.” 
Horticultural Exhibition. —The June Ex- 
tatious continue large, and must r rom the very “Compromise” resolutions, and they were post- India production, ns a portion of her cargo 
necessity of the case, continue to increase. If we polled indefinitely. -On Tuesday, throe schooners arrived in New 
sell provisions, we must take our pay more or less Thursday, June 12. — Senate .—The Standing York with 66,000 pints apples. Y esterday the 
in manufactured products. F or, all people, in all Committees reported various bills. Erie Railroad brought 69,000 baskets ofstrawber 
nations, must pay lor their daily labor. He are The bil [ providing for the election of Recorder ries. 
now exporting largely to England, flour, corn and j n cities except New York, was passed. It isreu- _In the sonthenat^m nnri ,rv; • r 
meal, as well as provisions, and we are bringing dered necessary bv a defect in the present law. , - southeastern part of V irg.nia, farmers 
it all back, and a great deal more with it, in the A [ arge number of bills were passed to u third commenced harvesting wheat. 1 he nggro- 
- l -- - e . .- ru " gate crop in that section of the State promises to 
be abundant. 
-The coal area of the British Islands amounts 
shape of manufactured goods. The little table reading 
—t • -i. . *n i... ~,l,~-- o 
which will be found in another part of this num¬ 
ber, will give a pretty serious view of our imports; 
Assembly .—A message was received from the 
Governor, stating that the block of marble design- 
and they should be well pondered by all-whether Tr i ’ w if m ‘ pe^gn- . " 7 " "' 7 ', ’ 
in favor of free trade or a tariff. There is no cause ed <or the " ^'ungtou Monument Iron, this Slate to 12,000 square miles, being about onc-tenth of the 
wliv prices should go below those we have previ¬ 
ously indicated, for at those prices we believe 
was in readiness. Referred. 
The Speaker announced the following Com- 
tho boats in the immediate vicinity of the best and hibition of the Genesee \ r a!lev Horticultural So- 
chosen locality for their exhibition. The Exe¬ 
cutive and local Committees will spare no effort 
ciety, will be held at the City Hall, to-day, (June 
lOtli.) Contributors of Flowers and Fruits, are 
to complete the arrangements already commenced requested to have them arranged as early as one 
so as to meet the expectation of the friends and o’clock, as admittance lo the Hall will commence 
patrons of the Society. 
YYeekly Meteorological Abstract. 
BY L. WETHERELL. 
June 1851. 
THERMOMETEP. 
MAX. | MIN. | MEAN. RAIN. 
| WINDS. 
10 | 
68 1 47 
57.33 
w. 
11 j 
68 J 57 
61.33 
W. N W. 
12 ! 
66 1 48 
57.00 
YY. N W. 
13 ) 
64 51 
56.66 
N W. 
11 
66 1 48 
56.66 
s w. 
15 j 
72 56 
62.00 
N W. 
16 1 
62 1 50 
55.66 
N K. K. 
remarks. Opposition 43; Independents 3. Joint ballet, 
June 10th. Cool and fair—bitter sweet in flower Whig 101; Opposition 52; Independent 6 . 
—early peas were first gathered last .Saturday._ 
llth. Cloudy with a little rain—clear at eve. American Haste. —The Chicago Journal states 
12lb. Fair and cool_fine dav. 'hat those who arrived by the Queen City on F'ri- 
, . ..... . , ' j dav evening, were but 52 hours from New York 
13th. A little ram earlv—fair day. .J » i . f , , , 
' citv. And yet an individual, before the boat reacli- 
J4ih. Fair. and cool river high lor the season. ed tbe ] an ding, made desperate attempts togetofl’, 
15th. YVarmer—most like Summer of any day by climbing over the guards. Fifty-two hours 
since June came in. from New Yoik, and yet the man was in a hurry! 
16th. Fair and cool. The mercury has not- 
risen to summer heat, vet, during the month, and Great Deal or YVhitti.ing to be Done. 
... A T > , . ... , In the advertisement of the Cleik of the House of 
it is now more than halt gone. But notwithstand- n , .• .... . ^ ,, 
Representatives ot the next Congress, there is set 
ing the low temperature, the vegetable world wears down among the things needed, 250 dozen pen 
an unusnally healthy appearance. Early fruits knives—about a dozen for each member—of which 
and vegetables cannot be expected to mature and 150 dozen are required to be “four-bladed, pearl- 
ripen as if the temperature were higher. The handled and of the highest finish and best qualily 
as early as 2 o’clock, P. M. 
It is to be hoped that the members of the Society 
will not neglect to bring their Flowers, Fruits anil 
Vegetables, that the well earned reputation of for¬ 
mer occasions may be equalled if not excelled.— 
Members of Horticultural Societies abroad are in¬ 
vited to be present. Season tickets can be had of 
the Treasurer. 
Parties in the Legislature. —Excluding the 
vacancy in the Senate, the Tribune says, parties 
are now divided as follows:—Whig 19; Opposition 
9; Independent 3. In tbe Assembly, Whig 82; 
Opposition 43; Independents 3. Joint ballot, 
Whig 101; Opposition 52; Independent 6 . 
American Haste. —The Chicago Journal states 
that those who arrived by tbe Queen City on Fri¬ 
day evening, were but 52 hours from New York 
city. And yot an individual, before the boat readi¬ 
ed the landing, made desperate attempts togetofl’, 
by climbing over the guards. Fifty-two hours 
from New Yoik, and yet the man was in a hurry! 
A Great Deal or Whittling to be Done.— 
In the advertisement of the Cleikof the House of 
Representatives of the next Congress, there is set 
Manufacturers can sustain themselves. And there mittees in consequence of vacancies to Canals— 
will be no trouble in obtaining those prices, for the Messrs. O. Allen, Burroughs, loivnsend, Gor- 
woo! must be had. The consumption is so much ham and L. B.‘Ward. 
ahead of the production, that the farmers have Railroads. —Messrs. LeRoy, Humphrey, Hor- 
only to know the real value of their wool, to get it. ' 01 b Morton and Blackstone. 
Our advice is to sell your wool, if you can realize Claims —Messrs. Severance, Curtis, Black- 
within our range of prices, if not—and yon are able stone, Sherman and Nelson. 
—bold it, for you will be sure of your price before 
the season is out. 
We quote common wool at 28c. to 32c.; \ to J 
blood, 33c. to 35c.; jj and full blood, 35c. to 40c. 
Fine Saxony and light Merino 40c. to 55c- 
There will be very large importations of foreign 
wool this year, and we look to that for a depress¬ 
ing influence upon our own wool. 
YY’e notice tiiat tbe sorts of Colonial wool at 
London and Liverpool, are less this month, than 
Public Lunds. —Messrs. W. S. Gregory, (N. Y. 
city,) E. T. Smith, J. W. Babcock, Stewart and 
Howard. 
Also, the following Select Committee: 
On the Rules —Messrs. Townsend, Burroughs, 
J. Benedict, Cady and Robinson. 
Quite a number of bills were reported, and a 
resolution wa 6 adopted limiting debate to 15 min¬ 
utes each to speakers on all questions except the j 
Canal bill, Appropriation bill*, and bills concern- 
the corresponding months of last year.- 
Grower,for Jane. 
Wool Railroads. 
entire area of the country; tho annual production 
being 32,000,000 tons. 
-A large number of Prussian officers have as¬ 
sociated for the purpose of emigrating to tho Uni 
ted States, and the king of Prussia has assisted 
their undertaking. 
-A rifle capable of firing 25 bulls every min¬ 
ute, including the time of loading, was recently 
exhibited in Newark, N. J., and is supposed to bo 
an important improvement in fire arms. 
-At Peoria, 111., on the 12lii ult,, Rev. Pierre 
married Mr. Henry W. Seine to Miss Maria Ellen 
Hurd. The bride was but 15. 'Phis is fulfilling 
the juvenile adjunct that children should be seen 
and not heard. 
-Ship fever is quite prevalent a! the Albany 
alms house, and the attending physician is now 
Tiie Legislature seems to have commenced in suffering under tin attack. It has appeared at the 
earnest, and as no new business wid be introduced penitentiary also, one fatal caso having occurred 
Karnnrl nmmrhrmmOMl t.f ill. Vl.f. I.,.,. 
Lumber Trade. —We are informed by a relia- beyond the apportionment of the State into Con- there lust week 
ble shipping house in this city, that contracts were gressional Districts, and some contemplated pro- . • 
made early in the season, by several forwarding visions touching tbe powers and duties of Public -i lr. I nine, m at W ashington, proposing to 
houses in this city and Troy, for the delivery of Officers, there is no reason why the public busi- Government to illuminate light houses for 
some thirty millions of feet of Canadian lumber at ness should not be dispatched iu a very short time, little or nothing. He exhibits his light, which is 
tide water during the season of canal navigation. 
Those contracts have recently been revoked. This 
lumber was sawed expressly for onr markets, and 
the only reason assigned for annulling tbe fieight- 
ing contract is, an advance of nearly 50 [ier cent, 
in tbe Quebec market. 'Phis sudden and some¬ 
what unexpected rise is owing to tbe small sup¬ 
plies arriving during the past three years, and the 
now almost exhausted state of the stock in the 
Friday, June 13.— Senate —Several hills were ‘ J 
ordered to a third reading, and considerable time brilliant humbug 
was spent in debating a proposition, which finullv -M r . J. Dill has communicated to the I’nmily \ 
prevailed, to give the Committee on Privileges and Visitor a brief account of a wonderful deposit of ^ 
Elections power to send for witnesses in regard to mineral coal at Straitsville, Perry County, Ohio, ( 
the contested election in the Steuben (Guitulip's) wbich , if true, exceeds anything of the kind before { 
District. discovered 6 > 
Asscmbly-Mr Bishop presented a hill to sup- ‘richest of the Rothschilds is stated to be- i 
press gambling. Mr. ivlacomber offered a resolu- .. . ... , , .... ( 
tion to adjourn on tbe 25th inst., which lies over. ,{aron Anselm ’ 8!,,d to be worth ’ 8Cve, ‘ " ull,ons 
Mr. Maurice offered resolutions in favor of the Phe aggregate capital employed by the Roth- | 
Enlargement of the Canal, which lies over under schilds in their seven European firms is computed \ 
tbe rule. Some notices of bills were given, and at twenty-five millions sterling! | 
after other unimportant business, the House ad--A despatch from Washington says, Govern- 
journed. rnent is about disposing of the Central American i 
certainly either an extraordinary discovery or a 
Th“„“ ,f W 5-7 The Territonnl Mvercily. 1,„» 1 u, ‘ s tjon by iAg , .. «W. Knyb.nd 
mean •‘‘"JP- 01 «»e nasi nan oi June, a,, m 0 f t | le highest finish and best quality.” Each t3T The Breslau Gazette, of the the 25th ult, been located at St. Anthony. This is a new and France of all the Central American States. A 
deg.; do. last June, b4.o;> deg. member must have a large family of boys. ] )a s the following : “ A great sensation has been town, built up within the last two years, imme- similar proposition is to be made with reference to 
---created in Hungary by the arrest of the Countess diately arouncl the falls. It is chiefly occupied llayti. 
Flood at the West.—T he Upper Mississippi . Profit of Jenny Linds Concerts.—M r. Barnum Jeleky and her companion, Madame Erdley, at by hardy immigration Irom the State of Maine. _A cave of lead was discovered about three 
audits tributaries arc extremely high, and very ; acknowledges to a friend who is not given to exag- • Del 'I algo. They have been ordered for trial by No more beautiful or romantic site could have m jl e8 f ro m Dubuque, in Iowa, by a Mr. Thomas, 
many of the villages along iheir banksare entirely \ R® ra , ti ° n » that he has »> a de $500,00(1 by tho Jenny court martial at Peterwarden. It is said thatthe been selected. 1 he University building is to be b j montbs 8 ;„ cr< since then about $28,000 
i * a„ _ ! Lind Concerts and says that Jenny has realized Countess has been the medium of a correspond- erected immediately. The school fund has been , . . , ^ . 
' ’ ' K ' ' 1 i P r 0 P‘ I not i ess than $350,000 in this country. The net cnce between the refugees in London, Asia Mi- so husbanded in that territory as to secure to * e nd have been taken from it. ho supply is 
erty is reported, but at yet, we hear cf no lives ' p 0ceeds 0 f ( be 94 concerts do not lack above $25,- nor, and their partizans in Hungary. Some of evtry child a good common school education, free considered inexhaustible, and it is thought to be the 
being lost. 1 000 of a million dollars. this correspondence lias been seized.” 1 of all expense to parents. richest deposit of mineral ever found in America. 
city. The demand at that place, for all kinds, is P™ 5 * gambling. Mr. Macomber offered a resolu- 
now active for tbe supply of the surroundingconn- fi° n adjourn on the 25th inst., which line over, 
try, and a large amount is wauted to meet the ex- Mr - Maurice offered resolutions in favor of the 
port demand, which will about take nearly if not Enlargement of the Canal, wiiich lies over under 
all that was intended for this maiket. The'divert- ‘>ie rule. Some notices of bills were given, and 
ing of so large an amount from our markets will after other unimportant business, tho House ad- 
tend to sustain the present market rates for the journea. 
deg.; do. last June, 64.55 deg. 
member must have a large family of boys. 
-A cave of lead was discovered about three 
miles from Dubuque, in Iowa, by a Mr. Thomas, 
