MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YO RKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
ROCHESTER, SEPTEMBER 4, 1851. 
Another Illustrated Number! 
We are making' arrangements to issue anc 
i convince any intelligent observer in regard to the 
I why and wherefore of the unmistakable evidences 
of prosperity and wealth on every hand. We at- 
I tribute the result to a self-evident cause —intelli¬ 
gent and well directed labor—for industry, without 
| skill, is of little avail. Th<t the farmers of 
I Phelps possess more than an average amount of 
[ skill and industry—the source of all wealth—is 
evident from the appearance of their buildings, 
fences, fields, stock, etc.,— generally indicating 
neatness and judicious management. The same 
I remark will apply to Manchester, Victor, and 
I some o her towns in Ontario, though ourobserva- ! 
splendid PICTORIAL NUMBER of the Rural, 80 » ,e ° " er .... 
-to ho published during the holding of the State j >'° n mo,e particulariy confined to I helps and 
Fair, or the subsequent week. Our design is to I a ' ,c ,eH * el ‘ _ . , 
present portraits and figures of some of the most 
prominent improved animals, implements, ma- 
From observation and inquiry vve gathered some 
particulars relative, to the crops in the county, ad- 
cbinciy, Ac., on exhibition at the Fair, together | j ac ® Ht to the Springs—and especially m the two 
with a brief history or description. Several ar- I la * 1 named 1 ™» S - The whealcrop, on threshing, 
tists are now engaged in preparing illustrations, i P rovc « considerably short ol the yield anticipated 
< I \ and we hope to furnish a handsome and nccepta- I b Y growere-m some instances 
loss than half.- 
hie sheet,—one which will not only prove value- Froin < be best i » forma,ion we could obtain, we 
ble to nil our readers, but again demonstrate our thi “ k lbe > ield is 0I ‘° third les * tba “ wa8 rfiaso “ a - 
,, ,. ... , i .t nr..,., blv expected from the apperauce of the crop in the 
ability and disposition to make tho Rural New 7 - - » . 11 , 
J . , e , f fa and spring. 1 he rosult is attributable to the 
Yorker the most beautiful and useful paper of f f , „ , , 
. , • » • weevil, and the ends of the heads not filling out. 
its class in America. . . , . 
I he same causes are said to nave nliected tlic 
Owners of such stock, implements, Ac., ee will ^ ^ the vicil)itv< and the dimi . 
form prominent features of the T« air, are informed Qf ^ >]d jn &0 fme a rain growing re- 
that we shall be glad to receive from them accu- a«rrwrate._ 
< J ) rate and well executed engravings, with descrip- 
. ( tion, Ac., at least a week previous to tho opening 
< j of the exhibition. We are eclectic in this mntter, 
< and desire to notice such things only as will most 
c ? interest and benefit our subscribers and the com - 
/ ; munity at large. 
Clifton Springs and Vicinity. 
gion, must prove a large item in the aggregate.— 
Other grain crops are generally good. The pota¬ 
to disease is quite prevalent, and vve fear most of 
tho crop will he lost—though the recent dry, warm 
weather has been favorable. Corn looks well, con¬ 
sidering the backward season,and lias rapidly im¬ 
proved during the late fine weather. 
— We intended to speak of Vienna village, (in 
the town of Phelps,) its appearance, business, &c., 
The Springs—Comfort thereat—Advantages of la- but must defer our remarks. 
cation, — The Springs' thus, and grounds _ 
and their attractions -Water Cure and exercise— g tate p a j r p, 
Phelps and other towns—Rural jottings — The 
Festival. 
People, Farms, Crops, etc. 
1 , I he authorities of this city have passed a res- 
In closing a letter from an eastern health-depot, oIuUon tendering the hospitalities of the city to the 
a few weeks ago, we spoke of resorting to Clifton glale Sodety> au(1 l0 lbe distinguished guests 
) or Avon, in our own highly favored Western New 
) York, for more permanent benefit. Tho intention 
) then expressed has since been carried out—and 
( hath added Nature’s color to the cheeks, and flesh 
invited by the President to attend the fair and ex¬ 
hibition. In execution of this design, prepara¬ 
tions arc now in active progress to decorate a Fes¬ 
tive Board, iu Corinthian Hall, to he well and 
> to the cornoroal frame, of more than one member , ... ... ... . , .. , 
< w mo uuj-u.ua. ’ . , tastefully supplied with the rare and beautiful pro- 
; of our family. We have been enjoying, of late, , . , . . , . . . , 
< Ul J h ductions of the State; to participate in which, the 
( the “ pleasant companie ” and breathing the pure .. , . . „ .. ,, .... 
( 1 1 1 . ... President and his Cabinet, the Envoys and Mm- 
( air of Clifton Springs—a resting and rusticating ,, 
; v ,, . . . ^ isters from Ioreign Nations, Governors of ad a- 
) resort which is annually increasing in attraction^ ... _ . A . , a . 
< / ... • . cent States, officers of State Agricultural Sone- 
< and Popularity. And indeed the celebrity it is ac- . , . , . . 
i nun | uj j .... ties, and other prominent and gifted men of tho 
< quiring, or rather achieving, is well merited— for . ' 
> 1 . , . .. , . , . nation, are invited by tho Mayor. 
) the place is certainly worthy of something beyond ... , ; . 
s 1 , . ...... Arrangements will be made lor the accomnio- 
( a passing notice, and more than is claimed tor it . ” „. . 
( 1 b dation ot ono thousand guests. I lie following 
< bv the unassuming proprietor. It is one of those . . , , Q . . 
/ • * ' ‘ , . , gentlemen were appointed by the Socioty and the 
/ salubrious, quiet and beautiful tarrying places » 
) * * . , . „ ; . City, a Committee of Reception:— 
} whereat life may be enjoyed by all persons of good , lllfi . inn ,,. H K . . )r 
wnereai...» ...o. "j _. ^- P> <j. Buchan. Jus. It. Livingston, Dr. M. Strong, 
digestion and void of offence consciences,—and | Nn;lc jiiilH, J. P. Fogg, Alex. Kelsey, L. A Ward, 
as such should be marked prominently in memo- C. M. Lee, Thus. Kempshall, John Williams, E. 
ry’s note-book, to be often referred to (not mon- K- Strong, 
tally only, but bodily.) by all seekers after health noWi nnd D 1)cv%cy . 
and ease —all fixers from the overtasking labors _ 
and poisonous atmosphere ot our populous cities. \ New Grain Drier, —Is advertised in this 
VV. A. Rev- 
and poisonous atmosphere ot our populous cities. \ New Grain Drill, —Is advertised in this 
The location of Clifton is favorable for visiters paper. It is the invention of Mr. Nathan line, 
from all sections—and being on tho Railroad, is 0 f Orleans county, patentee of Ido’s Wheel Cul- 
thus accessible troin either east or west. It is tivator. We know nothing of the machine from 
midway between Rochester nnd Auburn, and also personal knowledge, but from the mechanical 
equi-distant from Canandaigua and Geneva.— genius of the inventor, should not be surprised to 
Persons tarrying at the Springs can easily and hear of its creating a sensation. 
nuicklv visit any of the near villages, and tho cit- , • , 
1 e : ” I he drilling system is becoming more nnd more 
ies of Rochester, Auburn and Syracuse, bv cars , , . ,• . . , , 
. . popular—though its adoption bv many has been 
—or take carriage to Geneva, Canandaigua, Pal¬ 
myra, Lyons, &c., either on pic-nic, fishing or 
prevented by the introduction of some poor ma¬ 
chines—and there is now a demand for good drills. 
cousining excursions. Its situation, in this respect, Seymour 0 f East Bloomfield, makes an excellent 
is decidedly superior, and renders the place prefer- dri , u but haH t00 mucll modesty, or too little con- 
able to other and older rc.ioits. fide nee or go-aheadativeness to keej> it properly 
The Springs House and grounds, by mine host before the people. There are others, also, 
Parke, exhibit some improvements over last sea- a l )0 ut which more noise is made, that may 
son. Every thing about the house is in good order, possess much merit. Wo shall be glad to hear 
while the table presents a bill of faro calculated to from those of our readers who have had experi- 
iilake tho veriest epicure pleased with himself and eneo with any of the machines before the public. 
“II surroundings. We are not of those who coax Since the above was written, we learn that 
appetite, or worship things which are good unto j Rai . ai jk &, C o. of this city, are getting up a 
the stomach, hut a’bracing atmosphere, plenty new grain dri |j t wh ich they say will prove A. No. 
of exercise, and the viands of friend Parke, hath t Jt wi „ bo exhibited at the Slate Fair, as we 
of late almost persuaded us to change our princi- [tremirn0 wi n bo those above mentioned and mam 
pie of “eating to live ” unto “living to eat.”— others ' 
The fine grove and walks, bathing house, and oth¬ 
er appendages designed for comfort and exercisp, Morcan Stock. —A few days ago we visited 
also have their attractions and are apparently ap- Wheatland, in company with Mr. I. N. Blood- 
preciated by tho many visiters—among whom, by G00I , t Daguerrenn Artist of this city, for the pur- 
the w'uy, we met several prominent citizens of pose of procuring likenesses of superior animals to 
Rochester, Butlalo, Auburn, and other near and b e engraved for our State Fair Pictorial, nnd also 
distant cities and villages. 'I lie only wonder is, for insertion in a supplement of the Illustrated 
that more of our people do not stop a few weeks News. At ■ Scotlsville we took pictures of the 
at Clifton, instead ol going farther, at greater Morgan colts belonging to J. Dorr, Esq., and wore 
trouble and inconvenience, and perhaps faring surprised and gratified to learn that Western New- 
worse at that. We speak advisedly, having occa- York could exhibit two such beautiful specimens 
sionally traveled with both carpet bag and trunk! of this celebrated stock <> r horses, for which Ver- 
A Water-Cure is located in the vicinity of the niont and New Hampshire have heretofore taken 
Springs, whereat many patients are seeking res- the palm. Gilford Morgan, a thieo year old stal* 
toration from various ills. Connected with tho cs- ho». •« » model in build and appearance, and nl- 
tablisluneut is a Gymnasium, where we saw many together surpassed our expectations. Although 
of the patients lak j exercise which would he con- jubt recovering from the di-temper, he weighed, 
sidered rather severe for some people who call 0,1 ffi° '*'*>' H,1W him, '.Ml lbs. I he yearling 
themselves well. If city people—and most of tho colt, Zachary Taylor, also looks fine, and promises 
patients at our water and other “ cures” are such, to equal his brother. Verily, if ull ol Gen. Gif- 
we believe—should take, at home, us much exer- ford’s stock, ol which they arc specimens (see ad- 
cise as those who are treated here, the furniture of vortinomehton next page,) are equal to these colts, 
all hospitals would last much longer, and physi- vve do I,() t wonder at the wide spread popularity of 
cians carriages require less oiling. that celebrated Morgan Horse. 
Clifton is in a fine agricultural district, near the —Ol tho Devon stock of Messrs. Y\ m. Gar- 
eastern line of Manchester, and in close proximity butt and Geo. Shekekr— daguerretypes of supe- 
to the Rural -ly famous town of Phelps. The fact rior animals of each herd being taken for the pur- 
that we have (through the agency of Messrs, y. pose above mentioned we shall endeavor to speak 
E. Norton and Phklts &- Horsy of Vienna,) at some length hereafter. 
about three hundred subscribers to the Rural in , n . . r ,, f M 
, , Ilors.— Fho hop fields of Madison are a source 
said township of I helps, abundantly proves that ()f groat profll to tbeir 
owners, in consequence of 
the people thereof, in addition to being thorough the high price of hops. They now yield a profit 
cultivators of the son. and pecuniarily independent, of from 100 to 150 dollars per acio. Still the 
do not neglect tho improvement of the mine.— ^pense of embarking in the hop culure is quite 
, , , , large, as a great number of poles are required per 
Indeed a ride through the town, even by one with- b 
out the magnifying glasses through which we per- Madison, Oneida, and Otsego, are the chief hop 
haps looked, would undoubtedly be sufficient to growing counties in this State.— Syr. Star. 
Weather and Crops in Massachusetts. 
Ware, Mass., Aug. 25, 1851. 
Friend Mount:—T he season here has been 
quite dry. In some of the adjoining towns Indian 
corn lias already sufibred materially for the want 
of rain. It is remarked that there has been no 
rain to soak down since the middle of June. The 
hay crop which is nearly secured, is one of un¬ 
usual quantity—as well ns quality. Oats are g Hid. 
So was rye. Potatoes are looking very well—bet¬ 
ter than common, it is said. I can speak of qual¬ 
ity. I never saw better potatoes at this season of 
the year than now. 
It. rained hereon Friday—was showery through 
the day, with thunder. Much rain fell. Thunder 
showers have been frequent and destructive at 
some distance both north and south of this lati¬ 
tude. Tho amount of damage caused by light¬ 
ning—the destruction of both life and property 
has been unusually great this season, as all who 
have noticed the papers will readily admit. It 
began to be said, because there had not been as 
much thunder and lightning during a few years 
past, before the present, as formerly, that it was 
owing to the Telegraphic wires which cross tho 
country in all directions. This theory is now 
abandoned. The posts that support the telegraphic 
wires have in several instances been shattered to 
pieces by the electricity. Why does not the wire 
conduct the fluid instead of its leaving it, as it has 
done for the post which is not ns good a conductor 
as the metal? Will some of the wise ones in the 
science of electricity give the reason for this? 
Having been among the farmers and over tbeir 
farms in Massachusetts, within tie last we< k or 
two,it gives me pleasure to bear testimony in favor 
of the evidences of thrift and improvement which 
show themselves on every hand. Tho farms are 
better tilled and consequently produce more boun¬ 
tiful crops than they did a few years ago. Let im¬ 
provement progress—there is room enough yet.— 
It will advance, for the farmers of the Bay State 
are awake—and their motto is “ Home Improve¬ 
ment.” L. W. 
N. B. The weather was very cool Imre last 
week. Frost was seen Tuesday morning, in tho 
low lands near Worcester—and elsewhere. 
Indian corn is lato and will require warm 
weather about six weeks longer in order to mature 
it. There was frost in the interior of Massachu¬ 
setts last year about ihc 20th of August, tiler 
which it continued warm until about the fir. t of 
October, and even much later—so that Indian 
corn, though late, ripened olF very finely, and 
was not only abundant but of a superior quality. 
The growth this year is not equal to what it was 
last—though the prospect is, if the season con¬ 
tinue good, the crop will be an average one it is 
thought. It is a time of general health and pros¬ 
perity. vv . 
Literary Notices, &c. 
Lectures on the Lord's Praykr. By William 
R. Williams. Boston: Gould & Lincoln. 1851. 
The treatises and comments which have been 
written upon the Lord’s Prayer since the time of 
the early Christian fathers, would form no incon¬ 
siderable library of themselves, were they gather¬ 
ed together. But with, and after all that may be 
said, there is an ever new beauty and appropriate¬ 
ness in its brief petitions, suited to all times—to 
all classes and conditions of men. And, ancient 
yet fresh w ill ever be its power—like the sun-light 
streaming to-day, as then, on the hillside where 
its form came warm from the lips of the Son of 
God—and so will successive generations find light 
anil comfort in this simple, yet sublime and com¬ 
prehensive prayer. 
The book before us is a worthy addition to the 
list. Its author is one of the most eminent of 
Baptist divines, and ns'a writer, stands high in the 
literary world. We gave an extract in our “ Sun¬ 
day reading ” last week, and have marked others 
for future insertion. It is publised, as above, in 
good style, and for sale by Sage & Brothers, iu 
this city. 
T he Epoch ok Creation. —The Scripture Doc¬ 
trine contrasted with the Geolocic.nl Theory.— 
By Ei.ea/.kr Lord. New York: Charles 
Scribner, 1851. 
'Phis volume maintains, most ably and earn¬ 
estly, tlic literal truth of the Mosaic account of 
the creation against the theories and speculations 
of certain Geologists, whom Sidney Smith re¬ 
marked, were “like gnats on the body of an ele¬ 
phant, discoursing learnedly of the interior from 
the phenomena of the hide.” Dr. Lord holds 
that tho creation being itself n miracle, there is no 
difficulty in believing the. Mosaic account without 
resorting to any freedom of interpretation in order 
to reconcile religion with science, for we may as 
well suppose the earth created in its present state, 
by tho power of God, us to suppose it created at 
all. For sale by E. Harrow, corner of Muin and 
St. Paul streets, Rochester. 
Railroads in Kentucky. — The people of Lou¬ 
isville are wide awake to the importance of Rail¬ 
roads to the permanent prosperity of their city. 
They have just taken a vote authorizing a subscrip¬ 
tion of $1,000,000 to the construction of a Rail¬ 
road from Louisville to Nashville, and a subscrip¬ 
tion of $200,000 to tbe capital stock of the Jeffer¬ 
sonville Railroad Company. Both propositions 
were carried by over 1,200 majority. 
Who can beat it.—T be Massilon News says 
that Mr. G Danner, of Kendal, in that township, 
lias a lot of two acres, less a strip of .TO by 174 
fee 1 , upon which ho raised this year 80 bushels 
and 24 pounds o^ wheat. If any ono can beat 
this wo should like to hoar from them. 
Mrs. Judson.— -A correspondent of the Baptist 
Recorder, states that her friends in Central Now 
York have recently received letters from her which 
lead them to expect her arrival, with her three 
children, very' soon. Mrs. J. will he remembered 
as the amiable Fanny Forester. 
Western Correspondence. 
Biifkalo, August 25, 1851. 
Friend Moore: —Chicago, the “ Garden city” 
and commercial emporium of Illinois, is evidently 
destined to become and remain, the largest and 
most flourishing town between Lake Michigan and 
the Pacific Ocean. Situated on a level prairie, in 
such a position as to secure tho comrneice of the 
Lakes and a large extent of the western country; 
—with an excellent harbor, and an enterprising, 
class of business men,—it cannot fail to grow and 
prosper. The Chicago and Galena Railroad is 
completed as far as Elgin, and is in a rapid state 
of progression. It will doubtless reach Rockford 
in the course of ten months. The streets of Chi¬ 
cago, hitherto ever muddy, are now planked and 
in comparison with former times, decently clean. 
The improvements and alterations in and around 
town for the two years past, are almost innumer¬ 
able, and the adjacent country seems to ho teem¬ 
ing with fertility—tho land mostly broken up— 
fenced and otherwise improved. 
The steamer Pacific conveyed us across the 
Luke to New Buffalo—tho western terminus of the 
Michigan and Contra! Raiorond. 1 saw but com¬ 
paratively a small portion of this town, but what l 
did see, left an unfavorable impression. Tho 
evening was moonlit, and soon the “iron horse” 
was whirling us along through the dense forests, 
murky swamps and flourishing villages of Michi¬ 
gan. The general appearance of the country was 
uninviting, as it resembled some of the least im¬ 
proved counties of New York. 
A “tide on a rail” of twelve hours continu¬ 
ance landed us iu Detroit, one of the oldest cities 
in tho Union, and an important military post in 
the Inte war with England. While in Detroit 
there was considerable excitement relative to the 
trial of the so called, Railroad conspirators, an at¬ 
tempt to hunt the Depot and destroy the track, 
thus endangering tho lives of all the passengers in 
the cars at the time. 
Detroit harbor presented a busy and animating 
scene—tbe constant arrival and departure of 
steamers, brigs, sloops and other sail croft, laden 
with passengers, merchandize, lumber, &c., ns the 
silver mist of the summer’s morn veiled the Ca¬ 
nadian shore, conspired to lender tho scene 
pleasing, and to impress it permanently on the 
mind of the beholder. In a few moments after 
our arrival at Detroit, we were on tho steamer At¬ 
lantic gliding down the river which connects the 
waters of St. Clair and Erie. 
On the Canadian shore I noticed the seeming 
lack of enterprise and public spirit which has made 
Michigan what it now is, almost a century iu ad¬ 
vance of the dominions of “ Her most gracious 
Majesty” of Albion’s Isle. Now nnd then, 1 no¬ 
ticed, however, neat white cottages embowered 
among orchards and ornamcntalshadc trees. 
The remainder of the voyage was as pleasant 
ns mortal could desire, nnd soon we landed at that 
busy mart, Butlalo. Wilbur M. Hayward. 
Interesting from Santa Fe. —Intelligence 
from Independence to the 2Td ult., states, that, the 
Santa Fe mail had arrived, and accompanying it 
were Messrs. Saudford, Cranston, Dunn and 
Steward of the Boundary Commission. 
The rainy season had commenced in New Mex¬ 
ico, and the roads were very bad to Moro. Col. 
Sumner had reached Santa Fe, and had made 
many changes. Head-quarters were removed to 
Moro. Posts were established on Rio St. Juan 
and Vulvord bottoms, and Cebolletta, Albuquerque, 
Donna Ann Soccora, and Les Bejos were broken 
up. Troops of the last trains were forwarded to 
Moro. Col. Sumner was getting up a Navajo ex¬ 
pedition. Mr. Weiglitman hail been appointed 
delegate to Congress. Business prospects wore 
dull. ___ 
The Salt Trade. —Tbe salt business remains 
in statu quo. Fine salt uverages from 88 to 92 
cents per barrel by the cargo. Barrels and wood 
hold remarkably firm—tho former selling, yester¬ 
day, at 2!)@30 cents, and wood nt28@29s. About 
three-fourths of the blocks ore in operation. The 
season for solnr salt has been unfavorable on ac¬ 
count of the frequent rains, and the price remains 
firm, with a tendency upwards. Wo believe the 
dealers propose a meeting to-day or to-morrow, in 
view of raising tho price one shilling per barrel.— 
Syracuse Journal. 
Variation in the Period of Highest Mor¬ 
tality. —An experienced medical gentleman of 
this city lately stated, that tho period of tho year 
in which the highest mortality occurred hero is 
now two months earlier than it was twenty years 
ago. Then October was the sickly month; in a 
few years it was September; then August, and 
now the sickly season commences in the latter 
part of July. 'Pho high weekly mortality is ear¬ 
lier this year than it was last. This is probably 
owing in part to the more expeditious carriage of 
unripe and stalo fruits from the South, and in part 
perhaps to changes in the climate.— Boston JVav. 
The Profoskd Steam Link to Galway.— 
Subscriptions in behalf of this object have been re¬ 
ceived in New York to the'amount of $170,1)00, 
and assurances have been given that $250,000 
will he taken in Ireland. Total, $420,000, which 
is more than will be requisite to build the first ves¬ 
sel. Subscriptions will lie received until $800,000, 
or enough to build two vessels is secured. The 
success of the enterprise is regarded as certain.— 
Buffalo Com. Adv. 
Draining the Cayuga Marshes —Josinli B. 
Williams, of Ithaca, Henry Fitzhugh, of Oswego, 
and Gen. Adams, of Clyde, have been appointed 
by tho Governor to investigate in reference to tho 
practicability of draining tho Cayuga marshes.— 
An appropriation of $100,000, was made for this 
purpose, by the last Legislature.— All). Jour. 
The North Going South. —Tho schooner 
Dusky Sallv, which arrived at Charleston, S. C., 
on Saturday, from Camden, Maine, brought as 
passengers &8 farmers, from that State, who are 
on their way r to East Tennessee, which in future 
they intend making their home. 
Bayard Taylor sailed last week from 
Philadelphia. lie is going to tho east, and means 
to explore Egypt, and find the source of the Niger, 
if ho can. Ho is an indomitable traveler, cour¬ 
ageous, persevering, patient, and ambitious of a 
name in the world of letters, in which, though 
young, he is already rocognizcd. 
items nf Mum, 
|-The cholera continued its havoc at Jefferson 
| City, Missouri, at last dates. 
-Among the visitors of tho San It Ste. Marie, 
| is Miss Charlotte Cushman, the “ tragic queen.” 
I -It is estimated that tho entire receipts of the 
' Brio Railroad for lust month will he $'100,000. 
-A Bank is about to be established at Oneida 
Depot—a thriving village now, but a wilderness 
five years since. 
-Mr. Thackeray, the novelist and lecturer, 
is about to visit tho United States on a professional 
tour. 
-The number of hoys in the Western House 
of Bofuge, in this city, is 110. There is no sick¬ 
ness among them. 
-Twenty-seven valuable sheep, belonging to 
N. 1 hillock, of Milton, Ulster Co., were killed by 
dogs, during the night of tho 15th. 
-On the 21st of June, in the northern parts 
of Scotland there is no real night, tho twilight con¬ 
tinuing from the setting to the rising of the sun. 
-John I’. Snell, a venerable and estimable cit. 
lzen of Oi leans Co., aged 81, died at his residence 
in iShelby, on the 20th inst. 
-Tile accomplished authoress, Mrs. Jamieson, 
iias had her name added to tho British pension list 
for £100 per year. 
-Several of the Canada papers are complain. 
ing of the potato rot, but say that the wheat crop 
urns never better. 
v -A manat Port Jefferson, died lately of stran¬ 
gulation of the bowels, produced by swallowing a 
lemon seed. 
-About 5,000 have taken the pledge from 
Father Mathew in Buffalo. Fifty orphans received 
the Medal from him on Friday. 
-Tho Buffalo and Rochester Railroad Compa¬ 
ny are about putting up an immense freight depot 
in Buffilo, 360 by 40 feet. 
-The cost of each musket, mado at the Spring. 
field armory this year, is $8,75; last year oach gun 
cost $9,03$. 
-'I'lio next election is that of Vermont, on the 
first Tuesday of September, for Governor, Lieut. 
Governor, Treasurer and Legislature. 
-During the temporary absence of President 
Fillmore, Secretary Corwin is acting President of 
the United States. 
-Mr. Macaulay has at length completed two 
more volumes of his History of England, and they 
will be published the coming autumn. 
-They are agitating the propriety of forming 
a new State, to he composed of the northern part 
of Michigan. It is wholly disconnected from the 
Southern peninsula. 
-On Friday last week, a snake-head shot up 
through a car on the Lewiston and Niagara Falls 
Railroad, and dangerously injured a man named 
Sennot. 
-Belshazzar's cook never dreamed of half the 
delicacies served nt the French banquet to the Ex¬ 
hibition Commissioners. The bill of fare fills sev¬ 
eral colums of a newspaper. 
-Eli llcndsell, in the town of Snliim, N. Y. 
Inis a field of corn of 249 acres, and his brother 
Perry, in tho same vicinity, has one of 9G acres_ 
all looking remarkably well. 
-In 1824 the mail was taken to New Orleans 
from Washington city in twenty-four days. That 
is just about the time now required in taking it 
from New York to San Francisco. 
-Governor McDowell, of Virginia, died last 
Saturday, at his residence near Lexington. He h as 
been a representative in Congress during the last 
eight years. 
-There is growing in Cooperstown a cucum¬ 
ber, of tlic enormous length of five feet anil nri 
inch. It measures fourteen inches round, ami looks 
as vigorous as a young plant. 
-Tho Chinese are rushing into California in 
greater numbers than ever. On the 30th of June 
one vessel landed 223 of them, all shoe-makers hut 
two—one of the two a lawyer, tho other a doctor. 
-Tho storm of Saturday, tho 8th which was 
so destructive in New England, appears to have 
extended as far west as Paducah, (Ky..) whore it 
did much damage. 
-Forty-four thousand acres of land have been 
taken up in Illinois during the sreond quarter of 
present year. 36,000 wero claimed on Mexican 
laud warrants. 
-Tho Lord’s Prayer is the most diffused pro. 
duction in the world, being familiar to persons 
speaking fifty-three languages, including the Cher¬ 
okee. in America, and the Grolut, on the Const of 
Africa. 
-Tho Montreal Herald states that Jenny Lind 
is to sing there in about a month. Her agent is 
endeavoring to secure a suitable placo for her con¬ 
certs. She is to Hing iu Detroit about tlic first of 
October. 
-The Leonnrdtown (Mil.) Beacon says that 
peaches are just now in season, and a greater abun. 
dance has never been seen. The trees are not 
only bending to the earth under their luscious bur¬ 
dens, but numbers of them are breaking down. 
-Tlic question as to “ w hicli side a lady should 
ride,” has been settled by Md'lle Tournnirc, the 
most celebrated lady equestrian of modern times, 
who says, ‘‘the lady must ride on the right hand 
side, and the gentleman on ttie left hand side." 
-The last steamers from Sun Francisco to 
Panama charged $ 1011 for cabin passage and $(i!l 
for steerage. A slight reduction since men fairly 
fought for the privilege of paying $1,20(1 in the 
cabin, and $751) in the steerage. 
-The United States Treasurer announces the 
amount of Public money subject to draft on the 
22d ult., to have been $13,751,596 35. In the 
Philadelphia Mint there was $5,711,150, and in 
tho Sub-Treasury, New Vork. $2,782,376. 
-Mrs. Deborah Pcavey, of Centre I'amslohd 
—a lady seventy-seven years of ego—n few days 
since cut. nnd made a satin vest for her husband, 
which was to pronounced by a workman to be op 
as good work mid finish as can be produced in tlic 
country. 
-The National Temperance Convention met 
at Saratoga Springs on the 20th; 300 delegates— 
Chancellor Walworth presiding. The resolves 
w hich were passed after discussion, go for an effec¬ 
tual nnd permanent prohibition of the traffic in in¬ 
toxicating liquors, 
