MOORE’S RURAL NEW-IO RKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
ROCHESTER, OCTOBER 2, 1851. 
The Rural to its Readers,—on Quarter-Day. 
all animation in summer, depending chiefly upon 
■ jR commercial trade and travel, and dull in winter— 
while Rochester, nearly surrounded by the richest 
- agricultural district in America, and the focus of 
a ^CalSc^ ^ p CTbI considerable manufacturing, is always compara- 
lively animated with life and business. 
_ _The fire on Friday morning, though disastrous 
ROCHESTER OCTOBER 2 1851. in some of its results, must prove a blessing and 
. ■ - - benefit to the city. The district burnt over—some 
The Rural to its Readers,—on Quarter-Day. twenty-five acres—embraced the Sodom of the 
- town; the buildings burned being mostly old 
In entering upon the last quarter of its second wooden tenements, occupied as houses of ill-fame 
volume, we may be permitted to speak of the Ilu- by the lowest classes of both whites and blacks.— 
ral Nkvv Yorker —its past success and present The ground is to he occupied by substantial brick 
prospects. What we say shall be brief, and con- buildings—the city authorities having already ta- 
fined to the subject—for we have not a complaint to ken steps to prevent the erection of wooden edi- 
utter, and no occasion for special pleading. I he fi ces> Some account of the location and extent of 
reception and substantial patronage awarded to the fire will be found in another column, 
the paper, from its commencement to the present During our stay we had occasion to call at the 
moment, has been most gratifying and encour- principal newspaper and several other extensive 
aging—far more so than we ever anticipated. If establishments, and were pleased to learn that all 
we have not made the Rural all we hoped or de- connected with the Art of Arts, were doing a 
sired, it has certainly received more encourage- prosperous business. The four daily papers— 
ment and support than we expected. I he con- Commerical, Express, Courier and Republic— 
Rambles Easstward. 
Agricultural Fairs, this Autumn. 
TvIy first stopping place in Horticultural affairs 
was at Newburgh, with the situation of which I Wisconsi; 
was much delighted. Pknnsylv 
The mansion and grounds of A. J. Downing, New Ham 
Esq., the successful author, and editor of that Georgia.- 
sterling journal, the Horticulturist, well repay Q ct j t0 g. 
a visit to Newburg. I have never seen a place on 15, 16 & 18 
which so much good taste was diplayed The NEW 
grounds are picturesque and very beautiful; the Cattaraug 
lawn trees are finely trained and well grown, and Fulton <Sf 
comprise a rare collection, among which I noticed Genesee.— 
some of the finest specimens of the Ginko tree I Orleans — 
have ever seen. Interspersed with the fine trees, Seneca. _ 
and walks and avenues were brilliant beds of Be- Westchcst 
largoniums, Petunias, Verbenas, &c., &c. 8th and 9th. 
Chemung- 
Mr. Downing has a very fine vineyard,—say TOWl 
two acres of the Catawba Grapes, in the finest j ,- rom - a _ 
state of cultivation. - 
The nursery grounds of Mr. Charles Down- Cuba.— T 
ing are well worthy of a visit. I should think he * rom a gentle 
managed them with great skill and judgment. I an'^well info 
noticed very fine specimens of the best and rarest *>j have < 
STATE EXHIBITIONS. 
Wisconsin. —Janesville, Oct. 1 and 2. 
ttiM of $ms, &r. 
-There is to be a telegraph line built from 
Pennsylvania. —Ilarrrisburgh, Oct29, 30 & 31. Cnnajoharie to Cooperstown. 
New Hampshire. —Manchester, Oct. 8, 9 &10. 
Georgia.— Macon, Oct. 29, 30 &31. 
American Institute, Castle Garden, New York, 
Oct. 1 to 6; Plowing Match, 7 &8; Cattle Show, 
NEW YORK COUNTY SOCIETIES. 
Cattaraugus. —Elicottvilie. Sept. 24 and 25. 
Fulton $ Hamilton. —Johnstown, Oct. 7. 
Genesee. —Batavia, Oct. 2 and 3. 
Montgomery. —Fonda, Oct. 2 and 3. 
Orleans. —Albion, Oct. 2 and 3. 
Seneca. —Waterloo, Oct. 9 and 10. 
Westchester .—West White Plains, Oct. 7th, 
8th and 9th. 
Chemung —Iiorsehcads, Oct. 8th and 9th. 
TOWN AND DISTRICT SOCIETIES- 
Livonia .—Livonia Centre, Oct. 8. 
Cuba. —The following is an extract of a letter 
from a gentleman in New York, whose correspon¬ 
dence in England is from the most respectable 
and well-informed sources. He says : 
“I have a letter by the last British steamer 
-The New York papers announce the failure 
of the Bank of Patterson, N. J. 
-Lord Brougham is to receive an earldom, as 
a reward for his long labors as a lnw reformer. 
-The Lev. Dr. Creighton, 1ms been elected 
Provisional Bishop of the Diocese of New York. 
-The Washington National Monument is now- 
one hundred feet in height. 
-Dr. John M. Bernhisel has been elected Ter¬ 
ritorial Delegate to Congress from Utah. 
-The Whigs of Virginia, have nominated 
Hon. George YV. Summers, for Governor. 
-An nxe factory—the first in the State—lias 
been established in Richmond, Va. 
-There is a machine for polishing boots, in 
the Lowell Fair. 
-Twelve of the Syracuse barbers havo re¬ 
solved to close their shops on the Sabbath. 
-It is said that Mr. Clay is in an extremely 
delicato state of health. 
-Arrangements arc making in Connecticut for 
stant and fast increasing accessions to our sub- wjth their weeklies, and considerable job printing, fruits - and particular pains were evidently taken which states that Spain, France, and England are lhe ^tensive culture of tobacco 
scription list-and the valuable contributions from ought to be , and vve pre8 ume are, coining money. to prove'them genuine. A. Saul & Co.’s nursery TL^ondiUo.mam'thaf Cu^K^a™ The fifty-fourth session of 
intelligent and expeiienced cultivators and seen- And they dcserve success; for there can scarcely grounds also appeared to fine advantage, although r Loca , Legis]ature _ a representation in the Cor- Convention, will be held at Kin 
tific and literary writers—awaken the grateful be found, in any city of its size, more clever and my time did not permit my inspecting them. tes at Madrid—and that provision shall be made October. 
intelligent and expeiienced cunivaiors ana c - And they deserve success; for there can scarcely 
tific and literary writers awaken the grateful be found, in any city of its size, more clever and 
emotions of au appreciating heart, and stimul tie enterprising editors and publishers than Messrs, 
us to renewed and still greater exertions. Clapp, of the Express— Lathrop, of the Com. 
Tho Rural New Yorker occupies an envia- Adv.,— Shaver, of the Courier— Welch, of the 
ble position—and stands second to no other jour- Republic— Clement, of the Messenger— Robie, 
nal of its class. This is no assumption, and is not 0 f the Christian Advocate—and others, 
said in a vain or boastful spirit. It is merely a re- Book publishing is also becoming a large item 
iteration of what the best judges declare—the j n Buffalo. Derby & Co., Phinney <fe Co., and 
general sentiment of its patrons and exchanges, others, are publishing somewhat extensively, and 
And we havo labored faithfully to achieve the po- issue some of the most popular and best executed 
grounds also appeared to fine advantage, although 
my time did not permit my inspecting them. 
a Local Legislature—a representation in the Cor- 
-The fifty-fourth session of tho Baptist State 
Convention, will be held at Elmira on tho 8th of 
tes at Madrid—and that provision shall be made October. 
A visit to the spacious fruit grounds and garden f° r the gradual abolition of slavery in the Island 
and lawn of Dr. A. G. Hull, near Mr. Down¬ 
ing, afforded me much gratification. I do not 
I consider the information very reliable.’ 
-A man in Monson, Mass., upwards of 75 
years of age, has a third set of front teeth growing. 
Fortunate lad ! 
-The supply of guano is nearly exhausted st 
general sentiment of its patrons and exchanges, others, are publishing somewhat extensively, and 
And we havo labored faithfully to achieve the po- issue some of the most popular and best executed 
sition gained—and mean to maintain it, if labor works of the day. For this business they have pe- 
and a liberal expenditure will accomplish the ob- culiar facilities. Aside from its favorable location 
ject. We have more than fulfilled former pledges, f or western trade, the city embraces type andste- 
attd intend hereafter to pursue a similar course— reolype foundries, au extensive printing pa- 
to excel all others, if we can, and do as much bet- per establishment, (fee. The Type Foundry of N. 
ter as possible. Our design is to improve the pa- Lyman, on Seneca street, is one of the best in the 
per, in both manner and matter, as fast as its pat- country, and we are glad to learn that the reliable 
ronage will warrant—until it shall be in every re- and el terprising proprietor is doing a profitable and 
spect, what many now claim that it already is, the fast increasing business. The Paper Warehouse 
model Agricultural and I amily Newspaper ol 0 f Bradley <fc Br’s., on the same street, is a very 
America. extensive establishment, and worthy of notice.— 
The prospects of the Rural are more flatter- The Messrs. .B. have recently purchased the Ni- 
.NG, aiio.oeu me mum. grauncaoun. iuonoi The Detroit Trials.— The Detroit trials have , . , , 
know tha. I have ever seen a more liberal expen- at length been brought to a close. There were J he supp y 0 S u:,no 18 nearly exhausted st 
diture connected with a refined taste. Many thou- some forty persons arrested two or threo of whom Ichaboe and other famous deposits on the coast of 
sands of dollars have already been expended in bave d ‘ ed since the trial commenced. The fol- Africa. 
. , , ,. lowing persons, twelve in number, havo been -Dr. II. B. Wilbur, of Barre, has uccentod an 
improvements-". gnJmg down and m.k.ng , outld t „ iiUv : _ A , n „i Filley, Willard ChampUn, invitation to take oharye of the new A.vL for 
roads, walks, terraces and walls; and lastly in the ' ' “ ‘ ~ ~ . 
-Dr. II. B. Wilbur, of Barre, has accepted an S 
’nvitation to take charge of the new Asylum for < 
line porter’s lodge at tho entrance, built of tho Corwin, A. J. Freeland, Aaron Mount, Erastus 
most beautful granite. cut in a sunerb manner. It ^' vee, « Ebenezei P aril ham. E. Champlin, Lyman 
most beautful granite, cut in a superb manner. It ™ * an,nar "- ^ ^! larn P»". ^'man 
... . . . ,, , , Champlin. Sweet and Champlin were recom- 
was intimated to me by a neighbor that the por- nlende ' d to the lnercy of the Court. The others 
ter’s lodge alone cost the nice sum of $10,000.— 
E. J.Price, Ebin Price, G D. Williams Wm. Idiots to be established at Albany. 
Corwin, A. J. P reeland, Aaron Mount, P.rastus ..i™ . . . , / . , , 
Sweet. Ehenezer Fambam. F„ Chanmlm. T.vm»n - The potato crop is almost entirely destroyed 
throughout Western New York.” This is a mis¬ 
take; the fears entertained proved groundless. 
-The discovery of gold in Australia, it is said, 
ter s lodge alone cost the nice sum ol $10,000.— were all acquitted. Tho speech of Gov. Seward -The discovery of gold in Australia, it is said, 
When Dr. Hull’s 30 acres are all improved ac- f° r defence, is spoken of as being very able, will have the effect of drawing away a great many 
cording to his plan, and his mansion erected, it a !? d was Hstdied to throughout by a dense crowd 0 f tho rogues from California. 
..nil K. <___mi. of spectators. - T . , R 
will be no ordinary privilege to pass over it. The 
Dr. is largely and scientifically engaged in raising 
my favorite fruit, the strawberry. 
The Michigan Conspiracy Cask.— Mr. Sew- 
-The Hon. and Rev. Baptist'Noel will visit 
this country soon, it is said. He is probably the 
nrd commenced his address to the jury for the de- rn08 * ; popular pulpit orator, at present in England, 
fence on Friday, the 12th inst., and concluded on-For a week after Father Mathew's visit to 
America. extensive establishment, and worthy of notice.— 
The prospects of the Rural are more flatter- The Messrs. .B. have recently purchased the Ni- 
ing tliau ever before. Two weeks ago we printed agara F’alls Paper Mill, (formerly owned by Mr. 
an extra edition of ten thousand copies, and added Porter,) and added sufficient machinery, &c., to 
from that issue, one thousand to our regular edi- double its former capacity. It now contains twelve 
tion. If its readers and active friends—and we engines, and is capable of turning out threo tons 
earnestly invite all who know and like tho paper, of paper a day—of superior quality, too, judging 
to constitute themselves agents—continue their from samples shown us at the warehouse. As the 
support and kind offices in its behalf, the circula- “star of empire” in tho way of newspaper and 
tion and consequent usefulness of tho Rural New book-making is wending westward, this establish- 
Yorkkr will ere long be as extensive and wide- ment is destined to transact a heavy and we doubt 
spread as its most ardent friends could desire. not profitable business. 
-- In the same street we noticed a new Agricultu- 
A Start West —and Notes about Buffalo. ra l implement and Seed Store—by Mason & 
. v, ^ • . , . , t Lovering, successors to T. C. Peters & Co.— 
The Ohio State Fair, is reported to have been a . * , , „ 
, „ . . . . , I he establishment makes a fine appearance, and 
splendid affair. We intended to have some per- . . , , , , , 
1 , . r.v looks like supplying what has long been a desider- 
sonal knowledge, a fair sight, ol the Buckeye Lx- . * \ J . . , 6 , , . 
. b atum in Buffalo. We noticed that most of the im¬ 
bibition, but were disappointed—somewhat in tins 
’ , . plements were of Boston manufacture, a fact not 
wise. Started on Thursday last—hoping to reach f , n . . . . , 
, , highly creditable to Buffalo enterprise and mechan- 
Columbus m time to witness the show, or at least . t , . , n , , 
. c , , . T • i m m „ fence on Friday, the 12ih inst., and concluded on-Fora week after Father Mathew’s visit to 
ew ays a ei visi c . r. horburn s fine the evening of Monday, the 15th, having spoken Troy, no case of drunkcncss was boforo the Po- ' 
garden in Astoria, and had the pleasure of view- nearly three days. The papers do not report tho lice Court. < 
ing his hundreds of varieties of rare Dahlias, Fus- s P ee ^ hes ’ ^ tSe Detroit Tribune says that during -Hon. Lucius Lyon, formerly United States ' 
chi„», Verbetta,, P.luni.* and thousand, of rare S.tX Sen “ tor *"* di ' J •» »» Thursday J 
plants and flowers. I do not know how a person wa8 oppressive, the audience retained their seats mornin g- nt °’dock. 
can spend 20 cts. so well when visiting New York, with almost breathless interest. Persons came -Wells & Co.’s express havo taken to New ) 
plants and flowers. I do not know how a person 
can spend 20 cts. so well when visiting New York, 
-Wells & Co.’s express havo taken to New 
as to step into an Astoria steam boat from Peck miles to hear him, from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Yofek, within a few days, about six tons of silver 
slip, and pay a visit to Mr. Thorbukn’s grounds 
and hot houses. 
On my return, Capt. Dakin’s delightful 
Wisconsin, and the interior ot Michigan. specie, received from some point west of Buffalo. 
,, ~ ~ ~ 7. - T,ie Orleans Co. Agricultural Fair will be 
Rail Road Celebration. — I he citizens of T , , T . . . .... .. 
,n . , i u . i .i • f .i bold at the Railroad Depot in Albion, on the 2d 
Watertown celebrated the opening of the Rail T r ., „ , , , , 
Road from Rome to their flourishing town on the nn ' ’ ’ ° n ’ ^ ^ red ^ a k coc k delivers the Address. 
24th inst. Hon. C. E. Clarke, made a speech.— -A Railroad Convention is to bo held in New 
He stated that the road was the cheapest in tho Orleans on the first Monday in January next for 
grounds in Geneva, attracted my particular atten- Road from Rome to their flourishing town on the 
tion. The finest roses and other flowers I saw Hon. C. E. Clarke, made a speech.— 
there, cultivated in the greatest perfection. His 
neighbor adjoining, Mr. Suydam, has a very fine 
cold vinery, in which were growing Black 11am- 
Rail Road Celebration. —The citizens of 
Watertown celebrated the opening of the Rail 
United States, costing about $15,000 per mile.— 
It was commenced in 1848, and its completion 
brings Watertown within one day of New York, 
burgh, Black Prince, White Muscat of Alexan- and one da >’ of Buffalo. This Railroad is to be 
the purpose of promoting railroad enterprises in the < 
Southern and Western States. s 
-Mrs. Mary Linch, a resident of the west part \ 
dria, and other kinds of the choicest foreign continued to Cape Vincent on the St. Lawrance, of Claremont, N. H., has just emerged from the , 
. ° opposite Kingston. one hundred ana JiJtli year of her age! Her genera] < 
grapes, in great perfection. Both Capt. Dakin 
and Mr. Suydam are among the most successful 
amateur Horticulturists, as their works do abun¬ 
dantly certify. r. g. p. 
, , . . ’ . , ism—for there is no good reason why Buffalo and 
its close, and attend the Cincinnati Horticultu- , , . 
’ , , . , . Rochester should not make as good and cheap ar- 
ral Exhibition, this week. Were detained be- . , . ,. .. . , . 
, , tides in this line as can be procured at the east.— 
tween this city and Buffalo—and arrived at the r . 0 , , . , . . 
J ,,,,,, Our Rochester dealers aro beginning to ascertain 
latter place some thrje hours after tlie Cleveland • f 
1 i v i -i w ‘ lat may be done at home m the way ol manu- 
opposite Kingston. one hundred, and fifth year of her age ! Her genera] 
-- health is good, and her faculties unimpfired. 
Coal at the F air.— A sample of coal from the - At tho commencement at Norwich Univer- 
Dimon mines of the Lackawaim and Western rail- 8 j t y f Vermont, on tho 21st of August, the degree 
road company, at Scranton, Pa., was exhibited at c r i ■> f i it ,, , , , 
,i a . . 'tv l , T , ’ • . ot L. L. D. was conferred upon Hon. Caleb Lyon, 
the State P air, by Mr. L. Phinney. The sample fI , , * 3 ’ 
weighs 2,300 pounds, and is regarded as of excel- 0 'y° nsda °’ 
lent quality. Wo understand that the company -^ ’ 8 8U ‘ d Don. Lewis Cass, Jr., has nc- 
boat had departed. No other conveyance until . 
. , • , cv iactunng, and are entering into the business. We 
next evening—and previous to that time the Sep- a . ... . , ,, , 
6 . , . , • , hope their example will be followed by others.— 
tember equinox furnished too much ram and wind J . 
1 „ . Bukkall, of Geneva, and Curtis, of Albion, are 
for an asthmatic to venture irom a safe port, even 
.. , already successfully engaged in the business.— 
with a prospect of being m season to accomplish T . . . . . 
1 \ ? . 1 heir example is worthy of imitation m other parts 
the main object of the journey. Hence, in com- YVesteni New York 
firnns &o in Senpca fnnnt-v weighs 2,300 pounds, and is regarded as of excel- ' y , . . * x ' 
’ ’_ lent quality. Wo understand that the company -It is said that lion. Lewis Cass, Jr., has aa 
Fnirnnq N»w Y.irkvk- _Tn nnr V1/ .:nitv Dm will be delivering this coal here about the 15th of cidentally discovered and purchased, while travel 
lr f i 7 ■ ‘ y , October. It is delivered in Ithaca, ir boats, at ing in Italy, an original portrait of Columbus, 
work of harvesting the various grams. Com and <3.3,95 per ton> and can be delivered here as low as p( ° nte d in 1492 
Buckwheat excepted, ,s about completed. Thresh- $5 per ton .-Roch. Bern. _Dunkirk 3.000 inbaWtnnt.. l.„.i 
ing is going on rapidly, and so far as I can learn, 
tho yield of Wheat does not generally meet expec¬ 
tation. The weevil has made rather more havoc 
Direct to Liverpool.— A new vessel of 400 
lation. The weevil has made rather more havoc tons burthen, owned by Messrs Gilmour of Quo- “ ™ ** 
bee, recently passed through the Welland canal, increase 
than W'as anticipated, and a variety of trifling cau- ] a dened with iron for a railway in the Western -T 
-Dunkirk has now 3,000 inhabitants. Last 
year it had only 500. It is the western terminus 
of tho Erie Railroad, which accounts for its rapid 
rho Baltimore Patriot announces tho death j I 
pany with other sensible people, who not only con- . , . . , , . 1 
' J — But we close these notes, lesl you complain of 
sidered “ discretion the better part ol valor,” but , .... 1 
their prolixity. 
altogether the most comfortable and safe —for - 
themselves and the life insurance companies—we Destructive Fire at Buffalo. 
quartered at the “ Mansion,” and remained in the - 
Queen City long enough to see its greatest plague On ^ riday morning last a very destructive lire 
spot reduced to ashes, and note other improve- occured in Buffalo. At 4 o’clock it was first dis- 
ments. Thus much explanatory to friends we had covered in a block of wooden buildings between 
promised to meet on the Ohio show grounds. An Il <>ck and Peacock Streets, in that part of the city 
intelligent correspondent, who was present, will known as the infected district - The wi,,d was 
furnish us an account of the Exhibition—so that hi g h and lhe llames spread rapid, y* consuming 
Destructive Fire at Buffalo. 
On Friday morning last a very destructive lire 
occured in Buffalo. At 4 o’clock it was first dis- 
ses have united in reducing the actual product.— States. She is about discharging her cargo, to of Mr. Nathaniel iHonry, at Floyd Court House, < 
Buyers are offering seven shillings for Wheat, but ' oad w ‘ dl stav ® s a ! Greek, on Lake St Clair, Va., on tho 6th inst. lie was a son of the great ' 
farmers are very reluctant to sell. There must an< * lr .°. m fkcnco she will proceed direct, without orator, Patrick Henry, and was 60 years old. 
: . . transshipment of cargo, to Livei pool, rho ves- 
l)e a beltoi ) icld in other sections ot the wheat- se [ j s a regular sea-going ship, copper-fastened, -1 he notes of the new bank of Bridgeport, of 
growing world than we have here, if the price and in every other respect like an ordinary ocean which P. T. Barnum is a principal stockholder, 
does not soon take an advance. Oats are unusu- vessel, except that she has a slip-keel or centre have a portrait of himself on one end, and one of 
allv <rood. Buckwheat and Corn are nearly ready hoard, instead of the ordinary keel. Jenny Lind on the other. 
ally good. Buckwheat and Corn are nearly ready 
for harvesting—-some has already been secured— 
Jenny Lind on the other. 
-The value of real estate has nearly doubled 
lor harvesting—some has already been secured— Peaches.— The peach harvest of Morris county “— * ne vamc 01 rcai esiai0 nns noar| y <'°'>oien 
and their yield promises well to repay the Iaborsof the Morristown Jerseyrnan states, is nearly over, ’ n Ogdensburgh since the completion of tho North- 
Iheir production There have been sent during tho season from tho ern railroad; and more buildings are going up than 
j_ a :„ 4l_a a_ _a i a fu\n 1 . * . 4,4, 
There have been sent during tbo season from the ern railroad; and more buildings are going up than 
Should the weevil in this region multiply for a ^^ll T^' hnV6 been huiU in f ' fte<m yC ’' rS ' 
r i ri « .1 | * ... ing, all expenses paid, ^>1 1-4 a basket. Large -The Shaker Community at Canterbury havo 
few years as they havo for tho last, it will be like- quantities have also been furnished by wagons to u , 7r i i of i 
, , ... . - . t, . mi - y . h . been in existence 70 years; they number 260 merri¬ 
ly to work a wreseni injury, and a/M<wre benefit to the surrounding country. J he greatest yield was , , ,, 
4 .. mJ Ti ia (\r bers. and own 4,000 acres of tho best land in Ver- 
m&ny of our farmers. We have a soil as sure to ' roni U ie orchard ol Mr. R. D. Covcit, near New 
, , i I, . ,, Vernon, who sent 3600 baskets to N. York. mont. 
reward the laborer as any in the world, extraordi- ^-. -The September term of tbo Court of Ap- 
naries excepted laying along tlie shores of the Fink Leaf Iobacco. — Wo saw yesterday a peals commenced^nt Syracuse on Tuesday, the 30th 
beautiful Seneca—and that desire for gain that sample of fine leaf tobacco, and raised from Cuba u it_ There aro 218 cases on tlie Calendar—the 
stimulates the mass of mankind, induces our peo- s ? ed 0l . 1 . t, j° farm f of the . ,ate J ^ ust l 'nn largest number presented at any term. 
4 , citv, which was of superior quality and worth 20 
pic to run their land to wheat, as the quickest cen t s per ]b. The producer, Mr. Michael O. -The report that the Farmer’sand Mechanic’s 
means of increasing in wealth. 1 his course, Flaherty, raised this year eleven tons of tobacco Bank, nt New Brunswick, N. J., has failed, is con- 
liere, and in every wheat-growing region, causes on nine acres of ground. Wo should like to hear tradicted from “a reliable source.” Woit ti little, 
troublesome weeds to multiply to a serious extent, any 01 !-f' ll Virginia or Kentucky who has done however, before taking its hills. 
...A :c.u_ ... better .—Syracuse Star. ’ . 
our readers will be posted on the subject, notwith¬ 
standing our detention. 
Though the weather was decidedly unfavorable 
block after block, in a short time destroying alj 
the buildings in the block between Evans, Erie, 
RoclCstreets and the canal—both sides of Peacock 
st. between Erie and Evans st., and both sides of 
during our sojourn in Buffalo, we saw enough of ‘ ‘ . r i 
, . . . . Norton st. from i.rie to the iron foundry, num- 
the city and its business, to confirm former lm- , . . * ,, 
J , , , bering in all some one hundred buildings. Ilav- 
pressions in regard to its rapid growth and pros- . , . ,, , .... 
1 . . , . ,, . . , ing destroy ed all that came within its reach on 
perity. Its people are sanguine and largely imbu- , . . . ... , . „ A . . , 
( , ‘ ‘ . , . , r, the south side of the canal, the fire then seized 
ed with go-aheadativeness, as their daily conver- , „ ■ , ., , 
, , upon the Erie st. bridge traversing that, leaving it 
sation and the appearance of the city, especially . . . 
, . , . f it ._ T in rums, coinmunicalmg with the wooden buildings 
during the season of navigation, fully verify. In , . , . ,, Jt 
° .. . in the triangle formed by Erie st., the lerraceand 
comparison with the Queen Eitj% all other towns, . , , nnf , , .... . 
_ , , , ,, , tho canal. In all some 21)0 buildings were de- 
New York excepted are only small villages.,! the a „ d tho ]oss is estimated at $300,000. 
estimation of Buffalomans—and they don’t think, T) /. ... . , , . "1 . 
. , _ . . , , . But for several lives destroyed—the suffering of 
or admit, that either Dunkirk or l onawanda (new ,, , , , . , „ 
’ . tliose rendered houseless by the conflagration 
commercial towns,) will ever rival Buffalo in any . , . . . , - ,, 
■' and the loss winch has fallen upon sever- 
respect! In this they may, and may not, be right; a j W01 -thy mechanics and business men—the 
we will not undertake to decide. But it strikes us conflagration might be esteemed a blessing to the 
that Rochester, Syracuse, and a few other cities, cd y—purifying the most loa ihsome and vicious 
both east and west, are not so far behind the P a R. and leaving it in a condition to be rebuilt 
M . ..... f . .. , and devoted to legetnnate business pursuits. 
>m the orchard of Mr. R. D. Covert, near New bors ' and own 4 ’ 000 !,cres of tho best land in Ver ‘ ! I 
jrnon, who sent 3600 baskets to N. York. mont. ( 
--- -The September term of tbo Court of Ap- ■ 
Fine Leaf Iobacco.— Wo saw yesterday a peals commenced at Syracuse on Tuesday, the 30th , 
mple of fine leaf tobacco, and raised from Cuba u j t . There aro 218 cases on the Calendar-the ( 
2d on tho farm of the late P. N. Rust in this , . , . , . , 
... f • ... . “V; largest number presented nt any term, 
v, which was ot superior quality and worth 20 
iits per lb. The producer, Mr. Michael O. -The report that the Farmer’s and Mechanic’s i 
troublesome weeds to multiply to a serious extent, 
and if the farmers are weeviled into the business 
of raising summer crops for a few years, and are 
careful in selecting their seed, they may probably 
The Wheat Crop. —There has been evidently 
-Dr. Boynton has recently taken a (li^Iity no 
tion. On Saturday he was to have made an ascen- 
cleanse their farms very much from a portion of ycar ‘ 1 he large growth of straw has not answer 
an over-estimate of tho wheat crop of tho present s ’ on ' n T hurston’s balloon, from tho city of 
Detroit. 
-Hamilton Collego, at Clinton, Oneida Co., 
is stated to be in a more flourishing condition than 
these pests — pigeoft grass particularly. c. b. v. ed the ^ de ”^■anticipations based upon its appear- - Hamilton Collego, at Clinton, Oneida Co., 
I j. xj v ~ # «- | Q r, * ance. lhe present price operates discouragmglv is stated to be in a more flourishing condition than 
Lod,, M . Y., Sept. 15.1841. - to the holder; .Dd (ho. far. »oW» g like i()d . ,, )rl g.mlomcn 
r, o v ip. P „ . amount has been brought to this market.— Hills- , , , , , 
Receipts at the state F air. I he following . » / at,./. \ (Jazettr have entered themselves for the present term. 
statement from the Treasurer of the State Agri¬ 
cultural Society, shows that the receipts at the 
dale {Mich.) Gazette. 
-— -A Complimentary dinner was given in Syra- 1 j 
Judicial Nomination, 7tii. District.— The cuse, last week, by tho physicians of Onondaga i 
“ Queen” as to be entirely hid from the world and 
“ the/est of mankind.” Confidence is a very good 
commodity, and it must be admitted that our Buf¬ 
falo neighbors are plentifully imbued therewith. 
The recent census gave Buffalo a population of 
40,266—an increase of 24,053 since 1840. This 
proves that the city can do its own talking, with- 
recent F’air in this city were $1,490 50 greater Whig Judicial Convention which met at Penn (j 0> _ to Drs. Needham and Beach, the two oldest 
Literary Notices, &c. 
Memoir of Adonikam Judson: Being a Sketch of 
his Life and Missionary Labors. By J. Cle¬ 
ment, author of “Noble Deeds of American 
Women.” Auburn: Derby & Miller. 1851. 
This is a handsomely printed volume of about 
than on any previous occasion: £ au Fr T iday * no »' inat « d Samue ' L ‘ ? latch f°rd, 
„„ , , , F,sq , for Justice ot tlie bupreme Court, in place 
“lhe total receipts at the State Fair at Roches- of H on. Henry W. Taylor. Mr. Blatchford re- 
’> Badges of^Membership and 1 ickets of Ad- sides at Auburn, and is the law partner of Gov, 
Seward. 
ler, Badges of Membership and Tickets of Ad¬ 
mission were $11,956 11. 
The receipts at Albany in 1850, were $10,465 
61; at Syracuse in 1849, $8,141 55; at Buffalo 
in 1848; $6,272 80.” 
physicians in tho county. 
-William Wiltshire, Esq., formerly British 
Consul at .Mogadoro, in Africa, died recently nt 
Adrianople. lie was the kind and philanthropic 
man who succored Capt. Riley, many years ngo> 
as described in Capt. R.’s narrative. 
-The New York Express avers that in answer 
) out any remarks from individual citizens. That it 350 pages, and one of the most interesting Me- 
, is a great point for commercial business, and must nioirs we have ever perused. The Missionry Jud- 
continue to advance in wealth and population, all son was one of the brightest exemplars ot Moral 
) conversant with its location and facilities will read- Fleroism on that self-denying field of labor, and 
( ily concede. It is equally true, that Buffalo is not his journal and letters, which furnish the materials 
as pleasant and desirable, in many respects, for a for a large portion of this volume, record a history 
> permanent residence, as Rochester—and it does of great interest to every friend ol Christian Mis- 
{ not appear to bo gaining on the latter, this year, in sions. This book—which does not claim to be a 
til; at Syracuse in 1849, $8,141 55; at'Buffalo Revolution in MEXico.-Letters received at mu “ w “° 8UCC ° r ; u ' Iu,ey ’. umi,y 
in 1848; $6,272 80.” New Orleans from Laredo say that a revolution as described in ( apt. K. s narrative. 
- has actually brokon out in Northern Mexico. Two -The New York Express avers that in answer 
Fire in Utica. —The Steam Planing and Saw thousand men, under Gen. Guevera, at Boliville, to an advertisement for a wife, published in that ( 
Mill of Fuller, Donner <fc Co., in Rome street, in seized the money intended for tho Mexican troops, p«per, more than one hundred applications were \ 
Ibis city, was destroyed by fire on the night of the and ar ® waiting for Canales and Carabajal to join rece i vcd f rom i nd i 08 anxious to enter into tho mat- < 
20th: also the coouer sbon of Thomas Welsh, them. . . , , . < 
20th: also the cooper shop of Thomas Welsh, ■.■■o***.__ rimonial stato 
d»1 X omw°' n .L n ^Tr, b °r about fi-fiMO- Insurance Singular Discovery. —A place has lately been -The Sciota (Ohio) Gazette notices a stalk of 
K ut!^ r;:rr y ovtsfr°ano£ c * rn in tb ° fr<)m ^ G -^ 
was set on Spring street, but was put out The wher e is found Petroleum, or rock oil. It flows ^“ch is seventeen feet b Jg b ! Gn ^ 
next night a Carpenter’s shop was burned to the out of the rocksJi and is cager)y sought after a3 a the question, how tall would that corn have 
k rround - _ medicine.— Pennsylvanian. grown,” hod it not been for the extreme drought? 
The Railroad Election. - The election in jy We are gratified to learn that au invitation _ *11. '1^° Il^Ilfinois'"'whicTcom 
this city, on Tuesday, resulted in fuvor of the city signed by the Mayor, and other influential citl- y0nvea Ion <>r 1 <! ' S . . ' , , 
loan for the construction of the Genesee Valley zens, has been sent to Father Mathew, urging him venet ^ f° r tiee ection o an sni.s an is iop, ie 
Rnilrnnd hv a vote of more than three for tn one to visit our city, and that there is a strong proba- Rev. Dr. John Nigals,|n Roman Catholic Priest, ro- 
Singular Discovery. —A place has lately been 
the erection of buildings and other improvements, full biography, but rather a sketch of the labors o’ r ailkoad Election. — The election in 
In the size and number of its hotels, ware-houses, its subject,—must have an extensive sale, and the 
&c., it is in advance of our city—but in churches, publishers are extremely liberal in devoting its 
schools, private residences, and pleasantness of the profits to the aid of the surviving members of the 
town, Rochester is decidedly superior. Buffalo is 1 family of Dr. Judson. 
$1,000, in the Utica Company, and $2,000 in the discovered in Allegany county, in this State, 
Etna ot Utica. At the time ot tins lire, another era , hundred feet be low the surface of the 0: 
was set on Spring-street, but was put out. T he whe re is found Petroleum, or rock oil. It 1 
next night a Carpenter’s shop was burned to the out of the rock and is ea , sought after 
medicine.— Pennsylvanian. 
23§r We are gratified to learn that an invitation 
this city, on Tuesday, resulted in fuvor of the city signed by the Mayor, and other influential citL- 
loan for tho construction of the Genesee Valley zens, has been sent to Father Mathew, urging him 
Railroad, by a vote of more than three for to one t° visit our city, and that there is a strong proba- 
against it. bility of his acceptance .—Daily Amer^ Sep. 23 d. I nounced the doctrines of Romanism. 
