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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YO RKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
Visit to the Keystone State. 
During the week just past, we enjoyed the 
pleasure of a flying visit to Northern Pennsylvania, 
and P erba I )S be enabled to interest the read* 
M i ’Y.Ly ere of the Rural, by jotting down some of the 
' matters and things noticed. 
p q p,jj y ^rj,jp.OCTOBER 1C51 Our routo was chosen by the Canandaigua & 
_ Chemung R. R., which enabled us for the first 
TO PIUNTTHICS._TYPE F0J2. SALE. time to pass through the noble little county of 
H AVING determined that the Rural New-Yorker Yates. Often had we heard flattering mention 
proprietor otters for sale the Type, &c., upon which it is ma ^ e °f tlie beauty and fertility of this county, 
now printed. The principal material consists of 5011 lbs. and it afforded us pleasure to notice, in the rich 
Long Primer, 151) lhs. lircvier, aiid 100 lbs. Minion—all . „ , r , , , a , 
which is nearly as good as new, as will he observed hy ex- al1 d well cultivated farms, fine herds and flocks, as 
aminingtheprintofthis number. The head letter,column well as neat and comfortable residences, unmis¬ 
rules, leads, &c., will also lie sold at a bargain. Should 
prefer to sell the whole together—deliverable 25th Dec. takable evidence that the farmers of Yates are im- 
For terms, &c., address or apply to the Publisher. „ nn A Oip. m P «n H nf 
Packet-Boat Traveling. — Abuse of Passengers. 
ROCHESTER, OCTOBER 23, 1851. 
TO PRINTERS. —TYPE FOR SAFE. 
H AVING determined that the Rural New-Yorker 
shall don a new suit on the first of January next, the 
One of our subscribers, Mr. B. M. Goodwin, surveyed this State hy 
of Onondaga county, gives us ail account of some- Government, stated bet 
, . , . „ , . , , , ,, , Association, in referen 
tiling akin to fraud, practiced by the eastern Pack- t | jat _.. Between John: 
et Boat Company. He states that on Monday, uplift of carboniferous 
Oct. 13, he purchased a through ticket from Syra- which is probably nea 
cuse to Buffalo, of Mr. Myers, the Superintend- ? es Moin f 8 coal ( fie,d - 
, . , , ,, „ ders near the eastern n 
Iowa Coal Field. —The Burlington (Iowa) 
Telegraph says:—Dr. Owen, the Geologist, who 
surveyed this State by order of the United States 
Government, stated before the American Scientific 
Association, in reference to the deposits of Iowa, 
that—“ Between Johnson and Iowa Counties an 
uplift of carboniferous sandstone is encountered, 
Items nf Mim, &r. 
-A daguerrinn convention is to be held in New 
York, on the 11th of November. 
-The population of Chicago in 1842, was about 
which is probably near the eastern limits of lhe 7,000—in 1845, 12,00, and at this time, 34,000. 
The Iowa River mean 
ent,—on the p',o m i,„ ,h» h.’ would fail of “fed TZ ri^ 
_ T? rv-. 1 e • _ li ■ 7 _ p .. . , ,7 ■, -Tile Fermi mnnv 
Y ellow fever, small-pox, and other diseases, 
reaching Ruffalo Tuesday evening, Oct. 15, in quality. It is upwards of tico hundred miles in 
time for the western steamboat. On arriving in ^ le direction of the valley of the Des Moines exploring vessels don’t like our climate; seven of 
this city, Mr. G. ascertained that the western “cross the great coal fields. YVestwardly it ex- them died on one day at Brooklyn. 
, . : , , Cl , , . , , tends from the Des Monies River nearly across -The execution of thp sentnnrn nf Ornntf nf ' 
packet had left an hour or two previous, and that the State of Iowa. The entire area of this coal Ution ' ® ® ! !f n ’ * 
tlie boats bad not connected here for nearly a fort- field cannot be less than twenty thousand square , > ’ ‘ 1 • P° 1 A le o.ernor until , 
night—a fact which the Syracuse agent must, or miles, in all embracing a country nearly equal to 1 c ° r \° eccm )er next ‘ 
ouvht to have known. This detained Mr. Gnnn. the State of Indiana.” „ The Pnnters of Michigan are getting ready 
The Esquimaux dogs brought home by tho 
imingthc print ot this number, fhe head letter, column well as neat and comfortable residences, unmis- 
les, leads, &c., will also be sold at a bargain. Should 
3fer to sell the whole together— deliverable 25th Dec. takable evidence tliat the farmers of Yates are im- 
[••or terms. &c., address or apply to the Publisher. proving to good advantages the natural means of 
Our Next Volume. which they are fortunately possessed. The com- 
- pletion of the fine railroad just named, opening to 
Excelsior ! I iiough our arrangements are them, as it does, direct communication with their 
t xet perfected, we beg to apprise agents, sub- neighbors east and west, cannot fail of adding still 
ought to have known. This detained Mr. Good- I* 1 © State ot Indiana.” 
... . , , . tw , tie estimates the beds of coal to be one hundred 
win, and other passengers, twelve hours m Roch- feet m thicknesSt and ]ying near the surface, they 
ester, and would subject them to an equal deten- must be capable of being worked easily and at 
tion in Buffalo—making 24 hours in all. small expense. 
Another case, on the same boat, was most des- 
•„ a „ r _ .I-,, , World’s Fair — American Scythes. —The only 
picable. A w oman with two children engaged articles sent from the State of Maine to the World’s 
passage from Syracuse to Lockport—to be board- Fair were scythes from the North Wayne Scythe 
ed and lodged. After the packet arrived in this Factory .—Hollowcll Cultivator. 
city, (too late to connect with the western boat,) Wo are pleased to add tp the above that to the 
He estimates the beds of coal to be one hundred f° r a grand Jubilee on Franklin’s Birth Day. The 
feet in thickness, and lying near tho surface, they Cruft in Albany talk of a similar celebration. 
must be capable of being worked easily and at 
small expense. 
not yet perfected, we beg to apprise agents, sub- neighbors east and west, 
scribers, and the thousands who are awaiting some mo re to their prosperity. 
convenient opportunity to become patrons of the „ . . 
n .... „ Passing into Chemuii: 
Rural, that the third volume will embrace features ., , 
, . , , evidence ot thrilt and 
and improvements calculated to place the paper a ..... , 
.... „ noticed with interest hei 
niche higher in the estimation of its numerous , . „ „ . 
/»• j i .» •, ii r~r \i . chief of which, hlniirS) 
triends and the community generally. The extra- . ’ 
- ... . " . „ , 1 his is a village of over 
ordinary and rapidly increasing prosperity of the 6 
xr.... r.... ii f . A- . on the west bank of Chi 
New-Yorker, calls lor commensurate efforts on 
Passing into Chemung Co., we saw tlie same 
evidence of thrift and good management, and 
noticed with interest her thriving villages, at the 
chief of which, Elmira, we made a brief tarry.— 
This is a village of over 6,000 inhabitants, located 
on the west bank of Chemung rive.’, at the point 
-A. D. Patchin lias recovered §0,511 insur¬ 
ance on the steamer Griffith, burned on Lake Erie 
in 1850. It has been in Court a year. 
-Gov. Hunt has designated Thursday the 27th 
of November, as the day of the annual Thanks¬ 
giving in this State. 
-Tlie old stone mansion built by Col. Platt, of 
the captain would not permit the woman and her North Wa y n © Scythe Company has been awarded tlie Revolutionary army, opposite Lawrenceburgh, 
***..« •j.,.. Vl . where it is crossed b\ T the New York & Erie Rail- 
our part—and wo are determined, hy liberality of * 
_ >• • ii a }» • road. In common with many other towns, this 
expenditure and untiring labor, to so add to the J 
beauty add intrinsic value of the paper that it will ha§ been V ' SIted by the devourin g eIemeIlt - remov - 
still more attract and merit admiration and sup- the primitive buildil ’g s aild e ” ab > iH g tbeir 
port. Our “slate,” containing particulars, will P la ^ to be filled with those more commodious and 
be shown in due season. Meantime we assure substantiab The tow11 wears an appearance of 
agents, and all others disposed to lend encourage- buSin<5SS and life which S ives S ood evidence of 
children to remain on board over night—but com¬ 
pelled them to leave, during a rain storm, and 
seek and pay for lodgings at a hotel. 
— Such facts require no comment. The trav¬ 
eling public, and others interested, can form their 
the first premium for their scythes at the World’s 011 a bluff on tho Ohio river, was recently burnt.* 
Fair. This company have also received the first -There are more landholders in the State of 
premium at the late State Fairs in Rochester, N. Massachusetts alone than in all En-land and Ire- 
Y., and Columbus, Ohio .—Boston Post. l an( ] together 
' * -A fifty dollar gold piece, coined at San Fran- 
Pork Trade.— The Burlington Telegraph of cisco, w’as paid last week to Ellwanger & Barry, 
ment to the enterprise, that our inducements for P ros P erit y- We 110ticed man f fine P rivate resi 
obtaining subscribers—including premiums, die.— dei ’ ceS> with wdl arran ? ed grounds, interspersed 
will be more liberal than ever before. Wlth trees ’ shrubs and flowers * g ivin S an air of 
_ taste and beauty in perfect keeping with the local- 
State Fair Premiu-ns. - Corrections. U y of the viIla g e and its hilly surroundings. 
- At this point our route diverged from the rail- 
In publishing tho Award of Premiums at the road, and "we were soon safely squeezed into a 
State Fair, we endeavored to give as accurate a stage coach, on route to Williamsport. Traveling 
State Fair Premiuns. — Corrections. 
own conclusions, without any remarks by way of tbe ~ dd ub s *7* : G°l. McCabe concluded a con- f or f ru j t trees to | )e sent to Oregon. 
i_ . tract yesterday fcr the purchase of several hundred v ' „ T , 
improvement. head of hogs at $4 per 100 lbs., to be delivered in — 1 he 1Vew Haven Journal cautlons the P« bb © 
) Buffalo the last of October, and is readv to bar- beware of bills purporting to be of the Chatham 
Literary Notices, &c. gain for more at the same rates. This is the first Bank, Norwich, Conn., as there is no such bank. 
contract we have noticed reported at any point oil -The seven steamships that sailed one day 
Lessons in Modern Farming ; or Agriculture for the Upper Mississippi this season. At Keokuck lately, from New York, carried out about twelve 
Schools; containing Scientific Exercises for Re- and Ilaumbal, and other points, it is said that $4, hundred Dissenters $ 
citation; and Elegant Extracts from Rural Lit- and even a shade higher, is offered for No. 1 hogs ° * . ; 
mature for Academic or Family Reading. By deliverable at an early day. ^ ie Y ac “' ; America has been taken by her 
Rev. John L. Blake, D. D., Author of “ Far-_ new owners to the Mediterranean, where she will ( 
Xl S S V % yD " yB ^ ,etC V 0 e . t ?- NevvYork: Counterfeit Bill.-Two’s of the Oswego City “° doubfc try her s P eed with sonie ° f the cruisers, j 
i ar ' ,x e\\ nan c r Co. loal. Bank are being circulated westw’ard. The spuri- Kossuth commenced his career as reporter ( 
This is a volume of over 400 pages filled with ous b *b is larger and of a light color—in botli re- f° r the Hungarian Diet, and afterwards became the ( 
choice selections from American Rural Literature, ?P ects differing from the original. The engraving editor of an influential journal 
report as possible—and in several instances cor¬ 
rected the imperfections of our copy in regard to 
by stage is so uncommon in these days as to possess 
a novelty if not a charm that for a time renders it 
names of articles, persons, places, &c. 1 lie eon- supportable. After passing the^juiet hamlet of 
sequence was that our report was far more reliable Southport, we saw nothing deserving particular 
; than any other published so soon afier the exhibi- notice, if we except the broken and hilly country, the rising generation, and prepare the public -taste 
tion. Still we find that our list did not embrace worse roads, until, after a ride of about eight miles, for the more general introduction of such studies 
all the premiums, and that errors, as well as omis- the driver pointed out to us the sturdy oak, with into our schools and academies. The book seems 
sions, are complained of by those interested. To branches strong and sides bearing the axe-man’s well calculated to promote this important end, 
l tbos9 wbo bave addressed us rather tartly on the mark, that now, as in years past, keeps constant and furnishes a valuable addition to the Rural 
subject, we can only say that the sins of omission vigils at the line which divides the Empire from Literature of our country. 
) and commission are not chargeable upon us—for tho Keystone State, and proclaims to the passer by-—- 
> we published all the copy furnishzd, with such the boundaries of rniirhtv Commonwealths. A Mistake. —We occasionallv receive oommu- 
intermixed, here and there with original “ Lessons j® coarse ’ an .d ills t© a d ©1 a ship in the centre ot -H 0 n. Henry Clay’s health is improving, and 
. „ , „ ... , 6 wessons the plate, with a figure “ 2 ” on each side of it, them U nn 
in Modern Farming and question for recitation— the spurious bill lias a figure of Liberty and a f . , v ,• , ' “ . )0 P r(S 
the whole intended as a reading and class book._ shield in the centre, with the word “two ” spelt 1 a as un “ on a ie organization of Congress. 
Da Blake would in this way bring some knowl- out 011 the t0 P aud bottom of the ri g bt haIld side ,ie ma “ of 1,10 24th of Ma y from London, 
edge of practical and Scientific Agriculture before ° f 1,16 bHL reached Hong Kong on the 8th of July, being the 
. . . , ■ s utJiore -- quickest transit ever known to China. 
the ™,„ g generation and prepare the pablic aaste Death ,, AS Or.n SAtnon.-Geerge Ellison, a —A»1 T. UnE.ld ha, recovered $3,200 of the 
or ie more geneia introduction of such studies veteran sailor, died oil tho 26th ult., on board the °!d Colony Railroad, for damages received by a 
into our schools and academies. The book seems United Slates receiving ship Ohio, of diseaso of collision. 
well calculated to promote this important end, the heart, after an illness of only 15 minutes.— -The Bangor Whig says that the liquor seized 
reached Hong Kong on the 8th of July, being the 
quickest transit ever known to China. 
-Arad T. Linfield lias recovered $3,200 of the 
corrections and araenct>u»m» as we coma mane oy Patches of cleared land, interspersed with long *™*'*"\ "'“‘J' 11 ‘•; 1C w " iers . ^sue us io puniisn, iony years aimosi conunuauy m tne service, 
way of improvement. • . } . ana imagine they have a claim upon our columns, 
, 1 intervals of lorest, marked our way until we arnv- because thev are snh<?prihpr«tn n.o Tmm.j ivr^ ’ t ^ 
Below we give place to such corrections as have , r i i- n a u ~ • a e ,• i ,i ' , , I e , ;P 1 e Journal. Now, Mrs. John Quincy Adams.— This venerable 1 
been furnished and shall cheerfully attend to o‘h Columbia Road ^ where there is a fine farm- we wish them to understand that we do notrecog- dv the widow of the late Ex-President Adams, 
} l . 0t mg town, as evidenced in the broad acres, spacious i'™ this as giving them any right to occupy our residing at present in Washington, and is in pref 
ers when properly informed of the facts in the u , , ■ , , , , tt, columns. If their articles are, in our estimation i d ■ . 
1 1 J barns, and teeming plenty on every hand. Four V , ,0I i’ S°°d health. Being a Baltimore lady by birt 
premises: W P rthy . of a P lace . 4b ere, we shall publish them, * ld having spent so much of her life at the can 
and imagine they have a claim upon our columns, 
because they are subscribers to the Journal. Now, 
Mrs. John Quincy Adams. —This venerable la- 
• • .1 . J ta VAY tins ui UIC JaiO JJA-i ICSHUDIH JYUiHIBj, IS 
, to wiL as evidenced m the broad acres, spacious “’?» U11S an Y r 'g ht 1° occupy our residing at present in Washington, and is in pretty 
ne barns, and teeming plenty on every hand. Four leir artic os aie, in our estiniation, g 0od health. Being a Baltimore lady by birth, 
miles further hrnmrht ns to the heantif.il villa,re nf ,„i,.Am, sha P“ bllsh and having spent so much of her life at the capi- 
nection with the rescue of the fugitive Jerry. 
-Henry J. Raymond, Speaker of the Assem- 
a- bly last winter, has been renoniinuted by tlie Whigs 
ls of his District for the Assembly. 
ty * -There wero 361 deaths in’New York last 
•’ vveek; 40 of consumption. In Philadelphia, there 
Mr.' Moore: —! see by your paper of the 25th ^ “ l ° ^ sh f! every ^ tal sh^rffe^ were 148, and 20 from consumption. ’ 
ult., that you have omitted to publish among the Tr ° y ’ wher ? mlUe h ° St LoKG ’ Wlth hls bland smiIe - VZ S .. d lbro ^ h 1 the Jour - a place of residence. The old Adams mansion at -Rev. Dr. Dewey is about to commence a ( 
List of Premiums awarded to the numerous corn- welcomes the weary and hungry traveler to his ta- h ’’ ' • g aS , relue - an <L let them have Quincy has been occupied by Hon. Charles F. course of lectures on “The Problem of Human ■ 
to commence a 
petitors at our State Fair, one of $10 to Reed ble, with plenty crowned. Here, in this quiet, 
Burritt, of Burdett, I ompkins county, for the beautiful village, one might chooso a residence 
best I rench Merino Buck, which we put in tho , e 
m u . , , , . 1 . without so much as a fear that he neea have cause 
class over two years. 1 his buck being a superior 
the entire control .—Temperance Journal. 
Just so, Brother Chipman— your “platform” is 
orthodox. We have a few subscribers who claim 
Adams since the death of his father.— Mail. 
animal, was not only worthy of the first Premium, 
but of high commendation to the public. 1 should 
like much to see the mistake corrected in your 
next paper. Yours truly, 
J. L. Eastman, one of the Committee. 
Lodi, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1851. 
to regret that his lot was not cast in a more desi¬ 
rable place. 
Passing along through a fine fanning country, 
we reached the hamlet of Alba, and soon after the 
more thriving town of Canton. From this point 
orthodox. We have a few subscribers who claim Owning Up.— The London Times, in snntming jq a j t j ias a C( 
I o be heard—especially when they have “axes to U P 011 d ie subject ol the Crystal Palace Exhibition t . 
irrinil» finttio Uni,., i i thus makes the amende honorable to Jonathan for p 
grmd on the Rural grmdstone-because they having cried “ small potatoes ” at the first sight of -’ Ibeei 
ore patrons, ouch friends wo shall be happy to his traps and notions: was 6,457,1) 
Destiny,” before tho Lowell Institute, in Boston. 
-The Burlington Gazette, states that Budd 
Holt has a cow which produces 141 pounds of but- 
Dear Sir:— In looking overyour published list, we follovv up tbe valley of the Towail d a Creek to 
in the New-Yorker of the 25th ult., of Premi- ps source, and then pass over into the Lycoming 
uins awarded at the N. Y. State Ag.’l Society’s Valley, where the roadway lies along the stream, 
recent Fair I did not find any mention made of and is bounded by rugged hills, with here and 
Salt which had been exhibited by myself, and , , ,. . . , 
a premium awarded. Consequently I addressed tbere a aottoin land, upon which some ad- 
a note to the Secretary on the subject of the omis- venturous pioneer has reared his hut, and planted 
ving cried “small potatoes” at the first sight of - 4be en I> re wheat crop of Indiana last year 
3 traps and notions: was 6,457,926 bushels, worth §1,000,000; corn 
accommodate whenever we can do so consistently, *" Great Britian has received more useful ideas crop, 51,443,668, valued at §9,189,933. 
hut see no reason why we should put money in and more ingenious inventions irom the United -Tho Detroit F.-ec Press announces the death 
their purses, simply because they have had the so ta ^’ s M’ 10Ug l the exhlbltIon » t!lan froma11 other of.John S. Goodrich, one of the Justices elect of {j 
good taste and judgment to subscribe for a paper '_!_ the Supreme Court of that State. 
worth all the money it costs. Long stories about A Profitable Voyage. —The clipper ship Sur- 1 lie net proceeds of the Concert so gener- j 
patent cheese presses, new bee hives, Shanghae l ,r ‘ se > budt at E ast Boston, by Mr. Hall, is making ous 'y given by Miss Jenny Lind for the benefit of 
chickens, &c.—with information as to price’and ? P r ° fitabl © voyage. On her arrival at London, the sufferers by the late fire in Buffalo, were §703. 
miiorn aI,i»;,..Wa . , , her freight money to San Francisco and Canton, -J. Sinead, of Cincinnati, has given $1,000 to 
I 1 “7 r "‘ IT 1 ! a, . ,d th °"“ “ E/gtand. will entirely p.y lire cost the K«,»th fund, and I-,„fL s „, Ande’on" m 
^ - W11 Ul HiO UliiiS- --I----1 .1 .♦ 1 1 * * , J - -fcj- 7 . ... V I J ~ DlltJ AYUOOULU HUM, UlIU 1 I UJLUooUr i 111U LTS () II Will I 
Sion, andreceived an'answer, a copy of which is that much welcome and inviting of all places— , g , P arUcula,1 y interested to remember of expenses, besides netting a clear profit of $50,- give the entire recoipts of his cxhibition at Tri lcr < J ( 
suhioined. i_ T . _ ? ■ ... that such matters are not excluded from our ad- UUU for her owners. 41ns we may call truly an : ,.■ E 1 /1 c 
subjoined. ...... home. It is often a matter of surprise, that men 
1 lease make the necessary publication in your , .... , 
paper, aud much oblige. Yours, Ac.,' seek such locallU es for an abiding place, and yet 
S. C. Brewster. an intelligent woman, assured us she thought it a 
Geddes, N. Y., Oct. 1G, 1851 . very “ love of a place”—never having been out 
N. Y. Slate Ag.’l Rooms, > of the valley. 
Albany, Oct. 13,1851. ( , . . . . . 
At the Annual Fair of the Society held at The hl g ,lwa y alon g the Lycoming presents 
Rochester, a barrel of Solar Coarse Salt was ex- s © m e places, that might make a stout heart falter, 
liibited by S. C. Brewster, of Geddes, which was as looking from the coach, precipitate descents of 
pronounced of tlie first quality, and in tlie opinion many feet are seen beneath the wheel track, over 
ot the Commute,’ equal it not superior to any made 
in this country or in Europe-and a Silver Medal oue of which a load of P assen S ers vvere rece,uI y 
that such matters are not excluded from our ad- 
verti ing columns. 
' K 
The New York State Colonization Jour¬ 
nal states that a fund of about $25,000 will soon 
000 for her owners. This we may call truly an 
“agreeable Surprise .”—Boston Post. 
A Fatal Jest. —A young lady in one of the 
seminaries of New York, indulged in the pleasant¬ 
ry of frightening a school mate, by appearing be- 
llnll, on Friday night. 
-The last wheat harvest in France is set d 
down at one-fourth loss than tho average; and tho 
potato crop is said to be seriously damaged by the \ 
disease. 
——The Republic announces tliat the lion. Dan- 
be available for the establishment of a College in fore her in the solemn dress of the grave. So per- ——The Republic announces tliat the lion. Dan- 
Liberia. The legacy from which this fund comes feet was the deception, so terrible tlie shock, that ie! Webster will reach Washington on the 20th 
was left to the N. Y. Colonization Society for the tbe y° ull g * a dy fell senseless to the floor, and has u e j s to deliver the agricultural address at 
. , , , J not yet recovered her reason. It is feared that she 
support of young colored men in such an insti- is a maniac for life. 
was awarded to Mr. Brewster. 
B. P. Johnson, Sec.’y. 
thrown, through the inattention of the driver. As 
we passed further down, the hills rose abruptly on 
tution. Two scholarships of fifteen hundred 
dollars each have been endowed by another phi- 
— j - 6 —j --- , . inst. lie 
not yet recovered her reason. It is feared that she ..., • 
is a maniac for life. a imorc 
Olive Culture in the South. —An experi- 
Baltimoro on the 24th. 
-A statistical writer in the Boston Daily Ad- j 
vertiser shows, by an examinntii ii of the Harvard f 
College catalogue for 200 years, that clergymen 
We are requested to say that the proper com- either side hundreds of feet, rendering the scenery 
mittee awarded a Diploma, instead of Vol. Trans., not 011, y picturesque, but sublime. After a ride of 
for best Lever Cheese Press (McKinney A Ty- thirteen hours we arrived at the village of Ralston, 
lanthropic individual. Governor Roberts, the ment h as been made by Mr. Chishold, of Beau- college catalogue tor 200 years, that clergyim 
enlightened and efficient President of Liberia <0rt ’ S< C ” to raise oIive tree8, Thus far 1,0 has have a greater ch:ince for long life ’ thar ‘ l a y*nen. 
’ been success! ul, the trees bearing finely. Hein- ' ■ — - 
has been directed to select suitable persons for tends importing a large number from Spain, and 
tbe scholarships, and to bave them immediately thinks the trees will thrive in all the cotton raising 
*-A little boy, two years old, son of II. Enearl, 
Jr., was burned to death in Cohoes on the 14th, ; 
ler’s patent,) to F. S. Clinch, Rochester. A 
Printers’ and Binders’ Press (same patent, and ex¬ 
hibited also by Mr. Clinch,) was awarded Vol. 
Transactions. 
— We shall hereafter have something to say in 
regard to the awards and omissions, at tho Fair 
caused by the inefficiency or neglect of certain 
committees. The complaints mado by exhibitors 
in Prominent departments, are matters of sincere 
regret, and require attention. A discussion 
of tlie subject, now, may suggest some reform 
in future management, which will prevent a recur¬ 
rence of like causes of complaint and promote the 
objects of the Society. 
Central Medical College. 
fifty miles from Elmira, and put up for the night. 
This village is situated in the midst of the rich 
bituminous coal fields of Northern Pennsylvania, 
and at the only point we had yet reached where 
the mines have been worked. Very little coal is 
now taken from the opening there, as the quality 
is inferior to that of other beds in the vicinity.— 
From this point to Williamsport, a distance of 25 
miles, there is the remains of what was in times 
gone by, the “ Williamsport & Elmira Railroad,” 
which has been in use for some years, to this place. 
Upon this road, in a rickety car, drawn by one 
poor horse, and a more sorry looking mule,we be¬ 
gan again at early dawu our pilgrimage. Relow 
Ralston the valley is wider and bears evidence of 
improvement. We noticed quite a number of 
placed in process ofpreparation. 
CF” A writer in the National Intelligencer 
suggests that the next Expedition sent to find 
Sir John Franklin, in the Arctic Seas, be pro- 
It is his intention to commence the by his c,othes taking fire wllil ° en S a g c d with other 
manufacture of olive oil. children in burning dry leaves. 
--- , -Tho people of Dade County, Georgia, at a 
; Voyagers. —The Utica Gazette says: meeting lately, resolved that if Georgia should se- 
Juvenilk Voyagers. —The Utica Gazette says: meeting lately, resolved that if Georgia should so- i < 
“ A little boy and girl, the first eight years old and cede from tlie Union, they would secede from Geor- jj 
, , . Uie Arctlc beas > be P r0 ‘ tbe other five, arrived in this city night before last, g i a and annex Dade county to Tennesee. 
vided with balloons, by which the lookout may having come from Ireland alone. They had been . _ The number of Jews in Paris is estimated at 
rise above the ice-mountains and get a view of e ‘ F who (1 resides ''ere, through 2();(JUo to 3()j0()0 _ There‘is one large synagogue, 
the country for a great distance. This he thinks for this city . °‘l m o St extraordinary S tHp to/two and flfteen houses of prayer—small synagogues, in 
is practicable, and he has good reason for think- children of such a tender age.” [ which regular service is held. 
ing good results would follow, from the fact that 
the English and American fleets wintered with- 
r this city. A most extraordinary trip for two I and fifteen houses of prayer—small synagogues, in 
ildren of such a tender age.” which regular service is held. 
- —-— -Mr. Thomas Ash, of Throgg’s Neck, West- 
Pennsylvania. — I’he election of State officers Chester Co., has this season raised a Bartlett pear, 
in fifteen miles of each other without bein'* ^! ok l dace ( ? 11 4 uesday: . At die last election for w hi c h weighs sixteen ounces, and measures eleven < 
and a half inches in circumference. 
-There is some talk of establishing “ West- 
- forges in operation, one nail factory, numberless 
The next annual course of lectures in this in- saw mills; also vast piles of pine lumber, strewn 
stitution will commence on the first Monday in along the track waiting for the “cars.” We 
November ensuing. Central Medical College is reached Williamsport early in the day, of which 
permanently located in this city, and has a regu- town and the country we purpose to speak another 
larly organized faculty with an entire complement time. + 
of professors, who enjoy a full share of the conli- -——• 
deuce and patronage of that portion of the pubiic World’s Fair Medals. —The N. Y. Tribune 
aware of their proximity. ‘ ° G° veruor f th ™« years si . nce ; Governor Johnson nnd a half inches in circum f ere nce. 
1 J the present Whig incumbent, was elected by 380 „ r . u.- v ,, . 
__ _---- plurality, in a vote of 336,664. Bigler, the Dern- - 1 here 18 8ome talk of estabb « b >ng West- 
John Russworm, once Governor of a col- ocratic candidate, is now elected by about 10,000 minater College,” (proposed to be located at Buffa- 
y of colored men in Africa, died recently at plurality. ' lo) at Geneseo. There could be no more dclight- 
ipe Palmas. He graduated from Bowdoin ( ful locality found in the State, 
illege, in 1827, and was the onlv colored man . StW” At the Woman’s Rights Convention, held -The Newport Mercury urges tlie farmers of 
deuce and patronage of that portion of the pubiic World’s Fair Medals. —The N. Y. Tribune 
who are favorably impressed with the Eclectic sa - s tbat bu t A ve of the large medals were award- 
practice of medicine, of which this institution is ed t0 tbe United States, as follows: 
the exponent. Tlie board of trustees have estab- To C. H. McCormick, Chicago, Illinois, for his 
ony of colored men in Africa, died recently at plurality. 
Cape Palmas. He graduated from Bowdoin . 7 777 , , 77 . 
College, in 1827, and was the only colored man • At the Woman s Rights Convention, held 
. , , , . f in Worcester last week, a letter of considerable 
who has ever been educated at that Institution, length from Harriet Martineau was read. She 
At the time of his death, he was Superintendent advocates the education of women for active, 
of Liberia, and enjoyed the confidence of tlie P ractical b<e - M,s - Coe was very warm and elo- 
people and the Government. A uant ’ a ‘ ld ^ rs ' Brown, Nichols and Smith ardent 
1 and confident in their advocacy of their opinions. 
~~ " The Convention was the largest and most anirna- 
Good Chronometer. —Lt. W. F. Murry, U. S. ted ever held by the women, 
navy, states that one of the chronometers used iu - 
Rhode Island to engage extensively in the raising < 
of sheep, for which the land is well adapted, and 
from which a good return may bo calculated upon. S 
-Thomas Kempshall, Esq., of Rochester, lias ' 
been elected Director in the Buffalo nnd Rochester 
Railroad, in place of Judge Whittlesey, deceased, , 
and Geo. H. Mumford, Esq., has been chosen Sco- ( 
lhe Grinnell expedition, No. 114 Roseby, is re¬ 
turned from tlie polar regions with a change in 
We are pained to hear of the death of An- retar y’ 
drew Meneely, the well known Bell Founder of - Thc first newspaper printed in Virginia was , | 
West Troy. He was a man of great energy of in 1780; the subscription price was §50 per annum 
lished a Female Department, which is in charge Virginia Reaper, 
of-Mrs, L. N. Fowler, M. D., who from her To David Dick, Meadville, Western Pa., for his 
spirit of investigation, her scientific and medical Ant * b fiction Press. 
acquirements, has obtained a wide spread and ,. T r ° J ba f )es u Goodyear, New Haven, Conn., for 
merited popularity. All desired information may rp ,. 
be obtained by addressing Wm. W. Hadi.e y.Dean Electric Clock! ^ 
of the Faculty, Rochester, N, Y. + To Geal Borden, Texas, 
its daily i ate, during a } ear and a half, of only the character, and universally beloved. His extensive for one copy; advertisements of moderate length 
lllroo VinrwtroHfK ^f --1 _ , , ,■ * j l i • i • , 1 ' 
To VV. Bond & Sftn, Boston, Mass., for an 
Electric Clock. 
To Geal Borden, Texas, for his Meat Biscuit. 
three hundredth part of one second in time. 
Dr. McClintock, of New York has been elected 
President of the New England Wesleyan Univer- 
sily, in place of Dr. Olin, deceased. Few men in 
the M. E. Church are so well qualified to dis- 
charge, acceptably, the duties of the responsible 
office.— Alb. Jour. 
business will be continued by his son, who inher- were inserted for ten dollars the first week, and 
its much of his father’s character. seven dollars for each week succeeding. 
' ’ •-A colored lady, named Eliza Greenfield, alias 
Sizable Quince. Mr. C. F. Crosman has laid ,< tbe Black Swan,” is creating great sensation at 
upon our table tlie largest quince we have seen for Buffalo, in the musical circles. She is said to have 
many a day. It weighs 1 j lbs., and measures 14 a powerful and sweet voice, and will shortly give 
inches. a series of concerts. 
