MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YO RKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
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ROCHESTER, JANUARY J, 1853. 
I’UBIiISIIEIl’S NOTICES. 
Jlifehffij Kofices. 
Footsteps of our Forefathers : What they suf¬ 
fered and what they sought. Describing local¬ 
ities, and portraying personages aud events 
conspicuous in the struggles for religious lib¬ 
erty. By James G. Miall. Boston : Gould & 
Liucoln. 1853. 
An interesting and neatly printed volume, with 
thirty-six illustrations of localities and incidents 
Synopsis of Proceedings. 
Ketos 
Jrtjf” The new rates of telegraph charges are 
•(fetes (Bi'cbifies. 
■ There are to be four new banks started in 
given by the Advertiser as follows: “25 cents for New York soon. 
Tuesday, Dec. 21. 
-Several petitions 10 words, aud 2 cents for an extra word, where 
1 ’ . A 4-V... on.1 i , . O-r.1 O.. 
resolutions, &c., were offered. A bill was passed li used , t ® beaad lc 1 37c and 3c, formerly cents per dozen 
confernng the rank of Lieutenant General on Aggregating a message at 15 words, which is —- 1 be Roman Post-office levies a double tax 
Winfield Scott, by a vote of 34 to 12. By joint low, the increase would be 40 per cent, on the 0Ij <lJ e ”' e ° be8 ‘ . 
resolution A. D. Baciie and J. M. Berrien were shortest distance, while the second distance would ~~ 1 be uc ' xt 0al ° State Fair 18 to be beld at 
elected Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.— be about 26 per cent, higher , aud upon the 1 in- ‘ 
. „ ,, . therest distance the rate will increase 28 percent.” - there has been an extensive freshet m 
After an executive session the Senate adjourned. 4 ^ South-Western Georgia. 
Apples are selling in Texas at seventy-five 
jtjf" Agents.—A ny person so disposed can act as agent connected with the religious history of England. 
for the Rural New-Yorker,— and all who remit accord¬ 
ing to terms will be entitled to premiums, &c. 
£[3?“ The Rural is published strictly upon the cash 
For sale at D arrow’s Main St. Book store. 
We have received from Mr. E. R. Hall, Gene- 
resolution A. D. Baciie and J. M. Berrien were shortest distance, while the second distance would 
elected Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.— be ab ° u * pei cent, higher , and upon the lui- 
. ° , therest distance the rate will increase 28 percent.” 
After an executive session the Senate adjourned. r _ uuuuu-nesiau owi-m. 
House .-The principal question was upon the las ^^*[* ^Mibbere ot^ W^bst^’i 1 DietSma- --To-Day, a Boston literary gazette, ceases 
reference of the Tariff portion of the Message to ,. y have filled an ordei . for a case 0 f tbe “ Una- to be published with the year lbo2. 
Committee of Ways aud Means. This led to a bridged,” from Hong Kong, in China, and another -The next Georgia Mate Fair will beheld 
discussion of the various propositions for re- from Northern India. r lhey frequently supply at Augusta, commencing on Monday, Oct. 17,’53. 
ducing the revenue, for relieving railroad iron orders lor the lyuk Loin the British Provinces, -The Papal government has at length al- 
system — sent no longer than paid for-and all orders r;d Agent for Tallis & Co., London Publishers, 
should be in accordance with terms, 
l the following numbers of their Illustrated Publi- 
jygr” Our luwest club price is $1,25 for any number of . 
^ 41 .^*. niiTYthot* imlneo « I vallODS • 
“Beauties of Moore,” No. 1.—This work will 
copies over 20 —and $1,50 under that number, unless a 
full club of twenty is ordered. 
83T Those who are forming large clubs, (23 to ICO be completed in 12 monthly parts, comprising a 
copies,) can send on she names and money of such persons series of portraits of female characters, engraved 
as do not wish to wait, aud complete their lists afterwards. - - - - - - - - - - - 
J.\- making up clubs ior the Rural, the Wool 
Grower and Stock Register can be added at 30 cts. a copy, 
which is the lowest club price. 
See Terms, Premium List, &c., on last page. 
in the highest style of art, from original paintings 
ig up dubs ior the Rural, the Wool I by em inent masters. Each part will contain four 
* L aJdul at o0cts ' j plates with descriptive‘letter press. Price 75 cts. 
from duty, Ac., aud finally the original motion of 
reference was passed. 
Wednesday, Dec. 22.— Senate .—A variety of 
bills were reported, among which was one from 
West Indies and California. We wish that every | lowed the city of Rome to be lighted with gas. 
reader of this could own a copy oi this valuable -All the telegraph lines in Wisconsin have 
dictionary. II atchman. been sold to pay taxes due the State. 
8^” The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com- -The real estate of Albany is appraised at 
pany have resolved to proceed at once with the $15,831,630, the personal at $4,073,671. 
construction of 100 miles of double track-60 " -Mr. Alexander Cook, of Chambersburg, Pa., 
between Baltimore and Cum berland, and 40 be- forwarded to Baltimore last week a hog weighing 
tween Cumberland and Wheeling. One hundred i nnniho 
.— „..,n ,.r _1 1_. ±,vv<j ius. 
All Aboard, Gentlemen! 
“ London and its Environs,” No’s. 11,12.—The 
history of London embodies, to a great extent 
that of England. Nothing can be more interest- 
- ing and instructive than a book of this character 
On this Natal Day of the New Year we weigh which embraces engravings of all the principal 
anchor and set sail on our fourth voyage in the buildings and scenes of interest in and around the 
good ship Rural N ew-Yorker. Our gallant craft great Metropolis. Price, 25 cts. per part, 
hath already proved herself eminently sea-worthy, « Crystal Palace,” No’s. 7, 8.— We have hith- 
— having stemmed opposing cuuents, outiode erto spoken in such high terms of this work that 
every storm, escaped all dangerous breakers, aud j t j s nee dless to add anything more. Price, 
safely lauded her numerous passengers and valu- 25 cents. 
able cargo, at the termination of each former W r e understand that the same firm are soon to 
Mr. Gwin, looking to the construction of a Pacific construction of 100 miles of double track—GO 
Railroad, which led to some discussion, and final- between Baltimore and Cumberland, and 40 be- 
i„ i. ,i,„ v u r ,.........a tween Cumberland and Wheeling. One hundred 
ly to the resuscitation of a bill brought forward thonsand dollars w01lb of additional locomotives 
nitely postponed. 
imported. Of the fourteen millions of gallons of sha of a snake." 
the home product, all but about three hundred 0 t i £ j • .i 
thousand gallons is manufactured from cider, tm- _ i — Senator Borland was fined $100 in the 
nips, logwood, and various deleterious drugs. No Criminal Court, for an assault on Mr Kennedy, ol 
wonder wine bibbers have foul stomachs and ach- tbe Census Bureau. 
ing heads. -The Art Union Engravings will be sent 
, ...... to subscribers the same as though the regular 
tw Among the signs of “civilization ” among drawin ^ bad taken place . 
our red brethren, the Minnesota Democrat says . ./ „ , , . ,, TT i 
that in a council the other day with Gov. Ramsey, -j here 18 <l ,nte afieshet in tbe H Y ds0 \- 
one of the Winnebago chiefs complained that the Ilie ' vater was . ov f r th ® P ier ou buuda ?- 0f 
Chippewa Indians stole seventeen horses from his Courso the rlvcr 18 clear ol lce ’ 
people some time ago, and what was worse, killed -95,/90,524 letters passed through the mail 
the horses, dried the meat and sold it to them for * bc past year, of which very nearly two-thirds 
jerked elk! were pre paid. 
We observe, by the Art Union Journal for -Several of our exchange papers use Presi- 
December, that the engravings intended for sub- dential tickets for wrappers. I he supply exceed- 
Ilouse .—The sitting was occupied mainly with tbe hom f P“ dacl ? a11 bat abou ) t , three buudred __ Sen 
° . 1 . . . , thousand gallons is manufactured trom cider, tur- . .; 
the presentation of petitions, memorials, Ac., and nips> logwood> and various deleterious drugs. No Cnnimal C 
resolutions reported by committees. Among the wonder wine bibbers have foul stomachs aud ach- tbe buu8us 
latter we notice one to pay a Mr. Taliaferro —of b) gheads. ^ A1 
Virginia, of course—per diem and mileage while jrgp Among the signs of “civilization ” among draw i n o^ h 
contesting a seat in .1811, and again in 1813. One our red brethren, the Minnesota Democrat says _,,,, 
of the claims was allowed. . that bl a coa ' ,cil d . ie oth ® r . d ; 1 ^ with ,G°v. Ramsey, The water 
voyage. Of the praise bestowed upon her speed issue the “ Life and Times of Wellington.” It Thursday, Dec. 23.— Senate— An important Chippew^ Indians srele seventeen horses from his 
and bottom, and oiheers and crew, it beeomethus w JH t without doubt, meet with an extensive cir- debate occurred on the acquisition of Cuba, in people some time ago, and what was worse, killed 
not to speak. Suffice it, that she ranks A, No. 1, C ulation. 
in most respects, and presents superior induce- Wilbur M. Hayward, Periodical Agent, No. 4, 
meats to all inclined to sail in a Yessel of the first Burns’ Block, is also Agent for the above men- 
class. With experienced officers and a picked tioned works. 
crew, our well tried vessel—with a now figure- - 
head, and other improvements — promises all who The New York Magazine. —The publisher has 
take passage, a pleasant and successful cruise placed upon our table the initial number of this 
during the ensuing twelvemonth. The capacity Rochester new Monthly. It is well executed, in 
of our taut craft is ‘such that, though always well l be style of the Knickerbocker. The articles with 
laden, she can accommodate, and hopes to ship, which it is filled are mostly by residenlsof Western 
several thousand more passengers (subscribers) Aew York, and would not do discredit to older 
than have heretofore been entered upon her books, magazines. It is embellished with a fine steel 
It is confidently believed that all who have l x>1 trait of Hon. A. Boody, M. C. elect from this 
proved her sailing and other qualities, will again <bsb * cb T ire enterprise deserves well of the citi- 
take passage in the Rural, — and earnestly desired zeus Rochester aud Western New York. $2 
that each will introduce other passengers to her P C1 auau,n - James E. Duryee, publisher, Roch- 
quarter deck and cabin. Those familiar with the es ter, N. Y. f 
which Messrs. Mason, Cass and Underwood took the horses, diied the meat and sold it to them for 
part. It arose upon a resolution offered by Mr. j cr ^ c( ^ c ^'- 
Mason, of Virginia, calling for the official notes 
in relation to the Cuban Tripartite Treaty, pro¬ 
posed by England aud France. The Senate ad¬ 
journed until Monday. 
House .—Various bills, resolutions, Ac., were 
under consideration, but none of importance en¬ 
acted. A letter was read from the Secretary of 
State, giving au abstract of the return of Amer- 
We observe, by the Art Union Journal for -Several ol our exchange papers use 1 resi- 
December, that the engravings intended for sub- dential tickets for wrappers, i he supply exeeed- 
scribers of last year, will be sent to them, the ed tbe demand. 
same as though the regular drawing had taken -During the present year, 1,620,300 bushels 
place. The engravings, as stated by the Journal, of barley, valued at $1,184,161, have been soldat 
are now being printed, and will be furnished to Albany, N. Y. 
subscribers at as early a day as possible. --The balance in the New York Sub-Treasu- 
Sonic of the most noted English Noble- ry is now $3,100,060 — a .reduction ol three mil- 
men are lecturing this winter, before public as- lions in a lew weeks. 
’“ & \ u . 1 semblies. The Earl of Carlisle is announced to -Georgia Flour, of superior quality, is be- 
lcan .reamen, registered duimg the J ear ending lecture on Gray, at Sheffield; the Duke ol New coming an article of merchandise in Charleston, 
Sept. 30, 1852, by which it appears there were in Castle is to lecture to ’he mechanics at Worksop; South Carolina. 
Maine, 968 ; New Hampshire, 54 ; Massachusetts, bb Alexander Oockburn, at Southampton, and -The New York and Erie Railroad has de- 
A AAD ■ Pl, n ,l n OIO. TNT mr. ST _ T. inn/T. Lord John Russell at Manchester. Alovu/t a cnmi.nnmirfl HK-irlon/1 of A nor nont tviv. 
Rural, are especially requested to notify all their 
shipmates in the journey of life, of her excellent 
conveniences aud accommodations. And please 
do her owner the favor to state that the cargo of 
The Knickerbocker for the current month 
commences the forty-first volume of this excellent 
magazine. We can fully endorse the following 
from a contemporary journal:—“ The Kuicker- 
Maine, 968 ; New Hampshire, 54 ; Massachusetts bir Alexander Oockburn, at Southampton, and 
4,440; Rhode Island, 242; New York, 1,096; Lord John Russell at Manchester. 
Pennsylvania, 575; Maryland, 351; Virginia, 355; Chicago, it appears, has a considerable 
North Carolina, 53; Georgia, 83; District of Mis- s P rink Jf ^ husmess in carnage building It 
• • • om Vm .j . - m „ seems that there are 25 coach and wagon factories 
sissippi, 1,891; Florida, 3o ; Texas, 6. j n that place, employing 233 men and turningout 
The House theD adjourned to Monday. 2,625 vehicles in the course of the year. Their ag- 
Monday, Dec. 27.— Senate .—Several reports gregate value amounts to $210,445, aud the capi- 
were made and resolutions adopted, but nothing t;d em pL\ ed is $127,000. 
the Rural comprises a more complete assortment bocker has becu and wi]] be a fact of 
. , TT bocker has been and will be a fact of its own ; a 
of valuable wares — including Agricultural, Hor- „n *i , • ,, 
. . . . c . .5 ° ,. ’ T .. genuine living thing, all the more desirable now 
ticultural, Mechanical, bcientinc, Ecurational, Lit- *i,„ 
’ . , , , ’. that the new crop of magazines fil ed with articles 
erary and Miscellaneous essays, sketches and items u_,, , , 
? pirated trom English authors, makes home crea- 
— than any other vessel ot her class hailing trom _ , 
. , . , tions more conspicuous and desirable.” New York: 
an American harbor. Also, that great care ls be- e . . . 
, , , ° t . . b. Houston publisher, $3 per vear; five copies for 
stowed upon the proauction or selection of every *. in T r ,„ T A , A , T , , T „ 1 , 
. , * t Hayward, Agent, No. 4, Burns’Block. 
article snipped, in order that ail passengers may _ 
he benefited and entertained, and none in any «p UTKAM . s Monthly” comes out a neatlv 
wise injured. While the “lords of creation” are printed volume of 120 pages, rich aud varied in 
matter, and lively in style. It numbers among 
done of general public'interest. 
House .—The same as the Senate. 
Tuesday, Dec. 28.—Nothing of importance in 
either House. 
sir Aiexauuei oocKourn, ai ooumainpion, ana -The New York and Erie Railroad has de- 
Lord John Russell at Manchester. clared a semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent, pay- 
Chicago, it appears, has a considerable able the 15th day of January inst. 
sprinkle of business in carriage building. It -The fly is said to be depredating pretty 
seems that there are 25 coach and wagon factories extensively upon the early sown wheat in some 
in that place, employing233 men and turningout parts of Pennsylvania. 
2,625 vehicles in the course of the yeai. 1 heir ag- -Sandford Corey, of Weathersfield, was kil- 
gregate value amounts to $2l0,44o, and thccapi- j cd on p ldda y week, by the falling of a limb from 
tal employed is $127,000. a tree, while chopping. 
By the report of the Commissioner of Pen- -The National Era says it has increased its 
£55p By the report of the Commissioner of Pen- -The National Era says it has increased its 
sions it appears there are now 18,868 persons circulation 10,000 within the last six months. It 
drawing pensions from the government, exclusive now has 25,000 subscribers. 
of Navy pensioners. During the past year the 
number has decreased 742. The amount paid out 
■ Cranberries are selling at wholesale for $14 
furnished with proper food for thought and action, 
number nas decreased l lie amount paid out per barrel, and the groceries retail them at l8;Vc. 
Wednesday, Dec. 29.— Senate .—Papers on the in pensions since the last report, amounts to about per q luud j u p 0 ston. 
Mexican Boundary Commission, were laid by the $Lb00,000. -The French Courier says the Pope has de- 
chair before tbe Senate, and referred, Various ll'-SpJolm Wentworth, oi the Chicago Dcrr.o- c ; ded crown the Emperor and Empress of 
petitions and resolutions were offered. ?. rat ’ a few W , eeks 81nee ’ ca l ue 0U p Wlth a P rocla ma- p r ai 1CG , as also the Emperor of Austria. 
House. Little business was done or attempted pointing a day of Thanksgiving. It took; was . -- During the week ending Dec 23d 7 000 
in the House. lead in the churches and observed by the people, dead alive arrived at Dunkirk, and from 
-and all supposed it to have been by authority, un- thence were taken to ^ ew 1 ork ’ 
Gunpowder and Starvation! til some days after. -The Wyoming County Mirror publishes a 
_ , . „ . _ . , , , , . communication which commences th»s:—“Re- 
W r E are informed that Comstock the “terra- ^ A jeweher m Erie has lately received a pen t ye, for the Maine Law is at hand !” 
are imorracu mat uomsiocK, uie ten a- note written m a female hand and enclosing a five 1 J ’ , , ,,, r t i *• m i ■ , 
cultunst,” while “disclosing his disclosures” iu dollar bill, the writer stating that the money was .. . J ,;e P eo lJe°i the Island oi Madena pub- 
Egypt, N. Y, tie other day, exhorted his audience intended “to pay tor a ring taken from his store i'sh an appeal to the United btates tor aid. they 
to Was/ the Hunan Nnw-YonKen. We hope the V »» R P. .iil es- 
Egyptians will discover the seat of life’ before rcdec rt ons , tablish at Toronto a new weekly paper entitled 
they apply the match. For their guidance, we Mackenzie’s Weekly Message.” 
will say that it is not in the pocket —as the terror- T ^ ’enowni. ns am urges o v oc e -- qq ie number of hogs arrived at North 
the Ladies’ Saloon and Youth’s Cabin will always its contributors a large proportion of our best 
comprise something appropriate, entertaining and 
unique. 
authors, aud proposes to be both American and 
original. The number before us shows an excel- 
Ladies and Gentlemen, register your names at lent tact in the selection and treatment of topics to blast the Rural New-Yorker. We hope the b ) r an inconsiderate person some fifteen years 
r*p. if vnn would start from tlie sailing DOint.— ^ i I -r-r . . . ..... rum A pirp.nmsstfliir.fl wliirli lp.;id<s nlpnoant 
once if you would start from the saiiiug point. f or di SC usion and illustrati n New Y r ork • Gko 
Revenue officers aud light-house keepers (Agents P . Putnam & Co. $3 per annum, 25 cts per 
aud Post-Masters) will promptly forward your lum iber. Sold at Darrow’s. 
names and funds—or you can send direct, not _ 
forgetting to include as many friends as may be The National Magazine for January, entitles 
induced to become fellow voyagers. So doing to rank with the best in its line. It is a success- 
may you never lack “shot in the locker,” but be ful effort to combine with popular literature and 
favored with an ahuudance of siller and sea-room, pictorial embellishment such as is everywhere 
and ere long safely cast anchor in the haven of relished, the discussion of great practical questions, 
,, , c !•» ,, i r ago.” A circumstance which leads to pleasant 
Egyptians wall discover the “ seat of life” before r fo k;cdons 1 
they apply the match. For their guidance, we ‘ .. ’ . _ . , „ . T1 . , ^ .. 
will say that it is not in the pockd-as the terror- Is jg£ StingSdl^^foT ebque^cemid abihtyin — T1 »e number of hogs arrived at North 
cultunst “discovered” when he proffered us Congress, especially in his rencounter with John Madison, n<., pa laiia. up 'o e ^ u ■> 
money to publish articles written by himself in Randolph is still alive and hearty, though nowin was against oi,/ui same date yeai.^ 
praise of himself! He first tried to open our bi s 83d year. He retains his mind, aud his pen is 
Prosperity and Happiness. and a just recognition of unsectarian religion — 
— ‘ New Y’oi k: Carlton & Phillips, $2 per year. A 
Your Wants and Ours. volume commences with this number. D arrow, 
Agent. 
Reader, yre take it that you are more or less - 
interested in the success of this paper. That you Redding & Co., of Boston, send us through the 
like it, and desire, with us, that it may improve mail a neat pamphlet edition of the great speeches 
as it advances. You want the best paper obtain- of Webster and Hayne. It is published at 25 
able, not only for yourself, but for those who cents, and can be ordered by post. 
surround your Inglcside. We are endeavoring to ---- 
supply this desideratum. To accomplish the ob- Acknowledgements. — Thanks, most profound 
ject to the satisfaction of all parties, however, and sincere, are tendered to the numerous friends 
there arc a few items wanted ou our side—prom- of the Rural who are daily manifesting their 
inent among which are a few thousand new sub- generosity and influence, by favoring us with 
scribers. Now, we propose an exchange. If you large accessions of new subscribers. Our receipts 
will aid us iu obtaining the subscribers, we, in on subscription during the past week have more 
in return, can and will furnish you a better paper, than doubled those of the corresponding week of last 
1 ou can essentially aid this enterprise and now year. We make this statement in no vaiu-boast- 
is the very time to manifest your disposition in ing spirit, but with appreciative gratitude,—and 
the premises. Each new subscriber counts and assure all, far and near, that wo shall, in return, 
even ones and twos, coming itom a thousand or strive to merit the confidence bestowed, 
five thousand sources, swell the aggregate to a _ To the Pre3S) al80> wc are under great obli _ 
large number. But perhaps you can, and arc gallons for highly complimentary notices of the 
disposed, to do more than obtain one or two sub- Eusal . To a ]i_ Agents> Post .Masters, Editors, 
columns with a gold wedge, hut now, incendiary bus ^ ^ dtb I jrose aud P oeb y- 
like, resorts to profanitv and gunpowder ! Of tbe entire number 
- By the way, we fearn that the “ Professor” Massachusetts examined by 
, ^ H , ,,, four instances, he found the p 
advertises the Rural at most of lus lectures We pither intemnevate addi 
aaveiu&es me iuural at most ol ins lectures \\ e were either intemperate, addicted to sensual vices, 
are daily receiving large lists of subscribers from seTSTulouST-predisposed to insanity, or had inter- 
places where he has recently “disclosed”—over married with blood relations, 
sixty names from one town, fifty-seven from an- Horatio Greenough, the Sculptor, whose 
his 83d year. He retains his mind, and his pen is -In Albany, a young lady has started a 
busy with prose and poetry. “ Ragged School, ’ in which she now has forty or 
. , X.,. fifty children, picked up in the street. 
Of the entire number ot cases ot idiocy in J e ,, , e , , , , 
Mafachusetts, examined by Dr. Howe, in all but — Pubbc auctions for the sale of butchers’ 
four instances, he found the parents of those idiots ujeat ha \ e leen es .i is ic. in 1 ‘ ' tc e 1 0 
Redding <fc Co., of Boston, send us throun-h the other, aud nearly forty from another, by the last mental derangement has been recently announced, 
mail — and it must be in consequence of his in- 
fuence.(?) If this is the way his “disclosures” 
are “ taking the bread out of the mouths of agri¬ 
cultural editors ” we beg him to proceed ! We 
can endure such martyrdom with complacency ! 
1UU1 iUolttUGCo, U.U AHIUU LUO UCUGIIIOUI UIVOC 1U1UIO 0 i _ 
were either intemperate, addicted to sensual vices, 1 rouvaives, aus, am aic ) ’ • 
scfSluToTisrpredisposed to insanity, or had inter- -The whole number ol votes for 1 resident 
married with blood relations. ' in the nation at large will not be less than 3,160,- 
TT . _ . 0 , , 000; being an increase of 300,000 since 1840. 
Horatio Greenough, the Sculptor, whose m r u • , , 
P .I j -Twenty millions of bricks are required to 
mental derangement has been recently announced, , / , ^ . • <. wr ) • *. 
died at Somerville, Mass., on Saturday morning compete the Capitol extensiou at W^brngton. 
week. Greenough was a native of Boston-wa! They are furnished at $2,29 pel thousand. \ eiy 
born in the year 1805-and in the year 1825, lo ^_ The statue of Tbomas Jefferson-the sec- 
graduated at Harvard. ond . n Crasvford , s Washington monumental 
The last Russian novelty is the smoking group—has just been cast in the Royal Foundry 
of cigarettes containing tea instead of tobacco.— fo Munich. 
-- The French papers in which we find the circum- 
Brutal Murder.— On the evening of 21st inst., stance, says the practice is becoming quite fash- 
n/r T „ f k i n r, ionable, and tea has at least the merit oi being 
as Mr. John Brown, ot Pembroke, Genesee Co., ljarcotlc 
was returning fiom Buffalo, he was most brutally tW" According to the returns of the assessors 
murdered near North Aldeu station, on the Roch- * " " ’ ■’ ’ ’ 1 ” ’ ■’ 
ester and Buffalo railroad. From all the indica- 
-Ohio, which in 1840 occupied the fourth 
place as a corn producing State, now ranks as the 
first. Kentucky is second, Illinois third, and 
Tennessee the fourth. 
-School teachers are said to he in great de- 
of New Orleans, there has been a decline in the mai)d j n r p e xas. But ou one account, it is a bad 
value of property in .Tie city of three millions g t£de —there was no proclamation issued there 
tions, it is supposed he was first knocked down , tbrc ® hundred and ninety-two ' thousand three this year for thanksgiving. 
with a stone, and his brains afterward beaten out r ” ar le an 01 ^ ° aif,> u ‘ nu 1 0 P as - Pbe Terre Haute [la.] papers say that 
with a bludgeon. Mr. Brown had resided near v it -nt tt for some time past the trains on the Indianapolis 
Lo„ s . S CorL over y oa rs , and vat 06 ^L^SfaYd^da^ ^ ““ 
years of age. It is believed the horrid deed was old, weighing 440 lbs. Mr. Gilman Bowen, of the ° ^ , r 
done only from a desire of plunder. The amount same town, also Jaiightwed onemiine months and d e ^^^^7 the'pSLt'‘win- 
obtained could not exceed sixty dollars. No clue eleven da js old, weighing 4 lbs.^ te r, to annex to the county of Yates, the towns 
has been obtained of the perpetrater of the foul 5g^“Tlie Manchester (N. H.) Mirror says: “An 0 y Reading, Tyrone and Wayne. 
deed._f Irishwoman in North Haverhill, in this State, _Seven car loads of dressed hogs are daily 
gave birth to four live children, one day last week. sen t from Columbus, Ohio, to New York, where 
Our State Legislature -This body will meet They were all doing well when last heard trom. u &rQ cut up and packed . it is a grea t and 
at Albany on Tuesday next, and we shall proba- This is a progressive age.” rapidly growing business. 
bly receive the Governor’s Message just too late The Census Report gives 2,210,828 as the _The New York Crystal Palace stock, 
for insertion until the week after. Our usual number of foreign born inhabitants in the United -which cost par, ami which started with a capital 
synopsis of all proceedings of the Legislature of States. Of these 961 7i9 are Irish; 563.225 of $200,000, the Express says, sold lately at forty 
/ , 1 , , • , Germans; 380,000 British; 147,000 British Amer- pe r cent premium. 
importance to our readers, will be given and we ican . and 54 ,000 French. 1 _ Tbe Whee i ine Intelligencer reports that a 
ne only from a desire of plunder. The amount same town, also siangMeredo.ienine months and ^ be d th? ll^gUlatmu the preseit' vi* 
tamed could not exceed sixty dollars. No clue eleven day s old, weighing lbs.. ter, to annex to the county of Yates, the tow 
scribers. In that case get your neighbors to unite a . d other substantial fricmIs 1 are due ’ aud ten : 
with you in forming a clubhand if one is already dered o01 . best acknowledgments. 
started by another, please help it along, thus in- ____ 
creasing the list beyond expectation. Do us the Single Subscribers.— We have on our books a 
favor to show this number to those of your neigh- large number of subscribers who receive their pa- 
bors who are unacquainted with the Rural— (we per in a single wrapper. We beg leave respect- 
will supply another, if it is lust or worn out)-and fully to suggest to such, that they can better in- 
reeommeud the paper to friends and acquaintances sure the prompt receipt of their paper, and do 
generally. their friends and the Rural a favor, by obtaining 
; additional subscribers in their vicinity. Such at- 
Tms Number is not as complete in contents, tention would be duly appreciated on our t 
nor issued as early as we intended—though toier- and WG sbould labor to make suitable re \ um 
ably well filled, and printed before its date. The therefor 
great and unexpected influx of subscribers during ---- 
the week, and the change in portion of type, etc., Irish Butter in Boston. —The Niagara which 
have occupied time and caused some delay. We arrived at Boston 011 the 18th ult., brought 1,084 
hope to have all right in a week or two. firkins of Butter. It was put up at auction on 
- Thursday following. A large crowd being pres ' 
KW The Hon. Elisha SpeDcer, a dislinguished ent, 762 firkins were offered, but only 100 were 
citizen of Yates county, died a few days since.— sold at f rom 2 2 to 243/ ceuts per pound _ Tbe 
He was a member ot the Convention which Butter was of excellent quality, and was in bond, 
adopted the present State Constitution, and was which adds about 4 cents per pound in price to 
highly esteemed. He was 77 years of age. purchasers. 
has been obtained of the perpetrater of the foul Jg^“The Manchester (N.M.) Mirror says: ‘ An 
deed. f Irishwoman iu North Haverhill, in this State, 
-- gave birth to four live children, one day last week! 
Our State Legislature —This body will meet They were all doing well when last heard from, 
at Albany on Tuesday next, and we shall proba- This is a progressive age.” 
bly receive the Governor’s Message just too late 
for insertion until the week after. Our usual 
synopsis of all proceedings of the Legislature of 
importance to our readers, will be given, and we 
hope to secure a regular correspondence from the 
j£§T The Census Report gives 2,210,828 as the 
_ 1 ’ f ’ ican; and 54,000 1 ’renen. -The Wheeling Intelligencer reports that a 
hope to secure a regular correspondence from the fc . g nw confident]y asserted that fifty drove of turkeys, amounting to three hundred 
Capital.___ miles of the Canada road—east from Detroit river head, arrived therefrom Ohio, recently, en route 
„ rn . , , „ , , —will be completed in the spring, and the entire for the Eastern market. 
The Weather. I he temperature for the past ^ from De £ oit to Hamilton aud the Falls, as _The Traveler states that Mrs. Harriet 
week for the greater part of the time has been ear ] y as September next, Beecher Stowe is about to visit Great Britain, at 
very mild. On Christmas day it was muddy, ^ Tbe commerce between California and the the expense, and by the invitation of a number of 
aud continued so until Tuesday, when it became gaiety Islands has become of so much import- ladies aud gentlemen ot Glasgow. 
cool with very high wind from the west and ance, that the American Consul at Tahiti, has re- -A verdict of $1,000 has been rendered 
north-west. To-day, Wednesday, has also been quested the Collector at San Francisco to make against a fire company in Buffalo for running over 
, , . , j, , f ... known the Police and Custom House regulations and injuring a boy on the sidewalk, where they 
cool and Windy-some flakes of snow-no sleigh- “ bad J rigl f t witb their machine. 
lng doWD t0 the present day, w.- ^ ^ ^ ^ of WdJin Gen Cass having declined to deliver the 
£k“ ed " UhbKarmy 
-To-Day, a Boston literary gazette, ceases 
to be published with the year 1852. 
-The next Georgia Mate Fair will he held 
last session, which was made the special order and cars bave been ordered. $2,500,000 bonds ,. —7 There are six acres of barrelled ],ork three 
for the 10th of January. A proposal to change are to be issued to cover these objects. hoo-s h-f* xn]s"^ 0U1SV1 ^ ^ aiR ^ 3 ° Ut S1X acieso ^ ^ lve 
.ho ,node of compensating membere of Congress .y 0 f the twenty millions of gallon, of wine '"!Y'Tjj'Yiitor at Marel.all, TexM, has seen a 
with a fixed salary was alter some debate, indefi- consumed in this country, only six millions are sweet potalo thirty-nine inches long, coiled in the 
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