MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YO RKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
ROCHESTER, FEBRUARY 2G, 1853. 
PUBIjISHESfS NOTICES. 
JJ3?” Agents.—A ny person so disposed can act as agent 
for tlie Rural New-Yorker,— and all who remit accord¬ 
ing to terms will be entitled to premiums, &c. 
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system — sent no longer than paid for — aiid all orders 
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copies over 20 —and $1,50 under that number, unless a 
full club of twenty is ordered. 
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objects of the paper, and accompanied with the cash. 
See Terms, Premium List, &e., on last page,—and 
notice to Agents and others on next page. 
Koiiecg. 
About Giving Credit. 
The editor of the Agricultor, writes ns a po- 
litely-severe letter—stating that we inis,-credit¬ 
ed an article on “Trenching Gardens” to the 
“Monthly Journal of Rural Affairs,” instead of 
that paper. After speaking of his own principle 
(about which a word presently,) and alluding to 
^ the injustice done the Agricultor, he asks us to 
S “look to this in future, and s.ve us (him) from 
<j the vexation of its recurrence !” 
s In response, we offer this material averment in 
) proof that we are not guilty of the heinous of- 
£ fence charged :—The article to which allusion is 
? made was copied into the Rural from a Barry 
> county (Mich.) paper, and wo gave credit as there- 
) in attached. We never received the number of 
; the Agricultor containing it, and of course never 
> saw the article in that print. This is our defence, 
[ or explanation ; and we assure our friend (with- 
> out questioning his sensitiveness or politeness in 
| the premises,) that our endeavor is to credit all ar- 
i tides properly,—but as we live out here in the 
1 suburbs, a great way from Gotham, we are not 
, sufficiently posted to divine the precise paternity 
of floating articles, or those improperly credited. 
Now, as we have neither time nor inclination to 
write letters (and cannot afford the expense of an 
amanuensis—having only the limited income of 
our legitimate business,) wc will add a word, thus 
publicly, by way of improvement. Our friend 
writes,—“ It is a principle with us to give credit 
to our cotemporaries for all articles we may deem 
worth copying, and also to give the correct credit.” 
This is an admirable platform—but our friend's 
practice is not quite as commendable. For exam¬ 
ple, last week’s Agricultor (the only one before 
us,) contains a portion of Air. Harmon’s statement, 
as given in a late number of the Rural ; but our 
“specs” are so very dim that we can discover no 
allusion whatever to the source from which it was 
obtained. Now we care not a straw for this “ ab- 
;> straction we only cite it to show that tiie Ag- 
ricultor is not immaculate. Like certain other 
editors, he dwells in a glassy domicil—a “crystal 
palace,” if you please. 
The Rural is ro generally purloined from—in 
many instances by “those who know the right, 
yet still the wrong pursue”—that wc can bear to 
have its best articles tattered, torn, or purloined 
bodily and leaded as original in other papers, with 
some degree of complacency. As to writing to 
all who extract without giving credit, or credit 
improperly, that were an Herculean task. But 
when wc, or others who aim to act uprightly, are 
arraigned by those who are themselves at fault, 
we cannot restrain the old Adam. For instance, 
the New England Cultivator has recently been 
lecturing such honorably conducted journals as the 
Alair.e Farmer, Mass. Plowman, and Valley Far¬ 
mer, about giving credit! Now, inasmuch as the 
the N. E. C. purloins from all quarters, and rare¬ 
ly gives credit, we consider the complaint super¬ 
latively frigid ! This same N. E. C., lias abstract¬ 
ed so extensively from the Rural and other jour¬ 
nals, that we dare not copy from its pages, and 
give credit, lest injustice should thereby be done 
to some of our contemporaries, lie has purloin¬ 
ed several of our lending articles (recently one on 
“Wintering Stock,”) giving them as original— 
and we have had the pleasure of seeing them 
credited to the N. E. C.! But—our complacency 
is evaporating, and we beg to “ drop the subject.” 
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Heroes of 
’7G. With a sketch of the early History of Ver- 
motit. By Henry W. De Pl y. author of “Louis 
Napoleon and his Times,” “ Kossuth,” Ac. 
Tiie fame of the Hero of Ticonderoga will com¬ 
mend this volume to all interested in the early 
history of our country, and, in connection with its 
plain, straight-forward style, ensure its wide cir¬ 
culation. No por ion of tiie Union has a history 
more replete with stiring events, than that in 
which occurred the scenes described in this work. 
It was for one hundred and fifty years the grand 
highway between the French Province of Canada 
and the English Colonies. “ There too,” says tiie 
preface, “ the most powerful and threatening army 
sent out to crush the freedom of this country, be¬ 
gan its march in triumph, and there ended it in 
most disastrous defeat.” Allen, Montgomery, 
Stark, Waenee, and Arnold figure boldly in this 
arena of conflict. From Beadle A Buo., Buffalo* 
whose advertisement will be found in another 
column. 
Uopcjl'essioptti. 
Synopsis of Proceedings. 
“The Palace Polka,” —a new and spirited 
piece of Music, composed by Mrs. Wm. Webster, 
of this city, and dedicated to Miss Mary S. Woods, 
of Geneva.— has recently been published by 
Firth, Pond, & Co., of New York. It is issued in 
the usual tasteful and superior style of the pub¬ 
lishers named ; the title page is handsomely exe¬ 
cuted, paper fine, notes clear and correct—impor¬ 
tant items in the estimation of the musical public 
Mrs. Webster has also recently composed sev¬ 
eral fine marches, which have been favorably 
received. Among them we may mention the 
Revere March,” dedicated to Airs. P. G. Buchan ; 
the “Crystal March,” to Capt. A.Boonr, and the 
“ Brighton March,” to Mrs. J. W. Bissell. 
Graham’s Magazine for March has some new 
features which are worthy of notice. The steel 
engravings are omitted, and instead we have fine 
wood cut portraits of a triad of Painters— Fuseli, 
Wilkie, and Cruikshank. There are besides some 
sixteen illustrations of articles in the body of the 
work. 11 contains 124 pages, which will hereafter 
be the size of the work. |jj>3 per.year, with large 
reductions to clubs. Address Geo. It. Graham, 
134 Chesnut street, Philadelphia. 
Tiie Wool Grower and Stock Register for 
February is one of the most readable numbers of 
that cheap and valuable monthly yet published. 
Its engravings are really embellishments, and the 
matter such ns will interest every owner of do¬ 
mestic animals. The W. G. is given as a premium 
to every person who remits $2 for the Rural, 
previous to the 1st of May. 
Hayward’s edition of Webster’s Bunker Hill 
Oration, Eulogy on Adams and Jefferson, Address 
at Plymouth, and Reply to Hayne in the U. S. 
Senate, iu one volume, with the best portrait of 
Webster, is now out and meets with a rapid sale. 
We are glad that our friend’s first venture in pub¬ 
lishing succeeds so encouragingly, and hope he 
may always give us works ns worthy of purchase 
as this. No. 4, Burns’ Block, Rochester. 
Blackwood’s Magazine for February has been 
received. Its principal articles of interest on this 
sjde of the water are :—A review of McIntosh’s 
“ Book of the Garden,” a continuation of “ Lady 
Lee’s Widowhood,” some “Supplementary Chap¬ 
ters to the History of John Bull,” a humorous 
political article, and a sketch of tlio Life of Ber¬ 
nard Palissy, the Potter. Dewey agent. 
Club Terms of the Rural. 
“ Terra-Culture ”—The reader will observe 
by reference to preceding pages, that we this week 
commence the fulfilment of our promise relative 
to “ disclosing the disclosures” of “ Prof.” Com¬ 
stock. Wc shall probably continue the develop¬ 
ments—giving the opinions and experience of 
correspondents who have heard the disclosures. 
The article by Downing is particularly rich, and 
worthy of careful perusal. Of course no intelli¬ 
gent reader will fail to discover who is personated 
by the little spaniel, or to enjoy the rich satire of 
the whole statement. Meantime, it is perhaps 
unnecessary to advise the “great discoverer” to 
keep his nasul protuberance as cool as possible! 
Seriously, wc have no patience with this pre¬ 
tender ; and regret that a few editors publish his 
bombastic and would-be eulogistic accounts of 
his theory. And we are determined that if any 
of the readers of the Rural hereafter make a 
losing investment in “ Terra-culture” lectures, it 
shall not be our fault. We purpose to publish 
the substance of all that is known on the subject. 
Butter Fraud —-Some of the Boston papers 
bring to light a new cheat in the adulteration of 
butter. Rennet is put into butter milk, which 
turns it to cheese, and this is worked into butter 
for market, increasing the quantity about thirty 
per cent. The fraud may be detected by melting 
the butter in the oven. The Boston Herald says 
this fraud is quite extensively practiced in Frank¬ 
lin county. 
“ Friend D. T). T. Moore Enclosed I send $15 for 
tho undermentioned ten subscribers to thy much esteemed 
Rural New-Yorker. I, however, claim the privilege of 
sending, at least, (he balance of twenty, according to tliy 
proposed terms of 20 copies for $25, &u. But those names 
1 have obtained, not wishing to wait longer, I send the full 
amount for a club of ten only, to make thee safe if I should 
get no more subscribers. « # « Success to tiie 
Rural ! I hope it will have many readers in Minnesota, 
as elsewhere. I shall use some exertion to induce sub¬ 
scriptions— perhaps from other places, as well as St. 
Anthony.” 
The above letter (just received from friend 
Wales, of St. Anthony’s Falls, Minnesota,) wc 
consider a model in its line ; and we commend its 
style and justness as worthy of general cultiva¬ 
tion. We frequently receive orders for from 8 to 
12 copies of the Rural, at the lowest club rate, 
the writers stating that they will, intend to, or may 
comply with our terms, Ac., hereafter. Now, 
where this pledge or intention is fulfilled, all 
proves right — but in other cases, which we admit 
are not very frequent, our terms are departed from, 
and we not only lose our just due, hut are some¬ 
times charged with wrong in the premises, for 
sending ten copies in one case for $2,50 less than 
in another. Without questioning the honorable 
intentions of our frends, we request that all who 
order only ten copies follow the example of our 
Minnesota subscriber, by sending the full price ; 
and if the club is aftewards completed, they need 
forward only $1 per copy for the second ten.— 
This is the course pursued by many agents, and is 
the only correct one. 
Our aim is to adhere as rigidly as possible to 
published terms,— and we cannot consistently 
and honorably publish one thing and do another. 
The Rural is as low priced as it can he afforded • 
hence the requests of those who wish us to depart 
from established rates, cannot be complied with 
Those who form clubs previous to the 1st of May, 
will receive premiums as offered on last page ; 
and the getters up of clubs which have been, or 
may yet be, commenced, can complete them any 
time within the period named,— thus taking ad¬ 
vantage of the lowest price, and securing their 
premiums. 
Monday, Feb. 1G. — Senate. — Several amend¬ 
ments were adopted to the Deficiency bill, and 
Senator Douglas delivered his promised speech 
on the Monroe doctrine. He was in favor, says 
the N. Y. Times, of meeting at once the question 
of the colonization of the Bay Islands, which he 
claimed presents a practicable issue on this doc¬ 
trine. The act of colonizing at that point, he held 
to be a violation of the express terms of the treaty 
of 1050, and in direct contempt of the Monroe 
policy. He had voted against the Clayton and 
Bulwer treaty because it was in violation of that 
doctrine, hut was opposed to declaring in advance 
what we would or would not do, or binding the 
Nation in any way as to events whichwnight arise 
in future. Mr. Douglas proceeded to discuss ihe 
questions arising from the Central American diffi¬ 
culties ; spoke of Cuba in moderate terms, and 
was followed by Mr. Cass. A running debate 
ensued, and the subject was postponed until 
Saturday. 
Home. —The House discussed a hill in relation 
to swamp lands, which was finally laid on the table 
by 116 yeas and 50 nays; and the House adjourned- 
Tuesday, Feb. 15.— Senate. —The Senate had the 
Deficiency bill under consideration. Mr. G win’s 
amendment, giving California $300,000 of the 
duties collected in that State prior to her admis¬ 
sion into the Union, was adopted. Tiie Garay 
resolutions were considered by Messrs. Hale, 
Mason and Brooks. 
Home. —The Senate bill to amend the Silver 
Coinage was passed. The hill provides that on 
and after Juno 1,1853, the weight of the half do’- 
lar shall be 192 grains, and the smaller pieces in 
their respective ratios ; that silver coin shall be a 
legal tender for sums not exceeding $5; the bul¬ 
lion to be purchased by the Treasurer of the Mint 
with the bullion fund of the Mint; silver to be 
paid in exchange for gold in sums not less than 
$100 ; gold or silver deposited for coinage may he 
cast into bars oi rngots, stamped, with an ad¬ 
ditional charge upon the depositor; and a new 
gold piece of the value of three dollars is to be 
coined from lime to time,according to device and 
shape to be fixed by the Secretary cf the Treasu¬ 
ry. The House concurred in some of the Senate 
amendments to the bill to prevent frauds on the 
Treasury. 
Wednesday, Feb. 16.— Senate. —The Deficiency 
bill with the amendment to increase the salary of 
Mr. Kennedy, Superintendent of the Census, from 
$2,500 to $3,000 was passed. The Reciprocity 
bill was postponed. The House then went into 
Committee on the Civil and Diplomatic Appropri¬ 
ation bill. 
Thursday, Feb. 17.— Senate. —Resolutions were 
introduced in relation to the California Mails, 
Clerkships, Postage, and the qualities of the West¬ 
ern coal-fields. The Pacific Railroad hill was 
taken up, when Mr. Bell concluded his remarks, 
begun on the 5th inst., and was followed by Mr- 
Smith ; both in favor of the bill. 
Home. —The House had under consideration the 
Canadian Reciprocity bill, and notice was given of 
sundry amendments. 
Friday, Feb. 18. — Senate. — Mr. Brodhead’s 
susbtitue for the Pacific Railroad bill, namely, to 
strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert 
provisions.for a survey of the various routes, was 
voted down. The bill meets with powerful oppo¬ 
sition. 
House. —After some private business, the Civil 
and Diplomatic bill came up again in Committee 
where it appeared that the appropriation for the 
two House of Congress reaches upward of $1,186,- 
000, of which $12,500 are for newspapers. 
Jegi$I<ifyi*e of -ffeto HoHf. 
Synopsis of Proceedings. 
Tuesday last was the hundred and twen¬ 
tieth anniversary of Washington’s Birth Day. 
Pennsylvania Correspondence. 
Greencastle, Franklin Co., Pa., Feb. 18, ’53. 
Friend Moore :—The temperature of the pres¬ 
ent winter here, has been unusually mild. We 
have had but oue “ spell of weather,” and that a 
very short one, when ice froze sufficiently thick to 
be suitable for filling ice-houses. During the fall, 
and the two first months of winter, wo were fre¬ 
quently visited with heavy rain storms, which 
necessarily made it very bad getting about — but 
notwithstanding the wet weather and bad roads, 
our farmers managed to secure their uncommonly 
largo crops, and many of them have marketed their 
produce, which, fortunately for them and the 
country, has commanded a good price. 
Wheat has been selling here, delivered at the 
mills, at from $1 to $1,06 and $1,0S ; some few 
sales at $1,10, but $1 has been the average price 
per bushel. Corn 50 cents, oats 33jq, potatoes 
from 25 to 50, mostly at the latter price; clover 
seed from $5.25 to $5,62, There is a large quan¬ 
tity of this seed raised in this region of country— 
probably over 2,000 bushels were grown in this 
(Antrim) towmnship alone, the past season. 
The farmers are bringing their farms to a high 
state of cultivation by means of lime and clover ; 
the clover they mostly plow in when in a green 
state—hut in slate and light soils, it is found far 
better to cut it off and make hay, than to plow it 
in. By plowing it in, in such a soil, it leaves it 
entirely too loose to produce a good crop. To the 
heavy limestone lands, of which this valley is 
mostly composed, green crops plowed in are a 
very great benefit, as they not only serve ns ma¬ 
nure, but loosen the soil, and prepare it the better 
to receive and nourish the roots of the grain, 
_ E. R. 
A Good Farm — Is offered for sale at auction 
Those who wish to purchase a valuable homestead 1 
at a probable low figure,are referred t.o advertise¬ 
ment, next page. 
California news reaches us now only 18 
days on the route from San Francisco to New 
York. The last is not important. 
Monday, Feb. 14.— Senate. —Mr. Beekman pre¬ 
sented a letter from Daniel Ullman and others, 
requesting the acceptance of a bronze cast of the 
Henry Clay medal, which was accordingly re¬ 
ceived. 
Assembly. —The Assembly occupied a large por¬ 
tion of the day in a debate upon a resolution of 
Mr. Burroughs, censuring the Speaker for his 
course toward Mr. R. Smith. Mr. Kennedy offered 
a substitute, which was accepted, exonerating the 
Speaker from any intention of wrong ; but a reso¬ 
lution declaring that the Speaker has no power to 
arrest without the order of the House, was reject¬ 
ed—Ayes 38, Noes 55. 
Tuesday, Feb. 15.— Senate. —Mr. Bartlett re¬ 
ported the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad bill com¬ 
plete, and it was discussed. 
Assembly. —Nothing worth notice. 
Wednesday, Feb. 16.— Senate. — Mr. Vander¬ 
bilt presented a memorial containing certain 
Constitutional amend men is concerning the Canal 
Enlargement. 
Assembly— -The Senate resolution for a codifica¬ 
tion of the Militia Law was concurred iu. 
Thursday, Feb. 17. — Senate. —The Senate re¬ 
solved to adjourn from Saturday to Wednesday, iu 
honor of Washington’s birthday. The bill rela¬ 
tive to Common Schools in New York, was re¬ 
committed. 
Assembly .—The Assembly went into Commit¬ 
tee on the New York Pilot bill. 
Friday, Feb. 18.— Senate. — The Senate was 
mainly occupied with private hills. 
Assembly. —The bill incorporating the New 
York Agricultural College was passed. Mr. 
Chamberlin reported against any change in the 
law to punish seduction, and a motion to recommit 
was lost by a large majority. 
Saturday, Feb. 19.— Senate. —No quorum in the 
Senate. 
Assembly. —Several bills were introduced, also 
resolutions, which lay over. The Canal Commit¬ 
tee resolutions were taken up and debated by 
Messrs. Burroughs and Holley, and then, for lack 
of a quorum, the Assembly adjourned, to meet 
again on Wednesday morning. 
Saturday, Feb. 19.— Senate. —The Senate got 
through with quite a lot of business, but not 
much of if of public interest. A bill granting a 
pension to Betsy Norton, a widow over 90 years 
old, to c -ntinue for life, unless she shall many 
again, was passed without amendment. Mr. 
Hale’s resolution calling for information as to 
whether any complaints have been received from 
Mexico of a violation of the eleventh article of 
the treaty of peace, on account of Indian depre¬ 
dations, was taken up and adopted. The Pacific 
Railroad bill was then taken up and discussed.— 
Many amendments were offered and several were 
passed. 
House. —Mr. Bayley’s amendment to the Civil 
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, which was 
necessary to enable the incoming administration 
to change our Ministers abroad, if they should 
deem proper, was adopted by the Committee of 
the Whole. An amendment was also adopted 
making Peru a full mission. Also one sending a 
Charge to Switzerland. 
Both Houses adjourned to Wednesday. 
Uetos JHebiiies. 
Letter from Illinois. 
Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., Ill., 1’eb. 15, 1853. 
Indian towns are proverbially handsome—that 
is, so far as nature is concerned. In some re¬ 
spects, Tiskilwa is not altogether unworthy of 
having been a favored home of our red brothers. 
It is situated in a valley, here nearly half a mile 
wide, and bounded on each side with high steep 
bluffs. Bureau creek meanders lazily along, turn¬ 
ing, every two or three miles, the wheel of some 
mill. Several streamlets flow from springs, issu¬ 
ing from long, deep, and narrow gorges in the 
bluff, and gradually wind their way int > the val¬ 
ley stream. 
One of these has been christened “Shady 
Dell.” At its mouth, once stood the wig-wain of 
Shabouy, the chief of the Fatav,-atomies. Tlio 
pebbly stream, the blue grass lawn, studded with 
scattering trees, and the stately bluff, render it a 
picturesque spot. The old chief must have had 
an eye to the beautiful, when lie chose this place 
for his lodge. Yet the useful, was blended with 
the beautiful. The tall bluff on the south, shut 
out, or tempered the noontide rays. And before 
the white man broke down their “ Maine law,” 
when water was their only beverage, what a treas¬ 
ure was this crystal stream, perpetually gliding 
by his door. How often he must have bathed his 
weary limbs in its cool waters, or bent down and 
slaked his thirst. 
But at length the whites came, and the Indian 
departed. A portion of this savage Eden, is now 
occupied by Dr. C.’s pigs and calves ; and the rest 
seems in summer to be the favorite haunt of the 
village cows. 
The Chicago and Rock Island Railroad is lo¬ 
cated through our valley, and is now in a rapid 
course of construction. Before another winter, 
we expect to see the locomotive and the whizzing 
train. l. d. w. 
CUP The two new Terirtories, for the establish¬ 
ment of which bills are before Congress, are thus 
described :—One is the Territory of Nebraska, to 
embrace all the territory lying west of the State 
of Iowa and Missouri to the Rocky Mountains, 
running south to Utah, and north to latlitude 43 
deg. The other is the Territory of Washington, 
which is to embrace all of Oregon lying north cf 
the Columbia River, eastward to the Rocky Moun¬ 
tains on the line of 46 deg. north, from the point 
where the river touches that parallel of latitude. 
-The Hindoos have 26 native papers. 
-The cars on the Rock Island railroad are 
running reuglarly to Ottawa. 
-In England there are 4,000 miles of tele¬ 
graph, and in tiie United States 23,000. 
-There are one hundred and six postoffices 
in California. 
-By measurement upon the ice, Albany is 
145 miles fiom New York. 
-The census of California shows the popu¬ 
lation to be 224,400. 
-Madame Sontag and Ole Bull are soon to 
give a s uies of Concerts in New Yoik together. 
-Ice has risen in London to 18s per owl. 
retail; four months since it sold at 14s a ton. 
-The Comptroller advertises for a loan of 
$467,000 at four per cent., payable in 1868. 
- 1 The number of convicts in all the New 
York State Prisons, is 1688. .Quite a formidable 
ai in y. 
-Egyptian mechanics bee-in to work at five 
o’clock in the morning, but they never work in 
the evening. 
-There are three thousand omnibuses in 
London, and they each carry aboqt three hundred 
passengers daily. 
-The State of Texas lias thirty thousand in¬ 
habitants over 20 years of age, who can neither 
read no.' wiite. 
-The amount of iron pipes laid by the city 
of Lowell, for the supply of water to be used in 
case of fire, is 14 844 feet. 
-The number of births in the State of New 
Jersey during the past year, was 10,683 ; marria¬ 
ges, 2,683 ; ttnd deaths. 6,371. 
-- The Buffalo Express says that a strong 
effort is making at Albany, to erect a new conn; y 
from parts of Eric an 1 Chnutauque. 
-Beloit, Wis., lias full 3,000 inhabitants, and 
yet for the qn; r or ending outlie 1st of February, 
there were only eleven inteiments. 
-A new Cost Office has been established : t 
East Farmington, Ontario county, N. Y., and Ed¬ 
ward Nichols, appointed Post Master. 
--Wheeling contains a population of 16,- 
000, 150 met'canaleestablishments, and does $8,- 
000,000 worth of manufacturing annually. 
-It is said that the Art or Library will be 
opened to the public in June next, with about 
100,000 volumes on the shelves. 
-The people of Burlington, Vt., have rejorl - 
ed the city charter, and adopted a village charter 
instead. Anything for improvement. 
-The sugar crop of Louisiana, it is said, 
will be larger for 1852 than ever befoie. It will 
reach fully 280,000 hogsheads. 
-Two dollar bills on the Conneticut Central 
Bank, so iDgeuit .y altered to fifties as to be 
likely to deceive in nine cases out of ten, are iu 
circulation. 
-Mrs. Eunice Peck, who traced her descent 
from John Regers the martyr, who suffered at the 
stake in P 35, died at Iloyalton, Vt., on the 3d. 
inst., aged 65 years. 
-Ex-President Van Buren w ill accompany 
liis invalid son, Martin, Jr., to Europe next month. 
He will be the first Ex-President who has ever 
visited the old world. 
-It is now announced that gold and aurif¬ 
erous quartz have been found in New’Ze -land, at d 
a belief prevailed that the Island teemed witu 
treasures. 
-It is predicted that nothing will be done 
by Congress at the present session, in regard to a 
Pacific Railroad, unless it. bo to appropriate $100,- 
000 for a recon noissancc. 
^-A “ curious woman ” in Rockville,says the 
Hartford Couiant, counted the stitches she took in 
making a shirt. The number was fourteen thou¬ 
sand four hundred and thirty-five. 
-A young Indian in New Jersey, lately 
saved two boys, in two instances, when they had 
fallen through lit ice while skating,and when all 
their ether companions runaway. 
-The Minnesota Pioneer says there is now 
in Mianeso a 2 century, a gentleman who is a 
forerunner for 125 families in Massachusetts, wli > 
will emigrate in brie colony in the sp ing. 
-The deaths of Viscount and Melbourne and 
the Earl of Tvroconnel, with lhat of tlio Earl of 
Oxfoid, makes no less than tli ei peerages that 
have become extinct within the last fortnight. 
-The buttons on the coat of John Ilancn k 
were of silver, of American manufacture. Thy 
device, a sheperd shearing liis sheep — the motto. 
“ you gain more by our lives than by our deaths.” 
-Prof. Goadby, who lectured in this city last 
fall, is at present delivering his lectures on insect 
structure and func tions, in Toronto, lie is a seiet - 
tiiic man, of rerna. cable gifts and acquirements. 
-A company of twenty men at Buffalo, 
have purchased the exclusive right to use tho 
caloric engines on ihe lakes, and have made ar¬ 
rangements for a number of heaters and propel- ' 
lers. , 
-The Calais (Me.) Advertiser says there is 
now on exhibition in that city, a log raised in 
Milltown, w! ich stands seven feet six inches high, 
girths six feet eight inches, and weighs 1200 lbs. 
He is only eighteen months old. 
A census of the city of Cincinnati has just 
been taken by the well known Mr. Cist. T o 
present population is 169,119, having incrotscd 
from 120,309 in 1850. The increase has been at 
the rate of 10 per cent, per annum since 1840. 
JTV The Newark (O.) Times says the comirg 
wool crop is being bought up at enormous prices. 
We have been informed that full one-half of the 
clip has been bought at from thirty to sixty, and 
some even as high as sixty-three cents per pound. 
The aggregate amount of coin and bullion 
imported into Ibis country from 1821 to 1852 in¬ 
clusive, is $973,871,366. Exports during the same 
period $252,163,319. Excess of imports ov< r < x- 
ports, $21,708,647. The exports iu 1851 and 1852 
were $58,772,289. 
gspThe Cooperstown Freeman’s Journal says : 
An interesting fact was mentioned to us by the 
Pastor of the Presbyterian Church of this village. 
Of the nine deaths which last occurred in that 
congregation, tho youngest was 55, the oldest 93; 
the average of the nine was over 77. 
JgpWe learn that the Rochester, Lockport and 
Niagara Falls Railroad has done a flourishing busi¬ 
ness this winter. The great harvest of that road 
must, however, be in the summer, hut that it is 
prospering is a fact c-v inced 1 y the high value of 
its stock. It cannot f i 1 to prove one of the tnest 
satisfactory investments of capital in the State. 
jug?" The 1 louse has passed a bill repealing that 
part of the tax of last session which exempted 
$200of personal properly from taxation. Every¬ 
thing must now bo taxed except churches, Ac., 
specially exempt. We presume the Senate will 
concur. It will increase tho basis of taxation 
probably fifty millions of dollars.— Ohio State Jaw. 
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