ROCHESTER, MAT 7, 1853. 
PUBMSHKlt’S NOTICES. hull went down. The p 
O” Agents.— Any person so disposed can act as agent ^ j d that it was imp 
f-u- flip New-Yorker,- 1 - and all wlio remit accord* , . , 
tor the Rural iUKlw - > . the boats which were on 
ing to terms will be entitled to premiums, &c. 
£3T The Rural is published strictly upon the cash The News by the Baltj 
system —sent no longer than paid for —and all orders The last Liverpool St< 
should be in accordance with terms. teresting intelligence, of 
23T Our Lowest club price is S 1,25 for any number of . r anofhel . co l T!mn 
ponies over 20 —and Si ,50 under that number, unless a . , 
copies over -u uu «. , particularly noted there, 
full club of twenty is ordered. , f 
from the Schooner “ Georgians.” In two min- Letter from Philadelphia. 
utes after their rescue the boat went down. She ~ 
.. ,, _ , - , Philadelphia, April 26, 1853. 
had drifted eight miles from the shore, before she 
sunk. When the fire was first discovered she was Messrs. Editors To travel from New or t 
about a mile and a half from the shore, which she to the city of “Brotherly Love,” gives pleasure to 
was immediately headed for, but so intense was all who delight in surveying the most momen- 
the heat that the machinery gave out, and she tons Battle-fields of the Revolution T e pass 
drifted to sea. The upper cabin was consumed through Princeton and Trenton, and cross the 
in about 15 minutes, and in about two hours the Delaware where Washington, amidst the frost 
hull went down. The progress of the flames was 
so rapid, that it was impossible to launch any of 
the boats which were on board. 
The Rews by the Baltic. 
The last Liverpool Steamer, brought some in¬ 
teresting intelligence, of which we give an ab¬ 
stract in another column. Among the items not 
particularly noted there, we observe that Kossuth I 
‘ . nf . tothe has recently had his house searched by the police. 
Advertisements must be brief, appropriate to the “ . . / 
objects of the paper, and accompanied with the cash. who found a quantity of rockets, and, some say, 
- powder. This is explained by his friends, very 
Additions to Clubs — Are still in order. Hav- 6a t,i s f ac torily. Mrs. Stowe was at Glasgow. A 
ing but few back numbers, agents and others can souec or i )an q ue t has been held in her honor, at 
order additions to Clubs at $1 per copy from 1st w hi c h over two thousand persons were present, 
of March or April to end of the year and volume. jq aE y a p] e speeches were made, aud much en- 
Rew Clubs, or single subscribers, can begin 1st thusiasm prevailed. We hope the rumor will not 
February, March, or with tire quarter—April 2d. p rove true, that Mrs. Stowe has beeu receiving 
-- — contributions of pence from her English admirers. 
Events of the "Week. Religious Anniversaries. 
The week which has passed since the issue of Commencing with the 2d inst., the May Anni- 
j.. st paper, has been a sad one to many hearts, versaries of the different Benevolent Societies, are 
A railroad Collision, an Extensive fire, and a held in Rew York. The Missionary Societies of the 
Steamboat disaster—each accompanied with la- different churches, the Bible and Tract Societies, 
mentable loss of life—have startled the country the Temperance, Anti-Slavery, and other reforms 
and borne sorrow and bereavement to many homes all congregate, by their representatives from dif- 
and firesides. ferent parts of the country, the first fortnight in 
The Michigan Central Railroad Accident. May, within the ever-thronged city of Gotham. 
. o , -i, It is an occasion of much interest, and maDy most 
The Express which left Chicago at 9 o’clock on . ’ •> 
1 . „ . .. , • a u>„;i important enterprises are then and there set afoot 
Monday evening on the Michigan southern Rad- 1 ‘ 
3 e o , . , for the benefit of humanity, 
road, came in collision, at the ci ossiog, about eight __ 
miles out, with an emigrant and freight train com- New York Correspondence. 
ing into Chicago on the Michigan Central Rail- - 
road The locomotive of the express train struck New Tokk ’ A P ri1 ’ 1853 • 
the sixth car filled with passengers, and in a mo- FMooRE - 1 took P assa S e at Albaa J for 
ment the locomotive, tender, baggage car and one this city, on the evening of the 2lst, on the steam- 
second class car of the express, together with three er Hendrick Hudson, with the anticipation of 
emigrant cars of the Michigan Central train, were caching here the next morning at 6 o’clock, A. 
a toLp of ruins Fifteen pursons were killed on M -> b «t we were compelled by a dense fog, to cast 
the spot and fifty to sixty serously injured,—one ancbor aud await tbe morning sunshine. When 
of these’ has since died from his wounds. The ™ £' ot i:uder wei S h a § a,n > we found ourselves a 
neater part of those killed were foreigners, but short distant above Rewburgh-alas, that so many 
their lives were no less valuable ou that account, melancholy recollections should be associated 
Fro- a careful examination of the facts, the coro- witb lbe name ! ~ aild as we P assed dowu tbe m " cr > 
n ers iurv came to the conclusion expressed in the we e >W ed a beautiful view of the majestic scene- 
followin'" verdict • ry alnong the banks of the Hudson—the Harrows, cost above one million of dollars. The Girard 
a . x i i x, the Palisades, and the many flourishing villages Bank, the Merchant’s Exchange, the Custom 
collision which took place between the Michigan and beaullful country seats, which are mterspers- House, are all fine buildings, worthy of admira- 
Southern and Michigan Central Railroads, ou the ed along its banks, “like diamonds upon the brow tiou. The United States Mint is well worthy of 
night of the 25th day of April, A. D. 1853, caused 0 f beauty,” and render it justly celebrated as a visit. The streets of Philadelphia are famed 
by the gross carelessness and neglect of Moses M. oneo f the most beautiful landscapes in the world, throughout the world. It is next to impossible 
Sd ■’ and^Thotnas 0 Rackham, engineer^mf Michi- To one who cau a PP reciate tbc beaRties of nature for a man to lose his way Philadelphians, like 
rwtrnl Railroad ■ also Herbert L. Whit in" and art combined, there cau be no richer treat the rest of mankind, love the things of this world. 
and gloom of a winter’s night, aroused the hopes 
of freedom, and conquered an army, flushed with 
recent success aud rendered overbearing by un¬ 
limited license to pillage, burn and destroy. 
Who can visit these hallowed spots without re¬ 
viewing the struggles and dangers which found 
the States feeble, and without resources—distract¬ 
ed by internal dissensions, and subject to despotic 
authority—and left them united at home and re¬ 
spected abroad, the wonder and admiration of the 
world. Let desponding Patriotism visit them ; 
it will give it new life. Let factional strife and 
sectional spirit pay the tributes of appreciation 
and grateful remembrance; it will tell them that 
the Horth aud South here fought and bled togeth¬ 
er, to accomplish the same ends, and teach them 
that “ Liberty and Union, now and forever,” are, 
and ever will be, “ one and inseperable.” 
Philadelphia boasts of romantic aud beautiful 
scenery. The majestic Delaware gives it com¬ 
merce and life. Around Philadelphia duster 
many associations of early colonial history. Here 
is the old Independance Hail. It heard the first 
discussions, which gave America to the Revolu¬ 
tionary issues, and to Independence. Its walls 
heard the lofty eloquence of Adams, of Hancock, 
and of Jefferson. When the fullness of the time 
had come, it saw the sublime faith—the heroic 
resolution—of those men who gave the Declara¬ 
tion of Independence to the world, and their 
names to immortality. Here is the bell which 
rung the notes of freedom abroad to the world.— 
Here is the chair which Washington occupied, 
and all around the room are memorials and asso¬ 
ciations which linger around the heart and can 
never be forgotten. It is natural when one visits 
a scene like this, that his imagination should be 
roused, and his patriotism receive new life. Who¬ 
ever would visit the cradle of American liberty 
without emotions of more than an ordinary nature 
has not an American heart, and is less than a man, 
if more than a brute. 
Philadelphia abounds in other objects of inter¬ 
est, The Girard College is the most splendid 
edifice in the United States. The building alone 
cost above one million of dollars. The Girard 
Bank, the Merchant’s Exchange, the Custom 
House, are all fine buildings, worthy of admira¬ 
tion. The United States Mint is well worthy of 
road • and Thomas Rackham, engineer on Michi- 10 ODe wuo cau ^ oeauues oi nature 
gan Central Railroad ; also, Herbert L. Whiting, aud art combined, there cau be no richer treat 
conductor on the Michigan Southern Railroad, and than a passage down the river from Albany to 
Edward Davis, engineer on said Michigan South- position as the Gothamites, they encourage the 
ern Railroad. We find and considei them g udt y « g unE y Side” and “ Laurel Hill,” the summer Drama aud shower down wealth on the children 
of sross carelessness, and hold them as the cause J ’ . , . . , . 
of the death of the named persons whose bodies seats of Washington Irving and Edwin Forrest of Song. Madame Sontag had just closed a 
have been laid before us. We likewise hold Mr. attracted considerable attention from the passen- highly successful engagement. As an Operatic 
Jurat, superintendent of the machine shop at g ere . The former is an unobtrusive Gothic struc- Artist, she ranks with the first in the world. No 
Michigan City, to the public as censutable, jn not ^ ure> a ] m ost concealed by the surrounding shrub- one cau hear her without coming to the conclu- 
tiElllff He'cenSirRailroad, now in queftion, bery-the latter stands in bold relief upon the siou that “age cannot wither, nor custom stale,” 
with proper materials for lights on his eugine, river’s bank, and is one of the most unique (not the variety of her charms, and excellencies of her 
and deem him urrfit for the station he now oc- pleasing nor beautiful in aspect,) buildings that I voice. As a rival to Madame Alboni, she has met 
cupies.” ever saw. Each is a faithful representation of the with remarkable and deserved success. The ad- 
Both trains were behind time and no piopei character and taste of its owner. vent of the two on our shores at the same time, 
care was used to avoid the collision. The head I have just returned from a visit to the Crystal proclaims to the world that G-enius need but come 
light on the engine on the Michigan Central was p a ] ace —that is to be. The iron frame work is to America to find a prompt appreciation and 
not up and would not burn, and this fact had been mos tly up, and the workmen, (400 in number,) hearty welcome. 
reported to the Superintendant of the road. are busy with the glazing, laying the floors, <fcc. What young lady or sentimental young man. 
Burning of the Rochester House. The din from the clanking of hammers aud the has not read or heard of “ Graham and Godey.” 
This fire, the most fatal which ever occurred in grating of saws, is almost deafening. It is now Their Magazines, for many years before the ad- 
Rochester, took place on Friday morning. We advertised to he ready for opening on the first of rent of Harper and Putnam, were monarchs of 
condense from the Daily Democrat, the following June, but they must have better weather, and go the literary field. But now their glory and list 
the rest of mankind, love the things of this world. 
Though not standing in as high an intellectual 
position as the Gothamites, they encourage the 
Drama and shower down wealth on the children 
of Song. Madame Sontag had just closed a 
highly successful engagement. As an Operatic 
Artist, she ranks with the first in the world. Ro 
one cau hear her without coming to the conclu¬ 
sion that “age cannot wither, nor custom stale,” 
account of the conflagration : 
ahead with the work much faster than they have 
Shortly before 1 o’clock at night, the washroom Hte, to get it completed by the time specified, 
of the Rochester House was discovered to be on H will be a most magnificent structure when 
fire and the flames had already made such pro- completed, and will of itself be worth visiting. 
otcss that they caught the stone wing on Spring Tbe Croton Reservoir, situated just east of the 
Their Magazines, for many years before the ad¬ 
vent of Harper and Putnam, were monarchs of 
the literary field. But now their glory and list 
of subscribers is departing. I was iutroduced, 
and spent a pleasant social hour with Mr. Godev 
and T. S. Arthur, veterans in the fields of liter¬ 
ary exertion— may their days be long in the laud. 
One is impressed with the stillness and air of 
street, and involved the inmates of that part of Crystal Palace, (the Palace is built upon Res- geue ral quiet, which pervades Philadelphia. The 
the House in imminent danger. Mr. E. W. Bryan, ervoir Square,) is another object of interest. The absence of dust, is another agreeable feature.— 
one of the proprietors of the Hotel, slept in this walls are of solid masonry, 22 feet thick at the N ew York is always cursed by the demon, dust- 
part with his family, and when aroused was so top and sloping on the inside, 40 feet high, and it aud to be free from it, almost persuades a person 
closely beset by the thick smoke, and advancing covers an area ot about 30 rods square, oi more that he is in the promised land. Gotham, however, 
flames, that he barely escaped, hearing out his than five acres. It is supplied with water by the is and will be the commercial metropolis ol Ameri- 
wife in his arms. Croton Acqueduct, (which is over 40 miles in ca _Boston and Philadelphia may envy, but can- 
Four of the domestics employed in the kitchen length,) and the water is carried from the Reser- not equal. \ ours, etc., w. m. h. 
slept iu the upper part of the wing, all of whom 
were burned to death. Their charred remains. 
voir by means of pipes to all parts of the city. 
I also visited the Foundry and Machine Shop 
burned beyond tbe possibility of recognition, and °f Messrs. IIagg & Delemater, tbe manufactur- 
reduced to shapeless masses, were taken out after ers °f “ Ericsson’s Calol'ic Engines.” They have 
the whole interior of the building was destroyed, just completed, (or nearly so,) the engine ordered 
The smoke, which was very thick, doubtless suf- by the proprietors of the Evening Post, of this 
focated them in their beds, as only one seemed to city, and I saw it in operation on trial. It seem- 
leave the part of the house in which they were cd to operate perfectly, and to-entire satisfaction, 
sleeping. The names of the persons burned were: without the machinery attached, aud, if it only 
Catharine Conliue, Susan Perkill, Mary O’Brien, possesses the requisite power, I see no reason why 
and James Ferney a boy aged 14 or 15 years. it will r.ot supercede steam. It is very simple in 
The Rail Fares to The West. 
The Ohio and Lake Shore Roads and Lake line 
of steamers between Sandusky and Cleveland, 
and Buffalo and Dunkirk, have settled their 
through fares from Cincinnati at the uniform rate 
of $7^50. The Consolidated Central line from 
Albanv to Buffalo announces $6 as the through 
fare between fthose cities. The Hudson River 
Road is charging $1 50. Altogether the charge 
from New York to Cincinnati is $15. The Buf¬ 
falo aud New York City Road, via Homellsville, 
f W-.6 mnsidprable Thevp its construction, and occupies but little space.— charges $7 50 to Buffalo ; the Erie Road the 
The loss of property was considei able, lheie ! , . , , same we believe, to Dunkirk. So we have here 
„-cre tom 90 100 people sleepiog m the house 1** «• “»*■ P* P™P ared t0 re f ™ <* to tee Jutes to the Late, and at least two tom tho 
ami every available room was occupied. Several •* «*•»«> Mr ' Late to Cincinnati, all uuderthe same aggregate 
J , ter informed me, that they would be prepared m I -i- 
families were boarding .in the Hotel, and had ’ . J „ 
& about a month to receive orders and answer all 
well furnished rooms located in the south . 
part of the building, immediately fronting the 
wine where the fire commenced. Most of these 
Y ° (innrMrmf 1 
I am stopping at the Merchant’s Hotel, Ro. 41 
Lake to Cincinnati, all under the same aggregate 
charge. 
As the Summer travel advances, we shall have 
more competition in an additional track ou part 
of the Central line, and by the opening of the 
wmn viibiivi bivis xx.v. __ _ _ Canandaigua aud Niagara Falls Road, aud no 
s , r, Courtlandt st., and although its gentlemanly pro- Hnuht, a further reduction of fare. The Central 
persons were aroused after the house was full of ^ be “ “ i'e“alSdy talkof $9 tom Albany to Buffi,. 
smoke, and escaped m the, mght * hes wte unpretending than some of thoir ncighiors, So, and tho New York City and Buffalo Co. will 
out saving their effects. I hen loss m clothing 1 b T , f • be ready for them, and so the Erie also.—A. Y. 
„ ?x • „ „ j „„„„ they do not pay less regard to the comfort of their !Y. ' ’ 
and furniture was serious, and many weie unin- J } - f . , . . ,, Tunes. 
s mi ... ■ guests It is one of the very best houses in the ---- 
cnvpd The grocery stores in tne basement weie m , , 
;,so l^ teome eaten,. The lo. to thokcop- 
ers of the Hotel is estimated at $2,5UU. 1 ne on- Mr. Cone’s Farming.—E very agricultural read- f aE1 j]y possesses the law of Moseson parchment, 
gin of the fire is unknown. The building was in- er should carefully peruse the article on our second They trace their origin to the first captivity, when 
sured to the amount of $10,000. page, under this heading. It is a capital epitome 
Burning of the “ Ocean Wave.” of the practice of one of the most thorough far- 
The Lake Ontario Steamer “ Ocean Wave” was mers in tho land. Those who have read the arti- 
destroyed by fire on Saturday Morning about fif- cles contributed to the pages of the Rural and 
tv miles above Kingston. The passengers and other journals by Mr. C., will be interested in 
crew numbered fifty—of whom but twenty-two reading this account—and will observe that Linus 
were saved. These were picked up by a boat Cone’s practice is as orthodox as his preaching. 
some of the Hebrews fled to the desert, and inter 
married with the natives. 
iy^”The Executive Committe of the American 
Tract Society held their monthly meeting on 
Mondav evening. The total receipts of the year 
ending" April 1, from all sources, amounted to 
$384,626. 85. There was printed during the year 
63,989,076 pages. 
-fifofices. 
Putnam’s Monthly for May, gives its usual va- 
1 riely of readable articles. The first is by Fenni- 
more Cooper, on /‘Old Ironsides”—as the famous 
1 frigate Constitution was named. There are many 
: others, but we have read only “ The Student Life 
1 of Webster,” and “ Lowell, the Poet,” which are 
of much interest. Sold by Df.wey, and also at 
Darrow’s Main st. Bookstore. 
The Illustrated Magazine for May, has maDy 
fine illustrations, with appropriate letter press, as 
usual. We see no falling'off in this capital pic¬ 
torial monthly. New York : A. Montgomery, 
Publisher. Dewey, Rochester, agent. 
The Knickerbocker for May, gives, in another 
number of the “ Bunkum Flag Staff,” a capital 
article on the question—“ Have we a Burebone 
among us ?” McMahon has it. 
The Wool Grower and Stock Register for 
May, is a capital number. We see that an en¬ 
largement of the paper is proposed by the pub¬ 
lisher—an addition of eight pages—giving room 
for advertisements, as well as for the proper mat¬ 
ter of the work. See Prospectus in this paper.— 
We copy the following announcement from the 
“ Editor’s Brief Mention”: 
The Fifth Volume of this Journal will be commenced 
on the 1st of July ensuing. With increased facilities and 
greater experience, we hope to render the futuro numbers 
and volume every way more interesting and valuable than 
those heretofore published. The addition of eight pages 
(either to the paper proper, or as a cover,) will give ns 
more space for reading matter, and also for the publication 
of appropriate advertisements—while more time and labor 
will necessarily be devoted to the management of the work. 
Finding that there is an increasing demand for such a jour¬ 
nal throughout the whole country, we shall use every proper 
endeavor to furnish a work which will prove acceptable 
and valuable to the large number of persons engaged or 
interested in the important branches of Wool and Stock 
Husbandry. If subscribers and others will second our ef¬ 
forts to augment the value and usefulness of the paper—by 
contributing to its pages, and extending its circulation in 
their respective localities — the favor will he gratefully ap¬ 
preciated, and the desired object readily accomplished. See 
Prospectus iu next column. 
The Superintendent of Common Schools 
in this State, complains that the sum of $4,100 
due from Rensselaer county towards its share of 
the School tax is withheld by the Collector of 
the county, although he has collected it,—on ac¬ 
count of some dispute concerning the valuation of 
property between the City of Troy aud the 
country towns. The sum of $398 is also due 
from Yates county. From the city of New York 
the sum of $129,971 is still due, nor is there any 
guaranty that it will be paid. This deficiency in 
the School fund, amounting in the aggregate to 
$134,470, is creating great difficulty and distress 
among the Schools of the State. 
The editor of the Minnesotian is hope¬ 
ful. He says :—“ We were at one time one of the 
only three white men residing within the limits of 
the present State of Iowa, which now has a popu¬ 
lation of over 400,000. In our own beautiful ter¬ 
ritory we have made many trips between Praiaie 
du Chien and St. Peter’s, and from St. Peter’s to 
Traverse aud des Sious, when the hotels we lodg¬ 
ed at were in the open air, and our table furnish¬ 
ed from the supply we carried, or from the game 
killed ou the road. Yet with the blessing of God, 
we hope yet to travel in a railroad car ou a con- 
tiuous route from the Minnesota river to New Or¬ 
leans, and very probably to San Francisco.” 
ffijgp The Tribune says that the Ericsson is now 
lying at her dock in vVYliamsburgk, just above 
the Grand St. Ferry. Important alterations are 
going on in her machinery at Hogg <fe Delamater’s 
foundry, which the owners are confident will con¬ 
siderably increase her speed. She is to be ready 
to sail for London, on her first passenger trip, 
soon after the first of July, at which time the im¬ 
provements now going on will be completed, and 
she will be in order throughout. Capt. Ericsson 
aud some of the principal owners will go out in 
her to Europe. She can acommodate about two 
hundred passengers. The ship is now open to 
public inspection. 
The R Y. Evening Post says that it is 
Mr. Thackeray’s intention to return to this country 
in August, with a view to the delivery of a second 
course of lectures, on original subjects, which are 
now in preparation. The gentleman is said to 
have cleared $12,000 during his last visit here— 
occupying less than six mouths, including the 
voyage over aud back. Thackeray is said to be 
poor, having lived the life of a spendthrift in his 
earlier days, and as lie can replenish his purse 
more easily in this country than in Great Britain, 
we shall expect to see him again in the course of 
the summer. 
jrgf” Fisheries are carried on in Sacramento 
river, California, quite extensively. Four hun¬ 
dred boats, valued at $70,000, nets valued at $80,- 
000, and seines at $6,000, are used in them. The 
fishing season lasts from the first of February to 
the first of August, and during that period each 
boat averages $30 per day, and each hauling 
seine $100 per day. 
jg^Dr. Lewis C. Beck, died in Albany on the 
21st . ult. He was professor of Chemistry and the 
Natural Sciences at Rutger’s College, New 
Brunswick, and Professor of Chemistry in Albany 
Medical College. Dr. Beck was appointed by 
Governor Marcy to tbe Department of Mineralogy 
in the Geological Survey of the State. 
(^f^Tbc Rev. Alfred Wright, a missionary 
among the Choctaw Indians, died recently at the 
missionary station at Wheelock Choctaw Nation, 
Ark. Mr! Wright was instrumental in giving to 
the Choctaw people a written language, and of 
translating the entire New Testament and some 
portions of the old in their native tongue. 
Some of the new silver coin have reached 
here. Except their newness, they do not differ 
materially from the old, either in size or appear¬ 
ance. The full leng th figure of Liberty is given, 
instead of the head that appeals on the gold and 
copper coins. This distinction will be useful to 
prevent mistakes. 
The State Loan. —Owing to the passage of the 
Bank Basis bill, Mr. Oliver Holden, who subscrib¬ 
ed for the whole loan of $400,000 at par for a four 
per cent stock, refuses to take it. Whether those 
who offered for the loan at a premium for a five 
per cent stock will stick by their bids, or refuse 
as does Mr. Holden, remains to be seen. 
» 3 
—— Emanuel, the richest Jew in England, is 
dead. 
-The Czar of Russia owns twenty-two mil¬ 
lion serfs. 
-It is said that no physician was ever made 
a peer in England. 
-The Negro Population in this State have 
decreased 3,000 in ten years. 
-It is stated that a passenger has never been 
killed on the Hudson River Railroad. 
-The Maine liquor law was defeated in the 
Canadian legislature by a vote of 32 to 28. 
-On and after tbe first of May, three trains 
per day between Toledo and Cleveland. 
-Goldschmidt, Jenny Lind’s husband, has 
been giving successful concerts at Berlin. 
-The Maryland Senate has passed the hill 
incorporating the Maryland aud Delaware Ship 
Canal. 
-Four thousand emigrants arrived at New 
York on Friday week—three-fourths of them from 
Great Britain. 
-There is a rumor that Indians on the 
Texan frontier are again committing depreda¬ 
tions. 
-Violet Proctor died at the alms-house in 
New Bedford, Mass., on the 24th iust., at the age 
of one hundred and eight years. 
-It is rumored that Harrodsburgh Springs, 
iu Kentucky, will be the site fixed upon for the 
Rational Military Hospital. 
-Railroad iron is quoted in New York at 
$70 per ton for British, and $79 for tho American 
compound rail. 
-There are 5,316 sheep iu the town of Hav¬ 
erhill, R. H., which will produce about 16,000 
pounds of wool, valued at say $S,500. 
-The whole parish of Sespenrodc in Nas¬ 
sau, consisting of fifty persons, has abandoned its 
home, and eipigrated to America. 
-The tolls at Albany for the first week of 
navigation show an increase of $6,753 79, over 
last year, and $1,888 over 1851. 
-The “rapping” mania is filling the luna¬ 
tic asylums with victims, and doing more mischief 
than any other nuisance that ever existed. 
-The Tribune estimates the annual ex¬ 
penditure of New York men of business in ad¬ 
vertising at over two millions of dollars. 
-The most intelligent correspondents fore¬ 
tell an exodus from Great Britain, the next five 
months, of 200,000 persons. 
-The Lockport Courier announces that Ex- 
Gov. Hunt has returned to that place and designs 
to take up a permanent residence there. 
-A number of forged notes on the Miami 
Valley Bank, of the denominations of $1, $5, aud 
$10 have been iu circulation at Cincinnati. 
-Hon. Edward Everett has been proposed 
for corresponding member of the French Academy 
of Moral and Political Science. 
-The King of Siam has become a subscri¬ 
ber to the Maulmain Times. His subscription 
was sent under convoy of a military escort, 
-Australia, it is estimated, will yic'd one 
hundred millions of dollars in gold a j ear, for 
many years to come, and California sixty millions. 
-The Court of Appeals in New York, have 
decided that oral declarations of a dying person in 
the presence of witnesses, constitute a good will. 
-Mrs. Begg, of Ayr, Scotland, sole surviv¬ 
ing sister of Burns, aged 82 years, has sent a pair 
of socks of her own knitting to the New York 
exhibition. 
-California, including 25,000 Chinese, con¬ 
tained 308,507 inhabitants last December, per 
State census. Of these there are of white women 
only 29,711. f 
-The past winter, in New England, has 
been three and a half degrees warmer than the 
average, and the quantity of rain two and a half 
inches greater. 
-The companies have left Frankfort, Ivy. 
for California. They go overleDd by way of In¬ 
dependence. One of them takes along 400 head 
of cattle. 
-The stocks of the Central Line of Rail¬ 
roads continue to go up. The New York Times 
reports sales of Rochester, Lockport and Niagara 
Falls at 140al41. 
-The Vermont liquor law is producing the 
most beneficial results in that State. The peo¬ 
ple seem to like it, and the rumsellers have to 
obey it. 
-The Postmaster General has annulled the 
contract made by the late administration amount¬ 
ing to $500,000 for carrying the mails to Califor¬ 
nia. 
-Dr. Burnsdale, of Toronto, Canada, has 
given $24,000 to Trinity College of that place — 
The gift was consummated upon the venerable 
donor’s 73d birth-day. 
-A lady who lately advertised in the Lon¬ 
don Times for a housekeeper, received in the 
course of four posts, upwards of two thousand re¬ 
plies. 
-A contract has been closed for the con¬ 
struction of a tunnel in the Pacific Railway, near, 
Jefferson City, Mo., which is to be 1000 feet in 
length, through solid rock. 
-The bed-chamber of Napoleon at St He¬ 
lena's now a stable, and the room iu which he 
breathed his last is used for threshing and win¬ 
nowing wheat. 
-The sales of boots and shoes by the whole¬ 
sale dealers in New York, amount to about $6,- 
900,000 per year. There are four firms who each 
do a business of about half a million per annum 
-A comet will make its appearance in 1856 
whose period of revolution is three hundred years. 
It was seen in the years 104, 392, 683. 975, 1261, 
and the last time in 1556. It is remarkably bril- 
liaut. 
-A Mr. James Peoples, from Oxford, N. H., 
visited the Boston State House on the 27th. He 
was 101 years old last September, hale and hear¬ 
ty. He buried his wife a month ago at the age 
of 93. 
-Vice President King, it is said, owned an 
estate of 2,000"aores of rich land in Dallas county, 
Ala., and 150 slaves. It is also stated that he has 
left the bulk of his property to the poorest of his 
relations, though all are comfortably provided for. 
-One of the most interesting relics in Phil¬ 
adelphia may be seen in North Second street, viz : 
the first lightning rod erected by Dr. Franklin, 
which still stretches its attennuated fingers to¬ 
wards tho heaveDS. 
_English Railways, to stock a line requires 
half an engine a mile. "The carrying stock of the 
Kingdom’s railway includes sixty thousand ve¬ 
hicles, about one tenth of which are for passen¬ 
gers. The value of the whole stock is estimated 
at £4,000,000 sterling. 
