MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YO RKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND EMILY NEWSPAPER. 
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad. 
The Crops Generally. 
During the month just closed we have traversed 
in various directions the large aud productive re¬ 
gion bounded by the St. Lawrence on the North 
and the Ohio on the South, and stretching from 
the Green Mountains on the East to the Cuyaho¬ 
ga on the West. In addition to the observations 
thus made, we have conversed with many intelli¬ 
gent. travelers from nearly all parts of the country, 
and received letters giving some account of the 
state of the crops in almost cveiy part of the 
Union. From the information thus obtained, we 
sum up the general state and prospects of this 
year’s harvest as follows : 
Wheat was considerably injured by the fly and 
the weevil, but not so seriously as was at first sup¬ 
posed. The crop is a fair average. 
Rye came in well, but was not extensively 
sown. [It rarely fails.] 
Grass and Hay are short in the average — we 
think not over three-fourths of an average yield 
throughout the Union. It was very gradually in¬ 
jured by drouth and by grass hoppers, aud its later 
growth so hastened by the intense heat that very 
much of it suffered by standing in the field after 
it should have been cut. There is much yet out, 
which will not be worth nearly as much as it 
would have been if cut a fortnight ago. It is very 
short in the great grazing states of the West. 
Indian Corn was quite extensively planted, and 
about half of all we have seen bears a good color, 
though often shortened by drouth. About a 
quarter of all we have seen is very.miserable, aud 
caunot yield ten budiels to the acre — much not 
five. The remaining quarter is rather worse than 
middling. There is time yet for improvement if 
rains are frequent, and frosts hold off, but the 
probability now is that the yield per acre will be 
below an average. If so pork must be higher.— 
In the South corn is a great staple, aud there will 
not be half a crop this year. 
Potatoes cover a great deal of ground—we think 
more than usual—but the prospects for a yield are 
not bright. They have widely suffered from 
drouth, and the vines are generally less luxuriant 
than they should be. We hear reports that the 
dreaded rot has made its appearance in Westches¬ 
ter county, where rain has been abundant. We 
believe the average yield will be small, though 
many fields look well. 
Oats are a failure. There was a great breadth 
sown, but the severe drouth of July has stunted 
them, so that they are short and iook badly.— 
Even in Westchester county, where there has been 
rain enough, they look thin and feeble — a result 
attributed to the intense heats of June. We did 
not see a dozen really good fields in the last thou¬ 
sand miles we traveled. There will not be over 
half a crop. 
Sowed Corn (for fodder) is doing fairly. 
Buckwheat is seen in all stages—some fields in 
the blossom, others hardly out of the ground. 
The earliest sown is generally short It is too 
soon to speak as to the latter. 
Roots, other than potatoes, are not extensively 
sown, or are not yet up. The shortness of the 
grass crop ought to have induced a very general 
sowing of turnips and Iijflian corn, to eke out the 
deficiency of hay, but we do not learn that it has 
done so. 
Our general conclusion is that grain will rule 
high, and probably advance during the next nine 
months, carrying pork along with it, and that 
cattle and beef will be cheaper in the fall. Sheep 
cannot well be dearer. But August may materi¬ 
ally change all this. Grass and winter grain are 
mainly cut, while oats are past praying for ; but 
Indian corn and potatoes may yet come in so 
bounteously as to insure general plenty.—JY. Y. 
Tribune. 
Letter from Illinois. 
This road, which forms a direct communication 
between the Atlantic Ocean at Portland, Me., and 
the river St. Lawrence, at Montreal, is now near¬ 
ly completed. It is an important line of road, and 
will open a new era in the business along the 
route. That portion of it which passes through 
the State of Maine, is in close proximity to the 
Androscoggin river, which affords an abundance 
of water power, now made available. As it ap¬ 
proaches New Hampshire it opeus a communica¬ 
tion with one of the finest pine regions in all New 
England. After it passes the Canada line, it 
traverses a good country which has only needed 
some impetus to develope its rich resources. At 
the time the road was projected, it was asserted 
that on its completion, the Royal Mail Steamers 
would stop at Portland, and send forward the 
passengers and mails by railroad to Boston and 
Montreal, but the completion of the Grand Trunk 
Railway from Halifax, to connect with the Ken¬ 
nebec and I’enobscot road, at Bangor, will render 
it unnecessary for the steamers to come farther 
than Halifax ; after which we shall be regularly 
in receipt of weekly mails from Liverpool. Both 
of the roads named, with their connections, are 
important to the prosperity of the country thro’ 
which they pass, and to the public. t 
Chicago, Ill., August, 1853. 
Ens. Rural :—To travel westward in sultry 
Summer, and breathe the fragrant gales of Lake 
and Prairie, can but revive health, exhilerate 
spirits, or rejuvinate, in some degree, whoever 
makes the trial. Illinois is to-day, a healthful 
and prosperous State. Sickness is comparatively 
unknown. Such a time of universal appetite is 
seldom found. To sojourn here for a time, fairly 
makes one a ravenous consumor in the provision 
line. Commend me to an anchorage in this 
“ Goshen” of America. That of Egypt, was re¬ 
garded by the sons of Jacob, as a fat land, flowing 
with milk aud honey. Our “ Goshen,” however, 
bears off the palm, for here flocks aud herds feed 
without tending, and as for sweetning, the people 
such vanities. 
-Giaduating class of Yale College, at its 
recent commencement, numbered 102. 
-Mr. Bryant, the poet, has received the de¬ 
gree of LL. D. from Union College, Schenectady. 
-There are at present confined in the Alba¬ 
ny Penitentiary two hundred and forty convicts. 
-There were 571 deaths in New York last 
week—an increase of 48 over the pievious week, 
-A larger amount of goods were sold in 
Philadelphia during July, than ever before in that 
month. 
-The fine steamer Ben Loder was sold at 
sheriff’s sale on Thursday afternoon, at Geneva, 
for $17,700. 
-Counterfeit two dollar bills of the Union 
Bank, Brunswick, Me., have just been but into 
circulation. 
-Col. Benton’s Senatorial Reminiscences 
will be published in December, in two royal oc¬ 
tavo volumes. 
-Seven hundred persons have been commit¬ 
ted to the Boston jail, during the past six mouths, 
for drunkenness. 
-Zinc ore of a very superior quality, and in 
great abundance, tas been found in the vicinity of 
Batesville, Arkansas. 
-A grand exhibition of horses is proposed 
at Springfield, Mass. About $1,500 are to be 
awarded in premiums. 
-It is stated that in case of need, the whole 
of the allied fleet could be towed up to Constan¬ 
tinople in twenty-nine hours. 
^-The cotton factory at Wethersfield Upper 
Walls, Vermont, was burned by an incendiary.— 
Loss $25,000 ; insured for $11,000. 
-The returns from Tennessee and Nonh 
Carolina, are very imperfect. In the former the 
Whig Governor is probably elected. 
-A County Treasurer in Ohio, who is a de¬ 
faulter in the sum of $7,000 vciy innocently says 
“ he has no idea how it occurred.” 
-The new “ Bible House” in New York 
was damaged by fire to the amount of about $10,- 
000, a few days since—fully insured. 
•-The cholera is still carrying away hun¬ 
dreds of slaves in Havana. One holder has lost 
ROCHESTER, AUGUST 13, 1853. 
Review of the Week. 
have no time to 
Railroads now radiate from Chicago in almost 
every direction. The solitudes of Prairies resound 
t#the echoes of the steam whistle ; and wild fowl 
feel in the rumbling of cars over their once undis¬ 
turbed haunts, an unfailing admonition of speedy 
death. Great improvements have been made 
within the past two years. Then was the season 
of poor crops— low prices— and almost general 
insolvency. Almost every farmer you would then 
meet with in a day’s drive, looked as if his nose 
was about demolished on the financial grindstone. 
Now a pompous tread, and peculiar cock of the 
hat, indicate brighter times. The “ Lords of the 
Soil” hold congratulations as in days of early 
settlement, when Illinois was deemed by many, 
the fabled land of Peace and Plenty. 
Yesterday I made an excursion out to Rich¬ 
mond, to revisit early scenes, and revive youthful 
associations. The sun rose with unclouded splen¬ 
dor, reflecting its radiance of light from the 
domes of Chicago, and wafers of Micbigau. The 
dew was yet on the grass, aud sylvan groves vo¬ 
cal with the sweet melody of warbling songsters. 
While riding along by rail, on the route to Union, 
mowers and cradlers began their days labor, and 
the golden fields of grain waved to aud fro, as the 
winds ran in and out. 
Elgin is a thriving town, situated on Fox River. 
There was one sensible and humane law pass¬ 
ed by the last Legislature, for which they deserve 
public thanks. It goes into effect on the 11th of 
this month. Hereafter not the birds, but their 
persecutors are to be caught: 
The People of the Stale of New-York, represented in Sen¬ 
ate and Assembly, do enact as follows: 
Bec. 1. Any person who shall kill or wound or 
trap any bird within auyeemetryor public bury¬ 
ing ground, or who shall destroy any bird’s nest, 
or remove the eggs or the young therefrom, shall 
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable 
by a fine of five dollars for every bird killed, 
wounded or trapped, and for every bird’s nest de¬ 
stroyed or eggs or young birds removed, recover¬ 
able in any justice’s court within the county 
where the offence has been committed, to be sued 
for by any person making the complaint. The 
penalty to go toward the support of the poor of 
the county. 
Sec. 2. Any person who shall knowingly buy 
or sell any bird which has been killed or trapped, 
or shall have birds on sale, shall be deemed guilty 
of a misdemeanor, punishable with a fine of five 
dollars for every bird bought, sold or on sale, to be 
recovered and to be disposed of in like manner as 
provided for in the first section of this act. 
cal Union, to “save the Nation”—Religious 
Union, to give Gospel to Gentiles—to all, Matri¬ 
monial Union, to give connubial bliss, and per¬ 
petuate man on earth,—and last, not least, “ Lib 
ertyand Union, now and forever,” to transmit the 
blessings of good government, the immortal hope 
of Christianity, and light of everlasting truth !— 
From Union to Woodstock, our only means of 
conveyance was by stage. This, in days of steam 
power, and magnetic telegraph, was felt to be 
rather slow means of traveling,— but we bowed 
to the mandates of fate, and went on our way re¬ 
joicing. 
Woodstock contains about a thousand souls. It 
has been built up within five years. It contains 
a number of fine buildings, and is the seat of 
Justice for McHenry County. Here is published 
the “ Democrat,” a paper which for local news 
and general interest would do no discredit to 
towns of lerger pretension. Its talented editor. 
F. D. Austin, Esq., will exert a commanding in¬ 
fluence on the political fortune of northern Illi¬ 
nois. Success to undaunted perseverance and 
liberal enterprize. 
Twelve miles from Woodstock is Richmond, a 
town of influence, but of mushroon growth.— 
Ten years ago, when I first visited this section, 
not a building was to be found on its present site. 
Within two years it will be in direct railroad com¬ 
munication with Chicago, Boston and New York. 
Land around Richmond is rapidl 
ue. The advance has been more 
cent, within the past nine months, 
lators, ho ! 
Crops throughout northern Illinois never prom¬ 
ised a better yield. Flax is now extensively cul¬ 
tivated and yields a sure return. The weather is 
propitious. There is a great demand for harvest 
hands ; the “ fields indeed are large, aud laborers 
few. 
Chicago is all life, industry and animation.— 
Theatricals are in full blast. I’. T. Barnum was 
in town a few days ago lecturiug on Temperance, 
and blowing the liewgag in advance of his mon¬ 
strous caravan. Barnum always kills more than 
one bird when he throws a stone. Is it meet that 
the prince of Humbug should be the Apostle of] 
Temperance ? Verily, the ways of this world are 
sometimes crooked ! Truly, w. m. ii. 
The Wool Grower and Stock Register, 
Though particularly interested in its success, 
we have refained from mentioning this journal 
for some time past, and not even noticed the new 
volume which commenced last month. We ob¬ 
serve, however, that many of our contemporaries 
speak in very flattering terms of the W. G. & S. R., 
and we are inclined to endorse their good judg¬ 
ment in the premises ! That it is conducted with 
care, ar.d an earnest desire to promote the inter¬ 
ests of those engaged in wool, stock and dairy 
husbandry, we happen to know —while we believe 
it is quite up to the times in style and appearance. 
The work is valuable to all interested in the sub¬ 
jects discussed, wherever located, and is obtaining 
a wide circulation. The following paragraph from 
the August No. indicates a prosperous commence¬ 
ment of the present volume : 
Acknowledgments —Are due and tendered for the larpce 
measure of encouragement awarded to the W. G. & S. R. 
during the past month. We have the pleasure of reporting 
numerous accessions to our subscription list from almost 
every section of the Union,—the receipts during the month 
of July greatly overbalancing those of Any three months 
heretofore. This is truly encouraging—the more sous 
many orders are accompanied with very flattering remarks 
relative to the value of the paper and the manner in which 
it is conducted. Thanks, gentlemen, for your generous 
aid and kind words of approval—with the assurance tliat 
your efforts, and expressions, are gratefully appreciated. 
Of the many commendatory notices of the W. 
G. & S. R, which have recently met our eye, the 
following are among the latest: 
The Wool Grower and Stock Register commences its 
fifth volume with this month’s number. It is published 
at Rochester, N. Y., by D. D. T. Moore, Editor of the Ru¬ 
ral New-Yorker, who offers to furnish the monthly num¬ 
bers of the current volume, and the first four volumes 
bound, for two dollars. It is a temptation difficult to be 
resisted by the multitude of intelligent and enterprising 
farmers who do not already possess it. Stock-breeding is 
yearly receiving increased attention in all the prosperous 
sections of our country.—A. Y. Observer. 
The Wool Grower and Stock Register.— This valua¬ 
ble aud cheap monthly should be in the hands of every 
farmer whoso ambition is to excel in sheep aud stock hus¬ 
bandry. It contains information worth any amount of 
money, and costs but 50 cents a year. The speculator can 
take no advantage of the farmer who has posted up his 
ideas monthly with the aid of the Wool Grower, for he is 
then even with the keenest, and his knowledge of his pro¬ 
fession keeps pace with the progress of the age.— Ashta¬ 
bula (O.) Telegraph. 
The July issue of this valuable monthly is promptly on 
hand, and like its predecessors is well filled with valuable 
matter for the farmer. How any one engaged in raising 
Sheep or Stock, can get along without this publication we 
know not, »nd the low price—only 50 cts. a year—places 
it within the reach of all. A new volume commenced 
with the July number, affording a good opportunity to 
subscribe.— Livingston Republican. 
It is our firm belief, that wool growing ten years to 
come, will he among the most profitable pursuits the far¬ 
mers can follow ; and that every one of them had better 
take the Wool Grower, at the very moderato price of 50 
cents per year. It is worth twice Hie money, in advance, 
that the publisher asks for it.— Vi. Watch, ff State Jour. 
The Wool Grower —We take great pleasure in calling 
the attention of our farmers to this valuable paper. We 
always read its articles with interest, and hope it will find 
a place on the table of every wool-grower of the West.— 
It is edited with ability and prudence, and is worthy its ex¬ 
tensive patronage.--OA»o State Journal. 
Strange News from China. 
The news from China is of an astonishing char¬ 
acter. It is not remarkable for any unexpected 
success of the Rebels, or any recovery of their lost 
fortune by the Imperialists. The Insurgents now 
hold Nankin, which is reported to be in a state of 
ruin, Chin-kiaug, and Y'ang-chow, and the pos¬ 
sessions betweeu these cities, all which are put 
into a complete state of defence. The Imperial 
party, however, are not by any means despairing. 
They gird themselves with great energy to prose¬ 
cute the war, and have already purchased a num¬ 
ber of foreign vessels, which had been sent up the 
risro; 
92d year of his age. 
-Freights have risen enormously in the Le- 
of the exist- 
Five guineas per ton have been of- 
vant and Black seas, 
ing troubles. T‘ ^ r ___ 
fered for the conveyance of wheat from the sea 
of Azoff to England. 
-During the last quarter of the year there 
were received in the Dead Letter Department of 
the General Post Office at Washington, 2,081 let¬ 
ters which contained money. The aggregate 
amount was $12,608 97. 
-The heavy rains of Saturday caused con¬ 
siderable damage to roads in Jersey City. New¬ 
ark and Paterson. Plank Roads and Rail Roads 
damaged. At Patterson the damage caused to a 
break in the Canal will amount to $100,000. 
Life, Eulogy, and Grf.at Orations of Daniel 
Webster. Rochester,—1853. 
W. M. Hayward, of this city, who is engaged in 
the publication of Speeches and Portraits of dis¬ 
tinguished American Statesmen, will issue next 
week a volume with the above title. The Ora¬ 
tions have already been published by him, and 
sold somewhat extensively. The Life was writ¬ 
ten expressly for Mr. H. by L. Gaylord Clark, 
the able and popular Editor of the Knickerbocker 
Magazine. The Eulogy is pronounced by those 
who have read it in manuscript, to be the best 
which has yet been pronounced on the immortal 
Webstf,r. The work, complete, will form a vol¬ 
ume of over two hundred pages, large size, and 
will be illustrated with a fine steel portrait of Mr. 
Webster. It will be likely to find a popular ap¬ 
preciation and extensive isale. 
The Farming Mirror — Is the tide of a neat 
25 cent monthly just commenced at Lyons by R. 
L. Adams & Co. The number received was lost, 
or mislaid, before we could give it a perusal—but 
it appeared well, and we trust will meet deserved 
support. If friend A. will send us another copy, 
we shall have better material for a notice. 
Ripe Peaches. —On Tuesday morning ( 9th 
inst.) ripe peaches Avere exhibited in Arcade Hall. 
They were labeled “ Early Peru,” and grew on 
the farm of 0, L* Pardee, in Webster. 
