MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YO RKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
ROCHESTER, SEPTEMBE R 17, 1853. 
I’l III,ISII15It’S NOTICKS. 
ggp- A ousts.—A ny person so disposed can act as agent 
for the Rural New-Yorker,— and all who remit accord¬ 
ing to terms will be entitled to premiums, &c. 
tUT Tub Rural is published strictly upon the cash 
system —sent no longer than paid for —and all orders 
should be in accordance with terms. 
jrjjp” Advertisements must be brief, appropriate to the 
objects of the paper, and accompanied with the cash. 
Si's?” For Terms, &c., see last page. 
The Foreign News. — Breadstuffs. 
The advices by t,he Asia, published in another 
column, fully sustain the views of those who an¬ 
ticipated a further advance in Breadstuffs. This 
will of course produce a corresponding advance, 
andro little excitement, in our own markets— 
while various views and speculations will receive 
publicity. A paragraph in a city paper of Mon¬ 
day morning strikes us as a little singular. Re¬ 
marking upon the recent foreign news, our con¬ 
temporary says: 
« Flour and grain have advanced to a high fig¬ 
ure in the English markets, causing alike increase 
in prices here. f l fie reason for this is not alto¬ 
gether apparent. In the absence of any geueral 
failure of crops in Europe, and with the prospect 
that war will be averted, the suddeu and contin¬ 
ued rise in Breadstuffs does not seem well founded. 
Dealers arc fully aware of the instability and 
danger of such excitements, and will look out for 
a decline as sudden as ibe advance. We are hot 
prepared to predict a fall in prices; but simply 
express our doubts as to the present excitement 
being well founded.” 
Though the reason for the advance is not alto¬ 
gether apparent to our neighbor, we are confident 
that English dealers are pretty well satisfied on 
the subject. Unlike our quick, excitable, touch- 
and-go Yankee speculators, English dealers are 
generally cool and cautious in all commercial and 
monetary affairs, and not apt to burn their fingers 
by entering into hazardous transactions. The 
beef-eaters are no visionaries concerning the 
produce and provision markets — and no doubt 
“ are fully aware of the instability and danger of 
[such] excitemcuts.” As a nation they go for 
reliability and permanency — rarely if ever in¬ 
dulging in such luxuries as paper cities, wild-cat 
funds, Morus Multicaulis, et id omne genus. 
With no better means of judging than our con¬ 
temporary possesses, we do not anticipate as sud¬ 
den a decline as the advance—neither do we think 
our dealers expect any such thing. If so, why- 
are they so universally guided by the action of 
foreign dealers ? We have heretofore expressed 
the opinion that the foreign demand for Bread- 
stuffs was frequently overrated by both producers 
ard dealers, and it may be so in this instance- 
hut we see no good reason why the market which 
was a good index when juices were low, should 
nob also be reliable when they are high or ad¬ 
vancing. Can our contemporary, or any city 
dealer, enlighten us on this point ? When prices 
are very low, purchasers are wont to refer farmers 
to foreign quotations as their guide. Will not the 
rule hold good when prices are high ?—aud may 
not farmers with propriety refer dealers to the 
same authority ? “ It’s a poor rule,” Ac. 
Wc are not prepared to predict either a rise or 
decline. Heretofore we have given our reasons 
for believing Breadstuffs would advance, since 
which wheat has risen some three shillings per 
bushel. Of the present prospect others can judge 
for themselves, but we think it unwise for those 
who wish to sell, to wait for a material advance 
upon present prices. Yet we should not be sur¬ 
prised at a further advance. 
Notes from Court. 
Albany, Sept. 12, 1853. 
Eds. Rural :—I have not deemed it proper to 
lay before your readers the lengthy testimony in 
the impeachment case, nor yet the elaborate argu¬ 
ments of the learned counsel, but now that both 
have been brought to a conclusion, it may be of 
some profit to give a brief synojrsis of the whole, 
as a matter of record and information. 
The Assembly preferred against the Hon. John 
C. Mather, fourteen charges, the substance of 
which is— 
1. That he was guilty of corruption in the 
canal lettings of 1851, by letting the contracts to 
political and personal favorites, instead of award¬ 
ing the same to the lowest bidder. 
2. That be purchased a large amount of timber 
aud lumber, without having the contract made in 
writing, and that he paid extravagant prices for 
the same. 
3. In regard to building a dock at West Troy, 
he assumed a power not supported by law in 
changing the original plan by which it was to be 
constructed of plank, aud substituting and using 
timber only, thus increasing the expense even be¬ 
yond the legal authority of the Canal Board ; and 
all of this in con tern pt and defiance of the law 
and statutes of Um State. 
4. That he did not comply with the law re¬ 
quiring him to visit the line of canal under his 
charge once in thirty days,— and did not give 
public notice of such visitation in accordance with 
the law. 
5. That he received $800 from the Treasury of 
the State for mileage, when he had not traveled 
sufficiently to warrant the same. 
6 . That he did not appear before the canal ap¬ 
praisers to defend the interests of the State, as 
required by law. 
The above six heads present a brief synopsis of 
the fourteen articles. To substantiate the first 
charge, witnesses were brought to show that there 
was an understanding among (lie members of the 
Letting Board, that the contracts should be dis¬ 
tributed between the whig and democratic parties. 
The managers also introduced documents to prove 
that the Board did not adhere to the lowest- 
bidder principle, as required to do by the law and 
resolution of the Canal Board. Mr. Mather’s 
counsel admitted that they made no pretensions 
of adopting that principle, and claimed that the 
law conferred on the Board a discretionary jiower, 
in the exercise of which they distributed the 
work to members of both parties, so as to keep it 
out of politics hereafter. They brought witnesses 
who swore to these items. 
In regard to the high price of timber, the Man¬ 
agers jiroved that an extravagant amount had 
been purchased, and at enormous rates. Mr. 
Mather brought in as defence, that the circum¬ 
stances rendered these necessary, such as the sea- 
soil of the year, the large amount to be purchased, 
and the probable demand for lumber, caused by 
the passage of the canal law of 1851. Witnesses 
were called to show this to be a fact. It was also 
claimed for Mr. Mather that the price for the 
lumber was fixed by one of the engineers, and 
although he admitted it to be high, he did the 
best he could, and was not.guilty of any corrup¬ 
tion. No corruption was proved. 
With reference to the West Troy dock, the 
Managers brought evidence that Mr. Mather bad 
no l ight to make a change in the jilan of dockage, 
and that in so doing be had assumed a power 
vested alone in the Canal Board. Air. Mather 
brought forward a witness who swore that such 
change was ordered by the Canal Board, although 
the records did not show it. Mr. Foi.let and Mr. 
Ruggles swore to this. Mr. Mather also proved 
that the Canal Board afterwards approved his 
course by a resolution which was on file. The 
counsel for Mr. M. urged that there was no cor¬ 
ruption in the whole proceeding. 
The question of visitation was sustained by the 
Managers by introducing evidence to the effect 
that Air. Mather had never given jniblic notice 
of any visits on the Canal. They also brought 
witnesses to prove that Air. M. had not been seen 
more than three or four times in a year ou certain 
parts of the line of canal in his charge. They 
called Mr. Beach, a former Canal Commissioner, 
who swore that lie did rarely comply with the 
law when he held the office. Air. Mather’s 
counsel introduced evidence to show that Air. 
Mather had visited portions of the line when the 
witnesses did not see him. They also called Air. 
Follet, who swore that he had not complied 
with that law, and it was unnecessary and impos¬ 
sible in connection with tlie other duties of the 
Canal Commissioner. Mr. M.’s counsel also in¬ 
troduced jiroof that the public interests had not 
suffered by any such omissions. 
On the mileage question, it was proved that 
Mr. Mather took the money ou th» authority of 
the annual supply bill, aud the judges of the Su¬ 
preme Court, as well as the Attorney General, had 
given their opinion of its legality. The other 
Canal Commissioners had also taken the same 
amount. 
As to his appearance before the canal apprais¬ 
ers, the counsel for Air. M. declared that the law 
did not absolutely require such attendance, but it 
was somewhat discretionary. They argued the 
question of the law on the point, and left it at that. 
The evidence on all the points closed Saturday, 
Sept. 3d, and the last week has been occupied by 
arguments—Alessrs. Champlin, Hastings, Loomis 
and Porter against Mr. Mather, and Alessrs. 
Reynolds and Peckham for him. When I tell 
you that I have given you the arguments of the 
whole week, made by these long-winded lawyers, 
you will uot be offended at the length of my let¬ 
ter. The case was given to the Court this morn¬ 
ing, and they are in private consultation upon it. 
A decision will be given without doubt during 
the present week. The importance of this deci¬ 
sion and its important bearing on the politics of 
the State, will cause much anxiety in the public 
mind to know wliat it is to be. My next will give 
you the decision in full. *Own.* 
JLifei^hj Notices. 
The Hive and Honey-bee, — A Bee Keepers’ 
Manual. By Rev. L. L. Langstroth. Hopkins, 
Bridgman & Co : Northampton, 1853. 
In a volume of some four hundred pages, the 
public are furnished with the results of the obser¬ 
vation and experience of one who has devoted 
years to the subject. Every thing relating to the 
habits, preservation and successful labors of the 
Houey Bus possesses value and interest, and when 
a work like the one before us is presented to the 
public, it should claim a large share of attention. 
Hereafter we inay find it profitable to draw from 
its stores of knowledge for the benefit of our 
readers. For sale at Darkow’s. 
The AIysterious Parchment, or the Satanic 
License.— This is a promising volume, written 
by Rev. Joel Wakkman, of Almond, N. Y. In 
a well told series of scenes, it furnishes a strong 
argument against the present license system, and 
in favor of the “Maine Law,” and temperance in 
general. It would be well that books of this 
character were oftener written, and more generally 
read. The work was published at the office of 
the Dansville Herald, and reflects great credit up¬ 
on friend E C. Daugherty, to whom we are in¬ 
debted for a copy. f 
Youth’s Manual of Geography, combined with 
History and Astronomy. By J ames Monteitii. 
This is a valuable volume for young students, 
in the form of question and answer, with wood 
cut illustrations, from the press of A. S. Barnes 
Ji Co., New York. It will be found to contain, 
in a condensed form, more information than can 
be obtained from many larger works. Sold by 
G. W. Fisher. 
World’s Temperance Convention. 
Tins Convention,—a rival and successor of the 
“Whole World’s,” noticed in our last—was held 
in Metropolitan Hall, New York, last week. It 
met on Tuesday, and organized by electing Neal 
Dow President, with twenty-one Vice Presidents, 
one from England, and a Business Committee of 
one from each State. The.first three sessions 
were stormy—the time being chiefly consumed in 
determining who should, and who should not, 
participate in the proceedings. Rev. Alias An¬ 
toinette Brown presented herself as a regularly 
constituted delegate, and attempted to address 
the Convention, but was declared out of order, 
and on a second attempt could not be heard on 
account of the “ noise and confusion.” A resolu¬ 
tion was passfed declaring the platform uot the 
appropriate sphere of woman. 
The first three days proceedings are thus sum¬ 
med up in the Tribune of Friday morning : 
“The World’s Temperance Convention has 
completed the third of its four business sessions. 
The results may be summed up as follows : 
First Day — Crowding a woman off the plat¬ 
form ; 
Second Day —Gagging her ; 
Third Day —Yoting that she shall stay gagged. 
Having thus disposed of the main question, 
we presume the incidentals will be finished up 
this moruing.” 
Friday, being the fourth and last day of the 
Convention, the members set to work early, and 
organized shortly after 3 o’clock P. M., by calling 
Mr. Carey, of Ohio, to the chair, in the absence 
of the President. 
The Committee on the ballot-box requested to 
be discharged, as, in their opinion, the subject 
was exhausted by previous reports. 
The Committee on permanent organization 
submitted a report, recommending the adoption 
of the following resolutions : 
Resolved, That a national committee of nine be 
appointed by this Convention, a majority of whom 
shall reside in l’hiladeljihia, who shall superin¬ 
tend the general movement in favor of the pro¬ 
hibition of the manufacture and sale of intoxicat¬ 
ing liquor as a beverage: who shall employ such 
agents and issue such publications as may be re¬ 
quired ; who shall correspond with the central 
committee of the several States and foreign 
countries, and report at such National Conven¬ 
tion as shall be held. 
Resolved, That we commend each State organ¬ 
ization, by the ajipointrnent of a State Central 
Committee, whose duty shall be to superintend 
the affairs of such State, and to appoint corres¬ 
ponding committees in the several counties, town¬ 
ships and wards, to have charge of the business 
necessary for carrying out a vigorous campaign 
against the liquor traffic. 
Resolved, That the National Committee he 
authorized to call National Conventions at such 
times and places as they may deem proper, not 
less frequently than once in two years. 
Resolved, That we recommend to all counties 
the adoption of similar organizations, through 
which we can correspond with them and they 
with us. 
Resolved, That we now proceed to raise the 
sum of $10,000 to be used under the direction of 
the National Committee, in promoting the objects 
of this Convention. 
Resolved, That at each National Convention a 
new election shall be held for a National Com¬ 
mittee. 
Resolved, That the National Committee shall 
make annual reports through the same temper¬ 
ance periodical, of the receipt aud disbursement 
of funds. 
These resolutions were sharply debated upon 
from all points, and various amendments were 
proposed. It appearing difficult to agree, the 
Couveution finally “agreed to disagree,” and re¬ 
solved to lay the whole subject on the table, by a 
vote of 100 to 83. 
On motion of the Rev. Mr. Duffield, it was 
Resolved, That Hon. Neal Dow, of Maine; Ed¬ 
ward C. Dele van, of New York ; Gen. S. F. Caiey, 
of Ohio ; Hon. J. B. O’Niel, of South Carolina ; 
Christian Keener, of Maryland, and Hon. Malcolm 
Cameron, of Canada, be constituted a general 
committee to call a general Convention at least 
once in two years, to devise such measures as may 
be desirable for the general cause of prohibition 
of the sale of intoxicating liquor throughout the 
world ; and that they have power to supply va¬ 
cancies from death or resignation. 
Air. Isaac Oliver, Treasurer of the Convention, 
announced that there was nearly $1,600 in the 
treasury, and after paying all expenses that prob¬ 
ably one-half would be left, aud be desired to 
know what disposition should be made of it. It 
was expected by the donors, who had contributed 
about $1,000 of tlie whole amount, that it would 
be appropriated to the publication and circulation 
of tracts to aid the progress of the cause. 
Worthy of Imitation. —We learn from West¬ 
ern papers, that the Michigan Southern Bailroad, 
adopting the practice of the Hudson River road, 
have stationed guards of flag men over tlie whole 
line of tlie road, in addition to requiring the track 
to be passed over and examined in advance of 
every train. This provision for the security of 
life and property, commends this road to the trav¬ 
eling public. 
A passenger over the Mich. Central road says 
he observed things that ought to be introduced on 
every road in the country. The first was a re¬ 
quest, posted up in the cars at every seat, that 
any want of courtesy on the part of the employees 
of the road, should be reported to the Superin¬ 
tendent. The second was the planting of shade 
trees at the stations; at every depot there was a 
small but handsome park ; at some depots two or 
three, with trees of quite large growth, and cast¬ 
ing a refreshing shade. 
Canada Coming. —The Quebec Morning Chron¬ 
icle says the Americans want Cuba and Canada, 
and adds that “ Canada is fast going to them. 
Our lumber goes to New York, our flour and cat¬ 
tle to Boston or Portland; our very steamships 
go to Portland in the winter, and it must be borne 
in mind that a commercial is the most solid of all 
political annexations. Canada is already jiart and 
S arcel of tlie United States, and we are sorry at it. 
otbing but a rush of emigration can save us.— 
The tide of public opinion and of public power is 
on the turn. Loyalty to Great Britain is on the 
ebb.” 
The Next Western Hog Crop. 
We glean the following from the correspond¬ 
ence of the Cincinnati Price Current: 
In Higginsport, Ohio, the present stock of hogs 
is one-fourth over that ol last year. About 
Beardstown, Illinois, the bogs are fewer than last 
year, but of better quality. Feeders say poik 
will range from $3 to 3,50 per cwt. There will 
be a large crop in Racine, Wisconsin. Fifty per 
cent, will be added to last year’s product for 
Knox county, Illinois, and nearly that for adjoin¬ 
ing counties; 3 and 5 cents for pork is spoken of 
next fall. Around Economy, Indiana, there are 
about one-fifth more hogs than last season, but 
not in as good order. There are more bogs in the 
vicinity of Gratis, Preble county, Ohio, than last 
season, the quality not quite so good. In Boyle 
and the adjacent counties of Kentucky, the num¬ 
ber fattened will be larger. Six or eight counties 
about Lagrange will raise a third more, and the 
bogs will be large and well fattened. The State 
of Wisconsin is full of them, and pork will bring 
$4. Hogs about Graysville, Illinois, will exceed 
the crop of last season one-fourth or one-third ; 
6,500 will be packed there next season, and will 
be 8 or 10 per cent, heavier. In Waverly, Ohio, 
hogs number about the same, but are held 20 per 
cent less in weight. The crop about Dubuque, 
Iowa, is 25 per cent, larger than last year’s.— 
Roc.kport, Illinois, will turn off one-fourth more, 
or 800 to 1,000 more. 
Fatal Railroad Accidents. 
On Wednesday evening last a train of empty 
cars arrived at the junction of the Newburyport 
and Georgetown Railroads, for the purpose of 
conveying home a large jiic nic party ; when, soon 
after stopping, the locomotive exploded with a 
tremendous noise, instantly killing the fireman, 
Mr. Spofford, of Georgetown, whose body was 
thrown a distance of lot) rods from the scene of 
the explosion. He leaves a wife and two children. 
Mr. Aiorse, the engineer, had just left the locomo¬ 
tive, and escaped without injury, although frag¬ 
ments of the machine were thrown in all direc¬ 
tions. 
The same day, at Syracuse, N. Y., a man named 
Patrick Gallagher attempted to jump on a dirt 
car while the train was in full motion, but slip- 
jied, and the wheels passed over bis left arm and 
leg. They were amputated, but he cannot recover. 
An unknown man was killed near Syracuse, by 
the Oswego train, as be was walking on the track. 
The locomotive hurled him into a ditch beside 
the road, severing his head from his body. 
Editorial Convention. —There were twenty- 
seven editors and jiubiisliers present at the Elmi¬ 
ra Convention on Thursday last. They were 
principally connected with the country press in 
the Western and Southern part of the State, from 
Cayuga to Chautauque. A series of propositions, 
regulating the subscription prices of newspapers, 
charges for advertising and publishing notices of 
personal interest, and for the mutual protection of 
the fraternity from fraud, were discussed and 
adopted. We are glad to see that the hospitali¬ 
ties of the village were extended to our brethren 
of the press who were present at this gathering. 
A Railroad Excursion concluded the proceedings. 
—Rochester Democrat. 
A Fine Specimen of Wheat. —We were shown, 
at the ware-rooms of Emery <fc Co., in this city, a 
very fine sjiecimeu of Soule’s White Chaff Wheat, 
raised by Joseph Watson, of Clyde, Wayne Co. 
A sheaf, which we are assured was a fair sample 
of the entire field, showed the stalks of uniform 
highland every head perfectly filled. The grain 
is plump and bright, entirely free from any foul 
substance, and weighs 63 pounds to the bushel. 
Mr. Watson is already known as among the best 
farmers in tlie State, and we are glad to notice so 
choice an evidence’of bis skill in wheat-growing. 
—Albany paper. 
Rev. Dr. Justin Edwards. —Those who have 
any documents which would throw any light on 
the life and character of Dr. Edwards, are respect¬ 
fully requested to send them without delay, by 
mail or otherwise, to Mrs. Justin Edwards, at An¬ 
dover, Mass., or to ltev. Seth Bliss, of the Ameri¬ 
can Tract Society, 28 Cornhill, Boston ; or to 
Rev. Dr. Hallock, of the American Tract Society, 
150 Nassau st., New York. Letters which any 
may wish to retain, will in due time be carefully 
returned. 
Lake Supef.ior News. —The Lake Superior 
Journal speaks encouragingly of the progress of 
the Ship Canal. It is expected the excavation of 
earth will be complete this fall. The rock will be 
worked through the winter. A new town has 
been laid out around the bay of Grand Mardia. 
It is about 80 miles above the Saut Ste Marie.— 
The Journal reports favorably of the operations 
at the various mines. 
The Western Pork Trade. —According to 
statistics published in tlie Economist, the total 
imports of pork, bacon, etc., at Cincinnati, were, 
in 1851,—26,346,730 lbs.; in ’52,—29,898,584; in 
> 53 ; —47,325,000. The exports for the same 
period were, in 1851,—54,824,794; in ’e>2, 75,- 
690,743 ; in ’53,-83,331,040. 
jjjgr “ Table Rock,” at Niagara Falls, has fal¬ 
len into the abyss. The event happened on Fri¬ 
day morning last at 8 o’clock. This Rock was 
tlie best single point of observation about the 
Falls. A seam divided it from the adjacent soil 
and rock, which has doubtless opened until the 
immense mass became entirely separated. A 
small portion of Table Rock fell some years ago. 
jpgi- a dreadful accident occured on board the 
steamer Bay State, Long Island Sound, at four 
o’clock on Thursday morning last, whereby sev¬ 
eral lives were lost. By the giving away of a 
crank-pin, the usual pressure upon the steam was 
taken off, and the head of the cylinder blown out. 
One of tlie huge granite boulders on the 
summit of Mt. Washington, has been selected and 
set aside for the apex or crowning stone of the 
Washington Monument, and measures will be 
immediately taken to have this gigantic stone ou 
its way to the National Capital. 
^~ln the case of Endymoin, charged with 
obtaining bis pardon from the State Prison by 
forged papers, Judge Humphreys decided that he 
could not go behind the Governor’s pardon, and 
therefore Endymoin must be discharged. 
jpg?" Lola Montez has quarrelled with her new 
husband because he was jealous of a violinist 
from whom she “had received some polite atten¬ 
tions.” The.husband raised a row and was kick¬ 
ed out of the house. 
jrsg- The boats “ J. M. French, of Rochester,’* 
and “ J. Crombie, of Rochester,” both of the Mer- 
cantile Line, arrived at Albany, Sept. 12, from 
Rochester, being the first enlarged boats through 
the the new CanaL 
j( e to s Rubifies. 
-Two men lost their lives at a fire in Port¬ 
land (Me.) on Thursday night week. 
-Two buckets of good butter were recently 
found in a well at Lawrenceburg, Ind., after being 
inclosed in it for 14 years. 
-Col. Eorney will commence the publica¬ 
tion of an Administration Journal iu N. Y., about 
the 1st of October. 
-The rice harvest in Georgia has fairly com¬ 
menced, and the yield is unusually fine. 
-A State Temperance Convention is to be 
held at Boston this week. 
-Thu latest news from the Fisheries reports 
the seizure of four American fishing vessels. 
-A coal mine is said to have been discover¬ 
ed on Mount Sinai. 
-Flour is held at Toronto C. W., at $5,50, 
and wheat at $1,15. 
-Thomas Jennings, au auctioneer, fell dead 
in Toronto, C. W. 
.-There are about three lawyers to one cler¬ 
gyman in New York. 
-Yale College has existed one hundred and 
fifty-three years, and educated 6,000 students. 
-Fire wood is very dear at Toronto, C. W., 
and sells at $3,25, at wholesale. 
-Barnum is lecturing on Temperance in 
Ohio, and will make the tour of the other States 
farther west. 
-Tlie Jews of New York, are taking mea¬ 
sures for the relief of their suffering co-religionists 
in New Orleans. 
-Journeymen tailors of Milwaukie are on a 
strike, demanding an advance of from 15 to 40 
per cent, on former rates. 
-At Natchez the yellow fever is rapidly in¬ 
creasing aud the town is almost deserted. At 
Vicksburg it has abated. 
-A National Woman’s Rights Convention 
will be belli iu Cleveland, Ohio, on tlie 5th and 
6th of October. 
-A cattle fair for the sale and exchange of 
stock has been established at New Market, C. W., 
and works well. 
-The N. Y., Eve. Post announces that on 
the 5th of Aug., Madame Otto Goldsmidth, (Jen¬ 
ny Lind) presented her husband with a son. 
-A new railroad, denominated the Stan- 
stead, Shefford and Chambly, is enjoying the at¬ 
tention of tlie people of Montreal. 
-Brown University, at its recent Com¬ 
mencement, conferred the Degree of I). 1). upon 
Prof. E. G. Robinson, of the University of Roch¬ 
ester. 
-The New Bedford Standard says that a 
shock of an earthquake was very sensibly felt in 
that city ou Wednesday night week. 
-A son of Hon. W. B. Pierce, of Milton, 
Massachusetts, died last week, from eating mush¬ 
rooms. 
-It was stated in New York, on Monday, 
that 2,000 chests of Hyson Skin teas had been 
sold lor Australia. 
-It is said that the Secretary of State is 
jireparing a high-toned Reply to t lie Austrian 
Protest iu regard to tlie Koszta affair. 
-There were seventeen persons drowned by 
the wreck of the British ship Sea, ot Liverpool, 
on the 31st of May. 
-The Lockport Courier chronicles the death 
of George Shoemaker, au active business man of 
that village. 
-They have a plan on foot in Boston to get 
up a grand jollification, and invite the Governors 
of all the States to attend. 
-Mary Sirnondson, aged one hundred and 
twenty-six years, and who had long resided near 
Shippensburg, Pa., died last week. 
-An old man named Walter Woolfred com¬ 
mitted suicide near Hamilton, (C. W.,)on Thurs¬ 
day week, by hanging himself upon a pine tree. 
-The number of deaths in New Orleans, 
from yellow fever, from May 28 to August 27, was 
6,449 ! 
-Three hundred and four persons were ar¬ 
rested in Philadelphia during the month of Au¬ 
gust, for drunkenness. 
-Mr. Gilmore, Superintendent of the Rock 
Island Railroad, has prohibited the tunning of 
trains on that road on the Sabbath. 
-The deaths from yellow fever iu New Or¬ 
leans ou the 8th numbered 59 ; in Mobile, same 
time, 31. 
-Two Post Office clerks have been arresst- 
cd in New Orleans for stealing money from let¬ 
ters to a large amount. 
.—Hon.Wm. II. Seward Las been electee! orator 
for Yale College anniversary of 1851, and James 
Russell Lowell, poet. 
-Gen. Cass lias declined all foreign appoint¬ 
ments, but says he shall sustain the President 
with a hearty good will. 
-A schooner of 300 tons burthen, named 
the Syracuse, and a barge of 376 tons, were re¬ 
cently launched at Oswego. 
-The Canastota Artillery and the Syracuse 
Citizens’ Corps are to encamp at Chittenango 
Springs for a few days, commencing on the 19th. 
-Since the new divorce bill weut into ope¬ 
ration in Ohio, marriages are placed under the 
bead of “limited partnerships.” 
-A fire in Amsterdam, N. Y., on Tuesday 
morning, destroyed property to the amount of 
$30,000. 
_The numerous fires at Constantinople aro 
considered a certain sign of tlie increasing discon¬ 
tent of the people with the measures of govern¬ 
ment. 
_Some one advertises in the London Times 
“ Dear Kate is nicely, anel the boy, and a fine 
boy he is. The event came off about half-past 5 
o’clock this afternoon.” 
_According to the Worcester Transcript, the 
Shirley Shakers have been deserted by seven 
m^iibers of the Society the past week. Oi the 
number five were females. 
_The Peace Congress at Edinburgh is now 
fixed for the 12th and 13th of October, and a very 
large attendance is expected from both the Old 
and New World. 
_A weekly paper in the Magyar language 
is to be started in New York. It will bo called 
Mcrchdtck Tafia, which means the Hungarian 
Exile's Journal. 
_Th 0 yellow fever is so bad at Pensacola, 
that Captain Tatnall, the commandant of the 
Navy Yard there, had stopped all work in the 
yard. 
_The Jury in the case of the Camden road 
accident, say that it was the work of design on 
the part of some person recently discharged n<‘ m 
the Company’s service. 1 he Company offeis 
$10,000 for tbp conviction of the murderer. 
