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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YO RKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
SPECIAL NOTICES-TO AGENTS, &c. 
On Monday afternoon it snowed tliick and fast, 
The Weatber > — and a R eminiscence * 
Ox Sunday nigLt last (the 23d) it froze quite 
hard in our streets, wbicli was the first ice of the 
E ?f VIf? season, although a member of the Frigid family 
w«■.»■ 1 ms visited us several times before, and lett behind 
_ __him unmistakable signs of his blasting presence. 
ROCHESTER, OCTOBER 29, 1853. Jack Frost, his + mark, is written on leaf, and 
___vine, and flower, and the rustling of falling foliage, 
I the sighing of the wind through half denuded 
SPECIAL NOTICES-TO AGENTS, &c. , 8 f, , , fV , 
brandies, the bosom of mother earth covered 
In answer to recent inquiries, we beg to state that with the lipened fiuits of the season, all lemind 
the next (fifth), volume of the Rural New-Yorker will be lls that the passing year will ere many months 
furnished to Agents and Clubs at the same rates, and on exp j re# 
like conditions, as heretofore-that the Premium List for Qn Monday afternoon it snowed thick and fast, 
the year 1854 will be more liberal than any preceding , J .. 
one-and that the paper will be essentially improved, for covering tree and roof with a shining mantle, 
the accomplishment of which latter object, we have re- although most of it melted as fast as it fell iu the 
solved upon a largely increased expenditure. As soon as streets, and the whole speedily disappeared before 
our arrangements are completed, a Prospectus, Picmium the morning sun of Tuesday. While the SHOW 
List. &c.. will be issued. Meantime we trust that former 
u ’ , „ , * m in fm-twin.r was falling fastest, a certain individual, (we are 
agents, and all other friends disposed to aid m turtlienng - 
the circulation of the paper, will prepare for the canvass, not permitted to say who,) looking out of the 
and see what may be done in their respective localities.— window, remarked that it put him ill mind of old 
Now is the lime to survey the field and prepare for action, Limes; and on being interrogated as to the cause, 
—thus “making ready for opening the campai D n tailj added) —« J was married on the last day of Octo- 
in Noiember. her.” What analogy there could be between a 
rW° Specimen numbers, Premium List, &c., furnished , . , , , 
free to all applicants. Any of our readers wishing the snow storm and getting married was beyond the 
Rural sent to distant friends who would be likely to in- ability of the corps editorial to determine. One 
troduce it to notice and support, have only to give us the member (a bachelor) suggested it was because it 
names, &c., and numbers will be promptly forwarded.— made ]ji m shiver to think of it ; another (a Bene- 
We hope the zealous friends of the paper-and their d ^ ^ . fc ^ {q t]ie meJt . 
name is legion—will bear this offer in mind, and furnish . . 
us the address of such persons as they think would like mg mood. iVC. 
Our Albany Correspondence. 
Ai.baxy, Oct. 24, 1853. 
Albany lias long been dubbed with that eu¬ 
phonious epithet, Sturgeonopolis. But the “ t ” 
jletos •{Tetos Rubifies. 
jjgr The new State Capitol of Tennessee, at 
Nashville, now nearly completed, at a cost of a 
might now be omitted with propriety, rendering mi ] lion 0 f dollars, will be one of the most splendid 
it Snrgconopolis. Dr. March has been known to structures in the country. It is built of solid 
repair the nasal and labial organs in the most limestone quarried near the billon which it stands, 
perfect manner, but Surgeon Mather has put and covers exactly an acre of ground. The arch i- 
1 , „ i i . ii tecture is of the Ionic order, and the ornamental 
such efforts entirely in the shade by actually re- part exceedingly rich. Its roof is of Tennessee 
-Foreigners cannot now obtain patents (n 
the Canadas. 
-W. S. Bailey, is elected to Congress from 
Georgia by two majority. 
-John J. Sisco is appointed Sub-Treasurer, 
nd. 1 he archi- v ; ce John A.Dix resigned, 
the ornamental m. „ ... 
heading & man who had lost that important ap¬ 
pendage. The circumstances are as follows :— 
The Canal Board, seizing a favorable opportunity, 
decapitated several of their “bard” brethren who Michigan near Detroit, which in its progress de- 
occupied prominent positions on the Canals, and stroyed thousands of dollars worth of property, 
appointed “softs” in their stead. Before the lt . 1 * estimated that a strip of country at least 30 
1 j . . r miles in length, has been burnt over, and the 
edict could go iuto effect, it was necessaiy for the crops and wood on at least one hundred farms has 
Canal Commissioner to give seven days notice of been entirely destroyed. The fire did not confine 
the same to the individuals concerned. It is said itself to the woods, but spread in the soil, which 
that the pressure of official engagements will be burut off eutirel T to the de P th of a foot or more - 
likely to prevent said functionary from giving the 
Aft U1 LUU 1UU1G UlUCi, clIJU LJULU WI I Id III ttl l-il 1 rpi „ xr ^ i T) q n tt 1*1 1 
„„,, f „„„„ , • , r. e : r m -the New Orleans Board of Health have 
part exceedingly rich. Its roof is of lennessee , 
..in 6 ^ . p c -i 0 , f rn declared the epidemic at an end. 
copper, and the platform for the Speaker of Ten- s . 
nessee marble. -Hon. John Bell, it is said, will be re-elect- 
. ed U. S. Senator from Tennessee. 
5111 s ” A fi ,-e occurred last week in the woods of m, , . , no 
Michigan near Detroit, which in its progress de- ■ ~~ The surplus of wheat in Ohio this year is 
stroyed thousands of dollars worth of property. 13 estlmated at l3 ’ 0 , 00 ’ 000 bushds - . . 
It is estimated that a strip of country at least 30 Boston the rate of taxation is $7 60 
miles in length, lias been burnt over, and the u pon the valuatiau of a thousand dollars. 
crops and wood on at least one hundred farms has -Mr. E. Ordway, at Freeport, Illinois, has 
been entirely destroyed. The fire did not confine 150 varieties of apple trees in his orchard. 
itself to the woods, but spread in the soil, which -Yale College has existed one hundred 
it burut off entirely to the depth of a foot or more, years, and educated six thousand students. 
UlSf” The "Washington Sentinel says there is -General Childs, of the U. S. Army, died of 
The Washington Sentinel says there is 
■ • j • , it .1 ___ ouiy one siuue in uie RfeaiuijLoii monument con- 
notice during the present season In the mean ,, . . e P . . , 
1 . , tnbuted by the fair sex for insertion m the col- 
time, the newly appointed officers have also com- umn> and this bea rs tbe inscription, 
only one stone in the Washington Monument con- yellow fever at Tampa Bay, on the 8 th inst. 
tributed by the fair sex for insertion iu the col- - J. B. Broadhead is appointed Naval officer 
menced their duties, so that there are two sets of “From the Ladies of Lowell, Massachusetts. 
men filling the same office at the same time, to ‘ Here industry her grateful tribute pays, 
To him whose valor won us prosperous days.’ ” 
the great loss of the public. J 
J? ... ^. , , , , . , . , 1 he slab is of white marble, and letters are sunk 
The guillotine has also been brought into use (aud gilded) in tbe ra ised oval surface. 
at Washington. Greene C. Bronson has been . ... _ 
,, , rn ,, . . ... p , , 2 ^^An extensive fire at Louisville Kv., on 
iu the place of Redfkld appointed Collecter. 
-Hon. Archibald Dixon, it is stated, will be 
a candidate for II. S. Senator from Kentucky. 
-The New York Times entitles the schism 
in the Democratic party a “ War of t'he Shells.” 
-A tavern keeper in Canada was fined ten 
removed from the office of Collector of the Port of Friday of ]ast week destroyed the Journal print- dollars f, f reblsin S to lod g e a cou l )le of tnivelers. 
New York, for sympathizing with the “Adaman- ino-office, the Louisville rolling mill ware-house - Ten boat s witu cargoes ot mu tons and 
tines.” This act, though, as I intimated before, containing a large quantity of iron, Holbrook’s upwards each, passed east through this city Lst 
it was daily expected, has created a great excite- tobacco warehouse, an extensive wholesale drug " l <: 
,, mv tt -j t , . ,, store, two stove warehouses, three dry-good stores, -The Whig County convention met m this 
naent here. The President must now expect the a trunk factory and other buiMines. The ffiss by city on Saturday last and nominated county 
most extreme treatment from the old line Demo- flip firp nUnut <tfconn non m ivLiph thp tncmroriJp officers. 
-Ten boats with cargoes of 100 tons and 
the paper, or lend a portion of influence in its behalf. “ No,” said he, “ I had written to my lady love 
. that I would be with her at 9 o’clock on the last 
ttttt dayof October. I wasahundied miles away, 
UEIATiEI OF JOHN DEL AFIELD. ri-i tit 111 t i 
_ seventy of which must be traveled by stage coach, 
Another ardent, zealous and most untiring and and the balance in the cars. J he mud was half J 
influential laborer iu the cause of Agricultural hub deep, and on Sunday, the 27th, it snowed all 
Improvement is no more ! Hon. John Delafield, day without cessation, falling to the depth of a 
President of the N. Y. State Agricultural College, foot; and when the storm held up at last, it froze 
departed this life, at his late residence—Rose Hill, all night like mid winter. I started, amid the 
Seneca county—on Saturday morning last. This jokes of mischievous friends, on Monday morning 
melancholy event was as startling and unexpected in the stage, and when we had ridden, or rather 
to the family of the deceased, as it will be to dis- dragged along, for half a day, we came to the end 
tant friends—for he Spired very suddenly, after of that stage route, and were to take au iutersect- 
only a few minutes illness, of disease of the heart, ing line. But that stage and its passengers, tired 
Mr. D. was about sixty years of age. Few par- of waiting, bad gone on two hours before. What 
ticulars have reached us, as the painful intelli- was to be done ? I was the only passenger to go 
gence was received by telegraph. A private letter through, and they would not send on an extra for 
which we received from Mr. Delafield only two me alone. Lie over a day I could not, for I was 
days before his denth, indicated vigorous health going to be married, you know. I scolded and 
and enthusiastic zeal in the cause he had so zeal- stormed, and I was going to say swore, but I did 
ously espoused and ably promoted. Truly, “in not swear—I never allow myself to do that. I 
ment here. The President must now expect the a tru ’ nk facto ,. y Rnd ot 
most extreme treatment from the old line Demo- Bie g re j s abou t $200,( 
crats. It is supposed that his sympathy with amounts to $160,000. 
the Barnburners will cause the South to withdraw (nvK” Tho Porhostpi 
the fire is about $ 200 , 000 , on which the insurance officers. 
The Whig County convention met in this 
i Saturday last and nominated county 
crats. It is supposed that his sympathy with amounts to $160,000. The Syracuse Star has changed hands 
the Barnburners will cause the South to withdraw The Rochester American says,_“Grace bav * n S beeu purchased by the Adamantine De- 
all support from him. Indeed, it is the general Greenwood” was married last Monday evening mociac L . 
impression here that President Pierce’s Admiu- (the 17th) at the residence of her father, in New *’ . . rf i.TppTpH fi'Jp^hiMrp^* C t w, u J.I'j 
• . , , . Brighton Pa to MY Lpandpr K T,innpnpoti of gave bnth lecently to five childien—two boys and 
istration will be one of unexampled contention p V , \ ’ mi ' . n PP , D, •? three eirls 
. . . 1 Philadelphia. The happy pair will reside in Phil- miee g |ns - 
aud dissatisfaction. However that may prove, adelphia, where Mrs. Lippencott (what a fall from -The Buffalo Synod, Old School, met at the 
he could not allow Bronson and O’Conor to write Grace!) will edit the Little Pilgrim, a sheet for Third Presbyterian Church, in that city, on Wed- 
saucy letters to his Secretary, without disgracing juveniles. We wish her success iu the issue of nesday last. 
himself iu the eyes of the people. Thanks to little pil & rims * -A Parisian has bought a span of horses at 
our glorious Constitution, these quarrels have uo ZW About 11 o’clock, Friday forenoon last, g ,nc,a, f 1 for $ 800 ’ aud sbl P ped for Pa,is via - 
great effect on the yeomanry of the nation. Hence three floors in the New York MiUs, in this city, ^wOrieans. 
& J . fell through with a tremendous crash, carrying -Gov. Seymour has determined to bring 
there need be no fear as to the results. The in- down 7,000 bushels of wheat, 2,500 feed, a quan- th e actors in the late disgraceful and brutal prize 
stincts of the people are true and reliable. tity of flour, &c. The mill flume was also carried fight to justice. 
Bradford R. Wood is the Maine Law candidate away. The most ot the feed and much of the -It is said a New Yoik firm has offered 
there need be no fear as to the results. The in¬ 
stincts of the people are true and reliable. 
Bradford R. Wood is the Maine Law candidate I away. 1 lie most ot the feed and much of the - It is said a New Yoik firm has offered 
for the office of Senator in this district, aud has ^ eut lnto !, be rive !\ Can . se ’ the oveil oad- $200,000 for Donald McKay’s mammoth ship, the 
, rip n-L r • i rV. 1D g of tke u PP er floors wltk g ra iu. Great Republic. 
snmft r.nnnr.f* or pmotinn. I nn. fripiuk nf Yimnor- ° 
the midst of life, we are in death !” had unfortunately not paid my passage through, 
- In the death of Mr. Delafield. the Agri- so there was no redress. In the midst of my per- 
cultural interests of Western New York, the State, P lexit Y> a Iumber wa g° n came alon ? wub a man 
and indeed the whole country, sustain au irre- bl S'riing on a board and whistling, as happy 
parable loss,—while the event will be sincerely as a clam : while his two old horses diagged the 
deplored by thousands of warm and admiring vehicle along through mud aud snow, 
friends and acquaintances. As we have before * Hallo ! says I.” 
said in these pages—“ Such men as Mr. Dela- “ ‘ Hollo ! back,’ says he.” 
field are rare—would that each county in the “ Going to t” 
State possessed one who could and would do as “ ' ^ es -’ ” 
much as he has for Seneca—and wherever and a ' oad ' 
whenever found, should receive the distinguished ' No,^except an empty wagon , t 
honor to which they are entitled.” though. 
, , .■ “ Want a passenger through ?” 
A Biography of Mr. D., aud perhaps some in- ^ care ,,, 
terestir.g particulars concerning his last moments, „ Co °“ 0 7 then, old fellow, said ! 
will be given in our next number. , . , , , • 
some chance of election. The friends of Temper- & & 
ance are very active in their canvass, and will ac- ^ oik Times learns from good 
... , authority, that George Law has effected a sale of 
complish much. 3 he city nominations have not a very considerable portion of his muskets to the 
yet been made. In this there will be another Turkish government, to be used in the war with 
2 ^” The New York Times learns from good -A little boy 8 years of age accidentally 
authority, that George Law has effected a sale of killed his sister three years younger, iu Victor, 
a very considerable portion of his muskets to the with a pistol, last week, 
yet Deen made. 4n tins there will be another Turkish government, to be used in the war with --Doctor David C. Higgins has been ap- 
deadly strife. The Democrats may unite on Per- Russia. They have not yet been sent, but are to pointed Postmaster at Pultueyville, Wayne 0 % 
ry for Mayor, but there is very little hope of it be R fi'PP e( ^ course of a few days. These in place of G. D. Phelps. 
The Whigs are quietly at work, and full of hope gUDS ’ S ° ld &t aUCtl0D - Hon - Tristram Burgess, a distinguished 
__ l„..n „ ^_ L h J the U - S - Government citizen of Rhode Island, died on the 13th inst, in 
The Whigs are quietly at work, aud full of hope 
as to the result on the State ticket. One great 
point at issue is the election of U. S. Senator in 
The Evansville (Ind.) Journal, states that I tke 64th y ea r of his age. 
Waters of Helicon. road, and I’ll pay you stage fare for a passage.— 
_ . ,, ' All right,’ says he, as I tumbled in and took my 
Streams from the ever-flowing fountain of the , , 
„ . ° seat beside him on the board. 1 he sun was by 
Lises, pour into the office of the Rural New- ... ... . . . , J 
1 . , , r . , r this time shining gloriously, and the snow was 
“ Hallo ! says 1.” 
“ ‘ Hollo ! back,’ says he.” 
“ Going to-?” 
“ ‘ Yes.’ ” 
“ Got a load ? ” 
“‘No, except an empty wagon ; that’s a load 
though.’ ” 
“ Want a passenger through ?” 
Don’t care.’ ” 
“Come on then, old fellow, said I, I’m your 
man !—drive up here aud take in my trunk. We 
have fifty miles to go before we get to the Rail- 
, 1111 the first boat through from the Lakes, via. the -Daniel Stuart, of Detroit, died on Tues- 
place ot W m. H. Seward. Ibis election occurs Wabash and Erie canal, arrived at that place on day morning, aged 86 . Mr. S. was one of John 
next winter, and is made by joint ballot of the the 29th nit. This stupendous public improve- Jacob Astor’s Fur Company. 
two houses of the Legislature. John Yan Buren men t> began over twenty-one years ago, is at -Myron H. Clark, of Canandaigua, bas been 
is said to be setting his cap for that honorable len § tb completed, uniting the waters of Lake Erie re-nominated for Senator by the Whigs of Onta- 
post, and should the-softs- succeed in securing a fifttSfae mL ™ »“ d «*■«*'» ***“• 
majority in th*} Legislature, he will git it. Should 1 ^ 11 ° ill w n 1 Col. Porter, the inventor of Porter’s rifle, 
. J . . . , . .. _ 0 _ ankee Sullivan marched down Chatham has sold one half of his patent to Governor Jones 
the v\ higs obtain the majority, Gov. Seward will street, N. Y., a few days since, in open day, with of Tennessee, for $170,000. 
probably be returned, though his friends say he a body guard of six men, three in front and three_Greene C. Brenson, Collector of the Tort of 
does not desire it. Still he is believed by mauy ' n rear, with muskets over their shoulders !— New Yoik has been removed from office and Her- 
to be the most talented man now in the U. S the evening he was serenaded by the First naan J. Redfield appointed. 
0 , , . , , Ward Magnetizers on horseback in fantastic cos- m. » i- -t 1 c -kt v i r 
Senate, and as such cannot yet be spared. He tnme8 . A great crowd in Chatham street attend- T - _ Jf® TJa f IV 
must be kept for the coming six years, say those ed the ovation. 
who know best about it. jy The N. Y. Herald publishes, and several 
We have had a severe snow storm during the contemporaries copy, a lugubrious article with 
-The Arabia sailed from New York for 
Liverpool on Wednesday, the 19th, with 83 pas¬ 
sengers aud $1,094,253 in gold. 
-Boston is the destination of the bark 
Mimosa, on which Koszta embarked for this coun¬ 
muses, pour into the office of the Rural New- 
Yorker, as into all other publication offices.— 
day. From six to ten inches have fallen. Pretty “ Melancholy suicide of a young man, caused by t ry. A public reception is talked of. 
— " *— - falling in love with his brother’s wife,” as a title. 
, . r ,/ , , , , melting fast. We were two days going the titty 
Accompanying are frequently acknowledgements ® . ... , , & J 
. , „ r i . ... ... ., miles, for the horses were obliged to walk every 
of defects in composition, as if an editor could 0 . “ 
well that, for October. ^Oi 
Death of President Delafield. 
There'would have been no particular harm in his v -Forty-seven thousand persons, it is stated 
falling in love with his brothers wife’s sister, if the baVe £ r08Sed tbe bnd f leadin f to Goat Islaud 
, .. 0 , ,, i i j .1 from Niagara, during the present season, 
latter was young and pretty, and had no other • 7 , & , , 
] over> -The steamboat McDaniel exploded her 
not himself detect false rhymes, halting measure, 
indiscriminate mixing up of all kinds of feet, 
step of the way ; but my Jehu was a genius, and 
I enjoyed the ride greatly, the pleasure being no 
ways decreased by the oddity of the idea that I 
Waterloo, Oct. 24,1853. lover. * - The steamboat McDaniel exploded her 
The announcement on Saturday, of the sudden A collision occurred on the railroad bridge, • )0 ‘ 1 ° r ; at Gie mouth ot the Mississippi, on the 12th 
death of President Delafield, so lately the life at Ooateville, Pa., on Friday 21st, between a ^«t., killing three persons and scalding others. 
and delight of our Agricultural Fair, was received frei S ht train d(nvn - and apassengertrain foSurii^Sed'by 
„ i 1 1 - 4 . u n -n n cominsr up. Both engines were disabled, and two ttauioaa tor damages ioi lnjuues susiaineu oy 
as a sad personal calamity by all. Few men of men nam [, d Williams and Davis, on the freight collision, the jury have given the plaintiff $d, 000 
like ability had his untiring action,—still fewer train, were killed, aud another, name unknown, damages. 
possessed his faculty to conciliate others, to put severely injured. -The Virginia papers speak of severe frosts 
them i„ good ham or with ,hem S cko s while he jgr Commander loglefield tad returned with- lhe‘ Sop” “mYe'fhlrS 
disabused them of their long-cherished, absolute out news of Sir John Franklin. Commodore » ] • if 1 
prejudices by the force of his own generous, en- aS® BetiK —A Mr. McAdam of Canandaigua, lost l.is 
lightened enthusiasm m a cause which he made St ? aitS) an d come ofit through Davis’ Straits. He li r e while hunting on the lake near that village ou 
them feel was their own. No farmer ever spoke rep orts great discoveries of Copper iu the Arctic Tuesda y week > b Y tLe accidental discharge of his 
of him but with admiration, respect and esteem, regions. own fl UD - 
rhvme without reason and reason without lhyrne, J . . , , . . , 
, , , c , was going in a lumber wagon to get married, and 
and a thousand other errors and faults, that would . b . T . , , „ 
... , .... , was ndiug on a board. But I got through the 
condemn the so-called poetry, irremediably to the . , , . ,, , .. . , ° 
a ] fi • i journey safe and in time ; the last thirty miles, 
funereal pyre. Some people seem to think an J _ ", , , , . , . .. \ xr , . 
. 1 ■ , .. . as I said before, being done in the cars. We had 
editor’s sanctum is a sort of receiving reservoir, , A ... . ... 
. , , . , f a pleasant wedding excursion to Niagara, the 
in which, like that belonging to a public foun- 1 ° x ’ 
„ snowstorm having given place to a glorious Iu- 
tain, all crudities, impurities, and foreign matter, „ ° ° . 
x , dian Summer. 1 tie sunshine, and not the storm, 
will subside, leaving the sparkling element clear , , 4 A ... , .. 
, , , , , , . . was the prototype of my subsequent hie, for in 
and pure, for the abundant supply of thirsty , T1 , , 
1 ... . . V . the married relation I have been, and am now, one 
people. No possible mistake can be greater than 
this, for it is far easier, at any time, to write an 
article entire, than to correct and re-write one 
of the happiest of men.” 
The Baptist State Convention, held its an- 
-In the case of Gilmore vs. Hudson River 
Railroad for damages for injuries sustained by 
-The Virginia papers speak of severe frosts 
along James River. All the outstanding tobacco 
is bitten black, and the crop will be shortened 
one half. 
-A Mr. McAdam of Canandaigua, lost his 
lHe while hunting on the lake near that village on 
Tuesdav week, by the accidental discharge of his 
which is crude iu thought, grammatically incor- mial me cting for 1853 at Watertown, 11 th inst— 
rect, and badly written. Good articles, in verse or g ermon by Rev . j. G . Warren, Troy. The Rev. 
prose, are always acceptable; hut had ones in eith- jj q Corey was chosen Moderator, and tho Rev. 
er, are an editor s abomination. Lelow aie sain- c. P. Sheldon and Rev. Silas Illsley, clerks. It 
V hen Mr. D. came from W all street to the Medill’s majority in Ohio will reach 60,- 
farm at Seneca Lake, where he died,— his large 000. The democracy in Ohio says the Providence 
fortune lost in the great financial revulsion that Journal is something like Jack Downing’s cold 
followed ’36 —his mind depressed by the har- weather down East, where it was a great many 
iii , L . degrees below zero, and would have been colder 
rowing dispensation he had passed through,- y e t, if the thermometer had been long enough, 
he sought that solace from mercantile disaster, , • (n . . . 
„, r . ... , „„ -The so-called patent medicines of the day 
_ SST' Med.ll’s majority in Ohio will reach 60,- not pat ented, except a few patented several 
000. The democracy in Ohio says the Providence a ’ Patents for medicines have not b. en 
Journal is something like Jack Downing’s cold f ed for some years. 
weather down East, where it was a great many m . ^ , , 
degrees below zero, and would have been colder . - Ph ® Common Council of New York have 
yet, if the thermometer had been long enough. increased the pay ot the police an aveiage ot se\- 
J & enteen per cent, adding to the city expenses about 
23f Returns from 40 counties in Pennsylvania, $110,000 per annum, 
show a Democratic majority of 16,000 on the -l) r . YounH. the newlv-aimointed Catholic 
pies in illustration . wag unan i mo usly determined that the executive 
“ At four o’clock one fine afternoon, ... , .. , , . ml 
. , ., committee be continued at Albany. 1 he receipts 
This young man happened to come round. y 1 
*«***#» during the year were $12,7*0, an increase of about 
“ He says ho has not seen her, and 1 do not think he has, one-third over previous year, but not adequate to 
If he had, he would haie owned it, for he is au honest tbe numerous calls for relief. The Ex. Commit- 
****** tee has afforded relief to sixty churches aud mis- 
which Cincinxatus did from the horrors of war. 
« The Bible ! ’tis a blessed book, 
For man’s good it was written; 
It will not do much hurt to look. 
Within that book of heaven.” 
Of course the inference is conclusive, that it 
will do some hurt, not much ! 
— These remarks are intended for the exclusive 
benefit of certain persons who we trust will un- 
sionary stations. Rev. C. P. Sheldon, of Buffalo, 
was appointed Corresponding Secretary, to de¬ 
vote all his time to the work of the Convention. 
The Executive Committee for the ensuing year is 
thus constituted ;—Hon. Friend Humphrey, Rev. 
J. 0. Mason, Rev. J. G. Warren, Rev. G. C. Bald¬ 
win, Rev. M. G. Hodge, Rev. R. Jeffrey, Rev. D. 
G. Corey, Rev. W. Arthur, Rev. C. W. Hewes, 
In elaborating rural comfort on his farm, he State ticket, which is expected to bo increased to 
soon changed it, as if by magic, from an almost 24,000 by the remaining counties. The State 
fenceless sheep-walk, to a splendid, well-fenced Senate wil1 stand - 17 Democrats, 14 Whigs, 1 In¬ 
well-appointed farm. As his spirits rose, all the de P endent Democrat, and 1 Native, 
wonted energy of his enterprising nature was 51"^” Dess than one third of the population of 
applied to the study and advancement of Agri- Massachusetts will elect a majority of the House 
>w a Liemocrauc majority oi io,uuu on tne -Young, the newly-appointed Catholic 
l inA ,lC L e \^ lC 118 ? x P ectec to ho increased to Bi S hop of Pittsburg, declines the appointment.— 
000 by the remaining counties 3 he State Dr c ‘ skeI .y, appointed to the new See of Port- 
nate will stand, 17 Democrats, 14 Whigs, 1 In- ,„ m i M . is b<w b M f Wline« 
land, Me., likewise declines. 
-The Cambridge (Md.) Chronicle says an 
culture. His table was now covered with books t lie same is adopted at the next election. The _ 
and papers ; he embraced all the improved theo- inequality is occasioned by retaining the system that Ml ” ^ R Coe'is'pursuing a course of 
lies of Liebig, Johnston, and others, but with the representation by towns. legal studies in that city, with the view of qualit- 
discrimination and allowance of a practical mas- {^“Fhe Statute provides that the General fying herself for the practice of law I 
ter, rather than that of a neophyte enthusiast._ Election shall be held ‘ on the Tuesday succeed- - Mr. Strickland, an English geologist, 
He was elected President of the State Agricultu- iu & ^ he b, .' st Mouda y in November.” As No- while taking a sketch lately, on the Sheffield, 
, ^ i n i v „ vember this year comes in on Tuesday, the elec- Manchester and Lincolnshire Railroad, was ruu 
ral Society, and all know how nobly and effi- t ,i on w jH be held on the Second Tuesday—the 8 th down and killed by the express train. 
ciently he acquitted himself of the duties of that day of the month. - The Democrats and Free Soilers have 
exacting office. His efiorts of late were devoted to There are twenty-one hundred miles of coalesced in the Vermont House of Representa- 
organizing and forwarding our Agricultural Col- railroad in operation in the state of New York, tives. On the 17th, the Hon. Horatio Need- 
lege ; he sold his own farm to be appropriated for and two thousand more under con tract. These roads ham, Free Democrat, was elected Speaker. 
that institution, at a price much less per acre than have cost over one hundred millions of dollars, -The canal tolls for the second week in Oc- 
r ij 4 . 4.1 i cry r i which is about as muck as the whole cost of the tober were $128,254, and the total for the season 
farms were sold at on the shore *f Cayuga Lake Revo i utionat y War. t0 October 15th were $2,470,162, being an in- 
twenty years ago. The Agricultural interests of It is gtate d that there is soon to be es- crease of $34,217 over the same time of 1852. 
New York have met with a great loss. It may tablished at Norfolk, Y r a., on an extended scale,a -The receipts at the State Fair in Dayton, 
be long before we shall look upon his like again, house for the reception of emigrants from Europe, Ohio, exceeded $17,000 — including the prelimi- 
s. w. for the purpose of supplying the demand for this nary subscription required by the Board. This is 
Binghamton Standard— This is the title of a description of labor iu the interior of Virginia and about $ 1,000 more than the receipts at Cleveland 
, , n . . , , T vr North Carolina. last year. 
i< n home wee-y jus coni men cer y an Mg” In consequence of the defalcation of the - Three steamers were burnt at St. Louis on 
Valkinburgh. it is independent on all ques- csLghier of the Sisters of Charity in Mexico—a the 13th, and considerable of an amountofprop- 
tions, and principally devoted to Temperance aud Padre Armengol—they have been reduced to erty and freight destroyed. The hulls of the 
2^” Less than one third of the population of unusually large number of wild geese and ducks 
Massachusetts will elect a majority of the House are daily passing over that town and vicinity, 
of Representatives, under the new constitution, if -which betokens a severe winter, 
the same is adopted at the next election. 3 he -We learn from the Cleveland Plaindealer 
ter, rather than that of a neophyte enthusiast.— Election shall be held “on the Tuesday succeed- 
He was elected President of the State Aorioultn- . tbe b, . s *' ^ 01lda j b) November. As No- 
derstand them,—and have uo application to those R(JV _ E E Taylor, Rev. L. F. Beecher, S. Sheldon, 
who write on practical and useful subjects. As A> H ubbell, J. F. Ralhbone, Edward James— 
heretofore, we shall ever be glad to hear, m any Meej . pext year at Syracuse, 
shape, from men of observation and experience. __ • 
A Grave Farce. —Last week one of our daily 
Mr. Gallegos, one of the candidates for Con¬ 
gress from tbe Territory of New Mexico, it is 
papers announced an indepenoent State I eo- sbRed) canno t speak a word of English. What 
pie’s 3 icket,” the candidates being selected fiom p 08 S j b i e use be can be j n Congress is more than 
the tickets of the three prominent parties. The 
proceedings of the People's meeting—which ap- 
we can tell, since a Territorial Congressman is not 
allowed to vote on any question. Being unable 
pears to have been held privately, or without £ 0 spealc, and forbidden to vote, a log of wood 
public notice contains the names of a few of our m jg b }; do as well for New Mexico, and save to the 
prominent citizens, and some not so prominent.— 
An early completion of the canals, and an efficient 
and economical administration of the State fi¬ 
nances by balancing party interests, are the osten- 
country tbe Congressional pay and stealings of 
one member. 
Binghamton Standard.— This is tbe title of a 
handsome weekly just commenced by J. Van 
Valkinburgh. It is independent on all ques¬ 
tions, and principally devoted to Temperance aud 
General Reform. 3’lie initial number is in all re- 
BisHor Ives, was formally deposed by the house spects creditable, and we trust the enterprise will thousands of dollars, 
Padre Armengol—they have been reduced to erty and freight destroyed. I he nulls ot tne 
bankruptcy, leaving debts of many hundreds of burning boats were towed on to a bar iu the river 
sible objects of the movement. We do not give of bishops in New York on the 14th. He was 
the names of the over-facetious people engaged in late Episcopal bishop of South Carolina, but se- 
this remarkable and powerful demonstration, lest ceded from that denomination and joined the 
Barnum shoul deprive the city of such a treasure ! Romish church. 
meet with abundant success. The Standard will 5®*“ pke Superior Court for Fairfield county, 
, ... , , . Ct., last week granted a divorce to a Mrs. Bald- 
prove a valuable aux.luuy to the already respect- ^ n()w 1? y | ars of age _ 0 nly 15 when she wa: 
able number of able aud influential journals in married ! The ground of her petition was “ in 
Southern New York. tolerable cruelty.” 
and sunk. 
-The "Washington correspondent of tho 
Baltimore Patriot, says that a strong and syste- 
win, now 17 years of age—only 15 when she was matic effort will be made to place Col. Benton in 
married ! The ground of her petition was “ in- the Speaker’s Chair of the next House of Repre- 
tolerable cruelty.” sentatives. 
