MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
FEB. 16 . 
BUSINESS NOTICES. 
Legislative. 
The Terms of the Rural New-Yorker are—Single Senate.— A brief summary of the business _ 
Copy, $2 a vear ; Three Copies, $5; Five Copies, $8 ; Six transacted in the Senate last week, is as follows : " 
Copies, (and one free to agent or getter up of club,^ $10^ The notices 0 f bills to be introduced were — to L, j™Thr^Volnmwf hl VoML ' NewYork Putnam 
Ten Copies, (and one free,) $ o, an an> i facilitate and determine the validity of taxes & Co. 1856. 
at latter rate, ($1,50 per copy,) payable in adtav . * . This valuable work has reached its 2d volume, bringing 
. . ,. - ’ An v individual remitting the and assessments ; to enable Supervisors of New XM1B T . . I, , r * 
deviation from these terms. Any maiviauai reiuuu ’ 1 the history down to Jan. 1777, just previous to the defeat 
dub price ($1,50 instead of $2) for a single copy-except as York to raise money by tax; to amend the 0 f Cornwallis. We say the history, because it is impos. 
<xm * i ^ (pr\ ^ v passes, so much so that even an editor can’t get 
11 £ 1 j) J&V £ £ 0 £ 0 ♦ one without Mr. Fowler’s certificate that his 
___ conscientiousness is “small” to “very small,” 
nor always then, unless the Legislature, the 
Life of George Washington. By Washington Irving. . 
In 'Hire# Volumes. Vol. II. New York ; G. P. Putnam People or the Courts are proving more unraan- 
& Co. 1856. ageable than was expected. 
This valuable work has reached its 2d volume bringing getting that pass, I feel at liberty to say 
the history down to Jan. 17 <7, just previous to the defeat ® ” 1 J : 
Ten copies, (ana one ire , j N facilitate and determine the validity of taxes & Co. 1856. aereable than was expected. 
at latter rate, ($1,50 per copy,) payable in adian . * . This valuable work has reached its 2d volume, bringing , T j. it l t i 4 . tv *. 
deviation from these terms. Any individual remitting the and assessments ; to enable Supervisors of New ^ dQwn to Jan „ 77> Just previous to ’ tbe d JJ[ Nofc S^g that pass, I feel at liberty to say 
dub price ($1,50 instead of $2) for a single copy-except as York to raise money by tax; to amend the of Cornwallis. We say the history, because it is impos- that the railroad bothered me most unmerci- 
an addition to a dub already formed—will be credited for cbar t er of Cohoe’s Company ; to amend the code s it,i e to write the Life of Washington, without giving at fully. My baggage was “ checked” to Detroit, 
only nine months, in accordance with our terms. of proci dure and other laws relative to parti- the same time a history of the American Revolution. We so I went early to the baggage-room to re-check 
i r_jit. 1 1 ... .......... J o —it is intenaea to nave tne cars running 
5 ^-Any person can send ..T ten tion ; to authorize the formation of town iusur- need not repeal our commendation of the work before ns. it to Kalamazoo. No baggage-master could be troit and Toledo by the first of October next 
$1,50 each,—and, on subsequently filling out a club ot ten It is an honor to the literature and patriotism of the coun- 7.- i 
or over, receive extra copy, &c., or other premium to which ance companies; to amend militia law; to ^ e. r. Hall, 4 Chappell’s Block, is General Agent for found ; he was away “getting baggage over the .. 
he may be entitled, the same as though all the copies were establish general practice term of Supreme Rework. river”—waited an hour, as anxiously as James 
ordered at one time. See Premium List on next page. Court; to authorize children born in foreign - r — Gordon Bennet waited for a foreign appoint- 
v rittpn countries of American parents, to hold real es- T ”? : Fl w e nient; no baggage-master. Puff, puff—the 
It is Not True as some persons have written us, that l > the Wife, the Mother, the Sister, and the Daughter.— > “ v > 1' 
certain individuals are authorized to receive less than the tate ; and to provide for the care of destitute Edited by Mrs. H. E. G. Arey. Buffalo: E. F. Beadle, train starts. I must go; here, sir, take my 
Club price ($1,50 per copy) for the Rural Any one offer- children on Randall’s Island. Polisher. • cultivation of w0 . checks and send my trunks to Kalamazoo ; I 
$btes Pipings. 
— The citizens of Beloit, Wisconsin, have voted against 
a city charter. 
— J. H. Mannj-, the inventor of a patent reaper, died of 
consumption recently in Rockford, Illinois. 
— The Alabama Legislature has made it criminal to sell 
or loan a bowie-knife or pistol to a minor. 
— It is intended to have the cars running between De- 
or over, receive extra copy, kc., or other premium to which ance companies; to amend militia law; to tr y_ * E r. „all, 4 ChappeH’s Block”, is General Agent for found ; he was away “getting baggage over the 
he may be entitled, the same as though all the copies were establish general practice term of Supreme the work. river”—waited an hour, as anxiously as James 
Gordox Bexxet waited for a foreign appoint- 
— E. II. Jansen, late State Treasurer of Wisconsin, is re¬ 
ported to be a defaulter to the sum of $59,000. 
— The office of Sheriff of New Orleans was proved in the 
The Home: a Fireside Monthly Companion and Guide, for , . r (r . Puff miff_flip recent contest to be worth $100,000 per annum. 
the Wife, the Mother, the Sister, and the Daughter.— nient, no Daggage-master. 1 mi, pun tne ...... 
the Wife, the Mother, the Sister, and the Daughter— no uaggage-iuasuu. a uu, pun — 
Edited by Mrs. H. E. G. arey. Buffalo: E. F. Beadle, train starts. I must go; here, sir, take my 
Publisher. ... ,. . checks and send my trunks to Kalamazoo; I 
This new Magazine, devoted to the cultivation of wo- *' 
— It is stated that Dickens is likely to be elected to Par¬ 
liament, which will gratify a long time ambition. 
— The Hon. Thomas Clairborne, who fought under Gen. 
, i *i rotps nets without ^ _ mis new magazine, uevuueu tu me vimua™.. u, ” , ,,,,,, T , .. , ,, — me Don. momas Ulairoorne, who tought under Gen. 
ing the paper for less than pubhshsd rates,«-<*« ^ Bills l!fTaoDUCED ._ For the better preserva- manly character and that moral excellence which shines hope and trust that I may yet live to see them ; Jackson in tbe Creek war> died lately at Na shvUle. 
r^ t^four“lr< y r!Tipri« is $1,50 per copy, and tion of the public health ; to determine the out in the home Circle, is really a valuable addition to our but I put .my trust in Providence. I have lost _ The Hartford Bank redeemed) the other dayj a two . 
t] ‘ who send less will either have their money returned, validity of taxes and assessments ; constituting periodical literature. It is neatly published, its original a H faith ill railroad companies. . So J went on dollar bill that had been in circulation fifty two years. 
those who send less will either hav 
or be credited according to terms. husband and wife mutual heirs ; to organize a “ Q HomTI ‘long *2 
additions to Clubs are now in order, and can be made dlstlnct department in the State as Insurance negS) and a cheri shed place at thousands offami 
at the proportional rate for a full club, according to the Department—electing a Superintendent of In- Terms $1,50 per year; 4 copies $3 ; 10 do. $10. 
number of copies ordered. Agents and other friends will surance at a salary of $ 2,500, a deputy at $1,500, 
please bear this in mind, and receive and forward the sub- and (avo clerks at $1,000, and placing stringent Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine for Jai 
and selected matter show both tact and power in the Edi 
tor, and we predict for The Home a long career of useful 
with a dirty shir I beg pardon. But suppose —The Library of the Historical Soc.ety of Wisconsin 
, and a cherished place at thousands of family firesides. to have been married —thank fortune I contains 2,116 volumes, and upwards of 2,000 pamphlets. 
scriptions of all who desire to secure the Rural. Lack ru ] es on i nsu rance companies; to erect the ™ e,K(Ri ; ha ° rthat '*'!. v to'the l° c ked np in Detroit. I know that if it. was 
numbers furnished in all cases unless otherwise ordered. _ -, ■ , U contains eight articles, three of them lelating to the ,, , A 0W „ r iJt a v 0 nniwitk. 
am over with that; hut suppose I was to have —The Mexican papers publish a paragraph stating that 
been married at Grass Lake at 1 o’clock P. M., u is certain that Santa Anna and his wife have separated. 
Blackwood’S Edinburgh Magazine for January, com- I and , ny wbde vest and white linen were all —The town of Akron, Ohio, is lighted with gas, by 
i — Vi- - 1 . , , . iVotrciit T V nw flint if it means of stone pipe, which is said to answer quite as well 
county of Canisteo 
War question. A new serial story is commenced—the old ieally a love match, she would take me, notwith- 
- A Boston ship laden with ice is frozen fast near Rich- 
To Nox-Subscrihers.— We send this number of the Re- Bills’* Reported FAVORABLY. —To secure the ones are all finished —a favorable time for new subscribers, standing ; but then theie would be the “blides mond, Va., with ice two feet thick in the river and ponds 
ral to many prominent friends of improvement, in the obgervance of tlie Sabbath in Brooklyn ; L ’ Sc0TT & C °'’ New York> Publishers = S3 P er - vear ’ D ’ 
hope that it will meet their approval, and if so receive . - , J ’ M. Dewey, Agent. 
their support and encouragement. Those disposed to exer- o laise le sa anes O lie ges 0 e ^oui .0 The North British Review for November has been re- 
cise a portion of influence in its behalf, are referred to Pre- A ppeals and the Supreme Couit; to incorpor- ceiled from the same publishers. This is one of the best 
L. Scott & Co., New York, Publishers, S3 per year. D. maids,” (I guess you call ’em,) and they might adjacent. 
mium List, Terms, &c., on next and the last page. 
ate the New York Hydropathic College; to of the Foreign Quarterlies. 
incorporate Homoeopathic Colleges in the coun- moil uailieu 
ties of Saratoga and Washington ; to give cases “ The „ Youlh ' s Ca f ct ’ an Illu « trate d Magazine for the time to deliver it, you assume a fearful respon- him instantly . 
preference on thecalendar; to facilitate and de- n“' we o'ghTJhavTcLLnded U to our sibilit ^ ! _ ^r^nce, a,fashionable might be _ Thecod fishe ry in Provi 
termine the validity of taxes and assessments ; readers before. It is not too late to say, however, that it is crn,,wr tn ” n onnisp. an ncci <n o t ns j: 
have instigated to delays, and “delays are al- — Dr. Frank II. Hamilton delivered the Annual Address 
ways dangerous.” I tell you, gentlemen of the before the State Medical Society at Albany on the evening 
railroads, when you lock up people’s baggage, of 1 cb ’ 6th ’ 
and are not at the proper place at the proper - Eeid > a Btuden ‘ at Xorth Carolina University, shot a 
... . vj '7 man named Clark the other day in an altercation, killing 
going to a ball; of course an accident of this 
to enable towns to subscribe to the stocks of the well worth the dimes (five of them) of theiittle hoys and kind, unless the best medical aid was at hand, one day last week. 
— The cod fishery in Frovincetown harbor has been doing 
a very good business lately. About 20,000 lbs. were taken 
ROCHESTER, FEBRUARY 16, 1856. 
To Agents, New Subscribers, &c. 
Albany and Susqnehannah railroad ; prescrib- g ! rls w, ‘° love + Pertaining and inactive reading, and would prove fatal. I will anticipate 
. , _ nice pictures to match. It is edited by Mrs. Ah^y, and fhnt T havp recovered mv bn. 0,0, 
ing the order of canvassing votes at general published by E . F . beadle, Buffalo, at 50 cts. per year. 7 “ * , , f f 3 • T 
elections : to appropriate State tax to the sup- ___ P royes tlia ^ m7 trust was not mis P la ' 
port of schools ; relating to savings hanks and Travels West.—Michigan. Proceeding westward through Mic 
would prove fatal. I will anticipate so far as to 
say that I have recovered my baggage, which 
proves that my trust was not misplaced. 
Proceeding westward through Michigan, evi¬ 
dences of thrift are abundant and unmistakable. 
- ate the New York and Philadelphia Steam 
Back numbers of this volume can still be sup- Navigation Company. 
plied to all applicants. Agents and other friends Kills Passed.— Fo exempt library, edifice 
port of schools ; relating to savings banks and Travels West.- Michigan. J 1 
institutions for savings ; the New York Regis- -- dences of thrift are abundant and unmistakable. 
try bill; amending the poor laws ; to incorpor- A Farce “founded on fact”—Detroit, its progress and Numberless villages^ in all the luxuriance of 
— According to the Paris correspondent of tlia Boston 
Post, Fanny EUsler is married to a wealthy butcher some¬ 
where in Germany. 
— Dr. Borland, our former Minister to Central America, 
has left Arkansas for New Orleans, whence it is said he will 
proceed to Nicaragua. 
Farce “ founded on fact” — Detroit, its progress and ix umuciicss viuages aii au uu, in aui iaiii. 1 , ui —The value of the maple sugar crop of the year 1855 is 
prosperity ,— Mich. Central Railroad, its profits, man- recent gtowth, appCclx to be transplants of hi ew estimated by the officials in Washington in the Agricultu- 
agement, fc .— Advice to Railroad folks .Farms and York 01 * New England. Newly painted houses, ral Bureau at $2,200,000. 
farming m Central Michigan, fyc. a l a Downing, and a la Everybody, with yards — An owl and a dog shut into a room together at Man- 
The cars arrived at the station opposite De- anc i o- ar dens to match bio - warehouses well- cbester > N. H., fought desperately for fifteen minutes, when 
•i i 1 1 * 1 A .i __ i „ ._ L A O ’ ® 9 rrnTTO in nnrl 
1 p -\t_„ r ..... a * ana <uaraens to maicn, uu^ wareaouses, wen- 
of the Rural will please note this paragraph, and ® ° lk 11 s ollca ! S ' 3Clet7 from troit about midnight-get on to a steamboat to filled stores and s l lops , keen tradesmen and 
tbcratnUns ar.card.inah, — not omittina to execution , -to renew the act incoi- cross the river—we move slowly and with diffi- quick . paced customers, well-tilled and well- 
govern themselves accordingly - not omitting to porating the Gencmi Society of Mechanics and 
forward the names and funds of all who wish or Tradesmen 
may be induced to subscribe. Additions to Clubs Asylum. 
(whether in ones, fives, tens or twenties ) arc now Assembly 
the dog gave in and fled. 
— The Baltimore Exchange building has been purchased 
by the Government for the Post Office. It is immediately 
poranng tne ttenerai bociety oi Mechanics and nf LmVnn too tbo hnnt ^ 1 » ; , oy tneo-overnment ior tne nos 
Tradesmen • to amend the charter of Tuvenile t} g masses of bioken ice, t e a fenced farms, seem to show that the Michigan- to be fitted up for that purpose. 
Asylum creaking and groaning hke a leviathan in trav- der is a “ Yankee enlarged.” - At Memphis the ponds are 
A RsrvRTv_ NTattopc _Tho Lilto of frnn/iv.l a * b ^ ^o are those waiting on shore with an- Having entered upon a “ wider sphere of use- of twelve to fourteen inches,: 
interest noticed were— to m-nteet the oittoene of te ™ S ^ g!eet US ' Lvldentl P f “ Committee oi f u i nesSj » t ] ie rural population of this section, and and stonn " away their own lce 
in order, and null be as gratefidly received asneio inkiest noticed were to piotect the citizens of j( ecep ti 0 n.” For whom can the honor be in- 
and heavier timber ^° lk bom im P osltlon tlle city rail- tended? Is there a great man among us ? 
and heavier timoeu roads ; to make the health office of New York Who can it be , who J mn it be , Per haps- 
Those who do not wish back numbers, can , • , , v . , ,,, , , • , . vv no can it ne . wno can u oe . x ernaps 
commence with the present or any other number. 
T IS a ‘ l ankee enlarged. — At Memphis the ponds are frozen over to the thickness 
Having entered upon a “ wider sphere of use- of twelve to fourteen inches, and the citizens are cutting 
lness,” the rural population of this section, and and stonn S awa y tbeir °' vn ice - 
e same may be true of the country beyond, ~ 0ne bun<lre(1 of tb e students of Dickinson College 
.. , , . . , . , have rebelled against the faculty, in consequence of the 
Those Premiums for obtaining subscribers will and create new offices with increased power: 
be announced at the earliest practicable moment, Bills Introduced. —To provide for a charter 
a salaried office ; a bill relative to seaman’s perbaps j am the man—no, I am unknown to i b mi 
fund; to abolish the offices of Street Commis- j ame — andj besides, they could not have been • 
sionei of Repairs and Supplies in New York, informed of my coming—and yet I have had , _ 
1 or wnom can tne nonoi oe in- the same maybe true of the country beyond, Une hundred ot the students of d 
Is there a great man among us ? m doubtle8R sunDa ss in enterorise the same have rcbelled a ° ainst the facult - v > in cor 
j e WLn can it bp 2 PprLnn« b ^ alleged unjust expulsion offour members. 
le Who cun it be ? 1 crh.ps- ^ in tho England States in so far as * ’ ' „„ inv „ >M 
dreams of future greatness—prophetic perhaps. 
May he my extreme modesty has kept me 
probably in oor nest notoer. Tbe nnpre- convention in Ne, Yorir ; in .-Cation to sunt- 
zsr:u: , ;;i^:: g “^“ te ’'' H,ati8possible ^*~+£*s**«*~**» zzzzzz 
LiaMM tut AXA-tv -uugtrtuu kj in ou no _ The Earl of Erne has invested something like £105,000 
labor will get larger returns, property advance in the construction of the Dundalk and Eniskellen line of 
more rapidly, and incentives to effort more railway. Of this about £76,000 was cash down, 
abound,—it will, however, require a good deal — A couple of lads, fourteen and fifteen years of age, had 
of demonstration before the world will admit asava K e fight with bowie knives at Louisville, Kentucky, 
that Yankee financiers, pedlars and trafficers gen- a few days since ’ and one of them was Ecarly kiUed ’ 
orally can be beat by anybody. ~ T , he f' ndy Eivc ‘ r 0 Z k ° f , Me '’ 7" 7" 
f robbed of between $2,000 and $3,000 of unsigned notes, 
Michigan, though much of it is rather a light some ofwhicb bave come back with f orge d signatures. 
soil, must alw ays be one of the great Wheat —A pound of flaxen thread made from the finest kind of 
* * * ter oaths ; to amend the Orphan Asylum of have known mvself! 
Conflagrations. Utica; to extend the time for the collection of First Committee-man.—' '‘’Omnibus, sir; carry 
. , , , c a „ taxes in Oswego ; to amend the act incorporat- you to a first class hotel.” 
A large number of disastrous fires have oc- . . . ,, . . , Y, , •> . _ T , . _ 
. .. , , ... / t ,, mg insurance companies ; authorizing the Canal Second Committee-man.—“ City Hotel, sir ? I’ll 
curred within a few days m ail parts ot the n . . , , ..... „ , „ J 
J . 1 , . , Commissioners to remedy the evil arising from take you free of charge.” 
country, some of the more important of vvhicb „ dam ^ Tonawanda ,f rd CcmmiUl ,.„ an ._.. Tllis way . Take 
are mentioned below : creek; to pay contractors under the law ofl854 you to"_ 
On Saturday morning week, the Phoenix , . A , . r. ., . a J , 
, rr . + n w \ the 15 per cent, drawback from their contracts; Please to agree among yourselves, gentlemen. 
wheat from “heaving out ”—a most important 
consideration. Farms through Central and 
through Bergen Hill to the Hudson River opposite N. Y. 
„ . , „. , . . j, . . — It is said that the forthcoming statistics oi Massachu- 
Southern Michigan are rapidly increasing in 8et te will show that the Shoe and Leather manufactures of 
price, and are selling very commonly for from the State amount to the astonishing sum of $55,000,000. 
$10 to $25 per acre, while choice locations and —Buttons, rivalling jet in beauty of gloss and finish, are 
Foundry on Yonge street, Toronto, C. W., be¬ 
longing to John M’Gee, was entirely consumed, 
together with its contents. Mr. M’Gee’s loss is 
the 15 per cent, drawback from their contracts; Please to agree among yourselves, gentlemen, 
to provide against the erection of unsafe build- Indeed, it would be invidious in me to select. 
ings in New York ; to renew charter of the New Committee, in full chorus.- “ National ”- s iderab i y> for a fc w years , the advance in real 
York College of Pharmacy ; to appropriate $500 “ Detroit House” —“ American, free of charge” — cs tate * h t b 
to build a monument to David Williams, one of “This way, sir”—“First class hotel”—“Good _ _ 
the captors of Maj. Andre accommodations Near the depot”-" Best WjSALTH 0F Atlanti0 CiTiES.-The wealth 
Bills I assed. —A bill to amend the charter house in the city. ikji.ii A • n . . . 
f ,, -p, m i . ii ,, f . -r . . concentrated at the great commercial points of 
of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company so as to Really, gentlemen, while I am deeply sensi- TT . , . 1 . 
n i .1 j- -j j • i ° . , , i t i t i the United States, says the Boston traveler, is 
allow shares to be divided into $100 each, ble of the honor intended, I beg leave to sug- • . . , . Y . , . , , 
second comnuuec-man.— diiy noiei, sir . i $10 to $25 per acre, while choice locations and — Buttons, rivalling jet in beauty of gloss and finish, are 
kc you tree ol chaige. extra buildings and improvements are much now madeYrom India rubber. The United States Navy and 
Third Committee-man. — “This way. Take b jg beT In Jackson county I was told that sovcra l large cl°thing houses have adopted the new style, 
u to there was quite a disposition to sell out, go On Sunday morning the 15th inst., the Congregational 
Please to agree among yourselves, gentlemen. north and take up Government lands. Emi- “ e .f ng Housein Newbury, Yt took:fi«^ and was burned 
rlppcl if wmilrl Ho mviflious in me to soloot .. , , , , , , , to the ground. I he loss is about .^3,000, without iiisuiancG. 
aeea, it wouia dc lmiaious m me lo select, ^nation north and west will probably check con- _ « r 0 i ’ , 
^ *" • * - 1 - - 1 >) ^ J . —The Treasurer of Schuyler countv has been enjoined 
siderably, for a few years, the advance in real from paying the appropriations made by the Board of Su- 
stated at $8,000, on which there is no insurance. , , ... b , , 7. . , ^ 
77 , , i . i, „ ... to build a monument to David YVilliams, one of 
On tbe 5th a fire broke out m the office of the nr • a j 
Colonist, in the same city, destroying it, to¬ 
gether with the Job office and Book and Sta- r, .. c , , . „ 
b or the Pacific Mn.il Steamshrp Company so as to 
tionery store connected therewith. Loss to the ,, , , 1 , x dK ,„ n , 
i 1 i Ahoonon ,i j- • • . allow shares to be divided into $100 each, 
establishment $20,000; the adjoining property' - , . ,. , ,.c 
J ° 1 1 J n.nri merensino* rlireernrfl fn ■hy-p attoo av. 
the captors of Maj. Andre. 
Bills Passed.— A bill to amend the charter 
Wealth oe Atlantic Cities.- 
H. T. B. pervisors for the erection of county buildings at Watkins. 
— Lake Champlain froze over last week. The Burlington 
The wealth Free Press says the average lime of closing the Lake is 
, _• i p about the 7th of February. Last year it closed on the 5th. 
concentrated at the great commercial points of ab °*t the 7th of February. Last year it closed on the 5th. 
fl TT -fi, i j t, , m ; • —The scholars of School District No. 1, in Little Falls, 
was also injured. . . & J & 
c m ‘ n J . ’ , j • o i, dered to a third reading. The following bills would, nevertheless, in my part of the country, be 
Two fires have also occurred m Syracuse, by , rn f ,, , . , ® . f „ 
... ,, -i, .1 n i TT were passed : lo amend the charter of Brook- deemed more appropriate to the occa-, I tell 
one of which, on the 5th, the Court House was , A. „ -i i r ii. i- e * l , . , , 11 L . , 
, , , ,. f i, n , T -i j lyn City Hospital; for the relief of the Clinton you plainly, let go of my arm there, sir; let go 
destroyed; a portion of the County Library and f J l J T 
r , L . i i + County Agricultural Society; relative to auc- there behind; let go, let go, I say, your pulling TT . , • 
some important papers were consumed—loss to .. , . ,, „ , J & , f, , 6 Union—bem 
.. „ 1 . . „ tion sales in Buffalo. me a n to pieces, you villains. Help! help! , . f 
. ’ . . ’ are making preparations for a Concert in that village, the 
truly astonishing. roi instance, one-eighth proceeds of which are to be devoted to the purchase of a 
owned by the Citizens OI JNew York and JdOS- —An exchange says that large quantities of sausages are 
ton. Boston alone, in its corporate limits, owns ,nade of horseflesh. A friend of ours says he believes it, as 
one-twentieth of the property of this entire b * invariably has the nightmare when he eats them for 
some important papers were consumed-loss to ..‘ 7 I - - y S'” 
,, n \ t 1 dhin non eo r non -p ii tion sales in Buffalo. me all to pieces, you villains. H 
the County is from $10,Odd to $15,UUU. By the n . . . x TT , , 1 , , . , 
,, ,, vt-t, oi i j ro r 1 be Governor sent in to the two Houses a Murder murder Here you, sir, f( 
other the Dillaye Block, on the corner of Salma . . „ ... J 
and Fayette streets, was consumed, in which communication from Kansas calling for aid sake, save my life and carry me off! 
was the armory of the Citizen’s Corps, the Odd ^“ Mt . f* 0 "" mvasi0I b ^K.ch were referred Awoke in the morning at the < 
.; r -- y x Union-being an amount equal to the wealth of ' ' 
m sales in Buffalo. me all to pieces, you villains. Help! help! , , f tl > NT > P i . q. . — William H. Warner was instantly killc d in New York, 
The Governor sent in to the two Houses a Murder! murder ! Here you, sir, for heaven’s ?? 3 ' 'r 00 ° ( , T ■ •/* ,• . /, ° C °P Monday week, by snow and ioe thrown from a roof striking 
mm n nient inn frnm TTunena enllino- fa,. ni,l _Massachusetts. In this City IS found the rich- him on the head* The Irishmen clearing the roof were 
Fellows’ Hall, the Chronica! printing office, and 
several business offices and stores. The loss of 
the building is $35,000 ; that of the occupants 
not estimated. 
to special committees. and }yas able to pursue my journey. Am 
- 5 — told that those men were “Runners,” and that 
Prospects of Peace. —The news by the Per- every traveler’s life is exposed in the same way ! 
est community, per capita, of any of the United arrested. 
States. The next city in point of wealth, ac- —The Chicago Press estimates the grain crop of Illinois 
cording to its population, is Providence, R. I.,. b)r J 333 as f °U° ws ;—180, 000,000 bushels oi Indian corn, 
,. t ■, • ■ t , . ,7 -ry • 20,000,000 bushels of wheat, and 50,000,000 of oats, barley 
Awoke in the morning at the City Hotel, gtates _ The nexfc city in point of wealth, ac- 
d was «ible to pursue my journey. Am ^ to itg popu l at ion, is Providence, R. I., 
Id that those men were “Runners,” and that wMc]i dty isone of the richest in the Union- 
not estimated. ’ sia ! ndicat “ ™' 7 decided ^ncement to- Detroit was settled by the French at an early 
The woolen carpet factory on Haydock street, .® a T Z the dlfficultl °® between day ; their descendants still retain a good deal 
Philadelphia, was totally destroyed by fire on asSia aiu 16 es er ° r ll U f C ° n ' of rcal estate in the cit Y but in a11 progressive 
the morning of February 6. The building was dl lona acceptance } le oi mer o the terms tendenc i es the Yankees are considered decided- 
owned by James Garside, and was worth $8,000. pr ° 1 P t °, &e ^ us lia a& a asis o nego lation, ] y ahead. There has been within a few years a 
One hundred and fifty persons are thrown out Z ^7 ° . ^ ^ adyaDce in <*'«*> witb a respect- 
- 1 lus ln ie umea , ^ (>l: c ,seem to place the ab i e i ncrease in business and nonulation—in 
every uavcic. smcis m mcsu.uc wuv « h j a va l uation 0 f fifty- six mill i on s, with a ^ T v . „ T . . .. 
_li-i i 3 J . —According to the Louisville Democrat, Kentuckians 
Detroit was settled by the French at an early population of fifty thousand. The bare increase bave notj within the memory of the « oldest inhabitant,” 
day ; their descendants still retain a good deal 
per annum of the wealth of Boston, is equal to enjoyed as much good sleighing during one winter as in 
of real estate in the city, but in all progressive the entire valuation of many of the minor cities, the past four weeks. 
— Mr. Barbour, principal witness for the prosecution 
against the Irish lillibusters in Cincinnati, has been shot. 
The pistol ball passed through the rim of his hat, and cut 
zx me j” *** there is little doubt but that all concerned would 
tens building, so called, adiommg the City , , , . 
„ „ 0 . 7 , ,, J be seen to be heartily sick ot the exhausting 
If the hearts of the rulers on both sides could mugt always re main so, for it is on the “ main 
be laid open to the inspection of the world, road „ to New York . It is the residence of one 
owned by James Garside, and was worth $8,000. 1 TT f T T 8 T ’ ly ahead. There has been within a lew years a Proposed Monument.—O ur Canadian neigh- a S ainRt lbc JnRh filibusters in Cincinnati, nas been snot. 
7 1 , , ^ r and the subsequent rumored cessation of liostil- ; n 1W 1 «t»te with »vorv 1 .. , , , , . The pistol ball passed through the rim of his hat, and cut 
One hundred and fifty persons are thrown out ltlas ia the ^ would seera to p ] ac , the great advance m leai estate, with a very respect- bors, or a portion of them at least, are moving ofTa f ock of his hair. 
of employment by this disaster. Four frame probab i] it ics on the side of peace able increase in business and population-m in the matter of a monument to Lount and _ Sanmel Cheshire, the postmaster at Rugeley, England, 
dwelling houses were also consumed, all of If the hearts of the rulers on both sides cc Id fact Detr0lt 1S one ot our “ lu ' st class Peaces,and Mathews, two of the unfortunate patiiots who has been removed from office, and held to bail for breaking 
which were occupied by families. z neans ui uie imcrs on ooui siaes couia mlist always remain so, for it is on the “ main perished on the scaffold during the rebellion of open a letter and communicating to the murderer, Dr. 
Afire at IbmLster, N. H, consumed Pat- 5* ““^1,'b T T' u road" to Nerr York. It is tbe residence of one 1837-38. r.l».r, .Ire content., 
ten’s building, so called, adjoining the City UR 18 1 e i on j ju ui a concern e wou of our great Conservative Statesmen, Mr. Lewis It makes a great difference in regard to a — The weather continues very severe in the north and 
Hall. It was occupied bv the Manchester be see » to be heartily smk of the exhausting C ass, who lives a quiet, unostentatious life : un- man’s fame whether he is successful or unsuc- Brazos, and the thermometer had fallen as.low^as 
American Mirror, the Union Democrat, and the and b ood y tbe7 baye for tb ( C f 0 P ast like Cincinnati, and our own great New Eng- ceS slul, and it is a strong proof of freedom in I^TTumWo^tle " 
Stars and Stripes newspapers, also the Man- 3 . ea ’^ een P a J in t>- a, a s P ee y et inina- i ander> be bas no t the honor of being poor.— Canada that her citizens are permitted thus to Dr Williston died at hi, residence in Easthamp- 
chester Bank, City Library, Sheriff’s office, to- tlonbepu ‘ ^ the nnchnstain and barbarons Whatever may be thought of his “ fogyism.” honor the memory of men who attempted, no ton, 2^« p-SS, 
gethev with several stores and land offices. Loss lnallnel . ° Se , lng na 10na 1S P U es y 1C - « Young America” will do well to imitate his matter how honestly, to revolutionize the gov- after a short illness. He was 95 years of age, and the old- 
not known. sword, is the sincere hope of every friend ot sobriety and general morality. ernment. est graduate of Yale College. 
Hall. It was occupied bv the Manchester , , , , T r ° 
. . , r . 1 TT . “ , , ,, and bloody game they have for the two past 
American Mirror, the Union Democrat, and the , J . 
UOLUJb UUb uuuctujeu ' V0UiU of our great Conservative Statesmen, Mr. Lewis 
seen to be heartily sick of the exhausting CasS) who lives a quiet, unostentatious life : im- 
not known. . 
A fire at Canandaigua, on the 6th, destroyed ‘ • 
three blocks of buildings, occupied by stores. Where ] 
shops and offices. Among them were the Re- p ac ifj c ] e j 
Y^here is the Pacific.—T he Collins steamer 
sobriety and general morality. 
Detroit is not destitute of handsome resi¬ 
dences, and many of the churches have very 
Pacific left Liverpool three days before the hi 9 h stee P les ’ tbere , is ^ason to suppose, how 
pository and Times offices, both of which lost p ers i a , a n d has not yet been heard from. Much ever > that they don’t reach quite up to heaven, pay . The standing Committees are not yet — a bill has passed tbe House in the Tennessee I.pgisla- 
all their type, presses, and fixtures. This is the anx i e ty is felt on her account, and the company and they would be very bard to climb il they did. app ointed, but probably will be this week.— ture, authoiizing the State to purchase five hundred acres 
most disastrous conflagration that ever visited a f- New York; have sent out two steamers to Here the Michigan Central Railroad takes Until this is done, no public business of impor- of the ground-including the tomb of Jackson and the 
that beautiful village, and the loss cannot fall fj c l {o her The fo arful Zlr^y o Z you in charge for the West -Michigan bas been tance can be transacted. buildings-of the Hermitage, for$50,C O. 
7 , scaicn HI 1 UU. H-Hiiui Udidimby oi tut, J the IOth inst... Gant. James II. Robinson, of Bed- 
rnan’s fame whether lie is successful or unsuc- UI,pe , r Braz ° 8 ’ and the thermometer had fallen as low as 
. . _ _ _ . one degree below zero. The seventy of the weather had 
cessful, and it is a strong proof of freedom in ki n e d a number of cattle. 
Canada that her citizens are permitted thus to _ ^ Dr WiU5ston died at hl , lCs idence in Easthamp- 
honor the memory of men who attempted, no ton, Mass., on Wednesday week, of typhoid pneumonia, 
matter how honestly, to revolutionize the gov- after a short illness. He was 95 years of age, and the old- 
ernment estgraduate of Yale College. 
_ —Counterfeit gold dollars of the following description 
are in circulation. It is of the smaller of the two sizes of 
Congressional. Congress has not yet done pie co ; n> compared with the genuine, it is a shade 
anything except elect its officers and draw its darker, and of a less delicate finish. 
— A bill has passed the House in the Tennessee Legisla¬ 
ture, authorizing the State to purchase five hundred acres 
pay. The standing Committees are not yet 
appointed, but probably will be this week.— 
short of $40,000. 
The YVeather. —The wintry aspect of the 
weather mitigated somewhat on Sunday, and 
Arctic renders the community sensitive to any annexed to the Eastern States, this gieat cor 
delay beyond tbe regular time. 
poration is making handsome dividends and is Ox Wednesday of last week, a child of Dr. 
buildings—of the Hermitage, for $50,000. 
— On the 10th inst., Capt. James H. Robinson, of Bed¬ 
ford county, Va., had just punished a negro belonging to 
him for neglect of duty, when the negro struck him on the 
every way prosperous; much of its stock is West, of New York, was smothered in the nurse’s head with a hoe, causing his death next morning, 
weather mitigated somewhat on Sunday, and Railroad Collision. —A collision occurred on held by New England men ; it extends to Chi- arms under tbe following circumstances:—She —The Liverpool Journal insists that Louis Napoleon, 
on Monday tbe snow melted considerably in the Michigan Southern Railroad, near Hillsdale, cago, and is getting control over some other had taken it to Brooklyn for exercise, and on through an agent, has been speculating, in the English 
our streets, giving strong promises of a thaw, on Friday, the 8th inst., by which three em- roads. I bought” a ticket for “ Grass Lake.” I returning entered an omnibus sleigh. A snow funds, on the last foreign ueu^^D^uu^steJ a^ndihou ot 
Durimr the night succeeding, however, the wind plovees of the road were killed. Two loco mo- suppose under the old regime I should have been squall coming up she covered it with a shawl, P ounrlsin uonM)ls at " nc 1 " , , 
j • < j-xz.rt.jm I- i i- t j i rt , , • a !-xi j. i.t , , 4 ! i xi -TheSt. Louis Herald says a grand scheme is proposed 
veered again towards the north, and on lues- tives were demolished, and the cars taking fire entitled to a “pass, as 1 am a namesake ol the and wrapped it up so closely as to exclude tbe by ayoungman j n that city. He calls it “A Leap Year 
day morning hoary winter again peered out several of them, containing the mails and bag- President of the corporation ; but I am told that air, and on entering the saloon on the ferry boat Scheme ” in which he proposes to raffle himself off at $5 a 
with a beard of icicles and locks of snow. gage, were wholly and others partially destroyed, railroads are getting wonderful choice of their found it dying. chance—the number of chances to he limited to 500. 
