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MOORED RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, 
MARCH 15. 
BUSINESS NOTICES. 
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of the Rural will please note this paragraph, and 
govern themselves accordingly — not omitting to 
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and heavier timber. 
pg§“ Those who do not wish back numbers, can 
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only nine months, in accordance with our terms. 
Any person can send for four or more copies at 
$1,50 each,—and, on subsequently filling out a club of ten 
or over, receive extra copy, &c., or other premium to which 
he may be entitled, the same as though all the copies were 
ordered at one time. See Premium List below. 
MtEMIUIVIS IB'On-L 1856 I 
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ing the circulation of the Rural New-Yorker, we offer the 
following very fair and liberal 
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SIX DOLLARS in cash, and an extra copy of the Rural, 
—or, instead of the latter, a copy of the Year Book of Agri¬ 
culture, (price $1,50,)— to every person remitting for fifty or 
more subscribers, to the 1st of May, 1856. 
FIVE DOLLARS in cash or a copy of Webster’s Unabridg¬ 
ed Dictionary, or four copies of the Year Book of Agriculture, 
or $6 in other Books, for forty or more subscribers. 
THREE DOLLARS in cash and an extra copy of the Ru¬ 
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remitting for thirty-two subscribers or over. 
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in Specific Premiums, deducting it from remittance.) 
To every one remitting for twenty subscribers, we will give 
two extra copies of the Rural and two copies of the 8th or any 
preceding volume of the Wool Grower and Stock Register— or 
(instead of extra Rnrals and W. G. it S. R.,) a handsomely 
bound volume of the Rural for 1855, (price $3.) 
To every one remitting for fifteen subscribers, an extra 
copy of the Rural and either volume of the W. G. & S. R. —nr 
a copy of the Horticulturist for 1856. 
To every one remitting, for ten subscribers, ($15,) an extra 
copy of the Rural, or a copy of Year Book of Agriculture The 
same to every one remitting for six copies, ($10.) 
To every one remitting for three copies ($5) we will, if de¬ 
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News of the Week. 
ROCHESTER, MARCH 15, 1856. 
Creditable ” Transactions. 
A friend sends us a professed “ rural” paper 
published somewhere in Central New York, 
containing several articles copied from our 
journals, but given as original. One prominent 
and valuable article is taken from the Rural 
and another from our monthly, the W. G. A S. 
R. While we thank our friend for his kindness 
in ca lling our attention to the matter, it is pro¬ 
per to say that like things are of such common 
occurrence that they in no wise disturb our 
equanimity—we considering as complimentary 
what some would reckon dishonorable infringe¬ 
ments upon our rights. Indeed, were we to at¬ 
tempt an enumeration of similar “ stealings” 
from the Rural alone, the task would soon be¬ 
come Herculean—and hence we long since re¬ 
signed ourselves to the depredations of those 
geniuses who produce leading and valuable 
articles through the instrumentality of a metal 
pen, formed in the shape of scissors ! It is but a 
few days since we saw, in one number of an 
Eastern temperance paper, six articles from the 
Rural, not one of which was credited—/ow? 4 in 
a prominent religious journal, and as many in a 
widely-circulated literary paper! 
Of course, all this, though not exceedingly 
creditable to our contemporaries, is gratifying in 
so far as it exhibits their good judgment and 
fine discrimination ! The greatest drawback 
to our satisfaction in the premises, is in daily 
observing articles which originally appeared in 
the Rural, re-published and credited to other 
journals. And this is not confined to our own 
country—for we notice, of late, several of our 
articles « going the rounds,” credited to foreign 
sources, such as the Farmers' Magazine and 
Mark Lane Express, the ablest European Ag. 
Journals. This proves that all the good taste 
and judgment in such matters is not monopo¬ 
lized by certain American editors, and the lat¬ 
ter will please consider themselves in excellent 
company ! 
— By the way, it is pleasing to observe that 
papers which are the most envious and jealous 
of the Rural, and that occasionally give vent 
to their venom in very choice and gentlemanly 
terms, do not hesitate to appropriate its contents 
in the manner above indicated. 
The Africa, which arrived at Hew York On 
Saturday, brings one of the dryest budgets for 
news it has been our lot to scan for many a day. 
The thousand rumors floating about among the 
gossiping circles of Paris and London, in refer¬ 
ence to the. Peace Conference now holding its 
session in Paris, are utterly unreliable ; and 
what is said one day is unsaid the next. The 
Paris press, it is stated, are prohibited from pub¬ 
lishing, unauthorized, anything touching the 
conference during its session ; so grave journals 
turn aside from other state matters, into detail- 
img facts and circumstances connected with the 
probable event of an heir apparent to the iron 
crown of Charlamagne. Such stuff, heralded 
through the American press in reference to 
a public functionary’s private affairs, would 
excite, and justly, the scorn and contempt of the 
American people. 
The columns of the English press are largely 
filled with discussions of the American ques¬ 
tions, in which Jonathan is severely handled; 
and direful threats of annihilation uttered, 
unless he takes more moderate ground. They 
have already calculated the damage it would be 
to us, to have our commerce annihilated, our 
sea board cities reduced to ruins, the slaves at 
the South set free and furnished with arms, Ac., 
Ac. The lion roared similarly forty years ago, 
when we numbered but eight millions of peo¬ 
ple ; and yet the country survived. War would 
be a direful calamity to both nations, but the 
United States, to say the least, are quite as able 
to endure its horrors as England. 
Hothing has been heard from the Pacific, 
which left Liverpool Jan. 23d, now nearly fifty 
days since, and the probabilities are that the 
sad record will have to be made against her— 
“She sailed from such a port at such a time, 
and was never heard of more.” A new feature 
has been introduced into naval architecture, viz., 
dividing tho ship into several water-tight com¬ 
partments ; and the public ought to insist upon 
its adoption hereafter in all cases. If this had 
been the case, the ill-fated Arctic, and probably 
the Pacific also, would not have been lost. The 
new Cunarder, the Persia, is thus constructed, 
(as described elsewhere in this paper.) 
Congress drags its slow length along, without 
accomplishing any great amount of business as 
yet. The Committee on elections in the House, 
which reported in favor of sending to Kansas 
for persons and papers in the Whitfield Reed¬ 
er case, had their report re-committed, with 
a call for the reasons for the request. A second 
report has been made, and the reasons given, 
and a minority report in opposition has also been 
made. What the House will do in the premises, 
remains to be seen. The Legislature’s hun¬ 
dred days are drawing towards a close, with the 
business of the session in a very backward state. 
Bills will probably be rushed through omnibus 
fashion, at the end of the session. Nothing 
makes our legislators hurry up so much as cut¬ 
ting off their pay. 
South and West of us spring seems to have 
made an impression, and the breaking up of the 
ice in many places has proved very destructive to 
propel ty. At St. Louis, much greater damage 
was done than we stated last week—no less 
than twenty steamers having either been en¬ 
tirely lost, or much injured. With us, and at 
the East, winter still retains his rigorous grasp, 
and the last few days have been nearly as se¬ 
vere as during the winter. The thermometer 
fell below zero, high winds prevailed, and rail¬ 
roads and highways were blocked up with 
snow. The mails have consequently been very 
irregular, and business generally greatly im¬ 
peded. 
Legislative. 
Senate.— The chief matters of interest con¬ 
nected with the action of the Senate, during the 
past week, were as follows : 
Bills were introduced relative to property 
conveyed by aliens. For the better security 
for persons furnishing and repairing machinery. 
To provide for the distribution of the Colonial 
History. To compel individual bankers to file 
with the Secretary of State full descriptions of 
their names, residence, title of hank, capital, Ac. 
Reports were made favorable to an amend¬ 
ment of the act incorporating companies for the 
navigation of lakes and rivers; to restore the 
law for the preservation of deer ; to amend the 
Revised Statutes relative to property liable to 
taxation, also against legalizing special condi¬ 
tions to leases; to consolidate the Northern 
railroad; to amend act for the regulation of 
County and Stale Prisons; in relation to proper¬ 
ty conveyed by Indians ; to establish a code of 
criminal procedure ; to establish an Insurance 
Department in the State Government. 
The Albany Suspension Bridge bill was in 
order for final passage, but on motion of Mr. 
Wadsworth, it was recommitted. 
Assembly. — Bills were introduced for the 
better security of public money in the hands of 
public officers; to encourage improvements in 
the breed of horses; to prohibit the publication 
of anonymous articles in newspapers ; to amend 
the banking law. 
Bills were reported favorably to incorporate 
the Buffalo Mutual Insurance Company; to en¬ 
large Chenango canal locks ; to amend the poor 
law; to increase Justice’s fees; to legitimize 
children born out of wedlock. 
The Governor sent in resolutions of the Ver¬ 
mont Legislature on the Kansas question. 
The Senate and Assembly, on joint ballot, 
elected Geo. W. Clinton and Robert Kelly to 
fill vacancies in the Board of Regents of the 
University. 
Congressional. 
Senate.— In the Senate last week there were 
passed bills authorizing the construction of ten 
sloops of war ; establishing the collection dis¬ 
tricts of the U. S.; appropriating $80,000 for the 
new fortification at Galveston. A joint resolu¬ 
tion directing the committee on foreign rela¬ 
tions to consider the expediency of some act of 
legislation to abrogate the treaty with Den¬ 
mark, and repudiate the payment of the Sound 
Dues, was passed. 
Mr. Hunter reported a bill making appropria¬ 
tions for fortifications and other work of defence, 
and to repair barracks and fortresses. 
After debate the Senate confirmed Mr. L. 
Trumbull in his seat for six years from the 4th 
of March Iasi, by the following votes :—Ayes 
35, nays 8. 
House.— The deficiency appropriation bill 
passed. 
Mr. Smith, of Ala., introduced a bill to pre¬ 
vent the introduction into the U. S. of foreign 
criminals, paupers, lunatics and insane persons. 
Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.— 
The Senate bill for constructing ten sloops of 
war was referred to the Naval Committee. 
Mr. Hickman, from the committee on elec¬ 
tions, made a report, presenting the reasons for 
renewing their demands for authority to send 
for persons and papers in the Kansas contested 
election case. Mr. Stevens, of Georgia, from 
the same committee, made a minority report in 
opposition ; and a long and interesting debate 
arose, which occupied the attention of the House 
much of the week. 
fjtos (flippings. 
A V Ait Movement.— The London Times says 
that in addition to the 86th Regiment and a 
battalion of the Rifle Corps, which are about to 
be despatched lo Canada, it is understood to be 
the intention to send out several other regi 
ments, so as to form a powerful force in that 
country. It is further rumored that almost ev- 
eiy regiment now attached to the home station 
has received private intimation that their ser¬ 
vices may be required in Canada, and such early 
notice has been given in order that the regi¬ 
mental clothing, which is made expressly for 
that station, may be in readiness. 
Rumored Incompetence.— Capt. Nye, former¬ 
ly of the steamship Pacific, publishes a letter 
in the New \ ork papers, in which he intimates 
that the engineer who went on board with the 
new captain was not competent to a proper dis¬ 
charge of his resjionsiblo duties, by reason of a 
fack of experience. He further imputes mis¬ 
management to the Messrs. Brown in overruling 
the expressed wishes of E. K. Collins, Esq., in 
manning and officering the ship, and that to this 
interference may be attributed whatever of dis¬ 
aster may have befallen the ship in question. 
College Riots. —Several of our Colleges seem 
to have been imbued recently with a spirit of 
riot and insubordination, which must, if persist¬ 
ed in , greatly impair their usefulness. A riot 
occurred in Yale College last week, in conse¬ 
quence of ill feeling existing between the stu¬ 
dents and one of the tutors. The former broke 
into the tutor’s room, beat the occupant, de¬ 
stroyed his furniture, demolished the windows, 
and did other acts of disorder and violence.— 
But all this is nothing compared with the recent 
terrible demonstration at Columbia (S. C.) Col¬ 
lege, where, on the night of the 17th ult., a riot 
occuned, in which the Chief of Police and one 
or two students were killed. The military 
companies had to be evoked, and the Governor of 
the State was called upon to interpose in person, 
between the students and the citizens before 
quiet could be restored. 
The Farmers of Monroe County will bear in 
mind that an adjourned meeting of their Ag. 
Society is to be held at the Court House, in this 
city, on Wednesday next, March 19th, at which 
it is expected decided progress will be reported 
relative to Permanent Location, Life Member¬ 
ships, Ac. It is earnestly desired that every 
Progressive Parmer and friend of Rural Im¬ 
provement in the county, will attend and par¬ 
ticipate in furthering the laudable objects con¬ 
templated. 
Explanation.— The snow blockade has ren¬ 
dered it impossible for us to procure printing 
paper from our regular manufacturers for some 
time past,—and hence we are obliged to substi¬ 
tute an inferior article for a portion of this 
week’s edition of the Rural. Measures have 
been taken to dig out, and transport by sleighs, 
a quantity of paper shipped by railroad “long 
time ago,” and now buried in the snow some 
thirty miles distant. 
State Authorities at War.— The Governor¬ 
ship of Wisconsin is contested on the ground of 
fraud in the elections. Barstow, the Governor 
de facto, demurred to the pleadings of his oppo¬ 
nent, which demurrer the Supreme Court over¬ 
ruled, and ordered him to answer within a sta¬ 
ted time. On Saturday last his counsel pre¬ 
sented himself before the Court, declining to 
submit to its jurisdiction, and the Legislature 
also received a message, enclosing a copy of his 
counsel’s communication to the court. The 
Governor denies the jurisdiction of the court in 
the matter, and protests against its action, de¬ 
claring that he will repel with all the power 
within his department, any infringement upon 
his rights. He further declares that the pro¬ 
ceedings of the Ccurt are a dangerous assump¬ 
tion of power, and asks the Legislature what 
action shall be taken in the premises. The 
Governor’s message was referred to a commit¬ 
tee, and the Democrats held a meeting in the 
evening resolving to sustain him. 
A Good Move.— The New York Central Rail¬ 
road has discontinued its Sunday passenger 
trains, and the Erie road has signified a willing¬ 
ness to do the same. The Albany Northern 
has adopted the same rule ; and, last of all, the 
Hudson River. The great line of steamboats 
have found it to their interests to discontinue 
their Sunday departures; and the roads have 
come to the same conclusion. At the present 
time there is not a Sunday train leaving Albany 
in any direction. 
Ran Away.—A locomotive with a train of 
freight cars, according to the Binghampton Re¬ 
publican, recently ran away from the Homer 
station on the Syracuse and Binghampton rail¬ 
road. The engineer and fireman had left the 
train, and by some means not stated the steam 
was let on, setting the train in motion, which 
ran until the steam was exhausted and then 
stopped. The engineer and conductor pursued 
the fugitive train in a buggy, along a road 
which ran on the same direction, and overhaul¬ 
ed it about seven miles distant. 
Attempt to Rob a Bank.— A bold attempt 
was made to rob the Bank of Albion, in this 
State, on Monday evening of last week, by tak¬ 
ing the lock off from the door leading into the 
business room of the bank, where the burglars 
found about five dollars in coppers, which they 
carried off. After endeavoring to blow the bolt 
off from the outer vaulQdoor without any im¬ 
pression, they decamped. Tho editor of the 
American thinks it was the work of some one 
quite familiar with the Bank. 
Mad Dogs !—A correspondent of the Buffalo 
Courier, under date of March 7tli, states that 
the day before a small black dog bit several 
boys and dogs in the street. He was not sus¬ 
pected of being rabid until next morning, when 
unmistakable signs of hydrophobia appeared, 
and the animal was killed. This is one of the 
most fatal and horrible diseases that ever 
scourged humanity, and it is hoped stringent 
measures will be taken to protect community 
against the thousand worthless curs infesting 
both that and all other cities. 
— There are 1,650 counties in the United States. 
— The Delaware river at Philadelphia was open on the 
3d instant. 
— A new evening paper is to be started in Detroit by an 
association of printers. 
The people of New York are moving for an increase 
of the defences of their city. 
A State Agricultural Society of Kentucky has been 
chartered, with an appropriation of $5,000. 
— The government of Greece has raised the duty on 
breadstuff's from one to five per cent. 
— The commercial treaty between tho United States 
and Denmark expires on the 15th of April. 
— A Department of Agriculture is provided for in the 
University of Minnesota. 
— The U. S. Treasurer reports the amount in the Treas¬ 
ury subject to draft, at upwards of $22,000,000. 
The navigation of the James river, Va., has been 
closed by the ice, but it is now again in navigable order. 
-A single pew in the King’s Chapel, Unitarian, was 
sold in Boston recently for twelve hundred dollars. 
— A slave named Charles, owned by W. W. Montgomery 
died recently in New Orleans, aged 121 years. ° ’ 
— The St. Louis (Mo.) Republican is urging the neces¬ 
sity of a bridge across the Mississippi at that place. 
Col. Rawlinson is said to have discovered the mummv 
of Nebuchadnezzar, in the sepulchers of Babylon. 
— The Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad Co. are about to 
erect a depot 400 feet in length on their depot grounds in 
Detroit. 
— During the recent cold weather at Fort Snelling the 
thermometer fell to forty-five degrees below zero, con- 
gealing the mercury. 
— The Legislature of Texas, at its late session, adopted 
a bill donating to Mrs. Elizabeth Crockett, widow of Davy 
Crockett, one league of land. 
— Mr. A. W. Vaughn, of Sandy Hill, died between Schen¬ 
ectady and Amsterdam on Friday week, on the accommo¬ 
dation train from the West. 
Santa Anna is residing at Tobago, four leagues from 
Carthagena. He expresses bitter hatred toward the Uni¬ 
ted States. 
— Mr. Du Pre died in the Queen’s bench prison, London 
on the 6th ult., after an incarceration of forty-four rears 
for debt. J 
— The Hon. Mr.Dallas, who is to succeed Mr. Buchanan 
at the Court of St. James, departed in the steamship Baltic 
on her recent outward trip. 
— There are forty-eight German papers published in tho 
United States. Of these, thirty-six are either anti-Ne¬ 
braska, or neutral. 
-In 1800 there were 3,804 persons in the employment of 
the Government, exclusive of the army and navy In 1854 
35,456. * 
— There has been another revolution in Paraguay.— 
Gen. Flores, the President, has been driven from Montevi¬ 
deo without bloodshed. 
— The N. Y. Commercial Advertiser says that Ex-Gov 
Hunt is soon to deliver an-address in favor of Mr. Fillmore 
for the Presidency. 
Severe March Weather.— According to tlie 
record of Professor Dewey, of the University, 
last Monday morning, (March 10,) the ther¬ 
mometer stood at 4° below zero for an hour; on 
the evening preceding, 6° below at 10% o’clock ; 
and in the morning at 6° below. In the month 
of March, the temperature has not been down 
to cypher in this city since 1837 and 1838._ 
For several winters since 1838, the temperature 
was not so low as zero. Sunday and Monday 
were clear and sunny, but fierce north and west 
winds were blowing all the time, and the air 
was filled with driving snow. 
1 he telegraph states that in New York city 
on Monday morning, the mercury sunk to nine 
below zero, and at Albany seven below. 
Defaulter. —New Orleans, like too many of 
our Northern cities, is cursed with incompetent 
and dishonest men, who have been placed by 
political chicanery in official stations. The 
treasurer of that city, whose name is Garland, 
and who sports the military prefix of Col., is a 
defaulter to the amount of $200,000. He at¬ 
tempted to escape, but was pursued, brought 
back, and, on examination, held to bail in the 
sum of $500,000. 
Somebody Hold Them ! — In the New York 
Board of Aldermen, March 7th, a resolution was 
offered making the erection of New York, 
Kings, Queens, Suffolk, Richmond, Putnam, 
Westchester, Rockland, Ulster, Sullivan, Dutch¬ 
ess, Green and Columbia counties into a sepa¬ 
rate State, to be called Southern New York.— 
The reason of this movement is stated to be 
that in some debates in the Legislature some 
reflections were cast upon that immaculate body 
of so-called public servants. 
Brave Old Oak !—-The Hartford Courard 
says :•—“ The old Charter Oak stood the weight 
of the ice bravely this winter—not a limb or 
twig was broken. A large number of persons 
visited the old Oak at the time when so many 
of our fruit and shade trees were breaking un¬ 
der the Aveight of the ice, expecting to find 
broken limbs to cany away as relics, hut they 
all went away sorrowful.” 
Failure of Cassius M. Clay.— The Louis¬ 
ville Courier contains the following paragraph: 
“ A correspondent writing from Lexington, ad¬ 
vises us of the failure of Capt. Cassius M. Clay. 
His assignees are his brother, Brutus J. Clay, 
and M. C. Johnson, Esq., of Lexington. For 
several years past Mr. Clay has been a large 
speculator in hogs, and to the recent heavy de¬ 
cline in hog products, we presume, may be at¬ 
tributed his unfortunate failure.” 
Charter Elections. —Rochester, at its recent 
charter election, chose a majority of the Com¬ 
mon Council and Supervisors of the Reform 
party, which merged in this all other party dis¬ 
tinctions. The Mayor, Samuel G. Andrews, 
was also the candidate of the Republicans.— 
The Republicans elected a majority of their 
ticket at Lockport, Geneva and Utica, and the 
Americans in Auburn and Troy. 
M ateb. Claims.— The Canal Appraisers have 
made a report on the claims of the Rochester 
millers for damages caused by diverting water 
from the Genesee river for canal purposes. The 
aggregate award is $25,569,08, a very small 
fraction of the sum claimed, and even this has 
yet to run the gauntlet of a Legislative sanction. 
Larger Yet.— The New York Daily Mews 
saj’s the town of Poland, Ohio, manufactures 
150,000 brooms a year ; whereupon the Niaga¬ 
ra Democrat remarks that Mr. Geo. Chrysler, 
of Lockport, N. Y., manufactures over 250,000. 
He has got one of the largest manufactories in 
the United States, each department is carried 
on separate—the sorting, sizing, sewing, Ac.,— 
which is conducted to perfection. 
Wm. C. Rives is writing the life of Madison, 
to be published by the Ya. Historical Society. 
Fearful Explosion.— A fire recently occurred 
at St. Martinsville, La., which consumed a whole 
square of the best portion of the place. While 
the people were in one of the burning stores 
endeavoring to save the goods, forty kegs of gun 
powder exploded, destroying the building and 
burying twenty or more persons in the ruins.— 
Seventeen dead bodies had been found at the 
last accounts, and several others were missing. 
The paper mill of Leonard, Whitney A Son, 
in Watertown, Mass., was burned on the 5th inst. 
Loss $12,000 ; insured for $6,000. 
— The Portland (Me.) Advertiser announces the death 
of Hon. Levi Cutter, for seven successive years, from 1834 
to 1841, Maj’or of that city. 
— The Commissioners of the Canal Fund advertise for a 
I new loan of one million dollars for the enlargement. Pro- 
I posals are to be received until the 25th inst. 
— Col. AVhecler, our minister to Nicaragua, has failed to 
satisfy the State Department of the propriety of his course 
in recognizing the new government. 
— It has been a hard season for horse-flesh in New York 
city. Since the sleighing commenced 900 horses have 
been killed, or died in that city, over the usual number. 
— The next term of the Court of Appeals will be held in 
Albany on the 25th of March inst., and the last day for re¬ 
ceiving notices of arguments is the 17th of March. 
— It is said that Douglas Jerrold’s son, who emigrated 
to New York, has “vamosed” to California, leaving his 
young wife penniless among strangers. 
A Wall street banker, a few days since, gave $3,500 as 
one donatton to the Pease mission at the Five Points N. 
Y. His wife, on the same day, gave $500. 
— The citizens of Watertown, Jefferson Co., have had a 
meeting, and resolved to raise the amount necessary to 
secure the next State Fair at that place. 
— The Government is said to have ordered Governor’s 
Island to be put on its uniform — or in other words to he 
got in readiness to defend the city in case of war. 
— George W. Clinton of Buffalo, and Robert Kelley of 
New York, have been elected by the New York Legislature 
to fill vacancies in the Board of Regents of the University. 
— A memorial has been introduced into the Minnesota 
Legislature, desiring Congress to divide the territory on 
the line 45 10, from the St. Croix to the Missouri river. 
— The patent office has been very active during the last 
year. One thousand nine hundred and forty-six patents 
were issued, the largest number any one year has ever vet 
shown. 
— The Corpus Christi Valley Advertiser says prepara¬ 
tions are making in that place for the extensive manufac¬ 
ture of salt by solar evaporation, at the great salt lake in 
the vicinity, during the coming season. 
— The Supreme Court of California has made a decision 
setting aside the assignment, and dividing the assets of 
the late firm of Adams & Co. pro rata amongst all the 
creditors. 
— Real estate in New Orleans has greatly diminished in 
value during the laat year. The aggregate assessed valua¬ 
tion of property in that city in 1S55, shows a decrease of 
$846,860 since 1850. 
— The Newport Mercury states that two geese were dug 
out a snow-drift in that town a few days since, which had 
been without food for forty-two days. They were very 
thin of flesh, hut quite lively. 
— The Minnesota Legislature is moving for a State or¬ 
ganization. A territorial convention will he held in June, 
1857, to form a State Constitution. The present popula¬ 
tion of the territory is nearly 70,000. 
— Amos Holbrook, a teacher of West Brookfield, Mass., 
had a difficulty in attempting to punish Geo. M. Hatha¬ 
way, one of his scholars, ftie hoy heat the teacher, was 
complained of, and fined $5 and costs. 
— An Irish paper says there are at the present time in 
the South and West of Ireland, agents from America pri¬ 
vately ascertaining the feeling of the people relative to an 
American invasion. Humbug! 
— Some Turkish ladies at Scutari left their homes on 
account of the telegraphic wires having been carried over 
the roofs of their houses. They imagined that the wire 
could tell all their secrets ! 
— Roger Sherman, Esq., of New Haven, whose death 
was mentioned recently, was supposed to be the only re¬ 
maining son whose father signed the Declaration of Inde- 
penden ce. 
— Otsego is the largest hop-growing county in the State. 
The total number of acres appropriated to its cultivation 
is set down at 4,038%, and the crop of last year aggregates 
3,121,466 lbs. 
— The Democratic members of the New Jersey Legisla¬ 
ture have published a declaration, expressing their decided 
preference for Mr. Buchanan as the Democratic candidate 
for the next Presidency. 
— Henry Bedwell and Augustus F. Turner, surgeons in 
the British army, have been committed to jail at Maid¬ 
stone, England, for murder, having given opium by mis¬ 
take instead of senna, thus producing death. 
