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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
MARCH n. 
Congressional. 
BUSINESS NOTICES. armed intervention in Kansas. A committee Congressional. 
- was appointed to collect funds in aid of the - 
Back numbers of this volume can still be sup- cause. The emigrant aid societies at the North Senate.— A bill was passed to amend the act 
plied to all applicants. Agents and other friends are also just now actively raising men and establishing the Court of Claims. Also to au- 
of the Rural will please note this paragraph, and means for peopling the territory. Eli Thayer, thorize the judges to hold a court and provide 
govern themselves accordingly — not omitting to the President of the New England Aid Socie- for the appointment of an assistant Solicitor, 
forward the names and funds of all who wish or ty, spoke to an audience at the Court House, in and a Clerk for the Solicitor. 
fitmirg HU tor it. fttius Clipjriitp. 
Men and Times of tub Revolution- ; or Memoirs of —Pittsburgh has a debt of$3,000,000. 
Elkanah Watson, including Journals and Travels in ° v > , 
Europe and America, from 1777 to 1842. with his Corres- — Superfine flour is down to $7 in St. Louis. 
pondence with Public Men, and Reminisences and Inci- __. , , , . „ _ 
dents of the Revolution. Edited by his son, Winslow ‘ ty churches in San Francisco. 
C. Watson. New York : Dana & Co ,—1856. — Wheat is selling at 80 cents per bushel in Rushville, 
The limits to which we are restricted will not allow of Indiana. 
may be induced to subscribe. Additions to Clubs this city, on Monday evening last, 
(whether in ones, fives, tens or twenties) are now - +—+ - 
in order, and vnll be as gratefully received as ncio Advertising in the Rural. 
and heavier timber. _ . * , 
, , , During the past week, we have been favored 
ES" nosc wh * do not mth back "umbers, can ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 1 
commence with the present or any other number. , a(W ; Rin „ „ ntll 
Mr. Douglas, from the committee on territo¬ 
ries, made a majority report of Kansas matters, 
dents of the Revolution. Edited by his son, Winslow 
C. Watson. New York : Dana & Co ,—1856. 
any “review” of this valuable work, it must be a notice 
Mi. Collamer from the same committee made a only. The position, character and abilities of Mr. Watson the 14th of March. 
-The Legislature of New Jersey adjourned sine die on 
minority report. 
gave him rare opportunities of seeing and estimating many _ There were exported from Sheboygan, Wis., last year 
Mr. Bell, of Tenn., by direction of the Naval events no ' v of historical interest; hence this volume has 311,000 bushels of wheat. 
with two or three epistles complaining of our Commissioner, reported an order that the Com- a w ° rth inde P*“ de “t of 
rates of advertising. One gentleman asserts : • , 1 . us glimpses of the Men and Time* 
considerations. It gives 
— Dispatches from Chicago announce the failure of tin 
. . , 1 , , „ us glimpses of the Men and Times of the Revolution, of our n _t>„ i ‘ 
missioners be empowered to send for persons rise and progreBS among nat i 0 ns, invaluable to the his- Commercial Bank of tbat Clt >’- 
and papers to enable them to investigate mat- torian and biographer of that period. We shall try to give St. Louis, since the last c< 
that wo “ oharo-o mnvo than anv nthov no-vionl f r wuo rise and progress among nations, invaluable 
The Terms op the Rural Nkw-1 orrer are Single „ . ^ < and papers to enable them to investigate mat- torian and biographer of that period. We aha 
Copy, $2 a year ; Three Copies, $5 ; Five Copies, $8 ; Six ural P a P er > and another hints at extortion— ters re ) at i ve lo the -1 memorials of officers, com- some extracts hereafter. For sale at Dewey’s 
C opies, (and one free to agent or getter up of club,) $10; averring that wc charged him, for inserting a rdainino- if (1 . r f tl v. .. 1 ,> ’.• • , _ 
Ten Copies, (and one free,) $15, and any additional number certain advertisement, four times as much as it r> q ,, . * C a ' 3 The Mormons at Home ; with some Inciden 
-board in their cases. . 
at latter rate, ($l,o0 per cop^,) payable in advance. No CQst to publish the Same in a certain County pa- 
deviation from these terms. Any individual remitting the * J 1 
torian and biographer of that period. We shall try to give St. Louis, since the last census, has annexed suburbs 
some extracts hereafter. For sale at Dewey’s. containing over 20,000 inhabitants. 
- — There have been sold at the Winona (Minnesota) Land 
The Mormons at Home; with some Dicidents of Travel Office since Jan., 1855, 260,000 acres of land. 
club price ($1,50 instead of $2) for a single copy—except as lxow, weoegio assure inese gentlemen, 
an addition to a club already formed—will be credited for and all others interested, that the Rural is not 
v . ’ 1 j ^ 1 House.— On motion of Mr. Tyson the Library 
per. Now, we beg to assure these gentlemen, n _... . . , , , . • . 
nml 5,11 niw. . 1 , 5,1 Rm, AT . • „ . Committee was instructed to inquire into the 
from Missouri to California, 1862-3. In a Series of Let¬ 
ters. By Mrs. B.G. Ferris, (wife of the late U. S. Sec¬ 
retary for Utah.) New York ; Dix & Edwards—1856. 
An interesting narrative, principally composed of letters 
— George W. Greene, once Consul at Rome, is publish¬ 
ing a life of his grand-father, General Greene. 
— The vines of M. H. Simpson, Saxonville, Mass., are 
an aaulUon to a ciuoaireauv luirneu—win uuotuito ioi mm .... vwuo imticoitu, nit jLuiwii, is nui, i • « , , , , ,, .. T _ ...—. . * • , — 
only nine months, in accordance with our terms. guided ill its charges by tlie rates of any Other P . T f 7 ^ cb ° ut t0 bc 1SSUcd by J)r - Kane written by the authoress to friends, during her residence bow bearing the third crop of grapes within a year. 
° ° " j nil tllO Pnlav Pnmnno mitt 4l, ;„rT4.,l, ..1 in I... lllll__ 1 _u.. c _T tint C TT — 1 -la.n o ir- 
tfs?” Any person can send for four or more copies at journals agricultural or loc:il Wo know its . „ 
$1,50,each, -and, on subsequently filling out a club of ten fnr W in , r„n„vl i, tr l. f ' la g copies for members. 20,000 copies of the California-portions of which have hitherto appeared in ‘ Alvarado Hunter, ’ died in New York a few days since, 
orovor, receive extra copy, &c., or other premium >to which .. * ^ ^ ° * U ° n> reports of the ma jority and minority on the ^ utnam 8 Monthly, under the title of “ Life Among the —A merchant of Boston has purchased a beautiful ship, 
he may be entitled, the same as though all the copies were ( tl,e true tcsfc of Value >) than tbose « f its con- committe „ .... j , w „h v anma Monn0nS ’ ’ The volume is alto K eth ® r «adable and in- and called her the « Minnehaha,” in compliment to Mr. 
ordered at one time. See Premium List below. temporaries-and that it is altogether the best °J electl0nS ll ' C contested Kansas structive.-a veritable record of incidents, and astounding Longfellow. 
- and cheapest medium for general advertising ill 8ea J were ordered printed facts, by an intelligent and accurate observer. Thesensual — Capt. Duncan M. Ingraham, of Eozta fame, has been 
T>imrii-rv^:xTrTT\>T*r4 T'OTi ° Mr. Dunn lnt.rnmiftp.n n hill pnahlinnr Virmnm enormities and iniquities of the so-called « Latter Dav _m • r ri, . ’ 
on the Polar Regions, with the view of order- | in Utah, and on her journey thither and return by way of —Lieut. Charles G. Hunter, of the U.S. Navy, known as 
$1,50 each,—and, on subsequently filling out a club of ten 
or over, receive extra copy, &c., or other premium /to which 
rates are far less, in proportion to circulation, 
’itEMiCMS! twenty thousand greater than that of any other / ' b ^ g m aKl ^ereol. Kelerrect ofMormemi 
(1 an exira copy °f thc^tuRAL, paper (with the above exception) in this ° a select committee of seven, consisting of of salt. Fo: 
>y of the Year Book OF Agri- I>Apoi (w nil me aoo\c exception) in Uus btate, D Stanton Allen Ritchie Gnv T-,vlm- 
y person remiumg for fifty °r and fifteen thousand larger than that of any p ’ ea, Ritchie, Cox, layloi and Wolfsdkn; 
x»3.^:i,t iyik* itojfs. isssi 0 . , ,. c TT ■ , 
, , , this State or section of the Union, two or three 
In order to reward evert person who may aid in extend- . . 
ing the circulation of the Rural New-Yorker, we offer the papers 111 New York City alone excepted. In¬ 
following very fair and liberal deed, the circulation of the Rural is at least 
. specific PREMIUMS! twenty thousand greater than that of any other 
SIX DOLLARS in cash, and an extra copy of the^kuRAL, nanpr flip nhnvp evcpntirm'l in tLlc out,, 
—or, instead of the latter, a copy of the Year Book of Agri- I ,d l Jcl un illc aDove exception) in tills btate, 
culture, (price $1,60,)-to every person remitting for fifty or and fifteen thousand larger than that of anv 
more subscribers, to the let of May, J856. . . . . J 
five dollars in cash or a copy of Webster’s Unabridg- Agricultural or similar journal in the world.— 
ed Dictionary, or four copies of the Year Book of Agriculture, A ,, • i 
or $6 in other Books, for forty or more subscribers. Ami as to UK. COUllty pjpci to V hicll a COl - - 
THREE dollars in cash and an extra copy of the Ru- respondent refers, the Rural circulates thirty 
ral, or a copy of the Year Book of Agriculture, to every one . . ,, , . , “ 
remitting for thirty-two subscribers or over. tO Its one, at the least calculation. 
THREE DOLLARS in cash to every one remitting for e , .. c .. • i • e 
twenty-five subscribers. [Agents can retain the cash otTered I ( SC. I<ICIS III C StatCCl loi tliespecialinforma- 
in Specific Premiums, deducting it from remittance.] tion of those interested,—and not lo procure 
To every one remitting for twenty subscribers, we will give , . . 1 
two extra copies of the Rural and two copies of the 8th or any advertising, lor it so happens that we have more 
preceding volume of the Wool Grower and Stock Register —or • * it t • •, ^ . , 
(instead of extra Rurals and W. G. & S. R.,) a handsomely Occasion to decline than Solicit th&t "kind of pa- 
bound volume of the Rural for 1855, (price $3.) xitJoL l i 
<wiu liitueu tuouBunu larger man mat oi any Q ar p s i e 
Agricultural or similar journal in the world.— 
! And as to the “county paper” to which a cor¬ 
respondent refers, the Rural circulates thirty ’ / 
to its one, at the least calculation. ... 
Tiding f 
These facts are stated for the special informa- the Miss 
tion of those interested,—and not lo procure j 
seat v ere order ed pi inted. facts, by an intelligent and accurate observer. The sensual _ Capt . Duncan M . i ngrabam> of Kozta fame baR becn 
Mr. Dunn introduced a bill enabling Virginia, euormiUes and iniquities of the so-called “ Latter Day nominated as Chief of the Bureau of Ordinance ’vice Com 
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Saints” who inhabit that modern Pandemonium, Salt Lake Morris, deceased. 
Illinois to improve the navigation of the Ohio S*™ appar f"' ly ^ ~ The A%emeine Zeitung of February 17th, says that 
. , partiality,—and the reader wonders that the high priests Wm Mnironoepn ThoM.nr n Hh«n ^ 11 ,^ t t- -a- 
river, granting lands in aid thereof. Referred 0 f Mormemism are not themselves transformed to pillars le ™ures $600 000 reaped by 1ns writings and 
to a select committee of seven, consisting of of salt. For sale by Dewey. ’ r , 
tv, 0 . . A11 T) .. , . ~ - 5 , — The number of persons employed on the N.Y. Central 
nn, Stanton, Allen, Ritchie, Cox, Taylor and Railroad, including officers, clerks, etc., during most of 
Carlisle Wolfsdkn : An authentic account of Things There and laRt vpnr r, C oo h 
* , Thereunto Pertaining, as they are and have been. ByJ. • 3 • > > 
Bills were introduced and referred to appro- B. Boston : Phillips, Sampson & Co.,—1856. —Cn the 4th inst., a colored man fifty-two years of age 
’ . Thereunto Pertaining, as they are and have been. ByJ. ‘ 1 
Bills were introduced and referred to appro- Boston : Phillips, Sampson & Co.,—1856. —On the 4th inst., a colored man fifty-two years of age, 
priate committees to establish a uniform rule of An original, life-like work, delineating New England was marl 'ied, in Boston, to a Scotch girl who has not 
naturalization, repealing the present laws ; pro- scener y> and social life and habits, in a masterly and un- rc ' acbo<1 her twentieth year. v 
luu CttiCUlaUUU ’ viding for an overland mail, from some point of miBtaliab ' e manner - Every son and daughter of New —a New York commission house engaged in lard, has 
facts are stated for the special informa- tl.n o T , ’ • . 1 . ' . England will recognize and appreciate the sports and pas- been obliged to suspend payment. The liabilities are about 
hose interested_and not to nrocm-o c '. PP <ln ,ariclsco ; to remit and times, and scenes in domestic rural life, HO vividly and $280,000 and the assets very small. 
.hose interested, and no* lo procuie refund duties on Railroad iron. faithfully portrayed,-and many a reader of the Jlume -Several Of theprincipaHavern-keepersofPhiladelphia 
r rower ana smock register— or i i t -i ,1 * • i « -- — -- u 
® , tb “" f° ,c,ttl, “ » f P“- pied in discussions on the Kansas question. 
>hime of the w. g. & s. r .—or that those who advertise herein must comply LcgislatiVG 
refund duties on Railroad iron. faithfully portrayed,-and many a reader of the volume -Several of theprincipal tavern-keepers of Philadelphia 
Much of the time of both houses was OCCU- will “live o’er again,” the happy days of youth and early have been fined $50 and sentenced to thirty days impris- 
pied in discussions on the Kansas question. manhood. Sold by W. N. Sage. onment for selling liquor on Sunday. 
-•»- „ T ~ , _ — Advices from Rome state that the Rev. Dr Oldman, of 
T . , The Works of tiie Late Edgar Allan Poe, with a me-- +, tt • .. , „ . , , ,. , > 
Legislative. moirby R. W. Griswold, and Notices of his life and the Umversity of Oxford, has abjured Protestantism and 
__ genius by N. P. Willis and J. R. Lowell, in Four embraced the Roman Catholic religion. 
Tin; most important, business of Inst, wnnh- Is Volumes. A ol. IV. New V ork: Redfield, 1856. —The Big Sandv River risinir recpnt.lv omicdw-tv. 
To every one remitting for fifteen subscribers, an extra , , _ T t. . _ 
copy of the Rural and either volume of the W. G. & S. R .—or that those who advertise herein must complv + - 1 he \\ orks of the Late Edgar Allan I oe, with a me-- 
a copy of the Horticulturist for 1856. . « , . / * J-iGglSIclTlVG. moirby R. W. Griswold, and Notices of bis life and 
To every one remitting, for ten subscribers, ($15,) an extra ^ 1 1 GS Riul as tllOSe Kites aie publish- -- genius by N. P. Willis and J. R. Lowell, in Four 
8ame 0 m^ve^ U one%emitU 0 n P g y for rix^opiet (SlO.f 0 ' 111 ’ 1 '' 0 ThC Cd P lainl Y and conspicuously in two places in The most important business of last week IS VolumeS ; VoL IV - New York: Redfield, 1856. -The Big Sandy River rising recently, caused the ice to 
To every one remitting for three copies ($ 5 ) we will, if de- eacll number, no One can plead ignorance in the summed up as follows : TlIE writings of Poe will always command and most break up suddenly and sink three boats laden with Peach 
i We have,it „,a y be proper to add, toum-KB, to a third reading were, -2 T”'^ 
^AOflRrw fiequent Jetters speaking of the superior advan- jelation to Savings Banks and Institutions of most grotesque imagination, as shown in the plots and a resolution calling upon Congress to mikTa^p^rtar 
ROCHESTER, MARCH 22, 185G. 
News of the Week. 
tages of |the Rural for advertising over any Savings, giving certain cases preference in Cal- incidents of his tales and poems. In every department of tion for the improvement of the Ohio river at the Falls. " 
similar journal,—and it is satisfactory to know endars ; relating to the payment of fines by literature he made his mark, and will retain his place, _ The Cincinnati Gazette says that it cost $22 400 to 
that, with rare exceptions, our terms are con- magistrates and officers when collected ; to pro- ^Kh^tir a class rather than the mass of readers. Sold catch and carryback the fugitive slaves from that city. 
sidered very fair and moderate, when the large vent the sale of liquors on Sundays in New _’ Four hundred deputy marshals were under pay 28 days. 
and wide circulation of the paper are taken into York and Brooklyn; to incorporate a hydro- Ernest Linwood ;—A Novel. By Caroline Lee Hkntz. — Th e winter in Europe has been unusually mild, while 
account. Indeed, wc claim that for general ad- pathic College in New York city ; the Albany Boston: John P. Jewett & Co.,—1856. here it lias been intensely cold. Last month several 
vertising, the Rural New-Yorker possesses and Susquehannah railroad bill As the last work of one of the most talented and popular c butte i fli s ueie caughtintbe gardens near Jaris. 
very superior advantages—its lare-e and wide Bills were reported favornblv u,„ American female writers, this will be perused with met- , -Elijah F. Brown, a drover of Union county, Ohio, has 
. . J ® c & ‘ .. , ., . ‘ ‘ " ’ ' ,n S' ^ ie aneboly pleasure by thousands of Mrs. Hentz’s admirers l 16 ™ detected in forgeries of some $20,COO. The Banks in 
CUCuJatlon among the best portion of tl) e Agri- mode ol distilbutmg School money and to alter in all sections of the country. It is alluded to on a pre- ^ f iua, Urbana and Delaware, discounted the forged paper, 
cultural community, rendering it tlie very best the time of the election and reports of school cedingpage,—in connection with a portrait and biographi- —The Louisville Courier makes the humbug annnunce- 
medium, for the Cards and Announcements of trustees; to amend the act of incorporation of ^ sketch of its accomplished authoress. Sold by Dewey, ment that from the present indications it is probable Hon. 
More than the usual number of crimes, and cas- dealers in Ag. Implements and Machinery, the trustees of the Episcopal fund, 
unities have occurred in all parts of the country. Seeds, Fertilizers, Ac., Nurserymen and Flor- The bill authorizing the consolidation of the 
accounts of which have come to hand during jgts , Patentees and Manufacturers, Breeders of Northern railroads was recommitted, 
the present week. In addition to those given Improved Stock, those who wish to sell Farms, Assembly.— Bills were introduced to compel 
elsewhere, we have by telegraph a shocking & c . Also, that it is a superior medium for the Rensselaer and Saratoga and White Hall 
statement of the burning of a steam ferry boat Book Publishers, Wholesale Merchants, Educa- and Saratoga railroads to reduce their fare to 
on Urn Delaware, plying between Philadelphia tional Institutions, and indeed for all who de- two cents per mile ; to amend the highway and 
and Camden. About half past eight o clock on s i re to advertise widely and extensively, and plank road laws 
Saturday evening, as the boat was crossing, and hence profitably-for, in addition to its large The bill to amend the militia law was dis- 
when about half way, it was discovered to be circulation among first class Farmers and Hot- cussed and reported back to the committee on 
on fire. A large amount of broken ice was ticulturists, it reaches thousands of Business and military affairs 
running in the stream which rendered it diffi- Professional Men throughout the whole country. The bill to repeal the railroad commission act 
cult to manage the craft, and a fearful scene of _ „ __ „ . , e .. , 
, • ,, f ,. f , , , ,, was taken from its place on general orders and 
confusion and oss of hfc occurred before he o, rr „ ABV ._ H „„. w„. r A , IMi „.n. Mayor of ordered a third .-lading by a unanimous vote 
boat was finally run on si,ore. Many of the Albany, died at one o'clock on Saturday last. After some unimportant business on 
passengers crowded forward, and either from TT i at t i • . , . „ 
i B , , alter a painlul illness of two months. He was day, Mr. Jenkins, in a brief speech, announced 
frinsht nr trnm tip hnsir. nr t hp flinnns nnnnri ~ . ... r > 
India : The Pearl of Pearl River. By Emma D. E. N 
Bouthworth. Philadelphia : T. B. Peterson. 
Thomas H. Benton will be the Republican candidate for 
President. 
i a • lever son. —IntheCollegeofNewJerscy(NassauHall)atPrince- 
The popularity of its writer will command for this volume ton, there are 337 students, of whom 67 are professors of 
Assembly’. —Bills were introduced to compel thousands of readers. Its leading incidents and characters religion, 50 candidates for the ministry, and 28 sons of 
e Rensselaer and Saratoga and White Hall aresaidt0 he drawn from real life-and the energy and ministers. 
d Saratoga railroads to reduce their fare to ‘S , - Tbe » b *«* Aibany ^ati2*f o’clock on Satur 
r o cents per mile ; to amend the highway and by d™. " day ra " a of / afBo npar tbat kil1 ' 
° ■' mg several, hut fortunately no fuither particular damage 
was done. 
Thp hill tn nmonri ft,„ i„ ,. The Creole Orphans ; or Lights and Shadows of Southern 
me Dili to amend the militia law was dis- Life. A tale of Louisiana. By Jas.S.Peacocke.m.D., 
ssed and reported back to the committee on of Mississippi. New York: Derby & Jackson— 1856. 
Obituary. Hon. Wm. Parmalee, Mayor of ordered to a third reading by a unanimous vote, readers to lament the existence of the laws a 
Albany, died at one o'clock on Saturday last, After some unimportant business on Satur- delineated. Sold by E. Darkow & Brother. 
. . . tale ol' Louisiana. By Jas. S. Pkacocke, M. D , — Information from an official source, confirms tlie state- 
ol Mississippi. New York : Derby & Jackson—1866. mcn t that an alliance has been formed between San Salva- 
Tnis is a well-written volume, portraying Southern life dor, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras, to expel Walker 
id customs, and some of the evils resulting from domestiy from Nicarugua. 
rvitude. To many its prominent scenes will appear _ The Supreme Court of Michigan, says the Detroit 
ghly colored, and cause both Southern and Northern Tribune, have pronounced its opinion on the Liquor Law, 
aders to lament the existence of the laws and customs deciding that the Legislature has a perfect right to pass a 
lineated. Sold by E. Darkow & Brother. Prohibitory Law. 
IE Lost TIunt.p , „ To To _ xr_ . -The U ' S ’ Rbi P s p otomac, Cyane and Saratoga, and 
fright or from tbe heat of tbe flames, leaped o orulnatp nf Ynle PnlWi 1 ' t q/j il ’i n fit ’ wt V '> announced the Lost Huntbr ; a Tale of Early Times New York- , sblps otomac > Cyane and Saratoga, and 
intri the water before the boat roused its motion- f graduate of Y ale CoHege, and was admitted the death Of Hon. Wm. Parmalee, Mayor Of the Derby & Jackson-1856. ' y store-ship Fulton, are at Pensacola. The Saratoga has 
into the water before the boat ceased its motion; 
some of whom were drowned and others were 
killed by being struck by the wheels. So far 
as ascertained, between thirty and forty persons 
perished. Sixteen bodies at the last accounts 
had been recovered. 
In Congress, the three great bones of conten- 
to the bar of the Supreme Court in 1830. He city of Albany, n-hich took place that day at Tn,, lura-w „r *. 0l 
iiad been City Attoiney, Recorder, County one o clock, and moved an adjournment of the our country, and the every-day life of that period is de- 
Judge, and was twice elected Mayor. House as a tribute to the memory of the deceas- picted with considerable skill. Indian chi iacters take a 
•Thfc Buffalo Commercial Advertiser announces ed, and that the flag of the Capitol be placed at prominent part in tbo plo U aa is fitting to the time and * ' 
the death of Hkzkkiah A. Salisbury, for 45 half mast. The resolution was adopted and the SCe “°‘ From Darrow & Bro - e ts,27bed 
years a resident of that city. He commenced House adjourned 
the publication of tlie Buffalo Gazette in 1811, 
tion, thus far, have been Kansas and Nebraska, and in 1835 commenced the publication of the 
Central America, and British enlistment, and no Commercial Advertiser as a daily paper. 
Conflagrations.—O n the evening of the 6th 
satisfactory solution for either has yet been The New York papers announce 
found. The hundred days of the State Legis- 0 n Friday week of the Hev. Tjiomi 
lature will expire within three weeks, and the the venerable editor of tbe Christie 
mass of business is still unfinished. Members and Journal, at the age of 75 years. 
are talking about an extra session, but the Al- _^ 0 _ 
bany Journal opposes tbe measure, and, it is “ Home for tiie Friendless.” _Th 
The New York papers announce the death P or '> Mass., was discovered to be on fire, and in 
on Friday week of the Hev. Thomas E. Bond, a ^ out an tour was entirely destroyed, with all 
the venerable editor of tbe Christian Advocate ds contents. Tlie mill contained about 180 
and Journal, at the age of 75 years. looms and 7,000 spindles, was occupied in the 
-■*-•-*>- manufacture of printing cloths, giving employ- 
“ Home for the Friendless.”— The Treasurer inent to about 175 operatives. The property 
T ,„ , , , . teen ashore in the Bahama channel, and will have to bo 
luig handsome volume is a tale of the early history of docked for repairs. 
>ur country, and the every-day life of that period is de¬ 
noted with considerable skill. Indian chi iacters take a — A rlob old K P'nstcrwho died at Newton, N. H., lately 
irominent part in the plot, as is fitting to the time- and . ft ' $38 > 419 ’ Sbe was a11 her life S ettin S t( > 1* ™r- 
ccno. From Darrow & Bro * iod, find luid stored up 182 slieots, 03 coverlids, 50 bl&nk- 
‘ ets, 27 beds, &c., &c. 
Woman’s Faith ; a Tale of Southern Life. New York : —The New York State Agricultural Society, at their last 
Derby & Jackson—1856. annual meeting, awarded a prize of forty dollars to San- 
This volume contains the story of a French Emigrant, for d Howard, editor of the Boston Cultivator, for an essay 
iho first escaped to England, and af terward settled on a on grasses and herbage. 
ilantation in Louisiana. It is charmingly told, and the —France has annexed to her settlement at Senegal, West 
trength and endurance of Woman’s faith well illustrated. Africa, the large province of Oualo, the inhabitants wel- 
rom Darkow & Brother. coming French authority, a it relieves them from the 
- domination of the Moors. 
pleton & Co. Governor of Indiana, opened the canvass in that State on 
A good story well told, and teaching a valuable lesson. tbe ],tb 11 is customary at the West for candidates 
Rachael Gray, a Tale founded on Fact. By Julia Kava- 
nagh, author of “Nathalie,” etc. New York: I). Ap¬ 
pleton & Co. 
understood, the Governer is decidedly averse to acknowledges tlie following donations, in Cash destroyed was valued at about $90,000. A cot- Wetookitupon e leisure hour, and wiled on by the touching to stump for themselves, 
saddling the State with this expensive luxury, for the month of January, 1856 : ’ ton press and buildings at New Orleans were m the en T* l houe !£ fuI b " t unappreciated Rachael > read 7 T!,e Elkbor ”» I f ndiaaa ; 
The news from Europe is chiefly of a nega- A New Year Gift from the Ladies of York, Livingg- 
consumed about tbe same date, and with them 
tive nature being more a statement of what is to f ®°;» b f ” IS ' Eow ' ’ Y ’ .. $10 00 the immense amount of 28,000 bales of cotton Thk History of England, from the accession of James terless for successive weeks!” 
not than what is done. The plenipotentiaries T . c. kempghaii^ ' a,rc “ ld .. £ “ in store; $56,000 of the insurance was in New l’hiilips, Sampson^ c? 01 **"* UI and 1V> B ° St ° U: * 
llave S, g. ned a mutual agreement not to divulge J. Z. Newcomb, by Mrs. Stone . 5 00 0, leans and th e balance in New York. Early The simple announcement of these volumes is all that is 
the affairs of the conference until :1s close, so Many articles were also donated during the on vvednesday morning of last week a man^ necessary to induce their purchase and perusal by those 
what is said upon the matter is mere conjecture, same month by ladies residing in the city, t' vo women, and an infant perished by the wll ° have read their predecessors. Sold by Sage. 
T. C. Kempshall. 
in store ; $56,000 of the insurance was in New Phillips, Sampson & Co.' 
— The Elkhorn, Indiana, Independent says,—“There has 
not been a pound of butter at any store in town within the 
past three weeks. W’hole families have gone to bed but- 
In Nicaragua affairs are assuming a very seri- Wheatland, Brighton, and other towns. burning of a house in Quebec, Canada East. f. rt n „ TTmin . r cent appropriation by^Te a^Gov^ment of$60,000 for 
ous aspect, all the adjoining States having com- Mrs. Dr. Mathews, Treasurer. On tbe 16th instant, the Lard Oil and Can- Frederick Smith? ’ New York'^Gan-et"* v <>!'' [F?oin wbarf> accommodations for the new mammoth English 
bined to drive Walker and liis associates out - - die Factory of N. G. Roper A Co., at Cincin- Darkow & Bbo.] ' ' steamer, by a vote of 1 ,415 to 117. 
of the country. The latter seem to be govern- Humbug of Diplomacy.—I t is said that the nati, was burned, together withthe whole stock. - — The Burlington (Iowa) Telegraph says that contracts 
ing with a high hand, the latest move being the Paris Conference will he carried on as though Loss estimated at $50,000, on which there was Casualties.—T he telegraph announces three for buiIdiDg ® to bo crcctcd in tbat city du,ing tbo pre6ent 
seizure and sequestration of all the Transit Nicholas still lived. The Allies not having an insurance in Eastern offices for $30,000.— casualties as having occurred on the 11th inst., mture'of half ^million of D dollars Ut °’ ln ' olvlugthe tx P en 
Company’s boats and property in Central been officially informed of the death of Nicho- The steam plaining mill of Lindsley, Smith <fc oue at Washington, where, by the burning of — Mr. Greeley telegraphs to the Tribune that in the de- 
America. This summary proceeding will be lasand the accession of Alexander, are supposed, Co., at Covington, Ky., opposite Cincinnati, was two.four-story brick dwelling houses and con- bate upon the presentation to the Senate, of the Commit- 
likely to produce active interference both by diplomatically, to be ignorant of tbe change. — also burned upon the same day. sequent falling of the walls, one fireman was tee ’ H Report upon Kansas, Mr. Douglass said to Mr. Sum- 
the American and the British authories, so that And should a treaty of peace be signed, one of-_ killed and several others injured ; another at npr ’ “ Wc m<anto subdue you, sir!” 
between internal hostility and external coercion the first acts of the Russian government will be, New Hampshire Elections.—T he State elec- Philadelphia, occasioned by the bursting of a ' Mr - Greeb - V telegraphs to the Tribune,-* The Govern- 
fillibusterism will collapse ere long. . on resuming diplomatic intercourse with Eng- tions in New Hampshire were held on Tuesday, stea,n boiler a cabinet shop, which demolish- 
Kansas is not yet quite crushed out, either la n d i France, and Turkey, to inform those gov- March 11th. The net Democratic gain on last ed tbe building and buried the workmen in the New York, in the recruiting business.” 
Wheatland, Brighton, and other towns. 
Mrs. Dr. Mathews, Treasurer. 
ht ' —A company of emigrants for Kansas is being organized 
at Exeter, N. H., to consist of one hundred men. They 
mes is all that is wi |j g j ar (, on the 1st day of April, and settle upon a loca- 
perusal by those tion in the vicinity of Topeka. 
— The citizens of Portland, Me., have confnmed the re- 
. cent appropriation by the City Government of $60,000 for 
Humbug of Diplomacy.— It is said that the 
ing with a high hand, the latest move being the Paris Conference will he carried on as though 
sequent falling of the wails, one fireman was tee’s Report upon Kansas, Mr. Douglass said to Mr. Sum- 
killed and several others injured ; another at npr ’ “ VVc meanto subdue you, sir!” 
Philadelphia, occasioned by the burst ing of a - Mr. Greeley telegraphs io the Tribune -‘ The Govera- 
i-i, ; , , . . , , , ment has received fres.. affidavits which fully establishes 
steam boiler in a cabinet shop, which demolish- i, , . . 
1 the complicity ol Mr. Stanley, of the British Consulate in 
ed the building and buried the workmen in the New York, in the recruiting business.” 
— The Mayor of Troy recommends that Troy and Lans- 
by inside or by outside parties, and a lull in ernments^that His Imperial Majesty, tbe Czar year’s vote is over 7,000, but not sufficient to ruins - Three of them were taken out dead, and - The Mayor of Troy recommends that Troy and I.ans- 
tlie excitement now exists. The Free State Nicholas, is no more, and that his august son overcome the balance against them, which was °lbers wounded. A train of cars from Roa- ingburgh be united. The Lansingburgh Gazette objects. 
eral Government, will do with them, remains to c , . , .. .. . . 
, ... , , ,, , r of those desirous of finding institutions which 
be seen. It is presumed, however, tbat none of , . . , . b , 
4.1 ™ -u u i c i i , i combine superior educational advantages with 
them will be hung for treason, however loud , \ b 
of those desirous of finding institutions which tration ’ and if tl,e y coalesce, as they probably 
combine suncrior educational advanfrures with Wlll > an opposition Governor will be chosen. 
pleasant and salubrious locations. m # ' " 
_ 1 he Minnesota Pioneer advocates the adop- 
At Austin, Texas, a great excitement recently tion of the l X)lic ? of g i antin S Indi ? BS lands 
tbe passengers were severely injured. The that place by the Cyane, a year age. 
train, after the accident, took fire, and was en- —A member of the North Carolina Legislature objected 
tirely destroyed. to a hill which was pending, imposing a fine for selling 
existed on account of the trial of the persons 
tion of the policy of granting the Indians lands Of the six hundred ami six convicts in the 
upon which to settle, and thus giving them a Ohio Penitentiary, there are—second .convic- 
them will be hung for treason, however loud , , , , , . , . ° _ tirely destroyed. j to a hill which was pending, imposing a fine for selling 
may he the denunciation in that behalf. Peasant and salubrious locations. Tnn Minnesota Pioneer advocates the adop- -- ! li< i um , to / r 7 N<gr0,s ’? th f i roun , d tbat “ 7 d “ a law 
. . . -- . , it,* it . I would make them more decent than the whites.” 
A large meeting to promote emigration to At Aust j D) Texas> a great excitement recently tlon of the l X)llc y of S> antin g thc Indians lands Of the s.x hundred and six convicts in the j _ At BaUimore) March 1 2th, Ex-Governor Everett, of 
Kansas was held at Charleston, S. C.,March 14. cx i stc d on account of the trial of the persons "pen which to settle, and thus giving them a Ohio Penitentiary, there are—second .convic- Massachusetts, had a grand receplion, and was waited on 
An address and resolution were adopted, de- charged with burning the Auditor’s office The cbance to become citizens. It cites the exam- tions 58 ; third 9; fourth 3; fifth 1. Fourhun- by 8,000 citizens. He gave an address the evening previous 
claring slavery to be a polittcal element of the Court was attended bv an armed guard ( P* e °I a Sioux, who, but a few years ago, was died and twenty-eight are intemperate!; 61 are t( '■ large audiance, and among them the President. 
Confederacy and inseparable from the present_.» , »_ one of the wildest of the wild Indians at the married; 50 are blacks or mulattoes ; 2fi are over — The snow along the Alleghany and Cheat Mountains 
system of this Government, claiming the right The distance between Chicago and Fort head of Minnesota river, who is now a thriving 50 years of age; 244 cannot read or write ; and f ce, ‘ a y r,v ° 7 ct dePp ’ nnd , a ,. par ! y who rcacbtd 
to promote emigration to Kansas as private in- Wayne is 147 miles. These two places are soon farmer, his children are going to school, and will, 400, or nearly 66 per cent, of the wholtqnumber H uh mow, which they had to shovel oil before they could 
dividuals, but disclaiming any State attempt at to be unitedjoy a direct Railroad. in all probability, be useful members of society, have no trades I ; get their horses in. 
An address and resolution were adopted, de- charged with burning the Auditor’s office The cbance to become citizens. It cites the exam- tions 58 ; third 9; fourth 3; fifth 1. Fourhun- 
claring slavery to be a polittcal element of the Court was attended by an armed guard pie of a Sioux, who, but a few years ago, was dred and twenty-eight are intemperate; 61 are 
Confederacy and inseparable from the present-_ one of the wildest of the wild Indians at the married; 50 are blacks or mulattoes; 2(6 are over 
get their horses in. 
