MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
APRIL 26 . 
BUSINESS NOTICES. 
Congressional, &c. 
Legislative. 
Miscellaneous Items. 
Thk Tkrms of tuk Rural Kew-Yorker are Single "We Lave examined the telegraphic reports of A portion of the acts of general interest, Advices from Kansas to the 12th inst., furnish 
Copy, $2 a year ; Three Copies, $5, Fii e Copies, J8 , Six the doings of Congress for ‘the last week, and do passed by the Legislature at its late session, but little news of interest. The Committee 
Ten Copies, (and one free,) $10, and any additional number not see any bills of importance passed, except were published last week. We this week con- appointed by the Free State Legislature to 
at latter rate, ($1,50 per copy ,)—payable in advance. No one by the Senate, to drive small Spanish silver elude the list as follows : prepare a code of laws, are in session at Topeka. 
at latter rate, ($1,50 per copy ,)—payable in advance. No one by the Senate, to dr: 
deviation from these terms. Any individual remitting the co ins out of circulation. 
club price ($1,50 instead of $2) for a single copy—except as 
an addition to a club already formed—will be credited for 
only nine months, in accordance with our terms. 
13?*Agents.—A ny person so disposed can act as local agent 
For the payment of expenses under the act for the pres- 
prepare a code of laws, are in session at Topeka. 
Their report will be presented to the Legisla- 
In the House, the Committee on Elections ervation of the harbor of Nfew York from encroachment, ture in July. The New Haven colony had ar- 
reported against the right of Mr. Bird to retain paEsed JIarcl * 13 > 1865 > and to limit the expenses and dura- r i ved safely. 
.. . . . . . tion of the commission created under said act. 
bis seat as a delegate from Nebraska, and in 
for the Rural, and all who remit according to terms will be favor of Air. HaRAL P. BeNNET. 
entitled to premiums, etc , as offered on next page. A the rumors afloat at W 
To provide for the removal aDd safe keeping of records A COMPANY is about being foimed at Colum- 
in Niagara county, and to compensate county clerk. bus, Ohio, for the manufacture of starch from 
To incorporate the St. Lawrence University and Theo- corn on an extensive scale, it being intended 
'titled to premiums, etc, as offered on next page. Among the rumors afloat at Washington were To incorporate the St. Lawrence University and Theo- 
13-In remitting $15, or more, please send draft on New ^ Mr Stoeckel the Ru8sian Minister has got Io 8 ical Seminary. 
ork, Albany, Buffalo, or Rochester, (less cost of exchange,) or f ^ For repairing plank road from Clinton prison to Sara- 
Sites Clippings. 
— Louis Napoleon is 48 years old. Eugene is only 30. 
— The Straits of Mackinac were closed on the 18th. 
— The ice started at St. Paul, Minnesota, on the 4th of 
April. 
— The freight on grain from New York to Liverpool is 
9d. per hushel. 
, • f * , , , —The Spring Term of the University of Rochester corn- 
bus, Ohio, tor the manufacture of starch from menced the 17 th inst. 
York, Albany, Buffalo, or Rochester, (less cost of exchange,) or * * . 
check or certificate of deposit on any Bank in either of said llimsclf into difficulties by Cngclging tilC Services 
cities,—payable to our order. of some eminent surgeons for the Russian army, 
corn on an extensive scale, « being intended -Gas works are now in course of construction at Rock- 
that the buildings and machinery shall be ca- f ord, Illinois. 
| and now that peace is about concluded, inform- springs and other purposes, 
ing them that their services are not wanted ; To authorize the city of U 
that the House Committee on Territories will "’^I 'vorlanri'MissiHsippi most a in the Southern States', the com- ^hr^h T* '° 
in a few days, report a bill for the admission of valley Telegraph Company. ing season, as the seed has been destroyed by ’ ’ P s ‘ 
Kansas with her Free State Constitution ; and To prevent prize fights and fights among game animals, the int' nsely cold weather. The State of Geor- , * stl “ a !?. d that tliere are 200 > 000 Scandinavians 
that Col. Lane, Senator elect of the Kansas To amend an-act entitled an aetto revise the charter of gia alone, produced in 1825 nearly 7,000,000 " L-ML ’ f T' , , T , 
Free State Legislature was about, to ehallpno-p the city of Buffalo and enlarge its boundaries, passed April f ,, , . ’ , —bov. Wells, of Maine, has removed Judge Davis from 
riee oiaie LAgisiaiuie, vas aoout to challenge 13 1853 _ 6 .11 bushels, and in that State there will not be the the Supreme Court of the State. 
ic river. pable of working 600 bushels per day, or nearly 
To amend the several acts relating to the Onendaga salt 200,000 per annum. 
— A negro carpenter was lately sold in Adams County 
Miss., for $3,700. 
springs and other purposes. Those who are fond of sweet potatoes will —The hogs of Indiana in 1855 were estimated at $ 6 , 683 ,- 
to „ bon '° W money t0 pr °- regret to learn that the crop is likely to be al- 000 by the lessors, 
vide for its floating debt, and to authorize a tax. , ... 1 _ J , _Arrn.Tifrpm*m+a Lotto boon „ n . n . 
" To change the name of the New York and Mississippi most a nullit y in lte Southern States, the com- 
Vailey Telegraph Company. ing season, as the seed has been destroyed by 
To prevent prize fights and fights among game animals, the int' nsely cold weather. The State of Geor- 
To amend an<act entitled an act to revise the charter of gia alone, produced in 1825 nearly 7,000,000 
1 C CltV Of Huffnlo ftnd pnlnrtrp itc i 1 J > > 
ROCHESTER, APRIL 26, 1856. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS, AND OTHERS. 
Senator Douglas to mortal combat. 
Route to Kansas. 
13, 1853. 
To authorize Clerks of Boards of Supervisors to admin¬ 
ister oaths in certain cases. 
tithe of a crop this year. 
The Northern Islander, the Morgan organ at Beaver 
It is estimated that during the current year Island > ia t0 be published daily. 
- The Alton Ill. Courier contains an extended 
J3F" Correspondents and Advertisers to ho wish articles account of an interview held in that city with 
To authorize the construction of an inlet from the At- fi ve and a quar t C r millions of dead letters will -Several papers in Ohio are out for Governor Chase as 
Br ° 0 “* ,e ”' be opened.' Since the firm of January, 2,434 
^ , . . . ... ’ -Ey-ftfivArn.mPrinn cfV»„ W™., v-.t T4_ 
To erect the town of Baldwin, Chemung county. 
dead letters of value were found by the openers, 
or announcements to appear promptly, arc advised that ft Comrr)iltee from Kansas Territory, having in my, Ulster county. 
our edition is now so large that we are obliged to put , , ,. ' ,, . / 
the outside form of the Rural to press at least one week vlew tbe establishment of direct steamboat To authorize the 
before its date, aud the last form on Tuesday noon. communication between that city and the Ter- pa “ J , " lcr /' a + s , fi “ 
For the loaning of certain moneys to New Paltz Acade- and handed over to the Clerk for entry, and 
*r TT1 v. ^-4.. _ J 3 
— Ex-Governor Price, of New Jersey, has beat the gov¬ 
ernment, in the defalcation suit against him. 
— The following notice was affixed to a shop in Leeds, 
O?” Agents, and all disposed to act as such, will bear ntory, in order to avoid St. Louis and Missouri Putnam courjtj) and employ a keeper of poorhouse 
in mind that a new quarter commenced April bth-a good intercourse as much as possible. Alton, as a Authorizing the Comptroller to loan money to the Mex- 
time for new, single or club subscriptions to begin, and for terminus for a line of packets to Kansas, pos- ico Academy. 
the renewal of those which have exp it cd. Besses advantages second to no other point, from p ' or the payment of damages to the St. Regislndians for 
To authorize the Black River and Utica Railroad Com- ^ ^ ^ d ISn 2 Lett. Bin.uir NccJdo^’ 
pany to increase their rate of fare on passengers. inoney enclosed y as neal ly $17,000, and $350 _ The death sentence of Sarah Haycraft, who murdered 
To abolish the office of Superintendent of the Poor in SupriOUS bills. A good portion of this money her lover at St. Louis, has been commuted to imprisonment 
has been returned to its legal owners. 
Autograph letters of the Washington family 
— Hon. Jere Clemens, of Alabama, is said to be writing 
terminus tor a line ot packets to Kansas, pos- ico Academy. . .. & v a historical novel founded upon the revolutionary history 
erenewa of lose w nc lave expire . Besses advantages second to no other point from For the payment of damages to the St. Regis Indians for are announce d at auction in Baltimore. Among 0 f the South. 
Back numbers of the present volume furnished if ^ ^ . . j three miles from the the saI ^J the State of two islands in the St. Lawrence the collection are letters from Mrs. Martha -Emerson, in a lecture on England, referring to the 
desired, or subscribtions may commence irith this number. J river. nr —i.:— j.— j _ _ t> > 
. - . - . .. mouth of the Missouri river, while St. Louis is To authorize the construction and maintenance of a 
News of the Week twenty miles below. It is the terminus of two bridge over the Erie canal in Rochester. 
railroads, having direct communication with Authorizing the Canal Commissioners to construct cer- 
™ , the East, is at the head Of navigation for New ^ bridges acros.': the Erie canal at Rome, Oneica county. 
I HE foreign news, by the Baltic and the . ... ° ... To amend an act entitled an act lor the support of the 
Washington, the Mother of ^\ r ashington, and character of Englishmen, said , <l Every Englishman 
To authorize the construction and maintenance of a from his sister, Miss Hannah Washington. Some Ialand - 
Hicrp nrpr tho Eno eomil in ° 
Africa, confirms the opinion previously enter- 0rlean , s steamers ’ is ac ce«sible by. water at all 
tained that peace would be concluded in Europe. U ™ e8 from St. Louis, and posseses many other 
The treaty has been signed by all the negotia- ac Nan t a g C! ^_ 
tors, and official public notice given of it both . T 
• T , i w i a t> e- i . An Instructive Lesson.—Y oung men, and 
in h ranee and England. Ratifications have not , . • , f , ’ 
, Til l ■, r i maidens also, are referred to the sketeh on our 
been exchanged, and cannot be for some weeks , _ „ 
, . ,, • , , . . c , .. last page. Conveying an excellent moral, it 
but there is now no doubt of a successful result. , . . _ , _ „ , . , , ,, 
n . e ■ j ■„ , . teaches one of “Lues Lessons which should 
Great Britain and Prance will then have lm- . „ , ,, , . ,, , 
, , . .... . be carefully studied by all—and especially by 
mense navies and extensive military forces ,, , “ , . , „ 1 
i • .4 ^ those about entering the arena of married life, 
either to disband or employ m other parts of , , , 
,, 4 , ,i 4 , „ 1 and who must necessarily give more or less at- 
the world ; and hence we may look for an nexa- ... , , , . , ™ 
J fovifiov. f/-X 4 /-> nvnofiAnl r> A 
io amend an act entitled an act lor the support of the 
poor in Newburg, Orange county, passed April 1st, 1854. 
To authorize the St. Lawrence County Agricultural So¬ 
ciety to purchase and hold real estate. 
Over one hundred and thirty bills were pass- 
of these letters are dated as far back as 1757, 
when Washington was quite a young man. 
To all letters soliciting his subscription to 
— The Hon. John Moore, State Treasurer of Illinois, 
declines being the Democratic candidate for Governor of 
that State. 
— According to the census just taken, the population of 
anything, Ersldne had a regular form of reply, yicksburgh is°4,643, of which number 3,178 are whites, 
viz., “ Sir, I feel much honored by your applica- 1,465 blacks. 
tion to me, and I beg to subscribe”—here the —A new history of the life of/Alexander Hamilton is 
An Instructive Lesson.—Y oung men, and ed in all, and a large pertion of them were reader had to turn over the leaf-“ myself your announced, by a talented author, and will in a short time 
aidens also, are referred to the sketeh on our private, or at most of limited Interest and not vet Y obedl ent servant,” &c. “ 18 ® _ . 
maidens also, are referred to the sketeh on our private, or at mos 
last page. Conveying an excellent moral, it worth publishing, 
teaches one of “Life’s Lessons” which should - 
TJ- TV ,i -j- • Tr . —The number of inhabitants of Rome is 177 461. of 
Herr Driesbach, the “Lion lung, says an whom 5)081 are priests, or about one in 35 of it^entire 
Ohio paper, got married two or three years ago, population. 
Provincial Items. and became a farmer in Ohio. The other day —The steamer May Queen arrived at Cleveland April 16 
_ he visited—at Zanesville, where they have been from Detroit. She encountered very little ice on the pas- 
At the recent Paris Exhibition premiums wintered—his pet animals, which had not seen Eage- 
Cuba, Hayti, and Central America. - , , „ , , - . , - ---- , , 
Considerable excitement exists in and out of a , t ’?° 1 m0,a ’ 01 ll ^ e ”, esson > la °ui ast page a great drawback to agricultural pursuits, and, ’ 
the Canadian Parliament, consequent upon the sk ® t i ches > we re g ard t llls ™ one of the best ever i n fact, to general improvement; but a change The Committee on Commerce in the U. S. 
late action of that body in fixing the permanent P ublls ied ln J ie New-Yorker and highly has happily been made, and land now can be House of Representatives, state the amount of 
seat of government at Quebec. Several other credltab | e to tbe autbor one of the Rural held in fee simple. This, it is believed, will pecuniary loss at the port of New York by ship- 
cities in the two provinces were voted for sue- C0, ' pS ’ wh ° 1S ’ t0 lhe least ’ Uofc wlthout re P' work a complete revolution. ™ck, the year 1854-5, at $10,000,000. The 
premiums. 
cities in the two provinces were voted for suc¬ 
cessively, and failed; whereupon Quebec was 
selected by a majority of nine. Hamilton was 
rejected by a vote of 69 to 47, Toronto by a vote 
utation as a writer in that department of litera¬ 
ture. 
-- St. Lawrence. It flows 450 miles through a 
Read the Advertisements in this and every country abounding in natural wealth ; it drains 
irk a complete revolution. wrectr, in the year 1854-5, at $10,UUU,UOO. The 
The river Ottawa is second only in size to the P . a ^ ye f’ als °’ ? as be , en ve1 '? ^^trous.-espe- 
of 71 to 41, Kingston by about the same vote, number of the Rural. Interesting announce- an ai- ca of 80,000 square miles, and is capable 
and Montreal by a vote of 77 to 43. After a ments are made, each week, many of which are of maintaining a population of 8,000,000. lNew ±1 eajure 1 H tHe HOOK Trade, 
long struggle, ending in the previous question, important to farmers and others at this season. While some laborers on a railroad near To- Authors in England finding there is no 
Quebec was selected ayes 62, nays 51. All who wish to procure Implements, Seeds, ronto, G. W., were engaged last week in exca- prospect of an international copyright between 
Several members of Upper Canada hinted at Fertilizers, Fruit Trees, Improved Stock, Farms, vating, they came to a petrified or stone coffin England and America, have at length taken the 
a possible change of political existence which dec., Ac., should note the new advertisements in which was the perfect form of a petrified idea ’ which a Yankee would have caught at 
might take place in case the resolution was car- from week to -week — and if our space was not Indian. long ago, and print large editions of their own 
ried out of fixing the capital permanently out of constantly occupied, we would intimate to all I N Parliament, April 17, the permanent seat ^d slip them”off b^ship loadT to America,’ 
the province. . prominent and extensive Manufacturers, Deal- 0 f government for the Province was fixed at 10 be retailed in our market. That’s all right 
Walker’s affairs in Nicaragua seem to be ap- ers, Ac., that the New-Yorker is the medium Quebec. and fair. If we choose to read the works of 
proaching a crisis rapidly, and it need not be a for advertising such and similar wares and com- , English authors, who has a better right to the 
4 xi. u A tvpcd A tgtt Irnm Mnntvno r\ of nd A ruol 1 Wfh r , , l i i rx 1 ■ i <-> 
Authors in England, finding there is no 
prospect of an international copyright between 
England and America, have at length taken the 
4 ,11*. 4 v ,fiiu umu I.., 7 1 UUI4 1 U! .uiuLA.i tentioii tothe practical and economical affairs were offered for the best Essavs on Canada bim for more than two years, and (with one ex- . The ldea of Mr. Keunicott, of holding tlieState Fair 
tion of territory to the latter in Africa, and of , . * ,, . , ■ , , Y 8 U11 v/anaua. J . , similar to a camp meeting, appears to find much favor h 4 
the former in India - or possibly the allies may 80 essential to the attainment of competence Eighteen were presented, three of which were c fP tl0n ) the 7 a Pr carcd to ^cognize him-and the south part of Illinois 
turn their attention’to regulating the affairs of ^ ba PP; aess ^ inhabitants of this mundane selected as entitled to premiums. those which had been his especial favorites be- _ Fifteen hundre<J dollars have alreadybeen Fuhgcribed 
sphere. Though we always endeavor to impart The feudal tenure in Lower Canada has been Ca “ e jeal ° US ° f t lG caresses be bestowed upon in Peoria, Ill, towards securing the holding of the next 
a great drawback to agricultural pursuits, and, the ° thei S ‘ State Fair in that city ' 
in fact, to general improvement; but a change Thk Comm ittee on Commerce in the U. S. - The extensive flouring mill of R. w. Hyde, in Mont- 
has happily been made, and land now can be House of Representatives, state tlie amount of P^er,Vt,j^s burnt April 18th, together with the stock 
field to fee simple. This, it is believed, will •* - A ,» tie w, p,i,™ ,t Al,„, m„ ».„od 
work a complete revolution. wre <*, m the year 1854-5, at $10,000,000. The Edward Austin> commit ted suicide recently by jumping 
The river Ottawa is second only in size to the P . a8 ‘ ye f’ als ° )b ^ be , en Tei 7 dlsastrous >-espe- int0 a cistern. 
St. Lawrence. It flows 450 miles through a Cla y “ WG 1Bcludc tb e steamer Pacific, which —The harbor and lake was clear of ice at Oswego on 
country abounding in natural wealth ; it drains WG SUpP ° Se niUSt D ° W be glVen up as lost th , e , 1 , 6tb ’ and ( . tbe s f“ er Fentucky left for Toronto with 
an area of 80,000 square miles, and is capable ^, T • n * . , .. , - „ , 
of maintaining a popnlatio. of 8,000,000. New Feature m_the Book Trade. 
Wmtn some laborers on a railroad near To- Aornons in England, finding there is no '”2 “ f ^ g Mon. 
ronto, C. W, were engaged last week in exca- prospect of an international copyright between ~. V j rgln ’ a has a debt °f thirty miihonB,and the papers 
vating, they came to a petrified or stone coffin England and America, have at length taken the ^ tatca,e * ll “ E ° repudiation as a thing of ne- 
in which was the perfect form of a petrified i dea > which a Yankee would have caught at y 
Indian 1 long ago, and print large editions of their own —The House Committee on Territories will, in a few 
works in England, where they can print cheap, da y s > report a bill for the admission of Kansas with her 
In Parliament, April 17, the permanent seat and slip them off by ship loads to America, Dee State Constitution. » 
if government for the Province was fixed at t0 be retailed in our market. That’s all right —Mr. Cobb, of Georgia, has moved to fix theadjourn- 
Quebec. and hdr. If we choose to read the works of ment of Congress on the 14th of July. The scheme fail- 
English authors, who has a better right to the ed to get votes enough. 
cially if we include the steamer Pacific, which 
we suppose must now be given up as lost. 
New Feature in the Book Trade. 
matter of surprise if the fillibusters are driven modities. However, as that fact is becoming 
A despatch from Montreal, dated April 18th, profit on tbe books than the English writer ? 
says : 1 he river has risen high, and steamers So says an exchange, but we think it must 1 
out of Central America very speedily. A party patent to all interested—East and West, North J , . ‘ ' “ ’ &o says an exenange, out wetninKitmust be 
of four hundred, under Col. Schlessenger, have and South—no intimations are necessary. commence l mining on on ay 10 m ioc vi e eironeous. Y e do not believe the English can 
been cut to pieces by the Costa Ricans, and the -^_ Kingston. compete with American publishers in mauufac- 
native forces are gathering on all sides, breath- Public Land Sales in Michigan. —We learn, I here are 512 convicts in the penitentiary of taring books. We are advised that the Har- 
ing threats of extermination against the hated says the Chicago Democrat, the President has ( anada ^ es *'• 
Americanos. The prestige of invincibility hav- ordered, by proclamation, two public land sales 
ing now been broken, the strongest shield of to be held at the Sault Ste. Marie and Duncan Model Documents. I he following is the an- 
protection to the invaders is lost; and national land offices, in Michigan, the sales to commence nua / messa S e oI ^ ie Governor of New Jersey in 
antipathy, religious animosity, and traditional Monday, July 14th, and on Monday, August 4th, ^13, and the reply of the Legislature to the 
antagonism will speedily accomplish the rest, respectively, on which days 600,000 acres of Sarne ‘ They are unexceptionable on the score 
England and France look with no friendly eye excellent land will be disposed of. All of this bievity : 
upon the American movement, and will counte- land, with the exception of a few small islands, , Gentlemen: I am heaitilv glad to meet you 
nance the people in an active resistance, giving is situated in the upper or northern peninsular are not sorly to meet me in so good company, 
them, if nothing more, aid and comfort in the of the State, (on the Esconawha, Menominie aud The following is the reply • 
shape of arms and munitions of war. other rivers,) and west of Kee-wee-naw bay ; Y our Excellence,: It is with the greatest satis- 
lungston. compete with American publishers in manufac- 
Tiiere are 512 convicts in (he penitentiary of taring books. We are advised that the ’HAR- 
mada West. pees are in the habit of printing here, and de- 
ont on tile DOOKS tnan tne Pinglisn. writer l —A nursery of 5,000 peach trees, owned by Mr. Burnett, 
So says an exchange, but we think it must be of Vincennes, has been destroyed by the cold, exceptabout 
roneous. We do not believe the English can fif *y trees. 
mpete with American publishers in raauufac- — Tlie Atheists of London have established Sunday 
ring books. We are advised tliat tkeTLtR- achoolsPor children in which they propose to propogat* 
° their abhorrent doctrines. 
# _ . . . ” 3 — The Chicago Democrat, Mr. John Wentworth’s pa- 
livenng in London, copies ol tlieir own works per, hoists the name of Col. Fremont for President, and 
Model Documents.— The following is tbe an- cheaper than printed editions of the same can N. P. Banks for Vice President, 
nual message of the Governor of New Jersey m be furnished by English publishers. Judge — The colored barbers of Terre Haute, Indiana, have 
1713, and the reply of the Legislature to the Wilson’s “Mexico and its Religion” is thus taken in their striped poles, and placed the word “ BANK” 
same. They are unexceptionable on the score printed in New York for the English market. over their doors in lar s e letters - 
of brevity : The true way for English authors is to take up '“‘I”’ + °, f 10t \ 8ta * e ! tbat 
rt 4 i t i A-i I i . i . . . . J TT , $1,850,000 have been drawn from the Indiana Banks by the 
Gentlemen: I am heartily glad to meet you their residence in the United States, as has the Cincinnati brokers and merchants, 
here, alter so long an absence ; and believe you nnvplKi Timm _thpvebv «ppnrino- tap MI , 4 , 
are not sorly to meet me in so good company. \ , ,, 7 J S , C ° pV - Barnum says he has got about half a bushelof writs 
rp . f . l J right OI1 all works w r ritten in this COUntr ,r and protests, and is compelled nearly every day to swear 
The Indian war in Oregon and Washington embracing, it is said, some of the finest timber 
Territories bids fair to be a bloody and costly ^ and tbe u PP er peninsula. 
work ; and w 7 hat is worse, has undoubtedly 
been occasioned by the cruelty and injustice of 
Misfortunes of a Patriot.— A correspondent 
The following is the reply : 
Your Excellency: It is with the greatest satis¬ 
faction wo meet your Excellency in such good 
company now, and hope we shall be favored 
with it often. 
A Dangerous Bonnet. —An eminent English 
the white settlers and emigrants. The Indians of the Independent Beige says: —«Lamartine, . “ G ' 1 * 
a rp ,-nipllio-P,4t. PTimicrh In W«PP thuf 44 W44V after making great efforts to sale the wreck ol P b > & c an say s . a e to lament the gieat 
— The Indianapolis Sentinel of the 10th states that 
$1,850,000 have been drawn from the Indiana Banks by the 
Cincinnati brokers and merchants. 
— Barnum says he has got about half a bushel of writs 
and protests, and is compelled nearly every day to swear 
before some court that he is not a swindler. 
— A book lately published in France states that the 
number of suicides committed in Paris since the com¬ 
mencement of this century exceeds 300,000. 
— M. M. Ballou, of Ballou’s Pictorial, Boston, was ar¬ 
rested in New York April 15th, at the suit of Frank Les- 
increase amongst the female part of my prac¬ 
tice of tic doloreux in the forehead, loss of sight. 
are intelligent enough to foresee that a war after making great efforts to save the wreck of f ‘ d ‘ ’ G ” . g 
with the United States would end in their own his scattered fortunes—efforts which have been | ncl ease a “° ngst , lC ema e pai l . 0 my prac ' 
ruin, but they have been driven to desperation feebly seconded by his countrymen-is about ^ ^ 
by outrages and oppressions that ought to bring to assign all his property for the payment of his & . y 
upon the perpetrators eternal infam/ Ofcours! d ^ and seek a home in the United States. beW ’ + f J om tbe P-sent absurd fashion of 
many residents of the territory are guitless ol The estate S lven to bl,n several years ago by J easing t e neck instead ol the head During 
wrong, but they are not competent to restrain tbe Sultan bas been taken frora him tbe 16 P&St 1 have been in attendance 
wrong, but they are not competent to restrain lue ^ Uitan oecn laKen irom mm oy tne 
the wantonness of transient and irresponsible Turkish Government. It turned out to be one 
men, such as always throng into new territories. °f these presents that bring ruin upon tlie re- 
An official letter from Mr. Palmer, Superin- cipicnt - _^ ^_ 
tendent of Indian Affairs, among other things, Westeen River Navigation.-T he St, Louis 
believe, from the present absurd fashion of 
dressing the neck instead of the head. Daring 
the past month, I have been in attendance 
upon two lovely girls with tic doloreaux in the 
Ruffianism andits Consequences.—O ur read- ~ A Look lately published in France stati 
ere recollect that last winter Albert Rust, number of °7 raitted ia Pari8 sin& 
mencement of this century exceeds 300,000. 
Member of Congress from Arkansas, assaulted „ „ „ , „ ,, , . 
& . ’ — M. M. Ballou, of Ballou’s Pictorial, Bost 
Horace Greeley at Yashington. Ye now rested in New York April 15th, at the suit of 
learn by the Ouachita (La.) Register, that T.“B. lie, of Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, for libel. 
Carrington, a young man of talents, and broth- — A suit, involving land to the value of $li 
er-in-law of Rust, was shot dead recently in under Indian titles, lias recently been decide 
,, . , n , A , . J Michigan, in favor of S. Payne, defendant, 
the town of Camden, Arkansas, m an affray. 
TT c , 4 . . , —Joseph McKeen, LL. D., a gentleman c 
He was editor of a paper, and having a feud , ,, , <■ ,. , .. ... 
1 I o Vi r , r .„ ro i 1 4 p fq t 44p. from Ills lontr connection witli 
Carrington, a young man of talents, and broth- — A suit, involving land to the value of $100,000, held 
er-in-law of Rust, was shot dead recently in under Indian titles ’ bas recentl F decided in Flint, 
, , . , n , A , . A Michigan, in favor of S. Payne, defendant, 
the town of Camden, Arkansas, m an affray. 
He was editor of a paper, and having a feud — Jo8 ® pb Mc ^ e<u > TK D-, a gentleman enjoying an 
f 1 R honorable fame from his long connection with the public 
with a man named Jones, editor of a rival sheet, 6C hools of New York, died recently in that city, 
went to the office ot the latter armed with are- —Hammond, assistant editor of the Albany Register, 
volver, for the purpose of a fight, which the says he was not born rich, and thinks it “ was a doubtful 
latter declined. On retiring to the street he piece of luck” that he “ was born at all.” 
of those presents that bring ruin upon the re- forehead, and several otlieis with similar com- ma{ jg use of some offensive language, which a —The first wife of Willis, the poet, was a MissStace, an 
cipient. plaints. It is high time the frivilous bonnet ot friend of j 0NES rep ii ed to sharply ; whereupon Engli6h lady > dau S hter of a K“tleman who had charge of 
. - „;,1. >> . 1 . . _ r J : r t.bc Government Arsenal on the Thames. 
says:—“The future will prove that this war has ^ ^ . ... „ 
, J „ , .it.- ■ , Chamber of Commerce, bavin" petitioned Coo- 
been forced upon these Indians against their . ,, , . . . . 
, , f , , . ,. . , gress to remove the obstruction to the naviga- 
will, and that too by a set of reckless vagabonds .. „ ,,. ,,...., , AT , ° 
J o r.irm nf the Mieciccirmi a pitt Hr none 
the present day should be done away with. 
Accident at Cambridge.— The Boston Tran- 
gress to remove the obstruction to the naviga- script of April 12t.h says :—“A son of Professor 
tion of the Mississippi between New Orleans Longfellow, about ten years of age, was play- j 
Carrington fired three shots at him without 
effect, but was himself killed by his antagonist. 
Mde. Goldschmidt’s Benefit. —“ It is of no 
consequence,” but a public which cares for 
plunder. The Indians have been driven to des- 
tue year enunig oeptemuerou, 10.10, irom wnicn ..” r . --&- r - ceipts at different concerts here :—The gross 
it appears that property to the amount of two consequence of which the gun barrel burst receipts at this concert on London, were about 
peration by acts of cruelty against their people.” m ijjj ons twenty-eight thousand and nine bun- and shattered his left hand terribly. Certainly $9,000; at her charity concert in New York, 
A filtY.1 VlAV... 1.00 V.AAV1 fl.A 04 a! “ ^ . . /'_. _* _i.__ rfhl fl U/4A . J.l__ , 
A faint hope has been created of the safety of , , ,, , , 
A T 4 •/. f ,4 , 4 , • ^ T 4 ,, ,. dred dollars has been sunk in that time, 
the Pacific, by the following from Lloyd s list _ 
received by the Africa: _ _ 
_ TT 4 m, T 4 , T • ,T 1 Steamer Burned.— The steamboat John Ar- 
Figuera, March 24.—1 he Captain of the ship , . , , , _ 
Sldtwith, which has arrived here, says :-“ In not ’ tbe P nncl P al P^senger boat on Seneca 
coming off the New Foundland coast, he fell in L a ^e, was totally destroyed by fire on lhe 
with ice to the distance of 200 miles from land, morning of April 15th, at her dock at Jefferson, 
nothing can be more dangerous than the every- Gie first receipts were $10,000 ; the receipts at pected gurv i ve 
day practice of allcwing efiildrea to play witfi ^^S^SS^JZ'SSl Ictlto -»• 
th t tbe Government Arsenal on the Thames. 
— Mr. Delahay, the Free Stato Representative elect in 
antagonist. Kansas, is a native of South Carolina ; his ancestors lived 
in Maryland, where his grandfather, in 1780, emancipated 
It is of no all his slaves. 
1 Cares for —The Jury trying Samuel Sly, widow Wakeman, and 
e, may be Thankful Hersey, for the murder of Mathews, have re- 
3 at Jenny turned a verdict of not guilty, on the sole ground of in- 
ith the re- ganity. 
H be F* osa _ At Nashua, N. II., April 15th, a carriage, containing 
wei e About Rev ^ JJ,. Jewett, wile and son, was run down by a train of 
ew 101K, carg _ The son died, and Mrs. and Mrs. Jewett are not ex- 
powder and fire-arms." 
Moderate Entertainment. —The New York 
Evening Rost says:—It is reported that Mr. 
Everett’s bill for board at the Everett House, 
Philadelphia were “close upon” : 
ton Advertiser. 
3,000.— Bos- 
Life-Preservers on Ferry Boats. —We yes¬ 
terday observed on board the steamer “ Dido,” 
and saw the lights of a steamer in the midst and sad to relate, one of the deck hands was ™ tt S bU1 lor ^ a ^ffe Kverett House, J ^ life-preservers hung 
of Jt ’ burned to death. In what manner she took dunn & his recent vlslt t0 the Clty ’ as tbe S ucst tap interior of both rUi™ with two 
anrmiBPd that it wa« the doino-a of .,,4 ta ed to tbe moderate sum of $900 ; or, say $100 were also provided. We learn that the same Washington, on the 8th, it being announced that the 
was suimisea that it was the doings ol an in- _ , .., , / j.. _„A.nfA.i hoard fi,„ of Gen. Washington would deliver a discourse 
The above vessel left St. Johns, N. B., Feb. fire> we have not heard stated , further than it of the Mercantile Library Association, amount- | boats near the p ilot house. Axes and buckets 
13. The hope must be faint indeed, when we wag 8urmised that it was the doings of an in- ed to the moderate Bum of $ 900 ’ 01 > say $ 100 
observe that the date of Lloyd’s entry is March cend i ar y a Jay ) a pretty substantial deduction from the 
24th, and that the vessel which reports it must J ———«—*>- receipts of the Association, for whose benefit it 
have seen the light, if at all, many days anterior The YYather, though occasionally balmy, was delivered. This is the highest price ever 
around the interior of both cabins, with two 
— The Legislature of Mississippi has passed a bill au¬ 
thorizing parties to contract for the payment of any rate 
of interest not exceeding 10 per cent, on the renewal of any 
debt after maturity. 
— Dr. Way, the bogus coin manufacturer, arrested in 
Syracuse two years since, and subsequently convicted and 
sentenced to State Prison, lias been pardoned by President 
Pierce. 
_A large party intended to visit Mount Vernon, from 
a day; a pretty substantial deduction from the precautions are likewise adopted on board the spirit of Gen. Washington would deliver a discourse 
receipts of the Association, for whose benefit it “Mary. Also that the West Jersey ferry boats through Miss Ja>, a medium. 
, . . , , . , . are abundantly supplied with means ol saving —Mrs. Runnell, 70 years of age, lives in New York in 
was delivered. This is the highest price ever Ufe> in the / vent * acc i den t. But, alas ! at great poverty. She is a blood relation of Washington, 
to that Tlie probabilities are that notavestige continues cool and unpleasant generally, with a before paid for a lecture in this country, we w h a t a terrible cost has experience been pur- well educated, intelligent, and bears a striking resemblance 
of the Pacific will ever be seen again. 
dim prospect of seasonable warmth and verdure, believe. 
chased.— Phil. Pennsylvanian. 
to the portraits of Washington. 
