MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, 
SEPT. 20, 
Affairs in Kansas. 
Miscellaneous Items. 
ROCHESTER, SEPTEMBER 20, 1856. 
New York Notings. 
The St. Louis Democrat, of the 9th inst, gives ni „„ f r, , , ... llL L CiL U v IL IJ L ij + 
,, „ „ . , ’ , , Dates from Galveston, Texas, to the 30th nit,, 00 ^ 
the following particulars of the battles at South c , , . ,, • .. 
°speak of the continuance of a prolonged drouth - 
*™*r*<**«* » "?TYV’a^S£ Henry cochbcrm. He. 
State men were the aggressors. An attack „a s !”/’ ‘b ]n 8; it » thought there will Th.e ,.rk 1. » ^ant ot th. dlrtl.gai.l,a 
be a great scarcity of provisions throughout the important events that marked the progreaSS of Scotland— 
made by a party of F ree State men under com- Western part of the g ta1e be f ore anotber crop is morc P arti cularly of Edinburgh-during a certain period 
mand of Capt. Shore, on a party of Georgians, gathered; so stinted ig the barvegt ^ ot life of the author,- between the years 1821 and the 
and thirteen were taken prisoners and two t , 4 , . , . . close ot J830. It is now compiled and presented to the 
killed. The battle of Ossawatomie was fought raa O' places the people are begrunrag to pabll, bg hi. a. a work both o, History and 
6 suffer. In the rest, nf ilie State to nmne wc™ Roforo,,^ it ^in 1 _<•_ 
%iterarj IpLeturltr. |Utos Clippings. 
Tnis work is an account of the distinguished men or 
-n j>n the29th of August,the town being attacked_, 
Business requiring our personal attention in , „ 6 , . , & . , good. 
. „ , , by Pro-Slavery men, who far out-numbered 
that direction, we passed several days of last S . J _ Q , , Me 
suffer. In the rest of the State the crops were Reference it will be found valuable. Dewey has it for sale, of New York. 
— Douglas Jerrold is about to visit the United States to 
lecture. 
— The wheat crop of Wisconsin is stated at 14,000,000 
bushels. 
— There is nearly two million bushels of grain in store 
in Chicago. 
— There are about fifty-five thousand houses in the city 
, . , T -rr i .. , . . . : , , their opponents. The Free State men deserted • „„ _ - 
week in New York city, during which we had 11 . . immense placeis of pure gold have been dis- 
Mexican papers state that within a short time 1>RIM * KY Arithmetic and Table-Book ; Designed for tion of July. 
— The weather was cold in Oregon during a large por- 
a fair glimpse of some of the prominent char¬ 
acteristics and notabilities of the great metrop¬ 
olis. Thinking a few notes of our observings, 
the town, after some skirmishing in which one 
covered in the Southern portion of the State of 
T ,._ „ .. , . , . , , — A fire in St. Louis on the 2d inst., rendered 30 poor 
nf Vnn.w ?L“, e * Sc ? e ? ce homeless. 
. , ,. . . , . -, of Numbers, with especial reference to mental training 
man was shot. The attacking party afterwards Querrero< Attention is called to the sulphur and development. -Over three n 
sacked the place, burning every building to the beds which exisfc at and around lhe volcaao of School Arithmetic, Analytical and Practical. Re- York every year. 
— Over three millions of hats are sold in the city ofNew 
i °i” ~ * " I uV" 6 "’ ground except two. On the 30th of August, a ■ . 7 " visedEdition. — There were thirty-one deaths from drowning in Buf- 
though hastily drawn, may prove acceptable to , Pro-Slaverv men attacked Prairie l 1 l P i TT b 8aid t0 be lneX_ New University Arithmetic. Embracing the Science falo the past season. 8 
those who, like us, have only occasional opportu- p . ^ , , 7 haustible. The United States pay $18,000,000 of Numbers, and their applications according to the . n ,t<, w f . , . 
nities for personal observation and comparison, Glt7 ’ a o nd mounded one man. No lives were annually for su]phuric acid for mecbanical most improved methods of analysis and cancellation. wi “J S 7 "* mannfactunng excel,ent 
yet desire to be posted relative to notable places, lo8t ; Since this, the only event of importance lises> and it is said that if Mexican en to^b! & ^msofMathematical works appropriate _ The pnbllc “Ll. of New York _ ig eBtimated ftt 
L„ , , A, . . v .* , ; is that Woodson, the Acting Governor, has de- „ ra ,iJk 0o(i „ o j a . .f“ to the use of Common Schools, by Prof. Charles Davies, ilie P UDllc property oi in ew York city is estimated at 
people and establishments, we submit a leaf c]ared h Terri)o j tate of armed b j. could be stured U P b Y some American capital 0 f the N. Y. State Normal School, formerly of the West forty millions of dollars. 
from our experience in the crude style and ^ ‘ ' . to work these mines, we could have a much Point Military Academy. The author is well known to —It is said that desertions take place every day from 
manner following. 10n ’ aiU . . ed lI P 0n 1 10 alcl 1D better article of sulphur at less cost than what a11 Students of numbers throughout our country. His the army Of Nicaragua. 
With the exception of a brief and busy visit Sll FP 1 ess i D g it. w e now get from Italy. works begin with the foundation, and by their aid the VO- — The Niagara sailed on the 11th inst. for Liverpool, 
1n . „ . , , . v.a n ,, ,. Advices from Kansas to the 5th, say that rr, i r> i . , ■■ , . taryatthe “shrine of computation” may ascend tothe . 
last spring, we had not “sighted Gotham for _. _j Tue ^hooner L. P. Smith lately cleared at most abstruse elements of this great science. Th«.wtw 
_• , , a • A* _ n r Advices from Kansas to the 5th, say that rr„_ i ^ r t i ■< , . “i «» cumpuiauon - may ascena to the 
last spring, we had not “sighted Gotham for r . , , , , , , , , lHE schooner L. P. Smith lately cleared at most abstruse eiementc nf thi D 
j .. Lane, with one hundred and fifty men, attacked wnmincien xr n r at v i *r e n , • S 86 elements of this great science. Theauthor 
nearly two years, and hence could not fail of f Wilmington, N. C., for New Y r ork, with a full being possessed of a natural taste, and a mind peculiarly 
observing many unmistakable evidences of as- <101JC lon ,e 4t i ms . Judge Uecompte bad car g 0 G f -wheat, being the first vessel that ever formed for study of this character, has, by devoting many 
... _ lacnoH nv/lora trv flic* TT ft Mnrcbnl tn m-rocl .... . ... —__*1-_.. . . .... J 
tary at the “ shrine of computation ” may ascend to the with half a million in specie. 
— The Niagara sailed on the 11th inst. for Liverpool, 
tonishing progress in population, wealth and b,sucd <^ del -s to the U- S. Marshal to airest loaded there entirely with that article. 
grear science. Theauthor _ lBaac B . Bowditch, of Vermont, has been appointed 
being possessed of a natural taste, and a mind peculiarly congul general at Constantinople. 
formed for study of this character, has, by devoting many „ „ 
years to the object, presented a series of text-books that , 7 v Dr ’ Alle “’ ° f Northampton, Mass, has corn fourteen 
Lane. Gen. Smith had instructed Col. Foote, The Alb , s ga th t f without superior, and are regarded by both teachers feet Wgh “ 0W growing ln hls garden ‘ 
commanding fourteen companies at Fort Riley, in the back ,, a J J- w ;lf( „L io s of their c,ass - A ' S - 
improvement. The most striking and note- ^ ■ cwie , The Albany papers say that a family liv.„„ 
porrinumrlincr fmirfpp'n Dnrnnflinpti of T^nvf . _ * J fb &Dd scbol&rs fls tho Di&Rt 6 r*worbs of* their clusfi 
worthy feature was the great change and im- n g , . P . at f ort j^ le 7» in the back part of Watervliet, was nearly pois- Barnes & Co., New York Publishers 
provement observable in the appearance of the ? glVe a11 “ ecessar 3 r aid ln . lhe crec ^ 0D of fortl - oned last week. Arsenic had been laid around J_ ‘ 
principal streets and avenues—and indeed one ca,i()ns ’ ov - (,eai y arrived at Glasgow on the house to poison rats. The rats ate the 
soon finds lhe same true nf nonvlv the Tuesday, where he met Gov. Shannon on his Benic . and fee]in - vfirv t.Lirstv ii« Ln 
soon finds the same true of nearly the entire 
city, for both “down” and “up town” exhibit wa 7 dowB * . - D -, --- - — - - 
marked evidence of an almost telegraphic mD,,re Tree State refugees arrived at poison was communicated to the water and the 
progress and renovation. All the main thor- ®.‘ j0U1 ® 0B - 1 :h mst, entirely destitute, family made use of it the next day. The whole 
onghfares and business sections have been,and , Je T Bta e 1 iat a large “ um ;>er 01 famille f liacl of them were taken sick, but were saved from 
are being, subjected to the talismanic influence ta on ie uge afc 1<0lt 1 Leavenworth. It is re- death by promptly calling in a physician, 
of “ Young America,” and the transition is so P ° rted ^ 1 i , 1 f rge numb “ Frea ® tate 7°' At Horicon Lake, Wis., lately, a sportsman 
rapid and wonderful that many localities which ““o!? ° ^ 1Cn ^ ere ^- lled 011 ^ eduesday, on sbo oting at a duck in tlie lake, was horrified 
senic, and feeling very thirsty under its burn¬ 
ing operations, ran to the water pail. The 
poison was communicated to the water and the and Public Improvements of Paris ; the Papal Government; 
family made use of it the next day. The whole Disputes with America, &c. Published by Leonard Scott 
of them were taken sick, but were saved from c< >-> New York. For sale by Dewey. 
and scholars as the master-works of their class. A. S. — There was a snow storm in Goldsboro, North Caroli- 
Barnes & Co., New York, Publishers. na, on Sunday afternoon, August 31st. 
- —The Wisconsin papers are rejoicing over the best 
The London Quarterly Review for July, has been re- wheat crop ever grown in that State, 
ceived. It comprises seven articles, as follows Savonar- —From July 26th to August 5th, there were killed at 
ola ; Grote’s History of Greece ; Causes of the Civil War— the pound in New York 2,200 dogs. 
M. Guizot; The Police and the Thieves: Public Works . , . . . 
7 v uiu»oo, X uum, tvurKB _ A lorrrA mimhftr nf nATRona A.rA nnw r>rmrrrnfm<r frnm 
Political Items. 
— A large number of persons are now emigrating from 
the Valley of Virginia to the West. 
— Sweet potatoes, ten inches in length, of Iowa growth, 
have appeared in the Davenport market. 
— A company is about to apply for authority to im¬ 
prove the navigation of the Illinois river. 
were familiar only a few moons or years ago, 
are scarcely recognized by occasional visitors. 
the 30th ult., at Stranger’s Creek. 
to see a man spring forward and fall on the 
A telegraphic despatch from Washington, beach near by . It appear8 that the ball struck Greel T for Governor ofNew York. 
— Last week Mr. Wm. Johnson, of Scott county, Ky., 
The Albany Register nominates Horace sold a lot of eighty mules at $165 per head. 
The whole city seems to partake of and par- LAnsmitted by the State Department to Gov. a wave and bounc i e cl back in a line varying 
ticipate in this growing, changing, expanding lL ^ reported is to the following effect: only about fifteen degrees from whence itstart- 
and improving mania—for, wherever located, _ l 16 with previous orders sent by ed, and passed though the heart of the man who 
every new structure, whether church, hotel, Gob Emory, made subject to the requisition of fell, killing him instantly. 
— Two dentists of New York have announced their in- 
A Fremont Electoral Ticket has been formed tention to receive pupils of the female sex. 
in Virginia. 
— The increase of lake tonnage for the year ending June 
There are now four 'tickets in the field in 30th > l 855 . ™s a fraction less than 19 per cent. 
Massachusetts, the Whig, the Democrat, the 
Republican and the American. 
and improving mania—for, wherever located, ^ muiud > pievious outers sent Dy ed, and passed though the heart of the man who There are now four tickets in the field in 
every new structure, whether church, hotel GoJ. Emory, made subject to the requisition of fell, killing him instantly. Massachusetts, lhe Whig, the Democrat, the 
theatre, mansion or store, is larger or more cost- of Gen> Smith ’ ar f BOt 8ufficieDfc for tbe ex5gen - Among the articles received in Louisville, Re P ublican and tbe American, 
ly and magnificent than its predecessor. The C ^’ ^ arc Y wishes to be notified by tele- Ky., the other day by the American Express The Daily News, the Fillmore organ of Penn- 
amouut of building during the past year or gra ? h ’ ^marking that insurrectionary in- Ca> was one cMd> one wolf> two dog8> a dozen g“”® out for tlle su PP orfc of tbe 
two has been enormous, almost inconceivable ; vaslcm o Kansas by the way of Nebraska, and barrels of shell oysters and a large lot of mis- . ' 
Since the commencement of the Presidential 
a.d jet the city, instead ot being JinMcd, or t sobsequent hostile attacks on the post-office «, llanco „ s freight, ' ‘SSSS* -Th. men, hr. of th. Hint .l,'«,.h or 
approximating completion, is apparently in- a ' a " aD 011 1 ie dwellings of Col. Titus A cankox ball, shot from a British ship dur- have issued 4,(R)ihOOO of documents^inchidmo Chicago are to .recta new edifice, atacont of $75,000. 
creasing and in as great a state of transition as aiK /’ Glark ’ seem lo have stl mulated to un- j ng lbe Revolution, while bombarding Amboy, 200,000 copies of Sumner’s speech, or 40,000,000 —There was a heavy frost in the vicinity of Lafayette, 
ever. All is new and progressive. Wood is aw u acts of the same chaiacter on the borders N. J., was recovered, a few days since, in tear- of pages ; about one-half of this number have I n<3 » onthelst inst., which didcoDsiderableiDjurytocorn. 
becoming brick, and brick marble, with rail- of Mi ssouri; and that the President expects j ng down a building, deeply embedded in a bee 7 distribut ed through the Washington Re- - The proprietors of the Philadelphia Ledger have or- 
— The shipping of the world is estimated at 145,500 
vessels, and the aggregate tunnage at 15,500,000, 
— In all but seven counties of Kentucky, the assessors 
return 1,032,370 hogs, against 1,366,717 last year. 
— Within a few days nine or ten sharks have been cap¬ 
tured in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. 
— The members of the First Presbyterian church of 
Chicago are to erect a new edifice, at a cost of $75,000. 
— There was a heavy frost in the vicinity of Lafayette, 
ever. All is new and progressive. Wood is a . acts 011110 sam c cuaiacter on me borders N. J., was recovered, 
becoming brick, and brick marble, with rail- °f -^Lssouri; and that the President expects j ng down a bu jidin 
road celerity. This kind of transition is won- Gov. Geary to maintain the public peace, and p iece of oak timber, 
derful in amount, and decidedly inconvenient bliag 10 P unisbment a11 acls ot violence or dis- The New Orleans 
publican Association, and the remainder bj deredfr°m the m a mifa c t urer tw° twelve cylinder presses ! 
XKJU.KX GC/AGiuty. JLAJ1J5 IUMU UI tl ctli&JLLiUIl WOn- x x ' Ul cltV H1L1UWI. ' ^ ^ mi AT r * i u 
• „„„ , , , *in . brine: to punishment all acts of violence or dis- ult™ n i r>- i , mempeis ot Uongress. Ine National Demo- —The Journal of Commerce says that 1,000 Sharpe’s 
derful in amount, and decidedly inconvenient g The Grieai18 ba « received a cratic Executive Committee is uow extensively rifies have recently been sent to Kansas, mo'stiy in hogs- 
to pedestrians—for whose especial benefit we 7. ’^ 7 homsoeTer peipetiated, lclying on specimen of Nicaragua sugar, made by the In- engaged in a similar work of sending off, it is heads. 
bespeak the early completion of at least one blS (Geary s) energy and discretion, and the dians of that country. It is very fair Musco- said, 20,000 documents every day. The Amer- _ Woodworth’s Planing Machine Patent will expire in 
street, say Broadway. An avenue, like this, a PP roved capacity, decision and coolness ol vado , of excellent grain and very rich saccha- ican party ’ to °’ is not idle in lhafc line of busi ' 
daily traversed by hundreds of thousands of cbaiacter Gen. Smith, to prevent or suppress rineproportions. ness. 
— Woodworth’s PianiDg Machine Patent will expire in 
December, and from that time the invention will be open 
to all. 
— A small whale was captured in one of the herring 
hurried, go-ahead and almost breathless mor- a11 attem P ts to bindle civ G war in the Territory. The Parisians have been amused of late bv The Democrats of Massachusetts have nomi- - A email whale was captured in one of the herring 
tala, should not be obstructed every block or The Rapine dispatch for the War De- a man who wallnfW the water. He is support- f*?*’ f « r GoY f r “^ and seines at Lubec, Maine, recently. It yielded three barrels 
two, for miles, with mountains of rubbish and P^' tme nt to Gen. Smith bears date the 9th inst., ed by small air-tight boxes strapped to his feet, thaniel J. Lord and Whiting Gdlworld, were - Lieut. Gardner, of the U. S. Revenue Cutter Taney, 
building materials—for, though it conspicuous- ac< l liainUE g 111111 U)at lfc 1S the purpose ot the and has a pole in his hands, with a bladder at selected for Electors at large. has been drowned in Savannah harbor by the upsetting of 
ly manifests one kind of progress, it decidedly ™si ent to secure to him all the militia force eacb end, with which he touches the water The Democratic torch light procession on the a boat ’ 
impedes another. necessaiy to maintain older and suppress msur- aad restores his equilibrium when about to tip evening of the 9th inst., was one of the largest — St. Paul, Minnesota, is now said to have a population 
But there are other significant tokens of the iecGon ’ and tbat uo military operations shall ove r. He walked with the greatest apparent ever g°^ ll P Kew York. Jt is estimated 
onward progress of New Y T ork. The grandeur be carried on in KaD8as otherwise than under ease up and down tbe Seine . there were from 20,000 to 25,000 persons in it. 
.. ° -3 1A TT_ t - • 1 I f fnAlr nn hnnr «ru fnrfxr mimifoo rxooo 
and costliness of its completed structures are 
wonderful to au unsophisticated visitor (like 
his instructions and orders. Hence he is in¬ 
structed notUo permit the employment ol militia 
the writer) from the “Rural Districts,” or an or armed bo( K es of men, uuless they have been 
inland village or city, yet the glare and mav- mu8t ' erec ^ the service of the United States. 
Provincial Items. 
selected ior Jidectors at large. has been drowned in Savannah harbor by the upsetting of 
The Democratic torch light procession on the a boat ‘ 
evening of the 9th inst., was one of the largest — st - Paul > Minnesota, is now said to have a population 
ever got up in New York. It is estimated of ten thousand. In the year 1849 it did not contain five 
there were from 20,000 to 25,000 persons in it. hundred. 
It took an hour and forty minutes to pass one — Col. Colt, Mr. Jarvis and Prof. Morse were presented 
point on the route. The banners, torches, &c., to the Emperor of Russia, at Peterhofir, on the 14th of 
were counted by thousands, and the streets, August. 
through which it passed, were one blaze of light —The Legislature of Texas has appropriated $69,000 
nificence of their interiors are equally aston¬ 
ishing and noteworthy. Probably no city in Conflagrations and Casualties. a threshing machine, was caught in the machi- Maine Election.— Returns have been receiv- -A Madison 
the world, certainly none of its age, exhibits so - nel y> aEC ^ 80 severely injured that he died in a ed from 327 towns in Maine, with the following rain in that vi 
many tangible evidences of great enterprise A fire broke out in Troy on the 8 th inst. on few hours after the accident. resultHamlin, Republican, 60,111; Wells, sufferin g- 
decided progress and immense wealth—nor we Korth Second street. Some eight or ten build- An extensive fire has been raging in the Democrat, 37,236 ; Patten, American, 5,201 — — Another < 
should perhaps add, such striking proofs of fast ings Tvcre Greyed, rendering thirty-five poor Cranberry Marsh, near Welland, for the past 1 ie lepU dlcau ™Jordy will excee d 20,000. a PP r b ebeQded ' ■ 
living and extravagant expenditures. These Dmiliesjiouseless. Loss $25,000. four weeks, which has done considerable dam- _ —During th 
tokens are numerous and conspicuous on all A great fire broke out in Columbia Pa., on age. Several hundred acres of forest have been Foreign Items. tuns of gold v 
sides—in hotels, churches, places of amusement tbe 8tb inst/^Twenty-one buildings were de- burned over, and one or two houses destroyed. h* -i„;i„_t i • , Liverpool. 
restaurants, stores, and elsewhere. Perhaps, str °y ed - Loss from $ 20,000 to $30,000. The Grand Division of the Sons of Temper- lie Ledger, established in the yea^im ' 6 U> - Ul3derth< 
however, it all pays- all this costly glare, glit- T b f fijfcom^e ^ ° f ha7e Cngaged Mr ‘ Jobn Moffat ’ The will of Napoleon, annulled under the vSyThorU ^ 
ter and magnificence—for millions are annually . u 1 tb bU Jbe l e corarae “ c ^ to lecture upon the subject of Prohibition in monarchies which succeeded the Empire, has -TheUrbai 
expended, by strangers alone, for siglit-seting 111 bbe dr y ing room - Eighty persons in life Western Canada. been revived and declared of full force by the county lost Bis 
and luxuries not obtainable in the places where u PP er stoides aartowly escaped with their livus. The Globe says one of the most complete and P reseut Emperor. flax Keetl chaff- 
reside those who make the investments. But, maD y them having to leap from the window’s, perfect counterfeits which has made its appe ar . Upwards of two hundred thousand dollars — Uncle Sai 
aside from all this show and luxury, the legiti- k° ss ance of late, is a two dollar bill upon the Com- bave been 8ll ' )8cr ibed in England in aid of the millions of dol 
male business transacted is immense, and in- Messrs. Arthur & Burnham’s patent self- mercial Bank of the Midland District, Montreal. SEp '® reis b P 1 ' be S reat inundations in the south the 1 st instant 
eludes almost every conceivable branch of trade sealiD g fru it can factory, Philadelphia, was It is clear aud bright, as far as typography is ° 1<mC( ’ _ — A ^ e n v ,° lu 
i f . -T-. ^ hnrnorl mi Qilv iwof o A iLa ___ i 1c ... . ‘ & A J Ttttt. first. T?.nseian TiP.wsnnBfii’ n-na SOD, aged 94 ye 
, , ,, T , ,, .... through which it passed, were one blaze of light — The Legislature of Texas has appropriated $69,000 
young man name uy o lock, living in for miles in extent. Upwards of fifty full bands for the purpose of equipping and fitting out emigrants for 
the 8 th concession of Pickering, while oiling furnished music for the occasion. Kansas. 
a threshing machine, was caught in the machi- Maine Election.— Returns have been receiv- — A Madison (Wis.) paper states that there has been no 
ed from 327 towns in Maine, with the following rain in that vich “ty for several weeks, and late crops are 
result:—Hamlin, Republican, 60,111; Wells, sufferin S- 
An extensive fire has been raging in the Democrat, 37,236 ; Patten, American, 5,201.— 
, M , . . w li , f . , The Republican majority will exceed 20,000. 
The oldest daily paper in London is the Pub- 
c Ledger, established in the year 1700. 
Democrat, 37,236 ; Patten, American, 5,201. —Another outbreak among the Indians of Florida is 
The Republican majority will exceed 20,000. apprehended. ^Gen. Harney, it is said, has been ordered 
___ thither. 
Foreign Items —During the five months ending with May, one hundred 
“ * tuns of gold were shipped from Australia to London and 
n. , . , , .. 7 T , Liverpool. 
1 he oldest daily paper in London is the Pub- ^ . „ r.i ^ .i ^ 
T , t i i • i j • .1 . —Under the influence of the drouth, cold weather, and 
lie Ledger, established in the year 1700. , ... , m , 
6 ’ • the ravages of the grasshoppers, the crops in Utah were 
The will of Napoleon, annulled under the very short, 
monarchies which succeeded the Empire, has — The Urbana (0.) Gazette states that a farmer in that 
been revived and declared of full force by the county lost six cows in one day last week, from feeding on 
present Emperor. flax geetl chaff . 
Upwards of two hundred thousand dollars — Uncle Sam is rich. There was nearly twenty-five 
have been subscribed in England in aid of the millions of dollars in the Treasury, subject to draft, on 
sufferers by the great inundations in the south the 1st instant. 
of France. — a Revolutionary soldier, named Nicholas William- 
to the coffers of its merchants, manufacturers ^ FIRE r Droke out in the candle factory of j T j s sa i d that the Grand Trunk Railway will recting proofs, as appears from sheets still in quite considerable. 
and artisans. Look at its crowded streets, ho- ^ e Din, Knapp & Co., situated on Avenue A., be completed from Montreal to Toronto in about ® x i s t ea ce, ou which are marks and alterations —The imports of silks to the United States have risen 
tels, and mercantile and other establishments Harlem, N. Y., and extending from 122d to 123d six weeks. in his own hand. in value since the year 1847, from less than $12,000,000 to 
in the great centers of business—its countless s ^ leeb Ibis immense establishment covered a monster bear weighing 490 pounds was r I here is a tale afloat of a band of aristocratic ° yei $-4,oco,ooo. 
yet well filled omnibuses and cars, and ferry u P wardH of balf aE ac] ® of ground, and was killed last Saturday, on lbe Kingston road two ba ? makers ha ™? recently been imported from - There are about 1,430 persons and $745,000 capital 
La probably the largest candle, factory L, tL, I J v T’ W ° the regions ot Belgravia to the classic grounds employed in carnage making in New Haven and Bridge- 
and steamboats the daily in and outpouring P ro ^ al J 1 J lhe Ia ^ est candle factory in the m il es below that city, by Mr. Wm. Earnest, of St^Anne’s Hill,‘formerly the*residence of port, Conn., alone, 
of strangers who seek profit or pleasure at this ni ec bta es. lhe nre originated m a palm after a desperate fight. Two cubs were seen at Mr. Fox, now Lord Holland. There being a — A piano forte ] 
l,„ ni: n :CL , nil rlinti 11 pry pnnnpptprl yriIl-i ilia ™ — +■ , • . r , . _.1 1I j:.t i tt i . 
ib and $745,000 capital 
ew Haven and Bridge- 
hive of over half a million of swift representa- oil dist ’l]ery, counected with the establishment, some distance from Avhere the encounter took scarcity of field labor in the district, Lord Hoi 
fives of the “ universal Yankee nation” listen ic which the process of manufacturing adapian- place. land’s friends and neighbors volunteered lo | the Rocky Mountains. 
— A piano forte has recently been manufactured in Cali¬ 
fornia, being the first made in the United States west of 
to the continuous “noise and confusion” of the ti ne candles was carried on. It is estimated 
mighty Babel—and you will confess, with us, G;iat * Q Dy 190,000 lbs. of candles, hanging on 
that New York is an extensive and unparalleled tbe racks or boxed up, were destroyed, with 
. . come out and give him a day’s haymaking.— 
The Toronto Colonist gives the particulars of Among the party were, Lord John Russell, the 
s, with us, tbat lull y 1 00,000 lbs. of candles, hanging on t lie death of William Hughes, a farmer, in King E; 
paralleled ?>• or boxed irp, yer^dettrejed, with towlls hip, !mm hydrophobia. He wasbittea on W 
Earl of Clarendon, and several others of the therefor love 
rear new a ora »»««.« ana aaparalle.ed J ,7“'“ from ^opbobia. He w» bitten on biglieet rank, and o( both sexes Th..expert- _ rh „ Dumb „ 0( tam „ otaonl lrft „ „„„ „ , b , N 
“institution. Yet there is another side to this ™' “. °<’palm i°rl, 15,000 ibs. of tallow, the 7tlr of Augost, by hisown doe, while in the jnent it is sard, wee a successful one, the am- 7 . *.i, r o«i, from th. l.t ot to the 1 st of 
pieture-a reverse of vice, penury, misery and of ^ck, prepared for distillery, han , e!t field . Tie w „„ n ds, which were upon Ske‘with‘great’eftef a/d gi»iS ? cau»°of re‘ September, ™ 50,M. 
wretchedness-scenes and subjects well ealen- W “d a large qjmu- tIle face> „ ,„j otLel . parlB of Lis ^ heal- gret Z ih I miuda of 'some fit natared peoX - The Kev. E. 0. Bavtn, D. D, Pr.res.or in the Oniver- 
lated to awaken profound emotions, and excite “ ty 1 ° _ 1Jie 1088 to -Messys. Melvin, ed> aud be was able to g0 about . 0 n Sunday, that such admirable haymakers should, in the sit Y of Michi e ar ‘> ,ias ljeen eicct,;d editor of the Zi0D8 ’ 
the interest of the sympathizing and benevo- Knapp Co., in candlesnnd stock, i^ estimated f, be 30 th ult, while at tea he was seized with course of events, have been turned into very in- Herald, at Boston. 
i„„f i 3 „b 1 --t 1 . at $60,000, and machinery to $35,60(5—amount- „ ____ f „ ,, - ,. ’ i , different statesmen. — Hunt’s" Merchant’s Magazine estimates that at $50 a 
• ns. ^ a spasm, and from that time until Wed nesday, . - “ . „,. . ,, 
g in all to $95,000. The jestatfllshment W'as , .. , . , , ,. ' An act comnellino- farmers under a nonvilty tun, the shipping of the world is worth the enormous 
w . .(v he continued to grow worse, when death ensued. , an ace compelling larmei s, unaer a penalty, amoUDt - of .* 775 00 o coo 
irtially insured. The building was owned by __ to destroy thistles, has passed in Austria. amountot $<7o, , . 
, '' • Haidenbiook. It was of wood, quite From California.— The steamer George Law The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce have January 1 to September 3 of this year, was 69,572 ; to 
d, and the^loss is probably not over $5,000.— from Aspinwall, arrived in New York on the Oaken up the subject of the construction of same date in 1855 , 95,945. 
0 insurance. 14 th inst. She brought $1,600,000 in gold.— Railroad across Honduras, from the port of Ca- _ The sage of Brook)yn Heights asserts that this is by 
The early train from Lawrence for Boston, on The Vigilance Committee of San Francisco the Pacific, a distance^f161 miles! This rouT* tbe record > llie coldeat August in 68 years, with the ex- 
e Maine road, was thrown from the track near were about disbanding, and on the I 8 th ult. it has advantages over those enjoyed by that via ceptlon of 1810 and 18I7 ‘ 
jading on the 11th inst., by the breaking of was their intent to return to the people the Panama, considered very important. At least - K the interior of Peru there has been discovered a 
e truck of the tender. Three Trish Inhere™ ... 1,300 miles of sailing distance mav be nmveH tunnel under a river, the work of the Inca Indians, and a 
— Gen. Walker has given orders to close all the drink- 
ink shops in Grenada. No more liquor can be obtained 
— jt- o-—-— a -- - Mn _ uie ouiu uiu, wnne at ica, ne was seized wire 
lent. But we must not longer generalize, but R t $00,000, and machinery to $3o ^-amount- a spasm , and from that time until Wednesday, 
speak more definitely-specifying persons, ob- m ull to $95,000 The establishment was he continued to grow worse, when death ensued. 
jects and localities. partially insured. The building was owned by __ 
[ The printer, however, insists that said spe- w - Hardenbrook. It was of wood, quite From California.— The steamer George Law 
different statesmen. 
An act compelling farmers, under a penalty, 
to destroy thistles, has passed in Austria. 
From California.— The steamer George Law 
cifications —- the most interesting portion of our old, and thejloss is probably not over $5,000.— from Aspinwall, arrived in New York on the taken up the subject of the construction of 
notings —must be deferred until next week, as No insurance. 14th inst. She brought $1,600,000 in gold.— K ai K' oa d across Honduras, from the port of Ca- _ The sage of Brooklyn Heigl 
this number of the Rural is already full, with The early train from Lawrence for Boston, on The Vigilance Committee of San F’rancisco the Pacific a distance of 161 miles ThlsTro ^ tbe record > "ie coldest August ii 
an abundance of surplus matter in type.] the Maine road, was thrown from the track near were about disbanding, and on the I 8 th ult. it has advantages over those enjoyed by that via! ° ept “ n °. f 1810 and 181 ?,‘ 
~ ' Reading on the 11 th inst., by the breaking of was their intent to return to the people the Panama, considered very important. At least — In the interior of Feru thei 
Immense Sale of Wheat -The New York the truck of the tender. Three Irish laborers powers delegated to them at the commence- 1,300 miles of sailing distance maybe saved, ^ 
Commercial Advertiser of Saturday, says the on the road, who were in the baggage car, were ment of their labors Tndire Terry had been aud tbe time of the vo y a S e from Euro pe and the IabtlDg pr00t 
excitement in the wheat market yesterday was killed and several others badly infured The “ 1 ! , 1 m i n rTf- f u ??, Eastern ports ° f tbe Uniled States to California, - There are 126 miles of un, 
TprffOT P,f and nriee« aHvaneerl „ ■ 7 1D J urc d- l p e released. Much dissatisfaction was felt at the Sandwich Islands, China, Japan and the East York city, some of which are lar 
excitement in the wheat market yesterday was killed and several others badlvinhired The m inift th .n Ea8 tern ports of the United States to California, - There are 126 miles of underground sewers in New 
verv irreat and nriees advanced fnllv fiil Z7® * , 7 DJ ecb lhe released - Mu ch dissatisfaction was felt at the Sandwich Islands, China, Japan and the East York cit r- sorae uf which aiela rge enough toallowthree 
7 g ’ p ' ■ ‘ y file cents pa. seugeis escaped. result of the trial of Herbert at Washington. Indies, be shortened from seven to ten days.— men to pass through abreast, upright, 
pei ms H, . no louse a one, sold 1 o0,0()0 A BOAT u belonging to tbe steam frigate Wa- The indignation of the people towards their The triji from New York to California may be —Th® property valuation of Cook Co., Ill., in which 
bushels of red and white Western, to arrive, be- bash,flying at New York, upset on tbe 12th inst. rulers has not abated and when the power ma( * e m 14 days, and from London or Paris to Chicago is situated, amounts to $34,204,910. Chicago 
ing the largest single transaction ever made in and five of the twelve men who were in it were wrested from them by the Vigilance Commit- ^ astralia °[ Chil3a > iu forty-five days, should claims about one-half of the amount. 
one day by one firm. The sale amounted to drowned. The others were recovered by a tee has been returned thev will be renuired to nVT^ be .°P ened - The . settlement of the - By a recent decision in the Supreme Court of Now 
nearl v <£250 000 7 tee nas Deen returned, they wiil be required to Central American question is regarded as hav- York, a j uior carnet he arrested on a civil process during 
’ ' le rry boat. “ walk straight.” ine 1 an imnortant hearinp' nnnn this entemrise i. .»™i— 
nearly $250,000. 
walk straight.’ 
iiag an important bearing upon this enterprise, tho existence of tlie panel on which he is serving. 
