MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
nov. n. i 
People -whose children’s father ought to take 
the Rural will please note its conclusion : 
“In ability of management and neatness of 
execution, they are not excelled by any period - 
Miscellaneous Items. 
ROCHESTER, NOVEMBER 22, 1856. . . . -._ 
* . ... - lanthropy than is common among men in t is j D g > and finally disgorged from his stomach a Dr. Kank’s Arctic Explorations during ] 
BUSINESS NOTICES. “n°d ffraSy "and tL crmmu^itvT^whRia^Tve lizard Bear] y nine inches long. tion > haR been received ,rora the P ubli 
and family, ana tne community in wmcn uive, . our expectations in both style a D d conte 
TO agents SUBSCRIBERS and others fi,r . tbe encouragement of those engaged in The Philadelphia Ledger thinks it a safe of the flnert specimens of book-makfo, 
TO AGENTS, SUBO B N disseminating useful information, I am a sub- prediction that the result of the next Presiden- American Press ; and, as a monument < 
The Terms of the Riral Nkw-Yorker ere Siugio cpnhpr (jitiH in Jill niKtjiiipps iin vhyiop-tyh.viihj* . . , . 
w *2 -L vear • Three Conies to ■ Five Conies $8 • Six w \ atld ln a . 1BSl,illc s dn a( ,lBCe . P^Y B L tial election will be known in all the principal ,sra and devotion to science, one of th< 
■opy, $2 a j ear , Three Copies, $0 , five copies, 5>a , six one ) for ten public journals, and I consider the ... . _ J \ beenerected” A1 together tbe wm-v 
lopies, (and one free to agent or getter up of club,) $ o ; m0Bey -well expended. Indeed, I am much cdies 01 Europe, and possible in India, on the * ’’ 
“In ability of management and neatness of Marble of a very handsome description has 
execution, they are not excelled by any period- been quarried near St. Paul, and a block has 
icals of our country. How you can possibly been sent t0 Washington to be made into a Arctic Explorations: The Second Grfonell Expedition in 
sustain yoursef in affording two such excellent ,, t n ., , SeatcbotSir John Franklin— 1853,'54,’55. By Elisha 
oners so nontlv executerl on such excellent mantle for the Capitol. Kknt Kank, M. D., U. S. N. Illustrated by upwards Of 
papers, SO neatly ex Cl e ,Or such exc jent , 300 engravings, from sketches by the Author. In two 
paper, for so little money, I cannot see; but John Mitchell, in the town ot Chemung, volumes. Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson,—1856. 
doubtless you do, or you must have more phi- N. Y., was last week seized with a fit of vomit- This magnificent work, comprising a complete record of 
r . Kane’s Arctic Explorations during his second expedi- 
>n, has been received from the publishers. It exceeds 
f iifntrg $trar&. frios Clippings. 
— In Milwaukee, nearly all the stores were closed election 
day. 
— The prohibitary liquor law in Delaware is to be re¬ 
pealed. 
— In Germany, where everybody drinks beer, tea is sold 
by druggists. 
— 'fhe number of Jews in the United States exceeds a 
TO AGENTS, SUBSCRIBERS AND OTHERS. 
our expectations in both style and contents — being “ one quarter of a million. 
of the finest specimens of book-making issued from the —Recent storms have done much injury to the Salt 
American Press ; and, as a monument of American hero- Works at Turk’s Island. 
ism and devotion to science, one of the noblest that has — Large shipments of flour and grain have been made 
been erected.” Altogether, the work is one of great value from New York to Spain. 
Ten Copies, (and one Lee,; $15, and any additional number more to d cre ase the number than to dis- morning of the next day after it has transpired. £““f T trill S F"*** ***** “ k# ^ 
at latter rate, (1,50 per copy.) -payable in advance. No COBtimle a nv With mv children the Rural is . • . u Wes* Indeed, we are not surprised at the announcement tnaltrip within a few days. 
deviation from these terms.' Any individual remitting the lhe groat Krite Nor ifa'retoffi for the Ru- A PLAN 18 0n foot to purchase the entire salt Of the publishers, that “upwards of 30,000 copies have _ The Pacific Mail Steamship Company has declared a 
club price ($1,50 instead of $ 2 ) for a single copy—except as ra j p ecil ]i ar to my children. Many a bright- P TO P ert y in the Kanawha, Ya., Salines, and to alieady been ordered which is a much larger sale than dividendof fifteen per cent. 
an addition to a club already formed, or as a present to a eyec j youth walks in with a ‘ Please, sir, lend P^ ace all the furnaces under the management of trv”—and dnnhWhltnnlwdrrn!^? ““ Public lotteries were established in England, 1569, 
friend-will he credited for only nine months, in accord- me tbe R UHAI( ?’—and satisfaction is always ex- one company. They yield 300,000 bushels of p0Re a Ofin this country alone. All who read will ad- but became iIle « al after 1826 - 
anee with our terms of subscription. pressed 
The Rural is published strictly upon the cash liuRAL. 
system— copies are never mailed to individual subscribers 
until paid for, (or ordered by a responsible agent,) and al¬ 
ways discontinued when the subscription term expires.— 
Hence, a prompt renewal is necessary to secure the regular r PllE 
continuance of the paper. 
A plan is on foot to purchase the entire salt of the publishers, that “ upwards of 30,000 copies have _ The Pacific Mail Steamship Company has declared a 
property in the Kanawha, Va., Salines, and to ft Deady been ordered—which is a much larger sale than dividendof fifteen per cent. 
place all the furnaces under the management of ® ve ' atbPndt d aw ’ <)rkof tbe K ( Z0 ln any ,an ^' iage or v co “ n ' — Public lotteries were established in England, 1669, 
^ try —and trust that double that number will soon be dig- v , .. s 5 * 
. . , - one company. They yield 300,000 bushels of p08e d of in this country alone. All who read will ad- but bacam « lI]e « al aft « 1826. 
pressed by saying, ‘ Do persuade pa to take the sa ]t per annum. The purchasers are Eastern mire the work, and become attached to its modest yet he- — Flonda P a P ers say that the orange and lemon crop in 
Rural. ^ ^ Virginians, and Will raise $1,000,000. roic author. The illustrations, which are splendid and nu- that State is good this season. 
—■*" 0, -p . „ , merous, represent tbe various phases of Arctic scenery, — The first Presbyterian church in this country was or- 
Collision at Sea. d HERE 18 a manufactory in Philadelphia an j mal i ife) &c . We shall endeavor to give this work n J S^^ized in Philftdfilphifl, in 1698. 
- where paper bags are made by steam. There more extended notice. Sold by Dewey. — It is estimated that there are 700.000 pianos in use in 
The Hamburgh barque Elise, Capt. Nelson^ are six machines in operation, producing an av- -- our country at the present time. 
— It is estimated that there are 700,000 pianos iu use in 
our country at the present time. 
C ° The lowest cl u tTpi-i ce of the Rural New-Yorker a ”ived at New York on the 13th in st. from erage of sixty thousand bags per day, of sizes to P T™£. N By Rm^V/ b/rton^uL LtataJ - Dr. Kane who is now in England has had an inter- 
is $1,50 per yearly copy, and any one remitting at a less Hamburgh, and reported that on the 10th inst. contain quantities averaging perhaps from one New York : G. P. Putnam&Co. view W1,h tbe Britlfih Admiralty. 
rate will b s credited in proportion to the money received. gh e spoke a Bremen barque having on board 16 twenty-five pounds. There is an apparatus An exceedingly interesting work, comprising the narra- A Fronctl writer says that journalism is the straight 
Those who send less than the price, with request to send of the passen ger S and crew of the French also for spooling and cutting the paper the re- tive of a singular and dangerous journey in a country com- way to the poor house or hospital. 
the paper a specified time or return the money, cannot be gteamshi Lg j al8; wl)ich Jeft New York quired width, and a press for cutting the bags n ° W “: . T J* f English edition of this work - Emigration from Ireland has lately been turned to a 
accommodated. r j * q& ^as originally published in three large octavo volumes considerable extent to Buenos Ayres. 
XZT Any person can send for four or more copies at on the lst lnst ’ for Havre - and was rUn iato h J after ihe ? are manufactured. but it has been so abridged and condensed, without affect - The distance from Buffalo to Montreal is now twenty 
$ 1,60 each -and, on subsequently filling out a club of ten | 8 large ship on the night of the 2d, and aban- 
or over, receive extra copy, &c., or other premium to doned next day in a sinking condition. These proposals for the purchase of sites for the new of less than 606 pages- Sold by T - c • Evans & Co., Wa 
Which he may be entitled, the same as though all the 1( j persons were picked up in a boat on the 9th post-offices and United States court rooms, to he B1 ° Ck ' _ 
eoniuD wara nfnno t.imo Spa Pl’Amilim TRT.. . , . . , — 1 3 
ter they are manulactured. but it has been so abridged and condensed, without affect- - The distance from Buffalo to Montreal is now twenty 
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued iD g the main narrative, as to be given in a siDgle volume hours travel, by continuous railway. 
oposals for the purchase of sites for the new ° r f 1 . ess R t . ha “ 600 pages ’ Sold by T ‘ Etans & Co - Wa ' — The cost of a message by electric telegraph between 
copies were ordered atone time. See Premium List. ingt>> twQ otherg hayiijg died before the Bremen 
IN remitting $11i, or more if convenient p-ease b came a]o . Fourt een of the rescued 
Bend draft on New York, Albany, Buffalo, or Rochester, A & 
(less cost of exchange,) or check or certificate of deposit weic taken on board the liilise, and have airived 
inst., two others having died before the Bremen constructed under the late law of Congress to 
barque came along. Fourteen of tbe rescued that end, at Windsor and Rutland, Vt. 
The Westminster Review for October has been received. 
tbe Crimea and London is said to be $600. 
— The shock of an earthquake was felt at Cairo, Ill., on 
The following articles comprise its table of contents:—Al- ^ e 8 th iust. But little damage was done. 
chemy and Alchemists ; Buddhism: My thical and Histori- 
Lady Byron, the widow of the poet, has contributed 
By recent despatches to the Navy Depart- cal ; The Property of Married Women ; George Forster ; £85 to the relief of the sufferers in Kansas. 
on any Bank in either of said cities, payable to our order, at New Y ork. The two others, Mr. Schaler and from Commander Swartwout, of the U. S. Edinburgh Fifty Years Ago ; Silly Novels by Lady Novel‘ 
‘ Those who are forming large clubs can send on the wife, remained on board the Bremen. 
— The Free Masons of New York are about to build i 
names and money of such persons as do not wish to wait, Among those saved Was the second mate of 
and complete their lists afterwards. the LyonnaiSj who gtates that on the night be _ 
I3T Agents will please make their first remittance as 1weeQ the 2d and 3d the gteamer wflg ruQ into 
early as convenient. This will greatly facilitate the entry 
steamer Massachusetts, the important fact is istB 5 France before the Revolution of »89 ; Emerson’s magnificent temple in that city, to cost $500,000, 
Among those saved Was the second mate of commuIJ icated of a discovery of valuable coal f 1 p Tra “ 8; Contemporary Literature Leonard _ The (<Book of Mormon „ hag bpen tato 
the Lyonnais, who states that on the night be- 0 n the Straits of San Juan de Fuca. This dis- ScoTT&Co ’> New York, I ubl.shers. For sale by Dewey, the Hawaiian language, and a large edition printed. 
iween iius anu ou urn steamer was run imo CQver7 wasmade by Capt. J. H. Thorndyke.— 
and struck so heavily that in the morning she About four toBS of it ve re dug out by Indians, 
_:- _ __i:*: i a.i_ _ r\ a - i o j > 
of names on our books. in Lite muining sue About four toBS of it were dug Out by 
t^r In ordering the Rural, be sure and specify name ^ Rs in a sinking condition, and the Captain de- and tested on board the Massachusetts, 
Provincial Items. 
— Webster county, Iowa, has voted to subscribe $200,- 
OCO to tbe stock of tbe Dubuque and Pacific railroad. 
of Post-Office, County, and Stale, Territory or Province, cided to abandon her. The second mate and 
gjgr any person so disposed can act as local agent for those with him left the steamer on the after- 
the Rural without certificate, and each and all who vol- noon of the 3d, and were consequently six days 
und tcsfpd on hoard the MaRRRrhn«ptt« , _ . — Col. Colt has arrived in Vienna from Warsaw, where 
•A. Canadian paper says the Imperial govern- he had been treated with great distinetion by the Czar. 
Ai'PLES are now commanding a higher price ment is proceeding with the defences both of —Postage stamps were invented by Lt. Trekenber, a 
in Albany than has been paid for them in. many Upper and Lower Canada. Quebec is now un- Swede, in 1823, but were first used in England in 1829. 
unteer in the good cause will not only receive premiums, . , b ouen boat The mate savs that to his y ear8 ‘ O rdd:)ar y descriptions are sellingreadi- dergoing the necessary alterations for stronger — The exports of quicksilver from San Francisco, Cal. 
but their aid will be gratefully appreciated. r * * 1 xr fnr q r»rl o V»o ouri rmnA am ___ x_x___ x t % *ii t . from 1st .Tanuarv to 30th SontAmhar wora 17 qai a n dm 
,50 and $4 a barrel, and good ones are fortifications; two towers are to be built at St. fromlst to 30th September, were 17,361 flasks, 
om the stands at 3 and 4 cents apiece. Lambert, near Montreal; and it is understood ~ The report tbatEdwin baa sold his castle on 
[iram Pearson, was fined at Rome, on that Lieutenant General Eyre’s visit to Niagara the ® udson to Bi(ibo P Eugbes, for a nunnery, is cemed. 
Af _-- - wifL ~ Ia P,U58 ' a ma,eB are not P^ted to marry under 
IT! B ; :: , . . knowledge the Captain and all the others on ^ ..l* T/ V mruacanons; two lowers are io oe ouui at tot. / T r _ ’ / 
Correspondents and Advertisers who wish arti- & ‘ . selling from the stands at 3 and 4 cents apiece. Lambert, near Montreal • and it is understood — The report that Edwin Forrest has sold his castle on 
eles or announcements to appear promptly, are advised board the Lyonnais left her the next morning. ... in , •“ . : Sl00a the Hu d son to Bishop Hughes, for a nunnery, is denied. 
that our edition is now so large that we are obliged to put The Lyonnais had forty passengers on board. Col. Hiram earson, was fined at Rome, on t i ut nant General Eyre s visit to Niagara _ i a p IU 38 i a males are not permitted to marry under 
the outside, form of the Rural to press at least one week On the morning of Monday after the collis- t ie ldL 1 of 0ctober > on e thousand piastres was in connection with certain plans of defence twenty-five, nor females under tweDty-two years of age. 
before its date , and the last form on Tuesday noon. ion> it was reso lved to abandon the wreck, a raft ( ^ 800 ) for 8eatin S himself on the throne of the for that place. _ Fern8nd0 Wood> wh0 hag been Mayor of New York 
1 . — ~ ~. was constructed and about 40 took passage up- 15 °P e * The extent of the Grand Trunk Railroad, for the past two years, has been re-elected to that office. 
‘‘Rural” Letters from the People. on it. It is the opinion of the 2d officer that With the exception of a few miles in Virginia, may be gathered from the following table of — The senior editor of the Pittsburg Dispatch lost his 
this raft could not have lived through the rough there is B0W a coimected line of railroad all the distances furnished by the Toronto correspond- heard > a crop of Clve years ’ growth > on the r<>cent election. 
Under this heading we gave, two weeks ago, Wfttpr that snrceeded and must have have bro- ^ay from Bangor, on the Penobscot, to Mont- entof the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser:—From - The steamship Asia sailed from New York on the loth 
extracts from several letters of recent date, ex- gomery, on the Alabama; ere long the chain Quebec to Richmond, 83 miles; Portland to ^ w^ 58 ^ngers and $368,000 In 
pressing a high appreciation of the Rural To another boat wag the c tain with gome of the will be extended to New Orleans, thence to be Richmond, 220 ; Richmond to Montreal, 72 ; _ M . Cabpti founder of the Iearlan Co m m unity at Nau- 
show that the paper is highly prized in all sec- carried Westward until it reaches the Pacific. Montreal to Brockville, 125: Brockville to voo.died at si. Louis on the oth w of ... 
Bhow that the paper is highly prized in all sec- 
passengers, and it was the intention of theCap- 
Montreal to Brockville, 125 ; Brockville to 
Kingston, 47; Kingston to Cobourg, 91 ; Co- oplexy. 
specie. 
— M. Cabet, founder of the Icarian Community at Nau- 
voo,died at St. Louis on the 9th inst., of an attack of ap- 
Effects of the Gale on the Lakes. 
— The Scientific American says that $350,090,000 are an¬ 
nually expended for ardent spirits, wine and beer in Great 
Britain. 
— Rev. Joshua Upton, of Dayton, Ohio, has starved 
The Supreme Court of Connecticut has decided that 
Last week we made brief mention of the having been renewed with increased vigor.— nection with this road. The Grand Trunk tbe P robibito, y act > knOTn aB the “ Maine Law," is con- 
tions, we purpose to occasionally give, under tbe ta ; n to pull for Montauk Point. The ship was-- Kingston, 47 ; Kingston to Cobourg, 91 ; Co- oplexy. 
same heading, brief segregations from the nu- id d ith ; b t j f hi h th Oregon Items. bourg to Toronto, 70 ; Toronto to Guelph, 50; -The Scientific American says that $350,090,000 are an- 
merous complimentary epistles we are receiving heard ^ge^d n f - . “ 11tll fnfV Guelph to Stratford, 40 ; Stratford to Sanna not -^expended for ardent spirits, wine and beer in Great 
from intelligent people in various parts of the crew Bumbere d about 150. ^ , De ! AIL8 ° f t0 ( t | he llth ° f ° C ^° ber completed, 48. Total length of the Grand _ r^. Joshua Upton, of Dayton, Ohio, has starved 
Union, the Canadas, <fcc. -- have been received from Oregon, some portions Trunk Railroad, 659 miles. It is intended that himself to death under direction of the spirits. What a 
A business letter just received from a clergy- Effects of the Gale on the Lakes. ° f whlch are of aD excitlD S character, the In- the Royal Canadian mail steamers from Liver- delusion 1 
man residing in Wayne county, N. Y., con- dian war, which last advices had put at rest, p 0(d to Q ue bec and Portland, shall run in con- —The Supreme Court of Connecticut has decided that 
eludes in the following emphatic and unmis- Last week we made brief mention of the having been renewed with increased vigor.— nection with this road. The Grand Trunk tbe P robibito, y act > known 88 the “ Maine Law,” is con- 
takable language : gale of the 5th inst - ., and expressed fears that An acti on took place at Camp Mill Creek, on Ra ii way Company propose to deliver packages Bt !!rB°”!'recent decision of Jn,w Harris of the 
“ For my own part I am free to say I know serious loss, both of life and property, occurred th e 14tb > between 120 men, under command of by these steamers at any of tbe stations of the court, the N. Y. state tax of 1855 has been declared com 
of no general, not to say agricultuial, papei to a t that time. We hear of many disasters, the Gov. Stevens, and 600 hostile Indians mounted road. This will be an immense advantage to stitutioDa’. 
equai it. Its'moral_tone is‘above'® 0 ™“® ada ‘ result of the storm. The propeller J. W. on fast horses. O. Riggs was dangerously the merchants on this extended line of railway. - Senator Douglas, it is reported, will this month lead 
ai^ in introducing in^J* religious families? I Brooks ’ Ca P fc - Charles Hammond, with a full wounded, and Elijah Hill was killed. The In- it is said that the Cunard Company also intend to the altar the beautiful Miss Cutts, the reigning belle of 
have gained many a good hint from its columns, cargo of flour, lard, <fcc„ from Detroit and Cl eve- dians have possession of almost the entire coun- to place steamers on the route, and to make 1* Enters are now in Spain, making surveys, in order 
It is all and more than all it professes to be. I land for Ogdensburgh, was lost on Lake Onta- tr y hast and North of the Dalles. There are Montreal their stopping place. If so, the trade to ascertain the possibility of making a tunnel through 
have wondered how you could keep so perfect- rio wit h all on board. She was a staunch ves- not less thaa three thousand of them in the of Canada will be largely developed and pro- the Pyrenees. 
ly neutral during the late stormy political can- i f q l2 tong „ d bad been b u :h f or aT1 d r , in field. Great complaints are made about the mntpri —A lad, teasiDg a horse, in Albany, last week, was 
gale of the 5th inst - ., and expressed fears that An action took place at Camp Mill Creek, on Railway Company propose to deliver packages L™ t dP( .| sion of j nd - ft Harri« ofti,«s u 
serious loss, both of life and property, occurred the 14tb, between 120 men, under command of by these stea mers at any of the stations of the court, the N. Y. state tax of 1855 has been declared “ 
. , -rr _ i -» T _u. r i .1 -rv n mi x ........ —Engineers are now in Spain, making surveys, in order 
land for Ogdensburgh, was lost on Lake Onta- try Last and North of the Dalles. J here are Montreal their stopping place. If so, the trade to ascertain the possibility of making a tunnel through 
rio with all on board. She was a staunch ves- n °t l ess than three thousand of them in the 0 f Canada will be largely developed and pro- 'he Pyrenees. 
selof 312 tons, and had been built for and run Be l d - Great complaints are made about the mo ted. — A ]ad * teasiDg a horse, in Albany, last week, was 
iy ueutrai ounug tut. i«ue &yoimy pomacai can- gel 3l2 tong> and bad been buiR for and ruQ field. Great complaints are made about the mo t e d — A lad, teasiDg a horse, in Albany, last week, was 
in the Northern Transportation Co.’s Line. She policy pursued in Indian affairs. The ™ln„- An £;[press c „ wa8 burD e d a , Windsor, on SSj- 
especially, in my estimation, to every discrim- left Cleveland on the 27 th ult. with 230 bbls. of teers are disbanded, lhe public property sold. th(j Great Western Railway, on Tuesday week, - George w. Briggs, a prominent book publisher of 
inating mind. I can only add that you are in flour, 170 bbls pork, 37 bales of wool, 72 pack- The mone y sunk ia tke pockets of party spec- ith much valuable freight in charee of the Bo8t on, died iu his store on Saturday evening from bleed- 
this respect doing a work which far more pre- ages merchandise, and 150 bbls copper. She ulators. Gen. Wool says there is no war; and A •„ Ex-nresq fiomnanv A bnwnre Mr fog at the lungs. 
tentious weeklies have sadly failed of doine— a S es mercnanaise, ana iou d dis copper. She u suwar; ana American Express Company. A baggage car 
diffusing^Ttone of moral and religious sefti- was valued at $18,000 and insured for $10,000; Goy. Curry has left the territory. The press was also damaged by fire, on the same road, on 
ment which cannot well be over-estimated.” her cargo was also mostly insured. Her crew slate that the lemtoryis in a worse position Wednesday morning. 
A subscriber thus writes us from Wyoming consisted of 20 or 21 men, and she had 10 pas- than ® ver ; A fire broke out at Three Rivers, at 4 o’- 
.mmtv • sengers ou board. A public meeting was held in Portland, on . , . . 
couniy . o _ i__, -t clock on the mornine of the 17 th inst. A house 
, , r ,. _ J oo a — Two Digger IndiaDB fought a duel a few days since, at 
was also damaged by fire, on the same road, on VolcaT10) California, with bows and arrows; both were 
A public meeting was held in Portland, on 
the 8th of October, to consider the state of In- 
A fire broke out at Three Rivers, at 4 o’- 
slightly wounded. 
— In 1840 the population of Iowa was 78,900. The esti- 
mi i att> u., t . h . - . .. . . . T clock on the morning of the 17 th inst. A house ’ r,ate of tbe P resent J ear is 600,000. The increase last 
“If you will forward to me your prospectus The schooner Ann Jane Brown, of Port Hope, the 8th ot October, to considei the state of In- wag discoyered on fire year was 274,000. 
and some back numbers of the Rural, I will loaded with wheat, was lost at Presque Isle.— dian affairs. . , ’ —The Commissioners or the California War Debt re¬ 
make an effort to have our club in this place The captain, Thomas Slight, and George Camp- Some robberies were committed recently in at lkati kour ’ and taose in house had barely port 5350,000 liquidated—nearly the entire sum appropri- 
continued, and use all the laudable means in bell mate were drowned. " Portland, and an old man beaten, and the citi- time to esca P e wlth their llves> The wind was ated by CoD s re8S - 
my power to have it enlarged I have and scho oner E. C. Roberts which left Por- ^ns came very near organizing a Vigilance blowin S from the north - The fire cau S ht the - A citizen of 
dupv >mvp Rinp.p. mv first, aermaintanee with the v>mui ± ui- j & & & ,_ * _- 1 ___ 
ever have, since my first acquaintance with the -™«ens, wmen ieu ror- — -’J 
Rural, taken a deep interest in its prosperity. ba g e City on the 30tli ult., and the steamer La- Committee, ihey held a r 
I think perhaps that by commencing early 1 dy Elgin, which left St. Mary’s River for Chi- take any immediate action. 
— A citizen of Minnesota Territory who in 1851 pur- 
Committee. They held a meeting, but did not houfies on the °PP osite Slde and s P read rapidly, chased 40 acres in Prairie du Chien for $450, recently sold 
J o 7 j _1 A.\ __: A — „r _ —__ ui—• tnp Rfinifl for Sll.OOO. 
and consumed three sides of a square block—in tbe Bame f(,r ® 11 >600. 
may get a larger number of subscribers this ca g 0 on the 3d inst., have not been heard of, 
year that will consent to take the Rural, and _, , , 
do without the silly trash generally contained andlt 13 feai f d he f also lost - 
t nnonfifjno v. v all fifty buildings. The estimated value of the •“ lt is estimated tlia t not legs than fourteen thousand 
Large quantities of good roclv salt have been , f » • r»mn nnn ai f negroes have been landed on the Island of Cuba within 
scovered in the Cascade mountains. property destroyed is £100,000. About one- the K lasteight months . 
half of the business portion of the town has been ^ „ . .. . T ^ . 
-- T 1 . — For the first time since the election of John Quincy 
Increase of Wealth in Ohio.— In the year in ashes. As usual, the seal city of water Adamp, New England has thrown her entire electoral vote 
50. before the comDletion of its railwav svs- tended to this result. For upwards of half a u for a single candidate. 
in the dollar papers.” 
The new bark J. Y. Ayer, of Chicago, for 
Many lady readers are earnest friends and Raffa^ 0 , doubtless foundered in Lake Michigan 
influential and successful agents of the Rural, during the gale, with all on board. She was 
And when they go "West, they do not forget it, loaded with wheat, the Oaptain s trunk, with 
but almost invariably renew our acquaintance, portions of the cabin, floated ashore near St. 
and introduce us to new friends. Here is a dose P k » Monday week. 
during the gale, with all on board. She was l850 ’ before the completion of its railway sys- tended to mis esul t- 1 or upwaros 01 nan a 
loaded with wheat. The Captain’s trunk, with tem > tk e State of Ohio had an aggregate amount hour not a cart cou d be foun to draw water 
portions of the cabin, floated ashore near St. of taxable property rated at $43,876,340, and in J’ n)m lhe nver, which was m the vicinity. The 
Joseph, Monday week. the year 1850, after the completion of the sys- fi ames spread with great rapidity till they were 
hour, not a cart could be found to draw water — BoBton has Rix thousand more females than males in 
from the river, which was in the vicinity. The population, while Chicago has about fifteen thousand 
flames spread with great rapidity till they were more maIes tban fo m& ‘ ep - 
literally exhausted from want of sustenance, o “ A c T e080r8bip ot l he press ls beiD * ^ablished in 
J Snflin. Tnnppn. in no KnrnnPAn i»nnnt.rtr oYncnf T5 1 n rrla 
duce a few of your papers in this place. Your 
papers have such a blessed influence in a neigh- 
Josepn, Monday ween. wmpiwuw ' _A ceDsorshiD of the nress is beine established in 
„—--- - - U J . ...... thp vnlnp of thp Ramp dpsprintinn of nm literally exhausted from want of sustenance, . . . , p ®P 88 estaDitsuea m 
lptter from a ladv now residincr in Hillsdale Tke steamer bupenor was lost in the storm, tern, tne \aiue 01 tne same description ot pro- J , , ,. . Spam. Indeed, in no European country, except England 
“ MiT- Dear Gra.d Man.!, Lake Superior. A heavy perty is set dowa at *86.877,354, yery nearly *»<l everyth,ag tUl it reached the riyer. uth . u „, h>cll , a . 
sea carried away her rudder, and she became double. Nothing can more forcibly illustrate ■+•■+ —Brig.Gen. Bankhead died at Baltimore on the 12th 
totallv unmanageable_Ivins at the merev of the wonderful effects of railway improvements Affairs in Kansas. inat., aged 73. Ho was commander at Fort Henry and has 
J _ & J 6 ujciiej yji _ been in service 48 years. 
thewaves Water commoDeed makiagrapidly, " P °" f “J “'f Tea Lawrence Herald of Freedom, the lead- - Th.c.m.l. rtieh intoned h,T„„ an 4.I., 
and, despite all efforts, soon e*t,.g,mhed the e re d than any other member of . ^ ^ of ha8 ■ made „ a . a . ptta th. ftanu* 
fires. Tbe boat shortly after struck upon the the Confederacy upon the development of the Tf c „ «-p • f which they are designed. 
j xx Hr armearance. it savs —“ Emiirrants are ar- J 
“ Once being a reader of your valuable paper ^a carried away her rudder, and sbe became double. Nothing can more forcibly illustrate * Tr „ T1CQa 
and now deprived of its kindly visits, and also totally unmanageable—lying at the mercy of the wonderful effects of railway improvements Anairs in Kansas, 
residing in a place where it is not known, I feel thewaves. Water commenced making rapidlv. upon the prosperity of a State. Ohio has en- T T t i i t r? j ,, , , 
And, despite all efforts, seen eyti.gnished the ‘eredmerc largely than any other member of , ^t”;!'2, 
P»l«i3 u»rc oupu cr pm™,,- rnrruvnoo , u a rrprgu- , - , - its appearance. Itsay8:—“Emigrantsarear- 
borhood—they tend to soften our very hearts, rocks, and immediately went to pieces. Thirty system ot railways. _rivine dailv and in large numbers by way of - 0°i. Nathan Boone, the yo 
and make us love our God aud mankind better, five lives were lost—only sixteen saved. „ ~ . Jl. ‘ J .’ w l r J • i ted Daniel Boone, died a few day 
1 will raise a club of ten. Please send a copy __ Another Slice of Mexico. —A Washington the Missouri river. We h„ar of no late violence i n the 76 th year of his age. 
as soon as you receive this letter.” Washington Matters. _Mr. Perrington, chief correspondent of the Charleston (S. C.) Standard along the river, and believe that none exists, — The Rutland Herald has s 
A Canada friend writes thus kindly and en- clerk in the 2d Auditor’s office, was dismissed writes that Mr. Forsyth, our new Minister to and that persons will be perfectly secure in which was recently found in 
couragingly : on the 14th inst,., and Dr. Cathcart appointed Mexico, has been instructed to press upon that traveling in small numbers to Kansas, if they state—where, it will not tell. 
“ Altfao’ a stranger to you, I take pleasure in i n his place. The President has been closely Government an immediate satisfaction of the keep silent on the exciting issues of the day.- 
saying that I have been introduced to your occup i e d j n the preparation of his annual mes- demands of our citizens, and Mr. Marcy antici- The late excitement has diminished the emi- Decl ^ atlon of impendence. ' 
b |f bl J =!nri Ul to P m P va'idre S s e olio°f r 'vour 0 ^LTci 8 a g e - 11 is 8aid Le wil1 indirectly review his P ates that Mexico will have to make an assign- gration of families, but has hurried forward the _ Tfae exppndHures of the 
men numbers prospectus, etc , for I am not only own administration and show what it has ac- meat for the benefit of her creditors. He char- larger class of young men and adventurers.” ment for the United States An 
going to become a life subscriber, but, sir. 1 am complished-especially in connection with for- ^ Mr. Forsyth to negotiate for another strip of Advices from Lawrence to the 12th inst., state amounted to nearly $7,000,000. 
determined to be around and doing, and if my e jg B affairs. The statement that Israel D An- Mexican territory, agreeing, in consideration that 15 of the Free State prisoners, on trial for — The London Times lias 
extensive acquaintance with the farmers in this drews> Cob ; u1 General at QuebeC; has beeB re _ thereof, to assume all the debts of that Govern- murder, were acquitted, but were immediately 
neighborhood and surrounding vicinity will d j erroneous The contract for deeDen ment to American citizens. re-arrested on charge of robbing the post-office. ® P 
prove of any advantage towards procuring some movea is erroneous, me contiact lor deepen- ___ SWs msn had tsbn msMiirm in - The postmaster of Plattsbu 
— Col. Nathan Boone, the youngest son of the celebra¬ 
ted Daniel Boone, died a few days since at Springfield, Mo., 
Live uvea vicic iuoi -uuiy oiaiulu cttvtJU. _ -« T . • • Yir~ u r -i j • i - - ’ —*’-- 
__ Another Slice of Mexico. —A Washington the Missouri river. We hear of no late violence in the 76th year of his age. 
Washington Matters. _Mr. Perrington, chief correspondent©! the Charleston (S. C.) Standard along the river, and believe that none exists, — The Rutland Herald has seen a small lump of gold 
clerk in the 2d Auditor’s office was dismisReri writes that Mr. Forsyth, our new Minister to and that persons will be perfectly secure in which was recently found in the northern part of the 
onte Uth iX aDd Dr.Fatto .pplted Mexico, h M been leveled to prc SS opon that traveliag i» ™all Dombere to Ka» S a S , if the; -»«■ 
in his place. The President has been closely Government an immediate satisfaction of the keep silent on the exciting issues of the day.- F-l^-^1 
— The expenditures of the Qaarter-msster’s Depart¬ 
ment for the United States Army for the last fiscal year 
determined to be around and doing, and if my e jg n affairs. The statement that Israel D An- Mexican territory, agreeing, in consideration that 15 of the Free State prisoners, on trial for — The London Times has been again suppressed in 
extensive acquaintance with the farmers in this dreW8; Cob ; u1 General at QuebeC; has been re _ thereof, to assume all the debts of that Govern- murder, were acquitted, but were immediately t0 ^ ° f 
neighborhood and surrounding vicinity will di TIip emWi ^ ment to American citizens. re-arrested on charge ot robbing the post-office. , , * * 
500 ready subscribers, to make use ot a com- iag the Mississippi was concluded 15th inst, 
mon phrase, here goes. I have pressing work to with Messrs. Craig &, Raymond, of Kentucky, 
do, but I think it each one would spend a few They contract to execute the work and main- 
davs in procuring subscribers for the Rural, a , • •, * r MO n nnn 
v . v, 1 __. v. tain it four years for $320,000. 
highly remunerative percent, would be the re- *_ 
suit—knowing as they would, from their labors, „ M . . 
’ , .. , , , ivu-i-uiru the Moniteur on the English press, 
lent to American citizens. re-arrested on charge ot robbing the post-office. 
mt tt) ot a , , , , —The postmaster of Plattsbursr, Mo., was arrested last 
-»- The Free State men had taken measures to . , . it , nnn . , . 
_ . week, and held to bail in $4,000 on charge of opening a 
Emigration from Virginia.— The Charleston contest Whitfield’s seat in Congress on the letter and communicating its contents. 
fa..) Star says the streets are filled every day ground of illegality of his election. _ Tw0 persons in Louisville, were nearly suffocated on 
(Va.) Star says the streets are filled every day ground of illegality of his election. _ Tw0 persons in Louisville, were nearly suffocated on 
with persons leaving Virginia for the West.— A large quantity of provisions and clothing Wednesday, from the iumes of charcoal in their rooms.— 
There has not been so much emigration for had arrived at Lawrence and were being distri- Persons should be cautious in using charcoal, 
vears from Virginia. Sometimes there can be buted among the destitute. — Twelve lots have .i ll8t been 8 °>d in Janesville, Wis., 
that their few days’ exertions in doing so would . CoprER.-The Minnesota copper mine, Lake years from Virginia. Sometimes there can be buted among the destitute. of $14 322 50 Shears'VroMM‘was^aid 
prove a lasting benefit to their neighbors and Superior, yielded 300,201 pounds during the seen eight or ten families moving together, who Advices from Lawrence state that twenty f orthemj and waa lhought a „ enormous price! ‘ 
posterity.” 
month of September. The National 13 tons, intend forming a Virginia settlement of them- prisoners were tried at Hickory Point and found 
for them, and was thought an enormous price ! 
— Last year nearly sixty thousand horses died—one- 
A Franklin Co., N. Y., subscriber to the Ru- Rockland 81,435 pounds. Tbe North Star, on selves in Missouri, Kansas, or some other por- guilty of manslaughter. They were sentenced third of all in the colony-on the Cape ot Good Hope.from 
ral and W. G. <k S. R., writes as follows.— her last trip down, took 24 tons and 111 lbs. tion of the West. 
to five years’ imprisonment at hard labor. 
some disease which could not be accounted for. 
