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Contents of the Rural for January 29, 1859. 
AGRICULTURAL. Page. Departmen 
Timely Hints. 37 T la „ n 
Canary Seed, [Illustrated,]. 37 Juae ’ 1800 ’ 
Fattening Beef on Potatoes,. 37 T he Seer 
>9. The Postmaster General estimates that $16,900,- 
000 will be required for the service of the Post-Office 
Page. Department for the fiscal year ending the 30th of 
Old World Matters. 
epartment for the fiscal year ending the 30th of The news brought by the Washington and 
tne, 1860. Europa has created considerable excitement amid 
The Secretary of the Treasury has submitted to all circles in our country, as exhibiting more fully 
2Ccu)0 paragraphs. ®I)c Conbcnscr. 
The fallacy of some popular prejudices is illus- Charles Dickens, the English author, is coming to 
rattening Beef on potatoes. 37 iucocwcmuj ui me ncasui; uao ^ «... vuww m uui vuuuuj, u 8 cAmuiwug rnuie luiijr 1 h tl * i i • America. 
Steel-Blue Beetle, its Family Connections, [Illustrated,].. 37 Congress his plan for reducing the expenses for the position Louis Napoleon intends occupying e ^ . ie cncums ance twenty-six years 
Raising Pigs,....37 the collection of the revenue, to the extent of $400,- in European Affairs. His brusque reception of the en ^ " as P ro P ose ^ to light the city of Phila- 
SsweNoies-F e odd?r UU8trated,] . 5 000 per annum. He proposes the re-organization Austrian Minister at the New Year's levee (partic- WUn S as ’ f veral hlindred ot ' the citizens > “““7 “™ , . 
Keeping Fowls in the City,.'.38 of the collection districts, the reduction of the 116 ulars of which will be found below,) caused a panic U1C U< in “ sonic 0 110 most intelligent and wealthy, .... a ” ' 
Bee-Keeping. Failures.38 ports of entry to 25, and to discontinue 21 of the 86 in the money markets of London, Paris, and Vien- S ~ n a remonstrance against the project to the City _ 
ago, when it was proposed to light the city of Phila- A San Francisco letter says Frazer river is almost 
delpliia with gas, several hundred of the citizens, unlieard of - 
including some of the most intelligent and wealthy, England is taxed to raise a revenue of five hundred 
Black Quarter in Calves.38 p0 rts of delivery. The salaries of officers-to remain na, as the immediate result—what the end will be, Counci1 ’ declaring it “a most inexpedient, offen- The most populous city in Texas is Galveston, with 
Rural Spirit of the Press.-Cooked Food for Swine ; the same> as under recommendation their duties remains to be seen. The general tone of affairs on sive and dangerous mode of lighting.” Among 5,646 inhabitants. 
Horses’ Feet; A cLd™’of Corn, 38 would be increased. He suggests the employment the Continent is one of excitement and alarm. the rcmonstrants was the P resant engineer and ~ Sam the Seminole Indian Chief, died, rc- 
Agricultural Societies .-Connecticut State; Illinois of steam tugs at the larger ports, and whether the Great Britain.—T he London Times, reviewing supenntendent of tbe S as works ! 
State; Vermont State; Philadelphia; Broome Co.; Cayu- protection of the revenue and relief to distressed the recent official correspondence on Central Amer- In Cleveland the scarlet fever is prevailing to an 
Co ,C oL C ndTgTco C SarauJi a Co °Skan“teles Town ^ 38 Tessels COuld DOt be the bettel * efiected by the naVy ’ ican affairs, thinks that the American Government alarming extent - The Plaindealer says its ravages 
Agricultural Miscellany.-Z Model Barn ; Thorough The avenue cutters ought, he says, to be attached and its officials are pushing matters very far in- in some parts of the Clty are fri g htful - lt mentions 
Tillage; The Farmers’ Library; The Butter Tradeof New to the Navy Department, and their officers remain deed. The Times’ leading article savs continental the case of one famil y> where a few days ago a lit- 
Agricultural Societies. —Connecticut State; Illinois 
State; Vermont State; Philadelphia; Broome Co.; Cayu¬ 
ga iCo.; Chenango Co.; Cortland Co.; Genesee Co.; Jeff. 
Co.; Onondaga Co.; Saratoga Co.; Skaneateles Town,... 38 
Agricultural Miscellany .—A Model Barn; Thorough 
Tillage; The Farmers’Library; The Butter Trade of New 
York; The Weather; Virginia Farm Journal; Death of 
Henry L. Ellsworth; Nutting’s Fanning and Assorting 
Machine; Tioga Co. Ag. Society; New England Rural 
cently, in Florida. 
— English insurance companies lost $1,5SS,900 in the 
great Arc at Valparaiso. 
— The present population of San Francisco is esti¬ 
mated at 75,000 or SO,000. 
— A movement is in progress to erect a monument to 
York; The Weather; Virginia Farm Journal; Death of in the service until their present commissions ex- excitement rosnerfimr the Ttnliin rmoc*;™ boo fie girl died, then a little boy, and another child is A movement is in progress to erect a monument to 
2-2 «■: “L”? OP terminate by death or resignation. Those ^ted its .Std»«" W* * point of dUtb-the last of the ^ Ka “' 
Items' !!.. “Lj'... °I ’..™ .“7. 38 "ho hare rendered note-worthy service could bo prevention be adopted, collision will occur between chil<ircn of that household. si.tcd Imme bvl'l’’ 1 P“Pl« 
HORTICULTURAL transferred to the navy with an assimilated rank. Sardinia and Austria. A shrewd Mexican editor describes the state of — * 
A Conversation about Dwarf Pears-No'. 3.39 The President has sent to the Senate a message p Kanol«>n'« ward. rt. a ♦ • affairs in the United States as follows“ Already ~ The tatal British troops now serving in 
Jaminette Dwarf Pear Tree, [Illustrated,].39 in reply to the resolution calling for copies of France-N apdeon 3 words to the Austrian the North are anned> and are . * ^ India, is e.ose upon 100,000. 
Best Apple Trees for the West,.39 any correspondence in relation to the purchase ^ mis era le ew eai s eteewere. regie war a g a ; nst ^ s ou thern States bavins been In China a man can obtain a divorce from his wife 
Genesee Valley Horticultural Society,.39 . „ , , . , . . , ... our relations with your government are not so good e, Having been if be can prove she is jealous 
Leaf Blight,—Cracking of the Pear,. 39 of Cuba which has not been made public - as thev werG . but / * t vnn to te „ thfi greatly enraged against them by a book called *. * * . . .. 
HORTICULTURAL. 
A Conversation about Dwarf Pears—No. 3, 
Genesee Valley Horticultural Society, 
Leaf Blight.—Cracking of the Pear, .. 
any correspondence in relation to the purchase 
Igof the Pear,.39 of Cuba which has not been made Public. — as they were but I request you to tell the Emneror ' :u ' u &' ;u against mem D y a dook canea 
Nursery Farm. [Illustrated,].39 He says that no such correspondence has taken 7 L, ; * fnr , l5m P nnf Uncle Tom’s Cabin; and they are determined to ne were made m 
Forty Acre Fruit and nursery rarm. LAnusvraLcu.j. ov ^ waavojjvaauvuw uwwu m n , • r u• i , ^xurna vaum. ana tiiey are ueierminea to r,, ^ t 
The Peach Crop in Western New York.39 place which has not already been communicated to . 7 , ‘ . 1B ^ la '° 110 either exterminate them or compel them to abolish 1C ° onnecticut ast year. 
_ „ _ . _ . chailtrcd. The emnhatie tone of t.he Fmnernr nnd . r Thu . 
DOMESTIC ECONOMY. _ _ *. ..___ . . . 
Kentucky Cake; Cup Pudding; Yeast; Watermelon-Rind that the mihlieitv whirh lio« hoon frivon to mir for bis animated gesture attracted the attention of the •»-. . , . 
Preserves; Soda Biscuit; Candles from Soft Tallow; tnat tne publicity tv inch has been given to our tor- ,, , T . . , , Ddring the past year there were received at 
To s"Fhp rfoil 0 Cure Rheumatism; Apple Dumplings; mer negotiations on the subject, and the large . P t d . Tt 13 sported that New York 191,100 beef cattle; 10,202 milch cows; 
losettle coffee,...™.. .39 appropriations whMl may be required to effect the ^ Z ° 7 32,709 vealcaWes; 450,787 slmep mid lambs. 
uried Flowers, [Poetical.] The Intellectual Abilities of the purchase, render it expedient, before making “ theServian frontier ° The Moniteur of the James Howla nd, the last of the Rhode Island 
Women; Home and V omen; Fat Young Ladies and another attempt to renew the negotiations, that I croi5bin fe 1110 oer ' ian nontier. I ne Moniteur of the ' 
Vinegar; Toughening Infants.40 1 * Confess I 7th inst ” contains the followingFor several slaves ’ died Jan ’ 3d at Ja “estown, R. I., at the age 
nnmCR MTSCFT.t.aicv suouiu lay me wnoie SUDjeci Deiore congress. 1 _ _ . . oflOOveara. TTo rotninod hiafimnltiesnnimnairpd 
Congress. “ In my last annual message, I stated ® ban S cd - The emphatic tone of the Empeior and g j avery » 
that the publicity which has been given to our for- 
Buried Flowers, [Poetical.] The Intellectual Abilities of 
Women; Home and Women; F'at Young Ladies and 
Vinegar; Toughening Infants,. 40 
CHOICE MISCELLANY. 
In the Still Hour of Night, [Poetical.] The Spiritof Unrest; 
Olden Memories; Dr. Henry King and Longfellow; 
Death,. 40 
SABBATH MUSINGS. 
Hymn, [Poetical.] The Soul’s September,. 40 
EDUCATIONAL. 
The Study of Latin, Again; Wisdom; Reason and Reve¬ 
lation; Our Grammar Club; Books and their Influence; 
A Popular Error; Decreasing the Hours of Study; A 
Gem of Wisdom,. 41 
USEFUL OLIO. 
avery.” "T * 1 * 5 Cleveland Plaindealer proposes to get Cuba by 
During the past year there were received at s ' a PP in o New Lnjsmd for her. 
ew York 191,100 beef cattle ; 10,202 milch cows; f “, A lady has preseat I ed „ L ^ rd Shaftesb ury with £5,000 
„ , , ’ ’ ’ , , ’for the poor people of Hull. Eng. 
!, <09 veal calves: 450,787 sheep and lambs. T , _ , 
— Joseph Solas, one of Napoleon’s soldiers, died in 
James Howland, the last of the Rhode Island Boston, a few days since, aged 97 . 
aves, died Jan. 3d at Jamestown, R. I., at the age . Pn . __ ., , .. 
’ . . ... — A Galveston paper says the camels there carry 
still entertain the sameopinion, deeming it highly days pubhc °P lmon has been a g itated by alarming of 100y ® ar ®’ IIe retained his faculties unimpaired 1)400 and 1,000 pounds with ease, 
important, if not indispensable, to the success of re P orts whlch ]t 1S th e duty of government to put up 0 . ®. 10ur ° f bis death ’ and attcndcd to his - The lOtli of January, 1774,1843, 1S50, and 1S59 are 
any negotiations which I might institute for the a st °? to > in dec | ari ng that nothing in diplomatic usual du Ues about his house. on record as remarkably cold days, 
furtherance of the measure, should it receive the re t a tions authorizes the fears which these reports The hill introduced into the Senate to abolish ■— The value of materials of war in France is given 
previous sanction of Congress.” tend to P rovoke -” The Paris correspondent of the Ibe franking privileges to members of Congress, at 631,000,000 francs or $126,200,0 
_^_ Daily News says that the impression that Europe provides that they shall each receive $150 worth of _ The cost of each letter sen 
Congressional Proceedings WaS 0n the eve ° f a gcneral war > S aiued ground postage stamps per year. tlie overland route, is sixty-five d 
® & * immenselv: and he asserts hevnnd n dnubt ----xr_u i...__ _t 
tend to provoke.” The Paris correspondent of the Ibe franking privileges to members of Congress, at 631,000,000 francs or $126,200,000. 
Daily News says that the impression that Europe provides that they shall each receive $150 worth of 
was on the eve of a general war, gained ground postage stamps per year. 
immensely; and he asserts beyond a doubt that TnE omnibus companies in New York have re- 
— The cost of each letter sent to San Francisco by 
the overland route, is sixty-five dollars! 
— The number of delinquent tax-payers in I’liiladel- 
-Mr. Seward introduced a resolution w b a tever turn events might take, the French army sorted to the use of salt for the purpose of melting Pb‘ a > s something over eleven thousand ! 
Scenes in and About Jerusalem, [3 Illustrations-] . 41 which was adopted, calling on the President for * n Italy was c l ulte ready to march “ on paper.”— the snow from the streets through which their - It is stated that in Minnesota there are among the 
YOUNG RURALIST . all correspondence between this Government and I‘ie same authority says the Austrian Ambassa- stages run. In Fulton and other streets, as high as residents 25,000 more males than females. 
Osier Willows; Young Ruraliston the Potato Question • S P ain relative to Proposals for the purchase of Sccrctary haJ becn suddenly des- a hundred bushels have been spread after one — There were received at the Dead Letter Office last 
Osier Willows; Young Ruraliston the Potato Question; l ’P aln 
boys-. 41 Cuba. 
STORY TELLER. Oil 
patched to Vienna. 
STORY TELLER. On motion of Mr. Pugh, of Ohio, a resolution Austria. — The official Oesterreichische corres- more rapidly than it wonld under the effects of the 
^The True°and The Fateef ' Cdd A1 ‘ ce an<1 Adelaide; or, ^ j was adopted calling on the Secretary of the Treas- pondent of Y ienna announces that reinforcements sun. 
-’.. . j ury to furnish returns of all the articles exported will go from that city to the army in Lombardy, TnE Nashville News tells of a venerable old 
a hundred bushels have been spread after one — There were received at the Dead Letter Office last 
storm. The effect of this is to melt the snow much y ear 12,491, containing altogether $59,913. 
more rapidly than it wonld under the effects of the — Ouc hundred thousand hides a month are shipped 
sun. from bie La Platte River, Soutli America. 
TnE Nashville News tells of a venerable old —At New York, on the cold Monday, a Broadway 
List of New Advertisements this Week. and imported from Cuba at all the ports of the Venetian Kingdom. It is expressly said that the man in Williamson county, Tenn., eighty-five I 8ta § e driver was frozen to death on his seat. 
The Economist Cooking Stove-W. & J. Treadwell & Co. 
The Rural Empire Club—I. W. Briggs. 
The Atlantic Monthly—Phillips, Sampson & Co. 
First Premium Harvester—R. L. Howard. 
Henry Ward Beecher—The Independent. 
R. Nutting’s Farming & Assorting Machine—W. Warren, 
valuable Farm for Sale—John Anthony 
Farm for Sale—Moses True. 
Gifts! Gifts! Gifts!—O. N. Needham. 
Head-Quarters for Groceries in Rochester—G. C. Buell 
V aluable Steam F'louring Mill for Sale—A. L. 
Jameson and Ensign, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law. 
A Pleasant Home—D. D. Tooker. 
5,000 Agents Wanted—E. Brown. 
To Ruralists—D. D. Tooker. 
Grape Vines—S. B. Payne. 
Cash for Clover and Timothy Seed-G. C. Buell. 
Farm Wanted—J. Walsworth. 
Isabella and Clinton Grape Vines—Geo. Beck. 
United States during the past five years. 
Mr. Hunter, Chairman of the Committee on 
troops are sent for the protection of the peaceful years of age—who never took a chew of tobacco- 
■ Tlio Panama Railroad is 53 miles long, and cost 
inhabitants of the Kingdom against the revolution- though making in his life millions of pounds—who I $8)000,000. It earns 12 per cent, per annum. 
Finance, brought up the Invalid Pension bill, ary party. The Vienna Gazette states that the never smoked a cigar or pipe, and never had on a — The committee on Commerce have decided to re- 
Tliis appropriates about $836,000; also, enacts project of concentrating an imposing force on the P a > r of boots. P ort a t ,iI * repealing the fishing bounty lands, 
the provisions of the Act of 1819, for the preven- frontiersjof Servia, and the execution of which had A letter from Leghorn states that for some days —The official estimate of the cost of printing the 
tion of fraud; also, provides that after July 1 st, been commenced, has been countermanded. Great post the natives have becn thrown in consterna- Pacific Railroad Report is one million dollars, 
of the present year, the Pension Agencies shall depression prevailed in Vienna, and disquieting tion by the appearance of dense puffs of smoke, —Thursday, April 7th, has been appointed as a day 
be abolished, and that their duties shall be per- rumors were rife. The Emperor Napoleon’s ob- at regular intervals, right in the middle of the of public fasting and prayer in New Hampshire, 
formed under the Sub-Treasury regulations, with serrations to the Austrian Minister were known at harbor. Divers went down and reported the — Petitions are in circulation in Michigan asking for 
a view to save the cost of such agencies. The bill Vienna on the 3d, and had created a sensation on existence of a submarine volcano, whereon the the restoration of the death penalty in that State. 
was passed. the Bourse, but the details were scanty. The authorities have removed the powder magazine far — Plans and estimates for prisons for the territories 
Mr. Johnson, of Tenn., from the Committee on Journal de Frankfort, au Austrian semi-official inland, dreading an explosion. have been prepared for presentation to Congress. 
Indian Affairs, reported a bill to enable the Presi- journal, says that Austria is at present strong President Benson, of Liberia writes that he — The total value of all personal properly returned 
dent to expeud the annuities of certain tribes for enough in Italy to meet any eventuality, and has sent an armed force up tbe coast to prevent f° r taxation in the city of Cleveland is $6,239,890. 
vJ? educational and agricultural purposes, which was boasts that all Germany arVM'russia are at its the French from shipping arty more emigrants | —^ lie w holc of the Queen’s British regiments now 
! nassed. I head and backine her. \The J^^-d Corns de Arms from that vioinitv. and that in lit ie snrinir lie slmll i serving in India aril armed with tiie Enfield rifle. 
• y heJR-d Corps 
, amoiifttfcig to 30,i 
i de Arms from that vicinity, and th 
000 men, make a campaign against 
[t is esti- ed this new slave trade. 
, passed. > head and backing her. yhe.J^-d Corps de Arms from that vicinity, and that in iLe spring he shall 
Utfirv A considerable amount ol private business has of the Imperial army, aAioiflning to 30,000 men, make a campaign against the chWs who have aid- 
ifreceived the action of the Senate during the week, left Vienna for Italy on the 7th inst. It is esti- ed this new slave trade. 
/p House.—M r. Cobb, of Ala., from the Committee ma * ed ^ ba ^ ,be Austrians can now muster 100,000 -- 
1 0 'sA lft? on Public Lands, reported a bill confirming the men within two or three days, within the limits of Pacific Side Intelligence. 
LdOvkiiLJ IsJJlEil] (/\ 3 UV) 0 JvUIYdL/ \] (jo aggregate compensation of the Registers and Re- * b(dr dominions. - 
IOCHESTER N Y J \NU ARY °9 -- ceiver s of the Public Land Offices to $3,500 per Italy.— The Continental journals and correspon- The steamer Quaker City arrived at New Orleans 
_ " v ’ ’’ ajinum each, which was passed. Mr. Cobb men- dents continue to give alarming details of the state 011 22 d inst., with San Francisco dates to the 
~ ~ " " " tioned that this bill was intended to correct steal- of affairs in Italy. A rumor has been current in 5th, and we have also had two arrivals, overland, 
xcelsior! —While closing this number for ing and other abuses, citing Plattsburg, Mo., as a Paris that Milan was in a state of seige, but it lack- during the week. We condense from our ex¬ 
press we opened a letter from a Club Agent, in case in point, where $ 10,000 was received for one ed confirmation. The Paris Patric publishes a let- changes the following intelligence: 
d that in liie spring he shall I servin S in India aniarmed with tiie Enfield rifle, 
inst the chiefs who have aid- — Two members of tiie Chicago bar have decid 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., JANUARY 29, 1859. 
the press we opened a letter from a Club Agent, in case j n point, where $10,000 was received for one ed confirmation. The Paris Patric publishes a let- changes the following intelligence: 
b ‘ V Pai ^ bt year s service. Mr. C. also reported bills to revive ter from Milan, dated the 1st inst., which, it ob- California.— The President’s Message reached 
„ • n * n e t J’ T T CeiVe . rom ® ne P erson °“ sub " and continue in force without restriction or limita- serves, contains a statement so serious and so San Francisco in 19 days and 12 hours from St. 
Orr Tin o a T) ii ’ f ’ • ™ oun m 0 o tion of time the bounty land acts of 1835,1842 and strange that it publishes it with every reserve. It Louis. The Message hardly came up to public 
volume I rlZ-fZZ f° r C ° P f ieS « f 16 ^ 18M; biU P roviding for re-payment for lands er- is to the effect that some bodies of the people pass- expectation, especially on the subject of the Pacific 
nor ” nnbXbod in 77/ P ‘ a ‘ roneousl y sold 5 authorizing the parties who settled ing by the barracks crying, “ Viva V Italia ,” were Railroad. Business at San Francisco was stagnant, 
’ , , ,, U / la ) 1S HC S j, ° on the 16th and 36th sections of land before they responded to by the soldiers within the barracks and money scarce. The California Legislature 
it boaJinrfvT vLTf y ’ ^ and WE would not d0 were surveyed to pre-empt the same; appropriat- with a similar cry. The civil and military author- organized on the 4th inst, W. C. Stratton was 
temnorario* or othor fi-ionrU' 7 * 1C I0P ° 1 * ng ^5,000 to run a mtirk and establish the western ities at Milan were heaped with contumely, and the elected Speaker of the House. The Lccompton 
s-./L I ., .! ’ ( UDea f y n ? ls,) bounds of Minnesota. All were passed. latter were of the opinion that there would soon be Democrats have a large majority in both branches. 
an outbreak. The garrison of Padua had been aug- Frazer R IVEE ._Victoria dates are to Dec. 17th. 
doubt its correctness, and desire proof, the “ docu- Mr. Garnett moved to strike out the mission to anoutbreak. The garrison of Padua had been aug- r t? v °t ■'’a/ Via .i^Vi will m 
ments" c«„ bo exb.b.tod, Eome. The imports from Romo mere not esson- monied by 700 men and 4 gun,. A Paris Me™ ^ R.^.-V.etom d.to are to Dec. 1 -th. 
Meantime, after thanking the numerous active tial. France and England have no Ministers at dated the evening of the 7th, says it is asserted T !! m, « ermg at Fiazer ii^r from 
influential friends of t.hp Rudat fnv tko „ ,:i,_____.._\ * 13 assertea cold . The steamer Enterpnze left Port Hope for -T 
ake a campaign against the chiefs who have aid- — 1 wo members ot the Chicago bar have decided to 
1 this new slave trade. settle a dispute by an appeal to the code of Honor. 
-- — Nena Sabib is believed to be dodging the British 
Pacific Side Intelligence. troops in 1 ndia ’ under the name of Tantia To<luel - 
_ — Registry laws are now pending in the Legislatures 
The steamer Quaker City arrived at New Orleans of ' New dcrscy ’ Michigan, Illinois, and New York, 
i the 22d inst., with San Francisco dates to the ycn y° un S men iiave been arrested and held to 
h, and we have also had two arrivals, overland, b ‘ lil in Philadelphia, on a charge of street lounging, 
iring the week. We condense from our ex- A white owl which measured five feet from tip to 
anges the following intelligence: of * ts "’* n S 8 was shot lately in New Britain, Conn. 
California.—T he President’s Message reached „ . T,1C ril . lKSt man . iri Louis>ille ’ K y-> is Janies 
■c, . . Guthrie. Ills property is assessed as worth $1,382,686. 
.n Francisco in 19 days and 12 hours from St. ' ’ ’ 
mis. The Message hardly came up to public The mail station on Concha river, Texas, has been 
... - ,, ,. , ,, . c attacked by the Camanche Indians and SO mules run off. 
pectation, especially on the subject of the Pacific 
lilroad. Business at San Francisco was stagnant, ... / " oman in 1 itts-burgli ad\ertises to take in dirty 
j ml „ . T children, as well as soiled linen, to wash. What next? 
d money scarce. The California Legislature 
ganized on the 4th inst, W. C. Stratton was “ 0ur S old cro P is at the rate of a million and a half 
. , a l. . f 4 L u m, T per week, or seventy-seven million of dollars per an- 
— Tbe Canadian authorities, it is now understood, 
will not demand Deputy Marshal Tyler for trial in their 
and influential friends of the Rural for the efforts Rome. Mr. Corey made a like motion as regards that a scuffle had taken place between the Hunga- 
they are successfully making to extend its circula- Switzerland and Persia. All carried. rian and Austrian regiments forming the garrison 
tion, we beg to state that single subscriptions, as A dispatch from Washington says the House of Cremona, the Hungarians shouting “ Viva Ita- 
well as small clubs and additions to clubs, are still P. O Committee has authorized their chairman to lia.” The Turin correspondent of the London 
in order, and will be as gratefully received and report a bill authorizing the P. M. General to con- Times says it is quite evident that the Sardinian 
promptly attended to as ever. We can still supply tract for the performance of any mail service, sea government desires war, and is confident that war 
back numbers of this volume, whether the names or land, for a specific sum, not exceeding the post- is at hand. 
come by ones, fives, tons, twenties or hundreds.— age realized. o _™ .. , , .. f . , , . 
ize left Port Hope for — Three hundred suits for divorce arc said to be 
See first column of next page. 
TT T -r • l A VIA Jjuuiauau » M1UW 
- New York Legislature. that O’Donnell expressed great surprise at the 
Affairs at Washington. Senate.—A resolution was adopted, calling for a pr0p0Sltl0n in regard to Cuba, and declared that 
T , , f J77~, report of the Lieut. Governor's traveling ftes as a 6 tt vern O) eDt is disposed to demand due satisfaction 
Tno Sooretotyof State, to whom was referred the mcmber of the Co „„ „ oard from 1S4C «» '■« declared empb.l,call,- that 
ha.” The Turin correspondent of the London tempted to go to Fort Lamdey overland 3 Snow Co., Virginia, and that there is an influx of Northern 
Tunes says it is quite evident that the Sardinian was falling and they lost their way, and after three 8ettlcrs - 
go\ ei nment desires war, and is confident that war days of inexpressible suffering, during which five ~ 11 is announced , almost officially, that in tiie spring 
18 at hand ’ or six were frozen to death, the weather moderated, France wiU j° in Spahl in a naval expedition against 
Spain.—F urther details of the debate in the and the steamer got free from the ice, and came Morocco. 
Spanish Chambers, on Buchanan’s Message, show down and took the survivors to Fort Langley. A ^ ie Kansas Legislature, now in session at Law- 
that O’Donnell expressed great surprise at the petition was being circulated at Victoria for the ^ c “ ce > >t >s said, will pass a bill to abolish slavery iu that 
proposition in regard to Cuba, and declared that removal of Gov. Douglas. Mining had almost erntor ). 
government is disposed to demand due satisfaction ceased at Frazer river. ~ The Massachusetts Railroads have paid $1,600,000 
. rT . _ Ui bile Vlllllill JDUUIU iruill lu I64J.. o , J , J . V1VUUU.1.-.XVI > 1PP8 11V1I11 v/lCliV>l! till 11U UllbU bliO 
resolution of the House requesting the President to The following was also adopted : Spam would not cede any of their territory. resignation of Chief Justice Williams, and of 
communicate to that body the correspondence be- Resolved, That the Canal Appraisers be request- Co C ?enoTa I te^rfri^m^^ i ® hardS 0 , J’ Spen f * J am es Guthrie, Register of the Oregon City Land 
tween this government, France, and England, in ed to report to the Senate the number of claims for 2M Office. The Oregon Legislature assembled Dec. 
relation to the acquisition of Cuba, has reported to Oanal damages now filed with them and remaining this market flour is dull and nominal, tiie stock being 15 th The Fliza Anderson the first neean steamer 
the President that it does not appear from the files ^ be acted u P° T n - designating the number west out of condition, Western 19@20s, Philadelphia an! ' ei son, tne m st ocean steamer 
_* T v . . of the Genesee River and Cayuga Lake, and the Baltimore 20@21s, Ohio 21@24s. Wheat in moderate built on the Pacific coast, was lost at Portland on 
and iccords ot tiie State Department, that any such number east of Cayuga Lake,' and the number of dei ni lI ? d at , an advance of l@2d, for French and best the 27th of November 
correspondence has taken place. claims that the Canal Appraisers can hear and de- 2"? Am f‘ ean . , red west ds6d ® ds i d - Corn in 
The Secretary of War has telegraphed to Col. Clde 111 one year. «9@80s, white sWsSsM^yv^'^-PMk duffi bffi Important from Hayti—B y the arrival of the 
Sumner, who has command of the Denartment The resolution endorsing the Canal Board me- unchanged in value. Lard in request 56s. The princi- , . ‘ ' 7 me arnuu 01 tne 
West, to nrneeed to Fort La morial to Comrress for aid to Lake Harbors was pal L ° lderS StU1 keep out of market ‘ bng WeSt Indlfln ’ P ° rt aU PrlnCe dateS ° f the first 
ceased at Frazer river ~ The M assacl,usetts Railroads have paid $1,600,000 
in dividends during the last six months, between July 
Oregon. —Advices from Oregon announce the and January. 
resignation of Chief Justice Williams, and of —it j s estimated that after anv considerable fall of 
roiiMDRmi — Hr/wvZsfo/rfi — Pi/.i a G resignation 01 umei Justice williams, and ot — It is estimated that after any considerable fall of 
x report a general improvement in'country markets^ James Uuthrie, Register of the Oregon City Land snow in New York, $S,000 are paid for clearing it from 
t.u j— - Office. The Oregon Legislature assembled Dec. the sidewalks. 
loth. The Eliza Anderson, the first ocean steamer — \ contract lias been concluded with certain parties 
built on the Pacific coast, was lost at Portland on to clean the streets of New Y'ork, for five years, at $345,- 
, , . - — - --j -0 - j ...c V.J. „ .... . , . , - „ the 27th of November. 000 per annum. 
correspondence has taken place. claims that the Canal Appraisers can hear and de- S„ uabtias Am e r >ean, red west 4 sGd@ 0 s 6 d Corn in .. , , , 
mv n m f w , , rifk in nnc wnr 11 L J etad inquiry at Is advance, mixed 2S@29s, yellow -*-♦-*-— During the last year one hundred and five whaling 
1 e i.cciutaiy cf Mar lias telegraphed to Col. • ‘ . 29@30s, wliite 33@83s6d. Provisions —Pork dull, but Important from IIvyti _Bv the arrival of the vessles were entered at New Bedford with cwroes 
Sumner, who has command of the Department Tbe resolution endorsing the Canal Board me- unchanged in value. Lard in request 56s. The princi- . ‘ ' ’ .* ‘ valued at 299 208 * ’ * B 
West, to proceed to Fort Leavenworth and hold m ™al to Congress for aid to Lake Harbors was pal hAs St,U keep ° ut ° f market ’ bn f / C&t F ° H T ^ ° f the ~ v 0 „ 
, ., .. ... , oalin/i 4 i - ++-+ - inst. have been received, and passengers confirm —Tlibstorythatthe“Susan”fillibustersweretore- 
himself in readiness to aid the civil authorities to called up, and after debate adopted. , ° j . , . „ 
enforce law against ,hc Mon.gont.r, f„„a e r s . A SS r.„U doing in the House, with ^ Rattnoan The raiis on “ s %£££?’ 
Mr. James M. Crane, delegate elect from Kevada, the exception of ..introducing," and ..reporting," £»«£?*«: at tongth reached M, Morm, and G “’™ S ^ _ Tt , Aegi.iatere l,a, repeal the „w „rm 
has issued a circular to members of Congress, pre- favorably or otherwise, a considerable number of on Tbursday j the 20th mst., the Directors in com- ’ P . vidi for the incaration of free negro sailors while 
senting a long array of arguments why the bill to bills. Work is being laid out, and in a week or pany Wlth a number citizens along the line of the f ( » 0 q 0 aa '‘Tj A „ f ' n " *7 // their vessels are in port. 
organize that territory should become a law. Its two we hope to be able to see some of the results of Eoad ’ took their prop ° sed Elde ln a special tra m— ^ here Qn the igland ‘ 1 " _ Gerard Stuyvesant, a descendant of the old Dutch 
length is about 600 miles, and width 450. The labor on the part of our Legislature. There is still considerable work to be done in ’ r 0m Port an Prince to Governor of that name, and a wealthy citizen of New 
population ranges from 15,000 to 18,000 souls. He- *-++ - balancing, graveling, and laying switches, before , , „ . York, died a few days since. 
gives a glowing description of its mining and agri- In a Foc.-After a great deal of talk on the J be r ° ad W [ U be entirelyia working order; but ^ ‘ He hJnMDMtedThlwmJlndtaken - Accounts from St. Thomas of the 7th inst, mention 
cultural features. Pacific Railroad scheme, at Washington, it would this will be hurried up as fast as possible, and the 0 (Vj er nreliminarv measures hut in at ll f • i that James W. Herbert, Esq, U. S. Consul at that port, 
The House Committee on Territories have order- seem that Senators and Representatives are in a be short before regular trains begin to run. on 4 ^ treats the insurrection as^ mereftem died on the morning of that day. , 
ed the bill to provide for the organization of a ter- state of complete bewilderment, a motion being porary riot, not endangering the stability 0 f the —There are now 760 convicts in the Auburn State 
ritorial government in Dacotah, to be reported made and carried, “ that the bill, with its various Chicago Speculators are Hard to Beat.—R e- Empire a’ party of insurgents had occupied a Prison > a lar S c ma j° rit y of who 'n are young men, their 
with a boundary extending west to the Rocky amendments be printed, as it was difficult to know cently they have been selling lots at $20 each, the position on the river Montecils but on hearing of age8 var >’ in g from 18 to 80 y ears - 
Mountains. The Representative from California, in what shape it stood.” We are glad to see a call assumed location of which is at Pike’s Peak, the the approach of the Emperor' thev orecioitatelv — It is said that a proposition for the sale of Sonora 
and Mr. Graham, the delegate elect from Sonora, for light emanating from the Capitol—we doubt new “ gold diggins” in Kansas, whereas the lands fled leaving their ammnnitinr, The T L‘ r ;and Chihuahua has been received from President Mira- 
appeared before the committee and addressed it in not it is very much wanted in that locality. in that locality have not, as yet, been surveyed! troops then occupied the evacuated position The m ° n ' Th6 pnCC IS sixteen milll0ns - 
6,000 men to attack Geffard. All is quiet else¬ 
where on the island. 
There is still considerable work to be done in w , un 
balancing, graveling, and laying switches, before T We have Reived advices from Port au Prince to 
the road will be entirely in working order; but Jan ‘ 4th ’ The Emperor was moving a S ahlst thd 
— Gerard Stuyvesant, a descendant of the old Dutch 
this will be hurried up as fast as possible, and the insurgen J s ’ . ne had ™V™tcd the army and taken 
We have received advices from Port au Prince to Governor of t,iat name > and a wealthy citizen of New 
m. 4th. The Emperor was moving against the y ork > d ‘ cd a da ^ s s * nce ' 
surgents. He had insnected the armv and taken Accounts from St. Thomas of the 7tli inst, mention 
other preliminary measures, but in a bulletin issued Jam f 8 W ’ IIerbert ,’ Esq /’, U ’ S ’ Consul at that port ’ 
on the 4th, treats the insurrection as a mere tem¬ 
porary riot, not endangering the stability of the 
died on the morning of that day. , 
— There are now 760 convicts in tiie Auburn State 
appeared before the committee and addressed it in not it is very much wanted in that locality. 
favor of the organization of the latter territory, but -_ 
the committee arrived at no conclusion in regard Delaware is one of the original thirteen States, 
to it. Should the action ultimately be favorable, but not a very large one. Its revenues last year 
, V 1 ’ Jr F J and Chihuahua has been received from President Mira- 
fled, leaving their ammunition. The Imperial mon . T he price is sixteen millions. 
troops then occupied the evacuated position. The „ . „ , n „ , .. ... 
, — Major Samuel Barns, for a long time editor of the 
army exhibited no signs of disaffection. Solouque Baltimore Clipper, died a few days since, at the age of 
Earthquake at JAMAicA.-Advices from Kings- had issued a proclamation calling his subjects 1 to 72 ite was a soldier in tee wi of leiT’ ^ °* 
Ghoe^ 1 ^If l !flu T* 7* ^ a ' Ul announcing his determination to lead _ The cost of con9truct i on and equipment of the rail- 
1 over ^46,°00, whi'e the extpendil shock of «ncarthq„.ke was feltthere on the morn- the a™ y in pet-son. Gonartes is declared in a roads^Z* aTamo'nT, 
Larger area than Mr. Colfax proposed in his bill. | tures for the same period were about 39,000. 
ing of the 23d, causing some damage. 
state of blockade. 
roads ill the U. S. amounts to $1,050,655,S70—money 
enough to break down any other country in the world. 
