Contents of the Rural for February 5, 1859. 
AGRICULTURAL. Pack. 
Rural First Premium Barn,. 45 
New York Legislature. 
Senate.—T he special committee to investigate 
the unclaimed dividends of Savings Banks, Messrs. 
Old World Matters. 
The Arabia arrived at Halifax on the 28th ult., 
and the Aracjo at New York on the 29th, with one 
News lpnragrapl)5. 
'ctus <£oni>cnscv. 
First Premium Barn—Perspective View, [13 Illustrations,] 45 ,, , , , , ,, , ‘ ,, ,, ’ , . ’ _, , , . . . ... , lr , ,. - 
About Wool—Correction, 46 Opdyke, Law and Bond, reported the unclaimed week s later intelligence. We make the following 
The Apiary—Wintering Bees,.46 dividends, with remarks that some owners were condensation of news: "“‘™ a iuvuuuw, 
Experiments with Muck.46 known. On motion, Mr. Law’s report was ordered Great Britain.—T he English Parliament had la ' er c mnc( ; and the owners are so well satisfied — The apple cro 
Inquiries and Answers. -Carrots: Raising Water; to be returned, with a reply that it was evasive, been summoned to meet on the 5th of February. wlth their ventures that the trade is to be continued. $500,000. 
deTcSe^;^rai^Tilf aT^IiS^-- 46 and requiring a proper answer. It is rumored that the British Chinese Squadron- Tiie people of Gratiot county, Michigan, are rep- - Out of 13,856 t< 
Pural Spirit of the Press .—Regularity in Feeding The State Engineer reported that the expenses was to be augmented by twelve sail of the line, resented as being in a very destitute condition, and nadvcs of this State 
Stock; Are Swine Self-Sustaining; Hoofs of Young of lengthening the chambers of the canal locks, so The depression on the London Stock Exchange an appeal has been made to the Legislature for aid. — A thunder sto: 
Horses; The Potato Disease: To Destroy the Turnip Fly,. 46 as to admit the passage of boats 130 feet long would continued until the 13th, when the excitement There are about 1,000 families in the county, and of on Thursday week. 
Law^^ProDtwed^ to^Prevent^ Fr-uid THiinn be $1,264,000, and take three or four years, if prac- greatly subsided, under the more satisfactory ac- these not more than one-quarter, it is believed, —The oyster tr 
eek’s later' intelligence. We make the following Most of the vessc,s which left Detroit, Cleveland, - 
ndensation of news: * c -> for Liverpool, laden with various products, ton. 
Great Britain.—T he English Parliament had have returned; and the owners are so well satisfied - 
ten summoned to meet on the 5th of February, with their ventures that the trade is to be continued. $50C 
It is rumored that the British Chinese Squadron The people of Gratiot county, Michigan, are rep- - 
A project is entertained of a Crystal Palace in Bos- 
The apple crop of Oregon, the past year, sold for 
$500,000. 
— Out of 13,856 teachers in Pennsylvania, 12,351 are 
The State Engineer reported that the expenses was to be augmented by twelve sail of the line, rescnied as being in a very destitute condition, and natives of this State, 
of lengthening the chambers of the canal locks, so The depression on the London Stock Exchange a n appeal has been made to the Legislature for aid. A thunder storm was experienced at Milwaukee, 
Agricultural Miscellany. — To Correspondents; A 
Law Proposed to Prevent Fraud in Seeds; Italian 
Buckwheat—Italian Bloom Grass—Chinese Buckwheat; 
Seed Trade of Boston; Eastern Chautauque Ag. Society; 
Schuyler Co. Ag. Society; Orange Co. Ag. Society; N. Y. 
State Ag. Society's Annual Meeting. 46 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Another Failure with Dwarf Pears. 47 
i ticable at all. He recommends rather an extension counts from the continent. More confidence was have the means of subsistence until the next har- $4,000,000 per annum. 
The oyster trade of Maryland is estimated at 
of foundations and rebuilding head-works, which shown in all departments, and consols left off at an ves L An almost total failure of the crops is assigned 
could be done, and would materially add to the advance of The London Times estimates the as the cause of the existing want. 
present capacity. depreciation in public stocks on shares in the Eu- The Leavenworth Times (Kansas') publishes a 
I present capacity. 
Assembly.—T he resolution requiring informa- 
depreciation in public stocks on shares in the Eu- The Leavenworth Times (Kansas) publishes a 
ropean market in consequence of Napoleon s policy, letter giving an account of a conflict between a 
vest. An almost total failure of the crops is assigned — The Burns festivals all over the country have been 
as the cause of the existing want. grand affairs this year. 
The Leavenworth Times (Kansas) publishes a ~ Some of the P a P ers of West Florida are agitating 
letter giving an account of a conflict between a anncxatlon to Alabama. 
party of men under Capt. Brown, and a posse un- ~ Mr - Frederick Cook, of Catskill, N. Y. has a sleigh 
The Whitesmith Gooseberry, [Illustrated,]. 47 tion as to the number of employes on the Canal and at tldrt y millions sterling. party of men under Capt. Brown, and a posse un- Mr - Frederick Coo 
Wine and the Oporto Grape,. 47 their salaries for 1848 and 1858 was passed . Also> France— Among the rumors from Paris is one der the Deputy U. S. Marshall, near Paoli, Dickens whIch waa built in 1776 ' 
Method of Keeidne- Urines. tl the concurrent report approving and endorsing the tbat Gen. McMahon is to command the army in coynty. live of Captains Brown’s party and the — A treaty of peace has been concluded between the 
The Hubbard Squash.I.'"””I.'.'II.TII.' 47 Canal Board Memorial to Congress. Italy, and that 30,000 men of the Austrian contin- Deputy and two of his assistants are reported u - 8. and Navajoe Indir- 
Planting Fruit Trees.47 In Executive Session James M. Cook was con- gent are to cross over to Italy. The Constitutionel killed. The account is not vouched for, and is —Mr. Morphy is ab< 
DOMESTIC ECONOMY. firmed as Bank Superintendent, and Messrs. Sev- has one article > admitting that there are serious probably exaggerated. S ames of chess at one t! 
Canal Board Memorial to Congress. 
In Executive Session James M. Cook was con- 
Italy, and that 30,000 men of the Austrian contin- Deputy and two of his assistants are reported U ' S- and Nava J oe Indians, 
gent are to cross over to Italy. The Constitutionel killed. The account is not vouched for, and is — Mr - Morphy is about 
DOMESTIC ECONOMY. firmed as Bank Superintendent, and Messrs. Sey- has one article > admitting that there are serious probably exaggerated. 
P How to P C?okri?usS; th Economy, Cofree France; 47 mour, Patterson, and Green as Commissioners of difficulties between France and Austria concerning TnE telegraph line is completed to Leavenworth, 
LADIES’ OLIO.. Quarantine. theMe i rT’ sa ^™; s only P os ‘ Kansas, making a continuous connection from that 
Bring Flowers, [Poetical.] Plain Talks to American Wo- The bill to reduce the capital stock of the Roch- 1 111 10 e ' 011 oi 110 1 u P tuIe ot t! eaties - I rin ce c jty t 0 New York. The first through messao-e was 
SmS7 .°: ™I. H °77f :, A .48 ester Bank, and the bill relating to the term of ^ a Poleon had gone to Turin to espouse the Prin- received at the Herald office on the 25th ult 
CHOICE MISCELLANY. 
The Rain that Comes in Winter, [Poetical.] Here and 
6 here Jottings; The Mind of Childhood; Unconscious 
Influence; Kindness; True Joy,. . 
SABBATH MUSINGS. 
office of the Treasurer of Monroe Co., was passed. cess plotilde, daughter of the King of Sardinia. 
The Comptroller reported the amount of arrears 
on taxes on Indian land at $427,000. 
The reports of the Superintendent of Public In- I 
The impression seems to prevail that this would 
secure the support of France to Victor Emanuel in 
filed, The account is not vouched for, and is ~ Mr - Morphy is about to play, blindfolded, twenty 
irobably exaggerated. games of chess at one time. 
The telegraph line is completed to Leavenworth, „ “ Failroad and other stock seems to bo on the rise. 
.. 1 Beware of bulls and hears! 
..ansas, making a continuous connection from that 
ity to New York. The first through message was .7 7t is expected that the Em P eror Alexander will 
, i TT 1 7 “ visit Queen Victoria in Mav. 
sceived at the Herald office on the 25th ult. 
m n, r, i /-if* , , rr- 1 • — The Jerseymen are agitating the subject of abol- 
The St. Paul (Minnesota) Times complains of the i8hing the Court of Chancery. 
absence of snow in that State—scarcely any having 
White Robes, [Poetical.] Triumph in Death. 48 struction and Idiot Asylum, were received. 
THE TRAVELER. Mr. Ruggles presented the Legislature an able 
^Worfd fr ° m a Hungarian—No. II; America in the Old ^ report on the condition of the divisions of the Erie 
. . Canal. 
USEFUL OLIO. --*-♦-*_ 
Nitrate of Silver a Specific for Scarlet Fever; The Use 
of lnal9 -.is Congressional Proceeding's. 
THE REVIEWER. _ 
Sunshine; or, Kate Vinton; Palestine Past and Present; Senate —The “ nurchase of Cuba” came before 
Sir Walter Raleigh and his Times; Christian Stew- ojsnatl. rnc puicnaseoi IjUD a came oeioie 
ardship,. 49 the Senate, and Mr. Slidell, of La., from the Com- 
YOUNG RURALIST. mittee on Foreign Affairs, to whom was referred 
Facts about Rain, Springs, &c.49 the bill making appropriations to facilitate the ac- 
S1 ORY TELLER. miisit.inn of Oiiha hv netrotmtioii renorted at. eon. 
becoming King of Italy. The Paris correspondent a C ” SlnCe thc earl y _ P art of December. The of December, aged 120 years. 
of the Times says that the French Marshals are ' vcather has been 80 mild that out-door labor has _ There were 4 35C dcathg in gt Loui d = 1S5Sr _ 
charged to take command of the great military een in progress all winter. An absence of storms, an average of 868 each month. 
districts, and all Generals on leave of absence are ^ 2 MothTfeaW ^ Clear - Sixty miles of railroad have been made in the city 
ordered to their posts. He also says that Walewski ‘ 3 ’ s another feature of the present season. of p bi i adeI p hla within one ycar 
has protested against the ominous impression that During the past year Lynn has manufactured _ A steam carriage has bcen invcnt ed in Connecticut, 
appears to rule supreme, and determined to retire more tban H>,000,000 pairs of shoes. The shoe which runs twelve miles an hour. 
from a scene where moderation is no longer listen- business of Massachusetts is valued at $40,000,000 _ TUe Bill repealing the ten per cent, interest law 
ed to. All the Emperor’s minister’s are said to be a 3’ ear , and one-half the shoes made in that State has passed the House at Columbus, Ohio. 
in favor of peace, and the industrial population of are manufactured in Lynn-so the thriving city of _ Lord Lyons> the new British Minister, is expected 
France look with aversion upon war. Lynn annually manufactures $20,000,000 worth of in Washington the last week of this month. 
TLn __1_u I shoes. _a , -r _1., , 
Phillip Jesse died at New Garden, Va., oil tlio 1st 
Senate.—T he “purchase of Cuba” came before _ l0 ‘ A 1 lne emperor s minister s are said to be 
the Senate, and Mr. Slidell, of La., from the Com- * n f av01 °f peace, and the industrial population of 
mittee on Foreign Affairs, to whom was referred biauce "Uli aversion upon war. 
the bill making appropriations to facilitate the ac- Austria.—T he people are represented to be well 
quisition of Cuba by negotiation, reported at con- pleased with the spirit displayed by the Emperor 
x acts anout itain, springs, iic .49 the bill making appropriations to facilitate the ac- Austria.—T he people are represented to be well — The French Senate and Legislative body wore con- 
> STORY TELLER. quisition of Cuba by negotiation, reported at con- pleased with the spirit displayed by the Emperor ' 7 ’ IIE mortality in New York last year reached voked by imperial decree, for the 7th inst. 
Trueauiri'he FaBe^!!\^!l C .^ 52 siderable length, strongly urging the passage of in regard to France and Sardinia. Twenty-seven the very large amount of 24,492 deaths, which, in a —Seven children in the family of Mr. Slado, of Clove- 
- the measure. He considers its ultimate acquisi- thousand men were on their way to Italy. The population of 700,000, is one death in every 20 of laud, Ohio, died of scarlet fever within a week. 
List of New Advertisements this Week, tion a “fixed fact by the United States—a pur- Porte having acknowledged the down state of things the population. Among 
_ pose resulting from political and geographical ne- in Servia, there is no question of Austrian occu- fifteen thousand children. 
the deaths are nearly 
Excellent 200 Acre Stock Farm for Exchange—J.W.Clnrke 1 , 
Ladies Casket & Drawing-Room Companion—R ii Elder cessities Wh 
Good News for the Ladies—Dick & Fitzgerald. ‘ ' ' , 1nd ndm : n ; 
which have been recognized by all parties pancy in that quarter, and the treaty of Paris is not The Great Salt Lake of Utah seems to be the 
— It is said that of the twenty-five members of the 
Illinois Senate, only one was born in that State. 
— There arc one hundred and seventy-eight pupils 
Startling Disclosures of Romanism—Defisser & Proctor. 
A Great Bargain—Samuel Hill. 
Magazine of Horticulture—Hovey & Co 
Hubbard Squash—Hovey k Co. 
A Rare Chance—Wm. Bush. 
For Sale or Exchange for a small Farm—A. Whedon 
Thorough-bred Ayrshire Cattle—II, T. Wollard 
Osier Willow Cuttings for Sale—II. Kelly. 
and administrations, and in regard to which the likely to be broken by the intervention of that strongest and purest brine fountain known. Capt. in thc Eeaf a 'id Dumb Asylum at Philadelphia. 
popular voice has been expressed unanimously.” 
Senator Seward, as the representative of the mi¬ 
nority of the Committee, also reported. Mr. S. 
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ROCHESTER , N. T., FEBRUARY 5, 1859. The Secretary of the J^avy was directed to fur- 
- - - --■—--~ nisR all information in rfgard to Lieut. Craven’s 
Affairs at WaihinAn survey ™ Airaro^n^nannei. 
__ 0 7 Resolutions calling for the correspondence of Mr. 
The House Committee 0,1 Indian Affairs have Nugent, Special Agent at Vancouver's Island and a^nl/Smore ° 0 ^ 
unanimously agreed on a bill relative to the Olion L° lum bia, also directing the Secretary of War to 21 @ 22 . Wheat flVin at the opening, but dull at (h 
Reserve in Kansas, known as the New York Re- la y before the Senate a report of Col. Wright’s cam- ?J^ 0 3.? d Jr^ a 4 s “® ( i 8 . G ! d ’ ,7 v . ldte _ A 0, J@ 7s 
serve, embracing 2,000,000 acres of land, and all P a *S n against the Indians in Oregon were adopted, 
pre-empted by whites. Its details have not trans- House.—M r. Chapman, of Pa., from the Jiulici- 
pired, but it is understood that it was satisfactory ary Committee, reported a bill punishing the forg- 
to both to settlors and Indians, and that it was ing and counterfeiting of military land warrants; 
' suited in its defeat by a vote of 38 to 20. ishing daily. It was thought Prince Napoleon’s 
An act was passed providing for the payment of presence in Italy would lead to unmistakable 
the expenses of investigating committees of the demonstrations / 1 
Houses. Turkey.— A no 1 ^Vapli cable has been laid to C 011 - 
The Secretary of the l4avy was directed to fur- stantinople. TBUtiBr collision between the Turks 
"’’sR all information in i4fgard to Lieut. Craven’s amd l,1,ivo " 
survey ior me Airaio snip unannei. »•—- — »— 
Resolutions calling for ttlje correspondence of Mr. Commeroia^^M ^^idstuffs .— Richardson, Spence & 
ower. Stansbury records that he saw millions of bushels of — As far South as Wilmington, Del., on the 10th ult., 
Italy.—M ahy persons were leaving Milan every salt crystallized on its western borders, and that he tbc Ikwnbinetcr stood at 10 degrees below zero, 
nority of the Committee, also reported. Mr. S. day. The police had to efface from the walls such made use of the unstrengthened water successfully —John La Montain proposes to start from Boston 
“thought the proposition to buy Cuba now unwise inscriptions as “Death to the Germans.” The to cure beef. and cross the Atlantic in'a balloon next summer, 
and ridiculous, and characterized its purchase as troops were greatly excited, and strict discipline ACCORDING to official dispatches there arc 100,000 ~ Wheat, barley, and beans, but not corn, are to be 
much of a necessity as that offered by the auction- was necessary to prevent excesses. The advance armed mcn determined to oppose Turkish rule in admitted into Portugal, free of duty until May next, 
woman, in the play, who thought it might come so guard of the Austrian reinforcements had reached g crv ; a _ Somewhat urgent requests had reached — An cflrort is bein S madc in Philadelphia to re¬ 
handy.” The discussion on the report was post- Milan. Additional guns had bcen mounted on the p n „ t i™ 6 „„„i n establish, for the third time, a line of foreign steamers. 
»T! ... . «“**> **-* *»« •‘V- A M 1 U» paper -Armed «ie, „a« a,read, b, s „, ,„e 
f the 8 th, says the chances of revolt were dimiu- men T be agitation amongst the Christian popu- Tehuantepec transit, attracted by the prospect of booty. 
ishing daily. Tt was thought I rince Napoleons lation is increasing throughout thc Turkish empire. 
Turkey.— A ilc 1 yapli cable has been laid to Con- population, which is equal to that of all Europe, 
mtinople. collision between the Turks numbers 180,000,000. They speak fourteen dis- 
tion is increasing throughout thc Turkish empire. — Seven spiritualists were excommunicated from the 
_ . „ , , , , Congregational cliurch at Lee, Mass., Sabbatli before 
India is 2,400 miles long, and 2,000 broad; thc j ast< 
Cinct lanc.uagcs, besides 
dialects. 
rvMis rritJely ctilTerin £ 
— A bill to encourage gambling lias passed the Dela¬ 
ware House of Representatives, in the form of a lottery 
grant. 
dstuffs .— Richardson, Spence & 
and nominal. Western Canal 
v/O. cjjiiotG noui 7tw and nominal. Western Canal nlivsicians of* flint cifv *i Tnfipnf ofTlinfod 
19@20s; Philadelphia and Baltimore 20@21s; Ohio f' 3 , f , 11 at city lias a patient afflicted with 
21 @22. Wheat flVm at the opening, but dull at (lie ' be ‘blue line on the gums, and “blue face,” 
Westofn 4s6d®0s6d ; white do. fi@7s; which were caused by the use of hair dyes having 
while southern 7@7s6d. Corn quiet but steady. Mixed J „ 0 
28s; yellow 20@30s; white 33®3386d. Provisions— f< »r their bases sugar of lead and nitrate of silver. 
Messrs. Bigland, Altliya & Co., Richardson, Snonce & m , ■. . , 
Co., James McHenry & Co., quote beef in better de- They seem to be going down lull pretty fast at 
mand, but at a decline, on the middling and lower Waterbury, Conn. A party of young people there 
(Trades, of Oofid IWI.- firm a.„l hai.l.,,, . . . .... * . J 1 
— An “ Old Bachelors’ Convention ” is announced te- 
The Cincinnati Gazette states that one of the be held in New Haven, Conn., in the latter part of Feb- 
grades, of 2s(id. Pork firm and holders demanding an 
advance. Lard firm but quiet; sales for 56s and 66s6d. 
Cheese, the fine qualities, had advanced l(o)2s. Tallow 
advanced 6d with a good demand. South American 
last Monday enjoyed sliding down a hill half a mile 
— By law the census of the United States will be 
taken in I860, and Congress is already moving in the 
matter. 
— Tlie first steam gun-boat, built for the U. S. Navy, 
is to be launched at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, in a 
few days. 
settled—all the settlers had obtained titles after certificates of location or purchase, Ac.; or know- Cheese, the fine qualities, had advanced l(o)2s. Tallow in length, which they accomplished in one minute From the Upper Michigan mines the past season, 
one year. ingly uttering or circulating the same, by a pun- 52s6d@56s6d. WiUl * S °° d demand ' South American and forty-six seconds. At one of the “thankee G > 000 ‘ U,1S of c°PPer have been shipped. Value nearly 
A letter from Superintendent Neighbors, dated ishment of not less than three months’ imprison- _ ’"™— 1 - 1 -*— 
Austin, Texas, Jan. 10th, addressed to the Com- ment in the Penitentiary. Passed. a p 
marms,” the sled jumped eighteen feet. 
missioner of IndianAffairs, mcntionslhat a band The House adopted a resolution calling outlie Bi^Swfem^ 
of white men from El I aso county had stolen into President for the report of Mr. Nugent, special propellers are being built for navigatin 
a camp of Indians, known to be remarkably peace- agent to \ ancouver’s Island. , _ , rn ‘ , ~ n ... 
a camp ot Indians, known to be remarkably peace- 
able, massacring several of them, besides wounding 
Mr. Phelps, of Mo., introduced a bill appropri- 
a number of their companions. It is supposed that ating $10,000 to pay the witnesses before the seve- 
in consequence of this outrage, thc Indians will ral Investigating Committees. Mr. Readan, of 
Bullalo Courier remarks that no less than fifty-three From the Pacific Side January 9. 
propellers are being built for navigating our canals - ’ -Col. Benton’s furniture is to be sold at auction. 
next season. Ihe most of them will bo ready to The Overland Mail, with San Francisco dates to His property is|estimated to be insuflicient to discharge 
“ take up a position ” by the first of June. Engi- the 21 st of Dec., arrived at St. Louis on the 24th his liabilitie3 - 
neei Richmond estimates that the six feet of water ult., and the steamer Illinois, with the mails,of —There ar 
— Mrs. Mary Taylor, of Lee, Mass., had a surprise 
party of her fifteen children, on her 100th birthday, 
January 9. 
commence indiscriminate war on the border settle- Texas, offered an amendment providing that here- ]j e amp i e for steam nav - at ion ' 'with the 
meilts. aftpr nof mnrA f.linn nni. chnll 1-_ . .. . ‘ 
neer Richmond estimates that the six feet of water ult., and the steamer Illinois, with the mails, of —There are 8,500 seamen nowin the United States 
which will be found in our Canals next season, will Jan. 5th, at New York, on the 28th. The Illinois Navy, and 1,895 marines. The total number of vessels 
q _ . f * notmorethan 10 cents per mile shall be paid ful ap pl ica tion of steam power, and the final com- 
The Secretary of the Treasury, in a recent docu- to the officer for the distance actually and neces- pletion of the Canals by the spring of I860 and the 
ment sent to the House suggests an invitation sanly traveled m summoning witnesses. The bill adoption of such a revenue tariff as will secure the 
from the United States to the commercial countries passed with the latter amendment. - . . , . 
success- brought $ 1 , 200,000 in treasure. 
California.— San Francisco markets von 
is eighty-eight. 
— Gen. Houston, now in his sixty-fifth year, has 
of Europe to meet in a representative body, for A resolution was adopted calling on Secretary internal improvements will prove sufficiently sue 
consultation on a uniform currency, uniform Cobb for the actual and probable receipts from cessful to relieve itself from L .ftlLZl 
f the Canals by thc spring of 1860, and the for produce . The China and East India stocks “ " is illtention to rutirc from public life oa tbo « b 
of such a revenue tariff as will secure the ^ , , . . . " of March next. 
rapidly accumulating. Gold is coming in more 
tiadc, we may hope that our system of f reel y. The President’s Message by the Overland ~ 1118said that some enter P ri Bing Yankee has cn- 
Express, reached San Francisco only two days in 
, -, -,((uucy, uuiiorm — -otuui aim prooao.e receipts irom cessful to relieve itself from the weight of taxation T ’ rT 7 uTZ umjr u 
weights and measures, and a uniform system of customs and public lands, for the current and with which it' i b 1 1 advance of its receipt by the Panama route. 
commercial statistics; being of the opinion that next fiscal years. the high destiny it is designed’to'accompfish that Vl CTOuiA.-The dates from Victoria are to the Cuba in any^vayfas 
this reform would be favorably received and prob- -—- of furnishing the cheapest^Ind best ZSl 23d of December. The Frazer is open again and the Southern States. 
ably adopted by each of the countries as represen- From Buenos Ayres, Rio Janeiro, Paraguay, mnnimtinn for ..*.. Lite discoveries had increased the faith in th ' ' 
td 7Z countries as represen- From Buenos Ayres, Rio Janeiro, Paraguay, munication for the immense commerce constantly 
ted. He say s our own government occupies a posi- and Montevideo.— Dates from Rio Janeiro to Dec. finding its wav eastward to the sen hoard ^ 
tion both political and commercial, which would 23, Buenos Ayres to the 9 th, and Paraguay Nov. & _^ 
justify it in taking the lead in this matter. 30th, and Montevideo Nov. 15th, have come to 
The Indian office has received despatches from Land. Considerable excitement prevails at the _ Canadian Finances. ThefinancesoftheCana- 
Minhesota stating that hostilities are again threat- latter P lace about our Paraguay expedition and ian Government, it seems, are not in a flourishing 
eued by the Sioux and Yankton Indians. Prompt the idea of a South American league against the ^ 0ndltl0n - In 1854, with a revenue amounting to 
measures have been taken by Com. Denver. Americans was openly broached. From Buenos *L 2 00,000, the expenditures were only £750,000. 
— It is said that some enterprising Yankee has en¬ 
gaged Ciias. Dickens to undertake a course of readings 
in this country. 
— The Mobile Advertiser opposes the acquisition of 
Cuba in any way, as being injurious to the interests of 
| late discoveries had increased the faith in thc rich¬ 
ness of the gold fields in that region. 
Oregon.— The Oregon Legislature had been occu¬ 
pied for several days in discussing a proposition to 
It is estimated that 1,000 deck hands and dock pas¬ 
sengers have been lost overboard from thc Mississippi 
steamers the past year. 
— Mr. Bond, an eminent astronomer and director 
latter place about our 
the idea of a South Am 
Americans was openly 
our Paraguay expedition and > Government,_it seems, are not in a flourishing LobabilitTes w 
American league against the ^oVoOO the exnend'V '' ^ that Oregon would soon assume the reins of s 
inly broached. From Buenos f 1 ’ 200 ’ 000 - the expenditures were only £750,000. (rovernment 
The Herald correspondent says the Spanish A yres we learn that Urquiga’s life was in danger 
Minister has declared, while speaking of the Thir- fr° m a fit of apoplexy. From Paraguay we learn 
ty Million Appropriation, that if the money was that Lopez was actually making preparations for 
In 1858, with a revenue amounting to £1,500,000, 
the expenditures had increased to £2,350,000, show¬ 
ing a deficit of 
granted, he would demand his passports. war - He is said to have 8,000 or 10,000 troops cbar £ es 
--highly disciplined and commanded by English and extrava l 
Death of Ex-Gov. SLADE.-William Slade died French officers ', The fort of Humatta was perfectly 
cently at Middlebury, Vermont. Mr. S. com- moun t e< i with fine artillery and the garrison was p 1611 
enced public life as a clerk in the State Denart- com P osed °f the flower of the army. Lopez was a J ' am 
adjourn sine die, inasmuch as a State Legislature of the Cambri(| g e Observatory, died at Boston, on the 
had been elected, and the probabilities were ub '’ a £ od ‘9 years. 
that Oregon would soon assume the reins of self- — Orders had been issued in Franco to prepare two 
government. more frigates for sea immediately, aud ten other vcssles 
The IsTnMus.— The Costa Rica Congress, in ex- ° f W * lh aU dlspatcb - 
traordinary session on the 2 d of December, ratified 7 , mcaibers of tbe Mailic Legislature have a con- 
f.he Bellv trantv _ eert of sacred music every morning, fifteen minutes bc- 
The Montreal Herald traordinar 7 session on the 2 d of December, ratified 
recently at Middlebury, Vermont. Mr. S. com- cu u 111 nne arull cry and the garrison was 
menced public life as a clerk in the State Depart- com P osed tbe fio^’er of the army. Lopez was 
ment at Washington, under Adams aud Clay. In de f erm i na G° n to yield nothing to thc 
1831, he was chosen a Member of Congress from United States. The source of the above, it should 
Vt., and served in the House with distinction be mentioned > is unfavorable to the United Slates. 
extravagance, and says that they have brought the 
country to the verge of bankruptcy. It also accu¬ 
ses them of spending, without any authority from 
firm conduct of Mr. Buchanan in relation to filli- 
Parliament, the £700,000 repaid by the Great busters was appreciated. 
— it is expected that the Empress-Dowager, of Russia, 
will accompany tbe Emperor Alexander in his proposed 
visit to London and Paris. 
— During the last year $22,209 12 in fees wore order- 
through six terms, retiring in 1843, when he was The Population of Vienna.— According to a re- ing. The mob and guard‘came in collision when been formed at Hartford, CL *.... 
Piloted to°tZutior AtT’ Tc - F f 0M THE P^INS.-Passengers by the Overland cent enumeration, the population of the city proper several on both sides were killed and wounded— - The late severe frost has seriously injured the iron 
• GC + d latter post, and then retired, devot- mail report fine weather and good roads. The of Vienna—the portion comprised within the walls President Castillo ordered a detachment of troops tubes of the Victoria bridge at Montreal, twistin® them 
mg me remainder ot Ins days in good part to the Indian agents at Fort Yuma had returned from the —is 553,000, being an increase since 1856 of 79,000. to the scene, when another collision took place in b >' tbe contraction produced. 
L e ™° Vd °V , H , ea ., ° f Common Schools Moliare villages without accomplishing the release By including the immediate suburbs the number which several were killed. Finally, a Commis- - On Wednesday week the receipts of the N Y Cus 
loud in his determination to yield nothing to the ^® s * ern P a ^ wa Y Company, though the debt for South America— Serious riots had occurred in cd paid by the Board of Supervisors, to the Sheriff of 
United States. The source of the above it should which the mone y was paid still stands against the Lima and Callao, in consequence of the importa- New York city and county. 
be mentioned, is unfavorable to the United States. ^ * ov * nce ' Lon of ready-made houses from the United States, — A new society, called the City Tract Society, auxili- 
_^ v which the workmen attempted to prevent the land- ary to the American Tract Society at Boston, has just 
The mob and guard came in collision, when bocn formed at Hartford, Ct. 
il on both sides were killed and wounded.— — The late severe frost has seriously injured thc iron 
from New England to the new settlements of the of the w r > 
West. 
On Wednesday week the receipts of the N. Y. Cus- 
of the women and children mentioned as captured amounts to 663,000, which is still further augment- sioner was appointed by Congress to treat with the tom U° u so were $300,000, the largest amount received 
in a previous report. The Indians were very hos- ed by counting the military—20,000 men—and the populace, which resulted in the introducin'* into 1,1 one day since August, 1857. 
tile. Much excitement existed at Carson Valley inhabitants of the suburban villages beyond the that body a measure decreeing that after the 1 st of 
The Ice Trade on the Hudson— Several new respecting the laws of Utah, and meetings have line of the city; making the total population of August, 1859, all manufactured goods shall pay a 
lee Houses have been erected on the banks of the been held taking strong grounds against the juris- Vienna 723,000. duty of 20 per cent, tariff; that all raw materials 
Hudson during the present winter. They have all diction of Utah, and requiring the Utah Probate-_ 
been, or are in the progress of being filled. The Judge to abstain from the exercise of the duties What a report of a Bank Failure will no.- 
season thus far has been unusually favorable. The of his office. Other meetings favored the Utah The Observer says that “ a bet was made at Albany 
Kingston Journal says there are already, in that authorities, but also favored separation from the on Wednesday, that of a large crowd of applicants 
neighborhood, 99,000 tons of Ice gathered, valued Territory. for relief at the office of the Overseer nf i e , , ", " , . 
at half a million of dollars! If these statistics are —_^_ It i f , ,7 f , G^^eer of the I oor, est frauds have been detected by the House Military 
correct, it is safe to say that more than 300,000 tons Wh ok Prescott the Histoman— A telegram Bank; an/to fe.tT mattef" report faffiZ 
)f — The bill to exclude minors, under the ago of 14, 
a from the New York theatres, unless accompanied by 
guardians, lias passed the Senate. 
shall be admitted free. Both cities were put under ~ The shock of the explosion of Dupont’s powder,, 
martial law during the riots. mdl at Wilmington, Del., was very seriously felQat 
____ Philadelphia, thirty miles distant. 
How the Money Goes—I t is said that the gross- P “ Hud8 ° U ^ betWCeU Peekski " and 
ii . ,, TT Poughkeepsie, and sloops and schooners are running 
t 7 1,7 °, 0 T Uverseer 01 the Foor ’ est frauds have been detected by the House Military be tween sing Sing and New York 
at least half a dozen had money in the Savings Committee in the Oregon War Debt. The debt is _ w , . 
other things in proportion. 
— We find in an exchange paper the statement that 
seventy-tivo white females wero married to negroes in 
the State of Massachusetts last year. 
— A new Board of Heraldry had been appointed in, 
France, in consequence of the report of the Minister of 
Justice upon the abuses of titles of nobility. 
