Contents of the Sural for February 19, 1859. 
Congressional Proceedings. 
Important from Mexico. 
AGRICULTURAL. Pack. Senate. — A resolution offered by Mr. King, di- The dates from the City of Mexico are to the 28th 
The Pann and the Farmer.61 reeling an inquiry into the working of the Reci- ult., via. Minatitlan. Gen. Miramon reach the Cap- 
Fowls—Debit and Credit,.. Cl P r °city Treaty and the expediency of ns abroga- itol on the 26th, with 1,000 cavalry. He disapproved 
An Octagon Poultry House, [2 Illustrations,]. 61 tion, was adopted. of the acts of Gen. Robles, and displaced him ; after 
Gravel Roads,. 61 A communication wa3 received from the Secre- which lie placed Gen. Seales at the head of the 
^niHlierCatUe Kmik.Jinustrated,].Cl t ary 0 f War, forwarding information respecting army and reinstated Zuloago. It was reported that 
An Experiment in Stock-Feeding!.... C2 tbe c ^ aims of British subjects to property rights in Miramon intended marching on Vera Cruz with a 
The Farmer’s Library. 62 Washington and Oregon Territories. strong force. 
The Secret of \v intering stock,.62 On the resolution to permit Lieut. Maury and The Liberals had routed Gen. Negrette near 
Kcuis paragvnjjljs. ®ljc Jfctus €onbcnscr. 
Ult., v It*. luiuatiLiiUJ. vjuu. juu iimuil I UiiCll MKJ , T 
itol on the 26th, with 1,000 cavalry. He disapproved ( 77 York Times learns that our minister 
of the acts of Gen. Robles, and displaced him; after ,° N,ca T ra S ua > Gca - Lamar > a PP ears about every 
which lie placed Gen. Seales at the head of the y at Ic ? C0S ’ where our Pacific flect is harbored , 
army and reinstated Zuloago. It was reported that 3 c °nd!tion un ^t for business, and sometimes l ear - 
— In California six religious papers are published. 
— Wheat is now being taken from Chicago to Iowa. 
— They expect to grow raisins in California next 
The Secret of \\ intering Stock,.62 On the resolution to permit Lieut. Maury and The I. 
The^sler^Whlow 111 ". " go Pr °L Lache to accept medals from the King of Jalapa. 
strong force. 
The Liberals had routed Gen. Negrette near 
unfit to be seen—the plain English of which we 
take to be, stupidly drunk. 
In Japan their horses are shod with nothing but 
shoes of grass, dried and twisted together in hard 
— The new Emperor of Japan is between 1G and 17 
years old. 
— The wharves of New Orleans rent annually for ono 
million dollars. 
The resolution was adopted. 
A communication was received from the Secre- this took place. 
The correspondent does not mention the time that deaths in New Jersey was made to the Legislature 
Circulation of Sap,. 62 Sardinia coming up, Messrs. Crittenden and The New Orleans Picayunes correspondent says m asses, and then fastened to the lioofs by a thong —- A man has been sentenced to be hung for burglary 
Mad Itch,.62 Shields expressed the opinion that no sovereign that the Mexican war steamer Iturbide had been Gie sarne brought up and bound around the at Charleston, S. C. 
Inquiries and Answers.—T icks on Sheep: Old Hay better deserved the sympathy of the American captured by an American and six foreigners, who ,e ^°ck. There are 811 miles of railroad, In tho aggregate, 
Inquirers ° U1 '' Int ’° M<r '' ll0 ' CUtlnK8 ’ lowls: To ^ people than the King of Sardinia, the hope of Italy, killed five of the crew and escaped with the vessel. Tiie annual report of marriages, births, and c °mp!eted in I°" - a. 
Rural Spirit of the Press .—A Novel Use of Turnips- ” The resolution was adopted. The correspondent does not mention the time that deaths in New Jersey was made to the Legislature — Ernigrati ° n from New Oceans to Cuba is going on 
Warming Water for Cattle; What Kind of Sheep to A communication was received from the Secre- this took place. of that State on Wednesday. The number of mar- °l l5le tly a-ncl briskly. 
Choose; Underdrawing—“ It Will Pay!”. 62 tary of War stating that in his opinion the pro- The steamship Tennessee arrived at New Orleans riages was 3,883; births, 14,012; deaths, 7,932. — It is now believed that Judge Iioserelt will succeed 
Ontario Co^Ag. 'ScTety ? D r^cn^Tmvn) 6 Ag.' Society; cccds of the sale of old forts should be a PP lied to on the 12tb > witb Vera Cruz datcs to the 9th Two centuries ago not one in a hundred wore M L^" a l at L ° nd0D ' 
The Victory Ag. Society; New York Horse Market.! 62 the construction of new ones; also that Indian Zuloaga abdicated in favor of Miramon on the 2d stockings. Fifty years ago not one boy in a 1 l‘e Mmffigan Legislature have voted 15,000 for 
HORTICULTURAL. agencies might be better performed by officers of inst. The latter was installed as President. Mira- thousand was allowed to "run at large at night. 1 ie jratl0t Co - de£tltu: °- 
Fruit Culture in Massachusetts.63 the army; also that the army cannot be judiciously mou had re-arrested the political prisoners liberat- Fiftv venrs nm nni nnn o-;.-i in o „ One of the Sing Sing prisoners choked to death at 
of that State on Wednesday. The number of inar- 
IlORTICULTURAL. 
Fruit Culture in Massachusetts.63 the army ; also that the army cannot be judiciously mou had re-arrested the political prisoners liberat 
Grape Crop of 1858, on the Hudson,. 63 
Vegetable Physiology, [3 Illustrations,]. 63 
kept within the line of settlement to avoid the cost ed by Robles, and dismissed all the officers engaged 
The Winter and Dwarf Pears,. . 63 of transportation, inasmuch as the Indians are kept in deposing Zuloaga. He had also suppressed the ment in this wonderful world 
Fifty years ago not one girl in a thousand made a di B few d * 
waiting maid of her mother. Wonderful improve- 
forced paper of the $1,000,000 loan ordered by 
The Governor of Louisiana is radical on national _ A woman died in CIe , 
matters m his annual message. He says the expan- tion, leaving four children, 
sion of the South southward is recognized as its Th.i.n. n r pw t i 
Fruit and Tree Culture.. if""" I * I! 63 in check by the near proximity of the troops. forced paper of the $1,000,000 loan ordered by The Governor of Louisiana is radical on national 
Cutting Grafts.63 The Agricultural College hill was taken up, and Robles. • , . , „ 
What Pear Trees are Best for a General Assortment,. ... 63 passed with some amendments, which will require Miramon was about marching on Yera Cruz, with •* f ,, q anllll ‘ l 1T |cs.a 0 e.^ esajs le expan- 
A Grape for Name.63 , , , ,, T t . . * r v i T1 , sion of the South southward is recognized as its 
Culture of the Grape-No. II. 63 11 to S° back to the Douse ’ 1 he Tote was ’ A >’ es 2 > 5 a force ° f * S 35 President destiny, and advocates the absorption of Mexico 
DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Na ? S 22 ’ f , “*?“• y Th * broth * r , Miramo “ bad b «cn and Central America. He also goes for the acqui- 
Cheap Cookies; Miss Filicias’ Sponge Calce; Cheshire House. — The Executive Appropriation hill was defeated at Zacatecas. Legal do was thieatening s ition of Cuba hv netrotiation or if that fails « hv 
Corn Griddle Cakes; Nice Mode of Scouring Cutlery; ., , ... .... . - .. - „ . the Caoital with a force of 4 000 ortr-mi'/ed trnnno negotiation, 01 ll Unit tails, by 
Domestic Hints; Steamed Pudding; Iiice Pudding; considered, and the striking out of the following me capital witn a ioice oi 4,uuu organized tioops. SO me more potent solicitation ” 
(irilhnm OuItd* Tn TWp Dinb ad fWtnn . .. , . __- Tlin oonfnrfl VTovoflon Kv + T iKnrwiln 
— Sunday schools have been commenced in Russia 
solely by voluntary efforts. 
— A woman died in Cleveland last week from starva- 
Graham Cake; Cookies: To Dye Pink on Cotton ; Print- . conn nnn —:i_ e , 
ing Flannel for Embroidery; Soft Soap; Inquiry An- items concurred in, $200,000 for mileage of next 
swered; Excelsior Corn Bread,. 63 Congress; $10,000 for repair of furniture and 
LADIES' OLIO. boxes for members: upward of £70.000 for t.lm 
Make Home Bright and Pleasant, [Poetical.] Plain Talks 
to American Women—No. 4; School Girls in Winter; 
Little Graves. 64 
CHOICE MISCELLANY. 
Snow, [Poetical.] There is Work Enough to Do ; An Old 
Man's Advice; Language and its Tinkers; Mental 
Labor; Music and Flowers; Happiness. 6-1 
SABBATH MUSINGS. 
Nays 22. ad interim. The brother of Miramon had been t * • , T , 1 ,, 
J ,, and Central America. He also goes for the acqui- 
House. — The Executive Appropriation hill was defeated at Zacatecas. Degaldo was threatening sition of Cuba by negotiation, or if that fails “by 
considered, and the striking out of the following Ple Ca P ltal Wlth a force of 4)000 organized troops. some more po t e nt solicitation.” 
items concurred in; $200,000 for mileage of next Pbe ca P ture of Mazatlan, by the Liberals, is con- p . , , „ ,, v v 
n Z. . . . h . firmed 1 he Tans correspondent of the Few York Ex- 
Congress; $10,000 for repair of furniture and 111 '"oo- „„„„„ „„„„ . 
boxes for members- upward of $70 000 for the The commanders of tbe French and English P ress sa y s that ; tbe government of the city of I aris 
doxcs ior meniDcrs^ upnaia or 5>,u,uuu lor tlie _ , , is vast v suner or tn that nf Now Yn4- Tl,r>r» 
boxes for membersj upward of $70,000 for the AIIC ^ oirim ‘ inuerb ine J?r ® ncn 
Congressional Globe; $100,000 for the San Fran- beets > bad succeeded in enforcing tl- , . , 
« cisco mint; $23,000 for the New York Assay office • at Vera CruZ ’ The higb S - Vstem of duties was to Lu m ° re SeC " rit ^ t ] ° llfe aad Property -Three millions and a half of the new 17. 8. loan 
$225,000 for purchasing property now leased by be restored forthwith, and two-thirds of the reve- ^stieetsaiemore quiet and law and order much have been paid into the Treasury, 
the New York District Courts and a few small nue 1S secured to En g land and France. moie umve rsally prevalent. -Every important matter that is now brought up in 
« items; and adding $115,000 to supply deficiencies -~~- TnE Secretary of N. Y. State, in reply to a reso- Congress is settled by King Caucus. 
in printing appropriation. The bill then passed TnE Fashions.— We have rather neglected the lutlon of the Senate, states that during the last two — Religious revivals are noticeable events in many of 
by 16 majority. interests of the Rural’s fair readers in not occa- years, there have been 426 pardons, 10 commuta- the Clties and villa S es of Minnesota. 
The House resumed the consideration of the sionall y g ivin g tbe m a description of the “latest tions, (seven of which were from death to State — There are five companies of Chinamen in Califor- 
Oregon bill. After a lengthy and excitable discus- fr0m p aris” styles, but shall endeavor to make Prison for life, and three changing term of impris- nia . WIth over 50,000 members enrolled. 
sion°the question was taken on the preamble to the amends for a11 “ sins of omission,” by attention to onment,) and 42 restorations to citizenship. - T>>e cost of eacl. letter sent to San Francisco by 
Bill, and it was agreed to-113 to 95—and the hill their wants hereafter - Just now we will state that -- the ovcrland r °ute, is estimated at $65. 
passed by 114 to 103, precisely as it came from the seas °n was inaugurated on the 20th y r0in the Pacific Side. „ T1 !. C Cln , nese exp °, r 1 t home fr °" a San Francisco a11 
Senate. ult., by a grand reception and ball at the Tuilleries. _ the broken glass ware they can pick up. 
-- At the first ball, which usuall^’<6 , xe§. , ®e%V»o.<f« for By Overland Mail, and the arrival of the Moses ~ f iGhard J ’ Postcr is t0 be hung March 25th ’ at 
Destructive Conflagrations. the winter, it was remarked that the circumfer- Taylor, we are again placed in possession of intel- CIiarleston ’ S ' C > for burg,ary and larc eny. 
- ence of the ladies’ toilettes had not diminished; — ligence from our Western Shores. The steamer T A Iittle boy was carricd 0Ter Niagara Falls on Sat ' 
At about 3 o’clock on the morning of the 6th if there was any change since last winter, it was on brought $1,320,000, in treasure. urday week—he was last seen iu the rapids, 
inst., a fire broke out in the upper portion of Rus- the side of augmentation. It was also remarked r ° „ . — The aggregate numerical strength of the Society of 
sell’s Mechanical Bakery, corner of Battery and that there was a greater profusion of precious i . ’ IFOaNIA - e u P reina 01,1 0 a l ornia Friends is estimated at about 15,000 in Great Britain. 
Commercial streets, Boston, which was totally de- stones, especially of rubies, which seem to be com- ^ ecu e a le jegisauie las power o ax —Lowell is in a state of insurrection. The factory 
stroyed. The building was of brick with granite ing into fashion again. We will soon arrive at that paints, an a so ia ^ ic aw pio n nng girls have almost unanimously struck for higher wages, 
front, and containing a bakery and 23,000 barrels point where a woman will not be well dressed .' C lmmi » ra 10n 0 unese, is uncons ltu tona . —The amount on deposit in the Savings Banks in 
.. 7 1 s —The jails of Rhode Island last year held nearly 600 
tstiny, and adtocates the absorption of Mexico persons committed for debt. 
‘ d Cen , tral A “ erica ' He also goes for the acqui- _ The population of California, according to the bbst 
tion of Cuba by negotiation, or if that fails, “by estimates, amounts to GOO,000. 
me more potent solicitation.” , .. _ , ,. 
— During the past year, the Governor of Michigan 
The Paris correspondent of the New York Ex- pardoned no less than 59 convicts. 
ess says that the government of the city of Paris — Montgomery, one of the Kansas leaders, was for- 
fleets, had succeeded in enforcing their demands * S vasPy superior to that of New York. There is mcrly a regular licensed preacher. 
— Three millions and a half of the new U. 8. loan 
SABBATH MUSINGS. in printing appropriation. The bill then passed TnE Fashions.— We have rather neglected the lution of the Senate, states that during the last two 
^SiGod^Afflic^n 031,3 The Death of the Years; Faith by 16 majority. interests of the Rural’s fair readers in not occa- y ears , there have been 426 pardons, 10 commuta- 
THB TRAVELER, . The House resumed the consideration of the sionally giving them a description of the “latest ‘ions, (seven of which were from death to State 
Letters from Hungarian No. 3; Education in Brazil.65 Oregon bill. After a lengthy and excitable discus- fr0m Paris ” st y les > but sha11 endea ™ r to make p nson for life, and three changing term of impris- 
.Tnnmir . . simpnds for all “ sin« of nmiccinn ” Kir nllnnlKn Onment.l and 42 restorations to eit.ivervcKiti 
USEFUL OLIO. 
Scenes in and Around Jerusalem, [2 Illustrations,] The 
sion the question was taken on the preamble to the amends for a11 “ sins of omission,” by attention to onment,) and 42 restorations to citizenship. 
Habit Jerusalem ’ i 2 Illustrations,] The Bill, and it was agreed to—113 to 95—and the bill 
their wants hereafter. Just now we will state that I 
YOUNG RURALIST. 
Arithmetical Facts, Again, [3 Illustrations,] “Steady 
Boy’s Wanted;” Dew; Rain, Springs, &c.,. I 
STORY TELLER. 
Nellie Raymond'sChoice; or, Love vs. Pride; A Connec¬ 
ticut Up-Country Sunday. I 
List of New Advertisements this Week. 
Now Ready—Rural Manuals—Fowler and Wells. 
Farmers—Read, Read, Read—Pease & Eggleston. 
New V ork for Agents—Duane Hudson. 
A Small Farm for Sale—Peter S. Burtis. 
Choice Fruit Farm for Sale—C. L. Shepherd. 
Nursery Stock for Sale—John F. Chapman. 
10,000 Sold!—The Practical Horse Farriery—E. Nash 
Drain and Roof Tile Machines—F. M. Mattice 
How to do Good and get “ Paid for It"—Fowler & Wells. 
Desirable Residence for Sale—Egbert Lake. 
Rejected Applications for Patents—J. Fraser. 
Great Curiosity—Shaw & Clark. 
passed by 114 to 103, precisely as it came from the tbe /«^7mW< season was inaugurated on the 20th 
From the Pacific Side. 
3 ena t e- ult., by a grand reception and ball at the Tuilleries. _ 
-- At the first ball, which usuall^x-eS.’fJIe.Viq^ for By Overland Mail, and the a 
Destructive Conflagrations. the Winter, it was remarked that the circumfer- Taylor, we are again placed in 
- cnee of the ladies toilettes had not diminished; — licence from our Western Sht 
At about 3 o’clock on the morning of the 6th if there was any change since last winter, it was on brought $1,320,000, in treasure, 
inst., a fire broke out in the upper portion of Rus- the side of augmentation. It was also remarked ifornu 'pj le s u reme ( 
sell’s Mechanical Bakery, corner of Battery and that there was a greater profusion of precious , \ t • , , 
Commercial streets, Boston, which was totally de- stones, especially of rubies, which seem to be com- • • . . , . °.. 
By Overland Mail, and the arrival of the Moses 
Taylor, we are again placed in possession of intel¬ 
ligence from our Western Shores. The steamer 
ill . , , , . . „ „ An immense meeting of Hebrews and Protestants 
ot lioui on stoiage. The bakery had gone into op- unless she carries a quarter of a million francs on , ,, , ,, -n . , „ . 
eration Thursday, the 3rd inst., when over 15,000 her shoulders. ^ hel * a ‘ uT 7 
loaves of bread were baked. The fallin «r walls par- -—-indignation at the abduction of the Jewish boy Mor- 
tially destroyed two or three adjoining tenements. The Homestead Bill.—T here seems to be some ta ™! J , the P °P isb authorities. The deposit oi 
A fireman was killed by the falling of one of the misapprehension in the public mind concerning S ° at [ ie mint or the week ending January loth, 
side walls, and several others were more or less in- tb e Homestead bill passed by the House of Repre- was y . 12 ’ 000 .. arkbam Gallagher, 
jured. One man is missing, and supposed to be sentatives. Upon the authority of the Tribune, in 0,1 c 0 1 ^ \ic ims o t ie lgilance Commktteo had 
under the ruins. The total loss of property is es- our report of “Congressional Proceedings” last ^covered $3,000 damages from Capt. Smit^ofidie 
timated at $300,000 on which there was a partial week, we stated it Aq he a regular vote-yourself-a- a ' " an Ge ’ for exporting him to the Sandwich 
insurance. farm bill, . Af a family, who is ’ f-! ’ a ° f ^ m f hm , CDt ’ by 
In Brooklyn, at 4 o’clock, A. M., 6th inst., a fire a citizen, or ha^d^la^Mhis intention to become , 1C UC ’, . <l1 ^. n ° * Sl ' Cr n ^ ,ie ulS 
on Fulton Avenue caused the loss of several lives, such, one hundred and sixty acres from any unap- . GCI1 * scovarc 111 an a aia coun j. ie 
rri,. a _. , . i j , J, , • , „ ,, .. , 1 hama Gazette says that a vein of coal, which it is 
lne lower floor of the building was occupied as a propriated land belanging to the United States, on , . , , , , , 
.1 „„ j « , . , . , }... „ , , . ’ hoped will equal the Scotch cannel coal, has been 
contectionaiy shop, and the upper stories by Ed- the simple condition‘hat lie shall make his home ,. , , . „ .. . 
MM% 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., FEBRUARY 19,' 1859. 
Affairs at Washington. 
— Lowell is in a state of insurrection. The factory 
girls have almost unanimously struck for higher wages. 
— Tlie amount on deposit in the Savings Banks in 
New York city, is nearly thirty-seven millions of dol- 
had been held at San Francisco to express their lars. 
indignation at the abduction of the Jewish boy Mor- — The Mississippi Legislature has passed a law grant- 
tara by the Popish authorities. The deposit of in " divorces to all parties who have lived separate three 
gold at the mint for the week ending January 15th, >' ear3 - 
was nearly 12,000 ounces. Markham Gallagher, An* Old Bachelor’s Convention ” is announced to 
one of the victims of the Vigilance Committee; had held in New 1Iaven > ia the latter P art of this 
recovered $3,000 damages from Capt. Smith?ofi’tKe T * . „ . - . .. . 
i. i i .. .. 1 , 1 , . • —Joseph Bond, of Macon, raised last year the largest 
bark Yankee, for exporting lnm to the Sandwich cotton crop in Georgia> 2>170 baleS) which is worth over 
Islands, ynder a decree of banishment, issued by $100 00,0. 
the Comtnittee. A new and rich silver mine has — In tlie executive departments and bureaus of cov- 
he shall make his home 
islands, ynaer a decree oi banishment, issupd by $ioo 00,0. 
the Coinlmittee. A new and rich silver mine has — In tlie executive departments and bureaus of gov- 
been discovered in Santa Clara county. The Le- ernment at Washington, there are now employed 13^020 
hama Gazette says that a vein of coal, which it is persons. 
hoped will equal the Scotch cannel coal, has been — In some of thc interior towns of California, women 
found on Elder creek. On New Year’s day the set- are so scarce that men have to be employed as cliam- 
n;n „„ __ . i f , . - . .. ., i , ,, , iuuuu uu jiiuer ereen. wn new l ear s uuy uie sei- ' 1 ' - 
J/S!!'ST*; hl s faimly consisting upon it and cultivate it. But the Philadelphia tlers of Brown Valley, killed about forty Indians bermaids ’ 
luThrn; V r ? ng rr rvant ,Sa , mi for stealing stock. Maj. Johnson had arrived there - A bill is again before tho Senate of Pennsylvania 
girls, a brother and a boarder After the fire was to that paper the bill passed gives settlers upon with t to ive the Indians protectio n. The to proIlibit the circulation in that State of bank bills 
suppressed the bodies of Mrs. Gill, her two child- the unsurveyed public lands, the right to purchase f , „ ..- 1 , , under $ 20 . 
ren nnd Anno Koocrnn t nnr >A *k_ „ a'h'a _A. - __ ^weather throughout California was excellent, and ___ _ , . _ . 
- A bill is again before the Senate of Pennsylvania 
ie unsurveyed public lands, the right to purchase 41 A f ^ , under $ 20 . 
-- /» j 1 • Al , 1 1 , 1 , & ^ weather throughout California was excellent, and 
m T'k 1 x • • . , _ ^ . , ren, ana Anne Jieegan were found lying on the them at a dollar and a quarter an acre, after they . r c ,, —Three counterfeiters were arrested in St. Louis on 
The Navy Department is in receipt of official floor of Mrs. G.’s chamber, all dead. Mrs. G. was have been surveyed. This is something entirely aCC ° UntS fr ° m th ° mmGS exceedm S ly ^’orable. Tuesday weck> with $3)000 of counterfeit money in their 
ews lrom Commander Totten, of the sloop-of-war 27 years of age and her daughters respectively 2 different from the first understanding of the im- Oregon.— That portion of the President’s Mes- possession. 
Mncennes, giving details of an alleged British out- and 6 years; Anne Keegan was 17 years of age.- port of this bill. sage in relation to Kansas, was not favorably _ The Cincinnati Commercial says the present win- 
rage on an American vessel on the coast of Africa. Mr. Thos. Gill was dangerously injured. -- received in Oregon, on the ground that Mr. Bu- ter will witness the running out of the last sands of tho 
the substance is, that the American brig Rufus The William & Mary College, at Williamsburg, Latest IIattien Intelligence. —Gen. Jcffrard chanan’s policy would retard the admission of that lecture system. 
oule fiom Matanzas, tthile on that coast, was Ya., including the library and the laboratory, were entered Port au Prince the morning of the 14th, Territory into the Union. —A Minnesota expressman recently went 7 miles in 
oai e on tie lit i o October, by the British destroyed by fire at 3 o’clock this morning, 11 th.— when the city surrendered without firing a gun, South America. — Dates from Valparaiso are to 27 minutes, on a liand-sled drawn on the ice by a New- 
s earner ipei an searched and burnt. The cor- It was the oldest institution, with a single excep- and the Republic was proclaimed. Soulouque had Jan. 1 st. Chili still remains disturbed, and the found land dog. 
respondence between Commander Totten and the tion, in the country. The students all escaped.— abdicated, and a guard was detailed to escort him Provinces are under martial law. The press was — Tike’s Peak is now the great point of attraction. 
Cap am o the V iper shows that at the time of the Insured for $22,000. on board the British vessel Star of Melbourne, but entirely under the direction of the Government.— 11 is estimated that 100,000 will go there next spring— 
a eged outrage, the Rufus Soule had the American a fire at Grand Rapids, Michigan, early on the the mob was so excited to arrest him, that he was Callao dates are to Jan. 11 th. The prospect of a 90 > 00010 rue it! 
ag y mg, but that the Captain threw Ins papers morning of the 7th inst., destroyed seven dwell- forced to take refuge at the French Consulates, general revolt seems on the increase. While au ~ A letter received in Paris, dated the 5th ult., from 
overboard when called upon to show them. The i ngs , including the Backus block. Losses on mer- He finall 7 got safely on board the Melbourne, and edict was being read on the 6 th, prohibiting the Scnator Summer, gives little encouragement for his 
cap ui e o tie u us Soule has been before re- chandize and buildings, $30,000; partially insured, arrived at Kingston. The people at Port au Prince tearing up tbe rails of railroads and cutting the 8 P ee< ^y rccovc O* 
P ° G " The Penitentiary building at Alton, Ill., was 5 yere rejoicing over his downfall. Jeffrard had wires of the telegraph, the mob did the very thing It is estimated by the Hartford (Conn.) papers that 
ie Military Committee of the House have partially destroyed by fire on the evening of the been declared President of the Republic by accla- they were forbidden to do. The streets were about &M375 worth of skates have been sold in that city 
received a communication from tlie Secretary of 8th inst. Loss unknown. No prisoners escaped, nation. strewed every day with pasquines, threatening ^hin two weeks. 
War m response to an inquiry whether it is not The fire was the work of an incendiary. T , -I- ^ . Castilla with death, and calling on thc troops to -. Latcr ^gence from Paraguay indicates no in¬ 
port of this bill. 
practicable to reduce expenses in the transportation 
to remote military points. Mr. Floyd says a reduc- 
The Salt Mines at Onondaga.— The Superin- 
Tiie Postal Laws. —The bill providing for a 
change of the postal law which was reported to 
tion would be practicable, were it not for the de- tcnTe^t^^^^ ^ House a few days ago, deprives members of tb^he Fre^S'had^ta^ 
mands and threats of members of Congress. SuiT „ mfld „ , • * n . . T ... Congress of the franking privilege, but retains it , , , e 1 e 1 d tak 
Mr. Forsyth formerly tendered „„ the 7th inst.. J ™ Us stTtem 0 ts «' L „ J J Z 7~ •>» E.vFresidents, Presidents’ „id- ““ d ; * S“"° W 
at the State Denartment. tiis .. »i.n rromh.s statements, we learn thatthe mannf.e- p 0 ... M aster O.nernI nod n.nntw .„dfw Acapulco. The tvhalin 
— It is estimated by the Hartford (Conn.) papers tliat 
- ,.,, . , m . , , about $4,675 worth of skates have been sold in that city 
they were forbidden to do. The streets were .... 
, , , ... . . within two weeks, 
strewed every day with pasquines, threatening 
n ... j , ... ,, . , —Later intelligence from Paraguay indicates no in- 
Castilla with death, and calling on the troops to . , . ti- . . . • .a 
. . , ' a 1 tention on tlie part of the Dictator to resist the demands 
ioin the authors. r ,, . 
J of the Americans. 
Sandwich Islands. Irom Honolulu, we learn —The Mayor of Cincinnati lias had a census of the 
that the French had taken possession of Clipperton drinking saloons taken, showing a total of sixteen hun- 
Island, a guano depot, 600 miles westward from dred and eighty-eight. 
at the State Department, his resignation as Minis- ture this year ran up to 7)033)219 bushel 
ter to Mexico Mr. Cass assured him that his 406,644 barrels, an increase of a million bushels 
course had met with tbe approbation of tins Gov- over the figures of 1856 . 0f this quantit 5 63] . 
ernment, which as yet, had come to no determine 827 bushels were fin and 1>500 892 coarS e or sola ’ r 
tion relative to Mexican affairs. ,, 
1 , . „ . salt. I he revenue, one cent duty a bushel, amount- 
A letter from Pans, from a promment source, cd (0 570 , 33219 ; penalties, rents, Sc., *57 40- 
ows, Post-Master General and Deputies, Auditor 
ig season had closed. The 
■ The Washington Union says there is a class of pol- 
or 1 >" and Chief Clerk, and for those post-masters whose ful1 number of vesscls arrived, 218, the amount of iticians in this country with whom nothing but tho dys- 
lsbels annual pay is less than $200. It also deprives oil ta ken, 130,000 bbls. Bone upwards of 150,000 pepsia is constitutional. 
,531 ’' newsnaners of tbe nrivileo-e of b-tvinn- pounds. The season is regarded as unprofitable. _ G as lighted cars now run from New York to Bos- 
newspapers of the privilege of having exchanges p0Unds - The 8eason is rc garded as unprofitable 
and their county circulation free. A terrific storm took place at Honolulu on thc 
A terrific storm took place at Honolulu on the Cost of gas to light up a coach as brilliantly as a 
16th. It flooded the houses, and much property Parlor, about a cent an hour. 
states on information irom Madrid that it is notj ^>*-L v ' Qualifications of Naturalized Voters in was destroyed, 
probable that Mr. Preston will be received as U. S 1 “ T’ materials ’ &c ” Massachusetts. - The Massachusetts House of 
probable that Mr. Preston will be received as U. S. V; ’ ; ’ * ’ “ i,’ 
Minister, but if he should be, that the first intima- per ^j t tbe furnishing of brfne sufficient +0^° 1 —v-.-----r-;..- ivatio of wefresentation. — oiausucians wno 
tion from him relative to the purchase of Cuba facture ten millions 0 ° f busbe i s . Mr . Smith thinks ^ . Const ^ tll<a ° n requiring a residence of ten have been examining the probable results of the 
m ould be deemed a sufficient ground for giving him . b f . . • • yeais in the State, subsequent to naturalization next Census, and the apportionment to be based on 
his passports. Our government, however, is not Loll. ° r VOti ^ The stood 178 ^ to 32 it, say that the required population of a Congres- 
$5°,622 66. The present means of the State will Representatives have adopted an amendment to 
his passports. Our government, however, is not 
in receipt of official information from Spain on that 
subject. It is stated in well informed circles that 
the reinstallment by Miramon of Zuloaga to the 
Presidency in Mexico, was at the instance of France 
and England, who have an especial interest in his 
administration in connection with debts due to 
these Governments. 
toe quality 01 salt to be improving. There are 
now 321 salt blocks, capable of manufacturing 12,- 
500,000 bushels of salt. About seven-eights of the 
The Canadian Federation Scheme.— All the 
was destroyed. — There is a woman in Albany who claims to be thc 
_ spirit of the murdered Bill Poole, and says she haunts 
the earth to avenge his death. 
Ratio of Representation. —Statisticians who . , , . . . T , , , ,, 
, . . — There is a phrenologist in London who can tell the 
have been examining the probable results of the contcnU of a barrcl by examining its head. He makes 
next Census, and the apportionment to be based on his examination with a gimlet. 
it, say that the required population of a Congres- _ Three cars on the La Crosse road rolled down a 
sional District will probably be raised from 93,000 twenty feet embankment a few days ago. Six passen- 
to 110,000, and that the House of Representatives ge rs were hurt, but no one killed. 
salt goes to other States. During the year, 1,370,- Lower Provinces with the exceDtion of Newfound- , A ’ ’ , representatives ger s were hurt, but no one killed. 
269 bushels were received at Buffalo, and 4,349,033 land, have refused to send delegates to the proposed 1 , . 1C pF f seut ni ’“ ber ’ 233, is retained) will prob- — A letter from Jerusalem announces that tbe cupola 
at Oswego ’ ’ j- d US ,. 0 sen ° a CS 0 * c propose ably consistof 155 Representatives from FreeStates of the Holy Sepulchre is falling to rains. A subserip- 
^ ^_ convention to discuss the question of a federal and 78 Representatives from Slave States, showing tion has been opened to repair it. 
_ ' Legislature have passed a bill providing for the 
From Utah - The Utlh mail of the 18th „it { ? rm * tion ° f a Constitution and State Government In a Nutshell.-A shrewd business man, who American Colonization Society. - The report 
has arrived but the news is barren of interest J! ? r , lhe blU provides for an election on takes little interest in politics, is reported to have of tb e past year’s proceedings shows that the 
The District Court was expected to adjourn sine the holding of a Co ’ r d" aSUiU8t remarked - tbat the proposition to buy Cuba seemed roceipts during the year were $61,820 19, and the 
die on the 15th Supt Fornev was soon to tan 0 Convention. 11 the decision is to him like “an offer to give money that we had expenditures $61,190 5i. The general interests 
for the North to hold^a conference^th^he Chief ™ ^will be held not got, for a thing we didn’t want, to a nation that of Liberia are evidently improving. The pro- 
of TT * k t a- ’ 1 • on the first Tuesday" in June, and the Convention -wouldn’t sell '” ducts of the soil are abundant; good Irish pota- 
of Utah ndians^ Many persons were leaving Salt will meet on the first Tuesday in July at Wyandott —-..._ toes sell for twenty-five cents a bushel; clean rice 
otpor netinir orimiccmn Inin tt : , ,, • y ’ Marine Disasters in January.— The number of at less than a dollar a bushel. President Benson 
Kansas Matters. — Both Houses of the Kansas U “ lil ”‘‘'‘”8 ^ a gain of nine to the former. 
. , , , , anaaa d 0ne toward a consummation of the proiect. 
fltnrp linvp unccflil o Kill /*— xi, - 1 J ■ ■■ ■ 
ie bill prot ides for an election on takes little interest in politics, is reported to hav 
die bn tke 33th ; Supt - Forn /y was soon t0 lea ro favorable, an election of fifty delegates will be held 
for the North, to hold a conference with the Chief 
of Utah Indians. Many persons were leaving Salt 
Lake City for Pike’s Peak. A memorial to Con- City. 
on the first Tuesday in June, and the Convention 
will meet on the first Tuesday in July at Wyandott 
gress asking admission into the Union under the Mr. Lawrence, an old Californian, has just re- 
old State Deseret Constitution was under consid- turned to Leavenworth from Cherry Creek, bring- 
eration in the Legislature. bl g the most cheering accounts of the prospect at 
_, B t _ the mines. He estimates the amount of dust in 
VT „ ^ the hands of miners at-Denver City, at from $15,- 
New Gold Diggings Discovered.—S t. Louis pa- 000 to $16,000, and states that no sales had been 
pers state that new gold diggings have been dis- made at less than $20 per ounce. 
covered near the head of the Missouri, in the neigh- -*■*"•- 
borhood of Stephens’ Pass. The gold is said to be Hops.— The Cooperstown Journal says first and 
3,^ but of a„ interior Tbemines itfSfe ate 
can be neaily reached by steamboat navigation. readily picked up at 15 cents. 
, j . J ‘ f ” a gain of nine to the former. — The monument to Ethan Allen at Burlington, Vt., 
done towa rd a consummation of the proj ect. -^- is completed. A colossal statue of the Green Mountain 
In a Nutshell. —A shrewd business man, who American Colonization Society. — The report bcro "i' 1 be placed > t e 
takes little interest in polities, is reported to have of the past year’s proceedings shows that the 
remarked, that the proposition to buy Cuba seemed receipts during the year were $61,820 19, and the g wag re . ired a p re sbyterian. 
to him like “an oiler to give money that we had expenditures $61,190 57. The general interests ‘l Chief JusticeT ane y abstains from all society. Lord 
notgot, for a thing we didn’t want, to a nation that of Liberia aie evidently improving. The pro- NaDicr was receilt ly denied an interview with him, in 
wouldn’t sell! ” ducts of the soil are abundant; good Irish pota- ^ ence of age and infirmities. 
-- toes sell for twenty-five cents a bushel; clean rice . , . , ... .. ^ 
. , ... . . . - -j xt. — Lieut. Maury is to be decorated with the Cross of 
Marine Disasters in January.— The number of at less than a dollar a bushel. President Benson th(j Legion of Honor by tbe rrencli Government, in 
American sea-going vessels totally lost by wreck, sa J s tbe increase of these products has been very reco gniti on of his services to navigators, 
abandonment, &c., and missing, reported during great.__ _The police of New Orleans have entered into a 
turned to Leavenworth from Cherry Creek bring- K T . UUU,y “7“ 
ing the most cheering accounts of the prospect fit aband °nment, &c., and missing, reported during great, 
the mines. He estimates the amount of dust in January, amounts to 41 of all classes, namely;— 
!»in bat l ds °/. 'niuers at-Denver City, at from $15,- 8 ships, 7 barks, 9 brigs, and 17 schooners. PnE 
Nicaragua Ratifies the Treaty. —The N. Y. 
Hops. —The Cooperstown Journal says first and 
second sorts are bringing from 10 to 14 cents. Of 
strictly prime but few are offering, and they are 
readily picked up at 15 cents. 1 
Managua on the 17th of January. 
mutual agreement not to drink in a coffee-house nor m 
Dreadful Affair.— On the night of the 1st iust., a pubbc bar . room during the present year, 
a frame house on the outskirts of Alleghany City, _ Thirtecn persons wer c baptized by immersion in 
Penn., occupied by a carpenter named Rodgers dle Ge [ aware a t Trenton, on Sunday week, by Bev. O. 
and his family, took fire and was totally consumed. q\ Walker, a hole being cut through the ice. 
Rodgers, his wife and three of his children were _ Th C Jews of New York propose to erect a temple 
burned to death. Only one of his family, a boy of that will rival in extent and magnificence the Catholic 
eleven years, was saved. Cathedral now in course of erection iu that city. 
