Contents of the Rural tor April 2, 1859. 
Inquiries and . 7m 0t “ erS may requ,re lt ‘ . ~- The steamship Nova Scotian arrived at Portland 
Grubs in the Head of Sheep, <&c.,.109 * n re Pb to ** 110 ^ ( e ' identl) fi om a inai^ con Everything remains tranquil at the Auburn on ^ ie 22d ult., with Liverpool dates to the 9th.— 
Broom Corn. . .109 tractor,) the I ost-M aster General writes, that Prison The en tjc actiun ofthe oflicers is said We make the following synopsis of intelligence: 
W hen to Sow Canary Seed. 109 Congress has tor the firsttime since tlie organiza- ° ~ 
, be stormed by Miramon, has been denied, upon the 
ground that if one nation has such permission, 
Pa of. others may require it. 
In reply to a note (evidently from a mail con- 
JSaw Paragraphs. 
Old World Matters. 
Plaster and Clover Seed,. 109 
Rural's Premium Barn—No. II, [Illustrated,].109 
The Water Ham,. 109 
Congress has for the first time since the organiza¬ 
tion of the Government, failed to make provision 
to have exerted a wholesome influence on the con- Great Britain. —In Parliament, Mr. Duncombe 
for the P. O. Department.” He adds, “ had all the vict f> who *«“ d to their work and no longer gave notice of sundry amendments to the Reform been obtained, 
VP.ntnrP linnn t.hi» tvnrHe nnto om eurne ofinenK. hill ovfnnr incr eti I __ 
&I)C Jfctus Conticnscr. 
— Hippopotamus flesh is the latest French delicacy. 
— One-third of the city of New Orleans is now flooded. 
— In South Carolina, not a single divorce has ever 
About Cider-Making,. 110 
What Ailed the Steer?. 110 
When to Plow Clayey Soils,. 110 
an extra session, and the omissions of the late 
Congress been supplied, but it is impossible to do 
too frequent. 
From a table prepared by the Detroit Advertiser, 
Deepan'd FaU^iowing—ObjectVons,. members of the next Congress been elected, tne '2 * U l )0 “ ^ V and s.gns of insub- bill extend,ng at,11 further the elective franchise. • _ Dlck ens has 
Profits of Bee-Keeping,. .. . ill President might, on the 4th of March, have called " rd, " atl0U wi,1Ch hadbef ^' e grown to be altogether Mr. Disraeli,in reply to a question, said that the in this country. 
About Cider-Making,. no an extra 8ession> and the omis3 i 0 ns of the late t0 ° fre< l uent - Government did not intend to grant exclusive priv- _ A library is 
What A,led the Steer? . 110 c egs been 8upp ij ed( but it is impossible to do From a tab,e prepared by the Detroit Advertiser, lle S es to tbe Atlai»t,c or any other telegraph. the use of ladies. 
Footdtot fn°Sheep iCy " . J so without disfranchising fifteen of the sovereign U a PP eais that with the exception of the seasons of lt 13 r e P orted tbat government dispatches sent _ The Mayor 0 
Wintering Stock..'._110 States. This was most unfortunate. There ought 1842 and 1843, there has not been so early an open- ”■>' an American steamer to the Admiral on the ger Railroad bill. 
Rural Spirit of the Consumption of Food to be no time when a full Congress could not be in » ol navigation in twenty-one years, as the pres- J acibc > bave frequently failed to reach their desti- _ The , lcw hal 
by Cattle; How to make Butter; To Keep Tires Tight on convene d, and it is hoped that such a state of affairs ent season. nation m regular course. hundred Senators 
Wheels; How to Fatten Lambs: Strong and Healthy . 1 r, j ... . u■ u .• •> j tj ,, , , . , ,. -, IT , . The leaders of the old Whiff party held a meet- . ,, „ 
L am b g . jjg may never again occur. Had the bill which tailed Humboldt attended the celebration of Washing- . ° * •' —A Roman Ct 
— Dickens has refused $10,000 to lecture for one year 
— A library is now opened in Boston, expressly for 
the use of ladies. 
— Tlie Mayor of Baltimore has vetoed a City Passen- 
Rural Spirit of the Press .—Consumption of Food to be no time when a full Congress could not be 
by Cattle; How to make Butter; To Keep Tires Tight on convened aud it ishoped that such a State of affairs 
wheels; IIow to fatten Lambs: Strong and Healthy * . 1 __ . , , ... ........ 
Lambs,.110 ma y never again occur. Had the bill which tailed 
Avriculiural Miscellany .—Lifetime of Bees; The made provision only for the fiscal year, commenc- 
Death of B. Brooks, Esq.; A Map of your Farm; The ing July 1st, there would have been obviously no 
Wheat Crop; “Plant One Acre More;” Heavy Sheep nece8sity for an extra session. The deficiency on 
and Heece; Don’t be Anonymous; Good Advice; The , , ... , J . 
Choice Seeds. no the 30th of June will amount to $3,38o,381, nearly 
IIORTICULTURAI $750,000 of which being an unfair balance, accumu- 
to be no time when a full Congress could not be * n f? °* navigation in twenty-one years, as the pres- 
convened, aud it ishoped that such astut :of affairs eut season - 
— The new hall of the U. S. Senate allows seats for a 
hundred Senators. 
— A Roman Catholic College is about to be erected 
made provision only for the fiscal year, commenc- ton’s birth-day in Berlin. The venerable philoso- " lg and resol ^ ed tbat Lord John Russell should in Syracuse, N. Y. 
ing July 1st, there would have been obviously no pher takes a warm interest in all that concerns P'°P 0Se cei *‘ un amendments to the reform bill. — Six ] ad j es i )av c started for Pike’s Peak gold mines 
necessity for an extra session. The deficiency on American progress. He is now in the 90th yearof ere was much excitement, and meetings in op- from 8t. Joseph, Mo. 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Acknowledgments,. Ill 
Culture of the Grape—No. 4,. Ill 
The Flower Garden—No. 2,.Ill 
lati„g «h« 81«. of December, and U.e »hof con.in hat ,,„ ssc d ,he Senate. It provide, for ere- „ CJ t0 the f und3 „ E.gf.ad ao'd tte 
„ l:Z."tn Lt p to. ™v! cu “°” ■?.'“f" 6 ;* •“ rr mam •'«•**«*»«#«>bad ^Q„. e „ s . 
The hill restoring capital punishment in Wis- 
position to the government measures were being 
held throughout England. 
Prince Napoleon’s resignation gave great buoy- 
jLiie noweruaraen—wo. z,. . m Department within 60 days from date. The pay- can be proved but reouires a delav of one vear * nmueu m queens- _ Kansas election for 
I lower of the Verlicilata Crocus, [Illustrated,].Ill , e ,, . . . „ , , can Dc P ro ^ ca . out requires a delay ot one year, town, they having compelled the captain ofthe tnni- n i«oa os.i 
,*?7 r? C1 «“' - on.. 2“„f ' “ 1>r “' C ““ 1 p ”‘“ »ofor. tbe .xecution, to be .pent in solitary con- D . vi ] stefv.rt to p„, iat. that port. P Tbe Time' *°° l “V ,, ■ 
Garden Walks_ m days. t>..: _ 1 1 —“Pa C.Tsar.” an Afri 
— Michigan threatens starting some SO new banks, 
under a general law. 
— They had three feet of snow week before last at 
St. Paul, Minnesota. 
— Kansas election for a constitutional convention 
Garden Walks. Ill days.” 
Best Grape for Connecticut, Ac.ill In our own State, Legislation seems to drag auuou.er .eauing nonaon journals extend acordial 
The Cherry Slug.Ill along wearily. Just now there is a good deal of T “ E 1>ost Master Ge °eral announces tbat he welcome to them. 
?he L f awt^ e ma;khV;;;.«} talk about a “Grinding Committee,” and it is said, sba !‘ not P®* ' n operation the new post routes- FnANCK.-Notwithstanding the marked effect on 
Ground Nuts.Ill by those who are supposed to know, that without aul )0 >'ze } ongress, in consequence of no ap- the funds, by the Moniteur’s pacific article, London 
__. ... _,_• .. . , , /-• , . propriations liavinir been made. The acts of 18S« ____* u _ a _.._ 
finement in the State Prison. and other leading 
The Post-Master General announces tbat he welcome to them, 
shall not put in operation the new post routes- France._ Notw 
1 ” —“Pa Caesar,” an African aged. 138 years, died in 
and other leading London journals extend acordial Covington, La., lately. 
An Orchardist in Trouble,. Ill 
along wearily. J ust now there is a good deal of . ’ — Mrs. Fanny Kemble thinks Henry Ward Beecher’s 
talk about a “ Grinding Committee,” and it is said, S ia n0 ln °P era * ,l ° n “ le new post routes- France.— Notwithstanding the marked effect on vocation is the stage. 
by those who are supposed to know, that without ^ Confess, in consequence of no ap the funds, by the Moniteur s pacific article, London —Navigation between New York and Albany is now 
such an institution hundreds of important measures iatl0ns ^ iav * n g ^ een made. Ihe acts ol 1858, journals sneer at it and throw strong doubts on its entirely unobstructed. 
Flowers,.Ill w ill never be reached. The “ Five-eights-of-a-mill estab > Ish ed 695 new post routes, the service of sincerity. The Vienna papers also criticise it.— — The first insurance office in New England was es- 
Blmdf Currants" Dropuing tlieir Fruit. ill tax b 'H ” for the Canal Enlargement has passed, wl " c ,nc u es tbe St. Paul and Puget s Sound The Constitutionel re-asserts that the French tablished at Boston in 1724. 
Black Currants Dropping their Fruit. Ill mi osus. aumrgemcnv uas jiusseu, w,Kl, u l„.d ,.r. v * * f *• * . . ' ' 
The Quince.Ill and awaits the signature ofthe Governor. The . e ’ estabImbed ln 18,)5 ’ b «t not yet put in ope- troops are evacuating Rome. 
The Allen Raspberry.Ill session of 1857 was notorious for the number of ration - Contracts for these routes have been ad- Count Caviour had not been 
LADIES’ OLIO. 
That Night, [Poetical,] Plain Talks to American Wo¬ 
men—No. 7; “Feminine Apparel;” How You May 
111 hills acted upon. On the 19th ult., there had been vert,sed and proposals received, but nothing more but his private secretary had. 
introduced into the present House thirteen more 
than during that session, but there has not been 
will be done. 
To add to its embarrassments the Post-Office Prince Napoleon’s views, and report was current 
oops arc ev acuaung Rome. —The Canadians are building a railroad for freight 
Count Caviour had not been in Paris, as reported, to supersede tbe Welland Canal. 
ut his private secretary had. — Tl ie peac b orchards near Cincinnati promise an 
The Emperor was believed to participate in abundant yield the present season. 
^t^; Spe^ F mnffiy : t^All1 8 j e e d an VV p^r.^.f.!!?. tf ^ 112 one-quarter the amount of labor perfected. There Department is indebted $400,000 to England and that his retirement would be only temporary. M. 
CHOICE MISCELLANY. . will be need of an “ Extra Session ” at Albany, if France, for carrying our European mails for us; Chassclovour Lanbat succeeds Prince Napoleon in 
Tbe Crooked Footpath, [Poetical.] The Books to Read; 
Facts and Circumstances; Sweet Old Age; Prejudice, 112 
SABBATH MUSINGS. 
“ A Dirge for the Departed," [Poetical.] Why Delay; A 
Beautiful Sentiment; Give all to God ; Mere Profes¬ 
sions. 112 
THE REVIEWER. 
Book-Making and Puffing; Adam Bede: A Treatise on 
will be need of an “ Extra Session ” at Albany, if France, for carrying our European mails for us; Chassclovour Lanbat succeeds Prince Napoleon in _ The Cherokee Indians are about to ■ 
our Legislators do not quickly adopt another mode this indebtedness is increasing, and the Department f be Ministry of Algiers. The resignation is re- to a large tract of land in Eastern Texas, 
— There were over 300 persons burnt to death in the 
city of London, during the year 1858. 
— The Cherokee Indians are about to contest the title 
for transacting the business of their constituents. bas been dunned for it, and cannot pay. 
garded as a piece offering. The Emperor refused — There are thirty more convicts in the Ohio Feni- 
Personal and Political. 
The severity of the measures adopted in India ^ oacce P^ R until it had been tendered three or four tentiary, at Columbus, than there are cells, 
may be j'udged from the fact that, after the cessa- *' mes - His retirement was caused by a difference — A bill to create a permanent town school library 
tion of actual war, in tbe process of “quieting the °P* n * 011 w * tb * be g' - eater part of the Cabinet on fund has passed the Legislature of Wisconsin. 
The Hon. James Guthrie has been nominated in Punjaub, 4,669 persons were hung and shot by 
Jlan and'Ilis^wellhig Placed. 113 Kentucky for the Presidency; and the nomination tbe civd authorities, and 959 by the military, 
USEFUL OLIO. 
Tlie Rotascope—No. III.[Illustrated,] Speed of Railroad 
Cars; Physical Education. 113 
YOUNG RURALIST. 
A Plea for Dogs: Farming in Ohio; Hens, Prairie Chick¬ 
ens and Chilblains. 113 
STORY TELLER. 
approved by several of the Kentucky papers. It appears by the weekly statement submitted to Q 
Alvin Hunt, for many years editor of the Water- Gle Commissioners of Emigration, that 5,103 emi- j u tbc 
town (N. Y.) Jeffersonian, died in that towm a few g ran fs have arrived at New York thus far the pres- n ; zed 
days since. ent J’ ear - The disbursements exceed the receipts 
questions of internal policy. It is rumored that 
the Prince will be appointed Grand Admiral. 
The Constitutionel publishes an article signed by 
— Robert Barnett, of Lincoln Co., Ky., recently man¬ 
umitted 28 slaves—refusing an offer of $40,000. 
— A party of fifty lately started from Janesville, Wis., 
its political director, explaining the pacific article for the gold mines, with a train of ten wagons. 
in the Moniteur, and saying it must not be recog- _ TUe project of dividing tho State 0 f California has 
The New Orleans Delta contains an announce- 
Sonnet-To the Birds. [Poetical.] A Cure for the Heart- m<mt that SeDat ° r SHde11 iS Short ^ t0 SUCCeed Gen ’ 
Ache; Indian Names and Significations,. 116 Cass in the State Department. 
ent year. The disbursements exceed the receipts , J 
. A 00 ^ crusade which an active propagandi had succeeded 
J«0» • • • • , , 1 ~ 
in raising against the Emperor in Germany. 
The Fort Smith Times says that the Cherokees, * , 
Austria.— 1 he Moniteur s pacific article produc- 
as a retrograde movement, caused by the been again brought forward in its Legislature. 
,e which an active propagandi had succeeded _ The Grand Dukc of Tuscany has issued a decree 
* n g against the Emperor in Germany. ordering a levy of 1,400 men for active service. 
ruiA. 1 he Moniteur’s pacific article produc- — It is reported that another cargo of six hundred 
List of New Advertisements this Week. 
Fifth Year of the Enterprise—G. G. Evans. 
Wooden Water Pipe—I. S. lfobbie <fc Co. 
Another Great Coup D’Etat—Cauldweli, Southworth & Co. 
Ketchum s Combined Harvester—R. L. Howard 
Illinois Lands for Sale—John S. Hayward. 
Eairport Chemical Works—I). B. IleLand. 
Excelsior! Excelsior!!—E. W. Phelps. 
Board man, Gray & Co’s New Scale Piano Fortes, 
tv e Offer to the Unemployed—E. G. Storke. 
To Nuserymen and Others—Carlton H. Rogers. 
9 he Allen Raspberry—Lewis F. Allen. 
To Farmers—Grilling, Brother &. Co. 
who were driven from Texas many years ago, are , f . . — “ “ ~ , ~ « \ c P or ' ca ,ial “ r car «° ™ 81 * nl 
. a . •, /> xl . , ® , _ ed a iavorable impression on the Emperor. Count slaves has been landed on the coast of Florida, 
about to commence a suit for the lands granted * 
them by Mexico. The lands comprise the most and hC ead * ng statesmen belleve Peace will _ it ia rumored that Sir Edmund Head, Go 
, , . T-, , m be maintained, rears, however, were entertained General of Canada, has received notice of recall, 
fertile lands in Eastern Texas. T 
, , _ explosions in the Italian Duchies. Lord Crow- —The Portuguese Government lias contracted with 
Ex-Governor David Campbell, of Virginia, died ie anaa ■ grunted Buol and the leading statesmen believe peace will 
in Abingdon, Va„ on the 19th inst., aged 80 years, b ^ Tbe ‘ unds com P nse tbe most he maintained. Fears, however, were entertained 
The deceased was a Major in the 12th regiment of an s m as era exas. of explosions in the Italian Duchies. Lord Crow- ___. & . . .. . 
United States infantry during the war with Great A SN0W storm occurred at St. Paul, Min., on the foy remained at Vienna. Austrian securities had | the Bank of Lisbon a loan of 600,000,000 of reis. 
Britain, and served with great credit on tlie north- 12tb u * t -> wb ’ cb tbe Times says is unprecedented an immense rebound—having advanced in Vienna, 
ern frontier. > n tb e history of the settlement ofthe State. The from Fridav to Mondav. fullv 4 nor cent, while ev- 
in the history of the settlement of the State. The from Friday to Monday, fully 4 per cent., while < 
The New Jersey Legislature adj'ourned the other sno " " as a ^ oot dec P 0,1 a ^ eve *> and dr >f tcd i n change on Vienna had declined 7 percent, in 3 days. num 
— There are in the State of Oregon 135 flour mills, 
with a capacity of producing 2,500,000 barrels per an- 
HHtogers. ' da J, leaving the State for which it makes laws ma ^ P )aCCS t0 a de P tb of three and four feet ’ 
To^FannSrs-Griffing, Brottfe? ACo"' without a Chancellor for the ensuing year. The ~ ^ 
The “Old Dominion” Coffee Pot— Arthur, Burnham & Co. Senate had persistently refused to confirm the Gov- " UY ' jIIEAP J ostage is not Sklf-Supfor' 
A - Adams - __- The Evenine P6st nublislies the following . 
Switzerland.— The Federal Council has issued 
- The number of distinct species of insects already 
a uerman v\ ruing Hook— Win. A. Adams. 
For Sale Cheap—J. I). Lawlor. 
Dr. Sanborn's Liquid Catarrh Remedy—Sanborn k Hess. 
Squashes—I. S. Pettit. 
Watermelon Seeds—D. D. Tooker. 
80,000 Angers Quince—Cow les & Warren. 
White Red Blaze Eight-Rowed Corn—T. C. Peters. 
50,000 Wilson's Albany Straw berry Plants—J. Caldwell. 
Baker Apple Grafts—F. A. Rockwell. 
A I UY r Cl!EAP v , M)T S eep -Supporting. the neu t r ality and integrity of Switzerland. 
— The Evening Post publishes the following state- 
ernor’s appointments to the office of Chancellor. a ut evening i<osi puDiisnes tne loiiowing state- 
with the determination to force him to reinstate the meuts receipt” and disbursements ofthe Post 
old incumbent, whom he had himself removed. Gdice Departm^knnder the five and three cent 
The Governor was equally resolute, and the conse- systems of postd^B in order to show that the trou- 
a circular announcing a determination to maintain knowl1 and described cannot be estimated at less than 
the neutrality aud integrity of Switzerland. 200,000. 
vr.,„ „„ mL . ... e , —Eight per cent, of the £600,000 capital to lay a new 
Naples.— the health of the King was such that ... ... . ’ . * . 
, , ,, ° Atlantic Cable this season, is secured by the British Gov- 
lt was supposed he would never be able to rule ernmcnt 
again. The Queen conducts all state affairs, and 
quence is, that unless some compromise has been 
Office DepartpientLinder the five and three cent 11 WaS S "? P °® e be W °, U ne y er be able . torule ernment. 
systems of postiflBT in order to show that the trou- f° ain ' neen con ucts all state affaiis, and — p n the first of May two ofthe oldest theatres in 
ble in the Department grows out of tlie enormous 13 re l )01 e oiave cause tie ing osignatteaty New York are to be pulled down, and stores erected on 
and unnaralleled increase nnd evnense rathev then ° ffeUS1Ve ^ defe “ S1Ve Wlth AuStl ' la ' lt their sites. 
|y For Horticultural Advertisments see Page 111. effected in secret session, of which the public as yet and unparalleled increase and expense, rather than ed tfaat the Neapolitan government offers to" 
min i m ■■iiiiimhi. mi—■■■i . i _ i_ii • n _. i i_ _ • .1 . , /.in the lack of increased revenue- 1 Pi? 
knows nothing, a Court has been quietly put out of * n ^ be ^ acb i ncr<ia sed revenue: 
Gen. William T. Haskell, the well-known Ten- 
Year. Revenue. 
1S46.$3,487,199 
1847 . 8,9.55,893 
Expenditure. 
$4,084,297 
furnish the Pope four battallions of Swiss troops. 
Spain.— Mr. Preston, the American Minister had to Kansas. 
— The Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad is completed, 
thus making an unbroken line of railroad from Chicago 
nessee orator and politician, died at the Kentucky iS48. 4 871,977 
Insane Asylum on Sunday last. His relatives 1849 . 4,905,176 
reside near Cumberland, R. I., his father having 1850 . 5,552,971 
emigrated from that locality about fifty years ago. ^l. 6,727,S67 
8,979,570 arrived at Madrid. 
— Counterfeit twenty-cent pieces of the new Canadian 
ROCHESTER, N. V., APRIL 2, 1859. 
— Democrats 129. ’ * ’ 1853 . 5,940,725 
NEW QUARTER-SUBSCRIPTIONS, &c. __—^_ 1854 . 6,955,586 
_ ’ 1855. 7,842,136 
Tiik Second Quarter of our Tenth Volume be-ins Dubious Prospects for Gold Seekers.—T he road 1856. 7,620,822 
♦hUwcct . . . . “ to Pike’s Peak is “ a hard road to travel ” to those l 857 . 8,053,952 
tins week—a good time for single or club subscriptions , . . . . ... 
who start too early. The emigration is pretty - +++ 
o commence, vencuas am a ltions to clubs are muc h stuck in the mud at different points in Kansas British War Steamer W 
a so m ore er. hough w e have entered full Ten Thou- and j owa) where it must wait till the freshets are in the Karnac. from Nassau 
emigrated from that locality about fifty years ago. 78a7 . 6,727,867 6,278,402 
The New Hampshire Official has been published, Tbe above was llnder thc ^e cent system of I bunted with guns of the heaviest c Jib7e 
and is as follows:—Goodwin, Rep., 36,368; Cate, P osta S e - IIere follows six years of the three cent 
Dem., 32,825. Seven districts fail to elect Repre- P osta g e : 
sentatives. The House will stand, Republicans 199, 1852 .$6,925,971 $ 7,108,459 
Democrats 129. 1853 . r> ’ 940 ’ 725 7 > 982 ’ 957 
Tiie Second Quarter of our Tenth Volume begins 
this week—a good time for single or club subscriptions 
to commence. Renewals and additions to clubs are 
4,826,850 Italy.— Arrests continue at Milan. Discontent coina 8 e liave mad o their appearance. The dies are 
4,4 ‘ 9-949 was general and there was a complete stagnation ver y g° od - 
6 278 402 of business - There was continued activity in for- — A number of dry goods merchants in Buffalo, have 
’ ’ tifying Pavia. New batteries have been erected recently substituted female clerks for those of the mascu- 
system of moun t ed with guns of the heaviest calibre. line £ endcr - 
bree C6nt Commercial -Breadstuff*.- Richardson, Spence & „ “J bC Governor of Vermont has appointed Friday 
Co. report wheat and flour in improved inquiry, with tlle 8th da >' of April, to be observed as a day of general 
$ 7,108,459 sales to a limited extent at full Friday's rates. Western public fast. 
7 980 957 red wheat 8s7d@10s; white8s7d@10s9d. Corn steady, , . 
yoi wHh retail saIos at r )Slod @0s2d for mixed and yellow, — Wlthin f °ur or five years, forty of the beautiful elms 
2,577,424 and 7s®[7s3d for white. Provisions .—Pork dull, and that shade the streets of New Haven, Conn., have been 
9,968,342 all qualities have had a slight decline. killed by gas. 
ll’bOs'oOS ’ —An Indiana pork dealer went his “whole hog” 
Pacific Side InteUigreHCe. er °p at a faro bank in Cincinnati, and got stuck to the 
■ _ tune of $15,000. 
passenger The steamship Quaker Citv. with California —Heber Kimball is said to liave more wives than 
Pacific Side Intelligence. 
British War Steamer Wrecked.—A passenger The steamship Quaker City, with California 
sand more names upon our books during the past three over and'the roads settled Latest accounts Zl ZlifZZZl f ' I 7.^ Sa,b for New re I ,ort ;« da tes to the 5th ult,, arrived at New Orleans on the Brigham Young He had fourteen children bom in the 
1 o\cr ana xne ioaas seuica. ljaiesi accounts say the loss of the British war steamer “Jasseur/ 22d We have the following brief dispatch • month of November. 
months than in the corresponding period of last year, that Platte river is rushing down in a flood full from Jamaica, on a cruise. She struck on a hidden The brig Swiss Boy had been destroyed by the - Thousands of wild tobacco plants, growing from 
they contain “ample room and verge enough” for five nme miles wide at its mouth, and hundreds of emi- roc k, northward of Jamaica, on the 4th of March, Hudson Bay Indians, in Nitinet Sound. The crew eighteen inches to four feet in height, arc found in tho 
thousand additions. Any and every aid which the g ran< s are encamped on^ its banks, waiting for a and soon sun k. The officers and men, 60 in num- were captured by the Indians, but were afterwards Sacrament0 Valley, Cal. 
agent and other influential friends of the Rural may cbance to cioss. Fort Kearney is surrounded by her, took to the boats. Ten of these were subse- released. —A Boston “ spiritual ” trap is baited with verbatim 
lend in obtaining said additions during the ensuing Water ’ alld tbe Missouri is bi S ber than ever before quently swept overboard in a heavy gale. One of Advices from China to January 30th, had been reports of H ’ Ward Beecher’s and E. II. Chapin’s Sab- 
month will be gratefully appreciated and substantially kn ° wn a4 this ^eason. A gentleman Horn the in fr ie boats, containing the captain and 19 men, received at San Francisco, and mention the bom- bath morning sermons. 
recognized.)[ See notices in first column of next page. 4en ® r .® f ; Io ^ a pass ® d ’ a Pew da >’ s since, 60 wagons managed to reach the southern coast of Cuba, but bardment of Nankin, probably by the Rebels, tho’ “ Wendell Phillips “ comes down on ” tlie “ Autocrat 
22d. We have the following brief dispatch : 
The brig Swiss Boy had been destroyed by the 
month of November. 
— Thousands of wild tobacco plants, growing from 
eighteen inches to four feet in height, arc found in tlie 
Sacramento Valley, Cal. 
— A Boston “spiritual ” trap is baited with verbatim 
Review of the Week. 
for I ike s I eak, stuck fast in the mud. The ac- tbe other boat, containing 30 men, has not been 
! companying emigrants had quietly encamped, to beard from. The party saved suffered terribly 
wait for diy weather. from cold and famine, and were on the point of per- 
- isliing when their boat was driven on the Cuban 
Tiie War of the Railroads.— In our last issue coast, 
we made brief mention of the Railroad Convention . „ „ 
managed to reach the southern coast of Cuba, but bardment of Nankin, probably by the Rebels tho’ — WendcI1 Philli PS “ comesdown on” tlie “Autocrat 
the other boat, containing 30 men, has not been our dispatch leaves us in the dark in the matter. of the Breakfast Table >” for makin « a charitable allu - 
heard from. The party saved suffered terribly The San Francisco papers have advices from 8 ‘° n t0 wine dnnkin &- 
from cold and famine, and were on the point of per- Australia, but no dates are gi ven. ~ Tbere ha8 been a great overDow a11 alon g tlie val ’ 
ishing when their boat was driven on the Cuban The bark Temandite has been wrecked, and 115 ley .° f tb ? Connecticut river > caused by the late rains 
, ’ and melting of tlie snow. 
coai,u lives thereby lost, at the mouth of the McKenzie 
r.... x,_•_ , . —Tlie Ohio Legislative Committee report tho last 
A Prohibitory Liquor Law.— The Legislature ' b * ‘ . . SC0 g0 ° ' 10V1 ’ three State Treasurers all defaulters. Breslin admits 
of this State has had a Prohibitory Liquor Law S '°™ aCtlVC / bu S a, 't lm P rovlD g’ that he concealed $200,000. 
^; Crtneo ; A „ _Advices from the Sandwich Islands announce a x ,. , , 
— Tlie bill restoring capital punishment, winch passed 
Ayt arinwe i j* i . ° -- ---— abc uivia a uiu uuu i tu uus uccu wi’cckcu, anu no , ^ ,, 
m ‘T S T '" Ve '“ ,Cd “,“ lm ’ Tiie W/h o, the Raieho.hs.-Ih our last issue coast. iives , hcrob? lo8t> a t the mouth of tho licKcme ° f " ow ' 
m woml t u P k“. ,,CC )7" P f we made brief nientiou of tlie Railroad Convention ~Z ”7 ~ river. Ruainess at San Francisco good. Provi- “ The Ohio Legi.latlvo Commillec report tho last 
ing (28th,) nothing that would create more than a otiinffuin n,„ipmennpinfnnrntr t oto,i A Prohibitory Liquor Law.— The Legislature . a three State Treasurers all defaulters. Breslin admits 
local excitement, having been noted by the Press r ! ’ r ? TZ I f of this State has had a Prohibitory Liquor Law SI0 “ S active ; Sugar3 that he concealed $200,000. 
° ^ fight. The firstgun was fired on Saturday last, when , , . ,, . J Advices from the Sandwich Islands announce a 
The “ hub ” around which we, as a nation, re- the Buffalo, New York & Erie R. R. reduced the ^ ndei dlscusslon dunng tte past week. On the terribl [on Mamm on the , sd of Jau and “The bill restoring capitalpunisl^ent, which passed 
volve Washington is particularly quiet, proba- fare from Buffalo to New York, to $7, commencing 2 f Ult ” a debate + t0 ° k P UCC ’ , U1 "Z \ a total destruction of the village No lives lost _ n ’ CUP " 
blv nrenarinff for the “ immense nmmmt nf^or, d oi ’ e *1 •.» -i? * ■ . xt Z- , a/. j advocates and opponents were heard. Alter the ,, B e s lost. executed in the Assembly. 
Diy preparing ror tne immense amount ol scandal forthwith, hrom Batavia to New York, $6,50, and . , , , .... ,. The eruption was still active on the 15th of Feb. _ ... . 
which the Sickles’ trial, it is said, will be sure to from Rochester to New York, *6. They also re- t * ™ & ^ By the Quaker City we have late news from Mex- ~ gS 'r g ’ 8 " Z i J® ‘ i 27’ ™ 
develop. A true bill for murder has been found d„, 0 d 51 to 44. Th.s vote was then reconsidered, and * 2 .. 7 2 man >' P uople s,, P po8ed ’ but 111 1857 there were 1,087 men 
bly preparing for the “immense amount of scandal ’ forthwith. From Batavia to New York, $6,50, and 
which the Sickles trial, it is said, will be sure to from Rochester to New York, $6. They also re¬ 
develop. A true hill for murder has been found, duced the freight on live stock from Buffalo to New 
and the trial set down for the 4th inst. York, to £60 ner car. Dividends mav he smaller 
duced the freight on live stock from Buffalo to New ' ‘ . , , Tr 
v i * ...a , v ., , , alter a brief debate the House refused to 
York, to $60 per car. Dividends may be smaller , , . , 
j AT.™,,,,- , a a i a ,• bill to a third reading, 40 to 60. Leave was 
under these circumstances, but the traveling public . 
The eruption was still active on the 15th of Feb. 
By the Quaker City we have late news from Mex- 
Gen. Herran is still wailing the action of our under these circumstances, but the traveling publii 
Government on certain sections of the treaty with will be the gainers. 
New Grenada, negotiated in 1846, in relation to -- 
the imposition of tunnage and other taxes, and by Quit Canadian Neighbors.— A Mr. Wm. M. King 
which American citizens are placed on an equality of Oakville, C. W., has published a circular advo 
after a brief debate the House refused to pass the 1C °’ ' but “° dldeS ai ' e glven ; M "‘ amon was at 0ri ' flw SS ed with S 5 . 847 lashes - 
a ‘ er bill to a third reading, 40 to 60. Leave was refused zaba - The defeat ol a portion of h,s army by Glare — A row occurred on 8 
— Flogging is not abolished in tlie British navy, as 
many people supposed, but in 1857 there were 1,087 men 
to the Committee of the Whole to sit again on tlie 
is confirmed. Degollada was preparing to attack 
i -n ri a cm o ai i -n i a it 4be Capital. There is nothing reliably new, how 
bill, 51 to 55, So the bill was lost. It is regarded J ’ 
a- ,, a aa a a r i ever - »era Craz dates are to March 14th. Then 
as impracticable to attempt to enforce a law pro- . f . _ 
— A row occurred on St. Patrick’s day at tlie water 
works, near Baltimore. One hundred men are reported 
wounded, some dangerously. 
with those of that Republic. The amendment to 
the Cass Herran treaty, which went out by the last 
Our Canadian Neighbors.— A Mr. Wm.M. King, bibiting the sale of liquors in this State, with a 
Oakville, C. W., has published a circular advo- (j 0UI -t of Appeals which refuses to sustain such a 
L u * ' V>1 LU Judicii 14U1. mere —The Legislature of Louisiana is about making an 
is no news of importance. The cities of Gaudala- appropriation for clearing out tlie obstructions at the 
eating a revolution in the Provinces. He urges statute, 
some member of Parliament to propose, in the 
steamer, is expected to reach Bogota before the’ House, if the new tariff passes, that it is “ expedi- 
adjournment of the New Grenadan Congress. ent to dissolve all jrovernmental connection with 
a & /. a , ,. , C a a ■’ , jara and Mexico were in a state of seine, on account mouth of the Mississippi river, 
aurt of Appeals winch refuses to sustain such a . . T «, , , 
a £ u ^ e ot the near approach of the Liberals. Degollada’s —The New Orleans papers complain that tho bars at 
___ force consisted of 4,000 men. The Liberals had the mouth of tlie Mississippi are becoming a more for- 
Gold in New Mexico.- The Lawrence (Kansas) stationed a st, '°ng force at National Bridge, to midable obstruction than ever. 
... ...... .... „ nrevent the nassatre of Mirnmnn —t.Vio lnffoi- la col/) _ a p. c.,.. ti./. ./.ni 
adjournment of the New Grenadan Congress. ent to dissolve all governmental connection with Republican says that a letter from Mr. Morey, of prevent tbe P assa ge of Miramon—the latter is said — A dispatch from Pottsvillc, Pa., says the coal mines 
The War Department has received dispatches Great Britain—that the union between Upper and the original Lawrence Company, now located near to be un P rov * ded w ‘ tb te,lts - in tba f vicinity have been drowned out by the heavy 
fiom Mr. Ciiurciiill, direct from "Vera Cruz. He Lower Canada be dissolved, and that immediate El Paso, states that a plenty of shot gold has been * * * - ’ ab °P era 8 8 P ^ t,d ' 
says that Juarez is gaining strength and stability steps be taken that Upper Canada may become a discovered on the banks of the Arkansas, and there Arrival of tiie Overland Mail. — The Over- — A Philadelphia Court has decided that a false entry 
eiery day, and suggests tlie propriety of his recog- State of the United States.” has been extensive prospecting. It yields five to fond Mail, with San Francisco dates of February ^7 and must be mnisluRl^s "such* ^ ort,cr ^ c 0111111 
nition. 1 rivate letters from several of the most -*-♦-*-ten cents per pan. He thinks the prospect better 25th, arrived at St. Louis on the 21st inst. The ' ^ 
important commercial houses in Vera Cruz say Return of Hungarian Refugees.— A consider- than ever existed in California. defeat ofthe Pacific Railroad bill in Congress occa- ~ lh ® atcst d „ , ge of couatcrfeiter8 is to print the 
there is a feeling of entire confidence among the able number of Hungarian refugees who arrived in siotaed much dissatisfaction in San Francisco. The o^ffie'back'of Uieir s^u'rious bffis^ 0 ” 81 ° USII1CSS rni 
business classes there of Juarez’s ability to defend this country soon after tlie disastrous revolution of Western Emigration.—T he St. Louis Democrat Legislature had indefinitely postponed the bill to 1 
the city against Miramon. The Commandant of 1848, ending with the capture of the celebrated remarks that the emigration now going westward, divide the State into Congressional Districts. An ed j n NeivYork 1 me recefoTofV^^car ^^f wheat from 
the U. S. fleet before Yera Crnz states to the De- fortress of Comorn, have recently asked and re- to and through Missouri, exceeds that of any former expedition against the Mohave Indians is rapidly ji rance f or W liich orders lnve sent ouf° ° WR • 
partment, that the application of the American ceived an amnesty from the Austrian government, period in the history of the country — even that of progressing. There had been copious rains in tbe 4.'com vinv has been r . w tli a ca ital of 
Agent, Mr. Churchill, for liberty to land a naval and are about leaving the United States and re- 1848-9, the magnitude of which caused so much interior, and tlie miners were doing well. Busi- $200 000 T'run a doublTdan^line of'stage coachcs^nd 
force to protect the American citizens, if the city | turning to their native country. wonder. ness quiet. an express from Leavenworth to Pike’s Peak. 
every day, and suggests tlie propriety of his recog- State of the United States.” has been extensive prospecting 
nition. Private letters from several of the most -*-♦-*-ten cents per pan. He thinks t 
important commercial houses in \ era Cruz say Return of Hungarian Refugees. —A consider- than ever existed in California. 
there is a feeling of entire confidence among the able number of Hungarian refugees who arrived in -- 
business classes there of Juarez’s ability to defend this country soon after tlie disastrous revolution of Western Emigration.— The £ 
force to protect the American citizens, if the city turning to their native country. 
ness quiet. 
