CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
Personal and Political. 
AGRICULTURAL. Pagf. The Republican State Convention of Maine is to 
European War and American Produce,. 173 „<• t , 1 ., 
Preparing Wool for Market. 173 be beld ln Portland 0Q Monday, the Gth of July. 
Braining and Wire Worms—Inquiry, .173 The Legislature of Connecticut is in session at 
House Building—No. U, [Illustrated].1/3 tbe p regen t time. AmoDg other movements, a Li- 
Brush Drains “ Right Side Up,”.174 cense Law has been introduced, as a substitute for 
The Pike's Peak Humbug. 
The Detroit Advertiser says that Mr. Stephen C. 
Johnson, of that city, an old California gold dig- 
Kcius paragraph ®I)e IXms ^on&mscr. 
The Legislature of Connecticut is in session at S cr > left I)etroit on the 5th of March last, and has 
the present time. Among other movements, a Li- pist returned. He fully confirms the reports that 
A flood of emigration is coming. Up to the 23d 
just returned. He fully confirms the reports that ult ” 6750 had sa,led from Liverpool for New York 
the whole thing is a most stupendous humbug, ’ n *^P r p> and the number was expected to reach 
the present Prohibitory Law.ind referred tothe conceived in fraud bya setof unmitigated sharp- 10 000 in the course of the month, 
fences.174 oper committee. erS and swmdlers > the chicf of "'hom is the notori- The New 1 ork Courier says th 
How to Make Fence on Rock,. 174 
god Fences,. 174 
Bees and Bee-Hives—Again. 174 
About China Tea Wheat,. 174 
Democrats of Texas have nominated for ous Gen - Larimer - After having prospected the tbe E »st River is rapidly closing, and where five $21,000,000. 
ling. Up to the 23d — Wheat is nearly ready for the reaper in “ Egypt.” 
•pool for New 1 ork — Professor Agassiz is going to Europe this summer. 
3 expected to reach _ Cincinnati strawberries are in the Cleveland mar- 
h. ket 
that the channel in — At one time the late John Jacob Astor was worth 
About China Tea Wheat,. 174 „ R Runnels • for Lieut. Governor F. alle S ed S old region thoroughly, he satisfied himself years ago vessels of any draft could safely pass, 
Hitching Posts. 1/4 > > ’ that the rennets in reo-nrd tnHioin/ivk/niotiVilo now those of nrdinnrv draft find Hnttnn. 
Rural Sinrit of the Press.—Burning Sods for their 
Ashes; Sulphur for Stock; Black Leg in Calves; Good 
— It is said that the French army of the Rhine will 
R Lubbock • for Commissioner of the General tbat tbe reports in regard to the inexhaustible sup- now those of ordinary draft find bottom. number 500,000. 
Land Office, F. M. White, of Galveston—all three P 1 ! of S old at Pike’s Peak have been manufactured Mr. Henry Boardman, a nephew of King Glass, — A man worth 1*5,000 recently died in the Illinois 
Asucs i ouipuui iui ctuun, aajcu.iv iu vuiica; ucuu —- - —• • •-/ -- - - - , • • i „ . * -o --? 
and Bad Farming.:.174 the present incumbents. A resolution in favor of unprincipled spectators, for no other purpose of the Gaboon country, West coast of Africa, was State Penitentiary 
... „ tlinn tn rriro +V./xrv> </„ in __ „__x ht_,T O. , . __ _ 
Agricultural Miscellany.— County Fair Items; Tents 
for Ag. Fairs; Weather, Crops, &c.; A New Horse Track; 
Fawkes’ Steam Plow; Mutton Sheep for Texas; Ag. Edi¬ 
tors Gone to Europe; Early Winter Wheat; Hay Caps 
Wanted; How to "Head” the Crows; The Rural Ap¬ 
preciated—and other items. 174 
HORTICULTURAL. 
the re-opening of the slave trade was tabled, after than to S ive them an opportunity to prey upon married at N 
a stormy debate. Col. W. N. Waul has been unan- those who m, S ht be drawn to tbe fabulous El Dora- Evans, a nati 
ew York, on Sunday week, to a Miss — Steam canal packets between Syracuse and Home 
a stormy debate. Col. W. N. Waul has been unan- those mi S ht be drawn to the fabulous El Dora- Evans, a native of Baltimore. Mr. Boardman has are wel1 P atr °nized. 
imously nominated for CoDgress by the Democrats do * n searcb °f tbe precious metal. Mr. Johnson’s been sometime in this country, and has been em- — Tim King of Siam has a son niamed in honor of 
of the Galveston District. * report is highly unfavorable in every respect, and ployed in the translation of the Scriptures into the Gen - Geo - Washington. 
In several of the Democratic Conventions in Al- " bere ' 01 b * s statements are credited, and liis reli- Mpanga language. — They had aheavy frostin and about Warsaw, Wyo, 
abama, for the nomination of candidates for Con- abd *U ’ s ' ouched for by the Advertiser, they will The celebrated Baron Humboldt, the most dis- Go ” on tbe * C8t ’ 
wherever his statements are credited, and his reli- Mpanga language. 
ability is vouched for by the Advertiser, they will The celebrated Baron Humboldt, the most dis- Co ” N ’ Y ” on the 18th iD8t - 
— They liad aheavy frostin and about Warsaw, Wyo. 
Currant and Gosseberry Caterpillar,.175 gress, notice is given that they will, at the Charles- ba '® tb ® effect to stop further emigration to the tinguished name of the age in the various depart- —John Appleton, Esq., has resigned bis office of 
The Currant Moth, [Illustrated,].175 ton Convention, insist upon a platform in which * ‘ ke s Pcak “ gold diggings. ’ ments of physical science, died at Berlin on the Assistant Secretary of State. 
Gooseberry Saw Fly, [Illustrated,]. 175 
Circulation of the Sap,. 175 
The Curculio, . 175 
Oyster Shell Lime for Grapes, &c„. 175 
DOMESTIC ECONOMY 
Pink or Rose-Color; Straw-Color; Orange; Drab; 
Cracker Pie; Jenny Lind Pudding; To Color Silk 
Salmon Color; Howto Mend Broken China, Ac.; How 
the doctrine of Congressional intervention in favor 
of Slavery in the Territories will be insisted upon. 
m w , 0 . . , - „ v, , . April 28th, to his employersPike’s Peak has 
The >\ ashin^-ton btates advises Mr. Buchanan to . , , , . , 1 , , , , . 
i . o a. turned out to be a humbug, and the road is lined 
ments of physical science, died at Berlin on the Assistant Secretary of State. 
Gth inst. His age was over 00. All the civilized ~ Tlle Arago passed close by icebergs for 12 hours 
world will honor his memory. previous to passing Cape Race. 
The Legislature of California has reieeted the - Our exports to Mexico for last year were $3,315,S25, 
convene Congress on the third Monday in Septem¬ 
ber— the substantial reason for an extra session 
Mr. J. B. Bromley, Route Agent of the Overland G th inst. His age was over 00. All the civilized 
ail Company, writes from Cottonwood Springs, WO rld will honor his memory. 
pril 28th, to his employers“ Pike’s Peak has rr, tI , T ... . _ ... . , . 
rned out to he a hnm w and the rend lined _ ThE Le S‘ alature of California has rejected the 
Bachelor’s Homestead bill, which proposed to give ° Ur r6CeiptS fr ° m there $5 ’ 477 ’ 4C5 ‘ 
Wivere“ g s l e e/hin” d °1 k °T *!, ^ g0t to ^ b <> a life of single blessedness, the . “ A „ wharf J at ia ? ^ P°« ad8 ™ ^ dad 
, . e -til , .. ... to give them something to eat as long as we have „„„„ • f , in Portland, Me., on the 16th inst. 
being furnished by our peculiar relations with ., T „ ... ° 6 same immunity from seizure of their homesteads 
to do Up Shirt-Bosoms; Cream Cake,.175 Mexico. The States adds that, as far as “ concerns . 
, , . . , , deluded beings from starving, 
LADIES’ OLIO. detriment to good neighborhood, peace and com- , • , , , ., 
it. If you could do something to keep the poor f . r H . T ““ v . ‘ “ ““.““TT 
dnindnd hnin/r f -n i • for debt, as now enjoyed by those who have the 
LADIES’ OLIO. detriment to good neighborhood, peace and com- 
“Tired to Death,” rPoetical.] Plain Talks to American merce, ‘ the gem of the Antilles’ is a mere stalking 
Women—No. H; Trials of Married Life; Providence, 176 , , , , ,, . . , , 
horse to us at present, while Mexico is a loud, out- 
CIIOICE MISCELLANY. __, . r, ... „ 
A Wish, [Poetical.] Letters from our Farm—No. 6; spoken, palpable reality. 
Home; “Furrows Running the Wrong Way;” Con- mixed up condition of party politics is 
stant Employment; Resistance to Improvement; So shown in the fact that the democrats of the ninth 
They Say.170 Congressional District in Kentucky have rc-affirm- 
SABBATH MUSINGS. e( j th e doctrine of squatter sovereignty in respect 
“Gone Before,” [Poetical.] The First Morning Hour; , , . ,, m -i ■ _ , , . , 
Heaven’s Trustee; Secret Religion; Power of Kind- to slavery in the Territories and denied the au- 
ness; A Very Common Mistake,.176 thority of Congress to legislate in respect to it, 
_____EDUCATIONAL._.... while the opposition in the same district take the 
l^em^Mfstakeln^aJcatiom A J77 g round tbat Congress can and should legislate to 
, , . ,, , deluded beings from starving, you would be doing in „ * ™ • j grat 
detriment to good neighborhood, peace and com- kindness t() humanit We wiu t and t g °° d SeilSe to get marned ’ 
merce the gem of the Antilles is a mere stalk,ng ^ ^ weU as ible but lots of thc * Two American officers will probably take part 165; 
horse to us at present, while Mexico is a loud, out- e „ , , , . . in the mmimr_. • 
1 . ,, ’ fellows are bound to die. There are no provisions lue comin g peinaps existing — war, viz:— _ 
spo-en, pa pa i e lea 1 y. in the country only what belongs to the Mail Com- ^ oung Jerome Bonaparte, of Baltimore, who is a out! 
he mixe up con l ion o par y po i ics is p any _ The traders along the road have nothing in E ' eu tenant in the Chasseurs d’Afrique, and Major _ 
shown m the fact that the democrats of the ninth the w f provisions . They (the emigrants) have Kearney, of N. Y., who, it is said, has entered the Dan 
Congressional District in Kentucky have reaffirm- n<)t att ted to force a thi t but are bound staff of one of the French Generals of Division, as _ 
ed the doctrine of squatter sovereignty m respect . , ., . e , , . ,, ,, . , , „ ■ n. volunteer 
, . . .. _ 1 .. . , * ' . * to do it if you do not give them something to eat.” a ' 01unteer - witli 
to slavery in the Territories and denied the au- . , ,. i , , n i V m , , T , 
. , . , . . . , A letter, dated Fort Kearney, 8th inst., savs that The Cleveland Leader says there s quite a stir — 
thority of Congress to legislate in respect to it, ,, T) -, , ,, , . , ' . . ; . n . , . , H 
... , ... . , , .’ the Pike s J’eak emigrants are returning in droves, in Coshocton, Ohio, touching what was supposed pass- 
— The free colored population of Louisiana are emi¬ 
grating to Hayti in large numbers. 
— The Philadelphia Tract Society has distributed 
1,659,045 pages of tracts the past year. 
— The Paris Great Exhibition of Fine Arts opened 
on the 15th inst., but is very-incomplete. 
— A rising in European Turkey is imminent, and the 
Tr CKT "XT \ • l • . *ioiug m jjuiujJCrtU AU1RCJ L3 11UII1II1 
earney, o 1 . ., who, it is said, has entered the Danubian principalities are much agitated. 
~; KTHE REVIEWER. protect slavery in the territories. tute condition and selling t 
Hints to Horse-Keepers; The Spy. ATaleof the Neutral can Francisco dates of the 25th ult., have been , 
Ground ; Broken Cisterns, or the Story of Jesse Worth- recoivod Rpnutnr* Hrodprick ond Gwin wprpmn« ° Ul IUb alm0Sl 101 notniD & 
inqton ; The First Twenty Tears of my Life; The received, senators 15 rodei ick andtjw in w ei e mus- T - /i. // 
Working Boy’s Sunday Improved.177 tering their respective forces for the ensuing cam- 
USEFUL OLIO. paign. There will be two democratic tickets in the 
Fl dria ”’ a "Thcl'icino ” Rul6S for Tlave,ers; “ AlessaB - 177 field, Lecompton and Anti-Lecompton. The State 
YOUNG RURALIST Convention is to be held at Sacramento, June loth. 
Deceptive Appearances; Yielding to Temptation; The -- 
. m w th of ae First Half of M 
STORY TELLER.« _ J 
All Earth is Beautiful, [Poetical.] Mattie’s Mistake; _ . ,, , , , 
Marian Cross.180 The fine weather of another half month has been 
not attempted to xorce anyimng yet, Dut are Dound “ .* as - All the saltpetre in the New York market has been 
to do it if you do not give them something to eat.” a v 0lunteer - withdrawn to anticipate gunpowder necessity. 
A letter, dated Fort Kearney, 8th inst., says that The Cleveland Leader says there is quite a stir — It is asserted by Hungarians in Paris that Kossuth 
the Pike’s Peak emigrants are returning in droves. Coshocton, Ohio, touching what was supposed passed through that city about the 1st of May. 
Nine hundred wagons had passed the Fort in a to be a silver mine near West Lafayette. It is - Hon. Peter Mitchell, an old and prominent citizen 
week. The emigrants were in an extremely desti- stated that the ore has been taken to the Philadel- of Manchester, Ontario Co., died on the 10th inst. 
Convention is to be held at Sacramento, June loth. , ... , 
vation, and the emigrants are arriving in a destitute 
condition. An abundance of provisions, however, 
"Weather of the First Half of May, are on the way, from several points. Contradictory 
tute condition and selling their wagons, horses and phia mint, and w'as pronounced the richest ever „ , 
r ,, . , .. 1 —Four of the men concerned in the outrncre at 
out-fits almost for nothing. received there, every three pounds of ore making T n- i . , > , ... , 
T ., , . . °. „„, , , , , . * J , puuuua oi ore making Jaffa, last year have been condemned to the galleys for 
Leavenworth dates to the 17th, state that there one pound of pure silver. The ore is found in a life. 
,pw/. ,v, ™ au , ug „..,/- is a great scarcity of provisions in the mines at bed fifty yards wide and three feet thick, overlaid -d , * j-^ u ^ 
will be two democratic tickets in the , ,, , , . a . . .. . — Gen. Bouat, a distinguished French General with 
, . .. T , m. c, x Pike s Peak, and much suffering among the emi- with a vein of lead one foot thick. a. in T(.ir sH/i .» s. ax. 
on and Anti-Lecompton. The State , a , , ,, b , . “ the army in Italy, died ol apoplexy at Susa, on the 4th 
in niQnn^nmnnin Tnnniziu Sca eral deaths were reported from star- Letters from Montevideo intimate that Lopez is inst - 
LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Dr. J.tH. Robinson writing for the N. Y. Mercury— 
Caukhvell, Sout.hworth & Whitney. 
Commencement of Volume XIX—Harper & Brothers. 
E. Ball's Ohio Reaper and Alower—E. Ball. 
The Atlantic Monthly—Phillips, Sampson & Co. 
Nurseryman Wanted—Geo. G. Curtiss & Co. 
“The Vermont Wind Mill”—A. P. Brown. 
Vegetable Plants for Sale—C. W. Thompson. 
Inventors, Patents, Patentees—J. Fraser. 
special notices. 
Farmers, Now is Your Time to use Fertilizers. 
anon, ana ine emigrants are arriving in a destitute again disposed to be tyrannical, and six Paraguay- - There are in the State of Oregon 135 flour mills, 
condition. An abundance of provisions, however, ans and one Englishman of American sympathies with a capacity of producing 2,500,000 barrels per an- 
are on the way, from several points. Contradictory have been imprisoned since the departure our fleet. num> 
reports prevailed regarding the mining prospects, It was believed that President Urquizawould soon ~ The trustees of the State Inebriate Asylum have 
and the general tenor of the intelligence, however, force, by war or negotiation, Buenos Ayres to join i ssue( l an appeal to all tbe churches of the United States 
m „ ,, , ,, , . icgc/u/uj; me mining piuspecia, ii, was Deneved that rresiden 
The fine wea er o ano ler a mon ) as been and the general tenor of the intelligence, however, force, by war or negotiation, 
quite acceptable, though preceded by so much of is not encouraging; but the unfavorable accounts the Argentine Confederation, 
the like kind for several months. The warmth of are ascribed to the destitute and discontented emi- Tl , P . nffl p . 
many of the last fifteen days lias been called extra- grants . No remittances of dust or rich discoveries J™ Z £ Departmei 
ordihary. Certainly it has been striking, as well are announce( j obtain with accuracy the nun: 
as heating. Let us see. The average heat of his The gt Joseph correspondent of the St. Louis ~ William L. Patterson, of Mississippi, has been 
half for twenty-two years is 52.9 , and for this Dem0C rat notices the arrival at that place of 100 ’ and ^ is presumed that this report appointed by the President Consul of the United States 
present is 59.7“, showing above the mean about Pike>s Peakers who give deplorable accounts of C0,nraence on the lst of Jul ^’ at Genoa. 
seven degiees. Lastjeai this mean av as about the mining prospects and suffering on the Plains. It ^ UE p ev. Dr. and Mrs. Osgood, of Springfield, — It is said by many of the Western papers that prices 
average. In May, 1842, the mean Avas ten degrees estimated that 10,000 men are now on their way, ^ ass -> celebrated their golden Avedding on Monday of lumber will rule unusually high throughout the com- 
belo'v that of this half month, so that we cannot all or most of wbom> destitute of money and the week ’ in com P an y with twenty or thirty children fog season. 
longer compare the season of that year Avith the necessaries of life, are perfectly reckless. Desper- aud grand-children, and scores of friends. The — A man one hundred and two years old entered a 
present. Indeed, I find no first half of May with a te threats are made of burning Omaha, St. Joseph, occasion was one of unalloyed pleasure to all the quarter section of land at the Menasha Laud Office, on 
The Post-Office Department has taken steps to 
ies obtain with accuracy the number of letters sent in 
the mails. New blanks are to be supplied to the 
— The report of the Sickles trial sent by telegraph 
contained 152,140 Avords, and cost tho Associated Press 
$3,9S2 39. 
— William L. Patterson, of Mississippi, has been 
appointed by the President Consul of the United States 
at Genoa. 
F’riday week. 
— Wall street, which is about half a mile long, has 
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so high a mean temperature as the present. Leavenworth and other towns, in consequence of Participants. Friday week. 
At the beginning of May the season aa as not ^ le deception used to induce emignjtion. Tavo Christian Essellen, one of the most accomplish- Wall street, which is about half a mile long, lias 
much in advance of some other years. But from thousand men are reported fifty miles west of ed scholars among the German emigration to the 6,000 inhabitants and forty milcs of 8tairway > 80 sa >' 8 a 
the 4th to the 9th was very warm, and vegetation Omaha in a starving condition. Some of the resi- United States, died at the Lunatic Asylum on lettercarrier ’ 
came forward with great rapidity. Cheiries, pears dents of Plattesmouth have closed up their busi- Blackwell’s Island, on Sunday Aveek, in consequence T".^ cw ^ r ° rlc ci, y’ * 8 estimated, consumes seven 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., MAY 28, 1859. 
Affairs at Washington. 
and apples shoAved a great profusion of blossoms, 
and the trees of the latter tvere truly loaded Avith 
them. Last year at the 7th, vegetation Avas rapid, 
but Avas exceeded by that of this year. 
In the five years from 1843 to 1848, inclusive, the 
ness and fled, fearing violence at thc hands of the °f the breaking of a blood vessel in the brain, 
enraged emigrants. They have in Boston, two children, who nni 
— New York city, it is estimated, consumes seA r en 
million bushels of oysters annually, valued at seven , 
million dollars. 
— Aecording to the calculations made regarding the 
maged emigrants. They haA'e in Boston, two children, who united- * .. , . .... 
’ «/, nuu umreu — According to the calculations made regarding the 
l v AAeigh less than lom Thumb. I he elder of the old muskets, every man killed in battle had cost his 
Postal Revenue. —Tbe returns of the Post-Of- sisters is eleven years of age, weighs fifteen pounds, weight in lead. 
. J ; JST prCvi0 ;/ 8 40 Count , Sar ! iges leaving Wash - the heat of this part in 1330,“the mean was a little Treasu ^ for tbe Department 
mg on, recen y, he openly said m a* conversation hj her than tWs but of tbat season j Gad uo receipts 
with two well-known gentlemen of the State of i 
■kt "xf i x ii " , »i other record. Amount of letter postage. 
-hew York, that if there should be a European war t . 0/>0 . « A , t , , . u * 
, , ... . . >n , , The heat was 8G at noon of the 9th, and not much “ newspaper postage . 
he believed it would not be without embarrass- , , . -.> . , . , , . « 
. , , . . , , „ less the day previous. But the heat has been less- registered letter post 
ment to our commeicial relations, for the right of » • m e, n 1 i ■u 1 stamps and stamnec 
. ... , . .’ , b . ened in the afternoon of several days, by a breeze siamps anu siampet 
search would be re-asserted and enforced. This from N N . E and the cooler-‘hake Ontario. „ , 8oki . 
remark was made with emphasis The response Kocliester> May 17th> - 69 . c . D. box renta . 
average of this half of May was above the mean of fice Department for the quarter ending December and is twenty-eight inches in height; the younger _ New potatoes Averc dug from the open ground in 
it for twenty-two years, but three to five degrees 31st > 1859 > sum U P as foWoAVS, according to the is a S ed nine > weighs thirteen pounds, and her the garden of Daniel Itussell, in Portland, Conn., on 
less than this year. Turning to an old record of statement made by the Acting Auditor of the hei S ht is twenty-six inches. They are perfectly Monday week. 
Amount of letter postage.$ 197,408 85 
“ newspaper postage. 149,905 52 
registered letter postage. 7,402 G2 tairj little creatures. 
formed, and, says the Gazette, one experiences none —An individual at Cormvall, England, has made 
of the disgust at looking at them that the sight of himself a complete suit from G70 rat skins —using tails 
a dwarf so often inspires, for nothing can be imao-- in the neck tie! 
ined more etherial than ihese daintily formed and — The numerous arrivals from sea the past feAV days 
fairy little creatures. report heavy winds, and many icebergs Avere seen as 
search would be re-asserted and enforced. This 
remark was made Avith emphasis. The responsi¬ 
bility of the parties from whom this information 
was derived leaves no doubt of its truth. 
stamps and stamped envelopes 
sold.1,494,309 77 for lace and also for French cambrics, are obliged ~ TUe ltalians residing in Richmond, Va., are form- 
box rents . 21/0S0 45 to work in confined, dark rooms, into which light ing an as80ciatiou t0 raise fuads for transmission to their 
Total..... $1,SG9,17G 14 is only admitted partially by a small aperture, brothers 111 Italy - 
i expenditures, not including inland trans- and b >’ beiu S thus compelled to pay more constant “ '****« M ? tr f al th ® r , e are ,dne thousaud 
The lace makers of Mechlin, who spin the thread late as Al>nl o0 ‘ 
• The Italians residing in Richmond, Va., are form- 
Dangerous Counterfeits. According to the ip be expenditures, not including inland trans 
brothers iu Italy. 
— In the city of Montreal there are nine thousand 
All the neAV Naval steamers are to he put in Buffalo Courier there are in circulation at tbe pres- portation Avere: attention to their Avork, they discipline the eye and 
commission as soon as they shall be successfully ent time a large amount of the genuine notes of n .. 4 , roo ... attain the faculty of spinning the flax of that Aveb- 
finisherl nnd Lofnro tho nf O/L v 0 i,™d-n ii,„i-c „.l compensation to post-masiers.$593,853 45 ... nnnailinin* +L_11. c 
attention to their work, they discipline the eye and and °? b “ ndr , ed ’° gal voter9 ’ They are Re g' lstered 
... , the City Clerk’s office. 
finished, and before the close of this year every broken Nebraska and other Western Banks, which For 8hipj steamboat, and Avay letters'.8*572 24 
available vessel will probably be in active service, have been altered by erasing the original name and incidental expenses 277 988 01 
The design is not, however, in reference to the inserting the title and name of the town and loca- —-— 
European war, as no damage to our commerce is tion of very many good New England Banks. The Total.$s/4,ol3 70 
apprehended from that cause. Yera Cruz is con- altering process has been so skillfully accomplished This sIioavs the net proceeds to have been 
Total.$S74,513 70 
like firmness which constitutes the excellence of 
these tAvo fabrics. 
The Albany Journal says that on ’Change, Sat- 
— Salem, Mass., belie\-es in trees. There are two 
thousand six hundred and fifteen trees on the streets, 
commons, and squares. 
— Active steps are being takJn in order to have the 
uiday morning, C. V . Armstrong, Esq., exhibited Great Eastern ready for sea by tbe latter end of July, or 
This sIioavs the net proceeds to have been j f ’ . . weai eastern reaay ior se 
185 fifio aa B/rin„ m ft*, kkk vo S P 6 ° f 100 barreU of flour manufactured m the beginning of August. 
sidered, in official quarters, to be one of the most that these spurious notes will deceive every one $085,662 44, being an increase of $53,555 70 over p rance f rom wbe at groAvn in that country The 
important points where a large fleet is required, not acquainted Avith the genuin 
and hence additional vessels Avill be despatched to Avhose issue they purport to be 
the Gulf of Mexico. The facilities in the neighbor- --- 
hood of Central America, afforded by our squad- Tiie Liquor “Nuisance” in Massachusetts.- 
not aeon ainted Avith the genuine bills of the banks tb e preceding quarter, and $99,110 86 over the "I Tbe Churchman states that Bishop Potter, of the 
not acquainted with the genuine bills the banks » g ^ ’ ’ flour Avas landed in Montreal, Canada, and will diocese of Eastern New York, has confirmed 1,036 per- 
corresponding quarter of last year. The amount soon befor 
of postage pre-paid in postage stamps and stamped ed ^ or ga j e 
envelopes during the quarter Avas $1,376,681 93. 
soon be fortvarded to Albany, when it will be offer- sons since the 4th of March. 
rons, either for sea or land operations, are consid- Some months since Judge Shaw decided that intoxi- 
ered sufficient for all emergencies. 
Efforts are being made to supercede Mr. Dallas 
eating liquors might be destroyed in that State as 
ivelopes during the quarter was $1,376,681 93. m TT ~ The Eu88ian official J° urnal dcclares in tbe m08 t 
_ The Havana papers report that ttvo cargoes of positive manner that there exists no treaty of alliance 
A ^ T) , ,, , 7 African slaA-es were landed recently on the eastern between Russia and France. 
A National Blunder.— The Philadelphia North, . c ,, T t j , , ; 
. , . . .j , coast ot the Island, supposed to be the two pro- —The Common Council of Cincinnati has just author- 
” ., y . . , . . . . ,, , , . . , coast of the Island, supposed to be the two pro- 
A Avnt upon tins decision Avas American says that a characteristic blunder was ,, , . , , , f 
„ ' , ,, . , . xx,-,, -n ,-x- , pellers reported off the Island a few days previous- 
i Till 1 hpnrh nnn ihP nnnmmmie marlA in Tit.tinor nnt, flip l^arnornnv iLYnpnitinn lw . _ . _ Jr 
ized a loan of $100,000 to be expended in the erection 
as Minister to Great Britain, by Attorney-General carried up 4o a ful1 bench ’. and ihe , unani ' nou8 “ ade in fitti “ g , out the Paragu ^ Expedition ’ b - Y ly, and which were supposed to be filled with filli- of 8Cb ^> houses in that city 
, . ntumcn c\Y ino Clmirt nannw fnvpti ic ilift l^nrnl t.nft ftmissinn in fl.v in n snfiir*ipnr.snmi rnf nnurnor 
Black, and to replace the latter by Commissioner 
Reed, just home from China. 
opinion of the Court, as now given, is that the legal the omission to lay in a sufficient supply of powder, 
sale of spirituous liquors is not a nuisance of such a The consequence Avas that even the peace salutes 
asters. • — Letters from Gen. Pierce say that he will probably 
_, __ TAx, _i7„x. v nu remain another year abroad, in consequence of tbe im- 
# character as to justify its destruction at the hands could be fired from only one or ttvo vessels of the . v isoou.nt dl ireillard, acting I rench Charge, p rove ment of his wife’s health. 
r. bed, ex-, mistei to China, closed the affairs 0 f tbe c iti ze ns. A neAV trial of the case is therefore squadron. Had Avar actually occurred, our fleet now Baltimore making contracts, it is under- T1 geneca F ,, Knitting Faetorv hns n mn tnr>t 
?x. h, !i 6 f * ■“ 1°, h !. e “ Ure ordered. w«Sd hex. beeo in . nice predicant. B„» n„. ll “ “ f .o ml. ,«LTo, "e SSS O ZZZ 
The provisions of h,s principal treaty m June last -—- dertaking to fight without ammunition, according b * Government. sand pairs are produced daily. 
are yet imperfectly understood. Mr. Ward, his The Cuban FiLLiBUSTERS.-Correspondenee from to the American, was not the only mistake made. -:-- -Since the first of January foreian aoods to the 
successor, too - it to exchange ratifications. All Havana, 8th inst., states, that the orders of General Tbe deficiency in powder Avas made up by an over- A Bishop Trusting in a Sign.—T he facts in re- value of five and a half million dollars have been im- 
e grea powers agree upon aymg temporary Concha, to the commander of the Spanish war supply of coal. Some thousands of tuns more than gard to the breaking up of a Methodist Conference ported into Philadelphia direct, 
missions only at ekm, abandoning the idea of steamer sent to Hayti to look after the welfare ol could be burned, sold or brought home, AA’ere in Texas, aud the expulsion of Bishop Janes, have — The wheat crop in the vicinity of Augusta, Ga., is 
ma mg la a permanen lesidence. the Cuban “ ConA^ention, were to oiler them a i and ed in Rosaria, and remain there still, leaving already been made public, but there is one incident quite matured, and will soon be gathered and placed in 
The basis of the treaty arranged by Minister passage to New 1 ork, and to supply them Avith the Administration to foot a bill of $40,000. Had in the affair which is not generally knoAvn. When mar ket. It is generally very fine. 
McLane is on the principle of that which existed sucb necessaries as, in their military misadventure, tbe Government made the mistake the other way, the Bishop was cornered by the mob he resorted — Tke husband of the daughter of Mr. Corcoran, the 
before the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and which ma y bay e been lost, &c., that is, to see that they aud bought too much powder, it might now be sold for aid to the Masonic sign. Rev. I. Blackford, in Washington Banker, receives Avith his wife, if rumor 
regulated the commercial intercourse from the d ^ d ncd sudbr Por the want of funds. 
borders of the Missouri to and from Santa Fe. In _,__ 
this case the right of way over Mexican territory American Baptist Missionary Union. I luck. It is sure to 
to the Gulf of California, is proposed, with every American Baptist Missionary Union held its 45th | ^ wiu cost mogt 
prospect of success. Ex-Commissioners Reed and anld vers ary in NeAV York on the 19th inst. Ex- 
Bowlin have met with a cordial reception from the Uov. Briggs, of Massachusetts, presided. 1 he at- 
President, and others associated with him in the tendance was lar g e - Tbe new Constitution pro- 
government posed by the Board of Managers was discussed and 
at an advance, perhaps, to the European belliger- a report of the Conference to one of our Methodist be true > a bridal present of $1,000,000. 
ents; .but the Government never has any such good Exchanges says:—“ The Bishop in the hour of ex- — The people of Woodbury, Ct., are going to have a 
luck. It is sure to make the blunder in the way tremity, gave the Masonic sign, the rabble dis- Centennial Celebration on the 4th and 5th of July next, 
that will cost most. persed and the Conference Avas permitted to close witb bis bistorical addresses, poems, &c. 
-- its session.” — The Canadian Legislature has addressed an invita. 
Exploring Expedition. —There are now trvo 
posed by the Board of Managers was discussed and Sur\ r eying or Exploring parties enqiloyed by the A Professor in Luck.— Prof. N. C. Morse, of 
finally adopted. It was opposed mainly by those Federal Government, and about taking the field Louisville, recently took fifty acres of land in 
The first installment of $100,000 of the debt as- who desired to do aAvay with life memberships and under th e direction of the Topographical Bureau. West Tennessee on debt, at $40 per acre. On ex- “ b ® 
— The Canadian Legislature has addressed an invita. 
tion to Queen Victoria to be present at the opening and 
completion of the Victoria Bridge in 1860. 
— There are no less than 4,600 Lodges of Free Ma 
sons in tire United States, nearly all of which are said 
certained and adjusted in the treaty recently con¬ 
cluded by Minister Reed Avith the Chinese Govern¬ 
ment, and due by it to certain American citizens, 
has already been received at the U. S. Treasury. 
abolish entirely the Board of Managers. 
The first is dispatched to explore the San Juan amination he found that it contained vast quanti- 
in an unusually flourishing condition. 
- : -- River, in New Mexico, a tributary of the Colorado ties of lead, the rocks beneath the soil being lead , Th<3 E . CV * Alexander Gregg, of SouthCarolina, has 
_ _ . x- /m N , x. x, T.T X J X 1- ./ , x . . uuug ic»u been unanimously elected Episcopal Bishop of Texas 
Battle avith the Indians.— Austin (Texas) ad- of the West, and to discover, if possible, a route ore. A thorough test shoivs pure lead ore to the by the Episcopal Convention at Galveston. 
nf th ip 11th inet that. (Innt, llftVAr Antfjr. hpfwppn Snntn. Fo nnrl TTtn.h. in t.hft vip.init.v nf tlw> yaIup nf 8ft nor /nint oaonni-Hml 
vices of the 11th inst. state that Capt. Bayer enter- between Santa Fe and Utah, in the vicinity of the value of 86 per cent., and associated with sulphate 
The Administration has recently received such ed the Upper Reserve on the 3d, with 50 men, San Juan. The other party is charged with the of baryta, equally valuable as the lead ore. Since 
evidences of the good faith of Great Britain as to killed 15 Indians and fled. A party of dragoons exploration of the Yellow Stone and Missouri the discovery, Prof. M. has refused $1,000 per acre 
satisfy it in the belief that she is sincerely dispos- and Indians Avere pursuing him. There Avas great Rivers, a service of magnitude aud importance, for the land, and has raised $25,000 in Cincinnati 
ed to fulfill all her engagements Avith this country excitement, and the Indians in the Lower Reserve Avhich Avill keep thc Expedition iu the field about Avhere he formerly resided, to build furnaces aud 
in regard to the Central American question. 
had left their farms for Capt. Rio’s encampment. | eighteen months. 
commence mining operations immediately. 
— The Vienna correspondent of the London Times 
says Austria can keep 650,000 men on foot; Prussia 
400,000; and the other German States 250,000. 
— A Connecticut deacon utters this sound advice 
“There are three tilings in the choice of which you 
should not hurry—a Avife, a minister, and a horse.” 
