TO RURAL AGENTS, SUBSCRIBERS, &C. Tiib Massachusetts Republicans held their State 
- Convention last week. Gov. Banks was re-nomi- 
The Rural New-Yorker enters upon a Few nated by acclamation. Eliphalet Trask was re- 
Quarter this week, and we embrace the occasion to nominated for Lieut. Governor. Oliver Warren, p 
notify its Agents, Subscribers and other friends that f 0T Secretary of State; Moses Tenney, for Trea- r 
single and club subscriptions—either for a year, or surer; H. Phillips as Attorney General, and 1> 
three months, on trial—are now in order and respect- Charles White as Auditor, were all re-nominated. 
fully solicited* To those who know and appreciate The Convention was large, harmonious and en- 
ihe paper, we need only say that the quarter upon thusiastic. 
which we now enter, and the ensuing volume, will Tujj retarns of the Maine eIection from three 
be worthy the enviable reputation the Rural has hundred flnd twenty . four towns foot up as follows: 
attained and all others are invited to giveit a care- MorriU Republican, 45,930; Smith, Democrat, 
ful examination. It has thousands of ardent and Morri n> 8 majority, 10,115. Morrill’s ma- 
EIGN NEWS. The latest intelligence is to the effect that the 
King of Belgium had gone to see Napoleon at 
r of steamers from European Biarrity—it was supposed in reference to the diffi- 
3uring the week, and the news culties between France and Austria, 
tation of which we present be- The Governments of France and England, it is 
if considerable importance: said, have agreed that a European Congress on 
— The great event of the day Italian affairs is necessary, 
are of the Great Eastern steam- The members of the Zurieh Conference con¬ 
tinued to have occasional interviews, although a 
a brought out news that the ^ orma ^ suspension of the Conference has occurred, 
d down the Thames as far as The En g lish Government has presented a note, 
jN'etoa €tondeuBcr» 
— The Indians are getting troublesome in Kansas. 
— Professor Agassiz and wife arrived in the Arabia, 
— The present population of the city of Milwaukee) i 3 
51,490. 
— A Registry Law takes effect in Michigan this fall 
for the first time. 
— Elk in great numbers now frequent the vicinity of 
influential friends, each of whom will, we trust, 
make some effort (during the ensuing few weeks and 
jority in these towns last year was 8,006—the vote 
standing for Smith, 42,637; for Morrill, 50,643. 
months,) to augment its circulation and usefulness ^ de ® e8Be the ^ of lftst thus far 
tn their respectuve locahtnes, and Now is the Best 6,822; Morrill, 4,712. The remaining 
lime to Commence the Canvass. As liberal Pre- , ..... r _ 
miums and Gratuities will be given fen' Clubs, die., 
as last year. See Prospectus on next page. 
TERMS, IN ADVANCE: 
FOR ONE YEAR. FOR 6IX MONTHS. 
towns will throw from 16,000 to 18,000 votes. 
and anchored there for the tide drawn U P in a friendly style, requesting explana- SioBX Clty > Iowa - 
miDg. Her departure, accom- t ' ons as to the subject of the concentration of —The French army left in Italy amounts to45,000 
srful tugs, two at the bow and troo P s at Algesiras, in the immediate vicinity of men > with 95 8 uns - 
re rise to a scene of the greatest Gibraltar. — John C. Fremont is taking $5,000 a week out of his 
Thames, which was continued Italy.— The National Assembly of Parma unan- mlne8 at Manposa - 
is, .Smith, 6,822; Morrill, 4,712. The remaining | from all the prominent points. Capt. Harrison imonsly voted the exclusion of the Bourbons and —8ome of the banks of the interior of Illinois are re- 
jrienced Thames pilots, directed the annexation of Parma to Sardinia. fusing to pay specie. 
3cott Russell was on the bridge It is said that Victor Emanuel was discharging —The Isle of Man has been connected with England 
and the mates, experienced Thames pilots, directed the annexation of Parma to Sardinia. 
There was held in Syracuse on Wednesday the motions. Mr. Scott Russell was on the bridge It is said that Victor Emanuel was discharging —The Isle of Man has bi 
week, a State Temperance Convention, at which a directing tBfe action of the engines, both of which, his army, but the men are supplied with passports by a 8nbma,iae telegraph. 
Twenty coiiies.20 
Thirty-Two coiiies...40 
nomination for State officers was made, as follows: screw and paddle, were under steam. Capt. Com- into Tuscany and Modena, where they will swell 
For Secretary of State—Geo. W. Clark, of Monroe; 6tock, of the Collins steamer Baltic, stood aft to the army of Central Italy. 
Th?e C e??;.ie 8 y ?. a ':::::: S i 50 for Comptroller-S. W. Brewster, of Oswego; for transmit directions to the men at the wheel, the The vote in Parma on annexation to Piedmont, 
T*n'copies. 15 TWofe'"' '" 7 50 Canal Commissioner—M. W. Skiff, of Allegany; new steering apparatus not being completely fitted, resulted in its favor-63,000 to 500. 
{sixteen copies .".’.'.'.’.'..'.'22 sixteen copies.’ll OO for State Engineer and Surveyor— S. A. Beers, of The very first turn in the river demonstrated that The conclusion was general on the Continent 
’Jwenty conies.20 Twenty copies.... 13 OO ° ’ iv. -l:___ _, . 
— The corn on the lowlands in Iowa has been se¬ 
verely injured by the frost 
— In Dover, N. H,, there are annually made by 12 
firms, 900,000 pairs of shoes. 
— Mr. Greeley is expected home by the Overland 
Itifa 
Thirl* -Two do. .720 OO Kiugs; for Treasurer—L. J. Ormsbee, of Orion- the ship was as completely under command as a that the answer of Victor Emanuel to the Tuscan Boute within a few days. 
. .. daga; for State Prison Inspector—R. I. Ketchum, river steamer, and. the only difficulty to contend deputation, in regard to annexation to Piedmont, —The Emperor Napoleon, at last accounts, was still 
j. of Broomej for Judge of the Court of Appeals—W. with was the sharp curves in the stream. She was preconcerted with Napoleon. The council of rstirement in the Pyrenees. 
Goodell, of New York; for Clerk of the Court of steers as easily as a wager boat. Her engines the different districts had officially proclaimed to —The venerable Daniel Dana, D. D., died at New- 
Appeals—G. W. Brockett, of Oswego 
were found capable of starting her or arresting the people of Turin, that the Tuscan deputies had bB1 7P0rt. Mass., Aug, 26, aged 88. 
The American Convention assembled at Utica ber motion > literally alm ° 8t by a single motion of presented a deed of annexation to the Sardinian 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., OCTOBER 1, 1859. 
DOMESTIC NEWS. 
Matters at Washington. 
The Navy Department, on the 24th nit., ordered 
on the 20th ult. A nominating committee was 
appointed by the Chairman, Mr. Brooks, of New 
York, and the following ticket reportedSecre¬ 
tary of State—David R. Floyd Jones, Democrat; 
Comptroller—Robt.Denniston, Republican ; Trea¬ 
surer—Phillip Dorsheimer, Rep.; Attorney Gen- 
the hand. 
On the 8th the Great Eastern got up steam and 
weighed anchor, and at 8 40 A. M., started from on the 3d. To their address he thanked them for 
Purfleet for the Nore. As on the preceding day, their expressed wish for annexation, but said its 
she was accompanied by tugs, and the enthusiasm accomplishment could not take place by negotia- 
along the river, particularly at Gravesend, was tion, and hoped Europe would not refuse to prac- 
i deed of annexation to the Sardinian —Miss Lydia Barnard of New Ilamehire wa* 102 
Government. years old on Tuesday of last week. 
Victor Emanuel received the Tuscan delegation —The coal miners in Pennsylvania, to the number 
To their address he thanked them for of three thousand, are on a strike, 
ssed wish for annexation, but said its — Commodore Stewart resumed command at the 
nent could not take place by negotia- Philadelphia Navy Yard last week, 
ped Europe would not refuse to prac- —Passengers are to be brought over by the Great 
eral—Cbas. J Myers, Rep ; State Engineer _VaD vel 7 great. On arriving at Chapman’s, the tugs tice towards Tuscany that mark of redressing Eastern at rates ranging from £18 to £25. 
R. Richmond, Dem.; Canal Commissioner—\V. J 
Skinner, Dem.; State Prison Inspector — N. S. 
E. Davies, Rep.; Clerk of Court of Appeals—Chas. 
were cast off and the great vessel was left to her- grievances which it has under less favorable cir- —The first general Editorial Convention held in It¬ 
self. Increased speed was then got on her, simply cumstaDces practiced towards Greece, Belgium linois convened at Freeport on the 9th inet 
Elderkin, DemjJudgeofCourtof Appeals—Henry to g^e her good steerage way and move her engines and the Danubian Principalities. -Mention is made of much injury to the potato® 
E. Davies. Ren.: Clerk of Court of Anneals— Chas. readil J. but with view to try her power. In The National Assembly of Bologna, on the 7 tb, crop in some parts of Connecticut by the rot. 
a telegraphic dispatch in confirmation of the es- Hughes, Rep. After considerable skirmishing the ten minute9 > however, says the correspondent of adopted a resolution declaring that the people of -New Orleans papers say that the sugar crop will 
tablishment of the total loss of the steamer Fulton, ticket was endorsed ° the Times, she set at rest all doubts as to her be- Bologna desire annexation to the Constitutional fall off from from 60,000 to 15,000 hogsheads. 
and has ordered a Court Martial to inquire into the _J_ i»g the fastest vessel beyond comparison in the Kingdom of Sardinia, under the sceptre of Victor —The frost on the mountains in Western Hampden, 
facts attending the disaster. News Paragraphs. world, employing less than two-thirds of her power Emanuel. Bologna was illuminated in honor of Mass , on Thursday morniDg was very severe. 
The Washington Timed correspondent says:- The Toronto Leader gays « that a century of in her worst trim > bein S six incbe8 down by the the event. -The monntaill summil8 in the vicinity of Pike , 8 
“I ascertain it to be a fact that the British govern- British dominion has done next to nothin-towards head and too high out of the water to permit her The Tuscan Government had issued a decree Peak were white with snow on the 15th of July, 
ment has ordered a distinguished military com- the absorption of the French Canadians. & Though paddles or screw blades to work perfect,y > and enacting that the arms of the late Grand Ducal _ Tbe new Fre8hman ciass at Yale will be the 
mander to San Juan Island, with instructions Lower Canada swarms with colleges, there is not wlth a Tery strong hde against her, she ran family shall be obliterated from the government largest ever admitted. It contains 170 members. 
tablishment of the total loss of tbe steamer Fulton, ticket was endorsed. 
and has ordered a Court Martial to inquire into the _ 
facts attending the disaster. News Paragraphs. 
The Washington Times' correspondent says:- The Torcmto Leader gays « that a century 0 f 
ascertain it to be a fact that the British govern- British dominion has done next to nothing towards 
ment has ordered a distinguished military com- the absorption of the Fren ch Canadians. Though 
man er to k an Juan Island, with instructions Lower Canada swarms with colleges, there is not 
similar to those furnished Gen. Scott by our gov- 0De in whicb the Engligb lauguage is made part 
einmen . ot o cers go ou . to piesert e peace; 0 p the course. It is absolutely and universally 
and as their reputations are made, they can afford j enored » 
to prevent a collision. ® 
Secretary Floyd has improved in health since TnE SaTaDDab Republican says, our oldest 
his sojourn at Old Point Comfort. inhabitants tell us that most all the fruits of the 
Gen. Jessup, Ordinance Master and General of tro P ics were had here at one time - Orange trees 
the U. S. Army, is lying very ill in New York. were S rown bere in their S reatest perfection, 
It is rumored that Major Cross has been acquit- tbou S b now the frosts seldom allow a tree to attain 
one in which the English language is made part a distance of fifteen statute miles in fifty - four stamp, and that the latter shall remain blank until 
... ,, . , , , , , . „ minutes. The engines worked with astonishing further orders, 
of the course. It is absolutely and universally , ,, ° .... . . 
i-nored ” ease ’ and ''here was scarcely a vibration percepti- the correspondent of the Times says, the latest 
ble. Before anchoring, the vessel was put about accounts received from Paris were far from favora- 
The Savannah Republican says, onr oldest and wen t completely roupd in less than three- ble. The advance of the Pontifical troops into 
inhabitants tell us that most all the fruits of the quarters of a mile. the legation was believed to be immediate. If 
ULUU, VUV UHtLl OHilAl X GlUUiu UAUAJ rw U JU b JJl mi 111A . .... 
rther ord r. — h' aca tongue is committing dreadful ravages 
i er or ers. among the cattle in the neighborhood of Belleville, 
The correspondent of the Times says, the latest i ndi 
counts received from Paris were far from favora- ,, ... . . ^ 
• — 0n the 4th met., the American Board of Com- 
e. The advance of the Pontifical troops into nmsioners for Foreign Missions will meet in Philadel- 
larters of a mile. the legation was believed to be immediate. If phia. 
On the afternoon of the 9th, when the Great they were successful, the entry of the Duke of __ o 0C . bee i8 a „ a : n t h e Canii l f r o 
were grown here in their greatest perfection, Eastern was off Hastings, a feed pipe casing, in the Modena into his State at the head of his army, was Departments of Government have^ow^en removed 
though now the frosts seldom allow a tree to attain forward funnel, exploded with terriGc force, blow- considered probable. But if the Papal advance is there. 
gthe funnel into the air and tearing to pieces repulsed, a rising in Naples would most likely - Prof. Owen has accepted the office of Slate Geolo- 
ted by the Court Martial, but as the papers of the Da h ,ra ^ growth, and a ripe orange is rarely j n g the funnel into the air and tearing to pieces repulsed, a rising in Naples would most likely 
case have been transmitted to Secretary Floyd for °htained in the open air. These facts show the the grand saloon and lower deck cabins, and other- follow. ^_ ; .... 
consideration, the rumor is a mere surmise. great changes that our climate has undergone in w i se damaging the internal fittings to the amount A Milan letter expresses an apprehension that Octoter. 
Baron Stoekel, the Russian Minister, now absent the short space of a life-time or less. of £5,000. Three firemen were found in the rub- bad blood was thrown up between the French —A national horse fair is announced to be held in 
in New York, has lately had a diplomatic set-to The Anti-Sabbatarians held thfeir first formal bish in a dying state, and soon expired, and eight army of occupation aDd the Italians. Boston, beginning on Tuesday, Oct 4th, to continue 
with Secretary Cass, relative to the traders in public meeting at the Volks Garden, in the Bowery, others were injured, two of whom subsequently The return of the French Ambassador to Rome two weeks. 
Russian America, and their objectionable mo- New York, on Tuesday evening week. Tbe New died. The guests had just quitted the grand is accompanied by a rumor that the Emperor de- —The City of Washington, which sailed for Liverpool 
nopolies. York Times says it was largely attended, mainly saloon, where they had^jy^diDing. The explo- mands of his Holiness the establishment of the on Saturday week, took out two recent purchases of Mr. 
Mr. McLane anticipates leaving for Vera Cru? by Germans. An elaborate series of resolutions sion was of terrific force,■j ®! the Great Eastern not legitimate legations of a Viceroy, who should Ten Broeck. 
on the 22d of October, unless negotiations shall be were submitted and adopted, and many speeches only resisted it, her fratfjjL^ustainiing no injury govern in the name of the Holy See. — The sheep kiiiled and injnred by dogs in Ohio dur- 
transferred to Washington, as urged by Senori 1 were made, the burden of which was an emphatic whatever, but it made so little difference in her China. _Highly important news had been tbe ia8t y ear > according to the late census, areval- 
gist of Indiana, and will commence work on the 1st ol 
A Milan letter expresses an apprehension that Octoter. 
id blood was thrown up between the trench -a national horse fair is announced to be held i» 
my of occupation aDd the Italians. Boston, beginning on Tuesday, Oct 4th, to continue 
The return of the French Ambassador to Rome two weeks. 
accompanied by a rumor that the Emperor de- —The City of Washington, which sailed for Liverpool 
e name of the Holy See. — The sheep killed and injnred by dogs in Ohio dur- 
Highly important news had been ing tbe la8t year > accor '- lin g t0 ‘he late census, are val- 
Mata Ledro and President Ju’-arez. condemnation of all efforts to enforce the Sunday movement that her engines were not stopped until received. Admiral Hope arrived off the Peiho j ued Ut ^ 145,000 ' 
Perry McD. Collins, Esq., Consular Agent at laws. she reached Portland. [Itmay be proper to state, river the 17th of June, and found that the fortiti- 
Amoor River, Asiatic Russia, has arrived in Wash- The law prohibiting Chinamen from emigrating ( some misunderstanding having occurred, from a cations had been rebuilt, but no guns or men were 
ington, and expects to return in the course of a to California has been pronounced unconstitu- confusion of names,) that the Portland now enjoy- visible. The entrance into the river was barred 
few days thither, by the way of St. Petersburg, tional, and their number, now 60,000, is rapidly mg a visit from the Leviathan, is in the county of by booms and stakes. The Plenipotentiaries joined 
— For accommodating the Empress of Russia and her 
suite in his hotel, for one night only, a landlord in Basle 
charged $3,400. 
— On the tax list of Providence, E. I., Alex. Duncan 
It appears from his statement that American Com- increasing. 
Dorset, England.] The Coroner’s Inquest had the squadron on the 20th, and no notice was being IIlS UXable property is S 2 * 091 . 700 . and 
commenced, and the evidence showed, first, that taken of their arrival. An attempt was made on ’ 
merce at the Amoor river is steadily increasing, A MAN SUC ceeded last week in walkin- across commenced > and th ® evidence showed, first, that taken of their arrival. An attempt was made on ‘ ' ’ ' 
several ships having sailed from the United States tbe bot t 0 m of the Schuylkill river at Philadelohia the su PP ly of the boilers through tbe water-jacket the 25th to force a passage, when, on a sudden, The Kansas corn crop is so good that the article is 
this year to participate in its rich trade. Mr. C. w!t h a ^ was stopped because of a failure in the auxiliary bat teries, supported by a tngrel ’force, of appa! ^ istcS & 
gives a brilliant account of the growing trade of down below the water) and in about twe nty-five P um P iD S power > and secondly, a tap in a stand- rently 20,000 men, were unmasked and opened a _ . , w , , ^ TJ 
this newly developed region. The Amoor is the minute s made the crossing. His progress through pipe ’ wMch acts as a safely ' va lve, had been turned, destructive fire. After a severe action the squad- - ® ^ * the ® late Hon “ e at 
Mississippi of Northern Asia, being navigable for the water was indicate d by a slight bubbling and appareDtl J intentionally, so that the pipe was use- ron was obliged to withdraw with the loss of the ® n s ^ rd week § " " appropna ‘ e ceremonies 
2,500 miles. The climate is like that of North- _v_^ B S less prior to the accident. The performance of the aca bau,raa y week - 
2,500 miles. The climate is like that of North¬ 
western Canada. The Russian Government is 
makiDg every effort to increase the wealth and im¬ 
portance of that portion of its Empire. 
rippling as he passed along. 
The people of Canada are endeavoring to raise moti while lar e Tessels in hcr vicinit 
the funds for the erection of a Crystal Palace at itchin and tossi in a stormy sea . 
Hamilton, and with every prospect of success. Pnat hna nn ^itnrl.l „„ r 
less prior to the accident. The performance of the gun-boats Cormorant, Lee and Plover, and 4G4 
vessel was satisfactory, and she was almost without killed and wounded. The French had 14 killed 
were and 10 wounded out of 60. The Plenipotentiaries tbe Atlantic 8tatee. 
— The Webster Statue, in front ©f the State House at 
Boston, was inaugurated with appropriate ceremonies 
on Saturday week. 
— During General Scott’s absence, General Wool, as 
senior officer, will be acting Commander-in-Chief in 
had returned to Shanghai. 
— The proprietors of the Great Eastern realized over 
were killed and seventeen wounded — Admiral 
Hope beiDg among the latter. Other telegrams 
General W fc-HW*, to Costa Ei », elected Tendon Post has, oditori.1 onthorep.,, A further telegram actions that seven offics 
Nicaragua, and who has been on business here a joint-stock company, and to be called the “On- had laten possession of the were killed and seventeen wounded-Admiral w „ open to vi.ilors. 
ever stnee his return from Central America, left ^ pajaceoflndus/rj.- sland of San Juan or Bel b„e in Pnget s Sound. Hope being among tbe latter. Other telegram, _ The earning, of the inmate,of tb, Anb 
Washington on tb. 20th ult., for his home in Texas. Duke of Cambridge Commander in fl.ief ““ S,d,rSit P 088 ! ble “ ““ tller bou,1 .?"y ^^ confirm these particulars, and one, via. Trieste, Prison, for the month of August, cscecded the 
An increase m our naval force in the Pacific is lnE ^ uKe 01 ^ amDrid g e > Lommander-m-Chief pute may arise, and says that the occupation of an adds the following:—It is stated that the Ameri- 0 f the institution $959. 
contemplated, in consequence of the San Juan ^he| British army, has set sail for Vancouver’s island which is still subjudice, is the exercise of a can Ambassador has been admitted to Pekin. The _ Wr „ Wm P n' n , n(P „„ v . 
IslaDd dispate - di ^! tie f. thare - Power to which the British Government cannot hope of the treaty being carried out, is given up, and Z U duringZ 1st ~ flfG-scven 
was open to visitors. 
— The earnings of the inmates of the Auburn State 
Prison, for the month of August, exceeded the expenses 
of the institution $959. 
— Mrs. Wm. P. Dana, of Perry, Me., has preserved 
island dispute. ° A A \ “ V “ y . . . power t0 wnich ^ ntistl Government cannot hope of the treaty being carried out, is given up, and DUt UD dur in£r the oast season fiftv’seven 
Notwithstanding the failure of Congress to make Ge ^ Scott has started for the same destination for tamely submit, and hopes that no concessions will and a fresh war is considered imminent. pounds of strawherries. P 
an appropriation for the Post Office Department a like P urpose - ^he two old soldiers will doubt- be made which are inconsistent with the dignity _ _ t 
the latter has so far been enabled to transact its less have a pleasant time together. of the country or the security of the gold regions. Clippings from Foreign Journals. eg7aph o^ 
business without serious difficulty. However, the the middle of the road between Niagara and A new reform movement, under the auspices of i N the Middlesex sessions, England, a gentleman whose age is 104 years. 
balance due to the contractors up to July 1st, Queenstown there stands an old oak tree, which Hr. Cobden and others, had been started. sued a lady because, in a tussle with her to get a - The new freshmen class of Amherst College num- 
after deducting their usual collections from the possesses considerable historical interest from a Some of the master builders in London had kiss, she bit his nose off. The court ruled that a bers 67. The sophomore class has received several ad- 
Post Office, and after that time the entire amount tradition connected with it. It is, that in one of yielded to the men. man bad no rigbfc to run any sucb rigk witb hig ditions and numbers 70. 
of their pay must be suspended until Congress his pedestrian excursions to the Falls, the “Bard France. — A Paris letter in the Independence nasal organ, unless he was willing to stand what — An address to the free negroes of the United States 
s a 1 provide the necessary relief, so as to entitle op Eldn sa ^ down under its wide-spreading Beige, says that the Emperor made peace merely damages might come from such atrial of strength, inviting them to settle in the Island, has been issued by 
them to pay until the 1st of October, and by the branches and composed the “Wood-pecker Tap- f or the purpose of puttingdown the naval suprem- The contemplated decimal system of England is ^ naytien Goverament - 
terms of their contract ninir. ’ ItHoesbvthenameof“To m Mo^ fi n llt » — —-— — to remain in abeyance for the present, but a new In the town ef Canfield, Mahoning county, ©., two 
terms of their contract sixty days moremustex- P iu g- It goes by the name of “Tom Moore’s Oak.” acy 0 f England, and unless she submits quietly to remain in abeyance for tin/present, but a new - In the town ef Canfield, Mahoning county, ©., two 
P ire before tlieir accounts can be finally settled, G 18 gradually yielding to the destroyer of all to have her naval estimates fixed by France, there coinage is to be issued The metal to be emnloved extensive coa l-°il factories are now in operation, and 
which will postpone the day of payment till De- things, has lost all appearance of vitality, and is must be war. The Beige asserts that France is is to be a bronze, consisting of ninety-five parts of ‘ bree m ° re are beiDg built 
cember 1st, within less than a week from the fast becoming a bare, verdureless ruin. making vigorous naval preparations for the coast copper four parts of tin and one nart of zinc- and — A correspondent of the New York Tribune states 
regular meeting of Congress. According to con- The plain old mansion at Baton Rouge, La., defenses. 
tracts, payments are due in November for the long the residence of Gen. Taylor, was recently Relaxation of the press system was said to be 
quarter ending on the 30th September, and in torn down. It was an old house. When the Fort under the serious consideration of the French 
February for the quarter ending 21st December, of Baton Rouge was taken by the Spaniards under Government. 
Don Benardo de Galvez, in 1779, it was the resi- Attempts, it is said, were being made to arrange 
Personal and Political. dence of Col. Dixon, the English commander. an interview between the Emperor Napoleon and 
The Opposition in Louisiana have nominated The Brooklyn Park Commissioners are consider- the King of Belgium. Prince Napoleon had gone 
aaing vigorous naval preparations lor the coast copper, four parts of tin, and one part of zinc; and ~ A corree P onde nt of the New York Tribune states 
“fense« 4V . ,, , that a subterranean fountain of rock oil has been dis- 
,ienses. t be we ight of the new com will hardly exceed one- , _. 
Relaxation of the press system was said to be third that of the old. Upon re-coining one-fourth C ° T b»sui m ue, a. 
ider the serious consideration of the French of the copper now in circulation, a profit of $94,- T Mr ( 9 ; 8eymour ’ Wlfe of the iate Henry Seymour, 
avernment. 000 will be realized. and mother of ex-Governor Seymour, died at her resi- 
Attempts, it is said, were being made to arrange The Paris correspondent of the London Times 
an interview between the Emperor Napoleon and writes that Prince Napoleon is reported to be more 
the King of Belgium. Prince Napoleon had gone than discontented with the turn of matters in 
Thomas J. Wells, of Rapides, as their candidate ing a project for combining several pieces of ground Switzerland, and it was supposed his journey Italy; he proposes to leave Paris for some remote 
for Goi ernor. on the Heights into one large Park of 1,200 acres,_ bad reper ence to the intended interview between part of France, to lay aside even his armorial 
Nat. B. Baker, tbe last Democratic Governor of which is larger than the Great Central Park of New the Emperors. bearings, to quit the busy scenes of politics and 
New Hampshire, is a candidate for the Legislature York - 
in Iowa, where he lives as a quiet farmer. Mr. 
Mr. Alonzo Hitchcock, of Chicago, claims to wn , ting on the Slst ’ of the Zurich Conference, adds events, are the on dits of the Palais Royal 
® himv ovonn j V. __AI 
‘ y ^ * >m and mother of ex-Governor Seymour, died at her resi- 
000 will be realized. dence , n mica> Friday week . 
The Paris correspondent of the London Times ~ < r . „ _ 
,, , . Jt . , , , , —During July, the coinage at the San Francisco 
writes that Prince Napoleon is reported to be more mlnt consisted of $1,640,000 in double eagles, $30,000 
than discontented with the turn of matters in in eagles, and $30,000 in half eagles. 
Italy; he proposes to leave Paris for some remote _ The Montreal Gazette Bayfl about thirty or forty 
part of France, to lay aside even his armorial marriages have been concluded at St. Catherines, be- 
bearings, to quit the busy scenes of politics and tween white women and colored men. 
Tbe Pari !7°" e ® P °“? D 1 ° f th l L °„ nd0n Time8 ’ I pleasure ’ and lead the life of a hermit - Such - at a11 - A most valuable discovery of diamonds has recent- 
events, are the on dits of the Palais Royal. j y bcen made at the foot of the Ural Mountains, Russia. 
The Secretary of the American State Council, have been the inventor of the Armstrong gun, for jibing except that the} are every hour expecting The British Parliament is no place for a poor One specimen brought the owner £60,000. 
and some twenty other members of the late Ameri- producing which an Englishman was honored with ° “ n abrupt^close without any result man. At the last election Dr. Mitchell was re- —In an old book of records of the tow 
roducing which an Englishman was honored with n • y man. At the last election Dr. Mitchell was re- — In an old book of records of the town of Norwich, 
can Convention, in a card over their own signa- the title of nobility. W01 1 a . ^ Dg a ou ‘ be uc hies are, of course, turned to the Commons from a place in Cornwall; Conn., a fine of twenty shillings is recorded ns imposed 
tures, repudiate the doings of that body, and an- Iron freight cars are comin* into use on the “flf dlfficulty ’ and there to be no p os- he was charged with bribery, but although he upon Benedtet Arnold, for getting drunk, 
nounce their determination to act for “ the trmf Ohio Railroad Four or five have been constructed S1 11 J 0 any agreement, the Emperors have declared himself wholly innocent, he relinquished — Ten Broeck writes from England to a friend in 
interests of the country ” ib the future. and are found TffJI ^ The euSe ct ,**7 ? , t0 J he his seat because he was too poor to defend it. The 
-nr tt -rr . , auonck wen. me enuiLcar technical meeting of the three Dukes, but divide as a r a- l r ri ... ,, , 
Wm TT WnA\T>ri.r> +v,n „„„ _ a- n _ MroirrLo rAA __1.11- .1 ■ b u uiyiuc ao cost of defendimr hefore a Cnmmittpe would bniro 
Wm. H. Hooper, the new delegate to Congress weighs only 11,500 pounds, while an ordinary to the means of settins? about it Austria wa id cost of def ending before a Committee, would have 
from Utah, was formerly a merchant in Galena, wooden baggage car weighs from 14,500 to 16,500 nf) t nhiect to for™ + been not less than a thousand pounds, and might 
IU. Hois, native ofMar, „ud, went to fhl.u.in pounds. " . 
his seat because "he was too poor to defend it. The Memphis that his winnings in England this year top 
cost of defending before a Committee, would have ped S 440 - 0001 to 8 ain which > he risked but $20,000. 
to employ bave be en five thousand. 
— The first white male child of the Pike’s Peak re 
gion was born on the 5th inst. The event made quite a 
1834, but was unsuccessful in business, and for Amono the premium stock exhibited at the Chi- made much progress ^whaePiSmStTatiU rbSy® are in Egypt three hundred mUes of rail- sensation in Denver City and the adjacent country, 
some years ran a steamboat on the Upper Missis- cano Fair were three babies horn nt » birth Iwa ^ i “ ; road - When the running of the trains was com- -The new suspension bridge now in the course of 
sippi and the Missouri. Eight or ten years nee bovs and Zr cMdJon of Z b d V n T T Z■ Sp ° ntaDe0Usly ° ffered - menced, mummies were used for fuel, and are said erection over the Ohio at Wheeling, will have a span of 
h. joined the Mormona, .ndU. beenZeX . oSZ.ke V , A " 8 ‘ nuke . tcry hot fire. The supply ia almost i„. over 1,0.0 feel. Tk. e«t of the .Mnc.r. i, *81,000. 
leading man among the Saints in Utah Tn uaH l t 1 P .. .. P s tria recognize the war. If Austria recognizes the exhaustible, and they are used by the cord What —San Francisco has lost its jail and $ 100,000 paid 
tics he\as always Len a rmocrat ? ^ ^ ^ ^ relief of an a destiny. Think of devoting o'ne’s cxisience to Uiorcfor, because ffiedeed of the land on whiehthe 
paid to the parents. 
old ally? 
providing fuel for a locomotive. 
building stood w as not properly signed and recorded. 
