MOOllE’S RURAL NEW-YO RKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
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History of the United States of America.— 
Written in accordance with the principles of 
Peace. By M. Murray. Boston : B. B. Mus- 
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This admirable little work supplies a deficiency, 
■-which has long been felt by those who regard 
ROCHESTER, JUNE 24, 1852. war as a positive evil, instead of a cause for triumph 
’_: and glory. Too many of our histories exhibit 
SPECIAL NOTICES. only its glitter—its enormous cost, its untold hor- 
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Literary Notices. 
ROCHESTER, JUNE 24, 1852. 
SPECIAL NOTICES. 
political $rrap-98ook. 
Whig National Convention. 
Congressional. 
Synopsis of Proceedings. 
The Whig Convention to nominate candidates Monday, June 14.—Nothing of interest in the 
Stems of Jlrros, &r. 
-Watermelons are selling in New York at 
twenty-five and fifty cents. 
-Two fire companies at Williamsburg, L. I., 
for President and Vice President, assembled in Senate. In the House, a harbor improvement bill are going to have a play for $500 a side. 
Baltimore, on the 16 th inst. The Convention was was reported and referred. -Mr. Crawford has finished hiss 
preliminarily organized by selecting Hon. Gf.o. Tuesday, June 15.—In the Senate, a bill was Jefferson and Uatrick Henry. 
Evans of Maine, as Chairman, and Messrs. Upton passed authorizing the completion of the Stevens ^ . ~ ' d Ire amount, of “ material aid,” cor 
of Louisiana, and Bryan, of South Carolina, as war steamer for harbor defence. Adjourned over * u * 1 ‘’Y to Kossuth, wysjjji 1,100. 
Secretaries. to Saturday. The House were engaged in debate ^ I h< ara ndrc^ * 
A motion to appoint a committee of one from 0 n the Mint bills. Adjourned to Friday. ’ ' n '’ w fotwidneed h 
-Mr. Crawford has finished his statues of 
Jefferson and Patrick Henry. 
-- The amount of “ material aid,” contributed 
in Troy to Kossuth, was $1,100. 
-The old Stone Mill and grounds at New- 
wc do not send the Rural after the expiration of the lime 
paid for. See terms on last page. 
The Crops.—The Prospect. 
The good and wise Ruler of the Universe, has 
given to man his sure promise of seed time and 
characterize the work, cannot fail to render it ac¬ 
ceptable to all, while the high moral tone which 
it breathes, renders it peculiarly fitted for the ris¬ 
ing generation, and for the use of schools. We 
cannot,perhaps, better express briefly our general 
every State, each to be selected by the delegation Friday, June 
from the State, to select permanent officers, was over to Monday. 
adopted. Also, a like committee on credentials. - 
At the evening session, Hon. J. M. Clayton, . Assessment of 
Chairman of the committee, reported the name of ^be real °estato "l 
Hon. John G. Chapman, of Maryland, as Presi- shall be assessed 
dent, with a Vice President from each State, and its actual value 
1 “ 1U U1,,s - „ ^J ourueu w x 1 lua ^ . -Gas lights were first introduced into Lon- 
Friday, June 18.—House met and adjourned don in 1807. 
er to Monday. -Tile re are one hundred and twenty steam- 
- : - ships in the French navy. 
Assessment of Railroad Property. —The Leg- -There are nine hundred children in a sin- 
Hon John G Chanman of Marvl-ind as Presi ueiengmg u> xwu.roauv.ompai.ies -The receipts of the Horticultural Exhibi¬ 
tion John G. Chapman, of Maiyla.id as I ran- shall be assessed by town and city Assessors, at tion beld iu York latel were about $1,200. 
dent, with a Vice President from each State, and its actual value estimated as in any other cases, J 
a large number of Secretaries, which report was as ^he sarne woldd be appraised in the payment ~ * b ® b de Uishop Hedding, of llie M. E. 
adopted, and the officers elected. of a j? 8t debt . du 1 e , fr K oma S(dvent debt ° r - lt bas S t0 the Ml8slonar 7 Soclul ^ of 
recently been held by the Supreme Court, that tbat Church. 
harvest, and it behooves the husbandman not so i e8timation of tbe work, than in the words of a 
far to distrust bis Omniscent power, as to have j distinguished jurist and historian of our country, 
misgivings of the ultimate reward of his labors. _« that it is by far tbe best compendium of Amere 
We have therefore every reason to feel assured can History that has yet appeared.” 
that in due season the earth will yield her accus- _ 
tomed bounty for man’s sustenance-and comfort. Christian Ambassador. New York and Auburn : 
Throughout WesAro New York and the Western 
States, the wheat crop furnishes the farmer’s staple 
Weekly—$2 per year. 
This sterling paper, under the editorial charge 
production, and is consequently inquired about at of Rev. J. M. Austin, has attained a deservedly 
this season, with much interest. 
high reputation. It is published by the “ Uni- 
Ou the second day, the. Convention adopted the Kail Road property is to be assessed in the same 
rules of tbe House of Representatives as far as ap- manner as the adjacent land belonging to indi- 
plicable, and decided each State entitled to as viduals, and without reference to the other parts 
many votes as its whole delegation in Congress tbe Railway ; and that the duty of the Asses- 
, . ... , . . sors is simply to ascertain the value of the land 
and no more. A committee of one from each a. i a * ,, ■ 
. and of the erection and nxtures thereon, lrrespec- 
State was appointed to report a platform, to whom tive of the cost thereof, and irrespective of the 
all motions and resolutions upon the subject were consideration whether the Road is well or ill man- 
referred. On the third day,—committee on ere- a £ cd > or whether it is profitable to the stockhold- 
dentials reported iu favor of those known as Fill- ers or "° b _■__ 
more delegates, all of whom were admitted. Commencement at Genesee College.— The' 
At the evening session Mr. Aslimun, of Mass., annual commencement exercises of Genesee Col- ers 
as Chairman of that Committee, reported a plat- | c f°; at \ ork ’ wib tabe l dac ® tbe - 
1 1 1st. MAV ni .11 V n<‘Yt In tho liinminw of o rmor. 
-The Rochester and Niagara Falls Railroad 
is expected to be in running order by the close of 
this week. 
-The Common Council of New York have 
appropriated $67(1 to the Society for the promo¬ 
tion of education among colored children. 
-A new post office has been established 
Pogland, Jefferson county, and Daniel Smith, ap¬ 
pointed Postmaster. 
-The average life of clergymen is 57 yyars 
—lawyers 51—physicians 58—editots 56—tcach- 
The wheat crop of Stark and Tuscarora 
From the best information we can obtain, united versa]ist paper and book establishment: the pro¬ 
to personal observation, it is believed the crop in ceeds devoted to theinterest of the denomination.” 
this State does not come up to tbe average of good I M addition to the usual contributions to the Am- 
years. Iu many places it suffered much from the bassador, arrangements have been made to add 
deep snows, and the depredations of wire-worm materially to its value and interest. Rev. A. C. 
and other insects, as well as from the freezing and 
thawing of spring. We hear, also, of the depre- 
Thomas, a racy writer, will spend the summer in 
Europe ; Rev. W. S. Balch, of New York, will 
dations of the weevil, which it is feared will in journey through Europe and Asia, and the Rev. 
many instances nearly ruin the crop. 
A. S. Manly, of Richfield Springs, and his wife, 
In Ohio, the wheat has suffered somewhat, (better known to literary circles as Miss M. J. 
though we have every reason to believe, with an Church,) will reside fora year or two in Germany, 
auspicious season from this time until harvest, a All of the persons named, will contribute regu- 
fair if not a full average crop will be gathered. larly to the columns of the Ambassador, which 
From Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana, wc will add very much to the value of the paper— 
hear very favorable accounts. Farmers in Wis- Subscribers commencing with the first of July, 
cousin have lost their crop for three successive will secure the whole of the correspondence, and 
years, and were very much disheartened, but are be sure of receiving an excellent weekly visitant, 
more encouraged with the prospects for the eu- ” t 
suing harvest. It is thought by many that a large it n , T , ,, ,, , T , 
? J , , Godey’s Lady’s Book” for July, commences 
portion ot that State can never become a good e . ac ,, . , . „ , , . . 
1 , t ® , the forty-fifth Volume in fine style, with 112 
wheat growing locality, and that farmers will find „ e , ,. , , ., , 
” „ ,, " . , pages of good reading, and several capital em¬ 
it more profitable to grow barley, oats, or corn, be Ki sbmcriks 
and still more so, to raise stock and sheep. 
Illinois and southern Indiana are very favorable , “ Graham ’ 8 Magazine,” commenced its forty- 
for raising corn, and we arc fully persuaded that first ™ lmno Wlth tllc Jul ^ issue - This sterliu g 
crop will prove more profitable to them than Periodical keeps a little a head of any of its con- 
wheat. Unquestionably there are many localities ten, P°™ b > typographical appearance, and 
, ,, , . . . i r gives uniform satisfaction, 
where the wheat crop is not as good as farmers D 
gives uniform satisfaction. 
could desire, but there is little doubt there will be Blackwood’s Magazine” for June, has been 
bread enough and to spare. Of spring crops wo rccebcd bo,n Messrs. Scott <v Co., New York.— 
do not hoar very flattering accounts. The cold, ' bc seventy-second volume commences with the 
wet, and consequently late spring, retarded seed- ncx * i nmnb °r- 
ing, and the weather has not been very favorable ^ bo above magazines are each $.7 per year, or 
much of the time since. At the East and in ^5 cts. per number, aud may be ordered from the 
Canada, spring crops and winter wheat have suf- publishers, or found at Dewey’s, News Room, 
fered much from drouth, while in other sections, Arcade Hall, Rochester, 
farmers to complain of too .much wet. ‘ 
In a bad season, farmers can do much to for- Horticultural Exhibition. 
ward their crops, by thorough cultivation, and The Genesee Valley Horticultural Society, have 
draining off surface water, and with attention to tbus far beld f our exhibitions this season, all of 
i ii 1 f , , / . - dedicated addresses being exDected from the Rev Association will be held in Klmira on the first 
and all powers not so defined are reserved to the rm a'riT rf ex JP ectea trom f itev - Weduesdav of August 
c . . „ „ ,, c, . J t Edward Thomas, D. D., President of the Wesley- ‘-onesuay oi ^ugusu. 
States and the people. State governments should an University of Ohio, and the Hon. William H. -Tbe New Urieaneans are revelling in lus- 
be secured in their reserved rights, and the Gen- Seward. At 3 o’clock, p. m., will occur the usual c b )US ripe peaches, from Geu. Felix Houston’s 
eral Government in its constitutional powers, and exercises of the commencement, consisting of tbe celebrated orchard. 
the Union preserved as the palladium of our lib- addresses tbe graduating class, the conferring -Mrs. Judson, (Fanny Forrester,) is resid- 
erties ; that while struggling freedom enlists the d °f C f’ an , d the Baccalaureate Address by ing at Hamilton, N. Y., with her parents, in a deli- 
’ . . liil tbe p resi dent of the College. cate state of health. 
sympathies of the party, they adhere to the doc- --- ., c ., . , . 
^ _ -During the week ending the 5th lustant, 
time of avoiding entangling alliances with foreign Eggs sent from New Orleans to Europe.— there were 340 deaths at New Orleans, of which 
powers, believing the mission of the republic is ° ne bundred barrels of eggs were shipped from number, 179 were from cholera. 
not to propagate opinions by force or artifice, hut Ul ° En ‘.l’ lre C,t Y bor last -American books are now sold in England 
rather to teach by example ; that as this is a gov- histoiy of the trade of that city? U, CincinnatTegS f U *° ^° 8t l ,ricc - o1 ' 1,uportatloU ’ Wllh a sn,au ad ‘ 
ernment controlled by the people they should obey travelling to New Orleans, fifteen hundred miles, tllLl °u commissions. 
its constitution and laws. over the gulf of Mexico, and up the Atlantic fif- . 7~ ^ P art y °* gentlemen recently made the 
rjM i l ■ i* r m • teen hundred more to XT pm V/pj- thonpo i, n trip iiom »SalL ljalve to Jbort JLicavenwoith in »10 
They alsPdeclare in favor of revenue sufficient “unaiea more, 10 mew \ oik, tlience to be v 
. i t , shipped three thousand miles further to E'urone w a veiling aays. 
e r y t e necessary expenses ol government, to constitutes one of the wonders of commerce — -In New York city, last year, 2,374 persons 
be raised by duty on imports, and not by direct Such a voyage was hardly contemplated by the db; d of consumption, and 1,26.1 of lnliainuiation 
taxation; such duties to be laid in a manner to af- respectable hens of Ohio, when they cackled so of the lungs. 
ford suitable encouragement to American industry, P roud ty over their productions in that line .—New -It is said that Mr. G. P. It. James intends 
among all classes, and in all parts of the count™- 0rleans Ddta " to sell his property in Berkshire, anil remove to 
. . r , ,, J - - New York, on account ol the liquor law. 
hat the Constitution vests ... Congress the power The State fW-The State Agricultural So- -Kossuth is iu New York, but wilt shortly 
to open and repair harbors, remove obstructions ciely have made the following appointments fur Jeave for England, there to wait aud prepare lor 
from rivers in all parts of the country, as the the approaching f an iu Utica : Superintendent the beginning of the great European .Revolution. 
State and General Governments are parts of one 17 S enera L a,ld charge of carriage entry, T. S. r . n ,, ,, , Pv , , , 
. , * Faxtou; Superintendent of gates, buildings, <fec. - IhebupremeCourt.ofNewYoikhavede- 
system, necessary for the common prosperity, se- John Butterfield ; Superintendent of Floral Hall, clared “ tba t uie mode of distribution of the 
cunty and peace, and ought to be regarded with Silas D. Childs ; Superintendent of Manufacture American Art Union is illegal, unconstiutionul. 
cordial attachment. ers’ Hall, R. S. Doty, Rome; Superintendent of -The Japan expedition has not yet s:ylod 
The series concludes with a declaration that Vegetable I eut, David Oraj-; Superintendent of —eoasou, Uncle Sam cannot afford to pay enough 
the Compromise measures, including the Fugitive fMt™ Ha ’ ,r ld T ’ SlI P enntcndent to command tbe lull complement of seamen. 
Slave Law, are received and acquiesced m by the S. Beckham ; Marshal, John R. Jones. -Gn the week ending May 22J, there were 
Whigs of the Union, as a settlement in principle ' ___!___ bf >rn in London 7li males, females 749. There 
of a dangerous and exciting question, pledging Curious Faots Respecting Currents.—I f drift d ^ eddui * u o thesame time, males449, females 191. 
of a dangerous and exciting question, pledging 
born in London 711 males, females 749. There 
died during the same time, males 449, females 494. 
-The Alexandria Va., Age, states that 
Horticultural Exhibition- 
these matters, they may hope for the approving 
smiles of Him who rules the storm, and feel se- 
wliicli have been not only creditable to the Soci¬ 
ety, but useful and agreeable to the public. The 
cure in the expectation of gathering a remnner- season baa been inauspicious, and all kinds of 
ating harvest, notwithstanding many untoward fruite and flo were later than usual, 
and discouraging circumstances. t The great midsummer show of Roses, Straw- 
Weekly Notes by a Naturalist. berries, Cherries, <tc., will take place at Corinthian 
- Hall, on Friday aud Saturday, the 25th and 26th 
The first warm week of the season. Last Mon- instant. The Hall will be open for the reception 
day the mercury raised to 91 on the west side of of articles at 10 o’clock, and the exhibition will 
tbe river; and on the east, to 86. Last winter, be opened at 2, P. M., on Friday—closing Satur- 
it will be rqjnembered that Prof. Dewey’s there day evening. 
mometer wa< about the same number of degrees As this will be an exhibition of unusual interest 
lower than the one on the east side of the river, we trust there will he a general attendance, not 
Weekly Notes by a Naturalist. 
themselves to their strict enforcement, until time wood from the Andes, in the interior ol South 1 be Alexandria Va., Age, states that 
sir,11 demonstrate the necessity of further legisla- b ° set , afloat ”P oa tbe head waters of cholera has broken out among Uie negroes on 
J 6 the Amazon, and if another log be felled from the Kauawha river. {Several tatai cases have occurred. 
n°-i ^“ D8 T, T.° n T ham !’ . Rock y, M ountains in the interior of North Amer- - In Philadelphia long streamers of crape 
or an abuse of its powers on the other; deprecat- ica, and cast upon the head waters of the Missouri, are displayed froiu the windows and doors of 
mg all agitation upon tbe subject and declaring these two pieces of drift, taken to represent the dwolifug-houses, for weeks after the occurrence of 
they will maintain this system as essential to the ®^ rrents 0 their rivers and of the seas into which a death. 
nationality of the Whig Party of the Union. Vffids’ amUeU.f thTcurLte.Te driVenout’upin — Twelve and a quarter pounds of butter 
The platform elicited warm discussion, mostly the broad ocean through the Florida Pass.— Lieut. ^®re made iu one week recently, tiom i ennlk 
. ., , •, , . J ol a cow belonging to Mr. L. Hmmert, oi Wash- 
m its favor, and was adopted by a vote of yeas Maar V- _ington county, Md 
..27, to n<ns 66. All the preliminaries li.ning The Atlantic Steamers. —The statement rel- -Horses are said to become iso numerous in 
been settled, the Convention proceeded to the ative to the business of the Collins and Cunard Brazil as to be a serious trouble. The Emperor 
227, to nays 66. All the preliminaries having 
been settled, the Convention proceeded to the 
nomination. 
The Atlantic Steamers. —The statement rel- -Horses are said to become so numerous in 
ative to the business of the Collins and Cunard Brazil as to be a serious trouble. 'The Emperor 
lines of ocean steamers, shows that during the has therefore issued a decree, authorizing citizens 
On the first ballot the vote stood for Scott 133, y car 1851, there were carried by the former line, to shoot brood mares wherever found. 
Fillmore 131, Webster 29. On the sixth ballot, 
Scott 131, Fillmore 133, Webster 29. 
Fourth Day. —Throughout the whole day the 
4,156 passengers, and by the latter, 4,118. The 
average length of western passages performed by - 1 exas ias , 43 “^papers and no theatre. 
tbe Collins line was 10 days, 21 hours, and 10 11;® pronunenlreligious demmmaions ureeslab- 
minutes ; of the Cunard, 11 days, 4 hours and 13 Jlshin ” m6 lUltl T uHearmu & aud U® a ®n,latten- 
ballotings were continued, commencing with P’ill- mbl . ul , us ‘ amount of custom-house duties 
„ ion o .■ ,.I, v« r , . , , paid by the former, was 2,122,537 56; by the 
more 133, Scott 131, Webster 28, which was how- j atter $2 829 001 31 J 
that, it is now above. 
only of members aud citizens, but of the love, s of 
ever reversed on the next ballot, and Gen. Scott 
remained in the ascendent until the adjournment Iron in Pennsylvania.— It appears not to bc aud made liberal appropriations for their support. 
at 2 o’clock, with but a slight'variation in the generally known to what an immense extent the -A young girl by the name of Henrietta 
vote at anytime. In the afternoon session the 7 iaaidac ^® oi tbl « universal metal is carried on Bartlett, of Hookset, N- H., died a short time since 
fripnds nf Gf>n i 111 , u 7 fe tate. 1 eniisylvama now produces as while under the influence of chloroform, adminis- 
filends of Gen. Scott woikcd hard and increased much iron as was manufactured m all Great Brit- terc d to aid in the removal o, a tumor, 
his vote somewhat, so that on the 46th ballot ain thirty years ago. Compared to the present 
Scott had 134, Fillmore 127, Webster 31. The manufacture of the article in France, that df -From statistics recently published it ap- 
Convention then adjourned until 10 o’clock Mon Pemwyivania is at least equal—it is more than P ears tbat tlle ) vllul ® ‘ iurab 7 r ^ deaths tlom ali 
. J ock ’ Mon Russia aud Sweden united ; and exceeds that of ca»s®s, m the city ot New Y ork, during the year 
day morning. a j[ Germany._ Phila. Ledger. 1851, was twenty-two thousand and twenty-four. 
Cherries ripe a week ago. So were field and fine flowers, fruits, Ac., from the surrounding 
garden Strawberries. Peas are grown fit for cul- country. " t 
tion is paid to education. 
-A private letter states that Gen. Urquiza, 
who succeeds Rosas as Governor of Buenos Ayres, 
lues authorized the reading ol’ the Bible in schools, 
and made liberal appropriations for their support. 
-A young girl by the name of Henrietta 
inary use. Strawberries are now very abundant. 
Green currents arc picked and brought to market. Agriculture in Maryland. - The State of | 
Wheat in flower. Corn down toward the lake Mai T land bas shown a wcl1 directed zeal in the 
on the sandy soil almost two weeks earlier than on cause of a £U lcultural improvement, by the ap- 
the day soil about Rochester. A friend, writing P ointment of a “ State Agricultural Chemist.”- 
from Worcester county, (Mass.) the first of the This officer visits all portions of the State, analyz- 
week, said, that he had finished Iris first hoeing in S 80lls ’ examlnin S **** of ma,1 > lline > and muck > 
and was to complete his second during the week and farmslnll « to fanners the necessar Y i»forma- 
thathas closed tion for the application of these and other fertili- 
White weed in full flower; and also Cypripe- 201 s ’ t ' beb _ ^ ands - Thiough the kindness of D. 
dium, Showey Ladies’ Slippers, Pyrola, lihustox- ^ ‘ ^ AILL > Esq., we have been favored with the 
ieodendron, Poison Ivey, Robinia Viscosa, Clammy sccond rc P ort > which fro,n a brief examination, we 
Locust, Medcola Virgiuica , Cucumber Root, Lili- find to coutain a ma88of valuaWe mformation not 
um Bvllifcrum, Marula Cotular, Achillea Millcfoli- elsewhere collected in so convenient a compass— 
um Yarrow, Chiononthus Virginica, Fringe Tree, We 8ha11 have occaKlon to make extracts from the 
and many others, too numerous to name. rc P ort ’ for the mformation of our readers. The 
To-day is the longest day of the year-thesun first re P ort would undoubtedly be no less valu- 
Convention then adjourned until 10 o’clock, Mon¬ 
day morning. 
Fifth Day. —The Convention commenced bal¬ 
loting, giving Scott 135, Fillmore 128, YVebster 
-From statistics recently published it ap¬ 
pears that the whole number of deaths from all 
causes, in the city of New Y r ork, during the year 
1851, was twenty-two thousand and twenty-four. 
-Coal has been found in considerable quan¬ 
tities at Portsmouth, R. I. A company is now 
loting, giving Scott 135, Fillmore 128, Webster The Pecan Crop— The 'pecan crop, which tities at Portsmouth, R. 1. A company is now 
29, amid much excitement. The voting was con- f orms an important item in the exports of Texas, . engaged in working it. The coal is 25 feet thick, 
tinned until reaching the 53d ballot, Gen. Scott j, 8 , 8a \ d - ^ be IV T 7 fl<lUri8hill S condition.— and resembles the Pennsylvania products. 
receiving lo9, Fillmore 112, Mobster 21, which about once in four years ; tbe last good crop be- . “ d be l* eil ^ li rer of the Amencan Bible So- 
being a majority of all votes cast, the Convention ing in 1848. This, therefore, is not only the pe- C'ety, has received $.>00 from the executors of the 
declared Gen. Winfield Scott, Whig candidate cau }' ear - but wu are informed by gentlemen who latc Bl8bo P Heddlll o> bulu g a t 
fur President of tile United StntJs. slcmrontlv. «> »!» have, looked into voncrablo mnn.lor t„« aproad ..Ilk.be,,,,turn. 
President of the United States. Subsequently, V® 111 tUecountry, ana wUo nave looked.into 
.. , , , .. „ the matter, that the trees are quite full, and there- 
tho second ballot, Hon. Y\ m. A. Graham, of fore 
an abundant crop may bc anticipated. 
North Carolina, was nominated for Vice President. 
Mr. Graham is Secretary of "War, under Mr. Fill- Counterfeit. —We have been shown a counter- will continue Jus efforts uutii it is altogettier ex- 
more’s administration. feit $2 bill on the City Bank of Hartford,” tinguished. 
a „ i . j . j Connecticut, which we have not before seen no- - The Troy and Boston and the Western 
A resolution was offered and adopted tender- ti(jed> Tbe ’ Vignette is a c „pid and dog with Vermont railroad are approaching each other 
ing to Henry Clay the homage of the hearts oi money bags, sale and ship. Right hand die mow- with rapid strides ; the connection will be com- 
the Whigs—an homage forever engraved on the er and cottage. Left hand female with wings, in plete, and both in running order, by the 25th of 
hearts of ourselves and out children. Also, one figure 2, ship Ac. Shading of letters and dies this month. 
unanimously adopted in favor of the administra- v . ei T coarse. Several have been ciiculated in the -It is reported that Hon. Abbott Lawrence 
having reached the furthest point of his northern ab ^ e > and we sbab strive earnestly to obtain it, A resolution was offered and adopted, tender- 
-Advices from Brazil report the opening of. 
Parliament. The emperor, in a speech, says he 
has done much to suppress the slave traffic, and 
will continue his efforts until if is altogether ex¬ 
tinguished. 
-The Troy and Boston and the Western 
tour. He immediately commences his return to- ,ldL ' 
ward the south, when the days begin to shorten, ^ic reseaiches 
YVe are now passing through the pleasantest days E®gislature of Maryland. 
of the year—a fine time to travel, to work and to . _ ~ 
... Ax Irish Exhibition.— 
® n J°y I 1 '®- for an Exhibition of Nat 
A hailstorm passed over Heneretta and Pitts- during the summer at C 
that the readers of the Rural may enjoy the 
benefit of the researches made by direction of the 
Legislature of Maryland. t 
An Irish Exhibition. —The Irish aae preparing 
for an Exhibition of Native Industry, to be held 
during the summer at Cork. Local committees 
ford about 1, r. m.. doing mucli damage. It is have boen formed in various parts of the country, 
said there was no thuuder. . w. as well as at Cork and Dublin. The Lord-Lieu- 
Monday June 21. tenant has given a donation towar is the expenses 
1 ’-of the undertaking, and Sir Robert Kane is at 
The Western Reserve (O.) Chronicle, says : the head of t}u) ®° mmi ttee of arrangements. Un- 
unanimously adopted in favor of the administra- v . er ^ coar8 7‘ , ^ veral Jiavc ue011 cuculatua 111 tne 
tion of Millard Fillmore. The Convention then Clt ^‘ U ^’ J * V ‘ __ 
adjourned sine die. f Chinese Cities.—T he city of Shanghae has a 
- - populatiou of 500,000. The city of Suchan, in 
The Last of the Old Guard—M r. Silas Per- that Empire, has a population of 2,000,000, and 
ry died at Keene, N. II., June 2d, aged 89 years. Nanking not less than 4,000,000. Suchan is fa- 
He entered the revolutionary army in 1789, when rnous throughout the country, as the Paris of 
i 2, shij) Ac. Shading of letters and dies this month. 
joarse. Several have been circulated in the -J t i a reported tbat Hon. Abbott Lawrence 
-Luff. Adv. bas s ig U ifi e d to the President a desire to return to 
--- - - this country, aud next October lias been deter- 
inese Cities.—T he city of Shanghae has a mined upon as the period when his resignation 
atiou of 500,000. The city of Suchan, in will tako effect. 
Empire, has a population of 2,000,000, and -The Catholic priests in Ireland are preach¬ 
ing not less than 4,000,000. Suchan is fa- j n g i n tb e most earnest manner against emigra- 
Fr,„„ preont indications, there is to bc a large £Sw2ftSl “““““ ^ ** * ** 
crop of wheat, and grass will be unprecedented _ _ 
There is some danger of damage from “ lodging,’ > Peeuviaw Bark. - The Philadelphia North 
owing to the luxuriant growth. Apples promise American expresses the belief that the Cinchona, 
to be very abundant, and peaches and other fruit or Peruvian bark tree, might be acclimated along 
in moderate quantities. Com planting was very ^ be *7 d 8 e8 cd ^ be Alloganies, more particularly in 
late, and there is much con,,,Lint th»t the seed 
did not germinate, yet if July and August should culable value of tins tree, for its medicinal pro¬ 
be favorable we may anticipate a reasonable crop duct and its limited cultivation in South America, 
, 0 jf corn. the subject deserves attention here. 
He enteied the revolutionary army in 1789, when rnous throughout the country, as the Paris ol don to America, and every argument is used to 
but 16 yean old, andl was one of a detachment of China, and there more money is spent in pleasure persua d c the people not to abandon their own 
soldiers who guarded the house m which Major and gaiety annually, than even at Pekin, although c 0Untry 
Andre was confined, and who escorted him to the the latter is the residence of the Emperor and his , r T , • . .. , 
gallovvs on the 2d of October, 1780. It is quite court, 
probable .that Mr. Perry was the very last survi¬ 
vor of that old guard. j MI 
We learn from a physician just from St- of Rindge, an old gentleman sixty-three years of 
Louis, says the Galena Jeffersonian, that the chol- age, is incarcerated in jail in this town for debt.— -It is stated that in the counties of Orange 
era, in a fatal form, is existing in that city, and We learn, by a communication received from the and Madison Va., the wheat crops have been so 
that, although nothing is said of it in the papers, prisoner, that he is confined for a debt contracted materially damaged by the joint worm, that many 
numbers die daily, both among the passengers on by a minor son, for which he (the father) gave a farmers have turned their cattle into the w\ieat 
boats, and residents. . note. fields to feed on the straw. 
e latter is the residence of the Emperor and his _^ Charleg T Jackson administered a 
Ult ‘__ pound and a half of ether to Mr. Francis Alger’s 
T nil t- /ivt tt\ lion at South Boston, and removed his claws 
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