MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YO RKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND EMILY NEWSPAPER. 
ROCHESTER, AUGUST 12, 1852. 
Out in the Country. 
To those "who tabernacle in the city through 
CongrtMtottal. 
Synopsis of Proceedings. 
Monday, August 2. —The River and Harbor 
bill was taken up and referred to the Committee 
on Commerce. The Mexican Boundary and In¬ 
dian Appropriation bills were before the Senate. 
In the House, Mr. Hascall, by leave introduced a 
bill to amend the Postage Law, proposing among 
other things, to reduce the postage on letters when 
The Harvest^md-Crops Lit] tljt M QtlS. IttlUS Of %XM, &t. 
We gather from various quarters the following 
additional items relating to the wheat harvest jgf” The total Legislative expenses of the Uni- -The reports of the cotton crop at the south 
and the prospects of other crops, the present ted States for the last fiscal year are $906,428— are generally favorable. 
those of the Departments are : State $72,625; 
■ Commencement at Middlebury College oc~ 
. . .... , r ,, ,__ ■, prepaid, to two cents, and on newspapers to one- 
August—and all the rest of the year, perhaps—it * L. ’ ' ' 
. P. , . . , , . , fourth cent, on distances not exceeding 500 miles, 
is refreshingly pleasant to send even the tancv ° ’ 
TW ItrrTT C..OP —The Winvaw 7S C 'i Observer Treasu, 7> $114,000; Interior, $344,506 ; War, curs August 17 and 18th. 
I he Rice Li.or. the A myaw(b. U.) O rse $130,750; Navy, $99,100; Post Office, $114,400. , rn , , , , • , e , f 
says: “ 1 he rice crop looks remarkably well, and The Miuta bave $?il,700. The total Territorial '-7- 1 her ? f 8 p 6en 1 a 1 ? re f t tnal °f hor3 of 
promises to Yield in accordance to its present ap- expenses are $123,540. Judiciary expenses, all nations at the Royal Dock yard at Sheerness., 
pe«u*auce. W e are informed that the growth on <£ 453 ^ 00 . The Light House Establishment, -The Pittsburgh Chronicle says the river is 
the Santee is luxuriant, and on some plantations * 5 * 4 , 400 . The Coast Survey, $366,000. Sala- so Iuvj at that city that it is confined to its bed. 
the rice is shooting. We have also heard ot the 
annearance of the caterpillar on the Sam pit but um c 69 ’ 8 > 61 o T .. D .? tlc , ex Pf”®® s > -The Catholic University of Ireland has 
are happy to learn they were discovered in time f oa ’ PubIic piSlings and Repairstt Washing- ® isteen tkousaiul dollais flom the United 
“out in the country,” to rove through the ver¬ 
dant fields and shady woods, and along the run¬ 
ning brooks, to enjoy the sweet and homelike 
and one-half cent for any distance over 500 and 
not exceeding 1,000 miles, and one cent for any 
distance exceeding 1,000 miles; newspapers to 
circulate free within fifty miles of the place of 1 
to destroy them bv;a large flow of water The ton,‘ $262,000. 
fall of water has been too large to benefit the _ T . , . . , 
corn crop, yet we hear flattering accounts of the j Judge Thompson, on Saturday last, at 
bountiful harvest. The health of our towu con- I Philadelphia, decided that minors may enlist in 
-The Pittsburgh Chronicle says the river is 
so low at that city that it is confined to its bed. 
-The Catholic University of Ireland has 
received sixteen thousand dollais fiom the United 
States. 
-On the 4th, 5th and 6th of August, there 
were 39 cases of cholera and 8 deaths,, reported 
in Buffalo. 
-Two hundred and seventy-nine persons of 
pleasures of rural life. 1 he farmer has now a ,, . . . .. , . . 
1 . __ . , , i r i publication. It also abolishes the franking pnv- 
brcathiDg-spell between harvest and seeding, and f * V, 
. 6 I, , . , . . ,, - llega it was referred to the Committee on the 
i man by the name of Harris to his parents, who , — A w ° nun W ea 1 ana seveiny-mi e persons c 
in Georgia.— This will probably be J claimed him on that ground. The act of Congress forc) S a blrtb arc in the civil and diplomatic sei 
tiful year ever witnessed in Georgia, declaring the enlistment of minors unlawful, re- V1C0 oi the Unlted btatcs - 
i» doing odd jobs of hoeing, ditching and thresh- ^ ■ amendment of the Senate fix- 
ing,—while the boys work m the garden, pull the . , .. 
b ’, „ .. , . , , mg August .31 tor adioumment, was concurred in, 
weeds from among the corn and potatoes, rake b b J ’ 
.. . ,. , ... ,, . , , . Notices of bills, Ac., Ac., as usual, 
the stubble fields and go with the gills a berrying. 
There are great patches of blackberry bushes in Tuesday, August 3.— The Fishery question was 
some of the hemlock clearings; and, along “the bcb)re tbe Senate. I he President states that 
Ridge,” not a few swamps of spruce trees and Commodore M. C. Perry, with the U. S. steam 
high-hush whortleberries. So the young farmers fri S ate Mississippi under his command, has been 
® 41_4_4*~.. 41_-_ r_ 
corn crop, yet we near nattering accounts oi tne ; \ p 1 - I / V : • J A- • were dU cases ot cnotera ana ** aeatns^reportea 
bountiful harvest. The health of our towu con- Philadelphia, decided that minors may enlist m iu Buflkla 
,, the marine fcervice; and refused to restore a young m , . . , 
tinues good. man by the name of Harris to his parents, who , — Two hundred and seventy-nine persons of 
The Crops in Georgia.— This will probably be claimed him on that ground. The act of Congress forci S a b . lrtbar ® “ die cml aml diplomatic ser- 
the most bountiful year ever witnessed in Georgia, declaring the enlistment of minors unlawful, re- vlce ol the U nlted btat cs. 
1 he wheat and oat crops are already in, and have lates only to- the army. The English common -■ The three candidates for Governor in 
proved to he very abundant, particularly the lat- law governs the enlistments in the naval service; Maine, have all declared themselves in favor of the 
ter. Indian corn has scarcely suffered for rain a and it has been held in England that a minor may preservation of the Maine Liquor law. 
single day, and the plentiful rains of last week contract an obligation to serve the State, which -The authorities of Montreal are taking 
have insured a large supply. Should the cotton cannot be set aside by the power of the parent. steps to prevent the rebuilding of the burnt dis- 
crop prove equally good and the planters get the tricts with inflammable materials, 
present prices, this will be the most extraordinary . AI v ,A ?» 8 . . , rm n 1 Ar i n 1 c. 1 
and nrosnerons year in our annals .—Athens (OaA m the «ty of Mexico itself. They have come —Humphrey Marshall has been confirmed 
and big hoys put the hayrack on the big wagon, 
fill it with seats cushioned with buffalo robes, 
hitch on Bob’s bay team and Uncle Ben’s grays, 
and with their wives and sweethearts go on a 
dispatched to that quarter, for the purpose of pio- 
tecting the rights of American fishermen, under 
the Convention of 1818. Messrs. Cass, Davis, 
and Hamblin spoke on the subject. The Military 
crop prove equally good, and the planters get the T . 
present prices, this will be the most extraordinary . The Indians are creating great alarm even 
and prosperous year in our annals .—Athens (Ga.) ln t bo . c, ty Mexico itself. I hey have come 
Banner Jvlti 21 down into the country far below Chihuahua and 
A. ] t , xt rm j l in the neighborhood of San Louis Potosi. Iu the 
The Ogdensburgh N ews of Tuesday week gtate of Z | cetecaS) which is on i y 2 00 miles to the 
says :-New hay sold yesterday as high as $8 Norfh of the city ’ of Mexico, they have, in nurn- 
per ton. The crop generally has been deficient hers of 3flfl at a' time, attacked Lv hnci^da« 
The three candidates for Governor in 
-The authorities of Montreal are taking 
steps to prevent the rebuilding of the burnt dis¬ 
tricts with inflammable materials. 
- L Humphrey Marshall lias been confirmed 
in yield, in our immediate neighborhood, in con- 
down into the country far below Chihuahua and a s Minister to China, and will resign his seat in 
in the neighborhood of San Louis Potosi. In the Congress. 
State of Zacetecas, which is only 200 miles to the -Prof. Norton, late of Brown University, 
North of the city of Mexico, they have, in nurn- has received the appointment of Professor of Civil 
bers of 300 at a time, attacked many haciendas, Engineering in Yale College. 
, ' ,, making their assaults on various points at the 
sequence of the late spring, which has thrown same ® oment . They defeat the'Mexicans in 
the grasses far behind their average amount in noarl encounter, 
the usual season. IJie farmers, is consequence, , 
have evinced a disposition to make “ quick sales” There are 81,064 dwelling houses, and 
a pic-nic excursion, with pails and baskets which academ y bi]1 wa * P a ssed in the Senate. The 
they promise to bring back full of berries for Hollse were in Committee on the general appro- 
pies and preserving. • priation bill. An amendment was adopted, ap- 
It is well along iu the forenoon when the load, propriating $75,000 tor the purchase of books for 
numbering fifteen or twenty of the jolliest souls tbe Congressional Library, 
in the neighborhood, arrives at the scene of ac- Wednesday, August 4. —The Senate spent most 
tion. They have come prepared for an all-day’s of the session discussing the salary of the Super- 
“time of it,” and go off in small companies into intendent of the Census. In the House the Ap- 
the hushes or among the brambles. By two propriation bill was under discussion, and an iu- 
o’clock, all get together again, to compare notes teresting topic was started in relation to the col¬ 
and discuss the contents of certain baskets filled lection of Light-house fees from foreign vessels,, 
at home. Nothing can taste better than the fix- equal to those levied by their respective Govern- 
ins that “ open out ” on the table cloth spread ments upon American vessels. 
-A controversy is going on between tbe 
Catholic journals as to whether tallow candles 
may bo used instead of wax, in the church ritual. 
-The Woman’s Right Convention held last 
have evinced a disposition to make “ quick sales” There are 81,064 dwelling houses, and -The Woman’s Right Convention held last 
of stock for the beef and mutton markets, and 89,080 families in New Jersey. The population year at Worcester, is to meet again this year at 
prices have accordingly come down a good deal, of the State numbers 489,337—about as mauy as Syracuse ou the 8th of September. 
The price demanded for hay in the market, at New York city contains. There are 807 churches _The sum of $16,210 92 lias been raised 
this season of the year, is deemed exhorbitant; in the State, affording accommodations for 344,- j n New York city for the Montreal sufferers ; and 
the puce demanded for hay in the market, at p cw i one city contains, mere areenurenes _The sum of $16,210 92 lias been raised 
this season of the year, is deemed exhorbitant; in the State, affording accommodations for 344,- j n New York city, for the Montreal sufferers ; and 
but the farmer in fatting his beef or mutton for 033 people, and valued at $3,537,436. Of the $15^000 of it is now in their hands. 
the market has abundant resources in other res- whole number, 312 Methodist, 103 Baptist, and ! J_ n • tbo ont i of t„i v the amount of 
^ The k,e “ il “asa wZzSss rr*v 
ILi?” The wheat crop in Niagara County, says ( j 0 a t $1 175 250 ’ ’ " 200,000 altogether. 
the Lockport Journal, is now nearly all secured' ' * \ j , -The thermometer at the White Mountain 
in good order. The yield is far better than had £5? I here are said to be 90,000 voters in North station house on Monday mornim* at 6 o’clock 
been anticipated by our farmers. The straw is Carolina, of whom at least 40,000 are landholders, stood at 40° At about noon it stood at 654 
not so abundant as it has been for the last two According to a statement in the Raleigh Standard, , . , , , e ™ „ v l t . 
years, but the yield is much better in proportion these 40,000 freehold voters form an oligarchy of , —.A v ^el lias cleared f o n New Y oik for 
to the quantity of straw, and the quality superior, landholders. They elect fifty Senators, tne whole . l j s . ra l 4 w j 1 ‘ P ■ ' ‘ s ° Lb 
1JUO lOJLab ---- - - X * - --- ID LiJU f jUtUJ UA &LidW,aUU LUC LJ UaiiLJ &UpUIlUX. sjouttivno, viu, . . , * p , pi 
under the wild cherry trees on the edge of the Thursday, August 5.—The Fishery question The harvesting will be less expensive. All things of one branch of the Assembly, and three-fourths lfe 1 D S ^ P P 1 
. . . . , , ~ J w --.1 -- W ^ 1:_ r.,11 ---- J r»f -flin Atlini* Time o o trc. 41-,/% - K.P.V. VV IY1. HfiHVV (I HR 
pasture. The broiled ham, roast chickens and was taken up by the Senate, and debated by 
buttered biscuits; plates of pie, and heaps of Messrs. Hamlin and Soule. The Indian appro- 
dough-nuts and cookies ; the dried beef and propriation hill was also discussed. House iu 
crackers, have a marvelous relish, and are washed Committee of the Whole on the general Appro- 
down with pure cold water, amid jokes and fun priation bill. 
considered, we believe that a full average yield of the other branch. Thus, says the Standard, 
Rev. Wm. Henry Channing has accepted 
o freeholders substantially, to all intents and f be unanimous invitation of the Unitarian Socie- 
irposes, elect and control both branches of the ty °f Rochester, N. Y., to become their pastor. 
5S«rably. -Mr. Downing, who was an excellent swim 
5 ^*f“ Rev. E. G. Wood, in the opening prayer uier, it is said, was lost in his efforts to save Mrs. 
that make a large quantity of that beverage ne¬ 
cessary to prevent somebody’s choking. 
Friday, August 6.— The Homestead bill, Ben¬ 
nett’s Laud bill, and the hill to cede public lands 
Then out again they go, with new courage, de- to the States in which they he, were reported on 
termined to surprise the folks at home with well- unfavorably, in the Senate. The Indian appro- 
heaped baskets, talking, singing, and discussing priation bill was debated, and some amendments 
grave questions—leading to grave results. Those made. In the House nothing of importance was 
who find the girl they like in the company, enjoy accomplished. 
it much; there are such grand chances to wander Saturday, August 7. —The Senate was not in 
a little apart from the rest, to talk of those noth- session. The House occupied most of its session 
ings which amount to so little, and yet seem so with the Appropriation bill, to which various 
sweet and so bewitching. And if any get lost— amendments were offered and agreed to. Among 
as they will sometimes—it is not so very bad, for them, $10,000 for the support of insane paupers 
they always turn up again, and in pairs, too, very in the District of Columbia; $5,000 for a pedestal 
seldom ungenially mated. for the equestrian statue of Gen. Jackson; $90,- 
By and by, the declining sun warns them to 000 for six revenue cutters; $115,000 for books 
turn homeward. And the ride in the pleasant to new members ; $21,000 for reporting during 
summer evening, weary and quieter—and some the present session, aud over $50,000 for the pub- 
of the party, perhaps, happier, in some bewilder- lication of debates in the Globe, and to furnish 
ing vision of the future which has this day bright- the Congressional Globe to each member of, and 
ened upon them,—this ride is the crowning pleas- delegate to the House, and for binding that work 
ure. Aud the married folks who go enjoy them- The bill was not disposed of when the House 
aud profit will be realized. the freeholders substantially, to all intents and the unanimous invitation ot the Unitarian bocie- 
,rp. o n - c k . purposes, elect and control both branches of the ty of Rochester, N. Y., to become their pastor. 
IW The Seneca Courier of August 5th, says : XssUffiy. _Mr. Downing, who was an excellent swim 
The wheat crop in this county has been secured ^ it is sai(jj was f ost in his efforts to save Mrs. 
m fine condition, the weather during the harvest ‘ U' , , ;’ y piayei > ’ t . ,, , „ , , ■ , 
having been as favorable as could be desired. But °f services at 1 airfield, Indiana after praying for Wadsworth, one of the ladies under lus charge. 
we learn that in consequence of the ravages of tbe general government, prayed for the Governor -Mr. John Morrison, of Leicester, who was 
the weevil it is probable the yield will fall much tbe *nd thus for the Legislature: “And bitten by a spider, some ten days since, died from 
below the* usual average per “acre. Some of our tbe bord mei c y on our legislators. Spare the effects of the bite, on Wednesday last. 
farmers, we understand, will hardly realize the tbe . lr llvei until they may return to their homes, -It is quite confidently hoped that Captain 
amount of their seed. ana then-put it into the hearts oi the people to Marcy’s command was not massacred. Capt.M.’s 
». T r t-> n v , • Keep mem mere, ana return men oi temperat 
I he N ew Haven Palladium says, that in i 1 , 
,, • i n i .4 r habits and sentiments, who will do some good. „„ , , , , . , e 
that region there is hardly hay enough to pay ior ° -I hree hundred and twenty oi the persons 
mowing. The grass is thoroughly dried up. The A specimen of Australian gold has been employed in the Departments at Washington are 
Hartford Times says of the crop in that vicinity, received at the Philadelphia Mint. An assay from the District of Columbia. 
that the drouth has limited it to about two-thirds proves it to be worth about twenty dollars per _The Boston papers state that a perfectly 
of its usual amount, but stoutness of the grass ounce, after melting; in its original condition it satisfactory experiment with Phillip’s Fire Anni- 
will make it “go further” than was at one time was valued at $19,00. It is said to be better than Hil a tor was made, in that citv, lately, 
expected. Much of it lias been sold standing at California gold, and to contain less silver by six ‘ ‘‘ ^ ju , 11 ^ u a 
and then put it into the hearts of the people to Marcy’s command was not massacred. Capt.M.’s 
keep them there, and return men of temperate father lives in Massachusetts. 
expected. JV 
a high price. 
or seven per cent., 011 an average. The Australian r T — ■ , , - . 
gold bears a striking resemblance, in its exterior of , Utica has been selected to deliver the annual 
annearance. to that found in California. address belore tbe Agricultural Society, at the 
It is reported that Hon. Horatio Seymour, 
yr The St Louis Republican of July 24 savs: % to that found in California 
New wheat is beginning to arrive in considerable 11 
quantities from above, and especially from the VW The Savannah custom-house w 
quantities from above, and especially from the &M“ T'lie Savannah custom-house was coinplc- 
lllinois river. The yield of wheat in the upper ted July 30th. It cost $145,942 32; site $21,- 
counties of Illinois, has been quite abundant, and 513 60 ; furniture $5,960 12—total $173,417 04, 
the quality far superior, in most cases, to the an- which is $6,132 96 less than the appropriations 
ticipations of the farmers. Most of the lots which by Congress. The exterior is of Quincy granite, 
11 ’ State Pair. 
EfT l_ b ® > :,a ' ani;!ab cxl stoni-hoiise was comple- -Before the penny postage in England, the 
A d du .)y AO' 1- J£ bb b34~ 3~site $~L- number of letters delivered weekly was less than 
ol J 60 , tuiiuture $o ,.)6 J 12 total $1 < 3,41 / 04, ] ia ]f a niillion. Now the delivciy is one million, 
winch is $6,132 9b less than the appropriations d a n v 
by Congress. The exterior is of Quincy granite _ Tlie Farmers’ and Citizens’ Bank of Wil- 
arrived during the past week have been unusu- and theie is a gieat deal of iion in the roof and lj a msburgh has commenced operations. Its cap- 
ally fine. floors. The post office is in the same budding, as ital is *200,000. Chas. W. Houghton, President, 
r _ i__ r\ i _ a ... •_ _ nro. t.hp. niftt.riuT, att.nrnp.v’ft arm nnnniapr’s nffionc % i • 
selves no whit less, for you may hear them talk¬ 
ing over with each other, reminiscences of youth, 
how they enjoyed, and what they thought and 
did on such occasions, in the August days of the 
adjourned. 
Abatement of the Cholera. 
In closing an article relative to the cholera in 
aud H. Freeman, Cashier. 
-We learn from the Chinago Tribune, that 
years a little ways gone by. And, di opping off Rochester, in our last number, we remarked,—“It 
by twos and threes and half-dozens, at last all i s therefore hoped that the highest point of viru- 
are safe home, thanks to the firmness of the driver, } ellce bas bcen p asse d, and that if our citizens are 
Last week, says the Oilcans American, we are *- be <bs ^ lac l attorney’s aud appraiser’s offices. au q jj. Freeman, Cashier. 
took a trip^ through the Southern part of this jgg^Genitt Smith has written a letter to Wm. -We learn from the Chinago Tribune, that 
county. . heat is goodj we were told that it R. Wraith, in which he says that the Chaplin affair by a census of that city, just completed, the pop- 
would yield from 30 to 35 bushels per acre. Y ot- is again upon him, and in addition to what he has ulation amounts to a little over 38,000 beiim an 
withstanding the cold weather in May and Juno, already been “ robbed of,” to pay Chaplin’s bail increase of 8,000 since the census of 1850. 
aud the dry, of late, corn bids fair to be a good in Maryland, he is now called upon to pay $6,000 _ The Boston Committee appointed to col- 
crop Potatoes now look tolerable well, hut are to indemnify his bail in Washington. He says lect a fuud for the relief of the sufferers by the 
rotted some, and the crop will be small. 
Jgjp 3 * The Peach crop in New Jersey, this year, 
it is said will be light. The Wilmington Repub- 
to liiuemniiy ms Dan m wasnmgton. tie says ffict a fuud for the relief of the sufferers by the 
il? T ^-° b J eed ^ : -> dd ^ j 111 tbls ca se, as lie late fire in Montreal, have already obtained be- 
bled $10,000 in the Maryland ease. 
A late number of the London Illnstated 
tween $4,000 and $5,000. 
-The American Scientific Association will 
who would not trust the reins in female hands; nr udent and admit nroner mwmiinne rDJW lican says, in that quarter of Delaware, there will News says, the Democrats refused to nominate meet this year in Cleveland, commencing Au- 
and all—almost—are satisfied that “it was the be a full crop and the early fruit will be in mar- R„f„ s King for the Vice Presidency at the late gust 18th. A large number of the most learned 
ket in a week s time. It is expected that from Baltimore Convention, and the Whigs balloted men in the country are expected to attend. 
50 cents to $1 per basket will be realized by the lustily for Douglas for tiie Presidency. It says, _Horatio Greenough, the eminent American 
and all almost are satisfied that it was the re ports will soon exhibit a speedy abatement of 
best time they ever did have. The enjoyment mortality.” We are glad to announce, this week, 
of the day is complete when they find that moth- ^j ia j ^ be ] 10 p e thus expressed has been realized.— 
er has got along well with the house work and q’ be c it y i s now (Tuesday) comparatively free 
has supper ready with cream prepared ior a bowl f rom the epidemic. The alarm caused by its 
of their berries, and that father has milked the prevalence is diminishing,—and if our citizens 
cows, aud offers to turn the horses away in the are prudent, and the authorities continue in force 
pasture. But our faucy must come in iiom the the sanitary measures adopted, a return of the 
country.” b. disease, in a severe form, will thus be avoided. 
Editorial Change.- We have omitted to men- Iu order to exhibit the extent of the epidemic, 
sale of peaches this season. a lso, that Albany contributed $300 to the Ivo 
JgV The wheat crop in Germany is better than suth fund, while “the State of New England 
it has been before in twenty years. “forked over ” $ 1 , 000 . 
Horatio Greenough, the eminent American 
also, that Albany contributed $300 to the Kos- scu l p tor, asks a location in some city park, for a 
Bntli fnm wlnle “t ie State nf New TTncrlanrl » , 1 , • . ,.f 1 i ■ 
bronze equestrian statue of Washington, he is now 
completing. 
-The Governor of New Hampshire has ap- 
tion in these columns, as we have elsewhere, that or rather the enc 0 U 1 ' a S ln g raUo of its abatement, ing quartz, discovered in that region. Copper cultivation 
it has been before in twenty years. “forked over ” $ 1 , 000 . completing. 
Gold, in large quantities, and of a superior -The Governor of New Hampshire has ap- 
News Clippings. quality, has_bceiyhscovered m a region between po i nt cd Thursday, November 11th, as a day of 
British Guiana and \ enezuela. 1 he laboring thanksgiving. This is taking time by the fore- 
jrff" It is reported that gold has been discovered classes have abandoned their occupations in Dem- l oe k. 
in Ottawa county (Grand River country,) Mich, arara, and gone gold hunting An arrival of 256 _ A diamond weighing 400 carets has been 
A correspondent of the Iree Press states that lie Coolies at Demarara had much relieved the plant- iven to the East India Company by the Nizam 
has examined and tested a specimen of gold bear- ers who anticipated trouble m getting hands for b f Hyderabad, in part payment of a debt. It is 
lias examined and tested a specimen of gold bear- 
the Prairie Farmer for July, coutains the valedic¬ 
tory of J. A. Wight, Esq., who has been its prin¬ 
cipal editor from its commencement,—over nine 
years. During this period Mr. W. has been an 
! we give the aubstance of the reports of the Board 
of Health for the past three days. The reports 
of the Board are made out at 5 P. M., and founded 
upon statements of the physicians, who are rc- 
was also found, about four feet from the surface 
of the earth. 
Commodore Aulick, who is now in the 
East Indies in command of the American Sqund- 
nearly twice as large as the Koh-i-noor. 
-The Yankees don’t mean to give up the 
ice trade of California to the Russians. A cargo 
earnest and most valuable laborer in the field of ( l uired to rc P ort da %-tliat is, within twelve 
agricultural literature, and acquired an enviable hours after a case bas occurred. Our summary is 
reputation as a sensible, able, and independent as b)bows • August < 13 cases and 8 deaths^ 
advocate of Rural Progress and Improvement.— two of which lesulted fiom pre\ious cases. Aug. 
We regret that other duties call so good and tried b cases > a,ld ^ deaths, one of which resulted j 
for the same boat, but she was leaving the dock tent. It comes from about the latitude of 33 
as they reached it, and they took the Armenia. degrees south. I*, 011 * o1 pounc 
The Brattleboro’ (Y4. ) Eagle says that a B§F”1he Newbury port Herald says that large so ^eueral. 
brook trout, one foot and four inches in length, quantities of mackerel were taken last week at _ 
and weighing one pound and a half when dressed, sbf j a |® , b P ® e ’ a< rf ’ ^ be T " eie s U 0 ^ be 100 v ' i / ^ J 
was pmiShr i-iRt week bv Mrs Tinsli nf Mi,kiln From 5,000 to 6,001) were frequently taken at one a mulatto won 
™ “vf who rL b / boon S ainpSd ^ of tbo seino, and »ld ol tboYpot at « to Jun Lnnd^ oi 
disciple of good old Izaak Walton. 2 >c c - Several °™' s luade $. b ° 0deacl h “f ® ut 01 tiie 
and those engaged in setting and hauling $ 1 U to colur - 
gr-if Some fifteen hundred citizens of Milwau- $15 a daY _The C 
kee have signed a letter to the Mayor, asking him ' ^ A passenger on the lightning train from Matthew Grav 
tn rtnf n trt fhn KnnHnv PVPinno’ hallo r»/vrrr . ^ ® . 0 % „ . _il_1 CYO _: 
The Newburyport Herald says that large - a . 
quantities of mackerel were taken last week at 80 g euera • 
the shoals, by seines; they were shy of the hook. -A jury at Kenosha, v\ isconsin, has given 
From 5,000 to 6,000 were frequently taken at one a mulatto woman a verdict of $100 against Cap- 
haul of the seine, aud sold 011 the spot at ) J to tain Lundy, of the steamboat Baltic, ior turning 
91 /p Snvpral coinp nwnpra mnrlp *1 000 pmpIi her out of the common cabin on account of her 
a sentinel from his post; and, in parting company, from a case re P orted tbe Previous day. Aug. 9- 
cordially wish him abundant prosperity in the de- d cases, and 3 deaths, one oi which resulted irom 
partment of literature to which his future efforts a case P rcv i° us ly reported, 
are to be devoted. 1777 . ‘ 
The Farmer will hereafter be conducted by its 1 er ar y 0 ic cs, 
proprietors, Messrs. Wright and Haven, who “The Anglo-American Magazine” is the 
have been associated with Mr. Wight in its edito- name of a new magazine, imitating Harper’s iu 
rial management. It is a capital work, and de- style and price, published at Toronto, C. W., by 
serves well of the people of the west, and the Thos. Maclear. We have looked through the 
“ rest of mankind.” Jnlv and August numbers, and think them vprv 
ing coffee out oi the English market, luye mil¬ 
lions of pounds less of coffee were consumed iu 
England in 1851 than in 1847, the adulteration is 
disciple of good old Izaak Walton. 
Some fifteen hundred citizens of Milwau¬ 
kee have signed a letter to the Mayor, asking him 
, , ' ° , .. , -. ’ , ass’ A passenger on the lightning train irom 
to put a stop to the Sunday evening balls now tll f|; ast ^ ester | ay afternoon? jumped from the 
regularly held at several halls in that city, feev- platform 0 f one of the cars as they were passing 
enteen clergymen ( nine of them Germans ) are L_ at the rate of 40 miles an hour-Greens’s Cor- 
arnong the signers. station. Of course, this niece of fool liardi- 
-The Centreville (Md.,) Times says, that 
Matthew Graves, of that county, on Tuesday last, 
walked 28 miles for .the purpose of procuring a 
marriage license to marry his fifth wife. He is 70 
years of age. 
-Judge De Veaux, one of the oldest and 
July and August numbers, and think them very 
, creditable to Canadian enterprise. W. il. Hay- 
Sale of Blood Cattle. It will be observed WAttD) 16 Minerva Block, is agent for this city. 
by reference to an advertisement in this paper, _ 
that Mr. Lewis F. Allen proposes to sell the chief “ TnE Rochester Daily Union,” is the name 
part of his herd of blood cattle principally cows, 0 f a new Democratic Daily announced .to appear 
heifers, and heifer and bull calves comprising up- this week. Messrs. Turner and Hatch, Editors; 
wards of fifty full bred Short-horns, and several Curtis, Falls 4 Co., Publishers. It is to be of 
Devons aud Ilerefords. Also, some forty Short- the size and price of the N. Y7 Daily Times, and 
‘ a 8 ° _ ner station. Of course, this piece of fool hardi- -Judge De Veaux, one of the oldest and 
frsU The annual meeting of the Scientific As- ness was attended by its inevitable consequence, most respected residents of Niagara County, died 
sociation, which was to have been held at Cleve- The man was so badly injured that his life isdes- at Niagara Falls on the 3d inst. It is said that 
ltmd on the 13th inst., has been postponed for the paired of. the disease of which he died, was cholera, but that 
present year, on account of the prevalence of dis- — The Le Roy Female Seminary, conducted is disputed. 
ease along the avenues leading to that city. for fifteen years by the Misses Ingham, has been -In the parish of Feeding Hills, West 
One hundred and fifty persons died in New transferred to the charge of the Synod of Gene- Springfield, containing about 600 inhabitants, 
York during the last twelve months, of delirium see, who have appointed a Board of Trustees to there are nine persons whose aggregate ages 
tremens! There were nine murders caused by manage its affairs. It is proposed to raise $50,000 amount to 770 years, and whose ages average 85 
rum, and nearly ten thousand five-day commit- to endow the Institution and Rev. Mr. Houghton, years. 
ments for druukenness during the same time. has been appointed agent to carry out this design _William W. Wadsworth, Esq., of Geuc- 
The citizens of New Bedford, tired of wait- Mg” An enormous rattlesnake, five feet two seo, died on the 21st ult. I or the last six or eight 
ing for Congress to improve their harbor, have inches in length, and as thick as a snake of the y ears of his life his naturally fine faculties were 
taken the matter into their own hands, and are tropics, was killed by H. A. Richmond, on the obscured by an intellectual cloud. His age was 
moving for an appropriation by the city govern- 24th ult. He weighed eight or ten pounds, was years. 
ment of $15,000 for that purpose. eighteen years of age, aud was coiled for a spring -The receipts of the IT. S. Treasury for the 
-- when Mr. R. discovered him, in the town of He- last fiscal year, were $40,250,000. Customs $47,- 
The Force of a Steamboat.— The force with b r°n> Conn- 000,000. The Public lands over $2,000,000 ; and 
which the Henry Clay struck the bank of the The Illinois Railroad, from Naples to other sources about $250,000. 1 he surplus of the 
river must have been tremendous. Some of the Jacksonville and Springfield, use castor oil entirely year will be about $450,000. 
heavy iron work of which the machinery was on their car wheels. Considering the present high -All the officers of the Henry Clay, against 
composed was twisted into contortions and rude price of sperm oil, and the glutinous nature of the whom warrants were issued by the U. S. District 
shapes, as if it had been mere wire. One of the whale and other inferior oils, this article, (about Attorney, have been arrested, except Capt. Tal- 
connecting rods, a 3 large round as a man’s leg, 80 or 90 cents per gallon,) is well worth trying man, who is confined to his bed by illness. The 
was bent up like a fish-hook, and then broken off. on railroads iu this region. hail required in each case is $ 10 , 000 . 
horn grade cows, some of them with a dash o doubt 
Devon blood. The sale is to take place on the newspaper. 
18th inst., at the residence of P. Gurbane, two 
miles north of Albany. For particulars, see Mr. “The W 
A.’s announcement. interesting 
will doubtless prove a spirited aud valuable 
Horticultural Society. —A Special Meeting 
of the “ Genesee Valley Horticultural Society,” 
“ The Westminster Review ” for July, has an 
interesting table of contents. L. Scott A Co., 
Publishers; Dewey, Agent. 
Strawberry Plants. —Amateurs aud others 
will be held a£ the Law Library Room in Corin- will observe by reference to next page, that friend 
thian Hall, on Thursday, the 12th inst., at 3 Pardee, of Palmyra, offers them a rare opportunity 
oclock P. M. to obtain choice varieties of the Strawberry. 
meut of $15,1 
bail required in each case is $ 10 , 000 , 
