MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YO RKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
RURAL NEW YORKER. 
ROCHESTER, OCTOBER 7, 1852. 
Meteorological Abstract. 
BY L. WETHKRELL. 
SPECIAL NOTICES. 
Remember that our terms are in advance, and that 
we do not send the Rural after the expiration of the lime 
paid for. See terms on last page. 
Until further notice new subscribers paying $2 will 
receive the present or either back vol. of The Wool Grower. 
pt. 1852. 
I thermometer. 
1 MAX. I MIN. | MEAN 
1 
b(> 
64 
73.33 
2 
8S 
C.5 
74.33 
3 
75 
61 
69.33 
4 
71 
56 
62.00 
5 
76 
54 
62.60 
6 
79 
58 
60.33 
J 
80 
62 
68.00 
8 
87 
59 
71.00 
9 
82 
63 
71 67 
10 
70 
67 
71.67 
11 
73 
64 
68.00 
12 
67 
52 
60.66 
13 
60 
45 
50.66 
14 
66 
48 
56.33 
15 
61 
55 
57.00 
16 
57 
44 
50.33 
17 
61 
41 
51.33 
18 
71 
41 
58.00 
19 
77 
58 
06.00 
20 
GO 
56 
58.66 
21 
73 
58 
65.00 
22 
61 
51 
57.66 
23 
62 
40 
49.66 
24 
09 
43 
55.66 
25 
77 
58 
66.66 
26 
60 
48 
52.33 
27 
53 
46 
48.60 
28 
56 
50 
52.66 
29 
52 
42 
46.00 
30 
65 
38 
51.33 
s w. n w. 
n w. s w. 
s w. w. 
N W. 
N W. 
N W. 
N W. 
N W. 
N W. W. 
N W. 
f 11 73 (i4 68.00 1 NE & w. 
Home, Again . I2 67 52 eo.oe s w. »w. 
- 13 60 45 50.66 s w. 
After a prolonged absence of nearly si x weeks, 14 66 48 56.33 n w. 
, , , . . , , , '5 61 55 57.00 !* w. 
the Editor returns to his post most cheerfully,— lg 5 7 4i 5 „ 33 s . w 
with renewed strength, and a determination to la- j 7 84 5L33 a w. 
bor zealously in behalf of his friends of the Rural 19 77 58 66.00 s e.'s w. 
circle. And right glad arc wo, after so long a s w w 
“rustication,” to put on the working armor and 22 64 51 57.66 nw. 
renew the battle—to reach the tables editorial 2 ,j gg 43 tt.te a w! 
and publicational, where there is always abundant 25 77 58 I GG - 6S sw - 
, , 1 . , „ , , e , ,, T • 26 60 48 52.33 »w. 
labor to be “ done and performed.” Ignoring 27 53 46 1 48.60 s w. w. 
idleness, both mental and physical, we find suffi- i? 8 ko ffnn w. n w. 
cient work before us for a practical demonstration 30 65 38 | 51.33 | » w. 
on the subject,— and shall endeavor to make, 
speedily, proper amends to many editorial and remarks. 
business correspondents, whose favors are now de- 1 am indebted to Prof. Dewey for the following 
manding attention. remarks: 
— During our absence and peregrinations we Another September is gone. It came as a 
have had the pleasure of seeing much that was pleasant month—continued and closed in the 
interesting in both country and city—of meeting same style. Indeed, the weather has been re- 
numerous old friends, and forming many valuable markably fine for the last two or two and a half 
acquaintances — of attending several Agricultural months. We rarely have finer weather and at- 
Fairs, in different Slates— and of communing, on mosphere—and, except a slight want of rain for 
the way and at their firesides, with not a few a small part of September, the season has been 
ardent friends of the Rural and the cause it ad- prcduclive. Grapes have failed in some measure, 
vocates. For the courtesy and kindness extended and the articles of the dairy have advanced in 
us by the latter, we cau only, at present, return value here and over the country. Except in the 
the grateful acknowledgments of an appreciating great matter of bread, which is the “ staff of life,” 
heart. Our note-book, we may add, contains suu- people will find living unusually expensive.— 
dry pencilings pertaining to matters observed on Wood has equally advanced, but coal is more 
the way, and at tarrying places, and to it we shall abundant, and less expensive. Probably in all 
have recourse hereafter. this, we begin to feel the natural effects of 
~ ' " the great influx of gold from California. The 
Scientific Lectures. —I he lovers or scientific , , , ,... , 
, , proportion between monev and commodities has 
research will be pleased to learn that Dr. Goadby , , ,, , .. „ , , , 
1 changed. Gold has practically less value, and 
h t[ ^ aik mtm & 
The Tribune gives the following brief notice__ 
of Dr. YYainwright, who has just been elected __ . , ~ ,, , , ... ~ ” " ’ ~ 
- rr , f ,, ,, , ... - XT v v- ZW" Notwithstanding the acres of public build- -I he Duke of Wellington is dead. He ex- 
B shop of the Eastern Diocese of New York, in in £ff )Wned by the peo J le> at Washington' Uncle piwd on the 14th ult. 
place of Dr. Qnderdonk, who was deposed in ’4G: Sam is one of the most extensive tenants in the -There 
“ Rt. Rev. Bishop Wainwright was bom in Eng- city. The rents which he pays for rooms and of- at Lynn, last 
land (but as an American citizen,) in 1793. He fices for the present year, amount to $32,000. For __Y"ello\ 
came to the United States while a mere child,and the use of “ Winder’s Building,” he pays $19,- extent in New 
was educated at Cambridge, where he held a Pro- 000 per year, which is equal to about fifteen per * p ) . 
fessorship. Ho was subsequently Rector of a cent on its value. The funds to build a similar 1 1 en 11 
piacc 01 121 . underdone, who was aeposea 111 uo. fe am is one ot the most extensive tcnatUs in the -There were 4,571,400 pair of shoes made 
“ Rt. Rev. Bishop Wainwright was born in Eng- city. The rents which he pays tor rooms and of- at Lynn, last year, 
land (but as an American citizen,) in 1793. lie fices for the present year amount to $32,000 For __ Yellow fever and cholera prevail to some 
came to the United btates while a mere child, and the use ot “Winder’s Building,” he pays $19,- extent in New Orleans 
was educated at Cambridge, where he held a Pro- 000 per year, which is equal to about fifteen per * n ( . , ‘ 
fessorship. He was subsequently Rector of a cent on its value. The funds to build a similar ——- 1 1 entice ol the Louisville Journal, has 
Church in Hartford, Conn. In January, 1821, he structure, can be had at four percent a year, which withdrawu his name as a candidate for Congress. 
came to New York, and was made Assistant Mir.- shows that our esteemed relative is fooling away - 7 They travel from New A ork to Montreal 
ister of Trinity Church, having charge of the Grace some $ 10,000 annually, without any cause, except miles, in sixteen hours. 
Church Congregation. About 1834 he resigned, that Congress has refused either to purchase the -- Canada papers appear in mourning for the 
and took the Rectorship of Trinity Church, Bos- rented building, build a new one on public ac- Duke of Wellington. 
ton. Five or six years afterward, be returned to count, or hurry up the Patent Office improve- _Ren Hardin died at Bardstown, Ivy., on 
this cily, was made Assistant Minister at Trinity ments. Friday 24tli of September ’ * 
again and was assigned the charge of St. John’s The lead mines of Southampton, Mass., —The Plattsburgh and Montreal Railroad is 
Chape 1 , where he has ever since remained _ vote worked somewhat extensively, as early as to be opened on the 7 th inst. 
Bishop Wainwright has been prominent in the t) .„ , v, „ 
Councils of the Church, and is now Secretary of YorlfCen^Fthnn AIU <wf ,T7T Ml ' 8 ' Boyer ’ °f 0 swe S°- whllc in 1110 act 
the House of Bishops He has traveled through •G?-’ • en ; n , ba , len .» and Charles Scott, ol 0 f filling a spirit gas lamp, was shockingly burn- 
uic House 01 msnops. no nas nave eu tnrougn Virginia. They and their successors 111 the mi- c d last Thuradav She has sinee died 
Europe Egypt and Palestine, and other eastern ni operation / met with a good degree of sue- Ihuisdaj. She has since died _ 
lands. Seven or eight years ago Ins name was for cess 6 ^hese mines have occupied a conspicuous w - Seven + of tb ? miic pneonera confined in the 
a long time before the public m a controversy with position in the geological reports of the State, w ayne 1 county jail, escaped on Tuesday night, 
Dr. Potts, m regard lo the legality and propriety ‘ nd in the description of scientific travelers.- owing to the-insecure state of the prison. 
of the office of Bishop. I he contioveisy, which They were resorted to as a curiosity, there being -A sum of £3,000 has been remitted from 
attracted much attention at the time, arose from a an ai -tifi c ial cavern—the result of mining opera- Lo,ldon for the relief of the sufferers by the Mon- 
remark made by Hon. Rufus Choate at the New tlons _ ]j000 feet in length, and navigable for treal fire. 
England Dinner, to the effect that our Puritan an- 0 i.:<r. +i w> : _ _n_ tt t 
Hire.or six years afterward, he returned to count, or hurry up the Latent Urhee improve- _Ben Hardin died at Bardstown, Ky. on 
Iy, was made Assistant Minister at Trinity ments. Friday, 24tli of September. 
and was assigned the charge of St. John s jr^-Tlie lead mines of Southampton, Mass., -The Plattsburgh and Montreal Railroad is 
>el, where he has ever since remained _ WO re worked somewhat extensively, as early as to be opened on the 7 th inst. 
shop Wainwright has been prominent m the , 7( -, o-.. \„ 
acils of the Church and is now Secretary of J Sampson Simpson, of Now -Mrs. Boyer, of Oswego, while in the act 
T ouse of Bishops He has traveled through v° 1C ’ .^ eD ' A ! en ’ aiK ,al os ^ cott ’ V 1 of filling a spirit gas lamp, was shockingly burn- 
uise 01 msnops. no nas traveled tmougn Virginia. They and their successors in the mi- c d last Thursday She has sinee died 
c, Egypt and Palestine, and other eastern ni operatioll / met with a good degree of sue- Ihuiaday. She has since died _ 
Seven or eight years ago Ins name was for cess 6 Vhese mines have occupied a conspicuous w - Seven + of th ® mnc pnsoners confined in the 
time, before the public 111 a controversy with position in t]ie geological reports of the State, Wa y ne county jail, escaped on Iuesday night, 
Lts, m regard lo the legality and propriety ‘ lld in the description of scientific travelers.- owing to the msecure state of the prison, 
office of Bishop. 1 lie contiovuisv, winch They were resorted to as a curiosity, there beino- -A sum of £3,000 has been remitted from 
tul mnnh ottonMnn n thn time nmeo Frnm 9 J .. « . , . - . t> T_*1..YD.. ...re........ 1 . <r 
owing to the insecure state of the prison. 
-A sum of £3,000 has been remitted from 
London for the relief of the sufferers by the Mon- 
aurac eu muon alien non ai me time, arose non. a an artificial cavern—the result of mining opera- Lo »don tor the rebel ot the sufferers by the Mon- 
remark made by Hon. Rufus Choate at the New tlODS _ lj0 00 feet in length, and navigable for treal fire. 
England Dinner, to the effect that our l untan an- skiffs the entire distance This old affair is now -The steam mill of Hon. H. L. Ellsworth, 
cestois had fonned a Ghuich v\ tihout a ishop, bc i n g re -opened for the purpose of further opera- on the edge of Grand Prairie, near Lafayette, Ind., 
and ablate without a W.* tiolls was destroyed by fire, recently. 
It is sincerely hoped and generally believed by _ T ** T - ’ T1 .. J . TT „ _ 
It is sincerely hoped and generally believed by 
the delegates, that the elevation of Dr. Wainwright 
meaeiegares.inaiineeievauoD 01 ur. wainwngni it® The people of Warren, Vt., have had a ~.. -■ -• — 
to his new office, will reunite the various classes great bear hunt. O 11 the 15th inst., some 200 or ^L on } Indiana, is lying dangerously ill in New 
which have for a long time existed in this Diocese; 300 men “ armed and equipped ” with rifles, mus- A 01 k. 
• Hon. James Whitcomb, U. S. Senator 
and soon show the Church again harmonious and Lets, reolvers and missiles, surrounded a hill half 
prosperous.” a mile from the village, where the “great bear” * crn New York, was among the passengers in the 
-was known to have taken up a temporary resi- Atlantic. 
Methodist Church Case. — From the report deuce, and forming a ring around the base, began - The name of the Post Office at Salubria, 
made in the great Methodist Church controversy, to close upon the enemy. Several shots were Chemung county, has been changed to “ Wat- 
by Mr. Nelson, who was directed to ascertain the fired upon him without effect, but finally the un- kins.” 
value of the Book Concern, in order to partition erring rifle brought him down. He was borne to -Mr N. Perkins, of Mass., lately dug a po- 
it between the Northern and Southern branches, the village in triumph, and a splendid supper was tato on his farm which measures twelve inches in 
it appears that the property, previous to the di- served up in the evening, in honor of the victory, length, and weighs one pound six ounces ! 
vision of the institution into two sections, was Bruin weighed 845 pounds. -They travel from New l r ork to Buffalo, 
upwards of $562 000. The profits from that pe- tj ic Journal of Commerce remarks that ^70 miles, in fourteen hours and a half, to a rain- 
t0 • Jam,ai y> Lave been over « p le receipts of gold in Great Britain, from Aus- ute ‘ 
lffA- ,J ’°^? _ ' VarylngantU, ;' llj ! a> T '“I) ’, 0 ( l, to $ G8 ’' tralia, have far exceeded the hopes of the most . -4 sh T of L 650 tons, the largest ever built 
0J0. 1 he aggregate value of the book Concent, sanguine; for the first six months of 1852, they in Canada, was launched at Quebec a few days 
attlieoiminencement of this year was over reacbed (] le suni 0 f about $10,000,000. This a S 0- 
000, the increase since Ife lo being about $16,000. s i lows no f 0ldv .} iat the sands there have been -AYm. Jackson, M. P„ lias taken the con- 
-The Rt. Rev. Bishop DeLaucy, of Wes¬ 
tern New Y’ork, was among the passengers in the 
Atlantic. 
-The name of the Post Office at Salubria, 
Scientific Lectures.—T he lovers or scientific 
upwards of $562 000. The profits from that pe- 
liod—1845, to January, 1852—have been over 
'E? 5 ’°^? _ ' Varyinga]nU, ; allj ‘r 0 T $! 7 ' 0 , 00 4 o $ 68 -- tralia, have far exceeded the hopes of the most 
0.ffi I he aggrega'e value ot the Book Ccincern, sanguine ; for the first six months of 1 852, they 
at the commencement of this year was over $608 - reac j ied t] le sum of about $10,000,000. This 
000, the increase since 184o being about $4t>,000. shows not ordy that the sands there have been 
It appears, also, that the profits paid tothe North- unusually productive, but also, that manv hands 
proposes to deliver a course of six lectures on 
“Insects, their structure and functions ” at Con¬ 
cert Hall, State-st. Three will be given this week, 
now there must be more money used in purchas¬ 
ing the necessaries of life. The obvious reason 
why wheat does not advance with some other ar- 
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings, and the .• , c ■ ■>, • .11 , 
. . ’ J J ticlesotagricuIture,isthevastabuudanceandex- 
remaimng three on the corresponding days of next ,, r .. , . ,, , , . , 
, „ , , ., , celience ol its harvest over the whole country and 
V .. ..' . . * , uuuouau. uiuuucuvc, uui also, mat inaiiy uanus : _ . ■ .-...; -., “ - 
ern beneficiaries^since the div ision of the Chinch, ] i;lve B eeil Uu.sv gatheiing tlie precious deposit, as Maine Line, at $3 l, 500 per mile all complete. 
have liecn $113,000. 1 lie Southerners did not the whole receipts at our Mints, for the second -One million of dead letters were opened 
receive any during that period, the N ortherneis year after gold was discovered, (i. c. 1849.) were at Washington the last quarter, in which $11,100 
contending that in consequence of then v oluntaiy old y $6,151,360. If these receipts continue to was found. 
secession they were not entitled to participate m inoreaso at the came rate, California will soon be -Several Indians, descendant of eminent 
the profits. The Southerners have taken cxcep- thlWD in to the s ha d e.” Western war chiefs, it is said, are emm.^d as fire- 
week. The Doctor lectured to gratified classes at 
Albany last winter, and has been for some time 
lecturing on minute Anatomy to a class of phy¬ 
sicians here, and at their request and that of oth¬ 
ers who had heard him, and seen his splendid pre¬ 
parations, illustrated by his superior Microscope, 
the slight market for it in other lands. Wc may 
well be grateful to a kind Providence for (lie 
abundance of the bread crop. Even Indian corn, 
so unpromising in June, lias come to an excellent 
yield. 
The weather in the first half of the month, was 
secession they were not entitled to participate in 
the profits. The Southerners have taken excep¬ 
tions to the report and the matter is again before 
the Circuit Judges, whom it will occupy for some 
days. _ 
The Patent Office at Washington, is now 
undergoing improvement, workmen being engaged 
in trimming the exterior walls of the main build- 
was found. 
-Several Indians, descendant of eminent 
Western war chiefs, it is said, are engaged as fire¬ 
men and deck hands on the Ohio river steamers. 
-Ex-Governor Badger of New Hampshire, 
died at Gilmanton, last week, of disease of the 
he has made arrangements for the delivery of a , • m/ j , , 
, s J rather warm, the mean being 65 % degrees: but 
course of lectures in Concert Hall. It will be a • ,, , , , , , ■ M,/ > 
. , , . in the last half, rather cool, being 55)4 degrees, 
rich treat to all who love the revelations of sci- , , , rA , r ,, 
, . and about 60 degrees for the month, 
ence and have a soul to appreciate the wonders of 
the world of atomic life, as disclosed by the mar- F,ost occurred on the 17lh ’ considerable ’ 1Stb 
vellous power of the glass. These lectures should le f’ 23d a ^ttle 29th some and heavy on the 
The Loon —I saw in a Geneva paper last year, ing. The east wing is rapidly appproaching to a brain, at the age of 73 years and 8 months. 
some remarks respecting the Loon, or great North- completion. The rooms have been plastered and -The gross receipts of Madame Sontag’s 
ern Diver, being taken by hooks 80 or 90 feet un- are nearly ready for painting; the beautiful and first concert in New York, on Monday evening, 
der the surface of the water of Seneca Lake, as massive marble columns of the front portico have amounted to upwards of $ 6 , 000 . 
mentioned by Miss Cooper, ih her “Rural Hours,” been set; and the movements generally in and _There was a slight fall of snow in the 
and expressing a belief in the correctness of the about the premises seem to promise a finish by northem part 0 f‘ Oxford countv, Me, on the 17th 
statement, but there was no assertion trom any the nrst ot December. Incipient measures are m ultimo 
be attended by many outside the list of subscri- 30tL 0uly tho last P roduced rauch in J u,y 1,ere ’ 
k while that of the 17th was pretty severe in the 
___ counties south and west of us. We have had four 
Genesee County Fait.— This fair takes place thunder showers this month. Rain fell pretty 
on Wednesday and Thursday of this week at Ber- copiously several times in the month. Tho equi- 
gen. Judging from the spirit heretofore mani- noctial storm was here, scattered along at some 
tested by the farmers and mechanics of Old Gen- days apart, and so little like an equinoctial as to 
eske, we may anticipate an excellent show. Few attract little attention. 
Counties in the State are more rich in excellent The City Horticultural, and the County Agri- 
cattle, fine houses and sheep, and to none do the cultural Fairs, have teemed with the magnificence 
farmers, their wives and daughters yield the palm of Nature’s productions, and Art put in for a 
in industrial pursuits and home manufactures.— large share of excellence. 
Many from Monroe County will, in all probabili- October 1 , 1852. 
ty, be present, and we confidently expect one of ’ \ 
the best gatherings of the season. t Tii a k AND T .f; FiaE f. D f - or , . he Romance of 
knowledge of tlie editor. 
I lately met Mr. Win. Ormond, a boatman liv¬ 
ing at Geneva, on the northern shore of Seneca 
T , 1 , 1 1 ,1 vi SMS' rue Hexmgion iaio. 1 11 ,xpress, savs mat 
Lake, by tne plank road, who says he has lived t i* , ’ r 
, V !•: * 1 1 the iarmers are now prelty well through with 
here filteen years, and has himself taken the ., •1 .. , . r , ./ , P 
r r i * 1 00 r ^ 1 * i ,1 their hemp harvest, and that the crop is a very 
Loon from hooks 80 feet under water, where they fah . Qn( , J The weather for harvestin | was nev / r 
had been sunk for Lake trout. finer. Much of the crop is already in the stack, 
I consider this evidence as fully establishing and jn fineorder . If catering season should 
n appnrnnv nt Al icq ( cnnpv'ti crntomprit.. whiuh , , , c'. . 
progress for an early commencement of the west . , , - ,. 
w j n , r “ -I here are m Gloucester, twenty fishing 
. firms, fitting out about three hundred fishing 
1 be Lexington (Mo.) Express, says that schooners, manned by some three thousand men. 
the farmers are now prelty well through with - The CanadiaB p ar iiameut adjourned, as a 
their hemp harvest and that the crop is a very mark of respect , on hearing of the death of tlie 
fair one I he weather for harvesting was never Duke of Wellington. 
hncr. Much of the crop is already in the stack, V r 1 ,. . ^ „ 
and in fine order. If i he watering season should . — The number ! )f adu 4 s ln tb ° State of Geor- 
be favorable, the farmers next spring will bring g,a T ho cana ?f J read °V wnte - 13 4 L°00-and the 
into market an article equal to the bast tho State of cbildrcn whose parents are unable to 
1 1 x OAtirl I hAm t/Y Kuhnn ic nmmrr o 1111(1 
tlie accuracy of Miss Cooper’s statement, which 
is still doubted by some persons .—Geneva Gaz. 
The Reciprocity Question. —The Toronto Col¬ 
onist denounces the proposed system of “ monop 
ever produced. 
The Lockport Road suffered considerably 
scud them to school is upwards of 38,000. 
-There have been more thunder storms in 
Great. Britain during the past summer, than in 
olv and retaliation,” in respect to the United 'n passenger ti.iffic, fiom the effeet of the Cholera any summer before, within remembrance. Many 
States, and says that Upper Canada will not sub- at Rochester, this summer, but is now doing much 0 f them have been terrific and destructive, 
mit to have its interests thus sacrificed. The be , tter \ 1 he rece . 1 P ts are agaln U P to $r°° a da Y- -The Baltimore Sun states that D. D. How- 
October 1, 1852. 
The Farm and the Fireside ; or the Romance of be bold, indeed, that attempts to sacrifice the acres* situated near the village of Ware Mass. jiMAfinV" aim , 0 ” 8 ^ a 4 r - lu ® aretl 1 ' 11 ' 
Agriculture. Being half hour sketches of Life comme rcial and agricultural interest of one-half of was consecrated on Thui sday^ last. The lot was H ° r niacblIier J> ll 13 thought, would 
in the Country. By the Rev John L. Blake, Canada in the way proposed.” the uift of an individual in town. Rratb ami be baU!d ;_ . _ . . _ 
Colonist adds: 
“ Our trade with the United States has assumed 
an importance that cannot now be subjected to 
The pleasure and business travel to and from the 
Falls is kept up. The accommodations of the two ard ; lat . 0 r °( the ff.'Z House, New York, is about 
principal hotels at Niagara village, will be .con- 
artificial impediments without producing serious tinued open through October. 
consequences to ourselves; and the Government 5 ^” A rural cemetery, containing about 25 
to establish a hotel on a large and magnificent 
scale, in London. 
-The steamship Pioneer, mentioned as be¬ 
ing lost in St. Simon’s Bay r was insured for 
Rochester Temperance House. —Wc have of¬ 
ten heard those who should patronize a “ temper¬ 
ance house” regret there was not a good one in 
Rochester. There is no longer cause for such re- 
D. I). Wauzer, Beardsley & Co., Rochester. 
1852. 
ay proposed 
ance nouse regret mere was noi a goou one in This is the title of a volume of near 500 pages, 
Rochester. There is no longer cause for such re- hy an author veiy gencra ll y known to the agricul- 
gret. Messrs. Ryan, Wilson A Co., have thorough- fcllral community. It is creditable to the pub- 
!y lefitted tbe Rochester House, long known as p^ers, being attractive in externals; whether the 
one of our best hotels, and are now prepared to autbor> who ougbt b y this time to be a competent 
attend to the wants and comforts of guests in a agricultural book-maker-judging from the num- 
manner winch must be satisfactory to all. They ^ of worka be has produce d-has performed his 
deserve as we doubt not they will receive the pat- t ag creditab]y , we are unablc to dec id e , having 
New Use for Pine Leaves. —A correspond- nearly one-half of which is covered 
ent of the National Intelligencer says that in and shrubbery. A substantial tomb w 
Silesia there is a factory in which a species of cot- front, has been built near the entrance 
ton or wool is manufactured from pine leaves, .... 
which can be woven into cloth. It has been used , The German emigration this 
the gift of an individual in town. Roads and 
paths have been laid out in every part of tho lot, 
nearly one-half of which is covered with trees 
and shrubbery. A substantial tomb with granite 
-Wm. A. McCuen, charged with being con¬ 
cerned in an enlistment for an invasion of Cuba, 
has been arrested at Cohimbus, and held to bail 
iu the sum of $ 10 , 000 . 
-A despatch from Washiugton, states that 
our Government has entered into no fresh negoti- 
which can be woven into cloth. It has been used . d he German emigration this year, takes 0 ur Government has entered into no fresh negoti- 
for blankets, rugs, furniture covering, and other t *® 1 } ead \ Heretofore it has been largely in favor arions or correspondence with the new Peruvian 
articles, requiring a strong texture. The tree is W tj 1 ? Irish. Last year Ireland sent 163,369 souls minister on the guano question. 
stripped of its leaves while they are still green, to this country ; Germany 69,883. 1 his year to _The Dostmaster a* St Tonis- rpcenllv m 
one man gathering about 200 pounds per day.- Sept. 22, the Germans number 92,626 ; Irish, 88 ,- . . postmaster at bt. Loui», recently re- 
Sept, 22, Uie Germans number 92,626 ; Irish, 
ronage of all the friends of Temperance. 
The liquid left after tlie decoction of the leaves 3be wbo ]° emigration last year, was 289,- 
is also said to be beneficial as a bath in some cases : 4 bl8 Y car > ln L‘ ss than nine months, it reaches 
564. The whole emigration last year, was 289,- ce ') cd a letter fioin Ireland, inquiring fora lucky 
000 ; this vear, in le 6 s than nine months, it reaches J imlg ' al ’ t nam , non dwU1 ’ W1 ° baS becolne 
- ’ ’ heir tn to nonrlv fit 1 ( 0( 0 
only given the volume a cursory examination.— 
, t, mi a T i We have read enough, however, to discover the 
Another Railroad. — I he Albany Journal savs . ... , 
,, , • , , author an adept in appropriating other people’s 
that a straight line ” railroad ls under contem- . . K , 11 r ° , x 1 
, . r, . „ , ammunition, without ceremonv. A very interest- 
plation in Rome, to run direct from Rome to . , ; . - 
,, , . Aoin ri^ mg article contributed to the Rural, is used most 
Rochester, touching at Sodus Bay, on Lake On- ° . , __ , . , 
, .. . , . > T . ingeniously. Not knowing whether the rest of 
In no, and connecting wuth the line to Niagara , ° J , 
T , ,, c , , ,, , , ... the volume is similarly compiled, we dare not 
Falls. Such a road wonld pay, and we hope will 
1 17 1 o wq11 Aiircalrna onr infnvmatirtn if r»rmt»nnc 
of disease. 
Tnu First Locomotive. —I he first locomotive considerable importance. From a single district 
seen on this continent was imported from Liver- in the south end of Lake Michigan, embracing 
226 000 “ ’ ’ ‘ heir to to nearly $ 100 , 000 . 
mi i i ... , -The papers throughout Louisiana, Georgia 
. *?TTn a - kG fisben f S ar ® beginning to assume and Mississippi all state that the cotton crop has 
be speedily constructed. It would soon improve 
avail ourselves of any information it contains, lest 
1 J . wc do injustice to some of our contemporaries, 
the manners and management of the officers of _ _ _ _ __ 
the. old line, and also reduce the fare. mb- AlUGnv V.-ffW n-iimsul nn 
Schuylkill Railroad. Its antiquity and the sin- which will command iu the market, about $250, 
gular arrangement of its machinery make it a 000 . 
gieat curiosity. gt. Lawrence Countv is the greatest min- 
une oig line, ana aiso i eauce me iare. The Alleghany Valley Railroad has now 
a bona-Jido subscription, corporate and private, 
Plowing Match.— The Fall Plowing Match of amounting to $1,038,000! Alleghany county 
the Monroe Co. Ag. Society, is to take place to- will no doubt soon come forward with a handsome 
day, (Thursday, Oct, 7,) on the farm of Mr. Beck- sum < and 11x118 P ut tllis ff reat project in a condition 
with, half a mile south of the village of Brighton. ^ be let to contractors as fast as it can begot 
The regulations and premiums are same as those " ~ 
of spring match, held at Brockport, and wo trust p ^On Tuesday week, a train on the Central 
1 r . . Railroad passed though Rochester with twelve cars 
there wiL bea large attendance, and spirited com- containing six hundred emigrants, bound for the 
petition. Western States; and on We Iuesday, fifteen cars 
--- Ind on board about eight hundred, principally 
N. Y. County Fairs, 1852. Germans, on their way to Wisconsin. 
As several of the County and Town Fairs take o Ru “^- r - Sa K mUe , 1 ? eany ’ °, f 
J . South Third Avenue, \Y llliamsburgh, has caused 
of R188.212 bushels of wheat, and a decrease of 
137,062 barrels of flour, 3,743 barrels corn meal, 
and 792,111 bushels of corn .—Baltimore Sun. 
were of the kind called “ Scotch or second ear- 
lies,” procured from England two years ago, by 
Mr. Eden. This rate, of more than 3 bushels to 
the rod, would give 380 bushels to the acre. 
been greatly injured by rot, and that the crop will 
be much shorter than was anticipated. 
-It is reported that the truckmen of Bos¬ 
ton, have decided to increase the rates of truckage, 
in consequence of the scarcity and high price of 
hay. 
-$10 and $20 of the Hamilton Bank, Seit- 
uate, R. I., worthless; altered to the Hamilton 
Bank, Boston, Mass., have just been put in circu- 
place next week, we give an extended list of the two barrels of rum to be buried under the side- 
places and times of holding the same, as a matter walk, in front of residence. It is said that he has 
great curiosity._ EST St. Lawrence County is the greatest.min- „ ate> R L> worthless; altered to the Hamilton 
Exports of Breadstuffs. — During the year iTthe'peculiarly'ffivored locality! There are’^o llaab - B ostou, Mass., have just been putincn-cu- 
endmg the 1 st nist., there were exported from the valuable lead mines there, the metal being found _ _ TX , T1 t 
United States 1,444,640 barrels ot flour, 1,810 in veins, and not in deposits, makes tho working TheRt.Rev.B'ishop Chase.oftheProtes- 
barrels of corn meal, 1 12,120 bushels of wheat, of them a certainty, if not quite so profitable as Episcopal Church is dead. His death was 
and 1,576,749 bushels of corn beiug an increase ^ gome deposits in Illinois and Wisconsin. caused >\ mjuues received bj being thiown fioin 
of l,188,2i2 bushels of wheat, and a decrease of 1 _ his carnage. 
137,062 barrels of flour, 3,743 barrels corn meal, ZW l be I redonia Censor tells of some speci- - q E Brownson, a man of <Teat but ecoen- 
and 792,111 bushels of corn .—Baltimore Sun. mens ot a new variety ot beans, called thiee j- r jp talents and genius, havin'? boxed the Tlieo- 
■ ' [ cel; beans, ’ from the length ol their pods. Ihe logical compass, is about, to laud, it is said, upon 
A Good Yield.— The Hampshire G zette slates lon U r est of the two specimens shown, measured tbe .< sandy foundation’* of Atheism. 
that James Selman, of Leeds, raised 11 bushels two feet, and much longer ones have been grown. _ M oxbibition of tbe Massachusetts 
of potatoes on 3^ rods of ground. The potatoes I be variety might appropriately bo called string Horticultui . al Society, Boston, Mst week, Daniel 
were of the kind called “Scotch or second ear- Webster was awarded two prizes and a gratuity 
lies,” procured from England two years ago, by Gf the ten members of Congress from fop vegetables grown on his farm at Marshfield. 
Mr. Eden. This rate, of more than 3 bushels to Mass., three have died within twice as many weeks ° rp ', , . „ . 
the rod, would give 380 bushels to the acre. -Robert Rantoul, Jr., about the middle of Au- “ Fhe 1 aclfic , sa,lcd nt noon 011 Sat ^ day ’ 
-1-- gust; Orin Fowler, at tlie close of the session, ^ h - a larga mnaber of P as8enger8 - ^d $43;,,- 
of general interest to many readers : 
Fulton <fc Hamilton at Johnstown, Oct. 
Richmond, at-,. “ 
Y'ates, at Dundee,. “ 
TOWN FAIRS. 
Bethany at East Bethany,. Oct. 
Le Roy, at Le Roy,. “ 
Rush, at Rush.. “ 
given express directions that these casks are to re¬ 
main undisturbed until after his death. 
Good Interest.— Some months since, says the and yfr - Thompson, just announced. It is a re- 
Boston Traveler, a lady residing in this city loan- markable coincidence, that all these gentlemen 
ed a man the sum of $32 to assist him to go to dled vei T suddenly. 
California. A few days sinco the lady received 
17 It is stated that the Freemasons are rna- 
14 king preparations to celebrate the 100 th anniver¬ 
sary of the initiation of George Washington into 
2 i their Order. It will take place early in October, 
13 for which purpose Fanueil Hall has been peti- 
7 tioned for. 
A Chestnut tree in Pottsville, Pa., is cov- 
from the gentleman a letter informing her that he ered with fresh blossoms, and at the same time 
was doing finely, and enclosing $500. A fine hanging full with seasonable burrs. The frosts of 
return that for kindness and accommodation ! a few nights past have somewhat shorn it of its I 
-At the exhibition of the Massachusetts 
Horticultural Society, Boston, Inst week, Daniel 
Webster was awarded two prizes and a gratuity 
for vegetables grown on his farm at Marshfield. 
-The Pacific sailed at noon on Saturday, 
with a largo number of passengers, and $435,- 
000 in specie. Among her passengers is Hon. 
Humphrey Marshall, U.S.Commissioner to China. 
-The Shawhese Indians, who have been at 
Washington since last winter, have concluded 
their business with the Indian Bureau, and have 
received $38,000, to be distributed among tlieir 
people at home. 
, Tr _ T J , , £3?" Bishop Scott, of the Methodist Episcopal 
M hig Nominations. The ticket nominated by J Church, is to proceed to Africa in time to be 
the YV lug County Convention on Saturday, is as I present at the Liberia Conference in January next, 
Fatal. —At a military encampment, in Onon- singular anomaly 
daga, several of tho men were scuffling in sport, _____ . 
when James Crumley seized a musket from a Kb *It is state 
stack near by, and drew it upon Adam Gilcher. P lov ® r P 11 - 880 ” tbe 
cl JUW IJilfcL UclYU BUIUCWIiUt M1U1I1 It Ol 1US . i 1 •. * 1 a *» r • A T 
bloom, but enough may yet be seen to mark the Q ““r ? rdar8 ba J e b f “ ISSUC(] t° Major Murray, 
sincmlivnneinilv Superintendent, for the removal of tbe Menomi- 
° no Indians to their new home in Wisconsin. The 
_ _ __ _ _ ^ J^"Jt is stated that millions of black-breasted sum of $25,000 was appropriated by Congress for 
stack near by, and drew it upon Adam Gilcher. P lov ei' passed the city <)f Augusta, Me., week be- this purpose. 
It went off, being loaded contrary to order, and f or ® last; and the flight is said to have continued -James Sheldon, Esq., who is the Whig 
tho ball passed through Gilcher’s neck, killing nearly two days and nights, with a width of at nominee for County Judge of Erie County, 1ms 
him instantly. least sixty miles . \\ onder if the narrator would- been appointed by the Governor to fill the vaean- 
follows: 
Congress—Azariah Boody, Rochester. 
and will be accompanied by Rev. H. Perry and 
Rev. M. Horne, who will remain with the mis- 
Sheriff—Chauncey B. Wood worth, Irondequoit 810ns - 
Clerk—O L. Slnddon, Rochester. 5 ^ 
Supt. of Poor—J<hn W. Webster, Ogden. Socie' 
Justi.e—Joseph Dewey, Gatea that £ 
Coroners—Caleb Allen, Chili ; T. V. P. Pullis, thirty 
Ro hester; John Hoath, Pittsford. have i 
Methodist Statistics. —In the Church North, 
least sixty miles ! \\ onder if the narrator would- been appointed by the Governor to fill the vacan- 
n’t take off a mile from tho thinnest side. C y j n tliat office occasioned by the death of Judge 
The Western papers announce the death 
The Secretary of the Fayette County Bible there are 5,716 ministers, and 723,664 members, of Hon. John Chambers, formerly a member of 
The New York Times contends that so 
gden. Society in Ohio, reporting the annual meeting of Increase the past year, 24,791. In the Church Congress from Kentucky, and more recently ter- far, the Smithsonian Institute has done but little 
that Society, says : “ Thirty-five years ago, we had South, there are 3,923 ministers, and 514,601 ritorial Governor of Iowa, on the 21st of Sep- towards accomplishing the objects of its founder, 
. P. Pullis, thirty distilleries in our county, and no church; we membeis ; making an aggregate of 9,671 minis- tember, at the residence of hia son-in-law, near in the “dissemination of knowledge among the 
have now thirty churches and no distiller)'!” ters and 1,239,265 members. Bourbon county. People.” 
