MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
1UJ11AL NEW-YORKER. 
ROCHESTER, DECEMBER 23 > 1852. 
PUBLISHBIDS NOTICES. 
The Weather. 
The first half of December was unusually warm 
and pleasant. Several days were smoky, and 
called Indian summer. The Canal was wholly 
unfrozen, till the 15th, when ice only formed along 
32ni) (Cagtm-2fo §mm. j Items of Hems, &r. 
$jje Markets. 
Synopsis of Proceedings- 
Monday, Dec. 13. — Senate. — The Senate was 
In ten years sixty thousand houses have Rural Ne-sv-Yorkkr Office, \ 
been built in Loudon. Rochester, December 2 l, 1852 .5 
-All of Prescott’s historical works are pub- fh T “ E ^ eath . cr h “ s bec " since our last report, and 
shod in London in ol„ ..mn:. > ' pUU the canal « closed for tl.e winter. Bad 
more will act voluntarily in everj neighborhood where we was 37°, which is seven degrees higher than the final action hau on nothino- of interest Reporters 
have no regu.ar agent mean of the same period in the last ten years.- who have claims to prosecute were excluded from 
The Cask System.—A gents and subscribers are remind- Ilie mean heat of the first twelve days of the the floor 
ed that the RuRAt is conducted strictly upon the cash ays- month was above 40°, which much exceeds that T , , ^ 
tbm. That it is always discontinued at the expiration of f m . V o OI . fl rm n , , 1UESDAY, JJec. 14.— Senate .— Various petitions 
the time paid for—and that a)J orders should be acconipa- Q)0 no i * , ! 1 1G ' lna U<ls 10111 were presented — bills noticed, and resolutions re- 
" M — <» “*—• — D It Jnlr S " ' f “ e 7“"' , Mr. D*™ called auction to tbat 
Cteo Pricks, &a—Tlie lowest olub price of ihe Ren,,. . ' ■ mat raiu yesterclaj 1. M. and part 0 f t he President’s Message, relating to the 
is $1,25 a year, however large the n umber of copies taken. Bight wind b. E. and Strong—cleared in part t-l.r. s;,, . or,. , ,, ,, 
See Terms, Premium list, etc., on last page. this morning, wind S. S. W., Thermometer 40° n o. . ‘ 0 a e - x essis. Butler, 
Clubbing.— if in making up clubs for the Rural, any and barometer just above 29 inches having 1 fallen fi*’’ iA ' ARD aut Stockton made appropriate 
desire the Wool Grower and Stock Register, it may be eight tenths of an inch in the day p’ast °? ** ° CC f l0D ' 
added at 30 cents, which is tlte lowest club price. i q.i, y . , . . J ' House .—A discussion arose on Air. Brook’s mo- 
lished in London, in six shilling volumes. 
—— T,le Newark Bank is about to be estab¬ 
lished in Newark, Wayne county. 
the canal is closed for the winter. Bad roads have kept 
our streets and trade rather dull. 
I' lour —Market quiet. An advance of 25 cts. is realized 
on small sales since the last foreign news. Shipments are 
The Fredon ia Academy is about to be fur- rnakin f? to th e full extent of the fiiciiities of the Railroad 
Tuesday, Dec. 1-1.— Senate. — Various petitions 
were presented—bills noticed, and resolutions re¬ 
ferred, when Mr. Davis called attention to that 
part of the President’s Message, relating to the 
iium List, etc., on last page. this morning, wind S. S. W., Thermometer 40° n o . " ' 1 -s r. hitler, 
• , . i , . , UASS, oft WARD UUd JStOCKTOX inn/lo annrnnri'ito 
m making up clubs for tlie Rural, any and barometer just above 29 inches, haviue* fallen n 4l • ^ propnate 
««* »r. it „>■ be eight tenth, of... inch in the day past ** 
, which is the lowest club price. i on, y , , , , . 1 . ' House .—A discussion arose on Mr. Brook’s mo- 
_ _ __ -loth.— Very cool blustering morning. „ i ... , 
nished with a large reflecting Telescope. 
1 he tree on the field of Waterloo known 
as the “ Duke’s tree,” lias been cut down. 
. -Camphor has been discovered to bean an- 
tidote to that terrible poison, strychnine. 
-Twenty-five steamboats, bringing full car¬ 
goes, arrived at New Orleans on the 2d inst. 
1 he Liverpool Chamber of Commerce have 
issued a report in favor of a decimal currency. 
.‘S'rtr 1 "! 0fluri,, ° hl the “sis taken 
at u. Oats and corn at former rates 
Provisions The cold weather has rendered the pork 
market an active one. Prices have ranged from #7,37* to 
■JWh. Active competition among buyers has given this 
article a price beyond its true market value. Butter sells 
at 22c, eggs 18c. Poultry is very plenty. Turkeys, 8c per 
lb. Chickens Gc. 1 ’ 1 
Sheep Pelts are worth from SI to §1,50 accordin- to 
quality. ° 
™“ , ' u a icpuiu 1 U lavor oi a decimal currency. quality. 
Gerntt Smith will introduce in the next ROCHESTER WHOLESALE pj?/cf <? 
Congress a proposition for the purchase of Cuba Flour, bbl. . . . # 5 , 00<®5 25 Butter ih 
Our Present Volume,—and the Next. 
The third volume of the Rural New-Yorker 
is now before the public, and we trust no one hath 
cause to regret making its acquaintance. It cer¬ 
tainly embraces a vast amount of reading, and we 
believe the quality thereof is not greatly inferior. 
xcuu.— v my coin mustering morning. 
19th.—Continues cool—grows mild during the 
day, and at evening quite moderate. 
20th.—Mild and cloudy—snow gone. 
21st. Snowed a little last evening—snows this 
tainly embraces a vast amount of reading, and we 3 he weather thus far has been such that out- 
believe the quality thereof is not greatly inferior. door work has been carried on with very little in- 
Thc Index points to the greater portion of the terruption. Persons are now engaged in building, 
contents of the leading departments,— and those Phis has been very much like a New England 
who preserve the volume will perhaps consider autumn and first part of winter. Favorable for 
it, years lienee, worth far more than the -sub- those that are short of hay for their stock._w. 
scription price. In making each number we -——--- 
have not looked solely to the temporary benefit Monroe County Agricultural Society, 
ol (hose into whose hands if. should be placed.— m . , , T ~. . _ . 
From week to week ,vc hove striven to impart , 0 tl,,s ™ b »U 
interest and value to its pages—to present some- “ tbe °<»« Ho'ise on the 14th inst. Offices 
thing of permanent usefulness, and valuable for Y. 0 '.7 7" ensmng yeai as follows: 
. R° u for a select committee upon the Tariff, which 
l.d during the occupied the day’s session. 
()ne Wednesday, Dec. 15. — Senate .— A bill amending 
g—snows this tbe Mexicaa boundary appropriation act passed 
the Senate. Petitions, &c., were presented, and 
t i inf th e Kentucky election case taken up. It was 
very little in- postpoucd for atl Executive session, 
id in building IIollse -—^ message from the Senate gave official 
Mew England ^ n ^ orma bi<7>n» of the decease of the Secretary of 
Favorable for " ' llcP caPe <l f>»rth eulogistic speeches from 
stock.—w. Messrs - Davis > Appleton, Preston, Seymour. 
Chandler and others 
,ui uue purenase oi UUDa Flour, bbl-«5,00@5,25 Butter, lb 
-The steamship Georgia, which left New Po , rk - me S s,... ig,oo@i9,oo Cheese, 
y. rk recently tor Calitornia, leek on. 41,593 let- Turkey,, .'.Z 
- Ten m iles of rails are laid every day in tried, .. : Chlckens > ‘ s ; - - .«S7 
llus country. We have 13,000 miles of railroad, H a®?s smok^.}" c P Iover - . . .§ 5,50 
already. ShTulde^S: .* V. 2 ’ 6 .°@ 3 
lhe Chester county mining company, du- Potatoes,.25@37‘^ e ’' Vundpi* •'*' , ® l ’ y C4 
SdVr yci,r ’ h *™““ md " a “ ed3i toM 
——- George Copway, the Indian Chief, is about Buckwheat,.1 Apples, 1 ' bbi.'.'.' 1 ’ 00 ®V.%, 
^deliver two lectures at Pittsburgh, ou Indian oats,! . 38@40 ! fJ >0 ' l l . lrie ^’.'. 75@’§1 
-In New York, the “Shirt Sewers Union »» Hmiey ’ " .. G2> * i ?r e “!’ bu ’.1,00©U2 
traits. iUUUU1 .38@4o | Eggs; do r V;fi!c 
— In New York, the “Shirt Sewers Union ” " 'hides! . ^ j ^5“^“’.LOOfSl.ig 
Lnat«i8oa &irJuri,,stll8tl ‘'“ dajsd<,ro - 
rr , , _ Sheep Pelts,.1,12-401.15 Wool th *. 
, ~J he S eneral fssessment of Baltimre City Lambslrius,. yI@ 371 ! Flour’ban-el's'.S? 
for 1847 was in total $45,391,240. For 1852 it ---. ® 37 
is $07,517,76. ’ New York Market. 
-Prince Frederick William, heir to the Pros- NE W YORK, Dec. 20. 
ted to it, $1800. J 
have not looked solely to the temporary benefit Monroe County Agricultural Society. Thursday, Dec. 16.— Senate .—The proceedings f 'ToTv 1116 S? ne ral as^ess'iient of Baltimre City 
of (hose into whose hands if. should be placed.— m , * i m ,• 7~,. ^ . are of little interest. The usual routine of peti- is ^O? 517 76 * Jl " <l '' 1 oi 1852, it 
From week to week we have striven to impart . .j 1 nni ’ a eG ln => 0 1 11 s ocioty was held tions, resolutions, and speeches on the contested _Prince Frederick William 1 ' + n p 
• . . , , , . . f at the Court House on the 14th inst Officp « i »• . , _ .- 1 nnce h leaeuck William, heir to the Prus- 
nterest and value to its pages-to present some- we e]ected for (he ^ ag ^ . el “ tl0D ^ °7 pled , the &e j uate - 8 *« n is f aid bG betrothed to the Princess 
thing of permanent usefulness, and valuable for President F P P fS ) dS 101 . 8 ‘ . House —Mr. Brook’s resolution on the Tariff R°y ;i l of England. 
future reference. Hence it would be passing , !™ U f" ’ p ' ’ ' W °°J’ ° few ® deD - Yice Presi- was rejected. A proposition to abolish the duty -It was Sim Draper, and not Horace Gree- 
strange if the volume of over four hundred pages, & S ’ ,, K< ! > ' ’ ‘ idendon ’ 2dj J - on railroad iron was under discussion when the i IC “’’ rec . cn, l v made $100,000 by a real estate 
comprising several thousand essays and articles. ? gd ° D LkV1 D ‘ Marsha ll, Pits- House adjourned. I 8 P eClllafc ‘? n “ Y * 
were not at leant worthy of preservation. ^"^sSe^tary. J Y.cn, Friday, Dea 17,-SenaIe-Not in „»,i„ n i U?f at ««. 
is $67,517,76. ’ New York Market. 
.-Prince Frederick William, heir to the Pros- NE W YORK, Dec. 20 . 
sian crown, is said to be betrothed to the Princess FLOUR Ac.r-There is less enquiry for common descrin- 
Royal of England. t-ons, and the market is scarcely so firm. The advance n 
-- It was Sim Draper, and not Horace Gree- some only ’taL^tomedSte 
This number of the Rural closes our contract 
with a majority of its subscribers—all whose sub- 
criptions expire with the volume. According to 
our published terms, a renewal of subscription is 
necessary to insure the continuance of the paper. 
Those who wish to continue the Rural —(and we 
T TT « ; 8 ’ ’ Marshall, Fits- House adjourned, 
rd. 11. C. White, Recording Secretary. J.Yick, -n, ^ „ 
Jr., Cor. Sec’v. E. S. Hayward, Brighton, Treas- Sf C ‘ ^ ^ “ SeSsi ° n ' 
ai-or—with a committee of t.voia each town in the , I*“.-Thc amendment to the Jtaicun bona- 
County. da, 7 bdl passed the House - Nothing else of note. 
H. C. White, J. Ratal-ie, and E. S. Hayward, ^ t0 Youda ^' 
were elected delegates to the State Agl. Society. Monday, Dec. 20.— Senate .— Hon. Wm. R. King, 
It was resolved to hold two fairs next year, one tlie Pl ' esident of tb e Senate sent in his resigna- 
each side of the river, in the towns furnishing don ’ wdb b ’ s thanks for the kiud attention and 
e largest lists of members at the June meeting assistance rendered by Senators in the discharge 
so two plowing matches in the towns entering bbs dut i es > during his illness. Hon. David R. 
e largest number of teams. ° Atchinson was appointed President pro tem .— 
The following premiums were awarded : ddie Kentucky election case was then taken up 
H. Brown, Greece, for 22 varieties of apples, §2 oo and decided in favor of Mr. Dixon, 27 to 26. 
MeS, tS pe 1 nfie!d, f> 7 Cr ’ 12 “ “ « Vol Traiif House. — The day was spent by the House in 
8. Bailey, Henrietta, 2 “ Choice Vol. Institute debate on appointing a committee of fifteen on 
S. Rappelye, Greece, Superior Baldwin “ “ nrivato claim« 
frost & Co., Rochester. Knlmirli .1 li _ pilVdte Claims. 
w r W ‘ SU ™ i,-tana we on eacIl sidc of tbe river> in the (owDg f L „. nishin(r bon, with Ins thanks ft 
ope each person has already decided that ques- thc ] argest ]is(s of members at the June meeting assistance reiJ dered by 
newieg with U.e nearest agent, forming a clnb th ^“* e * n, ! mb<!r * ««» ^ . T 7 , T 
or remitting separately. If each present subscri- 1 he follo ’' I "8 premiums wore awarded : “ f c "»" 
1 >C 1 - will make an effort to form a clnb among bis t&^SSSSS^k " S ? g The Z t 
neighbors (net forgetting the borrowers,) he will i.?A’%2&L , “ 1 
- tt,j, >vuu icoyutij uiiiuii $iuu,uuu Dy a real estate ” L u uulo . n 10 straight,st-ite, closing with free 
speculation in N. Y. sellers at the inside price, and $5,50@5,56k' for common 
I 1 . , , to good Ohio, and mixed to fancy .MicliiZn -mri irA- 
—— The fat ox that took thc first prize at the Two parcels sold at $5,02^. Fancies and extrls he d vm-v 
I late Kentucky State Fair, weighed three thousand s moderate business. Canadian held at $5 50 
two hundred and fifty pounds ! him iv_q 
—- Rev. If. W. Beecher delivered a lecture on market, though firm, lias lost much U oMts 0 b^ytau feeling 6 
the Conservative and Progressive in Boston, on oh!n\7! ^f 0 ’ 0 !!? b ! 1 , I o ime white Micf 'k'an at Jjj 
the 9th inst.. Which is well spoken of. $1,25. A sale of g W,000 bSprime wiS Canadian' 111 " 11 ^ 
-It 18 estimated that there are at least 40 - poi ' ted at $1 > 26 - 0ats easier—51@02c for State and west* 
000 persons in the United States boldine offices 61 pVovTSTnxc t»„ , c 
at the will of the President. g at «W 
at the will of the President. ** g ^ JffSSSS 
Hghbors (not forgetting the borrowers, j he will n « o -i if „ “Vol. Trans. ,,, , . .. 
, . , , ? * , D. S. Bailey, Henrietta, 2 “ Choice Vol Institute debate on appointin 
perhaps benefit himselt and friends, and ren- G. S. Rappelye, Greece, Superior Baldwin « « orivate daim« 
der us substantial assistance. We confidently re- A ' h \oi Trans Rochester > s P lendid Cameiia in bloom. |_ s ' 
ly upon subscribers—those who know and approve J - Apthorp, Riga, for Wheat, 53 9-10 bush, to the acre _ 
(and may wemol add appreciate 1) ,be ItoaA,.- (DtilUlll 
to introduce it to more general support in their re- 2;> ' 50 per il( ' re > S5 - 
spective neighborhoods. To same, tor Turnips (1,095 2-50 bush, per acre,) ©5. -- 
^-Post-Masters, Agents, those forming clubs ^3® ExeC f 1 ^ C ° m ' aittee wiI1 hold a business E^Of the Baric 
i i i i. i t> ’ meeting at the Court House the first Tuesday in Register says:—“ T1 
d subscribers who get others to unite with them, T]m „ uesad Y ln /, r t 
in taking the paper, are earnestly requested to 
forward as ea:lv as possible tbe names of all who 
wish to commence with the new volume. This 
Literary Notices. 
Crntral Intelligence. 
E3F Of the Barley trade of Albany, the State 
Register says :—“ lhe reported sales of barley in 
this market for the season just closed, amounted 
to 1.620,300 bushels. This is exclusive of the 
sales reported fur which no quotations were given, 
and oi lots sold to arrive, which were not report- 
atives, descendants of Jonathan Edwards. 
1 he Postmaster of New Y ork has received 
instructions to forward the Cuban mails as here- about 12>; C per bbl. onuTe^ various grades” tLT price , 8 
tofore by George Law s line ol steamers. however, is small. Some receivers pVcfer shinidn ’ 
-Cleopatra’s Needle is to be removed from pefbbL^hl'grTin^vecan learn of'n b ‘ V tow boaSi is ]5c > 
its present position, at Alexandria, and taken to The marked for dressed hogs,'the , 
the Sydenham grounds for exhibition. favorable weather, is well sustained. The market is firm 
— The Hudson River Railroad has been in nVo^ts^ls^ 
operation font teen months, and not a single pas- that figure was paid.—[Journal™ ° tS anCy a tritlc over 
Se " ger b “" *>** •»_ tM time. -Veiv York Cattle Market. 
lhe lust turkeys seen in Europe were im- NEW YORK Dee n_ \t- w«>: , _ 
ported from America by John Cabot, on his return At market 2,coo Beeves ‘(500 Southern, rcm^de/wesT 
irom his first voyage to the Western World. ern and this State.) l 
— Pow °rs, the American sculptor is now en- to^e^ from 6 
gaged upon a statue of Washington, ordered by Browning’s-Dfiered 6,000Sheep and Lambs and a ’i 
the State Government of Louisiana. ^ sold at from §2^50 to 5,00 for Sheep, and $2,00 to $ 3 . 5 ) 
Albany Market. 
ALBANY, Dec. 20.—The recent advance in the New 
y ork inarket has caused holders of Hour to put up prices 
l lb0 _ Ut ., U> ? 0per „ bbl L on the various grades. The demand 
our paper and its objects are substantially remem- maD ’ b ’ iU ^ ALTKR > “ a niau earnest, honest, and 
bered. The Rural is the oldest and most popular fud op frankness, bravery and reverence.” It is 
Agricultural and Family Newspaper published emb(dbsbed wpb an engraving of Chantrey’s 
(.out ol New England) in this country, and we busb <d For sale at Darrow’s Main street 
are determined that it shall not be excelled by Pookstore - _ 
any in its sphere. Reminiscences mr THnirnMa. >»» 
The Cash System— Is the best for both sub- - -- . 
sv-rtoer and publisher. We have adhered to it This is an autobiographic, work by an En- inffi"d 
from the commencement of the Rural, and it has glish writer, and will possess interest for that class up in the-fields, and shad have been caught Li the- 
worked so admirably thus far—giving almost uni- of readers for whom the study of mind has pe- Connecticut. In some of the flower gardens in 
versal satisfaction that we arc not disposed to culiar attractions. It is got up very neatly and York, vegetation has taken a fresh start.— 
vary from it in future. It presents so many ad- for sale as above. 3 I'lies and musquitoes have come out of their hid- 
vantages to nil parties, over the old system, that .. T ,_ „... . fesuSnS £ 
Reminiscences of Thought and Feeling. By the 
author of “Visiting my Relations.” Boston: 
Crosby, Nichols Co. 1852. 
This is an autobiographical work by an En- 
| It is proposed to remove the Allegany In¬ 
dians to the Cattaraugus reservation. The In- 
dians living there have made much greater ad¬ 
vances towards civilization than their neighbors 
of the Allegany reservation. The Allegany In¬ 
dians number only about 700 persons, and are 
said to be suffering from intemperate habits, in 
which they are encouraged by unprincipled white 
men. 
& ; ;: u " u . ^ ume - Mew York Cattle Market. 
i ne lust turkeys seen in Europe were im- NEW YORK Dw n_ a t ^ 
ported from America by John Cabot, on his return At market 2 ,coo Beeves ‘(500 Southern, reimfi^de/wesT 
Irom his first voyage to the Western World. ern and this State.) l5t 
— p °wers, the American sculptor is now en- to^eper^-^ froni 6 
gaged upon a statue of Washington, ordered bv At Browning’s—Oftei-ed 6, ooo Sheep and Limbs and ail 
the State Government of Louisiana. sold at from $2,50 to 5,00 for Sheep, and $ 2,00 to $3 5 ) 
-The total amount realized by the sale of SffioeSS?"” C “ heS ° ftfered aud aI1 sold at 
the Art Union pictures, &c., was about $40 000 , At ClHunbeikin’s-OfFered 500 Beef Cattle- sales at 
almost equalling Iboir cost to Ibesocict/ ’ S%,, £ gif’ 
-1 he Edinburgh Review savs that the mil- irom « 2 » 0u t0 $3,50@5,oo ; Lambs § 1.73 to 2 50©4 w 
of ; Iapan consists, by the iatest accounts, Albany Cattle Market ’ 
of 300,OOOmfantry, and 50,01)° oava’iy. ALBANY, Dec. 14.— Woolford’s Buff, Jkd-At 
- -1 he Toronto Patriot states that the Cana- ket 400 Beef tattle Prices extra. $ 6,75 ; 1 st quality,S 
dian Government has resolved to construct the 6 > 2 iu 2d do.§o@o,50 ; 3d do. §4,uo@4,50. J % & 
Sault Ste. Marie canal as a ProviiSa? work to^T “ d n,wket 10 ' ^ at #25, 30 
T. bbe Hartford Art-Union has commenced “^ he ®P in market—Prices Sheep at § 2 ,50 
the giving of lectures in aid of its funds Pov mbs .§i,o0 to #3. 
Henry Ward Beecher made the opening address! ^ ‘ ‘ T-T ncos ?3 ’ 6@6 ’ 50 - 
— The National Em claims that itssubsorip- CyUe Market. 
fr°." i?rra, S .'"ViS 1 w *j¥° "“.lastsix- months 
fiotll 15,000 to ~5,000, and IS Still increasing. Cows and Calves, yearlings 2 and 3 years old. ° CU ’ 
-Three vessels have recently arrived in tho ^[3C-s~; yarbe , t Beef—Extra, §G,5u; lstqnailtv§6,- 2d do 
river Thames from Anstmiia, rvitif 21” tilt „ 
nary quantity of upwards ot seven Ions of-mid Pelts-Sl@l,50. Calf Skins lOcTer lb P 
on board. & Barreling Cattle—§4,50@5. 
vantages to all parties, over the old system, that 
we are surprised at its not being more generally 
adopted—as it would be, if paying subscribers to 
credit papers understood haw they were taxed to make 
up losses on delinquents! Gentlemen, send us the 
money with your names, and the Rural shall be 
forthcoming according to our terms; and you shall 
be perfectly welcome to all the numbers forward¬ 
ed after your subscriptions have expired. The 
Rural must stand or tall upon its own merits, 
and will not intrude where not wanted. 
; Seventy-three bushels of acorns have been 
shipped to Belgium and Holland, from Bradford, 
Pa., with a view of introducing the oak into timer! 
“ To Daimonion” or the Spiritual Medium. By 
Traverse Oldfield. Boston : Gould-* Lin¬ 
coln. 
m, send 11 s the Twelvk lettcra on the history and nature of holds, by grant, lands in ’Erie county alone 
5 ,1 a, v spiritual manifestations. Those who are curious ued at $ 200 , 000 . Some twenty counties of t 
k l s lai no about the matter iU f J thi ]it J v l State are comprised in that diocese, and the « 
; and you shall inter65ti „„ onc . respondent of t re Eepnblic supposes tl,at tl,o 
interesting one. Sold at Darrow’s. 
Graham’s Magazine opens the year and vol¬ 
ume with a capital January number—good read- 
mo tow in j.h i.-c-i in tn.iu tuocese, ana the cor¬ 
respondent of the Republic supposes that the to¬ 
tal value of real estate held bv the Bishop in the 
same cannot be less than $4,000,000. 
The Penusylvanians say that the price of 
railroad iron will soon be much reduced bv eom- 
-The Erie Canal has closed, and boats are 
generally laid up. There is a thin ice on the ca¬ 
nal to-day, and the water will be drawn off in a . , 
tew days. Brighton Cattle Market, 
— A message winch could be sent by tele- 
graph in the United States for one dollar, would G ,000 Sheep and Lambs, and 2,250 Swine. ’ 
be charged for the same distance in England, seven Gec-f—Prices—Extra, 356,50 ¥ ewt; 1st quality § 5 - 
dollars. ’ 75@b; 2d do, §4,75@5,25; 3d do. $4@4,75. 
rpi q -p . . Stores—Yearlings §7@9, 00 ; two years old §9@15- three 
- 1 he San Francisco Whig savs that about y e!lr s old § 20 @ 2 o. ® ’ Le 
7,000 was raised by contribution boxes for the Working Oxen-§58,65, so, 82, 98, no@H 7 . 
G idl -'S—§5,00 per ewt. Tallow—#7,00(^7,50 per ewt 
Pelts—§1@1.50. Calf Skins 10c per lb 1 
Barreling Cattle—§4,50@5. 
Veal Calves—©4,50@6. 
Cows aud Calves—ffi 17, 21, 25, 28@36. 
Working Oxen—§75, 81, 87, 90, 96(a) 102. 
Stores—Yearlings—#4,5U@6,50. 
Two years old—§7@ 15. 
Three years old—® 18, 20, 32@41. 
Sheep and Lambs—5,817 at market. Prices _ Extra_ 
S3. 4, 5@7 ; by lot, §1,50, 1,75, 2@2,75. All sold quick 
Swme—1,058 at market. Wholesale, 6>te v lb. 
Please Observe—T hat the Rural New-York¬ 
er is, published at Rochester, A'. J., and not in 
thc city of New York. In ordering the paper 
friends should bear this in mind and address us 
accordingly. Letters directed to New York do 
not reach us promptly, and we fear some have been 
lost, or passed into wrong hands. Money letters, 
pioperh addressed, will reach us safely, and may 
always be forwarded at our lisk. 
ing and fine engravings, filling its 112 pages.— petition between the English and American iron. 
We are promised such through the year, and shall A great amount of capital is now going into the 
Editors who notice the Rural will render us thing to suit them, their friends, and children in . . , --- ~. r . 
under additional obligations by stating terms, his tine stock of books and fancy stationary Asyhim, $1 d, 000 to th4 New Hampshire Insane 
where published, aud adding that specimen num- -__ L. _ Asylum, and $2,o00 to the Concord Charitable 
bers are furnished free. Niagara Falls as a Water Power.-T he 'St,?' . . .. - , 
-- citizens of the Falls and Eastern capitalists are \ Repoi t of the Quebec Health Com- 
Our Next Number will contain, among other abollt to put to practical use the immense water- Shs’ocm-ned ffi thaTehv’f’' * and 1 f ' ,rt . v : foi,t ' 
valuably articles, the cotmncuivmenl, of an Oriffi- I»"-r-lo.nearlyuseloss The UekportCeurie, 
:T7z Da z' s - , ° . .. tho 
H. r ‘■“' Rcck9 - Ctlier essays on important prac- mg a canal at Niagara Falls. The canal is to com- r, > the Ohio Legislature a resolution has 
.lical subjects, from reliable sources, will be given nience about half a mile above the Falls, and pass been introduced looking to a provision by law for 
'Subsequently. Among other illustrati ns for ear- dircot ly through the village at the Falls, aud emp- appropriating a portion of the earnings of the 
have them, for Graham fulfils his pledges. Phila- I irj ! 1 , bl s;ness in Pennsylva i i, and all the old as 
delphia: Geo. II. Graham, $3 per annum, two W ° 38 r “ eW faruaces wili 80011 be iu operation, 
copies $5, three $6. UST" The Norfolk Beacon states that the U. S 
Several notices are deferred until next week f?"* 1 ? f rritlcoton , is to b f sent- to New York, 
1 WCv ' K> to see what can be done with her there. All the 
r ,, ' ~ ; experiments to render her boilers sufficient, have 
Holiday 1 resents.— W e notice at Harrow’s failed, and a report to that effect has been made 
Bookstore a large supply of gift books and An mi- to tbe Department at Washington, 
als for the coming Holidays. Those who intend J^TThe Countess Rumford, lately deceased 
to enjoy the “luxury of giving,” will find some- bas bequeathed in her.will $14,000 and a home- 
thing to suit them, their friends, and children in S A te;u , 1 valued at $ 5 .° 0n for a Widow and Orphan 
his fine stock of books and fancy stationary th4 New Hampshire Insane 
■B'.OdO was raised by contribution boxes for the workingOxen-#Mi,6... . 
fc* « -he Lto ■*£: Tv 
iu v^aiiioiiiia. extra $10.50 each. 
„-By tbe English steamer which arrived at S ' vine - RetaU 
Boston on Saturday night, 1083 firkins of butter .. .... 
were received—S12 firkins being consigned to that ' if ; 
city, and 2i 1 consigned to New York. JH^iOl] 
, U A vu Ler in the Journal of Commerce savs 
that he knows in California “no less than four * , PRTV4T f 
dry goods merchants who peddle clams, and seven ARRIVAL C 
ministers of the gospel who tend bar.” 
,- Tbe Springfield Republican contends that , Africa arnvcd ! 
the warm weather is the natural result of rapid v 'f tr °, m f av< ', rpo ° 
communication with (lie South ! This knocks all 7 ° 0tt011 aechued14^. 
ordinary meteoroloe-v on the bales, ot which lb,00l 
foreign faWIigtnct. 
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA. 
Niagara Falls as a Water Power. —The 
citizens of the Falls and Eastern capitalists are 
Asylum, and $2,500 to the Concord Charitable q!' apb ba . s been successfully laid between 
Female Society. lormentme, in New Brunswick, and Ca 
Tho Rennrt. of fko ^ ... Head > in ?ri,lce Edwanl’s Island. 
about to put to practical use the immense water- deaths 
power now nearly useless. The Lock port Courier ri,!n !, 
The Report of the Quebec Health Corn 
rnittee, shows tbat one hundred ;md fbw.v.fXn 
ordinary meteorology on the cranium. 
- l he submarine cable of the electric tele- 
The Africa arrived at New York, Dec. 17, with 
id vices from Liverpool to the 14 th inst. 
Cotton declined 1 f {. Sales of the week 47 000 
bales, of which 16,000 were on speculation ’and 
2,000 to exporters. 
O’ numbers, we have already received a large and 
fue view of the New Yoik Crystal Palace tor the 
ty, of course, into the river below the cataract_prisoners in th 
l he Porters have made liberal donations to the sucb criminals. 
appropriating a portion of the earnings of the 
prisoners in the Penitentiary to the families of 
? i -i r , . j,*’ ‘ . ‘ a ‘ e ' ie enterprise, and there is no doubt in the opinion Col Benton conies out. strong against the 
exhibition ot the Industry ol all Nations. It mil of onr informant, but that the project will be sue- filibustering attemnt to nnn«v 
bo «rivcn next week. 
>t our informant, but that the project will be sue- filibustering attempt to annex Cuba. " He 
iesstully carried out.” siders the movement a part of tlie grand sc 
Terra Culture.— A correspondent insists upon Banks—Exfiration of Charters. —The char- 
nonths. For the gratification and benefit of our 
eiders, we will endeavor to “disclose the dis- 
losures ” in an early number of our forthcoming 
oluine — and also publish the lamented Dowx- 
t«’s opinion on the subject 
bany, Catskill Bank, Mohawk Bank, Butchers’ 
and Drovers, of New York, Bank of America, do. 
Bank ot New York, and Union Bank, of New 
York, and Union Bank, of the same place.— 
These Banks \\i]l re-organize under tlie General 
Banking Law. 
nmucout- uiiuudiciiug abbciupb LU UnUCX LvUOa. lie OOI1- 
siders the movement a part of the grand scheme 
-- to form a “ Southern Republic,” aud dessolve the 
.rters.— The char- American Union. 
s in this State ex- J£1F” A Birmingham house has received an or- 
5 month, to wit:— der to coin 700 tons of copper into coinage of the 
>y, Farmers’ Bank new French Empire. Four thousand tons are le¬ 
xers’ Bank of Al- quired in all, and the work will take four years to 
k Bank, Butchers’ complete. 
ion °Bank G of New n he t ,°!. al roceipts of the Oswego and Syra- 
thc same’ nhiec _ ? USe , Radload for nlne months, ending October 1st, 
under rhe ( Vnml ln tbli last tw o years, was as follows 1851, 
under Jit, General §729.924,47; 1852, $90,616,00. Increase, $17 - 
- The news from California, by the arrival wauted. 
of the I9tli, is of but very little importance. It England. —The chancellor’s financial statement 
was supposed that the democratic majority on 18 lbe great event of the week. 
joint ballot in the legislature would be at least 35 The surplus on the year would be about $1.- 
-Tbe Young Mens’s Christian Association 400 ’ 000 - . The bo P duty is to be reduced one-half. 
of Boston, has started a series of lectures The Tho duties on twl are also to be reduced. No 
first was delivered last week by Rev. Dr Hop- clian ? e on 8ll S ar - Alalt duties reduced one half, 
kins, President of Williams College. ’ V Tbe budget occupies 16 columns of the London 
— The Washington correspondent of the Tiines > "'Inch speaks very favorably of it 
Courier <fe Enquirer says that Gen. Scott bears his , Fra fce.—T he proclamation of the Empire took 
defeat with great equanimity, and has resolved P‘ ace °n lhe 3d ot December amid the enthusias- 
not again to be a candidate for anv civil office. ? reetbl » s °t tbe assembled multitude. 
-More than one of tlie Prefects and Mayors Amon ? t *’ e hl ' St ° f tb , e new Kmperor was 
of Louis Napoleon, in urging the electors to vote ol Generals StranauJ, Magran 
o i 1 • 1 .'J . , uace st,)C k, which cost par, committed by the Councils of Disciuline nod ooo 
and which started with a capital of $200,000, sold political con sits. DL.uphne and ~J0 
< st week at flirty per cent premium. Thereseems On Thursday atl o’clock P 41 Tmn’e v-j.ir, 
great enk?!)^ C ° nSdenCe ^ ^ succe f 8 of tbU Jfn made his’public entree as Emperor iLto 
