314 MOOBE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND EMILY NEWSPAPER. 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW . YORKER 
IS PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, 
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Colton’s Atlas of the VYofld.—T he first volume of this 
magnificent work is now complete, and offered to the 
BY D. D. T. MOORE, ROCHESTER N. Y. A violent and destructive gale occurred .... 
- on Lake Michigan, commencing on Monday _ 
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ROCHESTEB, SEPTEMBER 29, 1855. 
A Word in Season. 
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morning”of the 22d, near Racine, Wis. The bas the exclusive Privilege of supplying in person, or 
. . ’ , through agents appointed by him, the following coun- 
Young America went down almost instantly ties, viz: Wayne, Monroe, Orleans, Niagara, Genesee, 
with a cargo consisting of about 17,000 bush- Wyoming and Livingston, 
els of corn ; hound from Chicago to Oswego.— ;- 
The crew were all saved. M T v n< ? ND ' AG ® XNI> , Fa¥EI)0 *- Fr ™™ ck Douglass. 
„ , ... With an Introduction by Dr. James M’Cunk Smith.— 
The propeller Forest City, of Buffalo, with New York and Auburn: Mili.er, Okton & Mulligan.— 
4C0 tons of merchandize and 63 passengers, 18a6 '. 
itj j ..-i ii v k • r /-ti • This is the title of a remarkable book by a remarka- 
collided with the schooner Asia of Chicago, „ „„„ .. ./ 
° ’ bie man, and will create a sensation. It comprises a 
bouud to Buffalo with 16,000 bushels of corn, personal narrative, by the author, of his experience, 
near Grand Trabble, last week Thursday. — both as a Slave and a Freeman; and no work of the im- 
Both were sunk. The passengers and crew a £> n ation merely can compare with it in interest. The 
gaTe( j hook is exceedingly well written, evincing a degree of 
__ talent and ability 7 that would do credit to any man.— 
When we consider the disadvantages under which the 
RsillOad Casualty. author labored for the acquisition of literary excellence, 
- this work of Mr. Douglass is protf of a remarkable 
A FATAL railroad accident occurred on the mind,—and no one can rife from its perusal, whatever 
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, r ,, . .t talent and ability that would do credit to anv man.— 
a new quarter of the Rural commences with -,. , , - v , , 
1 _ _ When wc consioer the disadvantages under which the 
October—next week. Those subscribers whose Railroad Casualty. author labored for the acquisition of literary excellence, 
terms expire with this number, and the thou- - this work of Mr. Douglass is protf of a remarkable 
sands of miners who ought and intend to be- A fatal railroad accident occurred on the mind,—ar.d no one can rife from its perusal, whatever 
come subscribers, will please remember that the New York Central, two and a half miles west may bo his pri nciples or prejudices, without a desire to 
nresent is a favorable time to forward both re- of Albany, on the morning of the 20th inst. se f 110 man wb ° se P® rs0Bal experiences are so graj hi- 
preseni is a iavorauiu ume toiorwara coin rc /’ ......... , , . , cally related. The volume is prefaced by a striking like 
newals and new subscriptions, and govern A freight and cattle tram which was behind ness of the author, and altogether executed in a manner 
themselves accordingly. We are daily receiv- time, and consequently followed very closely highly creditable to tbe enterprising publishers. For 
ing single and club subscriptions to commence ^7 an express passenger train from the west, sale by Aldex & Beardsley. 
with the new quarter, and shall publish a while attempting to run upon a switch, broke “ „ 
large extra edition, in order to supply the de- a coupling, and left several cars upon the Rkduki n.—18C5. 
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f§P Trial Subscribers. — Our friends will please tbe ex P re6S came up and ran into tbem ’ Cha, ' auteri f andI rish 
nntF> fact that we offer to receive Both ein- smashing the engine, tender, and several cars, ll) Dcist>. In t-ie fir^t of these series some of the boau- 
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for a year. We do this in order that stran- of an ex P ress messenger and one passenger, there is much to interest in the delineation of the pecu- 
’. ,, p ’ ... . . . , and considerably injuring several others. liarities of those strangely compounded beings of whom 
gers may give the Rural a trial, and to intro¬ 
duce it in localities where it is now un¬ 
known. Friends, give us your lists of trial 
The Mt. Washington Tragfdy.- 
it treats. Underlying the whole of these departments 
is a vein of sparkling humor and true Irish wit. In the 
closing branch, “ Irish Publicists,” an analy.-is is given 
subscribers ,—-a few thousand, preliminary to ment, which was doubted last week, of a young ot the lives, characters, public acts, etc., of Grattan and 
xt_ x’-rrr- x__. c __• ’ ladv uerishintr in an attemnt to ascend Mt. O’Cokwbll. The author evinces knowledse of the sub- 
the great Winter Campaign. 
lady perishing in an attempt to ascend Mt. O’Connell. The author evinces knowledge of the sub- 
Washington, proves too true. The party con- -* ects uuiler consideration, and with a peculiarly easy and 
sisted of Mr.' Bowne, his daughter and niece, in- “f an excoeJin « ly readible bo °- 
Fisted of Mr Bowne his dauirhter and niece in- " 1 B excoeaiugiy reaaAoie book. 
News of the Week. sisuea oi Air. cowne, msaaugnier ana niece, in For sato by d. M. Dewey. 
__ stead of wife ; and it was the niece, and not _ 
The Baltic, w r hich arrived cn Friday of last daughter, who psiislicd. lliey lost their Modern Mysteries Explained and Exposed By Rev. A. 
week, brings news from Europe down to the wa >’ in the midst of a 6torm ’ and were exposed Universlt Y- Bostou: 
8th inst., but there is nothing of special in- a w i n t r 7 blast through the entire night. T Ula j s a somewhat formidable volume, comprising 
terest contained in her files. 1 he Washington When day dawned the survivors found them- 400 pages. Tho contents are divided into four parts:— 
sailed from Southampton on the 12th, and is ... 
new fTWcrlavt thirtpnr. rlava niff • hiff ia House, the inmates of which were totally un- 01 ‘-PintuaHsm Exp.alned and Exposed; 3. Evidence that 
now (Tuesday) thirteen days out, but she is ’ taken the Bib!e is giren by ins P iration of Spirit of God, as 
a slow steamer, and will not probably arrive ~ ^ J 1 ^ compared with the evidence that these manifestations 
much before the America, on her tenth day 80 near a place ° f f omfort and £afet y- What are from the Spirit of Men; 4 . Clairvoyant rovolatious 
from Liverpool, with a week’s later dates than renders the calamity doubly afflictive, is the of Emanuel Swedenborg. As the subjects discussed are 
Kv Doffin fact that the deceased was an only daughter attracting considerable attention, this expose is a timely 
tnose received Dy ne auic. and an affianced bride production, and will prove a raluableaid to those invos- 
gelves within twenty rods of the Summit I- Clairvoyant revelations of A. J. Davis; 2. Phenomena 
House, the inmates of which were totally un- °f Spiritualism Explained and Exposed; 3. Evidence that 
those received by the Baltic. 
Things in the Ciimea seem to indicate an¬ 
other winter campaign. Orders have been 
issued to put the railroad from Balaklava in 
auracung cousiueraoie attention, this expose is a timely 
production, and will proven valuable aid to those inves¬ 
tigating the various phenomena of spirit manifestations. 
For sale by Dewey. 
issued to put the railroad from Balaklava in Scotch Emigration. An immense emigra- TflE StanI)ARD second Cla® Reader, containing introduc- 
complete order, and to construct auxiliary tlon 1S going on from Scotland to Canada. — tory exercises in Articulation, an explanatory index 
lines, so that communication will be kept up Tbree thousand persons departed thither from readin « lessGlls - kc - 
between the camp and the coast. If matters the North of Scotland and the Orkney Islands Schools^—^containing^^ exerciser °in the'^Elementary 
continue as they promise, the siege of Sebas- during the present season ; and one fleet took sounds; Rules for Elocution, &c.; numerous choice 
topol will rival the celebrated siege of Troy ; ou t from Aberdeen and the neighboiing ports explanatory index, "by to^SARoxv^autimr of'the 
continue as they promise, the siege of Sebas¬ 
topol will rival the celebrated siege of Troy ; 
Sounds; Rules for Elocution, &c.; numerous choice 
reading lessons; a new system of references, and an 
explanatory index. By Epes Sargent, author of tbe 
“Standard Speaker,” &c. 
but British poet-laureates will haidly render six hundred persons. “Standard Speaker,” &c. 
it immortal. The season of active exertions William Chambers, editor of Chambers' Ed- ti “ eS i° f tw ,° of aseriesof roa<UQ £ 
in the Baltic is drawing to a close, and little inburgh Journal, last season traveled through placo \ moag the choice' «£ "^IpartmenT o & f 
has been done except the blockading of the ^ be United States and Canada, and on return- primary education. They aro published by Phillips, 
Russian ports, and cutting off commercial in- h° me published a series of interesting pa- Sampson & Co., Boston, and sold by D. m. Dewey, in this 
tercourse with friendly powers. pers entitled “Things as they are in America,” cit Y - _ 
Russian ports, and cutting off commercial in- lri o Rome puoiisuea a series ot interesting pa- 
tercourse with friendly powers. pers entitled “ Things as they are in America,” 
There are rumors afloat that Denmark is * n wpdcb be gave glowing acc unts of the ad- 
about to join the Western Alliance, and that van * a S es tbe provinces. It is undoubtedly 
in which he gave glowing accounts of the ad- Rivers— a Tale of Georgia. Ry w. Gilmore Simms. 
vantages of the provinces. It is undoubtedly New York: Reufleld.— 1856. 
. , . , ., . i • v • /i This is the first number of a now and revised edition 
France and England will guarantee the con- ^his as much as any single thing which influ- of “ Border Novels and Romances of the South,” by an 
tinuance of the sound dues against the de- ences tbe present emigrating movement of his American author of talent and fame. “ Guy Rivors” 
tinuance of the sound dues against the de¬ 
mands of the United States. If this be true, 
there is probably a good time coming. 
The political atmosphere at home is still 
smoky and disturbed, and will continue so 
countrymen. 
A Bloody Code.— A boy only ten years old 
was hung for murder, on the 24th of August, 
until the fall elections settle the complexion at ■^ dexandr i a > Louisiana. He was perfectly 
of things for another year. In our own State, infant ^ e in a11 fci ! act | ons ’ at marble6 
was first published some twenty years ago, and now 
re appears in a handsome volume of over 500 pages. 
For sale by Dewey. 
The London Quarterly Review, re-published by Leon¬ 
ard, Scott & Co., New York, has been received. Its 
with parties of straight Whigs, straight Dem¬ 
ocrats, Hard and Soft, Fusionists, Know- , . „ 
Nothings, Abolitionists, &C. , &c., in the field, plaC ^ TC 7 ^ Advertisements ; the Suppl; 
no one can nredict which will trinmnh. No- Sucb a J udlclal murder afi tbe above makee DEWKY h " S “ f ° r Sa ' e 
vember will settle the question. . us « ometimes doubt wb *ther we really live 
^ amid the light and Christianity of the nine- Difficulty in the II 
One of the most destructive gales ever ex- teenth century- cording to the Washir 
infantine in all his actions, playing at marbles ?* bl ® of c ° ntcnt3 embraces nine papers, under the follow- 
, ... , , ing heads, viz., Archdeacon Hark ; the Circulation of 
and other games in his cell, and understand- the Blood ; Sardinia and Rome ; the Romans of Colches- 
ing the terrible position in which he was ter; Memoirs of Sidney Smith ; the Feast of Conception; 
placed very imperfectly. Advertisements ; the Supply of Paper; Objects of the 
' amid the light and Christianity of the nine- Difficulty in the War Department. —Ac- 
One of the most destructive gales ever ex- t eent k cen t U ry. cording to the Washington correspondent of 
perienced on Lake Michigan, occurred last- » <. .« - the New York Times, Secretary Davis and Cen. 
week, doing great damage to the shipping, Corrupt Government. —Several members of Scorr are having a kind of e-pistol-ary warfare, 
and causing the loss of several lives. The the New York city government have been in- It appears that Gen. Scorr granted six months’ 
steamer Sebastopol, which was wrecked near dieted by the Grand Jury. They are Alder- leave of absence to Gen. Hitchcock, which 
Milwaukee, laid aground on her up trip on me n Mosher, Drake and Herrick, and Coun- the Secretary of War countermanded, and, at 
St. Clair flats a whole day, which delayed her oilmen Healy, Cooper and Wandell. Herrick the same time, called upon the Lieut. General 
just long enough to be caught in the gale and and Wandell are Chairmen of the Finance for his reasons for granting the leave. Gen. 
lost. Ihe I resident vetoed the hill to render Committee of their respective boards. They Scott replies that he is not responsible to the 
these flats navigable, and this wreck and loss are all charged with demanding and accepting Secretary for his action in such cases, and 
of life is one of the fruits. This, and several bribes from $100 to $1,000. hereafter he would he obliged if the latter 
other lake disasters, are noticed in another —-- would address official communications to him 
column. Valuable Information.— In a work recently through the President, to whom alone he 
Albany seems to have been visited by acci- published in London, in a paragraph referring (Gen. Scott) is responsible. 
dents since our last issue. The principal one, to the ice trade of America, the valuable in- _ — T . . , , __ 
in addition to the collision on the railroad, formatioD is given that the celebrated Wen- Great Robbery of Gold Coin. A despatch 
was the falling of a bridge over the canal ba- bam Lake “is beautifully embosomed in the from New York, under date of Sept. 22 states 
sin on Sunday. It broke down under a crowd mountains, in the town of Now Hampshire, 1 that two boxes of gold coin amounting to 
assembled to witness a fire. About thirty Massachusetts.” $50,009, have been stolen from Wins Bur- 
persons were precipitated into tbe water, and --- terfield & Co.’s Express Company, while bo- 
some limbs broken, but fortunately no one The Lyons Musical Academy, tbe plan and iug transmitted from Dubuque, Iowa, to New 
was killed. ... terms of which are embraced in an announce- York. Tbe money belonged to the U. S. 
Quite a heavy frost occurred in this vicinity ment in our advertising department, is highly Treasury, and had been contracted for deliv- 
on Tuesday night of last week, but it did no commended by those qualified to judge of tbe ery by Adams & Co., who employed the former 
material damage. Since that time the weather merits of such an institution. We therefore company as their agents. On arriving at their 
has been warm, and a portion of the time direct to it tbe attention of all interested in destination, tbe boxes supposed to contain tbe 
very pleasant. acquiring a musical education. gold were found to be filled with bullets. 
A Brutus in the Church. 
Bishop Doane, of New Jersey, was lately 
called upon by the rules of the Episcopal 
Church to depose his own son from the minis¬ 
try, in consequence of the latter having em¬ 
braced Catholicism. The following is the sen¬ 
tence of deposition as published by the Bishop : 
To all, everywhere, who are in communion with the 
One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church: 
Be it known, that George Hobart Doane, 
D. D., Deacon, of this Diocese, having declar¬ 
ed to me, in writing, his renunciation of the 
ministry, which he rt ceived at my hands from 
the Lord Jesus Christ, and his design not to 
officiate in future in any of the offices thereof, 
intending to submit himself to the schismati- 
cal Roman intrusion, is deposed from the min¬ 
istry ; and I hereby pronounce and declare 
him to be deposed, in the name of the Father, 
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.— 
Amen. 
Given at Riverside, this fifteenth day of 
September, in the year of our Lord, 1855, and 
in the twenty-third year of my consecration. 
G. IV. Doane, D. D., LL. D. 
Bishop of New Jersey. 
In the presence of 
Milo Mahan, D. D., Presbyter. 
Marcus F. Hyde, A. M., Presbyter. 
Change in Temperature. 
The New York Evening Post states that on 
Tuesday forenoon, the 18th, the thermometer 
ranged as high as 86°, and in the afternoon 
fell to 60°. In two hours time the difference 
of temperature was fully twenty-five degrees, 
and in connection with this fact the Post 
makes the following curious statement in re¬ 
gard to the ciuiLge which takes place regular¬ 
ly at this season: 
The regularity with which the autumnal 
chauge occurs every year is remarkable ; and 
its suddenness equally so. The midsummer 
heat ceases at once, and does not return. Oc¬ 
casionally there is a warm day or two, but no 
continuous heat. The following notes show 
the date of this atmospheric revolution for 
the last eight years : 
luiiimuuu lb given mat, uiie ceieorarea wen- wheat Robbery of Gold Coin.—A despatch 
ham Lake “ is beautifully embosomed in the | from New York, under date of Sept. 22, states 
mountains, in the town of New Hampshire, 1 that two boxes of gold coin, amounting to 
Massacbafactts. I $59)009, have been stolen from Wills, But- 
. 11 
range of 
thermom. 80‘ 
17 
do. 
81 
8 
do. 
77 
12 
do. 
90 
12 
do. 
80 
20 
do. 
SO 
9 
do. 
90 
IS, 
do. 
86, 
The foxmer dates are the last of high sum¬ 
mer heat ; and the transition in the next 
twenty-four hours is such as to cause an en¬ 
tire change of clothing from linen to wool.— 
In fact, we are transferred, in a single day, 
from a hot, relaxing climate, into one of de¬ 
lightful and invigorating freshness. 
Fight with the Indians. 
A telegraph by the House Line from St. 
Louis, under date of Sept. 24th, says : 
A great battle took place with the Indians 
on the 3d inst , at Sand Hills, on the North 
Fork of the Platte river, and the entire rorce 
of the troops, 450, under Gen. Harney and the 
infantry commanded by Major Cady, the dra¬ 
goons by Col. Cook, consisting of one company 
of mounted infantry and one of artillery. The 
battle commenced early in the morning and 
lasted several hours. The Indians fought 
desperately, and were finally routed, and a 
running fight followed for some ten miles, 
after which the Indians made a stand and 
fought desperately, being completely routed, 
having 80 men killed and 50 women and chil¬ 
dren taken prisoners. An Indian woman 
fought furiously. Harney lost six killed and 
as many wounded, but no officers were among 
the killed. The Indians concerned in this 
battle were the Brule Sioux, the same that 
massacred Lieut. Grattan’s command and 
murdered the mail party. The way-bill of 
the mail was found with them. 
Interesting Wedding Party. —In our list of 
marriages this evening, we report a wedding at 
which the venerable Dr. Lowell officiated.— 
We are informed that additional interest was 
imparted to the services from the fact that Dr. 
Lowell, more than forty yeais since, married 
the father and mother of each of the parties. 
He also christened the bride in her infancy, 
and live of her brothers and sisters, all of 
whom living were present. In the company 
were five couple, whom the Doctor married, 
ssveral, if not the most of whom, are grand 
parents. It was remarked that while the aged 
minister was thus surrounded by friends of 
three generations, he was about the youngest 
looking man in the party .—Boston Transcript, 
Sept. 14. 
Double Letters.— It is a penal offence to de- 
posite in any post office, to be conveyed in the 
mail, any envelope or packet containing let¬ 
ters addressed to different persons. The law 
upon which the above is based is frequently 
violated by persons who are, peihaps, not 
aware of its existence. The thirteenth section 
of the act approved March 3, 1847, reads that 
every person offending in the manner indicat¬ 
ed above, “ shall forfeit the sum of ten dollars, 
to be recovered by action qui tarn, one-half for 
the use of the informer, and the other half 
for the use of the Post Office Department.”— 
There is one exception, however, and that is 
in the case of letters addressed to foreign 
countries.— Wash. Union. 
He Died at tiie Post of Duty. —Among the 
numerous deaths by yellow fever at Port*- 
mouth on Tuesday week, was that of Rev. 
James Chisholm, of St. John’s Church, of that 
city. Rev. Mr. Chisholm was a native of Sa¬ 
lem, Mass., and a graduate of Harvard College 
in 1836. While so many of the inhabitants 
have fled, he has remained at his post, by the 
couch of the sick and dying, and has fallen a 
martyr to his conviction of duty. 
Savages in the Army. —The San Antonia 
Ledger says that Lieut. Randall recently fell 
upon a party of Indians near Fort Davis, kill¬ 
ed ten of their number, forced two over a 
precipice sixty feet high, and took one child 
prisoner. Only two out of fifteen Indians es¬ 
caped. The guide killed the chief, and Lieut. 
Randall scalped him. About half of the In¬ 
dians were women, but dressed as men, and 
their sex was not known until after the killing. 
0iiii)tj3. 
The new crop of rice has commenced com¬ 
ing forward quite freely. 
The Governor of New Jersey has appointed 
Thursday, Oct. 4th, for thanksgiving. 
The potato disease bas made its appearance 
in Vermont at Rutland and Fair Haven. 
The Baltimore Republican estimates the 
funded debt of that city at $15,222,000. 
The Methodist Episcopal Conference of 
Southern Illinois met at Alton on the 26th. 
The article of sugar has considerably ad¬ 
vanced in price during the past few months. 
The gross receipts of Rachel’s first three 
nights in New York are stated to have been 
$12,500. 
Yhlow fever once extended as far north as 
Hartford and Middletown, Ct., and Catskill, 
New York. 
Titus Pomponius Atticus Bibb has been ap¬ 
pointed assistant Secretary of the State of 
Kentucky. 
Mbs. H. B. Hewes, of Syracuse, has been 
offered the post of preceptress in the State 
Normal School. 
The corn crop in Western Wisconsin has 
now so far ripened that it is out of danger 
from the frost. 
The King of Prussia bas given a gold medal 
to Lieut. Maury, of the U. S. N., in honor of 
scientific services. 
The Buffalo Courier says the increase of 
population iu Erie county will secure it an ad¬ 
ditional Assemblyman. 
At Constantinople a firman has been grant¬ 
ed authorising the establishment of a Jewish 
Hospital at Jerusalem. 
Anderson, the democratic candidate for 
Congress frrm Washington Territory, was 
elected by 84 majority. 
The firm of Frances Hall & Co., of the N. 
Y. Commercial Advertiser, is composed of 
father, son, and grandson. 
The corner stone of the new building for 
the public library of Boston was laid on Mon¬ 
day week with interesting ceremonies. 
The monster steamer now building on the 
Thames, a few miles below London, is to make 
her trial trip in the spring to Portland. 
A further reduction in the fare from Buffa¬ 
lo to Boston by the New Y oi k and Erie R. R. 
has been made. It is now eight dollars. 
Bur little more than twenty years ago the 
yellow fever was as fatal in Philadelphia as it 
was last year in Charleston and Savannah. 
Seventy-five thousand dollars worth of 
hooks, belonging to the Harpers, were sold at 
the recent large book trade sale in New York. 
Isaac Newton, of Springfield, Delaware Co., 
Pa., lost, a few eays ago, five valuable cows 
and an ox, which it is supposed were poisoned. 
John G. Saxe is announced to deliver a 
course of lectures before the Mercantile Libra¬ 
ry Association of Louisville, Ky., in October. 
Two thousand and seven hundred new 
buildings have been erected, or are in progress 
of erection, in Chicago, during the present 
year. 
The yellow fever is making terrible havoc 
at Natchez, Vicksburg and Waterford, Miss. 
In the latter place neaxly all the inhabitants 
are sick. 
Three thousand six hundred and twenty- 
six persons sailed from Liverpool between No¬ 
vember and April last, to join the Mormons 
in Utah. 
In 1844 the mortality in the United States 
was 1 in 55, and in England 1 in 45. The av¬ 
erage age in tho United States was 33, and in 
England 29. 
The citizens of Centre county, Pa., have 
donated $10,000, besides a valuable farm, to 
the State Agricultural Society, for an Agricul¬ 
tural school. 
An editor tells the story that when he was 
in prison for libelling a justice of the peace, 
he was requested by the jailor to give the 
prison a puff. 
Ix is stated that Norfolk has become so de¬ 
populated through the ravages of the yellow 
fever, that not enough are left legally to con¬ 
stitute a city. 
Hon. Francis ITincks, late prime minister 
of Canada, has been offered the governorship 
of the Windward Islands, with a salary of 
£4,000 sterling. 
The Chicago Democrat says gentleman from 
foreign countries may now be seen daily “ on 
change” in that city operating to a large ex¬ 
tent in grain. 
An unsuccessful adventurer, who recently 
returned from California without gold, gave 
it as a reason for his ill luck that he wasn’t 
in the vein for it! 
Superintendent Smith, of the Onondaga 
Salt Springs Reservation, estimates that the 
quantity of salt turned out this season will he 
0,000,000 bushels. 
Two freight trains on the Pennsylvania 
railroad, near Altona, came in collision Sept. 
19. A fireman named Wilhelm jumped off 
the engine and was killed. 
A train of one hundred cars passed through 
Elmira loaded with lumber the other day, 
having on board 1,000,000 feet. It was all 
for a firm in Newburgh. 
A shovel-nose shark, 71 feet long, was 
caught in Bridgeport harbor, Ct., on Friday. 
He was an ugly customer, and his struggle 
nearly upset one of the boats. 
The fare via the Hudson railroad and New 
York Central railroad, on the fast train, leav¬ 
ing New York at 6 P. M., is reduced to $6,50 
to Buffalo and Niagara Falls. 
The Quebec Gazette insists that there are 
two Russian spies in that city, spying out all 
the secrets connected with the citadel, and 
wants them attended to at once. 
The London correspondent of the National 
Intelligencer says the expenses of tho war 
have far outrun the estimates, those for the 
Navy being $6,500,000 in excess. 
Acorns, hitherto of not much use, save for 
the feeding of swine in our western wilds, 
have been found by Mons. Duplat, a French 
chemist, to yield both oil and alcohol. 
Rev. John Pibbpont is ill at his residence 
near Boston. A fortnight ago he received 
tidings of the death of his wife, and imme¬ 
diately was himself prostrated by illness. 
