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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YOR KER: AN AGRICULTURAL ANI) FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
ROCHESTER, MARCH 4, 1854. 
Agents and Friends " ill please remember that we are 
Congressional Proceedings. 
Feb. 20. —Senate —Hu morons petitions against 
the Nebraska bill were presented from New 
York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, 
Vermont and Illinois, 
Mr. Johnson introduced a bill to establish three 
Indian territories west of Arkansas. 
House. —In the House Mr. Latham from the 
Agenre ana .Bnenas reureuiuci Luai we are ... , ,. . . , , , ,, e _.. 
publishing a large extra edition, and can therefore furnish Committee on public lands, reported the Senate 
back numbers of this volume to all new subscribers. Those hill for the extension of the preemption privilege 
disposed, and we hope they number hundreds and thou- t() California, making some brief remarks in its 
sands, can yet form new clubs or make additions (singly, , ... , 
. ’ . . .. , , , ,, , : iavor. The bill was passed, 
or m fives, tens, twenties, or upwards,) to those already 1 
started. We are prepared, this year, for the “long pull, Feb. 21. — Senate. —Mr. G win reported a bill 
strong pull, and pull all together,” which the friends of the authorizing the construction of steam frigates. 
Rural are giving, and shall honor all orders for the com- T . , i u • r .. *1 „ Ti:n 
, , , 6 . , , . „ Mr. loot made a speech m favor of the bill 
plete volume until our edition is exhausted. But as we * 
ore receiving hundreds of new subscribers daily, those who gi anting land to the .States foi the benefit ot the 
wish back numbers should not delay. We send from the indigent insane. 
beginning of the volume, unless otherwise directed. 
The Nebraska Bill, 
The bill to organize the territories of Kansas 
and Nebraska, which has been under debate for 
two or three weeks past in the U. S. Senate, 
rouses a spirit of opposition and indignation 
throughout all the Northern States. The prin- 
The Nebraska Bill was then taken up and Mr. 
Summer spoke. 
House. —The House went into Committee on 
the Homestead Bill. 
Mr. Allen, of Illinois spoke in favor of the 
Nebraska Bill. 
Both Houses adjourned over until Thursday. 
Feb. 23.— Senate. —Gen. Cass spoke biefly in 
cipal objectionable feature in the bill, is the clause reference t© securing to American citizens resi- 
repealing the Missouri Compromise ; which com- din S abroad the full enjoyment of those religious 
promise prohibits the introduction of slaves into privileges they enjoy at home. 
.. . . ... . ..... TKn N/ibracl..*, Bill tv-sc 'ifforwr-.v/la folron mi 
all territory north of thirty-six and a half de 
grees of latitude. There are other outrages be 
The Nebraska Bill was afterwards taken up 
and advocated by Mr. Toombs of Georgia. Mr. 
sides the one above named ; as for instance, it Huilter obtained the floor and the bill was pest- 
renders void the solemn treaties entered into P oned ' 
with the various Indian tnbes which have been 
removed from the older Stales to the territory 
west of the Mississippi river. These treaties 
The Bill for the construction of six steam 
frigates was then passed. 
House. — In the House some discussion took 
guarantee to them their new homes forever, on place in regard to the disposition to be made of 
condition of their removing from their old homes the Senate bill, granting 2,500,000 acres of land 
in Georgia, Mississippi, Ac. The Indians have to Wisconsin for R. R. purposes, at the close of 
fulfilled their part of the contract in good iaith, which debate, no quorum was present, and the 
and now the Nebraska bill proposes a violation House adjourned. 
of that faith on the part of the United States. Feb. 24.— Senate. — Several petitions and re- 
Mass meetings of the people, without distinc- monstrances against the Nebraska Bill were pre- 
tion of party, are being held throughout all the se nted, including the resolutions of the Massa- 
Northern States, and all the papers except those chusetts Legislature, and the remonstrance of 
under the influence of government patronage, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and 1,000 women of 
take strong ground against the bill. The South Andover, Mass. 
say they do not ask the repeal oi the Conipro- The Nebraska bill was then taken up, and 
mose, but will not refuse a boon offered them by Mr. Hunter addressed the Senate. 
the North ! If they would vote a postponement HouSE ._ In the House the Com. on Elections 
of the bill until an election at the North could made report declaritlg Jose Manuel Gallegos 
be held on an issue involving the repeal of the entitled to the contested Seat of Delegate from 
Missouri Compromise, or if they would leave New Mexico. Report was adopted. 
it to a majority of Northern Congressmen now at The death of Mr . Armstrong, the Printer to 
Washington, even with the whole weight of gov- the Hougej wa8 announccd , and the House ad- 
ernment influence on the side of the South, such • U1 . ned tQ Monday. 
a plea might answer ; but when nearly the entire _ * __ 
vote of the last named section of the Union is One of those Letters. 
thrown into the scale m order to insure the re- _ 
peal, the falsity of the plea is at once apparent. Some weeks ago l we remarked, in a brief para- 
A majority of Senators are in favor ot its pas- graph, that we proposed, ere long, to publish 
sage, to make up which majority the entire sen- extracts from the numerous letters we were re- 
atorial vote of the South, with the exception of ceiving—adding that, aside from money and 
Texas, goes in for the bill; and in the House the names, “they abound in wit, humor, facts and 
like result is also quite probable; and thus by a sentiments worthy more attention than we can 
kind of coupde etat the North is to be deprived of now bestow/’ A large number of the epistles 
her portion of a contract, which, at the time it then on hand, and many of those since received, 
was made thirty' years ago, all parties considered, speak in the highest terms of the Rural —stim- 
was very much against her interests. Ihe terri- ulating us in our arduous and untiring labors.— 
tory which the South got at the time the com- Yet we have not found time to rc-peruse, or 
promise was passed has all been made into slave space to publish, even if it were allowable, these 
States ; and that given to the North is yet unset- references to the paper and other matters. Here, 
tied. The compromise and its repeal is clearly however, is a letter, (just “turned up” while 
illustrated as follows :—A boy traded a whistle looking for another,) so brief, pointed and com- 
witli another boy for a cake, and after eating up prehensive, that we take the liberty of giving it 
the cake with great gusto, took back the whistle, publication : 
--—-- Shelby, Jan. 31, 1854. 
Foreign News. Friend Moore— Dr. Sir: I herewith send you 
- the name and address of a new subscriber to 
The Europa does not bring any definite news your valuable paper, and also the « ready.” 
on the war question, but confirms the accounts . Thc f liu f AL h( '? h ™\ ~ hundreds of dollars 
1 . advantage to me the past year, as I was induced 
of active preparation on ad sides to meet being- f rom your remarks to hold my wheat until now. 
erent contingencies. Probably no collisions will With my best wishes for the success of the 
take place between the allies and the Russian Rural, I subscribe inyself, 
to Yours, War. Manning. 
forces until spring, even in case matters are to 
be settled by the arbitrament of the sword ; for 
We think Mr. M., and numerous others who have ' 
the reason that their armies cannot be brought I written us in a similar manner, can. well afford to 
into the field against each other, until that time. 
It is possible, however, that a naval battle may 
lend a portion of influence (as they are doing,) ' 
to extend the circulation of the Rural. And if! 
be fought upon the Black Sea, in which case, all who approve and value our paper, will man- 
undoubtedly, diplomacy cannot longer delay ifest their interest in its success by giving a little 
the war. There is a rumor, as will be seen by attention in the same direction, the area of its 
the foreign files, that friendly arbitration is to be circulation and influence will be commensurate- 
tried again, but with what prospect of success, ly augmented._ 
or how to be tried, is not stated. Foreign mar¬ 
kets for breadstuffs bad declined, and as a con¬ 
sequence a subsidence follows also on this side 
of the Atlantic. 
The Advertisements in this number are wor- 
Special Election. 
— 
The Albany Evening Journal publishes the i 
official canvass of fifty-four counties in the State j 
on the Canal question, which foot up as follows : i 
For the amendment 171,117; against 55,018 
thy ot particular notice, and as we do not wish - rity iu favor of the cana]3 116>0 g 9 . 0 f 
to publish them as long as requested, we trust these counties, Erie gives the largest majority, 
none will be overlooked. Among others worthy whicb ifj oyer 17j000; Monroe next, over 13,000; 
ot attention, aie, the caids of J. C. Derby, and and n iese are the only two counties which carry 
Fowlers & Wells, 1 ublishers statement of Hieir majority into the ten thousand place of fig- 
affairs of Tempest Insmance Co., (a popular and ureg ^ Twenty-one counties give majorities be- 
prosperous company, by the way) — announce- Uyeen o 000 and 17,000 for the amendment, 
ment of Alfred Academy, an excellent institu- _ ^ 
tion - Mr. Langworthy’s Pure Wine for medi- Del aware, Franklin, Greene, Orange, Otsego, 
cinal purposes, and Mexican Potatoes-the new Putaara < « ueens ' Schoharie, Steuben, St. Law- 
Lever Straw Cutter-Land Plaster for sale- rence > Tio g a ’ and Sllllivan comities 6 lve ma J on ' 
Fai ms offered, Ac., Ac. Always read the adver- ties ™7 in S from one hundred over two thou - 
i„ the Rural, for thev are eenerallv eand a S ainst the amendment Delaware and 
tisements m the Rural, for they are generally . 
, . . ,. St. Lawrence, the only two counties where raa- 
new and interesting. . f 
____ jonties are over 2,Out) against the canals, are re- | 
The Spring Elections, soon to “come off” mote from thcm ’ the interest of the latter bein £ ! 
in many sections of this and other States, will identified with the Ogdensburgli, and the former j 
afford those disposed favorable opportunities to Wltb tbe Erie Pudroad * 
extend the circulation of the Rural. Many 
friends have heretofore improved such occasions. Decapitation Extraordinary.— The Buffalo 
and thereby materially increased our circulation city government, in consequence of the preval 
in their respective localities. If each who can ence of hydrophobia among the canine races of 
consistently do so will take a number of the that city, lias offered a bounty for dog scalps.— 
Rural to the election, and, after voting for The Republic says, the other day a German made 
“ good men and true,” show the paper and re- ^ appearance at the office of the Chief of Po- 
ceive subscriptions, community may be benefit- bee, with a cart containing eighty dogs' heads !— 
Decapitation Extraordinary. —The Buffalo 
“ good men and true,” show the paper and re- bis appearance at the office of the Chief of Po- 
ceive subscriptions, community may be benefit- bee, with a cart containing eigUy dogs' heads l— 
ed—while the favor will be duly appreciated in It “ not stated whether or not the guillotine was 
this direction. 
used in this wholesale decapitation. 
Our Albany Correspondence. 
Albany, Fob. 27, 1854. 
Our staid city having disgorged itself of all 
surplusage, is rapidly collapsing into its proper 
dimensions. It may be desirable to give the 
readers of the Rural, a slight idea of “ ordinary 
legislation,” or rather, a brief allusion to the 
“ local items ” that engross the greater propor¬ 
tion of the time and talents of the “ assembled 
wisdom.” 
RELIEF BILLS. 
Scarcely a day passes without the notice or 
passage of some bill to extend relief to some 
person or persons from the “ public crib.” Mr. 
Timothy Tinker lias completed a piece of work 
for the State, and he finds (at least he so repre¬ 
sents) that it has cost him much more than he 
bargained for. He hands his claim to his imme¬ 
diate representative to be laid before the Legis¬ 
lature. Perhaps it is all figured out in black 
and white, and backed up by strong affidavits 
as to its accuracy and merit. This is introduced 
possibly in the form of a petition, praying for 
relief, which is referred to the committee on 
claims. Now the claimant or his attorney must 
play “lobby.” The members of the committee 
must be “ approached ” very softly, and lioneyed 
(perhaps silvered) words whispered in their ears. 
In due course of time, they become “convinced,” 
and bring iu a report and a bill. This is read 
once—twice if not objected to, and referred to 
the committee of the whole. (The committee 
of the whole comprises the whole Senate, and 
when thus engaged, one of the members occu¬ 
pies the chair instead of the regular presiding 
officer.) Well, this bill comes up in its regular 
turn among the “general orders.”- A cautious 
member wants to know what all this means ? 
What is the ground for paying out this money ? 
The chairman of the committee, or some other 
interested person rises and states that it is a 
meritorious claim — it’s all right — we’ve given 
the matter a careful consideration, heard the tes¬ 
timony, and you can rely upon it, it is all 
right. 
This is enough for most. Occasionally there is 
one who wishes to make capital on the score of 
economy. He still holds back and perhaps 
makes a speech on retrenchment and economy, 
which passes here for “ Buncombe.” This over, 
the bill is agreed to and finally passed. Going 
to the other house, a similar process is gone 
through with, and the bill is concurred in and 
sent to the Governor for his signature. It may 
be remarked that such bills are passed less from 
their real merit, than from the influence that 
can be brought to bear upon the members. Just 
claims are often lost for the want of skill in their 
management. Let no one think he can get a 
vote in his favor without securing some skillful 
“lobby agent” to aid him. 
EXTENSION OF THE TIME TO COLLECT TAXES. 
Another “item” somewhat notorious is to ex¬ 
tend the time to collect taxes. The collector of 
the town of Procrastination, county of Sloth, 
has failed to perform his duty in the time the 
law requires. Of course something must be 
done. So the India Rubber Legislature stretch¬ 
es out the time to allow him to speculate on the 
money he has in hand, and take his time to col¬ 
lect the rest. 
OTHER ITEMS. 
There are many other laws passed that are 
not worthy of a place in a newspaper of general 
circulation, only as they benefit particular places. 
Some towns grow to be so large and populous, 
and so wicked withal, that they cannot get along 
with four Justices of the Peace. Some villages 
want a new Charter. Some County lines need 
straitening. Some Plankroads or Turnpikes 
want to throw up their roads. Some bank or 
bachelor wants a new name. And so on to the 
end of the chapter. All these must apply to 
the Legislature, and such are the topics that, in 
a State as large as ours, occupy the greater por¬ 
tion of the time in our Legislative bodies, 
MORE GENERAL SUBJECTS. 
The law to increase the amount of stationery 
from $20 to $30 for each member has passed 
both houses. This gives them knives and sand¬ 
boxes, novels and fool's- cap sufficient to last some 
of them the remainder ol their natural lives.— 
Let us cipher a little. There are 128 Assembly- 
men ; 32 Sanators; and some 20 Subordinates ; 
making 180 at $30 a head—$5,400. Farmers, 
put that in your pipes and smoke it. Your Nor¬ 
mal School costs only $10,000 a year; and 
your Academies get only some $40,000. But 
your Legislators consume $5,400 for Stationery. 
For this you are taxed, while for the schools 
mentioned, there is a fund belonging to the State. 
The bill to raise the salary of the Canal Auditor 
to $2,500 lias passed both houses, but the clause 
making him elective by the people was stricken 
out. 
THE TEMPERANCE BILL. 
The Senate have been considering this bill for 
the past three days. Mr. Dickinson proposed 
an amendment, intended to influence those who 
let tenements for groggeries. It provides that a 
conviction for the sale of liquors contrary to the 
law, causes a forfeit use of the lease, by which 
it was held ; and if a landlord should allow a 
tenant to hold over after such conviction, any 
future judgment of the same kind would act as 
a lien, on the property itself. A good idea.— 
Senator Brooks, of New York, made quite a long 
speech against the bill. He thinks it cannot be 
carried out—that it Is unconstitutional, <kc., the 
usual apologies for arguments against such a bill. 
Senator Dickinson replied to him at length, and 
used him up completely. To-day, an amend¬ 
ment was proposed to prevent the destruction 
of the liquor seized. But it was lost. The com¬ 
mittee ot the whole struck out the clause which 
allows compensatiou to the complainant and , 
witnesses. *Owf.*. 
fUta |Iaragraj)I]s. 
The New York Courier des Etats Unis 
has an article respecting object of the visit of 
certain Russian officers to this country. It is 
broadly affirmed that, these agents, who arrived 
here ostensibly to superintend the construction 
of some screw propellers for the service of the 
Emperor, arc in reality engaged in making pre¬ 
parations for the armament of Russian priva¬ 
teers in the ports of the United States. 
The colossal statue of Jefferson, the 
model of which Hiram Powers is the author, 
was cast on the 25th ult., at Munich. It is thir¬ 
teen feet high, has taken ten tons of metal, and 
is one of the five statues which will surround the 
equestrian one of Washington, at Richmond, 
which is 22 feet in height. Mr. Powers was 
present at the casting. 
jj*^” The Pennsylvania Railroad Tunnel thro’ 
the Alleghany Mountains was opened for pas¬ 
sengers on Wednesday the 15th ult. This Tun¬ 
nel is 3,612 feet long and excavated through a 
great variety of rock, the grade ascending 
through it at the rate of 52 feet to the mile, and 
the rock lying almost horizontally in the strata, 
of from 3 to 6 feet. 
A drove of more than sixteen hundred 
turkeys passed through Salem, N. C., on the 3d 
inst. They were en route for Charleston, from 
Smith Co., Ya. The drove traveled about seven 
miles per day, and eat up seven bushels of corn 
in the same space of time. The corn is strewed 
along the road, and the turkeys in that way coax¬ 
ed along. 
Not many years ago the whole commer¬ 
cial marine of the United States, was dependent 
upon Russia for sail duck. About twenty-five 
years since, the manufacture of sail cloth was 
commenced at Patterson, N. J„ and such has 
been the increase of this branch of industry, that 
the Russian article has been nearly driven from 
the market. 
jpgf" The speaker of the Canadian House of 
Assembly was arrested iu Italy during a recent 
tour in Europe, the police having on their black 
list a person of the name of Macdonald, and it 
seems they arrested the first of the clan they 
could lay their hands upon. It cost him about 
£3, in some shape, before he could get released. 
A rencontre took place in Washington, 
Fet). 22, between Senator Clemons, of Georgia, 
and Mr. Harris, of Mississippi, originating in 
Clemens refusing to acknowledge an introduc¬ 
tion to Mr. Harris. Angry words ensued when 
Clemens knocked Harris down and a duel is 
anticipated. 
A young lady in New York who be¬ 
longs to upper-tendom, recently obtained pos¬ 
session of jewelry and diamonds of the value of 
$1,500, by falsely representing herself to be the 
daughter of George Law. She was afterwards 
detected, and restored the property to avoid ex¬ 
posure. 
jrg!”The Albany Transcript says:—The city 
authorities of Erie have it in contemplation to 
adopt an ordinance, forbidding the citizens of 
other States from crossing the Pennsylvania 
gore in vehicles that are not ironed with Penn¬ 
sylvania iron. 
I'lie Buffalo papers state that the steamer 
Ocean will sail on Lake Michigan the coming 
season. The Michigan Central Line on Lake 
Erie, will consist of the splendid new steamers 
Plymouth Rock, and Western World, and the 
old steamer May Flower. 
The State of Tennesee lias adopted a 
very liberal system of internal improvement 
policy. The “ Omnibus Bill,” just passed, ex- 
i tends State aid to the amount of $10,000 per 
mile, to the most important railroad routes 
through its borders. 
Jfgf” The Ogdonsburgh Sentinel says three 
prisoners escaped from St. Lawrence Co. Jail at 
Clinton, last week, making 16 that have escaped 
in 14 months. Two forgers, whose doings were 
noticed a short time ago, were among the num¬ 
ber who escaped. 
The Boston Post enumerctes six news¬ 
papers, besides itself, in that State, which advo¬ 
cate the Nebraska bill. The Commonwealth 
replies that two of them are edited by postmas¬ 
ters, and two of them by custom house officers. 
Messrs.Lcmuel Richardson of Baric, and 
Chauncy Scofield of Elmore, visited the north¬ 
ern part of Vermont in October last, to hunt 
foxes. They set their traps, and for their first 
week’s work, caught twenty foxes. 
The Methodist church at Chester Fao- 
tories, near Springfield, Mass., was blown up on 
the 22d by means of a keg of powder. It is al¬ 
leged to have been the work of enemies of the 
Carson League, who held meetings in the church. 
Libel suits are pending against the Cin¬ 
cinnati press, in which damages are claimed to 
the amount of $360,000, divided as follows:— 
Commercial $200,000, Gazette and Atlas $140,- 
000, Times $15,000, Sun $5,000. 
jvg?” Jacob Miller has sold his farm in Brigh¬ 
ton, near the county workhouse, comprising 100 
acres, for $20,000 which is $200 per care. The 
farm is about two miles from the business part 
of this city. 
A young man in Louisville, recently res¬ 
ponded to an advertisement in the Democrat of 
that city, of a young lady in want of a husband 
—the conditions were satisfactory and the par¬ 
ties were married. 
Jngn Glass bottles were first made in England, 
about 1558. The art of maming glass bottles 
and drinking glasses were known to the Romans 
79, A. D.; they have been found in the ruins of 
Pompeii. 
A good locomotive engine costs from 
nine to eleven thousand dollars, and it would 
take nine men a whole year to build one well, 
with all the mechanic power of tho best machine 
shops to aid them. 
tvgf” According to an estimate in the St. Louis 
Advocate, the total length of the Mississippi 
river and its numerous tributaries amounts to 
51,000 miles, of which 20,000 miles are naviga¬ 
ble waters. 
%W° The Detroit Tribune states that nearly 
eighteen thousand pounds of game from the 
Western prairies passed over the Central and 
Great Western Railway on the 20tli ult,, for the 
Eastern markets. 
The French papers state that a zinc ship, 
recently built at Nantes, lias made a trial trip 
and proved an excellent sea-boat. She is quite 
strong, and the metal did not affect her compass. 
In Chicago, The increase of population 
last year, was 57 per cent. Over two thousand 
dwelling houses were erected, and yet the sup¬ 
ply is not equal to the demand. 
D'tto* I’lrdiitits. 
-- General Cass has not been side for forty 
years. So much fur temperate habits. 
-Thirty negroes have applied to the Mis¬ 
souri Colonization Society for passage to Liberia 
-A delegaiion of Stockbridge Indians from 
Wisconsin are now in Washington. 
-The La Belle Iron Works, at Wheeling, 
are again in full operation. 
-No less than eleven vessels are fitting out 
in different parts of Cuba for the slave trade. 
-The Indiana State Fair for 1854 is to l>e 
held at Madison. 
-House rents are higher in Chicago than 
in New York city. 
-It was proposed, in Mexico, that the ef¬ 
figy of Santa Ana he placed on the national coin. 
-A tournament came off at Tallahasse, Flor¬ 
ida, on the 22d inst. 
-The public debt of Great Britain is esti¬ 
mated to be $1,550,000,000. 
-A road dog was killed in Lockport, on 
Thursday, week. 
-A door and window tax has been estab¬ 
lished in Mexico. 
•-There are 200 persons employed about 
the West End gaming houses in London. 
-Switzerland, like the United States, has 
at. present a large surplus of revenue in its 
treasury. 
-It is said that the government has alrea¬ 
dy expended the respectable sum of $200,000 
in prosecuting Dr. Gardiner for his alleged fraud. 
-By certain telegraph arrangements now 
in progress, vessels sighting Cape Clear will be 
telegraphed to London within an hour. 
-Prof. Morse, last week Saturday, applied 
at the Patent Office for the renewal of his tele¬ 
graph invention from the 20th of June next. 
-The Utica Telegraph estimates that there 
are between 15,000 and 20,000 Welsh residents 
in Oneida county. 
-A bill to punish the adulteration of li¬ 
quors has passed through the Committee of the 
Whole of the Ohio Senate. 
-The Mexican Government has ordered 
two war steamers, of a thousand tons each, to 
be built in London. 
-The unusual event of the baptism of a 
young Esquimaux was recently witnessed at 
Canterbury, England. 
-The continued difficulty among the la¬ 
borers at La Salle, 111., has led to the employ¬ 
ment of a military detachment. 
-Beautiful marble and susceptible of a 
high polish, and said to be equal to any of the 
imported marbles, has been discovered in 1 Hi. 
-The people of Canandaigua are getting 
up a company to build a steamboat to run on 
Canandaigua Lake. 
-A lad fell from tho top of a five story 
mill at Holyoke, Mass., a few days since and 
was killed. 
-The number of hogs packed at the prin¬ 
cipal points in Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee 
this season amounts to 1,265,555. 
-France, it is thought from present indi¬ 
cations, will, in a few years, raise in Africa cot¬ 
ton enough to supply all its own manufactories. 
-The cargo of coffee in the schooner Mary 
Ann, wrecked at the mouth of the Chesapeake, 
cost. $50,001), and was sold at auction for fifty 
dollars. 
-The Governor of New Jersey refuses 
to deliver up a fugitive from justice on a requisi¬ 
tion from the Governor of New York, because 
the offender is a relative. 
-Seventeen hundred barrels of flour, and 
twenty -eight thousand five hundred pounds of 
butter for exportation, arrived at Portland re¬ 
cently by railroad from Montreal. 
-A large locomotive manufactory is about 
being established at Detroit. It is located near 
the depot of Central road, and the river, so that 
engines can be transported to any part. 
-Tho vigorous manner in which Santa 
Ana has been dealing with the highway robbers, 
lias already cleared the country of them com¬ 
pletely. 
-A negro was found dead and buried in 
the snow r in 8th Avenue, New York city, Tues¬ 
day morning of last week. A case of intemper¬ 
ance. 
-Shad have already made their appear¬ 
ance in the Delaware river, and several were 
caught a few days ago a few miles below Wil¬ 
mington. 
-Since the opening of the Great Western 
C. W. Railroad, seven locomotives have been de¬ 
stroyed on the line. Their aggregate value is 
stated at $105,001). 
-Billy Bowlegs, the Indian Chief, is re¬ 
ported to have refused an interview with the 
delegation appointed to visit the Seminole In¬ 
dians in Florada. 
-The new bell at New Haven, says the 
Journal of that city, was distinctly heard on 
Thursday morning at Wallingford, twelve miles 
distant. 
-There are now resident in the village of 
St. Johnsbury, Vermont, a husband and wife, 
who for sixty years have lived together in the 
bonds of matrimony. 
-When John Mitchell made his escapo 
from Melbourne, tho British authorities offered 
fifty cents reward for his re-arrest. They value 
the man at all he is worth. 
-The Albany Journal states that during 
Dr. Oncken’s recent visit to that city, over $3,- 
000 were subscribed to the fund to erect Bap¬ 
tist Church edifices in Germany. 
-Twenty-two new locomotives recently 
arrived at Chicago for the various railroads which 
centre there. They were the engines detained 
so long by the guage break at Erie. 
-Active preparations are making for the 
resumption of navigation on the Hudson, and 
all the North River Foundries have a fleet of 
Steamers, of all sizes, moored adjacent for repairs. 
-A Mobile paper states that tho Legisla¬ 
ture has passed a resolution in opposition to 
Douglas’s Nebraska bill. In the Lower House 
the vote was 80 to 75. 
-There is a rumor current that Mr. Buch¬ 
anan will return home soon, disgusted with his 
treatment by the English officials, in the mat¬ 
ter of his refusal to appear in Court costume. 
-The ladies of South Carolina have formed 
a “ Calhoun Monument Association” for the pur¬ 
pose of raising money to erect a monument to 
the memory of that statesman. 
-In the State of New York there are 154 
fire and marine insurance offices, and 15 life in¬ 
surance companies. The record does not state 
how many of them are rotten to the core. 
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