MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YOii KER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
ROCHESTER, JANUARY 21, 1854. 
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Franklin Anniversary. 
The Rochester Typographical Union appro¬ 
priately celebrated the natal anniversary of 
Franklin, the Patron Saint of the “Art of Arts” 
—bv giving a Banquet at the Hall of Blossom’s 
Hotel, on Tuesday evening last. The craft and 
other professions were well represented on 
the occasion, and the entertainment was appar¬ 
ently satisfactory to all participants. Capital 
responses were made to the regular toasts by 
Rev. Drs. Van Ingen, Kendrick and Dewey, 
Prof. Raymond, Edward "W ebstkr, R. D. Jones, 
Jas. Vick, Jr., H. G. Brent, C. B. Hill, C, P. 
Dewey, and others. Letters were read from 
Ex-Gov. Hunt, Hon. T. C. Peters, Henry O’¬ 
Reilly, Esq., and other distinguished gentlemen, 
who were unable to attend. After the conclu¬ 
sion of the intellectual banquet—served by the 
more sedate and mature guests—the representa¬ 
tives of “ Young America” continued the fes¬ 
tivities— opening their ball by twinkling merry 
feet in unison with excellent music. We shall en¬ 
deavor to give a synopsis of the proceedings in 
our next number. 
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The Weather. 
The weather during the past week has been 
exceedingly mild for the season. Some of the 
time it has been wet and muddy, but much of it 
has been very pleasant. Thus fax this winter, 
the prognostics of the weather wise, have failed | 
most signally. It was said in the fall that a 
killing winter was about to come upon us; that 
the instincts of the animal creation had fore- j 
warned them to put then - houses in a state ot 
extra preparation; that the muskrat had dug his 
hole a foot or two more in depth ; that the otter 
had fortified his habitation with extraordinary 
care ; that the ground squirrel had been partic¬ 
ularly active in the corn field and hickory grove; 
that the wild goose had taken an early and a 
rapid flight to a more genial clime. The veget¬ 
able kingdom also, had put on an additional 
covering against Jack Frost; corn husks were 
of extraordinary thickness, <fcc., Ac. 
Admonished by these exponents of winter, the 
human family also, put themselves in a posture 
of defence, and then calmly awaited the onset. 
But thus far they have waited to no purpose.— 
There has been, it is true, a sort of skirmishing 
warfare going on between the antagonistic sol- 
sticial forces, and for a week or two the frigid | 
party seemed to get the upper hand. Sleighs, 
and sleds, and skates, were called into active 
service, the locomotive covered its frosty nose 
with a snow plow, and the city dandy laid on 
an extra moustache by the use of bear’s grease 
and Macassar. Sparkling eyes, and tiny feet, 
peeked out of plentiful surroundings of down 
and fur, and the poor wretch who could do no 
better, covered bis shivering limbs with rags. 
Butin a few brief days the battle was over, and 
ethereal mildness commenced its reign once more. 
It may be said however, that there is yet 
abundant time for cold and frost, and that it will 
not do to exult too soon ; all of which is true.— 
But it does not detract from the fixed fact, of a 
mild winter thus far, and it has cut off at least 
one half of the season allotted for the reign of 
frost. The sun has long since reached his south¬ 
ern declination, and Is now wheeling his majes¬ 
tic car again towards the north. He rises every 
day higher and higher in our heavens, and ere 
many months have rolled away, we shall be 
able again to say, 
« Come, gentle spring! ethereal mildness come! 
And from the bosom of yon dropping cloud 
In gentle showers on our plains descend." 
Since the above was in type, another turn has 
taken place in the tide of success, and this 
(YYednesday) morning it is snowing fast.— 
Whether or not the triumph of the Borean for¬ 
ces is to continue, “ this deponent saith not.” 
To Agents and Friends.— We are publishing 
a large extra edition in order to furnish the com¬ 
plete volume to new subscribers. Hence it is 
not too late to form new clubs, or make addi¬ 
tions to those already ordered. Come on, good 
friends, and we will endeavor to honor all drafts, 
whether you count by tens, twenties or hun¬ 
dreds. Remember it is not too late to secure the 
back numbers, and hence all your neighbors 
and friends (and especially the borrowers) can 
Lave the pleasure of joining your club, forming 
a new one, or subscribing singly. 
Dreadful Shipwreck. 
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It becomes our painful lot to record one of 
the most direful shipwrecks that has e^er lallen 
to the lot of our merchant marine ; and one too, 
that has been attended with an overwhelming 
and lamentable loss of human life ! 
The new and beautiful steamer San Francisco, 
sailed from New Y ork on the 22d of Decembei, 
with some six hundred persons on board, of 
whom five hundred were United States troops, 
and their families. On the evening of the 24th, 
the wind commenced blowing violently from 
the North-west, and continued to increase in in¬ 
tensity until the morning of the 25th, when, in 
consequence of the breaking of the piston rod 
of the air pump, the engine suddenly stopped. 
The ship then became nearly unmanageable and 
labored heavily—laying in the trough of the sea, 
and everv sea striking tremendous blows under 
the guards, tearing up the planking fore and aft 
on both sides. At the same time they tore away 
the railing on the upper deck, hen coops, hay, 
boxes, barrels, Ac., all swept off in a confused 
mass. The ship now commenced leaking badly 
and all bands were immediately set to work 
clearing the deck, manning the pumps, Ac. ihe 
water still gaining on them, the troops were or¬ 
ganized into bailing gangs to keep the steamer 
from going down with all on board. 
At 7 o’clock on the morning of the 25th, the 
foremast went over the side with all the rigging 
attached, breaking about six feet above the deck, 
and splintering to the berth deck. At 9 o’clock 
the vessel shipped a heavy sea amidships which 
stripped the larboard paddle box, carried aw ay 
starboard after ring post, both smoke stacks, all 
the upper saloon, staving the quarter deck thro’ 
and washing overboard a large number ot pas¬ 
sengers, including Col. Washington, Maj, Tay¬ 
lor and wife, Capt. Field, Lieut Smith, two 
ladies, names unknown, three civilians, also un¬ 
known, and about 150 privates; a waiter, the 
barber, and a young man, the carpenter’s broth¬ 
er, were killed. Up to this time the water had 
gained much. A large part of her quarter deck 
was stove in, and it was only by the greatest ex¬ 
ertions that the ship was kept afloat. A gang 
of soldiers was set apart to hold blankets around 
the shafts to prevent the flowing in of water — 
The storm continued until the 29th, the vessel 
being entirely at the mercy of the winds and 
waves. The bark Kilby, of Boston, having fall¬ 
en in with the wreck at this time, took off 100 
of the passengers, the remainder continuing on 
board until January 5th, when the survivors 
were rescued by the British brig Three Bells, of 
Glasgow, and the ship Antarctic. 
Besides those who were washed overboard at 
the time of the wreck, 11 died on the steamer 
from sickness and exhaustion. The cholera 
broke out on board of the Three Bells, in con¬ 
sequence of the crowd of passengers, exposure, 
and want of suitable provisions and medicines, 
and a large number of them died. 
Taken all together, it is one of the most heart¬ 
rending calamities that has ever happened upon 
the high seas. 
The conduct of Capt, Watkins, of the San 
Francisco, is everywhere extolled. He was the 
last person to abandon the sinking ship, and 
with 225 others, is now on the Antarctic bound 
from Liverpool. The Three Bells brought her 
passengers back, and the Lucy Thompson re¬ 
lieved the Kilby of most of hers and landed 
them in New York. * 
Smuggling by the Europa. —A paragraph in 
our item column states that the steamer Europa 
had been seized and two of her crew arrested 
by the United States authorities for smuggling. 
It appears from later advices that Dr. \Y inster, 
the Surgeon of the steamer, was one of the par¬ 
ties, and when arrested, lace of the value of 
$1,GOO was found secreted on his person. The 
other party was John Bevan, the bar-keeper, 
who had in his possession a large quantity of 
watches. They were both imprisoned. Infor¬ 
mation of the intended smuggling was given to 
the officers by Mr. Cunard, the agent of the 
line. The Europa was not seized, as had been 
previously reported. 
Commendable. —The merchants of New Y'ork 
City, have held two meetings in the Exchange, 
fur the purpose of urging upon Congress the 
propriety of indemnifying the vessels for expen¬ 
ses incurred in rescuing the passengers and 
crew of the ill-fated steamer San Francisco, and 
of bestowing on the officers and crews some 
proper testimonials for their heroic exertions. 
Governments of late have been especially lib¬ 
eral in cases like this, and there is nothing which 
stimulates men to the performance of noble and 
generous actions so much as the bestowment of 
well merited praise. 
The Genesee College. —A difficulty has aris¬ 
en in this institution lately, which lias resulted 
in the withdrawal of the President, Dr. Tefft, 
and also of Professor Whitlock. Nearly all of 
the students of the College have left and gone 
to Amherst College, in Massachusetts. The 
difficulty has arisen, it is believed, in reference 
to a difference of opinion as to the restraints 
and rules necessary in the management of the 
male and female departments of the institution ; 
and is much to be regretted, for it is one of the 
best and most successful seminaries in the State. 
The Horticulturist. —Attention is directed 
to the advertisement of this popular journal- 
now, as heretofore the leading Horticultural pe¬ 
riodical of America. It is ably conducted, and 
published and illustrated in superior style. We 
shall be happy to furnish the Horticulturist to 
any of our agents or subscribers at $1,50 per 
copy for plain, and $3 for colored edition. 
Our Albany Correspondence. 
Albany, Jan. 16, 1854. 
The first week or two after the appointment 
of committees, there is generally very little 
done in the Legislature, more than to give no¬ 
tices, present petitions, and plan the work for 
the more active part of the session. 
The present session has been more than usu¬ 
ally active. The Maine law has been intro¬ 
duced into both houses, and will be open for 
discussion in a few days. It is in substance, the 
bill acted upon by tbc last Legislature. N otice 
has been given of a bill to submit the same to 
the people. 
The question of allowing city stocks to be 
deposited in the Bank department, has been dis¬ 
cussed at some length. One of the best speeches 
of the session was made by Mr. Littlejohn, in 
favor of tbe measure. The arguments adduced 
for such a course arc, that the stocks of the 
United States and of New Y'ork are so scarce 
that it is difficult for banks to perform the busi¬ 
ness necessary for the growing commercial 
wants of the State. Said stocks are as good se¬ 
curity for the bill-holders as any other, and far 
more readily and safely converted into money 
than bonds and mortgages on real estate. On 
the other hand it is contended that the use of 
these stocks would have a tendency to draw too 
many into banking operations, and in times of 
commercial revulsion, disastrous consequences 
would follow. 
The Senate have had under consideration a 
bill to perfect the amendments to the Constitu¬ 
tion on the canal question. It provides a special 
election the third Wednesday in February. Of 
course this day may not he adhered to, but it 
will be likely to be as soon as that. 
The reports of various officers of the State 
are coming in quite briskly. The business will 
be in full blast very soon. As most of the mem¬ 
bers are young and ambitious, a profitable ses¬ 
sion may be anticipated. t 
The people of Albany are enjoying a rich 
treat in a course of scientific lectures from Prof. 
Carr, of the Albany University. They are free 
and will extend through several months. The 
different clergymen embrace the opportunity 
afforded by tbe presence of the Legislature and 
the many other visitors in the city, to preach 
series of sermons. Some of them are largely 
attended. 
The argument of the celebrated Hendrickson 
case comes off to-morrow before tbe Court of 
Appeals, the decision of which will be looked 
for with much interest. 
The January thaw made serious fun here for 
several days. But little is said just now. 
*Owe.* 
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Congressional Proceedings, 
The principal business done in the Senate 
during the week, was a debate on the Clayton 
and Bulwer treaty, in which Mr. Cass took 
strong ground as heretofore against the treaty. 
Mr. Clayton replied in part, but was taken ill 
before closing his speech, and was obliged to 
defer it to a future day. Mr. Dixon gave notice 
of an amendment to the Nebraska bill, repeal¬ 
ing that part of the act which prohibits slavery 
north of 3G deg. 80 min. 
A resolution was offered by Mr. Pearce, of 
Maryland, for a joint committee to express suit¬ 
able thanks to the rescuers of the San Francisco 
passengers, and adopted. 
The nomination of Mr. Rcdfield, as Collector 
of New York, was received and referred to the 
Committee on Commerce. 
House.— Mr. Cobb, from Committee on Pub¬ 
lic Lands, reported back the Homestead bill, 
with amendments. 
Referred to Committee of the Whole on the 
State of the Union. 
Mr. Cutting from Judiciary Committee, re¬ 
ported a bill making the children of American 
citizens born abroad, citizens ot tbc United 
States. 
Mr. Orr introduced a bill for the relief of the 
survivors of the army saved from the steamer 
San Francisco, which was referred to the Com. 
on Military affairs. 
A resolution was offered by Mr. Chandler, like 
that of Mr. Pearce, in -the Senate, for a joint 
committee to express suitable thanks to the res¬ 
cuers of the San Francisco passengers, and 
adopted. 
A Noteworthy Item. 
The man who superintends the press work oi 
the Rural, has been ciphering a little, and gives 
us the result in the following note. Were we to 
add the expense of editing, type setting, mailing, 
ifec., <fcc., the figures would be far more surprising 
to the uninitiated: 
Friend Moore :—Perhaps some of your read¬ 
ers are not aware of the expense of publishing 
the Rural New-Yorker. If it will set them to 
thinking on the subject, we will figure a little 
on one item. The paper to print one week’s 
issue of the Rural costs $310. The weight of 
the paper is 2,790 pounds. If placed one on 
the other, closely pressed, they would make a 
pile over 12 feet high. If spread out on a 
smooth surface, would cover nearly 5)4 acres oi 
ground. If cut into strips one inch wide, and 
fastened together, would reach over 530)4 miles. 
If printed in the old fashioned way, on a hand 
press, it would take a good smart man 30 days 
to work each week’s edition. 
Vei;y respectfully yours, s. k. r. 
Letters from the People. —We arc receiving 
from 125 to 200 letters per day, the most of them 
well lined with the essential requisite, from all 
quarters. When we get all the names entered, 
we propose to publish extracts from many of 
these epistles—for, aside from money and names, 
they abound in wit, humor, facts and sentiments 
worthy more attention than we can now bestow. 
ftfios faragnrjljs. 
Edward Harris, a manufacturer, at 
Woonsocket, R. I., to encourage bis operatives, 
five hundred in number, to save their earnings, 
offers the twenty-five who shall save the largest 
per cent, of them during the year, a premium of 
$20 each, and to the twenty -five who shall save 
the next largest he offers ‘$10 each. He pro¬ 
poses to appropriate in this manner the sum of 
$750. 
j>3gr Six gold watches, appropriately inscribed, 
have been procured by the citizens of Buffalo, 
to be presented to the six gallant men who res¬ 
cued the sailor Wakelee from the schooner Onei¬ 
da, in October last, and a purse of $500 made 
up to be presented to Mr. Wood, whose team 
was ruined while carrying the life boat and the 
men to point Albino. 
jtjgr A letter from Octz, Transylvania, Nov. 
23, states that so thick a smoke arises from sev¬ 
eral forests of that country, which are on fire, 
that it is impossible to carry on the ordinary ag¬ 
ricultural pursuits. In addition, the atmosphere, 
the letter declares, is so saturated with acrid 
emanations as to seriously affect the sight and 
breathing. 
Mr. Marsh, of Litchfield, Conn., has on 
his premises an apple tree which measures/our- 
teen fed in circumference, and yielded twenty 
bushels of good fruit the past season. It had 
yielded previously to 1835, about 100 bushels a 
year. It was carried to Litchfield from Hart¬ 
ford by the first settlers of the former town, and 
has borne delicious fruit for 130 years. 
The Queen of Spain and the King of 
Prussia have addressed letters of congratulation 
to Santa Anna, in reply to letters from him of 
April last, in which he informs them of his elec¬ 
tion to the Presidency. We suppose when he 
informs them of his elevation to a quasi throne, 
they will send him another, a longer, and a 
warmer letter. 
The daily food of Hannibal, the elephant 
at Herr Driesbach’s Menagerie, consists ot four 
hundred pounds of hay and three bushels ot 
oats. He washes this enormous quantity of 
provender down his throat with four barrels of 
water. Besides liis regular meals ho thankfully 
receives candies, cakes and apples from the vis¬ 
itors. 
jpp~The New York State Court of Appeals 
has given an important decision in a suit brought 
by Ex-Attorney General Chatfield, on behalf of 
the Commonwealth, to test the title ot Rens- 
selaerwyck. The Court has unanimously af¬ 
firmed the title of the Van Rensselaers to be 
regular and valid. 
Not less than £2,972,000 was remitted 
from Irish emigrants in America to their friends 
and relatives at home in 1848, ’49, ’50 and ’51. 
It is estimated that if the remittances have con¬ 
tinued at the same rate, upwards of four mil¬ 
lions must have been remitted in the last six 
years. 
Rev. J. M. C. Pennington, D. D., of New 
York city, has been elected President and Pro¬ 
fessor in the Woodstock, Mich., Manual Labor 
Institute. He is a colored gentleman, and was 
a fugitive slave at tbe time of the passage of the 
fugitive slave law. 
Two mammoth steamers are building in 
Buffalo, to run in connection with the Michigan 
Central Railroad route on the opening of navi¬ 
gation. They are estimated to cost $500,000 
each, and are to be named the “ Plymouth” and 
“ Western World.” 
The Methodist Church in Fairhaven, 
Conn., was prevented from administering the 
Sacrament a few Sundays since, from the theft 
of the wine reserved for the purpose, and a por¬ 
tion of the communion service, by some unscru¬ 
pulous rascal. 
jpgp Col. Benton declares that the central 
part of the Rocky Mountains has territory 
enough to make a mountain State double the 
size of idl the Swiss cantons, with everything as 
grand in scenery, and without the drawbacks of 
its avalanches, glaciers and cold. 
IHF” The screw steamer Era, from Greenoch 
to Australia, foundered on the 28th of Dec. 
about 15 miles from Lambay, on tbe Irish coast. 
Only 7 of the crew were saved. The captain 
and wife, and second mate and five seamen were 
drowned. 
Extensive robberies have been detected 
at the Custom House. Large quantities of Can¬ 
ton silks and shawls, have been abstracted from 
the hales, and the bales restored to their origi¬ 
nal appearance. Suspicion rests upon parties 
connected with the Customs. 
In a personal altercation at the Univer- 
sity in Columbia, Missouri, between Beniamin 
Hardy, of HarroBsburg, Ky., and W. W. Thorn¬ 
ton, of Shelby ville, 111., both students, the for¬ 
mer was shot by the latter with a revolver, and 
almost instantly killed. 
A telegram says that an important treaty 
had been concluded with Mexico, which gives 
the United States 39,000,000 acres of land in 
the Mesilla Valiev, for the sum of $20,000,000 ; 
$5,000,000 of which is reserved for paying 
claims, including the Garay grant. 
The Oxford University Commissioners 
recommend the study of Locke. Thereupon 
Dr. Pusey pronounces Locke to be “ one of the 
shallowest writers who ever treated of the hu¬ 
man mind,” and, moreover, “ the forerunner of 
infidelity.” 
£ 5 j*r” The price asked for Mount Vernon, the 
mansion house and two hundred acres of the 
adjacent land, is $200,000, while the intrinsic 
value of the property, is not estimated higher 
than $30,000 
jrgp Lord Aberdeen is said to have declared 
that, having once witnessed forty thousand dead 
and wounded men exposed on the battle field, 
he « shrinks from the responsibility of being a 
party to any warlike operations.” 
5 ^” Two hundred and eighty-three thousand 
three hundred and thirty-two emigrants arrived 
at New York during the last twelve months ; 
and $570,322 were received, and $570,775 dis¬ 
bursed for their benefit. 
jrgsr The consumption of water in Philadel¬ 
phia, during 1853, supplied by the Fairmount 
Water Works, amounted to 2,009,000,000 of 
gallons ; that supplied by the Schuylkill W orks, 
to 1,400,000,000. 
(vgT The steamboat Jno. S. Avery, passed the 
mouth of the Ohio river Jan. 11, having on 
board 34 tons of silver, which Adams it Co. were 
transporting eastward. 
The steamer Europa lias been seized by 
the officers of the Customs. Two persons, one 
of them the steward, were detected smuggling 
lace. 
-The hills west of San Francisco, have 
been found to contain peroxyde of tin. 
-Malignant scarlet fever is prevailing to 
some extent in Buffalo. 
-Another evening paper has been started, 
so that San Francisco lias now thirteen dailies. 
vara. 
inst. 
Archbishop Hughes had arrived at Ha- 
Parliament met at Quebec, on the 16th 
The Ladies of Texas arc petitioning to 
the Legislature for the prohibition of tbe sale of 
intoxicating drinks. 
-The cars on the Milwankie and Missis¬ 
sippi Railroad now run regularly to Stoughton, 
a distance of seventy-three miles. 
-The Western House of Refuge at Roch¬ 
ester, will cost, when enlarged as it must be, 
not less than $600,000. 
-Two thousand and twelve marriage li¬ 
cense^ were issued in Baltimore during tbe pres¬ 
ent year. 
-There is a German in Chatham street, N. 
Y., whe gives dinners to all poor Germans, gra¬ 
tis, every day. 
-Two men were killed lately and two se¬ 
verely injured, by the fall of an embankment on 
tbe Toronto and Hamilton Railway. 
-The German who was shot in theBedini 
riot, at Cincinnati on Christinas, had just inheri¬ 
ted a fortune of $20,000. 
-The failure of the Merchants’ and Me¬ 
chanics’ Bank of Oswego, was announced Janu¬ 
ary 6 th. 
-“ Twelve hundred murders” have been 
committed in San Francisco, during the last.four 
years, and but one conviction has been made. 
-The total number of barrels of Flour 
transported over the W estern railroad from Alba¬ 
ny, during this year was, 471,804. 
-The Church of the Holy Cross, in Troy, 
have just been presented by N. B. Warren, with 
a peal of six bells. 
-Tbe trial of the policemen in the Bedini 
affair is progressing at Cincinnati, and the tes¬ 
timony so far is decidedly against them. 
-The Mayor of New-Ycrk, in his Message 
to the Councils, recommends City railroads as 
“ great public conveniences.” 
- Baltimore consumes about, 5,000,000 
bushels of coal annually ; Philadelphia 9,000,- 
000 ; and Cincinnati 6,0(10,000. 
-The Legislature of Kentucky have elect¬ 
ed the Hon. J. J. Crittenden (Whig) United 
States Senator. 
-A newspaper has been already com¬ 
menced in Nebraska, at Old Fort Kearney, call¬ 
ed the Nebraska Democrat. 
-General Wool has gone to New Y'ork, to 
replace the men and officers lost on the San 
F rancisco. 
-Senator Clayton, of Maryland, is con¬ 
fined to his bed. He has been seriously, but 
not dangerously attacked by the influenza. 
-The machinery for the San Francisco 
Mint, to be in operation on the 1st of February, 
arrived out on the 10th. 
- There are eighty-three newspapers in 
Michigan—the aggregate circulation of these is 
over three millions and a quarter. 
-The Louisville Courier publishes a list 
of seventeen merchants of that city, who im¬ 
port then- goods and wares direct from foreign 
countries. 
-It is stated in one of the Cleveland pa¬ 
pers that orders to Pittsburgh Class Manufactu¬ 
rers to the amount of $50,000 have been with¬ 
drawn, in consequence of the Erie difficulties. 
-The land commission of California, de¬ 
cided eleven cases on the 13th ult., confirming 
six of 44,000 acres, and rejecting five of 115,160 
acres. 
- The second track on the New Haven 
Railroad will be completed in a few days, when 
there will be a double line of rail on the whole 
route from Boston to New York. 
-The steamer Massachusetts has brought 
not far from seventy-five wrecked seamen to 
New Bedford, free of charge, within the past 
two weeks. 
-The “ Ericsson” steamer is still under 
treatment, and probably will remain so for some 
time to come. The experiments thus far have 
proved very unsuccessful. 
-The year 1854 began and will end on 
Sunday; there are five months in the year that 
contain five Sundays each, and there are fifty- 
three Sundays in the year. 
-The earnings of the “ People’s Line” of 
steamers on (he North River, the past year, are 
said to have been $346,000, and the net profits 
$244,800. 
-The medical fraternity of San Francisco 
have formed a society of sixty-five members, to 
protect the community from those pretenders 
who kill without a regular diploma. 
-George W. Peabody, of London, lias of¬ 
fered a donation of $200 a year while lie lives, 
to be awarded as rewards of merit to the chil¬ 
dren of the public schools of Danvers, Mass. 
-A Scotch servant girl at Cleveland, Ohio, 
has received information from her mother in 
Scotland that she is heiress to a cash fortune of 
$30,000. 
—t— In Connecticut, a man named Lucas has 
been sentenced to the State Prison for six years, 
for placing obstructions upon the Middletown 
Railjoad track. 
-'The Senatorial term for which Mr. Crit¬ 
tenden has recently been elected by the Ken¬ 
tucky legislature,” extends 6 years from next 
Mair-h. 
.'t_ The Senate’s bill to perfect the amend¬ 
ment of the Constitution to complete the canals, 
names the 3d Wednesday in February for the 
election. 
:-A list of the Presbyterian clergy of Scot¬ 
land occupies fifty-two pages, while (be list, of 
all other denominations occupies a little over five 
pages. 
-Two Half-Breed Indians, at the mouth 
of the Coquille, Southern Oregon, are said to 
have recently dug out one hundred and fifty 
pounds of genuine gold ore. 
-A party of engineers sailed from South¬ 
ampton on the 17th, per steamer Oronoco, to 
survey the Isthmus of Darien, for the purpose 
of constructing a ship canal. 
-A slight shock of an earthquake was 
felt in Memphis on the 18th ult., between the 
hours of six and seven o’clock". It lasted but a 
few moments. 
-The Cleveland Plaindealer says that the 
Common Pleas of that county granted 21 di¬ 
vorces at its last sitting. 
