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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YOR KER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, 
Fugitive Slave Sent Back, 
_ -As was anticipated, the slave Burks, arrested 
at Boston > has ^ >ecn remanded to his master, and 
& 4 O carried back by him to Virginia. There was no 
other alternative under the law, as the fugitive 
was undisputably the slavo of the claimant, Col. 
- Suttle, 
. ROCHESTER, JUNE 10, 1854. The excitement at Boston was probably great- 
^ on occas i on than has ever been known 
A Day in Cleveland. during the present generation. At two o’clock 
- P. M. on Friday, the 2d inst., Burks was taken 
During a brief vacation from the office and its from the Court House, and placed in a hollow 
constant duties, we last week passed a day very square of 100 special deputies of the U. S. Mar- 
pleasantly in Cleveland, Ohio — the far-famed shal—each armed with a cutlass and revolver. 
“Forest City.” Though scarcely a year had The Marines, Infantry, and a detachment of the 
elapsed since our former visit, the city seemed 4th Artillery, with a nine pounder loaded with 
to have grown wonderfully, and presented many grape, under command of Major liidgely, of the 
new features. We were surprised at the rapid U. S. Army, acted as a special escort, while the 
“progress and improvement” manifested in procession marched down Court and State 
both business and suburban districts — evincing streets to the wharf, where the fugitive was put 
commendable enterprise and taste on the part on board a steamer, and conveyed down the 
of citizens. The numerous substantial business harbor until opposite Fort Independence, at 
blocks, and elegant residences, recently erected which place he was transferred to a U. S. It eve- 
and in process of construction, prove that Cleve- nue Cutter, which immediately sailed for Nor- 
laiulers are “fully up to time,” if not in ad- fdl]^ Va. 
vance of their neighbors in other Western cities Twenty or thirty thousand people occupied 
remarkable for enterprise and go-aheadativeness. both sides of the streets and buildings along the 
As we have before said, and printed, Cleve- line of march, from Court Square to Long 
land is a progressive, advantageously located, Wharf, the crowd being kept in check by a cor¬ 
and beautiful city. In certain respects it is a don of U. S. troops and State Militia, and the 
model worthy the examination and study procession meanwhile being greeted with groans 
of strangers— and some of its features might and hisses, but no outbreak occurring. A 
well be imitated by larger and much older truckman attempting to drive through the line 
towns. Its broad avenues, well lined with of military, had a valuable horse bayoneted 
shade and ornamental trees — the neatness and and killed. The crowd cried “Shame!” 
taste generally displayed — the fine churches, “ Shame !” and made a rush toward the place, 
public buildings and business blocks — and whereupon Capt. Evans, of the Boston Artillery, 
above all, the beautiful private residences, sur- greatly excited, ordered his company to file 
rounded by lawns, shrubbery and model gardens upon the crowd. Col. Bovi>,of the staff, hearing 
—at once attract the attention and captivate the the fatal order, spurred his horse before the coin- 
fancy of strangers. Unlike those of most cities, pany, and countermanded the order, thus pre- 
the private residences embrace “ample room and venting the shedding of blood, 
verge enough” lor comfort and the display of The stars and stripes were hung, across the 
taste in ornamental shrubbery, gardening, etc., streets, draped in mourning, and other evidences 
—a prominent and commendable feature. In 0 f deep feeling manifested by the people. The 
these and other respects, Euclid street is the bells were tolled in many of the cities and vil- 
finest avenue we ever saw ; the wide and deep lages of New England on the receipt of the in¬ 
lots, with fine houses (not on, but some fifty or telligence from Boston, 
a hundred feet distant from the street,) and .— --—.—» ■». ,- 
beautiful surroundings, present a combination Making Kansas Free Territory. 
of attractions most desirable, yet rarely realized. _ 
Prospect, and several other streets, also present The Massachusetts Legislature has incorpo- 
Making Kansas Free Territory. 
(. > Prospect, and several other streets, also present The Massachusetts Legislature has incorpo- 
> f a fine appearance. Strangers visiting Cleveland rated an association entitled “ The Emigrant 
) s should tarty long enough to see the above and Aid Society,” with a capital of $5,000,000, for 
\ ) other notable localities and features. the avowed object of rendering Kansas and 
( ) But with all its beauties, Cleveland has at Nebraska free Territory. The stock is divided 
^ <J least one repulsive feature. The idea of lining into shares of $100 each, of which not over $4 
) K its public square with from one to four hundred will be assessed in 1854, and not over $10 in any 
y j) market wagons, three days each week, is not one year thereafter. 
I MS over commendable to say the least. It is cer- The Society intend to forward at once 20,000 
j) tainly a pleasant and central location, and may emigrants to Kansas, making contracts with the 
K possess other advantages in the eyes of dealers, transportation lines for that purpose ; to erect in 
iff But to our view, the immediate proximity of the Territory a receiving depot, steam saw and 
|j( lawns and groves, and carts and stands loaded grist mills, establish churches and schools, and 
1 ) with meat, potatoes, eggs, butter, sour-krout, a weekly newspaper. In this way they have no 
ijis sausages, <fcc., Ac., presented a somewhat disa- doubt of forestalling slave holders under the 
0,7 greeable contrast. However, perhaps our taste new law, and of vindicating “Squatter Sove- 
j> |< is at fault in the matter. reignty ” in the right direction. 
( j) Speaking of marketing, we priced a few of Kansas is believed to be the Territory on 
i x the numerous articles on sale, and will add the which the battle of freedom must be fought, as 
7 figures:—Potatoes, $1 ; Beef and Mutton per Nebraska is so far North as to preclude the 
quarter, 5 to G cents per lb.; Hams, 9 cte.; But- probability of its becoming slave territory. Aux- 
jff ter, 16 cts.; Eggs, 11 cts.; Strawberries, 50 cts. iliary societies are being formed in New Y'ork, 
|\ per short quart. In additions to these articles, j n this, and in other cities, and the probability 
) there were “ on sale ” all kinds of vegetables j Sj the scheme will be eminently successful. 
J |( in season, fruits, nuts, corn in the ear, sour-krout. Individuals have pledged themselves to take 
1 ji butter-milk, an innumerable variety of pedler’s $ 10,000 each of the stock as soon as the society. 
goods, ct id omne genus. 
is organized, and the matter is regarded very 
In business affairs Cleveland is most prosper- favorably in all the Northern cities. The Ger- 
ous. Situated upon the lake, the terminus of man emigrants are especially hostile to slavery, 
several railroads, and “ backed ” by the rich and the number coining the present year is un- 
Agricultural region known as the Western Re- precedented. The Society anticipate that the 
serve, it possesses peculiar advantages for both rise on their investments, as the country becomes 
commercial and inland trade. The population settled, w r ill reimburse all expenses. 
of the city—including Ohio City, recently “an- _» . - 
nexed ” to Cleveland pioper is some 40,000, Lawless Violence.- —A telegraph despatch 
and of course rapidly increasing. from Boston, June 3d, says:—“ Ricuaud H. 
During our sojourn we called at several of the Dana, one of the counsel for the fugitive Burns, 
newspaper establishments, and were glad to was struck on the temple, supposed with a slung 
find the “black art” flourishing. The daily shot, by some person unknown, while walking 
and weekly journals of Cleveland are generally last evening to his residence in Cambridge. It 
well conducted, and have a good circulation, is asserted that this assault was instigated by 
The Herald has a very fine printing establish- some of the Deputy Marshals, who acted as a 
ment, with the latest improvements. We passed guard over Burns, and that the reason for it was 
an hour or two very pleasantly in the office of some rather personal allusions which Dana 
Brother Brown, of the Ohio Farmer. If he made to them on his opening argument, 
don’t make quite as good a paper as the Rural, “Three images were discovered this morning 
he is doing well, and has abundant room to suspended from a flag staff in the Commons.— 
expand in circulation and influence. May his They bore the following names: B. F. Hallet, 
shadow increase ! Attorney General to the Prince of Darkness; 
In the matter of hotels, Cleveland is “fur- Marshal Freeman, Chief of the Boston ruffians, 
nished.” We have aforetime tarried in the city, slave-dealers and blood-hounds ; Commissioner 
but never until our recent visit found just the Loring, the $10 Jeffreys of 1854. 
place—for the reason, probably, that the Angier --- 
House was yet in embryo. It is now complete. Railway Casualty.— The Express train on 
however, and Is altogether one of the best hotels the Great Western (Ca.) Railway, going east, 
with which we are acquainted. In selecting a last week Friday, ran over a cow near London, 
hotel it is generally safest to take a box-ticket by which the entire train was thrown off the 
— the Lest — and hence we advise those of our track, and the last three cars, one baggage and 
friends visiting Cleveland to stop at the Angier. two passenger, went down an embankment 
-» . ♦ . t- twelve feet high. Of the second class passen- 
Deatii of Fanny Forrester. —Mrs. Emily C. £? ers ^ vc men and one woman were instantly 
Jijdson, wife of the late distinguished Dr. Jud- killed, and four others so badly wounded that 
son, Baptist Missionary to Burmali, died at they have since died. One first class passenger, 
Hamilton, Madison Co., in this State, on Thurs- standing on the platform, was also killed, but 
day, the 1st inst., after a lingering pulmonary those in the cars escaped with little personal 
illness. Mrs. Judson was better known to the in J ur J- 
literary world under the name of Fanny For- 1 ’ * ‘ 
rester, and was for some years previous to her Five hundred barrels of green peas were sent 
rester, and was for some years previous to her Five hundred barrels of green peas were sent 
marriage and missionary labors, a contributor from Norfolk to New York on Wednesday 
to many of our widely circulating magazines, tveek. The Norfolk Argus says that from about 
She was also authoress of several religious and the 20th June to the 20tli July, from 2,000 to 
ethical works, principally in the line of books 2,500 barrels of potatoes will be shipped daily 
for the Sabbath School. She was greatly be- from that city to New York and Philadelphia, 
loved by a large circle of friends in private life, together with 300 or 500 barrels of cucumbers, 
and the good she has done will live after her. I and musk melons, Ac. 
Fearful Gunpowder Tragedy. 
Another casualty occurred last week at 
Wilmington, Delaware, by which three wagon 
loads of gunpowder, weighing about five tons, 
exploded in the street, while on its way to the 
wharf, from the mills of Messrs. Duroxt. There 
were a thousand or more kegs of powder on 
these wagons at the time, all of which blew 
up so simultaneously that it is impossible to tell 
with which one the casualty originated. 
Eight or ten persons, including the teamsters, 
and fifteen horses were killed by the explosion 
—houses were shattered in all directions, and 
six totally demolished. Many persons were 
severely injured, and several escapes in the de¬ 
molished houses seem almost miraculous. The 
beautiful residence of Bishop Lf.e, and the 
grounds and shrubbery adjoining, are destroyed. 
There were in the house at the time two young 
ladies, nieces of the Bishop, a serving woman, a 
child, and a colored cook, all of whom escaped 
with little injury except the latter, who it is 
feared will lose her sight. 
Not less than GOO lights of glass were broken 
out of the spacious Roman Catholic College of 
St. Mary’s, Delaware Avenue, nearly a mile from 
the scene of the disaster. 
The cause of the accident is, of course, con¬ 
jectural, but the most reasonable supposition is, 
that the jarring of the wagons caused the pow¬ 
der to leak from some of the kegs, (which are 
not always perfectly tight,,) and falling upon 
the road, formed a train which was fired by a 
spark struck by the horse’s shoe coming in con¬ 
tact with the stones. In support of this opinion, 
it is said that small quantities of powder have 
frequently been found on the road after the 
passing of powder wagons. 
Congressional. 
"Washington, May 29.— Senate. —Mr. Gwin 
gave notice of a joint resolution for the final ad¬ 
journment of Congress on the 3d of July next. 
Mr. Mason, from Committee on Foreign Rela¬ 
tions, reported a bill for the relief of destitute 
American citizens in foreign countries. 
The Senate then took up the Indian Appro¬ 
priation bill. A portion of the amendments 
were adopted, when the bill was read a third 
time and passed. 
A committee of conference was ordered on 
the disagreement of the two Houses to amend¬ 
ments of the Deficiency Bill. 
House. —Mr. Faulkner moved to suspend the 
rules to introduce a resolution instructing the 
Judiciary Committee to inquire into the facts 
connected with the recent death of James 
Batchelder, U. S. Deputy Marshal at Boston, 
who, it is alleged, was murdered on Friday last, 
while engaged in enforcing the laws of his coun¬ 
try against the violent and treasonable mob. 
Mr. Shaw, of N. C., spoke against the distri¬ 
bution of the proceeds of the public lands.— 
When he had concluded the committee rose. 
Mr. Walbridge, of N. Y., moved a suspension 
of the rules, that he might offer a resolution for 
an adjournment of the two Houses until the 3d 
of July. Without taking the question, the 
House adjourned till to-morrow. 
May 30.— Senate. —Mr. Adams offered a reso¬ 
lution of inquiry as to the propriety of giving a 
pension to the widow and children of James 
Batchelder, who was killed during the slave 
riot in Boston. 
Mr. Sumner objected to its consideration, and 
it was laid over. 
Mr. Chase presented several petitions that the 
independence of Liberia be recognized. 
Mr. Shields introduced a bill granting land to 
Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, for con¬ 
structing a railroad from New Orleans to Mobile. 
House. —On motion of Mr. Pennington, of N. 
J., the Committee on Commerce were instructed 
to inquire whether further measures were neces¬ 
sary on the part of Congress for the better secu¬ 
rity of life and property in cases of wrecks or 
other disasters to vessels on the coast of New 
Jersey. 
O 11 motion of Mr. May, of Ind., the President 
was requested to communicate to Congress 
copies of all the correspondence that may have 
passed between our Minister in Turkey and the 
State Department. 
House went into Committee on the Pacific 
Railroad Bill, and Mr. Smith, of N. Y\, proceed¬ 
ed to address the House in opposition to the 
bill. His chief opposition to it was, that it was 
proposed to build the road by government. Af¬ 
ter some further consideration of the bill, the 
committee arose. 
Mr. Phelps, from the Committee of Confer¬ 
ence, reported on the Deficiency Bill. 
May 31.— Senate. —After the usual opening 
of business, Mr. Badger presented the proceed¬ 
ings of a meeting held at Wilmington, in favor 
of Congress granting an appropriation to im¬ 
prove Cape Fear River. 
The resolution of inquiry into the propriety 
of granting a pension to the widow of Deputy 
Marshal Batchelder, was passed. 
The bill supplementary to the act authorizing 
Notaries Public to administer oaths, and to take 
certain oaths and affirmations in certain eases, 
was passed. 
The President’s veto of the Insane Land Bill 
was then taken up. 
House. —The Indian Appropriation Bill as 
passed by the Senate on Monday, was returned 
to the House and referred to Committee on 
W r ays and Means. 
An ineffectual effort was made to report back 
the bill regulating the pay of Deputy Postmas¬ 
ters. * 
Mr. Oliver, of Mo., introduced a bill providing 
for the sale and survey of the public lands in 
the new territory of Kansas. Also for the es¬ 
tablishment of land offices throughout. 
House went into Committee, and resumed 
consideration of the Pacific Railroad Bill. 
June 1.—The Senate met informally this 
morning, and adjourned over to Monday, 
ness session for a week. 
The House met at 8 A. M., and soon after ad¬ 
journed over to Monday. 
Statistics of Longevity. —1751 persons were 
taken, all of whom had attained 100 years, and 
were all living at the same time. In one year 
they had diminished to 1587, in the second year 
to 1442, in the third to 1280, in the fourth to 
1126, and so on till, out of the original 1751, 
only 143 reached the age of 120; 44 survived to 
130, 12 to 140, and one tough old gentleman ac¬ 
tually resisted the effects of time and weather, 1 
till he had completed his one hundred and fifti¬ 
eth year!— New Quarterly Iievicw. 
|trira 
A couple of years after her marriage, the 
present Empress of Russia paid a visit to her 
father at Berlin. Nicholas, two days after her 
departure, took post, traveling incog., and arriv¬ 
ed at the palace at Berlin one hour before his 
consort, who was not a little surprised to be wel¬ 
comed by her husband. It is the only time, it 
is said, that lie indulged in a hearty laugh. 
Mr. YYm. H. Lewelling,Inspector of Pro¬ 
visions in Norfolk, Va., being lately called upon 
to inspect a lot of 14 kegs of lard from North 
Carolina, discovered in the middle of about 10 
of the kegs, deposits of bricks, rocks, billets of 
heavy wood, and flat-irons ! ill - . Lewelling 
says that this is not the first fraud in lard which 
he has detected recently. 
JTST" The Literary Gazette, commenting upon 
the list of births, deaths, and marriages, which 
appears in the Times, observes, that the custom 
of advertising the marriage of private persons in 
the newspapers only dates from about a century 
back. When first practiced it caused much 
i merriment among the wits of the coffee-houses 
and clubs. 
A man named Joseph Campbell, recent¬ 
ly died in Campbell county. Geo.,at the advanc¬ 
ed age of 97. His children, grand-children,and 
great-grand-children were found to number 
two hundred and twenty-five ; but the most re¬ 
markable circumstance was, that the youngest of 
the whole group was his own child. 
2^P“ The largest pane of glass that lias yet 
made its appearance in New Y"ork,lias taken its 
place in one of the windows of Taylor’s Res¬ 
taurant establishment, on Broadway. Its di¬ 
mensions are fifteen feet in height, six feet in 
breadth, three-quarters of an inch in thickness. 
It cost one thousand dollars. 
5 ^” The Boston Journal says a revision of 
the rates of marine insurance, is absolutely nec¬ 
essary to the continued existence of many of 
the companies in that city,— the recent heavy 
losses having swallowed up the earnings of 
some of them, and drawn largely upon the re¬ 
served funds of others. 
2 ^” No small suprise, says the London 
Globe, has been created by the removal of the 
celebrated Whittington stone, from its time-hon¬ 
ored site within a few weeks. Whether torn 
and borne away by ruthless hands is not known, 
but an inquiry, it is hoped, will be deemed ne¬ 
cessary. 
£3^” The Alexandria Gazette makes this obit¬ 
uary announcement:—“ Old * Uncle Harry,’ in 
the days of Washington one of the Mount Ver¬ 
non servants, died yesterday, where he had 
lived many years, al Jones’ Point He was fond 
of talking of his old master to the day of his 
death.” 
The Wheeling Times says Mr. Ellet has 
arri ived in that city, and at once directed his at¬ 
tention to the removal of the obstructions at the 
bridge. He states that a temporary bridge can 
be erected on the site of the old one in a short 
time, that will answer for present uses. 
The N. Y. Express has a despatch from 
Washington, stating that it is confidently ex¬ 
pected that Mr. Warren Winslow, bearer of 
despatches from Madrid, will be sent back im¬ 
mediately, carrying instructions to Mr. Soule to 
offer One Hundred Millions of dollars for Cuba. 
J^fThe eclipse was daguerreotyped, in 28 
pictures, showing the various phases of the 
moon’s contact, by Mr. Root, the New Y'ork ar¬ 
tist. These pictures are very interesting and 
valuable. The sun was made to take his own 
picture, with his face 1 alf concealed, in Detroit, 
5 ^" According to the McKean News, two 
young men living in the vicinity of Smitliport, 
Pa., are to run a foot race for an unusual prize, 
viz., the hand of a blooming young woman.— 
Such a mode of obtaining a wife, will undoubt¬ 
edly draw a large concourse ot spectators. 
2 ^” A little boy, eleven years of age, was 
poisoned in New York, on Monday week, by 
drinking a small quantity of brandy, given him 
by a thoughtless person. The man who did 
this was held to bail in the sum of $ 1000 , to an¬ 
swer the charge of causing the lad’s death. 
23F° Queen Isabella of Spain has presented to 
Capt. Win. Burrows, of the American bark Ze- 
nobia, a splendid massive antique chased silver 
speaking-trumpet, in attestation of his humane 
conduct in saving the crew of the Spanish vessel 
Perseverancia, wrecked off Cape Horn. 
The Fredericksburg News of the 22d 
inst., says that the Joint Worm is playing sad 
havoc in Carolina and Spottsylvania counties. 
An intelligent farmer told us on Saturday, that 
until ten days before, the promise of an unusu¬ 
ally large crop had never been better. 
2 .^“ The Hamilton (C. W.) Journal of the 
19th lilt., says that it lias, from almost every 
part of the adjoining country, very favorable 
accounts of the state of the wheat crop. It is 
described as seldom having presented a better 
appearance at this season of the year. 
SlW~ The friends of temperance in Vermont 
have raised $70,650 toward the $250,000 fund. 
I 11 addition to this amount, the town of Wood- 
stock has subscribed upwards of $ 20 , 000 , and 
large subscriptions are being or have been taken 
up in many other towns. 
2 ^*The Augusta, Ga., Chronicle, of the 19th 
ult., says :—We have just been shown a sample 
of wheat, which was harvested yesterday on the 
farm of Seaborn Jones, near this city, which will 
compare favorably with the best Genesee. This 
is very early. 
2 f.gr An election was held at Bellevue, Niag¬ 
ara Falls, on the 30th, for the purpose of decid¬ 
ing by a vote of yes or no, whether they will 
assume a corporate body, changing their name 
to that of Niagara City. The result has not 
been received. 
5 £jf“ The nuts upon which Lieut, Strain’s 
party were obliged to feed during their adven¬ 
turous exploration of the Isthmus of Darien, 
contained a strong acid, which has destroyed the 
enamel of their teeth, and will result in their 
complete loss. 
2 gT It, is proposed in New Y'ork to raise a 
subscription to aid Noble Butler, who has been 
put to great expense by the trial of the murder¬ 
er of his brother, and would be obliged to sell 
his house, if not aided by the people, 
2 ^* Mr. Cotterell, of Birmingham, England, 
offered Mr. Hobbs fifty guineas to pick a “ pat¬ 
ent climax detector lock ” in twenty-fourhours. 
The attempt has been made, and the ingenious 
Ilobbs acknowledges a defeat. 
2 fgp“ Late English Journals state war seems to 
have throw'll its deadly blight even over the 
hallowed regions of art. The studios do not at¬ 
tract the usual number of visitors. 
{igf A massive silver.salver has been present¬ 
ed to Captain E. M. Fitch, by the officers of the 
Washington, on the occasion of his retiring from 
the command of that steamer. 
fltto Driintifs. 
-Father Mathew is still administering the 
temperance pledge in Ireland, 
-Vermont holds her Whig Convention at 
Rutland, Wednesday, June 7ib, 
-New' Hampshire holds her Whig Con¬ 
vention at Concord, Tuesday, June 20th. 
-The London Zoological Society has sold 
two giraffes for £700, and a lioness for £115. 
-News has arrived of the death of Mrs.T. 
F. Meagher, who was on a visit to her friends in 
Ireland. 
-The whole of the Grand Trunk Tele¬ 
graph from Buffalo to Quebec, has been com¬ 
pleted. 
-The prices of breadstuff's are now higher 
than they wore even during the Famine season 
of 1847 in Europe. 
-Several Western Democratic papers have 
put up the name of Thomas H. Benton, for the 
Presidency in 1856, 
-The church bells in Hartford were tolled 
for an hour at sunset, on account of the passage 
of the Nebraska bill. 
-John Mitchell has partaken of a public 
dinner at Richmond, and had tendered to him 
the honors of the city. 
-The Green county Whig names the Hon. 
Zadock Pratt, of that county, a suitable Hard 
candidate for next Governor. 
-The New York Herald has abandoned 
its three cent project, as the other two cent pa¬ 
pers will not raise their prices. 
-A diamond, said to be of the first water, 
and weighing 19 carats, was lately dug up in 
Manchester, near Richmond, Va. 
-The Montreal Witness says about twenty 
vessels, from 800 to 1800 tons burden, have been 
built at Quebec during the past year. 
-A special meeting of the Regents of the 
University will be held on Wednesday, the 14lh 
of June, at 12 o’clock, at the Capitol. 
-The editor of the Jackson (Mo.) True 
Witness says he has not seen a drunken man in 
Jackson since the legislature adjourned. 
-A gentleman who has traveled from Lon¬ 
don to Kingston, Canada West, says the wheat 
crop looks finely everywhere on that route. 
-Fifty persons have recently been added 
by baptism to the church in Newport, R. I., said 
to Ini the oldest Baptist church in America. 
-The cholera broke out in Nashville, 
Tenn,, on Sunday the 28th ult., and fifteen 
deaths are reported to have occurred from it. 
-In a recent trial before the U. S. District 
Court, Judge McLane said :—“ Rum lias sunk 
more seamen than all the tempests that ever 
blew f” 
-Andrew Williams, convicted at New 
York of the murder of his wife, by poison, has 
been sentenced to be executed on the l lth of 
July. 
-Measures have been taken in London for 
the establishment of a “ Disabled Clergy Insu¬ 
rance Society the object of which is expressed! 
in its title. 
-The Democratic State Convention for 
New Hampshire, is to he held on the 15th inst. 
A Governor and Railroad Commissioner are to 
be nominated. 
-Rev. Dr. Cummings, recently elected 
President of Genesee College, has arrived in 
Lima, and entered upon the- discharge of his 
official duties. 
-A letter from Key West, received at Sa¬ 
vannah May 29, says that the yellow fever has 
been raging there lor two weeks. Several have 
fallen victims. 
-The teacher of the Stratford, Canada, 
Grammar School, has been fined Is. and costs, 
by a magistrate, for whipping two of his pupils. 
Where is Matt. Ward ? 
-The price of the tickets to the. dinner re¬ 
cently given to Lord Elgin, Governor General ot 
Canada, in London, was eight guineas; in fede¬ 
ral currency, about $ 12 . 
-Nashville, Tenn., has been chosen as the 
location of the Book Concern of the Methodist 
Church, South, by a vote of 60 to 57 for Louis¬ 
ville, Ky., on the sixth ballot. 
-A student in the Princeton, N. J., Semi¬ 
nary, named William Crapster, became a Uni¬ 
tarian during his studies, and was not allowed 
to graduate with the last class. 
-Immediate steps are to be taken in New 
Y'ork to promote emigration to Nebraska. Fill 
up t he Territory with Northern Freemen, and 
! slavery will be speedily “ crushed out.” 
-On Thursday, the 18th nlt„ the agent of 
the Y r irginia Colonization Society, embarked on 
board the ship Sophia Walker, in Hampton 
Roads, 116 colored emigrants for Liberia. 
-At Naples some pieces of parchment have 
recently been found in the binding of a book, 
containing three fragments, hitherto unpublish¬ 
ed, of Cicero’s famous treatise “ On Fate.” 
-A Western paper quotes Mr. Bancroft as 
having somewhere written of Jackson that “he 
never died; but when Death came, the old hero 
shoved him aside, and eseajicd into glory!” 
-Three hundred fat cattle from Kentucky, 
passed over the Columbus and Cleveland road 
on Friday week, en route for New York. The 
owner expects to realize, for the lot, $35,000. 
-The weather at Cincinnati was unfavora¬ 
ble for the observation of the eclipse. It is 
greatly to be regretted that Prof. Mitchell hail 
no opportunity of using his very fine apparatus. 
-The first step in the construction of the 
tubular bridge at Montreal, was made on the 
20 th ult., by starting the first of the coffer dams, 
from the place where it was built down the ways. 
-Father Mathew has had another shock of 
the palsy. The physicians have advised him to 
try the air of Madeira. He does not avail him¬ 
self of the advice for one reason only—-lie is poor. 
-A very large eagle was shot in Peters¬ 
burg! 1 , Y r a., lately, after it had destroyed eigh¬ 
teen lambs on one farm. The bird measured 
six feet and eight inches between the tips of its 
wings. 
-Laws against Sunday liquor-selling, and 
other Sunday traffick, are strictly enforced in 
Melbourne, Australia. Prosecutions are institut¬ 
ed by a Society for the suppression of vice and 
Sabbath desecration. 
-The Atrato, the largest paddle-wheel 
steamer in the world, made her first trip from 
St. Thomas to Southampton, a distance of 3,600 
miles, in twelve days and twenty hours, averag¬ 
ing nearly 300 miles a day. 
-The YVest Point examination of Cadets 
came off lately. The graduating class, when it 
entered four years ago, numbered one hundred 
and thirty members. Resignations, dismissals 
and examinations, have reduced it to forty-six. 
