MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YOI KER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND EAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
ROCHESTER, JUNE 24, 1854. 
Our Next Half Volume. 
The second half of our present volume ■will 
commence on Saturday, July 8 . Those whose 
subscriptions expire next week, will bear in 
mind that a prompt renewal is necessary to se¬ 
cure the regular continuance of the Rural, as 
we adhere strictly to the cash system in its pub¬ 
lication. And in renewing their subscriptions, 
we trust our friends will not “forget to remem¬ 
ber” that the names of as many of their ac¬ 
quaintances as may be conveniently obtained, 
will prove acceptable. Though we have been 
favored with an unexpectedly large increase of 
subscribers during the past six months, our 
books are not yet full, and we shall not object 
to additions to any reasonable extent. 
A Contemporary Disturbed? 
Some weeks ago we published a brief article 
from a correspondent residing in an adjoining 
county, commenting upon an editorial of Dr. D. 
Lee in the Southern Cultivator. Since then two 
of our city daily journals have severely criticis¬ 
ed the Doctor’s diatribe on “ Hireling Labor 
and Slave Labor”—placing him in no enviable 
light before community. In responding through 
his political organ, the Daily American, Dr. Lee 
(without quoting our correspondent’s article,) 
accuses us of “ falsehood, to injure the Danner!” 
Now, considering the comparative circulation 
of the Rural and Farmer in Western New 
York—the former being probably at least three 
times that of the latter—our northern neighbor, 
with very southern principles, arrives at a “most 
lame and impotent conclusion.” Wli , bless 
your sympathy-seeking soul, dear Doctor, we 
have no occasion to injure the Farmer —not the 
least in the world. You have already done 
that so effectually that no foreign aid is requir¬ 
ed,—and we don’t believe in superfluous labor, 
either slave or hireling. Instead of wishing in¬ 
jury to the Farmer, we regret that a journal 
which enjoyed a large circulation and influence 
only a few years ago (when we retired from it, 
if you please. Doctor!) should rank so low as 
it now does in both these essential particulars ! 
Yes, amiable Doctor, when you assert that, 
“ Mr. Moore resorts to falsehood to injure tly& 
Farmer,” you utter a fib as foolish as it is ridic¬ 
ulous. Our correspondent, though a plain farm¬ 
er—one subjected to “ hireling labor,” if you 
please—quoted from you correctly, and express¬ 
ed, in his comments, the opinions of an intelli¬ 
gent plowman of Western New York. And 
though he may be “ a tyro at the business” of 
criticism, it seems you have not the manliness 
to quote, or ability to refute, his article. 
— We may, and may not, hereafter copy the 
Doctor’s southern article, but hardly think it 
would pay,—for, like all his essays to sustain a 
bad cause, and tickle the fancy of the readers 
of his southern journal, it is wearisome, and not 
“ calculated for this meridian.” Dr. Lee well 
knows that we have studiously avoided any at¬ 
tempt to injure his journal. Believing that there 
was room enough for all, we never alluded to 
him disparagingly, until he “ threw the first 
stone”—and though he may accuse us of false¬ 
hood, and start the foolish pretence that we 
wish to injure the Farmer, our equanimity will 
not be greatly disturbed by such puerile demon¬ 
strations. 
Cholera. —The Cholera has made its appear¬ 
ance at the East, the West, and the South ; but 
as yet no cases have occurred in any of the 
cities of Western New York. This epidemic has 
made fearful ravages in these localities hereto¬ 
fore, and unless guarded against, may do so 
again the present season. The surest preventive 
against Cholera, is sobriety of conduct, regulari¬ 
ty of habits, cleanliness of person, and perfect 
ventilation, and freedom from filth in cellars and 
out-buildings. The sanitory measures which 
suggest themselves to every man of sense and 
prudence, are called for at this season of the 
year, epidemic or no epidemic, and will do 
much to abate, not only cholera, but fevers, 
bilious diseases, and a thousand other ills that 
flesh is heir to, and save many a Doctor’s bill, 
and the swallowing of bitter pills and boluses 
An ounce of prevention is better than a pound 
of cure. 
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The Pacific Railroad. —Col. Fremont has 
written a long letter to the editors of the Na¬ 
tional Intelligencer, describing his winter explo¬ 
ration of the Central Pacific Railroad route. 
Up to the 22d of January, during the exploration 
as far as the Utah Valley, only a few inches of 
snow were found, but on attempting to cross the 
Sierra Nevada, at an elevation of 8,000 or 9,000 
feet, the snow was impassable, and he therefore 
took a detour to the southward, and flanked the 
Sierra, passing through valleys of easy grade 
and mild climate. He is confident of the prac¬ 
ticability of that route for the passage of railroad 
trains at all seasons of the year, and insists that 
the legitimate line for the great horoughfare 
lies in the course pursued by him 
Horticultural Exuhution. —The Horticultu¬ 
ral Society of the Genesee Valley, will hold its 
June Exhibition of Roses, Strawberries, <fcc., at 
Corinthian Hall, Rochester, on Saturday, the 
24th inst A fine show is anticipated. 
Opening' of Japan. 
The American exploring expedition under 
Commodore Perry’s command, has achieved a 
great triumph in opening to American commerce 
the Empire of Japan. The exclusiveness of that 
mysterious people is fairly broken up before the 
formidable array of the squadron’s guns, altho’ 
the use of them was not called for, except as 
backers to friendly negotiation. 
Heretofore great cruelty has been shown to 
unfortunate mariners who have been shipwreck¬ 
ed upon Japanese shores. They were confined 
in wooden cages, like wild beasts ; transported 
from one portion of the kingdom to another, 
and subjected to great indignities and hardships, 
sometimes being kept immured for years, before 
allowed to pass out of the kingdom. This in¬ 
justice is now abated, and shipwrecked mariners 
are hereafter to be treated kindly, and allowed 
every facility for returning to their own country. 
The United States are to be allowed to establish 
coal depots, for steamers, at various points, and 
to be permitted to trade with the people. The 
two former are undoubtedly the most impor¬ 
tant concessions, at least for the present, as 
commercial intercourse will not probably be 
very great for some time to come. 
A Hong Kong correspondent of the N. Y. 
Commercial Advertiser enumerates the following 
articles as likely to be most in demand for Japan: 
Woolens of every description ; preferable colors, 
red, blue, and yellow. Hardware, including 
tools of all kinds, tin plates, stoves. Glassware, 
window, plate, and cut. Printed cotton of fine 
texture and high colors; carpeting ; heavy cot¬ 
ton goods ; fire-arms ; clocks ; leather of bright 
colors, <fcc. 
From the Japanese we can procure silver, gold 
and copper of unusual purity ; tea and silk—the 
latter, however, of an inferior quality. 
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Western Emigration. — Accounts from the 
western cities are tilled with statements refer¬ 
ring to the immense tide of emigration setting 
in that direction during the present summer, not 
only for settlement in the older Western States, 
but also for the selection of new lands in regions 
heretofore beyond the pale of civization. The 
profound excitement produced throughout the 
Union by the Nebraska question, has tended 
more to turn the attention of settlers in that di¬ 
rection, than all the patronage of the govern¬ 
ment could possibly do ; and the motive foi 
emigrants, both American and foreign, in goiiq , 
thither, is both patriotic and philanthropic. Bui j 
in settling Nebraska speedily, the more south- j 
ern territory seems to be partially lost sight of, 
and an opening left in Kansas for the introduc¬ 
tion and establishment of slaves. That territory 
is really the point of danger, and friends of free 
soil should bear in mind, that if they take care 
of Kansas, Nebraska will take care of itself. 
The Musical Congress. 
[From our Albany Correspondent.] 
New York, June 16, 1854. 
As intimated in my last, I visited Gotham, to 
be present at the Musical Congress ; and I may 
say, that as far as those who could hear were 
concerned, it was a paying operation. Whether 
Barnum came out as well or not, is beyond my 
province to tell. The true idea and intent of 
such a gathering, should be to give a fit inter¬ 
pretation to the musical works of the great 
masters. It is to bring together large numbers 
of trained vocalists and instrumental perform¬ 
ers, who shall, in their execution of pieces, ex¬ 
emplify the time meaning of grandeur and sub¬ 
limity, as well as beauty, in art. A solo singer, 
or a quartette, may fully represent the beautiful 
in music, as a single flower or a sparkling dew- 
drop may in nature. But as the extended land¬ 
scape, the broad prairie, the mighty ocean, or 
the awful Niagara are required for natural sub¬ 
limity or grandeur, so in music, numbers are 
essential, and a combination of all classes of 
performers must be effected, if the result is to 
be grand or sublime. 
Let the Musical Congress be examined in this 
light In the first place, the building should be 
considered, and it must be obvious, that so far 
as this is concerned, it comes up to the stand¬ 
ard, with the exception that it may not be con¬ 
structed to give the best effect to musical sound. 
The arrangements inside were well planned.— 
The stage for the performers occupied the east 
nave, commencing near the center of the build¬ 
ing. The seats rose one above the other, with 
about 18-inch risers, to several feet above the 
galleries. The cost of this alone, must have 
been at least one thousand dollars. 
This brings us to the next item, that of num¬ 
bers. The combined forces amounted to about 
1,000, and not 1,500, as advertised. Of these, 
about 800 were vocal and 200 instrumental.— 
The vocalists w'ere from New York and Boston, 
principally, and sustained their parts with mark¬ 
ed power and precision. The instrumental per¬ 
formers consisted of Jullien’s Celebrated Con¬ 
cert Band, the Germania Band, Dodworth’s 
Brass Band, the United States Military Band, 
and a large collection of foreign and native pro¬ 
fessional and amateur artists from various pla¬ 
ces. These were happily balanced, and their 
positions well chosen. The sight of this vast 
array of persons and instruments upon the stage 
before mentioned, was truly imposing. I think 
it must be conceded, that in all the respects men¬ 
tioned, the Musical Congress was not a humbug. 
As to the character of the music performed, 
I may remark, that all the choruses, overtures 
and symphonies were well worthy of a place on 
the programme, and their performance gave to 
all hearers a better appreciation than they had 
ever had of the truly majestic and sublime.— 
Having heard the mammoth choruses of Boston, 
I can compare without fear of contradiction, 
and this certainly exceeded all ray previous ex¬ 
perience. The Hallelujah chorus was most fa¬ 
miliar to the people, and was, perhaps, on that 
account, best appreciated. Of the solo per¬ 
formances, I cannot speak in the least terms of 
praise. They were, in the first place, out of 
their true sphere, because the Palace is not 
adapted to anything of the kind ; and secondly, 
the vocal pieces were not well performed, set¬ 
ting aside the place. 
The most exciting instrumental piece was the 
Fireman’s Quadrille, composed expressly for 
the occasion by Al. Jullien ; and as it will be 
repeated for many nights, a description will not 
be out of place. The design of the whole is to 
give a musical and artistic representation of a 
“ Fire.” The day selected is of a jubilant cha¬ 
racter, on which the firemen are all out in pro¬ 
cession, with bands, badges and banners, and 
having a “great time.” Their gathering and 
marching are portrayed by giving fragments of 
tunes as they would be heard by an observer 
on occasions of this kind. The music for these 
figures is very brilliant and exciting. The con¬ 
certed pieces from brass bands, are intermingled 
with the ruder strains of the fife and drum.— 
Then the breaking-up of the procession is indi¬ 
cated, as the music of one band after another 
dies away in the distance, and all becomes per¬ 
fectly calm and still. All this is represented 
by music, and the stillness is not unlike that 
realized after the celebrated “ Storm Chorus ” 
in Haydn’s Seasons. Night approaches, and a 
dead silence ensues. 
Suddenly the alarm is given. Engines rush 
to the scene, and the utmost excitement follows. 
The effect is enhanced by fires kindled about 
the upper part of the palace, which are plainly 
visible through the glass. The whole audience 
became so excited, that they all joined in the 
cry of “Fire,” and a scene of noise and confu¬ 
sion ensued that is impossible to describe.— 
Finally the flames are extinguished, and the ex¬ 
hilarating strains of music proclaim the victory. 
Amidst these, a crash indicates the falling of the 
walls. This is caused by rolling a large number 
ot cannon balls down an inclined plane of some 
forty feet in height, which fall among fragments 
of old iron. The whole thing is conceived ad¬ 
mirably, and Mill continue to be immensely 
popular. It is adapted, in a superlative sense, 
to the A merican taste. No composer has seemed 
to hit us as well as Jullien, as his perform¬ 
ances abundantly testify. 
At the close of this piece, the calls for Bar¬ 
num were vociferous, and he appeared with 
Jullien, and each tried to give the other the 
praise for the success of the enterprise. Jullien 
promised to do even better in future, and Bar¬ 
num promised to repeat for 25 cents a night.— 
Though there were several pieces remaining 
unperformed, yet the spell was broken, and the 
vast audience rapidly retired. The number is 
variously estimated, but it is not safe to say 
more than 30,000, while it is morally certain 
that the number in the palace at one time must 
have considerably exceeded 20,000. Taken all 
in all, it was a splendid affair, though not prop¬ 
erly repeated under the name of a “ Musical 
Congress.” 
The programme of future Concerts held at the 
Palace, are further proof that the nature is 
to be changed. Without doubt, the perform¬ 
ances will be good as instrumental entertain¬ 
ments, and well worth twenty-five cents ; but 
it is deceitful and wicked to call it a Musical 
Congress any longer. *Owe.* 
Letter from Minnesota. 
St. Paul, June 10, 1854. 
Messrs. Editors :—The great excursion party 
has come and gone. A thousand guests of the 
Rock Island Railroad Company have viewed 
our magnificent scenery, received a hearty wel¬ 
come to our shores, and returned home to let 
light and knowledge in a continuous stream 
upon Minnesota and her resources. The voice 
of the Press will tell a tale that will startle all 
America. Such a host of editors is sufficient to 
save or condemn with faint praise any commu¬ 
nity. If Minnesota does not this year increase 
in population fifty thousand, the calculations of 
this deponent will be sadly mistaken. 
On Thursday evening a Grand Ball was given 
at the Capital in honor of the illustrious men 
present. An eloquent welcome was extended 
by Gov. Gorman, who dwelt in a graphic man¬ 
ner on the rise of the country — the administra¬ 
tion of President Fillmore, and the poiver of 
the Press. Gov. Gorman is a man of great na¬ 
tive strength of mind, and powerful invective. 
He is emphatically a Western man, with a large 
heart and honest purpose, well fitted to preside 
over the destinies of a rising Territory like this. 
Ex-President Fillmore, and the learned His¬ 
torian, Bancroft, replied. Suffice it to say, that 
their speeches bore eloquent evidence of the 
grandeur of our scenery and resources, and the 
glorious future that awaits Minnesota. Such an 
assemblage of dignitaries has seldom met to¬ 
gether. 
The most fertile and valuable lands in Min¬ 
nesota lay along the Minnesota River. Flour¬ 
ishing villages are rising all over it. Thousands 
of emigrants are flocking in to possess it. St. 
Peters is at the head of navigation on this 
River. It now has five hundred inhabitants and 
is rapidly growing. It will be the future Capi¬ 
tal of Minnesota. The country which surrounds 
it, is the richest and most beautiful in the West 
It will become a city—the largest in Minnesota. 
Let enterprise and industry come here and set¬ 
tle. A better chance for profitable investment 
cannot be found between the Oceans. 
Y ours, <fec., w. m. h. 
flttos faragraglju. 
The construction of a carriage road to 
run from the Glen House to the summit ot Alt. 
Washington, a distance of a little less than eight 
miles, is to be commenced iminediaiely. The 
grade is only an average of one foot to eight.— 
There are various places where the road pro¬ 
ceeds nearly on a level, so as to permit the hor¬ 
ses to rest on the way. The steepest inclination 
is about one foot in five. 
jpg” The Hamilton, C. W„ Spectator, speaks 
of tire recently promulgated idea that the Cana¬ 
das will not long hence become Slates of this 
Union, as “ republican bluster,” and intimates 
that in case those Provinces determine upon a 
change of their political relations, they will 
choose to set up for themselves, rather than to 
“ become a mere dependency of the adjoining 
Republic.” 
jpg” A letter from Naples states that on the 
14th ult., AI. J. Delius, of Bremen,having ascend¬ 
ed Alt. Vesuvius with a party of his countrymen, 
went too near the edge of the crater, and the 
ground giving away tinder him, he fell into the 
abyss. His groans were heard from the bottom, 
but when some persons descended, by means of 
ropes, he was dead. 
Prince Paul, of Wurtemberg, brother of 
the King of that part of Germany, and first 
cousin ot Queen Victoria, arrived in New York 
a day or two since,and stopped at the Metropol- 
itan Hotel. The Prince is a great traveler, hav¬ 
ing visited all parts of the world. He has just 
taken a run through the Southern States of the 
Union. 
It is said that a German sculptor, residing 
in Athens, has discovered the quarries of those 
celebrated marbles, the red and green antique, 
which have been sought after in vain from time 
immemorial. He found the red antique on the 
southern part of the chain of the Taygele, and 
the green on the northern side of the island of 
Times. 
jpg” The recent discovery of copper ore in the 
island of Juan Fernandez, has caused quite a 
metallic fever at some of the western ports of 
South America. At last accounts, two parties 
had sailed from Valparaiso, in quest of a fortune 
in the quondam empire of Robinson Crusoe. 
jrg”The Empress of France is in the constant 
receipt of petitions, imploring her to exempt 
young men from the necessity of joining the 
army. Alothers seem to consider Her Alajesty 
all powerful in this respect, but the lady Empress 
has determined not to interfere. 
jrff“ Isham Williams, of Madison Co., came 
to lus death last Alonday, 29th inst, from being 
stung on the arm by a wasp. He died in less 
than ten minutes, after being stung. This is be¬ 
lieved to be the first case on record of death be¬ 
ing produced by such a cause. 
J*:§f“ It is said that the use of the Crystal 
Palace on the 4th of July, has been tendered to 
the National Alonument Association, and that 
the Hon. AVm. C. Rives, of Virginia, late Alinis- 
ter to France, is to be invited to deliver an ad¬ 
dress upon the occasion. 
j£ 3 f"Hon. Nathaniel Baker, Governor of the 
State of New Hampshire, has been unanimously 
re-nominated by the Democratic Convention. 
Resolutions were offered endorsing the Admin¬ 
istration, the Nebraska bill, and the Baltimore 
platform. 
j£g” Gen. Cass has dropped the discussion 
with Bishop Hughes, and it has been taken up 
by Dr. Fuller, a distinguished Baptist preacher 
of Baltimore, the author of the first petition on 
the subject of religious freedom presented by 
Gen. Cass. 
J^p” It is said that the President has already 
received upward of three hundred applications 
for offices under the Nebraska and Kansas terri¬ 
torial bill, and that every mail adds to the num¬ 
ber. There are fourteen offices at the President’s 
disposal. 
jr§g" Messrs. Cutler, Ashley and Jones, of Buf¬ 
falo, have in charge, for transportation, an enor¬ 
mous bell, intended for an alarm tower in Cin¬ 
cinnati. it was cast by Meneeley & Co., of 
West Troy, and weighs six thousand pounds ! 
j[§?“A freight train from Buffalo for New 
York passed down the Central Railroad on 
Wednesday week, consisting of thirty-nine cars, 
having on board 590 head of cattle. They 
probably did not weigh less than 350 tons. 
jpg” Three great religious bodies hold their 
anniversaries next year in the west, viz:—New 
School General Assembly, at St. Louis ; Old 
School General Assembly, at Nashville ; Bap¬ 
tist Missionary Union, at Chicago. 
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is to make a 
Fourth of July speech at Painesville, Ohio. Ex¬ 
tensive arrangements are making to secure him 
the largest audience he ever addressed, and the 
effect will be successful. 
jpg” An experienced editor says, in a recent 
letter, “ At present I am in the country, recov¬ 
ering from fourteen years of editorial life — bad 
eyes, crooked back, and broken nerves, with 
little to show for it.” 
The opening of the Covington and Lex¬ 
ington Railroad to Cynthiana, a distance of 68 
miles, was celebrated at the latter place lately, 
by a grand barbecue, provided by the citizens of 
Harrison county. 
There is a red oak tree on the land of Air. 
Charles Hitt, near Alamucha, Aliss., which mea¬ 
sures thirty-seven feet in circumference. It is 
hollow, and the cavity is sufficiently large for a 
small bed-room. 
The Cincinnati Gazette states that the 
culture of the grape is rapidly extending through 
the interior of Ohio, and thus the foundation is 
being laid for a heavy and most important trade 
in native wine. 
jpg~ About thirty years ago Gen. Cass owned 
a farm in what is now the heart of Detroit, and 
by simply “ holding on,” he has become the 
possessor of a fortune estimated at $3,000,000. 
jrgr The new Alayor of Washington City, 
Air. Towers, is a practical printer, lie was ap¬ 
pointed Superintendent of Public Printing by 
Mr. Fillmore, and removed by Air. Pierce. 
jpg” Mrs. Gen. Gaines has not yet abandoned 
her claim to the immense estates in Louisiana. 
She will now attempt to have the missing will 
of her father admitted to probate. 
jgp” Four of the largest hotels in Cincinnati, 
including the Burnet House, have been indicted 
by the grand jury for selling liquor contrary to 
the late prohibitory law. 
j^p The Commonwealth is circulating a pe¬ 
tition for the removal of Mr. Commissioner 
Loring from the office of Judge of Probate of 
Suffolk county, Mass. 
flttos frAitits. 
-The yellow fever is prevailing at Key 
West. 
-Chief Justice Greene, of Rhode Island, 
has resigned. 
-Senator AYright is very ill, at Newark, 
with a disease of the heart. 
-A trout weighing twenty-one pounds, 
was taken in Crooked Lake last Tuesday. 
-Burns, the fugitive, is to be sent further 
South, to find a new home and a new master. 
-The Russian war draws heavily upon this 
country, as well as upon England, for specie. 
-The appropriation for the Worcester 
(Atass.) schools for the current year, is $23,000. 
-A recent traveler thinks we shall be¬ 
come exporters of flax, instead of importers, in 
a few years. 
-The Saratoga Daily Sentinel says the 
number of arrivals there amount to eight hund¬ 
red or a thousand a day. 
-The Troy Daily Budget says Airs. Rob¬ 
inson’s counsel, it is understood, will make ap¬ 
plication for a new trial. 
-There have been several cases of cholera 
in Boston and vicinity. Among them was Dr. 
Plympton, of Woburn. 
-The Chicago Democrat thinks the popu¬ 
lation of that city, by the first of January next, 
ivill be one hundred thousand. 
-The whole police force at Quebec have 
struck for higher wages. The sub-constables 
demand 7s. Gd. (about $2,50) per day. 
-Macauley has been unanimously elected 
Presidentof the Edinburgh Philosophical Insti¬ 
tute, in place of the late Professor. 
-Several deaths from cholera have taken 
place at Alilledgeville, Ga., among persons who 
had recently returned from Nashville. 
-Owing to continued ill health, Dr. Bene¬ 
dict, Superintendent of the Insane Asylum at 
Utica, has resigned his office in that institution. 
-Several hundred acres of M r oodland in 
Warren, N. II., was burnt over a few days since. 
It belonged to the Montreal Railroad Company. 
-The Norwegian upper house has thrown 
out the clause in the Leprousy bill, forbidding 
the marriage of any one affected by the disease. 
-It is stated that more than seventy cat¬ 
tle have recently died in Alontpclier and vicini¬ 
ty, from the effects of being bitten by mad dogs. 
-Two hundred female paupers, of good 
character, have been taken from the Cork Work- 
house for transportation to Van Dieman’s Island. 
-A carpenter, named Alexander Derr, at 
M’ork on the spire of a church at Sandusky, fell 
65 feet to the ground, and M T as instantly killed. 
-Attorney General Cushing has decided 
against the claim for interest on Florida depre¬ 
dation cases prior to 1819, amounting to $900,- 
000 . 
-The small pox was fearfully on the in¬ 
crease at Jacksonville, Fla., at bust accounts, 
notwithstanding every effort had been made to 
stop its progress. 
-One of the severest hail storms ever ex¬ 
perienced, passed over Augusta, Ga., on the 7th 
inst. It M-as, however, of short duration, and 
did little damage. 
-The Steuben and Tompkins county pa¬ 
pers intimate that the wheat crop thereabouts, 
will be light, many of the young plants having 
been M’inter killed. 
-Cassius AI. Clay, of Ky„ has accepted the 
invitation of the Young Aferi’s Association of 
Chicago, to deliver a Fourth of July Address on 
Independence day. 
-An organ of the Women’s State Tem¬ 
perance Society is to be started in New Y'ork 
city. Airs. Vaughan, the able President of the 
Society, M’ill conduct it. 
-Alatt. Ward’s laundress, a young negro 
girl of nineteen years, passed through Detroit 
on the underground railroad, on the 27th ult, 
and M r as landed in Canada. 
-A mountain of Spanish brown, estimated 
to be sufficient to supply the world for centuries, 
is reported to have been discovered in the vicin¬ 
ity of Elyton, Alabama 
-John Smith, Jr., son of the “ Prophet,” 
is a sub-contractor on the Warsaw and Rock¬ 
ford Railroad, having a section south of Nauvoo, 
upon which he is now working. 
-A keeper of the Sing Sing State Prison, 
Air. G. P. Sherwood, M'as stabbed on Friday 
week, by a convict named Murray, and so seri¬ 
ously injured that his life is despaired of. 
-According to the Palmer (Mass.) Journal 
there are more dogs than sheep in that town, 
and the expense of keeping them is more than 
the amount paid to support the town’s poor. 
-It is stated, in M’ell informed circles, that 
the President has appointed Gen. W. O. Butler, 
of Kentucky, as Governor of Nebraska, and 
Gov. Wright, of Indiana, Governor of Kansas. 
-The Hon. Elisha Whittlesey is in receipt 
of the sum of one thousand dollars, being the 
contribution of Wesley Smead, the Cincinnati 
banker, towards the V ashington Alonument. 
-John Van Burenis reported to have said 
that the Nebraska bill was the best ever passed 
in Congress, for the reason that “ it will kill off 
every man from the free States M’ho voted for it.” 
-The King of Holland’s horses, a short 
time since, ran aM r ay M r itli him in his carriage, 
and galloped at a fearful rate through several 
streets, before the coachman could pull them in. 
-A couple of the most efficient Shakers of 
Enfield, have cut the Society and got married. 
The New Haven Register says the)' were here¬ 
tofore regarded as fire proof specimens of the 
order. 
-The celebrated Dr. Raffles, of Liverpool, 
was recently arrested, while traveling in Italy; 
because he wore a M’hite hat, and for having in 
his writing desk a pen-wiper that looked like a 
cockade. 
-A medal has been struck in Paris to 
commemorate the triple alliance of France, 
England and Turkey. It bears the motto, 
“ Catholicism, Protestantism, Islamisin — God 
protects them.” 
-The “ Eastern Shore ” of Alaryland has 
within a few years past, exhibited a remarkable 
degree of improvement. Land has increased 
largely in value, and the towns and villages are 
rapidly growing. 
-It is stated that recently an important 
change has been made in the Constitution of 
Buenos Ayres, under which alteration all per¬ 
sons born in the country are citizens, whatever 
may be their parentage. 
-There is a shop for the sale of samshoo, 
or rice whiskey, in Hong Kong, which bears 
over its door the following inscription,—“ The 
joys of paradise are nothing compared with a 
perpetual drunk!” 
