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ROCHESTER, N. Y., SEPTEMBER 1, 1860. 
DOMESTIC NEWS. 
Washington Mutt era. 
The War Department received an unusually 
large amount of dispatches from various quarters 
on the 25tb ult, 
Capt Smith gives the detailB of his vlctoriouB 
battle with the Indians 25 miles north east of 
Lake Harney, Oregon. He was inclined to believe 
that all the Indians of that region were hostile. 
Col. Wright had promptly ordered the artillery 
and dragoons to march at once to the scene of 
hostilities. They will scour the whole country, 
and cause the savages to sue for peace. 
Dispatches from Port Kearney, Nebraska, iD 
giving the particulars of the fight with the Kow- 
aws and Camanche*, near Republican river, state 
that 20 or 30 of them were killed. They num¬ 
bered about COO. On the part of the troops one 
private was missing, two wounded, and five In¬ 
dian guards were killed. Intelligence has also 
been received from New Mexico, relative to the 
hostile character of the Indians there. 
Advices from Camp Cady, Cal., mention that 
an interesting council had been held With the 
Pah Utah?. Threats were mado and good advice 
given. If these Indiana can be believed, they 
will preserve friendship with the whites. 
The recent insult to our Consul and flag, at 
Rio Haolie, by the Liberal or Revolutionary 
party in New Grenada, has received the conside¬ 
ration of our Government. The Navy Depart¬ 
ment will dispatch vessels to the Atlantic coast 
of that Republic, for the prevention of similar 
outrages by the Insurgents. 
A Washington dispatch says that the Govern¬ 
ment is determined to concentrate a strong naval 
force at some point on the Gulf. The frigate Sus¬ 
quehanna lias sailed. The Powhattan leaves 
Philadelphia soon, and special orders are sent to 
the frigate Sabine at Aspinwall, and the St Louis 
at Pensacola. 
Folitienl Intelligence. 
The Republicans of New York held their 
State Convention at Syracuse on the 22d ult. 
The committee on permanent organization re¬ 
ported the following officers; 
President —.lames M. Cook, of Saratoga. 
Vice-Presidents —1st District, E. Dclafield Smith, 
William P. Eaterbrook, New York; 2d, Edward 
W. Fiskc, Kings, Luther Caldwell, Rockland; 3d, 
John Maslck, Rensselaer, John A. Coolie, Greene; 
4th, Charles C. Montgomery, St. Lawrence, Wil¬ 
lard J. Heucock, Pulton; 6th, J. A. Bell, Jefler- 
son, Solomon Graves, Herkimer; Cth, Charles 
Hathaway, Delaware, A. ft. Thurston, Chemung; 
7th, Win. Otis, Monroe, Grin South wick, Seneca; 
8th, Benj. Pringle, Genesee, J. G. Messereau, Cat- 
tar augns. 
Secretaries —1st District, John n. White, New 
York, Lewis Nauman, New York; 2d, John N. 
Stearns, Kings, Benson Ferris, Jr., Westchester; 
3d, George T. Pierce, Ulster, Joseph H. Ramsey, 
Schoharie; 4tb, Frothtughum Fish, Montgomery, 
W. M. Colbornc, Schenectady; 6th, Orson Car¬ 
penter, Oneida, F. W. Skinner, Oswego; Ctb, R. 
H Duel), Cortland, A. E. Andrews, Broome; 7th 
Ornon Archer, Wayne, F. L. Sheldon, Cayuga; 
8th, P. J. Heinlecb, Erie; James H. Loomis, 
Wyoming. 
The following ticket was put in nomination:— 
Govei'nnr — Edwin D. Morgan. Lieut. Governor 
— Robeit Campbell. Canal Commissioner —Sam. 
H. Barnes. Slate Prison Inspector —James R. 
Bates. 
The Committee reported upon the following 
gentlemen for 
Electors at Large — William C. Bryant, James 
0. Putnam. 
Gen. Nye, for the purpose of expediting busi¬ 
ness, moved that the several Congressional dele¬ 
gations present the names of tlieir district elector. 
Carried, and thefollowing electoral ticket named: 
District Electors:— 1st, John A. King; 2d, Ed¬ 
wards W. Flske; 3d, Audrcw Carrigun; 4th, Jumes 
Kelly; fith, Sigismund Kauffmann; Cth, Frederick 
Kapp; 7tb, Washington Smith; 8th, William A. 
Darling; fith, William H. Robertson; 10th; Geo. 
M. Grier; 11th, Rufus II. King; 12th, Jacob B. 
Carpenter; 13th, John F. Winslow; lttb, Jacob 
H. Ten Eyck; 16th, N. Edson Sheldon; ICth, 
Robert H. Hale; 17th, Abljah Beckwith; 18th, 
Henry Churchill; 19th, Janies It. Allaben; 20th, 
Benj. N. Huntington; 21st, Sherman B. Phelps; 
22d, John J. Foote; 23d, Hiram Dewey, 24th, Jas. 
L. Yoorliecs; 25th, William Van Marter; 26tb, 
John E. Seeley; 27tb, Prank L. Jones; 28th, Jas, 
S. Wadsworth; 29th,EzraM. Parsons; 30th, Chas. 
C. Parker; 31st, Elisha S. Wkallen; 32d, John 
Greiner, Jr.; 33d, James Parker. 
George T. Pierce, of Ulster, moved that the 
several Judicial delegations now report the 
names of the State Central Committee, for the 
ensuing year. Carried. 
The following Committee were named: — 1st 
District—George Updyke, Simeon Diaper, and 
James Kelley; 2d, Dennis Strong, G. H. Stead- 
well, George F. Sherman; 3d, Gilbert C. Davidsou, 
Charles R. Richards, George H. Sharpe; -ith, Wm. 
A. Dart, Thomas R. Horton, Wm. Carey; 5th, 
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Wm. H. Ferry, James Terwilleger, Horace M. 
Bircb; Gth, Charles W. Hotchkiss, George W. 
Chase, Wm. Smythc; 7ib, Stephen II. Hyatt, Geo. 
W. Peek, Samuel Allen; 8th, Samuel Spalding, 
Wm. Bristol, Aluion N. Clapp. 
The Brecbenridge State Committee met on the 
21at ult., at the United States Hotel, John A. 
Green, Jr., in the Chair, and M. McMahon, Secre¬ 
tary. 
Thirteen out of the sixteen members of the 
Committee were present 
Arrangements were made for an active and 
powerful prosecution of the campaign. The 
Committee were satisfied by facts presented, that 
the Cagger and Richmond Committee do not de¬ 
sire any anion of the party that will result in the 
election of Brockenridge and Lane. 
The Committee expressed themselves willing to 
co-operate with all National Democrats for the 
election of a truly National Democratic ticket 
standing upon the platform of the party adopted 
at the American Institute, Baltimore. There was 
a free interchange of opinions between members 
of the Committee to this effect, and the sentiment 
of the Committee was found unanimous. 
The State Committee are to meet again in New 
York on the call of the Chairman. 
The Houston State Committee had a meeting 
in New York, on Saturday evening week. The 
Committee announced the following as the electo¬ 
ral ticket: 
Electors at Large— John I* Boyd, New York; 
Joel W. Jones, Schenectady. 
District Electors— Robert Lowden, Queens; An¬ 
drew H. Mickle, James E. Conly, Stephen Has- 
brouek, Daniel Ward, Charles Smithson, Robert 
M. De Witt, Joseph H. Toone, Abraham E. DateB, 
ami John Morris, of New York city; James L. 
Adams, Westchester; Daniel Bradbury, Ulster; 
Samnel Sm.eden, Kings; Elijah L. Hyatt, Colum¬ 
bia; Ephraim Clark, Richmond; Augustus Doane, 
Putnam; William R. Knapp, Rockland; John H. 
Reynolds, Albany; A. A. Hoysradt, Columbia; 
George W. Depew, Westchester; N. J. Harris, 
Oneida; B. T. Hutchinson, Suffolk; D. M. Moore, 
Schenectady; G. W. Johnson, Chenango; Calvin 
SI iter, Rensselaer; Charles A. Van Zandt, Kings; 
Robert Andrews, Genesee; J. A. Smith, Washing¬ 
ton; William Westley, Oswego; W. II. C. Wad¬ 
dell, Orange; George P. Eddy, Niagara; John J. 
Stae, St. Lawrence; Isaac W. Thompson, Erie. 
No State ticket was made up, but it is under¬ 
stood the friends of Houston will support Hot) 
William Kelly for Governor. 
A dispatch from Arkansas says that Rector, the 
independent candidate for Governor, is elected 
by 7,000 majority. 
A Week of Htorinn. 
The last week was very prolific of rain BtorniB. 
On the 21st. tilt, the noon train west from Albany, 
on the N. Y. Central railroad, encountered a 
Severe storm when approaching Amsterdam, 
On reaching Fonda, the full extent of the vio¬ 
lence of this storm of rain had almost ceased, 
but the track wus in some places Under water. 
Almost the entire village of Fonda was one or 
two feet deep in water. The train left the depot 
on time, but on arriving at the first bridge, u 
short distance west, the creek waB found swollen 
to a torrent and the bridge for sixty feet swept 
away. The mirth of the passengers was soon 
changed to chagrin. The Conductor of the train 
immediately put buck to Fonda, doing all in his 
power to provide for the comfort of the pas¬ 
sengers. On reaching Fonda, every room in the 
hotel was speedily engaged. It soon became 
evident that food would be at a premium, 
and incursions were made into eating houses; 
eggs, horringB, crackers and cheese, being speed¬ 
ily bought up. U was soon ascertained that 
three budges had been swept away between 
Fonda and Palatine Bridge Village. Fultonville, 
opposite Fonda, was entirely submerged to the 
second story of houses, and almost laid under 
water. The losses have not yet been ascertained, 
but were very heavy. 
The telegraph from Philadelphia, on the 23d 
ult., says; ‘‘On the Schuylkill, at Manyunk, the 
storm was very severe. At Clegg's factory the 
out building to the steam engine, and a large 
quantity of cotton were carried away. Scofiold’s 
factory and Ripka’B mill were also damaged. 
The Reading Railroad waa crippled in conse¬ 
quence of the giving away of an embankment, 
and trains were unable to run this morning. The 
damage to the streets, roads and culverts, was 
$16,000. 
Additional reports from the surrounding 
country add to the damage by the storm last 
night and this morning. It extended as fares 
Trenton and New Brunswick. Considerable 
damage was done on the Jersey road between 
these points. The track on the road via. Jersey 
Cily, was partially washed away. Several days 
w 11 be required to repair the injury. No trains 
for Jersey city are passed south of New Bruns¬ 
wick to-day. 
Arrival of ihe Pony lixpros 
The Pony Express from San Francisco, of the 
8th, arrived at St. Joseph, Mo., on the 2uth ult., 
with very little news, and that political. 
A Bell and Everett, and Douglas State Conven¬ 
tion meet at Sacramento on September 18th. 
Gold and silver discoveries continue to be made 
in the mountains, east of Los Angelos to San 
Berludino. Placer diggings believed very rich 
aud extensive. 
Exciting accounts continue to be received 
from Cosa aud Ulorno Lake diggings. Many 
holders of claims anticipate Urge results from the 
Bilver diggings. 
Returns from Carson Valley of the vote are fa¬ 
vorable towards organizing a conditional govern¬ 
ment of the proposed territory of Nevada, on the 
Squatter Sovereignty principle. 
B- M. Anderson, ex-Governor of California, was 
mortally wounded in an affmy at Guoa, during the 
election. 
Oveiland emigrants continue to arrive at Car 
Bon Valley, and more are en route. 
Two hundred tuns of Bilver ore have been sent 
to San Francisco fiorn the Washoe mines since 
the 1st of June. The amount of silver ore ship¬ 
ped from San Francisco to New York and England 
by the last steamer reaches $70,000. 
Oregon dates to Jaly 31st, ssy that crop? are ex¬ 
pected to be heavy. Major Bleen had a skirmish 
with the Snake Indians and took a few prisoners. 
The papers are filled with politics. 
British America:) dates are to the 1st. Busi¬ 
ness was improving. The Chinese continued to 
flock to the Frazer river diggings. 
A silver mine is reported to have been discov¬ 
ered on the lower Frazer lead. Discoveries are 
also reported further in the interior. Copper, 
in blocks too larg: for removal, much the same 
as those on Lake Superior, is said to have been 
discovered in enormous quantities. Altogether 
the account seems to be exaggerated. 
From Pike’s Peak. 
The Pike’s Peak Express arrived at St. Joseph 
on the 27th ult, with Denver City dates to 
the 21st 
A subscription is being raised for extending 
the telegraph from Fort Kearney t,o Denver City, 
with a good prospect of obtaining the required 
amount. 
The excitement is increasing with regard to 
the recently discovered sliver leads near Tarryall 
and Breckinridge. The ore assays from $200 to 
$1,700 to the tan. Thousands of claim* have been 
taken, and many are stampeding from the gold 
diggings to the silver mines. California gulch 
continues to pay richly, and in McNulty's, Ceor- 
gia, and Humbug gulches, mincrB are realizing all 
sums. 
The weather is cold in the southern mines, and 
there has been a light fall of snow in the Gregory 
diggings. 
Some owners, discouraged in the quartz mills, 
arc selling out below cost, but the general feeling 
is one of increased confidence, and there is a 
steady increase of success in separating the gold. 
In Denver City business is reviving. Many of 
the merchants are starting for the river to pur¬ 
chase their winter stock. Some disappointed 
emigrants aie also going. From $40,000 to $60,- 
000 in duet is now leaving for the river in private 
hands, and Clark, Gruber A Co. are receiving and 
coining about $2,000 per day. Many substantial 
brick buildings are now going up. 
From Santa Fe,—T he Santa Fe mail, with 
dates to the 14th ult,., arrived at Independence on 
the 27tb. The 4th Infantry, from Utah, arrived 
on the 11th, and their arrival somewhat revived 
business, which was very dull. The troopH lin¬ 
en route for Fort Defiance. The Indians are still 
hostile, hot Do outbreak of consequence since last 
mail. No Indians were seen on the route, but 
fresh trails were discovered wheie they crossed 
the road at two places. The troops are pushing 
them, and they have no time to tarry long in one 
place. Six hundred troops were met at Iron 
Creek, going to Fort Union. Also, a large num¬ 
ber on the Arkartaus river going to Big Timbers. 
Mr. Greenwood, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 
was met on the 25th, getting along well. The 
report of the death of Mr. Bent is contradicted. 
News Pnragrnptm. 
Lessons for the Prince. —The liberal papers 
of Canada, while entirely respectful to the Prince, 
take occasion to remind him of certain ideas of 
their own. The Hamilton Times, speaking of his 
intended visit to the United States, remarks:—“A 
valuable lesson will the young Prince learn from 
observing the prosperity of that people whom his 
ancestors drove to rebellion. He will sec how 
little a free energetic people really depend upon 
princes—how easily they can be dispensed with, 
and how wise it is to dispense with them when 
they misuse the prerogatives which are entrusted 
to them for the people’s benefit,” 
About a year ago, a New York lady,named Miss 
Powell, moved in behalf of a Woman’s Library for 
that city. Since iheu her efforts in that direction 
have been entirely successful. The institution 
will commence its public operations during the 
month of September. The Library has already 
four or five thousand volumes, selected by Miss 
Powell herself, at an expenditure of about a thou¬ 
sand dollars. 
There are two American officers in the army 
of Garibaldi at present; one is Dr. Warwick, of 
Richmond, Virginia, with a captain’s rank; the 
other a Sicilian, an adopted citizen of the United 
States, Mr. Joseph P. Agresta, who scives as Lieu¬ 
tenant. There is also another American officer 
at Palermo—Captain Watson. 
TnuKK of the chuir of young girls who dressed 
in white, and greeted WushiDgton as he entered 
Trenton, in 1789, on his way to assume the Presi¬ 
dency, and strewed his pathway with fioweis, still 
survive. One yet lives in Trenton; one ib the 
mother of Senator Chestnut, of South Carolina, 
and one, Mrs. Sarah Hand, resides in Cape May 
county, New Jersey. 
Consider able excitement exists in Hancock 
county, Ill., relative to a rumor that the Mormons 
intend returning und settling at Nauvoo, under 
the Lead of Joe Smith, Jr. A mass meeting of 
the citizens was held at Carthage on the 21st, who 
protested against their returning, and declared 
that they would not allow them to do so. 
The Paris correspondent of the Allemaine Zie- 
tung of the 10th ult, says that the Pope has writ¬ 
ten a very melancholy letter to the Cardinal of 
France. He looks upon all as lost; and although 
convinced that he will die by the bullet of an 
assassin, he declares that he will quit Rome under 
no condition and for no price. 
During the last year, says the Lancet, the 
women of Great Britain have borne above 2,000 
children a day, 796,190 in a year; hut death 
struck down above 1,300 a day, 503,003 in the 
year: and reduced the natural increase of popu¬ 
lation to little more than 700 a day. 
A wind wagon is in operation on the Santa Fe 
road. It recently made a trip from Westport, 
Mo., of 125 miles, propelled all the way by wind. 
It has sails Bomewhat similar to those of the 
Bchooners on the Western lakes. 
The Grand Vizier of the Sultan of Turkey has 
been making a tour of the Turkish provinces, and 
for a novelty in Oriental custom*, making speeches 
to the people at all the principal places. What is 
more, the speeches are sensible, promise equal 
lustice to all without regard to sect or rank, nod 
urge the people to forget their old animosities 
and live together as brethren. 
The Secretary of the New Brunswick Board of 
Agriculture, Hon. J, Robb, has issued a circular 
to the fanners and stock growers of the Province, 
in which he sets forth the fact* of the preva¬ 
lence of the murrain among the cattle of New 
England, the symptoms and character of the 
disease, and strongly urges the utter and absolute 
exclusion of all cattle and raw hides from sus¬ 
pected countries. 
The London Morning Chronicle, in which the 
famous letters of Junius first saw ihe light, and 
which wa* the first piper to report regularly the 
debates in Parliament, is about to be suspended. 
It was established in 1770, eighteen years before 
the Times, and some of the most brilliant writers 
in England have contributed to its columns. But 
it has been obliged to succumb to the progress 
of the cheap press. 
-- 
FOREIGN NEWS. 
Great Britain.— The resolution for raising 
three millions for India was agreed to in the 
Commons. 
The hop crop in many parts of England was a 
total failure, owiDg to ungenlal weather. 
The weir her cont inues warm and showery, and 
anxiety relative to the crops was increasing. 
Report* were current in England that the gov¬ 
ernment proposed to send Lord Stratford Deltad- 
clinc as especial envoy to Constantinople to ad¬ 
vise the Sultan. 
France.— Political distrust prevails in Paris on 
the Syrian and Italian questions. 
The Emperor has given 300,000f. in aid of the 
fugitives from Syria. 
The semi-official correspondent is inclined to 
think that the interview between the Emperor and 
the Queen of Spain, which has been spoken of, 
will not take place. 
Austria. —Austria was assuming a threatening 
attitude, aud there were rumors of an approach¬ 
ing manifestation on the Emperor's birthday, de¬ 
claring a lelease from the Villa Fraca treaty, and 
uttering threuts against Piedmont, Austria had 
already demanded explanations f/om Piedmont, 
concerning Garibaldi's letter to Victor Emanuel, 
announcing a projected attack on Venice. 
There wa* a great activity manifested in the 
Austrian marine department. 
The complete establishment of understanding 
between Austiia aud Prussia is officially an 
uounerd. 
The Emperor of Austria and King of Bavaria, 
attended a lailroad celebration at Salzeburg, and 
both Monarcha made speeches favorable to Ger¬ 
man unity. 
Nauru.!* and Sicily. — Garibaldi had been at 
Naples to confer with the revolutionary party.— 
The Neapolitans claim to have repulsed an at¬ 
tempted lauding of the Garibaldians near Reggio 
and at Candritell. 
The Court party at Naples were demanding the 
proclamation of the state of the Beige, but the 
government resisted. 
It is reported that if Garibaldi lauds in Naples 
Gen. Lamoriciere will cross the Roman frontier 
under a promise of Buppoit from Austria, and 
that Austria will renounce the obligation of Villa 
France and attack Garibaldi. 
Naples had been proclaimed in a Btate of Biege. 
The Pai is Patrie says that Garibaldi, in a letter 
to the King of Sardinia, said that be considered 
it a sacred duty to dtliver Venita, and that the 
possession oT a powerful navy like that of Naples 
would enable him to do it. 
The Neapolitan parliamentary elections com¬ 
menced on the 14th. 
Naples telegrams state Garibaldi’s attempts to 
land men were repulsed. Only 200 succeeded in 
landing and were pursued into the interior. 
The papers publish dispatches announcing un¬ 
opposed disembarkation of Garibaldi with 6,000 
men near Reggio, on the night of the loth. The 
same dispatches announce the evacuation of the 
fortress of Scyllu, by the Neapolitans. Both re¬ 
ports are doubtful. 
Trieste, Wednesday.—It is believed that Gari¬ 
baldi intends to attack Austria, not on Veuetia, 
but on the Croatiou coast, by attempting a disem¬ 
barkation at Fieme. Austrian authorities believe 
he will first endeavor to piovoke a revolution in 
Croatia and Hungary, before proceeding to Vene- 
tia. All the coasts are vigorously watched by the 
Imperial cruisers. 
Italy. —Gen. Lamoriciere hud suppressed a de¬ 
monstration in favor of Garibaldi at Lodi, had 
levied a war contribution of 14,000 crowns and 
taken the leaders prisoners. 
A letter from Palermo, dated Aug. 2d, reports 
that some parties had beeu attempting to create 
trouble. Hitherto the government had acted with 
a certain generosity, but it baa now arrested a 
Humber of persons of all olasses and sent them 
off with passports to any country out of Italy. 
The Prince Dannielto, of Moteuegro, had been 
Bhot by a Montenegrun refugee, aud died shortly 
afterwards. 
Syria. —Latest dateB from Damascus report all 
quiet there, but murders were still committed in 
the surrounding country. 
The Beaufort sailed from Marseilles on the 9th, 
with 1,000 men for Syria. 
Sardinia. —The Sardinian loan closed with sub¬ 
scriptions to the amount of three times the sum 
needed. 
There was a rumor that Sardinia proposed to 
send the corps d'armie to Naples to prevent com¬ 
plications from Garibaldi's landing there. 
Commercial.— Brcadstujfs— The weather continues un¬ 
favorable lor tbe crops. Breadslull-i quiet but hrin.— 
Flour firm and be»t descriptions higher. Wheat firm 
with au advancing teudeuey far best qualities of red. 
Coru quiet; mixed and yellow 31s 6d@32*. 
Provision!) very dull. Poikdnll. Laru firm at 40@70a. 
Produce generally unchanged. Sugar quiet. Coffee ifuli, 
Stye 3fen)0 Conbenser. 
— Amherst College has just completed a gymnasium. 
— There are about three hundred daily papers in the 
United States. 
— The entire militia force of the United States mus¬ 
ters 2,000,000. 
— The census juitt taken in Albany shows its popula¬ 
tion to be 68,350. 
— There are twenty thousand slaves now in Peru, and 
the demand continues. 
— The potato rot has made its appearance in the vicin¬ 
ity of Woonsocket, R I. 
— Pleuro-Pneumonia has now broken out among the 
horses in Massachusetts. 
— The grasshoppers are doing great damage on some 
of the prairie* of Illinois. 
— Tho cattle disease has made its appearance in Ship- 
pingaport and Portland, Ky 
— A company has been established in Richmond, Va, 
to construct a street railway. 
— The New York Herald very gloomily predicts a 
coming commercial revulsion. fi 
— The census is showing a great falling off in the slave 
population of Western Virginia. 
— Mr. Alfred Dickens, a brother of Charles Dickena, 
recently died at Manchester, Eng. 
— ProotriTsville,T,a.,has been overflowed and destroyed 
by a storm on the Gulf of Mexico. 
— The organ-grinders of New York have organized a 
Sabbath afternoon prayer meeting. 
— J. Ellory Armory, Krq., U. S. Consul at Calcutta, 
died of cholera on the 28th of June. 
— The steamer I.ucas, from Memphis, encountered a 
15 minute snow storm on the 12th ult, 
— Within the last eight years. Ireland has lost one- 
tenth of ita population by emigration. 
— A brother of Charles Dickens is in the employ of the 
Illinois Central Railroad Co., at Chicago. 
— The New York contributions to the Syrian Relief 
Fund, now amount to upwards of $3 500. 
— The Queen of Spain i» preparing herself to meet 
Napoleon at Barcelona, ou his way to Algiers. 
— Tho whole number of persons tried throughout the 
Russian Empire during the year 1868, wa* 404,717. 
— Two Catholic churches in tho city of New York 
have contributed $8,344 for the relief of the Pope. 
— The Great Eastern has gone. About 175.000 perion* } 
were on hoard of her during her stay in New York. 
— Gold discover!** are reported near Portsmouth, Va, 
The metal found has been tested and pronounced gold. 
— A city railroad line been put in operation in Syra¬ 
cuse. The cars commenced running on Wednesday week. 
— A meteoric stone, weighing from 400 to 600 pounds, 
fell in McAUisterville, Juniata county, Penn., on the 6th 
ult. 
— There are fifty illustrated weekly papers issued in 
Paris'. The aggregate weekly sale is nearly one million 
copies. 
— The United States Convention of Uni verbalists will 
meet In Boston on the third Tuesday in the present ^ 
month. 
— Four or five Methodibt churches and one Pres¬ 
byterian church, have been formed in the Pike’s Peak 
region, 
— Three thousand cases of shoes, valued at more than 
$100,000, were sent from Haverhill, Mass., in one day. A 
great trade. 
— There has been a rebellion of students at the Uni¬ 
versity of North Carolina, resulting in the dismission of 
sixty Sophs. 
— A railroad through Southern Kansas, to connect 
with tbe Galveston Railroad in Texas, is about to be 
constructed. 
— It is estimated that there are now running on the 
railroads of the United States, 6,000 passenger and 80,000 
freight cars. 
— Adjustable mirrors, reflecting nil parts of the train, 
have been placed over the frame of an engine on an 
English road. 
— An infant, a few weeks old, was suffocated in Ban¬ 
gor, Me , a day or two since, by the smoke from a defec¬ 
tive chimney. 
— lu New England, the proportion of the insane to 
the whole population is about 1 in 600. In South Caro¬ 
lina, 1 in 6,068. 
— Spurgeon, the English pulpit sensation, has given 
much offence to the Baptists by preaching, at Geneva, in 
canonical robes. 
— A collection for the relief of the Syrian Christians 
was taken up in the churches at Auburn Sunday week, 
and $270 realized. 
— It is proposed to erect a monument at Washington 
to the memory of Joseph Gales, late editor of the Na¬ 
tional Intelligencer. 
— The accounts from France state that the Emperor 
Napoleon had advanced 300,000 francs for tbe relief of 
the sufferers in Syria. 
— The Zouave disorder has attacked the firemen aBd 
policemen of Netv York, who industriously- drill at their 
stations every evening. 
— Prof. Samuel Denton, of the Michigan University, 
died at his residence on Friday week. We understand 
his disease was dysentery. 
— The Second Adventists claim to have 600 preachers, 
of whom 366 are said to teach the doctrine of the literal 
annihilation of the wicked. 
— It is said that the Peruvian custom of amputation 
of the fifth toe, to make the foot pointed and small, is 
beginning to prevail in Paris. 
— Considerable anxiety iB felt by the Christian Euro¬ 
pean residents at Jerusalem, who are fearing an attack 
from 1'auaticaJ Mahommedaus. 
— There is a nice Btearn canal packet plying regularly 
between Columbus aud Chillicothe, Ohio. It accommo¬ 
dates from 40 to 60 passengers. 
— A Halifax paper states that on two nights of last 
week, at Scotch Bay, 30.000 shad were caught in one 
night, and 35,000 in the other. 
— A whaler arrived at New Bedford a day or two since, 
from a 22 month*' voyage. She had only 221 barrels of 
oil—not enough to pay her outfit. 
— Hundreds of farmers are said to be temporarily mov¬ 
ing from Northern Missouri into Iowa, to save their cat¬ 
tle from destruction by the drouth. 
— London covers 121 square miles. It is equal to 3 
Londons of 1800. It increases at the rate of 1,000 a week 
—half by birth and half by emigration. 
— Cot. Forbes, of Kansas notoriety, has loomed up in 
Sicily, where he enjoys tbe confidence of Garibaldi, and 
occupies an important military position. 
— Daring two days of last week, three children fell 
from the second story windows of houses in New Haven, 
and neither of them was seriously injured. 
— A family in Albany, who had been ruralizing, sud¬ 
denly returned a few days ago, and found the house 
occupied by four female friendB of their servants. 
