STIjc News donbenser 
Political Intelligence. 
We publish a table of the electoral vote of all 
the States, revised by the latest official returns, 
which give Missouri to Douglas, and California 
aud Oregon to Lincoln. Mr. Lincoln’s total elec¬ 
toral vote is 180: 
LINCOLN ASD HiMUX HRKCKINRIDGB AND LANB. 
California _ 
GonnucUcat_ 
Illinois_ 
Indiana_ 
Iowa__ 
Maine . _ 
Massachusetts. 
Michigan__ 
Minnesota_ 
New Hampshire 
New Jersey_ 
New York_ 
Ohio _ 
Oregon. 
Pennsylvania_ 
Rhode ltland ... 
Vermont ... 
Wisconsin.. 
FOREIGN NEWS, 
DOMESTIC NEWS 
During the past week several steamers have 
arrived from abroad with a large amouut of in¬ 
teresting intelligence, but lack of space renders 
it necessary that we Bhould briefly epitomize the 
most important 
Great Britain, —The supposed robbery of 
British citizens in M. xicu will cause determiuO 
action on the part of the British Government 
who ure waiting official information of th*report 
The London Times editorially censor^ the 
attitude of the State of South Carolina towards 
the Federal Government, but admits that the 
Southerners have some 
Washington Blatters. 
Tuk Senate having performed the office of 
confirmation, Mr Buchanan's Cabinet is now con¬ 
stituted as follows: 
Secretary of State— Jeremiah S. Black, of Penn¬ 
sylvania, vice Cass, resigned. 
Secretary of Tuasury —Phillip F. Thomas, of 
Maryland, rice Cobb, resigned. 
Secretary of Interior —Jacob Thompson, of Miss. 
Secretary of Navy —Isaac Toucey, of Conn. 
Secretary of M ur— John B. Floyd, of Virginia. 
Attorney General— Edward M. Stanton, of Penn¬ 
sylvania, vice Black, promoted. 
Postmaster General— Jacob Holt, of Kentucky. 
The President has been writing a letter to a 
citizen of Philadelphia, upon the question of 
secession, and the epistle has found its way into 
print. Mr. Buchanan cites various articles in the 
Constitution, stating they are entirely inconsist¬ 
ent with the alleged supremacy of the State laws, 
and claims that absolute State sovereignty is un- 
reconcilable with the Constitution. It is clearly 
his opinion that no State can secede from the 
Union, as it is impossible to destroy the Union 
except by revolution. He says:—‘ I have, after 
a great deal of reflection, determined not to pur¬ 
sue a line of condaot, which, although it might be 
legal, would end in civil strife, and the overthrow 
of our present form of government. Although it 
woold appear that my line of duty was plain and 
rugged, yet 1 am firmly persuaded that instead of 
restoring order and obedience, I would have 
caused war. * * * * The only means I have 
now at my command, centeis in exhorting the 
people as a nation, to implore assistance of an 
overruling Providence to avert the danger which 
now threatens our beloved land. 
The Senate Committee of Thirteen were in 
session on the 22d ins*., for Cl hours, considering 
various propositions to arrest tbo progress of 
dissolution, and give peace to the country. The 
amendment to the Constitution proposed by Mr. 
Crittenden, to settle the controversy between the 
North and South Anally and forever, by a divi¬ 
sion of the country from ocean to ocean, on a 
parallel of the Missouri line, was the great subject 
of discussion. After a long debate it was lost un¬ 
der a rule of tho committee, requiring a majority 
of both Democrats aud Republicans, the latter 
voting in the negative. Several other proposi¬ 
tions were proposed, and without acting on them 
the Committee adjourned till Monday. 
The most hopeful now despair, seeing no imme¬ 
diate prospect of an accommodation of the politi¬ 
cal differences. Mr. Crittenden said that was tho 
darkest day of his life; that he was overwhelmed 
with Bolicitudo for his country, aud that nothing 
but the affections of the people for tho Union can 
restore peaoe. The extremes on the Committee 
are equally uuwilling to concede. 
Washinton was thrown into a ticmendous ex¬ 
citement to-day, (Sunday 23d,) in consequence of 
the fact that the Secretary of the Tuterior, short¬ 
ly after his return from Raleigh, yesterday, sum¬ 
moned to his office the Secretary of State, Attor¬ 
ney General >m<1 District AtUJWejr. It nypoari 
that this was done upon tho statement of Fodard 
Bailey, who has charge of the Indian Trust Fund, 
to the Secretary of the Interior, that he had taken 
from the iron safe a large amount of State bonds 
and coupons belonging to the Trust Fund, and 
that they were no longer in the possession of the 
Government. Upon investigation in the presence 
of Bailey, his statements were but unfortunately 
found to be too true. The amount abstracted is 
about $830,000. 
The report prevails that the administration has 
received a dispatch from Charleston, to the ell'ect 
that an armed revenue cutter had arrived in that 
neighborhood, and that unless the order was im¬ 
mediately given for her withdrawal, the Caroli¬ 
nians would seize the forts. Mr. Cushing return¬ 
ed on Sunday from Charleston, whither he was 
dispatched to obtain reliable information for the 
Administration relative to the state of allairs of 
South Carolina, Whatever may be the character 
of his report, it was considered sufficiently im¬ 
portant for an immediate Cabinet consultation. 
Back Numbers of this volume furnished free (if too 
many are not wanted) to subscribers whose files are in¬ 
complete for binding, if applied for early. Bound role, 
will be ready in a few days — price, $3. Unbound copies 
can still be furnished at our usual rates—and may be or¬ 
dered with clubs for the new volume at the clnb rate. 
— The value and variety of tho Contents of this Vol¬ 
ume may be jadged somewhat from the Index. Though 
only the leading departments are Included, the Index 
comprises several thousand articles and illustrations. 
— There are now five railways in successful operation 
in Brazil. 
— The German population in this country is estimated 
at 7,500,000. 
— A shock of an earthquake was felt in Calais, Me., on 
Sunday week. 
— The Second Adventists now place the “ end of all 
things " at about 1867 or 1808. 
— Tho lost Tony Express reached San FranciBoo in 
precisely six days from Missouri. 
There ore 1,200 male and 14.2 female prisoners in 
New York State Prison at Sing Sing. 
— During tho last two mooth-i. over 4,000 hogs have 
perished in l'ooria by tho hog cholera. 
— A letter from Now Orleans states that 42 suspensions 
have taken placo, mostly cotton factors. 
— The New York police force Ig at present nearly ono- 
eighth the strength of thu U. S. Amy. 
— The woolen factory, iu Oregon, Is doing an immense 
business, finding a ready market for Us fabrics. 
— The Imperial Library at St. Petersburgh contains 
59,504 volumes, written by foreigners about Russia. 
— The great Salt Luke lies at nn elevation of 4,200 
feet above the level of the sea, and is 70 miles long. 
— The old Ring of Prussia, so long sick and insane, 
was, at latest accounts, slowly recovering hia health. 
— A great exhibition (a to tuke place in Dublin, Ire¬ 
land, in May, 186), similar to that held in 1851, in London. 
— Peabody, tho London banitor, will return and take 
up his residence in Danvers, Muss., his native place, in 
1864. * 
— Tho number of deaths from diptheria in the United 
States, during the past year, is said to be no less than 
10,000. 
— The French government is about to bring into 
France, for interment, the remans of the Empress Marie 
Louise 
— The Vermont Legislature may be called a “solid 
body,” the average weight of the members being 103 
pounds. 
— Snow fell iu Washington on Saturday week, so that 
the merry music of sleigh bells was heard in that city on 
Sunday. 
— They are beginning to talk in New Orleans about a 
new Vigilance Committee, to arrest tho doings of the 
present one. . 
— Tho king of Siam has expressed his admiration of 
American character by naming his youngest son George 
Washington. 
— The Norwegians are raising money to build a col¬ 
lege In Iowa, und $20,000 have already been raised for 
this purpose, 
—Tho number of sea-going vessels in the world is about 
65,000, of which two-thirds belong to England and the 
United States. 
— Tho Roman Catholic Bishop of Natches has ordered 
a public tri-diem, or three days devotion, in view of tho 
political crisis. 
— The amount of coal annually mined in Great Britain, 
and for the most part consumed in that kingdom, is 
66,000,000 tuns. 
— The lumbersurveyed at Bangor, Me., to Dec, 1, was 
200,391,526 fee*, exceeding that for the same time last 
year by 24,000,000 feet. 
— Several large sized Ericcson engines have oeen 
ordered for Spain. A manufactory of these engines has 
liiinn vut np/i# Holland. 
— The French Mi ulster of I*,; ' tjlic Instruction if} about 
to Interdict the use of tobacr in an Y form in the educa " 
tionalAatabllshmenta of Fn^ aacB ’ 
— »urne dealer in Ct/ ica 2 0 order for several 
dozen prairie >-...i ieni| y and a doer, to be forwarded to 
Knglaadfor the Pn*..e of Wales. 
Alabama . 
Arkansas .... 
Delaware_ 
Florida a. 
Georgia_ 
Loui>iana __ 
Mar) land __ 
Mississippi__ 
North Carolina 
3outh Caroliua 
Texas. 
right on their side, 
namely, the light of free trade. 
A Foreign offioe telegram to the LondonTimcs 
says that the Allies have captured rekin, that 
the Emperor’s summer Palace had beeu sacked 
and immense spoils taken, aud that the Emperor 
had tied to Turkey. 
A deputation, which includes two members of 
Parliament, has been appointed to convey an 
invitation to Garibaldi to visit England. 
The supplementary tariff convention between 
Franco and England had been published. It 
regulates the duties on textile fabrics. 
The Empress Eugenie had a brief visit to Queen 
Victoria at Windsor Castle, on the 4th. The visit 
only lusted two hours. 
The Times has another editorial on the political 
split In the United States, and expresses tho hope 
that the quarrel may give way to a calm, in which 
the real difficulties of tho slavery question may 
bo in<*t and quietly answered. 
A fearful explosion hud occurred in the Risen 
coal mines, near Newport, Wales, entailing tho 
Iobs of 170 lives. 
France. —France had granted an amnesty to 
the French journals for previous infraction of 
the Press Law. 
It waB rumored that Lord Cowley had resigned 
tho English mission to Palis. 
It was reported that Napoleon had intimated 
to Francis II. the inability of further resistance. 
The French Embassador in Turkey was urging 
the extension of tho French occupation of Syria. 
Austria.—I t is reported that the Austrian 
Cabinet discussed the expediency of declaring 
martial law throughout Hungary. 
It is stated that the Emperor of Austria was 
about to anunl tho concordat with Rome, 
The official Austrian journals contradict the 
rumors of negotiation for the cession of Venetia. 
Gen. Benedelc had inspected tho Austrian for¬ 
tresses of tho Venetian Quadrilateral. Ho had 
also assembled the officers at Venice, and told 
them to prepare for the eventualities of an ener¬ 
getic defence. 
Fears were entertained of a general rising in 
Little Wallachia. 
Twenty of the principal merchants at Crajona 
had been killed by the militia during the dis¬ 
turbance. 
Italy,— The Beige of Gaeti continued. The 
garrison replied to tho fire from the batteries 
of Cialdini. Four batteries had commenced 
op* ration* «n the placo 
King Victor Emanuel returned to Naples on 
the 7th inst, and would remain there a fortnight. 
The Sardinians would await the fall of Gueta 
before summoning Ihe citadel of Messina to sur¬ 
render. In case of a refusal, they would beaeige it 
Commercial Jnt*cIjoknoic.— Flo'itr firm, and 61 higher 
since Tuesday, Some authorities report tnutket un¬ 
changed. Wneat native, uud almost roonvered Tuesday* 
decline. Corn dull, and Hd lower since Tuesday. Fork 
steady. Lard quiet, but firm. 
Remittances from the West. 
Thb Currency of several of the Western Statea is 
greatly depreciated, just now, while exchange on the 
the East Is exorbitant in many localities. In answer to 
inquiries from Western Agents, we would say that we 
will abide by our announcement as to “The Money we 
Receive," (see last page,) yet hope they will do the best 
they can in remitting. Our firet choice is drafts on New 
York, Ac . (lees reasonable exchange,) or New York or 
New England money; next, Canada, Ohio and Michigan 
bills; and last (if our friends can do no better,) bills on 
the best solvent banks of other Statea Postage stamps 
are good far fractional or any amounts. 
Total.72 
IIBLL A>D KVKKKTr AND 
FUSION. 
Kentucky. 12 
New JerSM)__8 
Tennessee_12 
Virginia_15 
Missouri_____. 9 
Electoral Votes. 
.180 
.72 
. 39 
. 12 
Substantial Encouragement. 
Thanks to its generous, influential and indefatigable 
friends all over the land for the numerous and substantial 
manifestations of approval and support the Rural Nkw. 
Yorkkr is daily receiving! The large additions already 
received from many sections assure ua of an extraor¬ 
dinary increase of subscribers for 1861—we think full 
20,000—over our present list. Considering the panic and 
derangement of currency, our receipts are as gratifying 
as they were unexpected, and we are confident its 
readers will be pleased to learn that the Rusal was 
never so prosperous as now. 
Tho Council elected N. W. Tkylor, of Nebraska 
City, President; E. P. Brewster, Chief Clerk; D. 
H, Wheeler, Assistant Clerk; W, H. James, Scr- 
geant-at-Arms, and Strader, Doorkeeper. Tho 
House organized by electing It. W. Del’uy, of 
Washington county, Speaker; George L. Reybolt, 
Chief Clerk; Stephen D. Bangs, Assistant Clerk; 
F. W. Vtnleu, Sergeant at-Arms; VV. A. Pollock, 
Door-keeper. The Officers of both Houses are 
Republican. 
TnK following are the Governors of the several 
States of the Union, for 1801: 
GOVERNORS. POLITICS. 
ndrew B. Moore...Democrat. 
enry M. Rector...Democrat. 
— Downey,.....Democrat. 
LA. Buckingham.Republican. 
Hlliam Burtcn.Democrat. 
nhn Milton !....Democrat. 
oseph E, Brown ..Democrat. 
ichard Yates__Republican. 
lonryS I.ane . Republican. 
. J, Kirkwood.Republican, 
eriah Magoffin.Democrat. 
homas 0. ivlovre.Democrat. 
Washburn, Jr..Republican, 
homos H flicks...._Americiin. 
ohtj A. Audrey?.Republican, 
.uiitiu Blair ..Republican. 
ohn J. Fettus_Democrat. 
. F. Jackson^ .Democrat 
.RAjmMIcan 
Republican. 
.Republican. 
.Republican, 
Democrat. 
.Republican. 
.Democrat. 
.Republican. 
. Republican. 
.Democrat. 
Democrat. 
. Democrat, 
.Republican. 
Democrat. 
.Republican. 
STATES. 
Alabama.... 
Arkansas ... 
California .. 
Connecticut 
Delaware .. 
Florida. 
Georgia. 
Illinois 
Indiana .. 
Iowa__ 
Kentucky.. 
Louisiana .. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., DECEMBER 
CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS, 
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over forty thousand subscribers (all whose sub¬ 
scriptions terminstto with tho year,) and as we 
adhere strictly to tLe oastt system, those who 
wish to receive the Rural regularly will bear iu 
mind thata prompt renewal is necessary to secure 
its uninterrupted continuance. From present in¬ 
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scribers will renew at once, while thousands of 
new names will be (indeed are already being) 
at)ded to our list,—yet some m»y delay whut they 
intend, and perhaps bo induced to snbstitue a 
trashy literary sheet, or re-print or luiitatton, to 
the subsequent regret of themselves and their 
families. But, as thousands have already renewed, 
bringing neurly as many new subscribers, we 
have no l'eara for the result—it being morally 
certain at this early day, that the aggregate cir¬ 
culation of our next volume will be immensely 
above that of the present. 
To all disposed to aid the Rural New-Yorker, 
and promote its objects, we would say, Now is the 
Time to Act, Hundreds, aye, thousands, have 
kindly volunteered to increase its circulation, hot 
there is “ample room and verge enough” for 
other thousands to do likewise, and we frankly 
ask the efforts and influence of all friends of use¬ 
ful, pure and unexceptionable literature—of all 
such as believo this journal is benefiting the 
People, promotiug the cause of Improvement, and 
advancing the best interests of tho Country. As 
we have remarked on a similar occasion, “while 
K .-e are laboring for your benefit, Reader, please 
e*ccome our proxy, and do what it is impossible 
' or us to perform— present the claims and merits of 
A little effort now —a 
Maine 
Mar/land 
MdHiackusettH. 
Michigan ...... 
Mississippi .... 
Missouri....... 
Minnesota._ 
New Hampshire 
New Jersey 
New York_ 
North Carolina 
Ohio.. 
Oregon .... 
Pennsylvania. 
Rhode Island .. 
South Carolina. 
Tennessee .... 
Texas.. 
Vermont.. 
Virginia.. 
Wisconsin. 
Ic.hobod Goodain.. 
Charles 8 . OldeD... 
Edwin D. Morgan.. 
John W. Ellis. 
Wm. Denison, Jr. . 
John Whiteaker... 
Andrew W. Curtin 
William Sprague .. 
.William H. Gist... 
Isbnrn (J. Harris... 
.8am. Houston. 
.Erastus Fairbanks. 
John Letcher. 
Weather nmt Crops In England. 
Tuk following extract from a private letter 
received by John F a rk, of this county, from 
Josktu B. Baker, of Troxcnby Hall, near Scar¬ 
borough, Yorkshire, a minister of the Society of 
Friends, dated Nov. 18th, confirms what wo 
have previously published in regard to the bad 
weather and scarcity of crops in Kngtaud. In¬ 
deed, it will be seen that the prospect for next 
season is rather gloomy, for it is impossible in 
many locations to get the ground ready for winter 
wheat in consequence of the almost incessant 
rain. Every English steamer arriving at New 
York brings large quantities of gold for the 
purchase of grain. Within the past week over 
six millions have been received for this purpose. 
«For more than nine months we have had 
almost daily Tain, more or less, and there is every 
appearance of its continuance over harvest. We 
were six weeks harvesting, aud were favored to 
get all in better than most about us, cutting our 
wheat with a reaper. It is, however, very lean 
compared to former samples, owing, I have no 
manner of doubt, to the want of Bun and warmth. 
I had a letter from Sir Tiros. Lkgard’s steward 
the other day, who tells me that harvest is not yet 
over on the Wolds, and Charles Nkhkiilo, 
whom I dare say thou wilt remember, has 1Q0 
acres to cut yet. About me corn is yet out, and 
1 should think that on the moorB aud in the dales 
there is much uncut. Newham, of Harwooddale, 
told me a few days ago, his wheat was not higher 
than his knee, and spring corn even less; ami his 
root crops under water. Turnips are very small, 
and only hero and there a good field to be met 
with, whilst mangel wurzel, of which there is a 
great breadth, is not worth carting home. What 
wheat Is threshed Is poor both iu quantity ami 
quality, amL^attle for straw yards are bad to sell. 
There wa? & |teinarkably high wind when wheat 
wa\ ab^ ? Killing, and some Wold farmers 
wouVl£ c £300 t ’ 1400 b y the knocking out of 
the gr\ n Then ^S airi our fruita have nevor 
come U, perfection- Apples have a very poor 
taste, i,o both they\and plums never ripened, 
and wel 0 very small in s ize- I must not forget to 
tell thek that potatoes a\e very much diseased, 
and thaV the land is so Miniated with wet t *at we 
cannot M<) any work, and a\e wholly unable to 
plow, sJyjv. or cart manure. This year will be a 
BROWN’S BRONCHIAL TROCHES 
Are among the acknowledged institutions of the land. 
What would our ministers, our lecturers, our lawyers, 
do without these invaluable “ Troohear" To what an 
amount ol “ aherne," and coughs, and throat clearings, 
would we he all subjected, were it not for those all- 
powerful und soothing lozenges? IVe have tried them, 
and they did us good.— tt. X, Waverly. 
Alex. W. Randall 
Nows 1’am graphs. 
The consumption of champagne in this country 
is said to be 1,000,000 baskets per annum. The 
Custom House of New York, through which 
passes two-thirds of the champagne imported 
into this country, only reports 175,028 baskets 
per annum. IIow enormous the amount of coun¬ 
terfeit wine must be, cun be appareutto every one. 
The whole population of Massachusettsia ascer¬ 
tained to be 1,231,496. in 1855 tho State census 
reported the population of Massachusetts to be 
1,132,630. By the United States census in 1850 it 
was 994,614. The returns of the Marshals indi¬ 
cate the population of twenty-eight cities and 
towns within a radius of about twelve miles of 
Boston, including the metropolis, as being 401,841. 
Strange enough, with all the precaution adopt¬ 
ed in England to secure the safety of railway 
passengers, there appears to be no way providing 
for communication by signal from the passenger 
cars to the engine. Owing to this negligence, a 
car full of passengers came very near being con¬ 
sumed by fire recently, while an express train was 
in motion, before it could be stopped, and atten¬ 
tion turned to the extinguishing of the Uames. 
An Aged Pilot. —James Waterman, seventy 
three yeara old, now a resident of Walworth, 
Wayne county, was one of the pilots who piloted 
the Fulton on her first trip from New York to 
Albany, in October, 1807. His associates were 
Benjamin Barrett and Francis Jackman. Mr. 
Waterman states that the boat was two weeks on 
her way from New York to Albany. The reason 
for this, he states, was the rate of speed of the 
boat, and iu his own language, “he could giy*$ 
her one mile the start, and overtake her with a 
canoe.” Her progress was also very much im¬ 
peded in oonsequence of so many coming on 
board to examine the lloating prodigy. The boat 
was an old schooner, furnished to Fulton by the 
city for the experiment. Such was the anxiety 
to see her as she passed the different points, that 
it was not imnsual to see ten or fifteen small boats 
in tow after her, whose passengers had boarded 
her for tho purpose of viewing the novelty, and 
satisfying themselves that Fulton was little better 
than an idiot, in thus presuming to foreshadow 
the future, and probably no one among them even 
imagin that the triumphs of his geniu3 would 
now be floating upon the bosom of the navigable 
waters of the world. 
ittarkrie, Commerce, &c 
Rural New-Yorkkr Office, ) 
Rochester, Dec. 24, i860, i 
Wb have only space sufficient to note the ebonites in the 
market vines our last issue which are as follows:—Rye has 
declined und is exceedingly dull of aale at SO cts. per flu It.*; 
Barley is worth UValDe. Fork has dropped to $ 6 / 00 ' 6 ,CO, 
and it I* difficult to secure the lalter D it ure. Firkin Butter 
is still tower, 12}i@!3e beinit the range. Egg* are down to 
I Sc. Tp dozun. Dried Fruit is declining, 10c. TP lb. being thu 
extreme for Peaches und Cherries. Potatoes have taken a 
little atari, and are selling at 40t<* 15c : fci buali as to quality. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISION MARKETS. 
NEW YORK, Dee. 24 -Flour -Market -VFlOc. better, 
demand moderate; alien superfine State, $5®6,iu. extra do. 
$5,26(3/5,36. enpctlino Western, $6(3,6,111; cornnloti to medi¬ 
um to extra do, $5,2 V_iA, 60; Inferior to good extra round 
hoop Ohio. 
Grain— Market Fiitfc higher, with modi rate expert do- 
mam). Stales Milwaukee club und amber Wi* , $1,2151)1,26; 
Canada club, $1,26; winter red Wcslern, $!,30601,.'SI. Barley 
at 78'.;idic, Corn, market lc bettei; eel*-* »t 67(aiWr for 
mixed Wi'- teruio store and delivered. Oil* liruier at47CW 
3fKc for State, Western and Canada, 
Provisions Pork unchanged; miles mess $IS,nXS! 16,60; 
prime, $Hi, 2 ALi, 1 1,76. Lard ttrni; sales 1(J-J.alO*Butter 
uKajlte for Ohm; 14(S20c. State. CUeeae steady at IKailOHc. 
ALBANY, Dec. 54.—Floor No change to note in flour. 
Buckwheat Hoar Sl,7£<f *,W>£. Coru weal, $l,3l(i< l ,44 per 
10.1 pounds- 
Gk.ua— White Michigan wheat ?I,50. Corn, Western 
mixed, afloat, 6 su. in iiuriey, Kye aud Oats nothing doing. 
TORONTO, Dec. 21 .—Flour Prices moderately firm. 
Superfine, $1,30: Fancy, $4,76"H,Si: Extra, purely nominal 
at Double Extra, KV. - . ..6,74. 
Grain --Ordinary to good fall wheat fit, 02Ca' 1,07; good to 
prime $l,03u ),J0 per bushel. 8 p’i»g wbeatis quintal Wei 
1 MI .5 per bushel. Barley bring* 6»).")-5«0- Oats, in good/rup- 
Vly, St 2Sq.ililtj. F«*s in demand at tVjjSOo,— Olobc. 
THE CATTLE MARKETS. 
CAMBRIDGE, Dec. 19 - Prices of Market Beef—Extra 
$1,50.0,7; first quality $ 6 ; 2d, $5,21; 3d, f.'l,S0: ordinary $2,75. 
Gowk and Calve*—$3.1, <d.o.fiu. Working Oxen—None. 
Year-Hugn, $7(?!1 two .Ware Old, $|n:al2; three years old, 
$11"17. Sheep and Lambs—2,268 at rmiraet; prices in lota, 
$1,2.5, l,IS0CiJ,?5each; extra, ? 2 , 2 ,so, 
BRIGHTON. Dec. 19.—Prices Of Market Beef-Extra, 
.50 " 7; first quality $ 6 : 2.1, 55,26; Scl, *VS0; ordinary 2,75. 
Working Oxeii—$fHkp}lA 0 . Cows und Culver, -$IT<5 60. 
Yourlm..*, $7fii9; two years old, SltKu 12; three years old, 
$14(aH7. Sheep and Lambs -$L26qyl,76; extra and selec¬ 
tions, $ 2 ( 0 . 6 . 
Hides, 6 c p lb; Call 8 k 1 ns. lUiUlc; Tallow, 6 c. 
Secession—South Caroliua Withdrawn. 
The Secession Convention met on tho 
17th inst., and after four ballots elected Mr. 
J.imiesoD, President. Prayer was offered by the 
tho Rev. Mr. Furlan. Mr. Rhett offered a resolu¬ 
tion that a committee be appointed to prepare 
an address to the people of the Southern States, 
which was adopted. 
The President n&uied Messrs. Rhett, Calhoun, 
Finley, Wilson, Desaussure, Cheves and Tracy. 
Mr. Inglis introduced the following: 
Resolved, That a committee of-members 
be appointed to draft an ordinance proper to be 
adopted by this Convention; and that those 
desirous of submitting for the consideration of 
this Convention any draft or scheme, be re¬ 
quested to hand the same in without delay to the 
said committee. 
Resolved, That the acts of the General Assem¬ 
bly of this State, providing for the assembling of 
this Convention, be referred to the same com¬ 
mittee with instructions to report thereon. 
Adopted* 
On the 21st the Convention met at noon, and 
prayer was offered; in the course of which, God 
was invoked to unite the people of the Suuth, in 
the formation of a Southern Confederacy! 
Mr. Uhett’s resolution for a committee of 13 to 
provide for the Assemblage of a Convention of 
the seceding States, and form a Constitution, waB 
adopted. 
Mr. Ingals reported the following ordinance: 
We, the people of Carolina, in Convention 
assembled, do declare and ordain that the ordi¬ 
nance adopted by us in Convention, 23d May, 
1778, whereby the Constitution of the United 
States was ratified, and all acts, and parts of acts 
of the General Assembly of the State, ratifying 
amendments of the said Constitution, are hereby 
repealed, and the union now subsisting between 
South Carolina and other States, under the name 
of United States of America, is hereby dissolved. 
The ordinance was passed unanimously by 167 
members, at If P. M. 
the paper to your friends, 
few kind and truthful words, and Bhowing the 
paper to this and that neighbor—will secure from 
three to ten, twenty or thirty new subscribers in 
your neighborhood, school district or township.” 
We need not add that any and every aid which 
you can consistently render, either toward ex¬ 
tending the usefulness of the paper by increas¬ 
ing its circulation, or enhancing its interest and 
value by contributions to Ua pages, will be most 
gratefully appreciated, and enable ub to make the 
Rural New-Yorker still more worthy the con¬ 
fidence and support of the reading, thinking 
and discriminating classes of community. (See 
“Special Notices,” “ Good Pay for Doing Good,” 
&c., Ac., on last page of this sheet, and in Supple¬ 
ment accompanying the present number.] 
— While hastily penning the above we were 
twice interrupted—first by an agent-friend from 
the western part of this County, with a list of 
one hundred and eighty subscribers for our next 
volume , one-fourth of them being new; and, 
(before the first party left our elbow,) an Orleans 
county friend called with a liat of over two hun¬ 
dred subscribers! Both promised large additions 
to their lists. Only a few hours previous, a 
young man from Wayne county called with a list 
of one hundred and fifty subscribers, as hi9 first 
instalment . These are only three items of our 
office receipts for Dec. 24, and exclusive of large 
and numerous receipts by mail. We feel very 
much like wishing all Rukalists, as well as “the 
rest of mankind,” an exceedingly “Merry Christ¬ 
mas” and “ Happy New Year!” 
ilTarriages 
Additions to Clubs are always in order and 
received at the same rates as original clubs; and 
if sufficient is added to a club of 0, 10, or 15, 
within one month, the rate will be reduced on all 
the papers to the price for larger clubs. 
In Wfiftatlanfl, Kenosha Co., Wjs,, p«e. 6 th, by P.pv. H. 
G. Woofi WORTH of Warren, I 1., Mr. C. H. PRIOR of Water- 
town, Wis , anil Miss DELIA M. NOYES of Wheatland. 
Also, Mr. EDWIN CAAH1ERs.nl Mias MARY A. SMITH, 
both of Handel Also, Mr. FRANKLIN 3. FARNUAit 
aud Miss IS ADO RE E. HOYT, both of Wheatland. 
