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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
OCT. 31. 
PUBLISHER*S NOTIOKS. 
AN EXTRA PREMIUM! 
H'e will furnish- the lasl Ten lumbers of the 
present / ulvmr. of Ike Rural Ijrcm Oct. 24 th to dose of 
Dec-,\ ON TRIAL, for 20 cents, (about half price ) if five 
or .'tore copies arc ordered. That is, ice will send 5 copies 
Tin Weeks for $1,-10 for *2,-15 for *5,-20 for $4,— 
25 for $5, t,c., to any non-suhcribers who wish to try the 
Rural. And to every person forwarding pay ($5) for 
TwK.nTY-Fivi; copies for Ten Weeks, as above , icc will 
send, by return snail, post paid, a Gross of the WASH¬ 
INGTON MEDALLION PEN! This, as we staled 
last week, is a first rate, warranted Steel Pen, such as we 
use. The cash price is *1 50 per gross, and we pay 18 
cents postage. 
List ol New Advertisements tkis week. 
New York Rpeetatop—Trends Hall A Co 
I. urpj Trees unit s uLbcy—Wm. R- Prince A Co. 
Gloat >ale n> Bleed Stock—W. T. it N. (’happen. _ 
Ftvnluce and Provi 5:011 Exchange—J. O- Bennett »v C. K. Han- 
* llr.ucklu'R OvAopo KaspbCTTv, Ac—Fieem&n k Komi all. 
l'iuict and Me . (loons —J. 'age A bo ns. 
J. igMning Gorn 11 11 - 'mt. Ac.— A. M. Badger. 
Flowering BuILf-—H- D. Finery A Go. 
Choice Km in (ox Sale—J ks. G. Koeher. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., OCTOBER 31, 1857. 
Washington Matters. 
Letters from California, received on the 20th 
inet, indnee the belief thet, the Pacific section of 
the wagon road is by this time completed. The 
country betweeu Honey Lake and Humboldt river 
is not so tavorable as was anticipated,it being 
poorly supplied with grass and water. 
The Interior Department has just received ad¬ 
ditional advices from MeGraw’s section of the 
Wagon Road Expedition, dated Independence 
Rock, Sept 13. Engineer Lander, who was in ad¬ 
vance ot the party, succeeded in finding an excel¬ 
lent route from the summit of the 8onth Pass to 
Soda Springs, on Bear River, and had been quite 
successful beyond those SpriDgs. Upon the dis¬ 
covery of a good road, between the points jast 
mentioned, depended the success of this portion ot 
the parties engaged in the construction of this 
great thoroughfare from Fort Kearney to the Cal¬ 
ifornia State line at Honey Lake. The opening of 
this new route will save many miles of travel to 
both California and Oregon emigrants. It is 
thought the expedition will get through to Cali¬ 
fornia by Sept. 15. Accounts from Kink’s section 
are favorable, and it is probable it will get through 
before the time last mentioned. 
Assurances have been officially given that Eng- 
and will not interfere with any arrangements 
which the United Stales may propose with Nicara¬ 
gua in relation to the Transit Route. Thus all ob¬ 
jection has beeen withdrawn. 
Information has been received Irom an official 
source to the effect that the Constitutional Con¬ 
vention of Kansas will submit the Constitution for 
adoption or rejection to the legal voters of the 
Territory. 
There is now no prospect of an early recogni¬ 
tion of the present government of Nicaragua. 
So far from the British Cabinet having under 
discussion the propriety of the recall of the troops 
from India, as reported by an alleged letter from 
Mr. Dallas, it was, at the latest accounts received, 
about to make renewed exertions for the suppres¬ 
sion of the mutiny. The statement may here be 
made on authority, that it is not the intention of 
the British Government to have recourse to foreign 
enlistments in the present, emergency, though it 
is sensible of the good intentions of many parties 
who have offered their services in India. 
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Interesting Intelligence from Salt Lake.— 
Capt. Van Vliet, from Utah, Sept 24, arrived at 
St. Louis, Mo., on the 234 inst He reports having 
met the troops composing the Ut3h expedition 
Sept, 22, 230 miles beyond Fort Laramie, all welL 
He also met Col. Johnson, Oct. 1st, 00 miles from 
Fort Laramie, and Gov. Gumming, Oct 8, 90 miles 
beyond Fort Kearney. Some of the supply traios 
were within 140 miles of Balt Lake Valley, while 
others were far behind, and not likely to arrive 
this season. Capt Van Vliet has traveled over 
2,400 miles since August 1st He was treated with 
mach consideration by the leading men of Salt 
Lake City, but heard the expression of only one 
opinion, viz, that the troopB an! Government offi¬ 
cers would never gain a foothold in their domin¬ 
ions. Brigham Yonng declares he will burn the 
prairies, thus depriving the animals of the expe¬ 
dition of subsistence, and burn his own city if 
necessary before he will Bubmit to the demands of 
the U. S. Government The forts along the route 
are represented to be in bad repair, and as not 
aflording sufficient protection for the troops. 
New York Monet Market.— The New York 
Express, of the 24th inst., contains the following: 
—“ The movement of the banks continues to be 
towards a greater contraction, varied in some few 
instances. The next weekly statement will show 
an increase of coin with a marked decrease of 
loans and deposits. This is the only report to be 
looked for. The banka in suspension of course 
seek to strengthen themselves by renewing their 
coin and reducing their circulation. To do this a 
reduction follows in their discounts, for it is only 
the conversion of the debts doe the banks Into 
gold that, they cau get it, and it ia only by deeress- 
ing discounts that their circulation cau be retain¬ 
ed. The hope that suspension would stimulate the 
banka to expand must be abandoned.” 
Singular Circumstance.—A s the Bteamer City 
of Cleveland was coming from Detroit to Cleve¬ 
land, a few nighta tince, when near the clay banka 
off Point an Pelee, she ran into a flock of ducks 
which were winging their way through the dark 
nesa. The glass of the large locomotive lamp was 
smashed to pieces, two of the ducks and a pretty 
small bird being caught in the lamp. Three other 
ducks were pieked up dead on the deck. 
Conflag! ations and Casualties. 
The plow factory of M. D. Andrus, at Grand de 
Tour, Ogle county, 111., was wholly consumed by 
fire on the evening of the 13th inst Nearly $30, 
000 worth of plows ready for use, were destroyed, 
Total loss estimated at $60,000. 
The brasB foundry of S. H. Litchfield A Co., East 
Boston, was destroyed by lire on the night of the 
19tb inst Also, a large dwelling house adjoining. 
Some wood and coal in store also burned. Total 
loss about $12,000. 
A fire broke out in the Ohio State Piison, at 
Columbus, on the 23d inst It was doubtless the 
work of an incendiary. Loss computed at from 
$25,000 to $30,000, not including damage to build¬ 
ings. By strenuous exertions the flames were con¬ 
fined to shops at, the north end of the yard, which 
were wholly destroyed. 
At about 7 P. M, of the 23d inst., the sugar re¬ 
finery of Kildreath, Mackenzie & Co, Cincinnati, 
was totally destroyed by fire. Loss $20,000. In¬ 
sured. 
The ferry boat Newport Belle, plying between 
Cincinnati and Newport, was burned to the water’s 
edge on the 23d inst. Loss $10,000. Partially 
insured. 
On the 18tb inst., about 2 o’clock in the morn¬ 
ing, the Moore block in Lansing, Mich., owned by 
Hon. Geo. W. Peck, was discovered to be on fire. 
The block was burned with most of its contents, 
and the whole village was saved by the vigilance 
of our citizens from destruction, by the arrest of 
the principal incendiary, who gave his name as 
Edmund Hawkins. The lossfea are estimated sb 
follows:—Geo. W. Peck, $10,000; no insurance. 
Burr & Grove, hardware, $6,000; insured for $3,- 
000. John Thomas & Co., $2,000; fully insured. 
Notes and mortgages lost, $1,600. Mea; & Gris¬ 
wold, Michigan State Journal office. $2,000; hooka 
and accounts $4,000. No insurance. Lansing 
Masonic Lodge No. 33, furniture and regalia, $300. 
While this fire was raging, five other buildings 
were discovered in flames in various parts of the 
village, only one of which was burned—a barn be¬ 
longing to J. C. Bailey, worth $150. The stage 
barn adjoining the Lansing House, was discovered 
on fire, the barn of D. P. Reiff, and the marble 
shop of C. W. Butler, at the same time. The in¬ 
cendiary was caught in the act of firing the United 
Brethren Cburcb. 
The telegraph on the 20th inst, gf' cs the fol¬ 
lowing particulars of the sinking of the steamer 
Tropic, which occurred in the Missouri river near 
Waverly on Thursday last.:—The steamer run 
against a suag crushing her wheels, tearing away 
a portion of the bull, when she immediately sunk 
in 30 feet of water. She had on hoard 150 passen¬ 
gers, 12 or 15 of whom of are supposed to be 
drowned. 
Thkre was a terrible gale on Lake Ontario on 
the 20:h inst. The vessel William Rayney, of To¬ 
ronto, capsized off Oawego harbor, and all on 
hoard were lost. 
The Canadian steamer Reindeer and schooner 
Alwilda, were wrecked on Lake Michigan daring 
the late severe gale. The following dispatch from 
Chicago was received at Buffalo, on Friday after¬ 
noon:—“ Chicago, Oct. 23.—Canadian Bteamer 
Reindeer wrecked at Big Point an Sauble, Lake 
Michigan. Twenty-one lives lost. Schooner Al- 
wilda has gone to pieces at the earae place. The 
crew all saved.” 
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Care ok the Poor. —In the Board of Aldermen 
of New York city, on the 22d inst., a message was 
received from the Mayor, favoring the employ¬ 
ment of a large number of men on city improve¬ 
ments during the winter, and recommending the 
Comptroller to purchase 5,000 barrels ot flour, and 
a proportionate amount of corn and potatoes—the 
employed to receive 25 per cent in cash, and the 
rest in provisions at cost prices. The provisions 
to be paid for by the issue of a public construction 
stock redeemable in 10 years, and bearing 7 per 
cent interest 
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There is in process of construction at Boston, a 
small steamer about ninety feet long, and to draw 
only two feet of water, to be used by Capt Page In 
continuing and completing the survey of the Pa¬ 
rana river In South America, for which Congress 
made an appropriation of $25,000 at ite last ses¬ 
sion. The steamer will he constructed in three 
sections, so aB to be carried ont on the deck of a 
sailing vessel She is expected to be ready for 
shipment in the middle of November. 
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Br Steam. — The whaleshlp America, which 
sailed from New Bedford on the 14th inst, took 
out a steam whale boat. The machinery consists 
of two oscillating engines placed in the stern, 
which drive a paddle-wheel. This boat, can be 
propelled at the rate of twelve miles an hour, being 
two miles more than the usual Bpeed of the whale. 
It is about two feet longer and one foot wider than 
ordinary whale boats. 
Female Miner.—A late California paper haB 
the following:—Mrs. Thompson.below “the Falls,” 
on Sherlock Creek, Mariposa county, Cal,, is driv¬ 
ing into the hill She is represented, by a corres¬ 
pondent, to be a hard-working and energetic 
woman, and is famous for her mining qualifica¬ 
tions, as Bhe works with her’ hired men every day 
herself. 
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The United States to be a Borrower. — It 
is said the President has admitted his opinion that 
the Government will be compelled to resort to a 
loan in order to obtain resources for next years’ 
expenditures. This will be interesting to bankB 
requiring new United States securities. 
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Col. Benton’8 Health.— Col. Benton has so far 
recovered as to venture ont in the open air in 
front of his house. He is still quite weak, howev¬ 
er, and seriously emaciated. J 11 b recent Illness 
haB added at least a dozen years to his appearance 
and subtracted fifty pounds or more from his 
weight. 
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Paper from the Chinese Sugar Cane.— The 
Boston Journal bas seen a specimen of wrapping 
paper made from the fibre of the Chinese sugar 
cane, in Newton, Mass. It sayB the specimen 
proves conclusively that paper can be made from 
that plant 
Mexican News. 
Details of the Mexican news brought by the 
steamship Texas, at New Orleans, have been re¬ 
ceived. 
Tbe Alvarez who was mentioned in the despatch 
from New Orleans, was Manuel Alvarez. Morin 1 
Begar bad been executed for his assassination. 
Railroad enterprises, particulaily that relating 
to the Tehaantepec road, were the principal topics 
for discussion in the Mexican press. Two million 
nine hundred thousand dollars of stock in the Te¬ 
huantepec Company were offered to Mexicans, and 
were well received by capitalists. 
Another conspiracy to restore Santa Anna had 
been discovered, but promptly frustrated. The 
revolution waB to have broken out on the 25th in 
the city of Mexico. There was great excitement 
and alarm for three days. Among the conspira¬ 
tors arrested were General Sagas, Obendo, G ilossci, 
Seirese, Badllla, and Colonel DomuigueB, who were 
doubtless in Santa Anna’s confidence. Auother 
account says the revointioni&ts were about, to make 
a coup d'etat against Merida with heavy artillery. 
Three of the Mexican States had consented to 
grant extraordinary powers to the executive until 
the new Government was established. 
Gen. Pillow's letter had caused much indigna¬ 
tion against Santa Anna. 
The Guerilla bands still bold their own against 
D'Alvarez, and communication with the Pacfic is 
cut off. 
The Governor of New Leon had imprisoned the 
Bishop of Monterey, because of his refusal to Bwear 
allegiance to tbe new Government. 
Political Intelligence. 
The latest concerning the Ohio election is con¬ 
tained in the following telegram from Cincinnati 
on the 20th inst.:—“ Official return of 48 counties 
show a majority of 1,917 for Chase, Republican.— 
All tbe Republican State ticket is chosen except 
Blackenadorfer, for tbe Board of Conlrol of Pub¬ 
lic WorkB. The Legislature is Democratic.’’ 
Returns from 66 counties in Iowa give a Repub¬ 
lican majority of 2,GG2. The Republicans have 
also carried both branches of the Legislature.— 
The Senate stands 26 Republicans to 10 Democrats. 
The Lecompton (Kaneits) National Democrat, of 
the 15th inst., says of the recent election:— 1 “ O wing 
to the slowness of the coming in of the returns, 
we are not able to give the official returns of the 
Territory tbiB week. Enough, however, has been 
received by the Secretary of the Territory to show 
the election of Marcus J. Parrott, Esq, the Free 
State candidate to Congress, by from 3,000 to 4,000 
majority. The Legislature depends upon this Dis¬ 
trict, the heavy vete in Johnson county being 
strongly protested against by the Free State party, 
with an avowal that they can show good and suffi¬ 
cient reasons why the Secretary ehould withhold 
his certificate from those elected by it Next 
week we shall, without doubt, be able to give the 
official vote of the Territory for Representatives 
to Congress, also to show how the Legislature will 
be divided.” 
The returns from all Jhe counties in Pennsylva¬ 
nia but nine, give Packer, Item., 105,619, Wilmot, 
Rep., 121,880, Hazlehurst, Ann, 27,803. 
A Loxa Journey. —The Toledo Blade of the 
22 d inst, contains the following account of travel: 
“Yesterday, a drove of cattle passed through our 
city on their way to the Eastern m&rheta which 
were a curiosity. They numbered 280 head, and 
came all the way from Texas. They were gathered 
in the Northern part of Texas late last fall and 
driven forward through Kansas and Missouri, to 
Jacksonville, 111, where they were kept through 
tbe winter and summer to be fattened and prepar¬ 
ed for market. From that point, they came for¬ 
ward on the Wabash Valley road, and will soon be 
on the tables of the gentlemen in the city of New 
York, after an adventurous journey of over ten 
months. They are all nearly of a size, in good 
order, but not heavy, and are remarkable lor the 
length of their horns. In this respect^ they differ 
materially from our cattle. Their horns are in 
fact, enormous, and have a particularly dangerous 
and pokish appearance.” 
A Boston Ship Frozen up in Russian Terri¬ 
tory. —Captain Turner, of Bchooner Lewis Perry, 
which arrived at Ban Francisco, Sept 15, in sev¬ 
enteen days’ passage from Petropolcski, reports 
that the ship Europa of Boston, Captain Robert¬ 
son, had been frozen in the ice in the Amoor liv¬ 
er for twelve month?, and was got ont just before 
the Lewis Perry sailed, and safely landed in Cas¬ 
tro’s B3y. Some of her crew had gone ashore in¬ 
toxicated, and were frozen to death upon the ice 
while lying upon it Two others of the crew had 
their fingers frozen so badly that they had to be 
amputated, which rendered their bands entirely 
useless. 
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Paper Money in this and other Coun¬ 
tries. —In comparing the paper money of this 
country with that of Great B itnin, we find a total 
in the United States of $186,000,000 bank notes, 
resting on a basis of $130,300,000—of which 
$58,300,000 is in specie, $50,000,000 in public stocks, 
and $22,000,000 in gold in the Sub-Treasury. In 
Great Britain there arc $184,000,000 of Bank notes, 
resting on a basis of $144 000,000—of which $72,- 
000,000 ia in specie and $72,000,000 in public stocks. 
Arrival of the Steamer Baltic. 
The steamship Baltic arrived at New York on 
Sunday evening the 25 h inst, with four days later 
news fr- m Euiope. The following is the N. Y. 
Tribune’s general summary of news: 
The effect of tbe financial crisis here was begin- 
ningto be felt in England and tbe Continent. The 
banks Of England, France and Ireland had advanc¬ 
ed their rates of discount; Consols and stock se- 
curitieshad 1 alien. It is rental liable that tbe jour¬ 
nals or London follow those of this city in regard¬ 
ing the whole as a panic which will aoon pass 
away. No aeiioua injury to the structure of Brit¬ 
ish commerce is anticipated from it. 
Later tciegrapblo despatches f rom India had 
beeu received. Tbe news, on the whole, ia more 
encouraging. Delhi bad no', been taken, but tbe 
long promissd assault is expected as soon as the 
acige train is put in position. Gem Havelock baa 
bad one or hvo more successful fights, but was 
still awaiting reinforcements at Cawnpore before 
advancing to the rel ief of bucknow. The garrison 
of that place had defeated the rebelB in a sortie, 
nod were expected to hold out till relief arrived, 
having captured n stock of provisions. A few 
more regiments had mutinied in Bengal and one 
in the Bombay army, but there was no serions 
trouble in any new quarter, and the Mohurran(t,he 
Mohammedan holiday) bad passed off quietly. The 
Oude ret els threaten*- >1 Allahabad cud Benares, and 
measures’ were being taken m Nil them. 
Lord Elgin had left for Hong-Kong. Reinforce¬ 
ments had arrived iu Calcutta. Chr lbrahad broken 
out among tbe rebels, and tbe Hindoos and Mo¬ 
hammedans were reported to he quarreling. 
Mr. Tbos. Crawford, tbe distinguished American 
sculptor, who has been .at tbe point of death for bo 
many monihs, died in London on the 10th inst,— 
He was 43 yeara of age. 
Prioress won at the Newmarket laces. Le- 
compte is dead. Prior has been withdrawn from 
all bis engagements for the season. 
The King of Prussia is seriously ill, and will 
probably die. 
Financial and CommorclaL 
Os Saturday (the day the Europa sailed,) an excessive 
demand for money prevailed in the London market, caused 
by the unfavorable nature of tbe American advices by the 
Persia, and ihe apprehension of a further nse in the bnnk 
rates. On Monday morning the Bauk Directors held a 
meeting:, and before 11 o'clock announced a further rise of 
one per cent, in their minimum rates of discount—that is, 
they advanced the rale from 6 to 7 per ccul., both for the 
discount of mercantile hills and loans ou stock Consols 
rnpidly fell under this movement to 87)1-a decline during 
tbe day of no lens limn 1H per cent, tin Tuesday, Consols 
went as low as fir?*, but subsequently rallied and closed 
firmly at ST,!4@8T?j ior money and account. Railway aud 
other securi lies , artidpateri »n tbe downward movement, 
hut not to the tame extent as Consols. The Rank of Ire¬ 
land followed the example of the Rank of England, and 
advanced it rah * to 7 per cent. At Hamburg the rates of 
discount had advanced to ~fi per cent., and similar move- 
meats were in progress in oiber Continent ial cities. 
The extent of the applications to the Bauk for accom¬ 
modation continued extwurrduiary on Tuesday, under the 
anticipation of a further advance in rates, put on the 
whole. Pave the Times, the day may he considered to have 
passed satiefactoniy. The gold witudru wills from the Bank 
were light, as specie remittances could not be made to tbe 
U. S. at any materiel profit. 
BliKADHTCTFS.— Messrs. Richardson, Spence k Co., Rich¬ 
ardson Brother, and others, report a generally dull market. 
Flour glow of aide at a decline of fid per barrel, except on 
choice lota, which wore scarce and firm; western canal 30s 
iH.TOsfid; Ohio 82 b®33s. Wheat in moderate demand at 
1d@2d decline on red, and 2U4&3d on white; red quoted at 
Th&U©8k; white fisUdJi ll-, ned Bi-3d for choice. Indian corn 
iu fair request at 80riV1@87t< per quarter for mixed, 36sCd 
for yollow, and 41@42 for white. 
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Items of News. 
The recent “panic term” has been a harvest 
season for telegraphs, and they have had all the 
business they cov.ld possibly attend to. Tbe in¬ 
crease has averaged from 75 to 100 per cent, and 
the total number of messages sent from and re¬ 
ceived in the city of New York in one day ia esti¬ 
mated at 7,000. 
The amount of business transacted in the Post- 
office Department iB indicated by the fact that the 
transcript of mails sent from and received at the 
New York city post-office, measuring marly three 
miles in length of columns of figures, were placed 
In the Sixth Auditor’s office on the 5th Inst, and 
on the 10th the additions were completed in full. 
A Bkkltn letter state* that it ia understood that 
the marriage of Prince Frederick William with the 
British Princess Royal will be celebrated on the 
18th January next, at Buckingham Palace, and the 
Royal couple will reach the Prussian frontier on 
the 2d of February. 
ACCORDING to Prussian journals, the diplomatic 
agents of England in Germany and Belgium have 
given notice that the trade in fire-arms with India 
would no longer be permitted. The gnn manufac¬ 
turers of Leige and the German States have been 
doing a very large business with Calcutta. 
The Montreal (C. E.) Gazette says:—“We learn 
that Mr. Wyon, the celebrated designer to the 
Royal Mint, ia engaged In making deaigns for a 
silver coinage for Canada. The obverse is tbe 
Queen’s portrait, and the reverse a wreath of ma¬ 
ple, with the value of the coin in the centre. In 
hia hands the work ia sure to be creditably per¬ 
formed.” 
Gov. Johnson, of Tennessee, reporta the pur¬ 
chase for the State of the Hermitage, and ita ten¬ 
der to the Federal Government. In case the tender 
ia not accepted, the Governor recommends that 
the property be retained aa a residence ior the 
future Governors of the State. 
The last India mail brings the following note 
from a letter-writer:—“There can be no question 
that Nena Sahib's intended point of attack ib Cal¬ 
cutta, The forces now in rebellion cannot be leas 
than 100,000. Part of them will be appointed to 
keep onr troops in check in the upper provinces; 
the otlierB will approach Lower Bengal, and make 
their point of attack Calcutta.” 
Senator Gwin lias brought to Washington, 
from California, a youthful Japanese named Jos. 
Hceo, who was picked up from a wrecked Japanese 
How Cheap can we Live*? —Pretty cheap, if we i™k, by a San Francisco vessel several years ^ the Mttl lnst , 
ease. Witness a Mr. Thoreuu, of Massachusetts, alnce - » nd who has 8i “ ce aiqulr '' d ft f - Th« Commiwow 
_ t*V. _.nth. cun education. He is believed to be the only ver(lRed iaru lottnof 
— There were £4 backs in New York city. 
— England and France are returning specie to America. 
— The New Orleans papers state that new sugar is com¬ 
ing iu. 
— Iu Wayne county, potatoes axe selling at 26 cents per 
bushel. 
— At London, C. W. a half a foot of enow fell, on the 
20th inst. 
— A (inn at San Francisco is loading a vessel with pota¬ 
toes for China. 
— The St. Louis Democrat claims that place to he a spe¬ 
cie paying city. 
— Mining operations in California are carried on as vig- 
oiously as ever. 
— One bouse in N. Y. city has sold during the last year 
$200,000 in ribbons. 
— Including the coinage fund, there is still in the U. S. 
Treasury $1S,456,231. 
— Real estate is being offered for sale in Cincinnati at 
greatly reduced prices. 
— The steamer Allantic lately brought to N. Y., from 
Europe $15,000 in gold. 
— The gross amount of the public taxes of North Caro¬ 
lina, 185T, .8 $£00,340. 
— Tbe population of Milwaukee has more than doubled 
in the lost eeten years. 
— There were 10,041 bales of cotton received at New 
Orleans, ou the 2d inet. 
— Cass Co., Mich., produced this year 8,000 bushels of 
firet rate sweet potatoes. 
— Col. Johnson, of the Utah expedition, was at Fort 
Kearney 24th September. 
— The expenses of the War Department last year, 
amounted to $19,000,000. 
— The papers of St. Louis are busy with the question of 
employment for the poor. 
— Indictments against 455 liquor dealers were quashed 
in N. Y. city, on the 24th inst. 
— The English papers state that the wheat crop through¬ 
out Europe is remarkably fine. 
— It is stated that at least 100,000 acres of the best land 
in Virginia are now in market. 
— The crops throughout California have generally been 
gathered in excellent condition. 
—Gov. King, of this State, has appointed the 26th of 
Nov., as the day of Thanksgiving. 
— The evidence accumulates that the reports of famine 
in Lebenn had no real foundation. 
— The London (Eng ) Free Proas says that meat in that 
city has lately fallen 3d per pound. 
— Cotton is experiencing a heavy decline at the south, 
on account of the money pressure. 
— it is estimated that over 20,000 setting machines were 
sold in the U. S. during the past year. 
— Thanksgiving In Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and 
Maryland, Nov. 26ib; in Maine, Nov. 19th. 
— Mr. Westcott, of Savanah, on the 20th inst., killed C4 
teal ducks in Black river with three shots. 
— The canal Tolls received to Oct, 15th, amount to $487,- 
039 less than for the same period last year. 
— Thirty-two years ago on Die 26th inst., the first canal 
boat left Buffalo on the completed Erie canal. 
— Counterfeit $3 bills on the Worcester County Bank, 
Blackstone, Mass., are in circulation in Boston. 
— Mrs. Dr. Rush, of Philadelphia, who has been sick at 
the U. S. Hotel, Saratoga, died on the 23d inst. 
— Another hatch of coolies has been landed at Havana, 
nearly one-fourth of the cargo dying on tha passage. 
— Some 2,000 filllbcsters are expecting to start from 
New Orleaos and Galveston, Nov. let, for Costa Rica. 
— Hops were so plenty in Oneida and Madison counties 
that growers were unable to harvest their entire crops. 
— The steamship Vanderbilt sailed ou the 24th inst, for 
Southampton and Havre with 309 passengers; no specie. 
— There were $1,060,667 worth of bools and shoes ex¬ 
ported from the U. S. to foreign countries, the past year. 
— The city of Louisville, Ky., has been sued for $4,600 
damages, the value of three slaves hung there by a mob. 
— It is estimated that 40,000 people of both sexes adults 
aud minors, are now out of employment iu Philadelphia. 
— If New York was the last to suspend, it ia the first to 
issue those swindling scraps of paper called shlnplasters. 
— It is estimated that half a million of specie bus been 
drawn out of the Albany banks since the panic term set in. 
— On the 12th inst., it was three hundred and sixty-five 
years since the discovery of America by Christopher Co¬ 
lumbus. 
— A Tennessee paper records the manufacture of a novel 
bevernge in shape of wine, expressed from the juice of the 
tomato. 
— It is stated that goods to the amount of many millions 
of dollars, now warehoused in the U. S., will be re-shipped 
to Europe. 
— All the large-sized papers in Chicago have reduced 
their dimensions, in consequence of the falling off in ad¬ 
vertising. 
— The public works and improvements of Chicago are 
nearly all suspended, and the workmen discharged, for want 
of money. 
— A man died recently in Alabama from the nail of his 
toe growing into the flesh. This trouble is technically called 
“ pblebisis.” 
— The next legislature of Pennslyvania will be strongly 
urged to prohibit the circulation of bank notes less than 
ten dollars. 
— From 68 manufacturing establishments at Philadelphia 
4,000 employees have been discharged, nearly one-half the 
usual force. 
— John W. Nelson, sou of Chief Juatice Nelson, and late 
cleric of the U. 8. Circuit Court, died in New York city on 
the lfitb inst. 
— The oldest churches In New York are St. Paul's, erect¬ 
ed iu 1766, and the old North Church, (Dutch Reformed,) 
erected in 1769. 
—The walls of the new Custom House in Oswego are 
finished, and it is expected that the whole edifice will be 
finished by next fall. 
Archibald L. Linn, formerly member of Congress from 
the Schenectady district, died at his residence near that 
please. Witness a Mr. Tnoreau, of Massachusetts, 
who having borrowed an axe, went down to the 
shores of Wolden Pond, where he built for him¬ 
self a hut of hewn logs, and which he occupied for 
two years, supporting bim&elf on fruits of the 
earth, raised by hia own hands. During tight 
months of this period be kept an account of hia 
expenses, which amounted to sixty dollars, includ¬ 
ing twenty-nine paid for materials for his house. 
Death of Banta Anna’s Daughter.— Sonora 
Cannon Lopez de Santa Anna de Muyard, daughter 
of General Banta Anna, ex-Preaident of Mexico, 
died recently at. Turbaco, the residence of the Gen¬ 
eral, near Carthagena. 
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Since 1849 we have exported specie and bullion 
to the amount of $319,708,929, and imported the 
Bame to the amount $47,076,213, making the differ¬ 
ence against us of $272,032,732 in gold. 
Americanized Japanese in the country, and as he 
possesses perfect familiarity with the language, 
habits and laws of hia native land, he will proba¬ 
bly prove a valuable agent of our own Govern¬ 
ment in its Intercourse with Japan. 
A company of Swiss haa recently bought a tract, 
of 20,000 acres of land near Caunelton, Ind., and in¬ 
tend to settle on It, having a town for the transac¬ 
tion of their business near the centre, on the bank 
of the river, and dividing the remainder of the 
tract into farms. 
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The Workingmen.— The New York Times gives 
an estimate, evidently founded on a pretty carefu 
— Thn Couuuissoners of the N. Y. Canal Food, have ad¬ 
vertised (pr a loan of $6u0,000. The proposal will be open¬ 
ed on the 10th of Nov. 
— The Wheeling (Va.) Intelligencer notices large Docks 
of wild pigeons puwdag over that section, on their way to 
fleo the northern blast. 
— Tbe Americans, £0 in number, with the Rev. Dr, Baird 
at their head, aeem to be taking the lead at the great Evan¬ 
gelical Congress, at Berlin. 
_There were $369 948 or hoots and shoes, $264,832 of 
tanned skins, and $66,980, ol leather exported from tbe U. 
S. to Canada, the past year, 
— An attempt will soon be made to navigate the Kansas 
river, by steamboat, to a greater distance irom its mouth 
than has yet been accomplished. 
— The Hon. Jacob Houck, Jr., died at Schoharie Court 
House, on the 22d inst., nged 64 years. Mr. H. was Slern- 
searoh, of the number of workingmen discharged bsroi the Congress of 1841-43, 
from employment, in some twenty of the principal _ A gentleman from Iloosac Tunnel informs the Frank- 
trades. Its footing numbers 15,617. This fain- Uu Democrat, that on Ihe 18th inst., snow lay six indies 
ishes a melancholy prospect for the coming winter, in depth on the Hoosac mountain. 
