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Rifles and Easton's battery of artillery, had a brisk was truly terrible; roof after roof fell in, and the fire 
affair with the enemy, consisting of four regiments 
and a battery of artillery, near this place at twelve 
M. to-day. 
I arrived during the action, and sent for Gen. Rey¬ 
nold’s, who was left at Difficult Unn. The enemy 
was defeated, and fled before Gen. Reynolds arrived. 
We have found forty killed of the enemy and ten 
wounded on the field. Our loss is two killed and 
three wounded. Wo have taken two caissona, with 
the harnesses, the horses having been killed. 
The regiment of rifles behaved finely. Lieut.-Col. 
Kane was very slightly wounded, but is still In the 
field. I have collected the dead and wounded. 
Geo. A. McCall, 
Brigadier-General Commanding. 
1 5rief Reminders 
rushed out of the windows and lapped around the TQ KUBAL SUBS CRIBERS. AGENT-FRIENDS, &c. 
buildings In an awfully sublime manner. The flames 
spread right and left, making a clean sweep of the tip.” this No. terminates our engagements with 
fine residences in Logan, New Savage, Mazyck, and nearly fifty thousand subscribers. All whose subscriptions 
the lower end of Broad streets. Nor could the work ««’!» now-with tbe year ami volume -will undentin'! it 
Markets, Contraerre ,< OIi * A r ^ in yates county, 
1 ^UUUUlt, VV l. I ' N. Y, containing m vopu rive .mrv* of Choice Land, about 
of destruction been stayed here, had it not been that 
the fire exhausted itself for want of material. 
The Mills House was only saved through almost 
(if they do not otherwise) from the fact that either no figures 
are given after their mints, or 624 Those whose icrnm extend 
into the next or a future volume, however, will find the No. of 
the Re ual to which they have paid, printed after their names. 
superhuman exertions, and its blackened walls attest To sh ' , '™ r "<• quote two or three examples from our 
. • 1 T 1 .„ U..MU. . , ,. „r duplicate Mailing Addresses-— '• Frank H. fiilman, 5S)S." means 
a severe trial. The line building of the Sisters of j 
Mercy was saved. The extensive foundry and 
simply that Mr. fiilman has paid to No. 598, inclusive, which is 
to July, I. 1862. “Robert Lincoln, 7*"— which shows that 
machine shops of Cameron A Co. were entirely de- Mi, L has paid to January 1, UW4. (In cases like the latter 
Gen. McCall commands the extreme right of the gtroyed. They embraced eight buildings and offices, 
‘eight divisions of the army of the Potomac. 
The Philadelphia Tnqnirer of the '21st inst. has a 
special from Baltimore, stating that news had been 
an erectingsbop, machine and fitting shops, foundry, 
blacksmith shop, two boiler shops, pattern store 
room and Iron room, and the stock and material on 
received from Richmond to the effect that Fort hand. The stock and material on hand, including a 
Pickens had opened fire three times on Fort McRae large quantity for Government purposes is valued at 
since the 2'2d ult., but with what effect is not known. 
On the Both nit., an incessant shower of shells was 
thrown into the Fort by Col. Brown. 
Levi Mann, colored, formerly a waiter on the 
steamer Star of the West, and who for a long time 
was a prisoner in Alabama, arrived in Now York 
recently from Fort Pickens, and informs the Herald 
that there were over 8,000 runaway negroes hiding 
in the woods in Alabama. They have grave ideas of 
the war. Mann was at the guard house at Warrington 
during the bombardment. He says when Fort Pickens 
opened on the rebels at the Navy Yard, a regiment 
of Mississippi troops were on morning parade. The 
first shell from Pickens struck the water a short dis- 
where a subscriber pays for more Ilian om* year in advance, 
we give the figures, even II the subscription etuis w ith a volume, 
but where only one year is paid Tor, and the term closes with a 
volume, we omit the figures to save extra type and labor.) 
About Renewal-*.-Wo of course anticipate that most sub¬ 
scribers whose terms expire this week, will at once, of soon, 
, , . , renew —many have done so alrerily —yet some will delay the 
not less than $2,000,000. The insurance is not stated. matte-, and others neglect it or think they can't afford the 
The Courier says that the most gratifying incidents *" ,aU '"vestment. Whether it is good economy to deprive 
of the fire was the zeal manifested by the slaves in andlortrucUve visitor ix 
J worthy of consideration. Quito a nnmber who tried to get 
their efforts as firemen and laborers. The entire along without the Rukai, this year, have recently ordered it, 
population, male and female, worked most earnestly, being satisfied with the experlmont. a lubucrlber ami volun- 
Suhscriptions for the poor sufferers by this terrible tary agent io Van Boren county, Michigan, alluding to the 
s. i___ n __. „en,_I..- tlmox, xayx:—"The Ut'RAL is a member of our family, and if 
conflagration have been opened atthe Bank off liarles- .__ , , . ,,, 
” ‘ retrenchment to any great extent becomes necessary. It will 
ton, find $2,000 have hcon subscribed. be unions tho la.«ttVw thingH to bo parted \vjth. I ediall make 
The Commissary General had posted a notice for an effort to sustain the subscription here." &c. All who like 
food and shelter for those deprived of houses by the 
sad calamity. Many were obtained on application to 
F. 8. Holmes, atthe Soldier’s Wayside Depot, corner 
of Ann and Navy streets. 
The Mercury of Friday sayH: Yesterday was a 
tance from the Navy Yard. The second shot was of gloomy day for Charleston. Business was universally 
similar range as the first. The attack was wholly 
unexpected by the rebel soldiers, and when the firing 
commenced, they broke ranks, and despite all the 
entreaties of their officers, made a further retreat in 
double-quick time, throwing away their rifles, blank¬ 
ets, and equipments. After the rebels opened their 
the Rural arc Invited to do likewise—renew themselves, and 
invite others to subscribe. 
He Brief— A Modi’! Jrtter —In writing us On business, please 
be as brief as consistent. At this season we receive from 2l» lo 
300 or more letters per tiny, and it is no e.-i-\ fa>k to read all 
carefully aud give uuch proper attention,—*• von the opening 
and glancing at the contents of each, (winch the writer of this 
tries to do,) is somewhat laborious. The short, letters are 
batteries on Pickens, they became more cool under as one of thMe (lark flnd try i ng periods which for 
+ O n n» i.f 1 n n ,1 •« iL.iw .... .... 
the determined manner of Gen. Bragg and other 
high officers, who moved from point to point. 
Daring the bombardment, the chain shot and shell 
dismounted three gunB in Fort McRae, and breached 
it in geveral places so that the rebels found it untena¬ 
ble, and consequently evacuated it. I he buildings ^q,ich will take the work of years to repair. Let us 
in the Navy Yard were all perforated with shot, and 
tho village of Warrington was entirely destroyed. 
Mr. Mann is of the opinion that had the bombard¬ 
ment been followed by the landing of Union troops 
on the enemy’s soil, their efforts could not but have 
been attended with success, so thoroughly were the 
rebels demoralized. 
There are many Union men at Pensacola, who are 
perforce in the rebel army, and only wait in the hope 
of a apeedy deliverance by the landing of Union 
troops. 
Gen. Phelps had landed at Ship Island with about 
2,000 troops, and Issned a’proclamation, which is not 
sanctioned by Gen. Butler. 
Gen. Phelps, in his report, says he reached Ship 
Island, in the harbor of the Mississippi Sound, on 
the evening of the 3d ef December, when dispatches 
with which he was entrusted for Flag Officer 
McKean, were sent byLient. Winslow, of tho B. R. 
Coyler, who then proceeded to Pensacola, where the 
Flag Officer thru was, and General Phelps’ was made 
known. 
We found in the harbor the U, S. war ships Massa¬ 
chusetts and It. It. Cuyler, besides several prizes, and 
suspended, and with one impulse our community triM t0 , lo>) is .omewhat laborious. Tim short letters are 
united In giving sympathy and aid to the victims ot always read, while tlm long epistles cannot at once receive tho 
the great public calamity. tune required; so we are constraint'll to attend to the business 
. , part and defer th« rest, brevity and accuracy are the great 
The Courier says: lhe fearful conflagration that essentials of a business letter, and no other matter should 
has just passed over our city will cause the 11th and ba given on the same sheet or half sheet, Jf you send an 
12th of December, 1801, hereafter to be remembered inquiry or article for publication with a hii-Luess letter, pray 
as one of those dark and trying periods which for J* ” ot l ' Ltm 0,1 tbn 
J . 1 unlessso that wo cun separate without injuir to either- for 
the moment seem to paralyze all our long cherished ono KOflK ,„ cl4 ,,. k t be other to editor. Some write two or 
hopes and bright anticipations for tho future. Wc three long pages In remitting for a single copy of tho paper, 
have been visited by one of those mysterious die- ' Tl11 fl ° M """'h business in only two lines. We have 
pensat.ons of Providence which we cannot attempt m , 0 ne we will wte as a model, it contained fdfor the 
to solve. Our city has received a terrible blow Rural two .ware in advance, and Is as follows; 
which will tako the work of years to repair. Lotus , "—, Maas,, December 20 .3861. 
. .. .. ., . . .. i r i " RJBSPICUTRW Fkikw>—I rtuijfi jutt two yeiirV Milirturiplion. 
the moment seem to paralyze all our long cherished 
hopes and bright anticipations for tho future. We 
have been visited by one of those mysterious dis¬ 
pensations of Providence which we cannot attempt 
to solve. Our city has received a terrible blow 
nerve ourselves then for another start, thankful 
that we are left with the some hold spirit and strong 
arms to make new and perhaps more substantial pros¬ 
perity for our beloved city. 
Some of the Charleston papers have urged that in 
case of an attack by the Union forces, Charleston 
— That is a model letter in more respect* than one. White 
its brevity Is moritorious—telling tho whole story in but few 
words— it don't ask n* to deviate from published terms. It 
would he quite superfluous, iu such A case, for the writer to 
add how much ho prizes the Ritual — for the fact of his remit¬ 
ting full price for two years in advance is sufficient on that 
this mode of proceeding will satisfy the most rabid 
for the present. 
♦ > ^ 
FOREIGN NEWS. 
The steamship Arago from Havre on the evening 
of the 11th, via Southampton on the morning of the 
12th, arrived off Cape Race last Saturday evening at 
six o’clock. To the surprise of every one, it Is 
announced that General Scott had returned to this 
country, and much improved in health; hut the 
s»A taP«.M$rwritotef,^ron^^ i, ite 
squadron, came in. the American and British Governments in conse- 
He concludes:—" While preparing the report the qnence of the seizure of Mason and Slidell. 
r. r .‘°°, d h 0 "," a ”. b ““ the England I. making tha moat ts , eM lvc preparation 
boat, of the enomym t he direction ol New Orleans.” fot „„ wlth M „ ntry , 
. - , . Th(J Dllval editor of the Times states that, although 
u is nt us i ngton. we ar0 Htron g j n ) ttr g e shipa, the classof vessels which 
Gkokok W. Joses, late Minister to Bogota, has would be of the greatest service to us in a war with 
been arrested for treason. Letters written to Jeff, the United States are corvettes and sloops, a great 
Davis, by him while l uited States Minister have number of which require heavy repairs before they 
been discovered, in which he states his intention of would he fit to go to sea. 
joining the rebel army. 0 The greatest activity has prevailed since Saturday 
Lord Lyons made his official communication to last at the Tower of London. The whole of the 
the Secretary of State on Saturday the 21st, who at workmen and laborers employed In the various dc- 
once set about the preparation of a reply. The con- partments there have been engaged from an early 
tents of tbe dispatches are known to no ono e*:ept hour in the morning to late at night packing up arms 
to those two, the President, and probably General and every kind of article necessary for uctive service 
McClellan. The general opinion among outsiders abroad. On Sunday last the interior of the Ancient 
near the official barrierthat guards the inner circle of Garrison presented an unusual and bustling appear- - Cook Co., 111., in which Chicago is situated, has paid 
diplomacy is that they do not present an ultimatum, ance, in consequence of an order which had been the lad. year, ?22 ooo as jury fees.- 
but leave room for negotiation, as we have heretofore received from officials of the War Office to prepare -There are 27,000 people iu New York city who live in 
intimated. for immediate transmission of 26,000 stand of arms, cellars *1* feet or more under grouud. 
Washington writers for tbe New York papers state which were packed in boxes containing 35 rifles with — Tho Charleston, S. C., and Aususta Railroad, which one 
t ist Minister Adams reports to the State Department the usoal adjuncts. Men worked the whole of Sun- y ear "^d 120 locomotives, now u*e four, 
that he had an interview with Earl Russell. Aftor a day in packing, and the same night eight barges, —John C. Brloklnridge has been indicted before the United 
discussion ot the l rent affair In the British Cabinet, well tilled with boxes, were conveyed to Woolwich States Circuit Court of Kentucky for high treason, 
no definite conclusion was arrived at. It is thought for shipment to Canada at Quebec and other places. - The ravage* of cholera coniinue io Cabal and Khanda- 
tbat Ireland would take advantage of a war between On Monday evening a similar amount of arms was har - The average daily mortality 1* said to bu3w>, 
this country and England to attempt to redress some conveyed to Woolv/icb. - A tun of powder whs seized on some carte in Montreal, 
° Rm r , K - 1 J e r anCea 'a«*i On Wednesday preparations were being made for on Wednesday last. It was designed for this country. 
A ril '\ l , L “ e ') 1,e - l0 , n W ' n0 ge awiiy frora the transmission of any kind of munitions of war ~ T,u ' ,w0 ® alt companies at Bay City, Mich., Lave, it is 
before 'tow Yearf"" *’ *“ ^ t0 8ail do™ the river in barges and other craft, which were «•"» barrels of salt the past 
conveyed by the steam tugs to the several govern- — Fourteen batteries havu tmon sent from Washington to 
The Postfp&ys private letters from well-advised ment depots, where orders had been rccdved°to for- s P rin «' k ' 1,1 > m -i for lwo artillery regiments of thatstat-, 
sources la Washington, represent that interviews ward without delay every kind of defensive missiles. — Violets were gathered and grasshopper* seen in the 
between Lord Lyons and Mr. Seward, immediately Additional hands had been employed daily in differ- ° pen fiuld ’ in Ccrl:,,hlrn Co., Mas*., on theOth of thismonth. 
after the Trent affair, and their representative letters ent apartments of the Tower, which bus net assumed ~ In a Hin K Ie ‘’“Fi month, the total quantity 
— Cook Co,, ill., in which Chicago is Bitu&ted, has paid, 
the lad. year, ?22 000 as jury fees.- 
— There are 27,000 people in New York city who live in 
cellar* six feet, or more under ground. 
— The Charleston, S. 0., and Aususta Railroad, which one 
this country and England to attempt to redress some 
of her grievances. 
Burnside’s expedition will not get away from 
Annapolis until ufter Christmas, but is sure to sail 
before New Year’s. 
The Postf -pays private letters from well-advised 
sources in Washington, represent that interviews 
between Lord Lyons and Mr. Seward, immediately 
after the Trent affair, and their representative letters 
to London, at that time based upon the disavowal ot | ancli a bristling appearance for many years. The 
knowledge of our Government that such capture was military immediately avallablo in Canada niay be 
to take place, and of all purpose to insult the British [ stated at 80,000, which may he increased to 200 000. 
flag, delayed the presentation of the peremptory 
demand by the British Government, which came out 
in the Euro pa. 
CONFLAGRATION IN CHARLESTON: 
It has been stated that a battallion of the Guards " 8 ln i,outh,)rn ,nlet8 > carrle(1 7 . 8 « tuns of 
is under orders for embarkation. It is reported that 
tbe Government will charter the City of New York T !‘ e lJnio . D D<?fenee of Chicago h« expended 
as well as the new steamers coming round from Glas- f ami | ie8 . # p K * wer * 
gow on Tucsduy evening. 
_ — Hoo. Sam Pickens, a State Senator of East Tennessee, 
lhe Irish people are espousing with great ardor is in prison at Knoxville for refusing Allegiance to the con 
the American side of the question. A great mass federate flag. 
estimated, exported -1,000 barrel* of salt the past season. 
— Fourteen batteries liavn been sent from Washington to 
Springfield, Ill., for two nrtillsry regiments of thatstat-, 
— Violets were gathered and grasshopper* seen i n the 
open field, in Berkshire Co,, Man*., on theOth of this month. 
— ln a single day, during lent month, the total quantity 
of cotton that arrived in Liverpool from India, was 16.733 
baiea. 
— The fleet which sailed from New London, some time 
since, to be sunk in Southern ialets, carried 7,8-11 tuns of 
stone. 
— The Union Defence Committee of Chicago has expended 
$ol,801 in equipping regiment* aud providing for volunteer's 
families. 
m I 
Pk 
One of the most extensive conflagrations that has , pt-opm are espousing witn great ardor i* m prison at Knoxville for refusing allegiance to the con 
ever occurred in this country, took place in Charles- A,uerlcu “ 8lde the 'lotion. A great mass federate flag. 
ton on the 11th and 12th inst. The best part of the tlnK . was l ® d ln t,ie roand roum of the Rotunda — Three thousand tun* of coal are shipped weekly from 
city is destroyed. Of the cause of tho fire there «,-« lu I)ublin ’ to tuke into consideration the aspect and Philadelphia to different naval stations for tho use of Gov- 
variouu opinio™. „ gme , Ulnklns „ the work of ° f "“‘T' “ , tte 
incendiaries, while others consider it accidental mome , ntous cna18 ’ The Allowing resolutions were ~ T h« Montgomery (Ate.) Advertiser of a late date say* 
The fnllnwim/ iHOtn ^* 5 i t *i i L passed: that no less than seven attempts were made to set fire to that 
and S.!“ tZ. Br “‘ , “>« numb- •* >” *** 
W P Pnau II i-r-, ■ , 4t lie, from the St. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico, —The French Government is said to be building very 
., : P - Ku9Bc11 ;\ Co " ° wnerH of the factor y where and the Atlantic to the Pacific shore being largely costly line* of steamers to run between France, the West 
the fire originated, say tho establishment had been c° ra P''^'> of men of Irish birth and blood, it would i nd | e? anJ thi-country 
closed, and the furnace of the boiler was covered ■ ®" nat «/ al t( > »oppose that Ireland could remain an ’ 
.. ooii.i was covered mdlflerent spectator of the struggle between England — The Governor of Mississippi has called on the citizens 
with water before the men left. The proprietor did and America. * for all the shot gun* and other weapons they may have, for 
not leave for an hour and a half or more arter the , Solved, That the events of the hour imperatively the u (e of the rebel army. 
workmen. When be left everything was in order dictate t0 »R Irishmen forgetfulness of past differ- p . • . T . , . . „ , _ 
and there were no sign* of tiJ lAn S a ’ eUCeS ' and Uuite in a rall >’ for the old cau8e of tbeir r ^ rov,M0 ' 1 ' 1 G ^* nu> f Johnson has issued a call at Bow- 
anu mere were no signs of tire. In an hour and a country. hxg Green, under the act of Dec. 4, calling for 20 companies 
half afterwards he heard the alarm. From these Ittsohei/, That a chairman, two secretaries, and a of voluutem from Kentucky. 
circumstances he infers that the fire was set, or was committee of twenty-one members, each having been -The President of Guatemala desires a colony of free 
the result or carelessness on the part of a number of bv^the' mriotXr and ! econdad - be blacks to settle on the hacienda*, on hi* territory, and com- 
co.oHy.e,™.. wuo hod bee„ qu*rter*d uodo, 
old shed adjoining his establishment, in allowing OB the present state of affairs at home and abroad. —The Chicago Tribune has reliable authority for the state- 
their camp fires to get the better of them. The Liverpool Cost says the whole purpose of the mt ‘ nt that *' 000 of ,,rairio laDd wiU be devotedto cott, ' n 
After the breaking out of the fire the flames con- meeting was to express, in every variety and phase cultivftt,0D the cowin « Beas011 ' 
tmued to increase in violence, aud, with scarcity of of demonstration, sympathy in favor of America ~ The coltnn «' rth * rin 8 io and abeut Beau fer t 8"** 
water, seemed to defy all human efforts to arrest Most of the French papers show a disposition to take ^^ ^ ^ 
them. Keeping m a south-westerly course, the roar- aneutral position, while some even exhibit a desire to 1, ' 
ing element rashed through like forked lightning, favor the American cause. They await however t i ~ tv' 6 7*”* CoVBruuienthur8 « B80ldata ^- 
The work of destruction in King and Queen streets further advices * ' ' W'wbmgton, on •! hureday, rangiog from *6° down to 
2o cents, and averaging about $20 apiece. 
Jin ml New-Yorker Offlee. ) 
Hochkstkk. December 24 . 1881 1 
Thkrk i* but little to note in the line of transactions for the 
week, such sales as are making being for the supply of t he 
home demand. Corn and Buckwheat rule a little lower, the 
rates for the former ranging from 42 to i.'i cents per bushel, and 
for the latter ax<£38c. The weather has been too mild for much 
hog slaughtering, and the display of dressed liogs is very light 
for tho season. No change in price to note. 
TIIK PROVISION MARKETS. 
new your, Pro -Fi.oru-Market opened quiet and 
closed a shade firmer. .S*le* at y.V.'n.o V’o for rejected ; fn u.VjB 
5,40 for superfine .State; W.Woft.TQ for extra do; «,2V.iA,4ii for 
superfine Westeri., $5,'VV('5,so for common to medium extra do 
$5,aVi.5.Pd for shipping hnimi* extra round hooped Ohio, and 
8fi.Ofifi.fi.75 for tni'lu brand* do. market closing firm. Cana 
diuu at ?-\3oa J.45for stiperftlie; A5S.\ir 7 All Idreonunnu lo choice 
extra. Ryv flour quiet and stesdy, witii sale* at *3.50014,25, for 
Inferior to choice Corn meal quiet. 8aloa nl *3.50 for extra 
Western. M,lk\<i3.10 for Jersey, and *3,2,1 for Brandywine 
Cm IN- Wl eat market opened dull nod rinsed lm L'r he tier lor 
spring. Sale, Chicago upring »t $1,25, 1 1.2H; choito Northwest 
era uluh at *l.3|: Mlhruukee club #t (fi.’.u.n 1.32; qhnicc amber 
Iowa m $1,34. Rftelne spring at 9-1,30; whiter red Western at fd.- 
3'."'1,40; w hile Mle.liluan at *1.45 Rve. sale* at Wle si‘ y e Har¬ 
ley quiet find without material change in price*; sale:, at 69c for 
Canada; 70c forBUtO, and 73e for Canada East Bariev malt 
nominal at Me Tor prime Pea.* continue quiet and nominal 
at SSe for Canadian. Corn market may he quoted lo better, 
with a moderate busiire** doing fiirexport niid homanonsiitnp- 
tion; -tales ut fit. ) 02e for pno,- mixed Western; W« 54',.e for good 
to prime riilppfog do, afloat, ami Me In store. 7.'e for white 
Western,lipd tll.QcforrOutheru yellow t)at> quin and lower: 
sales at 40.4)41 .Qo. for Canada, and iX<f 4iQc for Jerw'V. West, 
aril amt State 
Provisions—P ork steady and unchanged; »nlc* at $12,295; 12- 
,5 tor mess, aud ks.'AVi S75 for prime Beef very firm; sales at 
f.lie 4.50 for countiy prime S,V,eA,«0 Tor country mess II (liifrfia 
lm- rerm-ked mess, end III K?‘, for extra mess Prime 
mess heed continues steady; salc-xat *20,50^23,00, 
HI FKAI.4*. Dec. 21. - Fl.ntm Allies *t *1 7.'.<c5,l >" for extra 
Ohio. Michigan and Indiana, and *.V25tn 5,75 fur double extras. 
(Jkai.n - >V hunt market ♦lull a?ul tit) 1 1 umlaut inn* tn n‘port.— 
( orn In UPinanrl nuij market ntcady, naluKat 4;V-r llc afloat, and 
4.V. I mm store. 
Provisions-M ess Pork at $11.50.ii.12,0<); prime do. at *11,00.- 
Bee| dull and none otiering. 
Duksskp Ilium Are quoted at ,r.'U. j0 for Canadian, and 3 iiCA 
1(J tor \t estorn, ae.enrritng to quality. 
THE tuVTTI.E MARKETS. 
NEW YORK, Dee. is. The current prices lor the week at all 
the marl;et< arc i-- follows -Beef Uni,tie- Elrst qinjitv ffi.BCdil 
f* 00; ordinary JN,.;;\50 , couumin *7 u’H, Inferior *5,Slic'd, 75 .— 
Cows ami Calr«a-First quality «1,yc ,vi; ordluai-v *iiv,, 4 ,t ; com . 
mon S30.fi35; inferior fAYti'C’*. Veal Oalves-Eirsl i|U dliy fijs'fiifi- 
ordinary I',ffi3; rmfimou 4' t fi 4'.., inlerinr 4;,f‘4'., Sheep mid 
Lamb*—Prime quality E.Wfi. ordinary *lf<r4.50: c.mrijiuui $3 25 
DTI: inferior S2.50ji .\ Swino- First quality 3ti«,:nr«; other 
qualitio* 3c. 
CAMIIKIDCK, IVC 18.- Beef Extra $«,25,,:o,30, first quality 
86 ; 2d, *8,50: 3d. *4:a 1.28. Working Oven jil pair UN);nil30. Cows 
and Calves -S30, 37i.>e50 Stores Yearliugs none; two years old’ 
I8.fi'17; three vents old $1, 8,1 20 . Sheep and Lambs- Prices in 
lots *2.25ffi'2,75 one.h, extra $.3. $3,50:,> 5 . Hides (IMuffc 71 lb; calf 
skins 7fiVw; lallow fifi litje; pelts $1:711,37 each. 
BRIGHTON, Dec. l*.l. —Beef Cattle— Price", extra, Sfi,5fi first 
quality 50,25, second *11,00; third $-1.78,08,50. Working H\cri - 
$87, $UlXfill20 Milch Cows #41 1 1,3. common $|ffnlW Veal 
Calve*—* 4 . 1 ; 1.50 Stores- Yearlings $Xf.i II. two v 0 lir« old $i;V<0 
16; three rears old *17 ' I'.l. Slieepiind lambs- $I,8U7«2.78; ex¬ 
tra *K.« 3.50. Tlirles V lt>. tCn'OV; calf skins 7w«e; tallow «»„(«. 
filjc Pelts ?Uil1,50 enc.IL Bwiue-Storea. wholesale, 4 relic, re¬ 
tail 5(glfic. 
vu. 3 G ' 'i wu n -iwv. i» y uiv/ 121111/11 iui vvoi ubui iucnuh * ... , ,, . , 
J point, We commend it especially to those who write us long 
should be burned. We presume tho present taste of letters in praise of the Rural, and then hsk as to send a single 
Diet). 
copy at the lowest club rate! 
Back No in hers 11 nil Volume., We can furnish hack num¬ 
bers of tills volume (except tho October numbers.) to suli- 
scriher* whoso files are incomplete, it applied lor soon,— Fir ku, 
if too many are not wanted. BouDd Copies of this volume will 
be ready iu a few day* —price, *3; unbound, $2. l he value 
nnd variety of its Content* may bti inferred from the Itulex 
given herewith Though only the leading departments are 
included In it, t.he index comprises several thousand articles 
and illustrations - which would (ill from six to ten books ot 
such size us sell at, $1 to $2each. 
I Jf~ We would again state that neither of the first five 
volumes ol the Rural can be furnished by us at any price. 
impression Is general that he returns as the bearer of rt "-' subsequent volume:, will bo supplied, bound, nt. $3 each 
, , „ . . ,. . Or il several are taken, at $2 60 each. The only complete 
Important information for this Government, it is voIumt ,„ wa Ciin furoi8h> unhouna . are those of 1 m. to and 
reported that previous to his embarkation lie had a ’ill—price, $2 each. 
Ion# interview with Prince Napoleon. It was be- ... „ TT 77 , . , 
r IMrcet *o N. 1 .-AU persons hutiri|/occasion to 
lievi*d in l iouco that the (#en6ral carried to Arnerlca aiionvuithn Kimiai.Nicw Voukkr will «ui io 
IMrccl to N. V.—All persons haririRr occasion to 
aflOrfr s tho Kifiuf. Xicw Yorkkr will plo. r i-«' 1 io RockeiUr, 
are frequently flii cclcd and mailed to ,n> w York-one of this 
kind (addressed to " Editor Rural New-Yorker, New York, N. 
Y..") was forwarded to as by test mail. Please note. 
Our New Type, for next volume, is pronounced beautiful by 
the printer*. 3'he kind to be most used is Minion, on the same 
sized body (and occupying same space) as tho principal type iu 
tliis volume — but the Jure is a size larger, (Brevier,) aud there 
fore, much more hold and readable. We think Rural readers 
will he pleased with the change, and find it a decided improve¬ 
ment. See our next number. 
— Forty five women of Albany have made application for 
the position of army nurses. 
— Vermont bus assumed her share of the national tax, 
being tbe first State to do so, 
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II 
PREMIUM; VAT, 
AVLUl Cooper’s Improved Entent 
£Ltmter and Sell'- Adjusting Valves. 
LIST OF FRICKS. 
No. 2 will hold 73 gallons. $33 00 
;;; ;; m ;; 35:00 
“ o " 145 •• .:.«S 
" fi '• iho •• aim 
" 210 " deeper. 58 00 
“« " ••_ 
These VATS are now mado of gnlvimlscd Iron, (instead of 
wood, which wo have procured rolled expressly for this pur¬ 
pose, Iroin the best ehureoal Iron aud galvanized in the very 
best manner. The bottom or tho tl.. vat is also made of o... ; 
sheet of galvanized Iron. These with other improvements, 
render it a perfect apparatus for making Choc**. 
As theW' Vats have now been Hold by thou.uud., and in 
every stale I., thl. Union, where Cheese 1* made to auy ex¬ 
tent, (California and Iowa not excepted,) we deem it unneciiH- 
sary to add usmea as certificate*, hut shall endeavor to make a 
sufficient number to aupply tho increasing demand. 
II. 2k 11 F. COOFElt. 
Watertown, N. Y.. Dec. 12, 186L 
nine of which In wood land and thn L.lance iril tillable mid 
nr,dcr good cultivation, situated two .m l a bill inll-s from 
I’resilcn, on Seneca Lake, sud Uve Iiiilev frnin Derm Van the 
rnunty seat ol Y ate* bounty Till* farm i < beautifully located, 
wi'b a gentle slope to the east, and has a q„e view of Ovid, the 
Mato Agricultural College, and many nnles..rthe east shore of 
rood n U V f - irm Ih 6 vo.ivenlerit Dwtdllng flouso. a 
f,?„ u' Vi n -P oa ' l ';,""»> "f;"d. and other Out hujhiriigi., 
!A vo j VIA* ‘ vceUent wa tt*r, twlorn, u I aH(; k OHCII vri) 
(soon • 
Brice, *60 per sere. Ono half or more of tlie pureiiase money 
perfect" 1 * 0 ' "" bDnd l " 1 ' 1 ,nort fi'fiif r ', fora term of year*. Title 
PoiuavUMon given m, the first, of April next, or Hie dock and 
tools will In) »e\d with the farm at a rea.nnuhlo price ,. ul d 
possession given onmediatel.v. The address ol the present 
nw.ier wdi he l"nfi-fied on application, by letter or etlierwi.se, 
to It 1 ) I MonaB, 1 ublUher of Rural New-Yorker, Rochester 
Y - ___(i2-l-eow3t. . 
IA UM FOlt 8 ai .k: Eanii lor sale of 30U acre* 
"ear the village of hvons, Wavrm Co., N Y. Will ex¬ 
change in part lor a small farm, or some Western land. For 
particulars address Box 271, Lyons N Y 
Lyons, Dec. 17, 13(11. 62S-2t 
S',! 1 ‘ i 1 1 1 ‘ '' •' }. 1 and 
g' Bull ( elves, Cows and Heifers. The You r Stock hr tho 
Dukoor Olnsler (11382,) and Grand Duke of lixmid iKiUM ' 
JAMFC.S l) SHELDON, 
” White Spring r arm, Geneva. N. Y. 
r J^0 PATRONS OF KETCHUM’S AND HOWARD’S 
MOWER AND MOWER AND REAPER. 
Am thoro hay#' many Iminirflvi rut to the l havti to uso 
tbe Invention fly A. W Morhr. ofuti AtDuiit ii,t« j 4 ever 
bv wliicfltflw liti rurhar .suit knives of a Oran Hamster arw 
fluratuu m* ii«»|irt*^t‘il, I liurutiv pivo noiico that I havu M«lt1e<l 
in lull with -aul Moilik Tor Hit. unu of miIi! limmtion on .ill ma- 
cbnu's oj mu mu/.v, ami nil who fluvo Mmin are rulejlKOil from 
jtuv liiiflllltv U) Mil id Nlor<^ k nr IiIh a m-mIm, ami t huvo alnoloaHod 
uitM'uruti tn umo »m tfl** t»iiur* 1 thn vaid iniprovumontii, tho 
subjoined certificate will *how. H. L. l)(j\V , AKn, 
r . .. „ Manufacturer, Buffalo, N Y. 
I, AuiKRT \\. MoiiflK, thn 1 at^utnu of thn 1.il‘T»»r HiTHUifumont 
(or HarvnMtnr. do certify t.bat Um a I,, Ifow.uui, of Buf- 
falo, haRnettled with mo for the pait amt taken it huonce for 
tho future. stated in hia card above. h'j.’t- 't 
Dared. Dec. Wth, IOT. AI.HKUT W, MOUSE. 
GILMAN’S SHOE STORE, 
No. 8 STATIC STREET, 
ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
At the I ■' E*q 
dale Farm, Lansing, Tump. Coun'v, N. A'., December 6th, of 
consumption. Hki.hn A.mki.ia. oulv sister of "Mi.vnii: Mint 
wood," aged 15 years, 11) mouths: and 7 days 
But few have been so surpassingly beautiful in life and death. 
gUmertisemcnts. 
ARVERTIKIN(J TERMS, In Advance — Tiurty- 
Fivb Okntb a Link, each insertion. A price and a half for 
extra display, or 82>, cents per line of space. Special Notiobs, 
(following reading matter, leaded,) Sixty Cents a Line 
A < j MNTH WA Nf'raiX) TO sell .Scofield'* Flag of 
i l our Union, Military, (lift, and Stationsi y Fuckages, the 
best, in market. For purlieu Ini» address with stamp, or send 
thirty dive cents Ini' sample. )’. \Y SCOFIELD, Dealer in 
Book*mid Jewelr y at, wholesale. Geneva, N. Y fi2l-lt 
Oirit PIANO-FORTES. JU-j r-TT 
fm-Ui ly'oi SRvv-f.rm-Pi'fhTriT'PffiHv;,v,' \W<w .W ! 
i-osewiioil case, warranted for liv, ( enra, lor *i8ii oh, ft nd ric.il 
molding caves, with curved leg- ami lire, fiom si;., n, 5200. of 
IM good work and material as has been sold for Amu m- *600 by 
the Old method* 1,1 mannhieturim/. We wumint them to stand 
in turn- better than any Diapo ever made. We invih all to 
cxaiiiliic these new instruments at our factory, corner of Ganal 
ami Hudson Streets, New Ymlt GROV ESTEEN HALF 
I Would advise my lYlend* and all io want or u good .nbstan- 
isl I'lmm toe,amine GROYE.-ri.KN .v. It \ RES now 7 octavo 
I lame I luxv. bad the cure, llm past year, of more than 200 
t laniM ot (lillerent makers, and these stand iu tune belter than 
any I ever saw ; the touch and lone are firm- good as any cost¬ 
ing double that money. (1124-41. | J. BRIESTLY, New York. 
r pO THCB PATRONS 
OF 
i Si i*<‘di, 
Onk and all, I return you my iikarty thanks for your 
la I If I : A I* 1» A TRONAGE 
tiie last year. Hoping to see you all again tiro coming t-ear 
at tho 
01.33 STAND, 
I remain 
Yours very truly, 
Roctikstkr, Dec. 2f>tb, 1861. A ‘ * ,lATT> 
P. ,S. I have now remaining on hand about *15,000 worth oi 
Boots, Shoes and Gaiters, 
which i wish to CLOSE OUT before February 1st, 1 RB 2 , (tho 
time I take my annual inventory.) In order to start the year 
with a 
CLEAN AND FRESH LOT OF GOODS, 
I shall sell those now on hand very cheap. 
PRATT, 
No. 64 State Street, Rochester, N. Y. 
DOE’S WESTERN RESEKYe: 
H OLIDAYS.- -so XXX Written Cards sent for *1. 
0 A WALWORTH, Box 213, Philadelphia. 
IHOO PACKAGES of Rare Flower Seeds to he given away. 
I HUH l <7~Seinl f or a Circ ular. P. SUTTON, Ransom, l’a. 
RNG-B VING! I M d A ... Itoch- 
ifi ester, N. Y,. General Eugravnr. Wedding, Visiting, and 
Businesi, Card*. Seals, Plate Printing, Wood Cuts. ,Vr\, Ac. 
N. 14.— All orders promptly executed at reMOiiahlu iiitco. 
ITRDIT GROWERS’ SOCIETY of WESTERN NEW 
1’ YORK -alie, Annual Meeting of Ilia Fruit Growers' So¬ 
ciety of Western New York will lm held at the Court Mouse, 
Rochester, N. Y., at 11 o'clouk, A. M., on Wednesday, the 8th 
day of January, 184J2. A fine shew of Fruit may he expected. 
By order of tho Council. 
fi3i it C, P. BISSEI.L. Secretory, Rochester, N. Y. 
GILMAN’S SHOE STORE, 
No. 8 STATE STREET, 
ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
J-JUBBARD & NORTHROP, 
Are now offering, at their 
rori!L-Ht 8J1LJ28 ItO0.71, 
Nos. 69 & 71 Main St., Marble Buildings, 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., 
A CrtOIGB AND r.'O.Ml'I.KTK A.3HORTMK.NT OK 
European and American Dress Goods. 
Black and Fancy Dress Silks, 
Broche and Woolen Long Shawls, 
Broche aud Woolen Square Shawls. 
Bombazine*. Alpaca* und Pararnettas. 
Kninrli Merinos. (Bast A.**nitment in Rochester,) 
French and American Prints and Ginghams, 
nouso Furuivhing Good*, Woolen Blankets, 
I.auo and Muslin Drapery, (Yard or .-let,) 
Wrapper,i and Drawers, Ladies' and Gentlemen's, 
White Goods, Embroideries, Hosiery, Hi c. 
— ALSO — 
Bleached and Brown Sheetings and Shirtings, 
Tickings, Denims and Towelings, 
At LE88 than the present New York prices. 
Notwithstanding the general stagnation In almost every de¬ 
partment of hu*inoNA during the last few month*, it is with 
much satisfaction that wa are aide to record the fact that our 
efforts to maintain our former amount of business have been 
entirely successful, and In some departments tho sales have in¬ 
creased over those of any previous year 
EVE It Y DEPARTMENT CONTAIN!* BARGAIN* I 
Which we should be happy to exhibit, confidently believing 
that they woultl ba ujiprocfaUid fly the uiomI economical pur- 
chaser. We ar« also cxieusive manufacturer* of 
LADIES’ CLOTH GARMENTS. 
Every desirable grade of Cloth and Beaver CLOAKS, Of the 
most approved aqil Fajdliooablu Styles, are now offered by us 
in great variety. We are also prepared to 
MANUFACTURE GARMENT* TO ORDER, 
AT A EE!V HOURS’ NOTICE, 
For those who prefer selecting their own Cloth*. 
We havu taken great pains t« perfect arrangements apper¬ 
taining to this popular branch of our business, and we are 
every month acquiring more and more popularity in the Man¬ 
ufacturing Department. 
l -gr OUR PRICES, ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. 
IIUKKAHD A- NORTHROP, 
6,2 69 A 71 Main Street, Rochester, N. Y. 
GILMAN’S SHOE ST0BE, . 
No. 8 STATE STREET, 
ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
| vv I.Kit's PATENT STEAM PLOWING 
■I , MACHINERY Patent Rights for States and Counties, 
and Machines, are unw tor sale. Descriptive Pamphlets sent, 
post free. Apply to R. W. EOD1SON, m South Delaware 
Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 819-ldt 
YJETBCiF’OLITAN gift bookstore, 
NO. 26 BUFFALO ST., ROCHESTER, N. Y., 
The largest and most liberally conducted establishment of the 
kind in the United .'states. All Hooka sold at the Publisher'* 
Price*, and a Girt given with each purctiaao, varying iu value 
from 60 cent* to SIOll. Descriptira Catalogue* mailed free to 
any address upon application. Liberal inducements offered to 
Agents getting up clubs. 620-tt 
