iaJBljb 
Polk, Breckinridge, Cheatham and Hardee are 
around Murfreesboro. Kirby Smith is at Manches¬ 
ter. The rebel Forest left Thursday with three 
regiments of mounted tneu, well picked cavalry, to 
cross the Cumberland below Nashville, and cut. our 
railroad. The rebel Morgan moves with his force 
of 5,000 to attack the railroad at another point. 
Mississippi.— An arrival from Vicksburg reports 
the rebels vigorously fortifying that place. Report 
says that they have extended their works back from 
the river eight miles. Seventy guns mounted on 
the river—200 in all. The citizens have been for 
some time packing up preparatory to evacuating 
the place, upon the opening of the anticipated Fed¬ 
eral attack. Cotton burning is still kept up by the 
guerrillas. 
On Friday week the gunboats Cairo. Marmora 
and Signal, while ascending the Yazoo River, 
reached a point one mile below Haynes’ bluff', when 
a torpedo exploded under the Cairo, shattering her 
bow. She sunk in 15 minutes, in -10 feet of water, 
and cannot, be raised. No lives were lost. The 
Cairo was one of the first of seven iron clads built 
for service on the western rivers, and participated 
in the capture of Foils Henry and DonelaOD. 
The Steamer “Mill Boy," while taking cotton at 
Commerce, Miss., was surprised by Blythe’s cavalry 
She was tired on, and three persons killed. The 
-Mill Buy” returned to Helena and reported the 
facts, The gunboat Juliette, Transport City, and 
Bells’ detachment of the 11th and 47 1 h Indiana, were 
dispatched to Commerce, where Urey arrived on 
Wednesday night and burned the town and planta¬ 
tions for five miles around, and took ten prisoners. 
Arkansas— Gen. Herron telegraphs that the 
victory at Prairie Grove wus much more complete, 
and tie enemy’s loss far greater, than at first 
reported. Over 1,500 rebels were killed and buried 
by us—their wounded were found scattered through 
the woods for miles in the rear of their position 
which had been carried during the action, and left 
when they retreated. Many consequently died for 
want of attention. Our cavalry pursued the retreat 
tug rebels closely, driving them beyond Van Boren 
The positiou and condition of our forces are ex¬ 
cellent, The campaign has been most brilliant, 
reacting great credit on officers and men oi the 
army of the frontier. 
It is believed that Gen. Hindman has crossed the 
Arkansas River with his infantry, while Gen. Mar- 
mad like is on the north side with his cavalry. 
Hundreds of men from Gen. Hindman’s army are 
daily joining that ol Gen. Herron. Many of them 
are Missourians, who express the greatest disgust 
with the rebel campaign in the West, aud avow as 
their conviction that its further prosecution is hope¬ 
less. 
Gen. Curtis has received a written communica¬ 
tion from Gen. Holmes, commanding the Trans- 
MJssifreippi Department of the rebels, forwarded by 
direction of Jeff Davis. The communication is an 
inquiry for the facts relative to the shooting of ten 
Confederate citizens by order of Gen. Neil. En¬ 
closed with the communication is a printed slip 
from the Grenada Appeal containing a passage cred¬ 
ited to the Palmyra (Mo.) Courier. Gen. Holmes 
and the Confederate government desire to know if 
tho passage in the Palmyra Courier is substantially 
correct. 
The following additional particulars of the battle 
of Prairie Grove have been received: 
The official report puts the loss in killed and 
wounded in 1 lenon’scommand at 843. Blunt’s 152. 
Total, 1105. The latest accounts increase the rebel 
loss to 3.700 in killed and wounded, and nearly 
6 , 001 ) deserters. Thirty-live commissioned officers 
expressed in his annual report, that the money can 
be raised by loan. 
The army bill reported from the Committee of 
Ways and Means appropriates $731,000,000 for the 
year ending June, 1862. 
On the 17th, a highly influential delegation of 
members of Congress with Vice-President, Hamlin 
at the head, waited on the President, with a request 
unanimously signed by loyalists of Florida, asking 
for the appointment of TTon. Eli Thayer as Military 
Governor ol that State, with authority to raise 20,- 
000 loyal emigrants. 
l?i*iel* Reminders 
TO SUBSCRIBERS, AGENTS, AND OTHERS, 
A IV-\ r 7 j\ I , M EKTi ;v< 1 
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, 
At the Capitol , Albany , Wednesday, Feb. 11,1863. 
Ost Wnhuuday Evening. Hon K Cornell, Premdeut., and'B, 
P JOHNP'ii*. Secretary, will give an account, of tin, Anri'-ulture 
of (freat Britain and the GonMnent, mol also of tho (Irrat. Ex¬ 
hibition of the Industry of all Bfatifjtts in Condon 1 • r. Pitch 
will deliver a Couture on losri.ts Injuris,us It. the Par mer 
Thetwnal Meeting.* at the .Agricultural Hal l, on Thursday, 
anil, Thursday livening. . 
Piwposala inr the next Annual Pair of the Society, will bo re¬ 
ceived at llie Secretary's oftlcu previous to thn Annual Meeting. 
Dec., 18i3.j. (1175-11) B. I’. JOHNSON, Scc'y. 
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Paper collars have advanced from 25 to 40 cents per 
dozen. 
1 he C anadian journals continue to complain of a u pleth¬ 
ora of silver.” 
— There are in Switzerland 1,433,298 protestants, and 1,- 
040,400 Catholics. 
tine of our brigades left its tents and knapsacks behind 
in Fredericksburg. 
— Greenbacks arc selling at Murfreesboro, at 300 per cent. 
Confederate currency 
— Il is said that counterfeit fifly-cent postage notes have 
been put. in circulation. 
— A Richmond paper admits the rebel loss at Fredericks¬ 
burg to have been 3,500. 
— Wm II Polk, a brother of the late President Polk, died 
at Nashville on Tuesday week. 
— The Jesuits throughout, the world number 7144. In 14 
tears the increase lias been 2492. 
the paper mills of the State of Maine are forced to stop 
maoufae'uriog for the want of rugs. 
— The House of Representatives by a vote of 78 to 57, en¬ 
dorsed the Emancipation Proclamation, 
— The rebel authorities soeui to have adopted tho system of 
flogging Federal prisoners who disobey prison rules. 
— The New York International Relief fund (for the Lanca¬ 
shire sufferers) Saturday week footed up $119,000 3S. 
— Within one month pastabout 11,000 h/des of cotton have 
reached Cairo, Illinois, en route to a northern market. 
New London is the choice of a majority of the Commit¬ 
tee on the location of Naval Depots for a now Navy Yard 
A special to the Post says two r<r three officers are under 
arrest at Washington for sanding worthlewshells to Burnside. 
— The Detroit Tribune says that quite a number of the 
oil wells in Canada have “suspended issue ” and “dried up." 
— The Albany Standard announces that it will hereafter be 
printed oa common mimilla paper and sold at one cent per 
copy. 
1 he editor of the Alta California has been presented with 
a sack of potatoes, containing three only, each weighing 20 
pounds. 
— The tax men have decided that a pig becomes a hog at 
six months old ; aud slaughtered hogs arc taxed, while pigs 
are not. 
Donald McKay, the noted ship-builder, arrived home 
Irom Europe in the Arabia. The Government has secured 
his services. 
— Editors are appeciated in Wisconsin. There will be 
thirteen ol them in the next Legislature—three in the Senate 
and ten in the House. 
— line specimens of coal have been found in Indiana, and 
the inhabitants off that State are confident the deposit will 
prove to lie a rich une. 
— The contents of on attic in Salisbury Mass., weighing 
1500 pounds of old pamphlets and newspapers, lately sold at 
the paper mill for 575 . 
— New York has raised an aggregate force of two hundred 
and nineteen thousand men,—equivalent to one fourth of the 
entire force now in the field. 
— The Buckeye State, published at New Lisbon, O., inti- 
n'ntes the existence of a secret organization iu the township 
of Wayne for resisting the draft. 
— Mr. OakJy, the proprietor of the Salisbury Paper Mills in 
Orange Co., N Y , is manufacturing strong brown paper from 
the fibre of the cat tailor TypJia. 
Glorious flag ! thy folds shall shelter 
All that tread this hallowed shore, 
Till “suns shall rise and ret” no longer, 
And 1 till time shall be no more.” 
Shout, ye people—let tbe echoes 
Ring far over land and sea— 
For Ihtjlwj dial ne'er was conquered, 
For the banner of the free ! 
And greatly, constantly, and permanently useful. Unusually 
full and satisfactory in Military Illustrations and Definitions. 
S.W Sold by all Booksellers. 675-2t 
T/u Title J»ia net Index occupy so much space that 
mo necessarily abridge several departments, and omit others, 
this week—yet they arc so important to the numerous persons 
who preserve and bind the Rural, that we offer no apology 
for giving what is indispensable to the perfection of the vol¬ 
ume as a work for future reference. Though the Index com¬ 
bines i.niy tin. practical and most Important pnd permanently 
useful matters, it shows that we have given a vast Jmountanii 
variety of valuable leading, and many flue and useful illus¬ 
trations, during the year, fn the line of illustrations, as well 
as variety and interest of contents, the Rural has for excelled 
any of its contemporaries; indeed we thick it lias given more 
and better original engravings, the past two years, than all 
other agricultural weeklies hi this country combined. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y.. DECEMBER 27, 1862 
Army In Virginia. 
On the night of the 15tb, General Burnside’s 
troops evacuated their positions on the Fredericks¬ 
burg side of Ihe river. The movement was a peril¬ 
ous one, but was conducted in safely. The artillery 
was the first to cross the river. The last of the 
infantry brought up the rear shortly after daylight. 
The enemy never discovered the movements until 
too late to do any harm. As soon as the last man 
had got. safely across the river, the pontoon bridges 
were removed, thus cutting off all communication 
between the two shores. Our icounded are all safe, 
and on the north side of the river. There was a 
heavy wind all night, accompanied with considera¬ 
ble rain, which assisted us in our movements, and 
prevented the rebels from learning our intentions. 
The following, based upon official reports as far as 
made out, and upon the estimates of those who have 
tbe best facilities for judging, is as near a correct 
list of our loss a3 can bo obtained up to this time: 
Right Grand Division—Sumner’s—2d Corps- 
Crouch’s and Howard's Divisions, 980; Hancock’s 
Division, 3,300; French’s Division, 1,900. Ninth 
Corps—Wilcox and Sturgis’ Division, 925; Getty’s 
Division, 400. Total, 7 505. 
Center Grand Division—Hooker’s—5th Corps— 
Butterfield and Humphrey’s Divisions, 1,500; Grif¬ 
fin’s Division, 1,300; Syke’s Division, 150. Total, 
2,950. 
Left Grand Division—Franklin’s—1st Corps — 
Reynolds and Gibbons' Divisions, 900; Mead’s Divis¬ 
ion, 1.800; Doubleday’s Division, 150. Total, 2,850. 
Sixth Corps—Smith's Division, 200. 
Total in these Divisions, 13 505. 
Tho Philadelphia Press publishes a dispatch from 
Gen, Burnside to Gen. Halleclc, received at head- 
quariers, announcing the withdrawal of the Army 
of the Potomac from Fredericksburg. Gen. Burn¬ 
side says:—Fully convinced that the position in 
front could not be carried, and as it was a military 
necessity either to attack or retire, a repulse would 
have been disastrous to U9 under surrounding cir¬ 
cumstances. The army was withdrawn without 
the loss of oilher property or men." 
Tho Harper's Ferry correspondent of the Balti¬ 
more American. 17th Inst , says that as soon as the 
12th Corps started to re-enforce the army at Fred¬ 
ericksburg, tho rebels appeared there and threatened 
to enter the Ferry and burn the stores, but meeting 
with a warm reception from the Maryland cavalry, 
they retired atul dashed at the convalescent camp in 
Loudon county; when driven from there they made 
a raid on Poolesville. 
A dispatch from Burnside’s headquarters on the 
20th inst., says:—Yesterday forenoon at daylight, 
one hundred of Hampden’s rebel cavalry entered 
Occoquao, and took a Lieutenant and thirty pri¬ 
vates of the 10th New York cavalry, who were 
guarding the telegraph lines. Eleven sutlers and 
six of their wagons were also seized by the rebels. 
All is quiet ou the Rappahannock to-night. 
The only Wringer with thu Patent 
COM-YVIlEEL REGULATOR! 
No Writ)ixoi- van bo durable without COG-WHEELS I 
Tha Univprsii.1 Wringer took tt}« FIRST PREMIUM, a Silver 
Medal and Diploma, at the Now York Statu Fulr, isftt. It was 
nronotineed superior to all others in the Wohi.ii'h Fair at Lo.v- 
now, |8li2. ami has always taken the First Premium iu every 
State atul County Fair when exhibited (ri fair competition with 
other maehiuos. 
It l! the Original and only Genuine and Reliable Wring¬ 
er before the people. 
It surpasses all others in 
Strength of Frame! 
Capacity for Preset]re! 
Power of Action! 
tie lli-let' and Accurate .—In writing us on business, 
please be as brief as consistent. At this season we receive 
from 200 to 300 or more letters per day, aud it is no easy task 
to read all carefully and give each proper attention;—even the 
opening and glancing at. tbe contents of each, (which the wri¬ 
ter of this tries to do,) is somewhat laborious. The short 
letters are always read, while the long epistles cannot at once 
receive the time requited; so we are constrained to attend to 
the business part and defer the rest. Brevity and accuracy 
are the great essentials of a business letter, and no other mat¬ 
ter should be given on tho same sheet or half sheet, If you 
send an inquiry or an artlole for publication with a business 
WE CHALLENGE THE WORLDI 
We Defy All Competition 1 
IT SAVES TIME, LABOR, CLOTHES AND MONEY. 
It will Wear for Years without Repair. 
A Child Right Years old can Operate it. 
No Servant i nm Break it in Using. 
No Caution or SkUl required in its use. 
It Saves Us Cost in Clothing every Six Months! 
Every Wringer with Cog-Wheels is Warranted i: 
every PAn'iicTTi.Anr 
CANVASSERS wanted. 
To men who have had experience a,« canvassers, or Rny wl 
would like to engage in the sale of this t ruly valuable inve 
tiott, liberal inducements will be offered and good territoi 
a ven them (they paying nothing for the Patent Right) in whi< 
ey Rhull have the exclusive sale 
Descriptive Circulars furnished by 
•JULIUS 1VICS A* CO., General Agents, 
575 P. O. Box 3110, 315 Broadway, New York. 
Sold in Rochester, by 
C. CARPENTER, 104 Buffalo Street. 
lull I rite — Model Kell try,— Many of our subscri¬ 
bers seem to appreciate tho effect of tho paper famine upon 
our pocket and generously remit ?2 for next year’s Rural, 
though they could secure itat. * 1.50 liy joining a club. By this 
morning’s mail (Dec. 22,) wo received several remittances of 
this character—in one instance $6 for three copies to One post- 
offi.m nddi ocs | Sumo write Unit the Ht-iui, has paid them so 
well that they would not do without it for f ,0 or $10 a year ; 
and many club agents say they shall (as some have already) 
obtain larger litis than ever before, A Minnesota agent remits 
for 3 ft subscribers, says he lias 10 or 12 more names on Ilia 
list, and adds ‘ I expect to lmve a larger club than last year. 
They don’t object to the price. They all like the paper, and 
think it very cheap at $1.50 per copy.” 
* SJ 'E!> AND U EASTER 
^EE-lMTKVTKt, fppt. 7. 1858 TI.U marl,me has been 
iihihI in Miiilii/iin tor .everal years, mol riven universal eatis- 
taction. It will sow < Inver, Timothy, Flax and Turnip Seed 
morn evenly tbiiii rim 1"- 'lone by hand, and at. the rate of 20 
acres a rtav. L also plaster better than it. run he done by 
hand or any uihernmuhlno The machine is -uner inr to /ill others 
others for the purpose, s* it distributes well accurately aud ran bo 
gauged to MOV Inin. I to 20,min ts per acre Dir. simple in con¬ 
strue! Ion will nperii n.li, very durable. mid only costs «un to $12. 
iieconline to sum* Ihe sawing box cun bo made to sow from U) 
to /II teet Wide, but the usual length of th.. box is id tu 12 feet 
H 10 ■Myiscnher, now located. ul Roe heater, X Y., has the sole 
Agency for the sale of Town, County ami Stale Kichls of the 
above machine in New York and New England. II-will also 
Iirn.sh iniir.liiiies, or they can be found on sale at the store of 
l>. K Bahto.v. No. X Buffalo st, Rochester For further infor¬ 
mation uddreri! or apply to 
gp-tt _ IRA STANBR OJllig, Rochester, N. Y. 
r I ’D,**’ ^TOJiE DEE 1IIVE is moth proof, and with 
I this attached to it any hive cau be made moth proof at a 
cost or 5 cents in money and a few minutes in time. Send 
stamp tor free circular to u 
978-41 _ JOSEPH WOODROFFR, fit. Claitville. O. 
"Y ” ul-kai, lor 1BU3, to be mailed as presents to 
friends of the writers, reminds us that we have inadvertently 
omitted to state that the paper will lie furnished at the lowest 
club rate (il 00 per year,) in all cases where it is paid for uy 
a suiiscitiBER and sent to relatives or friends as a present, 
Many subscribers annually send from one to ten copies to dis- 
tant friends—considering the Rckal the best present they can 
make, as it renders the recipient glad fifty two times In the 
course of the year, and as often reminds him or her of the 
kind remembrance of the donor. How many shall wo make 
thus happy in 1303 ? 
Special Caution to all our Headers ! — We again 
caution our readers to beware of pretended traveling agents 
for the Rckal tor we employ none. We also reiterate that 
persons who send circulars over the country offering the Ku 
rt.tL New-Yorker at cl 11 price, have no authority from, m for 
so doing. Hence, people who mail money to join a “Rural 
Empire," “Keystone," or any other distant club, must take 
-theirchances, tLgf" The person who “run,"the Rural Em¬ 
pire Club, in Wayne county, did not send Ut a subscriber last 
winter, to our kr.ow ledge, (though we suspect he did in other 
people’s, or fictitious, names—a silly dodgo,) yet pretends in a 
recent circular, that he sent several hundred and received no 
premium I Though that is pretty steep and wicked lying we 
^ A R M 8 F O JR 8 ALE 
BENNETT & BANCKER, 
ATTOKXEYS AT LAW AM HEAL ESTATE AGE ATS, 
Renew or Subscribe Hart;,. — Those who wish the 
uninterrupted continuance of the Rural should renew at 
once, as we cannot, during tho “paper famine,” afford to pub¬ 
lish a very large extra edition. All who wish to renew or 
subscribe will remember that “delays are dangerous,” es¬ 
pecially if they desire ai l tho numbers of our uext volume. 
Such us want the best ami most economical Paper for the 
nines —the one which gives tbe greatest variety of Valuable 
and Timely Information, combining more subjects than 
from three to six ordinary newspapers—will of course sub¬ 
scribe for the Rural without delay. 
Movements In the Wcat. 
Kentucky, —Maj.-Gen. Grant has issued an order 
respecting the State of Kentucky, that as the State 
has fulfilled the requirements of the United States 
Constitution and Jaws of Congress, by choosing 
loyal men to fill Slate offices and execute laws, mili¬ 
tary authority is prohibited from any interference, 
and must not be used except to suppress riots and 
mob resistance to the laws. All civil authority that 
can be executed by military posts will be permitted. 
Tennessee.— A body of rebel cavalry, variously 
estimated at. from two to eight thousand, made a 
raid on the railroad, three miles north side of Jack- 
son, on the 19th. After tiring into the train, they 
tore up the track a considerable distance and burned 
up tressel work. 
Late accounts say that the rebels have moved on 
Trenton and burned the station, and large amounts 
of cotton aud some cars. The passenger train from 
Columbus on Friday week was fired on, but got 
through to Jackson. It was the last traiu over the 
road. The strength of the rebels is not known. 
Chatham and Morgan are tbe conjectured leaders. 
There is a great panic at Hickman for tear the 
rebels will take the place. 
The enemy again outrageously violated a flag of 
truce on the 16th. They sent Col. Hawkins to our 
lines with dispatches from Bragg. Capt. Abel of 
the 4th Michigan, was on duty, with a detachment 
of his regiment on the Murfreesboro pike when the 
flag 0 ! truce arrived at three o’clock. Col, Hawkins 
had a detachment of eight men with two ladies de¬ 
siring to go to Nashville. Capt. Abel proceeded to 
a station outpost, and Lieut. Rowe road an order to 
the rebel officer regulating flags of truce. Captain 
Abel returned at halt-past four, and sent Lieut. 
Rowe to Gen. Van Cleve, notifying him about the 
arrival of the flag. While Lieut. Rowe was gone, a 
detachment of rebel cavalry charged upon Captain 
Abel’s command and captured 53 men. Orderly 
Mitchell escaped. Our men, of course, had been 
ordered not to lire, but they killed several rebels. 
The outrage will bo speedily revenged. It is more 
agravadng because our own flag was violated. 
On Saturday a scout returned from Murfreesboro, 
where he heard Jeff', Davis and Bishop Polk speuk. 
The former declared that Tennessee must be held at 
all hazards. Polk said he expected that Grant 
would be defeated, and that Nashville would then 
be assailed. The informant says that the rebels will 
fight us between Tullahoma amPWinchester. There 
are not more than 40,000 rebels between Murfrees¬ 
boro and Nashville. Wheeler is at La Verge; 
Buckner’s corps at Nolinville and Triune; Bragg, 
Jackaon, Miohigan. 
a , a st f ' ,r Hitle B()tno ol the choicest Fa kmino La.nds in the State 
yiuyiiially In the CouDtieH ol Jackaon. 
Saul 'indaare mostly ituproml t'artnaof 
from tot tv to one thnuMinrl acres, well located, and will be sold 
at reasonable rates. 
Persons Wish (Off to imrehas" tam.s la the West, would do well 
p .‘i!!• v-'Jk'.',! r " 0f BauJ s,ru beforeimrchasinif elsewhere. 
O. W. BENNETT Ei BANCKER 
fYARUJAOK HORSES WANTED J-Dappie Kray, 
Ion? tails, heads well up, Ion? iatqf« in action; wei?ht. 
eleven to twelve hundred; n?e. seven to eight vears. 16 hands 
until-. Any pei aon having a -ouud pair of lioraes tor sale an¬ 
swering the description will please address, 
titS7 -',l' GEO. A- 'AN.Y. 
P 1 TULLEYi M and 67 Exchange St. Roches- 
. ter, dealer in all kinds ol' Tin. Copper and Sheet-Iron 
irare, w t.olenale and retail Cpalaml Wood Cook .Stoves, Par¬ 
lor Stoves, lor \\ ood nr Coal. Sole agent tor Die Arbiter Gas 
Parlor a ' 3 ‘l tlie ctilebiatpil tSfcmiejr Gna Burner 
IGT'For particular#, sec advertisement in Rural. Nov. 15th. 
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON 
A vast number of rumors relative to a difficulty 
among the President’s advisers, have been in circu¬ 
lation during the past week. The base for all these 
consists in the fact that Secretaries Seward and 
Chase each tendered their resignation. The Presi¬ 
dent acknowledged the receipt of these resignations, 
aud has informed them that, after due deliberation, 
he has come to the conclusion that the acceptance 
of their resignations would be incompatible with 
the public welfare. The President, therefore, re¬ 
quested Mr. Seward and Mr. Chase to resume their 
respective functions as Secretary of State and Sec¬ 
retary of the Treasury. The two Secretaries have, 
accordingly, remained at the heads of their respect¬ 
ive Departments. 
Tbe reasons why Messrs. Seward and Chase de¬ 
sired to retire from the Cabinet will be found in the 
fact that at a caucus of Republican Senators, a reso¬ 
lution offered, requesting the President to dispense 
with the services of Seward, was discussed, the vote 
being 16 in favor, 13 against. On the 17th another 
caucus adopted a substitute, recommending the 
President to partially remodel the Cabinet. This 
was agreed to, the Conservatives believing it would 
be regarded as a general invitation to the whole 
Cabinet to resign. 
1 he House Select Committee on Emancipation 
I-. S. Treasury JX'otes .—A Jurae^man inquires If we 
will take U. S. Treasury Notes at par on subscription. Yes, 
Sir, and we prefer them to any bank bills, Any of our readers 
who are so unfortunate as to reside in a State or region where 
the “ green backs ” are not at par, are advised that they are all 
right in this locality—for tbe people hereabouts practically be¬ 
lieve in sustaining the credit of the Government aud brimriiu? 
markets, Commerce, 
KuraJ New-Yorker (imue, 
Roohkstkr, Dkckmhkk 23d, 1352. 
Our Local Maikst is very dull at Present. We note 
changes as have occurred. Buckwheat has advanced 5 i 
per bushel. Mess Pork has gone up 50 cents per barrel. D 
ed Hogs are 25 cents per let) pounds better. Lard has put 
cent per pound. Potatoes are slow of sad at a loductioc 
to 15 cents being ths raoge. 
A BEA17TJP13J, MICROSCOPE, Magnifying 
*‘,! V T Rondred tunes, for twad.y-e.igM end* ! fin silver I 
FlVK 0 ! different |iowere, *1.00. Mailed |ree Address 
_P- M- HO WEN, Box 220, Boston. Mass. 
UAH TON ik M1I.I.KNKR was awarded the First 
JL j Premium, at tbe State Fair, on « ..rr, stalk, liny, and 
pit raw Cu tu-ns and Chopping Axes. First premium on Car¬ 
penter fc«lue Tunis. 
All kinds of MECHANICS' TOOLS, AGRICULTURAL IM- 
PLEMENTS, and HARUWAHE generally, at the Old Stand, 
nrst building west of Main St. Bridge, Rochester. N. Y. All 
articles of our manufacture warranted. 665-13t 
tcurai.— we are making soma improve 
ments iu our mailing department, and arrangement of 
routes, by which many subscribers will hereafter receive the 
Rural earlier. The ebauge will meet the views of subscri¬ 
bers iu the Southwestern part of thi3 State, Western I’a., 
and other localities where the paper has not arrived “on 
time ” during a portion of the present year. 
Marrying- a Beauty is the title of a capital Life Sketch, 
written by 1, 8 Arthur, which will be commenced iu the 
first number of the Rural Nkw Youkkr for 1 Stiff, and con¬ 
tinued four or five weeks, It isonerd - Arthur’s best sketches, 
and was written expressly for the Rural. 
Eire of the. Rural .—The following note from a promi¬ 
nent book binder, gives one cogent reason for reducing the 
NEW YOUK, Pee. 22,-FLOUR-Market less active and a 
shade easier. SaJex&t $5,7(XaA95 for superfine State; &), 0 &a tj ]ii 
lor extra -State; W,l«aiS ,20 for choice do, $5,75U5,90 forsuper- 
MAYSfl im 40 £ Or 0, ! mra ‘; n to medinnGostr* Western 
Is 2P ? d9 round hooped Ohio, and 
I tor trade brands do,-til* market closing uulet. Or- 
WM |R 6,5 “" pr , 'il booty * mudejatr demand, sales at Id 05 
Wfi.Wfor common qid $6 + 0 / 18 , 1 .'. for good to ehubii! extra 
i-.fUlx—Wheat di II, heavy and Ilower jti.vtreu.ai for 
Chicago spring, jD.-Crl.ai for Milwaukee club; Sd,XJa.l,.*;i |iu- 
amber Iowa. *1.38 m. 13 for a tubes Michigan; Sl.m for mixed 
Mate. II.I'J lor to’rer winter State: fl.iy lor coo,man while 
Wertera, and £1,65 [or choice whits ‘.’euestie, Rye quiet and 
nominal at bScjor Western, and !!*.) dGc for State. Bariev dull 
and common piade-heavy Sales Extern at J.i. 13 :,! 1,25 Corn 
— not a sieat deal di mg and market scarcely so firm, but pi ices 
"“V* ' l X 7G A 7T,: ror "hipping Western 
mixed 73v.i7fic tar l.^tei n do ; ona 72c lor damaged aud hwate.l 
do iHifor Win-foin fellow. UuU scarcely mi firm with moder¬ 
ate mini* at Rk«72c ' 
Pkiivmm.s-i-Pork iteedy with a for den,aud; -ales at 81 (,25;ul 
U.-o a form.s. kalis for uew and old Western and citv prime 
mess; 811 , 112 ', C.I2,Mi) for new prime, aud 312 50 for ol'd do - 
Dressed Uim* opened do Hand closed firm, safoi at BbfoiOo for 
Wei-t-rn Lard firmer with a 'air deni*nd; ie» at 9‘» <7 uic 
Butter Is H'liinc; nt it; talc for Ohio, aud it, <v2t> for State, 'Cheese 
steady at !)>« uiffo tor interior to prime. 
KLEE a l At, I lec. :3 — Flour— In moderate demand and 
and nothing doing ew*pt in u retail wav. and no change in 
quotation* for uny vioirty. 
Giiaik—W heat quiet and no sales reported since yem., rdav 
noon Corn Sma'I lots at 57(<i. 8 bagged. Oats field firmly ’-t 
SiV.ni.Wt'. Barley-The range is quoted at $l,a).u 1,3d. Kva- 
I.ast sale was at 80c. 
glRDSELL'S PATENT COMBINED 
CLOVER THRASHER AND HTJLLER, 
Patented May 19th, 185 S, the. 13 th. 1S59; April 9th, 1802; and 
May 13th, 1882. 
MJXI-VACrtrRED BY 
IUrdsell «fc Brokawj 
West Henrietta , Monroe Co., JY. I\ 
This machine operates in Clover thrashing similar to Grain 
Separator* til wheat thrashing, doing all the work at one oner- 
ation without : re-handling the chaff, (n the hands of good 
operator,: it will thrush, ball, and clean from Id to .50 bushels a 
day vi dm iiI was " Ol Heed Tb* HD'!"reigned are munu&iutiir- 
'Wjf tiiamily machine patented 'hat MniiJunt, holt, and cleans 
• lUt the -ame operation All machines that dr, the whole 
wor .. not marked .SinnsEix* Pvi k.vt, are infringements. The 
public vro hereby cautioned not to purenaae those that are io- 
jr.mpjnient* ot sai l parent All communication* directed to 
fb* NUhscrlbeiv. at Wiwt Henrietta, will be promptly responded 
to Order early if you i machine. J y rasponuea 
w Vi V' , tt , lwa - v ’* ' th ‘‘ Flrex Premium at State 
kaire alter* allowed la compete, and saves more thou half the 
expense of the oldUvav ..i getting out clover seed, u, time and 
ir BIRD.SEI.L & URriKAW, Manufacturers, 
ub.eolf West Henrietta, Monroe Co.. N. Y. 
WOOl GROWER AND stock Kiif.fsTER, 
, r ’ i.^’I - ' * a* 1 '!. dh cants c-u.-h Al=o ;i valua¬ 
ble collection el ivfirks on g-IIBEF liCAH A N DRY and , Wra* 
stock of AGKh I I.TURaL and HORTICULTURAL WORKS, 
to be found at tho office o! the Rural Nkw-Yorkkk. A 
NICW Yfilfk’, Dec M— The nnrrent prices for the week at 
»1 the markets are nsfodowH —Buef Cattie— first quality fRjii 
f'»9 OU ftowt. Ordinary quality 'OnedAU Onu,mop qiiaJitv 
1 50 tuS.Off. Inferior quald.v. fi filKafi.ao, Cows and Calves - • uat 
I utility, M.5,oiAauS'/,tAi irdirntry iiUallly. Iii.oo.i. ia.ia. ninmop 
luality, 30.0fkgS5.fli 1 . r n srior quality, S&l10f«i28,00. Veal Calves 
— '1r»l q.lalUy. s -. ,i>. Or,fiuar.V quality. ISfyOA 1 .,. | 
mop quality, » l k ifii>, o qferior quality, < r.s ^e Sheep and 
I.amLiM— nine quality. W.BOeff.fa tl nean Extras 7,Up Mmli) 
rlinary, l.6>Kaifi,f'l Cornmrfri, 1 Ntr'i.eo. Interior »i»).hhV 
Swine— Joru-mo. i'Y'i Koor. I'i -ci ac- Still-fed, 8>i u -i tjc. 
BitlGinov, Dec, I' — At market, 1450 BeeM'attle, i.i) 
Stores 2,0 Ml Sheep and be.mbs. 2 Nl Swine ftxr.it CaYi lk _Pri 
I'-ws, extra ii'.OU; iml -imitv, *a. - 25; second do, 7D.lli. WoRKl.VO 
Oxkx-Sss. $12ili.e illi. M r OH Cows-Jl-i.itifi, common. *]Sia)jfl 
ITOKKS— Veal ling, fh Iri/ Iff.Oo: Two vears old. *J7,n 20; ifiree 
rears Obl KsfitriS Hious - 7 1 -r.a'Sc f-J it, Tallow-k'a jifitao 
J*KI.T«-$I 7->" 2.00, each. Calf Skins - H^c p,. SHEEP Yso 
Lambs'— $3,Oik<o:i.5ti; extra, $3,75(u)l,60. Swi.vk—S tores, whole¬ 
sale, 4(a)5e; retail, IHfSc. 
Speaking of our small adv u ce on club rate from ($1 
ffo.o,) tbe Cauand lig i t Repository aud Messenger sa 
• Ihe advance is uot one half of the additional cost of 
paper. It is evident that our friend Moore takes a ho 
