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ROCHESTER, N. T., SEPTEMBER 21, 1867. 
NEWS 
THE WEEK. 
New York State Itemw. 
In the Constitutional Convention a resolu¬ 
tion wae adopted requesting the Attorney 
General to Immediately commence legal pro¬ 
ceedings to vacate certain canal contracts, which 
it appears by testimony on the files of the Con¬ 
vention were, by a corrupt combination, let to 
the highest instead of the lowest bidders, and to 
take such proceedings in relation to State officials 
who may be implicated In the frauds as shall vin¬ 
dicate the honor of the State and protect its 
Interests. 
The National Trial of Plows and other agri¬ 
cultural implements, began at Utica on the 11th 
inst., on the grounds of John Butterlield, Esq. 
Seven plows were tried first on green sward. 
Entries were made from the New England 
States, and one plow with subsoil attachment 
came from Illinois. 
The Inspector of Customs at Buffalo seized a 
splendid metallic coffin recently, which cume to 
the city on the Grand Trunk Railway, supposed 
to be filled with smuggled goods. 
The inspectors of Customs for the Port of 
Genesee seized several kegs of whisky on the 
12th inst., which were being smuggled through, j 
Dudley’s large fruit canning establishment at 
Key port, N. J., was burned on the night of the 
12th. Loss £100,000. 
A man named Livingston forged Commodore 
Vanderbilt’s name and obtained £75,000 from 
the City Bank In New York. 
From Washington. 
A claim involving £1,500,000, has been 
rejected by the State Department. It is said 
to have been for an island in the South Pacific, 
which a certain Baltimore Company claimed by 
right of discovery, but which was subsequently 
taken possession of by our naval vessels. 
It is said that the Committee for Investigating 
the treatment of Union prisoners in rebel pris¬ 
ons, is daily receiving a large number of letters 
from men who have partaken of rebel prison 
hospi tali ties, all of which are being arranged 
and briefed, 
Rumors of Cabinet changes are abundant. 
The amount of coin in the vaults of the U. S. 
Treasury on the 14th inst., was £1)9,867,000, of 
which £14,673,000 was in coin certificates. The 
ing cities for aid in physicians, nurses and money, 
to meet the distress. Mobile has responded by 
a donation of one thousand dollars. 
A Convention of Republicans of the Border 
States assembled at Baltimore at noon on the 
12th Inst, to advance, as the Call says, the 
cause of manhood suffrage, and demand of Con¬ 
gress the passage of the Sumner and Wilson bill. 
There was no distinction as to race or color. 
Delegates were present from Delaware, Ten¬ 
nessee, Missouri, Kentucky, District of Colum¬ 
bia and Maryland. Hon. Horace Maynard was 
permanent President. 
Gen. Griffin died of yellow fever at GalvestoD 
on the 15th inst. 
The negroes voted for the first time in Vir¬ 
ginia on the 16th, at Richmond. The vote was 
on the question of a subscription of two millions 
of dollars to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. 
From New England. 
The Republican Convention of Massachu¬ 
setts, which convened on the 11th instant, 
re-nominated Gov. Bullock for Governor, and 
also re-nominated the other incumbent State 
officials. 
An International Boat Race took place on the 
Connecticut River at Springfield on the 11th 
inst., between the rival crews of St. Johns, 
N. B., and Newburgh, N. Y., for $1,000 a side. 
The Ward Brothers of Newburgh, were the win¬ 
ners. They made the six miles in 89 minutes 
and 28 seconds. Upwards of 30,000 people 
witnessed the race. 
Foreign Intelligence. 
Admiral Fakuagut, with his squadron, 
arrived ut Stockholm a few days ago, and was 
greeted by a national ovation from the Swedes. 
The King gave a grand fete in the Imperial 
Palace, which was attended by the American 
Commander and the officers under his command. 
His Holiness, Pope Pius IX, has resolved to 
call a General Council of the Roman Church. 
The preliminaries for such Council are to be 
arranged by seven Cardinals. 
The harvest In Spain has been very abundant. 
Large amounts of wheat have been raised. 
The first steamer of the British expedition 
against A byssinia has left India. Other steamers 
have left England for India, whence they will 
transport troops and munitions of war to 
Abyssinia. 
Greece Is making preparations for war. A : 
third iron-dad has been purchased in England i 
by agents of the Grecian Government, and is to 
be armed with five Armstrong guns. i 
■ ■ ■ *•* i 
From Mexico. —The N. Y. Herald has advices 
from the city of Mexico to Ang. 25. Considera- i 
Hmi Nkw-Youkxb Omen,) 
Boohbstxr, September 17,1867. i 
Oue local money market lswithont material change. 
Good paper Is readily discounted, if the funds are want¬ 
ed for legitimate hndgen. Notes having long to rnn are 
not in favor. In New York, during the past week, there 
was a gradual rise in the rate of Interest. This was to be 
expected as the season advanced. On Saturday the FJ- 
naucialBulletin says:—"The best discount quotations 
are 6®7 \ cent., most of the business being on the basis 
or the fall legal rate of 7 P cent." The Public Funds 
were dull at the close of the week. The speculative 
demand for the present has nearly ceased, and the In¬ 
quiry for investment is Just now small. 
Gold during the past week has been excited, and rose 
to a figure higher than it has been in many months. The 
shipping demand was moderate, but, speculators ruled 
the market, sales of gold were made In New York yes¬ 
terday at 144N- 
There has been a decline In cotton at Liverpool and on 
tills side. Dry Goods are more active at the East, and a 
amount, of currency was £46,189,000, making a. ble excitement followed the call made by Presl 
total of £145,069,000. dent Juarez for a general election. Factions art 
The U. 8. Treasurer held in trust for the bus - v al ' vork to defeat him. Juarez is in favoi 
National Banks, Sept. 14th, £379,033,950, of which of amending the Mexican Constitution similai 
£340,600,000 is held in security for circulating to the Constitution of the United States; 0: 
notes; £38,878,950 for deposits of public moneys, allowing all of the clergy to vote and be votcc 
The. amount of National Bank currency issued * or ' bav<i ^ wo Houses of Congress, and to re 
during the week was £716,608; total amount to l l uirc Ministers of State to report their oflicia 
date £309,907,660. From this is to be deducted ac ^ ons t0 ^ be Executive. Bantu Anna’s tria 
the ainouut returned, Including worn out notes, wae dad y expected to take place. The impres 
amounting to £4,793,295, which leaves in actual 81011 prevailed that he would uot be executed 
circulation at the above date £299,114,871. but bifi e6tates wou]d be confiscated. The roadi 
„ , . . „. . , .. . to Vera Cruz had been cleared of robbers, anc 
Geu. Grant has issued an order to the District , . , 
, . ... - . a large amount of specie had started seaward. 
Commanders to co-operate with the Couimis- _ _ 
sinners of the Freedmen’s Bureau in reducing 
the number of employee and volunteers in ser- NEWS PARAGRAPHS, 
vice in that Department, by giving details of 
soldiers to take their places when it can be ^ I1E ^ ev ‘ Cummings finds that he lias 
done without detriment. madc nn error in hl8 cMeufotions of the last day 
There is some prospect of a new trial in the aud tkid d ncd coim ' f° r a million yeara yet 
case of Gen. Fitz John Porter. The President A California encumber raised in Rock lslanc 
favors St. County, 111., measures three feet two inches it 
It is said that Gen. Grant disapproves of the length, and one foot one inch in circumference 
new Amnesty Proclamation. He thinks the the butt. 
President had no right to issue it. A lot of land forty feet front by one huudrec 
From the West. 
Four hundred soldiers arrived at Omaha 
to fight the Indians, but before leaving for the 
plains they broke into the American Transfer 
Company’s Warehouse, and helped themselves 
to whisky and wine so as to become grossly 
intoxicated. 
The recent California State Fair — the first 
industrial display ever held in the State — was 
largely attended. 
There was a very destructive tire in Cincinnati 
on the night of the 14th inst. It broke out in a 
block of warehouses, and destroyed five of them; 
also, u row of tenement houses adjoining. Total 
loss probably £400,000. 
One hundred and seventy lodges of northern 
Arrapahoc Indians, under Little 8hield, offer to 
surrender if the Government will protect them 
and feed their families. 
A Salt Lake train was attacked some days 
since, on the Big Laramie River. The Indiaus 
were repulsed. 
A band of Indians made a raid on Mora, New 
Mexico, on the 3d inst., killed three men, carried 
away five boys and drove off a lot of stock. 
The Peace Commissioners are still endeavor¬ 
ing to qniet the hostile feeling among the 
different tribes. 
From the Soutli. 
A Democratic Mass Meeting was held in 
Baltimore on the evening of the 10th inst., to 
ratify the new Constitution of Maryland. From 
15,000 to 20,000 people were in attendance. 
Speeches were made by Gov. Swann and others. 
There were thirty-two deaths from yellow 
fever in Galveston on the 9th. 
At Fort Jefferson, Tortugas, all the officers 
are down with yellow fever. It has somewhat 
abated at Key West. 
There is much suffering in Pensacola on 
account of yellow fever. Work in the navy- 
yard has been partially suspended, as all the 
heflds of departments and clerks are sick. The 
Mayor of the city has appealed to the neighbor- 
dent Juarez for a general election. Factions are 
busy at work to defeat him. Juarez is in favor 
of amending the Mexican Constitution similar 
to the Constitution of the United States; of 
allowing all of the clergy to vote and be voted 
for, to have two Houses of Congress, and to re¬ 
quire Ministers of State to report their official 
actions to the Executive. Santa Anna’s trial 
was daily expected to take place. The impres¬ 
sion prevailed that he would uot be executed, 
but his estates would be confiscated. The roads 
to Ycru Cruz had been cleared of robbers, aud 
a large amount of specie had started seaward. 
NEWS PARAGRAPHS. 
The Rev. Dr. Cummings finds that he has 
made nn error in bis calculations of the last day 
and that it will not come for a million yeai-s yet. 
A California encumber raised in Rock Island 
Couuty, 111., measures three feet two inches In 
length, and one foot one inch in circumference 
at the butt, 
A lot of land forty feet front by one buudred 
and ten deep, on the comer of Lake and Clark 
streets, Chicago, was sold last week for £120,000, 
This included a building on the lot worth about 
£20,000. It is the highest price ever paid for real 
estate in Chicago. 
A disastrous lire occurred in Petroleum 
Center ou the Boyd Farm, the terminus of the 
Oil Creek Railroad the 2d inst. The shipping 
yards of Brown & Sons, Catz & Co., Cook, Tib- 
bets and Gilbert, and twenty cars,were destroyed. 
Estimated loss £175,000. 
Admiral Fakragut’s party are being very ex¬ 
tensively lionized in Russia. At last accounts 
they were at Moscow, and that grand, old half- 
Asiatic half-European city, was being exhausted 
of its resources to do honor to these representa¬ 
tives of a republican power. 
The work of removing the rock from the Rock 
Island Rapids, 1» the Mississippi River, has com¬ 
menced. The powerful chisels w ere tested a few 
days ago, and at one drop sank four feet into the 
solid rock. The chisel weighs over eight thou¬ 
sand pounds, and drops thirty feet. 
Hon. Oakes Ames of North Easton, Mass., 
has contracted to build nearly the whole of the 
remaining portion of the Union Pacific Railroad 
—some six hundred miles, passing through the 
Rocky Mountain region—receiving therefor over 
£47,000,000. This is believed to be the largest 
contract ever entered into by one man. 
Oub western military posts in 1864, cost the 
Government £26,000,000, find in 1865, $57,000,000, 
of which last sum the pay of the troops took 
only £1,642,000, while the subsistence depart¬ 
ment swallowed up £31,523,8S0, and the quarter¬ 
master’s £23,374,209. It is stated that £150,000,- 
000 will scarcely meet the expenses of lost year. 
A box was in Peoria the other day, who, about 
two months ago was shot, speared, stabbed, and 
scalped by the Indians and left for dead. He was 
picked up, and is now in a fair way of recovery. 
Ho lost almost the whole scalp, a mere ring of 
hair having been left above the ears, and in front 
and at the neck. The horrible wound is now 
healing. 
KOXZS FEOM OHIO A M INDIANA. « 0BmmtaIf ^ChCtS, 
Tebre Haute, Indiana, Sept. 7. - 
Eds. Rural ; - Thirty years ago I knew this \ 
a frontier hamlet; now it is a city of ouk local money market lswithont materia) change. 
22,000 people, beautifully located on the \\ abash, Good paper is readily discounted, if the fun dp are want- 
wit h a lovely prairie reaching eastward to the ed for legitimate business. Notes having long to rnn are 
encircling forest In the distance, and attractive " 0T i,J ftv “ r ', r " yew J 0Tk > taring Oie past week, there 
b olid most cities in the ample yards, abundant expected as the season advanced. On Saturday the F1- 
foliagc and fine taste of Its homes. In the rear naucial Bulletin says:—"The best discount quotations 
yard ol the “ Terre Haute House,” my home for sr * ,1 ® T ^ c ® nt - ol the badness being on the basis 
the day, is a well eighteen hundred feet deep. “*.£? *!*!? ° f 7 A CeDt/ ' The Public Funds 
- .. . ~ y were doll at the close Of the week. The sneenlatlve 
CiiAt m El Rose sought Oil, found It sparingly, demand for the present has nearly ceased, and the ln- 
went down until sulphur water welled up at the qalry for investment is just now small, 
rate of over 6,000 barrels daily, and flows still Gold during the past week has Been excited, and rose 
with unabated force. A bath-house is building, 10 s C?nre higher than it has been in many months. The 
the sick bathe and drink, and are made well ; but lldpplns demand w as moderate, but speculators ruled 
Sewn! Metal tab. emot be u.ed, a„<l Mies IX'« w.*”''" °' ^ ”*'* “ ! “ w T “* 
after a bath have found their blejomlvg faces sud- There ha* been a decline in cotton at Liverpool and on 
denly some shades darker than the style — the rids ride. Dry Goods are more active at the East, and a 
effect Of sulphur on metallic paint I Bo let ail alr business was done last week, prices were a little lr- 
... , , , regular In consequence ol the decline in cotton, 
paint, but Nature *, look out for this counterfeit _ , _ 
detector ssaranel B. Buggies, delegate at the recent Internation- 
' ‘ _ a) Coinage Congress, which met in Parts, explains the 
On my early visit here I crossed the State and action or that body. He says that the proposition is not 
a part of Ohio, from Columbus, past Indianapo- ,0 substitute the tivc-hrance piece for the gold dollar, but 
lie on the old “National Road,” and well re- to reduce the weight of the minimum gold coin of each 
member the great Indiana forests, the new L?, S!^ each being 
. r ... ’ of nine-tenths fineness. This plan contemplates the re- 
eleanngs and the awful mud In the streets of the tention, by each nation, of its own names and emblems 
rude Capitol city. Now no fairer or richer belt ° n M# coinage— the only change proposed being util- 
Of farms can be found than that through which fortuity m weight and value—so that they may pass wlth- 
tbe railroad passes, and the pavements have or '' '"‘pediment Throughout the world. 
conquered the mud in that city—grown to45,000 M’ool— TbomarketlBflatln till* section. Farmers arc 
_ __, , , i, . - , Helling but little, andbuyers arc Indifferent about taking 
people and full of life. Two days ago 1 was ordinary lots at iCe. At the East there is a steady de- 
there while the great Samgerfest was going maud, at about former rates. The sales in Boston last 
on, and iu the evening near 4,000 persons filled v, ' tck were amount of * 10,000 fis. at soqtWKcfor 
a hall built for the occasion to hear 700 deep- and as^efor the various grades of pulled. 
voiced Germans ( all men) sing the songs of the t Wl,KAT AND FDora.-The market for wheat and flour 
._. , , , , .. has been excited during the pavt week, particularly at 
Faderland. \\ onderfnl, indeed, it was. E 88 t. 
It W8S rumored that receipts were falling off, 
The great resources of Indiana, In soil, and bnf ,h<? amount of wheat arriving ut the lake ports is 
mines, and forests, are hardly understood, and I ! a ^. c ’ 111 We “ en J N ^' v ' ork arc ' l0t 8ellln ? 
f .. , ’ ,,, Dccly. The price of red wheat has advanced, and $2,05 
think that a generation hence the verdict will was paid yesterday. Probably extru lots would bring 
be that it stands equal to the richest of the States, something more. Flour has advanced 50 c $ barrel In 
And Ohio—past the pioneer stage—with its this market, and from 50c to fi ta New York and Boston, 
• «« . 1 * « .... ‘ AAA vvAiCt-u ur,»n.t WJ l 
paint, but Nature’s, look out for this counterfeit _ , „ „ 
. , Samuel B. Buggies, delcg 
detector. s3 Coinage Congress, Whic 
On my early visit here I crossed the State and aetkm of that body. He ss 
a part of Ohio, from Columbus, past Indianapo- t0 *ubstUute the tive-fraoe< 
lie on the old “National Road,” and well re- deduce the weight of m 
member the great Indiana forests, the new of mna-towi* fineno* n 
clearings and the awful mud in the streets of the tention, by each nation, of 
rude Capitol City. Now no fairer or richer belt on ltfi coinage—the only 
of farms can be found than that through which fonaity in weight and valut 
the railroad passes, and the pavements have t,m impediment throughou 
conquered the mud in that city—grown to 45,000 -1 ,? c IuaTk ® 1nat 
people and fui! of life. Two days ago 1 was ordinary lots at me. At tr 
there while the great Samgerfest wits going mand. at about former raw 
on, and iu the evening near 4,000 persons filled week " ere to ,hc “mount 
a hall built for the occasion to hear 700 deep- flPCCe * an, l 38qnWc for the vi 
voiced Germans (all men) sing the songs of the . W ” KAT AJrD Fiora.-Th 
1 aderland. \\ underfill, indeed, it was. the East. It wse rumored i 
The great resources of Indiana, In soil, and hnf ,he amount of wheat 
mines, and forests, are hardly understood, and I 111 ’" e8ter 
think that a generation hence the verdict will W(1 . , m)cl yenerday. Probi 
be that it stands equal to the richest of the States, something more. Flour h. 
And Ohio—past the pioneer stage—with its thiH market, and from 50c tc 
railroads reaching almost every county, its - 
noble farms, its growing factories, its towns Rochester Wholes 
full of taste, and culture, and thrift, and its Flour, Feed, Grain, Etc. 
great cities telling as cities do, of the wealth Floor, w t wh't.$14.00®15,00 
_ _ ,, , , Do* r<?d wu«at, 
of fields, and the products of skill and Indus- Do. extra But.•. 
try. What changes in thirty years I saw MUlfeed, coarse, 
there! Cleveland with its 75,000 people, its M J-lo,corn.'cwt'. 
wide trade, Its great factories and iron mills— Wheat,red. it.Wt'efr 
Columbus in the center, on the broad meadows Cora, old, f bu. i.WR y:> 
of the Seiota, justly famed for Its richness, Its Oats'”!'.”!!!”" 1 Taji Vsc 
30,000 people, the State Capitol (a pile of stone Beaus^ l'!ml Mj 
covering two acres, and the Rotunda 120 feet to Meat*, 
the painted ceiling)—Cincinnati, with over 800,- Pork.old mcs»..$28.00®^,uo 
000 people, with thousands of workmen In its do! cK'ar^fi. 
shops, and great warehouses; and tlie Suspension Bccff'^^ 6 ’.?^ 
Bridge with its roadway near a hundred feet Snrinc I'ambi.... i.75® 8,00 
above low wuter m the Ohio, and its great Opera Hums. -7® is 
House, unsurpassed in size and costly elegance. cmckcBs"'.'."".’. 15 ® il 
All this wealth of puree and life have thc-sc toil- QeMefeacfc'!"" eel oo 
Ing pioneers made possible. All honor to their Dairy, Etc. 
brave hearts and busy hands, to their manhood Butter,choice roll, so® sic 
and womanhood, wearing labor as a crown of chlcHe^iafry”-- to® 13 
htebest trlorv. . u <>- (»ft?ry.ia® U 
Rochester Wholesale Prices Current. 
Flour, Feed, Grain, Etc. Fruits, Vegetables, Etc. 
Flour, w t wh’t.$11.00015,00 Apples,green,..$1,000 1,00 
Do. red wheat, U^0®12JS0 Do. ? barrel,* i!00®3o0 
Do. extra htat>-. B,00®10,00 Peachee. fXifct uo 
Do. buckwheat, V ct. 4,00 Cherries. oo<a fxi 
MUlfeed, coarse, S0,0oa^,00 I'luMB.. 00 a no 
Do. flue.«.,00®35,00 Blackberries,..;;; Oo® 00 
Mral.coru.cwt.. t.10® 2,78Potatoes, V DU... O.OJ® 079 
Wheat,rcJ. 2.10® 'tfr OnlongT!!.;...;.:. ft® lii? 
Beet white. Turnips. 00® do 
Cora, old, * bu. yj uarrote.. oo® oo 
75 cI Hidos and Skins. 
Barley. : .15® 1.V5 Green hides trim'd 9®o«e 
Beans,... 2,00® 3,90 Do. untrlnnued, 8® U 
Meats. Green calfskins... 16® 18 
„,, _ bheep pelts, each, 25c® hoc 
Pork, old mes*. $28,00®ii.oo Lamt do.0,75® i 25 
Do. new mess . 24,00®25,ou , . 
Do. clear. I* tt. 10® I7e seeds. 
Dress’d hugs, cwt 00,00®00,00 Timothy 9 bu.... .|u,00@0,(l0 
Beef. 13.tKRvnJ4.00 Clover, modi am,. n,00®0,00 
Spring iambs.,.. 2,i5® 8,00 Do. large.0,00®00.00 
Mutton, V fi. i ( *@ fie pea*....l,:<o®i to 
highest glory. 
Everywhere dronth, —the tall corn battles 
bravely with sun and heat, but will not yield 
over about half a crop In Lire regions I have 
seen. People in the west are quite disturbed by 
the prices of railroad freight* on their live stock 
aud produce, high and still higher as they are, 
with no corresponding Increase in costs of rail¬ 
roading that can be seen. 
St. Louis, Sept. 9th. 
Saturday night I left the beautiful Wabash 
Valley, took a sleeping ear, and at early morning 
looked out on the broad prairies, and we were 
soon rolling along the Mississippi aud in sight 
of this city, which makes uu imposing show 
from the eastern bank—its warehouses rising 
- - uwui • % V'vvy l«l«»» r n unot, 
from the eastern bank—it* warehouses rising esjft*. lbfe, $M0®l,4u, (’orn, ti,20®i,22: Oats, W®a7c. 
, ., Bariev. $1.25. Butter. 2!!®30c, Larn, 14®I4>iC. Cheese, 
tier above tier as the ground slopes up, miles of lf^isc. Pork, $55®*; Hams, 19®i20c; SUoulders, lie ; 
liliililinirs find rrinm:rlcimec nrul Ktppnloa liamnS Wool, 4 iK> 045 . 
Hama. ‘-7@ ta Flax. i^o® 2 JXi 
Shoulders. 12® n ^ 
Chickens. 15® 18 Sundries. 
Turkeys. IS® 20 Wood, hard.$7,0007,50 
Geese, each. oo® 00 De. soft.S,no®0.58 
Dairv Etc Owl,lump, V tun. 6 I »®0,00 
uairy, tic. J»o, largo egg.... 0,50®i),00 
Btiuci,choice roll, 30® 3lc Do. emailege.... fl,so®0,00 
Do. packed ...... 80® 81 Do. stove....... f>,90®O.(J0 
Chec-Hc, dairy...... 10i» 13 Do. chestnut.S.Wk'.fiO.OO 
Do. factory.la® 11 Do. soft. 7 , 00 ()tujK' 
Lard, tried tsot law Ho, ell nr V bn ,.. I.i®3rte 
l»o. rough, . 12 ® li Salt, 1)1*1.3,?0®2J80 
Tallow. tried.«H'® 9 X Wool, ♦ B. 33 oi i,‘Ue 
Do. rough. 80 6 H Hop*,,,.. 50® 
Eggs, dozen. 20 ® 2 S Whltcfish, W bbl... 6 , 00 @ 8 J 10 
r .,. n . Codfleb. IN 100n»...e,50®7,00 
Forage, nouey.’box, V B... ‘miic 
Hay $8 ton.$12,00®20,U(I Candles, box.12.!rf®i3K 
Do. »ew. 0,cmiW,00 Do.extra......... 140 15 
Straw. $ 8 , 00 ® 12.00 Barrels. 3 S® 40 
The Provision Markets. 
New York, Bepi. 14—A*htw, nnts, $0,50®!),50; pearls, 
$10,29012,50. Cotton, 25®25«C. l'lonr, H.Hesat $8,25®13,- 
75. Wheal, $2,1002,71. five, $1^8021,50. Barley. $1,05®1.05. 
Corn, $1,1%) ,2J. Oats, 90068c. Pork, ne w mess, $21 ,i>® 
24,85 ; Old do. $!!S,OO(i(2St,0U} prime, $20,50®21,Op. Beef, 
new plain mess, $18,00@81,OOt new extra mess, $24,r.o®28- 
00 ; tierces, prime roes*, t;H,00®4(U)(l; lmlian mess, »:«,r<0 
®40,i)0; beef hams. $38^)0040,00. Pork liams, lSqaiOv. c. 
Shoulders. Ill 4 ®lixc Lard, 11014gQ. Butler, 11SA5C. 
Cheese, 8®Hc. Hops, lOeyOOc. 
Cheese, 8®14c. 
Albany. Be 
Hour. $9,9007.7: 
buildings, aud many domes and steeples beyond, 
and the encircling hills along which are the 
pleasant suburbs iu the distance. Some sixty 
or seventy steamboats were along the levee. 
The stir of preparation for the yearly festival 
of the goddess Pomona—iu jilain English, the 
Annual Meeting ol the National Bornological 
Society — is beginning. 
The Pacific Railroad carriages, and the talk at 
table of tlie Plains and Mountains, makes me 
realize that this is the gate way to California and 
distant Asia. I saw on the river bank the first 
pile-driving for the foundation of the great rail¬ 
road bridge over the Mississippi — an immense 
work. Will 6end a word of Iowa aud Wisconsin 
soon. G. b. s. 
From South America.— The Brazilian Army 
is meeting with reverses in the Paraguayan War. 
San Salono has been fully fortified by the Para¬ 
guayans. 
Knllnlo, Bept, 14-Flour, sales at $9.75012,20; Wheat 
$1,9(102,05; Corn, $1,0801,09; Barley, $1,30® 1,35; Rye. $1,15 
®L25. l*rovisions - Pork, $24.00025JM ; Lurii. 13%®Uc.; 
liiime, 1GH02OC! Shoulders, 12Wc.; Batter, I2®25c; Cheese 
staioc; ERIK. 1502OC; Salt, $2,5002,55 * bbl. 
(jhleiigo. _ 8 ept, 14—Flour, $8,50010.50; Wheat,$1,72® 
Wheat, 
Barley. 
$18,50(5i 
Shoulders, 8 c; Lard,9wt)cts; Butler, 12H018C; Cheese, 10 
- 10 ®lie. Hay. $7®15; Straw, $ 70 *. Dried 
apples, l(i@10c. Wool, 28®30c. 
The Cattle Markets. 
New York, Sept. U.—The current prices for the 
week at all the markets are as follows:—Beef Cattle, $10 
@17; Cows and Calves. $30090 i Veal Calves, 7@12 cts.; 
Sheep and Lambs, $ 1,0009.00; Swine — Cora-fed, 7 ) 4 ® 
S)fc: light and medium, G@7e. 
Albany, Sept, lj—Beeves, prices ranging from 4 >f@ 
9’ic Milch Cows, $10090- Sueep, common to good, 4)4 
@7Kc; Uog8,C.iSf@7^c. 
Hrlgbtou and Cambridge, Sept. U—Beeves, sales 
at i*0i8\ets. Store Cattle.—Working Oxi 
pair; huudy steers, $1S7@200. Milch cows, $50090: heif¬ 
ers. $10055; yearlings, $ 16022 ; two-years-old, $30@3S. 
Sheep, 80504 extra, Western. 5af®6Mc; In lot8,$'i@4 per 
head. Veal Calves. 6 ® 10c. Shotes—Wholesale 6@7c; re¬ 
tail «>i@Sc. Fat hogs. 74f®8e. 
Cbirupo, Sept. 14-Beeves range at from $0,00@6,75; 
Sheep,$4,40@4,50; Hogs, $d,75®7,25. 
Toronto, Sept. 11—Beef, 1st class, |0,50@7; 2d, $5,50® 
6,00; Inferior, $5@5,00. Sheep, t3,00@4,50 each. Lambs, 
Many churches out of the limits of the city, ™uwi»o. 
are suffering in their devotional services for the 81 ‘ r ° m |C,00 ® 8, ' 5; 
want of good music, when a reasonable amount Toromo , 8 ept. ll-D e er, 1st class, »6xo@7; 2d, $5,50® 
of money will purchase a tine organ, with which g.oo; inferior, $5@5,oo. sheep, $3,00@4,50 each. Lambs, 
. J , $1,75®2^0. Calves, $d, 00®o each. Dressed hogs, 6®0}4c 
the voices may be supported in full harmony. _ 
With a poor instalment, the singing will deteri- 
orate, and with none at all neither M ill a choir 6 Wo °' ar ets * 
or congregational Singing flourish. Messrs. S. D. and in fair demand. Sales 380.000 its. at 50000c. for do- 
<!C n. W. Smith of Boston, have just introduced 
new styles of American Organs, with upright 
cases aud gilt imitation pipes, having remarka¬ 
ble volume of tone, containing the manual euli- 
bass, super octave coupler, tremolo and knee 
swell. We take pleasure in calling the attention 
of churches in need of good instruments, to the 
American Organs.— Watchman and Reflector. 
Willis’ Stump Machine—Again.— Last week 
Joseph Medbury, Esq., of this city, made a trial 
of one of these machines ou his farm in Gates. 
The stumps pulled were green ones, consisting 
of beech, maple, ash ami basswood. They were 
removed with great facility much to the surprise 
of the owner of the premises. He considers 
the machine one of great power, and unequaled 
in execution. 
Clnclnimil, Sept. 18—The Gazette gives the follow¬ 
ing quDiaiiaas :—Tub-watbed. 33040c,; vary clean toll 
wool, 40042c, and unwashed do, 22025c; pulled, S3@35c; 
Fleece—Common to 'A blood, 35 
to % do, 40@42c; % to full do, 
37c; A lo y do, 87@40c; 
l@45c ¥ n>. 
a x v i t fl. 
In this cily, on the 11th inst., at the residence of the 
bride’s father, bv Friends'Ceremony, WM. H. BURGESS 
of Rich Square, N. C., and CAROLINE E. LAW, eldest 
daughter of Wit. Law of this city. 
lUttertismeuts. 
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io have Atwater's System of School Government. Send 
for Circular. JOHN ATWATER. Box 2.088 Chicago, Ill. 
^E\D STAMP FOR SIXTFF.IV y®. S. 
f_5 Pages Description of some of t.be finest > \ 
Imported and Thorough-Bred Animals nt'&J 
and Fowls in America. 
L. B. SILVER. Salem, O. 
A GENT!- WANTED-010 TO S*20 A DA V, 
xjl to introduce eur new patent Stxb sui-ttlx Sew¬ 
ing MaCHivs. Price, $20. It uses fwp threads, and 
makes the genuine Lock Srm u. All other low priced 
machines make tlie Chain Surcir Exclusive territory 
civ pd. Send for circulars W. G. WILSON & CO.. Man¬ 
ufacturers, Cleveland, Ohio. 922 I3t 
-ATJE-A FARM CONTAINING 230 
acres oi land, situated 2 miles sun lb-west of the 
vlllaci : Canandaigua. N. Y. Having npon it G5 acres 
choice ;ti her; r.eanriK Orchard of 180 trees, farm house 
and tctr.ini house, bams, stahlee, granarvs, sheds, Ac. 
Terms ta-y. Apply to H. CLAY tfoRHAM, Canandai¬ 
gua. Ontario Co., N. Y. 
M ONIiV SAVED IS BETTER THAN 
Movf.y Eaenkd. — The subscriber will famish 
Grape Vines of the hardy desirable varieties, of one, two 
a d three years growth, at prices e&ecuilty ailvanunje- 
I'lircluwera of large quantities, tramples furnished 
when ueslred. Also. Grape wood at moderate rates. T. 
G. YEOMAN 8 , Vfa|wt,rtn Nurseries. Walworth,N. Y. 
\ «KNTS WANTE!>.—Tlie Complete 
Han ns list ; Or. Tux Pkoplf. thbib own Physi- 
cianb by the Lhe up Heebal Remeoiks, la the title of 
one of the beet family medical books that lias ever been 
offered to the public. The rapid sale of this book, and 
the large commission allowed, enables a good agent to 
make easily from $20 to $30 per day. Address for full 
particulars the author aud publisher, 
Db. O. PHELPS BROWN, 
No. 19 Grand Street, Jersey City. N. J. 
mm: GUEETINGs-A Collection of 
A Glees, Choruses and Part-Song-. By L. o. Emerson. 
Author of “ The Jubilate,” '• Harp of Jnduli,” *- Golden 
Wreath.'' " Merry Chimes," Ac. The pieces contained 
in this book are nearly all new. A large number have 
been Contributed by Mr. L. H. Southard, and the whole 
will in-found to possess unusual attractions for Socie¬ 
ties, Clubs and Amateur Singers. Price. $1.38; $12 per 
dozen. Mailed, post-paid. OLIVER PITSON &. CO„ 
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made at small cost and sold at large profits. 25 cents. 
Rogues asn Rogceui as-Exposing all tricks and 
traps of cltle«, and all swindles unu hnniiiugs. 25 cents. 
Handbook of VBSTBrLOqiriKM, and how to make the 
Magic Whistle. IS cents. 
How to Mark Bad Mkmoby Gv>od and Good Bet- 
teh—A new art, valuable to all. 15 cents. 
PnoNOGtiAi-nic Handbook—F or Self-Instruction In 
the modern Unproved and simplified art ns used hv prac¬ 
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|?T Solti by all booksellers, or -ent, postage paid, by 
HANF.V & CO.,119 Nassau tjt , New York. 922-3t*0 
R IHIAKIWA LINCOLN’S FRI IT PICK¬ 
ER — See Rural of Aug. 3d, 7th, 10th and 24th. 
f If W \ , PEA It STOCKS- VERY FINE 
Dee troui blight. lU.OUO Honey Locust 
Hedge Plants. 'A.UOO Standard Apple Trees 5 to 8 feet. 
921-2 W. J. DEVOE, Homer, N. Y. 
rivo wixr (mitneun i gh.ipk Si gar 
I Sikit* for sale by HARTMANN & LAlST. 4i Eual 2d 
St., Clhr .nimtl, Ohio. Pamphlets seut free of charge up¬ 
on application. 921 
Wf i POFNOH WIRE-Second Hnud 
pV MFOO aimealed telegraph, in good condition, 
fur t.'rspe Vin«-n and Fencing, in about half mile 
lengths, weight 32U Its. p mile, tor sale cheap, bv 
921-41 G. BLAKE, 45 Cliff St., New York. 
Tn17w GROVE SMALL FRUIT nnd PLANT 
FARM. —Strawberry, Raspberry and Blackberry 
l'.aiit.-. In variety; uUO Grape Vmrj s L arrant Bushes and 
Asparagus Roots. Catalogue-free to alt applicants. 
9?l-2t fit As. COLLINS, Moorcsiown, N. J. 
G t RAPE VINES.-iVE OFFER TO THE 
T Fall Trade - 10,000 Iona. 102100 Concord, 2,000 l«ra- 
Clla , also Hartford Prolific. Allm'sHybrld. several num¬ 
bers of Rogers, <fce-, Ac., of excellent quality, at reason¬ 
able rates. Send for Price List, free, PETEK DE PEW 
A: SON, Nyack, Rockland Co., N. Y. 9214t 
T urks and seedlings f4>h sale. 
300,000 Pi urn Seedlings, extra line; 200.000 two-year 
old Apple Beedllugs, line; 100,000 Cherry Seedllues, ex¬ 
tra; lu.ooo Orange Quince; 10,000 Extra No. l Peach 
Trees ; 20.000 Standard Cherrv Trees, one and two years 
old. 20,0W Standard Apple Trees, S and 4 years; 10,000 
Standard and Dwarf Pear, also a tine lot of Plum Trees 
and a large supply of all the new sorts of Grape Vines, 
and a flue stock of all the Small Fruits. 
‘J21-2t J. II. I’LATMAN, Bellomt, Yates Co., N. Y. 
K ITATINNl KLACKHERRY at the 
IV KsT.—Among the many testimonials received, 
the following In regard to this splendid berry, ou the 
prairies, muv suffleo. A gentleman in Fulton Cu .His., 
wrllea:—" llic Kit a tinny plants got of yoa Ur the spring 
Of i -tbl, fruited this season most abundantly, one week 
earlier Riau my Lawtou’s, ou the same ground and loca¬ 
tion, and the smallest branch withstood the winter with- 
ouranv Injury whatever." Price rot -trong plants, $20 
per 1U0; 31u0 V 1,000. F. K, PHOENIX. 
02I-3t Bloomington, .McLean Co., Ills, 
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-Wool, market is steady 
andln fair demand. Sales 390,000 Its. at 50@00c. for do¬ 
mestic fleece; 22 @llc for pulled; 47@47Kc for tubbed; 
24@2Sc for Texas; 23@32JgC for California; 3S<j3Ueror 
Cape.; 20K@2Ie for Mestlza;27c for Camels hair, and 
Cordova on private terms. 
IioMton, Sept fi.—The following are the Advertiser’s 
§ uoiaiions:—Ohio and Pennsylvania—Choice, 60<a.fi3c; 
n», 57059c; medium,52@55c; coarse, 40@18c. Michigan, 
New f ork and Vermont—Extra, ; tine, 4fi®48; 
medium,4$®46c; coarse, 4Q@4£c. Other Western—Fine, 
t:Vi>.ifc; medium, 42®4Rc; e.mfitucn, 35®40e ; California, 
1 S& 35 C; Canada, iOwSOc; pulled, extra, 50cA56c; superfine 
40(gd53c: No. 1 , 29@o5l'; Smyrna, IS@45e; Buenos Ayres, 
18®36c; Cape Good Hope, J.Viti4lq; ClUltan, 25®30C; Afri¬ 
can, 18080c; East India, 18@5<>c. 
Nursery Stock, general assortment. 1.000,000 Apple, I to 
4 yr; 1,000 superb yearlings, $50. 150,000Pear.sSiuiuWd 
and Dwarf. 1.004 splendid two feel Bland. IJwtlett, 
$50 ;S Crab and Dwf Apple*, all size*; 40,01X1 Cherry, large- 
1 v Riehmor.d or May,loo, *15 to «T>; Will Peach. Hab-’s 
Early, we-. 1 , 000 , $115; 300,000 Gtape, strong Concord luy- 
et-.- f.000. fH5. Hartford, $) 6 U, Ives. $1M). Roger*. Iona, 
CrevcUng. aud other best; A.uOO.WjO Usage Orange, 1st 
class, 100.000. $200 ; 50,000 Currante, Raspberry and Goote- 
berry; :*)/W Kttatinny Blackberry, warranted genuine 
aud every way Drst class, 3,000. $150; l.OOOjOOO Apide 
stocks, strong, selected, jearllnn, 1 . 000 , $ 0 ; 50,000 Pear 
stocks, strong, yearling, 1 , 000 . ^20. Also, Quince, Plum, 
Cherry, Rose, Dwf Apple stock--; 30.000 Roses, all classes 
Marshal me), tine plant. $t»doz. Evergreens. Inffnense 
stock; Tulips, Hyacinths, Orocns, and other hardy 
Bulbs, ty Please notice our cheap young stock for 
distant markets. _$E 8 Send 2 red stamps for Descriptive 
ami Wholesale Lists. F. K. PHOENIX, 
931-St Bloomington, McLeau Co., Ill. 
JJEADQUARTERS 
TOK OEIGINxL 
Kittatinny Black¬ 
berry Plants. 
jy Pronounced by the 
highest (Uvintifeeud author¬ 
ities in the country to he 
the 
I Blackberry Known. 
ry wide-awake Rural reader 
i it, as prices are low. Cata- 
-li this year's testimony .ready 
10 cts. Price list gratis. Ad- 
Avshage tl'AB. drass E. & J. C. WILLIAMS, 
Montclair, N. J. 
T?RriT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES. —A 
1 large stock for sale at the Niagara Nurseries. For 
IVholc-sale, Retail and Descriptive Catalogues address 
917-St E. MOODY & SONS, Lockport, N. l r . 
M onroe county nlrseries, 
ROCHESTER, N. Y, 
•We offer for the Fail Trade a general assortment of all 
kinds of Fruit Trees, both Standard and Dwarf; also, 
Ornamental Trees, Shi-ubs, Plants and Vines, and every 
desirable variety of Small Fruits. Would call special 
attention to our stock of Roses, ou tlieir own roots, con¬ 
sisting of over 200 different sorts. Also, a fine lot ol 
standard Roses. Wholesale Catalogues sent on applica¬ 
tion. GOULD, BECKWITH & CO., Rochester, N. Y. 
