NEW YORK STATE, 
them the salted meat and skins of one hundred 
and twenty-eight deer and tive bear, as the re¬ 
sult of their summer's hunt in the eastern part 
of Delta county, Mich. 
A tin mine, twenty-five feet in width, is re- 
ported to have been discovered in Bainbridge 
District, San Diego county, Cal., which is said to 
be i he richest one of the Coast. 
Manufactured tobftcoo, raised in Southern Ili- 
iinois, is said to be worth five cents a pound 
more than that of any other portion of the West. 
The Jonesboro Gazette says that tobacco equal 
to the best Cuba can be raised in Union county 
at a greater profit than any other crop. 
The newly discovered slate region in Minne¬ 
sota extends for twenty mites. It. is to be the 
grand emporium out of which the prairie cities j 
of the West are to he roofed. 
voters have registered in Savannah, Ga., against 
4,713 in 1869. 
Judge ft. A. Ruckner has accepted the position 
as a professor in the law school, In connection 
with the Kentucky University, made vacant, by 
the death of Judge William Goodioc. 
The Southern Presbyterian Church report 
11 synods; 55 presbyteries; WO ministers; 1.469 
churches; Si,OH communicants; Sabbath school 
scholars, 47,327 
The Wntcrvilet Arsenal, West Troy, is to try 
its skill at making mitrailieurs for our Govern¬ 
ment. 
The Auburn Advertiser has just learned that 
at a recent meeting of the Board of Directors of 
the Midland Railroad Company, it was resolved 
ihat it. was expedient to extend the road from 
i ruxton to Auburn,and that steps be forthwith 
taken to locate the route for the same, taking 
into consideration grade, business, and means 
furnished for construction. 
The schooner E. S. J. Remfs. with 14,000 bush¬ 
els of wheat from Detroit for Buffalo, sunk In 
the hike off Port Rowan on the 20th of Septem¬ 
ber. The cargo Is a total loss. All of the crew 
were saved. 
The steam boiler in T. It. Stalker’s planing 
mill at Auburn, N. Y., exploded September20tb, 
demolishing the mill, and badly damaging other 
buildings. James Hamilton, the fireman, hav¬ 
ing charge of (lie engine, was burled In the 
ruins and taken out dead, having been scalded 
from head to foot.. Damage, $15,000. 
The drouth in the river counties still con¬ 
tinues, and there is a great scarcity of water. 
In Dutchess county the potato crop is three-quar¬ 
ters short, corn is meager, and the farmers will 
soon have to commence feeding hay. There are 
no signs of rain. 
According to the annual report of the Hon. 
Abram Weaver of Utica. Slab) Superintendent 
of Public Schools, N. Y. city has 150,000 children 
of school ages. In thepublicaud private schools 
the attendance fe 109,000, leaving 41,000 children 
not attending school. The estimated value of 
school-houses and sites is $3,215,356; total num¬ 
ber of teachers, 785. During the year the cost of 
building, repairing, &c., of school-houses, was 
$317,000; of teachers’ wages, $.494,000. 
The Fab!us, Onondaga county cheese factory 
has on hand 1,200 boxes, which it holds for four¬ 
teen ecu is. Many other factories in that county 
have Beveral hundred boxes euch, ready for 
market. 
Governor Hoffman has appointed George W. 
FOREIGN NEWS 
The Frnnco-I'riiHHinn Wnr. 
In continuation of the war record, wo have 
few movements of note. The Prussians liavo 
slowly but surely boon concentrating their 
forces around Paris, until at last accounts that 
city hasbeen pract ically surrounded, cutting it, 
off from communication with the outside world. 
Order has for Hie most part been maintained in 
Paris, with a firm determination to resist to the 
despite all untoward ©irctitn- 
Tho Hon. James A. Bell or Lyme, Conn., is 
now preparing a swamp for u cranberry mead¬ 
ow, consisting oftwenty-fivo acres, at a cost of 
$15,000. 
The Jury in the Massachusetts Supreme Court 
has awarded $6,500 damages to E. T. Mayo and 
wire, In the sub for damages for personal inju¬ 
ries to Mrs. Mayo on the Boston and Maine Rail¬ 
road. 
The strike of the spinners at. Fall River, Mass., 
has ended disastrously for the strikers, after two 
months of idleness, and a loss in wages of about 
hall' a million dollars. 
Thirteen cotton factories in the vicinity of 
hast Haddam, Conn., have been obliged to sus¬ 
pend, owing to the drouth. They give employ¬ 
ment to 700 men. 
4 he Maine Powder Compnny turns out 1,600 
kegs a month with a force of ten hands. They 
make a specialty of blasting powder. 
The pecuniary success of the New England 
Fair has been unparalleled. It ts estimated that, 
the receipts have reached $25,000, and the ex¬ 
penses $20,000. 
The New Bedford flour mills, at New Bedford, 
Mas?., were burned Sept. 13, with 1.200 Imrrelsof I 
Hour and 20,000 bushels of 
contributions, including con¬ 
gregational expenses, $872,355. The contribu¬ 
tions and candidates for the ministry have in¬ 
creased during the past year, but in the num¬ 
ber of ministers, churches and members tiler© is 
a decrease. 
The proposition is being mooted to form a 
new .State out of portions of Western North 
Carolina, East Tennessee and Southwestern Vir¬ 
ginia. 
Agricultural associations all over the South 
are appointing delegates to the Agricultural 
Congress, and the indications 
Congress will add 
latest moment, 
stances. A body of French soldiers said to be 
80,000 strong have boon placed outside the forti¬ 
fications, to impede the Prussian advance, and 
several conflicts have occurred. A severe en¬ 
gagement took place near INsonneson the 19th, 
when 25,000 French were attacked by the Pros- 
elans whom they succeeded in driving back, 
mainly by the use of artillery, with considerable 
loss to the Prussian forces. o r) the same day 
there was an Important victorious engagement 
at. Forte Vlllejuii and Montrougo. The French 
corps or Vinoy was defeated and compelled to 
retreat in disorder. Seven guns and several 
thousand prisoners were captured. 
The official statement of the Prussian military 
situation, up to the ‘..’ 2 d of September, declares 
tlie investment of Paris completed to the lull 
extent doomed requisite for strategical pur¬ 
poses. The troops, while marching to their 
assigned positions, met no resistance, except, on 
the south side of the city, where an attempted 
defence in the open field was completely frus¬ 
trated by defeating Vinoy’s division. 
The Palace of Versailles has been occupied by 
the Gorman Uhlans. It Is understood that the 
Prussians will make their headquarters at. Ver¬ 
sailles permanently. The Gardes Mobiles around 
Paris me killing great numbers of Prussian 
Titnberle8s as 
are many of these cities, and annually growing 
more completely so, this deposit must, be a 
wealthy mine for the whole Mississippi valley. 
No other slate bed occurs west, of the Peach- 
bottom quarry in Pennsylvania. 
The Illinois Industrial University at Urbana 
charges no tuition, depending entirely on its en- 
dowmentand lands, for the funds tor its support. 
The famous horse Patchen died at St. Paul a 
few days since, from the results of poison ad¬ 
ministered to him through inailco years ago. 
are strong that the 
new impetus to thegreat in¬ 
terest everywhere in that section manifested Tor 
the improvement of Southern agriculture. 
J. J. Goodwin, the Sheriff elect of Halifax Co., 
N. C.. being unable to give the bond, the office 
was declared vacant by the Board of Commis¬ 
sioners, and John A. Ilcid, the old Sheriff, was 
appointed to till the vacancy, 
Andrew Tarpley, negro, fifteen years old, was 
hanged at Graham, N. C., recently, for the rape 
of a white child, eleveu years old, iu Alatnanco 
county. 
The Fincastte, Va., Herald says many of the 
farmers in that county have lost large port ions 
of their wheat crop on aeeountof the continued 
wet weather. 
An association has been recently formed in 
Chatham county, Ga., for the purpose of inaiig- 
iirating and fostering all branches of agriculture, 
mechanics, and manufacture, and the line arts. 
The Marion, Ala., Commonwealth, from an in¬ 
spection of the cut ton erop over a line of seven¬ 
ty-five miles, pronounces the prospect most un¬ 
usually bad. The weed did not average more 
than ten Inches high outside of Perry county. 
T. W. Evans, deputy sheriff of Opelousas, bn., 
having been satisfactorily ascertained to have 
his life through the manipulations of an igno- 
| rant corn doctor. Mortification ensued soon 
after the corn was extracted. 
The census has developed Jane Johnson of 
Adams, O., who is 123 years old, and was au cj'e- 
witnessof Rrnddock’s defeat. 
The Clcavotand Leader states that the total 
population of that city, according to the census 
Just completed therein, is 92,985—just fifteen 
short of ninety-three tfumand. In 1850 the popu¬ 
lation was 17,034; in 1800, 43,417. In twenty years 
the increase has been 75,951. 
Chicago Is still entitled to be termed the model 
divorce city of the world. Five hundred and 
sixty-nine is the number of domestic dissolu¬ 
tions for last year. 
The population of Ottawa Co., Mich., as shown 
by the census, is 26.677. In I860 the population 
, gram. Juiss $100,900; 
insured for $90,000. 
The fishing vessels from the different townsin 
ihe State of Maine have had no success the past 
season. Fishing at Eastporl has been almost a 
failure, no pollock having been taken in tlicbny, 
while the vessels that, have been fishing at Grand 
Menttn, and on the Banks, have not got half fare. 
It la full as bad in herring fishing, not more than 
ouc-third of the usual catch having been se¬ 
emed so far. 
The Rhode Island churches are to celebrate 
the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of 
Congregationalism in this country at Provi¬ 
dence, Oct. 11. It. is anticipated there will bean 
immense gathering ol' descendants of the Puri¬ 
tans, 
The Portland Packing Company will put up 
this season at their factory, in Casoo, 100,000 cans 
of sweet corn. 
Two hunters, near Waterbury, Conn., found 
the naked dead body of a man, apparently fifty 
years old. In a field. A brown cloth cap, but no 
JUC residents or rort Huron. Mich,, are erect¬ 
ing a new High School building, the third floor 
of which they contemplate fitting up. to be used 
as a museum of curiosities, geological speci¬ 
mens, and lor any article or thing of interest, 
which the public may bo pleased to contribute. 
A young lady named Lottie Larson commit¬ 
ted suicide at. Moline, HI., by throwing herself 
under a t rain of ears. She had been engaged to 
a man who had broken the engagement, since 
when she had seemed to care nothing for life. 
Gangs of men are at work on the Chicago and 
Iowa railroad in every township between A urova 
and Rochelle, and one quarter of the distance 
will be graded within the week. 
The great Randall si 
oia • noirman overrules tueoetnurrerof coun¬ 
sel in the case of District Attorney Morris, of 
Kings, and orders an examination of his official 
conduct. 
The official and complete census returns of 
Brooklyn and Kings <>ountj’, show the popula¬ 
tion to boas follows:—Brooklyn,390,574; county 
towns, 23,992; total, Kings county, 414,566. 
A valuable t rott ing horse that was entered for 
the race lately at Hudson, was poisoned during 
the night by sumo unkuowo miscreant. 
I.. K. Martlndale, of Iowa, a supposed cattle 
dealer from near Murray's Station, on the Bur¬ 
lington and Missouri ifailroud, wus run over by 
a train on tlm Erie road, at. Buffalo. Sent. 8th. 
silenced. Ubticb, the commander, had been 
badly wounded, liis offioe headquarters had 
boon removed to the cellar of the Prefecture of 
Police. A vote had boon taken by the people of 
the city oil the subject of surrender. It was de¬ 
cided by a large majority to continue the de¬ 
fense to the last. The Gorman fire js maintained 
with perfect regularity and Increasing force; 
the French tire is intermittent, sometimes furi¬ 
ous, but seldom harmful, the shells being defec¬ 
tive—one-third bursting In the air, and the sup¬ 
ply of fuses being deficient, as 80,000 were re¬ 
cently captured on the Rhine. All efforts to 
drain tho moats have failed, heavy rains keep¬ 
ing thorn full. 
There was a sortie by the French garrison of 
Strasbourg along the turnpike; the engagement, 
livding only a few hours, ended at. dark, the 
Prussians occupying the chateau of Mercy-le- 
Ilaui at. Strasbourg, taking tho lunettes fifty- 
two and throe. This secures tho successful run¬ 
ning or parallels for storming the inner fortifi¬ 
cations and for final capture. 
A rising of Spanish and Italian colonists is re¬ 
ported in Algiers; also a mutiny In a foreign 
legion containing many Germans, all of which 
is attributed to Prussian influence. In the 
moanfbtt©efforts for pence on the part of the 
Provisional Government have not been relaxed. 
I'he election of Depotios has been ordered to 
be held early In October. Jules Favrc, without 
waiting ior diplomacy to bring about, a confer¬ 
ence, made application directly to Bismarck, 
who readily accorded a meeting,and the French 
diplomat at. once proceeded to King William’s 
headquarters. Thus far the result of t he meet¬ 
ing has not. transpired. 
King \VIlialm has explained that his only ob¬ 
jection to treating with the present authorities 
POLITICAL NEWS, 
Returns of the recent election in North Caro¬ 
lina for Attorney-General, with the exception 
of Caswell and Gates counties, foot, up, for 
Samuel F. Phillips, Rep., 03,427; for William M. 
Shipp, Deni., 87,648—Democratic majority, 4 , 321 . 
The same counties gave in 1868 for Grant, 08,817; 
Seymour, 82,009-nmjority for Qraiit, 11,809. Thu 
two counties not returned for Attorney-General 
gave Grant 328 majority in 1808. 
Returns from Maine, very near complele, give 
Perham, Republican, for Governor, 8.875 major¬ 
ity, the vote being for Perluun, 54,051, and for 
Roberts, I)ein„ 46,170. 
At the Democratic State Convention at Roches¬ 
ter on tho 17th ult., the following ticket, wus 
nominated 
e.l to spread the flames. The Atlantic Company 
lose largely in machinery. The total loss is esti¬ 
mated at.$150,000; insured about one-half. 
The Water Commissioners of Hartford, in 
view of " nauseous taste and offensive odor of 
the city water,” advises housewives to boll it 
and let if stand an hour before using, and resort 
to cold tea and coffee as family beverages. 
At a small fire in Providence, R. J., on the 20th 
ult., the boiler of u steam fire engine No. fl ex¬ 
ploded, injuring five persons, and one, named 
Geo. T. Denson, perhaps fatally. 
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Nashua, 
N. H., has voted unanimously to ,.„f orce the re¬ 
vised Liquor law, as passed at tho June session 
ot the Legislature. 
American sumac is growing in popularity. It 
is largely’ used by tho Lyun and I’eubodv mo¬ 
tif, involvings large num¬ 
ber of lots in St.. Paul, has been decided in favor 
of defendants. 
Chief Justice McLean, of Utah, at Salt, Unite, 
litis decided that, the Territorial legislation, 
whereby the Mormons have for ten years con¬ 
trolled the jury system of the Supreme and Dis¬ 
trict Courts ol Utah, whs null and void. 
Arizona advices to Rapt. 10, state that Gov. 
Salford, at. the head of the volunteers, had taken 
the field against tho Indians in Southern Arizona, 
and a war of exterminat ion has been commenced 
throughout tho entire Territory. There was 
excitement at Prescott over rich gold discoveries 
in Bradshaw Mountain*. 
Threshing machines in Iowa have caused 
eleven deaths, besides making sad havoc with 
toes and fingers. 
Governor, John T. Hoffman ; Lieu¬ 
tenant-Governor, Alien C. Bench ; Comptroller, 
Asher P. Nichols; Canal Commissioners, j„hn 
D. Fay, George W. Chapman; Prison Inspector, 
Solomon Seheu. 
The Oregon Legislature lias elected Col.J.J. 
Kelly. Deni,, United States Senator. 
The Republicans of the Illd Michigan Dist rict 
have re-nomitinted Hon. Austin P. Itlqii- for 
Congress. 
At the Republican Congressional Convention 
of the Eighteenth District of this State, Hon. 
James M. Marvin of Schenectady was nominated 
for Congress. 
Charles Ready is a Democratic candidate for 
Congress In the Fourth Dist rict of Tennessee. 
The Temperance party in the Eighth (Ohio) 
Congressional District have nominated John D. 
Taylor of Olmsteud. 
Colonel Rafferty of Passaic is the Democratic 
candidate for Congress from tho Fourth District 
of New Jersey. 
Captain O. B. Brockway has been nominated 
for Congress by the Democrats of the Thirteenth 
District of Pennsylvania. 
At the Republican State Convention of Kan¬ 
sas, James M. Harvey was re-nominated for Go v- 
uor. Judge Brewer of Leavenworth was nomi¬ 
nated Tor the Supreme Bench, P. P. Elder for 
Lieutenant-Governor, aud Smallwood for Secre- 
tery of State. 
The Massachusetts State Labor Convention has 
nominated for Gov.. Wendell Phillips; Liout.- 
Gov., James Chnttaway; See. of State, Stillman 
B. Pratt; Attorney-General, Charles Cornby; 
State Trena., N. W. Stoddard. 
The Republicans of Erie Co., N. Y., have nom¬ 
inated the following ticket: —Congress, Lyman 
K. Bass: Sheriff. John B. Weber; County Clerk, 
Amos B.Tanner; Sup't of Poor. John Dietzer. 
The Republican Congressional nominations 
for New Jersey are now complete, ;es follows; 
First District. John W. Hazleton; Second, Wui. 
FROM NEW ENGLAND 
Thk present drouth hng caused the stoppage 
or the Gilman ton (N. II..) Hosiery Mills. Their 
reservoir has not been exhausted for seventeen 
years before. Cart loads of fish have died in it. 
A hoy named George Reed, ngod fifteen years 
has been arrested for setting lire to the Uxbridge 
(Mass.,) Almshouse, which was destroyed last; 
week. He has confessed the net. He was for¬ 
merly an inmate of the asylum. 
A fire in the woods near Plymouth, Mass., lias 
devastated alamo portion of tho forest, known 
as Plymouth woods. It began near Wnreliani, 
and Is supposed to have caught, from ihe dis¬ 
charge of a sportsman’s gun. Tho track burned 
over is nearly nine miles in width. The authori¬ 
ties of the town are doing all they can to slop 
FROM THE SOUTH, 
I rFTv-rnnEE thousand Immigrants passed 
through Memphis last year to settle In the 
“Missippj Bottom," Arkansas, &c. 
The planters are beginning to cut theirtobacco 
in some ports of the lower counties of Kentucky. 
The crop is reported as being generally very flue. 
Tho people of Nashville, Tcnn., will soon boast 
ot one of the largest cotton factories in the 
South. A com puny, with a eanitnl of aoivimn 
FROM THE WEST, 
A i.itti.e son of Joseph Goodrich, of Ripley 
county, Ind., amused himself a few days ago, by 
making a nice little bonfire of $9,000 worth of 
United States bonds belonging to his father. 
Gov. Shaffer of Utah lias issued a proclamation 
forbidding the assembling of Mormon militia, 
and all gatherings of armed persons within the 
territory. All arms and ammunition now in 
possession of tho militia 
over at once to Col 
General Connor 
iiaiiun uestres ot glory are on the ovoof reali¬ 
zation. Rome is to he the capital of United 
lialy, Hie troops of Victor Emanuel having taken 
possession of tho Eternal City with slight resist¬ 
ance on the part, of the Pontifical troops. 
There are great preparations mi Florence for 
the transfer of the capital. Mazzini is well 
treated. An amnesty is expected. The people 
ol all Italy arcentliuEJastteover th© accomplish- 
mont of Italian unify. The large cities arc cov¬ 
ered with bunting, and fireworks and illumina¬ 
tions attest tho general joy. A plcbtecUmn is to 
be taken Immediately, to decide whether Rome 
shall lie the capital of the kingdom. 
Garibaldi is at Caprera. Ho fs reported os suy- 
ing, “ There is no answer from the French Gov¬ 
ernment, and that rubbish or scum, which calls 
itselt the Italian Government, keeps me a pris- 
oner. The Italian Government, on being ques¬ 
tioned answer;-” Owing to neutrality we have 
refused consent to his departure, 'When Favrc 
Offered a French frigate to convey him, the 
Italian Government replied we should deem 
such mi act direct hostility." The Prefect of 
A company, with a capital of $300,000, 
| has commenced the erection of a building for 
the purpose. The main building is three hun¬ 
dred feet long by sixty wide, and is to he four 
stories high. It is thought, that work will com¬ 
mence about January. 1811, and that employ¬ 
ment will he given to three hundred hands. All 
kinds of cotton fabrics will be manufactured, 
including prints. 
^ ho business of the Prcodtncn's Bureau at the 
Soutlt has been closed, with the exception of 
that connected with educat ional associations. 
Mr. Clark, who lives near Columbus, Ga., has a 
sow with hoofs like a horse — no split in them; 
and, what, is equally strange, in a litter of seven 
pig* She has three distinguished for tho Bame 
peculiarity. 
Cm the 4th of September, at Loup Creek, West 
5 irginia, a serious riot occurred upon sections 
Ol i he Ohio and Chesapeake Railroad, between 
some sixty blacks and thirty whites. The quar¬ 
rel arose between a black man, who was em¬ 
ployed in one gang of men, and a white man 
who was employed in another. After several 
engagements with successive re-enforcements 
on either side, they armed and met in battle ar¬ 
ray. Shots were exchanged, and a determined 
charge on the part of the whites put the negroes 
to runt. The retreating party was followed a 
mile or more, with vigorous firing, and six or 
more killed. 
Congressman Sheldon, who left New Orleans 
on the 8th of September, contradicts the yellow 
fever statements about that city. Onlj 
sporadic cases existed, and the lust case r< 
was t wo weeks ngo. There were not mo 
five or six cases before. 
The new Supreme Court of Tennessee, 
arc ordered to bo turned 
Johns, Adjutant-General, 
is appointed Major-General of 
militia. 
The census returns of Kansas are completed, 
except from n few thinly settled districts, which 
cannot number more than 2,u00or 3,000. Tho 
State contains 359,349 Inhabitants. In i860 it had 
la, , 20 t. Lawrence is the largest city, havlqg20,- 
665 inhabitants. 
Thu Rochester, Minn., Union says there is a 
huge amount of rotted grain iu that vicinity. 
Much ot that in stack is rotted or grown so as to 
bo utterly ruined. Wheat that was left in shocks 
(where it was not blown down,) has not suffered 
much. 
A Government contract for three hundred and 
fifty thousand pounds of corn, was awarded a 
few days since, at Sioux City, Iowa, at ninetv- 
sevon cents a bushel. 
Preparations are being made for lumbering on 
a large scale in the vicinity ol Pokeiroma Fulls. , 
off all the fruit and vegetables they find. 
A new steam plow, built in South Boston, isat 
work on the term of Mr. Clapp, near Washing¬ 
ton village. It plows to ihe depth of nine or ten 
incluts with ease. It is rated to plow twenty 
acres a day. 
The cabbage crop in many parts of Cumber- 
land, Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties, Me., has 
been almost a complete failure this year, owing 
to the ravages of t he green worm, n post from 
which that region has suffered for several years, 
and which threatens to cause the abandonment 
of all efforts to raise the vegetable. 
There was a destructive fire in the dye and 
storage house of the Merrimac Mills, at Dracut, 
Mass., oti the 18th ult. Loss, $175,000, mostly in¬ 
sured. 
The drouth continues very severe in many 
portions of New Hampshire, the pastures drying 
up and the wells giving out. At Hill, a flue herd 
of eight valuable cattle was found dead from 
thirst. 
The Supreme Court of Massachusetts has de¬ 
cided constitutional the law compelling the Hol¬ 
yoke Water Power Company to erect a dam at 
Holyoke, in accordance with the plans of the 
Fish Commissioners. 
- 1 tr ou [nviuf court or Tennessee, organ¬ 
ized at Knoxville on the 12th ull., by the selec¬ 
tion of Hon. A. O. P. Nicholsou Chief Justice, 
and Joseph B. Heiskell, Attorney-General and 
Reporter. 
Two thousand six hundred and forty-six 
