The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-23

RES of Illinois far excel what had anticipated, and
this country may truly be called the garden Of the
world There is nothing to prevent farmers in this
try from getting rich, the land which the most fer
tile in the world be purchased at from to three
dollars per acre and il will produce everything grown
IN the vegetable kingdom.
A New England man would hardly believe me. i'll tell
him that some farmers here produce ten thousand bush
els of and half many bushels of wheat year.
to say nothing cattle and hogs OF which some raise
raised the last year bushels Of corn and was all
produced by the labor OF two men only.
Cattle and sheep feed upon the prairies all winter
they seldom covered with snow.
This town is situated upon the banks Of the Illinois
river, 100 miles above st Louis and it is the enter.
prisng businesslike little place have since left
New York Il is great market for produce, having
an extensive back country dependent upon it, and
although 1t has but about 1900 inhabitants, there is
immense amount of business transacted There is in
the place some seven or eight stores two Touring mills
readers some idea of the business of the place. would
say yesterday counted in the streets hundred
wagons loaded with corn, pork and wheat and in one
store e. Billings Long Storey counted one hun
dred customers at time. This store, by the way,
the most extensive establishment for country store
that have ever seen. II has counter 1870 eet In
length, and fifteen clerks constantly occupied in
fact would do credit to Broadway should add, the
proprietor is a Gothamite
The late news from England has caused a decline in
produce Wheat may now be quoted at So cents, corn
The quantity p Of produce along the river ready for
shipping, is about the last year. The river is
now rising, and speedy prospect OF navigation again
LEGISLATIVE SuMMARY-In the Senate. petition
was presented by Mr.. Sanford to charter the domes-
tic and foreign Missionary Society Protestant Eps
copal Church Mr. JONES' of the directors
OF Trinity church, New York. against modification
repeal Of the act of incorporation Mr. Spencer pre-
sented the annual report from the State Lunac
s ,ns printing Of oo Mr. Young
Mr. Lott reported against the bill amend tho in re.
aOn to the practice Of Judges in courts other than their
walton Of fish in the Hudson river. On motion OF MIR
Porter, select committee wasordered the of
Folsom, and Mitchell The Senate then went into com
mite, Mr.. Barlow in the Chair, the printing bill It
was again discussed by Messrs Porter, Wright Hard,
Young, Lester and Johnson, until the hour OF adjourn
ment The bill was made the special order for to day
In the HOUSE, Mr. Harris presented remonstrance
the u 4 s, r. r. Company, against road from
Schenectady to Utica also petition for railroad from
Aipany TO waterford through the village of Cohoes
R r. and the rate Of interest MrsLadlow reported a
ton for printing the report oathe superintendent Of
Common Schools was then taken up and after being
the document the reports of the county supernendents
was adopted The Comptroller transmitted a report in
free banks bill passed. authorizing the Of
Duchess Co. to sell their poor house and Mr. Sands
then called up his resolution for election of State printer
motion by MrW s. Sherwood to lay the resolution on
the table was discussed by Messrs. w. s. Sherwood
Ghatfeld Stevenson, Wells Perkins, Tilden, Chase
Worden and Bailey and the motion prevailed, ayes g.
noes 81 The House then adjourned, motion OF Mr.
Bell until Thursday morning granting use Of
the Assembly chamber to-day to the State Agricultural
Society.-.4i6Gny argus, Jan. 81
FIRE AT RocHEsTER.-About O'Clock this morn
ing hire broke out IN the tour story store No %
Buffalo street. adjoining the Arcade The cold was in
tense was some time before the locality the fire
could be ascertaned; in the meantime the of the
building inside was completely enveloped in flames,
which extended to No 20, and both were nearly des.
royed The buildings were owned by Erickson & Per.
rim. The lower story OF No % occupied by A. f.
Roberts as hat store, and the store No. 20 by Claren
don Morse, as book store and the upper story as a
DOCK bindery. The second story of No. - was &C.
cuped by C. l. Pardee and Darius Perrin as an office in
the rear of which the fire first discovered The Sd
story occupied by &. N. Hickox printing office
all destroyed The stock of hats &C. Of Mr.. Roberts
were mostly removed-insured for full amount Tho
books, &c of MIR. Morse, considerably damaged
and the bindery completely destroyed-fuly insured
The buildings were insured but for what amount we
did not ascertain. No. - insured for $4,000 The
roof OF the Arcade was several times fire, and the
goods IN the adjoining stores packed ready Tor re-
moval The night was favorable as the least wind
would have made destructive havoc. The loss cannot
be fully ascertained but presume will mostly fall on
the insurance companes.Rochesser Letter of Jan 49,