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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-05

CABBAGE SrATEsNES.-In the late terrific letter
Of Live Oak George Law on Willard Fillmore.
alias Gustavus Adolphus Scroggs, we are told that
"when the reciprocity treaty presented by the
British government was under consideration, Mr..
Fillmore observed that he saw nothing in IL that
was seriously Objectionable on his part, except
the word vegetables being in the list Of free
articles. He made note to strike that out, as
IL might interfere with the sale Of vegetables in
the Buffalo market. And this extraordinary re-
servation is noted in his own handwriting with
red ink, in the original draft preserved in the
State Department at Washington" Mark that
Live Oak George refers to the proof on Gle, in
!" red ink" original draft" Fillmore's own
handwriting, in the State Department" Read
further what Live Oak George says upon this
POINT
Wv, Their, with mind nse tbs at The bead u oar
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-05
Malls for the Pacific.

THE NEW YORK HRRALp-CALIFoRNIA EDITION.
The United States steamship Illinois, Captain Boggs,
win leave mis- port this afternoon, at two O'Clock,
Dor Aspinwall
The mails for California and other parts OF the Pacific
will close O'Clock.
The NEW YORK wuEIY HxRnD-Calfornia edition
onxining the latest intelligence from all parts of the
world win be published eleven O'Clock in the morning
Single copies, in wrappers, ready for mailing sixpence
Agents viii please send in their orders early pos
aihle.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-05

The NEWSPAPER Press AND THE PRESIDENCY.
We. gave some time ago statement Of the
newspapers received at this office, with their po-
litical preferences and their circulaton with the
design of showing the tendency and progress Of
public sentiment since The nominations. This
publication created great deal Of controversy
among the factions opposed to the side which its
result seemed to favor It's accuracy was dis
puted and it was broadly stated that newspaper
circulation or professions were not an infallible
test Of public opinion on political questions. We
never said that they were; the only nfalible test
we know of is free election. But at the COM
mencement of a comprehensive canvass, like the
present, with three candidates in the field drum
ming up recruits from the flag ends of all the old
parties and forming new party organizations, the
character and tone Of the newspaper press form
certainly strong indication of public opinion
and the tendency Of mems minds; particularly
as three months have yet to elapse before the
election takes place.
Since that publication was made, we have been
collecting statistics on the press and the Pres-
dency Of a more comprehensive and accurate
character: but with the exception Of the three
great Northern States in which the result has
been said to be doubtful, and rough general
aggregate, our tables are not yet far enough ad-
vanced to be fit for the public eye. In anticipa-
ton Of the whole statement, however, we pre-
sent to-day in another column, brief sketch Of
this portion Of the work
1t will be seen that on rough calculation OF
the whole press throughout the country the inte-
rests of the several candidates compare as fol-
lows
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-05
Supreme Court-lm Chambers.
Ia fore Hon Judpe pavics

ArorsT 3--Rettsn w. Ho,css, Presidcni 81 tae RAD
Bowl rs. TAe Mayor DC Of Ncw Tork--ln this casc Al
temporary injunction, returnabc Thursday next sid
instant issued for the defendants 10 show cause why
the plaintiff shQsld be assessed the sum for which III
bank returnedb r why the painta should not be per
med 20 commute under the provisions ~ the ret ~
July ~. 1853, which grants ~ incorporated compsnc4
the pryicge Of communication when they have not been u
RECEIPT Of certain income on their capital stock dor'c
n preceding year,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-05

II win be noticed that Fremont lacks few
journals TO have as many as his two rivals to-
gether; but that the readers Of his journals are
considerably more than as many as the readers of
the Buchanan and Fillmore papers together.
Passing to the separate States it viii be seen
that in this State Fremont has 81 papers against
Buchanan 81 and Fillmore IL; and that the COM
parison Of the circulation OF these is in the same
ratio IN Pennsylvania, the candidates compare
as follows
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-05

GENERAL GoIcouRn AND THE CnoSIcA.-A few
days since we published some remarks founded
on our personal acquaintance with Gen. Goicou-
ria in reply to the aspersions cast upon his cha
racier by the Cronica, the organ Of the Cuban go
vernment in this city. Since then we have re-
ceived the following official documents from the
General, which, II will be seen, fully bear out our
statements, and expose the audacious and yindic-
tive character Of the libel published by the Cto.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-05
Malls for Europe
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Liverpool.
fne European mails win close in this city 1t eight
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Subscriptions advertisements any edition OF the
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places IN Europe
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Toe contents Of the European edition Of the HuRALD
will embrace received By mail and telegraph d
The during the previous week and 10 the hour OF
publication.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-22

eccdcd little distance when she came in
company with another hen who was walk.
inc leisurly through the yard. Both stop.
ped, and patting their heads together as II
in close and confidential conversation, re.
maincd so for some minutes. Aflor the con.
ycr.ation was ended, the old hen began to
rc,racc her steps hack TO her nest, followed
by her younger and more vigorous compan.
ion, stopping occasionally to renew the con.
yersation. Having arrived at the nest, a
long conversation apparently cn'ucd, nflcr
which the young hen carefully placing her
self upon the nest. took charge Of the eggs
rs II they had been her own, while the old
hen, as IL conscious Of her inability 10 pro.
cccd with her task. hal provided mother
for her expected offspring, and bidding a
final adicu to the place whcrc the tics Of
nature had bound her affection, she lcit the
scene. She never afterwards took any M.
ticc OF her ncst, or exhibited any regard for
her csgs.
She appeared conscious of her approaching
end, and taking her station near where she
received her food, she never left the spot but
remained there few days, and expired.
Tho s,crmothcr rcarOl the chicks, with
all the attention. and affection Of an own
mother. T. i.
Marquette, Wis.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-22
Rural and Moral Interests.

The iollowingwc extract from the conclu.
ding parts Of the Address delivered before
tho Fruit Growers Society Of the State Of
New York, in Rochester, January sth, by
John 5. Thomas, its President -
But a most important improvement
consists in the moral influence which must
be eSertcd by an increase in the attractions
Of home, which will always result where
family comforts are connected with rural
culture, and where tasteful planting Of every
kind is made to add 20 the interest OF u
country or suburban residence. How many
young men would be rescued from the gam
bling house aud srog shop, # every owner OF
dwelling cndcayorcl to increase these home
attractions in the place of what is now too
often dull or rcpulsiyc! How greatly aug.
mcntcl would be the happiness OF rom'
munity where, in connection with these
excellent influences, disposition were cher
ishCd to discard cold aud selfish feelings, aud
to encourage the prevalence Of human sym.
pathy.
How often may the posscssor Of fine
fruit garden find means to contribute to
the happiness Of those whom sickness has
stripped Of physical comforts How fire.
quently will the acts Of such an individual
drop the balm Of kindncs, into the corrOdins
irritation Of bad nature, aud like .hc atmos-
pherc Of spring, breath chcriulncss and
sweetness around all within their influence.
May We not hope that our iabors' II
properly directed, will thus contribute in
some degree to the advancement of the sub
siantial Happiness of the human race, aud
that one Of the most valuable results oil the
future progress Of this art will bc its favor
able influence IN the cultivation Of the sym
pathies and amenities Of life ?"
Rural New Yorker.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-22
Good Roads.
Marquette, Wis

The Importance Of good roads, especially
in a country like ours, deserves NOR, thought
and pains.takins, than Is generally 'oncc-
Lcd to il. Every American that visits Eu.
rope is struck with the difference aud
though his native land i disranrcl in the
contrast, he is scarce satisfied with the cy.
GUS that it is comparatively in It's youth I,
or. in many of it. vast districts, moro truly
in it, infancy. This nlc,l is true bat II
cannot wholly be admitted a. an apology.
We arr too reckless, too negligent, and con-
ssIucutly too unscientifc What we do
ought {, h. well done, all the more II we
do but little. The fact i, that, in many
nrishborho,ls, the state Of the private
roads, M, to speak u the morc publ, ave
nuc- of travel, arr disgrace, a damage,
shame, q the local communities that endure
them. II j. also true that little proper
attention 70 the sulyct could easily correct
thcs, evils our case, a. aVrrchcni, y
To 10 identified in ignorance our citizens
and our roai.mastsrs have commonly no
science IN the topic - they jos along,
through mud, holes, stones, running streams
and crooked Ways, a. their hthyr. did be-.
fore them, caring lit'l, lor convenience, f1r
safety, fur pleasure, in travel and nothing
Cor Appearances, or ornamcntati1n, for
landscape, fur scenery, for promoting friend
ly intcrcJurs1 aul neighb1Tly kindness or
visitation. The fact j. that good road. arc
- desirable. 50 useful, - valuable, - much
the result OF enlightened views, that We
must associate the higher civilization with
gool ones, tho lowcrw,h the Lad, Slwg~
neglect roais, climb, jump, thread their
way, " Indian iilc," bu, never mend their
ways"--morc than some ur our honest dem.
ocraiic and patriotic citizens, that arr not
samcrs.
lam induced TO civ, You a brief paper,
two or more Of them, in successive numbers,
as what may suit the farmer, the merchant,
the mechanic, as well As "ihc Country G,n.
,lcman," on the suhjsc; announced. lam
no engineer, no expert, no amateur and
therefore cannot talk - larn.lly as some
Others. But have seen other countries,
am an admjrcr of god roais, and may pos
sibly, In the absence Of ADLER contributions,
DO something to laccyour readers, Mcssr.
Elitors, cr,ctually to attend to the 'ulj,ct.
and m,nl ihcir ways, withoutd,lay.
RUSrICUS.
Country Gentleman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-22
OLD SERIES, VOL. %, NO. 80.

4" Henry Macon"
"Macon Macon Why, wasn't that
your name before you were married."
at was"
"Thon he Is a connection is hc2"
/" lie is."
"Du tell, IL he is, then. Not a cousin, I
hopc. ! never did think much Of marriages
bctvo cousins"
" Henry is not my cousin"
" lIc isn't. Not your cousin But what
connection is he, du tell, now2"
"He i' ny yoncca bro'i,r."
lfcycr there was rapid progress made in
sewing aud knitting by any circle Of ladios,
1t was by those composing this society, for
the next fifteen minutes. Not a word was
uttered not IN eve raised. Had tho latter
been done, and the rogui,h aud expressive
glancos which Ias-,l between Mr.. &. and
The minister, who unols rycl, bad stood on
the thrcshhold, a sil,Ut spectator and a cu.
rious hcarcr, perhaps, mind you. W. only
ay prloy', they might have guessed moro
correctly the namc, character, standing ami
profession of the widows beau.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-22
Singular Instance Ofsagaci,y in Hen

EprroRs Cor>rRr GENTLrrAN--a case OF
animal instinct came under my observation,
Of 80 singular a nature, that | am inclined
to give j, publicity.
A few years since purchased a hen Of
Mr.. Odcll, (now a resident Of our village
who informed me that she was one Of the
first settler. Of Wisconsin, and having par
ticular regard for Old age, | concluded 10
keep Mrs. Biddy, and witness the effect OF
age in her declining years.
Whether there j. natural respect for ase
among certain animals, | will not attempt
to decide, bat certain /, Is, that not bipcd
uron the farm ever attempted to cross her
inclination, or dispute her authority; and
Il ever there was fowl whose organ Of self
esteem was prominently developed, it was
her.
Nothing remarkable occurred aside from
her naughty department, until the last year
Of her life, which was in lSjl; when she
became extremely decrcPid, and was unable
to walk bat few steps withou, stopping to
rest, aud if by any mishap she was thrown
upon her side, she was unable to regain her
fee, until some one came to her assistance,
Docrcpid as she was, however, she laid q
litter of eggs, and commenced the process oI
incubation. Her health failing rapidly, II
soon became evident that she could not sur
vive long enough to finish her task.
One morning Obseredher leaving her nest
and directing her course towards the place
where she received her daily food. She pro-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-22

A SINGULAR PLANT. Tho Baton Rouge
Comet says that Mr. II. i. Stanton, Of Liy-
insston parish, Louisiana, las very siR-
sular plant in his garden, which sccms 70
be the connecting link between the animal
and vegetable world. The plant is sbou,
three feet high, aud its itamen reaches the
ground. At the end il is armsl with n
small sharp substance, W tn which It piorccs
insects aud lifts them int, the calyx, wber,
they are graspcd by the Plant and appFopri.
atsd 10 its support
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-22

UxDE.DRArNING N FR,NCE. The Em-
pcror Of the French has recently rcc0mmcn-
dri the appropriation Of twenty millions OF
dollars COR the encouragement Of under
draining. Think Of that, yc farmers Whose
lands arc half aluclcss for want Of draining.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-22
Special Notice.

Agricultural Exchanges and communica
lions lor this department, should he dircct
cl Sc oxford Democrat. - South Paris, Ne
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-22

The house of Horace Williams, East
Hartford Ct, was struck by lightning on
Friday, although it wa. PrOiectod by three
rods,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-22
"srEED TuErtow.

Al the sr,s and sciences pertaining 70 lic, are
susr, hakr together, and are ultimately o.'nncct'
rI With Agricuiiure. .-AUNtCotA.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-04-01

CHANCES OF ENTERING LAND IN Iowa
All the land offices of Iowa appear to be SC
overrun with applicants that it is found ut
terly impossible to do the work as fast as il
required for their convenience. Actual set
tiers, as well as SPECTATORS, are delayed
and in hundreds Of cases are compelled tc
leave their business in the hands Of lane
agents or abandon the idea Of getting Gov
ernment lands, and are forced to purchase
of speculators at large advance. This il
not very favorable state of affairs. aas1
Col. Babbit, the Register of the Land
Office at Council Bluffs, has published {
statement, which is probably similar to the
history of other Offices In Iowa. He says
there have been 6498 entries made In his Of
fee for the six months ending Jan lst This
is over 40 per day, and FIVE times as many
as he is obliged to attend to, that he may
earn his salary Of $4,000 per year. HI
says the expense of his clerk hire, during
the past yeat, has been $2,400, besides Of
fee rent, &c., all of which has to be deduc
ted from his slary. In reference to the fti
ture, he says: my Office will be kept open
and about twenty entries made each day
until the first Of April next, at which time
may employ more clerks, and do more ex
tensive business"
There are in that land district 22O Town
ships. On the the 25th December the ar
rangement was made to begin on the Soutl
east corner of the district, and 60 over it il
detail. Up to the goth os February no
over fifty Of them had been reached, and
would be long time before those desiring
locations in the Western portions will b
able to affect their object. Meantime, Ian,
warrants are accumulating in all the land
agents offices of the city. All the tervitor,
has been examined, and re-examined. am
those who wish to get the first quality Q
land, in desirable locations, will be com
PEELED to bid for it, as there are probabl
many persons after the same tract, in whic
case the land is pat up at public sale.
II is well enough for persons who AZ
proposing to take trip to Iowa, DC, afte
Government land, to know these things
and be prepared for disappointment whe
they arrive at their destination O. S. Joal
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-04-01

THE WiFE.--Probably outside of tie i'm.
mediate precincts of experimental religion.
there is no word which arouses in the mind
of man more pleasing associations, and in
creasing reflections, than does the word
WIFE. 1t delineates to him a pleasant COM
panion in time Of prosperity, supporter
amid the blasts Of adversity, and adviser in
time Of trouble, nurse when under the
hand of disease, and comforter in time Of
misfortune. 1t portrays the image in all
her loviness; who cheerfully volunteers as a
contributor to his happiness, promoter OF
his prosperity, and a willing companion in
any path Of life which may be pointed Que
to him by the stern hand Of destiny; wheth-
er it be along the Aowery path of prosperi-
ty, or the thorny path Of adversely. "As
the vine which clings about the oak will,
when the hardy plant is riAed by the thun.
derbolt. cling about it and bind up its shat
tered boughS; so it is that woman, winding
herself into the rugged recesses Of mans ma
ture. will be his stay and solace when smit-
ten by sudden calamity" In short, the
word wife comprehends earth's greatest en-
dearment And the unfortunate wight
who, in his extreme eccentricity, chooses 10
tread life's gloomy course without one, is
surely an object Of pity. Truly it hath been
taid, "He that fndeth wife, 6ndeth good
thing"
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-04-01
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS
COLUMBUS, March Goth, 1855.
r. .atr LEGISLATIVE. rr. .f.,n


Those croakers, who have been complain
ing Of the slow progress Of the Legislature,
have now changed their tune, and are now
finding fault because we are moving too
rapidly, as they seem to think. The truth
is, those inexperienced in legislation, and
who are mere lockers on, are very liable to
err in regard to the rate Of speed manifested
at different periods. We acknowledge hav-
ing fallen into similar errors at times, which
a little inside experience is very apt to cor
rect. During the early part of the session
very little important business can possibly
be perfected. Bills may be introduced,
read, printed, and referred to appropriate
committees. But these committees, if they
do their duty, must consult long and care
fully, not only among themselves, but
with other members, and frequently with
their constituents, must examine other acts
on the same subject, and frequently consult
other documents before peyecting these
measures. If they do not. they are apt TO
create considerable discussion in the House,
innumerable amendments al proposed, and
the bills returned to the same, or some 9TH
er committee, or perhaps indefinitely post
poned. With the. exec ption of lew court
bills, we cannot recolect single instance
where a hill has passed the Legislature as
originally reported; and every effort to crowd
a bill through prematurely has resulted dis
astrously to the bill. 81
The great proportion Of legislative WOrk
is very properly done outside of the Hall,
and generally when the Legislature is moi
in session. The greatest mistake of the
present Assembly has been in holding theil
sessions too frequently and too long. We
believe the members are now satisfied o
their error, which was certainly the resul
of an over.anxiety TO perform their duty
with great fidelity. On an average, we be
leve they have been in session six hours
day Had they spent but three or fou
hours in the chamber each day, we belev
Legislation would have progressed more rap
idly.d "The more haste the less speed,
is an axiom which is very applicable to thi
, business. snldi2ms dai N7ta44.e3 rf
But all this is foreign to what we intende
tosayv This week, many very importar
8 measures have been finally disposed o.
among which we may mention the follow
o ing: ,''''l ''+-' 'D9.1 a'i''faH F'." "
!. A Bill regulating incorporated I citic i
|. Of the first. and second class.
7 {59.2aA Bill regulating foreign insurapc
companies y7'4y 9'si snsp.3al ,,.l US sal