New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-19

MANUFACTURE OF SUGAR IN NEw-EsGL,sD.-H
was recorded in the Legislative proceedings rev
DAYS since that Mr. Joseph Hurd OF Maiden, recently
deceased, had left will in which he gives the sum OF
IS 600 TO the Commonwealth, the income to be ex-
pended for prizes TO promote and encourage the manu-
iacture and refining of sugar in this State similar
amount was left to the States OF Name, New-hamp-
shire and Vermont Mr. Hurd leaves an estate
varously estimated at from $40, 600 to N0,O00 IL rs
the intention of his heirs to contest the VIII on the
ground Of ncompetency The Boston 1rdRscr'gc
gives the following interesting sketch Of the deceased
Hurd graduated at Harvard College with dS'tneuished
honor in the class Of 1887 In early lie he was n .S
pursuit. Of 70 farm Which BE- sssi a
To original pure there he often added adjoining St,
finally comprised in all about 800 acres Including
sd Ia .eehded sort Of manner about years dis
,sse or Ge There he q
planted orchard and forests guarded marble a.in"d tho
dsry Of the weather Sc usually keeping 10 hi, service from
to fifteen persons. Ne eIperime1ted largely especially
In cooking stoves The Yankee Baker common ~
mesns about something and appear. to have this
respect aud In his general character like Benjamin thompson
lie Experimental many year. the growth Of sugar bees
s o ss than o
ably than other person in Sny country As proof 90
sold without any sHerton on his part TOT the sum OF
The crtuns,s purchaser acquired a" i"en'" p0h'
Mr. Hurd bachelor and during the last hf'en years
In the Winter at the Merchant Exchange Boston but Of
late years havius sold his landed estate private way
tended and comparatively happy but surrounded BY people Of
who usual, DO not .nd .oy habit o tho
feeble old gentleman indicating unsound state Of mind
To DRIVE AWAY RArs.-Some years since @ CORES
Dol dent of The Boston CuiratOT recommended potash
Tor ths purpose. The rats troubled hun very much,
having entered through the chamber hoor. they
appeared in great numbers and were very uouDT-
some, 50 that be felt justified in resorng TO extreme
measures TO effect their expulsion from his premises.
He pounded up potash and strewed II around hsir
holes and rubbed some under the boards and on the
sides where they through. The next night De
heard a sque alipg among them, which he supposed
from the eaustic nature OF the potash ths, got
among their hair or their bare feet. Ihey disap-
peared and for a long time he was exempt from any
further annoyance.
FAIR PLAYS JEwEL.-A course Of doctrina ser
mons on the text, "What must do TO be saved =
IL 10 be given in Boston, at the Rev. Mr. Winkleys
church. Pitt street. successive Sabbath evening"
by the following gentlemen: The Rev. Mr. Stock
bridge Baptist, the Rev. Mr.. Richards, lCongrega-
tionalist, the Rev. DIR. Gannett Unarianl the Rev.
DIR. Vinton, (Episcopalan) and the Rev. Dr. Miner,
Uuiyersast. The first sermon OF the course was de-
livered on Sunday evening last by the Rev. Mr. Stock
EtopExEsr.-The Wheeling Times Of Monday last,
saws: MIR. George w. Hynson, the popular clerk OK
the Pittsburgh steamer Buckeye State, arrived at his
home few days since and found his house desolate
and lonesome His wife, to whom he had been mar.
RED four years and by whom he has beautiful and
interesting child had fed from her home, with stran
GER 10 parts unknown. The child was left behind,
with note stating that its mother had gone to Cali
forna Mr.. Hynson has pursued her to several towns
ON the Ohio River but without He 10 fearful
that she has eloped with some individual never more
TO return.
The GRAND DUKE AND SIR ROBERT PEEL.-The
Grand Duke Constantine lately said to q countryman
of his own at Nice: ~ While Sir Robert Peel con-
nues to bold his appointment, never will set foot in
England Sir Robert Peel out q Office Is mere indi-
yidua whose words ] cannot degn to take into ac-
count; but Sir Robert Peel maintained In office by
the Government is quite another thing; the Govern
ment then associates itself with the individual who has
insuted me. and becomes party to the insult. Lon
sequently, under pretence can go TO England.
MAMMOTH TEssEsnE DISsER. =. The dinner
table at the late railroad festival IN Me,nPhi' Ne
nearly hree-quarters Of mile long, ana n"a ." :.
5000 plates and dishes 800 ibs beei ana 700
hams 90 pigs, l25 turkeys, 1W cn,eAI. ~ NJ
;;ons1 " tno IL cake beside raisins, almonds,
,ce &C. some Is, 900 10000 persons partook
{" ,ne oinn THouGHr.-A little Swedish girl,
II .iLing with her father a starry night, ABB
hed in contemplation OF the skies, being asked OF
rhot .be was thinking replied: I" j was thinking u
,bs rroEg SIDE Of heaven u 30 gorisas, ~hat must
| the right side be !"
Feed il 20 scarce in Cattaraugus that re Ranaops
Bio expresses apprehensons that much Of the lana
will 20 untitled this season, on account OF want OK
strength in the teams do the work. Oats are selling
at 81 per bushel for seed
GREAT AGE OF A HoRsE.-A horse owned by Or.
F. Dorsey Of Hagerstown Nd, died last week IN mo
18th year Of his age. The Doctor had rode him N h'
practice for 81 years