New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-19

NUfsAScE OF PIGEONS Is ScOrLASD.-It appears
by recent publications. that Wild pigeons have be-
come an almost iaIolerable nuisance ia Scotllnd.
Scarcely anyihirg in the way OF food seems 10 come
wrouE 10 them. They begin in the Spring with the
young clover. Alter the turnils are above ground,
ihey attack them. At the present time iOcto0erl,
they are busv with the cereals, and after the heids
are cleared, they return again to the tnrnps ana
young clover. Their great increase Of late Is ac-
counted for by Tile Scottish Farmer, from tie TACT
of The gamekeepers destroying all the ravens and
magpes. Both these birds destroyed the esgs OF
the wood-p!geon; but il Is now very rare sight 10
see either raven or q msgpie From the des re- OF
protecting the game the fi has gore forth against
those egg-deetroyers; but IL might oe consldoIa-
lion whether the balance OF power should lot DO
restored in this respect, even though me game
should suffer in small dtgree. Let a standing
order be given TO all samckeepers fog the preserve.
ZION IF the ravens and magpies, AMI sometning VIII
have been done TO arrest tho rapidly Increasing
ranks OF the wood pigeons. The necessity Is
claimant one; aud there are few propuetors wac
would not DO willing TO make sacrince Tor u ear
tensuts, esIeciaily when 1t Is considered mat, III
TN, locality, TIE damsge done on nodai Ateiy-
sized farm in he oOurse OF year woad 80 no IL
considerable way in making up the rent.
Srftrys ISpr,s.CHILDREv.-Th dha Caiifor-
MA az OCT. saws: 4" Mr. August Hess, who mas re.
tnrned 10 this city from Prospecting tour throngn
ne lower part or Lake Comfy, informs us that 10
saw u NUMBER OF men diving lnilsn cDHdien De-
fore them to sell In Nspa Solono, foio, AID other
counties OF the Sacramento BASIN. La one instance
Le saw two men driving nine cDildreni Ia another,
TWO men with four children; III another, one man
with two cirls one Of them apparently aOVut ioor,
teen wears OF aye. Tie age oi these children varied
from six TO itteen years. RumOr Gays thai ABOUT
ana hundred children have been taken through
Lake County this Summer for sale. Ihey do MOB
follow the main road, but usually take Oy-patno.
Rurior saws, farther that hunters chch ITEM IN
Mendooine and Humboldt Counties, after killing
tneir parents. the child en- Try 10 escape ana are
likely 10 succeed the hunters shoot them. one boy
IN Berre, esa Valley left farmer 10 whom he had
teen sold and went TO another farmer. The pur-
chaser took tie boy and swore he would hang bin
ii he ran away again.
Az AMUSING DODGE.-A few DAYS since, at Eli
mira, " y, willie some laborers were engaged in
III ming cell.r the owner OF the premises picked
up rom tho dart go gold piece, which he took par
ticular pains 10 show about town. Tue exci,ement
became intense, and the cellar wac quickly hiied
with volunteer laborers. who threw ont The ear,n
with a rapiolty hat must lavs been excee'ihSy
gratifying TO the person interested III h"NiLs 'nS
work finished. Occasionally un old copper "oald
arm w, and soon sleeves were IN requis"ioh' Cne
% cont piece was discovered. AT lenSth Tue excite
ment becaue so Intense that one 'c''iou D.s.sAe'
actually pdd the owner - Tor tue privilege OF di1-
,in, ,brsa bours lie was rewarded by the as
sa"s NJ for Soppers! The cellar WAS ni Of vol
-; Ji,ers fron about 10 a. m until lightfail, az
,hiL time sufficient excavation having been made,
La Cyner proclaimed that no more Digging Would 20
allowed.
vgsuoSr C0SGREGATIoSALIsrs.-Th minutes OF
tho General Convention OF Vermont for lo62, gives
- ,be number OF churchts, 1913; pastors, ~; stated
snrples Sc; desIitue, 3}-wiheh leaves two
chnr,hes lot accounted Tor. Number OF members,
~ 99. absent S57; additions, &c; removals 532-
vim, A net Increase OF H. The infant baltisms
nre 23l; Sabbath-school scholars, l5,oil; average
congregations, 1890.
M,cKrRrL FIsHSG.-Tte Gloucester Adrertissr
avs: "Take it al in all the mackerel fishing sea-
,on now 80 near s close, has been quite successful:
The majority OF the yessels have brought IN good
fares and the recent advance in prices will ada
much 10 the net proceeds Of the sessoa's work