Rochester, Monroe, NY Rochester Republican Feb 1, 1849 GRIT - One of the Californians, lately proposed to leave his wife in the Bay State, while he went gold hunting on the Sacramento. But the lady was determined to go herself. Go she would — To cure her he took her on board and showed her the awful tight fit of the accommodations. She was perfectly delighted, and he knocked under and paid her passage. That's the sort. ** HENRY CLAY - We stated yesterday, that Mr. CLAY was elected Senator. A glance at the telegraph report just before going to press, left that impression. But on looking again, we notice that it was merely the nomination that he had accepted. Practically however, there is no difference between his nomination and election. ** PRESENT TO GOV. YOUNG — Several of the friends of Gov. YOUNG in the city of New York, have presented him with a superb tea service of silver, made by Ball, Tompkins & Black. Its cost was $1500. ** FREE SOIL SUPPER — A free soil festival was held at Kendall, Orleans county, on Wednesday the 17th inst., which was largely attended. Spirited speeches were made, and excellent toasts drank. Ebenezer K. WEBSTER presided. ** AWFUL! (Falsehood!) — A visit to the tomb of the late Mrs. MAFFIT, has led to the horrible conception, that she was prematurely buried.-- The body, according to the New-York Sun, was found on its face, and the shroud and hair disordered. ** GERMANS IN BOSTON — There are 10,000 Germans in Boston and its vicinity, of whom one- half are of Protestant religion. They have one Roman Catholic and two Protestant churches, and one Jewish synagogue. ** MARRIED IN PRISON — Chas. BARTON, under sentence of two years imprisonment in the State Prison, was married in Albany Jail, on the 16th instant, to Miss Elizabeth NICHOLS, of Boston, Mass. ** FIRE AND HEAVY INDIVIDUAL LOSS — The extensive Steam Furnace and Machine Shop of Messrs, Williams & Sanford, in this village, were burnt on Thursday morning last, between 2 and 4 o'clock. Most of the costly contents, such as machinery, tools, patterns, castings, &c., together with three new steam engines just completed, were destroyed. The loss falls heavily upon the worthy and enterprising proprietors, being about $7,000, without any insurance — sweeping the hard earnings of years of honest industry. A large number of mechanics and laborers, some of them with families, who are by this calamity thrown out of employment, will also share very severely in consequence. The fire extended to the dwelling-house occupied by Mr. Jarvis SOPER, which was also destroyed, no insurance — owned in New York — damage some $350. Mr. SOPER'S furniture was mostly got out and saved — his loss about $50.-- [Wayne Sentinel.] ** THE MAN IS FOUND — It seems by the following, from the Washington correspondent of the Journal of Commerce, that President TYLER first suggested Gen. TAYLOR for the Presidency: "It lately came to light that Capt. TYLER was the person who first proposed Gen. TAYLOR as a candidate for the Presidency. It appears that Brevet Brig. Gen. Z. TAYLOR was in this city and dined with the president in 1844, and then received orders to take command of the troops ordered to Corpus Christi. President TYLER said to him jocosely — "Gen., you are ordered down to Corpus Christi — you may have a brush with the Mexicans; and if you do, it will make you President of the United States." ** TWO MURDERERS SENTENCED — On Saturday last, Barney O'DONNELL, convicted at Troy of the murder of Antonio RATTO, in Nassau, Rensselaer county, on the 19th of June last, was sentenced to be hung on the 15th day of March next, between the hours of 8 and 4 o'clock. Andreas HALL, convicted of the murder of Amy SMITH, was at the same time sentenced to be hung on the 15th, between 8 and 4 o'clock. ** CALIFORNIA GOLD GREASE — A Yankee down east has invented this specific for the use of gold seekers. The operator is to grease himself well, lay down on the top of a hill, and then roll to the bottom. The gold, and "nothing else," will stick to him. Price $94 per box. ** MARRIED In Stafford, on the 11th inst., Mr. George W. POTTER to Miss Elizabeth S. HOLMES. In East Palmyra, on the 14th inst., Moses F. HAMM, Esq., of Hopewell, to Miss Phebe Jane SANFORD. At Upper Red Rock, Dec. 28th, Charles A. ROSE of Geneva, to Coralie, daughter of Dr. G. WHEELER, of the former place. In Romulus, on the 10th inst., Canfield C. TEALL, of Geneva, to Emma S., youngest daughter of E. S. BARTLETT, Esq. At Portageville, on the 8th inst., Mr. James C. CARR to Miss El??a J. ELLIOTT. January 25th by the Rev. J. H. Mc??AINE, Mr. A. (R. or B.) BROWN, of New York, and Miss Elizabeth S. SMITH, daughter of Mrs. M?l??cton SMITH, of this city. ** DIED In Salisbury, Conn., on the 22d inst., James BENTON, aged 8? Years; father of Henry BENTON, of this city. In Naples, on the 2d inst., Mr. W. S. PARTRIDGE, aged 28 years. In Bergen, on 19th inst., Mrs. Lambert WRIGHT, aged 32 years. In Clarkson, on the 20th inst., of inflamation of the lungs, Rubin MARTIN, only child of Harris and ?ubmit ROGERS, aged 2 years. ** Find ALL of the News Abstracts for Monroe Co., NY at http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/NY/Monroe/index.html -- GjS