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= Hon. TIMOTHY H porter OF Olean. Catta-
raugus Co died on the 10th inst. aged 50 years. He
was a Republican of the school of Madison and
Tompkins and Whig OF the most devoted Clay
ssamp-was elected TO Congress in 1928. and to the
State Senate in 1881, having been several times be-
fore and since Member Of Assembly, and always
polling heavy vote among those who knew him,
oy whom he was warmly beloved and profoundly
connoeo In He was last in public life, we believe,
as Member OF the Wing Assembly of 1878.


THE MATHEMATICAL PRoploY-Those who read
our paper regularly will remember brief notice
which we gave recently OF second Zera Colburn,
named Stafford, OF Royalton, VT. Since then. an Alma
mac for the yea ls6 has been placed in our hands the
Astronomical Calculations of which we learn from the
titlepsge are by Truman r. Stafford Jr" An account,
Of this juvenile prodigy who is bu, years of ase Ap
pended 70 the work by which appears that from The
t,me when most children to esrn the alpha.
bet he seemed TO have natural turn for Arithmetic,
and that he devoted almost his whole time to practice
upon the slate-adop,ng method of his own In his cal
cuI.,ons snd dsdainng the received rules o, bis pre-
ccp,ors This Alrnsnac the work Of his own hands
and braip and was FIRST discovered in manuscript By
Professor who had been deputed By the father TO exam
Inc hi, .on Mr. Stafford Sen is plain farmer, which
renders the wonderful advancement Of The young uahe
sraseian the more singular