Northampton, aInss.-PoIities, Business,


Crops. &C.
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i,oRTK arros. Masi. kug 8. 81
To te Editor Of The Tribune:


SIR: : meeting was held at the Wing Read
ing Room in this town last evening to complete
their arrangements for the MASS CONVENTION to
be held at Springfield tomorrow. This County
will scad large delegation. The right spirit is
abroad here. | was much surprised at the meet
ing last nigh. TO find the Whigs in such state
of excitement should think it far exceeded
that of 40. Western Massachusetts, you may
rely on 1t will give tremendous Wing majority
in November. expect to see one Of the la7gest
assembsges st Springf field tomorrow ever held in
this County. Little old Hadley, was told yes
terdav, will send about Three Hundred to the
! Convention. franklin County Delegation (Which
Will be very large and are coming in vehicles
dawn nv 4, 6, and 10 horses) will arrive here
this atteTn,cii, and be received by a comnilttee
O; .ic ..hoe, about mia up toward Hatfield
| w all stdt i:oIn here tomorrow morning at
O'Clock. One military company is going down
with US; Wc nave asJ an excellent baud cf Inu-
sic f.om this town. and "ne i:ou Frarkln oun
ty. Our procession W.! he ahnut ira miisi !g0g
We 20 mostly in hay-lacks t;a"n By :: and .
horses.


This town IS gradually iDcr"a=iDg in pnpula-
tion, and numbers now about fiar thousand in
iiahlan,s When the Railroad IS completed
(which will be early next summer, presumcl wa
shall sec great improvement in business here.
There appears 10 be some opposition 10 this road,
bat the peor'e arc mostly IN faver OF Ii. The
stock is n,nstly owned in Boston.


This ,own pays between four and fire thou
sand dollars years for schools. High and iow,


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excellent academy here !or young ladies, kept by
Miss Dwight This is considered ono of the
best schools in the County. Miss D. has long
been at the head Of this institution, and has won
the confidence Of all parents who have sent their
children to her. She has now between forty and
fifty scholars.
Crops are excellent; never better Wheat in
the meadows turns out about 80 to 4G bushels
to the acre. Corn and potatoes | never saw
look 50 well. 1t has also been IA good season for
hay, the most of which has already been gathered.


Ycur. L.. !.
You may near from me ct Springfield, if lhave
time To wrltc.