i cent., and provision is made for the payment of in- 
! terest quarterly as well as semi-annually. There is 
no provision in the hill for the expense of exchang¬ 
ing bonds. The liftli section strikes out the pro* 
| vision relating to a foreign loan, The sixth section 
legalizes all contracts spccilically payable in coin. 
The army appropriation bill, as reported by Mr, 
Blaine, calls for $33,082,938. The total of all army 
and navy expenses Is estimated at $90,000,000. Mr. 
Blaine said $30,000,000 would he required for pen¬ 
sions ; $25,000,000 for bounties under the laws of 
1867, and $130,000,000 for the interest of the public 
debt, making a grand total of $.275,912,047. This 
amount he considered would In a short time be re¬ 
duced to'$250,000,000 and $225,000,000. 
The diplomatic and consular appropriation hill 
was recently considered by the House Committee 
on Appropriations. An amendment was proposed 
in the Committee providing for a Minister to Greece. 
It was urged by those who favor the amendment, 
that as Greece had an accredited Minister to our Gov¬ 
ernment, we could not do less than send one there. 
From the expression of sentiment it is probable 
that the amendment will be adopted. 
It is reported that Gen. Rousseau is to he recalled 
from his command on the Pacific coast, to replace 
Gen. Meade, who is likely to be removed by the 
President. 
Latent Foreign Intelligence. 
The Florence Nazione newspaper asserts posi¬ 
tively that negotiations for a new Convention on 
the Roman question are going on between the 
French and Italian Governments, but that General 
Menebrea prefers the September treaty. 
Garibaldi has written an eloquent and enthusiastic 
letter to Admiral Farragut, in which he congratu¬ 
lates the United States on encouraging by the pres¬ 
ence of an American fleet the national aspirations 
Revolution in Trade. 
If he who makes a blad 
of grass grow where none grew before can be callec 
a public benefactor, how much more bo is the mai 
who, in these hard times, devises a plan which 
doubles the buying capacity of a hard-earned dollar. 
Now, everybody knows that the value of almo&t 
everything we consume is often quadrupled in pass¬ 
ing from the producer to the consumer, through the 
60 -calJcd chaunels of trade, known by the names of 
wholesaler, retailer, jobber, Ac., and the public have 
patiently submitted to it as though it were one of 
the laws of the Medes and Persians, which could not 
be altered. But if we can believe Messrs. Pakkbr 
& Co., of 64 and 66 Federal St., Boston, Mass., (whose 
advertisement appears in another column,) these 
gentlemen have devised a plan which will cut off 
these go-betweens and their profits as surely and 
effectually as our forefathers settled the question of 
the divine right of kings and the expensive perqui¬ 
sites thereto attached. The novel system which they 
have adopted, and which they claim will effect a rev¬ 
olution in certain branches of trade, is as follows: 
They put np In dollar packages every description of 
dress and domestic goods, woolens, hosiery, linens, 
Ac., &c., for ladies’ and gents’ wear, and everybody 
knows precisely what they will get for their dollar 
before they pay for it; and that they may know this, 
Parker A Co. forward to any part, of the country 
printed slips or checks, ten for one dollar, and on 
each of these the article is named that the party is 
to receive, and the persons who have clubbed to¬ 
gether to send for ten checks can then, as they 
please, return their cheeks, singly or together, with 
one dollar for each check, and they will have the 
goods sent immediately; but if the article named on 
the check does not 6iiit them, they have the privi¬ 
lege of selecting from an exchange list , comprising 
an endless variety of goods, not one of which could he 
bought in a regular country retail store for lew than 
double the money. And the whole secret of these 
astonishing dollar bargains, they claim, lies in the 
fact of buying from first, hands for cash, in large 
quantities, (often by advancing money, taking entire 
stocks of goods at. enormons discounts,) and selling 
direct to the consumer. In addition to this, Messrs. 
VfifUr.ec}, That we recommend that on anil after All l*. LlM# 
200 | iniidH shall constitute a barrel of flour or meal. ’ 
Respired. That this Convention recommend the enactment 
by ronzress or' such la tv? as arc necessary to curry into iff,.ft 
toe ' 1 it coin? resolutions, a? n rational measure, mid to e.v- 
tend tl t cental or decimal system to all weights and measures. 
At the present writing u full report of the proceedings of 
the Convention has not renchrfi ns. The subjects of Com¬ 
merce. Finance and Taxation came up for discussion, and 
the views expressed by the leading members of the Conven¬ 
tion were very much in accordance with the resolutions 
passed by the Cleveland and Worcester Conventions, on the 
same snbjects. The range of topics considered In the Boston 
Convention was much wider than in the other Conventions 
named. 
Wool.— There Is very little doing in Wool In the Eastern 
market. The sales in Boston last week foot up 675,000 lbs., 
at a range of 26057MC. for fleece, and Sfl,H@47>F- for pnlled. 
Thk Local Market.— The continued cold weather renders 
business comparatively dull. There is no movement of prod¬ 
uce worthy of special note. Grain receipts are light, and 
Pitres unchanged from last week. Wool is inactive, and 
nominal at quotations. Clover Seed Is rather on the advance, 
though the market can hardly be said to have opened yet. 
Hay is on the rise, and we change our quotations accord¬ 
ingly. Dressed Hogs have advanced some, during the past 
week, in the face of a tolerably fair supply 
ttblts^cr’s Jlcsk 
10 OOOAFJPSE 8 (REPUBLICANS) Want. 
-Lv#"/l7y M*. ifl villages, election districts and towns 
They can tnuke a . to $10 a day for a few weeks. Scud it) ct» 
to pay for papers aurl postage, to ' cls ’ 
9 * 84 * R- u Adams & SOX, Geneva. X. Y 
SPECIAL NOTICES 
imuUUWu post ' 
_ 1V1 Broadway, New York. 
R 1TTKNII OH HE'S CELEBRATED POULTRY 
. rim OURS—A remedy for all dl-.-aos to which fowls are 
Jive eenm n ** ®°l P ' G apc8 zdrooping, Ac.,&c. Price, twenty* 
SSfts per package, or five for one dollar. Manufacturer! 
•eo i’ im i :- v & « , ttemio ( SE & CO., Williamsport, 
Lycoming Dp, , pa. pr - All order? promptly tilled. y 
YSTE ARE .RAKING A COMPLETE 
REVOLUTION IN TRADE ! 
™,. 7.1 SWISS MX.U01-..1O. M3 
About Premium*, Free Copira, «5co,—Our Agent- 
Friends entitled to either Premiums or free copies of the 
Rural will please bear in mind that they should notify ns, at 
the time of remitting for clubs, which they prefer. Some 
send clubs, saying nothing as to wliat they want, and st**e- 
quently complain—one that we scut no free copy, another 
that no premlnm was forwarded, etc. Now, if each will 
mention what is desired, we can comply,—bnt. smart us we 
may be in some matters, we cannot gwse correctly, acd 
therefore wait for directions or—a scolding. Those who pre¬ 
fer free copies to premium, have only to mention the fact in 
their letters, and rice versa, and we will send accordingly. 
IT Our Subscription Bureau is a very busy department 
about these days, and some premiums may not be forwarded 
on the day ordered—especially if the articles mentioned are 
not on hand,—yet we are doing our " level best" to pay all as 
fast as possible. 
Our Premiums for (Tubs lnclnde Bootes, Gold Pens, 
Photograph Albums,—Castors, Clothes Wringers, Churns, 
Washing Machines,—Gold and 8tlver Watches,—Melodeous 
and Organs,—Sewing, Knitting, Mowing and Reaping Ma¬ 
chines, Ac., Ac. By a recent arrangement we can furnish 
either the Wurki-kr a Wilson or Gbovkb a Barbs $55 
Sewing Machine, as preferred, (and will send either for 50 
subscribers, 30 of them new, at club rate; or, the same for 
80 subscribers, 20 of them ne w, at $3 each.) For particulars 
as to all of our Premiums, see List, which is sent free. 
The Rost Way to obtain subscribers for the Rural is to 
show the paper. Take a number iri your pocket when you go 
vlBitlng, or to the store, mill, etc.; or, if yon are a merchant, 
mechanic or professional man, keep a number or two on hand 
to show those who call. 
Local (Tub A Benin.—We want a live, wide-awake agent 
for the Rural in every town where there is none. Reader, if 
you cannot act as such, please induce your P. M. or some in¬ 
fluential friend to do so. (MT No traveling agents employed. 
How to Remit,— The safest way to remit for the Rural 
is by Draft or PoEt-OIlicc Money Order.—and either of these, 
if made payable to ottr order, may be sent at our risk. 
Wheat, red, * bn.. 2,60® 2,05 Potatoes, $ bull'.! 88® ill 
. Do. best white... ii,sa@ 8 , 1 X 1 , Onions . jmjS 
com. old.«bn.,., we® i?» Turnip*:::::: w® •» 
fe:::::::;;::;::: lr <£! Wl - 
Barley. ., 1,55® 1 , 0 ;. Hides and SUInn. 
Beans. . 3,00® 8,50 Green hides triio'd 3® 3c 
Meats, „ I>0 - bntrlmmed.. 7® B 
. 11 .ns. Green calfskins..., 12 ® 12 
Pork, old mess ....$00,00000,00 Sheep pelts, each. 75® 2 00 
Do. new mess.... 00 L ‘ ® 
Do. clear, F th... 00® 00c fseedu. 
Dressed hogs, cwt. 10,00011,00 Timothy F ha.* 3 , 50 ® 3 DO 
Beef. 7 ,1 jo® 12,00 Clover, medium.7,00® 7.50 
Spring lambs. 0,00® 0,00 Do. large. t!oo®5 00 
Mutton. . 1 ® he Peas. ... 140® 1*50 
. MH® 15 Flax. 150® 2,00 
Chickens. 15® 17 „ „ Sl "" lrlMl 
Turkeys. 18 ® 20 ^Od, hard.$ 7,60® 7A0 
Geese, each. 00® 00L I, ?-f oft " -a-. 5,50® 6.50 
Dnlrv Etc Coal, lump, F ton. 8,25® 0,00 
irntry, ii,tc, , Do. large egg.,8,50® 0,00 
Butter, choice roll 31® Sfil Do. small egg_ 8,50® 0 00 
Do. packed. 31® 36 Do. stove. £. 65 ® o,00 
Cheese, dairy...... 13 ® 14 Do. chestnut.,... 8 . 15 ® 0.00 
Do. factory. 15® 1 7 Do. sop . 7 , 00 ® 0,00 
Lard, tried. 14® 15 Do. charcoal, bu 15® 16c 
Do. rough. 12® 14 Salt, P bbl. 2,70® 2,80 
Tallow, tried. !® 0 ^. Wool, Fib. 35® 4sc 
Do. rough. 6® 8IV Hops. 45 ® go 
Eggs,** dozen. 35® S Whlteflsfc, % hbl.. 8 , 00 ® 6,go 
Forntre Codfish, F cwt.... 6,50® 7,00 
_ _ , ■ rorn K** Honey,box, F lh.. 22® 25c 
Hay F ton....fl6.00@26,00 Candles, box. 12k@ 13V, 
Do. new. 00.00000,00 Do. extra. lT® 5 
Straw. 10,00014,00[Barrels, each. 35® 40 
resume negotiations with the Imperial Government 
of Austria for a re vision of the Concordat. 
The Pope recently ordered the Catholic clergy to 
have the Te Ileum sang in all the churches of Italy 
for the Papal victory at Men tan a. King Victor 
Emanuel has issued a proclamation prohibiting the 
holding of religious ceremonies for such a purpose 
within the Kingdom. 
Popular troubles are reported to have broken out 
in Padua. The Government is using every means to 
restore order. 
The Debatte, a semi-official journal of Paris, says 
that Great Britain has requested the European pow¬ 
ers to stop removing fugitives from G'undia. 
The lust dispatches from Abyssinia represent that 
the prospects of the expedition are unfavorable. 
The Paris Mouiteur gives an account of the recep¬ 
tion of Signor Benedc-tU, tiui new Italian Minister to 
Berlin, by the King of Prussia. The King warmly 
welcomed him as the first Ambassador from Italy 
accredited to the North German Confederation, and 
congratulated him upon his appointment, declaring 
that it was a new pledge of friendship between the 
two countries. 
K0GHESTEK AND ITEW YORK 
SATURDAY, FEB’Y 15, 18 
New York State Item*. 
The Republican Union State Convention, to 
elect delegates to the National Union Convention to 
be held in Chicago in May next, was held in Syracuse 
on Wednesday the 5th inst, Gen. Chas. Van Wyek 
was made President, and delivered a long address. 
The usual number of District Delegates, and Dele¬ 
gates at large, were elected, and resolutions adopted 
which set forth a platform of principles and also 
named Grant and Fenton as the first choice of the 
Convention for nomination to the Presidency and 
Vice Presidency. 
In the Cole trial an attempt by the defendant’s 
counsel to secure a postponement was partially suc¬ 
cessful, Judge Peckham directing that a special term 
he held for the purpose of disposing of the case, pro¬ 
vided a Judge could be obtained to preside. District 
Attorney Smith said he felt confident of his ability 
to procure the attendance of a Judge, and it was 
thereupon determined that the respective counsel 
agree, if possible, upon the time for the adjourned 
Circuit, and the Judge would make the proper order. 
The third Monday in April was finally agreed upon. 
The Assembly joint resolutions for impeaching 
certain canal officers have been considered in com¬ 
mittee of the whole, in the Senate, and adopted. A 
hill to institute legal proceedings against certain 
canal contractors, alleged to have procured fraudu¬ 
lent contracts in December, 1S66, has also been con¬ 
sidered and progress reported. 
The Constitutional Convention is progressing 
slowly. A resolution by Mr. Alvord to perfect the 
Constitution and sign it on the 14th inst., has been 
tabled. 
The Alms House Lunatic Asylum at Gcneseo was 
burned last week, and four insane women perished. 
Mr. P. P. Snell, living near East Creek, Herkimer 
county, was robbed of §4,800 in Government bonds 
a few days ago. The bonds were hidden under the 
flooring of the cow stable for safety by Mr. S., but 
evidently the thief had watched him when placing 
them thero. 
Col, L J. Gray of Whitestown, was recently in¬ 
dicted at Albany by the United States Grand Jury 
on the several charges made against him concerning 
fraudulent operations at the Bank in Whitesboro, of 
which he was Cashier. 
The State Medical Society convened in Albany on 
the 5th inst. An able address was delivered in the 
evening by the President, Dr. J. P. Gray. 
A fire in Elmira, one day last week, destroyed 
property to the value of $20,000. 4 
A convict named Kaley attempted to bum the Au¬ 
burn prison on the 6th inst He overturned the 
stoves in the tool 6liop, scattering the live coals 
among chips and shavings and drove off the foreman 
who first discovered the fire, with a murderous knife. 
The foreman obtained assistance, but the desperado 
would not surrender, and was shot down. He will 
probably recover. 
The Alms House in Poughkepsie was burned on 
the 7th inst _ 
From Washington. 
A direct issue of veracity has been made 
between the President and Gen. Grant, concerning 
his yielding up of the War Department to Secre¬ 
tary Stanton. Verbal orders having been given to 
General Grant by the Executive, to promulgate no 
orders coming from the Secretary unless endorsed 
by the President, the General sent a letter to the. 
Executive asking that such verbal orders be trans¬ 
mitted in writing, and giving his version of the un¬ 
derstanding between himself and Mr. Johnson as to 
the course he (Grant) should pursue if the Senate 
re-instated Stanton. The letter drew forth the 
President’s version of the matter, whereupon Gen. 
Grant reiterated his statements, plainly raising an ' 
issue as to the truthfulness of the two officials. He 
also, in a brief note dated the 30th ult,, stated to the 
President that as no order limiting or impairing the . 
authority of the Secretary of War had been promui- 1 
gated he 6honld continue to regard auy orders issued 
from the War Department in the usual form, as 1 
authorized by the Executive. The whole of the cor- 1 
respondence was laid before the House on the 4th 
inst., accompanied by a letter from Secretary Stan¬ 
ton 6aying that he has had do correspondence with ' 
the President since his suspension. A result of this 1 
is the revival of the impeachment movement. The 1 
Committee on Reconstruction have pnt the matter ■ 
in the hands of a Sub-Committee, to investigate the 1 
extent of the President’s attempt to violate the law 
of Congress, and if proper and tenable, to draft arti¬ 
cles of impeachment. 1 
The text of the new Financial Bill reported by, f 
Senator Sherman, is in many respects the same as i 
The first section is amended to make the s 
THE PROVISION MARKETS. 
NF.W TORE, Feb. 8. — Ashen, pots, $8.25458.37; pearls, 
nominal; Cotton, middlings, i9V@aoc; Floor. $x.'i2®t.ii; Rye 
Flour. $7,2509,25; Wheat, $2.11 <3.2.82; R V *. Ills Bariev 
$2M®2.15; CW $1 .M®l.k>! oX,>^sVc; Vork. ® 
*21.50021.85; prime, $li.2o®18JS7: prime mesa, il9.00@lP.50; 
Beef, new plain mess. $13.00021.60; Beer ham*. »2'i.50«.31,M> 
Shoulders, 8®9)-ic; Hams, 12013;pc; Bacon, lOaiS'^c; Lard. 
I.I'.mDXcv Butter, 40@50c; Cheese, 11 ® 15c ; Eggs, lo®42C; 
UOj>8, oOtgrOQC. 
ALBANY, Feb. 8.— Floor, f 10250015.00; Rye flour #8 75 
Buckwheat flour, $1.12® 1.25;’corn meal, &.7SS»ls F ioTlbsi 
2 ^75®3i5; Rye, «.68; Corn, $1 .30® I .SO; Barley 
$1.85; Oats, 82®85c; Pork, new mess, $24.00, clear. $36 00' 
honeless $27,00; Hams, 16c; Shoulders, 12 c; Smoked beef) 
The Great Americas Organ, at Johnson’s Music 
Store, has been much admired by all who have seen 
it, both in appearance of the exterior work of the 
case, and in its excellent quality of tone. The in¬ 
strument was manufactured by Messrs. 8. D. AII. W 
Smith of Boston, for whom Mr, Johnson is agent for 
this State. It has already been thoroughly tested by 
some of our best organists, and carefully examined 
by some of the music dealers of this city, not inter¬ 
ested in the sale of instruments Of that manufacture, 
and has been pronounced by them the largest and 
best toned reed organ ever brought to this city. 
Being upright in form and furnished with a set of 
large gilded pipes, visible in the otherwise orna¬ 
mented front, it presents the imposing appearance 
of the pipe organs in our city churches. It is per¬ 
fectly free from that unpleasantness of sound so fre¬ 
quent in reed instruments, and allows the ear to dis¬ 
cover only that pure and evenness of tone which are 
indispensable to a truly excellent instrument. When 
it is skillfully played, its two banks of keys and va¬ 
rious stops are so managed as to send forth beauti¬ 
fully clear notes of bewitching music as from a dis¬ 
tance, and then gradually louder and louder strains 
produced by the skillful use of the pedals and new 
combination of stops,—now varied solos, represent¬ 
ing different instruments with most beautiful accom¬ 
paniments, followed, perhaps, by the full power of 
all the stops combined, but well sustained by the 
heavy bass notes, and then dying away and varied, at 
the pleasure of the performer, until the listener is 
surprised and astonished at the purity and variety 
of tone, and is ready to acknowledge it as equal to 
any pipe organ of the same size.— Providence Jour. 
J A C K S O N A- CO. 
Established 1800. [.Licensed by the United States.] 
GREAT ONE DOLLAR SALE 
of rich anr](valuable goodR, consisting of Dry (lands.Gold 
nml Silver Watelics.CiM'itetw, Furniture, Sliver Plated Wore, 
*■ "T •b'wvlry, sewins Machlnus. <feo.. *e., UDinitiising » crest 
\.u-k;ly of useful articles, and each and every article will be 
sold lor $1. \\ e. purchase our goods for eush from liSnovtrrs 
Mexican News. 
The latest advices from Vera Cruz state that 
on the 29th ult. a severe gale visited the harbor 
there, and caused great destruction. The steamship 
Nightingale foundered at her anchorage, and several 
of the crew were drowned. 
There were rumors at Vera Cruz that several 
generals in the Mexican army had pronounced 
against the Government, and fears were entertained 
that an attempt might be made to create a revolu¬ 
tion. It was reported that General Porfiero would 
soon be appointed Minister of War. 
In the Mexican Congress, the bill revising the tar- 
i IT had been passed. A bill was introduced to abolish 
the death penalty, and defeated. 
Gen. Escobedo bad arrived at the capital. It was 
rumored that he intended to resign the command of 
the 3d division of the array. Mexican travelers in 
Guatamula are ill treated by the inhabitants, whose 
hostility has been excited by invasion. A project for 
uniting Mexico with the United States by a system 
of railroads has been placed in the hands of a com¬ 
mission, who are to examine the plan and report to 
the government on its feasibility. . Companies are 
forming to develop the gold mines which have re¬ 
cently been discovered in Oajaeia, and which are 
reported to be very rich. 
A MERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR. Oct. 26. JS67. 
1Y Awarded HI-.MtY SEYMOUR * CO.. Nrw York, tlie 
only Premium Medal for thr best SHEEP SHEARS, Sheep 
ofpper*. Pruning aiul Hedge Munirs. These SHEEP 
SHEARS are warranted to b. far Miperlor to 4L Wilkinson’s" 
in durability and llDbdi, Sold by all Hardware and Ain-iru 1 .. 
lural Houses. 
The American, Agriculturist, dan. 1, 18®. says?-" We baya 
nitliort.fi boon too in noli (tepcndOJJT- upon England for onrbppt 
cut wry, ana Hlnieji shear* w ore no exception. Hardiv willing 
to tniHt, without the teat of U£l\ our own favorable* iuiprcs. 
Fiona In rpsardto the eximUeuco of theno .sheer* shear*, ninths 
bv ITenry Sevninu.r & Co., of tills city, wo have 8ubmltte<l 
them to the indtriiieuL of practical sheep shearers, who are 
eti with then . and ;<> experts in steel manufac¬ 
tures, who pronounce an unqualihed approval, confirming us 
in our own nntnlnns. ’» 
THE CATTLE MARKETS 
NEW YORK, Fkm. 3. 
tlons at lOfalSc. _ir * 
9®13cts. SI- 
mi*. Swlne-EecT^ 
FV5012.C0. Milcb Cows, f in® 
$20. Sheep and Lamhs-Btate 4>S@eXc.; Michigan 6® Ac.; 
Canada 7®b>fic. Hogs,7®7^c. k ^ * ’ 
CAMBRIDGE A 'sp BRIGHTON. Fan. 6.-Beeves range, 
from >orking Oxen. $lflo®2fis F pair-. Steers and 
i?® 1501 Milch Cow» t $55®100; Heifers and far- 
at l e = I l Vf! L'?/ 11 ?’ 8 . Northern,4®6ds; extra,7® 
!,< 9I0c. F Tallow, S®flc; 
Call s/.ms, 10018c. F tt.; I'tlts, G5c®$l,50; Swine, no rales. 
_ Philadelphia. Fen. 3 .—cattle lower; sales at 5 ®iqwc. 
%!ieep,S®5y£e. HogB t l0®l0«c. ^ 
CHICAGO, Fsn. S.-BeefCattle.4M@7Kc. Veal Calves. 4 U 
@8kc. Sheep, $3,00®5. Hogs, $5,50® 1 , 00 . ’ * 
CINCINNATI, Fub. 8.—Beef Cattle, M,C0®7,S0; Sheep, 4 v@ 
7c; Hogs, 7®8)sc. 
TORONTO, Fkd. 6.— Beef ranges at $5,50@7,10; Sheep and 
Llimbs, $2,5005; Calves, $405 each. 
BALTIMORE, Feb. 4.—Beef Cattle, 409wc; Sheep, 4 J 2 ® 
b>je; Hogs, 9^®10Kc. 
F-Beeves-Itecrihls 4,35.1 bead ; qnota- 
(j.fc. Veal i ’lives—Receipts 748 head ; rjuotiitlons 
JiSpma Lambs—Ken.dpts- 20 , 81.2 bead, quotations 
O M N YOB N (i ’ S 
(OiUClIXAL WHINGER MAN) 
Central Pacific Railroad Bonds—Change of 
Price.— The sales of the First Mortgage Bond-, of 
the Central Pacific Railroad Company have recently 
been so rapid and extensive that the full amount 
which the Company had proposed t.o sell at the 
original price of 95 aud interest, has been marketed, 
and the pi ice has been advanced to par and accrued 
interest. 
The progress of the road, the prosperous condition 
of the Company’s affairs, their abundant cash resour¬ 
ces, and high credit, would seem to fully justify the 
advance in the price of their First Mortgage Bonds, 
and to afford a sufficient guarantee of an active de¬ 
mand at the advanced rate. 
MONITOR CLOTHES WRINGER 
Famine in Ecrope, —There is great distress among 
the poorer classes in Russia, owing to bad harvests, 
and the government has had to make liberal appro¬ 
priations to supply the peasantry with subsistence. 
Of the sufferings of the Swedish NorlaDdere late de¬ 
scriptions have been given. In France, in several 
places, there is a great lack of breadstufls, and ac¬ 
cording to accounts from Algeria (one of the French 
African colonics) a hundred thousand people have 
died within eight months from starvation. In east¬ 
ern Prussia there has been much destitution, and 
although contributions to alleviate have been nu¬ 
merous, they have been quite insufficient It will 
require at least seven months, with the assurance of 
liberal harvests at the end of that period, to relieve 
the above peoples from the evils of famine. In Lon¬ 
don and all the principal towns in Great Britain, 
proverty is very extreme, A great many skilled 
laborers who were kept employed during the Amer¬ 
ican war have been thrown idle, and the sufferings 
of these men and their families are described to be 
lamentable. 
THE PORK MARKETS. 
CHICAGO, Fkb. 7—Dressed hogs; market is quiet and firm; 
sales at $8,25®9,00, dividing cm 200 as; and $8,1008,25, divid¬ 
ing at 100 pounds, ’ 
CINCINNATI, Fkb. 7—Dressed bogs; market Is firm and 
in demaBd at $9,00. 
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 7.—Dressed hogs; market is lower at 
$7.8008,80. 
TOLEDO, Feb. 7.—Dressed hogs are firm at $8,2509. 
BUFFALO, Feb, 8.—Dressed hogs; sale at $9@9,75. 
NEW YORK, Feb. 8.— Dressed hogs are firmer at lOflolOkc 
for Western, and liJ 4 @ll^c for city. 
ALBANY, Feb. 8.—Dressed Hogs are selling at lie. for 
Western or State. 
TORONTO, Feb. 6. — The following are the rates paid: 
Light and medium, 505&c.; choice to extra, C@6Xc. 
There are thirty-nine thousand two hundred and 
twenty-two horses in Vermont, and they are valued 
at $3,829,47L The number of horses is 30,000 less 
than before the war. 
Union county, Ohio, boasts a giant seven feet three 
inches in his stockings, sixty-nine inches around the 
chest, and weighing five hundred and thirty-six 
pounds. 
Moke than five hundred women are employed as 
compositors on the daily and weekly press and other 
publications in New York city. 
T HE SALEM GRAPE,-r- = ~; 
The Salem Vine, having exceeded the ex 
of its friends, botli In unsurpassed hardiness an<‘ 
fruit, the larger portion of the extensive Stock, gi 
HEMOVAL,- 
xpectallong 
id quality of 
from’the original purchased of E~ srRoGEi;s l ”E*Rq. r . C ^ Salem! 
Mass., lias heel) secured for Vineyard planting atSalem-cn- 
Erlej.lhautauqoa Co., N. Y., to w hich place we have removed 
our Propagating Establishment, formerly at Amenta, We 
are still prepared to supply limited orders for first-class 
Vines, one and two years old. 
Prices for the Spring of 1868. 
Good, strong, healthy Vines, 2 yrs. old with 3 buds each.. $4,06 
“ ‘ “ “ “ F doz. 86,00 
“ " “ “ P 100, 250,00 
“ ‘ 1JT old « *• each, 3,00 
H “ “ F doz. 24 00 
** ** 44 14 4 * Tfr 209 150 00 
For orders, 500 and upwards, a liberal reduction from the 
above rates. Address, J. A.REQUA, Agent, Salem-on-Erie 
Nurseries, Brocton, Chautauqua Co., N. V. i>il-6teo 
it IJHI m V VI jfuiviiu.n I ' 'i o. ii'.MIti.a, J 
has been secured for Vineyard plantin 
mmttmfal, ftfarfcds 
RURAL NEW-YORKER OFFICE, 
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Roohxbtkb. February 11,1888. j 
Oub local money market continues easy. The banks are 
discounting all good paper oflered. 
During the contraction of the currency the banks in the 
Interior were very cautions, not knowing where the end 
might be. There is some uneasiness yet among business 
men in regard to Congressional legislation; but on the whole 
they are beginning to feel that Congress will puss no law 
that will seriously embarrass the moneyed institutions or 
the commercial Interests of the country. 
Money Is gradually growing easier at the large commer¬ 
cial points, West and Southwest. In New York the market 
is characterized by nnnsual ease, and the banks arc very 
strong. The New York city hanks, according to the state¬ 
ment of last week, have on deposit the enormous sum of 
$218,000,000, which is nearly $10,000,000 above the highest 
figure attained at any provioua time." The total of legal 
tender and specie is 36 per cent, of the combined deposits 
and circulation. This condition of things would seem to 
indicate u favorable time for commercial activity. 
The National Commercial Convention met in Boston on 
Wednesday last. Some two hundred and fifty delegates 
representing thirty-two Hoards of Trade, were in attend¬ 
ance. Tne reports and discussions on the various topics 
that came up for consideration were brief and business-like. 
The members of the Convention did not assemble for the 
purpose of making loug speeches, but for action. The fol¬ 
lowing resolutions, reported by the Committee on Weights 
and Measures were unanimously adopted: 
itcxo'red. That the cental system for the measurement of 
all the products of the soil il- best adapted to the require¬ 
ments of the trade of the country, and in harmony with our 
decimal currency, 
Jiesolved, That it be recommended that on and after the 1st 
of August. 1MJ8. each A-.oeiation represented in this Con¬ 
vention adopt the eentitl system in the sale, storage and 
transportation of said products. 
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS 
Advertising Kates.—After the first of January, 1868, 
the Rates of Advertising in the Rubax New-Yobkkb will be 
as follows, for each insertion: 
Advertisements, inside, 75 cents per line, Agate Bp ace. 
“ Outside, gl “ m « 
For Extra Display and Cuts, a price and a half. 
Special Notices, Nonpareil leaded, 91.50 per line. 
E3f~No advertisement inserted for less than $8. 
Jteason —Our measure will be considerably wider and cir¬ 
culation much greater (at least twenty thousand) than when 
the former rates were established. [Dec. 28. 
G ardening for profit. 
(By PETER HENDERSON.) 
This work has attained a larger sale in one season than any 
other book ever published on Gardening In this country. Its 
teachings are the experience of 20 years in growing garden 
products for the great market of New York, and are alike 
applicable to private or Market Gardening. 
Ruins. $1.50 by mail, pre-p»!d. 
Our Illustrated Catalogue for 1868, of SEEDS and IMPLE¬ 
MENTS is now ready find will he mailed to all applicants for 
25 cts. Also our Illustrated Catalogue for 1868, of NEW and 
RARE PLANTS, price 25 cents. But to our customers of last 
season they will be mailed as nsual without charge. 
HENDERSON & FLEMING, 
SeedBtnen, Market Gardeners and Florists, 
939-fit 67 Nassau Street, New York. 
S EEDS! SEEDS ! —SPECIA LTIES, 
- Packet, (Is, 
Trne Jersey Early Wakefield Cabbage, from the orig¬ 
inal stock.. 25 * 1 . 0 C 
Brill's Superior Flat Dutch Cabbage, unequalled lor 
summer aud fall..... , 25 71 
Genuine Bergen Drumhead Cabbage, the best winter 
variety, extra.. 75 
Improved Drumhead Savoy Cabbage, very superior 25 75 
Jersey Gardener’s Favorite, WUltc Solid Celery, none 
better. 15 50 
Allen's Improved Nutmeg Muskmeion, unsurpassed 
In size and flavor. * 10 30 
True New York Improved Large Purple Egg Plant’, 
originated with ns. 25 1 00 
Keyes’Kttrly Prolific Tomato, new and distinct, try it 15 50 
Mnupm ’s .superior Tomato, new and desirable..15 50 
Early Large Smooth Red Tomato, standard sort, line 10 30 
Long 'Yliile Turnip, ol exctJJent flavor, line for table 
U 86 . IQ 945 
The above are especially recommended’, are of my owu rais¬ 
ing and warranted A No. 1 in every respect. Any or all of 
them sent post-paid by email on receipt of price. We also 
send free to all applicants our Descriptive List of over thirty 
leading varieties ol STRAWBERRIES, with reduced prices 
of plants. FRANCIS BRILL, Newark New Jersey, 
Revolution in Peru.— The news from Pern is 
important. Prado has been defeated at Arequipa, and 
forced to retreat to Islay. The revolution has proved 
a success, and the Prado administration hurled from 
place and power. The city of Arequipa suffered 
bombardment for thirty-six hours. 
M aple leaves-a is column 
1 RATED MONTHLY, of Entertaining and 
reading. 75c. a Year. Specimens 10c. Address 
BLACK IE & CO.. 746 BroatD 
WEBSTER’S PLANS FOR LAYING OUT 
1 V and Beautifying Gardens, and General Catalogue of 
Shrubs, Roses, Ornamental Plants and Seed* for the Spring 
of 1808 . Mailed to customers free, and to all others for 10 cts. 
,, , Address WM. WEBSTER, 
8l->tf 149 State St., Rochester, N. Y. 
)V E W DISCOVERY IN M A K I NG CIDER 
XV without Apples. Immense pro tits real;.: -il. A fortune 
ean be made from It at this time when apple- are scarce. An 
enterprising man can make $.7,000 this season without leaving 
home. Ton Western man this knowledge Is a fortune in it¬ 
self. Individual rights > 1 , Circulars and terms to agents, 
free. Box 18, SoiUhWick, Mass. 
before, 
interest on Government bonds five instead of six per 
