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DOMESTIC NEWS. 
AVa»hlii^(on, 
SHALL WE liUv Cuba. 
March 15, a dispatch says advices have been 
received from Minister Sickles, at Madrid, sub¬ 
mitting' as the result of the negotiations be has 
been conducting for several months past, a 
proposition from the Government of Spain for 
the sale to this Government of the Islands of 
Cuba and Porlo Hieo. The amount asked is be¬ 
lieved to bo one hundred millions of dollars, 
payable in instalments. 
tub proposed purchase or CUBA. 
A dispatch dated Mareti 10, says concerning 
the proposal toacii Cuba mid Porto Itieo to the 
United Slates tor $100,000,000: “ President Grant 
said to-day, that the administration had no In¬ 
tention to consider it, believing that, even if de¬ 
sirable, the Sonata could not be induced to ac¬ 
cept such n treaty, and it would be altogether 
useless to ask Congress for appropriations to 
carry out the provisions, In face of the fact that 
the obtaining of the $1,500,1X10 needed for the 
San Domingo purchase was In considerable 
doubt.” 
REDEMPTION OF COPPEH TOKENS. 
The Secretary of the Treasury lias issued a cir¬ 
cular detailing the regulations under which all 
copper bronze, copper nickel and base metal 
Coinage, heroic Tore authorized by law, will tie 
redcomod as follows: 
All persons holding such coins and desiring their 
redemption will forward the same to the .Mint, of the 
United Stains wt Philadelphia In stilus "I not less 
than $20, ad vising tin- Director of the Mint hyiliuil 
Of the Hint Mint, and kind of coin forwarded, and upon 
what Assistant. Treasurer the cheek shall hi? drawn 
In payment thereof, which checks may be drawn up¬ 
on the Assistant Treasurer In New York, Philadel¬ 
phia, Bosnia, Now Orleans or Nun I'Tiuiclscn, ill thu 
option of the parl y Cm warding tin* coin. Tint Direc¬ 
tor of the Mint m Philadelphia, Upon receipt of the 
coin forwarded for redemption, will card ally count 
and examine each parcel of coin in the order In 
which It t» received, and thereupon will issue u ecr- 
tlllcal t> to tie at once trauniintied to the Treasurer 
of the united fitate* lit. Washington, which certificate 
shall stale the amount of i nn received, the tiamu 
and address of ifie persrm, company, corporation, or 
ftriu making the remittance anil the nlace in .New 
York, Philadelphia, Boston, New Orleans, or San 
Francisco,at which the transfer chock to lie drawn 
by the Treasurer of the United States shall ho made 
payable The Treasurer of the United States will, 
upon the receipt of this certuicaie. transmit to the 
owner of the coin u transfer check, payable to Ins 
order, for the amount npot'ificd In the eej-UUeules. 
The expenses ui transporting these coins, which 
must, always ho III .-inns of 8 2d and upward, must ho 
paid hy tlio person sending them to the place ol re¬ 
demption The regnlutkmis of Oct. 2H, l*ffll, providing 
for Hi<? redemption of the flve-eent coins by the 
Treasurer and the General Assistant Treasurer of 
the United States uro hereby abrogated. 
muevrn es. 
Hamilton Finn, Secretary of State, In a let¬ 
ter ft) a -New Yurk paper, alluding lo t he state¬ 
ment that tin? British Commissioner had influ¬ 
enced tho Senate’s action in removing Senator 
Sumner from the Chairmanship of the Commit¬ 
tee on Foreign Relations, says : 
Neither Sir Edward Thoruton nor either of the 
British i'miimlssionora ever, directly or Indirectly, 
by word or In weir Ing, bus expressed or intimated to 
me any opinion, or with, or apprehension, or objec¬ 
tion as to Mr. Sumner or any other person being on 
any comm I Woo of cither House of Congress, or made 
any nlluslou or reference to the orgnnl/.atnm or com¬ 
position of auy caiuuillteeol cither House of Con¬ 
gress. 
Miss Nettie Chase, tho youngest daughter of 
Chief Justice Chase, well known In Washington 
society for her high social qualities, is to bo 
married In church In tho ubove-named elty 
March 33d, to Mr. Hoyt, of tho Providence and 
New York bouse of W. & A. Sprague & Co., 
manufacturers, merchants and bankets. Tho 
senior partner of tho firm, Senator Sprague, it 
will bo rembored, married Miss K.uto < base, a 
sistor of Miss Nettie. Tho marriage reception 
will take place at tin? residence of Senator and 
Mrs. Sprague, iu Washington. 
The Postmaster-General positively declines to 
order the restoration of tho mail service be¬ 
tween Louisville and Frankfort, ns ho stilt re¬ 
gards It as impossible to transport the same with 
safety to tho agon is of tho Department. 
Congressional. 
DUTIES ON SALT, COAL, TEA AND COFFEE. 
MAlien 13, tho House passed resolutions abol¬ 
ishing the duly on salt, coal, tea and coffee. 
Those resolutions have yet to lie concurred in 
by the Senate, which is regarded a doubtful 
event. 
TO PREVENT KILLING BUFFALOES. 
Mr. McCormick of Arizona has Introduced a 
bill in tho House to prevent l tic killing of buffa¬ 
loes on tho public lauds, the object being to pre¬ 
vent tho wanton butcliory Of those animals for 
sport simply, nud preserve the herds lor tho JUt- 
diaus. 
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT. 
March H.the following nominations were sent 
to the Senate: 
Walter N. Smith to be Assistant Attorney-General 
of the United State*. William Mr Michael to be So¬ 
licitor of internal Revenue. Shormun Conunt, r. s. 
Marshal for the Northern District of Florida. I). 8. 
Wado, Chief Justice of Montana Territory, William 
11. Clieesohrmigli of Now Vijrk, to l>n Assistant Sec¬ 
retary of Legation In London. Stillman A. Fish, Uo- 
corderuf Lund Title* lit HI, Louis, Mo. George Brad¬ 
ley. Indian Agent for Michigan. Edwin Ell*, Indian 
Agent for Washington Territory. Culver Jiarculnw, 
C olloctor of Internal Revenue for tho Third tiotrtei 
Of New Jersey. James Labtlny, Af»ke*i'Oi of Internal 
Revenue for the First l>Ktnot of GflJlloriihi. Wil- 
ltumUhaibiiisnn, Assessor of Internal Revenue lor 
the rwenty-fmirth District ol Pennsylvania. II. Hay 
Mye 1 *. Appraiser of Morclutodlseiit Mobile. Andrew 
C. Simla, Collector of internal Revenue tortile First 
District of Minnesota. D. Davidson, Collector ot In¬ 
ternal Rnvnmic tor the Sixth District of Tennessee. 
Kctlrod Lleul .-Oommaodd’ Robert Boyd, Jr., to be 
Commander on the Active list. 
nominations confirmed. 
March 15, the Senate continued the following 
nominations: 
E. Teagarden, to be Receiver <?f Public Money at 
Marysville. Cal. 
Melville Cottle, to be Register of the Land Offico, 
at Stockton, Cal. 
Pol rick B. Steven, to bo Collector of Customs at 
Mhitna. Ohio. 
David W. Dunn of Indiana, to bo Consul at Prince 
Edward s Island. 
Charles D. I logman, a resident of Warsaw, to bo 
Consul at Warsaw, Poland. 
Charles u. Hunt, Lo be Appraiser of Merchandise at 
Chicago, 111. 
E. E. It lop of Maine, to be Consul id tlakodadl. 
John II- Mills, lo be Assessor of Internal Revenue 
for Nevada. 
James Laldley, lobe Assessor Of Internal Revenue 
for the First District of California. 
P. C. Bumilow, to be Col lectorTtf Internal Revenue 
for the Third District id' New Jersey. 
Postiwuitrrt. — Chttrlo* E, Grover, at Glotteesler. 
Mass, i John W. Shelley, at CornOllsville, N. Y.; 
Dwight U. Bruco, at Syracuse, N. Y. 
GEN. BUTLER 
declines to serve on I he Special Congressional 
Committee to investigate tho state of affairs in 
the South. Hu hits w ritten a long letter giving 
his reasons therefor, chief among which is t hat 
tho Committee can accomplish no good by such 
investigations. 
New York. 
Tite Assembly passed, March 10, a bill which 
provides that when throe annual payments have 
been made <m any policy, life insurance com¬ 
panies shall not. whenever an action is brought, 
interpose its a defense that tite policy was ob¬ 
tained by fraud. 
John Thomas Kosenville, colored, was exe¬ 
cuted In New York city March 10, for tho mur¬ 
der ot Walter Johnson, Sept . 20. 
March II, a Lockpart dispatch says: William 
Ilulloek, of the firm of liullock Bros., was shot 
dead in the street, by Arthur F. Pierce. Break¬ 
ing of promises to and betrayal of Pierce’s sis¬ 
ter are said to have been the causes of the shoot¬ 
ing. Pierce belonged In Lockport, but latterly 
lias resided in Chicago, and has heretofore borne 
an excellent character. Bullock moved in re¬ 
spectable circles hero. 
There is an inlluontlal movement on tho part 
of the different Boards Of Trade and Commerce 
in tlie State, to make canal navigation free. 
Buffalo and New York City organizations have 
adopted resolutions in favor thereof. 
niauachasellK, 
In Worcester, 127 mol Iters, seconded by all tho 
physicians, have united in asking that the after¬ 
noon sessions of the lower grade of schools may 
be shortened. 
The following resolutions have boon intro¬ 
duced in the Senate, and ordered to be printed : 
Itenotvod, That every invasion by ooo department, 
of the Government of the prerogative of another 
tends to defeat the fundamental end ot all eoiixti- 
tutlonul government that R shall he a government 
Of laws anil not of uien. 
Ittoolvtd, Tlmt ilie people of Massachusetts have 
soon with alarm tin* recent uUoniitl, unhappily suc¬ 
cessful, hy Hie President of Ihe United Hiatus, not, 
odlClally proclaimed, but notorious and avowed by 
It* supporters, in dictate the organlr.atioii mid ap¬ 
pointment of Hie Poimndtec on Foreign Relations 
ot the Huiiale of the United State*. 
Itisrili'fi.L, That the acquiescence of the Bona to In 
the dictation hv thu Executive of the appointment 
of the committee on Foreign Relations Implies a 
subserviency wtoeli disqualifies that branch for the 
independent perfoi mance of it* enrottltulional duties 
to supervise the nomination* and treaties laid before 
the Semite by the President, and threatens the re¬ 
moval of tlie great bulwark against executive usur- 
patlon. 
JPciiiiKyl vnitiit. 
The Governor Inis nominated to tho President 
tho Hon. 1). J. Morrell and the Hon. Asa Packer 
of Pennsylvania, as Cmninlsaloners of tho Cen¬ 
tennial Celebration, under the resolution of 
Congress, and bus also appointed W. J. Horst- 
mint and W. McMichitol of Philadelphia, Com¬ 
missioners under tho joint resolution of the Leg¬ 
islature. 
John II. Oliver, the leading member of the 
Lehigh Co. Bur, died March 10, utter an illness 
of three weeks of typhoid fever. Mr, Oliver 
wns one of the most, prominent Republicans in 
his section of tlio State, and run for Congress at 
the lost election. 
Maine. 
MAncn 9, Win. D. Wheeler, aged 54, for many 
years editor and publisher of The Bangor Dally 
Whig and Courier and the Kennebec Journal, 
died iu Bangor. 
Ohio. 
The jury in the caso of Michael Harrington, 
on trial in Toledo, charged with the murder Of 
Robert Sharp in 1803, brought in a verdict of tic- 
qultfal. This was Harrington's second trial, tho 
Jury in the fust having found him guilty of mur¬ 
der in the second degree. 
New Hampshire. 
The election returns, according to tho latest 
dispatches, ludicuto that there was no election 
of Governor by tho people, and that the Legisla¬ 
ture will have to elect. Re urns from 218 towns 
give Pike (Republican) 23,839 votes, and Weston 
(Democrat) 33,881; other candidates and scatter¬ 
ing, 1,074. Tho House stands 102 Republicans, 
lot Democrats, and i Labor Reform. Tho Senate 
stands 4 Republicans, 5 Democrats, and 3 vucuu- 
Oles. Tho Executive Council stands twoandtwo, 
with u vacancy in tite First District. Probably 
all tho Democratic Congressmen are elected. 
llllnol*. 
A dispatch March 10 says: The Illinois River 
is higher than has boon known for several years. 
All low lands near Peoria are submerged. Many 
warehouses are surrounded by water, and busi¬ 
ness tins to bo done from tite second story. 
John T. Alexander of Morgan Co., t he king of 
live stock men in the United States, R is report¬ 
ed, bus made un assignment of his property for 
tho benefit of his creditors. Ills liabilities are 
stilted us $1,000,000, while Ills assets loot up from 
$11X1,000 to $2<Hi.(KX) more than tlmt tunoUTit. 
The total number of begs reported packed, in 
Chicago, this season, will prnhubly reach front 
915,000 to 930,000. The total number packed lust 
year was 888,140. The total number of cuttle 
packed this season is 21,254, against It,903 last 
season, 
Wisconsin. 
THE Legislature bus rejeotod a bill authoriz¬ 
ing unmarried women owning real estate to voto 
in school district meetings. It Inis offset this, 
however, by also killing a bill requiring persons 
wishing to got married, often at. tlio cost of 
tedious and expensive travel, to go to the Clerk 
of the Circuit Court and bo examined and gotu 
license before being allowed to marry. 
Kansas. 
The vanguard of the emigration procession to 
Western Kansas, for 1871, passed through Tope¬ 
ka, on the Kansas and Pacific Railroad, Mureh 
11, consisting of an extra train, carrying 700 wo¬ 
men mid children of oolouists who have settled 
in Ellsworth county. 
A dispatch from Leavenworth, March 15,says: 
A movement somewhat similar to that In Butler 
county last year, appears to have broken out 
nguiust horse thieves in Greenwood county. Tlio 
Altoona Union of t he 2d Inst. Is Informed that a 
Vigilance Committee seized eight men in (hat 
county, who were known to be thieves, three of 
whom were shot, and five Imaged together by 
the heels until dead. Three of tlio thieves turned 
State’s evidence, but wore banged, notwith¬ 
standing. 
Tho act passed by tho Legislature, rendering 
tho deal h warrant of a criminal Inoperative until 
signed by the Governor, which would practical¬ 
ly abolish capital punishment In that State, did 
not become u law, hr recently Stated, it having 
failed for want of the Governor’s signature. 
Michigan. 
Mrs. Sarah Martin of St. Joseph, is reported 
as petitioning the Legislature as follows: 
Gentlemens- My Bible toll* ino the legend of “a 
life for a life, * but modern luw-tnuUi-rsliuviiu legend 
of til ‘drown, entiieD disregarding tint command* of 
the (USolpli'M. I ;nii in favor of hanging murderer.",, 
uml of purliallv bunging those who u'MUult with in¬ 
tent to kill. I think (lln then him come when .ill 
mock sentiment should be dune away with, and tlie 
sacrifice of life punished to tho fullest extent. 1 itijt 
no enthusiast on tills idea, but in ease such a law 
was enacted, mid there was any difficult./ in obtain¬ 
ing the services of a liungaian, I would willingly act 
| iri that capacity, without pay or hope of pay. in fact. 
• J hereby put in my claim to lie appointed State Exe¬ 
cutioner, und to execute all the murderers to he exe¬ 
cuted under the proposed new law. I have attended 
several executions., and will guarantee lo make ho 
blunders. 
California. 
The award of the Commissioner to assess dam¬ 
ages against the California Pacific Railroad, for 
cut r ing the truck of the Central Paeltlc In cross¬ 
ing at Sacramento, which allowed the latter 
eotnpauy $350,000, has been set aside by Judge 
Dwinell us wholly unjust. 
The first installment of the spring clip of wool 
lias been received at San Francisco from Santa 
Barbara. 
Iona. 
At Atlanta, Iowa, on the 4th inst., Charles Par¬ 
ker was shot by a man named Hoover, who also 
attempted to shoot, his wife, but failed. .Jeal¬ 
ousy was the cause. 
At Mt. Carroll, March 15, B. B. Terry, a lumber 
merchant, shot and killed bis wife, set flic to his 
house, and then shot himself dead. He was 
married last October. Intemperance was the 
cause. 
Arkansas. 
March 14, Gov. Powell Clayton was again 
elected United Staten Senator, Lleut.-Gov. John¬ 
son having resigned. O. A. Hadley, President 
of tlio Senate, will 1111 tite Governmental choir. 
Virginia. 
John W, Johnston wns elected United States 
Senator by the Legislature, March 14. 
South Carolina. 
A Charleston dispatch, March 12, says The 
troubles between the whites and negro militia in 
Chester county, are subsiding. Tho citizens, in 
a public meeting, have pledged protection to all 
ncgrooB who lay aside their arms nud return 
quietly to their homes. There Is now a strong 
force of United States regulars in Die county. 
Collector Wallace of tho Fifth South Carolina 
District, reports that Deputy United Stales Mar¬ 
shal Anderson Looper, while attempting toseize 
an illicit, distillery in the possession ot a dealer 
named Zaeltachle Young, was attacked by the 
latter. Belli men drew pistols and fired simul¬ 
taneously, and both were killed at the first tire. 
Tennessee. 
Certain Indians have employe*! a Memphis 
lawyer to sue for the lands in the southern part 
of tho county of Shelby, tlmt once belonged to 
tliolr fathers. 
MISMiMSippi. 
A Jackson dispatch, March 16, 6ays“ Con¬ 
siderable excitement prevails on the northeast¬ 
ern border nT the Stale about the Ku-Klux. 
Col. Stone, Assistant Collector of internal Reve¬ 
nue, has been ordered to leave Okuloorm in leu 
days. The Superintent of Education in Lowndes 
county has been similarly warned, and attempts 
made to kidniip hint. Joint F. l*acy, Mayor of 
Aberdeen, was carried off last night. No trace 
can bo found of him, and it is feared that lie 
has been foully dcult with." 
Kentucky. 
The Louisville Courier-Journal has the follow¬ 
ing dispatch from Fraukt'ort:-About 2 o'clock 
Sunday morning, March 12th, a party of four 
men went to the house of « man named Hallow, 
who keeps u store near Bailey’s mill, on Flat 
Creek, in Frauklln county, and demanded ad¬ 
mittance, on 1 1^plea of wanting to purchase 
grave clothes tor a person who they said hud 
just died in the neighborhood. Uullew inquired 
who the deceased was, and on their giving a 
nttmo lie never hoard before, told them the 
times wore dangerous, and lie could not. admit 
them at so unseasonable au hour. Thereupon 
they declared their intention to lor go their way, 
and, procuring u fence rail, struck Hie door 
heavily. Bullew seized tin Enfield title, and told 
thorn if they persisted hell would be their por¬ 
tion. Tho nttook on the door was renewed, 
when he discharged the rifle, lodging four balls 
In the abdomen ot’ tlie foremost man, named 
Rucker. The others then retired, and going to 
the residence of a Mr. Bailey, ordered him to re¬ 
move and care for their wounded comrade. Ac¬ 
cordingly tie was taken to Mr. Bailey’s house, 
where he died yesterday. Rucker was well 
known in tho neighborhood, and has relatives 
there * -- 
FOREIGN NEWS, 
France, 
It is reported that it is the intention of the 
French Government, to levy a tax on all raw 
mid manufactured material, and more especially 
upon textile fabrics. 
The Pope refuses to sanction the transfer of 
the Arehlepisoopul sees of Alsace and Lorraine 
1 tom Fi ance to Germany. 
March II the National Assembly adopted tho 
resolution to remove from Bordeaux to Ver¬ 
sailles', tho first sitting at the latter place to 
occur March 20. 
A telegram. March 12, snys:—The rioters of the 
10th of December have been tried by a Council 
of War. MM. Blutiqui, Flourons, Glraud and 
Avrillo were condemned to death for con¬ 
tumacy. M. Goupcl was Sentenced to two 
years' Imprisonment, and M. Valles to six 
months'imprisonment. The rest of the rioters 
were ucq ulttcd. 
A Paris telegram March 16, says: Count Bis¬ 
marck has informed M. Tillers t hat ho is embar¬ 
rassed in organizing, politically and eominor- 
dftUy, the ceded provinces, owing to the deter¬ 
mined resistance of the inhabitants, and the 
representations that German commerce will bo 
damaged by the competition of tho Mulbouse 
manufacturers; and llutl tie would abandon Al¬ 
sace uml Lorraine ti the indemnity lsiucrcusod 
one and a half milliards of fruttes. 
The Journal dee Deficits, commenting on the 
result of the Conference on tite Eastern Ques¬ 
tion, makes a bitter attack on England, li de¬ 
clares that Rite has lost every advantage gained 
by the Crimean war. France is now helpless. 
Her sword Is broken ; but wlten it iannsheuiliod 
again, Us atm will not be so distant ns Turkey. 
Other Pails Journals speak of England luastmi- 
lar spirit. 
Advices from Rotten state that n Prussian 
reign ot terror exists tit the city. Several en¬ 
counters have occurred between the Prussian 
troops and I lie hiliabiliiotR ol tho city, some of 
which have had a fatal tor'initiation. The popu¬ 
lace are much harassed by the yoke which nos 
been imposed upon t hem, mid every opport unity 
is sought to show their resentment. 
Napoleon. 
A London dispatch. March 18, wiy$:—“Dr. 
NelatdU, physician to the late Emperor of Ihe 
French, has received an imperative Ruininousto 
proceed at once to Wllhoinsboho, fur the pur¬ 
pose of performing n .surgical operation upon 
the imperial pilflonor, who is again tin invalid, 
Buffering from his old malady. It is said 11ml 
Napoleon will be tumble to undertake thu fa¬ 
tigue of travel until the effects of the operation 
about to be performed have been thoroughly 
overcome. Dr. NcltUou is uow cn route to 
Germany. 
Prussia. 
Tt is announced from Berlin that the position 
of tlio German armies during the occupation or 
France will be an uninterrupted line from the 
lower Seine to Dijon. An order Ims been issued 
that the Lnndwehr in organized corps and garri¬ 
sons slutll be dismissed to their homes. 
A request has been transmitted by tho Prus¬ 
sian Government to tho Holy Father, desiring 
him not to select Prussians Ins residence. 
The Czar sent a. delegation of distinguished 
officers of the Russian army to salute the Em¬ 
peror of Germany oil his return to Berlin. They 
will be presented to the Emperor by Field Mar¬ 
shal Von Wruugoi. 
* Eiiglnnil. 
The Royal Albert Hall,a nowand mngnifloent 
building, erected for (lie Loudon Exhibition of 
1871, is to be formally opened on the 29th of 
Morel), by the Queen. 
The Black Sea Conference has adjourned. A 
treaty had been signed, abrogating the reslric- 
tiotih’on tlio admission of foreign uien-of-wnr 
into the DarfhincJlc* and Bosphorus. The Sul¬ 
tan, in times of pcuce, may admit into those wa¬ 
ters the naval vessels of friendly Powers, when¬ 
ever needed. to enforce the treaty of 1858. The 
Dantibnin Commission is prolonged twelve 
years. The protocol or the new Treaty express¬ 
ly declares I hat no Power can relieve Itself of 
t he obligntlonsof the treaty without, t he consent 
of all tite signatories. 
Switzerland. 
A London dispatch. March 12, says:— A party 
of'Germans, numbering about. 600, assembled in 
a hall in Zurich, on the 9th, to celebrate tlie 
conclusion of peace between France nud Ger¬ 
many. While festivity was In progress the 
building was attacked by some French officers 
and Gardes Mobiles. The Gormans defended 
themselves, and In ihe light many were wound¬ 
ed on both sides. Tite Swiss Hoops wore finally 
called out, and suppressed the disturbance, after 
making a number of the assailants prisoner*. 
The French nffioeisaud men attempted to rescue 
their friends from prison on tlu* night ol the 
JOlll, when the Aivlss troop* tired upon them, 
killing four and wounding many others. 
Spain, 
A Madrid dispatch, March 11. snys: — Serious 
disturbance* have taken place in the provinces. 
At Alicante mi armed mob tired upon the Mayor 
and other civil authorities. Some lives were 
lost. In the elections the Opposition Is triumph¬ 
ing. In consequence of the disturbed state of 
t he country, the King's trip to meet the Queen 
bus bceu deferred. 
Camilla. 
Advices from Pembina to Feb. 28, indicate a 
disorderly condition of things; the Government 
18 said to bo broken up, and all authority has 
passed Into the hands of the Canadian troops at. 
Upper Fort Garry. The Volunteers abuse tho 
citizens, it Is said, and a reign of terror exists. 
Calling In of a Volcano. 
A London dispatch. March 10, Niys:—“The 
Schlossberg," a volcanic mountain overlooking 
the market town of Hohcncms, Tyrol, loll in, 
burning two principal streets of the town and 
buryingover nine hundred persons, also destroy¬ 
ing tho principal church. This dispatch has 
been contradicted. 
The Doty Washing Machine,—It has been our 
fortune to uro many different kinds of washing 
machines and wringers in our laundry, but 
never any that so completely met the wants of 
the laundress as do the Doty Washer and now 
Universal Wringer. They have become UnlU- 
pmmlAc In our institution. — Mount Carroll (111.) 
ScminUVu. 
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Fact* for Ihe Ladle*,—MISS CHAMBERLAIN of 
Troy, N. Y„ iti three years and eleven months, 
earned, with a Wheeler tt Wilson Sowing Ma¬ 
chine, $2,308.92 lu stitching 638,052 collars equal 
to 210 miles and 1,528 feel of scum, miming J17,- 
102,IKK) si i lolics, an average of 100,000 per day 
12,500 per hour. 
-•♦* 
“Among the live and Progressive Institution* 
Of the day Is Geo. I*. Rowell & Co.'s Advertising 
Agency, No. 40 Park Row, New York. The 
establishment Is so systematized, and their facil¬ 
ities are so ample, that, tho public is sure ot 
being served iu the most complete manner."— 
Bouton Boat. 
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PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS. 
Nicw York. March 17, 1HT1. 
The receipt* of the principal kinds of produce 
since our inti embrace 81 hales cotton, ?3,Cto hush, 
wheat AI JM'i hbln. Hour 3JW5 hash lienns. HOtii lolsli. 
corn, 2,.is2l hash. oul»,955 Ukgv. dried fruits. ‘.Iffil hales 
hops, ft,344 pkgs- boot, 8,159 pUps. ImttiM'. a.r.t'J leixe* 
cheese. ti.lSU pligs. cut-meat?, 13,205 bbls, eggs. 91'.! Kegs 
lard, 7,9-’'.! to*, und lihlx. lard, 7,877 hid*, pork, 7,al3 
boxes und ea-Se* lObctCv'O, 2,UtK) hhds. do,, 8,190 bids, 
whisky, 1,010 lades wool. 
Heims und Pent*.—Receipts of bean* arc rather 
tree after what have henn coining forward. .Mc- 
dmins, which form tho ohiot tcat.iiio In tlio demand 
fur use. are weakening with the inoswaro to sell, 
buyer?are scarce, a ml llmse who are puichasing try 
to mostly nil their orders from stuck rating below 
prime. A small unrtJpn uT the Cull tern in shipment* 
have arrived. Thu Marrow market it governed hy 
few parties with a holding price as high a* before. 
Pen Deans unchanged with .sniall sales, Canada 
Peas are scarce and higher. 8 <j inborn It. K. Pens nro 
leaving the stock si heller figure*. Jobber* anil re¬ 
tailers of li'rccn Point are now pretty well supplied 
and quotations nro easier. 
Wo quote; prime in arrows, t,3.20$3,25 per hash.: 
ol her guides do,. RJSttxno prime taodUiiu*. il 'ii i 
Ui.liO: lair lo good do . $2«!J0(,fc2.30: poor do.. $LS0ti 1.75: 
pea heuns, $3.7U:<*2.M0; dried LUuii. $5(aiR: kidney, 
I3.1.V»3,'Z7; green pun#, choice, $2.(JU.j,2.10. do., com¬ 
mon, il .X),' I.WI; Canada peas, bond, Fl.llUutl.iv); do,, 
idils, $1 la.,# 1.60: Sun Mi urn black-cyu pens, $3.75<!j3.aj 
per iwo-burli hag. 
Broom Cor a. - II no grades are scarce, and prices 
rale firm. We quote red, 4c.; mixed, Sc.; greeu.be.; 
hurl, &a,8>#c. 
Butter.-Tho iniltor market Is not rounding ofl as 
satisfactorily as the earlier trade of this year gave 
hope ol, and dealers Vi-ry generally begin to reduce 
prices. Hot excluding lino lines when u buyer can mi 
persuaded to lake a parcel straight, through. Tim 
class ol tr-dic Is dally becoming more and more neg¬ 
lected, particularly nv he-x grocers, who aim to Marl 
with new and go on with It. Other growers nud retail 
market, men also point to uvijid a heavy slock of old. 
especially iho latter, who have to expose stock large- 
Iv. as tlie probable event or (I succession ■ it warm days 
wouhl damage the appearance. If tint, tile grudeof 
butler. Already lu tile wholesale Cellars a short po¬ 
und rtf warm weather him given a mussy look to lots 
which furnishes the buyer with another pniloxt tor 
faull-llndtnil Shippers have taken since our hist 
about iCo minus, paying 12.1,13c,, or greato price*. 
New white butler arrive? lu small quantities, bui Us 
dDiribuhion through the stores opens a theme refer- 
ring te approaching stead v receipts of it, and the con¬ 
sequent regulation of transactions in old. We re¬ 
duce a poi-iioo of quotation?, bat the market Is so 
sensitive that llie rales must nol be regarded beyond 
the ehiinoe of a sudden and material decline. 
IV e qnulc tine HLalc dm rig.*, tlrlcllls, kb/ojJOc,; fair lo 
good, liugnii, 1 .; tine, Mlilli- Unit tubs, 3.', 1 38e.: tali' to 
good, do., .',',de.; extra sclnclli os. l-’Mlne., Includ¬ 
ing best pails, Fresh Welsh, JUJ.i.'.'iTc,; Welsh, rtad io*. 
80iii.33e.; coiiiliinti. though Round.Slate,28(a-l)c, West¬ 
ern prime, including Ohio. -I - ,'fic.; common to fair, 
17Si/20e.. Fancy Western, IMI«28c. Roll, common to 
host. ISini'i.ic. Uciiosiivama llrklus. In good order, 
33 a 35c. Shipping buLLur. 13 a hie. Now butter, -K Kit 4.7 c. 
flioetip. An unlooked-for decline abroad has 
rather upset the tindo. Some tew holders uro not 
ottering supplies at loo. than lata llgtnex, UuL there 
ure sellers al a piu'chiiHnhle decline, file best grades 
tiavo been offered at IC .,,iltj \e Tho demand Ims 
been light, and illm ol wholly mini the home trade. 
Tlio New York 'Tribune thu* remarks'Factory- 
moo should note down tho low price of skim cheese 
for their guidance another your. 'Tl# not us u was 
before or ‘luring the war, when Hlrlinined brought 
the price of rich cream cheese. We near ox ii taw 
factories having started In Allegany county, so that 
some new cheese may be expected about the mlddlo 
of April.” Wo quote: 
State factory, choice, lti>t(!i)17c.; do., fair to good, i 
15Kial6c.: do., lower grades. 13ZM5c.; do. skimmed 
light, 10®12c.: do. heavy. »a.oc. Farm dairy, good 
15*tWl0c ; State farm,medium, lltaJSe.; Ohio raelory' 
good. 14“#13c : do. common to lair. l.> , U'c lCligli q* 
dairy, fine. 15K<&lCc. j do., skimmed, Ua/lic.; pine¬ 
apple, 20 .«, 21 c.: 
Gof-ton. The market I* higher aed rloeort «trong 
Tlio receipt* at the part* have tailed gnrt the Eu¬ 
ropean advices a/g wore encouraging. We quote: 
Now OiIm.Ii, 
flnlflliil, I*, Mol.li*, 3 Vtiii, 
Ordinary.. llPja#— llki? 12k' 
Hood Ordinary... I’JJv'a— 13 9— 33?;ev.|:;*.f 
Low Middling .... !4‘4(t4- 14VA— D' (all f 
Middling .... 15?;,a#— >■ 15k 
(Jnoil Middling... 17 (ib 17y(ia,— ITRi.i.— 
For forward dtalvcry price* aro higher, vriili io iive 
trade. Latest sa.es are nt Iff,’ for Api II, J4K *■ r&lav, 
14 3-lfi for J aim, 14 5-16 for Jiuy, 14/u for August, If, 
for September. 
Dried Frail*.— The apple market, si ill grnnnn 
under an unwieldy stock, and Continued receipt* 
from the South at till" season help to depress ihe 
trade. State only Just about bold to last week s 
prices In the few trailsaetion*. and Southern have a 
strong downward tone. Pouches scarce and linn. 
Small fruit* In fair demand, with prices favoring 
sellers. 
Apples, t-dni. 0 . sliced, fi'ya'.ljyC-l do., quarters, t 
Ci7c.: Southern, sliced, t??,.Tfc., do. good to prime. 
Other lots, 4<S6>1C, Poaches, peeled, Ibel'Je. lor gold; 
'JtVn'iSc- for Eastern Shots'; unpceled. Iiulvi s, 12’ uo 
I8Hc.; do., qmnlers, III., lie Blackoertle?. 13Jk<fgl : >e. 
Rtispberries. SSebtl. Uli* tries, 82a28c. Plums, Ifc. 
for Noulliern. 22c. for State. 
Egcis.-Tlie mprket. ha* ran down lo an approuch- 
ablu ugarc to dlsintmto the Rteadily increasing Hup- 
plies, and It I* tha general Impression that they will 
go lower. The arrivals are unprecedrntly large tor 
the *cas<m. Extra frissli lots urg* worked otT lit close 
to the figure* of fresh Wentern usually Micro 1* an 
Important difference In the prices, which buyers at. 
close are nutro urgently Insisting upon Limed are 
out of mat kef. We quote tresli at 17. • IVe. for Suulli- 
ern and Wc*torn, und PJiulfac. tor Jersey. 
Fresh Frultn. Railroad rceeiptM add to t]uj 
stock of apples, and tin general market Is easier, 
tTantiemes almost optlunul with buyers. The ad¬ 
vanced season starts Ihe peanut trade, und prices 
show a further advance. 
We quote : Apples. Roxhary Russet*, per hid.. fM 
4.50: River i2ohlc.ii do., «-..•)>■-11; uilxi d b ts, fresh ar¬ 
rival*. SAa 4. Crnilhei nes hid , j>i7(a Ih; do,, crate. |2 
Peanut'. Virginia, per busli., $LfiugE; North Carolina, 
$2.50iv<.3.00. 
Flour.— In State nud Western Microtias been more 
disposition to realise, prompted by a deoi eased ship- 
plug Inquiry and fair supplies. At the close, with a 
lower Ireiglit market, prices closed tinu We quoted 
86.00llC.4U for Supeiflpc Stale; fli/.b.. li.HI tor com¬ 
mon exlrado.; Jai.S',T.iXi for good lo choice do.; $7.05 
(*7.25for fancy do.) 4li.IFeilj.4ll loi siipeitlno Michigan. 
Indiana. Ohio, low,i, Ac-: *:.7 'foi'cxi i ad",: i(3.7.5 
w7 3 ’. tor choice extra do., lei-lediug shipping brand* 
of round hoop Ohio lit W 76a.r,.tiff.and trade brand* 
of do al fGJIaHY.oO: good lo choice white wheat ex¬ 
tras. 77.36"/,' SO: Mlnm sotn, til 'd St. Loin.*, at 
♦61K>.i7.4a for common to fair extra, and jY.iiii'O.liO for 
good to ehotee. Southern Is lino at fT'" 7.(70 for ex¬ 
tra*. f7.l>>.'i9 for good to elioite. live hour l»nloadi. 
ly licit! at |4.7T».7.0.45 lor the i.dige. Cm n lur id Ih qelel 
at fi.30 tor Mm-li ' l ah."$I 3'> fur HomileiJi. f.'l.'.O 
for Jersey; *-3.ts0ki3,0i for Western. 
Crnln. The market for wheat bus ruled firm with 
a fair nulling arid ex pod demand, I ."test Mile* uro 
at fiAK'u,l.tiii tor No. 2 Spiii.g, u.iV.1 for now No. i do., 
in store, 81.71 for wilder red Canada, In I end, 11.71 a# 
1.78 for w inter red nud ainnor Western, f 1.70 for com- 
luon white Michigan Rye sold al i 1.12 n, 1.15 lor 
Western Outs are steadily held al lWe7lc, for West¬ 
ern and Ohio. Coin is a trifle higher, will) a lull 
trade for export; sales ut 8SL<’<i89Ac. lor new Western 
mixed, 89j;i.«fl0c. for Western und Southern yellow. 
Hailey F steadily lic-ld at tide, for Inferior Western, 
fcl.llfi for COIDITIOP Canada West. 
Hny nud fStrnvv. -TheHudson River point# be¬ 
gin to *end in freely, both retail nud skipping hay. 
We quote rotnll qualities, per 1IM IPs., fl .'Ji • 1.35: ship¬ 
ping do- fj.iu: suit hay, ikVxtfAc .1 clover, Kic.i'/Yl; rye 
ati.iw, long, *1.30®l.tO; do. short, tbc.qtJl; oat straw 
80^90. 
Hop* llavo met with a good Inquiry from ahlp- 
Hopit Have met with « good Inquiry from ehlp- 
per*. a nt holder' have confidence und refuse to Bell 
miles-'at top market price*. T hu demand from brew¬ 
ers |R llvbl We quote New York, Se: I2e.; Eastern, 7 
Milne.: Wi»coubin,tl>9c.; Michigan,Ohio,Cq»Bc. 
Old, 4ii47e. 
HIo pie Sngnv, Price* have dropped to lGtsiSc., 
with comparatively free arrivals of Western. Stale 
l* dun this week It take* n week or so to start the 
maple sugar trade among ratal lorn, a* i lie heaviest 
buyers will not slock up until pi'icoa utlaiu some de¬ 
gree of Bellied rales. 
I’l’ovt-tiiim. - A small advunco was obtained 
curly In the week on pork induced hy a Inrgcr busi¬ 
ness, mainly irnm speculator*; ai‘ ihe close iho 
market, is in the buyer’s tavur, with, however,a fair 
business at tlie decline. Wo quote niossnl $21A7'-;fur 
spol AiTil. ... May ?"/; prime mean beef, 
420.26:.?20.50. Beef l- lu moderate demand for cxpoi t 
New extra mes». hhl'.. *h»»lj; new prime me:s. to*., 
82t'K?2«.5ii. India mess, us*., $29iti32. Second grade. 
Texas, prime moss, te*„ 822 Beef lialllS steadily 
held at $31 Ju&32, tor eh nice W C'Ioiti fh osseu hog* 
are higher: city, b'^ialOVic. Tallow Rtcndlly held, at 
9o. lor ciiolce. t’ut meat' are selling rlowly. Wo 
quote smoked llama, large, city, iaf.i ITo.; smoked 
Blioulders, 12S(ttHe. Pickled bellies. 1 UEC., an out¬ 
side price. Western pickled liuuit. lvr-f<i»14c. Pickled 
shoulders, choice. Oe. Itucon There are but few 
export orders, woo prices are nominal. Wequoie. 
Long clear, cliy. lO'-ialiOjlCO.; nborl dear, city, llnu 
llxe.i short rib, city, lO'e?ui''.''-; Cumticilinul do., 
lU.vlOHQ.; long clear, Western. IOVc.; short Clear, do., 
llM.liqc.: shorl rib, do.. lirH'iidOjw.; Cumberhind. 10 
tttlow'n. Liinl has sold freely, but tho large supplies 
have checked auy advance. Wo quote at 139,M.12k'c\ 
for Western steam. 15ti<I2)fe. for No 1. City dull ut 
L’ii(i8l2?v,c. Future delivery quoted at 12Lc. for 
March, l2kjo. for April, 13Rc. for May 
Poult v,v nud Dome. -Tim supply of fresh ingood 
order, Is light, and hardly lorms a commercial tca- 
turc. Drtmned Wo»lerii Is Helling for what it will 
bring. Live poultry begins to arrive freely, and the 
coining Jewish festival move* some Mo-k. Almost 
ten ton- of State lruzcji turkeys uml ducks are open¬ 
ing at 18o. 
\Vc quoie prime dressed turkeys, WiBtern, Ito'.'Ce.: 
do. fltate, 2 l l'v22e. Chlekuils i.mge ul l'/v/.lkt. lorWCfl- 
fio ami sftale. W" quote live poultry. turkeys, * r , 
lStu'-’Oe,, fowls, IHKiilie . geese, V pair. t3:?3.a0; ducks, 
tligi US3. 
In game.the marked Isovorstnckcd wltii wild ducks, 
uml price* are very irregular. We quote Cun van Back, 
per pair, 81(" 1.25: Mallard, 8ei50'.; ltcd Head. 75e.; 
coiiiuion. 2;»‘i.:l0e. Wild pigaoosatid Logll u suipcaio 
new. and have sold at 84 per dnz. 
Seed*. The trade is nlipost I'll for local use, Iho 
advanced date curluiliiig export. Wu quote clover, 
Tic. ig tt*. Tuuothy. ir7 1 ?.7.25 t‘ bush. 
Veuelal»les. In potatne* some fresb stock lias 
been received by rail: the market is u Utile weak. 
The to has been a fair Iru'ii?. In seedling. Onions have 
lmiller declined A fiosli receipt <d BciuuUu pma- 
toes are run uul at rl-75 * 2.33 j" i box 
K.ii lv Rose and Mohawk. jo.OO'/;U.d0: Peach Blow*, 
83.3tKaif4.iD: liyi|ghi. :7'76 («. .1.25 : tioi di'n Ii. *3 m 3.50; 
Jackson Wlille, yk til.Si; Mel - 'or* f.1.2 > i. 3.511; Prince 
Albert, 83 , 50 . 1 4.id: (Too Red. t2.13iuQ.0U; lluiisoii, • 2.- 
50.a2.7i; Nova S'-olla, 82.10lji"'j.(A)7 *wC t potatoes. Ya. 
and N. J., 84.50aii.13; lurolps, Russia >' bbl.. ; 1.0 ; 
mai row squa-h, 837*1): garlic. 4’ 11NI Oino bes, 81G 18 ; 
Onions, red ubd yellow, per hhl.. 26.U0a5.50. do. while, 
r nbl., Lu?d: puisolp*. f bbl.. 81.70; carrot.*. 81.25' 
M'oiil.—The unirket lots a very -tr"Ug U nc, The 
asRurtriieut ol tlc-ccs I* not bo desirable,and wii h tho 
liberal sales o| tl<« last few v 'jek', trade ch sell quiet¬ 
ly. Pulled me lO'UVe ut lull pro es. Fulll rola aio 
lii small stock and held iinnly. Foreign arc selling 
more trecly at brio price-. Latest Niles i roai 4« 120 . 
for miwuxhft'l, fS .c. tor X Stale .'*3:u54c. for X Ohio, 
55:?67e. for XXOhio, 60.?55e. for low scoured,72!'e. tor 
hoc do., pulb'd ut33*-. tor gray, l3.ji.5oo. lor exliti.iiai 
Wle. lof Bilpel b" ; l ubbed III. Ilk ., Tevis Ut 20 ' 3l’L'C., 
Mexican at V3‘-iu.. Call:ornla at 223*2nc. for lull aliu 
lambs, Cape 32c.,Mesrizu pulled Ot 6Ue*U5. 
WUIeky.— Is steady, held at 92o. fur Western. 
ROCHESTER, l>lu cell I 6.-Wheat quiet, 71.56 
0 i 1 .00 for red winter. M iiU" ).80 for white. Corn, 80c. 
S nr bushel. Oats active und 2e. litglier, at (.l<:'G3o. 
alley, hOc. for two-rowed. Uic. f"i’ four-'owed. 
Dressed hogs lower, 88.50 lier cw(. Pouliry higher, 
ohlckeus 18c.. turkcysSue. Butter,26(332c. Eggs lower, 
ISmjjI'Jc. Clover seed active and higher, ?8.50?(j.73 per 
bushel: timothy seed higher, «7 pc-r buchel. Pota¬ 
toes 81 per bushel- Hay «-13<ai21 per ton. 
-««♦ 
THE COUNTRY CHEESE MARKET. 
Transaction* In cheese at Little Falls for the week 
nn.llag March 18, have been larger than l'ov souio 
weeks past , 
About 7*00 boxes of (arm diui'lcs wore sold on Mon* 
day at prices running from 13 to J4c. T he lu-t figure 
was Considered "top price” l'or ihe best good* in 
market, and we heard of no farm dully that sold for 
un> thing hlglibr. 
Sale* ol lactoty tin* week have been alow. Buy- 
ci'H report ROliie few lot* that were bought at 1.to 
15^0.. but holders gonoru'ly prefer waiting lor ’he 
present. Ou ,M"inlay ti niunb'-r of faetoiyincn "a re 
ill Lii I In Fall', Rom 1 of w in ini were nth ■! iog to dose 
oollbeli'stock* ;tt IGc., but we liuuld of no iransuc- 
tioo* at this tigore. 
Butter low begins to c and In quite freely Ma 
Monday about one hundred tub* were delivered, 
prices ranging from 23 to QQc., according to quality. 
The weather ha* been very mild for thin season, 
and hay is more pleutiful than farmers hud antici¬ 
pated. 
