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CURRENT TOPICS. 
Abolition of the N. Y. Usury Law. 
This matter is before the New York Legisla¬ 
ture. It is safe, as a rule, to presume that a law 
is a bad one which is steadily and persistently 
evaded by men in nil classes of society. There 
is no more reason why John Brown should not 
pay Richard Smith ten or twelve per cent., or 
more, for tho use of a hundred dollars, than 
that he should not pay him whatever is de¬ 
manded of him, if be thinks lie can afford to, 
for tho use of Smith's horse, worth $U>0, for the 
same length of time, or for the rent of a piece 
of land of equal value. It is proper the Stare 
should fix tho amount of interest money shall 
receive in case there is iro per cent, specified 
in the agreement; but tho law should not Tor- 
bid the collection of a larger sum in ease of 
agreement, nor compel tho pay incut -d a huger 
sum than that agreed upon in case that agree¬ 
ment specifies a loss per cent, than tho legal 
rate. 
In Massachusetts, we believe, the legal rate is 
six per cent., except in cases where the sum is 
specified; and in such eases that sum is col¬ 
lectable, be it greater or less than the legal rate. 
This law operates well there, and its moral 
effect upon the people is much more salutary’ 
than in Now York, where people are compelled 
daily to defy law In order to do business. 
Spain, Cuba, and the United States. 
T ne friends of Cuba, and those who believe 
that the United States Government ought to at 
least recognize the belligerent rights of the Cu¬ 
ban insurrectionists, were surprised and grati¬ 
fied the other morning by t he announcement, 
that Secretary Fish had addressed a strong note 
of remonstrance to the Spanish Government 
relative to Cuban affairs (the text being given), 
intimating a change In tho pacific policy of this 
Government unless Spanish pledges relative to 
emancipation and the conduct of the war 
were redeemed. 
Eugenie as Regent. 
It is announced that Eugenie is to proclaim 
herself Regent of tbo French Empire until her 
son attains ids majority. Why not? And who 
will be suprised if t he French do not, within a 
year, call her back to Paris to perform the duties 
of the Regency—not that we hope they Mill, 
but that It would be #0 consistent with their 
fickleness. Again, it is denied that the Ex- 
Empress is going to do any such silly thing. Let 
us wait and see what her followers’ counsel will 
induce her to do before wc believe either story. 
The French and the Death of Napoleon. 
So far as we cau learn, there Is a disdainful in¬ 
difference manifested by (he French in America 
with reference lo the death of Napoleon UT. 
They shrug their shoulders as much as to say 
“ Good riddance! Ho has done us all the harm 
one man ought ever to have power to do, and 
we aro not sorry he is placed where he can do 
no further mischief." it Is manifest France’s 
humiliation in her relations to Germany are 
credited to his account. 
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DOMESTIC NEWS. 
New York City and Vicinity. 
Tiik N. Y. Tribune baa sued the Times for 
libel.. The public schools have re-opened — 
There is a controversy about the East River 
bridge_On the lit h Mayor Hnvemoycr deliver¬ 
ed his message. He is iu favor Of thorough re¬ 
form In id I ilenartm' nl s of tho government. 
Ex-Mayor nail baa fallen and broken his ankle. 
It is proposed to regulate the price which 
gas companies may be permitted to charge. 
A number of reports relative to the Brooklyn 
bridge have been published. Appeals for de¬ 
lay in the Tweed ease have boon overruled 
A merchant has been ©barged with attempting 
to set u warehouse on fire Tho Adriatic, 
which started from t his city disabled, has ar¬ 
rived in England. .Tin annual sal© of pews in 
Mr. Beecher’s church ou tlie 7thamounted lo 
S00,SJOXiO Comptroller Green has resigned ! he 
office of park Commissioner. ..Tbo trial of 
Win. M. Tweed has commenced... Mr. Bowen 
of i lie Independent hn-> commenced a libel suit 
against tho present editors of the Tribune — 
oil the 9th Henry Ward Beecher lectured on 
eompulsorr education — Mrs. Woodhull lec¬ 
tured in Cooper Union on the 8th, and at its 
close was arrested and thrown into Ludlow 
.Street Jail The school houses are being In¬ 
spected, to render them safe from fire. A 
type metal statu© to Horace Greeley, in Green¬ 
wood. is proposed_There has boon at attempt 
to bum a. negro meeting house in Brooklyn. 
Mahoganv works on Coni re si root were damaged 
£10,0(10 by fire on the 9th. . Rev. Dr. Hare has 
been consecrated Episcopal Bishop to the In¬ 
dians_The United states lias brought suit 
against Phelps, Dodge & Co., for $1,000,000. 
Home New*. 
The President, says there is no me uiber of his 
Cabinet he wishes to have leave . There is no 
political significance in the fact that n war ves¬ 
sel and Gen. Behpfleld have gone to the Sand¬ 
wich Islands. ..Great preparations are being 
made in Washington for the coining inaugura¬ 
tion_San Francisco is opposed to the Goat 
Island bill No trouble took place in Now 
Orleans on the Mb upnu the assembling of ihe 
Legislature, as was anticipated A Brooklyn 
Democratic Alderman 1ms denounced the re t 
of the Board. A. B. Cornell tins been chosen 
Speaker of the Assembly at Albany Tin- 
draft <if a new charter lias been presented by 
the Republican Committee at. Albany... The 
Supreme Court, has confirmed Yoscmlte to the 
State of California... The Pennsylvania State 
Constitutional Convention is in session.. ..There 
is a rumor that tho President is willing to Bond 
an army of 20,000 men to Utah to abolish Mor- 
monlsm-...Dan. Godfrey of the Grenadier 
Guards BntuJ lias sent M*r. 1*. L. GUmore of 
Boston a dinner service of plate and a set, of 
lowclrv There is a report that the President 
has cctcrmined to change his policy towards 
Spain If slavery is not abolished in Cuba at 
once Judge lTindie of New York has been 
acquitted ...Gov, Oglesby is to be Senator 
Trumbull’s successor from Illinois 
-Fires. 
The Robinson House at Emporia, Kansas, 
on the 2d. Loro *15,000. .Manufactory at Le¬ 
banon, Pa., on i lie 5th. Loss *75,000-... On the 
6th a colliery at New Philadelphia, J J a., was 
burned. Loss $50,000 ..A $10,000 lire In Con¬ 
cord. N.H., on the 10th The steamer Bell© 
Ida was Injured at New Orleans ou the 0th to 
tho extent' of *35.000 ...On the 8th a tobacco 
shed in Janesville, Wls. Loss $5,000—School- 
house on Winter street, Cincinnat i, on the 10th. 
Damage $20,000 . The St. Nicholas Hotel at 
Springfield, ill., on the 9th. Loss $8-1,000. 
Cougress. 
On the Cth, tho House voted to allow the 
Credit Mobiller Investigat ion to be open to t.he 
public, nnd the testimony has since been pub¬ 
lished A second committee has been formed 
by Congress to further Investigate the Credit 
Mobllier scandal .The President announces 
that he ha- mi intention of interfering in Cuba 
or tlm Sandwich I .lands. All means short of 
war will be tried to obt ain from Y eupzuela nuy- 
I merits due citizens of the United States.... The 
House fortification appropriation bill gives two 
millions of dollars — The fate of the bill ad¬ 
mitting Colorado is in doubt. .. .The political 
troubles In Louisiana and Arkansas are to b© 
investigated. 
FOREIGN NEWS. 
IHlaceUancou* Foretgrn New*. 
Count von Roon will remain the chief 
Minister of War for Germany The German 
Embassador to France has entertained M. 
Tillers at dinner. The French Minister at Rome 
will leave Fount Beust will vindicate his dl- 
f ilomacy , John F. Paw-son & Co. of London 
tare failed for fifteen millions of dollars . The 
President of Bolivia has been shot bv his neph¬ 
ew, . The French Assembly Is to investigate 
the resignation of the Knribasoador to the Holy 
See... .Internationals arc being arrested in 
I’.'iris.. .( 'arils tabave torn up railways and set fire 
t o depots In Spain... A large number of miners 
arc on si like In Wales . -M-. Thiers has nometo 
an understanding wit h the Committee of Thirty, 
when he shall address the Assembly -.Print'© 
Napoleon's expulsion case 1 b up tor trial In 
Franc©_The Prussian diet baa been asked by 
what authority of law it prosecutes Journals— 
The U nlted States and Great. Britai n have agreed 
to suppress the slave trade on the east coast of 
Africa_Napoleon's son was at Woolwich at 
the titn© oT his father’s death. The remains 
were bulled at Chiselhurst The people of the 
Sandwich Islands wore to vote for a King on 
Urn 1st of January . Napoleon’s death was 
painless. The Queen of Kitgland sent the Em¬ 
press an autograph letter. The Pope sent a mes¬ 
sage of sympathy. The Paris papers appeared 
in mourning. The Bonaparte family 1 b collecting 
in London. The Empress willIrouen proclama¬ 
tion, a sinning t he regency. Balls and amuse¬ 
ments wero post poned fri London on acciiurrtof 
I he death... There has been an attempt to as- 
iimte the Sultan of Turkey Fifty-nine fisher¬ 
men have been drowned In ft gale off Yarmouth, 
England .Sir Charles Dilli© lias been mobbed 
while making a speech at Derby, England... A 
rupture has occurred In the Loft Center of the 
French Assembly 
handsome gain, as the society was in debt over 
$1,000 a year ago. The following officers were 
elected tor 1873: Pres’t— William Otis; Yice- 
Pres'ts —Thomas Brown, Jr., Daniel Wood and 
Thomas A. Slocum; Trias.— J. W. Stebbins; 
Sec.—Wm. L. Wallace; I/irectors— H. H. Hickox 
and Benjamin Fellows. The society adjourned 
for three weeks, when action will probably be 
had upon the propositions submitted in regard 
to change of title, etc. 
The Northwestern Dairymen's Association 
holds Its annual meeting at Whitewater, 'Vis., 
THE SEASON, CROPS, PRICES, ETC. 1 
Lyndonvlllo, At., .Ian. 6.—The past month 
was exceedingly cold, the mercury ranging, 
more or less of tho time, from zero to thirty 
degrees below, On Christina- -1 morning the mer¬ 
cury all congealed in this section, and In some 
localities It was reported as 50 degrees below 
and more! Fortunately for tho good and com¬ 
fort of mother earth, tho ground is well covered 
with snow- the depth averaging from two to 
three feet In this section. Notwithstanding so 
much unusually cold weather, the ground is not 
frozen at all in the forests, and the springs and 
swamps aro fully supplied with water. The 
large hay-crop makes feed ami forage plentiful, 
and stuck is looking finely, i. w. 8. 
\\ nlkcrton, 81 . Joseph Co., I ml., .lunimry H. 
The weathor for the last three weeks has been 
very cold with but few changes. December 21st, 
thermometer 23® below zero. First snow about 
the middle of November; good sleighing ©vex 
since with the exception of a few days. Crops 
wore good here last, year, notwithstanding It 
wns very dry. Wheat. $1.50; flour. $1 per cwt.; 
oats, 30c.; com, 30c.; potatoes, 80c,; butter, 26c.; 
eggs, 20c.; chickens, $2.35 per dozen; pork, $5 
per cwt.; hay, $5 to $10, according to quality; 
corn-fodder 10c. per shock of 100 hills. Horses 
from $75 to $150; cows from $35to $35. Climate 
changeable, warm in Summer, cold in Winter, 
Si.il, sandy loam In thick timber; in barrens, 
light sand. Timber principally White and Rod 
Oak, Poplar. Walnut, White and Block Wild 
(j jerry, Basswood, Hickory, White a nd Grey 
Ash, etc.—i.. c. 
Amity, Yam Hill Do., Oregon, Dec, 27.— The 
rainy season has set in. There was no very 
rainy weather unt il the Saturday night before 
Christ mas, and it has rained every day and night 
since, cleaning tho snow out of the mountains, 
/welling the streams to the maximum. Wheat 
is 70 cts: other grains improving in price.- f. n. 
Corvallis, Oregon. Dec. 27. Weather fine; 
no cold weather since Nov. 20th. Sowing wheat 
and oats this month; think our winter over. 
Money Bearee. Wheat, 65 cts.; Oats, 33 cts. i 
Barley, 60 eta.; Horses and cattle, dull sale; but¬ 
ter. 37.k' cts.; eggs, 33 cts. -n. m. 
Ozark, Mo,, Jan. 2.—The peach crop will be 
a failure here, for they are killed in the bod 
already.— j. u. w. 
industrial Societies. 
n -— J L ^ t u w 
WHAT SOCIETIES ARE DOING. 
New York Rtute Ag. Society.—The annual 
meeting and election will be heltl at the Capitol, 
in the city of Albany, on Wednesday, the 22d of 
January, at noon. The meeting will be con¬ 
tinued. as usual, during the Thursday following. 
The following gentlemen have consented to be 
present, and contribute papersA. F. Liautard, 
M. D., President of the New York College of 
Veterinary Burgeons (on tho epizootic Influ¬ 
enza); Charles A. Goessman, l J h. D., Professor 
of Chemistry in the Massachusetts State Agri¬ 
cultural College; Dr. E. Lewis Sturtevant, of 
Massachusetts (ou "The Claims of tin’ Ayrshire 
Cow upon the Dairy Farmer"), and X, A. Wil¬ 
lard, Esq., M. A. The usual Winter exhibition 
will take place on Thursday, January 23d. Lists 
of prizes offered for fruits, etc., and for crops, 
experiments, ct.e., will bo sent on application. 
Monroe Co. Vgrii-ullurnl Society.— 1 Tb© an¬ 
nual meeting of this society—held in City Hail, 
Rochester, Jan.8—was characterized by import¬ 
ant propositions and discussions. Propositions 
to change tho name of tho society to “The 
Western New York Agricultural and Mechanical 
Association," and to enlarge the area of its tet- 
ritory (not confining memberships, etc., to the 
county) were submitted and discussed, but no 
definite action taken. The Treasurer's report 
showed a balance of $1,006 on hand, showing a 
Prof. Manly Mills of Mich. Ag. College; Crks- 
tf.u Hazex, Prof. WAV. Daniels of Wisconsin 
University, and W. D. Hoard. Papers are also 
expected from X. A. Wilfakh ol r.al 
New-Yorker, G. R. Weeks, Sec’y Am. Dairy 
Ass., and Hon. .T. P. Reynolds, Pres't Ill. Ag. 
Soc. The Secretary of t he Association is (1. E. 
Morrow of Madison, AVIs. 
The Michigan Stale Agricultural Roclffy, 
through its Business Committee, Is making an 
effort to eorvMoIldate with itself the Northern 
Agricultural Society of Michigan, and a meeting 
of the Executive Committ ees of the t wo socie¬ 
ties. is called at Lansing, Jan. 14, to consult with 
this purpose. 
An Iowa Imlotitrlal Convention Is to be held 
at Des Moines. January' 82d, for the purpose of 
considering “tho commercial, agricultural, 
manufacturing, and other interests of that 
State." It is - rilled by Gov. Carpenter under 
the direction of toe Board of Immigration. 
The Rate Grange of Patron- of llu-bamlry 
of Wisconsin met atltipon, Dec.10-12. Twenty- 
on© Granges were represented by delegates. 
The next, meet ing of the Plate Grange Is to be 
held at. Wauptin, the third Tuesday of Jan. 1874. 
Eastern Ohio Poultry Society.—The time of 
holdingthc exhibition of this society is changed 
from Feb. 3 to Feb. 12. 
SEMI-BUSINESS PARAGRAPHS. 
A Sewing Machine for a holiday present. Let 
us tell you how to get one, and what on© to get. 
In the first place, to get a good one should bo 
the aim, and, In the next place, to get it at as 
low a price as possible, and t hose In moderate 
circumstances frequently want time to pay for 
it. The machine that will just exactly fill all of 
these requirements Is tho Now Underfeed Wil¬ 
son. It is in every way the beat machine in use, 
simple, durable, perfect operating and beauti¬ 
ful, and capable of doing every grade of heavy, 
fine and ornamental sew ing ever done on a Sew¬ 
ing Machine. It Is sold for fifteen dollars less 
than all other first-class machines, which alone 
has placed it far In advance of overy other ma¬ 
chine inexistence. You can pay for it in easy 
monthly payments that will not be felt from 
the income of the poorest. So thut any man 
can have the pleasure of presenting to his wife 
on Christmas or New Year’s the best Sewing 
Machine in use. Salesroom ut 707 Broadway, 
Now York, anil in all other cities In the United 
States. The Company want agents In country 
towns. , 
■ »»♦ - 
Watch No. 4284—bearing Trade Mark “Ed- 
wln Iloilo, Marlon, N. J."—manufactured by 
United Slates Watch Co., (Giles Wales & Co.,) 
has been carried by mo six months; Its total 
variation from mean time being only two-thirds 
of a second per day.—D avid II. Peck, Ferry 
Master Central R. R. of N. J., foot of Liberty 
St., North River, N. Y. 
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\ Favorable Notoriety. — The good reputa¬ 
tion of “ Brown's Bronchial Troches’' for tho 
relief or Coughs, Colds and Throat Diseases, has 
given them a favorable notoriety. 
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Clover Uukhers nnd Cleaner*. —The simplest 
and best in market. Price $120. Made by St. 
Jounsvixle Ag'l W orks, Mont. Co., N. Y. 
Advice.— Send for free Price List. Jones 
Scale Works, Binghamton, N. Y. 
THE MARKETS. 
MONEY AND TRADE AFFAIRS. 
Few York, Monday, Jan. 13, 1873. 
THERE was some Improvement in general trade 
last week, but the streets continue in such had con¬ 
dition as to interfere materially with shipping Goods 
to the Interior unit Produce lo Europe. The exports 
of the week are $3,300,1X10 Produce and $3,700,000 Gold 
and Silver, and the value of the Imports marketed 
about $6,500,(M0, the Customs for tho week being 
$ 2 , 000 , 000 . 
The Foreign trade balances cont inue to run heavily 
against the United States. As heretofore reported, 
the balances for the last Fiscal Tear, as made up by 
the Bureau Of Statistics at Washington, were $!’2,0(X),- 
000, after deducting *0’,000,000 of Gold and Sliver. In 
other words, wo marked or consumed, for the twelve 
months ending June 30, 1872, $128,000,(KXI Imports in 
excess of Domestic Produce sent abroad. We have 
now tho returns fur the first mouth of the new Oscai 
year—July, 1872— showing a balance for the month, 
arter deducting about $20,000,000 Gold and Sliver sent 
Out, of SIS.CflO.OOO. 
Id view of these figures, It is not astonishing that 
Gold is 3 per cent, higher to-day than a voar ago. 
Tho price is now 112}£ per cent., owing to high rates 
of Exchange and the export of $2,700,000, Gold and 
Silver, last week. 
Since the New Year the Money market Improves 
slowly, but tho Bunk Statement of Saturday gives 
affairs the prospect of cheaper rates as wo approach 
the Spring months. The Street rates aro now 9@12 
per cent, on best paper. The Stock Brokers are pay¬ 
ing double these rates in the way of extra Interest to 
carry over their Stocks; yet speculation In Stocks 
keeps np remarkably. New York Central is l per 
cent, and Western Telegraph 3 per cent, higher than 
last week. The remainder of the-list la not so welt 
supported, except the Government Stocks, which are 
