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FOREIGN NEWS. 
The Frnneo-PiriiMlnn War. 
The situation of affairs in Europe continues 
to be the absorbing:topic amongst all classes, 
and has more or less iniluence upon all business 
transactions. A week since we gave the tele¬ 
graphic ueeonut of the situation up to the light¬ 
ing around Metz up to and Including the 16th. 
The account then given was ol' only what 
proved the beginning of a series of battles com¬ 
mend agio the effort of the french forces to 
getaway from Metz In the direction of Verdun. 
The brief account of the battle of the 18th is 
announced by King William from ttcsonvillo, as 
follows:— 4 ' The French army were west of Metz, 
their position very strong. My command, after 
a combat or nine hours, totally defeated the 
French army. Intercepted their communica¬ 
tion with Paris, and drove them back upon 
Metz." 
On the day after the at tack from Pont-a-Mous- 
son, this more detailed account, was forwarded: 
“ Yesterday the Prussians won a brilliant vic¬ 
tory near Gravellotte. The French were ex¬ 
pelled from every position they held, thrown 
back upon Metz, und eon lined to a uuitovv terri¬ 
tory around that fortification. They are com¬ 
pletely cut off from Paris. The Twelfth Prus¬ 
sian Army Corps holds the railways from Metz 
to Thlonville. The Prussian losses have been 
heavy." To which, a few Jays later, was added 
the following details: French prisoners con¬ 
tinue to pour into Pont-a-Mousson, On Satur¬ 
day night 2,000 privates and .10 officers arrived, 
and to-day, more soldiers and 64 officers were 
brought In; among the latter, Gen. l'lomblu. 
The loss of the French during the week cannot 
be less than 50.000 killed, wounded and missing. 
At Coureilles, Vionvillc and Gravellotte, they 
are known to have lust 15,000 In each battle. In¬ 
cluding, at the latter place, 4,000 prisoners." 
The announcement in the Corps Legislate, at 
Pari-, was Unis made by Die Minister id' War: 
“The Prussians assert that they were victo¬ 
rious on the 18th. 1 affirm tlie contrary. 1 have 
communicated a dispatch to several of the 
Deputies, showing that three Prussian army 
corps united and attacked Marshal Bazaine. 
They were repulsed anti driven into the quarries 
of Jaumout. My reserve about this dispatch 
will be understood. I need not mention the 
small advantage gained near Bnr-lc-Duc. We 
are now actively completing the fortification of 
Paris, in a few days nil will be assured." 
The Tribune correspondent with the German 
army furnishes t he following additional details: 
“ 1 believe n strong Prussian force is moving to¬ 
night to the north of Metz, to cut off nil com¬ 
munication with Thlonville also. King William 
was present throughout the battle. The Prus¬ 
sian forces engaged were under Qen. Slefmpfttz'e 
command, and personally directed by him. 
Marshal Bazaine commanded In person on the 
French side. The Eighth Prussian Corps, num¬ 
bering with other divisions over50,000 men, bore 
the brunt of the halite. The Second nod Third 
Corps were partly engaged; 4,000 French pris¬ 
oners were taken. The Prussian loss in killed, 
wounded and missing is estimated to-night at. 
not less tha n 10,000. Of the French losses no es¬ 
timate can yet be formed; but their defeat, Is 
complete, and it is believed they are no longer 
in condition to make any further attempts at. 
escape." 
In a subsequent dispatch King William says: 
“About 8.00 P 51., lighting ceased gradually. 
The troops have performed miracles of valor 
against an enemy equally brave, who withdraw 
by inches, resuming the offensive to be again re¬ 
pulsed. I cannot foretell the enemy’s fate. I 
shrink from learning our losses. I had designed 
bivouacking here, but I And, utter some hours, 
that J am without my luggage, lu fact, 1 have 
not removed my clothing for thirty hours.” 
From the correspondence of the Tribune we 
condense an account of tha battle of the 10th, 
before mentioned. Going back in date a little, 
he says: — “The result of the action of Sunday 
was, that all the French troops threatened in 
the rear retired from the east side of Metz with¬ 
in the walls; and on the left of the Mosello it 
was not until the retreating French army wore 
hard pushed by a Gorman division that they 
brought up their rc-enforcoments, and were 
obliged to accept the alternative of a battle. At 
a distance of from three to live nitloa from 
Gorzc wove posted three regiments of German 
cavalry, on the side of a hill to their left, and In 
their rear were eight, or nine regiments of in¬ 
fantry, and a regiment of artillery with fifteen 
batteries. On the morning ol’ the KWh the 
French made a flash at. the Germans and retired. 
The Wicbeii ited Hussars advanced over the 
crest nl a hill, but. Imd to relirc from a lint fire 
ol' infantry and artillery, leaving the ground 
covered with dead mul wounded. The horses 
dashed riderless over the field, which was quite 
open. A heavy drool' artillery now commenced 
on hOlh sides, and the battle became desperate. 
The French kept up a rapid lire from their 
cliassepots, which told severely. Tlio clatter of 
small arms was Incessant, and Intermingled with 
the long boom of tlio batteries. 
“ From 2 Gil II P. M., the French resolutely re¬ 
sisted the advance of the Germans; but then 
they began to waver and retreat, keeping up a 
slow but incessant tire. They were pursued by 
a regiment of lancers and the Green Hussars of 
Magdeburg over Ste-Mnric-uux-Cheres and be¬ 
yond St. Prlurot, and the latter village was 
burned. Tbo scene on the field was one which 
has seldom been equaled. Thirty miles of ground 
was covered with dead and wounded of both 
sides. I counted forty-one dead til one Utile 
spot, including a major, pierced ihrough the 
head, who lay on his back, sword in band- The 
cannonade from the German side and the rattle 
of needle-guns were torrifio. The defeat of the 
French was total. Their long columns could be 
seen pouring toward the north in the effort to 
evade the German pursuit by way of Bric-y. The 
loss on both sides was immense. Many French 
prisoners were taken. The King himself was 
personally attentive to the French wounded. 
Out oi 1,000 inhabitants of the neighborhood, 
scarcely any remained, and there were only 
soldiers looking for their regiments," 
In Paris, where news is under the strictest, of¬ 
ficial surveillance, an extra was issued as fol¬ 
lows;—“We arc now al liberty to make public 
the fact that McMahon has Joined Jiaznine with 
a great number of troops. Bazaine has not 
abandoned bis strong position near Metz. Mc¬ 
Mahon moved North, and France is saved. 
“lly way ol Reims, Mezlores, und Mo ntme- j 
d.v, McMahon has reached n position where he 
can enter upon the decisive struggle. 
“ Full confirmat ion of the good news from the 
army was received to-day.” To which it is 
proper to add that these statements proved un¬ 
true, but were probably published to appease 
public clamor for news. McMahon did not join 
Bazaine, who remained at Metz, for reasons 
which will appear satisfactory. From Paris via 
London, on the 24th, we have the following in¬ 
telligenceMetz Is entirely isolated. The 
Prussians are strong on the west, in that vicini¬ 
ty. Gen. Faill.v, who was In command at Cha* 
Ions, is still there, but by the new disposition is 
superseded. Gen. McMahon is strongly posted 
In the plains before Chalons, with heavy detach¬ 
ments at. St. Menehould, Verdun, and Reims. 
McMahon has 176,000 men uuder his command, 
well supplied with food, ammunition, and ar¬ 
tillery." 
German dispatches a re meager; but from them 
we gather that the military situation is as fol¬ 
lows :—The Twelfth Prussian Army Corps Is now 
between Metz and Thlonville, and serves to keep 
up communication between Prince Frederick 
Charles and Steinmetz. The fortress of Metz 1 b 
inclosed on ail sides. 
Communication between Chalons and Paris is 
cut off. The headquarters of the Crown Prince 
areat. Bar-le-due. MacMnhon and Fallly are still 
retreating to cover Paris. The Emperor, after 
having narrowly escaped capture by the Prus¬ 
sians, retired to Reims. Neither himself nor the 
Empress appear to have any voice in the conduct 
of affairs, which are controlled, at Paris, by a 
Cpmmittoc of Defense, at the head of which is 
Gen. Trocbu, whose powers appear to be little 
short of dictatorial. Every preparation possible 
Is being made to place Paris lu a situation to 
maintain a siege, which is looked upon as nearly 
certain, and that speedily. Provisions of ail 
kinds have been garnered. The Gorman resi¬ 
dents, to a great extent,, have been ordered to 
leave. Much of the non-combatant population 
lias been sent to the country. The noble forests 
have been in part destroyed, as obstructing vis¬ 
ion and the artillery range; In addition to wliioh, 
orders have been Issued for the destruction of 
the crops on t he route ol' the approaching Ger¬ 
man array. 
On the part of the Germans, the siege of Stras¬ 
bourg is continued, and it is stated they have 
turned the course of the little river III, in order 
to stop the supply of water. On the 17th, there 
occurred quite a spirited engagement between 
tbe Prussian naval force on the Baltic, near the 
bay of Itugen, and the French Iron-eluds. The 
Prussian boats had not sufficient force to make 
any impression Upon the Iron-clods, and suc¬ 
ceeded lu regaining their position in the outer 
roads. Since the late severe fighting near 5Ictz, 
neither army has made any decided demonstra¬ 
tion, the losses having been so severe that both 
parties found inactivity a necessity. Thodgh 
not fighting, both have been active. On the24th 
King William hud established his headquarters 
at Bar-le-Duc, well on toward Chalons, while 
Prince Charles and Gen. Von Sleinmetz were at 
Metz. The Crown Prince wns still marching to¬ 
ward Paris, und from French accounts, had been 
within Bixty-ttve miles of that city. 
From Bar-le-Duc King William telegraphs: 
'‘The Government lias received a dispatch dated 
Bar-ie-Duo, last evening, to the effect that Cha¬ 
lons has been evacuated by the French, mid that 
the Prussian column is west, of Chalons, advanc¬ 
ing rapidly. Since Tuesday Metz has been com¬ 
pletely surrounded by a strongly-intrenched 
force of Prussians. No attempt at a sally had 
been made up to noon yesterday." 
A dispatch from Reims, dated the 23d, says 
that it wns supposed that the armies of McMa¬ 
hon and Bazaine had effected a junction, and 
well supported by the quadrilateral composed of 
the fortresses of Montmedy, Verdun, Thionville 
and Metz, would await attack. It wns not ex¬ 
pected that any important engagement would 
occur within two days. 
Unofficial advices state that Prussian scouting 
parties are near Chalons and Troyes, and that 
there aro 'strong detachments at Chaumont and 
Brionue. Montmedy advices to the 23d (Tues¬ 
day) mention nothing whatever of Bazaine’s 
junction with MacMahon, who was at last advi¬ 
ces reported as having evaouated Chalons, and 
retired to Reims, on the route to Parts. It isun- 
nounoed that the Emperor, who was at Bcine 
near Reims wasto command tlio Imperial Guard 
in person. McMahon, at Reims, is reported to 
have from 150,000 to 300,000 men marching to the 
northeast, leaving no garrison a 1 itcims. A cor¬ 
respond ertt. says of this movement: —There is no 
longer a douht about its direction; they have 
orders to go direct to Montmedy [twenty-live 
miles due north of Verdun, close to the fron¬ 
tier]. Two who had tried to reach Verdun had 
been stopped by Uhlans. All reports agree that 
every road thither is picket ed by the Prussians. 
It is also reported that these movements aro 
fully known to the. Prussians, and they do not 
t hink them or enough consequence to delay the 
advance of the Crown Prince, or prevent the de¬ 
tachment of parts of SLeiuinetz's and of Prineo 
Frederick Charles’ forces to strengthen the col¬ 
umn moving on Paris, 
The Prussian front now stretches thirty or 
forty miles, the main column apparently march¬ 
ing by Bar-Ie-Due and Vitr.v, while the left wing 
has enveloped Chaumont and Brionue—from 
twenty-five to forty miles southward of the line 
ol march of the main column. 
As we are closing for the week (Friday, P. M.), 
the telegraph reports that the Crown Prince, 
having outflanked McMahon, continues his 
march toward Paris, and that his skirmishers 
have approached within fifty miles of that city; 
that, hawing sufficient force to invest Metz, King 
William with his command were marching to 
join the Crown Prince; and that the approach 
to Paris was to be under the command of the 
King in person. 
It is ulso asserted, that McMahon lias decided 
to ahaudon the project of joining Bazaine, and 
will march to the defense of Paris. That, the 
garrison at T 011 I had made a sortie, defeating 
and killing the greater part of two German 
regiments. Tbe environs of Metz have been in¬ 
undated by French orders. The siege of Stras¬ 
bourg is x igorously pushed, and it is slated that 
a large part of the citadel and arsenal had been 
destroyed and t he city much damaged, also (bat 
the guns of the fortress had destroyed about 
twenty bouses in Kohl, The Germans have cap¬ 
tured 1 lie French battery at Maivcru without 
loss. 
At Paris, it is represented, the utmost terror 
prevails, and stringent measures have been in¬ 
augurated, the Governor, Gen. Trocbu, having 
decreed that all individuals devoid of the means 
oi subsistence, and whose presence contributes 
to the danger of public order and to the security 
of person or property, or whose acts tend to im¬ 
pede the measures of thenutiiorilies for defense 
and general safety, are to be expelled from 
Paris, and the arrest of over 1,300 persons had 
been made by his order. 
A telegram from Belgian territory reports 
that “A sharp engagement occurred on Thurs¬ 
day night at Stenay, uear Montmedy. The 
Prussians were successful. Many of the French 
wounded are now at Montmedy." 
The mission of Prince Napoleon to Italy is re¬ 
potted to have been a failure, as Italy declines 
to become the ally of Napoleon ; which has add¬ 
ed to the general depression in Paris. A special 
Paris dispatch says: — “There are rumors of 
fighting, but nothing authentic. McMahon will 
undoubtedly be io battle to-day, and there are 
tears that ho will be defeated. Official circles 
are very silent; more so than at any former 
time this week.” 
It will lie of interest to the readers of the 
Rural New-Yokkek to know the relative dis¬ 
tances of tlie prominent places noted in the 
records of the Franco-Prussian war, which in 
English miles are thus given: 
Bit! in to Paris, 520 tulles ; Wclssenboiirg to Paris, 
2,16; Slm-liurg. 312: Reims, W; Thlonville, 211: 
Nancy, 220; Mur lit Hue, 158; Chalons, MB: Epernay, 
8b; V’ltrv le Vlulle. 117: MmjX, 2s: Nilsson*,65; Tout, 
ISO; Vltryle Francois.; ("luirtevUJe,Fit; LORguyon, 
211; Montmed*, 201: (’hauvency. t'.rr; Fontoy,»w; bo- 
flan, 170; Uuyange.240: Batei lies. 174; l*terf#pont,«0; 
Venn. '.OS; (.'nrigau, 1*1Donctiery, 168; Bomly, 6; 
E*lily,23: Le Ihuiiey.S; Lagny.ThqngnT.i7j Chains?, 
II; Nol*y-l*-See, 5; Gret/,,24; Lnnguavfllis, Si; Flow- 
linln, fit); llorras, 62: Troyes, 10,1; Chuumont, 162; 
Muihotiee. ■'i'.a; Abkirch. 2!(4: HoUorl, 271: Port 
«l'Atelier. 223: Chnniimgney,®*; Jo*sey,2)f,; Chnlin- 
tlrey. 181 : Vesone, 236: n«r-«ur-Aube, 137, Clint mol- 
son, , r «: Gray.21»; Mmitereau, 70: boon, s7; KeMiel, 
J23; Villeru, 18 ; BazutlCOUrl, 108; Ptilx. Ill; Mahon. 
I,Vi, N mi/.on, 158; Lmigpont, 55.; Ormuy 34; Le Clime- 
let, liti; lierzy.Oz; Vitry-Ies-IUieims,B9. 
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NEW YORK STATE. 
The Central Cheese Factory, in Otsego county, 
was destroyed by lire on the 16th ult., together 
with the household effects of J. Farrington, the 
proprietor, who resided in the factory with his 
family; also about six tonsof cheese. There was 
an insurance of $3,150 OH the building and fix¬ 
tures, which will nearly cover tlio loss. The 
stock of cheese was not insured, and the loss on 
t his will amount to about $1,500. 
A destructive lire occurred al Belvidere, Alle¬ 
gany Co., on tbe 18th ult. The Uric Railway 
freight house, six dwelling houses and t wenty- 
nine cars were destroyed. Philip Church of Al¬ 
legany, lost 700,000 feet of lumber. His loss, 
above insurance, is said to bo *18,000. The lire 
originated in three oil eat s, which were incorpo¬ 
rated in a regular freight train, 
'The twentieth annual reunion of the farmers 
of Cayuga and adjoining countios, will bo held 
on the form of J. N. Knapp, Esq., on “Galpm 
Hill,'* on the shore of Owaaco Lake, September 
7th, 1870. Tin; interest exhibited tit the festival 
last year. It. is confidently ant icipated, will insure 
a large attendance on tiffs occasion. 
The Governor lias ordered an elect ion to fill 
the vacancy in t he Orleans district, caused hy 
the appointment of Judge Davis to the office of 
United States Dist riot Attorney for the Southern 
District. 
The last Legislature made an important alter¬ 
ation in the Jaw relating to highway labor. All 
labor reluroW by ili^T.tri ais overseers of high¬ 
ways us not worked or commuted before the 1st 
day of October In each year, will be levied upon 
the property of delinquents, by tlio Board of 
Supervisors, at tbe rate of $1.60 per day. 
Vassal' College. Poughkeepsie, lias received a 
bequest of $33,000, from .Jacob P. Girard, a 
wealthy Poughkeepsian, recently deceased. A 
professorship of Natural History is to bo en¬ 
dowed with $30,000 of the fund, and the remain¬ 
der Is to he employed in purchasing and mount¬ 
ing specimens of North American birds. 
One thousand nine hundred and forty-five 
boxes of cheese were shipped from Adams, Jef¬ 
ferson Co., the first week of August. 
D. M. & E. G. Halbert's store at Binghamton, 
was entered by three burglars on the 17th ult. 
Their noise awoke two clerks who habitually 
slept. In the store, and who attacked the bur¬ 
glars, beating one of them very severely, und 
capturing him, while the others made their es¬ 
cape. But while the clerks were preparing to 
secure their captive, his companions returned 
to rescue him and shot one of the clerks—Fred¬ 
erick A. Merrick, through the head, killing him 
instantly. The clerks had a revolver, but It 
missed fire. The burglars fired five shots alto¬ 
gether, aud evidently supposed they bad killed 
both of the clerks. The name of tho surviving 
clerk Is Gilbert Barrows. He is but slightly 
wounded. Rewards are offered for the capture 
of the murderers as follows:—By city, $2,500; 
by county, $2,500; by the Messrs. Halbert, 
$1,000. Total, $6,000. Two of the murderers 
have since been round, having been drowned in 
the river while attempting to escape. 
The Albany and Troy evening lino of‘steam¬ 
boats announces a reduction of faro to New 
York, commencing on the 1st of September. 
First class, with berth, $1; with stateroom, 
$1.50: deck fare, 50 cents. 
The-work ol buildlug tho new international 
bridge across the Niagara River, is being pushed 
forward by the contractors as rapidly as the cir¬ 
cumstances will permit. 
The American Association for the Advance¬ 
ment of Science met ut Troy, N. Y„ Aug. 17. 
About one hundred and fifty members we re¬ 
present at the opening, including some of the 
most distinguished scientists of t lie country. 
Mr. lliram Worden, ot Tnlly, has gathered a 
crop nl one hundred and forty bushels of Bar¬ 
ley from four acres of land. 
The Utiea Herald records that the old people 
of Westmoreland, Kirkland, and Oneida coun¬ 
ties, thirty-six in number, with a happy company 
of descendants, assembled at Whipple’s Grove, 
and indulged Itl an out-door dinner, and a game 
of base hall. The Captains were J. Gleason, 
aged 72, nod E. Clark, aged 73. None of the 
parly were under sixty, nr over eighty years of 
age. The Gleason party made twenty runs, to 
eighteen for the other side. After that, one 
young chap of eighty and another of seventy 
led off in a fancy dance. 
Rouse’s Point lias been visited by a destructive 
storm of wind ami rain, doing much damage. 
A hotel and car simps were unroofed and three 
spans of the old railroad depot were blown 
down, and 1 ho building otherwise considerably 
damaged. The clouds were low down and of 
inky blackness, and the vivid lightning and tei- 
riblo thunder, coupled with the raging wind, 
made the scene a terrible one. 
A vein of coal has been opened up on the farm 
of Mr. Wing, in Dutchess county. The speci¬ 
mens are said to be very fine, and at a depth of 
ten feet the vciu appears to be live or six febt in 
thickness. 
The discovery of another planet by the direc¬ 
tor of the observatory of Hamilton College, is 
thus announced on the 16th ult.: 
“A planet, unknown to me, was found here, 
night before last,and its motion fully ascertain¬ 
ed yesterday’ evening. It is on the border be¬ 
tween tbe constellations Aquarius and Gaprf- 
cornus, in 321 degrees of right ascension and 13 
degrees or south declination, going south at the 
rate of three minutes per day. and easterly four¬ 
teen minutes. It. will be the 111th (one hundred 
and eleventh) of the asteroids.— C. If. F. Peters. 
The Otsego Democrat, speaking of the hop 
crop, says“ Producers are offered thirty cents 
for first-class bops, but do not contract freely. 
Contracting hops is a very particular business, 
and shonld be done only with great caution. 
For instance, tie sure that the buyer is a respon¬ 
sible party, remembering that a payment of $10 
will bind you to fulfill on your part, while the 
irresponsible purchaser, finding bops have fallen 
off since the contract was made, will be at liberty 
to withdraw, leaving the raiser to pocket his 
loss. Contracts are too frequently made for a 
(j)uilif ;/ of hops which it may be difficult, to pro¬ 
duce under unfavorable circumstances. Con¬ 
tract, only imlfuary hops, and do not recommend 
them too highly. 
“ Picking and drying hops are two of the most 
essential points in producing a first-class or 
" fancy” article. Too much caution cannot be 
used in picking hops clean, throwing out leaves 
and stems. In drying, the hops should be 
bleached to a light straw color. Every hop- 
grower should closely’ study Hie process of 
bleaching, and give the picking his pcrsoual su¬ 
pervision." 
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FROM NEW ENGLAND. 
Fifty thousand dollars’ worth of books were 
saved at. tbe lute fire over Little, Brown & Co., in 
Boston, by covering them with rubber cloths. 
Tlio Co-operative tilioe Company In North 
Adams, Mass., have orders for over 300 cases 
ahead. Over 170 hands more than before the 
strike arc now employed in this business in 
North Adams. 
Tho vessel in which Dr- Kune mnde his famous 
voyage to the North Pole now lies at Bowen's 
wharf, Newport, R. I. She is owned by Captain 
Hopkins, of that city, her name having been 
changed lo the United States. 
The Norwalk, Conn., iron works arc making a 
monster engine, to be used in heating and venti¬ 
lating the Senate Chamber at Washington. 
Tho crops are suffering severely throughout 
Cape Cod, in some parts of which no rain has 
fallen for six weeks except a slight shower, und 
prospects of the cranberry crop are said to bo 
very poor. 
A company 7 is to leave Boston early In Septem¬ 
ber, to settle in Bolivia, where 60,000,000 acres 
have been ceded to an Amoriean company, which 
ma kes a free gift of 330 acres to each family that 
goes out in the first steamer. 
The Now Haven, Conn., Palladium says“ The 
continued drouth has so diminished tho water in 
Whltneyville lake that only tho most rigid 
economy on tho pat tot' the people of New Haven 
will enable them to escape the horrors ol a tulul 
deprivation ol tips necessary of life." Mayor 
Lewishas Issued a proclamation In regard ki the 
use of water. 
A busking fish, or dog shark, has been captured 
at Lubcc, Me. Tho monster measured twenly’- 
Oiuoand a half feet in length and sixteen feet in 
circumference. The dorsal fin was six feet in 
length and tho tail seven feet and a-lialf In 
width. The liver yielded one hundred und sixty 
gallons of oil- 
The veterans of tho Second Connecticut Vol¬ 
unteer Heavy Artillery are arranging to go on 
an organized excursion to some of the old bat¬ 
tlefields of tho regiment, during the latter part 
of September or early In October. 
The Bath Times says mackerel fishing is excel¬ 
lent along tho coast of Maine. Some three hun¬ 
dred mackerel vessels are reported off Seguin, 
where large hauls are being made. 
The Maine Democratic State Convention has 
nominated Gen. Charles W. Roberts for Gov¬ 
ernor. 
The New England Women’s Medical College at 
Boston, the cornerstone of which was laid June 
9th, is now roofed, and is expected to be finished 
by the 10th of October. It is of brick, trimmed 
with granite, and will accommodate thirty 
boarders and one hundred or more day students. 
in the ease of the Merchants' Insurance Com¬ 
pany' of Boston against W. It. McCartney, to re¬ 
cover taxes paid hy the company under pro lust, 
to the defendant, wliilo collector of tho Third 
District, judgment was given for tho company, 
in $5,760, with interest aud costs. 
The Boston and Maine Railroad has carried 3,- 
330,000 passengers, during the last year,—an in¬ 
crease of 40 per cent- withiu four years. 
The Prohibitionists of Massachusetts have 
nominated Wendell Phillips for Governor, and 
Eliphalot Trask for Lteut.-Governor, with a full 
State ticket. 
Mr. Ichubod Hodsdon of Ossipee, N. H., lias a 
very nice lour-year-uld mare, weighing about 
1,100 pounds, that dropped twin colts on the 30th 
of May. They were as strong as ordinary single 
colts when dropped, and are now doing well. 
The Portland, Me., Press gets the most grati¬ 
fying reports from the colony ol New Sweden. 
Within a week after the arrival of the immi¬ 
grants, a few of them had piled, cleared and 
burned two acres of laud, and sowed it with 
English turnips. The larger part of the colony 
arc steadily at work buildiug houses and felling 
trees. Tho advantages of this settlement have 
attracted the attention of Swedes in the West, 
and Mr. Thomas, the agent, has received letters 
of inquiry from seven of these people in Illinois. 
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FROM THE WEST. 
Miss Caroline Wood, of Iowa, has reclaimed 
ono hundred and sixty acres of wild prairie 
land, aud planted two hundred fruit and 4,000 
maple trees, all with her own hand. She rather 
wants an accomplished husband, to play the 
piano and do housework. 
The Glencoe Register says:—"Many farmers 
in this vicinity finished stacking their grain last 
week, having completed the work of harvesting 
grain In July for the first time in this section. 
Every one reports wheat better than they ex¬ 
pected, which is a good omen. 
The paradise of summer resorts is, after all, 
near the setting sun. At noon, recently, the 
thermometer at Helena, Montana, was down t<> 
the freezing point, and theru was a slight, fall of 
snow! This isn’t bad to take, in dog days! 
A project is on foot at St. Louis, to build an 
Immense structure, to embrace under its roof 
the Grand Union Railroad depot, the Custom 
House, Merc!muta’ Exchange, a hotel, a railroad 
office, and other places of business. The build¬ 
ing Is expected to cost. $3,000,000. 
The Republicans ot Nebraska have nominated 
for Governor, David Butler; Secretary of State, 
William H. Jones, and a full list of other state 
officers. 
The recent extra session of the Legislature of 
Michigan matured an amendment to the Consti¬ 
tution of the State, to be voted upon at the elec¬ 
tion to be held the first. Monday in November. 
SECTION" 1 provides that law* nmy bp possed estab- 
lishutgreasiuirtblB maximum rate* ot etinrge* for tho 
transportation of passengers and 1 retellt on the dif¬ 
ferent railroads of tlio State, and mIiiiII prohibit run¬ 
ning contracts between such railroad rompanics 
whereby discrimination ts made in favor of either of 
such companies :i? again?) other companies owning 
connecting or intersecting lines ot rail road. 
$kc. 2. No railroad corporation shall consolidate its 
stork, property, or franehlse* with liny other railroad 
corporation, owning a parol lei or competing It no: und 
In no case shall any consolidation take place except 
upon publte notice given at least sixty days to a) I stock 
holders, in such manner as shall be provided by law. 
SEC. 3. The Legislature may provide by law for the 
payment by the counties, townships und municipal!., 
tics of tho State, of nil bonds or ot her obligations 
heretofore is-oied or Incurred in pursuance of acts of 
the 1 .eel-in in re, by such counties, townships and 
municipalities severally, for and in aid of any rail¬ 
road company. Such bonds or obligations shall bo 
paid by t he county, township or municipality issuing 
or incurring the same.unit In no event, shall the State 
payor become lintde tor any portion of such bonds 
or obligation*. The Legislature shnll submit to Hie 
elector* or mieh of said sovernl counties, townships 
and municipalities, for ihelr decision, the question of 
pay men t, together with the mode a nd manner ol the 
same. 
This amendment having reference solely to 
the payment of bonds heretofore issued, and 
which issue had been declared unconstitutional, 
offers no means of relief for those counties, 
cities, or towns, that desired authority to Issue 
bonds in aid of railroads building or to be con¬ 
structed. 
The United States Marshal reports that tho 
population of Kansas will fall short of four 
hundred thousaud. Half a million has been tho 
claim. 
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FROM THE SOUTH. 
The largest steamboat ever launched on a 
Western river, is now being built at Jefferson¬ 
ville, Ky. Her extreme lengl li is 330 feet. 
An application for a national bank at Mont¬ 
gomery lias been granted by the Comptroller of 
the currency. 
A Swiss naturalist in Texas has discovered a 
native silk-worm thought by him to be superior 
to that of Japan. 
The free schools of Mississippi will soon be put 
in operation throughout the .State. The in¬ 
crease of luxation, in order to support the sys¬ 
tem, will bo about two per cent, on real and per¬ 
sonal property, the poll tax being also an in¬ 
crease of two dollara per heath. 
Iniwfti Alabama had 743 miles of railroad, in 
1866 the State had .805 miles, and in 1867 if had 
851 miles; while in 1869 the aggregate hud in¬ 
creased to 1,081. 
A Virginia paper reports that a little girl ten 
years old. recoutly fell into a well, in Prince 
William county, twenty-eight feet deep, and 
containing twelve feet of water, and clambered 
out again unaided aud unharmed. 
Nino hundred uml sixty-three Chinamen are 
now at work on the Alabama and Chattanooga 
Railroad. 
The following report has been received from 
Gen. Reynolds:—Official reports from General 
Oakes, at. Fort Richardson, represent that part 
of Texas is infested with Indians.armed with re¬ 
peating arms—carbines, rifles and revolvers— 
well mounted and clothed. Capt. McClellan, of 
the sixth cavalry, with fifty-tlvo men, had u se¬ 
vere engagement, in Baylor county on the J3th 
ult., with two hundred and fifty Indians. He 
lost two men and killed fifteen Indians. 
A couple of Pennsylvanians, who are both 
sixty years old, are about to pitch quoits lor the 
chAinplOQshlp of the country. 
Three Kentucky agriculturists arc reported 
to have been simultaneously struck by light¬ 
ning, tho only manifestation of tho fluid in all 
three instances being temporary loss of con¬ 
sciousness and the production of blisters on 
their tongues. 
Several bales of the new cotton crop were re¬ 
ceived ut Memphis oti the 23d ult., from Missis¬ 
sippi aud Arkansas. 
Wegleau from our exchanges the most satis¬ 
factory account of crops and crop prospects at 
the South. Cotton Ins in some localities suf¬ 
fered from drouth early in the season, and later 
has received slight. Injury from rain storms. 
The damage from worms is light. Corn, where 
planted, generally promises a good yield, and in 
tunny localities in Louisiana and Alabama tlio 
prospect is the supply will bo abundant for 
home wants. On the whole the general tone of 
tlio newsiB very kopoful and encouraging. Js 
nearly all the notes from the Soul hern States are 
of strong partisan political movements on each 
side, we have little lo chronicle from that sec¬ 
tion. 
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MISCELLANEOUS. 
State elections will be held in t ho different 
States this fall as follows:—California and Ver¬ 
mont, Sept. 0; Maine, Sept. 13; Indiana, Oct. 1; 
Florida and Mississippi, Oct. 3; Iowa, Ohio and 
Pennsylvania, Oct. II; West Virginia, Oct. 27; 
Delaware, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, and 
Missouri, Nov. 1; South Carolina, Nov.7; Illi¬ 
nois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New 
York, amt Wisconsin, Nov. S. 
The Titusville Ilerald’soil report for the month 
of July, just published, gives the average daily 
production during the month at 15,969 barrels. 
The production for the same month last year, 
was 11,697 barrels per day. 
The Republicans of Ohio made the following 
nominations:- Secretary of State, Gen. Isaac R. 
Sherwood: Supreme Judge, Judge G. W. Mcll- 
vaine; Comptroller of the Treasury. Gen. W. Z. 
Wilson; Member of the Board of Public "Works, 
P. V. Hersiug. 
The Louisiana Republicans nominated A. Du- 
buclet for Treasurer, and James Graham for 
Auditor. 
The Ottawa Citizen, the Government organ, 
says the Canadian Government has not, nor has 
any member of it, applied to the Imperial au¬ 
thorities for a Government amnesty to persons 
concerned in the disturbances in the Northwest, 
but it is well understood, or al lefist believed, by 
members of the Ministry, that if any amnesty at 
alt is proclaimed, those persons actually con¬ 
cerned in the murder of Scott will be specially 
excepted. In regard to them, the law will be al¬ 
lowed to take its course. We make this state¬ 
ment with all confidence. 
At Pottsville, Pa., on the [10th [inst., a cage in 
the shaft of a mine, containing twelve miners, 
was precipitated to the bottom, 300 feet, by tho 
