a Plenipotentiary to the Conference at London. 
Prince Gortscbakoff's reply to Earl Granville 
has been made public, in which Russia refuses 
to discuss the propriety of her former note, and 
expresses satisfaction that, England would not 
have refused to enter Into an examination of 
the results of the treaty of 1856, as modified by 
circumstances. It further says:—“As for the 
question of strict right stated by Lord Granville, 
we have no wish to enter into any discussion, 
to recall any precedent, or cite any example. 
Such a controversy would in noway promote 
the good understanding which we desire. Our 
august master had to discharge an imperious 
duty to his own country, without wishing to in¬ 
jure in any way the Governments which were 
signatories of th© treaty of 1856. On the con¬ 
trary, His Imperial Majesty appeals to their 
sense of justice and to their regard for their 
own dignity.” 
Iu reply to the proposal for the Conference, it 
says:—" There seems, then, to be no reason why 
the Cabinet of London should not, if it please, 
enter into an explanation with t he signataries 
of the treaty of 1856. For our part, wc are ready 
in any deliberation having for its object, the set¬ 
tlement of guarantees for the consolidation of 
peace iu the East. 
A train of ears recently ran off the track on 
Superior Railroad, Minn., into Moose River, 
wrecking sixteen cars, loaded with sugar and 
molasses. Loss, £10,000. 
Through trainB between Davenport, Iowa, and 
Maquoketa, on the railroad line building to St. 
Paul, are promised in a few days. 
Whiteside Co., Ill., sold 6,000 acres of its swamp 
land, at auction, on the 23d ult,, for £30,000; and 
2,500 acres of better lands remain unsold. There 
will ultimately be about $70,000 to divide among 
the towns. 
The steamer Emma Floyd sank at French 
Island, between Evansville and Paducah, in the 
Ohio River, on the 28th ult. The loss is estimated 
at $18,000: insured for $10,000. The hull was in¬ 
sured for $80,000. 
At Kalamazoo, Mich., Vanderpool, who had 
been convicted and sentenced for the killing of 
Herbert Field, at Manistee, iu 1369, was accorded 
a new trial, after which the jury failed to agree, 
rendering another trial probably necessary. 
There are in Ohio 300 lodges of Odd Fellows, 
with a membership of 32,989. Amount of relief 
furnished during the last year. $70,914.28. 
The Carter planing mill and sash factory, in 
Des Moines, Iowa, was burned recently. The 
loss was £10,000. 
Milk sickness is reported as prevalentln Perry 
township. Wood Co., O., a large proportion of 
the cases proving fatal. 
The citizens of Ann Arbor, Mich., have voted 
$3,000 to continue the boring of the artesian 
well In that city. 
The Insane Asylum of Kalamozoo isnow filled 
to its utmost capacity, and over one hundred 
applications for patients have been denied. 
Sixty thousand and fifty pounds of turkeys 
were shipped from Wakeraan, 0.,in ono day, re¬ 
cently. 
MISCELLANEOUS, 
The Star Linseed Oil Companies buildings, 
and a largo amount of oil, with a number of 
buildings and other property, were destroyed by 
Are at New Brunswick, N. J., on the 20tli ult., 
involving a loss of from $75,000 to $100,000. 
The steamer Lowe sailed from Heart’s Con¬ 
tent on the 26th ult., to repair the Atlantic cable 
of 1868, which was injured about sixty-five miles 
from that point. The cable of 1805 has also 
ceased to work, and the fault is about the same 
distance from Heart's Content. The French 
cable is still able to transmit westward. For the 
present no message can bo sent to any part of 
Europe. 
The verdicts in the cases of the defaulting 
paymasters are announced. Paymaster Wash¬ 
ington is sentenced to odc year’s imprisonment 
and $1,000 tine. The accounts of Paymaster 
Gerard are being audited. 
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company have re¬ 
solved to guarantee the bonds for building four 
screw iron steamers on the Delaware River, for 
the new American line betweeu Philadelphia 
and Liverpool. 
FOREIGN NEWS, 
The Franco-PrunNian War. 
At the close of our report a week since, the 
Prussians were reported massing large bodies of 
men iu the north of France. Soon thereafter, 
these bodies marched south, to positions near 
Orleans and Paris, being Joined by those who 
had been operating around Rooroy, Rurnlgny 
and Mezores. On the 27th ult., a severely con¬ 
tested battle took place at Villcre Brctonmeaux, 
ten miles cast of Amiens, lasting nil day. The 
French resisted gallantly, nearly the whole day, 
but were compelled to give way to the superior 
numbers of t he enemy. The French were sub¬ 
sequently boateu at Bocage, a few miles West of 
Viilers, but at Drouil, about five miles from 
Amiens, they maintained their position until 
nightfall. About 30,000 Germans were engaged 
in the conflict at the latter place. Also, at Mo- 
reuil, twelve miles south of Amiens, the French 
on the same duy claimed a decided victory. The 
result of these several conflicts was the occupa¬ 
tion of Amiens by the Germans, on the 88th, the 
French evacuation having been announced by 
the Profcot of the Department, as follows: 
"Citizens:—T he day of trial has arrived. In 
spite of all our efforts, Amiens must fall Into the 
enemy’s bands. The Army of the North is re¬ 
treating, and the National Guards are disarming. 
I leave you, but will soon return. Iio calm, lie 
confident. France will bo saved.” 
The special correspondent of the Tribune, at 
Versailles, telegraphs on the 20th" The plan 
to restore Napoleon Is premature, and the Re¬ 
public may yet bo recognized, If it rejects its 
territorial pretensions.” 
On the 27th, while reconnoitering near Or¬ 
leans, the Germans were vigorously attacked, 
but repelled their assailants, driving them from 
a strong position near Ladon, and inflicting seri¬ 
ous loss. In an engagement between the Ger¬ 
mans and i he French, under Monottl Garibaldi, 
near Pusquo, iu the Vosges, on tin* 26th and 
27th, the French wore finally driven from their 
positions with much low. The several fort* on 
the southern boundary of l’nris kepi up u steady 
fire all through the night of theUOtb. 
The special correspondent of the Tribune at 
Berlin telegraphs on t he 27lhMr. Bancroft 
has received a dispatch from Washington for 
Mr. Washburue, giving the latter permission to 
leave Paris." 
It is now definitely known that large numbers 
of citizens, and, in some cases, regular troops of 
the garrison at Paris, have gone to the Prussian 
outposts and offered to surrender, but have been 
invariably turned back. Many Froucb citizens 
in the suburbs, while gathering crops near the 
Prussian Hues, have been fired upon to drive 
them oil'. 
There was sharp lighting with the Army of the 
Loire, between Pithiviera and Montargls, on the 
28tli, iu which the French claimed the advantage 
and the capture of many prisoners. 
A dispatch from Versailles, however, contra¬ 
dicts the above, and states that the French at¬ 
tacked the German forces at Ban me, between 
Montargls and Pithiviors, aud were repulsed. 
Prince Frederick Charles was present mid di¬ 
rected operations. A thousand prisoners fell 
into his hands. 
A detachment of 8,000 Prussians is reported at i 
Chatcau-Rogmiult, 28 kilometers from Tours. 
The German nglit occupied Montargls, threat¬ 
ening the French in the forest of Cercottes. 
Prince Frederick Charles’army has been strong¬ 
ly re-ouforood with field artillery. 
The Prefect of the Department of t he Lolra-et- 
Cher reported on thelkit h that I lie Prussians were 
at Momhiublour,- La Ohupclle, and Vloointesae. 
On the day before they were at ltomilly and 
Douzy, with the object apparently of turning 
Vcmlonie and supporting tiie advance on Tours. 
Oil the85th, they entered 8t. Calais, and appeared 
at Mamet*, whence they proceeded to St. Cosmo. 
The commander of the National Guards at St. 
Calais has been dismissed for preventing the de¬ 
fense of the place, aud the munIo!pal Council dis¬ 
solved. The commandant of Evroux has been 
cashiered for surrendering the town to the 
enemy. 
On l lie 29th, 70,000 Prussians occupied Atncins, 
The retreat of (lie French army north was made 
in mi orderly manner. It was reported that tlic 
Prussians were to a Hack I.ille and Decnkcrk. 
King Willirtm briefly telegraphs the capture of 
Ameinsasfollows:—"On ihe28tli,Gen. Manteuf- 
fd, with n portion of the First Army, defeated 
the French a fetv tulles south of Amiens. The 
French lost 1,000 in killed and wounded, and 700 
in prisoners.” 
Of operations nt Paris the Tribune correspon¬ 
dent on the 29th ult., telegraphs from Versailles: 
"There was a French demonstration lust night 
against Bczons from Mont. Valoricu; and this 
morning another, from the same direeton, 
against Montrctout. A serious attack upon ibe 
Prussian corps at Choisy lo Bol, nt. nine this 
morning, was repulsed, leaving 270 prisoners and 
many killed. The German loss was small. A 
Bavarian corps was also engaged. Thoro was a 
heavy French fire from VillcJuif." 
A correspondent of the same journal, at Tours, 
same date, roporlsaefollows:—“ Gen. K era try, (a 
French commander.) in a letter which front my 
point of view is unheard of, unpnlrielic, arro¬ 
gant, and egotistical, lias given iu his resignation 
in thofaooof the ouoray. He threatensGumbofcta 
with a council of war, and accuses Geu. Lover do 
of treason. Koratry is at Tours,” 
In anticipation of an early surrender of Paris, 
the Prussians are reported to have made huge 
requisitions of food to supply the wants of the 
suffering citizens whon they full into their hands. 
In the mo.ultimo the besieged have not beeu in¬ 
active. On the28th and 29th ult., the forts around 
Paris, particularly those to the South (D’lvry, 
Bicetre, Mouterouge, Vanves, D’lss.v, and Clinv- 
enton) maintained a furious cannonade. This 
Incessant firing was kept up merely to cover a 
sortie in force. On the20th the Parisians came 
out toward L'Huy, supported by their gunboats 
In the Seine. This point (the position of the 
Sixth Prussian Corps) they attacked fiercely. 
Simultaneously, other sorties wereinade iu ot her 
directions, with a view probably to prevent re¬ 
inforcements to ihe Sixth Corps. In all cases, 
however, the French were repulsed and driven 
back behind their fortifications. The entire 
Prussian loss in these actions was only seven 
officers and a few hundred meu, while the 
French lost 1,600 in prisoners uIodc. 
A sortie from Paris was also made in the direc¬ 
tion of St. Cloud on flic 28th. It was easily 
Fact* for the Ladies.—I learned the use of my 
Wheeler & Wilson Machine without personal 
Instruction. It has been used nearly twelve 
years, without repairs, by myself and seam¬ 
stresses, doing my family sewing.estimated at 
£300 annually, and bids fair to do ns good service 
lor a lifetlmo. My needles are never broken, 
but really worn up too short for use. The actual 
value of my machine can not be estimated com¬ 
mercially, nor expressed in words. Those only 
can properly appreciate it who have attempted 
family sewing by baud.—Mas. M. F. Woods, 
New York. 
NEW YORK STATE. 
The new mowing machine building of Wood 
A Co., at Hoosac Falls, will bo ready for occupa¬ 
tion by the 1st of January. 
The Treasurer of the Queens County Agricul¬ 
tural Society report* that it is free from debt, 
and has a cash surplus of $1,100.56. 
The assessors of Albany county have added 
$1,000,OOOof new property to their rolls thl9 year. 
A branch road has Just, been completed from 
Greene to Oxford, Chenango Co., by the Dela¬ 
ware, Lackswana and Western Railroad Com¬ 
pany. The first train reached Oxford on the 
20 th ult. 
The Schoharie County Board of Supervisors 
have appropriated $8,000 to complete their new 
Court House. 
The revenue cutter. Chase, is lying at anchor 
in Ogdonsburg harbor. It is expected that she 
will lay up there for the winter. 
Nothing has been yet beard of Dr. Wales, not¬ 
withstanding a reward of $300 has been offered 
for any information concerning him. His friends 
In Rondout, Ulster Co., are in the most painful 
uncertainty about him. 
The building known as the Female Seminary, 
at Galway, Saratoga Co., was burned on the 27th 
ult., as also two dwelling houses and a barn, in¬ 
volving a loss of over $12,(MX). 
At a recent term of the United States Court.at. 
Canandaigua, six men were convicted of illegal 
voting nt Cnnajoharrio, and sentenced to Au¬ 
burn States Prison, in terms of from four to five 
months, iu addition to nominal fines. 
At Rochester. Martin Ranflaen, agod fifty-nine 
years, fell from the roof of the State Arsenal, 
upon which he was employed, and was instantly 
killed. ,, 
The tannery of r-TMust, at Little Falls, Herki¬ 
mer Co., was destroyed by fire a few days since, 
involving a loss of some $17,000; Insurance, 
$11,500. 
The wife of Francis Bruce, of Mineral Springs, 
Schoharie Go., was taken with spasms while In 
tho cellar for some potatoes for dinner; her 
clothes took fire from the candle, burning her 
in a terrible manner, resulting in death. 
The entire contents of L. Busb’sauction store, 
Elmira, was burned on the24i.h ult.. Insurance, 
$9,500. The store adjoining was more or less in¬ 
jured. Messrs. Hngndorn, Milliner and J. Ja¬ 
cobs are the principal sufferers. The entire loss 
is between $30,000 and $40,000. 
A farmer named Win. Baldwin, of Plttsford, 
was killed on the 24th ult., near the Central de¬ 
pot, at Rochester, by beiug dragged under the 
ours, from which he h id stepped while in mo¬ 
tion. On the same evening, T. Escrich of Duna- 
ville, laboring under temporary insanity. Jumped 
through the window of a palace car near Port 
Byron, while in motion, by which he was kilted. 
The hardware store of T. E. Sampson, nt Blng- 
hampton, was burned on the 26th ult. Loss, 
some $18,000. 
The SpeodsvUle (Tompkins Co.) Creamery has 
closed for this season, with 2,600 cheeses on hand,, 
which will weigh about, forty pounds each. 
The distillery of Briggs & Co., Buffalo, was de¬ 
stroyed by an explosion on the 26th ult., by 
which one man, F. Leese, foreman, was killed, 
and four others badly injured. 
The wife of P. Kelly, at Caledonia, Liviugston 
Co., was burned to death on the 29th ult., by the 
quilt upon which she wits at work taking fire 
from a spark, and Igniting her clothing. 
Niagara Fulls has been the scene of a fearful 
tragedy. A Mrs. Avery of Chicago, in a fit of 
despondency, the result of continued poor 
health, threw herself from the Goats’ Island 
bridge, and went over tho American fall. The 
body has been recovered aud taken to Chicago 
for burial. 
FROM NEW ENGLAND 
By tbit Circular Pamphlet which the New 
York Advertising Agonts, Messrs. George P. 
Rowell & Co., issue for tho use of Advertisers, 
much information is conveyed about all tho best 
advertising mediums. 
The burning of the tenement house of A. C. 
Joslyii at Brounerlgton, Vt., reoeutly, resulted 
in t he death of three children of Oscar Collins, 
who, with his family, occupied the premises. 
The boom at the mouth of the Arostook 
River, Me., parted recent)y, and 10,000,000 feet of 
lumber, which was intended to remain in the 
Arostook during the winter, bast come out iuto 
the St. John. 
Three officers attempted to arrest a gang of 
seventeen French wood-choppers, near Rutland, 
Vt., recently, but tho latter resisted, and nearly 
killed the offioers, lacerating their persons in a 
horrlblo manner. Thirteen of tho Frenchmen 
were arrested, tho others escaped to tho moun¬ 
tains. 
The annual meeting of the New Hampshire 
farmers took place In Conoord, on the 29th ult., 
Moses Humphrey, President of the State Board 
of Agriculture, presiding. About 200 farmers 
were present. 
The Freshman class at the Maine State Agri¬ 
cultural College, at Orono, have guined nearly a 
pound a week each the past term. 
It is rumored that the Rutland Railroad has 
leased the Umttlcburn branch of the Vermont 
and Massachusetts Railroad, to Grout’s Corners. 
A lady at North Adams, Mass., narrowly es¬ 
caped death, through inhaling too much chloro¬ 
form preparatory to having her teeth drawn. 
She remained insensible for several hours. 
The Portland (Me.) Press says that the Eastern 
Railroad of Massachusetts are rendy to push 
their projected railroad from Wells to Spring- 
vale to conneot with the Portland and Roches¬ 
ter. It will be niuo miles long, and not cost 
over $200,000. 
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PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS 
new York. Deo. 2, 1870. 
Tho receipts of tho principal kinds of produce 
for the week embrace 42 , 7.16 hales cotton, 147,108 
bbls. Hour, 1,463,936 bush, wheat. 186,671 bush, corn, 
275,822 bush. date. 971,328 bits!! barley. 9,734 bush, grass 
seed, (mostly clover.) S.i,78 liiisll. bean*. 2,llfit) bids, 
pork, (i.Hil pkgs. beer, aVI pkgs. cut-meal*, 2,942 teg, 
lard, 17,466 pkgs. butter. 07.HKI boxes rliccoe, 7,6b7 
bbls. eggs. 1,767 pkgs. dried lruits, sXio bales wool, 3,901 
bales hops. 
lien ns nnrl Pena.—Liberal receipts keep prices 
about where they wore and ns the safes are all to the 
trti ns quotations are not very Mid- The supply Is 
pretty well used up at the annexed figures and there 
Is no surplus ul stock for a speculative call if it ex¬ 
isted. Canada peas in bbls. supply all the present 
wants of tram* and prices are easier. Southern B. E., 
peas are uttered lower. The waste in bags through 
the ravages of mice is a depressing feature when 
tbev are carried king la store. Pea henna are scarce 
and have sold at an advance. We quote: — Medium 
prime, per bush., t%20\><k,25: do. fair to good. 18(32.15: 
marrows, prime, f2.7AU2.tV>; do., common to fair, 12.25 
pea, £U(*.s2.50; kidney, $2.50c«<2.75: green peas, 
1.2.V-'J.<V> ' B. 17.. peas, $2.3fe2.6Q; Canada peas, in 
bbls, (13001,85. 
Beeswax.—The stock In the interior is the largest 
ever known and as buyers think this fact will even¬ 
tually drop the market in their favor they only till 
actual requirements at 32c„ winch is lc., off from last 
week. 
Broom Corn—Is easier, with only a moderate 
business. We quote red 3®4c.; mixed. 4G5c.; green, 
5&0c.: hurl and brush, 607 j|c. 
Bn 11 er 1 The recelpts for the month of November 
■were 7j,400 pkga.—2,6H) uioro than same month ’69. 
The condition of tho butter market Is absolutely dis¬ 
heartening. All dealers hero are crammed with stock, 
and If they were not, there isa heavy remaining crop 
in some of tho most important sections, that can bo 
let in upon us: so that instead of December finding 
us with prices somewhat *ettiod for winter bade, it 
reaches us with a market weighed down with stock, 
without the books showing a fair trade for the best 
part of Ute expired mouth. The large yield of fall 
make, through the prolonged grazing season, some 
of the dairy counties north still inn ing pasturage, 
lias been a great source of advantage for murketand 
retail buyers, as there hits heon scarcely a day this 
past full, when they have been compelled to draw 
from oilier than daily receipts. 
Of course, there has been, all the season, a large 
stock of early made butter, fur which an outlet was 
despaired of, but the loss of trade In long dairies is 
seriously felt tills year, and with easier rates for the 
imitt reliable grades In market at a period alien the 
seller should begin to have a vulee lu the matter, the 
situation certainly looks ominous. Eveo our ordi¬ 
nary Eastern trade is cut Into Considerably through 
the direct shipment of small durum to New England 
'/horn l* some revival of trade at the close, but it Is 
not general enough to promise much. During the 
week large parcels of old Western have been dis¬ 
posed of at close to lard prices. 13« LV)., chlfly nt 13c. 
The following are the extreme, quotations for selling 
grades, choice showing a shudo decline compared 
with last week : 
Orange county and Sussex county patla, tine, 42® 
44c.; Pennsylvania pails, tine, 40® 43c.: country pubs, 
fair to good, <wA88c.; Penn, m ains, tine, <fi®35c.; do. 
halt tubs. do.. 35;j36c.: do. other grades, 30(332c.: State 
firkins,tine, 8?<338c.: do. half tubs.ittkijlOe.; selections, 
4l6s42<:.; Welsh, fre«bjJR@40c.; Welsh, dairies,33@35e.) 
Welsh, summer, 28ii’S2c.; other grades of State and 
store packed. 20ci30o.; Ohio firkins and half tubs, 
tine, 25&2Bc.; Ohio reserve, common to tine, 2%25c.; 
do. selected small parcels, 30s.—c.; other Western, 
medium to good. 23.y2*.Vc,: do- oornmon and summer, 
H"i,lCc-; rolls. 5fc®32o.; Canada, Hue, 33@84i - .; do. or¬ 
dinary to One, 25®28c. 
About SoO firkin* went to California from Chicago 
Iasi week. The foreign export from Now York, 144 
firkins. 
Cottou.—The market most of the week has been 
weak. The arrivals here and at the Southern ports 
have been large. The reports from the other side 
have helped to depress the market. We quote : 
(iiiw Orleaua sad 
Uplurni, Ac. Mottle. Tex.it. 
Ordinury . V <j8— 5 3&@~ ]3K@13Y 
Good Ordinary.. InW®— DXii— lo^>Sl§)£ 
Low Middling.... l£Xw— 16x61631 
Middling. . 36 (1— 16K@163t! 
Good Middling... 16>4(3- 16*@- 17 S17J< 
FROM THE SOUTH, 
A committee of Alexaudrians are in the Val¬ 
ley of Virginia, visiting the different towns and 
localities of tho recent flood, and distributing 
the contribution* from their city to tliesufferers. 
The five hundred Chinamen employed on the 
Alabama and Cbnttuuooga Railroad, are giving 
entire satisfaction as laborers; hut the M .idian 
Gazette says they are making destructive raids 
on gardens and hen roosts. 
The assessment rolls of Texas show about 
5,500,000 cattle. As tho number of cattle given 
iu for assessment by the owners is proverbially 
small, the real number is thought by good judges 
to be about 8,000,000. 
Over half a million feet of lumber und 21,434 
barrels of rosin were shipped from Wilmington, 
N. C., in one week, recently. 
The Embree Iron Works, in Washington Co., 
Tenn.. is doing a good work toward opening up 
tho iron interests of Upper East Tenuessee. 
From lour to five tons are gotten out every day, 
and they now have two hundred tons oti hand 
awaiting shipment. 
The North Carolina Legislature organized on 
the 2ist ult. T. J. Jarvis was elected Speaker. 
All the offices are filled by Democrats. The 
Governor’s Message wus rend. 
The ship Persia, from New Orleans for Liver¬ 
pool, with a cargo of cotton, valued at $250,000, 
went ashore ou the Frying PuuShouls. Hopes 
were entertained of getting her off. 
The snow has fallen niue indies deep in High¬ 
land county, Va. 
The Judge of Probate of Stokes county, N, C., 
advertises 10,989 acres of land for sale in that, 
county, for taxes. The sheriff of Ashe adver¬ 
tises 2,188 acres. 
Southern papers say that E. M. Yerger, who 
killed Col. Crane, has had a second trial, was 
found guilty, and sentenced to imprisonment 
for life. 
At Raleigh, N. on the 29th ult., in joint 
meeting of the Legislature, ex-Governor Z. B. 
Vance was elected United States Senator. The 
vote stood, Vance, 04; Abbott, 43. 
A call has been issued by Hon. Neil S. Brown, 
President, for the annual meeting of the Tenne- 
gee State Teachers Association at Nashville, on 
Dec. 14th. 
The office, material, books and papers of the 
Western Dctuoorat, Charlotte, N. C., wero des¬ 
troyed by lire, Nov. 17th, necessitating the dis¬ 
continuance of the publication of the paper 
until a new outfit of printing materials can be 
obtained. 
On the morning of the 1st iust, an extensive 
fire occurred at New Orleans. The Varieties 
theatre, John Hawkins' storeroom, Schiiler’s 
coffeehouse and Liner's stable were destroyed. 
The fire originated in the property room of the 
theater. An adjoining building was damaged. 
The loss is $250,000: Insurance. $100,000 in local 
J. D. Nicholson, a fireman, formor- 
FROM THE WEST, 
By the burning of a barn near Lapeer, Mich., 
set on fire by lightning. Miles Peck lost about 30 
tons of hay, 800 bushels of corn, 500 bushels of 
oats, and 170 bushels of wheat No insurauce. 
Recently, there came into Mattoon, 111.,in one 
day, 1,500 wagons, bringing 42,000 bushels of 
corn; and on that day the farmers spent at least 
$1,000 among the merchants. 
Tho waters of Lake Superior and Portage 
Lake, Wis., have been brought together by 
means of the opening of the Portage Lake and 
Lake Superior Ship Canal. 
At Jacksonville, Ill., there is still complaint of 
the great scarcity of water, to the great detri¬ 
ment of farm operations. Weils and streams 
are nearly all dry, mills stopped, and cattle suf¬ 
fering for water. 
A fire iu Chenoii, ill., on the 27th ult,, destroy¬ 
ed the plow works of Louis Seegier. The Joss is 
$15,000. 
A block known as Mitchell’s Building, at St. 
Louis, Mo., was destroyed by tire on the 25th ult. 
Loss, about $40,000 l 
Tho Trustee's of the Wisconsin Hospital for tho 
Insane, will ask of the Legislature, $1,000,000 to 
build additional wings, and $97,000 for other pur¬ 
poses. There were 353 patients treated this year, 
an average of 360 being on hand all the time. 
Preparations are being made at Omaha, Ne¬ 
braska, to rebuild tho ice bridge, and to bring 
out the big snow plows of the Union Pacific. 
A dead body fouud in the woods, near Ionia, 
Mieh., is supposed to be that of a lunatic named 
Mooney, who originally came from Cattaraugus 
Co., N. Y. 
companies, 
)y of New York, was killed, and another man is 
missing. Several persons were injured, two of 
them seriously. 
