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©ORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Ityuisi of the 'QSUqii. 
CURRENT TOPICS. 
The B.-T. Scandal.—Bencher Exonerated.— 
More Libel Suits. 
Tni! report of Hie Investigating Commit¬ 
tee relative to the charges against Henry 
Ward Beecher rvns presented to Plymouth 
Church at a large meeting of members of 
the church and congregation hold on Friday 
evening, Aug. 28. The report acquits Mr. 
Beecher of the charges of adultery and improper 
solicitation, and pronounces bln guiltless of 
an unclmsto word or act. ft, however, admits 
many errors of Judgment on the part of Mr. B., 
though nothing to Impair confidence in ids 
Christian character or Integrity. The report 
was read to an immense audience, and the ex¬ 
citement and enthusiasm arc said to have been 
intense. Speeches were made, and the report 
of the committee exonerating and sustaining 
Mr, Beecher was adopted with great unanimity 
only Mr. F. D. Moulton dissenting. This prob¬ 
ably ends the matter so far as Plymouth Church 
is concerned, and It is supposed Mr. Beecher 
will rcHumn his pastoral functions at the close 
of the usual summer vacation. What will be 
done in the courts remains to be seen. 
On Thursday, Aug. 27, Henry C. Bowen of the 
Independent, instituted a suit for libel against 
Dcnias Barnes of the Brooklyn Argus, laying 
the damages at £100,000; on0Bgalust.ThoR.Klii- 
sella of the Brooklyn Eagle for $100.000; and 
one against .lames McDermott, a temporary 
reporter for the Eagle, for $50,000. All those 
suits emanate from matter published concern¬ 
ing the Beecher-Tilton affair—and, added to 
those previously brought, will make lively 
times for the lawyers and continue the scandal 
for an indefinite period. 
Obituary. 
Alexander.— Col. Wm. C. Alexander, Pres¬ 
ident of the Equitable Life Assurance Society 
from lt-s formation in 1850, died at the Hturte- 
vnnt House, Now York, on Sunday evening, 
Aug. 34, of heart dl8on.se. Mr. A. was a son of 
tli<‘ late Archibald Alexander, D. I)., of Prince- 
tori. He graduated from the College of New 
Jersey in 1824, and for many years practiced 
law In that State, and became prominent, as a 
lawyer and politician. He was a member of 
the Now Jersey Legislature for years, and sev¬ 
eral times President of the Senate. Id 1859 he 
was the Democratic candidate, for Governor, 
and at one time named ns a probable candidate 
for the Vice-Presidency. Col. A, wa* a gentle¬ 
man of the old school, possessed id a line intel¬ 
lect, commanding presence, agreeable manners 
and Incorruptible integrity. Under his admin- 
lstrat'on the Equitable Society accumulated 
wealth to the amount of $23,(XX),000. 
BLOT.— Prof. Pushkb Blot died at his resi¬ 
dence In Jersey City on the 25th nit. lie was 
the apostle of a purer and better cookery, and 
did much by lecturing and writing on the sub- 
Jeotto institute reform. Prof. Blot made the 
culinary art ills special study, and aimed at 
effecting economy in the preparation of food, 
and popularizing good cookery. He was tho 
author of a work on cookery, and olso contrib¬ 
uted well-written articles on tills subject to 
tho TPagMlnea and newspapers. Ho was n 
Frenchman by birth, and came to Now York in 
18(17. 
Foley.- A London telegram announces tho 
death of John Henry Foi.ey, K. A., the Brit¬ 
ish sculptor. He was born in Dublin in 1818, 
became a studont. of sculp! tiro at the ago of 1.'!, 
attained distinction before he was 25, and at 
the time of ids death was at tho head of his 
profession in England. 
PtTMNEtb— The Right Rev. Bishop SUMNER 
died at Ids residence, Furnham Castle, England, 
Aug. 15, 'iged 84. The deceased was a distin¬ 
guished prelate, lie was one Chaplain to King 
George IV., and had the honor of administer¬ 
ing the oath at the coronation of Queen Vic¬ 
toria. 
Smith. The death of Mark Smith, the cele¬ 
brated American comedian, is announced as 
having taken pluco at Paris on the lltli ult. He 
was about, to return to this country, hut was 
attacked with apoplexy on leaving the railway 
cars, Aug. 8, and never regained consciousness. 
Middleton.— Mr. M. R. Middleton, editor 
and proprietor of The Quebec Gazette, died at 
Throe Rivers on Wednesday ovoning, Aug. 20. 
Hammond. -Ex-Gov. A. A. Hammond of In¬ 
diana died in Denver, Colorado, Aug. 27. The 
remains were t aken to Indiana. 
The Centennial Exhibition. 
Tre United States Centennial Commission 
announces its readiness to receive applications 
for space in the International Exhibition of 
1870, at Philadelphia. It is important that it 
should be known with the least possible delay 
what spaoe will be required in each of the de¬ 
partments of the Exhibition by American ex¬ 
hibitors, in order that It may be determined 
what room can be assigned to foreign nations. 
Manufacturers and others who purpose exhib¬ 
iting on thU occasion should therefore make 
known their intention promptly and thus avoid 
the disappointment of finding the room they 
desire preoccupied. It is especially desirable 
that early provision should be made for the 
organization of those collective exhibitions of 
ho natural resources and raw materials of dif¬ 
ferent, sections of the country which cannot lie 
made by individual exhibitor*. The Import- 1 
ance of this, a* an incentive to immigration and 
to the Investment ot foreign capital, cannot bo i 
overestimated ; and a liberal provision for the 1 
prompt, and thorough performance of the work 
will amply repay those States which under- i 
take it. 
The advertisement of the Director-General > 
of the international Exhibition advises our < 
readers what manner of applications should be i 
made. 
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HOME NEWS PARAGRAPHS. 
A grain-drying house attached to tho Reed 
Elevator, in Buffalo, was burned on the 25th 
ult,.; Joss $150,000. A fire in Boston destroyed , 
the upper part of the Buy State Inner Sole 
Company's building; loss $20,000. 
Signor Pcdanto, an aeronaut, unexpectedly 
descended With his collapsed balloon In Fourth 
Btreei, Philadelphia, Ja»t week. Ho jumped 
out in time to save himself, but a companion 
named Richard Smith sustained severe Injuries. 
A telegram from New Orleans, Aug. 2(1. say* : 
Within tlic past 24 hours there have been two 
suicides and three homicide* in tilts city, besides 
which throe persons have been dangerously 
wounded with razors and pistols in affrays. 
The Republicans of Michigan renominated 
Messrs. Waldron, Willard, Begolo and Bradley, 
for the Second, Third, Sixth and Eighth districts 
respectively, 
Brigham Young lias filed his answer to Ann 
Eliza Young’s suit, for divorce. He says that 
hi* income is only $6,000 a month, and that he 
has a family of sixty-throe persona dependent 
upon him for support. Poor man with a sizable 
family 1 
Gen. Sherman ha* everything in readiness for 
the removal of the army headquarters to St. 
Louis, and will soon leave Washington for that, 
city to carry out tho necessary arrangements 
there. 
Boston papers complain of the carelessness 
of cattle traders in that neighborhood, who 
almost daily allow large numbers of them to 
stray away and roam about t he street* and yards. 
Many of them are wild catt le from Texas, and 
attack the people who come in their way. 
Several accidents have happened. 
Twenty years ago land within the city limits 
of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was offered for sale nt 
three dollars per acre. Now it, is worth nearly 
that price per foot. 
The Post-Office Department has decided to 
send two commissioners to the Berne Postal 
Congress, and lias selected J. II. Blackfan, 
Superintendent or tho Foreign Mail Service, 
and Dr. C. n. MucDonold, Superintendent of 
the Money Order System, as its representatives. 
A law of Congress compelling railroad mana¬ 
gers, under severe penalties for refusal, neglect 
to make a monthly report, for publication of ail 
accidents of every character upon their re¬ 
spective roads, Is suggested as nn incentive to 
greater vigilance on the part of these officials 
for tho prevention of accidents. 
The Watkins and Seneca Lake Rowing and 
Regatta Association announce a first annual 
regatta at Watkins (head wat ers of Seneca Lake) 
Sept. 9 11. The premiums to bo rowed and 
sailed for aggregate in cash value $2,000. Cash 
prizes, for yachts (two races)."$500. 
Tho Erie, Baltimore anil Ohio, and the New- 
York Central and Hudson River Railroad Com¬ 
panies have given notice “that all westward 
through freights from Eastern cities will be 
charged at tariff rates, without rebate or allow¬ 
ance. There will be no exception to this rule." 
The Union Pacific Railroad Company has 
begun suit In t he United States Courts in Ne¬ 
braska to restrain counties through which the 
road passes from collecting taxes for 1873. 
A despatcli from the Kiowa and Comanche 
Agency Boys;— "Tho country is overrun with 
whisky peddlers and horse thieves.” And this, 
perhaps, Is the key to all our (roubles with tlie 
Indians—whisky-peddling vagabonds getting 
them drunk and stealing their horses. 
The American base-ball clubs left Dublin 
Aug. 20, for Queenstown, whence they will sail 
on their return to this country. 
The American crlckctors received the silver 
cup, the prize for the best team of the Halifax 
tournament, Inst week. 
George A. Halsey was nominated for Gover¬ 
nor by the Republican State Convention in 
New-Jersey. 
Murshai Bazalno is described by the French 
police as being five feet six and a half Inches in 
htlght, stout, 65 years of age. His forehead is 
said to be low, and hlB liulr short, und turning 
to gray. Madame Bazuine i» represented tube 
of low stature, very dark, and with regular 
feature*. She is about 80 years old. 
The Hon. A- F. Judd of Honolulu, Attorney- 
General of tli© Hawaiian Government, is visit¬ 
ing Geneva, N. Y, 
The Emperor of Austria purposes attending 
tho grand military inspection to be held in 
Bohemia next month. 
The Tax Union of South Carolina will meet 
at Columbia nn Sept. 10. 
A telegram from London says that the 
steamship Liffey of the Royal Mall Steam 
Packet Lino is ashore at San Ignacio, Uruguay. 
Mias Faithful says Amoriouns will ucver be 
well till they stop usingioe-walcr. Whereupon 
' Dr. Holbrook replies that farmers, who don’t 
> use ice-water, havo it as badly as the city folks 
r who do. That is rather a cool retort, but it is 
- excusable In midsummer. 
Robert Nunner of Calaveras, Cal., knows how 
it feels to fall into a hole 800 feet deep. Hewus 1 
working at the top of the shaft of the Gwin i 
mine when he was struck by the tub arid | 
knocked headlong Into it. 
Boston owes $43,137,464, and her debt increas¬ 
ed over eleven millions last year. i 
The trustees of Colby University, Maine, have i 
decided to endow, under tho general rule of the i 
college, minor academies at Moulton, Hebron, 
and Gorham. These are conditional, however, 
upon the raising of certain funds. The total 
amount to bo furnished for these schools is 
$100,(XX), to which Gov. Coburn add* $50,000 
more, which goes to the Watervillo Classical 
School. Gardner Colby of Boston gives $500 to 
Hebron Academy. 
They are trying to build the largest hotel In 
tli© world In San Francisco. It is to be known 
a* tho Palace Hot el, and will contain 700rooms. 
Thtro will bo 320 bath room* and 874 hay win¬ 
dows. Accommodations will be furnished for 
1,200 guest*. Tim hotel is to be completed in 
August, 1875, and will cost altogether $2,750,000. 
Of tills amount $1,000,000 will be tho cost of the 
lot, $1,260,000 of the building, and $500,000 of the 
furniture. 
The International Board Of Lake Vessel Un¬ 
derwriter*, at their mooting at Niagara Falls, 
voted to re-establish the former lake freight 
rates. All the companies who have heretofore 
been cutt ing down the rate* have agreed to it. 
Samuel Thatcher, of Bangor, now in his 99th 
year, and who represented a Massachusetts dis¬ 
trict in 1802and 1805,1“ supposed |o hetheoldest 
ex-Congressman now living. 
The State Temperance Commit tee have called 
a Convention of the temperance voters of the 
State who have not, cooperated with a third 
party movement, to moot at Utica, Sept. 23. at 
10 A. M. ft Is to he composed of three delegates 
from each Assembly District. 
At a railroad accident which occurred near 
Rlchford, Vt., on the night of tho 13th inst., live 
persons were killed and several seriously in¬ 
jured. 
It, i* now estimated that about $0,000,000 worth 
of sugar was lost, during tho flood in Louisiana. 
The champion grasshopper of the season has 
boon seen by the Oswego (Kansas) Independent. 
It weighed half an ounce. 
General Garfield of Ohio has be6n renomina¬ 
ted for Congress, on the first ballot, and with¬ 
out opposition. 
At the time of his death in Boston, on Mon¬ 
day week, Simon Willtard was the oldest grad¬ 
uate of the West Point Military Academy. 
One steamer brought 40,000 watermelons into 
Boston on the 18th inst. 
The opposition In the use of steam whistle* 
on railroads In Massachusetts Is beginning to 
be effectual. 
A wild tale comes from Dakota of a hull 
grasshopper, as big as a yearling calf, which cats 
liens. This is supposed to be the original 
grasshopper referred to in Script ure. The grass¬ 
hopper shall lie “ a blrdin." 
Hans Christian Andersen is nearly restored 
to health from his long illness. 
Coggia's comet, is now brilliantly visible at 
Melbourne, Australia. 
FOREIGN NOTES. 
An uncommon number of political arrests in 
Russia recently. 
Tho Gorman government has formally an¬ 
nounced to the other powers that it will not 
Interfere in the internal affairs of Spain. 
Mexico accepts an lnvntatlon to be represent¬ 
ed in the Centennial Exhibition, and promises 
to organize com missions for that, purpose in 
this country and Mexico, 
A tcrrlllc earthquake occurred on the island 
of IVrto Rico, Aug. 26. Tho houses rocked 
frightfully to and fro for two minutes, and the 
inhabitants rushed from them in the wildest 
alarm. 
The Princess Blanche, of Uourhon-Orlcnns. 
daughter of the Duke of Nemours, is just seven¬ 
teen, and Prince Pascal do Bourbon, Count of 
Bair, whom she is to marry, is twenty-two. He 
is of the Naples Bourbons. Tho marriage will 
take place at Cannes. 
Mis* Gilbert, a blind lady, opened a blind 
school in a Holborn cellar, London, for which 
Hie paid eighteen pence a week. She has now 
one thousand pupils, whom she has taught to 
support themselves. They maintain the insti¬ 
tution that gives them a home, an education 
and an occupation. 
Sir Stephen Kill, Governor of Newfoundland, 
will visit Montreal and Ottawa uext month, in 
company with Admiral Wellesley, of the 
Bdleropbon. 
His Majesty, Christian IX., King of Denmark, 
endured the tortures of sea sickness in his 
voyage to Iceland, which shows that a naval 
uniform doe* not convert a king Into a sailor. 
But ho was repaid for all his sufferings at sea 
by his welcome on shore. 
The rouge-painted mansion of the late Duke 
y f Brunswick, in Paris, which was specially 
The Chinese are reported to be threatening 
the Russian province of Kuldja. The Russians 
are constructing a military road from Semi- 
palatlnsk to the Chinese front ier. 
Ttie Royal Mail Packet Company’s Steamship 
Liffey, which w ent ashore on the Coast of Uru¬ 
guay, is a total loss. None of her crow or pas¬ 
sengers were lost, the specie and mails were 
also saved. The Liffey piled between South¬ 
ampton and South American ports. 
Sir John Hawkshaw has left. England for 
Brazil for the purpose of surveying a line of 
coast extending about 5,000 miles, beginning 
at Pernambuco, with the view of reporting 
eligible spots for th® establishment of harbors 
and for the construction of new railways. 
important if true. A Roman Catholic priest 
ha* published a letter in the Kilkenny Journal 
warning intending emigrants against going to 
the United States, as thousands upon thousands 
there arc unemployed and starving. Strange 
that—we learning this from Ireland via Canada. 
in speaking of the great Russian Mon non I te 
immigration with which Kansas i - (o be favored 
200 families of which are to locate on the Atchi¬ 
son, Topeka und Santa Fe railroad, an exchange 
says they bring $120,000 in gold with thorn. 
One iiad a draft for $26,000 In gold, another for 
nearly us mueii, while many others held letters 
of credit for sums varying from $1,000 to $3,000. 
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SEMI-BUSINESS PARAGRAPHS. 
A Iruly wrih** us that sho keeps her “ Blan¬ 
chard Churn " in the parlor, because it is so 
handsome. It is as good as it is handsome. It 
is made only by Porter Blanchard's Sons, 
Concord, N. H. 
THE XVTARXETS. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS. 
New Yor.K, Monday, Aun. 31, 1874. 
Receipts.— The receipt* of the principal hinds of 
produce for the past week are os follows : 
Flour, hhl*.... 69.60O| Dried Fruits, pkgs . 458 
Wheat, hash. 600,loo Kbit*, bbl*. 9,305 
Corn bush. . 1,065.100 Hop*, buIe». 247 
out*, busli.. 300,100 Peanuts, bags. 1,31(1 
Grass Seed, bush,. l.4'-’R Pork, bills. 216 
K vc. l>o*li.. 620| Reef, pkirs. 54 
Mall, bush. 31.70J Put. meals, pkgs... 2.141 
Gornnieal. bbi*.... —bard, te*. 2,148 
Itye. I>n»h. 
Mall, bush. 
Corn meal. bb)*... 
Corn inert I. bags., 
Keans.hhi*... 
Cotton, batos. ... 
450 llutier, pluix. . 22,100 
l,0.ittChce»e, ckgs....... 79.700 
4.415 Wool, bales. 907 
arranged with man-traps, spring guns, ana 
about everything else the ingenuity of man 
could Invent to guard the jewels kept there. Is 
now being demolished by order of its now 
owner. 
A large number of Monnonlte emigrants ar¬ 
rived at Montreal last week, and proceeded 
West. 
The Grand Duke Vladimir, the second son of 
the Emperor of Russia, was married to the 
Duchess of Mecklenburg at St. Petersburg lasl 
week. 
Beeswax J* In good donmnrt at fair price*. Pales 
are making »t. olRfcSZKc. for Western, and 38@33c. for 
Southern. 
Broom Corn -la scarce, and price* for any lots 
showing gOO<l quality are firm. Wo quoto : 
Brush, *hort green, choice, P n>. 10 @1} 
Hurl, green. 10 @11 
Green, lOOdlllm. . 9 @10 
Jted and rod tipped. .. 6 @7 
Brans nml Pen*.— Export. of beans past week. 
4411 bills.- of pea*. ft.fXXi bush. The bean market con¬ 
tinue* quiet and price* are somewhat weak. The 
outside rule for either mediums or marrows are 
only obtainable III a Jobbing way. No interest will 
operate largely with the new crop so close to band, 
and we may expert a quiet Made until *< 1110 ' definite 
e't iiuute ear bo made a* to the out look of stor k. Pea 
beans und kidney* ure hardly in slock, Canadian 
are firm, with an enlarged though not heavy busl- 
m-h. The stock I* iii few bund*. Green pea* have 
some oiil-of-town euli and price* remain firm. There 
i,. juuuu report nl uu injured bean crop, owing to the 
drv weather but as the damage will lie only of a 
local character, dealer* are not Influenced by it In 
their opera tions. 
The quotations areMedium*. Bl.96i5I.96 for prune, 
and Vt.tI5ouI.t5 for other grades: prime nwirowtais, 
ie.ina2.ll'.: other srades. B&JOO@2,45: prime pea bean*, 
$2.2O'(ii.80: do. fair lots down to n,90;»2.Ui; kidney, 
red. W.CiOAfi: kidney white. »24Xi.*2.;i5. Peas, new 
Oinniuiiij, |p bid*, tree. do.. *n bulk, 
mid bond. Sl.10ftt.16; Green, new. I2.15ft2.20; split 
peas, In bond. $5,75. 
Butler. The market ha* ruled fairly steady, 
though It lar.k* the flrinncs* noticed In our last. A 
better supply ha* bad much to do in making prices 
steady: still tho rocelpta are not excessive, lulling 
below lari season at this date. State butter is gen¬ 
erally ot good quality except when *eut In bull t ubs. 
Wmtern t* also running far above It * former grade, 
and l» well *<dd up. There Is some stock of it in the 
cellar*, but It Is owned by shippers who are still buy- 
Inc liberally. paylng24@26e.,an unusual export price. 
The market at present to firmer fur firkin* than for 
pall* The heat juice for lot* ts nut above 58c. Now 
and then a special Purer who i* extra fastidious has 
to pav iflc. for troublesome dlsorlmUintlon. 
BtTTTlSR. 
State fancy pails, to grocers: 
Orange Co. uud Creamery.. @40 
»oOd to prime... .33 @35 
Fair to good. 32 (Si- 
State. half firkin tubs, selected. 34 @ot> 
do. good to prime. 32 @33 
do. fair to good .... ... • 28 @30 
do. poor to (air....... 25 @27 
do., firkins, tine. 34 @35 
do-fair . 82 @33 
Welsh tubs, selected .32 @33 
do. good to prime... 28 @3d 
do. lair to good....27 @28 
do. pooi to fair....... ........... 4 ui'-o 
Pennsylvania dairy, good to prime.id @33 
Fair te good. .. 24 @26 
\v. It. A: Michigan factory, selected. .28 @29 
do. good to prime... 24 @26 
do. fair to « 0 'd.22 @27 
Western, tub*, good to prime. 26 @28 
Dairy packed fancy.. . 32 @33 
Western, iirklna,fine. .. 2t @26 
do. fair. 22 ®2« 
Cheese.—'Tho market hits favored the selling in¬ 
terest. Sbiwlihstandtng stepper* have been buy¬ 
ing largely nil through the season thus far, they are 
jn»i as anxious to purchase, and have taken the re¬ 
ceipt* up close tills week, ibn shipments a* noted for 
the week ending last Saturday being folly 70,500 
boxes. The price* at the anterior Bales indicated no 
material change, there being a firm reeling mani¬ 
fested. however, butthc quotations ruling byre have 
. -sown some Improvement. Fine white cheese are 
In most favor with exporter*, and they have been 
taken on urgent order* for named State factories up 
tulle. The morn general price for what Is termed 
itfictly line enoose 1 > Is&e. Prices of grades even a 
trille off in quality bnv* shown some irregularity, 
and the common medium grade* have been e«pe- 
elally bard to sell. The trade here look upon the 
market a * nn enigma. They have all along been 
fearful Gait a break In the market would follow 
high price*, a* was noted last year when the market 
1 was pushed up early in the season, und they were 
encouraged in tills belief on account of the absence 
. of a general export demand, notwithstanding re¬ 
ceipts were well closed iii> from "c«'8 to week with 
1 the few parties bu vmg. They are somewhat puzzled 
now (o understand the buoyancy which character¬ 
izes t be market. Tho foreign market Is strong at an 
advance, and they *«eiu welt able on the Other *ldy 
