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Ityuji} flf the 
DESTRUCTIVE FOREST FIRES. 
Doiuwo last week we had reports of very de¬ 
structive forest fires in various parts of the 
country, notably in Southern New York aud 
Northern Pennsylvania. In some instances the 
fires extended to hamlets and villages. A dis¬ 
patch dated Tyrone, Pa., May 23, says “ nine* 
tentha of Oweola is burnod, leaving scarcely 
enough ashes to mark where the houses stood.” 
Dwellings, churches, school-houses, mills and 
millions of feet of lumber were consumed.” 
Hundreds of families were rendered homeless 
and destitute, hut prompt assistance in the 
wav of provisions, clothing and money was 
being sent to the sufferers. Other towns in the 
vicinity were threatened, hut not seriously in¬ 
jured at last accounts. 
A dispatch from Scranton, Pa., May Si, lias 
this encouraging report:-“A drenching rain, 
accompanied by a severe thunder storm, visited 
till* section of the State yesterday, completely 
extinguishing the forest Arcs on the Moosic 
Highlands and in the woods around Moscow, 
Daleville, Tobyhanna, and other towns along 
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail¬ 
road, which were threatened on Friday by the 
flames." 
From Port Jervis, N. Y„ a dispatch dated the 
23d, says:— 1 " Over a hundred miles of forest 
were burned by the fires which raged through¬ 
out this and adjoining count ies last w eek. The 
Ores were extinguished by a fall of rain Friday 
night, hut have broken out again along tire Del¬ 
aware above Laakawiixeo." 
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HOME NEWS PARAGRAPHS, 
Tue American Bible Society held its annual 
meeting In this city ou the 13th, aud elected 
managers. The annual report gives the receipts 
as $577,569.80, including f209.22v.fl5 for publica¬ 
tions, $38,246.25 from rents, $1215.933.59 from 
legacies, $108,870.30 from donations. The pay¬ 
ments were $533,714. Copies manufactured at 
the Bible House, 742.366: printed and bought 
abroad. 177,889; total issued, 026,900, including 
720.683 at home; total for Dfty-tilne years, 31,- 
893,332 copies. Circulation of Record, 369,470. 
The schooner D. G. Wright was wrecked near 
South Haven on Lake Michigan, Capt. Hanson 
and the crew of five were lost. 
James Robinson, the champion bareback 
rider, Is to ride in San Francisco against Chailes 
Fish, a European celebrity, for $10,000 a side 
and the gold aud diamond-studded belt of the 
world. The S<tn Francisco brokers are said to 
hold Robinson as the favorite, and to have 
staked over a half-million dollars on the result. 
More seizures of distilleries have beeu made 
by the agents of the Treasury Department. 
The distillers of the West have combined to 
test the constitutionality of the Internal Rev¬ 
enue act. 
Postmaster-General Jewell says that New 
York pays 10 per cent, of all the newspaper 
postage of tiie country. The last quarter it 
paid $80,000, against Chicago, $ 18,000 ; Boston, 
$1C,0<H), and Philadelphia, $12,000, for newspaper 
postage. 
The Court of Claims, it is reported, will de¬ 
cide in favor of the Union Pacific Railroad 
Company in their suit against the United States. 
Tuesday week 82 boats, with 10,396 tons of 
coal, reached tide-water through the Delaware 
and Hudson Canal. 
The Rev. Dr. Crooks has retired from the 
editorship of the Methodist, which lie has 
occupied since the paper was started, 15 years 
ago. 
. In tho County Court in X’hleago, last week, 
the widow of Abraham Lincoln was adjudged 
insane. She is to be removed to the hospital 
at Batavia, III. The proceedings were teased on 
a petition filed by Robert T. Lincoln. 
Jeremiah Hamilton, a well-known colored 
broker and banker of New York, died Wednes¬ 
day week. He leaves $2,900,000. 
Capt. James Morah, a member of the Lower 
House in the twenty-seventh General Assembly 
of Illinois, was shot and mortally wounded in 
Marlon, Williamson County, on the 17th, by a 
political enemy. 
One of the 75 Indians on the way to the Flori¬ 
da prison stabbed two Boldiers and then him¬ 
self, Wednesday week, at Madison Station, 
Tenn. 
Gen. Breckinridge’s funeral at Lexington, 
Ky., was the largest since Henry Clay’s. 
The Hon. Jesse D. Bright, ex-TTnlted States 
(senator from Indiana, died at Baltimore, May 
20, of organic disease of the heart, aged 63 
years. 
'Tho Rev. Erwin Houso, assistant editor of 
the Western Christian Advocate of Cincinnati, 
fell dead of heart disease in his office on the 
20tb inst. He was 51 years of age. 
The Rev. C. L. Robinson of the Memorial 
Church of New York has been called by the 
Park Street Church, Bust ou, to fill the pulpit 
formerly occupied by the Rev. W. EL 11. Murray. 
By an explosion at the Hazard Powder Works 
in Ilazardvlile, Colin., on the 19th, MonesBoluok 
John Lewere and George Richards were in¬ 
stantly killed. All leave large families. 
Philip W. Engs, President of tho Exempt 
Firemen’s Association, a director of the Han¬ 
over Insurance Company, and Vice-President 
of the Metropolitan Ravings Institution, died 
suddenly in Astoria, May 19th. I le was 86 years 
of age. 
Special Agent Johnson of the Treasury De¬ 
partment is here to investigate charges of 
corruption in the Custom House, by which the 
Government has lost over $2,000,000. 
The War Department will send no expedition 
to the Black Hills this summer, except to drive 
out Intruders, pending negotiations with the 
Sioux. 
The Galveston (Texas) News reports that 
MoNelly ’a company of State troops was defeated 
by 150 Mexicans near Corpus Christ!. 
Throe young daughters of a Mr. McPherson of 
Columbus, Nob., were burned to deat h Sunday 
week in the absence of their parents. 
In the Ontario County Supreme Court, Judge 
Dwight of Auburn presiding, Charles Elgh- 
rnoy, Indicted for the murder of George I,. 
Oandal of Oaks Corners, N. Y„ was found 
guilty of murder in the first degree. The jury 
were out eighteen hours. 
A fire in the woods between South Oyster 
Bay and Karmingdale burned over many hun¬ 
dred acres, last week. 
By the capsizing of the yacht Cora Mattie on 
the 20lh inst,., near the Limekiln Crossing, 
Detroit River, K. C. Barker, Fred Dugeon, 
Frank Trcbb, and a boy named Miller were 
drowned. Mr. Barker’s body is the only one 
recovered. 
Oswego, N. V., has been designated by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, with the approval of 
the President, under Section 2,866. Revised 
Statues, as a port cn route for the entry or exit 
from or to Canada of merchandise in transit, 
intended under the treaty of Washington 
either for Importation into the Dominion or 
for export, therefrom via one of the seaboard 
ports : also for Importation from Canada under 
consular seal, and for the transit of domestic or 
noil-dutiable merchandise, and duty paid or 
free goods, under the regulations of March 30, 
1875. 
The Mecklenburg Centennial celebration was 
held at Charlotte, N. C., on the 20th. 
Abraham Jackson, a lawyer of Boston, is 
said to have absconded with a large amount of 
trust funds. 
The Indian delegates at Washington are 
greatly displeased with tho refusal of the 
President to talk personally wit h them. They 
have little confidence In the Interior Depart¬ 
ment or In the official interpreters. 
There were large and destructive forest fires 
in the vicinities of Scranton, Pa., and Bing¬ 
hamton, N. Y., last week—near the Delaware 
River and on tho route of the Delaware, Lacka¬ 
wanna and Western Railroad. Several saw 
mills were burned and considerable timber de¬ 
stroyed. The excitement among the citizens 
was great. 
Mr. Bayard Taylor began his course of seven 
lectures tho writers of Germany, at Cornell 
University last week. The course includes two 
lectures never delivered before —one on the 
poet Heine, and the other on the German 
writers since the death of Goethe. 
On Saturday last forest fires were still raging 
in the mountains of Pennsylvania, and great 
damage lias been done to mining property. 
About 259 houses were destroyed at Osceola. 
Fires were also raging In the Oatsklll Moun¬ 
tains. 
Chaplain Goo. H. Henderson, IT. S.N., died at 
the Portsmouth (N. 11.) Navy Yard on Thursday 
week. 
A $125,000 lire in South Norwalk, Conn., on 
the 21st, destroyed Lounsbury Bros. & Rock¬ 
well’s shoe fectory, the Fairfield Fire Insurance 
Company’s office, and the frame building of 
A. Lauder. 
Mr. Jefferson Davis, in an address to the 
Texas veterans of the Mexican war, entreats 
them to be as loyal now to tho Stars and 
Stripes as they were zealous and brave in de¬ 
fense of their first Hag. 
Stephen Crowell, the President of the Brook¬ 
lyn Phoenix Insurance Co., is accused of misap¬ 
plying in all about $75,090 of the Company’s 
funds, and be is to bo indicted. 
The department of public parks has forward¬ 
ed to the Legislature a bill providing for the 
erection of the proposed College of Music in 
Central Park, N. Y. 
A fund of $13,000 has been raised by the 
women of Richmond for the erection of a 
monument to Gen. Robert E, Lee. 
They say that, Senator JoneB of Nevada will 
spend $150,000 in building himself a palace in 
Washington. It will rival the Honest Miner’s 
camp. 
Dramatic Hall, Newark, N. J., was burned 
on the 18th inst. Loss, about $20,(HW. 
A Buffalo dispatch of May 18 says .•—Naviga¬ 
tion isopen in earnest, and boats are arriving 
and departing daily. The Ice In the bay has 
entirely disappeared. The canal opened to¬ 
day, and ten boats, nine of which were loaded, 
cleared for the East. 
It has been discovered that during the war 
twenty per cent, of the wages of colored labor¬ 
ers employed by the Government was retained 
for the alleged support of colored refugees. 
Solicitor Wilson has been sent to the Western 
cities to aid in working up the cases against the 
Whisky Ring. 
A $59,009 fire in Cohoes, N. Y., last week, in 
the extensive manufactory of Weed & Becker. 
The Board of Centennial Commissioners 
elected officers and an Executive Committee. 
The Sault St. Marie Canal is open for naviga¬ 
tion, aud the river is clear of ice. 
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FOREIGN NOTES. 
Tiie Alfonsists have gained a victory over 
the Carllsts at Montserrat, in Spain. 
The Hon. D. A. Macdonald, Postmaster-Gen¬ 
eral, lias been appointed Lieutenant-Governor 
of Ontario. IIis successor in the Cabinet has 
not yet been named. 
Information has been received that the small¬ 
pox is prevalent in the Carlist camps. 
The Belgian Chamber of Representatives has 
voted, by 57 against 45, the total suppression of 
Chambers of Commerce. 
The sides of the wrecked steamship Schiller 
have fallori In, covering the specie, the best, 
part of her cargo, and probably a number of 
bodies. Blasting operations will lie commenced 
< soon as practicable. 
The Superior Commission upon International 
Exhibitions in Paris, at a meeting held on the 
9th, decided to appoint two Commissioners to 
represent French interests in the Philadelphia 
Centennial Exhibition. One Commissioner 
must reside in the United States and the other 
in France. Various resolutions were adopted 
to render the mission effective. The Commis¬ 
sion will ask the Assembly Tor a credit of $120,- 
090 to cover the expenses of the French repre¬ 
sentatives. 
A dispatch from St. Petersburg says the Rus¬ 
sian Government will await the replies of the 
several States to its communication in relation 
to the conference on the usages of war before 
taking further act Ton in the matter. 
The Lord Mayor of London will go to Dublin 
in state to attend tiie banquet which is to be 
given to the American rifle team on their ar¬ 
rival. 
W. Fuller Maitland (Liberal/ liaa been return¬ 
ed toParliment, lor Brecknockshire. 
It Is reported that Mr. Disraeli will resign the 
leadership of the British Conservatives at the 
close of the Parliamentary session. 
It is said that Germany has asked tiie Belgian 
Government to prohibit religions processions. 
The London Agricultural Gazette calls the 
Short-Horn “The most useful variety of cattle 
which has ever been by skill in selection, de¬ 
veloped in any part of the world.” 
A decree of tho Spanish Government declares 
the electoral period opened ; the press is free 
to discuss all constitutional questions except 
that of monarchy. 
Lteut.-Gon. O’Grady Hay, who is to be sworn 
In as Administrator of the Government of 
Canada during the absence of Lord Dufferln, 
has arrived at Ottawa. 
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THE SEASON, CROPS, PRICES, ETC. 
Greenwich, Wash. Co., IV. Y., May 17.— 
Spring very backward, cold arid wet. Oats all 
in; some complaint of rotting on low land. 
Potatoes about planted; there will be a larger 
area planted this spring than usual. The prices 
received during the winter and spring stimu¬ 
lated farmers to plant more. The Peach Blow 
has shown signs of rot arid does not yield as 
well as it. did a few years ago. There will not 
bo nearly u.< many planted In this season as 
formerly, the early and hardy varieties taking 
their place, such as Bose and Peerless. The 
potato market was dull last week, and only 
about 6,090 barrels were shipped from Green¬ 
wich to New l’ork. The prices ranged from $2 
to $2.25 per barrel. Rye U looking well, consid¬ 
ering the cold weather. There Ib an old saying 
with us, t hat unless rye heads out In May it will 
uol amount to much. The prospects are that 
J t. will not head out in this County this month. 
Grass and meadows are looking good. There 
will not be much corn planted this month. 
Labor, $20@26 per month and board ; $1.50 per 
day without board for day help, and plenty at 
that. Wool—common, 8?<p4f)c.; fine, 40@55c.; 
hay, $10@14 : rye, 00c.; oats, 70c.; corn, $1; flax 
seed. $1.70; beans, $1.40^1.50; potatoes,.60070c.; 
butter, 10GW55c.: apples, 75c.: eggs, 18e.; pork, 
$9(5(0,80.— a. A. E. 
Shohoniiah City, Wash. Ter., May 3. — The 
past winter was severe for Puget iSound. Ther¬ 
mometer down to 6 ” below Bcro; loo in places 
8 Inches thick—coldest weather ever known 
here. Farmers are mostly through seeding. 
Early potatoes, beans, corn, etc., are up. Or¬ 
chard grass is from a foot to eighteen Inches 
high; herds grass eight, inches. Cherry out. of 
blossom; apple just blossoming. Some have 
been luxuriating on pie-plant; that’s pretty 
good so far north as latitude 47° 86'. Plenty of 
land to he taken here, but within the N. P. R- 
R. limits you can only pre-empt 80 acres; then 
you have to pay $2.50 per acre. Outside of the 
R. it. limits you can pre-empt 160 acres at $1.25. 
Can buy improvements at from $in0ff55,009. Have 
much rain hero, hut I prefer that to 40' below 
zero and four feet, of snow. Have but little 
enow here, and no drouth, grasshoppers or po¬ 
tato bugs. Argus. 
Went York, Crawford Co., 111., May 18. — 
Tiie winter wheat is looking very well arid the 
prospect of a large crop la very auspicious. The 
aggregate crop lust season was 1,500,000 bushels. 
This part is one of the most important ship¬ 
ping stations on the Paris and Danville It. R. 
Nearly all the counties report the wheat as in¬ 
jured by the severe weather, but In t he vicinity 
of this piaco the stand of wheat could not be 
improved. Mr. E. Bisnor, one of the oldest 
residents In this town, tells me that the plant¬ 
ing season is nearly over, and that the corn 
acreage is largely increased. Large farms are 
tho rule here, and 1 wish that some of your 
readers would come here and exemplify “ New 
York farming.’’ Lands nre cheap, ranging from 
$20(3/35, and the climate and soil all that could 
be desired. Taxes arc very low and schools and 
churches abound.—w. c, W. 
Anther*!, Max*., May IS. Tiie past winter 
was very severe, with a great deal of snow— 
nearly double the average for this climate. 
The mercury descended below zero twenty-two 
times during the winter. (Spring Is very back¬ 
ward a week later than last yesr, which was 
also very late. Trees arc only just, beginning 
to leaf out. Not much feed In the pastures yet. 
Hay plenty, at $10 per ton ; apples very plenty, 
at $2.50 per bbl,— l. w. o. 
Clark, Mercer Co., I*n., May 20. Spring 
very backward ; every person, creature and 
thing feels the effect of It. Farmers are now 
planting their corn and the oats are about all 
up. Bo d ness very dull and no prospect of being 
very much better soon. Wheat, $1.30; oats, 55© 
60c.; corn, 405/50c.; butter, 20c.; eggs, 12 15c.; 
horses, low, very—$1005/150; cows, high—$40® 
09, mi account of cheese factory etartingat this 
place.— 8. c. k. 
tVflxnlinchte, Ellis Co.. Texas, May 15.— 
Crops of all kinds look very well. Corn is knee 
high ; wheat heading out, and farmers expect 
a good yield. Cotton is coming up and looks 
well. Plenty of rain thus far in the season but 
not too much. Money Is scarce, but prosperity 
“stares us in the fuee” in the shape of a good 
grain harvest.—n. n. c. 
Lorraine, Jeff, Co., IV. V., May 13. Spring 
at last. Grass growing finely. Farmers very 
busy; most spring crops planted. Of course 
snow nearly gone and sugaring done. Trout 
fishing soon in order. This is a good dairy 
region, Cows are worth from $406546; oats, 60@ 
60o.; potatoes, 50c.; eggs, 16c.— w. p. 
HAVE YOU PAINTING TO DO 7 
DO IT WITH THE 
AVERILL CHEMICAL PAINT. 
White, Buff, Drabs, Browns, and all the fash¬ 
ionable shades, arc sold by the gallon at less 
cost than a gallon of lead and oil. 
We say this advisedly, believing it to be the 
best paint in tho world. The finest residences 
in the country are now painted with it. It 
stands well and looks handsome. Sample 
cards, prices aud testimonials are furnished 
free by the Avkrill Chemical Paint Co., 32 
Burling Slip, N. Y. 
THE IiTARIIETS. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS. 
New York, Saturday, May 72, 1875. 
Receipt*.—T he receipts of Produce for the week 
were as follows: 
Cotton, bale*. 8.175 Dried Fruits, pitas.. 70 
Flour, bbl*.- 58.600 Bans, bbls. 15.0(10 
Wheat, bush.. 3 d.iuti UopK. bales. 15 
Corn. bush... ..... 879,QQ0 Peanuts, bags. 575 
(Mt.*, bush. 157,900 fork, pkgs. 2(55 
Grass Beert, bush.. 60U Root, pkgs. 95 
It ye, bush. —! Cut meats, pkgs_ 3,850 
Hurley, bush. —laua'l. pkgs. 1,153 
Malt, bush. 15,380 Rutter, pkgs. 20.950 
Heans. bush . B,su4 Cheese, pkgs. 38,075 
Corn meal, bbl* ... 720 Wool, bales. 1,600 
Corn meal, baas... 100 
Beans and Peas.—E xports of beans past week, 
913 bbls.: since Jan. 1st. 10,215 do.; same lima last 
year. 14,6?5. Exports of peas past week, 4, a 75 bush.; 
since Jan. 1st, 171,450 do.; same time lust year. 181,900 
do. Medium beans have ruled very firmly until re¬ 
cently. Bayers have stocked up quite liberally for 
this season of the year, nnd ns receipts have again 
become liberal, sellers bavo shaded prices for the 
late comers. Marrows Pave sold well for export, 
but It Is thought that orders are about filled fur the 
present. White kidneys are not moving ; fur prime 
red there Is some demariu. With the possibility of 
free receipts now that the canal is open, prices for 
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