OORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
DEC. II 
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Ityws of the 13 ^h. 
MORE FLOODS IK ENGLAND. 
The “ flood season” has this year been ex¬ 
traordinarily heavy and disastrous all over En¬ 
gland, and particularly In the Midland and 
Southern counties. The Inundations of a fort¬ 
night ago have scarcely subsided, and the full 
effects of the disastrous outbreak of wind, 
flood, wreck, and rainfall then experienced 
have not yet boon computed, when the news 
comes that the waters are once more Jet loose 
upon us, and we have again the same dismal 
etory of towns being submerged, of thou.sands 
of families being rendered homeless and desti¬ 
tute, and In somd, though happily not many 
cates of life being sacrificed. From Hath and 
Taunton In the west, from Llnooln in the east., 
York and Darlington in the north, Dover and 
Portsmouth In the south, Nottingham and Lei¬ 
cester In the midlands, and from scores of in¬ 
tervening towns and cities, wo have substan¬ 
tially the same accounts of destruction; while 
to add to the genoral desolation, a savage gale 
hue swept the Northwest, coast; Bridgewater 
was half smothered by a huge tidal wave, and a 
spring tide of most unusual bight rolled up the 
Thames on Sunday night, (Nov. 31) and fairly 
breaking bounds, flooded the whole of the 
lands, houses, and warehouses on the south 
side of the river from Gravesend to Putney and 
Wandsworth. 
In the provinces, Nottingham Is perhaps the 
heaviest sufferer, the valley of thfi'Trent having 
been washed over and over again by the floods. 
For miles and miles tbo surrounding country 
has the appearance of one huge lake, untl in 
many of the streets the people have to take to 
boats to got to and from home, and to use tho 
upper windows as doorways. At Hastings the 
spectacle was extremely grand. Huge waves 
swept the mai l no parades and flooded the ad¬ 
joining streels. The new pier at Folkestone 
was broken up into match-wood. At Towcester 
several cottages were washed away, and at, Ox¬ 
ford a railway train, which was fortunately 
only going at danger signal pace, was washed 
off the line. Thousands of acres of laud are 
submerged In Somersetshire, and in the south, 
accounts are given of great injury and loss of 
property at Dover, Portsmouth, Portland and 
Weymouth, whore also heavy gales have pre¬ 
vailed, driving the sea Into the towns and doing 
much damage t o the shipping. At Bath many 
hundreds of people found themselves im¬ 
prisoned with flvo feet of water in their houses 
on Sunday morning, and they had to be rescued 
on rafts ; and at Windsor the only way of get¬ 
ting to church was by means of punts, hi one 
or two places the wind and the rain were aided 
by a heavy fall of snow, and In others the 
waters are still reported to be rising rapidly. 
So far very few lives have been reported as lost, 
but it is feared that fuller accounts will aug¬ 
ment the record. 
DISASTROUS WRECK ON THE HUDSON. 
The steamboat Suunysido, of the Citizens’ 
Line of Troy, was out into by a cake of floating 
Ice at West Park about six miles above Pough¬ 
keepsie, on Deo. 1st, and rapidly sank. There 
w ere about <S0 passengers on board. The names 
of the lost are as follows :—Mrs. Haywood of 
Tenafiy, N. J.; Sarah Butler and Susan Hix of 
N. Y„ colored chambermaids ; Wm. Howard of 
N. Y., officer’s waiter; Matthew Johnson, 
colored waiter of Alban)'; second cook, Geo. 
F. Green, colored, of Norwalk, Conn.; Mrs. 
Stewart of N. Y.; Bridget. Donohue, who worked 
lor Mrs. Mack In Troy, her friends residing in 
Jersey City; an elderly lady, name unknown, 
came on board at Troy; an unknown French¬ 
man, a peddler. The Sunuyslde was built in 
Brooklyn in 1806 for use on the Hudson River. 
Her cost was $125,000. but she was sold for $70,- 
000. She was owned by the Citizens’ Steamboat 
C>mpauy of Troy. She was oommauded by 
Capt,. Frank Teson who has been connected 
with the line since its organization. He 1 b con¬ 
sidered to be an efficient and faithful officer. 
The vaulue of the vessel Is fully covered by in¬ 
surance. 
ESCAPE OF “BOSS” TWEED. 
j Wm. M. Tweed, so widely known as the 
I “ Boss” of the New York Ring, escaped on Sat¬ 
urday last from the keeper of I.udlow St. Jail, 
who had taken him out for a drive and visit to 
hi* family. The officer having him In charge 
alleges that he called at Tweed's house a little 
after (1 o’clock and that the prisoner was per¬ 
mitted to go up statra to visit his sick wife; 
also that discovery of his flight was made In a 
few minute*. This story is not believed by 
many, who think that by the connivance of his 
keeper, Tweed sailed In one of the foreign 
steamers which left port at 3 or 4 P. M„ and is 
now on th« briny deep. Be that as It may, 
Tweed, who was indicted for crime, and had 
Civil suits for $7,000,000 pending against him. Is 
a fugitive from justice-the result of granting 
special privileges to a wealthy prisoner, while 
poor fellows who steal to prevent starvation 
are kept In close confinement. Truly, “ this is 
a free country," If you have plenty of money! 
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HOME NEWS PARAGRAPHS. 
The Tennessee Historical Society at Nash¬ 
ville, Tenn., has secured the commission of 
Davy Crockett as Justice of the Peace of Law¬ 
rence Co. In that State. It bears the date of 
November z+, 1817, and is signed by Governor 
James McMInn and William Alexander, Secre¬ 
tary of State. 
George W. Patterson, ex-Mcmber of Assem¬ 
bly from Monm juth County, N. J., and cx-Col- 
lectorof tho same County, was recently con¬ 
victed of embezzling $13 000 while UlllDg the 
latter office. He was sentenced to five months’ 
Imprisonment In the county Jail, and to pay a 
One of $1,000, 
Portland, Maine, Is to bring a suit against the 
Grand Trunk Railroad, to test the constitution¬ 
ality of the law' requiring tho road to remove 
beyond the Skate tLe paupers they liavo brought 
Into It; the road refuses to do this. 
Medina Is to have a new Hotel. Some Influen¬ 
tial business men are taking hold of the enter¬ 
prise, and It In said they will erect a large and 
handsome bulldlDg— one that will be a credit 
to the place. 
Commodore Arnrnen, chairman of the Bureau 
of Navigation, has submitted to the Navy De¬ 
partment plans for a marine ram. The vessel 
will be 175 feet long, with thirty feat beam, ex¬ 
clusive of three feet of spomtons on each side. 
The total weight of the ram will he 801 tons; 
displacement, 1,375 tons. With a velocity of 
twelve knots an hour, It can give a blow of 
7,030 tonr. 
Nearly all tbo Now England Statos are making ' 
preparations for a display of their educational 
work nt the Centennial Exhibition. Tb«*Wor- 
cester Co. Industrial Institute, at Worcester, 
Mass., has appropriated $3,000 to defray the ex¬ 
pense of Its exhibit. The Massachusetts Insti¬ 
tute of Technology Is also taking measures to 
secure a thorough exhibit of its various depart¬ 
ments, and the Boston Natural History School 
Intends to make a complete display of the Nat¬ 
ural History of New England. 
The union of white and colored children does 
not work well in New Orleans public schools. 
Some of the white children withdrew recently 
from one of the schools on aeoount of being 
compelled to sit noar the colored children. 
Mrs. Williams, once the wife of Stephen A. 
Douglas, has ordered the collection of paint- 
tDgs gathered by him In Europe to bo cata¬ 
logued and sold. 
Ex-Mayor A. Oakey Hall, of this city la to re¬ 
tire from the law and become an actor and the¬ 
atrical manager. 
The sugar refineries in the Eastern District 
or Brooklyn represent In machinery and build¬ 
ings $13,000,000, employ 3,1X10 men, and yield 
dally about 0,000 barrels of sugar, valued at $160- 
000 . 
Sinall-pox has broken out in Hawley. Penn., 
on tho line of tho Delaware aud Hudson Canal. 
The company have quarantined all boats whose 
crews show the least symptoms of the disease. 
Naval Constructor Hanscom has Just visited 
Port Royal, aid from his remarks it is supposed 
that the Government proposes io make it a 
naval station. Mr. Robeson has promised to 
have specimens of coal from northern Georgia, 
eastern Alabama, and Tennessee examined, 
and if found suitable for use In tbe navy, will 
order a supply to be sent to Port Royal. 
Charges ot gambling and gross corruption In 
office have been made against Col. Young, the 
Collector of the Fourth Internal Revenue 
district of North Carolina. 
Jwnes’s great brewery. Sixth St., New 1 York, 
was burned last week. Loss not estimated, but 
$350,000 will probably cover It. Seve.al adjoin¬ 
ing tenements wore damaged to the amount of 
$10,000 or more. 
The Fowler Building, Cor. of Ann and Nassau 
Sts., New York, was burned on Thanksgiving 
day. Ljss estimated at $113,500. 
The Colon League of America, in session at 
Philadelphia, sends out a circular declaring the 
common school system in danger, and calling 
for a rally of the League in its defense. 
The lumber business has already commenced 
In the Adirondack region, and a larger number 
of lumbermen are entering the woods this tall 
than has been known for a number ol years. 
Four houses in Washington St., Hoboken, N. 
J., were badly damaged by fire, Dec. I. Loss, 
probably $40,000. 
At a meeting of officers of the National banks 
of Vermont, last week, an association was 
formed for better protection against burglars, 
and adoption of such measures as will secure 
speedier punishment of offenders. Officers 
were chosen for one year. 
The Harrington Carpet-Lining Company's 
factory In Furman St M Brooklyn, was slightly 
burned, Dec. 1. Damages $3,000. 
The Central Hotel at Lake George. N. J., with 
stock and furniture, was totally destroyed by 
Are, Nov. 30. Loss $10,000; partially Insured. 
Gov. Tllden has appointed C. A, Walrath 
Cabal Commissioner In place of R. W. Stroud, 
deceased. .Mr. Walrath was elected for the full 
term of three years, beginning on the first of 
January next. 
Gov. Ingersoll of Connecticut has appointed 
ex-Gov, English aa TT. 8. Senator, to All the va¬ 
cancy caused by the death of Senator Ferry. 
Hon. Michael C. Kerr of Indiana was on Satur¬ 
day nominated by the Democratic caucus for 
Speaker of Congress, Geo. M. Adame of Ken¬ 
tucky for Clerk, and John G. Thompson of Ohio 
for Sergeaul-at-Arms, The Democrats have a 
large majority In the new Congress, which met 
Dec. 6. 
Gen. O. 12. Babcock, private Secretary to 
President Grant, has been Indicted In St. 
Louis for complicity in the Whisky Ring. The 
President had previously appointed General* 
Sheridan, Hancock and Terry as a Court of In¬ 
quiry In Gen. Babcock's case. 
Ex-Gov. Ward of New Jersey hasdeclined the 
Indian Commlssiouerahip. 
The steamer Phil. Sheridan took Are when a 
short dletance from Buffalo, on Lake Erie, on 
Nov. 30th. As the efforts of tho crew to extin¬ 
guish the Are were unavailing, they took to the 
boats, and were picked up and taken to Detroit 
by the steamer Craig. The Sheridan wa* a 
freight boat, belonging to Wood's Duluth line. 
She was insured against lire for $10,000 in the 
Detroit Fire arid Marine, and $10,000 In the Roy¬ 
al Ins. Co. 
Two slight shocks of earthquake were felt In 
ICeeno, N. H., pec. 1. No damage was done. 
The aohoiiner .1. G. Jenkins foundered In the 
gale on Monday above Oswego, and that all ou 
board were lost. One of the cabin door* and 
the lid to the scuttle have come ashore. Tho 
lost were: Captain, John Brown of Oswego; 
Arst mate, John Smith ; second mate, Sam Mc¬ 
Donald ; seaman, Hugh Doran, James Stewart, 
Janiea Williams, Michael Bropby, Win. Bonner, 
all of Oawego, and a woman cook from Buffalo. 
Tbe vessel was Insured for $8,IX)o, and the cargo 
Insured for $36,000. 
Senator Booth of California is said to be In 
favor of Secretary Bristow as the Republican 
candidate for tbe Presidency. 
Tbe coroner's jury in the Sunnyelde Inquest 
exonerated tbe officers of the Sunuyslde. 
Moody and Sankey refuse to go to Baltimore. 
The Hudson River was clotted by Ice outhe 31 
Inst. 
Ex-Chief Clerk Avery was found guilty In t he 
whisky frauds trial at St. Louis. 
Dr. Armsby, a prominent Albany physician, Is 
dead. 
Vice-President Wilson’s property will not ex¬ 
ceed, it is thought $10,000 In value. 
Col. Forney has been quite sick in London, 
but was recovering slowly at last accounts. 
Tbe Controller ol the Currency urges the 
repeal ol the two-ceut check stamp law. 
The old Philadelphia Navy Yard wea sold on 
tbe 3d Jpst„ for $1,000,000. It was purchased by 
the Penosylvahnla Railroad, which is to build 
a grand depot on its site. 
Senator Logan of Illinois is rapidly convalesc¬ 
ing and will probably soon stai'L for Washing¬ 
ton. 
AmasaSwift.au aged aud respected citizen 
of Cazenovla, New York, committed sudde by 
hauging, November 33. Jle bad resided at Caze¬ 
novla for many years. He had recently suffer¬ 
ed from paralysis, and this la believed to have 
been the motive of the act. He was 03 years of 
age. 
Hon. Ira Harris, D. 8. Senator from New 
York from 1861 to 1867 died in Albany on 
Thursday Dec. 2nd. He was chosen Senator 
after a triangular contest with Win. M. Evarts 
aud Horace Greeley. 
Nathan Sprague, a clerk in the Rochester 
post-office and son-in-law of Frederick Douglas 
was arrested Dec. 3d lor stealing letters. He 
had fourteen letters on his person when ar¬ 
rested, and conle»sed his guilt promptly, as 
denial would have been useless. 
The Ceutenuial Committee has chosen Wm. 
M. Evarts as orator, Henry W. Longfellow as 
poet, and a grandson of Richard Henry Lee as 
Reader of the Declaration at Philadelphia next 
year. 
The house in which N. P. Willis lived for 
many years, and which he called “ Glen Mary,h 
is still standing near Owego In this State. 
A movement is on foot In the South to raise 
an endowment fund for Julia, the only child of 
•‘Stonewall ’’ Jackson. 
Tne Are-works factory, belonging to Chas. 
Nelson, in East New York, blew up Deo. 3d. 
The side wails remained partly standing, but 
the roof was wholly blown off. August Wau- 
kle, a workman, was killed. Tbe material 
that exploded was a mixture of which nitro- 
gljoerine formed a part, used in making 
Union torpedoes. It is supposod that Waukle 
in some manner disturbed this compound. The 
concussion was heard miles away. The loss is 
small. 
The California Prisoners’ Aid Commission 
paid 3,706 visits to 1,040 convicts last year, se¬ 
cured tbe release of 56, had the punishment of 
51 migated, furnished board and lodging to 180, 
secured employment for 10, clothing for 32, and 
gave the means to leave the city to 305. 
FOREIGN NOTES. 
The St. Petersburg Galos Bays Incessant raids 
on Russian Territory prove the necessity for 
tbe occupation of the remainder e.f Khnkand 
by tbe Russian troops. 
The London Standard says:—In consequence 
of the recent conference between tbe English 
and French commaudiBg officers of the North 
American naval stations, it is hoped that all 
cause of soreness because of past Interference 
by the French In tbe Newfoundland fisheries 
will be removed. 
Tbe London Times says there Is reason to be¬ 
lieve that the disabled French steamer Amerl- 
que has been seen off tbo Scilly Islands. A 
Government tugboat was sent, out for her from 
Devonport, but It Is not yet known whether she 
succeeded In finding her. 
A Berlin dispatch to The London Times 
reports that Austria has sent to some of the 
European capitals a draft of reforms to be 
recommended to the Sultan. Russia will reply 
on the return of Prince Gortsohakoff to 8c. 
Petersburg. 
Gen. Garibaldi thus returned thanks for a 
medal awarded him by the City of Rome. 
" Tbank3 for the most beautiful medal—glori¬ 
ous record of a horolc period—and for the 
many other manifestations, with which the 
noble City of Rome wishes to honor mo.” 
Paul «ie Cassaguac recently addressed a 
Bonapartlst meeting in Belleyllle, France. 
Three thousand people were present and loudly 
cheered the speaker, who advocated the plebis¬ 
cite, and promised In tho name of the empire 
the atippresslon of the octrois and the establish¬ 
ment of an income tax. 
In the r»oon*t,ruction of the Hotel <le Vllle, 
Paris, a machine Is used for cutting stone 
which does In one day the work of 15 men. It 
Is composed of two revolving cylinders fur¬ 
nished with marble hammers, by means of 
which the stone Js separated with great rapidi¬ 
ty and precision. 
Steamship communications between this city 
and Santo Domingo heretofore furnished by 
L. Del Monte, the Dominican Consul has been 
discontinued, and the only ship of tbe line, tbe 
Tybee, hsa been bought by the Clyde Company, 
who will continue tho business. 
Prince Bismarck threatened to resign if the 
penal code was not adopted as submitted. 
Germany, Austria and Russia have prepared 
propositions to submit to Turkey, In order to 
make peace In Btsnla, 
Malayans are preparing to resist the British. 
Gen. Jovellar was to go with King Alfonso to 
the seat of the Carllst war. 
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. 
Henry WirAON'8 name was originally Jere¬ 
miah Oolbatb. He had it changed by tho act of 
Legislature when he was twenty-one years of 
age, to please the daughter or his employer, 
Miss Mary Haight to wbmn he was engaged and 
who did not like tlie name of Colbatli. He 
afterwards married Mies Howe. The first Vice- 
President who died in office was George Clinton 
of New York, who died during tho first term of 
Mf dlson’s administration. ElbrldgeGerry, who 
succeeded Clinton as Vice-President, also died 
in office. 
Thirty Chinese students, the last of the 
youths selected to he educated In New England 
colleges, have arrived in Springfield, Mass. 
They are to be allowed fifteen years In this 
country for study, with the promise of high 
offices under their Government when they go 
home. 
Two children of John B. Hicks of Liberty 
Va., while playing on tha bank of Staunton 
river, fell into a pit sixteen feet long, twelve 
wide and six high, and at the bottom discovered 
the remains of an Indian warrior, well pre¬ 
served, and surrounded with bows, arrows, ears 
of corn, and specimens of pottery. 
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THE SEASON, CHOPS, PKICES, ETC. 
Ridgewood, Bergen Go., N. J., Nov. 30.—Wo 
have had a pleasant autumn throughout, but 
last nigat tbe mercury dropped down to zero, 
giving us> a foretaste of winter a day or two 
ahead of the time laid down in the almanacs. 
No snow, and clear, cold weather Is a rather un¬ 
usual commencement for winter in this region. 
But the farmers are, as a whole, prepared for 
cold weather, although not expected quite so 
early In toe season. Farm produce lower than 
for several years past, still not below the cost 
of production.—A. e. r. 
Germantown, Pa., Dee. 5.—The weather for 
the past few days has been very moist—heavy 
rains and fogs. A great deal of corn unhusked ; 
cold fingers in the future. Thermometer 9’ 
above zero, Nov. 30. The Centennial fever Is 
rapidly spreading In the country, and aa a con¬ 
sequence farmers arc holding their produce In 
expectation of better prices next year.— r. s. a. 
Palermo, Oswego (Jo., ,Y. V., Nov. 30_This 
morning is tho coldest of this season. Ther¬ 
mometer indicating 15 below zero at 5 o'clock 
A. M., and 9 o'clock sun shining very bright and 
pleasant. With ground frozen very hard and 
about two inches snow, a good time for stock 
to consume fodder of which most farmers have 
plenty.—o. w. w. 
Pari*, Me., Dec. 1.—Uncommon cold here. 
Thermometer marked, Nov. 30, 32° zero.— d. 
b. w. 
