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11  flits  of  tl)f  C<(!lffli, 
DECREASE  OF  FREIGHTS. 
There  arc  Kigus  that,  (.liu  railway  coinbiniitioii, 
always  inado  aftid’  tho  cloao  of  canal  and  lake 
navigation,  i«  weakening.  'J’hc  explanation  is 
that  railroads  arc  now  so  nninoroiis,  and  their 
freight  facilities  so  groat,  that  competition  is 
inowtablc.  If  tho  roads  were  fewer,  they  might 
combine,  but  with  amplo  rolling  fiveilitics,  it  costs 
lit.tlo  morn  to  kot'p  them  einployeil  than  idle,  and 
rather  than  suiffor  tJiis  last  some  read  will  give 
way.  Tho  Grand  Ti'imk  n.ailway  has  made  a 
rodnetiou  from  Chicago  to  livorpool,  can-ying  * 
moats  for  85c.  por  cvrt.  to  Livci'pool,  whilo  the 
contract  price  wbe  973^c.  From  Philadolj)hia  to 
Oliicago  rates  havo  boon  rcducod  to  27c.  per  cwt. 
on  lirst  class  iTeights,  and  14e.  on  fifth  class.  To 
St.  Louis  the  reduction  i.«  to  She,  for  first  class 
freights,  and  21c.  for  fifth  class.  In  both  cases  I 
tho  reduetiim  is  about  fifty  per  cent.  Itisjmib-  ■ 
The  oldest  mlntster  of  the  Methodist  Church, 
and  jirobablj'  tho  oldest  preacher  In  the  world, 
the  Rev.  Henry  Bochin,  known  better  by  the 
name  of  Father  Boehm,  died  Tuesrlay  artcrnooii 
'  at  the  residence  of  hJs  ilnughter-ln-taw,  n(*«i' 
;  Richmond,  Staten  Tsland.  lie  was  born  June  8. 
1775,  tn  Lancaster  Co.,  Penn.  Ills  father  iireached 
In  “Boehm's  Chapel,’’  after  joining  the  Methodist 
Church.  Tho  cdJIlec  was  built  In  17i)i,  and  la  still 
Standing  and  used.  It  wa.s  six  years  afliT  the 
building  of  this  chapel  that  Henry,  then  22  ycai-s 
of  age,  Jolnixl  the  Methodist  Church,  and  on  ,Tiui. 
j  fi,  1800,  t  hree  .Veal'S  later,  he  was  lleeiiHi'd  to  preach. 
J  A  barn  In  J’ltlslleld.  N.  JL,  owned  by  I).  Perkins, 
I  was  destroyed  by  flro  on  the  morning  of  Dec. 
I  together  with  the  eontents,  consisting  of  120  toii-s 
of  liny,  clglit  oxen,  eight,  cows,  three  horses,  a 
I  nninher  of  hogs  and  a  large  quanllly  of  farming 
I  llnplcments.  The  loss  Is  nearly  with  sinnll 
I  lUKuraiice, 
A  severe  storm  of  wind,  ram  and  llyhining  vlsli- 
ed  Ihe country  north  and  northetisi  of  ciuclnnaM, 
O.,  Dee.  20.  Near  Bu»h\1l!e,  Ind.,  ti  freight  i rain 
was  thrown  Into  a  dlicii  h.v  an  overturned  tree  o:t 
the  inick.  At,  Hamilton.  D,,  llie  Miami  River 
swelled  rapidly,  Hooding  c(^llur8  on  the  west  side 
Of  the  river.  Ai  Carttnige,  o.,  th.-  Humllton  in- 
llrmary  was  partially  unniored. 
A  hurricane  which  prevailed  on  Dec,  20  at  Little 
Rock,  Ark.,  blew  down  the  wiills  of  Ihe  (iazetle 
ruins,  killing  Robert  lA-ech,  a  laborer. 
Early  on  tho  morning  or  Dec.  2-1  tho  sloamlioai. 
I  Mary  Miller,  frein  New  Orleans  for  Cincinnati, 
when  about  40  miles  below  Napoleon,  in  tr.v1iig  to 
Land  w,a8  struck  by  a  squall  and  driven  ngaln.st 
the  bank,  bro.alclng  her  stem  and  musing  her  io 
j  sblp  about  Ibree  feet  of  w.ater.  Some  bales  of 
I  rags  tvero  tbrnwn  overl)ourd.  the  pumps  set  to 
t  v.’ork,  tarjiatillns  slipped  under  hei-  bow,  and  the 
boat  was  saved,  wllb  only  a  couph’ of  hogsheads 
of  sugar  and  a  few  barrels  of  rlee  In  her  hold  , 
ilamage,d.  Tho  steamboat,  llllnol.s  pa.s.sliig  sh'-  I 
was  hailed  and  look  oft  lUe  fleck  load.  On  the 
arilvul  of  the  Mary  Mineral  Memphis,  Tentt.,  she 
was  attached  on  a  claim  for  S'W.nao  for  salv.agi'. 
m.ade  b.vl.hi*  0111001750!  the  Illinois;  but  the  at- 
Uichmcnt  was  wltJidi'awn  on  Doc.  27,  and  the 
matfe.r  will  doubtless  bo  compromised.  A  protest 
SVIU5 entm'od  by  thecommanderof  iheMai'y  Miller. 
The  barrel  maiiufiu'loi-y  of  Jaynes  &  (’o.,  Cam- 
brldgoport,  Ma.ss..  tvas  entirely  rteslroyed  by  fire 
on  Dec.  21),  The  biillrllngwasowned  by  the  Boston 
City  Flourtng  Mills  Co.  and  valued  at  $7,f>m);  In¬ 
sured  for  f:r,,tNio.  There  was  sb>red  .about  the 
jjlaro  1*50  ear  loads  of  lairrfds,  etc.,  valued  at  about 
$22, WH);  insured  for  Jds.OOO. 
A  frame  dwelling  at  Passaic,  N.  J.,  belonging  to 
David  H.  Sickles  of  New  York,  Mas  destroyed  by 
lire  on  Dec.  2R.  'I'ho  loss  tu  VaODO,  wlUch  Is  par¬ 
tially  Insured.  The  fire  Is  supposed  to  have  boon 
the  work  of  an  Incendiary,  as  the  hou.se  Is  uuoe- 
cuplefl. 
The  Uiiltlmorc  dealei's  In  |.erniplns  keep  them 
In  nearly  alr-tlght  che.sts,  packfsl  layer  ujxm 
layer,  and  deprive  them  of  food.  They  grow  lai 
under  this  treatment,  although  the  fatness  doubt- 
leas  Is  the  result  of  disease*.  1’hcy  must  each 
measui'i'  seven  Inches  acro.ss  the  under  shell  be¬ 
fore  they  are  coasldered  lit  for  tlio  Luhlo,  and  are 
then  sold  ai  $24  a  do/.eii. 
It  Is  not  very  likely  this  counti'y  will  go  sliorl  on 
^vluc  soon.  In  California  alone.  Amador  County 
has  l,fiSO,iHiO  gi'ape  Vines;  El  Donido,  1,410,205; 
Among  tho  many  other  tokens  of  respect  paid  to 
Mr.  Carlyle  on  Ills  eightieth  birthday  was  an  ad¬ 
dress  from  t.he  Chelsea,  England,  Lltorary  and 
HcieniitJc  Institution,  of  whleJi  ho  is  vice-Presl- 
deut.  A  portrait  of  the  venerable  wiltor,  bearing  j 
his  autograph,  has  been  hung  up  in  the  reading 
rcxirn  of  the  In.stltntlon.  | 
Four  artists  arc  foreier  at  work  In  the  LTtlzl  ' 
Palace  at  IHorericc  copyung  a  picture  of  Fra  An¬ 
gelico,  tt  “iryprich,"  with  a  border  of  heavenly 
inuHlcIan.s.  it  takes  eight  days  to  make  a  l  opy, 
which  sells  for  sixty  to  clglit.v  francs. 
M.  Lavally,  President  Of  tho  French  Society  of 
Civil  Engineers  and  inventor  of  tho  dredging  ma¬ 
chines  for  tho  Sura  iHUimu.s,  announces  that  the 
lllteen  fvdentlflc  soundings  taken  between  Dover 
;ind  Calais  conclusively  prove  that  a  tunnel  unit¬ 
ing  England  and  France  ts  feasible.  The  matter 
now  Is  only  one  of  itnie  and  money. 
The  eruption  of  .Mount  Vesuvius,  which  Is  again 
acHve,  unioiinU'tl.  according  to  me  nistorlaiis,  to 
nJm'toen  froiu  the  first  loihe!«'Vcub*enthceiiiitry, 
when  l'n'enl,.v-thr5M' were  recorded.  In  ihe  <'lgh- 
toenl.li  century  tweiity-lhrec  lo<yk  jiluee,  and  In 
Austrta’s  project  for  the  pacification  of  the 
Turkish  provinces  now  in  revolt,  recently  drawn 
up  by  Count  Audraiwy,  the  Prime  Mimstcr,  has 
not  yet  been  sent  to  the  great  powers,  for  some 
reason  unknown. 
Sydney  Harbor,  Cape  Breton,  was  frozen  over 
Dee.  29. 
The  work  on  the  Greenville  Canal,  Canada,  Is 
being  pushed  forward.  Naarly  500  men  arc  now 
emiiloyed  on  tho  works  and  more  are  being  en¬ 
gaged. 
Tho  Canadian  Government  has  been  Informed 
that  teams  from  Manitoba  will  be  permitted  to 
cross  tlie  boundary  line  at  Pembina  to  bring  In 
seed  wheat  and  other  gnalns  for  the  sulTcrei's  by 
the  gnuishopper  devastations. 
At  a  meeting  01  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  re¬ 
cently,  a  dl3Cu.sslon  was  held  rclnUve  to  the  sys¬ 
tem  of  foreign  nations  granting  bounthfs  on  draw- 
hiick.son  mamirael,urcd  articles  exported  to  the 
Dominion,  and  a  resolution  wa.s  pass«,*d  urging 
uj)on  the  Government  the  advisability  01  paasing 
an  act  giving  the  Governor-General  In  council  the 
ioem,ji  century  iwciity-inn'c  itKik  jiiucc,  and  in  power  to  add  additional  duty  to  mich  articles 
the  present  century  there  have  already  been  re-  |  cf|ual  to  Hie  bounty  or  drawback.  The  depresKlon 
cordedlwenly-ilvc,  or  one  every  three  years.  j  or  Hio  Nova  Hcotla  coal  trade  ivas  dis.'us.scd  bv 
able  that  the  ora  of  penuanently  lugh  froiglits  '  Iais  Angeles,  I, 2«i,(mhi;  Napu,  3,108,500;  Sacramen- 
i.’uui  u5,,l  Wntl  hiia  forever  nassed.  and  tho  nro-  10,2,132,976;  Han  Joaqtlln,  1,000,000;  S.anta  Clara, 
East  and  West  hiis  forever  passed,  and  tho  pro¬ 
ducers  of  the  country  will  not  lie  sorry  for  the 
fact.  At  aU  which  wo  rejoice. 
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HOME  NEWS  PARAGRAPHS.. 
Tub  followlug  ineinburs  of  the  Hpaulish  Com¬ 
mission  to  the  Centennial  Exhlbltlonhavi?  an’lvtal 
from  Liverpool  In  I  In*  Sietimshlp  (Milna,  Fabra, 
Chief  of  Cumuils.slc)ii:  .Mvare  DeLagandani, 
Dlrecl  ir  ol  iliu  Department  of  Industry  ;  Count 
Del  Domidio,  Director  of  the  Department  ni  Fine 
Arts;  Joaquin  Oliver,  General  .Secretary,  and 
Alfredo  Escobar,  omclal  Secretary,  to  the  Com- 
nils.slon. 
Tho  I’j'csldout  has  signed  Llie  bill  ftU'Uier  c.\- 
icnllng  tho  time  of  tho  dur.alJon  of  the  court  of 
commls.ilouci's  of  Alabama  claims  to  tho  22(1  or 
July  next. 
Papers  were  served  last  week  in  the  suit  hrouglit 
by  tho  people  to  recover  $190,312.41  from  the  old 
Brooklyn  'Water  Board  and  Abner  c.  Keeney, 
contractor. 
Tho  Lodingstono  block  lb  East  bt,  Louis,  and 
several  acLiaeoat  iranio  biUldlngH  were  burned 
Dec.  29.  L03.S  $35,000  ;  iusuraneo  $1'2,000. 
The  rosidencfl  of  David  Morrl.son  at  Green  city, 
Penn.,  caught  lire  on  tlie  night  of  Dec.  23th,  from 
gas  conveyed  from  a  well  near  by,  and  his  ivlfe 
and  child  were,  burned  to  death. 
E.  G.  Soulhwlck  &  Co.’.s  dry  goods  sixiro  at 
sprlugileld,  Mas.3.,  caught  fire  from  the  furnace 
Dec.  29th,  and  was  burned.  lAiss  on  bulldtug, 
$13,009:  insui'ancc,  $10,000;  loss  on  stock,  $10,000: 
iudurauce,  $15,000. 
Tho  Eliot  Academy,  in  Eliot,  Me,,  vv'as  destroyed 
by  tire  on  tho  night  of  Dec,  28. 
State  .Vudltor  Thayer  made  bis  defense  before 
the  Canal  Fund  Board,  whleb,  however,  recoin- 
meiidod  his  suspension,  .and  Gov,  Tlldcn  Immedi¬ 
ately  suspended  him. 
Gov.  Tlld"!!  luis  not  yet  nppolnt.ed  any  Stab* 
Auditor  (iJ  hiieriin.  Tho  law  Is  umhlguous  as  to 
the  term  which  a  temporary  Auditor  can  b((  ap¬ 
pointed. 
E.  1..  Pierson,  Reimbllcan  member  of  the  Loulst-  ! 
ana  Leglsl-iture  from  Nachltochez,  was  shot  and 
Instantly  killed  ou  Sunday  week  by  Mr.  Cosgrove, 
the  editor  of  the  Vindicator.  The  dllllculty  grew 
out  of  the  abuse  of  Pierson  by  Cosgi’ove  In  his 
)j.iper.  j 
10,2,132,976;  Han  Joaquin,  1,000,000;  Santa  Clara, 
1,213,086;  Sonoma,  3,603,385,  and  Tuolomne.  1,- 
400,000. 
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FOREIGN  NOTES. 
According  to  Hong  Kong  papers,  placards  cen¬ 
suring  the  Chinese  Government  for  arranging 
tei'jii.s  Avllh  Ml'.  Wade  appeared  In  Peking,  but 
were  Immediately  removed  hythenuthoi'IHos.  yVn 
uneasy  feeling  prevalU  among  the  native  oniclals 
regarding  the  recent  m^gotlatlons.  Telegrams  rc- 
oelvcd  from  the  main  land  indicate  tluit  the  dllll- 
'  culty  has  only  been  eei  tlwJ  teinpomrllj-.  Consld- 
I  crable  dlssttllsfacllon  is  felt  among  Ihe  .\iuei'lean 
residents  of  Tien  Tsln  and  Pektiig  at  tlie  order  of 
Admiral  Keynolds,  sending  t  he  rnlied  HI  ales 
steamer  Motioeacy  to  Shabgliul  for  rejiulrs,  owing 
,  to  the  uiasettled  sLate  ol  afl'atrs  In  Viinnan. 
;  The.  nilnfidl  during  the  liust  qiiurUr  luus  beam 
one  of  Hie  lieiivlost  on  record  In  England.  At  Ox¬ 
ford  It  excfit-rted  the  heaviest,  tlnd  ol  1872.  Tho 
result  has  been  Serious  ilooillng  In  all  low-lying 
dl.sH'U'lw.  Where  the  rlratnagi'  was  good,  as  in 
most  large  towns,  tho  jiubllc  licalth  has  not  been 
!  uffected,  hut  In  poor  districts,  where  tho  water 
I  h.as  rmnalned  In  the  basemonl.s  of  houses  for  days 
I  and  weeks,  much  Bli'kness  has  been  exiierlenecd. 
and  the  Registrar-General’s  returns  at  the  close 
1  of  Lido  quarter  are  looked  forward  to  with  the 
greatest  aniclety. 
A  Herald  illsputch  from  Vienna  saj's  that  Heore- 
tary  Fish  has  t.ransmlti«d  to  all  the  Euiopcan 
tJovernmenta  a  circular  asking  the  expression  of 
the  views  of  ouch  regarding  t  he  quostlou  of  Amcr- 
can  Inten’enUon  la  Cuba.  Thu  object  or  Mr.  Fish 
18  to  obtain  data  to  bo  used  in  the  preparation  of 
President  Grant’s  supplementary  m(2ssage  to  Con¬ 
gress.  It  Is  said  that  all  the  foreign  Govenmients 
have  replied  satisfactorily;  that  England  Is  ready 
to  sustain  the  intervention  at  the  present  mo- 
rueiit,  and  that  the  other  nallon.s  express  tiielr 
wllllngne.ss  to  support.  It,  but  hosital/C  tn  Lake  Iht^ 
LulUatlve. 
-V  .Spauisli  agent  Is  now  In  Pai  is  m  ranging  for 
the  return  of  ex-Queeu  Isabella  to  Hpaln.  King 
.Alfonso  opposes  tlic  will  of  Ids  Ministers,  declar¬ 
ing  that  they  muy  I'esdgii,  but  that,  his  mofhei’ 
must  havo  an  asylum  In  Hpaln. 
King  Alfonso  will  soon  algn  a  decree  oi'derlng 
that  the  general  elections  be  held  on  the  20th  of 
January  and  convoking  the  Cortes  for  the  I5tb  of 
February. 
'•  ^  There  were  !0.2s9  deaths  In  Ircdtind  during  the 
lirst  three  quarters  ol  1S75,  In  a  pojnilition  ol 
6, .HOC, (100,  the  greute-sl.  moi'Udtty  lu'cvalilng  In 
Flsti.u',  F.mtgrallon  has  greatly  decreased,  6,000 
emigrants  Icvss  havUng  heeii  riqiorted  than  In  the 
I  corresfiondlng  period  of  last  year.  A  eonslderublc 
I.  decrea.V(in  pauperism  and  ciime  Is  also  rec/oixled. 
0  Tho  Bntlsh  tralDlng-shlp  Goliath  burned  at 
t  Gravesend,  Dec.  22,  with  the  loss  or  twenty  lives. 
">  nerre  Bonaparte  has  imbllshed  an  address 
f  announeihg  lilmsclf  a.s  a  eandldab;:  for  the  French 
3  Asscmblj-  In  Corslc;i. 
'  Ttie  fifth  (;entnry  of  Bocaoclo’s  (Ichiii  was  ob- 
s  .served  by  u  fete  ut  Cci-taldo,  Tuscany,  the  jilace  of 
I  I  his  VJrth  and  death. 
At  the  Hotel  Druot,  In  I’mls,  tho  oi.her  day,  was 
sold  a  v.aluablc  collection, of  vloUn.s  anri  \ioiiu 
hows.  A  violin  of  Htradlvarlus  wins  sold  to  Mr. 
Hart,  an  EngLshman,  tor  7,000  traucs.  A  vlolln- 
cello  of  Strudlvarlns  wa^  l.»ought  by  two  FrciicU- 
mon  for  7, 000  lranc,s.  A  m.igmlllceiit  violin  of  Ber- 
gonz.l  wa,s  secuj'cd  by  un  Englishman,  and  most  of 
the  valuable  instrumcnls  sold  went  to  KngLuid. 
Tho  fine  bass  viol  of  Montagnana,  howfu'cr.  wa.s 
'  bought  b>  .some  Pretichmeii. 
President  M.acMahon  h.aa  wriilen  a  letter  to  Mln- 
Isku'  BufTct,  thanking  him  for,  and  ex])re.s.sing  his 
approval  of  thespeech  In  the  AssembD ,  Dee.  24th. 
on  LUe  press  bill. 
A  telegram  from  Berlin  reporlA  that  the  leading 
American  rcfildciiUi  Hi  that  city  have  called  a 
incelHig  for  the  purpose  of  protesting  ugalu.st  rtic 
stilcDu'cs  of  the  German  press  uiion  Aincrtcan 
eharacter  In  their  comments  on  the  Tlremerhaven 
plot. 
.A  hpeclal  tclograiu  from  Fenaiig  apjiears  In  the 
hceond  edition  of  Um  London  Times  of  Dec.  Bsih, 
from  which  11  appeura  tlie  BrltLsh  now  hold  all  i.he 
ifbpoi'Uinl  }M>.slt1onR  in  that  neighborhood.  The 
Maharajah  Leltv  Juts  lied  and  taken  refuge  I  n  Hlam. 
es(5  tenltory.  1’hc  Brll.lsh  power  Ls  supreme  at 
Perak,  only  the  murderers  of  Mr.  Blndi,  (he  Resi¬ 
dent,  being  In  arms. 
I’lic  Cbamber  of  Couuncrco,  ai  a  meellng  in 
London,  passed  resolutions  nxxitnmcndlng  IJie 
adopt  lou  by  tlie  Government  of  a  (wlley  or  Inel- 
di.'iiUl  protecHon  as  the  miwt  bcnellclal  for  Huj 
country  under  the  present  clrcumaLance.s.  A  re¬ 
newal  of  reciprocal  Irade.  reJallons  with  the 
United  States  was  likewise  recommended. 
A  memorial,  signed  by  1'29  clergymen  and  six¬ 
teen  rn.aglhtratGa  of  the  County  of  Derby,  England, 
has  been  forw.arded  fo  the  Home  Hceretary,  pr.ij'- 
Ing  that  in  any  bill  which  the  (iovenunent  may 
introduce  I'ehitlng  t.<)  (.be  observance  of  Huiiday, 
no  permission  maj'  bo  given  for  tho  opening  01 
aciuarla  or  otherplacosof  ainusemenlor  of  secular 
ln8t.nicHon  on  that  day  lor  money  puj  im  nl. 
Lord  Penzance  designated  Jan.  ilh  usthe  day  for 
hearing  the  ehaiges  .against  the  Rev.  c.  J.  Risdali', 
Ineumbenl  of  Hi.  Peter’s,  FoltObloae.  'I'lds  will  be 
I  the  Hast  eu.se  under  the  new  l^ublle  Woi’aJilp  Ueg- 
ulatlng  ant.  Mr.  Rlsdale  Ls  charged  mIHi  using 
lighted  candles  on  the  eonniumlon  table,  mixing 
water  wlHi  the  .sueramenUd  w1iie,  ii.sing  water 
hreacl,  adopting  the  e.a.stvvard  position,  wearing 
lllegul  ve-simenUs  and  Indulging  In  lUegal  procos- 
.Slons. 
As  a  measure  of  i  he  e.vumt  to  which  tho  adul- 
UTailou  of  imtter  is  cnri'led  on  In  Enghnid,  It  Is 
stated  that  Horn  one  mnnutaeiory  alone  4,000 
(Kiunds  of  iloelored  stuff  an’  ascertained  to  Lssuo 
dally.  A  emlous  melhort  orsoiililstleatlng  oysters 
is  also  practiced  in  England.  There  Is  a  Freneh 
variety  of  t.lio  oyster  Hi  grout  reimle— the  Maren- 
nc.s,  dredged  In  fh(>  \1e1nlty  of  Da  Rochelle,  and 
thu  flesh  of  which  Isol  udeep  green,  said  tobe  pro¬ 
duced  from  feeding  on  the  lufusoilu  of  tho  estuary 
where  the  oysters  a  refatm-ed  Aiilmllation  article 
is  alleged  to  be  produced  lu  Falmouth  by  tvateriug 
ordinary  oysters  vith  solutions  of  copjier. 
-An  Ordra  lu  Council  has  been  jwssed  reducing 
the  expenses  ol  the  Dominion  Emigration  Agency 
In  London,  England.  A  number  of  the  officials  arc  I 
to  be  dismissed  a  nd  other  reforms  insatuicd.  ) 
.A  now  industry  has  started  into  being  at  the  j 
1  some  members  who  wanted  a  duty  of  50  cents  per 
ton  placed  on  coal,  but  (he  Idea  Hint  Western 
provinces  wmiild  look  for  duty  on  nour  if  coal  was 
faxed  prevailed,  and  a  resolution  was  passed  that 
the  ruinous  at-ato  of  tho  coal  erade  In  Nova  Scotia 
demands  serious  attention  from  tho  Dominion 
Legislature. 
- ♦.♦O' - 
THE  SEASON,  CROPS,  PRICES,  ETC. 
WatNoiir  Allegiui  Co.,  Micb.,  I>cc.  2«.— ThO 
jiast  was  a  very  cold  season  here,  yet  all  crops  did 
well,  except  corn.  On  the  night  of  Hnpt,.  17th  a 
severe  frost  prevailed,  entirely  stopping  tho 
growt.h  of  corn,  which  refiulrod  two  weeks  of 
warm  weather  to  complete  Its  growth  and  ripen 
H,  Hence  wo  have  a  largo  quantity  of  soft  corn  on 
hand  that  we  an;  trying  to  feed  out  ■before  the 
extreme  cold  weatlior  of  winter  freezes  It  solid. 
Apples  In  this  vicinity  were  a  llghtcrop  compared 
with  former  years,  although  considerable  shlp- 
lUng  was  done  from  this  point.  I’jices  rule  about 
JI.3  follows:  Beans,  $1;  Butter,  20  to  25c.;  Beef, 
(dre-ssed)  4Ji  to  Sc*.. -live  per  100  lbs,  $.1 ;  cheese,  13 
to  15c.;  cblckcns,  (dressed)  per  lb,  0  lo  v;.;  eggs,  Is 
to '-'Oc.; lard,  13  to lOc.;  poutoes,  26c.; pork  (dressed) 
7  to  5c.=llve,  fO  to  $6.60 ;  honey,  Htniltied,  12  to  13(;. 
per  lb.— lu  comb.  15  to  lec.;  onions,  40  to  6ec.;  tur¬ 
keys,  (dressed)  8  to  Rtc.  per  lb.;  dried  applies,  6  to 
He.;  green  apples,  05  to  75c.  per  bush.;  smoked 
meat,  beet,  loti.— noms  ana  snouidei’s,  9  b3 12J4C,; 
beeswax,  18  to  22c.  per  lb.;  tallow,  8  to  9c,;  liay,  $8 
to $10  per  ton;  grain— wheat,  $1.10  to  $1.20  per 
I  bush.;  corn.  new.  40c.— old,  r^i  to  66c.;  oats,  so  to 
35c.;  Hour,  100  lbs.,  $2.60  b)  $3.60 ;  corn  meal,  loo 
lli.s.,  $1.50  to  $2;  buckwheat,  35to45C.  per  brnsh.; 
bran,  lOOlbs.,  76  to  80c.;  corn  and  oats,  groundl 
$1.60.  Ready  sale  for  all  (Jic  above  produce  at  (ho 
figures  mentioned.  Wages  have  ranged  from  $12 
to  $20  i>er  month  and  hoard  on  farms  fn  this  vicin¬ 
ity,  and  plenty  of  help  to  he  had  at  these  figures. 
Wo  havo  liad  several  doahtsi  of  snow  up  to  this 
daw,  and  on  the  90th  alelghs  were  tlio  medium  of 
IransportaUon,  but  before  night  the  ground  was 
hare ;  the  sun  and  n  warm  breeze  which  prevailed 
caused  the  snow  to  vanish  sooner  than  it  cainc- 
Last  Friday  afternoon  It  raHied  hard,  and  today 
ft  Ls  raining  again,  although  during  last  night 
thore  waa  enough  chlUintho  atmosphere  to  cause 
snow,  which  fell  durtng  th(i  night  to  a  depth  of  an 
liieh.  .Slicep  have  picked  almost  thcH'  entire 
itvHig  thus  far,  and  have  done  well.— h.  i>.  e. 
Ferry  City,  \Yoo(l  Co.,  Ohio,  Dec.,  18T6.— Wo 
havo  had  a  mild  winter  so  far,  mth  but  Utile 
snow.  Late  pasluro  ivas  very  good.  Htoek  has 
done  well,  and  la  in  good  condition  to  go  info  hard 
weather.  Milch  com-s  and  tat  catUe  are  selling  at 
fair  prices;  cither  cattle  are  rather  dull.  Sheep 
are  lu  goial  ooiidiUon— lariners  have  killed  or  sold 
about  all  of  t  heir  fat  hogs ;  the  short  corn  crop 
made  11  desirable  to  kill  and  sell  early.  Fat  hogs 
sold  at  $3.io@6.30  per  luo,  gross,  A  Icm-  hogs  in 
Wood  Co.  died  of  hog  cholera.  THnes  aro  a  lliile 
dull,  yet  fanuem  have  but  little  to  complain  of, 
.as  tlieli'  bualneasdoes  not  Buffer  so  much  from  dull 
times  as  that  Ol  merchanta  and  manuf-acturers. 
Gur  corn  crop  was  rather  light;  wheat  was  quite 
good ;  potatoes  never  so  good  before.  There  Is  an 
HbimduiH'cof  feed,  unless  we  sliould  have  an  u.v- 
traordlnary  liarcl  winter,  a  largo  amount  of  hay 
having  been  left  over  from  laft  winter.  AVinter 
wheat  looks  well.  Wheat  Is  worth  $1 ;  corn,  50e.; 
oats,  30c.:  butter,  25c.;  eggs,  22c.;  lard,  lOc,;  poia- 
toe.s,  30  to  35c.— n.  w. 
Aniliernt  Dec.  20.— Our  winter  set  in 
Nov.  28tli,  With  the  mercury  in  the  neighborhood 
of  zero  for  several  days ;  then  it  was  mild  for  a 
week  or  two,  but  ou  the  morning  of  Dec.  20th  the 
mercury  saoik  to  13  deg.  below  zero,  and  on  the 
morning  of  tho  21»t  had  risen  Hd  42  deg.  above— a 
change  of  65  deg.  ■within  twenty-four  horn’s.  Since 
then  It  has  been  very  mild  for  the  season,  with 
some  thunder  and  Ughtoilng  In  the  evening  of  tho 
26th.  No  slolghlng  yet.-^t,.  w.  o. 
Ridgewood,  Bergen  Co.,  N.  J.,  Dec.  30.— For 
HuUes  Centrales,  Paris.  Large  wagons,  loaded  !  weeks  ive  have  hod  wimther  which 
with  fresh  vine  leaves,  arrive  early  every  morn-  |  one  more  of  sprix^  than  tho  boglUning 
ing.  A  crowd  or  old  women,  dressed  as  peasants,  alternately,  with 
surround  them,  p.uvhase  the  leave.--,  wnq.  them  ^’l^d  sUHUng to  aU  points  of  the  compass  without 
taBtemily  about  lumps  of  tallow,  adroitly  colored,  ^  rreezlng  blo.st.  Roads  bad,  mud  deep 
and  then  go  from  door  to  door  aud  .sell  the  stuff  as  I  or  a  spring  bre^-up,  a^nd,  with  all,  a  bad 
fresh  butler.  prospect  for  making  calls  on  New  Year’s  Day  in 
A  company  of  .spaid.sh  military  engineers  wlU  country.- a.  s.  v. 
b(>  aw’U  in  tull  unllomi  ul  the  I’ldladelplila  Exhl-  |  Ovilln,  Ellis  Co.,  Texan,  Dec.  18.— We  have 
bltioii.  They  will  superintend  the  embarkation  oi  had  a  very  open  winter.  1’he  thermometer  has 
all  packages  troin  Hpaiu,  accompany  them  acroas  not  been  lower  llxan  80  deg.  Wheat  crop  veiy 
the  Atlantic,  and  wll  prepare  the  necessary'  fit-  promising ;  also  the  acreage  Is  very  extensive, 
tings  and  decorations  In  the  Spanish  department  Corn  Is  worth 45c.;  wheat,  95c.  to  $1.10 ;  oats,  60c.— 
or  the  Exhibition  building.  :  j.  m.  l. 
