43 
MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
PIJBLISHEB’S  SPEOIAL  NOTIOEa 
Tb®  Rural  I*  «  v®ry  cood  present  to  Bend  to  a 
Irlond.nnd  tt  pk-asantly  reminds  the  recipient  of  the 
donor  flfty-fwo  times  n  year— this  year  fifth-three 
times.  Any  niihtcrittrr  can  send  It  to  a  relative  or 
friend,  as  n  prcsei't.  at  our  lowest  club  rate — only 
I2.11S,  IncIudinK  postair  • 
Holiday  Presents  will  be  plenty  thiB  yearamonir 
our  Aitent-KrIeiidB  and  othora  who  form  clubs  for 
RtTRAL.  Our  list  o<imprises  many  articles  appropri¬ 
ate  for  presents.  Induce  a  few  of  your  friends  to 
take  the  Rural,  and  thus  secure  a  Premium, 
Ofllcera  of  Agricultural  Kocietlos  and  Clubs, 
Oranges,  Ac.,  can.  If  they  will,  materially  aid  In 
aitgmentlne  the  circulation  of  the  Rural.  Scores 
of  such  are  already  forraltiB  clubs  i  how  many  others 
will  kindly  do  likewise? 
Renew  curly  If  you  would  secure  the  uninter¬ 
rupted  continuance  of  the  Rural  to  your  address: 
and  pray  don’t  forget  to  ask  friends  to  Join  you  In 
sending  for  the  ftlfty-thrue  Numbers  which  wo  shall 
publish  during  1876. 
Back  Niiinbore  of  this  Venr  (from  Jan.  1) 
can  be  furnished  to  all  now  sub.swibers,  but  we  shall 
not  send  them  hereafter  unless  specially  refiuusled. 
Those  who  desire  can  begin  with  any  number,  how. 
ever.  _  _ 
Th®  B®M  Paper,  and  the  Best  PromUims  to 
Agent.s,  Is  our  motto.  Wo  Ignore  (.‘bromos  and  all 
pthor  che:tp  colored  pictures,  preferring  to  put  our 
money  ta  (/•«  txipcr,  and  in  Premiums  to  Agents. 
Heinct  Your  Prcinlnins.— All  persons  entitled 
to  Premiums  will  please  designate  what  they  prefer 
and  notify  us  how  and  where  to  forward— whether 
by  Freight  or  Express- -if  articles  are  not  mailable. 
Act  «is  Agent  !-Header,  If  there  IS  no  agent  lor 
the  RURAL  lu  your  locality  please  become  one  by 
forming  a  club.  If-  ii>iU  pau. 
At  Our  IllaU.— You  cau  remit  by  Draft,  P.  O. 
Money  Order  or  Roglstored  Letter  at  our  risk. 
of  t|c  Mftli. 
HOME  NEWS  PAEAGEAPH8.. 
WHILE  California  prociucea  g.oou.noo  Kallons  oi 
wine,  the  home  conHumptlon  does  not  amount  to 
more  Umu  l,500,0oi)  gallons.  In  itrst  hands  the 
wdni.^a  are  knotMi  to  bo  absolutely  pure,  for  wljJch 
rc.iaon  they  are  cxtcnslvei.v  imllAtcd  liy  u  fraudu¬ 
lent  article  abroad,  or  so  adultenited  usio  entJrel.v 
lose  tneli-  original  virtue  and  UuAor. 
The  ix>ldost  winters  on  record  In  the  ITnltod 
giatoa  within  the  past  luo  yeans  were  those  of  17S0, 
1S33  and  li^.  Ih  1 'iJO  the  Delaware  River,  Bay  of 
New  York  and  Long  I.sland  Sound  were  so  com¬ 
pletely  Icebound  os  to  be  criJtajed  isit  h  horeets  and 
hlelghs.  The  (^old6st  year  was  that  or  leie,  in 
which  the  re  was  ice  In  every  month  in  tho  year. 
One  ot  the  carious  incidents  of  the  holiday  sea¬ 
son  is  a  call  from  the  Brlttsh  Poelv-Offlcc  Depart¬ 
ment  for  a  reaiiltanoe  of  ii.=>o,000  on  account  of 
money  orderK  drawn  in  the  LTiJrod  .Stotes  on  Post- 
Oinees  m  Great  Brllalu,  in  excess  ot  similar  ordets 
drawn  there  upon  ofQoea  on  this  side  ot  the  AUan- 
1  le.  The  unusually  large  balance  is  explained  hy 
tho  large  niimher  ot  omlgrauts  fP-im  tlioBrlUsh 
Thnpiro  who  maJie  use  of  money  orders  in  remem- 
herlng  “  the  old  folks  at  home  *’  at  Christmas  and 
New  Y'car’S, 
The  Ritsslan  Minister  rather  astonlahea  tho  na¬ 
tives  in  Washington.  At  a  wedding,  vi’hJch  occur¬ 
red  there  recentlj’,  his  Excellency  and  wire  ; 
were  precoded  by  their  chas&eur,  who  stood  during 
the  ceremony  with  drawn  sword  glittering  savage¬ 
ly  In  the  ga-sUght.  Thomadum,  uotwlthstundlnglt 
being  a  boasc  weddhig,  and  a  full  dress  affair,  ap¬ 
peared  m  a  black  velvet  underekirt,  brown  silk 
overskirt  and  seal  skin  saoque.  8he  evidently 
docfint  depend  as  much  upon  her  toilet  as  did  the 
famous  Mme.  Caucazy,  whose  striking  beauty 
was  greatly  enhanced  by  her  exquisite  toilets. 
The  San  Francisco  Bulletin  beinoims  the  use  of 
narrow  carriage  tires,  whlcli  are  rutting  their  | 
atrecUs  badly,  and  points  longlngl.i  to  Paris, 
Where  tlre-s  are  taxed,  the  narrow nst  paying  the  | 
largest  license  and  the  widest  almost  nothing. 
At.  the  annual  sale  of  pews  Hi  Plymouth  church, 
Brooklyn,  on  the  evening  of  Dec.  4,  the  amount 
received  for  rohtal.s,  etc.,  was  $63,680  against  $70,- 
819  lust  year.  i 
UnmUton.  Richardson  &  Whitney,  dry  goods 
jobbei-3,  of  Boston,  are  reported  to  have  failed. 
Their  liabilities  are  sLatod  to  be  $350.ooo. 
In  the  libel  suit  of  Metcalf  agt.  the  Boston 
Herald,  to  recover  $io,ooo  dam.ages,  the  Jury  re¬ 
turned  a  verdict  in  favor  of  the  plaintiff  for  |i. 
The  Maine  Legislature  assembled  .Tan.  6.  The 
Senate  was  organised  hy  the  choice  of  Gen.  ! 
Thomas  W.  H.vdo  ot  Bath  as  President-  The 
noiise  chose  Col.  Fred.ROble  ot  Gorh.»m,  Speaker. 
At  an  informal  meeting  held  at  the  Arlington 
Hotel  in  Washington,  Jan.  a,  which  was  composed 
of  prominent  citizen.''  of  the  District  ot  Columbia, 
preliminary  steps  were  takem  to  induce  the  Demo¬ 
cratic  and  Republican  National  Committee  to 
select  M'ashlngton  as  the  place  in  which  to  hold 
their  respective  National  Conventions.  The  argu¬ 
ment  was  advanced  that  the  public  generally 
would  rejoice  in  an  opportunity  to  visit  tho  Capital 
during  the  centennial  year. 
Petitions  are  being  circulated  throughout  Iowa 
praying  the  Legislature  to  introduce  liomceopatby 
Into  the  medical  department  of  the  State  Uni¬ 
versity. 
The  number  of  convicts  In  the  Ai’kamsas  peni¬ 
tentiary  and  the  number  of  hangings  this  year  are 
double  that  of  any  year  In  the  hlstorj'  of  the 
State. 
9 
Wyoming  Territory  has  a  now  county  named 
Crook,  not  named  after  crooked  whiskey,  but 
after  Gen.  Crook,  who  commands  the  Department 
of  the  iTatte,  and  who  has  done  more  effective 
and  judicious  work  among  the  Indians  during  the 
past  few  years  than  all  tho  brigadiers  on  the 
frontier  combined. 
One  of  the  saddest  results  or  the  war  Is  the 
almost  total  extmctlon  of  the  rice  industry  lu  tho 
Cape  Pear  district  Immense  tracts  ot  rleh 
swamp  land,  drained  at  lmmcn.se  cost  ditched, 
banked,  and  cultlvatcyl  with  tbe  n|cer,v  of  a  gar- 
i  den,  have  reverted  to  nature  and  bcamic  a  hideous  | 
!  moras.'s.  The  ruin  Is  so  coini*lel«  that  11.  Hoeiiis  j 
i  trnposslblP  now  that  money  or  labor  can  ever  I 
I  again  retileve  It. 
!  Minister  W'ashburnc  has  written  a  letter  de-  j 
I  cllnliig  to  run  lor  the  Presidency.  I 
j  col.  Lamar  was  last  week  unanimously  noinl-  , 
nated  I'nltcd  stales  .Senator  from  Mississippi.  l 
'  Tho  Louisiana  Democnits  adopted  a  platfonn  of  ( 
i  liostlUiy  to  GOV.  Kellogg,  resolving  to  ask  con-  ■ 
I  gresa  for  relief. 
Dr.  LludcrmHti  favoiw  Indianapolis  for  the  site 
of  the  new  branch  mint. 
The  (diamber  of  commerce  of  this  city  has 
adopted  a  memorial  to  the  lyoglslature  for  put  ting 
the  canals  under  a  Kupeilntondent  of  Public 
Works. 
It  la  expected  that  additional  suits  against  the 
Rrooklyn  King  will  be  brought. 
Great  depression  Is  reported  to  exist  in  the 
'  market  for  the  sale  of  ship  property  at  the  Marine 
j  Exchange  of  this  city,  caused  mainly  b.T  a  falling 
j  oft  of  the  foreign  demand,  whlcli  for  soverat 
months  pa.st  was  the  main  support  of  the  market, 
i  The  Newark,  (N.  J.)  Library  Association  hold 
their  annual  meeting  last  week.  On  Jan.  l  there  ] 
j  wore  142,22.4  volumes  tn  the  library,  au  inoreasu  of  | 
1,036  since  1-tst  year.  The  average  munber  of 
volume*  ili  awii  monthly  last  year  was  4, oiiO.  The 
I  lyotal  recelpls  were  $6,117.58,  and  expenditures, 
$.>,09.1.12. 
I  Joseph  Smith,  son  of  the  Monnon  prophet,  and 
Prealdenf,  of  the  organ l/atlon  called  tJm  Tnie 
Latt.er-I)ay  Saints,  siiy.s  tlie  new'  In.stJtutlon  l  Oin- 
prlscs  about  10,(100  members  si.'iittered  throughout 
the  fnlted  states,  Europe,  and  Ihe  Satidvvlch 
Islands.  They  adhere  to  Ihe  “original  faith,'' 
denounce  polygamj  and  reject  Brigham  Young’s 
claUn  to  liie  leadcrahlp.  In  Mi.  Smith's  esMma- 
W.  C.  Stone,  Utah  emigration  agent,  has  arrived 
In  Washington  from  Salt  Lake  City,  and  brings 
with  him  petitions  signed  by  23,560  Mormon  women 
addressed  to  Congress,  praying  the  United  states 
to  give  Utah  a  State  Government. 
During  the  year  1875  there  were  12,43.3  deaths  In 
Brooklyn,  an  increase  of  1,122  over  the  previous 
year.  The  deaths  from  small-pox  were  624,  and 
from  diphtheria  eei. 
Larkin  G.  Mcad’.s  atntue  of  Ethan  Allen,  which  Is 
In  the  posseaslon  of  the  State  of  Vermont,  will 
probably  be  exhibited  at  the  Centennial  Exposi¬ 
tion. 
Gov.  Dlngley  of  Maine  was  presented  with  a 
bronze  statue  of  the  mils*.*  of  History  by  the  mem¬ 
bers  of  his  swrr  at  the  expiration  of  their  terms  of 
olTce  last  week. 
The  Rev.  Dr.  T.  DcWitt  Talmage,  upon  Invita¬ 
tion  of  prominent  olergymon  In  Western  elites, 
has  agreed  to  deliver  loctiuvs  on  the  suhjeetof  the 
expulsion  of  the  Rlhle  from  the  public  schools,  In 
Clnclnn.'itl,  Cleveland,  Jii'ilanafioUK,  Dayton  and 
other  cities. 
The  Legislature  Of  this  State  was  organized  on 
tbc  4tli  Inst.  Judge  Hobertaon  oflW<*schesU.T  was 
elected  President  pro  Dim  of  the  Hemite,  and  Gen. 
J.  vv.  Hiisted  (of  the  same  county)  Speaker  of  the 
Assembly. 
- - 
FOREIGN  NOTES. 
The  Utile  Isle  of  Man  Is  accorded  by  England 
the  prl’'’llcge.  of  self-governmenL— a  privilege 
which  is  denied  to  her  greater  neighbor,  Ireland. 
.\nd  U.  seems  that  hom«  rule  is  too  much  for  the 
isle  of  Man.  The  Legt“lature  of  the  little  country 
not  only  claims  the  pn'scrlptlvo  right  to  punish 
for  contempt  imiiimltted  tn  ll.s  presence,  but  has 
latel.v  piLSsed  a  bill  by  meims  of  which  It  propose, s 
to  hold  the  editors  of  the  Manx  newspapers  tor 
“constructive  contempt.”  OI  course,  such  anout- 
rage  could  not,  be  permitted  anywhere  In  the  Brli- 
Isli  doinlnlon-s  ahd  t^ueen  Victoria  will,  without 
doubt,  llnd  a  way  to  veto  IJHs  absurd  enaetmenl.. 
Aln*ady  the  people  have  met  at  Douglas,  the  cap¬ 
ital,  and  recorded  a  protest  against  “a  subordin¬ 
ate  legislature  in  a  small  place  having  sueh  power." 
“Const.rucUve  contempt’’  Is  too  much  for  even 
the  peaceable,  submlselve  citizens  of  the  Isle  of 
Man. 
lion  polygamy  will  never  bo  abandoued  by  the 
Mormons.  It  must  either  be  crushed  out.  by  su¬ 
perior  power  or  Sitppod  by  ovcriwwerlug  luibllo 
opinion,  Tolygamy  exists  to-day  by  failure  of  the 
people  of  the  United  Statos  to  enforce  i  hcir  own 
moral  enacimcni.s.  i 
The  M'aslilngton  correspondent  of  the  Mllwau- 
koo  News  says  that  tho  navy  is  doomed  to  a  gn  at 
reduction  In  ofllcei's  and  men,  aswellasluves.s«‘K 
There  are  over  1,600  ofWeerson  the  active  list,  .n  i 
uiuhber  w’hlch  can  he  reduced  at  lea m  oiavnu-i  ; 
without  detriment  Pj  the  service.  The  wrlur 
adds:  “Mr.  Randall  promises  to  play  sad  havoc  i 
with  Robeson's  esilnintes  for  the  uoxl  .ve«ir,  and  ' 
the  v%-holC  Hoitsc  is  deU-nnlned  to  hold  him  to  a 
strict  accountability  for  the  money  spent." 
Hamilton  County,  Iowa,  Is  paying  for  lUi  new 
court  house  vslth  1,3«'>0  stores  of  land.  Better  than 
to  Issue  bonds  bearing  a  high  rale  of  Interesi  and 
then  repudiate  them,  llke  homecotmUesln  Illinois 
and  Missouri. 
Mr.  Philip  liliner  closed  hts  eighteen  tea  stores 
In  this  city  and  the  two  lu  Newark,  N.  J.,  Jan.  5. 
He  has  made  a  n  a.salgnment  to  3Ir.  Isaac  Sommers. 
According  to  the  schedule  of  the  assignment  filed 
recently,  bis  assets  are  $.38,634.87,  andblsUabUltlos 
$187,986.06.  llislargestcredlPirsareOckenihausen 
Brothers  of  81  Wall  st  reet,  who  are  down  for  $16,- 
181,16.  The  stock  In  all  his  stores  at  the  time  of 
f. allure  is  I’sllmatcd  to  be  worth  ubout  411, (MM). 
Mr.  PlHUp  Stiner  IH  a  brot,her-ln-law  of  Mr.  Joseph 
SUncr  of  Messnv.  Joseph  WUniT  &  Co.,  who  have 
twenty  rentl  stores  and  one  wholesale  tea  stoix! 
In  this  city.  Philip  Stlner  left  Ids  father  Jiiooh 
and  commenced  the  tea  buHlne}i.s  tui  hts  own 
account  alxmt  six  years  ago.  He  essayed  to 
rival  tfio  extensive  business  of  Messrs,  .fosepu  j 
Stlner  &  Oo.,  and  had  like  them  braneh  stores  all 
over  the  city.  His  hU8lne.s.s  was  never  so  laige  as 
tihelrs,  however,  and  of  late  It  has  dwindled  ma- 
iertally.  His  failure  is  owing  to  the  gcneivd  di^ 
prcsslon  In  tiaule.  Mr.  Slluer’s  irlends  deny  t  hat 
either  his  extravagance  or  any  di-fah'sal  Ion  of  Ids 
emplo.vees  had  anyUUng  to  do  with  tlie  failure. 
He  lives  In  a  quiet  vva.v  in  VN'est  Forty-seventh 
street. 
Thu  Coioner’s  Jury  In  the  Boston  explosion  case 
pronounces  the  accident  to  have  resulted  fi'oin 
the  negligence  of  the  men  In  charge  of  the  pipes. 
The  United  States  storc-shtp  Supply  will  shortly 
be  sent,  to  the  Mediterranean  to  bring  home  goods 
for  the  Centennial  from  the  countries  bordering 
on  that  sea. 
Fees  for  1876,  under  the  Connecticut  license 
law,  to  the  amount  of  $30,ooo,  have  already  been 
paid  Into  the  Hartford  City  treasury. 
Chicago  reports  eastem  freight  rates  weaken¬ 
ing  and  that  a  reduction  will  be  made  shortly. 
Ordeis  hav'e  tieen  received  at  the  Charlestown 
(Mass.)  NavTYardtora  general  reduction  of  the 
force,  to  go  into  effect  on  the  iPth  tnst.  It  tbmwR 
about  600  men  out  of  employment. 
The  Milk  Dealers’  As-soclallon  of  New'  A  ork  City 
held  a  meeting  la.st  week  to  prepare  the  draft  of  a 
bill  to  regulate  the  sale  of  milk,  and  which  they 
Intend  to  introduce  Into  the  State  Legislature. 
Prof.  Doremus  was  present.  The  Committee  ap¬ 
pointed  to  draft  the  lilU  had  not  yet  agi'oed  upon 
several  Important  points,  and  the  Association  de¬ 
cided  to  wait  until  they  could  bear  the  views  of 
Prof.  Doremus  upon  the  milk  question  before  the 
Medico-Legal  Society,  as  well  as  the  opinions  of 
the  members  of  that  body. 
The  Texas  Democrats  have  nominated  Richard 
Coke  for  Governor. 
Parts  during  tho'comtug  fiscal  year  will  e.xpcnd 
about  $40,(100,000,  a  large  portion  of  which  will  be 
for  embellisbment.s.  Tiie  rwelpts  as  well  as  the 
expenditures  of  tho  city  have  quadrupled  since 
ist7,  although  the  population  in  the  same  period 
has  not  quite  doubled  Itself. 
The  F.gjpM-jn  rroops  recently  butchered  lu 
Ahysstnla  were  draw-n  Into  a  narrow  defile,  when 
they  wer"  8urroundud.  The  Abysslnlans  were 
armed  with  Remington  rifles,  hod  mltralllcusi^ 
iu>d  were  led  hy  an  Englishman.  Home  Preneh 
omcers  were  also  among  Hiem. 
I.ate  advices  from  Tafalla  state  that  sevefaTCa r- 
llst  officers  and  soldJers  have  been  shot  at  Eslella 
for  a  conspiracy  against  Don  Carlos.  It  Is  asserted 
at  Hendayc  that  the  Carllida  raised  the  atege  of 
Hcrna  nl  in  consequence  of  a  decision  to  that  effect 
of  a  council  of  war. 
Cardenas  has.boon  appointed  Spanish  Embassa¬ 
dor  to  the  Vatican. 
Roouf  PaKha  has  been  appointed  Governor- 
General  of  tlie  Island  of  Crete. 
AU  Pasha,  formerly  Embassador  at  Paris,  has 
boon  appointed  Governor-General  of  Herzegovina. 
Sir.  John  Hawley  Glover  has  been  appointed 
Governor  of  Newfoundland. 
Dr.  Gerllch  has  been  appointed  German  vice- 
consul  at  New  York  in  place  of  Herr  Felgal,  who 
has  been  appointed  Consul  at  Havana. 
Austria  Is  evidently  preparing  for  war.  It  Is  re¬ 
ported  that  all  men  In  Vienna  who  are  liable  to 
serve  In  case  ot  war  have  been  ordered  to  hold 
themselves  in  nnidlness  to  Join  their  respective 
corps  on  48  hours’  notice. 
Tho  holiday  presents  In  Paris  this  year  were 
perfectly  gorgoous.  The  toy  shops,  for  Instance, 
were  jieopletl  with  dolbi,  not  dolls  such  aa  may  be 
found  lu  English  nurseries,  but  fine  w.ixeu  ladles 
dressed  111  the  latest,  (itshloii,  with  their  real  hair 
arranged  ai'cordlng  to  the  latest  prevalUng  femi¬ 
nine  tastes.  For  these  “  itoupew  a  la  mode”  there 
are  gorgeous  woodeu  mansions,  furnished  In  a 
style  ofksupreme  luxurj'i  wTille  some  of  thorn  are 
provided  with  a  trousseau  of  corresponding  niug- 
nliiconce  and  even  w  Ith  miniature  husbands,  cor¬ 
rectly  attired  in  black  sultA,  with  ties  and  opera 
hats.  For  Uio  smal  I  boys  there  are  no  cricket  ba  ts 
or  footballs,  but  there  are  plenty  of  mllltar>-  ac¬ 
coutrements,  Imitation  decorations  or  walking- 
sticks,  whUe  w’hole  armies  of  red-trousered  Icadon 
soldiers  defend  cardboard  forT.s  against  more  trucu¬ 
lent  forces  wearing  the  spiked  helmet  of  the 
hereditary  foe.  A  gigantic  Christmas  tree  was 
organized  for  the  benefit  of  the  refugees  of  .Vlsai'e 
Lorraine,  and  manj  (lorists  laid  In  a  stock  of 
smaUer  kind  or  tne  same  prolific  shrub.  What¬ 
ever,  therefore,  the  course  of  politics,  it  Is  verj' 
evident  that  Panels  on  the  whole  determined  to 
celebrate  Us  annual  winter  festival  with  the  usual 
compliments  of  the  season. 
The  Pall  Mall  Gazetw  Is  Informed  that  the  Khe¬ 
dive.  or  Egj'pl  has  accepted  the  resignation  of  Nu- 
bar  Pasha,  his  Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs. 
A  Liverpool  company  Is  negotiating  with  the 
Marquis  of  Bute's  tnistees  for  the  reestablishment 
ot  the  steamship  line  between  Cardiff.  Wales,  and 
New  York. 
The  Orleans  Princes  have  decided  not  to  taka 
seats  in  the  Sitnate  or  Chamber  ot  Deputies.  The 
Duke  d’Aumale  has  wHiten  a  letter  decUning  a 
nomination  for  either  House. 
The  Canadian  rtvei-a  HL  Clair  and  Sydenham 
ore  again  clear  of  ice,  and  several  steamers  and 
sailing  vessels  are  making  trips.  The  captains 
report  veiy  UtUe  Ice  In  Lake  St.  Clair. 
1 
I 
I 
I 
I 
I 
i 
I 
I 
The  French  A.s.sembly  has  decided  to  maintain 
martial  law  in  a  modified  form  in  all  the  large 
cities  and  towns  of  the  republic. 
Marshal  Canrobert  persists  in  decUnlng  to  be  a 
candidate  for  the  French  Senate. 
The  Oemian  Ultramontane  organ  denies  that 
opposition  to  the  Government  Is  abating. 
Minister  Butrei.  is  disposed  to  interpret  the 
French  PrcAs  laws  rigorously. 
The  National  Muaeum  of  Bucharest  h.as  been 
robbed  of  Its  principal  t  reasure,  t  he  famous  golden 
ben  and  chickens.  The  group— which  was  of  pure 
gold,  proriLscly  adorned  with  precious  stones,  and 
weighed ;«  pounds— was  of  ancient  workmanship, 
and  was  dug  up  some  years  ago  at.  Petrosa.  The 
robbers  also  carried  away  the  massive  golden 
amphora  and  pedestal  which  came  from  Petrosa. 
A  portion  of ;  the  broken  heud  of  the  golden  hen 
was  found  in  the  siiovi',  outside  the  .Museum 
building. 
A  pamphlet  entitled  “  Poets  atid  Profits,”  giving 
an  awount  of  the  fortunes  of  Drury  l.aue  Theatre 
while  und»T  Mr.  Chatterton's  management,  luus 
Just  been  published  In  London.  Itllliistrates  lully 
the  precarious  nature  of  theatrtcal  su<re.ss,  “  For¬ 
mosa  "brought  tn  a  net  profit  of  £lo,oofi.  and  “The 
Great  City  "  waa  a  great  success,  cm  the  other 
hand,  XS.OOO  were  lost  with  ■■  Marino  FHllero,"and 
nearly  as  much  by  “  Antony  and  Cleopatra.’’ 
A  reply  has  been  received  at  Ottawa  from  .secre¬ 
tary  Fish  to  the  proi-est  M-ijt,  to  Washington  by 
thclwmlnlon  Government  against  the  refusal  of 
the  United  State  authorities  to  a llnw  Canadian 
vessels  u*  navigate  Amcriciin  canals  vmder  the 
terms  of  the  W ashlngton  Treaty.  The  communl- 
cattoti  acknowledges  the  receipt  of  the  protest, 
but  gives  no  intimation  what  the  policy  of  the 
American  Governiiient  will  be. 
The  largest  revolving  gun  that  has  probably 
ever  been  manufac;tur(vd  la  now  at  the  Royal  gun 
frtcloric-8  lu  lUe  ’Royal  Arsumil,  Woolwich,  Eng¬ 
land.  It  is  a  revolver  with  five  chambers,  firing 
suucesslvFly  through  an  open-mouih  barrel,  and 
moving  about  on  a  kind  or  truck,  it  weighs 25  cw't., 
and  appears  to  bo  very  Ingeniously  contrived.  It 
will  abort ly  be  forwarded  to  Shoehuryness,  to 
undergo  a  series  of  trials  In  competition  with  va¬ 
rious  vlmrgea  of  gun  cotton. 
Monslgnor  Debs,  the  Maronltc  /Vrchhlshop  of 
Beyrout,  has  present^sl  for  the  new  .Montmartre 
Church  Of  Paris  a  gigantic  cedar,  described  as  one 
of  the  trees  of  Lebauon  contemporary  with  those 
of  Holoinon  and  Hiram,  which  was  lately  blown 
dow'u.  Twelve  line  jdanks  from  It,  being  a  sacnid 
number,  w  ill  soon  reach  Parts. 
The  question  ot  making  further  grants  In  aid  of 
railways  will  eugageihe  Provincial  T.,eglslatureat 
an  curly  daUv  To  complete  all  the  roads  seeking 
help,  projected  and  In  course  of  constnictlon, 
would  Involve  an  expenditure  of  between  #12,000,- 
000  and  $15,000,000,  representing  »  total  mileage  of 
1,115  miles.  The  applications  of  the  varK«i8  com¬ 
panies  range  trom  $l,500  to  |io,ooo  per  mile,  the 
aggregate  sum  being  $3,5(h.),ooo,  or  uuiiriy  equal  to 
the  whole  umoiint  originally  approprlat/-d  in  aid  of 
railways  by  the  Legislature  of  Ontario. 
A  dlspaR’h  from  Berlin  to  the  London  Post  says 
the  German  Govifriuneiit  Is  reivorted  to  be  favor¬ 
able  tn  the  propositions  contained  In  the  .American 
circular  In  rebitlon  to  cuhji.  German  cornmonors 
being  seriously  prejudiced  hy  Cuban  disorders. 
German  merchanis  settled  In  Havana  recently 
presimted  a  immiortal  to  the  Reichstag  asking  for 
redress  through  the  Interv’ention  of  Germany.  It 
Is  reported  that  the  Spanish  Minl-sler  at  Berlin  has 
infonned  the  German  Government  of  the  note 
which  Spain  has  ls.sued  in  regard  to  tlie  .Vmcrlcan 
proposiils. 
ITot.  Melchlore  Pecclunlnl  of  Rome,  Italy,  being 
unable  to  find  a  suitable  location  for  establishing 
a  .Masonic  colony  In  Southern  California,  has  de¬ 
parted  for  the  Hawaiian  Islands,  wliere  he  pro- 
po.se8  to  lea.se  a  large  tract  on  one  of  the  Islands 
of  the  Archipelago. 
It  Is  reported  that  the  mission  of  Rt.  Hon.  Ste¬ 
ven  cane,  Paymastor-GeneraL  who  went  to  Egypt 
to  Inquire  Into  and  arrange  the  financial  affairs  of 
the  Khedlve’.s  Government,  has  failed.  Egyptian 
securities  are  depressed. 
THE  SEASON,  CHOPS,  PRICES,  ETC 
Harborton,  N.  .f.,  Jan.  3.— Hav'e  had  unusual¬ 
ly  w'arm,  foggy  and  damj)  weather  during  the  past 
week,  clearing  up  warm  and  pleasant  to-day.  The 
year  1876  was  not  a  bud  year  lor  farmers  In  this 
part  of  the  country  ns  compared  with ’71-72.  tve 
have  a  heavy  crop  of  corn,  good  crop  buckwheat, 
average  crop  oats,  gckid  yield  ot  pouitoes ;  wheat 
not  a  full  crop  but  very  plump  grain,  and  hay 
nearly  average.  Prices  of"produco  about  the  same 
as  in  ’71-72,  and  our  blacksmiths  and  other  em¬ 
ployees  have  found  out  that  tho  war  la  over  and 
do  not  make  their  charges  a  dollar  an  hour,  as 
they  did  in  ’n-72.  Prices— New  com,  60c.;  oats, 
♦60,— If  bright;  wheat,  $1.50;  hay,  $26  per  ton  ; 
butter,  40e.;  pork,  9>6(^10c.  ^  eggs,  60c,  ^ 
score.— D.  J,  B. 
Chapel  Hill,  N.  C.,  Jan.  3.— This  place  is,  as 
far  as  heard  from,  the  most  southern  extentof  the 
recent  earthquake.  It  was  felt,  or  the  rUmbling 
heard,  from  Alexandria,  Va.,  to  Uhls  point.  Since 
the  earthquake  we  hav'ehad  a  most  extraordinary 
soason  of  weather.  For  a  week  and  a  half  the  air 
has  been  truly  spring-like.  For  a  few  days  of  the 
time  there  have  been  thick  clouds  and  rains.  On 
the  fair  day.s  people  have  found  it  very  pleasant 
without  fire  throughout  the  clay,  llyai-lnths  and 
Spiraeas  have  begun  to  blexi'u  in  the  open  borders; 
vines  and  sbrubbery  are  buadlug.  and  persons 
have  enjoyed  seat.s  on  the  open  porch.  There  Is  a 
cry  of  the  loss  of  pork  which  was  slaughtered  dur¬ 
ing  the  cold  days  that  preceded  the  great  rise  In 
the  thiymometer.  To-day  (Jan.  3)  the  air  Is  com¬ 
ing  from  the  North  and  there  Is  the  prospect  of 
seasonable  weather  In  a  few  hours.— m,  w,  a. 
TL 
