MOORE'S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
PUBLISHEE’S  SPECIAL  EOTIOES.  I  or  expect,;  let  tiiem  consider  that  God's  altar 
_  needs  not  onr  polishings.” 
The  Rn  ral  IB  «  Terr  Rood  preBent  to  send  to  •  Miss  Udc  Zzuda,  a  young  lady  at  school  In  New 
Arlood,  and  It  pleasantly  reuiiads  the  recipient  of  the  »ork  City,  h.i.s  wrlttxjn  U)  the  Japanese  Gazette, 
donor  urty-two  time*  a  yoar-thls  year  fifth-threo  suggesting  the  following  reforms  In  her  native 
times.  Any  tutMcribtr  can  i*eod  it  to  a  relative  or  country :  rirsl,  the  conversion  of  the  whole 
friend,  an  a  prenent,  at  our  lowent  club  rate-only  populiiMon  to  (.'lirlstlanlty;  fiecoud,  an  Increased 
f2.i5.  inoludlng  poBispe.  Importation  of  ac.lssoi-s;  third,  a  restriction  of 
- -  taxation;  and  fourtli,  the  introduction  of  the 
Holiday  rrownniB  will  be  plenty  this  year  aiDong  .\inorlcaii  custom  Of  Wedding  breakfasts, 
our  Agcni-rriondn  and  ollicrn  who  form  clubs  for  The  inangltxl  body  of  a  boy  w;iii  found  recently 
RtniAn.  Our  list  coaiprlBos  many  article,  appropru  py  „  hflnters  In  the  v>-ood8  near  M  fH.son. 
Se  rh^Tn^:-  aiSr.  ^ec'ure:  rnmimm  "T 
po.sca  tjial  the  murrtorer  would  return  to  hide  the 
Offlccra  ol  ABMcultural  Hoclctles  and  c,ubsj  hhl  near  by.  A  negro 
QrangQi».  4c.,  can,  If  they  will,  materially  aid  In  "*'*'*'  Hcciwcd,  conroiiSfsl  that  he  had  shot 
augcDcaitiriR  tho  clmiltition  of  the  Rithal.  Hcore«  •  i*i»d  iliei)  kllh.'d  ihelxiy  forn^arthiit 
managed  the  sclentlflc  ollccta  from  behind  tho 
scenes. 
At  the  Republican  Legislative  caucus  at  Augus- 
Bheniian,  recently  introduced  In  the  United  SUtes 
Senate,  for  a  common  unit  for  money  and  accounts 
lor  the  United  States  and  Great  Britain.  It  says 
U,  Mo.,  Jan.  1«),  delegau*.s  and  alternates  were  I  that  the  idea,  so  far  as  it  has  been  considered. 
OllO&Cn  id  fjlf*  HATk1ltYl(f>f*  n  Vlltlrktktkl  /  _ • _ _  _ _ ..  ...  .  ’ 
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CITY  vs.  COUNTRY. 
The  City  of  Rochest/cr  la  having  another  of  ita 
periodical  lagltatlons  for  a  new  charter.  The  dodge 
this  time,  aside  from  some  real  Improvemonta, 
lies  in  creating  live  now  wards,  making  2iltial], 
which,  by  a  curious  colncldcnee.  Is  Just  two  mom 
t  han  the  number  of  towns  In  tin:  County.  This 
will  give  the  city  a  majority  of  the  County  .Super¬ 
visors  and  entire  control  of  appropriations,  assess¬ 
ments  and  equalization.  Pos^bly  the  city  would 
thus  secure  some  temporarj’^  iidvantnK<i4;  but  will 
a  bin  arbitrarily  lucreaslug  the  number  of  .Super¬ 
visors  from  a  locality  for  tho  scarcely  disguised 
purpose  of  giving  It  political  control  of  a  county, 
pass  tho  Sl  ate  Legislature  v  Besides,  ihc  e.xtravar 
ganceotcity  authorities  in  city  matters  makes  It 
doubtful  whether  the  city  itself  would  gain  by  as¬ 
suming  direction  of  fiounty  matters,  country 
members  of  the  Board  of  Supervlsoin  have  gener¬ 
ally  served  as  a  conservative  chock  on  city  extrav¬ 
agance,  and  the  best  Interests  of  all  parties  re¬ 
quire  that  their  Inlluence  should  not  bo  materially 
lessoned. 
— - 4-.-a - 
THE  EAST  MAIL. 
Postmastku-Gbnbrat,  Jeweu.  adheres  to  the 
belief  that  the  Fast  .Mall  train  is  an  Immense  and 
1  ndlspensablo  public  convenience.  lie  denies  that 
it  costs  the  country  any  considerable  amount— a 
few  clerks  or  so,  at  an  expeh.se  of  not  to  exceed 
$30,000  per  year.  Tho  ralhbad  companies  are  paid  ’ 
by  the  Aveight  of  malls,  tho  same  wlieiher  carried 
slow  or  fast.  But  this  Is  not  slating  t  he  question 
fairly,  and  the  P.M.-Gen.  ought  to  know  It.  The 
Fast  Mall  costs  the  rallroad.s  a  large  amount  moiv  ; 
than  the  slow  one.  Wear  of  stxiek  and  track,  and  ' 
danger,  are  each  greatly  liicreiiscd,  uud  lor  thesu 
tho  railroad  companies  will  have  pay  as  soon  as 
present  contracLs  run  out,  with  a  Jieavy  margin 
of  prollt  for  "  back  pay  ”  imder  old  cnntiMct.s.  fortiduhl 
Meanwhile,  the  Fast  Mull  Is  falsely  bluzoiaxl  as  a 
great  public  iicces-slty,  to  prepai-c  t  he  way  tor  ex-  resoiuilou  ivou.-sttn 
lortlonate  demands  from  the  railroads  when  the 
proper  time  comes. 
rs  ,  lhed<-ath  ot  t UtMlog  might  get  him  Into  trouble. 
I  The  hunters  decided  unanimously  by  ballot  that 
he  ought  to  die,  and  at  once  hanged  him  to  a  tree. 
*■*  I  'I'he  Idaho  gold  ndiic,  Callfonila,  produced  last 
"•  year  ftHz.iO'.)  In  gold,  and  paidfi72,050  In  dividends, 
jj  Tin*  average  value  of  the  ore  pn.Hlucod  tty  the 
Jdalio  mine  was  $lT.r,3  per  ton.  The  prndiieMon  of 
the  pilnclpal  mines  of  Cnllforula  and  Nevada  for 
t)  1ST6  waa as  follows:  Consolidated  Virginia,  flC,- 
II  StO.aiHi  <;rown  Point,  $3,124.0.'>2;  BeleJier,  $3,107,- 
L  w,!:  Ophlr,  $2,as2,»!t0;  Eureka  ConsoUdated.  $1,- 
'*  707,072;  Northern  Bello,  $Sfil,VO(i:  Rajtnoiid  & 
Kly,  $«9H,635;  Chollar-PoUisl,  $2SS,on;  total,  $29,- 
o  000,059. 
1  A  lire  at  Canarsle,  I,oi)g  Island,  Jan.  19,  de- 
r  Ktroyed  a  larg'c  number  ot  paasenger  curs,  three 
*•  englnos  .and  one  hotel.  Total  loss  Is  $10,000;  in¬ 
sured  for  $'26,000.  All  Htfiam  travel  Is  destroyed 
for  the  present. 
j,  The  Centennial  Approprlal  Ion  bill  was  defeated 
ln;the  Virginia  Homso  by  a  vote  of— ayes,  56 ;  nocs, 
6S. 
r  Rx-HhorilT  (ieorge  C.  Mills  of  Alleghany  County, 
r  Mich.,  commuted  suicide  by  drowning  himself,  at 
Plnlntli'ld,  Iasi,  week. 
There  Is  conslderabln  excitement,  over  tho 
.  alleged  discovery  of  itcli  silver  quartz  Just  off 
M.alne  atreel,  Blddeford,  Mo. 
:  The  port  of  Wilmington,  N.  C.,  just  now  presents 
an  appearance  more  ocilvo  uud  buslnoss-llke 
(han  ever  before.  From  Parsley’s  mills  to  the 
dlstllleilc.s,  a  distance  of  nearly  iwo  nilli%  vcs.std.'i 
.  ot  almost  c^ery  n!itlonalll,y  are  s<*cn  either 
anchored  or  In  the  strea  m  or  taking  a  ml  discharg¬ 
ing  cargoes  at  tho  wliancs.  A  large  proportion 
of  them  are  Gorman  vcsscl-s. 
'  The  opening  In  the  Kings  County  Pcnllon Mary 
of  a  night  school  for  i  he  instruction  of  convicts 
whose  conduct  renders  Ihcin  worthy  of  encourage-  ! 
moot.  Is  a  step  towuiM  turning  our  prisons  from  I 
schools  or  crime  into  reformatory  institutions.  ! 
The  herding  of  incu  between  stone  w.a,ll8  can  do 
them  no  good,  for  inim  are  no  more  subdued  by 
conilnetnenl  In  cages  than  are  wild  beashs. 
tin  Jan.  20  an  Incendiary  lire  In  Ihc  large  four- 
story  wareUou.se  on  Prince  st Buflalo,  r,V!..  d  tiy' 
.Mis.  I..  II.  Austin,  caused  a  loss  of  $29,o(Mt;  insu- 
raiieo,  $19,100.  C.  \V.  Buell  had  ),hu()  burrela  of 
flour  spoiled. 
At  Grecnnuld,  Mass.,  the  part  of  the  Amldon 
facloiT  UB(<1  for  making  chllclron’s  earrlagcs  was 
burned  Jun.  lit.  Lo.ts,  fis.ooo;  no  Insuiitnco. 
’i'he  New  Jersey  Illsioi  lcal  Hoclcty  held  Its  an-  | 
uuul  mcftrng  on  Jam  20.  The  Rev.  Or.  Hamlll  I 
was  eieel,(xl  Presldeiil.  A  very  Interesting  pujH'r  I 
on  ‘’The  Lite  of  John  tVltherspoon was  pi'e- 
faeed  by  John  McLean,  ex-Prcsidenl  of  Princeton 
College.  The  meeting  was  well  attended,  and  It 
was  rc.solved  io  have  a  Centennial  celebration  at 
Princeton  on  the  2d  of  July,  that  being  the  day  In 
1776  when  New  Jcrsi’y  declared  herself  a  free  and 
Independent  Slate. 
Arthur  1*.  Devlin  hndured  at  Dover,  N.  11.,  Jan.  ! 
10,  on  “Hoiinmlsm  In  America.'’  After  the  lect¬ 
ure  a  crowd  followed  him  to  his  hotel,  on  the  way  , 
to  u  )dc)\  )ic  fled  into  a  drug  store  for  safely,  when 
'  bricks  were  thrown  the  windows,  and  the  Major  ! 
was  compelled  to  read  the  riot  act.  The  police  i 
Anally  succeeded  in  gelling  him  to  1  lie  liotel,  not,  I  , 
I  however,  without  being  comiicDed  to  mse  ihelr  re- 
;  voivers.  No  one  was  Injured.  | 
^^lllee  Dee.  1st  600  pemuis,  nearly  aU  coloretl,  , 
have  cmlgialed  from  Geoigla  to  the  Western  and 
cotton  Stales,  while  250  negroes  lun  e  left  t  he  tur-  i 
peiiUno  dlslilets  of  North  Carolina  for  Floilda  In  ‘ 
chosen  to  the  Kepubltean  National  Convention. 
A  resolution  wag  unanimously  pas-sed  that  the 
flon.  Jamo.s  G.  Blaine  is  the  choice  Of  the  Republi¬ 
cans  of  .Malno  for  Prraident, 
.  The  Board  of  state  Prison  luspoctors  has  met  at 
j  i^lng  Sing,  ana  the  following  appolntmeni-s  are 
I  known  to  bo  made: — Agent  and  Warden,  George 
:  R.  Young  of  Yates  County;  clerk,  .Samuel  s. 
I  tVhallon  of  Cattaraugus;  Chaplain,  Rev.  John  tV. 
j  B.  Wood  Of  Orange;  Storekeeper,  E.  (  urtls'J'opUff 
I  of  Cttlluraugus;  Matron  of  the  Female  ITlsou, 
I  Mrs.  H.  V.  Chirk  of  Caj’uga. 
i  At  North  HoosJek.  N.  V.,  Jail.  isth.  U.  t  arpenWr 
'  A  CO.’S  woolen  mills  and  store  burned.  fA)H.s»nr>.- 
000;  Insurance  $100, ofHi.  Twothousand  operaUves 
are  thrown  out  of  einplojiDC-bl.  The  Troj'  &  Bos- 
tnn  railroad  bridge  across  the  \\  aloomsac,  near 
the  mill  Was  alno  burned,  Los-s.  over  Inaui'ance, 
$2.«M». 
fShuw  A  Stewart’S  drug  store  at  Br.iy,l],  lud.,  was 
diMdroycd  by  lire  Jau  19.  Los-s,  $A,(xiO. 
Gray’s  Opera  House,  Rome,  o.,  was  burned  on 
Ja M.  1»:  losa,  $7,tHKi.  Frost  &  Co.'s  drj'  gtxxls  store 
adjoining  was  damaged  $H,ooo;  Insured  forir.otio. 
On  the  morning  of  Jan.  pj.  a  tire  broke  out  in 
the  Lehigh  Valley  Company’s  Prospect  Shaft,  near 
M'llkesbarro,  I’a.  .Mi  explosion  of  guh  followed, 
causing  considerable  dainage  V)  f  he  mine.  Giving 
to  the  bursting  nf  ibe  water  pliie  the  flames  could 
not  b«  f'XUbgulshcd.  Rome  of  the  men  wci-c  se-  I 
verejy  burned  wliUo  attempting  to  do  so.  The  ' 
mine  Is  now  being  flooded  with  water  for  the  pur¬ 
pose  of  cxtlngulKhing  tho  fircw 
Henrj'  C.  Klbbo,  Secretary  of  the  Belcher,  the 
New  York,  the  Jackson,  and  the  Ladj-  Washington 
Mining  Companies,  has  almondodlioin  Sail  Fran-  i 
cisco.  Ho  Is  a  defaulter  to  the  amonntot  $co,noo,  I 
mostly  from  thoNew  York  Milling Compan.y.  'I  ho  ! 
Belclier  Company  docs  not  suffer.  I 
UntLg  no  favor  here.  It  might  suit  ihe  Americans, 
I  as  most  of  their  gold  Is  locked  up  In  Sub-Treas- 
j  urtes,  while  the  English  sovereign  circulates  In 
ralllloiiR  throughout  the  world.  It  ts  bellcvod  that 
I  the  dl.sinrbauce  artstug  from  such  a  change  would 
I  bo  Indescribable,  particularly  In  tho  absence  of 
j  specie  payments  In  America,. 
;  with  reference  to  the  statement  nnidoby  Secre¬ 
tary  FLsh  before  the  Committee  on  Foreign  Atfalrs 
of  the  American  HoaseofRepresentatlves  respect¬ 
ing  negotiations  between  Spain  and  the  fnlied 
StaU.'.s  It  Is  seml-ornclally  pointed  out  that  the 
WasUinglnn  Government  not  having  .vet  replied 
to  tilt!  Spanish  note  of  the  I6th  ot  November,  1875, 
nor  having  ontclally  communicated  at  Madrid  tho 
contents  of  tho  Amerlcau  circular  note  to  lUe  Eii- 
ropoaii  jKiwers,  nil  report.^  ot  a  favorable  reply 
from  Spain  may  be  regarded  aa  destitute  of  foun¬ 
dation. 
Gen.  Martinez  CamiKi’s  army  baa  begun  moving 
agalrj.st  Hie  CurJlslB  In  Navarre. 
The  London  'I'linos  of  Jan.  mb  publishes  a  letter 
from  Vienna  containing  the  following  details  In 
rcg.ard  to  matrers  In  the  northern  provinces  f»f 
Turkey.  In  consequence  of  the  Turkish  opera- 
Mon.s  on  the  .Montenegrin  tronUer,  the  Pilnco  of 
MontenegiYi  summoned  a  war  cnuncU  ot  Senators 
and  mlllt.Hry  ofllcers,  which  resolved  that  If  the 
amocntratlon  of  the  Turklsli  forces  on  the  frontier 
is  to  take  such  proponlons  as  to  really  cany  into 
elTect  the  rejvorlod  plan  of  blockading  Montenegro 
on  Hi.il  side,  It  will  be  considered  a  Odd,  and 
the  Prince  should  summon  all  Montenegrins  liable 
to  duty  to  march  into  Herzegovina:  that  In  the 
meantime  Montenegro  wlh  keep  an  expectaui  atti¬ 
tude,  and  not  disturb  the  peruje  U  the  Turkish 
operaMoiifi  develop  nothing  more  serious  than  tho 
present  sUuutlon.  This  resolution,  It  SCTins,  was 
chiefly  taken  for  Its  moral  effect  on  tho  Sublime 
The  Cape  Cod  Exchange  and  Brett's  bloi'k  In  |  I’ortf!  and  the  Montenegrlna.  The  latter  are 
HOME  NEWS  PARAGRAPHS.. 
Within  live  ycara  70,000  Chinamen  may  vote  In 
California.  Ten  thousand  may  vote  in  San  Fran¬ 
cisco  and  wield  ono-thlrd  of  tho  electoral  power. 
I’hat  is,  they  may,  if  they  choose,  name,  ilvc.voars 
hence,  the  Mayor  of  San  Franchico  and  Governor 
of  California. 
The  Treasurer  of  .Maine  has  ha-s  made  his  report 
for  1575,  showing  the  il nances  of  the  State  to  be  lu 
sound  coniUtlon.  The  receipts  for  ilie  year  were 
Sl,563,775.-13;  b.UauCOS  on  JuU.  l,  1875,  $322,185.84. 
The  disbnrsemonis  tor  the  year  were  $1.513.867.4S ; 
cash  on  hand  December  31,  1S75,  $377,093.64.  The 
esllmatcd  receipts  for  1876  are  $1,671,699.63,  and 
the  expenditures  $1,56'3.490.30.  The  tax  tor  1876  j 
will  bo  four  mills  on  the  dollar. 
Oi  ange  County  is  probably  ahead  of  all  others 
on  entertaining  tramps.  Since  tho  8th  of  March 
last  Poormaater  Carr  ha.s  harbored  and  fed  2,i3T 
of  that  Idle  and  predatory  clas.8. 
Mr.  Johu  Vauco  Cheucy,  in  the  fust  of  a  series 
of  .articles  on  the  “Poets  of  America”  In  this 
week’s  Appletons'  Journal,  sii>s  the  first  book 
publlshoU  lu  this  country  was  a  version  of  the 
Psalms  by  the  combined  clergy  of  New  England. 
It  appeared  la  two,  and  In  a  quaint  preface  wa.s  , 
this  apology:  “If,  therefore  the  verses  are  not  I 
always  so  smooth  and  elegant  as  some  may  desire 
"Ihe  city  Council  of  Rlchmniid  lias  pass<-d  a 
reeoluilon  requesting  the  Ma.vor  to  act  In  con¬ 
junction  with  the  cUlzcn.s  of  Boston  in  apjicallng 
to  lumgress  to  LTccI  a  niarblf  monument  at  York- 
towu  to  commemorate  Mic  balUeof  Oct.  19, 1781, 
Waliiiil.  logs  arc  In  such  demand  that  a  inuu 
who  rcccnuy  pun  huscU  ufarm  oi  25ii  atn-es  near 
New  Alhuny,  Ind..  for  $10.immi  received  an  oliir  of 
$9,600  for  120  large  walnut  Irecs  growing  on  the 
place.  There  arc  also  on  the  farm  over  200  pop¬ 
lars.  woiih  from  «2ii  in  $;io  per  ircc. 
It  Is  urged  thill  tho  Callfnnita  Legislature  should 
pass  a  Inwdeflning  the  ilghtc  of  the  children  Of 
white  fathers  by  Indian  nioihcm,  now  clussiflcd  as 
Indians,  and  (he  children  of  Chlui-so  parents,  re¬ 
garded  as  natives  of  their  futliers'  countiy.  In 
the  norOieni  counties  there  are  over  i,ooo  half-In¬ 
dian  children,  and  In  the  vloirilly  of  Sun  Francisco 
and  SacramenUi  lOxiut  s.ooo  Chinege  children,  all 
fast  approaclilng  legal  ranjorliy. 
Prof.  Pepper,  the  well-known  .savant,  has  had 
Oakey  Hall's  bad  luck  on  the  stage.  Ills  project 
was  a  play  in  wlileli  optical  and  chemical  effecLs 
would  be  an  Imimrtant  itart.  and  he  wrote  one  en¬ 
titled  “  The  Alchemist's  Daughter,”  assigning  to 
hlmselt  The  role  of  The  alebemlsl.  Tho  piece  was 
produced  In  Rt.  J.oul.s.  and  Mr.  Pepper  failed  lu¬ 
dicrously  as  an  actor.  That  was  the  opinion  he 
ciaeriRlned  iiimstdr,  and  the  iheuler-going  public 
unanimously  coincided  with  that  view.  Mr.  Pep- 
l)er  at  once  decided  upon  a  generous  ‘'act,”  and 
resolved  that  Uls  flrst  appearance  should  also  be 
his  last.  On  the  ne.xt  night  an  actor  “  to  the  man¬ 
ner  horn”  did  well  lu  the  part,  and  the  Professor 
Hurwlcli,  Cupc  Cod,  were  destroyed  by  Are  Jan.  1. 
*  The  Exchange  building  conUilncd  tho  town  hall. 
'  The  nro  destroyed  neatly  all  the  business  poH  Ion 
;  of  Lhe  town.  The  l06.s  Is  abouL  $15,000.  The  lire 
oilglnatvd  by  the  breaking  or  a  lamp. 
GOV.  Tfldcn.  at  the  request  of  the  Coinnion 
Council  ot  Albany,  has  consented  to  sit  lor  his 
'  lionrnll,  to  be  placed  In  Ihe  Common  Connell 
cliuiuber  of  tlnit  city. 
The  sraime  of  Gov.  Wliithrop,  by  Grccnoiigh, 
'  .  anived  u  few  dii.vs  ago  lu  Boston  from  Florence. 
I  The  figure  ts  life  size,  dreased  In  Punian  style, 
‘  j  amt  mounU'd  uiwn  a  plain  pedestal.  The  suituo 
;  will  he  sent  to  Wushlugton  a.s  the  conlrlbutlon  of 
;  Hie  State  of  M.assachusmts  to  llm National  Gallery 
of.\rt. 
A  large  lire  oceurred  Juii.  'Ai.  at  Apollo,  Peun., 
vi  on  the  West  I’cnuaylvanla  Railroad.  The  th-i' 
originated  from  the  explosion  of  an  oil  lamp. 
Two  squares,  comiirlsliig  about  40  buildings,  w  ere 
entirely  destroyed.  The  loss  Is  esllmatcd  at  from 
$10,000  to  $50,000. 
The. Board  of  Mate  Prison  Inspectors  have  m.ade 
the  following  appointments  for  the  Auburn  I'rtsoa : 
Agentand  Warden,  Charles  V.  Durslon  of  Auburn ; 
I  Clerk,  James  D.  Morgan  of  Penn  Yan,  Yates  Co.; 
I  Rtorckeeper,  Willard  N.  Hmllh  of  Geneva,  Ontario 
I  County. 
The  annual  report,  of  the  Reifrctary  and  Ruiierin- 
tmujent  of  Ibc  Boston  Board  of  ’I’rade  refei’s  to  i  hi! 
lack  of  adequati!  means  of  communientlou  as  t  he 
only  obsuicle  to  tho  gro^vth  of  Boston’s  export 
trade,  and  adverts  to  the  need  of  linprovcxl  torm- 
lual  faelhtlt'3,  eommendlng  the  utilization  of  iho 
.Souili  Bo.tton  flut-s.  While  there  has  been  a  lull¬ 
ing  off  In  Impfirts  of  f2.78.vyT.  ns  compnred  ulUi 
Hie  previous  year,  there  has  been  an  inereasi'  of 
$3,18ti,sT2  In  export.s,  and  Hi  ere  Is  enough  freighl 
now  olTciIng  here  for  England  to  cmploj'  many 
:  vessels. 
j  The  Fourth  of  Jiilj'  "111  be  a  vei  j  noisy  day  In 
I  Plilladelphlu.  Tho  demoiislrutlon  will  luru  out  a 
j  mullltutle  of  deaf  (jutdeers.  | 
A  bill  to  abolish ’ruinijiany  has  lieeii  Introduced  | 
I  into  the  stale  Senate.  j 
The  Gliio  Ifeiiubllean  Stale  Couveutloii  lias  been 
apjKilnled  for  March  29  at  Coliimhus. 
Miss  Charlotte  Cushman  l.s  again  daugeiously  ill 
In  Boston,  and  her  condition  gives  serious  alanu 
to  her  frlemK 
W  in.  Harlan,  only  son  of  Hio  Hon.  Janies  Har¬ 
lan,  ex-Reeretary  of  Hm  Interior,  (l|l•d}n  .san  Frnn- 
I  Cisco  Jan.  19.  Ills  father  and  nioHe  r  arrived,  in 
response  to  u  telegram,  a  tew  Iioui-s  before  hts 
death. 
Mr.  D.  L.  Moody,  the  evangelist,  has  gone  to 
Florida  for  the  piirjio.so  of  locating  his  sou  in  a 
milder  chmate.  Mr.  Moody  will  return  Unmedl- 
ately,  and  begin  his  lalxirs  In  New  York  on  the  ist 
of  Fcbruaiy. 
FOREIGN  NOTES. 
I.  I  highly  dlssatlHlled  with  what  they  consider  tlie 
I.  '  undecided  and  timid  policy  of  tho  Prince. 
"  I  The  returas  from  the  Deparlmonm  of  I>orot, 
0  I  Meuse,  Eure,  Charentc,  Mauche,  Cher,  Calvados 
1  ami  J’yn  neeR  Grlmt.ale.s  show  Conservative  ma- 
"  '  jortfles  lu  the  deciion  for  .Senatorial  delegates. 
8  i  In  the  Departments  of  var,  cotA.!  d'Or,  Tarn,  Jura 
I  and  Mafne  Hie  re.sulU  arc  doubtful. 
At  Ihe  sitting  ot  tho  Permanent  Committee  ot 
,  Hie  Ahsemhly  at  VersaQle.s,  Jan.  20,  the  Left  com- 
•  I  plaliKstiiuii  the  I’refecth were Innueuclng the eleo- 
,  !  tlona.  M.  Buffet  retused  lo  dlacuw,  the  subject, 
7  I  alleging  that  he  did  not  desire  U)  untlclp.ate  tho 
f  ‘  debai.eon  Hie  verlilcaiion  ot  the  elections  in  the 
I  new  As.si'mbly.  He  only  admitted  the  Comrairiee’s 
I  right  to  summon  Hie  lueseuL  Assembly  If  H  saw 
.  III.  Hi-  mHlntulued  the  legality  of  his  Instructions 
'  I  to  the  PrefccUs  in  relatlou  to  the  Pre  "lilch 
.  I  were  lo  Hiecffirl  that  the  licenses  ot  newspaper 
•  j  dealers  may  be  revoked  in  case  legal  regulations 
I  were  not  compiled  vvUh.  H  the  Ia?ri  disapproved, 
they  could  appeal  to  the  trlbumds.  Tlie  I.eft  pro- 
’  tested  agaliisi  the  Minister's  coui-so,  after  which 
the  m.ntlcr  was  then  dropped.  M.  Buffer  lUicvviso 
:  retu.sed  to  make  any  c.xplanatlon  In  regard  to  Hio 
toipprcahlon  of  Hie  bniiquut  to  M.  Gambetta  at 
'  .Mai-sellles,  or  to  lake  notice  or  the  reports  that  tho 
j  Government  favored  a  BoiuipurtJsi.  cauclidato  In 
I  the  Department  of  the  G Hondo. 
The  AHonslsLs  have  thrown  supplies  of  provls- 
lon.s  and  ammunition  Into  Oyar/un,  In  the  face  of 
a  heavy  lire  from  the  Carllst  bullertct,. 
Victor  Hugo  hasiiksucd  an  address  to  the  Sena¬ 
torial  delegate.g  for  Purls  and  France,  In  which  ho 
asks  them  lo  found  a  DemocrHcy  which  shall  end 
foreign  war  by  arbli.rallon,  civil  war  b.v  amnesty, 
and  dlslross  by  eduuaUon. 
Jn  Victoria,  the  lion.  James  McCulloch,  In  a 
fluaiiclul  statement,  points  out  that  the  revenue 
of  Hit!  colony  is  in.adoquuto  to  meet  the  expenses. 
The  Victoria  Journals  state  that  an  alarailng  In- 
ereuse  of  Insanity  and  desiliutlon  was  noticeable 
I  lu  .Mcllxiurne. 
I  The  elections  for  members  of  the  Cortes  are 
j  proceeding  In  an  orderly  manner  throughout 
Spain.  The  Epoca.  lu  an  edltorlid  on  Ihc  Unanclal 
situation,  urges  Hie  Mlnlsirv  lo  reorganize  the 
National  llnaucea  on  u  sound  ba.sls,  and  restrtet 
the  public  expenditures  ms  much  us  possible. 
The  London  Times  tavore  jilaelng  .tmorlcun  coin 
lu  shuple  ratio  with  the  Brit  ish  sliindard. 
M.  Wullou,  -Minister  of  I'ublle  Iiislructlon  In 
France,  has  onlen^  the  resiorallon  of  the  Cath¬ 
edral  ul  Rhflin.s  at  a  cost  ot  $4O0,0iHi. 
.Mr.  Disraeli  on  liisTOLh  birthday  received  a  let¬ 
ter  of  congratulation  Oom  the  Nottingham  and 
District  workingmen's  Constitutional  Association. 
Roderick  William  Cameron  and  Dr.  R.  Forbes  of 
New  York.  .Sir  Daniel  Cooper  of  London,  and  Geo. 
Bussell  of  Scotland  bave  been  appointed  Commis¬ 
sioners  to  the  Phlladophla  Exhibition  for  New 
South  Wales. 
Ihe  London  Lancet  saj's:  On  Friday  the  Pope, 
after  fatiguing  receptions,  complained  of  being 
unwell.  He  had  an  epUeptold  seizure,  la.8llng 
i  forty  minutes.  Since  then  he  has  been  confined 
The  Governor  or  Part.8  has  refused  permission  to  ^‘it'&bing  receptions,  complained  of  being 
the  workingmen  to  hold  a  public  meeting  for  the  !  unwell.  He  had  an  epUeptold  seizure,  la.8llng 
purpose  of  nominating  a  Senatorial  candidate  i  minutes.  Since  then  he  has  been  confined 
London  dlsputc'hes  from  Algiers  report  a  terrtble  1  f'^>^‘3bed.  Though  his  health  reqiUres  the  doc- 
hurricane  In  .Ylgcrla  Jun.  13.  The  destmcflon  of  '  grave  reports  recently  clr- 
propcity  w,as  tnimense,  and  cannot  be  estimaterl.  i  sroMbfUess. 
The  Khlpplng  on  the  coast  also  suffered  severely 
Tim  gale  was  or  unusual  violence.  * '  j  THE  SEASON,  CROPS,  PRICES,  ETC 
Tlie  oldc.8t  daughter  of  Admiral  Hard.v,  the  ofli-  j  _  ojo,  xiAvz. 
cer  In  vvhoso  arms  the  gallant  Nel.sojj  expired,  re-  j  Mliohomish  City,  Wash.  Ter.,  Dec.  25.— 
ccutlj  died  In  England.  She  was  the  occupant  of  ,  Since  the  middle  of  October,  tt  has  rained  more 
a  BUlte  of  rooms  in  Hampton  Court  I'ahtco,  alloicd  i  than  half  the  ihnc.  Had  five  pretty  good  fresJieta 
her  by  the  (,iueeii.  The  mitglcei  Bull  by  which Nel-  !  in  tho  shohomlsh  River;  ixiitom  lauds  inundated 
sou  wa3  killed  was  tor  luanj' yeui-s  kept  as  a  mo-  j  tor  the  liLSt  thrcejduys.  The  ground  has  been 
inenlo  by  Capt.  Hardy,  who  imd  It  mounted  in  white  with  snow  several  times,  but  no  frost.  Saw 
crjTitul  and  silver  as  a  locket.  It  1.8  believed  now  clover  lu  blossom  yesterday.  Hay  worth  $12  now, 
to  be  In  the  iKisscsslon  of  the  Queen.  tyltb  a  prosiieoi  ot  higher  prices.  Potatoes,  $i ; 
The  London  Times  of  Jan.  20th  has  an  article  In  Wheat,  $1.25;  oats,  62xc.;  barley,  76c.;  beef,  by 
Its  financial  department  on  the  proposition  of  Mr.  the  quarter,  c@7c.;  steak,  10®l2c.— Arops. 
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