PERSONAL  ITEMS 
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^tock  and 
Henry  UEiiGii  Ij-jis  written  !i  play. 
The  Hon.  Caleb  Cunlilnif  was  76  years  old  on  the 
nth  Inst. 
The  Honu  J.  L.  Hoblnson,  Treasurer  of  Quebec, 
has  resigned. 
]Mr.  H.  Wattekson  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  w'ho  has 
been  111,  Is  better. 
Baron  KoTiisenti.n  has  had  an  Interview  %vlth 
Secretary  Brl.stow. 
Loru  >*AnKu  of  Magdala  has  been  appointed 
Governor  Of  Gibraltar. 
DAVtn  D.  KiELD  says  the  Tweed  prosecutors  can 
never  get  u  struck  Jury. 
yfME.  A.  G'ODDARD  Will  begin  her  tour  at  Bur¬ 
lington,  vt.,  on  Tuesday. 
Mrs.  Si'OTT-.'^innoNB  read  at  SUdnwoy  Hall  last 
week^virh  hercaslomury  success. 
The  Hon.  Heverdy  Johnson  arrived  in  N.  Y. 
City  from  Llverpoid  on  t  he  19th  Inst. 
Toe  Kev.  Ur.  Ixirrlincr  has  decided  U)  continue 
as  pastor  of  Tremont  Temple,  Boston. 
The  lat/O  census  re)M)rt.s8ar.ah  Hicks  Of  Brooklyn 
as  being  the  oldest  woman  In  the  state.  Age,  i  U. 
The  p.(jue.si  rliin  tLatiie  ot  Gen.  Mcriiei-son,  now 
being  modeled  In  Muc.liinaU  by  Prof.  Hlbesso,  Is 
nearly  ilnlshed. 
Signor  Brionoi4,  who  Is  to  sing  with  Milo  Tltl- 
ens,  ha.s  readied  tlUs  city  from  Lurope  and  Is  at 
the  Everett  House. 
Mr.  Frodde  Is  niontloned  as  a  candidate  lor  the 
honorary  title  of  Chancellor  of  the  University  ot 
Cape  Totvn.  Africa. 
Thomas  Hcoues,  M.  li,  states  with  regret  tliat 
he  cannot  act  as  umpire  for  the  American  Univer¬ 
sity  Kegatta  of  1876. 
The  widow  of  ex-lTesldent  Johnson  died  at  her 
daughter's  residence,  near  Greemdlle,  Tenu.,  Sat¬ 
urday  night,  Jan.  15. 
L.  D.  Myers  of  Columbus,  O.,  and  \V.  D.  BrlchiTl 
of  Pittsburgh,  r.i-.  have  bought  the  Colmubus 
Dally  Dispatch  for  $30,000. 
The  expenditures  of  the  State  of  Massachusetts 
In  connection  with  the  funeral  of  Vice-President 
Wilson  amounte.d  to  $5,.322.23. 
Mr.  Edward  Jarvis  succeeds  Uic  late  Dr.  Howe 
as  Superintendent  of  the  Massachusetts  Schooijor 
Idiotic  and  Feeble-Minded  Youth. 
M.  'Victor  Hugo  Is  about  ui  publish  a  volume  ot 
verse  entlthnl  “Lcs  Justea  colncs,”  and  a  prose 
volume,  “L'Artd’Etrc  Gnind-Pore.” 
The  Hon.  George  D.  Lamont,,  a  Justice  of  tiic  N. 
Y.  Supreme  Court,  died  at  Lockport  on  .Saturday 
morning.  Jan.  15,  from  heart  disease. 
An  anonymous  benefactor  has  given  $50,000  to 
theSchool  ot  Art  in  Birmingham,  Eng., with  a  view 
to  enlai-glng  its  sphere  of  usefulness. 
Gov.  Hartranit  has  naippolntcd  and  the  Sen¬ 
ate  has  confirmed  Mr.  M.  S.  <piuy  to  be  SecrcLary 
of  the  CommonwpaJth  of  Pennsi'lvanla.  I 
COUNT  de  Pourtai.kr,  Third  secretary  of  the  ! 
French  Legation  In  M' ashlngton,  lias  been  married  , 
In  London  to  Miss  Beecher  of  New  York. 
At  the  Church  Convention  Jn  Philadelphia  ad¬ 
dresses  were  delivered  by  Mes.srs.  Aloody  and  .San- 
key,  and  Drs.  Hall,  Vincent  and  Tjng,  Jr. 
President  Van  Rbn.sselaer  of  Hobart  College, 
at  Geneva,  has  established  at  his  own  expense  a 
reading-room  for  the  use  of  the  studcnls. 
Prof.  Kicdahds  of  Tale  College,  who  has  been 
suffering  from  an  ailment  of  the  spine  for  some 
yeai-s,  has  gone  .South  to  spend  the  winter. 
The  granddaughters  of  Mr.  Seth  P.  Staples,  the 
founder  of  the  Yale  Law  School,  liavc  presented 
that  InstltutloD  with  a  portrait  of  their  grand¬ 
father. 
Egbert  dale  Owen  Is  now  In  the  enjoyment  of 
better  health  than  ha  has  experienced  since  l87i. 
Hts  late  unfortunate  illness  was  superinduced  by 
overwork. 
John  Hatch  of  California  has  collecred  between 
12,000  and  i5,ooo  specimens  of  precious  ores  In  va¬ 
rious  parts  of  the  world,  and  will  exhibit  them  at 
the  Cenfennlal. 
Prof.  Bowen,  Lecturer  on  I'hllosophlcal  Sub¬ 
jects  at  Harvard  College,  has  resigned  hts  position 
as  Tnistee  of  Phillips  Academy,  at  Exeter,  which 
ho  has  held  tor  22  years. 
Mr.  G.  L.  Fox,  thegi'eat  “HumpUv  Dumpiy,”  is 
still  In  tlie  asylum  at  Somenllle,  Mass.,  and  has 
somewhat  improved.  H>3  lias  rational  Intervals, 
but  Ms  recovery  Is  considered  doubtful. 
The  Rev.  Morley  Punshon,  as  the  representa¬ 
tive  of  the  Wesleyan  denomlnoilon,  received  re¬ 
cently  the  gift  of  a  chapel  built  by  two  gentlemen  I 
at  IvY'h'Jtlge,  Eng.,  and  costing  about  $io,ooo.  ; 
Curiously  enough,  Jefferson  Davis,  ex-Pivsl-  i 
dent  of  the  dcfuiici  Confederacy,  and  ir.  8.  Griint, 
President  of  the  United  States,  have  both  ordered 
a  bill  of  shoes  from  the  same  firm  In  New  Haven, 
Conn. 
The  Rev.  Dr.  John  Hall  objects  to  having  the 
Fifth  Avenue  Presbyterian  Church  dealgnai  ed  as 
Dr.  Hall’s  Church.  He  tells  his  pe<5ple,  "It  Is 
yours  and  your  children’s,  or  rather,  it  is  Christ's, 
the  Lord's."  I 
H.  C.  Kibbb,  Secretary'  of  the  Belcher,  Jackson  f 
and  New  Y'ork  ConsoUdat  ed  Mining  Company,  has  I 
absconded  from  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  with  $60,000 
belonging  to  the  two  last-named  companies.  He 
Is  supposed  to  have  come  East. 
The  eldest  daughter  of  Zachary  Taylor,  Mrs.  ! 
Gen.  B.  C.  Wood,  died  lately  In  Frieburg,  Ger-  | 
many.  The  other  living  children  of  the  ex-Presl- 
dent  are  a  daughter  in  Winchester,  Va.,  and  Gen. 
Richard  Taylor  of  Louisiana,  who  was  a  Confed-  ! 
erate  officer.  I 
LAWYER 
IZVXFORTAIfT  TO  BRBXIOERS  OF 
DEVON  CATTLE. 
Dorsetshire,  England— Toller  Fratrum  Farm— 
9  Miles  from  Dorchester. 
Mr.  T.  K'-fiOR  Iras  becu  favored  with  Instructions, 
from  the  Executors  tbn  lute  Mr.  B.  Whittle,  to 
sell  by  Aiiciloii,  on  Tuksuav.  February  15ib.  1876, 
the  celehrated  Herd  of  D'wrjn  Cattle  (which  has 
been  estahllitbrsi  on  the  Fann  by  the  late  Mr.  Wlilt- 
tle  and  hU  unoestoiA  fornearly  lOO  yoarsi.  It  now 
conAista  HI  S-i.’!  OowB.  Uelfeia  and  Bulls,  doa<iande<l 
from  the  most  noted  Berils  In  Dev.nslilre.  For 
numbers,  size,  ooality.  eolor,  coat,  symmetry,  con- 
“Titutlon  and  luilkinn.  tbis  Herd  la  unrivaled  In  the 
Kinudutu. 
Catalpjnan*  mny  bo  obtained  M  days  before  the 
sale,  of  the  Auctioneer,  .’'I  South  Rt.,  Dorchester, 
or  at  tbo  “•  Mark  JUau.  Express’’  Office.  3Aj  Strand, 
Lonoon. 
Tjawver  cions  by  mail  at  60  cts.  per  100:  root  Krafts; 
Iand2  yr.  old  trees  for  “ale.  The  T.awver  Apple  will 
keep  bettcnind  Inter  than  any  oilier  vaib.-tv.  E.  W. 
STARK,  Pike  County  Aursery.  1/OUisiaiia,  Mo. 
15  JOHN  STREET 
lEBW  VOX.H, 
If  you  wish  to  grow  Vcgelnblea  for  sale* 
read 
Gardening  for  Profit! 
If  you  wish  to  become  a  Commercial  ITorist; 
read 
Practical  Floriculture ! 
If  you  wish  lo  Garden  for  Amusement  or 
for  Home  Ure  only,  read 
Gardening  for  Pleasure ! 
ALL  BY 
Peter  Henderson. 
Price $1.50  eacli,  jiosl-paid,  by  mail. 
Our  Combined  Calaldguc  for  1870,  of 
EVERYTHING 
mail  to  applicants  their  new  annual  priced  CATA¬ 
LOGUE  OF  VEGETABLE  SEEDS  FOR 
JS'/O.  The  larcest  collection  of  Heeds  In  the  worln. 
Also,  a  New  List  of  .Magniflccnt  IIYBUID  GLA¬ 
DIOLUS  and  other  .SPRING  BULBS. 
Dairy  Farm  to  Rent 
One  of  the  best  Dnirr  nnd  Stock-Brcedinir 
Furina  In  the  State  will  bo  rented  to  sutlsiactory 
party  on  the  Ist  of  April  next.  It  is  situated  on  tho 
cast  bunk  oi  Uic  Hudson,  about  IH  miles  from  AI- 
bany:  contains  l/Kl  acres  all  In  a  high  stale  of  lertlU 
ity.  cxccIleBi  sprioK  water  in  barnyard  and  pasture, 
has  cottago.a  barns  and  cow  stable  with  hi  stalls,  and 
is  well  adapted  to  soiline  purnoaes.  Address 
A.  B.  K.,  P.  O.  Box  No.  186.  Albany,  N.  T. 
Ton  TUB 
Sent  Free  to  all  Applicants. 
Our  large  Hlnsf  rated  Oainloguoa  of  iStfds 
id  J'laiilx,  tiiimbcnng  175  pagi  s,  bikI  c  on- 
lining  2 colored  plaice,  scut  wittiniit  cliai  ge 
I  purchiisi'is  of  uuy  of  the  nhove  thn's 
:>ok8.  Scut  to  all  olhersou  rcccipiof  00 
THE  AMERICAN 
DAIRY  SALT  COMPANY 
To  the  inowerand  Vi'cctaWe  Garden.  Jieautlfiilly 
Illusirau*'!  and  containliip  a  MiiKTililcent  C»ix>nED 
Plate.  Wdl  Dc  rnailfd  to  any  address /rre.  Address 
[  Jistubluhi  d  1810.]  Clio;- .HAN  Huo’s,  Rochester,  N.  Y . 
35  Cortlandt  Street, 
NEW  YORK. 
Ijjirgost  stock  In  America 
reasouuble.  Price  List  free. 
ualtty  extra  Prices 
r.  8.  HUBBARD, 
Fredonia,  N.  y. 
^mpUmriit^!  mid  pacUintti) 
TEEES,  SHRUBS,  &c 
At  vrIullfsaU  to  you,  rrad  r.  For  terms,  st  ad  Post 
Card  to  C.  H.  DANN,  Warsaw,  N.  V 
Komo'ltliig  new.  Was  nw.irded  lirst  premiums  ut 
Ohio,  liidintin  and  Si.  LouIk  Fair;!.  Also  Slnndnrd 
TI  I.E  ill  A I '  M  I  >  Es*.  Br  st  in  tine.  For  Circular, 
aadre.“.H  J.  W.  PEN  FI  ELD,  Willatigltby.  O. 
Spooner’s  Prize  Plowor  Seeds 
fpooner’s  Boaton  Market 
Vegetable  Eeoda, 
Theeheiippsl.  ard  best  tt  edsin 
tho  market.  Si  nd  two  ,i  cent 
stamps  lor  our  Illuslraietl  Cata¬ 
logue  and  SMC  tliu  prioci*. 
W.  B.  SrOONBR, 
BOS’I'O.V.  MASS. 
THE  JONES’ SYSTEM 
DIUECr  8ALK8  TO  THK  L'SEIt 
ALL  SA  LES  ON  'I'Rl  AL. 
J'UEliniTS  PRKPAID. 
No  risk  In  the  imndiiiser,  us  no  nioncy  is  ivtic  until 
YOU  am  rati.slied  Tlii'  .Innas'  system  will  bring  your 
good.s  lit  liiwcr  pni'fs.  \\  III  ynii  try  it  or  ooniluue  to 
snstniu  m(inop<)lto;>'/  For  iri*e  Pricn  List  of  Scales, 
address  JONES  of  Binghaiutou,  N.  V. 
Matlbews’  ((ardeii  Seed  Drills 
and  Mutilicwis*  flit  ml  C'liUivniore,  sold 
seiairato  i.r  comiuucd,  arn  ^ 
iicknowlcrtxod  tn  bo  the  most  ‘>>3^ 
durable,  ndiiihie,  popular and/zW^a-i-y 
sula'jie  imideinotits  of 
kit  il  over  produced.  Menu-^^J-— 
tuctorod  by  EVEItr.T'P  Jt-  jjN.  — s 
MJI.A  LL,  Bostou.  UlRdS. 
rUoU.  .tr.,*fril  by  noij  luOO  milts, frrrj  IC 
RniM,  JI.OO.  SO  VLThtnni,  00.  IS  Biilel,  or  Bcdiinn 
riMiU,  lliip,  10  Gersiiluou,*  1.0(1,  AHp»c‘C«lAlo)rtir,(ac. 
100  otbrr  thincs,  ch.op.  Also,  nil  roru  of  Fruit  urd 
.Irnsmental  Tirns,  Shnib*,  Ac.  A  04  iwec  flBlnlftr,'''.  frrr. 
Kilyenr.  400»rTCs.  IScrKn-llOTuct.  S'roilES,  llAiUUSON 
A  Otk.  PntNESTtLLK.  O- 
iltrcok's  “  Kew  Rcralator  "  Seed  Drill 
Sows  nil  kiliils  or  Vi'ponMo  Sords  with  regularity. 
Thr  ST,\MiAltii  uiBidiInc.  ICKMouFi.m  for  IB/3. 
Coinkiiio.  the  lii'.st  I'liinU  ever  produced.  Siin- 
l>lc,  durabir,  .  iisicxl  AroHi/fei.  OPLN  WHITE 
X  r— s  •''l-.l'Jl  UlM'tuaon  SHOWS 
'  'ds  8FKp  Dboi'PIXo.  Give 
f  ImtistAftion.  Cifculars  Free. 
Miiili  oy  L’.E  LllMMl'S  ACo. 
-.'■  rJrCJw— SL' S'. Market  SI.  Husloii.M&ss. 
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Grand,  Square  &  llpri^bt  Pianos. 
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MONITOR  MILK  PAN, 
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M'lk  discluirge  pipe  docs  not  pass  through 
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Water  in  vat  rcguioicd  Di  any  bight.  Will  be  ready 
fcrMiTui  Januahv.  Agkntr  wanted  for  State  of 
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ESTEY’S  COTTAGE  ORGANS  nrc  the  beat 
Piis;rrUu«pou;3 
are  the  best  the  world  produces.  They  arc  planted 
by  a  mllllou  people  in  Auicricn,  end  the  result  la 
beautiful  Flowers  and  8  lendid  Vegetables.  A  Priced 
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