ORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
FES, 
PUBLBHKE’S  SPEOIAL  HOTIOE&  .materializing  wmnco  In  Memiihls  and  suddenly 
_  tiumed  the  light  or  a  dark  lantf*rn  on  the  form  of 
The  Rural  1b  a  very  Rood  present  to  send  to  a  f  apparatlon,  disclosing  the  medium  to 
liiend,  and  it  ploaiuiuUy  remiuaa  the  recipient  of  the  "  sight  of  the  company. 
donor  fllty-two  tlraea  a  year — this  year  fifty-three  Mulr  says  that  thcro  are  Slxty-flve 
Umes.  Any  si/hscri'hcr  can  send  it  to  a  relative  or  glaciers  In  the  mouutalnH  of  California.  One  of 
Friend,  as  a  present,  at  our  lowest  club  rate— only  them  hc  watched  forty-seven  days  and  In  that 
1^2.1!),  includlDR  pOBtaac.  time  It  moved  40  Inches.  Vosemite  and  similar 
-  valleys  were  dug  nul.  hy  glaciers. 
IloIIrtuy  ITcsenia  will  he  plenty  this  year  anjODK  '  There  Is  exfllemeiit  in  Jlckens  COimlv,  Ga 
)ur  AgonUKrlendg  and  olhcri.  who  form  ciubs  for  |  the  killing  of  a  citizen  by  a  rnitedStal/'H 
tpnAh.  OurllBicoranrii.eB  many  Mitlcles  appropri.  aoirti..^.  -phe  ;<.Idlera  were  eugiiged  la  a  raid  on 
.r:;. ■”  r r/r r;™, ■" 
_  the  mouth,  killing  him  lnHt.anlJy.  Several  prlson- 
Ofllcera  of  Agricultural  i^opiot.ieij  and  Cluh^.  i  '  taken  by  the  mllltaiy,  and  one  of  the 
SrangeB,  Ac.,  can,  if  they  will,  materially  aid  In  Pilooncrs  declared  that  tlio  soldier  was  alhigctlier 
ugmcntltiR  tho  circulation  of  the  IliruAL.  Score^t  'I*  I'liilt,  und  that  the  killing  was  iiiurder.  The 
f  nuch  arc  already  forming  clubs;  how  many  othora  Sh(!rifr  ol  Pickens  eouniy  overt/Kjk  the  soldiers 
rill  kindly  do  UkcwiBc  v  with  a  pofwo  ol  armed  men,  and  deinu  nded  and 
„  .  .  ■  r;  ■  arrosu-d  the  one  who  tired  the  fami  shot. 
Renew  early  u  you  would  i*ecure  the  uninter-. i  The  iioiiua  ■  t  • 
upted  contluuanco  of  the  Kurai,  to  your  ad.lresBi  ' 
nd  pray  don’t  forget  to  ask  friends  to  Join  yon  In  T.  '  ’  '  ‘  tioii  bill  I  e.t>,  »,  appropriating 
mding  for  the  Fifty-three  Numbora  which  we  ehall  ,  ^  piwrvatlon,  uiid  repairs  of 
QbliBh  during  1S7C.  lorHilcstlous  and  other  works  of  defense,  f  iraj.iKiO; 
-  I'h  eonverslon  01  heavy  ordnance,  f  100, fKHi:  for  pnv 
Back  Nnnihera  ol  this  Year  (from  .Ian.  1)  i  .Iwl  lies  Ol  heavy  onluaiice.  fw.iMH);  for  canlages 
m  bo  furnlBhod  to  all  new  Bubscrlbcrs,  but  we  shall  for  hea\T  guns,  ?15,000;  for  proving  ground  and  ' 
The  Rural  la  a  very  good  present  to  send  to  a 
friend,  and  it  ploasautly  remiuaa  the  recipient  of  the 
donor  fifty-two  times  a  year— this  year  fifty-three 
times.  Any  fuh»cribcr  can  send  it  to  a  relative  or 
friend,  as  a  present,  at  our  lowest  club  rate— only 
t‘2.1!),  including  postage. 
Ifoliriuy  Prcsenia  will  be  plenty  tills  year  among 
our  AgonUKrlends  and  olhcrs  who  form  ciubs  for 
UtJRAi/.  Our  llKicoranrisos  many  articles  appropri¬ 
ate  for  presents.  Induce  a  few  of  your  frlepds  to 
take  the  RttraI/,  and  thus  secure  a  Premium. 
Ofllcera  of  Agricultural  iJoplot.les  and  riub^.  i 
Granges,  Ac.,  can,  if  they  will,  materially  eld  In 
augmenting  tho  circulation  of  the  Huual.  Scores 
of  such  are  already  forming  clubs;  how  many  others 
will  kindly  do  likewise  Y 
Renew  early  If  you  would  secure  the  uninter-. | 
rupted  contltiuanco  of  tho  TIitrai,  to  your  address: 
and  pray  don’t  forget  to  ask  friends  to  Join  yon  In 
aendlng  for  the  Fifty-three  Numbers  which  we  ehall 
publish  during  ItITC. 
can  bo  furnished  to  all  now  subscribers,  but  we  shall 
not  send  them  hereafter  unless  specially  requested. 
Those  who  doslro  can  begin  with  nuy  number,  how¬ 
ever. 
The  Beal  Paper,  and  the  Best  Preniltims  to 
Agents,  is  our  motto.  Wo  ignore  Chromo.s  and  all 
other  cheap  colored  pictures,  preferring  to  put  our 
money  in  tUt  vapir,  ami  in  Promlums  to  Agents. 
Helect  Your  Preinluina.— All  persons  entitled 
to  Premiums  will  please  designate  what  they  prefer 
and  notify  ns  how  and  where  to  forward— whether 
by  Freight  or  Express— If  articles  are  not  mailable. 
Act  as  Agent  I— Itcador,  if  there  is  no  agent  lor 
the  Ul'uai.  in  your  locality  please  become  one  by 
forming  a  club.  11  tiHlI  vay. 
At  Oiir  Risk.— you  can  remit  by  Draft,  P.  O. 
Money  Order  or  llc.gfstorcd  Getter  at  our  risk. 
3lUliis  of  fk  kilfcii, 
A  SEVERE  WINTER  STORM. 
Wednesday,  Feb.  2,  was  marked  b.v  a  violent 
gale  which  prcvallud  over  »  largo  iiorUon  of  the 
United  .Slates.  I'arta  of  ihc  Atlantic  coast  wore 
strewn  with  wrecks,  though  timely  ivarulng  irorn 
the  signal  onice  prevented  the  sailing  of  nmny 
vessels,  on  land  uic  (.lamage  eouslsted  chleuy  in 
unroollng  houses,  but  in  several  loe  illlles  build¬ 
ings  wci’o  ontlreiy  (le-stroyod.  Ill  Cohoes,  N.  V., 
the  steeple  ol  bt.  Beruardls  uhureli,  22:1  loot  hlghi 
was  blown  down  and  destroyed.  In  J.li  1  Ii‘  Fulls  a 
Catholic  Ohuroh,  built  lour  yea i-s  ago  and  eusiing 
mo,iHiO.  was  entirely  demolished,  and  at,  Amster¬ 
dam.  N.  Y.,  St.  Mary’.s  Catholic  ClnuTh  had  its 
steeple  blown  over,  crushing  In  the  building.  The 
tornado  In  tho  Mohawk  Valley  is  rriKuietl  tube 
the  acvorc."5t ever  known.  At  the  west  the  galo 
was  accompanied  by  inLcnsc  cold,  Iho  Iherniome- 
ler  at  Mackinaw,  Mich.,  going  to  2i>  degrees  heiow 
xpro — much  tho  coldest  weather  oi  the  season. 
There  Wits  a  midden  and  l  apld  fall  in  l.einjieraturc  , 
cverj'whcro.  At  T’oughkeepsle,  K.  V.,  the  ther¬ 
mometer  fell  2(1  deg.  m  two  hours.  Consklciablo 
lnjiu'lc.s  to  buildings  aro  reported  from  Albany, 
WhltehalkMlddletownund  I’U  .lervjs  in  thtsHtatc' 
Providence,  U.  1.,  Balumore,  Md.,  a*nd  Halifax,  X, 
b.  In  Fredorlcktowa,  Md.,  the  spire  of  an  Episco¬ 
pal  Church  wa.s  blown  over,  crushing  Inna  ad¬ 
joining  building.  Tho  rclmdly  of  the  wind  in  this 
(N.  Y.)  city  was  slxty-fiLv  miles  an  Uoiin,  t  lie  great¬ 
est  ever  known  hero-  Although  the  storm  was  a 
remarkable  one,  and  following  an  exceptionally 
mild  January,  It  undoubtedly  iisliers  in  a  few  ' 
weeks  of  more  wintry  and  acasijnitble  weather.  1 
‘  provlngcanon,f2a.ni)(i;  for  torpeaoe.H,  IfiO.OOO.  The  j  iZnr.rvvi, 
■  ,  csllmateH  were  but  tlie  CommJtt.ee  cut  I  '  J 
I  down  the  appropiatlons  to  failS.ooo.  1  ” 
.  It  IB  staled  on  the  authority  or  Judge  Gilbert-  1 
I  and  l.lie  clerk  of  the  bupremo  Court,  that  Judgi;  jopj  are  seli 
I  Dykeman  has  granUid  a  writ  of  /,al?r.m  for  /Lt  r!  i 
I  iCdu'ard  H.  .stokes.  gi  in  rul  N 
I  The  AUanUc  &  Paeltlc  Telegraph  messengci- 
boysul  Hoclu^Un-,  N.  v.,  have  put  on  a  gray  uni-  '  or  thSeoi?! 
,  lonn.  The  W  estern  Union  boys  win  soon  be  uni-  The  Tviiti 
formed  In  blue;  and  tbus  will  tho  blue  and  the  K  iXv'rL 
gray  be  revived.  ph'ted 
A  number  of  persons  are  undm-arreBtln  liufTalo,  ^  doses'  ll  ' 
X.  I.,  eltilrgcd  with  defrauding  tbc  poor  dejiaiT-  of  the  TreuKiirv  at  1 
menu  They  procure  ordenn  for  rallroud  passatre  ''SlilngUm.has  been  appolnt- 
ralse  them,  and  sell  them.  ^  ’  eu,  iLTr 
TJic  ice  companies  are  making  arrangemerila  lo  ^  a  \  h ?  1'  ngcntof  tho  1  nlu-d  .states  Treasury. 
ni,.lc.M.ml,w:mtheXeiv  YorLNuSon  A^^^^^^^^  Uoum  Convention  to 
toga  railroad,  hmM,dng  Ice  from  ponds,  lak.-s  ..ud  i 
mountain  streams  along  that  plcture.s<iue  i-aum  to  !n.,.m  ,  ^  ^  I  ^  ^  ^  ‘  ^ 
tide-water  at  linnd.mk  wherS  barges  wiln^ln  "r- 
waltlng  to  eai  iy  it  to  Xew  York.  ganlzatjons  (if  tb«  btate  to  recognize  tho  voice  of 
About  7  o’clock  on  the  morning  of  Feb  ;ird  ''0'«'«'»‘-'ampaign. 
Ilanii's  sliot  forth  from  the  building  at  FM) Jlcc’kmni’.  ](onumi*r^'S!nA^^  ^''giigtine 
bU,  New  York  City,  occupied  chledv  by.VoriJiiui  L  ‘  reviving,  IniralgraGon  Is 
Miimvi,  publisher  of  the  FamllybUjiy  Paper  Dinm  mllesof  (he  railroad  aoross  the 
I  Xovels,&c.  Outheprevlousnlglil  anro  li^^^^^^^^  I  ^«ve  been  built.  It  iKsutLsfactory  to  learn 
I  extinguished  In  the  same  bnlkllng  'The  lire  in  *^’*‘*|' Itepuhllc  vv-lll  be  well  repre- 
the  morning  gained  great  heSiy  ^ynMl.c  '  Centennial  Exhibition,  the  Anjen- 
englnes  could  get  fairly  at  Work.  The  warehoirv'  "o  Congress  having  voted  a  sum  of  money  for 
nt  w  Jieekman  bt.  soon  en  light  lire  and  the.  drue-  _  _  _ 
gists’ siiiipllcs  In  the  biiHement  added  to  tlicln- 
t I'nslty  of  1  hi' conllugratlOn,  A  sisond  alarm  w'hs  FOREIGN  NOTES, 
sent  out  and  six  more  steamers  soon  arrived,  but  - 
the  lire  was  not  extingul.shcil  until  Mr.  Mnmo'.s  great  proparatlon-s  uro  making  at  Naples  for 
place  had  hecn  ntU  rlv  niln- d  and  Iho  adjoining  the  carnival,  which  will  lu.st  from  tho  20th  to  the 
warehou-v  fiadl.v  rhiniaged.  Tho  buildings  at  2«  2‘’ib  Of  Fobruarj'— tho  first  since  the.  overthrow  of 
anil  .an  Heckman  bt,  wctc  lea.sed  by  Norman  L.  tbo  Hnurbons. 
.Mnnro.  Xo.  2s  Is  a  iive..st/n'y  and  basement  brick  Bright  urge.s  on  English  Liberals  a  plat- 
biilltUng,  owned  b.v  Mrs.  Henry, and  Avortb  fio, 00(1.  form  ot  three  nullcnl  planks.  The  extension  of 
The  loK.s,  frriiil  fin, 0110  to  fen.iwHi.  is  covered  by  In-  manhood  suCrage  to  boroughs  whero  a  high  pron- 
snrance.  No, BO Isowncilby Iho Jnliru'lapp estate,  eH,y  fluaUri''ntlonl.s  required.  This  wouldenfran- 
iind  damaged,  aliont  f  Pi.oiMi;  fully  covered  by  In-  chlso  agricultural  l.iborers,  its  tbo  luechaikia  ami 
surance.  The  oilier  losi.-rs  are  Norman  L.  Munro,  arllsans  ot  Hie  Inwns  nircadj  are  enri'anclUsi'd 
fJo.iHMi,  Insured  for  flfi.ooo;  (  ii  ineiiL  &  Stockwell,  Secondlj,  he  would  have  a  rei11,si.rlbution  of  nar- 
peper  dealers,  fjo.ooo,  instiled  for  f:Mi.noo;  Tlu  o-  llamentnrj’ seats  based  on  population.  'I'hls  would 
dor*;  Blcksecker,  druggist,  sl.oi-lcwnrlli  far,, non, par-  unseal  many  members,  sninc  ot  them  Liberals, 
tlally  destroyed,  insured  for  f2.'i,oiM);  James  M.  who  represent  Insignificant  constituencies  and 
Owens,  loss  f.'i.fMHi,  Insured  for  f 11,000  on  .slock  for  ihla  reason  this  reform  ulll  not  bo  artiipled 
saldtobe  worth$2(i,(MH);  Frank  Morris,  compositor,  Tho  third  plank  Is  a  reform  In  (ho  inononly  lanrt 
loss  $‘2,f,o(i,  partl.v  liisnreil ;  Itobert  .(ack.-Min,  com-  laws  and  tho  abolition  of  prlmogenlluro  and  cn 
poHitor,  lo.sa  fa.ooo,  in.snr*Yi.  Tho  Kl/>ok  of  Fn  d-  taUed.  This  would  1.)o  violently  oppo.sed  by  a  mai 
crick  U.  Levy  *,  Co.,  manutai'lurers  of  inks  and  .loiity  of  the  House  of  Ixirda.  Altogether  ndioi 
varolBhes,  who  occupied  the  front,  part  ol  the  first,  Idcf  s  liavo  rpilfe  a  fierce  opposition  and  etiVounf  cr 
floor  of  Xo.  S2,  was  slightly  damaged  by  water,  .asmany  (lUUcultlesln  Eiigland  as  on  fliia  girUmf 
in  tho  omcc  of  the  Cbnirh  mion,  on  tbo  sarao  the  water.  ^  ‘ 
floor,  I  bo  desks  and  papers  were  badly  damaged  Advices  fror 
I  companion  statue  of  WInthrop,  Is  nearly  finished, 
and  will  reach  Boston  In  April. 
A  German  boy,  sixt  een  years  old,  named  Henry 
Lange,  hung  hUaself  I u  Cincinnati  last  week  lie- 
cause  or  horaesIckD'.'sti. 
At  the  Centennial  Tea  Party  on  the  evening  ot 
I  Feb.  3d,  In  the  chapel  of  Hr.  Scuddorb  Central 
Congregational  Church,  Brooklyn,  the  gauze  itsed 
on  the  stage  for  belter  scenic  etreci  took  lire,  lhi.r 
whole  airy  fabric  at  once  being  in  a  bl.aze.  beveral 
members  of  the  TVenty-thlrd  regiment,  taking 
pan  in  tho  jierformanee,  at  once  pulled  down  the 
fragmente  and  sUimped  out  tbo  lire,  others  puel- 
fied  the  audience,  enjoining  niTv'ouii  and  fright¬ 
ened  people  to  kee]i  In  their  places  luid  remain 
quiet.  Fortunately  all  vvas  soon  over  without 
serious  resuiis. 
Hon.  .Tolin  W'.  Kingman,  loi'merly  Unllad  Ktates 
.Judge,  of  Wyoming,  reports  that  hlnc«  women 
have  been  admltUnl  to  tho  sufTrage  there  has 
bcenacliange  from  the  former  noisy,  disorderly 
and  dlsrepiitublo  neenes  to  the  "quiet  of  a  rdl- 
glou.s  meeting."  He  thinks  that  hanlly  a  dozen 
men  could  bo  round  In  the  Territory  to  favor  dcv 
prtvihg  women  of  the  surrr.igc. 
As  an  Illustration  of  the  sudden  ii»,j  of  lowms  In 
.•<omR  parts  of  California,  an  exchange  cites  tin- 
towuof  WlnU-r.lfi  Vneanvalley.  Laslfyeara  eroj 
or  grain  was  taken  ofT  the  town’s  present  slto  and 
a  settlement  (here  was  not  dreamed  of.  Now 
t  here  arc  1.200  Inhabitants  on  tho  spot  and  town 
lots  are  selling  lor  each. 
General  Sherman  write.s:  "1  have  never  been, 
am  not  now,  and  never  shall  be  a  f  andldaf.e  for 
the  high  onice  of  Pre.sldent  before  any  convention 
of  the  peojile." 
The  cxlxnslve  preparations  for  the  Moody  and 
Hankey  r(>v1val  meetings  in  this  city  were  com¬ 
pleted  last  week. 
Most'S  11.  Hale,  for  many  years  a  special  ngont 
In’’  several  passengers  In  lirsUcla&s  carriages  of 
the  Orleans  Hallway.  A  contractor  named  Houcet 
Iost21 ,200  francs,  and  M.  Xottc,  a  Bordeaux  student 
was  swindled  out  or  aoo  francs. 
At  a  recent  Coiislst/jry  ibe  Pope  nominated  22 
Bishops,  including  Camienel,  Bishop  of  Martini¬ 
que;  I’ayu,  BLshop  of  ManlUu:  Moran,  Bishop  Of 
bt.  Hyaelntlie.  Canada ;  and  'l  uigg,  of  Plttsbuigh 
A  revolution  h;uj  brtfireu  mit  In  Havtl 
HOME  NEWS  TARAGBAPHS. 
Jersey  City  school-girls  chased  a  louirr  who 
had  insulted  them,  anti  beat  him  with  tunir 
satchels  until  hc  called  upon  a  policeman  tor  pro¬ 
tection. 
Silas  Wilder,  a  farmer  of  East  Llndon,  Vt.,  kill¬ 
ed  both  his  parents,  and  severely  wounded  Ids 
wife,  Feb.  2,  while  in  a  fit  of  r.age.  He  then  hang¬ 
ed  himself. 
An  Indictment  has  been  found  against  M’luslow, 
tho  Boston  forger.  In  order  that  he  may  be  arrest¬ 
ed  If  hc  enters  a  country  with  which  the  United 
States  have  an  extradition  Ireatj'. 
Tho  Grand  Jury  of  tho  United  States  Circuit 
Court,  at.  MUwaukee,  has  returned  indlclmont.s 
against  George  Q.  Erskluo,  ex-Collcctororititornal 
Kevenuo,  Leopold  Wlrih,  ilisuilcr,  and  A.  C.  Zlnn, 
rectifier. 
The  Rhode  Island  House  of  Representatives  has 
passed  a  bill  providing  Ilua  buildings  owned,  but 
not  actually  used  by  churclies,  schools,  colleges 
and  I'harltable  Institutions,  sliull  no  longer  be  free 
from  taxation. 
There  are  six  colleges  In  the  State  of  Tennessee' 
tjie  state  Unlversltj  at  Knoxville;  the  Baptist 
I'nlvcrsUy  at  .laekson;  (he  CumlKTland  Uni¬ 
versity  (Presbyterian)  at  Lebanon;  tho  South¬ 
western  Presbyterian  University,  formerly  btew'- 
arb  College,  ut  ciarksTlllej  tho  Southern  College 
at  Scvvance,  supported  by  the  Episcopal  Church 
of  the  South:  and  Vanderbilt  College,  Just  cstab- 
Itsbed  by  the  Methodists,  with  ample  endowments, 
at  Nashville. 
It  is  reported  In  tho  Courier-Journal  that  Col.  | 
tVllllam  Cassius  Ooodloe  of  Kentucky  is  about  to  I 
83tUe  Hi  Washington,  and  will  take  there  with 
him  four  thoroughbred  horses  to  dr.aw  his  coach. 
An  audacious  young  man  attended  Mrs.  Miller’s 
uoar.  I  no  oi\skh  ana  papers  were  iiadly  damflged  Advices  from  tho  Cape  of  Good  Hope  reporttli  ii 
by  Wilier,  Clayton  X:  Pagan,  prinfers.  oceupled  the  Zambesi  Mission  have  succeeded  hi  nUielnL'  a 
tho  rear  pari  or  tboserond  floor  In  the  same  build-  steamer  on  Lake  Nyanza.  Seven  lumdred  natives 
big,  and  sustained  a  sJlgbt  damage  Irom  w.iter.  were  employed  to  carry  the  veasci  past  tin* 
The  lourtli  and  filth  lloom  vvem  oeeiijired  as  a  MimliLson  Cataraetk. 
Piunpl del  bindery  by  Randall  x  Tomlinson,  and  Sir  John  Glover  has  returned  to  England  froni 
tlu'lr  stock  was  ilnnmged  ahoni  |r,nn,  Pails.  Ills  proposlMou  to  buy  the  Frencli  il.sherv 
A  bill  will  come  before  the  .Main  liCglsiaiuro  at  rights  In  Newtoniidlund  wus  declined.  Ileai'iicii 
an  early  date  to  allow  tho  .Maine  Centi'al  rond  to  Unit  tho  French  authorities  show  eonslderahlc 
connect  Its  depots  at  Lewl.slon  ;  also  a  bill  to  .al-  resentment  at  the  discussion  of  the  sublect  liv  the 
low  tho  same  company  discontinue  Its  road  English  press. 
irom  Leeds  to  Crawli-yls  Junction.  Tiio  London  Post’.s  Berlin  dlspatcdi  state.s  Dial 
Iho  Albany  Fire  Hepartmeni.  has  appointed  a  the  Northern  Powem  have  again  Jointly  remoii- 
eomiiilttoo  U)  report  u  pin n  of  organization  for  a  strated  with  tJie  Prince  of  MontenoiiTo  lor  coun- 
Mut.ual  Beiient  A.ssoeliition.  Ills  projio.sed  to  al-  tenanclng  the  In.surrcctlon,  and  for^anowlntr  an 
lownllcmployes,  department  telegraph  operators,  Indiscreet  addres-s  tlireateulng  vvar  with  Tiirkev 
mmmts.slo.ica's,  and  exempt  firemen  to  join.  I0  appeiu'  In  his  official  journal, 
Al,  Auburn,  Jan.  ai,  John  Mctalpm,  a  sing  sing  A  Loudon  Telegram  saj-s  thut  the  Horn  F  k 
tramder,  fatally  stabbed,  without  provocation,  PUinkett,  now  Secri'iary  of  the  British  Leizaiion 
1-  rank  U  Meredith.  McCalpln  was  t  he  ehlnf  eon:  at  Vedo,  has  been  appointed  to  the  same 
splrator  in  the  fau  is  attempt  to  escape  on  a  Wosiilnglon.  Mr.Plunkett  hasbeenlnthedlplo- 
sloop  from  Sing  Sing,  at  which  iime  lie  was  .shot  matlc  sendee  21  years,  liavfng  hci^n  conm.'c'ted 
nn(l  recaptured.  He  Isconslderedoneof  the  worst  with  some  of  the  principal  JirlUsh  LetraiioiiK  m 
and  most  dangerous  loloiHln  the  country.  Europe.  -Knuons  m 
Three  of  the  jury  who  convieled.  S.imuel  McKee  An  ofllelal  cable  dlspaUdi  from  Madrid  was  ro¬ 
of  complicity  In  whisky  frauds  were  subscribers  to  celvod  at  the  .Spanish  Legation  at  Wusldjurton 
his  papiT.  This  is  doubly  rough  on  the  Journalist,  Feb.  3,  stating  that  «.s  a  result  of  the  latest  001*™! 
♦L**  Bubscribci's  go  b.aek  on  Hons  In  the  NorUi  tho  Alfonslst  forces  have  aUuost 
the  publisher  or  their  own  paper,  and  then,  what  entirely  gained  possession  of  the  Provini'es  of 
must  be  thought,  of  a  journal  whoso  regular  rend-  Biscay  and  Aluva.  Gen.  Martlnez-CamDOs  oeeo- 
er«  and  patrons  are  not  too  intelligent  tor  Jury  pies  the  whole  Valley  of  the  Bistan,  Intercepting 
^  .  tho  communication  of  the  Carllsts  with  Francp 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  'TYlmmer  of  Huron  Go.,  Ohio,  The  army  of  King  Alfonso  Is  now  in  the  hills  of 
dledonthe  isthof  Januarj'.  -She  was  born  on  the  Santa  Barbara,  which  command  the  Carllst 
FourtJi  of  Jul.v.  1770,  and  It  was  the  Intention  of  stronghold.  Estella 
llminor*^^  ^  ^'enwnmal  Ex-  It  Is  said  that  Al’t  Pasha  has  offered  to  cede  to 
•  Mr.  GKirge  William  Gurtts  Issnpplylng  ihe  pul-  STe 
^  Albanian  port.  Of  sV^Mr  theT^^^^^^ 
-Se  r."'” 
set«  La.,  oraorea  ror  tu.  NaUo,..,l  Gallcrr,  aa  a  prtsonment  apd 
Sir  John  Glover  has  returned  to  England  from  **’  V‘ received  no  orders  to  cull  the  Council 
Pails.  Ills  proposlMou  to  buy  the  Frencli  ilsherv  Natloiuil  Ulile  A.s.'UX'i.atlon,  ms  the  answer 
rights  In  NewtoiiiKUuud  vva.s  declined.  He  stated  *™“iNevvAork  (o  ihe  resolution  adopted  on  the 
Unit  tho  French  authorities  show  considerable  January  Is  still  u  vvaltfoL  Captain  Mlldmay 
resentment  nt  the  discussion  of  I, he  subject  by  tlie  beard  Sir  Henry  Halford  say, 
English  press.  Lltat  If  New  York  decides  to  admit  separate  teams 
.11-:  .-V  levoiuuon  mis  mmeu  out  in  Haytl. 
‘!!  An  luilun  paper  Mows  that  Blsi’narck  has 
ig  asked  through  the  foreign  ofilce  thcoplnlon  of  tho 
10  TUiBM  counsel  of  state  with  reference  to  theju- 
;1-  dlclal  question  raised  by  tlie  publication  of  official 
U  doeumenUi  by  Amim. 
in  Hteaniers  arriving  at  Liverpool  from  America 
It  repoil  very  heavy  weather  from  the  21st  tm  tho 
2ath  of  January.  The  steamer  Gcllert  of  the 
>H  I  HanihiirK- American  line,  Alexandria  of  the 
m  I  Anchor  Line,  and  city  of  Now  York  of  the  Inman 
IS  Line,  felt  It  severely.  The  hist  two  had  their 
Ixiata  .and  skyllghi.s  stovc'. 
1-  Advices  of  Feb.  a  state  tluit  the  Alfnnsl.sls  liave 
n  occupied  Jveliiiliir  and  Fesaca,  nud  are  advancing 
V  on  Ixilli  sides  or  the  river  Bldnssoa  toward  Vera. 
Tlie  Garllsls  have  destroyed  all  the  bridges, 
n  Later  .«ut vices  report  that  Fount  Guserla,  with 
considerable  relntorccinents  for  the  Carllsts,  hav- 
p  liig  arrived  at  Vera,  the  Alfonslsts  have  abandoned 
.f  loisaca  and  Eelnilur,  and  are  fallHig  back  on  Ur- 
r  dax,  Maya,  and  Elizondo, 
11  Hon  Carlos  has  appointed  Gen.  Cavero  In  place 
of  Gen.  I'ngate,  and  Gen.  Llzarruga  In  place  of 
Cavero. 
r  There  were,  i.flfis  fires  In  London  during  1775,  a 
1  decrease  of  forty-four  as  compared  with  the  pre¬ 
vious  year.  In  tw'enty-slx  instances  lives  were 
1  lost. 
Mllver-mounted  rosaries,  religious  medals,  and 
tlie  like,  to  the  value  of  fl.noo.ooo,  are  hold  annu- 
I,  ally  In  Franco. 
Tho  Archbishop  of  Pan.s  lias  rixielvcd  from  the 
5  Arrhblshop  of  Beyrout  12  largo  planks  of  cedar 
.  eut  from  a  in-e  on  .Mount  Lebanon  that  had  re- 
I  ceiilly  blown  down.  A  fev\’  trees  yet  remain,  sup- 
,  jHiseil  to  be  as  old  as  the  tlmo  when  Solomon  built 
the  Temple. 
Tho  French  Ixiys  wero  all  tljxsy  on  Jun.  2Sth,  In 
honor  of  Charlemagne,  who  died  on  that  day  l,ofi2 
veal's  ago.  and  who  was  great  ly  opposed  to  drunk¬ 
enness  in  Ids  time. 
I  'J'he  AJfonslst  Hiiccesses  are  V'cry  marked.  Tlie 
CarlLsts  have  biTu  outflanked,  and  tho  Alfonslsts 
are  marching  Into  Xav  arm. 
The  marriage  of  Ills  J£o.val  IHglinesa  the  Duke 
of  Connaught.  JMnee  I'atnck,  to  the  Frjiicess  Ma¬ 
rie,  nlwe  of  the  German  Emperor,  l.s  rumored. 
'Hie  Prlnee  01  Montj'ni'gro  received  a  'Turkish 
envoy  coldly,  and  refusi'd  to  act  against  tiic  In¬ 
surgent. s. 
The  Baring  Hmther.sor  London  will  take  up  tho 
Interest  bonds  provided  for  at  the  meeting  of  the 
I'.asU'rn  Railroad  stoi'kholders  at  Iloston  on  the 
16th  or  .lanmii  y,  and  pay  mil  Interest  on  Ihe  xeoo  - 
(KMi  1)ond.s  Issued  by  them  as  usual  ou  the  Ist  of 
March  and  tho  1st  of  Se[itember,  isifl, 
Tho  Hour  (London)  under.stundBUiut  only  about 
one-tvveld  h  of  the  Erie  lioud  and  shareholders  as- 
HtmU-d  to  tlie  scheme  of  Kir  Edward  Wutkln ;  con- . 
seqiiently  Messrs.  Miller  and  Flenung,  repre.sent- 
ing  tho  Hundeo  bondlioldcrs,  have  gone  to  New  ^ 
York  to  amingf;  ilie  other  scheme. 
A  Naples  despaloh.  Feb.  ‘A  says  tho  Indications 
of  the  enipMon  of  Mount  Vesuvius  are  steadily  In- 
crea.s1iig.  Prof.  J’ulrnlerl  unnouuces  that  the  In¬ 
struments  or  (,hi!  observatory  for  Indicating  and 
moa-suriiig  tbo  eruptions  are  dtsturbed,  and  the 
activity  Of  Uie  eralcr  is  brnmung  diUly  more  ap- 
pareiii .  A siieedy  erupt  loii  u  generally  expected. 
The  number  of  strangers  is  increa'diig,  though 
Iho  city  Ls  not  crowded,  EuglLsh  and  American 
patronage  has  been  much  less  than  usual  this 
vvinu'r.  Many  or  tho  hotels  have  not  p.ild  expen¬ 
ses. 
Adlspatc.h  from  London,  Feb.  4,  Says  that  Cap¬ 
tain  Mlldmay  has  not  yet  h(;ai'd  troni  Kir  Henry 
Huirord  about  the  rumored  chuugo  In  the  arrange¬ 
ments  lor  tho  international  contest.  'The  Captain 
says  he  lias  received  no  order, s  to  cull  the  Council 
or  tho  Natloiuil  Ulile  A,ssix'!.-itlou,  ms  the  an.swer 
from  New  York  (o  iiie  resolution  adopted  on  the 
•-’2d  of  January  Is  still  u  waltfaL  Captain  Mlldmay 
Tlio  London  Post ’.s  BiTlln  dispatch  suite.3  tint  ^^'hfland,  Scotland  Ireland,  the  National 
the  Northern  Powei-s  have  again  jointly  ri'mo'n-  A.ssoclaMon  w  ill  notsf-ud  a  team, 
strated  with  tJae  Prince  of  .Montenegro  lor  coun:  LoulB  of  Batlemburg,  Hesse  Darmstadt, 
tenanclng  the  In.surrectlon,  and  for  Hllowing  an  iT’!"  Prince  or  Wales  In  India,  was  on 
Hidlscreet  addres-v  tlireateulng  war  with  Turkev  though  pot  serfouMy  Injured  by  a 
to  appeiu'  In  his  official  journal,  from  his  horse  while  hunting  wild  boars, 
A  Loudon  Telegram  saj-s  thut  ihe  Hon.  F’  k 
Plunkett,  now  Keerciary  of  the  British  Legai'loii  SEASON,  CROPS,  PRICES,  ETC 
at  Vedo,  has  been  appointed  to  the  same  ixi.st  at  * 
Wosiilnglon.  Mr.  Plunkett  has  been  In  the  dlnlo-  '**  *  *  ””  Weather 
matlc  senice  21  years,  liavfng  been  connec-ted  /  over  iiiy  garden 
with  some  of  the  principal  BrlUsh  Legations  m  ^^rcLssus  almost  ready  to  bloom.  Sytraca 
Europe.  ‘Kiiuonsm  /riyi.a,r/ is  a  wreath  or  snowy- white  nowei's.  /.am- 
Aii  Official  cable  dlspaUdi  from  Madrid  was  .'c  Zu 
.■f.ifoa  of  iim  •jn,.r>i-'i.  ...  .  .  feia/ii  iiowcrs.  1 11,  wiiue  i  look  imon  MiIm  Mi.oT.n 
grant  iiowei's.  y  r-i,  while  I  look  ujion  this  scene 
my  thoughts  travel  up  to  my  early  home  In  the 
I'huplre  stale,  where  perhaps  rnunj  a  Kckal 
reader  is  gazing  out  upon  bleak  hills  and  snow- 
bunks.— B.  G.  M. 
Hidgewoed,  Hergeii  Co.  N.  .1. —Everybody 
liapiiy  over  the  fine  weather  but  tho  icemen,  who 
begin  to  fear  a  short  crop.  Perhaps  their  custom- 
era  will  also  feel  the  pinch  next  summer  when  the 
merc-ury  stands  91)  dog.  In  the  ahado,  lumps  of  ice 
'  .senri'e  and  melted  butter  plenty.  The  warm 
weather  ha.s,  however,  brought  dowm  the  price  of 
eo'ul  and  wood,  whlcli  Is  a  blessing  to  consumei-s. 
Winter  gi-aln  looks  vveU,  as  it  has  not  been  colci 
enougli  to  Injure  It,  although  not  protected  hy 
snow  as  usual  ut  this  season.  Farmers  hav'o  done 
some  plowing  and  are  preparing  to  do  more  If  the 
weather  continues  mild.  Live  stock  look  well  and 
happy,  but  the  boys  have  hung  up  their  .skates 
and  taken  to  playing  ball.— a.  s.  f. 
