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and  God  hath  chosen  the  weak  things  of  the  world 
to  confound  the  things  whl(;h  are  mighty.”  Mr. 
Moody’s  entire  career  Is  Ulu-stra live  of  this -text. 
His  extnionllnary  mixt-aa  Is  not  the  result  of  great 
elrxiuenra!  or  great  ability  In  any  direction,  but  on 
the  ciJtlre  consecration  of  Ids  life  to  (tod  .and  sin¬ 
cere  reliance  upon  Divine  assistance.  There  have 
been  Inindreds  of  abler  and  more  elwjiienl  men 
who,  lacking  this  consecrallon  of  wrlf  to  ChHst, 
)ia  vc  not  acconipll.siie.l  a  tithe  of  his  work.  Possi¬ 
bly  u  the  learned  and  eloijuent  were  equally  de- 
voti’d,  there  would  still  be  the  same  pRferencefor 
the  pre.!ichlng  of  tht.s  humble  and  unlettered  imui ; 
for  In  hl3  work  at  li-ast,  there  can  be  no  pretense 
that  tJic  results  ure  not  accomplished  by  Divine 
agency.  'I'hcio  is  In  these  meetings  a  niarkf5<l  ah- 
Bence  of  aiiempla  to  play  upon  the  passions.  All 
Is  calm  and  de.llbcrato,  and  the  truths  of  religion 
arc  enforced  In  the  most  simple  and  iinjiretondlng 
manner, 
Mr.  .Sankey's  singing  Is  douhtle.ss  an  attraction 
to  thousands;  hut  this  io<j,  lik»:  the  preaching,  Is 
marked  Jess  by  wonderful  skill  than  I ly  the  evi¬ 
dent  earueatntws  and  slnci.-rlty  of  the  man.  Mr. 
Sankey  Insists  that  all  his  choir  shall  be  perMOual 
ChrlsUunB ;  and  It  must  he  confessed  that  this 
rather  novel  method  of  making  up  a  choir  pro¬ 
duces  more  marked  rollglous  results  than  the  com¬ 
mon  plan  of  selecting  singers  for  prrjfes.sional  abll- 
1  ty,  M  (rJiout  regard  to  cha  racier.  A  Itogether,  t  he 
two  men  are  well  matched,  and  tlielr  combined 
force,  working  in  harmony  us  they  do,  has  creat,c(t 
tho  most  remarkable  rejlgioua  awakening  known 
since  the  days  of  Whlirield. 
Mr.  Heeler  and  Miss  Beck  of  Louisville,  have 
eloped.  Their  ages  are  respectively  nfteen  and 
thirteen.  The  parents.  In  trai-lng  the  pair,  have 
learned  of  application  to  many  Jii.st.lces  and 
ministers  to  marry  them,  but,  in  every  lD.stance 
their  youthrHlnes.s  was  against  them.  They  have 
not  .vet  lieeii  overtAken  but  at  la.st  account-s  were 
going  toward  Mlss/am,  ana  Irjing  Iiard  to  get 
somebody  to  perform  tlie  ceremony. 
Under  the  Game  laws  of  tuts  .state  venison  of 
any  kind  Is  now  out  or  seui-son,  and  the  New’  York 
Assoclatlou  for  the  Protoction  of  Game  gives 
notice  that  It  will  prosecute  any  persou.s  found 
with  It  In  their  posses.slon,  that  ixiliig  sunicleni 
legal  evidence  of  tninsgreaslon. 
A  lamp  on  n  table  in  a  bOR-l  at  Bennington,  Vt., 
exploded  recently  while  no  persfiti  was  In  the 
room,  setting  lire  to  the  tatahs^lolh  and  tlien  to 
the  tiiblo  Itself.  The  heat  of  t  he  Humes  lncrea.s«;d 
until  It  cracked  open  a  glolje  filled  with  water  for 
gold  fish  which  Avas  HtAiidliig  upon  the  table. 
FOREIGN  NOTES. 
A  STEAMKM  has  beoti  chartered  to  sail  from 
Oeima  on  J une  1 ,  with  Italian  exhibitors  and  visit¬ 
ors  to  t  he  Centennial  and  every  In-rth  and  inch 
of  available  spiico  for  freight  have  alre.vly  been 
engaged.  Another  one  is  to  be  chartered. 
In  ^otlund  it  is  reported  the  HaptLste  have 
more  than  doubled  their  nurnliers  in  the  past  six 
years.  Tliey  have  now  seventy  churches  and 
three  fhouHantl  memlx^rs,  The  increase  the 
past  year  was  700. 
The  largest  Sunday  -school  in  the  world  is  at 
Stockport.  Engl.oiid,  which  has  in  one  room  424, 
teau^hers  and  3.014  scholars.  With  the  branch 
schools  the  total  tiiombersbip  is  434  teachers  and 
4.792  scholars, 
The  board  of  Trade  inquiry  into  the  loss  of  tho 
Apwi^n  shm  Hai’vi'st  QiiGon.  Cupt,  .fanesen.  off 
Materford.  Ireland,  on  tho  .Slst  of  January, 
wluch  li;is  nocn  |)ro(T<:fiiiig  Hoviiral  daj'R  nt  LoiV 
““  Koiud  find  that 
rile  water  exMngiil.shed  the  names  and  thus  '  “lo  tVluto  Star  ateamship  Ailrialic  sunk  her,  and 
probably  saved  the  building  from  destruction.  that  the  captain  of  the  steamer  ahonld  have  re- 
Klfty  .veal’s  ago  all  the  Baptists  In  Ohio  dined  ►’"''.^'‘''1  the  matter  to  the  british  Consul  on  his 
parallel  In  the  country  in  its  proportion  of  Its  him.  The  llrst  and  third  oflicors  are  censured  for 
church  members  to  the  inhabitants,  oiitspoim-  withholding  the  in lonnation. 
latlon  Of  60,000  there  arc  Yl.s.’ts  ehurcli  membei's,  ■  The  EnjOisli  Goverunumt  has  sent  Gi  Da  AiiOn. 
which  must  be  a  large  proiairtion  of  tliosc  who 
are  not  children.  Half  or  tlies/.-  a  rc  B  jpUsts. 
When  Oglethorpe  was  Governor  oi  tlie  province 
of  Georgia,  over  one  hundred  and  tlilrty  ycara  ago, 
there  wore  no  .Metliodl.sts.  but  1,01)0  mombers  of 
tho  church  of  England.  .Vow  them  .are.  l.’.ii.oon 
Eflus  of  tl)f  Mlffli. 
STARVING  JURIES  INTO  VERDICTS. 
Most  of  tho  dlsroputo  InU)  whlih  t  he  Jury  sys¬ 
tem  has  fallen  arises  from  absurd  com pllanco  with 
ancient  precedenta  that  long  ngo  lost  all  reason 
for  existing.  The  stolid  Ignorance  required  In  u 
juryman  Is  utterly  without  rea.snn,  and  hinders 
rather  than  helps  the  course  nf  justice,  or  like 
character  Is  the  practice  of  confining  Juries  In 
uncomfortable  (piarters  aiid  wHli  in.sunictent  ro<Kl 
until  they  have  agreed  upon  a  verdli  U  Tlio  New 
Jersey  Jury  which  tried  Landis  for  the  killing  of 
Url  GamifJi,  dfdtberaled  from  Thursday  unUl  Sat¬ 
urday  evening  before  bringing  In  their  forced  ver¬ 
dict  of  acquittal  on  tlic  ground  of  Insanity,  They 
very  stain  rejiorutl  that  they  could  not  agree,  iiiicl 
asked  to  be  discharged,  still  Utur  they  reported 
that  the  disagreement  was  hopeless,  but.  the  Judge 
refused  t-0  hear  theiri.  It  wa,s  not  until  It  seemed 
likely  that  they  would  be  kept  tn  close  <!uarters 
on  ihe  plainest  tare,  over  Sunday,  that  some  of  I 
the  Jerseymen  yielded  and  an  agreement  was 
reached.  Of  what  moral  wort  h  Ig  a  verdict  gained 
by  this  aj'stem  of  coercion  7  Landis  is  legally  free, 
but  1.S  It  not  evident  that  some  at  lefwt  oi  the  Jury 
having  sworn  to  render  tho  verdict  according  to 
the  evidence,  were  induced  to  perjure  them¬ 
selves?  Worse  still— If  there  can  be  worse 
—the  confidence  of  the  people  In  the  sjTitem 
or  trial  by  jury  Is  Impaired.  It  used  lo  be 
tliought  tbai  the  right  of  trial  by  .liiry  was  a 
main  bulwark  of  popular  Ulicrt.les.  Posslhl.y  Its 
Importance  now  is  less  than  tormerly;  but  we 
have  still  need  to  guard  i.he  8acredni‘,ss  of  the  jury 
system  as  the  best  safeguard  against  the  Insidious 
and  always  dangerous  encroachments  of  arbitrary 
power.  In  just  the  proportion  that  juries  become 
cont.emptlble,  the  intlucnee  of  the  Judge  and  of 
the  KxeciiUvc  authority  Is  magnified.  J  urlcs  may 
often  work  bann  to  lndl\'ldualH;  hut  they  can 
rarely,  except  by  abdicating  their  functions,  effect 
any  Injury  on  the  public  welfare, 
—  since  the  above  was  wrlltoh  we  have  received 
the  following  from  a  south  Jersey  oor respondent 
relative  to  tho  LandLvOarruth  murder  trial : 
DEATH  OF  REVERDY  .T0HN80N. 
Tuubsday  evening,  Feb.  18,  Reverdy  Johnson 
of  Maryland,  long  a  Senator  from  that  State,  and 
some  years  ago  mlulstttr  to  England,  was  found 
dead  In  the  grounds  adjoining  the  executive  laau- 
slon  of  the  Governor  of  Maryland  In  Annapolis. 
Mr.  Johmson  was  born  May  ilst  1706.  and  was  con¬ 
sequently  nearly  clglitj-  j  ears  old.  De  belonged 
to  tho  old  school  of  statesmanslilp,  was  a  cautious, 
moderate  Whig  In  1844,  wlien  he  w  as  clccl.fld  to  tho 
SenatA,  Wius  a  memVier  of  tJen.  3’iiylor’s  Cublnol, 
but  re.slgnRd  on  the  acceasloii  of  Fillmore.  I  m  sas 
Mr.  .Tolittson  was  again  a  L*.  S.  .Senator,  giving  a 
liearty  siipiwrt  to  the  war  measures  of  the  Gov- 
ernraent.  lYpsIdoiit  Johnson  appoint/vl  him 
minister  to  England  but  he.  retired  in  iseti  when 
.Mr.  MoUey  huccee<led  him.  Hlneo  then  he  has 
llvisl  In  retirement,  only  occa,slonally  giving  his 
views  on  public  affairs  which  were  always  marked 
by  good  f«>nse. 
Mr.  John.son’a  death  was  mysterious.  He  hod 
been  Htteudlug  a  dinner  given  by  the  Governor  of 
the  state,  w'ent  out  of  doors  while  his  trlendis  w  ero 
enjoying  a  siuokc,  and  w’as  found  near  the  dwr 
with  some  severe  gashes  In  his  head,  caused  as  Ls 
sujjposed  by  a  fall  against  tho  projecting  corner  or 
tho  building.  He  was  bleeding  profusely  and  was 
nearl.v  or  (pilte  dead  when  found.  UnUl  the  acci¬ 
dent  lie  wa.s  e.nJoylng  excellent  health. 
The  EughsJ)  Govta’iiiuunt  has  sent  (o  its  dijilo- 
maf.ic  rci*rosciitatives  abroiMl  mi  exhanstive  con- 
hdontial  inemoruuiJiitn  ni)on  the  condition  of 
Cuba.  Tho  eirruUr  deHcrihes  the  causes  of  the 
insiuTCclion.  Uie  cliJirnctertjf  itn  leaders,  and  the 
refuniiH  which  will  bo  intrtHluocxl  when  it  is  ter- 
mumk'..l.  'J’Jjo  purjwjso  of  the.-x’  refomift  will  be 
luo  cuurcu  or  England.  Now  there  arc  l.-.d.oon  1  to  . 
BantTa*”'h’^T  uotqmtosmi  Eta.scopallan.H.  The  I  th.it  of  Spam  by  cstabUsh iug* common^  ifbor ties 
Baptists  about  equal  the  Methodists  Hi  uumberH.  '  and  rej)re.seiitation  of  tho  coiontes  in  the  Cortes 
A  GREAT  FIRE  AND  LOSS  OF  LIFE. 
TcEsbA  V  evening,  Feb.  8,  a  tire  was  discovered 
ut  No.  8  Crosby  Si.,  near  Broadwaj',  New  York. 
The  riamca  soon  spread  across  tho  street  and 
through  the  buildings  No.’s  444  and  446,  Broadway, 
which  were  speedily  destroyed.  In  little  more 
than  an  hour  after  the  fire  was  seen,  sections  ol 
walls  begun  to  lalL  and  In  two  of  these  many 
flremen  were  more  or  lejss  injured ;  dve  were  par¬ 
tially  burled  under  piles  of  brick  and  mortar,  and 
of  these  four  have  died,  two  being  dead  w’hen 
taken  from  the  nilus.  The  dead  and  injured  were 
taken  to  a  saloon  and  cared  for  as  well  as  possible. 
Great  excitement  prevailed.  The  lire  ivns  gotten 
under  control  about  ten  o'clock;  but  not  until  it 
had  burned  nut  most  of  the  bhx’k  on  tho  east  side 
of  Broadway  between  Howard  and  G  rand  stroew. 
The  Coutlnental  Hotel  was  destro.ved ;  a  lso  a  large 
number  of  Jobbing  esUibllshmonts  of  various 
kinds.  The  loss  is  ostunated  at  U.aiMi.noo  and  t  he 
insurance  at W.Son.tMKi.  At.  one  Ume  It  wiw  reared 
that  the  lire  tvould  spread  and  burn  out  the  heart 
of  the  city.  Had  there  been  a  severe  wind,  or 
cold  weather,  tho  damage  would  certainly  have 
been  much  greater  than  It  was. 
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HOME  NEWS  PARAGRAPHS. 
"  Another  murder  trial  tarcio  has  been  enacted 
— tills  time  in  NewJpraey,  the  Mtote  60  long  quoted  22dlnst.  Kepubllcan  State.  Conventions 
as  a.  model  In  the  way  or  whoh-sorae  law’s  and  the  will  be  held  In  Indiana,  Illinois,  and  Wisconsin, 
v'lgorous  and  lmpciTt.ial  <tnforcemenl.  of  tlie  same.  That  or  Vermont  Is  to  he  held  Mareii  90 
A  pATStonate  hnavo  takes  umbrage  at  a  humorous  rt  L  T  ^  ^  . 
squib  published  In  a  village  paper,  and  arming  straznicky.  Superintendent  of  the 
hfm.tel!  with  a  loaded  rcTOlver,  deliberately  walks  Aster  Library,  died  ou  the  evening  or  the  t>th  Inst., 
Into  the  editor’s  omce  and  demands  satisfaction;  at  .Montel.air,  N.  J.  lie  was  a  native  of  Austria 
but  fdJUOgIn  getting  bOCh  as  accords  with  his  came  ro  HenoRvIvanln  Hhn.u  nr-A 
views,  shoots  down  the  editor  in  cold  blooil.  .After  ^  *  eunsyivania  about  35  years  ago. 
several  nioatyh.s  tavelve  men  are  jound  who  listen  The  Bank  Of  commence  of  New’  London.  Conn., 
attentively  for  Mvo  weeks  to  all  the  facts  of  the  was  robbed  one  night  last,  week  of  821.500,  the 
case  and  then  deliberately  render  a  verdict  that  burglars  dioimlniTSsoo  000  in  bonds  m  ineii*  nicHir 
the  cold-blooded  murderer  is  »o(  gunty  by  reiuion  *  t  vaw  ^ 
of  ibBuulty !  Talk  of  the  impartiality  of  Jersey  liaten,  Conn.,  Feh.  10,  James,  John  and 
Justice  !  Why.thenndlngoftnpjuryliuheStokes-  Minnie  Bates,  yoimg  children  of  Andrew  B.atos,  a 
Fisk  oa.se  was  the  concentration  of  righteousness  mechanic,  were  drowned  in  Lake  Whitnev  bv 
teavcS:^?“  "^«i  thfs  last  legal  breaking  through  the  lee.  Their  mother  also  , 
^  ^  ^ _  broke  through,  but  was  rescued. 
At  the  meeting  of  the  Bo.'ird  of  Appeals  of  the 
MOODY  AND  8ANZEY  IN  NEW  YORK.  National  Trotting  Association  held  in  New  York  | 
-  City  last  week,  CoL  C.  W.  Woolev  of  Ohio,  was 
One  of  the  notable  events  In  this  city  last  week  elected  President ;  C.  w.  Hutchinson  of  Utica, 
was  the  advent  of  Moody  and  Sankey,  the  revival-  First  Vice-President ;  Judge  Grantof  Iowa,  Second 
ists.  The  great  Hippodrome,  holding  T,ooo  people,  Vice-President;  and  Thomas  J.  Vail  of  Hartford,  I 
and  w'hlch  has  been  ntted  up  expressly  lor  these  Secretary.  1 
meetings,  Is  tilled  nightly,  while  thousands,  unable  'rue  revival  mectlug.s  In  the  UnlversaUstChiurh 
to  get.  inside,  flock  into  an  adjoining  hall  holding  in  Bergen,  N.  J.,  where  tho  Rev.  J’hoebe  A.  Hana- 
4,600,  and  are  addressed  by  other  speakers.  At  ford  olflelates,  have  been  fervent.  George  Fleld- 
the  first  meeting,  Monday  cvonlng,  Feb.  tth.  Mr.  Ing.  the  sexton,  has  been  thoroughly  wrapped  up 
Moody  spoke  from  the  2Tth  verse  of  the  first  chap-  In  the  progress  of  the  meetings  until  the  constant 
ter  of  Corinthians “  But  God  hath  chosen  the  strain  on  his  mind  has  driven  lilm  Insane,  and  he 
foolish  things  Of  the  world  to  confound  the  wise;  Is  In  strict  confinement. 
MOODY  AND  SANKEY  IN  NEW  YORK. 
One  of  the  notable  events  In  this  city  last  week 
was  the  advent  of  Moody  and  Sankey,  the  revival¬ 
ists.  The  great  Hippodrome,  holding  T,ooo  people, 
and  which  has  been  ntted  up  expressly  lor  these 
meetings,  Is  filled  nightly,  wfille  thousand.s,  unable 
to  get  Inside,  flock  Into  an  adjoining  hall  holding 
,  Baptists  about  equal  t.bc.  Mcthodlat.s  Hi  aumberM. 
.  Tliese  two  lire  ihc  leading  dciiomlnallons  Hi  the 
[  SUiH*. 
Senator  Ferry  of  Cobiiccilcut.  died  before  he 
could  deliver  hl.s  prepared  eulogy  of  llepresouta- 
^  live  strong  of  the  same  i^tutc,  .and  Reprcsentai  Ivc 
.suirkweatUer  died  before  he  could  deliver  his 
eulogy  of  Ferry.  A  ud  now  trlbutos  or  raspect  arc 
being  paid  to  the  lamented  Starkweather  by  bis 
col  leagues,  one  of  whom  last  week  read  lits  post- 
hiimous  .speech  over  t  he  dimth  ol  Ferry, 
The  Mayor  of  New  Haven  suggi-stetn  Ids  annual 
mi’jvsuge  that  Hie  Rev.  Dr.  Leonard  Bacon  be  In- 
viuid  to  iirepare  a  general  lustoi’y  of  that  city 
from  llA  Bottleinetil  down  to  l.lic  present  time, 
A  saeraioeute  Ijeet-sugar  loctory  turned  out 
3, 00(1, OIK)  jiounds  OI  w  lilt*‘  sugar  In  1ST5.  'I'ln;  bw-ts 
yield  13j<i  percent,  of  sugar— 5>j  per  cent,  more 
tlian  the  a  verage  yield  of  Kurupe. 
The  I’lute  Ibdtaiui  of  Nevada.,  do  not  gain  l>y 
eontecl  with  clvillziitlon.  Thi’y  beg  In  tlic  vlU.'igc.s 
in  the  daytime,  and  at  night  rotnrn  tn  their  wick- 
hips,  which  are  lints  made  of  brusli  and  old  gun- 
nysimks,  warmed  only  by  sagebrush  fires.  They 
do  not  seem  te  think  of  bettering  their  condition. 
A  burglar  naimal  Peter  Curley,  now  m  jail  in 
Montpelier,  \  t.,  for  leading  tho  Barre,  Mas.s.,  bank 
robbei-R,  has  got  Wmselt  in  an  unusual  diniculiy. 
He  has  llverl  and  giown  wealthy  during  the  pa.st 
tew  years  by  commlMliig  burglaries;  but  hereto- 
-  tere  he  has  hail  the  luck  to  secur*’  valuable  brnRy, 
b,v  dividing  which  with  Ids  vlcrJms  he  has  boon 
allowiNl  to  go  scot  troo.  It  is  so  much  easlcrior 
bank  oiliclals  te  give  up  omviUird,  or  even  moi-c, 
of  the  money  or  negoilamo  iKuids  stolon  than  lo  1 
go  Into  a  long  and  pOisslbly  fruttlKss  effort  to  so-  I 
cure  the  whole,  that  burglars  luive.  learned  to  I 
look  on  t  ills  us  the  natural  and  safe  way  of  ••  real,  i 
fifing  ”  on  their  “  buslucss  enterprises."  'I'hcy  fre¬ 
quently  take  a  great  number  of  papers  which  can 
bo  of  no  use  lo  them,  except  as  enabling  them  te 
dictate  a  better  compromise  \rtth  tlio.se  Lhcy  have 
robbed.  In  Mils  case,  however,  Mr.  Curley  made 
the  serious  mlsteke  of  noi  Uiiullng  anj'thlng,  and 
tlie  bunk  oiflcialH  cannot  (iccenlJ.v  propose  a  com¬ 
promise.  The  burglar  has  money  enough,  but, 
then;  seems  te  be  a  prejudice  against  bu.rtng  off 
prosecution  uiAeas  it  is  with  property  steleu  til- 
rectly  from  the  prosecutor.  There  Is  a  fine  moral 
to  tuts  business  of  compounding  tel(jnle.s  with 
burglars,  but  it  Is  so  obvious  that  It  needs  not  to 
be  pointed  out. 
James  Horner  of  Perry  Co.,  'reiui..  Is  one  of 
eight  clilldrcn.  At  eighteen  years  of  age  he  was  i 
six  feet  lull  ana  weighed  iso  its.  At  twenty-one  J 
be  was  six  1  aches  taller  and  weighed  2|  0  lbs.  This 
Wtis  ton  years  ago,  and  he  has  bei.m  growing  ever 
since— Is  now  seven  feet  nine  luches  high,  and 
grows  about  two  Inches  taller  every  yeai-.  Ho  will 
go  to  the  Centennial,  of  course. 
The  keeper  Of  the  Jail  in  Springfield,  Ill.,  has 
opened  the  prison  doors  and  let  out  the  convicts, 
some  20  In  number,  beYiause  there  was  no  money 
ui  the  city  treasiuy  te  pay  their  board  bill. 
'  A  family  lu  Bangor,  5Ie.,  were  very  comfortably 
clothed  and  provideil  for  by  a  charitable  society, 
and  the  next  day  Uie  three  children,  dressed  in 
tlielr  new  garments,  went  to  have  ihclr  photo¬ 
graphs  taken. 
benator  Clirlstiancy  of  Michigan,  was  married 
in  Washington,  Feb.  s,  to  -Miss  LUlle  Lugerbeel, 
lately  a  clerk  in  the  U.  S.  Treasury  Department. 
Senator  Ferry  of  Michigan  officiated  as  grooms¬ 
man.  senator  Chrtstlancy  is  a  widower  of  w,  and 
his  bride  is  said  to  be  20. 
Mr.  Peter  Cooper  Is  visiting  his  son-in-law,  Con¬ 
gressman  HewltL  at  Washington.  He  was  85  ‘ 
years  old  on  Saturday  week.  | 
Not  lOO.ooO  tons  Of  ice  of  the  usual  2,000,000  are 
yet  cut  on  the  Hudson.  i 
The  funeral  of  Reverdy  Johnson  took  place  at  |  well.— p.  p.  h. 
All  eminent  EnKllsh  chemist.  Dr,  Batiiursi  Wood- 
m  in.  calls  attention  te  the  fact  that  ginger  beer, 
tbniigli  usually  con.sidt'red  a  very  lanocairit  drink, 
contains  a  percentage  of  alcohol  about  half  as 
large  hk  iliat  found  Hi  the  malt  liquors  In  common 
I  iJ.se  among  t  he  middle  class  ol  society  In  England, 
and  equal  te  that  lu  many  of  the  che.aper  ales 
j  iindc  in  I  hat  country,  ruid  the  beer  drank  In  Ger- 
I  mil  ny  and  other  parte  of  rtje  Continent. 
'l  lic  I-nridoii  World  desertbes  .a  new  deMco  for 
bn  !•>  I  tig  the  dead,  u»  follow's:  -You  are  placed  In 
I  a  glass  box,  te  t  he  lop  of  which  Is  affixed  a  mctol 
rod.  As  soon  as  the  earth  ki  Illlefl  m  a  buttery  Is 
j  con  iipctefl  with  the  rod,  and  an  electric  «hOi;;k  shat- 
!  tci-rt  the  ('.oiiin  into  a  lliou.sand  pleccK,  tlni.s  allow- 
.  log  the  cart  h  lo  press  upon  the  de.ar  departed  and 
allowing  lilm  te  return  to  du-st  even  quicker  than 
I  In  one  III  Mr.  .Mnymour  lladcn’s  wicker  ba.skets. 
!  Twelve  huiidrerl  cuiidldate.s  for  the  chamber  of 
.  Deputies,  at  Parts,  ure  alnwly'  In  the  Held,  and  5(Ki 
I  iiiorc  are  expected. 
j  The  Morning  Hour  (Umdon)  says  that  Rir  Henry 
Peek,  at  the  annual  meeting  of  tho  Sutten  Con- 
I  servatlve  .AssiK’latlon,  ou  the  evening  of  Feb.  2d 
,  announced  Thai  her  Royal  Highness  the  Princess 
:  Bealriee,  the  youngesl.  daughier  of  (iuoen  Victo- 
j  ria,  Is  engaged  to  Prince  Lonisot  Battenburg,  now 
Hi  India  wiMi  the  I’rlnce  of  Wales,  and  that  Par¬ 
liament  at  tlic  coming  session  will  bo  a.sked  to 
grii  nl  a  dowry.  m 
!  A  despateti  of  Feb.  4tli  from  Vienna  to  the  Ktan- 
I  dard  (Lomlon;  H.ays  tberr  was  llghUng  Feb.  2d  on 
the  Croatian  :iud  Bosnian  frontier.  'I’fie  Turks 
I  pursued  them  and  iitHicked  the  Croatian  Milage 
I  ofTopola.  At  last  .accounte  the  fighting  couLln- 
I  ned.  The  Austrian  auihoiitles  have  arrewted  and 
;  (ll.sariued  the  las ingent  leader  Mubmayor  and  forty 
or  his  men. 
Greal  preparations  arc  making  at  Naples  for  the 
carnival,  which  will  last  from  tho  20tli  te  the  28th 
Of  Fcbruruiy-  -the  first  since  the  overthrow  of  "the 
I  Bourbons.  One  hundred  thousand  francs  have 
I  been  subscribed,  and  tho  names  of  the  members 
ot  the  iH.afling  faiiUlleh  and  nobllltj’  are  on  the 
ronimlttec  of  Arrangement.  Seals  on  the  plat¬ 
forms  In  the  Place  dll  Ple.bls<.fite  an;  hold  at  160 
francs  for  the  week.  Windows  In  the  Via  Roma 
bilng  from  four  to  twelve  hundted  francs.  It  Is 
believed  that,  I, he  Chief  of  Police  will  prohibit  the 
ma.sked  ball  at  the  Han  Carlo  Theater  on  account 
of  I.he  danger  te  the  theater  and  the  adjacent  pal¬ 
ace  from  lire. 
- — - — 
THE  SEASON,  CHOPS,  PRICES,  ETC. 
l.yiidoiiville,  Cnledoula  Co.,  Vt.,  Feb.  4.— 
Weather  fair  amt  moderate.  The  winter  thus  far 
has  been  unusually  miliL  Snow  storms  have  been 
quite  frequent;  but  e.ver.v storm  of  late  has  ter- 
mtiiatetl  with  ruin,  so  that  tho  depth  of  snow  is 
quite  light— scarcely  a  foot  on  the  average.  A 
very  few  cold  nights  during  the  past  two  months; 
but  much  ot  the  time  has  been  really  spring-like— 
more  Uke  April  than  mld-winter  in  Northern  Ver¬ 
mont.  The  hay  crop  the  past  season  was  very 
good,  and  if  the  present  favorable  weather  con¬ 
tinues  mote  or  less  liny  ivlll  be  summered  ever. 
Farm  stock  Is  looking  well.  Hay  and  grain  plen- 
tlfiil.  Hay,  812  per  ton;  oats,  60c.  per  bushel; 
Corn,  bOc.— I.  w.  s. 
Fulton  Stallou,  Fulton  Co.,  Ky.,  Feb.  T.— 
We  are  having  a  groat  deal  of  rainy  weather  In 
this  seeUon.  Six  Inches  of  snow  fell  on  the  3d 
Inst.  On  t  he  4tb  the  Ihermemeter  was  at  zero  for 
six  hours,  the  lowest  point  by  ten  degrees  this 
winter.  L  p  to  that  time  the  weather  had  been 
unusually  mild.  Farmers  are  hurrying  off  their 
tobacco,  It  being  In  good  demand  at « to  lie.  Plen¬ 
ty  of  feed  in  the  countrj’,  consequently  stock  looks 
Baltimore  on  Sunday  last,  and  w'as  largely  ate 
tended. 
Of  the  1T2  churches  Invited  to  the  Plymouth 
Advisors’  Council  in  have  appointed  delegates, 
and  26  have  declined  the  Invitation.  The  Council 
opened  on  the  15th  Inst. 
Active  search  is  being  made  for  Winslow  in 
Europe. 
Clark,  Uercer  Co,.  Pa.,  Feb.  lO.— This  has 
so  far  been  a  very  mild  winter  In  this  section.  I 
saw'  danddiona  out  on  the  2d  of  January.  Busi¬ 
ness  Improving.  Wheat,  8l.40(^1.5() ;  corn,  Sti^Oc.; 
oats,  4()c.  Hay  and  feed  of  all  kinds  low.  Horses 
low  and  dull  sales.  Cattle,  good,  sell  at  4<a6c.  ^ 
lb.  Cows  will  be  a  good  price  In  the  spring.  Every 
one  for  the  Centennial.  g_  ^ 
