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HOME  NEWS  PAEAGRAPHS. 
The  membership  of  the  trade  unions  In  New 
York  city  has  fiiUen  from  'is.oun  in  1873  to  18,o(M1, 
olid  ol  IJio  75,0011  arUsans,  mochiniUis  and  Inlxirers 
III  the  city  about  one-third  a  re  out  of  emjiloymcnt. 
Wa^fcs  In  all  of  the  building  trades,  have  come 
down  to  $2  a  day,  and  tJiosc  ol  laborei-s  and  loug- 
sboremcn  to  a  day. 
According  lo  tho  Tribune  the  New  York  and 
Manhattan  Gas  Company  jiafd  20  and  33  jier  eent. 
dividends,  last  year,  on  a  capital  of  $4,(Mio,oou each ; 
the  Muluul  and  MetropoUtan  paid  lo  per  cent, 
each,  and  the  Harlem,  which  supplies  Hie  upper 
end  of  Hie  Island,  s  per  cent.. 
The  Womaii'.H  Journal  says  Hint  .Mrs,  Margarei. 
Hoggs  celebrated  her  liiiudredtli  hlrthday  at, 
Oermaiit'jwn.  near  Philadelphia.,  two  weeJes  since. 
Her.  maiden  name  wius  iionald.son,  and  she  mar- 
ried  at  seventeen,  clKlily-thren  veurs  ago.  Khe 
danced  a  minuet  with  George  Washington  when 
she  was  cighUien  and  he  was  sl.\l.v-t  wo  years  of 
age. 
Ochiy  In  constructing  Hie  rapid  Iranslt  road 
seems  possible  only  on  account  of  Hie  opposition 
along  I  he  route.  The  plans  arc  almost  entirely 
miatured;  the  support  ol  capiHtllsts  is  not  waul¬ 
ing,  and  II' appears  oiUie  pracHcablc  to  have  the 
eastern  sectfon  ol  Mie  road  conipleust  to  the 
Grand  Central  Depot,  within  Hie  present,  year. 
A  correspond e lit  ol  the  Chicago  Journal  has  a 
plan  to  heat  cars  ol  all  kinds  that  entlndy  does 
away  with  the  cluiiiees  of  burnlbg  In  ea.se  ot  acci¬ 
dent.  He  discards  shives.  hOl  water  and  sUnim, 
and  uses  red  hot  shot  Hint  weigh  lea  pounds  each, 
111  .1  hox  under  the  car,  with  rcglstei-s  In  tho  door 
of  Hie  car.  Five  halls  will  heal  Hm  cur  tor  four 
liours;  the  furnaces  for  heating  t-o  be  placed  along 
tho  slaHon.s,  one  hmidied  miles  apori.  He  states 
that  atrial  bus heen  had  and  11  works  aallsfaclo- 
rlly.  A  patent  based  on  this  general  plan  ha.s 
been  applied  for.  The  recent.  louriul  aocldenl  by 
which  t'Wo  human  llims  were  lost  through  Hii' 
bundug  of  a  sleeping  tar  by  overtuj-nlng  and 
taking  lire  from  the  stove,  as  well  us  oHiei-sof  a 
similar  nature  in  the  past,  render  any  means  of 
preventing  such  horrors  especially  valuable  and 
worthy  01  eoiislderatlou. 
The  Kev.  Mr.  .Maud,  an  Oregon  elergyman  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  has  met  with  such  suc¬ 
cess  as  a  missionary  among  the  Indians  at  the 
Pugyallup  Reservation,  Washington  Territory, 
that  bo  proposes  to  settle  tliere  permanently. 
It  Is  thought  that  the  sea  Hons  m  s.iii  Francisco 
Bay  de.siFoy  tooi/nuiy  llsU,  and  It  is  theretore  pro¬ 
posed  to  exterminate  them.  Seth  Orcen  protests 
against  this,  saying  ibut  they  arc  not  nearly  .so 
destructive  to  the  nsh  as  the  Chinese.  He  recom- 
mend.sa  ji.idlelou.s  reduction  of  their  numbers  lus 
the  better  plan  in  regard  to  them. 
A  bill  Indore  the  California  Legislature  would. 
If  passed,  prohibit  the  sale  of  Inloxlcatliig  liquors 
within  four  miles  of  the  state  Fnlvei-slty;  and  the 
San  Francisco  Chronicle  says  the  utle  should  be 
••An  act  10  promote  pedestrlanlsm  among  stu¬ 
dents." 
'J'be  Union  county  (N,  ,T.)  Coroners  did  not 
quality  In  time,  and  Union  county  is  therefore 
wilhoui  coroners.  It  Is  lo  bo  hoped  the  other 
New  .icrscy  coroners  are  all  (puUliietl.  One  of 
them  not  long  since  was  examining  a  doctor  In  an 
inquest  on  the  case  of  a  little  girl  run  over  by  a 
horse  car.  The  doctor  said  death  resulted  Irom 
injury  to  Hie  spine.  “Doctor,”  interrupted  the 
coroner,  “  was  it  Hie  spine  ot  Her  back?” 
A  dlKpatohfrom  Chicago, Marcus, says:  Ileklng, 
Rehm,  and  several  ol  the  dlsUUere  lridlct,ed  by  the 
last  Grand  Jury,  are  attempting  to  make  a  com¬ 
promise  with  the  (iovornrnent,  and  plead  guilty 
on  some  of  the  counts  in  the  indictments  against 
them.  'J'licy  hiive  held  numerous  conferences 
with  District-Attorney  Bangs  IsiHi  yestorday  and 
to-da.y,  and  rumors  are  prevalent  that  they  have 
made  propositions  to  give  evidence  valuable  to 
t  he  Government. 
Moody  and  Bankey’s  success  In  New  York  Is 
making  t  he  Herald  think  seriously  wlint  will  be¬ 
come  of  Its  columns  If  the  millennium  should  soon 
be  Inaugurated.  It  is  prob.able,  however,  that  our 
lively  contemporary  would  have  no  trouble  In  re¬ 
versing  Its  policy  and  adapting  lUsell  to  the  new 
admlnlstraUon.  even  Hiougli  rtbalnlng  up  tho  Devil 
for  a  thousand  years  involved  an  entire  chiinge  In 
the  Heraldy?  editorial  force. 
A  dispatch  from  Philadelphia,  Penn.,  March  9, 
sain:— The  Legislative  Committee  to  Investigate 
municipal  affairs  at  Jfftlsburgh  met  again  yester¬ 
day  and  examined  Mayor  McCarty.  Hubpumas 
were  Issued  for  City  Treasurer  Magee,  Controller 
Sriodgro.s.s,  city  Assessor  Phelps,  and  Cltj’  Attor¬ 
ney  Bigelow,  aU  of  whom  refused  to  respond  until 
the  Commlllee  deiilded  to  give  their  castes  to  the 
Grand  Jury. 
The  Bon  Ton  House,  at  Ocean  Parkway  and  the 
Coney  Island  road, Flatbush,  a  well-known  roROil,, 
kepi  by  Mrs.  Peter Gleav.v,  nllas  “Widow  Jack," 
was  burned  on  Wednesday  night,  March  8.  Loss 
T)ie  body  ofUlelmrd  Kane,  a  Hie  forgor,  aged  50 
years,  was  found  lying  on  the  rcHiks  just  below 
Henderson’s  Dam  In  the  Matteawaii  creek  Mar.  8. 
There  were  two  deep  gashes,  one  on  each  side  of 
his  head.  Coroner  Bchouteii  and  a  jury  held  an 
Inquest,  and  rendered  a  verdict  of  aceldenlAl 
drowning. 
'I'hfi  new  transatlantic  line,  which  It  Is  proposed 
to  c.stabllsli  between  New  York  and  Galway.  Is  to 
have,  a  eapitol  of  half  a  million  pounds  sterling,  In 
live  hundred  shares  of  iiioo  eiu-h.  For  a  sUirl., 
only  tour  ships  are  to  be  purchased,  and  two  trips 
a  month  are  to  be  made.  'J'he  clHe.f  backer  of  the 
llnels  the  Midland  Great  Western  liiillway  Com¬ 
pany.  Thu  llralsteampshlp  will  Boll  in  May  from 
Galway. 
When  the  2.so  train  on  the  Connoeticut  River 
Railroad  loft  Bprlnglleld  on  Mur.  6,  two  gentlemen 
failed  to  eonneei,.  .sujwlntendant  John  Mulligan, 
who  was  st  anding  on  the  platform,  saw  the  sad 
rllsjistor,  mid  taking  pity  on  tho  belated  travelers, 
telegraphed  to  hola  the  train  at  Holyoke  Mil 
furtiiei- orrtei's.  Then  he  jumped  on  the  Holyoke 
engine  with  l-hi.:  laggards  and  rushed  thorn  into 
Holyoke  In  ten  minutes,  and  didn’t  half  try;  dls- 
taneo  ten  miles.  When  tho  passsnuKcrs  reached 
tile  waiting  train  they  were  as  much  out  of  wind 
!is  It  they  had  run  Hie  ten  miles  on  foot. 
'I'ho  Bath  C(iuui.v.  Ky.,  News  says :—Gn  Frld.ay 
Mar.  8  a  shower  of  meat  loll  near  the  house  ot 
Allen  Crouch,  who  lives  some  two  or  three  miles 
from  the  Olymplun  Springs,  In  the  northern  por- 
Uon  of  Hit:  comity,  covering  a  strip  of  ground  i 
aboutmo  yards  In  length  and  .'>»  wide.  Mrs.  crouch  I 
wafloutlnHie.vardattlieHinc,  engaged  Ui  mak-  i 
Ing  soup,  wlien  meat  tvhlnh  looked  like  beef  began 
lo  fall  around  her.  The  sky  was  perfectly  clear 
at.  the  time,  and  she  said  It  fell  like  large  snow 
llakos,  the  pieces  a.s  a  general  thing  not  being 
much  larger,  one  piece  fell  near  her  which  was 
Hii’ee  or  four  inches  square.  Mr,  llarrtson  GIU, 
whose  veraelU'  ts  unquesHonablc,  and  from  wliorn 
we  obtained  Hie  above  facts,  bearing  of  the 
occurrence  visited  the  loealHy  tlie  next,  day,  and 
say's  he  saw  partlch'S  ot  meat  sUiiklug'  to  the 
fences  and  scattered  over  the  ground.  The  meat 
when  II  Ural,  fell  appeared  to  be  perfectly  fresh. 
The  correspondent  of  the  I.outavllle  Commercial, 
writing  trom  Mount  Sterling  corroborates  the 
above,  and  says  the  pieces  of  flesh  were  or  various 
sizes  and  shapes,  some  of  them  being  two  Inilics 
square.  Two  gentlemen  who  tastod  the  meat,  e.x- 
prrifts  Hte  opinion  that  It  was  either  mutton  or 
venison,  some  of  the  ne.sh  was  taken  to  Louisville 
and  given  to  Prof.  Lawrence  HmUh,  a  well-known 
s-MeuMst,  who  says  It  Is  without  doubt  animal 
flesh.  Hundreds  of  persona  are  willing  to  attest 
with  afbdaviis  Hie  trutJi  or  the  entire  mailer. 
'I’he  PresidtmCs  trlcnd.s  say  that  Babcock  turned 
over  to  Belknap  Hie  compl.alnliig  lelters  received 
irom  army  oitleers.and  addressed  lo  the  President 
about  exiortlons  and  over-eliargesby  post  traders. 
'I'he  I’l-esldcni  was  ehargod  with  dlsreganUng  pio- 
to.sLs  and  eomplalnls  from  hlgb  army  ofllcers, 
among  whom  were  shoridaiuuid  Sherman,  Copies 
of  letier.H  rorwnrdeil  two  and  three  yearsagowere 
received,  and  the.  I'rosldcnl  declared  that  he  had 
never  seen  lliem.  They  had  all  been  concealed 
from  him  tiy  uis  trusted  private  seereiary. 
The  search  lor  the  lost  treasure  of  the  ship 
Mexico,  wrecked  on  the  Rockaway  Beach,  off 
Freeport,  on  the  south  shore  ot  Long  Island,  in 
the  winter  of  1S86,  is  being  prosecuted  with  vigor 
by  the  Coast  Wrecking  Company.  They  have  two 
se.hooner.sm  the  vicinity  “sweeping,"  and  on  Mar. 
liRh,  they  lastoned  upon  a  poitlon  ot  the  wreck, 
which  was  buoyed.  A  diver  then  went  down  and 
lastened  a  rope  10  what  proved  to  be  a  Itti'ge 
anchor  ot  an  old  pattern.  Tills  Is  the  second 
anchor  found.  The  company  feel  confident  t  hat 
they  will  recover  the  treasure,  amounting  to  some 
$.')00.11U0. 
The  second  span  ot  the  Scioto  Valley  Railroad 
bridge  now  being  constructed  across  the  river  at 
C  blUlcothe  tell  .Mar.  in,  and  ten  or  fifteen  workmen 
fell  a  d'stance  or  thirty  feet  Into  the  river.  Byron 
Loach  was  killed  and  several  others  were  more  or 
less  injured,  but  one  of  them  tataliy. 
A  plan  for  a  general  jail  delivery  was  discovered 
at  Poughkeepsie,  N,  Y,.  March  lO.  A  prlsongr  im¬ 
parted  the  tnfonnatlon  to  tlie  jailer.  At  least  six 
burglars  were  concerned  and  the  break  was  to  be 
made  at  tuldnlgbt  of  the  next  night.  Vortous  Im. 
plemente  were  found  In  the  burgUirs’ cells.  In  one 
cell  a  hole  had  been  cut  through  the  celling.  A 
double  guard  has  been  placed  upon  Hie  jail. 
Victor  Bishop,  the  Broadway  jeweller,  who 
formerly  kept  under  the  Fifth  Avenuo  Hotel,  N.  Y. 
City  died  March  10  at  the  age  of  60  yeara.  11  was 
he  who,  seven  or  eight  years  ago,  sold  Hie  famous 
great  diamond  to  George  llenrlques  tor  $30,ooo. 
Mr.  Bishop  leaves  a  wife,  sister  of  the  late  Mr. 
James  Gordon  Bennett. 
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FOREIGN  NOTES. 
The  8hah  of  Persia  thought  postage  stamps 
such  an  admirable  thing  when  he  was  In  Europe 
that  he  had  a  large  lot  printed  In  I’ails  and  sent 
to  'I’eheran,  but  as  there  are  no  jwiRt  olllces  In  his 
dominions  they  are  not  eminently  useful. 
It  Is  offlelally  reported  from  Tomas  de  Gtbare, 
Feb.  l?!t.  Hint  3(Ki  PimnHh  cavalry,  while  seouHng 
the  coiimry,  met  coo  mountc'd  Insurgenls,  com¬ 
manded  by  Maximo  Ocuioz.  Tlie  spunlartls  bardl.v 
had  lime  to  draw  Hielr  .sabres.  .\  band  to  hand 
eomb,at  followed,  lasting  an  hour,  n1  Hie  end  of 
which  time  they  remnined  masters  of  Hie  b.alTlo 
fleld.  Their  lo.S3  wa.H  2(1  killed  and  .S8  wounded. 
The  loss  of  Hie  enemy  Is  considered  at  least,  equal. 
t’apialn-Goueral  Jovellar  reached  Hie  scene  veiy 
soon  after  lie  beard  of  Hie  light.  This  is  the  first 
engagementof  eonsequenee  wlileli  has  taken  place 
for  a  iongtlme. 
A  despatch  to  the  London  Htandard  from  Berlin 
states  that.  (Ount  Von  Arnlm  has  Histrueted  his 
lawyer  to  Inform  the  judge  that  he  is  111,  and  little 
lnelln(.at  to  defend  lilm.self  against  the  charge  of 
high  treason. 
The  Porte  has  notllied  the  ambn.ssadoi's  of  the 
giuirantoelng  I’civera  that  II  will  remit  tithes  for 
one  year  and  all  other  t  axes  two  yeara  to  all  refu¬ 
gees  who  return  to  t.helr  homes.  Siieclal  officials 
will  bn  appointed  to  protect  them  from  outrage, 
and  farms  and  chuivhcs  will  be  repaired  at  the 
government  expense. 
A  telegram  has  been  received  by  Hie  Japanese 
Legislaiiou  at  Loudon  from  tbelr  government, 
stating  that  a  treaty  between  Japan  and  Corea 
wfis  signed  on  the  ‘jfth  ult. 
A  movement  Is  on  foot  to  raise  funds  lo  send 
the  81.  John,  N,  8.,  Parts  crew  to  Philadelphia.  A 
boat  has  been  ordered  from  Jewett,  the  English 
builder,  and  the  crew  will  go  Into  training  early 
In  Hie8prliig. 
About  20  vesHi-ls  an-  loading  ice  at  Kingston, 
onl..  for  Toledo  and  Cleveland. 
Don  Carlos  received  at  Boulogne  a  deputation  of 
1.50  I.eglHmlst-s,  who  presented  an  address.  He  has 
Issued  a  manifesto  to  Spatdards  In  wlilch  he  says : 
“  Desiring  lostop  bloodshed,  l  forbear  continuing 
a  glorious  hut  at  pivsenl  fruitless  struggle.  See¬ 
ing  the  sufferings  of  my  voliiiitee.rsaiid  Hie  supcri- 
ority  of  ruiJiiberH  against  iliem.  It  becomes 
necessary  1,0  shoath  the  sword.  1  will  never  sign 
a  compromise.  My  flag  remains  folded  until  Hie 
inomeni  wldeh  God  shall  fix  as  Hie  supremo  Jiour 
of  redemption.’'  In  an  address  to  ills  soldiers, 
Don  Carlos  eongratulates  them  on  the  heroism 
they  have  displayed,  a  iKllilds  them  not  abandon 
hope.  Carlos  Is  under  the  constant  survelllanee 
ot  the  Boulogne  authorities.  The  Uit.al  number 
or  Carllsns  who  have  taken  refuge  In  I'Yaneo  la 
15,001). 
Hotel  keepers  at  Nice  have  not  done  well  this 
w  inter,  and  some  have  nightmares  of  red  flags, 
bankrupt  .sales,  &c.  The  place  has  fallen  Into  bad 
repute,  and  former  patron.s  arc  conspicuous  by 
their  absence. 
I  The  father  of  all  newspapera  Is  the  venerable 
Pekin  Gazette,  wldeh  Is  over  i  .ooo  years  old.  11  Is 
a  ten-page  paper,  w1Hi  a  yellow  cover ;  lias  no 
stories,  no  “ads.,"  no  marrtage  or  death  notices, 
no  editorials,  no  subscribers.  It  simply  contains 
the  oinmal  notices  of  the  Government. 
A  writer  in  a  leading  German  quarterly  says 
that  the  iKuisatilry  of  Russia  ureJii  ii  worse  eon- 
dJHon  than  they  were  when  Alexiitider  11.  abol¬ 
ished  serfdom  fourteen  years  ago.  They  do  not 
live  so  well,  and  lillem^.ss,  drunkcimess,  tramping, 
b1<M)d8hed  and  arson.  Have  Increased  to  a  l  right¬ 
ful  extent.  The  writer  af  irlbiiles  Hits  rosulr.  t  o 
t.lio  bad  management  of  the  Government,  'i'he 
peasant  is  the  slave  of  the  commune,  which  con¬ 
trols  hlh  person  and  his  itroperly  in  sudi  a  way  as 
to  leave  him  no  liberty.  'I’be  Commune  Is  more 
despotic  ibun  Hie  masler  used  to  be. 
Figmo  says  that  ibcjiliuu  puddiiig  of  Paris  res¬ 
taurants  Is  made  of  sweepings  of  ihe  lables, 
crumbs,  stale  cake.s,  leavlrig.s  of  the  previous  day, 
sour  ereiun,  and  the  like,  boiled  lor  hours  to  ac¬ 
quire  a  proper  coaslstencj%  and  then  served  with 
a  fiery  bruudy  sauee  to  dlsguLse  Hie  flavor. 
'Die  arrows  used  by  Hie  Papuans,  and  with 
which  Commodore  Goodenougli,  nr  Hie  British 
Navy,  was  killed,  are  poisoned  by  plunging  the 
bone  points  Into  a  human  corpse  ,ind  leaving  them 
there  for  several  days.  The  wound  liiflKted  I;>y 
t  hese  arrows  causes  a  malignant  and  inevitably 
fatal  blood  poisoning. 
A  vote  on  the  liquor  qiie.sllon  recently  obtained 
by  the  toiuperance  societies  from  Hie  large  cities 
or  Ireland— namely,  Dublin,  Belfast,  Cork,  Water¬ 
ford  and  lAraerlefc— resulted  in  <59,270  temperance 
votes  out  of  78,18(1—8,915  being  Unfavorable  to  HiP 
movemeni. 
A  man,  who  said  he  was  very  poor,  nearly  blind 
and  unable  to  work,  and  w'hose  appearance  jusH- 
llod  his  words,  was  recently,  in  London,  fined  six 
cents  and  two  shillings  costs  for  not  sending  Ills 
sou  10  school.  He  was  unable  to  pay  It,  and  was 
sent  to  Jail  for  live  days. 
The  ii‘tLr.<<enxeUuiia  says  that  the  new  irou-elad 
gunboats  on  the  Rhelu,  two  of  which  have  just 
been  on  trial  trips,  will  on  account  of  tho  dltfleul- 
t1e«  experienced  in  manoeuvring  them,  probably 
prove  failures.  F'rom  the  lofty'  banks  between 
Bingen  and  Coblontz  an  enemy’s  battory  could 
easily  sink  them,  and  tbelr  course  could  be 
arrested  by  simply  stretching  a  few  nets  acros.s 
Hie  stream. 
The  Nagasaki  Rising  Sun  says-that  tho  Buddhist 
religion  Is  fast  declining.  In  Y'amashima  Ken 
alone  seventy-one  Buddhist  temples  have  been 
abandoned  since  1873,  and  during  the  past  six 
years  neoi'ly  'no  temples  have  been  converted  to 
other  purposes  than  those  to  which  they  were 
built. 
Japan  lia.s  a.  Blble-ln-the-schools  controversy, 
the  Buddhists  endeavoring  to  have  the  reading  of 
the  Bible  in  the  Christian  school  In  Klyoto  pro¬ 
hibited  by  order  or  the  Emperor.  The  Buddhists 
arc  very  influential,  and  are  favored  by  the  Em¬ 
peror,  but  Ills  elder  counsellor  and  the  Minister  of 
Education  are  friendly  to  Christianity. 
A  deputation  Of  the  Ikmdon  Trades’  Council  re- 
eeuHy  urged  Hie  Duke  or  Richmond,  a  member  of 
Hu:  British  .Ministry,  to  lower  the  Importation 
duly  on  foreign  eulUe,  which  keeps  the  price  of 
meat  so  lilgh  In  the  MeI.ropolUan  market,  but  his 
Grace  could  holdout  no  hope  to  the  applicants 
that  the  Government  would  resort  to  a  measure 
detorloriitlng  the  value  of  home  cattle. 
The  Uiiidon  Dally  New’sof  .Marchs,  says:— The 
appointment  of  Richard  11.  Dana,  Jr.,  os  American 
Minister  to  the  Court,  of  SL  James  Is  one  of  the 
most  ace.eiitii.hle  Hial  could  be.  suggest/ML  It  re¬ 
vives  the  old  tradition  ol  honoring  men  of  letters 
wfi.li  Important  positions.  Mr.  Dana  will  be  wel¬ 
come  here  on  many  iWTOunts.  The  appointment 
seems  to  indicate  a  return  to  a  healthier  sense  of 
public  duty  In  Hie  distribution  of  posts. 
K(-utcr’a  telegrams  from  Vienna  to  London  state 
that  tlH!  special  dispatch  to  the  Venice  Tpmjx), 
March  7,  stating  Hmt  the  republic  had  been  pro¬ 
claimed  in  Hervla.  the  Obrenovltch  dynasty  de¬ 
posed,  and  I’rtnec  Milan  hlm.self  escorted  to  the 
frontier,  ts  entirely  unfoimded.  f’ertect  order  and 
tranquilit  y  prevail  throughout  Hervla.  'There  have 
b(*en  no  dlsturbanecs  since  the  Inslgnlfieant  rising 
at  Kragujewatz  during  the  communal  elections  a 
few  days  ago.  Even  those  were  immediately  sup- 
pres.SPd. 
.Advices  from  Madrid,  March  8,  say:— In  the 
Cortes  lo-day  a  member  Interrogated  the  Govern¬ 
ment  in  regat  d  to  t.he  recent  capture  ot  an  English 
merchantman  by  Spanish  coast  guards,  and  the 
n'capture  of  Hie  vchscI  by  Its  own  crew.  The 
Minister  of  Foreign  Affalns.  In  reply,  stated  that 
he  liiHl  made  representations  to  the  British  Min¬ 
ister  In  Madrid,  demanding  Satisfaction  and  pro¬ 
testing  against  Hipcoutruband  trade  pursued  by 
English  ves-seLs  from  Gibraltar. 
A  royal  decree  permits  the  C'arll.sts  who  fled 
from  tho  country  since  the  Ist  day  of  Kehniary  to 
rfjturn  to  Spain,  if  they  do  so  within  forty  days. 
Leaders  must,  first  swear  alleglauoe,  but  all  Car- 
llsls  who  formerly  held  offices  In  Spain  are  ex¬ 
cluded. 
1lu!  newspapers  announce  that  Gen.  Mollns  has 
been  ordered  to  request  the  French  Government 
to  expel  all  Spanish  Republicans  In  France. 
At  Ottawa,  t’anadu,  March  9,  In  the  Committee 
on  the  Dcpreselon  of  Trade,  .Mr.  Drummond  of  the 
firm  of  liedpat  h  &  Co.  ot  Montreal  said  American 
drawbacks  had  led  to  th(‘  partial  closing  ot  tbelr 
sugar  refinery  since  1 87 1. 
THE  SEASON,  CROPS,  PRICES,  ETC. 
DiiiiiiHville,  Ksncx  Co.,  Va.,  Rcb.  20. — This, 
the  last  day  ot  the  winter  months,  ends  the  warm¬ 
est  and  driest  winter  lor  many  years  In  this  sec¬ 
tion.  To-day  the  du.st  is  dJsagreeahle,  though  not 
very  windy  for  this  season.  Peaches  and  apricots 
in  full  bloom— very  unusual  for  this  section. 
Wheat  in  good  land  looks  very  tine;  some  Is  six 
Inches  high.  Clover  fii-st-rfiTT'.  Fanners  who  do 
their  own  work  are  well  advanced;  hired  help 
veiy  sean-e.  Very  iiule  Ico  In  this  section  put 
away  for  summer.  We  shall  have  to  rely  on  our 
springs  and  wells  for  cold  water.  .Money  scarce 
and  Times  hard,  yet  we  made  a  good  crop  of  wheat 
and  corn  lasL  year,  the  best  for  five  years.  M’heat, 
fl.20(Si.50:  corn,  Mhamic,;  freight  to  Baltimore, 
(Ic,  per  bush,  by  steam  or  sail  voisel.  where  we 
find  a  ready  market  lor  the  farmers’  products. 
Land  la  at  this  time  rather  dull,  but  some  ts  sold 
at  Irom  $5  to  $4u  per  acre,  as  lo  quality  and  l(x:a- 
lUm,  wlHi  improvements  and  convenience  for 
iransportatlon  considered.  Farm  hands,  I10@16 
per  month  and  board,  and  generally  houses  fur¬ 
nished  for  hands  wltli  families.— r.  s. 
ViTinillioii,  C'liiy  <  o.,  Dakota,  Feb.  29. — The 
winter  has  been  one  of  Die  pleasantest  1  ever  saw 
In  any  country.  We  have  had  no  rain  since  last 
oeLober,  and  not  over  three  inches  of  snow  this 
winter.  It  was  thought  for  a  long  time  our  Ice 
crop  would  be  short,  but  this  month  is  the  coldest 
of  the  seasi'iii.  Geese  liave  made  their  appearance 
oiii'omore.  Farmers  will  soon  conunence  sowing 
whe.at.  Crops  were  tolerably  good;  would  have 
beim  splendid  if  it  had  not  been  for  the  heavy 
ralus  ive  bad  about  harvest  and  stacking  times ; 
about  half  of  the  small  grain  was  more  or  less  In- 
I  jtired.  t;orn  crop  was  never  better;  more  corn 
was  raised  here  lust  season  than  ever  before,  and 
hcucf  the  lu  lce  Ls  low.  Very  few  hogs  to  consume 
the  stu'plus.  Huy  In  abundance;  every  one 
Thought  hay  would  be  scarce,  and  plenty  w'as  put 
up,  so  that  much  win  be  summered  over.  Horses 
range  In  jirlce  from^flow  flat;  work  oxen,  f;75® 
I  120 :  COW’S  ?2.v&85 ;  beet  cattle,  ^2.50:33.00  perewt.; 
dressed  pork,  butter,  10@‘2(ie.;  eggs,  10c.; 
wheat,  40(3950,:  barley,  20(3S0c.;  oats,  25c.:  corn, 
lS(320e.— H.  B.  )). 
lUniiislce  t!o.,  Itlicb.,  ill  arch  9. — Weather 
warm,  and  spring  like.  Large  preparations  are 
being  made  for  sugar  making.  Potatoes,  20c.; 
oats,  45c.;  corn,  80c.;  butter,  25c.;  egg620c.— m.  e.  a. 
