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devastating  flood  near  WORCESTER. 
Tnu  reservoir  siipplifd  by  liyiie  brook,  wlilrli 
overlooks  the  i  lly  of  ^VorcoHU■r.  Mass.,  ff-'i''''  Why 
on  Thtinstliiy  of  last  week,  ilcslroylng  a  great 
aiuoiini.or  propi'rl.y  anil  imiTowly  eHtniplng  Imlng 
nnmli  more  flestriiftlve  Miuii  il  jiroveii.  The  rns- 
orvolr  is  cap.ible  of  liolflliig  iuo,oiMi,u(Mi  g,i  lions  ol 
watiM.  and  was  uiTi  ly  lull  wiinn  Ilrsl.  dtsiaivered 
(p  be  In  daiigiM-.  Tbe  nvenl.  Imavy  rftlns  luul  ap¬ 
parently  nndernilned  the  earthwork  loiindal.lons, 
but  II  IS  since  ri'iM.irl Oil  that  leaks  bave  boon  no- 
tu’isl  ocea.sionally  lor  some  lime  pa.st.  Only  a  few 
days  heiore  Uie  brciik,  tbe  water  In  the  reservoirs 
had  been  raised  by  Hush  bonnls,  ile.HplI.e  the  pro¬ 
tests  of  some  mill-owin  i’s  In  the  valle.v below,  who 
apprehended  danger.  On  Wednesday  Itwasdls- 
covered  t  hat  w.i|.er  w.is  trickliii.!?  llu'ongh  the  eui- 
bunkment. ;  but,  this,  at  hnst.  was  Llmnght  lo  tie 
from  ralusand  not  from  Ibe  reservoir  Itself.  Frtnn 
f  ills  Lime,  bowever.  every  elforl  was  made  lo  pre¬ 
vent  a  break.  Tbe  water  was  draw  n  olT  a.s  vapidly 
us  iiussible,  and  when  11  was  only  ton  evident  t  hat 
1, he  dam  wa.s  slowly  imrlermlned.  trunks  of  troe.s, 
balcsofliay  , 1)111  wagon-loadsof  earth  werel.hrown 
in  U>  hold  the  hreach  irom growing  wider.  Asa 
la.st  resort,  jui  atlempi  was  marie  to  dniw  ofr  the 
water  on  tlie  opposite  side,  hnt  this  was  only  par¬ 
tially  sucees.sfnl.  'I'he  great  break  oemirred  aboul. 
a  o’eloeli  'I'hiiivday  afternoon,  March  ao,  and  Im- 
uiodlately  the  thousands  of  spectators  who  had 
gathered  to  wateh  the  reservoir,  scattered  ami 
took  refuge  on  the  hill  sides.  A  gap  Ihlrly  feet 
wide  was  made  in  t  he  wall  of  the  reservoir. 
Properly  holders  had  warning  and  nmeh  mova- 
able  properly  w:us  taken  out  of  harm’s  way,  but 
mills,  dams,  and  hoitses  on  the  line  of  the  torrciil 
were  Indiserlmi no  1  ely  su  ept  away.  Se.vetil  small 
houses  wore  ei’ushert  b.t'  timbers  ami  debris  brought 
down  by  the  Hood.  'I'he  water  at  llr.sl,  rushed 
down  a  ravine  whieli  It  gullied  on  either  side, 
washing  out  a  gii^at  deal  ol  soil  and  leaving  t.he 
ba  nits  deeper  and  wit  h  almost  la’i  jiendleul.ar  sides. 
Hf.sldes  destroying  numerous  mills  and  other 
buildings  In  the  line  of  its  track,  the  Hood  lore,  tip 
several  liuudred  feel'  of  t.hc  Bosloji  A  .Mbany 
Railroad,  causing  a  detention  of  travel  several 
days.  'I'liP  damage  done  by  the  Hood  is  estimated 
at  live  hundred  i  Itousand  te  a  million  dollai's,  and 
for  tills  it  Is  buiiposed  that  the-  elly  of  Worcester 
Ls  responsible.  Had  t  he  reserVolr  broken  away 
suddenly  and  before  much  of  ibe  water  had  been 
drawn  off  the  city  of  Worcester  would  have 
suffered  veiy  severely  as  the  larger  Hood  could 
not  liavc  heen  kept  in  channels  so  much  as  .lt 
was.  There  seems  to  have  beenjuilpable  eiirelcss- 
nes.s  on  the  part  of  Worci  si.ei-  ctly  authorllles  In 
leaving  the  i-oservolr  In  an  unsiife  condition. 
HOME  NEWS  PARAGRAPHS. 
ONE  of  the  workmen  In  a  jiaper  mill  at  Shawan- 
giink,  I'lhter  eoimt.v,  iS.  y .,  recently  aiiemiHcd  lo 
make  up  the  time  of  his*  lather,  who  was  ill  and 
worked  for  Hrty-al.x  conseoutlve  hours  tsiUiout 
sleep,  only  resting  while  he  ate.  .\l  his  last  su]>- 
per,  ho  fell  asleep  while  eating,  but  M  as  aroused, 
got  up  and  tlnlshod  tits  lost  six  liours'  M’orfc. 
Tlie  new  City  Ibreetory  of  bt,  Louis  axes  the 
population  ot  that  city  ai  4Us,ks2. 
'I’he  women  ai  c  now  holding  iheofliceol  County 
yupcnntendeni  of  Public  Schools  In  Iomu,  under 
the  act  paiised  b.y  the  Legislature  of  tbe  state.  A 
“majority  otl  hertusUcesoutJie  supremo  bench  of 
the  State  are  retiortcd  to  liivor  the  biw  as  il 
stands. 
'I'lie  last  rail  of  the  Lake  Ontario  Shore  Rall- 
rooil  lias  been  laid  at  Lewiston,  and  eoiiiiectlo/i 
Ibereby  esIabllMlied  wltli  tbe  New  York  Central 
jind  Hudson  KIvit  road.  The  bust  llfty-Hvc  miles 
of  the  track  has  all  been  tald  rtnilng  tbe  past, 
winter.  The  road  will  be  ojien  for  tbn.tngh  busi¬ 
ness  by  the  llrst  of  •Dine.  It  establishes  a  route  to 
New  Vork  vl,a  the  Delaw:ii’e  ami  Lackawanna 
road  from  ( >Hwego. 
’J'h<‘ fri'c  r.ommon  schools  In  ibe  Stales  of  Call- 
fnrnla,  connecTleiit,  inorlda,  Indiana.  Iowa,  Kan- 
sn.H,  Maryland,  Mletilgan,  Mlsslppl,  Missouri, 
Nevada,  New  .leiMiy,  Oregon,  Rhode  Island,  Ten¬ 
nessee,  Texas,  Wisconsin  and  West.  Virginia,  are 
maintained  through  eon.stiluHonal  provisions, 
ijiidiT  whir.li  have  tieen  raised  abnndant  puhlle 
Hinds,  said  funds  being  iiennunent.  and  luvlolable. 
The  Legislatures  are  jiarlleularl.v  directed  as  to 
l.hp  .applleal'ton  ol  iliesR  funds.  'I'he  imlvorsiU 
rule  Is.  t  hat  l,ho  school  lumis  may  be  liiereased 
but  never  dhiHiiLshed.  lu  eleven  stnrtes.  Mm  range 
of  school  ages  and  the  period  of  the  school  yovr, 
are  llxed  in  the  eonsUluHon. 
imnalo,  .\.  V..  Is  very  proud  of  her  new'  elly  and 
county  hull,  whledi  lias  just  been  ixaiipleted.  II  Is 
I  ill  (be  form  of  a  double  Uoman  cross,  wit  h  bases 
extending  longitudinally  north  and  south.  Ihe 
body'  of.  the  erotss covers  a  spae.i-  one  Uhndred  and 
fourteen  by  two  hundred  and  tweuly-Hve  fert, 
and  the  arms  and  heads  have  cueh  tweuty  feel 
tirojeetlon  and  Ilfty-two  feet  front,  allowing  to  llie 
building  a  total  lengt  h  of  two  hundred  and  nine¬ 
ty-live  reel  and  a  total  width  of  one  hundred  and 
Hity-eJghl  feet,  'l  Im  M.vleof  aivlilleeturn  lHthe 
Lolnbardle.  The  main  walls,  which  are  eighty 
feet  high,  are  built  of  Maine  granite.  It  is  sur- 
mouiite’d  wjili  a  tower  two  liiimlred  and  seventy 
feet  high.  , 
The  Mussaehusclts  Senate  a  few  days  ago  sus¬ 
pended  Its  )•u|eK  ns  n  mark  of  respect  to  .Mr. 
William  Cullen  Hryant.  and  jinssi  d  tlimugli  Its 
various  stages  a  bill  to  hieorporate  the  “IJryant 
Free  Library  "  In  tMimiiiIngt.on. 
Risliojis  •lanesand  Harris,  of  the  Melliodlst  Epis¬ 
copal  Cliiireh,  have  issue, d  a  letu-r  to  all  ministers 
and  memhers  ot  that  eliuivh  throughout  the 
Fluted  Slates,  Inviting  them  to  set  apart  Fi’lda.v, 
Mie2SI,h  of  April,  as  a  day  of  fustlng  and  speelal 
prayer  for  the  dlvlno  ble.sslng  ou  the  coming 
Gern'ral  1  'onlerence. 
A  parly  of  Denver  men  with  more  time  than 
inorm.v  are  going  to  walk  to  tlie  Ceiileiiiilal  K.v- 
lilbitlon.  'I'hcy  expect  lo  do  the  lilstanee  within 
i»o  days. 
The  membera  of  the  Golden  (late  Fneahipmcnt, 
1.  o.  G.  F.,  of  Han  Franeiseo,  i-eeent1y  vlsiu-d  In  a 
body  Mrs.  Farllngton  and  her  boy  Ike  at  the 
Pa.hme  Hotel. 
I  p  10  noon  on  thel  lHi  of  March,  New'  Orleans 
Inul  received  i,’/a4,f4‘2hiileHor  col.tonol  thepro.sent 
crop,  all  Increase  of  »20.3I0  bales  over  tlie  receipts 
for  Mm  same  tunc  last  year. 
’l'\vcnly-s‘x  persons  In  Siuii.a  t  iara  county,  (.inl., 
own  togelberover  l.ooa.aiio  ucre.s  or  Mm  best  fnrm- 
liig  laud,  and  122  pm'sojis  MiiTiughoul,  the  Htate 
control  f..r.(Hi,(MM.i  acres. 
i:ol.  Furlong,  a  member  of  Die  Mississippi 
Senate,  has  introdueed  a  lilll  lo  prevent,  the  Inlrm 
duetion  of  adulterated  candy  into  the  State,  and 
to  prohibit  Mm  manufiieturc  of  such. 
The  colored  people  of  Newark,  N.,J„  celebrated 
t  he  adoption  of  Mio  FifieeiiMi  Amendment  Marcli 
:ioMi  by  a  sabilc  of'  imi  guns  and  a  procession 
UirougU  the  streets. 
TheGovernnienl  prluling  oiHee  bas  been  doing 
work  for  private  lirms  and  Mm  evldeiicf!  appears 
to  show  that  the  superintendent  has  pocketed 
Mm  nione.y. 
.\n  aged  couple  ot  Kalriield,  Me.,  lately  celebi’ate 
ed  Lliclr  goldeti  wedding  by  separating.  It  took 
them  ilfty  years  to  Hnd  out  that  they  were  only 
wedded,  nm,  inal.od. 
In  Spencer.  Wls.,  there  is  a  secret  society  In 
opi'rat.lon,  ot  which  Mm  public  will  probably  learn 
irnich  soi'iii,  as  Ibo  members  are  being  tried  for  Mio 
Hiurder  ot  a  eaiidldate  while  undergoing liillatlon. 
A  t;jiloago  apoMmeary  pul.  iip  two  prescriptions 
correctl.v,  but  iQisplaecd  ihc  labels.  The  pur- 
chasnr,  a  women,  l•onse^|ueIltl>  swallowed  a  inl.x- 
tnre  intemded  foi'  outw'ard  applleai.lon,  t,akliigdosc 
iifUT  dose  unt  il  shedletl  In  great  agony. 
Chicago  la  vei  y  much  embai  rassed  pecuniarily. 
The.  amount  01  unpaid  taxes  on  January  1st 
wore  over  sis,2&ft,ami,  01  wlilch  over  $3,a(ifi,iiaii  w’as 
for  tuxes  due  previous  to  IST.5.  'J'he  obllgaUons 
manirlng  i<y  tU);  1st.  ot  .July  loot  uii  nearly  $5,400,- 
000,  and  to  meet  llK'.sc  It  ha.s  now'  but  $.■>00,000  in 
Mie  trcasuiw,  and  the  general  fund  Is  Indebted  to 
special  funds  tor  mone.v  borrowed  aboul  a  million 
and  three-quarters  more. 
Jolui  F..  Shawhan,  a  San  Francisco  sloeJ<  specu¬ 
lator,  has  liuHl  a  stable  at.  a  cost  of  aboul.  $10o,Moi» 
ehielly  to  gratify  his  wife,  wlio  Is  fond  ot  horses. 
II  contains  a  parlor  haucLsoniely  lurnlshed  for  her 
u.se;  and  the  curi  lago  and  harness  rooms,  stalls, 
and  oi  lier  ajiarimeuLs  are  Hiiished  In  nae  woods. 
A  sc’leiitinc  man  who  takes  great  Interest  In  the 
subjoet  of  clratnagn,  says;— *• 'rwo-thirds  of  llm 
miasmatic  troubles  in  Nctv  York  proceed  fi’om  the 
kitchen  sinks  ol  llie  city  houses,  d'hc  sink  drain 
gels  clogged  with  grease,  and  foul  odors  arise  lo 
the  upiier  aiortes  of  the  houses,  and  little  pale 
olilldrcn  Inliale  them  all  night,  until  they  have 
scarcelj'  strength  enough  lu  the  morning  to  put 
on  their  shoes  and  stockings.”  For  want  ol  a 
better  remedy,  a  common  bilek  placed  over  the 
aperture  wlU  nearly  obviate  the  trouble,  and  It 
should  be  the  duty  of  everj’  sensible  bead  of  a 
family  to  see  that  It  Is  reguarly  placed  thm-e. 
The  Louisiana  State  Fimdling  Board  March  29 
and  30  funded  nearly'  $1,500,000  of  State  debt,  In¬ 
cluding  a  number  of  the  one  million  issue  of 
Levee  bonds  oriso.=i,  recently  declared  valid byihe 
Supreme  Court.  Nearly  all  the  valid  and  uri- 
(lucstJoncd  State  flebt  has  now’  been  conveited  lu¬ 
te  Mie  new  consols. 
Till'  Rev.  A.  li.  Karte  Mm  revivalist,  Ls  eonduel- 
Irig  a  revival  In  Clinton,  N.  Y.  He  Instste  iijion 
bis  congregation  all  kncellugand  praying  audibly 
a  brief  prayer  which  he  gives  out.  Then'he  makes 
them  ari.se  and  stand  and  answer  (iueHl.lons,.Hoitii>- 
tlme.s  fill  HI  a  body,  .soinetlmds  singly.  This  ho 
calls  “a  foot  and  ankle-botn*  mi-elliig." 
In  order  to  rln  ck  Indian  and  Mexican  depreda- 
l.lons  In  Texas,  Gen.  ord  has  decided  to  I'stabllsh 
a  military  camp  iie;ir  the  head  watem  of  Devil's 
river  under  t  he,  eo  uunand  of  Col.  Buell,  at  Fort 
Grtltlii. 
A  plan  of  Vorkiow'ii  (V;)..)  )nid  adjaeebt  country, 
showing  1,1m  oiicratloDs  of  Mm  American,  English 
and  French  armies  during  the  siege,  drawn  with 
a.crowpi*ii  and  presenUal  hi  r.iifayetli’,  has  Just 
tieen  deposlU-d  In  t,he  Vlrgfnla  Htate  LIbiary. 
Crider  Its  new  laws  Toxas  now  exempts  from 
taxation  tools  and  in.slniiiients  used  In  any  trade 
or  profession  M>  the  value  of  $,‘>(1;  all  safes  and 
furniture  to  a  lUc  amount;  one  year's  supplies 
from  the  soil ;  nil  institutions  of  learning,  with 
their  properlvV,  and  all  lios)iiial.s  and  cburclies. 
T.  L.  Coleman,  .Mrs.  John  Hftal,  Mra.  Frank 
Arnold,  and  othera  have  discovered  a  land  grant 
to  BenjahiHt  AVfiller,  a  relaiive,  for  i2,oa(i  acres  ol 
land  In  charlesinn,  Ahhevllle  and  Gi-eeiivlUe 
counties,  H.  C..  daU:d  lu  ITM,  and  renewed  In 
churlcslon  In  Lv,l.  As  lawyers  are  at  work  upon 
the  claim,  there  la  already  much  consternation 
among  the  tiroperty  holdeis  In  that  region. 
A  novel  Industry  hiissiiriing  up  In  Iowa.  Henry 
Buskirk.  llndDig  a  number  ot  ox  carcij.stjs  in  his 
neighborhood,  bought  llfl.v  cents’  worth  of  sti’.veli- 
nlne  and  dosed  them  thoroughly.  In  the  next 
three  ilays  he  flicked  upMiirLy-clght  deail  coyotes, 
and  taking  them  to  tlmtioiinty  t.’lerk  received  $1.- 
50— t,he  legal  bounty— for  each  scalp,  t.husele.'irlng 
$,5C,3o  by  bl-'i  sbrcwfint^fts, 
(.irayson  Is  exceedingly  Jubilant,  ami  will  not  be 
disheartened.  Hlnee  gaining  the  advantage  of 
rullro.ml  faeliuics  liei- breed  ol  hogs  ha.s  improved 
!i  thousand  fold.  The  pointer  breed  of  several 
years  ago  that  could  run  their  .snouts  down  a  lialf- 
gallon  Jug  of  butliTmllk  and  lick  Ibc  bottom 
clean,  ami  t.lirnugli  whose  eiimelated  skies  a  per¬ 
son  could  read  1,1m  l)i«i1ai’.a1.lon  or  Imlepi-iidencc 
wlHiout  sficetaeles,  have  altogeUier  dtsapjx'arod, 
and  the  great,  fat,  Li/y  Poland  chinas,  the  over¬ 
grown  Berksiilres  and  Chester  Wbltes  have  Utken 
t.hflr  places  In  the  cstJmiiMou  of  the  fiinnei’S. 
.Home  Engltsli  sparrows  at  Klehmond,  Vn.,  have 
built  their  nests  lu  the  nostrils  of  the  horse  on 
widcli  Is  placed  <  ra.wford’s  sfaliie  of  Wasliinglon. 
1‘evlval  ot  more  Ihnn  usual  Interest  Is  In  pro- 
gross^ln  W  Hllnms  College.  The  students  hold  noon¬ 
day  prajer  inectingK,  ami  Mm  eonverslims  arc  nu¬ 
merous. 
In  the  six  prlnelpal  markets  ot  this  eountiy  the 
number  ol  ho.gs  packed  this  season  amounts  to 
S.’vMMi.inKi,  a  dcei'e.isc  of  ue.ai'ly  .100, (MIO  as  compared 
with  last  year. 
1'hegla.sb'domeof  the<Tnteunlal  .art gallery  will 
be  llglii  cd  by  2,iKio  gas  Jet.s.  ’I'he  dome  Is  200  feet- 
above  Ibe  li’Vrd  or  the  Hehuylklll  and  will  be  vis¬ 
ible  a1  night,  all  over  I’lillmlrlphla. 
(•no  of  t.hc  llrat  fiiglMve  slaves  t.liat  eame  lo 
Gberlin,  Mhio,  a  woman,  sfddte  be  Mm  veritable 
ICIlxa  of  F/iele  Tmii'h  Cabin.”  wlio  crossed  the  giuo 
on  Hoating  Ice,  died  in  Oherllii  a  short  time  ago. 
The  pupils  ot  the  ITovIdenee  public  schools  are 
draw  ing  mafi.H,  w  hleh  w  HI  be  sent  to  t  he  Centen¬ 
nial  E\|Kjsltlon.  Mneot  thola.  Mie  son  of  an  oystor- 
man,  Imsilraw  11  lliomap of  Hhoilelslaudinsldcthe, 
two  halvixs  of  a  elaiii  slmll.  But  then  Rhode  Island 
Is  not  a  large  .‘^tate. 
FOREIGN  NOTES. 
.\T  the  chc.ster  Assizes  in  England,  Justice  T.ush 
has  stnlcnccd  one  Lewis  to  ten  yciirs’  jiennl  servi¬ 
tude  and  five  years’  jKilice  surveillance  tor  pas.slug 
a  bad  Ilorln. 
ICxciu’slonlsts  lo  Europe  arc  warned  that,  the 
former  railway  robberies  on  “Mirougli”  luggage 
ha  ve  been  rc'SUini'd  In  Belgium  and  France. 
In  Mm  House  of  Loi'ds  March  30,  there  was  a 
long  debate  on  the  1  loyal  Titles  bill.  Tliu  Duke  ol 
Kleliinond  and  MiU’ipiis  of  Salisbury  defended  the 
title  of  Einpre.ss  u.s  accurately  expressing  tbe 
(iiie.en's  telatloii  to  fiidlu.  Lords  .somerset,  Grey, 
Laurence,  Waveimj,  Granville  and  Kimberly  op- 
])Osed  It.  The  latter  eongratulated  Ihe  Mlnlstera 
that  they  liad  not  reimatod  Mr.  Disraeli's  uiis- 
e.hlr^vous  argiiuieut  concerning  Rus.sla.  The  hill 
wa.s  read  a  second  lime  without  a  dlM.slon,  the 
opposition  annoiinelng  Mielr  intention  of  supporte 
lug  lA)rd  Shaftesbury’S  motion  praying  the  Queen, 
not  to  assume  tlic  iJiJe  of  Empress. 
Nearly  every  counti-y  in  Europe  has  suffered 
more  or  leas  damage  hy  floods  during  the  past, 
winter  and  present  spring.  In  England  there 
were  inundations  on  the  east  i:oa,st,  w  iilch  laid 
the  eotiiitry  under  water  for  miles,  and  made  com- 
munleatlon  in  sonic  towns  only  po.aslble  by  boats ; 
the  south  of  France  wans  visited  with  more  severi¬ 
ty,  and  Immense  damage  done ;  Mien  the  Danube 
overllowcd  Its  bunks  and  swept  away  hundreds  of 
houses  and  devastated  an  Immense  ai’cu  of  agrl- 
culDiral  land.  La.stly,  w’C  have  the  intelligence 
that  the  town  of  Bols-le-Duc,  or  in  the  Duteh, 
Hei’zogeDbo.seh,  situated  at  the  confluence  of  two 
small  rivers  which  flow  mio  the  Jleuse,  has  been 
partially  laid  under  wat  er  and  completely  Isolated 
by  the  lim'stlug  of  the  surrounding  dikes.  The 
railways  ha  ve  been  destroyed,  a  large  numherof 
houses  swept  away,  and  over  six  thousand  persons 
rendered  homeless. 
The  French  elections  have  all  been  held  and  the 
result  Is  a  decided  triumph  tor  the  Republicans. 
Of  the  636  Deputjos,  >154  are  RepuhUcans.  105  Bona- 
parllstSjJO  Conservatives  and  only  h  Orleaus.  The 
Refutbllcans  also  have  a  decided  majority  of  the 
Senate,  GainbetU,  leader  of  the  Republicans,  has 
Hliowm  man.y  of  the  qualities  ot  true  statesm.nn- 
slilp. 
The  Levant  Herald,  publt.shed  In  f-'oiistantinople, 
iiiinonnces  that  the  pUiguc  has  reached  Bagdad, 
wlKTO  there  are  ten  cases  dally.  The  Eg.vpUan 
saidUiry  authoiltlc.s  quarantine  arrivals  from  the 
I’eral.nn  Giilf  for  ilftceji  days. 
The  Fall  .Mall  G.nzeite's  Bdlln  spolal  says  that 
the  proposcfl  rdirenicnt  of  the  Czar  appears 
parily  coiitirined.  U  is  said  that,  the  Czarewiteh 
will  ho  Intrusted  with  the  Regetu'y  during  the 
summer,  being  Icmporartly  Invested  with  tbe  full 
sove.relgn  powtir. 
Tim  (.’hurch  of  SI,.  NIcbol.is,  just  completed  at 
Hambui-g,  Is  the  highest  In  Europe.  It  is  472  teet 
high,  eleven  feet  lilghcr  than  the  .Htrasljourg 
CaMiedral. 
The  Flilnesc  have  built  a  man-of-war,  and 
named  her  “The  Terror  to  Western  Natlon.s.” 
15ut  slie  has  not  proved  mneh  of  a  t  error  yet,  for  the 
Gov  eriiinenl  allowance  of  grease  for  the  ways  was 
so  small  Miat.  slie  was  launched  with  gre.nt  dltll- 
eulty,  and  when  launched  the  englne.s  rctiuscd  to 
work  the  wirew,  and  Mic  Chinese  are  wondering 
how  they  ari’  to  .sUirt  her  on  Mm  mission  of  terror. 
A  lively  scene  occurred  m  HR  I’aul^  Church  In 
Llstvin  t  he  nl  licr  day.  Father  Hnglies,  iin  English 
Jesnli,  b.as  lor  .some  time  past  been  attracting 
allcntlon  there  by  i.be  velmiuenc.e  of  his  langitage 
and  Ills  ntUicks  on  the  vices  of  the  times.  But 
the  other  day  he  went  a  llU  lo  loo  tar,  and  sixike 
In  unseemly  language  of  Ihc  family  of  t  he  women. 
Angry  remonstrances  were  made  liy  somcof  th(^ 
rongregatlon,  and  another  Jesnil,.  to  quiet  the 
tumult,  drew  out.  a  cudgel  and  strnek  one  ot  the 
rdiionslrants.  1  pon  this  Mm  whole  coDgrcgatlon 
rose  and  drove  Father  Hughes  and  all  the  other 
Jesuits  out.  of  the  church.  The  prior  of  the 
cliuj-i!h  now  rcfnso.s  to  allow  the  Jesuits  to  preach 
Ihci’e,  and  In  this  refusal  he  Is  sustained  by  the 
RorlugueHf  Government. 
tlqiL.  Patton,  Mm  English  pigeon  shooter,  won 
Mm  grand  inlzc  at  Monaco,  worth  $3(1,000,  and 
then  lost  It  all  at  roulette. 
Brussels  has  Mn>  large, st  Ice-housc  in  the  world. 
Tim  roof  covers  an  area  or  is.ihio  square  feet;  tho 
walls  are  donlHe,  and  Hllcd  with  mo.>«  and  saw¬ 
dust.  There  are  nine  separal** iceehambers,  each 
of  30,oim  cubic  feet  caiiaclty.  Then'  are  galleries 
for  stxn'Iiig  meat  in  hot  w'caMicr,  oipablo  ot  hold¬ 
ing  ‘2,oiM)  ipiarters.  X  million  tons  of  Ice  have 
tieen  stored  In  the  building  at  one  time. 
THE  SEASON,  CHOPS,  PEICES,  ETC. 
I.uwrciicc,  Ark.,  Jliirrli  23-  — Fntll  within 
the  jia.st  week  we  have  had  no  winter  compara- 
tlvcl.y;  a  little  Dust  now  utid  then;  weather  more 
spring  Miuu  winter.  I'caclms  have  been  blooming 
since  Chrlstniiis.  Plums  were  in  Hill  bloom,  and 
the  bcautltut  n-d  bud  wins  out  (wo  wx-cks  ago,  but 
(he  I'.itli  we  eaughl  six  Inchca  or  snow  with  a  cold 
“  NniihiT;”  Ice  an  inch  thick  tho  next,  niglit,  and 
our  peaches  (Mm  which  wc  raise  such  line  ones) 
arc  gone  where  Mm  wofMlhlnc,  cte.  Apples  are 
Injured  some,  but  as  Mmy  never  fall  here,  wc  hope 
10  got  a  lu'l  crop,  I  have  been  trying  to  raise 
fruit  against.  North  Town  w  Intel's  some  eighteen 
yeara ;  have  been  here  two  years  and  am  thinking 
1  will  have  an  easier  thing  of  It  here,  for  this  Is 
the  best  apple,  pear  and  grape  country  1  was  ever 
In.  No  insects,  no  blight;  the  sweetest  and  mo.st 
jiroduciJve grapes;  the  largest,  liandsomest  and 
flnrst,-Havoreil  upple.s  and  pears  I  eversaw.  I  will 
not  now  tell  you  any  big  stories  about  fruits  here, 
but  will  send  you  some  samples  next  fall,  w1dch  I 
presume  will  please  better.— .r.  f.  m. 
THE  MARKETS. 
PRODUCE  AND  PROVISIONS. 
Nxw  York.  Saturday.  April  1,  1S7H. 
RKCEIPTS.— The  receipts  of  Produce  for  ihe  week 
were  as  follows : 
Flour.  Uhls  .  59,fi6i!  Uice.bhls . 
Whisky .  fi'a  Cut  meats,  pitas. . . . 
Corn  umal,  bbis. ...  220  Luro.  pkirs . 
Corn  meal,  baits...  .1.216  Tcbaceo,  bhClB . 
Wneat.  bush .  2S7,'.»(J0  do.  cases . 
•Corn.  bush. . .  iM.;>‘25  HmuT,  tikirs. . 
Outs,  bust! .  157.'2(l',  Cheese,  bx* . 
Uvo.busb., .  193  Cotttiu,  bales. . . 
Mad,  ousi) . .  24,fi36  Rosin . . 
Barley,  bosh .  45..Vi2  Hols.  turu..  bbls.. . . 
Beans,  bills .  9.921  Dried  Fruits,  pktts,. 
Grass  seed,  baijs..  l.'ii'i  Revs,  hbls . . 
Beef,  pkies. .  11,206  Peanuts,  blips...... 
Wool,  bales .  I,;iK3  Drexsed  llops . 
Hops,  tittles .  1,102  Leather,  stdoa..... 
Pork,  bbts .  5,279  Supur,  hhds., . 
'Tallow .  1,340  Dii  oake. . . 
Mulussos .  709 
824 
9,375 
6,a'i5 
1.,t59 
4,290 
15,069 
14,181 
2,511 
959 
258 
19,718 
2,‘.’39 
|4I2 
.112.’27n 
209 
6,948 
''RocelplB  of  corn  for  week  ending  March  25  should 
bave  been  26d,8oO  bush..  Instead  of  kS.OOO  bush.,  ns  we 
incorrectly  printed. 
Hints  to  HniccKits,— Pack  produce  us  firmly  as 
Its  nature  allows;  otherwise,  iminy  items  suffer  in 
appearance,  if  not  in  quality,  tlirouith  the  jostlintt 
inuldent  to  transnortHtiim.  Do  not  mark  packages 
wiib  any  material  that  will  smudge.  A  good  paint 
tor  marking  purposes  Can  be  made  of  bicBroniate  of 
potash  and  extract  of  logwiuid.  Nailed  cards  arc 
very  insecure.  Ktirlong  linos  of  goods  a  marklriK 
plate  or  brand  is  preferable  to  ordinary  loUerintt.  At 
tlio  time  of  slilpment  put  a  complete  list,  of  the  lot 
into  one  of  the  piickaues  if  it  can  ho  done:  but  be 
sure  to  mail  to  uonsiKnen  a  full  list,  naming  date, 
style  of  packages  and  eontenis.  .Aim  to  have  each 
parcel  of  urilfono  quality  u«  far  as  pos.lhle :  mjxing 
always  itijuressule.  Uoh  butter  should  be  wrapped 
in  clean  white  muslin.  Dressed  poultry  should  be 
packed  in  well  shaken  dry  straw.  When  poultry 
sweats  in  boxes  siraw-du»t  glvesa  mean  look.  Break 
off'iuitl  points  from  the  Snstdo  of  old  barrels  when 
they  are  used  in  order  to  nrevent  property  (rum  tear¬ 
ing.  Hhortcutdry  straw  la  better  for  packing  eggs 
than  anyth! ag  else. 
BEA.VS  AND  PEAS.— Exports  of  beans  past  week, 
82.1  bbls.;  since  Jan.  1st.  iT.lfiQ  do.;  same  time  last 
year,  6.7)16  do.  Exports  oi  peas  past  week.  10,440  bush,; 
since  Jan.  let.  23',760  do.;  same  time  last  year,  133, 8^. 
The  market  is  generally  qnict  and  prices  for  every 
grade  are  weak.  DiBtnbntors  for  consumption  seem 
well  supplied  with  mediums,  and  there  are  few  new 
sales  or  marrows  for  export.  The  above  totals  in- 
