Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 23, 1872, Page 2

FOREIGN. FRANCE, Parig, Dec. 21.—The freshet in the Seine is subeiding. The water has already fallen 70 cen- timetres. Three thousand studenis yesterday demon- strated in favor of Professor Robin, a distin- guished member of the Institnte, who was struck from the jury list in consequence of his disbelief in the oxistence of God. The National Aesembly will adjourn to-day for the holidays. Pazrs, Dec. 21—Evening.—Before adjourning, this afternoon, the Assembly finally passed the bill restoring to the Orleans Princes their con- fizcated property. . The Corsaire, radical journal, hes been sus- pended for advocating socinlism. ’ M. Thiers had a conference, at Versailles, this afternoon, with tho Committes on Pardons, re- epecting the Communists sentenced to death, who are to be executed before the end of the year unless commuted. Thiers and his family return from Verssailles to-morrow, and will stay here uatil tho ress- sembling of the National Assembly. Cora Pearl an English anonyma, was expelled from France in consequence of AL Davzl, son of the wealthy resident of Paris who founded the soup honsé in this city, shooting himself in her presence. Tho attempt did not prove success- ful. He is expected to recover. Itis hoped in diplomatic circles that Greeco will accede to the proposition to submit the Lau- rium Mines question to France snd Italy for arbitration. et ITALY. Roxz, Dec. 21.—The King has almost entirely recovered. . The Cmpress of Russia is soon expected_to ‘visit Naples, accompanied by a fleet of Russian war vessels, - The Army bill introduced into the Italian Par- lirment, to-day, provides that all Italians be- tween 18 and 40 shall bo liable to military duty. —— GREAT BRITAIN. Loxvox, Dec. 21.—The breakwater at Wick. cotland, was eeriously damaged by the late £lorms. The attendanco was large yesterdsy in the churches at the services for the success of the issionary enterprises of the English Church. Loxpos, Dec. 21.—Tho river es, which liag already overfiowed its banks in many places, addenly rose neerly a foot to-day at ‘Windsor. Home Park is one vast lake of water, and thong- euds of acres of other lands are submerged. The present inundation of the Thames is the greatest since the flood of 185 S SPAIN. MAprm, Dee. 11.—The entire new loan of 250,000,000, pesetas Las been covered, andre- ceipts will be issued at the rate of $1. Zovilla annonnced in the Scuete, yesterday, that & bill would soon be introduced p_mfldmg for the sbolition of slavery in Porto Rico; an that no reforms will bo made in the Government cf Cuba while & single insurgont remains. g CANADA. MoxTaesz, Dec. 21.—Judgment was given, to- dsy, against Foster, the allaged Boston. forger. He¢ was committed for extradition. » The motion to appeal to the Privy Council was rejected. In the Sauville affair, the report that the Bank of Britieh North America made a second charge of forgery against the accused is denied. One charge lirs been made by the Ontario Bank, and euotiier by tho Horchants, Bank. e RUSSIA. Sr. Prreasnome, Dec. 21.—The JImperial azette says the question of the Khiva campaign has been discussed in Government circles. It was resolved to undertake it. THE ERIE RAILROAD. Additional Details of the Surrender of Jay Gould, Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yonk, Dec. 21.—Jay Gould, Mrs. Gould, and Mra. James Fisk, Jr., were at Mr. Barlow’s office, to-day, to sign the deeds transferring the Grand Opora House and other real estate to the Erie Company. Mr. Barlow said to a e~ porter; “Te hgve been engaged all dey in ex~ pmining and valuing the sceurities. About gix million dollsrs have been given, and the whole amount to be surrendered iy’ about nine million dollars, which will bring in the market, if sold, about seven million dollars. Many of them consist of shares of stock iz emall rail- rosds, coal mimes end the like, and, to make them valusble tfo the Trie Company it is necessary toget, if possible, enough of the stock to control those roads an: olher concerns, To publish, therefors, the amount of stock which the Gomsmy hag ac- quired by thie transaction, would defest the ob- ject songht. The Opers House property, with Jauch oiher property slong Twenty-third_snd Twenty-fourth streets, snd slong the North Tiver, has been transferred to us, but then there is real estate in New Jersey and in three or four other States, and probably the deeds cf this cannot be perfected for seven or eight weeks to come. I presume, Mr. Gould :nowmg that ho contemplated this “restitu- ton,” and calenlsting thet the stock would be fa.v or;.blfy affected thereby, may have purchased argely.” Heporior—* What agreerent has been made Jotween tho Directors and Mr, Gould 7 Mr. Barlow—* Nono ; except that in consid- eration of this transfer of securities we with- draw all suits against him.” Reporter—* Can you give me a copy of that sgrooment?" FES Ar. Barlow—¢ No ; but there is nothing in it more than I have eaid. He gives us tho securi- itiez and we withdraw the suits.” [To the dascciated Press.) Nzw Yorg, Dec. 21.—The settlement of Jay Gonld with the Erie Railway Company was con- summated to-day. Among the pmserty revert- ing to the Company are the Grand Opera Houge, in which Fisk's widow was interested, and build- ings on Duane street. s g oo SPRINGFIELD. - : The Conl NMiners? Strilke—Their Card 10 the Public—Changes of Name—New Corporations—Fhe Industrial Uni= versity—Teachers’ Associations Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, SerixgrIELD, Dec. 21.—There is no change in the situstion of the miners’ strike. However, the miners published the grievances this morn- ing b length. They say: “In the spring and summer months the demand for coalin this ~icinity is quite limited, and most of the miners ere thrown out of employment. The proprietors sre compelled to reduce the price of coal, and the miners who are so fortunsto as toget em- ployment ara compelled to take such prices as the proprietors are pleased to give, or else be +withont work axd without the means of sup- port for their families. In tho fall and winter * months the demand for coil becomes greater, 2nd the miners, many of whom have been with- ontwork for the summer, find employment, ‘The proprietors advance their price for coal from 8 cents to 11 and 12 cents per bushel, and find & ready sale for it. But while they advance their selling rates of coal 83 or 40 per cont, they are unwilling to_advance tho Tates of mining st all. The miner gots 4 cents,the propristor 11 cents per bushel ; or, the miner gets 96 conts per ton, the proprie- tor gets $2.75, or a met profit of §1.%9 per ton, when it is well known that 50 cents per ton is regarded_cverywhere as o large profit. The miner simply wishes to have his pay increased in & emall proportion to the in- crease of the price of coal in the winter over that of summer. Is this unfair or unjust?” Again, the miner 6 regarded not 5s & hired man by the proprietors, but as & customer, to be fleeced and skinned. For instance, hois not allowed to go in the market and purchase of the proprietors at guch prices as msy be demanded. To iilustrate: 100 miners will use one galion each of oil in & month at $1.80 per gallon, £180. Cost 10 the proprietor, 600 per_galion, £60. iMiners skinned out of $120. Or tako powder: 100 men +will use five kegs each of powder per month; THE THICAGO DALY TRIBUNETMONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1872 The . supplies are not: kept with & view to traffio, but rather as a convenience to the miners. In each case, a magazine is built &t the cost of the proprietor, and ho carries his stock at such riske as are incident to explosive and combustible matter. One of the effects of the strike is to advance coal from 1214 to 15 eents, At the coal yards there is & very limited supply on hand, and, if the demand continues equal to that of to-day, the price will go above these figures, Wood sold st the rate of $9 per cord on the street to-dny, and at this price the demand was not supplied. 8privarmELD, Ill, Dec. 21.—Certificates to change the names, otc., of tho following com- ‘panies have been Aled in the office of the Secre- tary of Btate. The name of the LaSalle & Liv- ingston Connty Union Aegficulmml and Mechan- jcal Association changed to the Btreator Fair Association, and_capital stock to be $600,000. The Commercial Bauk of Cairo changed to the Home Savings Bank. The incorporators of the Marine Bank of Cairo to the Dime Savings Bank, and its location changed to Chicago. Licenses have been issued to the following associations o open books and organize under the laws of the State: The San Juan Gold and Silver Mining and Prasgectin Company, of Chicaig, capital stock, $400,000; the Paxton Park Association, capital stock, $10;000, John V. Bunn, the Treasurer of the State In- dustrial University, reports that he has sold since his Iast report 24,480 acres of college scrip at ono dollar per acre, and has invested the oceeds in bonds of Champaign County bear- ing 10 per cent interest ; the balance is on hand to the credit of the fand—3178.87. The nineteenth annual meeting of the State Teachers’ Association will be held in this city Dec. 925, 26, and 27. Distinguished speakers {from this and other States will be present. Gov- ernor Palmer will deliver the welcoming address. WALL STREET. Weekly Review of the Money, Bond, Gold, Stock, and Produce Marketse== Business Yesterday. 3 Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yomg, Dec. 21.—During the past week money hes been very stringent. Thero have been exceptional loans at 7 per cont to firat- class bankers and brokers of gilt-edged reputa~ tion, but the general averagaof borrowers on call have been forced to pay from 1-32 to . 5¢ per diem, or from about 12 per cent to 187 per cent per ganum. The stringency during the week has been equal to anything previcusly exporienced this season, and is largely due to the United States Treasury continuing to withdraw currency from the depositaries in this city. One of thelarge city banks has been forced to call in & considerable amount of money to meet revenue bonds and other obligationa of the City of New York. UptoFriday, this bankhad paidout about $1,500,000 in checks on account of revenue bonds, and the Tecipients of these chocks wers savings banks, msurance and trost companies, and estates; but by far the greater portion of the chocks paid out has been to the savings ‘banks in this and adjoining cities. The savings ‘banks are restricted by law to loaning on secur- ities to United States bonds, New York Btate, connty, city, and town bonds, an the bonds of other Btstes. The saviogs bank managers for several - days post have been offering money quito freeley at 7 per cent to leading banking houses, on pledge of Government bonds, but these_securities are scarce here. During the coming week, many corporations will begin to call in _their 'money-| preparatory to disbursing early in January on account of interest and dividends. These facta explain the natural causes st work in making méney scarce, and dear. The discount market is close; scarcely any prime paper passes under 12 per cent. ‘oreign exchanges have gradually improved. The continued scarcity of commercial bills and the demand from German bankers for exchange on aceonnt of imports of Erie stock caused rates to advance tothe highest point for some time ast. o Gold speculation has been wesk, and the price has declined from 1125 to 1115¢, on the pros- pective outflow from the Tressury, on account of the January interest. ‘I'heh stringenflcy :1 mténe , and. :h;{ d‘edi/ne in 0ld, have produced s decline o 0 3{ per Een% in Gt?vemmenb ‘bonds, but other invest- ment securities have been firm. The railway and miscellaneous speculstion has presented some curious and exciting _features, and, taken altogether, the events of the week on the Stock Exchango ero among the most_remarkable in the history of the institntion. The general list has advanced steadily. Gould's disgorging has liftod Erie about 9 per cent. The bank statement is again unfavorsble, Tho foreign commerco of the port for the week is as follows: General merchandize im- ports, including_dry goods, $6,912,075; produce exports, $5,702,541; epecie exports, $485,392. ? ONEY. Money wes in better supply to-day, and csll loans were easier. Early in the day 3¢ was paid, and then the rate declined to 7 gold. In the af- ternoon there was an sdvance to 1-16, and & large business was transacted at this rate, al- thongh just gxa\riou to the close, money grad- ually declined to 7 currency. GOLD AND BXCHANGE. Foreign exchange continues firm. Gold was dull thronghout at 1112@1113¢{. 03 BONDS. “(J}Lovammunz ‘bonds were unchanged and very ] STOCKE. The stock market was comparitively dsy. Erieopenadat 61, and sfter & nfly 136 FRODUCE. Flour opened heavy bt closed more active and better for choice family brands and choice shipping extras, Grain opened stronger. Win- ter wheat waa higher snd acarco. _The market closes irregular. = The demand ig fair for sprin wheat for oxport. Pork was dull, and nomin, on the spot. A moderate_jobbing business was Gona at 315,25 for old, snd $15.75 for uninspect- od new mess. Cut méats steady; 100 boxes dry salted shonlders for Januarysoldat 43c. Bacon, Eales of 72 boxes short rib 6t 6340, and 55 boxes long clear, for February and March, at 63c. Tong clear is offered on the spot at 65¢¢. Lard moderately active and unchanged. THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE. No Editor-in-Chief Yet Sccureds Special Despatch to Ths Chicago Tridune. New Yo, Dec. 27.—The fate of the Tribune is gtill & matter of uncertainty. Afr. Orton says e bought & controlling interest to keep it, end he denies that he has offered the chief editorship to either George William Curtis or Bpesker Blune. He also says that Whitelaw Reid retired .88 managing editor entirely of hia own accord. Mr. Reid finished his lsbors on the Trib- une last night, and was succeeded a8 mansging editor to-dsy by J. L. G Hagsard, who has long been & general editorial writer on the Tribune, though not_on olitical topics. As & managing editor, Mr. %u!ufl i8 & novice, The Harpers say Ar. Curtis would not sccept Mr. Greeley's place, 8s it would involve a total change of bis habits, which his health ‘would not ermit, PoHIr. Orton msy not secure & leading editor for several days, and what his intentions are in that direction is unknown. The friends of the Zimes say no matter who editsthe Tribune, it can have, during this Ad- mipistration at least, no legitimate c! to Re- publican leadershi; 4 ST. PAUL. The Whenat Crop of Minnesota—Ship= ments of Silver Ore. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. Sr. Pavr, Dec. 21.—The official estimates of the wheat product of Minnesotn for the year based upon relisble data, are as follows: The average yield per acre, sevenfeen and three- -fourths bushels, makes tho fotal wheat product ‘of the State during the year no less than 26,000,- 000 bushels, The amount necessary to be re= “tained within the limits ‘of the State for home consumption will hardly reach six millions of bushels, remaining for export or eale aver 20,000,000 bushels,—more than double that of thé preceding year. Thia places Minnesotn ird, if mot sccond, in the wheat producing States of the Union. e A day or two ago minety-six barrels of silver ot from Silver Tolet, passed through this city en route for tho smelting vorks of the Silver Ialat Mining Company, nesr Dotroit This ore 1872, cost §5 per ke, To miner, $2,500; cost to the proprietor eny 94 per keg, $2,000.''The miners Pey o met profit of &500, or on ol and powder, €650 per monibh, enongh to g:y the interest on the cost of the mine, per- s, and superintendents and clerk hire. Nor jsthisall. O'he cars are losded as dictated by the proprietors, The miners get pay for ten tons of coal. Tho proprietors sell the coal for twelve tons. Your correspondent in an interview with Mr. Starne, one of the proprietors of the principal coal sbaft, learned that the miner is perfectly £ree to buy bis supplies,. whersver he desires, .and that the dprios cliarged was no more than miner would have to pay: in the market, £ he could go intor it to buw came to Duluth, and over the Lake Superior and Mississippt Rond, in chmlrfe of Henry Bibley, Esq., 8 nephew of General Sibley. It was valua 2t some $60,000, and is probably the most valu- gnl:d.ahipment over made over the L. 8. & M. 01 ELogisiana Politicsy New Yoz, Dec, 21.—A Sub-Committea of the TLouisisna Citizens' Delogation arrived herp this morning, their visit being made with the view of taking some messures &t the North which may have influence with roference to the troubles st New Orleans. The Committoe had s consulta- tion meeting atnoon and discussed the subject, takon. During the day they waited upon John Foley, s member of the Committea_of Seventy. Congressman Roogevelt and other citizens, wero prosent. They related their griovances and ask- ed for suggestions. Mr. Foley” suggested that they petition the Prosidont, who, in bis opinion, would promptly remedyany grievances existing, Wasanvatos, Dec. 21.—Judgo Bradley is said not to be desirous of going to New Orlesns to Lold court. It s cer- tain_bo will not do 5o unless at tho sug- gestion of tho President. It is alsounderstood that the Supreme Court regards itself as with- out any power over the question of Judge Brad- ley's going to New Orleans in the prosent emer- gencies. WASHINGTON. Fighting Over the Spoils==Unpleasant= ness Regarding the Chattanoogn Post Office=The Alabama Difficul= ties=-What the Administration Will Do if Called Upon to Interfere. THE CHATTANOOGA POST OFFICE. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—Thera was considera- ble felicitation indulged in, to-day, over the fact that Sam Bard had been accorded an unanimous confirmation by the Senate for the Chattanooga Postmastership, but now comea Senator Brown- low, Representatives Maynard and Crutchfield. The Istter, the Davy Crockettof Tennessee, could tell a storythatis not somuch io the credit of this appointee. According - to those gentlemen, “Bard's newsapaper enterprise at Chattancoga having proved a failure after tho campaign was over, he was given letters of recommendation from General VWilder, Representative Crutchfield, and other prominent Ropublicans of that locality, asking the President to give the ex-editor an appoint- ment. The understanding was_first had smong all the parties, however, that Bard should not ask for any ofiico in the Third Congressional District of Tennesses, tho field then being considered thoroughly preempted. It is Al- leged that in violation of this agreement, Bard came here and procured the Chattanooga Postmasterehi) 2t he then went to the Chairman of.the Commiftes on Post Offices and_Post Roads, Senator Ramsey, and showed him the papers _of recommendation on which the President had made the sppoint- ment, whereupon Ramsey moved a sus- ponsion of the rules in executive ges- sion. The nomination was _unanimously confirmed 28 aforessid; Senator Brownlow not being in his seat at the time. "Brownlow, May- nard, Roderick, and Butler havo entered their protest, and the former has filed & motion to re- Consider the confirmation. A protest has been gent in here from every soldier in the Third Dis- trict who served in the Union army against Bard's eppointmens, 88 the last incumbent was not only eatisfactory, but was entitled to it as a Federal eoldier. Crutchficld says he is bound to have Bard's scalp. A ARKANSAS MATTERS. A delegation from Arkansas, accompanied by Benator Rice, called on the Attorney General, this morning, for tho purpose of ascertsining appointment to tho 3t what would be the policy of the Govern- ment on _its use of troops in case tromble should arige in the insuguration of the Governor, on the 6th of January nest. It will be remembered that both arties claim the election. The Republicans, ‘by throwing out the votes of five counties, claim a majority of 3,000 on the whole State ticket, while conceding the election of the Liber: Congressman-at-Large. ~ On the other hend, the Liberals rely upon _the votes of the discarded counties, the counting of which ives them a majority of & few thousand on the tate ticket. 'They claim that particular pains were taken to have a_fair election in these dis- puted counties, and that the ssmewas conducted strictly in mccordsnce with the provi- sions of the law. In reply to tho delegation the Attorney General eaid that the President would sustain the majority, and that Federal troops would only be used to preserve eace and order, or if necessary to enforco the ecrees of tho United States Courts. It may be stated that the discussion in the Senate, on the resolution to appointa Com- mittes’ to go to Arkansas, bas had a good. effect, both Tupon Republican Senstors &nd the President and Cabmot. It secms to | ‘be the impression that this Committes will be appointed after the recess, a8 there is a strong desire here to get the real facts i the com- plications of this State. A lotter was received hero to-day from Montgomery, Ala., which states that & move- ment is now on foot thers, on the part of the Democratic Lranch of the rival Legislnm.re. to elect Judge Buateed to the United States Senate to contest the claims of Spencer, recently elected by the Republican branch. The letter algo states that a considera- ‘ble number of Republicans will come over to the Democrats for this purpose. o the Associated Press.] THE LAST BOND. ‘WasrsoroN, Dec. 21.—The lest outstanding ‘bond, amounting to £5,500, of the loan of arch 31, 1848, of which the whole amount issued was 294,900, which matured July 1, 1663, has just been paid. 3 GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN. Egotism, Atheism, and Obscenity. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribun. New Yo, Dec. 21.—Thongh George Francis Train failed to become President, he has accom- plished the next_dearest wish of his heart, by getting into an American Bastile. Train has been issning here ‘recently " bis little weekly, called The Train Ligue, which he started origi- nally at Omaba. Tho last copy of it fell into the hands of Anthony Comstock, whose self- chosen mission is to stamp out obscene litera- ture, and who has succeeded in convicting more offenders than any of his predecessors. Train was arrested at his residence, up town, last night, aod went pecceably to Mercer Street Jajl, ' whero ho spent the night. The number of his paper seized i6 the fifth published in this city. It consists mainly of Train's lotters of condolence to Woodhull & Claflin, while in ‘prison, and denunciations of the Bible. For some timo g:sl: Train has been busy upon avolume with which he threatens the public, bringing together all the coarse words snd phrases of the Bible narratives admitted by the franslators. He has decmed the present an op- portunity to put his beastly work in print, Ho. claims to bave noreligious belief, and holds that there is nothing after death ; that man is only an snimal, and must share tho fate of the ani- mals, & very matural ides for Train, which ar- gues solf-knowledge ot loast. TThis morning he was arraigned before Justice Boardman, Ho eppesred in Court fashionably attired, with hair wildly tumbled. A crowd of sbout twenty of his cccentric friends were regent, including » lauk fomals carrying the Rag of ¢ho Internationals, Train plesded guilty to publishing an obscene paper, providing, ho said, his Bible quotations are obscene. The Jus- tice was about to enter his ples of guilly, when Train suw his blunder and ;&eudea not” gailty. o was then consigned to the Tombs without ‘bail, as he didn’t want any bail. His assistant, a young man named Nichols, was also committed in default of $500 bail. Train boasts that this makes the thirteenth time he has been in a Bas- tile, Al T e NEW YORK. Church Dedication—Ordained—Wares “house Robbed—The Stokes Jary. New Yors, Dec, 21,—The funeral of Duryes, who was murdered on_Liberty strect, on Mon= day, took place at the Dutch lteformed Church, 2t Richmond, Steten Island, this morning. ‘Tho St. Thomsa Chapel, an offshoot of St. Thomas Church, was consecrated, to-dny, with the imposing Ceremonial of the Episcopal Church, Bishop Porter officiating. 4 The Tev. James M. Stone was ordained & Catholic priest, this morning, by Archbishop McCloskey. The steamer storehouse, on Hamburg docks, Hobolen, was robbed, last night, of four cases of silka and one case of foreign illuatratednows- ‘pupers, of the value of over $10,000. o full jury wea completed 13 tho Stokes caso to-dey. The Judge cautioned thom from speak- ing about the trial, and when the Court ad- journed they were locked up, but will be allowed %0 go to church in the morning in the custody of the officers. The following ara the names: Da~ vid Egglestone, iron morchant; Chas, 8. Soper, retired merchant; John 'A. Boyer, flour merchant ; Abraham 0. Morris, insuranco; Chas, A. Yost, clothing; Jesse M. Bolles, me: chant; Joseph Sands, architect; David H burn, carpenter; Geo, N. Manchester, truc maker; Augustus Beckstoin, provisioner; Cor- nelins W. Leuster, builder; A. M. P. Mitchell, printer. slightly, wounded this morning, while quelling & riot in & dancing hell on Ninth avenue. @bituary. Spectal Degpateh fo The Chieago Tridung, GALESBURG, 1L, Dec. 21.~W. H. Mowrer, foreman of the Register ofice, of ity, went but it is understood mo definite action was to his dinner at the hotel a3 usnal this noon, When he sat down and took a pieco of meat, he immediately aroso, and eaid, * I am choling ;" then returning to tho office he started np-stairs, got up as far as the third step and Btood for a ‘moment, and dropped dead. His remsins were taken cherge of by the Masonic fraternity, New York, Dec. 21.—Justus Lavwrence, Prosi- dent of the’Continental Life Insurance Com- any, died suddenly this morning at his home in onlers, AvcusTA, Gn., Dec. 21.—General Ambrose Ransem Wright, editor of tho Clronicle and Sen- tinel, membor-elect to Congress frem tho Eighth District, died this morning. & Bosroy, Dec. 21.—Captain Frank Stanwood, of the Third United States Cavalry, died in Brigh- ton, yesterday. MADISON. A City Sensation—Charges of Mal-Ad- ministration in’ the Soldiers’ Or=~ phans’ Home. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. Map1so, Wis., Dec. 21.—The city sensation, to-dny, was an article in the Democrat, of last night, charging all sorts of abuses and mal-ad- ministration at the Soldiers” Orphans’ Home. The facts, 8o far as can be learned, are that there has boen discord in the institution since soon after the present Buperin{endent was in- stalled ; also, a quarrel between the Trustees, originating in a difference between the daughter of ono of tho Trustecs, who was & teacher at the Home, and Buperintendent Burton, and criminations and recriminations have led to grose exaggeratians of faults in the manage- ment of Home. That the children are insuffi- ciently fod or clothed, ss charged, is_denied by | those who often visit the Home. It is true, however, that the Superintendent and his wifé have & great deal of trouble in getting along ‘with the teachers, and that some of tbe children ke been pretty sovercly ‘punished for faults. The Journal, to-night, calls for s thorough investigation, which will doubtless be made as soon 28 the Logislature convenes. In the mean- time, the public are requested to suspend judg- ment. Many of the children pronounce the stories falge. s One officer _was dangerously, and another THE WEATHER. Reports from Various Points. V7AR DrpaRTMENT, OFFICE OF TuE CHIEFX S1oNAL OFFicER, DIvisioX oF TELEGRAMS AND REPORTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF COMMERCE, WasamaroN, D. C.. Dec. 21.—Clear weather from Tennessce, Ohio, and lower Michigan, ‘winds backing to wester! g and southerly. Gen- erally clear weather and higher temperatures .from Missouri to Lakes Michigan and Buperior, “and Minnesota. Diminishing pressure, andvery s probably inzrnusin% cloudiness, aud paossibly Enow, from Dakota to Wisconsin. ‘Special h tg The Chicago Tribune. i Des ff:'n.-u, owa, Dec. 21.—To-day has been the coldest d‘&,:‘ this locality for eif}.\t years. The meroury this morming, at 6 o'clocE, stood at 22 degrees below zera. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. LaSarrE, 1L, Dec. 21.—To-day has been the coldest experienced in i city within the last fifteon yours. Twelvo dogrees below zero at sundown, this evening. The ice harvesters were dri:'fn from their work by the intensity of the col Speeial Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. MapisoN, Wis., Dec. 21.—This has been the ‘most severely cold day for years. The mercury this morning ranged from twenty-ono to twenty- five below zero, and did not get higher during the day than fifteen below zero. The wind has been blowing s gale all day. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, IIL, Dec. 21.—Ths weather hore is intensely cold. At 5 o'clock the mercury was ‘below zero, and falling; at 9 t‘F m., fifteen de- grees below zero at the windward sido of the !{émt:t. The wind is blowing strong from the ‘ast. Pansons, Kan., Dec. 21.—Six inches of snow hers, and the weather colder than known for years. CrveraTy, Dec. 21.—Snow fell this afternoon to the depth of an inch. Windy to-pight, with the thermometer 4 above zero. MrnwaurzsE, Dec. 21.—The weather all over the Northwost is the most gevere known for years. TFort Garry, Manitoba, 42 below zero. 8t. Paul and Minneapolis, 30 below, zero. Milwaukee, in the middls of the day, Was 20 degrees below zero. = he passenger trains on the Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad are working through slowly. The 7p m. traio for St. Poul to-nigh, hos been sus- cnde B Stmber of peraons got their cars and feot frozen, but no serious cases are reported. HORRIBLE ATROCITY. A Sailor Stupifies the Crew and Fires & Vesscl to ¢ Got Even? with the Captain—KHe is Suffocated to Death, and is the Only Victim. Hawraz, N. 8., Dec. 21.—William Wately, the colored steward of the brigantine<Union Star, of Parrisboro, to avenge himself on the Captain, attempted to burn the vessel and Lill all on board. He stupefied all hands, while slecping, with muriatic acid, and then set fire to the ves- sel in the hold. Before he could extricats him- self he was suffocated by the smoke. The Cap- tain was awakened in time to arouse the crew and extinguish the fire. Wately, who belonged to St. Kitts, West Indies, was the only person “who lost his life. SAN FRANCISCO. Reported €oal Discoverlies—The In- dian War in Arizona. Sax FrAxcisco, Dec. 21.—It is reported that extensive conl-fields have been discovered near San Diego, in the Temeculah Mountains. General Crook has adopted the policy of en- listing friendly Indians to fight tho warlike Apaches, the Indian Agents co-opersting. If General Crook is not interfered with, he will ‘make the campaign ehort and decisive. CLEVELAND. CLEVELAND, O., Dec, 21.—Patrick Dougherty, who fatally stabbed Malvin Myers in this city, g\fly 17, was acquitted to-day, on the plea of self- lofence. s George Farwell, agent for the Weed Sewing Machine Company, in Painesville, Ohio, com- mitted suicide in this city to-day, by taking bydrate of chloral. Cause, intemperance. Fires. MrmwAUgeg, Dec. 21.—A fire'at St. P&Ifl(’ Minn., this morning, burned the Old Settlers Home, on Bridge squarc, together with Warner's block and Presty's saloon. Loss, $20,000. Lrrree Rock, Dec. 21.—A firé occurred af Clardnelle last night, daflkpyinglneu‘y half the business part of the town, and the United States Land Office, Post Office, and all the banks. In the Land Office there were destroyed all the valugble documents; those in the Post Office wero saved. Rreoy, Wis., Dec. 21.—The dwelling house of General McDonald, of Dartford, Greene Lake County, was burned this sfternoon. Loss, 95,000. —_— Suspension of the New Orleans ¢ Times.?? New_ Onteans, Dec. 21.—Proceedings to force C. A. Weed into involuntery bankruptcy wero commenced yesterdey, in the United States Circuit Court, upon the_petition_of J. A. MoKeo. Judge Durell issued & writ direct- ing the United States Marshal to provisionally geize the New Orleans Times newspaper establishment, which order was_executed last eveninfi and the offico closed. Judge Alexan- dor Walker and E. C. Hancock, aseociste editors of the New Orleans Times, will issue & mews- Snizer to-morrow. The suspension of the New rleans Times has caused general expressions of regret. B ~ Frozen In. Bay Crry, Dec. 20—Captain George Stone of the barge J. 8. Fay, snd the Captain of the gchooner Escanabs, with sbout thirty others from vessels frozen in the Lake Superior region arrived in this city lsst ovening. = They came with_the aid of gnow shoes to the Northern terminus of the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw Railroad, where they took the cars for this city. There-sere abont fifteen other vessels fast in the Ticinity of theirs, —_——————— A Murderer Held for Trial. Crverssar, 0., Dec. 14.—Wolf, who killed Van Naum, the German butcher, was to-day held in 815,000 bail to answer to, the chasge of mur- derin the second degree. gL il K PR PR Occan Steamship News, Queenstows, Dec, 21.—The steamship Java ‘has arrived. * New Yomk, Dec. 21.—Arrived, Canads_and Adristio from Liverpool. —_————— ‘Telegraphic Brevities, " Nombers are now for the first time being plaged upon the buildingsin LaSalle, and the nemes of the streets are being affixed upon the streot commers. ; ‘The Philadelphia police, yesterday afternoon, raided s pambling saloon ~on Dock street, and arrested twenty-nine persons, two of whom era proprietors, “'hey alsocaptured §1,000 worth of ‘paraphernalia. . e THE FARM AND GARDEN. The New Order of Things in the State Morticultural ~Society — Utilizing Eruits for Market—The Alden vs. Farm Dry Houses—A New Prodnct— Canning of Fruits—Cider and Cider Vinegar—Marketing of Fruits—Sell ing Fruit by Weight—Transactions of the Board of Agriculture—The Weather, Railrond Freights, and Corn, From Our Own Correspondent. (CHANMPAIGS, 1L, Dec. 21,1872, 1 proposs to review & few of the most noticea~ ble features of the Stato Horticultural Society. The last meeting was very much in accodance with the old plan,—that of discussing topics of tho day, instead of reading long-winded, learned essays, by & class of mere book-men. This lat- tor practice, that had obtained for some years, had the effect of making our more practical hor- ticulturists stay st home, 13 it mattered very little to them whether they ever heard or read these essays, as they were generally wanting in practical teaching. It is the practical facts that cultivators have demonstrated that we need, not the theories of school-men; and in acknowledgment of this demand ceme the change in the order of ex- ercises. The forthcoming Transactions will therefore be of value, ag they will contain the matured opinions of many. practical men, and T hope the echool-master will not intarpose his prerogative in the adding of any¥outside matter for the mere purpose of embellishment. These Transactions have almost invarisbly carried the stone in one end of the meakbag, in taking the grist to mill. Henceforth I trust the stone will be left out, and both ends of the sack filled with the grist. YTILIZING OF FRUIT FOR MARKET.. This was divided into the making of cider, cider-vinegar, feeding the windfalls to hogs, the preserving of fruit by the Alden'and other. pro- cesses, hot-air drying, 4nd drying in the usual way, and the packing for market. The Alden process first had the floor. They pay about 40 cents per bushel for good sound grafted fruit, what we may call good-sized merchantable apples. This may be considered a low price. A bushel of such apples will make six pounds of dried, or what they prefer to call preserved fruit, for the reason that the frait, on soking in_cold water for & few hours, has all the flavor and ap- pearance of green apples, and, when cooked or mado into pies, canpot be distinguished from the groen applo. It was claimed that this frait cost from 10 to 12 cents a pound, and that the market had not a8 yet been supplied at 20 cents & pound, the present market price. The eamples of fruit Bxesented were very fine; in fact, all that could o desired. But the dried fruit men opened their batteries upon it at & most fearfal rato. The claimed that the cost of these dry-houses, and the great expenso attending them, would eat up the profits, and that the goods were not g0 far in advance of other processes as claimed. Mr. Post, of Ashley, had amodel of his dry- house, and samples of fruit that were much su- gflrior to the common dry applea. He alao used ot air, and & revolving table for the screens on which was_placed tho fruit. Dr. Hooton, of Centralis, had s similar apparatus, but I think his drying shelvea were stationary. Mr. Hug- gins, of Woodburn, also described Lis dry-house, in which ho had prepared s large quantity of peaches and apples. These two lattor gentle- men claimed that they would be ‘able next sca- son to present samples of fruit equsl to that of the Alden process. Mr. Huggins had sold his apples in Chicago at 9 conts a pound, which was 2 or 3 centa in advance of the best common dry apples. These gentlemen claim that there is & Baving in cost of apparatus, as the whole dry-house snd fixtures, capable of r].rfiing 50 bushels a day, coét only soms $30, and have no patent-feo attached ; that, with ekill in the man- agement, it will do equally good work, or, at least, approximate g0 nearly that this pien will come into general use. ‘The discussion was spirited on both sides, showing o preat advance in this depariment of the orch: In places where fruit and vegeta- blesmay bo had the year round, the fnrge houses cleim the advantage, while, on_isolated farme, and in emall neighborhoods, the latter will, no doubt, prove invaluable. It is too early in the condition of these two plans to decide which will prove'the winner, as both_promise valuable results. New York, Ohio, and Michi- g:ln bave thus far supplied the market with ied fruit, but Illinois must soon distance them all, whether from tho Alden process by large cor- porations, or the hundreds of small ‘dry-houses on the farms, A NEW PRODUCT. In drying fruit, it hes been discovered that the cores and. gs of the apple haves yalue. ‘Theao are dried and sent to the factory for the making of apple jolly, or they are placed in & vat and allowed to decay, and the juice made into vinegar. Thus the whole of the fruit is utilized. This is done on the old Shaker plan of making cider vinegar, but is more expensive than grind- ing and pressing in the nsual manner, CANNING OF FRUITS. Mr. Earl, of South Pass, gave an_sccount of the canning establishment at that place. It is on a large scale, and had given employment to large numbers of persons, and purchased large quantities of fruit that would have otherwise gone to waste. It bids fair, said Mr. Earl, to become one of the great aids of the orchar especially in case of large yields thatwould ther- wise. ba liable to flush the market. Thus IHi- nois may soon divide the honors with Balti- more in the article of canned peaches. CIDER AND CIDEB-VINEGAR. + The first effort made in our State to puton the market pure cider-vinegar from tho apple, a8 opposed to that mado of corn whiskey and sulphuric scid, was by K. K. Jones, of Quincy. Mr. J. had & large orchard, and constructeda large building for the purposs of making cider- vinegar; but the public were not ready to back him in g0 laudable an caterprige. Ho elso took radical grounds in regard to cider,—meking it of ripe, sound finit; but the public taste was not then educated up to the difference between a good, healthful article and the vile stuff on the market, and Mr: Jones found more profit in selling the fruit as best he counld. As fruit be- came more plenty, it also became more desirable to utiltze the whole of tho apple crop; and, to do this, cider and vinegar must come in fora share. Ab the East, the refuse fruit was, much of it, cooked aud mixed with meal for the hogs; but here, with our cheap corn, the cook- ing of apples would not pay, and they must be turned into vinegar or cider. There wera pres- ent at this meeting soveral orchardists who meke large quantities of cider and cidor-vinegar an- nually. Among these, Mr, Whitny, of Lee County, is the largest operator. He has an apple-orchard of 140 acres, nearly all in bearing, and which produced "this year 14,000 bushels. All of the fina large apples are packed in barrels and sent to market; the small, sound spples made into cider; and tho refuse, bruised, or damaged apples go to vinegar. He had sold 8,000 gellons the current year of cider-vinegar, atanag- gregate of $2,000; and has 14,000 of cider of this Jear's make, that will be used in the course of one or two years for market in theform - vinegar. e cider is put in casks in i warm room or cellar, and left to sour at its leisure, which is from one to two years. He hag jusi completed a cider and vinogar house 80x56 feet, three-storigs high, Several other orchardists stated that they had plans for similar buildings {or the coming season. Since the firat effort of Mr. Jones, he and others have, by patient effort, educated the public taste to the use of pure cider und cidér-vinegar, and the demand is at this time in advance of the supply. FEEDING THE WINDFALLS. ‘There were only two or_three of the large or- chardists present who advocated the feeding of the refuso applos to hoga, These men seeded their orcharda to clover, and_let tho pigs have the pasturage of the orchayd, They claimed the advantage of better crop and & greater immunity from the depredations of the Codling moth ; but this was denied by those who picked the windfalls daily, and turned them into vinegar. Mnuch was said a8 to the best methods of cider and vinegar-making, for which we have little space af this time, and which more directly interest the orchardist, but may be given more in detail at some future period. The whole sub- ject of utilizing the apple was handled in & practical manner, highly creditable to the Socie- m and those who wish to avail themselves of ‘the facts shonld apply to the Secretary, O. B. ?duahn, of Morris, for a copy of the Traneag< ions. THE MAREETING OF FRUIT, This subject ogcupied the attention of the Bo- ciety, It wpssuggested that the practice of facing the _packages — that is, placing ‘tho best samples on the ontside—was a bad one, as the fruit next to the package is liable to be bruised. To remedy this, it was stated that all tho best samples Bhould be placed in the middle of ‘the package, and sll the inferior samples used for the facing. It was slso atated that, in the packing of fruit, all sorts of davices wore resorted to to deceive the buyer. The members from the North, who buy peachcsof their Sonth- ern_brethren, took this a little to heart, and spoko feelingly on the subject, 3 though they Lad not been’ fairly dealt by. But they were assured that such practices came from those not members of the Society. This was satisfactory fora time;_but, asall the packages of peaches were packed with the same object, it was pro- sumed {hat no member of the Societyhad shipped any peaches the past scason, though many of them had large orchards; snd the question arisos, Who takes the splint sfter spliot from the peach-basket, and shaving after shaving from the peach-box, that have reduced the three-peck package to & level eight quaris? That 1s, five baskets or boxes, that once held each three pecks, haye now shrank to & bushel of peaches ; thatis, fifteen good honest pecks ave reduced to_four. In order to put o &top to this rate of shrinkage, it was decided to appeal to the scales, and SELL ALT, FRUIT BY WEIGHT. In order to accomplish this, the Boards of Trade of St. Louis and Chicago were appealed to to carry out the rule, and N put honesty in the packing of fruit at a premium. MANAGEMENT OF TRE OECHARD. The culture end general management of the orchard were passed by for the want of time, and yet sufiicient was developed to show that the plow and harrow, clover-seed, and thinning e fruit, were becoming familiar to tho or- chardist. How much, and when, shall we prane, are also subjects not definitely settled. We shall, therefore, have a fow subjects left over for the next annual meeting. The capital now invested in fruit culture in this State represents many millions, of dollars, and is & branch of industry that should be fost- ered by the Stato. In fect, {0 the Liberality of the Btate, for the past six year, is due the success of the Btate Horticultural Society, as the $2,000 per annum hag enabled it to continue the good work, andiwithout this aid it cannot go onin its broad field of usefnlness, as contem- lated in the new order of things. It must Eaveflfl to publish its Transactions, which is the hand-book of the year of horticultural prog- Tess. A Torest-tree culturqwas also largely discussed, thongh but little new wzs developed beyond a higher appreciation of the Osage-orange and the white and blue ash for foresi~tree planting, -The larch plantations were spoken highly of a3 & success in all cases where early spring ~ plant-. ing had been practised. THANZACTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRY.Gur. TURE. 1 hayo just received from the Secretoiry, A, A1, Garland, the above for the year 187L, These an- nual volumes of Transactiona are, in fact, hand- books of the year, and to have them sent out to the publ'c th last month of the succeeding yoar, ia at least ten months too late, and yet this an nual is some'two or three, if not four yoars, as regards time, ahend of-80mo 0f its predecossors, of which there aro eight in all. A few daya will cloge the year 1872, when tho annnal volume for 1872 will be ready for the State Printer, and the work sbould be reagg for distribution at least by the 1st day of Mar 1873. In that case, its contents will be of value to the several indus-~ tries of the State, As a matter of course, these ning volumes of Transactions are valuable in_all public and private libraries, and for depositing in corner-stones of ‘public buildings ; but, for the publio banefit, for the tax-payer whomeets theexpense of the work, they are of about the same value asthatof & last year's almanac. I wonld suggest that the Secratary be euthorized to let the printing and binding this year-baok of sgricultura to the low- est bidder, Wwho guarantee its completion not later than March 1. While a Btate Printer 'may be mnseful for the printing of bills, and to supply the daily needs of the General Assembly, for the printing and binding of these and gimi- lar reports he has thus far proved a failure, and the people are tired of pu.yilnf taxes for sny such long-delayed services. partisan presses aro tobe sustained, let the Assembly make a direct appropriation for that purpose, but do not withhold knowledge until its value is lost, a8 has been the practice with that public institu~ tion, the State Printer. This annual contains many peges of valuabla %flpars{ the list of awards of the State Fair at uguoin, reports of County Societies, and n l:;sfg%' of the Board of Agriculture from 1853 0 1871, The new Board, that meets next month at tha. Btate Capital, -will have a responsible tesk be- fore them. Wehave passed the pionaer age and, the age of wooden towns, and are now entorin on one of more permanent improyement an manufacturures. New industries are almost d\ulg inaugurated, and these must have a place in the State Fair, and the whole field of exposi- tion be vastly brondened. District Fairs are becoming® prominent, and the people_are looking forward to something that shall fully present all of the varied intarests and industries of the State. The great feature of our State Fair has been its show of live stock; but the present age domands more than this ; it demands an equal fostering of every department of productivo industry that is adding value to the State, and giving it & more enduring future. THE WEATHER AND CORN. Binca the 16th of November, we have winter weather ; most of the time, dry, clear, and cold,~ and well adspted to the thorough curing of the immense yield of corn, endits harvesting. To the snrprise of eil, almost the entire crop is resdy for shelling and shipping. We do not mean that it is ready to go into store for summer-ship- ping, but for immediate use for milling and dis- tant customers, and Inrge cmounts go East daily for this purpoe. The prico paid is 20 0 33 cents a bushel of 70 pounds in the ear, or an ad- dltional cent for 56 pounds shelled. The froights are now some 7 cents per bushel to TEastern markets over the winter rato of last year, and it is just this difference that takes off the profits, If the farmers conld have thia ex- tra 7 cents, they would be very well satisfied, 2nd in the end the railroads would make a better profit, for it would beget o better mutuel undur- standing between the producers and carriers, Corn 15 King, and any monopoly that comes in its way must go uuder. Some farmers tall. of dropping the corn crop out of their list of farm- staples, but this is 2l nonsense; corn is, and will continue for all tiume, our great staple; and the roads that are wise will so grade their charges- as to encourage s sfeady demand and supply. This increase of rates st this time will result in & reverse, and may prove a loss in the end. No prudent 'business man would pursue such a course with his customers, for he would oxpect that such treatment would divert business from himat evary o portunity, Two or three short crops would show & stmg‘fle for freights that might seriously lessen railrond dividends. advice is, to charge fair rates at all times upon o badis of liveand lot live, Extravagant prices are not desirable, for they léad to extrava- gant oxpenditures. Not can tho rail afford, to depress any agricultural staple, as such an act is a boomerang in their own hands. The prosperity of the West ig, at this time, at’ the mercy of the Eastern railroads; will they be wise and reasonable, or will they earn the ill- will of their best customers? This is the ques- tion of the day, and & }ueafion that cannot, or will not, be thrust aside, RopaL, e e Anna E. Dickinson Interruptedy From the New York Sun, Dec, 18, Lest night Migs Anna E. Dickinson addreased 8 tolerably fair audience in Steinway Hall on the subject of labor. She declared agaitat strikes, which, she said, only served to fll our fagtaries with foreign workmen, and consign'the American mechanic to pauperism. Already the workshopa THE APIARY. Bee.-Keeping as Conunected With the Farm ox, Suburban Xomestead. From Our Own Correspondent. RomAL Hoxz, I, Dec, 21, 1872, The past half-a-dozen years have developed a vast amount of bee-literature, mainly from those interested in the sclling of patent hives, Italian queens, honey-extractors, and patent fertiliza- tion. It hasbeen a mountain of theories, specu- Istions, and petty humbugs, piled on a hillock of” simple facts. When we get rid of all this rab-- bish and have a clean fleld, we shall move for- ‘ward with steady purpose, and better perception. of the true status of the honey question. People. forget thatthersis a posgibility of a changed. condition in any pursuit, and yet the world is. full of examples. In my last, an effort waamade: to show how settlement had changed the natural. conditions of the honey-harvest, and well nigh: destroyed the value of bee-keeping. I have also shown that tho cheapening of cane-sugar and the superior quality of qur syrups have lessened the price and demand for honey. The sellers of. queens and patent hives deny all this, or reso~ Intely shut their eyes to those unpleasant facts ;; but we must nevertheless meet them, for, likes Banquo's ghost, they will not be laid. The past three seasons of drouth, and the fa~ tal epidemic among the bees, have had a de- pressing effect, and driven many from thejr purpose. We must admit that the rosy tinge n; the honey cloud has, ab this time, & fair, ‘but e must hope for its brightening* " normal amount of rain-fall comes * . o fon poe fowers and il thelr ociaries with There is health in the ca~ sweetness in the honoy. wife or danghter, or t* home, who would forego the keegjv' | of cinckens ? added tha ke s of bees, o8 well 88 Whore is the farmer's @ habitue of o suburban ¢ flink for s moment fo s of po ang 6 Tearing " of aer Ru o e mown b .eping of bees, for its pleasure and sting of " - But there is no pleasure in the H38 . the bee,—of course not. But thero ia fl o - 1o their management, when, with steady 11" ve and practiced eyo, we nra able to keep .uem in place, and are the conscious masters of their morals, ‘When out in the fields gathering honey, the bee avoids all occasion of guarrel, and geéts out of the way 53 soon 88 {3;51 le, and, only when danger {threatens is citadel . does he show &' disposition -to_stand on the defersive. With such an insect, surely one may, if she choose, be on good terms; and, do- ing this, one must learn to govern herself. = We have all been tanght to look at the daily isbors of tho boe as veluablo examples of industry, but then we must giva them an opportunity to exer~ cige this valuable gift of nature. Ask the farmer who owns and cares for the poultry, xnd he will toll ou it ia tho wifo ox ughter; then why may she not be the owner of the swarm of bees? Their care will give her out-door exercise, & _ better emper, and control of ~ herself; for, every time sho handles her swarms, she is sdmonighed that she must bear a steady hand, and be ready to listen to the mnsic of her pets, for they havo a music 50 varied that it stands them in place of xords, ang their language must be familiar to er. I am not going to nrge my young lady or old lady friends to [ Xu-gegly Tote. beeieepmg 18 & pursuit, for, if | should, it would bring them appointment as certain a8 the attempt at ita profits P -raiging on a large scale, forit is ome of those = things that pertains to the leasures end profita of the house- 0ld, but cannot, under ordinary conditions, pursued on a large scale snd as & separate in- dustry. A homestead without trees, withouta vegetable and fiower garden, and with an ab- sence of poultry and of bees, is not & home- stead, but a piace to rent to some lonely way- farer, “whose pilgrimage is one of eadness, of; penufy, and of wamt, snd whose clond is ém- ossed with & dark, lowering fringe, dostitute of: & silver lining, It is to 2dd one more item to the list of home- pleasures, home-training, and home-comforts, that I urge the keeping of bees. In the suburba. of onr cities anyi villages, we Lave a fair supply of be\;—sm irage, more 80 then on tha farm, unless we sow white clover in our pas- tures and budkwheat in the fields. Then we can Bow such flow ers as produce honey and are use- ful for othe:r purposes. Among ticse, tho Rocky Mowatain honey-plant (Polinicia pur- pura) prowises to be of value for chicken-feed a8 well as Yor honey. It may bo sown in one will take eare of itself, for it belongs as yet to the family of weeds, though it may claim o %1!‘:8 among the useful placts. At the tate Bee- eeper’s Convention st Indianapolis, it had_a worthy mention, and was commonded for farther trial. Its eeeds are sbundsnt, grovw- ing in small pods like the mustard, oniy larger. Ido notknow who has the seed for fale, but ;::F-l'l thm:dmé!dz pncknge?&odf i)t; were sent oub ‘winter to the youn, ee-kecpors W read THE ‘I‘m:sm‘z.y S 5 i The care of poultry, of flowers, and of bees haves strong_ afinity, and all are indentified with home, its love, it adornments, and its lnx- uries. We may not call either of them & pursuit or o Geparate industry, but by some more endear- ing name, for they are interwovea with the household and farm,a part of our every-day selves. Now is the season for the lnying of plans, the. preparation for spring. Wo 1ok over the lawn %o 820 whas tree give room, or what new- comer we shall welcomo; what border shell be given over to grass, and what new plats shall. give place to Howord. 1o must plan new places for chicken-coops, and eelect the sunny side of the pines, the spruces, or under the brosd leaves of some favorite deciduous trea; and, while we are out of doors for this purpose, let us provide {or one, two, or threa swarms of bess,—rot closa 'to ‘some woll-trod path, but. in the background, where we cin %o them. against the shadows of the conifers, or hear their glad music among tha flowers. Then, soms dsy, when we have olaced o smoking chicken-pia on the table, flanked with & bovquet of Tases, we may also have s dish of hancy in its enovy comb, that shall make tho Qirrer all the pleasanter, and present a tribue io tho the gueen of the fesst, LA Railrcad News. TaextoN, N. J., Dec. 21.—Tho Chancellor gronted an injunction restraining tha New Jer- sey Central Railroad Comsmy from interfering with the coal trade of the Delaware, Lackawanna. & Westorn Railroad, or carrying into effeot the resolution of Deo. 13 regerding it. Pansoxs, Kan,, Dec. 21.—Everything indicates: an early and satisfactory settlement Gf the land difficnlties recently 5o exciting along the line of the Missonri, Kangas & Texas Railroad, om the Osage londs. A test case will be submitted to the Courts at once for a speedy and final de~ cision. No further troubls is aprehended. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroed will be com- pleted to Dennigon to-night. N’x‘h;nnew Brothoers? Failnres, Ew YoRE, Dec. 21.—The London co - ent of tha Scolsman states thet the ores I ties of the exploded firm of Bowles Brothera ab London, Paris, Nice, Geneva, and New York, aro now stated to bo something more than £250,000, and the sssets not mora than £43,000, of w.~ ¥ of this country are in pine gesesouf of ten superintended by Europeans. The action taken Py the workingmen in the eight-hour strike of last summer she stigmatized sa cowardly and dighonest. o' ss 4 While proceeding in this atrin, she was inter« ruv? if ¥7 & grave; middle-aged man in the aud- ie o desired to ask a question. redly,” replied Miss Dickinaon. . & practical jeweller,” said the ques- tioner; **suppose you hring your watch to be mended, for which you pay 34. I takehalfs day to do it, my pay being 50 cents an hour. How much of the profit should go to my em- ylg{er and how mugh to me?” (Applause.) ot being prepared with an suswer, Miss Dickinson disposed of the question by saying that she was there to state her case, and nct to reply to individnal objections. Ehe then pro- ceeded with her lecture, closing with & Iudicrous icture of the results to society should the eight- our law be nflogtfid by all classes. Hardly had-tbe applanse which greeted the conclusion of her lecture subsided when en em- loyer in the audience requested attention while o snewered the question propounded by the practical jeweller. The noise, however, was 8o great that he was inaudible, save fo"a few near Lim. The person addressed, though much too for Off to know what wag being said, seemed to feel that it Wwas nqt favorable to his class, and replied with scrimony, which_produced retort inkind, Migs Dickinson stood on the platform smiling graciously upon the disputants, and the saudiencs, mapny of whom had resumed their seats, ugp]mded vociferonsly asa thrust was vigorously given or parried With success. The discnssion at length became very animated. The andience in the body of the hall was pretty equally divided between employers and em- loye he hall, and the sasemblage dispersed, onagnl:.l’ satisfiod with the evening's entertain- m & The ushers exerted themselves to clear l sum the muoh Lrger part is of onlybypot=" Boston Ntems. . Bosroy, Dec. 21.—The remaing of interred on the site of Trinity Churc been removed; the last casket hs takien from there this morning. ‘The work of removing the pews frc South Church for proparinz the buil Post Oftice will commence Xfonday. They Decline the Honor. SamaTOGA, Dec. 31.—A citizens’ indignation meeting hers resolved that the advertised cock fight, with attendant ronghs from New York an oy, ehall not take place in Saratoga. — Found Guilty. M1LwATEEE, Dec, 21.—Louis Fethke was y. terdsy found guilty of murderin the firstd greo for killing his wife on the 16th instant, this city. ¥ —t= The President. Crvon®AT:, Dec. 21.—President Grant. gaged rafins at the Burnet House, but atm night ktd not-arrived. He i3 expected a¢ o'clock tp-morrow morning. —_— Packing in Ohio. = (CrxerjNATI, Bec, 21.—The hogs slsughtered in Ohio, the 1st of November to date, add up —_—— —Prngesuer Tyndall has just perfected a new respiratr for firemen, in which the solid par- ticles of the densest smoke are arrested by of cotton Wool wetted with glycerine, and the most pungent gas by Iayers of charcoal. By this ‘1means firemen Can remain within burning build- ings for upwards of an hour at a time with safety and comfort, 80 far a8 their respiration is conoemnady tasté and care of the Wifo or daughter who sits el b2 corner of the gorden, or in the field, where it