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mmmmam / % Ptitnrg 1'iamtelEr. r-.«f * --< r---rp J. VANSLYKE, PUBLISHER. . AIcHENBY, - .* ILLINOIS. T H E R E C O H l ) O F 1 8 7 6 4 Hi list of Crimes, Casualties, Dueov* ' eries, and Achievement#. t . A Condensed Hiatoryof the Woctld fa r the Past Tear. THE OLD YBAE. • good oW yew J This mjrm • your last. And must you ro? With yon T ve passed Some Oats that bear revision. Vov these I'd thank yon, ere you make • Tour jonrwy to the Stygian Lake, , Or to the fields Klysian. ' lUfog have you been our hoBMholfl guest. To keep yon we have tried our b*t.j You must not stay, % ou tell us ; - Hot e'fii to introciuce your heir, . WH" oomes BO fresh and debonatr He nee<la must male yon jealoas. X beard your footsteps overhead . To-ni^ht, ud to myself I said: ' "Tie's packmK hie portmanteau, »H books and staff, like Proeffcro'S, > Si1*'" buried Dfcember'a snowl, • And finished hie 3aet canto, Tfour wsil-knovrn bat and cloak stOl look TBtte name upon their entry-book, And seem an if they grew here. But they ah! me--will aoon be gone, And we be rfttlnK here alone To welcome in the?^fcw Year. '.*bs boot® so oft put out at night WSH vanish ere to-morrow's light . Across the east is burning. , When morning cornea, full well f know •They'll leave no footsteps in the mow, Of going or returning. ^ Aft twelve o'clock to-night Queen Mib win take yon in her spectral cab To catch the downward fast train. Sopie of us will Bit up with yon And drink a parting cup or two While I indite thia last strain. O, good, old, wise, frost-headed Year, * You've brought UB health and strength and cheer, Though sometimes care and sorrow. Bach morn you gave us newer hope, Ztisi reached beyond the cloudy scope Of eaoh unseen to-morrow. We knew you when yon were, forsooth, Jf® bettor than a stranger youth-- A font youth, some one muttered. When thinking how the days you gave, On ghostly horses to their grave Have galloped, flown and fluttered. But what is time, by moon and stars Checked off in monthly calendars, To fairy kings like you here ? Ufaat are the centuries that span inch-wide spac.ee ruled by man? Or what are Oid and New Year? You go to Jotn the million years; The great veiled sky that never clean Before our mortal seeing; The shrouded death--the evolving life-- The growth, the mystery, the strife Of elemental being. We see in your abstracted eye The clouded flame of proph«cy-- Of time the immortal scorning. And yet the sympathetic Bmlle That says: "I fain would stay awhile To bid your rhymes good morning.'" Ah! no more rhymes for you and tine, Old Year, shall we together see, For we to-night must sever. flood-by old number Seventy-six! Tls nearly time you took your drive Into the dark forever! The train that stops for you will let A stranger out we never met, To take your place and station. With greetings glad and shouts of joy, They'll weloome him, while you, old boy, Depart with no ovation. Five minutes yet ? But talk must-end. On with your cloak and cap, old friend! i, Too long I have been prating. 1 -Mour blessing now! We'll think of you-- Ah! there's the clock! Adieu, adieu-- I see your cab is waiting. CHRONOLOGY OB1 1870. JANUARY. 1. (Sty Treasurer Bork, of Buffalo, N. Y., discovered to be a defaulter to the amount of $400 000. 4. Lord Lytton appointed Viceroy of India. 5. Reassembling of Congress after the holi­ day recess. 9. Railway accident near Odessa, Russia ; 70 persons killed and many maimed. 10. Exciting debate in Congress on the bill granting a -nnesty to Jeff Davis ; the measure defeated. 14. Lower house of Congress refused to pass a universal amnesty bill. 21. First heavy snow-storm of tbe winter in the far West; Union Pacific railroad blockaded. 23. Thirteen persons killed bv a railway col­ lision at Huntingdon, Eng. E. D. Winslow, owner of the Boston Hews, and Treasurer of the Boston Post, having committed forgeries to the amount of $250,000, disappeared with his family. 26. Burglars rob the National Bank of North­ ampton. oiss5.,cf iff700,GC0in securities. Three men hung by a mob at Charleston, W. Va. 27, The robbery of $400,000 from a Chicago eastward-bound express car was neatly pre­ vented near Toledo, and the four robbera ar­ rested. 31. Four outlaws hung by vigilants in Rooks oountv, Kan. A man named Simmons mur­ dered' dissected, and his remains packed in a box, at Oreenpoint, N. Y.: arrest of Victor Kretz, the murderer. Bpeaker Kerr writes a letter declaring that his name is not to be used in the Demooratio National Convention. FEBRUARY 1. A man named Wilder, at Lyndon, Vt, murders hi* wife, father and mother, and then hangs himself. Fifteen of the whisky ring at Indianapolis sentenced to prison for terms of from six months to three years. William Mo- Kee. principal proprietor of the Ht Louis Globe-Democrat, convioted of conspiracy to defraud the Government. 2. A stage line opened from Cheyenne to the Black Hills. Lower house of Congress refused to pass the one term Presidential amendment to the constitution. S- Colliery explosion in Belgium ; over 200 miners killed, txen. Sherman writes a letter, saying he will not be a candidate 1 or Presi­ dent, and expressing a preference for Gov. Haves, of Ohio. 6. The Sultan of Turkey accepts Count An. drassy's scheme for settling the Herzegovinian difficulty. Jeff. Davis writes a long letter, re­ plying to Mr. Blaine, disclaiming that cruelties to prisoners were authorized by him, depre­ ssing the obstacles opposed to the progress of reconciliation, intimating that he does not de­ sire amnesty for himself, and charging im­ posture and barbarity upon the Federal au­ thorities. A fearful panic occurred at Robin­ son Opera House, Cincinnati ; 10 people wet® killed and many more injured. 8. Opening of the trial, at St, Louis, of Gen. Babcock, Military Secretary to President Grant, for conspiracy to defraud the Govern­ ment in connection with the whisky ring. Great fire ia Broadway, N. Y.: loss, *2,500,- 000. 10, National Bank of Commerce, of New London. Ct., robbed of $21,000 ; the teller subsequently confesses to the burglary and restores tbe money. 12. Explosion of fire-damp in a coal-mine at Pitta Ion. Pa ; 4 miners killed aud a numoer wounded. Deposition of President Grant in the Babcock case taken at Washington, Chief Justice Waite administering tbe oath. 14. Tho Sultan of Turkey signed the decree granting the Andrassy reforms in the insurgent provinces. 17. Collision between the steamers Strath- olyde and Franconia in the Enplish channel • the Straithciyde sunk, and 31 lives lost - » 18. The Congregational Advisory Council, to Investigate the Beeoher scandal, convenes in Plymouth Church, Brooklyn. The Maine Leg­ islature abolishes hanging. 22. Indiana Republican State Convention nominates G. St Orth for Governor and in­ structs for Gov, Morton for President. Wis­ consin Republican Convention indorses Blaine for President 23. The Connecticut Demoorats nominate Gov. Charles B. Ingersoll end *11 the State officers for re-election, 24. The trial of Gen. Orville E. Babcock, Military Secretary of President Grant, on a charge of oonspiracy to defraud the Govern­ ment brought to a close at St. Louis, the jury rendering a verdict of "not guilty." 28. News th&t Don Carlos, the Spanish pre­ tender, has fled to France : virtual end of the Oarl&t w&r. Oddn6ciio*it State Convention; H. C. Robinson nominated for Governor. Destructive tornaioes at 8t Charles, Ma, and Princeton, Ind. ; many houses blown down, and several persons killed and crippled. MARCH. 2. Revelation of corruption in the War De­ partment at Washington ; Secretary Belknap tenders his resignation ; resolutions of im­ peachment presented against him in the House of Representatives and unanimously adopted ; intense excitement at 'Washington anu else­ where ; Secretary Borie, of the navy, appointed temporary Secretary of War. 5. A committee of the House appears in the Senate at Washington, and formally impeaches Mr. Belknap for high crimes and misdemean­ ors. A life-boat crew of 13 drowned on the North Carolina ooast while trying to save the crew of an Italian bark. 4. Arrival in London of Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender. 6. Tbe Sultan of Turkey offers amnesty to the Herzegovinians, Caleb P. Marsh, the wit­ ness against the late Secretary Belknap, flees to Canada. 6. The President nominates Richard Henry Dana, Jr., of Massachusetts, Minister to En­ gland, vice Gen. Schenck, resigned. The portfolio of the War Oiiioe offered to Senator Lot M. MorriiL of Maine, wbo declines. 7. Burning of the Home for Aged People at Brooklyn, N. Y.; some 20 of the aged inmate* perish in t he flames. Eleven persons killed and seven or eight wounded by a train falling through a bridge across a branch of the Shen­ andoah river, on the Baltimore and Ohio rail­ road. News of & famine in the Westmanna islands, near Iceland; 500 people said to be starving to death. Judge Alphonso Taft, of Ohio, appointed Secretary of War. The Com­ mittee of the House on Expenditures in the War Department snbpsenaed by the District Court of Washington to produce the papers and evidence against Gen, Belknap, which they declined to do. Exciting partisan debate in the House, in which the Democrats and Re­ publicans charged upon each the responsibility for the flight of the witness Marsh, whose ak­ in oe blocks the impeachment trial. 8. The Judiciary Committee of the House, at Washington, report that owing to the absence of the witness Marsh, it would be impractica­ ble to prooeed with the impeachmeut trial of Belknap, and ask that they be allowed to take farther testimony ; after an exciting and in­ tensely partisan debate, the request was grant­ ed by a strictly party vote. Belknap arraigned in the Police Court at, Washington, and held to bail ir' $25,000 to answer to a criminal charge of bribery. The United States Senate decide the three years' contest of P. B. 8. Pinchback for a seat in that body as Senator from Louisi­ ana, by the adoption of a resolution deolaring that he has no claim to the seat. 14. New Hampshire election; Gov. Cheney and the entire Republican ticket elected, and a Republican majority secured in the Legisla­ ture. 15. Severe storm in England and on the continent; numerous shipwrecks Mod many lives lost. 17. Destructive fire in Springfield, HI.; Ices, 9170,000. Great snow-storm in Sootland, causing an embargo on travel. 19. Heaviest snow-storm of the winter in the Western and Southern States; 14 inches deep at (Mm and 10 inohes at Mtmphis. Hen. R. 0. Setienok, late Minister to England, having resigned, arrives at New Yoik on his home­ ward journey. 22. Caleb P. Marsh, having been promised immunity from prosecution, returns to Wash • tag ton. to tentify against e* Secretary Belknap. Democratic State Convention of Pennsylvania meets at Lancaster. Republican Convention of New York meets at Syracuse. 23. Seven men killed and 8 men wounded by A boiler explosion at Laramie City, Wyo. Tor. 24. Great stormB and floods in the Eastern States ; propeity loss in New England esti­ mated at $1.000,000. i 28. Intelligence 6f the foundering of the steamer Jowad in tt$ Arabian sea, by which 800 pilgrims wore drowned. 29 Republican State conventions in Penn­ sylvania, Ohio, and Iudi&na. 30. The dam of the water reservoir at Worces­ ter, Mass., breaks, precipitating a vast volume of water into the valley below, causing an enor­ mous destruction of property. 30. Articles of impeachmeut presented in the House of Representatives at Washington against W. W. Belknap, late Secretary of War, charging him with high crimes and misde­ meanor. 31. A large number of city officials indioted and arrested in St. Louis, for bribery and per­ jury. Gov. Ames, of Mississippi, resigns his office totescape impeachment. APRIL. 2. Matamoras captured by the Mexican rev­ olutionists. 3. The House of Representatives unanimous­ ly adopt the articles of impeachment against Belknap, and appoint managers to conduct the trial. Connecticut State election results in a victory for the Democrats. 4. The nomination of Richard H. Dana, Jr., to be Minister to England, rejected1 by the United States Henate. The Senate organizes as a court of impeachment for the trial of W. W. Etalknap; acciued suiuiaoiied to appu&r April 5. Four powuer magazines at Salt Lake City blew up, sending a shower of rocks into city, killing four people, and doing great damage to properly. Rhode Island election success of the Republican ticket. . 13. Gen. John McDonald and W. O. Avery, convicted memtars of the St. Louis whisky ring, sentenced to the Missouri penitentiary. MAY. 4. Gen. Belknap indicted by the grand jury at Washington, for receiving bribes while Sec­ retary of War. 6. Destructive tornadoes visit Chicago and other Western points ; hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of property destroyed, and several people killed. 7. Twenty thousand charges of "rend-rock powder" exploded on Jersey City Heights, dam­ aging many buildings, and causing a shock wbicli was felt over an extensive area. Arrival at Washington of Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil. 8. Auna Dickinson makes her debut on the dramatic stage at the Globe Theater, Boston. Liberal Republican National Committee meet in New York city, nud issue a call for a National Convention at Philadelphia. 10. The Centennial Exhibition formally opened at Philadelphia in the presenoe of 300.009 people. 14. The imperial powers adopt a pacific policy at the Berlin Conference. 15. Tbe Liberals hold a national conference in New York city, to discuss tbe political situa­ tion, and issue an address te the country. ' 16. William II. IJarnum elected United States Senator from Connecticut. The Sultan of Zanzibar enters into a treaty abolishing slavery in his dominions. 17. Six of the culprits concerned in the mur­ der of tbe German and French Consuls hung at SalonicY Turkey. Democratic Convention of Ohio nominates Gov. Allen for President. National Greenback Convention met at Indian­ apolis and nominated Peter Coopor lor Presi­ dent and Senator Booth for Vice Pres dent. 18. A steamer exploded at Evansnile. Ind.. killing nine men, and wounding a number of others. Presbyterian General Assembly met in Brooklyn, N. Y. 22. The President appoints Edwards Pierre- pont Minister to England, Alphonso Taft At­ torney General, and J. Donald Cameron Sec­ retary of War. 25. The President issues a proclamation ad­ vising a general celebration of the 4th of July. 26. The terms of the Berlin Conference made public, showing that important conces­ sions were required from Turkey. Execution of Piper, the Boston belfry murderer. 29 Lawrence Harney testified before a com­ mittee of Congress that he had paid Speaker i Keir $450 for an army commission ; the latter denied it under oath. The ftuited States Sen­ ate, after two weeks' debate, in secret session decidei that it had uriadietioB^in tlie Balknap impeachment. Brisk competition between the rflrosds results in a marked reduction in pas- siuger fares.between the East and West. De- tlronement of the Sultan of Turkey. [SO. A fire in Quebec destroyed 700 hmaoa | JUNK. f 1. A sensation produced at Washington bv the testimony of .Tames Mulligan, before the Judi- <#ary Committee, regarding the Hon. James G. Blaine, A company of forty-nine men from (j&neinnati reputed to have been massacred by Vidians in the Black Hills. 4. Abdul Aziz^tlie deposed Saltan of Turkey, tiCuSCiiitcNJ filicide. Escape of Fenian prisoners from Australia in an American whale-ship. 7. Exciting debate in Congress between Messrs. Blaine and Knott. 11. Mr. Biaine prostrated by sunstroke as he was entering a church in Washington. 12. Heavy floods in Eastern Switzerland; great damage done. 15. Winslow. the Boston forger, released in London. An Illinois jury deolares Mrs. Abra­ ham Lincoln restored to reason. J7. The NiMRuiai Ivepubiiuau Convention at Cincinnati nominated Gov. R. B. Hayes, of Ohio, for President on the seventh ballot, and Win. A. Wheeler, of New Yo« k, for Vice Presi­ dent on the first. Two Cabinet Ministers killed and one wounded in Constantinople, by Hassm. an insubordinate officer, who was af­ terward hanged. 18. The town of St Johns, Can., nearly de­ stroyed by fir®. • ., l'i. A fire at Athens, on the Httoeon river, destroyed .*400.000 worth of property. 23, News reoeived of a fi^ht between Gen. Crook's command and the Bioux Indian* on June 17, in which nearly 100 of the latter were killed, with a loss to tbe expedition of 9 doad and 21 wounded. 25. Seventeen persons killed and 37 injured by a railroad accident near Cervix Spain. 28. Gov, Samuel J. Tilden nominated at St. Louie as the Demooratio candidate for Praai- dent of the United States. 3. Beginning of hostilities between Servia snd Turkey ; troops of the former cross the Turkish frontier, and several sharp engage­ ments occur. . 4. Independence day was oelebrated with unusual spirit throughout the country. 5. Two hundred mud thirtv lives lost by the wreck of the Lieut, Gen. feroesen, a Dutch steamer, in the Straits of Sunda. Three per­ sons killed and 29 buildings destroyed by a tornado in Burlington, Iowa. 6. News received of the defeat of Custer's foroes by Sitting Bull at the battle of the Little Big Horn, and the massacre of the General and other leading officers, with 250 enlisted men. A band of masked men robbed a railroad passenger train in Missouri. 10. The propeller St. Clair burned on Lake Superior, destroying twenty-seven lives. 11. Postmaster General Jewell removed by the President. 14. Twenty-one persons killed and sixty wounded by an explosion on the British iron­ clad Thunderer. 20. Tbe yacht Mohawk capsized off Staple- ton, Staten island, New York harbor, drowning William T. Garner, his wife, her brother. Frost Thorne, Miss Adele Hunter, and Peter Sullivan, a cabin boy. • 24. Over 256,000 barrels of petroleum de­ stroyed in the oil regions by lightning. AUUUST. 2. Godlove S. Orth deolines the nomination as Governor of Indiaiia by tbe Republicans. Samuel F. Cary nominated for Vioe President by the National Council of the Greenback party. 7. Colorado is proclaimed to be a State. Tbe Senate discharged Mr. Belknap for lack of jurisdiction; the vote for conviction was 35 to 25, not two-thirds for oonviotion. il. The grasshoppers appeared in large num­ bers in Nebraska. , 15. Both houses of Congress adjourned sine die. 19. Six Fenians, who escaped from penal servitude in Australia, arrived at New York in the whaling bark Catalpa. 28. The Servians defeated the .Turks with heavy lose. 31. Sultan Murad V. deposed because of his mental infirmities; Abdul Hamid proclaimed his euooeesor. BE PTEHBKR. 3. A destructive fire desolated St. Hyarinlhei* Canada. 11. Forty Servian oowards were shot. 15. The Centennial trophy presented to the American Rifle Team, at Gilmore's Gardens, New York, in the presence of a large number of spectators. 16. An armistice for ten days agreed to by Turkey and Servia. Gen. Crook's expedition destroyed an Indian village, killed 14 In­ dians, and captured a large lot of stores. 28. Pennsylvania day drew 250.000 people to the Exhibition. Bnow foil in the Cats kills. OCTOBER. 4. A grandson of President Harrieon, in Kentucky, attacked and fatally wounded a young lady who rejeoted him. 9. A fire in Cleveland destroyed property valued at several hundred thousand dollars. 11. By the burning of the steamboat South­ ern Belle, at Baton Rouge, La., ten lives were lost. 16. A Russian national loan of $204,000,000 resolved upon. 17. A fire at Louisville destroyed property valued at upward of $600,000. ers by Gen. Diaz's foroea, and that Gen. Ek- eobedo had been shot. 13. Indiana Democrats held a consultation and issued an address calling for maun meet­ ings. An ice-jam in the river at St. Louis de­ stroyed steamboat property sained at $200,000. 14. Wade Hampton sworn in as Governor of Sonth Carolina, thus giving the State a duality at Governors. Great fires at Bolivar. Tenn., and Little Rock. Ark.; losses $200,000 and $150,000. respectively, 21. A remarkable aerolite passes through the sky from Kansas to New York, at 9 p.m., emit­ ting a brilliant light and causing much wonder* meet. 23. Great storm on the Scotch ooast; several •easels wrecked, and many lives lost. 25. News of a suooessful revolution in San Domingo ; Baez reinstated as President. NECROLOGY OF 1876. JANUARY. 1. Timothy Dodd, the oldest merchant of Bos­ ton, aged 95. 2. Hon. John H. Clifford, ex Governor of Massachusetts, aged 66, at New Bedford. 9. At Boston, Dr. Samuel G. Howe, an emi­ nent surgeon and philanthropist, and inventor of the alphabet of raised letters for the blind, aged 75. 10. At Washington, John Wilson, ex-Com- missioner of the General Land Offioe. At Bos- ten, Commodore Stephen Decatur. U. S. N. At New York, Benj. Downing, the oldest Odd ft'ellow in the world, aged 102. 11. It New Mexico, Gen. Gordon Granger, a distinguished Federal General during the late war, aged 52. 15. At Greenville, Tenn., the widow of the late ex-President Johnson, aged 65. 23. At Edinburgh, George Harvey, the oele­ brated Scotch painter. At Frankville, Md., ex- Gov. Francis Thomas--killed by a railway col­ lision. 28. At Washington city, Hon. Henry H. Stark­ weather, Representative"in Congress from the Third District of Connecticut. At Pesth, Hun­ gary, the great statesman Francis Deak. FEBRUARY. 1. At London, Eng., John Forster, an emi­ nent man of letters, and specially distinguished ks tJbe biographer of Landor and Dickens, aged 63. 6. At Brooklyn, N. Y., Rear Admiral String- ham, of the United States navy. 9. Suddenly, at Annapolis, Md., Reverdy Johnson, the eminent jurist and statesman. 14. At Boston, Thomas Barry, the veteran actor, aged 78. 18. At Boston, Charlotte Curhman, the dis­ tinguished actress, aged 60. HiRCH, 1. In England, Lady Augusta Stanley, wife of Dean Stanley. 21. In England, Col. ChsrlM G. Chesney, author of "The Battle of Dorking." 22. In South Manchester, Cc. Ward Cheney, President of the Silk Association of America, aged 63 years. APRIL. 10. In New York city, Alexander Tnrney Stewart, the great merchant prince, aged 73. 20. In England, the Right Hon. George William Lvttleton, aged 59. 25. In New York, Barney Williams, a promi­ nent actor, aged 53. 28. In England, Thomas Aird, the poet, aged 74. MAY. AUR1CULTUIUL AHII DOMESTIC. Time to Go. They know the time to go! The fairy clouds strike their inaudible boor In field and woodland, and fHt P"~"*tnal fcMilr Sows at the signal an obedient head And hastes to bed. The pale anemone Glides on her way with scarcely a good-nMit: The violets tie th^ir purple nightcaps tight; * Hand in hand, the dancing columbines, In blithesome lines, Drop their last oourteaies, Flit frail the scene, and couch (gf Hid» rest; Ths meadow lily folds her scarlet vest And hides it 'neath the grasses' lengthening green, Fair and serene. l_ Her sister lily floats On the blue pond and raises golden eyes "To court the golden splendor of the sides. The sudden signal comes, and down she goes To find repose In the oool depths below. k little later, and the asters blue Depatt in crowds, a brave and cheery crew; While golden rod, still wide away and gay, Turns him away, Furls his bright parasol. And, like a little hero, meets his fate. The gentians, very proud t« sit up late, Nert follow. Every fern is tucked and set 'Neath coverlet, "" Dowry and soft and warm. No little seedling voice is'heard to grieve Or make complaints the folding woods beneath; No lingerer dares to stay, for well Hiey know The time to go. Teach us your patienoe, brave. Dear flowers, till we shall dare to part like you, Willing God's will, sure that His clock strikes true; That His sweet day augurs a sweeter morrow, With smiles, not sorrow. ft NOVEMBER. Dutoh maritime canal formally Chtyenneij sur- I. The opened. 5. Faut hundred lodges of dered to Gen. Miles. 7. An unsuccessful attempt made at Spring- lold, 111., to steal the remains of Ahrwham Lihcoln. 9. News rocoived of a freat cyclone and tidal wave in India ; 250,000 lives lost. 10. The Centennial Exposition formally closed by President Grant. II. The Emperor of Russia made an impor­ tant speech at Moscow, declaring in effect that he will dtclare war in case Turkey refuses the guarantees he will demand. 22. In Mexico, Chief Justi se Iglesias revolted and declare! himself provisional President. The time of the South Carolina canvassers be­ ing up, they adjourned sine die, first decl»ring the State for Hayes and the Republican State ticket, and a Republican majority in the Legis­ lature. 25 Arrival of Wm. M. Tweed, who is re­ turned to his old quarters in Ludlow street jail. The South Carolina canvassers sent to jail for contempt of court. 27. The Florida canvassers organized and invited Northern gentlemen to be present at their meetings. The imprisoned South Caro­ lina canvassers liberated from jail by the Uni­ ted StattB C-oart. 28. The Democrats and Republicans of the lower house of the South Carolina Legisla- ture each organized as a separate body; tbe former were excluded from the State House by State officers, supported by troops. One of Gen. Crook's officer^ captured an Indian vil­ lage of 100 lodges. 30. Thanksgiving day generally observed with great heartiness ad over the country. DKCKM BKR, 1. A fire at New Orleans destroyed over 100 houses, with a total law between $300,000 and $400,000 2 Two members of the Republican House in South Carolina joined the Democratic organ­ ization ; tbe rival ^houses remained in joint session for 36 honrs.' 4 Congress met for the second session; Samuel, J. Randall, of Pennsylvania, obosen Sneaker of the House of Hepresentatives, vice Hon. M. C. Kerr, (ltceased. 25. In England. Henry Kingsley, the author. 28. At Cincinnati, George M. D. Bloss, -one of the editors of the Cincinnati Enquirer, and known as the worst scribe in the world, aged 50. JUNE. 8. At Amherst. Mass., Dr. William A. Stearns, President of Amherst College, aged 71. At Paris, Franoe, Mme. George Sand, the cele­ brated novelist, aged 72. 15. At London, England, Dr. Julius H. Petermann, the well-known Orientalist, aged 70. 20. At Portland, Me., John Neal, a well- known author, aged 83. In Mextoo, the famous Mexican General, Lopez de Santa Anna, aged 78. 27. In England. Miss Harriet Martineau, the authoress, aged 75. JU'Y, 6. In Paris, Franoe, M. Caeimir-Perier, the well-known statesman, aged 65. 8. At Louisville, Ky., Hon. Edward Y. Par­ sons, Member of Congress. 19. At Cincinnati, Ohio, Hon. George E. Pugb, an eminent lawyer, and a politician of the old school, aged 54. 26. The Hon. Allen T. Caperton, United States Senator from Weet Virginia, aged 66. AUGUST. 15. In England, Henry Lowther, Earl of Lonsdale, aged 58. 30. In Paris, Felicien David, the oelebrated French musical composer. 8EPTEMBKRT 12. In Richmond, Va., ex-Gov. Henry A, Wise, aged 70. 14. In St. James parish, La., Robert Barn­ well Rhett, Sr., an old-time South Carolina politician, aged 75, 18. In New York city, the Rev. Edmund Stover Janes, senior Bishop of the M. E. Church of the United States, aged 69. At Fishkill, N. Y., Prof. Charles Davies, the mathematician, and author of "DaVies' Arithmetic." aged 78. 23. At Edinburgh, Sootland, George Alfred Lawrence, author of "Guy Livingstone," and other novels, aged 49. 27. At Galveston, Texas, Braxton Bragg, a General in the Confederate army, aged 61. In Bsvarin, Joseph Ernst von Band©!, the dis­ tinguished German sculptor, aged 76. OCTOBER. I. In San Franotsoo. Cat., Jamoe Lick, the philantbropist, aged 80. In Now York, Rev. John P; Dnrbin, D. D., aged 76. 18. At Crystal Springs, Md., Francis P. Blair, Sr., aged 87. II. George Heinrich Pertz, the German his­ torian. In England, the Marquis of Tweed- dale. NOVEMBER. 6. At Rome, Cardinal Antonelli. DECEMBER. 7. At New York, Dr. Edward L Sears, an eminent scholar and writer. 14. At Washington, Inspector General James A. Hardie. of the United States army. 17. At Providence, R. L, ex-Gov. William Cozzens. At Pittsfield, Mass., Gen. William F. Bartlett. 23. At New York, Col. William R. Vermilye, of the well known banking house of Vermilye & Co. Walter's Impressions of America. Mr. Walter, of the London Times, haA had the interviewer after him to get bio - impressions of tbe United States. This is what the London correspondent of the Liverpool Mercury says : "Mr. Walter, of the Times, has re­ turned to England with very pleasant impressions of the United States. He told one of the people who interviewed bim that tbe Centennial was the bast ex­ hibition which had been held. He was amazed at the generosity of the railway companies in carrying him everywhere gratuitously, and at the infatuation of the country, which, after hatfng by its exhibition called the world to compete with it, still maintained protective du- He had .admirable opportunities Around the Farm. TBE o wner of a large herd of short­ horns in the oonnty. of Perth, England, states that he lifts lately lost £50,000 by the foot and mouth disease. MINNESOTXANS tbink they have discov­ ered the destined exterminator of the grasshopper ̂in the shape of a smsH, red, louse-like parasite, that does not hurt a full grown insect, bat devours its eggB like fun. THERE is danger that not only hogs but sheep will crowd and heat in pens. This must not be permitted under any circumstances. Many of the comforts of bed and warm fire must now be sacri­ ficed to the care of domestic animals.-- Des Moines Register. Gnus frequently cracks because of the dryness of the air in rooms warmed by stoves. An Austrian journal recom­ mends the addition of a little chloride of calcium to glue to prevent this disagree­ able property. Chloride of calcium is euoh a deliquescent salt that it attracts enough moisture to prevent the glue from cracking. Qlue thus prepared will adhere to glass, metal, etc., and can be used for putting on labels without dan­ ger of their dropping off, EGOS for incubation are kept to best advantage, aooording to the Poultry World, in a moderately damp place, after removal from tbe laying nests, and while awaiting the readiness of the sit­ ters. The most desirable eggs for sit­ ting are those the freshest laid ; but a liberal daily sprinkling of tepid water upon the hen's nest about a week before hatching is an aid to the free issue of the chicks at maturity. Auother good plan is to prepare a sitting nest of fresh, thick, damp grass-sod, trnich keeps the delicate membrane of the egg from drythg up so as at the last moment to interfere with the chicken's birth. The latest-laid eggs should be used for hatch­ ing purposes. WHITEWASHING can be done advan­ tageously in the months of April and May, lor the spring cleansing of the hen-houses. This should be performed at least twice every year, and at euch season it should be done thoroughly. Do not mince matters, but ply the brush vigorously. Use plenty of white­ wash, and pay especial attention to the corners and crevices. If we put into the wash, when the lime is slaked, a pint of common salt and a pound of powdered sulphur to each pailful of water, the preparation is improved greatly, and this composition will be found useful in exterminating embryo parasites. .. IN one sense the farmer is a manufact­ urer. He changes his grass and oorn into beef, pork, wool, butter, cheese, and a variety of products. In another sense he is a chemist; he so compounds manure with his soil «as to make avail­ able plant-food. He should be an artist, so as to be able to produce beautiful groves, orchards, and lawns. He is u merchant, because he sells the product of his farm to feed the world, and yet he receives less money than any one of the single branches of industry named as a reward for his services and employed capital. How neoessary, then, that he should make the most out of the soil he cultivates. In order to do that his land must be in good order. A WRITER in an exchange says : have known a choice Jersey heifer, when mature enough to be put to pasture and trusted to feed herself, to linger through the pasture season, and go to the barn, and neither summer nor winter to make growth. She was pitiful to look upon. Lean in flesh, with staring hair, with lank, drooping belly, and, during the winter, with occasional coughing, drooling at the mouth, and alarming choking fits, it was a surprise why she neither improved nor died. What was the matter ? One day a neighbor came in aud said it was worms in the throat. He said he knew of a case where an ani­ mal having these symptoms was killed, and upon a post-mortem examination a handful of worms was found in the throat. A mixture of turpentine and warm sweet oil was procured, and the nostrils and throat rubbed several times daily with it for several days; in a few (Jays the coughing ceased, the diminu­ tive yearling began to grow, and con­ tinued to do so, and the next winter no animal in the herd was in better flesh or handsomer to look upon." .hat the water only covers the bristles, ft 'Will almost instantly become white ' md clean. Place it in the air to dnr, ̂ <vith the bristles downward, and ft will p be as firm as a new brush. | ; BABBITS STEWED.--Take a couple at ̂ rabbits ; divide them in quarters, four ̂ them, and fry them in butter, then put " them in a stew-pan, with some good ̂ gravy, and a glass of white wine; season with pepper, salt, and a sprig of sweet herbs, cover them down close, and let them stew until tender; then take them up, strain off the sauce, thicken with flour and butter and pour it over them. FOR keeping crackers dry, unslaked lime is recommended. lie wooden boxes for the crackers should be about twelve inches deep, and have a tray one inch deep to rest just beneath the lidt which should fit tightly. The lime is placed on the tray, and is said to keep the crackers dry for six months if the box is not opened, or for about two months if the box is visited daily. To PICKIIE PEPPERS.--Procure them that are fresh and green. II you do not like them very fiery cut a small slit in them and take the seeds out carefully with a small knife, so as not to mangle the peppero. Soak them in salt and water eight or nine days, changing the water each day. Keep them in a warm place. If you like thorn stuffed, chop white cabbage fine, season it highly with c loves , c innamon and mace , aad f i l l . the peppers with it--add nasturtions if you like--sew them up carefully and put them in cold, spiced vinegar. Small, green tomatoes may be pickled with the peppers. How TO BAKEAAN AYPIIE PIE.--Pie is generally denounced, and with justice. The crust is either too rich, or tough and heavy, unfit for digestion and un­ palatable. Yet there are those who come to the rescue of this much-abused piece of American cookery. But this is a dif­ ferent article altogether. It is a nice, and yet a simple thing to make a pie that in both relished and healthy--that; lies light on the stomach, and is easily- digested. In this case it becomes a tit­ bit, and at the same time is expensive. Take half a teacupful of butter to a pie of ordinary size, to be rubbed in well with the flour, about a pint. Make intot dough after adding sufficient water and a little salt. Quarter the fruit and lay olose together ; season to suit. In the case of the Spitzenburgh (Esopusj no flavoring is required. ties. ̂ ̂ °f witnessing the con test for the Presi- 5** Awfnl calamity* in Brooklyn, N. Y.: tht, | d^ncy, end earne to the conclusion that principal theater of the city destroyed by fire, j it cost more to make a President than and 300 of the audience perished in the j to keep a prince. Some one was bold flames; intense cxcitement cvtr the terrible 1 enough to ask him if he had seen any "TSS'Electoral Colleges met in the several ™la ?f ^ Tim™> <£ ^hicfh.h® States and cast their votes for President; much with a smile and a shake of the head. excitement throughout the country. Tne re­ mains of B«ron de Palm cremated at Washing­ ton, Pa. The President sent a message to Congress containing a letter from Senator Sherman and others on th9 election in Louisi­ ana. 7. News from Mexico that the capital baa been captured by tbe revolutionists. 9. Burial in Brooklyn of 100 nnrecognized and friendless victim-* cf the theater disaster. 10. Intelligence from Mexioo that President Lerdo and his Cabinet had been made prison- A coMio opera company, composed of Commodore Nutt, six other dwarfs as small, and Col. Goshen, the giant, is traveling in the West. They play "Jack, the Giant Killer," Goshen, of course, personating the giant. They enter a town with Goshen riding ahead on an immense horse, and the dwarfs following in a tiny carriage. About the House. BICE CAKES.--Take ohe cup of cold boiled rice, one pint of flour, one table- spoonful of salt, two eggs beaten lightly, and milk to make this a thick batter. Beat all well together and bake on a griddle. THK usual quantity of butcher's meat consumed in a family is, on an average, three-quarters of a pound a day for each person ; but when the family consists of ladies and children half a pound per day is about the quantity consumed, one with another, independent oi hams, bacon, poultry, fish, and game. NEVER use soap to wash hair-brushes. Take a picoe of soda, dissolve it in warm fcater,fetand the brush in it, maki.ig sure All Sorts. NORTH CAROMNA has a public debt of $42,000,000. A WISCONSIN man has become his own uncle by marrying his nieoe. ̂ THERE is one small theater in the Black Hills, known as the Bella Union Varieties. AROID DE VERNER, a French "Baron,1* recently began a term in the California State prison. THE Russian conscription, in view of the coming struggle in the East, falls most heavily on Poland. WHITE horses are now used exclu­ sively in Paris at funerals of children or young unmarried people. A WISCONSIN merchant has kept his advertisement standing for twenty years and still finds it profitable. AN Austrian Count refused to marrj ̂ his affianced because at some game hft saw her kissed by another man. AN audacious ticket-broker in Phila­ delphia causes himself to be advertised as an "intimate personal friend of Tom Scott." EIGHT Wesleyan students have been suspended for introducing a cow into one of the college buildings. That's cow-rect THE tablets discovered by Georg* Smith, the great Assyrian explorer,show that the Babylonians used to lend money at 10 per oent AXJFRED, Duke of Edinburgh, plays the violin, and Arthur, Duke of Con- naught, has made his debut aa a piano­ forte amateur. PARISIAN ladies have taken to dyeing their pet dogs. One dame goes further --she dyes her horses, driving four of a brilliant magenta. A NEW IIAIUI SHIRE blacksmith refused to shoe a physician's horse because it had been driven in a district infected with the small-pox. THE threatened brcach in the Bofeaed Church in France is in a fair way of bein|f healed through the efforts of a confer* enoe just held at Rouen. LONDON tradesmen are rejoicing in the prospect of a good season, for the Queen is going to live at Buckingham Palace and give entertainments. To OBTAIN the necessary sinews of war the Russian Government has issued no­ tice that from and after the 1st of Jan-~ uary next th ̂import duties must be paid in gold. IT was Escobedo who shot Maximilian ̂ and now Senor Diaz has gracefully per­ formed for Esoobedo the saaie^gervim which the latter rendered to the usurp­ ing Austrian.' LIEUT. A. W. VODGES, of the regular army, charges the mound-builders with cannibalism. And there is no mound- builder left to defend his race from the foul aspersion. THE Duke di Galliers, who died in Italy a short time ago, left a fortune of $36,000,000, beside $4,000,000 to be de­ voted to improving the harbor of his native city, Genoa. JEAN BOUTON, an old Frenchman, be­ lieving a thief to be a thief, shot his grandson dead for stealing his rabbits, though the young rascal was "lovedand esteemed by everybody." A HAN, ragged, bruised and penniless, who was sent to jail at Boston as aoom- mon drunkard, recently, was once a rich and prosperous citizen, an honored Al­ derman, and a candidate for Mayor of the city. THE Royal Irish Academy recently black-balled Isaac Butt, leader of the Home-rulers, and the editors of the Dublin Nation and Dublin Frteman's Journal, on account of their political opinions. THE average speed of railroad train* from New York to the Pacific co «st is nineteen miles an hour, and the San Francisco newspapers urge that it be in- " creased to thirty, which would shorten the journey over two days.