Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 17, Number 2, Jasper, Dubois County, 6 February 1875 — Page 2

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WEEKLYCODRIER C. DOAJTE, Fubliihar. JASrEli. INDIANA CUKlXT NEWS." WAMllUT'. Richard II. Irwin on the 21st apiwireu' bo-fW-Mtia Committee of "Way aud Mean, iuvetUrutiii the Pacific Mail subsidy business, and folil to whom he puld the money. In regard tc" the. auiouuta, bo said be might not bo exactly accurate, hut was m arly so. The following wa the Hit: t'harle Abcrt, f7,0o; O. J. Avcrill, flO.OOti; J. (i. Itcrrett, f lo.mni; K II. Cortnkk, dm not recollect, hut think t'2,000 or .",ni; Anion It. t'orw in, fitjaiO; I. K. Chittenden. o.0un; It. II. C'liccver, $.".; Hamilton O. Fant, I'.I.OnO; John W. Forney, ti',JH); Saium-I A. Hateh. about $,(); S. It. Ingham. flO-0': Vui. Moran, don't recollect; Ah x. W. Kandult. 10.in: John I), Wee. Wm. H. Shaw. $15,000; Charle H.Sherrill.fVH);John(J.Schiiiuakcr, t:UK.0; A. II. Whiting, lOO.OtH). YVitnraa tald the above list comprised the name of all person employed by him, an J he kuew of the employment of ouly two other, Win. S. Kinjr. to w horn he jid $l'.!.t,i0, ami K (chard F. Tarttou. w ho wm tockweli' perianal attorney. V Urn j.aid Parson ftO.OoO on Stock well account; he gave Shutnaker 270,000 in New York, aud sent fi0ou more from California, llerwey and IloyJ. the Assistant Doo keeper of the House, were not employed by biiu. Tho amount pai.l them wr gratuitous, which witness bad overlooked in hi former statement. Theexaniinai onof Mr. Irwin, in connection with the investigation of the Pacific Mail subsidy by the House Committee of Way and Weans wa continued on the 2"id. The witne on this occasion recited sundry payments made by him, in addition to those previously mentioned. Among thera were flS.OnO to John M.MorrU, of the Washington Chronicle; f.10,000 or $13,000 to Moran for writing letter, etc.; f;r,UtiO to ex-rostmasteMJeneral Itandatl, for the stecial purpose of buyinj? otr Washington agent of the combination of the New York stock operator, who were fighting the Pacific Mil subsidy, while it w a before the Sctute. He alo corrected hi statement ai to the amoant paid Samuel Hatch, which ws altogether about .TO.Onn. Mr. Irwin then testified that he i -iu:agel Schuniaker without p Iving bim any retaining fee, but with the understanding that Schuruaker should be paid f.W.Ofl upon the parage of the bill in consideration of the service t be rendered by him. Witnes also wore that no portion of the money paid by him to any peron wa given to them with any understanding that it should he ued to influice vote, or be expended far electioneering purpose in behalf of any person. Witness never had anv such understanding with any one, and ha no knowledge of any money being ao expended. (ieneral Butler h:i introduced in the Hoiie

a bill for a postal telegraph ytcm. It prvide that all U lcgraphic line of communication shall be made pot road ; prohibit pn f rcuee being given to any clae of businc. except Government dipah-he when certified to by a proper officer; provide that all telegrain shall be privileged communication' to the fame extent that waled letter now are; require rates for special telegram to newspaper and commercial new aoeiation to lot the aine, w hich rateH ha!l be publicly di played, u h raU in no ease to exceed the rates t'harged to the AM'iated I'rex and other pre a-soc'.ation on the 1st of January, A fire occurred in the Navy Department , building at Waxhington.on the 2."ith,hy w hich a large number of record and other valuable paper were destroyed. The loas to the building win about f lVJOO. The re-si lent hai approved the act to ena b!e the C-.nmi s!onr of Agriculture to make a ipeclal distribution of eed to portion of the country which uffred from grihopper ravage during lat lummer. RANT. Gold elooed In New York, on Jan. 2T, at 113. f ollowing l the comparative cotton tatement for the week ending Jan. 22 : 1-C5. 17. bain. Pni4t. Ket receipt for tlie week at all I niu-I sutr port OT.ni I'.T.Wi T4ji1 rereiputod.-ilr S,4e.ii4 I,.-x,!CiT KporUtr th wivt ,n J14,4.'J Tout export to itate 1,!41,K l,iJ.I,'.o4 Ho ia ob hand at all l ulled MUei lHrts -1 ,tIJ 7,V7 f trk on liaD l at all interior town. 14M.V.I 14...TM Hirk et Liverpool ;i,(AW .l,mio tt-s k of AiiuTiinn aflout for t.real llriuin 2trt,ni0 301,000 IIon.Thoina F. Ilayy.M ha teen re-elected l'nitd Statea Senator from Delaware. The ln-t Iiier w bridged by Ice lietween New Y'ork and I'.rooklyn, on the 22d, and lnindn di of jeron crocd during the day. Thi i eon-idered a noteworthy otrurrence, from the fact that it ha occurred only during the coldest reasons, at interval of many jers. The George Washington Hank of Corning, N. Y., a private institution, and controlled by (r?c W. 1'atterson, ha been closed by tho Sheriff. The liabilities are flu,0iM, 5!ny of tlie deoitor are jor jeron, and there I much excitement in the neigh iMirliood. Jude Maunell It. Field, at on time See retary of laatlon at Pari, ami Aistant Soeretsry of ih Treasury, nndr Chae, JVisen len and Mei ulUn h, diel in New York, on the Jph, a-jel flfty-fonr year. General Ambrose K. Iturnide li;i lnn elected L'nlU'd State Senutor from Hhode Island. Ibarle G. Htger & Son, hanker of Watertown, N. Y.,have iijendel payment. Theodore F. rblllipi (Dem.) ba been ehocn 1'. S. Senator from New Jcrey. His comjetitor ws(twrge M. Itolteon, who n cived .11 votes to Phillip' iX Frank Moulton concluded hi testimony in tlie Iteechpr-Tllton rase on the 27th. Mr. and Mr. SartnrU (Nellie Grant) arrir id at New York on the 27th. H l.r A.N It MIl'Tll. Isaac P. Christinncy h been elected I'niltd States Senator by the I-eglsUture of Mich

igan, aa ueceor to Senator Chandler. The vote atood CnrUtUoey, 'J; Chandkr, J3; r.agley.l. Mr. ChrNtiancy ha been Tur aeventeen year one of the Judge of the Supreme Court, an4 part of the time Chief Juatlce. He baa been elected to thi position twice by unanlmoui vote of both parties. Iu polltlct ho waa originally a Itemocrat, ha ben a Free Soller, and then a Kepublican. He ii sixtythree year old aud a resident of Ianing. He U undertood to be a bard-money and revenue-tariff man, couervatlve on constitutional uetion, and a man of marked ability. Aaother fatal now-alide otrurred In Itlg Cottonwood Canon, Utah, on the 20th, by

which alx men, named Thoma II. Hroderick, Wm. Ititter, Cha. Dobble, Ja. Breeze, Henri Atkina and Keuben Moore were carried away and killed. The alide extended for a distance of about one mile, and wa about two hundred yard wide. The bodie of ix peroui killed by the snow-slide in the city of Alta on the previous day had been recovered. Many other are uppoed to have perished, but their bodie were covered to a great depth by the anow, and probably will not be found for some time. In one of the demolished house w ere found the body of Mr. Carey, fitting In a rockingchair, with an Infant clasped in her arm, and near thera her husband and little girl. All had been auffoeated by enow. At another house was dug out one man alive ; another man, who had Wen sleeping beside him on the bed, waa dead. Slill another dead body was found In the vicinity. There wa great terror in the miting camp on account of these accident. Forty Chinamen, rngnged in wood-chopping in the mountains near Genoa, Nevada, were carried away by a snow-slide recently, and twenty-'ii'bt of them were killed. Hilly White wa hanged at Corslcana, Texas, on the 2Jd, for the murder of ouo Thompson. Itoth were colored. Messrt. Hoar, Wheeler, Frye and Marshall, of the Congressional Committee to investigate Louisiana affairs, arrived at New Orleaus on the 22d, and at once commeuced the investigation. Kx-Governor A. S. Taddock wa elected I'nited State Senator from Nebraska on the ixth ballot. Sir. I'addock i classed, politically, a a Conservative Kepublican. B. G. Cuultield ha been elected to fill the vacancy in the Firt Congressional District of Illinois, caused by the death of lie r ietc illative John B. Kice. Mr. Caulficld i tbe Kcprcsentative-clect to the Forty-fourth Congress. Kx-Preident Andrew Johnson ha been elected United State Senator from Tennessee. Tbe Arkua State Grange met at Little Kock on tbe 27th. Kvery county wa represented. nnthenlifht of the 2.th a party of mn, supposed to be rinkerton detectlw. male an attack upon the residence of Mr. Samuel, step-father of the Jamea brother, In Clay County, Mo. The following dispatch fnmi Kiinsa City, 27th, rive all the particular that could be learned at that time: An engine and cbooe took out from thi city on Monday evening. a party of four detective, and took lu other on the way. A party, appearing te be about eleven men, attacked the house, had a fight, but with whom cannot be definitely aeertalned. The fence bear mark of ball going both way. A boniU shell, alsut seven inche In diameter, wa thrown into the house, the explosion of which killed a young boy, Archer Samuel, and wounded Mr. Samuel so badly In the arm that amputation wa necessary. The house wa also set on fire in four different place. The engineer who took the party out reported that after the tight the dtcctive party brought aboard two live nn-n and one dead or badly wounded. The Impicst on the body of the dead boy brought out nothing. Mr. Samuel claim that neither of the .lame boy or their comrade wa there that night. There seem to be no doubt , however, that a w riou right took place on the premise, but who were the parties engage,! I entirely a matter of conjec ture at present. A loiler explosion occurred in a factory at Tudincrden, Y'orkshire, Kngland, on the 21t, by which five icron were killed and fifty Injured. dispatch from Montevideo, 21t, say: The Uruguayan Government ha fallen, and tlie rebel are In power. There I a general alarm. Business I suspended. The British juadron I in the harbor. Pedr) Varla, lrcsident of the Seaate, ha tecn elected l'rovisionhl President of the Bepublic. Thelxinlon riwie of the 21st announce that I!usia, Austria aud Germany have agreed to recognize Alfonso a King of Spain at once, without waiting for a proclamation by the Cortes. Garibaldi arrived at Rome on the 2ltn, where he wa greeted with a most enthHsiAtie reception by the opulaee, headed by the Mayor and other municipal officer. The people took the hore from hi carriage and drew him to the hotel. Garibaldi 1 one of the m wly elected Deputies to the Italian Parliament. Alfonso hs written an autograph b-tur to ttieen Victoria, formally adising her of hi accession to the throne, and of hi intention to rule over Spnln on constitutional principle. Similar notification ha b en given to France. Kev. Kughsh Charle Kingtlcy, the well-known author, d.ej on the 24th, nvl M year. Information ha been receive! from Madrid that a preliminary parley wa held between the Carlist and Alfno on Ike 2 'd. w hen the basis of a convention wa agreed to, the ratification of which 1 probable. The F.niperor of China died on the 12th of January. Hi natural successor I live year old, and it I not vertain who w ill succeed to the throne. Kecetit ad t ice from Spain say that the CarlUl have Biscay and Gurooc, and have moved into Navarre with all their material of war. The Army of the North ha assumed the offensive. Advice from China say the grandson of Prince I.un, uncle of the late Lmperor, will probaMy uc. el to the thrott.

Congressional Proceeding.

In the Senate, on the 2lt, the President'! message in referenca to coast defense wa read and referred.... A number of bill were Intro1 1 need, smnng tlieui one to Inciirporate the WashInKton t'lty anl 1st. I.oul Itailroad Company.... Mr. Hamlin, from Uiet oiiimilUs ou Civil Servie t aud Hetrencliment, rcportasl ailvernvlvoa the bill to redu e tlie salary ol the Presiileut of Uie Culled SUU. with the reiiuest that It lie pluced on the citW-ndiir with theauverse report. So ordered.... The uiiUnlshel lUMjncss, Ving the resolution from the ComuillUsu on I'iItII.i and fclocllou proposing an amendment to the Constitution in rcKsni Ui the election of PrcsMent sud icePresident, wa ealUsI up, and Mr. Morton sMke in faror of tlie proposed ainendmeiit. Iu the l(ousi, nfu-r the presentation of a Isrite nuinIk r of ineiuorial aud resolution of huie public. Interest, the question came up of reeonsiderin: the vtU) by which the Indian Appropriation bill w a rejected yesterday. The role wa reconsidered yea , It; nay. St. Mr. Hale, of Maine, moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriation, with instructions to rcHrt it back Willi tbe CliocUw amendment struck out. The motion was rejected; veas, VJ0, nay. MO. Mr. lloliuan inoTcd to lay I lie bill on Uih table. Not agreed to; yea. 114, nnv. 111. The bill wa mnia rcjcilcd; yea, l.'ti, na, 1J1. In the Senate, on the 22d, the IIoue bill toprorlde for an appropriation tor continuing the construction of the Post-oillce and Customhouse at st. Iuis wa )iasw'....Mr. West presented the cnsUntial of l. It. S. rinehlm k a .senutor ebs t from Louisiana for the term expiring March 4, l.sTs. Referred to tlie Coniuut-t-e ou Privileiji' and kleetions. . . .The JSennte tlwn resumed consideration of the resolution sul in itUnl ly Mr. Schurx instructiiiK Ute Judiciarr CeiuiniUee to iixpjlre what legislation f nsia'Ssary by 'uii)fn'ss to mh'uiv to the people of Louisiana the rights of sell (fovernnient under the Conhlitotion, and Mr. stierin.'in siHLe ill length thereou. lu the House, Mr. Monroe offered a resolution calling on the Attorney -t.eneral for information as to what ftcps should lie taken to secure IVom each State the fulfillment of it contract to preserve undi minished the principal of the fund dcmol from the sale ol l.tnds granted under the Airricultural bill. Adopted Mr. O'Brien asked leave to iifTcr a it'Solution ralliutr on Uie President to state bv whnt sulliority the court or officer eof Mississippi ami icksburg had Im-cii interfered vt i(h by the army. Mr. ( oiu'i r olijas'ted. Iss-aus that was an assumption that they had ln-en inU-rfered with . . Tlie Speakt-r then called the committee for the reMrl of a n ivte character, and ninny lulls were introduced and referred Vdjourued till Monday. In the Senate, on the 2.th, Vice-Pn'sidt nt Wilson being absent, Mr. Anthony of Ithode IslaiKl wa ma le Pi-esident pro tern The Chair laid before the Senate a letter from the N-c-retary of War, in answer to a resolution of the enteefthe llth iit., transmitting eoie of rorrcsHndence in relation to certain disorder iu the Mate of Louisiana. Ordered printed and referred to Committee on Privilege and Klcction. A large numlr of petition were iireisitij for the reMNil of the act of IsTJ, relieving certain JurMll pio.lililn of 1I celil. dill), hllil airaiiift the restoration of duty on and coffee. lU-terrel A bill fur the relief iif Uie survivor of the Polaris expedition was passed At Iheexpiration of the morning hour the Louisiana discussion was resumed, and Mr. Johnston addressed the Senate Mr. lVase sent to the t lerk's desk, and had read, resolutions of the Mississippi I.ctrirUlurv, indorsinir the action of lieneral Mieridan in 1-ouisimm. In Die House, under the cull of Mates, manv bill were inli-o-dined, amonc them the following: (by Mr. Butler) to rtalilish a postal -telegraph; (y Mr. Wells) fur a branch mint at M. Louis; (br Mr, Lowe) for the construction of a public building at Toeka, Kansas On motion of Mr. Wawes, it was ordered that Richard It. Irwin 1 dischnrired from arrest, be having answered all question of tlie committee .... Mr. Crssna offered a resolution declaring that "dur ing the remainder of the present session the rule leofur usH-ndel as to prevent the Mcaker from entertaining any uliit -ry moimn ten'iing the consideration of any public bill or Joint resolution, or of any motion to bring, or llis result of which mar bring, before the House for consideration s'nch bill or Joint resolution, and tin order shall applv to amendment offered in tlie House, or adopted in the N-nate, and awaiting concurrence In the House, or to such public till or Joint resolution, and to anv report of a committee thereon." The rending of the resolution wa followed by indignant protests from the Democratic side of the 1 louse, and Messrs. Mernain, Kson and tmiUi of i Miio (all !publicai'.s) also ublects. The resolution wa rejected yea. I'; nsy, !. (Thi resolution was adopu d by the IC publican caucus, and it effect would be to enable a majority, instead of two-Uiirds, V suspend all rules at anv time and pas a bill without debate Immediatcfv upon iu Iseing read. Several pnsiunent ki-puhliran di'.lii-d to vote, and Uie following rott-d against it: Merriam, Buftington, John i). hriilh, John A, sunith, Kills II. l'ulert. Ilurchanl, I'liclrs, I'ien-e, Hale of Maine, freeman Clarke, o-ter, lUle of NewYork, Burleigh, Kasson, Willard of Vermont, Willard of Michigan, ssl w orth of Ohio) Mr. Smith of Pennsylvania moved to ufiend Die rule, so a to make it in order to otter an amendment to the Poet -office Appropriation bill, to repeal additional China subsidy to tlie Pacific Mail Steamship Company. Agreed to, wiUiout yea or nay. ...The bill authorizing the eonstrnction of a bridge aero tlie Mississippi at SI. Loui (Carondeletj wa so amended a to re. quire tlie bridge to Is built of two continuous spans of not less than 4.'J feet In clear :lr. Butler of Massachusetts moved to eupcni the rules and Uke from Uie speaker's table the Senate Ciril-rig-ht bill fur consideration at the present tune, and continuously until lln.il disposition Is made thereof ; and that no dilatory motion be allowed until turn bill and amendments shall have been finally tlispoed of. Inlalory motion were Immediately resorted to by lH-mia ral to prevent a voto on butler resolution, finally a direct Vute was taken on the motion, and resulted, yea. H7, nays tit not two thirds in tlie affirmative, so the motion wa dctcuU-d. The Republicans voting no were Butler of Tennessee, Harrison, Hyde, Lafland, IOiindes, Maynard, Sener, shrats, Sloan, suiith of Virginia, SLunard, Strait and Thornburg. In the Senate, on the 2th, Mr. Kdward introduced a bill to provide fevau l regulate the counting of vote for President and Vice-President. Referred . . .IXseussion of Mr. Schuri' resolution In reference to Louisiana affair wa resumed, and Mr. I'esse oeriipil the floor and wa replied to briefly by Mr. Thiirman. In the Mouse, Mr. fink fnim the Judiciary oinnutu-e, reported a liill providing that Mexican citizens residing in territory acquired by the I'lutcd StaUs from MeM'o, w ho chose to retain their Mexican citizenship, but have since; resided in these territories, shall have and enjoy all the right and privilege of I 'nited taU- citizens, and may U-come naturalized without any previous declaration of intention. Mr. Hale of New York offered an amendment providing that Die toll shall not lie) construed to give to any person a Uniting lcfore the American and Mexican commission who i not entitled to such standing. The amendment was agreed to and the bill uaeeed Mr. hldridge. Iroin the Jit diciarv Committee, retried adversely on the bill to create a new suite out of certain portion of l.ouifinna and lexa. I. md on the table Mr. Cessna, from Uie Judiciary Committee. retMirted adversely ou the bill for the relief of the Southern Slate by coin promise and settlement of their debts. I.nid on the table. Mr. Potter, from the Judiciary Commune, renortcd a Joint resolution roiMising an amend-lot-nt to the Constitution, providing for the election of President and Vice-President for a term of six v ears, tlie president not to lie eligible for a sct-ond term. The resolution w as disi-us d at some leneth, and wa finally rejected vea, 1.(4; nay, lo4 less than two-third in lh ufiii illative. In the Pcnate, on the 27th, after the expiration of the morning hour, Mr. Thurman con cluded his remark upon Mr. Si Imrz' Louisiana resolutions. In the House, after the reading of the Journal af.d disposition of some routine tmsl ness, Mr. Butler of MassachuselU culled up the motion made by hi in l the last session, w hea the House Civil-rights bill wa rccoiamiltcd to the Judiciary Committee, to reoonsider Hint action of the House. 1 his is a privileged motion, and ran lie railed lip at an? time. Mr. Randall immedi ately raised the coiestion of consideration, but tcfor any action could Is- taken upon it, he sup plemeiit4'd it with Uie motion to adjourn, and ttiat motiou was in turn tvpplcuivnU' 1

by a motion by Mr. F.ldrldire that w lien the House

ndjouru It be to meet r riday nest. These two inoUons alternating, aud only varied by Uie motion to adjourn over till Saturday, were the only ijiiesUonaoD which tor many hour Uie House was called upou to ad. The volu was taken by yea and nay, aud a Uiat proves couiume half an hour or over, according a the Clerk call the name fast or slow, and they were called very slow, the Bouse had passed upon iiac.li of Uiese molioua three or four time within a rerlod usually lakeu for a day' sitting, lu Uie meantime no proposition for an adJusUuent or coniproiiiisecamM from eiUier aide. It wa undersUsxl Uiat member ou the Republican side were determine! to form tho House to a direct vote on Uie Civ II -right bill, nnd it wa maulfest that Uie HemocraU were a decidedly determined to prevent It. It wa a Micro question of physical endurance. Whin Uie pria'ccdiug had gone on for some, four hours, Mr. Butler of Massachusetts rose aud said Uiat lie had a projKisiUon to make. Mr. fldridge, six's king for the IemocraUo side of the House, said tha Uiey bad no objection, If an opiortuiilty was K'ven that sido for a reply. After some objection were made and w ithdrawn, Mr. Butler wa allowed to make his proposition. Hesaid: "We have now wasted four hours of public time on the question of the consideration of Uie Civil-right bill. I desire to say to the opposite sido of the House that it Uie bill Is allowed to be considered we on thi side of the House will permit all proer oiiortumty for debate, and will permit all proper germane amendments to lie offered, so that the simple question I the uuesUon of consideration ot public measure, leaving veryman to move his amendment and make such a iccch e Uie House w ill listen to, and leaving the bill to lie considered fairly and properly." Mr. McCrary here asked for the reading of the resolution which he bad prepared. Objection wenmade bv niemtHT on the liemocratio side to the resolution being read bv the Clerk, whereupon Mr. Butler said he would cuibisly it aa a part of his statement, and he proceeded to read it himself. It was that, on motion to m-onsidcr, two hours should le allowed for debate, of which all but thirty minutes should be allowed to Uie opHiiieiits of the measure; and that, when tlie bill came before the House, four hour should lie nllowed for debate, of which one-half should I given to the opponents ofthe bill. That six amendment should be nllowed to W offered and voted on separately, but that no dilatory motion should lie allowed. Mr. Randall a"id: "lu reply to the propoeifi,n of the tMf,llemsn from Xf s-s-ehn--ll'" I desire to say for mvsclf that there is a recial order assigned for to-dav, Uie Post-oltirn Appropriation bill, and I promise that we shall pnsv-ed to diejiose of all ot'ier regular appropriation bills. Then, after we have thus provided every thing necessary to carry on the (internment from Uie Istof July, 17. to Uie 1st of July, Kit, let tho struggle a to this Civil-right lull goon .for, after all, it i a question of physical rnduiauce. Tins side of the House, as far as I know, wants to avoid an extra session of emigres March next." Mr. Butler: "My answer to that proM.ition is, llrst, that the gentleman from I'eiiiih.rlvauia is not a member of the Committee on Appropriations, which ha control of appropriation bills; ami second, that a majority of this. (louse w hii h i responsible to the rou ntn' f or legislation, rannot N-rwut a minority to dictate what legislation we shall prescut for consideration to the House and country." The negotiations were here abruptly broken off by calla for tlie regular order froinlioui tides, but niore particularly from the Republican side, and the monotonous call of Uie roll ou usual dilatory motions wa proceeded wiUi. Asiatic Snow Plains. The following description of tho miow plains of Central AMu U tuken from ('atnpitlffninz on the Oxa." "The d iy pa Home In wlM, fierce storm of xnow and rdret, that Iiow i around u nthough all the demon of the ateppe were up in arms, some in bright sunshine, whose intolerable glare td'unls ami blister otirfioea. From time to time we drive ilown Into darksome ttmhTgrotind hole, not ami recking, hover around the streaming samovur, pouring down oit-ans ul loilIng tea; then out on the silent Mcpte njrain to continue the weary stnit'ji'e. There are night wlien we aw aken from a half-frozen le p, ami remeinlKT we are in the heart of the myU riiusj region of Asia, ami aee nothing out the wide, snowy steppe, silent and ghostly in the ajnrtral moonlight, r or tune and mile lliere l noliuman haMtatlon, But the burrow-like atation somewhere far ahead, buried under the anow, a though crushed into flattie by the grltn uniformity above. There i souietliinir strangely oppressive and awful in the changeles monotony of these wide, anowy plain. level a a floor, where far (lav and week you ne nothing but now ml sky, where yoii are the moving center of a horizon-bounded jdaln, tlutt Msenm to move with yon, and h:ing upon you, and weigh yon down like a nionstrou millstone. There is the breadth and lonelineaa of the oectn without its movement, the cold and icy idleiioe of the arctic region without the glory of tlie anv tic night or the grenueur or the arctic mountain the nient desolation of an unneonb-d world. Those broad, level. anowv plain, over which the icy wind fro 'Northern Sberla come ru diing down in r.-'iou blast, with aa uninu-rrupu-d aweep of a thousaud mile, and drive the ktiow about In whirl w lnd-i that go scuddirg over the plain like giant peelers; the Iiort days or aunidilne, w nen tno gian on the mow dazzles and burn ; the long. cold 11I211U passed in a half-frozeu, halfaomnoieiit sUte, witn uie urea wast trudging wearily forward I ahiver now at the bare remembrance of it k11." The ToUt o Disease. The Koyal Agricultural Society of London ha, along with oilier investigation, been proaecntlng inquiries Into thecau.se and prevention of the ofjito-liseae. Three years ago, Karl Cathco.st offered a prize of 100 lor essay on the prevention of the disease. Ill oiler n'stilted in eliciting no fresh information, and filled of direct Isenefit. But it stirred the Society to active dealing with the subject, and prize were ollercd for potatnea reputed to te prKif against diseafte. Two prize were promised, at the beginning of 171, IW potato s ol existing vatieticsj; and two more are to lie awardM live year hence, for varieties that may be originated meantime. Six varieties competed for the first prizes. To Mihjcet these to a practical test, liX) Htind of each variety were sent to twelve station in Kngland, four in Scotland, uml four in Ireland. 1 luring the summer, a Itotanieal Insector visited each station, and found iliscusc aflecting the potatoes in every Instance. Thus far, no progress ha been made in the discov ery of mean tor preventing tlie disease; but much valuable? Information lias been acquired Irotn the statistics collected, that will hear upon the most important jkuiu. Above all, it has been ascertained what condition of soil and moisture con line the disease to the narrowest limits. 1'rof. IHj Itarry, who ha la-en studying the disease Irom a scientific point of view, refer its origin to a fungus (Vrotionora ins'fan) which llrst attack tlie leaves, and, after consuming the nutriment allorded by them, seizes upon the petiole, and so proceeds to the tubers. A further report of the Committee of Impulry w ill le published soon. In I'arisG'l women get their living by serving a models for painter and sculptors.

Aa Eitraordlaary lUUronil Accident. The Hay City, (Midi.) ChrvnieU of the 19th hai the following: On the Detroit aud liay City ltailro&d, on Thursday nlht last, an accident occurred which eclip any thing on record In the annals of railloading. Tho accident occurred on tlie goulh-Woun I night expres. It apicara, that when the train wa in tlie vicinity of Oxford, Couductor Noyes felt a alight but sudden shock, aud heard the bcll-roiio-snap. He sprang to the brake, and after netting it, sw ung his lamp for the enjtiur, to stop. The train went a distance of four or live length before being halted, but when it came to a standstill every thing was found to be all right excepting thw one iilue Line car just ahead of the patscnger coach was inlawing. A searclt wu Instituted and the missing car wa found in the ditch in the rear of the train. From the position of things ItnpiM-ared that Die front end of the car had jumped the track, severing the connection with the car ahead' as It did no. The combined force of Uie cars lit tlie re:tr a they came down on the "off" car served to end it around until finally tho rear draw-bar twisted it off (tho night was very frosty), and the car wa.s free. The oouches kept pushlinr It further and further, until finally the Iilue him, had been sent entirely from the track, am) at right angles with it, clearing the rail by fully three feet. The rear coaches rollell on past the ditched car a If nothing bail hpi?ned, and stopped without accident or w ithout tbe know ledge of the passcn. gers, several car-lengths beyond. TLcenglne stopjN-d and backed up, ciuifiections were made, the track men were sent for to gauge the rails, uml the train, one car short, proceeded on its way, tanking its meeting point at the next station, w here the particulars of the accident were stated and the remarkable all'.ilr duly discussed w iih tne attactics of the north-hound train, which was met at that point. Such an accident Iris never before hen placed on record, and the Detroit und I!av City is thus u in all tilings else, entitled to the bus nil. Whenever a car get oil the track the road Is generally Idocked up for hours, and usually some damage is done; but in this lntutice thde was no delay, no damage wa done to 01 her can in the train, and. withal, none of the passengers on board knew that any thing unusual had occurred. Of course, the happy results were In a measure due to giss'l luck, but the presence of tuiuu of lite conductor contributed largely. A sad accident 0ccurn.1l at Montrnartfc, near l'arls, the other day. A powerful athlete was displaying his" strength in the presence of a crowd and lifting some very heavy weights. He would throw them tiitrli in the air and catch them h fore they fell. One of the weights, however, was thrown too far to one fide, and a it descended it struck the hem! of a little child only seven years of age, who, with hi blue

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