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, 1866-12-08

Mr.. Edward ". Lincoln, Secretary Of The
Worcester County Horticultural Society, in
speaking Of work on the "Birds Of SIassa-
chusetts," in bis last annual report, says:
"0f the value Of that particular work
your Secretary entertains no individual or
precise estimate. But h. cannot too strongly
express his conviction OF the imperative nc
ccsstty for the diffusion, throughout thc
community, of IL more correct and exact
knowledge Of tue character and habits Of ont
birds. -Anytling--it matters little what
that Will thoroughly cure the existing sickly
scDtinentality abont the American robin.
Your Secretary, IN vindicstfon Of his position
heretofore assumed. has spent much time,
and lost some Christian grace that he
could lily spare, In watching tho fcathercd
nuisance. In the absence Of Strawberries
with which to tickle its dainty palate, 1t
gorged Itself upon cherries. Wien that
fruit, SO rare and unwonted, was gone the
to measure the full capacity Of an appetite
almost insatiate.. the dcspairing cnltivator
must observe It's raragcs among pcars
Nothing less than the Bartlett, Belle Lucra-
tive Md Selel will serve its fastitifous taste.
The fahled rush ofthe Narpics 10 their elut-
the flocking Of these birds Of i'll omen to
their pomoloEtcal banquet. Remaining
with us 50 long Us anything was LETT upou
our trees, they hare now migrated wcll lat
| tened md plnmp to stuff the pot-pics Of a
| wiser people.
ut is urged that at tfmcs-bcforc fruit is
ripe enough for their excellencies-this
robin Of ours cats fcw carth.wortns. Pos
sanly nc may: II the ground is previously dug
up Tor him, for he Is too proud to work and
TO Scratch, he ls ashamed. But the poor
worm is harmless, and therefore, to insure
his destruction this worse than useless nest
Is projected By law. Let us pray, If we have
NO other resource, that he may die of a sur.
feit.H
, 1866-12-08
FIRE IN OIL CITY,
Three Lives Loat--A Henrt-Ixeudiny
Scene.


Sctuc.
Or C171, December 8, 1866.
On Sunday evening Inst, us the people
were returning from church, they were
summoned, by tho startling cry of Lre, to
witness scene TINT beggars description. In
track, arc q number Of frame sllantics, occu-
pied by poor Irish iaL1:ites. 4 short distance
from there, on the hillside, was neat little
house, owned md occupied by john Demo
vau. respectable and industrious man. The
family consisted Of John Donovan, hfs wifi.
years old, two boys, and a boartler named
Casrigan. Donovan has been engaged in
boating oil on the creek, md q few days pre-
vious to the firc had drawn frum the bank
$1.7OO, the accumulation Of years Of hard
labor. This he deposited In wooden box,
the following day The family retired early
in the evening. leaving lamp burning on
the table, awaiting the return OF the wife,
who Ind gonc TO visit sister. It Is sup
posed that the lamp was upset BY cat; but
in few minutes, and before the sleeping iu-
mates were aroused, the house was in flames.
Donovan jumped out Of the window with
his son in Ills arms. The old man succeeded
IN making his escape, but returned again for
the other child, and rerlshed In the flames.
The young man Carrisan, ana the other son,
boy eleven years old, were burned to death
in their beds. Soon the roof fell in, and the
house was smouldcripg ruin.
It WIS here that scene was witnessed, that
made the stoutcst hearts quail, and eyes fill
with tears. The mother had returned, found
her home in flames and her darling boy and
aged parents burning to death before her
eyes. A wild yell, low muttered moan, and
reason had left her. The husband clasped
the poor wife in his arms, and while the
crowd gathered around. preventing then,
from rushing into the flames, they groaned
as If their poor hearts we're breaking. While
they were still present the crispcd body OF
the child rolled down at their feet. It was
carefully carried to ncighborts house, and
when the fire was subducd the other charred
bodies were gathered together.
This sad event has cast a gloom over OH
| community. That the family who but a few
| hours before had retired, expecting to make
IN early start with their boats In the morn
ing. but SO suddenly met with such hor
rible death, is indeed very sad. Nothing VII:
saved, The money vas also lost
, 1866-12-08

to the extent Of eight cents per buslcl o,
wheat produced upon ii. A farm WHOSE
wheat will sell at s1.7o per bushel is nee 9.
sarily increased in value The moment that
frcights arc reduced onc-hulG, and the re-
d1cticn Is added to the price of the wheat
produced. II 1t costs thirty cents busbcl
10 move wheat to Chicago, the price of tn,
wheat at the farm is necessarily thirty cent :
lower than 1t is at Chicago. 1.-THE price Of
wheat here he two dollars q busl.el, and
another means of Transportation be supplied
By Which the wheat can be moved for fifteen
cents, the price Of the wheat at the farm is
advanced to Sl.65, and the vnlue Of the farm
Is enhanced in q corresponding degree.
We think we bave said enough to induce
the farmers and merchants ofthe interior OF
this State to show that the entire twelve
millions Of tax they may pay for the con,
struction Of these canals will be saved
In the tolls upon shipments and
return frcights annually afler the canals
arc completed; and that the productive
value Of the lands ofthc State will be en-
HANGED in the proportion Of the dlmluution
Of tax III the shape Of excessive railroad
treIghts. It is impossible to devise plan of
direct benefit TO the whole State, and to all
It's parts, that for like expenditure will Sc
cure such immediate and direct results! At
present vast proportion Of the profits upon
produce Is paid over to the rnil1oads. Build
these canals aud this profit will be retained
in the hands Of the producers.
, 1866-12-08
BTRE CABLE DNSpATc1Es.

1ic New York press nonopolizcrs have
impudently asserted that they paid all but
q small fraction Of the cost Of the Associated
Press dispatches. Two or three mouths ago
they apportioned the expense Of tue Europcau
cable dispatches on the dstly papers Of the
United States. Those dispatches Ut tbat
time cost fire dollars pr, WORD III gold, or
scvcn and half dollars In greenbacks.
Fully one.third uf these European tclcgrams
arc devoted to announcing the arrival and
departure Of New York steamers, and disas-
tiers to New York mercantile FAIL aud steam
vessels in NIL the waters Of the old world.
being items Of special interest to the shipping
interests ofthe port of New York, but Of In.
ferior va1uc to the public outside of New
York. How did tho benevolent mud liberal
press gang of New York apportion the cx-
pense of these costly tclcgramsg They assess.
Cd one full third Of the total expense to the
dailies west Of Buffalo; one third to tue
papers south Of New York, and one-third o
the balance to the papers Of New England
and New York outside of the eity-modestiy
resesving to themselves the remainder, Of
about twenty-three per cent Of the whole
cost Of the European tclegrams. Suppose
the cable dispatches to cost $300,0 pc,
annnm In grcenbacks, which is about
the expense thereof the Western papers
, 1866-12-08
HORRIBLE MURDER.

4 Man Cut to Pieces With m Axe.
From the Nashville Press and Times, D. cemher5.l
\ terrible tragedy occurred on Monday
night at Kingston Springs, which has thrown
the community there INTO fever Of Intense
excitement. An old gentleman named Y.
G. While, extensively engaged i'll the lu;n-
her business, hc owning III whole or iu part
three eaw-m,lls, has been living for some
time in small house near one ofthese mills.
Being IN old bachelor, he had engaged q
house-keepcF to superintend his homo Affairs,
and she occupied one Of the rooms in the
building, three negro employees living in
some shaEties near the residence. Excepting
these five persons, no others remained on the
premises at night. The old gentleman had
shich business he quit at eleven o'clock, and
started to 70 to bed. Just as he opened tho
door leading from the dining-TOom where
be WIS, into his sleeping apartment, man
armed with nn axe sprann upon him, md
felied l'im with the poll Of the samc. After
tim with the edge Of his rude weapon. The
lousc.kecper atlrishted from the building
by the shrick Of Mr.. White and the succeed.
ing noise, aroused the sleeping negroes and
some OF the ncighbors. The party Nnmcdl;
ately proceeded to the house, and discovered
the lifelcss remains Of the murdered man
weltcring in his blood. We have not learned
whether the perpetrator Of the deed has been
arrested, but he Is ascertained to be m,a1
named Patterson. Mr.. White is believed to
have had considerable sums of money on
the premises, aud desire t0 secure this prize
Is susmisel to have been the melting cause
Of the cold-blooded crime, Is the victim Is
not known to have had any violent aud un.
scrupulous enemies capable Of such ven.
geancc. 4 messenger was dispatched to this
city yesterday to procure colllA for the
nntiluttd remains.
, 1866-12-08
Tho Sycamore Bank Failure.

From tie Sycamore True Republican, Nov. -. ]
Ono Of the most remarkable features Of the
failure Is, that while almost ali our business
men hare long doubted the solvcncy Of the
bank. they have gone on doing business with
it without regard to this suspicion. Among
the large losers BY this stoppage, VIC sec the
name Of one Of our business men, who last
not possibly last through the year, but must
70 under before winter. The fact Is, that
tring The oply bank In the place, 1t was in
convenient to do business without its aid.
There Was great danger from burglars, in
keeping money on hand-thc bank vanlts
were admirably constructed, perfect safe.
guard against burglars or fl1e-therc was no
other opportunity to purchase exchange.
Mr.. E, I. Hunt, its cashier and principal
manager, was d very clever fellow, genial,
social, ard always liberal, very pleasant
to withdraw their accounts, yet all more or
less uneasy. ..
The gcnern1 public had confidence in the
hank, from the connection with 1t Of Messss.
James Il. Bcyeridec, its President, and ".
]. Hunt, its vice-presdeut. These gentle
men were known to be wealthy aud few
stopped to inquire how they were rcsponsi-
bic for the liabilities Of the Institution. It
now turns out that Mr.. Bcyeridge had only
one share (s100). Just enough to allnw bis
name to be used as President. Mr.. W. J.
Hunt says lie does not know bow many
shares he owns, but thinks 1t Is three. The re-
mniudcr was all IN the hands Of Mr.. EFT. Hunt.
We understand that each stockholder Is
personally liable to the creditors Of the hank
Tor twice the amount OF his stock It is
probably very bad failure. The general iu1-
preston is that the liabilities Of the bank and
E. T. Hunt personally will reach S100, COO,
, 1866-12-08
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT,


AF7A~44 "a
lfrons the Rochester IN. ~ Democrat, Dec. 81
in the tunnel now being cxcavatel through
the rock on The west side OF the Upper Gen-
esee Fails; The explosion WAS heard about
hve O'Clock. and the conclusion was felt by
persons living half a mile from the place.
Men have been working in this tunnel for
nitro-glycerine for the purpose Of blasting
The rock. They had progressed q distance
or some two hundred and seventy feet into
the bank, and worked night and day, en-
ploylng Two gangs Of men-one for night
and the other Tor day work. The names Of
are James Reddington, Thomas atcSorton,
Alexander Mann and James Dolsn.
Easly yesterday morning a powder blast
was tired. The men retrea1ed Us usual
70 the mouth Of the tunnel, and stood
there to await the explosion of the blast.
. tin can lined With .plaster Of Paris, contain
Ing about twenty-five. pounds Of the COM
pound of nitro-gl5cerine, wns placed in q
cavity on one side Of the tunnel. Many mo-
1nents did not pass before the explosion took
place, Pa not 9nly Of the powder, hnt also OF
planks and every movable article inside the
tunnel, besides pieces of rock, toward its
mouth. The men standing there were by
the tremendous force Of the air aud the
pieces OF WOOD anu rock knocked senseless
TO the ground, one Of them being lifted and
thrown near eight feet from where he was
standing to the very edge OF the prccipicc
It IS unaccountahle how the men escaped go
ing over tue prec}pice, as pieces Of plank
ladders and other things used on the work
were carried right over their heads aud dowI
the awful height, which is only fifteen feel
from the entrance Of the tunnel.
Some time elapsed before the men were goi
| out OF the tunnel, which had to be done By
means of ropes. They were Immediately
| conveyed to their several homes aud physf
! clans called to attend them. Mr.. McSortor
! Was found to be the most seriously injured
and after suffering for time from laterna
| Injuries he died at O'clock yesterday morn
wife and child to mourn his loss. DR.. Moore
| severely. His face aud side are mucl
bruised, but there IS no other Injury to speal
| OF. unless he Is bruised internally. Dr.
Moore wus also called to attend him. Alex
Mann had slight coutusious On his face an,
body, but not enough 10 prevent his SPEEDY
recovery.
The cause OF this accident cannot be at
trlbuled to anything but the powder-blaat
| notwithstanding the can containing tht
4 nitro-g1ycerlne wns situated at distance o
f}fly 1ect. Mr. Mcconnell, the foreman OF
the work, states that the men had orders t
| repair to the platform above the entrnnce O
| the tunnel, but t4cy neglected to do SC
and consequently suffered. Mr.. Mcconnell
was nut on the work at the time owing I
Ills child being sick. Had he been there h
would doubtless haye warned the men {
their danger.
, 1866-12-08

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, 1866-12-08

t. It until few months since. Eotvith-
standing this, Murphy was incarceratcd In
the military barracks ut Arbor Hill, and has
not Eince been released. This is about tho
most disgraceful act OF the Irish Executive
that has occurred for some time. am not
aware even that Murphy had any possible
connection With the Feniaus, nor Is Ii likely,
as he Was accompanied to this country BY
his wife and child. ALI this has occurred
openly, and yet am positively assured that
AZ American Wes pssa for @oaa Ry f1s hs
rn1nau q
, 1866-12-08

- The profcssorial chairs of the So
called Seminary of Learning, at Alexandria,
Louisiana, scan to have been appropriated
to the charitable and patriotic use Of seating
broken-down pirates and guerillas, and fur
nishins them with bread and butter. We
have already noted the fact that Raphael
Scmmcs, cx-navy officer, ex-lawycr, cx-
editor and cx.piratc has been assigned
to the chair Of Moral Philosophy
a new profcssorship, by the way,
apparently created expressly for Ills benefit.
Jost tph Wheeler, cx-Gcneral Of rebel cavalry,
has also been elected to one of tue scientific
chairs, and will soon report for duty. There
is a Military Academy connected with the
Seminary, which is in full blast, md under
the control of an unmitigatcd rebel, who, on
n recent public occasion, avowcd his adhcr-
cncc to the "lost cause" Of the South. With
the loyalty taught by this Professor. The sci.
cncc Of Wheeler, md the moral philosophy
of Semmes, We think the Seminary OF Learn
ing at Alexandria Is q very promising aud
ray institution.
, 1866-12-08
II TALE OF THREE CIr1ps

AAAA VT 4 Ak1hE EE CkTIESs
Inc newspapers In Columbus aud DAYTON,
'oh'o, nave resolved that they will, not here
aiter allow the cities of Cincinnati aud
cleveland to pay the principal sharc Of the
cost o. furnishing them, columbus mud Day
ton( the news. Some OF tho emallez West
crn papers have manifested disposition 10
refuse 10 allow the Journals of Chicago and
81 Louis tp perform the same Office for
shem and the papers In Detroit arc yerv
fcSolntc In refusing tc be helped by ANYBODY,
The tale Of three cities Is having n won
derful run. a conference with auy compe-
tent telegraph man would disclose the fact
that 1t costs as much to send a given NUN.
Der Of words to Dayton rs to Cincinnati.
Under existing arrangements, however, Gin
cinnati pays five or ten times rs much as
Dayton for the regular report. In other
words Cincinnati pays for her own report
and at least four-flfths Of Dayton's, Now,
for Dayton to sccede from Cincinnati. Is like
the town poor seeding from the town. Gu
e'nnati will, of course, apply the Gour-tlfths
which slIc has heretofore paid ior Dartou. to
improving her own reports aud securing
earlier transmission.
Probably Dayton has been induced to be.
lieve that II she will sccedc from Cincinnati
the New York Press Gan. will give her the
news and pay the telegraph tolls besides, for
all time to come; and perhaps Dayton is
green enough to believe it.. The New York
Press Gang cannot manage their own affairs
respectfully, and in undertaking to regulate
those Of the Western Press they have got
into dreadful Inuddle.
, 1866-12-08

E- The Legislature of Tennessee hus
passed bill to tender the Hermitage prop
erty to the United States, for the purpose of
establishing brunch of the West Point Mil
itary Academy there. If the Government
shall not accept the offer, then Goyerno:
Brownlow is authorized to sell the property
excepting the house and fifty acres of
ground. Tho Hermitage is In neglected
condition, and has been ever since the out
break Of the rebellion,
, 1866-12-08
Difficult Surgical Operation


We have Just learned that q most remark
able surgical operation vas performed few
E. B. Wolcott. upon Mr. J. H. Paine, brother
Of General a. E. Paine, who has been suffer-
Ing from an abscess IN the left lung for near.
iy five years. The operation being very
difficult one, from the iast that there was
cSact @ location Of the disease. An Opening
was flrst made. be- ween the sixth and seventh
ribs, in front, with no satisfactory results,
when another was immediately made at the
side, between the eighth and ninth ribs, with
complete success. Surgeon Wolcott was
assisted by Drs. Wolcolt aud Marks. The
friends Of Mr.. Paine will be glad 10 learn
that he Is doing well at this time and every
hope is entertained OF an imm. diato improve.
uent IN health.
, 1866-12-08

Painting, a New Artist, and New
Eallcry-LItcrAry Neyvs-Ehc Atlantic
for the New Yenr-Frec E7ntllfn. Fa-
ctliifcn-Stn1tetlcso Of The EIo~lon GSntlS.
From Onr Own Corcspondcat.l
BosroS. December =, 1866.
THANKSGIVING.
The venerable New England festival, now
national in its observance, passed OF as usual
with general quletucss, and individual fcastiuS
and enjoyment. A very small fraction Of the
community went to church many in the
country devoted tho leisure of The holiday
to q shooting match or game ut bal1, aud In
the city visited the theatres aad vcrT nearly
every one, Of whatever age, sect or condition,
sat down at some hour Of the afternoon to a
banquet OF unusual abundance, and includ.
ing greater or less number Of rare dainties
on its bill Of fare. The day va,
exceptional throughout this section In re-
gard to weather, aud will be long rcmem-
hcrcd us the wsr1uest Thanksgiving within
the memory Of the Oldest inhabitant. The
New Eng1ander Is used to deep SNOW drifts
and biting cold on his annual feast day but
Thursday last was like carly june, md
ovcrcoats were left at home and doors and
windows thrown open, aud clothing, season.
able according to the almanac, was most un-
comfortable. The occasion was slgpa1lxe1
by All id financial operation. too, In rise
in the price Of turkeys, on the evening be-
fore, By q concerted movement Of the pro-
vision dealers, to the en- o1mous rate Of forty
five cents pound. Many people werc VIC
timized but so many fowls were len on the
hands of the narkctmen that those whose
household arrangements enabled them to
postpone the purchase Of their birds TILL the
last moment, Thursday morning, secured
them for reduction thirty per cent,
ART MATTERS.
The artists have been home long enough
| to begin to send forth new pictures from
their studios, and the art season is Just c1m-
mcncing- We have added new gallery TO
here, makirg four in all. The last one Ia the
finest in the city 1t occupies one Of the new
stores fremont et,ce:, fionttug the c. m-
mon, in tbs region until lately sacrrd to
dwelling houses, and Is Il part Of the cstab.
lishmcn! Of firm VI French gentlemen deal
ensraylnss, photographs, hooks and articles
Of tx1fH aud is arranged with such taste as
| to seem glimpse Of faify-!anI, or a glimpse
Of Pnrfs, which to Yankee born md b.cd,
| is substantially the same thing.
This new gallery was oi course visited by
large numbers OF our nrt-loyfns people dur
| ing last week, the first ofits existence; and
nil seemed greatly struck with painting by
a new artist on exhibition there. Thu paint cr
| is quite young Maa named frizxc1l, whun,
| his friends, including some Of our 1Tst
painters who ought to be our best critics,
on Illustration Of the poem called ''snow,'' -
| supposed to be the utterance ofa despairing
woman, which has been widely circulated by
| the newspapers generally. md printed, be.
lievc, By the Chicago Tn1nuSE Z among tho
rest: 1t is entitled :" The Fail OF Purity" and
/ life-size, of woman once lovely, still
beautiful, but wearing the indelible marks ol
, 1866-12-08

E57- 4 Southern paper lays down the novel
md startling proposition that the freedmen
ought to be paid for their labor, and hazards
the opinion that II the planters pay them for
the labor they have done this year, it will
hare tendency TO secure their services DUR
ting the next season, We should not be sur.
prised ifsuch would be the tendency of such
m cynerimcDt
, 1866-12-08

from Johnstown. Long before the arrest,
tie detectives knew perfectly we'll that these
parties were receiving stolen goods, but they
in workmnnliEe fashion, md coods reteiy
ed that could be Identified. But
while the accomplices were cap
tured, the railroad thieves had also been
trncked out. All OF the Utica gang have
been arrested BY the detectives, two Of them,
the rest have not yet had their trials.
, 1866-12-08

r. Hon. Roscoe Conklins is "looming
up" as n candidate for the United States
Senate in New York. Mr.. Conkliug Is un-
qucstionably the ablest man In the House Of
Representatives from that State, aud he has
the virtue of being especially obnoxious to
the "Old Man" and his satellites in the
nciyhborhoo0 of Utica.