The New York herald., 1870-12-19
GEyERRL NEWS ITEMS.

The Legislature OF Alabama is on n recess, which
Will last until the 18th OF January
the Shawnee Indian lands IN Kansas, heretofore
untaXable, viii be placed on the tax rolls next
spring.
new post Office has been established In Cortland
county, N. Y, to be called Creswel formerly Har-
lord.
Navigation on the Upper Mississippi has about
closed for the season. most Of the boats having made
their last trips.
Two hundred and twenty seven miles OF the Mid.
land railroad have been completed, and LAT miles
are IN successful operation.
o. Ms. Raehe! Trimble, widow Of ex-governor Allen
Trmble died at her residence III H1llsborO, Ohio,
on the 2otn ult, IN the eigntyrst year OF her age.
The venango pa papers call for the suppression
OF IN establishment In Franklin where young girls
are III training Tor the 'lenale mInstrelu business.
A regular divorce matinee was held In the Com
mon Pleas Court room, Indianapolis Ind on Satur-
day, Judge Blair presiding Four divorces were
issued.
A firm in Louisville has received an order from
France for l00 casks prime pork use in the
French army The contract is to be filed by the 10Th
instant
Catharine Feal,y died in Harrison township, Perry
county, Ohio on the 25th ut., aged 1O3 years. She
native OF ireland and one or the first settlers
OF McLuney.
There Is vigilance committee in Southwestern
Kansas. and the well disposed people assert that IT'S
operations are more damaging than the acts OF the
marauders which 1t was formed to suppress.
The one hundredth anniversary OF the settlement
OF Belfast Me-, will be celebrated on the 2lst 22d
OF this month. Mr.. Joseph Williamson VIII deliver
an address, and there will be other appropriate
exercises
The Duxbury (Mass.) and Cshasset Railroad Com
pany have contracted with II. G. Reed, OF Scituate
Tor the building OF It's entire road eighteen and
half miles long, the road to be ready for the rolling
stock by July l, 1871.
The average price Of cotton last year was ninety
crop three hundred and millions. This year the
average price about sixty dollars and the value of
three and half million crop VIII be two hundred
and ten millions.
The shipments Of produce from Red Wing, Mnn.,
during the season of 1870 were as follows:-Wheat,
s76524 bushels; -four, 3.417 barrels lin the aggre-
,043 bushels butter LISP pounds hides and skins,
43, 1S8 bundles; oats, 20, 54S bushels.
Among the vessels which have been put on the
berth at Boston for Cape OF Good Hope in conse
queDce Of anticipated immigration TO the South
African diamond fields, IS the old schoolshp Massa-
chusetts. She will sail about January !, under
command of Captain George N. Elliot
The shipment of corn from Peoria, H., on Tuesday
last week amounted TO 10000 bushels, being the
heaviest ever known. IL Is impossible to fully sup.
ply the demand In that city for cars for the ship
ment OF grain. Within six months half dozen new
graln-dealing firms have sprung up In Peoria.
A despatch from D. Huntingdon at the summit OF
Mount Washington, dated seven p. NJ. Thursday,
reports the temperature at five degrees below zero.
Velocity OF wind, ninetytwo miles an hour. 1t Is
fearful, but we have full confidence that the. house
Will stand The clouds on the mountain are dense.
Strong indications Of coal Oil have been discovered
pike purposes ledge was opened that Is strongly
impregnated with crude oil In the seams. A specl-
men, psays the Madison Courier, showed strong
signs that oil In paying quantities was not far of.
The Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Railroad has
becn-purchased by James +. JOY, OF Detroit and not
Mr.. Vanderbilt Mr. joys plan is to extend the road
TO st. Paul VIA Ripon connecting with the Northern
Pacific at the former point A line OF steamers Is to
connect the road with the Detroit, Howell and Lam
sing Railway, now in process OF construction and
which Will terminate either at Whitehall OF Pent-
water
The will OF Richard Nelson Hayden, OF Chicago,
one OF the victims OF the Inflated steamer Cambria
has probated The estate Is valued at 5000 000
The VIII provides that for twelve years the rents OF
certain property snail be divided between the Or
phan Asylum, the poor OF the parish OF Christ
church, the Home OF the FriendesS and the Magda-
len Asylum, the respective portions To be paid on
each Christmas morning.
party went up Mount Washington from Lam
caster. n. H.. last week. to visit Professor Hunting
ton. who has arranged to spend the winter there.
The party found the ascent difficult one, and one
OF their number came nearly giving out. The Pro-
lessor is entirely alone his companions not yet hav.
ing joined him. The telegraph furnished by govern
ment does not work very well, The frost has accu-
mulated On the outside Of the building a thickness
OF TWO or more feet, sticking out like needles. The
scientific world will await with much interest the
] report OF ha wintars aYnerlenca.