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a.-3O,OOO Choice Books, Suifnble fer
holiday presents, at prices 70 suit the times.
JOHN PYNE, 100 Nassau street.
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Diamond Rings ar Wholesale Prices.
GEO. c. ALLEN, 64l Broadway near Fourteenth st.
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SWITZERLAND.
Federal Legislation Against the Jesuits
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

BERNIE, Dec. 10, 1871
The Federal Assembly has passed q bill inter.
dicCing tine establishment Of Jesuit communities or
the EN- loyment OF Jesuts as doctrlnal teachers in
Switzerland.
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For tir HOlidnys-Swiss Carved GoOda.-
The Swiss Manufacturing Company. 30 East Fourteenth
New
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american Shelving ComPnny.-Whep .
party the superiority Of this Shelving they
will thereafter other The readiness with which
be put taken down, adjusted height width
and made TO conform the will in manner truly
surprising Depot New Church, Corandt street
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Donovnn's ladies' and Gentlemca's Res.
taurant, No East Twelfth Sreet-Tabe d'Hots from
to q; speciality.
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Bargains In silver. Ware.
WHOLESALE PRICES
GEO. G. ALLEN, sA Broadway Fourteenth strese.
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Bntchclor's Hair Dye-rhe Best In tho
world he only perfect dye harmless RELIABLE
AT all drugylsts
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wincs.-Smpcrior AmrrIcnn Ales, "Jnnse-
SOM seven years old IRISH WHISkEY -.
JOHN J. STAFF. lis Chambers street.
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The Wilson shuttle sewing Machine.-Tho
cheapest frat class machine the world pric0
from 345 to $U0 Saesroom 707 Broadway.
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S3JO Rev ard for fese Rheumatism or Neu-
raiaia pr FILTERS RHEUMATIC SYRUP viii not cure.
guarantee charge. Home references Phys-
cians' ADVICE gratis daily. 0llce "a Joan street.
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Watts, Nervous Antidofe Is Concentrated
Electricity. II by elecrifying ana strengthening INA
entire Nervous system. Cures guaranteed
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Udolpho Wolic's Schedam Aromatic
SCHNAPPS.-Am the complaints for which the
SCHNAPPS has been declared specific BY the eminent
physicians who have with the prooetor arc
dropsy dyspepsia, debility consequent long continued
sickness and od epilepsy asthma grave, coic anoc
kdnsys chronic disease For these ana
many other disorders 1t 10 now prcscribed with cat suc
three thousand medical practitioners III
various parts the United states.
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TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD
LONDON, Dec. 10. 1871.
General De Rodas, late Captain General OF Cuba,
has returned to Madrid.
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THE WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT, ]
OFFICE or THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFIcER,
WASHINGTON. d. C., Dec. 18-7 r. M.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE or THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON. d. u, Dec. 18-7 r. M.
synopsis FOR the Past TtDenp-four Hours
The high barometer which was Friday after noon
entral In Louisiana, has moved east and north
astward OF the South Atlantic States where clear
reather has prevailed to-day arter the rain OF Fri.
ay Cloudiness has generally cleared away from
ennsylvanla to Name only to be renewed again
lis afternoon. In advance OF the area OF low ba-
rmeter aud threatening weather that has pre-
vlled over the lakes. The central lowest pressure,
aver moving southeast ward, has turned 10 the
nrtheast aud east. Brisk and high southwest
wnds nave prevailed on Lake Michigan. the pres
sre has iallen quite low In California.
Probabilities.
RAIN storm, probably accompanied with high
wnds, Is apparently threatening the coast or Call
fonia. An area OF low barometer and threatening
wather will probably on Sunday, extend north
eatward toward Arkansas soutneasterly winds
AMI cloudy weather prevailing on the Gulf coast.
Pleasant weather continues in the South Atlantic
staes with soulheriy wiuds. The low barometer
on lake Superior moves east and soutneastward.
win northeasterly winds on the upper lakes, south
Wet winds on the lower lakes, Middle and Eastern
Staes, with threatening weather In New York and
New England.
Cautionarp Signals ordered
-Cmtionary signals continue or this evening at
Chicago. Milwaukee, Grand Haven, Detroit, Toledo.
Cleveland, Bufalo Rochester and oswego,
The Weather In This City Yesterday.
ins following record vii! snow the changes In
Inc temperature for the past twenty folr noirs Ia
COMPARISON with the corresponding day or last year,
as lniicated by the Thermometer at audnups
Pharmacy. HERALD Building, 90 rner or Ann street,
q. !. is.o. 1911 1910. 1871.
GA. "a ~ NJ. ...... y y Is Is sP.M.......". ss .
"a. NM. 80 20 or. M....'" sa 90 90 %
~ M. M.,........... "a rs IL 4. M.,.. 10 AZ
Average temperature yesterday ........ 2sS-
Average temperature for corresponding date -
iaSt tcot
Average temperature for the week . AL
Average temperature for corresponding week OF
last ear......'.'...'...'......
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Commencement OF the Period Of Conva-
lcscence.
LONDON, Dec. 1911 A. M.
The frsr bulletin reporting the condition OF the
Prince Of Wales to-day reads as follows:--
SANDRINGHAM Dec. 1919 A. M.
The convalescence OF the Prince has commenced
and progresses slowly, but steadily.
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Tho Largest md FINEST Collection of Holi.
day Books at II. MILLER's, - Nassau street.
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Herald Special Report from
London.
THE MOMENTS OF FIRST ALARM.
Mercantile Ventures in Anticipation Of
His Death.
Heavy Purchases of Mourning
Goods in Paris.
1rlseRAm TO THE NEW YORK HERALD

y
The following special despatch to the
HERALD has been received from our corre-
spondent in the capital of England
LONDON, Dec. l6, 1871.
The English merchants made heavy pur-
chases of mourning goods in Paris, in antici-
patton OF the death of His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales.
When his illness became alarming-or about
that moment-the British traders despatched
orders to the French capital, under which they
secured the entire stock of black gloves, with
all the black artificial flowers, black colored
dry goods and jet ornaments which were held
In stock by the French shopkeepers.
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an experimental safeguard ami some changes Ia
the existing law may yet have TO be made.
The exceptional weakness OF the Committee %
Retrenonment appointed In the Senatnal caucus
yesterday cause OF unconcealed dissatisfaction 70
Senator Trumbull and the other refcrmers radical
or conservative, and even the better class OF the
Administration Senrtors make no pretence TO do
fend the action taken. Indeed, one OF the
Presidents best friends In the Senate
ADVISED him to-day to send In o special
message to that body nvinng the fullest ana
most impartial investigation or the Executive
branch OF the government. and thus give his real
friends chance TO repair the mischief that C0nk-
ling cameron. Chandler, Morton and the rest did
yesterday In packing the Committee. The Senator
told the President frankly, and has frankly
stated elsewhere, that n something be not done By
tne PRESIDENT TO SHOW the people that he mas noe
the lears OF an open inquiry that possesses the
"wnlr-cracking" Senator'S his political fortunes
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A.-Hoiiday Presents, Regardless Of C0se
or value, at the great original DOLLAR STORE. CT
Broadway opposite Bond Thousands and THOUSANDS
OF articles daily disposed Of at that wonderful estabh
ment for 81 that cannot be purchased elsewhere for SS e.
mammoth stock In variety surpassss any
exhibition OF goods that has been placed beo ths
American peope The excitement the
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HARTFORD, CT, Aug. 13-Mrs. Catherine
Toucey, widow of the late Hon. Isaac TOucey,
formerly secretary of the navy, died suddenly
this evening, aged siXty-nine years. She was
taken ill in church, and died in her carriage on
the way home.
Peter Murphy, one of party of Sunday ex-
cursionists down the river to-day, while crazed
by liquor, jumped overheard from the steamer
and was drowned. He was about fifty years
old, and leaves family.
Patrick Rooney was drowned while bathing in
the Connecticut river, this evening. He at
tempted to swim across, but sank before reach
ing the other side.
PORTLAND, Me-, Aug. 13.-Hon. Woodbury.
Davis of this city died this evening, aged fifty
three. He was postmaster of this city, and had
been treasurer of the state for about ten years,
and judge of the supreme judicial court, which
position he resigned in December, 1865, to re-
sumo practice of his profession. He was early
identified with the temperance reform and the
ant-slaVery movement, and was one of the
founders of the republican party. He formerly
contributed many articles upon political and le-
gal subjects to leading newspapers and maya
zines in the country. He attained high repu-
tatiOp as judge, was an able lawyer, and was
especially distinguished for his purity of life and
steadfast adherence TO the principles he espOused
In his death the state has sustained severe loss
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President Grant will spend Tuesday at Pater-
son, N. j., as the guest of Mayor futile.
VIM. Briggs, of EddyYille Iowa, with brother,
son, daughter and hired man were fatally suifo-
Gated Saturday by fire damp in an old coal shaft
which they intended TO reopen. Only two of
the bodies were recovered
A. Z. Smith of Fulton street, Brooklyn, lost
large amount of money in betting on the Buff
falo races, and last Friday night committed sui
eide by jumping from the bridge leading to
Second Sister island, near Niagara Falls.
President Grant, with Secretary Robson and
Postmaster General Creswell, passed Sunday at
the residence of eX-Secretary Borie, near Phila-
delphia and will return to Long Branch on
Monday.
W. S. Olmsted, vice president and treasurer
of the Connecticut mutual life insurance COM
pany, died in Hartford on Sunday, aged 6S years.
He had been connected with the company for
twenty-five years, and was its secretary for five
years
Rescue engine house and engine, and the barn
and carriage house of Homer Gray at Rhinebeck,
N. T., were burned by an incendiary fire Sun
day morning. Loss S12,0 900.
Nine eastward bound freight cars of the Con-
tinental fast freight were preciptated down an
embankment between Cincinnati and Chilli
Gothic, Ohio, on the Mantta and Cincinnati
railroad and badly wrecked on Saturday. Cause
a broken wheel
The change of gauge on the Louisville and
Cincinnati short line railroad from five feet 10
four feet eight and half inches commenced
at daylight Sunday and was successfully COM
pleted at seven o'clock in the evening. Regular
trains will run TODAY.
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COUNTY NEWS.

The bell on the Methodist church in Oxford
is badly cracked.
Carpenters are now at work on thenew Meth
odist church in East Douglas, and it is hoped
that it will be completed this season.
The eighth annual reunion of the "of1cers
associates" of the SD Massachusetts regiment
takes place at Leominster, on Saturday fore
noon, September I'd, at the Leominster house.
The "Miford cat-killer" is also a chicken
raiser. His attention was first turned to cat
killing by the death Of favorite infant Brahmas
at the claws of his feline enemies.
A woman named Hay, belonging in Stur-
bridge, while drunk at Grosvenorsdale, Conn,
upset kerosene lamp on her bed and clothing,
and was burned to death, last Tuesday night.
The Milford Journal says that heavy thun-
der storm, attended with high wind, passed
over that town on the 7th. In some places
whole fields of corn were Frustrated, and much
general damage was done by the wind.
A Milford correspondent of the Woonsocket
Patriot offers this pious conundrum: "And
what are poor sinners to do when they find the
church doors closed and boltedP' and says
further, "the vacation mania leaves many a
flock without shepherd"
"The solemn chirp of the crickets" reminds
Hopedale correspondent "that the sweet sum
mer days are nearly ended" The crickets
down that way needn't be in haste with their
"solemn chirps." They will have several weeks
more both Sweet and hot, undoubtedly.
The Rollstone hose company of Fitchburg
have voted to attend the grand 6remens' mus
ter to be held at Portsmouth on Wednesday
and Thursday, the 9th and It'll days of Sep
TENDER.
Lightning struck the house of Abial d. Will
liams, in Dudley, during the shower, about 8
o'clock on Tuesday morning, the Sth, and leay-
ing the lightning rod at joint, entered the ell
of the house, went down the pump into the eel
lar, destroying the pump and the pipe, following
another pipe from the well up into the ell of f.
w. Williams part and destroying that, after
which it went out through the side of the house.
Mr.. L. W. Williams happened at the time to be
at the sink getting drink of water
On the night of the 10th, the dwelling house
of Abraham Osborne in Fitchburg was en-
tered burglariously though a chamber win
dow, which the thieves reached by means
of Il ladder. They stole a quantity of
clothing, a valuable watch and watch case,
about $40 in money, some keys and other arti-
cles belonging to Mr. Brigham. They were so
quiet in their operations, that none of the in
mates of the house were disturbed.
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The Weather.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-The barometer has
fallen from Missouri northward since Saturday
afternoon, has risen on the gulf coast, but has
now again fallen. High barometer, which was
over the lake region, has moved eastward and
north of New England, excepting a small iso-
lated area east of New Jersey. The temperature
has risen this afternoon to an extreme height
from Nebraska to Kentucky and Tennessee, and
has fallen in New England and Pennsylvania.
Rain has fallen since yesterday on the gulf and
south Atlantic coast, and so far as heard from
Minnesota. Clear and hazy weather has prevailed
from Lake Michigan TO the Ohio river and east
ward TO the Atlantic.
The area of local storms will probably be de-
veloped tonight and tomorrow from Tennessee
and Arkansas northward to the lakes. Renewed
rain will probably be experienced on Monday
from Texas to Florida and to Virginia, and a
falling barometer with cloudy weather is proba-
BILE for the middle and eastern states.
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From California and Oregon.

SAN FRANoIsCo, Aug. 13.-William Afford
or r. B. Woodward will probably be nominated
for mayor by the taxpayers convention.
George Carlisle, the notorious Barbary coast
ranger, stabbed Edward Schultz, a saloon
keeper, MORALLY, and Michael Crowley, Co. g.,
second United States artillery, dangerously, in
an affray last night. Carlisle was arrested.
Acting United States consul at Hong Kong,
now here, denies the report published in New
York of cruelties alleged to have been commit
ted on the ship Mary Bruno. He says three
sailors mutined, and one stabbed the mate, but
Capt. Arthur had no trouble whatever with the
crew, and no one was seriously injured. Their
case was Investigated before him.
PORTLAND, Aug 13.-The Dalles and Salt
Lake company commenced suit against the
Oregon steam navigation company for the right
of way through the pass of Columbia at the
Cascades. This pass is the only one through
which the company can build their road.
California fruit is being shipped east freely.
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HUDSON, N. Y, Aug 13.-The Catholic re-
belion in this city is ended, and the seige of
the church was raised this morning by the APP
pearance of Rev. Daniel J. Brown Of Albany,
secretary to Bishop Conroy, who came duly
accredited by the bishop TO take temporary
charge of the church until permanent APP.
pointment could be made. Last evening, in
company with the vigilance committee, he pro-
ceeded to the residence of Father 0'Sullivan,
and obtained the vestments and chalice, al
though the priest was absent from town, and
this morning he was admitted to the church,
where mass was celebrated for the first time in
eight weeks. The attendance was very large,
including both parties, all of whom manifested
the most deyOut demeanor, and the services
passed off harmOniously. Father O'Sullivan is
virtually suspended from the church, and it is
expected by next Sunday his permanent success
sor will be appointed and enter upon his duties.
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CARBoLINE FOR PREPARING OBJECTS OF
NATURAL HIsToRY.-A correspondent of the
Country Gentleman gives the following recipe
for preserving fluid
Take a tincture bottle of pint, quart, one or
two gallons-any size you choose. Fill it nearly
full of clear water, well spring, or just fallen
rain water; add clear white crystals of carbolne
until an oily fluid settles at the bottom. This is
the preserving fluid
Now for berries and fruits observe this. Put
them, with no cracks or bruises, into your bot
tie; fill from one-half to two-thrds of the space
left in the bottle with clear water, and fill up
with the preserving fluid the rest of the bottle.
For animal substances, use it much stronger
say one-half to two-thirds preserving fluid
and the rest water. For cabinets exposed to
frost in winter, add one-third alcohol.
Strawberries delicate ferns and fruits, all sorts
of animals and substances, are thus readily pre-
served far better than in alcohol. Yet again
encounter the ignorance of even the best of peO-
pie lady teacher wished to preserve mush-
room, as specimen for the museum of large
ladies' college. 1t dissolved in alcohol. She
told me she had heard of carboline, and never
tried it, 1t keptit perfectly. A college profess
Sor of western institution wished TO kill and
preserve an ithaca snake. He spoiled a speci-
men by alcohol. l put one for him in car
boline. 1t lay perfectly in repose, and slept its
last sleep gently, and kept its natural colors.
He too said, "Why, never tried carbolinel Is
it such a substance% Another writes: d" l saw
your article last year on carboline. Please tell
me if the strawberry will keep in it so as to
show the varieties, for | have tried q dozen
ways, and all have failed" replied, 81 have
not tried it, but use it and see" He answers,
81 am obliged for your full and kind letter on
carbolne. have thirty varieties preserved by
your formula, and with nearly natural colors."
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ANOTHER MAN KILLED BY THE CARS
Patrick Littleton was killed by the cars at Mill
bury Saturday night, while returning from
Rocky Point with the American society of Hi
bernians, of which he was member. Several
who were with him on the !train say that
he was somewhat intoxicated and per-
sisted in riding on the platform, against the
wishes and entreaties of his wife and friends.
The car wheels passed over one arm, cutting it
off, and also made wound in his head which
caused death. He leaves wife and four chill
dren. His age was forty-fve, and he lived in
the rear of 10 Spring street. Coroner F, H.
Rice will hold the inquest this afternoon with
the following jury: David Mcfarland, fore
man, D. H. Whittemore, J. G. Lawrence, Benz
NJ. Perry, Samuel Brown and Jos. NJ. Dyson.
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SNAKE STORY.-John B. Davis, while driving
party from Reading to Nahant, on Thursday,
met with an adventure. In the Lynnfeld
woods the party was attracted by two old ladies
at the roadside, one of whom was armed with a
gun, and was blowing fish horn. 1t seemed
they had been picking berries when a large
rattesnake dropped fIom tree upon one of
them. She Immediately went to her house,
some forty rods distant, and armed herself as
above, and was blowing the horn to charm the
snake until help should arrive One of the
party took the gun and fired, but did not hit
the snake, when John, who has fought rattle
snakes in California, went for the varmint with
stone. On being hit, the snake turned, and
John gave him another, which cut him in two
pieces. The snake measured four feet in length,
and had four rattles. John secured the rattles
for trophy. The old ladies were over seventy
years old, and showed good pluck, as, when the
snake ran into the woods, they were the only
ones who Joined Capt. Davis in the chase
Mtddlese1 County Journal.
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A TRIP TO NoRwICH.-Several of our Main
street business men, together with gentlemen
interested in the coal business, with whom
Messrs. Strong & Rogers have large transactions,
accompanied the members of this enterprising
coal firm in trip, on Saturday, down the Nor
witch railroad, to inspect the new coal elevator,
which they have just completed at Norwich, on
the Norwich and Worcester railroad company's
wharf.
Messrs. Strong & Rogers, it is well known,
are proprietors of the Southbrdge street coal
yard. Having an eye to business, and seeing
in the old maxim, penny saved is two pence
earned, have caused to be erected on the new
pier of the Norwich and Worcester railroad
company a new coal elevator for the unloading
and loading of coal. These coal pockets have
been erected by them at an expense of some
$4,000, and are a very substantial and heavy
structure, the work being done by Messrs.
johnson & Searls of Providence, r. l., who
used in its construction some two hundred
thousand feet of timber plank. The building is
$50 feet long, 81 feet wide, 80 feet high,
and is divided into 20 compartments or
pockets. Each pocket will hold one hundred
tons of coal; the floor is some ten feet above
the ground elevation, and under it are two
tracks the entire length of the building. A
valve placed in t he floor is operated by a lever
and is opened or closed, and will enable them to
load train or empty one or more pockets in
very quick time. Nineteen of the pockets are
used for the reception Of COAL and in the central
pocket is a six-horse power engine and boiler
very substantial looking machine, built by
Richard Colburn, master mechanic for the rail-
road company at the Norwich shop. Derricks
are placed upon the roof, and with the aid of
steam the coal is hosted from the hold of the
vessel and emptied into the pockets through a
scuttle-hole at the rate of two hundred tons per
day.
The party left here early in the morning, and
were Joined at Norwich by several gentlemen,
including the railroad officers. A special car
conveyed them to the "coal pockets" which
were inspected with much interest. Afterward
the party were taken on board the steamer City
of Norwich, and treated to delightful sail on
the Thames, with its crooked channel and ever
varying scenery. A lunch on board and a brief
hours stop at the Pequot house, below New
London, formed part of the days pleasure. Re-
turning to Norwich for an excellent dinner at
the Wauregan house, all started for
home at 3.45, refreshed. On the home
ward trip, stop to "wood up" was imI
proved by drawing from wel-known official a
poem, from which mirth and wit flowed as money
into his hands during tax-paying time. All &C.
knowledged the trip to have been delightful
one, thanks to the foresight of Messrs. Strong
and Rogers. The Augustvisit to the coal pockets
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