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The New York herald., 1874-12-16
RAILWAY EXTENSION IN QUEBEC
OF Leading Roads Il

Representatives OF Leading Roads In
Consultation with the Premier.
QUEBEC, Dec. Is, 1874.
joint deputation OF the TWO boards OF the
North Shore and Northern COLONIZATION Railroad
companies proceed to Ottawa tonight Tor the pur-
pose OF having an interview with the Premier.
This interview VIII be o. the utmost Importance In
connection with the luure prosperity OF the
Province O quebec north OF toe River ST. Law
renee aud the Ottawa River, as 1t Will insure or
otherwise the construction OF q main line rom
end 10 end Of the Province Of Quepec.
The New York herald., 1874-12-16
ARMY INTELLIGIAOE

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, 1874
Colonel Charles r. Woods, Second Infantry. has
been placed upon the retired list, having been
found inca pactated for active service oy reason OF
a chronic rheumatism contracted In the trenches
during the siege OF VlcKsburg.
CaptaIn M L. Poland OF the Ordnance Depart
meut, is relieved nom duty at the Franklord Ar
Massachusetts.
The New York herald., 1874-12-16
Herald Marine correspondence.

NEWPORT RI, Dec Is, 1874.
The ferry boat jamestown, plying between this port
and the Island of Jamestown her last trip tonight
reports schooner sunk in the West Bay, at
the north end Dutch Island Her masts standing
She must have foundered in the heavy gale Of last
night and in the incemency of the weather the
must have perished There is bare possibility. how
ever, that the to the boats and got ashore
Dutch Island. Owing to the nigh wind communica-
ton had with the island, there is pain
ful suspense regard to their fate. The underwriters
agents, Messrs Coggeshal have CLEANED particulars
The New York herald., 1874-12-16
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND SHIP CAPTAINS.

Merchants, shipping agents and ship captains are
informed that by telegraphng to the HERALD London
Bureau No 4 Fleet street. the arrivals at and depart
ures from Euppean ports, and other ports abroad Of
American and ell foreign vessels trading with the
United States the same will be cabed this country
tree Of charge and published.
The New York herald., 1874-12-16
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH BURNED.

BOSTON, Dec. Is, 1874.
The Roman Catholic churcn at West Koxbury
was set on FIRE this morning and totally destroyed.
Loss from 900 to $4,000.
The New York herald., 1874-12-16
MISCELLANEOUS.


4 BSOLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM COURTS
N of different States legal everywhere publicity;
fees in advances advice tree comm mssoner for every
State. FnEDEkICk l. KING,
Counsellor-a tLaw 600 broadway
Private Offices and residence, No. St Mark's place.
A BsOLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM DIFFER-
N ent states, legal everywhere; deseron &C., suin-
cent cause; no publicity required; charge until d.
yorce granted advice free.
NJ HOUSE. Attorney, isA Broadway
Mo ONE SHOULD BUY DIAMONDS TILL THEY
have examined our collection Of soLITAIREs. 1t in
the very finest quality and at the lowest prices
HOWARD co., No. 222 Filth avenue.
Open In the evening
NERVOUS DEBILITY AND WEAKNESS BROUGHT
IN by ind scretions excesses or overwork Of the
brain and nervohs stem promptly radically ana per
For further Information, testimonials DC, send ior
circular Prices 81 box boxes s., by mail &C.
cureiy sealed, Prepared only by WINCHESTER co.
s6 John street. New YORK.
The New York herald., 1874-12-16
SAILED.
Steamships Schill
vIsxY.. ia

Steamships Schiller Ger, Hamburg; Glamorgan (Br),
Cardiff; Ena tBo, Kingston, &c; City Of Mexico Ha-
vana; Leo Savannah Vicksburg, Port Royal and Fer
nandna Champion Charlie stoni Achilles Wilmington.
NC; Wyanoke, Richmond, &c.
The New York herald., 1874-12-16
packing BOX MANUFAoToaY CONSUMED.
BALTIMORE. Nd. Dec. is. 1874.

BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. is, 1874.
The steam packing box mandatory OF setter 4
sons, on the corner OF Eden street and Canton
avenue In This city. was destroyed by fire TO-
nlgnt The loss is soout $1,000. partially insure ed.
The New York herald., 1874-12-16
BURNING OF, AN ENGINE HOUSE.

MTDDLETowN, N. ", Dec. Is, 1874
An engine house at Ogdensourg, N. j., on the
Mid land Railroad, was burned last night, and en-
plne 10. u was badly damaged.
The New York herald., 1874-12-16
OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS.

ANTWERP. Dec l3-Sailed, bark Annie Kimbal (Br),
Davis, United States
AMER oct 27-Passed, ships Don Quixote. Penhaow,
from Manila for NV York; Hamilton Ros. Cardiff for
Hong Kong; barks Riaeman 3r, Bishop, Hong Kong for
New York; Stella Nor, Oisen Batavia for do Nov L.
ship Tempar, Haskell Batavia and Probolingo tor do;
bark Omega fBr) Bruce, Hong Kong for do.
Also passed by Oct 81, the Emile Marie.
BRISTOL. Dec l5-Salled, bark CASTELAR, CNor) Lund
New York.
BELFAST, Dec 15-Saed, bark Howard tBr), O'Neill,
supposed for United States
BRExERHAvEN Dec l3-Sailed. ship AuguMe Ger, we-
richs United states; barks Jupiter Ger warnken, do
Texas Ger, Steens do; Iris tGer Pfeier do; Europa
Ger. pechler, New York.
CARDIFF Dec l5-saiIed. ship Tecumseh. Ellis. Snga-
pore; bark J Hobroox, Leavitt, Havana.
LIVERPOOL, Dec l5-Arrved, ship British America Br
Lockhart, Norfolk brig Br0cklesby (Br) Baldwin Gal
see below
Sailed 4th ship Mary Durkee Br) Sutherland. South
west Pass; barks Unico dtaD, schiafino. New York
Guona lBr). Smith. United States
LONDONDERRY, Dec l5-Arrived steamers Bolivia (Br),
Small New York Glasgow; Hibernian Br). Archer
Portland for Liverpool.
LEGHoRN-Arriyed bark Pasqualina QtaD. Russo. New
York.
LrsBoS-Put in for shelter brig Veteran tBr Hudson,
from New York for oporto
Sailed ship Mariana vi Port, Santos United states.
NEWPORT Dec A-sailed, bark Sarah Kingsbury,
Waterhouse Rosario.
PORTSMOUTH, Dec l5-saiied, ship Shakespeare (Ger),
Fechter nrom Bremen, United States.
PLYMOUTH Dec i5-Arrived, bark Antipodes (Br), Wy
eth. San Francisco via Falmouth Csee below.
PALEnxo-Arrived, bark Nuovo Chiarino dtaD, Ma.
rcsco, Bangor.
Sailed. brgs Eschol (Br,, Pinkham, New York; Atlas
Powers, Boston.
QuKENsrowN Dec IA, II fM-Arrived. steamer Mara
thon (Br) Garrett, Boston for Liverpool
ST HELESA-sailed, brig Amor QGer,, Hsmman Grom
oapo TOWN., New York
sHAscHAE, Dec i5-Arrived, ship Star Of the West
Taylor, New York.
TRIESTE, Dec A-sailed. steamship Alexandria (Br).
Henderson, New York.
sailed from q Mediterranean port barks Gulia dtal)
Domenico, United states Giovanni qtaD, Paraino do.
LONDON, Dec 15-Bark Antipodes tBr), from san Fran
CISCO which put into Falmouth Dec amaged, has ar
rived at Plymouth. Her buwarks gone and she has
lost her sails.
The bark Lyttleton (Br) Horner has been wr,cked
IN Algoa Bay on the southwest coast of Africa
Bark Zanrak (NoD, Aalholm, from Baltimore via
Queenstown 10 ashore at Tralee.
Brig Brockcsby (Br). BALDWIN. arrived at Liverpool
to-day from Galveston In a damaged condition.
The New York herald., 1874-12-16

In the main storehouse were 1000 bushels OF
grain, owned mostly by Mr.. +. S. Wheeler, OF Bos-
ton, and seven tons OF hay, owned by Messrs.
Scott Il Bridges.
Messrs. warner Freeman estimate their total
loss at 100000 upon which they have the following
The New York herald., 1874-12-16
DAMAGE TO sHIPPING

DAMAGE TO SHiPPIEG.
The ship Re- orter. which was damaged consider
ably at the first nre losing her forward sails,
escaped any serious damage from the second con.
Migration through the exertions o the hremen,
although she was III the slip between Hittengers
and Tudor's wharf. Beng unioaded and without
ballast, and her upper works becoming covered
with ice from the water played upon them, she
careened over so lar that 1t Was feared that
II her wharf iashings were oosened she
destruction oa ap' was not not threatened she was was
allowed to remain at the wharf she Is q new
having been recently launched at Newburyport,
and was towed to this port to load with Ice Tor
ner. swasey Currier, Captain Henry N. Spring
and others OF Newburyport.
4 The schooner Hattie q. DOW. OF Boston, lost by
collision ner upboom, headgear and davts, aud
had her stern and boat stove.
The schooner DAISY E. ParKhurst. OF Boston, also
lost by collision ner lbpoom. headgear and haw
SER stove boat and started bowsprit and sprung
The ilre created great excitement at the North
End, wnere showers OF sparks were carried By the
gale, and Tor o time connagration In this section
OF the city was imminent. 1t was fortunate In
deco that the wind was in the quarter 1t was, for
had 1t blown IN the opposite direction its progress
could scarcely have been stayed until consider
square had been destroyed. Some damage was
sustained Dy vessels which were in the vicinity Of
the wharf and were towed out OF danger.
Cotton Press md q Large Quantity OF
Cotton Burned at Charleston, $. c.
The Loss and Insurance.
CHARLESTON, Dec. Is, 1874
The Champion cotton press caught fire at a
quarter past two O'Clock this afternoon and the
flames spread SO rapidly that In a few moments
the whole building was in plaze. About I, 900
bales OF cotton in the press and sheds at the
time and are nearly total loss. There is mucn
uncertainty as to the Insurance. but 1t is believed
that
THE LOSS
nj w ho M urhic tc fx,ttv in
sured, and $4,000 on the press and building
and machinery, which are insured for $2O,OOo
The Liverpool and London and Globe have about
100000 on cotton and 81, 500 the press and ma
chinery; the North British and Mercantile and
London and Lancashire nave about $50. 600 on
cotton and 1880 on the press and machinery; a
French company has $4,000 on cotton; the lIItna
OF Hartford. $4,000 on press and building, and The
Underwrifers' Agency, $4,000.
A brick house opposite tne press, insured IN the
Atna, OF Hartford, for $4,000, was burned down.
The nre IL still Durning. but Is confined and under
control, with no danger OF spreading.
The New York herald., 1874-12-16
SHIPPING NEW S.
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS
SAILS. Des'inat,oa.I
Office.
Steamer.

DATES OF pEPARTrRE FROM NEW YORK FOE THE
koNTns OF DECEMBER AND JANUARY.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-04-02

A MAGNIFICENT OFFER TO OUR
READERS MIR. LEWIS, of the Western
Rural and Young Folks R,na1, makes
the following tempting offer to all who
choose to take advantage of it TO
every person who will send him only
$3.50 (betore May IsD he will in return
send the following :-1st-The Young
Folks R,uol for one year (the regular
price Of the paper being $3.50; I'd
Vicks Eloral Gmdefor one year (price
25 cents); 3d-An order on Mr.. Wick
for ONE DOLLARS WORTH of
vegetables or flower Seeds, to be sent
postpaid 4th-Two lovely landscape
chromos (6dxSd), entitled "Morni"g
an the Mississippi and "SWaset on the
Sieras, mounted and postpaid. This
is truly splendid offer. as the paper
itself is worth all that is asked for it,
and should be in the hands Of all young
people. lnclose the money (only ST.
SOY to II. n. f. LEWIS, Publisher,
Chicago, and sag you saac this offer.
Mr., Lewis will do all he promises.
You can have the paper and chromos
addressed to your boy or girl, and the
seed order and Guide to you, as you
may wish. A sample paper will be
sent postpaid for 10 cents.
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NNRTIlERN RAILROAD.

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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-04-02
AT the POstOffiCe Window.

At the window for the delivery of
advertised letters, special vigilance is
requisite on the part of the clerks to
guard against the delivery Of adver.
tised letters to unlawful and mistaken
claiments. They sometimes have a
difficult task, however, in persuading
an applicant that the letter he inquiries
for is not for him but for another indi.
vidual of similar name. One of them
had such task not long since, when
a dainty dressedand perfumed gentle
man presented himself at the window
and asked for q letter advertised as
remaining uncalled for and addressed
to edward Jackson"
The clerk soon found the missive
inquired for, but, after reading the su
prescription, said in a decided tone:
'This letter is not for you, sir.
'Not for me! Isn't it for Edward
Jackson ?"
eyes, sir; but it isn't for you"
"My name is Edward Jackson"
81 don't doubt it, sir; but neverthe-
less, | am sure this letter is not fol
YOU"
GLOW can you know that, sir ?" sale
exquisite, now becoming indignant Git
is astonishing, by the way, on what
slight provocation postoffice callers lei
their angry passions rise ! eff you
don't give me the letter at once, III
report you to Mr.. James"
The clerk knowing that Mr.. James
while'he would not countenance i'm
pertinent talking back would be
sure to sustain him, if he were in the
right, coolly answered:
81 can't give you the letter unless
you answer the description in the ad
dress.
'Isnt my name Edward Jackson,
and isn't the letter addressed to him
Don't / answer the description 2"
Eyes, sir, so far. But that is not
enough. The letter (reading from the
address) is for Edward Jackson, color
ed cook on the schooner Dirty Jane.
If you answer to that description
here's your letter"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-04-02
The First Robin.

80 Billy Billy Billy
I know twill soon be spring !"
"And, pray, how do you know it !"
five heard robin sing.
The snow is in the meadow still,
The wind is piping loud and shrll {;
But to the garden cherry tree
He came, this morn, and sang to me.
And thus he sang I've come at last,
And sprin sois following sure and fast
She'll soon be here Cook out look out y
TO scatter blossoms all about
bright daffodils will lift their heads,
And pinks make sweet your garden beds
Like stars will dandelions shine,
And red buds swell upon the vine;
And from the green grass viii look up
The yellow, yellow buttercup.
Tall ferns will wave the brook beside,
Thick leaves the maple bougn will hide ;
And safe among them, glad and blest,
My mate and will our nest ?
80 SHOWS may fall and winds may roar,
But winter-time is almost DER;
Upon the garden cherry tree
I've heard robin sing;
And Billy Billy! Billy
know twill soon be spring"
Marian DOuglds.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-04-02

From a new book of Irish poetry;
we quote the following, which fol
gayety, tenderness, humor, playful
ness, we have rarely seen surpassed j
THE lEsISlI GIRL AT TBaE
SPnNNsNG-yVEgEEH.
Show me sight
Bates for delight
An ould Irish wheel wild young Irish girl at it.
Nothin' you'll show
Aquals her sittin an takn' a twrl at it.
Look at her there
Night in her hair,
The blue ray of day from her eye laughin' out
on us
Faix, an foot,
Perfect of cut,
Peepin' to put an end to all doubt in us
That there's a sight
Bates for delight
An ould Irish wheel wild young Irish girl at it.
On no
Nothin' you'll show
Aquals her sttin an takin twirl at it.
See the lambs wool
Turns coarse an dull
By them soft, beautiful, weeshy, white hands
of her.
Down goes her heel,
Roun' runs the wheel,
Purrin' wild pleasure to take the command of
her.
Then show me sight
Bates for delight
An ould ri sh wheel wild young Irish girl att.
Oh no
Nothin' you'll show
Aquals her sittin an takin' twirl at it.
Talk of Three Fates
Seated on seats,
Spinnin' an shearin away till they've done for
me.
You may want three
For your massacre,
But one fate for me, boys, and only the one
for me.
An
Isn't that fate,
Pictured complete,
IN ould Irish wheel wild youngdrish girl at it ?
Oh no
Nothin' you'll show
Equals her sittin' an takn' twirl at It,
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Concluded from first page.)

might "a seen the chariot of Israel
and the horsemen thereof
"Ho looked the image Of his father
in the coffin. Mr. Devereux couldn't
leave his bed then, nor for weeks and
weeks after, but he made Deacon
Price 60 to Portland and get the best
that money could buy-all rosewood
and silver and satin and velvet. And
such funeral never was seen on the
Island. reckon that a thousand
people stood in the graveyard and
around the church, and scarce q dry
eye among them all.
"There was no end of fine spun
talk among the doctors. Three of
EN- came to talk with me one day,
SEEM that Jock had been with: me so
much, to find out all they could about
him-the mature OF his disease, and
so on. But just made answer,
"1ts no use, gentlemen! Begin
your pardon, you've no cause to med
die with this thing. It's the Lords
doin's, and it's marvellous in our
eyes!
"And so they went away.
"Mr. Devereux had the stone set
up but twas MabelIe that told them
what to put on it. The old gentle
man is dead, now, but Mabelle is
married and lives in Boston, and
every summer she comes down to the
Island and brings her little boy, and
when the afternoons, are pleasant you
can see them sittin' here in the grave
yard on this very seat She tells him
over and over what I've been telin
you, and he never gets tired Of listen
in.
"Always, when she's done, he says:
$50 that's why you named me
Jock, mammal
"But bless me ! there's the bell,
ma'am. How I've been runnin' on !
But you'll excuse an old woman
whose life is mostly in the past"
From The ALDINE for April.
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a sick kitten; and that he should
solemnly pledge himself not to deal
with any but "Grangers," no matter
if he could save money in dealing
with others, nor to associate with any
but "Grangers;" nor, on any account,
to vote for any but "Grangers'.
Can you work the "Granger,'
dodge on the honest, unsuspecting
farmers? Yes; on nearly all, if I
have the help Of their sharp, selfish,
unscrupulous neighbors, who have
"aXes to grind" at their expense.
Is it easy to get such help? Per-
fectly easy. The sharper considers
as | do-the honest, unsuspecting
farmer as his fair prey, and jumps at
the "Granger" dodge as a fox does at
goose. He has been spelling for
some such dodge ever since the
Know-Nothing times, with which to
beat his honest, unsuspecting friends
out of both their hard earned dollars
and valuable votes, and this "Gran-
ger" dodge helps to do both beauti-
fully. SO all the political "dead-
BEATS such as |, and all the old
party hacks, and all the country
"bummers" are sin clover" again. l
must get chance at the salary grabs,
or $50 under" for good ; and | am
bound to make hay "while the Gran
ger sun shines"
How will the "Granger" dodge
end? In the "Granger" store, keep
ers turning out to be defaulters, and |
in my election tor Congress.
What will you do when elected? l
shall then 'go back" on the "Gran-
GER dodge and denomce it from my
seat in the halls of legislation at
Washington, as being an unmitigatel
fraud on the honest, unsuspecting
farmer. For the "Granger' dodge,
like the old Anti-Nlason dodge, is a
good enough Morgan until after the
election" And my shoddy-orgau
dealing friend who keeps the store-if
you ask him why he hoes the "Gran-
ger" row-will put his thumb on his
nose, wink his eye knowingly, and
twirl his fingers exultingly and con-
fdentially whisper: "The Shoddy
Organ is a good enough organ till af-
ter election. - Washington C1roni-
c|o
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HDRYANT AND STRATTON
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COURSE OF STUDY PREPARATORY TO BUSINESS
The studies embraced in the plan of the
School, and designed for those pupils who
have acquired good knowledge of the'Ele
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(BY SINGLE AND DOUBLE ENTkY)
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Designed for practical application in btsiness)
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vacancies. Parents desiring children educated
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be addressed sol Washington Street, at
which place interviews may be had from 8 A.
NJ until 2. P. NJ. CLOSED SATURDAYS.
[1625yl.l II, E. HIBBARD, Principal.
N. B. This School will DO removed after
few weeks to its new building, now in process
of completion, corner Essex and Washington
streets-location previous to the fire.
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