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THE RAIN.

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Dancing so merrily over the caves,
Falling like music's refrain,
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Merrily falleth the rain.
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Falling and falling cherrily still,
1t kisses the lilies white breast;
Over the meadows it wanlers at will,
Luling the bluebeds to rest.
Merrily, cheerily falleth the rain
Over the country and town,
Like the soft murmur of music's refrain
The fairy-like rain cometh down.
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The rain, the rain, the beautiful rain,
-, SO merrily, mourntully falling,
The echo OF footsteps that fall not again
Strange voices to earth ever calling
The whisper of magic that maketh the
buds
In beauty and frailty to blow,
The message of mercy to man from his
God,
Proclaiming GAN peace be below.o
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The rain, the rain, the beautiful rain,
Sadly and sweetly it falls;
10 the souls of the dead, where the grass
groWeth green,
In sweet spirit voices it calls;
1t makes, with its murmurs Of beautiful
grief,
The flowers to blow DER each head,
And by its sweet treasures Of rose bud
and leaf
Makes lovely the homes Of the dead.
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Proclaiming GAN peace be below"
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MARITIME MISCELLANY.

BARK ZIo BArrisro Tta), Baltimore 18th from Liver.
pool reports Monday last or Back River. run into
by unknown schooner and lost bboom and had stem
badly damaged The schooner also badly damaged,
AMI put INTO Hampton Roads,
Sem JEssy HoYr tBr,, Mcdonald. frou Ssgus. with
lnssrs. ashore PasQuc Island Assistance being
dcred.
Block Island. has gon. pieces About 90 tons coal
saved.
Portland for Pcton. Ms Is ashore Chcgoggn Point but
will probably be got of.
LAUNcHYp-Thc ship Iceberg successfully launched
from tho shipyard VI Jus In Taylor East oston. Wed
neav She towed the Atlantic wharf TO be spared
and fitted for son.
~ West Pembroke NAV 20. by Mutt, dns b.,ken-
tine of $40 She will be Nndcd by Capt Copp
Of Passport where sh. is largely owned.
At Tnomason. Nc. Juno ~. from tho yard OF Edward
O'Rrien, the ship barring Brotherx 22D register
Portsmouth MI juno laStramcr rhrec Brothers h.ilt
Kttery, successfully launched to-day, and will DO
brought tn this city 10 rceeivr her cnrinc.
Belfast, Nc. Jnnc l4-Thc ship w " Conner 1900
burthen launched Searspor ut the midnight
tide She is the largest vessel built in Seavspnt mud
owned In and Belfast Tho andcr win be
Can't Jnhh Pan
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AMERICAN PORTS.

ALEXANDRIA, June l3-Sacd schrs Mary Tyler.
Jersey city; Lydis Middleton. Georgetown.
Passed down-Schrs Carrie and stephen Morgan, from
Georgetown.
BOSTON, June 13-Arrivcd, schrs 4 milford, shaw,
Georgetown DC: j Paine. Smith. Baltimore Goth
bclorci salc w Kay Doughty. Alexandra; Ti-rcli
Fisher Port johnson.
Nouwntum Foster Liverpool; Ccopnsra Aus, Cnangich
Trxpant: bark John Hamnett QAl), Padonc, Palermo;
briggs Ubaldna tBr). Kirkham Barbados; Alrsua tBr,
Burns Ccrfncgos: schrs Abbc Bnrsicy Parker st Jago
Col 5 w Race smith. Miravosnc; John Slus-
man. Scull. savannah; Sallc w Kay. Doughty;
whitney Long, Biekmore and Warren sawyer, Crie
Alexandria; W Wheeler. Bowman; Temperance, Ken
nedy: Maggie Fisk Burton, and 7 Emerson, Sears.
Baltimore; Kate Aiken Brewer: Godfrey. Godfrey
Addic Alien Dudley. Perth Amboy; Hannibal, Pendie
ton Iioboken CABOT Chase New York Tran foyt
Allen Carter Pacific. Cook; Annie Martin, Handy
TantnmoHnt. Gkey; Huntress, Curtis and Ella Brown.
brown. Port johnson Csthe Berry. Seavcy Port Royal
Edward Burton, Jarvis Alexandria; Gratis Greeley,
baltimore; Sarah Smith. Banks; Anna Bsbccck, Lee
Corson. coison and Bcssic Morris Corson Phadel
Ruth Shaw. Nicholson Port johnson.
CiearcdBrig Arisos tBr) Tucker surnam land ssied)
schrs Nellie Paine, Pierce, Alexandria; Oriolc Baker
Wilmington: Gov j smith. Crowcn, philadelphia
Plymouth Rock. Parker, New York
BALTIMORE. June H-Arrivcd, steamers Mcclellan.
Taylor. Providence Thompson Bowen. New York bnrks
Lamcch Ausl Haggc, Lcth Iio Battisto Qta'). Ovar
Is. u WhercI, Garfield Boston; Rodney Parker. Par
ker. New Haven't Lyon, Jcnreys, New York;J. Bar,
lett BARTLETT. Messina; Elm Watts, VISITS. Boston
Nellie, Perry, Portland
Rio Janciro
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CLEARED.

Steamer Hammonia GER, voss, Hamburg via Piymouth-
Kunhnrdt 20. -.
steamer Isaac Bell Lawrence, Norfolk, City Point and
Richmond-Od Dominion Steamship Co.
Steamer T. Biddie. Davis, Observation-Disclosures Hand
ste am or Franconia. Bragg, Pcrtiand-J Ames.
steamer Neptune, Berry. Boston-li Dsmock.
Bark Astcr tNor). Knudscn. Livcrpoo-C Tobias Co.
BARK Kcpler (;cr Lcnkcnnn, Queenstown or Falmouth
for ordcrs--Funch, Edge Go.
Bark Antelope. simpson Dcmerara-lochc. Bros 4 Co.
BARK Jose Bucno. Jonos, 81 ) ago-Wa dell Co.
Bark Piskataqua (Br), Scott. savannsh-- FWhiincy
Brig Emile tFrl. Bohcc siandborg-Rdmund Unkhart.
Brig Harry Aubrey (Br, Dclano. Bsrbados-Dwignt
Brig Romoia (Br,. Edgett. st John, NBscammsl Bros
Schr s r baker, Jayne, Perm am buco-Abicl Abbott.
schr Impulse B.). Adams. Belize lion-Le.yc,sf Co.
Schr Evcne wilder, Tampico-J Wilson Co.
Schr Maud tBrD, Rogers. Port RoynI Ja for ordcs-A
II Solomon x Co.. :. :,
schr Richard " Dcnham. Chase, Aux Cnves-Bcntlcy.
Gildersiceyc Cc. 49,,
scir silva (Br), Knowles. Tapin Bay Observation-Disclosures
Douglass Co. ~. ~, p..-,..
a JOB. -, 60, -,
Schr Sarah Elizabeth (r), Sampson New Glasgow, Ms
Ilatton, w stson Co.
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OBITUARY.
GENERAL c. +. HENNINGsEN.

u z.
Charles Frederick Hcnningscn, q we'll known soldier
fortune died yesterday in Washington at tho age Of
sixty-lwo years. HIS remarkably romantic
and adventurous General Hcnningsen was in
England, OF Swedish parents, in tho year 1915. His
family was with the princcly German family
OF Mcckenberg In 1884, when only nineteen years OF
ago. he joined tho Carst army in Spain, and served
throughout that Tor the succession with disrc-
ton. He was aide-decamp to General Zumalacarnr-
requi until that great captain was killed, and took
command OF the cavalry OF Anason ut tho battle Of
vear dc los Navarros, defeating the Spanish grena-
diers before the walls Of Madrid with an irregular
force BY his hcadlong daring young Hcnningscn
soon rose the rank otlieuenant colonel. When tho
peace convention was concluded he returned TO Eng
laud, but when the war again broke out IN SPAN lie
returned that country, rc.entcrcd the rev0
army received commission rs colonel He was
taken prisoner by the royalist troops, and after
his release held high command 10 the Russian
army IN Circassia- He next joined kossuth IN tho
Hungarian revolution. When that nsurrecton ut
an Colonel Hcnnngsen came TO the United States
and aorward joined tho Nicaragua expedition under
General Walker. ucnningsen held the rank OF Major
General commanding, beng the lie and soul Of tho
nliDuster expedition. His successful defence Of
1ranaaa aud the bloody decisive victory OF Quarcsma
showed that he possessed high military ability in
deed lie seems TO have furnished the greater part OF
the military genius OF the entire campaigns. General
Twelve Months. in Spain .srhc White Siave.n
.Easorn Europen Revelations OF Russia and other
WORKS Al the beginning OF Tue late war no entered
the Confederate army. and IL said to have been tho
OF extricating General Lee from tho tolls OF
Rosccrans, IN tho mountains OF virginia While
with Walker as fihbustcr General Henningsen made
mady trends In the South, bong possessed OF VIM
ing manner. lie was highly cultured gentleman,
with talents that would have enabled HIM TO mako q
decidcd success III lie had he not been oil 80 adven
turous temperament. he was never SO
happy when engaged In somc desperate
enterprise, and the moro hopeless IL APP
peared the more he liked IT, II mattcred
not whether be was In Spain or Hungary In Mica
ragua the United States, he wns always u rcvolu
tonnrc and commanded the Wise Legion In Virginia
during the early part OF the war; He had u plan OF
operations which was ignored by tho Confederate
President and as Hcnnngscn spoke in uncompli.
mentary terms OF Mr. DAVIS no was subsequently re-
General Hcnningsen abandoned all thoughts Of mill
iary life General Hcnningsen married daughter OF
tho late Senator Berrien OF Georgia Mrs. Henning-
accomplished lady, and Is warmly esteemed
bp largo circle Of friends.
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FOREIGN PORTS.

BunnAnp IsIrr juno i-Arriycd bsrks John Jay, Sven
son -" ssS'
& sa'i ship
Nay yn. Il pa, .sr ssk ins %
den, BERMUDA aud s. Thomas: en-, ., p.v
nsa ra H.Ts p p1ns sshr Gha Gay sx
Ino.h Boston dsg: Jersey, cogsins, from Phil
MosrnEAr June I2-Arvea, bark Julio Ieyn Schroeder.
CLEARED iate steamers Mor.yiap, Graham: Liverpool
cansdi,n Mclean GLASGOW ship Martin Luther Bruns.
Yon1n sypsxr cg Iune II ,rnveo, bark sarah Cham.
Der: . ,,s n,9 rd1, y.rr: ,;n.s
ag @I.v: :sA1 II ho;ss r' say"n
PIcror. rs Juse Cleared .chrs Clara. Landcs New
arrived iith: bark L.uis GDs,: Foster: AnsrsssD 49,.
worth trsr,. from - Tor Phadelphia..
Qrrcrc. June I2Arrived. bark Alice Wilson. Walker,
soT sg from dm PSs,
co",ed ,ah. ship. y Cairns. Bell, Bristol, s.ny A..
Kildare. D.si. Belfast; Css%Si.n Allen Trs.noef Mari
On %so Me9 ann SS Villa William asn
W.9asn Ssseass. brig wsnacser ssSsIi. i!sisSssd
e bars. sm. Ala cfS. .sSs sa
Iar Tho; DRYDEN t'I ws,e ~, Gee ,.snry ,B, smith
s::I;
az bssn se" Charles
Movford Parsons and sdic Jordan, Lravtt, for do
Also port 7h barks Jose More Carlisle dsg Elba.
Cover wtr: brig Mervwa. Downs. Alice Putnam. Rog.
ers and Nova tBr). smezcr %: Sarah Emma Hansen,
and Little Harry tRr,. smith, dtsg.
81 JAGo, June l--Sacd brig G Chapman, Knight Gu
antanano
Now London.
Sr JouN Nh. June 12-Arrivcd. briggs Laura (I3r,.
Sherwood Bantry Emily Raymond. sarrest boston tnos
Cleared i2,h. bark Edda tBr, Anderson Bsyrs; briss
Lulu ttr), Givan Cncn: Westmoroinnd tBr. Campbell.
Wicklow
and vcsuvio taD. for New York dg; Maria lBr
TOR Bordeaux do schr VIM Frederick. Amos for do do
wARRwSroISr. June Arrived, bark Maggie Carvill
,Br). Tngicy. 81 John NIB.
(R Fraser New York. leave next morning for St john
Mr. fff TfMF
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MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OYyIcE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, juno Id A. NJ.

WAX DEPARTMENT.
OPvIcE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, juno Id A. NJ.
Indications.
For New England, stationary or higher pressure.
westerly WINDS lower temperature. clear or partly
cloudy weather.
For the Middle Atlantic States, stationary or lowor
pressure. stationary temperature, southcry winds,
partiy cloudy weather and possibly rain areas
For the south Atlantic and Gulf States. stationary
pressure, winds mostly from east and south. partly
cloudy weather aad areas Of light rain
For Tenncssee and tho Ohio Valley, stssi cry or
ever pressure. stationary temperature. southeeiy
winds. cloudy weather and rain areas
For tho Lower Missouri and Upper Mss'ss,ppi vol.
ieys higher pressure, increasing cIoudncss and
areas southcrly WINDS vecring at west stations
TO colder northwest
For The lake regions, lower pressure, stationary
higher temperature, winds mostly from tho South.
partly cloudy weather and rain
The Missouri River will slowly fall The Lowor Mis-.
sissppi will rise.
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OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS.

AMIR. to June ~ Arrived, bark John Clerk Conant
Liverpool.
BELFAST, June 1c-Sailed bark May (Br) Fostcr Amer
lea.
BnEMRN, June 14-Arrved. barks Marco Poo tGcr,
schacr, New York; August, tGe, Helmcr, Baltimore.
CAFE VERBS, May 30-Arrived. bark Warren Hallett.
Doanc. Boston.
DEAL 14-saied. ship Mary Stewart (Br). Fuller.
ton from London. bull River. sc
RLsiScRr Juno lo-Arrived baks Minerva tNor). Fell
berg Richmond; Torcus tNor. Petersen. Philadelphia;
18th, Susan L Campbell tT3r). Brooks. New York.
FAYAL May 3O-Arrvcd. barks Axor. Davis. Boston has
since reported sailed Juno her return which IL
very doubtful juno I. Kate Williams Hale do
Sailed May %, schr Lnmoinc, Leach. United States
HULL, Junc 12-Saied bark Anna Maria d. Obondo (ItaD
Sinno, Now York before reported).
HAMBURG June 13Saiicd. shin Maria Louisa tNor) Jen-
son. New York; bark Gessncr Ger). Christoffcrs do.
IPSWICH June 13-Sailed, bark Falmouth tsr) Arms
strong, New York
LIVERPOOL june l2-Sailed, amor Quebec rlo
Philadelphia 14th barks Louis Ger, zimmerman, Sandy
HOOK; vick Mcbanc lBr,. whitcsidc. Galveston.
LONDON juno 14-Aved. steamer Cybolo (Br,, MILAN,
New York; bark Saga Nor). Bic. Pensacola.
LONDONDERRY. Juno 13-Sailed, bark Giulia uta) Ira
pnni. New York.
LEIrn, juno Ia Sailed. bark Major Aus, Ersnnasso
vcb. Delaware Broakwater.
LKcHonx juno 10 Arrived, brig Candidcxza Lauro
Otai) Euricc. New York.
Sailed eth bnrks Rosins q GtaD. for Nov York; 10th
Paolina dtnD. Ferrigno. Boston.
QurRxsrowS. Juno l4-Arrved, bark E'ektrs CSor>
Ironsin. Baltimore
Sailed 18th. PM steamer Wyoming (Br) Jones (from
Livcrpool). New York.
RIVAL about nne IlArrved bark Goethe Cor. schu
bert New York.
srnrrrx June 11-Arrivcd. bark II Paul. stran
Wilmington. NC.
TRAILER June l2Sailed. barks Alfrcd 0er) Schroeder
Baltimore Queen Victoria (I) Nc Krnzic. America Wig
| (Nor). Gregersen. do
Sailed from United Kingdom port June 49, bark sorcn
Berner (Nor). Andersen, Gloucester.
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TREASURE BOX STOLEN.

HAT GREEN. Wy. T., June II, 1877.
About halrpast eight this morning the coach from
Dcadwood was stopped by two men some twenty-five
miles north OF this place. Tho driver states that while
coming through narrow ravino two men, who bad
been hidden by tho broken nature Of tho
ground, suddenly sprung up about ten yards
ahead OF him, OF whom covered him with
his rife and ordered him 10 halt Tho
other covered Skinner. the messenger, and ordered
him TO throw out the treasure box. The messenger
compiled, and this seemed to satisfy them for they
Immediately told the driver 10 go ahead There was
attempt made TO rob or modest the passengers,
three and lady. Both men had their faces
blackcned and were otherwise disguised.
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THE SWISS MISSION.

WHY IT WAS DECLINED BY Mr.. SCHNEIDER.
INK TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CHICAGO, Juno IL, 1877.
short time ago tho President appointed George
schneider, president OF tho National Bank Of Illinois,
to represent the United States IN Switzerland This
appointment held under adviscmcnt by Mr..
Schneider for some time. and nDally declined tho
assigned being that his business gcmcnts
such that ne could not leave the country without
great personal sacrifices.
Hon. Lorenzo Brcntano. Congressman from the
Third district oil this State now comes forward and
puts different phase to tho story. He charges That
air. Schncider's retirement was entirely involuntary ;
that the tnorties at Washington had been engaged
in investigating his personal record, had arrived
ut the conclusion that he was not suitable person TO
represent this country abroad. and had told him
quietly that tho beat thing for him to do would DO 10
withdraw from tho field.
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FATAL ACCIDENT.

ST. LOUIS, June II, 1877.
While a canvas tube Gre escape was beng tested at
tho Lnde Hotel. about Ave o'clock this evening,
Michael Carey, 0roman, almost Instantly killed.
The escape attached to a nth story window, and
It's inventor and several other persons had made
repeated dcsccnts. Carey himself had passed
Ire descended projecting nail in one Of his
boot heels caught IN tbs cauvna wnea no was about
nfteen from tho ground ripped open though
had boon cut by kniic, and Carey dropped 10 the
ground striking hts hcad on the slone pavement and
dying from the effects OF the fall In Ave minutes
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HEAVY FALL OF HAIL, WITH HIGH WIND AND
RAIN-CRoPs DAMAGED AND BRIDGES DE-
sTRoYED-oNE PERSON KILLED.
INK TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
DWIGHT, H., June IA, 1877.
Ono of tho most and terrific hail storms, per-
hnps ever known Illinois visited this place to-day
dong vast amount Of damage, IL Is thought to iru
corn &c Tho storm was pretty general throughout
Livingstone county. Tho ground In many places was
covered inches thickness with large sized
ha stones
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IDGEs DEsrRoYED-oNE PERSON KILLED AND
SEVERAL SERIOUSLY INJURED.


icy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
SPRxGrIELp Mass, Juno IA, 1877.
furious tornado visited the Connecticut Valley
this afternoon wrccking the old hadcy high covered
bridge owe. the Connecticut RIVER near Northampton.
as we'll as the incomplete Massachusetts, Central Rail-
road bridge Just above IT, Al Hatfield and North Had
Low several tobacco barns unrooed ana trees
wcre uprootcd.
FATAL CRASH
Tho gallo camc from North Hadloy to the bridges
about quarter two. dcmollshing arst tho railroad
bridge and then striking tho Other Twelve persons
and six teams tho latter, and were carried
with II into tho river. Mrs Catharinc NJ. Sullivan, OF
Uadlcy was aillcd and several others injured.
Deputy sheriff Enos Cook. OF Hadiey, was most
seriously though II is hoped not fatally hurt The gale
then passed oil without doing further serious DAMAGE.
LIFTED THE WIND.
Tho bridge was lifted completely OF Its piers and
dropped into tho river below, section by section.
Hampshire county and the towns about had just paid
SOS 900 making the Drid 80 rec IT having previously
been toll bridge IL will cost them twicc that sum
10 replace u. II not iiite remarkable that mo
next bridge over the Connecticut north oil the ono
blown to-day, tho Sunderland bridge, was also
blown away less than six months ago during winter
GALE so that now there Is no highway bridge across
the river between Holyokc and Greenfield, distance
Of twcnty-scvcn mics.