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FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

THE schooner L. G. Butte with cargo
of forty thousand bushels of coin from
Chicago for Buffalo, went ashore at
Nine Mile Point, near AIpena, Mich,
during a heavy snow storm on the night
of Dec. end. She soon filed up with
water.
THE Anchor line steamer Circassia,
which recently towed the disabled steam
er City of Richmond into Halifax, was
again called upon to offer assistance to
steamer in distress on the Sd inst. The
Circassia was one day out from New
York on her way TO England when she
discovered and got in tow the steamer
California which left London Nov. 10th.
The California lost her propeller Nov.
goth and had since been under sail. All
the crew and passengers were well.
A PHILADELPHIA special of Dec. Bird
says A fair was held last night at the
Presbyterian church, corner of Broad
and Oxford streets, to defray the ex-
penses of a new organ. Early this
morning some decorations caught fire,
and before the flames could be ex-
tinguished, everything combustible, in
GLIDING the new organ, was destroyed,
and nothing remained but the stone
walls and steeple. The church cost
$4,000 to build about ten years ago.
The damage is estimated at $4,000.
Fully covered by insurance.
A MILWAUKEE dispatch of the 1st says
it has become settled conviction among
vessel and insurance men in this city,
that the schooner Hattie johnson, of
Buffalo, which sailed from this port on
the night of the 10th, foundered probably
near Maritous, in the gale of the 18th,
and that ell on board have been lost.
The crew consisted of Captain d. d.
Proutly and wife, and eight men. Moth
ing has been seen or heard of the missing
craft since her departure. She was loaded
with $4,000 bushels of wheat valued at
$4,000, shipped by Kershaw IL Co., of
this city. The schooner was owned by
Captain Proutly and his brother, the lat
ter residing in Buffalo The vessel ana
cargo insured for nearly full value.
TUE eastbound freight train, on the
Little Rock road, which left Little Rock
on the morning of Dec. lst, at Z O'Clock,
Jumped the track at 2 o'clock in the af
ternoon, and ran into trestle, ditching
fifteen cars loaded with cotton, all of
which was burned. A negro woman,
her two children and Geo. Forsythe
(white), brakeman, were killed outright
II. r. Trowbridge, conductor, Joe Hook
er, proprietor of the Blacklist eating sta
ton. and O'Brien, brakeman, were also
seriously injured Another brakeman
had his hands burned. The engine and
tender passed over safely. The accident
occurred between Forest City and Mad
isop As miles from Memphis.
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Foreslsand Climate.

In an interesting pamphlet by S. V.
D9rrien On "The Protection of Forests, T"
the author points out these beneficial
effects of forests upon climate. First
forests increase the amount of moisture
in a region by promoting the formation
Of clouds and causing more frequent
Drecipitalions, at the same time retard-
ing evaporation. Second, they reduce
the extreme heat of summer and ex-
trNme cold of winter. Third, they pre-
vent, in steep mountain sites, the fer
tile soil from sliding down, and protect
against avalanches and landslides.
Fourth, they are especially on the coast
Ofthe sea OF in mountainous regions
az indispensable barrier against drying
winds and sand drifts. Strange as il may
seam, adds Mr.. Dorrien, that a protec-
ticu against drying wind should be
needed or the coast, 1t is nevertheless
I'm the main, correct. During the sea-
sons when vegtation is in active pro.
grsas, and drying winds are apt TO do
the greatest harm, the sea has generally
a lower tempera ure than the land;
hence the sea breezes are cool in COM
parison with the atmosphere over the
land. The warmer the air grows ths
greater will be its capacity OF receiving
vapor without being saturated and fol-
lowed by the formation Of clouds or the
precipitation of moisture. In other
words the relative moisture Of the air
decreases as its tempature grows higher
Consequently, the air carried in by the
sea breezss, becoming warmer by be-
ing.brought into contact with the land,
al eorbs a portion Of its moisture, and
thus has q drying effect. Experience
shows that this effect extends over many
miles Of the coast, unless forests Or
mountains serve as a cover.
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bag of potatoes and two large bundles
of sundries.
Good mornin', Mister Green" said
she in reply "an' how's all yer cares,
an Missis Green: is she well; an the
bairns-but Pm furgetin' mesel5 shure
its no BARNS yer havin'; ware have ye
bin all those year.? Charlie areen, yer
know better"
SHOW your ticket madame said the
genial conductor, growing very red in
the face.
ticket, is ii? Shure lis not yersel'
that'd be askin' me fur ticket, Charlie
Green, an me los:sf. ssssSi6e las month,
kilt by the cais; me, . lonely wildly,
with three BARNS, an me oldest boy wild
only Won leg lift since ne fell of Jimmie
Hoar's train. last Sunday was twelve
month. Oh! worra, worra; an me only
wantin to 90 to the Basket to see Kitty,
the darlin' CURL, and she marrit, to Jim
Kane only these six weeks, cTyin' her
eyes out fur me TO make her a visit.
"But you should have asked for pass.
Mr.. Thomas would no doubt have given
you pass If
aBin Thomas is il? Snure he's darlin'
man. Win | visit to the Port to see
about Moike's pay, we all have our
troubles, Mrs. Maloney,' SEES he. 'Thrue
/ fur yez, Bin Thomas, said /, fur didn't
the tin clint reducshon hit We as we'll as
Moike. says |. Go home Mrs. Maloney
| said he, and lie see wat kin be done
for yees,' an win the mex day but Won
a barrel of flour and tin bushels of pra.
| ties was fetched to me shanty, didn't
know they kim frum him, though Alvy
Lord, bad cess to him, wouldn't till me
who STINT 'em a'tall, a'tall."
"Mr. Thomas being Superintendent
could pass you, of course, and you
cor course Bin Thomas cad pass me-
from one ind of the road to the other
/ FIR hain't he boss of the whole Lewiston
an hain't yez boss of this train, Charli,
Green and would it hurt ye to let mt
ride only to the Basket, an me havin
no money, ye'd not have the heart
Charlie Green-a decint man like yur
sel'-to refuse me lone wildly an
"But Mrs. Maloney," said the puz
| zled conductor, 81 have no right to car
/ ry you without ticket Or pass. Gu
! orders"
"Oh! go long wild We, Charlie Green
don't know all about orders; didn'
Mr.. Marshall order Moike ont wol
cowld, stormy night las winter to watcl
TIE banks down by Bouchou, an didn'
Moike cum home in about two hours
Orders or no ORDERS said he, 81
not stan out ketchin' ME death a-cowl,
in SIGH weather, said he sur Jim Marsh
all or any other man boss said he an
didn't he crawl into bed an stay in til
morning, and didn't the pay boss pa.
him gist as much as if he had staid GU
all night. But-here we are to the Bask
ct, an III git off. and much obleeged t,
ye Mr.. Green, fur lettin me ride all the
way; may yer wife niver be a wildly
Mister Green" and Mr.. Green assisteC
her and the bundles off the train whil
his eye twinkled and broad smile stol'
over his face.-Pot Jarvis I N. ~ Ga
zette.
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Viewers Soldier Bill.
The following bill was introduced by
Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa, in the house
December I'd.

The following bill was introduced by
Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa, in the house
December Sd:
BILL for the relief of soldiers and sailors who
served in the army and navy of the United
States, IN the late war for the suppression OF
the rebellion. and 10 restore 10 them equal
rights with the holders of government bonds
WHEREAS, The soldiers and sailors
who served in the army and navy of
the United States in the late war for the
suppression of the rebellion, were from
the necessity of the case compelled to
receive for their services deprecated
currency, greatly inferior to the value,
at the time of the gold coin of the
United States: and,
WHEREAS, The congress of the q. S.
has heretofore, in the most solemn
manner, affirmed that good faith re-
quired that all the government obliga-
tons shall be paid in coin or Its equiva-
lent; and,
WHEREAS, The obligation of the gov
eminent to the soldiers and sailors who
hazarded their lives that this nation
might live, is of the most sacred and
binding character;
Therefore, be 1t enacted, etc.: That there
shall be paid each private soldier. nom
commissioned soldier, sailor, teamster,
or musician, regularly mustered into
the service of the U. S., during the late
war for the suppression of therebellion,
or TO his or their legal representatives
in case of death, as soon as
his or their claim shall be examined by
the second auditor of the treasury, the
sum found to be due him or them; the
amount thereof to be ascertained as
follows: The second auditor shall as
certain the amount of currency paid
said soldier or sailor at each date of
payment during his term of service.
and shall ascertain the good value of
said currency payment at the time by
reference to the quotations of
gold as compared to the cur
rency in which said soldier or
sailor was paid, at the city of New
York at that date, and said soldier,
sailor or legal representative shall be
allowed and paid the difference in value
between the currency which he received
and the standard gold coin of the
United States in shich he should have
been paid, together with 6 per cent. |
per annum from the date said soldier
or sailor was mustered out OF the SER
vice of the United States up to the date
of the payment OF the sum found due
him by the provisions of this act.
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THE WEEKS WORK
selected From Every Source.
WASHINGTON.

THE president sent the following nom
inations to the senate Deem Der Sd /:
Charles Beardsley, Iowa, 4th auditor OF
the treasury. Collectors of Internal Rev
enae-L. B. Crooker, I'd district Ill. :;
Alfred M. Jones, Sd district, ILL.,; How
ard M. Kutchin, Sd district, Wis. ;Chas.
Holton, Mich, Indian Agent at Shoshone
Agency, Wyoming.
THE commissioner of Indian affairs,
says a Washington dispatch of Dec. I'd,
has received the following note from a
man at Richmond, Ind: g wish to as
certain if it is practicable to get commu-
nieation with Sitting Bull. / should like
to settle the question of trouble with the
government by giving him employment
dusing the coming summer, together
with eight or ten of his braves. Could
you make such an arrangement? l VIII
nav YOU for trouble anc time. My plan
is to give exhibitions in some OF our
cities and towns. There are some of us
here who propose to do that thing either
with him or some of the Utes, If you
can serve us we will either pay you for
your trouble or give you an interest in
the profits. Hoping to hear from you
soon, | remain, &c"
THE president sent the following nom
ina.ions to the senate Dec. 1st
Geo. W McCrary, of Iowa, United States Judge
in the Eighth Circuit.
William Hayes, Of Kentucky, United States
Distinct Judge for District OF Kentucky.
Charles G. French, Chief Justice of oregon
Territory
Nor nan Buck, OF Idaho, Associate Justice oil
the supreme Court OF Idaho Territory.
United States Attorneys-Jos. b; Leage, for
Northern District of Illinois; Edward GathTidge,
OF West Virginia. for Territory of Idaho.
Indian agents-Amos 7. =. Kiets, OF IND, lof
QuapaW agency. Indian Territory: john ). Sport
Ohio, Sac and Fox agency, Indian Territory Ohm
W Tubbits, Iowa, Union agency, Indian Terri
tory
Postmasters-A. F. Gibbons. Charleston, Wesi
virginia: WIN. II. Mccoy, Cadez, Ohio; Fred
c. Wickham, Norwalk, Ohio: David d. Taylor,
Cambridge, Ohio; Henry s. Robinson, Washing
ton, Ohio: Thaddeus Coffin, Newcastle Indiana
4. F. Bone. Shelbyville. Ind. Mrs. Sarah Hack
lemen, RushvilIe, Ind; NJ. c. CARRIER, Madison
Ind; Richard Deuttler, Clinton, H.: Henry Il
Ingraham. Tuscola, H.; John P. Hyde, Lewiston
III; Ely n. MeAllisler, Champaign, H.; Hugh
Nesfitt Chester, Ill.
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A New Double Baby.
Times of India.

There is at present in Bombay liv-
ing object that may rightly be classed
among the most curious phenomena
of nature. At house in Mazgon may
be seen a pair of female twins, separate
in every respect but from the breast
bone to the lower part of the abdomen,
which is closely Joined. The upper
breast-bone of each infant is linked in
to the other, the outer skin covering
both trunks. The twins are Joined
front to front; shoulders, arms, lower
limbs, and feet perfectly formed, and
development healthy, while the heads
are we'll shaped and the faces really
pretty, with beautiful eyes, large and
bright. The twins are months and 20
days old, are in perfect health, and
measure 20 inches in height, one APP
pearing-but in a very trifing degree
larger than the other. Both have Wig
orous appetites, and take kindly to the
feeding bottle, are extremely lively and
appear good-tempered. the pulses
beat in union, and they generally fall
asleep or keep awake together, and
their actions are usually simuItane-
Gus, though sometimes one would cry
while the other was quietly drawing at
the mouthpiece of the bottle. The
strangely-united pair were born at
Dapooli, in the RutDagherry Collector
ate, the father being Mohammedan
and a seafaring man, while the mother
has besides a pretty little daughter
about 10. According to the formers
account, he called in a native doctor at
Rutnagherry, whose opinion was that
there was q connection internally be-
tween the abdomens, so that of what
ever sustenance the one took portion
passed. to the other. However that
may be, the infants feed separately,
each having q bottle to itself, and draw
vigorously at their nourishment. This
same doctor also declared it would be
impossible to separate them without
extinguisning life. The twins have up
to this time never been i'll, and to every
~ Il 20
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Fatal Accident.

Yesterday fatal accident occurred
at tie McCiannahan Rancho, in Colusa
county, whereby Jackson McClannahan
was Instantly killed. 1t appears that
be was standing in the doorway Of the
houa4, when he observed hawk hoy
ering in the vicinity, and went to get
his rltie to shoot it. When he came
back TO the door he stood the gun on
the sep, leaning against the side of the
door, and was looking about for the
Whereabouts Of the hawk, when the
gun slipped, and, the hammer striking
the step, it went off, the ball ranging
upward, grazing his breast and entering
under bis chin, going clear through his
head, Death was instantaneous.
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Section 2. To enable the govern
ment to meet the payment required by
this act, the secretary Of the treasury
is hereby authorized to cause to be
issued five hundred millions of dollars
Of United States note3 or SO much
thereof as shall be found necessary.
of the denominations OF 81. So
So, SO, $40, and $50 and said notes
when 80 issued shall be legal tender in
payment of all debts public and private
and shall be kept in circulation in the
manner now provided by law for other
q. S. notes.
Section 3. The sum of FIVE hunIrt I
millions of dollars or so much there
as may be necessary to male the pay
ment required by TINS act, is hereby ap-
plopriated out of any money by this
act authorized to be issued.
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blown to pieces, and ! carriages were
thrown off the rails, but nobody was in
jured. The explosives which destroyed
the Imperial baggage train are stated to
have been placed Monday evening under
the rails at point over which the I'm
perial train would pass just before en-
tering the Moscow railway station. The
Car arrived safely, however, at II Mon
day night, and the explosion occurred
on the passage of the baggage train, half
an hour afterward. The house whence
the mine was exploded has been discov
cred, and search is making for the per-
petrators of the outrage.
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ALL the preparations have been made

ALL the preparations have been male
at Rome to bring out on the list of JAN
uary the Pope's new journal and otfic-
ial organ entitled the Aurora. He HIM
self will be its leading spirit, but he has
appointed Prof Don Pietro Balam, an
author and under-keeper of the Vatican
archieves, to he the editor-in-chiof.
Mons. Schiafiino and many other learn
ed men have also been intrusted with
editorial positions. simultaneously an
other little sheet similarly inspired and
directed will appear for circulation
among the lowest classes of the people
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-12-11

A FRENCH statist has come to the
conclusion, after very laboricus ex-
animation of the number of deaths
from railway accidents in all parts of
the world, that if a person wer to live
continually in railway carriage, aud
spend all his time in travelling, the
chances in favor of his dying from rail-
way accident would not predominant
until twas $50 years old.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-12-11

SPAIN has 90 dukes. sec marcuises,
$50 counts, 90 viscounts, % barons.
The whole number of persons bearing
the titles of duke, marquis, earl, Wis
count, baron and lord, in the Uni:ed
kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
is somewhere about 900, but of these
only some 400 have seats in the house
of lords. Most of the rest bear merely
courtesy titles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-12-11

DIPHTHERIA prevails to an alarming
extent in various parts of Pennsylvania
particularly in Lancaster, Crawford
Mexican and Butler counties. In por
tons of Butler and Crawford the pub
lie schools have been closed in conse-
quence of it. The local editor of the
Lancaster Ne,gs has lost his entire fam
ily-wife and children-from the Eel
disease.
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Secretary OF States Report for 1879.

The annual reports of the secretary
OF state and commissioners OF public
printing has been issued from the
press. The volume contains 166 pages
Of printed matter, and as provided by
law, presents a complete statement of
the funds OF the state, its revenues and
expenditures for the year ending Sept.
80, 1879; and containing also detailed
estimate of expenditures to be betrayed
by the state treasury for the ensuing
year.
The aggregated result of the years
financial transactions in all these funds
is as follows:
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One Experience from Many:

aI had bean sictv and miserable so long and had
caused nv husband 30 much trouble and expense,
no one seemed to know what allied me, tnat was =.
completely dfsheart sned and disconrasei15.. IT,. -
ard used them unEnown to my family. | soon
began to improve and gained so fast that ny Ln5-
band and family thought 1t strange ana unat ~
ssHurrah for Hop Bittersi long may they prosper,
for they have made mother well ana Us Aspp4-
The MotheF-HoBas journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-12-11

The baby of the mayor of Stafford,
England, is rocked to sleep in solid
silver cradle, but it wakes in the night,
kicks off the covers, rattles the old man
with his bowls, and makes him take up
his son and patrol the floor with him
until 2 A. NJ. all the same as though it
went to rest in an old trunk-lid on slab
rockers
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-12-11

ExTRAvAGANCE in language is one of
the pecul:arities of people in southern
countries. CASTELAR,, on hearing the
long-win1ed tendency of his country
men commented upon rather severely,
replied: "You are perfectly right, gen.
tlemen, but you don't know how dlfi-
cult it is to hold ones tongue in Span
ish "
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-12-11

ONE of the most refined clubs in the
UDited States in all its appointments is
the Somerset, at Boston, and what adds
to its attractions for some visitors is that
the members do not talk exclusively of
stocks, horses, or their relations with
the fair sex. The leading social clubs
at Philadelphia and Baltimore are very
homely as to appointments.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-12-11

A VERY beautiful lady who was hur.
rying through the streets of Baltimore,
turned, and in pathetic accents asked a
gentleman walking beside her to knock
pickpocket down who was following
her. The gentleman obligingiy COM
piled. As soon as she saw the fight
fairly begun she chuckled gayly and
skipped away. The man knocked down
was her husband.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-12-11

A STRANGE relic has just been IRE
scented to the state of Arkansas. 1t is a
white leather belt with the imprint
across it of bloody hand. 1t was worn
by Col. Archibald Yell, who, fighting
desperately on the field of Buena Vista,
got fatal wound, and in trying to tear
away the belt left red finger marks.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-12-11

AS TO future movements Of the In
dams in Montana, Gen. Miles thinks
their hostile operations will be circuml
scribed. Many settlers are coming into
the territory and locating along the
Missouri and valley of the Yellowstone.
These settlers are pouring in both from
the east and west and are developing an
increased industry in the cattle business.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-12-11

Mr.. GARDNER, an English consul Off
Ger in China, speaking as one who had
spent much time in visiting the opium
shops, and who had tried upon himself
the experiment of immoderate opium
smoking" holds that, when all has been
said against the drug, sit is inoontro-
vertible that thousands of hard-working
people are indebted to its use for the
continuance of lives agreeable to them
selves and useful to society"
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Unprecedented Drought in Virginia,
Petersburg TelegraI


For the past five months there has
been no rain of any consequence in
southern Virginia, and as result wells
in this city and adjacent counties which
have never been known before to fail
have dried up, and the streams have be
come so low that the farmers find it
a difficult task to find water in sufficient
abundance for their stock and cattle. In
some of the counties near the city peo-
pie are compelled to travel miles IN
search OF water. They go provided
with barrels, and buckets and wherever
they find a stream of clear water they
stop until they can fill their vessels. The
ground so hard that it is almost inn
possible for farmers to fallow their land.
The drought appears to extend as far as
the eastern shore Of Maryland. For
several Sabbaths past prayers have been
offered in the churcnes here Tor rain.
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Lord Shaftesbury's famous seat at
Hatfield is nowadays a head-centre Of
politics and diplomacy. Lord Beacons-
field, Lyons and Dufterin have been
among recent visitors. Probably the
very same pictures have looked down
upon the first Lord Salisbury discussing
foreign problems with the ambassadors
of France and Spain two hundred and
fifty-nine years ago Hatfield was built
in 1911
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-12-11

A BRITISH cab company has been
formed to introduce an improved tab
service throughout the country. Some
of its hansomes are pronounced ex
cellent. About one hundred years
hence this country may perhaps beast
a similar association.