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FRENCH AFFAIRs.

PARIS, December, S.-The Temps asserts
that Gambetta had long and cordial con,
ference with President Grevy to-day
A new ministry has been constituted, Al
follows: De Freyclnet, President Of Coun,
Gil and Minister Of Foreign Afialrs;Lepere A
Minister OF Interior and Worship; Cazol
Keeper, Of the Seals; Magnir, Minister d
Finance iGen. Fare, Minister OF War; Ad.
miral Jaureguiberry, Minister Of Marine
Jules Ferry, Minister Of Public Instruc
tom Vary, Minister OF Public Works,
Tinard, Minister OF Commerce, and Coch.
cry, Mlnistero Of Posts and Telegraphs.
Waddington refused to accent the posI
Of Ambassador 10 England.
LONDON, December GA Paris dis.
patch TO the Times says: Failing 10 move
the Rpu6Itqne Francois to espouse the
cause oil Home Rulers, 0'Donnell now
appeals TO the Tegitimist organ, rUnion.
A dispatch from Paris says: The pro
gramme of De FreyCinet is au extensive
publication OF public iunctionarieE, Die
nary amnesty, suspension Of fixity OF len.
ure OF Judges, aud determined anti
clerical policy,
Another dispatch says: In connection
with the appointment Of the Minister d
Foreign Affairs, Marquis DO Noailles
present French Ambassador at Rome, has
been telegraphed.
Still another dispatch says: The Presi
dent ol Chamber Of Deputies, Galnbetta
himself, would not succeed al this mo
ment, and with this Chamber, in forming
q durable majority resolved onsupportipg
his Cabinet.
Ex-NIarshal Bazaine solicited permis.
sion 10 settle some family affairs in France
but was refused.
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A PERnoUs POSITION.
Commissioner Hatch and Als Party ia a
Trap-An Outbreak Of the Utss
Feared.

DENVER, December 9S.-As special to the
Tribune from Los Pinos, dated the 25th,
represents that the situation Is very serious
there. Hatch was 10 have started from
Los Pinos yesterday aud spent tonight at
Clines rancho on the Cimarron; on the
Both he starts from there to Alamosa,
which is the last railroad station. Hatch
has given up all hope Of securing the In
dians, and as his departure is tantamount
to a declaration of war, much anxiety is
felt as to his fate. There are several hun.
dred braves near Los Pinos, and the
whites, all told, will not number over,
twenty-five. The roads are blocked with
snow and only passable for light buck.
boards, and the Indians have the whites
completely trapped. Those in the Bowl
are Hatch, Nalois and W. F. Saunders, OF
Va, the Denver Tribune correspondent,
fifteen soldiers and the agency employees.
Gen. Adams in Denver II Is believed
that troop Of cavalry, under Nick enzie,
stationed at Fort Garland, has been
ordered to make q forced march to Los
tinos atonce, but they can't got there be.
fOreth Indians attack unless oIray sue.
eeeds in keeping them quiet little longer.
Ouray, Animos City, SIlverton, and other
settlements are greatly exposed. The
White riTer ftes have c0nsameU ali the
stores taken from the White River
Agency, and are eager to make an attack
oa the Los Pinos Agency, II Hatch left
without the Indians IL Is considered cer.
tain tho war will open at once. The
Indians will strike the first blow, as they
have everything their own way at present,
owing TO the removal OF the troops to
distant points at Oaray's demand.
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ANAPPAL11NG DISASTER.
A Bridge Blown Down With a Passenger
Train Upunlt.

LONDON, 2:4O a. M.-December ga
portion Of the bridge across the Fretll Of
Tay was blown down while the train
from Edinburgh TO Dundee was crossing,
at 7'l4 o'clock last night. The gale was
90 strong thatsteamboats were unable to
reach tho scene Of the disaster, but several
mail bags have been washed ashore four
miles from the bridge, and there Is no
doubt that the train is in tho water.
The passengers, who are certainly all
drowned, are variously estimated at l5O to
200 in number.
LArER-The gale having moderated
somewhat, the Provost Of Dundee and a
number of leading citizens started in 9
steamer 10 the scene of the disaster, but
have not yet returned. The excitement
at Taybridgc station is appalling. Many
thousand Of people are congregated await.
ing definite news.
Still LArER-The missing train was
seen crossing the bridge; then suddenly
a flash Of fire became visible. The rail-.
road officials, in spite OF the gale, walked
along the bridge from Dundee until they
found there was large gap caused By
the fall OF two or three Of the largest spans
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CHICAGO, December 27.-The grain mar
ket has been 80 completely under the
thumb Of the New York speculative ring
thattheories based on receipts, shipments,
demand and supply are necessarily wholly
out OF place and needless. With grain
piling up here at tho rate Of from mil.
lion and half to two million bushels
weekly, with prices much lower in Liver
pool and New York than here, taking
freight charges into account, with No. /
spring wheat selling a.centlower than No2,
the anomalous market affords few chances
for intelligent trading, and none for justi-
fable prophecy. What the ring intend 10
do with their large accumulation OF pro.
perty 1t would be impossible 10 say; buS
as they are reported 10 bc financially able
10 take care of what comes, they NAV be
able TO carry prices to a point where they
can lot their wheat 90 without breaking
the market 80 seriously as TO impair their
fortunes. Their friends here assert that
such is their plan, but ii is certain thai in
the present condition Of the market IL
would not require any serious depressing
circumstance 10 brlngabouta sturdy break
that would Interfere seriously with the
plans ot extremists On the other hand
the short interest is trimming It's sails very
closely, and is afraid 10 bid against the
combination lest some morning there be
great rise. A European war or a very had
stretch OF wheat weather In the northwest
would In all probability effect strong ad-
vanCement Of prices. Provisions arc de.
pendent entirely upon the strike, bnt
prices have been tending higher under
the pressure Of small supplies. It Is
altogether likely that the strike
will end with the year at Inc
turthest, and that killing with
full compliments Of men will begin in
earnest during the coming week. As vet
the ruling spirits on either side are arm.
but the mon are getting hungry, the win.
ter Is cold, and they depend on their earn.
tngs lor their daily sustenance. The com.
paratiyelly trilling amount OF money In
the hands Of the Union will do but little
toward helping them out OF their trouble.
THESE are potent arguments with the fam.
lilies and heads Of families who are depcn.
dent upon the packing interest. 1twould
not be q wild guess 10 predict the Union
Will gradually disintegrate, or disband en-.
tlrely, belore many days. The packers
are thoroughly in earnest. Some Of them
claim that the whole affair has been pui
up BY, parties interested in DEVELOPING
trade IN ST. Louis, Cincinnati and MilWali,
keei but they express no fear that th,
business Will ultimately be diverted from
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THr chemist OF the Agricultural Depart
ment at Washington has been preaching
sorghum and corn.stalk sugar to New
England farmers, some two Kindred OF
whom have indicated a purpose to make
the experiment Of the culture Of sorghum,
and to manufacture sugar on small scale
next year. The chemist claims that his
experiments have demonstrated that an
acre of sorghum will produce as much
sugar as an acre Of the best sugarcane,
with the advantage for the sorghum plant
that il can be grown from Maine to Cali.
lOrnia, and from Minnesota to Texas,
while the sugar.cane can only be success
fully cultivated in portion of Louisiana,
and that the certainty of the crop is equal
to that Of corn. The chemist is an enthu.
siast on the subject OF sugarmanufacture
from corn, and thinks that corn.stalk is
only third less valuable. The farmers,
he says, have been throwing away about
two.thirds OF the value OF their corn crop
for the last hundred years. They didn't
seem to know how their toll might be
syeetened.
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BIG FIRE m BOSTON.
Loss Estimated at Over Two mllIlOns-Pub.
lIshIng Firms Helvy LOssrs.

BosToS, December 2S. About II o'clock
a fire broke out In the rear oil the paper
warehouse Of Rice, Kendall 4 Co., Federal
street, near franklin, Their build.
ing is entirely gone, and other very
valuable property, including Housh.
ton, osSood & Company's publishing
establishment, on Dcvonshtre street, and
Raud 4 Avery's printing house on Frank.
lin street arein great danger. The flames
arespreading rapidly, and the entire FIRE
department has been called out The are
islocated in one OF the most prominent
business portions Of the city. It is i'm.
Tossibleto obtain particulars until later
SECOND DisPArCH.
The fire is progressing rapidly and the
tlremen is fighting to keep the conaagra.
ton within It's present limits. 1t started
In tho rear Of Rice, Kendall & Co.'s
building, and extended to the building
occupied by the North National Bank, on
the corner Of Franklin aud Deyonshlre
street, the roof Of which has fallen ln,
and the ontire building is In a blaze. The
loss 10 Houghton & 0sgoOd will be i'm.
mense, and the present estimate of the en-.
tire loss is fixed as high as between FIVE
and six millions.
Among the firms That are losers are
Sabine 4 Page, hardware, los and l07
Federal street; Williams & Co., wool; the
Ashton Valve Co.; D. Faulkner, wool; E.
Baker, book bindery; S. X. Abbott, pam.
phlet binder; j. I, Crowell and others,
OH Federal street. Tho fire at present
extends from the Houghton & Osgood
building 10 the corner OF Deyonshire
street.
Al this hour. 3 A. NJ, tho fire is com.
pletely under control. The loss will not
be SO heavy as at first estimated, though
many place II at at least two and q half
millions dollars. Rand & Avery did not
suffer from the fire, though their stock
was damaged considerably by water,
The firms that have suffered total loss
are: Rice, Randall & Co., Houghton, 0s.
good u Co., and the Union Express Co,
Many smaller firms located in the same
block, on Federal and Dovonshire streets,
received heavy damages, the extent OF
which 1t is impossible at this
hour estimate. S. D. Warren, paper man.
gfacturer; w. +. Brown & Co., printers,
New York; Boston Dispatch Company,
Earl and Prew's and Providence Express.
in addition 10 those already mention are
heavy sufferers.
The insurance was very heavy and will,
tits thought, cover the entire loss. Several
occurred in the North bank
building, and some firemen were injured.
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RnsIne.u ReIIer for Iszn.


The Chicago Times, of Saturday, is an
immense paper. It contains its annualre
view Of Chicago's business in every de-
partment Of trade for 1879. The showing
Is tremendous in the way OF grain of all
kinds, pork, lumber, and other articles.
The Times claims that the figures given in
It's review establish beyond question that
Chicago is the greatest primary market of
the world. More wheat, more corn, more
cattle, more hogs, more lumber, more pro-
ducts Of every kind are marketed here
primarily than in any other city in the
world. The effect of this fact is seen in
the evident accumulation OF wealth at this
centre Of the worlds commerce an ac-
emulation 80 notable that Chicago was
able last summer to loan New York the
very comfortable sum Of six million dollars.
This Circumstance promises that Chicago
may eventually be the seat Of the "money
power" as well as the chief primary mar
ket Of the world"
"The Times statistics show that we are on
the threshold OF a period OF prosperity
which promises to outdo all previous sea-
sons Of development and progress by as
much as our present facilities, wealth,
population and field OF trade exceed those
Of all other eras. Never before has 0hica.
gohad to supply so many States aud
Territories; never before has she had SO
much money TO spend in buying goods TO
supply them. Never before have the
rapidly multiplying people Of those West
ern States and Territories been so eager 10
bring their products to our doors, and
never before have We been able to take
such good care Of all these commodities. "
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basis OF tho Constitution. as explained by
the Court, as far as possible, and II there Il
any one act OF my life In which am con.
Bcious Of performing my duty without
fear or favor II Is In the performance oI
this duty imposed upon me.
The circntnstanCesthat have surrounded
me have been uniavorable. Ihave In re.
ality had to face irowning world on &C,
count OF the foul lies of the Associated
Press, and the vituperation and SANDER
heaped upon me for over q quarter OF q
century.
Governor Garcelon alluded To The unia,
yorable comments upon the action OF VIM.
Pitt Fesaenden from the Lewiston pulpit
at the time Of the Impeachment trial OF
President johnson, and said the very
clergyman who hurled anathemas upon
him was obliged 10 publicly confess three
years after that Fessenden was one OF the
most honest men ever known. Every
method that could be devised had been
brought 10 bear on me to induce me 10
change my line OF conduct-not only BY
the usual forms ot sour faces and vilitlCa.
ton, but also by threats ot assassination.
l received letter last nightwarning me
10 DO careful on my trip TO Augusta-to
watch the very food that / put into my
mouth. This Is only one OF many similar
letters from various parts OF the State.
have faced more terrible guns than these
paper bullets. l have slept where bullets
whistled through the trees, and am not
to be frightened by these despicable
threats. II am to be assassinaied lor
obeying laws OF the State, my life could be
offered on no better altar. 1twould cause
more respect for the Constitution than
ever before. The Governors remarka
were loudly cheered.
Mr.. Neal, OF Portland, made brief
speech, in which he named Governor
Garcelon for the Democratic Presidential
nomination amid loud applause.
SoIon Chase said he heard that the
Governor was TO speak here tonight, so
he harnessed up the black colt and came
down. After hearing our good Governor,
1t has popped into my head that the Gov.
ernor obeyed the law as he understood Il.
The only trouble with the Republicans is
that they don't like to have the Governor
their own medicine 10 them,
The trouble Is not with the man who en-.
forces the law, but with the law. ! don't
blame Republicans for feeling bad. 1.-THE
misfortune had come on our side OF the
house wouldn't wehave howlcd2 Count.
ing out is no novelty 10 either party. This
time the Democratic bull has gored the
Republican OK. The Greenback LegisIa.
tnre will administer justice and keep
peace between the two parties.
Resolutions were read and adopted
praislng Governor Garcelon as citizen
and official and denouncing the attacks up.
on his character.
Alter the meeting a procession was
formed and marched 10 the Governors
residence with brass band. The Cover.
nor was serenaded and made another
briCf speech,
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GERMANY.

BERLIN, December 27.-The police have
discovered printing press used for So.
cia!istic purposes. The printer and two
ot his associates were arrested,
The North German Gazette say proposals
will be made to the government 10 bring
forwnad u bill TO replace tho firm OF j. q,
GoddotrOy u Son, Hamburg merchants,
who suspended business some time since,
by buying in their factories and pIanta'
lions in Samoa and other South Sea
Islands, 80 as TO avert loss 10 the German
commerce. BY this bill new company
would be formed, the government giving
subsidy which would secure to the
shareholder live per cent.
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NEw YoRK, December 2s.-The Herald
says: The labratory Of Edison at Menlo
Park was brilliantly illuminated last night
with the new electric light, the occasion
being visit Of a number Of the inventors
personatlriends. Forty lamps were burn.
ing from 0 o'clock until alter 10. The
effect Of the exhibition was to convince
those present, who before were skeptical,
that Mr.. Edison had in reality produced
the electric light for household illumina,
ton. No day is yet set for the public
exhibition, but II Is quite probable thai
inside OF two weeks everything will be 10
readiness to be seen by allwho desire t
visit Menlo Park. Gas stocks are sill
depressed, with downward tandancy.
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Tho statement Of the Imperial Bank Of
Germany shows decrease in specie Of
10000 marks.
Bolton in the Bank Of England de.
creased e97S.O0O in The past week. Proper.
don Of reserve To liability fqrty.tive per
coat.
Nine lnternalionalists have been con.
yicted Of conspiracy against the Italian
Government and four acquitted, including
a Russian lady,
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DARK rlCruREs OF DISTRESS.

LONDON, December r27.-Dr. McCormach,
Bishop OF AChonray, Sligo and Mayo,
publishes letter to-day, stating that on
Christmas Eve he gave food to three hun.
3red starving people, one-iiith OF the
Whole population Of Ballaghadeteen town,
out Of bis own funds, saying he reserves
for darker, not distant day." the money
sent him by charitable persons. He give
an appalling picture oi the approaching
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misery. He says: "who can wonder
that discomfort and disaAectlon are riie
and ready 70 speak out In this unhappy
land when the Government looks on With
cruel apathy. II the truth must be told,
| hesitate not to say that the Government
10 TO blame for the disloyalty OF some OF
our people. II were miracle II they
we're not disloyal to the core" He cen.
sures the "callous conduct OF the Govern
ment, who, while they can not spare
money % avert tho Irish famine, can
waste millions in war Of equivocal moral.
IVY, and contrasts strongly the conduct
O. Prussia In dealing with the famine in
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The past year, says the last number Of
The Railpay Age, has been an extraordinary
one i'll respect to the revival Of railway
building, more miles OF track having been
laid than in any year since 1873, and prob
ably more than in that year. Tho returns
OF course are not all in, but from various
sources of information, the Age has COM
piled the following table, showing the
total mileage constructed in each State SO
far this year:
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Mone.t Mn,,nr Innn,,.

MrLwAuKEE, Wis.,, December ~. In
view Of tho renewed discussion of dnan.
cial questions, George W. Allen, President,
and Thomas NJ. Eicholl, Secretary nf The
Honest Money League OF tho Northwest,
issue a call requesting The officers and
members oil the Milwaukee League, and
other citizens who sympathize with the
PRINCIPLES and purpole OF the League. 10
meet at the Newhall House, this city, ON
Tuesday evening, January 9Th, for cohsul.
tation regarding the future work Of lie or.
ganiIation,
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Grnnl,. NolnInntIon.

Geo. William Curtis, editor Of Haper's
WnAy, thinks that Grants nomination at
Chicago next June by the Republican
party is not at ali improbable. He Is,
however, none the less opposed to it
He says that the nomination would be
unwise in every point Of yiew-uavise
for Grant and for the Republican party
His statement Of reasona for This express
sion 10 as follows;
ut would provoke the reslstance-paa
aive resistance, at leaet q large and
powerful class Of Republicans whose CO
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4 colorado I.ynchinE.

DENVER, December 2s Two men, Sam
woodruff and Joe Seminole, the latter q
half breed Indian, who murdered R, B.
Harvard, a farmer OF Jefferson county,
IN the 10Th Of last September, were tax en-
from the iail OF Golden aud lynched at one
o'clock this morning, by l0omssEed men
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rHr nall men say that orders are com
ins in at the new card-s4 25. They will
probably have all thai they want at this
price before they have filed their old
orders. They In no hurry to load up
with ircsl orders until they see further
into tho iron boom.
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twill be noted that the greatest amount
Oitrack.lsying has been done in Kansas,
which shows nearly 500 miles ot"neW
roads, while Minnesota follows with 1874,
Iowa with s7l, young Dakota with 220,
and old Ohio with 2lsI, and go on.
II is also notable that nearly one.
quarter Of the total mileage-at least 72S
miles-is Of narrow gauge, showing that
the narrow gauge "deluslon,' as some
callit, has not yet run ils course.
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ACCORDING to the annual report Of the
Secretary Of the American Iron and Steel
Association, for 1873, the unsold stocks
Of all kinds Of pig iron In the hands Of
makers or their agents at the close oI each
Of the five years ending with 1878 were as
follows:
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RlNNIA.

BEELIS, December 1.-THE Russian
government docs not conceal It's intention
OF attacking Nlerv, ami possibly IIcrat, in
the aspiring. General Kaufman will com.
mand an expedition, starting from Anu
Dcrya river, and General TergukasoiT
another, starting from the Caspian Sea,
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AFRICAN WAR.

LoSDoS, December 27.-A dispatch
from The Viccroy OF India says that Gen.
eral Roberts defeated and dispersed the
Afghaus around Cabul on the 2Sd inst,
and before the arrival Of General Cough
and his reinfurcemenIs.
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yeasel Renarleh rnnn,lere,i.

LONDON, December 9O.-Repors were
current At Bristol yesterday that the
Steamer Arragon, from New York Novem.
Der %, for Bristol had ioundered in the
Atlantic and oil on board lost. Her own.
ers at present know nothing OF any disss.
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DECLINEIN GAs srorKs.

LONDON, December 27.-The EconOmist
says: ut seems asit another scare had
set In in consequence OF telegrams report.
Ing that Edison has completed his electric
light. All the companies suffered more
or less, tho heaviest decline being ES per
share, and the smaIIest el.
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DEATH OF WILLIAM IL. DIXON.

LONDON, December 27.-The death Is
announced OF William HepwOrlh Dixon,
historian and traveller, and for many years
editor oI the London .ilhc,mun, in his lifty.
ninth year. The cause of death was apo.
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once Noa. as and "a Fourtesnth StEest,

By next Thursday the Jefferson Iron
Works will have run fity.one weeks in
the present year, fact unprecedented SO
far as We know In the history ofthal or
any other large rolling mill in the country.
-Snlbnrile Herald Of Saturday,.
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aPound Cans-FnII yVcirbi =,

Every family who uses the Banner Bak.
ing Powder will consult their own inter.
est aud save money by buying II In pound
cans-tull weight,
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GLOOMY WEATHER.

Christmas week brings the gloomiest
weather since 1880. There have been
three dense fogs. The streets were al.
most impassable. On Christmas day the
cold was severe. There Is now some i'm.
provement,