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GOOD PROPERTY -One-fourth in
terest in the Pittsburg Leader news
paper has just been sold, realizing
forty-fve thousand dollars.
FLOODS. The heavy floods Oh the
Tennessee River last week entirely
submerged the village of Johnson
Vile. Every family was driven
from it's dwelling, and many dwell
ings were carried away. The pop
ulation is 700. ...
A reservoir at Calias, Maine, sud
denly burst recently, and the tor
rent destroyed a school house and
two other buildings, which were
occupied at the time At last ac-
counts twenty-seven bodies had
been recovered from the ruins.
SAD CAsE.-An inquest was held
last week, in Philadelphia, on the
body of Kate Manton, fourteen
years old, who died suddenly, on the
previous Monday. after prolonged
period of reckless dissipation. The
jury found that the girl died from
MANIA a potat. .a.
PoLYGAMY-Large meetings were
held on Monday night in Chicago,
Portland, Me-, and St. Paul, Mimi,
to protest against Mormon Polyg-
amy At a meeting of pastors Of
various denominations, held in
Rochester the same day, it was re-
solved to hold a similar mass-meet-
ing at an early day.
An amendment to the Constitu
ton has been offered in the House
of Representatives, which provides
that the President of the United
States shall not be eligible for re-
election, but shall be retired on
pension of $4,000 per annum; and
that no member of the Cabinet shall
be eligible for the Presidency for
the term following that during
which he has held a cabinet office,
SUBsIsrING FOR Ten DAYS ON
BOILED RoPE,-BosToN, Jan. 3D.
Letters received here to-day de-
scribe the sutferings Of a crew of
thirteen men in a boat in the China
Sea before they were picked up by
the bark Abbie Carver, of this city
For ten days the starving men sub
sisted on boiled rope The rope was
made of the fuzz that grows on the
inside of the covering Of the cocoa
nut, and had in it perhaps faint
suggestion Of nutriment. All sur
vived and were taken to Valparai-
so.
FLOODS IN THE SoUTH.-Accord-
ing to reports received last week,
floods continued in Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi and Alabama, doing consid-
cradle damage in the low lands.
The Atchafalaya and Big Black
Rivers continued to rise, and about
thirty miles of the Chicago, St.
Louis and New Orleans .Railroad
was under water. Part Of the town
of Goodman, in Mississippi, was in
undated. All the lower buildings
along the Tombigbee, in Ala bama,
were covered, and the river had
riser to Sc feet at Tuscaloosa.
At Nashville, Tenn, the river
reached the point of seven inches
above the rise of 1S47, making IS
feet 3 inches. Many families have
been driven from their homes in
consequence. The total losses at
Nashville are estimated at 100000.
APPLES AND ORANGEs.-Apples
and oranges are having a pretty even
race in our home markets, this sea-
son. Cincinnati quotations are as
follows:
APPLEs.-The demand continues
good for better qualities, which are
not in excessive supply, but inferior
stock is dull, Good to prime sell
at So, 25@4.Q0, and choice to fancy at
$425@500, but the inferior rang
ing down to $500 per Dbl.
ORANGEs.-Are in fair demand
and choice stock is frmer. jana
cia sell at S5.00@6.00 per bril-, and
Florida at s3.00@5.50 per box, the
outside prices for choice unpacked
Valencia at $5.O0@7.00 per case,
and MeSsina at $3.50 per box.