Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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gijoofutt to ^guiqiiKurn, gjortiqulturit, gomqstiq ?qonomg, fJolitc Uftqraturq, JJolifiqs, ami thi; Current ^jtcius of the gait. von. XII.?New Series. UNION C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 18, 1881. NUMBER G. DEFERRED HEWS ITKM8. FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT OFTHE VOTE FOR I of the State of New York, having received a I KOV/THE MARYLAND FARMERS DO. I ah- ? Pmbacola.?Pcnsacola, February 5- PRESIDENT. majority of ll.o votes of the whole nnmU ^ I ?A fire broke out at 10 o clock this morning in Washington. FPhm?.? o 1 Deiraonico 8 restaurant and it wm tiu - xiio grocery of Messrs Bell & Bell nn<l nnolht building were also burned. Loss about $15, 000. A Gai.vkstoh Widow is about to marry he fifth husband. Her pastor rebuked her for con lemplating matrimony so soon ngain. "Well 1 just want you to understand, if the Lon keeps on taking them I will too," was the spir Sled reply. ltKsisTiso Raii.road Taxes.? The collectiot of the first installment of the taxes due tlx Savannah Valley Railroad, without the penalty "was completed on last Tuesday. The total levy y for the townships was $7,244 50, of which sum y r~ '\J$4,G29 92. has been collected, leaving unpaid It '/ "^2,615 '24. The total levy for the town was I 27, of wfcriob-aboe* $2^&Qha? Ji?aaa eat-. have not b?? paid, and U .to.u* f ati^there wlll^. lltigatlon upotl itr m? *?*? V?T ?* ?deor<tf g the aubsetipUcn set aeide, rM* the tad authoritieeare?eq%ial!7eecta$n%5chey weibte to oollaoi i?. Th. < ^ y bf dnldtd by the courts. ? / The amountpC the first installment of ^xes ' TQtod in Williamson and Bellon Townships to SB ; th? Atlantic and Broad-"Valley Railroad ' V was'f8,001 17, of which amount $l,78t 88 has ' been collected, leaVnig the sum of 51,287 84 dub. It iaj-ep^to<rthai jhyrc will bo litigation fj arJ rth^H-d of 5ICO is offered for "the ai* mShrest a desperado, but the man resisted and ' mBH Abington and .a young man named Will . rainc who had gone to the assistance of the / I Marshal. Pain seised a shot gun and blew off head bf the man. Abington and Paine's ^Jywqhnds are slight. ww ail Ro^dbrs cahnird to Nsw Oklsaks.? New Orleans, February 10.?Posloffiee Inspector Cameron, to-day, brought to the oitjjr; Elieha Courtney and Roensoo Plynffith, road agents, who robbed the mail from Alexandria, near Opelousas, La., on February 8. After their ar real they confessed the rohbery, and turned orcr $255 in money, which they obtaiowfrfl^m Mueuie 4?P BltiT in VmniNtA.?Richmond, ' Va., FaWunry 10.?At n trial of a Justice's Court at Muscville, Pottsylvania County, last Saturday, a negro named Sam Wright, who had 'lost a case, became abusive and attempted violence. Another negro joined him, and seizing a stick of wood killed Mr. J. C. Arthur witli a singlo blow and seriously injured two other white men. The negroes then escaped, and with members of their club, known as the "Tiuo Friends' Club," paraded the streets beating a drum. The culprits were finally arrested by a posse of twelve arined inen and lodged in jail. Tho citizens could hardly be prevented from lynching them. A Raii.iioad Murdku in Pennsylvania.?Allentown, Pa., February 10.?A passenger train due here at 8.17 ran into a freight train at llock 11 ill station, on the North Pennsylvania Railroad, this morning, demolishing both enffinp? anil ur??o/?lr inr# il.A - 1 D ? ??v uuu a uumucr of freight cars. Two men were killed and four fatally and lire badly injured. The disaster was due t-> the misconstruction of a telegram by the engineer of the freight train. Killei> run an Insult to a Lady.?Cincinnati, February 10.?A special from Nashville says that John M. Edwards, a telegraph operator at Paris, Tenn., fatally shot James Chap man this morning becauso the lntlcr had made V? an insulting proposal to his wife. The Cask or DkJabnette.?Richmond, Va., February 10.?The Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia to-day rendered a decision reversing the judgment of the corporation court of Danville in the case of James Thomas DeJarnette, convicted in September last of the murder ot bis slater, Mollie DeJarnette, and sentenced to be banged on the 29lh of October, but in whose ease, a writ of error being granted, execution was stayed. DeJarnette shot and killed hit sister in a house of ill-fume last July. The cast has been remanded for a new trial. In Conoress.?Senator Butler, of South Car olina, spoke at considerable length upon tht allegod census frauds in South Carolina, and criticised severely the speeches made by a cerj tain stump orator (understood to be Senatoi Conkling) in New York during the late Presidential campaign, in which that slump orator insulted and villifted the people of South Carolina, and accused thein of a conspiracy to fraudulently increase the census enumerstion in ordei to obtain greater poliiioal power. The falsity a and baseness of the Recusation, Senator Dutlei j said wore shown by the results of the recent re enumeration under direction of Qen. Walker who was a Republican, and also a gentleman. At the conclusion of Senator Dutlor's remark) Senator Conkling said he iuferred from the lilth he had heard of the gentleman's spsech that il was designed as an attack upon himself, and hi had only to say that the vaDorinora of the S#n? tor from South Carolina gave him llttlo uoncrru If he had done injustice to the people of Soutl Carolina he would find a seasonable occasion t< correct it. Senator Butler: The Senator has said thatthi vaporing* of the Senator from South Carolim are matters of no oonoeru to him. lie will par don me for saying that the swaggering insolonoi of the Senator from New York is of no oonoeri ' to me. Senator Conklingt I do not need to han beard the senator in order to asoertain that hi 1s a person with whom I do not ohose to band; epithet* here or elsewhere, least of all here, an< therefore 1 have nothing to add to that whioh have before said. The colloquy her* ended, and the subject wa dropped. hour before the meeting of the House and tw( . hours before the time appointed for counting thi^J Electoral votes for President and Vicc-Prcsi I r dent, the galleries of the House were filled with . spectators, a largo majority of whom were ladies H , desirous of witnessing that ceremony. On theH ' floor a few wooden chairs were sandwiched in^^ between the seats of members for the sccommo-l dation of Senators, but otherwise there was no^J 1 indication that any save the usual routine busi-^| 1 ness of tho House was to be transacted. TheH indifference shown by members, who. scemcdH anxious to obtain seats for their friends in tlie^J gallery, was in marked contrast with tho excitement which provniled during the Electoral count I "whoe^x twit dent aud Vke-^xeai4?nt on tton^fce^ that Stats for WlnfioW 8. JfTnoik T<br President and ten totes for William H. English for Vice-President, (be Vice-President said: The tote of the State of Alabama hating been recorded by the tellers, I open and hand to them the certificate of election of the 8tate of Arkansas. . =-' These were likewise read and recorded, and the same formula was proceeded with until the State of Georgia was .reached, when the certificate froui that State was read by Mr. Crowley, New Tork, reading in full being demanded bj? Mr. Springer, of Illinois. The certlteotp showed that on the 8th of December, 1880, the eleten totes of Geoifeia were cut for Hahcod -and English. ' ' . 1 "??- -* from the certificate just read that the tote of the State of Georgia was call on a day other thau that fixed for casting such vote by Act of Congress in pursuance of the Constitution of the United State, the result of this certificate will not be recorded until, in the language of the concurrent resolution under which this count proceeds, ?-it will appear whether counting or omitting to couut such voles will chauge the result of the election." The rending of the certificates from the other States was then proceeded with regularly, the tellers' lists showing the following result: Garfield and Hancock and Stales Arthur. English. Alabama 10 Arkansas G California 1 6 Colorado 3 , Connecticut 6 Delaware "... 3 Florida 4 (Jeorgia* 11 Illinois 21 Indiana 15 Iowa 11 Kansas 5 Kentucky 12 Louisiana 8 Maine 7 Maryland 8 Massachusetts 13 Michigan 11 Minnesota.... 5 Mississippi 8 Missouri 15 Nebraska 3 Nevada 3 ; New ilnmpshire 6 New Jersey 0 New York 35 ' North Carolina 10 Ohio 22 ? Oregon 3 ... , Pennsylvania 20 Rhode Island 4 i aouui Carolina 7 s Tennessee 12 Texas 8 Vermont 5 ' Virginia 11 ! West Virginia 5 I Wisconsin 10 *Not counted. The tellers proceeded to foot up the -votes cast . for President and Vice-President. Senator > Thurnian then said : The tellers repojl that the whole number of electors appointed to vote for f n_..t.1 ? ^0 4L . IT 21 ?.1 O/?A - m?? _L t i roBiunu ui IUU uujicu CIHICB was ui WHICH r a majority is 185. Were (be rotes of the olec* tors of the State of Georgia oast on the second > Wednesday of December, 1880, being the 8tli , day of the said month, to be counted, the result i would be, for James A. Garfield, of Ohio, foi t President of the United States, 214 votes, and * for Winfield 8. Hancock, of Pennsylvania, foi President of the United States, 155 votes. It i not counted the result would be, lor James A. j Garfield 214 votes, and for Winfydd 8. Ilanoook 141 -.1.. f- -tiL- a T A A-.u ? I j 11 Tuici. m vimtsr wveoi jimes a. uarneiu lias received a majority of the votes of the whol< mimbcr of the electors appointed. Senator Thurman made a similar stateroom relative to the vote for Vioe-Presidont, aud thei the Vioe-Presldent said t I do deelare that Janoei A. Garfield, of the State of Ohio, having re Ir oeived a majority of the votes of the wboli | number of eleotors appointed, is duly electee President of the United States for four years 9 commencing on the 4th day of March, 1881 and I do further deplarotbtt Chester Arthur 1 electors, is duly elected Vice-President of lh< > United States for four years, commencing on th< 5 4th day of March, 1881. [Loud applause.] The Senate then withdrew to tluir chamber t After the Senate had left the chamber Mr. Crow' i ley offered a resolution reciting that the House i had met the Senate, tlint the electoral rotes had been opened by the President of the Senate in the presence of the two Houses of Congress and counted by tellers on the part of the two Houses, that it appeared that James A. Garfield had received a majority of the votes cast for President and Chester A. Arthur a mnjority of the votes cast for Vice-President, and that the same had been declared by the President of the Senate, and declaring that the two Houses are of opinion that . the Const it m ioi; and laws have been duly ^^""d Ikb mreci, tub enure iccnon or iom submerged. *4htw?rh tbfc now jnares* on cither side of Canal atjf'eet. of BayoO 8t. John end the o\d Basin, I be oovere almost the entire Keetioa wfet o? thickly BeitlCT squares. ( The damage along ffce LouisvlHg|||j|| ville Company's New Orleans and Mobil* R*u? road ia very great, and it will probably bawl days before trains oan pass over the roedjroi^ miokow to Lookout sution. ^ mad? yesterday that * bo*t &d been plao^l t> bring peMeeger* from Bay St. Louis, to ?hicW point 16*$ Would come trom Mobil? wt^iliM' points by mil, was incorrect. No boat baa yet., been sent out. By the overflow Hugo LahMft has lost 160bead of cattle on the ridge Forts Pike and McComb. Ilia losses about $6,000. Hk.li* ro* Tiik Sorr?a?as.?New Orleant, February ft.?-The water in roar oLthe oily U atm'rifiug. Heavy outycast winW^preTa^fwl to supply food to the p topic in the overflowed districts. Fried Chicken and IIominy.?Pick over and wash half a pint of it ntiny in three waters; put it into a double kettle or fariua boiler with a pint and a half of cold water, and boil it steadily for a half an hour. The water in the outer kettle must be boiliug when the hominy is put into the inner oue, or half an hour will uot be long enough to conk it. If an ordinary saucepan is used for boiling, the houiiny must be stirred very often to prevent burning. If, when the houiinv is nearly done, it is not thick enough to bold the spoon upright, tho cover must be left off the kettle so .that the superfluous moisture may evaporate. Just before tuking the hominy from the fire, mix tog:thcr a tablcspoonful each of butter and flour, and stir them iuto it. Then pour itMnto shallow I dishes wet with cold water, ar.d let it cool lieiorc using it tor trying. To preparo the chicken for frying, remove the leathers, singe it, wipe it with a clean, damp cloth, but do not tctish it. ? Draw it without breaking the entrails, cut it in joints a9 for frijasseo, dip each piece quickly iu water, sprinkle it with salt and peppor, and roll it .in flour, taking care that it is well covered. Fry it about threequarters of an hour bcibro dinner, as follows : Use a largo, shallow frying pan. Heat it with sufficient hrd to cover tho bottmi a quarter of au inch deep ; when the lard is smoking hot put the chicken into it, leaving a little space between the pieces, and fry it slowly until it is of a bright brown color all over. When all tho chicken is tried, keep it hot utile the hominy is fried as follows : Turn the houiiny out on a platter or board, cut it in slices two inches square and half ?? ;..?i. il,t.L . .1 .t - i? r - ? (j ii 111V/11 tiaiin f pui* illt'UI into lliu ll'Jl nit 1(1 which the chicken was fried, increasing it to the original quantity and having it hot before putting in the hominy ; when the , hominy is brown on tho under side turn it without breaking; when both sides are brown, arrange it around the chicken and > servo tho dish immediately. If a gravy is , desired, udd a cup of cream, a level tea. spoonful of flour, and a palatable seasoning I of salt and pepper to the fat in which the , chicken and hominy were fried, nud hi L theui heat together for five minutes, stirriug , constantly. A eup of milk may bo used I instead of cream; in case this is done th< , yolk of a raw ogg must bo mixed with th( , grnvy at tho moment it is taken from th< frying pan. If the fried hominy acoom panies tho chicken, tho gravy is usualh ' served in a gravy boat; whon the chickoi is used alone, tho gravy is poured over it. Smotitly sarcastic was th > clergy mm 1 who paused and addressed a man comin| 1 iuto ohurch aftor a sermon had begun jri^t 1 the remark : "Glad to see you, sir ; oomi * in ; always glad to see those horc lato wh ? oan't oomo early." And dcoidedly self 1 possessed was the thus addressed in thi ? preseueo of an astonished congregation, ? , he responded : "Thank you; would you ft , yor nto with (ho (e*t ?" a Tits Montgomery County, Md., Farma eiis' Convention. The meeting at tlic Sandy Spring Lyceum this year was the largest and most stirring of any of these interesting and profitable ; re unions, vvhitM lor eight years have been ' reported in The American Farmer, showing the heartiness with which the farmers of Montgomery engage in discussions for the advancement of themselves and their fellows in agricultural practice. It is estimated there \frere about two hundred persous present, including a cumber of visitors from other couutics of Maryland and Virginia, and many of the best and >U(^J nartf?ession, wc arc now meeting at 10 On lookiug over the past year we 'fitdVii has been a prosperous one, with abuudamr crops and good priees, but above alljj(n real value, is the fact that there is a gfv|1y increased interest in agrieulturo and ipftMpdiperution. The pioneer upon the wide *tiu$Mliug prairie is almost absolutely indebut ns ueighbors surroun 1 him IHlio country becomes thickly settled, CflBfall feel the necessity of laws for the MUiiion good. So is it now with agrtculUfV it) the nation. Each occupation must reJ anze "that there i-s a unit ual obligation ; farmOn are dependent upon cities and trades; IP in turn dependent upon us. Farming y^jpftginning to take its proper position, not IBkjjtiuply high, as its enthusiasts would LnSfe ^.s believe, but its true place, equal to HBy^&thcr vocation. HAOn looking over the intelligent assembly gBfore mo, it is with sadness that wo miss fa miliar faces summoned from our beaupBpTcarth, which they have aided to improve 'wtt? a(*orn * Stone, II. ilush ^HdSrts and Samuel Ellicott, all useful aud ^Bmbt tnen aud excellent farmers, who ^HriBjpjVa gap in our uiidst that it will bo fill, liut wc must not dwell upon It is the still water that breeds the running stream that brings , lWlMp.and health. Wo must look forMHwEhd aid to do our parts towards reach' I^BBBideal of the age. We, as individjBflBhke up the community; ns we imp^Vftie Stale improves. It is for this - rp. have .mot here, to exchauge iTrirfiTTfii p7T liiiii'inin I III nnllji gi W^F The social life is an important one for all true development. I trust that you will bear in mind, that sometimes thoso who kuow tho most talk the least, but that here we are all as though wo were assembled around our own firesides, aud all must speak freely as friend to friend." Cauuing vegetables being one of the local industries, reports were read froui Henry Stable and Albert Chandloc that they had put up during the year 8.400 cans tomutoes ; 49,400 cans corn, and 2,500 caus peas. Several farmers alluded to the Hog Thistle, or Ilcrse Nettle (Sotunum Carol incuse) and expressed a fear that it would be difficult 'to exterminate, as it seeuis to thrive with cultivatiuu, and extends its roots very deep. One gentleman said he thought he perceived a flavor of tea on tho ends of some of the roots. Albert Chan dice stated th it he thought he had mastered it by putting corn ground iu buckwheat while the thistle was in full bloom, turning the buck wheat under when it was in bloom, and then following with wheat. He will report next year. A statement by the late B. Rush Roberts was read, showing that in careful experiments, the large potatoes planted whole were found to give a greatly increased yield, being more than doublu that of medium potatoes cut to two eyes. It took 43 bushels of largo potatoes to plant an acre. Robert II. Miller reported that ho had sowu salt on potatoes, at the rato of 5001bs. per aero as an additional fertilizer, and that 4-5 of them failed to come up. P. T. Stabler reported similar experience with kainit. D. Lawrence drew attention to the fact that potatoes had, as a general rulo, came up badly, and asked the reason.? Among those given were : tho dry soason. having boon planted too l;>to, arid the mild winter having caused the tubers to exhaust themselves iu sprouting. Thomas Waters asked if unleachcd wood ashes would injure potatoes, a. Decidedly not. It was suggested that more millet should be grown, aud Walter II. Brooko said he had raised 1) tons to tho acre, aud others had exceeded that quautity. Cf.UIi REPORTS. : Flcrc the reports from tho several clubs i wero road, Win. II. Farquhar reading that I of the Farmers' Club of Sandy Sring. lie ; alluded to tho romarkablo fact that sinco its 1 organization in 1844, it had never lost o i member by death, and yet within five week? i it had been called on to follow to the grave > three of the group they had known so long Samuel Elliott was tho first to depart IIii J privation of sight, which had not seemed t< ) interfere with his unusual ability and sue cess as a farmer, had served to inereaso th< interest felt iu meeting such a valuci i) member. Tho club, in nearly compact or ; der, followed his remains, on the 5th o i November, to their last rcstiug placo amonj s tho Patuxcnt hills. a The death of U. Hash Roberts was nox alluded to, his wido sphere of usefulness a and the vacant place ho will leave. On s week later Jas. H. Stone died. No bettc l* farmer than he was to be found in the Ola 9T <>?*, ^ncr uiiuiling to these sad losses, l>o proceeded to other t hemes, as follows: Much attention has becu paid to the growth of field peas, or more properly beans, as a crop fur turning under us a fertilizer, and with satisfactory results. Chestnut posts OA feet long, delivered one mile distant. were worth from 7 to 10 cents. Clover seed should be sown when the ground is well cracked open. The date makes but little difference. Peerless potatoes arc liked best for the main crop. A majority think j the ''Smith Cider" is the b6st apple to plant for wiuter use. A great difference of opinion was manifested as to the value of barnyard ii anurc, rangrngfetm^^U^k^^^^^j th A to tkr- \r\ T^Jf use of the portable attain W* Cumberland coal --gnolTT^hog^ Blue Stone sooked in alcohol is a cure for sore e.._? ? lucb 111 iiuibuo. The proceeding of the Senior Club were closed with a transcript of the minutes of the last meeting, at the beautiful home and fertile farm of its deceased member, Samuel Kllicott, where everything was found iu the usual admirable order, and an adjournment had after a most pleasant meeting, little thinking that it was its last assembling thcro. THE MONTGOMERY CI.UB. Henry II. Stabler reported the Montgomery Club as having prospered during the past year. The average attendance has been good, and in all ways it has been as | beneficial, both socially and materially, as its friends could desire. The practice of having an essay r<\ad at each meeting by a member appointed for the purposo, has added much interest. His extracts from the minutes of the Club are as follows : An average of 12 working hours per day was thought to be right for both employer and laborer. Most members think it more satisfactory to permit an allowance and let their hands board themselves. The opinion is gaining ground that it is best to sow clover seed in fhc Fall as well as iu tho Spring. An experiment was reported, showiug that Berkshire hogs weighing from 250 to 3001b*. lose 1211)*. in the hundred iu dressing, while those weighing from 100 to 200 lose 24 lbs. in the huudrcd. It is recommended to apply liuic to the surface rather than to plow it under. It is thought to be moat profitable to have a dairv herd fresh in August or September, rather than in the Spring. The wheat crop of the Club averaged one bushel per acre less than last year, but the acreage was 30 per cent greater. Tho yield of corn was unprecedented. Hay w?u only TtlMJlUfctratre crop. of hay was mndo up by sowing foddor-eOrn and millet. Tho potato crop was fair.? Fruit was a failure, it being uuncccssary to sign a temperance pledge so far as cider was concerned. Eight members report having cleared from tho original forest, within the past year, 40 acres ; nearly all of which is now in cultivation. One member had put in during,thc year about ono mile of blind ditch, averaging over four feet deep. Averages of the leading crops of sixteen members during 1880 : Wheat 22} bushels per acre ; Corn, 9? barrels per aero ; Potatoes, 99A bushels per acre j Hay, 7-10 of a ton per acre. Eleven members reported 43,107 lbs. of pork ; fire members, 17,202 lbs. of butter; eight members, 81,780 proGt ou fat cattle; one member, 8120 profit on chiekcus and eggs ; six members, 8904 profit on lambs and wool. TIIK ENTERPRISE CLUB. uranvillo P'arquhar sent a report to this club, stating that tho average attendance during lite past year (twelve meetings) was 13J. Tho crop reports show the year to have been a prosperous one. There have been no ravaging diseases amongst tho stock or injury to crops. We nolo extensive improvements at tho houses of several of our members, among them being water arrangements ir the dwellings, and a fine new barn. Several important enterprises are projected, one being a Farmers' Hotel and Market, to which those present at a meeting in January agreed to take over ?3,000 worth of stock. Last winter a committee was appointed to visit tho Commissioners of tho District, bringing before theui the bad condition of the 7th street road and nsking them to improve it. The were politely received and were assured that it would be attended to. A member asked if he should get a selfbinding harvester. Ten advised it, nnd two would not. Would tho County Fair be more successful if held 3 days, or only 2. Four voted for 3 days, seventeen for 2 days Tho most frequently recurriug question is "what plough shall I use?" Tho answei was, Syracuse 5, Oliver 3, Comuiins 2, ltow land 1, Wiard 1, Loudoun 1. crop report. 1 Wheat, nverago per acre, 18 bushels Corn, 9 barrels ; Hay, 5-6 of a ton ; Pota toes, 104 bushels; Pork,about 40,000 lbs. 1 lluttcr, 12,000. With regard to the hn< 1 crop, tho members were agreeably surprised ' us at the Juuo meeting half of tho mcuib -r : thought there would only be 1 of a crop nnd the rest from J to J a crop. The * made J of a crop. Parental Experiment.?John Vni 2 Ness, a Galveston father, wanted to test th ' affection of his son, so lie said to him "You have been a very good boy and noi ? I'll giro jou your choice. Which woul ar ?? ? ??? a piuivi, uijr usiwiii or QtJ I i no DO1 took tho 95 as if it had been the measlci 1 remarking that it was impossible for his ft 'i thcr to have much esteem for a boy wh e failed to take advantage of his opportun r ties,? Galveston News. b ? ? Jtcqcw your subscription to the Timf.s. (Jurat Storms in England.?London, January 11).?Snow-storms, floods, shipwrecks, snowbound railway tracks arc the order of the day. London s a great white, silent city. The soot and grime of tho town have not yet made the snow a vast collect inn of di.t. There has been a mighty wind, and the* snow lies here and there ia drifts, live or six feet deep. Last night it . * * f was up to one's knees in Kegotil street ' Portland Place. 'J he nmi^':'mTMfl running. A.few eubs.1"!^ oAilNo,ing home railway along the - Bcsigns^^^g^^KKnn| . ailil much the 11) c^HHHBH^^^H^B^^^HH^H to II filly lien J Railway was yesterday with snow at Aber, arid the passengers by the Irish express had to bo taken back again to Bangor. I dn not know how the weather uiay have affected the American mail, but no papers nor letters have reached me since the posts that arrived in the middle of last week. At St. Ives, after fighting through trcmondous seas and being twice driven back, a life-boat saved five men front a French schooner that had struck the rocks. Off the northeast coast two vessels are known to have been totally lost with all hands.? At Harwich a lilo-boat going to a ship in distress was enpozed. 'J'wo coal vessels were dashed upou the new railway steamboat pier at ltyiic, causing damage to the extent of SG0.000. Along some of tho railway tracks in Wales the snow lies six feet deep. Even trains Iroui lirighton (an hour from London) were obliged to put back. In Scotland, Iuvcrncss and Forfar are without water, and the frost and snow havo stopped the supply of gas at Kirkcaldy. The Caledonian Canal'is frozen up, and iu Lcith Docks the sailors walk to their ships on tho ice in which tho vessels arc imbedded, Sixty persons havo been addmittcd to the Londou hospitals within the past twenty-four hours with broken limbs and contusions from accidents arising out of the weather. Tho "circular wind" yesterday, something liko that which swamped the Kuridicc, flung people down in the strcc's. Whistles were blown in vain for cabs at the West End clubs. The Thames, choked with floating ice, rose last night uudcr the iuflucucc of a high tide and the wind. It burst In tor? routs upon the low lying districts between ^wausiiaiuiw TVm scenes of misery and distress tHat resulted " v from the iiiundation wero henKjndiug.? , Hundreds of poor fauiiles were struglingin tho snow to recover their "household gods" from the torrent. Many barges wero sunk, one of them containing a valuble cargo of preserved meat. The tel 'graphic department of the general postofficc announced last evening that communication with the provinces is almost entirely suspended. At Gloucester the roof of the Great Western Railway depot was carried away by the wind. At Gravesend the Customs steamlaunch was sunk und the Survey steam dock tug was wrecked. The new railway pier was also destroyed. In Devenshiro tho London mail train was completely snowed up at Bridestow. The trade of Portsmouth was closed, the snow drifts iu parts most exposed to the channel winds being from five to eight feet high. In many lnr*o cities the tramway cars and omnibuses havo not been running for two days. The steamers for Holland and France did uot veoturo out yesterday. At Wolverhampton, a terraeu of elevated houses had every chimueystack torn down by the wind, and in each case they fell through the toof into the bed chambers. The snow continues to fall while I write, and is blown about by tho wind in blinding clouds. An army of laborers is digging a passage for such traffio as remains around the parks. The cold is, however, nothing like so intense as in Atner ica, but il is more trying, probably, becauso it is maccompaincd by the atmospheric dryness and clear skies which characterize winter weather in the United States. Dkatii prom Colored Stockinos^-^ Gertrude Thornton, of A. G. : Ij bei found the brown in the feet of the stockings had been absorbed by the warm flesh of the feet, leaving the stockings almost whito. Tho girl scon began to show symptoms of pois; ouing. Her limbs became swollen and dis colored, and she suffered tho most excruci; aling agony for thirty-eight days. Sho i would scream at times with pain, and durI, ing tho whole timo of hor sickness was s hardly a day without the keenest suffering. >, | i\* me end arew near her limbs and hips y bccauic swollen and mortified, and nil tho ' body except the faco showed tho dreadful poison. A half hour before her death sho 1 sank into a comatoto state and never re0 gainod her consciousness. The utmost skill ~ of Dr. 8ol. Von Kttcn could not check tho * ravages of tho poison.?Philadelphia lie? cord. * # ^ ^ Coming ^rom the inethodist, this will ho l. adjudged good : "The situation was como prehended by the Georgia colored prccaher, [. who said, 'Wo havo a collection to uiako this morning, and, for the glory of Heaven, whiohover of you stole Mr. Smith's sheep, don't put anything on the plate."