(Crnfti BKTTLEFONTB, PA. ANNUAL ADDRESS OF LEONARD KIIONE, ESTJ., GRAND MASTER. DELIVERED AT TIIR NINTH ANNUAI. SESSION Or TUE PENNSYLVANIA STATE URANUS, HELD AT WILLIARspoRT, PA., DEC. 13, 14, 15 and 16, 1881. Brethren and Sisters—Members qf Pennsyl■ vania State Orange, P. of H, In greeting you to-day I extend to each of you a hearty welcome to this the ninth annual session of our Grange. En couraged by your more presence 1 am also cheered by the evidence thus given of the vitality o( the Oranges you repre sent, and by the conviction that I shall have your hearty co-operation in devis ing plans and means to perpetuate and extend our beloved Order. We come from all sections of the State, and from circumstances which in many of their features differ widely from each other; but unfortunately, in one sad particular we as farmers have hail one experience, and share a common lot. The past year has been to most of us a time of disap pointment and sore trial. The unex ampled heat of the Summer following the extremely cold Winter has made our efforts vain, and the products in almost every branch of our calling are far be low that which has been regarded a* a reasonable return. To those who feel that they hove faithfully done their du ty with the means committed to their hands there remains the compensating privilege of every true Patron to still place his trust in God and nurture hope. He who now sends apparent disaster is tbo same who has given us every good and perfect gift, and who makes ail things to work together f° r f^ e good of those who love Him. Kecognizing the Supreme Being, as all who enter our Order do, we may feel assured that as He has given us a reedtime He will send us a harvest, and that to each one will come finally that measure of pros perity which will best fit us to fulfill one mission. oca ORDIR. It shonld be with no ordinary feeling of satisfaction that we recall the fonn dation of the great society known as the Patrons of Husbandry, and content plate the work which already it has acheived. Established for the benefit of the agricultural class, and looking chiefly to their intellectual and social improvement, it lias in the lew years which number its existence wrought wonders in these particulars, and been serviceable in every point in which it has ntfectcd them. Starting in lis be neficent career from that city which hears the honored nntnn of one ot the most successful farmers America ha< ever known it has spread through all the States, and numbers its adherents by the hundreds of thousands. None have entered its gates and obeyed its precepts who have not be-n blessed in return;and even those without, whose callings render tliein ineligible to mem hership, have been bcnefiied by their nearness to an Order which in%ke everv members better farmer, a wiser citizen and a happier man. IX Ot'R ow\ STATE. The year which is closing has been one of greater prosperity to the t Jrang s within our Stales than were several which immediately preceded it. A number of dormant Orsngers have been revived, some of wlucli lisv shown great nctivity and have become very strong: thus proving that they ought have maintained their vigor, uti I gone on in an uninterrupted otr.eir of pros perity if those who formerly minage i the.r affair* had done their full Uu"y. Some new (Jranges Imve been organised, lis will lie seen by the rejiorl of out Worthy Secretary : and in others many new members are reported Few per sons now seek adnnssi u b> our Order who are not actively engaged in agricu ral pursuits and of thoc not so eng .geil who tn former yeats were received noun have left, thus producing the unity of sentiment and purjio-e which is ern tial to harmony and • ffieieucv. A< our purposes and methods have become better known to our fellow citizens, they have been more fully [•predated and highly approved ; and now there are but few |>erons w ho do not acknowl edge the necessity for our organ izitiuti, and the goodness of its wotk. riXAXcRs. A year ago we were favored in bear ing from my honored predecessor the announcement that the great debt which had burdened us was provided for, and that U|on the payment of the further sum then due to our worthy secretary we would meet nil our finan cial obligation*. This has now been ac complished ; and in our organized ca pacity we are in that condition of free dom from debt in which our principles teach all ourmemlier# to abide. I trust that while we maintain that activity and seek the improvement whicli tie cessarily involve* the expenditure of money, we will carefully avoid the in curring of indebtedness, whicli experi ence has shown us is as detrimental tn an association as to an individual. The energy and carefulness exhibited by our Executive Committee in arrang ing with various business houses for the purchase of goods by our members are worthy of much commendation. The arrangements which they effected have resulted in the saving of thousands of dollar* to our people and have given lesaona in purchasing, ami of the ad vantage of buying and selling for cash which can hardly be over estimated. It ia to be regretted that to many of our number do not fully avail themselves of tbeae arrangements, and give their patronage to the bouses which show a willingness to favor our Order. By withholding their tiade tbey not only suffer a pecuniary loss themselves, but show disrespect to their official repre senlatives, and prevent that gain which would come to the Order at large from greatly increased business transactions. TIIE I.EL'TI'RE rfEI.D. The importance of di*eminating in formation concerning I tie Order, and instructing our member* in their duties, becomes more clear with each year's experience. In many localities are are aayet but little known, and in others much ignorance mingled with prejudice, exists. The Worthy Master of the Na tional Orange recently remarked that much diversity ot working has crept into the Grangers, winch is seriously in juring the unity unit efficiency of the body. These evils can be renitMjed in no way so certainly and cheupliUkN by the addresses and personal instVction of a lecturer. If it is possible, we should keen our Lecturer constantly engaged in theso seasons in which the attention of the people be secured. In our pres ent want of lunds, and the absence of a system of visiting, he has been unable to do much for dormant or week Gran ges, where his help is most needed ; and while he hns traveled extensively and labored diligently it has been almost entirely among those who were able to meet the necessary expense and who therefore needed him least. I advise that the State Grange consider this im portant subject, and attempt such inr provement as in its judgment will em ploy nil our present ability, and secure the best results that are now attainable. The excellent tri-Slate picnic held this summer under the uspices of our Order did much toward enlightening our citizens concerning us. The exhi bition of tho products of agriculture and other industries, the vust display of machinery and the series ol addres ses and discussions there presented did much to remove misapprehension, and to set our organization more favorably and fairly beforo tlie public, We should strive that by similar, even though much smaller, gatherings in our differ ent neighborhoods, and by public meet ings of our Granges, and by diligently using the local talents, we may have, the darkness and opposition be made to give place to light and friendly co operation. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. In accordance with our principles we who are engaged in the Grange move ment desire an increased knowledge of the science and art of agriculture for not only ourselves, but also for our chil dren and for the other youth of our land who will soon take our places. This body has always spoken in unmis takable terms on this subject ; and has wished that our young people might have the advantages ot well arranged and properly conducted institutions in which agricultural instructions could be obtained. Unfortunately in our -Stale j there are none making such claim* to which we c.in point with ptide. Neither in the instruction it imparls to its tu- [ dents nor in the information which it i sends abroad from itself or its experi mental farms, does our Slate College meet the purpose of its founders, or en- I list the support of our farmers? It seems that if the College and it* (nrms did not exist at all our agriculturists would not be worse otf. It is being made more and more to servo those who are preparing to enter the profes sions; and like nearly ail our institu tions of learning is making the educa tion it stl'ords too costly for the indus trial cl i**e*. Industrial schools should be separated from those wloe chief work is to give cl*ioal instruction; arid the bind* which are connected w;th them *hul-l le made to serve the student* twitli l>y way of in-trocdoti and sell support, l>uly manual Uisir should be required, lor two or three boll IS, so a* the better to illustrate and noj re the in-11uclten of the r.Citation and ire!ore rooms. Needful legislation should be nceured to nuke the experimental farms now held hv the Mtate College (lie sites of Igrtculturnl School*, with commodious tniii-liiigs an i a reasonable number of instructor*. Into these school*, a* mem ber* of t heir Freshman i I 111-'*, our bo) s and gill*, who have completed the siu lie* of our common n-b< o!*, should l-e nduiiiltd without further educa te-rial requirement. We believe that to the support n! I bese schools the lien eral Assembly could i i*t|)* transfer one third <>f the income of the 'tiinl derived from the t'ongressiotid l.in I Grant Ihe S te Uoitilof \grteullnre should have a linus-ure of control of such schools, and by menus of fstui* ami labor-Morns should annually conduct experiment* Inr the benefit, of nm rtu dents and the agricultural community, if additional funds shmiM t-e found needful fir the efficient working of such institutions lliey snrelv <-oul I be reason ably hsUerl of n legislative Italy winch doe* not hesitate In appropriate many thou-and* of dollar* anmi iltv for a mili tary organixtlton which isnliti- -l worth less. BKI-VTIOX to OTIIKR AnXlltl.Tt 8 11. tSSO | CIATK. Kvery I'atrnn should consider it a duly to cooperate with eveiy a-sncia lion in the •Mate which i ende viruig by proper mean* to promote agriculture, ami to secure lor it (roni the govern-j men I the recognition and assist" nee winch ar doe to it. The State Hoard • of Agriculture and the Hoard of Trua leea of the Slate College are two bodies created by ttio State for the |>ur}in*e of benefitting the great industry in which we are engaged. Ani|de |>owera, and auflicient futida from the public treas ury have been given to them ; and it ia reasonable to ask that they shall per form the work given thetil, and prove their right to live hy the quantity and quality of their fruit*. I'nfoiinnately in IK>th cases the method laid down for the perpetuation of the hoards ii defec tive. Tlio county agricultural aocieties, by whose action the members of the boards are elected, are, almost without exception, controlled by men who are not farmers; and as a consequence the board* are largely composed of persons who have neither abilityncr inclination to perform the duties of their positions. Neither organisation is doing its full work, and in each there appears to he a tendency to depart more widely from the good purposes for which they were established. Still we tamely submit to have these great helps to our calling j perverted horn their intention, and | even used to injure those whom they were designed to benefit! Until we csn have the laws appertaining to them so amended ss to prevent their misuse, let us as fsrmers vigilantly employ the existing meant to rid them of all im proper members, and to hold them to the performance of the work for which they are constituted. coorxiMTioy. A most valuable feature of our Order ia that of cooperation. By it great achievements have been accomplished, and large sums of money hare been saved for our members. Hut like many other powerful agencies it is capable of perversion, uml thereby may bu used to ovpn destroy that which it was intro duce to upbuild. In some cases it baa been permitted to absorb the attention and consume tbe time of the Orange, In others it has finally pussed into tbe bunds of a few members who have grown selfish and devoured their breth ren for tiie sake of gain. In all these instances it has been detrimental ; paralyzing the Orange, dividing tbe members and, iu not a few instances, leading to disorganization. In using this arm of our Order wo cannot do better than to follow tbe plain sugges tion and methods laid down in tbe Digest. The advice there given is based upon wide experience, and will not mis lead us. Especially should it be insisted upon that all who are members and officer* of co-operative agencies shall be member* in good standing in some Orange when they assume such rela tions,'and shall forfeit them when they lose such standing. co a coa AT lONS AND THE OBANUE. Very early in our history it became evident that a chief hindrance to our reasonable prosperity arose from tbe acts of great corporations. Notwith standing their exactions, and many other unjust proceedings, we freely ad mit that corporations may be very useful, and that farmers have derived many benefits from their exercise of their pro|>er functions. Hut no one can close his eyes to the usurpations, the invasions of individual rights, and the violations of wholesome laws which many corporations have been guilty 01. The creature has assumed the place of creator, and the humble suppliant for permission to live now arrogantly ap points to death those who gave him lift*. In tbe great task of rebuking this pre sumption, and restraining this flood of evil the tirange must take a prominent part. Heside the duty wo owe to our fellow-citizens the instinct of self-pre servation impels us to resist the en croachments of corporations. Hy per sistent appeals to every power in our government, bv the exposure and de nuncialion of every illegal act, and by t lie wise and fearless use of tbe ballot we must crush this monster before he crushes us. NEEDED LEGISLATION. The right of |>etilioii is a most valua hie one, and should neither be surren- j dered nor neglected. Tbe duly of directing public opinion, and using proper influence to secure needed legis- ] latum is one which belongs to us all; nnd must be m-rformed under disa greenhle as w|ka agreeable circum stance.. Tlieri-rore we should contioue to demand the legislation which is re i quired to bring about the reformation of abuse., particularly lhoe which in jure our own class. It ia true that too many who sit in legislative halls are indifferent to our wants, and inclined j to disregard our appeals ; but if we a.k nothing but that which is right, and i patiently and |terevennglv ue the | mesas provided by the constitution we shall succeed nt'Ust. VXITV or ACTIO*. In the accomplishing of such oljects as have been alluded to. and in the ex tension of our Order and the perform i ance of the duties which are peculiarly ! ( or own, it i" essential that we main tain a UtlitV which is a. complete a< possible. Without union there is no strength. l*nie-s we all act together, , and a*-t with all the lorce which we. combined posses.. w. will do no good, j slid will on!\ deer*e to "lie. Ido not thus speak l>ecii*e of the existence ol divisions arul difference, among tin, for, fortunate;v, we are rrmaikahly free from these, hut to rrcill to your mind* the tact that our Order has h mission, a mission great and noble, and that to fulfil it every Orange and every I'stron must employ all the strength, zeal and Persistence which they possess. See, brethren nnd sujers, what has already teen dune ! Not a score of year* has jet barn numbered hy our Order, and we have t>een hindered by inexperience and oppose< Iby manv opj>onents. Not withstanding all difficulties we have •lone much good for ourselves, ami achieved result* which have been bless ing to many others. Let p**t sue ces.es spur ti on to greater endeavors, ami the present calls of duty excite our utmost etl irts : and we shall have the reward* of those who neither live nor labor in vain. The Czar's Kuemle*. ARREST or EliillT XIIIII.1T—i.WL IIOSi.S COKCSALED IX OB A SOBS. Sr. Pet ess ii isernns, who offered vigorous resistance. The police seised a large quantity of small Ixilltli*, some of which were skillfully concealed in oranges. Among the papers seised was a letter, recently arrived from london, blaming the nihilists for their inactivity and calling upon them to act without delay. The letter i* attributed to Prince Kro potkine. This all'air seems to have rela tion to that which provoked the arrest of several other persons some davs ago. These persons had ordered two officers' uniforms, with crosse* of the order of St. George. The crosses would have given them access to the palace of Oalch inaon the ( Jth instant, the fete day of the saint. On the proposition of M. Pnbednnost seff, president of the Sacred Synod, the private ami secret council, is about to l>e re-established. This species of court of inquisition w*s created in the time of Ihe Hmpernr Paul, and search ia now being made among Ihe archives for the elements to serve for its reinstitution. Loxnox. December 19. A telegram from St. Petersburg statea that 200 per sona have been arrcated in the Peaki Quarter, Care for Mmalt-I'ox. "I am willing to rialt my reputation aa a public man," wrote Kdward llioea, of the Liverpool .tferewy, "if the worat case of small pox cannot be cured in three days simply by Ihe use of cream of tarter diasoived in one pint of hot water, drank at interval! when cold. It ia a certain, never-failing remedy. It has cured thounanda. never )••*• a mark, never cauaes blindness and avoid* tedious lingering." Uriah Meyer Convicted In the Flrxt Degree* Middi.kiicro, Snyder county, Ph., De cember 19.—The jury in the cimi of Urinh Moyer, who wui tried in this place last week for complicity in the murder of the old Kiutzler couple on December 8, 1H77, enrae into court lute on Friday night, alter being out six bourn unci a half, with a verdict of mur der in the first degree, Iti-axitic for a new trial were filed. The verdict give* general satisfaction a* there wn no room for doubt as to Moyer's guilt. A STATESMAN'S HOME. The Mansion mid Farm of Congress man Hewitt neiir New York. SIX HUNDRED POI'NDS 01' DUTTER A M EEK AT 90 CRNTS A POL"ND. J.nrti.l ofllwAutrii.a Agri.tiltor.l Aewlaltun. At Kingwood, in the Wyanockio Valley, is the residence of I lon. Ahratn 8. Hewitt, containing 1,000 acres, about equally divided between bottom lands and mountain iiasturoge. The narrow valley in which it lies is fertile nud beautiful. The mansion occupied by Mr. Hewitt stands on un elevation in the midst of a beautiful park of elms and maples, uml is further adorned by fine shrubbery and by u number of acres in a well-kept lawn. Here are also a valuable gra|crv and j hot-house, ami a large number of fruit trees and choice plants, the verandas, - which arc very spacious, lieiug filled with rare plants nud flowers. The house itself is built of wood in the 1 architecture of the Elizabethan period, i and is recognized as one of the finest country residences in the I'uited ' States. There are residences in the country built of stouc that hnvc cost more money, hut none can present u more beautiful architectural picture or bo more perfect in its interior ar rangement. The main hull resemble thnt of Warwick Castle, England. It i*2B by -If) feet, finished in hard wood. . The walls are ornamented with speci mens of nearly every description of urins used in the late war. On the left is a capacious open fire-place, with antique andirons, cushioned set tees here and there, unique ehairs, tables nud other adornments. A stair case of marvelous beauiv and elegance leads from the nar of the hull to the upjier floors. Opening from the hall, <>n the right, is an elegant dining room. The music room, billiard room, sitting room, school room and library adjoin. On the left are drawing rooms and Mr. Hewitt's study, filled with a great collection of practical and scientific I books. The rooms arc furnished with every ]>ossihie article for ums and luxury, uud the walls of every room in the house are adorned with pictures, steel plates, water colors, or ml paint ings. On the first fl-mr are fifteen' rooms, the second nineteen and in the a'.tic eight. The older portion of the house is more than a century old. A hundred yard* di-innl from it is a small brick building, still in a perfect state of preservation, which during the revolution was u-ed by Washington as a blacksmith shop, uud is still used lor that purpose. The grounds sur rounding the house arc adorned by I several small lakes. Mr. Hewitt own* some carriage and Middle home* of thoroughbred stock, Imt hi* chief pride ia in the .Jersey and Ilo]*tein cattle. Of the former he ha* twenty-four cow*, and of the latter four, one .Jersey hull and one Hnlstcin bull. The liolstc-in cows are very handsome, and were purchased from Judge Fullerton'a stock. The dairy i a pretty building of the Swiw chalet style, and is one of the finest in the country. It ia supplied with a large strenm of running water drawn from a lake above, entering the build ing on the second floor and descend ing to the basement, after supplying power for a water wheel which does the work of the churning. The walls are stone, with a cemented floor, tiled sides, and hard wood ceilings, the room measuring 22 by 30 feet. Adjoining is the ice house, by mean* of which the temperature is kept at the proper point. The principal production of the farm is butter, of which the most is made in the winter months, when from 675 to 600 pounds of butter are produced each week, and of so excellent a quality that a market has readily been found for it during the past ten years at the rate of ninety cents per pound. The dairy nnd all its appointments arc perfect for the uses for which they were designed, the dairy room being absolutely clean. The cows are kept with the most scrupulous care, being foil with corn and tucal in the sum mer, nnd in winter with meal and chopped hay steamed. 11l this dairy the crcain ia set about twenty-four hours ; and, if it sours, the milk ami cream are churned together to prevent loss of cream. The churning is done at 58 degrees in the summer and 60 in the winter. The dairy is managed by Mrs. Hewitt, who is a daughter of Mr. Peter Cooper, and who justly takes great pride in her work, particularly as her mother and mother's sister were ei|crt butter makers before her. The practical work is done by an experi enced Scotch dairy woman, whose husband, Mr. Jas. Moningan, a tho roughly experienced farmer, has the immediate management of the farm. Mr. Hewitt, it is appropriate to state, is the largest individual em ployer of labor in the United States, having four hundred families ou his estate at Kingwood, and employing three thousand hands at hia different manufactories, and duriog the hard limes from 1873 to 187Q he never die charged a man on the ground of "no work," although for three years he sunk in his business 8100,000 per an num. He kept them employed, when necessary, by building stone walls and tearing them down again. lie is therefore esteemed by his employees a* a most generous-hearted iqpn. His firm Cooper, Hewitt Ai Company, own between 20,000 and 22,000 acres of laud in the neighborhood. THE DELATION OF THE CLE BOY TO. AM L'NEM EMS. Km Vcrli Kim. 1 he Rev. Dr. Richard 8. Htorrs of the Church of the i'ilgrims in Brook lyn is u clergyman who does not appear to he afraid to gratify a taste for harm less recreation because to do so uncon ventional, or what might lie termed uuclericai. "A very interesting affair," according to our esteemed contempora ry the Rrooklyn Daily t-jialr, "took place at the residence of Mr. Frank lin Woodruff" on Thursday evening, and among the invited guests present was the Rev. Dr. Btorrs. The event was nothing less than a private match of billiards between Mr. Sexton uud Mr. Joseph Dion, the well known experts in this faciuatinggame. A regular three-hall game of five hundred poiuts was played in the presence of a distinguished company. Then the players iudulged in some fine fancy shots, atid consequently everybody indulged in refreshments. The occasion was one of innocent and agreeable enjoyable throughout. The presence of a proruiucnt minis ter of religion at such an entertain inent not only shows strong good sense on liis part, hut is indicative, we think of a change in the attitude of the cler gy generally toward all amusements not evil in themselves. A pronounced expression of the changing sentiment iu this rcsjact is found in the Bohlen leeturc* of I*Bl, delivered at Philadelphia by Bishop Dudley, of Kentucky. This li-arles* writer advocates a wise discrimination a* the great present need of tbe church. In reference to jiopular amusements he declares that the clergy arc stand itig on ground that i* wholly untena ble. "I believe," be savs, "that the indis- I criminate condemnation of one whole ' class of amusement* and the iudis- ! crimiimte approval of another has prnilucol the efTect upon the nia-< of Christian people to destroy the value of nil such judgment." lie cannot km* I why clergy and laity may rightfully go hand in hand to the concert hail or reading ball, there to hear the prima! donna or tragedian, and vet must In; j forbidden to attend the opera or thea- \ ire. The actor who refused to read \ Bhakspeare before a Young Men's j Christian aaaociation is pronounced worthy of admiration for hi* rebuke to j Cbristain inconsistency in telling the; young men that it could uot be tight for them to hear hint read while wal-! cd in a chair the language they deem-1 ed it unluwful to listen to if spoken by j the same p< r*on tlrcntil in character, j In games flic same unreasonable i distinctions are shown hv llishop Dud- j ley to exist and cards are tabooed in j households where dominoes and hack gammon are sources of constant anius>- roenl. The contra* of this sort might j lie carried much farther. And the j bishop is right iu regardiug the enf'or-1 red separation of the clergy from hours of recreation a# a mighty evil. In the bowling alley the Rev. I>r. Btorrs is a formidable rival of any member of his congregation. Why should he not bo permitted jo become eqallv invincible at the billiard table? "Well will it be for the church when it shall lie fully recognized that what is lawful for people is lawful for priest, and that what the priest may uot do because it is sinful, hi* people too must forego." Every step toward the fuller recognition ot the truth is in the direction of true religious pro gress. A War Incident. From Vctitli'* Ontßptalon. The cry of "On to Richmond" awakened no enthusiasm in the hearts of the "Third Ohio" ouc day when they found themselves cn route as pris oners of war for the famous capital. Nor were they enthusiastic when they halted for the night and prepared to sink sunperlera into dreamland. The Fifty-fourth Virginia regiment was encamped near by, and some of the men came down to have a look at the "Yanks." "Had you coffee?" asked one, of a blue coat, stretched disconsolately on the hank. "Not a sup," answered the other. "Ain't you had any rations to night ?" "Only a crumb or two. from the bottoms of our haversacks." This was told to the boys of the fif ty-fourth, and old Virginia hospitality snowed itself at once. The men soon made their appearance with coffee kettles, cornbread and bacon, the best they had. In a few minutes the cof fee was steaming, the becon]cooked,and prisoners and captors sat down togeth er around the camp fire, "like kins men true and brothers tried." The hungry grateful Yankees ate with a relish such as no oue can ap preciate unless be has been in a like situation. No wonder there was a warm spot in every heart of the Third Ohio ever after for the generous fifty-fourth. A fresh slide in the lantern gives another of these shifting war pictures. In the distance is Mission Ridge, which has just been stormed. I hat long line of prisoner* passing over the pontoon bridge and up the mountain road is the Fifty-foiirlli \ irginia. A soldier on duty at Kel ly * terry akrest care is being ltcstowcd upon the breeding, and the importation of sheep, cows and bulls is increasing largely, no lew than 1.000 head having been delivered from England am} the United States at Cicnfuegos alone in a single week. THE richest person to day upon the Sandwich I*laud is Clans Spreckles of Honolulu. A few years ago he was-laughed at when he purchased 10,000 acres of land for ten cenla an acre, as the tract was at the foot of an extinct volcano, and covered with a crust on the surface like a flagstone walk. He broke up this crust, mixed the dust with a small quantity of vegetable mould, thoroughiy irrigated the soil thus formed, nnd planted sugar cane. To day he it a million aire. MB. RI'SKIN has determined to de vote the remainder of his life to mak ing the museum he has founded at Sheffield the most complete institution of the kind in the world, lie has lately given to it his unique and al most priceless library, and a portion of the hooks and plates have already arrived. Slt.K culture in Ijouisiana has of late become n thriving industry, and to-day promises an abundant produc tion. The niullwrry trees have escaped injury by frost, and the silk worms arc inenwsing in quality aud numbers handsomely. TIIK Emperor William's recent ill ness is attributed to the prosaic cause of an over-indulgence in such indiges tible delicacies aa lobster, of which he is very fond. WHEN New York's population rem flies 3,000,000 it will be nearly all foreign. The death rate there has in creased this year from twenty-six to thirty-two in one thousand, and the birth rate has declined firs per cent. There have been about 11,500 more deaths than births, so immigration is the only iueaua to keep up popula tion.