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S4, ,235, ,975 is on lots, S5,b56,75S on i'm
provements, and $l,2O9,6Oo on personal
property. e&, @ANt@
LAKE SUPERIOR AGATEs.--The Detroit


Advertiser says: Our voyagers and copper
hunters to the Lake Superior Country, the


past season, brought back with them large
numbers of agates and other rare and beau
tiful stones In the native state they pre-
sent little that is attractive; but cut and po
Ilished, are really Of unsurpassed beauty
equal at least to the most richly colored a.
gates and cornelan ofthe Swiss Mountains.


A young daughter of Alderman Van Ness,
Of Albany, ". r., was burned to death on
Monday evening of last week, by spilling some
camphne on her apron, which caught fire.
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UsURY.-Mr. ]. ID. Stevenson, of the Com
mittee ON Trade and Manufactures, Of The Lee
.gislature OF New York, has introduced law
which provides that notes and other evidences
of debt, shall not be void on account Of usury,
but that no more than the sum actually due,
with legal interest on such instruments, shall
be collected. The law also provides that the
legal rate Of interest shall be six per cent, here


Il


alter. #F.s 4, es ssat


THE METHODIST CHURCH DESTROYED BY
FRE!- Just as we were going 10 press, at 8
O'Clock last evening, the startling cry Of 'fire'
was heard in our streets. II proved to be the
beautiful stone church, near the Court House,
in this village, owned and occupied by the Me-
thodist society; and notwithstanding the exer-
tons of the citizens, who were Immediately on
the ground in great numbers, it was in short
time reduced 10 ruins. The fire took from a
stove pipe in the basement, while the congre-
galion was assembled for worship. The par
sonage, situated west of, and within three rods
Of the church--a beautiful new cut stone build
ing was saved by great exertions. u was
in imminent danger, and was entirely cleared
of its furniture. 1t was occupied by the Rev.
Mr.. Parks, and C. III. Jones, county clerk.
Several other buildings were. endangered, and
somewhat damaged by water and the removal
OF furniture. Nothing but the late rain, and
The absence Of wind, prevented destructive
There was an insurance on the
building of $4,000, IN the Clinton and Essex
Mutual Company.-P Plattsburg Republican Of
Jan. 81 atast @.