Show NEWS BY CAL GAL matl MAIL in addition to clippings to be ce found in other oilier columns of this number we wa glean a few additional items of more or less general interest from the N Y herald of dec 22 we W a learn that the house of representatives had bad not then elected a speaker and that further farther nyva from the ilia crimea to nov 25 was unimportant the tho weather ller lier being fine the english forces were amusing themselves with field sport sporty and tha french and sardinians ians with theaters A gira fira in rans fans nox 18 destroyed a warehouse grain grbin and provisions valued at A fire at sing sing prison dec ma destroyed workshops machinery and material to th tho value of from 59 80 to A fire in chicago nov 26 destroyed a ware wars house and its contents mostly grain estimated estIma tod 1038 1058 A firmat gire fire at memphis nova burnea burner tho the steamers george georga collier and may 1 1 flower and jbv th wharf boat loss and 12 lives up to latest dates the winter had lied been remsa ably cold and snowy in upper cal and oregon at san der Ler bernardino nardino feb 2 all flourishing nourishing and aud ani well except whooping cough among children at the tile vegas the tho settlers were enjoying pee pea health and prosperity |