Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State February 5-1875 Attica. Failure.--Another of those falitures, so common in commercial cities, has visited Attica. Last Saturday, Jan. 30, the store of John PUTNAM, dry goods merchant, was closed, and the curtains drawn on the scene. It was soon noised abroad on the streets that a failure was the cause, and that an assignment had been made, which report proved to be too true. I am not prepared to give any definite figures as yet; various reports are in circulation, fixing his liabilities from $25,000 to $30,000. We are both surprised and pained at the information above given by our Attica correspondent, and earnestly hope the case may not prove as bad as reported. * Ambrose SUITS, of Wyoming county, was tried and convicted at Rochester, on Monday last, of burglary and larceny and was sent to Auburn for three years. Wonder if that Suits him. * The new postal card will be nearly white, printed with black ink, and the border will be narrower. By the United States Government statistics for 1871 it is ascertained, that the salaries of all ministers of the gospel amounts to $6,000,000. Cost of dogs, $10,000,000. Cost of tobacco and cigars,, $610,000,000. Importation of liquor, $50,000,000. Support of grog shops, $1,500,000,000. Whole cost of liquor, $2,200,000,000. * submitted by Linda Schmidt