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Professor McMurtrte on the Use of
Poisons by Farmers.
hterestin* Expfrimrnti with Crrrali fo;n
monly Used as Food.
THE POTATO BEKT1 J'.
How Much Paris Green May be Uoed
Without Injury.
Timoly Waniings and Su;'
gestion^.
Washington, Jane 18, -:y.
To thr Editor op tub IIkuald:?
Toe CJUAtaiit lacro ise of injects noxious or in
] urtous to vegetation nud tie rii?tJiod:i employed
in practical a.Ttcul ura and horticulture for tteir
destruction nave elicited c > i ldarablo ut-im. ion
ttironiraoui the coa try, ana though it will not ha
possible within tue present limit to discuss ;tU me
methods employed, yet it is possible that & f w
points concerning the use ot arsenical com: ountis
for this purpose may not l?e devoid of luterc?t to
those concerned in me removal of these pests,
whicB have been so troublesome in some sections
daring in ? past lew years. In the nse oi Pun- green
is mixture ot sraenite and acetate of c p.e ,o e
of tho compounds most e stensively employed,
many sad accidents nave occurred wtiica have
proved iatal to human suu animal lire, and from
tnese facts arose i be question of the p. s i.nl. y
of the sb.-orpuon and assiutllatiou 01
arsenic t>y plants and tnrongh-ucn a modlura its
coniisunl ation to the antoul system. From tho
luct of the very extensive use of the arsenical
compounds arose the question of tne possibility
of the accumniatl >n of sufficient arsenic in the
soil to become, alter a series of applications ex
tending through a nomber of years, de.eiurlotu
or injurious to subs qu >nt crops. During the ps-t
year 1, thcreioro, instituted an investigation with
a new to the
solution or TBs following questions.
first? tan arseu c, wnen a uiiea to t:ie soil lo
cimoinacton with tee tnetall'c oxides or tue
alkalies, be absorbed and assimilated in the
economy of plant growth?
Second?If thos ausurbed anJ a-?lrnllated. can
a sufficient quantity le taken up to oecome in
jurious to the hea to of consumers?
Third? if not absorbed by the plnnt, enn Its
presence in the soil exert an mjurious luQueace
upon tbe p ant Itself ?
fourth?It snch an lnflnence t>c exerted, what
qnantlt* may exist in tue soil before a y la.ury
taxes placer
In the study of th' re questions wo And the evl
dence bearing upon it and dc; ending upon the
resnlts of the experiments oi previous investi
gators decidedly conflicting. Mulder states
I "Chemistry of Animal and Vegetable Physiol
on," Englt.-h translation. 1S4S, p. tity mat
plants m iy be poisoned by many principles which
are poisonous to tne anlma: organism, bat h Ids
tast tney do not stack wnat is called the vital
principle, nut affect only the organic principles,
? hanging the conditions under watch they exist,
thus preventing rr.e transmission oi liquids from
the roots, ana in support of this id -a cites the
< agulaion of tne albumen o: the p ant by me
tallic cxides snch as those of ie?d. copper, ft ?.
lie does not, however, a ate what may no the m
t'uence of the oxidea oi arsenic, whose action upon
a.bumen u neatraL
ACCORDING TO K ARC FT
f"l.lndlev's Theory nnd Practice of Hortiealmre,"
London: 18S5, p. ?), " Whea plants are exposed to
tae action of such poisons as destroy annual lire,
tney will not only perl,a under the lnflnence, bat
la s manucr analogous to what occurs among
animals" "11 n mas," he says, "be doed witu
arsenic or c orrosive su dlmate tbey ocrus by in
Catsmaiionor coirosion;*p ants diem a mml ar
way, no art tnlOcin; to tlietr recovery." The re
snt'sof the investigations of Profes or K. W. Davy
tf'hiL Mag., vol. xviil. p. lot) lead to s different
conclusion. Be n* aware of t e law that nearly
a iof tae -tuipnuric acid employed in Dnbita n tse
rcsnaractu:e of anperpnoephatcs was made (rem
jyrites, wn;ca almost IRvariably coataioed ar
senic, be cone dered ft of eotne importancs to
determine whether the arsenic which thus passed
Into tne saporpfeoepsstes, and most, taereforc,
be cominn ksted to the sol: la the moat fsvorab.e
condition f?r sscimiis'ion by piauts, could enter
into tne vegetable organism. As a preliminary
experiment, ne te.ls tu oe watered peas, which bad
t? en trar <piact.d into a t?oi containing rich gar
des so.i, With a concentrated aqueous e^mti >n ol
aroen.oas acid. 'J nis treatment was repeated
ever? second or third day for more than a wee,
and then CisconUnned. At the end of sob
rnonths, me plants Baring grown to full size,
fowored and irmted, it was f nnd, hy application
ot both Mar h e and I>tnsch's tests, that the
trseoic hai permeated every part oi the plants.
Being thus sat shed that p.ants were c*p ble of
taking up arsenic during tb.ir development. te
made some experiments w|tn the u*e of phaa
1 hstea eon a n og a seme. ibe sulphuric ao :
employed in their niaanfuctu e cottstntd iDMt
-tpourds cper ton, and tbe proportions
employed were one t ,n of acid p r two i> i< of
b >ue. The amount of arsenic in tae -tiperphos
pbaie was, therefore, relatively t y smaiL
In bis nest experiment he grew a small nbtege
plant in a So,i containing the anperph??phate in
? nestion, and In three weeks he examined ao
email a quantity of the plant as 113 grains for
srseniC. and obt*ln>d the "most distinct indica
tions of that substance." He further examne<i
Swedish turnips wmcb htd grown upon sod to
which superphosphate has been applied, and ob
tained similar remits.
Mr. E. H. Oaston doobted that a saturated solu
tion of arsenio is sc d eonid be applied to )>lanrs
without injury to tnem, and repeated the experi
ments of Davy, obtaining results of a totally
different cb irscter from those o his predecessor.
In the description of hie experiments {f;arttmerf
i^mnirir, is o. 2l?) bo atsrea that when tho
solution- ofarsenioua add were enfflcientlydilated
to prevent injury to the plsnta no sraenic coo.d
be detected in any portion above ground.
Like revolts a ere obtained by l>aut? nv (Joor.
I tern. Po<\, xiv, gj?> hf a milar exp*ri
nents ni on young barley and Turnips to wnicn
eolations of ar ebioua acid sad been applied.
MT OWN INVBSTlliSTIONS
havs glren re nits which corroborate tho?e oe
tnlned by (tg-ton nnd Danberiy. My first ax;>eri
inenta bearin/ upon this subject were oegun in
Angn?t of fhjf. tlie mam object i*emg to determine
tuo pos-ibslity of the substitution of subsisnc-s
belonging to the same chemical c.assioestion in
the economy of plant growth. For this pnrpo e i
prepared s us with clean wsatied aand, e mimiaing
entphate of poussa, aalphste or ammonia, gyp-am
sod other materials neces nry tt tue support of
fianta, and in eacn of the boxes respectively
phosphates and arsenlates of csic<um. n,aguesl itn,
barium and strontium. Peaa w rs then ?urn to
each ol ths b xea aod allowed to germinate.
Wttnont discns-iiig the possibilities of subiitita
Tion here, U Is anfflctent t? say that while me
peas in the boxea containing the phosphates
germiustod and grew eery ntceiy, tr,o.,e in the
boxes rontsin,.?g the arscniafes nearly
all failed to germinate, and t <><e whkt.i
sprnsg op were Vei J weak and sickly
una fatted in any cam to reach e tnplete develop
menu Other seeds wars sown in the same hexes;
but, while some of them germinated, tbe plants
failed to develop fully and remained small sod
wtak during m? entlro period of growth of tns
I piinii in tne other box*s. it was found neces-ory
j to coiie t th ? plaits b?'ore th'v reached com) ]?*Io
I ma Qiltf, ltd it was tuerefore oi>u?idc>rt'd that Hie
I experiment win t>mewuii unsatisfactory ou
account of the poesiblir.y or the plant taking up
arsenic during the period or ripening. The nuuu
thus collected were, however, cateiuily washed,
, to re.nove an* or the ar-ieni ??! compounds which
might be me hauica iy attached and care ulljr
tented lor arsenic. We railed in ever* case to
direct the silgnte-t trace. Wncu the plants woro
i ken up it was found that the tap roots were en
"cely des roved, and that sudtcieot small fibrous
lateral roota bad be -n thrown out to form a thickly
matted mass. Toe end or the tap root, or wi.at
remained of It. wa- covered with a thick, tlemiv
kn it>, not very large, but appareu'.ly au oxieusion
or the bark or the root.
SVKKKIMKNTjJ WITH PARI* ORKX.N.
About tne same ttm- we sprinkled Paris green
upon some plants 01 "cow pea" (a .-outhern lecn
iiiinous plant), whinii were at ihe iin.e growlug
iu tlie department grounds. The Ursi appdcati >n
was too h avy an l the plants were entirely j
killed. A second sop Ica'lou was made and tins
time the leaves and teranual buds were killed,
hut in a short tune lateral onus rn ide their ap
pearance. leaves developed and the piauts con
tinued to grow very tiirutily. The ir.st threat
ened the destrocu n or the plants, and these
were also collected previous to matuilty. Tuo
poisonous c mpouad, sltboagh thoroughly trashed
into the g ound by subse tueut rains, did not seem
10 have affect-d tne plant in its growth, and caro
rui examination or the pi mta tborascivci railed io
reveal the slightest trace of arsenic.
I roin the expsrlir.eets described we wna'J infer
that arsenic is not takea up br plants, uuu that i
arsenical compounds, w .en present in the soil,
exert an Injurious inffu-n -e upon veg-turio t. in
order to re ? mis thorougaiv. al o* an opportunl y
for the plan is to ma ure and detor nine the qaau
Utv that iu.,y exist la t e soil without having a
11 'ably in.uri 'us luUucnc?, 1 ins ituted tue fol
io v. in. cx.-erfineut:?
A XT MBEK OK OOMMOV Kf.OWEIt POTS
(what are called seven-inch pots) of tue same si-e
were-elected and nearlv fli.eu wira a measured
fl'.untlty of s di. With the sod of each pot was
thoroughly Intermixed a given quantity or Pans
gr ee. ine first pot 01 t ie series contained 103
niilligrjmines of the poison, the second 200, the
tulrd doa. Ihequantitvin each pot respectively !
was thus greater by 100 milligrammes than that
in the d 'i imuied'ateiy preceding it. When the
quantity rsacned oue gramme the Increase was
mure rapid and the succeeding 1 ots contained re
?pectlveiy two. three, four and five grammes of
the poiso ious com aoun l. When the s-ries wis
complete, peas which had been so select ?<i a? to
secure those of as nearly as po-sible the same size
and appearance were punted in each or tne pots.
T.iis experiment proved unsatisfactorvon account
of the (act that on one afontthat portion 01 the
greenhouse In which the pots were placed became
too co d and soma ol the seeds fal ed to gennmare.
i.iey were not disturbed, however, lurtner than to
remove triein to a warmer portion of toe green
house and another series ofp .ts were prepared in
a manner similar to that alrea lv described, a:
this time it w>s eon-Mere I of some value to de
t rmiue the influence of arsonlte of potass* and
sr-euiate of potassa in the same war, and two
other series of pots, containing these two com
pounds respectively, were prepared a id place!
alongside the ethers. The growth or the plums
In these series was very satisiactory, thongii not
by any means similar in all cases. Beyond ct r
tam limits the plants we e aff.-ct?d in proportion
to the increased quantity of poison in the pots.
Thus, in case or i'ar.s green, no de-lded action
sc m. d to talcs place nntil tee amount present
was 50) milligram met. and la the other pois or
this scries the plants became smaller according
to the increased quaimty of the poison in tt>*
P <? In tb-\*e three series 1 employed nix
in n pots, and toe quantity or soil In ea-h was 91.6
cubic inches. Tne scads germinated au I grew
until the quantity of the arsenical comoound
present amounted to two grains in tnis quantity
or sdl. when the seeds decaved to the g.oun 1.
V. l;b tae arsenite and ar-eniate ol pou-sa iae
c.T'ct was very sluii.ar. Tat Influence cf these
compounds seems, however, to be mare active,
and in case of arsenite tne effect is quite marked
when the soil contained 3)0 milligrammes.
Ibe arseniate seems. how.?7er, to affoct the plant
whenprj-eatlu very .mull quantity, as was shown
by compan-oa with a plant grown la a pat con
turning perfectly normal sor. wuch, bv tue war,
was a sun tard or comarison for the otter aeries
also. F.<r practical parpo.04, however, thv effoct
be.og 90 slight acd not betaken into account
until the quantity pro lacing it amounts to 200 or
"03 ml digram a cs. Calculating aaon this basis
we arm that the limit of the quantity of Paris
green that may exist In the soil without injury to
vegetation Is about llil gr ilas per cubic foot,
w neb Is eqn va ent to about gi6 pounds per acre
calculating for a depth of one foot. In the earn ?
way we find that ti.e I m.t for arsenl'e of potass*
is about r,00 pound- per acre, and though the effect
of srsenlate or pora 1 nay be coticed when only
a mall quau'ity is present in the soil, I am, never
th -.ess, of toe opinion that this comnounci may be
apjd ed at the rate of lis to 20Q ponuds per aero 1
wituout any great injurv to crop-. For practical
purpose-, however, it will never be iound ncce -
?*r? to applr so large an amount.
TUE K K -I I.JS HAVE BIIEN COXFrRMED
1.V tho-e of Pr.te-sor F.e.tag, fishrbneh ro r
und fifftieawesen," Ii73), in his investiga
lions upon t e influence! of t.ie su pburons and
m tsilic fumes 0' the Freiberg metallurgical
wor.s upon sarr on .log vegetation. Among
g.!. r thinirs determined by experiment that
pants were IN wu*a pace! in
solutions ontauimg 1-0 per c?nt. er
arscniius sell, and M. E. Heckel. <"C?nipie.
Keadus" t lxx.c, l.ng,, ,t?tes that i", n.i,
tig ram mos or arseniotis acid, or the soluble srtcn
Utes in 00 gr.mmes of wat-r destroy th-em
bry..s an 1 prevent tt?- g?rnnnAt|on ol the seeds
Professor frej.ag furtner states that ar-enious
acid sn b oxt J as of z'nc sod lead cannot be to
ji r ons 10 the rots of vegetation on account of
t irir forming insoluble compounds with th* usual
cns i -enta of the roil. I cannot, however, agree
with bin to this, from the fa-t mat in tue
Sf-t of mv experiments such d ffl'-uiily
?o uase compontids as the arseo ares or
bar nrr.. strobtium and magne-ium were anr
ft len-'f arrive to prevent germiostloa. A/sm.
la reports upon tfcp cmp sition of certain
ir u-ra. waters in Oerminy we Ond slstements of
the pres r.ce of such insoluble compounds as srse
nite 01 tr ? in ao ution, and until we are fully
rati'lle 1 to the ^n-ira f r arid power of th >
narur .1 solvents In the , ,1 it will be imp ssibie to
say wna: u .-tan?es win t>e without sc ion upon
a - g'latum 00 s <? 'unt of their insolubility.
a ruarTK *l rkvikw or thi m*ttfr.
These fact- si-? argue against the pas*|.u?ty 0r
any considerable aceussuiaUos 01 arsenic m ta .
roil by si?ci ?s*ive a pti. a-ions of Paris grceo in
the quantities osially recominen :cd for the de
''ruction of the Colorado potato beetle Where
rotation or crop* is observed, aid application of
1 no poison cannot, tne-efore, take pi,ce more
inan obii in three or tour year*, it is probable
that, each appil. at on being acted upon by the
natural ? ..veuss of the rod, w,u be removed ??/
drainage before another l- n And even
where annual applications are made a.,
much time mn?t eiap-e before the lim.t
eonid hw a tinned that no Injury need be feared
irom this cause, in order to determine whether
any of the plan is in the four series egp?rimenud
upon bad absorbed and assimilated any arsenic
during the period of growth, the planrs, after
reaching complete maturity, were collected and
caiefniiy wasned to remove anv ars-nic adhering
V. them m-chanh ally, and tested by careful ap
pi.es ion of Marsh's lest as de?crib< d by Worm ev.
(''Mlcr'-cnemlstry of Pot-ons.f' psgflf art.) By this
Pitans I faded in any ca?? to detect arsenic in
tne plan; , 1 s.aj examined in tee same way po
tatoes from crops to which be?vy applications o'
I'atls rref,n h i be-n made and obtained similar
negative resu ta. With these fscts before us and
wlihoot considering wn.it may be the result of ?
series of experiments continued through a series
of yea's, we must conclude that plants have no
power to absorb and assimilate compounds of
arssnlc. and ibat thougn trie latter may, by ita
areseace ;a tna soil, axert as ininrtons laflaeaoa
npoo vegetation, yet trier are practically without
? fleet untii til - quantity preseut reaches?
For Pane treeu about 9jo pounds per ?to.
For ai'.icuite oi |iotim about too p mu is per
j acre.
1 For uraeume of potaesa about 150 pounds per
acre.
rne fears or tnaur or our agriculturists need.
therefore, b? no Ion iter entertained; yet. though '
1 they will euir r uo Injury troin poisoning or
urseuic la chemical corutnuatiou witb vegetable
i products, great can- should be exercised In the
matter of removing auy particles sobering me
chanically to tneni.
Wo must also offer tbe warning, which cannot I
be too frequently repeated, tbat every one using
j sucb compounds should bo particularly cureiul ;
' about storing them, aluce nearly all the accidents :
| mat nave occurred from p naoning by Parts green j
and other things of like character have resulted |
from carelessness in thia particular. A uiore
| complete de?oriptl a of ray experiments, with
illustrations, will be published In the coming
| "Monthly Be port of l>epartraeut of Agriculture." ;
Very respecttoliy, WILLIAM Mcmuutuik,
THE HAY DEN SURVEY.
STILL ON THE CONFINES OF CIVILIZATION?THK
MEDICINAL SPBINOS OF MANITOU - ASCENT OF
fish's pbau a visit to tub oabden of
THE GODS.
Canton Citt. Jure 12, 1875.
Onemormnr previous lo arriving at Colorado
springs we arose at live o'clock and found tlie
wind blow in* a Hurricane. We were encamped
on tne divide between Cherry Creek and Plum
Creek, at uu elevation ol some 7,5'JO feet, and as
we sat down to broakia t eacn man was obliged
to grasp bis tin plate In one Uacu to prevail upon
It to remain at me table, and witu the other bo
ready to rescue any stray culinary article as It
arose in the air. This^was, in reality, eating a
meal under (treat difficulties. The ordeal of break
fasting being passed through safely, however,
give pace to oue of still greater difficulty. To
pack in such a wind wis a m at an impossibility.
As wo took our tents down the wind caught up
every louse object which was exposed to Its
mercy, and huts, towels, papers and blankets
dineed acro-s the country indisoiiminately. To
saddle the mulea it required two men?one to
ho d the blanket wuile the other adjusted tue
sad lie.
Oar r nte lay to the south, across the plateau,
and, getting an unusually early start, we travelled
steadily until late in the a ternoon. Three miles
an hour is the overage rate or a loaded mule train
and twenty nnles a dav a lair average distance,
but, eve yibiug being favorable, we accomplished
a Journey ol twenty-seven miles, tn.ikiug our
camp in tbe vicinity of a sawmill. Meeting a tnuu
who lived in the neighborhood we asked him the
distance to this mil, and were ln.ortn ,-d that It
was Just two miles. After travelling on for
nearly au hour we a'opped at a log hut which wo
passed, and, inquire g oi a woman the distance,
were ini raied it was just four miles. This Intel
ligence was truly disheartening, for we were all
weary and hungry, and toe run beat down and
was red cted up from the hot sand until wo
could scarcely see to gti de our animals. Pour
miles, however, was not far, aud we beguiled
tbe time by picturing to our Duugry
stomachs tbe savory vianJs which would soon be
steaming on our supper table, and as we rade
hopefuny forward another Coiora.loan cross-dour
i path. To our casual inquiry regarding our desti
nation the uiau told us It was scarcely si* miles,
al or wuicu ho barely escaped with his life. Here
vvc were steadily approaching a designated point
at tue r.tte of turee tubes an hour, aud as we ad
vanced toe distance increased in an arithmetical
progression. Hut disappointments cannot con
tinue forever, and late in the afternoon we erected
our ten's oy the side of tbe uillL We were still in
the conbuea of civilization, although the lattrr
was gradually thinning out. in going to bed we
witnessed a v ry e range phenomenon. The
siaes of tue tent were charged witu electricity, and
In accidentally striking the canvas with the
knuckles a severe sh ck was communicated to
tbe system. This was repeated several times, ana
at each repetition an electric spark and accom
panying suap weie obtained.
I'lkK'S FKAk.
Pike s Peak rose grandly in the distance to oar
right, aad lor tnree days, as we approached it, we
could distinguish no perceptible dimtnuttou in Its
distance from us, although it never seemed mere
than a mile away. on the 10th day ol June we
pissed through the town of Co.orado .Springs, and
were surprised to discover that there were no
springs in lis near vicinity, a* its name had leu us
to suppose. live miles from here, however, at the
loot of Pike's Peak, is situated tbe village of Manl
ton, at wh.cfi pUce numerous medicinal springs
bubble up from the rocks. These contain in solu
tion soda aud iron, with smaller quantities of
' other minerals, and are rapidly becoming
popular and la-shlooabie nsoru. Tbe town
or Colorado Springs is situated oa the
Denver and Iito Grande KtilroaJ, seventy
six miles south of Denver and forty-two
north ol iaeblo. The first stake was driven about
July, 1871, on the sue of the springs, and s.nci
tnat time a beau iiul and rapidly Increasing town
has ?pru g up, whose population to-day is in tbe
neighborhood of 3,500. Pike's Peak, one of the
grandest mountains of the range, is estimated st
14,216 ieet above sea level, and on its very sum
mit there >s a United Mates signal station anJ
observatory, which wis euabiuhcl In the first
part of November, i 73. Here U a st ne bullaing.
w eb is occupied during tas whole year, being
the h guest sanitation oa the continent. A trail
r mi from the bottom to the summit of tne peak,
and t m ists can make the entire ascent on
horseback. A: the foot ol the peak lies
Monument Park, which abounds in gigantic
monument*, towers and statue-like formations of
white sandstone. Hear this Park is tne Osrden
of the Gods, which abounds in immense rocks of
red sandstone. The so-called gataway is formed
of lofty walls ef this roc*, through which the road
passes into the Garden.
Leaving Colorado Npring, our road took ns
through and over the '?log-backa," which form
tne loot-bills at tbe oase or the range. The way
lay through a canyon In the red sandstone, which,
on either side, assumed fantastic shapes and con
stantly surprised us hr their re?#mb.atce to ani
mate Objects, in ga/mg up the sid*sortbe ra
vine. which rote for hundreds of fCof. one could
scarcely realize that be was s'anlmg at
au elevation ol over 8,'joo feet, but
rather that It was a low, depres ed
valley through which he was passing. As we
penetrated farther and farther into the heart of
ti-e hills the wty became narrower and more In
tricate. In some places the road coursed the dry
bed or a mouoiain torrent, and tbe perpendicular
rocks rose scarcely eight feet apart, b range *rn
mals and new plants (to o ) greeted ns on every
f de. The hdrncd toad and piair.e llxiard glided
across our path. The large crimson flowers or the
globe can ns bloomed among the rocks, and at
every Step nnknown tree* and plants e,tme into
view, ir was a wild, picaresque country, made
barren in many places by tbe sediment and sand
formed by the wearing away of the rocks, and for
miles the red dust lay six inches deep la the trail.
ngsveg ruing.
We crimped on Beaver Creek, a northern tribu
tary of the Arkansas. While rambling among
tbe rocks one of the pary picked up s fragment
of Indian pottery, which bore the appearance
of great age. It was ab< ut lour by three Inches
in dimensions, made, of coarse, sandy clav,
red on tne outside and burnt black inside.
There In reason to suppose that, had we sad time
to make a more thorough search farther up
among the crevices, we might have made some
interesting discoveries; but from this sin.de piece
we con.d determine nothing satisfactorily,
a chakmno spot for a town.
On leaving Beaver Creek our read led n* due
w<st for nearly eighteen miles. It took ns
through a beautiful, level park, which extended
for about eight miles, being two nines in
width, and this struck us as b<-dog a
charming spot for a town, were it not
for the great scarcity of water wnich prevails
through this section. The end of tbe eighteen
aires bronebt as to Canton tttv. the iwr?.i?..e <*
the Denver and Kto Grande Kaltroad, and situated
on the north bank and at the mouth 01 the grand
canyon of the Arkansas. This canyon presents
some of the finest natural scenery in taut part of
the letrttory. The tottn haa a population of
nearly a thousand, and coutalns the noted Iron,
soda and warm springs wttlch by analysis navo
been sal t to be the best In the conotry. The warm
s.irincs reacn a temperature ot irom *.?? degrees to
102 degrees in the reservoirs. Melcc tng a pleasant
spot across the river, the party encamped there
lor the night and tu the morning received farther
supplies to last us until we should arrive at ono of
the survey's supply camps, on the Mancos Itiver.
YACHTING.
THB KAUONi> CAPS MAX RKOATTA?Pnrn itn \i\rn
FOB TUB ItAUKS.
It Is announced that the eecoud annual regatta
at Capo May will take place on Monday and l ues
day, .'uly 12 and la. 'lho committee having the
arrangements in charge consists of John 0. Bul
Ittf, General W. J. Sewelt, Albert W. Murkley, Kd
ward A. Warne, I* P. AsUmead, Dexter a. atone
und General K. Iturd Grubb. Jhe Kegutta Com
mittte mvito entries oi all yachts belonging to
any organized yacht club, and to yachts that may
eater the commutes offer tor competition the fol
io w.ng prizes
first day.
Start ten o'clock A. M.. Monday, July, 12, 1873.
lime udow.mce race. Allowance ot time tor uU
terence in size of yachts will bo based upon the
measurement o.' mean length and the greatest
breadth, tint ranee tree. Oae prize for each
Ola-a?For schooners, a silver prize, value il.000
lor sioops, u sever pr.zo, value, $i,ot?U.
3KCOND DAY.
start ten o'clock A. m., Tuesday, July 13. m??
Jswoc, stakes race, lobe sailed without time al
lowance. durance ice, $26. Two prizes lor each
clan?For 8cnoiners, a Hdvcr prize, value $6oo
lor siuops, a silver prize, vaiue $6oo. Toe s-coud
boat in, oi eacu class, tu laxs the entrance money
oi that class. J
COCBSEf.
Monday?First Day?umk Allowance.?From
a stakuooat ironttug tue hotels, on the eastern
cud of Kptt 8no.il, to tuo liguisli'p on Five Fathom
Dank, leaving it on the port baud; tneuco to and
around a stakeboat, distant an ,ut turea miles
northeast, leiviug it on tne port banti; tsencc to
tUe home *tas.eb >ar, passing between it and toe
shore, Distaii 'e, lor'v miles.
Tuesday?Second Day?sweep-takes.?From a
stakeou tt off hpn suoal, to and around a stako
bo.t placed to windward (or leeward), leaving u
on port hand aud remrn to aotne ata?eooat, pa.ss
luyj r>etvreen it uiiii tlio suore. Omiancs tu bj
uxed oy toe committee on the day of the race.
01BBOT1ONS.
A flngboat will b;; anchored off the shore front
Hut the hotels, lite yuclns will make a A'trig
atait, i>a.ssiug between the fiagoout and commit
tee s steamer, and tue nine of each yacht wilt no
taxon as she passes, me s-gmti tor picpanng to
start wilt oe one gun irom the com
nittee's steamer, and ten minutes ufter tno
flrac signal a second nun will ne tired from tno
same steamer, as tne signal for starting. Yachts
tnusi cio.is me line wunin fifteen minutes ufter
tno second gun. a competent person will no
places by the Kegatta Committee ou board oi each
stationary vessel to make observations. Any v o
lation oi tne regu ations sua,I be reported to tno
Judges immediately afrer tne regatta, and. u re
quireu by tne Judae-, reduced to writing.' Any
alterations made tu the direct ous wnl be en
nouticed ou t e morning oi trie regatta. A pier
h is bten bunt In trout of Congress flat! br Colonel
Cake, at w.itcn small boats from the yachts can
salcly .and in any orcll iary weather. TDe com
mittee reajive to thcinsehes tiro right to rule out
au* yuchis disob *yiug me iales lor the regatta.
i)u account of the greater convenience hi meas
uring, allowance oi time win be ma le according
to toe ".ength aud breadth system." All yachts
liit?udlng to enter for the time allowance race
should be ines-mred Recording to the rules gov
erning tne race belore proc< ediug to Cape May
and to briug tcelr csruiicaies with them. Yacht
owners are rcqu sic J to send in their entries as
e irly us possible to L. 1*. Asnuiead, 1,520 C'nestnut '
street, l niludeipnia. After July u, any co.iiu.uui
catiou or iniorm^ttou desired smutd be addressed '
to cape May, N. J.
SAILING REGULATIONS.
Ycht- ..re required to carry tuetr club flags and
private signals nuruig the race. None nut fore
mi i- It sails allowed, and notnlug but hana iead
uii i ..ne may be used in souuding. Ailyacnis
during a regatta, to keep tne.r doors down
and bulkheads standing. '1 rimming by deau
weight shall tie allowed np to time of starting
ba. not uunug the race; no bulla-t or water snail
hjweter. be permitted o bs i.ui.cn or discharged
within twenty-tour hours of the time natucu fir
the regatta, a ?aciit ton *trtnar any boat, buoy or
fug used to uiark out t e course shad roreit all
ciuuu to tho prize, except as speciliea below.
Anchoring win be silow.u uurmg tne racs. nut no
i. cans aliased to prop | a y.icot, except sells.
1 actHM <>ii ilie port iuc& ukiiiit iiivariahi? civo
way to tno^e ?? n tue starbnar i tack, and in all
cases wnere a doubt of the pos-i >i,it> oi the jacht
on tue port tuck weatuering the one >>n the star
ch?/?. 16 too port tack
shall g.ve wav. If Hie other yacat kee,. her courso
Hid run in o her the owner oi the yacht on the
p ri tack shall be compelled to pay ail damages
and for eit all claim 10 t je pt lze. I
Any yactit bearing a.vay or uttering her course
to .eeward, and thereby compelling unother yacht
to near sway to avoid collision, aiiall lorieit ail
claim to the prize, except wueu two vaciits aie
approaching a stndwaru snore, buoy or s ukeboat
together, with a fr-e wind ana so close to each
other that the westoeimoei cannot b ur away 1
clear of tue lec warn moat, aul by standing on fur
ther would b? m danger oi tunning ashore or
toucmog sabi buoy or stakebo it, such leeward
most yacht, on being reque* ed to ticarawa/ is
I i.mediately to comply, and w.ll lorieit an claim
to the prize by not so doing. Tne wtatherui si i
yacht must, nowevi-r, tu tin* case near away at
tne same time as the one she nails, U sue can do so
without coming to contact.
?nea two vacDta by the wind are approaching
shore, a buoy or stakeooat together, and so clone
mat the leewani nost canuot tack clear oi tne
windwardm >st, tnd oy standing on further would
be in danger of running aebore or tonci lng aald
buoy or stakenoat, sucu weathermost yacut. on
t>eiii requested to put al>out, is Immediate.v to
cotnp.y, aud wul lorieit all claim to the prize br
not so doing. Tne leewardmost ya- ht must in
tots coae, however, tuck at tse same moment as
the ono she balls, u sue cau do so without coining
lu contact. -""a
Wael, ronnding a mark, boat or bnoy the
y^cnt nearest thereto nfi.iii bo couitrlere?i the
headmost boa': and should any other yai/ht that
lv to tne regatta or race comj^el a yactit nearer
b0ilt 0T buoy to touch tne said I
mark, boat or buoy tne ya-nt *o compelling
her a'-a:i ii.riait all claim to tne prize, anl
ner owner snail pay for alt damage tnat
may O'cur thereby, the ya^bt so couipe.lad to
touch a mark, boat or on y, shall not suffer any
penalty tuereior. Yachts going iroe innst invari
aoly give way to those by the wind on etmer
tack. An yacnts must carry at least one service
Bale boat.
The tablea for time allowances adopted by the
committee for the tape May Regatta, July 12 and
13, based upon men mretnen; of meau length and
greatest breadth of the >a*h:s, will be printed
and dutribatea tae day prerioaa to tue regatta.
THB CKNTBAI. ITTD80S YACHT CbtTB BF.GATTA.
Toe summer regatta of the Central Hudson
Yacht Club, headquarters at New Hamburg, N. Y., i
will take place on Thursday, July 1. Tnere have
already been fourteen entries lor this regatta, and
others are expected. The Newburg day yachtsmen
will bold their summer regatta on August 4. it
win be open, without entrance fee, to all vessels
cot exceeding thirty five leet in length on the wa
ter line. The yachts entered will be divided Into
two classes, the Ur-t class including all vessels
ovor iwenty-flve feet in length, and tne second
smaller craf'. The time allowance given tne
smaller yacnts wtil t>a at the rate of one minute
ano a halt lor each foot of difference in lengtn
1 wo valuable prizes, yet to be announced, will I
be awarded to the victors In earn class on the
basis of time allowance, and as additional prizes, i
a set of colors to tlia first jacut in ea< h class,
without respect to that allowance. ,Vo restriction
as to salt-or crew win be made. So far as the
same are applicable, thu regulations of the New
York Yacnt blub will be toilowcd in thla reuatia.
Dottles must be made at the office of Commodore
i nomas I*. flamsdetl, N'ewtnirg, on or berore
August 2. Captains of yachts entering must re
port to the committee at the United States Hotel
V wtiurg, beicre teu o'clock ou the morning ot tne
TACHTINQ NOTF.S.
Tbe cape May Regatta, on the 12th and nth of
July, promises to t>? one of the most interesting
a<|i.atir events or the season. The N.V. v.e. have
accepted the invitation of the Cape May Regatta
< omraittee. and will aull down in squadron, i it
Ina tne Horseshoe on the afternoon of Saturday,
July 10. Aa there Is to be twodaya' racing, with
b od ??mo prizes for achoonera and sloops, open to
yachts belonging to recognised yacht cioba, aiarge
fleet Will nrooanly compete. The N. Y.Y.C. win
probably be represented by the schooner Alarm,
< itnmodore Kings.and, N.Y. Y'.O.; schooner Mo
ll iwk, Vice Commodore Ojrner, N. Y.Y.C.;
?cnooner Re'tlesi, Rear emmodora Kane, N.Y,
Y.i'.; schooner Palmer, Mr. Rurherfard btnyve
s.mt, N.Y.Y.C.; schooner Madeleine, Commodore
Iiickerson, R.Y.C.; achooncr Triton, Commodore
Tiiayer, A. i.e.; schooner Idler, Mr. 8. J Colgate,
N.Y.Y.C.; eriooner Ariel, < ommodore ftwan,
h.Y.C.; acbooner < ?niet, Mr. W. II. Lang
l*y, N.Y. and B.Y.C.; schooner Peerless,
ex-commodore maxwell, A.Y.C.; acnoonor Kva,
General K. Bnrd Grant), N. Y.Y.C.; sloop Vision,
Mr. Alexandre, H.Y.Y.C; Sloop Addla Vooriils,
Mr. C. Roosevelt. ?.Y.O.J sloop Vindex. Mr. Ro >ert
Centre, N.Y.Y.C t #iouo Activa. Mr. Uurat
N.Y.Y.C., and many others. Tbo presence ofaaon
a duet or ta?t yacnt* will afford tbe residents of
i an.; May and lb* visitors from Philadelphia a
view or one of tbo Quest regattas ever sailed In
tbese waters.
The enterprise exhibited by tbo members of the
.Heswanhaka Yacht Club calls for tbo must liberal
support itorn yacbt owners. On Tbursday next
prizes are offered by the Commodore and Vic*
Commodore of the club for au ocean schooner
race to be sailed over a course twenty miles to
windward and return, starting from buoy 5 off
Handy Hook. The scuooners will be divided into
two clussos, those measuring more than ninety
lout over all and those measuring ninety
I ec aud under. There wni be a pri/.e
in eaon class. Tne race is open to all
schooners belonging to tbo New York, East
cru, Brooklyn, Boston, Atlantic and Brawanbaka
Yartit Ciuos, aud will be sailed under tne super
vision oi tne lollowing Regatta Committee
Frederic U. Foster, M. Roosevelt Hchuyier, Will
tsm Mens. James 11. Elliott and L. Be Forest
Woodruff. The Judges' steamer will leave the
lUrae odlce at seven o'clock on Thursday morn
ing.
it must have been encouraglug to gentlemen
proposing to nutid no ?* y.ichts 10 llud the Madcap
aud Act.ve placed lirst anu second in the second
cut s sioop race ol the New York Yacnt Club tte
gatta. It proves tne fact that vacnt builders have
not vet arrived at tne acme oi periect.on, and
that tnere is still room lor Improvement lu yacht
modeis.
ivo lentb annual regatta of the Atlantic Yacht
Club will oe sailed on i uosday, June ft, over t ieir
regular coarse. Tins event will bring out quite a
nice rleet oi schooners and stoops, nil pretty
Cioselv matched. Among tue stanets win proba
bly be the Triton. Peerless, Agnes, Vision, la er
unu A i lei. The steamer Mageuiu uas been ehar
teie i by the olub for the use of the members aud
tueir guests, and the steamer William Fietener
wi I carry the judges and members oi tne pi ess.
The last sail a ; recently exhibited by Mr. i.unr
lcv'a sclioouor yacnt Comet nas revived ilie
courage oi her Br oaiyn admirers, and innumera
ble oilers are oeing made to back iter against the
Magic. V,ce Commodore darner's a' tenttou U at
present m.iiuiy d voted to ins new scnoouer
Moti.wk, but Btioutd any body desire to make a
in.ilea twenty m.ies to windward and return,
ntsrtiag irom Handy liook i,.ghu.up, tno.v would
pro <auly oo uccomiuouated for unv amount up 10
jju.ooi), that they might coose to name. Tne
Comet .sailed magnificently on Saturday last, and
beating home Item the Llghtahip gained over live
nun tea on the Madeleine.
The eighth annual regatta of the Columbia Yacbt
Clu i will be sailed on Wednesday, June 'id. tjuiie
a large licet oi slooo jaunts are enrolled in mu
fleet oi tuis club, aud tnoir regattas are generally
very successful. Tne sieumer M.itamora nas
been chartered by the club for the day and will
&c 'ouipauy tue yacuts over tne course.
The break down of Mr. Loriliaru's steam yacht
Lookout uuring lust Wednesday's ruce was quite
uuioriuuatey as her owuer auiicip.it id a different
result. Mr. Uavemcyer's .steaui yacnt Ideal aud
tue Lockout are ma:cued to steam a ruce round
I.oug Island on July 4, and the race wul be
watcued very ctoseiy oy ail interested or ex
perimenting in like vessels.
A ieg.il ta on a very large scale win be held off
tbe Isie ol H >onl8 ou Julv 23, and as It is open to
yachts of ad yacnt ciubs quits a large at eudauco
is anticipated. Frizes are offered inr scuoouers
and sloops of all classes.
liie Seawanhaka Yacht Club hold their annn.il
regatta ou Juiy 4 irom oil their cIud house at
oyster Bay, Long Island, this club is now tne
tbiru largest in tnese waters aud have a magnifi
cent fleet ol schooners and sloops enrolled on
tbeir books.
lue annual regatta of the New Jersey Yacht
Club will be sailed on Tuesday, June -2. 'The
course will be fr,>m a stakeboat anchored off tbe
cluo house, foot oi Fourtu street, lioooktn. to aud
arouud tue stakeuoat anchored uir s.iuvten Duy
vii, turning tbo same fr its east to west and
ttieace bum?. Home seventeen sloop yac its are
entered to compete lor tne different prizes. Tne
Regatta i ommittee are Ale-sis. Joseph Nobles.
James Bell and B. N. Crane. Tue steamer Fort
Lee win accompany tne yacats over tne course.
Mr. HUUman. tbe owner oi the schooner yacht
Wanderer, although tbe winner of tue Subscrip
tion Cup lor kesl scUosueis at tbe New York
Yacht Club Regatta, last Wednesday, Is not quite
sa tatted with bis ooat auu lutends giving uer
annul a foot more keel.
Yacbt Head (no club), Mr. Llndslev. from New
York, bound e istward ou a cruise, was at auciior
yesterday off tbo Ukkalu telegraph station at
?> Uiteatoue.
A MEDICAL PHENOMENON.
A CASE rXPAJlALLELED WITHIN BUEGICAL
KNOWLEDGE?A MAN LITES HATING A EIP
TD&SD CAIIDIAC AETEIiT.
A ca?e of aneurism of the arch of the aorta,
which is creating a great deal of latereat among
the medical pro esaion, is now being treated at
the Koosevelt llosptta', in East Fifty-ninth street,
between Ninth and Tenth avenues. It is claimed
bj prominent physician* in this city that tbis case
has no parallel in me Jical history. The usual re
sult of bursting of an artery of the heart is almost
instantaneous death. Ab >ut a month ago a csso
occurred in Bellevue Hospital, and the patient
lived twelve boars afterward. This was consid
ered extraordinary; bat the case, of which a brief
statement, copied from the noapital'a inmates, is
given below, is, as stated before, without prece
dent.
William B"gge, aged forty years, a native or
Qerminy, married, and by occupation a stevedore,
was admitted to tbe hospital August 0, 1874.
Seven months before bis admission no fell through
a ship's hatcawar, a distance of about twelve feet,
on nis bach, and received internal lajnrles. lie
complained of severe pains In the chest, but there
was do symptom ot Injuries to tbe spine. At tbe
end 01 four days he returned to wotk again and
continued at his occupation about two montba,
suffering occasionally in toe meantime; bat In
February he was compelled to stop work. From
February until the time or hts ad mi.si on to the
hospital be was incapacitated lor continuous
labor, out worked occasionally a day or two, ail
of the time complaining oi severe paln3 la the
chest and between tne shoulder I lades, on tbe
7th of August be was examined for the first time
ov t is visiting physician, and a tu nor discovered
in toe uoper part ui ni* chest. 1 no general course
oi treatment adopted wan tne administration of
morphine, first internally.then hyperdermical y, to
relieve tne p.iueti. oi pain. One oi tbe peculiar
Matures of tae case was i .ie r- quest of the patient
to discontinue tne use of the drug, as he was
i.irai i mat the nab v wo ild become fixed upon
him. On tne 1st of Oi toi.er ne was examined
again by the v'sitlng pnysi iao and toe tumor was
found to navo in tressed g eatiy in six: and to oe
located to me right oi tne sternum. For about
four week* IS"gn<s w..s a' >e to be tbout his ward
In the hospital and to do ordinary hosp tai service,
but on NovenMMnr 4 be w is again taken to his oed.
on Novemoer 7 he appeared lo oe much uct er
and nas able to be np again. O i t:,e ?th ol tn.it
moiita be leit tbe hospirui uncured, ut his own re
quest. lie was alien i lrom the hospital for about
three months, wtieu ne desired to be *nd was re
admit 0, on February 13, l*7.? Uurlbg bis so
?eucc froiu tne hospital lie -.altered from
SfiVhKl SfiOOTINO IaINS
In the region of the atTuuiu and a dull, burning
pain in tne spinal colnmu. lie was ante to be out
or his bed, offend on, up io the 35th of May, when
a tumor bee -uie visible at tne junctl n of Itia first
rib aud tue xiphoid cartilage. It was small, the
tissues covering it periectiy colorless, aim tie
palii producod br it similar to tuat caused ov an
ordinary boil. From tne 1st oi Jane tno tumor
increased in size and gave distinct signs ol pulsa
tion. b on after the tumor became red ami
sntning, and It continued to increase in s.ze until
June 13. when a rupture < ccurred and a discharge
ol black blood and pus wus noticed. A sec<>n l
rupture occurred on Juno it, with tne same lea
tar s. On ."Saturday last the nouae physician w as
railed by one of (he anrses. who told him thai the
discharge oi pus was excessive. The physiclin
went io and l>>und the pns iiowmg in an
Immense volume, and. after doing wlrat tie
could to regulate or restrain It, ne re rimed
to bis room. About twenty minute* later, how
ever, he heard a veil in the word, and hastening
in found that the anenram mi burst and tn.it
blood was flowing into the abscess A compress
was at nnco trip led, nut a* it did not ohecfi the
hemorrhage the v.sriru surgeon, wbo was la the
house, wan sen- lor an I applied u comi ress of
o.ikuui soaked with p.-r nip ia a ol iron, which in
fliteen minute* cheesed in.- hemorrhage. The pa
tient was in an ez remely l> v ri n condition, nis
pui*e b-log 144. Tne wain* oi tbe abscess were
distended with Mood and a distinct diiTu-e pnis.i
toiti wo.-Mdt Uir nigiioui u. Ai midnight in pill
s ition had subsided and the p iiitnt was stronger.
HI* pui*e *t ihi* time w.i* ion, full and strong.
Mince torn there has been aa oozing of .serum, i.nt
a* Iteggc Is unatdc to lake any n..urisnment but
little nop"s are entertained for nu recovery. He
bae retained his senses periec ly. and yesterday
morainv reqo' steti nis *int to come and see aim
at five I'. u. if be was arc.
EM20&ATK >N S f.VTLSTICS.
In tbe coarse of his address, on the occasion of
the annual visit oi inspection by tne Irish Emi
grant Society of the depar m?nts at War.'a Island,
on Saturday, Commissioner James I.rncb, Its presi
dent, gave soma interesting statistics, lie said
that since the establishment of the c immlasion
by the Legislature, in 1847, n any 5,800,000 of alien
emigrants have entered the port of New York,
ine amount of money brought by the n wu* rs'l
maied at t .8 per hea t, and the capital value of
each person to the nation was set. down tiy statis
tic* at so that the emigrants wno uad ar
rived here bid contributed to the wealth of the
country, in actual money, |374,ouo ooo, sod in
money yams, me enoimoussum of ??,681,500,000.
He also pointed out the gre it r.en flu w.ticn tne
society had conferred upon emigrants arriving
i kere. and tee successful r salts of us oucrawcaa.
OF II TRIAL
Speculations About the
Verdict.
TALK OF DISAGREEMENT.
The Brooklyn Supoort, of
B99cher. .
ZEAL OF THE WOMEN.
To-day will rnuko the one bnndred and ninth da/
of the trial and the eighth or tho summing up on
the part of Mr. Beach. The plaintiff's eloquent ad.
vocate is not likely to finish he ore to-morrow at
adjournment, and his closing remarks may lead
to a reopening 01 the entire case. U there is to be
no new evidence introduced Mr. Beach will he apt
to initiate the example of Mr. Evans and prol ug
the sitting ol tr.e court until six o'o.ock to-morrow
afternoon. The Judge will hardly occupy mora
than three houis in his onarge to the Jury, winch
Is said to be about four full columns in length. ?
hundred copies of It will he printed before delivery
and distributed to the representatives of the press,
whose couvenionee Judge Metlson lias inva
riably atudiea. Diilor^nt opiuions prevn.l as to
the time the jury wilt occuuy lu delib
erating over the verdict. It Is thought
by some they will take several days to reach a
conclusion, others hold that every muu 01 tne
twelve has muJe up his mind already about the
case and that a few hours will sutllce for delibera
tion. An iinpres 1>>u is very pr< valent tnat the
result will be a disagreement. It Is alleged that
two or three of the jurymen are pronounced lor
Becoher through thick aud thin. Ttie strange re
marks made oy Beach In commenting on a part of
Mr. Evans' speecn, m wblcti he spoke as If in pos
session of occult information as to the puipose of
the jury, gave rise to vory general ta>k iu the
press and outside of it. A common remark is
heard that the Plymouth brethren would willingly
spend half a million to secure Air. lleecner's uo
qulttai. It is obvious enough what Is mount by
such an expenditure. The action of tho Brooklyn
Board of Supervisors In re usiug to iucrease
TllK JURYMEN S FiCES
is another matter that still furnishes food for
criticism. It is not supposed the Jurymen ara
likely to havo their couscieuces Influenced by this
action of the Supervisors. It would only be a
matter of a few hundred dollars at best, and It is
fair to assumo each Jury in m holds his oatn higher
than any consideration of such small pecuulary
limits.
bhonld the Jury remain out any time Judge Neil
son, while waiting for their verdict, will proceed
to dispose of sucn business as may be in arrears
on the calendar of hts court. Air. Evarts declared
a lew days ago that if a verdict of guilty be brought
in against his cheat they will appeal tho cu-o the
very uext day; so tnat we are not to hear tue ead
of tue scandal with tne end of too trial.
Til a partisan sriuir.
Terhaps tho most rsuiaikuoie feature of this
ease is the partisanship that nas besu develop? I
during Us progress. This, of course, ls confined
I in a great measure to Brooklyn. Away from tno
City of Cnurcues people 100k at the whole matter
With impartial eyes, and have no bitter preju dies
one way or tue other; t> .t la Brooklyn the a ivo
cates of the defendant to.erate no suggestion of
his guilt and e,xercl-<e a despotism of
opinion that nowhere hike prevails. Tins is
not coufluua to the members of Plymouth
church. Quito a large number of p W
pie outside that ark of boiiuo-s and sulfa
tion hold that Uecc >er must be ona nDioued at
all bazarus, whether he oe guilty or uot. This
curious feeling spriugs from an oud I lea of local
pride. Bcecber is as much the att action of
Brooklyn to strangers as Green srood Cciucterv or
prospSCt Park. j.a- latter costs some tin ig to
keep iu rep.Tr, T)ut Beech-r costs notn ng, wulle
he brings a princely income to n s cuurch. He Is
more to Brooklyn man President Grant is to
Long Branca, and If he were to "step down and
out" to-morrow, Brooklyn would feel as if one of
the cniel lights of ner existence nas extin
guished. It is this seni.menl which draws
form that sympathy .or Bescner winch is intol
erant of ail accusation against him and
Is determined to uphold him. come what mar.
Tue consciousness or this fact is wMI gives Mr.
Beecncr the confluent bearing and the cbceriul
disposition he exlubits. Tee main strengti ol tho
Plymouth prcacner a support unquestionably
lies wttu
THE WOMEN
of his congregation. 'Joey have mndeh scau.se
their own aua have beon tempted into rather ex
travagant displays ol zeal and devotion on bis be
half. They remind one of the Soutuern women,
wuo earned their attachment to tne cause o tue
bouih and shivery so far as to ostracize an North
ern people who went among them after the war.
The Brooklyn ladles are Inspired with a similar
Intatuati'in regarding Mr. Belcher, ann withdraw
r eir patronage and socisrj iron iuo>e who Uou.it
tua innocence of tneir idol.
morbid curiosity.
How anybody with any business to do elsewhere
can come daily to the needier trial and sit (our
mortal hours in the atmosphere of tho court mom
for weeks upon weeks is something wonderiul to
| the ord.nary mind. Yet there are over sixty or
seventy persons wno have arteuded aim si con
stantly iroin the very beginning, who nave no
counec'lon whatever with the case, and whoso
only motive Is a tnorb.d en. losity. T ie greatest
attenuaeoe, In p dnt of numbers, has be n since
Beach began speak in-;. for the next few days It
is safe to expect a sill 1 greater crusn tn the court
room, if that be possible. And it mar ais > i>e an
ticipated that wuen Beach fltilsbe* bia able and
p oti acted effort such a b ir*t or npplau.v# will
orcak orth as never snook a court house before.
THK BEECHEK PKOPLR
still insist that tne tokens oi approbation t at
greet the plaintiff's Counsel are p. ear ranged, and
one Brooklyn paper has accused Mr. Madison, the
C.erk of the Court, with inciting a round oi ap
plause wtnen B'-acu received ous day as be was
leaving lor home. This is erroneous however, as
any oue can easily see wuo perceives tne cleM ol
people trora waom the plaudits emanate.
The ha'/itu ? oi the court room have made up
their minds that unless the new evidence b* in
troduced tnat this will be tne last ween of tfes
trial, carrying it up to nearly six months' con
tinuance. Tne lawyers will all be on hand this
week. Mr. Beccter, who has no particular relish
for Beaci's atlN| invective, may avoid hearing
tne wiud-iip of the learned advocate's address, as
It will no doubt bristle with stinging points of
rbetono.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
Daring the past ween the amenta of Mr. Bcrgh*a
society nave been top! unusually busy, John
McGovrau was arrested f r driving a very lame
horae before a Tbird avenue ear; Bernard Putacber
lor working a borse with sores under tbe barnoaa
before a stage; Patrick Barns arrested and sen
tenced for thirty days for m diclonsly dashing oat
the brains of a cat on the sidewalk; Patnek
Carroll, an employti of Dlckel's Kiilng school,
was arrested for torturing and tormenting a
borse wltb a fractured leg. by compelling the
animal to run at a rapid pace behind another
borse, which he rode at a gallop; Carroll's excuse
was that he had to eatch a boat. Andrew Boyle was
arrested for abandoning an old horse ou the street;
Charles Zlgman for working a horse with sores
under the uarness: Arthur Kirk vas fined $li? for
a similar offence; Jotin l.awlor. $l >. fur working
an old horse unlit f r work; W. B. Hanson and a
driver, T. Kinney, $j."? and $10 respectifelv, i?r
working a norsewitnas re elev 'ii luetics long,
under saddle; Thomas Dempsey, $10 lor a similar
offence: W. B. Ostraudcr, $n>, lor or vtug a horse
witn a bad (tuittor on ine foot; William Kedy.
nil Bull Rleily. arrested lor deg ligitlug; Wil
liam i nomas, Jacob Hill, $25 each. for abiudoiung
n iior.se wltu a broken leg. At one o'eiocn on ua
day morning Superintendent Hatfield and some of
hi- officers overuauled a nuuioer of teams on tho
1 turd Avtnae Railroad. Ttie cars were crow led
witn drurikcu roughs and nirii returning from tno
picnics, and the poor horses were greatly over
loaded. Tone teams were taken off ana sunt
back to the depot. One horse was in a terriole
condition?lame, hoof spin, luierierbig. cuts and
sores and ga is under tae collar. Tue trailic was
blocked until afte. tnree o'clock, much to the iis
gust of th ? passeugers, who m <de tue mgbt hid
eous by their yelia, cursing and swearing. The
companv waa compelled to send down other and
s.under teams before t he officers raised the block
ado.
SUICIDE IN JEliSEl CITY.
Yesterday a'ternonn a man named onartea
Boice, residing on Wav-riey avenue In the Uieen
vilie di trict of Jersey City, coin mi tied auiohM by
cutting bit tnroat with a raaor. Dur.nt tin paat
two weeks ?e exhibited unmistakable svmptorna
oi mental dsrangem nt, the mu.-e of which hie
friends count not la tn ?m. Caption IJickson, oi i?ie
loorto precinct, was notlffed, and he proceed*!
to Orennvllle. The in an was alive last eveniair,
but tie was not expected tosutvtve many boura.
Motes Is about thirty-?U rears ol age.