Iowa County democrat. [volume], March 21, 1879, Image 3

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A UOYAL WEIM>IN4L
The BuKc of t'onnanght's .Yurriaire to
Princess Louise Margaret, of Prus
sia—A Gorgeous Affair.
A London cablegram of March loth
gives the following graphic particulars
of the latest royal wedding;
The weather for the past ten
days has been bright and hue,
affording every opportunity for the
reception at Windsor for the mar
riage, to-day, in St. George's Chapel, of
the Duke of Connaught, son of Queen
Victoria, and Princess Louwe Margaret,
daughter of Prince and Princess Freder
ick Charles of Prussia. To- lay the sky
was cloudless and the weather beauti
ful.
The procession from Windsor Castle
to St. George's Chapel, was divided into
the three parties. On the arrival of tho
guests at the west entrance of the chap
el, they were received by Lord Steward
and Vice Chamberlain and conducted
to scats upon the dais. Her majesty’s
trumpeters at the west entrance an
nounced her arrival, by a flourish. The
queen’s procession was comprised of
three carriages, in the last of which
drawn by four ponies, were her
majesty, Princess Beatrice and
Prince Albert Victor of Wales. The
other carriages were occupied by mem
bers of the royal suite. The
marriage ceremony was performed by
the archbishop of Canteroery, assisted
by bishops of London, Winchester.
Oxford and others. Within the chancel
at the time with the officiating clergy,
were the bride and bridegroom and
their respective supporters: the crown
prince and Prince Frederick diaries for
the bride, and tho prince of Wales and
the duke of Kdinlmrg for the bride
groom. The Queen, Princess Beatrice,
Prince Albert Victor of Wales, Princess
of Wales, Prince George and the Prin
cess of Wales’ bridesmaids were on tho
western portion of the dais, with tho
vice-chamberlin and the lord chamber
tin on each side. Ollier royal person
ages were seated on each side ot the
altar. The body of the chapel was oc
cupied by about 150 ambassadors and
foreign ministers, with their families,
the cabinet ministers, members of the
nobility, and distinguished soldiers and
sailors. The queen has commanded
that a sketch of the scene ho made.
The marriage look place about ten
o’clock. The bride was given away by
her father. At the conclusion of the
services, the choir sang the Hallelujah
chorus, and Mendelsshon’s Wedding
March pealed forth as the bride and
bridegroom left the chapel, while in the
long walk a salute of guns announced
Uic termination of the ceremony. The
royal family and guests left the chapel
in reversed order to. that in which they
ensertained. All the royal personages
returned by the queen’s entrance to the
castle, where the registry of marriage
was signed in the green drawing room,
and duly attested by the queen and
other distinguished personages invited
to attend for that purpose. In the
quadrangle opposite the principal en
trance of the castle, a guard of honor
of the second battalion of tho Gild
Stream Guards was mounted.
The castle that crowns the crest of
the hill, the balconies on either shies of
the street are draped with Hags and
hung down with festoons of the fairest
llowers. At ten minutes past twelve,
and upon signal given by laml Cham
berlin, six loyal trumpeters, clad in
coats of cloth of gold, and standing on
each side of the west door of St. George a
Chapel, sounded a prolonged fanfare.
The yeoman of the guard on duty at
the door relaxed bis hold of the lock
and the portals opened with dramatic ef
fect, revealing a long covered way
through which advanced the glittering
procession of royal guests; at its head
the steward of her majesty’s household
in full costume. All eyes are fixed on
the imposing personage who follows his
highness, the Mahragah Dhulehaiugh,
whose swarthy face is seen beneath his
splendid turban, literally blazing with
emeralds and diamonds, accompanying
him is th<> Malaronee, his wife, in a
dazzling rube of golden web, then the
towering form of prince Edward ol
Saxe-Weimar, in the uniform of an
English general, is easily recognized.
The portly form of princess Mary,duch
ess of York, is next, she appears smiling
and genial as ever. The duke of York
in the quite handsome uniform of the
rifle brigade is beside her. Two prin
cesses of Saxe-Coburg-Gothn succeed.
Next comes t’no Duchess of Edinburgh,
escorted by the Duke of Cambridge,her
royal spouse having taken his place in
another procession. The princes and
princess Christian walk together. The
princess Frederick Charles, the mother
of the bride, is also compelled to avail
herself of the services of a husband de
circitmtancfs, its her liege lord has bus
iness elsewhere. Immense interest is
taken in the appearance of the crown
prince of Germany and Prussia, the
princess royal of England,who .is arrayed
in magnificent costume of deep blue vel
vet lined with ermine, ami wearing a
number of foreign orders, a splendid
crimson ribbon and badge crossing her
breast. The prince imperial of Ger
many, Unzer Fritz, wore a uniform of
white and silver. At this point the
procession grows more and more ex
alted in the rank of its members. The
Princess of Wales, in a sea-green satin
and train of portentious length,
is accompanied by her three charming
little daugiiters, and by the tiny Prince
George of Wales. Next comes his
colossal majesty, king of the Belgians,
loeking as good natured as he is large,
and smiling affably to several acquaint-,
ances, w hom he recognizes in the aisles.
The queen of the Belgians wears a train
of Maroon velvet, lined with ermine.
The procession closed with the yeoman
of guards, and gentlemen-at-arrns; and
while it moves Handel’s march from
Hercules is played fur some ten min- ’
utes; after silence reigned the cautious
yeoman resumes his hold upon the,
lock, and at a gentle wave from the :
lord chamberlain, the silver clarion of i
the trumpeters rings out. < hice more
the portals are flung open and the royal,
procession appears in sight,. Clerks,
marshals, comptrollers, gentlemen,
and ushers, clad in gold embroidery, 1
enter. Then comes the garter king-at
arms, sceptre in hand, and the lord
chamberlain, his shoulders covered w ith
wedding favors of white satin. They
are immediately preceding her majs*-
ty, not precisely walking backward, but
making, ever ami anon, a hall turn, in
a remarkably nimble manner. The
lord steward escorted, on the other side,
the greatest personage of the proces
sion, the stately Heme, but scarcely
so sorrowful as of yore, ar
rayed in raven black, and with
lengthened train, borne by two youthful
pages of honor in scarlet and while,
wearing broad, blue ribbon of the order
of the garter, the diamond of George,
and a number of other decorations.
With a long veil of white gauze and
coronal, Hashing with dian mds, comes
Victoria, queen of England, and em
press of India. The Princess Beatrice,
and little Albert, victor of Wales, closely
followed her majesty, after whom
come a crowd of great officer#
of the household, master of
Buckhounds, and gold stick, the;
venerable Viscount Templeton. As the
procession enters the choir the march
from Athole is played on the organ.
The queen is conducted to the foot
stool of crimson and gold, placed for
her on the dais. She does not. however,
take her seat for a lime, but remains |
standing, receiving with austere dignity
the deep obeisances of princes and
nobles.
The bridegroom is conducted to the
footstool on the right, before the altar.
For the fourth and last time the core
monies at the west door is repeated,the
yeomen and gentlemcn-at-arms closing
f efore it and crossing their partisans as
though to guard some specially precious
object. Once more the clangor of silver
trumpets is heard and wide open are
thrown the doors. The übiquitous Lord
Chamberlain bows low to welcome
the procession of the bride, the two
masters of ceremonies, apparently im
pressed with the solemnity of the situ
ation, followed the heralds; then come
the members of the German embassy,
in diplomatic uniforms, covered with
stars and ribbons, and then the German
ambassador, count and minister. The
beaming and happy vice chamberlain
Viscount Barrington, cleverly emulal
ing the dexterous half turn perambu
lations of his chief, immediately pre
cedes the bride. She is pretty, grace
ful and trembling. Her simple, girlish
lineaments reminded the spectators
strongly of the stories and charming
picture of Little Swans’ Down, arrayed
in bridal white with a veil of the richest
lace, and a wreath of orange blossoms.
Her train, of white satin and
lace, was borne by eight bridesmaids.
Princess Louis Marguerite, or Margaret
as the queen is particularly anxious the
bride should be called, looked so simple,
so fresh, so gentle, so natural, that the
spectators quite forgot to ask whether
she wore diamonds or not. They
only saw asimplc,natural girl. The eight
bridesmaids, chosen fur their beauty
as well as their exalted positions, fol
lowed the bride, robed in snowy white
and wrapped in soft-drooping veils. The
bride is supported by her father, Prince
Frederick Charles, the stern captor of
Metz, familiarly known as the Bed
Prince. As the procession passes up,
Handel’s occasional overture is played.
The marriage is solemnized by the
Archbishop of Canterbury, who is sup
posed to he assisted by other members
of the Episcopal Church, and by the
Dean of Windsor. In reality, the cere
mony is wholly performed tty the Arch
bishop himself.
The marriage presents were displayed
in the white drawing room of the castle.
The officers of the royal artillery, in
which the duke of Connaught held a
commission after leaving Woolwich
academy, yesterday presented him with
a handsome silver center piece repre
senting a squad of artillery serving a
gum
The room was filled with cost ly ami
splendid gifts ami works of art. diamonds
blazed in one corner on a special table
reserved for them. A renter-table was
occupied by plate and candelabra.
Couches and gucridons had furs, cloaks,
lacc and embroidery tiisposed upon
them. The qufeeti gave a magnificent
diamond tiara, the brilliants hanging
down in sparkling peaks from a central
wreath ef brilliants of pure water; also
a pearl and diamond pendant,
the jewel of the royal or
der of Victoria and Albert, a medal
lion of the queen and prince consort,
and jewel of the imperial order of the
crown of India, her majesty’s royal and
imperial cipher, V. U. and I. in dia
monds, pearls, and turquoises, encircled
by a border, set with pearls and sur
mounted by an imperial crown,
jeweled and enamelled in
heraldic colors attached to light
blue edges with white. The king
and queen of Belgium presented some
valuable Belgian lace and specimens of
the finest productsof the looms of Flan
ders m large quantities. Tie princess
of Wales gave a ring set with stones
known as catseye. The prince of Wales
gave a great mixing bowl, 16 inches
across, silver with gilt, standing
on an (>bony plinth, and having
a suitable inscription. The crown
princess of Germany gave a fine oil
painting done by her own hand, and
signed “ Victoria, 1871s,” representing
fruit and flowers. Tin' I’rincess Bea
trices’ gift was a lamp lacquered in the
highest style of Japanese art. The
Duke of Edinburgh gave sapphire and
ruby soltaires. The Duchess of Gam
bridge presented six handsome antique
silver spoons. The Grand Duchess of
Mecklenberg Strelhz gave a fish slice
fork, in size and elaboration of work
manship, to fit them for a royal table,
also a glass claret jug with gilt mount
ings. and a shield. The Princess Chris
tian contributed a pair of modern En
glish candlesticks. The Princess Louise
and marquis of Jxirne are remembered
in their absence by two silver candle
sticks of an old design and of exquisite
taste. The duke of Teck sends can
dnlahra and clock in lapis lazu
li and ormolo. The Maharajal
Dhulehsing gave a silver and gilt tea
service of the time of George Ilf. The i
household gave a plateau o! silver with i
centre of flowers. Lord Beacon afield
gave a silver and gilt repoushc plateau
with a sea lior c. The marquis of
Salisbury, a massive silver tankard.
(Jolonel Stanley, two silver dessert
bowls, one of them older than the hall
mark of the king’s head, and the
other made to match in 1786. Lord t
Napier, of Magdal i, sends a lea service 1
in silver richly cased. Lady Breadal-1
bane sends a large alburn, with the j
monogram of the princess and duke j
upon the over. These are a few of
too most noteworthy in the long l : st of
curious ami beamitnl articles present
ed to the young couple.
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THKUHII.F. ( HASH.
V Painful Accident at Gilmore's Harden
in New York City.
A New York dispatch of March Kith
says Last evening an accident
occurred at Gilmore's Garden causing a
panic and fearful excitement. At 28
minutes past 8 o'clock. while there was
nearly 10,tXX> people in the building, a
crash was heard and a long section of
the upper gallery on the south floor of
the building sank with its mass of
struggling humanity on it. There arose
wild shrieks, prayers and curses, A
panic ensued and men rushed frantical
ly around. A cry of lire was laisedaml
a rush made for the door. The scene
that followed beggars description: for a
time it looked as if hundred of lives
would be lost. Some men endeavored
to stop the panic by shouting there was
no danger. In less than ten seconds
every window in the building was
smashed opm, and many persons
jumped out and went home a# quickly
as possible. The hand kept playing:
when the accident occurred, Howell,
Harriman and Ennis were on the track,
and they remained there at the urgent
request of parties who were trying to
allay the panic, and when it was found
that the building was not on lire, and
only a portion of the gallery had fallen,
the panic subsided. Siill the feeling
was one of extreme dread along the
crowd, and a mere breath would have
nreeipilated another panic. The po
lice worked to quell (he excitement.
In tlie meantime the most vigorous el
forts were made to assist persons who
fell with the gallery and the people un
derneath it. It took some time to re
move the debris. Many persons were
cut and bruised severely, but they were
able to free themselves and get out
when order was restored. It was dis
covered that the following persons were
injured: John Foley, 21 i, East doth st.,
severely bruised: Daniel Higel, till*
East itiia st., leg broken; Edward
Eyeland. Brookly, badly bruised; H. L.
Ib-sary, S t Slate street, Hrooklvn. hurt
in small of back; John Naylor, 118 Clin
ton street, New York, breast hurt;
Henry Johnson, Jr., Brooklyn, right
arm broken; Walter H.migau, brother
actor, compound faetnro of collarbone;
Martin Holies, *217 East 2bth street; Mr.
and Mrs. Halos, both bruised; 11. U.
Haskett, 2Slh street, one arm broken;
Josephine Little, 54th street, arm
broken, besides several others whose
names could not he ascertained. Am
bulances were quickly summoned, and
| the wounded taken to Bellevue and
\ New York hospital. When the acci
dent occurred theie were 1,500
people outside of the building,
struggling to gain admission.
There was a sudden stampede among
them when the crash was heard, and
the mass of beings were driven over
into Madison square, and many badly
injured, being tramped upon. The
greatest excitement prevailed out
side the buildings and rumors
of thousands being killed were
circulated. The news spread nil
over the oily and thonsinds of people
Hocked to the building to learn of
friends among the injured. The debris
was soon cleared from the track and
the pedestrians continued their walk.
Murder Will Out.
Say* a Midd.cton, N. V., dispatch
of March 12th: The skeleton of
a man was found recently in
an abandoned lead mine at Ellin
villc, Ulster comity, which was hemp;
reopened. Jt has been identified as the
remains of a telegraph operator named
David Smith, who disappeared myster
iously from that village in February,
1 Stiii. Smith, then aged 22, was imp
posed, by his family, to have left on
account of a love all iir; his mother,
residing at Accord, Ulster county, has
identified the clothing. A medical ex
amination of the skeleton disclosed a
stiff hip joint, which was the case with
Smith. Neither watch nor money was
found with the remains, though Smith
carried both. The general belief in
Ellenville is that Smith was murdered,
A rumor charges the crime to a dead
man, whose home was near the mine
where the body was found just
belore bis disappearance. Smith, at a
dance had trouble with this man, whose
name was Joseph Ficicker, and who
was of a violent temper and cruel to his
family. Three years ago Fleieker be
came insane and before being confined
frequently visited the old mine, and
pointing to the mine be would say,
“There he goes 1”
Abraham's Jewel.
Korney'* I’rußr**!**.
There is a Rabbinical story which
fells the value in which pearls were
held in the early ages, only one object
in nature being thought (it to be placed
above them: “On approaching Egypt
Abraham locked Sarah in a chest that
none might behold her dangerous boun
ty. Hut when ho was come to the
place of paying customs the collector
said, “Pay you lbs customs,’’ and he
said, “I will pay the custom.’ They
said to him, “Thou carries! clothing,’’
and he said, “1 will pay for ’clothes.”
Then they said to him, “Thou carries!
gold,” and he answered them, “I will
pay for my gold.” On this they further
said to him, "{surely, thou bearcst the
finest silk,” he replied, “I w I pay cn--
torn for the finest silk.” Then said
they, “Surely, it must he pearls that
thou takesl with thee;” aind he only
answered, “I will pay for pearls.” See
ing that they could name nothing of
value for which the patriarch was not
willing to pay custom, they said, “It
cannot be— but open thou the box and
let us see what is within.” jJo they
opened the box. and “the.whole land of
Egypt was illuminated by tbo luster of
tsarah’s beauty—far exceeding even that
of pearis."
Until Safe ami Profitable.
I'btlsdeipbU Bu.ieUo.
Bright little girl—The robbers can’t
steal my mamma’s diamond ear-rings,
’cause papa’s bid them,
Victor —Where has lie bid them?
Little girl—Why, 1 beard him tell
mamma be had put them up the spamt,
and he guessed they would stay there.
NOHTinVKSTERN NEWS.
WISCONSIN, .
In the pineries the season for logging
has ended, and the crews are returning
home. The out has been unusually
heavy, and it is estimated that 185,000,-
000 feet cave been cut and banked on
the Wolf river and tributaries. As
soon as the ice leaves the rivers and
lakes, driving will commence.
Kkv. Euukk O Mu.u v s three tem
perance lectures in Portage, resulted in
over three hundred taking the pit dge.
Lvwis.l, llu.nv formerly one ol the
most prominent business men of Mil
waukee died iu New Orleans on the Ist
inst. His remains will he forwarded to
Milwaukee for interment. He was the
last president of the Milwaukee cham
ber of commerce.
At v;\. MnviiKt t. is about to erect a
new building for the Milwaukee Cham
ber of Commerce.
Pkvk's Sun, predicts that P. M. Kelly
will be the next rebnhliean candidate
for governor, and that Wm, E. Vilas
\ill be the democratic nominee.
Jt iHiK H. P. B akuon has been very
sick at Stevens Point, hut has so far re
covered as I,) he able to return to bis
home at St. Croix Falls.
U.t.tNOls.
Hki.viokkk lias a glove factory.
Pkokia is to have a sugar refinery.
A Gknov honey-raiser tra> over 0,000
hives of bees.
Hantovi. has elected a temperance
heart! of trustees.
StiKi.nv county contains the wide vs
of six soldier# of the war of 1812.
Tuk contracting parties to a late wed
ding m Winnebago comity were over 70
years of age.
Tin: Stale Medical Association will
hold its next annual meeting in Free
port, commencing May 20.
Mil.k\n claims to be the largest
county in the state. She exceeds La-
Salle county by two square miles.
Tin: city council of Bloomington Ims
passed an ordinance fixing a $25 line
for using a wooden or sawdust spittoon.
One of the finest blocks in Unit city
came near being destroyed last week by
lire, the cause being a wooden spittoon.
Tuk prisoner# in the Springfield Jail
made an unsuccessful attempt to over
power the turnkeys and escape. The
sherd ordered three of the ringleaders
to he taken to the court house and lock
ed ui iu the solitary there. While en
route, one of (hem broke away from
the deputy and ran. He was shot in
the wrist and stopped. When supper
was served to the prisoners another at
tempt was made to overpower the turn
keys. They wore linn liy locked up se
curely.
A tin.i, to prevent treating has been
introduced ;.i the house at Hpriugtield.
it is proposed to attach n penally of
from s7> to slb to the pernicious prac
tice ol “sotting up the drinks all around,”
the proceeds of the Hues to go to the
school fond; while candidates for otlloe
may he lined SSO or imprisoned twenty
days for ollering to treat their constitu
ents.
IOWA.
Tiik Spirit Lake liran.u calls Hilaries
City the handsomest town in lowa.
Tiirkk thousand cattle have died in
(Inthrie county from smut in corn.
H. L. liOWK, an editors of the illoom
iield Ui'puhlimn, has severed his con
nection with that paper.
Gi'XMUiK Cmov, an old resident ol Mar
ion county, while entering a store at
Knoxville, fell dead from heart disease,
Tiik Sioux City Journal says that the
current of the Missouri river is stronger
on the lowa side, lids spring, than ever
before.
Tiik child o f.Mrs. Heuhcu Grill'iiv of
Whitehreust township, at the time of its
birth last week, weighed seventeen and
one-half pounds.
JriHiK UuANT, of Havenpoit, has do
nated his private law library to Scott
county. It is said to ho the largest,
most carcfnlly-seleetcd and valuable
private law library in the slate.
lilt. 1’.(I. Wuiotii, a farmer, living
in Clinton county, is going into the sugar
business, lie intends lo pul in a largo
crop of swei t corn and proposes lo
manufacture it into sugar.
A hiiokmak i n named Sullivan, a res
ident of Ihibuque twenty years ago, has
spent his years since then tracking a
runaway wife and son. He found them
in Oregon a low days since. His son
was in the penitentiary, convicted of
crime.
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H. S. Gii.mouk s mill at Indian Lake,
Wanseea county, was lately burned.
fin; Glenwood I'nm protests against
over-running I’ope county with rail
roads, and wants a canal or two by way
of variety.
Mu. Ilf,n Thompson, of Fisher's
Landing, has men and learns employed
getting out ties on the Grand Forks ex
tension of the St. I’aul and I’acilie rail
road.
Tiik telephone exchange of Minneap'
ohs have one hundred telephones in
use, and are putting in new ones at the
rate of three per day.
Oil, Gko, (JriAT.it, proprietor of the
Metropolitan Hotel of St. Haul, died on
the evening of the Kith inst. He was
one of the most prominent and respect
ed citizens of the place, and Ids death
will he greatly regretted.
MICHIGAN.
Uktkoit finds herself under the ne
cessily of borrowing SBO,OOO to run her
city government with. This is a had
showing.
Rei.ativk t j the recent arrest of the
woman Turnbull and her daughter
Charlotte, in Harry county, charged
with starving an infant child to death,
tlie Nashville A>* says; “It seems the
daughter has been in the habit, for the
past few years, of bringing home little
children from nobody knows where,
and as her mother claims to be a doc
tor, the children seldom live but a abort
time.” It looks a* though this may
prove an extensive criminal affair.
Hays the Ht. Joseph Republican: “Con
siderable hustle and stir prevails around
our mills and factories which have been
’.lie during the winter, and those which
: arc not running now, will he in the
course of a few days. It really looks
as though ISTO will he the busiest year
St. Joseph has seen in a long time. Our
i fruit eroo is uninjured; the same can
he said of the wheat crop*
Tuk house of Ueoige Wright, a
i homesteader, neat Uoseommon, horn
ed recently with its contents, his wife
and child harelv escaping with their
Hives. Loss S.W.
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V Km elution In Ocean Transit.
Nr\\ York WorM*
Yachtsmen and tourists who visit the
Isle of Wight or Southampton, have oft
-1 en hecn piiwled hy a strange craft that
cruises m those waters, and which inva
riably slows down to ordinary speed
when approached hy other vessels. She
seldom appears to have anything more
serious on hand than a party of gay
pleasure seekers, hut watermen and
others who have watched her closely '
tell ol wonderful bursts of speed iu
winch she (lies through the water like
an express train. She is tin vessel with !
which all the later experiments of the
Winans brothers, of “cigar strainer"
fame, have been conducted, and the re
sults to which these experiments have
led are as follows: One spindle-shaped
; steamer oOS feel longer than the Ureat
eastern, or I,‘JOO feet in length, is al
ready designed and to he built. It will
; have engines of 100,000-horse powers,
and will he propelled hy twin screws
under the after of the vessel,
the mean speed of the vessel is expect
ed to he oxertwenty nautical, or twenty
three statute, miles ait hour. Hhe is to
have a tower lot) feet high, containing
in part state rooms looking out on cir
cular balconies, hut having within a
hollow cylinder extending vertically
throughout its entire length, and travers
ed hy an immense weight susceptible of
i being adjusted at any desired bight.
This is an invention 01 Mr. William 1,.
Winans, and the ell'eet that it produced
I upon the motion of (he vessel is pre
cisely tht< reverse of that which one
would most readily infer. When
“sealed’’to a proper night, in propor
tion to the “heat “or motion of the
waves prevailing, it absolutely prevents
all rolling. The great length of this
steamer will prevent pitching, so that,
presuming it just (lies the claims and
expectations of the inventors, il should
he very advantageous for purposes of
ocean travel. It is designed for the
trans-Atlautie mail and passenger ser
vice, and their port of entry in this
country will he Now London, Omni., of
which a special survey was made three
years ago with this view. Milford Ha
ven is expected to he the port of entry
for Ureat Britain. That it will revolu
tionize ocean travel is the conviction of
the Messrs, Wminis, and on that convic
tion tin y have expended millions, and
1 are about to expend still more, il being
i (heir intention to construct three other
similar vessels us soon ns that deserih-
I ed shall have been successfully operated.
The estimated cost of construction of
these ves els is ,tl ,000,000 each, and it
is confidently believed hy the Messrs.
Winans and many ol their friends that
they will accomplish the passage of the
Atlantic in less than six days at all sea
sons, and in spile of any weather.
Men Mechanical Telephone.
lUrlforil (Conn.) I'uurniit.
A mechanical telephone has boon In
vonloil by ii non of Mr. Henry A.
lloiiho, oi Bridgeport, iiml a patent an
111iml lor. I'ho inventor in a iail only
lit years i.|i|. The lolo|ibono work*
without biiuory or magnets, and the
call from one elation In another in heard
distinctly at Home diHlanoe front the re
ceiving point. Thus a person in the
room whore the instrument is looaloil
can hear a message from the tradniiiil
-11nj; point without placing his ear to the
instrument. The invention is a very
simple one, lint it) ellucls are quite
wonderful, and the instrument seems to
answer a great want in telephonic com*
mimical ion, the power of attracting
attention at the receiving point without
the aid of eleelrio call bells or other
methods outside of the telephone it
self. The instrument is simply a square
ho.x, in lour sides of winch are sol
round nieces of sheet brums, about
three or four inches in diameter.
Wires fastened to the centres of these
plates meet at the centre of the box,
and are there “bridled" with the main
eoiiihioting wire, leading to similar in
struments at other stations. A mouth
piece like that of a speaking lithe, is
fastened to one side of the box, and the
voice through this is reproduced at the
other stations with imiilieient force, as
we have said to he heard at quite a dis
tance Irom the instrument. A brass
wire is used, and at angles where it is
necessary to fasten it, no insulators are
required. It can he run through a hole
in a simple wooden fastening. The in
strument works best, we understand,
when the connecting wire is stretched
tolerably tight. For short hues it will
undoubtedly work admirably. One ex
periment m Bridgeport lias caused
some amusement, A box is placed in
a tree, and painted about the color of
tbe wood of the tree. The experiment
tor, in an up-stair room watches until
some acquaintance is to pass; and calls
"How do you do, Mr. ."etc. 'iho
person hailed slops, the voice is again
heard "in the air,” and the person hail
ed is greatly puzzled. The instrument
can tie manufactured at small cost. Wo
shall watch for its further development
with interest.
A Ihiek-llunter's Expedient*.
lUrtford ii'mj Cmirani.
(loose Hock, in Kant Lyme Waters,
in ii favorite resort of black duck. Du
ring this season Kdward I*. Luce, of
Lyme, baa shot -'(JO of these fowl, and
lie baa also captured four hair seals. lie
conducts bin ("[Killing campaign in a
but built upon tno rock in a manner
to represent nature as nearly as pos
sible. A stove and other ordinary con
veniences furnish the but, and from a
loop-hole facing the water ho watches
the birds. When a (lock settles within
gun-shot he blazes away with both bar
rels. One lucky shot brought down
eighteen birds. A trained water span
iel is his companion in the hut, and he
is sent after the birds. When he emer
ges from the water he is covered with
ice, but plenty of blankets and a
“snooze" behind a red-hot stove take
the shiver out of him.
ComliHitn of British Working ('lasso*.
According to statistics carefully col
lected in Great Britain lately, the dis
tress prevailing In that country seems
to he somewhat exaggerated. The on
lire working population of the king
dom is put down at -1,000,000, out of a
total of 81,000,000; and, allowing lor
shrinkages of £30,000,000 in the wttges
of the textile and iron industries dur
ing last year, the earnings of the work
ing classes are reckoned to average 88
shillings per family of five persons each
week. Considering the reduced price
of the necessaries of life, the commu
nity. as a whole, is thought to he better
nourished than at any former period.
Of the '.14,000,000 dependent on indus
trial occupations, 11,500,000 arc declar
ed to ho actual earners. Of a total of
•I'.’hVl,ooo,ooo given as the earnings of a
lull year’s employment, it is noticeable
that 11,088,000 women earned X11t1.000,-
tHHt, against £800,000,Oft) earned hy
7,0-I,IHH> men. The 1,8411,000 women
engaged in domestic service earned
COI.tHK'.IHK), against i! 18,000,000 earned
hy l.tiOO.ftXl engaged in other kinds of
labor. The workers of both sexes tin
der CO years of age earned #01,000,000,
or well nigh one-seventh as much
as the adults. In the industries
that are at present most depressed, 4,-
■BO,OOO laborers are employeil. This
exhibit, like most exhibits ol the kind,
looks much better than the cold, hard
tacts themselves. Somehow, statistics
and political economy often have a way
of glassing the bitterest truths of an ill
ted, partially-idle population. They
seem to have a softening, idealising ef
fect which actual observation and ex
perience rudely remove.
AlU'Cilale of Houston.
In tUo your ISdO, while Houston wan
governor of Texas, an expedition was
titled out for froulior protection, In
tlio purchase of medical supplies the
governor gave strict onion* that no
liipior should ho included, uinlor pen
alty of his serious displeasure. In the
requisition for medical stores made by
Ur. T , surgeon of the regiment,
were included Spis, Vini Oallici, bot
tles l‘l. This whs duly furnished with
the oilier articles, and the bill was ta
ken to General Houston for his approv
al. I’lv* old gentleman settled his spec
tacles upon his nose, and gravely pul
ling his eagle quill behind his ear, read
the bill through slowly and carefully
until h(< came to the item in question,
when he turned to the druggist and
sain "Mr. It , what is this Spts.
Vini tlallioi?” “ That, general, iabran
dy." "Ah, yes, and do you know that
I have given positive orders that no
liquor should he furnished for this ex
pedition?’ " No, general, I was not
aware of it." The general rang his hell.
" fall Ur. T The doctor was sum
moned. “ Ur. T —, what is this Hpls.
Vini Gallic! for?” “ That, governor, is
for snake-bites," Appealing to (ho
druggist, the governor continued, "Mr.
It ,is Hpls, Vini Oallici good for
snake-bites ?" "Yes, sir, it is so con
sidered." " Yes," replied General Hous
ton, in slow and measured tones, “and
there is Ur. T -, who would cheerful-
I ly consent to he bitten hy a rattle-snake
' every morning before break fast, in order
1 to obtain a drink of this Hpls, Vini Gal
liei." Having thus delivered himself
: he approved the account.
A Deceived Negro.
K.'iiimn ('UjrTlmet, Mini'll mil.
Yesterday morning brought in a largo
number of colored emigrnutH from the
Mississippi. They worn of the genuine
old pliintiition kind and full of belief of
the various stories that had heeu told
them before leaving their homes and
that canned thorn to oumo weal. After
all their baggage had boen unloaded
and (died away, and a good look at the
depot taken by all, one of the (tarty
alepped over to the Kansas I’noitio land
otllce, on Union avenue, and there ad
dressed Frank < 7fn.no: "Bay, boss, whar
tin day get dem ffilH) nod JtlD acres o(
land? Fae come all do way from ole
MissiHSippi with <ht woman and the
picaninniPH to get dat, and dev do tell
me over dar (pointing to the Union de
pot) the gohonor of thin atato am a col
ored gem man; in dal mo Iiomh?" Frank
Crane told him there uniat be Home
inmtake, an at preMunt they were not
giving away any money or land. The
honoMt darkey's countenance fell savor
al feel, and he left, Minting ‘‘he would
leave tie woman here and nee dat goh
enor”—and, purchasing a ticket for
Topeka, lie left on the Atchison, Tope
ka and Santa Fe train for that point.
It will have been noticed that con
gress has appropriated Iho
asked for a national museum, to he
erected at Washington near IheHiuilh
soninn institution and (hn buildings of
the agricultural department. The
building, to be of brink, and ono story
high, will cover about two and a quar
ter acres of ground, and every known
precaution will be taken against lire,
dampness, rust and vermin. The glass
area will amount to nearly thirteen
thousand feet, or about ono-sovenlh of
the (loot space, and special devices will
ho employed to display the exhibits to
advantage. At the close of the Centen
nial exhibition the United Whiles was tbo
recipient of many curious and valuable
presents from foreign governments,
wliich aio now packed away in boxes,
and the Smithsonian institution lias sev
eral important collections which cannot
be shown for want of space. In the ar
mory building four thousand boxes arc
also awaiting exhibition room, so that
the new museum will ho largely furnish
ed when it is lirst opened, probably
year hence.
Wkai.tiiv Russian mechanics, with a
touch of savagery In their nature, often
give way to riotous enjoyments. A
party of them call at a first-class hotel
order a rostly dinner with a profusion
of champagne and other wines, lock the
doors and give themselves ni> to wild
revelry, eating little hut drink'ng enor
mously. Unable to consume all the
wines, they seize the laittles, shout
"smash” and then rush upon the mir
rors, furniture ami ornament* of the
apartments. The next thing ta to pay
the hill and decamp. Homo of the note!
proprietors, used to such visits, bide tbo
valuable pieces of furnilurc.and charge
high for the breakage.