New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-10-20

Yankees for tutors and old saiingfrigate for the
corpus tils upon which Messrs. Wood g. Beardslees
Internal machines have successfully tested their de-
strnctiye powers. oondense the result from Ihe
Telegraph,
1.-THE first trial was intended TO test the power OF the
apparatus 10 stand long submersion In the sea- n
large torpedo-an iron cylinder, nine feet long con-
tainnR $40 pounds Of powderwas sunk in Is feet OF
water in the Midway, near Gilngham, Tor nye or s1
days When the electric wires were o9 t nt.y
the explosion was instantaneous, fingiDg the spray
and mud. ii is said. 200 feet nigh 10 tne ar
Similar demonstrations proved TO the distinguished
sfne s.Ts Sng IN the water and st they may be
kept In position for any length OF time Then IL was
the turn OF the unlucky Terpsichore which never went
10 in her naval life and lies now with hole IN nsl
bottom on the Gilngham mud. This ilfated tub was
moored for execution over two small torpedoes ea:a
containing 70 lbs OF powder and laid under her ioF
part at depth OF some eight ieet oeheau tne Keel
rumble was Immediately heard under water, miDgled
with the rattle OF everything left free 70 move inside
the hulk Chains and bolts jinged the derrick on deck
fell out Of the perpendicular. waterspoat mp;
heaved BY the explosion feI on the deck and
flooded ont Of the scuppers while the ship
herself gave sssddsr from S ,s stem TO 10 ye
under, and though external sign OF injury can 9e
perceived. the ship Is evidently wounded mortaiy. lo
five minutes after the explosion The IerpSichore ne
hilged upon the mudDOt submerged because the fVer
n low, bat covered up since by every fresh tide nope
less wreck Tie official report Of her injuries has SUI
10 be made, but one two minor experiments heped 20
show once the immense force concentrated III THESE
new engiEes Of destruction, and the thorough command
which .neir inventors have over their action.
An electrician named Holmes Is ont in letter claiming
hat similar trial ght have been made before now with
orpedocs Of ne invention, the principle OF which h'
say) has been communicated both to the Russian and
British Government and duly appreciated by the latter
Holmes is therefore naturally aggrioyed that Yankees
should have enjoyed the preference.
Another fact that reads American. Aiiss Elizabeth
Garrett has actually succeeded In obtaining admission
at least to the outer circle of the medical profession
She has passed not "both College and Hail. as Albert
smith used to sng but the latter and received the Gus
omary license which, in England constitutes the lega
qualification Of a general practitioner AT present Inc
surgical diploma and the degree Of Md are denled &c
her sex. bnt after such an innovation what may moi
happenf ono OF the beauties OF the present code is that
II only detors women engaging the practical business
Of the medical profession who have sought TO Ut them
selves for the discharge Of ts dulles Any ~orn'oui
old woman said d. Elmunds, ia his address delivered
NJ the opening Of TIE second session Of the Ladies Med
zeal College, could set Up and practice midwifery VIII
impuniiy but that women who wish TO qualify ihein'
selves properly had u doing 40 and that mere
was no recognized examination open 10 women Whioh
would enable tie public distinguish tie qualified RON
the unqualified and respectable practitioners irou
being COMPOUNDED with the careless Ignorant drunken
old creatures who now attend thousands Of oar Poorei
class Of women
There was partial eclipse Of tho moon on Wedges
day hight last Glo 4th) very disaDctly visible In Lon
don. II lasted two hours and two minutes, beginning
at 1883 =. M and Terminating at ll.fl the obsoufod
portion being onethlfd OF Luna's southern diameter
Plenty Of eOekneys the alert to look at the
phenomenon, the night being mAni6ceutly clear one
An Engsh ,orsioR % Gustaye DOrSs Illustrated
Bible upon which he has been engaged FOR the last four
years. and which l. tue OF completion Is u
be published by Casse Co Ihear that II Is also &C
appear almost simultaneously In America A wonder
fu artist unique stionaby is Dor6 and quite above al
such conven,ionatles proportion aud nature. The
Illustrations viii consist Of 80 large page cuts the coat
Of their production being upward Of Gl5,O00
Two deaths have occurred this week Of interest
In tho literary and artistic world. The fret. that OF
Dudley Costello author Of sundry novels most Of which
appeared in Eeac's MscSlaHy, and other pieces scat
tered throughout the magazines dating back for about
20 years He was educated for the army a, the Roya
Military College at sandhurst and. obtaining com
mission served with his regiment and on STAFF IN Can
ada and The West Indies Leaving tho army, he be-
took himself 20 literature. and attained respectable
third rate position therein. He was too, connected
with the newspaper press. Ny second obituary notice
is that Of the young artist Julian Porch. who drew
good deal in PaH and many other less known periodi-
calls He possessed than average ability with his
pencil and barring little affectation In depicting bis
pretty with impossible and preposerousy small
feet Especially peroeptble in Lis later cut might have
been considered quite rising man. With John Leech
died the last Of the original Panel artists, who had ad
hered TO It from its You have the only
survivor from that early time In Mr.. Newman Of New
York City. ..
paragraph or so about tho the9trlcals by way Of
conclusion The sensation OF the foot lights Is deei-
dedly Mr. Jefferson's performance Of Rip Van Wrinkle
at the Adeph to which all the daily papers devote an
unusual amount OF eulogstic criticism. And the
praise Is certainly deserved doubt II there ever was
better more carefully studied, less STACEY pIeoe
OF acting than that embOdying tie foolish kindly good
kumored. incorrigible Rip for whom We have more
than sneaking Kindness throughout the delightful
story. 1t has been oleverly adapted 10 the stage BY
Dion Boucicaut whose additions, necessary to expand
to three act play. do OOt jar ssaIns. ones rem
inisccnces Of Washington Irving But itowes s attrac'
tons mainly 10 Jefferson. / think acted drunkenness
OF which We have had, perhaps overmuch) was never
less vulgar offensive. Only ito pers0nator ought TO
know better than to introduce such bldeous anach
rOnsm and vugarism as I'm bowed into the mouth
OF Rip Van Wrinkle or TO gag by drinking over bis
vfes shoulder while she Is embracing him In her de-
light at bis having "swom of liquor" for the half
dozenih time These things. Of course. set on guam
tity Of barren spectators TO laugh but are worthy Of
hsspeor would be but for the general excellence OF