New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-24
CITY 2E VS..

SCIENCE AND TnE CUSTOM. l!0rsE. The most
powerful oblectglasses for microscopes which nave
yet been made tba country have focal length OF
l.6th Of an inch. In England Messrs. Powell
Zealand have recently succeeded, after years Of great
labor, in constructing detectives Of fitch Of an
inch miracle Of minueness. The first Of these was
made for Dr. Beale the noted microscopic. and the
second for Dr. Rufus King Browne the Corresponding
Secretary Of the Microscopic Society Of this city.
few days ago Dr. Browne had the pleasure Of paying
the duty on little box from Messrs. Powell Zealand
He and others had been accommodating work for this
new eye Of sciencequestons yet unsettled by micro
scopc research. but which would probably yield TO a
magnifying power Of 1900 diameters On opening the
box he found that the Custom House officials had been
before him. Although marked "glass instruments
with great care" the box had been not unscrewed.
but roughly broken open and the tin lining mashed In
with marks OF violence Within packed in cotton was
the brass OF the objective Opening this he found
that the front lens was gone. This the difficulty
of the work. II was composed Of three lenses
into one acromatic combination and that not the
6nieth Of an inch In diameter. Tie shock OF the bat
terng which the box received had Jared 1t out Of its
setting and the stupid official who opened the brass
case threw out the little lens worth diamond Of hnnd
red times its weight. It Will be at least year before
another such objective can be procured. Dr. Browne
eoud not therefore be made whole ly the payment OF
its cost For redress lie applied directly to Collector
Cnch two three days ago and dt is hard to believe
% Eds r.(u,ed herring.
Thurlow Weed has sold his residence II
Bcayer.st., Albany for $1,000 and purchased the
mansion OF Mr.. Blatchford, Twelfthst. New York
for $4,000 where he will permanently reside. AT
least so says The ADAM frgas.
An OLD CASE CLEARED UP.-On the night
Of jan 10 $500 lbs. OF iron pipe. the property OF Mr.
David Saunders Of No. 81 Beekmans ST. stolen from
the dock at the head Of Wards Island portion Of
the property was subsequently found in the possession
of Junk dealer nan cd Clark in Eastst. Delaney
| by Detective Met loud OF tho Thirteenth Precinct
Clark was arrested by him. and held 10 bail In the sum
Of 5000. On Thursday evening Meclond arrested
James IIogin Scott Abrams, and Karin McLahghhh
suspicion Of being the thieves. Yesterday on DehP
4 arrsigned before the magistrate, Melhnghln pleaded
guilty the charge. and stated that on the hlght ~
question lie and the other prisoners went up 10 tht
island In small boats. and took ~ pipe they Drought
IL down the foot Of SHnton-3t. and there placed u
upon sloop On he 18th the sloop was moved UP !,
the foot of Ayenne ID. On that day the thieves me-
Clark tie corner Of G0elck and StaLton-sts anu
subseq gently the Junk shop The latter told them t.
be careful. and sent men and carts Win The
thieves 10 the Eo0p tie iron transferred 10 th'
carts and conveyed 10 the junk shop where II was
weighed aud paid Tor by Clark a. the rate Of iouI
yer pound or this amount Mclaughlin confessed
/ 10 having received one,hird. or ESQ.
On this statement Justice Shandlcy held Hogan and
Abrams 20 bail In the sum Of 81 tOO EACH and McLangh
! lin in the II 500. Abrams Is aged 70 years, IA
tive Of this city. boatnan, and resides A. No - East
Twelfih.st. E1.Aldefmun Mcknight, OF No. III stan
ton 81. became bis surety Hogan Is aged N years,
caulker "a nftye of Ireland. and resides az No. .,
GOerck II. Lawrence kcegan Of No J2J Eiylncton
st.. became his surety. NJ l1uelhn was biued Dy
Solomon Harris, Of No 81! Grand 81.