The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-28


when it does go off, the effects (because OF
that very quality which chiefly recommends
it to the miner-its enormous explosive
power) are far more terrific than they would
be with the same quantity OF gunpowder,
while gun-cotton, under the same clrcum-
stances, would not explode at all, but merely
burn. It is impossible to render an article of
this character safe for use by any Legislative
restrictions There is nothing for it, we be-
lieve, but to prohibit nitro-glycerine alto
gether except, perhaps, in small quantities
for scientific and chemical purposes. There
need be the less hesitation about doing this
since the only important use of nitro
glycerine is for mining purposes; and
the recent improvements and dscove-
ries in gun-cottou establish that this mate
rial may be not only safely used and
transported--nay, that, if desired, it
may even be stored damp, and dried when re-
quired for use, but that when fired by means
of a detonating fuse, instead of by simple in
lammation, it assumes a new character, so to
speak, and develops an explosive force so in
tense that as a disruptive agent it is quite on
par with nitro-gly ycerine. These facts are
perfectly well known to chemists and to all
who have interested themselves in these sub
jects; but it ta5e7 a long time to overcome
the preiudces Of a Welsh miner; and, because
of the facilities for application which nitro
glycerine, being liquid, presents, he has con-
tinued to use it despite repeated warnings
and at whatever risk. The explosion of nitro
glycerne in the heart of the Welsh mining
districts will, perhaps, lead the miners them
selves to abandon So fearful preparation: but
in any case the Gov omment should now step
in and prohibit its use.
The arrangements of the 0lcumencal
Council begin to ass me shape. There will
be a certain number Of preliminary councils
hold 70, TJg,ssyyg..y..-,, e
which will be presided over by cardinal
specially named by the Pope as his locum
tenens, and the re. ults will then be pro-
claimed as canonical laws in the sessions, pre-
sided over by the Pope himself. There will
be about ten of these sessions, but they are
not to be clerical parliament but assem-
bies, to which GER in propositions will be
read, and which will vote upon them by acca-
nation and without any discussion whatso-
ever. The programme, as at present fixed,
gives for the respective sessions thefollowing
subjects /. Panthe,sm, rationalism, natural
ism, absolute rationalsm. in nine theses .
Moderate rationalism, in seven theses B. In
dltterentism, tolera~tism in four theses 4.
Socialism, communism, secret societies, Bible
societies, hberal-clerical societies. in six
theses; >. Errors on the Church and its
rights, in twenty theses; 6. Errors on society
and its relations to the Church, in seventeen
theses; I. Errors on natural and Christian
morals, in ten theses; s. On the Christian
marriage, in ten theses; 8. On the sovereign
ty of the Pope of Rome, in two theses; 10.
On modern liberalism, in four theses
Three of the Duke of Rutland's Leices-
tershire estates have been sold by auction;
one at Aylestone, consisting Of 1889 acres;
another at Lubbesthorpe, containing 1876
acres; and a thirS at Knaptoft, containing
2257 acres. The Kuaptoft and Lubbesthorpe
estates were each offered in one lot bnt the
Aylestone property was divided into 76 lots.
The Lubbesthorpe estate commenced at $50
an acre, and after Icing run up to G70, was
knocked down at that price to Mr.. G. Brook,
of Enderby Hall, the purchase-mouey, in
cluding G19SO for timber, amounting to
elO2, 1884. The Kuaptoft estate was sold at
| 500 an acre to Mr.. Rodwell, the purchase
money amounting to go, S2S. The total pro-
ceeds of the sale amounted to e3i7, ,G2i rs. 3D.,
or with the lots withdrawn, but bid for pri-
vately, 1850, ga Is. Sd
The Paris Council of the Society of Arts
has issued the following timely announce
ment:-"The vulgar habit, common through
out Europe, of mobbing distinguished per
sons on their visits to public places needs
reform, and the Society of Arts may we'll at
tempt to introduce it, The Council Of the
Society of Arts appe i with confidence to the
members to assist in preventing the mobbing
and following any GOyal and distinguished
person, who may attend the c0a06rsdzi0He of
the society on the lst of July, and request
them to assist in enabling such visitors to
enjoy the privilege Of walking about unmo-
Tested, and seeing the objects of art, like any
private person"
One of the most remarkable works now
/ going on in London is the construction of
second Thames Tunnel. But so great is the
advance which has been made in engineering
since the days of Sir Isambard Brunei, that
no one takes much interest in this work
Hitherto it has progressed most salts
factorily. The ground has turned out to be
| firm clay, and so Inpemeable is it, so dry is
! the tunnel, that the water used by the masons
in erecting the brirl.work has to be brought
to them. The "Iower-Subway, as it is
called, is being com oleted at the rate of nine
feet day and vii be an immense convent
ence when it is open.
-M'Nish in his able work on 'The Philo-
sophy of Drunkenne, S." gives an account of
the effect of different stimulants on the sys-
tenn. DR. Paris, in mis- "Pharmacologia, re-
! lates some curious facts relating to stimu-
lants. Hobbies drank cold water when he
was desirous of making a great intellectual
effort. Newton smoked Bonaparte took
snuff, Pope strong coffee, Byron gin and
water Wedderbugne, the. first Lord Ash
burton always placnda blister on his chest
when he had to mike a great speech. The
! great Lord Erskiue took large doses of opium
On the trial of Queen Caroline, Ersl1ne
anxious to make IA great speech, took an over
dose of his favorita drug. The effect was
striking; he dropped into the arms of Lord
Stanhope, who sat next to him.
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