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- 1t is estimated that kerosene causes tWely
fatal accidents daily In the United States.


fatal accidents daily in the United States
~The ST. Louis Democrat asserts that in
Chicago men are employed to take the name. OF
travellers daily arriving at the several hotels,
and add them to the census list.
" An observer says that "children are not
70 wel'behaved since the mothers have taken
to wearing high-buttoned boots" This is sup
posed TO be jest on the disuse of slippers for
spanking purposes.
~Another dreadful coliiery explosion oc-
CURED day or two ago In Wigan, ia Lanca-
shire. England. Thirty persons were killed and
many injured.
HFicOl, Duckworth & Co., Liverpool firm
interested in the India cotton trade, stopped pay
ment Saturday. The dehcit is said to be one
hundred thousand pounds.
@LAdy B0Wring, in q speech made recently
in London said she should be glad to see some
ofthe younger wsmen trained for the ministry.
The other learned professions, she believed,
would in time be opened to them; "but in the
works Of the ministry they will be especially in
their sphere"
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GENERAL. SHERMAN, who is at present in
Lancaster, Ohio, will go to Iowa on the 3lst to
he present at the reunion OF the Iowa yolun-
teers. After remaining in Iowa a few days he
will visit the forts and Indian depots of the
Plains including Omaha, Fort Laramie, Leav-
enworth, &c, and will return East by way OF
ST. Louis, reaching Washington in the early
yart Of October.
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The Practice SHIP SAvANNAH.-Private
advices received here from the practice ship
Savannah. with the midshipmen from Annap-
oils on board. announce thai she arrived at
Funchal. Madeira, Aug. 6th-all well on board
and was 10 sail On the 10th for Hampton Roads,
and il is expected she will arrive there about
the 18th Of September.
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.JcsS JAY KNOX, Esq, Deputy Comptroller
of the Currency, is enjoying a brief respite from
MS Off cial duties and visiting various places in
Ne. England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-22

MAYOR EMKRT returned 10 this city this
morning and is in at.t nding to bis official dates
today.
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Gov. HaLrHS. OF NSrth Carolina, il |. re
ported, will be impescaed by the Conservative
of the State, who claim to have sufficient evi
deure fer his conviction.
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CONGRESSMAN EoDERICK X. BUTLER, oS Ten
neSsee, was brought before Judge Connolly r
Trirg, at Bristc', Tenn, yesterday, ana 5aiieo
in sJ ,OCC 70 appear there on the 30th OF Augus'
20 answer 10 a char re of forgery.
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PEEsIpENr GRANT and family yester day at
tended divine worship at the Methods Episeo-
pa, Church at Long Branch.
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EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip

INTERNAL REvESCg--The receipts toI.sy
from this source were sI39, 9,96O99.
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The NATIONAL GOLD BsNTs.-The Comp
troller of the Currency has issued a circular
containing the forms and instructions for the
organization OF Eatioual gold banks, giviI.
full and complete details in reference To the
requirements OF the act of Congress, the plane
OF ORGANIZATION, &c.
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rpR NEW IpRt. MINING

MC1iAERAGHER W. THE NEW lDRts MINING
C0MPAHY-To-day Judge Humphries. sitting
in Court of Chambers, ordered an issue OF No.
tice of apple alton of contempt ags:nst Jacob
ID. Cox. Joseph y Wilson and Wfu. J. Murt agh.
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CLERKS GOING HOME To VoTE.-Acting Sec
retary Richardson has decided that clerks II
the Treasury Department living in WesterI
states shall have twelve days leave Of absence
sndthose living III Northern states eight day
10 20 home and vote at the coming elections.
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V'HE BKsT PUMP OUT.
THE AMERICAN sUBMERGED
DOUbLEACTING, NON -fRIHZIH0
FORCE PUMP
ks THE slMPLkST AND MOST POWIRHBL
IL has been proved 20 be the Cheapest. Most n.
feen' .: purshle aud Reliable Pump, applicabls 70
The smallest Pump viii throw % to rs feet throuss
Q hose.
The durable because u 10 composed Of but fev
esnule parts, .Il q iron, las leather SockinG
ehih can work IL. IL never freezes.
Every Pump warranted
Galvanized Pumps are recommended.
CHARLES WOOD, eeuersi Ageos,
80 IN ali 18th street. northwest.
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VUCKER's SPRING BED.

ITO THE PUBLIC.
ANOTHER LARGE IsyOICE OF WHITE
GOODS From AUCTION.
go yards White CsEnbric and Brilliant yard
wide, Cnly Is cents per ard worth IS cents
zs yards white Linen, suitable Tor srmner
drswsrs- only = cents per yard, very ch@ar
Ladies hsm stitched Habdkerchiefs, warranted
sll linen only Ett cents. worth Is cents
Irun DOy lies, Only 81 q per dozen.
boney eomb Quilts, only g ]. .sgA piece.
white poy ltes and Napkins from ~ ceBts Up.
Bath TOvels st Low prices.
Cradle Quilts 20 cents = piece.
Linen Towels from 10 cents up.
Dress Goods a cest
French Lawns 1T L cents per yard.
EMORY BAXTER.
ac7 ~ 1920 Pennsyly ania avenue.
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Arrived Ont.

QrEENsTowS. August 22.-The steamship
rived last evening.
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NoRFoLK, Va, Aug. 22.-The schooner Holm
farnun. from Batimorr, for Boston, nut i'm
hele leaking. She will have to discharge her
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A FEARFUL FALL-Heroic EGcrt 10 .Sdre Lifc.
The Kingston, New York, Gazette saws that on
Thursday, the l1th inst, party Of ladies and
gentlemen were enjoying themselves at Minor
Kill Falls, near Gibson, Greene county, when
one Of them, young lady named Miss Gilt.
being near steep precipice, slipped and fell
from a rock, distance of over l20 feet into the
water below. The party, with one exception,
stood transnXed with hsrror to the spot. This
one was young man belonging TO Kings
ton, named Eugene NewcOQb, who, see
ing the situation, at once went to the
rescue. Springing from crag to crag he
descended the Cliff, and at last found hiee II in
jumping distance OF the waters edge, which he
reached at single bound. Without pausing a
moment. he sprang into the water aud caught
the young lady in bis arms and brought her to
the shore. IL was found she was in an insensible
condition. and Mr. Newcomb at once bore her
TO house half mile away, when restoratiyes
were applied, after which she was taken to her
home. about q mile further on. She was found
TO be badly bruised and cut, but at last accounts
Was doing we'll.
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No ENGLISH EDIATION.
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A MORMON TRouBLB.-A young Scotchman
turned up recently at the mines near Virginia,
Nevada and declared that he had just escaped
from Salt Lake City In consequence OF having
been advised into marrying of his own sister bv
Brigham Young. He emigrated to Salt Lake q
mon religion. and continued to be true 70 the
iaith until his sister insisted on marrying him.
ard then he thought it about time to make him
self scarce.
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ANUSEME,>TS.

I,EENp TOCRNAMENIi AND FESTIVAL
" II le held Silver Bill Pest ga
Vec,- Primo. Gorge - 'l0uuty- ab ut ccsrSA~
r,lr.- frlr. Wa-aIugJ n On AN~CA
TIEsIAI a-i V'EpN ESpsY,
August 23d and 2ith, fer benefit Uf 81. Ignstius
thrrtk-
Tc.rv-ln, "a: On ne 18th
Igrv~var,e- b aye Tn untpvn at y M Zach day.
Era hts Wi~F Ing to es'rr p'-A<s send tErr Nc.
-oP II ~ l.. GCN 39s Post once. sIlS -
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THE LATEST.
THE CAMP AT CHAL0NS RAISED,

Mcmahon Preparing TO Support" Bazainc.
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1The Ecumenical Council will resssemble
on November IL.
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THE BATTLE,

[ Translated from SchiiIsr by Buleer. !
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SHIRrs, sHIRU> SHIRTS,
wN H. FATLF NFR vorId re~.eetyuuy inform
his old "a sd ners and the citizens of wAshinGton In
general thaf ne can be found No 10 lith street
near Per vania where he is prepared 10
make sHlRIs 10 order IN the most aperoved man
ard At low prices. The cut and fGish of his
ShiIts are too well known to need further notice
Persot finding their own material can have Il made
up a; short n.fice.
A god OPERATOR on " wheeler wilson's Sew
fnz aehine " Anted. Rep.I yl5-im
L'RESH GOODs.-No.l MACKEREL, haDdsome
II bright and fat: GREEN GINGER. NV. BUR
CHILL Hooe Building, street, between 18th and
Hih E.Utx. anSeoeS
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TIE EVENING STAR.
PIBLIsEEp DIilT, Sunday excepted,
at The star Building,
fV. rornsr rsEn.ylvsris Az. and Nth s..
1TENING STiR NEWSPAPER COMPANY.

Tue sTAR IS served BJ carriers TO their SUD
sorbers in the City Als Dis;r!S: a: rsN CENTS PzA
rEEx or ToRTy ForR Cents PER MONTH. Oopies
81 she counter, Two CENTS
PRICE FOR MA-L1Ss :-Three 8Sntns' Si' so'
A., Mn. s3 90: One Year, s5.U0. No rspers
-, .aptfrom the once longer than paid for.
rBE WEEKLY sTAR-pGbhshsA ca Friday
norEfua-sI SO 8 year.
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FOB MOUNT VERNON.
The steamer ARROW. Capt. Thomas Stackpnle,
l-aN-- her Lsif. foot 81 TN street. -
tAiLf teycept Surf.ys. Al r. a m, .ss3ass-E{N
Tor MOL st VERNON. touching a:.zIT=S<1RsS
Al-NSf CTIa- Forts FOJte and Arlington, Marshall
Hall, Nd " hi,e House aud lone Va, returning 70
JAMES SYKES. Gen1 Supt
suL-n Ofice-Wiliard's Hotel.
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of wicks, as shown in the cut, the oil in
(A) will be raised by capillarity into (D).
The latter being provided With suitable
exit for the oil, delivers the same to little
wheel (R). thus causing it to turn At the
same time the oil falls back into the trough
GAY, to be raised again BY capillarity to
(Dl, etc"
Now, if the problem can be solved in
theory, it can be solved in practice, unless
BY theory" our worthy German contem-
porary means imagination. A very simple
experiment would have shown the worthy
editor the fallacy of his theory" Let
him take two cups or tumblers placed on
palpably different lebels, and by means Of
wicks try to raise oil, water, or ny other
fluid from the lower to the upper. He will
find it impossible to do it. The fluid will
not rise and oUertaO,O at the upper end Of
the wick 1t will rise and fill the wick,
but it will not overflow SO as to drop into
the upper vessel. On the other hand, if
wick, arranged as in the cut, should touch
the surface of the fluid in the upper vessel,
it will rapidly carry all the liquid into the
lower trough. The whole device is due to
ignorance Of the physics of capillarity.
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The Coolie Question.

Governor Claffin, III his address 10
he Massachusetts legislature, says;
The condition Of labor demands our
earnest attention. The skill and energy
which produce the material results
which We witness everywhere sho I'D
not Be overlooked or forgotten. Though
favorably located for commerce and
manufactures, our position would be
valueless but for the untirng industry
which makes use ofthese opportunities.
Our future success in manufacturing
depends upon the intelligence and faith
fulness of our labOrers.
Public policy, then, would justly
special care Of all their interests on the
part Of the Legislature. Accordingly,
commissioners have examined the sub
ject, and from their reports and sngges-
lions have resulted laws intended for
their benefit. 1t is to be hoped that
whatever suggestion or requests may DC
made to You by this large class OF our
fellow citizens, coming within the le9l-
innate scope of Legislation, may receive
most careful and cordial consideration.
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SCIENTIFIC.

A FRENCH ELECTRIC CLocK.-A. a.
Rossignal, Of Paris, has invented an electric
clock, which is thus described in one Of the
foreign technical journals
'' A spiral spring Of suitable strength is
fixed at one end on an arbOr Of the mechan-
ism to be moved, and at the other end on a
ratchet-wheel movable on this arbor. A
stop spring holds the wheel in the position
required for giving the necessary tension to
the spring. This spring draws round the
arbor and the center wheel which turns the
second wheel by means Of a pinion. The
second wheel is provided with pins serving
to raise light copper rod or spring for shut
ting off the current from battery passing
through the electro-magnet.
IROX RAILWAY SLEEPERs.-The En-
gineer says that the iron sleepers on the
Great Indian Peninsula Railway are found
to last much longer than timber sleepers.
The company have been replacing with iron
the jungle sleepers, which we're found to rot
rapidly in the soft rock ballast In passing
over bridges and hard rock they find that
Norway timber seepers, creosoted, are the
best and iron sleepers for other places, in
stead Of the native timber formerly used.
SAwDUsT, wetted with sulphuric acid,
DILUTED with forty parts of water, and dis
tributed about horse stables, will, it is said !,
remove the disagreeable ammoniacal smell,
the sui phuric acid combining with the am
monia to form salt Chloride Of lime
slowly evolves chlorine, which will do the
same thing, but then the chlorine smells
worse than the ammonia. Sui phuric acid
on the contrary, is perfectly inodorous. The
mixture should be kept in shallow earthen-
ware vessels. The sui phuric acid used alone,
either diluted o. strong, would absorb more
or less Of the ammonia, but there would be
danger Of spilling it about and causing
serious damages, and, besides this, the saw
dust offers a large surface to the floating
gas. The experiment is easily tried, and it
may prove successful.
PoLIsHING METALs.-The material gene.
rally used by watchmakers on the continent
Of Europe for polishing hard and soft steel,
as well as brass, is white substance called
Wiener kaK Vienna chalk it Poli~hes
much quicker than crocus, and with beau
tiful gloss. 1t is used in the following
manner:
The piece to be polished is first put on
piece of cork fastened in the wise, and rub
bed.with piece Of plate glass, on which is
put a little oil and oilstone dust, till 1t is
perfectly flat and ell the file marks have
disappeared. 1t is then cleaned with
brush and soap and water, and dipped in
alcohol ard, afer being dried with clean
cloth, put on another clean piece Of cork, in
the same manner as before, and rubbed
briskly with fat pOlisher, made e,ther of
bell metal or block tin, in which is put a
little Wiener kaU and fine oil, mixed to the
consistency Of thick PASTE It Is necessary
to prevent any dust getting in the polishing
stuff, or OF the piece to be polished.
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From the Manufacturer and Bullder.
An Old Perpetual Motion" Revived.
The number of devices which have been

The number Of devices which have been
proposed for the purpose of producing per-
Petual motion is almost in6uite, and in every
case it happens that there turks some fallacy
based on misapprehension Of the facts in
the case and what is still more curious, is
the circumstance that men will propound
such theoretical inventions without making
the slightest effort to verify their alleged
facts by physical experiments, even though
these experiments would occupy but a few
minutes and involve but the most trivial
outlay. One man in New York City has
invented machine and claims that BY it be
can raise one hundred and fifty pounds
one foot high by the descent Of one hun
dred pounds through one foot. Now, if
this be really SO, if bis alleged invention be
capable Of performing the work which he
claims thai it can do, all that is necessary
is for him to construct machine that will
accomplish this result, or small percentage
Of it, and his fortune is made at once. We
will allow him to waste one half his alleged
power in friction twenty-five pounds de-
scending throug b one foot), and yet if he
can, by the descent Of one hundred pounds
through one foot, raise one hundred and
twenty-five pounds through one foot, we
will pledge our reputation that, within sixty
days, company can be formed that will
give him for his invention any sum be may
be pleased to name-even if it equals the
amount of the national debt. And they
could well afford to do so. The very fact
that no such machine has ever been con-
structed, even although the parties are by
no means destitute Of pecuniary resources,
is proof positive that the whole affair is, to
use mild language, a humbug
We were very much surprised to see re-
Gently in the Mdccinen Constructor, a
journal that is in general conducted with
great ability. the following resuscitation Of
very old fallacy:
"TEcHNIcAL CURIOSITY problem
Of perpetual motion can be solved by the
fOllO.ing arrangement; of course in prin-
ciPle only. The capillarity of wicks is gen.
orally known. Connecting the trough CAY
filed with oil with the trough (D) BY means
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IT % tle FclFnllnc Amerlcan
Timely Hints on the Use Of Coal

A common fault is too coarse wood
for kindhng, and too much of it. This,
while it generally succeeds in lighting
the coal, leaves a bed of ashes below
the coal which interferes with the draft
unless raked out; an operation which
always retards the combustion of par
TALLY ignited coal. The wood should
be of some rapidly burning variety
which gives a quick and high heat, and
should be split fine. 1t should be 50
placed that the coal will remain on the
top of it and not fall through to the
CRATE, leaving the kindline IN the top
of any part Of the coal. A common
mistake is to use too large-sized coal.
A good rule, where stoves or furnaces
have good draft, is to use coal as small
as can be used without inconvenience
from its sitting too freely through the
CRATE.
Crates should have their bars closely
set for stoves that are cleaned out daily,
and have fires lighted in them each
morning, while those which are intend
ed to have fire kept in them continuous
ly for DAYS or weeks will not admit of
fine CRATES, on account of the accumu-
lation Of c.shes and small clinkers. :"
There is much difference in coal in re-
gard to the formation of clinkers. These
are nothing but vitre6ed, or partially
vltrefed earthly matters, and only can
form when high heat is maintained !;
they are apt to be troublesome when
there is too great a draft, A coal stove
or furnace should therefore be so con-
structed that its draft can be perfectly
controlled. The bottom draft should
admit Of being closed air-tight, as nearly
as is possible to make it, and there
ought always to be provision made for
a top draft If, however, the draft of
a chimney should be SO strong that air
in too great quantities is drawn in at
the bottom when the dampers- are
closed, damper in the pipe which will
close it partially must be employed,
though in sluggish chimneys such q
damper is apt to force the gases Of com
bustion into the room, and therefore it
ought ALWAYS t. be avoided when
possible.
The practice of putting ashes on the
top Of fire to keep it, is very produc-
tive of clinkers, although it answers very
well in other respects. Damp coal
screenings are better, and may be eco
nomically burned in this manner. If a
coal fire gets very low, the quickest
way to extinguish it is to take it at the
bottom. To preserve fire under such
circumstances, little coal should be
placed on the fire, and when it has
caught, more be added, and the raking
deferred until it has got well ignited.
When the fire bricks have become
burdcned with clinkers which have
fused and adhered, they may be cleaned
by throwing oyster or clam shells into
the fire box when the fire is very hot.
and allowing the fire to go out The
clinkers will generally cleave off with
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-01-29

Notes from recent publication by J. NJ Ludlow and
lloyd Jones' Progress Of the working Glasses Of
Great Britan from 1882 TO 1857
We hope every reader Of the ADVOCATE
will make it point to carefully peruse and
preserve the following interesting statis-
tics:
Another and much older society in the
same trade, the Operative House Carpen-
ters' and Joiners' Society,"" which has been
established for forty years, was stated by its
Secretary, Mr.. Last, on his late examination
before the Trades Unions Commission 10Th
April, 1869, to have 10000 members, $50
branches, and to have admitted 2.504 new
members during the past year.
The Friendly Society Of Operative
Masons" was in like manner stated by its
Secretary, Mr.. Richard Harnott, (March
26th, Il 80 to have had in November,
1866, 1852 members, 278 branches, an
income (l865-6) Of 917,746 As l11d, and
general fund of -f12,334 0s Sid in
hand
The Operative Bricklayers' Society had
in December last $500 members being
an increase Of about 700 in twelvemonth
SO branches, an income (l865-6) Of
about 92 700, and fund in hand, Decem-
Der. 1866, of about f3, 200 evidence oi
Mr. Edwin COulson, Secretary, I'd April,
1867.
Another bricklayers' society, The" Friendly
Society of Operative Bricklayers," of Shef
heId. has 5 5,254 members, an income (l866l
Of f5,864 5s 24d, and a fund in hand oi
t3,649 15s Sd, by its last report Evidence
of Mr.. George Housley, Secretary, 9th
April, 1859.
The National Association of Plaster.
ers' was stated by its Secretary, Mr..
Charles Williams, I'd April, 1851, to have
5000 members, 9l POO a year income, and
a general fund Of about $4,000.
Other societies Of 5000 members and
upwards, represented at the Sheffield Con.
ference Of Trades Delegates last year, OF
the Manchester and London Conferences Of
the present year are
The Amalgamated Tailors of England
(Manshester), IL ,O60 members.
The Friendly Society Of Ironfounders
OF England, Ireland and Wales, 10, 500
members.
The BOiler-makers and Iron Ship-build
ers. 5000.
The Tailors' Protective Association Lion
don), 1000.
The Est Lancashire Power Loon
Weavers, 5000.