The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-01
FOREIGN SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

The contract for the two iron-clad frigates Metz
and Sedan, for the German navy, has been defni'
lively concluded with Samuda Brothers. the pa
pers state that the price Is between four and five
millions OF thalers or about seven hundred thous
ana pounds sterling.
Some workmen making excavations the other day
ut the foot OF the Buttes Montnartre came upon
spring Of water, the bottom OF which were found
some remarkable petrIfactions. M. Mason, engi-
neer of the Pontset Cnaussees, analysed the water
discovered that, owing to the calcareous earhs
which compose nearly the whole or those ridges lt
possesses to a remarkable degree the quality In
question.
The case OF Ludwig Feuerbach. the distinguished
German philosopher, having been represented In
Bavarian journal III manner hurtfnl to the suscep.
tDl,tes Of his family, the latter, after issuing
declaration to that effect, have expressed their as
sent to- and fun satisfaction WITH the line OF action
proposed by Kari Blind, as one OF FeuerbaCh's
friends. Testimonial, or Ehrenadn6. acknowledg'
Is to he subscribed for In his honor. Committees TO
that effect will be formed Ia Germany, England and
The United States.
M. GARNER has at length sent in his report Of the
state OF the Tulleries. Not stone OF The ancient
building be made to serve again. the whole edl-
Ace Is 50 completely calcined That the stones crum-
bic away at the sligntest touch. The general opln-
ion is that the palace was lll-placed serving as
GARNER. therefore. proposes to rebuild the TWO
pavilions only, leaving the space between them to
be occupied by open columns, through which the
palace OF the Louvre, with Its great square and gar
dens may be seen all down the Champs Elysees,
An ingenious French invention Is machine for
writing music. The inventor passes over metal
cylinder. turning regularly by means OF clock
movement and communicating with battery,
band OF paper lmpregnated win solution that Will
decompOse under the influence OF an electric cur.
rent, as In Geographic apparatus, according 10
Casseli's and other systems 1t Is easy to see how
under this arrangement, the symbols u piano Keys
could be expressed upon the paper, II necessary,
by simply to1cning them win the aid Of tOlerably
simple mechanism to get uD or break an electric
current
We read in the K9nf0sbeJyer Zeitung an interest
ing account OF the Prussian torpedo boats, three OF
which are already finished and IN the port OF Dant
zic; three unfinished, destined Tor KIel and num-
Der more under construction. These boats are
cigar-shaped and snot-prOof against the rne and
mitraieuse. In the bow IS the rudder, ana IN the
stern an observatory, with peep.h0e about inc
size OF thaler the runnel hardly three feet ABOVE
water and OF very small diameter. Tne whole boat
is ABOUT forty feet long, and be only parts above
water arc the funnel and observatory. me pridge
IS on level with the water and protected by
double shield 1t is or q gray color and very fast
il viii carry torpedoes whose construction 10 I'M
Known dash into an enemy's teet especially at
night, blow up the ship and make away again:
should Il prove good sea-gvlng BOAT anu England
ever dare 10 thwaTt Germany, the prediction In the
"Batue Of Dorking" Will probably be realized.