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which the arches which 10 connect them VIII Dc2a
and the temporary franc work over wAi'i the arenas
will be thrown will he begun. na0ber Of ancIOr
age bars have arrived from Pn.u:xvillc Penn, ana
will he locked to the anchor plates ~ feet below tie
EARTH To them the Brooklyn end 0f the great cables
will be attached. The iron bars which being In
bedded In the two piers for the attachment Of minor
cables are first subjected process which IL believed
will render them mpervous to the elements for
years When first received from the foundery la rusty
and oily condition. they thoroughly ceansed by i'm
mersiOn boiling potash water after which they are
carefully dried, whitewashcd, and painted. Though
90 900 or OOOO tons or masoury have been built Bto tie
BROOKLYN pier and towers the work has only settled
three-dfths OF an inch.
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STATEN ISLAND.

EpGEwATER.-The Staten Island drainage
troubles have broken out aresh Several citizens OF the
southfeld drainage district this township having be-
come convinced that the Commissioners and the con-
tractor were doing this work in an improper manner
and at an excessive cost decided to have an examna
tion made by competent engineers rms mas Deeh uohe
and a report has made to the effect that 1he WOrk
has been very Imperfecty done, and at coat tnree
times greater than necessary the aggreSIe Deing
seO 600 ana the engineers report hodlng l. mat Tue
work as ginay designed, could have been done Ior
sac zoo That the work, as actually DONE shOuld not
have cost more than s60275 The assessed VALUATION OF
tne property in district is only ssOOO upon when
s90 600 IL 10 be collected in year Inc contractor
MT Brick has already been paid bonds TO the amount
of $4,000 and insists upon having the adduona
ssO COO Among those moving in opposition are Joseph
Keit L. b. Ripley, C. O'Connor j. thompson sehwaz-
kof and Gimble Competent counsei mas Deeh eur
ployed and money being subscribed freely 70 contest
Mr Bricks claim The Germans Of TINS village nave
organized corps to be known as the STATEN nsaha
schiitzen Corps which will hold festival ana trla OF
sk ar rife shooting Bechtels Park Stapieton, on
sept g. to be followed By concert ana oan III inc
evening. -
srAPLRToS.-The Richmond County Board OF Health
and Vital Statistics holds special meetings every
saturday its in this village Tor the purpose vi
hearing grievances and complaints OF nulsanees anu az
tending to any other business which may come oelGre
II The counsel OF the Board, Theodore tfea slts Win
them to decide points OF law.
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LONG ISLAND.

LONG ISLAND CITY.-Wednesday evening,
whine the furniture Are ut its hight flames were ds-
covered the OF Mulens bakery, nota bock us
tant from the burning factory. The doors were burst
open and the exnguished bv few pals OF water'
Concealed IN the harm discovered one Anthony
sweeney An employe Of Mullen, who arrested and
locked M on suspicion OF being the inceDdlary lie was
taken TO the Recorders Court Astoria yesterday oI
ing for examination. Before the opening OF court n
the snace I'm the court outside the raDlng SUI
denly the alleged elon missing, and mas not slce
been captured. thugh detectives Immediately sIareu ~
pursuit The officers present At tne tlme Oh ING 81
profess utter ignorance OF the method OF his exit Dut
receiving censure for negecung ORDINARY WIZ
lance while in charge OF person accused OF nenOu
offense The Board Of Aldermen having called TOT
statement OF the financial account o. inc Doaiu VI
Education from October. the date OF Their last abnna
report 20 the present time the superintendent OF PUP
Inc Schools has prepared the same, which VIII Dc SUI
mitted this evening From the superntenuehss lepo,
Ii appears that the total receipts have been III roun
numbers s3s OOO and the expenditure t25OOO Inc re-
mainder far adequate TO the maintaining Oh tu
public schools until the close OF the present year anu
The second Ward Democratic Club viii meet on Monna
evening at Williamss Hotel, TO organize ior 'no a."
campaign.
WooDsDE-The two sections Of this school district
have for year been extremely hos.S " tsio1,
other In the matter OF a school site and OF raising
money to deray current expenses there has been great
difference opinion The bitter controversy mas many
eliminated in nearly onehaf OF the property
negectng or refusing to pay their schootaa uno d
ector OF the has resorted to legal remedies ana
levied the horses carriages ana otner peIso.
effects three OF the largest taxpayers OF the usic
refusing pay their assessments The properly seLeo
Is advertised TO be but is thought that
Injunction will be procured anu Ine Iegaiity vi no
proceeding contested In the courts Inc Coector nas
acted under the advice Of able COUNSEL anu Ieels eo
that he has not exceeded proper ulcnaIso Vi no
duffa sofh ria
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The well-knOwn firm Of Schultz 81 Warker, dealers
in mineral waters, apgears new Mr. Ca o. scfahs
al the fame and which the Old aoslr e-i
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PROGRESS OF THE HoosAc TUNNEL.

The headings between the central shalt and
west shaft Of the HOosac tunnel are approachnG each
other RAPIDLY less than 1900 feet remaining ~ be blast
ed Blasting be heard very distinctly from ono
working to the Water now flows to the east end
with no pumping. The tunnel has been enlarged 10
about its full size throughout the whole distance be
tween the east end and the central shaft Will tue eS-
ception o 900 feet
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TIE LIMITS OF SCIENCE, reply to Mr.. God
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THE WEATHER.

Synopsis fon TwENTY-roun HOURS.
WAsmlNoros, d. G., Now Ell n. n,.--Tho
WaBter, storm centre llnB moved to Lake
Michigan, with aoutheasterly Winds cold
cloudy wo.thor and enov oyor tho
Lakes; and partly cloudy weather and
southwesteIly winds from tho IIkes to tho
Ohio Yalloy. NortlwosterIy Winds cold and
partly cloudy weather prevail In tho Northwest;
nouthoastcrly winds aud partly cloudy weather
from tho Ohio Valley 10 Southern Tcnnes-
500; soutllnastorly windH and cloudy wcnther
in tho Southern s:atee and northwcstcrly wndH
and partly cloudy weather in The Eastorn aud
Mid1lo States.
rnOnAnrILTIE8.
For tho Middle HtateB, nortlloaaterly to sonth-
castorly winds. riaing temperature, mid incroaH-
Ing cloi,dinouH, followed ut night by raiu, For
Now England northwoRtorlY wllilH, backing
to oaBterly, with partly cloudy wcathor. For tho
Lower LaNcs eoutllorly winIs, cloudy woatllor
ns,d snow. Tor the Northwest. Upper Lakes,
and thonco 10 Misnouri md Kontucxy, north
westerly winls, falling temperature, cloudy
weather, occasiounl snow and rnin, cloating iii
tho oyeniug. For tho Southern States,
uouthoastcrly wind, cloudy weather,
and occasional rain. Cautionnry sig..
nails continue at Duluth, Marquotto,
Escanaba, Chicago, Milwaukee, antl Grand ill.,
yol,. ALI rtportu aro miEBing from tho South
wostorn, tho Western Gulf, rnd generally from
lilo lranB- -Allssisaippi aationa.
0ENEllAI. OBSERVATIONS,
CHICAGO. EnY. I'LL A. nj.
, 1873-11-27
THE CURRENCY.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.

FnEE DANK1Na.
WASHINGTON, D. q. Nov. 20.-Congreasman
John 3. 11awloy, Of Illinois, las prepared d bill
to authorize FREQ banking, which ho will submit
Mt tho coming Hcseion. His schomo romoycs all
restrictions to tho extension Of the Natonat
Bank system; and provides that tho circulation
s!,nl bo limited only by tho condition of adequate
Banking act. witch regulates tho redemption Of
notes il unchanged by Mr. Hnwlcy's proposition;
30 that Tcden1ptions must always DO made in
legal tondors and gold. N1r. uawloy thinks
tho adoption Of a plan would l,ayo
. tendency to bring back currency to rar, while
its volume would 10 regulated by tho laws OF
Arprly n,d demand. This will bo only one Of
multitude Of plans that will be brought for
ward to rogula.o tho finances Of tho country.
SENATOR MORTON
has for rome woeks past, devoted himself to an
doubt, prepare bil1 covering hiu vlows.
SENATOR sUM:En Fon RESUMPTION.
It is nscorsaincl that Scnator Sumner will
tSan propose his bil1 TO provide for tho spoedy
assumption VI specie payments.
, 1873-11-27
FINANCIAL.


Brewster wont to Mr.. Folls Office, but not find
Ing him In, woro requested to repeat their visit
aud ,nvlto his Attendance III Court during tho
day. Subsequently, ho sont word to tho Jutlgc
that his health would not permit his noting 10
Rocoivor. Mr. Drinokley suggested Mr.. Edwin
AI. Lowia. President Of tho Farmers and Mo-
chanics' 1}nnk, who, when Bent for, aftor giving
tho matter short consideration, aaid lio feared
Ills duttcs would not leave him sufficient tEno
for this important truBt. Judge Cadwaladcr,
while urging lin acceptance fortho appointment,
said II necessary they would try thereafter to
roiove Mr.. Lewis. Tho matter rests thus for
tho proaent. Mr.. Lewis having neither declined
declared, nor farlY accepted tho position.
sntcta. ntsrateh 70 The Chitnpo 1tttnne.
THE CoonE HANK IN WASHINGTON
WAsn1NaToN, D. G., Nov. 20.-In tho spooial
torn Of tho Supreme Court Of the District Of
Columbia, yesterday, an order was passed by
Judge Humphreys authorizing the Receiver Of
tho First National Bank to sign tho proposition
making @. A. Rollins Trustee, with tho consont Of
creditors, In accordance with tho proposition
aubmittod BY Jny Cooke .k ca. to their oecaitora,
unloBs good cause to tho contrary DO shown by
proper partica, ncxt Thursday. Tho application
was made on tho Bworn petition Of tho Receiver,
Mr. E. L. Stanton, and by tho direction Of tho
Comptroller Of the Curronoy, mud aftor consul"
tation with tho Secretary OF tho Treasury. Al
tho n1ntsor rests by law In tho discretion Of tho
Hecctvor and tho Comptroller, tho order 10
deomod a tlnaltty.
, 1873-11-27

a foyer noro on hts right ieg. The bona decayod
and passed. awaY from tho ]tnco to tho ankle, and
n cnnaultntlon OF physicians was hold on tho
subJoot Of amputation. It was dooidod that ho
whB too weak to stand II, and go tho limb ro-
began to heal, and Nftor thrco years Of cr,ltcll
gymnnBtics ho wna woll nSatn. Hardly lntl ho
thrown aalde tho cr1tohon when ho foil from
trcc, brcnking Ills right arm. It. bogan to hoal
promptly, but ono night ho threshold Ii ovor tho
head OF l,in bod. tnado n now broa's, intlamma.
ton got into 1t, liberation followed, and aftor
SIX montha lying In bod he had 1t an11ntatcd at
the shoulder. Aftor that ho hai tic moaelcs,
tho typhoid fcvor. which canned mn eiglltoen
nrm, with ono log shorter by tirco inches than
tho othoH and ono ankle jofntleAs nnd stiff, Tits
mum fo)ows ohopptng aa b business, and can
put up cord md llnlf of wood day.
, 1873-11-27

Apropos Of the ncco,nt Ut tho sleeping woman
which appeared in our columns III the 10th, no
ara reminded Of remarkable cnao OF tho Henlo
kinil, recordcd in 1867 By Dr.. Brady Physician
10 tic Prince ct Lorraine. yhn woman in this
instance WAS Of healthy, robust eonatitution,
and lived for snany ycREu In tlto soryIeo OF her
lilo waa about 36, "sl,e sndtlollly bocamo I'm
onsy, Rulon, and aslrly," nud IN tho month
Of AueuRt foil into daop Sleep. which lasted
fonr days, notwithstanding NIL efforts to avail
on her. bho awo!to at length Of Aor own
accord, antl In very bad ll.lnor. but won't about
llor business aa usual for tho noxt six or sevon
days, when Bhe again fol! aslocp, ana slept
toe, years Bl,o continued to eonp ovory day from
about 0 III tho morning till Or 0 ut night,
except about four mont!in In ll,e year l745, wlon
rho Ind natural gleop, mud about twonty-ono
On tho a0sl Of February. 1755, \ DR.. Brady,
wlloso curiosity had, unfortunately for tho poor
, 1873-11-27

Apropos Of Tho Ashanteo war, tho London
Court Journal malsoB tho following humane sue;-
mass OF impenotrablo jungle md fcrest through
which it IS difficult to march, and in which tic
enomy can safely lido. It 6eornH to us that
very simple process would c!car tho forest md
jungle, end ut tho same time TINT it deprived tho
enemy Of his hiding place, clonr tho air OF
petroleum, to we'll naturata great extent Of
bt1sh and forest, aud whom tho wind blowa
ntrongy inland set fire to it. II would do world
Of good, and sayo uB tro,,blo and life. Tho
Ashautocs would only hayo to run for it, aud tho
wild boasts must frizzlo. This plan repeatedly
persescrcd III would be at least sanitary. WIN
knowa that when the jungle is burnt the gold
coast may not become llealthyl"
, 1873-11-27
THE COMMUNE IN THE CEMETERY.

About two weeks ago, tho Paripfnus celebrated
the Fote dos Morts, nnd decorated tho graves o.
thor dead with inmortollos. correspondent
ct tho London aslegroph, attor describing somo
;, "Tho most ,tragcally interesting part Of
Poro-la. Chniso has no Erayestonos yhatevor.
although there is no part in which tho denl aro
SO closely piled together. THAT is tho corner in
and wcro shot down like dogs. Driven from
tory, and offered tho desperate resistance OF
mon who know that eyory chnnco Of life is
ribly vivid. III ono place aro .piled
mass OF tho gravcstonos. behind which
tho Communists fought, and Which wore brol1on
by tho cannot-sliot. 4 largo gap In tho wall,
hllod up BY . wooden paling,, mar)s tho place up
other parts aro rent from top to bottom by can.
non.Bhot. Against another portion of tho wall
tho survivors Of tho desperate fight woro driven
and moved down by tho nttralliouso. No quar-
ter was given, and tho bodies Of tho dead were
flung into hugetronch aud hastily buried. Eyon
yot tho wall ia spattorod With marks of tho
shot, which arc horribly suggestive Of the car
mage; but still moro striking wera tho sy7ubols
Of affection which had bccn. fursivcly teken TO
crohs on tho wall, whlo hero and thero had boon
placed garlnnde Of immortclics or hunchcY Of
1iowo:s. 6omo of tho wrenths woro such nj lay
Oh tho graves of men md women who had died
III PeAcoi HuI 1llobtor tac symbols we're only rnhll
lunches Of yioletB aud imaortcllcB, which seemed
to Indicate either that tho 1nournors had loon
too poor to buy tho ordinary garlands, or that
thoy had chosen nnch symbols MI could bo
easily hidden from tho oyo Of tho police. -Four
policemen wcro on tho Bppt' watching the per-
sons who CAME, but theytd not touch tho marks
Of mourning for tho Communists. I saw two
young men tako of their caps i'll aalutation to
tue dead, mid thon glance round to sce whetaor
epolicowere looking; but tho guarainnD OF the
penco wcro pr1tlontly blind to c thcBo n,anifesa-
tions, aud nothing could DO moro peaceful t,snn
tho wholo Of tic crowd. large body Of police and
squadron Of drngoons lad bcen sent to Tho
but nothing called for any exercise of for.o.
Yot mono tho less eoquontly did tho broken
gravc-gtoncs, the nhattored wall, and tho marks
Of tho mitraitouse rocall tho terrible days OF tho
Commune; and mono tho less oninously did
tho bunohcs Of flowers on tho graves Of the
CommuniBts rcyenl the firos tint still alumber
beneath the surfaco OF Parisian society,""
, 1873-11-27
THE TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.
Meeting Inst Evcning---Action
Relative to the Death of
the President.
Communication from Emp1oyors...The
Question Of Reduction to Dc De-
cidod 1o-Dny.

A regular monthly mooting Of tho Chicago
Typographical Union was hold in tho basement OF
tho Music Hall liant evening, b1r. Morgan D.
Mills In tho Chnir. Tho attendance WAS worry
largo, over six hundred rnomborB voting on tho
important mstsora brought up for disposal.
Tho Committee to prepare resolutions With
reference to tho death Of Richard d. Campbell,
President Of tho Union, reported NJ followa.
Mr. prea'itnt and Gentlemen n TIE Unfon:
Committee It can acareo bo tSat asq toy vii fDdo %
full Justice to tho memory Or tho virtues II de-
s1 9esF g. Gsmnso sS ito gs gan sa, essr s
bust es in !he fii ro.scssian of all his fscnitiea
day by foil disease, for which thero wna found no
romedy. e oan scarcely roa1izo tho aa fact that o
n ons 5 ' sRo no sp .as e ~ n h ho %
tho deliberations Of tits hody. Ills kee cye nav,
s.en 70 to:aisht !1ow " lt.te ' he "fSo tSoneSt Il
lilo hour OF adjournment that the nnni settlement Of
onr unasljnated 1ucstion would be without ha MD.
le yocc Ia stiilo by tho cold hand Of dcah he ia not
III Ills accustomed place 10 giys his verdict ho tas
eono to Tho unknown world. where grcater ttHn
mortal aljuagcs the affairs Of earthly existence.
tho Union has been deprived Of ho visa counsel and
just decisions Of All officer in whom possessed tho
greatest confidence.
to thu wife and daughter Of the deceaset who have
10 rudcny bacn deprived Of thcir natural protector
and auoctionato counsellor and companion.
Tho resolutions wero unanimously ntloptcd.
Aftor aomo debate 1t wau decided not TO charge
double rhtcs for holidays.
communication waB received from employ
Ing job printoyg, asking that Tho scale Of prices
DO reduced to moot tho present "omurgoney," at
follows: Per wook, st8 book composition, 45
ccntn thpuEand ems tinno work, 05 cents an
hour; foronom In book and Job Offices, sal
week.
Tho communication WAC rofcrrod to tho Con-
stitutinnal Commtttoo to report Dec. t}1.
OF tho daily papers was road, asking for ouch o
revision OF tho schedule OF wages ~ tho inter-
cats Of tho mcmbnru OF tho Union and those Of
tlloir employers required under tho cllnugod and
depressing circumBtaucon now exiRting.
Tho dobato which followed lasted scyornl
hours Thoso who wero opposed to n temporary
suspension of tho scalo Of wageD urged that tho
prlce OF groceries and provisions bud mol boen
1owored nor had houae-ront hut 4 little-thht
tltu percentage Of reduction asked by tho cnl-
p1oyora waH grcator tlan the percentage
Of reduction In the prico Of living, Those
fayoring the Ht,Brongiou contonlct that business
WAS excessively dull, TINT their employees woro
making next to nothing. and that tho Union
ought to consent to a reduction, as othor tradoB
had done.
Voting on a motion to suspend tho soale until
the 1st of April will commence at 0 o'clock .. nl.
mud continue until o'clock, tliiH afternoon. Tla
result cannot DO forotold, Ms tito nlembera au-
pear to bo equally divided on the question.
, 1873-11-27

Flao Unfortunate HI.tn OF Nc1s Ashford,
E.ranI khe I3HtxGe{d iltuaaA k.naEc

From the PHttffH {j!Hj8.1 EGGr.
To bogin with, he waB born of pour parents,-
which fret misfortune wah enough to mako lin
wish he hover had boon bor1,,-and Ills troubles
commenced very soon after that Aad eyont, At Q
woel;a Of ago tho wloopnng-cough solzc hin.
~ ou Hs 'motor m OUT adssff1td ad fo1d
,or ncighbora ho was dea,l. They all wopt oyor
tho pretty little corpse, whom QUO OF tho,n, Of
that thoro mignt ho ifo IN him aud commoneod
blowing breath Ill., INTO l.'H lung, aud tossing
ngain. W4ou l4o was q months old hia alstor
r0ckcd linn ont Of cradle into Ill old-fasl.,onod
Fireplace, mud loft him lying under tho 'sforo-
ptick" In a hot-hod Of Goals, while nllo went out
to call ler mother, who VIVA picking up chipH in
ilesh all eano or Ills arms, leaving tho bones
bare Ono aldo Of l'is hond waa full q live GOALS
burnod that whom They healed thoy grow
together. olosing tho oycs., 4 year. later, tho
right. a,l tho eyostght WA good. Life viii.
tliin,, subject was 1'ot unusually rough again
wns relxed with ,leuuatlo foyer, aud it eudoa In
, 1873-11-27
THE MANUFACTURERS, ="
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.

IN NEW ENGLAND.
BosToS, Nov. 26.-Changes in the running
time Of the manufactures in Manchester md
Now Hampshire will DO mado with tue opening
Of December. In Manchester tho mills Of tue
Anoshoag, Stark, and Langdon corporations
will r1n tnll tiasn, but reduction Of wages will
taEo place. Tl,ia reduction will not DO
general, and will only be applied whoro tho mar
gin between earnings mud expenses Ia sufficient
to justify Bucli courHo
THE MANCHESTER Print wonKs
shut down tonight mud will not atari again un.
I'll Moldny next, when they will run only eight
honrs = day and fonr days . weok. This
corporation Is generally curtalling. oxpenaeS,
cutting down Aaluricd ofcora aa we'll rs tho oo-
eratiyes. Tho agrcemcnt Of
THE FALL RIVER MILLS
ih to ru,. on full time, with reduction Of Is per
, cent; Al exception to :ths is tho Davol Mills,
, 1873-11-27
CASUALTIES,
Futnl Kotlor.Exploslon ut N11rltnE-
ton. n.

= <AeA&A 0VAAcAeEAR1V810A AZ AuE41HEs
ton, 1n.
6peciat DiapatcA to 1he Chicago Tribune.
DuKL1Norox Ia, Nov. 26.---At abou! twenty
minutes before s q. NJ, one Of tho boilers Of
William, E. Cook d; Co.'s shinglo-mil exploded,
killing Hourly provor outright, and scalding,
cutting, and b1a;Bing eight moro Of the em-
ployes, who, to tho number OF twenty-five, wcro
huddlod round the fur1.nco warming 1T tho time.
Tho nanes Of the injured mon and boya' arc +:
Il. II. Iippiucott, Michael Kano, Ed Rob
er.; c.. Catlin, Lyman Post, e.
Wolch, johnny Rohloy, and Cramor. Two
Of those arc in dangerous condition. Tho
boilcr was d staunch ono, malo of flrHt-cass
material, ut tho Lnclcde Works, st. Louis, flyo-
sixteonths Incl. thick, nine-Hixtoenths at tho
head, with doublo-riyeted cross-beans, and con-
tained two tiers OF nuca Of nino inch, md thrco
eleyeu-iuch. Thore were sixty pounds OF steam
On and only nino inches Of water. as showed by
required. The explosion vas caused By lotting
III cold wator, forming gas instead OF stoam
under thoso circumstancoa- suppoAably duo
to tho incompetency aul carolcssucss of tho Gu
gineer,