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The New York herald., 1873-10-11
YORK herald SATURDAY OCTOBER 1s7sTRlPLE SHEET

eral Hawley, OF Hartford, Conn.,, by mist, :
holding score tickets on both the me- ."Nn,
shooting with q sporting rine .svnes, I, nus
be used In the Press -. whicn cou,e ne
IN od the n, Eailroad ioo Match 1ormer being
latter at 500 wards. sew, IS each distance, the
Railroad score ticket en Shots presented MS
the seven shots. IT. !, and made score oil 70 IN
not be allowed -ae entire score, OF course, couia
Hawley, hayi' In the Press Match, and Generai
wrong kir .ag Aired in the wrong match, Win tue
having II cs q gun, on a wrong score ticket, anu
1t dred nine shots in all two sighting sno.s
aas claimed by W. H. Clarke, ne ,lr'nal hav.ns
scored total, at both distances,
Of 81, that the General should forfeit hs
first score, the same as man shootlng on .ne
wrong target forfeits his shot, This opinion Was
concurred In by a gentleman on the range, VINO mas
had thirteen years. experience at Wimbledon, Eng.
land. A written protest was handed 10 fresiuens
Church. General Hawley's aggregate score AZ ooln
distances, subtracting the two last sn0.s On s .us
500 yard range, is SO. The three other oest
aggregate scores were by L. G. Bruce: q: Ihomas
Lloyd, %. and c. G. Shanks, q Mr.. Nlliam nlc.s n
made IL, and claims the last prize, cohcurfans III
the
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WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEpARrMrSr. !
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIG,sAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. IL, lS73-l A. M.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIG>.AL OFFICER
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Oct II, ls73-l A. M.
synopsis for the past Tscf .aty Jour Hours.
The barometer has faller. since Friday night
over the Lake Region, wAere 1t is now lowest,
with cloudy or party cloudy weather. The
pressure has en1raly diminished slightly
throughout the atlantic states, with clear
weather and lirnt winds. Partly cloudy and
clearing weather has prevailed at the Pacific coast
stations, with light winds and Gains. The temper
ature has risen slightly, excepting In the extreme
Northwest, where 1t has begun to fall
Probabilities
For Saturday, in the Gulf states, clear weather
and falling barometer with southerly winds.
For the South Atlantic states, rising temperature
and generally clear weather.
FoR THE MIDDLE AND EASTERN STATES FALLING
BARoMETER, INCREASING souTHEAsTERLY WINDS
AND CLEAR OR PARTLY CLEAR WEATHER.
For the lower lake region winds backing to the
west, with rising barometer ana falling tempera
ture.
: For the upper lakes, cloudy and partly cloudy
weather and winds veering to north west, with
falling temperature.
For the northwest, falling temperature, rising
barometer and cloudy weather.
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THE CROP PROSPECTS.
Corn Estimated Mt 10000, 900 Bushels
Large Increase In Wheat.

JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, Oct. TO- 1873
Reports dated October !, received at the office OF
the National Crop Reporter, indicate slightly in
creased loss on corn in Illinois, Missouri and Ohio.
1t is estimated the losses in the States mentioned
are respectively IA no. lilo and $40 per cent.
Reports from all quarters agree unanimously that
but little damage has been done by the recent
rosts, but connrm the reports Of serious injury by
frost the latter part OF September at which time
most OF the corn was yet in milk. The
result will be great deal Of soft corn, much OF
which cannot be used to feed stock. Reports from
Iowa indicate loss on corn, as compared withtast
year, OF only l1o per cent, which would make the
yield Tor this year Us, 900 bushels.
As far as can be learned. the average increase OF
wheat sown this fall Is very considerably greater
than in 1872, and thus lar in most sections the
weather has been favorable to growth.
Additional reports from Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa.
Wisconsin. Missouri, Kansas and Ohio confirm the
estimated falling on IN the Irish potato crop in
those States which in 1870 produced AZ 600
bushels. The loss at the given rate would ag-
gregate over 1 900 bushels. Scattering reports
from the cotton states mention that much damage
has been caused TO late cotton by drouth and
worms, especially in Arkansas and Tennessee.
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THE KILLING OF CHRISTIAN woLBERT.

At eleven O'Clock last night verdict was OBJ
tanned by Coroner whitehill in the case OF Chris
tian wolbert formerly OF No. e1 Montrose avenue.
Williamsburg, who died at the Kings County Hos
pltal on the attn ut. The following is the verdict
OF the jury;-'We, the jury, find that the
said Christian Wolbert came to his death by inju.
ries received on the head and face. inflicted by
injuries causing delirum, OF which he died on the
4th ofSeptember, at the County Hospital, and we
recommend the proper authorities TO oner a suit
able reward for the apprehension OF the guilty par
ties. We also ind that the Coroner and the oiflcers
or the Sixth precinct have done their duty In this
case.u
At the coo clusion OF the inquest Mr.. A. Lochwing
on behalf OF the societies TO which Mr.. WoIbert
belonged, offered a reward OF $500 for the appre-
hension and conviction OF his assailants
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THE NATIONAL GAME.
The Muruals and the Baltimorcs-The
Mutuals Victorious.

inc MuNu8iS anu tHc D"Ass"HoAos -
Mutuals Victorious.
The eighth game OF the championship series be-
tween the Mutual and Baltimore clubs was con-
tested on the Union grounds, Williamsburg, yester-
day afternoon in the presence OF about 1000 spec
tators. Judging from the manner in which the
visitors batted Britt OF the Atantlcs the Gay
before, il was thought the Mutuas would
have all they could attend 20
TO get away with them, but the Baltimore boys
quickly found that Matthews pitches some what
differently from Britt, and that base hits were the
exception rather than the rule.
The New Workers led OF at the bat, but failed 10
score, Notwithstanding Hgham, Hatfield and Start
each made base hit Radclin was the only one
OF the Baltimorcans to hit Matthews for base,
although PIKE drove q tremendous line ball to LETT
field. which looked good for home run, and doubt
less would nave been, too, had not Gedney made
one OF the most brilliant catches OF the season,
taxing the ball over his lett shoulder
while running with 1T at full speed. In the
third inning the Mutuals got In run,
and another in the fourth but the Baltimore
men could not get single man past second base.
Indeed, from first to last the visitors laed TO mt
Matthews, ana the club which the day previous
had made thirty-two base hits could bat Matthews
for but two In seven OF the nine innings
the Baltimore Club got but three men TO
the bat, and in no inning did they get more
than four up. 1t was ahard pill TO swa-
low. but the "Canariesr had TO take IL, and went
straight through Chicago without change oil cars
The following rs the score
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luast, mast The received orders for Philadelphia and
Shin Trlmountain, gr9uhart, London ~ and the Downs
shy dhay'o oThSen T %qs ser Jordan Bre%en days caa
@ % shs S er 20
with md BOYD Hnessp Cane "a, II ,hS mfS aS'ssTR ssrR
eaeS r SEPT om "a e.. @ 0P
and aband9nsd Win bowspr soSomt oatns ana aonsse
decks sven With the water breakng the
Ssrrs Sn re- sns sppareny surpsnne were near The
wreck; she was apparently nc. abandoned kept
geoa o0soui aoii ~ any boats, but nothing iur'her
Ssrk kadssas Ger snSss td1s ksGFPsSS CO days.
BARK Erna Norj may9rscn, Cardiff ss days with rap-
WAY BARK s0n e Ssas o S
days in ballast 70 Tetens Bockmann. Is anehofsi ~
Bark Kohnoor otass of Bsrmuda Cooper Sept
mdse and Is passengers to Herman Hoop Co.
last 10 ca9Ssr Barnes Barnes 0na'' %
Passed Through He'll Gate.
BOUND SOUTH.
sehr Abigail Haynes, Smith, Poy uand for New York.
schr Wm cspes Kelly Providence for New York..
sch Burds = Ovdsnce EN- Sr Ns York
SCI sehr Porto Rice, weatwoItb Rockport for New York;
wn Sns 70 SawC go Providence for New York
ss$r Ssst%sas 7saas fsl Rlysr os ksx YORK.
Schr Ivy belle, Tucker, New Bedford for New York.
schr Sarah Elisabeth Kelly, Boston for New York.
York
schr Monitor, Chase, Fall River for New York.
schr Berry. Grant, Providence for New York.
schr Flight Kelly, Providence for New York
Schr Mediator, Davis, Fall River for New York
Schr Gilbert Green Fisher, Westerly for New York.
schr Mary Brewer, Rockland for New York.
BOUND EAST.
Bark Cienfuegos, New York for Boston.
schr Wilson, for ProSdenc.
schr Mantle, Beebe. New York for Norwich
Schr Maria, Chadwick, New York for Providence.
Schr Angola, Besse, Elizabethport for Providence.
schr Andrew Peters Hopkins, Elizabethport Tor Bos-
schr Post Boy, Hodgdon, New York for Rockland.
Schr Ophir, Kerr, New York for Boston.
schr Hyer, Foster Elizabethport for Providence.
Schr Ripple, Brown, New York for Mystic.
Schr Susanna, Goodman, New York for Boston.
Schr shaler, Osborne New York for New Haven.
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HEAVY FREsHET.
The Connecticut River Rising-Damagc
TO Property.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Oct. 10, 1878.
Reports from Hartford and other points on the
Connecticut River have just been received here to
the efrect that the water in the river has risen
from seven feet, late on Wednesday afternoon, to
eleven feet at noon to-day and that the water con-
tinues steadily TO rise. In Hartford Woodruff h
Beach's dock is submerged as Is also the
lower dock Of Chaplin Brewer. The
freight for the Philadelphia propeller is
now loaded from the upper dock, which is
only used in times of freshet. The East Hartford
meadows, and also those in the northern part OF
the city, are flooded, and considerable property IS
damaged or lost by floating OF. The extensive
nats south OF Middletown are entirely submerged
The sudden water rise Is attributed to the unpre-
cedented heavy rains OF Monday afternoon and
night. These were much more severe IN Vermont
and New Hampshire than on the seaboard.
The tide in this city was extremely high yester-
day and to-day, owing to a prevailing east wind
Lumber dealers suffered the misfortune OF having
their yards flooded aud having to paddle out in
pursuit of noating timber and boards. Long
Wharf, at one time, was almost entirely covered
with water.
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kMENIA FAIR RACES.
PoUGHKEEPsIE. o

PoUGHREEPsIE, Oct. 10, 1873.
There were 1900 persons at the Armenia fair TO-
day. Tanner Boy won the postponed race in
2:34Z.
In the three minute race Mystery won the first
heat and Rneman the three next. Time 1854, 2:52,
1852 2:52
The 2:5o race was won in three straight heats by
White Cloud Time 2:4l "a, 2:40k 2:4lH.
The 2:25 race was won in three straight heats By
Crown Prince. Time, 1882, 2:32A. 2:3014.
The balloon ascension by william Laight was
cncresa
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SAILED.

Steamships Franklin Ger Stetn; Ellen Terry, New.
BERN NC ships Glory of the Seas San Francisco
pGm non asr Brspspn British Queen B rom EEys1poSD
Jane Fish 0rom London) Philadelpha barks William
lBr) Antwerp; John Worster Melbourne: Marlborough
Queen stown or Falmouth; Ignazio Qta Leghorn Com
Tnendaore Tonelle lAus( Belfast; brigs La cayenns
Thomas; Thomas owen, Galveston; Florence. Mobile
Rachel Coney, Philadelphia; schrs Leonn (Br) Liver
pool; Welcome Beebe, Savannah: Lily Charleston.
Wind at sunset Ne light
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RACING IN VIRGINIA.

WINCHESTER Va, Oct 10, 1873.
The Fair OF the Shenandoah Agricultural Society
closed to-day with the trial OF speed racing. T.
Collins Lady Alice won the trotting race, best
three heats in five, and took the $500 premium.
The best time made was 243. In the running race
to-day Upton @. Longs horse Harkaway who
Killed hia owner yesterday, won tae best two In
three mile heats and took the 500 premium.
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Umpire-Mr. Boyd, OF the AtlaDtic Club.
Time Of Camel hour and 50 minutes.
First Bases by Errors-Mutual, g; Baltimore, ].
Runs Earned-Mutual, o; Baltimore, D.
Total Fielding Errors-Mutual, 8, Baltimore 10.
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ARRIVALS.

REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM yArurz Ann
HERALD wHITEsToNE TELEGRAPH LIsEs
Steamship Donau Ger, Neynaber Bremen Cant n via
southampton 30th, with dsc Of 10 Cei
rchs Co Oct lat ~ H. ion 81 49, passed nm
snip, hound, bound " sho wing signal letters JIfiP.
with mdse TO tne I.orilard Steamship 20 ~ 'V'o'
steamship Old Dominion Walker Richmond CITY
Point and Norfolk with mdse and ~ tho IA
DomiD Steamship Co " '"o ""
30 days IN bailsss TO bn9w Burgess nest " had w..
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RACING AT A FAIR,
success.

DoYLEsTowN Pa, Oct. 10, 1879.
At the fair to-day there was a race between
Commodore and Lady Ross, New York horses, for a
purse OF $3.50. 1t was won by the former. Time.
2.35k-2:35L.
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Base Ball Notes,

The Washington and Atlantic clubs play on the
Union grounds this afternoon, and the Phiadel-
phlas play the Athletics in Philadelphia.
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CREEDMOOR.

Third Days COntest-F0ur Matches
One Match at 500 and ZOO Yards stili To
BE Shot fOr-The Militia Enth usi In stic--
Improved Shooting.
The opening match at Creedmoor yesterday was
: the New Jersey match, four prizes, aggregatng
$500. The distances were 200 and 500 yards,
, fve rounds each. The first prize was
silver trophy. valued at 500. presented by Mr..
Nathaniel Niles. The second, third and fourth
prizes are gold badge, silver medal and bronze
medal, valued respectively at $50, $50 and $40 The
following were the winners
AGGREGATE SCORE.
Pgvate seott Foeyytb New, c,.ev .....'.
Captain Abernethy Fourth New jersey y........... 25
Private Anderson Fourth New Jersey.............. rs
The weather was favorable and the shooting
good, considering the experience OF the men. The
wind was little high for 500 yards firing, how
ever but during the day camed down greatly and
at five O'Clock was hardly perceptble.
The next match was the state prize thirty
prizes, aggregate value s3.l75 distances 200 and
500 yards, five shots weapon Remington rife State
model FIRST prize, $500 silver trophy, pre-
state OF New YORK; second, s1so gold medal
presented by AdJutant General Ratnbone; third
twenty-fve gold and silver mounted Remington
military rlfes, value each SIS: fourth, $50 silver
cup; fifth S25 silver cup; sixth, life membership
six divisions value 5000. This match was very IN
terest1ng, and the dnerent teams exerted them
70 ses ppoest the re de-
Twelfth regiment team ior the third prIze:--
- rSes. %s rs2s. 90
.Twentysecond regiment team ............. 1856 I25
Leon Booker, Twenty second regment...... 6 is
seventy ninth egiment 15f 80
wein ~ rcRiment Mam ..........: ii3 Ie5
w. d. Carmichael, Twenty-sccond regiment. IL ~
sergeant hagner, twenty second regiment. 10
The next In order was the Railroad Match, nine
prizes, distance 900 yards; seven shots; weapon,
any military rlne. The hrst two prizes were gold
and silver oup; the other seven were gold badge
silver medal, cash. cash. bronze medal, q ticket
n0 ha hOl IA mill
,tra Railroad Of Long Island cash valued respec-
lively, 800, $75 $50, $50 $25, 800 500, Sls s5.
These prizes were offered by K. c. Poppenhusen
on behalf OF the Central Railroad OF Long Island.
1t was late before the match was closed, and seve-
raj protests having been made no oflcla an
nouncements can be made as yet.
During the Railroad Match all the targets not
being in use, and 10 expedite matters, Colo
mel william G. Church, President or the
Association, ordered that the Press Match
be proceeded with. Considerable confusion
MAS the result OF this double shooting. Gen.
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The Weather I'm This City Yesterday.
The following record will show the changes in
the temperature for the past twenty-lour hours
in comparison with the corresponding day OF last
year. as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's
Pharmacy HERALD Building
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SUPREME C0URT-aENERAL TERM-CALEE.
OAR
ROCHESTER,. N. =,

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Oct TO- 1873.
The following is the General Term Calendar for
Monday october 13:-Nos. 81, IL, o. 70 2l, 50. 20,
70, 81, SO, IS. 80, "a. 9S. 100.
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NASHVILLE BLOOD HORSE ASSOCIATION.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 10, 1873.
This was the sixth and last day OF the FAN Meet
fng OF the Nashville Blood Horse Association. The
first race was for the Maxwell House stakes for
threeyear olds, mile heats, s25 subscription, the
Maxwell House to add $500; to second horse 800.
There were twenty-five entries and four horses
started. Jack Frost the favorite. The second
was dead heat between JACK Frost and Nellie
Green,
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SHIPPING NEWS.
Almanac for New York-This Day.
OCEAN STEAMERS.
Steamer.

DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK FOR THE
MONTH OF OCTOBER
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Average temperature yesterday ...............
Average temperature. for corresponding date
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The last heat was the fastest tnird-best ever
made over the Nashville course JACK OF TTumps
Tell and threw his rider IN the second heat.
The second race was for the Association purse OF
1900 mile heats,
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The weather was clear and pleasant, and the
track in splendid condition. The attendance was
large.
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SUMMARY.

Time-1 AS and / ASK.
The time of the nrst heat was the fastest ever
made over the Nashville course.
The third race was Tor the Association purse Of
$780, mile and quarter DASH
SUMMARY.
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Totals. Il q 10 Totals .......... 0 :
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Bark Pocah ontas Oliver from Har ~ for LIVERPOOL
Sept lS, lat 43 81 Ion 480
Foreign PO, 90.

bars roeahentas, osnyer' Hom hsnA for Liverpool.
Foreign Po,t.
os Ss oct I'm schr Alpha Salisbury,
lS% oia Sa9s Sr asS aSSram am
Cow Bay cB, Oct s-In port bark Veteran, cathcart,
ing brig Minnie asSe haaIss aars
pli% Ta. orn, rniisdepnla, ....r. c,r,or er.r
81 sosSSams is'S Lord q the Isles .sr. Blow San
pss ASs asf ship atsas @ Brown
HAnrAx Oct s-saiisd, steamship Tyne Queen QBr,,
L,vEsrooI. Oct .. Arrived, steamship wyoming
(sr). Morgan, New York. .,, =. n->
Moyr,L. Oct Oct S.arrived 10 steamship Assyra br>
s sos!ss.. ost7Doissrsd, bark James Ives BD. Nc
Pic.ou, Oct !In port brig Stockton Allen. from Bos.
09 i05 os 70 % steamship Celtic
& ssea % som & Asw Of YGss Richmond m
Brooks Grom on, aivsrpGoD New YORK u,orn ,, A.
or Monea '
RoITER11a, Oct sArrived, steamship Rotterdam
AxAiysS e. steamship Ohio
hSs YES ffIsefS ssssiss
Sas @ sss s
as % s~n ana mi s a S
dard Manson, unc; sch Clara, Lord from Hakodad ar
Aug e ship cSss @ M MID
sYpsEY CB, octs-In port bark Mary Frances, for
New York
PER STEAMSHIP DoNAu.1
ANTwERp Sept 27-Arrived, Robert Anderson, Hopkins
IN ihs river 7th English Rose Manning rom Boston,
Anwern for aaNHp New s John seram Sod from
BrsroL, Sept s7-in port, ldg Uriel siebolds Royal
and kapsnd @ enes iSr
Wilson, for Singapore: Lady Cartier Daves Annie VIII
hams Skinner; Pride of Wales Bolt; Cyca Turnbull,
and Fair Wind, kawle, for Pensacola President Theirs
Nyassa, and sandusky Norton, for New Orleans; D W
Chapman, Stetson, for Key West
:, In Kingroad 2sth Kathleen Mary S), Holman, from
BELFAST, Sept z-sailcd, Georgia, Morrissey savan-
nah.
BRoUwnRsnAvEs, Sept 2s-saied, Magdala, Evans. New
Orleans.
Wilhelm Q), Heimbruch, New York Moso 81, Ernst, do
Sailed oath, Pancho, Schafino. and Hesngor Ginge
New York 25th, Castelar, Lund, do Weidenhelm, Mem
zen, Philadelphia; Goth, Ellda, Winters Baltimore
BoRDEAUx Sept N-Sailed, Excelsior, Bowers, New
Went sea Goth, Louisiana t) Stewart New Orleans
CAnDiFV Sep B-Cleared, Amy Lane Carver, hio
Entered out 10th, Tros Herlofsen tor New Orleans;
Mira, Gundersen, Wilmington, NC
CALAIS (France) Sept N-sailed. Warren, Pedersen,
CApiz, Sept 2o-Arrived Roma tO. Donaldson, Malaga
| (and sailed Dist for New York;.
DEAL, Sept 27-Arrived Moneta, Sinclair, London for
Sydney and sailed) 29th st Matthias, Wiebe, do for
Phadelpha and sailedG
Passed 18th, Achilles Turpin from New York for Lon
| don.
DuNpALk, Sept 27-sailed. Magaguadavc, Johnston St
| DuNKIRk, Sept 2s-Sailed Confidence Brown Boston.
DAMzIc, sept 25-Arrived, Margaretha Blanca skorka
! EMDKN Sept 23-saied Gerbardina Wiser America
Fl SAINT fha npd
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-22
The Uses of Water.

Since Sir William Armstrong intro
duced his hydraulic machinery for rails
ing ore from deep mines, and for load
ing and unloading ships in dock, it has
been applied, as our readers are aware,
to many other purposes. By the quiet
pressure of water the largest of dock
gates arenow opened and closed withth
utmost ease; newspapers are printed,
lifts are worked in hotels and factories,
and the scenes are shifted in theatres.
At the Royal Academy, when exhibi-
tions are in preparation, truckloads OF
pictures are raised from the basement
to the galleries by ahydraulic lift OF un-
usual size, fed by the ordinary water
supply. Water can be used to blow the
bellows of an organ, and in the employ
ment of water for this or any other in
termittent purpose there is the advan-
tage that it is always ready. Pull q
lever, or turn tap, and it begins to
work. There is no lighting of fire,
and waiting half an hour, as in the case
of steam. And now an ingenious me-
chanician at Paris has contriyed a way
to close and open shop-shutters by
means of the ordinary water supply.
The winch, and cog-wheels, and con-
Meeting apparatus at present employed,
are not required; with twenty gallons
of water, at n sixty-feet pressure, more
than twenty square yards of iron shut
ters can be raised or lowered merely by
turning cap inside the shop. The wa
ter-tubes, and indeed all the apparatus,
are inside the shop, which renders it
easy to guard against effects of frost
while failure of water could be prevent
ed by storing days supply in cis-
Journal.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-22
The Postal Cards,

As postal cards will probably soon be
in circulation, it may be well to show
how they have been used to facilitate a
loan. Recently, in France, an individ-
ual sent daily several postal cards ad-
dressed to himself, on one of which his
inquisitive janitor read:
"Let me know when you will call for
that 14,OOO francs. Your carelessness
is inexplicable. Yodrs, &C."
Another indicated to the janitor that
his acquaintance was in the full tide OF
good luck:
"Answer Yes or No. I am aware the
girls thousands do not concern you,
but you owe some respect to her family.
Say distinctly if you will or will not
marry her. Immediate"
Better still was this one:
"Mr. j, notary, requests you
to call at his office as soon as possible,
to acquire possession of the property. OF
the late Mr.. Bigourdin." l."
Astonished at the contents OF this cor
respondence, the indiscreet porter lent
$4,000 francs (s1O,OOV to the ingenious
borrower, who, of course, suddenly dis
appeared. The police were duly inform
ed of the matter, and when the. officer
asked the janitor why he lent this man
his money so foolishly, he answered
naively, "Becauee I thought he didn't
need it." Socandid creditor deserved
better luck.