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, 1874-04-13
SPIRIT, Of THE ILLINOIS PRESS,


Party bonds. as such, ara evidently 1na;nr thc,,
hold ,,non tha naop,a - -1u;ro;. CT k,,,...a,t
-frha I'D ,,,rtn |,;,,;.;ann Aass ~. ~.
no o4a pat's "ls4slon6 a1e wearing away
tion) Ia to be the leader of them al1.-Rel,e,1M
Adpocofc.
-trha no,;t;,,, .,root -, H.. ,>. ,.o,
..,,i 'sFess - 'Io Aoeon' !osai o'ee'
aane5 especlany IN tno Tural districts and In the
"'na;t ;u,o w so"ns;9t9rtn ~ T.. ete = Oen9crM.
I7lno laot la. tho republicans arc not staying
d. nome anywhere 10 any extent; but they nro
oo, eonnk ~ ulec''gas % ano Young against hopnb-
Gu c,.a nominees. Iho people everywhere want
enanHGo:-Vnlaey Herald.
.:-H'oFy 9ay adda new interest to the political
aituatlon OF inc country. The old party leaders
mt9 .ieuunE az tne tnought that their days OF
l,olitieal supremacy ere drawing to cloHet and
tuat f9reyor.-kord County Journal.
,,~ a.<n o1 natp oeon TobDm9 the Treas
NY anu p!a,noerlng me poopao, while they dis
- Ruone ,s assonslon ~ party cries. t4oro
for tta "l,1a "u ~" a'os a auo5u TO Mitn
'3''1 ~ 4agas. nsa,,, ,,,, .,.o.u
mo Prouueing CLASSICS can emancipato them-
i;t;s soi;es IRON tho rnie OF corrupt, designing,
pronaa - sha;es r nno coiruption1sts and they
a:o ,l:H ne 1flonaa and ATROCITIES Of 1nonopolos,
olR aa1arles, ana rogues roSellng In high places,
arc near sno oay OF 1udGmeut.-aen'y County
'e.cTi mT,o ncono ore c,rt;,r d;so,ataa viii, H.,
party N power and wish change; they nre
ao!:esmlned to haYe enahge anu put down the
sniYeanR nypocfltoB VINO talk through their
;.osus a9o9t honesty, Whlle they havo their arms
- .ne fuono treasury up to the elbo#.-Ca'o
0at1eu.
.-lt 1s idle Tor so'calted Democratic leaders, OF
tne stlc1-to-tho.ship' Domooratio preas, to
onor o;i W hatu-"orKeo' oVef-purdened, and tax
lns!oe riuuon poope tno cohsoiation OF Democracy.
LINE cohsolation Is uoiusion and snare.
, 1874-04-13

IL IL fact not generally known,
perhaps, tint tho French Commune and
elcoliol woro to groat oxtont elroot md CAUSE,
AT loast tllo groatost horrors of the former
were in dogroo due to tho ,lso Of tho Inter.
Aenco tho cr'lsado against alcohol now going on
I'll that country. THO Tronoh method Of pro-
ccdiro In n little moro rational than ours. Tic
Ironoh Academy Of Medicine has takon tic in-
itiativo IN tho war on alcohol. They liavo caused
to be writton mud printed pamphlets showing
tic mlachiofa caused by tho uso Of tho poison.
Ihoy have circulated these pamphlets among tho
Intelligent portion Of tho community, among
toaohers, manufacturers. oto. i; aud thoso arc
called upon to uBo their influence to atay the
rayagos Of alcohol. There Ia a method Of teach-
ing not yet roBortod to, which NO think would
do much good, viz: to administer alcohol TO
some Of the lower aninals, and show young poo
plo Its poisonous aud murderouB effects on
them. Tho offoot Of nlcohol on dogs is just
tho samo as on mca. Thoy 60 through
tho sa,no stages Of hilarity and depression
Us men to whom 1t has been administered. Il
has tho aamo effect on their tissuos Tho war
In Franco s carried on against alcohol only, not
against boor OF wine. Tho uso of boor and vino.
however, except at meals, is discouraged. It is
grautod that laborers noed something to stimu-
lato them occasionally during thoir labor; ind
temperance associations have boen formol, tho
mcmbors Of which pledge themselves to tako
nothing but too or coffee except at meals.
Tho OWLS TINT spring from tho uso Of alcohol
cannot bo ovor-estimatod. 1t would DO woil to
ASCERTAIN, II 1t woro possible, tho number Of &C.
cdonts Which 1t PRODUCES. It Is vol known
that It produces indigestion and dyspepsia. In-
ebrlato nurHos have boon known to poison chill
dron. In 1870, there occurred In Franco 587 ao-
ciaental deaths aud GG4 suicides from tho uso Of
alcohol. In 1885, 12 por cont Of the casos Of
insanity in Ftaaco waro tracoable to tho use Of
alcohol, aud. In 1870, 20 por cont.
Wo think that tie French crusade acainst alco-
hol is pushed on the right principle. It is not
IN indisoriminnte crusade, but simply a moyc-
mont against spirituous liquor which llas all the
disadvantages Of other beverages with none of
their advantages. And thon tho French grant
that somo stmulant Ia necessary and will bo
taken. Their efforts arc to supply wholesome
ono, and thus displacc such as arc poisonous,
morally, intellectually, aud physically.
, 1874-04-13
CHANGERS AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

coNEsv1LLE, Ia., April 10, 1874,
10 ths Editor Qf The Chicuqo 24t6uns;
SIN: Tho following resolutions have been
adopted by tho Oakland Grange, No. ia, 2. Of
H., Louisa County, Ia..
WHEnEAs Certain farm-mp!ement Manufacturers
lavo resolved Not to sell their implements 10 Oranges
and Cubs oxospt the aane DO ordered through tGolr
agants-tleraby manifeatIng determination to San.
tnuo the obnoxious AGENCY syston, extremely au-
tagoniso to tho wishes mud interests Of the f4rmors OF
thu gruat Northwest; therefore,
Resootd: tWst-That wo will leave this little would
a 10 monopoy no s entirely aons ITO 4ana hy s agents
tuEcru who cano forward WHOM our Order waa In In
infancy nIa corday Seconded rssor1natory oiors
ny f1e,nahng us iMpon,ants superior in many pouto
ahu hterior ~ none to tnnso nAlB by any mapber or
the Ohcage "r1ns," vt wllolesa!o prices without tho
S,rondThst ~ ~ ptuns Goass .! !. nlau.teinen
W W.! not ~ any c4se knowag!, purchase any n,nle.
lnen1 WnateEer ot any company Or rm who Will uot
GAHohA ~ '~"-s"' o4ReoN
O. Y. D&vu, ssasssAr7.
, 1874-04-13

Tho Nation thinks that President Grant is
committed in advance to signing tho Senate in
dation BILL aince his Administration has all along
asserted its right to issue the $44 O00, 900 re-
he1ve," and has acted upon that idea to tho ex-
tent OF lasuing 100000 Of it in ADVANCE Of
my Inv on tho subject. To veto q bill author.
king the Executive to do thing which the Ex-
Dcutivo has already done, the Nation thinks,
would be rather troublesome feat. We think
the Nat'on's inference is exactly right; and NO
presume that it WAS upon the same proceHB of
reasoning that Butler based his statement last
Friday, that the President would sign the bill II
passed.
, 1874-04-13

Tho currency question comes up again in the
National Houso Of Representatives tomorrow
End present indications arc that vote will be
reached before adjournment Tho previous
question has already been moved on the House
bill md pending amendments, including mo-
Lion by alr. Butler to substitute Me Senate bill.
There is no reason for believing that the HouHo
:ipies OF finance ordinary businoss sagacity
and ability to discriminate between fictitious and
real prosperity Boom to be as far removed from
it az at tho opening Of the session. The best we
san hope from the House ia that it will not irrep
arably inturo the business interests Of tile coun-
, 1874-04-13
AN ERA OF BRUTALITY.

It should bo matter OF sorioua question to
the social philosopher, md those professing
broad and progressive humanitarian viows.
whether, with all our churches and schools, our
Christian Associations and Sunday afternoon lee
lures, our improved appliances Of education and
means for advancing civilization, thore is not q
counter-current In society drifting back into
barbarism, and marked by a lovo OF tho cruelty
and suffering which inspired tho e1adiatorial
shows OF Rome, in tho days Of Ca1lgula, Moro.
and Domtian During tho past woek, four
notable instances havo occurred which 90 to
strengthen this Wow, and they hayo boon allowed
to occur without any protest from the authori-
ties, whoao duty it is to enforce the laws which
woro openly and boldly violated. or from public
opinion except az 1t is represented In tho daily
preHa. On Thursday last at Liverpool, Ind,
tho Darwinian specimens stood up aud
pumno'ed oach other several hours for
q paltry sum Of $50, aud, on tho Same
DAY at Hobart, crowd Of brutos
gathered about pit in the upper part Of q tav-
ern to see chickens kill each other, and witness
repeated scenes OF cruelty of the moat barbarouu
description. On tho following day, tho shocking
scene was repeated, but not brought to tho In.
tended conclusion, because some hard-hearted
brute had been poisoning somo Of tho chickens
that they might bo tho moro easily hacked to
pieces with the cruel gafs Of thoir opponents
On Saturday, tho "sporta" Of tho wook wore
brought to closo by dog.lght at Tolleaton,
1v1lf rtoj 1,rt
and ut tho same timo pathetic, features over
Witnessed in one Of those infamous exhibitions,
Those two dogs fought with desperation until
ono OF them was almost eaton up by tho other,
With two Of his logs completely bitton
through, with his ears hanging iu
alirodb, Ills neck md brenet pouring
torronta Of blood, aud unable to stand upon his
feet or move, tho noblo beast waggol his tail in
recognition OF his master. Tic other equally
noblo baast. touched to pity aud compassion tor
his PROSTATE enemy, and moved to sympathy
for his suffering which tho hard-heartod lu-
mans around could not foel, lieied lis wounds
and showed lis foolng In every why but speak
Ing. Tile prostrate dog was rubbed down md
revived. and once moro his iuhuman owuor triod
to ronew the battle. Hla dog rualed ut the
other with all tho atrougth he had, but foil At
his feot unable to do moro. Tho victorious
animal agalu refused to manglo AH foo, and
again sympathizea with him In tue only maunor
ho could express bis tenderness, II tho Dar.
wlnlan theory needs more proof, 1t WAS
certainly Afforded at this oruel apeota-
clio. Tho brutes In tho pit manifested
that courage, generosity, magnanimity, and
sympathy which arc supposed to DO character
istio OF mon, whila tho men who mere thoro en-
ooussging them to fight bad III ths low brusx!
, 1874-04-13

The Chinaman who ia said to havo broken
crockery aud furniture at stated intervals in hiH
household duties, for the rcaBon that he had
aeen his bettors do 30, has a companion in Ills
tho arguments Of the inlatlonists in the United
Htatos, and, what is moro surprising, he has been
Convinced by them. 1t is down Oh tho bills that
tho Sandwich Islandors will make large issuo
Of paper money, probably about the time our
own printing presses arc set in motion.
, 1874-04-13

Mr. Florence Mccarthy ID not the kind Of
1nan who wouldn't be minister. Any doubts
on this point which remaincd after his lecture
in Nngsbury Hall must now be dismissed. Ho
submitted to congregation in Crows Hall yes-
terday tho constitution Of his new church, in
which it is Hsriously proposed that tho pastoral
relation when once formed, sllall not be dis
solved except by mutual agreement. Men and
women who will agree to sotte Nr. Mccarthy
shan TINT which ho is competent aud willing to
give them,
, 1874-04-13
NOTES AND OPINION.

Tho Hartford Courans shows that tho Renrh-
lican losses in Connecticut arc pretty oyonly dis
tributcd oycr tho atata, by Congressional Dis
tsicts, viz:
First DIstrlct, tHarford sud Tollaud) 100 loss
secon4 District, New Haven apl Mdaleso1) 1873 loss
Tnr Tn Dsirtet SGT l1nSn nS LAY a. loss
Ia the days when Buckingham was Governor
Of Connecticut the vote OF Windham County
elected him moro than once aud in thoao DAYS
Democrat in tho Connecticut Legislature from
Windham County, would have been novelty
indeed. Now tho county aends up ton Demo-
Gratis to the House, and one to tho Senate, and
tho Republican candidate for Governor iH in u
minority Of all the votes. Whom o1ice.holaing
Republican editors como down to details like
this they may tind aome Significance in tho Con-
necticut election.
The, Utica IN. " Herald, Congressman
Roberts .papcr, aud Senator Conkling's organ,
bus heard Honlothingldrop. It says:
1t looks as though tho Republicans Of Connecticut
weEe not ncltaoa to utter their sancon Of gil things
With Intelligent peopo when ey demand au vaus
that their party has fuaed its pro1ulass leen to
rsotes: of Connecticut Republicans should not pass
unllcaded.
Tho Baltimore american, tho Republican or
gan in Maryland, speaks thus
The vigorous blows struck ut tbs very vial8 Of thu
Republican party by tho coursc Of afaru Ut Washing
ION aye having ther NATURAL offoct. Tie untl,l.
hlasni which las distinguished The Republican orgaui-
zaon is q thing Ut tbs past. The gre4t lunss
Of the 1aoplu earn ysry e who hold the puGs olcoy
but they do whether the Offices aro uged to
shnpo MD form anu control tho dosnes OF the party
Also tho Wheeling Inte|ligencer, tho Republican
organ in Wost Virgna, says:
1t tho Connecticut elacsion) Dlows thlt tho peou,e
are weary und ipstiout Of the way thiugs nro bonv
doue at Washington, aud that they are ready TO man
fest tleir Dissatisfaction at tile ballot-Uo1,
Tho people Aayo passed Tho time when a
moro name could boguile them; thor 20 longer
yield obedience to party cry. They seo official
ilalroasauce. extrayaganco, and corruption ali
around them; one, gigantic political fraud after
another IL exposed; ono wrong aftor another uu-
oarthed; ono demagoyuo after another rising
iuto higher places OF trust and honor. and. with
no other way ct redress but at tho polls, thoy
Aeok it thore.-Phila<lelpAia Inquirer.
-nutlorissn, drantis1n, ealary-G rabs, Credit
Mobilior swndes, aud mo!oty frauds arc gottlug
to be too heavy for thu Republican party to
curry, and mako it too obnoxious tor tho pooplo
to ain;:-Ad'Ian (Afich.) Press.
, but WIlore shall tho process OF unloading be.
gin? Who shall unload, and who shall bo un-
loadod2 Who Or what Ia to be thrown over
boass1s The "festerlng sores have broken
cut al orsx tbs party. lottsnnasa u In lts YexY
, 1874-04-13

Three Of tho temperance sermons preached in
tliia city yesterday will be found reported in our
columns to-day. Among tho sermons on miscel-
1aneous topics aro ono by tho Rog. William Alvin
Bartlett, Of the Plymouth Congregational Church,
entitled. "Tho Harvest and tho Laborore; !" by tue
Rev. n. J. Savage. on " Woman'e Work = by the
Rev. L. T. Chamberlain, Of tho Now England
Congregational Church, on '' A1eekness in Rolig-
ion;" and by tho Rev. J. r. Hibbard swoden-
borgian, from tho toxt, ''Lot tho Dead Bury Their
Den1 -
, 1874-04-13

A<1L AGA1 1E1thNGG uVV ENl1t1t1 In EHANEE.
Alcoholism aud cremation aro fast becoming
cosmopolitan questions. People are waking up
to tho conviction TINT it ia well to be burned +;
TINT it Ia q sanitary necossity they should DO
burned; hut then thoy favor postpouing tho
process until the mortal coil has boon shuflod
OF, Cremation internally during life, practlced
as it ia every day in tho liquor saloons Of Chi
cago, Now York, London, aud other places, is by
competent autlorities declared to be as unwholo-
some NJ poss-moriem oromation in siemons
furnace Ia salutary.
Wo showed III our columns tho other day how
doctors disagreed Oh the question whether a.
cohol WAS nutrtive or not; that some asserted
1t was and aomo that 1t was not Not being
Pope, We cannot decide infalllbly On which sldo
tho truth lies. Tho old school Of cAemiatH
maintained that it WAS food. When first
discovered, alcohol WAS considered not only q
food but tho food par excellence. It waa tho
"watcr Of lto." Now 1t Is moro appropriately
considered tue water Of DEATH That it ia u food
was maintained by Lioblg. In 1860 trio Of
Fronoh clolnista published q work attacking Lio-
big's viow and maintaining that It was not q food.
They found that II entered into the blood aud
tlssuos but that no oxidation took place, that it
did not raiBo the temperature OF tho body, and
that tho amount Of oarbouic acid expired did not
lncreaaot that 1t lott the organism uuoxidlzed.
snd therefore was no good at all.
II thoro DO any duubt whether 1t ia food.
there lla none as to tts being poison. Hence
tho agitation against It, ,-an agitation which Ia
spreading not only In northern countries
but Ia H!ne-groHtus countries Ills Francs,
, 1874-04-13

The Chicago produce markets were generally
firm on saturday, except provisions, with less
business doing. MeBs pork was quiet and closed
l5c por brl lower, at $1690@1680@l5.85 cash,
and 58717GG915.90 seller May. Lard was quiet
and closed 2>14@5o por 100 lbs lower, at eo.55
cash, and $0.671l@0. 90 aoller May. h1oass we're
La moderate demand and steady, at 63t@69<o
for shoulasYs, 91.2Q@a@2s to. aho.t xbs, B3ss tor
, 1874-04-13

tn thnir fflnoua H+o.pn n,naIinon In oot ,,t,
M ,v,d,,. eoo nm ,.-a,., -, i, .s,u.,
hin avt,, -, ~. 1na.saa. n,ow,, o,... 1s,,...s.
nn1 anrorr,.,r .,u - lava t,,,s .n, - ,.s..a.'
dtvt1ol omono t,,o nhovan rh,g !. ~ 49,
t1nty tto.o oo,,or. ovor ,orrorn, .sa -, . III -,
tbov oxnoct n ho astcd to ,lo MI, npoa-
poot of roco,v;ro s,f mn. aa.oro or AIN nm tor
uo labor IL m temnttnr TINT t. Ia mt o,rnr,.,n.
TINT tin co,1,aotoa ayo ,ecton r. IN ro,..,,a,,,a
a1uo that raro,v ovor ,a a con,otont ,nan , ,,a,
lfJate nnf, in thu fow ,nstnncoa ,,,,oro a,o, .
,nan il q candidate Il, IN povor o,oo.,, .v,,on
thu town o1,cera woro elootet1 IN TIM nj, a. +,o
county e,oc.ion. tbore was uo,,ot,,,oa , ,>ot,o.
aeleoton maao, btt th,a veu, thu so,oo,,ona fr,,
tho;r ,,1t;,nato crit,c;am wbo, +r,,,,,,,,,,. y.
scri};cd In ho oa haa az .roao ~ ,ast ,o,x
This Ia tho machinery Of tim revonuo 1or ,,a
tho unb1jo can forn, nm ,doo ~ u. ,.x,.,a., ~.
addition to tho spoliatiou Of tin Town 'rronaurr
tho AssoyBor, with tin o]d tor.,;ute ,vh,o,,
down from generation to penoratfon mnv - ~
disposod. visit tho whooaa,o oroco,s ar, ,aoo,,.
boots and shoes. and fnrr,turo ;,o,,or, .,,, .,,,
ply Ills household for n voar ~ In, ,,,,,;au
things right OH tim asaeaaror+ list wi.
compound for cash. ami amonc Tim ovnora -,
$500, bot. 900 Of propertv NAV 1,n1 .o,, h,aro,,.
or thousands to put away on dopoa;t for a ro,rv
day, lo fixing things accordinplv nm Tin eauouu-
nent list. That this busipegs hos mn. hmm ,,oro
moro extensively in thls citv ia ow]nc tn tho
blank ignorance and etupiaiIv of Hin noraon.
elected AZ AssoBso1e, And tb;a ,a tho mn.
chinery provided bv Inv In oroo,to t,,ot
provision Of tho Constitution which doc1o,,.
that tho tho needed State rcyenuo shn, In
raised by Slowing a. tax bv valuation g.,
that every person md ooruoration sha,, rnr =
tax in proportion to the value Of hie hor or ,ta
property" It is not strange TINT ,,ndar a,ch ,
system tho wlo]o va,,ot;on ID ,,,,~,,,a L., ,u.,,,
inequality, and ininstico. nor il y
tlat tito whole burden of toxa,,on 10
put upon tho land and it's visjh1e annnrtonorco,
IN immense proportIon Of tin ncrao,a, nro,ort,
in tho State ia naturally in tha 1oroo ,,t;o, ,,a
of this neruo,.1 rroror.r, T. ..a e,,,.-
oyor listed bv TIM Aaaoauors ~ ,,.t 49, '.e -
vol,,ntnr1v ro,ort mt, ..... ...,. e".,'
,rhorcvor thu va1,,,,o,, ,,,a.. .:.,...
cacanoa and t,,o 49, .s, 49,
products INV ,,ou,,,o +o~..;o, mtou. :. ...,
nm romo;,v for III. r,onatr.ua. .,,,,.. .,
;, roru,, .,,o -. .''N '.A|'' 40
;. r., 10 ~
md .,n.,, 1t, ,..,,..,,--,,., "'o'A
co,,ootod A, ..,,., ,.,.,.s-., '3' wv. "'o
osco,. n,,;a ,,.,,,u.,... 'p"*''A'
ai+;or., .ox =, m ,,.1,.S1,,,. "' ~
a,d ,,,;a On INV ,o,,t -, 49,. - "~''
!. +,,,o. - . So
,,Y,cors - rho l,,t -,
tbo nac,,,o~. -, a.. ,..,..s..- -
, 1874-04-13

Tho Grangora OF Minnesota hnye Got into
trouble with regard to Catholic Patrons. somo
Of tho Catholic clergy, having dissuadod their
focka from Joining tho Grangers, bccauso they
wore aocrot organization, the Folhptlad
and Farmers Union, OF Minnesota, pub
1lsled statomont that Catholic
mombor OF tho Legislature who wiHl1od
to become Granger consulted Father Ireland.
who referrod lin to Bishop Grace, who referred
him to tho popc, who replied that ho might join
tile Order If its principles wore not in conflict
with tho principles and practicos Of tho Church.
Upon tho strength Of this authority, numerous
Catholic farmers commenced joining the Grau-
gors, whcroupon Father McGalrick, Of Shields
villo, authorized the statement TINT no
such letter was over written by tho
Pope, and that neither Father Iroland
nor Bishop Grace we're over consulted
about it. The papers thus challenged wore un-
able to produce thoir proofs, and the result is
groat hubbub among tho Granges, and moro
determined action upon the part OF the Catholic
clergy to prevent Catholics from joining. It
would seem TINT there ought not to have been
any doubt about tho right or wrong Of joining,
aB 1t ia q woll-ostabliahed rule Of tho Catlolio
Church that Its members cannot join any organi-
zation in which an oath Of secrecy Is required,
and as such an oath Ia worry foolish1y and nect-
lessly required In the GrangoH, Of course tho
rule applies to thom
, 1874-04-13

Arv1OKEn'S TIIEATRE-sfndison strect, hetvcen
Dearborn and AAtn. EnHRGanent OF Alss tAuo CoonbS
- Romeo and Jullet."
, 1874-04-13

MYERS 0pEnA-nOUsE!- a1onroo strait, ,betveen
MiSstT9|: 4 M Ap:tte1 and son'oallt'oa nus'e'aue Of
, 1874-04-13
To.DAY'9 ADJUSTMENTS.

ACADEMY or MUH1C-l1asted street. betwe Mad.
"Tha Gladiator"
, 1874-04-13

ltooLEY'S T!IEATRR.ulo'ph, !, @ @:tssst bstwssn
Rogor3. An Unsqual Match"
, 1874-04-13

Ia FATETTE CHAPTER. No. 9, r: A.. M-fIall u
Monroes Regular consocntion this thfonday> evening.
ssby no1tcd e attaad. i, ofar Of liz H.
i. N. TUCKER, Secretary.
, 1874-04-13

GLOBE VARIETIES -Desrlaines stscet, betwccn Mad
ittn aud Washington. EnRnGemont Of tho Lisa Webe
Troupe. Variety performance.
, 1874-04-13

ADELPI1 TIIEATRE-Cosner Of Wabash Avonue
and Congress stroot. Engagement OF Havoys MfnstrolS
, 1874-04-13

Rochefort is loose. Ho has sailed from Aus
tralEa. Whether le intends to lecture us or burn
Paris, It is all one his gain will DO our eternal
, 1874-04-13

MCCORMICK Observation-Disclosures Clark atfrot, cor
nar Of Iinxio. Mrs RtchnRs-Beruard's "Old Folks"
, 1874-04-13
Tl)p Gbafapp Wribu,1e.

Monday Morning, April l3, 1874.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-15
FIshing acifH Nitro GIIceriNc.

Residents of Boston and vicinity have
been excited by the operations of man who
has been killing fish at Quincy Point, Ma g.
by the explosion of nitro lycerine. Large
numbers of sea-bass have of late appeared
oil the Glades and in the waters aioInd
Quincy point, and 1t was upon these that
the man made his experiments. His first
attempt was 18th n small hottie of nj ro.
glyccrlne, the explosion of which under
water brought TO the surface only three Or
four dead bass.
A second trial, with nm extra charge Of
the explosive compound in a can, proved
more destructive, all the fish within circle
of forty yards being hooked by the concus-
sion and rising to the surface in great num-
bcrs. About ono huhdred were found o
have been instantly killed, and were cap
tnred and sold. Many of the bass were
quite large, QUO weighed forty pounds,
while ono which was but slightly Shocked
beng beyond tho area Affected by the eX
plosion--madc his escape, and was Judged
to weigh seventy pounGs.
1t was estimated that tho death of nearly
two hundred bass resulted from this repre-
hersible experiment, rs many which were
not instantly killed or captured with & Ills
were SO seriously affected by the shock AS 10
perish. A careful inspection OF the fish
killed showed, in tvery instance, that the
second or air bladder was rent and filled
with blood. The fisherman has been warned
against repetition of this experiment,
which is punishable hy fines.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-15
The RailrOad. Bridge Orer the
CusQascltann Z.

The work of placing iron spans
in the wooden bridge of the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
timorc Railroad, over the Susque-
hanna, is progressing rapidly. On the
9th of July contract was closed with
the Phocnixvillc Bridge Company for
building from three to five spans during
the present season. The contract stipu-
lated that one span should be compile
ted in sixty days, and another in each
ten days thereafter, if the railroad COM
pany required them so rapidly. All of
the iron for span @, having first been
put together at PhGnixvillc, was de-
livercd at Pcrryvillc on the 18th of Au.
gust. The work of raising was begun
on the 9th Of Aug. and finished on the
9th instant, and on the 9th it was salts
factorily tested with five locomotives.
The other spans are ready for forwar-
ding, and will be raised as soon as the
necessary preliminary work can be done
here. The span is 255 feet long and 35
feet high, and weighs about 200 tons,
composed entirely of wrought iron, cx-
cept the post feet and joint boxes, which
weigh in all about 10 tons.