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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
SHOOTING OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF A
COAL NINE.

PITTsBURGH, Dec. N.-Yesterday morning
John A. Oatman. superintendent OF the Duquesus
Works, located IN the Seventh Ward In tits Ill.
making his usual tour OF inspection IT. ~. u,,no.
Was nrea on on Dy some one r.xuown ana fatally
ZEN "n strite Inr , ID by the Company have
~. unoccunied ~ H. " e, and consequently the pit
w Wv w q the assault WAS made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18

Health has been rnn for years soley for the purpose o.
robhing the City Treasury. To the street rlnanna co.,
tracts the awards have been almost lnvarinDy maze y,
the hi CHEST bidder instead OF to the l0wes, as I
by law IL Ia shown that contracts were awarhea heTp
TO the amount OF 100000 above the lowest hid Inc
report concludes with resolution for tho complete
reorganization OF the Board OF Health.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
PREsBY~~ ,.y coxyryrroy

SYRAC.sg, Dec. 1.-THE State Convention
OF acuV. working young PIesoyterians began here
IL" evening, about 100 delegates being present ine
ReysP Clark Of Owego presided &C the opening SEES
sion which mainly devoted to deNo,ional
,c,coI address ON the me tbods OF lay wVtk WAS
made py Edward Bristol OF Buffalo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
IN JERSEY CITY.

The residence of john Rouse, in Palisade-
ave-, the lights, was destroyed by ire yesterday
curing the Temporary or the family. The loss
Oh building AID contrDts Is 5000 partially insured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.

STATEMENTS OF PROMINENT CONSERVA-
TIVES.
THEY CLAIM A CLEAR MAJORITY OF TIE LEGisLA-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AS TO THE SCHEMES OF
THE RETURNING BOARD.
WASHINGTON, Dec. T.-Gentlcmen of promi-
nence residing IN Louisiana VINO arrived here last night
say that the Conservative party. to which they are
attached, clearly elected majority OF the Legislature
that st and others OF their candidates. at the re-
cent election; that tho Conservatives are anxiousy
awaiting the report the Returning Board which they
distrust. and such is the feeling among them that
should the Board reject any Of the returns, with the
view solely of giving tho ascondency to the Repubn'
cans the Conservatives would undertake to right them
selves by force of arms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
COMPLETION OF THE CAROLINA CENTRAL RAIL
ROAD

CHARLOTTE, n. c., Dec. 17.-Thc last spike
has been driven the Carolina Central Rnroad, and
trains now running regularly betwec3 Charlotte
and Wilmington. There is great rejoicing IL both elites
on account completion Of thlS tnorougIfago be-
tween Piedmont County and the board.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
GENERAL PRESS DrsPATcHl

washington, Dec. 1.-THE Ways and Means
Committee held meeting this moru.Ug Dut the Sub
Committee consisting of Mrs,rs. Dawes, kissOn, and
Beck were engaged Twins lodgings ia I've continue
ton OF his examination.
James d. Smith, the only member Of the Stockwef
Board Of Directors, who is now connected with tho
Pacific Mail Companys Management, has been SUN
mCned before the Ways and Means Committee to-
morrow 1t is understood that lie will testify that tho
resolution authorizing the payment OF the necessary
expenses Of Irwin in Washington adopted by tho
Board OF Directors motion OF President StOckwei.
without any intention expcc alton that improper
means would be employed to influence legislation. and
that the Board supposed TINS resolution designed 20
only perhaps few thousand dollars OF legitimate
expenses Mr. Smith, 1t l. said viii also thai 10
believes the large ao ged TO have been expended
in Washington really used IN New Y4rd II stool.
operations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18

A SUSPICIOUS AUTHORIZATION PROPOSED.
FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS RENT FOR
HOUSE WORTH THIRTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
TIE HOUSE BELONGS TO GOV. sHEPHERD-MR.
MUILETT's HAND IN TIE MATTEE-THE ITEM CUT
DOWN TO TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
icy TELEGRAPH To The TRIEUNE.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Mr. Wilson of Indiana dis
covered very suspicious item in the Appropriation
bill today Under the head Of POST Office Depart
nont the Committee had introduced clause appro-
priating 81 200 to pay the rent of building on Est,
between Ninth and Teuth-sts.. in tits city, used by
the Typographical Bureau of the POST Office Depart
mont. Mr. Wilson said that he had been informed
that not very long ago this property had been
bought by the Fiecdmen's Bank at trust
sale for $1,000. and after passing through
one persons hands it had been conveyed
to wcil-krown man il this city for SIS co., These
facts being So the rental was altogether too high.
Mr. Wilson doub' "a if the Postmaster-General had
right even to make tn lease that lie had.
Mr. Garfield explained that at the time the lease
in ques iOn as made custom sanctioned IT. but tho
attention Of the Committee being called to this case
last year, they had enacted in an Appropriation bill
that no executive officer should hereafter rent any
building without having estimated for it aud OBJ
tanned On appropriation. In answer to a question.
Mr.. Wilson said that the house was owned by ex-
Gov. Shepherd Mr. Tyner explained that Congress
had ordered the POsunaster-General to per
form certain duties which required room
that could not be furnished in the de-
partmcnt building. AID that he had appointed
Committee, consisting of several officers of his de-
partment and from the treasury Department.
who had examined every building within two blocks
Of The Post-OAce and that this was the cheapest
one that could be found. 1t came out that the Off
Ger from the Treasury was Mulett.
The result of the discussion that the House
agreed that while at the time the building was
rented the Postmastor-Ge was authorized to
take it for one year. lie had light to bind the
Government for a longer time, as lie had attempted
TO do in this case, and that the rental when COM
pared with the cost Of the building was too great
On motion of Mr.. q. f. Hoar, therefore. the item
was cut down to $3.50. and proyiso added that
part of that should be considered paid uLder
any existing lease.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
A MEMBER OF THE STOCKWELL BOARD
SUMMONED.

WHAT MIR. JAMES Is. SMITH Is EXPECTED 40 TEs-
TIFY-HE BELIEVES THE DIRECTORS WERE M
POSED UPON AND THE MONEY Used IN NEW
YORK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
HEAVY EXPENDITURE FOR USELESS HEAVY
ORDNANCE.

OF TIE OTHER TWO RECALLED--REsULr OF THE
EXPERIMENTS PROBABLE APPLICATION FOR
MORE MONEY.
lDY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBU NE.1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE experiments on heavy
ordnance which Norman Wizard has been carrying
on under the patronage of Secretary Robson. upon
an island in Boston Harbor, came to O disastrous
end yesterday. The Chief of the Navy Ordnance
Bureau received a dispatch this morning from the
officer detailed to observe the experiments that the
third gun rifed according to Mr.. WARDS plans
burst at the third round with 100 pounds Of powder
the first two rounds having been fired with %
pounds each. This gun made according to
WARDS own directions. The first two guns burst,
one at the thirteenth and the other at tho first
round The net results of these experiments, as far
as the Government is concerned, is that Secretary
Robson has learned that, with enormous charges at
short range. shot can be driven from q riiled gun
through a large number of iron plates and that the
guns so fired are sure to burst. This information
he has acquired at expense to the Treasury OF
100000 Any ordnance officer in his department
would have given it to him for the asking. AS to
Mr. Ward as long as the money lasted he has no
doubt had a good time, and it is gone he will
appear again in the Hobbies of Congress asking for
more. Failing there. the cOmplaisant Robeson Will
probably make another draft i'll his favor on the
scanty appropriations intended for the use of the
Ordnance Duleau
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
WASHINGTON.
NEW ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE TIE FINANCIAL
pROBI,EM,

NEW ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE TIE FINANCIAL
PROBLEM.
prIIprRATIoNs OF REPUBLICAN sENAIoHAL
CAUCUS CoMMITTEE-LEADERs OF THE fAhii
READY FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF a Dill
LIKELY TO BE AGREED UPON BY THE COMMIT
TEE-PROBABLE REPORT AGAINST hhrhAN VI
TIE LEGAI-TENDER ACT.
Try TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSEl
w.suIxGToN Dec. 1.-THE Committee on Finance
.nnointed by the Republican Senatorial caucus Is
holding daily meetings, and giving careiul consumer
alton 10 several financial plans that have been SUD-
mittcd to them. The Committee consists OF Senators
Sherman Edmunds, Sargent Allison, hooeItson'
Morrill, Of Vermont. Conkling Morton, Logan feiiy
of Michigan. and West. 1t will be seen that ma
,ority of the members lnfationists. and any Dill
which they recommend to the caucus Will be hkeiy
TO receive the support of the intationlst hepuo-
leans in the Senate.
The party leaders now convinced that the tllhe
has come when a compromise must be made on the
Currency question. The intatlonists nave learned
from intercourse with their constituents that the
people care much less for increase in the amount
of paper money than it was supposed they did last
Spring and that while in some sections the apathy
among the farmers aud mechanics on this subject
has been So great that il has had little or nothing to
DO il determining the result of the elections
of the past Fail. In other portions OF the
country. notably in the Northwest. there Is
q very strong sentiment In favor OF an
honest currency. These facts make compromise
much castor than it was a year ago. The nard
money men are expected TO vote for any measure
that looks toward specie payments, no matter how
remote the time for its coming may be, while the IN
fatiosts are willing to yield little fer the good OF
the party since they have hope that their ideas
can possibly triumph within the next two years
In view OF these facts, the following financial
cchclne which the caucus committee has been con-
sidering and which it Is said such extreme lnfia-
tionists as Senators Morton, Ferry and Logan, are
wlllngt II agree to, stands fair chance OF being
adoqlcd by the caucus, and thus made patty
measure in the Senate: First free banking; second
tie retring Of an amount OF greenbacks equal to "
pcr cent of the amount Of new national bank notes
issued until the grecDbacS circulation is reduced to
SGJOO00J0 after which no further reduction OF the
crcenbacS Is to take place: third gold redemption
Jan. J. 1872 fourth 20 enable the Secretary of the
Treasury TO pay the Treasury notes III gold he is to
l.. authorized to use the surplus specie IN the Treas
ury and if that is not sufficient to sell bonds. The
Committee Will report against any repeal OF the
Legal TeLdcr act.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18

bate bv arguing that Congress had no right from
the Constitution to confer suffrage upon the people
of this District any more than upon the inmates OF
forts and arsenals &c. and that no power could be
created here which might possibly antagonize the
Central Government. If such power had been
held here during the war, Congress might
not have held its sessions here. and the
President might have been fugitive from the CAPT.
tai Of the country. just Paris had brought king
to the scafold and driven the Government from its
gates. Government is the largest property-hOder
here and each State has an interest in the city; so
that Congress is not governing another State, but
ourselves and our own possessions. The Senate adj
journed before o vote was reachad on this amend
ment.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17
IH5 COURIS.
CIVIL NOTES.


Edward s. Clinch, lawyer, was adjudged in
contempt cO2rt yesterday by Judge Benedict Of the
United States Court, in disregdrding preliminary in-
junction issued connection with the SOuth side Rail
road litigation. referee will decide the loss anu ex
pense OccasIOned by the contempt aud Mr. Cncl Will
be required to make the loss good.
A decision was rendered yesterday by Judge
Van Brunt OF the Supreme Court in tho Of Judge
Flanagan Of the Tenth District (Westchester) Court
against Andrew III. Green Controller The suit was Tor
1888 4 salary. The argument heard IN June. The
decision yesterday, ordering the Controller
10 nav,
William II. Cammeyer and Samuel Lewis,
who sued Gen. John Newton for infringement thor
patent right in using improved drill for the works at
Hslett's Point, and against whom judgment was rem
dered by Judge BLitchfOrd. appeared before United
states Commissioner Shields yesterday, and bonds
to carry the appeal 10 the United States Su
preme Court.
Ignatz Nissen, a tobacco dealer at Nos. 1870 and
131 MaIdenane appeared before Commissioner Shields
and gave ba in e. 900 to the charge Of having
failed TO pay special tax and make the entries in the
book purchases and sales required by the Internal
his answer, that the law in question Is not appl
cable to him. as he is not dealer but a broker.
Leah Friedman, age Is, is prosecuting before
Judge Loew, in the Court Of Common Pleas, suit for
absolute divorce from Henry Friedman, TO whom she
has been married only The Clerk OF the Court OF
Common Pleas Mr. LangdOu. was appointed referee,
and he reported in favor OF the painn The case came
up yesterday motion OF A. Hummell, in confirmation
the referees report, and this opposed by Col {.
Spencer ground that the testimony OF two wit
should not have been allowed Ihe Court took
the papers
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17
AT the Tombs Police Court Yesterday Owen Nc
In the Court of General Sessions. before CITY
DECISlONS-JULY I6.

Supreme Court Ckdmbrs-By Judge Lawreuce-
Street Apiel-Referenc Netyger dend
Copeland Grimm; shckmsn oppenhemer motions
Bank OF Of the City of
&c HUT &c. Peck Merchants Exchange National
Bauk The Watele Manufacturing CompsnyGEantel
ag Creme Vogel sgt PeMemors nuns for counsel Webster
RacseMouon granted without costs Ceres Of ncorpos
Ladies Hebrew Benevolent
be ae 10 the compensng Mary Jane L0der granted
In receershp Of the Bowling Green Savings
Superior Cont-SDecidt IernS-By Judge Speir-
Place Husted-luerrogaoes and
allowed served the The usual attached
effect tina. all and objections be
thoghthe examined Scott
further bill Of particulars furnished
Schuyler al The Merchants Exchange National
stke OUT certain poross Of the denied
with $40 costs
By Judge Cufnsginu sg The Adams Express Compsuy-Pro.
poscl case aud amendments settled
Common Pleds-SDeclal Term-By Judge Van Brunt
-Neirel agt Priee-Moon grlnei Goodman sch-Mouon
unless plaintiff within i've days pay from
service. &c Mehon sst DshuMoslon denied. (Ses men,
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17

are followed with exemplary fidelity ana oiten
with great ingenuity Numerous examples were gN9n
OF the accuracy OF this following which not unfrequeny
violates the Iatta idom critical examination OF pas
sages in the Vugate was then undertaken ana very
large number OF defective inadequate transatlons
clted specifically One OF the most remarkable
OF the Vugate translation IS the substitution OF ha h
words meaning because "since" DO, wnere the
word should be "that" But after making all allowance
for its errors II must he acknowledged tha the Nusac
is Of marvellous accuracy, ana goes psoA W "io'"
ori gina older than any we possess - a., 49,.
The Vulgao had great influence over Englsh ,ans p
latons OF the Bible, very large proportion VI & tuo
been made directly from IT, II we review ihe ~ ~ehecus
winch that volume has produced throughout 'histsh
dom we shall nd that no other has eXerted equal innu
ence or been comparable in Importance
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17
DEPARTURE or FOREIGN MAILS
FRIDAY. JrIY IL

rRIDAf JuLY IL
hsB Tor Hav Curacao by the steamship C.rb
close at steamship sails from Pier No 81 r.
ATT p. m. iAiiaI.
sATURDAY Jutr lS.
Mails
lon close lOa m. Supplementary Mail at The Post.
O1ice II ~ NJ AZ n r.
Mails Tor Havana sud Mexico the steamship Mexico
close al Supplementary Mail Is closed
2i40 IN. steamship sails Is N. X
Ms for Great Britain and Ireland Qavensowu Liverpool BY
steamship Celac close $3.50 Steamship sails At a. m
from Pier No. 81 North River
For Great Britain and Continent by steamship mails
at 1850 Supplementary NAL Is closed the Postofcs a.
l;lo m Steamship sails al D. from Pier loot Of Thast,
HobOsen.
Mails for sn direct hy the steamship wsshnon close 81 80
Q StesnIap sails m from Of Fourth Hoboken.
SUNDAY, JVLI 10.
Malls close At IL oclocG tvs.0tos frsu
u. " LA
MONDAY. JuLr 20.
Mails for sAn,o Doming by the steamship Ashland
close ss2 Seamhp sails Al p m, from Pier No IL North
Ilfx.r
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17

The number OF words in all the ten pas
sages was 2,746; hence 1t appears that the
average number OF syllables TO WORD Is - )
that of sounds to word is 81 that Of consonantS to
syllable is II.
Putting together the figures Of the different classes Of
sounds, find that the palata vOwes of pat, pare,
pet pate PIT and pets by far frequent than the
aOa (Of not hawk hole, hOo the former giving ia per
cent the latter only s: the neutral Soi iaI o9t Dni
the ngua those formed with the tip OF the tongue,
per cent against 13 cent of labial consonants
and @ of paata There Is per cent OF mutes 10 Isl
Of fricatge sounds tsiblants and spirantsb It OF
nasals, and 14i OF seml-vOwels H., y aud w.
Prof. Whitney entered into some explanations as 10
the details of the pronunciation analyzed III was a
characteristic of Yankee pronunciation TO give the an
sound to ASK aunt &c, 40 or so years ago; ths mas
gradually faded away. and now oan scarcely Dc called
Gus stOmary. This is instance OF the way III winch
that sound the most common OF al In early languages,
has been supplanted.
The sIlencing of the except before vowel, and the
various modes of uteTance OF the long u whether as
yu also touched upon and edto consider
able discussion.
toned that II not natural TO Americans 20 pronounce
the r. unless 1t is followed by vowel The table gives
le wherever it is printed, but its actual sound would
Prof Whitney mentioned that he classed under ch the
sound given to III nature Even the educated utter
ance or tile language varies, ana ne dld not regard
slight dialectlc flavor as at all oojecti0naDe.
DR. Haldeman called attention TO the fact that the
and sounds about which he speaking yesterday,
were according the table presented used IN equal
percentage aud pointed out many OF the changes IN the
use of sounds that were indicated by the table which
he regarded as OF high value. he mentioned lncl1en-
tally that in the Bohemian language there were words
like smrt utterly wanting i'll yOwes. The word stupid.
pronounced stoopid, had a legitimate etymologicsl
Derivation and is defensble il indeed it Is not more
really correct than that which ignorant learned men
would have us adopt.
nounce duty d-Ooty, yet dyo0ty, but with short
In the place OF the and due and dew he pronounced
similarly. This pronunciation Prof. Haldemsn CON
demned as 1.-THE Yankee dlphthong;" he would pro-
nouuCe IL with a full sound.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17

gsrsn M.arps r. G. Sanders Mr. and Mr. Terry Nj. z.
Lewis NJ uman, Mrs Keller. O. Baldwin Rsscb. A. yone. q.
DR. Snovdon Miss NJ Robinson o. T. Mann, W Enrro
Miss s. Hilrsd . NJ Hllysrd Rev J. A. Lsr r. NJ P.rsis.
Wsrrck r. Wari Mr. ami Mrs Peck and two daughtsrs
Mr.. m ID Baker Mr. and Mrs j. W. Jones' Mr. and Mrs Ls
n o. nisr e. Ms d. Bsttersby O. Bird, W. NJ smith y spen,
Miss Gamer Mrs children T. j. hsnleV, 4
Clarke
FROM UAvANA-rn s>am yp Cfty Of Ntrtfd July l6-Cspt
Cassyego Martinez l.. Cuests, 7 kyfs ~ fn'dsueks Nm,
hochS A. r. Fernandez J. M Rodriguez r. P1"aA family asd
servant J. O. Hernandez Rss F sss, sals, NJ Biyin r.
Rousseau g. j. Crespo T. Manl and family Lca A. hsfsno
and hmy Nss Rosa Marie, Miss NJ Cornell Capt
II orper PreI Stallbsum tIeorge Hunninsbsns 90 ,,
PROM GLhsGOW-fr steamship JtoDtn Jny io-hs b u.
GiGias MS Harriet Marx Wallace VA hsoh, w. W. Abs
o IL Maase Galyln.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17
THE PROPORTIONAL ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH
UTTERANCE.
BY PROF. W. D. WHITNEY OF YALE COLLEGE.
d. NLitnnr cnnkn fret of tho imnnrlancl

W.
Prof. Whitney spoke first of the Importance
in determining phonetic character of language OF
knowing not only its elements or letters but the rea
tive frequency with which these occur in actual use
lie had epdeayored TO estimate this relative frequency
for his own pronunciation Of English by selecting ten
passages, from as many different authors. OF various
periods, and half in prose and half in poetry WIZ
Shakespeare Milton Gray. Bryant, and Tennyson; ana
our Bible version, Johnson, Goldsmith, Carlyle, ana
Macauay and noting down their sounds as pronounced
till the number of 1000 was reached, and combining
these results for general average. lie distinguished
different sounds ia his spoken alphabet; anu tncr
relative frequency was In the order here given r. H. L.
short hit the short II" sound OF but these aoove
ve per EACH; d, (abOye four per cenl; L. tno
sonant tn OF them the short c" of met the short OF
hat, abOve three per cent?; 2, the long e. OF nete,
fool above two per cen; the long OF aisle or eye tne
vowel sound In nurt word, the iong o. OF note p u
the " long a" of they ale the broad a OF al Oh
faWn (lbOye one per cent?; the sh sOunu. tno No"ci
sound in foul, <, the sound OF Singing Von-
sonan the sound tn of the ltalan a. OF Isr lne
ch sound in church "a compound sOund). the NO"ei
sound OF care or fair, sound OF Judge cOmpOunu
The short vowel of pull the vowel of able, the vowel
Of taken the OF vowel OF boil the YANKEE snort OF
home and whole etc, and finally the Zu SOUND Oh azure
and OCCASION The range Of variation OF each sOnnu was
illustrated by giving the greatest anu the east muoei
OF its occurrences any Of the ten passages Inc pro-
portion of yowes to cODson3nts was as 3I3 10 oz't
little greater than in German, but less than IN frehc
40 per cent?, Gothic (), 5anscnt (i2) Latin (iJ of
Greek G6. The ratio OF yOwe5 to cOnsOuants was iouu
6s2, and the average number OF synaoeS III
Nnl6
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17

4 Ut
SIR: In the issue of THE TRIBUNE for
Tuesday appeared article beaded Improved Sur.
gerry" which refers to consultation upon the patient
Dempsey in terms that do injustice to Dr. James r.
Wood la the OF the with the staff an am
putaton at the shoulder joint was decided upon adj
yerssly but in the final consultation with the Surgeon
iChief DR.. James H. Wood, amputation OF tue arm az
"A more favorable point was not dissentei from hut
urged by upon the boy aud friends AS the best il not
only OF saving his llie At the
upon the case OF double snputatiOn Dr. Wood was moi
present. WIN +. FLCHKLR, bupcrNIsIns Surgeon.
EeW. York, July Is, 1874.