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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13
ECONOMICS.
WATER SUPPLY OF NEW YORK CITY.

WATER SUPPLY OF NEW YORK CITY.
The most noted water works In Ameri-
ca are those OF the city of New York,
which is supplied with water from the
Croton river and its branches. This
stream passes through Putnam and West
chester counties. Two dams across it
have been completed and another is in
progress. The first of these, known as
the Croton lake, is situated thirty-two
miles from the extreme northerly end of
Manhattan island, and is available for
500, 900, 900 gallons. From this reservoir
or artificial lake the water is conveyed
through close conduit Of masonry as
far as the Harlem river, and thence
through iron pipes and masonry to large
open reservoirs in the Central Park-one
being LOG acres in extent and another 30
acres from thence the water is partially
distributed and further conveyed in iron
pipes underground to another reservoir
of four acres in extent on Forty-second
street and Fifth avenue, whence more
extended Distribution takes place. The
second storage reservoir is situated in
Putnam county, and has capacity of
5000, 200, 900 gallons. The water, when
required, is conveyed from this reservoir
to the Croton lake through the open nat
ural channels of the river and its
branches. Another storage reservoir is
in the course OF construction on the east
branch of the Croton, of an estimated
capacity of 1000, 900, 900 gallons. From
this the water is conveyed in the same
natural channels as the previous one to
the Croton lake reservoir. On its COM
pletion the total storage capacity viii be,
including the reservoirs in the city,
about 5000, 100000 gallons. In addition
to the reservoirs referred to locations have
been decided upon for others as they
may be required, tie whole aggregating
a supply of $1,000, 100000 gallons. The
utmost capacity Of the present aqueduct
is lis, 100000 gallons, while the daily
consumption has been 104, 600, 900 gal
lons.-Egbert Il. Victe.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13

this statement: ga number of various
kinds of beetles, collected in India of
the native hunters by the Rev. II. J.
Bruce, now visiting his friends in this
place, were placed in bottles filed with
alcohol and Theoretically sealed. These
were brought to America with him.
One or the female beetles deposited
several eggs. These eggs and female
were placed in o separate vial and duly
labeled with date, and sealed as before
The sealing, however, was not sufficient
to prevent evaporation, and the whole
contents of the vial became dry and the
eggs shriveled. The seal of this vial
was not broken until March last, nearly
four and half years after the receiving
and bottling. Upon opening it was dis
covered there was Life III the eggs, and
by further care live beetle was the pro-
duct of one of the eggs. This was pre-
served, and after four weeks growth had
obtained the length of I5-1OO of an
inch, resembling the mother insect.
This is development of tenacity of life
almost incredible, were it not so well
authenticated.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13
Il MISER'S DEATH.

A rather unique sort of miser died
week or two ago in Hudson, N. Y. He
was an Episcopal minister who served as
missionary for his church in Greene
county, receiving a salary of 5000 and
numerous donations. He lived in ex-
treme poverty, and when he died sub
scnption was taken up to pay the funeral
expenses. After the funeral his rooms
were examined and a will found, to-
gether with package containing $94,-
600 in government bonds, and bank
book showing deposit of $4,000 in a
bank in New York city. The will gave
half of his property to his relatives and
the rest to st. Luke's Hospital and to
churches in which he had preached.
The clergyman's name was Clark, and
he went to Greene county from Hnlifax,
Is.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13
HIPPOPITHOLOGY.
NARCOTZING HORSES.

The Medical Gazette of Bordeaux,
France, says that an eminent veterinary
surgeon has informed the Medical and
Surgical Society of that city that the
cOachmen of certain families had been
for some time in the habit of admins
tering chloral to the horses in their
charge, 81 as to make them easier to ride
or drive. 1t appears that the drug acted
like a charm, for horses which had pre-
viously been so spirited as to give much
trouble to their driver became as quiet as
lambs after few days of this typos
thenic treatment. The change naturally
attracted the attention of the owners of
the animals, and they sent for the veteri-
nary surgeon to ascertain the cause of the
sudden gentleness. That functionary
noticed tendency to sleep in the ami
mails, but scarcely knew to what to refer
this unusual condition, when, In one of
his visits, he Glanced to find a bottle
half full of choral. When the coach
man was questioned regarding the use he
made of the drug he confessed, after
much hesitation, that, following the ad-
vice of brother "whip," he gave the
horses dose of choral every morning
to make them go quietly, and further,
that many of the fraternity in Bordeaux
followed the same plan.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13
FCGITITES FROM JUSTICE.

Under a recent act of the General As
sembly of the State of Ohio, prescribing
the mode Of procedure in cases of arrests
In thatState on warrants issued on requi-
sitions from Governors from other
States, preliminary examination is re-
quired to be had before court of COM
petent jurisdiction prior to the surrender
of the alleged fugitive to the agent of
State making the requisition, and if the
requisition be made upon an affidavit, it
has in addition to be supported by strong
dispositions. Duplicate certified copies
of the affidavit or indictment must also
accompany the other papers. All the
costs of arrest, examination, fees of
court, witnesses, etc, is to be borne and
paid by the agent of the State claiming
the fugitive. This is, to some extent,
departure from the mode prescribed by
the act of Congress as to the apprehen-
sion and arrest of fugitives. The consti-
nationality of this act may also be ques-
toned. 1t goes behind the act of the
Governor of the State making the requi-
sition, who is by act of Congress made
the Judge of the legality and propriety
of his action in granting the requisition,
having all the facts and circumstances in
connection with the alleged offense be-
fore him. This act, if carried out, viii
bring to the State of Ohio the fugitives
from all the other States, where they will
be more secure from arrest, as very few
will suffer the loss of time and cost Incl
dent to pursuing fugitives to that from
other States, and few Governors viii
issue acquisitions for the purpose of hav-
ing their authority questioned by court
in Ohio.-N. Louis Republican.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13
METEOROLOGY.
ARCTIC WEATHER.

The scientific report of the Austro-
Hungarian Arctic expedition represents
the effect of extreme cold upon the hui
man body in high northern ATTITUDES as
usually much exaggerated. Among the
sailors were some who did not wear fur
coats at all, and even in the coolest
weather they smkeod their cigars out
doors. 1t is only when accompanied by
wind that the cold produces serious dis
comfort but the violent winds common
in southern climates are unknown near
Francis Joseph Land, the northernmost
country yet discovered on earth. The
belief that the polar ice tends strongly
to calm the winds Is commonly enter
tanned by Arctic sailors. Among the
more remarkable discoveries made by
Lieutenant Weyprecht Is curious fact
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13
BEIUREG4RD.

Tho invitations which were sent to
many leading Confederates by the man.
ayers of the coming reunion of the sol
diers at Chicago, to be present and par
ticipate in their festivities, have been
the means of calling from G. T. Beaure-
gard letter which would have done him
more credit had he never written it.
It seems that Gen. Frank Sherman of
Chicago objected to the invitation being
sent to Beauregard, because he twas not
in favor of extending an invitation to a
man who had said he was in favor of
shooting all prisoners taken under the
American flag" This statement of the
reason why objection was made to in
viting Beauregard, coming to the ears of
Gov. Porter, of Tennessee, he wrote to
that Creole gentleman to inquire how
much truth there might be in the state
ment- And thereupon the late Confed-
crate General replies, in tone of frothy
independence and assumption, rnbecom-
ing and disgusting in pardoned GRIM
inal, especially as he admits the truth of
the words uttered concerning him.
After an attempt to cast stigma on
Gen. Frank Sherman as one who, "dur-
ing the war, was furthest from the enc
N.Y." and then eulogizing the wicked
ness of the rebellion as "that cause
whose high and holy purpose history
will some day vindicate," he goes on to
plead guilty to the charge and make an
attempt to justify. The fact is, he as
sumed bloodthirsty disposition which
we will hope he did not possess, and
made earnest efforts to distinguish
himself for ferocity and barbarous cru
city that could find parallel only in
the early annals of the barbaric nations
which overran Europe. Before the
first battle of Bull Run he issued his
beauty and booty" order, knowing
that he was guilty of falsehood officially
promulgated, and intending by it only
to arouse passion, hate and cruelty, the
result OF which was afterward seen In
che trinkets made of the bones of our
dead soldiers over which Southern wom-
en- rejoiced. He says that after the
battle of the first Manassas be adyocat-
ted "war to the knife" and gives as his
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13
MEDICINE.
QUININE IN DIPHTHERIA.


DR.. H. V. Sweringen, of Fort Wayne,
Ind, writes to the Chicago Tribune
that in practice he has found the produc-
ton of cinchonism in a patient very eff
fective In cases CT diphrheria Speaking
of one case, he says
Il observed the fact also that the most Sc
we're and malignant cases had were those in
whom it was most difficult to establish the con-
dition of cinchonism. A little boy six years of
age-son of c. L. Thomas, residing at No. 1873
Jackson street this city-took sixty-four grains
of quinine in forty-eight hours before he COM
planned Of ringing in his ears aud deafness /;
but when this did take place the exudation be-
came detached of its own accord, his appetite
returned. the swelling of the submaxillary
glands began % subside, and in a comparative
ly short time he made good recovery. / did
not make sir: yle local application in this case
In fact, have abandoned local treatment, ex-
cept in those cases where it is absolutely neces-
sary in order to remove excessive obstruction
to the air-passages, threatening life by
asphyxia, or where it is necessary to correct
fetor by the application of disinfectants."
The use of quinine as a remedy in this
terrible disease is not new, but It has
never been given, says DR.. Sweringen,
with any very specific object in view
other than the production of its tonic or
anti-periodic effects. Its use until Gin
chonism results is the grand object of
its exhibition in diphtheria, and, if this
discovery be really effectual, it is one of
the greatest discoveries ever made in
medicine. York Graphic.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13

about the drift of arctic ice; it does not
drift straight before the wind, but inva-
riably deviates to the right, looked at
from the centre of the compass. This
deviation cannot be accounted for, either
by the conformation of the neighboring
coasts, or the existence of currents
which might produce it. as il occurs
with the winds blowing from opposite
directions.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13
PROTERBS OF TRUTH,

A man may buy gold too dear.
A light purse is heavy curse.
A little leak will sink big ship.
All lay loads on the willing horse.
A fault confessed is half redressed.
A wise layer-up is a wise layer-out.
All are not friends that speak us fair.
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
An oak tree is not felled with one
blow.
A bad workman quarrels with his
tools.
A good name keep its luster In the
dark.
A nod from lord is a breakfast for a
fool.
Always put your saddle on the right
horse.
An unlawful oath is better broken than
kept.
An honest mans word is as good as
his bond.
A man may hold his tongue at the
wrong time.
An hour in the morning is worth two
In the afternoon.
An ounce of mother wit is worth
pound of book learning.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13
THE WORLD OF SCIENCE.
MECHANICS IND ENGINEERING
THE CHANNEL TUNNEL.

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL.
The Channel tunnel, if it becomes an
accomplished fact, will test very severely
the abilities of the ventilating" archi-
tects and engineers. The Engineer, after
celebrating curious statistics on the sub
ject, arrives at the conclusion that, hav-
ing regard to the number of train, sent
through daily, it will be necessary, if
ordinary locomotives are used, to renew
the air in the tunnel entirely every hour,
and, as the tunnel will be twenty miles
long, and all the air must be withdrawn
from one end or the other, current of
air must be passed through at the rate of
twenty miles an hour. These results are,
of course, on the supposition that the
air would be rendered irrespirable by the
coke smoke evolved, and the obvious al
tentative is to apply motive power by
means other than those in use on ordinary
railways. 1t is yet to be decided by the
engineering world whether the erection
of a shaft or shafts in the channel is
practicable and there is no work in ex-
istence at all analogous to the proposed
structure. That through Mont Gents, is
comparatively short and admirably stu
ated for purposes of ventilation, while
the Metropolitan railway is riddled with
openings, shafts and holes in every direc-
ton, and even London smoke and dirt
fail to make its atmosphere more than
dense, or in some parts disagreeable.
TOUGH GLASS.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Daily Telegraph writes The Bastie
glass exhibited at the last meeting of the
Society for the Encouragement of Manu-
features is a noteworthy invention.
Brittle az glass" is familiar smile.
The substance 1 speak of is tough, as
well as hard, and resists the action of the
fire. 1t can be applied to water conduits
and number OF culinary utensils in
stead of enamel, or the loaded tin, 50
much used in the hardware trade in
Paris. The experiments made the other
night were highly satisfactory. Thin
plates of this glass were thrown on a
tiled floor from height of three meters,
1. e., little more than nine feet, with
out injury. They were then flung with
violence about the room and against the
walls, and held over gas-jets. A weight
of one hundred grammes was also
dropped on them from the height of
three meters. The resisting temper of
the bastie glass is obtained by means of
chemical bath, to which it is subjected
when hot from the furnace Some speci-
mems showed more resisting power than
others. Those which yielded to the
blows they received only broke in the
spots where they were hit. There was a
remarkable absence of continuous cracks.
Wherever the hammer took effect, the
glass lost cohesion and transparency.
and was reduced to granulous particles.
A company is in course of formation to
work the patent.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13

William White, grinder in a pillow
factory at Evansville, was the victim of
singular accident Tuesday. He had
left his grindstone for moment, and
was standing on plank one end of
which passed under the grindstone, when
the stone burst, one large section strik-
ing the plank with such force that White
was thrown to the ceiling by the con-
cussion, and, falling to the floor, had his
collar bone broken, several teeth knocked
out, and his face and body badly bruised.
Ticket Agent Powell, at the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern depot in
South Bend, had his money-drawer rob-
bed of S175. After discovering the loss,
he left the building in search of man
upon whom his suspicious conferred, and,
coming upon him in front of the First Ma
tional Bank, he drew revolver and de-
manded the return of the money. The
fellow, with only a moments parley,
handed over a roll of bills containing the
amount stolen intact.
The elder brother of Senator Nor
ton, William S. I. Morton, died at Cen
terville, in this State, ON Friday after
noon, in the 6Sth year of his age. Mr..
Morton was well known throughout the
State, especially the eastern portion of
it, having been actively engaged in mer-
camille pursuits in various towns of East
ern Indiana for many years, at times
having establishments in operation in
several places at the same time.
William Ross, who, it is claimed, was
the oldest man in the United States,
died at his residence near Smithville, in
Monroe county, recently, Of old age.
Mr.. Ross was born in Grlilford county,
North Carolina, on the 18th of May,
1853, which would make him III years
old, had he lived until the 18th inst. He
was one of the old settlers of Monroe
county, and was generally respected by
all WHO Knew MN.
"A young fellow named Mechallas
Shannaberger was in indianapolis last
week, on tour of observation around
the world. He left his home in Poland
In june, with but S1.5O in his posses
sion, and has since visited London and
New York, putting up at first-class
houses, and leaving when his credit was
exhausted. In all his travels he has
done no work, and has Jared better than
those who lack the sublime quality of
cheek which he possesses in so eminent
a degree.
The Indiana Eclectic Medical Asso-
citation met at the State House, India
napolis, on Wednesday, in its eleventh
animal session, with the following mem
bers present DIR. J. A. Brown, Presi-
dent; 81. n. Taylor, Vice-President G..
W. Pickerill, Secretary; D. W. Abbott,
Treasurer n. Isgrigg, j. S. Cowdrey,
j. l.. Duncan, Henry Long, H. Prunk,
w. F. Curryer and J. F. Ridgeway. Drs.
Hall, Whitehouse, Goldman and Reed
were discontinued as members, having
failed TO comply with the provisions of
the constitution. The following officers
were elected to serve for the ensuing
year President, ]. R. Duncan, of Craw-
ferdsyille First Vice-President, Henry
Long, of Shelbyville Second Vice-Presi-
dent, c. FL. Abbott, indianapolis Re-
cording Secretary, G.. w. Pickerill, In
dianapolis /; Corresponding Secretary, H.
Taylor, Charlottesville Treasurer, L.
Abbott, Indianapolis.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13
Tn COMPLEMENTARY.

Al communications Cor this paper should be accom-
panied By the of the author necessarily 70,
publication but evidence of good faith the part
c. Re writer Write only side Of the paper Be
particularly careful in giving and dates have
tee letter. AMI figures plain and distinct
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13
A USEFUL INVENTION.

Mr.. Patrick McGivver, an inventor of
San Francisco, has applied for patent
for valuable invention, which is des-
tined to rob buggy riding of one of its
most dangerous features that of de-
molishing the buggy and killing the
driver by nervous and high-spirited
horses. The invention is exceedingly
simple, and can be so adjusted as to fit
any horse or pair of horses, or work
with any description of vehicle. It is
called en- ,Givver's Horse Brake" and
controls horse in somewhat the same
manner as a brake operates upon a
wagon. The apparatus consists of lit
tie additional harness. A buckle with a
belt is attached to the ring of the breech,
ing on the left side of the horse, and the
belt is continued around the animals
breast, where it is attached to the mar
tingale. From there it passes to the
right-hand side of the buggy seat, where
it is fastened by buckle and loop.
When the reins are pulled tightly the
"brake presses on the forelegs of the
horse Immediately below the breast,
stopping him instantly, and preventing
him. from rearing or kicking. Should
the reins slip from the hands of the
driver or break, the horse or horses can
be brought to q stand-stll on pulling the
strap which is buckled at the right-hand
side OF the seat. Should the invention
come into general use, it viii increase
the sale OF spirited horses for family use
and prevent many distressing accidents.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13
EXPLORATION.

An arctic expedition will start out,
under the auspices of the British govern
ment, during the coming season. 1t will
consist OF two vessels-one taken from
the English navy. and the other probably
from the fleet Of steam-whalers. They
will be thoroughly equipped for the en-
terprise, which will be under the COM
mand of Capt. Mares, of the Challenge.
Capt. Alfred Markham, who made voy-
age of exploration in the polar regions in
1873, will, it is supposed, take charge of
of one of the vessels. The expedition
Will set out late in the summer, after the
drift-ice has disappeared, and will take
the route through Smith Sound, which
Is chosen as the most practicable. No
pains will be spared to render the tour
fruitful in the various departments of
scientific research. 1t is also expected
that the Austrian government will send
one or two expeditions to the same re-
gions, but their route will be either
through Spitzbergen or Behring Straits.
SOUTH AMERICAN EXPLORATIONS.
Prof. Alexander Silliman left Boston
last November to continue the explora-
tons In South America begun by his
lamented father. He will carry his route
toward Chill and Bolivia. At Lake Tit
caca, he will direct the dredging and me-
THEOLOGICAL observations, while Mr.. Gar
man, of the Museum of Comparative
Zoology, will superintend the collecting
parties. 1t is reported that the health of
Mr.. Agassiz, which succumbed to the
sorrow caused by the loss of his father
and his wife, is improving, and that his
early recovery is anticipated.
ENTOMOLOGY.
ABOUT SPIDERS.
Only the female spider spins webs.
They own all the real estate, and the
males have to live a vagabond life under
stones and in other obscure hiding places.
If they come about the house so often as
to bore the ruling sex, they are merci-
lessly killed and eaten. The spiders
skin is as unyielding as the shells Of lob
sters and crabs, and is shed from time to
time in the same way, to accommodate
the animals growth. If you look over
the rubbish in female spiders back
yard, among her cast-off corsets you viii
find the jackets Of the males who have
paid for their sociality with their lives
trophies of her barbarian, as truly as
scalps show the savage nature of the red
man--Prof. Morse.
TENkCrrY OF LTy-
The Ashtabula (O) Telegraph has
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13

OLD Mrs. Smith left her patent churn
open last Saturday to dismiss book
agent from the door. The cat that was
taken out, after an hours churning, was
not as lively as when it jumped in The
butter Was not injured near as much as
the cat was.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13

He does not state the full measure of
his guilt. But he states enough to
stamp him human monster. We
thank Frank Sherman for Directing to
having him participate in a reunion of
patriotic men, who saved the nation
LdpOrte (Ind.) Chronicle.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13

The Ashtabula (O.) Telegraph has