The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-01
CENTENNIAL NOsEGATs.
The scbuylkiIlWater Insunlcient-Two shows
that Pleased Dom Pedro.

PHILADELPHIA, June pa water famine
is apprehcnded In this city, or least one would
think 80, for the papers are constantly charging
the people TO he saving OF water. IL appe irs
that the city has strict regulations in regard to
using water for washing house fronts and gen
eral cleaning purposes. and II it is used other
than In specified hours ane OF IS for each Of
fence is promptly collected. The cutters, there
fore, are never Gle med out with water except
when It rains, and there is no washing OF the
pavements. When water runs at all In the gut
tiers It Is only a weak stream which dilutes the
nth arising from dish water and kitchen gar
bage. and the smell Ia extremely offensive.
Attempts are made about twice a week to
sweep the streets, but the paving is so rough,
and there are many depressions that only a
part OF the dirt is removed, aud layer rem aims
always. So poor Is the 2aving-thAt Is with cob
BILE stones-thHt 1t looks rs II the city had been
system aticAlly cheated In every contract given.
As street cars run on almost every street, there
s a continuous thunder, and the heavy We
hicles make IL almost impossible for people to
converse In front parlors or to sleep IN front
bedrooms Most cities BADLY need paving that
will give more quiet, and no city 80 much needs
IL a. Philadelphia.
Philadelphia especially needs to pay serious
attention to their water supply. The Truth is
the huylkill Is an insignin ant stream TO sup
ply SO large city. and the reservoir capacity IL
almost equally Insignificant. IL there were not
So many house holders owning their own houses,
and who take pains to keep their premises IN
some Kind Of order, n plague would be Cener-
ated. The best cLanc-, aud good one, is to
take water out OF the Delaware above the inhu-
ence of tide water, and bring II down to some
elevated point, aud so avoid the necessity OF
pumping, out the Philadelphia people must re-
form their politics before much can be done
about water
Last evening the Emperor of Braz got nicely
trapped 10y the Nevada folks into seeing their
stamp mill, which Ia an annex Of Machinery
Hal. They have really Interesting exhibition
there, for II shows how the ore Is crushed and
treated through al the various processes until
II becomes com. embracing all the latest i'm
proyements, and such IA the perfection OF the
apparatus that ninety-1ye per cent. IL saved on
the ASSAY. They hav" steam power Of their own
ana the whole establishment Is kept a. neat and
orderly AS man OF war.
Well. they had been long ANXIOUS TO get the
Emperor there and an invitation was all ready
but they were afraid to send IL because others
would be likely TO hear II IT, when there would
he crowd, and them Of course, he would not
come. 50 they kept watch. Last evening about
& o'clock Dom Pedro was passing through Ma
ehinery Hall the exhibitors were leaving. the
tendenis Of machines hal thrown OF the belts
Tue Emperor was then Just passing the alley
tue stamps were out 10 motion hnd though
there are only hve. weighing 80 pounds each,
they mad such a numbering noise I'll the went
up the alley 10 see what was the matter. Every
body was ready for hiln. and he assembled the
platform with his secretary, and beg IA at once
to make injuries. After "A II Tie the stamps
were stopped, 80 that voices could be heard. an 4
he was told tue whole process, which he under
stood, for he repeated il over 80 3 to be sure.
lie went away mighty gratined, and II IS to be
hoped he NAV carry back sOue correct ideas on
the best methods Of working the precious ores.
The Colorado huntress. Mrs. Maxwell, was
cumplmented by a visit from this same dlgni-
tary. she shows all tue Wild animals OF Coo
T do. prepared by herself and placed IN the COL
orado building on rocks AID steep places. and
by the std Of runuing water, deer, antelope,
bear buflo, prairie dogs, coyotes, squirrels,
&c, all KILLED To- her own rifle. She Is "A mod-
est little woman whom no one would take for
such an adventurous character. Tue Emperor
was highly pe ised with her eXhibit, ana he was
particularly charmed with her dog, which when
alive, used 10 he her companion, and he patted
Il and called II his dog. On leaving he shook her
b. the hand, and raising his nat made her a
graceful bow.