New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-16


made IN America.
The business of taking photographs at night
Is said 10 gaining popularity in London me Manu-
|aoiurer and Builder states that the new process is
patrouized by people their home from dinner or
the opera son Of the editor of that paper 10 prac
csv engaged the business, which is scarcely hkey 10
find much favor except IN foggy climate The mcthQu
might be useful however even here, when pholoS'phs
for engTaugs have 10 be made In haste on oouuS uaS
The oldest wine in the world was recently
discovered by NJ Berthelot in the Borely Museum ~
Marselee. Among the antiquities there he FOUND a
glass vessel which had been taken from an ancient
Roman cemetery at Aries The vessel had been closed
by melting the upper portion. II contained eolored
liquid which analysis showed TO be wine, with iair per
contagc Of alcohol and the other usual constituents OF
frmcnted crape Juice II supposed 10 have been an
offering 10 the dead
Minnesota people are rejoicing over the sue
cess o the fish commissioners in stocking the waters oil
that State with California salmon Two years ago. wheh
the experiment first tried 1t was regarded WITH IN
difference 10y many people in the vicinity OF the 2kes
ard streams; the commissioners looked upon inc
issue as doubtful Bat recently six-inch fish, qW'e
recognizable as a California salmon, was caught IN
Johanna Lake. and already the amateur fishermen OF
81. Paul making inquiry as 10 what Is tne lnoS'
attractive complexion Of artificial Mes
Plonor5is dildtats is one of the commonest
OF American rnonusks. but it has only recently been
found in any considerable numbers in England. me
English Mechanic states that this molusk II now larry
accIimated there. The first specimens were found III
canals near PendctOn and toWns
about eight years ago. The theory OF the noiusks
transfer or OF that their immediate ancestors very
curious II is supposed that during war, cot
tor bales were deenses watercourses or as
barfcades to vessels that the spawn Of the panor5s
adhered to cotton; that in manufacturing the GOTTEN
canals which do indeed the waste from two iac
tories thread The theory seems somewhat TOO
elaborate but il may be in part correct
Keepers of restaurants and hOasekcepers IN
general will be reOced to hear that use has beer fond
for cOCkrOacheS. Russian physician OF enlnence III
lis profession Dr. BOurgano had been interested IN oo
serving that among the peasanry OF Northern Europe
cockroaches considered the sOvranst thing on ear
for dropsy Upon manipulating the insect with suitable
chemical reagents the doctor has succeeded in extract
ing new substance which he proposes to add to the
resources Of the phanaceut 1t Is to be hoped that
the new drug with statement OF It's curative powers
viii Only appear in the new edition OF the United states
pharmacopGia. Meanwhile entomooel might 40 Wen
10y stock Of specimens OF 6iaftd or'e'ddS D0re
TIE breed becomes extinct because OF the demand ior
ton bug al present vet there is no telling what some
smart chemist might lind in careful analysis OF o'dtd
GerDs0lied
Since we now have an active volcano III
the United States the suDteranean disturbances OF our
negh0Ors will begin to he OF some interest 10 rs Many
of the Mexican volcanoes have been silent ever since tho
discovery OF America and others record as hay-
ING famed out for time shortly after the Spanish
invasion Among those that had been longest quiet was
the mountain Ccboruco hut in 1870 ii broke forth after
sleep of centuries 1t has been noticed that earth
uuakes formerly frequent IN its vicinity nave not taken
place since it, eruption, and there is notion that
tho vent given by the volcano has served az relief To
peut-up gases and materials that otherwise would have
caused disturbance. II this theory holds good CaIor
mia NAV bc saved from another earthhakne hy the ac
t,tv OF the vet unnamed In her southeastern
corner The eruption il said to have taken place about
60 miles north Of Yuma. That place always had queer
fodr being ntcrroeated by lie sprit-Iappinc process
as 20 whether bis present abode was NOT les, W.
the reply, Its awful; but II isn't any hotter than toit
Yuma"
For many years the desirability OF having a
fixed standard musical pitch has been evident to mu
scians At the meeting OF the London Society OF
Arts this subject ably presented by MI A. j. Ellis
m essay giving history of the variations of pitch
which have been going on for more than century hi.
Ellis recommends plan similar 70 that OF BeFloz ana
differing from that the French scientific commission
which investigated the matter. Mr. Ellis would have an
agreement upon several different tunngfoks some ono
of which could selected each instance according 70
the special OF the composition. This would apply
both to vocal and Instrumental compositions In Che
discussion which followed it stated that the great
est singers who had been heard in England made their
about the pitch being high came from those whose
pove~s were declining In this matter the singers were
dcspots. Whatever mathematicidns and musicians
might agree upon they were liable 10 nave tef schIhly
set at n9uCh by the singers. even no allowances had
10 be madc for differences OF climate, weather. ana
acoustic surroundings
Prof. Burt G.. Wilder furnishes information
showing how colleges and schools may avail themselves OF
the Woodruff scientific expedition around the world, to
secure collections Of valuable specimens for themselves
uaad.lf Ra gffrr Nilsff Sf
students unable to pay their as members
of this expedition might advantage be sent out by the
institutions 10 which they were attached In the hna
announcement" of the OF this expedition the
following offer appears "Any student sent from our uni
ycrscs OF by others for the purpose Of making scen
tnc collections will receive special attention from the
members Of the Faculty, in order that such collections
may he OF value ana credit alike TO the students ana
TIC expedition" It is als9 suggested by Prof Wilder
that where colleges would nnd it too heavy an expense
T. send out e'c i,I i,id bis ?,lctions Re-
sdes ii highly probable that I'm most colleges that have
natural history there can he found students OF
suIieent capacity and enthusiasm VINO Will be giad 10
ioin such an expedition collectors upon the pas nent
Of tllcir mere expenses
Discussion concerning the value of ironclads
takes a more serious turn in England since the DE-
struction Of the Turkish monitor by torpedo near
BaTla on the 10Th ut Several Russian gunbOats sur
rounded the doomed vessel before daylight four OF them
were under dangerous fire and ridiled with
balls but the great guns of the monitor could not be de-
pr,ssed sufficiently to hit the boats after their close
proximity was discovered There were 40 men In the
gunboats. Lieut. ChestakOn succeeded III attaching q
torpedo to the side the moutOr The torpedo was ex
uloded by means OF connecting wires after tie gboats
had Withdrawn 10 "a safe distance There were 300 men
on the monitors every Of them was Killed by the ex-
ploson or drowned when the vessel sank MI Brassey,
The great railway contractor having studied the subject
thinks that every r0nclad oueh 70 be accompanied by
Cd TINT