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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28
AN ou.-PEpE LINE TO THE sEABOARD.

a report from Pittsburgh to the effect That
the oil Producers Association OF tA city had stuized
company with capital Of 81 100000 for the c)nstruc-
ton pipeline 20 the seabOld, caused considerable
discussion among the dealers in this city yesterday
The question OF most Importance wGish arose was
whether such line. which wOIli probably strike the
coast at Baltimore, would n0f materially inIdre the
petroleum business for New-YUrk and Philadelphia IL
stated that The new company estimated the Jst OF
pumping oil from the producing district 10 Baltimore at
cents Il barrel that 10 going tO cnargc 10 cents
The Ilroats charge from II % 10 II b. Tie
chief Dack. 10 ruOught, would b. TIE that
of the rrineres situated at Cleveland, Titus,
vile, SewYOrk, and Philadelphia The Prooucer-' As
s0catOn 10 Is urter stated, Is trying o. break tne
monopoly of The uSpOrtdtiOu OF oil. held 10y the
Standard on Company The association holds, IN the
'He of BTough & Nchelvey, OF iToAeis, OF Pitts
burg charter for building ol-pipc 10 tue scaboar,
which these gentlemen cost 100000. II reported
that the Standard Company offered 100000 Tor tue
charter.
The starting pint II is believed, Will hc prom
mont producing place I'm Butler Comfy, Penn. The
PRODUCERS claim u vel 81 and say thut
both me necessary clciuDntS-cohesiDn and capt-Ire
po>sessed hY the company. They claim that The
movement in Germany u make refined oil duablc
article. viii tend 90 increase The shipments OF crude OIL
and thus help, indirectly, the proposed pipe line.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28
MINOR BUSINESS EMBARRASsNiENTS.
Register Little has adiudicated Albert |

htEIsItT IAIIIC HIS dVJIIHCFsItU AIDVTT d
oppenheim OF the late firm Of C. j. Oppenhcm Brother
Of No. 4g9 Broadway, voluntary bankrupt, his pc
tltiOn. He owes sos. 900 and has no assets.
FIX creditors OF Gilman Goodwin, hOuse-mOyeT OF No
Jos West Twenty hthst have He'd petition 10 have
him adjudieated a bankrupt. He owes over $4,000
Assignments for the beneh; Of creditors filed yes
terday by Albert T. NILS 10 Joseph Jones' by Chester
Thornton aud Mary j.. Thornton no SO Wauen-si) 70
sae gnee ana by Leon s. Israel and Matilda Israel
10 Morris GOOdheart
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28

The interest upon the mortgages has been paid Goods
valued al 81 50 4O7 have been consigned and $1s25I
has been advanced upon them by the consgnees. The
YeOpe OF Paterson generally express great sympathy
for MI Dale who is Of the most public spirited
OF that city. Owing to his failing health 1t deemed
best abandon the manufacture OF goods under the
present mana cement. He has borne high character
Nh al business transactions. The mill, which is
substautal BRICK structure erected several years
ago by Mr Dae IL Is valued al $3.50 coo, including the
raaI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28
DALE SILK CoNPANY's CONDITION.

The appointment of an assignee for the
Dale Manufacturing Company, OF Paterson n. j.. has
rot yet been made ana II is proposed reorsanize the
concern and proceed with the business. meeting OF
Che and other persons interested will be held
some time week when the matter will be fully ar
ranged The statement made by Mr. Dale, the pres dent
OF the company. is as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28
nEcLs1oN Isl rrE IANlEsoy DIvoRcE srLr.

Judge Van Worst. in Supreme Court, Special
TERM has decided the suit Tor limited divorce oi Mary
L. jameson agt. David +. Jameson IN the WI = favor.
They were married IN May, is7i ana sailed the Same
day for Europe. Mex day be accused her of uHcnasy
~ she says and the Judge thinks that under the cifcu-
stances gross piece of cruelty. Though J3mcson de-
mics IT, vet Judge Van Worst thinks dsgusilns e tr,
P1ssing by ong series OF cruel ac s.. charged by tho
ifr yeu they were alone he lds that his throwing
beT bna against the wa on different lsons. cor
roorated and that she IL entitled for them sepd-a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28

Newark Savings Institution by which those who have
drawn their Is per centcn also get2 per cent additional
who drew their s per cent sciore al idend day wouu
lose the per cent dividend mceiins on tne uef HI,
depostors I'm the Newark savings Institution was neI
last evening in Turn Hall to consider what should 10
done 10 uphold the claims of the depositorS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28
SECRETARY sHERMAy.s vIsIr

In conversation last evening, Secretary Sher-
said that his visit to this city had object
than the transaction OF routine business at the Custom
House which had for time been waiting for h- at
tentlon His stay Ia Now York, he said had no nnec-
ton whatever with recent future appointments
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28
RUFUS HATCH PAYS IN FULL.

Rufus Hatch who suspended some weeks
ago. has settled with his creditors in full and Yesterday
was unanimously readmitted TO membership on the
stock Exchange This is the second time that Mr. Hatch
has settled in full with his creditors after having been
forced to suspend temporarily.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28

cations for space in the American section. The appl-
oants thus far principally manufacturers. large
proportion Of the intended exhibits agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS. heavy machinery and watches. Very few ap
pcatons have been made for the exhibition OF Amer
teste fabrics,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28
AMERICAN EXHIBITORS AT PARIS.
Ruius Smith, who has been appointed n,

''"i"N '"'t"' WI" mas pOoh uppoihtcu db the
agent at Now York Tor the United States Commission to
tho Parts Expedition entered ON his duties yesterday
He stated that he lad already received about 200 app
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28

Kate Field remarks: "The best friends
have Am tho world are American men, aud II have not
Inarred one, IL Is because love too many OF them
American home and abroad, are the finest follows
feknow." Very excellent woman, this Kate Field Nice
1 Low Observation-Disclosures Democrat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28
THE NEWARK SAVINGS INSTITUTION.

Chancellor RuHyon has just issued an addi-
onsl order concerning the payment Of moneys by the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28
The hon. AsAPACKEl

My DTtR SIR IF the Lchigh Valley Railroad Con
panv will carry out any plans which II may b
r.uTe-tcd to 30 b. Ill those who sal
cosI over its lines provided the same is 40
in conflict with It's bgatl' common carrier
will he accountable 10 the Othtr companies.
Very truly yours. THOMAS DICKSON, Chairman.
Approved, provided all OF our operator, agree.
ASA PACkER. President.
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-16
A Speaking Aut0matOn,

The latest marvel [says London correspondent among mechanical au- tomatOns = beating even Mir. Mask elyne's card-playing Pyscho-is lay figure which actually speaks. A French professor named Fabre has spent twenty years in constructing the inge- nious mechanicism of this talking Frankenstein, and the counterfeit presentment'' of man, which it com pletely resembles in appearance and voice, is being exhibited in Brussels. The figure has organisms correspond ing to the arrangements of the mouth, the larynx, and chest, and, strange to say, there are keys arranged behind the figure so as, when pressed, to pro- duce a kind of vocal piano. each key representing a vocal sound and the operator being able to "play upon words in the manner of the human ar ticulation. This talking Pyscho can, in fact, carry on conversation; and the movements of its mouth are so like pature that the machine is to be used for teaching the deaf and dumb how to carry on system of speech by imita- ting the lip movemements of the talk ing figure.
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-16
A Laugh a Good Thing.

What capital, kindly, honest, jolly, glorious good thing is laugh! What a tonic! What a digester! What a febri- fuge! What an exorciser of evil spirits 1 A hearty laugh, which is ever in order, stirs up the physical man from the centre to the circumference, and tends to improve the whole physical and spiritual being. It promotes animal health and spirits, and is to the man what the tides are to the ocean; it stirs up the sluggish depths, prevents stagna- tion, and keeps the whole system fresh and wholesome. It Is what the Gulf Stream is to the ocean "a vivifying and warming element. The convulsion pro duced by hearty laughter penetrates to the minutest blood vessel, and causes the blood to flow with freshened im- pulse. Laughter shuts the mouth of malice and opens the brow of kindness. Whether it discovers the gums of fn- fancy, or age, the grinders of folly, or the pearls of beauty; whether it racks the sides or deforms the countenance of vulgarity, or deep lines the visage, or moistens the eye of refnement-in all it's phases, and on ali faces, comforting, relaxing. overwhelming, convulsing, throwing the human form in happy shaking and quaking, laugh is 8 glorious thing. There is no remorse in it. It leaves no sting, except to the sides, and that soon goes of.
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-16
Largest Musical BOX i'm the World.

MT. Samuel Troll, fls, of this city, has just finished for the Khedive of Egypt certainly the biggest and finest, and, probably, the handsomest musical box ever made. Its beautiful ebony case is buffet-shaped, as large as a full-sized side board, and inlaid with zinc and brass work, and ornamented with bronze chasings and plates. The in- terior of this remarkable box is a per- feet marvel of mechanical ingenuity |; it includes all the latest improvements for selecting tunes, patent moderator, &c.,, and is finished with flute, flute basso, drum bells, and castanets. The repertoire consists of 132 tunes supplied by Il cylinders (which can be ex- changed at pleasure,) each of them be- ing 6 inches in diameter, and 25 inches long. Notwithstanding its Brobdigna- gian dimensions, this instrument. like others of its kind, performs automatical- ly-when the Khedive desires to treat himself to a concert he needs only to touch a spring, and if his Highness should grow weary of the monotony of his 132 tunes he has but to communi- cate with the ingenious and enterpris- ing manager of M. Trolls establish ment-Mr. George Baker-who can speedily supply him with the materials for few hundreds. To complete our description we ought to mention that the price to be paid for the box is 30. GOO, francs.-Geneua Continent.
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-16
Rummaging.

q. Who Hoes not love to rummage, es- .pecially in an old attic of some house in the country? There is quite fascina-
 ion in running away by yourself, of dull day, and lookingover things which have been put away for future refer- ence, and some things which have had their day, but will be useful never more; yet are endeared by so many pleasant "reminiscences and remem- brances that we haven't the heart to de- stroy them. -- ..
 We sit by the low window, against which the rain is pattering while we rummage over big pile ofold almanacs, with their quaint spelling, coarse paper and wonderful predictions which never came to pass, except by accident. We wonder how we would like to have lived in those old times when the post man arrived but once 6 week, and folks were sound asleep just about the time we commence our modern balls and routs. Then, the wretehed attempts made at wood engraving, that odorn each page, cause us to laugh, for we cannot tell whether men are scattering seed or throwing snowballs. Yet, l
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-16
Tine American Baby.

Save your pity for the unhappy little traveller, American born and white, who is abandoned to the tender mercies of nurses. He will be dressed too tightly perhaps, drugged with soothing-syrup Cor worse), slapped if he cries, and left alone in the dark. He will ride in his carriage with the sun in his eyes, if it is sunny and with arms and hands un- covered and half frozen, if it is cold. Flies will be allowed to tickle his fat little nose, and pins to stick into his tender little back. The strings of his absurd lace cap will choke him till he is black in the face; and he will nearly break his neck falling over the arm of Bridget when she wants to gossip with crony. His troublesome clothes will be twitched down and jerked around; and he will be laid down, set up, turned over, and arranged any way convent ent to her. Above all, if he dares open his mouth to complain of these tortures, his delicate little body will be trotted on her hard knees till it will be nothing short of a. miracle if his precious little life is not worried out of him. se...
 The calm Oriental baby in his tray or basket; the Chinese baby in his cage the baby of Burmah, naked or wrapped in silks, smoking at two and married at ten; the baby of the "Cradle" and the Founding Asylum of Paris; the Lima baby in it's hammock, and the stolid h. dian papoose on it's boards,-each and every one is happier and better off than our poor little mother-abandoned Amer ican baby, left to ignorant and careless nurses. =' -=5s. esT-. s5. a-s H-.
 The 'smother-baby," ,"-the happy little traveller who is not left to the mercies of nurse, whose throne is his mothers arms, whose pillow Is soft, and whose needs are wisely met,-he is the happi- est of all. Fair, fat, and hearty, the sorrows of babyhood come not near him. He truly is the one "born with silver spoon in his mouth. ."-St. Ntch OIns.
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-16

difficulty with the long sweep of the ssIDutch roll''-the most graceful of all the larger movements in the art. In fact, W here the pond is not too crowded, there is nothing nearer akin to luxury on skates than the ''..Dutch roll'', with a good partner. The confidence thereby acquired proves of great service when skating backward is afterward attempt ed, and if that be also practised in cir .cle, the outsideand inside edge back ward may be readily learned. After that, all else is comparatively easy, de, pending more upon the time and pa. tience that the skater is willing to ex- pend than upon any intrinsic difficulty in the performance. Skating proffers to Americans in general the most health full exercise that they are willing to un- dertake at the smallest cost. The dan gers are few in comparison with nearly all other outdoor sports. Already there are not a few of our citizens that have noted the fact that their health in spring and summer has been on a high CT plane than usual when they have had more than the average of skating the preceding winter.
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-16
POWer Of Sight i'm Birds,

So keen is the sight of the condor of where the naked eye can detect none of these creatures in the horizon, yet in a few minutes they are seen streaming from all directions straight towards their hoped-for meal. But though birds be long sighted, it is also highly neces- sary that they should see minute objects at short distance. No entomologist will deny that an insectivorous bird must have keen eyes for short distances if it is to get it's living with ease. A microscopic sight is scarcely less requi- site for grain-feeding bird. The swal- low, which plunges with such reckless impulse through the air will neverthe- less seize a small insect as 1t dashes along with almost unerring certainty. Usually the prey is so small that the monderful powers of the bird displayed in the chase cannot be observed; but sometimes when the insect has large wings, this dexterity may be seen. The writer has seen swallow seize, while in headlong flight, the beautiful, scarce swallow tailed butterfly, and shear out it's sapid body from between the wings, and let them float severally down; aud then not satisfied with a feast so little proportioned to the splen- dor in which it was dished up, glance round and seize the several pieces be- fore they reach the ground. How, then is long sight and keen short sight to be obtained from the same eye? This is done mainly by the aid ofbony plates so disposed that the edge of one is capa- ble of sliding over the edge of it's neigh, Dor; so that when the flores of the mus cle which unites them contract they compress the eye all around and make it more tubular, while the humors of the eye, thus subjected to pressure, cause the cornea to protrude more, also the retina to be removed further from the lens.
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-16
Sleep as a Medicine.

A physician says that the cry for rest has always been louder than the cry for food. Not that it is more important, but it is often harder to obtain. The best rest comes from sound sleep. Of two men or women, otherwise equal, the one who sleeps the best will be the most healthy and efficient. Sleep will do to cure instability of temper, peev- ishness and uneasiness. It will restore vigor to an over-worked braiu. It will build up and make strong weak body. twill cure headache. It will cure a broken spirit. It will cure sorrow. In- deed, we make long list of nervous and other maladies that sleep will cure. The cure of sieeplessness requires a clean, good bed, sufficient exercise to promote weariness, pleasant occupa- tion, good air, and not too warm a room; a clear conscience and avoidance of stimulants and narcotics. For those who are over-worked, nervous, hag- gard, who pass sleepless nights, we commend the adoption of such habits as will secure sleep; otherwise life will be short, and what there is of it sadly im- perfect -~sA
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-16
Alb1nOs.

sI Albinos are frequently met with. We find them, says the Turt, Field and Fd,ms, in the human race as well as in the ami
 nal races of lower order. They are al
 ways what we call white. By some de- feet in their organization the substance. which gives color to hair, skin and eyes is absent. The eyes are red, owing to pigment which in normal cases conceals the network of blood vessels and the intense hue they ditluse over the sur face. In the ranks of men the albino has a peculiar harshness of skin which suggests diseased organization. This absence of color it would seem is not hereditary. At least, there is case on record where two albinos married and had two children who were not albinos, but of a brown color. An in
 stance is given where every alternate child of a large family was an albino; ducing albinos there is no departure in the progeny to the end of the line. The defect makes itself apparent to the close of the chapter. We often hear of albino birds and albino deer being killed. As we write there is before us partridge which is half albino, and which the taxidermist has made to assume the out ward proportions of life. In the Eagle hills of Kentucky Tom Marshall has an albino squirrel in cage. He caught it when it was quite young, and, although he has had it for more than a year, has not succeeded in tanning it. Its nature is thoroughly savage. Attempt to caress it and it will jump at you with the greatest fury, it's two red eyes glowing like balls of fire. It is of the large tailed fox tribe, and keeps fat and hearty, although sour-tempered in con- fnement. It evidently was one of a family, as albinos are frequently seen in the woods where the capture was made. Naturally Tom prizes highly his unruly pet. In all countries the albino is regarded as an object of curiosity and Interest. In India, the white elephants are venerated by the natives. These mammoth albinos are believed to be animated by the souls of ancient kings, and so it is not surprising that they should be looked upon with awe and guarded with the tenderest care. Hum boldt has expressed the opinion that albinos are more common among nations of dark skin and inhabiting hot climates, and doubtless he is right.
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-16
The Antarctic ReeiOns,

In lecture at Glasgow Sir Wyville Thomson discussed the Antarctic re- gions. He said on coming near the area of icebergs in the Southern Hemisphere the bottom of the sea was found to con- slst of clay mixed with very fine particles of gravel, and in some cases mixed with larger pebbles, and sometimes with doubt that all those deposits were due to icebergs, the matter falling to the bottom as they melted. The bergs they saw to the south, and breaking down and melting little further to the north, were prismatic blocks riven from the edge of the great Antarctic ice sheet. The stratification of the ice- bergs, he believed, was due to success i've accumulations of snow upon nearly level surface. Taking the area within the parallel 70 south, they had no evidence that the 4, 4,500,O00 square miles were continuous land; the pre- sumption would seem to be that the area was gradually broken up, or at all events was repdered less compact, at the places where the warm currents were diverted to the southwark. The curious question arose, would they ever be able to reach the South Pole? He thought the answer must be aunhesi- tatingly in the negative. Ross south- ernmost point was upwards of 700, and Graham's Land, 1,20O miles from the South Pole. The remainder appeared to be perpendicular cliff of ice, 23O to 250 feet in height, without shelter, kept in motion by the gales, and a great DOT tion of it subject to high winds anc in cessant falls of snow. They had now learnt that the North Pole, if not actu ally inaccessible, was much more diff cult of access than was imagined, and they could anticipate disasters hun dred times multiplied should the South Pole become the goal of rivalry among the nations.
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-16
The Drum and Fife.


 Drums and flies are probably the most ancient, as they are certainly the most familiar, of all our musical para phernalia; and they have been through many ages associated with scenes of warlike interest and diplay. Whatever be their origin, theIe is charm which is alien to all other instrumental an which makes the music they produce more applicable to military purposes than any other. It would be difficult, if not wholly impossible, to describe the cause of this, but it is certain that on the line of march men find it easier to keep step to the lively tones of the fife and the brisk roll of the drum than to follow brass band, which cannot be heard further than about half the length of a battalion. It is singular thing. however, that it is only the Eng fish speaking people who make this kind of music national, for the French and other continental armies generally march to the sound of the drum and bugle, when their brass bands are not playing. But this kind of music has never found favor with our British re- giments, though many attempts have been made to introduce it. It has q foreign ring about it which makes 1t unpleasant to English ears, and it is of a very monotonous character. there be- ing no more than five notes on the common bugle, consequently the few tunes that can be played upon it have 8 sameness about them which is exceed ingly wearisome to the ear. But this does not prevent it's being used occa- sionally, as a change to the music of the trombone or the fife. The chief glory of the drum lies in the crispness of it's sound and the beauty of it's ap- pointments, though of late years the instrument has been sadly used, by be- ing cut down to mere skeleton. com posed principally of bolts and screws. with scarcely any body to it at all. The handsomest specimens of the drum which have been familiar to us from childhood and to preceding genera tions are those born by the drummers of the Guards, which are beautifully em- blazoned with the royal coat of arms and the names of the battles in which each regiment has been engaged; and the bearers take pride in keeping the plain brass brilliant, while the emblaz- oned part is always we'll polished with beeswaX.