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The New York herald., 1878-09-21
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON: SPOT 1-16c. LowEn; FuTUREs CLOSED
BARELY sTEADY--FLoUR sTEADY-wHEAr
EAsIER-coRN EASIER OATS FIBMEB-PoRK
QUIEr-LARD EASY wHIsKEY LOWER
NAVAL STORES NOMINAL - PETROLEUM
QuIET-GRoCERIEs FIRM.
FRIDAY, Sept. 20-o p. N,
Business continues TO improve and tho prospects
are becoming brighter and brighter not only here,
but throughout the country. and tue merchants are
mating preparations for a largo fail trade. There
lew exlravaGant expectations iuduged anywhere.
but resumption OF specie paym ents or, In otnor
words, nm elastic currency 10 all but universally
regarded as OF lar more importance than anything
else just at this juuetus. and that this will surely
come LONGER expresses doubt. On
u solid gold basis good business will undoubt
edy be done, aud with currency within q
fraction OF par the result generally regarded
rs good as accompshed, ana business ~ being ragdly
adjusted TO the condition Of things All Of the prin-
cipal markets becoming lively, but tho brc nd.
su markets still she ecnse OF attraction The
notions In wheat within tho past week have been
nous probably larger than before II is true that
large proportion OF the business consiss In what IL
orally wind" but, nevertheless, largs actual
business has been done Corn has bcen
quiet while the tendency Of provisions boen in
Of tho buyer. To-day friday tho markets fairly
active and generally steady Wheat less active and
easer. Corn easier. Oats were nrner Whiskey
timer. Pork quiet Lard easy. Cotton tho spot
llGc lower futures closed barely seRdy Groceries
arm Naval stores wore nominal. OTIS ana petroleum
were quiet
without change AMI quoted SIC pots
and 5s4c. for pearls.
ASrrMoSY ruled 6rm Ut i2e. 1876, gold. according
TO brand.
BEEswAx was dull at c7c. 27,so for Western and
Southern.
CorFEK.-The market for Brasils active and
adysnss quotations 4c. Yesterday $50 bags
sold Kepler to-day tfidsy) 900 bags per
same vessel, sold The sales msdo Thursday COM
prised tue following loss.-i4ia. $40. Zoo 2ooo.
s s. 'o ae a%S 'et .ass: :S'0r ro.. .S i,
bags a oI In. sale, .sdss c Fsa.y. were 100 44o.
Ssse. GS.. 1000 SasA Grand ss S bess We
lie good Do l114e: si7ic. prime do: lss.
psis Ice f7 G:yiaa ieo is .s SarseaiSs, % lses
bsm,asS fsrsc aies il uS.: s
Kisa' ias: iae. Mexican lsc i7s Mss.-Ar i7S
UoorERAok STOCK without nanse NO quote ;-Moias
shooks, s2inch with heads 81 % 81 %: SHOCKS
81 dos $a box shooks soc eUc rum 81: pipe uo,
90 ~ o.; empty hsy.hesds - aO hoops - ass, ord
ccxDAoE wa. au,l We suots ,-AsnilA. large and
yarns iUc Ito tarrsd Manila, Sisa rope 91se
lOSc. :Ncw Zealand ll%c l2nc; Russia l7c
0rToN tho spot dull and Lice lower and closed
spos and i2d cheaper for arrivals Our market opened
2a4 points lower. The market was weak all osy Apd
prices declined steadily The market closed barely steady
WITH decline the of 1S points sept and
from 10 points tho later months The closing prices
Of ,hursday ana today compare ~ ~ i3iows;.
The New York herald., 1878-09-21
EUROPEAN MARKETS.
COMMERCIAL

LivKRPooL, Sent. 20. 1874
This weeks circular of the Liverpool Broksrs
Association There Asod aud
cotton during the and business done
the stock on freely offered, aud
quo.asions sighry declined Tor american there was
tnous freely supplied In sea Island the business
small barely previous QUOT taona Futures less
freely offered tho early prces
32d Tuesday but the advance lost a. tho
with l-J2d decline from last Thursday for all
very near positions which unchanged"
LIVERPOOL Sept. 2o-5 r. NJ.
Cottcn-Futures weak: upiAuds, low middling CLAUSE
September delivery. ll32d.; uplands, low middiing
clause December and January delivery. 6xd upisuds,
midding clause crop. shipped November aud Do
comber sail. Bl2d.
The New York herald., 1878-09-21

Alta, l7K; Bullion, IS; vxchequer, 51; Bode, IT |;
Bechel, Ia; riosa, 3; summi. 5; Ward, IA; inde-
pendence, 8; Mcchntou. u; Lcvsshan, ri Tip Top,
l,s; Navajo. 1; Grand Przs, o; Gould Curry, lsia;
Savage, l9h; Cnoar PotosL 4o1s; ophir. 90 o. |;
Hale Norcross, IL; Grown Point, o; Yellow Jacket,
PAX; Belcher, 9sl; Virginia Consolidated l5S; Cali
fornia. IA; Ovsrman, l71< Raymond Ely, o; Best Il
Belohsr, 80; Ken.uck, .; Union Consolidated, l2s
$50; Aiphs, ID; Sierra Nevada, $50 100; Mexicsn.
6aa; Eureka Consolidated, 40; Justice. O.; Julia,
Leopard, 2; Utah, At; Caledonia, 4; N. Belle, H.
Philadelphia stocks closed at the following quota
The New York herald., 1878-09-21


shc uoid Exchange. the busness Of tbc day was:-
0ols balances..... $0bl008
currency baances...... g45,47
Oou voolOOV
Tho Clearing House statsment Wss:-
currency oaianccs.. 2,S7a254
0old cxchanges.......... 1885, $50
Soo paiancoS .--...s..s............. SSV951
The subrreasury paid out SOS, 600 on account OF
interest and Sill, 900 Tor bonds
In London consois Tor money advanced X per con.
10 the price oonsoIs for the aocount--o5k TO
p5A. United states bonds steady At 1o5k Tor
ih's lo7a for 1s67's, l0Sk for isnfsr,iss ana los
for nves. Erie rose u TO lax, Illinois Central u 10
b aud Now Jersey Central consolidated nrsts 10 &c.
New Jersey Central STOCK sold ~ 391 3sN 80.
Pepnsyivsnia Central was steady AZ 34Y 34X. The
Bank Of England gaiued Gao, 900 bullion to-day on
balance. AT Paris rcntcs rose 70 1l4 zoo and suosc-
qucntIy declined to lial 77ka
Foreign exchange was stesdy, with actual business
M ASK Asa Tor bankcrs' sixty day sterling bills
and 4sok "a sok Ter demand
The sales at tho New York Mining stock Exchange
were as follows cal,forna, 10 shares at 14, 20 at
14I; Lacrosse. $500 at 49, 27o0 ut 27, 100 at 2e;
Consolidated Virginia, 90 ~ 16 80 az le. 100 Ut 15;
Gold Placer, 13o0 at 20 700 10 500 at 2l Inde-
pendence, $50 at $50; Piumas 200 at 80 so at rs
Buckeye, loo at 50. 800 at .5s Dahionega 200 at
10 200 at IL; Icviathan, 200 at SO. 100 at s5.
loose, loo al $40; Bertha and Edrn, 100 at 90,
Husscy, 100 nj l.15
Tho following wcro tho opening prices OF mining
stocks at san francisco to-day :-siIver King, IA;
The New York herald., 1878-09-21

sides. whiskey steady and unchanged. 81 o7 Recsioss
1000 bills -four. l27oD bushels wheat I62 oOo do
65 900 do oss 10 900 DO rye 5000 do barley ship
corn 81 Ooo do 2sUD do rye ~ UsJ 90. barley.
Market closed Wheat In iair lower rates;
S7sxc. October: S~Ac Novenber. Corn dull And shade
lower; sss. 3sse.. oessssr; 'd1se;. Ssvemser vau
visions easier. but not quotabiy lower
The New York herald., 1878-09-21
YORK HERALD SATURDAY SEPTEMBER a. 1878 SHEET

steady The sales including State Western and South
ern we're about 800 bes within the annexed range
Rye nouF WAS steady, with sales of 800 bbs Corn meal
was quiet The sales 400 bbls. within the range,
and xuO baga city sacked, eOc per Rye ac-
tive; sales were 10000 bushels No. Western. cash at
oese 5000 bushels do, November delivery ~ 62c and
5000 bushels deliverable xt week Barley
~ dru IA uul M tlate Va
The New York herald., 1878-09-21

Sales OF leading stocks at the Board looted up
t22, $50 shares, embracing Western Union, 2.025
shares; Delaware and Hudsop, 100; New Ysrk Cen
hal aud Hudson, 0io; Lake shore, 3S,loo; Kansas
and Texas, I3O0; Northwestern $500; DO. preferred
s9A25; st. Paul, 1900; do. preferred, 13945 Deia-
ware, Lackawanua and Western, oloo; Erie Railway,
LEO; Hannibal and ST. Joseph $685. DO. prciorrcd,
BOO; Michigan Central, $50; wabssn Railroad, $50;
Central OF Now Jcrsey, 1850; Rock Island. 300;
Union Pacific, 5s75 ST. Louis and san Francisco pre-
tcrrcd, 200; Ohio and Mississippi, 1000.
Money throaghout was quoted A. IN to per cent
on call loans Time loans ranged from 10 per cent
and mercantile paper with good names was quoted at
Ato pcr cent Tho following we're tho ia,cs Of sx-
ehunge on Now York AZ the aforementioned cities
day:-chariesson, buying u 5-l6, selling u par;
New Orleans, commercial par, bank u premium
b. Louis. so discounts Chicago. 7So discount, and
Boston par.
Gold sold throughout al 1O0tS closing strong. Tho
carrying rates wcro fiat 10 per ocnI AZ tho Nstopa
Rnne NJ IN Qtu N.~w Va
The New York herald., 1878-09-21
NEW YORK LIVE STOCK MARKET.

FRIDAY Sept. %, 1878
RECEIPTS FOR TWO DAYS.
Sheep
s.:s,: sss sii;s 1855 ''s 50 ''s ssa 1: s.ss aei;
S.:sin.ss ii:iS Market. ls.s sss as *0.s ALAS
Jersey City car. sixiieh street
~ ssrss:
opened moderately active at shout Wednesdays price,.
sssais: a The ss:,ias: ii ai.ss:'d =
ss;.. + j xsss.s,
sss' g 10 s"s 81 s9i IS Gs ss o..
s: .sa at se a % l's sersoa ~ no. ID n. ...
s .s: 2 6a.y s'sa g. s s s I. & % s
Roe AZ ss @ S %'s.s .. IS SS s ~. and q
lbs; a. sAc; and soc. each; is 90; i2s7 lbs ushe
w. p To-: 5's.D.ss s SGD sss fs
S .sia 'ss 'i ai..ss!l
s % us e 4 wsxs g & g. s 81
is is d. dss II ,ss so 's III II so s. u.s.. 50
s:''f s f.; s s"'s'' y n:'oH. ssis.s
=; :;'s ai IT,, Il. s =
8 d.. i.Is4 iss a $40 y Goid.n'sG !. Norris
;s; L. 6 E y. H +: IS
sss iss @ i as iss 's' s.0 Jsass sssS'
s !. al 3 sis; Ss s;
T.: M sa' S. a. &c. \; az ss ss s,' 49,. !. s.sss
s:y%ssSi ~ vifs,ss @ i,
for Daa'smaa oas y Ken'aeky steers s2e lbs, 81
s ga i' M s: {: 's
Gs..1s 1ess 'i @ ls ss. .s' jo Es's:
es goo and s i s ss''Is s.s% ss
sss IS !t: I u; q: ssa ss - sic ss on
= ' sSs s ao s.ss ts- e ,os Us Is d.. ssi si
ul.'y Carey 81 Ieeiss. steers: ; H.: ;
' "Sss 90 ohio s steers: Dss
5ss.ssa Jun sst ,1s ii.:s,. ss =
sa ls, a. - e1c 5 50 lbs less soc each; % DO, i4oi
; sSs :.ea Fl osr,::s .p.,,s* oh,s & :.sss. s;.
= Ran;a: isss s'.s s6 81 ossh
81 % s s,'%sn g ,n: s9a ass xsp
sSn & sSs ao.. sss ss Z. do 81 si ssi. q q
Ss si.r ~
:. hs.s+ ,v ss,s. car; at ss.s,a
feature. e the sheep mv.s sss dealers Asan stock
ss.: ,:: ,s;.sy sms: s
s6 ohio sheep 81 lbs at 4zc Is Canada DO 1o lbs
* s. & sss.; lss s :.
ss s k;:: ;%ss at :.s :s's 'S sTs
49, 49, y ks%;s:ts ssss sS k 4 so "a
lambs, tx lbs, at 5c 1877 19l. lbs. &c. 81
76 lbs, s. o0a per cwt; 81 do - lbA, at 5c l6I
74< lbs, at SIC 1877 Northern CAnadx do. 7J,s lbs
4Lc. T. AcCrxw sofa SIS state ambs, 20 lbs 4Sia
40 sheep aud lambs, oO bA, nt u 40 per une,
kiliot Co sold I9s causdw sheep, y5 lbs. 4kc 7O
d.. l55 lbs, at 5sc; ivO Canada lambs TAX Tbs, at
5hc ITO do, Is ibs.. 1t - 1874 $50 do. %
lbs. at 54c. 10 state do II lbs, a. $40 j. Kirby
Co. sold 81 Michigan sheep, ~ bs., 81 80 per cwt
l,D State sheen lambs. 10 lbs 4sc. IO6 State
lamos 69a lbs at 81 81 per
CALvEa Receipts yesterday and to-day, .3l2 head
sxticth street, GA WaHhingt Market ana 80
Jersey City. Ony 223 head Included In the above
arrivals wero received 10 day, houce small trxio
about yosterday's figures. Sc. . SIC. ior
grHssers aud buttermiik caves; 40 4hc. for
ted do; SC. To- voals. Prime Jersey anu Backs
county veas be quoted At To 71c uume, elliott
10 sold tod calves, 265 bs at Aye; IL do $40 lbs at
tsc ~ veais iSS ibs. at 0sc aIeubcck Davis
7foa calves 2i Ib-. at 4c veais, 1873 lbs, o4c
ao, 15O lbs, NJ 7c.
Io0s-Rccepts yesterday and to-day, 80 cars Of A543
hesdis at tortieth street, 17 Jersey Cty
aud 10 he ad a sixticth street. Live
maad aud shade nrrner. u. W. Keid sold .Is
tate hors siive, yll ioA. ~ 81 5o's iO7 Ohio
do, i0S lls., at ~ TO-
The New York herald., 1878-09-21

Current prices spss cotton uhe following
based american standard Of classification aud on
store. running 10 quality than halt u
graoe above or below the rrAdc quoted); .tff4
UDLo alnsrua ~ Ter0S
The New York herald., 1878-09-21
THE PRINTING CLOTHS MARKET.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Sept 20, ls7a
has ruled exceedingly quiet
aud very light Previous quotations
are uncha angeo, the market is u shade easier.
The New York herald., 1878-09-21
COTTON RECEIPTS.

NKw YoRk. sept 90 1879
be following the total receipts oil cotton NJ all
The New York herald., 1878-09-21

LIVERPOOL. Sept. 20, 1879
Aleadiug grain circular says:Ihe weather though
setted exercises less influence tho trade
Tho tendency Of the wheat fxvors
places noting decline OF Is to Is per quarter. The
quality condition and yield tho wheat ID generally
complained Of ON coast have again been
"a tor the Continent The home emand Almo
pended rhe market thiuly attended this morning.
sellers Id less for red Id 70 Id lcss for
white wheat This resulted in fair ~
rho -four slightly easier Cors
was Sd. chea aper, with but little business"
LIvERPooL, Sept 20-6 r. n.
Provisions Lard, SOS. Sd. per cwt Tor American.
LONDON, Sept 2o--6 p. n.
Produce-Ronned petroleum. $50 SD gallon.
HAMBuRc, Sept TO- 1879.
wiicox's lard closed ut 3s& marks per 100 lbs
HAyRx. sept 30. l6.a
wilcsx's lard closed at 4sr per 80 kilos
NEW ExcuASGE REPORT
LfyERPoOL, sept. 20. 1878.
1T 4Ss. Bacon-Cumberiand cut hrmer At 3lA shors
dull sis long clear duh 3os short elear duu
ais hams-Long cut dull ut A4.. Shoulders dull ~
2ss Cd. Beef-lndia dull ~ 74s dull
SIS. prime dull at SIS Lard-Prime Western duh
SIS rai'ow -Prms city steady at 3Ss. Sd Turpen-
fne dull 1Ux Cheesc-Amcrican choice dull at Ala
Lard oil steady Ais. Flour Extra dull 2Us
Wheat-No. spring dull NJ 9s. 3D.. M. do. dali NJ
9s ID. winter new Western, steady at SA 3D. do do
Southarn S 3D. Corn Mixed soft dull 1T 24 Sd
for old do. do dull 23s. Sd. tor Cottonsced oil
Yellow Amcrosa dull at 33s.
FINANCIAL.
LONDON. Sept. 2O-4 80 p. N.
Paris sdvicss quote vs per ils 77so foe
--<-o
The New York herald., 1878-09-21
Government bonds were In good demand and ad-
vancea u traction. The closing quotations were AZ

ln Suite bonds Louisiana sevens declined per cent
to Is Tennessee new sixes sold at Bay; Missouri
State sixes at 1924 aud District OF Cou mbiA CO.'S At
10 1874 Dealings were confined TO those
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-06-27
MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGs.

Grain ii sight in the States and Can
ada Wheat, 6,346,ooo bushels corn, 10, 1853,
900 bushels oats, 9.2OS,OOO bushels; rye,
521, 900 bushels barley, 1,104, 600 bushels.
The scull race at Pittsburgh, Pa, last
week, for the championship of the United
States and a purse of $4,000, between Evan
Morris, of Pittsburgh, and James Hanlan, of
Canada, resulted in victory for the Canadian
by four lengths. Time, for the five miles, thir-
ty-seven minutes. An immense crowd wit
messed the contest.
Ex-Gov. Brown, before leaving Wash
ington, responded to the letter Of Secretary
Sherman returning the drafts forwarded to
the department in payment of his (Brown's)
share of the Louisiana Commission expenses,
again inclosing the draft, saying he feels con-
strained to do so from sense of duty to HIM
self and the parties liable for the amount ex-
pended.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-06-27
Fashion Notes.

Tinted wells are very fashionable.
The fashionable fan is of medium size.
I Wells cover the whole face this sum-
mer.
Wide collars and deep cuffs grow in
favor.
Gray is the color for mountain or
seaside suit.
The " Mignon is a pretty summer
basque mantelet.
Japanese fans are still the favorites
for ordinary use.
Fringe or trimming is not suitable for
mountain suits.
White is the favorite garden-party
dress this summer.
The "Carmen is the popular blouse
waist this season.
The Mignon visite is the popular
dressy wrap of the moment.
Parasols have round tops this season,
and are of medium size.
Surplice basques are worn by matrons;
blouse-waists by girls in their teens.
Pongee parasols, lined with contrast
ing color, are the thing for dressy sum-
mer toilets.
Coarse straw hats, raised on one side
and trimmed with great simplicity, are
suitable for mountain wear. .., r.-.
Blue, rose color, and yellow are the
favorite shades for tinted tulle wells.
The dots are either white, black or straw
color. -s.
Archery costumes have skirts escaping
the ground, trimmed with kilt pleated
founces, lavense overskirt and blouse
waist, with basques. The yoke, sleeves,
bottom of the basque and overskirt are
trimmed with ecru torchon lace. Dark
blue berege de Luxe is the material for
archery suits.-NeaO York Sun.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-06-27
A Russian Detective.

One of the professors of the Vladimir
gymnasium received, from student in
Moscow, a letter which fell into the
hands of the police. It contained this.
mysterious phrase, "The reign of the
Cucumber has commenced with us. ="
This struck the official as suspicious.
"The reign of the Cucumber? A plot
against the state I" He Immediately
sent policemen to take the professor into
custody and fetch him to st. Peters
burg. The feelings of the professor
during the journey may be readily
imagined. On his arrival in the capital
he was imprisoned for fortnight with
out seeing soul, wondering what he
had done and what would become of
him. At last he was brought before the
great functionary, and Intercepted as
to the meaning of this mysterious
phrase. He replied that it was the Gus
tom of the students of Moscow to feed
on raw cucumbers while preparing for
their examinations, and, on inquiry, this
having turned out to be the case, he
was sent back to Vladimir to resume his
duties. This incident is related by DR..
j. f. Celestin, in his sketch of Russia
since the abolition of serfdom.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-06-27
Turkish Wives.

First among Turkish social topics is
that OF the harem. The Koran allows a
Mussulman to have four wives: and
many persons have consequently ina
gined that polygamy is the rule in Tur-
key, whereas it is the exception. A
Mussulman may only have as many
wives as he can keep in comfort and it
is only the very rich who can afford to
keep four. The middle-class Turks have
only one wife apiece; the men of the
lowest class are often obliged to remain
single from not having the means to sup
port consort in the style which the
Moslem law enjoins. Nothing can be
more un-Turkish than the Mormon idea
of accommodating number of women to
live under one roof, quarreling in the
kitchen and parlor, and acting as house.
hold drudges for their husband. The
Turkish wife is not slave the chief
fault to find with her is that she has too
lofty sense of her own dignity. An
advocate of female rights would have
some difficulty in persuading her that
her lot was pitiable she has never en-
We'd the emancipation of Christian
women, whose free ways shock her /;
while she has noticed that they get much
less respect from the men of their faith
than that which is invariably vouchsafed
to herself. She wells her face with no
more regret than Western lady unveils
her shoulders. Turkish women are not
shut up. They go out when they please,
attended by their odaliks if rich, OF
holding their children by the hand and
their magic voices fill the bazars, for
they are noisy takers. Wherever they
pass, man of Ill creeds stand aside defe-
rentlally. Ii husband meets his wife
In the street, he makes no sign of recog-
milton ifs.he perceives her hating before
diapers stall and gazing significantly
at silks dearer than he can afford, he
must possess his soul in resignation,
muttering Mashallah." This respect
for women prevails also in the home
circle, and it comes naturally to the
Mussulman, who has been taught from
his boyhood to behave courteously to
| the softer sex. The Western conjugal
expression about wearing the breeches'
has it's Turkish counterpart in the phrase
to g. live under the slipper - and it is to
be feared that not a few Turks know the
! taste of this implement of uxorial per-
suasion. A hamal (street porter once
came before cadi to complain that his
wife trounced him too frequently. ''See
what mine does,' answered the magis-
trate, opening his gown and showing
some welts on his neck and shoulders
SEQ thy way, my son, and thank Allah
thou art luckier than T."
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-06-27
Edward H. Castley was executed at

Edward FL. Castley was executed at
Frederick, Md, June 81, for the murder OF his
cousin. Solomon Castley, in April. 1877. Jacob
Levels (colored) was hanged the same day at
Little Rock, Ark.
From accounts received by way OF
Galveston it appears that Gen. Mackenzie car
ried matters with high hand in his recent ex-
petition into Mexico at the head of column
of United States troops. He was confronted
bv a Mexican detachment of inferior numbers,
about forty-fve miles from the border, COM
manded by Col. Valdez, the latter under Or
ders to repel the invasion but he was in
formed that he must get his Mexicans out of
the way within certain time or they would be
fred upon. The Mexicans, not being strong
enough to resist, avoided collision, and the
invaders had things all their own way. The
expedition is reported to have been fruit
less so far as the making of captures was con-
cerned.
Official returns of the Oregon election
show the election of Thayer, Democratic can
didate for Governor, by fifty-four majority, all
the remaining State officers elected being Re
p1blicans. Hines Democrat, is elected to Con-
gress by 17e majority. The Legislature is
Democratic.
An Associated Press telegram from
Washington says I" it can be stated on author
ity that the Presidents civil-service order will
be enforced without modification. This order
~ I'D
from taking part in caucuses, primary meet
ings or conventions while they will be per-
mitted to support any candidate they choose,
and assist in any way that will not interfere
with the proper discharge of their official dn,
ties Voluntary contributions to campaign
funds are not considered by the President to
be violation of this order"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-06-27
A FLYING MACHINE.
Prof. Richtel, of Bridgeport CT Perfects a
Machine for Navigating Still Air.
rHnrtford KNk Cor fNhi..-. N

Prof. Richtel, of Bridgeport. ct Perfects a
Machine for Navigating Still Air.
Hartford (Ct) Cor. Chicago Tribunel
The first successful exhibition if is
believed, ever given of a flynn, machine
comfortable by aeronaut without tbe
use of ballast or the waste of gas was
given here this afternoon, in the pres
encs of large assemblage. The ma
chine is the invention of Prof. E. F.
Richtel, of Bridgeport, Ct., who, after
seven years of experimenting has solved
the problem which has so long defied in
ventors and scientists. Those who wit
messed the exhibition believe that the
right principle is found, and that aerial
navigation is only question of time.
Rlchtels machine differs from all pre-
vious inventions. It embraces a balloon
OF horizontal, cylindrical shape, only
twenty by twelve feet, holding 5000 feet
OF gas, from which, suspended by cords.
is a narrow framework of hollow steel
rods as long as the balloon, and pointed
at either end. The operator sits in his
seat at the center of the framework and
turns crank, which revolves four
bladed air-propeller, inclined hori-
zontally Immediately beneath his
seat, by which the balloon is ele-
waited or depressed at pleasure-the
propeller having a raising power of six
pounds. At one end OF the framework
is another air-propeller, inclined vertic-
ally. by which the balloon may be pro-
PEELED against the resistance of slight
breeze, and also steered, the wheel being
OF the steer1ng-propeller model. With
the operator on board, the entire weight
slightly exceeds the lifting power of the
gas in the balloon, but this deficiency is
supplied by the propeller under the
seat. Although the conditions were I'M
favorable, the afternoon being rainy. the
exhibitor was eminently successful.
rising to 100 feet. The operators power
of raising or lowering his position was
shown. Then he went off eastward 100
rods, turned around twice. and, at sig
nal from the inventor, started back
against a slight breeze blowing, and
landed In the exhibition grounds amid
applause. After showing, Immediately
over the heads of the spectators, the
ease with which the machine navigated
in every direction, the exhibition was
terminated by heavy thunderstorm.
Prof. Richtels claims appear to be we'll
based-that is, the machine will keep
moving in the air until the operator
wants to descend, is wholly independent
of ballast, and suffers no waste of gas.
Consequently, the machine will float for
an extended journey, is capable of reach
ing favorable air currents without loss
of power, and of coming to the ground
when desired. Two machines have been
ordered for exhibition purposes at Nj
agara falls.