Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-19

OF the OnandagaS and TuScarOraS who are
tfnsntly and correctly, and he is afraid that he
VIII die. You see, one man goes among the
Indians and represents the pronunciation of
represents the same werds differently. There
is nothing definite. The phOnOgrap6 will pre-
Sc Setye rye, ne exact pronunciation. The president
it among all of the North American tribes
star:E" Your Improved phonOgraph substi-
'uFsS FGsoa disc tSg % the &c eyindeI does it not
rim of straw board soaked in alum, ike the
head of drum. One thing that have got to
6isc0Ver 6Is IS how to send the indented tin foils
injured, and yet will not make a cumbrous
and expensive package. do not see yet. ex-
RSsty Se how f6yr this is to be done, but twill be posi-
starts it impossible that way may be
devised by which the indented tin foil can be
translated by the eye or fingers, so that the
deal may profit by the inventiOn?'
EdlSOn.-"I do not think that it can be done
The same word even when pronounced by the
same person, presents at different times an
say 'phonograph' naturally, and then put your
hand to your cheek and say 'phOnOgraph.'
and the indentations have no resemblance
tin ol that wosd cover the h eylinder Yin rt of IT the
u EdiSon:I':It @ -; IS possible to put $4,000 words
on tin Toll OF that SiZeh
Star-'H Have you made anyrecent improve
your Instruments"
Edison.-"Well, nothing recently, so far as
the phonograph is concerned. Night before
last found out some additional points about
the carbon which use in my carbon telephone.
II may be used as heat measurer 1t will
detect one fftythOuSandth of degree Fab
renheit don't know but what l can make
au arrangement by which the heat of the stars
VIII close the circuit at the proper time auto
that the heat OF star millions of miles away
should close circuit on this miserable little
earth, iSn't il? But do not think that it is
ns stGrm"Will r;;.g you go to Paris this summer,
Edison.-"No, will be busy in getting out
my improved phOnOgraph. But expect to 60
next year. / have an exhibit there. l Will
send over the quadruplex, the phOnOgraph
the thfa carbon speaking telephone, the musical
telephone and possibly the aerOphone. The
these discoveries
which he is especially interested. Mr.. EdisOn's
eyes light up, his chin becomes firmer his
whole face grows more animated. and he
speaks forciby and impTesSivey.
In the evening many of the members of the
Academy visited the United States Observa-
ttoIry, and gazed @ at the stars through the big
% Ins{ an{ Mrs hfTspasy T1s M tea
came late in the evening, after exhibiting the
wonders OF the phOnOgraph to a large gather
ing OF newspaper men at the Philadelphia In
4n1rer ohce. Rather more levity character
lZed The remarks of the phOnOgraph to this as
semblage than to the Academy of Sciences.
MIR. H: c. Ford, of the National Theater, was
present with cornet player, who footed into
the mouth piece of the instrument The audi
audience were highly pleased with the pionc.
graphs performance,
AT AT THE SCIENTIFIC SESSION TO-DAY
a paper on the "PhOtOmetric Comparison of
the C0mpOnentS OF the Close Double Stars"
was read by Prof. E. c. Pickering, Cambridge
ma Mass. AN apparatus was described by which
n 81 ftyn hprrl &c
which under the telescope are found to consti-
tute double star, can be measured. Profs.
fxseaS' retelS' IA bAlexander NeWcomb and Hall dis
Duplication of Geographical Names.h bv DR..
F.N Hayden. This interesting subject was
aniy, extensively, sl and in some instances hui
eman and Mr.. G. X. Gilbert. Several other
papers were read and the Academy then ad-
Idne IouInedi TT, 1t viii meet in New York on the
session. and will re-assembe i'm Washington
again next April
THERE WAS A REPORT about the Capitol to-
day that IN view of Mr.. Clymer's refusal to be
bound by the caucus action on the adjourn
ment resolution, he will resign his position as
chairman OF the democratic caucus commit
tee.
CNCOMMISsIONED ENTHUSIASTICALLY less
than two weeks six hundred postmasters
DOndS nave been received, and the depart.
ment is unable in consequence of the appro-
prlatlon Tor printing having been exhausted to
send the pOstmasters their commissions As
soon as T. M G. Key returns deficiency bill
VIII De sent to Congress for the payment of
salarles due postmasters for the current fiscal
year. Other items will perhaps be included in
PORTION OF THE HAVANA POSTAL
PARTY returned this morning at 1:2O O'Clock.
They were Representatives Caldwell and
Chapman Freeman, Assistant Superintendent
railway mail service Baily, 0. l.. Pitney, of the
Treasury, and Messrs. S. V. Noyes, q. M.
Ogden and Buringame. Judge Key and the
rest OF the party are expected next Monday
morning.
Secretary Sherman Oh the Political
Situation.
Secretary Sherman has written letter to
the chairman of the Ohio state republican ex
ecutiye committee, in which he says ~ feel
deeply interested in the election of the next
House of Representatives, in the hope that it