davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1878-01-18

EARE REDUCED.
J. - 10 BOSTON.
FXCt R>ION TICKETS. -.
TIE OLD RELIABLE STONINGToN LINE
FOR All. POINTS EAST.
NOT A TRIP MISSED N SEVEN CONSECUTIVE
YEARS.
The ,cg lntsfeamcrs sTONI NGl OS and NARRAGANNETI
lrayc itr o,, North River. ~ $50 p IL Ghy except
SuuGIYsl.
Hereafter the STEAMBOAT EXPRESS TRAIN VIII
leave -rpNfNGrON nj $50 =. m.
Tickets an he pIncral che; oih'es ah state
rooms secuted all Offices OF Wc,eotts Expesj Co ana u
W. PROVIDENCE LINE
fTreht onlyO daily except SundAYs) ~
D. m on PIER 20 NuIth kyet foot Ot Warcnst Freighls
VIA either Inc at lowest rates; ,,,,,. ,o p,. Az,
Tong BRANCH AND PHILADELPHIA
i ~, NrW-Ierscy Southcru Ra lrlad Commencing oGt -
1877 Tho steamer JESSE HOYT viii leave NewlOrk
Pier y North vrf foot OF iecoga connecting at sandy
Hook with trans Long branch Phia clphis snd Toms
RIVER ii a III and p. Nineiand BridgrtoD Egg liar
'' ". -. SNEDEN. Genl Manager
I EHlGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
S77.-eayc depos foot Of COurandt and DeSDrossesss
at ESQ D. M Night Express Galy IOr EastOn, Bethlehem. Al
irnfns n N,uch Chunk WIZ e-barrc. st Sayrc, EmtI
Ithaca Auburn, Rochester. Buffalo Niagara Falls and the
Wee. Pullman sleeping CO. scles attached , , IL,
ROB"T Ii. SAYKE, SuP't. and Engr.
G,uerIl Eastern Oi,e, corner Church aud CatlanGtSts
CiIAS. II. CT NM INGS. Agent
EF YOU would compare the percentage of in
increase railroads ~ the United states and Of popula
New-York tribune., 1878-01-18

NEW-YORK AND PHILADELPHIA NEW

FREEHOLD and NEW-YORK RAILWAY
connections Leave foot Liberiyst for Freehold ~
s.l5. 1l,45 a.. IN g. 5:l5
New-York tribune., 1878-01-18

yF YOU would compare the percentage OF in
i increase railroads United states. and Of popu
Ton In the United 1867 1876. refer TO III
IKIBl 81 ALMANAC tor 1873.
New-York tribune., 1878-01-18
Gin Rcul estate Tor Sale.

IIass,y Edward I. 90 C,ar,-s Sri't-r assisnmentof
lcasc Of ftA-i u ~ IIU II coi AyrB. 2iNJj ...-..-
New-York tribune., 1878-01-18
4mHsemeu,s.
lROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC.

SECOND CONCERT, SATURDAY, JAN. 10. ATS
Miss MATHILDE WILDE, Soprano.
Mr. h. BERGNER Viooncellist.
THEODORE THOMAS and GRAND ORCHESTRA.
Rehesrsal with entire programme FTiay, January g. at B.
Tickets to rehcar5a 20 cents to concert 81 co. reserved
seats. 50 cents cXira
New-York tribune., 1878-01-18

uo,rtoe, Through TIanc way daily three Depots in
' Ihiiad, iLtiu, "a IA New. iOfk
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14
A NEW DEATH.DEALING MACHINE


A gun, which promises to be the most
terrible agent Of destruction of modern
times, is on exhibition at the office of
the patentees and inventors, Francis E.
Meyer and Frederick Schultz, in New
York. The" rifle battery" as it is call
ed, is so constructed as to deliver its fire
either IN right line Or in horizontal radi-
ating ines. The barrels, ranging in
number from six to twenty, are suffici-
emily far apart to prevent heating from
continuous firing, and are fired sue
cessively, instead Of simultaneously, at
the rate Of 10000 shots an hour. A
steel cover in front of the gunners pro-
tects them from the enemy's fire.. These
guns may be fired continuously in one
liked direction, Or from side to side, or
the battery may be made to vibrate
laterally Of itself. at the discharge of
each gun, thus sweeping the field in
front. The barrels are about an inch
apart, and at intervals, where the guns
are held by clasps, they are inciosed
within asbestos or some non-conductor
of heat.
The battery may be divided into the
barrels and the breech-lock or machin-
cry by which the barrels are loaded and
discharged, the whole resting on a turn
table or pivot. The balls are placed in
cartridge-1eceiver at right angles to
and resting on the blocks. At the right
of this is a crank, at the left lever.
BY pressing the lever IN a given direc-
ton the block is forced up to the muz-
zle Of the gun, when an automatic lever
called the fingers" takes hold Of the
cartridges and Withdraws them from
the receiver. Another turn of the lever
and the balls are forced into the muz-
zles, and the battery is. loaded. Then
the crank at the right is turned, at
every revolution a needle is thrust for
ward, and strikes cartridge with suf-
ficient force to explode it. Again the
lever on the left is turned, and the
" fingers advance and withdraw the
spent cartridges, and the battery is
again ready to be loaded. By means
of a screw placed in the center Of the
block the battery may be elevated or
depressed at pleasure The inventors
are trying to have their guns adopted
by the English government They claim
that they will be especially effective in
naval engagements. With toy model
Of the battery ball was fired through
an oak plank an inch in thickness at
fifteen yards.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14
A Real Simon Pure Sea.Serpent.
Greenwich (Conn.) Observer.

Capt. ]. H Merritt gives this descrip-
ton of it: "While off Rocky Point in
a sail boat, we observed an unusual
comm otion in the water. fifty or sixty
yards from us; but thinking it might be
caused by a whale. which, though
scarce, are not altogether unknown in
the Sound, we proceeded on, our way,
at the same time keeping a lookout to
the lee'ard. What was our amazement,
however, when we beheld. shortly af-
ter, the Misunderstanding specimen of
fish we ever saw Or heard tell of, float
ing on the water right abreast of us. I
tell you, sir, it, almost made my hair
stand on end, and the other fellows were
in a worse fix than me. I've sailed in
most every ocean and sea, lake and
river, dared death in all its shapes,
passed through storms and scenes Of
danger of the greatest magnitude I'M
scared; but, sir, [ never felt | was SO
near going to kingdom come as [ did
last Tuesday. I should say the sea-ser-
pent for such I.believe tito have BEEN
was between seventy and eighty feet
long, of a dark dull, green color on the
back, gradually getting lighter toward
the belly, which was perfectly yellow;
the head Of the monster, should Judge,
was about three feet long and two feet
broad, with diameter of probably one
foot, through the flat side, and resent
bled the head of frog, with the excep-7
ton that it had fierce, fiery eyes that,
seemed to electrify one; the neck was
long and round, Shade lighter in color
than the body, and had the appearance
of that of snake-in shape, [ mean; but,
heavens how much larger! The thick
est part of the body was all of nine. feet
in circumference, and terminated in a
tail the length and breadth of which I
could not tell you, for it kept lashing
the water until it became a seething,
boiling mass for a number of yards
around. 1t makes me shudder to think
of it now. z The head was poised in the
air as the monster sailed, or rather
wriggled, along on the surface of the
water, which it did for considerable
distance, and then disappeared from
our view, and we were not sorry for it,
either. The object remained above
water only a few minutes, consequently
[ won'5 swear to the accuracy of my
description, but l give it as correctly as
my brief observation Of the monster
will permit Of i tell you, sir, there's
sea-serpent in the Sound if there ever
was one anywhere. Some folks may
and some may not believe it; but, be-
lieve it or not, it's. true as sure as my
name is John Merritt. Ihave no OBJ
ject inu telling lie, and [ would
not dose were! [ to ,bebeneftted there
.by."mrn q q '.'F'Dni 10 'saaG'ea :
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14

THE workmen who left Philad elphla
to work on the Madeira and Mamore
railroad in Brazil and Ecuador, are
experiencing the terrible effects of such
a violent change in climatic influences.
They are falling victims to the fevers
that harass and endanger the lives of
strangers in torrid region, and many
are on their way home, preferring al
most any sacrifice to remaining to sui
fer in that climate. 1t may be doubted
whether American workmen will be
able to continue the work.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14
The Petroleum Outlook.
The Titusville Herald, published

The Titusville Herald, published in
the Pennsylvania oil regions, says:
The producers of the oil region are
possessed in an eminent degree of the
virtue of faith. They rush pell nell
into drilling, irrespective Of conse-
quence,s in the hope that by the time
that each of their particular wells is
down something Or other may miracu-
lousy turn up to raise. the price of oil to
a paying figure. The outlook never
was blacker than it is to-day. The total
shipments from the United Pipe Lines
during the month of July averaged, &c.
579 barrels per day. The average pro-
duction for the month is claimed by
some authorities to be as high as As 900
barrels per day, but this an exaggerated
figure and it will hardly reach $4,000
barrels per day. The extremely low
price of the staple has caused a sus-
pension of very small pumping wells Of
which the greater portion Of the pro-
duction in the lower river districts is
made up. The suspension will con-
tinue to increase SO long as the price
remains unremunerative. Whether
the enormous and apparently foolish
development now going forward in the
Bradford district will make up for this
loss is a question which time only can
determine. The pipe line runs in the
Bradford district during July would in
dictate production of between 10000
and $1,000 barrels per day. The low
price of refined in New York has en-
couraged foreign dealers to make I'M
usually large contracts for August, Sep
TENDER and October deliveries, and for
the next three months the shipm ents
will probably be considerable Ill excess
OF the production. This will have a
tendency to stifen up prices! but not in
time to do the drillers of new wells any
good as there is SO large an amount of
oil waiting to be thrown on the market
that it cannot advance to any great ex-
tent, and when the new crop of wells
comes in a reaction would seem to be
inevitable.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14
Cost of Titles.

Few Americans have any knowledge
Of what it costs to keep a great histor-
ical house and title. When DR.. Long
ley was archbishop of Canterbury he
was entitled to various livings whose
yield was nearly 100000 per annum,
and yet such was the expense of the
archiepiscopal position that he died in
perjury, and were it not that the queen
secured the admission of his dau ghter
to Hampton court, she would have been
without roof to her head. The mar
quis of Butte has an income from his
estates Of 100000 a year, but SO much
of this has to go back to keep up the
estates that his actual net income IS
less than a twelfth of this amount. in
the case of the Duke of Chatworth, two
hundred servants sit down to his tables.
and they in turn have each servant to
wait on them. The same thing prevails
everywhere, and applies to the queen
as to all others.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14
The ExpIOsiveDess Of Flour.

Professors Peck ard Peckham, of the
university of Minnesota, have been
making an extensive series of expert
ments to determine the cause Of the re-
cent flour mill explosion at Minneapolis.
The substances tested were coarse and
fine bran, material from stone grinding
wheat; wheat dust, from wheat dust
house; middlings, general mill dust,
dust from middlings machines, dust
from flour dust house from stones) and
flour. When thrown in body on a
light, all these substances put the light
out. Blown by a bellows into the air
surrounding a gas fame, the following
results were obtained: l-#a.
Coarse bran would not burn. Fine
bran and flour dust burn quickly, with
considerable blaze. Middllngs burn
quicker, but with less fame. All other
substances burn very quickly, very
much like gunpowder.
In all these cases there was a space
around the flash where the dust was not
thick enough to ignite from particle to
particle; hence it remained in the air
after the explosion. Flour dust, -four
middlings, etc., when mixed with air,
llIICh CllOltSlI W ISulIO HUH pdIIICIO 10
particle, and separated SO that each
particle is surrounded by air, will unite
with the oxygen in the air, producidga
gas at high temperature, which requires
an additional space, hence the bursting.
There is no gas which comes from
flour or middlings that is an explosive;
it is the direct combination with the air
that produces gas, requiring additional
space. Powerful electric sparks from
the electric machine and from the Ley
den jar were passed through the air
filled with dust Of different kinds, but
without an explosion in any case. A
platinum wire kept at white heat by a
galvanic battery would not produce an
explosion. The dust would collect upon
it and char to black Goals, but would
not blaze or explode.
A piece of glowing charcoal, kept hot
by the bellows, would not produce an
explosion when surrounded by dust,
but when famed into blaze the ex-
plosion followed. A common kerosene
lantern, when surrounded by dust of al
degrees. of density, would not produce
an explosion. but when the dust was
blown into the bottom, through the
globe and out of the top,it would ignite.
To explode quickly the dust must
be dry. Evidently when an explosion
has been started in volume of dusty
lar, loose flour may be blown into the
lar and made source of danger.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14

Mr.. B. GERRIsH, Jr., U. S. consul to
Bordeaux, France, has furnished the
government with an interesting report
of the condition of his official district.
He SAYS: Farm laborers are frequently
SO economical as to become quite
wealthy proprietors. They are paid
from $50 to 420 francs a year, and
lodged and boarded. Day laborers,
without board, receive 2! to francs a
day, with q bottle of wine. A suit of
clothes costs from Is to 20 francs.
Coopers, ship carpenters and foremen
in wine cellars, by great frugality, attain
a condition of comparative independ.
ence. The average wages Of mechanics
are from 4 to A. francs per day-an in
crease of nearly l franc since 1873
The cost of living has not increased
but rather decreased. A government
cigar factory was established in Bor-
deaux in 1916. 1t employs 80 men.
and ], 400 women. The men earn about
francs and the women 2 francs day.
The value of the tobacco used is Is, OOO,-
900 francs annually, much of which is
imported directly from the United
States. Over 700 cooper shops exist in
the district, employing more than 1000
men. The number of casks made an
nually is 100000, and their value IT,
100000 francs. A few Of the slaves
come from the United States. It is al
legged that it takes third longer to pre-
pare an American stave than it does
one from the Adriatic. They should
be split, not sawed About 100000
bottles are made annually in the city by
seven factories. employing 700 working
men, who are paid by the 100 bottles,
and who earn as high as II francs aday
accordinging to their skill. In the
manufacture of liquors and confiteurs
men earn from to 4 francs per day,
and women about half as much. A
mint was established in Bordeaux in A.
D. S64, re-established in 1856, reopened
in 1895, and again in 1870. The coin
age of silver was, from 1895 to 1S4S,
146 1868, 900 francs; 1913 to 1866, go
100000 francs; 1868 to 1870, closed;
1870 to 1875, 20, 1000 900 francs, -.g
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14
YELLOW FEVER.
THIRTY-FIVE NEW CASES.

A New Orleans dispatch of the 7th
inst. says during the past twenty-fOur
hours the weather has moderated great
ly. Thlrty-five new cases are reported.
Leading physicians boldly controvert
the statement of the board of health
that the present disease is yellow fever,
and public action is probable
MORE QUARANTINE.
A Little Rock dispatch of the 9TH
inst, says the board Of health to-day
decided to establish quarantine against
all freight and passengers from New Or
leans. Quarantines will also be estab-
lished at Hopefield, opposite Memphis,
to prevent the loading of New Orleans
boats at that place. .......# ..
UNFAvORABLE WEATHER.
Anew Orleans dispatch of the 9th
inst, says in the past tWenty-four hours
twenty new cases were reported and
eleven deaths The weather is I'M
favorable to invalids,-dry, wet, hot,
and cold at intervals of few minutes.
This accounts for the increase of deaths,
though the disease is on the decline.
The fears of the disease assuming an
SplSt0ll1lS lOIlll dlo ttlIfty GU Lie " lldI-
antine is rigidly maintained, and no vel
low fever is introduced from without.
Ice sells at $4Oper ton. under cOmbi-
nation of dealers and manufacturers,
headed by Jones, of Nevada.
.2J TEXAS GUARANTEED.
A st. Louis dispatch Of the 9Th says
large portion of the railroad towns and
cities Of that state are thoroughly quar-
antined against New Orleans, and that
it is the determination to keep the vel
low fever out of Texas if possible. The
international & Great Northern Railway
Company refuse to take any passengers,
freight, express matter, or mails from
New Orleans over their road
VIOLATING QUARANTINE.
A Vicksburg dispatch of Aug. 9Th
says Morris Mayer of New Orleans, was
fined $3.50 and ordered out of town for
a violation of the quarantine regula-
tons. He came from New Orleans on
the steamer Cannon, on the I'd inst,
and appealed from Mayor O'Leary's
decision to the board of aldermen.
They heard the case last night and sus-
tanned the Mayors decision.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14

THE CRETANS.
A telegram from Canea states that
the British consul has informed the
Cretan assembly that Great Britain will
endeavor to obtain reformed system
of government for Crete The consul
strongly urged the Cretans to>abstain
from acts of hostility. The lattef~stil
retain their defensive positions.
EXPLOSION OF A RUSSIAN MAGAZINE.
! A Russian magazine. exploded to-day
at Fratesti, Roumania, killing a num-
Der of persons and doing great damage
to property. ,,.r NJ sa.Ig.u....l
THE MONTENEGRINs. y
Three thousand Montenegrins have
joined the insurgents in Herzegovina.
There are indications of an intention to
proclaim a holy war in Bosnia,
THE RHODOPE INsURG ENTs.
A Pera dispatch of the Sth inst, says
two delegates from the Rhodope insur-
Bayard, signed by the chiefs of two
hundred villages, declaring they will re-
sist to the last man the enforcement of
the decision of the Berlin congress.
FEAsTING BEACoNsFIELD
London advices under date Of Aug.
9Th state that at the ceremony Of pre-
senting the freedom of the city to Lords
Beaconsfield and Salisbury, a consider
able sensation was created by person
who, on the appearance of the plenipo--
tentiaries, shouted, "Traitors to the
Constitution !" The disturber was inn
mediately elected. In his speech at the
Mansion house banquet Lord Beacons-
field said he felt confident her maiestv's
ministers had not only maintained the
interests of their own country, but had
secured the independence of Europe
He drew a sanguine picture Of the pros
poets from the Anglo-Turkish. conven-
ton. In support Of the view that it was
not hopeless to expect reforms in the
administration of the Porte, he cited a
statement sent to the emperor Of Ger
many by American missionaries, setting
forth the liberation enjoyed by Chris
tians, and the progress of edu-
cation in the Ottoman Do
minion, ETC., since the Crimean
war. Lord Beaconsfeld said the testi-
mony was preferable to any official re-
port. 1t was that of men of the highest
principles and of chara cfer, who de-
voted their lives to the benefit of their
fellow-creature. His lordship said
that never, within his experience, mad
the relations of powers been SO friendly.
Russian statesmen were convinced that
the restless warlike spirit must debase,
perhaps even ruin, that Empire. The
estrangement of France he should re-
gard as one of the greatest misfortunes
which could happen to England. Lord
Salisbury also made a speech indicat-
ing that the government has resolved to
fully avail itself of the right of interfere
ence in favor of good government af-
forded by the Anglo-Turkish convention.
He urged upon the, British statesmen
the sinking of all party difference i'll
support Of such a policy.
.H FL. ..t. AN INSTRUCTION.
A London dispatch Of the 9Th says
Constantinople advices give detailed
accounted the instruction in Here
govina and the assassination of the
governor of Mostar The Standard an
nounces in official form that there will
ho M dissolution Of 40 NJ nf
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14
Foreign News.
RUSSIA AND THE BERLIN CONGRESS.

RUSSIA AND THE BERLIN CONGRESS. - ;
The Official Messenger published
at st. Petersburg, on the Stu,
dwelt upon the smallness = of the
material advantages which have accru-
ed to Russia through the disregard by
the Berlin congress Of the consideration
of race in fixing the frontiers. It says
the task of Russia is now to see that the
conclusions reached are carried into ex-
ecution to the smallest point, and that,
if the Porte does not observe the con-
ditions of the treaty, it signs its own
sentence. .ta.f. Gals .#.iH s.. .....r5 .
The Russian army began to occupy
Varna on the 9th inst. Austria will
raise reserve corps to back the army
of occupation in Servia and Montene-
gro, where great opposition is encoun-
tered from the people. z en- .15fa7is
vARNA AND BAToUM. g 1-1ai'a
Constantinople advices under date Of
Aug. 8, state that the important positions
connected with Varna will be delivered
up to the Russians next week, but the re-
moval of the material from the, fortress
will require two months. The Rus
slams have addressed to the porte a
friendly inquiry as to. when it. will sur,
render Batoum, butthe communication
has as yet received no answer 219 -
oJ0 ...D A9HIN ITO EDIToRs.di 80 bazU
The Press Batreaurecommen editors
to use moderate language in discussing
the public affairs, and instructs them to-
deny any insinuation of the existence
of hostility between the Porte and the
palace, or that the government secretly
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14
GENERAL NEWS.

The $40 bonds are being rapidly
called in for redemption. The sixty
sixth call for five millions has been is
sued.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14
MANSLAUGHTER.

A Milwaukee dispatch of the 9th says
the jury in the Henderer
murder trial, after being out twenty
hours came into court at 7:30 this
morning and gave in verdict, finding
the defendant guilty of manslaugnter in
the fourth degree. The defense gave
notice Of their intention to move for a
new trial. .dE 10 en- r# ueG-..gmag III
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14

RARUs is king of the turf, having
trotted a mile at Buffalo in 2:13ii., Is
there any limit to the possibility of
trOtterS? ...
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14

z " HAVE you ever read The Tale of a
Bumble-Bee?'l asked George of Sarah
Jane, 8 No." said she, as she turned
the color of red paint, =" but I've felt
'em."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14

! HE oldest house in Boston has been
demolished. It stood at the corner of
Moon and Sun-Court streets, north
square, and was built POI years ago. +"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14

+ AT Pittsfeld, Mass, last Saturday, in
a suit involving, 81, a father and two
sons testified against the wife and moth
er and the other two sons. - ,ee.