The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-24
THE POPE AND REBEL CLAIMS
Passage Of the Northern Pacific Rail
road Bill by the Senate.
WONDERS OF EDISON'S INVENTIONS
The Practical Results Elk
pected to Follow.
DEBATE ON TIE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON, April %, 1878.
REPUBLICAN LEADERS MAKING UP PLAT
FORM FOR THE EMERGENCY OF THE FALL
CAMPAlGN-PLANKs THAT HAVE BEEN HEwN
The republicans gradually reforming their line
and preparing their plan Of campaign. largo part
OF their policy for tho fall depends the plumbers OF
the democrats and they make great deal Of
the Southern claims business. The pected adop
ton by the Ways and Means Committee Of an income
bill has given the republican leaders good deal
oil satisfaction. they opposed to It, but they may
allow 1t to pass the Senate, where their majority
that few absentees will give the demo-
Gratis CONTROL and they say that II income tax is
actually levied 1t will New ork, New Jersey and
Connecticut 10 The republican party. But aside from
these temporary issues, which are expected TO be
helpful IN tall canvass the purity leaders COM
Ing TO agreement upon permanent questions. Mr..
Baine's speech Chester Saturday Intended to
range his party definitely in favor OF protection
In opposition 10 all changes IN the
present oppressive tariff. He Introduced to-day
a resolution in Tho Senate declaring that there ought
to be no change in the tariff At the same time sir.
Blaine is favor OF large subsidies to NUMBER OF
lines OF a concession TO commerce,
and It is probable that high protective tariff with
subsidies commerce. will be found among tho
permanent planxs In the republican platforms here
AFTER II may out also that this platform will
contain resolution !avorIng the speedy completion
Of all public works, such RIVER and harbor improve.
ments public buildings and Notifications and liberal
policy for the Improvement OF great national chan
neIs Of like the Mississippi River and It's
tr.butaries
Finally, there are many indications show that the
party leaders to go cautiously into antiCath
Ollie and Know Nothing movement The repeated de-
nunciatlons Of Secretary Schurz foreigner would
by cautious and skilful pol
iticians there not purpose behind 1t, and
sometimes OF late hears Ia republican circles Discus
tho question whether 'the Pope and the rebel
cinims'' would carry the country. Alto
gsther the republicans picking up courage They
feel themselves getting into shape, and they do not
think their opponents either united. They
believe that currency question Will Of tho
way before 1880. that next fall they have fair
chance, what with the scare about rebel claims and
the bribe Of subsidies and internal improvements,
added to . defence of tho present tarir, 10 carry
majority OF districts for tho House.
DIsoS's INVENTIONS PRACTICAL RESULTS
EXPECTED FROM THE PHoNoGRAPH, AEso-
PHONE AND TELEPHONE AND OTHERS.
Edison, the inventor, here the day show
his phonograph and his carbon telephone 70 tho Acad
envy OF Sciences Ho Is young man, only thirty-one
years age, and oomes OF course, from Ohio. Every
body Is nom Ohio nowadays. He appears to bave
been born inventor, having made his frat invention
when ne was but twelve years OF age. In 1858 ho
was train boy on Michigan railroad In the fall OF
that year he began to work As telegraph operator,
and two later he brought manager the
olicc In which was employed plan for duplex
telegraph arrangement which he had studied for
himself. HIS nrst recorded invention, for which,
however, no did not take out patent. was published
by him the Telegraph Journal 10 1868, and also
for q duplex. His 1rst application Tor patent here
was in connection with the gold and stock toegraphs
ana hc has about lity patents Oh record injected
with that system, and his was Important
spect the first successful invention.
Ho rs noted man al the Patent Hios. where
his inventions recorded number about $50. He has
invented many forms Of duplex and quadruplex telo.
graphs; worked Tor while ut the auto
mxt,c system Of BaQus, which sends mes.
sages by perforated paper; and has worked
also the muitplsx system which sends
not simultaneously AZ the duplex, but In the minute
intervals between other messages He Is the inventor
OF the electric pen, with which several copies of
letter or document written simultaneously. This
was brough, forth In response to the demand Of a
friend Of his, merchant, who said: -
II wish you'd make something which would save
copying, and by which could write two copies n
time"
Tho telephone aerophone and photograph have
absorbed him for some time. He has made important
improvements in the first named instrument The
photograph for practical use hc Is now completing
aud In three or four months tho practical machine.
which Of nat disk instead OF ynder
now used, will DO put ON the market He an,icip ates
that D will be 10 demand among merchants who have
a large correspondence; man may read his mari,
once into tho photograph which will work at a set
speed by a clock arrangement. When all is done
the instrument will be turned to
clerk, who, setting tho ciockwork to 20
moro slowly, will copy from its dictation.
IL Is also suggested that skilled readers will
bo employed 20 read novels and other works into a
phonograpb. and the Impressions, bcing duplicated
chespIy and made permanent, may then DO sold for
tho OF tho blind for persons who
wish TO spare their eyes. and Tor whom
tho phonosraph will read aloud at tho fre-
side. Ii said That clock company III Connecticut
has aiready bought OF Mr. Edison the right TO use a
form phonogrspn which Is TO be chcaply applied to
clocks, which Will then call out tho hours and naf
hours instead OF striking There BIO no doubt tina.
the phonogrsph will ne a boon 10 the blind.
Tho acrophone an instrument Intended to Increase
very greatly The volume OF the human voto. IL is
more ingenious than the photograph. In a steam
whistle organ pipe rs placed delicate valvs con-
trolling the supply OF the steam or air This vaIvc is
connected wi diaphra. m similar to that used In
tho photograph aud telephone and the vi.
bra,ions Of tho diaphragm cause movements In the
waive. which opens aud closes IN accordance
with the vibrations Of tho human voice communi-
catod TO the diaphragm; throws the steam or mir
into similar vibrations, and thus rcproduces tho
words spoken. In fact gives the speaker additional
wind aud would be very useful TO members Of Tho
House Of Representatives, whose hall is one Of tho
mos, trying III tho world TO tho voice and throat II
10 curious that the tin foil produced In a
phonopraph may DO applied aud used IN
an aerophone, ana will the steam
whistle 10 give out the words which tho puonograph
has recorded. Tho possible abuses OF this machine
arc SO evident Edison has already mad offers from
eager advertisers who want use Il to shout out tho