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sung on the phonogmph is reproduced
with marvellous accuracy and power.
Thus friend may, in morning call,
sing IA song which shall delight nn even
ing company, etc. AS " musical teacher
it will he used to enable one to master
Il new air, the child to form its fist song,
or to sing him to sleep"
= "A book of 10000 words upon n
single metal plate ten inches square be
comes strong probabihiy, The ad
vantagcs of such books over those print.
ed are too rediIy seen to need mention.
Such books would be listened to where
now none gre read" We may Nd,l in
thi connection that photographic books
would become as useful and interesting
to the unlettcred as to the higher clu-
Gated, as both would receive The intor-
nation they contain by hearing o0iy..
TOYS, CLOCKS. TIE -EGRAPHY, Ere
1t is possible now by means OF the
phonograph to attach to toys, dolls, etc,
an interest before unknown, Speaking tig.
ures can be made to utter commonplaccs
and indeed carry On prearranged con
versation. Clocks with phonograph
attachment, instead of striking the hour
will call it out distinctly. will say in
the morning, Halo John time to get
up" like II forty horse power mother-in.
law, or rs Mr.. Edison suggests, may
politely invite dear Charles" or dear
Henry" to go home when ten o'clock
?, NJ arrives
a more important use, however, can
be had for the phonoglaph. Mr.. Edison
says OF it,
Lastly, aud in quite another direction,
the phonograph will perfect the tclep
phone and revolutionlze the present sys
TEN of telegraphy. That useful inyen-
tion is now restricted in its field of oper-
alton by reason of the fact that it Is II
means OF communication which leaves
no record of its Transactions, thus re
slricting its use to simple chit.chut, and
such unimportanG details of business as
are not considered of sufficient import
ance to record. Were this different and
our telephone conversation automatically
recorded, we shond find the reverse OF
the present status of the telephone. 1t
would be expressly resorted 70 rs u
means of record.
How can this application be made2"
will probably be asked by those un-
familiar with either the telephone or
photograph,
Both these inventions cause plate or
disk to vibrate. and thus produce sound
waves in harmony with those OF the voice
of the speaker. A very ample device
may be made by which the one yibrat-
ing 1isk may be made to do duty for
both the telephone and the phonograph,
thus enabling the speaker to simultane-
ously transmit and record his message.
What system OF tcIegraphy can approach
that? A similar combination Mt the
distant eno of the wire enables the cor
respondent, if he il present, to hear it
while it is beng recorded. Thus we
have mere passage of words for the
action, but complete and ourabl record
of those words as the result oftho action.
Can economy,of time or money go further
than to annibilatc time and space, and
bottle up tor posterity the mere utterancc
of man without othe, effort OH his rart
than to speak the words.
, 1878-06-19

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there wasa vide gull Of hope, disap.
poin,mcnt, hard work and expectation.
At / O'Clock p, NJ. yesterday, Mr. Geo.
G. Caldwell, the invoncr; Capt. J. Cot.
terrell, ,mastcr; Mr. John Ahcrn, business
agent, and MIR. VIM. Warren, VINO has
aided Mr. Caldwell. went ON board ut
the Long Dock, accompanied by repre-
senrNtvcs of. the press. The Alpha is "a
! Baltimore built boat, constructed on the
| tug b-at model, and as neat thing Of
the kind as there is atloNt. She is Al
feet in length and has l0b feet beam.
She is furnished with one sixteen horse
power horizontal tubular boiler and
No, knowcis pump. From the pump
to the stern are two lines of pipe, which
strike the water three fee: beneath the
surface. Tao similar lines run 60 the
bow. The pump drives through each
pipe a p inch stream, which cutters the
the water through inch nozzle.
''' ''"'y P"''''S vi s'e"'" ''e pump
makes $50 strokes to the minute each
S''"Nc oriVihg stream INTO the body
VI ""''i'
This is all there is of this woadcrlu,
device, and vet. under all the disadyan.
tngcs of IL trial trip, this was the deyicn
which yesterday enabled the Alpha To
make ten knots an hour under SIXTY
pounds pressure. There was nota ripple
astern aud no perceptible displacement
ot Tue "a'er' except me ll'tle maue ny
the cutting OF the DOW. she Was back
eo ana turned Wsth perfect case. To
back the boat the stream is driven
through the DOW hoZzos and the craft
oOeys on the instant. II the boat were
to spring leak, the pump would simp-
y draw its supply from the hold and go
on with its work 1t is claimed that
vessel provided with this appliance
could not sink under ordinary leakage.
For prudential reasons there We're NO
experiments IN this line yesterday.
A remarkable feature Of the Caldwell
contrivancc is that the power that pro-
peIs will also steer. TO accomplish this
The nolzles are worked alternately from
side to 81 lie, using the stream, rs levers,
on the peinciple OF the oar. There is
yet another use to which this device can
be applied. In case of fire ON hoard or
about the docks, line of hose ia attack.
ed ,o thu u,,n,, aud /, .,.,.,.,,,; ,,,,.r,. ~
iioating steam engine which could NJ
Ienst hold ira AVN with onvthiro m
wh..Is Tb. invoptor Linn. t.,, hi,
deyice can be pro6tnblv onnIicd to onv
vessel olthouyb il is mninlv intendeo far
c,nol service where tine demnnd ia f,r
- cbean nronell,r tb.t w,ll ,o, w,sh ,h,
banks Mr. C,rdwell declaras th,t h,,h
fine frat and after ems, of his ;nv.r,;o,
, 1878-06-19
EDISON'S WONDER.

The Phonograph and its Application
Decrbed BY Its Inventor.
The New York herald., 1878-11-28

of such articles not satisfactorily accounted for
shall be sufficient evidence of unlawful acquisition
Ttcenty yUt1d-All agreements contrary to the above
rules to be null and void and owners and man.
ayers of estates convicted of practice tending viii
fully to counteract avoid these rules by direct or
indirect means, shall be subject to hne II ~ exceed
ing 5000. T. HANSEN.
Governor General of the Danish West India Islands
PRESENT CONDITION rHR ISLAND.
The evil effects of the outbreak have not ended
with the destruction of the estates The manufac
turing and agricultural interests Of tho island are
paralyzed by the want Of confidence resulting from
knowledge of the fact that the of the ronble
still remains and may, and not unlikely will. lead to
further troubles Men sit desparing amid the ruins of
their estates, seeing no way to recover from their
losses. The negroes--and they comparatively
few-who are willing to work for the wages pre-
scribed by law are naturally regarded with
suspicion fears being entertained that they only
seek opportunity for revenge or additional
destruction. The which has been pursued
in suppressing the insurrection and furnishing the
insurgents has not been characterized by wisdom.
II has had the effect of practically establishing color
line placing every negro in antagoniSm 10 the whites.
1t has resolved itself into of races in which the
governing class only protected by their arms. of
which the negroes are entirely destitute. The
latter are peaceful for the time because they
arc powerless. but there are not wanting evil
dences Of the feeling which controls them.
Only last week negro who had been instrumental
in saving property belonging to Mr.. Fintaine, the
planter who was killed at the post murdered in
his house and this is but sample Of what is
ring. What the end is to be no can tell. In the
present condition of affairs it is evident attempt
will be made to conciliate the laborers and, without
this only the strong of military power and the
practical rcestablishment Of slavery induce them
TO return to their work. Meantime business Ia pros
tratcd and attempt il being made to restore the
destroyed estates.
The New York herald., 1878-11-28
MRS. VAN CoTT AT WORK.

The weather had very depressing effect on the
revival meetings in the Eleventh street Methodist
Episcopal Church yesterday. Two very small con-
grcgaions assembled In the afternoon and evening to
hear Mrs. Van Cot preach and, with the exception Of
the lady herself. there want Of fcrvor on the
part OF those present The exercises at both meet
ings were Of informal character. In the morning
Mrs. Van Cott spoke on the pleasures OF re.
hgion, and number who gave their expert
erces followed her lead In declaring the JOY that
the knowledge OF Christ had brought 70 their souls.
In the evening all the converted who were there AS
scnbicd told under what circumstances they first
came 10 the knowledge of Christ. Mrs. Van Colt was
led seek Him while under the shadow OF afiction.
Rcv. Mr.. Morehouse brought up TO revere Him.
but really experienced His saving love until his
fifteenth year. when he induced To- give testimony
In Hp behalf at revival meeting. with the heart
ye believe unto righteousness, but with the mouth
confession ~ made unto salvation was Mrs. Van
COTS comment. One man iold how he waS con.
ycttcd ~ one of NoOdy'H meetings. and anoth'r iai
once lowed christ. and hAd barkslilci, but was
brought back during the present series ~ meetings
by the saving power Of God Prayers were offered
and the congrcgaton Joined in singing at both the
afternoon aud evening meetings.
The New York herald., 1878-11-28

the States among which is the Detroit Daily Erening
Ners. and in which noticed dastardly attack upon
yourself. ! have taken occasion to clip the para
graph and incorporate into article in reoinder TO
the NEW York HERALD, which herewith enclose
with an addressed envelope from this Consulate. II
you shall approve of my action in the premises please
forward. If have assumed too much in writing this
communication have the kindness to attribute it TO
'''~ '''>' ''>' '--' JOHN 1. FRIsBIE
UNITED STATES CONSULATE. l
RIo GRASDE DO Sui, Oct. /, 1873
Hon. Mr. HH.LIARD, United States Minister &c., Rio
sIK-I have the honor to inform you that have
this day received into my the archives ana
day entered upon my official duties as United States
Consul at said Consulate
arrived at this Consulate on the 18th utimo. but,
in obedience to the stated law and custom Of this
province detained from entering upon dis
charge of my official duties for want Of the qualifying
Endorsement and recognition Of the honorable Presi
dent Of this province Of Rio Grande do Sui. which
was not received by me until the 3oth.
take this opportunity to protest my thanks to you
for kind favors received ut your hands land at the
hands of United States Consul General Adamson dur
ing my recent stay in Rio Janeiro and to express
the hope that at some future time may be permitted
to express my gratitude in moro Substantial
manner
thrust that your Secretary of Legation has arrived
and that by his good assistance relieved from
much of the hard labor heretofore incumbent upon
you Tor want of such assistance.
lido not find Rio Grande do Sui to be the most pleasant
place particularly the weather has been cold and the
atmosphere very damp since my arrival, to that
tent that it has brought upon quite rheu-
matte palms, which have increasing tendency.
This appears somewhat strange to me that should
be attacked after having vithstood the exposure
and hardehips of years the tented field" and in
camp without rheumatic symptoms.
Please whatever appears in the above which
you may find not to be diplomatic as have not in
tended. by any means, to write a strictly diplomatic
otter but rather friendly letter slightly tending to
diplomacy. l am, courtoously. your obcdcnt SER
want. JOHN l.. FRIsBIE. United States Consul.
(Seal of the Consulatel
OF the United States
lat Rio Grande do Sui
ENDORSEMENT.
UNITED STATES CONSULATE.
Rio GRANDE NO Sui, Oct i, 1878.
JOHN l.. FRIsBIE, United States Consul.
To the Honorable Minister of the United States &C.,
Rio Janeiro, Brazil.
Contents-Enterng OF Consul discharge Of his
dufies Sc
The New York herald., 1878-11-28
GILES STEPFATHER.

ascc heah Jedge! See heah! Don't bleive dat are
cullud mans word Don't bcive it, sahl He done
gone swo' TO lie. sho! He cuse dis yere chile Of
sayin' dat gwinc to kill him Fo dc lamb o.
greccous. Jedge dat perjurious lie. dat TO
shuah - the impassioned declaration of cream
colored individual at the bar in Jefferson Market
Police Court yesterday.
'well, well! The complainant swcars you threat
ened to take his life yesterday. Giles. Are you rel
ativcs?" queried Judge Morgan.
"Rclatives? Dat are coon and me relatives? No,
you 'onahl'' Indignantly replied the prisoner. i've
aren't relatives Guess not, bress dc Lor! He only
married my mudder!
'Oh, he only married your mother! Is that why
you threatened to kill him. ehg
mo. sir Jcdgc, You 'Onah! I nebbcr, nebber use
owiacious langidgo to dat arc pusson. Idont quacl
with sich trash"
well. now. Washington" said the Court turning
TO the complainant who stood near by, resplcndent
in shirt collar cuffs and borgamot. expain this mat
ter"
'Ef You 'onah please, am Giles s,epfader. an he
don't kind o like i. ! hednt done much work TO
de las few months, You Onah, ccpt help lie ole
woman yere with jerk OF his dexter thumb his
left shouldcr to iron and foch de coes home to do
house, An dis ycrc Giles. las Sunday, tell ho
don't want me hangin roun dc house, and ef did mt
want to be killed III keep away. KEEP away TO
shuahl want de law to purtcct me in my marital
conjunction rights, sab! OATS all"
'Jedgc. You Onah, said mulutto lady. bouncing
on the stand and casting look Of indignation and in
efable scorn at the complainant. "dis yere prisoner
my son. Hos wn 70 sport me right along,
sah; an I'm satisfied dat he should. don't want
no sich common Niger dis yere complainant
a-hangn and loafn' roun' me. No, sab; don Z
want sch to cross my do sill"
Madame. the question to be decided here is
whether the mans In danger of losing lis life by
your sons hands. is the complainant your hus.
bandY
mo, sab! no, SAIL don't knowledge him as my
husband!' said the woman with air of repudia-
ton.
Did you live with him without marrying hmY'
quei1icd the Judge half reproachfully.
mo. Pahl DJednp NOu '(uah!n hastily responded
the woman I'm too spectacle TO dat married
him two years ago But" gathering her shawl tightly
about her and giving the complainant y sidconB
glance of contcmpu I'm done with him. lie needn :
come sncakn roun me any mo. fro him on 10
good. J lnnt want dc boddcr OF keopin sich q
second husband as him
We'll, ina t,is Court cant help you 70 get RID
Of your lawful spouse. Go home, all OF you, and
cork up your family jars"
ODauss elliiueroutly inclined than
The New York herald., 1878-11-28
ARMY AND NAVY PAY.

SALARIES PAID TO OFFICERS OF CORRESPONDING
RANKS IN THE BRANCHES OF THE SERVICE
Several correspondents having written to the
HERALD. asking what is the present pay of officers in
the army and navy. the subjoined table is presented
for their benefit. The corresponding grades in the
two branches Of the service placed opposite each
other. with the salary paid to each. The gures ndi
cate tho amounts paid to officers in active service.
In the OF naval officers very considerable reduc
ton il made when they arc shore waiting orders
Lnea rank only is given. The rank of admiral
Is not recognized by the statute fixing the relation of
the grades; but IL nevertheless in actual existence
and the salary il paid The bill introduced into the
House by Mr. Banning last winter for the reorganiza
tion Of the army contained section providing for
decrease Of the salaries Of officers in that branch of
the service but the matter. will be remembered.
referred to a committee which is to report on or
before the LIST of January next.
Following arc the present initial salaries paid:-
The New York herald., 1878-11-28
MUNICIPAL NOTES.

The resolution passed by the Aldermen on Tues.
day permitting horses to bo driven at any rate Of
speed the boulcvards and thoroughfares north Of
130th street, and st. Nicholas avenue above 10th
street. yesterday received the signature Of Mayor Ely
The Metropolitan ADVERTISING Company heard
yesterday before the Aldernanic Committee on Public
Works in relation 10 the request for permission to
hang advertising signs from the public lampposts
throughout the city. No conclusion was arrived at.
IL is now understood around tho City Hall that
Mayor Ely Will leave the duty of filling the present
pica vacancies TO his SUCCESSOR Mr. Edward Cooper.
The New York herald., 1878-11-28
DEFENDING A DIPLOMAT.

UNITED STATES CONSUL REPLIES TO AN At
TACK on UNITED STATES MINIsTER-NoT
THE MEANEsT MAN IN RIo-THE UPHOLSTERY
OF OUR MINISTER TO BRAZIL.
The following correspondence, together with the
original documents which follow. has been received
from Rio rande do sul. in Brazil The letters will
explain themseves:--
The New York herald., 1878-11-28


he paid 10 each commissioned [arinyl officer below
the grao of brigadicr general. including chaplans
and others having assimilated rank or pay ten per
cent OF their current yearly pay for each term of ve
years OF service. The total amount Of such increase
Tor length Of service 1t is provided. shall in casc
exceed forty per cent the yearly pay of the grade
as provided by law.
With respect to naval officers, lieutenant command
crs after four years of service receive additional
5000 year: 1eutcnants masters and ensigns, after
Ave years of service. given $500 year extra.
The New York herald., 1878-11-28

quent. Lying right in the very track Of the cyclones
the island has suffered considerably, within the
past few years.
The principal towns on the island Christiansted
and Fredericksted. The former is the place Of resi-
dence of the Governor General who exercises undis
ing map shows the positions OF the two towns Scat
tered through the island the very numerous fac
tories and estate buildings Those marked with full
black circles and squares have been burned by the
iufuriated negroes. It only needs glance at the
map to show the extent of the ravagcd districts.
The history of st. Croix may be summed up in
very few words The island was first discovered by
The New York herald., 1878-11-28

The Island of st. Croix, or Santa Cruz, Danish
West India colony and the of the recent insur
recon of the negro aborers and destruction of vast
amount property by incendiary fires is the largest
and most southern of the Virgin group Of islands that
lie to the south and OF the Antilles St Crox lies
island Of Porto Rico and in latitude II deg AZ min
north and in longitude Ga deg 4s min. west.
The length of the island, about twenty-five miles, lies
east and west and it varies in breadth from two to
The is about eighty-four square miles and the
population about twenty-f -four thousand. Except the
low range Of hills that lie along and parallel
The New York herald., 1878-11-28

West Indies. In 1913 the Dutch made settlement on
it. but three years later expelled by the English
Four years later still the English were driven from
the island by the spanards. who devastated
the little territory after the fashion OF the con-
chased for the Knights of Malta who, in 1864.
sold it to the French West India Company. In 1896
this companys claims to st. Croix sold to Dem
mark. towhich Kingdom it now belongs. ST. Thomas,
ST. John and ST. Croix now form the possessions Of
Denmark in the West Indies. The three islands
aggregate in about 127 square miles and in popu
lation about 10000 souls.
The New York herald., 1878-11-28

to the northern shore the island is
nearly level, but it has numerous streams
and is considered well watered area
The soil is extremely fertile and adapted to the rails
ing of all kinds of tropical crops. but chiefly to sugar
and coffee. At times. however. drouehts cause
ure Of crops; but this calamity is not Of fre-
auent occurrence. About half the cultivable
under sugar cane, the other half being devoted to
ordinary food crops. grazing tracts, made up Of
waste patches. Except to natives and acclimated
whites the climate of ST. Croix is unwholesome at all
seasons. Hurricanes Of extraordinary violence are
yearly experienced, and earthquakes are not unfre
The New York herald., 1878-11-28

Chief
The New York herald., 1878-11-28


am this dsy in receipt Of several newspapers from
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-22
The Condition of France,

Every day almost one hears or reads some ing
about the wonderful prosperity of France, which
is mentioned as conspicuous exception to other
nations in point Of commercial depression and
stagnstion Of trade. For Jour or five years after
her war with Germany she did flourish financial
ly, owing to the active demand for French pro-
ducts of nearly every kind, but since then there
has been great reaction, and it is felt 10 every
department Of the land. Her chief industries,
such as silks, laces, embro iderles, and wines, are
now sorely crippled. so much that the cause has
lately been the subject OF governmental inquiry
The pervading dullness is ascrbed to the expendi-
ture and waste of the war and the subsequent
stimulus of manufactures TO point which could
not be sustained. 10 no country Of Europe is
there to-day greater complaint of mercantile de-
preston than in France. Another popular error
is that France is free or nearly free OF debt. She
paid with astonishing promptness the milliards
levied upon her at the close of the war, but most
of them are still owing to her people, who came
forward so periodically with their savings in or
der to get rid of their detested foe. The public
debt of the country is more than twice ours, and
ours, 10 regard to size, is certainly respectable,
France at present is suffering commercially with
all the rest Of the civilized globe.--NeD FORK
Timfs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-22
CONsUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice, having
had placed in his hands by East India mission
AIRY the formula Of simple vegetable remedy.
for the speedy and permanent cure for consump
ton, bronchitis, catarrh, asthma, aud all throat
and lung affections, also q positive and radical
cure for nervous debility aud all nervous
plants. after having tested its wonderful curative
powers in Thousands of cases, has felt it his duty
to make it known to his suffering fellows. Actua-
ted by this motive, and desire TO eeve human
suffering, will send free of charge, to all who
desire it, this recipe, with full directions for pre-
pairing and using in German, French or English.
Sent by mail by addressing with stamp, naming
this paper. W. W. shersr, l49 Powers Block,
Rochester, New York = sugl5 4Nt&w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-22

The grea, curse of working men in this country
and in Great Britain is their uncomfortable sppe.
tite for drink The greater part Of their poverty
in ordinary times comes from indulgence in this
habit. If they would only save what they spend
for liquor, they would not have such cause to
complain. 1t has been sscertained recently that
the wages of the English lsborng class amounts
annually to about 81 500 OOO, 900, Of which, ii is
said, they might put by one half. They do not
pufby much over one-eight OF the sum, hut they
.aasn ler about $4,000. 600 yearly for drink
.Ysg York Tima Nf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-22

and that the people are going TO abolish
the national banks without getting some
thing as good or better in their stead, is
not at all among the probabilities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-22
Boston Stock List.
Chicago Produce Market.

CHICAGO August 81, 1878.
FLOUR-ENtra spring 5Ja5.j0: western 40;
southern 8 20.
WHEAT No. ! Red Winter o.; No. do a2A
cash; August s0A september 500 No. Chicago
spring old 900 new o. cash; August, Sir sept
9t7. October No. U.79-; rejected oil
CORN Sales regular, -; cash -s3st.; Au.
Sust, Sssa-; Sept. 3ska.-; Oct rejected
}5I.
OATS Cash 2l}.a-; August 22A. September
~ October !2'.al3
RYE As.
BARLEY-l07.
DRES >kD HoGS-4 lla4.i2h.
PORR-Casn 5e-a0 90; August, 10 40 al0 IS;
Sept9t5.
LARD Cash ITO al H.; August, 7loSa-:
Sept. 10; Oct. o.
BULK MEATS Shoulders 81 o., short rib
ide 69.a-0, short clear RIB "a Al clear sides
7-a7A.
WhISKEY-I07.
FREIGHTs-Corn to Buffalo 81. cents; wheat
: AGENTS,