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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08
WINE NrAKaNGIN BRENDIsI.

The process by which the grapes in the
district round Brindisi are converted into
the vin du pays is described as "most
primitive"
The grapes are all collected, not when
they happen to be ripe, but when the
owner has chance of hiring one of the
places in which wine is made. They are,
then heaped together in large area con-
sisting of water tight tank about sixty
feet in super6cies and two or three feet
deep, having at one of it's sides two open
ings, which communicate into cisterns Or
wells outside. When the platform is
covered to a sufficient depth, the work of
treading is commenced. The writer does
not minutely describe this part of the
performance, but we know that the wine
treaders, exhiarated by generous draughts
are melted by strains Of rough music to
dance wildly about with naked feet upon
the flooring of grapes. Meanwhile, the
juice runs down the inclined floor of the
platform and finds its way into the wells,
from which after standing awhile, it is
drawn up in buckets and poured again over
the husks which remain in the other CON-
partment. After this, the whole mass is
allowed to stand for some time and ferment,
when the side apertures are again opened,
and the must drained off into the vat.
The great objection to the process is the
employment of the men with naked feet;
and divers attempts have been made in
Italy and elsewhere to invent some substi-
tute for them. AS yet, however, these
have not been very successful, the result of
partial experiments showing that any
machine which is sufficiently strong to
crush the grapes is always liable to crush
the stones as well-a proceeding which lis
fatal to the flavor of the wine.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08

BABBAGE's difference engine" as fea-
ture of his calculating machine, is pro-
nounced one of the mechanical wonders of
the world-the great object of the inventor
having been the production of an appara-
tus of this kind which should never go
wrong without breaking, and which should
possess arrangements for printing the re-
suits obtained, thus obVinting all chance
for error. This desderatum was even-
tually achieved, and the power of the
difference engine to change its law at a
prearranged time must be considered one
of the marvels of modern invention. Thus,
any observer sitting in front of the ma
chine and watching it through the first
hundred million steps, would feel perfectly
sure, from the large number of instances
he had observed, that counting by one was
the law of its action, and that it would go
on doing SO to the end of its wheels; in
stead of this, however, the machine, with
cut any alteration in its arrangement, sud-
denly begins counting by twos. The ad-
vantage of this principle of construction,
that is, of arranging such action before
hand, rather than have to interfere, is
manifest.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08
HOW A GEORGIA JUDGE DIS.
POSED OF AN INTERRU

! The Crackers" of the mountain ridges
of Georgia and the Carolinas take their
name from the custom their ancestors bor-
rowed from the Indians of grinding or
cracking their corn, mills being few and
fur between, in rude mortars of stone with
stone pestles. The two ''great houses" of
northeastern Georgia are the WIS and F's
Between them feud has long existed, and
on the smallest provocation 1t breaks out
into bloody fight. Everybody belongs to
one family or the other-or at least every
descendant of old settlers. While court
was in session at Dahlonega a noise in tho
hall of the lower story of the bull ling
disturbed the judge. Curses and loud
words were plainly heard. 1t was evident
that fight was going on. "Mr. Sheriff."
commenced the Judge, ''take those dis
orderly parties into custody and bring them
up here. 1 will teach them to have
proper respect for this honorable Court.
The Sheriff left the room but did not re-
turn. The tumult waxed louder and the
quarrel was eyid 3ntly increasing instead of
decreasing. Occasionally pistol shot was
heard Several of the spectators and one
or two of the attorneys left the room. The
Judge looked around, and espying deputy
sheriff directed him to hasten to the assist
ance of his chief. He went, but did
not return. The Coroner was sent; he |
too remained below. A constable, two
bailiffs, another deputy sheriff, and the
Clerk of the Court were in turn commanded |
to preserve the peace. Not one of those
officials returned. The face of the Court |
became crimson with anger, and as the
Solicitor General prepared to leave the
room he dismissed the jury, and coming
down off the bench was heard to remark
that ''he'd see if this Court was to be treated
with contempt" Pistols vera brandished,
bowie-knives flashed and the air was heavy
with smoke and curses. Pausing for a
on the stairway, the better to
survey the field Of battle, the honorable
Judge suddenly threw of his official robe,
pulled murderous seven-shooter from his
belt. and with the cry of "Give 'em HI,
boys" jumped into the crowd and lost his
official identity in the general crash The
F's and WIS were at war, and not nntil
the latter party was at last vanquished did
the Judge return to his bench. .-Paitadel-
phia Telegraph.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08
THE manufacture of glass eyes, as at

THE manufacture of glass eyes, as at
present carried on, has been greatly SIM
.plifed, us compared with former methods.
The workman is provided with number of
thin glass rods; of the colors required, and
heating the END of one of these by means
of blowplpe, he ''gathers" from it sufli-
cient for his purpose on the end of wire
this first gathering being generally of
white or coorless glass, to form the white
of the eye. lie then takes the rod required
to form the iris, and gathers from into
the white; aud, lastly, a little spot from a
black rod is added to form the pupil.
During the process, the gathering on the
end of the wire is rotated in the flame of
the blowpipe, and occasionally pressed
against smooth surface, to obtain the
most perfect evenness of outline.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08

TN LINED OF lead-encased block tin pipe,
represented rs resisting all corrosive in
iuences, is, according to o Liverpool pa
per, the best article yet brought forward in
connection with the water works of that
city, the average cohesive strength of this
pipe being proved to be not far from $500
pounds, as against less than 3 600 pounds
in the case of similar tests of ordinary lead
piping There appears to be nothing re-
markabe in the process of manufacturing
this article, as distinguished from the
method usually pursued in the production
of ordinary lead piping in England, ex-
cepting in the casting of the ingot. The
molten lead is first poured into a mould,
in which, by the insertion of an iron bar, a
space is left for the tin. When it is as
certained that the lead has cooled, the iron
bar is removed, and mandril of precisely
the same width which the pipe is to take is
at once inserted. Around this, again, the
molten tin is poured, and, when the
mass has cooled, it goes through the usual
process until it emerges in the form of Q
pipe.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08

A HORSE. SHOE made of COW hide, and
known as the Yates shoe, has recently been
adopted in England, giving quite general
satisfaction. It is composed of three thick
nesses of cowhide compressed into
steel mould, and then subjected to chemi-
cal preparation. 1t is claimed fofthe ar
ticle that il lasts longer and weighs only
one-fourth as much as a common iron
shoe, and that it can never cause the hoof
to split nor have the least, injurious IN
fiuence on the foot. It requires no calks,
for not even Oh asphalt will horse thus
shod slip, while in fact the shoe is SO
elastic that the animals step is lighter and
survr. 1t possesses also the very important
advantage of adherin with such closeness
to the foot that neither dust nor water has
chance to penetrate between the shoe and
hoof.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08
STEAM VS.. HORSE.

The British Board of Trade have made
nreport upon the subject of using steam
for carrying passengers on tramways or
street railways In this report the pro-
ceedings in Parliament upon the subject
during the last session are given. A
number of conditional orders have been
made by the Board sanctioning the use
of steam or other mechanical power
under certain regulations. 1t is required
that every engine be fitted with such
appliances as will place it under the most
perfect control for starting and stopping;
also to be fitted with an Indicator by
means of which the speed shall be shown
provided with suitable tenders to push
all distractions aside, and bell or whistle
10 be sounded as warning when neces-
Sary.
All such engines must run free from
noise by putting or clatter of machinery,
and all the machinery must be concealed
from view above four inches from the
level OF the rails. The fires also must be
concealed from view. The speed at which
these engines may be run along the tram
Ways is not to exceed eight miles in town
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08
SCIENTIFIC,

ExPER1MENTs made in Sweden with iron
plates made, respectively in that conn.
try, England, and France, show decided
superiority ON the part of the English.
There we're Of The latter make two plates,
one of twelve feet by two feet six inches,
and one of six feet by three feet eight
inches; of French make two plates, each
seven feet six Ivy three feet three; and Of
Swedish, two plates OF twelve by two feet
six, and one of six by three feet eight. All
these plates we're of four and one half in.
ches thickness, and then bolted to a teak
target backed with iron plating, and sup
ported by massive stone pier. The two
upper plates in the target were the French,
aud each was secured by eleven bolts.
The next plate below was the longest,
Swedish, and this was secured by twenty
nine bolts. Below this was O tier of two
short plates, one Swedish and one English,
each secured by twenty four bolts, and the
lowest plate was long English, secured
like the long Swedish. Each plate received
six shots from sixty y-eight pounder naval
gun, the shot used being of Swedish iron,
and of great toughness as compared with
the English. The result WAS that the
Swedish and French plates broke to pieces,
but the English plates remained wholly
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08

IT is quite natural for us Americans,
who are all soyereigns and born in the
purple, to discuss with Republican
severity the extravagant splendor
affected by our brother and sis
ter sovereigns of the Old World. Queen
Victoria, in her travels by rail, enjoys
the luxury of a carriage that cost nearly
$4,000. Its windows, we are told, arc
shaded with green silk curtains, and these
curtains are in their turn trimmed with
costly white lace. It's ottomans are cov-
cred with cream-colored silk, embroidered
with the royal arms and monogram in
purple and gold, and the whole coach is
carpeted at an expense of $500. AS the
whole affair is supposed to be maintained
out of the Queens own purse, the English
public have no pecuniary interest in the
matter.
Our little temporary American rail
way magnates and nabobs double dis
count the Queen of England and the EN-
press of the Indies, not only in their
gorgeous palace cars for private use, but
in making the stockholders pay for the
royal state in which they glide around
the country with their families and
friends on 'ofticial business" 1t is be-
coming so commonplace an occurrence
to see Receiver of some bankrupt rail
road sailing from city to city in $25, 600
palace on wheels as to excite no amaze
ment. Mahogany and rosewood and
plate-glass and silver plating and
silk and satin trimmings and
luxurious couchos and solid dinner
services and ingenious wine coolers, &c.
&c, help to make the underpaid and
Dverworked railway managers position
barely tolerable in this country, and the
absence of dividends is more than at
toned for by this seeming evidence of
prosperity. Compared with u Presidents 5
or Managing Directors car on an Ameri-
can road, the English Queens travelling
carriage is very shabby and humdrum
affair. When the Royalty of the old
world attempts to ape the Royalty of the
new it must put more money into the
business.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08

WHILE the demand for ostrich feath:
ers is increasing it is a lamentable fact
that the supply of ostGches is getting
short and their market value is steadily
advancing. Twenty pairs of these un,
calmly fowls were recently sold IN South
Africa at an average of 81 ,000 pair, and
the lowest price obtained was $3.50. The
extensive stock farms of the Southwest
might be adapted to the raising of these
valuable birds, as they would probably
thrive luxuriousIy on the vast armies CT
grasshoppers which swarm over those
rc1ions.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08
HE GAVE 1T UP.

One of the poets of the First Empire
Nepomucence, Lemercier, wrote tragedy
whose hero was Christopher Columbus.
He had in it violated the unities, which
Frenchmen for years considered an inviol-
able law of tragedy. When Lemercer's
piece was played the students hissed it with
great vehemence. Napoleon admired Le-
mercer, and when he heard the tragedy
had been Kissed he ordered it to be played
again. 1t was again Kissed. He became
furious. He ordered it played a third
time, and went to the theatre accompanied
by regiment of soldiers. The first and
second acts were heard in silence. 1t was
at the third act that the Kisses were most
vigorous. When the curtain rose on the
third act, Napoleon leaned over his box
and looked at the students, to see if they
would dare oppose his known will in his
presence. What should he see but the
audience, from the pit to the last tier,
wearing nightcaps, and pretending to be
fast asleep. The sight was so odd, Ma
poleon could not help laughing, and
he gave up attempting to support the
tragedy. ..
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08
Doctors Gave REim, Up.

" Is it possible that Mr.. Godfrey is up
and at work, and cured by so simple rem
edy@
II assure you 1t is true that he is entirely
cured, and with nothing but Hop Bitters,
and only ten days ago his doctors gave him
mp and said he must die"
Well a-day! If that is so. will go this
minute and get some for my poor George
| know hops are good"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08

CAPTAIN EADs estimates that the loss
to the South from the suspension and dis
arrangement of business on account of
yellow fever will amount to at least
$500, 100000.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08

In many parts of rural England there
prevails curious notion that bread filled
with quicksilver and thrown into the wa
ter will indicate the spot where a body is
lying. The Annual Register for 1867 re.
cords case where loaf thus filed 'Bud-
denly tackled about and swan across the
river" whore the body was found.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08

To Capt. John Walker, who died in
Michigan recently, belonged the distino.
ton of being the only person in this
country who was called, '@rhe man with
the branded hand" But the man with the
branded nose-nis name is legion. -No,.
ristewa Hssaid,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08
thus certain wise man rep,;ed to an.

Thus certain wise man replied 60 one
who said, ''Such and such thoughts have
come into my mind" by saying, Let
them go again" And another wise ora
Gle said, Thou eanst not prevent the
birds from flying about thy head, but
eanst prevent their building their nests
In thy hair. "-Martin Luther.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08

THE industrious and unassuming hens
of America add $lS,0O0,O00 worth of
eggs to the productions of the country
every year.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08

ST. LOUIS is preparing for an exhibi-
ton of the Yelled Prophets, as a sequel
to Chicago's Failed Profits.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08

You can't serve your party better than
by scratching a candidate who would
bring discredit upon it if elected.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08

THE chimney sweepers in Sweden re-
Gently held Congress. Their proceed
mgs sooted their profession.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08

SHERIFF FINN, of st. Louis, has been
arrested for oppression in office.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08
GIVE the best man a boost.

CONSIDER the agony as good as over.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-11

lection OF the interests Of the monarchy.
In this case the Government must be IN q
condition TO cover expenses. aud therefore
ask for sixty million forms. tt Is proposed
TO expend this in completing the equipment
OF be army, but 1t Is also intended to afford
the Government means. to insure the mon
arely against danger and surprise. =
Tito Congress.
e LONDON, March 0.-The Vienna corre-
spondent OF the Times confirms the report
that Count Andrassy yesterday told the
Hungarian delegation that the Government
had no intention to annex or occupy Bos-
mia and Herzegovina, and TINT the Powers
had now accepted proposal for q congress
st Berlin. France, however, has expressed
a wish that the congress be confined to the
Eastern question. This wish arises from the
fear that the congress may claim the right to
sanction all recent territorial changes. There
is little doubt that France will receive re-
assurances. Prince Auersperg. stated In the
Reichsrath that every question but the East
ern would be excluded from the scope OF
the congress-. England also, although ac-
cepting the congress, seems aYerse to the
introduction OF questions not directly raised
by the war, such as the Greek question, the
final settlement OF which is not imperative.
All the other Powers being ready to accept
any date of meeting, the only question is
will Russia accept that proposed towards
the end of the month. .f.ss i. II .ss,a5.
Russia's answer is expected immediately.
When it arrives dates will be fixed:
The Berlin Government will issue formal
invitations. ..aEs. 49,, lL.i..' 80. ~. {. ;s
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-11
BY Telegraph.
NEW YORK.

NEW York, March 0.-Cotton steady; uplandS,
lie; Orleans. 11sc.; sales, 22S bales Flour-Less
doing for low grades; shipping without decided
change; better grades In buyers favor; S6.25@
IS for common to fair extra southern; $685.
1915 for good to choice southern. Wheat more
steady. Corn scarcely SO firm at 47@52c. for un-
graded western. Oats firmer. Pork more active ut
S9S7@S1O.4O. as to brand Lard firm; prime
steam, $7.15@$7.17H. Petroleum dull; refined.
12c. Coffee and sugar quiet and firm. Rice I'M
changed. Moiasses quiet. Turpentine easier al 3
M32c. RosiD quiet FreirhtS TO Liverpool easier.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE March 9.-FIour dull aud heavy !;
prices nominay maintained, Southern wheat firm
southern red, $1.20@$l 80: amber, 1913; white,
S1.32; Pennsylvania red, Sl.2S@T1.30: western
winter red, spot and March. $1.276S$l .27k: April,
Sl.2Sk@S1.29; May, 100 asked; June, S1.30l1
bid. Southern corn steady: western dull and shade
easier: southern white, 53c.: yellow, 62c. Oats
quiet and steady. Rye dull and nominal. Provisions
due: and heavy. Coffee more steady; cargocs, 14a
@17ac. Whiskey dull at $1.06@$1.CGk. Sugar
firm and tending upward
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI March 9.-Flour dull and lower to
sell. Wheat dull ana unchanged. Corn In good de-
mand and q shade higher ut 39E@40i5c. Oats quiet
at 2S@31c. Rye dull at 60@62c. Barley In fair
demand and firm :: prime , spring; sc. Pork dull
steam, $500; kettle, $7.25@$75O Bulk-meats
dull; shoulders, SC. bld short rib, 4Ac bid; short
clear, SIC. Bacon quiet and firm: shoulders, 44c.
clear rib, 5S@54c.: clear sides, 5Y@6c. Whskey
steady and in good demand at $1.03. Butter steady
and unchanged. Sugar quiet and unchanged. Hogs
dull and shade lower; packing. S3.40@s3.6 60; re.
ceipts, IT'S head; shipments, 225 head.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-11
ESSEX COUNTY.

Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch.]
The unprecedentedly mild winter has en-
abled the farmers in this section to work
almost uninterruptedly, the result Of which
Is that farm work is much more advanced
than usual.
The oat crop has been generally seeded,
and the preparation for corn will in few
weeks be complete.
The wheat crop is generally looking well,
and the stand unprecedented, as we have
had but little freezing weather to kill it out.
destructive fire occurred near Monta-
CUES, in this county, on Saturday night,
March 3D. the fine residence Of Thomas b.
Garnett, Esq being totally destroyed.
Your able and very sensible editorials on
the REIMBURSEMENT bill'' OF the Legislature
Imore properly called repudiation) should
be read b. every man, woman, and child in
The State. Can you name single act Of the
Legislature since the war that has been OF
any practical benefit to the State! | put
this question to one OF the most prominent
and oldest members OF that body, and one
who is still member, several years ago,
and his reply was: "Oh, yes; the funding
OM.' judge he would hardly claim that
As benefit now. ESSEX.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-11
South CarOIirrn.

ADJUSTMENT OF TIE PUBLIC DEBT.
COLUMBIA. March 9.-Thc public debt Of
South Carolina has been under discussion
in the Legislature for the last six days.
The Democrats were seriously divided upon
the report OF the Bond Commission, which
rejected large amount Of bonds funded
under the consolidation act Of 1878. FL
naIly committee Of conference was ap-
pointed to reconsider the differences,
and basis was submitted to the
caucus this afternoon, which was ac-
cepted, and will be acted on by the Lee
gislature next week. The amendment is
as follows: First, to levy tax sufficient
to meet The Indebtedness on the entire
debt adjusted under the consolidation act !;
second, to constitute special court OF three
circuit judges, before whom the bonds de-
clared valid by the commission shall be taken
upon testimony, with the right OF appeal to
the Supreme Courts of the State and the
United States; third, that the matured in
terest on all bonds declared valid by the
commission shall be paid out OF money in
the treasury, and the interest for the cur
rent year on such bonds shall be paid out OF
moneys collected hereafter; fourth, that the
floating debt OF the State. including bills OF
the banks of the State. be settled at fifty
cents on the dollar, payable in coupon bonds
bearing six per cent. interest.