New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-04

who has been frequent contributor to the scientific
neriodicals, has published the first number OF new
venture called Science 1t is neatly printed on fine pa
per and contains papers and discussions by weknown
Writers besides the scientific news and gossip OF the
week
Sunken treasure is to be searched for in the
sands at Lewes. below Philadelphia. In 17ss when the
British soop of war De Braak entered the harbor Pilot
McCracken was sent for lake her up he bay to Pha
depha ing signs OF bad weather In the south he al
yised al officer TO take In sell. The officer VINO WAS
dressed in fun uniform, rcpied 1--WE take in no SAIL
pilot You loo out for the bottom and VIII take care
of the top" Almost Immediately the storm struck the
DE Braak capszed her The captain and several Of
the crew were drowned and the formers may be
Lewes to this day. The wreck has been talked
Ing that the De Braak was iull of gold. Prot NC
Craoken the grandfather of Samuel s. MoCracsen,
now resident Of Lewes. few days ago McCracken
sold his grand athers papers which point OUT the De
OF the wreck to company and search Tor 'he Oh De
Braak will be made this Summer
The Galveston News comments on the ac-
quittal Of tho murderer OF Porter, the actor
q result which universally predicted among
the actors who met a year ago In nan
In this city, but who. nevertheless, subscribed
money so that there should be show of earnestness
even IL A. had to be imported the expected farce OF
"Justice in Texas" The Netcs says: The Texan who
wishes to his State ourshing at home and respected
abroad and who is Jealous OF the good name Of Texas.
win find difficulty in selecting language adequate to ex-
his emotions at the &cumttal OF Curre anu lJs
scanda.zng effect The more thought is given TO the
crime ana the alleged trial. the more aggravatng does
the psho appear The public asked by the jury to
believe that Curde insane when he committed the
murder. He never insane before He occupied a
pOson requiring the most intelligent use OF all MS rae
ules He has not been since. Is IL conended
when he murdered an unarmed man who was protect
ing lady he was hopelessly demented. II lie to be
hoped that the Jury sepr well after the fifteen minutes
of intellectual labor which they underwent In conyne
ing each other that such was the case For the sake OF
Veya ipf n
difficult 10 obtain"
There was lively skirmishing In the French
Chamber Of Deputies fortnight Paul de Cassag
nae was leader in the fray. He made an Interpolation
in reference alleged Government interference in the
election The matter excited considerable inter
est among the Bonapartsts and NJ. Cassagnac made 1t
the opportunity for several lively salies against NJ
Gambetta which the President took little or no no.
tioe Wheu. however, NJ CODsans. Minister OF the In
eri or declared that NJ Cassagnac's documentary evil
oence was apocryphal that gentleman lost control Of
himself, and declared the Republic was not Govern
ment but Temporary triumph of faction. OF course
there umut at once, and little babel OF cries.
shouts imprecatOns, illustrated by threatening gesicu-
latiOps. NJ. Cassagnac threatened with censure,
and the de Fere rushed to the rescue, but only
made matters worse for himself He accused Nj. Gam
BETA OF having smugg ed himself into power ~ cas-
sagnsc was asked TO explain himself and at once WIN
drew the offensive caring to submit to
the Then came the turn OF the Duc de retire.
who thS ms %oTos mao n % 20 m
suit to myself" at once Tetorted the President of the
Chamber. We shall say no more about H." The Duke
was dissatisfied and wished to challenge NJ Gam
BETA mis- friends were, fortunately, successful Ill
advising hun against such ioOllshness.
A false alarm of fire nearly caused serious
catastrophe the Opera House, Bridgeport. Conn., on
Wednesday night. There a school exhibition and
The baud playing the Turkish Patrol" lad named
Brick DOlan went up the gallery stairs and tried 10
press forward through the crowd. One Of the ushers
told him could not in anc when Dolan kept on.
took hold of tried him back The tusse
attracted the attention of boys sitting III about
the centre Of the gallery they yelled 4" fight"
The audience understood the cry TO be fire.
and In second all eyes directed
toward tie gallery. and there general still
all over The house. 1t could be that there was
something OF commOtiOn in The back part of the gal
lery and was easy the excited imagination to mis-
take Pickering of the jets around there for the
first outbreskng of flames. To add TO the fright, the
fire bel Just then sounded the usual O'Clock strokes
giving general impression that was an alarm Tor the
supposed fire in the Opera House BY this time STAN
pede had begun from the gallery and the rear OF the
lower part of the house. and for two three minutes
scene Of the widest confusion ensued about the main
exits The band with GOODNESS and discretion
most praisewoTthy kept playing as II nothing had
happened and pupils and teachers the stage also
quietly retained their seats. Officer Glenn heard the
noise gallery while the hallway, and started TO
20 up que the disorder On the stairway an out
coming frightened people struck and forced him
back tor distance before he could MAINTAIN MS
footing He finally succeeded in stopping the stream.
and 10 stairs yelled out that there no IRE
and told every sit STILL In few minutes most OF
nome had taken such fright that they refused
10 return for the lower part OF the house,
one lady had been wedged behind door ana consld y
ably biuised and several Others were moro or less
sQueez ed IN The crowd.