The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-11-21


MormonIsm shown Up.
NEw YosK. Nov 20.-Wm- Formal,
announced ss al aposta.e Mormon.
who ia the guise OF a book canvasser,
had investigated Mormon lite and in
stiiutions. lectured last evening at
Brooklyn tabernacle before an enOr-
nous audience. lie gave the results
Of his exploits. emitting his discourse:
"Mormouism Uncovered He was in
troduced by De Ait. Talnage. His
lecture eboupded Ia coarse invectises.
but vas.humorous and highly relished.
Array Music int~rf-rtng with Private
WASHINGTON. Nov 20.-Mu.icians OF
San Antonio, Texas. have written to
the War Department protesting against
the First Infantry band being per-
mitted TO play at concerts. balls. etc..
thereby preventing local musicians
from making living By their profes
sion. The General OF the Army says
that regimsntal bands are not main
tanned or paid oy the United States.
The Regimental Commander selects
musicians from companies. and thus
creates band whose expenses have to
be paid out of the pockets Of officers.
In despotic Russia and Germany, SOL
diers are encouraged to work for wages
~ tsilors and shoemakers. and during
harvest. to supplement their small pay,
and do not see why in free America
q soldier may not by music made in his
leisure time M era bled 10 lay BY lit
tie money 10 buy oecessaries, or to save
mp and buy q farm after his enlistment.
I certainly viii not deprive our own
soldiers of SO simple and fair q priv
lege. The Secretary oS War concurs IN
Gen Shermsns opinion and decision
ANavai Terror.
CHICAGO, Nov 19.-The Inter Ocean
special says: The New York Irituae
will print tomorrow full and accurate
account Of John Ericssons wonderful
new torpedo boat 1t is the most for
nidable engine of death known in naval
warfare, The inventor OF the monitor
IL one OF the most modest and unpreten-
tious mechanics Of the age and not
| likely TO. cxaggerate the merits Of bis
own work. He Il entirely satisfied
with the results Of recent experiments
With his torpedo boat, and some of the
most experienced naval officers in the
| United States service 90 not hesitate 10
pronounce il an unequivocal success.
IL will be seen that Capt Ericsson has
invented three things. boat. q gun and
q proiectile. The boat is submerged
4 oil hn arxy
below an intermediate deck of plate
iron, which is strongly ribbed and sup
ports an inclined armor plate. The deck
house above water has no ports at the
side aud can split away without the
vessels beipg disabled. Heavy wood
backing gives additional protection tc
the wheel, and an electric battery and
steering gear is ten feet below. the
water line. Attacking bows on and de-
flying with her armor. the heaviest ord
nance, the destroyer is practically in
vulnerable. and at the same time Q
most terrible antagonist. Her arma
ment consists OF single breech loader
of wrought iron hooped with steel, ani
bore of l6 inches. This gun lies sever
feet under water and discharges pro.
jectile containing $50 poundsof dynam
ito. When the boat with its crew OF II
J mea is within 800 or 400 feet of tn,
enemy, tho gun is fred by electricity
aud the projectile explodes by the con
cnssiou. 1.-THE first shot fails, apothe
follows in few minutes and the torpe
do bombardment proceeds with extra
ordinary ra2idity. no time being wastes
in charging the gun. The substitution
OF gunpowder for compressed air in th
operation If charging the gun great
. incfeases the efficiency Of the arms
J ment. Ii may not be too much 10 So
that it leaves the mightiest iron ship
of the world completely at her mercy.
4 Ta.es Miasrai. itsssarces Of usah.
II NEW YoRK, Nov ls.-Prof ] . New
barry read before the National Acads
{. my OF Science yesterday q lengthy q,
| count OF the enormously extensiv
. mines Of iron and coal veins Ia Uml
lie said that its iron ore was without
rival, and the Territory possesses nj
far from these ferruginous beds 400
square miles of coal vel that al
equal to any in Illinois. Copper, sui
: phar. salt. nitrate. asphalt. mercer
and sntimony are plentiful. The ant
= mony mines. some 200 miles soui
from Salt Lake City. on the liz
through which railroad Ia about
= pass, are the most remarkable II II
( kind IN the world, aud surely will /
worked 20 great advantage.
= Phiiade'phia's People.
: The official report Of the censu,
Philadelphia shows q population
sac, $50.
A Soldier's Ransral.
wAsHrsGroN. Nov. 2o.-The funer
OF Brigsdier General Zselin took pla
today; after services in the church wei
over the remains were escorted BY
1 large detschmept Of military to Il
: rsilrosds depot. for their removal
!. Pennsylvania for interment.
EUR0PH.
Retigion la Germany.
a BERLIN. November a0.--lnths Low
= House Of the Prussian Diet Herr Hen
" Intercepted the government today {
the present movement against the Jew
:. He denounced The revival OF race b,
: tired. aud poia,sdsouf the inconsisfen,
) of such movement in . country whe
y the government had taken diplomat
., &C ion in favor of the removal Of dis
2 bisity Of tho Jews in the Balkan pri
y cipslitles- Count yonsterg Werin,
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