Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-16
Masked Higiwaymen in New York City.

BOLD ROBBERY IN THE STREETS AT MIDDAY.
In New York city, in the open streets yester-
day, Charles MesSersmidt. a clerk in the employ
OF Jacob Rupert, brewer, drove in alight wagon
| from the brewery at 92d street and Sd avenue
down to deposit a sum of money in the Ger
mania and Nassau banks. With him in the
wagon was Gustave Akerton. an office bow
They carried 50, 800 in bills done upin package,
and bag filled with silver dollars. At 47th
street the wagon was run into by vender's
wagon, in which three men were seated The
supposed peddlers sprang from their wagon and
fired shot over the heads of the frightened
employees of the brewery. They were all masked
and brandished pistols. One jumped into the
wagon and coared Messersmidt, the clerk.
holding pistol to his head. Another Of the
robbers seized the package of bills and silver,
but dropped the latter. as it was too heavy
Checks to the amount of 50 400 which Messer-
smidt carried in his pocket were not touched
The thieves drove furiously down Lexington
avenue and at 3Sth street they turned into Sd
avenue and disapI cared with their plumber
amounting to 1000 in bank bills.
A New Invention for Storing Electricity.
| From the Cleveland Leader.
After years of patient and quiet Investigation
and experimenting. Mr.. Charles Brush the cleo
trician, has completed a new invention, which
| he considers to be an ample reward for his life
of study and work. He has succeeded in per-
fecting method of storing electricity.
Mr. Brush uses for his storage reservoirs metal
plates, so arranged that they are capable of re-
ceiying very large charge of electricity and of
! holding it for an indefinite time. The storage
reservoirs vary in size, as desired may be trans
| ported from place to place, and used as desired.
Ihey may be put to any use OF which electricity
is possible. They can be taken about in wagons
by day, and left at the houses of citizens like so
| much ice OF Kerosene, and used at night. Each
citizen may then run his own electric lights as
he pleases. The plates can be put on street
cars, connected with the aXes, and made to run
the cars without horses. Steam cars may be
ultimately run in the same way. Mr.. Brush re-
| Gently stated that in a given space he was able
to store double as much electricity as Faure.
Mr.. Brush has been working at this matter for
years, and he is man who says nothing of his
work until he is satisfied with it. His last in
ton is only now a case of economy. For some
uses it will be cheaper, for others more expen-
sive, than the present methods of obtaining
power. The practical character of the invention
is settled, and it is simply matter of expense.
Inc engines can be run and electricity accumu-
lated during the day, and then at night two sets
OF lights can be run, one set by the power stored
| up. An indefinite amount of electricity can be
| stored in this way and used as wanted. The de-
| tails of the method cannot now be made public
! but will he published in q short time.
Our INSIGNIFICANT EARrH-It is only when
we regard our globe as a member Of the plane
tary system, and that system in turn as a unit
among the systems, that we realize how inini-
tesimal are its concerns and how relatively in
significant it is. We may for PRACTICAL purposes
treat the orbit of Neptune as the circumference
OF our planetary system, and state the diameter
of it therefore as about 5.4S6, 900 900 miles, But
If we could suppose all this vast plane converted
into solid disk, instead of being as now, for
the most part empty space and if to it were then
given, by some means or other, slightly lu-
minous surface, it would appear to an observer
upon the very nearest fixed star no more por-
tentous than new shilling glittering in the sun
shine would appear to an observer at distance
OF somewhat over hundred yards. In other
words. it would want fairly good eyes to discern
it at all. We may safely say, then, that the an
nual thermal loss OF our own little sphere though
sufficient to melt III cubic miles Of ice would.
even though multiplied by centuries of centu-
rles. no more affect the temperature Of space
y than the striking of match would avail to mod
crate the climate Of Siberia.-Belgrdcid.
THE CUMBERLAND RAILROAD CRoss1NG.-In
Cumberland, it is stated, that the Hays street
crossing of the Pennsylvania road in Maryland
over the Baltimore and Ohio road will be put in
by the latter company early next week. The ex-
tension of the Georges Creek and Cumberland
road to the point where it is to connect with
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Polk street
has been completed and is ready for the
crossing
A DIsCRACEFUL SCENE occurred at the cham
Der Of the Newport, r. l., board Of aldermen
yesterday afternoon when Mayor Slocum pub
lcly called the writer Of an article in the Daily
: Neaos a villain. Hearing that Mayor SlOcum had
given the name of the writer, Lucius D. DATES,
editor of the Daily Ne,cs, said that he was the
writer and the mayor then repeated his original
remark, following it up with profane language
OF the most insulting character. The board, out
or respect for itself and to protect the mayor
from further disgrace, adjourned. Davis is one
OF the most influential citizens of Newport.
MRS. LINCOLN IMPROvING.-The condition of
the health Of the widow Of Abraham Lincoln is
much improved. On the 18th Of July she took a
carriage ride and has been able to receive callers
for several days past. The news of the attempted
assassination of President Garfield was a great
shock to her, and for day she was almost pros
trated. When the news was announced she ex-
claimed: "Oh, can it be that the President of
this country is no longer safe from the assassins?
Oh. how terrible! Who did it?" With eyes
suffised with tears she repeatedly murmured:
"PoOr Mrs. Garfield" and she retired to her
room, remaining there until the next 1ay. Since
then, with the aid Of her physicians, friends and
the hopeful news concerning the condition Of
the President she has regained her spirits and
Is gradually growing stronger, though abe Is moi
Tree from pain.