New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS FOR PARIS.
THE EDISON COMPANY TO LIGHT PART OF THE

The Edison Electric Light Company nearly al
fortnight ago received orders from the rrep Sc oe
g BE iS g Ii sGP apg the aar s. a
swer to questions of TRIBUNE reporter, tnaI ,ne
order was given by the French G2EernnenC u,So
Major Eaton. q is public building owned by the
Government; and as the fresGoes and mural decora
and other Impurities discharging from the gas-jets
the authorities have only waited until the Electric
Exposition was well under way to select an illum-
pator with which to replace the gas. The result is
the choice of the Edison Company's. apparatus.
The whole expense of the undertaking is borne by
the French Government, Just as If the order were
given by private customer. II everything pros
pers the hall will be lighted by the middle of Octo
and the others will be shipped Wednesday. The APP
and without liabilities from the Patent Office: The
lgatS. as understand, are to DO permanent II they
give satisfaction, ard we feel little doubt on that
THE exhibit of the Edison Company at the Paris
Exposition is more extensive than that of
opened to the pubc August 20, the department of
our company had 800 incandescent lights burning,
and these have been in operation ever since The
lamps are supplied by several small electric ma
are tw objects aimed al bv the exhibitors; one is to
show tie electric light in its best aspect and the
other 10 give idea OF the economic value of elec
tricity Our large motor is designed to serve the
latter fnrpose Mr Edison has aiwaVs held that
electricity is not of much economic value except
when used on toerably large scale This power
there in time for the test which will probably come
Oft next north.
"The Edison Company will soon have its arrange
mcnts completed for lighting and furnishing with
motor power the district bounded by Wall
ct, NaSSau-st, Spruce-st., and the East River The
orders have been gwen to-day fer fourteen miles of
street mains which will he laid thus week. If we
car get our iron-wo rk made We shal have our APP
paratus IN operation 10y the middle of November in
that Part OF the .Gy; but the ir%n manufacturers
arr backyard var with their Orders we have already
14,000 lamps. There are eighty working there
al the time. Some of the printing Offices the
heaviest consumers, one building requiring loo
lamps. Butt this portion of the city the motor
force Is OF more Importance than the light. Ma
chInery OF all kinds ny-wbeCs, prutingpTeSSeS, ele
vators, will be run 10y our electric engines. The
principal euguchouSe in this district is at Nos. 235
aud 257 Pearl-st. We have canvaSsed four other
districts, with encouraging results. The region
about the Battery may be the next place where onr
lights wlll be Introduced and herG is also district
premises to be an early employer Of our lamps
There are four different incandcsccnt electric
lights-the Edison, the Maxim, the Swami and the
LaDe-Fox, the last two owned in London. The adj
vantage of the Edison patent is that the light burns
with steady radiance and that the several lamps
fancy"
DR.. SCTIAFF ON THE NEW REVISION.
The Rev. DR.. Philip Schaf1, of the New Testament
Revision Committee, asked yesterday by a
IEnu Ne reporter about the reception Of the Re
has been moro faVOrably received than the re-
visers had reason to expect. The cid version met
way for fifty years until it superseded Its rivals
The present revision will be adopted much sooner
in America it will be adopted first, with all the
American suggestions. England will follow. The
conservative opposition was stronger there than
here, but the Judgment of competent scholars turns
and more in its favor Revolutions never go
backward. The revision is not perfect and is al
compromise; but it is the most correct version
which can he made at the present time. People
will not 90 back from this to the old version which
is very good but full OF inaccuracies and incOnsls
tencies. Common sense prefers tho better to the
good. AL objections made aga Est the new version
amount to this that it depart too much from King
Jamess and follows too closely the original Greek
of King jesus and flIs Apostles. This is the best
Recommendation of the revision"
Clarendon Press, Oxford, England, in letter to DIR.
Schah, received "a few days ago, says:
criticism but has think. COME out 3bstanfv gn
scithed 1t is if may say, only the fringe OF it that
has been burnt The real merits of the work acknow
lodged. and it will in my opinion, stand, eventually
/. replace King Jalnes's version.
TWO ACCIDENTS IN COUPS HIPPODROME
Two accidents occurred in Coup's Hippodrome, at
Madison Square Garden yesterday afternoon. At
Ter the circus part of the programme the were
begun usual. They passed of well until the four
horse chariot race had begun. The horses dashed
the end of the track the chariot driven by Joseph
Burnbam was overturned, throwing the character
of which passed over his body. The horses dashed
furousy around the track, and would have rushed
ants succeeded iii graspng the rens OF the run
Always. In the Jockey races, which followed Ed
m
horses head to the ground, the horse falling on him
Much alarm was caused as the other horses dashed
over the course toward the PROSTATE man. and every
one expected to see him trampled To death but the
horses when they came Ia him. jumped completely
over him without touching a part of his body DR.
Warner was summoned to attend both patients
Alter making an examination he decided that they
should be seat ~ Bellevue Hospital.
ANOTHER STRIKE OF 'LOEGSHOREMEN
The lOngshoremen employed on Alexandro's the
Bermuda aud the Anchor steamship lines went on
strike yesterday for advance of we 9es The
men have been receiving so cents an hour for day
demands that the pay shall be 40 cents an hour day
and night alike. Some of the men demand 30 ccuts
an hour for day and 90 cents hour for night
work. but the union dictates in preference to the
individual members the 40 cent rate will prevail
II is claimed that this is the rate paid on the East
River, and the men threaten TO remain strike
Line asserts that it will not consent to the de-
mands Tho City of Alexandra Is now loading for
Havana and Mexican ports, but Will not 1e de-
layed iii sailing on Thursday as oIher men Will be
employed.
Extra details of police were on duty on the piers
to prevent any disturbance Most of tho I, trik ers
loungod about the neIghboring barrooms ana
'udulgcd In liquor To IA liberal extent.
A POLICEMAN SHOT IN THE DARK.
An entrance was Effected 10 the small grocery nj
No. II Varicl-st about o'clock yesterday morn
ing nv means OF u Tau light. Policemen Pike and
Carlin OF the Fifth Precinct, while patrol duty
In through the basement, He laid his hands on a
thief iii the dark, when the latter pulled ont a
revolver and cred at min. The bullet took effect
In the abdomen OF tho policeman and Carlin came
TO his aid. After a violent struggle in which the
burglar tried TO his revolver again he was
taken into custody: He gave the name of William
Livingston, age thirty nine, of No. 1888 North
st, Philadelphia. Tic wounded policeman was
removed TO the station, and an operation was
performed on him by the surgeon. The bullet
was extracted. but the patient is very weak from
loss of blood. Livingston was arragned bcfnrr