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A Matter OF Ten MILLIONS.

; WASHINGTON, October 2S.-Thc estimates
of the, various Departments for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1854, show il lnrge in.
crease over the estimates Tor the present
fiscal year" Those for the Navy Depart
naent are between four and Hyd million
dollars in excess, while in the War Depart.
mcnt the estimates for, some Of the River
and Harbor improvements are fifty per
cent: greater than those Of The precedin:
year. The Postotlice Depa1tm ent asks for
81 ,5O0,O 900 more than they did Inst year,
and. Il 'proportionate increase is asked for
BY the remaining Departments. It is esti-
mated that the aggregate increase OF NIL
will reach ten millions OF dollars.
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FRESH FOREIGN FACTS
cULLED FROM CABLE DISPATCHES,
fresrss' Of Arabic TrlAl-Xvrdsr or Professor
Palmer and Party-lsnatisnIv vialt u France,
Tho Asaschlsi Sotistlss-Statso Of At,slr
1t Lyons-Gsnsral Foreign Seus.

CAIRO, October 20,-Ismail Evanb who
has been ene,aoe,1 hv +ho cov,..,.,a.,. -,
condrct ,ho ~, ..':,. M N,e,"'',en' "
eo"ouc' 'he .f'al against Arab Pasha, hes
sent 10 Arabi's counsel here copy Of all
the documents In the case. or bcarinv q, 4,
Tho first examination hos hoo, ,,.5,Dn.
comm,ss,or orJ .o..,,,a @ ~ A '''a"' "
''''V" y. MI" resu''s IN ah allegation
'hat the charges arc based On process
which Is now finished, and that no more
evidence will Ia ,aken Gt ~ - 49,
Ono NJ ,bo o,,.,.sa
'"p'u'ea pcaoulhs, the man
VINO nad IN his possession when taken the
English cigar case, has made confession
to his keepcr. who ia mn En,,;s,,n 49,,
proi p,,mo, .,I ~ ~,a.u: s.s'''n"a' n',,, 'h".
cla.;,.... ~. M a"p'"'us uia ana
Ciarlngton were murdered by the party
t,,ua' Mnn whoni VI ON i,e was connected. lie re.
fuses !. 70 glye the details OF the affair, but
!. y eviuent from his Icticence that
!ne a"s :n'u.uets y were us d'abolical and CAUSE
.ess w previous reports have maintained,
anu a,a.: ne iears that vengeance will be
e"nset ~ anu more ierfible II 1t Is discovered
'ha1 unusual cruelty was practiced.
ALEXANDRIA, October o0.-The Duke Of
Connaught, third son OF Queen Victoria.
with the Royal Guards in command. las
embarked from this place and sails STRAIGHT
for England.
Al, iHHls, Vct; @-M. Duicklirer, Premier Of
the = fiehcii lsepuolic, being urged 10 thcs,ep
DY Heneral lsnatlelf and Grand Duke Via.
l!mlf, Has aertea 70 approve Of IN extern
SION Of the extradi,ion treaty, which now
cAtsts oet~een the Governments OF France
anu Hussla: Inc fears that Gen. Ignatieli's
mission hitherto has deeper meaning
arc, accordlngto reports received from Ger.
;,,"ny, ~" areg.owing INTO conviction. Moth.
nE a i'as ygi !rahsplted'or at least been given
10 !he puo!lc which serves to confirm that
no!loh. n. Dllcklier has made represcn.
.ations !. 70 Dr. Kern, the ambassador OF the
oMiss Government, touching the recent
aclion OF me Anarchist societies at Geneva
anu Lausanne. lie has also called at
!ehtlon 10 tue excitement prevailing in
rance ut the present time, and
70 the danger Of allowing the disturbing
element 10 lind home in SO conyenien. u
spot Tor theIr operations. The cabinet ut
Derne have promised TO make inquiries
INTO the iacts, but state candidly they con-
s;der the reports for the most part exar.
seratlons Of the truth. Their idcn
and information is that these
people are neither particularly vicious nor
namerous enough to be dangerous.
LONDON, October o9.-The Oueeu. who
is now staying ut Balmoral. 'has ,sIsJ
Gen. Sir Garnet Wolse!ey TO visit her ~,
that place. Gen. Wolseley viii ~ 20 on". M
proceed thither. ~ o"s'
ALEXANDER, Octn,,.r ou-.r,, ,
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Decr nnd Politics.

cnicAao, October g, The brewers, As.
sociatiou of!tis eits to-day aent circulars 10
iAe ppmln@a for Congress and State I.eu;v.
latpfe, pIopopndiug Questions as to thcir
standing on tho question Of prohibition.
WtA&ke understanding that silence be ron.
stsued az opposed to the .cuets Of the Asso.
eallon. and would. therefore, be subject 10
its opposition at the election. -
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WARRINGTON, October 2s-Lieutenant
Danenhower resumed his narrative before
the jeanncttc Board of Inquiry. Witness
told how their boats crew finally reached
a'village, andlwere cared for Search !or
the missing boats proved unsuccessful, and
the natives refused to pilot them further
north. At last n note. from Ninderman
reached them, saying belongs party were
starving, apd Melville started neat lay Tor
Dulun. The whole party subsequently
REACHED that pluce. whero they found Noros
and ,Nnderinan. -, -I IN
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Railroad Meeting.
,ecial Dispatch 10 tho In.ellire,,cer.

sVeclNl UlsFHtcH 70 IHt IHtelIlGeIlctf-
WAYSEsnum,t Pa, October eS.-The
Blacksville Eai|road meeting to-day WIS !,
grand success. The attendance was large
and the people were enthusiastic. The
people unanimously recommended coun.
ty subscription as follows: One hundred
thousand dolaru to the river road, eighty
thousand from Dlaoksvilie to siorgeptayn,
and twenty thousand 10 Iron Valley. -
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LANsTHy ANN NILSSON.
The LILY ~ photogrnplictl-.The, Night:
aisiS5N inehlc Goes to Huston. 49,

1-s.- es|sSos"rssS"N'AH HG ,<Vt&0
7%'i inshic Goes to Hoston. 60 =
New YoRK, October oS.-Nfrs. Lanrtry
spent to-day partly in viewing the perform.
ances at two theaters. tGi SsttI Y
shse went went e the Park Theater imme.
a4iaaieEy alter breaEiias'ingS, and spent two
hours in reheaFsipg the play in which sG.e,
is to appear Monday evening. After Tho
rehearsal she went TO sarony's photograph
gallery and sat for her picture. In thy
afternoon she went to the Grand Opera
House TO sec Mr.. and Mrs. Florence IN
"The Ticket Of Leave Man." She took n
short drive in; the Park aiterward aud in
4n.s|x1 fl1s s|ge1n'pg NsA' e lho Madison sqaare
Nine Nilsson, accompanied @by Miss
Hope: Glenn and Theodore Beorkstenf Of
her, company, went to Boston Nv The Il
a. II. train to-day. Her season begins
*IeaqsS sFfni7:: liz ,hst 4! City apd
i:Sah Francisco, New QrHcdhs, EihsiEs
ind Eipfippali. She wllltappear in ,lfii
city about GhFIstR|as. = - E ~ ~
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FITZGERALD THE WINNER.
The Closing Scenes nt the six Day,
2 - NnIL iup " fatrl, a.

The Glowing Scenes "t the six Days
~ Walking Match, -
New YORK, October 2s.-The last day o
the walk was unevcntiul. Hurt left til,
track at about ?: 80 a. NJ, and soon litel
gave formal notice TINT he had withdraw
from the race. One reason for his retire
,nent was the fact that'it looked as ii III,
winner was the only mnn that would gel
my money. lie. would be sure OF $3.50
which is seventy'pe cent. Of the sweep.
stakes, even il the gate receipts did not pay
the expenses Of the walk. 7C
During the early morning hours the mon
Travelled slowly, and rested often. Fitzger.
|ald, who undoubtedly could have made
over six hundred miles, had he been press.
ed, did not make an effort to do so, He.
with the others, was too much disgusted
with the financial result OF the race to do
more work than was necessary. The ab.
sencc OF The bookmakers and the lack of
interest in outside betting, had much to do
with the financial failure of the walk. The
condition ot the four men loft on the track
wis pitilul. Fitzgerald slackened his ayk.
ward gait 50 rs to suffer as little as possible.
Norcmac and Herty suffered less but they
showed plainly how great the strain had
been upon them. Hughes was sickeninr
spectacle. 0 .G
~ One could scarcely look at hin, without
Il shuddeF "'somc one ought to shoot him,
and end his splIeripgs," said one. Some
women in tho boxes showed their delight
by clappins their hands as lie passed in
front Of them, The Clipper would try and
quicken his pace ut the sound OF their up.
plausc, but his face was contorted with the
painof effort. Once he staggered up against
the scorers stand and said to tic referee,
Byshyn; 90 . E .%.l5.
q don't see how II can 20 any longer,
unlesss some one pushes ME along.ha
During the afternoon little animation
was shown by the few people in the build.
ing The band played 'apasm modicaliy, and
every one III Tie garden had q listless ar.
Financially the walk was a failure, It
was expected that the race would be the
most successful one yet held on account OF
the men who were to be ontestants. and
the TACT Of the rivalry between Ha;ael and
Rowell, ,,thetwo ,Epsl;shmen. After tley
withdrew on the fourth day the interest
that had been manifested perceptibly de-.
creased ,,and the attendance was very small
during The .remAiHdef ai the raca, y
Thd mRnagerD would not make a state.
ment to-day Of the receipts or expenses It
is estimated that tho expenses will not be
far from $50 900. This includes SlOOOO
for rent, the payroll and the cost OF altera-
tons on tho building, track, &c, il il said
that the receipts from the hox.oi,,ce Upd
gale 1t privileges will n little more than
pay its espenses, clearing only pittance.
Fitzgerald will get 30 per cent. OF The
sweepstakes, which amounts to 81 500.
The record at the close was as follows:
r,,,,o,,n Il l}ssj & ~ Miles. Laps
..,..4175 tt =.
NnfAfnnR > = : = J. 3D..
got
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The Chicago Mil Market.

fiCnlG4Go, October .eS.-Nails still con-
tinEe 70 be very scarce. The mills are
stocked with orders. Ono agent represents
N0 kegs, and TINT, OF those sent byHH him Il
the lhill, there are orders for 5000 keys
still untitled. The condition OF tue bust ness
r. THIS one mill is fair illustration Of all
lhe oilcsS. There are very light stocks in
This market. In iacf sore sizes can hardly
bp n9taiGed for loyt Or Honey. rThs Chi.
eago jobbing Eslesis s. ., With the ct!sto.
mary rdiscoAnt tor ca latp, u :, 1. ...,. !ta /
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Supreme Court will be, It il believed, nd.
verse to the act. General Malone Ii uc.
c!,sed q dabbliug in coupons. and Of using
we Attorney. General Of the State TO assist
his stock. .jobbing operations. He expects
u fs said, 70 depress coupons, buy them,
and then sell them when they 10 under
the. influence Of the Supreme Court dcci.
Ri0llS 3 L 1 - l-----.--n- ~ -
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lsurnetl to Dcntl,.

l'Frrs.VprsF'n, r. October e9-i.ast
evening a woman pamel liFs. WoyHan,
whi|ein drunken rage threw ap oil lamp
at ltr7: ltay Goosips, 'apq the lamp
exploed burning LIN Goaeins 20 ba1ly
been arrested, IE1i : - '~>
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DIR. GEORGE BEARD.
No Relation 10 Our Dr. George but Uses
Plain Phrnse0lOEy Nevertheless.

No Relation to Our Dr. George but Uses
Plain PhrnseolOgy Nevertheless.
WASHINGTON, October 22S.-Dr.l George
NJ. Beard, OF New; York, who was one OF
the signers OF the petition for stay Of pro.
ceedinss in the Gniieau case, has written
the following letter TO- Attorney. eneral
Brewster: .A%
No. 52 WEST ETY.FouIrrIl.sTNEEr, 4
New YORK, Tuesday, October g, 1852.
To attorney Gsneral Bre,nter9 y
Sin: Your opinion in reply to the peti.
ton for stay Of proeeedir u in the Gui;
teau case, as given 70 the public for Tie
first time to-day, contains two very
important Measurements Of. fact, which l
feel it my duty as the author, Of that
petition to correct ------. "
!. You say that you gave the question II
careful and thoughtful consideration. No
one knows better than you thut this stute-
lnent is false. You do not forget thatjyou
at first declined to listen to or receive our
documents, bnt sent lis directly TO the
President, and you cannot forget that yol.
did not receive our written sta,ement-
which you had requested until o'clock in
the afternoon, and that at n special Cabinet
meeting ut 4 o'clock the came day your ad.
verse opinion ,was read. This, in The most
important case OF the kind Of the aye, or
any age-a c.se that will never cease to be
remembered 10 the dishonor OF our nation
until we cease 10 be Il nation. 1t is true
that those lawyers connectcdwitlr your de-
partment spent Il few hours OF the day in
the study OF our documents, and it il also
true that they-whom you represented 10
be the best lawyers you could find-re.
ported in fayor OF granting the request. i,
II. You say "a. few'who INSERT that lie
WAS and il insane, and who press their ap-
pilcation contrary to The preponderance Of
the medical talent Of this country, who be-
.lieye the other way and think him sane, MS
Is! admitted byi tho ..nlost conspicuous,
earnest, and important Of the petitioners"
This statement is not only untrue, but is a
Misrepresentation Of the medical proics.
sionI and practically accuses me OF misrc.
presentating them. What did say, both
in the body Of the petition and in my ad.
dress to the President ms placed ON your
table and published everywhere, was ex.
actly the opposite-that ninc.tentha OF the
physicians Of the country regarded Guiteau
as insane. At the presen, time. after the
terribly insane death that Gaiteau died,
and after the microscopic examination OF
his diseased brain, probably nine hundred
and ninety.nine OF thousand OF the pro.
fession regard him rs insane; but hold
yon responsible onlyyior syourymisstate-
ments Of what was said in the documents
thut were brought to your official attention.
Very truly, GEORGE NJ. BEARD. :
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j. The Latest Whale story.

WAsIIlSGroS, October 2S.-A scientist,
as yet unknown toIame, writes ito one Of
the Scientific Bureau ot'ths Government
here, that he had discovered Tie secret Of
the oil deposits Of Pennsylvania-that is,
he thinks he has, &A:little money from
Uncle samucl's pocket will enable him 10
pronounce definitely q "itSh@ ~ 4
His theory is, he writes; that at the ti.no
Of the ,delugc, the whales ot the world gath.
cred in great schools, were locked up and
tried to get out for time. Oi course, n
whale maintained his shape md nanuped
to exist with more or less comfort, but
sooner OF. later, and generally sooner than
later, he succumbed 10 the intense heat Of
tho car.h's center, and became simply SO
many barfela Of oil filling pocket the
shape OF 10. whale. lEe estimates that IONS
rTow y before y the great s'yclGne
struck 4 the b earth, and that many
arc nov ID III lta liquid state be-
meath the Gyqsts OF : Pennsylvania,
which The thinks coyers the biggest Of all
the whale ACADEMIES, OF coksse, it was
only question of tine %hcp the peopis n;
the crust. would 6nl FapttMhqt vas down
below. BY aud by somebAIy pierced
through the crust and was rewarded with
great eushes Of oil. To BE- sure. it was pot
what IS known in tho market as wha!o ojl,t
but then it was better and cheaper. This
is m old theory, but II has never been pre-
aapted TO the Government before, and the
proposition which. accompanies II is atart-
Iingly new. $ THE scientist wants a littlemo.
ney. 4 4 few li,ouasnl dollars will enable
him TO bore through tho crust and take
some sort OF q plaster, east 0i- Gus af The
cavities from which, the oil comes. f1iat
plaster cast will be in the form Of whnie.
Only q lew tllousand dollars are needed
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To.a'.................. ,tsa. .sss,2s7 sf,o

,ts1 ,33I257 $f055 3G, SO
This statement, which has been prepared
by the director Of the mint, shows an in.
crease OF no less than Si27, 900, 1000 In less
than four years. The increase from Jan.
nary J, 1879, 10 November 4, 1870, was
SllO, 10000; during the following twelve
months 1t was 37,200, 900; during the next
twelve months, Sl5e, 900, 900, and from No.
yember J, 1881, to October ], 1852, S2G,-
100000. The gain for the past ;eleven
months has been less than for anv like
period since resumption. The diminished
increase Is said by some writers 10 be ow-
ing to the fact thut ''the bulance OF trade
has turned against u.s." Buta compariso,,
OF the freight trade statistics with tbc in.
creasment Of circulating mediums will show
that there Is no apparent connection be.
tween tho two. During the five fiscal years
ended June 80, 1851, the merchandise
exports exceeded the merchandise i'm
ports by Sl,lS0,000,0 900, but the currency
increment was only about $iG0, ,OOO, ,006.
During the last twelve months the mer.
chandlse imports exceeded the mercl,au-
disc exports, and yet there was IN increase
in the volume Of circulation 10 the amount
above stated. The victims Of the "balance.
Of.trade' delusion persist in putting the
cart before the horse. Since resumption
the increase in the volume OF the medium
OF exchange, accompanied by an expan.
sion oil credits, bus inflated prices until the
natural trade corrective has come in, and
we are importing more merchandise md
less specie. We have imported the latter
until we have enough, If not too much.
and the natural laws Of trade have checked
the inflow. 1t is the excessive supnly of
currency, including gold and silver, that
has caused hthe increased importation OF
merchandise, rather than the increased i'm.
portatlon oil merchandise that has caused
the recent outflow OF specie. Csl
The attention of both the paper and the
silver fiatlsts is invited to the significant
lact that OF the total increase OF circulation
since resumption, 67 per cent, has been
gold, only 2! per cent silver, in spite Of the
forced coinage OF about 81 100000 Il yeur,
and . per cent paper. This would seem to
point Enthusiastically to the conclusion that
the only portion OF the circulating medium
which is by nature really elastic il that
which forms the basis Of the whole fabric
namely, in this country, gold. ,a,.. ~
The director Of the mint estimates the
circulation OF thirty.iour countries, EN-.
braclng nearly all the civilized world, Chi.
ma excepted, it would seem, ut 50, 100 ,GG3,.
6Gl. The proportions Of gold, silver and
paper, us compared with estimates for
Itlirty.one countries submitted two years
ngo, are rs follows: 5fr'
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Inc record ut the close was as follows:
lnnd I.cnreue Troubles,

BEFFyFalo, !! October y y The 4fesiaent o,I
ti! the irish National Land League received
thc following cable; &,&ff'
!, IIIes PAv,S oala!ber sa !.
II !4oaansS f;ta2ss5k,t sf @ 4kiA Nqtiaaal 4qnel
414taayu 41tayue Of :3l"'eriea, bugalo:
Replying to charges against NE lssrlia.
meUtary party OF having mieapproprlated
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,SAptn articles OF all kinds restored ia
iar,f original beauty by Diauonl Dyes
'rn"s,la r1'eet and simple. Price ~ cents, ~ alI
"hs's"' NWFtB
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THE VALUE or MONEY. ,l;ir
THE VALUE OF MONEY.
The Present lnnaiion nad Consequent
lncrcsSe In AmpOrtS-Whnt the Figures
Show. .iI.Isl. ,|ILs
CHicAoo, October s,-The 7fmts to-day
has the following review Of the monetary

Only about four years nvo the woods
were vocal with dismal howlinps about the
disastrous consequences which we're sure
to follow the resumption Of specie pay.
ments. Ono oi the most appalling conse.
guences apprehended was ''contfection."
The whole pack Of fiat initiation wolves
were rolling the Of that word over the
ends Of their tongues in a way To- make
some people shiyer.S Well, resumption
came. Did contr.r.r.actioni Gomez. Let
the following comparative statemcntso 81 the
circulation on the list Of January, 1870,
the date Of resumption, md on the lst Of
October, 1889, answer the question.
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Geperal Anloue npi lHe Virginia Ronds.
& WAsHISsroS, October ses.-Mshppe's
attorney, General 1'lair, iss here, toFesist ip
the name Of Virginia. ap Application tot tad.
vance on the docket oLthe Supreme Court
the case involving the, coustItutiopelity Of
the act passed BY the Virginia Legislature.
Ut its las, session, inyalidating the coupons
on The State bonds. The decision OF the
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Atall events We are impressed with the
striots aspects Of this question, and We
recommend to the Roncy's Point Debating
Society u!e discussion Of the following
question: Resolved, that the signs Of the
times iudica.a The extinction Of cows, the
downfall Of butter, and the giving over OF
the human race TO the eating Of oleomar.
yarine. GJ 80 ;ai.4 ~. w AZ ",
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REnARKABLE c0KnE,roxpEScE.

why There Will be no Opponent or the
SDrmOcrntic Candidate In ( Alexander
H.HierheAA' District. tSg
AtdusrA GA, octoberSes. The follow
ing Correspondence, which 'tlee Chronicle
makes public, shows why Seaborn Reese,
Democrat is; to have no opposition in
Alexander H. Stephens Congressional Dis.
trief . y eraa. { ZEE sas " !.
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liz ssMHs4 and see our =; tight Jacket. 6
Dlsa h MAxHs,
. !. li0G Main,
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In telling the story Of the shooting he
said that Schwartz was standing about two
feet from him when he fired, and tkat lis G
pistol was held close 10 hjs head. lie can
not understand how ii: Is possible tLat
hath ahota missed him. One OF the balls
lodged In The wall the other was not
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"Ih'ys usCI to reap aud NOV.
And the girls sit and sew.
l..nl ii.twisc milk and churn)
Tn tllp llui,kS Of thu Ohiop

The question arises, have the farmers
got 50 well oil raising sheep and wool that
they don't care to bother about cows
any more? And have calicocs and
delnines and muslins and woolen wear
rot SO cheap, and the fashions and extrava.
=anees Of tho day SO exacting, that country
maids and matrons have no time left from
the sewing machine for the old-fashioned
occupations Of milking and churning? Is
it true, Ms Mark TTain says, that "every-
thing is cut bias and stitched double'
these days, aud that "raising babies and
calves are among the lost arts"? soitwould
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AUGUSTA, GA. Oct. o3. 1882

e"0'1.'' Os'i VCtUUer %, Ioo-.
Mes'rs. X: n. Nay, c. H. Phini:y, II. Dem.
p~y, IL. II. Hickman, c. 4. EoJbe, and
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-10-07
MIRROkS.

Looking glasses used to be made by
covering The olate with an amalgam Of
tin and ~.'aary; but this has been SUI
perseded by depositing coat of real sill
yer upon the glass, thrown down in a
smooth film by adding oil of cloves or
other organic substances to solution of
ammonia-nitrate of silver, retained upon
the plate by a raised rim of wax. The
trouble with this process has been that,
though cheaper, the plates are inferior
in luster, and lack the "black" color
which silversmiths regard as indicating
perfection Of polish. The long-looked-
for process of imparting the briiliancy
OF the mercurial coating to the cheap
and durable film has at last been accom-
plished by chemical reaction. After the
silver plating is complete the film is
flooded with weak, aqueous solution Of
the double cyanide of mercury and POI
tassium; slow decomposition takes place,
and the mercury is precipitated, which
Immediately amalgamates with the silver
film. The result is said to be thorough
~ satisfactory. the amalgam of silver
being quite as brilliant as that OF tin,
and less subject to change, while the
new process has the advantage of being
readily applicable to the largest plates,
which by the old method could be treat
ed only with great difficulty, il ut all.