New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-18

May 81 to June T. 1888 Railway tracks wiz be LAID IN.
entire length Of the main building for the accommoda
ton OF cars and locomotives and for In making te
OF railway appliances. II is also said that series q,
scientific and practical tests. 20 be made By welkuo
scientists and carefully selected committees exteuai.
to every article and every description OF railway ma
teral susceptible OF trustworthy test will coostut
Of the most interesting a. well as most yaluab
features Of the exhibition An official record Of thee
tests and " every exhibit incIulDg si OF the prise,
mis- toners includes large number OF the bestknoWn
railroad men IN the country.
The Church Of Humanity, in London. IA
probably the smallest religious body in the world A.
cording TO recent computation there are lust sirtv
members In the lit dingy bali IN Fetterlane whera
they meet TO worship an ideal humanity. Even tina.
number represents large increase for SONS years am
Professor JowiI who visited them said witrly thai Ia
found there only three persons and no Cod Strange
as ii may appear. though theJ avowed sguostles
they aim at ritual worship, and make attempt 10
perpetuate the memory OF sanity characters a. tho
CAristan Church does, bS observing holy days Recently
the /" Festival OF Holy Women " was celebrated, Dr.
COngreye the nigh priest OF humanity onlcating He
read George EloIs famous Posiiivist hymn, O. Might
Join the Cnoir Invisible" and rected passages from
The Imitation OF Christ" prayer offered to the
Great Power whom we here acknowledge a. the
Highest Humanity" There Is also ritual with prayers
and DeuedetiOn rs follows: The Faitl OF HuIna.ity
the Hope OF Humanity. the Love OF Humanity, bring
you 90 u1Or ana u acn yOu syD tthy give you
yourselves and peace with others, now ari forever
Amen" Dr. Congreve, the priest has distinguished
himself in all movements opposed slavery and oppres
Sod lie was OPP sed to the vars OF England against
the Afghans Znlus, Beers aud Egyptians, and has
cently delivered noteworthy discourse In favor OF
granting independence 10 tue Irish.
Charles ID. WOlc0tt of the United States
Geological Survey is among the canyons OF northern
Arizona A letter written by him few days ago has
just been received. The folio wing interesting extract
from this letter is given In seventy five miles dis
there but three places known where
get down from the plateau to tne river, and but few
have ever ten pied IT, On the trail just completed
pack Of mules carry load OF 100 pounds OF supplies
in The KaIb IL plateau is great fold that
the general surface 200 above country the
andwest On the east Colorado along margin
OF the lod and then turns west and cats through it.
Where 1t cuts through the mouth OF Little
Colorado River a valeyike Is eroded out, and
there my winter home is be, shall g, OF
the canyon II all goes well until spring The imnense
extent OF the rock exposed in the canyon and the
short side canyon requires much time 10 look over H.
and geologic problems of special interest tlat
also demand careful study do not mind spending the
winter away from all human habitation nl0 niles TO
and Post Oce but the Thought Of not
seeing ends at home until another winter Is irving
though the prt OF research urges one To renn
Inc not weather or spring ana summer VIII not
permit OF work here. To-day IL 10 warm aud pleasant.
The cicti everywhere about, AMI yet up on tne
| Indian runner will bring In the mail twice mon d.
During the past season lad excellent cc;ss In tue
paeozoc rocks OF Nevada ana southern Uts an have
mucu new material o work up Viii probably 90 Ou OF
the canyon Dy April l. and work along the upper paeo
ZOc IN Titan aud Arizona Charles ). HASKELL, OF h0l-
land Pa,ent Oneida County, with me, anu Is do ng es
eel Il. work as co ector. Ho nourns Tor WE ana
babies quite often. buL concluded 10 remain until my
return. shall not return un ii tie rail- OF 1858"