New-York tribune., 1882-03-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
MASON SENTENCED FOR EIGHT YEARS.

Es.nt Wasen' who shot at Guiteau last Septem,
ber was made public Yesterday BY an 0fSes of the
SSspsT%snt HS Of the East Island dSs dhs a5S
charge against Mason was the violation oi s 18th
Article Of War; and the spesnos.Sth Sergeant
John A. Mason Battery b I'd ART AISIy,b Wssbn hsos Ston
been ordered with his battery from statss Iain
tSs C;tv Of " sshington, and having arrived at
said jail for said duty did, theIenpon n w'n com. nm
sns snsa to under s Se authority states in
Sp saS iail. wiifuiiy aud felOniousy discharge his
muskct loaded with ball cartridge at saH nn ac
rnped by the said Guiteau. This at the Distr,ct
Washington, ID. c., on or about september -,
1ss1 The plea of Mason p %ss nGo TSe court
martial finds him guilty on poth, anu plU,nioS;o p,i A.;
sentence foows: TO be dsn1Sfaao Saes With 9TH
The loss of ali pay and now due OF to be;
come due 10 him. and then to be confined at hard
labor in such peniten1ilsay rssy q 'no piop0'
The order issued yesterday states that the find
ings have been approved and that sentence VIII oe
duly executed. The penitentiary at Albany is
designated as the place of Mason's confinement. re
is now at Washington and will be held there nntll
further orders. The selection of the Albany rem
tentiary as a place of Imprisonment for Mason Is
mbject to the approval of the Secretary OF war;
CATS AS POINTERS OF POISONOUS DOORS.
An experiment tried recently by woman in
Uoboken TO detect the presence of sewer gas IN her
rooms was topic of conversation among tnG sam
INSPECTORS at the rooms OF the BOARD ol
Yesterday The woman had noticed an offensive
odor in her parOr and she went TO the agent Oh he
house 10 request that plumber be sent TO eAalIhe
the drainage pipes. The agent told her the plunD1
inc in the house was perfect. She went nome anu
called in some neighb0rs who Thought sewer
gas was escaping from the waSl9 opt ptpCS: Sor
Acting on the suggestion of frend she sent ou lor
some oil of peppermint and poured II into station
ary wash-basin on the third floor. From the BASIN
the oil passed down through a waste pipe DenlnG
a closet oil the paror Very soon, the odOr of
peppermint pervaded the parl0r. The woman then
went 10 the agent again. and told hlin sle was Coh
WINGED that there was break in the waste pipe on
the first floor of the house, at the same time telg
him of her experiment VIII OIL oi pePperi.t. t tho
agent refused to send plumber. declaring that lhe
odOr OF peppermint was so penetrating that IL Wouu
soon fill building. H.
After studying over the situation for a time;
the woman purchased some oil of yaleIian and
poured it into the wash-baSin upstairs. She then
borrowed from her neighbors two able-bodea cats aus
and placed them i'll the parlor The cats smiled the
air in the room as if it agreeable 10 them and
they both went toward the door OF the closet. Nheh
the closet door opened for them, thcy went IN
Immediately and sprang upon shell, Where li'y
remained, purTing and manlfeStlng unnllstakaDIe
delight The woman then Went 70 eg e ag5nIs srau U.uo
Ions still the agent sent plumber Will directions
to tear away the lath and plaster in the closet
aested 'i in tbSr iH hunt for the vaeran The
plumber found behind the shelf the waste pipe com
petely disiointed. The break in the pipe was
large enough 10 allow an unwhOlesome amount OF
sewer gas TO escape into the house
Some of the Sanitary Inspectors sad YESTERDAY
ions. They thought that cats might be used III a
similar manner in this city TO more advantage than
In Hoboken. By employing their household pets as
pointers, it was said, residents of the city might
save themselves from illness from poisonous gases,
and also save the cost of employing sanitary chgl-
neers to examine the drainage III thelr houses
sTAUNCH AND SOUND AFTER % YEARS.
The steamer Plymouth Rock now in the balance
dock at the foot OF llkeSt was lhspecei yesIeEHay
NJ by the Government inspectors OF steamboats, ana by
Nthe inspectors of the Board OF Underwriters.
OThough the Plymouth Rock has sailed the ocean
- blue" for twenty-eight years the tlmbers ana
planking of her hull found TO be In excellent
condition. The papking was removed from from
amdshps and from her topside amidships.
Her transom was also uncovered for thirty feet
The inspectors then made careful examination
beam on the port side. The other beams exposed
were all bored and found to be sound. The sheath
rs the day il was put on which shows that the state
of the hull had not changed. The keel
sons were found sound aud In good con-
dition There was a number of slpbullderS
and steamboat men present at the inspection
and all expressed surprise ut the manner IN WhIcn
the wood had been preserved Among them was
Captain jeremiah slm0nsOn, the veteran snip
builder who land the keel of the vessel In 1924. lie
was jubilant at the manner In which his handlworh
had stood the shock Of waves, !he IaVages Oh lIne
and the vicIsstudes OF navlgatl0n. -, ,
The thorough manner IN which the PIym0nth
Rock was built and the excellent material OF which
she was composed, have rendered her as stauncn a
craft after twenty years some vessels which
transom and apron are of live oak her pianking
and floor Of white oak her top timbeTs OF red Ge-
1ar and her buttocks Of oak and chestnut. Her
hull is strapped diagonally with iron on the inside
The boilers will be lifted of the vessel and receive
thorough repairs The upper-woIks Will be re-
paired wherever they may need 1t and a large
amount of painting will be done. The defective
wheel beam Will be replaced by another and then,
il is thought the Plymouth Rock will be as firm as
her naInesake OF Massachusetts, Bay. The vessel
was purchased last fall by A. Is. Stone and VIII be
run this summer as an excursion steamer. She VIII
be commanded by Samuel ID. Martin who last year
commanded the lIoD Steamboat Companys steamer
Taurus.
TRADE WITH MEDITERRANEAN PORTS.
The new steamship Archimede, of the floT1o,
Rubattino line, lying at the Pennsy ylyanla Railroad
pier was visited by many persons yesterday. She
Il the newest vessel of the line and IS TO run be-
tween Mediterranean ports and New-l0rh: she
was launched in January last at Glasgow, Is $50
feet IN length 10 feet BEAM 26 feet depth OF hold,
and Q SO tons measurement. She IS built oi iron,
in a series of wateTtight COMPARTMENTS and is pro
yided with the most modern appliances for SAVING
life and extinguishng fire. Her cabin accommoda-
tions are limited TO forty passengers. Her state
rooms and saloon fitted up tastetully and at
great expense. .. .,:...o.