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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10
THE CHANNEL TUNNEL.

Tn spite of the recent opposition to the Chan
mel Tunnel on the English side, the work
French end of 1t. in fact, according to English
journals of November %, unusually good pro-
gress had recently been made. Starting from
SYNDICATE, the French company had bored TO a
distance of 467 yards, and was making fair
average daily advancement. In the early part
of the work they experienced difficulty from
the water they encountered while boring
through the gault, but they had now got to
the gray chalk and the temporary disocatlon
had been overcome. Thus, their greatest en-
gineering difficulty was, therefore, now thing
of the past At the English end the work Is
practically abandoned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10

Years ago, when there were not 80 many
banks here on Cape Ann IA now - young man who bad
Just gone into business wished To et Lis discounted
and in order to make thiEg OF Il he inIeryewei
and each told him that Is podld
be ali right Going 10 tho bank the morning afer
the directors had mot. the cashier fnfouDea hs sIy
blandly thai nothing had been done for him. Az tha
next meeting OF the dreotor Just they were oegln
ming busness the door opened and IN wshsa &c yvnS
man Removing his hat he advanced 20 tns i-plc 1ad
remarked Meszrs- Directors. fndyiduaiy, Yen are
clever sort OF men bxf coscysiy are sa 81 daed
liars, and 1 can prove H. Win ths Ne sent WILL
lCaDe Ann AassS Advertiser.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10
SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE.
PRACTICAL. DIFFICULTIES OF ELEC-
TRIO LIGHTING.

To recent address before the Society of
Arts. London, Dr. Siemens, the eminent cree
4rician. pointed out some OF the dlinculIles VI
electric lighting, ana sueges1eu ono to soys
uavs of overcoming them. 1t may, ne says,
snrDrise uninitiated persons 10 be told IIat ~
sunply n single London parish with eleStIio
Energy requires copper conductors OF 49, IT,,
i've area equal TO rod of eight lncneS II ulaliI-
eter and how, 1t may be asked, VIII IL DC pos o
S;ble under such conditions TO transmit lne
energy of waterfalls TO distances OF twenty vi
thirty miles, as has been suggested III must
indeed be admitted that the transnnlSsIotI . "
electric energy of such potential CIV N9i =;
rs ia admissible in private dwellings, Woulu ID
yolve conductors of impracticaDe dimensions
and i'm order TO transmit electrical energy 10
such distances, it is necessary to resort III inc
frst Mace to an electric current or hlSh tehsVu
By Increasing the tension from 2oo 70 ,zVV
volts the conductors may be reduced 10 one
sixth their area, and If we are content 10 rose
3arrer proportion of the energy ootalne1
cheaply from a waterfall, we may effect sun
greater reduction. A current OF sucn nlsn
potential could not be introduced INTO houses
for lighting purposes, but II could he passed
Through the coils OF a secondary dynamo-ha
fhine' TO give motion to another prlihat!
machine. producing currents OF low pOtehtlal 10
be distributed for general consumption. A..
Or secondary batteries may DC uSc 80. So of
the conversion of currents OF hlgh INTO ln0sc vi
low Dotential whichever means may oc lou ii'i
fhe cheaDest in frst-cost, III maintenanCe anu
most economical of energy. III may oe "u' e. 70,
mile TO have several such relays of energy, ior
treat distances, the result vi which would De
s,eJnction of the size and cost of conductor at
the expense of final effect, and the policy OF OF
the electrical engineer WILL IN suca oa' ne con
to he Governed by the relative cost OF the con-
Snc ce and of the power at its original source
If sec,ondary batteries should become more
n peeO in their action than they are at the
present time they may be largely resYoTted to
XIV Consumers. TO receive charge of electrical
~ dnring the day time, or the small hours
n the night when the central engine would
otb ,a he unemployed and the advantage OF
resorting to these means will depend upon the
relative first cost nd ana 9Se c engine in respectvey
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10

The Rev. r. II. Pullman, q Universalist min
lister Of Baltimore, recently preached a sc rmon
III defence of Uulyersalism IN which he saiu:
The Church has now and then had ministers
who seemed not clearly To comprehend the
Christian foundation OF UniyeTsallsn: 80 that
not little has been preached in this city that
was not Unversaism, and had no authority or
sanction from the Christian standards OF the
Church. so God preserved through all the
years faithful witnesses, and previous names
are enrolled OF Christian men and women.
What has been accomplished There has gone
out from this Church, "a centre, steady IN
lluence that mas sOfened the tone of all pulpit
minstratiOns, and warmed the hearts of great
mrsses of believers in all the churches with
the hope of universal salvation. The rlchess
fruits of our labOrs are not seen in the simple
fact that this Church, as a single organization;
Is large and vigorous, and Instant in season ana
out Of season III its Christian work. / congrat-
ulate yOu, brethren, upon the harvests that
have been gathered through the fifty years OF
Christian toll, and the harvests that are now
already ripening for the gathering. | congrat-
ulate you on the sCftenng of opposition
against US, and our growing reputation as
Christian Church among all classes who once
SO strongly opposed u.s."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

FREE THOUGHT IN ENGLAND. Mr.. c. NJ
Watts, of England, the editor of The Secular
ReUiec, has recently arrived in the United
States, on q tour of prOpaSandism. A reporter
OF The ST Louis Republican interviewed HIM
few days ago, while he was in that city, asking
him. among other things, if he agreed with Mr.
Bradlaugh IN his pronounced athelstlc Ideas.
" | cannot say that | do was the answer.
Mr.. Bradaugh Ia great man hghting
great fight, but he represents that branch or
secuiarists who go to extremes. lie absolutely
denies God, as does also the Marquis of
Queensberry. | belong ~ the more cOnserya-
tive branch, claiming only Ignorance upon the
subject of God and the hereafter. l have
knOwnMr. Bradlaugh ever since he was small
boy, and when he was IN this country edited
his paper and conducted his canvass for him IN
Northampton. When boy BIadlaugh was a
good Little Christian. AS young man there
never was a more attentive and plOus Sunday
school teacher and temperance advocate This
piety, as the world calls it, he has thrown OIL
and although not a teetOtaller Inc is still very
temperate man. He is IA splendid gentleman,
and this fact is best atteSted by tue action OF
his constituents at Northampton, who Insist
upon his representing them, Notwithstanding
that he has been elected from the House by
force. The district in which he was elected Is
not a pTOnOuncedly unOrthOdox community, but
quite the contrary, and the people, notwlth-
standing his radical ideas, are deyOtedly at
tached to him. He has n great fight before him,
both the Tory party and the orthodox party
being opposed to him. Throughout all Eng
land, however, those liberal Christians are all
in favor of his taking his seat, upon the ground
that he was elected. The press throughout the
kingdom supports him also for the same reason
and hnd he not shortly before the election written
a very impOlitic letter to The Times, | think be
would have taken his seat unGotlced. / think
that there are many men in the House OF Com
mons who think much the same as does Brad
laugh. hut they took the oath and their hypoc-
rsy is rewarded while his honesty Is pun
ished. UnOrthodox ideas are spreading very
rapidly and more especially among the lumber
classes. the workmen OF Manchester, Blrmlng-
ham. Sheffield. Leeds, NewCastle-upon- " ne
and other places. The church Is fast losing Its
hold upon the people, and the people manifest
a disposition to think upon theological matters
Tor themselves. Even in Ireland this Is the
case | lectured there shortly before leaving
for America, and strange to say, was not once
INTERRUPTED. In London the secuiaTsts are
very strong having 10 less than sixteen meet
ing places where they discuss theological mat
tiers The secularists are well organized, better
Organized than in this country, and are con-
stant!y gaining in strength
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10

Denver Col, has mild religious sensa-
ton The Rev. Martyr uarr, Dean OF the Prot
estant Episcopal Cathedral of that city, with
the consent of the Bishop OF the diocese IN
vited the Rev. DR.. Jeffrey, n prominent Baptist
clervman OF Denver, to preach the Thanksglv-
ing sermon in the Cathedral. The invitation
wa accepted by DR.. Jeffrey in the Christian
spirit in which II was given. and elaborate prep
aratiOns were made for great ANA popuiar
service The EpiscOUal Church has always
been understood TO deny the right of nOnEpis-
coDally ordained CleTgymen 10 Oilcldte IN her
pulpits and the announcement that one such
was 70 preach IN the cathedral church or the
diocese with the express consent of the eccleSi-
astical authority, drew together very large
congregation. The people were doomed TO DIS
alpoiutneut, however. Just before the serv-
zee Dean Hart received a formal notice from
two Episcopal cleTgynen OF the diocese, that IN
case Dr. jeffrey was allowed TO preach he Ocean
Uart) would be proceeded against il IN eccles-
ia,tical court for violating canon which reads
rs fl lloNs: No minister in charge OF any con-
gregation OF this Church (thc EpiscOpal) or, in
case of vacancy or absence, no chuTch-Vardens,
vestrymen or trustees Of the aggregation,
shall hermit any person to Ofiicate therein with
out sufficient evidence Of his being duly
licensed OF ordained TO minister III tins
Church" Although Dean Hart believed that
the phraseOlOgy OF this canon was not open to
the meaning which these clergymen assumed 10
nut upon it, and that he was certainly not vlO-
lating its spirit in his contemplated action, he
nevertheless, tor the sake OF peace, thought II
better not to lay himself open to prosecu-
ton. And with the full consent of DR.. jeffrey
he announced to the congregation that the
latter would not preach giving the reason
therefor. The affair has excited wide COM
ment throughout the State OF Colorado. and
prominent members Of the Episcopal Church
openly express their regret that such canon
sbould bp allowed to stand in the way of Chris
tan comfy There are, we believe. several
instances of clergymen not Episcopaly or
dained officiating in Episcopal churches in the
Eastern States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10

4 CORRESPONDENT Of The Louisville Courier
Journal recently gave Il pcL-ahd-lnk sketch
al the ,ate Archbishop OF Canterbury, as he
ouneored in London society: Naturally, he is
a littie inclined to magnify his own office. Not
only would his mOdcsty forbid BIN The assump-
tioi of undue authority. but no Protestant Arch
bishop. of Causrbur0. since SancrOft, have at
temnied any such feat and that WOuld be an
unanswerable al gumeut with the present holder
of the Office. For the same reason he has taken
no great part in politics; Tor q century ana hfI
the primatcS have decided that II was hau TASTE
10 do so. lie lacks moreover the OTatorcal powers
which are indispensable 10 an English p0htlc-
IAN unless he happens ID POSSESS hereditary rank
and wealth. 1t j. needless TO say that Dr. TAFT
owes nothing 10 biIth but the mCthCr-Wlt which
has enabled him to win the various prizes OF his
profession. ANY day yOu may chance
TO see DR.. TAFT walking about the streets
of London and hapy staring into the
sbou windows He Will probably be at
tended by a chaplain, and, Of course, he will
wear the unimpOsing dress of bis order. The
| imagination must maze lglIt effort to realize
| that the aged mid-lOnllug gentleman III CATERS
| is the first British subject alter tie Princes OF
the blood and fills the place once filled 10y Au-
slime and Dunstan, by LantTaDc and Beckett
and LangtOn, by Cranmer and Laud. Com
addre sea by His Grace to The Most High and
Mighty Princess in Christ Victoria, ETC.. an ILL
natured person remarked that as the Arch
bishop penned such sCperscTlrtlon he must
have been all in tiuttcr at finding himself III
correspondence with so exalted a parsonage.
The Primate probably thinks that Christian
clergymen, whatever their rank, should be OF
a meek and lOwly spirit, and lac has sound war
rant for his opinion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10
ELECTRICITY AND AGRICULTURE.

France seems to be taking the lead in apply
ing electricity to agriculture, although Ger
many is not wholly idle in adapting the new
motive power to the wants of the farmer. Thus
at an agricultural gathering recently held al
Ludenburg, some Interesting experiments were
made in the use of electricity instead OF steam
for the threshing of wheat. Messrs. Petite and
KTizik lit up electrically the space reserved for
machines, and at the same time utilized the cur
rent 70 drive an ordinary threshing machine:
The cylinder of this machine attained speed OF
! 400 Turns a minute. Ii will probably be a
lone fine before electricity is generally applied
to piouglling land or driving threshing machines
Int there can be no reason why farm houses and
buildincs should not be lit up by electricity,
particularly in tho New-Eneland States, where
water power for driving dynamo Is running TO
,rsste On the majority of hOmesteads.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10

now exports thirty -four to thirty-fve million
kgr of butter annually, and receives In return
from abroad Especially from England) a sum
OF mere than one hundred million francs La
Mapche alone furnishes more than one third of
the total expectation. "a kilogramme is equal
to two and one-f fifth pounds avoirdupois.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10

Dispatches this week announce that there's
much excitement at Battle Creek Mich, the
Headquarters OF the Seventh Day Adyenhsts
faith, over the promu gation of a so-called
vision by Mrs Ellen G.White, widow of the late
Elder james White, who for many years
shared with him the leadership of the extensive
sect. After her husbands death her power as
leader began to visibly decline, and other
younger cOunsels began to prevail Her VI
siOns have hitherto been accepted as almost as
authoritative as gospel revelations, but TINS
timea serious dissension is likely to result. III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10
AIENU.
Okra GumOO

Baked Red Snapper. Auch0vy Sauce.
sWeetbsea0,. Tomato oaDce.
Roast EeeL. Sweet Potatoes.
Mashed Tdrnip5. Fried Parslips. Celery.
Rabbit Pie. Mashed Potatoes.
CurTant Jelly.
MavOnnaise OF CauIltloWer
Cheese. Il ird Crackers.
Hot Apple Pie. with Cream.
Feather Cake.
ApDles. Oranges, Grapes. FlSs.
Coffee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10

of butter. Serve Immediately. Few can tel II
from broil.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10
AN ANCIENT LIBRARY.

II il now more than thirty years ago, says a
member of the Society of Biblical Archaeology
In KnOWledge, since SIR Henry La!aid, passlnRg
hroncb one of the doOrways OF the partially
exnlored palace in the mound OF hOuyunJlk,
guarded by sculptured fish gods, stood for the
FIRST time in the double chambers containing
large portion of the remains OF the immense
Gbfary collected by Assurbannipal, HING OF
NiLeyeh The floors, to a depth OF a loot OF
more were lowered with thousands OF tablets,
an engraved with cuneifOrm writing; many IN
perfect condition, but the majority broken INTO
several fragments, frequently widely separated
and portions apparently sometimes missing AZ
loqether These tablets were OF various sizes,
ranging from one inch square 10 about niue 10y
ak inches, bv far the larger portion allke III
shane, something similar to q pln-cushlOh' OF
doc-hscuit, but occasionally resem O4lnS Il eg-
Under or small barrel. The lesser ones con
tanned, perhaps, only two or three lines OF char
hcters; the larger sometimes nearly one hun
1red From the manner III which they were
beaped together and broken and the TACT that
MANY have been found buried IN nelghOOTlng
parts of the debris, 1t Is evident that THESE
chambers were not the original depository OF
the tablets, but that the library must have been
Dlaced in some upper story OF the edliice OF
which they formed a part. Then, upon the de-
structiOn Of the building, they were pleclpl-
tated into the position In which the explorer
found them.
! Since that time, with but slight intermis-
sions this treasure-hOuSc OF forgotten
past has been turned over again and again,
NOTABLY in the expeditions OF the late Mr..
George Smith, and still the supply OF its cunei-
form literature is not exhausted: Until last
year this discovery remained unique but the
perseverance, of the British Museum authorities
and the patient labor Of Mr. kassam were then
rewarded by the exhumatOn OF what is appar-
entity the library chamber OF the temple or pal
ace at SippaTa, with all its 10000 tablets,
resting undisturbed arranged in their positions
on the shelves, just as placed III order by the
librarian twenty-five centuries ago. The con-
tents of the library, SO far as they have yet
been deciphered, relate TO commercial trans
actions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10
CARBOYIC ACID AS AN ANTISEPTIC.

Some instructive results regarding the pre-
eeryatiVe action of carbOn.c acid on meat have
been recently obtained 10y Professor kOlbe, of
leipsic He hung pieces OF beef, including fat
and bone. III cylindrical timed iron vessels,
which were kept in q warm room Of the labOra-
tory, where the temperature at midday rose to
300 c, Each piece was hung from cross bar
q plate for dropping liquid stood below just
DVer this was tubular passage Tor entrance Of
carbonic acid the cylindrical lid of the vessel
entered an annular trough holding giycerlne,
and had a tubuluIe in the middle. W hen nearly
all the air was supposed TO be driven out
through the latter tubuuTe by the entering gas,
the elastic tubes connected 10 both tubulUres
were pinched with screws. Alter eight DAYS in
the vessel the beef was not dIstmguishabe
from fresh beef III aspect or taste after cooking,
md the gravy was like that from fresh beef
After fortnight the beef had become some
what gray externally, and only tine palate
would distinguish the gravy from that OF fresh
meat Sometimes beef and gravy had weakly
acid taste which was easily Temedled with Il
little carbonate of potash. After three weeks
sbe beef was still of the same good quality, only
softer than fresh beef aud requiring less time
to cook 1t was quite free from bad smell even
after from four TO five weeks, but the cooked
gravy then no longer tasted so good as fresh
gravy. The experiment ceased at that point
and it is believed to prove that carbOnic acid is
an excellent means of keeping beef from putre
faction and maintaining its good taste for sew
erai weeks 1t is noteworthy that mutton under
like treatment began 10 smell badly after eight
days; veal, too, could not be kept so long as
beef. Fowl and game were not tried. FISH
holsters, oysters and fruit could he kept only
short time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10
ARCTIC EXPLORATION.

PERlLS OF ARCTlC EXPLORATION:
Samoyedes report to ATchangei that they
have recently seen, south Of WaIgatz Island,
the wreck Of a large vessel crushed in the ice.
ii the statement be true, says Nature, and II we
remember their never-credlted story OF the
unfortunate Jeanette, 1t is more than probable
that the vessel is either the Danish exploring
vessel the Dijmphna, with Lieutenant How
caard's expedition, or the Norwegian steamer
Warna with the Dutch meteorological expedi-
ton, bound for Port Dickson, both OF which in
September last froZe in III the Kara Sea, from
which place the ice may subsequently have car
ried the unfortunate vessel 10 where she now is
stated 10 be. The last intelligence received from
lieutenant H0vgaard was dated September %,
and addressed to Herr Aug. Gamil, of COpenha-
gen, the principal promoter OF the expedition,
iroln which it appears that all was then well
with both vessels, but that the DUmphna was,
when caught in the ice, some considerable dis
lance from shore, in fact in spot where the
whole force OF the polar ice, when IN DRIFT would
strike her. Herr Aug. Gamil having teie-
graphed TO the Russian Admiralty for any con
frmation of the above report has received
reply that no official information on the subject
has been received at st. Petersburg; but that
nevertheless instructions would he at once
given 10 the officials on the north coast to scour
the same, and gather further particulars; A
search party is also being contemplated Ii
CODellageQ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10
tlTHE DAIRY INDUSTRY OF FRANCE.

ITO give an idea of the dairy industry 10
France NJ. Herve MangOn recently stated (at
an agricultural gathering( that the milk pro-
duced in that country would, if collected, form
q stream about one metre in width and thirty
three centimetres Ia depth (say three 1eet four
and day all the year. with mean velocity OF q
metre per second Young animals drink part
of this enormous volume of milk, man takes
good portion of 1t, and the rest is transformed
into cheese and butter. No branch OF agricultural
industry has so ad yanced during the last fifty
years as the making of butter. In 1888 France
bought abroad 100000 kgr. of butter, and
Bold to foreigners only 100000 kgr She
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-23
Affairs in West washtnxton

ASSOCIATED CHARITIEs.-An adjourned meeting
OF the NTH subdivision OF the associated charities
was held last evening at the parlors OF the aged
women's home, Mr.. F. l. Moore, vice president
In the chair Reports were submitted As to the
receipts and disbursements or money. &C., show
ing l29 families to have been relieved since the or
ganiZatlon.
THE LARGEST MAu--The post Office officials
state that the mail was larger yesterday than
before, the sale OF stamps at the window alone
being 800.
ELECTION OF OFF1cERs-At the meeting of Poto-
mac mandery, No. 3, K. T., last night, the fol-
lowing recently elected officers were duly installed
by p. E. G.. John Lynch; Daniel johnson, e. C.. !;
w. H. Gr1ff1n generalissimo; A. B. johnson, cap
tain general; Edward Turkenton, S. W.: j. p. Cox,
j. W.; John Smith, warder; j. H Schulze, treas
urer; c. +. Shekell, recorder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-23
The Markets,

BALTIMORE. Dec. 23.-yirgnia &c. consolidated,
6lx; past due coupons, 62; new tenforties, a bid
BHITIMORE. Dec 2s.-cottop dull-midsling, 1o,<.
Flour UNCHANGED and dull. Wheat. southern, easier
western steady and red "a d ID do
western winter red. epot 106Aal 07; January, .07H
q. OK; February. .09Ssl. 09, March. In
Germ. southern steady; western easier and dull
southern white. 6Se65; do yellow. 6Sa65: western
mixed spot 81 asked; new. 631sa63Ai year, 63Aa6Sk;
January, 6la6lk; February. 6u,sa6OI: March. 60,sa
81. Oats steady and Quiet-southern. 45a48; western
white. 47als DC. mixed, 45a46; Pennsylva1a 45a4s.
ions unchsnged and quiet. Butter frmwestern packed
Petroleum unchanged. Coffee frm-Rio eargoes. ordi-
nary to fa.r. 7kas1 Sugar qpiet-A soft. el copper
refined steady, Tx. Whisky quiet 1lssl18k;
Fssshts to LyesPS per aas sts:%sl unchsnseS snd
Sushels;. corn: s., SEA bushels. slipmenss-none.
6ales-wheat 27l, 63s bushels corn 100 Sl6 bushes.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-6tosae- fairly sckive, but
without Sture other than decline In Norfok and West
ern of 3 per esnk but tees recpsery
81 j per 6onf Noney-6. ,Exchange-loug, <00E:
40. s6orA A8& 6tate ,bonds-dull. steady. Govern;
naents-qenerauy unchanged. Cotton Exchange closed:
NV SEW T6RT. 3sc, 1:-Esur dun. ynehanesd.
lssss .s Sih HSa :e:Ss
yIS6SSDoN, pse. q. 1851 p.m.-Au.ntie 3 Great
York Central lS3X. Reading, 17X
LONDON, Dec. %, 93O pm.-Consols, 100 13-16
for money; lOl lilo for the account Now York Oen-
fral. lS5x. Atlantic and Greet sWesten 2ds. l6x.
uEnots Oeatral llo. Reading. 2a- Ontario and
Wetkns 97k. St Paul III.