The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-07-12
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Thecontract for lighting the Louisville Expo
sifion building has been awarded to the Ellison
Electric Light Company, of New York. The
buildings to be lighted with 4, 600 Edison incan
descent electric lights of sixteen candle power
each This sthe largest undertaking of the kind
ever known, and the plant TO be used viii be
larger than even that at the great London ex-
hibitiOn OF electric lights held last year The
exposition is the largest building ever lighted
with electricity. The amount of copper wire
nsed VIII weigh 20 600 pounds, and if stretched
out wOnld reach forty miles. Some OF the wire
is very thick. There viii be fifteen dynamo
machines, worth about $4,000 each. To move
them VIII require four Arlington and Sims
engines and one large Reynolds Corliss engine,
the latter being furnished by the exposition
company. The plant will cost in all about
100000. it viii be as large as would be re-
CURED TO supply town with 10000 lamps as
not more than one-fith Of the lamps in a town
are usually burning at the same time. 1t will
be equal 10 a gas plant making $4,000 cubic
feet of gas an hour.
The Northeastern Miller. publ sbed in Mime
ap0lis, Mimi, in its issue of July 6, SAYS:
f'With the unsettled condition Of the wheat
market and the break IN the week Of the 4th.
the scene on the platform is not an animated
one On the first OF the week there were thir
teen mills in operation, and the production will
FrDbADAN IUt HRCI&gG sotU JdE3t1s per
against 3,509 barrels week ago. There is
practically no falr in the market, business be-
Ing pretty much suspended pending some turn
IN the wheat markets TO settle values. The
wheat stored in the Minneapolis elevators, in
GLIDING ihe transfer elevator, on July 2 was
LIPS. 600 bushels, and there were about 10000
bushels IN the mills. making the total amount
Of wheat IN store in the city 1875 900, against
I.460,093 bushels last week. The wheat stored
at ST. Paul is about 2Is.0O0 bushels and in the
Duluth elevators 406, $40 bushels"
The Commissioner Of Agriculture has made
public the report of the National Academy of
Sciences relative TO the culture Of sorghum
sugar IN the United States. The report SAYS
that il has been proved that the crop may be
widely and economically grown containing
satisfactory amount of cane sugar, but il re-
mains for science to solve the problem of ex-
tracing the syrup so as TO make it profitable.
The Commissioner. in his comments upon the
report, says that while good strip may be pro-
duccd from sorghum as a domestic industry,
and on q limited scale, over a very wide range
Of country, the successful production of crys-
tallized sugar on a commercial scale appears to
demand the skill and appliances of a sugar.
house conducted in a systematic manner and
with ample capital
DR.. Charles Grafton Page, who was born at
Salem, Mass, on January 3, 1872, and died in
this city on May 5, 1865 was the first inventor
and builder of the electromagnetic locomo-
tive He constructed an electrical machine
when only ten years of age. In 1851 he con-
Etr1cted at Washington a locomotive to run by
electricity. and at its first trial, on April 10Th
Of the same year, on the Washington Branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, it more
than exceeded the expectation of the inventor,
though many difficulties were encountered in
matters of detail The trip was made from
,;~<xv
minutes, including five stops. and the greatest
speed attained was at the rate of nineteen miles
m hour
The formal opening of the Yellowstone Park
Is expected TO take place sometime in August,
probably about the period that the last spike
is driven in the Northern Pacific Railroad. In
comnemoration of the latter event arrange
menfs have been made for the presence of a
large number Of spectators from the East, and
many distinguished persons from here and
elsewhere nave promised TO be present. The
President it is thought, viii so time his en-
Eagements as to be present at the park, and a
numerous party of eminent English capitalists
and their friends, including ladies' will also
meet there after visit Of inspection over the
Northern Pacific, which company has deter
mined to construct a branch road to the park.
Representatives of the Great Western, the
Wabash, and the Baltimore and Ohio roads met
In Chicago on the Sd inst, and perfected the
arrangements for putting through trains be-
tween New York and Chicago over the con-
meeting lines. The schedule VIII go into effect
July is. The officers of the Great Western say
they viii have the active assistance Of the Balti-
More and Ohio and the Wabash and It's western
connections. in connection with all of which
through tickets are being printed, and they
propose 60 make sharp competition with the
Central Michigan.
The inaugural ceremonies opening the $3.50
anniversary celebration of the settlement of
New Mexico by the Spaniards took place at
Santa Re on the ID inst, with great enthusi.
assn. The procession consisted Of the governor
and his staff. General Mackenzie and his STAFF
the Territorial militia, various Mexican socie
fies and members of the tribes of Juni, Pue
bio and Apache Indians. The governor made
the speech Of welcome, and Hon p Lance fol
lowed with an address. Fully 10000 people
were present
The meeting Of the stockholders of the Cen
tral Railroad OF New jersey was held on Friday
IN Jersey City TO ratify the lease of the road Il
tHe Philadelphia and Reading. There wa
voted 155.052 shares out of tha total of ls5 00l
shares. The vote stood Isl, e2s in favor of rati
flying the lease, and 4, 124 against. OF the mega
tive votes 1900 were cast by William Dinsmore
president Of the Adams Express Company, anG
2,00O by the Stephen Vail estate
Reports from the cotton territory tributar-
10 Memphis Tenn, embracing West Tennessee
North Mississippi, North Arkansas. and Nortl
Alabama show that but little cotton land ha
been abandoned although there were excessive
rains IN June. In pa districts the stand is re
ported good, in ffty-six moderately good, an,
in ninety poor. Planters are having mucl
trouble with the grass.
Certain manufacturing companies at Sun
cook, n. H., have brought over operators iron
Switzerland, paying their passage, and expect
ing 70 get their money back in installments GU
Of the earnings Of the immigrants. goo
many Of these imported operatives have lef
their employers and Others have been arrests
&c keep them from going off without payin
their debts.
About one-haf Of the pauper immigrant
who arrive ut New York by the National Lin
Steamer Queen remain at Castle Garden Tn
National Line Company have sent comInuni
cation to the emigration commissioners sayin
they were willing to return to Europe thos
Immigrants not claimed by their friends an
likely TO become burden on the public.
ia August, 1882, Margaret Gilman, of Ney
York died, leaving $1,000 in the hands {
Henry McArdle, with the instruction that
should be given to Catholic priest for massc
for the repose Of her soul. James Gilman, til
next OF kin, brought suit to have the trust sc
aside. Judge Freeman has rendered decisio
IN his favor, declaring the trust invalid.
The receiver of McGeoch, Eyeringham & Co
the broken lard firm OF Chicago, has subrnitte
statement to- the creditors showing that til
sum due members Of the Chicago Board