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Inc C0Uft0.
Court In GENERAL TERN.
yesterday, Stewart agt. Reed ct al; argument
nniSned and case submitted
CIRCUIT CoURT-Jud0e Macarthur.
Yesterday, Pollard Co. agt. Helbfg ct al, and
DICKSON King agt Myers ct al defaults. DUNCAN
agt. Mari; verdict for plaintiff or Sis 81 Pote
agt washington and Georgetown Railway &C.
on hearing.
EQUIrY CouRr-Judce James
yesterday. Nolte agt Nolte; rule on complain
ant granted. Godfrey agt McMichael; Withdrawal
OF money IRON registry OF court allowed Palmer
agt. movers; appearance OF absent defendant Or
dered Stroud agt. Stroud; do.
POLICE CoURT--.Judge Shell
,Io.day. Jas. Byron, profanity: IS or IS days.
Maud Acton. loud and boisterous; S. or Is days.
oaIauet say!eS, JAS. Forrest, and Ernest Hlllery.
coiofeo, violating the cart law; personal bonds.
henry Green, coiored, vagrancy; $ or Is days
FTeI. ". Miller: 20 days. Rich Sdnor, loud and
poSteFnuS; % or IS days. w. Johnson, colcFet;,
piaclhg ruooish ON the street, IS or 10 days Jenny
Perry, Vagrancy: 70 days. Thos. Kane, loud ana
bolsterous; s. or 10 days. Henry Lomax, colored,
larceny OF some cigarettes from ". q. Pond 60
days. Ella Brown, colored, assault on Jetty
D"igherty; 81; Fred. Blackwell. petit larceny.
Second of5nse>; grand jury. w. Brooks, colored,
assault on Henry Shepherd s. or Is days. David
ADAMS, coiored. assault on Lucinda Adams; per-
sonal bonds. Mauser Williams, colOred, threats
70 ste!ia Garter; do. VIM. Bryan. colored grand
larceny; reform school VIM. Parker, colored,
assault on Daniel Williams; 30 days. Chas. VIII
na ms. c0iored; housebreaking; grand jury; bonds
Sl,oo0. Daniel Tourney, affray; fined S.
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CITY ITEMS.

Gent1enien,s Fine EurnishlngH
AZ LEwIs' 7th street, below Mt vernen Square.
me Climax Shirt, ready for use, 81, worth 81.
Medium Weight Undershirts and Drawers, So 76c.,
Spiendld assortment plain and fancy English
New STYLES OF Neck-wear, for Dress and Street,
f. and W. Linen Collars and CUTS, new shapes),
l hIu ana Isle Gloves. Hdk'fs, SuSpenders. &c,
Six umbrellas Dos ton carriers travelling trunks at
Lewis the "Hatter and Outfitter," go 9ih ST NV.
Positively Tomorrow Only
the following immense bargains will be sold at
X Goldschmid's Sl2 It'll st. NV: Slau baby csrri-
ages at g. IS. handsome painted French china fruit
plates 49, each, silver plated breakfast castors
butter dishes, spoon holders, pickle dishes and
longs bottle dinner casters, cake baskets crea m
pitchers and sugar bowls soc each, nickel plated
knives and forks Csc, fun nickel plate inch shears
l0c new style fruit bowls or cake stands &c spoon
holders Sc. cut diamond shape covered sugar
bowls 10c, Z inch fruit plates Sc, k gal crystal
glass water pitchers 25c, engraved goblets
DOC Is doz, each decorated English
china cups, saucers and plates S1.O0, decorated
CHINA tea sets Sc pieces s. s. knife and fork tray
with knives and forks and each tea and table
spoons 55c, bread or cake boxes medium size Coo,
large zoe, extra large s0c, rubber dressing combs
ana 10c, silver plated table or dessert kufTes
soc. clothes brushes &c. silver glass candle-sticks
Zoe, new style real maJolica Jugs 25 and SOC,
worth SOC and $780, tooth brushes and 10c Scotch
napkin rings for 25 cents, new designs in decor
ated English china dinner sets llS pieces $500
worth $3.50 wooden water bucket with so
Clothes Pins and one large bottle OF laundry blue
sUc.
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Alexandria Affair.".

Reported for THE EVENING STAR
THE CANAL AoUEDucr MArTER.-The fact that
Congress has adjourned without additional legis-
latiOn upon the Alexandria aqueduct matter
leaves In stdtu quo all the questions growing out
Of the proposal for use Of the piers there for q
shortly be made to induce the canal company to
reconsider Its vote refusing to accept the bill
Stock many sh vew
are held here. have been made. The great blocks
OF stock IN that company are 400 shares held by
Of the Treasury In trust, and 1900 shares held BY
the Wheeler heirs OF ChasL Bennett
The FIRE DEPAaTMsNT.-There Is no prospect
whatever that the city authorities will add to the
nre department. horses and drivers for the hose
carriages, and 1t ts not supposed that the neglect
to 90 this will all impair the Alexandria fire de-
efficient In the country. Both the hook and ladder
truck and the hose reels will still, except when
snow makes Il impossible, be drawn by the hands
REroRTER's NOTES.-The Alexandria Reform Club
attended to-day the funeral OF Capt. James Beard,
VINO mas Tor some time been member of that or.
gan1zation. =. Miss Tubman, OF Pomunkey, Md.
formerly of this city, died yesterday There were
six dodgers at the station house last night Wells
A. Lockwood, formerly OF this city, is now making
voyage for the benefit OF his health. He is sui.
fering from a disease OF the skin and general de-
the Richmond bank, of which he is the cashier -
Mr.. w; ": Payne, formerly connected with the
conductor of branch railroad In Frapklin conntv
was badly hurt in railroad accident in that
county last Tuesday. The cold weather Will in
the opinion OF experienced fishermen throw the
fishing season back two weeks. Mr.. D. W. Aitch-
erson lost horse yesterday, which fell dead :.
The wreck OF the late railroad accident on the
Midland railroad was brought TO the depot here
yesterday. The testimony for contestant Massey.
In tire Massey-Wise congressional contest ia, 90
far, all that has been taken here. Testimony on
the other side Will be taken In few weeks -.
Fishermen are at work at the Gums fishing land
ing. -. The Washington annual conference OF the
Coiored NJ church will meet here next week, at
Roberts chapel--The tug w. E.. Bell Is now
awaiting repairs at the lower shipyard.
BALTIMoREAN WHO CLAIMS TO OWN GATHERS
BURa.-Mr. Thomas Brooke, OF Baltimore, has ap-
peared as a claimant for the land On which the
town OF Gaithersburg stands, in Montgomery Co.,
Md. Mr.. Brooke claims that Mr. Gather In his
win, made many years ago. left the property to
hts relatives. with the reverson to the ancestor
Mr. Brooke. The Gathers to whom this property
was devised left no heirs, and Mr.. Brooke now In
sists that under the will, which is on record At
Rockville, he Is entitled to the Gather property
which is worth about 100000 He has retained
Judge VIM. n. Nerrlck as his counsel.
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CITY AND DISTRICT
Amusenient., &C.. Tonight.

Ahssi~ellents, DC. Tonight.
FcRDs OPERA HorSE-Acme opera Company in
@FduSt"
NATIONAL THEATER.-WilIie Eioun's Sparks in
"DreamS.H
THEATER CoNIoUE.-Quaker City Combination
And varieties.
DINE Observation-Disclosures and novel perform
AnCe.
ROLLER SKATING RINK.-Assembly at O'clock
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-FOurth Bisclod
cOu-6TI
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ID o A L s.
ARcH1TEcT's OFFICE NEW PENSION Brr1p1Se.)
1916 STREET NV,
GEN. NJ. O. MEIGs, U.S.A.
NEW NSION BUILDING, ROOF SHEATHING
OF TERRA GOTTA.
Proposals for Terra Gotta or Earthenware Tiles for
sheathng the roof Of this building are invited
To be endorsed Proposals for Sheathing and to be
opened APRIL SEVENTH, 1888, at this office, where
specifications will be furnished on application.
NJ. G. MEIGS,
Supervising Engineer and Architect
Washington, d. G., March 8. 1883. mh6- Std 4tv
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ROLLER SKATES, ROLLER SKATES-Two hundred
pair first quality roller skates at 20 and SO cents,
Just received, former price 81 and s125, at
SILVERBERG'S,
g
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JAMES WARD was In the dock at the Police Court
this morning, charged with carrying concealed
weapons. Private Clark showed the court THO
pistols. which he stated he found on the defend
ant, whom he arrested about O'Clock this morn
Ing on New York avenue, near 18th street. The
Old man stated that he lives near BrightwoOd and
carried the pistols TO protect himself. judge Smell
released him on his personal bonds.
The WEEKLY STAR, a large double paper of fifty
Sin columns. Will be sent postpaid Tor one dollar
Year. Try IL.
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Best Shirts.
Oc., 75c. and 81, at j. E. Young,s

s'Alderney Dairy Wa9ons.o
Fresh Attorney Butter. churned every morning
and delivered in h-lb. Ward" prints. 55c per h.
Also, cottage cheese, buttermilk ana sweet milk
&C. per OF. Cream, l5c mint
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f5C Or. BOTTLE; So PER GAIIoN.-No. / ~
whisky, undoubtedly the best in rhe world for til
money. McGees, 404 9Th street northwest
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LANDLORDS Rhenish Cologne

Mother swans Worm Syrup
1nfallible, taSteleSs, harmless, cathartfc: fol
feverishneSs, restleSsneSS worms, constipation
Csc.
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Town TALK.-UncOrn shirts tested to outweal
other makes, perfect tit, luxury, Cochrane'S, up
town.
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PROPOSALS.
DROPOSAIS FOR DREDGING IN POTOMl
RIVER, NEAR WASHINGTON.
%. s. ENGINEER OFFICF

hvh FG sn1 RHEHs1Hs + POTOMAC
U. s. ESGINErR OFFICE,
2136 Pennsylvania AVENUE.
WASHINGTON: %. c.. March 5th. 1888
sn MI ff'eysd ihs
SSiAIH 1883. and opened immediately thereafter tor
tectins wall of the Potomac Flats at Washington
The approximate amount Of work ia IS, 600 cubic
yards for foundation of slope wall and go 600 cubic
yards between tie wall and 5foot curve near Easily
Blank forms. on which proposals. must be made
iFS hTGR E aa 1s s Major of Engineers
ssofE w EH RRus5 ASR fT9TE
U: s. ENGINEER OFFICE.
2136 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. )
WASHINGTON, u. c., MARCH 5TH, 1883
SEALED PROPOSALS. in tripicate will be received
at this office Until y M on March 2Sh 1889 and
ana 5prap st9ne for the sope wall on the river front Of
Brush. and Is. 600 cubic yards Stone.
speclicatl3n, blank forms of proposals and full in
1orauon Will be furnished application to the under
mh9-6t PETER c. HAMS. Major of Engineers.
PROPosALs FOR DESKS.
CLFRK's OFFICE
WAsHiseToS. Be. a. March lar !. isss.
TxfkTF SSSFSSk T s. SSFGH sss Tor IL
IN and ID ysr 4 or railroad
bers OF the House Of Representatives. OF the
quality and material those in use. They must
oe OF white oak. quartered and thoroughly kiln dried
about ~ inches long, 81 inches WIDE feet inches
h h in back and feet 81 inches in front The
best quality and of the shade now In use.
bldders Will find IN the Hall of the House Of Repre-
sentatives samples of the desks required They must
be delivered by the LIST day Of August, 1883.
Bids will be received only from manufacturers with
establishments capable Of executing the work.
Torrance of the contract.
he right to reject all bids is reserved.
EDWARD MCPHERSON
mh8-2t CLERK House of Representatives of the o. 8.
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light, sweet and wholesome biscuits, cakes. pastry
puddtngS. &c, which may be eaten while fresl
Without detriment, are made with the use o
hecker'S Perfect Baking Powder.
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GoING THE RoGNDs--12Hc. chiId's hosiery, COch
ranes, uptown; also ladies. ingrain hose only CSC
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Best Cash nlere.
SILK Velvet Grapes, ia 18th street.
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EASTER CARDS and Easter novelties at j. C.
Parker'S 517 and 619 7th street.
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MARCH WINDS.-25c. superb silk or wool veil
tngs. elsewhere higher, Cochrane5, opposite Ri SIS
bank
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Durkee,s Salad Dressing

is composed OF the freshest, purest. and choicest
condiments money will buy. It surpasses any
that can be made at home, is cheaper, saves labor
and all anxiety.
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To The Consumer Or Day Goops.
WE BEG LEAVE TO ANNOUNCE OUR SPRING
OPENING OF CHOICE DRESS GOODS. WHICH
CONSISTS OF EVERY THING NEW AND DESIR-
ABLE. AND TO CALL ATTENTION TO The
FACT THAT OUR STOCK Is NOW REPLETE
WITH ALL THE PARIS NOVELTIES FOR THE
SPRING AND SUMNER OF 1883.
THE STOCK HAS BEEN SELECTED WITH
GREAT CARE, AND WITH A VIEW TO THE
WANTS AND REQUIREMENTS OF PERSONS
WHO APPRECIATE GOOD STYLES, GOOD TASTE
AND GOOD QUALITY. WE CANNOT GO INTO
THE DETAILS OF OUR LARGE STOCK BUT
CORDIALLY INVITE AN INSPECTION OF THE
MANY NEW AND BEAUTIFUL GOODS NOW
UPON-OUR COUNTERS.
ONE PRICE.
W. NJ. SINISTER 4 SONS,
.e19 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
The best ia the cheapest. mh3
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Easter Cards at J. Jay Gould's. Il
Mrs. HufchinsOn,
OF washington, says: "Brown's Iron Bitters gave
my husband almost inst ant relief from DySpep-
Sla."
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o. g. MARsHALs SALE.-yhere will be a o. a
D1rshaPs sale OF underwear, dress goods fancy
oceS. wooden goods, shirts, collars, dresses sus-
leBlers, &c, at Dowiing's auction rooms tO-loor-
~ a. 70 O'Clock q. 10.
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FRESH MEATs.-Why give your money away by
paying 20 or IS cents pound for best cuts OF
meats when you can get good for Is cents
pound? Good corCed beef, 2 cents: good soup
meat, cents; Lam % and veal, Is cents. Any lady
or gentleman getting me five cash customers at
the above prices will give them 10-pound roast
OF beef. Come everybody to Nos. 521. 522 and 523
Center Marnet: 314 and 316 * street Geo.
killsen.
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New Sensation to the Epicure.
Hub Punch delights the pallte. Use clear or
with hot or cold water, soda or lemonade. Sold by
grOcerS and druggists
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PERlsCC?i6 and Acme Closes, 81 ana So Priggs
frssELLs Ice CREAM AMI Charlotte Russo,
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MAKE AYERS SARSAPARILLA IN THE SPRING
= of the year to purify the blood. nvigorate the sys
tem excite the liver to action. and restore healthy
tone and ygor Of the whole physical mechanism mhS
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LOCAL MENTION.
The Weather.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.
WASHINGTON, j. C., March g. iSS3, $40 a. no.
For the miiGla Aulntlc St1tes, warmer fair
weather followed In north portion by local SHOWS,
SOutherlY " lnYrnr
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BosroN CUcuMpERs
Boston Tomatoes.
Boston Lettuce,
Philadelphia CaponA
Fresh Salmon,
Fresh Scalops
Oysters, etc.. II
PALACE MARKET
JaS FRANK j. TIBBETS.
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--LATEST NOVELTIES In PARAso1s.

--LATEST NOVELTIES In fARAsoLs.
SEAToN PERRY.
Successor to Perry Brotnsr).
NEW LACE TRIMMED PARAsoLS.
NEW COACHING PARASOLS
NEW PARASOLETTES AND sun UMBRELLAS.
LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S SILK INBRED
80 PIECES PRINTED PURE LINEN LAWNS, IN
ENTIRELY NEW PATTERNS. AT 26c. AND size
COMPLETE STOCK Of FRENCH sATINES AND
ANDERSON'S SCOTCH GINGHAMS IN BEAUTI-
Full DESIGNS.
NOVELTIES IN FRENCH WOOL DRESS TEX
TURES FOR PLAIN AND COMBINATION SUITS.
UNUSUAILY GOOD VALUES" IN PoNsoN'S
DANES AT 81. So PER YARD.
BLACK SILKS. BFST MAKES. FROM 75c. TO IS.
BLACK AND CoLoRED PURE SILK OTTO
MANS.
CANTON GRAPES AND CREPE DECLINE
PURE TWISTED SILK BLACK GRENADINES.
PRINTED GENUINE INDIA PONGEES.
NEW LOUISINE AND SUMNER SILKS.
EMBROIDERED Saline, ZEPHYR AND BATISTE
ROBES FROM $40 TO $50.
Ge CHOICE GOODS. PLAIN FIGURES. AND CORRECT
Prices.
SEATON PERRY,
Perry Building,
Pennsylvania avenue. corner 9th street.
Established 1sln r,ba
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TINE EXTRAORDINARY POPULARITY OF
- Ayers Cherry Pectora is the natural result of its
use by tegent people tor forty years. 1t has
lndisputably itself the very best known specific
for all colds. coughs. and pulmonary complaints.
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DRY GOODS.

DRY GOODS.
--LATEST DESIGNS
FRENCH sATINEs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS soc.
FINE LINEN .........,.25 c
JOB.
2,-INCH DoUBLE-FACEp OTTOMAN SILKS.
$50.
TYLER l. CHEWING.
mhS 9ls It'll STREET NORTHWEST.
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THE following special bargains are offered for
tomorrow only at NJ. AugenSten5. S11 9TH street
northwest, when every customer Will be presented
with picture card: Molasses cans with patent
DRIP, i2c hall Racks, knife boxes 10c. each; deco
rated chamber sets, $29S; \ dOz knives and forks,
S5c.; carving knife AMI forh. 45c. worth 81: COW
ere1 dishes, 49,. umbrellas. 49,. zine, washboard
boxes blue, baY soap, 20c.; 2-qt. buckets. Sc.
S.qt Sc; 4-qt, I3c.; 2-qt. saucepans, &c; 3-qt.,
Sc.; qt, 10 6-It, re, s-q CSC; 1a-qt. dish
pans. 14c.: dOZ. shelf paper doZ. shoe strings,
napkins, stove polish. handkerchefs, cake turner's
&c. each. Baby carriages and trunks sold cheaper
than in any store in the city.
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RIVER TRAD3.-Harbormaste Sutton reports ar
rivals at the river front as follows: Schr. !. E.
Williams, Adams, eco feet lumber, f. T. jack
son; pungy Oh liver Harrison, Roberts, 300 bushels
oysters, market; pungy Caroline, Francis, 400
bushels oysters, do.
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Special Weather RrIlcsin.


The chief signal officer OF the army furnishes
the following special biiiet1n to Tn" press: Tie
barOnl"teF Is hi hest IN the middle sites and low
fst In aniODG wiere depression IS moving to
the eastward. Within the limits OF the Il ttioaS
q. Ots2rydt on o thr signal service there are no
Indications Of the development OF any reat storm
enC~gy. Local rains have fallen IL the south
Afl:rti; NH gulf states and o 'casGnai light snow
IL tie ns77r like gicn. Daring Tho PAST twenty
ffG: i,0,sT- eve. Go iiiUn Oh rain has fallen at
SdyGniih- U2 NOrthea~tnrlS winds prevail in
III SSuthern states and soutleriy in the upper
lk- re-ton and the upp"r Mississippi valley
i mere mas been e neral rise iI teinpeTatura. A
warm wave, central In the northwest VIII :.xfe MI
rapidly over th" northern states. The follow inv
special Temperatures were reported NJ ) T. II
yesterday: Washington, 30o; Nors1ik, go; Swan
nah. 10; Atlanta. 80; J1ckscnviile. SIC; Prns,-
cola. So: New orleans. $50: Galveston, 80; San
Antonio. 590; Tucson, 65o; Los Angeles. 62o; San
Diego, 592. warmer weather with local rain or
snow Is Indicated Tor Saturday in the Atlantic
coast states
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HOTEL ESLARGEaEST.-The proprietor Of the St
Mare hGtel Nr H. {. Bowers has purchased the store
adjoining the hOtelwith the view OF enlarging his
premises to suit II TO his increasing business This
VIII add a handsome office room and smoking and
nsuhg room 10 the existing accommodations Of
The hotel, and several parlors and Sleeping rooms
above. new rotunda, much enlarged and orna-
mented, viii be one OF the new features Furni-
tHre. curtains and decorations are now being made
70 suit the new rooms, as soon as completed.
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PLEADING HIS Own CAUSE INEFFECruALLY-A
Tall. rather good-iooktng young man, named JAS
Byron, was in the tolls at the Police Court this
morning. charged with cursing and swearing ON
The street. He made an eloquent appeal to the
court 10 let him OF on bis own personal recogni-
rance. "I GU have more inteilig ence, admit than
some people am called on 10 fine every day." said
the court, but that rather puts you IN worse light
IN the opinion OF the court. for you should Know
better than poor ignorant fellow how to behave
yourSelf-nye dollars"
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To The CONSUMER Or DRY Goops.

Established 1910.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-20
Strength of Iron Pillars.

In an extended article on this subject.
the Building News, London, states that,
comparing the strength of two iron pill.
lars of the same height and diameter,
one solid and the other hollow, the lat
ter has the advantage of being economic
cally stronger, the solid column is strong
er than the hollow one of the same ex-
ternal diameter. but the lesser area is
more effective than the greater, be-
u the central portions of the solid
pillar are less useful in resisting the
bending force than the metal. in the
circumference of the hollow pillar. If,
however, the quantity of material in
both the solid and hollow column of
equal height be the same, the hollow
pillar is by far the stronger, this being
demonstrate by a simple geometrical
construction, by one to proportion a
hollow column of the same area as that
OF a solid one, by one of the diameters
being given. 1t is shown, in fact, that
hollow columns of the same area of metal
as a solid one, may be made to any lar
ger diameter, their strengths increasing
proportionately, until a limit is reached
by the shell of the metal becoming too
thin to insure a sound casting. 1t is sta.
ted that a hollow pillar nine inches in
external diameter, having an internal
diameter of 8.062 inches, and a thick.
ness of metal of 0.47 inch, or about one
half inch, is five and one-half times
stronger than a solid pillar with the
same quantity of metal. The practical
limit in manufacture is said to be a
thickness of one-fourth inch.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-20
Action of Waves ON Marine Ma
SOnry,

The power of sea waves in breaking
up heavy masses of masonry has been
remarkably attested in the case of the
b~reakwaters at Wick, on the coast of
England. The height of the wave at this
place was several times measured or es-
timated, the result being about forty-two
feet from crest to hollow, and stones of
eight and ten tons weight were by such
waves carried from the parapet to the top
of the breakwaters. This led to the con-
struction of the outward extremity of
the breakwater by depositjng three
courses of one-hundred ton blocks ofston
on the rubble base as foundation for
three courses f large fiat stones, sur
mounted by a monolith of cemented rub
Bile Quilt on the spot; the end of the
breakwaters was thus, IN substance, a
monolith weighing upward OF eight hun
dred tons, being about twenty-siv by for
tv-fve feet and eleven feet in thickness,
cemented to the rubble mass below.
But even this huge monolithic structure
succumbed to the force of the waves,
being slowed around by successive
strokes, until it was finally removed and
deposlted-a body nearly fourteen hun
dred tons-inside of the pier, without
breaking.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-20
Gas From Lime.

Much is expected from the improved
method which has been brought forward
for producing hydrogen gas; this meth
cd consists in decomposing, by means of
highly heated caustic lime, a mixture of
steam and naphtha vapor, or other CASE
GUS substance containing carbon. This
mixture of steam and naptha vapor is
first passed through a superheater, alter
which it enters the converting furnace;
this consists of an inverted V shaped
chamber, which is filled with caustic
lime through the opening at the top,..it
n portion cooler than the other. Tie
contents of the chamber are heated
to a high temperature by gas from a sep
arate generator, and, this done, the mix
ture OF steam and naptha vapor is ad-
mitted at one end-the hotter part-and
passing through the lime in the first arm
of the chamber, is decomposed with the