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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-21
NEWS From ruE YACHT CLUBS

Tho Ncw-rcrscy Yacht club is the second oldest
yacht c'ah in the country, the New-lork being
the oldest Tho club house is Il Commmi-
nav Jersey City There are now cightv.scrcn
members in the club and the feet consists Of
tlirtytuo Yachts Most Of the yachts open boats
An annual regatta il held aud there generally n
number of interesting match races between boats Of 'he
club ~ the OF the son. The Linda. belonging
10 hc commodore OF the cUb Is of the fastest boats
IA the fleet. The officers ui The club are: Commodore
III e. Eo1mo. vice commodore r. T. Brewer Archer :;
treasurer George iiawS; secretary, !. +. P3'hr me
dlic the annual regatta this year has not been h1e
but !, will probably be june ~.
The Williamsburg Club Is fifteen years old It's club
house is Pottery Beach al the foot OF HlEhh.t
Williamsburg IL ha. membership oi Aiil 'iiu mas
twcut two yachts in the feet Among rs yachts ic
the Sorcere-~. owned by cy Commodore ChIiord; The
Mar, Il owned hy Henry Iobie, aud the Lane v,
belonging tp Commodore Martin lbe mhceIs are !;
Commodore. William Martin; vice commodore, John
Goodenough secretary, Francis iborne j. assistant
secIctary. George hobout; president Henry GuSe :
treasurer. Charlie, Hooper
There are several other club, in and around the city
which have meetings and hold annual rcsdttas Among
'hen /, the Harlem Club, which was organized last
winter. IL has NO house bn II T. proposed 10 bHi!o one
u Flushing Bay. There was a Harlem Club wears ago
which quietly passed away IL Is to be hoped thal a
better fate awaits the organization OF that name
For several years has been customary Tor The own
err Of small yachts living in Brooklyn to assemble once
every summer at " Frank Blc-'a on GoWHnns Bay
and have a regatta Mr. Bate>'s establishment bcin :
Transformed for the time into the club house OF the
Z" Ious Island Club."
LIE l,auaIter. at the foot OF last Onc-huudrcdand
tenth,t The club came into being last season and
gave regatta with lively finish Another regatta
Will probably be given this wear.
Ia schooner enc the New DIRK Yacht Club, + heing
, In order a Green point L. She viii soil or Salur-
~ Tor Fortress Monroe, where she VIII meet ue Non
tsuk The latter yacht sails to-day from havana ioi 81
Atgsuc sac viii make short stop there ana tlen 20
10 F0aIess Monroe. The Clio and M0ntduk WI, 'l,n
sail home together. committee of the Ncw-1ofh 1acht
tYub will be work system OF time allowance
for steam yachts There has already been cOnsldeI~De
talk The subject among the members OF lhc Clup
On May /, the haIbor at LarChmOnl Will De properly
buoycd and spindle. etc. put In place large attend
expected at the opening OF the cuD mousse anu
grouB,s ON May 8.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-21
HOMING PIGEON NOTES.

The Newark Homing Pigeon Club will hold
its first race on May 4. from Hampton Junction. y. j.,
f1rv-Hve miles It viii omit the eco mile race from
Huntip.iou Penn "a the uthorities in that city VIII
no; permit birds to be- liberated on sunday.
The birds of the Bridgeport Comm Club an. OF the J..
o. Damon lofl, northampton, Mass are to be flown IN
cou,prtlon from the Southwest May s. - and %.
The Germantown PENN Club has named Chicago III
G-5 miles distant It's final Journey Of the old bird sea
SON Ira ming began April 10 The first prize race Is
arranged for tomorrow from Lancaster PENN sixty two
miles.
The Boston Club. at its annual meeting last week,
clected officers rs follows President, W. GOrse vice
president G.. Darby secretary ana treasurer, Il.
Hooper.
A most remarkable Instance OF homng pigeons
memory for place wascpOcO tOhe secretary OF Fedora
lion a,t week In 1879 the birds that hal been Kept IN
"A l1ft of the Bonner ~ De Castro SUGAR refinery, AT
WILLIAMSBURG, sold to j. L. Hus,on or TINS CITY,
and hv n, were I'm different paris Of the country
The Il It, res were removed from the room and 1t was
given w to "A different Fairly llst week one OF the
bird, was found in liz old place in the Lost, having en-
tered through broken VIII low. There were no marks
ON Is ings show where il had been IN the meantime,
but from lts condition and pumage 1t had evidently
hecn hon I'D as a breeder and had improved the first
cIitucc out TO find ihr Old home
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-21
TIE FREED0u or W0RSHIP BILL.

Two tall broad shOuldered policemen sat In a
back pew in the Eighteenth Methodist Episcopal
Church last night pastor the Rev Dr. King preached
a sermon on The Last Assault Of the Bomansts on
Religious Liberty" In the midst Of the services one
angry listener gave vent to some expressions Of as
agreement. with The preacher He wa touched
on the shoulder bv the sexton who@ point
ed to the policemen, and the man
remained 0uct afrrw I'd Tire object OF the sermon, Dr
kim said was to call attention 10 the Freedom or Nor
shin bin now before the state legislature lie sald III
s1 gtaucr: The bill IL the same ~ thdt Wch came up
originally in So and has appeared several tunes Slnce
nrOdcue ca hOlc worship, the crieDldliOn
of The mass and IesuUc influences into the House oil
sLilully worded and calculated TO awaken
sympathy. IT prepared by the Roman
Catholic Union OF this Guy, because priest
il nnt admitted TO the inst tuition instruct the young
mIlar bin once passed b0h houses " the legislature
and was vetoed by Governor Cornell because II was car
rulaed ycFsc 70 difficulties Tue members VINO may
vote this bill have hecn threatened Win pocai
VIII be marked a. bigOtS
..I,-ly paying taxes taxes, and heaplng up
Indebtedness I'm the city, because uh7clupuos
politicians are thus enabled 10 control KoInansts
yoics The Catholic charities are beng udtd IRON the
pubic Golfers show You by statistics that the Ro-
man Catholic OF education, which would ana Is
irving to throw Bible from pubic schools makes
three times paupers IS THIS same puonc schOOl
system. If it, might was power tonight We, VINO are
4OOO miles FROM the Pope, would be thrcttled by TINS
mower which has lost its grasp ~ home Inc most aueot
aJhorputs 10 that power its American tuncuonaUes
ON his continent We should hold IN reverence and last
inc Indebtedness those names IKE JOhn Jay ana Others
az the Evangelical lance who never sleep but IN tue
quiet of ne homes keep constant watcA on those az
eressoLs against liberty ,.
The sexton OF the church said 10 reporter " We
thought might be some trouble mere aS Ut hhs Is
very ont pOkcn ard had the policemen mere, out
everything has passed on quietly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-21
ANTICIPATING GREAT BRIDGE TRAVEL.

THE PROPOSED EXTENSION Al THE NEw-YOEK
END-YEsrFRDAY's CROWDS.
SupcrinteEdent Martini" said a TRIBUNE
reporter on saturday, what is the proposed
ten,ion Of the New-York depot of the Bridger
As soon as legal obs trucuOns removed" he
swered "specdcati1ns the necessary work were
made out and sent 10 leading iron foundies with
ouest for immediate bids. These have nearly all
come In and will be opened soon. and tho contract
awarded"
"When will you begin TO break ground for the workr
oNot until the iron Is ready for | understand the
publc impalcnce and know how reasonable 1t is, aud
vet knowing the great ey for the change and real
ziug that the fine weather l. going to precptae upon
a r,sb Of railway traffic for which cannot be pre-
pared until these changes arc made 1t will be impossible
10 have everything completed In less than nuety days
Monday was a real spring day, and what was the
ouenoe7 We had twenty thousand pedestrians and
IL thirty thousand railway passenger And the spring
advances were arc going get rush OF country travel
which will make unpleasant complication with tho
labor traffic Fortunately the cable is working like
clocl-vyork and We able " de
crease the intervals between trains somewhat.
But must that regard tho prospect OF big country
traffic with apprehension. IL begi1s 10 show itself al
,a.dv i'm tbc middle OF the day ana forced to
run double trains ut nO0n4me But IA the weather be
comes warmer ana the parks become Inviting thcre VIII
be- there certain 10 be, an unpleasant pressure from 10
7 o'clock In the evening" . -,
You won't able TO have tho track extended 10y the
Fourth OF July =" % -.
mo Ifear that IL cannot be done before July 20 But
the urgency OF the need fully recognized aud II tho
work can be done by the Fourth IL will be-"
lealeI1ay was sps uy The rusb t hc pfooenadr
that at time the giving up oil The southern H!yeNhl
70 the ~ under consideration But TINS ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-21
THE RIDERS OF THE WHEEL.

EFFECTS OF THE RIVERSIDE PARK EDICI-lhE
NJ Ell IN WASHINGTON.
Since the recent action OF the ParK commas
sioncrs excluding trcyces from the Bverside fHrK WI"
taken one no longer there strengthening arrange
nepts ~ crans and co . and shadowy wheels propelled
by grave and portly men Orby healthy yonhg "omen ~
sober suits OF grey. Bicycles fly past win supuuou
vbrr x6tfd bv the occa <oua cang OF the warning bei
Even tMke however. are not numerous as formerly
despite I've constant additions 10 the rahbs vi
the cycler," a. they called. young man can no
longer rcyovc part OF his way down 10 busheSs tno
morning rom his home on the Hudson lie Is compeu'"
10 wear his uniform when in the park and ghthttng
, of velvctecn though 1t may be picturesque ia hardly
costume suitable for the countingroom or Wall street
II il on tho ldcs however that the edct has tod 'he
hardest They 20 be seen, 1t is true on the "
evard,. bu nearly 50 many rs Formerly IL Tue No
poccd and trampleSs paIk. Some OF the more eh'"uS
sc rise at an early hour and with tseir brothers or
husbands may he careernS thr0ng' Centr'l fa'h
soon after davbeak for there tley are allowed between
the hours ofuidnight aud & H. M
At present the energies OF the various city CLUBS are
bent on prc-entuga crclibe appearance At the annual
meeting of the League OF American WhGemen to
be- nod in Washington in May. The Ieag!e Is
rapidly becoming power. 1t NUMBERS now about 1000
members ana its membership Is open To All anna eur
whrc'men in good standing. ANON" thoSo aie% i
enrolled are several ladies' o. whom belong 1" the
Ncw-York Ind = Tri,ycln Clh. which has more tua
dozen members. tuough II has had ye Onl. "A huct
Term of rx,sIcucc As Wa~hu stnu d, the city whore all
good wneemen hope 20 90 bc'oH they de so rrct Tor
unusually large nun. err of jewellers will be pre- mt. ,
the new house Of The CITIZENS club vii,
be ready for ne on May II. II consists
Of convenient building in West Ftty-eighth-st.
between Eighth and Ninth aNcs. The prnCpI feature
of The interior is larce room some . by 100 feet which
W u be used the storage o. The bicycles There are
also readm1-roOtns drcs siugOOn~ ana avt"1es rms
club will hold ill., annual race mc'lng az ule
American In-ttutc on Friday evening April -.
An Interesting programme has been prepared
There vii he two three and hVe-mieS mcNcic races
open 10 al amatucrs ana many prominent rld ~ nave en-
tere There j. also mile Omen TO elm men to the
championship. Handsome gold ana silver medals WI De
given ~ the races. There VIII also De fancy
champions OF tlc United states Music VII be 'urniahel
by the Oympan Cdb band and after The races the Hoor
VIII Ne .1Xen 10 Tie LuhlC fOr roller .kdllnE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-21
WORK OF TIE FL0REACE MISSION

The Florence Night Mission Society, for the
restitution of fallen women, celebrated It's first anniyer
sary yesterday The parors OF the mission ~ NO ~
Bleecker-st were crowded. among those present being
~ rev Iohn Dooly president Of tho society Dr. s. D..
uove tie Rev. n W. Wells, Charles n.
crittentnn, A. NJ. COckrane, John Anderton.
!. Mackey, Mrs. A. Il. Brown, OF the CITY Mssion Miss
Jennie PIERCE Late of Magdalene Home the Rev
Mr. Rull1sou OF the Bowery MissOn and the Rev c. H.
Hi Letters OF regret read from the Rev Dr
Deems and others. s. Hatch, president OF tue stook
Exchange was 10 have present but was called u
Albany by the death OF grandohd The reports OF the
va,iou. officers showed that the misson wa'
accomplishing In = most satisfactory way ln'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-21
RryGERs PRESBYIERI4N CHURCH.

AT the meeting of the Presbytery of New
York last week the Rev DR.. william Stephenson, pastor
OF Rutgers Presbyterian Church, at MadlsonaVe, ana
veuty-pntL st. announced his resignation pastor OF
that church. A committee was appointed to consider
the condition OF tho church. which has not for some time
been aiming aud the Rev. Dr. Parkhurst was ai-
pointed to declare the pulpit vacant after May l. Dr.
stepbcnson said to q TRIBUNE reporter yesterday;
81 will preach my last sermon next Sunday but there
will be no formal farewell. 1t has been I'M
derstood for some time that was about
To leave the church. and have been
rcouested TO IN the pulpit occasionally. Icsnno, gay
whether will do My plans are not entirely made 9
haye rented cottage Long island, where slll NE
for the summer NJ any leave tho chtuch on ho
best terms with my congregation. Nothing mas
vet been done, [ think toward providing Tor
servcrs there. | have been pastor or ku,gels
Church since November, 1881. There, mad Deen
Tor several years previous gradual decline III te inter-
est and WA unable TO check IT, Inc dnculty mas oeen
~ nnre tnc loss OF influential members 10y removal ana
VI ,rrs nv death Bot the chief difficulty IL the pew
srsren that prevails Probably the church or portion
- II y he converted To a mission ultimately. IL Is TOO
,iuable property be lost, and think that prOyls-
ion of MI Rutgers that u Snould continue III use lo
religious purposes under his name.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-21
IN FArOR or PROrhCrON.
Ed,lnr OF ne Tribu.le.

To the Edttor or me Tribune.
SIR: Under the heading Compel
zion in Files your issue Of to-day contains an interview
with f. " Gesswein which refers me, and msreprc-
SCENTS nv view, as to the tariff question am Republi
can and for protection Of home Industry. and always
have been but against unjust and unequal taxation,
and especially against tax which lone industry must
my; and which is somehow inserted in tariff bill, In
the interest OF ono or best few manuac ureIs and
that not for projection but give them monopoly.
Protection has eOped. and fOstered home industry,
am for maintaining II always to tbs extent at least, or
enabling American manufacturers 20 pay hViu- wages
o honest labor hope to the list OF things required
f.om abroad steadily reduced Il some of them needed
IN home protection do not wish 20 see taxed, IL IN the
case of the small files mentioned for the sole benefit Of
in. iyduas No real friend OF protection will maintain
that tax such have nstanced Is required, Is just OF
/ IefIcaI L.. T.. REICuHEIM.
Netc- YJyI, April IS, 1894.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-21
4 FEMALE RhVOLUTIONIST.

The weekly meeting of the Joe Brady Emer-
eency Club held in Kes5el's Hail. in Pearl ST. last
evening About thirty persons were present. Speeches
were made by Jeremiah McKenna, OF Patterson, Thomas
Dougherty MS Bowles, Edward Scalon Arthur NJ.
Forrester ana Richard Murphy. Mrs BOwlos, who an
nouuced herself to be descendant OF Brian Borolmhe,
said; James Redpath came TO the rooms Of the Ladies'
Land League Monday night He condemned everybody
v,bo was not Patnele invited hun here tonight to
got different opinion Of the best friends OF the Irish
nsorIeIha reyolutionists lind that he had not the
ronrage 10 come. Redpath must be henceiOth consid
sped "a a coward He Ii afraid OF "A woman. He was
made an adopted brother Of the Ladies' League. God
save me nom snoh bTotnerP -
She also demanded that the Emergency FuDd should be
transferred from Ihe IlM Word 10 some other paper
and attacked Pat" Ford because he refused 10 send
dispatch King Alfonso requesting MS interference W
save o. DOnneil, because IL would cost SlS'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-21
4 SETTLEMENT FRoM HEYeY GEoRGE
HIS ENGLISH ApDREosEs-DI~AFrLcno IN THF
LAND LEAGUE.

HIS ENGLISH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN THE
LAND LEAGUE.
Henry George arrived in the city yesterday
morning on the steamship Oregon from England. In the
evening he was seen by TRIBUNE reporter ut the house
of Mr. Crawford No. 81 Scycnth-ayo., BrOoklyn. lie
said: al had successful rip altogether delivered
c.r 10 large and enthusiastic audiences in every pOr
ton of England and while in number of cases they
were ny INST me 70 the start never except I'm two
cacs-wnrrc the audiences composed entirely OF
the andowuine ccmcntdid fail to conyiace them be-
tore n he'd In Liverpool the au Hence was dead agau,
me at tie start bat when finished resolutions were
imam mol.y adopted in favor Of taking the land without
cent of conprn .atlun 10 the present owners nave
formed Eugsn and scotch Land Redemption Leagues IN
every large city ia the United Kingdom ana nave lel
them i'm good hands, that the WORK VIII 90 on uitI he
desired end 10 attained. The clergy, pze 'Sonal men
and the higher order of mechanics seem 10 taNe
Tpe more easily reached by 10 deal argument
I found the mass OF The working people IN much worse
and more degraded condition than those here ana they
are consequently hard to reach with any cfcct visit
ed the Isle of skye three times ana ddrcaStdIhe c'oltS
,Tbcv are IN a very miserable condition.
regard Chamberlain as the coming IN IN In England
and ue he hiu. taken decided stand on tnl5 lnu
auestion has said enough p make o connu'ht Ihdl
novpnenL ne wi be ready to lead The Irish National
T. agnr has, with the exception Of Michael DaNlt, VINO
il i'm had OdOr with his pa W Tor s adherence 10 primer
nile forStkcn the principe on which tue Lana League
yas established and has taken up the idea Of peasant
prDIie0rshn. Consequently not only received no ala
FROM the but In some instances plltcfy AZ
tn led y their organs, made only one speech IN IRE
land and that was in Dublin on April % haven't made
mn INV III nd IA ~ what shall 30 az present Tho stories
mat lad been offered the edtOr7hip OF NoW- YORK
daily paucr are not founded on TRUTH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-21
BOATING CLUBS on THE HARLEM

Harlem River was gay yesterday afternoon
xuh the bright OF the different boat clubs The
season t. not far enough advanced for the formation of
ing crews although something III that ne has been DONE
TIE Metropolitan Rowing Club las concluded TO make its
fouroared crew 5. Mahoney o. Bates J. keiser and H.
pnnres and they took their first practice pull together
yesterday. The Metropolitan Lighthouses are being
npd the new club colos red black and next Sunday
,h c,, vii, have It's formal opening and the barge
iii he launched. Messrs. Morse and Page. OF the
Rasan Boat Club, who VIII row together this sea
son took 3 practice spin to High Bridge and bask'
me club regatta will take place on May 81 About May
the work OF selecting the crews which are 10 carry ho
ciub colors In all the amateur rega'tSs WA oesn' Inc
slnh hold. IN. OF the Harlem River FOR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-21
LARGE ARRIVALS or IMBIGR4NEs.
VARIOUS NATIoNALuIEs REPRr sFNrED-A GROUP
or MORMON CONVERTS.


or MORMON CONVERTS.
The largest number of immigrants landed at
Castle Garden this year arrived there yesterday They
embraced almost every race and cline from sicily 10
Scandinavia and the rotunda Of the Garden was babel
~ tongues Too steamship =. Caland brought 6Oi
Du.ch immigrants from Rotterdam; tine Oregon
.nroucbt 400 Irish and English; tho Island
landed 6Ol Immigrants, most of them
cond,navians; the Washington from Palermo. brought
3GI Itniiaus the Polynesia, from HAMBURG brought III
Gcrnaus rhe Persian Monarch brought 420 English and
the civ of Chester $40 English and irish The Nevadas
Storage passen.crs were mostly Irish or Eng
Ian although size brought few Scand navlans. She
landed IG5 Among tie storage passengers Of ihs ship
nr, ~ Niornun- Half OF these M0rInons we're thg'
accom- panied by seventeen MORRISON missionaries return
ius homo with the fruit OF two years preserving Jour-
when a TEfBt NJ reporter visited the Garicn these
unr,nous were congTeeated in the labor bureau lhey
r. f All ages and sizes and OF bOh sexes some seelncu
lon, ami contruted and others respondent ana home
tP' iJrIea rroip Of hearty English lads drank water
ont of I'M cups and bananas while tnry TAXED ana
laughed i'm the fun enjoyment OF the novelty ana Duse o
th.ir surroundings In another place 10 gray n4lrtd
yroIn,p sat on a pile OF baggage with her head
howed on her hands trying to suppress her
go as shs realized that she was le1Y-
i, everything in her old life for new word and q
new rel .iou. They all apparently poor ana were
rom the rural districts Ot their native country Ihey
yrd their own passage said one oil the seventeen mis-
.,oYlric and wIil ~ or so sit under Ae'r own
,pr aud ara eat the fruit tGecOl. IheY 90 out
mt Iitah Tomorrow, MOrmons have made tho
yIderncos to blossom like he missionaries Pfeach
tbe gospel without purse ana "lthoul SCRIP We beV
cnnv.rfs from every rel! giOn except the Catholic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-21
CELEBRATING ST. GEORGES DAY.

There were services in recognition OF st.
Geor the Martyr at the Episcopal Church OF St John
the Evangelist iu West Elevenh-st yesterday morning
The services were conducted by the Rev Dr. b. +. Ia
Costa assisted by the Rev. Mr. De Puy OF the Church
Du Saint Esprit, aud Mr.. Hopkins, semnarian'
prayer for Queen Victoria was read Many members o'
the Church OF st. George, the Martyr which worships
-, a., ,p,r,h NJ at John the Baptist, present.
Fvery third sunday prayers offered for the Queen
and Roysl family Tho Rev. Dr. Da CoSas sermon yes
taav nornng AZ on the character of 81. George lilo
sduSeJ evidence to show that st. George the Martyr
was NOT George, the Aryen Bishop OF Alexandria with
ike ST. George strong armed and faithful TO the END IN
ngbtng thn social dragons OF incompetence unc hastily
md Irrelieion lie spoke also OF the political dragon
wnoh opens hi. mouth the disict primaries" rs some
thing " 10 eombatte1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-21
GOOD JUMPING IN PRsCTICE.

A number of prominent amateur athletes
were practising yesterday afternoon on the grounds OF
the Newly ork Athletic Club. Among those present were
c. A. J. Queckbelncr one or the best all-aonnd ANA
teur athletes in the country, who practising with the
heavy weights and hammers. Malcolm W. Ford, the
Champion running broad and high jumper III the country
umped % feet his best record by GIG inches
j. l. smith new man, jumped 20 feet. Among those
present were j. G. Hoycs, George d. Philips ana ROBERT
b. punning. =. -, .,,o,,o
Tho annual s',riny meeting OF the New YORK Atheuc
Cinh win he held on June T. one Of the features OF the
meeting viii rea ga rjcr nit race between "O0nWlh Oh
Harvard, and Brooks OF Yale. tue college champion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-21
Ia COURS PHONiC WHEEL.

To the Editor Of The Trfbune.
SIR: Mr.. Paul la COur, Of Denmark, the able
inventor of the PhOnc Wheel which Is now being used by
r r. Deany his system OF synclron0us mulinlcI tee-
graphy. writes that have done him an injustice IN
ntuaiing in recent interview published in your paper,
that ne boo dropped the development OF the pbOnic
wheel nud that mis- ak aud therefore cheer
fully make this statement IL appears that Mr. la COur
has been working a. the frtaer development OF the
phonc wheel and that he lifted application OF 1t
Al the Vienna Exposition OF 1888. Very respect fully,
Phiiadciphid, April Is, 1854. EDWIN J. HOUSTON.