New-York tribune., 1885-01-18

be pr0faned for vulgar amusements, and he bought
Forts Theatre for about 100000 and contains among
other curoses the cartilage of Booth which the bullet
broke and also portions of Guteaus body Similar
have since been established IN other capitals
Dr. Billings says that the American collection is the most
unique and valuable the globe and Is perfect
eptome OF battle casualties but that the building Is not
freproof and 1t Is liable to burn up at any time,
especially since Is surrounded by series of wooden
booths and shantcs In OF these little shantes the
assassin Booth repaired several times on the night OF
the murder to drink cocktails while preparing himself for
his nendsh work.
The skating rink mania is by means equally dis
persed found that in some towns the rnks were not
much patronzed while in Others the people could hardly
keep away from them Sundays In some cases the
popularity OF the rink depended entirely the beauty OF
the girls who went nere IL that falling down Is
almost the rule with beginners parlor skates. met
one or two OF people had spraned their ankles
and knees from the severity of the fall The most popu-
lar show In the Western country continues to be Uncle
Toms Cabin and there half a dozen to dozen
Uncle Toms companies in constant drill. They do not
charge large prices but this sort OF show brings both
blacks and whites and admits OF much humOr as negro
minstrelsy with pathos minstrelsy never has.
Mr.. Blaine continues TO be the favoritc American
throughout the whole OF the manufacturing district
there Is deep feeling of popular scorn and contempt for
the habtual traitors and sueaks whose standard ocupa
on In life Is to betray public man party Blaine
has lost nothing whatever in public estimation and the
most discriminating persons that be found in all the
popuous towns express astonishment that there are
Americans who see any compensation in setting aside
man oil Banes brightness OF mind aud character Tor the
dull piece phosphate who about visit Washington
for perhaps the time on coming fourth of March
As visit, the different this Union is
overwhelmed with interest aud astonIshment at the
petuay new discoveries almost revolutionary in their
nature which being made For nearly fifty years the
Of Freona in Chautauqua County. New York. has
had natural wonder in gas spring which has within
recent years been used light the town. 1t now seems
that the entire region OF the Allegheny Mountains
from New York to Kentucky. and perhaps TO Alabama,
Is filled with these gas springs which now being
utilized for the time aud they make the great fuel
OF the present aud future In Pisburg the Is being
put into houses and factories and complete subsu ute
for both oil and coal These springs seem TO he nex
haIstble; they reduce the consumption Of coal oil and
leave more oil 10 be exported Many OF the smaller
towns IN the West are being lighted from these
natural laboratories and snch IA the volume or gas that
In PLACES 1t leaps forth when ignted In flame from ten
10 forty feet In hcigat. Machinery Is being rapidly
adapted the gas Meantime the OF coal oil seems
extending and at Little Washington. Penn. where Mr.
Blaine educated, oil has been found In such large
quantities that 1t has flowed the town The West
Allegheny region seems infinite in its resources There
are portions Of Kentucky almost unexpored which are
believed contain both oil and natural gas. with prodg
ous supplies OF coal lumber growing denscly on the
surface other nation the globe affords the variety
OF contents Of ours, and appear TO have merely
scratched the surface