Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-02-28
oNN SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY %, 1885.

who presided SO ably at the Chicago conven-
ton last summer, is very wealthy. SO Is
Congressman Smalls. DR.. Gloster left ST.
600, 900 when he died and has . son-in-law
worth $3.50, 900, besides four-story drug
store in New York. John <. Lewis, of .Bos-
ton, makes the clothes of the Beacon Hill
dudes, and did business last year of ST.
800, ,000 He was once slave, and, ragged
and barefooted, followed Sherman and his
troops in their march to the sea.
According to table published in the an
nual report of 1884 of the Estate Agents
association of Berlin, the growth Of the Ger
man capital during the past twenty-four
years has been remarkable, and is not
equalled by that of any other European
city. Indeed, there are but few, if any, cities
of the New World able to show similar
record. On December 81, 1850, Berlin had
population of 493, 400 souls; at the end of
1884 it had risen to 1852, ,065, increase $50
per cent The number of sites covered by
buildings on October 1, 1850, was 9,462; at
the corresponding date in 1884, 10, 40; in
crease 100 per cent. The number of tene-
ments let on December 81, 1850, was SO, 1854;
at the end of 1880 (the figures for 1884 not
being yet available) 265, 1873; increase in 90
years, nearly 200 per cent. The insured
value of the buildings of Berlin was on De-
cember 81, 1850, e24 ,435, 900; on December
81 of last year, 9110, $50, 900: increase, close
upon $50 per cent. The annual rent paid for
tenements let on December 81 1850, amounted
to f2, 100, 900; on December 81 last, &c, $780,
600; increase, 300 per cent.
The Allgemeine Zeitung gives some partic-
ulars of remarkable success in indicating the
presence of water springs by man named
Beraz, who seems to be recognized authori-
ty in such matters. The scene of his per-
formance was in the Bavarian highlands. at
height of more than ], 300 feet above the
level of the sea. The commune of Rothen-
burg suffered greatly from want of water,
and invited Beraz last autumn to endeavor
to find some source of supply for them. He
inspected the locality one afternoon, in pres
ence of the public authorities, and announced
that water was to be found in certain spots
at depths which he stated. The first spot
was in the lower village, and he gave the
likely depth at between SO and 70 feet, ad-
ding that the volume of water which the
spring would give would be about the diam
eter of an inch and quarter. After inces-
SAINT labor for four weeks, consisting mainly
of rock blasting, the workmen came on
copious spring of water at a depth of almost
81 feet. What he declared about q water source
for the upper village was very singular. He
pointed to spot where he said three water
courses lay perpsndicularly, under one
another, and running in parallel courses.
The first would be found at depth of be-
tween 2211 and 26 feet, of about the size of
a wheaton straw and running in the direction
from southeast to northwest. The second lay
about 42 feet deep, was of about the size of q
thick quill, and ran in the same direction.
The third, he said, lay at a depth of about
56 feet running in the same direction, and
as large as a mans little finger. The actual
results were as follows: The first water
course was struck at a depth of 2715 feet,
in the direction indicated, and hav
ing diameter of one-fifth of al inch, The
came on the second at depth of
42 % feet; it had diameter of 7-25ths of
an inch The third was found at 621s feet
below the surface, and having diameter of
3-5ths of an inch-all running in the direc-
ton Beraz has indicated.