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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05
GREAT FIRES.
A ConGagrailon In Jersey city Con
snmes $500, 1000 Worth OF Splen.
did Railroad Property.
Pitiaburg Rolling Mil With HEAVY
Damage aud Loss Of
Three Lives.
nAmRoAp rRorrnrY nrnNrn.


JERSEY CRY, N. j., Sept. IA disas.
trous fire broke out this evening In the
Pullman Palace Car company's shed, In
the New York, Lake Erie & Western rail-
road yard at Provost street crossing. The
fire IL supposed TO have been caused by
the explosion Of barrel OF kerosene, and
spread In all directions with frightful
rapidity, and In less than an hour had de-
stroJed a large amount OF property.
There were eight Pullman sleeping cars
In the shed, two were hauled out unin-
iured and three partially burned. The
other three were totally destroyed They
were yelued at 5000 each BY this
time the caf'shed was mass OF
ll'mcB, which next enyeloped two
Hlory brick building at the eastern end,
This was used by the Pullman company
Tor Office aud atOre.rOom purposes, and
was destroyed, Two buildings at the
western end OF the car-shed were also
wiped out There was a two-stoTy frame
railroad telegraph Office known az the
nm" oillce, and II One-story brick tool
house The latter was supposed 10 be
nre'proof, and was oiled with costly rail-
road equipmenta,a all OF which were ruined
Inc natnes next attacked the freight depot
OF The Northern railroad OF New Jersey
ana the New Jersey & New York railroad
Both companies occupied two.story
frame building, with u long freight shed
attached, These buildings, with thirteen
treight'cars aud two empty oil-carH, were
burned Six Of the ireIght-cars were
loaded with Ice, the other seven loaded
with miscellaneous freight, OF which
there was also n large assortment on the
platform OF the shed. The total loss
cannot be definitely ascertained hut Il Is
believed VIII amount To 5000, 600, the
most OF which Is covered by INSURANCE..
ACCIDENTS Al A FIRE,
PfTTsnuRG, Pa, Sept, The bar and
muck mills and the cight-inch department
at Inig q Co Is works to-day were con.
ssumod' Loss 100000 fully covered by
insurance,
William white aud William Kelyey,
nremon, were thrown from ladder aud
quite seriously hurt, A hoy was run
over by hose cart and fatally wounded.
FiAMEs AT HOUSTON.
Special to tho Gazette.
llousroN, Tax, Sept. AT If 40
O'Clock tonight several oil barrels on
hoard Of dredge boat belonging to the
Houston Direct navigation caught Are,
causing the destruction OF the boat.
Great excitement was caused throughout
tho entire city, AZ II was feared that the
Bayou City compress was on fire. For.
tnnately the flames did not spread to the
press, near which the boat was moored.
The loss Ii estimated at $4,000, with no
Insurance,
FIRE Az LONG ISLAND CRY.
NKw YoRk, Sept 1, II =. MA big
hre Is raging at Long Island CITY. Dc.
MATS sash and blind factory and Dono-
hue q Quinn's planning mills have burned.
A large three story brick hotel Is now
IN names, One Of the largest business
blocks IN the city is threatened.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05
0alnesNiIle Rondn.

special To the Gazette,
GAINESVILLE, TEX, Sept. steel
rails from the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
are arriving nearly every day and track
laying between here and the river is going
ON at lively rate. IL Is learned that the
grading from here south Ia very nearly
completed. DIR. IL, A. Lewis.
one of the directors OF the
gainesville, Henrietta & Western railway
Is In the city again and says that the right
OF way from here to Henrietta is
nearly all secured Contracts for most OF
the grading have been lot and work viii
begin at this point and be pushed rapidly
forward.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05
A DANGEROUS LUsllII
Discharged from an InAAns -
Cured, tho Patient SHOVE u
Hiatahe

Discharged from an InAAns 10
Cured, tho Patient Shove u
mistake.
Special TO the Gazette.
PALESTINE, Tx Sept, A. M
Jones, who has twice been cod
the state asylum, and was sls nd
liberated, under the impression
had become sane, has beggl
curiously and wandering allnlssl
fur several days. Yesterday hI
an old gentleman named Tdsa
does business on Avenue Al y 1
munition and load his gun, sayl4I
going to kill soma map beioft n
morning early Mr. Tanner wHPI
TO grind coffee In bis kitchen q I
of the store, when Mr. Jones an
him from behind and siiiti1
furiouslY, He used an unopa
aud inflicted severe injuries %
Had the knife been open ~ w
killed him. Mr. Jones i 10 ~
be returned TO the asylum, aia!
class carpenter, and was l9ln1
extensive contractor,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05

! M'' HhUn.
cHaNdIsG Mls,r..
LONDON, Sept / -'SI,' We,
t ton, British embsssadorr ky, 4 4
been recalled. lie wIlI IN
Slr William White, pg.. Y, NY
Bucharest p'~'ll ta|
heylyISG rm cArao,,,
BERLIN, Sept TIN \ wa
tlon again threatens y KY.
under the concurrent ds " ssle|
conierenc" Of bishops rt'i nv.
9 ngress At Breslaa. NJ. sv I
In opening the cousrs' .'s Y
right OF the church d ~
directing religious ords,s wv
Jesults, Herr Won W,sta1
the concessions alread. '.,.', (.
church, aud declared 4.
cease to struggle until u
were conceded.
The North German t,.s,
agltators that the Cove
them the furlhernosl n,
never assent to The relans y.
SOUTH AMERICAN fll,.'
BERLIN, Sept. 4 -lss ss 4
south American prpdalt N.
opened September is IA ~.
to be OF great intersa. n.
Republic, Chill aud Brsl
splendid collections, .@ NJ
Uruguay and Bolivia Viii h,
represented, The Cerm,s !
bring the exhibits free.
rHE cuoLERA Aacom
LONDON, Sept, 4 The c1vIea ]
from Italy are as ioIl5wsi R,nsa|
cases, , deathsj San Marcos ~ n
ca5 o., 7 deaths; Putianano X
deaths; 80 deaths elsewhere
THE FRONTIER cIONb
LONDON, Sept, i.--Itissnsd Y
Bulgarian frontier Ia again eIs.sl|
grams from Sofia are very Il ssl|
ing.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05

Special 10 tho Gazette.
Bowie, Tx, sept, "a game Of base
ball between the Sunset and Bowie mines
played here yesterday, resulted ia an easy
victory for the Sunset clnb II Is the
first game Bowie has lost aud II makes
the boys feel very sore,
Cotton continues coming in lively,
Prices are unchanged at 9 goa B 30 cents
About 400 bales are on hand.
The drought has not been broken here
vet.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05
THE RAILROADS.
Fort worth, the City Doing the Heayi'
est Business On The Line OF the
Texas a Pacific.
The Denver 90 Extend 10 the Terri
tory From Bowie Via
Montague.

Home Notes.
Beginning this morning the regular
passenger train on the Fort Worth a New
Orleans division OF the Houston & Texas
Central leaves Fort Worth at iilB a. m.
This will take Tux GAZETTE 10 Its readers
at Waxahachie and other points carly In
the day on which published.
On Tuesday the Central will open up
town Offices In the Wells Fargo building
on Main street, where both freight and
passenger business will be transacted.
Tickets 10 and from continental Europe
and Great Britain viii be sold here and
all Information given. The Idea OF hav-
ing city Office Is good one and Will
prove profitable 10 the road.
The business In the freight department
| OF the Texas & Pacific for the month of
August was $4,000 larger than that of
July, The road does larger business IN
Fort Worth than at any other point on
the rond, which speaks well for Fort
Worth's business.
The grade Of the AtChison, Topeka &
Santa 10 Is very nearly completed 10
GAINESVILLE, and during the month OF Sep
telnber track laying will be- pushed with
the utmost ylgor.
Work on the fine bridge over the Trim
Ivy Tor the Atchiaon & Santa Fe pro-
crosses rapidly and the structure will be
completed in the time specified.
Hound to have tho Denver branch,
Special TO the Gazette.
MONTAGUE, Sept I.--Our town is en-
thuslastlc over the probable extension Of
branch OF the Fort Worth & Denver
railway from Bowie via Montague and
Burlington to u connection with the
Santa fe In the Territory. The building
OF this road will be- feather In the cap
OF the Denver AZ well as one of the best
paying short lines In the state. IL will
tap the finest farming country In the
state OF Texas, 10 Will empty into the
lap OF Fort Worth the immense resources
OF a country that heretofore has gone TO
EVANSVILLE sherman and Denison. IL IL
an acknowledged fact that the extension
OF the Missouri Pacific from GAINESVILLE
west lisa useless expenditure after leaving
Montague county aud this branch of the
Denver Will sup the life.blood out OF the
Missouri Paeiflc's best country Mon.
tAgue has eight miles OF the road graded |
and IL ready to do her part toward the
completion of the line, One thousand
dollars per mile for the entire line from
Bowie to tho connection or to Burlington
can DO secured Ia three days time. Let
Fort Worth come TO the front and en-
courage the Denver by substantial aid In
Lhe enterprise and lot us all ioin TO make
.he Fort what she Is destined TO be, the
Of Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05
ming TO Fort worth.
special TO the Gazette.

'pVplh w INC hhhetto,
MORGAN, TEX, Sept. MIR, b. M.
Burns has gone to Fort Worth where nc
WIZ get as billing clerk for the Gulf, Col
orado & Santa fe railway.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05
powDERLY TRUE 10 aIssI
The STORY of His wIthdrsa =
knights 10 feAe !

hho Nnhut1 ~ N'n
knights - fese
PnILADELrnIA, Pa Sspt y
Barry and Bailey, the ollJ
the general executive ~
knights Of Labor now y @s Y
lug shown y copy Of ~
patch stating that Grand wv
Powderly contemplated Me wv.
on account Of internal 4
said there had never l'esb
the feeling Of harmony u'l w "a
derby and the memoff' M
large, and between hlm'sll Y
bers If the general Nsls ..,
stronger or moro siaesIsN
ent time, ...+-r
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05

DO not give way to the g'sAl
holdings caused by liver aud Oes1
plants, but use Morris ca''Hp i
cured.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05
Zephyr SC. PEI o1'y
Chambers Co. ..,s..'-.- z.
o,.rlrs y. BasT ena n

ohsrIus =. i'as' e. y. \ ~
Proprietors Of she ssr NJ AZ rsns
loon ju / opensd. o. " nv
teenth aud Main 49,. .nas Moss
TO see them, qua w ,,avai "
only such qual !, = .a., ,'s
tastes dea,at, s. @Ss,'i ~
state ~ tea arc especially r's'
them a friendly cal.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05

NEw foRK, Sept l.-Goyernment
bonds duh and steady
Railroad bonds dun and generally
steady The final prices show irregular
changes,
The stock market to-day gain re.
lapsed into tho dun aud lIstless state I'm
which u has been every day this week
except Friday, There was no Interest i'm
trading except Ia 81. Paul, and for 4
abort time IN Jersey Central. The nrst
prices showed irregular changes this
morning, but the differences were
Tor small fractions only either
way There was oonsidera hle
lrrogularily In the early dealinus.
hut the market was dull aud the iiuctua'
lions were small, none OF the dpures be.
ing materially different from those Of the
opening, Prlces.then sagged on pereep,
uoly nntll about 1880, when h movement
III Jersey Central was started and tho no
mainder OF the list responded slowly.
rho highest prices were generally reached
IN the early part OF the last hour and
We're held until the close, which was dun
but nrm, The CLOSING prices show irrea-
nlaf changes, but they were for fractional
amounts only,
COTTON FUTURES,
NEw YoRA, Sept l.--C, l.. Greene A
Co.'s report on cotton SAYS, Public ad.
vices from Liverpool tended 20 confirm
me chances OF furry ON September on.
lions and our market responded with a
hfmer tone. Some or 1 points we're
gained preparatory to the close. business
was light, however, aud did not appear 10
extend beyond room traders, seiling 40
for the week,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05
Feaad "a an Unoaasolon, ooaaltlaa.

'fNNioA W wv Nateticf
JESrsRsoS, Tx, Sept 1 Yesterday
morning the friends OF MIR. Charles s,
fostletawaite, knowing that his health
was oad, aud not secing him on the street
slnve wednesday, became alarmed and
went 70 Me room They broke the door
uanu ioend him In az unconscious con-
diuon, Doctors CioptOn ana Cooper
were called Ia add did an ,hev could 10
aroufe him, but could not do anything.
lie diNd Ia that condition az ESQ o'olotk
THIS mpnlng. How long he has laid IN
THAT o0ndiGlon no one knows. Charley
has many warm friends here 70 mourn
MS less, Mis- mother residfs al lsay st.
louis, Miss, She was wired yesterday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05

One carload Of lump starch ID
the Fort Worth Grocer Co.'S.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05
IreisLaid o. Wnha e'sl

lie ia Laid W WINS y
PuIADELrnIH PA , sg !
gresham Randall's s'''l Tss 4
little changed to.dsJ' .l ns'l n
suffered intense palu w
itg and tlept su' Pay, ,os
To-day pouluces w' ,,...a "
the swelling was 4, t'v, "a N
bly,. A simple naTcop \. W. asf|
during the day snd hs s si Is..s I.I.
Mrs Randall IL not W. .,1 ls,,' /,
hi. illness, II he aoh,'p " ~ n
is thought that no VIII y
his bed in a week .-.----'..'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05

when You 80 shopping thls week cali
a. Randall a Chambers Cc. ana see he
new styles In fall dress goods.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05

Wi Wills porsh Tss 8. l''sp
was found about a N.Y. , .,,,,'s
in an UNCONSCIOUS l sa,,osil
condition, lIe was n NJ ~
l Is siuslus rsplalI,. ,Soa ~
he Is or whore he ! w, -
letters ~ q or paper. s ,s.sl, |
give q elew 20 ~ W. y. Va
mau, abou. forty w., AK, q.
who found hll' ana !.
says he ale dinner "a ~
and seemed well ape
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05

81. Iguaaas
Of tbe sisters q
fFsl Monday "a Pr
morton street,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05

been released, The so,.s,,',
rant further detention '''s''a
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05
RANDALL IaeHa'l''

Try Moxlo, at RIps I w.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05
rnn fANESeE DAnAGR.

CuAslEsroN, s, g.. Sept. This
afternoon Acting Mayor Hoahes went 10
ga nome 70 rest lie has boon on biz
leel Almoat constantly Ehd has scarcely
Noscu hls eyes slnoe the shocks were tlrst
nv ihis morning he accompanied GOV.
SilNPAru, WHO arrived early from Colum-
gAi over ihp city aud pointed out the
damaac done 60 property and oonsulted
with lin as "a plans for Allsvlat'
ing sHnorlngs About SAn.OOO M
cash has hegne received here FOR tho
suffering pee pla aud Indications ara thai
several dmua Mat amount would bo Tor.
wAfdtd. nno " The very latest coulrl.
buttons Was aaNQnnocd IA thosn worda
~ wire frNm Mayor O'lirien IA
lipntonl DRAW % No for $4,000. y
Venerable " " oochrpn Of Waahingson
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05

Prof. j, q McG0u Of the United States
geological survey arrived this morninp
from Washington. ~ oame,n said M
ITO ascertain the origin % the eagthuuaae'
Inc tnect u ~ little moment 10 science
Iho origin IL VI great interost 10 the an.
ire aclenhhc world. People want Ia
know me condition OF tho oarth under
whieh earthquakes occur, II seams 10
DO settlln2 OF the eArth.n
"how do yoa account Cor the abse noe
Ola tidal wAVeln
'hy tho taet that the movement waa
Irom west TO east, thus carrying h'a wave
out TO the sea, Had tho movement heen
" The opposite direction there would
have been \ heavy lidel wave 60 land, AZ
y was there was notAing but the rebound
W relapse of Tho outward tidal wave.
Lhla rebound was caught by the broad
shusls Tor over ono hundred mites along
lhe Atlantic, Ia this region there IL a
ehoal q sand BALI a mile IA width, This
Woe,u pvaka trcHiendona tidal wave, but
eHruy a. heavy a one ~ that which went
~ svA when the heaviest shock come
AuonuAy mani Tidkl waves arc likely 20
came ~ ANY time ~ lhls region fpom this
evt'llnk ~ tna earlh aud thtre Is danger Of
suulhuisleh, IN New jeTs,y forests have
oSee aux beneath the water along Tho
eVnAt Smali treas arc vel growing ID.
meath a % this lime.' "'@ "
Althonga y Il Impossible 10 make any
ApplNNtnAtelY accurate estimate "a tho
prvpstw dostrcnad, Il becomes pIainer
MIN every daY's Developments that the |
liow u o.e from which The clty win not
Npefvf q many years, Although but
y" pull1lnks are absolutely lcealpa lo
ae ground y u not exsrAysesnt 90 say
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05

=. s,.,.s,7 x y q, Sept. ~ AT
'fge snvee Ht.slly Injured coincidence
dg XXX ',.s q, 5. nova, such as he lAr 81
s '~o', WY Empty ANY hapse 81 IL lphnhl.
.,N,. ~ very diiien|t 90 dellses lSis.
N's"'' = very lev peSplp ean BE- iorn0
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05

al their usual places. Ats this morning
the We6iern Union company succeeded
ia clearing up ihe business with all olties
for the nrnt time since tho earthquake.
At SCRANTON,
SoRAHTON, PA, Eept. "a distinct
shock Of earthquake vas felt al 1000 last
evening.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05

~ ,asa.'t7ephus Pan Hspt i,--A sllult
~ n'',<HsAe .hQek was iVlt al xawlckiv.
~ s., NV .nlIee wsat d this city, AZ II .oS,
s ..9'. y, giaNNafd tlrQe. The shock was
no' peFRepiiAla ID his civ ~' we
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05

RAIkIan, n q, supt, i,-.-A special 10
the News and Observer says, News IA
received NJ Ashvlllo from Mitchell county
10 the eject that the earthquake pheuom.
enon was very startling In the mountains
IN the Vicinity of tho pinnacle OF
Black moHptaln. The suhtnrIanean
rumhllngs were tremendous aud oontln.
u,d ilteon minutes Immense ruoka
we're movvd from their beds aud hnrlod
down che mouniain sides luto tho vAiloys,
woods, WV
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05

LONDON, Sept Dispatches 10.
eelyed at tbs light house bureau from
vharleeton state that the ONCE OF the
lighthouse Inspector thore Is badly
wrecked The ryOea and Season light.
houses were badly cracked, but not serI,
ously damaged, The Charleston light.
house IA also cracked, aud leans come.
what.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05

~ .ilast, Sept. 4.--The government
H Ra,, uyciued 70 Permanently inerease w
s,s'ss '' police force 10 900 men, and la
d,sosa now barracks IN quarters where
N''''Ns,s are most likely "a oocur.
NAsVA FAILED 10 PROVE ~
t,s.e n.s, sept IA German eo,onel.
na.es throughout France under ,hs
s ,,S','s = saxon. aud who wac recently ~.
's"''a W snsplcion o. being ! snv han
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-12
rELEGRAPH1C J0rrlNGs.

President and Mrs. Cleveland have decided
to call their suburban home at Washington
Oak View.
The postoffice at South Dennis, Mass, was
entered Thursday night. large number of
two-cent stamps were taken. besides an over
coat and revolver.
The new Town hall in Ware, Mass, erected
at cost of $40, 900, and which is one of the
finest structures of the kind in western Mas
sachusetts, was dedicated yesterday.
A young American woman who at present
conceals her identity has begun an attempt
to fast for thirty days in Paris A commit
tee of medical men are watching the prog
ress of the fast.
Civil Service Commissioner Oberly said
yesterday he thought the commissioners
would go to Philadelphia and investigate the
charges against Postmaster Harr1ty though
they did not consider them very important.
Paul Bert, the eminent French physiolo-
gist aud statesman, who was minister of ed
ucation under Gambetta and has been one of
the leaders of the radical party in the cham
Der of deputies, is dead at the age of fifty
three. The chamber adjourned Immediately
upon the announcement by Premier De Frey
cinet of the death of NJ Bert.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-12
THAT WHIPPING CASE.
The Prospect Exc1tement-The Jury,
Enlargement.

|
Disagreement.
| The jury in the Prospect school whipping
/ case disagreed Clark B. Downs of South.
| bury. was foreman. The jury were sent out
for second time by Judge Sanford, with no
change in the result. The jury stood nine for
conviction, three for acquittal. Judge San
ford charged the jury that corporal punish
ment by a school teacher is proper in its
place and within proper bounds. In inf1ict-
ing such punishment the teacher must use
sound judgment and not exceed the bounds
of moderation, and each case must rely upon
circumstances. After further instructions
Judge Sanford said: A word as to the facts.
The State witnesses substantially agree on
the story; the defense show it to be improba-
BILE and that tho witnesses could not have
seen what they claim. On the other hand
the pupils who could have seen are witnesses
for the defense. 1t is the theory of the State
that the teacher did the deed in fit of anger
and the injuries must have been the result.
The accused, competent witness, testi6es to
the boys misconduct. It is purely ques-
ton of fact. You are to say whether he
Furnishes unreasonably, improperly or Excess
sively; you must have no reasonable doubt
before you can convict him. Remember the
burden of the proof rests with the State.
In his argument Mr.. Terry said: 'The
hasty teacher will always be purposely leased
by the pupils; the self-controlled teacher,
such as one whose school I attended forty
years ago. Sylvanus Butler of New Haven, is |
ALWAYS respected -
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-12
Bloodhound. named by Tobaeeo,

COURTNEY, Tex, November 1.-THE mu-
latto, Pork Hill, who fired shot on election
night which killed Device Bolton, the
wealthy planter, at Llewellyn precinct, was
captured yesterday morning by Sheriff Davol
while asleep in cabin seven miles from
BRENNAN. Hill had eluded the bloodhounds
by rubbing his boots with tobacco. He was
carried to Brennan and placed in Jail. AS
soon as the prisoners presence was known at
Brennan friends of Bolton began to make
arrangements to hold a lynching last night.
The sheriff hearing of the danger fastened
the murderer to the noon train and carried
him to Cameron, the county seat of Milan
county.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-12
The National Academy of sciences.

BOSTON, Nov. 11.-Dr. Alfred Russell
Wallace, of England, opened to-day's session
of the Academy of Sciences with an interest
ing paper on 'tWind as seed carrier" in re-
lation to one of the most difficult problems
in geographical distribution. The fora of
the Azores, DR.. Wallace said, embraced a
large range of species identical with those of
Europe, the seeds of which are not liable to
be transported in any other way than by the
wind, and being slight and small are pecu-
culiarly apt to be carried by it. The pre-
vailing winds of the Azores are westerly, but
east winds of winds of great velocity, which
would be amply sufficient to transmit seeds,
occur during storms. Mention was made by
the writer of the paper of Investigations
made by him in regard to similar occurrences
on islands in the Pacific. The reading of
this paper was followed by it's discussion
by Cleveland Able of Washington, Raphael
Pumpelly of New York, Samuel Scudder of
Cambridge and Prof. Asa Gray of Harvard
university. Prof Pickering of Harvard uni
versity read paper on 'The Draper photo
graphs" At the afternoon session papers
were read by Prof. F. w. Putnam on "Arche-
illogical exposition in the Little Miami val
lev, o." and by G. W. Hill of Washington
on ''The construction of new tables of
Saturn -