New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-05

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Among the marvels Of Chicago to an outsider arc
tho magnificent bouievards which have been cstaD-
Ishcd running almost entirely around tho city, from
which traffic teams OF every description arc barred by
law Robert Law Of Chicago, says that there are
twenty four miles Of such boulevards, and therc has
not been any difficulty in securing obedience to the
law or any oppositIon 90 enactlng It. Il an sur
priscd. her. in New-York,' said he that you have
no thoroughfarcs from which heavy teams arc ex'
cludcd until you get into Central tarH o We nave
many miles OF park rUsn '"' and shond think Il
would be wise thing for New-forK 10 establish some
similar system
Smith NJ Weed who has been yachting with Prcsi-
don't Cleveland, was up town on Thur'day with MS
bronzed face and twnkling shrewd black eyes parity
covered with soft gray travelling hat HIS tohguo
was silent about politics. but he mentioned with
laugh some OF tho methods adopted BY some reporters
TO get information about the party One man TOOK
boat said no. and rowod out within fifteen or twenty
fec. Of where we Wer e. h nn for 70 M car trying
hear what We said That was quite beyond snythnR
/ over knew
Tho estate OF General Lloyd Aspnwal has been sued
for tho expenses incurred in organizing the Chief MAT
shas corps on the occasion OF General Grants funcra'
and while II seems somewhat oerous that this bnrdeo
should be thus met, the executors SEQ no way out OK
paying IT, although they could only do so after luds
mcnt Is rendered General Aspinwali was appointed
Chief Marshal by the Citizens Committee. Aterwaru
the authority OF General Hancock transferred to Gen.
eraI Alexander shsler the command OF tho military
Other than the regular army and General Asplnwaps
plans were broken mp 1t was this interference winch
caused the delay and disorder IN the great procession
that marched from City Hall 10 Riverside PARK Inc
bnI for sashes banners and other things connected
tbc Mafeh A
been paid by tho Government as any OF the other OK
penseS Of tho OCCASION but through some mishap "cro
for General Asplnwalps family.
An art dealer who had store in the low buildings
in Broadway near the Metropolitan Opera House has
displayed in his show-window with great prominence
life sized crayon portrait Of state Senator j. s. Fassen
The Senator Is good-looking as men CO. but this
picture Is takcn with square front view and has e1-
aggeratcd the Senator's badness to ridiculous cxteht
in fact 1t makes his head look like billiard ball with
couple Of spots burned in for eyes story Is toia
that John O'Rrien the Aqretuct contractor, going
this picture c stopped in front OF It, and after long
lock, said, "we, jus, about thought he'd ooE like
that II no kept on with this wicked Investigation"
Popular W. J. Florence has returned from Sharon
Springs, where he spent two weeks, after his usual
annual sanguinary killing OF salmon In the
Resgouchc region. He is bronzed enough to Join
Buffalo Brs party. and appears to have gained sew
vaed on his upper lip and chin the daInticst bit OF gray
mustach he and goatee that adorned Roman face
1t makes him look like OF tho pictures OF tho
great tragedian. Edwin Forrest The genial comedian
intends to get in week or two Of trout fishing and
then season Of bathing to wash of the tan be-
with publish volume OF his Christmas stories through
Beiford Clarke 4 Co. this fail, and is going to write
a book OF "reminiscences
Colonel Joseph Dwycr, Of NewMexco has been dis
porting hs five feet OF solid sunbtowned hesh
and his bread sombrero in New-York for several days
He Is heavy cattle and has been here to arrange
for putting his ranch and cattle into great New
Mexico Cattle Trust, with 100000 capital, which
Is being formed by New England capitalists, New
Mexico cattle raisers and the beef house Of o. lam
mond, IT, OF baltimore, who has been instrumental In
bringing about the doa and will handle the meat prod
uct Colonel Dwyer says about the cattle business:
Becf s at pretty low ebb now, but It Is bound to
get better This two and halfoens pound oeef that
s said have been offered to the Government for the
Indian agencies means the delivery of nifty pounds and
getting credit for hundred FIVE cents Is bottom on
beef unless Il IS nS the ese' @ y
prove C. o. Converse, Of Boston, Ex-Governor Had.
S this lsa catIo trust The ranch and herds
Senator Dorsey into tho pool for half million dol
lars
Colonel Wilson Vance, president Of the Findlay
Board of Trade has come back to New-York from the
cumulatng dollars In the enjoyment of the sea Shore
Among the bits Of nows which escaped him yesterday
was the Information that Senator John Sherman VINO
IS already largely interested in Findlay intends 10
build a large number Of houses there this fall Con-
corning natural gas the Colonel said I'VE are be-
ginning to demonstrate scientifically exactly what
natural gas IS Our housewives discovered that twice
in every twenty four hours the gas seemed to flow
with heavier pressure that they had to turn down
the burners This seemed to indicate that the salt
water which IS found In the borings below the gas
deposit runs in there with the ebb and flow OF the
ocean, forcing gas out lessening the pressure
Some Of the water has been put through the labora
tories and IT has been found possible TO manufacture
natural gas out Of H. Professor Medelejef, who has
been examining tho Wood County oil fields, has made
discoveries with rcfcrcnc to the oil which parallel our
natural gas experience. He declares that Its pro-
due ton is going constantly and Will continue in
definitely He has succeeded in making 1t artificial
~ BIZ similar process to that which he believes Is go
Ing on I'm the earth and experts find 1t impossible TO
between the natural and the mannfact
ured article IFS hypothesis is that water finds its
way below the OF the EARTH and then meets with
combinations Of metals particularly OF iron) In
glowing state. The water is decomposed into Its
constituent gases. The oxygen untes with iron,
while the hydrogen takes up the carbon and asccnds
to higher region, where part Of 1t is condensed into
mineral oil, and part remains as natural gas, to
escape where II finds outlet, or to remain stored
at great pressure until bochole IS put down to pro-
vide It's passage 10 the surface