The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-20
,1u r,,,ps- RICHMOND VA. SATURDAY MAY 20 1888

he hltched. was in his seat and clear In
thirteen and three-auarter seconds.
The Nationalists Of Northeast Cork.
who have been represented by Michael
Davitt obligated TO withdraw from Par
lament on account OF bankruptcy pro-
ceedings instituted against him, have
resolved TO leave the seat vacant, In the
expectation that Mr.. Dayitt Will obtain
from the court a certificate OF bank
ruptcy, enabling him 10 again enter Par
lament
The German Emperor and Empress took
home TO Berlin some rich spells from
their trip TO Pompeii. where an extern
sve excavation brought 10 light many
curious objects, among them being an
deliberately carved marble table, from
the House OF the Rhodean Peristyle,
and several bronze vessels and figures,
all Of which were presented to their
Majesties
Loudoners are trying 10 show that
BENJAMIN Franklin was not the first ex-
perimenter in atmospheric electricity. or
the inventor of the lightning-rod. II Is
said that a Catholic priest named Pro-
coplus DiWisch. as early as June 10, H7i'
noticed that lightning was an electric
spark and worked out complete theory
of atmospheric electricity. At this time
he was living I'm n small Bohemian village
and he constructed n rod having go nee
die points. connecting the bottom OF II TO
the earth. Why he didn't advertise the
fact at the time is not mentioned.
Madame Ziegler. n lady living on the
Rue Mademoiselle. I'm Paris, recently re-
coived a telegram stating that her hus-
band had been run over, and was az
the Hospital Of La Pitie. CraZed with
h.
ing there. found that no person by that
name had been there. She then inquired
Of the city officials, and they, too were
IN ignorance Of the affair; but, on reach
ing her husbands store, found him safe
and sound. The motive OF the supposed
hoax was fully explained on her return
home. for during her absence the house
had been stripped by thieves, who had
concocted this heartless plan for getting
her out Of the way
Tho 6lthv water Of the river Nethe is
purified for use I'm Antwerp by being
passed through revolving cylinders con-
tanning small pieces Of iron. Fifteen
pounds Of metallic iron will purify l0lo,WD
gallons Of water. The water thus treated
is said 10 be completely freed from germs,
b4ctaria and other Objectionable matters.
ENGLISH and French chemists find that
the contact with iron reduces the organic
matter by from fOrty-fve 20 eighty-iive
Der cent. and albumiuOd ammonia by
from fifty To ninety per cent, and all free
ammonia is removed. The process has
been applied with success 20 the water OF
the Delaware I'm Pennsylvania. IL is sim
pie and cheap From all Of which it may
be inferred that the passage Of drinking
water through iron pipe does not injure
f.
There IS no city I'm the United States
which might be called the city of churches
with more appropriateness than Wash
ington They are not particularly large
or imposing these Washington churches
but there are am immense number of
them. As matter of fact. the capital
contains nearly goo churches-most of
these belonging 30 the Methodist denomi-
nation which claims hfty-two. The Bap-
lists come next. with fOrty-iive, then the
Episcopalians. with twenty-six. and the
Presbytcrians. with twenty-One The Ro-
man Catholics have thirteen the Luthe-
rams ten the Congregati0nalists four the
Hebrews and Christians two each, and
the Tuitarians. the JHiversalists ana the
Swedenborgians one each. Besides these
there are half a dozen non-sectarian
bodies.
With the completion of the cantilever
bridge over the Columbia river at Rock
Island. Washington. one of the greatest
feats i'm railroad engineering I'm the MS
tory of the West will have occurred. Ihe
Columbia river az Wanatchee where the
big bridge is being built, is between 900
and !. 900 yards I'm width. and from twelve
90 200 feet deep at low water. IT'S chan
mel is worn deep below the general sur
face of the valley. and. though the annual
June rise is thirty-hve 10 fifty feet IL
never overhows. The whole bridge is
g6 10 feet long. not counting the minor
approaches. and is l2o feet above low
water mark. and seventy feet above eX-
IRENE high water The main span reaches
ans - feet above the main channel 20 the
river. The entire bridge is built of steel
and wrought iron.