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EXAMINE II. L. HiIlman & Co.'s fine
stock OF Jswsiry aud Silverwaro before
you buy elsewhere. TTI4S'o
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NOTES on NAVIGATION.
Stage of Water and sIovemen:s of Boats.
The River Interests.
Yesterdays DEpAHruRES
Zen Hur Kemple. Parkesburg. 7p.m.
1 tLiberty, Booth, ClaringtOn. $50 p. IN.


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II. K. Bedford. Green, Pittsburgh. Sa m.
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Courier, Gamble. ParkenbuTg. lO:B o. IN.
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READY FOR INSPECTION !

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display embraces larger and more choice accu-
mutation of useful articles, in our line, than any
heretofore attempted. The ladies' are invited to
call and see our stock and hear our prices.
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FEATHER BoAs, worth $500, at SOC.
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Hub Building.~

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first floor entrance. Until perma-
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tertainments, etc. Most centrally
located and best advertised building
in the city. For terms, etc, apply at
THE HUB CLOTHIERS.
Fourteenth and Market streets
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CARD Gases and Pocket Books.
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900 trimmed sailors, worth SI,o0: at
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GUYER'S Celebrated Stifr Hats.
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REMEMBER that the witch OF Endor"
carries moro acenery than any other
company in tho country. twill be the
largest entertainment ever undertaken
by amateurs. Every man, woman and
child in Wheeling should see it.
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ASK for Quaker Broad.
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Captain Will 81. Lyons, OF Hunting
don, was here yesterday enroute 10
Pittsburgh, a guest at the Windsor.
The captain is the adjutant OF tho Sec
ond regiment West Virginia National
Guard, and was one OF the Boggs Run
veterans.
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"For four years ! was in intense suffering
with an abScess on my thigh. 1t discharged
freely and several times
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-08

Galilei father OF the astronomer. hrst puohsheu
them I'm his book Della Musica antca della moo.
derna." published in Florence inloSi. uale'' WI,
be remembered was one OF that enthusiastic co'eie
of scholars that met In the palace of the count
verno. and by precept and example brought aoou'
the invention OF Italian opera lie reprinted "a. ne
HYMNS without attempt at uansIa,'iSV 10 IL
musical notes from manuscript i9 U i" Eigbtv
brary of Cardinal SAINT AngoiQ III 'o vxera nr1nted
three wears later in 1872, the hymns were Iii
~ the end of an Aratus. published by Jona baen
in oxford Since then they have IreluelltiiS ,oeda
printed in dissertations and histories aFr TederIch
Reuermann Berlin professor ana one Rell ere
ablest OF the investigators OF GTeek cnnfainIng the
MIN collated all the manuscripts cVIitan,'e IT,
hymns as well as all the printed PabGiaTsS found
3ygether and indeed sometimes nermngiedd' Sen
ns evidently the snorafnfRe OF BSrette Who
eTib,ished them in his Dissertati43n s sur Of
PARIS manuscript The whch as fGtG ap
SHOWS in ne manuscript in the Royal Library az
Eaples It dates back to the hftsen1h Gentu o ~
ages of Manuel Bryennius, Bacchus ana ATS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-08

had to union of the old scales and then I 10
notifications: nversS,ns ETC. Ear Of instance ane letter
written from right to left was sung sem semi ne
higher than one written from iet, s 10 was
relocated to instrumental music and new system i
Invented for enhdrr .oncchromatlc vocal coi s,ter
Of the alphabet 50 that three letters were NEEDED
for each step of the datonic scale one tone Of
Natted and sharped) and the whole aipnaoe. vi
twenty letters was used up in single octave:
The higher octave was then indicated s Gy msicS
aiphabet today The belief that different notation non
necessary for s. ana sre beco-
ing exceedingly cumbersome; TheoretiSSa arsc ,ers
The use of letters however for notes came oyer 10
the Romans and Ia general to-day TOT cer.a . 80
noses vvherA the beautiful Geographic system OF
second cut in this article, reproduction i,1 t.hle
M GreS eRaTcr he words right are
the names Of the intervals OF me sta Nodes i
The rhythm Of the Greek melody being controlled se
by the rhythm Of the words the htealS ~ the
poem lust as is done by Tonic sol-faists to-day
In the Neapolitan manuscript from s %c Written in
red. to distinguish them from the text ana the
accent and aspiration marks The melody I'M mas sa
smile and Comparison with the translation given
the os stTes VII reek notes Employed
hymn The transcription Is that maze hoss pg ~ he
trebIe clef The sentiment OF the hymn can be
learned from following hasty ana free 'ra''S'a
ton: , .o., child
Nemesis arbiter of life. winged and stern cnlid
Of Themis who curbs't the inso,ence OF mqrta!s
with brazen rein enemy art thou or man Iulii i
pride and bansher from his heart OF auuaclouS
daring With a turn OF thy wheel ceass sso,,
sgnlessly the laughing luck Of man Is overthrowh:
1n nm dost thou accompany the wanderer on his
wav and bend his stubborn neck To life dost thou
apply the measuring STAFF thy glance bent on ny ny
bosom tn yoke which holds us In thy hands; re
gracious TO us molly Judge. Nemesis. arbiter OF NE
Nemesis. immortal one we sing my Pra1sSe Use steh
in Judgment beside thee, thou who waXesl Wro.n
at the insolence Of man and sendest him down 70
Tartarus." H. H. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-08

formed Upon II was based the medieval theory
from which our present art was developed con-
corning the ancient Greek practice however 'he
modern world IL in the dark There Is no fragment
~ Greek music in existence which VIII give such
authoritative evidence as the Delphc hymn, II us
authenticity be established. Heretofore historians
and theoretlcans have been compelled 10 rely upon
four fragments three OF which, II genuine belong to
the period OF Greek decadence. The fourth Is clas
sic II genuine. but its genuneness cannot be ncon
testably established. The comparative antiquity OF
the four fragments is vouched for by the fact that
when they were brought into notice knowledge OF
Greek notation not wide enough 20 make for
gerry possible. This is not the case nov. II would
be compa ratively easy to compose melody which
would fit all the theories OF Greek composition, and
write 1t out the ancient characters IL Is for this
reason that all the circumstances connected with
the Dephic discovery ought 10 be given TO the world
The four fragments which have formed the basis
OF practical study hitherto three hymns, respect
lively to Kalliope. Apollo and Nemesis and the be-
ginning OF Pindar's drst Pythic ode The hymns
inseparabe In their literary history. Vincentio
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-08
. T,TpP gTppIY FOR NEW-IOSDON

New London, Conn. April tSpeclaD-At the
April meeting of the Court OF Common Council
long communication from the Board Of Water Com
missioners was read explaining changes which they
desired TO make in the proposed plan for increasing
the city's water supply. The plan OF building reser
yoir No | has been abandoned and instead reser-
volr No will be built at once. together with a
large storage reservoir known as No. 3. This pro-
vdes for a much larger supply than the first plan
and also insures twice the pressure. 1t is ex-
pected that the commissioners appointed by the
Superior Court to adjust the differences between
the Board of Water Commissioners and the Rob-
ertsons who own certain water privileges on
Beaver Dam Brook will soon begin their hearings.
This brook was some time ago turned into Lake
Konomoc upon which the city Is now entirely de-
pendent for water
An immense amount OF nay has recently been
brought here from Canada. over the Central YER
mont Railroad and from here shipped to New
York and thence to Europe. This business has
been so large and the prospect OF its continuance
Is so good that there is some talk OF the company
building elevator and warehouse at East New
London so that the hay will not have to remain In
cars where there is danger OF Its becoming over
heated and spoiled. -, =,
The Yale Yacht Club has challenged the Har-
Just after the annual boat race here In June. but
as the Harvard yachts smaller than those
which the boys in blue wish TO sail 1t Is doubtful
II a race Is arranged. The Harvard club VIII be
here at the regatta and from here will cruise
along the Sound for a week.
Roswell Brockway. OF Saybrook. this week caught
and killed a wildcat weighing twenty-nine pounds.
The cat has been terror to the farmers In that
ried of 300 fowls and chickens In the last hve
montha.
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COTTAGERS BEGIN TO ARRITE.

OLD AND NEW FACES AT NEWPORT-A NEW
HOST AT THE OCEAN HOUSE.
Newport. r. l.. April (SpeciaD.-Royal Phelps
Carroll. owner Of the soop yacht Navahoe. has
decided to rent his cottage in Cay-st. The Rev.
and Mrs Edward Everett Hale. Of Boston. are at
the Wilbur cottage I'm Church-st J. NJ Hodgson
= and family and A. W. Spaulding and family. OF
New-York have arrived here for the summer.
Miss Myra A. Moffat. Of York. has leased
small cottage here for the coming season. Colonel
j. AlcT. Creighton has rented his cottage in Kay
st. to the Misses Dickey, Of Nev'-York Robert N.
Gushing. Of Boston. who has not been here for
eral years decided to occupy his villa in Ocean
ave. Archibald Rogers and family. of Hyde Park.
y. Y, who have summered here for several years,
have decided not TO take house this season. A
prominent cottager Prescott Lawrence, has be-
come a citizen of Newport and he voted for the
first time on Wednesday. He cast his ballot for the
straight Republican ticket Miss Laura j. Post OF
New York. has leased the Baker cottage in Gran
ston-ave Mrs Allan i. Woodwork and Mr.. and
Mrs. William II. Osgood. of New-York who
cottages here. and Mrs. j. Montgomery Roosevelt.
also of New-York, are at the Muenchinger- King
cottage.
SS,sage to be bu 1T Non Une yor R
Bun of Brooklyn has rented his cottage at the
one mile to Miss Anna 5. c. Blake Of Santa
and and family are guests of Mrs. Hazard in Broad;
way. j. X. Busk and family. Of New-York. sailed
S h"T pye has been leased to ~ Wolfe o
New York. Mr. Busk and his family remained here
all winter Mrs. y. D. Clapp of New York. Mr..
Wolfe's sister, has extensively improved her cot
tage i'm Bellevue-ave J. II. Locke and family OF
New York have taken rooms at the Hotel Thorn
dixie Conantcut. for the coming season.
C. c. Baldwin. of New-York. who expects to be
APPOINTED as Naval Officer OF the Port of NewIork
has opened his villa in Bellevue-ave. The house
may be rented.
Elizabeth Gammell. who have cottages here,
expected soon from Europe. Mr.. and Mrs. John
O'Connor OF New-York. will spend the summer with
Miss Laura j. Post. -, -
Everybody was pleased to learn that Warren +.
Leland had taken lease OF the Ocean House.
which he will put in good order at once This is the
first time that the noted hotel has been in Charge
of any one save OF Its owners. John o.
Weaver a Sons all OF whom dead AT
one time IL was feared that the hotel would not
be opened The Aquidneck Hotel will be opened
on MAJ |. -
q Mr. and Mrs. Stuyvesant lie Roy. of New-Yor
are expected at their cottage next week. During
the next three weeks at least twenty-five cotagers
will arrive for the season Mr.. and Mrs. i. T.
Garrettson. who have been spending me winter In
New-York have opened their cottage In Champln-
ST Hermann Oelrichs. OF New-York. is extensively
rnproyIng his cottage on the Gins. Mrs. i. b.
cutting OF New-York. is completely remodelling her
cottage In Bellevue-ave. and j. J. Wysong, OF New
York IL materially improving his villa at ocnre
Point
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either the manuscript or a record OF It In me
library dialogue the literary treasures M the
coister have been transferred TO the vatican. and
Il is still possible that the manuscript VIII be round
again II is scarcely conceivable that Kircher
forged It. The learned Boeckh examined the case
very critically and believed not only that the music
OF the fragment ls ancient but also that 1t Is the orig
inaI melody which is stately and impressive.
This in brief. Is the history or all the ancient
Greek music which the world was known to possess
M 10 the time OF the discovery at Delphi; 1t re-
mains to answer the Tribune correspondents ques-
ton about the Greek notation and the posi-
bIlity OF Its translation. The earliest known now,
Greek musical symbols were the hrst eight
letters OF the Greek alphabet. Alpha was the
name OF the first note OF the scale and the
others followed In regular succession but descend
Ing Instead OF ascending. The Greeks always
counted their scales downward Another early sys-
TEN OF symbols made use OF the first letters Of the
names given to the strings of the kithara, y Netel
for the highest Ypate) for the lowest. etc This
application OF the principle toiiowed py tne
troduced by Guido d'Arezzo, in his solmization
do originally 'ut) IRE. mi. IA. etc. uses the
first letters OF those terms instead OF notes Inc
introduction OF chromatic and enharmonlc tones, IN
crease in the number or the kitharas strings, ex-
tension OF the register Of the auos futeD ana other
bos necessary To supply this need resort was hrs'
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g., tho expression Of very natural and very com
u,endablo curiosity. which II Is the purpose ~ ~
writing measurably TO satisfy Conce'n''S -,
~, - ,ho finding cf the hymn and its decipher-
-, ,.o arr. as vet without Information Siih'a
stories in the past Of which were told as COM
Ing from Egypt a year or two ago IN partI.u,"''
we're absurd on their face. as indicaths '"a' -.
notes roscmhed those in use At the present u"E ~
European peoples. and it can do no har'i'
% ercrcise n little caution touching the story Oh
~, discovery and transliteration Of the De!phic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-08

HYMN But this much It Is safe to say: Granted
that the inscribed slab is genuine and That the
musical characters II are those which were III
nae a century or so before Christ. there ought 10
have been not much more difficulty in reading the
music and setting down the modern equivalent OF
its symbols than In reading the words The dscov-
cry seems 10 be well authenticated. and musical
scholars are justified in awaiting publication OF
the song I'm fac snile approved Transcription.
with great anxiety and interest. Concerning the
theory of ancient Greek music students are well IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-08
GREEK MUSIC.
4 HYMN TO NEMESIS IN MODERN
NOTATION.

THE DISCOVERY AT DELPHI-MrsIcAL FRAG-
MrHTs THAT HAVE COME DOWN
FROM ANTIQUITY.
Ten or twelve days ago the newspapers printed
dispatch from Athens saying that on harch -, d.
the French Archaeological SCHOOL III ths caPi'a' u
Greece. 4 HYMN to Apollo 1000 years old had been
cum, before members Of the royal family. diplom-
t,.s and hundreds of persons Interested In letters
arts and science The hymn is said to nave oeeh
found carved on a marble slab which was Drought
70 light last autumn. in the course OF the eNcaVa-
lions which are making on the site OF the anc'en'
city. reader Of The Tribune mas "ii',eI - M
,,,,.on 60 osl u the musical characters were the
mo "a those of the present day; otherwise now
could they have been Interpreted" The question
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-08

tides ouintIanus In this MANUSCRIPT t grn mus
S,nasfS is given In its most perfect FORM; pri.
a other manuscripts in the Libraries 81, OF bY r%s
MuIilSm, -, ~ -, %cmesis which has been chosen "a
firns6ing ar answer to the question oil bnst evi
u Ihe ot,oinable was written by a poet hanieL
Wrsonledes who nourshed In the tme 1 2r 81 he
d anu century OF the Christian era fart q. n ue
nroof that the hymn is SO old though tne ,bn cir
s ILL., thai three of its verses were quoteu u,
G Episcopal letter written by Synesius 0i o and
an ~ offh Ger fury The hymns to Calliope anu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-08

old debts and does not wish TO incur new ones; a
meeting Of the trustees was held on Mon9ay hisn.
in a parlor OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel some new
members were elected. both resident ana n oIareS
dent Some OF these were men who had ',1 h H.
hui nov, wish 10 show their approval or the he-
cision to go back to the former society hass-that
a. the elimination OF strictly club features.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-08

Apollo are supposed to have been written by
I1vonisius an Unknown poet who seems TO have
lived in the first half OF the fourth century OF our
-. 1900.
The Pindarlc fragment which has been men
toned Is unsteady much the most interesting VI
the four but the proof OF It's antiquity Is NOT SO
clear Ii was frs, mace public by Atnalasiuss
Kircher learned but fantastic. creduious ana
somewhat Enthusiastically Jesuit. IN his 'Musurela
I'nIversals" published in 1850. kircher asserted
that he had copied the verses and the music Ohey
manuscript in the cloister OF 5. Salvatore, near
Wrssna 4 search instigated by Burette ana car
ried on frequently afterward failed to discover
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-08

II may not always be easy TO ascertain Whslia acs
nerson whose conduct is annoying in public pac;;
is suffering from sickness or from ne ehsS Sass,
liquor In a Pennsylvania case, Mctiusn ae 1'our,
Of that state. il was known that guest a q,
hotel acted in a dlsOrderly manner ana wa 80 and
He had been drinking heay biy d top le% WAS
due to intoXication The porter act.hS u osi
Of back door into an alley. Rain r SS
railing and the Jay was cold stt edii The
Snest was without an overcoat or wraps ols ed
kind He lay In the alley until an oIIcel "a but
When he declared that he not ntoxicsts subCSt
was sick He was exposed to the weather nn,iI a.
protection for half an hour In the STORM, bng the
ambulance arrived He died before ore ca,se Of his
death was disease Of the heart Which nas brought
been aggravated by exposure s s,,Sns his death
and the charge the Judge declared ula' %hen hs
keeper had right to thrust Out from the Us.
OF liquor and even II his conduct was ntIa vas
to other guests The verdict fop 'n error in fan!
70 require evidence as to the earning po"sr stainH
deceased man. so that the amount Vi 'o''
could be accurately Determined
novel proceeding was recently n,eens Bench.
eiactor ~ ST Pancras sent to the Mempnet,
, House of Commons representing ". ne an an addres
hi tbe ne Queen TO Baron Fisher from seemed
office Of Master OF the Rolls the eanst the MsS
ter af the Rolls one Of the chief judicial ara PED
Of England, had previously Rpsse ent asking
inquiry by the House Of Commons n lniI 1n
oet,ton had been more than once REUSE on Pet
Clerk to the Parliamentary COMM me Member q
Parliament refused present the pe1'so FOR his
the voter began action agains. a s'' no right o.
a acsion against particular Member Of here
for presenting petition e eyfI subject %
tition Parliament for the redress OF English =
No similar action Is re IpSo'sbt u that at It wss
| tious and should be dismissed ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-08

board OF officers has been ordered to convene
this month at the Army Building to examine candi-
dates for the vacancy OF a first lieutenant In the
Ordnance Corps. Some surprise is manifested that
only two or three Ueutenants OF the line, to whom
the position is open have sent in their names as
applicants for 1t is position where the duties are
pecially OF gun construction. and more rapid pro-
motion is assured to the incumbent than IN any
other corps.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-08

The death Of Lieutenant John II. Alexander leaves
only one colored line officer in the Army. Lieutenant
Charles Young OF the 9th Cavalry. Lieutenant
Alexander was appointed to West Point from Ohio
and was graduated with the class OF 81. being the
first OF the crolored to receive commission IN
the regular Army. a few months ago he was de-
tailed as Instructor OF military tactics and sciences
nj n college for colored men at Wiberforce, Ohlo'
nj which time The Tribune gave sketch OF the
young officer and noted the satisfaction which MS
detail gave TO his people.