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EBENSBUEG, FA.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER S, IS87.
NUMBER 32.
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THE CHAUTAUQUA
Oorn&Seei! Planter.
A ONE-HAND
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of Tllrtal, Light. Stronsr,
Well ConBtructed and
Eljrf-t.ntJy Pain to 1.
TtAnta Corn land ptnrtpkiq
boc'Ij), Beans, etc.
Womi WILL IN SMUlDT. LIMTT
ami tl!H)f rriuit.sr.
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HOME AND CITY MADE
FURNITURE.!
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L0UXGHS,1U:DSTI:AI)S;
TABLES ClfAIKH,
Eattrees, cSbc,
irw): ELRVKNTM AVKNTK,
AIrOOXA. PEXN'aL
:;'it!zr.s it t'anili.v Ctutity rd all
ottu'r wlisliiiiK to imrftia' llllr.t FL'l-iNi-Tl'liF..
Ac. at t oret.t pu8 atf rc-ftctl ulij
invltf d to cive us b-Morf but-lr ls
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iiirfl ry wart jUjaf eny Uste.
i Triers l-e very Iwttit. 4-lC-'80-tt.l
I PATENTS
I t)btalned an.l all I'.VI KNT IO SINEhS at
tendftt to lor Mt)DKlCAiT.i.F.
1 Our cfliM la t t'it ti e t'. S. Tatent
1 Oftice and w can obtain pai.tA in le time
thai tlie riote from WAMtlNUTON.
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I Tl-" a to putnfsitiliitv re-!of i lMtrire and we
N CI1A::UE rNLESS I;A.THNT is
ISECUKED.
1 We refrt ln-ro. to the Pot.t4i.ster, the
! uot. of Money tfrrier Div.. and tc tr.e cfti
I rial of the lT S. t'ul.M.t Office. r circu
luis. advice, tcinis ari relrrMK"-" actual
e.iei.ts in yoi:r civn.h's write to
( pi. Patent tire VaslinKts -
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AKMY AiXU NAVY. .
. r PECnXD COilPTRoi-LEK'S IrCl"KB. v
In the nwtttor of the claim of P. A. En
piwr H A. MaHfrliifcrence letwe-n
hhire ry an.l nst paT an.l ratinn, the
.ottuvl t.Vtnptrillcr lias reilereJ the
kilainp; (kfisn :
AVith the cxcfj.tinn of tkc JiiTt-rence in
sl.itos, tho fffM m tla ca.o at l ar wvm
iiwntic!l sa th.se in th caso of 1". S.
vs. r.iln.p ll'O I'. S., whervin it in
hfM tli.it -an otliciT writiiroit l.nt the
MitHufil 111 ls4 w;vs -mitl.-il to full M-a
juiy. -la viow f that ilit iri'iii I tl.tiuM
c.iimMot the j.rcst'iit t laim t' he a-: a-'i
f..ur with th- ca9 citt .l, ttn-1 t-hmil I
awtir.f full a- to th hilmant h
the time -t:iteiI, Ji-1 ther.- not !n-rn r:ti-"l
the iit sti..n f a lir to tin- claim hy -ca-r-.)ii
1.: luuitati'in s.f time, it Ikmiii; ihisi--ilt-.
t tltut hail the otlicer i.nnvrit his
claim in tlie Court nf Chums he '.ul l
have In-fit hanrt-il liv the utatuto nf liuii
tatiiili.4. The rt i:itlilis of tlie trt f
Claims to tlie accounting olliccm .r; in
many n-sj-e-.ts arialoijoiis to t!M-' if
courts of equity to r-mrt of law. haviii;.
(inu iirrrnt jurilicti.in of the f.nme sulv
ji.vt ltialt. The tt ell -tal Itslie.l rule
in eijnity ia that after a statu! has i--t a
bar of lime to a rctuolv in a iirt of law
the statute will le npplie.1 ir. the Court
of Eijuity. In atlmiralty cruris the rule
of equity forliiihlin the jrerntii:i tif
Male tletnan.ls, ha.- oltaiuel; hut ah a
ftatute of limitation ha never In-rii -u:u--tcl
hy Ctiiit'ress, the htatuteof limilaliniisi
of tin" local jurisxliclioii twil Uot ln fol
low el.
... I am firmly eovincel that rules
of limitation shoul.l applie.l to tho
timeot tiling claim akraiiint the (ioveru
ineiit, tiotll vtith the accounting; ulluers
nn-1 in the Court tif Claim. 1 can nee
no pl rea.soii for H-corihng to jientons
-niiIovc'l by the tiovernment, or to
th me IiavinkT claimsi ntrain-.t the tJovern
m nt, the (reneral rinht of delaying lor
ait mire aisonalile ami unttmscioiiahle p.;
riol the prosecution of their claim. Sueh
a rijht i.- prohibitcl as between individ
uals, anil it wouM wein that the rame
rule Khoulil apply when the iovcrnment
htan.ls in the position of party defeinlant.
It i.H unite unre iLioiiable that time-worn
t l.tiois shoul-1 In p-rinitteiltobe hfui.'ht
:;iiil snect-sr-full v prov ctiteil aaist tho
tiovcrnmt nt many years after tk-ey lie
came due. NovertheltrjiN, an i-ixiuiiia-ti.m
of levi.-l Statutes, Seetion li'., or
tif the Act of March 3, ls'C, respecting
the jurifiliction of the Court i" Claimo,
evinced no manif-t iiitciitioii 4 f.h lein
httivt branch ii the t ioverniiient to n
p!v tho tatut"of limitation;) to any other
claims or t liiinn thai', thost.- Iwotilit he
lore tho Court of Claims, tlo tribunal
'.herein named. Twice C.arrss has
thus It-plated upon th ssitbji-t, iiUIiouh
its attention h:s ie.-ti call -d J iany tim-s
bv the cii cutivc olliccrs j the tiovern
im nt t i what M-i-ni the vty apparent
propriety and rt as. malm-lies- of iipp! iiirf
a statute oi iimital i -ns to claims against
the ioVf rntiif nt, hetlo r It j:iLht ill tin;
Court of Claims or bef..re llie accountiti
otlici is. As I d i 11. .t hold ihat the pr-s-e:it
t-'aiia c:ia be cotisi Lied .1 btalc ti-.-mand,
I bhall allow it."
TII8 ANNUAL EtT'BT.
' Tlie nnnnal rejiort on Army mnftors
will ciiii Ik' in order, and this year they
will Le tioeially iiilei-estim. Many
t'hiingefl of vital bene! it 4 the Service
; havu Im -s.it n.a lu since the autumn of
1 is-;, otiil many mre of cjual value arc
projected. W'hiltj the nerrspajMTa have
' done their liest to make is iH-lieve that
the Secretary of war and the IJentenant-
tieueral comiiiandiui' tire Army Are con
tinually nt lo-'erheads, and that even the
l'resideut and tho Seort'ary have hail
their little "tiffs' over Araiy matters, yet,
if we are to judvf by known rewultn and
nrtioiis, we should nay tiiat the titm.mt
harni'-ny has prevaileil, and that each
has done his Let, in li i'air, to further
the material interests! r.ud uphold the
iliirnity and ethciency of UwR Army, lm
irovemeuts) and ailditinns to barracks
and ipiarK rs at inost-iielel iKiint.s have
lis-en ma. !e to the ejtleo. jf tho funds
idiot ted. New barracks .jJid quarters,
projects for new sts ai d -Tilar-ment
of others' nt points v here.-r..ni-entratrnn
of trm.iis is di-Kir.ihle, arewt-J' uiol.-r way;
important additions to the uitlit of the
eniisUd iiiimi lutve ls-eii niai'., and other
usef.il thiajs dnie whici: we ntsil
rs-an ely recapitulate. Alrvc all, we are
soon to have a raised ai! eondenssl
I.Nik of reii'a'ioiiK. a. veritable Umniu
so maiiV will certify. We .happen to
know just how much care and t commiy,
and t hcese-pariiu;, A little. I. ere and it
little thi re, it tikes io make th. ppr.-priati-
us p aroitn I in auithiu; like
decent hhape, and, ti t r-fore, we are able
to tow Mnecre jirais.. itjniu the
supreme f 'inctionnries wlmliave to nvii
late all thes- lua'tts. We .lr.pe the
licit Coi'.tess will iiU'y appreciate what
has Ix-eu tlmie and what is Mi'J to do,
Mi l further, consistently and inttrtiiip-ntly,
the -ll-irts of tl.ie whos- uily iliTire is
to .i thi. ir duty, and oiothiiy.but their
duty. "
as oi.n Mtt Mr-xr.
C"l. J. P. Nicholson, so well knornn for
7ti s know Us I go of military literature, lias
.jK.'-ued and printed Ironi the t-riiual
1 manuscript, an interotiiy anciont, ks-al
record. It is the "lleturn ofthefVin-svi.-ania
Trinfjis in the Service of t'to
.Cui'etl Staters, AllkTIMt 7, 17S7," cxn
n.MU l.sl by .losiah llarinar, l'-s.., lieii
. tetiiU't-Col.ir.cl i 0111 uiain liter. It is tlatw 1
cauHi at l'ost Vinreiinea Okioi, Au:iir
7,17", and is nddrcwd to-l lis ExciJ
ItJiey, l?s-iijaniin Franklin, Kt., 1'rcsi
. de.nt, a id the Honorable, Th upreuie
J-.xeiaifcve Council, l's-ainjiylvariia." It
till. aw s a total of rank and Xile from
i'eniif) l auia, IJeutenant-CoACiK'l Har
4Hr coutiiaudinp. and Captain Finney,
Captain ;'ici:ler, Captain McCimfr and
KJjptain Fri;tinon in char.re of the various
.cumpiUiics ;ind osts included .in the
oj-Ul'lishmc'it. Colonel NichoUion has
al ded many valuable mites jn rvfvronco
to lie places and persons mentioned in
UiM -"Uetorri'.' His notices ni the variajs
1 .llivuts revive theimuiory of men k)
dcstfr.te all hoiir. It may Le faid .tluit
from .Jiis hait-Jful of men sj-art; the
Arnvj' f the tnited States, and eve ry
thint; thut thrown liirht on its original or
piniz itii deserves a place in our histori
cal recor.K niarkiicr the centenuiai vi its
cxiiitciice, now bo vvht at hand.
HEAVT GVAS At Tl" ALLY ATLOAT.
Ia order to 1eninstrate Knp'.Lsh ia
feriority in this re?pect, tho Army aud
Xtirj (iazft'e -ts dowe in tabular form
the approximate number of hoary breech
loaders that could be mnt to pea by the
chief naval powers. Hete is the Hit :
OverPd 71-96 4i-70
to a a. tons. tuns. tuna.
e 0 it n
0 ,8.1 j. IDS
0 f 0 II
U V II Ji 41
u t o 0 'JU
U 0 0 t 14
tlrc.it Itritala.
1 1 more
lt:il
1.01 many
1 .-!:
A.o;ila
INJt KY
OF TIIK ATLANTA.
Fwiii what can 1 loaned by inimry
t oiw of those who were on h.jrd the
T S. , thirii; the recent y Vents
on fh;t ;ip it npjicara th:tt l.hc ;nj"v to
the ship its-lf by the experilllcllt-'joll
w ith her iMlterj' "was of the uwst iniiui
irt.tnt char NT. The tl.A.a torn fr,m
their hin-t k fn the lil.t tlooiaonth
l.'l'cr p.;r of tht sttperstrilctiire, seeiiri-d
l,y vt iy tivliii"viA(e t-1 t-.-Jii
liaviiik! been aiita.iy u.okeii more than
once bv ordinary ii.se. Tho doors, r."
i.air.sl at the New York NaVV-yard be
fore the bhip sailed for Newport, slid not
trive way at all, and those, u' hie It, liavintr
stood the ear and tear of ship's usai:.-,
were not pmiierly btrenihee l lsrfore
the jrnn trials, and brke tluriii the
hriny;, have ls-en repain-l on btstrd binee
the com-luMon of tan?et pnutice. The
Atfixti was aj;n.iiintl alout a lialf-hour,
but fortunately there was no n a on, no
injury wai ct m tilled to the loss tif about
eighteen inches from the end of a pr.
jk Her blade. The wild utterances r-en
in print as to the prosj-ct of a continua
tion of tiring fnim the i-inch rilleH of the
Atlanta mahiiiii her decks and iiiilh tiu
fatal injury to rite hull, is simply liall.
The fault is in the pin carr.aces and
their fa.-telline-s. unless, inih-ed, there is
btJinethiiik: iu what is baid by ft wcli
iiiformed rrreptmde!it who writes us:
' Tht: trial xti the .tiZ-oiia'j jruns t-hows
that the Rim is too li'ht for the thiirjr ,
rather than that the carria' is too liv.ht,
for one round added to the weight of the
Kim itself will lie found more chVetuel
than twj iHiuiids atlded to tho carriage,
.which must be made of pieces lioltcd to
yethi.. ENROLMENT OF YACItTSMEM.
Captain S. Samuels publishes a letter
advoc-atinj; the enrolment of yachtsmen
in the prop. ol Naval Uesi-rve, aayin;:
"The imiiortancc ot y:wlifii;is very lime
understood by the Reneral public. It is
lookttl uistn merely as a luxurious t x
travapince. Yachting brinkrs into l:ty
tpiick perception, line cah-wlation aiul
couratre, which are the f rime r.-tptisiten
of a true bailor. Wliat 14 powerful auxili
ary to our Navy our yachtsmen would le
if projK-rly enrolletl as a naval reserve!
Our naval otlicers could rtot compete
with them in handling small craft used
in harbor defence. We cannot over
estimate the imnirtance of yachtiiii or
nive it too much encouragement, Con
sidering the immense snms sjK-nt by
yachtsmen annuallv to iH-rf.'et theiu
ttelvea in famansliip, not for money
remuneration, but us patriots. They
fully appreciate the -loss of our maritime,
jiower, which w:ih the nursorv for cuir
Navy. This knowledge stimtilates tVieir
actions quite as much and nire so than
pleasure-becking. Theae K-itleiiien, who
form a bodv of over thirty thousand nirn,
including tfit-ir employees, are not oblivi
ous to the apathy of their memliers of
Conjnvss towards the shipping interest,
and will bee to it at the next ballot-lxjx
that those sent to the hills of lcL-.latioii
hhall miike the effert to restore o'ir liagto
its former iircBtieipt-n all sein."
LAKtlti CO.VIKAt T.
The contract made by the Nnvy Ie
jiaitciiu iit with ihcddotchki-is Co. is fir
between ninetv and one hundred runs !
various sizes, frt it-, the l-nunder to the
iii'.-pi.iiii ler. The W-pounder and tho X
jKuindcr :ire the two largest sir.ts now
made. They ere Ltdti under trial by the
Kulisli, the I n lidi and the liussiau
4 iov . runit-nts. Neither of th se two
sizes has ye! been adopted :s -ti'tidard
by any rt these '.lending Governments,
and it will pi hdflv Is? three or four
months in-fore -tl... tests art; tMinplet.tl.
Alrea Uthe I lrii.isrt Co. have furnislie.1
i:tl Riita to the 4 i.vernment of the Cni
ttsl Sitatesi. Arwon as a EnrojH-an Gov
eminent testtsl and adoptsl the gun it
was iula!ed tk at it should lxs made in
that ootiutrv. Secretary Wliitney h.is
limv made tlte V.cinand that other tiuv
eruincUtH prtjvituslv made, and hence
forth all the llotchkiss puns to lie suia-
jilied to the -I -nited Stales 4 invcnimitit
will Is maiiiJacttired in thi country.
Ex-Iicutenaiit Very, the American re-jTesentative-t
f the Motehkiss Oi. has r- .
ranged with l-att and Whitney, of Ilart--fonl,
Cjim., t'o iiiinif;teture the ims.
aud the aiErw.aitioii will In: made by tlie
Winclieuf'T .Ofiiikany of New Iluv.,
Conn. Thty are putting down ne
j. laid for the purjxise. The present onler
they exject.K execute in about ciyht
luoiilLa.
TALL -VXX IV TUB MILITIA.
The English militia 1ihs not sliow
much I letter in re-ard to statnre than ir.
nuiiilers. A man over mix Uft in heiiiht
is piite a rirra c'n in the force, tisere
l-ins .nlv .sua out of lH,-i'. whteai;
lmast tiiat ilifCinction. On the otiier
liari L just one iuarler of the total .-trenxti;
is nj-esei-t' as under live feet, live :
ineiiest, and "'IWM1 odd In-tween that
h( i,al and five ieet, six inchi-s.
In i-irmer yJirs, therefore, whett .
higher stHii lan.1 was pri--ril-d. liitsst -of
thess men ma-Id have 1mcii rejected as
Ulideli.e.l. 'lLest? statistics eertaiailv
ls-at oitt 'the Cllblic belief, foilliiled 01:
the eviietic- ( rrosight, that the const i- '
tntiotiaJ force is i-.it what it sh-jul.l be in .
the nialter of j Jjysi. pie.
Lyinlj4i Court Journal.
BOIEW OrrirE ITALIAN FLEET.
Kins JlumWrt arrived at I'horri.
July I'I, to witu-.-.che rex iew of the na
tional IWt, ami at '.lie station had an -
thusiasiir receptiiL lieinjf loudly cheered
durins liia drive aKrjuirh tli city to tLe
4.raul llu.tel nnt!.! para.lo facing the
1'aiieahli nstablishr.aeiiL. The Met t con
sisted of tM ir.ttu.-lat's and -1 tirjM-d.-boats.
Ta- first .division, under Yiee
Admiral Oientjo, convsted tif the I htn Jo
in, AHoii.U.lJiTe, Stafl'etta. I'aano,
I'alestrt, CvtVllidatdi, liarliariifo, tdta,
1'olore, a2J 1 torpudA-lsiats. The s-c-oitd
division, which ill the inan.euvres
has lieen reje-csentiif, under Yice Ad
miral IfserliiA, the enemy's fleet, eom
nriMsl th San Marttiw, Thuilio, Trijioli,
Slarc Antoni, ColiMiua, Anierira, Anoona,
llau.sn Tevere, and nine torpedo-boats.
!CAsrwI.AG.JEKT.
The United States Naa! academy was
founded in lS4i The huildins were
transferred front the wart'o the naval
, Jepartement, and in these. midshipmen
tvhowere from Lbue to tH.e on shore
nere given instructions iiwvt al matters,
lii 1S4'. the scluirj arrvs reoreMiizcsl, the
rwArse of instructioim nas revi vl and the
title chanpesl from Naval Bclvntal to United
Stales Naval Academy, and ,h years
lati the term of study was jUe at four
ypatr.
Tiw Pecretary of tie Xavy has issued
JnstriK-tions that the United States
Bt earner Mich 1" j.rn shall 'Ve at Ietroit on
Septenf.-r 14 and 15 to tJke part 'n the
-ceremon es of the reuuiun f tho t nay
cf the lenuessee and at Chicago fixoni
C'ctober;l.o 20 fur the military .tncftjup.
.n&ent.
'Jiik contract for the construction of
the drydock at the Urtsiklyn Navy-yard
iiaa lieen awarded to SimpstiH and Co., .f
lsision. f..r ?J ,.'., ). The do4i Ls to U
not . than fci't in lenrW irom tli"
iaside of the eopin- stone at the liatl ,of
the d, k to the outer caisson aluttiiicnt
vt the mtnmce. The width if tu W not
Jess ,tha J-3 fc-t, between theiL.q .inie
ii,m side to tide. The draught ou .wil is
to In liit It'ss than " fts't ! inches, wijth
ou Jl.Kir nt lts t bail 40 feet and 4-ntraive
S fet-t wi-Vi-r. T.l- work is to beemu"
pleted -witlju Is iitwiiths. Ih-siiLes, the
d.K-k U lo Ik titte-l iron caissons or
tioatit,- gates; iumps, Jsiilers eniiie.s
ump J.niss, raps i m is, pilIar.Ls, ,!is-ch.-irvts
pud draiiijjre CKjttrts and all
other fcttji ltiiients jvrlaiiuiyi thereto to
cotnpietw the .lis k. TKme tl the princi
pal advautakf'-x which tU "inlri"i docks
liave lieen loijinl In pc-j over stone
vs ksjis hsiimMv f'is!j ui-'ed, greater
ucecb.sitiii!y, oeiter 1 11. lies lor MioriUk;
and repairing vessels, lietier distribution
of liht and air, dryness and the greater
bafety and comfort afforded the workmen
in freezing weather, especially in winter,
when the adhesion of ice and snow will
lie less upon the wool, and the discom
fort of the damp, chilling air will bo
largely obviated.
The Army ami Xary HazeM says: "If
it is true that the Kussiau Minister of
Mariiu has decided tiiat liquid fuel is to
lie used in the furnaces of tho 7Vicwt,
an ironclad of 10,(H0 tyis displacement,
and protected with JG-nich armor, now
bud linu at Sebttstapol, we may exjiect
one of the most important question--ot
the day to !e settled ere lonr. It lias
. lon In-i-n known that the small craft on
the Caspian were ! icing run with liquid
fuel, and a ship of considentble size
trades, or did very lately, Is-tweeii tho
Tyno and Odessa," driven by petroleum
tires ; but our engineers gem rally have
not seen their way to overcoming tho
tlillicultii s that stand in tho wavoi utiliz
ing the enormous advantages that liquid
fuel uudoiibtedlr otters, line ton of jie
troleum projierly burned, will tlo the
work of at least two tons of .'coal. Snaet-s
of form and dimensions impracticable for
coal can lie utilized for its stowage. It
makes no eiuoke to speak of, and requires
no stokers. That it will be the fuel of
the future we have little doubt ; but
whether the difficulties that have hither
to prevented its employment for large
iif.Mii.-s have now lieeu satLjiacturily tlxa
jxjscd of is another matter.
An Army officer is report el by the
"Washington Stir as saying on the sub
ject of tlie proposed abolition of the re
gimental and Kjat funds: "Such action
would Is-netit the Army mor- than can
In', imainct, and I have no doubt would
effect a material decrease in the number
of desertions. This evil was inaugurated
in General Scott's time, au-1 has been re
cognized by the War department since
1S45; indeed, it originated in the Adjutant-General
Office of the War Depart
ment. Congress hits had 110 conception
of its magnitude, or legislation would
have been enacted lour ago to root it out.
The soldiers have had no redress. In
dividual complaint would be of 110 avail,
while concerted jmtest would be re
garded as mutiny, followed by severe
puuinhuient. The s.ildiers have in many
ways been long wifferers, owing to their
sill sir. itrtate reli ions, and any luoVo in
tlie direetiori of securiug to litem tKeir
rights would be hailed with tleliglit, not
only hy L'.'iK.wiiol.hers, but by all olliccrs
and citizens who have the wcliuro of tho
Artnv at heart."
Tub macHncry of the new milser
Chiriujo bus been completely ailiust-rl
and niHsle'iM-iuly lor the full pei trial
at fea. Tke official rcjiort this fact
was iiimles m July t!, but, owifig t' the
Iioii-arri v.l of coal for the purpose, 110
further .fteps have been taicen ltMking
to thisf end since the alsive men
tioned slale. It is proliaVle, however,
that some move will is: made during the
coming ut-ik to g -t the -u-cessary coal
and test tlo- liuicti'm-ry and Isiilers of
this' inn sbiji preji.irat'iry to placing lit r
in voiri mission, l'he 1 r.:rttneiit is not
ltfcJy toexpi-rienee anv dithcitlty in iind
it'g otlii-ers for the 1'liu"jt the r.-ipn-st
Vook being already fi-l to overilowing
ith names of would-be cruisers on this
vs.isel. The iippearap'e of leanliniss,
rhich the CAt-o f. slowly asuniin
under the steady opfitioii tif tine sand
and holystones renders the suTiority
oi the v sel every J.iy more manifest,
Aiul she bids fair tu rank very high in
the scale of modern cruis.-rs.
EitANK R. Pt I.Af Cses, who died at
Maiden, Mass., July 31, ag-d S4, was
Isirn ut Yallo, Spast and was an officer
iu the Peninsula avar, although a mere
youth at the time. He was iu charge of
the troojts that blar up tho prison build
ings oi the iu.juisil n at I'arcelona. He
was obliged to tiee the country, ami es
cajied to (iibraltar embarking thence for
Cuba. After laWuig iu Cuba he hecame
iiivolved in tlie strangle for Cuban autnu
omv, and was oTipelied to tlets to the
l'iiitsl Stales. I'ere he has publicly re
ceived as a berssnnl as a friend of hiMr
ty, and was wt-U'-jiutsJ to thtt ltouieswf
4 iov. le Witt teuton and many others.
Ho was aftcrwanr'rf a teacher in "William
and Amherst Colleges, Chauncey Hall
School, iltistou, and at Cambridge.
The Philadelphia Ltiufrrr saws : "It ifi
all very well ior Secretary H hitney t
rejirimaiid A.liu'ral I.uee for sisiwing
American li.slm an how to keep clear oi
the Canadian la', but whv do-sii t Jie
say a word -or two to the Canadian
authorities? .If 'their interpretation of
the treatv i- wrca.g, Admiral Luce cannot
mend it.'"'
T ACTTT. Ni
MATTERS.
John Gilbra'th has purchased tro
(.team yacht Mat for jl.iO lroui W. .W.
."Seymour.
The Hchoonrsr yacht Daunth-, with
aher owner, Caldwell II. C-olt, on boar.1,
Arts sailed from. Cowes, lalo of Wight, lur i
New York.
Tho steam -ystcht Ouiiia is on A tour :
f the St. I.awrc.ce river. Her owner,
.Jr. ltenedict, has he tragedians Edwin 1
. Itwoth and Jut it rci.ee Uarrctt on Hoar 1 as
-gliosis.
Tho tirst prie for the yacht race at
liar Harbor, Mo.n August has been (
.invreasoil to ioOtL The lofu)trr,
.jUtitfjr and .I'lLviUf. will be among the .
. uuutestants.
After the -meets of the Royal Nova
.StiCtia Yacht club. -at Halifax, the yachts- .
mun will lie entertained on lioard her
tuajt(4 's flagshi4i Jfrllrrrjthnit, at the ar-
itillery me.ss ami .art the yacht club. A
rdttzon)' ball will ibe given under tlie
uspicts of the Itoaie club.
Capt. C. A. Cra.ven and a trained
rw ,j-ill nail tlie M'i;irtirrr against the
J oiuafrer, in the rate f.r the Goek-t Cup.
4Gept..Cra-i'n has lkari command of the
tk.ftih, iti.''', llr-siJmlf. and i.lcyon, all
riLnnerfAnd tliesloojn llt-gintL, as well
MJt.tUc- cuttes Muriel juid l iiuLu.
OS V tallies ta last the macliincrv of
the I". S. S. Kitrrjtrie was subjected, to
the itiviul.-ini test, and passed the or-lealwes-essliilly.
4 n 'ITjursilay the ship
WA4fxirtil r'eady for.t. uumissioii, and
it is ejjectsl that orders will Is." received
from ttiio lieparintent tn lit lier out for
coiuuiLsjrin at tmv. The refittinj: of tho
Ktil'-rf tV ,h:ts l.n of a -very complete
d-ipti,i, and in the ..vurious depart-ment-i,,
has Veen excni:.sel to leave
iKithiug tukjoiie jt hieh coulv' add to her
efficiency, x ith a Result wl:ch w ill lie
hiirhly vtlif.Ucttiry 1 those, who may bj
iletaiiisj ii,,i tervice 4float on U'lis vt ssvl.
The AV;.s.V, fd jhe ssttie yard ( t.nmkly :i I,
will In the next craft pr.-pareii for com
mission, but it is not likely .tttt much
more will Je .done un,il the X''"'V""'
hoists her j"- unant. U lis r.-g.u-.'ed as
quite- probable lliat oils of these ships
will lie :is-i-.-neil t the .Misliterrie:til
Siuidron, but 110 .d-finite orders tw J hat
.elh-ct have yet beta issued.
I'oi'R l-inch breeth-loading siteel gtuis
for the I". S. S. JUuton m ere ree-ived and
landed at the ordnance Ui.sk of the
ftrookiyn navy-yard reeeutly, aisl tlie
nf tLf'ui will be rapidly iiiouut'-sl uu
Lard rtV' bhip, there Ix-iitg Ibat nr.fils-r
ol -arriai-.s already jirepared Lir their re-bt-ptioii.
'"Jjesv guns were made at the
StuiJh Ilosittj Iron Works under contract,
but have K-ej subuiirte l to 1 ! regula
tion pn.jf uud t'litutmy testi-.t t Jje"iiv i'l
1'roving t, round, .-vimuhjlw. All Out
one of these piccer have lieen sighted
and otherwise prepared for actual ser
vice. The breech-plug and manipulating
mechanism did not accompany tho guns
but will be forwarded from "Annapolis
later on. The battery of the lStun,
when finally erected on board that ves
sel, will lie stained and shellaced instead
of ining painted, no that any defects of
rings, truuuioii fastenings, etc., may lie
the sooner detected in case ot weakness
being developed by practice.
The question as to what disposition is
to be made oi the non-commissioned of
ficers w ho have passed examinations for
second lieutenancies in the Army, will bo
settled by tJeiM-ral Sheridan upon his re
turn to Washington. No certilicates
have yet been finiiLshed the successful
candidates for this year, for the oft re
peated reason tiiat in the absence of va-t-aucics,
existing and prospective, the of
ficials have been unable to decide upon
what action to take in the matter. It
was the purpose some time ago to order
the candidati-s liefore the Fort Monroe
lioard and, after a class standing had
been established, give them certificates
as usual ; but as there is 110 jxissible
chance now ot any of them'gett'mg com
missions during the time allotted by the
regulations it is considered by the ma
jority of tin: oliicials useless for the Gov
ernment to undergo the expense inci
dent to the examination.
Tub following is an abstract of the bids
received at the Navy Department, July
;JU, for the purchase ot condemned ves
sels: Samuel P. Hedges, Green point, L.
1., New York, I'uirlnttau ; appraised
value, 17,J0; bid, slS.OJJ.l'tl. W. 11.
Mighell, Sua Francisco, 7i. namhmli : ap
praised value, ?1'VKX); bid, SHi.O.'O. IakI:
uirunmi, appraised at fl,(HJ); bid, 17,
0"o. WarLiiMtt, appraised at 10,HJ0; bid,
$l:t,)0. Cy o"', appraised at s'J,lKHJ ; bid,
4.r-''. E. J. Davis Vallejo, Cal C',
$.5,175. llurdetti; Pond, Meridan. Conn.,
J'otthalan, SbSi-Vi. Thomas Uutler and
Co., Boston, Mass. J'owhal-m, lS.t;..j.
Thomas liuttler aud Co lioston, Mass.
J'utchatait, $18,H0 ; TicvntUroyti, apraised,
v-lo,'4 sold at $15,L)0. W. T. tiarratt,
Sau Francisco S7iiia'fo.it,ltlS,tJiJJ ; IaicI--atcannx,
J18,tXr'. Wachu-tl, $10,501;
I'ltiitf. 4,.V)1. There were 110 proiiosals
to purchase the Tmiu'tc Her appraised i
value was put at SJ,J0(.
Is reviewing the evidence given be
fare the coroner's inquiry held at
l'lymouth into the recent fatal torpedo
boat accident, Kujiurriug remarks that
exennients of a practical nature have
somewhat shaken our Jautu 111 tlie em- 1
ciency of the fish torpedo, and it is a
question whether fuller knowledge
might not tend to show that we have
taken the torpi-lo lioat a little to readily
on trust. If such prove to b-j the case it
will be the boiler that w ill be found to
be the weak place, and indeed the fact is
pretty generally acknowledged. The
locomotive type of boiler is an adaptation
oi a:i apparatus designed for entirely dif
ferent purjHis-.s, and it is perhaps not altogether..-
be wondered at that if bhotild
not quite fill the hit nation. Almost the
first Uice that a number tif torpedo liojts
l ave Vet :i simultaiie. iiisly pressed to
their elmo.-t two b iiii-rs have veil out
in a most disastrous manner.
The report of the Hudson's Hay ex-,
plor-iaion expeditions, sent out last year,
has just lieen issue. 1. It expresses the
op ir 1011 that the straits, to specially con-str-Ceted
vessels up to "',' n tons are not
na.vigable liefore July 1, and that the
soasoii of navigation terminates alunt
tke first week oi 4 c toiler. Further, that
t an iron ship niakiiiu a voyage between,
sty, Liverpool and Hudson's 1'siy, on ar
rival off the western end of the straits
the compass will not work, owing to
magnetic dL-durliaiicos. Altogether, Llie
navigation oi llu.Lvia Strait is considered
m ln-ing more tlian or.liiuirily ditliclt,
with shores inhospitable and bleak, fre
sntiug a picture of loneliness and desola
tion. The only itafetv in thick weather
lies in the constant ue if the leatl ami
keepimr a sharp l.kout, as the dead
reckoning is frequently in error lu t con
siderable extent.
A ijem'atch from Philadelphia, Aug. 4,
says: Three weeks ago the I'nited
Steamer Antietam sprang a leak, and she
is now sinking in tin- hack ch.uni'J at the
League Island Navy Yard. She lias been
Hss-d as a marine barracks and s'oreship
and has about i?!!1!) worth .! sttnes
alnianl. These are practically ruined.
Boatswain Thompson has charge tif a
crew of half a tlo.en men working on the
ship to recover the stores. They are
obliged every day to strip themselves and
dive down into fourteen feet of dirty
bilge water in the hold and lish out the
ropes and other material that can bo
saved.
The Secretary f the Navy has about
decided to send Ensign George W. Street
and Assistant Engineer, A. W. Stall to
l'aris where they will undergo an ad
vanced course of training, the former in
the. designing of ships, and the latter in
the designing of niarhinery. Jt is under
stood that Ensign Street will receive an
appointment as Assistant Naval Con
structor after his first year jf foreign
study. It is said Us lie the intention of
the Secretary to ss'ad a number of engi
neer officers abroad for advanced instruc
tion in the art of designing niai.ltinery.
Thk U. S. S. Atlaxta arrived t Glou
cester, Aug. 5, and the Yantic at Char
lottetown, Aug. 4. Tbe Dolphin tlropied
down to Flllis Island, N. Y. IL, on Aug.
4, and was taking in owder, preparatory
:to a trip North.
Samiei. Junks, who died at Bedford
Pprings, I'a., July :S1. entertsi West i't tint
.from Virginia in 1S.;7. was gnUlitats-d in
1.S41 and promoted to the 1st T. S. Artil
lery. He ros3 to captain in that repment
Dee. 'J4, 1X5:1, and resigned in April. IStil,
to link his fortunes with the t'oiifeder
aey. He commanded a brignte at the
fiild liattle d Bull Urns, and .nr limo
. t lis senior Confederate Major-General.
After the War dosed b went to ;h-.rm-i;ig
r.t Mattoiix, Ya., hut not tdng sn--cessful
came to Washington in IXStl and
through the inlltieiiet of lien. Johnston
and. d hers obtained a clerkship in the
War JJopHitment. He was fust ihi, duty
"in the A. 4i. O., but in lsi." -was ;pro
1110! i d fh a higher grade and transferred
to the office of the Judge Advocate Gen
eral. Second Comptrom ku P.rTi.irR lias dis
a'lo'.vcd n votn lier fur rfs5( Lb tJi
eoints.of Lieut. -Csil. Batdieldesr, -of thu
C,u.-irteriuttiCfr 4iencral"s I i"yartiti-nt.
It is thi nimiint paid for two iiorses
p-.ir.h;ied from the Hon. Blert T. Lm
colt i,jr the : of the tjuiirtvriiiaster'H
Deprnient. The hoi-ses w ere ppraied
by a ;aid of otlicers. and they were
purchased by Gil. Batt hcMer by slirect
ordert- rom the oiartcrma-ter 4ieneral.
Ci. B;rtt kelder .'eads this order id de
fence A liit action. The Second Cu:
t roller nfittfLfjses the. intxletif nin-li;w ;is
in viol. din if the law requiring k'k-Ii
purchases to be made only alter due legal
advertisement, execj in cass of extreme
emergency.
The Portla-ml ofty W'rlmmr, refer
ring to the r.-eciit death of Mrs. Suther
land, says : uSt' Jeff one son living. Col.
'Iiarles Sutherbiiiil. L7. A., and one
daughter, Miss Mary Suthei land, w ho
lertisl hir life to the t'-'.re f Jut ag.-d
liiollser. Two son uud one .laughter
";i'-e Thomas W, SutlierLui.t tji4t.
James Sutherland, l;. S. M., and Mrs.
Caroline M. Prevost, wife of Gen. Chas.
M. Prevost preceded this dear old lady
to 'the great unknown,' at the threshold
of which, within hearing of their dear
voices, she has been living for many
years. No gentler spirit, nor purer soul
was ever welcomed to eternal bliss."
Admiral Lite has come to an under
standing with Captain Scott, lioyal Navy,
as to the exact claims of the "Canadian
Government with reference to fishing
rights. Tho conclusions arc presented iu
a series of questions propounded by Ad
miral Luce and answered by Captain
Scott. Copies of these have been dis
tributed among the vessels of our fishing
fleet in the Gulf of St. Lmr.-mv, iu order
that fishermen operating in these wat; rs
may be fully informed as to t!n-ir privil
eges aud the stutu'.ory restrictions.
The IKiIjihin 1ogan coaling ri-seiitly at
tho Navy-yard, in preparation for a
cruise, and it is quite likely that she will
report to Bear Admiral Luce lor duty on
this coast. The J!j'hin looks "quite
English you know," having received a
coat of white paint from stem to stern,
and it will undoubtedly make coii
siderabble difference in the temperature
of the ship. It is, however, quite a
marked departure from the traditions of
the Navy to pior.t with white, and as
such is a commendable fatep in the di
rection of comfort.
The Navy Department will contribute
its part to the Centennial celebration at
Philadelphia of the adoption of the Con
stitution. Orders have been issued to
Admiral Luce lor the assembly of a naval
force on the occasion, and the day of the
great military d.splav as large a force of
marines and blue jackets as can be spared
will lie sent ashore to take part. The
vessels will lire salutes and will bG
pened for public inspection, a usual on
audi occasions.
Major o'entru, Awi.f Siemens, who
died June :W (originally a Hanoverian
Artillery otliceri, entered the Prussian
Ser ice in lso'i. The German Artillery
owes to his talents many inventions and
improvements, buch as time fusi-s, fric
tion tubes etc. When sent to England
to report on tho Armstrong guns h.; em
phasized l.ailiculai Iv the advantages 01
Krupp's svstem, and this settled the 1
question oi the armament for the Impcr-
ial German Navy.
At the recent convention of colored I
veterans in Bton, it wasstate.ltli.it the j
first colored troops enlisted in the lute
war came from Massachusetts. Oiiiei al ;
I. F. Butler publishes a letter in which
he asserts th.it in lhiiJ he enlisted three i
regiments of colored troops in New Or
leans and had them in action a longtime ,
lie lore colored soldiers were used else
where. 1
Aisoi t November 1 next the T . S. S. 1
.V'o-ieii- will be looked for at Panama, j
w here she will repair for the purpose, of
transferring her present oilicers and cp-w
to the Atlantic side of the coutin.-i t, re- 1
ceiving, in return, anew crew. Oil the ,
completion of this duty the .lif. e vt i:l '
probably resume her proper station in ;
Asiatic waters. I
Tin: new ordnance biiildinir to be j
t reeled iit the Washington Navy-vat 1
will encompass the old iinchor and fori;- j
ing shojis under one roof. It is to lie 1. 3 1 j
feet long and 1 7:'. feet w ide. A travelling
crane will be put up, equal to the weight
of 1th) tons. Eaeii machine to be used
will Imi placed on foundations of eoncreto
built on piles, with a top facing of two
inch yellow pine.
The Norfolk Isitvlun,-k says: "An ef
fort is being made by the authorities of
Bichmond to have the monitor fleet now
stationed at City Point brought up to
that city. This do.-s not meet tho ap
proval of the officers stationed there, as
most of them have their families with
them, and don't care to be disturbed."
E it vest Hawk, late first sergeant of
the marine truard of the Trtiihm, has
been transferred to t he marimt barracks
nt Norfolk to await the return of that
ship, w h'-n he will rejoin as first sergeant
marine guard, under command of Ciipt.
B. W. Huntington, U. S. M. C'., fol a
I three years' cruise.
It is understood that Commander
Evans will soon be relieved from dutv as j
l'resideut f the Steel Inspection Board
and ordered to duty as Naval Secretary 1
of the l-irfit House Board, ("apt. I'n k- i
ing, the v-rex-nt Secretary of the Board, j
is to be given the command of a vessel. .
The new building occupied by th- I
Naval Museum of Hygiene on New York 1
Avenue, V:i-.!iiiigto:i, is rapidly ! i:i.' j
tit ir.t- proper sleipe. and when com- I
pletelv tTraii-ed will afford f ir better op- I
SNir'umues for easy inspection of its j
ivgieiiie treasures.-
The Iwii oldest shiim iu the British 1
Navy, -areording to Lloyd's ''War Ships '
of tlie World," are th- Mulvij, tii, built j
in ls'l at Botherhithe, and now in us- ;
at Chatham, and the SH-ijItthj, tender,
built iu ls-J3 at Blackwad, and now at
Portsmouth.
Foatiox TTf?r'", - .
The Princo of Wales has born ap
pointed 11 mioraiy Admiral of the Fleet.
Prince Iuis nf I'.att. 11'. -rgh h is been
appointisl to the commaiid of the I'.rit'sh
ironclad I rri'hutytt over tLe heads oi
scores tif seniors.
A somewhat unusual event is the
official shipment of 100 liiar.-s, in foal,
from (jueeiistown, Ir.daud. for usj in
cavalry regiments in 4'anada.
Three 4 iraud Cordons of the legion
of Honor have just lieen bestowed i:i
I'rance, respectively ujmiii 4 Icncrals S.ius
cier, 4iallitb-t, and Schneegans.
According to a Parliamentary proper
just issuetl. ll:l:'. I work jieoplo are em
ployed in Woolcich Arsenal and in the
Small Ants Factory at Eniield.
India aigain s tit a team, sebefed
from the volunteer corps of all the jr.s
vinces Ihrwtighont the country, to com
pete at the Wimbledon meeting.
jurci- Jlitlinnn cnlar-es on the
extraordinary value of Horse Artillery,
and the increasing estimation in whii h
it is held by all the ' great military
jiowers.
The Af-ban lMunlary question
seems at last to liave lieen settled, 'llie
jirotoeol on the sqhjcot delim s the fron
tier from Znllikor to theUxus, a distance
of alsuit r.ld miltss.
Austria has added an armored t urt't
sKip to her navy in the K'n-nriu; l:i
tlnljih. launched at Pola, July 0, in the
jri-sence of the l-'.nqs-ror. "The Arch
duchess Maria Theresa named the ship.
A torjxsln boat, the hull of which is
constructed of phosphor bronze, has lieen
received at Chatham Dockyard for tri.e
and report. '1 he principal advantage
claimed for the material is immunity
from fouling and oxidation.
A fivuch paper reports a defic'n ney
of nearly 0,HKl.ono francs in the .e- . 1 ni'
of Admiral Aube at the head of the
Naval Department, and a similar detieien
cy was not long since tlisenvered in the
Admiralty accounts of Englaud.
Tlie French, atifunin nianowres of
thetth Army Corps, headquartei-sTours,
will he followed hy :l grand review, ai
which the new 'ar Minister and the
foreigu oiiiccrs will be present. The V'lii
Corps iii tui'U out lr.000 f-Iiong. . .
Wo learn tint tne English committee
apiointcd t i cotisi U r the subject of !-c-Irical
communications between lit
ships and the shoiv has rep u ted in KtVor
of an is mon'hs' t r: : i 1 ot the stem, w ith
a icw to its adoption if it proved sutis
factorv. 1 i.lit ; liijis will then ie con
verteii into valuable lm-k - it stations.
Gen. P.rackeiibury, in his evidence
before tlie Lng!ih Coni'iiirtee on Army
Estimates, said I'n!ai.d could 11c, '-r get
recruits of the British fcol lier's niiiloriii
was made less ii:i,m:dne, and thi-reiorrt
lesa attract!. e to tli.- fair sex. a -. I hi!
scouted the idea that th-j sjdiie , i"'.!iO
German soldier would be considered au
ell'ecl ve sol .stii nt" for tiu; r:-.iment Ol a
Guardsman in ali his glory.
A military balloon v.hhh bad been
constructed :.t I';iris on ni e':i borate scale,
and prov:ded with all the most recent
aerostatic itiiiir'.venient -, t' tlio or l .- t.f
' the. Chines-: toiv, run., nt, w.'.j lately
j landed at Timf-dii. Th- Ociui.in engi-
iiis-rs employed in the .-tale : rsenl at
that place had the luacbine :.l teice ex
amined and inflated, when the detai's 01
its sv-tein aii. I wo kin w i-' carclndy
iie'ed and at once foi warded in a rcpu- t
! to Belli 11.
! 'llie new P.ussiati Ironclad ctu?h r,
! .b';.i'.-'f.' A'u '.'" ..'?', which was cooi
1 nieia-ed at Si. l'ett rsbur in LSs.j ,,n the
mod. lot" the Iii.f:-' -, h;s j;t siTived
at Cronst. dt, win re it w ill be com) It ti d
in time to be con niissi. ne d town .'s ti c
closet : the i'.utUiini. Tie- .V'i('.'.in;;f is
is ft. loii. r t'n.iik itie ':.. at: 1
rIh-u! 4"0 tons heavier; and il.iinii' her
con.--' ruction the Iiussiaiu l"e taken
:.il vantage
th.
,OSii. e i .1 t lie
leieetS
of the oiigiiutl vcifb' 1 lo in:pi"e up,:i
hvr.
The groat archipelatro wliieh be'ons
to 1 lolland is generally :.o 1 1 ai-e ; oil and ho
entirely "Dutch" in its wivs, that very
little news from it finds its way into ' ir
papers. And yet in ex'ent Hiei wealth,
Java, Sumatra 'and Ceiibes co.'.s'.i. 11" :.u
Imperial pos-es,ioli, besides 1 1.. o, the
North and Norl liv -t of '.vhieh tlo 11.1t
belong to. or tlo not ackimv led :i; the rilN
of Holland. Tl. Dutch rule "i,hh,ooO
peopie,
world -
not 1 lie in. .st ii'iina'-abie in il.:.
Java ::1. ate coutaiioiig l.e-ul'- 1',-
(Hki.(i'i natives w ith au muiy oi ItiS
than 14,oo0 Europeans'.
Mo-t of the islet, of the Atl-mtic
have betii ca'.vf.illy surveyed, 1111J their
animals and plants duly noted an 1 col
lected, but o.l-- or two yet l-nnaiii 101. X
jilored. Tu one oi th.--,.- Fer:..tiido do
Noronna as it was e.il.e 1 by liic i a'i ex
jilorei s, an expedition, under t he ii'isj k-,-:;
ol th leival ."society am1, tin" l'i i:-li Mi.
seiini, i about io .--lait. Tie' i-.-oid. or
T..'ip of i.- Ian-Is, li.-s within four .iceiee
south el the Ella'"!' o'l th I; TiliiM -1,
oi :n r ot i!ia. il. au-1 JoJ luii -s ln.ni tie
nctr.-st land, 'liio lar. st 1 -I t;:di i'-a' -live
miles i'i leii-Mi, au-1 aliv ill tw - ucivss
in ita iiroat'n st p. ill. . .. ., . .-
(ienrral lln wonnnt, yircsidot t of th"
French I'ngiii'i-r Cot.iniut.-.-. . bt ii
ord -red to improve and trail.-i.r:n the
defensive wi .rkls ar..rn l Paris. AH th'-CHiMvi'.!-
forts aro'ind I'uris i'i'-' t 1 hav
th -ir jir.it.li-s iur.t--ri.-iHy ail r -d, ai'd
forms of 1 i'C'imv.ill . it i 'ti chai -jed. Th-'
defeiiS- S i.u' to b fac ) 1 or c.--ed fll ovi
and below tin- line .. soil with hue- i,-,
SeS of c .'.ei-cte, for ll'.as'i.i' - 1 d il
armor-plated cup bis, to shelter gn'i.s .
au improved ; ,:it tern. The i!i:ii---s .iu
to be com. let. d within the cut r tit y,-:ir,
1111 in the iiit-iinv, lid- the wall-; or fortit.
tattons that enclose the capital pro, 1
lire to remain, although n.aniti sily 11-. -h-ss.
save as an ... !! i.r i ll to:i.u I art'e-r,
in their present co:idit on f- r the liu..-.
A new gunboat, built f' r tin- iius
sian iov ernniei.t :-.t Cq c!.h : n, lias ar
rived at Croli-tadl. 'i he V s 1, li.m.e.l
the Muni hm in, has been constructed ol
steel, at a cost ot .-...O'VI. The fo" . inj
are the princiiial Ii 111. -lis i m : Leneth,
1'ioftft; beam, let t ; disj.lacei
L'-'o1) tons ; draugh', fore, without
iien:,
iirtd-
b rv and war lnaterial, 10 Ieet
inches ; aft, 10 feet si inches. Th
has t wo engines, with an indicated
nf I.00O horse iv r each. l ie
w ithout anv p irti.-ul-'r strain d. ,
111.
1 .1 1: t.
ox cl
ean ji 11
Spc
1 il lie ire t ban I.i km its.
1 In .tr ma
consist of
i:,e stern,
, and font
meiit of the .U ',.. .'. '-.do vv iil
two s'-iiich 1 ng 1 .1 uu ' truiis in
six 1 lotchUiss. mid Barauovsk
'.-ji i.inder 11111:5. 'llie bottom of th"
boat is divid-d into wat'-r .i'ht c"m
partmen's, rind the hull is umj.ly pro
ti cted b H air -light part it iots. An iq-par.itu.-i
i'm t jectin' l.ittdie.id torju-.h-ee
Will be placed in till' Vessel's b.iW. 'lllll
average sj.eed alt lined during the run
from Copenhagen to Cri -iist.i-.t was M
knots. Til- iiew gunlHi..t is dc-Viued f -r
SLivice in tue I'.i. 'uic Os.ean.
Vh1h. of Stj-rlts ol Turin"! t iittv.
This is om; of tic no -t enviable ai t '
ina familv, and v le a i ic.s -( -
d--
t.iined a looihold in a ho-.s-, ;t is ivahy a
necessity, and could iii be dispell.. I vt i: :i.
Its tiiedicin :l 1 ji: tiit -s a.'e ve, n u uii-roiis,
for but: s it is a quick i:pplic..io;i and
gives immediate relief ; lor oiisteis 011 hu
hand it isol pi iccle., v.tiiie, s.-.n n ,jov tt
the skin and prevent in- soreness; (01
corns 011 the toes it is tiseiu! ; ate! go . '. fe-r
rht'iimat isiii and s ue tlo 1-1-. a-. I it is tlie
quickest remedy for en., . ,iNioi;s ,r l:t;i.
Then it i.-e a sure pi. vntiv iain.-.'
moths; by just dropping a tr.i'a in tl. -bottom
i f dr iwers. ciics;s and t uj be ir.i.s
it will render the carn.eiits secure l.j.u
injury ibiriiig the siiiunier. Ii will keep
ants and bugs from ',. :, j: d store
rooms by putune; a few ihup- in t!.- colli
ers, and uioii the sin Ives; it i- .:.ile de
struction to bed bugs, an I will ctlntiially
1 1 rive th-ni tiwa;. li-mi their haunts, if
thoroughly applied to th- joinis oi th
bedstead in the si.ting cl- anin- time, ain't
injures neiiher lur:iii.ne nor cl-itloug;
its pungent n lor i - retained lor a ionj
time, and no family oii-ht to be eutiudy
out of a .supply at any tii.i.: of the year.
A TriaiikSitliu- I'.trlur I'air. "''
A pretty and novel arrangement for a
parlor is to g-t a c:irienter to make :i tii
iingular seat, the height oi any otditi.tiy
ch.iir or ottoman. It can Iv ma le w.Mi Ii
lid to open, to juit work or n- v-ji-'pers
into. Mull' the t.,p wiiit "e.v. Isior''
covered with a thick laver of vo 1 ; over
that jilaee the final covering of ph'sh.
whiih can be tu.'lid or 1- .: sico . ith, n.-
fancy liietates. Have i;; carpeiu.-r
lasteii the seat ill the Corner, having
the lid open towards the front, tlie tie
angle lilting close against the w:el. I ut
two or three handsome eiishin! s agu;i.;t
the waU. Fit a piece of gdt mo'.liu- or
cornice to the ceil::i r.cross the ni nei u;
match th- shape i liie seat b-'otv, 1
hang a pair of madras, or Iran.- p.. n r
flowered silk curtains from the cornice
and loop 'hem backw'th clainsur vm do
satin rioboiis the et, lor of the phtsli scat.
When nicely lilted t;i this littie corner
seat makes a most luxuriant resting piece,
besides bcim: exi.eeilinglv ot ii.tiuenud.
The Geriiinn l".ii)ires 11 ml IViunle
NrrvutiK
It has lnen the u.st.!:i f-.r thefiernsat
Empress for the l ist ten ve in- to present
golden crosses, each with an autograph
diploma, to those female servants wno
could show that they had leni.ii'n-I
fortv years uninteiruo'.eill y in th' s.v. :o
fitn'iiy. In the c--n;-s M.is ... . .. ; l.- r
.Majesty l.r.s conferred no i..v"- ti, tu i .' iS
s.n h di.sf iii-etioi'.s on 1 1 . -i.'.n ---bieets. iu
cluding.tLe iuhabiiauu itvicli.;..
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