CITY BILI LLETIN. INTERESTING BOILER EXPERIMENTS.— On Saturday afternoon last a committee of scientific gentlemen, connected with the Franklin Institute, paid a visit to the Steam Boiler Works of Joseph Harrison, Jr., situated on Gray's Ferry road, near the United States Arsenal, for the purpose of witnessing some interesting experiments with the celebrated boiler manufactured at these works. The experiments were part of a series under investigation at present, and they were enhanced in interest from the fact that the boiler operated on was heated nearly red hot, ana cold water was then imme diately forced into it, which action, with or dinary boilers, would produce instant ex plosion, but, on the occasion mentioned, was done with perfect safety, and without the slightest injury to the boiler. The entire experiment occupied seventeen minutes' time, and gave the greatest satisfaction. This was the third trial of the same boiler under similar circumstances, and its result indicates a new era in the construction of steam boilers. ILLEGAL DISTILLATION.-0 wen Cahill was before U. S. Cammissioner. Smith on Saturday upon the charge of distilling whisky without a license. ,His still, it is alleged, was in a cellar, at Sullivan avenue and Shippen streets. He was held for trial. Pugh Mcllhenny was held in $l,OOO bail by U. S. Commissioner Sergeant, for the illegal distillation of whisky, at No. 416 Christian street. On Saturday Officer Pierce seized three stills, at Twenty-third and Andrano street, in illegal operation, with.the hogsheads of molasses barrels of whisky, a barrel of mash, andi all the paraphernalia of the dis tilling-business. No arrests were made; as the officer came in one door, the workmen TRH out , at the other. CITY MOBTALITY.—The number of inter ments in the oity during the past week was 249, against :Zl9 the same period last year. Of the whole number 128 were adults and 121 children,64 being under one year of age; 140 were males, 119 females; 58 boys and 63 girls. The greatest number of deaths oc curred in the Nineteenth Ward, being 22 ; and the smallest number in the Twenty fifth Wald, where only one was reported. The principal causes of death were: Apo plexy, 5; congestion of the lungs, 9; con sumption, 25; convulsions, 9; diphtheria, 6; disease of the heart, 8; deility, 12; scarlet fever, 8; typhoid fever, 7; inflammation of the lungs, 21; old age, 7; and palsy, 9, DEATH FROM LOCKJAW. - Mr. John Brodly, aged twenty one years, residing at the southwest corner of Third and Obrii tia.n streets, died yesterday morning from the effects of lockjaw. Mr. Brodly was a butcher, and was removing a piece of meat from a hook on Wednesday last, when he slipped and his finger caugbt on the hook, tearing the sinews badly. He was advised to have it amputated, but would not con .gent until Saturday last. Dr. Ward then „ am putated the finger, but death ensued shortly after. t3ALE AT THE WASHWGTON HOtTi3E.-TO- hibitilbg, Ur. Tames s, vreemq.n Ait'etioiteer 2 will sell the parlor and &amulet foriatillie of the Washington House, con %hung of feather beds, matresses, carpets, mirrors, pianos, sofas, curtains, bureaus, &c. The sale will attract a very full attend ance, and there will be an opportunity for some fine bargains, THE LIBMAN Ikits'atoi , i.—The first pub lic annual meeting of the committee of the Liberian Church was held last evening, at the Church of the Epiphany, Thirteenth and Chestnut streets. Addresses were made by Bishop Payne, Drs. Newton, Leeds, and others, setting forth the objects of the movement. WOMAN BURNED.—The grocery store of John Settle, N. W. corner of Twenty-third and Lombard streets, was slightly damaged by fire on Saturday night. Mrs. Settle was badly burned in attempting to extinguish the flames. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Taylor Cashing, a young man, was run over by a passenger railway car, at Foulkrod and Main streets, Frankford, on Saturday night. He was so badly injured that he died in a few hours after the occurrence. NoT APPOINTED.—We learn that Mr. Patrick 'McDonough has not been appointed to a position in the Custom House, as stated in our issue of Friday. He has not made application for any position under the l'eu eral Government. Comimt-STorm LAYING.—On Saturday afternoon the cornerstone of the Luther- Baum Church, to be erected at Twelfth and Oxford streets, was laid. The organization is Independent Lutheran, and the founder and pastor is the Rev. U. M. Price. L ARCENY OF PAPER.—Jeremiah C. Ber trand and two lads were held to bail in $2,- 500 each, on Saturday, on the charge of stealing printing paper from W. H. Flit craft & Co. &roux. ROBBED. The store of D. H. Bowen, No. 242 Richmond street, was en tered early yesterday morning, and robbed of some 1300 worth of boots and shoes. IarNIVERSABIES. The Sunday schools attached to Salem and the Kensington M. E. Churches, held anniversaries yesterday afternoon. The Fenian Trials. TORONTO, Nov. 17.—N0 bills have been found against the following Fenian prison era, who it is expected will shortly be dis charged from custody; a number were to have been discharged this evening: Patrick Bellew, Joseph Hogan, James Lynch, Edward J. Morley, Thomas Calla ghan, James Quinlan, Thomas Wilkes, Mi chael Corcoran, Martin McCormick, Pat rick O'Malley, James Rainey, John Need ham, Patrick Connors, Patrick Garvey, John Reid, alias John Casey, Thomas Dnnn, John Mayfield, Patrick Dolan, Michael Hart, James Cole, alias Cahill, John Dinen, James Santry, A. M. Brooke, alias John Snyder, Andrew Flamsburg, John Murphy, James Walters, William Kerrigan, A. Hick man, John Dillon, George Miller, Thomas Bkynolds, William Madigan, Francis Miles, John J boson , Michael Shannon, Michael Duffy, Dennis Lanihan, Peter Mor rison and John Sheridan. From Fortress Monroe. FORTRESS MONROE, Nov. 17.—The steamer Adela, Capt. Ball, from Charleston, for Bal timore, became disabled ten miles south of Cape Henry, and was towed in here to-day by the revenue cutter Nehema. A schooner of about two hundred tons burden is reported ashore on Currituck beach, Norlh Carolina. The steamer Emily B. Sender was td sail from Charleston on the 14th for New York. A Bremen bark, with passengers, and the brig Prairie Flower, from Rio for Baltimore, arrived in the bay to-night. FORTRESS M ON ROE, Nov.l7.—The steamer Minnetonka, from New Orleans, with , a cargo of flour and cotton for Boston, has put into Norfolk, short of coal. The steamer Vixen, from New York for Brazos, Texas with an assorted cargo, has put into Norfolk with her machinery disabled. , . SEVERAL Philadelphia gentlemen who accompanied the Union Pacitic Railway ex cursionists to Fort Riley, some days since, returned on Friday, to St. Louis, from a buffalo hunt, 165 miles beyond Fort Ells worth, and about 450 miles west of Fort Riley. They will go on an excursion 'to. Pilot Knob and Iron Mountain on Monday, ltrid•will start for the East on Tuesday. 4neen Victoria's Crown. The Imperial State Crown of Queen Vic toria was made by Messrs. Mandell & Bridged, in the year 1838, withjewele taken from old crowns, and others furnished by command other Majesty. It consists of di amonds, pearly rubies, sapphires and eme ralds, set in silver and gold; it has a- crim son velvet cap, with ermine border, and is lined with white silk. Its gross weight is thirty-nine ounces and five d wt. ' Troy. The lower part of the band, above the ermine border,consists of a row of one hundred and twenty-nine pearle t and the upper part of the band a row of one hundred and twelve pearls, between which, Ein front of the crown, is a large sapphire (partly drilled), purchased for the crown by King George the Fourth. At the back is a sapphire of smaller size, and six other sapphires (three on each side), be tween which are eight emeralds. Above and below the seven sapphires are fourteen diamonds and around the eight emeralds one hundred and twenty-eight diamonds. Between the emeralds and sapphires are sixty trefoil ornaments, containing one hun dred and sixty diamonds. Above the band are eight sapphires surmounted by eight diamonds, between which are eight festoons, consisting of one hundred and forty-eight diamonds. In front of the crown, and in the centre of a diamond Maltese cross, is the ibmotis ruby said to have heed given to Edward the Black Prince, by Don Pedro, King of Castile, after the battle of Najera, A. D. 1367. This ruby was worn in the helmetnf Henry. the Fifth at the battle of Agincourt, A, D. 1415. It is pierced quite through, after the'East ern custom, the upper part of the piercing being filled by a small ruby. Around this ruby, to form the cross, are seventy-five brilliant diamonds. Three other Maltese crosses, forming the two sides and back of the crown, have emerald centres, and con tain respectively one hundred and twenty four and one hundred and thirty brilliant diamonds. Between the four Maltese crosses are four ornaments in the form of a French fleur-de-lis, with four rubies in the centres, and surrounded by rose diamonds, containing respectively eighty-six 'and eighty-seven rose diamonds. From the Maltese crosses issue four imperial arches composed of oak leaves and acorns; the leaves containing seven hundred and twenty-eight rose, table and brilliant diamonds; thirty-two pearls forming the acorns, set in cups containing fifty-four rose diamonds and one table diamond. The total Dumber of diamonds in the arches and gcorns is one hundred and eight brillianlE: one ilzmdred and sixteen table, and five hundred aZId fifty-nine rose diamonds. From the upper: part of the arches are suspended four larg: pendant pear-shaped pearls with rose diamonj caps , containing twelve rose diamonds, and in;: 138 containing twenty-four very small dia monds. Above the arch stands the mound, containing in- the lower hemisphere three hundred and four brilliants, and in the upper two hundred and forty-four brilliants; the zone and arc being composed of thirty three rose diamonds. The cross on the summit has a rose• cut sapphire in the centre, surrounded by four large brilliants and one hundred and eight smaller brilliants. Sum • mary of jewels comprised in the crown : 1 urge ruby, irregularly polished; 1 large br&td-spread sapphire ; 16 sap ph ires. emeralds; 4 rubles; 1,363 brilliant . ...amonde; 1,273 rose diamonds; 14 7 table diamonds; 4 drop shape? pearls; 273 pearls. Tar. ammissioner of the General land °t r ace has received returns showing that du ring October public lands were disposed of at East Saginaw, Michigan, to the amount of 46,965 acres; at Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 48,944 acres; Junction City, Kansas, 6,9 S I acres; Dubuque, Minnesota, 11,040 acres. Total, 113,933 acres. The greater portion of the land was taken for actual settlement, the cash sales amounting to $19,854. THE amount of national bank notes is sued last week was $978 955, making the to tal now in circulation $297,065,059. The go vernment holds securities as follows: For circulating notes $340,291,400; for deposits of public money with designated depositaries, $39,423,950. Total, $379,715,350. Mn. LA PHYRE, of the firm of Pike, La Pryre & Bro., New Orleans, was skilfully robbed of a package of $20,000 in fifty dol lar compound interest notes, while in the act of purchasing stamps at the post office on Friday. No clue has been obtained to the thieves. THE Baltimore horse fair is very largely attended. General Grant and General Com stock of his staff and General Stoneman were present on Saturday. The ex-rebel General Joe 'Johnson was also on the ground and shook hands with General Grant. ADMIRAL TEGEHOF, of the Austrian Navy, who is on leave of absence, is shortly to leave Europe for a visit to this country. The Admiral is the hero of the battle of Lissa, the first iron-clad fight in Europe. IN the case of a soldier detained as a clerk in the War Department, the Second Con troller has decided that payment of bounty, maturing while so detailed, cannot be made, as extra bounty was received for such duty. THE amount of fractional currency re ceived from the Printing Bureau daring last week was $455,410; forwarded to national banks and Assistant Treasurers, $477,679; redeemed $422,634 31. GLOVEI§. OPERA GLOVES. HEAL"x 7 ,& C . , 928 CHESTNUT ST.; Have just received a large assortment or LADLES', AND:GENTIMIHITS OPERA GLOVES, SINGLE'AND DOUBLE BUTTONS, consisting of white, lavender, violet, and other fash ionable colors. ocsf m w 2m IKV:4 :a Di:v ide-011. Arch Street Carpet Warehouse FALL IMPORTATIONS OP CALIFIPEATI:NaSt, NOW OPENING, LATEST STYLES AT LOWEST PRICES. JOS. BLACKWOOD, 832 AROI-1 STREET, sel7m,w,f2n2 Two doors below Ninth streeL nOTTON APB LINEN SA/1. DIME of every whin 1.../ from one to six feet wide, ell numbers. Tent and Awning Dna, PaPermakerafelttng Bail Twine, do, JOEIN W. 00., No. 704 Jonases Allay riLIVIDt3 FAItCTES, Iad_PBBS, dec.--Olivea Parallel kJ (Stuffed Olivee),Nonparell and Superfine Capers and French Olives; fresh goods, landing ex Napoleon 17. L _,_from Havre, and for sale by JOB . B. BLISSLEF & los South Deism:m.(l avenna MITER AND YELLOW METAL BEIBATEM V, BrasSaes (kroner. NAM, Z.ona and Ingo Co act aandantly on band and far gala by DENTry &CO.. te Onnth VlThourvas IMPERIAL ratram.—to Owe 7Th. Canisters, high grade French Imperial Prunes, landing and 101 J sale by OS. B. BUBBLER 8g 00..106.80rth-Mulawarg avenue. fONDS BOSTON BIBOIIII.—Band , s Boston Butts and KIM Mica% lanAlngtrona steamer Norman and for sale by JOB. O. T. 11: & 00., Agents fo/ nand. Ina Sown Dabiware acnßnne riMdt: -E k 004- 6. 10 01s4e r w o :c t rop Texas Pecans. , r u pe i Z t ir r a_n a d for aide by J..t. 1303SIER P dt CO ow ware avenne. THE DAIL IT EVENING BIILLETIN.-PHILWELPHIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19,1888. ~/7121~.~f';f:[r'.ycY+l~ci.~T.~Y V - ~NitalN.l~i`:t~T~7R~Ttl4~ ~. Is 2 all places of sunumaneni Ectik7 wp co at. O'clock any evening. ACADEMY O F coated with LIQUID GIITTA. PERCIELA PAINT. nankin g them Perfectly water proof LEARY GRAVEL ROOFS repaired with Gotta , P , rcna Paint, and warranted for live Tears. L SARI" SLATE ROOFS coated with liquid which . becomes as hard as slate. TIN, COPPER, ZINC; or IRON coated with Liquid: Gotta Percha at small expense. Cost ranging from one to two cents per square foot Old Board or Shingle Boon% ten cents per square foot, all complete. '- Material constantly on hand and for sale bythe PHILADELPHIA AND REITNSYLVA.NIA ROOF. ING COMPANY. GEO. HOBART: ec2o.6m. North.FOIIRTH Street.