Patlf -©ulktrit GIBSON PEACOCK. Editor. VOLUME XXIII-NO. 84. OIT OF TOWS I.ETTERB. ip the Hudson lllver—Fourth of July Excursionists—Saratoga and. Its Tto. itora. tCorroepomionco oftlio Philadelphia Kvcnlng Bulletin.) __ Ur tiik Hudson, Fourth of July.—AVhat . the Thahies above Westminster is to the Lon doner,or the Seine is to tlicParisian, the Hud son, only on a much grander and more impres sive scale, is to the denizen of our growing metropolis. As well visit Kome and not see St. Peter’s, or go to Naples and forgot Vesu vius, as come to New York and not voyage up ■ the Hudson. No more lovely waterway in the Wide world than this! 'The view obtained in entering and passing through the Highlands, ..between Caldwell’s Lauding and riioterborg Mountain, is, in my opinion, incomparably the fihest’on the river. “Cro’ Nest,” the scene of Hodman,Drake's “ Culprit Fay,” casts its broad shadow upon us as we voyage above West Point. This picturesque height, outlined against the clear blue sky, and illuminated from base to summit in the gorgeous moon light, viewed from the deck of the splendid steamer St. John, vividly recalled to my mind the lines of the poet— J Tis the middle watch of a summer’s night; The earth is dark, but the heavens are bright. Naught is seen in the vault on high But the moon and the stars and the cloudess sky, ■ And the flood which roils its milky hue, A river of light on the welkin’s blue. _ Beyond the Highland range we caught sight of the picturesque little village of Cold Spring, one of the most charming places on the Hud son., Behind it, piercing the clear blue sky, rises the granite crest of Bull Hill. In former years we entered our modest bnt empha tic protest against this modern mania for changing the names of these points on the river, hut without avail. The guide-books per sist in perpetrating and perpetuating the Bull, so Bull we suppose we must call it. Being the eve of the Fourth, when, accord ing to popular practice, all who can possibly escape from the city do so, the boat was crowded. Twelve hundred human beings, .packed like, sardines! Every state-room, berth, hunk, sofa, table,chair and settee occupied, and the cabin floor covered, in many places three deep, with men, women and children, nurses, and Infants in arms. On the forward deck a score or two of tlie “ftbllicking Rams,” as they style themselves, well plied with rose gin, are making night hideous by singing ‘‘L r p in a Balloon,” in husky, hieeuppy voices and strongly Hibernian accent. Painted courte zans are prowling about, j the after-guards, “seeking whom they may devour,” while down in the den, on the lower starboard how, digni fied by the name of “bar,” a select dozen of half drunken rowdies are engaged in swallow ing fusii-oil and. rifie-coru-juice at a rate that throws the more regular hut less rapid movement of our walking beam engine completelyln tlieshnde. Steeped in this liquid poison, and reeking with the ftunes of ililuted, rotten tobacco, with eyes bloodshot and faces more like demons than human beings, these wretches stagger the whole night through, a terror and a nuisance to every decently dis posed passenger on board. The People’s or Night Line of steamers betWeen'New York and Albany is an admirably conducted line of strictly first-class boats, Commanded by gentle manly, and, as far as/We know,efficient officers; but if the company Could he induced either to do away with the bar and the sale of liquors altogether, or confine those who will patronize them and must make brutes of themselves to that part of the ship, and not permit them to wander at will among respectable people, they would not only add much to their well-earned' popularity, but would gain the lasting grati tude of every lover of good order and quie enjoyment. Between Hudson and - Athens the steamer Was enveloped in a thick fog. AVc were de and arrived at Albany a As a consequence of the fog, we nearly missed the train lor Saratoga. Owing, however, to the increased business always expected on the Fourth, the train had fortunately been held,so that we finally reached Saratoga to a late breakfast, shortly before 11 o’cioek. Sahatooa Springs, July 13.— It’s a positive relief to come to Saratoga at this season. The weather is deliciously cool—cooler, if possible, than the shop and store-keepers, who have ad vanced their prices higher than ever; the ho tels are only moderately full, andThereforo prc-spiit some “good openings” to new comers; the clerks and waiters are civil and respectful; the carriages new, and the horses fresh. These are considerations weighty enough, but super added to all this, Nature herself is fresh, and presents her charms with a lavishness and prodigality denied even to her most favored wooers at a later period in the visiting season. First- aniong the features of Saratoga are, of course, the Springs. These, as the hackneyed phrase has it, are too well known to need par ticular mention here. Congress, in spite of its reported break and overflow early this spring, is still sending forth its healing waters in iindi minished volume. True, it has lost somewhat of its gassy, effervescing properties, but then, per contra, it has gained considerably in its sir line and aperient properties. As was re marked by a cadaverous-looking Cuban, who commenced yesterday with twenty glasses, it is rat apparent. Some of the rival water interests contend that the owners of Congress reserve the gas for their own use, but this is making light of the matter. - The other story, so long current, about the spring being dosedheavily with common salt at night , doubtless has more-truth in it; —prol>- ably a mixture of truth and salt, or as the Latins would say, cum grano satis. . ■ High Rock continues to And many advocates and patrons this season. They are generally hard drinkers, drinking early and late, and, not content with being found at the spring betimes in the morning and evening, drinking between drinks. The high char acter which this spring bears,' how ever, entitles its zealous patrons to be classed as people of the first water. Colum bia still retains its hold in the public estima tion-aiulstomuch. --T.ukeninecunioction evi tb its near neighbor, Congress, the former in the latter part of the day and tho latter in the early morning; it is a most delightful and re freshing tonic. Hail Coliimbia! Long may it bubble! I never found anything bufctheinoststriking contrast between Spa water and bitter beer yet, strange to say, no sooner have the Sara togians discussed tho springs than they at once address themselves to hops. To. 'drink and dance, to dance and drink, is the daily programme of Saratoga life; the one in the earliest possible morn—the other at the latest possible night; the one following the other so rapidly as to make it difficult to decide where the one begins and tho other ends. A few words first about the hotels: Since the loss of tlie magnificent United States Hotel, with its steady avenue of stately elms, its noble facades, and its well trimmed walks and parterres, the Congress Hall has been the favorite resort of fashion at Saratoga. The old Congress, destroyed by fire at the open ing of the season of ISGG, was a handsome and spacious structure, but tlie present building is on a still more extensive and magnificent scale. It looms in majestic proportions high above all surrounding buildings, and is first seen by visitors to flic Springs on entering the railage by rai from Albany or Troy. Its great height, hand some Mansard roof,and towers surmounted by lofty fingsiafiis, viewed from the street, give it a very imposing appearance. I tookawalkof over two miles inside the building yesterday, and I think I cannot better sum up my expo riences than by saying what I really think, 1 ' that it Is 1 the best arranged summer hotel in America. Some slight idea of its extent may be formed by the curious in such matters from knowing that- more than forty tom of nails were used in its construction, and over one hundred miles of bell wire were required to connect all the roorits with the annunciator—nails sufii eient, one would think, to shut up and fasten down the coffin-lid of every other hotel and hotel proprietor in the country, and wire enough to relay the Atlantic cable from Cape Pace to Point Lookout, if it should ever be found necessary. I remarkeij. that the facade was ihijmsinf/. I may even say more; the whole structure is the greatest take-in Iknow of. It has over GOO sleeping-apartments, and will ac commodate comfortably over 1,000 guests. There are 350 in it now, and they are run ning about through the magnificent. 1 distances .'Dl'_cftßrldi»w,.pla2s«is, • galleries, and passages, looking for each other in a distracted manner. Some nervous people object to large hotels; and especially to those of more than three or four stories. Ido not. AVhat tan he pleasanter than being sent to bed in a railroad carriage? Why, it’s the next thing to going to Heaven in a balloon! And then what an oufc-look when you get up there! You bid good-bye to all sublunary, terra-aqeons cares whatever' they may be. In short, “hid this vain world good-bye,” and look out upon the Cats kills and the Adiroridacks. Why, in my opinion,' it’s altogether an absurd and primi tive prejniiice that'some people entertain against sky-parlors and sixth-story chambers. Ten years hence half the population of Man hattan Island, to say nothing of other aspiring rapidly-growing cities, null pass the greater part of their short lives sixty to one hundred feet above ground. Notwithstanding tlie late heated “spell,” the season has hardly commenced. There are about twelve hundred visitors here —divided about us followsAt tl,ie Congress, - three hundred and fifty; at the Union, two hundred; at the Clareridon, one hundred and fifty. The Marion, American, and Columbia have each in the neighborhood of one hun dred guests, and tlie rest of the hundred dozen are divided.np -in scores and ciozeus pretty evenly at the smaller houses. The Fourth brought a welcome accession to the more popular and more widely-known houses, hut -they were mainly casuals, and are almost all gqne again. Considering the immense amount of patriotism bottled up for the occasion, the. glorious Fourth passed ofl yery quietly. Visitors took their matutinal drinks, or in dulged in an extra roll at tenpins, hut beyond these very innocent .dissipations there was absolutely nothing to signalize tlie il.ny An excursion from Troy, and an insignificant dis play of fireworks, by the hoys, were the only events worth noting. Among the notabilities here at present, are Commodore Vanderbilt, Hon. John Mor rissey, E. Hippie Hall, the round-the-world traveler, John G. Saxe, and Madame Rosa Bell. Bernstein’s fine band arrived this P.M., and an evening Imp at the Congress Hail will bo tlie nightly attraction from this to tbe close of t'he season. The weather continues cool hut pleasant. The thermometer showed yesterday <;;t to 70, and light overcoats were in demand. .1 cr.Y 10.—Tlie weather has suddenly warmed up again, and the thermometer—a far-in-heai of course—shows 88 degrees in the shade. Vis itors are pouring in now by hundreds and thousands daily. There were 17.> arrivals at the Congress Hall yesterday, and upwards of 7.0 at the Clarendon. The great event of the coming week will be the hall of the Seventh N. Y. Regiment at the Union Hall Opera House. Tho programme of the August Race Meeting is published. There is-promise of some grand sport. I passed Round Lake tills A. M, The work of demolition has commenced, and soon not a stick or hoard of the monster Methodist camp meeting will be left. Its projectors pronounce the enterprise a success. H. I’I:\SSVI,VAM.VIS SOLDIERS’ OR I’IIASS. [Special Correspondence of tho Plula.l-ivcninc Bulletin. 1 Mount Joy, Lancaster County, July Hi. — A stranger, with a note-hook in his hand, stepped from the cars, early this ■ morning,-in this pleasant; little village, and inquired the ; way- to the Soldiers’ ■' Orphans! School. An agreeable walk of a square brought him .to a modest, hilt neat, light and pleasant-looldng edifice,with a portico and colonnades in front, and a shady park, with grass plots, ornamented terrace,-flowers, forest trees and serpentine walks—ail apparently kept in excellent order. The stranger inquired of a smiling, happy young lady'at the door, if Mr, Kennedy, the Principal, was at home, and being pleasantly answered in the affirmative,Was shown into a small hut nicely furnished parlor. Sitting here for a few minutes in ..waitirig, tho patteriug feet of/children, Songs and ringing laughter -hetokened-a eheerftfllioitseboldif *- --a Presently Mr. Kennedy: appeared. The chil dren were at hr eakfhst. Would"the stranger take a cup of coffee or tea ?. With pleasure; The dining-room, a large and, airy chamber, clean and tidy, was filled: with little ones— Bo girls an<l 132 boys—ranged at short tables, clad in the regulation dress, looking bright, health ful an d cheerful- The murmur of their inno cent conversation as they ate, and the clatter PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1869. s oftheir cups and knives and forks and plates, ! added to the pleasure of the scene., ; It was now after six o’clock, and tlie sun was pouring a glorious morning light over fields of green, and deep shades lay upon the be dewed sod beneath the tall trees as the stranger emerged from the door in company with Mr. Kennedy. This gentleman, kind and genial in disposition;-was obliging and prompt 'with.his information.. The mulcting, ! which was occupied before and during the war as tlie Mount Joy Academy,subsequently, on and after January 20,1805,was used by Mr. J. K. Brothers asa Soldiers’ Orphan Home. He began with six children, under the act of As sembly for which Governor Curtin deserves so much credit. The present keeper, Mr. Kennedy, purchased-the property in; Septem ber, 1867, and made numerous repairs. It has a frontage of one hundred feet, and a depth of eighty feet, and is built, of stone; the walls being- of great thickness; is three stories high, each story eleven or twelve feet iii height. All the apartments lire light and airy, and tho whole establishment seems to have been kept in excellent trim. The genera appearance ol' the park lias been referred to A stroll through it and around the house/ do velops a swing here, an arbor there, pin grounds, parade grounds, sheds; and every/ thing eaienlated to make the school hoys’ o girls’ recreation a happy one. Around the school are, altogether, sixteen acres of good, rich land; and when you leave tlie park and playgrounds you are astounded at tlie great amount of vegetation. Every ad vantage possible to be obtained is derived frbm the thirteen or fourteen acres devoted to cul tivation. The whole tract, indeed, seeiris to be one vast truck-garden, where every vegetable edible is raised in large quantities, and with surprising success. This school, when MrTKennedy took posses sion, embraced 129 pupils- 212 are now within the walls, just .enough for the building to com fortably accommodate. Of course,when these little ones were picked up; as it were, from the streets, many of them having no con trolling mind and hand to provide for their wants, tlieir intellects, neglected as they hail been, were so little called into requisition 'as to be almost totally uncultivated, But two or .three years have wrought, as if by magic, a wonderful change. Dark intellects of inno cent little hoys and girls have been brightened, by memorizing, spelling, reading, writing, drawing and well directed recreation, labor and sleep—because recreation, labor and sleep are as necessary to a proper developmeutof the mind as of the body, . What brings this happy, healthful, ruddy flush to the cheeks, this sparkle in tlie eye, these red lips and smiling, dimpled chins? Certainly no hard work, no hard studies, no lounging idleness, and certainly no hard treat ment. No spot in Pennsylvania could bo better chosen for wholesome air, water ana\ surroundings than this one at Mount Joy. During eighteen months past not one pup'il has been sick for tliirty minutes—save one little boy, who died of brain fever. But one death and no other pupil ill for eighteen months! Whnt a proud record for Mount Joy! Happy, thought, indeed, that moved the heart of the great War Governor of Pennsyl vania to place the children of the Common wealth—the orphans of our brave dead—in such hands! The management of the Mount Joy School is now entrusted to the following persons : Principal—ll ev. Jesse Kennedy. ’ Supervisor and Matron—Mrs. Kennedy. First Teacher,School Department—MrJ.'C. Martin. ’ , Second Teacher—Mr. John A. Graft! Third Teacher—M. .T. Irvine. Female TCaelier—First—Miss It. Hudson, do. do. Second—Miss T. Buck ingham. Assistant Matrons—Miss Clara Moore and Mrs. H. Markley. Male Superintendent—Mr. Elirman Hither. Steward—Mr. J. C. Moore. Baker—Mr. Jacob /Keorper. Farmer—Charles Willis. Laundress—Mrs. Spangler. Assistant Laundress—Mrs. 'Wails.. Seamstress—Miss M. McDowell. Assistant Seamstress—Miss Annie Shaffer. Cook—Mrs. Maggie Heady. Dining-room Superintendent—Miss J: Hun ter. Physician—Dr. Ziegler. So fliat the reader will see that every depart ment is well provided for, and lie may be as sured, also, that a more efficient force could ■not be secured in a year’s search. To-day was a gala day at the Mt. Joy School. cham her; as bright as a new pin, hundred neat.seats i . and desks, was tastenillv decorated, with Hags. I Si. The bo vs ' Ts 1 - lie boys and girls were jubilantjand eager for the exorcises. It.was examination day. Col. McFarland, the pood and efficient State super intendent of soldiers’ orphans, was momen tarily expected, and when he did come at half past eight-, was cordially greeted, as he always is at soldiers’ orphan schools, because'of Ills uniform hindness and gentleness. Before the examination proceeded the pupils sang seve ral beautiful songs, of a devotional character, the Scripture was read bv Mr. Graff and prayer was delivered-by Cof. McFarland. The Colonel opened the exercises by a char acteristic little speech to the pupils, who with upturned faces anxiously awaited their “tor ture,” as nearly all children learn to regard an examination,with the long, sober, threatening, and even fearfully solemn faces of an examin ing committee gazing upon them from the platform. But Col. McFarland knows how to manage these little folks on such occasions. He said he hoped nobody would be afraid; after all, it was only to ascertain how much they had learned that they were called together to-day, They need not be nervous because he was present; they had seen him many a time before. He counselled them to place full confi dence in themselves. He would not be exact ing or angry with t-liem. He knew full well that; nobody was perfect, and it was impossible for any boy or girl to recite every lesson per fectly. So he should not expect anybody to reach an average of 100. And thus the examination commenced. At first: the. pupils were a little nervous.. But they tpiickly entered into the spirit of the occasion. The school is divided into six grades, allot" which were examined in detail.. There was some good spelling and reading among some very little folks who could not spell or read when they first came to school ;,andsomo excellent writing by some little people who had not handled a pen before entering school. There was some chawing and sketching on the blackboard and on paper, which was a really pleasurable surprise,: very great care being taken with the persnectiye. iTheir advance in aritlnneticandlinglishgrammar is. gratifying. The following-table, exmbits r tho : averages of various grades in their several studies, and is a pretty fair indication of the status of tho school: -.Sixth Grade A—No.'members, IS; Reading, 80 83; Spelling, 88.; Mental Arith metic, 85; Written Arithmetic, 80. Sixth Grade - B —No. members, 18; Reading, 82; "Writing, 81; Spelling, 84: Mental Arith metic, 83tW ritteri Arithmetic, 85. Grade Fifth A—No. members, 22; Reading, 77: Writing, 72; Spelling, 83. Grade Fifth B— No. members, 18; Reading, 72; Writing, 70; Spelling, 78. . £(vade Fourth A—No. members, 19 ; Reading. 73; Writing, 5!); Spelling, 77. * ' (Tr<'H?c-i' , (M(ri/( JJ-rNovmembere;'l6-lßeadingi -74; Writing, 59 ; Spoiling, 70. Grade Third A-Jlo. members,lB; Reading, 81; Spelling. 74. Grade Third B— No. members, 20; Readings, 77; Spelling, 07. • Grade Second A—No. membors, 21; Reading, 74; Spelling, 85. Grade Second B —No. members, 20. Their hearing in physiology was postponed, OUR WHOLE COUNTRY. but Dr. Zeigler pronounces their progress is this- branch as astonishing. ' Vocat music, United States history aiid geography were also postponed. In viewing this table of averages, it mast he rememberedthatloo means“ perfect;” Ito 40, “ from total failure to poor;” 40 to CO, “ from poof to middling to 80, “ from middling to good;” 80 to 100, “ good to very good.” No promotions are made on any average less than 70. The text books used are' the Standard se ries in use by the common schools of the State. Now, it may be asked, what do these chil dren do from morning till evening and even ing tiU morning? Are,,they Over-tasked, or are they managed with any inefficiency what ever ? Apparently not; is the answer to the last question. Kindness they meet on every lianiT. They have not' the appearance of chil dren either neglected or ill tfeated in anyway; and the free, familiar, loving manner in which they acqost and surround their, teachers indi cates the love Of the pupil for the superior. What do they do from morning till night? Wily, they do a good many things,'of course. First, they get awake in the morning. That ain’t surprising. But they must rise at five o’clock. And that certainly ain’t too early. At 5.30 they are inspected; and torn browsers, dilapidated suspenders. 1 torn clothing generally and , dirty faces are all properly attended and remedied. At 5.45 come c alisthenics; G, breakfast £ 7.30, worship. The school hours are from 7.45 A. M. to 4.45 P. M. _ Brit there is recess from 9.45 to 10, A. M.; dinner from 11.30 to 1," and recess again from 3to 3.15 P. M. At six comes welcome slimier; dress, parade (and in this the little fellows take, the utmost pride, marching proudly like any-.other soldiers); 7.30, worship (the worship is never tedious; and the songs are beautiful;) S, study, and at 9, as the pro gramme says, “all lights extinguished.” Then what do they do ? - Why, go to sleep, of course, to get up fresli and rosy next morning. And what about the house? Are the beds clean? How and where, in fact,do-these chil dren sleep, and what do they eat? Letus look in at dinner. The very ladylike matron, of course, presides. All the faculty, arid all the adult employes of the establishment break fast, dine and snp with the children. All eat at the same t ables. -All get the same food. Im agine 212 hoys and girls marching in single file to dinner. It reminds one of a dinner at a big fashionable springs hotel; hut there is not the confusion here which you find there. Each one has his or her place assigned. The girLs sit at the same table with, but immediately op posite to tlie boys. One click of the hell sig nals the sitting down. Theu there is prayer. Another click of the bell signals the turning of plates, and the last click notifies tlie detail appointed to wait upon the tables. Tlie girls, in fact, learn howto cook by.details. There is no doubt whatever that these children are well fed. They are, necessarily, better fed than those in the city schools, because of the irn \mense amount of vegetables and fruits raised solely for their consumption. The stock, too, raised on the farm is splendid. The sleeping-rooms are all upon the second and third floors, arranged with numerous halls —the boys ill one wing, the girls in the Other. There are also large bath-rooms for the boys and for the girls, where all tlie dirty linen and other clothing is left, for the wash-room. The rooxnsareall light, cool and airy. ’The beds, two and three m aroom, are as white as beds can possibly l>e made. The girls’ rooms are nearly all carpeted, and the few. that are riot will soon be carpeted. Many-of the girls take peculiar pride in keeping their rooms neat, and in ornamenting them as only tho feininirie portion of creation can. Here;then,they learn house-keeping, and consequently economy in after life. A poor young man could not .do better than marry a tidy young lady whose only boast may be that she graduated with honor from a well-kept soldiers’ orphan school. - Tlie stranger, during the day, got among the hoys in the play-ground, who surrounded and Captured him. .They, asked this -question and that, and their only anxiety seemed to be to know liow the examination was going on; how this and that class averaged, • wondering if Mount Joy would come Out “No, 1.” They were askeu if they were glad vacation com menced next Friday. Of course they were. How did they like the school ? Yery well, was the general response, They were well treated and wero devoted to their teachers. Saturdays they have no school, and romp mult play to their heart’s content. Sunday mornings they go to church in their “Sunday go-to-meeting clothes,” with which they are well supplied; each girl’s and boy’s article of clothing being marked distinctly with her or his name. Sunday afternoons they Attend .SundayrSckxioi-in the institution,, presided over by the Principal. ' Another important item was nearly forgot ten. Fifteen of the girls have become profi cient on the sewing-machine, upon which they do much work for themselves and the school. Many, too —indeed, nearly all of the girls— perform many kinds'of fine needle-work with great ingenuity and facility,-and much of their handiwork throughout the building testifies to this practical accomplishment. Late in the evening, Professor Deans, of the Chester Springs School, made an eloquent little speech, and Colonel McFarland made a few appropriate farewell remarks to the pupils, Who leave for home oh Friday next,to spend their vacation. About forty, however, will remain—they, alas! having no mothers or relatives living or able to defray their rail way fare: At midnight, the stranger with the note hook was seen stepping into the cars hound for the West, murmuring something that sounded like “God bless our soldiers’ orphans!” Xi. S. —Maretzek has retired to Staten Island to make bricks. , ' —ln military circles in Vienna they relate tho following pretty little anecdote of the Crown Prince of Austria : A few weeks since, Crown Prince Rudolph was taking a walk in the en virons of Goaollo, when he suddenly beheld an old woman w’ho was standing by the way side and weeping bitterly., The Prince asked why she was so sad. “My dearest son,’- re plied the old woman, “has been taken from me and Sent to the army. Who is now tosupport and assist me ? It is true, I know all young men must become soldiers, but still, it is very hard, considering that'he is my dearest child.’’ The Prince was profoundly moved by the poor woman's grief, and promised to talk with Ins papa about the, matter. He kept his word, and a few days afterward the Prince's adju tant repaired to the Colonel of the regiment in which the young man was serving, and re quested him in the name of the Crown Prince to"send;the young man. home On ra- : long-fur lough. The request was, of course, granted. —Sufficient time has not yet elapsed since the last eclipse of the sun tor the observers who, in India, or South Africa, wore favored witnesses of the phenomenon in its full gran deur, to wdfkr ttp all their observations, to pre sent newfacts, or all tho now conclusions de ducible.therefrom, Especial attention appears to have been paid by European astronomers to a consideration of tho gaseous spectra in its relation to the physical constitution of tho sun. The latest views published on this point are those of Hr. Erankland and Mr. Norman Xioekyer. Professor Iterchhoff and others have contended that tffii sun’s photosphere is a ■so)idprli'quldb6dy,-stirronndea-byan-atinos pliero composed of gases or vapors of bodies incandescent in,the photosphere. These gen tlemen ffiil to And this compound structure of the photosphere, it giving mainly the spectrum of hydrogen, and ovsuch tenacity that tlioro is, probably no considerable atmosphere outside. Instead, of a solid photosphere they nilhiit a gaseous one, judging from its continuous spec trum, • THE ERIE RAILROAD SLAUGHTER further particulars ARREST OF TIIE EJVCiUVEER The Coroner’s Inquest and Verdict The New York Tribune contains some fur ther accounts of the calamity at Mask Hope: .. Lackawaxkx, Penna., Jmy-10.—For once in an nals of railway accidents prompt action has been taken by tho officials of tho Com monwealth of Pennsylvania to bring the reck less employe, whose crilpable neghgence re sulted so fatally, to speedy justice. After tho collision on the Erie Bailroad at Mast Hope, trie particulars of which were given in yester day’s edition, the wreckers were despatched to . the scene of the disaster, where they, took charge of the bodies "which were burned m the smoking-car. The entitocar had been burned to the trucks, and lying between them were the charred remains of eight victims burned to cinders. In this number was an entire family of Germans, con sisting of father, mother, and three children, who are vet unknown, the liev. B. B.Hallock, of New York, Daniel Baer, a f'erinan emi grant, and other persons as yet unknown. The remains • were carefully scraped up and placed in separate boxes, each one of which was numbered; and all articles which the flumes had not cousumed were col lected togetlierand correspondingly numbered, . which may in time help to identity , the re mains. The victims were brought to’Port Jer vis and given In charge of an undertaker, with' orders from the Erie Company to properly in ter them in the Erie Bailrouti Company’s lot in Laurel Grove Cemetery, where several who were killed at the Carr's Bock disaster are now lying. ; THE IXQUEST. The Coroner of Pike’s County, Pa., impan neled a jury ouTliursday winch met and viewed the remains before they were sentto Port Jer vis. They met again yesterday at the Wil liamson House, in Lackawaxen, to take the of those who witnessed the colli sion. There was some misunderstanding be tween the Justice of tlie Peace and the Coro ner. as to yvbo should conduct the investigation, but the iriattor was finally compromised, and the Coroner offi ciated. Several witnesses were examined, •among whom was tlie conductor of tlie freight train, the firemen of both locomotives, a son of Daniel Baer, who was burned to death, anil several of the railway officials. From the tes timony- of the witnesses it appears that James Griffin, tlie engineer of the freight' train, while on a spur switch waiting for ri passenger train to pass him, opened the throttle valve of his engine, and started his train- just as the passenger train was approaching from behind him. Some say he was asleep,wlule his fireman says he did not know yyhetuer he was or not. After tlie collision the engine of the passenger train passed on for about 150 feet after, having dropped lier ash pan which was full of liot coals. The ear that finally- stopped/over the fire was the smoking-car, in yvbicli yvere smile immigrants who had- taken- a first class passage, and several others wild .-wished to smoke. It-seems that those who were burned were killed outright, from the fact that they were crashed by- the broken seats, while there are some yy-lio state that the 'victims'yvere only pressed under the seats and were burned alive. From tho fact that the depot was on fire at the same time, it appears that several of the depot employes were principally- engaged in saving freight,and yvere unconscious that there yvere any- passengers in danger. The folloyving witnesses were examined: TESTIMONY OF THE FIKEMAIf. \ Perry Hoyt, the fireman of the engine oh the passenger train, was the first witness. At the time of-tke-coliision/I was engaged in my duties, and had no warning of the danger. We were going about 30 miles an hour at the time of the accident. I saw the platform of the depot before X stooped to fire up. At the time of the accident the engineer or my locomotive had hold of thethrottle. I have never seen his hand off it since I have been running with him. Six of our ears were burned and three were broken up. I did not notice any person standing on the caboose of the freight train. I supposed the entire train to be off' the westward track. The engineer slowed, as ho approached the the rear opened his valve. The engineer and myself both stuck to the engine. We were 30 minutes late at Port Jervis and only gained four minutes between there and Mast Hope, a distance of 23 miles; as we were running ori the outside of the curve, the engineer could' not see the locomotive of the freight train until within about 150 feet of the switch; TESTIMONY OF THE CONDUCTOI4 OF THE FREIGHT TRAIN. JuiLson D. Brown,-'the 1 conductor of the freight train, was the next witness. His train was the first extra of-No. 39; I left Port Jervis on time, anil arrived at the switch at 10.32; I closed the switch, anil jiulled U p to the spur near tiie west end of the switch to lay there for trains Nos. 7 anil a; iso. 7of the first night train west passed me at 10.51, about two or three minutes late; when No. 3 passed my train, I stood in the door of the caboose at the rear of my train ; just as the .train was passing 1 felt my caboose move; I judge that. No. 3 was running 35 miles an Hour when it passed; my engineer is named James Griffin; he is a good, careful man; I never saw him take a glass of ! liquor; lie has acknowledged to me that he was asleep wliiie waiting for the train to pass; railroad employes aro apt to take opportuni ties for sleep when they offer; I judge my en gineer awoke suddenly,and believing the train had passed started to follow; the flagman is named Edward Smith; he was sitting on the platform of the depot ut.the time of the colli sion; after the collision X.started for the head of my train; I then ran to my caboose for a jiail and. axe,anil when Xreturned the smoking- 1 ear was on tire; the cars of both trains were j jammed together; the ash-pan of the locomo tive mustliave fallen,clown at the time of tho collision; 1 have been railroading over eight ' years; my train did not move over 100 feet be- j fore my engine was struck; the general in structions do riot permit the engineer to start i the train without, a signal direct or indirect i from the conductor. The engineer had tho tiaie-table, and lqnew tliak he was to follow No. 3 as soon as it passed. When a freight train stops over an hour omasAVitoint is cus tomary for the brakemen.to, got what rest they can. The acoident was occasioned hy mv en gine running «m the were ward-bound "traok lief ore No. 3 had passed. TFSTIOIONY 01' I;UJi FLAtOIAX. ] - -Edward Smith of tbo freight train, j testified that lie was sitting on the jilatform at | the time of, the accident; tho switch was I locked, arid all right to pass train 3; my busi ness is to he at the head of my train to unlock tliesAvitch; I gave no.signal to the engineer; I have been acquainted with the engineer who bad charge of our engino for over a year; 11 never saAv him, take a drink of liquor; I he- i lieve the engineer to hayeheei\.asleep, and he* Av.as awakened by . the whistlnof the passiug'i locomotive; whieh-lie-helievesi'do-have'passeif-! liiviv. ; . Other Avitnesses were aJsQ examined, : ' THK A'EIUJICT. After a few minutes’ deliberation, tbe jury retm-ned tho follow'ing A’eriUct: An inquisition indented arid taken at Laeka •waxen, in the county of Pike, and State of Pennsvlvania, before me, Charles C. Camp bell, Coroner of the county aforesaid, upon the F. I». EETHERSTON. Pubßslicr. PRICE THREE SENTjJ review of.tho relnainaof the Bjvß?B,Hal lock, Danielßaer, and six others, names tin kno>vn to the Jury,, being passenger*}* on- the train called No. J, wliioli left New York at 630 t M v :on the Erie . ra,ttwatr, onJaly 14,1869, and arrived at* Mast Hope, /“"e county,. Pennsylvania, at 11.50 P..M.,at whichjpiace it came in collision with tlrtJ'ca- 1 gme ot extra freight train No. «&, which wa»' eausea by_the reekleBsness x asthe jury; believe, oi James Griffin, the engineer of .the. freight drawing his train off fcheswitch • before tram No. 3 haa passed,- cauSimrrthe * death of the above-mentioned ' aaentireiy exoiierateJudson. If. • Browni^cm^- - ductor of tram No. 39, and all other persons* Juries enflld^ 0 — ateVCr ’ exCept *“® t^a " C. C. CampbeiiL, Coroner. S*®**: J. Eidgkway, Foreman.. W. Ji. IiIBGEWAY, J. 11. Vandkrhokk, ' J.M.'WIM.rAJWON, C. P. Milukes, ■ K. B. Seaman. A warrant was immediately issued for the arrest of James ©Tiffin, aud all tlie officers he t, tween New York and Dunkirk wert* notiiied. He was arrested yesterday afternoon at four o clock, at Salamanca, and was brought to Great Bend last, evening. Theremainsof’tlie liev. B. B. Halloclt were taken charge of by his family yesterday, and conveyed to Bing hampton, N. Y. ” FACTS ASD FANCIES. It-s tlie Early Bird, etc.. More than one has shown how hollow Ms this proverb, and absurd, P or the worm, It sure must follow, Got up earlier than tlie bird. i Doubtless, too, the bird in question, Eating with too great a zeal, Sunereil nnicli from indigestion, Owing to that morning meal. And it would not be surprisin'- 1 If tJiat birdie fell a prey To the sportsman—early "rising ; Makes the aim so suae, they say. Perhaps its young, too-had it any— „ By their parent left forlorn, Caught catarrhal ailments many From the keen, cold air of mom. Other birds—for birds will-chatter— ,,"> v ii6i' they saw tlie bird alight, : Might have chimed with, scornful patter, “Ah, tlie rake’s been.out all night! ’ Summing up the case concisely. This decidedly I say • Early birds don’t get On. nicely, Early rising does not pay. —John Bull’s national debt is X7!)ii,861,007. ■ —Liszt is writing a History of Music. - —ithin the last ten years the number of theatres in London lias beeia nearly doubled. —Asa Packer is a carpet-bagger from Con necticut. L ... ■ —The sea serpent lias made his usual appear ance off Nahaut and Boston. „ IT??? 11 bas fallen atj Keokuk, lowa, during forty-tliree of the last fifty, days. Pittsburgh-D/apcdc/t was cheated out. of a pun by the Democratic-' State Convention It was prepared to' announce “Tlie die is Cass’t.” ■ . ' ■■ ' , —A French journalist says that Victor Hugo, in his last work of “L’homme QuiTiit,” uses the wpyd wnali/amate two hunctred and seventv- times, and the word irradiation live him ”_rec4_ ant * forty-four fcimes. Is not this treating the l.rench language rather unhandsomely? lsabella, who ha» so long been in doubt as to ■whether she would abdicate, has, according to the Fif/aro, arrived at the decision that it would be more politic to transfer her rights to her of Asturias, who will,in a few days,he put in-possession of some very long sheets of parchment. Will this in crease his chances? . —An irregular apprentice, frequently: keep ing late hours, Ilia master at length took occa sion to apply some weighty, arguments to con vince him of the “error of his ways.” During thechastisement the master exclaimed: “Ho w long will you serve the devil? 1 ' . The boy re plied, whimpering: “You-know best, sir; I believe my indentures wMV be out in three r - | months ■ * ln I —lrrstTPr'” =xini - J( ,e - camiiniHieaced to tne french Academy by M. Favro, relatinc to heat de- - veloped by the galyanio battery but not trans-.'-. mitted by the circuit, he has made known this. * remarkable fact, that there are' galvanio u couples which, instead of- giving out hegt,,i: actually absorb it, thus producing cold. .Such a couple, he finds, is composed of platihumLjj, and cadmium with hydroiiiloric acid as the ex- ~ citing fluid. —For the first time the pulpits of the tlnem--. original churches in Cambridge, -Mass., AH,;:.. Congregational Unitarian, are vacant sint*}-* taneously: The First Church of Cambridge,by - the resignation of Itev. William Newell, Uife}.. : the First Church of Arlington (which was 'ffto..*., (Second Church of Cambridge), by the rtsig-_ nation of Kev. Charles Christie Salter; tb&« First Church of Brighton (which' was the - Third Church of Cambridge), by the resign;*-. tion of Bev. Samuel AVhltbn MoDameU : , —The new Peabody Institute in Bar refers* Massachusetts, is sitiurted about the centre*, off the town. It was at first supposed by-,- tjte founder that the one at Peabody would muot the wants of both torvus,but some twelvtv-yejirs since he gave ten thousand dollars for tU&psr pose of purchasing a library,- This v.«h ex pended by tile trustees as desired bv thesJ.oi:or, who lias since increased the amount tennhant sixty thousand dollars,for the purpose oi'ear>set ing a building and supporting-the library said, lectures. —A man in lowa has invented awcanhon which he believes will send a. halV, fouerteeu miles. The hall is in, soven, sections, -with six fuses. The powder of the caunpn sends the hall humming two miles from, tile uanzzle, lighting fuse No. j/, which imrns ta.tuo-powder ' inthoball in the time the ball < trawls two miles, when an explosion takes plaea which sends the ball two miles further* when ihsa No. 2 does its duly, and propels the ball two miles further, ami so on to, tho’endlofthe fuses*, and the fourteen miles. —A Londoivfirm liave jusfcobtaiaaed a pato*i)» for a method, startling to “obi!.; salts” In its .originally, for catching-whale®’ (by moans off electricity. By their plan every wlinlelioaftifi provided with a galvanic-baffle ry. ’AViros fwm opposite poles run down to. bh» points of each set of luurppohs. Whoa the-whale is ('suffi ciently vninr two harpoons are thrown? as nearly ‘siimilfancoiisly. arra : wihen imbedded the lleslr of the monster tonrrdctes the circuit. The oliargo is bo sufficiently powerful to paralyze the animal, so that tho small boat may advance and de spatch lnm at leisure. , ■ —The multifarious purposes to whioU papen- - lias already been applied would seem- to have .been indefinitely increased by a Jpr. Bavy’a. ‘ new texture, secured by an English patent. notinfoismedof thacom»(ftrenh»-of:thek' - material, hut thoy arc said to become animal ' and vegetable substances nevou- before used, AAlien reduced to a pulp mid* bleached, the. completed i'abrlo is a sort olf felt, .of extraor dinary pliancy, flexibility mid' strength. It can . bo sewed with the tightly as woven fabrics, and already, tSAblc-rlatlis, yuilts, shoes and petticoats nre in jfldvfeet all made from the new material, A « •f. ’V j : ;-V i" 11 V- A T.IEAIIEP,
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