Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 16, 1878, Page 5

EDISON. Tho Man of Many Inventions Stops Here on His Way West. The Tasimelor, and How It Is to Do Used---11is Other In« ventions, Letter from Prof. Hughes, of London, Relative to the Microphone Controversy, Description of Edison’s Opera= tions in the Menlo Park Workshop. EDISON IN CIIICAGO. The most-Interviewed man In the country, Mr, Thomna A, Edison, arrived In town yester- day morning. Ile is on his way to Rawlins, Wro. T., to take observations of the lnproli“ Ing ecilpse, with the view of testing onc of his new inventions, the tasimeter. Ac is lv:cllll’;- panied by Prol. Henry, W, Draper, and Prof. Barker, and two tons of astronomical luggage to be used In tho cause of science. Altogether they aro o jolly party, and_seem to ba enjoying their Western trip, Mr. Edison sald yuvl.erdny evening that this was lfs firat visit to Chicago for thirteen years,—nddine that when last hers there were no ruthless Interviewers upon his track, 1le was fn good humor, and not fo s mood to talk “shop,” although ho did not refuse to apswer qucstions concerning his fnventions, and to cxplain them for the benefit of tho reading pubtic. Mr. Edison {s a young-looking man, with & smooth-sbaven face, Whicls might be mistaken for thut of & priest. Mo woroaatraw hat and o linen duster. He- fore talking he carcfully 1it o clgar, and lis painful cfforts to keep It lighted during the conversation were tho only drawbacks to an othierwise nagrecablo Interview. The Parjs Figaro lately sketchod kim as Imprisoncd in'a [Rorieous apartment, surrounded by sples and guards, who,upon his aligntest movement, were In the habit of sprinciug forward to catch and record his first tdeas. Mr. Edison alluded to this pluylul burleaque of the Figaroas an fu- ventlon worthy to rauk with one of hin own, and sald that bis versoual liberty was still un- traunncled. It wos true that for sixteen yvears he had Lad no vacation or vpportunity for rest from lis labors, hut that was probably the ex- perience of thousands of others in his profes. sion, Just now he was taking o keagou of recro- otion, and e was enjoyiug It to tho utmost. After leaving Rawlius he Intends visiting the Yo Semito and other interesting points n the Weat, and he will return in ‘about six weeks to his residence in Meuto Park, N.J, All this he said in a free and off-hand way, be- fore enterlog unon any description of the mega- phone, neruphone, cle. Although he under- stands his subject perfectly, Mr. Edlson is by no means a fluent speaker, 1ie bas a hesitating way of uttering his words, as if bo wera not quite sure that he ie right, sud s willlug to be corrceted i e nakes any mistake. le pos- scsics THH UNUSUAL QUALITY OF MODESTY, —unusual to fuventors,—and, Jilic most people who ure slightly deal, he speaks In a low tune. lo P'ark, he sald, he was troubled by tcrowds of visitors. The roporters of the New York ‘mnurs were in the liabis of coinfog down, half-a-dozen ot a time, and golng tishing after putting him through an Interview, 8till thuy were not uarly so mtch bother as tha country people, who came in wazon-londs to sea the mon with the wonderful talking-machine, tio bau worn himself out in talking through the ph_nograph for the delcelation of these chance visitors, and latelv he had engaged a man with weak lungs to take his place as & popular ex- ‘positor of that {nstrument, Mr. Edieon weut sround Chleago yesterday, toking in the notable s'ghts of the city. It was in the evening that he was intercopted at the Grand Pacific, where ho was stopping. Naturale Iy the talic fell on the subject of TIHX INVENTOR'S VISIT TO WYOMING, and the reporter cxpreszed a desire to know ite whole object, what was noped to be accom- plishied, cte. *Thero is, as you know, to be a total eclipse of the sun on tho 23th, whicn will be observa- ble from the poiut where wo are gofug. I sup- ‘pose you've heard of the tasimeter " Tho reporter sald ho hud, but intimated a ‘wish to know moru about it andits possible con- nection with the vbservations of the eclipse. “Tho tasimeter,” replied the wman who in- yents something so often tuat it fs diflicult to keep track of his works, *‘ia a heat-measurer of very delieate power, ileat ncts on the carbon polote, and the vibratlons are communicated by an electrival apparatus unt!l they turn a needle, Ni It 1s very ovident that “tho sun's rays, thoso coming from the centre, are hot,—quite Lot, us you lave found themn here lately,” Tho reporter perspired assent, “ It fsn’t 8o evident that therols great heat in the ravs near the sun’s edges, ‘Tho astrono- tners haven't ecttled about that yet, and the tasimeter will be aoplicd to mcasure the differ- cneces in the hest frora these two portious of tho sun.” HOW WILL TOU GO 70 WORK{" “Well, Ltho thermometer 1s good enoueh to measure the heat from the centre. Now, when the woon crosses tha sun, all but the ' cdges of 1he latter planct will be covered for two min- utes fifty-seven sceondn, T zea, or tho corong, #re what we want, and the tastmeter, l‘:mt""u wonderful delicacy, will mcasure the cat.! o “Towhat degreo of Neatfs it adapted for measurcments 7 Y Well, | couldu't say exactly. To filustrate, however, T have held a lighted elgar off a con- siderablo distance from the fnstrument—twen- tv-iive fcet, fur instance—aud the heat bhay turned the needle perceptibly. * You are hopeful that the Fulu‘umcnl. will do What you clatni for 1t fn tha eclipsod v “Yes; [don't sec why It shouldu't. I'm o estronotner myself,—don't know anything more alout it than o pig does about learutngz Latin, What I want to sco fs, whetlicr my instruwent will do the work, and I guuss it will.” “Have von measured the heat of other, Planets yet,—tho stars, or the muon { " Ohy yes, frequently, It Is wuch casler, you undergtand, to messire the Leat of the siars than the moan, for the reason that the former shine with tholr own lliht, while that of the Tutter is borrowed Vobe i e from the sun, and posse: A '"O\Vullll(“’" TIH re you stlil pertec fack ] Bertenll OTHRN INVENTIONS] g them, pursuing a new ** Well, I'm principally evgzaged In getting m: fuventlons on the market. -patenting IllelnglflH{ Iutroduclug: thew o public use, cte. You sev [ H;‘l'{fr:c‘:u“;fi ;:ul‘l’l-u;lr:m {ifteen pateuts on every o e 4 !rl.mfin! upot ety ;?:.' Lo preveut peoply fi + How miany patents huve you now i 41t was somtethiug i 1 s e are 15 ar o e -0 010 060 "1 sUPDOLS YOu wre constantly ;3‘::2 ot your l’u-&mmflnfl” gmin}m":'fl'?fi 40, yes; almost all thy " bou I s o nhoqum;hl:'? 7 Yo got w machine, p down Lonie that Work blsuttutiy. Hosstr o hero are no uccount, fu comparison, You can Sulk fntw the bertected muchine, o siug fnie 1 sod thu‘ghxr Is m;hlx‘:'fd With verfect aceurutel neas. ‘Thu “Luat Hose of 8 v : Sucly, 1 have nxuerhnenlcdu:‘:l‘;;j :;‘:fl“,,‘fi'l: the phionogruph, and yuu'a be astonished ot ora or two thligs, One i that when you turg the crank backwards alter stoziug” fntg gy th melody 18 Crepented from end gy Lo .ginoing juatead of from beginuing ¢, end, @8 dn the Uit plice, ©really gougy quite as well s the original, and fin sume {n- stagces better, I recolicct my assistant alug- $uiz * 1o Bubre," fram Otfenbach, fnto the phono- graph. ‘Then he turned the crank backwa, and,to bis mind, the tune was much begeer than the compuser’s, And then ho sang ¢Yankee Doodle’ buckwards (Le'e become so expert fu thls thing, you sec), turved the crank forwardy,” u uvut would come *Yankes Doodie’ oguidh the uotes In thelr proper mug- dcal order 'ss§ou buar thew when the tune iy sung right," “Whut success did you have with i TUE AEUOrUONE(? Ob, it works exceliently in all the experi- Dents we Lave tricd witn it, und scems Lo be 1;:“ L:?’? tbiuz for talkiug t luog distaaces, as Aud what about the megaphone!™ SWell, that's working nwely, tuo. Dy the :xy. Lought tu buve one mysclf, ouhtn' 11 ’fl_uldw. With u sulle, referfing to bis own de- telive hearluz, Yo, be resumed, C1ts w freat conventence for the deal,—but woue of Nnpy eopls who bowl throuih car-trumpets “vufl Cure Lo use it wlore thau once, us they xwl Ir present contrivances. The thachine's u:l“ml' and tbeir cars would suifer,! Low du you expeet to remcdy the nofse on o "hi‘;‘tlu?:l\lvl:fl‘rll.)f\]lflp l:;\ll.ll‘ll)llb\‘ s New York papers bave directe uuch stteution of Jate s g o 4 Faglly enough. 1 have discovered certain defects in the construction, such as neglect to firmly unite the cross-bars supporting the tracks, and the carcless laging of the tles. There 1t a_looseness in the jolning, and the re. sult s that the loose parts rattle and make fearful nolse. I have fnvented & contrivance that rexlisters theaa nofscs—tells just how many of them occur In a given time, and locates them. The remedy is plain, and conslsts in wedging and clamping the parts to. gether tightly, #0 that there will be none of this annoying rattle, I got upon the track the other night nnd walked alang it for a long distance, observing theso fauits of con- etruction. You see theyrun so fast and so often during the day that'you can't walk along the track then, but must do your tramping at night. My assfatant Is there now, and we ex- ect to set the dificulty fully removed In a short . h-'h||r. Edison will be absent in the West about slx woeks, and on his return to the East may azaln pass through Chicago, slthough he waa undetormiued as to that last evening. THF, MICROPIIONE CONTROVERSY. To the Editor of The Teibune, No. 60 PALL MaLL, Loxpox, June 29, 1878.— Mr. Edisor, of New York, has made a most un- tairand unjust attack agafnst Mr. Precce and myself In the Amerlean journals,—unjust be- canse he has quoted words or portlons of text in my peper to the Royal Society without any regard to the context. ‘Thts, however, {s a small matter, which wonld surely right itself througlithe proper technlcal cliannels; but, In addition, he has charged Mr. Treece and mysell with conduct unbocoming ot men of honor. “To thls 1 hav replled by the fnclosed (printed. proof) letter, which I hope you will be kind enough to publist, and losist on Mr. Edlson giving sufficient proof of acharge ho has so publicly made. Iam sure the Amerlcan public wish justics to be dunc, and this s all I desire or ask. With bighest respect, sincercly yours, D, E. Huones, ADSTRACT OF A PEW OF MANT APFIDAVITS WIICH WILL BE SOON IN PHINT. 4 UnEAT PORTLANRY BTREET, LOXDON, June 29, 1878, ~—1 testify that I'rof, linghes has been cons santly engageil experimentlng on the microplions in our house, since November of last year. 4 U, CaxTERO, Avuitatnation nes Ltones TELEGRATHIQUES, Panin, June 10, 1878,—1 clalm the variable re- Alatance carbon tubes which 1 have supphed you and oihéra since 1800, L. Crenac, Lonnox, Jana 20, 1878, —I teatify to yonr hav- ing brouxht the Microphono to our oifice, ana work- ed it {n presence of myself and ita oficers, In tha motths of Jenuary and VFebruary. Mr, Prosce knew nothing abuut it until loug after. F, DesrorxTes, Boperiutendent Bubmarine Tolexraph Compaay, TUGIES MICROPITONE, Bin: T notice with regret that Mr, Edison has been teying to make the Amerlcan pabiie believa that bie' also inveutod tho microphune; and that sitnply hecause in Lis carbon tolephone he made nae of & button of carbun, toe vurylng preasure of a displirsim upon tiue producing o varying cutrent of electricity. In all hlv attempte, as faras I can learn, bhe has nover varied frontinis ides. He han maue thin and thick disphiragms, tried many kinds of carbon, ete., butin all the principle remains the same. The usc of carbon asn varying reslat ance with varyingpressueo did pot orlginste with Mr. Edison, “Mr. Clerac, electrician of the French Uovernment Telegraph Departmont, supplied me with resistance tubea founded unon thls prncivle powdered tance of whicn was regulaled by tha varylog prossure of a rezalatings crew pressing on the carbon. Mr, Edison claims this resislance tube as an original inveution or dlscov. in 187, or seven ycars after It was known In and he will find in the Jowrnal Yele- , Berne, 1 that the Invention was Ly & German, but, on Mr. Clerac proving hia priority, 1860, 1t was frecly accorded him. 8o much for tho reslutance carcon tuves of Mr, Edi- son, and the priuctple which be acknowjedges ho has adopted 'in his carbon telephone, Ana coln- cudence, 14 {8 curious thal the date, 1871, of Mr, Edteon's clatm to thess reslatance tubes should bo the same, when the Invention of 186G wan agsin brought prominently Into notice by the remarks in the Journal Yelegraphiyue, 1 am willing to be- lteve Mr, Edis: n was ignorant of these (acts until the present time, but lie ouglt now to {nvestigats this, sud give credit where credit ta dae, ‘Te microphone, the principle of which I dls. coverad, and, after many mouths' incessant labor and study, invented the numerous forins now in use, s entirely diferent, in principle, form, uses, and results, to the carbon transmitter of Kdlson. ‘Thers {8 no disphragm, thick orthin: there is no mechanical apparatna by which the sounds are di- rectud or concentrated npon the olectrical con. ducting materlal; no arrangement to obtaln & vnyln% presaure, &s wo need really a coustant one, ‘Thero 1 not the slightest nece: for tho use of carbon at the contact puints, av all metals which do not oxidlze nct, squally well. o sunurous vibrations are takon up by a plece of pina board or any resonant wmaterial: and if, on any part of this board, no wiatter how diutant from_ tho speaker or 'sourca of sound., two electrical conductors are placed under a very wlight but constant asure, theso conductors vibrate exuctly as the molecn. tlon or vibratfon of the board, macives, without eny regnlation, withont y changu of pressurc, tranaform a constant, slectric curront Into waves tn sonorous vihrations, T much so that the highiest scientifio intell Europe have been struck with surprise and lsument thut such unheard-of affes I wome of tho form e carbon at the contact pulnts; and, if [ bolievod fora single Instant that Mr, Edisou was the firat to use carbon for electrical purposes or for contact potnte, 1 would use platinum or zold polats, which are equal, if not superlor, to carbon, though not 3 by carbon hax long beun ueod in clecirical attoric, electric light, resistance tubes, and rulay contreta, by inyecll, 1 ace no necessity to abaudon its aws simply becauso Mr. Edison hape penn to o it In bl corbon telephone in & totally different way, and for differunt’ reasons, from its 130 ua cuntuct points in the inicruptione, Tila London sgent of Mr. Edison, Mr, Adums, presented to the Post-Olllco Telegraphs, sbout elght weaks since, Edison's carbon telaphone, a8 it was publicly extitbited, § lll"; 1t in cum, o with many others, coni tranemittor, and an exact capy of forin and materisle s Prof. Bell's) pr 8 buttun of carbon, —the varying pros diauhragin upon the carbon broduch cucrout of electricity. It wae cumullule!fi"r’t.l‘f quired not aniy tho use of battories, but tu cuila; and tho results wers not superior to &:':‘l!h::; Erof, lieil's, nzulost wuich it was tried In my pres- once, Yo’ Edivon secefvut wae ddentieatly’ the sawmo aa Prof. Iell's, - the only differcuco bolug that th natural magnet was brouzht round so ax to tuuch the displhraging o fact, It was so tronsparent o device to' infringe Dell's uatont thut the Hell Company ot once suld thuy would not neswitite use. 1f alr, Edison thinku theroare pointao! resemblance betivuen bl carbon trause wntter 1o Lrul. 1oil's telephons and anything 1 proper subjoct for discus. urnals, but quity unsulisble (et one of & techilcal untiire) for discussion in pubilc Journals of general iuterest, nnd the tech. Bleal part of the question must heiiceforts 'be d cursud by those who, n full pusscssion of the facts, ara capaole of judging. An rogards miy heat-meawurer: Soon after my Papor to the Royal boclety, requiting sume glass tube, and not inding it, Lused '8 quill pén which hapjioned 10 be o thetabla. [ found the quill vory acusltife (o hieat, and, vome frionds and Jour. nallsts visiting o eoon after, 1 showed thein tie remariaple senstiivoneas of thiv orduiary quill to hent. The Enginecr aul Electriciun, owing 1o my hurried explanatiun, baving 80 many more impor. laut “experiments 10 show, thought tho eects were duo as & thermoplie, and gave it Iu & notice promincace it did uot require, | thourb {ben, and think etil), tuat the multer was of uo practical lmportance, us we lave slrosdy such excellent snd seneitive Lust-moas , ekch sultable for avme apiciul oxperiments, 3ine Liag lnng siuca gona in iny waste experiment bux; ani it Mr, Edbon has muade & vary shmilar vy, au thinks 1t of value, bu fs welcuuis Lo bis own, and mine too; and 1 sbould recommend himn to'try a 3""' in place of the vulcanito I have lately soen leacribed, Mr. Hdison has made publicly & gross porsonsl Mr, Froece und mysolf ; Pllh“c‘f us lio has Iful vlanderer, . ‘'hoinson, London, sags: o Bir W. Thomwn: irec i@ seut Precce two inunthe ago i e e T st s coufideice nia part io Uugles’ seid 703 pabiicatious of pruste, 4 ‘Inls mesvage scems carefully worded, althogh 1t inainuatcs sa sbuse of contdence on Mlr. Frecce's P ‘The carbon tetophune received through hls 3 Mr. Adsme, two wonths siuce, I have sl- teudy meutioned; but I bad already shown ming Sum¢ weeks botore its arrival, at the Post-Otice, $ud had trled thom in Jauuary and February st {h Submarige Televraph Cowpany, fa prescice of ";o cers, Thure bas Lesn uo aecret us Lo the & ects of n’ mlcn‘hruuln since last Juuuary; put “uacmlu 1t scilon was divuiged for the fext l.:wn'ek' 1u presouce of Prof. Iuzlay, Mr. Norman tiockyer, M1 Courad Cooke, and M. Proeco, oo o s of May laat, when i wes decided tuat { should bring Wy dfscoveries belore the i Sety, whiclh wae dono the followiug weel Freece coald 560 1o resatabiance 1h, [ betw ¥ nlcrophone and Kdisuu's cart phusy muut coussquontly liad by conddences to 3 . which 1 do 0L belfevs ho'sad; L of 0, Ed! ba “hid inforcied ‘me thoy that Mr. ol wis uleo Lug (0 wake @ wicrophune, 1t would not buve prevented we from at - once bre- cuLing 10 the world the wicropbone 1 sad Siscons . made, and exbibited at the Submarne 1 ruph Cowpany wisny mooths befure. 80 it was 8 raiuitous weult Lo ME. Preece sud to wyself to {osivutte (hat—whuoly Becuusy by weat & carbon trausuiiler Lo the Poat-Otlca for trialy Surough b own acent, Mr. Adams! aud that' publicl sbould bave taken Wuts trom wucl a faiiure broved Lo b Lo jwprove that whick o, bat even auppuslug been fonnd snce fesenblance to the microphons in lts objects and effccts, The main object of Killsan'a teleyhone appesred to ma 1o be to avold Prof. Bell's nig- neto-teanamitier by prodncing the same effects of telephony in & diffatent way. ~The main obiort of the micronhnne 1« to rende unds hithers to insudible, aud thus to atlow na 10 inveatizats o new and wonderful worid ; and & inera gilmps: in tact, a long atudy, of dison'a carbon tranami ter wonld not have helped the matter in the shights est. 11ad [ been inclined to Imitate, it wonld cor- llll.fly‘ have thrown meon (he wrong:track, as it did iim. Mr, Edlson, however, has gono atill farther. ITe has nent to (ne Fronch journa's, and published In Le Figaro, June 24, and Correspondance Sel- entifigne, duine 25, the follwing, which he de- clares that he sent 1o 8ir William Thomeon: EDISON—RIR WILLIAN THOMMON. ‘ARK, Jane, IW7H. enyoyc des micrn. M. 'Preeca et linghes if'y & deus mols, ot iption en ndo cet apparetl, " 11 ¥ & abus de conflance de le fart de Mr. Hughes dans cetle afaire. Attendez mes pranves. Enipox, Iy, Trece and 0 fome descriptions umene. ‘Thers (v a0 abuse of conhidence on the pars of Mr, Huglies fo that affalr. Await iy broufs. Eninox, This will be aeen to be very differently worded to the ana ceally aent to Bir Willin Thomson, snd atates directiy that he sent ma microphoner, and that [ abused his confidence, In anwer, I havo cnly to say that I have nover recelved any microphones, Any earbon telophonen, any insteament, avy description, letter, oF cum- munication from him, direct ot Indicect, at any time whatever, ‘Thia 1 state emphatically, snd now call on Mr. Fdison to prove the truth of hian mesnago [ have nat quoted from the French journais, that no urther technical discneslon can lake' place untl e furnishes such proof, 1f he o proviny the trath of the above mes- #age, o8 he aurcly will, his conduct will_merit the contempt It will Tecoive. D. E. Huaues. THE WORKSHOP AT MENLO PARR. ®ew York Graphic, A main element of Edison's success is his en- thaalasm, e posacsses, too, a rare quality inhis ability tonstill his own enthusiasm into others. ‘Thero was a picasant scetie in the Menlo Park workahons as a Graphic reporter called an hour after dark last night. Tha books, draughts, In- struments, and designs, torether with the ocen- pations of the inmates, gave ft more the apoearance of a reading-room at the Engineers’ Club than of a workshop amd laboratory. In most shops the engiue is stopped and the men leave work the fnstant the hand {s on the hour, even If many of them have not been siyly Idling for half an hour and waiting Jfor tho signal to *“*knockoff.'* Herathehours nf work seemed to be imited golely by the Interest of the workmen, whilo the interest ftself ap- peared without limit. All that portion of the shiop IyIng towards the road was brightly lgnt- ed, and thero were prescntandoceupied iu varfous ways half-a-dozen of the men, Those prescnt were, indecd, nlmost all there were left, sinco Mr, Edison, with his assistant, Mr. Batchelor, and two workmen were In New York makin the phonautoyraphic tests on the elevatod rall- road. The Superintendent, for the time, had his feet uver the desk and was deep in tho pages of Cul. Ingersoll's last volume of lecturcs. On tho page facing the dmllfluuu. which wus to s wife, was written in Ingétsoil’s bold hand: To Thomaa A. Edison, Eaq,, the greatest In. yentor among mes his book written against tho Inventlons of men, From s admirer, Juxe 16, 1878. K. i, INcENSOLL, No one who knows Bob Ingersoll would sup- posc that scntenco ever to have been written in Idle compliment. The two men have never scen cach other, but thelr views on most re- liglous or Irreliglous matters do not differ materially, Edisou le, Indeed, much in sym- pathy with alt of Ingersoll’a vlews on social questions, and save that slnce ho has read tho nublished lectures he would go a long distaoue to hear their nuthol On the Lable lay an_ open volume on which was stamved the words *Laboratory Notes,” sunk decp Into the Rusafa leather cover. As the reporter glanced carelossly over tho pages of manuscript, with its Ircauenl draughts and designs in Ink, a friend esld: *Tuat [s proba. bly private” *“On, no," answered one of tho men sltting near, ¢ thers {s nothing privato here. Every one fs at liberty to see all lie can, and the Loss (Edison) wlil teil him all the rest, o has taken out more patents Lhun any other man in America, but he never mady an attempt 1 his ife to keep anything secret." At an adjoining table 8 workmati was huslly cn- gaged In putting together the framework rep- resentative of an ancient negress, with s wule, grinniog face, and whom ong could almuat finagine to bo shoklog hicr sides with laughter, Boe was soated in anarm-chalr, As tho e chanic stlently turved & crank with a heavy bal- ance-wheel, the sutomaton turned Its grinning head from side to alde, fanned fteclt with a palm-leal which it held lu its right hand, and tapped fts rleht fool fu time with *Mary had a Hitle lamb," which it seemed to utter with fts il ‘This was followed by s number of planta- tion and other melodies dear to the Bouthern darkey’s beart. Thuold lady's clothes certaluly did not flt her, but they come as near it as they usually do to fittlng an overdressed plantatloi woun, aud the song was alinost perfect as ony heard fts melody exactly lulluwm? the time keot by the tapplng of the toot. It was tho new telephonic toy, for the telephone can be made to mive a perfuct voics to all the familinr automatie toys. It can be manufactured sv us to retail atacost of 85, and mony a Christies home will be made nierry by the volce of the phonograph, which speuka all languages sud sings all music, and which wilt be hcardt far and wide in the land, Thres montus bave Leen spent in perfecting the toy. On tho partition walla aro & number of adver- tiscments of telepliovs cxbibitions, Eaat, West, and abrodd, Tho latest of thew, which uame ouly yesterduy, was a lnrgu rmk-unted Parlalun uster announcing two daily exhivitions of the clophone of ** Profesvor "' fidlvon, the justru. mont to bo used belng the first wiich had ever been manufactured tn Frauce, the mouel, of course, having beeo furnished from thiv coun- try, Tho instrument lus been vpatonted, not ouly fo Fuglaud, but {n France and other couns tries of the Contincut. One annoyunce to which Mr. Edison has boen obliged to subinit as geacetully as vossiblo hay been the Imposition of fuming posters and ad- vertisements, not only fn Fraunce, but in Americs, 1 which he is loftily sot down as Yrofessor,” Tle lnys o clulin to any such titlg, and {8 not thu inan to asaume hunors widch do nut leglthnately belong to him, The shops and’ laborutoried are fitled with many thousands of dullurs’ worth of valusvle and costly iauchiues, some of them perfect aml practicable; somo of 1bem experimental, and all of them delicate and of the fuest adjust- ment. It 1s recurded by the people of, tho sur- rounding country an a sort of freo mechanfenl wbseum, which they ure always at liberty to visf und enjoy withont muney uod without price, and ous can svarcely go thers without thnd. ing half o seore of them enguged In some scrutlny or investigation, their rustic countenunces covered with a ook of owlltke widom. Thuy may not be us wise as the traditional sefpent,” but they are barmicss as thy dove, aud it i3 seldum, fudeed, that some of the workmen, or otten Mr. Edison bimaelf, caugot find thme Lo gve them the need- ed word of explanation. Thers were half a dozen of thum thero Inst night, bt thelr stay wus short when they found that the fuventor was in New York. ‘o mostof themn ha ls, In- deed, o greater curfosity thun any of his maryels ous {nventions caa by, Bores ure uot wanting elther, but they are principally of the ciass of men who have spent their llves In a partlally successtul effort to Iy s suade themsclves thut thoy know sometbin With one of these Edison hud s serious tine tho other day, Tho mnu wunted un vxplanstion of the priuciples fnvolved in tue telephone, Ediaon Is au entliisiast on the sublect, und, bu- coming {ntervsted, ho expluiued fu furwards and buckwards, witnin und without; explafued I wround it, du fuct, aud recelved the usual swers: % Yes, | cumprehend perfectly,” Slinple enough,? etey, wntll thiero was nothlog lett to show, ©Then,” says Edlson, you ven tmugine how [ feit whea be said: * Yes, Mr, Edison, I understand it all excopt how the sound gets out again.’ I thought bu had uuder- stood It, aud b badu’t. [ gave him up,” He bias plenty of just such custowers, drawn only by an fidle curlosity, whoss vislts huve only one reqult,—this dispisy ot ticir own ignore Mr. Edison has been working hard and con- stanuly aud bay had little recreation for years. To-duy hu stasts for a short threo-weeks? ixip to Culoruda snd the Pacitic slope, which he pro- Duses to maks @ sort of rust aud vacstion, With his coustant Labits of thouwht sud obser- vatlon, {t I, huwever, wafu to umsbhy that Lo will cume back taden with new and already balf waorked out fdeas, e ——— MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. Leavenwonty, July 15,~The family of Ferd J. Weundell, late mavager of the e¢vening paper Of this clty, afevery uncasy as to his wherea- bouts. He 1eft this city July 4, arnived in Bt Louis on the vvening of July 8, and was for the last time scen in the Uniou Depot of that uity leaving w car, ————— CHIEF-JUSTICE " SCHAEFFER, 8SaLT Lake, July 15.—A potition to the Prest- deut, askiug the removal from oftice of Chlel- Justico Michael Benaeffer, is publisted besc, | slzned by most of the lawyers fu the eity. ‘The petition alleses fzoorsuce or disregurd of the aw wud procedent, cven of bls owt previous rulings, sud that the Clerk of the Court, bis nl montha hafars. Tt horona | brother.in-law, and hils son are mansging the ' Clerk’s office [n stich & manner as to bring the court Into contempt, TIHE RAILROADS. - VANDERBILT ROADS, The announcement made n lort Sunday's TRisuxe that the mansgers and General Frefgnt Agents of the Vanderbiit roxds, and probably those of the other trunk lines, would hold an- other confcrencn In this city on the 231, causes conaiderable surprise, an that was the frst not!- fleation that stich a meeting was to be held. Previoun to this mecting Vanderbiit and the managers of his roads will meet the managers of the (ireat Western of Canada and Col. Thomns A, Bcott, President of the Pennsylyania Rallroad, at Niagars Falls, Friday and Saturday, to allow Col. Beott to arbitrate asto tho pereentage of the business from the Mivhigan Central to be uiven to the Great Western, This latter road, it Is undersiood, asks B0 per centol the business, clalining to have lind that amount during the Jast few years, It witl undoubtedly have to be satiafled with considernbly fess. ~ 1t will probably got sbout 60 or (%5 per cent. which s still o very liberal share, | At the Chicago meeting the pnncival work wiil be, as aiready stated, the rearrangement of the fast-frelght” lines, Tuz TRinuxz is now able t6 announce definitely that sil the fast- freteht lines will be abuli=hed, except the Blue, Rted, and White Lines, Thes three linea seill actinconeert bereafter,and do all the East-bound traflic from this section over Vanderbilt's roads. ‘The Merchants' Dispatch will attend to the West-hound business. Some ateps to reru- late the live-stuck traffic will also hie taken at the meetine, and_ efforts will be made 1o huve the Evencrs' pool sbolished. ‘There Js, however, Dut Bittle prospect tunt thisrelorm can by marle, a3 some of Vanderbtit's managers are unusually Anxious to huve tho Infquity perpetuated. An effort will also be made tu make an advance tn frelzht rates, but it is not at all certain that 4t ; can be done. The question of forming another East-bound pool wili probably be discussed at the Niazars Fatis meeting, and if it is found practizable to form one at this time all the parties luterested will be fnvited to cotue to this city In order to carry out the project. As reiards the rumnors that the general offices of the Michigan Central were to be removed from this city, T Trinusg is authorized to ur‘ that there s no truth in these reports. The Michigan Central offlues that are hicre now will remuiu here, Tt may also bo stated fu this con- nection tnut Mr. I B. Ledvard, General Mane acer, and Mr, J. A, Urler, Goneral Freight- Agent, will retain their resvective positions. Mr. Vanderuilt I8 too sensible a man to dispense with the nervices of suen abie and eflicient ofli- curs as the geutlemen mentloned above. RATES TO LAND-GRANT ROADS. At the mecting of the Assoclation of Land Commisslanars of Land-Grant Railroads of the United States held in this city Inst Wednesday, tho Secretary was directed to forward the fol- lowing resolutlon to the General Passcnger and Frelght Agents of the principal railroad com- paniess Lesalred, That It Is the sense of this meeting: Furat—That the traneportation interests of the 1and-grant roais merit the aamo business consid- eration at the hands of the East and West trunk lines that i accorded to transvortation business of mich leas lmyoriant characier, Seronu=That fL 1s our beliof that the rates re- cently udopted by the Cinclunatl Convention of General Ticket Agents are unwlve and nnjust, and tond to fnjure the Interent of land-grant eection: and will injure Lhe teansportation lines alwo, an they will bave to cut rates, and will resnit in the gencral demoralization of fmmlzestion raten, Third~That It {8 the senwe of this meeting that the folluwing rates xhould Le adopted und Hved ap to by the Passonger Acents of tne trunk lines of the “Middle and Weatarn Stotes, and that tleso rates will bo minintained by u [ vower to do, unlcs voluntary competition of the Passenyger Agen For immigrants bound to ths West, and golng only ono way, two aud one-fourth cents per milo for fmmigrant-tickets, Ihaltad n time to twenty days, For land-explorers and bLomc-honters golng on the round trip, two cent for vach way, iron-clad resiricted Lickets being used, ~ For the tranaporta- tiou of treen, huusehiold goods, stock, and Tiomi- geanta' plunder, one and one-fourth cents per ton per milo in car-load lots, and tivo and ono-fourth cents per milo for less amounts, MILWAUKER. Soectal Dispateh 1o Ihe Trivune. Miuwauskes, July 15.—A proposition hasbeen made by the Board of Trade of this city to the Directors of tho Nortliwestern Ruad to bulld the Lodt Branch of that road, a matter which has been under consideration for somo thny paat, ‘Ihe portion of the ruad whicl it is pro- vsed Lo build will conuect ths Northwestern tond ot Jacksou, Wis, with odl, & disiance of "cight-five miles, Heveral daya ;0 & committec, consisting of Mes Kay, McLaren, and Brett, of the Chamber o Comuerce, wus appoloted to confer with the Dircctois of Lhe Northwestern Road lookling to the tmmedlate prosecution of tho work, The Cotmnittes left for Chicazo to-day, It is asup- posed, to further arrunce the plans. It s ex- pected that the Committee will mako o vatls- faclury agreemoent with the Company, and work on the road will bo commenced atan early duy, ‘This brauch of the road will put the North- whateru Company fu possession of & rich terrl- tory, wud compleie s through route from Mil- waukee to 8t, Faul, TIE TOLEDO, PEORIA & WARSAW. A. L. Hopkius, Receiver of the Toledo, Peoria & Wursaw laltruad Company, fled hils report yesterday o court for the months of May and Juue, which {3 in brief as follows: nKcEIrTS, Dalance on band May 3. Roceipts for May. Heceipte for Julis.,eeiaee, .8 08,544 100, 09, (4D 0D, 151-$318,701 Balance on hand v o8 B4 TO N¥ CANCELED, New Youk, July 15.—Tho Pacilic Mall Bteam- ship Compuny have given sixty days' notive to thy Unfon Faclile Ratirvad Compauy of its in- tentiou to cancel the contract of combination with sald Cowpany, ITEMS, " The General Managers and General Frelght Agents of the roads fn this city who attended the Vauderbilg couferenco at Saratowu returned Bunday. Nothlme can be learned from thewn that bus not been published beretofure in these columng, The Now York, Lake Fric & Western Rail- Company lias a large force of men engaged Lo third ratl between Waverly, N. Y., 8, Pty and that section of thy road, which l sixty-tive miles long, will b 1ald with the new rail In about ten days. Tho por- tion of the road froi Susquehsuna to Jersey City, a distance of nearly 300 mlles, will be cquipped with the new rail ax rapialy s it cau by Juid, the tles kaviow ulu-ml{ beon prepared, Toe cost ol the hwprovenient 18 estlmated st $1,750,000, Ar,Joln Crampton, formerlv(oneral Frelght Auent and Asslstat (en Manager of the Great Western Ralrowid of Canuda, aud Istely Ueneral Agent of the Southwestern: Haflwa Assoclation ut Kunsas Clty, has been -f,uuluu Furelgn Agent of the Merchunts' Dispateh ‘Transpurtation Compauy, with headquarters in this city. ‘I'nls 1a a very excellent sppoiutinent, fora better succesgor to Mr, Jumes Warrack, Who buseicld thls position up to & short time ugo, could hardly have been found. Mr, Cramptou is a frelebtman of great experience aod abilit nd the Merchants’ Dispatch will uu duubt ely lucrease uuder bis mauage- weat. e LATE LOCAL ITES, ‘The name of thy man who died of sunstroke ot the Chicugo Avenue Station wos uot Anton Grol, but Wenzel Nobacek, of No. B5i5 Milwaukee, who leaves 2 wife aud four children. The Corvner beld an luguest fu the afternvon, and found tuat the mau died of congestion of the luues aud bratn, the result of overbeat und tuy power of the sun. At about B5:45 yesterday afteruoon a Bohe- wisn vamed Jobu Dvorak, 50 years of age, re- sldiog st No. 437 West Eyzuteenth street, while work in & lumber-yurd, corver of Loowis sud Tweaty-sccoud strects, recelved s sunstroke, at Jeaat 1t was 40 provouuced by Dr. npfl. who atteuded bim. Tho wan died at widoight, It is bardly probuble, huweyer, thut it wis o ver- ftablscase of sunstroke, us Lhe suu by that hour Ju the alternoou is ruthicr low lu the borizou. e — Boots in the Mikado's Falace. Bhoo leather Las desecrated the fuor of the Mikauo's Palace ju Tuklo. As tho Echo (Lou- dou) tella the story, Dr. Muller, chicl poysician of the Frussian UGeueral Stall, recently went to Japan to Lelp orgenize . Military Acadewmy. Wiieu the bour catue for bis preseutation to the Mikudo be vaturadly clotl bunsell fu full uul- forw. The court otliclale lufurwed bim that be could not be pemnftted to enter the awful preseuce uuless b complited with Jupan- eau usazro und pulled oif Lly boots, Lz, Malice refused to comply, but hit upon the ingenious notlon of casting all the responsibility upon the Emperor Wihelm. **My master, the German Kaiger,” safd he. *commanded me to present mvaell before the august Emperor of Japan in full Prassian uniform. Now the hoots conati- tute an fmportant part of the uniform, and T dlare not appear ns his reprexentative without these sccessories.” The Chamberlain went to the Mikado with this exwlunation, and the ro- sull was that Dr. Muller marched luto the sudi- ence-chamber in M boots. SPORTING MATTERS. BASE-BALL. Apectol iepateh 1o Tan Tyidune. Mitwavkze. July 16.—The game hetween the hicagos and Milwaukees to-day was slimly at- + tended, owing to the excessive heat, coupled + with the fact that the home club has suffered #o nany defeats of late that the lovers of the batlonal gamu have lost all 1oterest {n the nine. Tne Milwaukees played a succession of errors, while the Chicago plased well In the fleld and atthe bat. Hurbidee suffered much trom sore , hands, but, notwithstaudiog, olaved a remark- ably fine game, Both clubs piny agaln to- morrow: TnE scone: CHiCkGo, A RO P4 E e I HLITIA S Harbldge, ¢ 1010 01 Soart. 1 b 6 226 0 Anson, ), f 110y | Petgunon, 2 1/ ; iy i Larkin, 1 7 Hankinaon, 35 10oe."" , é“ 1l Remsen, c. f....... . Total.... ..., Zlezemmnune ol corcoroos | t MILWAUKER. - ! Dateymple, 1. 1. 4 0 | Petern, 14 i 1% 0 | 03 40 | Guiden,’ 04 Koowdell, () _ Total. T in Innings— [ Cblulwq. Miiwaniie une earned—Ci First base on erron Flirat bao un valls Lett vo nasce—Chi ago, by Silvaukes, 5. Wiid pitches—Larin, olden, 1. Passcd bajle—Ilarbidae, 4. Struck oul—Milwankee, 1, Umplro—McLean, of Philadelnhla, Timo of game—~Tiwa hours any fifty minutes, Creveuawp, July 16.—Fi H ot 3 ly orest Citys, 23 1{‘2,0"“""’ July 15.—Rochester, 10; Low- cll, AQUATIC. NEw OnueAxs,"July 15.—The annual regatta of the Loulsiana State Rowing Associution oc- curred to-day. All the races were a mile and return, The first race, for single acull shells, afl welghts, lind six entries, and was wou by Jobn Crotty, ot the Galveaton Rowing Ciub. Time, 18 minutes 23¢ reconds, heating the cutries of the Perseverance, Hlope, St. Jotin, Attantle, and Orleuns Clubs In the same oruer. ‘The prize for this race’ fues to F Mumiont, of the Fersee verance, Crotty, e from anotlier State, was onlv silowed (o row and sell in tue pools, The next race, aingle seull workine boats, all welgnts, had #ix entries, Won by W, I Brooks, of the R, E. Lee Club. 'Timy, 15 minutes 594 seconds. The third race for four-nared gizs had six entries. Won by the Hopes, Time, 13 minutes 125¢ seconds, beating the Howards, Southern, Maznolias, Perseverance, and Loursiana, In the samu order. Tue fourth race, for single scull shells, light welzhts, had four entrics. Wou by William Leiamonler, of the St. Jobn Club, Time, 156 minutes 1414 seconds. CDESTIRIIANISM, enateh tn The Tribune, Borraro, N, Y. July 15.~The walk at the Bkating Rink between Ennls and Guyon drew 4ario crawds to-day, and bettiug 1s lively, with the formera sight favorlte, e leads Guyon by six miles, having walked the first 103 miles without arcst. Thisis o feat never before per- formed in n six days’ walk. The 100 miles were traveled in 20 hours, 20 minutes, and 23 sec- ouds: Guyon doing it in 21 hours, 7 mibutes, and 24 seconds, with 27 minutes rest. ; Shortly slter 10 o’clock to-uiht Loth left the trock for three and cnc-half huurs? sleep. They claim to be in excellent condition, and both are contideut of wivnlng. AMUSEMENTS, NOOLEY"S THEATRE, Considering that it was not very promlaing theatrleal weather, the alze and character of the audicnce at Hooley's last eveulng was a conplis ment to diss Clara Morrls, and as indublteble a slzn of Ler popularity us if the place had been crowded,—as it would have been under more fa. vorahle atmospherie conditions, Miss Morris recelved a very warm welcome, and was more than once summoned before the curtain by an onthusisstic sudience. What was o more au- theutle sign of ber power, shio melted her audt- ence In a way which even the extreme heat could never do. Faus were going, but tears were flowing over the sorrows of Constance Harewvod, ‘The play of * Cousclence ™ was first presented here by Kate Claxton, and it was thon regardcd as 4 rather com- monplace melodramn, wijh nothing particularly striking o ita construction, dialovue, or mo- tive. Clara Morrs breaths the breath of ifo Into it, - One would wonder what should have fuduced her to take up such o plece, but tho wonder ceascs a8 s00n s she coties upon the stage, Her command over the symputhles of an sudieuco {s somceibing marvelous, and to people who are mcuyublu of sympathizing with ‘natural sorrow, loss, or pain,” of cous fvexplleable, In Coustance Miss Morris wus quivk to perceivo sotne rare opportunities tor her e dramutic effects, und her rendering of the part trunsfonns a comuiouplace melodrama alinost 1nto & work of cenfus. ‘Fus openlug act 1s tame uud uniuteresting, and so 15 tho scene receding the murder of the father, but the uch of Nature revealed by Miss Morris on tue alscovery o ber dying son, lifts it Lo the lovel ot tragedy, ‘There {4 n g scene n the fourth act, In which Constance betrays to the Judge her pussivn for the youth who has been lalsely sccused, and offers herself & sucriflee; and the scewu with her lover in the vrison hias some of ber characteristic touckes in it iler fdentitication with the churscter aud the situation lscomplete, awl the wnectator 18 irreslstibly curried awaylinto th passlunste cmotiun of the sceae. ‘Tho ptay wus beautifully mouuted aud intelllgently ren- dered by the company. Mr. Harry Criep gave & vivld delineatlun of Eustace, tha voutidontial clerk, aud brought down hearty plandite fa lis sleep-watking set, LeMoyne as old Harewoud, Btoddardt as Dr. Mordaunt, aud Parsclle 8s Judys Van Cort, madu careful uud conscicutious studies ot theso several charucters, while Mr, Rawsay made a very spirited revresentative of the young lover, “Mrs. PLillips also duserved much credit for her fuithtul portzait of the kind-heurted old 7Zubithu, * Cuueclencu " wilt be ou the boards xll the weel tlou of two matinees, when * will be given, e ——— GEN. SHERMAN, Spectal Duvstch to The Tridune, Sfount Veuxox, lil, July 15,—A disvatch was received to-day from Gew. S8herman stuting that he would be present at the grand soldicrs’ reunfon fu this city ou toe I4th wud 13th of Auguat. with the excep- Pluk Domiuoes™ et ——— e TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. PorrsviLue, Pa., July 15.—There will bes geoeral resumption of mlalug to-murrew, after & suspenston of two weuks. . Nuw Youx, July 15.—Secrctary Thompsion Lospected the rwk{)‘u Navy-Yard to-day, ———— — OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Loroox, July 15.—Tho stcamsbips Grecce, Italia, State of Peuusylyavis, aud Surrento, from New York: Massachusctts, from Bostond and Lake Champlain wud Pheuluiy, o Moatrea}, bave arsived out. Bympathy with au Awputated Leg, n Fruncisco Buliettn, J. 0. Eldridge, the well-kisown auctioneer, of the tirin of H. M. Newhall & Co., of this elty, writes to the Virginla Lnterprse tho followiug note: A gentlowau calied wy atteotion to au itemw o your paper recardivg a lud whose sr bad boen amputated, and what tie suffu 1 tho retwoviog of the same, aud its results, ' Fil- teen sears ugo 1 losts fez. aud (0 was closely pucked fn @ cusket, causlig we coustayl, teeri- ble puin, A guod Wile, uukoown to e, veut a fuithiul sexvuut 1o arrsuge toe wuwputated inb Cuiturtably 1 & bew wnd larges cassel. Tlo ] moment the Jeg was handled T knew 1t, and the | gomfort began then, and bas neser. ceaamd, and Lcould tell the position urecisely fn which the « miselng member was pliced. [ am giad to i know my exverience |a verifieds but just how { toaccount for this let the wise men tell.” have heen set aside, vet n auficlant number of burdensome and vexatious regulations remaia in force to make the exporting business nejthee pleasant nor remunerative. Ainong these we mav mentlon that the Guvernment, notwith. stanidbng Lhat there {a no tax on spirits export- ——— @l, cxacts a btond from the distiller for PUBLIC CAUTION. double the smount of ter, 8180 over troofl gallon, upon the spirita shipped To the Grangers of the United Siates. o the seaboard for axportation, The distillery is heavily bonded. The rallroad over which the gowds are shipped §s bonded, In Additlon to this, the bondsinen of the distiiler must qualify in unincumbered resl _estste o the amount for which they will atiacii $helr names. The distiiler who runs 1,000 bushels of grain & day fur the export trade nust have [n fluential and wealthy friende, since he is com= pelled within o year to furniah bonds for over £2,000,000. It 15 nendless to aay that some of theae regulativns are unnccesssry and oppres« sive. Hut for some unatcountable resson, ex- cept it be human chuuuy. the chiefs of tho internal Kevenue I) svartment seem bent in in- terposing every obstacle in their power to dls- tress and embarrass the distliler, whether he manulactares wpirits for the foreign trade or fof howe consumption. In these days of faile ures, conipositiung, and baokruuteles many dis- tillers are quite content to dispose of thelr products to forelen purchasces for cash at an At a snectal mectiog of the Massachusetts Grange, P of H., No. 33, held at their head- quarters In Boston, June 20, 1373, it was unani- mously voted that the Master of the Massa- chuactes Siate (irange be requested to send the followinz _cautionary circular to the local Granges of the United States: Bnotngis: We think It our duty to cautlon Granges azalust the fucreasing sale of polsonous articlea In our markets. Arsenic Is now sold at wholesale at about five cents a pound, There have been imported into this countey in a siugle y 2327742 pounda. A sinule pound coutatns a fatal dose for about 2,500 sdualt wersuns. What becomes of 1t( We answer, » cousiderable portion goes into our wall-yapers, figured and plain, glazed antd | axiremot 1 unglazed; the cheapest ns wu'l as the nore ex. | proanily amall marelnal profit. But tho cnsive, 1t I3 Tound i white, bluc, red, vel. | heo i sainieraal ftevenue Dopartment, ow, reen, and other colurh. Tha pale colors frequentiycontam more than the most briliiant. The editor of a leading Buston paper has re- erntly stated that about 85 per cent of all wall- napers now manufactured contaln arsenic, aud advises his readers to abandon thelr use, and puint their walls. The Bostan Journal of (' hen- iatry states that the manuiacturs of thess peen s Increasing, Aracolc 158180 used in th eu,‘pancr curtalns, covera of haxes, papers con- talning ctionery, antl other papere, Arsenle otlier poisns ate uiso now yeed In the coloring matter ol ladles’ dresses, pentle- men’s umlerclothing, socke, hat hmngs, liniogs of bieots and ehuen. Theyare found 1u woulcos, sitks, cottons, and leathier, Prol, Nichols, of the Massachusetts lostitute ot Technology, found eignt erains of arsenic fn each square {oot of o dress. Anatiier of vur chiemis cing an unwasrantable and sroitrary cone, struction on the letter of the law, makn IK. ex- port bumncas onerous and unprofitable. The aleohiol which is produced for the export trade 18 zuuged ut tho distillery by United States Gaugers. The distlller, after prociring Lhe re- quired bonds, ships the uoo% over a bonded ratlroad to the port of New®ork. On nrrival there, they are recauged by Unlied States Gane gers. I the Gauger’s certificale of fuspection ut the port of New York falls short, as it gen- erally dovs, of the Guuzer's original certlficato of inapect at the distiliery. by reason of mis- takes ot the oflicers, or by evaporation, leakage, or hreakage while In transit, the unfortunate distiller Is comuclled to pay 90 cen's ver proot #allon upon the number of gallons reported short by the United States Gaucer at New Yaric, Suce the Governmieut suffers no loes o avcount ol the shrinkaye, slnve neither the ound ten grains of arsente In a slugle artificis] dowes. iy AT atie, Wtton. et arih Bl recently died in Trov, N, V.. by taking | tho forcing of ' "the distiller to - pay oll"ilr;u‘;. rom & veil thrown over §ts crib 'to keep | tax upon the number of gallns reported shore by the New York ofticers of the Govenment fs, in me worde, a apceies of z»euy robbery, It is hord to contelve on what prinelple of law, or on what code of ethics, the heads of the Revenue Doparunent base their action in col- leeting 4 tax of 90 cents per galion on the loss ol spirits which may occur by evaporation ur otherwlso while being carried to the seabords Every safcguard that human fogenulty has in- vented Is employed by the Government to guarantee tho safe delivery of the apirits Into the hands ot the properly-constituted authorl- tics at the purt of shipment. 1f thoy ars tampured with en route, thedistitler, his bonds- men, and the rutlruad comosuy are individually The Boston Journal of Chemiatry states that thev are now putting arsente tuto tollet powders used In nurscries and by ludies, it being cheaper than starch, of which they were forinerly made, 1t would be well alsulor tarmers to be caretul fn buvlne new kinde of cooking utensils. It wat discovered lust yeur tuat ** marlized fron ware."” which lad come luto extensive usc, was, In the words of the Horvard Unlversity chemist wao analyzed It, ** @ e w thipw sun.” the cuamel being largely coinposed of oxide of Jead In solu- ble form. We are assured that otier pulsonvus | ware s 11l sold. Let (‘nnficn refuso to Luy new ware unless guaranteet harmless, o Muny flavorlug ols and efrups contaln pot- ?.’.'.‘.fl;,;;',:,',‘;.‘."’{,'rq..:fi'.fi Tl 2 eons, 1t {a well to ldthem so far as posaible, | ynoeiel that taxation csnnot be levied except Tes, caflce, vucos, aud chocolate are all lable upon o reality. Contrary o the usages to he adulterated and to sviue extent with dau- of other wuatlons, our revenue officers Kerous artiviesy insist that the distiller must pay tnxes It is weil to buy only of the best snd most vxperienced dealers, rugs are largely adulterated, It |s well to buy only of the wost experieaced aud rellable drugrists. Sewing sllkis and threads are ade heavy with lead, and polson those who use them. ‘Thousuuds of barrels of *terraalba " or white cariu are every vear mixel fu varfous furms with our sugars and other white substunces, Ite use tends to produce atone, kulney cumplulnts, und varjous diseases of the stomach. A large pari of our cream of tartar used in cooking vone tains :.u‘;». cent ormore of * terra alba.'” tisaleo used extensively {n coniectionery, and various poisons are used fu coloring con- fectionery, Jflls Ini various parts of the country are now grinding white stone futo s floe powider, It 1s stated tiat they erd ot sume of thess mitls :‘lnrae Frades—soda grade, sugur grade, and fiour rude. We think ft would be & paring lnvestment for the Uranzers of eacn State 1o employ compe- tent chennst todetect und publish adulterutions, and then withdraw. all patronage from thuse wno manufaciure or sell such articles, We think thero s quite as mueh uced of organizations inall our States to enforce laws for the proteztion of public healtt, us there is for orzanizatious tu cateh and punish horse. thieves, Iu conelusion, we can congratulatethe Granges that lurmers are exemptéd from sume of tho dangers to waich otber clusscs ars subject, We make our own vinegar, it ia stated in the Ncieatific American that probably haif the vine- r nuw sold o our cities Is * rank poson," We make our own pickles, A Massachusetts chgulst, who analyzed twelve puackages of alry nothing, For the eake of pulie cv, Il not of public justice, the pruper authorttles at Washington sinuldat once rellcva the distliling inierest of this burdensome and unjust oporeesion. But the distiller seemns not to bave auv nights woich Uovernment officlals high in authority are bound to respect, ile must buy tor bis “iatillery patent locks, hvdro meters, and numerous other contrivances ape proved of by Guverument. at prices 1,000 pes cent above their intrinsic value, Of course there s 8 iz steal jn all thuse patent arran:e. ents, But he must submit to ull this sharg practice and much ore without a murmur, o1 close up bis establishinent, Another obstacle which retards the growth of our export trusle Is the customs laws of Fraoce. France is our bost customer, the greater portion of the aleohol shipped from this country tg Europe being forwarded t> Marscilles. Auter ths Franco-Prussion war, Fraoce entered juto 8 commereial treaty with Germany, by which shie recelves the alcohiol of the latter country at 11 cents per gallon less than she fin- poaes upon American aleohul. Tins fnjurious discrimination arainst the United Btates and in favor of Uermnuy ts much to bo reFrellc . France would p us on au equal footing with Uermany and other countries, we would soon con- trol berentire alcoliol trade. ‘This would very largely fncrense tho demand for our alcohot pris duction. As we do not discriminate agaiust France, our tariff taws being universal fo thelr application, so France should not discriminata niziinst us. We truat that the General Uovern ment will, ot the carliest possible mo- ment, take tho mccessary steps to have France remove from her taril laws the discriminating tax of 11 ceots per gallon on American alcohul, nnd place us on equal terms up i pickles put up by twelve duferent wholesale | with other countries. Not lon: since M dealers, found copper 1 ton of them. Cuutteay, (n the interest of French commerco We havo pure mllk and geouine m-nmi sud | with tho United Statcs, visited thls country for not the manulactured materiul which so large- | the purpose of {ustituting a commerclal con- ly supplies our clties aud ponulous towns. It wis estimated b{lnmcdlml commlaslon of the Boston Board of [fealth, in 1874, that neariy 300,000 was paid I thiat city, purported to be. but not, mllk. Ina stnniar period ot ti; there were {87 deattis of chulera tnfautum In Suffulk County, while Iu the sune population outaide the city there were less than 100, & Ang, lustly, we are not compelled to eat oleo- margarine checse, or any part of the nincty tififou pounds of oleomarzariue buttew' which it 1s estlnated will Le made In this country this year, In wnico, ns we are told by the Chlcrgo Juive-Stock Juuria'y Prof, Church has found horse fat, fat from boues, aod fxt such as fa principally used for the making of candles, and in the preparation of whicl, a¥ has been re- cently widele published, upon wnat scems to be reilable authiority, not sufliclent heat Is usea to kUl the parasites, which enter and breed in bu- mun bodtes, Hexaaoun I Wane, Master of the Btate Grange of Massachusoits, - et EXPORT ALCOHOL. llow the Trade Is Handicapped, To the Editor of The Tvibune. Cmicado, July 4.—in an article which ap- peared in T TRIDUNE, attention was called to the finmense export trade in uleobol furnished by Chlesgo and othier Western citivs, Siuce the Ist of Jauuary to the present time, fully two milifons of gallons of proof spirits have been ventton to ho held in Parts this summer, 1t I3 to be hoped that the whole subject with regand to the exportation of alcohol from the United States to Frauce will be brouzht before the Con- vention, and that, a sutisfactory solution being attalned, the Convention will fay beforo the re- socctlve Governmients the differences to be ad- iu»lud. l'n:rhnf!. Af our bigh protective tariff aws wero moditied according to the principics ot civilized nuttons we would have less reasun to complaia of discrimination nfunn. us. J. J. Frrzaisnon, it that year, for Incident of the Recent Famtna in Tudls. A murder case has heen tried at Mysore, wherg the prisoners were a number of famine-strickea boys who murdered 8 ruinpunlon. The whols of ‘the bovs were 1o the habit of golog abous the strects pieking up the leaves with the refusn of foud that were thrown out of the Louses of natives, and eotlug the refuse. Tho deceased Delnge the biggost boy of the lot always came in for the ton's share, ° The others tucreupon held aconsultation und decided that he sbould bo put to duath, sud they formed a plsn for put- ting their decislon {nto execution, They asked the ble boy to cowme for & walk beyond the fort walla; then they tovk bim to the “trench, threw 8 biy stoue on him, and cut him up with 8 knife, which they afterwards hid (o & garden, The boy murderers wére sentenced Lo ten Fears’ Figurous imprisoument. tod o Greenbacker Huta, New Vork World. ‘They had plenty of paper money at Tollahas- To De exported from this city to forelgn countries, | see at tho close of I8G4. Mru. K, owned & small Tuls growing industry, so beneficial to Chicagu mulot fudbfuxl{ 7ur:|: f}mms‘l‘n: ;yu Foi&)g 13 Ni . | run the blockude und res England, o and the gralu-growers o the Northwest, {s des Falk the Uakals ud ot to Eaglaud, aud tined to nssume, ere long, atlll vaster vrupor- tions. The demand for Western alcohol, on sccount of {4 superlor quality, and for the reason that it can be produced hero cheaper than lo any other gountry In the wurld, fs steadily {ncresstug, The number of olious of alcohol which will bo shipped this year o forelgn couutries from the United Stutes will exceed doubla the amouut sxported lust year. No sullicieut remsou can b sren wu{ the United States, when cortalu obstructivo und unwise restrictions of the Internal Ravenue Departincut sre removed, muy not supply the wurld with this lmportant and " uccessary urticlo ot _merckandise, tuereby addivg o batdsome sum to the balance of trude, ulrcady so largoly In vur favor, In Europcan countries, alcobiol fs prlncl‘ully atstilled from potatoes snd beets, Tt should be taken Into ucconnt that distiling spparatus and the process of distlilation have been brought tu o very bigh state of perfection with us, Not muny vears szo two and a hull to three gallons ot proof sulrnits was considercd w good yleld from a bushel of coru, Nuw the general averagze bought the mule and cart, gave her a $20 piece, and got back §100 in change BUSINESS NOTICES. Nurnett's Flavoring Extracts are used and indorsed by the beet Lotels, confectioners, and groccrd throughiout the country. They are per- foctly pure, and of areat streugth.—at oncs the n d best: and reccivec the hignest awurd \!xll;llblll%n. . Plerce, Roston. Acker, erral) & Condit, Park & Tilford, N, Y, « i, U, Reces & Son, Bate Haze adopted them exclusively,"—Joseph 8, Peepies, Cincinnati, '+ (/lve uniceraal sutlefaction.""—David Nichole eon, Bt. Louls, The cery best.\'—Rockwood Bros., Chicayo, Aluaye "f o (he stundurd."—uU. & L. Bow Millan, Detrolt, —— XLCRR CodHaliwThae flest Noneless Cod. fish {n tha world, Made from uelecled Ueor vroduction from s busuel of corn, Hity-six | Bank flah. Ask your grocer for it, Putuy by ponndu, §s four wallons of proof spirits. It | Guorge?, Trige & Cu., 182 Duane strcel, New York | Luken very lurge quantity of potatoes or bects, e ——— e having I provortion to thelr butk much less saccharine matter than corn, 1o produce the same result, Avather sdvantage favors the United States, numely, the uueyusted facilitics for trausporting tnerchandise, by land and ses, to sl purts of the world, at unpreceduntedly chesp freighit rates, 1t Iu the general opivton, founded upou thy aplendid prospects of the corn cron aud other cuicals, that prices will_rule extremely low the fortlicomng season. The Western furuier uny be onliged to scll bis graiu at prices which will poorty reward bl for his bouvst tull, At pres- eut, sutc of the distlilerics I the West ure closed, while tho greater nuwber could distill aouble the quuuntity, with thelrprescat cavucity, Ahiey aro uow umduvmi. ‘This stato of uilatrs is owlng to the peval legislation of Congress, whicli, from 1361 to 1570, embracing & period of fifteen years, pructically probibited the exporta- tlon o1 wleohivl, sud thus withiu that thne, ruiy- ed & profiteuly bruncti of wur trude with forcigu countries, We sro bapuv to state, bow- ever, that this fusauv wvolicy against the distliliog ioterest has, 1o some neusure, been abaudoned by thy Guvernuweot, £ ull the aistilleries of the Northwest were fn 1ull uperation this summer aud full they would cousume double the wwount o wruin which 18 uuw beluy purchased. This would buve & ten- duney to Keed values al hiving prices for the faruier, Upow whose prosbesity tho whole trudu of the Northwweat deponds, * Mrs. Winslow's Nouthlag Syrup'* for thing. It cares dysentary anddi- ', and rogulates tho bowela. 25cte PROPOSALS. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed propasals will be recelved at the ofiice of 3. 1. Trimmer, Master of Trausportation, o Hal- siead-ot.. botwren Carrolt aud Kincie-aia., uail Saturduy, July 2 P. .. forthe bulldlug of te fur & double-track rallway und Michlgan Csoal, at Chicugo, Plans '.;lm specifcations can basuen at tho above 3 ter t] . pawed ofllce after this dal M. J. BECKER, Chief Bogineer P, C. & 51, L. It DISSOLUYION NOTICES. DISSOLUTION. The firm of Putnsm & Mason is this day dissolved by mutusl conseni. Acoounts to bo settlod by either memberofthe irm. Mr. Mason continues the busiuess. PUTNAM & MASON. R. Prior to 15861 we bud au cxtensive and grow- Lo ol Sl L Y ins trade r“l‘huu’;:ulum couutries for i leh- Ph t hel‘ rool sitits, thero belog o tax o proscriutive Fowe oty Etnd wineh uterfered with the 1reo 0 Ogra[’ exportation of that cowmodity. While someof 75 MADISON-ST,, the wost vbjectivaable features of thy revenue Lany kievaiin lawy with Fecard Lo thu exportution of alcubal Chigele 850 Curud,