The New York Herald Newspaper, November 19, 1878, Page 5

“since he had stopped he “never felt —_————. THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE —— ee Enthusiastic Rallies in Support of the War Against Rum. METHODIST PREACHERS DEFEND MURPHY. A Parting Shot from the Blue Ribbon Unionists. Brother Mundy’s war dance on Sunday secms in no way to haveeffected the popularity of Francis Murphy, the Gospel temperance revivalist; for at both the noon and evening sessions yesterday the Seventh Street Church was crowded and hosts signed the pledge. Brother and Sister Wilson were’called away to sing at Albany, and their places wore filled by Mr. Froelich and Mr. Johnson. “All Hail the,Power ot Jesus’ Neme” was sung at the opening of the meeting. Brother Murphy thanked God that He had deigned to smile propitiously on. the work during the first week of ite progress. He read from the sixth chapter of Corinthians and exhorted all present to use their individual efforts in the cause of temperance. No one Tan, he said, could do all the great work; it must permeate the masses of the people, and every man must be an apostle of the great reform in his own social, domestic or commercial sphere. When the work was done in this way, Brother Murphy’ssid, its far reaching effects could mot be calculated. If every man who signed the pledge Would induce some other man to do the same thing, and all these in their turn continue iu the same line, the liquor shops would soon find that : rent to keep liquor on exhibition was an unprofitable business. Let every man who attends these mectil adopt the motto, “With charity to all, with ice to none,” and go throu; life giving # hel; hand to every man in ‘Antas. followed Sine reading of the Scriptures, , ayers were asl who. had signed | 8. Nohles and wn also asked prayers for Mr, Murphy, that he might have the grace ot God with him and continue in the noble work he had begun. ee Renn ie Beart oe instrument 5 y a man town who was considered past re- had been that ed, catracllad refor drinker, said that better’ in all his rogation arose to sing “Sign the Pledge, Boys,” the si and during a * number of men dup the isles and signed the Bade A great number of persons are unwilling to go up and sign the pledge because they do not know what it requires, and they do not wish to go up and read it and then turn away. ‘The pledge is herewith given for the benefit of the timid ones :— OOD OLE IOIIOIEDI DOLD NATIONAL N_ TEMPERANCE UNION. With malice toward none and charity to all, 1:3 the undersigned, do PLupcr my word of honor, 3 GOD HELPING ME, to abstain from all intoxicating liquors, as @ aay erage, and that I will, by all honorable means, en- courage others to abstain. 3 (Signed) Fraxcis Munpay. nee nnnnongen. THE EVENING 8&SSION. The evening seasions thus far have been the most entertaining and enthusiastic, und that of lest evening was feperal rule. yong Penees cou! ae e world, appeared on the Proceed- life.” The con eenee nee. JOHN DOE. be stand to the intense delight of all present. - ings opened with the hymn “Stand up for Jesus,” the congregation rising to sing. After the Brother eipehy went 4a to state the culty he had inducing converts to sign the Some men, he said, were very bash- Zul and found it difficult to speak in public. | ere moment Colonel Fellows walked up one of side aiales and took a seat am the congrega- tion). He hoped, however, that di the serv: some of the converts would be previ rate their experiences. Rov. Brother ‘ichriver, of the Jane Street Methodist Episcopal Church, was asked to way & fow words to “the He com- Pplicd, ‘and said that Jesus had ht him ‘and that ho could give testimony to the ae of His grace. He declared that Jesus was the bridgy ‘that crossed the great gulf between the lowest aud highest of mankind. He besought his hearers to avuil themselves of this great way walk up out of the depths of degradation to the highest pinnacle of man- MURPHY ON INSURANCE. Brother Burphy said that if he ‘tald every one in the church that he would insure his life for twenty or thirty cents they would all come oP and invest. He now offered them an insurance of another life, and | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1878.—TRIPLE SHEET through Mr. Murphy’s labors in his church, About three thousand "ice hundred persons have already ‘gned the pledge, a few of whom have beer cou- verted. On Sunday morning, bet the reyular ser- ; Viees of the church, Mr. Gilder held # meeting ex- clusively for the reformed men. About fifty at- tended,” and thirty-five arose and eaked the wayers of the church for their galya- jou. They expressed their purpose, with God's help, to hold t their integrity in this regard, Men come from Harlem and from down town; pro- fessional men, clerks aud mechanics and laborers attend the noonday meetings. Acourt cle terday signed the pledge und made a few remarks— that no man had touched his heart until Mr. Murphy came, He (the clerk) was # moderate drinker, Dr, Newman, who haus been vevused of antagonizin Murphy, repelled the charge, and very heartily signed the resolution indorsing him, Other miuis- ters, both in private and public, gg? our ob- servation and expericnee, defended Mr. Murphy from the mercenary churges and imsinuations made against him. AGGRESSIVE TEETOTALISM. A meeting of the radical branch of the temperance people was held in Helping Hand Temperance Church (Rev. Mr. Affleck’s), East Eleventh street, Jast evening, J, B, Gibbs presiding. Besides the usual temperance programiue, such as singing, reading of Scriptures, prayer, brief specches and recitations, it was 4n- nounced that a regular series of revival meetings, under the auspices of the Mercuntile Division of the Sons of Temperance, would be commenced next week, Brother Wolford hoped that tho meetings would be commenced at an earlicr date, as ‘some souls might be in hell before next Saturday night.” ‘The suggestion did not prevail, and Brother Wolford muttered solto voce, “Well, let them go to hell their own way.”” / TRE MURPHY OVERFLOW, The chief feature of the cvening was the explena- tion President Gibbs gave of the so-called “Murphy overflow meeting,” which lie had advertised was to be held in Cooper Union on Sunday last, and which Murphy had publicly denounced as a fraud and an imposture. He had previously asked Murphy if he would not step over to the Union, if only for a few moments, It would do @ world of good for the cause, as under the present state of excite- ment there was material cnough to fill both build- gs. Murphy said hecould not leave his church and referred Gibbs to his son. Young Murphy told Gibbs, the letter stated, that “he could not steal water from their well.” Gibbs replied that ‘instead of stealing water from their well it would be bringing water to it." He (Gibbs) believed there were two feelings iu this city about Murphy, and if an anti-Murphy meeting should be called in’ Cooper Union the hall would be tilled. On Sunday last after it was stated that Murphy would not be there not one of the 1,700 present left. Mr. Gibbs stated that he had made the announcement with the best intentions afi@ that he could not rightfully be aceused of decoption. Mrs. Emma Gates Conklin said there was no use talking Lacey Pe toa man until you get the rum out of iin. en make a prohibition voter out of him. ‘TOO MUCH MURPH. In regard to Brother Murphy, said Mrs. Conklin, let us sees Our souls in patience. She was aaton- ished other evening to hear Murphy alla their president (Gibbs). Everything is \Wrancis Murphy and nobody alse. He is the 4 and omega of the tewperance work. I do not believe in him, He likes to save drunkards—after he is paid for it. He would give the outcasts sandwiches, but he won't pay for them. He lives high and grows fat at the ox- of others. If all true that is said about Sarpy it is time he rose to.explein. When he leaves the ruryellers will be more jubilant and pros} as then ever. The poor inebriated woman whom Murphy induced to sign the pledge the other evening was léd home by Mrs, Conklin her- self, none of Murphy's followers assisting, and if she was saved it would through no labor of Murphy. Mrs. Conklin denounced 4s false the assertion made by Murphy that an entrance fee was charged at the r Union, There were baskets there in which anybody could deporit what they pleased or nothing at all if they were so minded, President Gibbs suid this was the end of the crusade against Murphy, although the choir immediately commenced singing “More to Follow.”* Rev. Mr. Affleck hoped they “would to do a good deal of work for little money instead of little work for & good deal of money.” Among the other speakers were Rev. Mr. Miller, of Dr. Deems’ church; George Jones (not the “Count Joannes”), Rev. Mrs. Somerby, of Syracuse, and others. The singing by the Cruig sisters was’ well xeceived us was also a recitation by Miss Gorman. THE NEWARK LAW AND ORDER ASSOCIATION PRO- POSES TO MAKE TEMPERANCE A POLITICAL Is- SUE. A number of the clergy of Newark and a sprinkling of citizens mot last evening at the Central Presbyte- rian Church, Washington strect, and listened to the report of the Executive Committee of the Law and Order Association. Rev. Dr. McNair, chairman of the committee, read the report. In it he set forth that the association had for its object “the promo- tion of law and order and the suppressionof vice and immorality by the enforcement of the laws against the Sunday and other illegal trafic in intoxicating drinks.” Thoreportfurther seta forth that there are 1,020 licensed biel pedi that the saloons are justly chargeable ‘por cent of the crime eo ates in the city and Or tnd Police and court ex- penses; that these amounted last year to $180,000; that the money spent in saloons aud the loss ®& incans of saving every day much more than | of wages amounted to about $5,000,000 an- thirty cents. He ho} they would, if in no other, | nually, and that no figures could present consider the sul of tem ve in this economies | the extent af the social und moral evil light. Ho went on to say that the drunkard, when all | entailed on the community by the rum traflic. Nearl: ‘was said and done against him, was a very funny | every saloon was kept open on Sunday in bold > fellow. He was, in sociable | ance of the law. One hundred saloons were now in @ genicl aod Seether eee ed fest oh, mm; ” o You know what’ good tine ta—ewelled head in the morning, an awful swelled head; fever, hot blood, a tremulous hand and a xensation a place described the fellow two sheets in the wind as an gmusing coon, ‘He'll ask you,” said Murphy, “for iis pipe when it’s in his mouth, and for bis bat when it’s on his head.” Concerning the ridiculous dignity of some drunken wen he told the story of the drunk- ard who fell down stairs and was hel to his feet by a kind hearted man, Bracing himself up against the wall the drunkard said:—‘‘Mine sher own spissness, Mister; sats—hic—ze way I allays comes down stairs, d@’ye hear!’ Brother Murphy also told » good story inichly embellished brogue concerning the drunken Irishman, who, on seeing 4 fircfly, declared that a ‘ito with a lantern was after him. Sheffield was the next speaker. He per- formed some ‘‘stunts” on grammar and rhetoric un- equalled for their novelty and intricacy. Oue of hin sentences, 80 ao ae who took it down burrates, contained words, and 216 of them ‘were verbs. Out of the great flood ‘of eloquence some bright particular facts jed on the intedli- ence and comprehension the listeners—to wit, Sheffield before he signed the pledge, to thi lock every up at ree o'clvc! in . ae uUme to take six before breaktast; e full blast without any license, The Sabbath was rap- gig belmg turned into a day of lawlesencss and dissipation. Fifteen-ball pool playing was asnare anda trap for young men. The report wae highly commended by several speakers, and finally — Addresses were then made, on call of Mr. Ne F. Blanchard, chairman of the meeting, by Hev. Dra. Acktoad, of Medison, ahd “Melt. vaine, Seran apd Stevens, of Newark. ‘the ery of all was that the situotion lemanded that Chris- tian ministers should lead the (‘bristtan public in an garnest crusade against the common evil; should and concentrate their power and force on the side of law and order and the observance of # Christian Sabbuth. Some of the speakers spoke strongly in favor of bringing the mat- ter boidly deta and making temperance and antagonism to liquor traffic the central issues. A NEW CLUB. THE LEATHER MERCHANTS OF THE ‘‘SWAMP’ START A SOCIAL CLUB DOWN TOWN. ‘The leather merchants of the “Swamp” have for a long time felt the necessity of having some wuitable place convenicnt to their business where they coald take their midday luncheou and, at the samo time, mect others similarly engaged. They also desired been his since he signed t) some proper resort where they could invite to dinner saves $5 a day by not drinking. also presented to | merchants from out of town who called upon them on F Eee bor ett in paoae “y, enism,” | business. ‘Taking example by the bankers and “h GENTLEMAN AND A SCHOLAR.” brokers, a - short distance below them, “A gentleman snd a scholar,” from Scotland, so he | who started the “Down ‘own Club,” at announced hinself, aud refused to make any more definite identification of himself, went on the stand and Suid that what was wanted was mild drink and the grwe of God. Some one who saw Lim waver on his feet and stammer through hin little uggested that he might hhsve added to hin titles, & good Judge of rum. Brother Shatter also spoke, About two hundred signed the pledge. MUBPHY AND THE METHODIST PRRACHERS. The Methodist preachers had the great pleasure yesterday morning of an address by Mr, Francia Murphy at their weekly meeting. The Book Concern bas been making extensive {mprovements in their publishing department, and the place has been practi- cally closed for several weeks. Yesterday was re- opening day, and the announcement of that fact, to- gether with the expected presence of Mr. Murphy, drew together a larger number of mintsters than usu- ally attend. Mr, Murphy's address was largely apologetic and explanatory. He told the preachers why and under what circumstances he came here. One of the temperance unions of this city hed invited him, and, as he supposed, were to receive him; but just ashe was ready to start the Union annulled his invi- No. 44 Pine strect, for exactly the samo purpose, and noticing the success which atiended the efforts of their fellow merchants, afew leather dealers deter- mined to organize an association to be called tho “New York Hide aud Leather Club.”” They hired a suite of rooms on the corner of Guid and Ferry tranrformod them into a parlor, dining roon kitchen and wine room. The idea met with si general approval that ia a short time some seve iuembers lad signed the roll, and a few days since the club room was opened. THR OBJECT. ‘The object of the clnb is purely social, and sisnply for the convenience of thegmerchants in the leather trade. ‘The initiation fee is $50 and the annual daes $40, payable quarterly. If this should not be sufficient to mcet the expenses of the club turther assesainents will be levied. At their first meeting the folowing officers (all well known leather merchants) were elucted :—President, Charles H. Isham; Vice Presi- dent, Matthow ‘ooene Treasurer, Jumes Bene- dict; Secretary, Stephen Brown; Executive Commit- tee, William Palen, Theodore M. Barnes, John C. Southwick, George Palen and Stephen brown. The parlor is handsomely fitted up, as also the dining room, tp which sixty Berions can luneh at one time. The kitshet is presided over by an experi- enced cook, and ts provided with all the modern ap: pliances for cooking. Attached to the kitchen are wine closets, which are kept under lock and key, and tation. He then came and reported himself to Mr. | in which each member keeps his own wines’ and Chauncey Shaffer, who secured the use of Seventh | liquors, none of these articles being sold by the club, Street lethodist Oburch, whero he | Card playing is not allowed in the rooms, nor is the speaks iy to on as the — house | club to bo used as an exchange, Mowbers cgn invite will accommodate. He nothing whatever | their friends to ies of the visitors to do with the petty jartels of rival wm- | are al registered, icutions for member+ ions here, he said, but is in syim- | ship since the opening club have been very thy with every temperance movement. He ) | nunierous, and the merchants have every confidence over, that he is called to the spocial work of | that the Now York Hide and Leather Ciub will bea gonpel tewmperance. He bas no faith in any tem- | ‘success, Pperance reform that stops short of conversion and beomapeppr cones eponirnste-atarpar rig) trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, but bids CHARLES PRORCHER’S DEATH. at ‘ Ma t any form ot G4, that n jo ” fants ‘ wie satiblte ie het a in nyt Bagg. Coroner Ellinger was apprised Jast Sunday that a urty to save souls. Ho asked the of the ministers with him in this work, twenty-five city pastors have uttended his various ger ai phe day and taken an active part in work. But wauted the syuipathy and co oO] mo of all with him. The meeting was com- pletely carried away with Mr. Murphy's eloquence, and some of them, after he had ret: expressed tho opinion that iu some of his flight: eloquence he excelled Gough or Uniack or any other of the noted tem- yen advocates of this generation, ‘Suey unan- mously adopted resolutions expressive of their cou- ee tie ta Al sympathy with his work, commen the hearty their churches aud of the community; i he MUMPHY'S WORK IX NKW York, The Rev. J. L. Gilder, pastor of Seventh Street Methodist Episcopal Church, made @ bricf stateinent of tho,work that has already been accomplished ag SSN a ee ie Sa ea eset SRS ene en a he ac aaa eae AL EE Re Re ce SRI Sas ICL ER vA Aa a LS AS ENE IS Dh A SIE TA Re IE ROT So BS 2 Charles Prorcher, of No, 447 Kast Seventy-soventh street, who had been assaulted and fatally injured by Hugh Gallagher and Patrick Mochan on the 15th inst., way lyig at his residence in # comatose condition, and nt the point of death. He at once isnned warraniu for the arresé of the injured man’s ussailunts, aud they were taken into custody Sunday evening. Yesterday they were taken before the Coroner and committed to the City Prison without bail. ‘This official action was taken noue too soon, a8 tho prisoners were hardly remanded when information was received that Prorebor had expired, Lt appears that the deceased and his two ussailants were stablemen, and on the day fn question they came to blows about somo buai- nese inisinderstending. Gallagher and Mechan were 6 time arrested by an officer of the fwenty-elghth revinet and arraigned before Judge Viammer, who eld thom to auawer in $4,000 bail, $$ THE FERRON MURDER. THE JULY VIND THE PRISONER, WRIGHT, GUILTY OF MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE —HE 15 SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE. ‘The Court of Oyer and Terminer, of Kings county, Jadge Gilbert and sassociate judyes presiding, re- sumed the trial of John M. Wright, the murderer of Bernard Ferron, the boatman of tho Exie breakwater, yesterday afternoon. Colonel E. T. Wood, of counsel for the prisoner, proceeded to sum up. In opening his speech he dilated upon the circumstance that Wright was but a poor sailor boy who had no relatives present to look atier his interests. Hv, therefore, naturally looked to the jury to give him his rights, He then cited various authorities to show the signifi- cance of the various grades of manslaughter and the penalty attached thereto. This young man, the prisoner, was left alone on’ the boat, which was his home, He was left imcharge of his employer's prop- erty, and believing himself to be in denger of receiv- ing bodily herm at the hands of the deceased he killed the man, and was justified in doing so. Only two witnesses had been produced by the District At- torney who identified the body as, that of Ferron. The prosecution, counsel held, tailed to identity the articles found on the body. ‘The best proof of lack of premeditation on the part of the prisoner to commit murder was his throwing the body over into the little puddle, the Eric Basin, where there wero but three feet of water at low tide. The rope found in the mouth of Ferron hud been placed there by four boys who were rowing a boat in the East River and who threw a rope about the head of the deceased and tried to pull the corpse ashore, but failed. Counsel occupied three hours and a quarter in summing up, and, after a recess, District Attorney Catlin proceeded to address the jury. General Catlin spoke for about three hours, He denicd that the parents of the “boy” were poor, and commented upon Wright's story of the details attend- ing the murder as highly improbable. He called at- tention to the indi nt manner of the prisoner, who had oxhibited less f throughout the trial than he, the District Attorney, had ever witnessed in a person charged with ertme. ’ Wright's evidence he de- noun as “an unlawful, wilful and murderous fulschood.”” ‘THK JUDGE'S CHARGE. Shortly before five o'clock Judge Gilbert delivered the charge to the jury, in which he ssid criminal cases, and especially cascs of this kind, were ulways ainful to the mind, but there was, nevertheless, a Naty to be performed. Wright was young, in fact,biat a boy, when Ferron was killed. It was not an un- common thing for a boy to be brought before a court on # criminal charge, and charges of murder were not confined to any particular age or claas. charged that the prisoner committed murder, but he thought the had not been fully brought out on the evidence. There bad been, how- ever, enough shown to enable the jury to inske up their judgment and verdict. Tho Judge reviewed in brief ‘the evidence bearing on the disappearance of Ferron on Mareh 16, and the finding of the body on the 26th of April... Tho IY muat be satisfied, from the evidence, that the ly recovered wus that of Ferron, To make it justiflable homicide it was not enough for the prisoner to say that few bodily harm. This must sustained by other proof, or circum- The relative size of the men must also be borne in mind. Ferron was smaller than the prisoner, and was Jame. Judge Gilbert then in- stracted the jury in rd to the different grades of murder, If they ed that the prisoner in- tended to kill Ferron without any provocation, then it was murder in the first degtee. If the killing was done unnecessarily and without provocation, then it was murder in the second degree. Manslaughter in the third degree was the involuntary or accidental killing of a man _ while he was trespassing, which was the theory in this.case. The jury should judge from the evidence, upon which they are to draw their own inference as to the intention. His Honor, im concluding, reminded the jury that, while it would be gratifying to acquit the prisoner, yet they had a duty to perform, and he ‘was entitled to no Davart whatever, Whe jury retired to deliberate at half-past five o’clock, ‘They had been out but a tew minutes when they sent down to the Court and asked that the skull and the hammer be sent up to them. ‘The jury after an absence of two hours returned to the court room with a vordict,of murder in the second degree. Judge Gilbert, who wae in the Court, then called the prisoner before the bar and passed sentence upon him, {telling him that bis youth hud probably eaved him from a verdict the penalty of which gould have beon death. He then — senten to the State Prison tor the term of his natural life. The prisonor dropped ‘his head and sank into » chair, turning quite pale, and manifesting the first emotion he has exhibited sinco his trial commenced. Ho wae removed to the Raymond street Juil. ENDING IN MURDER. On the night of Thureday, November 7, John Kearey, of Madison, N. J., was in the barroom of the Waverly Hotel. A political discussion arose and ended ina fight, in which Charles Blanchard, of Morris Plains, rather worsted Kearey, While Blanchard was driving home he was dragged from his wagon by Kearey, assisted by Michael Cavanagh. ‘The two beat and kicked Blanchard in a brutal manner. He was removed his home, where he died on Saturday night from the injuries inflicted by his assailants. Cavanagh and Kearey were ‘arrested yesterday after- oon and taken to the Morristown Jail, where thay will await the action of the Grund Jury. WAS HE MURDERED? On Friday morning last the body of Henry Jeffer_ son, a colored man sixty years of age, was found on the Three Mile Mill road at Jamaica South, near Gray’s place, The body, when found, was lying on the bottom rail of a fence enclosing a cabbage lot, ‘The heed was on the north side and the fect on the rol side, appearing a6 though the deceased had died while attempting to crawl through the fence. Some distance from the body, in the lot, was found his cel spear and eel basket. The ecls lay seattercd sbout, snd still further on his hat was found, which had been trampled into the soft ground. For some considerable dis- tance off from Wherethe body lay the cabbage was ped down as if a terrible struggle taken place. Although the deceased's clothing was badly torn no marks of violence were found upon the body. ‘he Coroner's Jury found a verdict that died while in # fit. No evidence was clicited to show that ho bad been subject to fits; but,on the contrary, although not # temperate man, he was unusually healthy. He was six fect in height and weighed nearly two hundred pounds, The deceased was last seen alive on the morn previous to tho finding of his body, when he called at the residence ot Mr, John Francis, near the Three Mile Mill, where he kept bis Doat. Mr. Francis gave him lis break- tast, after which be started ont ou the bay to eel. As be Jeft the house, in reply to Mr. Francis as to his health, he said that he never felt better in his lite. Many of the residents in the vicinity who have known ihe deceased all their lives are not satistied with the verdict of the Coroner's jury, and believe that he came to his death by foul means, and that the matter should be thoroughiy investigated. THE BAITERY PARK SUICIDE. A YOUNG BAVARIAN WHO WAS SWINDLED DRIVEN TO DESPAIR AND DEATH. A well dressed man, apparently a German, was found on Friday uight in the Battery Park by a police oficer of the First precinct ins dying condition, and expired while in the police station, The body was taken to the Morgue and identified there on Sunday evening by John Kreiling, proprietor of the Sonne Hotel, No. 582 Pearl street, as that of Freder- ich Weisamen, thirty-one years of age, who had been stopping at his hotel since his arrival in this country in February last.. From papers found ia his trunk and little bits of information imparted by him to the proprietor and his fellow boarders it was learned that Weiss: has had a somewhat chockercd carcer, His father is # surveyer in Grocesersbury, Bavaria, is possessed of considerable means and bas held many ‘minor government offices in Groessers- burg. Frederich had been employed with, in his office, but tiring of that up the stady of medicine, After prepara- in chemistry with w Dr. Magnus the Julius Maximilian Cnivorsit; » He, lated in October, i976, and was graduated on the 6th of February, 1876. While pursuing his collegiate studies at Wur, hho teil ia Jove with the daughter of « well-to-do fainily in that town, ‘To one of his fellow boarders he said her namo was Caroline Buehler, and another time he coutradictod this by Bayiag that her uaine was Maria Klopstock, Her family, however, did not Jouk favorably tpon the young student's love aud finally ordered their daughter to marry 6 much older and wealthier resident of Wurzburg, who had been paying count to het. Frederich tried. to pro- veut tue uarriage by inducing her to elope with him, She would uot do tis, however, and he wandered listloasly about the college town. Previous to Lis ation she was married sccording to her parents’ Wish, He then determined to icave Davaria and come to America, His father gave him sume money till he could yet employment in his new home. Upon arriving in this country he went to the Sunne Hotel, as was mentioned heretofore, His money did not last long, and, without a knowl edge of English, he accepted a situation ina drug store in Brooklyn. He wae compelled to give this up on aecount of his imperfect Lnglish, us the propriewr wie on Anterican, aud the stove but few German customers, He them went to the drng atore of Dr. Charles B. Kaufman, No, 3 Weehawken streot. After bonne thine be bought the store, but owiag to compill- ja | coming leisurcly down Vesey toward West street. cations in reference to the ownership of Dr. Kaufman the store waa seized by the rift in August lust. Weissinan has done nothing since that thine and was di expecting remittances for him to Emil Maynes, No, 20 Purk place, His mother sent him c but this was quickly expended. ie was to ive a remitianee from his futher on the wth of November and return to Gerinany ou the 16th. But on Friday evening last he remained a long time in room, and Mr. Kreiling said laet night he be- lieved that he took some poison from among the chemicals in his trunk and then went to the Battery Purk. He must have taken it there, and then, looking at the troubled waters of the bay, seated himself on the benches to die. Previous to his going out he had is boots to be mended for him preparatory to yto Europe. He was found, as stated, by a& fow hours after taking the poison. t held by Coroner Flannagan, yesterday, most of the above fucts were elicited. ‘Lhe’ poxtmor- tom examination yesterday, held by Deputy Coroner Cushman, established the fact that he had died from poisoning, a quantity of cyanide of potussium hav- ing been found in his stomach, RAIDING STREELT STANDS. LOLA IER THE SUPERINTENDENT OF ENCUMBRANCES TRY- ING TQ CLEAR VESEY AND WEST STREETS. The conflict of authority which hag arisen between Mr. John Keenan, the Clerk of Washington Market, and the Superintendent of Eneumbrances in the De- partment of Public Works, may be said to have reached its culminating point yesterday afternoon. About ten A, M. @ number of inspettors and other attachés of Mr. Blumenthal’s Bureau proceeded to the neighborhood of Vesey and Greenwich streets and cleared both thoroughfares for a short distance of a few small booths, They continued the raid all along Vesey street until West street was reached, when the Superintendent was surprised to see a number of persons—men, women and children—ranning as fast as they could, and cither carrying on their shoulders or lugging after them portable stands. The strue- tures were in neatly every instance supplied with springs, which were put in use whenever anbody look- ing like an inspector was secn. Mr. Blumenthal saw that it would be utterly use- less to give chase, and decided to make another raid on the owners of the springy stands during the after- noon. As soonas the Superintendent and his men had left thé whole troop came back to Vesey street and occupied their old quarters. ‘They were, of course, very jubilant at the manner in which they had ontwitted the inspectors, and many were the jokes cracked at the latters’ expense. “Ttell you,” said one old apple woman, as she strove with might and main to get the three-legged strac- ture to stand upright, ‘the man that first med one av these’ things must have been # dear old creatur.”” ‘This sentiment seemed to meet with the unanimous approval of the assembled venders, the most of whom were struggling desperately with the springs of the portable booths. “Divil take the thing!” at length cries out one of the more outspoken of the group; “but it won’t wurruk at all, at all.” “I wish I had the onld rascal that sould me this mechane, the dhirty, miserable blackguard!” At this remark all the members of the throng stopped their endeavors to get their stands to rights, and seemed to show by their looks that the individual who, in anticipation of the action of the Department ot Public Works, had induced the stand keepers to in- vest in one of his paient “steel spring portable stands” would have bui a small chance of escaping with his lite should ho happen to tall into their clutches, ‘The crowds rested on their arms in this manner for some time, and.just as some of the more persevering ones were proceeding to wrestie again with the booths the Superintendent and his men were soon Instantly there was the greatest confusion among the venders, who began to hastily roll up their property and fly.’ Bué here a new source of trouble presented itseli; for a few of the dealers had, in their endeavors to got their stands to rights, strained the springs and were unable to fold the booths. Tho persons who were placed in this unenvisble position consequently either had to leave their structures to be contiscated by the authorities or else to submit to 4 cross-ex- amination, and perhaps a severe reprimand at the hands of the Superintendent. Neariy ell of them took the latter course, but outside of exacting a promise from them to remove their stands nothing was done by the officers of the law. ‘This wartare was keptup allday and nearly to six o'clock in the evening. The Superinten- deat ‘of Encunibrances seemed to be deter- mi to keep the strects in the neighbor. hood of the market free from these stands and booths, many of which, as he’ states, occupy * spuce of from four to six feet beyond the street curb. Mr. John Keenan, the clerk of the market, put in an appearance late in the day, but did not take any de- cited stand in opposition to Mr, Blumenthal’s action. He stated, however, that he intended to have the maiter tested before a competent tribunal. He would probably have a conversation with Comptroller Kelly on the subject of the removal of the stands, but in any event he was determined to obtain, if possible, the official opinion of Corporstion Counsel William C. Whitney on the matter. if his views coincided with thoso of himself Le would have the question as to the right of the Commissioner of Pablic Works to cause the removal of the booths and stands brought up in the courts, Mr. Blumenthal, however, states that he is of opin- fon that he has the power to provent the obstruction of any street, avenue or public thoroughfare in this city, and that he is thoroughly con’ that, the majority of the structures on Vesey und West strects are not only obstructions within the mesni: of the law, but nuisances also, He had recei) since he announced his inteution of commencing his raid on the stands a uumber of communications from srsons doing business in the interior of Washington Yrarket, in which he is urged to continue the work. He intended to renew the ight until the streets are cleared, FATE OF A FASI HORSE, A very unusual accident, which might have re- sulted in the loss of life, occurred" last evening about half -past five o’clock, at one of the Falton ferry slips on the New York side. Tho ferryboat Union was just coming into the slip. Most of the passengers had stepped over the chain, ready to step off, aud about fifty persons were waiting on the bridge to get aboard. When the Boat was within twenty feet of the bridge the gateman swung open the gates, and Led just turned to slide the iron gate when, with o crash, a horse attached to a truck, unattended by @ driver, dashed through the gateway and made for the boat, i the crash as the In gett “3 ft the Tg bocioms in ag o1 o! way. Two the’ horse was on the among the crowd on the boat, but at this juncture a wheel guard and th struck the @ truck ov hdd ever, the horse made a leap for the boat, but becoming entangled in the harness fell short, and splash went horse and truck into the river, both sinking iamedistely. During the excitement every ono crowded to edge dost, and it was « miracle that some one was not jostled overboard. An old gentleman, who appeared 9 be considerably excited, mado a rush for the life preservers and was about to throw one overboard, when he was informed by the deck hand ‘that it was no use, as the old hoss was clean gone and would never report for duty in this world again. Abont ten minutes later the driver and when informed of the whereabouts of hi je be- came almost frantic and tried to yet vatisfuction by cursing at the water which covered his horse and sed to bea br belonging to Fulton etrest, truck. It was sup, Drake & Co., cracker bakers, No. Brooklyn. i BROOKLYN COMMON COUNCIL. Ata stated session of the Brooklya Common Coun- cil, Presideut Fisher in the chair, held yesterday afternoon, permission was granied to Charles J. Sands to ran @ line of stages from the Bedfont station of the Brooklyn, Flatbisi and Coney Island Railroad through Atlantic and Bedtord avenues, Fourth strect, Broadway, First street to South Kighth street, Will- jamsburg. ‘The fure is to be ten conta. A commauication was received from City Treasurer Little in relation w delinquent insurwtuco agents of foreign companics of that city who have failed to pay two per cont upon the amount of premiums received by them, though required to do #o by law. ‘The Lamp and Gas Committee reported a resolution in favor of advertising, through the Board of City Works, in the leading New York papers, for pro- posals for lighting, extinguishing, repairing aud cleaning the public lamps, and for furnishing coal jax or other illuminating matorial for lighting the {amps and public buildings, SECURITIES AT AUCTION, On the Exchange yesterday Nicolay & Co. sold $10,000 New York and Oswego Midland Rail- rowl Company's second mortgage seven per cents, $000 cach, at one per cent; $10,000 New York and Oswego Midiand Raiinoad Company seven per cents convertible equipment and sink. ing fund mortgage bonds, much, at three- eiglthe por cent; 260 shares Di Company stock, of Seranton, i, and one share of thi 100, at forty-ning aud @ KLECTING A MAJOR, A meeting of the officers of the Fifth regiment, N.G.S.N.Y., who are entitled to vote, was bold Tmt night in the regitnental armory, Twenty-third atroet, tor the purpose of electing it for the regiment. Colonel Charles 8. Spencer xl, Eighteen voto ‘Were cast, al! of which went in favor of Captain ee. Bam ot A compeng, L.: rer in he regimen, there y no other candidate. oe was declared elected, oe YACHTING NOTE. {ex TELEGRAPH Yo THE weLaLp.] Noaronr, Va., Nov, 18, U878. The handsome steam yacht Lurline, commanded by Captain W. W, Tothill, and owned by Mr. ¥. Lorillard, of New York, agrived to-day. Her owner, who is on board, has pee ding some time on the York, Rappuhannock and other Virginia rivers, She leaves in a few days for the ducking grounds ia Curri- tuck Sound, HOLSE NOTES. On Saturday night the sorrel mare Mand and a two-year-old fy owned Dy Mr. George Leiper, of Leiperville, Del., broke loose from their pasture und got wpon the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bulti- more Railroad frack at Eddysione. An up ‘relight train overtook them near Patterson's culvert, just below Crum Cr The colt was killed before he reached the culvert. The muro (Mand) jmnped the culyert, which is twenty. wide; but for all this nobie leap she was stz @ tolevably fuat runner, having a record of 1:53. HANDBALL AND RACKETS, INTERMSTING CONTESTS IN THIS CITY AND HO- BOKEN—-GAMES TO BE PLAVED TO-DAY. At the court of Mr. N. Hick’s, Hudson street, Ho- boken, yosterday afternoon, the first contest was single-handed, best three in five games of American rackets. Mr, James Punch played againat Alderman Dwyer. Following is the scoro:— Mr. Punch... 21 3 § 16 18 21—9T Mr. Dwyer.... oe wb a al 12—36 The noxt engagement waa four-handed, the best three in five games of American rackets. Mr. B. Or- ris and Mr, L. Ayers played against Mr. C. Kuucken and Mr. George Spohr. Theiscore was:— Orris and Ayres... CTE rE”: Saar Kuneken and Spohr. _ 8 Db 15 6-63 At the court of Mr. B. McQuade, Madison street, this city, yesterday afternoon, thero were some in- teresting matches of American rackets and handball. ‘The first contest was tour-handed, best two in throe yimues of rackets, Mr. John Nelson and Mr, Michael MeConnell played against Mr. David Barry and Mr. John Sullivan, Following is the score:— Nelson and McConnell Barry wad Sullivan. The next engayement was four-handed, best two of three games of handball. Mr. George Handley and Mr. John Kellcher played against Mr, Peter Curry and Mr, Thomas uire. The result was as follows:— Haudiey and hor 9 2 fie Curry and Magu 221 16. 1885 ‘The last encotinte also ‘four-handed, best two of three games of handball. Mr. William Rykn and Mr. Michael Flynn played against Mr. John Dolan and Mr. James Quinn, the result being Ryan and Flynn, Dolan and Quinn.. ‘Lhe games to be play lay are vi Mr, Daniel McCarthy and Mr. Thomas O'Neil play a rub, best three in five gumes of handball, against Mr. John McQuade and Mr, Janes Mack. The contest at American rackets will be best threo in five games, in which Mr. John. Nelson and Mr. Michael Fubhan pin play against Mr. George Stewart and Mr. David arry. ATHLETICS. The Argonanta’ Rowing Association, of Bergen Point, N, J., will give aseries of athletic games on @ new track near the beat house on Thursday, 23th, Thanksgiving Day. The entries are contined to the residents of Bayonne only. There will be eleven events on the programme, as follows:—100-yards dash, 440-yards run, 120-yards hurdle race, three- legged race, one-mile walk, standing broad jump, run- ning high jump, throwing the hammer, putting the ehot, throwing the base bail and a tug of war. ‘THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CLUB. The annual business mecting of the above organi- vation was held last night, Mr. Bernard Loth, vice president, in the chair, The following Board of Offi- cers for the coming year were elected :—President, John Gath; Vice President, Bernard Loth; Sectetary, 8. W. Hoag; ‘Treasurer, Frank C. Lowry; Captain, John C, Wray; Lieutenant; Frank Mets; ‘Trustees, Messrs. ee, Badgley and Brazier. ‘The meeting was a large and enthusiastic ono, and the reports, of the retiring officers showed. the ‘club to be in a flourishing condition and occupying a fore- most position amoug the organizations of its kind in this city. The club will next season occupy a new running and walking track within the heart of the | States and Enrdpe, city, und ut ita present rate ot progress bids fair to soon stand second to no athletic club in this country. ATHLETIC CHALLENGE ACCEPYED, f Toronro, Ont., Nov. 18, 1878, E. W, Johnson, of this city, has accepted the chal- tones of Jumes Daley, o2 New York, for a series of ath! etic contests for 3200 a side, to take place in Brooklyn on the 26th inst. THE MILLER-GOSS SPARRING MATOS. [From the Baltimore American, Noy. 18.} The following letter from Professor William Miller explains itself :— Baxtimorg, Nov 17, 188 Messns, EDITORS OF THE AMERICAN :— Suws—In answer to Mr. Joe Goss’ challenge to spar me for $500 a one hour’s contest within three weeks from date, in Boston, with blackened gloves, I will make # match with Mr. Goss to spar in timore for $500 within three weeks from date, Business cnwage- Fomcpay Toe me at present making 4 match in Bos- ton. If Mr. Goss accepts my challenge to sper in Baltimore I will allow him $25 expenses; or I will make s match to spar any athicte iu America accord- ing to the same terme. ily, Professor WILLIAM MILLER, — Athiete snd Champion Wresticr of orld the In sporting cireles the challenge to which Professor Miller makes the above reply has excited considerable interest, particularly as the match is proposed on the purely scientific basis of s trial of conclusions with the blackened gloves, In such a struggle the gloves are colored with a preperation of black, so that every time a,blow is delivered the receiver gets # mark, which is immediately sponged off by one of the judges. That mark counts a point in favor of the de liverer, and the party obtaining the most points and the cleanest hits during the hour which is the limit of the match is adjudged the victor, The articles of agreement governing a meeting of this description are vory cy The last match of the sort that took lace occurred in New York several years ago, with Soe Coburn and Bill Clark as the principals, Mee cre. uted much excitement and there was heavy betting on the result. Coburn made elevon points and Clark ten, and they wore to have had a mesting. Clark, however, was badly hurt soon sfter in an acci- dent, which prevented him from facing Coburn onco more. In England and Australia there have been numerous matches of a lively natute with the black- ened gloves, and it is generally acknowledged by tho Perctain the questi Oe periority be- of deci q jon ni #uy ri a tween contueiate who are well matehed. / Goss has made himself well known since he came over hero from England about three years ago in com- pany with Jem Mace, Ho made his can debut in « bout with Mace at tho Howard Athenmum, Bos- ton. The two then travelled with Howe & Cushtng’s Circus, giving exhibitions in all the chief cities. A inceting inthe prise ring was discumed between the friends of Goss and those of Tom Allen. After sev- esl ehietenere bat and the itatives of each purty cor |, Goxs was invited to go to Cincinnati to fix the 4 ranged ference at Eph Holland's place, 7 nm & con! co 's place, ané the match was made for $1,500 u aide, to take place in Kentucky. The result of the ight hae gone on record. Both men had yreat reconts, Allen fought Mc- Cool twice, winning cach time; he had ones con- Hered aad once been defeatat by Gallagher; he had aleo atrtiggled with other noted puyiliats. Gow hus made over twenty displays in the ring, his principal opponents being Jem Mace, Allen, Ryall, Rooke and Crutchley. Goas stands about five fect nine inches in ul carries 190 pounds of weight. He is ly built and is a thoroughly quick and good Tf_a match can be arranged between Goss and Professor Miller, the champion sthlete of - the world, it will cause niuch interest among all persons taking pride in uthlotics, and will be the most important contest with gloves that has taken place for many years. Professor Miller has a splondid record as & sparter, having met and defeated Dwyer, Saylor, Davis, Denny, Labossiero, McCarthy, Kelly, Bittou and others of leaser note. Ho has Lad sixty wrestling matches, of which he has won forty-nine, lost threo and had eight drawn. In Australia he won the chatu- pionshiy medal for fencing iu # contest with foils and single otichs, at Melbourne, against Sergeant Stevens, of the Light Hussars, who preavtout won the “eross swords” at Aldervhot, ‘ofessor Miller bas appeared in trials with all the best known swordsmen of tae United States and bas scored some remarkable triumphs to his credit, PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENTS, Commissioner Campbell, of the Department of Pub- lie Works, and Comptrollet Kelly opened proposala Yesterday for the following public improvements:— For paving with tiacadamised pavewent Fifth ave- nue, from Lifty-ninth to Seventy-seeond sircot, M. A. Kellogg, lowest bidder, as $11,174 U1; for paving with Belgian pavement Pifty-third street, between Broud- way aud Seventh avenue, Thomas Gearty, lowest bid- det, Mt $875.16; for paving with Belyian pavement Eighty-first street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues, Denuis McGrath, lowest bidder, $2,386 45; for eon- structing & sewer in Iighty-tirst street, between ‘Tenth avenue and the Boulevard, Thomas Barry, low- vat bidder, $1,903 60; for constructing « sewer in Ninety-fifth streeg between Third and Lexingtan ave- nites, with branclt in Lexington avetine, Joseph A. Deviin, lowest bidder, $4219; for constracting a sewer in 104th street, between Ninth and Tenth ave- nus, James Keilly, lowest bidder, $3,102. ELECTRIC LIGHTS. SKETCH OF INVENIIONS FOR DEVELOPING THB ILLUMINATING POWER OF ELECTRICITY —A YOUNG INVENTORS SUDDEN DEATH —WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT I8 PROMISED, Wasuinazon, Nov. 16, 1878. The subject of artificial umination by means of the electric ight has become a topic of such magnitude and importance that all matters in reference to ims proveinents in this branch of seience are looked upon at anxiety both by the people of the United ‘Tho divisibility of the electrie light for iduminating purposes is not new at all. Tax FIRST PATENT. ‘The first patent granted for it was granted in Eng+ land in 1845, to Edward A, King, on 4 communication from him, though one J. W. Starr, a young genius, # native of Cincinnati, Ohio, was the inventor. There was a caveat filed in the United States Patent Office by J, W. Starr in 1945, worded”almost exactly like King’s English pat and subsequently the case was com- pleted and mined and rejected, The claim of J. W. Starr for patent was in these wordss— ert oivetrivity to the purposes of Mumination. Ido not vlain the method of lijshtiny wires by electricity, which is wel known, as [have already stated. but [ claiin the method of € conductors so as to apply them to illumination, the rent being regulated 40 as vo obtain the highest degree of heat without fusing the conductor. Telaim the method an intermitting light for the use of light- the manner sot wad for signals, I elaim t shting’ wing the apparatne in @ suitablo giuss vessel, hermotically sealed, amd ais miode of lighting places containing combustible or explosive compounds or materials, as set forth, ‘This was rejected December 5, 1846, as will appear from the annexed copy of official letter:— + LELER OF REGISTER. Pasunt Ovvice, Dec, 5, 1846, Sin—Your application for lutters patent for thé uxe of electricity for purposes of illumination has been examined snd foun of « patentable char- tinum wires, the igni- breaking the current to isnion of the ignition, are all well knowa, application of these devices for practical uses jscovery camot be considered as pate jon of a known sto a new la] lod Ly the courts as “nor the subject. of There 1a, utoreuver, but eight) noveléy: tm pui for in every case iu which tho ignition hse: produced there must have been a corresponding ilumings tion, ‘Thix suggestion of employing the various kinds of electric light for artificial il since been made. A variety of t and in all cases it has been found t the great consump. tion of imaterials employed to generate the electricity. Should improvements be wade by which this didieulty could be obviated they would present legitimate subjects of put. ent, but the application of devieestong known to. specifica purpores cannot be considered as invelying novelty of im vention or di Should you desire to present any further views upon ihe subject your application will be re considored; otherwise you can withdraw your application, as prescribed in enclosed circular, E. B. Such aletter of “glittering generalities” would not be tolerated under the present practice of the Patent Office; but, as the inventor, Starr, died between the time of the date of the English patent and the exam- ination of his American application, the agent, King, withdrew the case from the office and received the $20 fee returned. AN INVENTOR’S UNTIMELY DEATH, ‘There are some romantic and tragic incidents cony nected with this first invention that I will briefly summarize. This young man Starr was a philosophi- cal instrument maker in Ohio, and had he lived would doubtlesss have proved to be as great @ genius ag our Edison or any other clectrician, He experimented on his inyention, and was sent to England to com-. plete it, Mr. King going as hia agent, and two gentlemen, Judge J. W. McCorkle, lute member of Congress from California, and Mr. P. P. Love, of Day- ton, Ohio, furnished the money, about $3,000, Each was to havea fourth interest in the invention, Letterg of introduction were given to King and Starr ta the American banker ip London, George 4 who, when the subject was fully pation it him, agreed to furnish all the capital that would be required to promote the project to a suce coasful and, practical use, provided that same was approved and sanctioned best and most celebrated electricians in ‘ Professor Faraday was chosen. In the imcanting Starr aml King returned to Manchester, where built what he termed @ trec, called “The United States.” He had on it twenty-six branches or imbs, which he called by the names of the then twenty-siz States of the Union. Atthe end of each limb he bed an electric light, covered by a glass globe, on each which was painted or inscribed the name of each ftate. Having thus completed his invention he and King took it to London and to the electricians the Electrical 80+ cicty, Professor Varaday pein it. So perfect was his invention that the tena oom nounced it a perfect success. After the 2 was over King and Starr went home perfectly elated with the success, and after ing of a very frugal meal they retired to bed. The next morning Starr, not muking his appearance at the morni was allowed to remain in bed, but as the ad- vanced and he did not make his ap; and the landlord went to his room, set not being 3 to awaken him, they burst open the di there fouud poor Starr dead in his bed. itement and overwork of the brain are sup} to have caused his death, From that day to thie nothing further has been done with this Starr invention. next public deimoneitation of the tuminating ‘The next pal none jon owers of electric light I find in @ ee ished at Lyons, in France, in 1857. It is ci @ “System of Lighting by Hlestricity,” by . Low eapayne and Thiers. ey, made se successful experiments at Toulon and Paris, Lictekge | et they did not have a good generator of ty, though the light was good. They only claimed thal it could be utilized for illu buil streets, lighthouses and the like. I find, also, in 1875and 1876 there were English patents ted, to Brewer, in @ communication of one f to one Clark, and alao to one Johnson. The next patent I find is that granted by the United States Patent Office to P. Jabl if, of Paris, who, by the way, is « Bussiau officer. This is the patent under which the Avenue de l’Opéra and other publia places and large stores at the Louvre, in Paris, are now being lighted. This patent is dated May 15, 1877, No. 190,804. It may be interesting kuow the claim of the inventor, which is as follows :— Claiined.—The described electric candles, in a suitable case aud of 2a isolating a. umination at fasibl cr serial, cr serine le jer or inaserial, us dexeribed ; sech candies, consisting of the pelt of ranged with non-conducting base, as dese ‘There are a great many object hoff patent, us it is liable to go out, and the American think bat little of it. The writer, who has just returned from Paris, bas seen these failures uently on the Avenue de 1 as the light, which as a rule ix brilliant yet subdued by the large frosted glass globes with which the lamps are co’ will at times become obscure and look just as tf yere-quing out. It is also a very noticeable fact when there is a heavy fog the electric light is |, a8 evidenced one morning in about month ‘Lhe city was envel in a sort of icy fog, and the only light that could bediscerned was the dim ht in the Magazin du Louvre, the electrie light being almost invisible. This would seem to demonstrate the fact that artificial illumination by incans of electric light in a tog ia a failure, OPINIONS OF ELUCTRICIANS. Tho opinions of eminent electricians on thie sm» ject will doubtless be read with interest. do le Kive, of Geneva, in his work entitled “A on Biectricity in Theory and Practices,” into English and published in 1868, in speaking of il- lumination by electricity says :— The electric light, altho Vights by ite brillianey an ony t table. H Senty sop gieres lareem tensa ogee joying tor the construction of the tween whieh the electric are aust burst forth carbons of alder woud. However, this light would be tuo dazsling two little favorabl he objects iMuminated to be em. ployed with advantage for oniinary ilomination, eves should the cont of obtaining It not cause it to be rejected, In the same work [find Mr, Gore gave the exact idea of expente, and introduced a voltameter into the cireutt, and finds by experiment that the expense would be very inconsiderable as compared with any other known means of artideial illumination, MODERN INVENTIONS. ‘These, then, appear to be ali the best authoritics on the subject till we come down to the present time, Your correspondent this morning sought out Mr. J. B. Futler, auother very eminent electrician, who is now in Washington, perfecting some of bis elaima for inveutions betore the Patent Office. Mr. Fuller ine forined mie thot there are roveral inventions and patents in England that are now under; the crucible of the law. For instance, the city of ‘ion proposed to light the Thames embankment with the electric light, under the putents of Lontin (to divide light) ead the Jablockhoi! candle, but an injuuction ‘was «ued out, with a view to make it perpetual, by one Henry Wikt,an Englishinan from Leeds, Tho re= sult of this suit is not at present made known. A, similar course was pursuod In Paris, just at the time of the 16to at Versailles, and at the iumination the prizes were distrpbuted at the Palais d'industrio, and at one time it was thought we should be all in the dork in Paris, so far us clectric light was concerned, iB consequence of this litigation. Mr. Yaller claims to have perfected and expects ‘patents soon for the following tnventiona:— witomatig cireult conductor, so that if Any ono of lights should go out it will nut in any way aifdes the ance. Au cloctele lamp, which ean be made either portable stationary a ny. aliallue it Many respecte to Jublockhots candies Dut ajl the difficuitios aad obstacles ot the luter are obwh ated and overcome pt tlectete lamp thas, will burn continuously for 100 mt nnn ed measuring the time of burning the ction fo divide the Hight itve any nuinbar of volu. . u vane wi no taking Pringes beintayte U ak canatight peees ced aiviae eee 100,000 lights of one eaudtle web, and each of which will be juin to the aye as a candle light, and besor shan candle, — ht, and at aa expense thet will be only nom jn As 's patent is still under examination at eb at ui ce te ot Soa