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2 NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 117, 1879--TRIPLK SHEET, THE COURTS. Expensive Litigation Through Contest Over a Technicality. IFARD WORK FOR SIX CENTS. Extension of Authority to In- surance Agents. ——_—_—_ In 1873 L, Dubernet made his promissory note to John Haat for $500, on which Charles D, Fredericks, then of the firm of C. D. Fredericks & Co., became indorser. Haaf got the note discounted in the Nassau Bank, and it fell due on the 2ist of July of the same year aud was protested for non-payment. On the same day that the maker of the note had failed to pay it Haaf drew his check for the amount and took up the note from the Nas- sau Bank. With note and notice of pro- test in hand he subsequently called on Mr. Fredericks, the indorser, and asked for payment, and was told to go to the maker of the note and have him “settle.” Subsequently the maker paid some cash on account and gaye renewal notes for the balance, There being a failure in the payment of these notes also, Haaf, in 18’ brought a suit on the original note against Mr, Fredericks as indorser. The prin- cipal defence set up was that by the arrangement made by Haat with the maker of the note the same had either been paid or the payee had given the maker an_ extension of time without the knowledge or assent of the indorser, thereby relieving the latter from responsi- bility. The case came on for trial before Judge Sheri- dan in the Marine Court, when the only testimony produced on the part of plaintiff tending to show detendant had assented to the arrangement made with the maker of the note to extend time was that do- fendant told the plaintiff, as aboye stated, to go to the maker aud have him “settle” it, Iu charging the jury Judge Sheridan submitted to their decision the question whether defendant had knowledge of the extension of time given to the maker of the note, part of the charge Mr. Thomas Allison, for the defendant, took exception on the ground that there was no evidence in the case on that point to be submitted to the jury. ‘The verdict was in favor of the plaintiff, and judgment. entered thereon, with costs, for $743 79. From this judg- ment Mr. Allison took an appeal to the General Term of the Court, where the judgment was reversed and a new trial ordered, Judge McAdam writ- the opinion of the Court. From this » plaintiff, through his counsel, 5. Whitehead, took an appeal Term of the Court of era Common Pleas. There it was contended on the part of plaintiff that the word “settle” used by defendant red plaintiit to the maker of the note pose meant any arrangement which he ght with him, whether for extension of time or otherwise, while on the part of defendant it was ntended that the word “settle” meant pay, and that it he referred plaintiif to the <tend the time of pay- ont. At the conclusion of the argument the Court at once aflirmed the decision of the General Term of the Marine Court ordering a new trial, and yesterday there was entered in the latter court, on a remittitur from the ‘term of the Court of Common Pleas, a ju nt for costs in favor of the defendant, amounting to $511 76, being more than the original principal which gave rise to the litigation, SADLY. DISCOURAGED SUITOR. Harmon T. Campbell, a carman, alleges that in the month of November, 1877, while pursuing his peace- ful way through Water street he was kicked in the leg by a bay mare belonging to James L. Jarvis. At the time of this alleged assault the bay mare was un- bridled and eating her noon meal, and, as she had on no previous occasion shown to her owner any evi- dence of viciousness, it was supposed that she had mistaken the motives of Campbell’s approach and mérely struck out in defence of her feed, The injury thus sustained, Campbell alleged, developed some months subsequently into a serious lameness, which compelled him to first go for treatment to the Presbyterian Hospital and subsequently to: St. Vincent's, For the alleged injuries thus sustained le brought suit im the Marine Court against Mr. Jarvis, claiming damages to the extent of $2,000. On the trial of the cause, before Judge Sinnott and a jury, yesterday, the foregoing statements were pre- sented as substantially the plaintiffs side of the case, On the part of the detendant evidence was pro- duced to the eftect that he lad owned the mare two years; that she came to him with a good character for peace and quietness, and was not known to have any vice. The first known of this alleged kickin was when plaintiff came into defendant's store un told him so, but did not at the time complain of being much hurt or claim any responsibility on the part of the defendant. Some months later defendant found plaintif! in , hospital, but it was then of rheumatism, aiid not of the hurt, he complained, Still later he was seen to pass defend- ant’s store on crutches, and was followed by de- fendant’s son, who saw him get on a street car in Motion without the aid of his crutches. | Several physicians of youthful appearance from the! Presby- terian Hospital were called, and testified that when plaintiff first came into the institution they could not discover anything the matter with him, but thought if anything was the matter it would develop itself. They kept him, therefore, giving him harm- less medicines until they found’ he was improving so rapidly on it that they concluded he was “sham- aming,” and discharged him. ‘The plaintiff was put on the stand, and contradicted the theory of the medical gentlemen absolutely, insisting that he was in excruciating pain et the time they claimed there was nothing tue imatter with him. As to the erutch me he alleged that the was almost stationary when be got on, and all he did was one crutch to the other hand, while with the disengaged hand he grasped the car so as to as- ifon board. The testimony being all in Judge Sinnott said he had failed to sep in the case an; evidence tending to fix the amount ot damages whic. astained. He charged the jury, hey found the defendant to be neg: leaving the animal as she was on the side- ould And for the plaintiff, but in the as to th six cents, With that ve t nded, to the evident disgust of the plaintiff, but proportionately to the satisfaction of the de- fendant. A case of much importance as involving the re- sponsibility of insurance agents came up yesterday in the United States Cireuit Court, before Judge Shipman and a jury, having been transferred from the State courts, where it was originally begun. The action is that of Ellen O'Reilly against the Guardian Mutual Life Insurance Company, of New York. It is claimed that in 1870 the company sent an agent to Providence, BR. L., and that Michael O'Reilly and Ellen O'Reilly were induced to take a joint policy of $5,000 on their lives, the amount to be ‘pay. able to the survivor, To their objections that they did not want to insure in a New York company, it is alleged, that an agreement was made by the agent that he woulg call for the preminms, and all that was necessary for them was to have the money ready for him when due. He did call, it is claimed, and received three premiums, but inthe fail of 1871 the company dis- continued their agency, and on the 7th of January, 1872, when the premium came due, no one called to collect it, and the O'Reillys not knowing of the ont’s discharge, kept the money rendy, daily ex- m to send or call for it, Michael O'Reflly 1872, and Mrs, O'Reilly sent a notice to informing them of her husband's company admitted the receipt of this , but took no of it. They failed to inquire of death and declined to pay the policy, assigning no reason for this course. Mrs, O'Reilly commenced an agninet the policy in the Sur for the full nent was affirmed by the al Tor rt of Appeals the case nt back for a new trial on the technical point that legal proof ot death was not furnished a on was brought. A second action was 1 the State Court, and, when ready for trial, to the United States Cireuit Court, endante, that the gn State. In the nee raised was that the com- its ayent to make preminume stead of New York, and that ath of the plaintiff aa to the trial y’ ‘lly was not proof of death, , Peake & Opdyke appeared for the company, ich te now in the hands of a recetver, and B. & ntine for the plaintiff, Judge Shipman will ge the jury this morning. P SUMMARY OF LAW CASES, Another application was yesterday made before Jude J. F. Daly, by Mr. Allison, on behalf of Michael If, Cashman, for ® mandamus against the Commis sioner of Public Works to remove Fernando Wood's honse and barn at Seventy-seventh street and Elev- enth avenue, Th@ motion was opposed by Mr. Dean, od for the Corporation, and the argument who app is not yet concluded, Mr, Charles W. Brooke, counsel for Abrabain Perl. ham B. Freeman and Joseph Levy, for arson in the first degree, appeared in Part 2 of the Court of Gen- eral Sessions yesterday, and had the case of his client set down for next Tuesday for trial. ‘The trial in the contest of the will of the late Ed- ward K. Collins, founder of the Collins line of steam- ships, was to have begun yesterday in the Surro- gate’s Court, but was finally adjourned until next June, The will was probated on the 19th of March, | 1878, and is contested by John Collins, the eldest son of the deceased, who alleges that the will probated is | not the last will of the testator. In the suit brought by Alexander Stewart and others against Mrs, Alexander ‘T. Stewart, Henry Hil- ton and others the order of Judge Westbrook substi- tuting Ira Shafer as counsel for the plaintiffs instead | of 5. I, Kneeland and transmitting the papers to the | General Term was received yesterday and duly filéd. | ‘The case will probably come up for argument during | the present session of the General Term. | ‘There was argued yesterday, in the Supreme Court, | General ‘Term, the old suit brought by the city | against the Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad | Company to recover $50 license for each car run by the company. ‘The case came up on appeal from the judgment against the city at the trial, and the result js important as affecting other city railroad com- panies, The Court took the papers, reserving de- cision. ‘A writ of certiorari was granted yesterday by Judge Barrett to review the action of the Board ot Excise | Commissioners revoking the licenses given to John Flynn and to Matthew Coyle. ‘The license given to Flynn was for William McGlory’s place, No, 103 Bowery, and that to Coyle for Owen Geoghegan’s old place, No. 105 Bowery. It is claimed that the licenses were not revoked by full Board, but only by two | members. In a petition submitted yesterday to Judge Barrett | Mrs. Mary Pleuss alleges that Emile Wegener, a boy nine years old, was committed to the New York Ju- yenile Asylum by Mrs. Sophia T. Soltan, claiming to be the mother of the boy. Mrs. Pleuss states, fur- ther, that the father of the child is now in Europe; that its mother died on the 16th of last December after exacting from her and her husband, who is a brother of the , # promise that they would take care of the child. On application of Mr. Gustav Wegener Judge Barrett yesterday granted a writ of habeas corpus, returnable this morning. In the suit brought by George E. Merrill for the construction of the will of Mrs, Caroline Merrill and the validity of the claim of Cardinal McCloskey, as legatee under the will, there was an argument yester- day before Judge Barrett, in Supreme Court, Cham. bers, on an order to show cause why the plaintiff, who is @ non-resident, should not file additional se- curity for costs, The amount of security already given is $250, and it is sought to raise this to $3,000. Judge Barrett took the papers for examination. Isaac Wood, as the assignee of Mrs. Elizabeth W. Garrett, has brought a suit against John McB. David- son to recover $7,000, with interest from January 1, 1873, The original claimant in the case was Thomas C. Fields, and the offset is money alleged to have been loaned by the defendant to Fields. Judge Bar- rett yesterday granted an order directing a commis- sion to issue to Mr. A. Branchaud, a lawyer at Mon- treal, to examine Mr. Fields, whose present residence is designated as “St. Andrews, Province of Quebec, Canada.” The suit has been for some time pending before William A. Pritchard, appointed referve in the case. ‘The appeal in the case of Regina Mansbach against the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was yes- terday argued before the General Term of the Su- preme Court. A policy of insurance for $3,000 was issued on the lite of Simon Mansbach, plaintif’s husband, by the Hildise Bund as ageut for the Metro- politan company. It is alleged that Simon Mansbach had drawn large sums ot money from the relief fund, and that in October, 1876, the Hildise Bund discovered that he had made false representations in his application and at once cancelled the policy. This suit was thereupon brought to compel the com- pany to restore the policy to its original force and effect, and, on the trial had in May, 1877, judgment was given for the plaintiff. The appeal, besides the main question, involved the consideration of a tech- nical question of the tender of premiums, on which the Court reserved its decision. Mr, Charles Strauss appeared for the plaintiff, and Arnoux, Ritch & Woodtord for the detendant. Asuit brought by Henrietta O'Hagan against Syd- ney Dillon, Clyde & Co., to recover $10,000 damages tor falling into the excavation on Fourth avenue and Sixty-second sfreet, on the evening of the 4th of July, 1874, has been brought to trial, before Judge Freedman, in Part 1 of the Superior Court. The plaintiff claims that while on her way home on that evening she and her husband fell into the excavation in consequence of there being neither guards, tence nor lights of any kind to warn passengers of thedanger of the excavation, which was then being made by the defendarits, under a contract with the Harlem Rail- road Company, in pursuance of an act of the Legisla- ture. The defendants admit that the plaintiff fell in and was injured, but claim thet there was both a fence and proper lights to warn’ all parties ot the danger of the place, and that the result of the acci- dent was not their fault, but that of the plaintiff and her husband. Messrs. Lord and Lyddy appear for the plaintiff and Mr. Thain for the defendants. A West India negro named Stephen A. Smith, who was a runner for thg sailors’ boaring house kept by George Thompson at No. 4 Catharine lane, claimed that he missed $10 and complained that two colored seamen named Joseph Clay and Abrabam Bray had stolen it. The accusation led to blows, and in the mélée which ensued Smith drew a knife and stabbed Clay and Bray in the shoulders and neck, inflicting severe wounds. Two indictments were found against him for fetonious assault, and his trial in Part 1 of the Court of General Sessions yesterday resulted in his conviction. Judge Gildersleeve sentenced him to five years in the State Prison. Joseph Jennox, another sailer, who stabbed Henry Smith off Christ- mas Day in the head, pleaded guilty and said, in ex- tenuation, that the complainant had set dog upon him. Judge Gildersleeve inflicted the mitigated penalty of one year in the Penitentiary. * COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Supreme Court —Cuampens—Held by Judge Bar- rett.—Nos. 80, 81, 87, 90, 107, 128, 147, 184, 198, 199, 285, 306, 307, 311, 315. Supreme CounT—Grenenat Tenm—Hekl by Presidy ing Judge Davis and Judges Brady and Ingalis,—Nos, 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 25, 34, 43, 46, 47, 50, 52, 53, 54, G1, 63, 6 73, 80, , 115, 116, 117, 151, 165, 16912, 173, 105, 112. Supneme Court—SprciraL Tenm—Held by Judge Lawrence—Law and fact.—Nos. 563, 564, 792, 779, 793, 815, 684, 817, 753, 830,783, 734, 735, 805, 737, 72, 402, 723, 726, 696, 613, 34, 882, 706, 752. Supreme Count—Cincurr—Part 1—Held by Judge Donohue.—Short causes—Nos. 4175, 4410, 4311, 4030, 4464, 4397, 4156, 3898, 4327, 4481, 1709, 4443. Part 2— Held by Judge Potter.—Case on, No. 2411, Kittredge vs. Brown et al.; no day calendar. Part 3—Held by Judge Landon.—Short causes—Nos. 4188, 3037, 4198, 4199, 3724, 3979, 3703, 4132, 3725, 3913, 4504, 4320, 4497, 1846 35, 3746, a Count—GrngnaL TekM.—Adjourned sine ie. Surenion Court—Srecia, Tenm—Held by Judge wick.—Nos. 39, 29, 54, 64, 24, 35, 37, 38, 41. Surewon Court—TaaL TexmM—Part 1—Held by Judge Freedman.—Short causes—Nos. 888, 935, 94, 952, 466, 963, 878, 950, 828, 863, 877, 1000, 985, 708, Part 2.—-Adjourned for the term. Common Piess—GenenaL Term—Held by Chief Justice C. P. Daly and Judges Van Brunt and Larremore.—Nos, 86, 102, 58, 10. « Common Preas—SreciaL TEnm—Held by Judge J. F. Daly.—No day calendar. ’ Common PLeas—Equity Tenm.—Adjourned for the erm. Common PLEAS—TniaL Tenm—Part 1—Held by Judge Van Hoesen.—Nos. 426, 827, 412, 413, 704, 802, 803, 1222, toe Yoem 823, $20, 530, 801, 791. Part 2—Adjourned for the Term. Mantne Count—Tnrta Term—Part 1—Held by Chief Justice Alker.—Short causes—Nos, 756, 2230, 5657, 5681, 5572, 5724, 5673, 5618, 5728, 5737, 5744, 5709, 46% 5660, 5671. Part 2—Held by Judge Sinnott.—Short causes—Nos, 6363, 5548, 3948, 5614, 5718, 5619, 567’ 5638, 5639, 5705, 5488, 5511, 5670, 5 5701. Part 3 Held by Judge Goepp.—Short causes—Nos. 5262, 6248, 03, £ pong 5547, 5589, 5590, 5617, 5616, 5234, 5772, i. Court or GENERAL Sesstons—Part 1—Held by Jndge Gildersleeve.—The People vs. Patrick McCann, burg- lary; Same vs, John Raushe: Same vs. Join McLonghlin, grand larcen: Farley, forgery; Same vs. Francis Smith, William H. Vincent and Emma Whitney, larceny from the per- son; Same vs. Patrick Connelly, robbery; Same vs. Hand, false pretences; Same vs, Julius D. nd Karl Klein, violation of the Excise vs. Jenny Bertha and Jacob F. Hass, vio- lation of the Excise laws; Same vs. Lilly Meyer and Henry Gunther, violation of the Excise laws; Same vs, Fanny King and Jane Hymard, violation of the Excise laws; Same vs. Mary Miller, violation of the Excise laws; Same vs. Emma Williainson and John BP violation ol the Excise laws. Part 2—Heid by Judge Cowing.—The People vs. James McGowan, robbery; Same vs, Joseph Powla, felonious assault and battery; Same vs.’ John Ber 8, Joseph Benson, burglar; Williem H. Walsh and Frank Clifford, burglary; Same vs. Patrick Hickey and James Martin, larceny from the person; Same vs. Peter Daly, larceny from the person; Same vs. ‘Thomas Doge, petit larceny. COURT OF APPEALS. ALpany, Jan, 16, 1878, 1n the Court of Appeals, Thursday, January 16, 1879, present, Hon. Sanford E. Church, Chiet Justice, aud associates, the following business was trans- acted :— No, 24, Theresa Hoffman, respondent, vs. William C, Conner, sherif, &c., CS TI ey by Robert 8. Green for appeflant and &. P, Wild for respondent, No, 27. Frauk E. Popter and another, appellants, vs. Greothman W. Cornell, assignes, respondeut.— Argued by F. Bullard for appellant and &. L. Furs- man for respondent. No. 28, Aaron V. O. Degraff, appellant, vs. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, respondents —Argued by Scott Lora for appeilaut; submitted for respondents. No, 16. Charles H, Durant, adininistrator, &c., re- spondent, ve. Charles W. Durant and others, appel- lants.—Argued by Carliele Norwood, Jr., for appel- lants; submitted for respondent, CALENDAR, ‘The following is the day caleudar for Friday, Janu- ary 17, 1879:—Nos. 32, 39, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 and 62, NEW YORK SUPREME COURT. i Atuant, N. ¥,, dan. 16, 1879, The Governor has ordered an extraordinary Special steiv, Jointly indicted with Charles Bernstein, Abra- | Term of the Supreme Court, to be heid in Orleans it} the first Tuesday in March, and designated Judge Haight to hold ite GENERAL TERM CALENDAR. Unica, N. ¥., Jan. 16, 1879. ‘The Genneral Term calendar for Friday, January 17. is as follows:—Los, 48, 57, 64, 22, 28, 29, 30, 33, 55, 71, 72, 76, 90, 92, 9634, 310, 97. ‘There will be only fifteen causes on the day calendar hereafter. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. APPEAL OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD FROM A SUIT TO ENFORCE THE SINKING FUND Law. ‘Wasurxaton, D. C., Jan. 16, 1879, The following were among the proceedings in the United States Supreme Court to-day :— No, 972, The Central Pacific Railroad Company, appellant, vs, Albert Gallatin--Appeal from the Cir- sto United pore) for the District of is was a suit in equity brought the Central Pacifle Railroad” Company and its Board of Directors, by one of its stockholders, for the alleged purpose of en- forcing compliance wjth the requirements of an act, amendatory of the Pacific Railroad aots, passod May 7, 1878, and generally known as the “Thurman Act.” The principal object of that act was to secure the interest of the United States in the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads by restraining those companies from distributin, among stockholders, in the shape of dividends, earnings which the govern- ment maintained should reserved to meet their maturing liabilities, —_ includin, the subsidy and first mortgage bonds, e act provided that the Central Pacific Company should pay wens, paw cent of its annual net earnii i fund against into a sin in the Treasury of the Unite: States, to be there held with interest, ac- cumulations — for the final’ payment ~ of its bonded indebtedness. The bill ot complaint of the present suit declared that the company had entirely disregarded the aforesaid — act, and rayed for an injunction to restrain the directors from paying dividends and to enforce compliance with the laws. To this bill the railroad company demurred, on the ground that the act in question was unconstitutional and that it impaired the obligation of contracts. ‘The de- murrer was overruled, and the railroad company declining to answer, final decree was entered against it, from which an appeal is taken to this Court. The decision here will turn upon the constitutionality or unconstitutionality of the “Thurman act,” of May 7, 1878, and will involve important and far-reaching consequences. > A MOTION TO DISMISS, In the meantime the Attorney General has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that he is informed and believes that it arises out of a sham suit brought by collusion between the parties and by procurement of the rl ged with a view to an- ticipaté similar legal proceedings known to be contemplated by the government and to obtain a decision of this Court upon a state of facts and pleadings more favorable to the company than those which will appear when the government is ready to prosent its case. If the appeal be not dismissed the Attorney General asks that he may be heard. orally thereupon on behalf of the government, which is the company’s only real CocK FIGHTING. MAIN BETWEEN KINGS AND QUEENS COUNTIES AT NEWTOWN, LONG ISLAND. The interest excited among sporting men by the article in Sunday’s HERALD drew @ large number of persons on Wednesday night to a popular resort in Queens county to witness a main of cocks between fanciers from the counties of Queens and Kings. Aside from the all absorbing topic of the evening and the resulting loss or gain in betting, the conversation was chiefly directed to the three days’ cocking main now in progress in the South and the prospects of an agreement in the coming interstate match between the North and South, The only points at issue are an allowance for ex- penses and the length of the heels. ‘The latter point will be compromised at one and a half inches and the fighting ground to be midway. Should this be satis. factorily arranged a great impetus will be given to cocking, which has of late years been unproftable and unsatisfactory to all directly interested in its support, and restoring in a measure the old days, when a Lee, of Virginia, could bet $70,000 on the issue of a single fight, The main of Wednesday night was enjoyed by a dense throng, who sweltered through the entire night, eagerly watching the fea- tures of the frays and investing, or rather risking, their money on them, and, although the fowl shown were not up to the anticipated standard and the run- aways were too numerous to give one yard the repu- tation of holding pure, good stock, considerable bet- ting took placo and much money changéd hands, the odds varying more rapidly than a chameleon changes his colors, ‘The Queens county birds had, through the unfor- tunate introduction of draft in the training room during the recent cold snap, caught the catarrh, and their feeder, through some mistaken judgment, dried them up a day or two before the fighting, and, as’a natural consequence, it showed plainly in the pit, ‘The Kings county feeder also had the misfortune to be taken ill just after New Year's, and his birds did not get worked to that standard that presaged victory, so that when the fortunes of war favored him he was glad to snatch a victory, in a sense, out of the fire with the odds against him, And quite jubilant the boys from the south side of Newtown Creek went home to breakfast yesterday, rejoicing and flourish. ing the winnings they had acquired from their hosts. The fighting commenced shortly after eleven P. M., and, with tho intermissions between each battle for the purposes of heeling and refreshments, the clocks in the neighborhood struck six yesterday morning before the last count was made, and the in- dividuals participating prepared to face the storm opponent. ‘The case was submitted to-day upon the printed briefs by 5S. W. Sanderson for appellants and George H. Williams for appellees, and will be con- sidered by the Court in connection with the Attorney General’s motion to dismiss, ‘No. 509, Chester A, Arthur, Collector, &c., plain- tiff in error, vs. Albert W. Eihenmeyer et al.—On mo- tion of Assistant Attorney General Smith, for plain- tiff in error, dismissed with-costs. Adjourned until to-morrow at twelve o’clock. THE PRIZE RING. THE LIGHT WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH— MAYOR STOKLEY, OF PHILADELPHIA, DETER- MINED TO PREVENT THE FIGHT—CLARK, KING AND CHAMBERS ARRESTED, PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15, 1879. Mayor Stokley, of Philadelphia, is waging relent- less war upon all the practisers of the ‘manly art,” and upon those who aid and abet in this noble sport in any way. He has announced that he will not even allow in future any boxing or sparring matches with gloves, on the stage or elsewhere. He has determined to prevent, if possible, the forthcoming ‘‘discussion” between Johnny Clark and Jack King, the light weights, and the action of the police authorities this afternoon, by direction of the Mayor, certainly makes it appear as extremely improbable that the meeting can take place at the time and place arranged upon. THE ARREST OF THE MEN. Late last night Clark and King, both of whom are in training in this city, were arrested on the warrants of. Magistrate Pole, sworn out by Police Captain Charles W. Woods. Clark was arrested at bis saloon in Filbert street, and King was taken at the house of his trainer and backer, Arthur Chambers, in Bidge avenue. Chambers’ name was included in the war- rant and ho was arrested also, Clark was cap- tured first and was enabled to find the magistate at his residence and enter bail for his appearance to- day, Ex-Alderman Peter McColgan — becomin; his surety. When Chambers and King were nab! they were not so fortunate, and the hour was too late to get a bondsman, Théy were accordingly com- pelled to spend the remainder of the night in the cells at the Police Central office, much to their dis- Sg King declaring that he might be a prize fighter, ut ‘he did not relish fighting cockroaches ull night. Early this morning Chambers and King found the magistrate and a bondsman, and were released to ap- pear this afternoon at a hearing on the charges on which they were arrested, of which, up to that time, they were in ignorance. HOW THE CONTESTANTS LOOK. At three o’clock this afternoon all three of the gentlemen of the ring were in attendance at Magis- trate Pole’s office, at the Central Station, supported bya =. number of friends and admirers, and ac- companied by Mr. John C. Redheffer as counsel for King and Chambers. King looked in primecondition. His eye was bright and clear, his skin hard and smooth, and he seemed the perfection of good training. His hands, which are rather small, were stained yellow with the prepa- ration in which they are washed to harden and toughen them. Clark's appearance caused gen- eral surprise. His eyes were somewhat blood- shot, his face spotted, and his general man- ner that of & man_ trained too fine. It is said that he is two pounds under the weight (128 pounds) at which he was matched to fight. His voice was husky, and he was evidently suffering from a severe cold. It seemed to be the opinion of the “sports” present that King was in far better trim, ‘There was plenty of opportunity for observing and cumparing the rival pugilists, for they sat side by side for half an hour awaiting the arrival of the magistrate, THE HEARING. When Magistrate Pole took his seat he was accom- panied behind the railing by Mr. Shapley, the coun- sel to the Police Department, and by the Chief of Police and. other officers the departusent. The warrant on which the men were arrested charged them with having engaged in a conspiracy to par- ticipate in a prize fight, in violation of the statutes. Police Captain Woods, the first witness, test that he was present at the Grand Central ‘Theatre on the night of January 7; he saw Chambers and Clark on the stage in ring costume; there was no sparring, and a man came from behind tne scenes to apologize to the audience, stating that the Mayor had refused to permit it; the man then announced that he would present the “Unknown,” who was matched to fight Clark; King then came forward and was introduced by name, A SHARP THICK. Special Officer Eldridge gave testimony to the same effect. ‘Le counsel for the prisoners was just about settling himself for wfew words, and had said some- thing about habeas corpts and wanting to know what crime the men had committed, when the Chief of Police. took all ‘hands aback by quietly asking that the further hearing be postponed until next Wednesday, at ten A.M. ‘The magistrate promptly granted the ‘request. Clark was once more placed on bail until that time, but the bondsman tor Chambers and King did not meet the approval of the magistrate and he refused to receive hr . The two Englishmen were, therefore, locked up once more, but will probably secure good and sufficient bail during the night. DOES IT KND THE MATCH? ‘The action of the authorities is looked upon as & very shrewd trick that is likely to end the match for the present. Wednesday morning next, when the hearing was adjourned to, wil be the da aiter the time fixed for the fight, whic was to take place on the . 2ist inst, ac cording to agreement, but the meeting could not oceur at any distance from this city on that day and permit the men to be here at the hearing. It would not do for the fight to take piace in the meantime, it is said, because it it did the fact would be put in evi- dence against the men as conclusive proof of the charge of conspiracy to get up a fight, which is what they are arrested for, Neither can their counsel pro- cure their release in the meantime on habeas corpus aud certiorari, because the prisoners have not been fully comunitted, the writs are not applicable, CHAMBERS INDIGNANT, Arthur Chambers is very indignant inst Clark, who, he says, is afraid to meet King. The two men had high words in the court room, softo voce, and might have come to blows had not the police beon present. THE LOST SOUDER, ‘The investigation by the Board of Steamboat In- spectors regarding the loss of the steamship Emily B. Souder was begun yesterday before Inspectors dayne and Matthews. Theodore Steinert, quarter. master, and Alfred Anderson, seaman, the sole sur- Vivors, 80 far as kuown, of the wreck, testified, Tue former repeated his story substantially as it was printed in the HexaLp on the day afver his arrival here from Kingston. He added that the ship was not loaded deepiy and that he considered her sufe and seaworthy. Ho never saw her certificate, but thought she wad ins) od in Philadelphia, He could not tell where the soip sprung the ieak, but thought it was att, His statement was corroborated by Anderson, that in the interim had covered the surface of the earth with its heavy mantle of fleecy white. ‘The terms of battle were $25 aside and $100 each on the odd fight, each side to show up fifteen birds, from 5 Ibs. 2 oz. to 3 Ibs, 14 oz., and fight all that weighed in, under New York rules, with the additional proviso that a dead cock could not win a battle and run- aways were to be at once ordered up from the pit by the judge. At the weighing in thirteen matches were made, SUMMARY OF THE FIGHTING. First Battle.—TYhe heavy weights at 5 lbs. 2 oz., were @ brass back from*Queens aud a Dominick from Kings, commencing with a lively series of breaks, in which the brass back was rendered totally blind. The Dominick was too slow, however, to take advantage of this arid only won by a chance shot in the throat “ot the brass back, which started it on the run. Time, 8m, 32s., thus giving Kings county the prestige of the first victory. Second Battle.—The light weights were both pyles, neat, but strongly contrasted birds in color, shape and. size for the weight—3 Ibs. 14 oz, Kings county’s bird was a spangle and Queens a finely marked red pyle, which quickly. proved itself the closest hitter of the two. They came together when put on the carpet with @ snaj itet pee saged the terrible fight that followed. The spangle, though the heaviest bird, generally struck too high, and thus laid itself open to the body pricks of Queens until, brought low, it lost both its eyes. Game and revengeful it kept up the fight until a brain blow laid it ‘dead atthe scratch in 12m, 16s, The main then stood :—Kings, 1; Queens, 1. Third Battle.—The betting was lively, without odds, as the next pair were placed on the carpet—a blue bottom from Kings and # spangle from Queens at 41bs, 80z, each. The spangle was especially clumsy and awkward until the close uttention and keen steel of the blue bottom brought him down to business, then they broke well together, till a sharp brain blow sent the spangle running across the pit, A cry of “He is runmng away” brought the bettin, $10 to $1 against the spangle. Before judgmen' could be pronounced, however, the spangle turned and, with a savage succession of hits, out the blue bottom’s throat and laid it on the carpet, where it stood SE bree pen until the spangle became ex- hausted and was pounded and counted out. ‘Time, 10m. 148, The t bese County boys felt somewhat blue as they handed over the stamps, fox the mai stood—Kings, 2; Queens, 1. v Battle.—Kings county placed a biack-red to Fourth @ snowball pyle trom Queens at 4 lbs. 6 0z., two fine birds, who fought a most remarkable battle. Open- ing in good style they gave and took freely andevenly for several minutes, until a deep cut in the breast laid the red in lavender for some two or three buckles, ‘The odds, which had been on the red, were transferred heavily on the pyle until the red rallied, and by a lucky stroke destroyed the sight of the pyle’s eyes, and from this vantage cut all around the snow- ball, whose sleek coat of feathers became flecked with blood. Then the red became the favorite, and showed itself a ready chicken till its eyes were also closed, when the odds again went up on the pyle. Each handler then commenced to count for the fight, and Kings saved twice and Queens once by a single pick at the final breast in eacli count. Betting on the handling then varied the monotony of the pit invest- ments, Queens eventually winning by a square count out, Time, 35m. 2s., thus bringing the record of bat- tles to—Kings, eens, 2. Fifth Battle.—The birds in this fight, though of the same weight, 4 lbs. 10 oz., presented a striking con- trast—a low-statured blue-gray from Queens oppos- ing a very long-legged specimen of a brown-red trom Kings. ‘The smalier bird was an active little fellow and had the fight from the first, long legs going over him at every stroke, while, without exception, every time the blue left the carpet both its heels lodged in the body of the red. ‘bis continu@d for 9m. 1%., when the red, disgusted, ran away, leaving the score on the main—Kings, 2; Queens, 3. Sizth Battle.—Both at 41bs. 5 0z.; @ brass back or gray trom Kings and a black-red trom Queens. They commenced carefully till, warming up, they fought give and take rapidly till the red, disgusted, turned tail and made the runaways even. ‘Tinfe, 10m. 14s, Kings, 2; Queens, 4—with their boys jubilant, though, from the condition of the fowl, not over anxious to invest, Seventh Battle.—Kings showed a pyle and Queens a Dlue bettomed round head. ‘The pyle was a brilliant fighter, and in the tirst buckle gave the round head a wiry neck, and in an instant atter the sufferer flew out of the pit. Time, lin. 538., leaving the score in the main—Kings, 4; Queens, 4. Kighth Battle—Kings county produed a handsome looking white hackled black-red, to which Queens offered another blue bottom, both at 4 lbs. 10%. The white hackled bird was unable to close its mouth from its poor condition, and being blinded of ono eye in the first buckle became disgusted, and though on an occasional fly it would make # hit, at the end of seven minutes it left the ¥ and was not returned, The hopes of the Queens boys went up as they han- dled their winnings on the baitle, for the record on the main stood—Kings, 3; Queens, 5—with the odds in favor of the latter of $10 to $8. Ninth Baitle,—A very poor fight between a blue-red from Kings, at 4 Ibs. 9 oz., and a black-red from Queens at 4 lbs. 802. The odds wore 2to 1 on the Queens county bird when it was laid down, but in a moment it showed such signs of a desire to go that they found it impossible to hedge and paid their mouey over at the end of 4m. 568,, in consequence of the black-red’s unceremonious ending of the fight, making the fourth runaway for Queens, to two from ny King’s county Btock. The mainthen stood, Kings, 3 Queens, 5, ‘Tenth Battle—Kings county's bird was a black-red with straw hackie, at 4 lbs. 4 02. and Queens a brass back, one ounce heavier. The fight was flere con- tested, both doing some good cutting at the com- mencement, until a brain blow from the black para- lyzed the brassie for some few minutes, during which the black treaded him, Kallying from the effects of the blow, he turned on the black and stung him severely several times, but the latter was an even hard hitter ‘and brought ‘the brass again recambent and kept up his pounding to the end of the fight, remaining at the finish aimost as fresh as when he vegan. ‘Tim 16 minutes. Kings then stood 6 to Queens county's 6 on the main, Eleventh Jiaitle.—Kings county for this fight pitted ® black-red at 4 lbs. 7.0%, against a brown red from Queens at 4 Ibs, 5 0z., from which much was ex- as he was a direct lineal descendent trom ee: or stock out of a Symington ben. They broke we f together for a minute or two, when Quevns catarrh began to tell, and, unable to peck atter taking a little sharp punishment, it turned ‘tail for an extended walk around the pit, out of the way of the blackie, Time, 6m. 11s. Queens county felt very sore over this tight, as betore the birds were shown somo heavy bets hud been laid on the Ragman chicken, which by running away inade the fifth for Queens county during the main. The score stood when the black-red was placed on the scale—Kings county, 6; Queens county, 5. Tweifih Baitle,—'The excitement ran very high when these birds were brought in, as owing to the lateness of the hour it was decided if Kings county won the battle and the main to be unnecessary to fight the thirteenth, Kings county put in a dominick at 4 Ibs. 11 0%. to a ive red from Queens at 4 Lbs. 14 oz, The odds were $10 to $4 on Kings in face of the dif- ferencé of weight—three ounces—in favor of Queer Both birds were ga: nd did some splendid cuttin in the first few breaks; in the fourth buckle the dominick lost an eye, but the blue-red in getting down fell and broke a wing, and thus, partially helpless, received, after a fruitiess leap, the « ot the dominick in its brai fluttering died. Time, vi, 236,-—thus Winning the vattle and the main, ELECTRIC LIGHT. Interesting Interview with -Professor Draper on the Subject. . CURIOUS EXPERIMENTS WITH PLATINUM The Difficulty of Subdividing the Light Solved by Edison. _ Knocking at the door of the chemical lecture room in the University Building, the other day, the Henaip reporter was admitted, Philosophical and chemical apparatus were strewn about on every side of the bare, bleak apartment, making it suggestive of the den of one of the old alchemists, Such ideas were, however, at once dispelled, by the bright, practical face of Professor Draper, who was engaged in arrang- ing the apparatus for his lectures during the present term. The writer explained that he had called to talk about some experiments made by the Professor more than thirty years ago. The commissioners who came from Washington to examine into Edison’s patent for a time found not a lino on record indicating that anybody had ever made experiments on that plan, At last, in the Astor Library, they were shown a publication describing a series of experi- ments made by Professor Draper at the period men- tioned. The writer spoke of the fact to Professor Draper and asked for particulars. At first the Profes sor seemed disinclined to talk, but the recollections brought up by the question seemed to be of a pleas- ant nature. He seated himself in an armchair oppo- site his visitor and, after a moment’s distraction, he passed his hand over his brow and turned thé soles of his feet toward the fire. ‘Then looking about the room he said:—‘I don't mind saying something about the experiments to which you refer. I believe this dingy old apartment was the first in the world that was illuminated by the method which Professor Edison is said to have now brought to perfection.” PROFESSOR DRAPER’S LIGHT, “How did you do it, Professor?” asked the writer. “Well,” he replied, “there are, as you probably know, two ways of getting an electric light. One is by what is termed the ‘interrupted’ method, where there is a break in the electric circuit, and usually the break is armed, as it were, with pieces of carbon, so that the current leaps from one side to tne other, and it gives an asoeatinaty brilliant light.. lt is called the electric arc. Now nearly all the methods of gering electric light abroad have been in this tin- terrupted’ way. If I understand Edison's plan it ia by what is known as the ‘continuous’ Nr eine is, the electric current is made to run through a piece of thin platinum, which becomes very hot and gives ont light. The only experiments that were made before Edison’s time on this con- tinuous incandescent plan were made in this room. uy wore made in the period from 1845 to 1847, and was the result as published at that time:—As the electric current was sent through the platinum by increasing the current it became hotter and hotter, At 3,600 degrees the light that the plati- num emits is thirty-six times as great as at 1,900 degree: Platinum melts at about 4,000 degrees, and when I brought the heat up to that point the light was sufficient to illuminate this room.” The apartment is about thirty-six feet square, and with a high ceiling. The Professor exhibited to the writer a piece of platinum, with which he’ had fre- quently, he said, lighted ‘up the room so that one could read in any partof it, The little piece of metal was enclosed ina glass tube. It was only about an inch and a third long, one-twentieth of an inch broad and as thin as tissue paper. “If I would allow it to reach the 4,000 degrees of heat referred to,” said the Professor, “it would melt and, of course, that would finish the illumina- tion, Sol eet to find some point to which the platinum could be heated so as to emit the light without melting it. It happened that at that time Colt, of revolver fame, was in the University building here. Ho had found means to interest Congress in torpedoes as implements of war, and they gave him asum of money,I think it was $15,000, to carry his invention into effect. He was then living in the southwest corner of the building, in the turret. Now Colt required avery powerful voltaic battery in order to ignite his torpedoes, and so he made what is termed a nitric acid battery. I suppose it was one of the largest that ever was made. He imported s lot of platinum from Russia for use in this battery, The battery would give an arc of flame seven inches in in the interrupted circuit that I spoke of.”” COLT’S EXPERIMENTS, “Tt must have produced a very intense light, Pro- fessor ?”” “Yes, and Mr. Colt was very much troubled with his eyes in quence. He told me that when he had this battery in operation he sometimes walked the whole night long in that square” (pointing to the snow-covered pathways of Washington Park), ‘‘suffer- from inflammation of his on cat yy looking at the flame. He bought an old ship—a brig I think it was or a schooner—and carried her down to Castle Garden, put his torpedo under her, and, with his electric battery, blew her up. That was about the first experiment that we had in the way of blowing w) ships with toi joes, Well, I used to see a great of him at time. We conversed on scien- tific matters and Colt gave me a piece of this Russian platinum. I used it in my experiments, and with it I produced an electric light vastly greater than I had succeeded in getting with the soft, common platinum. This was begause it would bear heating to a higher degree, a quality which I attribute to the presence in it of iridium.” “By the way,” remarked the Professor, in paren- thesis, ‘there was a rather interesting incident con- nected with this Russian platinum. The Russian government about that time issued a platinum coin- age, but it could not be brought into general use, be- cuuse at that time the metal was found only in the Ural Mountains and in Brazil, so that there was a po- litical reasou why the other European governments should not adopt it.” “What kind of coin does it make?” asked the writer. “It makes the very best high coinage in the world. You car falsify it or imitate it, but it is very ex- nsivo.”” “Well, to go on with the story. The strips of fleets that Colt gave me would make afar brighter light because they would Vear #-much ther tem-* rature. But to go back to the light. ‘The stum- ling block in the yen of its adoption for common ‘use was the fact that when you attempt to divide the light you reduce its temperature, and when the tem- perature is reduced you reduce the light enormously, Suppose the temperature reduced from 3,600 to 1,900. Don't you see what the result woulda be? ‘The. light would only be one-thirty-sixth of what it bie Rave the result of your experim “In what shape was the result of your ents printed, Professor ?”’ inquired the writer. WHERE EDISON'S MERIT LIES. The Professor replied by producing a volume of his latest book, ‘Scientific Memoirs,” and reading the following paragraph :— “Among Writers on optics it has beona desideratum to obtain a reliable light of standard brilliancy, ‘The foregoing experiments furnish an easy means of supplying that want and give us what might be ter @ ‘unit lamp.’ A surface of ‘inum of standard dimeusions, raised to a stan temper- ature by a voltaic current, will always emit a constant light. A strip of that metal one inch long and one-twentieth of an inch wide, connected with a lever by'which its expansion might be maintained, would yield, at 2,000 degrees, a light suitable for most purposes. An ingenious artist would have very little difficulty, by king advantage of the move- ments of tho lever, in making: 4 self-acting, a ratus in which the platinum should be maintained at unitorm temperature, notwithstanding any change taking place in the voltaic current.” “Tuere,” suid the Professor, clipped from the American Journal for February 27, 1447, The ‘ingenions artist’ wae a long time in coming, but he has arrived in the per- son of Edison. In addition to the platinum strips Colt gave me a Breguet thermometer, which I used for mi ‘years, but it was destroyed in 1866, when the Medical Coliege was burned. It was the most delicate instrument of the kind 1 ever saw. It con- sisted of astrip of platinum and a strip of silver soldered together by a strip of gold. The whole thing was only one foot longand one-twentioth of an inch in thickness, It was so delicate that if you breathed against it it would instantly register 94." THE PHOKPHORESCENT ELEMENT, “Tt 1 said in the newspapers, Professor, that Mr, Edison is at present working, not merely upon the incandescent plan, but that thore is a phosphorescent element in his invention,” Professor Draper smiled incredulously, “I have no faith whatever,” said he, “in anything of that kind, mvcret cea is altogether too transient and feeble to be of any practical utility as a moans of producing light, I will show you the phospho- rescence of one of the best substances that is known tor that purpose and you can judge for yourself }hother it would be likely to afford a practicable ight.” Closing the window blinds of a small laboratory opening from the main room, so that it was per- tevtly dark, the Professor took a piece of fluor spar or chlorophane about as large as a silver quurter, en> closed it in ® glass tube, and submitted it to the action of the flame from w small gas jet. As the tem- rature of the stone within the tube was raisod it shied up with a pale and faint greenish phow Phorescence. In half a minute the whole substance was incandescent and glowed with « deep, pure, lambent, vivid green light, clearer and more bewutifal than the finest emerald, but ot a much’ paler color. The light emitted at this point was faint and spectral, and was not intense enough to enable one to see his out- stretched hand two feet from it. Before another min- the substance crackled and sputtered in the tube the process of disin' ion took place, and in a few seconds more the last spark of light died out and @pineh of yellowish saud SUS ft in the tube, ‘ie it not possible,” asked ‘writer, “that Mr, Edison has discovered some new substance which emits a greater p! a “It is not ible,” was the reply, “but it is Rot at all likely, This chlorophane 18 uni considered to be the most powerful phosphorescent substance known, and you have seen enough to used in connection with um, Speaki! of um, at given me by Mr. Colt did not ‘possil would not bear rolling. Ithink that was because it contained iridium, I found that platinum when used in this way for incandescence became gray on the sur- face, lost its and became so brittle that it, would break with the touch. Now that is a very im- — tact, from « practical point of view, for if hese strips’ wear out so quickly and it becomes necessary to change them every little while it would make the light Yory costly.” ere-Profeasor mage concluded his persorks,. 400 took his oem: agheraibore : EDISON STILL HARD AT WORK IN HIS LABORA- TORY—HIS LATEST DEVELOPMENTS CONCERNe ING THE LIGHT, As the midnight oxpress on the Pennsylvania Rail- road, in its lightning journey to the West, whirls by tho little station of Menlo Park the observant tray- eller is astonished by 4 momentary sight of a large brick building brilliantly illuminated at every window and strikingly in contrast with the shadowy structures around it. He hastily peers through the window to catch a better view, wondering why it is that in a lonely country village, at the dead of night, there is such a display; but while yet ho wonders an unweleome hill intervenes and the" country is. shrouded in darkness. If, however, ho re- tains his place at the window he is soon rewarded by a second view of the strange building, and his astonishment becomes more marked as he notices from one end of the structure a soft and beautiful light emitting its rays far out over the plains and giving tho coun- try around an appearance strikingly picturesque. Ho has scarcely time, however, to conjecture the cause when once more the strange building and the stranger light are shut off from view, no more to be seen. If the traveller asks the conductor what it all means he will be told that the brilliantly illuminated building is the laboratory of Edison, the great in- ventor, and that the soft, utiful and far reachin, light which, in the momentary afforded of it, ' made the country so picturesque, is an electric light on which the great inventor was experimenting. If the traveller asks how it happens that at so late an hour work is being carried on in the place he will be met with the Coe pr vio that mid- night is not late for Edison and that the same light can be seen, and perhaps with greater brilliancy, four hours later, for the work in the laboratory is all done at night. . ‘TRE LABORATORY AT NIGHT. The ordinary rules of industry seem to be reversed at Menlo Park. Edison and his numerous assistants turn night into day and day into night. At six o’clock in the evening the machinists and electricians assembleinthelaboratory. Edison is already present, attired in a suit of blue flannel, with hair uncombed and straggling over his eyes, a silk handkerchiet around his neck, his hands and face somewhat be- grimed and his whole air that of a man with a pur- ose and indifferent to everything save that purpose. a quarter past six the quiet laboratory has become transtormed into a hive of industry. The hum of machinery drowas all other sounds and each man is at his particulap post. Some are drawing out curi- ously shaped wire so delicate that it would seem an unwary touch would demolish them. Others are vigorously filing on queer looking pieces of brass; others are adjusting fittle globular shaped contriv- ances before them. Every man seems to be engi at something different from that occupying the atten- tion of his fellow workman. Edison bimeelt flits about, first to one bench, then to another, examining here, instructing there; at one place drawing out new- fancied designs, at unother earnestly watching the proerens: of some experiment. Sometimes he hastily leaves the busy throng of workmen and for an hour or more is seen by noone. Where he is the general body of assistants do not know or ask, but his few princi men are aware that in a quict corner up stairs in the old workshop, with a single light to pel the darkness around, sits the inventor, with PE: cil and paper, drawing, figuring, pondering. In these moments he is rarely disturbed. If any im- portant question of construction arises on which his advice is necessary the workmen wait. Sometimes tl wait for hours in idlencas, but at tho laboratory such idleness is considered far more profitable than any interference with the inventor while he is in the . throes of invention. A HmxaLp reporter last aint had an excellent opportunity of observing the method in which Edison and bis assistants carry on their work. Every man was busy, and the reporter was, in consequence, at liberty to roam through the build- ings undisturbed in his tour of observation. ‘The minute details of the work were astonishing. Edison seemed a great reservoir from which his numerous assistants drew to their hearts’ content their supplies of work, For a while it was his correspondence that occupied his attention. At such time he sat and tated to his H gator secretary, Mr. Griffin, with a clearness and rapidity that showed him tully aliye to all the necessary points to be cov- ered, That over, drawings for his chief machinist occupied his mind. Then came some ill reports about the result of a particular experiment. Edison listened in silence, and a moment after the recital of the difficulty he had a new plan to propose and new instructions to give. One particular assistant seomed to occupy an important place in endless figuring. ‘The person in question was Professor Francis Rk. Up- ton, a mathematician who studied uuder Helonholz, of Berlin, and whom Mr. Edison recently engaged for the mathematical portion of the work on the electric light, THE La’ DEVELOPMENTS. : That Edison is in earnest in his work on the eléctric light is evidenced, among other ways, by the electrical appliances to be met everywhere in the laboratory. The most improved Jablochkoff candles of Paris are there, Wallace machines aro at work, Gramme muchines are in operation, and electrio Lighting in all its forms is everywhere visible. Quan- tities of platinum and iridium for the incandescent light can be seeu by the observer. Experiments of all sorts are nightly tried. All the well known mag- neto machines are carefully examincd and experi- mented with, and their defects and advantages are immediately made known to Edison. The new gen- erator, which was begun some weeks ago, is about three-quarters finished. From it the inventor ox. pects gratifying results, All the experiments and trials with the dynamo machines at present are di rected to the one end of obtaining the greatest num ber of incandescent lights per horse power. THE DIVISIBILITY OF THE LIGHT. ‘The recent controversies of electricians as to the divisibility of the light furnished an opportunity for the reporter to break in on the busy work of the oung inventor to question him us to the practicabil- ity of the division. His explanation of the samo was clear and pointed, The interruption trom his work seemed beneticial, as in the course of his experiments he had accidently got some moisture from acids into his eyes, and at the time the reporter interrupted him ho was evidently in from. the same. Digs eyes vigorously wit! is handkerchief, Eiigon sald:—-Stert with @ given source of power which is sufficient to produce in one in- candescent lamp & light equal to one gas jet. Of course, if it is attempted to have the same power light two lamps, then a loss occurs; but if the power is increased proportionately when the extra lamp is introduced no loss will occur, and sv on to any nuniber of lamps. The whole question is how many lamps can be obtained by the expendi+ ture of one horse power in a steam engine. For in- stance, if one horse power rotating a dynamo-electrio machine causes six escent Jamps to give each ‘a light of fiftebn candles, then the addition of another horse power will light twelve lamps, three horse power will light eighteen lamps, and so on.” “But will not the introduction of new lamps into the eloctric circuit cause a diminution of the power?” “Why, of course,” answered the inventor; ‘‘school- boys might know that if one were to add lamps with out any increase of power he would very speedily roach gd where no light atall would be emitted.” this time the inventor's eyes had recovered from their tempo weakness, und giving them @ ing vigorousrubd with his bandkerchiet he hwr- ried away to look at a new apparatus just completed by one of his machinis FIGURES AND COMPARISONS. In tho progress of his tour of observation in the Inboratory the reporter came across some Jablochko® candies, and in connection with the same rome ine teresting figures aud comparisons which, on appli- cation to fdison, ho was permitted to copy. the differences between the Jablocbkoff light and Edison's are inarked and numerous. In the former, among other things, consumption of material and attention every ninety minutes or thereabouts wre wnavoid- nt light of Edison, on the other able. The ine: no consumption of material, and once in circuit it i no looking after. ‘he folowing figures are on the basis of expert- ments made in the laboratory, comparing the Jab- lochkoff light with ye i800 — : . One gna Japon ten hours, say Carbon samo timo. Total.....++.seeeeee sep cecescescsenceseseses OO This ture produces a light of 700 candle power. is, however, diminished one-half when opal globes are put over the light, » thing made me the intensity of the light uncovered, ‘This reduces the light then to 350 candice power. In this calculation no attention is paid to the cost of attendance to change candles as consumption pro- eKses. , RDIGON'S INCANDESCENT LIGHT, Three horse poWer, at twenty cents, sixty conta; producing hveen lights of fitteen candle power each, equals 270 candle power, which, by being dis- tributed over the whole aroa lighted by the Jabloch- kot candle, gives double brighuness or 540 candle power, The comparison therefore is;—lablochkoit candles at an expense of sixty cents produce 350 candle power; Edison's incandescent light, at same expense, prodtices $40 candle power. ‘These figurerl, however, do not represent the {nil power ot tuo ine candescont Light, but are taken at a iow basis, As to the altimate resuits of lis work Lilison seems more confident than ever, The ominous prev dictions of those vlectricians and seteniists who ridicule the idea of electricity supplanting yas seo Oi iarer, int = ot by him work tie night aud order further quantities of platina and iridium, ¥