The New York Herald Newspaper, January 25, 1879, Page 7

NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS From All Parts of the World. FRENCH POLITICS. Afghanistan Completely Subjugated by the British, renee TURKEY’S DARK FUTURE The Rest of Europe Settling Up Her Affairs. STRUGGLING WITH THE PESTILENCE, —_-——_——_ (Bx CABLE TO THE HERALD.] Loxpon, Jan. 25, 1879. It is stated from Paris that General Davoust will be ‘appointed chief of the general staff of the Ministry of War. Three transports will be sent next manth to, bring the pardoned Communist convicts from New Caledonia. Before the adjournment of tie ‘French Chamber of Deputies at Versailles yesterday the Minister of Public Instruction presented » bill making primary education obligatory after Jan- wary 1, 1880, The Chamber of Deputies ad- journed over to Tuesday next. The motion in favor of amnesty will be presented next week. The resig- nation of M. Teisserenc de Bort, Minister of Agricul- ture and Commerce, is denied, and it is said that his appointment to the governorship of the Bank of France was discussed, but that the post being other- wise filled, his resignation is not now contemplated, It is now said that President MacMahon told M. Grévy, President of the Chamber of Deputies, that he would resign should the Chamber of Deputies im- peach the Dufaure Cabinet. A Paris despatch to the Standard says a youth has been arrested at Lille for threatening to assassinate Gambetta. The threat was a mere foolish attempt to extort money. The budget for 1880 was presented to the Chamber of Depu- ties yesterday. It estimates a surplus of $330,000. The manager of the Paris Lanterne (newspaper) has been sentenced to three months’ imprisonment and to pay a fine of 2,000f. for libeling government Officials. The Paris correspondent of the Times says M.-Renan and Victor Lefranc are mentioned as candidates for the vacant life Senatorship, and that the latter hus the best chance. ENGLAND SUPREME IN AFGHANISTAN, ‘The St. Petersburg Golos says :—“England is defacto sovereign in Afghanistan, and has every chance for carrying through her plans in Asiatic Turkey.” Tho Bt. Petersburg Gazette says that Yakoob Khan has fled from Afghatiistan. According to trustworthy infor- mation Shere Ali will'not come to St. Petersburg, but will remain in Tashkend. RUSSIA, TURKEY AND AUSTRIA. The St. Petersburg Golos complains of the delay in the signing of the definitive treaty between Russia and Turkey; ddvises the Russian government not to hurry about the evacuation, and says that Russia’s opponents are intriguing to delay tho settlement of the Eastern Roumelian questions until the departure ofthe Russian army. “It is, therefore, advisable,” ways the Golos, “that the troops should remain at Adrianople until April, so that the Porto may still feel the influence of theirpresence when the result of the election for prince of Bulgaria is declared.” The Globe learns from Cronstadt that 2,000 workmen have been dis- charged from the Nicolaieff Dockyard, in pursuance of the economic policy now prevailing in most of the Russian naval establishments. Tho constitution for Bulgaria has been ratified by the Czar of Russia and as arrived at Tirnova. It will be translated into the Bulgarian language and communicated ‘to the foreign consuls and Bulgarian Assembly. The time consumed in the translation of the constitution will probably retard the meeting of the Assembly to the 6th or 10th of February, when it will be opened by Prince Dondoukoff Korsakoff, the Russian Governor of Bulgaria. A special Gespatch from Cettinje to the Vienna Political Cor- respondence 83 “Since the Turkish Commissioners srrived at Podgoritza the prospects for a pacific surren- der of the territory ceded to Montenegro have materi- ally improved.” A pernicious fever is causing great mortality amoag the inhabitants of the Rhodope dis- trict. The Bulgarian militia in the Balkan districts have been rearmed. Negotiations have begun be- tween the Porte and Austria on tho question of the occupation of Novi Bazar. The French govern- ment having represented to the Porte the necessity of the early arrival of the Ottoman Commissioner at Anino, the Porte has sent the required maps and in- structions to Mukhtar Pacha, with orders to pro- seed to Anino, the place finally appointed for the meeting of the Greek Frontier Commission, as soon as possible. The Standard’s Berlin despatch says it is reported that Austria has informed the Powers that she will not forego the right to occupy Novi- Bazar, but will not exceed the boundaries fixed by the Berlin Congress. FIGHTING THE PLAGUE. The Neu Freie Presee, of Vienna, states that the German and Austrian delegates have agreed to pro- pose to the International Sanitary Commission (which was to have met yesterday), the immediate adoption of the following measures :—The despatch of doctors to the infected districts in Russia, to study the character, progress and local extension of the plague; the complete prohibition of importation of all merchandise from the infected regions, and cer- tain articles coming from any portion of Russia; and, finally,a quarantine of twenty days at all the Eastern and Southeastern frontier stations upon all persons coming from the infected districts, The Austrian government intends introducing @ Dill in the Reichsrath for meeting the expenses of precau- tionary measures against the plague. The Russian representatives are expected to-day to attend the first meeting of the Sanitary Commission. An ofl- cial messenger has reached St. Petersburg from As- trachan, who states that there hive beon no cases of plague at Wettianka since the 9th inst. At the Conference of the International Sanitary Com- mixsion at Vienna yesterday, at which Germany, Austria and Hungary were represented, the measures to prevent.the plague proposed by the German and Austrian delegates were in substance adopted. The Peguiations relative to imports from Russia are slightly less stringent than the programme reported provides, but the commission resolved in the event of the spread of the epidemic to entirely close the frontier, Ai THE VATICAN. Tt is rumored in Paris that Mgr. Roncetti, the apos- tolic inter-nuncio, who lately rendered good service at Rio Janeiro, is in accord with the conciliatory views prevailing at the Vatican, and will shortly re- place Mgt. Meglia, the apostolic nuncio at Paris, It in also hinted that the Pope intends changing the representatives of the Vatican at Vienna, Lisbon and Madrid. A VERY BAD CASE, ‘The owners of the ship Ralston, whose captain ia credited with the letter to the Admiralty, published by Lioyd’s, on Thursday, reporting suspicious acts of an unknown steamer fifty miles west of Fastnet light, announce their conviction that the affair is either a hoax or a delusion. BAD WEATHER, Steamboat traific on the Thames is again inter- rupted by floating icc, A despatch from Bremen saya:—Thore is considerable drift ice in the river, but communication between here and Bremenhaveu is not much troubled,” Snow i 11 falling in Paris. CABLROTAMS, ‘The striking operatives of the Blackburn cotton mills have resumed work at the former rates of wages, At Preston 300 more mill operatives have struck work, At Ashton-under-Lyne the cotton manu- facturers yesterday resolved to reduce the weavers’ wages five per cent. ‘The notices of the reduction willexpireon the 1th of February, The master spinners of the same districts will hold a general meeting on ‘Tuesday to consider the question of the spinners’ wages, Thomas McComas & (Co,—formerly reported as McOmas & Co.—merchants, of London, have tailed, with £80,000 ($387,200) liabilities, M. Paul Morin, a life member of the French Senate, died yesterday. He was a republican. It is officially announced at Madrid that the gen- darmerie have seized thirty muskets and a repub- lican flag and seal in the town of Reus, in Catalonia, and arrested three persons. A Berlin despatch to the Jost says:—“Prince Bis- marck is expected to arrive here on February 2.” THE CONSTITUTION. OFFICIAL REPORT AS TO HER INJURIES—DOCKED AT PORTSMOUTH, BEPAIKED AND NOW READY * TO SAIL FOR AMERICA, [By CABLE 10 THE HERALD.) Lonpow, Jan. 24, 1879. The United States frigate Constitution, which was towed into Portsmouth after being ashore, has been carefully examined by divers, who report that the only ap- parent damage is the loss of a part of the after portion of her false keel. It was feared, however, that the sternpost and the rudder had suffered injury, and the vessel was docked at Portsmouth. The repairs having been completed this afternoon the Constitution left the dock, and the prepara- tions for her departure tor America are now being hurried to completion. 7 AUSTRALIAN EXHIBITION. WaAsHrnGron, Jan. 24, 1879. Mr. Samuel P. Lord, Yice Consul General of the United States at Melbourne, Australia, informs tho Department of State thats royal commission has been appointed for the purpose of inaugurating and superintending an international exhibition of arts, manufactures "and cultural and in- dustrial products, which to be opened at Melbourne, October 1, 1880, and closed the 3st of March following. It is stated this exhibition will tend to ila | increase trade and commerce between the U: States and Australasia, and the manufacturers ot this country will do well to send the most complete products of their skilled industry toa people who are in a position to become not only good customers but generous competitors. VIRGINIA’S BONDS. PREPARATIONS FOR THE CONFERENCE. WITH REPRESENTATIVE CREDITORS—PROSPECTS OF AN ADJUSTMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] i Ricumonp, Jan, 24, 1879. The two houses of the Legislature to-day passed » resolution appointing a joint committee to make arrangements for the conference to be held here on the 30th inst. between the Legislature and the creditors of the State for the purpose of agreeing upon some plan for the final settlement of the State debt. It is now well understood that the council of foreign bondholders of London will be represented at the Conference, and that also such eminent financiers as Hugh McCulloch, Messrs, Ward, Charles M. Fry and others of the like character will be presont. “The sentiment of the Legislature seems now to be moro favorable to some such adjustment as that proposed by Mr, McCulloch, and it is hoped by the friends of an carly adjustment that scheme, somaybat may carried out. is considerable faction here that will not agree to an; thing beyond s settlement upon the basis of bon bearing three per cent interest, but a spirit of ju- dicious conciliation upon both sides, it is hoped, will bring about a final adjustment of this vexed question. IDA LEWIS. THE GRACE DARLING OF AMERICS A LIGHT- HOUSE KEEPER. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Newrort, R. 1, Jan. 24, 1879. The country at large will be pleased to know that Ida Lewis, the Grace Darling of America, has been appointed keeper of the lighthouse situated on the Lime Rocks in this harbor, at a salary of $750 per year. Her mother has been the custodian of the light since the death of Ida’s father a few years ago. The latter, by reason of her age, was induced to resign, through the influence of United States Senator Burnside, who had Ida appointed in recognition of her services in saving life. Secretary Sherman in his letter conveying the appointment says, “This appointment is conterred upon you as a mark of my appreciation for your noble and heroic efforts in saving human life.” “The keepership of the light, therefore, is retained in the family. The salary has m inc: $250 for Ida's benefit. Her mother will remain with her. The in- terview of Paul Boyton with Ida, as published in the HERALD a few weeks ago, it is thought made a favor- able impression at Washington, and the government was thus forcibly remin of the large number of pine) which she has saved while living at the Lime CARNIVAL OF AUTHORS. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Boston, Jan. 24, 1879. ‘The carnival of authors to-night was well attended, and tho interest, as it draws to aclose, seems to in- crease. Fully three thousand people were in the hall, The principal attraction of the evening, apart from the introduction of some very fine tableaux, was the reading, by Rev. Edward Everett Hale, of a poem by Whittier, written expressly for the oecasion. The “Dream of Fair Women” was repeated to-night on the large stage, as also the scene from “Elaine,” where the dumb servitor is rowing Elaine down the river; also a gypsy scene from Irving's “Bracebridge Hail,” where Sir Bracebridge and the Oxonian go to have their fortunes told. In the Tennyson booth was presented the Lady of Sha- lott and the Sleeping Beauty from the Palace of Art. At the Milton th “Comus” was presented in pantomime. ‘There were twenty-two characters in all. ‘The tableaux at the Arabian Nights’ booth were as delightful as last evening. At the Dickens booth there were given tableaux from ‘Barnaby Rudge”’ and “Dombey & Son" as follow: Dolly Varden and Joe Willett, Dombey and Son, Susan Nipper’s inter- view with Mr. Dombey, Edith's flight, Florence in Captain Cuttle’s parlor, marriage of Jack Bunsby, and others, which were highly enjoyed. In the Longfellow booth the tableau of Moravian nuns pre- senting the banner to Pulaski and scenes from the ‘Wayside Inn were presented, The carnival will close to-morrow night. FIRES. GRAIN ELEVATOR BURNED. ‘ToLkpo, Ohio, Jan, 24, 1879. ‘The Dayton and Michigan Railroad Company's Ele- vator “B,” with its contents, consisting of 120,000 bushels of corn, 10,000 bushels of wheat and 13,000 bushels of flax seed, was entirely destroyed by fire at noon to-day, The loss is estimated at $50,000, The building was insured in Cincinnati f and the insurance on the grain amounts The fire, wi in the cupola, is supposed to have been caused by friction in the machinery. STORES BURNED --ONE MAN KILLED, Mrxron, Pa., Jan. 24, 1879, G. brown's large frame building on Front street, occupied by A. Lochman, confectionery; Tilden & O'Brien, auctioneers, and G@. Brown, Jr., residence, was totally destroyed by fire last night, with its con- tents. During the fire # terrific expiosion occurred, instantly killing James Goodman and injuring sev- eral others, two of them seriously, The loss is $10,000; insurance, $9,000, The cause of the fire and explosion is unknown, SUMMER RESIDENCE DESTROYED. GLouckstTER, Mass, Jan, 24, 1879, The summer residence owned by the estate of George O. Hovey was burned this morning, The loss is estimated at $8,000; probably insured, A HOTEL IN ASHRS, Uprer Grove, Ont., Jan. 24, 1879. ‘This morning the Lake View House and the resi- dence of William Adamson were totally destroyed by tire. ‘The loss is estimated at $15,000, LORD LORNES VISIT. Viceregal Party Ramble Over Histsric ~ Ground Near the Great Cataract The HOMEWARD BOUND. A Rapid Railroad Ride Toward the Dominion Capital. ce cores (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Prospect House, NraGara Fats, Jan. 24, 1679. Before breakfast this morning the viceregal party visited the Observation Tower on Cedar Island, and from its upper platform viewed the Horseshoe Fall. After breakfast they visited Davis’ Museum and then took a two-mile tramp on the - Drummondville road, returning to the Prospect House by the river road. At the door of the hotel the Princess called upon Hon. Mr. Harbord to accom- pany her and continued the walk to the bend in the river above the Falls, the Marquis and the other ladies and gentlemen remaining at the hotel. Her Royal Highness’ pedestrian efforts arc the theme of public comment here, and are beyond the compre- hension of the natives. On her return, after having walked all of four miles, luncheon was partaken of, A PERILOUS RIDE. About one o'clock Andrew Wallace, the superin- tendent of the Clifton roads, rode down the incline to the ice bridge, and across it to the American side, disappearing for atime in the spray clouds around the summit of the great ice cone. ‘This feat of daring, which was never before attempted here, was witnessed by hundreds of people from the banks on either side of the river. The horse and rider were dripping with wet on. their arrival on the Canadian shore again. Their Excellencies, being engaged in preparing for departure on the afternoon train, did not witness the perilous ride. DEPARTURE FOR THE DOMINION CAPITAL, About four o’clock the party drove to Clifton, where the speciai train of two parlor and dinng oom cars was in waiting. A large crowd was assem- bled at the station, where a carpet was laid from the Toad to the platform of Their Excellencies’ coach. Three rousing cheers were given asthe train moved out of the station. A RAPID RIDE. ‘The eighty-one miles between Clifton and Toronto were passed over at the rate of thirty-four miles an hour. A French cook travelling with the party served a dinner of twenty-two courses in the din- ing room car. This special train was the first train ever run from Clifton to Toronto without a stop. On arriving at Toronto the parlor cars were attached to the {regular east-bound Grand ‘Trunk train, which will arrive at Ottawa about eight o'clock to-morrow morning, when the address of the Dominion Board of Trade will be presented, POPULAR ENTHUSIASM. ‘A large concourse of people had assembled at Union station, Torouto, and cheered lustily as the train moved out of the depot. Their Excellencies express themsclves as highly pleased with their visit, many mementoes of which they carry home with them. THE 'TAZEWELL OUTRAGE. TWO OF THE ALLEGED MUBDERERS OF JACKSON IN CUSTODY. {BY TRLEGRAPH 10 THE HERALD.) Bauisror, Tenn., Jan. 24, 1879, ‘The Henatp’s exposure of the Tazewell outrage in August last, in which the colored political leader, Ed. Jackson, was tortured, maimed and murdered in the Kentucky mountains by the Rogers and Caywoods, of Powell's Valley, has at last re- sulted in the arrest of two of the fugi- tives, Rogers, the husband of the gay but soiled belle of Powell's Valley, and her brother, William Caywood. John Rogers and old man Caywood Raving fled to parts unknown, the other two became alarmed at the vigilant search of Dan Gibson and Charles White, two bold and fearless men from Ieee county, Virginia who were armed with special authority to arrest them in the interest of the Ken- tucky authorities, and on the night of the Sth came into the town of Tazewell, the county town of Claiborne county, and surrendered themselves to Sheriff Mays. Their surrender to him was evidently 2» desperate effort to find refuge from Gibson and White, who followed them to the hotel and the residence of the Sheriff, and arrested them with » view of disregarding fa ac a ie pie Aa taking them to Ken- tucky. ys was wu: to regain Possession of the prisoners until they made oath before Judge Rose that they had surrendered to M: Sie large One of prisoners. For a week thoy walked at their designs seoms to have been to. seo that their re- in the town under Mays’ quasi protection. spective deputies were sworn in and recognized. Dur- ing this week it was believed their surrande: sham, and they would escape at pleasare. They were in the most buoyant spirits, and Rogers openly boasted he was was the man who had been displayed in the Henacp and the Police Gazette, SEEKING THK REWARD. Mays, in company. with ten or fifteen men, left with them, professedly for Kentucky, where thee propose to snrrender them — and claim the $20,000 reward offered for them by that State, having made arrangements to give bonds and finally wear the case out by delay, insomuch as the other two have esca and do not propose to surrender. Serious trouble was anticipated by the party when they left Tazewell, as the Kentucky party, under Gibson, were determined to take the prison- ers from the Sheriff, as they had special authority to do so, and Mays did not. Hence the strong guards used by Mays. The y left in the ht. ‘Thero was expected via and. White part as Gibson are notoriously fear- less and determined men, and have been threatened with the vengeance of the Rogers party. Tazowell has been without mail communica- tion for nearly three weeks. The nearest telegraph point is Morristown, Tenn., some thirty-five or forty miles trom Tazewell YELLOW FEVER PREVENTION. MOVEMENT TO TEST THE EFFECT OF ARTIFICIALLY PRODUCED FROST. Wasnisaton, Jan. 24, 1879, As a practical issue to the ycllow fever investiga- tion set on foot by Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, that lady is devoting much attention and giving Twas amere -countenance and encouragement to a proj- ect for proving the effects of artificially roduced frost in limiting the spread of the scare. She has taken up and earnestly supports the proposition of Professor.John Gamgee, of Lon- don, to provide a refrigerating ship, to be propelled by steam and fitted up with powerful re- frigerating and ventilating apparatus, to be stationed at New Orleans and moved thence from point to point as required and test the effects of low temperature in extinguishing the germs of fever on bourd infected ships and in other localitics. It is urged that Surgeon General Woodworth should have means of proving, once for all, whether frost kiJls or only scotches the deadly virus, and to that end Congress is to be asked to make the necessary appropriation. ARMY INTELLIGENCE, WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 1879, A general court martial has been appointed to meet at Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, on the 3¢ of February, or as soon thereafter as practicable, for the trial of Captain Thomas Blair, Fifteenth infantry. The detail for the court is as fol- low Major PD. G. Swain, Judge Advocat Lieutenant Colonel R. B. Ayres, Third ar- tillery; Lieutenant Colonel A. D. Nelson, ‘Tweltth infant; Lieutenant Colonel J. M. Brannan, Virst artillery; Major G. A. De Russey, Third artil: lery: Major O. L, Best, First artillery; Major Richard Arnold, Fifth artillery; Major John Mendenhall, tang ptain J. S. Wharton, Nineteenth in- fantry; Aide-decamp, Capta'n William Sinclair, ‘Third artillery. Second Lieutenant Abiel 1. Smith, of the Nine- teenth infantry, has been transferred upon his 0° application to company E, of the Eighth cavalry, San Diego, Texas, and will join his proper station, AVAL INTELLIGENCE, WasHINGton, Jan. 24, 1879, Cadet Naval Engineer Frank H. Bailey has been or- dered to duty at the Morgan Iron Works at New York. Assistant Surgeon L. B. Baldwin has been de- tached from the Palos and placed on waiting orde Passed Assistant Kugineer William L, Nicoll is tached from the Naval Academy and granted six mouths’ leave of absence. THE BLAINE INVESTIGATION. REPUBLICAN TESTIMONY OF OUTRAGES ON COL ORED MEN CONTRADICTED—THE SOUTH CARO- LINA CONT: ST AS SEEN FROM BOTH ! IDES. New Oneans, Jan, 24, 1879. The counsel delegated by the Investigating Com- mittee to remain here and take testimony to-day heard the following witness :— M. J. Cunningham, member of the Legislat re for Natchitoches parish, testitied as follows:—The geu- eral tenor of witnesses oy the republican side is to the effect of conspiracy on the part of the demo- erats to break up negro meetings for political effect; such testimony is unqualifiedly false; there was no organized band such as Blount deseribed; our action against Blount and others was taken for protection, they having threatened to get the negroes together and burn the town: it was reported Blount had ten ortwelve armed negroes in his house; after consultation we concluded it would not be sate to allow him to remuin there garrisoned; witness was acting chief of police; the affair was quietly managed; no violence or banishment was contem- plated; it was solely for the purpose of preserving the peace that we determined to arrest him; no vio- lent threats were made, as stated by Blount and his wite: witness considered the Bredas as the most bloodthirsty men he ever saw; When they were act- ing with democrats they proposed to kill the repub- licean leaders; it was natural for us to think, when they turned over to the other side, they would pro- pose to kill us, ‘The testimony of the witness throughout was con- tradictory of the republican testimony, except as to Blount, the Bredas and others being advised to leave the parish, but the witness said the cause was not political, “He declined to express an opinion as to whether it would be safe for the Bredas to return, they having done great injustice to the whole people of the parish, THE CANVAS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, CHARLESTON, Jan, 24, 1879, The committee were engaged to-day in hearing evidence as to theconduct of the late election in Sumter, Williamsburg and Richland counties, Butler Spears (colored republican), of Sumter county, testified that he was pursued and fired at by democrats, and W. H. Singleton testified to finding packages of tissue tickets in the ballot box at Swim- ming Pen precinct. GOOD FEELING TOWARD THE NEGROES. Tho democrats then put up C. H. Moise and Marion Moise ‘white democrats), of Sumter, who testified to the general good feeling toward the colored people in the county, und the non-interfer- ence of the democrats with the republican meeting on October 12, The former said he was disgusted with the conduct vf the democrata in offering violence to Sam Lee, and that the tissue tickets ia the Sumter box could only have got there by fraud. . SUPERVISORS DRIVEN FROM THE POLLS. 8. J. Hanna (colored), supervisor, testified to being assaulted and driven from the polls at Kings Tree, in Williamsburg county. Penderass (colored), deputy marshal at the same place, was assaulted by a party of democrats, who then, without being sworn, voted tissue tickets by the handful. Other supervisors testified to being refused admis- sion to other polling places in the county. R. E. Blair and J. H. Johnson, republican super- visors at Camden, in Kershaw county, testified that the polls were crowded by whites so that the colored people could not vote, and to finding large numbers of tissue tickets in the ballot boxes. FULL FREEDOM FOR BLACKS TO VOTE J. M. Cantey and W. M. Shannon, democratic super- visors at the same place, and W. D. ‘Trantham, county chairman, testified that after nine o'clock in the morning the crowding was over and that every- body who chose to do so could vote, and that many colored people abstained from voting at the instiga- tion of their leaders. N. 8, Shelton, Edward Benson, Preston Thompson and other republican supervisors in Columbia, testified to interference with the United States officers by democrats; also to the voting of tissue tickets wrapped up in large democratic tickets, and to the fraudulent voting extensively and gen- erally. pessnicd hd 3 ode WO Aiea A THIEF MORTALLY WOUNDED. + Sx, Lovrs, Mo., Jan. 24, 1879, John F. Hickey, @ waiter in a restaurant, about nineteen years of age, stole acoat from the public school library to-night, and attempted to eseape through an alley near by, | He was pursued by Officer Hamilton, who ordered him to halt, and upon his refusal to’ stop Hamilton fired at him, the ball taking effect in Hickey’s back, inflicting & mortal wound. Hickey was taken to the hospital. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War DrrantMent, d Or¥IcE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL ee . M. For the upper lake region, the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys, colder northerly to wost- erly winds and partly cloudy weather, with rising barometer, and in the northern portions light snow. For the Middle States, warmer southerly to west- erly winds and partly cloudy weather, with slight changes ig barometer during the day, followed dur- ing Saturday night by colder northwest to southwest Winds and rising barometer. For New England, partly cloudy weather and light snow, with southerly to westerly winds and slight changes in temperatare, with slight fall followed by rising barometer. For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, warm south- erly to westerly winds, shifting to colder northwest- erly, partly cloudy weather and stationary or slowly rising barometer. For the lower lake region, southwest to northwest, winds, with partly cloudy weather, followed during Saturday night by rising barometer and lower tem- perature, Yor the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf States during Saturday, warmer southerly to westerly winds and partly cloudy weather, with stationary or slowly falling barometer. For the Western Gulf States, warm east to south winds, partly cloudy weather and stationary or fall- ing barometer during the day, followed during the night by winds shifting to colder northerly and ris- ing barometer. For the Northern and Central Pacific coast regions, generally cloudy weather and light rain. For the Southern Pacific coast region, clear or fair weather. ‘The Lower Mississippi and Upper Ohio rivers will rise slowly. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, HERALD Ma. la 4 Broadway :— 78, 1879. James McHugh was crushed to death yesterday in the Coaldale mines, near Pottsville, Pa., by a falling mass of coal. Alphonse Couture, a shoemaker, was fatally stabbed Thursday night by Louis Cole, a butcher, at St. Sau- your, Quebec. The Delaware Legislature yesterday elected Robert J. Reynold State Treasurer for the next two years and John ¥. Staats Auditor, Walter Blair, of Philadelphia, who fell from a train on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Harrisburg, a few days ago, died yesterday. Kaward F. Donovan, who confessed to murdering his brother;in-law, James H. Fox, was sentenced at Boston yesterday to ten years in the State Prison. In making up a train at Shreveport, La., yesterday, two care jumped the track, instantly killing Henry Wheaton, son of the Clerk of the Caddo Parish Court. A fire at Boone, lowa, Thursday night, destroyed the bowling alley of Samucl M. Ives, who, in attempt ing to secure his books and papers, was burned to death. Bill Owsley, ‘held for “ku-kiuxing,”” and William Read, a contidence operator, in jail in Shelbyville, i Thursday might knocked down the jailer and ped. During the past year 16,180 immigrants arrived in setts, 579 persons were committed to the sylums, and there are at present 2,263 State including the insane, ‘The body of James Ross, of Columbia City, Ind., was found in the woods near that plece Thursday When last seen, three weeks before, the had the de lirium tremens, and, wandering into the woods, was frozen to dedth, In the Virginia Senate, yesterday, a resolution was adopted for the appointment of a joint committee of the General Assembly to consider and report the best method of couducting the approaching conference with the State's creditors. A street fight with pistols took place in Austin, ‘Texas, yesterday, when J.T. Wilson, the Sheriff of Palo Pinto county, was instantly killed, and a man named Ellison, a bystander, was dangerously and another was slightly wounded, The President of the Fish Commission this week placed in the Pemigewassett River 1,000,000 of youn, salmon, tnaking a total of 2,000,000, The dnives States Fish Commisvioners all over ow England re- sucters in ederts in havching thus far, \ SUPREME COURT. Unies, N. ¥., Jam, 24, 1879, ‘The General Term to-day appointed a referee in each county in the Fourth department, under T5i, new Code, to examine the accounts of each county treasurer relative to court moneys, and to report to the next General Term in April. Court handed down its decisions and ad- journed. A NEW LAW OF MOTION. AN EXPOSITION OF THE MYSTERIES OF GYROSCOPE. ‘The discovery of a new law of motion at this time of day might be considered somewhat apocryphal and that aclear solution of the mysteries of the gyroscope was not within the grasp of the ordinary man of letters. And yet one of our citizens of Irish birth, Mr. James McCarroll, appears to have demon- strated the one and to haye accomplished the other, the proots of which, so far as we are able to judge from a hasty glance, now lie before us, Mr. MeCar- roll avers that all bodies moving in right lines change their distance from the centre of gravity and, consequently, their weight at every moment, and that when moving in curves, whether concentric the circles of the earth or otherwise, the tan- gential force, antagonizing with that of gravity. serves to change their weight also, Hence he lays it down asa fourth law of motion that ‘a body is of uniform weight when at rest only.”” In relation to the mysterious problem of the gyroscope—which has, we believe, never been satis- factorily solved previously—his solution is seem- ingly quite clear. In fact, he appears to demonstrate that a vertical wheel in motion docs not press upon the same points of its bearings that it does when it is at rest, from the tact, as he alleges, that ull the parti- cles of matter in the periphery on one side of the vheel have a tendency to fly off at various angles in line of the earth's gravity, and one of them di- ly in that line; while all the particles in the other halt of the periphery have a tendency to fly off in a contrary direction, establishing an unequal distribu- tion of foree upon the axis, snd 4 minus and plus side of the wheel; as on the one side we have the earth’s gravity, plus the tangential force of the wheel, and on the other its gravity minus that force. ‘this once admitted, the motion of the horizontal ring on which the vertical wheel revolves is upparent ut once; for the ring, being tree to obey any impulse given it in its own plane, simply retires before the plus side ot the wheel and in a direction contrary to the revolution of the wheel itself. In explanation of the mysterious manner in which the whole weight of the gyroscope is sustained on one side of the upright pivot upon which the small projection from the hor- izontal ring rests freely, Mr. McCarroll says that when the vertical wheel is made to rotate so rapidly that the tangential force is in excess of that of gravi- tation on the whole muss both ring and wheel will remain suspended without any material support on one side of the upright aud be carried round the pivot upon which the projection from the ring rests, revolving more rapidly as the tangential force of the wheel decreases und ‘is the more readily bent out of its plane, until, fulling below the force exercised upon the whole mass by the gravity of the earth, both ring and wheel begin to gradually describe downward the arc of a circle vertical toa line tan- gent to the earth’s surface, with the pivot for its centre, and the axis of the wheel, together with the projection of the ring, for its radius, until, at last, the exhausted mass tumibles to the ground. SOME CUBIOUS FIGURES. GreENwIcH, Conn., Jan, 23, 1879. To tHe Eprror or THE HERALD :— After reading your article on the Rhinclander estate in which you stated the cost of the estate at about $22,500 in 1798, and now valued at $2,000,000, I was curious enough to see what the first cost, sey $22,500 put at interest and compounded at seven per cent would produce up to the present time, or say 1878. I found the following result :—Computing that apital at seven per cent doubles im about eleven years, 1809, $45,000; 1820, $90,000; 1831, $180,000; 1841 360,000; 1853, $720,000; 1864, $1,440,000; 1875, $2,880,000, Then computing $2,880,000 at six per cent since 1875 and compounding it, gives a total re- sult of $3,462,485. Whether income may have been derived from the property over and above taxes and assessments if any will, it been equal to $1,500,000 or $18,750 per annum? I have heard it stated that all the land of Manhattan Island at its present high valuation would not be equal to the original cost with interest compounded, THE ‘A. NEW CANNON. {From the San Francisco Call, Jan. 17.] A. F. Potter, df the Golden Gate and Miners’ Iron Works, has just completed a new breech-loading cannon, with a novel projectile, for the government of Guatemala, to be used in the mountains. The gun carri one and a half pound ball, which, it is claimed, it will project three miles. The gun is smooth bore, but the projectile is provided with three wings or vanes projecting from the back at a small angle from the line of direction, which gives to the ball s rotary motion. disable the gun is to remove the breech-pin. The breech of the gun is made of different materials, so ar that there is no expansion from heat. One of the most important improvements in the gun is the raising and depressing apparatus, by which « man behind the gun n raise or lower it to any angle, which is accurately denoted by a pointer on @ scale. Accurate aim can be taken without exposure. It is claimed that the gun can do three times as much work, with four men, as an ordinary gun with ten men. Mr. Potter is now negotiating with the Guatemalan government for a battery of six guns. A FORGED CHECK. George Woods was arrested last night by Detective Mullen, of the Ninth sub-precinct, Brooklyn, for at- tempting to pass «forged check of $31 0n Mr. Las- sell, ashoe manufacturer, of No. 1,123 Broadway, in payment for $10 worth of shoes. ‘The check was on the National Bank, of this city, and was represeuted to be drawn by D. Jewell & Son, of East New York. Mr. Jewell informed the police that the check was a forgery and that he had no account in that bank, TRIAL BY COURT MARTIAL. A court martial jwill convene at Fort Columbus, in the harbor, on the 3d prox., for the trial of Captain Thomas Blair, of the Fifteenth infantry. LITERARY CHIT-CHAT, The Lippincotts, of Philadelphia, have issued a valuable volume, entitled Handbook of Nursing for Family and General Use.” It is published under the direction of the Connecticut Training School for Nurses, State Hospital, New Haven, Conn., and is warmly commended by President Porter, of Yale Col- lege. A volume of verse, entitled ‘The Bride of Gettys- burg,” is put forth by J. D. Hylton, of Palmy J. We learn from the author's preface that is not so arrogant as to declare this the finest pootical production of the century, but if it has its equal in beauty of thought and expression he will thank any one who will be so kind as to show it to him.” After this who would dare to criticise? Macmillan & Co. publish some addresses by Dr. Benjamin Ward Richardson, the most prominent Eng- lish physician who has taken extreme ground against the use of liquor either by healthy persons or in- yalids, The author's high and deserved reputation asa physician demands respectful attention for his urguments, Harper & Brothers have added “Jane Eyre’’ to their Franklin Square Library. “Lean 'Nora’’ is the title of a burlesque by Heinrich Yele Snekul. Janson, McClurg & Co., of Chicago, have published an interesting little volume on “The German; How ‘To Give It, How To Lead It and How to Dance It.” It ia written by two amateurs, who furnish the non- fashionable public with much information in attrac- tive style that was greatly desired, Bradstreet’s Improved Mercantile Agency has is- sued its January reference book, giving the standing of all the merchants in the country and valuable statistical matter of interest to every business man. ‘The gazetteer matter at the head of cach town shows the population, the nearest railroad station, whether atelegraph station, what express runs there, and if there is no bank in the place the location of the near- est bank is mentioned, Collection laws of each State are given and changes are entered as soon as made by the several Legislatures. As all this matter is re- vised every three months it is constantly fresh, and, therefore, of great value to shippers. “The New York Shopping Guide,” by O. A, Wilcox, has also been issued by Bradstrect’s, and contains much information relative to the retail and whole- sale trade in this city. It also contains diagrams of the auditoriums of all the prominent theatres in the city, Which will enable theatregoers to ascertain at &@ glance just what seats they desire, “Lilian” is the name of an edition of short poems by Mr. Charles Stuart Welles, issued by Messrs, G. 2, Putnam's Sous, of course, uo to reduce that amount. Has. All that is necessary to. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Speaker Thomas G. Alvord, of Syracuse; ex-Speaker Jeremiah MeGuire, of Elmira, and Major C. R. Suter, United States A ave at the Metropolitan, T. B. Blackstone, president of the Chicago and Alton Kail- road Company, and J , of St. Louis, are at the Fifth Avenu sman O. B, Matte- son, of Utica, ix at the Park Avenue, D, C. Robinsow, of Albany, is at the St. James. THE WEEKLY HERALD. ONE DOLLAR PERK YEAR—POSTAGE ? FREE. 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