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-1- s- 1. "I 7 procee of eofcinr. WIta these, but more from tb denlr of, the solenUfl Kind to complete and looad eat tb elsatifl-eetloa will bo specimens of peat end lignite. Petroleum will be ibova ta its crude state u4 when prepared lof lubricating purpose or for illumination, and with it will be our naphtha, asphalt, bitumen, aad paraffin. Nsxtl that wiUbe the building stones ta which tin Uud ta most singularly blessed though, indeed, to judge front w-York.

we hare eotmeaed to use tbe worst first. For have ouch a variety of stone aa might be expected la a country ef lack extent nud hevtng each a aronv- ber of mountain Tbe marble of America are surprisingly beautiful a ad would create a profound Irnpreeeiou if tbey-. eeuld be brought together. Bat there baa been, I grieve to aoiae little local Jealousy In tbla Biatter, aad Prof, Blake did not receive from tbe Stab eoxamitleee that hearty ettea-Uoa aaofoo-operettott to which be we entitled. A person la Michigan, acting aa Secretary to the Btate Centennial actually wrote to bin to esjr tbat be most aee be waa la-tofsrtng with bin, aad begging bim to leave tbe SUte forthwith.

Tbis la a apeclmea brick of tbe whole edifice of local Jealousy asd Slate p-Ws. To know what eaa be done ta the! way 1 ef decorations with Anaerioea marblea it ia au-eolutcly neoeesary that apecimeaa ef all should be brought together, from lliaeoart, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Vermont, aad wherever elte they, may be. VThm tbat ia done, a Prof. Blake hoped to do it here ia tbi Centennial, our architecture will have received aa impotua which will go far to create tbe loag-eought de-alderetuin the American atyle ef architecture. Cudgel Tear brataa no longer, gentle-ID en, to create, foe arahi tec tare evolve Itself ootot if materials, and all other attempt can only lead to combination abbored of art.

I wQl not enumerate the other material which form part of tbis aectloa, but will pasa oa to the animal kingdom where 1'rofe. Bnird aad George Brown Qoode bold sway. They will show attractive a collection of animals aa their apace will admit of the means of pur' euit aad capture aad Of utilisation, aad their prodocta aad application. The great attraction ef this Exhibition will nadoabtedly be ia the display of colored plaster-casts of the fiance of America, including these that are hurtful well an tboee that are beneflcent to' man. Nothing fin yet visible la tbe spaea allotted for this purpose, but, I have bad a peep into the office whore tbe preparations are ia active progress, and can state emphatically that tbe Sat are egeeedingly patarel in appearance, and are colored most; arjUatically.

Prof. Browa Good was so kind as to make for me the following little sketch of what would be shown, which I present In bis ewa pleasant aad language J'Thi collection: include 400 or rooreapeci-; mens. Tbey will be displayed upon screens nine feet la length and eight feet high, and will cover, about one thousand square feet of surface. Tbe preparation of this aeries baa been tha labor of three years, although the work baa boon prcesed forward more briskly since tbe Centenninl baa become a' fixed fact, Tbe dla-' plsy of (be fished of the Atlantic coast and the inland waters' of the eastern part of the Continent may be regarded as essentially complete. Collector have been stationed at various points, who have forwarded specimens tO'Weshlnztiba tor casting one of the moat efficient aids ia tbia Work baa beea Hr.

Eacne Blackford, of Jfew-Tork, who baa kept careful watch over the City fish-markets for the past i two The Fish Commission party was j' accompanied, durin their stay at Wood's Hole I Isst Summer, by a number of artists and mods' elers, wholnade many and important additions to the series. No apeciea of eommorbial or eeonomie importance is wanting, and none of any considerable else, except perhaps the Carolina, -devil-fish, (Ceratopiemr 9ai- firut) and 'the basking shark fSciacAe waxiawj which, on account of their rare occurrence and euormoua sise, have- not been secured. 2 any species are rt presented by three or four casts, as for lnstanoe the Atlantia salmon, (Sal mo solar,) which is shown in its various 'seasonal variations of color, and with tha different forma of the hooked under jaw, so curiously developed during the breeding season for purpose offease aad. defense. Among the other eelmonida are beautiful representations of the qnlnnat, or California salmon, fSalma quinnaii) so extensively Introduced of lata into our Eastern aad Southern river the salmon or Mackinaw trout (SaJma naatoyruA of the great lakes the aebago or land-locked aalmoa.

a(ao sefrAe, with their lovely hues of golden, purple, enaisoa, and bine; ibeToma trout, (Satm tomaj the I Ofju, or blue-backed trout, (Salt 1 ogwassaj from IUagcly Lakes, the "Wln- niplsseogce black trout, (probably a variety of aia namacHs;) the brook trout, Salm fotilis,) from various localities, aome of them weighing tea" and twelve pounder; the Mlcbigaa grayling, (TkfmmUu tricolor;) the lake whiteush, Coregomtt mOnu;) tha lake I herring, fAiymoiMMelK(brs,) the smelt; fOtmeru morda,) and i Its land-locked variety O. spectrum, t) from Belgrade, Menace. Other' notable specimens are a Muskallonga (Lux nobtiUr) of forty pound, a pair of giant halibut fiflp pog lot mm Amurlcmnut) from the Newfoundland Bank; a twelve-foot sword-fish, (XijtMai gladiui.J still more curious allies the sail-fish, (HUliopkorut AmerlcanuM,) and the spear-fiah, (Ttrapttuus peculiar to tbe tropical aeaa of America aad enticed to the New-England shores bv the achoola of moss-bunkers and blue-Ash, their favorite food. Tbea there is a fittieea-foot eleeper shark, fSom-tUw Hvtipimna,) from the Gulf or EW hmw- rvace, and a 703-ponnd Jew-fish, (Promierop guasa. troia the St.

John's Bivar, I'la. The 'utmost, eareis taken ta dellaeating the life-color of the fish. Tbo casta are eiaed with the utmost ears aad are palated ia oil colors. i after sketobel made from the living or fresh tUh. The artist ia charge of tbia work.

Mi J. II. IUcbards, ha made a life-study of the colore Cthca, has worked for many year open the plats of HolbrooVa ruke SttK CavwKaa, and upon Agassls'a eollecUoni. Manv of tb sketches were taken by him from tbe fish swimming la the aquaria of tha Fish Commission Laboratory at AVood'a Hole, Ihe fishes of tha Paelflo Coast are represented by a fair number of species. Kcoentl box eoutainlnji specimen of fifteen of the mora important! apeciea of food fishe aold ta 8aa Francisco market was received thee had suf-Torvd wry little from their Overland aad were aad east without trouble.

The collection will also "Include easts ef the most importane. European, fishes, partlcalarly those forma which are closely related to epce'es occurring la our own waters, or are proposed for acclimation each as the torbo't and solo. Every week bring a shipment of Csh in loo from England. Last wees; three specimens of the European river trout fSabm fario) were received; these were caught ia Loush Kee, In central Ireland, cent to Liver pool niatket, there packed la loo and sawdust, and forwarded via New-York to Washington. 11 ore they arrived ia perfect order, without aa indentation of the flesh or the derangement of A scale, were sketched la water colore, photo rrsohed and cast, and returned to New-Terk, where Mr.

Blackford ha frocea them for tb jurposof exhibiting them during tb earning in the rtvmserawv lagvwi emnicnt Buillins. The largest 1 a beauty of fourteen pounds weight, aad wQl attract anaoh attention. 1 j- la addition to tb fish, there wtH be bown largo number of casta of oetaeeaas, laclad. lag tb white whale, the grampus, lately discovered la Amerieaa waters, the blackfish, tbo dolphin, tbo various porpoises, and models, oa the scale of one lack to tb of all tb larger whales, uch as tb sperra-whals, right-whale, and bowhead. There are also casts ef the various edible turtle.

i There is a eoOectiea of easts In tbe world which eaa compare- with this ta magnitude aad perfection. That ot Frank Buekland, tb English rnspeetoff Salmon Fishenea, established aome year ago la thai South Kenlnrta. Is very mach am a I lei, and tha specimens Included, am informed bf gentlemen familiar, with tb collection, 'are far less labortly fiaished. ill 'i Another striking feature of the fishery display will be the series of photographs of fishes. To th naturalist these wilt be even more interesting than th cast.

These photograph were taken In the open air by the. aid -of instruments devised by Prof. Baird. For cleames of definition and accurate outline theyThavo never been At tbe late Marftime Expoaitioa Pari a partial series of these ptcture received a high award. Tbe aerie to be shown la Philadelphia will include about tour hundred pictures; they will be arranged upon acreeas similar to thos nsed ia th display of th casts." GAj ML LTOy.

AND THE EMMA JlfJT. bis couxskl Btaba statkmsnt as- OAROINO MR. SCBENCK BS IS CBOtS-TXAMVSKD BT MR. CIltTTKXDS. Washisctox, April 1.

Hiram A. Johnson, eevasel for Jams K. Lyea, read ta the Commlitae oa Foreign Affaire, to-day, a statement ia behalf histlieat. as follows i Oentlemea i Whea the ex-aflnlstet to Enlanl apjieared ttefors your committee oa the momiof of tee 8d alC ha obtained pertuiaakon read a atate-ateot whioh fee IB formed tbe committee he deeirert sbould precede the testimony tbst bs wss then about to preseDt explanatory of his connection with the Enuna Silver Mimas Cotnpanv, (limited) of Xoadon. Aa this statenent wae presented lor the obvlaaa pei-poM of eoaajlias; the character Mr.

dohaaoa and myaet, and aa he erideatly Intended to secure fn it a wide pwblieatioa ia all the PTiSMripal aewspapera of the United Btatee, aa aU-iowed throogU tb report of theaceat of the Aaao-eiated Zreaa, be thra oeiac nreaeot ia tbe room of tbe oomiulttee, I beg to. submit the follow I be. vis if Ibat Kobert C. Scbenck, belore aad at the time of preaeQtios his aaid atatement, aa be haa aince been eompelied to state to tbia committee, -bad no peiaonal knowledge whaterer oa which to baa the statement, aad that therefore the charges therein contained, that' Jir. Johnson and myaeif were meat of infamous character and nnwortev of oredit under bath, war wantonly mad aad utterly tmbecomiag a man who bad occupied hub poeiliona of lra.it an4 honor aad the oonfldeBceof his eonntrr.

Xbeae statemeata bare been further characterised by the readme of a letter to the committee by Gen. Schenek in the pracreesof eta writ tea to him, aa 4o aaya, by a man. ia London, whom he did not know, aad of whom he has no knowledge whatever, in which I am charred, with 'fearing soaeonded from England. i whioh letter was siao pSb-liebedf tiironfihont tbe country, Cen. 1 8cheUck baying personally plaeed the- not in tbe bands ot to Associated Press.

Tmm tbe chair of ths witness wnloh he then occupied in tbe presentation of hie eVideoee. I pruaonooo all tbe statements above recited false and uairae, and I challenge Wen. Seheuck aad his associate Tenders of tee Emma aline to produce teeUmoav before this committee that shall ia th slightest degree make against the eroiibtUty ef Mr. Jouaaoe or myself, such as shall ia ear sense ea4 ezeose hia ceo- jieotioa with the eai of the Emma Mia in Loaden. liespertfully submitted.

WAMKS sLJUXoa, April 1, 1878. i i ii'OTS. The reporter deems it proper to sthto that Mr. Bcheaek did not at any time VDluntaritv head him any paper, and that all papers published ia Shea resort were obtained by iumaelt la the usual course of anch business.) i Mr. lyoa was then cross eismlneU by Mr.

Chittenden, of counsel for Oca. Scbenck. Lyon said during bis replies he and no business just now. and was stopping at the 81 Nicholas Hotel, ia Xfw York be paid bis expenses by borrowing som4 of the menev and by collecting a claim doe to biuv la Kurope, being 40,000. He was aaked tha queatiion, ta the sworn examination given before a New York adge as ta year mean when yea 1 were examined in regard to aa execution, what did yen Say regarding year means te pay year betel bill 1" Tb witness replied that he eeald act recollect but th paper would show i he left tbia country ta the lull ot 1871, and returned la October.

1874 1 be left oatisued Judgments to the amount el $00, 000, which hsT a yet beea aatiaaed be I en Ksglend lu leTt, bat did ae know whether he weal te far is tbea or not. 3 Q. you swear that the last time you left Lnadoa yea did no re te Paris A. I do not oa. aire to be insulted i I do no knew whether I wen to Paris tbe last time I left Loodon or uoa Q.

ia your nana Jamr EUas Lyoa I 8ir. Q. Before you left Xoadoa were bankruptcy proeeeuing eomatenoed against you I A XhSre wire. -( Q- YTfcek step were taksst The witness explained a eertate stock apeealatioa in which be waa conoerued and out of grew ths bankruptcy proceedings against him. i i Q.

Did the efiicers ef the Bankruptcy Court knew tbst ye were going awsyl saw any ef the officers i a writ waa aerred upoa ahai waa alii I was awiadled. bv aa unmiUgaSsu rasoal sorer ran awsy. as a letter resd to the con) out te asserted. Mr. Chttteadea further cross-examined tbe ebjee being to shew tbst his statements a tu his mining Interest ta TJtah are not en titled to eroeik.

He reed from the affldarit or Ljoa in the eaa of Edward 8troag vs. James E. Lyon, before the aupreme Court ef New-York, ia which be eworei 1 de not own sby real eetate auywheret have owned aome in 16 in Colorado Territory it belonged to the firm of James K. Lron at Go, and not to me lodi rid nail taev did not rail tav sold eat a portion of it: tbe other member own their proportion of ltj I sold mine foe ti.000 to sir. Hayes of Colorado i that waa aU th, land I ewaed thori I hare no Judgment against anr body that I reeolleetf 1 hare about 1 S0 had ao more taaa fiftv cent ea aae whoa this order wae served laat night I live ev borrowing money i I do not keep any beak aeeouatt have not kept one for three years i do not hold aoy bonds or mortgagee i hold no stocks I bar a few wortbleea petroleum acock.

Ac The order alluded to by Lron waa concerning th suit of Strong agstfcst Lyon, signed by Jndge Brady, to the effect that Judgment had been recovered in the action, and re qoirlog xscsUn, lue order was aaisd.JulnSl, 1S7U, KJ I -v Q. At th time vow were to your paper did you ewa one-third of the silver mine la Utah! A I claimed one-third erer since le69 1 at one time, troo that year to Itna. did aot think it worth aav-thing I claimed it, bowsver, because I MUsved bad a right to it, Q. lid you or aot ewa ft at the time you made your aworu stasrmsat ta eourtt A. I auppoe did, but it did not occur te met If owned it then 1 certainly forget it.

i Mr. Chittenden then examined Lyon la reference to hi saovemeols la England concerning tb Emma Mine, behaving beea interested in making toed, most uamasTiog siawimeuta, aae. giving no explanations why he had declared the Eaama Mine aaarly shaustod when it waa aold. Q. How came vou ta your letter to Mr.

AlaiyV dsird the IS of Ootober, 171. to say that the mine looks fins Is was beeauae CoL Baxter-said so, he having received Prof. Sitliman's Mr. Lvoa said he was never la the mine stnee he lei tit ta 1868 1 all he knew about It was hoarser. Mr.

Eauikaer, with the Concurrence of tbe committee, struck out the personal It offeneir parte of Lroeu statement concerning Oeu. Soheack before it was admitted of ressrd, te which Lyon and bie counsel made no objection, including tbe classs that Hebeuek's chargea agaiaet them were utterly unbe. coming a man who kad oecupied high poaitioae ef trust aad honor, aad the eonadenee of hie country," aad ta another en, instead of halleaging Scbeeek to prove them, tarn language waa rhaaged to a mere doaial. hererat other oSange worn aaado, The eommitte thea adjouraee) till Monday mersiacT Lokdox, April 1Tbo Umtr understands that the Cbairmaa ef the Cemmitte on Foreign AOsire ef the Uouos of Ecprssencs tires baa telegraphed Mr. MoDougall to aead proofs of hia sialaimat telegraphed to the committee about Mr.

hoheuek's loMerof resigauaioa aa a Director of tb Emma Mia Comnany. aad his Pans telegram te Col. of Dee. Is, ltTM. sad that Mr.

Me Dourail iateada forwarding the proofe fbrthwita, taoladiag the draft ia fark'e haadwrltiag. from whieh Mr. bebeuek'a letter of rigBaUul, as a lAreetecwaacopssd. AXXtfTAXA A TBM MOTSLM. jj Admiral J.

Strong, United States 2Tsw. is at the Everett Booea. Kev. George Walker, of Kew-IIaveq, i ai th Grand Bout, -j Judge ueorgo jr. Coras toe of Srracuse, is na Us Fifth Area a UetsL.

Hev. Dr. Olmetead, of Braaford. Conn 1 at the 6. PeuU Uoeal.

v. Irof. a Marsh, of Tale College, ia at th rror. I'eter Jticnia, or West Foint, la at the Weetmlaaiar Hotel. Senator AVllliam B.

Woodln, oi Auburn! K. and A. XX JUrber, of Uuca, are at the kieuvpoi- itaa juNoa. i Cfre gLtfaTgrli (Simcs, Sintbbir; gprft 2, 1876,. i TALK WITH JOSH WARD.

GOSSIP AS0VT IHS BROTHERS. FROBaaixiTT or TnciB jTaEixo raar I3f THE CEXTtOfNIAI. BSaATTA PBX8KXT coifDinos OF TUX CSLEBBATKD CBKW RXCoixrcTioxa or the begatta or JVva safOeastleasI CerretseadVaf. I twarjxov Saterdav, April 1. I took I a fauat yesterday to Cornwall, tb native place and! present heme ef eeversl sf th celebrated Ward (brothers; the champion eartmea of th world.

found Jeeh, whe I th principal mover 1a aU mattsra pertaining to the brothers wbea associated together, in crew ef ecailers, sa pleasant and Jovial as bs alwev isr Wrta a hearty shake of the which teem Josh 1 aot only a formal matter, be en ef rest friendship aad ss eiahility, I madei knew the; object ef my visit. Beside Josh sat his father, laaae, wae, althoagV baring passed thnougb th aad trial of losing hi wife, mother Ipt fear ef he greatest living, looked elietfuL "The eld itsntlsmaa," said Jesb, wbsa ilrsaarksd ta him that hi father looked rcmarksbly well for one ef bis great age, "te la very good health, berths beresvenjent be ha jnst met wit hi has told oak lis eolte good deaL Bathe a strosg msa vW sad haa asver seen much sickness ln bis Ufa." Josh kimailf wss la capital good health, and clad fat a blue flannel shirt, aad with face and bands bToaeed by tbe elemssts, A appeared aa though teugb aad strong as erer. and abls fbt to compete with the best of ths profession. Outing a twe-hours' ooorerstion with Josh. not only learned pinch of personal interest abont past professional and amateur contests, of' modes ef training, of sculls, snd'nen, but esnch that will interest the 'wbsle country, that' wide domain which whe their great Saratoga victory wss won, showered eora-bssksifuls of telsgrapbie aad postal congratulations upas) the Ward brothers.

I also obtained rewahls Information as to what tbe Wards will do st ths Centennial Regatta, where it is confidently sxpsctsd they wfll be, notes spectators, bat as participants In th several races. Josh thinks that at, least two English fonr-osred crew will take part In the fonr-oarW race, and If this ia so. It i very certain that the great majority of Americana will a be satisfied unless ths Wards, the tt pre sen tat-re oar tries, are' there too. England will ait oor acuIleTS In this September battle bee: very best and most klllfor pixjfeeelooals, 5 and America can-act- do, less. Josh and the others of bis.

Saratoga crew are ready pnd willing to enter this great contest, for honor, at tbey feel that In their present position theylave ererything to lose sndnot mnch to gain. Ths great victory of Monday, Sept. II. 1871. bringing with it the praise of their ftillow-coantrymfcn' and consequent glory, wsof such a character that sdroe little inducement will.

I believe, be required to bring them forward. The great expense of propagation Sad tbe anxiety consequent upoa suebj struggles lor supremacy ate important things for poor men to icon aider whea concluding upoa the matter, but! believe that there will be no laek of genuine and substantial assistance When the time approachea fur it. From what I lesra I am reasonably safe in predicting th appearance of the Warda la tljo four-oared Centennial race in September next dn the SchulkilL, Besides this. Josh and Gil will enter 'tbe double-scull, and Ellis will probably enter the aingle-seull. race.

These ea tries will, howeirer, be cxwtisgent upon the naming of tbe day the four-oared race. If it is placed first on tee poet, aad occurs a dsy or two he? fore the other nces named, tb single snd doable entries a stated will be made, otherwise not. Josh aaye that If his crew goes into the regatta as a four-eared crew, tbey wttli go In to win, and no other race will be allowed, jto Interfere with it. He does not think mnch lof the Schuylkill Birer as a competing ground, for such an international contest as the September struggle Is likely to be. but as the race will rowed tnjbeati many-of the dissdvsntsges that would ethrtrlse preaenf themseTves will be arerted.

Josh, although not pervous or excitable, would much ratbe get In his boat but once, row the race then and Iberia, and hard It ended. Above all other places In th world, probably, Saratoga Lake suits the veteran poller the best. There, Ward aaya, is tbe place for the Centennial regatta. Tbe tide I such that no advantage eaa be taken ef an opponent, aad the) room be thinks is ample. These qualities are such as to commend themselves to pollsrs.

Joah says th time mad there in 1871- plainly shews tbi the four mile being vowed ia Ktm. 0a th official time. By the way. Josh sserts that the four mile waa tewed by the winning crew 1st Sim. 28, this being ta time taken bv C.

Frank Brown and A. Smith Hiaav two promlaeat citiseos of tbia place, tbe former IHstriot Attorney or the county, snd ths latter Treasurer of ths This fact has, he- Usre, aeer beCbrel beea mad public, and, aa It is perfectly )t shows that the time made waa by fstbs rasteat ever mwed.f i Josh thinks thst It Would have been 'still faster, and that his crew would have won a much easier race, had be ao caught a crab, which ho disconcerted Gil thst he on thippe4 his and their boat came nearly to a Another fact that do aot remember to have eeou published about the 1871 regatta ia that ths sweeps need by ths suc cessful crew were divided an, josh and Bsak using Tim Donoghuh's, aad Gil and litis imported ones. Josh endeavored to hare ail naS Doaoghue'a, aa he think they are decidedly th best made, taking tbo water like a knife and leaving it with tbe same When the Wards enter the Centennisl race, they will tram longer snd more systematically than they did la 1871. In that year only! four or five weeks Were oecupied in preparing themselves, and tbla necessitated rigid sceasures. Josh, of course, will take charge of his ere, snd says he wante at least three months for preparation this time.

He will giro th Sara togs four, Ellis, Gil Hank. aad bimseir, a thorough tflal, and If either one shswS any srmptoms of Weakness or Inability te eome up av least to tbelr former standard, bs will drop htm Ia this arrangement be includes himself. Shonldeoe be fbuod nnsbls to stand tb test, his place will be' tats by Charley Ward, another brother. Slag Thl will be done, srew Is tact, but Joah asys that If finds It peeesaary hs will aot hesitate-to go outside fhr substitutes. Ha, already has hia keen eye upoa one or two nei who eome up to the standard dselrrd by th aagaeious trainer.

In bla training he will employ sit men at all times, two of whom will be trained tor: reserves. His training quarters will be Vat acd his course the? same as marked eat and need fur tears past. Two or three aew boat will be procured from Tom Yenk-srs, muehliks the jDiek; Klsdou used at Saratoga, TaeXtisdea was la ban gib 43 feet erer all. breadth 17 laches, dapth 8 laohewlaad it weighed 90 pounds. Xa aU probability Tim Bonoghne'a make of sculls yW ased.

Th ohieat member of th crew Hsak, yrbo iaj aow abeus forty-nine years, aad- who, it is thought by some, will not be able to stand the test, will he, la Josh's one of tbe best. "Why. I tell you said Josh, -the old rascal is the best lone or as vet. Bf Uvea at Slag Slag, does agood deal of dshlng, eotaething be is fond of, aad is the eteadieet i ve ef all. Hs is ss regular as a clock; aad deu't care cent for your fancy, pastry and joakeaj Giro Urn good old ginger, bread and such lit and he's atisfled, And there's ao excitement to aim at ad, cant aneet hi nerves aav snore than jou eaa tarn erer Breakneck eat Hank bnosurs firs feet tea Inches, aad wheat rowing eoDdiUen is reduced te about one bundred snd firty-fir ponnda Bs rows stroke aad Josh oemee next.

Josh weighs, whea red need for work, about an bnndred and sixty pounds. His age is thirty-eight, and he stands six feet He bss rowad more raose tbaa aav of ais brothers, and she most rxperienosd. tutor ot tbem all, Und-w hia i inaWwetiea' mere thaa one good poUcr 5hss beea brought to tbe front. The nest I one la! tb boat, UiL whe Josh ear will aevur give aav ie about thlrtv-three years old, ataed six lt one inch, and wben ia row, lag trim weighs Ml Ellis, who pulls the hew oar, tbo yeaagnat: and the sntUest. He about tweaty-oias years eld.

measure five feet eterea lacbee, aad when ia oondittoa to row a goad ras weigh about on hundred aad forty. pound. Joah nay the only thing wanting us Ellis to make him a -etunner la a liuis nsur solid weight. Posh aad Gil live at Cornwall aad put ia a good deal ef tbetr time on th wster. aeeoUag wtd gam aa tlaaiag.

They are aew prenariaa lor tb shad sessuu. pat or Wbiea tbey reap a good uarveer. 1.1.1a a hnrper ta Sing Sing prtsou. In th sysat teeir peiag tu th Ceoisaaint race tbev will probably na- ana ftat-boat of V. with coxnakodioua aoarunesu for taenaseiv aad friends, snd rem sis eu It darisg tberr stay.

This will not only be great seeommodstioa to the ear. net, bat will ke tbem swsy from the metlsy orowfi which alwsys gataers at such cveniavj BOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. A Mscrssiosr coupKauiisq COMMEBCB axd STEAM JXSKL-A DULL DAT' WOKE. WAtHinoTOAprll 1. The flona.

proceeded to th eoaslderstioa special rdf thsbin reported by Mr. Xteagsa, of Texas, from the Committee en Commerce, to amsad tbe lawe eenceming commerce and navigation aad the regulation of siesm vessela After! a three bears' discussion la regard te fog-horns, steaaveeeka, valves, UghU, larboard and starboard eenrsse, aad other matters sbout which aoa or th toembers partleipatlnx pre. reseed to bars mseh tsrormatioa, and as there wa as equal lack of isterestU ss of kaewledgeof tb subject, th further eosriderstloa ef the bill waa postponed astd asxt Sstordsy. Me. Powxu, ef Penasylvsnia, wss rjporUd effl.

etallv baring TOted agalart the SUrer hllL That wae an error be voted for It Bo that ths correct footing ef the vote was 123 to 99. Mr. Xtoanrao, ef Indiana, offered a resolution reciting the allsf arJoa thst Horace Born ton. Clerk of the Houss Committee ba Military Affaire, haa beea gnuty ef corrupt and base practices while aa officer of tb Internal Kerau.Bureu la Texas, snd directing ths committee to levestlgste ths facta. Adopted.

The Hesse then adjourned. THE PUBLIC DEBT. A BECAHTCI.ATIOM.Or TOE BTATEMTtXT tS-: SUED YESTERDAY BY THE CXI TED STATES TREABDKT DEPARTMENT. Washixotox, ApsSl 1. Tha following la a re-eapitnlatlon of the public debt atatement issued today debt sea ax a crrERZST a com.

Bonds st six per Mr $934,999,650 00 Beads at are per 7 10.037,000 OO Tetal prrsernal OO Total iutereet 3e.0i6.740 45 debt axaatao nrrussT a lawful mosxt. Itsrv Peoalou Fuad at three per 14,000.000 Interests 10S.OOO DEBT OS WHICH OtTXREtr HAS CgASBD SrXCB MA-TUItlTV. Prise) pat 9.1S3,3BO S6 late real 64 DEBT BEABJSU MO UTBREsT. Old demand and' lesal -tender notes. 64S SO 'ertiScsts or deposits.

34.230,000 OO Fractional 47.604,893 71 Com eeruaeate i 1'3 337 OO Total principal 47a.91W,139 Total unclaimed interaatJw 20.444 84 TOVAX DKBT. 92.19S.31B.746 47 Interest 96,455,110 94 LbOO 41 AU THS TBBASI7BT. S73.TMI 794 43 CnrreneT.A 4...... 6.165,60 11 Bpedal detsVg'l held foe redemption -of eerttricatea ot deposit as pcu- rided law $4.330.000 OO Total 1 63 IAS CASH UC THS TROABDBT. March 1.

1876...: .80 April 1876 X.110,7 19.489 88 Uoereaee of debt during tbe month. 4.240.83d 03 Ueereao oi debt atneo June 30. 1875 17,909,286 44 BOXD IfSUED TO PACIFIO BAILROAD COMTAMIEa, W- TKRE8T VATABLS Ut LAWFUL MOXXT. Principal outstaadtog.i S04.A23.51t 00 Interest accrued and nit yet paid. 9B9.352 68 Intercat paid by tatted States $0,141,513 06 Interest repaid bv transportation ot mall, ae Balaam ot interest ped or United $.781,013 56 23,360,500 50 OBITUARY.

KLrZABETTt TAVLOR GREEFTEU). 'lliaa Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, sometime known as the "Black. Swan," died suddenlvt paralysis Isst Friday fcnorning at her heme in Philadelphia. Deceaaed wss bora a slars in Hatches, XI sixty-eight years ago. Whea but one vear old her miatreas, Mrs.

Elisabeth Greenfield, removed to Philadelphia; Joined the Society ot Friends, and manniuitted the few stares shs then owned, most 'of tbem baring prerioualy beea eettled In Liberia. Previous to' the death of ber former mis. tress the deceased became eomewhat distinguished hr reason of het peculiar vocal ahilltiee. Befnsed by a professor of music, on sc count of her color, to be included tu the list of bis pupils, she worked hard to orercome the difficulties surround, ing ber, and with insrked aneceaa. Her Improve, msnt wss rapid i she received isritstioos to enter, tatn prirate oartiea, and frequently Volunteered to aid rarioua eh a ri fire.

The first ooemeixa on which she aaug ia publio waa before tbe UuSaio Musical Association. Her aobaeqnent saecee waa rapid. She viaited Europe and sang before the various crowned besda, reoeiving evaiy where Uriah praie and innumerable preaeuts. Among her patrons in En land were the Duchess of Norfolk, the Duchess of Suthorlsnd, and the Duchess of Argyle. On ber retoru bom sbs wan recetred with opea ami by manv wbo had formerly almost refused to giro due acknowledgment to ber great power.

For aome time preriooa to her death abe lired in retirement, rarely appearing in pnblie aar at concert tor tb benefit of charities. 8ue waa an earnest nod deront attendant st Bhilob Baptist Church, In Philadelphia, where, by her ncsaaumiag manners and excellent qualities of mind and heart, aha won many warm Irienas. OB1TDAUY NOTES. Thomas U. Dudley died at Richmond last night of rheumatism of the heart, aged aixtv-eight.

He was Grand Treasurer of the Mssonio Grand Lodge of Virginia, and Treasurer of the Grand Koyal Arch Chapter aad Grand Commsndery of the State. During life be held eereral bicb otficial positions, and waa th father ot Biabop Tbotnaa D. Dudley, ot Kentucky! wbo was with him when be Uied. Judge D. K.

formerly a prominent law yer and one of tne first settlers in Cincinnati, died yea ten) ay, agsd elghtv-qe. AIT INFERNAL UACUISS IS BIS COAL BIX. Tbe Albany Argikt aaya that quite a sensation wss produced in the family of Mr. T. Gibba, a prominent merchant of Saratoga Springs, one eren-ing Isst week.

While obtaining a bod of coal from bie coal bla he discovered by mere accident, and yet moot fortunately, a email tin box among tbe His suapiciona Were aroused, and ths box waa carefully removed frotn ths hod, aad ths remainder ot the coal la the hod examined before being placed in the stove. Tbe hot wss found to contain a targe number ef straws sbout three Inehee ia length. Each straw wss filled with npwdsr and securely sealed at the ends. The whole formed indeed a very dssgerous eontrirsnc. which.

If it bsd sver reached ths fire-box of a parlor stove wosld hsve msde very destructive work with the Insids of a house, and perhaps destroyed th lives of more than one mem. bei of the lamtly. i 5 A FBOMiaiXa cohmxjxitt. The failure of J. Hatchlsoa and iL IV Holler, ef Shenandoah County, Va te eeeure 111, 000 in counterfeit money from a Northern sharper, baa brought to light the last, according te tbe Wood, fVs.) Herald, that not leea thaa fourteen per.

aona who stood wsU In abonaadooh Oouaty tor honesty and wtagrity," nar been engaged la aa atvempt to bay conntcrlelt money ia Xow.Yrk for etrcnlatioe ia their neighborhood. They eank al. together $800 in the: attempt, varying in enma no. cording to tne means of each person, of trurn 3 to 11 i ssn 'SKCRETABT TltT AX i'OBT 'HAMILTON. Tbe Secretary of i War, accompanied by Gen.

Sherman, is ex pee ted to visit Fort this atoning. They left iWaahingtoa about 9 o'clock last evening, and will arrive ia Jersey City early tbia morning. The steamer Hehrv Smith will take them directly to fort Hamilton, whea there will bo a full-ureas ins pec Una of troop under command of Gen. Getty at 9 o'clock. It is believed thst as spo ciat tm porta on is attached ao una run beyond a ueeire oa ids part oi tne new secretary to familiar is biesself with the workings of tb Army at the principal rorte.

xaeaauat estate will be omitted. oy uruer et tne secretary. i SVK0LASX IS MXOOM STREET. Mr. Charles Sehr, a Bnaaafacturer of meer.

eehanm aad amber goods at 2Te. 347 Broome street, oo going to hie store yesterday morning, found tbat it bad' beea entered: bv burglars, aad tbat goods of the rains of $4jo had beea carried away. A nm terioue ireamstaaee sltending tbo robbery was that a4hough th store waa fitted with burglar elarate ef aa approved pattern, tbey gave no indication of the presence ef tbe thieve. Mr. Seng tested them after he discovered that bis place had beea sistn, iuuuu ton tnsy were, ia pen eel order, i isaaa I OALlrOXSlA Ml ISO The following are tb closing, official prices or mining stocks tday i Consohdstod Tirgiaia, S7t i Calltnraia, SH Segregated 93 Oahir, 73 i ChaOar, T36 Savage, Imperial, 'Kaawa an aw 96g Orermaa, 63 4 aatice 89 i Caindoaia.

I3i buccor.l IM Mexioaa, 40 Gould A Currv. 9ls i Bt at S44t Yellow Jacket. 33; En pi re, HU. Alpha! e4 1 wear. 5Si i Kiarra Bends.

3 Tim. THE ENGLISH ART1IJLERY T1ZLD TALDE Or PBOECT1LES BT COMJCTTTEE THE ACCCRACT 0 XUT9 ASD $IXTEEX BOOKDEBf CUSS BOBIE Or TROOPS GBXAT DASGEB A tOUB THOCSAXD TABD5 DISTAJCCE. A long bt tract of tb official report of tbseommlttee UBderwhsse snperrlaloa the jEag bah artillery axperlreeaia Ware ntade at Okehamp-toala Angast and September last appears la a re seat leans of the Lend on The eommitte, of whleh Major Gen, Esrdlex tllmot wss Preal-dent, embraced seaae ef the best-kaeoa officers et her Majesty's service, aad their report Is at ex baasUvs aad tatersstiag doeanisut. Xt appear that oa the Is trod notion ef tbe muxale-load-lng rifled gaas st preseat ased ia tbe English Army, eome difficulty waa sxperleaaed la producing sa sffieteat peassloa ahell te take th place ef the "segment shell." which hitherto had acted well with th Armstrong breseb-loadlag gana 'Tarioua expertmeal wer nude both at Atdsrshett and Sbeeburyeesa, bet ss the letter dose act afford a euffleieatlv extensive land raagd'te test psrcassloa sheila, the committee ware unable te draw any definite conclusions ea the comparative merits of different projectiles whea the Sheila were burst under eiren mats aces as to ground that bore no relation te actual service. With thd view, therefore, of meeting this difficulty, an at tne same Urns ef attempting tbe solution of many oiher problems eon-Dec ted with field artillery which could not be treated eu the ranges provided at the I School ef Gunnery, 8hoebnrynets, tbe committee recommended thst tw batteries ef artillery should be eneanrned ea Dartmoor for ths purpose ef making ths secessary trials there.

This rseommeadatioa wss spprevsd br the Secretary of State for Wat. aad CoL Wray and Major Kohl were directed to elect suitable groand. Tbey ebos the vicinity of Okehampton, and aabssuusut events proved thst this eelscttoa was most The batteries ordered te take part la the experiments repreeented one of 9-ponnder gone, one of 16-pounder guns, and a half battery or the Tenth Brigade. The firing commenced the 5th of August, sad ths conclusions nnd recommendations snived st by tbe committee are reported as follows The committee consider thai, tbe experiments msv be best considered by srraaglnz them in fire claasee ft) Ths compsrsttrs grains xif various projectiles i (3) tbe efiective sone of artillery fire 3) the raluo of artillery fir -again th most recent formations of infantry i 4) aiMclal experiments, and (S) range Hading. The protsctilee used by tbe committee were of foot natures, namely, com mo shell, with perouaaioa fui Abel' water hell, with percussion fnse BoXor-Shrapnel shsll, with percnaaion snd Boxr-Sbrspnel shell, with time foae.

The oommoa shsll is a cast-iron, hollow prolectile, aoniewfaat of the abape of a claret bottle with the heok ofi i It ia filled with gunpowder, and I fitted in tbe apes with a brae fuse, which explode on impact, and the burst tb sbell into about thirty or forty pieces. The eem-uion ebell te eourerted into a water ahell br filling It with water instead of gunpowder, and inserting mall gun-metal cylinder, containing fulminating mercury snd gun-cotton, into ths fuse hole in the spex. in addition to tbe ordinary fuse. On striking tbe ground, or any the percussion fuse aeta and Area the fulminating mixture, which detonates the gun-cotton, The force of tbe exclusion, acting through ths incompressible substance water, is then instsntaneoualy and completely trananittted in all directions, snd tbe Shell is thus broken up into a far greater number ot ptecee tban tbat obtained by employing the foil ebarge of gunpowder which It would contain. Boxer-Shrapnel ahell la ef the" earns general exterior dimensions as common shsu, but Is filled with bullets cemented In resin, snd contains a small bnrsticg charge in the base.

This charge is calculated only Jnst to open ths ahell and tree tbe bullets. I As regards ths ralueof the severs! projectiles tried at Okehampton, th roaimittee consider the common shell ill sdapted for Us against troopa, and recommsnd that tbe proportion carried ef this projectile should be reduosd from one-third, a at present, ene-Afth. Tbey sre of opinion tast tbe water sbell Is capable of prodacing a greater effect against troopa aa a perouaaioa. aboil tbau anv pro. lectilu with which tbey are acquainted.

Owing, howerer, to th absence of a puff of emoke en bursting it i difficult to th spot wbere the shell grass, snd ens of the ad ran-tag of a percussion shell is thus lost. Further. It bss yet to be prered whether the detonator and dry gun-cotton primer will successfully withstand the eftects of traveling and climate. Tb committee recommend that further trial be made to ascertain the point, nnd tbat meantime Shrapnel shells should be used both ss time snd percussion They consider tbe Boxer-Shrapnel thoroughly efficient as a time shell, but point out tbat tbe effect of tbla prolectile depends greatly on tbe accuracy with which, wben firing at objects la motion. Jibe varying distances are estimated, and ths judgment exercised la boring the fnse to correspond with thee conditions.

On th other hand, tbey took unou th extreme atmplieity of tb errtee of percussion sbeUs and the rateable aid tbey offer in readily ptckiug up ths isnge ss ad aatagee tbat cannot be evsrei timated in the excitement and best cf action. Boxer-bbrapnei, being assigned specially for bursting in ths sir, is not calculated to atfbrd the beet resulta as a percussion betl indeed, it us ss such i opposed te tbe principle upon which it I constructed. Still, tbe committee are of opinion that the results of the Okebsmptou experiments show thst tbeae projecttiee wben burst under proper conditions are very deetrnctlve, and may safely be relied oa until some other percussisn shell, less expensive and squally 'efficient, has been produced. Tbey are therefore unanimous in thinking that both time and percussion shells hsve tbetr role snd ar rndisoeaaable to tbo etficteaey ef field artillery. With respect to the efieouvo sone of artillery fire, tbe oo ram it tee stats that having proved the accuracy of shooting of the guns at sages exceeding the effectire rungs laid down ia th rule apptoeed for the Umpire Staff at the Alderabott mancearrea of 1875 namely, $.000 yarda for 9-pouaders and 9,500 yards lor 18-pounders they carried eat success) al practice at troops with tb 9-ponnder up to 3.500 yarda and with tbe Impounder up to 4,000 yards.

At a range ef about 4,000 vsrds, aa measured by the range-finder, tbe lft-pounder battery, with one salvo six abulia) ot pereaasioa Shrapnel, mads 140. hits, asd disabled id troopers in target representing four squadrons of esvalry (fefti men) in quarter distance column. Oa nnother occasion tbe 6-pounder battery, firing at tbe same target at 3.500 yards, by a lucky ealro of time ttbrspuel, made no lest thaa 833 hits, disabling sixty troopers. It was further shown tbst a column of infantry, consisting ef 400 men ta rery opea order, may experience ia very few minutes a loss of over one-fourth by the fir of one battery of ix guns, at 3,000 yards, or nearly two miles. In these etrcamttanoe tb committee are ins tided in coming to the conclusion thst bailies" of troop cannot with imnnnity remain atatiohary, or ren move deliberately, in front of guna at any diatance under 4,009 yarda, if the ground ia at all open, the artillery posted a that they caa aee-, the distance, and the a tin osp ere clear.

kTt committee then-ssy thst tbe first step taken by sa army in mass Hading itself unexpectedly under tbe fir Of artillery as long ranges would probably be te erica oat Its eolamoa. If thia did aot safboe, aad if they eoala not obtain adequate cover, the advanoingcolnmnssreald bar te assume tha attacking formation that ia, each half-battalion say, would push forwsrd a oompaay in "rank entire" aa aa attacking line, followed as about two hundred and fifty paces by a eompaay ia double rank as a supporting line, with the remaining two oempaale In reserve at about three hundred and titty paoee in rear of the supports. The order of formation would be aa opea na the gtound would admit of. The effects of artillery fire uaoer theee conditions may, ia tbe opinion or the be ooaaideved under two aspect first, tne diatance at whmh an enemy would7 be compelled to break into a looser formation man column, and thus impair bid power ef rapid and concentrated locomotion i and, aeoond, the effect of artillery fire a aoa this looaer formation. In estimating the effect of th experiment under tbi head, tbe eommitte fully recognise the tat that firing against dummies and firing against men with rifles in tbeir hands are two very different things, and that tb trial at Okehampton do not reauy represent wnat occur ia action.

Making, however, da allowance tor the circumstances, tbey consider th actual result groat that they ar justified in coming te the tallow in conclusions In favorable circumstance or weather and of open groan, ouch Bo it may fairly beaasamed aa attacking force would have sopaaa evur.it would be impossible, without great loss, maintain column formation under the lire of rifled artillery at any diatance uaoer foar thousand yarda moreover, thst ta fa Tor bis circamstanses of weather aad ground, permitting objects to be readily seen, a weU-eastained an concentrated fir of nfied field artillery will pror suor formidable thaa ie gwa- rally bettered te the ad ranee of troop in any for. naatiou, and that wsll-eerred, lime ehrapnet could be ased with considerable effect, even agsiast akirmlsaers. at ranges under two thousand yard. During th ex pertinents at Okebamptos tb committee used two experimental sets of Kola' email-pattern and during a month very constant snd, occasionally, i very rough work, the readings et the inatramests reclamed constant, Judging from their knowledge of tbe regiment and tbeir experience at Okehaasp. oa, tbey sr ef opiaieu that there ie great room for improvement ta systematic nnd accurate shaov-ing and la judging diatdnce.

They strongly org the importance of making the an anal nraclios of bauenea snore a trial i skill ia accuracy ef ebeoung thaa It ia at present. Under tbe present system tit majority of th batteries either go to Sbesburyeese or suarch to tbe earns point oa ta see-coast, aa expend their nracOo aeamaaitioa at a flaauasT target. The paovment of the see range, erer whioh the an. aaal pcacilos ef batteries is tea great extent ear. no on.

give aa unreality th fire and ass of field artriiory, dimhnaao the Interest la tbe prac tie, aad. by tb absence of adeqaei resulta, lead to a wattnl expeaditnr of aaamnnltiua. Tbe committee point oat that the aee of land ranges, in addition to approximating more te tbe oun unions of actual service, weul adaiii of vala it- ahVe leetrsetloa aad practice la drlrlag. aad tbey gs thst efforts be mad to secure ills la tUffereat taru of the Doited eeeorcUagly erge U.i MHAJ X-lnrdem. where tweier mors bsttarise et time could be enesatped for pracnea.

Frost their experience ef Okehamptea. thsv think thai as a con. 4sneemeat, la mast important aad desirable te estabiub staadlag eamp Umo for laa traction doe-tag ta Summer meotha. I 4 1 fa conclusion the committee ssy tners Is. bows, ever, aaothsr ssssas ef imprevmsNtbe accuracy or artillery ehooting which, ta their eplalen, would aearivaa bsscb eervtee aa tbe reage-fiader ev th at of land rsegfis.

Tbey point out thst tbe artillery i tb only ami ef the earvioc la which there Ie ae organised vstam of rewarding anew 4r escelleaoe la beetiatv In the artillery alone te tter ao annnal pnbllcatlea et the results ef the year's practice te vxette a whslseome esna-Urioa among baUeriea, aad the eemmlttee are anammona ta recommending the extension to tbe artillsry ef tbe systsm which prevails ta the rest ef the Army. I abort, they rseoesmsad tbat all aoa ooatmt ined officer and gunaers in tbe battery should attend and work the guasi bat first, eisss men only should Isy thsm and gain the prisea, which should he perteaal to the lndlridual taring ths guna aa asarkamsa. Th boat shot in each be. trv ehould, ae a first prise, be dlsUnguiahed by a badge ef cross guns la' silver, wit a mural crvwa aboro, worn ea tb arm, and shoe Id rtv a money payment ef two aenee a day. Tbe next bosk shots ta ail battery, ss second prises, sbeal be distinguished IT i badge ef erne ffuas la silver wttheat crown, and reeeiv ea peeny a day, the aemher of -hash ooeoad arise it ilea per cent, ot tss batiery stresgih, prerided fifty per cent, ef the aon-commbctonsd officers and men were la the first class.

Similarly, the bwat driver la the battery, whose horses aad harness were tu the beet condition' throughout! tbe rear, should ss first nse, wesr cross silver whips end receive aa extra wepene per nay. sad a similar number ef eeeoad prise should be suatrtbsted among tb other drirers. These badges and money pnseS should be bold, for ysar. and rry yr should furnish a fresh classification, so: thst should a gunner forget hi drill, or a dnrer grew eegtigeet pr pr caret sea, a weald run th risk of losing hi pru. THE ENGLISH BOAT-RACE, THE AJtNUAL COSTEfiT BrrWTaUC THB TJHt-VERS1TY CRESTS Or CAMBBIDOB AXD OXFORD THB BACB TO TAKE PLACB VEZT SATTJRDAT.

Tb annual boat-vaee between tbe rival crtws ef Cambridge aad Oxford TJnlversittee wlU take place next Selnrdev. Th tearee I ea tbe Thames Elver, from Pstsey to UdrUska or vie versa, e. cording to egrecmentii Thia race baa a peculiar fascination ever tbe mind of the British public, end la, next to tb Derby, tbe greet event ef the year. This interest is the growth ef a eemparatlvelv few sessoaa. A uarteg of a century ago the Cambtidge aad Oxford match waa eomparetrrelt ea lntgnlflcaat event.

Interesting only ta few University men. Ths English newspapers devoted Only short paragraph ta th story ot the contest, and the heroes ef the race wer ooa forgotten. Now to the talk of two kemispheree. It ie looked forward to in this country with almost as much Interest as in Bnglsnd. One reason why Americana ar so deeply interested In this centeet, because It will whst ie tsrmsd fan np and np" sffsir that to say, aa boaerabie contest.

In which th beat crew will win. borrow on of tbe most xprir turf sayings, "aoa are cert sis of a rap for year money." The tide oa tbe day selected will allow tbo race to be rowed shortly after midday. iLoadea tuna Tb result should be known ia thl Kf aa early aa 9 or 10 o'clock ea Batarday morning. The latest intelligence ehows the two crews be In good working order. The fepressntaUves ef both universities put in an.

nppearance on the Thame oa the same srternoon, aometnlng without pre cedent ta the annals of tha race, i At that time tbe betting waa strongly in fsver ef Oxford, but tbe form recently abown by tbe Cantab baa brought sbout a change, and according to a cable dispatch to Tits Tut tbe betting yesterday wss deeidedlv sganst ths dsrk blass. This, too, dsspite tbe fact thst the light bines bsd most difficulty la getting together a crew. At Oxford the composition crew wss aot a matter of grave d-tfionity, aa eereral et last year winning eight were arsilable. Tbe dark bine crew cf 1873 were so strong aad well together, that directly it beccms1 known that moot of thsm would row this year. Oxford became strong, pepalar faroritea.

But the Cambridge people are in no Wlee diaheertened. Close, their President, waa id last year's crew, as waa Rhodes, aad tbea two good sa formed a hsss for sn eight which bids fair to carry off tbe covered prise, notwithstanding, however, tbst Close to a First Trinity man he waa compelled to drew upoa tbe relstively small college or Jesus Jorno fewer than 11 vs of his crew. Below are the names nnd latest weights of both crew i TBK OXFORD CREW. i Pound. Bow T.

McCourtney, Pen) No. 2 P. R. Mercer, Cc-pa Chris f. WtUiama, Corpus K.

4 A. M. Mlehiaoo. Ka J. M.

Poustead. 103 194 -1 hw Ka. H- J. Btarner. St.

Joha'a 1T7 U. M. Marriott, Jraseoose Stroke -T. EdwardeS-Moss, Brasenoss ..173 Coxswain W. Crevea.

)Yareeeter ..104 Total 1.. ba THS CAMBEIIKSS CRSW. i Pounds, Bow P. W. Brsnsker.

K. 3 T. W. Lew is. Calus.

....165 Ho. 8 W. Close. First Trinity 1H5 go. 4 C.

Ourdea. 178 o. a. pthe. 177 Mo.

6 T. B. Hoc kin, Jeius 78 Ho. 7 a. K.

Rhodes, Jesas .......171 Stroke C. D. Shalto. Jesus Coxswain O.U Oarla, Clare 88 Ia last year's winning srsw. i MISSISSIPPI POLITICS.

THB RETIREMENT Or GOV. AMES CtATJOU-BAL ADDRESS 'Of Ills 6TJCCES30B. I Tbe Jackson (Mli) Clarion, a DemocretlO paper, prints In Its lease of March 30 aa aooouat of the reeignatlon of Gov: Ames, and says i "Th managers oa the part of the Honss of Bepreeefita-tiree. snd Messrs. DuranJt and Pryor, of eoanset'for tbe Gerernor, deeerre'eredit for th happy solution of ths Issue, which would otherwise have beea settled by long, laborious, sad expensive Whaterer has been' accomplished ia tte: result of a desire to act for the best, and on suck sn occasion It will aot become either party to question tbe purity of the motives of the etber With the resignation ef Gov.

Ante every obataoie to tbe harmonious working of the varioaa departments oi the State Oovarnmont ia removed, and tbe DemocratM and CouesrvatiT Party will be lert free to carry oat in good faith the pledgee of reform on whioh it bsd already won it way to power." Hon. J. M. Stone, President of the Stat Senate, who haa beooeno Governor for th unexpired term, is thus described by tbe Clarion "CoL Stone has beea a member of the Senate for the pest six years, and haa distinguished himself as one of the most capable aad useful ambers of that Tbe bold which be has on the confidence of hie immediate constituency, who her known aim longest ana beat, 1 a guaranty of hi fidelity te the publio trusts, even If unsestsaned by bis unblemished record ia the councils pf ths State. VTe congratulate the people a poo.

the accession to the office of Gov rnoT ot one so worthy of the peeitioa. aad ao competent to dlsobarg its important duties." Can taking tbe esta of etttee delivered a brief address, as follows i 'GtSTTUuiiH or ths LxaTsiavrxa Having been thus euddeniy called to eater apoa tha discharge of the dntiee of Governor of the State. It ie but due to myaeif to aav that I feel distrustful ef my ability te perform the dntiee of eo high aad re sponsible pneltioa; but with your assistance nnd oo-opef at km, wbioh I bow osrneetl In roke. I hop to he nnle to discharge my dntiee la a man aar the willgedound te tbe Interest and welfare of the State aad te the satisfaction of the peooie. It shall be my purpose to ndminbner ths affairs ef ths State ta strict acoardaac wjto tbe Constitution nod laws, with tbe view of seenrtag to all the el Usees alike tbeir rights under, the saws, snd in tbia effin shall expect the asalstanoe of tb Legialatnr gad of the neepl of th Wtate.

Gentlemen ni the Le ieuiunv ua ywur laoer may oB ae terminated, and tbat you amy return to your home and your famille." i nry is tub stock boasd. lfr. James Davu known in Wall atroet the champion dancer assoeg the brokers. eleoted a Bssssber ef tbe Stock Beard aa Friday; bat would aot ge Into th Exchange, being afraid that "the boys would "rush Yesterday nsora- lag, howerer, he waa basely dees trod. A party ef eaoteo eptrtte.

Including yeaug tsaam aad Mitehell. iaveigled him late the Exchange, aa ao aooaer bad be eatered thaa be waa elevated aad do. poeitad en tb reatrum, after being finng aU about the room like a foot-ball, aad be preoeated a piti able appearance, fit stogsat slothes wer rained. 2l blMrd, abaoe, bU Geaerai Sploola collar wae pulled np ever ale ears, and one of hie daacing-pamp wne mhmlng, tcbeli called L1 prodocieg a flah-horn, and hi r. Xaria, twlleeting bla scattered r.L urouraiei.

na long aa ana a tem-ber of this boerd I intend te do the sonar liere he waa Interrupted hy a blast froia Mluheli'a fish-hern. rI eroretOate' eeaUaaed Mr. Harts, attereauiag a doobie-ehuffl oa tb desk, vthi msruleetatiuu of your good reeling. At that junc tuie aa apple, throw by aa unomsg band, truck Mr. Dan.

u. tb ear lid Lwvla. In conelnsaoa. "to do aa to others kTJ I will give lesaoes la the Glide Waits sad the latest Oermaa, to aay member who offers sue a strsg At tale luoetur the Ttotins as agaia boia.od, aad a patheU rule was heard, feqoeeUng taat a be depositod ta tb ioua Una. Air.

DavM begged for mercy, said wsa allowed to go. He took a carnage, sua went boms to wBan swj.su 4Mai ufc 1 I -i SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS. POWTJEB AS A CEsTawj powder mad into a thick paste wlU ths Bsnu silicate of sods, according a leading Xaglteh sa. tbority. Is staled found to be of tare for making Joints, fltttsg urm.

plpee, end filling srsck. ia retort. Md5 of greet service ia the mean lecture pf aitrie aeu I taipharie acid, and ether rod sots, sees hsT' easity taade as applied, hardssisg ranidw and averse ting the esesp ef acid vapors, pwjr-1 AiXOOKTJio An axbasttiv report ha ben hwod by tb Geraaaa Goveraaaeat, giving g-tne sxpertmsnu ef effleere.la mUihtry Tb eoaslnsioa arrivsd st is that th Gerstaa believe that toe aseebaaleal dliaotloa af wa loons is by ao mesne sbs impossible. Xt tha Urn ef ascending an deeoeadiag wltboet aalhsBsi! bast or ailewtag gastaeaosp rhsy tniBkrts a likely te fsooive a speedy selntloej ThsnZ tion the exporimrntaasta make the xperimeatausts ma as the ernes iT erusaest is that full epportanlry be igivs thesVt. study the acUoa ef tb halU ea heiioco ef diftJL! tapaeiuea.

i Acnoi or Ixarrt 8Tarcrwif, crooil tlseovery of th dyaaml pewav of fight Is hksr, lead leetnolas fate sntlrsly aw towUgethU researches, Mr. Creek, aheaoerka-g with selsalaav (a mstal er metalloid Vaving fss power ef eandncting th eisctrical fssaJ that by exposing it to. light Us condnotire new7was angularly laereased. A dyaaaais sffast Zf lgbt, one exerting eome notion th MsiT 1st atruotnr el selenium then upptrsnw It tbssT1 light has pemUv eetloa ea tbe inert motemilaaTf a mstal, it is possible to understand teat light Sow Stimulate tbe ooaduetiSg power ef the aerres. I A Showee or almlUr te the meat showers of Kentucky ars tbe worm stew, era la Norway.

Th MotgtnbUd bf ChrtanaaV huts that tbla singular phssomenoa was shserrst there after recent violent atom, suuiserat wenae were found erawnag ea was impossible te find any erewiess ia th grssss from which they might hsv crept est. as ths sens wss frexea. Th explsaatlon sf the Keetuekr meat-ebower ee of the presence the worms I ts same. Both tbo frogs er llSarda ware bits ss kv wind-atorms, bsvtng thsir eon tree ia distant loeah. ties, earriod np ia th air, aad ixsppe sgai a other plaoee.

i The Time Takes to PaoDrjca Coal rota-ATioxa. Bsfors the Olasgow. Gsolsgicsi Society Mr. E. A.

drew attention to eertaia sssa of coal la the Isle ef as giving evldsacs ef the immenee timfr required te prod use thsm. 'Wfinsch stated that hs bsd. found ahmsroas ejli. ders of trees eemnletely flattened, lying scrota bihsr.at vsrious aaglea, with thait bark ssmprsseal Into less thickness tbea eommoa pssteboeid, sn the sarboaifaroo naauor redneed to crapaite. as tbst from thee to four lac bos in tbtckaasa ef this impure coal contained probably twenty gaoerttluaa treee verlyig each other.

How, If thirty ysart ta allowed for the Ufa ef each tree, it must ksr. taken 69J years to form fonr tushes of imssrs sosl er 1,900 year for tbe fwrmstten of a oal sessi foot thick. s. IXSTKCMXET TO UEASUBB THB VELOCITT OP A PBOJXCTtt. The Boalaager Isatrumsat waiet measursa ths valeclty ef projootilss jnay bs hricl ustcribed ss follows i Placed la front of th ras, at an interval snarl, are two wire ecreeni.

aa ranged that the oroJecUle id its fllgh tears threagt thsm one after th other. From two msgnstt at taebed to ths Inttramsnt bang twe fiistal rodi aai the instant tbe first wire scree Is torn by fht list eurrent ef electricity ta broken and ths Brit tf these rod falls. As Ko. 1 Is in the act of falhag howerer, the second wire screen Is brokaa by Usi Shot, releasing No. 9 and this Sets tn seuosai rrigrer which stnkss JJo.

I rod bsfors It hat yet 1 eooiplsted lu fall. If th shut ha bsso sieuki! travsitng from one screen to snotner tnen ro Sa 1 bss nstursllv enough nearly fallen its estlrs laofra before It reeeiree a stroke from the trigger. Ta higher the mar Is upoa rod No or the were a haa fallen, the leas vaold ba been tb paaaags sf tat shot. Aftsr tb mark as msds. rsfersnos is msdsls- a scale whsrev velocities bars, been calculated.

All UEBXALTBT UCCTTTATIOlf. 'At tbe last CM. ens la Wslss snd England of persons engaged is factoring pottery, the number ef people so ocesynd was fouad to bo about ef these $9,183 vara males, and 1I.K3 femalea. Among the male Iht mortality wae a leea tbaaV thlrly-ejght pet higher tbaa the average death-rat for the of the whole community; abv ta of fiftetn rears, aad this increase snowed ttsaif In srrvtng off. men in the prim of life, me thirty-five yeere of The fill mate Vaoi; good, tea wagee lair.

aad 1 the wars-men fairly temperate and cleanly, aero. theles ths potters were voor 1 nkraiaue. Now. repeated chemical saalyais ef the hnmsa inngs hart Shown that silica is abssnt ha a normal constituent ef theee organ Prof. hanag, bowevaV Incinerated tbe lungs ef a potter, lowed that taws existed ia the ash left the amasing amount ef per cent, ef silica, eighteen per esat, at' elumlna, aad fiv per esat.

ot oxido of iron. TMs ahowed what an enormous Sxtent finely drrklsi cly waa being eonataotly breathed the pottera. wae erideaUy the eaase of the prsmatsis Usatha. i I i Laud Cojcmcxicatioh betwcex Exouxp ASP 7raxce. If the tuufiel under th chaaaat aboald found imnoesible ef eonalrnctios, JL Verard ds Saint-Anne, ef the Irench Academy sf Sdenoea.

believe thst a railroad 1 possible, tf sat to-day. at least ta th futore. bfJde Saint-Asa ehows that, according to tbe best hydrographies! harts, foar loag sand-banks, eevered with sat tbaa tea teel of WsU. stretch betvem Grsrsllnes and Basnsgsteyi TJlUmntelr. thsmau.

br the Aeadsmy ef Scieaees isslsis tbst they will form a dike stretching across the channel, eai allowing ths Atlantis tldee to pass, hut aa ths haa mash lea speed thaa the flow, the eaad washst aorosa will deposited aad continually ntrawl until ia the courts of a fsw cebturie. if ths werk of the sea is Isft aadletarbed, Grareline eed Das-kirk will be intend tow no. Thaa England sad franco will be oaly eeparated by a channel paastat botweea the already exleting banh known as let Goodwin Saads and South alls, snd this shsassl will be searee wider thss tbe Boepborus. hLd Kaiat-Anne ureeese to nr nature a halniar has. by couetrnetins ditto, a Uollaaof as about si for th parpoo of draining the Zuyder Zee.

Thus sand-banks thss would form tbe basis of this diia, aerosa which trains aad peas eager oould pas. Acnox or Wateb ok Lead. Water a tup plied for demestf as nasy suffer eontamlaaiist front vsrious oureas trdm tbe fitetallia pipe through wbioh it flows, aad ihe vessels In which It Is stored. It is well known that water exerts eertaia solvent action oa lead, aad that' this actio variee ia adoordaaee with tho'aualtty aad quantity of tbe alt held in solution by th water. It nay aafely Uted that when a perteotly pore water 1 used, each a aught be obtained by dietilUtlos, the aetioa of thia fluid ea lead would, be to dissslrs a very notabl quantity of the ntt; Sot a in nature, perfeeHy! purs watar tree fient aay of tbe, aalta of lit or code almost aaknownj tbe danger cf lead-polsoslng frea tbe eolaOea of the material la the pipee is foidgaia-cant.

Still, researches as to the actual efiscts a the salts whea la water en lead are very faterssv isg. The nitrates alone, area ta Bmstl qassut eaua water to sxsit a very marked aolvoat aerie upon load. Thopreseaae Sf ethar sella, a ths sat-pbates. carbonate, sad chloride. along with tea nitrate, greatly decreaaes, or evsa stopa this sotveat notion, carbon! hae mi oeoiallr axerciains a deterrent The earboaatee, sulpha tea, and ehiorades, wbea sd ed to uiatUled water, greatly dlmlntah tbe eolrssi actloa ef th water ea tha lead.

Therefore it aaf be safely-stated, thst ta natural waters, ra tf tam lusted with nitrate. whu tbey contain ecsi qiiaautiee ef solable esrbenstee, sulphates oaetia. rids, th eotventaetioa of these waters upoa bed pipee is eomparaUvely. small. -Dr.

Mnir, ta serial ol interesting experiment on this subject. aUi tlmt tn water eoetaiaing L4 graine of nitrate sf aw meuiuaa, and gvaina ef caloiam, eklorida per Ion. the amount of leail dissolved at tor seyaucy-tss klsM waa sal a lsrf mini nar vsllon. wbUS watsr eoatelning the earns a mount of ammonias sV tiate, bat without the- adttttioa of any ether aa daaolved 1.75 grain par: gallon, er about tile times as much lead in tbeametimaj J. I 1 Vie IT I "WASHniOTOX, Thursday, Mah 14 VPS i i ATrs.

Bartow IT. Bmrriton, erttmr Jfoaal rw Aid MotUtu. af Xtm-larkr i I T)a AU Uiniu; I hava rnnrfh nlASSUf Madam: I have tnnda pleasaf rledgmg vour kiad not of the SlsauMt, yoa Inform me of the ergaaisattoa Vara on Aid Society, which la dseira aeaaowiedi! uhloh hlount aasiet tbe Moans Tamos Xadiee', Associsiw. raising an endowment at te be applied I tha aasaa or Meet cordially for this geeeroae offer ef aid. aad with all my heart wish yslt God anas asrr-Taiy, yours, I i mibi a.tx,x i uaiALC3Xit -1 rlalint1 ta tvaaoa.

TBX EMIGRATION ltITtlCVltT- Tbo Commiasioners of Emigration called tp Gov. Tildsn yesterday meratag, ai his fid; So. 1J Gramerey Park, and xptaiaed effect ef ths decision recently rendered by pruns Court ef the United Stated regarding" 1 1 fsrsr" iivKibj vi us nuao-moaev mit buhi int mm wmni Bene a special LegisUture ea tee anbjeea, reeommendrug rfjj-, iegulatioa to extend the power pf um sum era, so ae to fully protect the Btats ianoiag of pauper snslda.bled person ashing fv auch a sum ss will be seateieat -r lata those who have already a claiai upoa mission. i .1 i i i 1 a I.