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mwmm jr Bpl A NEW KLECTBIC UGHT. New York Times, Oct. 80. An interesting exhibition of anew electric light was given by the Electro-Dynamic Light company yesterday afternoon, at the corner of Elm and Walker streets. The new light is the invention of W.

E. Sawyer, of this city, and Albon Man, of Brooklyn. is a very simple affair, consisting of a ordinary connected1 by wires with an electric njachinmgmd inclosed in a her. metically sealed globe, which is filled pure, njtrogfi oarboa is 50,000 is heated" toa light was obtained, equal to the Adopted. The district whiohihas devastated is one of the most thinly settled- portions of the.

country. The people devote themselves to the cultivation of sugar-cane, and tobacco, are industrious and economical, and many of them wqre in ypry comfortable The.failipe of iindigd cfop on account of the. and -tion of their homes by tlm Are double calamities which' should awaken pity and aclive sympathy- them in of their 19 The Idea of Santa prehensions exiat in ithe publio muid. that the volcane of Santa a state of eruption, fsodx which' consequences fW.jT. Danuiattle Louis 7) t6 Tribunel On Wednesday aftemtooniBfcfefe' Yiolan, the two widowed mother, aged years assailed iuid mamed -tome from of this oily, whejre The negro, them un-n pretext of making as- to "way to particular bat dually a revolver and threatened to take their mwm immtfeet 1 tfn jighk therefore produced without any consumption of material.

In theexperimeiils made terday, diffewtof parts of tttfe dirketted rooitf, and" nected by wires'with-a small' electric-machine infcn- adjoinitogrbom. simple key one- ofithree nary keyholes in one of the walls and turned' little. Two of the burnenflattached to a hanging chandelier, in the center of the room -Immediately glowed faintly, and, as the key was turned still further around, the glow creased, until a brilliant and perfectly steady -white lives if either screamed or attemj cape. By this means he eomplf The time and light, of twelve ordinary gas jets. The key was then turned in another of the keyholes, and another of the lamps was "lighted up." In the same way the fourth and fifth burners ignited, and there resulted an ingly brilliant white light, yet so soft and steady that it did not pain the eyes.

The lights were easily turned to any desired cree of brilliancy, from that of a mere spark to alight six times the" intensity of the mon gas being the maximum er of the lights in use yesterday. The pany asserts its ability to easily fit up lights equal to thirty gas burners. By a very ple "switch" in the wall the current of tricity is divided and subdivided to supply Any number of burners desired, the ity reaching the switch through a single 'wire. The light is turned on or off, or lated to any degree, merely by turning a ikey which operates the switch. Messrs.Sawyer and Man have recently taken out a number of patents covering all the points of their new invention, which are now the property of a stock company, which has tbeen formed to introduce the light to the public.

The plan is similar to that proposed1 by establishing of central tions in various parts of the city, from which electic generators will supply the necessary electricity. The company claims to be able to supply the electric light" one-fortieth the- cost of ordinary Whether this will prove true or not xemains to be seen. The difficulty of a -meter has teen overcome by the invention -of a meter which will record the number -of burners used in any given house and the number of hours each burner is lighted. 'The measurement of the electricity used -would involve so complicated and delicate instruments that the time plan has been Mr. Sawyer asserted yesterday that Mr.

Edison was behind time with his anuch-trumpeted light, as the ElectroDynamic company have their light nearly xeady for the public, and every necessary point is covered by patents of recfint date. A CENTRAL AMERICAN EARTHQUAKE A letter from Panama, Oct. 26, says: "At o'clock in the evening of Oct. 2 a earthquake was experienced in the village of and neighboring towns in the partment of Usulatan, in the southern tion of the republic of Salvador. Nearly all the houses in Sucuapa were destroyed and many families buried in the ruins, larly in the outskirts of the town, where the means of escape were confined to narrow streets, and where the houses were not so eolidly constructed as in the centre.

Here the plaza furnished security to the distressed people who were trying to avoid the ling walls and falling roofs of their ruined dwellings. At last advices ten bodies had been recovered, and many more were posed to be buried under the ruins, as some are missed by friends or relatives. The towns included in the disaster are lupe, Nueva Guadalupe, Chinameca, tan, the Caserio del Arenal, Santiago de which is entirely ruined and. some lives lost, a condition in which are also found Tecapa, Triunfo, and San- Buenaventure. In Nueva Guadalupe and Chinameca the ruin is complete, and the loss of life is also to be lamented.

San Miguel fortunately escaped without injury. The shock which produced the greatest was at first a kind of osciliatory movement which lasted over" forty seconds, 4tnd terminated in "what felt a general upheaval of the and was so violent -that solid' walls tuid arches and stronglybraced roofs jwere. like pipe-stems. The movements proceeded from the southwest to the northeast, and are sup-' posed to by.an tion of, the volqano of The ment has begun the work of for the- unfortunates. and-will supply them with food until jtiiey are.

able: to provide for themselves. about half a mile from any habitation, wofd to a soul, giyii atmosphere it wjraenea, wittering scorn. them to a living soul, andggg that both would meet him this noon in a locality known as the old cemetery, mm iihm Ihii li' indnlge his fiendish passion The place where the rape was SESFJ? an errand by "tier anerrana by poUcdPffiberon th'eVay, confidfed tb 'If beirig hbur atrtfliicli gitld" wete inJet the'l, negro graveyard, the officer1'hurried thither, ind 'fcoritealiiijEr himdelf, awaited' 'his Shortly afterward he perceived a man answering the descriptionwalking about the woods some distance off, and palled to him to stop At the sight of the officer the iegro ran, but the officer 'was fleet, and followed close three shots at him, the last of which entered the thigh, and the fugitive rolled over on the ground. The polioeman then came up and took charge of him, making him walk to the station, as he was not seriously hurt. Subsequently it was thought advisable to send him to the hospital.

He is now in that institution, and the chances of recovery are very good. On being searched at the station the pockets of the prisoner were found to contain persimmons, which he had promised the girls, and also the pistol he had used in frightening A CORNER IK GODS York Sun, Nov. 2. For more than a week past the proprietors of the Old Curiosity shop, in Broadway, near Bleecker street, have been selling out by auction their heterogeneous stock of bish and rarities from all parts of the globe. One of themost constant attendants atthe sale is a portly, well-favored old gentleman, dressed in black, who comes early, chooses a seat near the auctioneer, and remains to the end of the day's proceedings, watching thing with a nervous and Slightly quizzical The old gentleman is evidently not a habitual frequenter of auction rooms.

For the first two or three days his manners, though hearly, were a little shy and selfconscious, and he shrank from the general attention which he drew upon himself by the singularity of his actions. After he had become better acquainted with the ings, he gained courage spoke up louder when he made a bid, and on one or two sions even ventured to bandy jokes with the nimble tongued-actioneer. The gentleman in black is Col. Kobert G. Ingersoll, of Peoria, 111.

His presence in this city is due to lecture engagements in this neighborhood, and has no connection with the sessions of the millenial conference. Col. Bob Ingersoll attends the auction at the Old Curiosity shop with a well-defined purpose. He is not engaged in stocking a private museum, nor is he particularly terested in bric-a-brac or pottery. So long -as the auctioneer vends Nankin china, or tec jugs, or Tunisian tobacco-pipes, or leged Satsuma ware, Col.

Ingersoll either tles back in his seat with an air of ence, or patiently scans his catalogue. But soon as a god is to be put up to be bid for his whole manner changes. He is alert and eager. He leans forward in his chair, his face slightly flushed with excitement, and caps bid with bid in rapid succession. thing in the shape of a god.

that is offered sal9 for Bob Ingersoll bids for, without gard to cost. As there are several other regular, ants with a taste for deities, Col. Lagersoll's reckless bidding sometimes meets with lively competition. Napoleon Sarony, the is also buying gods, but he lects them on aesthetic principles and for artistic purposes. He for only metrical gods.

Col. Ingersoll's appetite, on the other hand, is omniverous. The rudest Hindoo idol of baked red clay and the most handsomely carved Japanese deity, splendid in paint and gold leaf, seem to have equal value in his eyes. His theology is purely democratic, comprehensive and impartial. "A god's a god for a' he whispered, as a stnpid-faked khd thoroughly' disrepnta ole Hottentot idol was knocked! down to him for cents.

Under the stimulus of Col. Ingersoll's wholesale purchases, Sarony's competition, and the eagerness of an occasional Wall street man who drops- in on his way Up town, choping brif a.good the1 adornment of his mantelpiece, the market price of divinities been greatly enhanced since thd beginning of the Styles that-' brought seven shillings or a dollar on the 'first daymow easily run up to $2.50 or $2.75 at five sent The.shrew tioneer-takes advantage of unexpected vdg I eloquehtiy.upon the good thfrgods'he Col. gersoll acquifsence in allJthat is said in their pnuse, and never relinquishes the uiiilthe prize is his, said the auctioneer on Thariiay afternoon as his assistant held up a chocolate-colored Buddha from Thibet, about two feet ihigh apparently. 20Q years here's sodijB thing worth How much-am 1 Joffwed the.god?'! 'Tarty, in a-looalito landscape Japanese jdotof a sit-" xgpttii- manin the rear vdi said the abashed gentleman, r0ii! tQ.be perfectly well. fioe oriental deity like that gipd: h4s beeti worshiped by of thousands of ingenious and devout beathen.

cents'! Why, he's worth more than that to put til ypnrihaU-way to frighten off 1 v.ii "Well, I'U it for a isaid auctioneer, shame to mention: 45 cenfa in connection witbsuch a god: £eei ha huxuself Forty-five J. seven-half Vi-il saidthdjoriginal bidder, nriXtie aijctippeejc's fac6 wore and disgusted look. said he, in a confidential but perfectly audible aside to Col. Ingersoll, "that these 'M genttjjjmgiMlon't understand 1c god." cents for the 11 bids sevenj Now he kno' tee-five, tee-fiveT half a dozen gentlemen in the busk- of the room. "Tee-eight, tee-eight, tee-eighf The chocolate-colored Buddha ran up to next exciting episode was over a very jSdme red cloak trimmed withhold.

He was noon, 'carefully hoisted upinto arid upon it in silent fWruHjra min- said lowenpg tone of 'treastire for some notisehold. a that th'e iiibsts be ashamed of. In all my expedience in this line of business it has never been my ilege to offer a finfer article. What d'ye say, Speak up Who's ing to secure the How much for the god? After a resolute and protracted struggle between Col. Ingersoll and the captain of the Hudson river steamboat Drew, the Japanese god in the red cloak trimmed with gold was knocked down to Ingersoll for $4.95.

A small copper idol, from Bombay, green with rust, went to Col. Ingersoll for three shillings. After examining it in every part with a peaceful expression on his face, he wrapped it up carefully in a newspaper and put it into his pocket. The little copper god evidently was a bargain. A crackleware Chinese god of uncouth shape was sold to Col.

Ingersall for $2. It was probably worth thrice that sum at private sale. A gaudily decorated porcelain idol from Kioto went to Col. Ingersall at $3.15. He also secured a lot of four smaller divinities of the same manufacture for $3.

Among his other purchases were a tive Mexican idol from Yucatan, a huge wooden god with six arms, from upper dia, several rudely. carved deities from the Marquesas and Friendly islands, and a riety of African fetiches. During three days of the sale, Col. soll bought between forty and fifty gods. The smaller specimens he carried away from the auction room in his pockets, ing the bulky and unwMdly divinities co delivered by express.

DISGRACEFUL DOINGS. Albany, (Ind.) Special to Cincinnati Letitia Broeck, living at Scottsville, in the extreme western tion of this county, came to the city to-day and made complaint, the plaint to be laid before the grand jury, that on Tuesday last Sam and Jack Ferrell, George and James Hollowav, George Broeck, Alex. McFall, Charles Clark, Walter Wesley, Herman and Robert Scott and Henry Todd, did most brutally beat herself and Miss gie Wilson The facts of the case are that the two men area bad set, and have scandalized the neighborhood in which they lived for years. Some two years ago Mrs. Broeck's husband committed suicide, and since then rumor has been busy in connecting her name with his death.

About the same time Mrs. son's husband died. Soon an illicit cy sprung up between Mrs. Wilson and one William Broeck, who was a married man, bnt no relative of the other woman in the case. They Soon eloped, and intense nation prevailed, threats being freely made that there would be a first-class lynching if either ever returned.

A few weeks ago Mrs. Wilson returned, followed by her paramour. They took up their residence with the ow Broeek, and, although warned to leave the neighborhood, they refused to go. while one Bud Davis, who had been about the place at the time of Broeck's'death, had returned to the scene, after having served a term in the penitentiary for robbery. He renewed his visits to the house.

Then there were more robberies and more indignation. On the Tuesday night referred to the house was visited by about fifty masked men who demanded admission. This was fused and the door, was battered down. The women were taken and bound to a post, after which their backs were laid bare from the armpits down, and they were most cruelly scourged with hickory withes. The cruel whips were laid on until the blood ran down their backs in The women both fainted, and were then released.

The men left after warning all the victims bf the'outrage to leave. Mrs. Wilson'and paramour have left the codritry, but Mrs. who a woman chock tull of pluck, says she will Stay anjji fight it out, and to have The Agrorifes of of a of leaping in to end her doctors advice had iV I 1 I Yesterday morning the people --on Forest avenue were startled by the report that a most distressing accident had occurred on their street. The'investigation of the affair proved that it was too true.

The ticulars of the sad affairs are as foUows: For soiiie weeks past Mrs. J. P. Brotfn, the wife of a worthy gentleman, who is in businessiin Norcross, but whose family are here, has been suffering' -from an affection Which appeared first softening of the. brain', but afteztoards.rassumed the form of a more complicated She was attended for pastby and under his skillfull treatment she: (began to Monday shie waa much be soon Dr.

Powell hadswarnfed ofi women that in some fit of mental ration she), might attempt to tak0 her own. life to find relief for her misery.i ly special precautiona were taksen nsratch was kept on the patients, AU Monday night a sister watched faithfully bythB side the affiictecl She so easily jand seemed so iCalm ttapk it was was in fplii possession, of ber mental About idWrbFPak told her sister that she had better sleep a little, as she wasweary of Andps the(pauent seemed very rthp, was bbeyed, As the sister, fell. asleep madia to Rpor woman with its irresistible force, and she rushed out of the house and went to the well with the purpose ture. She was not found until some after her desperate leap, and then she was the bottom of the well, which is forty feet hTIP.ttf tlftr TftfffellT aho ma in. -itantly-taken out, and "Dr: Powell Sumfound that her foil the left ankle and left the bone protruding.

A that Mrs. Kdhn all-possible attention the BrqwA Brown lingered unconsciously 3 o'clock, wheja.ahg iQjiod. relief for her STilliTW Coast, gives, scription of tbe recent crownincr of Sine A a description of the recent Archib'ohg of Old' Calabar. "Tile event hacl been-looked forward to for some timejr and' (during the week 'of the coronation the town and district Wereen fete. -Both on the river and in the villages there was si great display of while guns were fired aliftost in-: cessently.

Mr. David Hopkins, the English consul, who had been at Old -Calabar for some little time settling disputes between traders and chiefs, was selected: to proclaim Adam Archibong King. On the morning of the 6th ult. Consul Hopkins was escorted to Duke Town, with the chiefs and people of Henshaw Town, as a guard of honor. The procession formed a spectacle of an unusual kind.

The men were-attired in the prints it was possible to collect, while an umbrella of extraordinary sions and colors was carried above the head of the consul. The cavalcade arrived at the inclosure adjoining the palace, where a throne had been placed on a newly erected The natives were there assembled in thousands, and were very enthusiastic. Shortly afterward the procession of the king elect issued from the palace, a rudely structed building of wood, and wended its way to the platform. Like the other body, many and various were the colors Worn by the It was headed by a band of "musicians," making a great uproar toy trumpets and tom-toms. Many military coats were conspiouous here, as in the sul's In several instances big negroes wore very small coats, which, not meeting in front, were drawn tightly to the figure with strings.

His Majesty King Archibong was Scarcely less comically loins We're girt with a satin cloth of mans while a long slieve hat covered his head. This hat had evidently seen much service, being almost shapeless With indentations. His feet, like those of his attendants, were bare, and there was also a huge umbrella held high above his head. Archibong, who is a man about 60 years old, is totally blind, and leaned on the arm of his son. He ascended to the platform amid the enthusiasm of the assembled crowd, who danced and shouted in the most frantic manner but as soon as Consul Hopkins ceived the king the tumult ceased.

The consul read the existing treaties between the former kings of Old Calabar and Queen Victoria, which were interpreted to the king by Mr. Campbell, an English ary on the coast, and to which Archibong assented. A new treaty was drawn up, the king agreeing thereto, which makes it pulsory upon all his European subjects to wear the European style of dress. Treaty matters having been arranged, the ceremony of coronation was proceeded with. The quean, with her retinue of female ants, arrived and took her place on the platform.

Her majesty, a very corpulent old lady, was not permitted to take her seat by the side of her sable consort. Amid the tinued silence of the native throng, Consul Hopkins threw.a cloak around Archibong. put a crown on his head, and a sceptre in his hand, and proclaimed him "King bong IH, of Old Calabar." Then. the shrieks and hurrahs of the assembled sands rent the air, the men and women dancing and shouting in the wildest- The crown appeared to be of gold, was very massive, and was studded with ative" diamonds. During the ceremony-the king seemed to be greatly agitated, and at one time was scarcely able to hold the sceptre.

diately after the coronation a salute of twenty-one guns was fired, and the king and his courtiers adjourned to the palace, where a banquet in the native fashion was prepared. The English residents were especially ed by the king, and among those present at the dinner were Consul Hopkins, the whole of the English missionaries of the district, and the captain, chief engineer, tor, and purser of the mail steamer' Kiiisembo. The principal dish consisted of "palm oil chop," wnich is considered a great luxury by the natives. v.r- 4. AN ABORTION MURDER.

Detroit Special to Tribune. Another horrible case of abortion, came light' this morning. The Mrs CatherineKuhn, aged 28, a very handsome Gehnan woman, who the of her husband, Theodore, Kuhn many years empiofed as a bookbinder B. 'Smith sthd a nephew of Judg? Joseph Kuhn, member-elepi of the legislature of Michigan), succeeded to his properly, a fortable house on Croghans street, a gpod sum of money She had one child, a pretty little girl, 3. years of age.

She was tiniversally respected, and' was believed by ill her neighbors to lead an exemplary life. A short' time ago ber actions, were such1 as to cause her motlier. and sisters to suspect ithat all 'wai' as shle Would frequently her hands, and remained into decjayp. that for her ill, for. He nothing' in this world.

She com- jJItiirfed of being ill, aiid visits to a physiciah, Whbse name'her iriottfer and relations do'not know. On ihe 3d she Was taken trnd DrJ jK ganger' declined to.dtfeiid, oitUniufily bttt peritontis as pranger testified that, when oalled toS Mrs. Kuhn, he found her at the point death, and in terrible agony. The ceased woman's mother and asters left the and when they had gone she confessed had token drugs to produce the abortion, id knew she must die for it. When asked any one had prescribed for her, she replied, "Yes, the she stopped and and was silent.

Next day he called about noon and found her in thttffgoniMW death. He had never in all his beheld awf ul-snffe iros 'consdous to tHe -diselii wilf lead to the arrest of the guilty working up affjjir. 4o hhad dil the ground "eventUBilfy cbnsehtedi'' Acute set in, qo Friday the patient died, after fiVe dayb df horrible This Wera informbd rbf thes ease, ana took -this oharge bf the just-' in tifiie remauis 5 fe preVdht faneraI, for Whidi arraiagemente had" 'the completedi iDr Dakin, ttoufaity umadea post mortem found that the'deceased came to her death from the effects of an abortion. At the inquest Dr. Thedeceased- AN UNW-IiSK DOYE.

On iffftftday ''Itet lifeze 'Heffelhnan was a1 dri bo6nd ti-km' whioh-reaobfes thiB5' pladH from" Fort about half-past seven o'dlock in She is young, seventeen, good looking decidedly Since last March she has been at service in the family of a wealthy gentleman in the fort. She had saved from her Waged enough money to fit out for herself a modest wardrobe and leave to the sum of $25. On the same vf, a train was a young man whose name, parted an the middle, is recorded as J. Mason The young man had afoietimes seen the girl, and now presuming upon the fact went up and spoke to her, introducing and making himself agreeable generally. The remainder of the story we give a3 reoeived from her lips.

He inquired where she was, going.vShe answered to her home and relatives Leavenworth, Kansas. Ah, indeed! He was himself travelling in that direction. Fortunate circumstance! Could he be a fellow, traveller and offer his protection? Pleasant company in a railway carriage is. always agreeable, and his courteous offer was cepted with thanks. Had the matter stopped here all would have been right, but must go further and, with oily tongue, make ardent love to his companion.

She listened, then hesitated and was lost. Beaching this' city, they went to the Lamar House, he registered as and lady, Fort--. Worth." They remained here until the fol-- lowing night, when they Went to Denison, and again registered as man and wife. While here however, Lane took possession of. the poor girl's hard-earned $25 and also check to her trunk.

A day spent in Denison, and the parties Went on to Caddo, I. where according to his promise, the marriage '1 was to be celebrated. Here they remained least, she upon one pretext or another he managed to spend most of his time in Denison, having first obtained her a necklace, ring and breastpin, and pawned her trunk for their board bill, amounting to $20, at the St. James hotel. On Tuesday last he made one of those trips to the Gate City, and as he did not return Wednesday the deluded girl began to make, inquiries about him.

She was then informed by the gentleman that if she wished to see him again she must follow him to M.S Worth, whither he had gone. Without cent in the world and without even a change' of clothes, she boarded the train and started on his trail. Her story, as told the con-ductor, secured her passage. Bepeated to. 1.

the Dallas quarantine officers, it excited their sympathies and promises of When a short distance above the city, who' should come into the train but the abscond-, ing young fellow. His victim hailed him at once and charged him with his perfidy. He told her if she would make no stir on the train he wotdd fulfill.his promise as soon as they came into the city. When-the quarantine physician came around he was informed that the missing man had been found. In surprise he answered, "Why, this man gave me his name as J.

C. Brown how is this?" Some kind of explanation was given and the two at last reached the city. With no in-ten tion of keeping his promise, the young- ster took the girl to the American House, where he left her with the very short formation that he was without money, able to pay either her board or his and that he would stay at his relation's house that, night, but would come back next day. In- stead of doing so he attempted to leave town on the south bound train the next morning, but was prevented by an officer, who tock him to the hotel. Again he gave, the unfortunate girl the slip, and night before last toleofftoFort Worth, boarding the train fter it had started.

From the St. Paul Daily Globe, November 14. FATAL RUNAWAY. Morning by A Farmer Killed' Yesterday His Runaway Team--Som6 tending the Occurrence. -r 'i Mystery At- Yesterday John Berschen, a Well known farmer, residing about eight miles out on the Hudson road, came to a violent death.

He left home with a load of pork for the and met with the accident which deprived him of life at the foot of Dayton hill, three miles out'from the city. His body was found''' lying in the road: by a Mr. Swanson. The fact was communicated to a man working in a neighboring field, who took charge of the remains, wlule Mr Swanaon proceeded to town and notified coroner. Coroner answered' the summons at.once.

Ar-J riving at the scene of the disaster, he the body had been removed to late residences he went, and after. due inquiry in form, the accident is supposed to have occured in this way: When deceased was coming down Dayton hill it is presumed some part of the harness gave way, the hor-1 ses became unmanageable, ran Bircher was thrown out. From the appearanoe of the body it is to tell wheth'er he met his death striking his head against- the Wheel when whether the wagon passed over andcrushedhim.to death. Atthe bpdy was found life'Was entirely and' £he limbs were partially Thd irunaway horses had been tou a stop by jammingu1 1m a stump, had ettricatMl themselves" 4. azid about 'homewardsT At the time'of the lamentable accident the-wife'and Children of deceased were (in this city, and ii6t having tiie afternoon, cHeck.

All this pfdpierty'hasijee'n ija. the Gtermanv. American bank foe safe jpiig. Deceased hadreaided -on 55 years old, and leaves a wife and several children. (t Coroner Stoin 'adjdtirned1' the' inquest-until '-The corpneri found on repiesentingj Ai onewatoh and chain, $282 in greenbacks, $3.25 in fractional currency and a 1100 fi 'j -i 3'd.