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12 THliJ OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SWPAY * MAY 5. 1889-SIXTEElN 'T IS YOUR bounden duty to read this "ad. " It tells you how to grow rich while spending - . your money , and how to stay rich by spending it at Barr's. XjTOU'IiL ' FIND some matterl'bf ' general interest , many stubborn facts , and a great fund of \ JL useful money-saving information in this ' 'ad. " CTT T"C ! ItmurpuweU l > nrfn ln In Ilnrr's t3JL.JJilA.iO , Ktik department thin week. A glance ' IHgli Gi'aac Jfoslcrj ; at jfmnlnal PJ-JCO.I. DRESS GOODS. at our prices will convince Iho most dubious. 2000 yards BARR'S TUKKEV RKD DAM ASIC . . Good value at OOc. So dorcn MISSUS' HOSK , in blnrk find nnlhrlggnn stripe. ' , nil sties , worthCTJ 00 plocm 40-Inch All Wool FOULK DKIOR. will 10 plows 20-Inch rom.AHD Sll.IfS SloynrtJ f rom 40e to 60c a pair. Ilnrrn price to clone , only bo offered at llarr's this week A14V ( per ynrd ' . . . . . . . . " % 1fP llliv 10 piece * 20-lnrll TAl'FKTTA Hll.KH. JlTo ynril ' a 40 pieces 4S-lnrh All Wool KIIKNCII 8KIUIK , in plecMOMnrhl'liAIN 8UMMH11 SILKS..roe var < l 1200 yards BARR'S POPULAR CREAM I ) AM ASIC 40c Mtlozcn J.ADIICS' 1'ANCV STUIl'KD COTTON IIOSB , full regular made. full line of choice coloring and a ! riioreB2H.lichltKAJClllNABI/iK8 ) Troynrrt Extra heavy , the quality wo sold at C6c. S5o goods nt llatr's tor bonutiriil eloth.condned to llnrr'n.only BV ) per yard 10 pleccB lllack ralllo ami Ores Grain IScyntd " 15c PL DcLll ? BO rilKNOll C6MIHNATION BU1TS. llarr'n On Monday motnlntr the nbovs seeds will boon 5JO yards BARR'S BLEACHED SATIN DAMASK . - . * * * t LADir.8' lUMCIv I,18fK THIinAD IinSK. fine Riuiffo. warranted fast color , prlcofor this \voot . | iu.uuc ch our Mile tountcr. 1 miles nhopplnit parly . have the These beautiful patterns wo sold nt $2.00. $1.50 aud will not crock , good vnluo for 60c , nt , , r 9i WE 1NVITK m ndvsnURo or more tlmo and intention. ire display the Tnrkcji llctl Damask in our cast window. nira rpectal * JKRSRY bargain at rrrriNa IUUIJKD VBSTS.IOW neck and GENTS' UNDERWEAR 20 dozen ladlos' Drawers worth C0c , | In our Lace Department wo are offering : nt35c. FDfflHSHHGS BARR'S Clonk Depnrtmont takes the load for now styles , flno 10 dozen Indies' night Dresses , 81.25 , i 42-inuh Spanish Lace Flouncing atSBc yard. , quality ; perfect fit and endless variety. nt 50c. 42-inch Chantllly Lace Flouncing atl.BO. Ladles' Silk , Pongee , AUipncn and Mohair Ulsters , in black < 13 dozen ladies' muslin Skirts , 85o , at ] 4B-inch Vol. Lace Flouncing at BOc , 7Gc and 90c. § ? . ESu-liV1 ? the thlna lor traveling , ranging in price from 50o. pfroO to plOOO | Unlaundrlod shirts , rolnforcod bosoms Real Antique Tidies at ? lo each. * Tuxedo Suits * * for Misses and Children at popular prices , PARASOLS ems , GOo each. Juat received , n full line of Carriage ] IRIIBIBOItsrS- Gont'a Boamlosa half hoao , lOo pair. - Parasols. BARR'S No. 12 Armuro Directolre Ribbon , OOc per yard , in BA.RR'Shavo the latest Parasols , in nil the latest styles nnd | and best assortment of Dross I Qont's British half hose , 20o pair. all the newest shades. mings. . Trim colors , nt 91.75 , $2.75 nnd $3.CO. I QonVa Fr > h Flannel Shlrta $1.36 oaoh 0-inch All Silk Moire Sash Ribbon , $1.28. Ornamental Gimp in all colors at / Oo yard. Children's Parasols at 20c , 30o and C0c | Gros Grain , satin edge , No. 12 only , 20c per yard. Finest assortment Tinsel Galoon , in all hadings 20eynrd. Plain and fancy chocked , 91. A large assortment in Jet Silk and Pearl , Ornaments , also sortment of shades in the city. Applique , Passamenterio and Gimp. ART. HANDKERCHIEFS. WIHJITE Embroideries. Ladles will always find n com- 1OO dozen Ladies' Linen Lawn Handkerchief , 8c each. Specials. ' At llarr's ! While they last , . I pinto stock of fancy articles and nil 7B dozen Ladles' Linen Lawn Handkerchiefs , 7 c each. ! tOnncii2.mchHAllIlKDMUI,1.8 : . Barr's will offer this woolt a I the materials ubcd in ladies' fancy BO dozen Ladles' and Gents' Linen Handkerchief , lOc each. CItAZV ' tJUTIIn full iissortmentot colors . , . . * fine line of Matched Km- work , at 1OO dozen Ladles' and Gents' Linen Handkerchiefs , 12coach. UAKH'S lu uhltc Kaney , CEMnch Jubilee Stripes Colors , nail Satin niul Hemstitch Strlnes broideries , in Swiss , Nain BARR'S ' ART DEPARTMENT. The above are the balance of a manufacturer's stock closed At"0o seek , Hamburg and Piques , out at BO cents on the dollar. [ low Wo prices call special on the attention following to arti our , A ID , 8 l-3c , Iflc 12 i-2c and 15c , I Iclos : Stamped Linen Tidies , oc JUST ypo. Swiss Flouncing , 63 inches , nt 1 apiocn. Stamped Linen Splashors- 2O dozen Lisle Thread Gloves will be offered at Barr's this week NoTK-Tlif llrst consignment of PU11K UNhN I , AWNS were received at Bnrr'sthU 1 lOc apiece. Stamped Linen Dresser week at 28c per pair. ; Imiiilsomo variety or deslfus * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60c , worth 85c , | Scant ) , 2yards long , 40c. 3O dozen 6-button Mosquetaire Kids , undressed , will be sold A great point about these Pique- Flouncing , 48 Inches , at Call and BOO our novelties in this at $1.38 pair. ' TB ! URiilns pectlng is , bnrpalup. they're all self- too Special this week. $1,50 , worth $2,00,1 . BO dozen Children's Silk Mitts , black and colored at 4Oc . | department. , pair. kind you ahvoyn find nioug- I1KST AMEHICAN XKPITYtt Finished Braided Pillow Shams at GLOVES FITTED TO THE HAND. aldo the name of llarr's. IJKST AMEHICAN 8ATKKNS Wo honestly hope ' they UK8T8ATKKN FINISH CALICOES. $1,00 Pair , will bring you to Uarr'soarly CORSETS. to-morrow morntnfc ; tlmt'H Lace Pillow Shams , . House Furnishing Department. why we've lax.cn s rh big 50c . pieces gft jrou out to como. of the prices to BLACK GOODS. , GOc ; Stencil , 20c , | We are now offering special Vou'll form a good Imblt , I bargains in Corset Depart- 10,000 dozen Hollies Tins At Ic per dozen best nnd learn that llarr's Is the Our spring and summer stock of Black Goods is complete FLANNELS. Iment. (57 dozen Scrub Brushes At 5r each purse place strlURS to In.bnauseyou open your and we offer some extraordinary value in NUII'B Vellinas . 8 dozen Chopping Knhes and BOH Is Al 20c set don't have to open them bo Clairettes and India Stripes and checks. If you are lookiria 2B dozen Corsets , worth 2 , " > do/en Floor It rooms , good At 15c each wide as nt other stores. for something stylish , handsome and the latest weaves in 6O plooos Outing- Cloth , worth , | * 1.BO , at $1.OO. 50 aVa Sets , 5G pieces At $3.50 per set tlio \ Verant lilgprst you store to , the know fullest that light weight black materials , see them at Barr's Black Goods 171o ; Borr'a price , 121o per y rd , I 1O dozen Corsets , worth 20 dozcii lint Hacks At lOc each btore , the cheapest store. Is department. Yaohtinff Flannels , 3O differ 161.OO , at 6Bc. ,100 Lunch Baskets At lOceuch French All Wool Nun's Veiling 5Qc 75c 95c ent patterns , worth 4Oo ; Barr's I 87 dozen Decorated Trays At 5c each Clairettes Silk price , 30o per yard. I SO dozen Corsets , worth Warp $1 , $1.1O , $1.25 25 pieces Tonnls Sultlnef , 32 IS1.OO , at BOc. Paramattas Silk Warp $1.25 to $1.5O Inohos wide , flno quality , worth I MILLINERY. NOTIONS. 6Oo ; Barr's prloo , 46o per yard. I FANS. We are now offering special bargains in Barr's Millinery . department in children's goods. See prices : fpa : gross Dress Pearl ItnMoim , 4 sizes At Sic dozen CURTAINS. . Fans lo each S.OOO J Folding at apanoso 10 Cnsos yatln 1'alin Lrut Fans nt "Kc 50 ( lo/en Children's/Trimmed Sailor Hats At 2 * > c each 200 gross lYory Millions , in llat and ball shape At fie dozen each. GO dozcii Children's Trimmed Hats At 35c each 100 gr < a * full ball Tearl linttons A hcrenming bargnlii At lOc dozen 800 yards .TO-lnoh Scrlui , 7 ! < c. 5 Cases Japanese Open Fans at Cc each. 50 dozen Children's Trimmed Hats At 50c each fiO curds best quality Feather Stitch Hraid At 20c each 6CO 10 Dozen Feather Fans , In all colora. at COO yards 38-Inch Fancy Scrim , 13Ho. 35c or.cli. We have many others ranging in price from 25c to $2.OO. jnrds best ( Jartcr Elastic , fancy flowered At 5c yard 00 pair Lnco Curtains , i Kt Dozen Japanese Parasols for decorating 20i ) pair best Stockinet No. 2 Dress Shields At 18c yards long , 6D Every lady should see them as they are just the thing for pair Inches wide , handsome ing , lOc each. school wear. 1000 spools Harbour's Linen Thread , nil numbers At 5c spool pair. patterns , only 11.33 00 bottles best Ammonia , pint size good > nlue At lOe- bottle Country orders/or goods or samples ivill receive Great Central J > ry Goods Store , fronting on prompt attention if addressed to the Win. JBarr ' ltth and Douglas Streets , in the retail and Dry Goods Co. , 'JLOth and Douglas Streets , Jffeb. street railroad centre of Omaha. 'BALTIMORE'S ' CITY HALL , rjta History , Together With a De tailed Description. AN ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENT. Mayor's Luxurious Apartments The Council Chambers Tuo Public Reception Rooms. Baltlmoro'H Public Uniiains. BAl/rniORK , May 3. [ Special Correspondence - . respondonco of TUB BEK. ] The princi pal building of Baltimore in the way of nrchltectural design , proportion , and cost , is its city hull. At the time of its erection , it was , no doubt , the finest of Us kind in the country , and even now can keep its place among the best. Baltimore , like most oflior citiesstrug gled along for along time with crowded quarters for its city oflicials .in inade quate and unsuitable buildings. The first move toward its present condition was made as early as 1851 , whoa the .ownership of a square in the heart of .tho city was acquired by purchase. Possession was not obtained until four years after , nnd nothing further was Bono until I860. At that time a plan Vras adopted and bids received , but all ( were rejected on account.of the excess jDVer the estimate. The war put nn end lo negotiations for the time , but as soon 5j s it was over efforts for obtaining anew now city building were renewed. The * | ) lnns of the structure pre sented by George A. Frederick , A local architect , were accepted ; tv Building committee was appointed , and -vork commenced the following year. The corner-stone was laid on the 18th of October , 1807 , when but a small por- > tlon of the foundation was in position. It was originally placed at the southeast corner , but subsequently removed with out ceremony to that on the northeast. Considerable damage and delay was oc casioned by an ovorllow of Jones' Falls f n 1808 , unil the next year operations vroro entirely suspended by reason of legal proceedings which declared the Invalidity of the or.llnance creating the building committee. Work was again , resumed the following year and con tinued without interruption until the completion of the building The dedi cation took place October 25 , 1875 , ton years after the adoption of the plans . .And eight after the laying of the corner- jstone. The building is constructed in the Btylo of the Renaissance , but modified by a partial mansard roof. The exterior vails consist of Maryland marble rest- t ing upon a darker base. The whole is /oblong / , 238x140 foot , comprising a col- tar , basement and three stories , one o > which forms the mansard. The super ficial urea of the block Is 61,000 square Icot ; while that covered by the structure Is 30,552 square feet. p The general plan consists of a .jnuibscd center nnd two connected Int . , ral wings' , the former finishing its to ( with pediments , the others with man- -isard roofs. The principal entrance fauces oust on tbo center front und is n pdornod with un olcgujit portico Etupportlng- upon fluted columns , i balcony surmounted by balustrade The main doors are of carved mahofr jiny , bearing the soai of the city I'boro uro four entrances to the base 'fcicnl ' story oponlng one upon each Irfroot bounding the square , The center eupporU the tower which an bo soon from almost every part of , ho city. It rests upon a marble base , mt the top is constructed entirely of ron. It forms an oval-shaped dome ome fifty feet in diameter at the bot- , om. Between the ribs of the dome are , wolvo circular windows , four of which orvo as faces for the town clock. This attor is run by electricity and illumi nated at night. The roof of the towar ipholds n covered balcony or "lantern , " rom which a magnificent view of the city may be had. Within this is hung the largo boll of the clock ; also used for alarm in case of fire. The top of the centre portion of the building is ninoty- ivo feet above the street. Including the toworj it reaches n height of 227 foot. The whole building is firo-proof. The corridors In the Interior are wide and well lighted.iThoy are tiled in black and white marble and encircled by a marble joso-board. The casings nro of natural wood , but the floors of the offices and rooms are of yellow pine , which is covered either by carpets oroilcloth. . Altogether , there are 102 rooms In the building. The collar is twelve foot dcop , and contains the heating and ventilating apparatus besides the store rooms. The basement is fifteen foot liigh , the ether stories twenty foot. Each room is heated by the hot-water system , and is also furnished with an ipon fireplace , in some instances quite handsome. Each department baa its separate vaults , while two elevators are in readiness to take passengers from ono story to another. The rotunda in the contre wing is directly beneath the dome. It is illuminated by a light- shaft which is covered by a stained glass top , showing the city's seal and four figures emblematic of commerce , agriculture , manufacture and the arts. The lateral wings correspond with each other in their divisions. Each is lighted by an open court , also affording ventilation. The council ohninborn are situated in the southern part of the second story , and nro ouch nbaut forty foot square and thirty-live in height. They are elegantly furnished , draped with heavy curtains , nnd adorned by paintings nnd busts of the former mayors or prominent officials. The colling is decorated with gilded stucco work. Each brunch of the council occupies its own chamber. They are furnished with desks and fine ly upholstered chairs , twenty-two in the ono and eleven in the othor. A small gallery in ouch is entered from the story above. Between the two chambers nro the toilet and committee rooms. In the northern wing , corresponding spending in position to those apart ments , is a largo public hull , 140x10 foot , and pf the same height ns the council chamber. This is utcd on pub lic occasions for receptions , funerals , etc. It , also , is ubluzo with gilded stucco work , but at pro-sent is in a rather dilapidated condition apparently the result of water f rom a leaky roof. The mayor's apartments are in the first story and uro furnished with lux urious elegance ; heavy draperies , fine furniture , nnd ornamented walls. In his reception room may bo seen the broimo tablet preponted to the city by the G , A. U. on occasion of its reunion in tnis city. The ether departments are furnished in n similar style though not so elegantly. In 180/1 / , when the plans for the build ing were made , tno population of the city was about 235,000. The census of 1RSO gave Baltimore 82,8ia ! ! inhabitants , while at the prctont time , anything in the neighborhood of a halt million is claimed , With the growth of the city , of course the official business has nlsc expanded , but while the rooms in the oily hall are crowded , it sutllccs for all that was intendo'd at the time of Us completion. Even now there uro nee - o Ml cos in the mansard story whoru sev eral could bo located. Bui Baltimore esquires moro .space than most other cities by reason of its increased busi ness resulting from the harbor and from the city ownership of the water works. The building contrasts nicely with the gray granite of the now postoffico on the adjoining square , which is now almost finished. When the c'.ty hull was located , its position was about the centre of the city , but since that time the business contro has moved westward toward the. hills. It is situated upon rather low ground which detracts from its appearance. The architect himself , in one of his reports , says : "While thus advantageously situated as regards its usefulness and purpose , it must be con fessed that its architectural effect would have boon immensely enhanced hud it had the advantage of moro elevation. " The materials oven to the minutest de tail were products of this state as far as could bo obtained and the whole build ing was conttructod by Baltimore nrtl- 7ans. But , nevertheless , it is main tained that it is one of tbo cheapest pub lic buildings of its magnitude in the United States. The aggregate not cost was$2,271,135 , which , if the price of the site and furnishing be added , will swell to about two and a half millions. It is the boast of its constructors , that it was built for less than the original estimate. V. R. AVuHhlnetoniana. Kcw I'oi fc m > rW. George 'Washington , I trow , George , It would bo very flno If you could see our show , George , Of ohrhtcen oluhty-nlno ! It's on account of you , George , Wo make this grand display , For you were ever true , George , Forever anu u day ! I tbink you'd show surprise , Gcorgo , As no'cr surprise was shown , If you could BOO the size , George , To wlilch our land hus grown ; Yon bullclcd tnlphty well , George , Far better than you know , And history must toll , George , If wo'vo Improved on you. Can not some ' 'mediums" true , Gcorgo , lU'cull you , undismayed , "Maturiallzlng" you , George , To licud tlio great paradol Ah , what a welcome then , Gnorgo , Would rlao on sea und shore ! You nra the man of men , Gcorgo , To us forever more. This , tlila Is our ttoslro , Gcorgo , Send to our chiefs straightway Of your heroic llro , George , A spark or two to-day. And with their acts 1m Due , George , The patriotic glow That animated you , Gear go , Ono hundred years ago , Pruiititu. The consumption of peanuts is 3,200- 000 bushels a season , and the highest production is but 700,000 moro. All these pounuUs are raised in Virginia , North Carolina and Tennessee , but the Tennessee production is comparatively small. During the peanut' harvest the people , the , picaninnles , the dogs , pigs , and nearly everything that eats gets fat in the land of the peanut. Peanuts are planted at corn-planting time ; each kernel produces n running vine like crab grass , r.nd , each root develops about twentv pods. When ripe the plow is run through the loamy soil on a dry day , just before frost. The nuts uro dried and shocked up just like corn to keep dry before housing.Vhcn marketed thov go to u cleaner , where- they are put through stoum-nowor ma chines and polished , after which they uro graded according to size nnd variety. Au accurate representation of Persian fashions and ciutoms U to bo one of the chief features of tlio production of "Tho Oolnh , " the new comic opera which Francis \ViUou and couipauy are to appear in. LIGHTNING AS DOMESTICATED Captain Day's Method of Flrlnpr Cartridges By Electricity. WHAT THE DYNAMO HAS DONE. As Great an Improvement ns the In vention oCtheStcnm HnRliic it self Klcctrlc Locomotion in London , Captain Day's Electric Rifle. An electric rillo has boon invented by Captain Soldon A. Day , U. S. A. , who says that bo can transform almost any gun into an electric arm. He places in the stock a small battery similar to the Loclancho. It IB a chlorate of silver battery , and there is no consumption of material except when the cartridge is in place and the finger on the trlffiror. There is no cocking or uncocking. The oloctrioity ignites the powder directly without any hammer or mainspring whatever. One of these little batteries has boon fired 35,000 times without re charging. Captain Day claims that the only safe way in which to lire the higher explosives is by electricity , and that none of the fulminates will do it satis factorily , as it is llablo to produce any one of throe or four "orders" of explo sion. sion.Ho further says that percussion is dangerous , because of the unevenness with which oven the best-made caps ox- plodo. Electricity , however , gives a * steady , ovou flro , and is bound to supercede - cede percussion , UB that in turn dis placed the Hint-lock ana match-lock. Millions of primed small-arms cart ridges nro raado every year by the government at Frankford uraunal , Philadelphia ; by the United States Cartridge company at Lowell. Mass. ; by the Union Metallic at Bridgeport , and by the Winchester at Now Haven. It is claimed that this use of electricity as a detonator will make it possible to use high explosives in rides. The spark is furnished by monhs of u primary coil in n manner similur'to ' the portable gas- . T ' lighters. _ ( Kleolrlclty for Propfp tatlng Smoke. The ideal stale of ( things is of course one in which the production of smoke as it issues from the inti/zlo of a heavy gun shall bo simultaneously urecipitutcd by means of u simple electrical appara tus. The invontioails .based upon the researches of Prof. tTy.ndnll , Lord Ray- leigh , nnd Prof. Lodge > in the action of nloctriolty UM > n floating dust and vapor. It may bo of military value some time. If smokeless explosivesuro ! used it will , of course , bo valueless. A Ton-Yeur-OKI'Operator. Little Johnny J uin'mol , aged ten years , is one 01 the must remnrkablo prodigies in the United States in tele graph work , says the Now York Sun. Monday the boy entered the largo rail road olllco ut the Reading railroad sta tion and was introduced to the chief operator and his men. Johnny is the eon of Charles Hummol , nn export lolu- graph operator ut Porkiomon Junction. The last few years he has boon quietly perfecting the little follow in the art , and Monday ho carried the boy to Rend ing to show what ho could do. The boy is bo sraall that an operator's chair was too low for him , bo ho stood atone of the tables containing the instrument of one of the heaviest wires nn the lino. Johuny very coolly received by sound three long messages from Phllndplphln without a uroak , and made as legible n copy as any mun m the otllco could do. performance was voted as simply wonderful. Subwav Kxplosions. Various theories have been advanced to account for the recent subway explo sions in Now York , says the Electrical World. It is admitted that the subway contained an explosive mixture of gases , but inasmuch as there wore no' workmen in the manholes where the trouble occurred and the covers were properly fastened down , the origin of the spark which ignited the gases is in volved in mystery. The theory of spontaneous combustion docs not receive much support from these who have for some time past boon conducting i a chemical analysis of the gases found in the subways , and naturally the blame is attached to the electric light cables which were laid in the ducts which ex ploded. The statement of the subway commissioners , however , to the olToct that there was no current in these cables , obliges us to look elsewhere for the cause of the trouble. It Is maintained by some that a cur rent might have boon induced in the iron ducts by underground olcctrlo light wires in the neighborhood , which , under proper conditions , might proiluco a spark. A much moro probable expla nation is , that there may have been a leak to earth on one of the adjacent lectric light circuits , which found its way into the manholes through the iron ducts nnd load-covered cables. Considerable weight is attached to this hypothesis by these who have seen the havoc which is sometimes worked in telephone exchanges by leakage cur rents from dynamo circuits being taken up by telephone Hues connected with the earth. An instance is related where the entire business of an exchange was interrupted until the ground was re moved from the dynamo circuit. It Is oven suited that the entire telephone business of a city could bo paralyzed by any ovil-disposcd person who was will ing to erect a dynamo in FOIUO out-of- the-way collar and properly connect it with the earth. It is not altogether necessary to loolc to obscure electrical phenomena for the unfortunate spark. It could bo caused by the jarring or friction of the top manhole cover caused by the passage of heavy vehicles. Too much time , how ever , should not bo spent in looking for the origin of the ppark , but prompt no tion should bo taken to expel the dan gerous gases by a comprehensive sys tem of subway ventilation. The Dyiiiinio. The dynamo , stripped of itn technic.ll details , is a machine for transforming energy. It converts mechanical power into that phase or manifestation of en ergy which wo call electricity. Me chanical power is cheap and the dynamo mndo electricity cheap. The moment electricity was reduced in costthe oleu- tric motor assumed a commercial value , says a writer in the Century , it coasjd to bo a more laboratory apparatus uVl bncumo a practical machine for convert ing electrical energy back into mechan ical power. It is not nasy to compre hend the immense importance of this latest evolution of machines and all that it means when wo bay that wo have now Joined the Hteain engine , the dynamo and the motor in one. It Is as great an improvement as the inven tion of the steam engine itself. It is not necessary hero to enter into the study of the olectrle motor as a machine. The point to consider Is the position of the oleotrio motor as a transformer of energy and Its place in the artsbusinoei , transportation and manufactures. UliuroitMli ICIoutrluIty Some peculiar electrical phenomena were witnessed at Ocala , Fia. , the past few days. The building occupied by Benjamin k Fox anil Julius Isr.iel have shoot iron fronts. During the thunder storms , recently , these iron fronts bc- came charged with electricity. Every person who entered either store while those conditions prevailed , and stopped with one foot on the iron threshhold while the ether remained on the ground , was given a vigorous shock. It is a matter of comment that every one cringed perceptibly at the shock , and some were completely doubled up by it. The wood foundation and floor of the building apparently are poor cortduct- ors and leave the latent electricity to expend its force upon those who estab lish the necessary circuit. Klcctrlcnl Advance ! ) In the South. Among the southern cities which have recently made grout strides in man- facturing enterprises , and which have come to the fore as cantors of electrical enterprise , there has been none which has shown greater advance and enter prise than the city of Ashville , N. C. , especially in the line of electric power. This city hns now one of the mostsuc- consful , if not the most successful , elec tric railways in the south , and the pres ident and directors of the road oxprcbs themselves as very well pleased with its operation. This road uses the regular system of overhand wires , with n small No. 0 wire as a working conductor , which is the only wire suspended over the street. Electric locomotion in London. The Now York Elevated railway com pany may not , after all , have the honor of being the first large undertaking in the electric propulsion of trains , savs the Electrical Review. The City of London & Southwnrk Subway un un derground railway in London three miles long-has decided to adopt elec tric locomotion , nnd has closed con tracts for the work with Mather & Platt. The plant will comprise a 1,000-hoi'so- iiower engine and dynamos to match , nnd fourteen oloctrio locomotives of " 00 horse-power each. Trains will be under tlirea minutes headway and will carry JOO pasdenget'3 each , and the speed will bo twonty-Hvo miles per hour. The overhead conductor and trolley syslom lias been solcctcd. Tills system \vfll noon bo In regular operation , and wo bollovo will bo the llrst trial , on a largo scnlo , of the application of the olcctrlo locomotive to the problem of rapid transit in cities. The result will bo watched with great intorosl. KliHilrle Woldliit : . A public experiment in olootrio weld ing took place recently at Maiden , Mtibs , , which was witnessed by Governor Amos and several business and goiunt- tlilc men nnd electricians. The oxpnri- menu tried were the welding together of all kinds of inntal , of , arkum dimen sions from a quarter of an inch lo two inches in diamoter. The most general satisfaction was exprcsnud by all present and the ovur-growlng success of the business was predicted. On the bouth- ern wall of the station two cases nro placed , and those noses contain speci mens of the work aceoinnlKhwl by this wonderful process warning , shaping , rivaling ami forging , from the lineht thread-like brass wire to an iron pipe au inch and u half in diameter. An Klnnlrionl Kmlwiiy Tor New York. Several years ago a number of gentle men in Now York cltv quietly obtained from the legislature u nhnrter to con struct an eloctrie railway from the Hud son river to Long Inland Hound through the lower portion of Wuslchcstor county. They did not intend to build nt once , but they foresaw that the ac quisition of Iho now parks by the city would in the near future make the rail road a necessity nnd their franchise valuable. They proposed to tap the Hudbun river railroad and cross the Harlem and Now Haven lines and ren- ? , H tr"nsfor , of Iuse ff ° r3 possible. Chester. Finding the time ripe now Iho company has made a contract with the corporation in this city known na the Bentloy-Knight Electric Railway company , and the latter will go to work at once , having contracted to complete three miles of the first section of the road by the 10th of April. The onttro length of the road will be sixteen miles. One peculiarity of construction is that it win not be necessary to grade the tracks as on ether roads. The oloctrio 1 engines can push a train up-hill as oas- I lly us on a level , and as the line to bo i followed is by no moans a hilly one the ' road can bo pushed forward very rap * idly. A ride "up-hill und down-hill" ' in a railway car will bo pleasing varia tion from the present mode , beyond ' doubt , after ono becomes used to the f novelty of the sensation. / ICIoctHo Lighting in Coal Mines. ' In reply to Electric , Stepney , who asks what the consequence would bo it an incandescent lamp were broken in n coal mine , I bog to etuto the immediate result would bo for the light to go out , writes Charles Ilibbort , of London , England - gland , in the Newcastlo-upon-Tyno Chronicle. The incandescent light can only burn In vacuo ; the inside of the incandescent lamp is a vacuum as nearly as possible , of course not perfect. Iho current supplied 1ho lamp would return to the dynamo or battery , and would continue to come and go , in this way. until supplied with a now outlet. In other words , the moment the current finds it cannot got out , it seeks another outlet in the same circuit. It is very obedient , and will , if disappointed , run all along the cable socking to got out anywhere. In this passage wo lese current by re sistance of the conductor. In fact , re sistance and itn inlinilo calculations are thii bane of the electrical engineer. It moots him nt every turn , nnd with ro- fipcct to everything attempted. The current produced in the dynamo , if not used up , returns to the dynamo , and would ( unless properly supplied with outlets , such as lamps , to expend its energy upon ) burn up iU own gener i ator. For it will got out somewhere ! Practically , there is no danger what ever from the breakage of a lamp or two in a circuit ; and , as the lllamont crumbles away at once , upon exposure to the ordinary air , oxygen , ate. , and will not burn , it is evident that it would not burn in the Hory gases of a badly ventilated coal mine. Carbonio acid gus puts out flro. The so-called hand , grenades nro bottles filled with car bonic acid gas to dash down upon a newly kindled flro , upon the principle that lire cannot exist in nn atmosphere charged witli carbonic acid gas , i i ) < iiiimlH iho Kolilnoor. The famous ICohinoor is demanded of the queen by Dhuleop Sing , the Indian plnco once hold as a hostngo in Eng land and lately escaped to India. Ills letter to her inajobly Is as follows : "It will bo usuloH3 for mo to demand the restoration of my kingdom , swindled from mo by your Christian government , but which I hope shortly , by the aid of Providence , to retake from my robbers , Hut my diamond , the Kohinoor , I un- doretnrul , is entirely at your own per sonal disposal. Therefore , believing your majesty to bo 'thu most rollglou * lady1 that your subjects pray for every Sunday , I do not hesitalo to aMc that thin gem bo returned to ma , or else that a fair prlcu bo paid for it to ma out J your privy puruo. "
