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Show Plea ot Iuttauily. Washington, 6. To-day, in the criminal court, Judge Wright, as the next friend of C. Q. Fisher, late assistant district attorney, and now in jail awaiting trial, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, representing that Fisher being of unsound mind, 1h not responsible for his acta. Judge Mc Arthur will hear the application on Saturday. Fire Engineers Contention. New York, G. The national association asso-ciation of fire engineers continued in convention this evening. A large number of inventors were present with their inventions, which they exhibited ex-hibited to the meeting. A model of the tire escape or aerial l;ulder now used by the Milwaukee fire department depart-ment witB exhibited, and it was decided de-cided to hold the next annual convention con-vention September, 1876, in Philadelphia. Phila-delphia. Xlie various committees appointed at the morning session reported as lullowe : Hydrants should be located near street corners, if possible; there should be plenty of them where largo blocks of valuable warehouse) exist; vigorous search and thorough enquiry should be made into tho origin of all fires and incendiaries promptly punished. pun-ished. The committee recommend the use of iron Bhutters with fastenings fasten-ings capable of being opened from the outside. The position of chief engineer should be permanent, as it was one requiring loufi Btudy and experience. ex-perience. Politics should be kept far away from the position. A patrol and salvage corps in all cities of 50.000 or more inhabitants ia re commended. The committee recommended recom-mended the discontinuance of social visita of fire companies with their apparatus ap-paratus from one city to another.aud the custom should be prohibited by law. The use of chemical engines with carbolic gas is recommended as being peculiarly adapted for extinguishing (petroleum and other oil firea. Gasoline was denounced de-nounced as being extremely dangerous, danger-ous, and its manufacture has caused many fires. Generators for mukiug it should be outside and not less than sixtv feet awav from the buildings supplied. It waa recommended that all tare alarm boxes be painted a bright right, and be constructed uniformly. uni-formly. The Bale of petroleum in cities should be prohibited when the flashing point goes below HOdegreeB; it is always liable to explode when not up to this standard. The convention con-vention will adjourn to-morrow. |