Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-11-15

OUgH suTiscteI so nlMch
neslec! My dear Josephine, co, jue you to ,hiLk
ne, and 10 Wi to often. Eher YOU a, in or YOU do
no; love me! DO you think my heart made of .tone!-
Surely you know better You, whose u.t,r. i. ,n-
you, Who ao'e reign in my hear-you ,oubtles. kn,w
too well the absolu swsy you possess over me.
write me, hink 81 me anu love me. Wholly yours
as long as live. RoNApAarE
tfsom the Philadelphia Gaze,,e,l
The subj ned curious particulars ecxraced from the
last number OF Professor Siinan's American journal OF
Science aud Arts.
TO PROFESSOR SILIIMAN.
Dear Sir lit is now than twenty years since
have been III the constsn, may say daily practice OF
making experiments on the decomposition OF water, by
mixing with its vapor that OF spirits OF Turpc
great p oportio OF atmospheric In this accommodation
10y explosion, the object obtain, for A.
purposes, new and fast moving power that should be
perfectly sale, AMI altogether lighter and cheaper than
That from steam With much less proportion of air ihe
object was 10 furnish steady aud pleasant flame like hsl
from oil or gas; III DO Ia oil which objects have sue
ceejed ~
The evidence often observed in the effect of water in
combustion, made very certain in my mnd that it ould
De OF immense benefit to the community il il could be
ehsced in way that would be regular simple and free
from dihculies. Ii this, together with an uncon
Iuerabe INCLINATION and follow through
NE II did no: succeed short OF it, whch made me perse.
we're Tor so great length OF time. This resolion was
perhaps impruden ii certainly would have been so had
not supposed had the means within my own reach |
nave no doubt that have tried lamps stoves aud chin,
~ more than four thousand different forms for eHcctny
nese purposes and yet not many months have elapsed
The experiments which have made, have rrov.i
pracucaly, that AN engine with power equal to diving
boat iour miles per hour and rail road car t,ycc ,i
Instance In e same time, with ten twelve
may be made ior one hundred dollars; and ha the
gne WIN lis preparing vessel Ga substitute for the bocr
IN The steam engne) need weigh one hundred pounds
and the expense of working il will not exceed ten or
Twelve cents per hour There ATE certainly no Difficult
ties to DC removed These facts have been verified nr
uca'y anu repeatedly before hundreds OF people
some recent lmprov in the mode of
lamps Tor burning wafer to produce light he at have
perfected The operation Tor these purposes now c,rr;.s
demonstration in every form. For instance when vo, nv,
oa fourth oil gill OF spirits OF turpentne into The Imn
aud as much water, and raise the temperature TO less
that oil boiling water, the vapor that comes over will no H.;
he fao OIL aeout equal parts OF oach it, in the conbus
uon Oh nose vapois due proportion Of mixed and
niiamed, ii will in few minutes boil two ouar, cora
tea kettle If small brass wire is brought over and in cpn
tact with the ffamc instantly drops in piecessnaII
per Is readily nelted-fine ron il the proporion c r;,
- instantly iuamed-and thin sheet conner with 90
piece OF SILVER or silver solder on il with borax being ex
poseu 10 the Hame The silver mes in few seconds and
me copper very soon: and this done while the vapor ia
not concentrated IN any way, and issues only with yelo
city about the same "a that Of gas in gas lights
his discovery gives every promise of sspplvnp r..
Gheaper iue'' las fuel) exclusive Of clear saving of
iign IMAM any one now in Ii is my intention TO in
uoduce my lamps, SC. into as soon as convepo,,,
CAM this must be postponed until can again leave home
which trust will be early in the ensuing summer.
p, ~. OXFORD, April H. 1888
hemdTh-We have seen some OF MIR, Morev's ex
permen,s, and testify the CORE cness Of nj.
inehts as regards the amount of heat and liz evolved Inv
combustion oil The vdpo OF water mix ed that of
oil tutpen'ine alcohol, and duly modified bv
air The results are very striking and beautiful and 10
can see why they should not prove of gra,
practical utility. Sou
IA.-Letters have been received in Franker,
from Dr. Ripple, traveller in Abyssina under date Of
Gondar February ii. They state that after periIons
Journey, he went from Massuah on the Abysnian from
uer 10 The ice mountains Of Sunen, where he passed the
rainy season, an elevation OF 10 900 feet above the
oil the sea- He went thence to Gondar, where he re-
NAMED four MONTHS and il wi bout danger that
he afterwards left it. During his residence there The
place was three times menaced with capture and the
rchest quarter oil II occasion actually mill
le however, set out alone for the country
Coua lying on the North OF Gondar Severalnew
OF qualrupeds and birds have ady been
and his collection OF specimens in various of
natural hsoryi very large.
Donna .Marid.-As this young Miss is now the sub
Ject oil much conversation and remark description of her
person may not be unnere,tng lie ter from Havre Of
the 9Th ult says,-"I have Donna Maria twice Al
though NOT 10 years old, she has the appearance of 90
Her eye is the only feature which pleases She has a
small, brilliant piercing eye which gives her
great deal OF animation. She is very fat, has wide
mouth and projecting teeth She is by no means ugly
but simply good looking Her dress is extremely SIMPLE
white gown, and sky blue bonnet trimmed verv neatly
and no ornament whatever. like this simplicity yery
much" ~
zen. Shelby OF Lexington, KY, sold lately a flock
OF 100 mules, raised his plantation for SlIIO cash
yer FIR