South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-12-03

TO the apparent danger OF IgnaioHs SUI
the contiguity Of The charges. But
from the experiments freely made by
| Mr.. Cochrane, by placing loose pow
der in the chambers over the balls,and
around the caps, am convinced that
my apprehensions we're unfounded.
do no. hesitate to say, that with
my closes, scrutiny, ! could not dis
cover any objections to Mr.. Cochrane's
Invention. 1t will be well 10 remark,
that the gun was discharged in all, one
thousand and eight limes, withou. be-
| ing cleaned and without missing fire.
The Aattened balls accompanying
this were fired through an inch plank
against brick wall at distance OF
| $50 yards. am, sir, very respectful
| ly, your obedient servant,
GEO. D. RAMSAY, Capt. Of Ordnance.
Cor. RoMToRp, U. S. Ordnance.
The piece was fred this morning
500 times (making in all l,00S.) II
is in the same order il was previous to
discharging 1t. Water was put into
the chambers, and left for one hour
and ten minutes. Afterwards it was
discharged in the same manner as the
others, without the least difficulty. 1t
fires with great accuracy. ! tried it
with Hall's csrbine, both being load
ed the firing was commenced, and
during the discharging Of the nine
chambers, the carbine could only be
loaded once. Not cap missed. AT
the distance of15o yards-charge 10
grains of powder-,hs ball perforated
an inch pire board and was fattened
against the brick wall. For simplicity
it surpassea any thing Of the kind l
have yet seen, and as FIRE arm, its
qualities can be summed up in three
words. II is perfect.
in. B. SCOTT, list Lieut.. Artillery.
WARRINGTON ARSENAL Nov. 2oth, 1886.
Mr.. Cochrane fred the nine cham
bers in six sesondst
in. b. seorr, 1st Lieut.. Artillery.
Distressing steamboat Accident
We learn from the Cincinnati Wing Of
the 18th ult., that a most distressing
accident occurred on board the steam.
boat Flora, Capt. R. z. Chapman, on
the 18TH, while on her way from Lou.
isville to Cincinnati. The boat had
approached 10 within 80 miles of the
latter place when the pipes which con.
meet the two boilers together, commonly
called the connecting pipes suddenly
broke or separated, causing the death
Of one man, and the scalding and mu.
tilation of IS others, all cabin passen-
gers but one.
AS soon as the noise, which the acct.
dent occasionsd, was heard by the per.
sons 10 the cabin, cst of them unforlu-
naisly ran to the door, which on being
opened, enabled the ,scalding steam to
rush in and perform its work ofdestrue.
ton.
The Cincinnati Gazette states that
"the accident is imputed TO the gross
negligence Of the engineer"
VIRGINIA is ANNEXED TO N. YoRK
much after the manner that Bonaparte
declared that Holland was annexed to
France. Virginia has Joined the Nor
thsrn ConJsderasy, and voted for the
candidate who received the entire abo-
lition vote Of the country. This event
forms an epoch in her history, parlicu-
larly Isl. Is the first vote that Virginia
has ever given for President nerlh Of
the Potomas.-Ale1. Gas.
Trial for Murder The negro man,
FREDERICK, charged with the murder
OF his master Francis Dever, some TIVE
or three weeks since. was arraigned for
the herrid offeace before Court of
Justices on Tuesday OF last week. Al
ter spending the whole Of the week
from the time he was placed at the bar
till Friday evening, in the examination
Of Witnesses, &C., the Court acquitted
the prisoner.--H s was prosecuted by
Robert Gray, Esq, with that gentie-
mans accustomed zeal, Industry and
ability-end ably and ipgeniously de-
Tended by Messrs. Pennybaker and
kenney. who had been appointed by
the Court for the defence.
Since the above was in type, the me-
gro has confessed that he perpetrated
the inhuman, horrid crime Of which he
stands acquitted He states, we have
understood, that he killed his master
for his money-and that he effected his
ohiect by beating his brains out with |