Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-01-20

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recollect.
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
! Farewell 10 Wood and Coal!-Mr. James Cook,
"a very appropriate name,) manager of tho gas
WORKS at Paisley, Scotland, has discovered thht
gas may he substituted for Goals Us fuel in warm
ling houses, cooking operations, &c. The Princi-
PIE is very simple, consisting only in the mixture
Of gag With five six times its bulk OF atmos-
pheric air, and the burning Of the mixture through
wira gauzc. Surprising then the fire is wanted
the ordinary position Of the CRATE, gas pipe
is laid to the spot, and the jet is fixed pointing
floor or hearh stone. This jet is surrounded with
a sheet iron pipe, or cylinder, of diameter from
- to 7 inches, according 10 the quantity OF hre
wanted, and Of the hcigh, required, say from one
three feet and the top Of the cylinder IS covered
with piece of fine wire gauze, kept IN ITS place
i.y small iron hoop. crcumscribing the cylinder
! in the same way the hair cloth IS secured ON
the common sieve.
| The atmospheric air is supplied by having the
bottom of the above cylinder; raised on supports
| a fow inches above the floor, and the gas is thus
50 rcgialted by hampers Us to obtain exactly the
quantity found best. An iron plate for COOKING
! is fixed few inches ovor the gauze, and mus
fixtures may carry on tho cooking oPerfons
who thew servo mantle piece ornaments ia
the drawing room, bed chamber, &c.
A perforated piece of cast iron may DC iaia on
the top Of the wire gauzc, for tho purpose o.
raising the flame little above IT, and OF mus
rendering it more durable.
We need scarcely add, that any number OF these
fire places can be fitted up IN a kitchen range
80 th,. if room permit, dozen or score OF pots
may bo boiling, each on ITS own hre, "hhe 10
ma ke ono boil fiercely, and another to smme:
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oil that is necessary is a small touch OF the stop
cock, by which every fro in the range may De
made e. burn with diffcrnt degees OF intensity -,
One Jet will not only do the cooking for a small
family, but also heat an ordinary sized room
KindIing wood, putting, bellows-blowing, cinders'
ashes dust, &C. so annoying, expensive, and time
consuming, are thus happily dispensed wrth. y
person in kindiing fire has only to turn the s.op
cock apply lucIfer other match, and h's hre IN
ss cnnd is in readiness for boiling kettle or Trying
a beef-.take, either Of which 1t will do IN very
few minutes.
c--V- Cook. who has dono more than any
other person in Scotland To improve gas l!!un,'n-
n,;onsh no intention Of taking out patent, aao
VIA, il a miracle in these times, has generously
communicated the above invaluable discovery
for the benefit Of the world. We have frequently
described gas cooking apparatus in th,s CITY, PAT
thi. is a vast improvement on thas--V' 4. O'a''
FROM FLORIDA.
We are indepted to thu editors ofthe State Jour
nal for a slip, containing the following disastrous
news from Florida.
OFFICE OF THE SAVANNAH REPCBIHcAs,{
JAM 6-l P. NJ.
Important From Florida..Battlo with tine
Indians.
Bv the arrival Of the steamboat Camden, Capt.
Mills, from Garey's Ferry, We learn that on the
2Sth ult, between Peas Creek and the Cypress
~ e v-lsA
pursued and when the pursuing party reached .
the hammock, tho Indians were discovered IN
great force and q severe contest Immediately
ensued. in which % Of our gallant troops were
killed. and III wounded. Among the killed are
Colonel Thompson. Capt Van Swearingen, Lieut.:
Brook, and Lieut., Center, all OF the army cn'
Col Gentry, and Capt. Andrews, ~ounoeo' Co''
Gentry has since died.
The loss Of the Indians not asertaineo, out
presumed to be large. A few days previous, Gen
Je..up captured twenty seven Indians near Fort
Lane.
From the Jacksonville Courier.
We hasten to give to the public the following
intelligence Of battle fought between our troops
and the Indians The place, as stated in the let
tor 70 no, known to US, or to the writer. Such /
accounts cannot but convince all, that the Toe W
are pursuing and fighting. is not to be confemne"'
Tos.c Editors Of the Jacksonville Courier.
GAREy's FERRY, Jan. %. 1899.
DEAR SrR:-I hasten to inform you that bat
tie was fought few days since, (place not known.
be,weep the Indians and part, of the 9TH RegI-
men. Of Infantry. We lost IN killed and wounao''
I39. the loss Of the enemy not known. The
Of;cer- killed. arc 1t. Col. Thompson, Capt Van
Swcarnecn; Its. Brook and Center, and Col. Ten
,rx Of ,bs Volunteers. Wounded, III. killed,
2S
Yours, in haste.
RICHARD WEIGHTMAN.
KEY WEST, Jan.l.
A Smack has just arrived from Tampa Bay,
md reports the ship Charles Wharton, OF Ph'la-
leiphia. as being ashore off Tampa, and bilged .
She vas bound to Tampa Bay, with Volunteers,
md Troops. Her rigging, &C., will be saved.
IMPORTANT DEcr1oH.-Mr. Ephrain 3. Cutter c
,as recovered a verdict Of $500 damages of the Z
own Of Mendford, Mass. for injury sustained by Q
eiug overturned in a chaise, in the night time.
wing to a block Of granite encumbering the
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