Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-07-22
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Duch 10 the nature and extent oil this esRishment
and its machinery. The iron ore y the h7s6nstanee
il obtained fron Woodbury. and Greenwsod. ono
about six the other fifteen miles on, and smeited
there. The magnetic iron ere Is mostly used con-
tanning from 45 to so per cent OF iron He iron ore
10 all smeltsd by charcoal, and iron pro-
duced superior to the British and equal the Swe-
dish iron. The marble for fuxing il obtained from
Sing Sing. .----s~..---.--------.-- II
These iron furnaces are lined with stoSrbridgsl
clay Are brick, and have red sand stone hearth;
the Amboy fire brick clay having too great snad-
mixture of sand Each furnace will turn out eve
tons of Dig iron at two tappings every hours, aid
rum off about 1900 tons at blast Of IA months-,,
The furnaces are blown of at various periods Of from
TO l6 months duration. The coal used in the iron
works is brought from Virginia. and is worked up in
two well-constructed coke ovens, superior to the
English coke hearths which turn out four chaldrsns
day. When we add, in conclusion, that the ma
eh;nerv of the Swallow, the Rochester, the Utica,
the Highlander the Cornelius Vanderbilt, the Char
ter Oak and the Fulton steam frgate. was all con-
structed here il is needless to add that the work
turned out of this foundry cannot be surpassed IN any
part of the world. The fact that the Fulton was
eny built to go nine miles hour, and has run IA
miles by the log striking proof ofthe triumph OF
American manufactures, and the skill OF American
engineers.
THE CRoros WATER WoRKs.-Ths SemrAnnuai
Report Of the Commissioners appointed to manage
this magnificent and highly important undertaking.
was due the first of this month 1t has been printed
and is in the hands Of select few, say ten or twelve
favored individuals. Why has it not been generally
crcu,tedq Did the Commissioners think to keep the
public in the dark about this business! II so, we
have vetoed their mandate by article Of last
week, and we shall follow the subject up.
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR Is DUE.-Severai oil our
contemporaries on Saturday last, gave all the inde
fatgabilty" adeal of credit for arresting fashions
BILE young scoundrel," who had been engaged In tnat
prevalent and profitable amusement 'yclept Aso-
bling Boarding Hoses" Now we understand that
Dr. J. s. Hewitt followed this worthy Tor ten days.
and that he was finally captured IN the western part
of the State and brought by him to the Halls Of
tce. So soon as the Doctor had got his man 70 the
steps Of that splendid specimen of modern antiquity
all the indefatigability took the hint, seized the
poor cuprit by the collar, and forth went the word'
and 10, all the penny liners engaged for the
sext hour the City Hall clock. in the art and nys-
tery of laudation. As we, however, do not worship
the idol called Humbug, we beg leave hamoiyto pun
the saddle on the right horse.
Ay- We call the attention Of the Street Inspector
of this ward to the filthy state of Ann, Nassau ana
Fulton streets, particularly the upper part OF the
latter. There is great nuisance almost daily opPo-
site Mr.. PERKINS,, l46 Fulton street, in the shape
Of an old oat box, and horse feeding there, &C. The
filth we saw there yesterday was enough to breed
pestilepce; the excellent sidewalk was strewed
with oats and dirt and the old oat box and cart IN
the gutter kept back dirty ush to such an extent as
ka
old horse and the old oat box.
Ms HENRY CLAY made his grand entree into Buff
falo on Wednesday at half past ten o'clock IN the
morning. The Republican says that the cavai
I ne atS puDnc uInncr, ana gave Csnnro
mise, Concession, and Union" In the evening
he visited the theatre, and made his grand exit from
the city Thursday morning, and went to the
| Falls.
o. The Indian affairs in Florida are in . fair way
Of settlement. Sam Jones appears to be peaceabIe
The red skins are largely engaged in csltivating
grain.
The STEEETs.-A great noise is made about the
streets in the papers, and in return the streets make
a great smell. One great stir deserves another.
The fact is the streets Of New York ought to be
swept once day, and must be swept once day all
through the summer; and not only must they be
swept, but the dirt must be removed out of the
streets after it is swept up in heaps, and not left
there till putrcfactve fermentation takes place IT
the Corporation cannot have this done thus there
are plenty Of private citizens who will farm the
streets.
G. +. T.-General Nathaniel Smith late the In
dian Emgratng Agent for the Chsrokees, has fed TO
Texas, with from $4,000 TO 900 OF Uncc Sans
money in his pocket.
Co DIR. James t. Fuller, post master at Pine
Bluff, Jefferson county, Arkansas, was shot while
standing in his doorway on the 1lth inst. He died
the next morning. The msrderer Outlaw, was pur-
sued and also killed BY one Of the posse ofthe sheriff
o. MILLER, when he disappeared from this city.
went to Quebec, thence to Glasgow, Scotland. The
amount Of money he took is unknown.
The err PRIsos.-We visited this establishment
Friday and feel il duty to bear testimony to
its cleanly and well ventilated state. The authorf.
ties also deserve praise for their attempts 10 keep
the numbers Of its inmates as low az possible. On
Saturday night there remained within the walls lO2
viz 81 white men, % white wemen, 10 male ne
groes, female ditto. In the Of the week 60
have been received into the prison. and 50 dis