Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-07-23

in the gu nifty and quality of its work 10 The crade
The latte ia 10 The nih.iashoned reaping hook, ana
answers equally well in light grain or rank
(From The Phil o. s. Gustte)
TRIUMPH or AMERICAN MECHANICS 1t IS WIN g'eaii
pleasure we extuci frurn The london morning I.;m
of June ls, the following voluntary uou'e - ". ,h,
Of mechanics In addition. We are ih'"'"'u -,
the directors Of the Grand junction Company p'aeeu ~
their railway the best Of their English oc,m'','.
6iiy-,wo, to compete with MIR Norris g. he 'a..
withsta nding her greatly inferior wr'ght was vc,
The Enulisb locnmo,iye weighed 5ions, with IL ,he"
cylinders Is inch stroke, and feet driving
The Pbiladelnhia locomotive weighed only TONS WIN
10 inch cylinders. l5 inch stroke, ana 'ee' VIKING
wheels The buIlhen in gross was " ''hs. u,4
3utr;con Io,omotire Engines II will De recoi!ee,u
that contract had been entered into between inc on
minrham and Gloucester Railway company ano =.
Norris Of Philadelphia, T. ), Tor me supply - .os
natives E,r the Gloucester railway. The CONTRACT mu
condi,;,na;Iv made on the first inc manufacturers y
Mr. N pe forming certain work agreed upon 10 '
interest has been felt in this country VII" .I :,
The contract and as doubts were eh'et'a'u " ~
the correct ness Of the representations mace
,heo anrres we have pleasure in giving the following
n,r,icuIors as 10 the engine sent over 10 lis county "
M Nrrs and The work j, has actually p"r'ormru y"
the Grand Junction Railway, ~ Conformity WIN '"e
agreement to which we have alluded.
The ENGLAND weighs about 8 tons, "h'u' "a"' "
r,et sbe ;s bpi much lower and smaller lhon Ihe e"
pines commnay in use here and has . whePis' 'he u
inp pair being feet in diameter. ! e cS""I :;
len and half inches in diameier, anu afe e'e'
nroner csses 10 pre vent radiaon-iie stroke 10 c"
ha r,cbnerv il Of the simplest construction, ana cor"
sis,s of much smaller number OF parts ina" " L.
been accustomed to see. The cylinders ne p'acFu o
the outside of the frame work, when Arrows .'e
t,oe of straight axle and the general appearance 0.
The enoine more nearly resembles that OF tnt oiu
engine than any with which we are acqnan"u
engine is got up in a most superior s'y'e, a"e a
ed even TO The most minute parhcu'a'' ~ 49,,
beautiful and wnrknmnlike manner, every part nav
inn been executed with perfect accuracy ny heans "
self acting machinery. As proof inopeu' ., ~"
mathematical Correctness of The WORK, We 'hoy ~
,hs, the steam tight joints are iorhed s.H'Py =! wy
brinong into contact Of metallic surfaces The workman
&c mich s =, ,rue a. entireT 10 superspde the ne
cessv Of packing Of any kid The boiler Is s'mat 70
those used in engines manufactured 10 ms n
il consins only seyeniyeght tubes instead OF from wv
10 no. the number commonly used in those on our raul
ways and The consumption Of fuel compared Win The
work performed is We understand very small.
The task undertaken TO performed by The England
was. In from Birmingham TO warrington 'oo'er'
JOURNEYS zach way carrying 100 tons III the gross ana
perfmn tile distance eighty miles OF he rate Of TWEEN
" miles per hour. which the engine has accomplished
considerably within the specnrd TINE OF TOUR hn's ne
average time having been about hours on Minis OF hp
actual running time without s,oppages from hours
,nips 10 3 hours 10 minis On occasion, II is stated
Ina, the engine brought into Birmingham the enormous
load Of 1876 tons. drawing It up the inclined planes WIN
out any assistance; and no occasion hss iaPo !"
perfnn The required duty. nor has even ne least DE.
rapuement Of any part of The machinery taken place
IL should also b. mentioned that the various parts were
never put together until sarrira in this county, "hrn
they were first fitted ST Liverpool" the DAY p!eV'"" !"
MAKING "trip; nor has tool been applied 10 the engine
a;noo sbe ,as 6rs, 60, m We understand the condi
tuna order 10 MIR Morris for ten engines, OF smnar ca
pab,y. has been Confirmed.
CHARLESTON ASr CiScrSSATi RAIL koap.-by
publication If Gen. Hayne IN the Charleston pap'S ~
Friday i, appears hr The nt@n OF 'hsr al the head
If This ore a, .movenpn push II westward as last
10 Con HAY
cn',n that South Carolina. feveD H alone IN The w"fH,
conId no, permit It TO stop short :" hr mountains The
Cmrier in reference 10 The publ;calloa al oenerai
Hayne SAYS II puts on tx ingulsher on the r'p"ri
aL;ch has be.n currrat here aud sswhere that the
idea Of carving the road beyond Columbia had oeen
abandoned The next ins,almeni The rad IS not 10
be called for before The Goth Of Oc,"ter.-Bat Post
The following account of C"coonsry in
State is from the Frederick Examiner Messrs. jerks
and Ramsburgh haze given extraordinary attention 10
Their business of raising both the Trees and the silk
worms, and, although they have made but little noise
abou, it, We suspect thy hsve the most extensive
crcoonery in the United States They deserve sue.
CESS only because they have persevrred IN tins new
vocation but because there no measure o success
which they will worlhy and m"'irra'r'y bear
Bait Republican.
Tie SIX Business We have seen a number Of para.
orsphs in various newspapers highly mandatory Of
efforts which have BEEN made IN the rearing hf SIX
worms We are strongly disposed to believe that the
ene-oy the perseverance, and the oi our elew
citizens Messrs jerks and an,sburgh. will heu7 COM
patison with any of these deSprrnipn's inese
gentlemen are Just about completing the feeding ct an
immense number of 1--WE are mol particularly IN
formed as tn the nun.Ler) and notwithstanding The
some character q" the season, fy were
all remarkably large They fed upon the leaves
of hp attn. The quantity Of leaves nat s"eh
fa,niy will consume is almost incredible Many tons
will be required during their short season OF ietdng !"
satisfy their pornantz'G propenslties. Nrssfs jerks
aud Ramshuig Il. fitted up the entire second story ct
the east Wig the barracks ss cocnGhery he stirr-
no IS conveniently arranged, and they have attached
thereto nm opua-and rs their experience has proven
very convpnien, sppsrntve for the worms 10 spin in
The experiments Of thrse gentlemen WIZ d" much 10
pucidaie the character al an en'erpf'se IN "n'ch so
many have embarked Their oldes, trees ue OF several
wears Growth ard all are highly thrifty condition..
- rrredcrek Poltficni Examiner.
Mammoth Cocoons She Delaware Slate Journal, at
Wilmington says, MIR. Z'ba Ferris has. al his great Go
in I'M, CITY, three sizes Of coconns, which weigh
"a follows first or largest us to the pnundi
SECOND size 1885, third size lSl These cncoons are oil
fom the Tysnm white worms, and the peeriy silk gs-
tens in it's d-licate wh'eness
Large C0eoons.-We were shown a few days ago. "a
10, of Cnconns) raised by Caleb Shreve, ad of this
city which bs'sse ~'ll bear comparison with any IN
the State They are The mammoth White, light nankeen
Species and weigh lie the ID Invested Of The hoss
Who can beat this 2 Trenton Ga-.
Increase OF THE GROWTH CoTTos lin the year
1871 The amount nf cn,ton exported from the
LIS BIG lbs in 1893 il was not quite sou 900 his in
1912 i, % ,50i 0;5 lbs in 1919 il WINS 81 997 O43
lh- in 1890 il was 27 sGOl5 81 lbs in lS3Dit was 29o.
$50 lO2 lbs The amount exported in 1888 was upwards
,f $50 900 600 lbs leaving Tor home consumption vs.
600 On0 lbs the WHOLE crop, in round numbers being
estimated at 737 600 900 lbs which, fourteen cents
per pound would be worth more than hundred millions
of dollars. This is greater amount than ever was
produced from all the gold and silver mines in the whole
world in year.
Yesterday. July 18th, le9, the marriage Of OF
EUGENE Bpauharnois be celebrated in the rem.
lin the Asa,ic palace nf the Cars at Moscow the
Gent capital Of a The Rnssios with the eldest daughter
Of the regning Emperor Thus a SON OF the siepsnn
of Ronapare united with The greatest imperial family
Of Europe !, is DOT yet tweny-ssven years since the
Emperor Napoleon. attended by his son Eugene. cap
tured Moscow and burnt the Kremin; and af:
ter with every sort Of mardic'ion "roIibed and de-
,hroned mainly By the Emperor Of Russia, and Chi fly
hsoa,se he "a moi the bst the conoue