New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-04-20

10000 sous.
An EXoRmous STEAM ENGINE-hy iar the
LARGEST ever construcicd--is now in process OF
manufacture at Harvey Il Co.'S foundry, llaylc.
The piston rud which was forged last week, IS ~
feet long, Is inches in diameter in the middle,
and lG inches in the core, and weighs tons ID
cwt. 1t will work in an S0-inch cylinder winch
will stand in the middle III another cylinder OF III
inches diameter. Five other piston rods will work
between tue inner and outer cylinders. We con-
clude for this has not hecn explained to us. that
the piston OF the external giant cylinder will be
perforated in the middle Tor the cD-nch cylinder
Ia stand in il. and will work between the two
The S0.incn cylinder was cast last week., ana
the larye one will be cast soon. The pumps arc
90 he "a inches IN diameter, "A measurement which
NAV afford some idea OF the slGc OF the engine
II is intended for draining llaerem Lake, IN ltpl-
land. and it is expected that other orders To- sun
liar cnnincs vii! be received from the same
quarter.
rs 4 fire occurred in Albany on Tuesday
night, in the neighborhood Of tic Jersey street
Methodist Church, which destroyed nakary ANA
two other frame buildings. Thc furniture vi the
poor occupants was ali lost
The residence OF Rev. Mr. SAKE, the minister
Of the Methodist Church. suffered considerable
damage and it was feared thc church would be
destroyed.
The injury done to this building is covered by
insurance We do not know whether the .urni-
turc of MIR. SAKE is insured. lie had for some
time been unwc and was carried from hrs burn
inr house in sick bed, 10 the dwelling OF Mr.
E. Ii. Peasc.
FIRE IN EAST WINDsoa-Thc dwelling house
OCCUPIED by Mr. Charles Griggs, in East Windsor,
about five miles from Hartford. was destroyed BY
fire on Tuesday night. Mostol the furniture was
saved. Insured at the Hartford Mutual Iusur-
ancc Company for $3.50. The building was
owned by Lieutenant Green, U. s. n. The fire
lighted tic stceplcs in this place The bell in
East Windsor, aud the noise about the fire, were
heard distinctly in this city by the watch.
Hartford Courant.
SulcIDE.-A mysterious circumstance took
place between nine and ten O'Clock last evening
A man, name unknown, dressed in light panta-
looms and dark coat, was observed on the plat
form of the new steamboat landing at the South
Market, walking to and fro in very hurried and
distracted manner. Suddenly he gave plunge
into the river and was seen no more. The man
was apparently insane, and took this manner OF
Kidding himself ofl(e.
Albany Atlas OF Wednesday.
SuIcIpE.-A boy named Theodore Lowering,
AIRED about II years committed suicide IN Read
ing, Pa on Friday last, by hanging himself IN
stable. He had been missed for several hours by
The family, and was afterwards oInd suspended
ny Il rope fastened to 4 beam. The cause for
committing the act is not known.
4; A man named JOHN Dorman, of George
town, has been arrested in Gloucester, Mass, for
h., br SUI NJ nj fc-.yO el n n
counterfeit two dollar bills on the New. England
Bank, Boston, and having in his possession a
large amount of the came spurious paper. He
was committed 10 the Ipswich jail 10 await his
trial.
OrENlxG OF CANAL NAvIGAToN-The Canal
is within two feet Of being full Of water this
morning, and we suppose about ready for USE
The weather is decidedly cool - the thermometer
fur degrees below the freezing polnt-a variation
of from 40 TO so degrees from this tune last week
Utica Gaz. 18th inst.
The Hon. SAMUEL WILLrsoN has given the
sum of go 600 10 The Academy that bears his
name, at EaSthanplon, Mass, making the whole
amount given by lin since IT'S establishment
100000 THIS institution is one OF The most re-
spectape in New England.
n E!ius Hicks Esq. Secretary Of the Grand
LODGE %; the State was buried Yesterday after
uoon Mr.. Dicks was grandson to Whitehead
Hicks vino was Mayor OF this City some years
before the Revolutionary war, and was formerly
editor Of the Daily Advertiser and an able writer
n The Great Western leaves Liverpool for
this port on the 9th instant, under tae command
OF her late first officer, Lieut. 3. r. Matthews, and
will depar, from here on the 23d May.
NJ MIR. Arson Brown Of Senneu, Cayuga CO
commit, ID suicide on Thursday Of last week by
taking arsenic. He left wife andone chlo.
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