Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-03-29

TuE MopE OF TRAVELLING ON COMMON Ro,ps
WITHOUT HoRsE STEAM PowER.--The following article
be read with interest, only by all who is ht-and
who does no,l-but by all who any way concerned
in railways and steamboats,, for in several that
have been published the subject asserted that the
Invention referred 10 will make revolution the
present modes ut convey anceboth land and
asinuch as m most cnses II viii do away with steam
gines altogether and enable merely propel
sells rivers aud the without and
ccsbui yield the very long wanted for the pur
pose OF driving vehicles the roads, with all do
srabe eose and economy and speed nearly equal that
OF locomotive railroad-wthout the ponderous and
costly machinery and fuel employed-and without
the possibility ot danger explosion. N this be so, and
the assertion repeated respectable quarters of the
West and other paces-then the old mode of calling
passengers at houses, instead of obging them 90
Railroad stations, will again be resumed; and the traveller
will have in has journey turnpkes and
binary highways, and stop here aud there his leisure
hs carriage being mpeled by horse power steam
but by Electric Magnetic Msehine. six
Inches in diameter fastened between the axeces
TIE ELECTRO MAGNETIC LIGHT.
GREArssr pscoyERy OF rnE Asr.-Mess:s J. Milton
Saunders and John Starr have last succeeded their
light, and brilliant affair 1, is We have had the plea
Of frequently witnessing their experiments with dlf.
fereny formed machines having for their objects the pro
ducion nf this wonderful light. Yesterday invited
send the last be made west proved sue
cessul The apparatus with which their light made
small, to allow OF easy transportation. Bu, may be in-
creased indefinite aud with enarg cmen is
the ncrcase oi the size oi the light From obser
should suppose that the power the light could
not be increased we never could conceive
brilliant Though bat the size OF pea, sufficient TO
illuminate quite large and fobid the steady glance
OF the eye The b1z Of candle distant
the appaTataS and three feet from the WALL upon the
wall thick shadowso much brilliant Is 1.-THE light"
though not onetwenucth the size OF the candles flame
What will les power al th'ght when ascd TO the
size OF gas-Ightl We cannot conceive.
At distance she hight looks unlike other iumna ons
-htowing out most beautiful which. ley colored,
spread magnccnuy from the bright centre. The nvrn
tors say they make the light OF different coor and
even alternately change from color another This
apparatus for producing this illumination displays great in
genuy. and thorough knowledge OF tina, portion of |
science which relates the principles they
cesstully applied.
While Witnessing that portion OF it, operation visible
the eye. perceived bar Ut revolving rapidly The
bar OF iron to!orably heavy, aud early foot long
and can be made TO revolSe with swness sufficient
fling itself, IN spite of all workmanship the CONTRARY
from Its pVOs 1t will weeks with uniimnished We
oeiiy, aud without assistance, started from man.
his, we fancy is approach perpetual motion. Cam
not be applied to locomotives The inventors saw
without doubt, II Truly this is the sge inventions
They say, also, that this latter will many things super
cede sieam-the light will supecede many other artificial
hghtswhat neXti Once started the light may be said
thereafter OF expense.
The apparatus will very great amount Ii may
be kept IN part Of the city, and the light produced BY
connection wires in other part. Or may be slowed
away IN the cellar garrett affected by dampness
and wires be carried different rooms the street. or To
the neghboring What cannot do in the way of
Nominations remains yet be discovered VIVA, it can do
we partially conceive. The inventors start innedi
at-y 10 Great Britain, 10 secure their patents