New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-08

GIN CorroN-Mr Geo Dexter OF this city. has
turned his attention the manufacture OF his newly
discovered clement OF war WcwcTc fortunate enough
to witness some OF his experiments yesterday and We
have seldom been more astOnshct At the singular dcre
opponents Of Genius and chemistry. Mr d. chsrget one
OF the barrels OF revolving pistol with two grains OF
the prepared Cotton and sent The ball through TWO
nns inch boards AZ a distance OF forty or 'y feet The
explosion Wac as Immediate that OF Ordinary Gunpow
der and the power evidently greater Two grains
OF ordinary cunpowder would not have ent the ball
with equal fierce.
Il has been estimated that single pc,,na of the Cot,
ton i, sufficient for 300 iul charges tor Colts revolving
pistol As pound OF the present material can DC Turn
ished for 30 cents the saving viii DC very great
The Gun Cotton is evidently quite as susceptible 70
the touch of fire as ordinary powder tor several grains
OF the former were placed upon the same quantity OF
the latter and exploded. But the sunpowder remained
unsinged
MIR Dexter has been manufacturing some OF the arti
Gle with which 10 experiment himself. He has surplus
hand and viii dispose OF small parcels to any VINO are
/ curious 10 Try the virtues o. gunpowdcr cotton
Mr.. Dexter made some experiments with common
tow prepared in the same manner a. gun cotton. twas
found 10 burn full well cotton. and DR.. Beck 10 OF
opinion that it q OF greater power AID. ~ Jour
TIE FIRE Al CHICAGO We find in the Chicago
journal the particulars the ire in that place In the
warehouse occupied by Nh Perdec there were about
2UOo0 bushels OF Wheat belonging to different owners.
upon which there Insurance. ui Sl}JO IN the W is
cousin Marine and ire Insurance Company ol hIwdu-
kie and 8 coo in Boston The building was total loss
OF 5000 insurance. considerable lot OF stored
! merchandise taken from the warehouse but being
moved but short distance was consumed. The build
nc on the Point occupied hy Peter Deelce grocery
and owned By A tiaTett-no insurance loss $3.50
Strais buildings occupied by j. * NJ Suatl ahd Ham
lin Day loss 500 insured IN the National lns Com
pany Tor SUuO. $500 in the y. W. Insurance Com
pany. Hanln & Day goods, loss about $1,000 in
! sured $1,000 IN the Hartford Insurance Companies.
Messrs sirails loss $1,000 which partially insured
small building. owned by Mr.. Blsscy and used As a
grocery store torn down loss $50 Much additional
loss will through the removal Of goods from build
ings in the vicinity which considered in danger
many being stolen and OF them scattered III the
greatest possible confusion about the streets.
MoKE or The ArLANTIC.-We heard this morn
ing OF a most touching incident which occurred on
board the Atlantic she had struck the reef says
the Transcript which does equal honor 10 the hearts
and feelings OF both parties concerned. young LAD
about fourteen years OF who was returning from
the Eastward and who unable TO MAKE any cue
cessfu efforts for self Preservation on account %
crippled was seen By Air. Allen pilot of the boat TO
hesitate shout Jumping oberboard. although ne nad
thrown of MS coat and prepared himself tor the leap
AZ the suggestion OF Of the other passengers As
soon As Mr. Allen him. he called 10 him and lifted
him up on 10 the wheelhouse where he (Allen) was
standing and claspnc him his arms jumped over
board and succeeded reaching the shore IN safety As
soon de the poor boy got breath looking with fearful
eyes into the face OF MS preserver ne exclaimed IN
voice which came from the bottom OF his heart On
II were rich what present would not give you.
y German Jew peddler named Nathan
Swab was robbed on the highway IN Had!yme Conn OF
SIX or seven hundred dollars Tuesday last Henry
and George Richards negroes. father and son, have
been arrested The son George. charges the ROBBERY
upon his father.
re- \ German Elrl named barbary Kean, at
Pittsburgh threw her newly born babe into the sink OF a
privv the other day The Cofoners Jury returned a
verde, OF murder against hcr.