New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-03
EIectricity,

To the Editor of The Tribune;
knowing that you take interes. in whatever relates
to the progress of society science the arts an en-.
couraged to call your attention to the result OF some en-
permens made during the past Winter By Prof. Ander-
son in the Clinton Liberal Institute The Professor 8
attention has been directed TO Electricity for several
years. and although his speculatons and hypothesis
upon the subject have been regarded By his friends as
very fancfu and altogether ndeensibe he has still ad
hered them and been perpetuay testing them by
permens until now he feels quite confident OF demon
strating their substantial truth.
shall not anemp, in the present article to give you
any detailed account of his theory the facts by which
he supports IT, with the best electricians for the last
forty years he maintains the Identity very intimate
relationship OF Lght and electricity and makes triad by
adding heal 10 the number Csoric he says, is positive
and negative electricity combined Calorc may be de-
composed by friction as Is done in the electrical ma
chine by means of the rubber and glass; and then we
have positive and negative electricity
The conviction which the Professor felt of the identity
or intimate relationship of heat and electricity, has led
him TO series of experiments resulting in very great
improvement of the electrical machine. He shows con-
cusvey that the common machines are constructed on
false principles and that their power is consequently
much impaired. With simple apparatus OF his inven-
ton attached machines OF the smallest class ne
produce quantity of electricity quite astonishing BY
the sid Of this apparatus ne dispense VITA the ANAL
gam usually prescribed for the rubber and uses char
COAL the oxides Of iron indeed any thing capable OF
producing the proper KIND OF fricuon Uanpness, re-
suling from the weather any other cause, does not
trouble him. BE will even place basin OF not water
directly under the cylinder and produce electricity
He makes secret Of this improvement and will ere
long give account Of TO the scientific world but he
has not yet completed the arrangements OF his appara
rus and il would therefore be injudcious for TO at
tempt a particular description.
Should this article find place in your valuable paper
you may hear from again on the same subject al some
future time 7. J. s.
Clinton, Oneida Co March 2s 1876.
DEATH OF Dr.. O'FLAHERTY.-We have melan-
cholv intelligence from Salem this morning Dr. Fla
herty universally venersted by Catholics throughout
the country, died suddenly at o'clock last evening OF
an affection Of the heart He pastor of So Mary 5
Church where he ocated all day the week previous to
his death Dr. O'Flaherty had many friends among all
classes of Christians and his death will be universally
ismeu;ed Boston Transcript.
Fos EsGLASp.-The Royal Mail Steamship HI
b7nia Capt Harrison, left al halfpast o'clock this
afternoon for Halifax and Liverpool, with l2c passen
GERS mail containing shout 10000 letters and other
mai.able matter 10 the bulk OF SIX wagon loaGs and
dispatches for our Ministers AZ London and FAIRS
Every berth has been taken and several have been pre-
vented from obtaining passage II her
srnected Saturday or Sunday next with II days later
inteIieepce The Unicorn the pioneer ship OF the Gu
nsrd Line made her first passage TO this port IN ie4o
and made the voyage in Is days arriving here on the 50
Of June loostou ifaus' " c0uesuaS'
MAcs,sr FOR SOWING GRAIS-A correspondent
of the Evening Gazette says tina. new machine ioF
sowing wheat has been invented in England which dis
tributes the grain equally over the Wnoe surface OF ae
ground 1t has been found that with the use OF this ma
chine there is very great saving oil SEED Ml. VI
mond very clever writer on ths SUBJECT 1'
the introduction of the use Of this important machine
will much time and labor and WILL 10 sea,ion.
save TO she United Kingdom i've millions oil bushels OF
Wheat annually In the quantity required Tor SEED.