New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-29

GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN IRON MANUFACTURE.
A worthy citizen OF this place. Mr. Alexander Dicker-
son. has recently patented mode OF melting iron ore
and producing bloOmed iron which In the Judgment OF
men well informed the subject is an improvement OF
greatest importance only TO manufacturers but
to society At large Mr.. Dickersons improvement con
sists In combining with closed forge fire. tight cbsm
Der With opening the top 10 MI In the charge Of fuel
and The value and importance of this simple in
venton viii be readily apprehended, when We say as
We do on the reliable authority that it half
the coal aud half the time required By the old msthod
and the time makes better srticle-snd equal
to the best Russia Swedes Iron IL ordinarily takes
from 800 $50 bushels OF coal TO make ton OF Blooms
and the old orgere will make three tons OF iron per
week, by working day and night without emission
The plan introduced IL has been proved by salts
uS,oty experiment would produce double the amount
- zoe same time OF far better article, and At saving
cs we cost In faei-which. when We take into &C
,'-s s"e lv'A amount OF iron Manufactured IN our
,sh,ns | h. make an immense saving beside FUR
Hs oe.s"t quality OF iron Ii requires but mo-
ments injection To thai hi. inroyepent /. there
lore nSter OF national consequence and eeneral con
,i so use OF iron Is becoming every dsy
economical enterprises OF society "a - 10
venuon by increasing the produetioD = a - 1922 - :,
cost eau sSs'eD 80. Soy % extend the use OF it
and thst without dependence upon a preesrio,. Tia
These startling statements sslisfsctor,Iv xsss
by the testimony of one OF the Oldest and mos, rs..,
ed iron masters in the lniop Col jackson of No..
County and HE testimony corroborsted ii corrobo
ration be necessary by Seth Boyden-s mschnis, and
inventor whose opinions On these subjects have the
weight snd authority OF demonstrsuone newark Adv.
! US MAIL SIrAMERs.--The Secretary Of the
Navy has decided ths the for the line OF mail
vessels from Panama Oregon shall be made for ses
steamers of not ess than one thousand tons lns con
tract for conveying the mail 70 Chsrss has sresdy been
entered into with Col soc. He TO employ sea steam
rs of NO, less than thousand tons OF course there
.o,ld be no proprety la employing on the sther side
sailing vessels (Which the law showed) or steamers OF
smaller size Col sloo 10 one OF the bidders ior toe
PansmS and Oregon route. Tue proposes VIII oe oeOF
ded upon IN few days '0'' '0Ui' ''"'
FrSEgAL OBsEoUIEs AT LoUlsyItLE-At an
ssrly hour on the I'D inst preparations were com
eS for the funeral procession and escort oil the hon
o. remains of Kentucky's gallant dead who iell at
Buens Vista Minute guns were nred tnroegooa' .ns
dsv and the business of the city very generNy sos-
pended ,., -. g., ...ns Wa.
The most touching event oil me
hehei In the bereaved aud weeping faces OIL Toe
children OF the lamented Clay, As they followed Ine
he.rse that carried his mortal remains 10 us lsss
place Msor Fry and upward OF 80 Of me hsnsassy
Regimen, were among the mournsrs tnai sseaea sne
Immense funeral cor,ege il passed through 'ne p'in
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