New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-11

compound is in a momen. converted into steam 20 "a
amount so enormous that II equals the quantity pro
duced by hve-horse steam boiler, and equivalent 70
brigade hre-engne The whole machine can be naae
for FIVE DOLLARS of which the combusrole spent Is
worth only about three dollars and shslt
Ini,a Rubber Pdrement-The courtyard OF the
English Admiralty. Whitehall has been covered VIZ
/ a paving of India Rubber. An Experiment uieu Jpn
II resulted very satisfactorily. II u lald down - ~
about twelve inches square and one IN ihlcShess. Ie
Quadrangle a, Buckingham Palace formed oy 'ne eIee
ton Of a new wing will slso be covered win this ma
,c,isi ,,bicb its projectors have named hamptote
Is chief recommendation Is that Il desdens all SOUND
rendering the passage OF vehicle OF hofse' Peieouy
noseess
Me,aHurgic Iadustry Of B0hem'o.-it appears
bv paraersph in Prussan gazette, that in Bohemia
within lew wears past metslurgic industry has made
great progress Although there are not at present
NOR. than fifty establishments In operation, yet these
nrodced 10000 quintsls Of metal ia the Of one
vear--vslued at 100000 thslers S200O00 This
quantity II stated is very little below the entire pro-
ducton of the Provinces Of -iesia, the Rhine, and
Westphaia where strenuous endeavors have been
made 10 further this branch of business The mineral
resources OF Bohemia described most extensive
and according this statement have scarcely yet been
properly developed.
4 Aer Operation fer Deofness.-M. Bonnafout
Of Paris military surgeon, gave account before the
British Academy OF Sciences at a recent session, OF
method used By him in cases Of deafness 10 discover
whether the Of sound has lost all its suscepti
bty. He has ascertaned that the skull is good con
ductOr OF VbrauOn and mat u De sruck Dy Vibrating
obj cts the Of the ear IS acted upon whenever
its susceptibility has not been entirely destroyed.
Trareler's DOOr- Fdsfener.-The account OF this
affair lately patented IN England, may very likely have
before 10 the notice Of portion Of our readers
but the invention may not be generally known, ana
is certainly very ingenious At the time that 1t is oil
simple construction il may be worth our while TO re-
describe IT, Its title Is given above and il Ia com
posed Of two small metal pdtes formed into ueds. by
the insertion of piece Of wood between them while
the under plate Is fitted with tD0 mail spikfs which
catch in the floor The sharp end of the fastener Is
thrust under the door, and is the firmly fixed by
every attempt 70 the ROOM while cord carried
20 the bedside enables the occupant Of the room at any
time TO withdraw the wedge, backward, and thus ad
nit visiter This contrivance might serve an excel
lent purpose 10 prevent the frequent occurrence OF rod
berries by the adrot rogues swarmng around our large
hotels
A Whale Pr0peler-Here we have another in
vention wherewiih TO the briny deep The So'eH,
tfc american gives detailed account OF IT, as invented
by Mr. J. ReedeT OF 81 Louis Mo and consisting, IN
brief in the application TO vessels stern OF prope
ling power shaped and fashioned Ike the tail OF whale
The whole idea ssys the american seems to be Dor
rowed from the form and powers OF the whale In NOV
ing through the water II is steered by small rudders
corresponding 10 the sidehns of the fsh) The small
craft TO which it has been applied ghded through the
at a rapid rate. and the inventor believes that
vessel constructed his plan would cross the ocean IN
less time than any of our crack steamers. The in
venton is at least curious and may be worthy Of
adoption and at any rate OF a trial.
enforcement m q Mode Of BtOU'Hg Men 0W 81
the Horld-We copy from the Scientific american, an
account Of an improvement on the CoMMoN-LocK AND
PRIsER the invention of Mr.. VIM X. Ashard of this
City The primer is a straight stem of paper loaded
with powder, and has a shoulder which rests the
side OF the touch hole. The lock simple lever which
brought down with force upon the shoulder OF the
primer by of small rope attached, and the pri
is ignited and the gun discharged The American
the improvement has been submitted TO the Naval
Bureau Washington and the match entirely done
away WITH the Government will probably secure it
The expense of the lock and primer very tring and
their adoption is very earnestly advocated
An InprOUed Faucet has been discovered,
which discharges the water only so long as small
handle is pressed. On the moment OF removing the
hand and releasing the stopcock the water is nmedi
ately shut off by its setOn-thus obviating the
danger of overiows and damage from the carelessness
of servants who frequently leave the Croton running
from the contrivsnces now in use.
Murine IareRtioa.-A lieutenant in the British
Navy has invented Peril Indicator, TO show when
steamers other ships running into shoal water
The apparatus consists of two bars which PROJECT ten
feet below the keel of the vessel and as coon as these
bars touch the ground they spring up on level with
the keel and ring bell which warns the engineer that
he reverse the engines and drive the ship asern
GeOlOgtcal Disc0rery-Not far from the right
banks of the Nicolafskaia in the Government OF To
bosk in Siberia a rich mine OF stones ha. been dis
covered the midst of the establishment for the wash
ing Of auriferous sands These stones says Gdt9ndH
present perfect resemblance TO diamonds except that
they are tre less heavy and less hard though harder
than granite. Russian mneralogists propose TO call
them DIAMANToIDE.