Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-09-18
Our New York Correspondence.
New YoRK, Sept. 3, 1851.

mems of Phillips "Fire Annhilators" have
been brought to this city, by the last steamer
from England, and are now being exhibited
in Wall Street. On Friday last, triiling
experiment was made, by setting on fire
barrel full of shovings and waste paper, the
flames ofwhich were instantly exting,lished
by the "Anihilators." The experiment
was, however, by no means fair test Of
the power Of the apparatus. ! hope to see
it brought into operation, shortly, at bona
,ffe fire, by which the true efficacy and
utmost extent of its power will be clearly
demonstrated.
The Patent Right of the "Annihilator,"
for this country, is said TO have been secur-
ed by company of eminent capitalists, at a
cost exceeding a Million of Dollars; and the
Hon. Elisha Whittlcsey, of the Treasury
Department, has been elected President of
the association. I give you the current
news on the subject; but, have strong rea-
son for believing that Barnum is at the
bottom Of the whole affair; and that he has,
TO use an expressive yulgarsm 'gammoned"
Mr.. Whittlesey. 1t may be good affair,
but New Workers always dstrust every
thing that Barnum is known to be connected
with; and he knows it, and has, therefore,
wisely kept back his name.
notice that the English Journals teen
with notices of public exhibitions of this in
vention; and the results are declared TO be
highly satisfactory fact have only seen
one account of any experiment in which it
has failed. This attempt took place in
Paris, where a wooden building had been
expressly erected; and, although on the first
application Of the Gas" the flames were
apparently extinguished, yet, in few mo-
lnents afterwards, they burst forth anew
and no further supply ofthe Gas" being at
. hand, the building was entirely consumed
Mr.. Philips is stated TO have satisfactorily
explained the causes of his failure; and a
second opportunity of testing his invention
isto be afforded him by the Municipal Au-
thorities of Paris.
The late publication, in the Herald, of
this city, of the correspondence between
Donaldson of Texas, and Greer of Iowa, on
the one side, and the members of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, or the other side,
haa caused good deal Of excitement among
the Locofoco's, and threatens to destroy Sam
Houston's chances for the Presidency. Ii
is now pretty generally conceded, that all
that can give Sam the slightest chance Of a
nomination, is for him to come out ilat-foot-
about to do so.
Walker of Wisconsin, or rather his
friends in this city, the Land Reformers,
are the men that gave Sam his death blow, by
the publication Of this very curious and in
tcresting correspondence. Whether Walk
er's chances for nomination will be in
creased by this treachery to Sam, or not
remains to be seen.
We have most singular weather in New
York, at this time. The sudden changes
from sweItcring heat TO chilling cold prove
too much for the most guarded; and almost
everybody one meets is suffering from colds
coughs, catarrhs, or chiils. The deaths from
Consumption have greatly increased, within
few weeks, and the mortality among tho
miserable denizens of cellars, and Other
masmatic holes, is deplorably great. Goo
only knows the vast amount Of sickness, III
relieved suffering, and hopeless misery
among the poor OF this city. You must lao
think that nothing is done to mitigate tn
suilerings of the unfortunate; there az,
scores OF benevolent associations, and hun
drcds of kind-heartcd individuals, in New
York, that freely devote time and money t
alleviate the woes Of the poor Some of Oh
physicians have set apart certain portions o
each day for gratuitous services to the sicl
and needy. One of the most eminent of thei
number, (Dr. Talbot Watts,) is said to Civ
not only his time, but his medicines, to tn
poor, without charge. He has compounded
amedicinc called Watts Nervous Anti
dotc," for the cure of Consumption and ner
NouS ulsc"scs, Which NC INSTITUTES Slalu
itously TO the sick; and he has the credit c
having saved the lives of hundreds, who bu
for his opportune aid, would have sunk
unwept and unhonored graves. The Sister
Of Mercy, the Sisters OF Charity, and don
know how many more organizations of
similar character, are unremitting in thei
attentions to the aillicted but after all thu
can be done, hundreds Of poor wretches SUI
fer and die unknown and unreleved. Their