New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-17
PENNSYLVANIA.
The Chrastiana Prosecution.

There has been some rather acrimonious
discussion in Philadelphia and Maryland as to the
course proposed by the Attorney reference
to the counsel who are TO conduct the prosecution
in the Christiana outrage At side II is In
sisted that the State of Maryland and the family
Of Mr. Gorsuch ought 10 be represented by counsel.
And at the other it is insisted with equal vehemence
that the L. District Attorney is sole and sovereign
Judge and aTber in the matter and that he IS ustl.
fed in employing any one he likes to aid HIN, ana
no one If he likes He is said to have acted In this
conviction. and it is animated in his behalf that
although counsel for Maryland and Mr.. Gorsuch's
family are to be present they not TO interfere,
inasmuch as he feels himself and his colleagues adj
equate TO the duty that has devolved on them.
II this were a. res integra," as the lawyers would
cay, this would be, We think, quite proper There
would be no business Of other lawyers he were
considered able enough and honest enough for the
business he had in hand. The object OF any counsel
10 represent other parties and the only object is to
watch him so that justice should not fail through
his dishonesty or inability: Ther presence 10
In check. Therefore We say he would be JUSTIFIED
IN consennng TO this pubic distrust in his own IN
tegrty But custom has sanctioned the practice,
and II prevails almost everywhere so that IN tact
refusing to comply with 1t will now actually create
suspicion and public opinion will pronounce the
refusal confession OF fraudulent intent On TINS
sole ground would 1t be more prudent IN the Dsulct
Attorney TO allow as many representatives for other
parties as may be claimed taking that Justice,
fair play and truth may be represented in himself.
Use ofPiHsburRh Coal in Locomotive Engines.
To the Editors Of The Pittsburgh Gazette
GENTLEMEN: Having been for some
time using Pittsburgh coal Exclusively, in working
the coal trains by locomotive power the Char
tiers Railroad, ! send you for public information
the following statement from the Engineer of the To-
conceive employ ed in the work.
The amount Of coal required for the propulsion OF
this Is tun freight engine has been only one snsAel
per male ran.
AT the present rates of csal in thus market there
fore. the cost OF fuel per mile run BY locomotives
may be reduced, BY using Pittsburgh coal, to folr
cents per mule Travelled
This is the FIRST time, believe, that Pittsburgh
coal has been used in fng locomotives and It's sue
cess has been complete. Yours. respectfully
ELLwooD NORRIS, Engineer Charters Co.
STATEMENT OF LOCOMOTIVE ESGlNEER
CHARTERS RAILROAD, Nov s. 1851
To Elrood Morris, Esq Engineer CHARTERS Company
SIR: Agreeaoly TO your Instructions, | weighed
upon my tender last week ttco tas or GO bushels of
COAL from the Charters Mines pittsburgh csaN and
using few chips Of wood for Lighting the fire ony
i ran the Baldwin Engine " John Thompson OF Is
tuns weight 70 drivers connected with the 60 bush
els OF coal, hnesl distance OF 60 miles, drawing
the usual loaes over our grade OF las feet per mile
and curves Of $50 feet radius, firing up separais
times.
This quantity OF coal was burned In firing m
running, and standing under steam, while perform
ing the above distance Of so miles.
Making oas bgsAst per ntis rtss, Pittsburgh coal
being used erchssrsiy, and NO wood carried on the
tender.
l End this coal makes very free, hot and man.
seeaoie fire, very we'll adapted to locomotive pur-
poses. Very respectfully. EDMOND MAHoSY,
Engineer OF Locomotive