The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-02


lillustrious exiles remains undated
You will, of course, receive full particu-
lars Of Louie Napoleor's French Reyoiu-
tion, through your exchanges and otherwise;
and only revert 10 it, for the purpose Of
saying that the news has fallen dead here -
No body appears to care anything about it.
Iron furniture is fast coming into genera
use in New York. Inventions and discos-
cries have been made, within few years
by which wrought iron can be moulded, and
woven and crimped into the most elegant
forms, and adapted 10 an endless variety Of
uses. A man named Wickersham, fiom
some place in the interior.of Pennsylvania
is The individual that made these inventions
If have, been correctly informed. he oanss
to this City some years ago, withouta cent
in his pocket. Now he is worth bis thou
sands, and is continually growing richer,--
He has discovered the long-sought-for pro-
cess Of turning iron into gold. He first
weaves his iron into farm fence, or wire
railing, or something else equally as saleatle,
and soon after the gold is jingling in his
pantaloons' pockets. If this Pennsylvania
Vulcan is allowed to go on at his present
rate, wood will soon cease to be used for
building and manufacturing purposes. Mr..
Wickersham's name bellies bis character;
for there is no sham about him. He sells
wrought iron farm fence, four and a71alf
feet high, for one dollar a rod, and his olher
iron 6xings at proporiionate rates. My enly
objection 10 him is that he is whig as
most manufacturers are. His politics won't
hurt him any in New York, however, if be
has plenty of money. The wings like 10
have rich men to serve as candidates for
municipal Offices. Some of :hem have al
ready spotted Mr.. Wickersham as a suitable
candidate for the Mayoralty next Spring. 1t
strikes me, however, that it will be long
time before we have another whig Mayor
in New York.
We have tolerable sleighing in New York
this morning, and everybody is making the
most of it.
The Forrest Divorce case is still occupying
the attention of the Superior Court The
evidence grows worse and worse. Such out
rageous immortality, as is there disclosed,
will cover all the parties concerned with
everlasting infamy.
You have doubtless heard of the failure Of
the "fire annihilator," at the public trial Of
its virtues, gwen in this City on Thnrsday
last. Messrs. Barnum, Phillips & Co.,
thought they could humbug the people by
sham test. They supposed there Would
not be many present and that the affair
could be easily monaged. They had at least
three bundled hired bullies and policemen
on the ground, TO intimidate the few spec
tators that might be present, and by keeping
them at distance, prevent any detection Of
the humbuggery to be played off. A large
chain was put up all rounl the building 10
be fired, al distance Of twenty. five feet
from it, and the spectators were commanded
to keep outside of the chain. The interye-
ming space was monopolized by the Police
and the three hundred bullies ia the ply Of
Barnum, Phillips & Co. But these gentle
men reckoned without their host. Some
five thousand spectators assembled; and ss
the unfairness Of the preparations was per-
fectly transparent, the Policemen and hired
bullies were made 10 stand back and give
the public chance 10 see what was going
on. At this, Mr. Phillips became visibly
Disconnected. He nved and swore said
he would adjourn the trial, and was finally
only induced to 60 on through fear Of the
crowd.
The building was constructed of green
spruce, and had only been plastered tbe
night previous to the experiment.. The plas-
Ter was yet green and frozen. All the sha-
wings and boards collected in the building
would not have suficed to SET it on fire had
they been allowed 10 burn until they were
consumed. But they were not allowed TO
burn. lust fvs seconds By the aoatch, after
the match was applied 10 the shavings, Mr..
Phillips discharged two of the largest ma
chimes upon the sickly flame; and Sfter the
building had been iairly set on fire BY the
spectators, he refused TO attempt.to put out
the flames, although he had twenty -one ma
chimes in readiness right at his side.
The whole affair, from beginning TO end,
was disgraceful to the owners Of the " Gre
annihilator." ] was present and saw every
maneuyre; and feel called upon, bya
sense of duty, to expose the duplicity at
tempted 10 be practiced. don't want the
community to be defrauded Of their money,
and to lose many lives, perhaps, by purcha-
sing and reposing confidence in these com
paratiyely useless machines. The conse-
quences involved in this matter, are too
momentous and loo sacred to be triAed
with.
What a deuce OF place New York is -
A man Of any kind Of sensibility can't keep
quiet, lei him do what be will. He is con-
tlnually surrounded by temptations to men
tai and physical excitement that wrinkle The
brow before the brain within is half deyel-
oped. Everybody and everything Of note.
| in the world, come to America, and howey-
er limited their sojourn, New York is inva-
riably selected as the chief stopping place Y