Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-11-05
Spontaneous Combustion

RNo advertisement rejecting upon private character
can. under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. lie admitted
Spontaneous Combustion.
! Prof GRAHAM. of London, an able chemist has made
report 10 The Lords OF the Board of Trade ON The
subject of the burning of the Amds6n. in which he
speaks of the dangerous practice of mixing The vari.
engineers stores in room, near the boilers OF
steamships. He says:
s' Tow or cotton waste satured with oil, by expo
sing much surface TO the air, often oxdaes rapidly,
and heats spontaneously EIe has known OF olive oil,
spilled among sawdust. doing this also greasy rags,
cloth covered with varnsf. &C. Fires in coach works.
oil stores, engine rooms. &c. have been caused by
such means Ground charcoal and lamp black, If any
oil obtains TO them, should never be admitted
as ships stores. Oil cans, and those containing tnr
pentne, should never be slowed in warm place. aS
the liquid expands one volume in thirty by rise OF
sixty degrees in temperature. molerate heat IN
creases the tendency of Goals TO spontaneous combns
uon coais have taken hire IN more than one instance
by being heaped against a heated wall. The cover
ing of wood with iron to project it from fire in dan
gerous practice, for the iron is good conductor of
heat and the wool below is heated nearly as much as
If il were covered. Wool, by repeated icheatiny
is brought TO exrao binary degree u combustbill-
ty, and is liable 10 spontaneous ignition. Wood has
frequently ignted by long contact with iron ipeS.
which conveyed hot water for heating purposes
Goals should always be taken aboard OF steamboat
in dry state, and obnoxious vapor always RI
ses before Goals igntate spontaneously, they should
al once be turned over when this vapor is noced.-
The oil of turpentine gives off yapor sufficiently
dense. when heated TO hundred and ten degrees,
which if mixed with air. will explode by contact with
the fame of candle. Newly painted tarrel wood
is liable to be ignited very quickly, when exposed 10
degree of heat OF two hundred and twelve degrees
for some time. and Then approached with lighte
lamp Great care should be exercised by those load
ing ships in respect TO which liable to ignite
spontaneously"
Fiogsing n Editor.
About twenty years ago, when a certain Western
State (Which we shall not name) was territory, and
with very few Inhabitants, young lawyer finn one
of the old States emgrated thher, AMI settled in the
town OF K. He succeeded admirably in his pro
fesslon. and rose rapidly in popular favor He had
been there nearly two years, when he had induced
printer to come and print weekly paper, Of which
he was editor and proprietor Squire s. was
much pleased for while with editing paper. lie
was man of very low stature, but he used the edi-
torial "we' frequently if there dozen nf
them. and each as big Daniel Lambert the Ken
lucky Giant Strange TO say, there were at that time
men in office who not particle more honest than
they should be-a thing which probably hap
pened before. and never will again. Squire s. felt
all the patriotism of of 76, and poured out ape
and canister against the public abuses. THIS stirred
up hornets nest about his ears; bat as there
no other paper in the territory, there reply,
and he enjoyed his warlke propenstes in security.
AT length he published an article more and
cutting against maleasance in office than any that had
preceded it. In fact, though pointed at indi-
four days after he was sitting in the editorial office
which was about quarter OF mile from the said
printing establishment. His pen was busy with pa
ragraph, when the door opened without much
mony, and in staiked man about sx4eet in his stock
lngs He asked: 'Are you S., the proprietor of
this paper'' Thinking he had found patron,
the little man. with one of his bandest smiles. an
swered in the affirmative. The stranger deliberately
drew the last number from his pocket, and pointing
an article against rogues in office told the afrghied
pII tn / Tod for I in hat
S protested that he had never heard of him before
he wrath of the visitor to fever heat, and from
being so long restrained boiled over with double fury.
He gave the choice, either TO publish very laulabe
recantatlon, or take fogging on the spot.
He agreed to reract, and as the visitor insisted Of
his writing it himself he sat down the desk
Squire y made an excuse 10 go 10 the printing of
flee, with promise that he would be back in season
10 sign il as soon as it was finished S bad hardly
gone fifty yards when he encountered who in
CURED where Squire SIS office was, and if he
at home. Suspetting that he the same erranI
as the other suilcr, he pointed 10 The office, and told
him he wonI1 find The editor within writing most
abusive article against office holders This enough
The ewes of the conner flashed fire. He rushed into
the office, and ass1ied the slrang with the euithrts
liar" " scounirel' '' coward and told him he
would teach him how 10 write he gentleman sup
posed ii bully sent there By The eii or sprung
10 his feet, and fight ensued The table was upset
and smashed into kinding woo1--the contents Of II
large Jug OF nix stool puidled the ioorthe chairs
had their legs and backs broken beyond the skill of
surgery 10 them This seemed 10 inspire the
comhatants with still greater fury blow following blow
with the rapdity of lightning. First one was kicked
the floor, then the other each taking it in tufl 8
pretty equally. The ink on The floor had found lis
way their faces till both Of them cut the most RI
dculous figure imaginable. The noise and uptoar
was tremendous. The neighbors the door, and
exclaimed that two negroes fighting lii Squire
SIS office. None dared separate them. A length
the circumstances became known and the ncx day.
hardly able to sit horseback, their heads bound up,
they started homewards, convinced that they had OBJ
tanned very little satisfaction from he: attempt to fog
editor.
&c During the summer of 49," writes a souihwes.
tern correspondent, if do not mistake the year. [
present al court al Pascagoula Mississippi, "a
fayorite resort for Mobians during summer( TO try
the landlord of the hotel for selling liquor in less
quantity than gallon, it being contrary TO the law of
the State. Present, Justice Hawkins sitting on de.
cayed slump in front OF The hotel with pea brush
alongside of him Prisoner. what have you TO say?
guilty or not guilty? Not guilty /" Prisoner! YOU
know you lie, for have drank myself in your house
at least twenty times day, and am pretty good wit.
we'll as judge OF liquor; hat as there's some
doubts in my miud whether Pascagoula belongs to
any particular State, aud as half the Mobile BOYS
would die without their liquor the court in its elem
ency, imposes upon you fine OF one picayune
but blast the man that informed upon yeu Mr. Sher-
lit. take this pee-hrush and whip the informer out
OF town! Courts adjourned Landlord you had bet .
Ter treat the party!' This the first aud last com
plant ever made in that district for selling liquor
KyIirko rLo.