New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-08
.-,n.,,,o,, 81 fuel n Guy necessary IA order 20
100 - - a. hea, occs.iored BY ne unavosd

greas ss,n H. perfec, ssfety ship carrying the
,,,, on coal thai the Atlantic steamers y, ttke ior
:nSc rim could cross ard recross the A,innc t"ie
eren, ,sti,y in coal and the voyage To China or 10
C.nforis could be easily accomplished by cal or; snip
hout the necessity OF stopping at any pot 70 'a<e ~
e coal being far the best fuel tor taiS ne"
sc.ine we shal no longer have 70 purchase 1slminous
epsl IN England for return trips. On the con, ary Eng
y will find il Advantageous TO come TO us pr our an
syacite slow radiatng hre ~itnou, name IL wa
uiYed, end this Ia best supplied by our anthracite
re being no smoke short pipe TO carry Oh the car,
mic oxyde gas aud other products OF combustion 10 Al
that 10 needed But the great advantage OF ta' Import
other advantages, would commend it to sdopnon'
fhe entire safety Of the engine an explosion oeins
possible In steam engines II the wafer gels io~ VI
here Is an excess OF Pr sure or s or an oyerhea
ing of The furnace tops occasioned by incrus,auon
fo,r ed by salt in marine boilers, &C. an eNPl'sio
'nssitable But in the caloric engine tle GUY 'vIS
from neglect will be-he stoppdgs o. me engine. me
res.nf test engine shows that there must be neglect
4 put in fuel for the space Of three hours before tne
spreds even slackened. Thus you have noImng 10
4 ar rom sleepy engineer or an ambitious Captain
ana n the while onequarer the amount VI atten
dare and labor required TO keep steam engine III mo-
don vii be needed When we consider the amount OIL
Human muaton, suffering and less which Will De pre-
vented for century to come when this invention shall
have passed into general use surely every phianthro
psD. viii bid God speed TO this new motive engine
= shin of 22O0 tuns, 10 be called the Ericsson is
N process Of construction and Is in such state OF
foru ttat che viii be in frames by the end OF neXt
week She very beautiful model and IS the admra-
tioD II all shipbuderso for her remarkable strengthening
admitted 10 have the strongest bottom OF any ship built
In Kev.York The machinery is more than nail com
plesed saw three out Of the four working cylinders,
the paddle wheels all the valves and valve CHESTS, he
main links and connecting rods, the bed plates ana
main pillar blocks-and various other parts Oh me en-
Rines-a all Of them massive forms OF meal, cast WIN
the umost precision and srDoOthness, and the castngs
pronounced by competent judges TO be superior TO me
s.I ,n the British steamers. The cylinders l6S
n dianneter-72 inches larger than those IN the
Collins The Ericsson will be ready tor sea
By DctOber next; and her owners mtend u take
messengers reduced price in consequence Of the re-
dueed expenses under the principle. The ship be-
Iongs TO Mr. .'obn Kiching and few other wealthy
men. The Ericsson will be commanded by Captain
Lowber
FuREs.-About half past five o'clock
Yesterday morning fire broke out in the sixth story OF
he American Tract House la Nassau street. Of
Spruce, occasioned by defect in some OF the hues
The fremen early on the ground and soon suc-
eeeded In extingushng the flames Considerable dam.
nec was done by water Loss about s2OO
On Thursday evening, as a. boy in the store No Al
Avenue A, was in the act Of suspendng camphene
lamp from the ceiling it clipped from ms r., hand %nS
fluid In every direction about the premises Olhcer
Werlich, of the 18th Ward and citizen named George
Boyd severely burned. The latter was conveyed
90 his home, No. 40 Nulberrystreet The flames were
finally extinguished by Officers Brewer Pousson and
Usher after which they conveyed home their fellow
officer.
IN the attic Of the building in Doverst, near Pearl, oc-
eupicd by HoseCompany, No. 10 The flames however
were extingushed before much damage occurred The
origin Of the fire Is unknown; the Company had Just
been out to an alarm and returning found their place
on FIRE asabove stated Captains Brennan of the Sixth
and Dtcheu Of the Fourth Ward Police were present
II A TEMPERANCE CAMPAIGN will be
opened In this City by WIN. II. VAN WAGNER, 0hc
Pouehkeepsie Blscksmh who viii pitch his tent early
next week In feminist, between Filth and Sxthave-
Due notice OF the opening viii be gwen and We
bespeak the prompt attendance OF all interested In Tenn
perance.
BOARD OF ALpERMEN.-Friddy.-
hms RcfeyredOf Clinton Roosevelt Offering put down
street pavement that will require sprinkins sweeping
and be clear OF dust and mud Of Andrew Mooney and
others ohsve the sidewalks S7ths between 9TH aud 9Th
avs, tagged Of j. Mclntre and others, for sewer in
Wsshineons, between Mon1s vt and Battery place ofin
habtants VI Wooser and vicinity 70 have the filth csed
from the front their dwellings (rhis psttOn
caused discussion OF halt hour Aldermen Tweed Peck
and others thought that to grant the would be cast
Ing reflections upon the Commissioner. Many motions
madeleine to allow the petitioners to do the work at their
expense and have the taken to the Corpora
eon dumping ground which, with others lost IL
fnaly referred tho Committee In the
dssuson Aid Peok quoted shskspee rather apPostey)
Petition of owners OF property 52st, between lltl
and hav' TO have the same regulated and graded Of w
25hst; OF A. " Williams and others open l50th from
l0av TO the Hudson Rver Of owners of property in 2ih
e. between 81 and IeI,nst9n,sv'r to have the sde
Che Of neglect the part Of the for gra
ding 49hst of JAS T. Berthe TO have license OF line OF
stages restored to h; Of Jas Pnkerton for contract to
Rs.OiHns adOpiedThat the Street Commissioner report
by what authority the contractor for regulating and grazing
olthst between 9Th and 9th has been allowed to
waite below the legal grade requiring the Commissioner OF
Repairs and Supplies to report why the house OF Engine Co
No 49, has not been enlarged in accordance with resolution
By the Comm Councils that sthst between ID and Sd
avs be repared that the Commissioner of Repairs aud sup
plies report the number ordered during eight
months and whether the under contract aud not
BY Aid. Brisley
That the Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies report
the number Of street PAYERS and laboers employed in his
Department during the month Of Apn last aud "the
b at present and how many compose ths same aad
In what Wards they principally engaged" Also, the
number employed in his Department during the months of
April and May, 1851
That the Commissioner of Streets and Lamps report
number OF men and carts employed IN his Department 10
cheering streets and likewise number of load. removed
fereo during the last four months; the number OF
and carts employed and loads removed during the said
months 1850 and 1851, and the expense inceTcd for ts
same period
\ BY Aid Smith
Apresmbe in reference to the miserable condition Of the
City Prison, its insuciency, &C. with resolution appoint
ing Special Committee TO report suitable site for the
srsctOn Of prison. having due reference as to health
flness Also TO ascertain for what am,unt the present
City Prison ard the ground ON which the same erected
Snte sold The Aldermen composing tina Commits, are
5y AID msms PTssnse IN reference to the openins Of
TslGsn @, Wsten' VIM. H. Filing and John T. Rollins
being rejected tor the duty OF Commissioners by the Court
,o,, ,Ss n Ss tine SSase 70 the
who have been appointed their residences and
Psiicus and also il they were legally aud properly quail
BY Aid Tweed directius u. Controller to draw his
warrant in favor Of Charles Burder Esq, Clerk to tho
ted ior Tie Volunteers for the .sn OF Soc and
that Mr. Burdett b. directed to pay the balls incurred by the
BY Aid Denmsn that Louis N. Glover DO aud is hereby
appointed Commissioner Of Deeds in place Of Thos o.
BY AID Tweed that the Heads Of Departments be and arc
hereby repaired and directed TO report to the Common Cou