New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-31
MAIL GLEANINGS.
MILWAUKEE Y

MILWAUKEE WATER W ORKS.--Ihe
Lake Michigan Hydraulic Company, of Wisconsin are
about constructing works To supply the City OF
Milwaukee with water. The company has engaged the
services of our fellow citizen, TheOdoe K ScOwden,
present engineer of Cincinnati Waterworks TO plan and
construct the work. The erection is to commence next
summer, OeJ3 and to be forced through to complexion
with all possible vieor and Dispatch Messrs. Lock-
wood and Gliddon of this State heavy stockholders
and the contractors with the approval OF the company,
have adopted tle suggestions OF Mr.. Scowden, who
has reconn eudcl two p upirg engines OF 100 horse
power Sach capable Of forcing, In twcniyiour hours,
100000 gallons OF water nt) reservoir cOnaiong
15000COO gallons when full, which are to be elevated
l5 feet above the surface of the lake. There will be
ten -pilas al sw-av'a'v, NJ sS,cn tncncs
diameter. To insuIe constant supply ON water peyond
any possible contingency hat may arise, the pumping
an attachments with d reservic Will be duplicated
in every particular No ms expense will be spared
TO make the work in all It's requsir equal any otner
Of = similar character in ,hc Union at probable cost
of Sd25OC0.
The CIV Of Milwaukee with her population OF about
o5 600 will have a greater ppy OF water Tor domesuc
and public purposes as well as the most capacous re-
yOir insure It's continuance, In proportion 70 ppu
aiion Of any other city, perhaps, In tne "oru ioS
sessipp ma ptold advantages especially OF wealth, and
that which makes wealth, the enterprise OF her CUT
zens-a delightful and commanding SITUATION overlook
ING the lake, and excellent harbor, her commerce.
and saubfity Of climate, together with unprecedented
growth TIDE OF ems ration, and dourishing condition.
destine Milwaukee be OF the proud and great rival
cities the The state of Wisconsin, famous Tor
mineral wesh and fertility Of sCilead and wheat be-
ing the staple products, and Milwaukee the common
mart Al merol o. that city in the march OF improve
ment M. be hlcntihed with the onward sni steady
progress That now maj ks the advance OF tho StNc-se
VIII be to Wiscensin what Cincinnati Is 10 ONO.
The water works IN course OF construction, beside
sfofdrg Iro cton u property against the raYaSes Oh
IRE will confer upon the Inhabitants, among the most
Del. ed acquisitions Of oil blessings 10 life, cleanliness
comfort snd health, and give. new impetus to the
place and, judsing from our own succ' ssiui water
work. tie profitable returns which VIII yield TO zoe Gu
Int instr
for Miwa, <ee from the consequent enlargement ofthe
CITY End revenue OF re works, can now be scarcely
aniicua,ed Cincinnati Commercial.
~ TIE Boston Journal, mentions
curious old volume lately received Ia that city from Mr.
Stevens avery curious treatise Geneaogy IN Latin
bv Johu Andlee. The sork printed at Naremburs oy
F.deck CIcasznor lbsut the year li7i This as only
thry years 1er the invention metal type. The work
illustrated by large woodcus representing s7aeaiogc@l
trees OF which shows the various degrees oi c""s"ya
ill., auo The other tiose ofGhHn. The paper On %en ts
hook L. printed ,eIy thick aud firm aod is much winter
than generally found in looks published century or two
later The type the old gothic black letter. among
which yeous Of contraction are iienpersed when
together give the psges very quaint sppeaTence These
sisus frequent aDo the aODT. aions So numerous
IN the works the early nies that they greatly increase,
the ditcuiy Of mading Thorn and according To Dsrarll
IN ere actually wrten on the arr OF reading printed
book-ard tins addressed to leaned Ihe initial letter
of zach chapter had been left blank printing or the p-
pose being after Illuminated by hand which has been
Besides tins the work bears other marks OF the scribe
Hhmnaor. upon every page IL u s4d tnat soon aver Tue
invention Of printing law enacted that some portion OF
each printed work should be- done by the umnsos aud
scrs that he large body OF who had heretofore
red yeb by those employment should not be
trrly deprived OF her Means OF suhsstancs The WORK OF
Andree IA probsb the earle printed book upon gene so
giral subject there prOprety IN placing t. as
Nh hs done IN the library OF the only society In
this country whose object aid genealogical pursuit.
The COMET AND PLANET BUSINESS
Are not our Sc ntc Harvard aud where.
Y,,pe mi. planet and comet bsin. a little far new
Planet the Of three or four yeas, and comet
S,ar will do very well. bat this fnoinx psnet every week
q delIV IL II
guIc We used know the number OF the planets and
hsd idea q the principal comets ou, they nave zone
shsed astronomy lODg ara We think the schoo-
BOYS have ts time Of II. Mi BOND Ut the Cam
bdse Observatory himself turned cut eleven twelve
new couets-he telegraph does not exactly kno" which;
and the rivalry among Observes Is so geat that every eoon
Try and every institution with preenson % science sttns
up It's own cones ard some Of ne M theu own -.
true wse people have SUI st-o tnai ms
gIcte ultimately 10 be destroyed oJ an u,amed comet u
Il wise IN our astronomers 20 De oeauns ~ new ones aa
letting them loose IL there not danger that some unprac
ced lands ay take the business AMI sst them lying 10
wrorg dire cors We have gree confidence In Mr. Bond
and have doubt that the bgsEcss Is reasonably safe 50
long az is confined regular pr)essoTbat every school
mater Is point his telescope 70 the SAY, ara ofingsg
dun stsr With the certainty Of Capt. Scott aiming
con sud even the ought u H. with
knowing ihst they terri stia stsrsere searching the
heavens for planets and conets IffoVldence Journal
DAGUEkKEoTYPEs on PAPER.-A valda-
LIE in dasuerreotyir has been made By Mr. j.
A. Wbppe Of ihs city ncornect!on with Mr. w Jones'
By n AID delicate process Dsgreretyps be trans
red in the perfect manner 10 PAPER We have
traordLaIy and beauty OF Impressions The
idea Of dagusneoyprg paper ut ed out by Sir
Fox Talbot FL gsh gentleman Of fortune and MS iavsn-
ton called the TslbCtype The creates, difficulty Ia ns
process Tie texture and hbrous chaEacteE o. hs
paper upon " ch tie IMAGES were taken MesaIL UP
PIE AID Jones substituted films upon el2 for the paper Us
stiyes Ct Talbot for which lulpros at they
patent the United States The same iio9 " as -
about The time BY NeSice ffeneh sess - IN
tieuisn but pictures taken il L IS n1nns obsei
lacked the haInony Of bsht ard sasae i5 -, b. dsi
the shade as IN many dszue-s oypes eolla ~ -
gushed Mr. Wbippe hiss recently Improved ePon sS Pc
obyists is dicnts' se .,,e Tie pietures
We have are 10 respect eesi 70 the 0aLna as
ypes effect sd '. - s van
aao a. M Whppes ssecmerA BOsOa r,snsnp'
~ Mrs. Gaines has announced her IN.
- r. CONTAINING her suit for the property Of her late
hich recently DECIDED SllsI bcs