The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-10-09
LOCAL MATTERS.

| Bowers e. SNYDER, situated between the canal
and river, west of the locomotive works OF
hIessrs. Anderson g. Souther. The maniac
torv of Messrs. B.& S.was established last
spring; and is the only one of the kind in the
civ. and it is matter ofsurprise with US, that
such an establishment has not long since be en-
| introduced here. 1t is true, that hitherto the
use of stoves in Virginia has been very limited;
but they are, we are pleased 10 learn, becom-
ing into more general use, and of course there
is an increasing demand for them. As far
South as Baltimore they are in general USE
In that city, almost every house has them,
both in their parlors and kitchens, and those
who have introduced them into their houses
are surprised that there are so few to be found
in Virginia. They effect great saving of
fuel, whether coal or wood be used; keep
room more comfortable; are more ornamental
than otherwise to room; protect furniture,
clothing, &c. from the various clouds OF black
coal dust and ashes, which constantly escape
from the fire place, and can now be had
| for half offormer prices, while they are SUPER.
or in construction and style. We know moth
| ing more annoying then the clouds ofcoal dust
which fills our houses six out of the twelve
months of the year. We can neither keep our
face, our hands, our furniture, or any thing else
clean az hour at a time. A coal stove will
greatly remedy this nuisance-a wood stove
will entirely correct the evil. Nor is wood,
as many suppose, more costly fuel than coal,
1t is decidedly the cheapest of the two even al
the present prices of full $3.50 for pine, and
S4 per cord for oak wood, and from 81 80 ID
| $3.50 for coal per ton. Let any person max.
the experiment, and they will discover TIE
truth of what we say. A cord of wood 1--WE
have maze the experiment. will go further n
warming room, with the aid of a stove, than
| will ton of coal, while you have all the In
portant considerations to which we have allud-
ed in favor of the wood.
But, we wander from our purpose. We took
up our pen to notice the stove mandatory OF
Messrs. Bowers & Snyder. One of these
gentlemen is from the celebrated non manu-
factories of Pennsylvania. the other from the es
Establishments of New York. Our first visit to
their new works was yesterday. We found
them both very polite gentlemen, and were
conducted by them through the several depart
ments Of their mandatory. We were sur
prised to see the extent of their new establish
ment. Although in operation but few months
they have now constantly employed between
thirty and forty workmen, of various kinds
We examined large quantity of their work
in the several branches of their business, and
found it to compare advantageously with the
best and most beautiful work of the kind we
have ever metwilh. Indeed we have no hest
tation in declaring our belief that their stoves
are superior to the most of those brought here
from the North, and in point of construction,
pattern, and beauty Of finish, they cannot be
excelled. Messrs. B. & S. manufacture no
less than eighteen different patterns of parlor
office and cooking stoves, and all are con-
structed with view TO suit the wants and
tastes of the South. The plates are generally
heavier than are to be found in the Northern
stoves, with better capacities to stand the
kicks and cuffs of servants, while due regard
is had TO handsome pattern, tasty, orname n
tai work, and a smooth and perfect finish. The
cooking stoves, of which there is a great ariety
of patterns and sizes, are especially worthy
of notice. This description of stoves as we'll
as for the parlor, have been brought TO great
perfection. Messrs. B. & S. manufacture
stoves which will cook nearly dozen dishes,
for a family offfty persons, with more ease, in
half the time and with less than half the fuel,
than is required for a small family in the old
fashioned way of FIRE places, pot hooks and
hangers, and thei, parlor stoves, while they
will rival piano in way of ornament for
room, will be found much more mfortable
fnot so music al in the cold season. They also
manufacture fancy iron railing for inclo sing
lots, (some beautiful patterns of which we
observed in passing through their estab lish
ment) ornamental caps for windows, iron win
dow frames and sash-and they are now en-
gagged in casting fancy caps and cornice to sur
mount the chimneys of one of our large and
fashionable dwellings now in course of erection
on Shockoe Hill. This is something new in
our city, but what we deem decided improve
ment upon the common finish by topping out
with bricks.
We are pleased to learn that Messrs. B. g.
S have thus far met with considerable success
with their new enterprise in Richmond. Two
of our large stove dealers their patrons and
they hope as we do, that the South generally
will come to the aid of manufacturers in their
midst, instead of going to the North for arti.
Giles which are manufactured at home as cheap
and of better quality generally than the foreign
article.
REcAPTuREp-On Thursday afternoon, about
2 o'clock, 1t. Wilkinson spied Christopher Muir.
phy-who broke Jail on the 9Th of February last
the old market, and following him into,a house,
made capture of him. Murphy was committed to
jail N the latter part of the year 1882 the charge