New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-17


~ To persons having the care Of steam engines ths
following from The Ldprenceburg Rgttey may be yaua
Bile; Mr. Ira Hill has informed that he has accident
ally made valuable discovery by which the deposition Of
lime upon steam boilers may be Obviated Two three
sb0ves Of dust thsown into the boiler after which
process he states he had any difficulty from lime al
though using water strongly impregnaed with H. lie has
always found the inside Of his boilers smooth II lust
oiled Whether the lime attaches itself 10 the floating par
ii les Of sawdust instead Of the boiler whether the
anc acid in the oak saw dust forms salt with the lime
which will attach itself 10 iron remains 10 be explained
The dust placed in the boiler for the purpose Of
stopping leak The experiment cheap and easily tried
The MAISE Law ~ PORTLAND MIN June 1851 when
the law passed there in this city AZ least three
hundred open shops, in Of which liquors Of all
sorts sold at Wholesale in nine months after the pas
sage Of the law, there was not in the city open rum
shop Of any kind and there few places where liquors
could be had all and that only by stealth and persons
who were well known 10 the dealers, who were without
exception, the lowest and yest part Of population.
The wholesale business ceased At once and has been
carried on since, In any form whatever.
~, Speaking Of bees The 8fg6Le Tri6une says; Such
OF readers engaged in the bee culture will be glad
20 learn that remedy has been discovered which eect
ally prevents the rayages OF the bee moth The frequent
and serious injury caused by this pesferou insect has de-
TERED many persons from entering into the business Of rails
ing bees more especially in localities the rayages
have been great nearly 20 destroy both bees and
honey The plan is this split joints Of cane through the
and arrange them the four sides Of the hive with
the split side resting the platform The moth instead Of
deposDg s eggs under the edge Of the hive will lay them
under the split cane From these repositories they may be
removed and destroyed often as necessary with little
trouble. friend informs that he knows the plan has
been tried and found entirely successful"
LAST MOMENTS or VICE President KIS0-Ih> SoaA-
Repalic has received from Mr. r. X Beck-a knsnan
Of the Vice President brief account Of the last moments
Of Mr. King. II says He quiet and resigned 70 the
fate which he bad for time awaited him Shortly
before six o'clock, Monday evening, while few friends
sitting around hs bed aide, the only ones that he
would allow in the sick he suddenly remarked that
be dying The watchers 20 their feet under
excitement when the Colonel said BE sti-nake noise
let me die quietly He refused 70 have the balance Of
his household notified Of his dying condition His Phys-
clan came in and examined him The Colonel said 70 bin:
Doctor am dying Il seems as though shall never est
through with IT, dying very hard Take the pillows
from under my head The pillows accordingly taken
from under his head but aordng relief the Doctor
turned him from his back his side when he died 10
moment
~ We End in an exchange recipe Of great value to
our subscribers in the woods It's FOR new method Of
making candles To; welve pounds Of lard use Of alum
and sapere each one pound dissolve the alum and salt
pee in small quantity Of water then pour into the melted
lard and boil the whole until the water eyspcrstes Inc
mixture requires constant stirring TO prevent settling mo
bottom of the vessel Candles made Of this composon
are equal to the hes! talow, and last pms i00Sss'