Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-02

WooD GAs.-The city of Wilmington North Carolina,
pow for Its size the cheapest lighted city in the United
ter &C. but slSsOO This includes their trauspor
ation from Philadelphia, with also the pay and passage
Of workmen BY reference to Ure's Chemical Dictionary
standard work, 1t will be found that ton Of Coal or
Whereabouts yields about thousand cubic feet of gas
This is after eight hours dstaton the best select
ed coal by actual experiment IL has been found that
cord oil wood will produce nney-eght thousand cubica
feet OF gas.
will be perceived at once that this renders wood gas
much cheaper Besides, IL is well ascertaned fact that
wood oils in the production Of light three in
hvor OF hgneaus oils over coal One that they
ANRn so little used is, that they require to be dis
r.. sao A.isfa 70 use; but this digiaN.ddsts Z
saa Been obyiated by simple and cheap appsrasusy
invented and patented by Dr. Mcconnell This invention
places the use OF gas within the reach Of all rural villages
and viii render every who chooses be So udepen.
dent Of the gas companies for by its they can
their own gas at much cheaper than
can now be supplied by company chartered within tho
United States This gas has the offensive smell Of that
by coal and be passed directly from the re-
| out further publication.
The discovery promises open a new Geld on com.
meree; the vast amount Of pine wood in lower Virginia
and North Carolina now considered Of value will be
into market for the purpose Of manufacturing gas
and the charcoal left after destructive distation will nav
The whole expenses for manufacturing Wood can BIO
purchased in North Carolina and delivered at Whining.
ton, or in Pamico Sound, for dollar per cord the
transportation, DC, would not bring the cost up beyond
| four dollars. Wood, at five dollars per cord Yields
| nn, ty three thousand cubic feet OF gas; coal at
SIX dollars per ton only ten thousand cubic feet An ap
paiaus Tor manufacturing wood gas could be putup for
onesevenh the cost Of that for coal eas
In estimated that the city OF New York might be light
cd Tor one dollar thousand feet, and yield handsome
poht 70 the manufacturers whereas the city now paws
three dollars per thousand feet. We understand thai
company has been projected in this city by W. D. Porter
ISL son OF Commodore Porter for the profitable
| Pioyment oil the patent.-Nep Yofk Post.
Deaths by the heat are chroniced in ali mart. n, A..
country The Doylestown Intelgencer mentions two %
German and an lrshman both laborng men, and the
Norrstown Free Press says:-"w Within a mile or two
OF this place not less than dozen cases occurred ar
these we have heard three deaths man named Pc
ters about two weeks In the country work at swede
Furnace aman name unknown, working Fishers ore bed
IN upper henson; and young man named George Reiff
working on the farmof Adm Ren Worcester township In
the case OF Peters, medical assistance not called until
he was In comatose state and Ref taken ir the
hay field and died in very short time lie had Just re.
rnned to bis friends from visit Ohio Philadelphia
| Enquirer.
THE WAsuIsoTos SHOOTING AFFAIR-E. w Hester
the young man recently shot at Washington CITY is aid
to be gradually recovering. He is native of Winehes
ter reared at Newmarket the Democrat Of which place
says: .
Many Of readers are aware that the gentleman bo,
from this place. The facts Of the case we learn fcp
authentic sources materially exaggerated and irus
statement OF the case will appear In due time At latest
accounts he has been doing well and considered entirely
out Of danger This unfortunate affair has WIRING tbe
hearts Of relatives and friends with the keenest anguish
I-Winehs,fer Vhgir,idn.
81 Tar EIenrn DrsrRrcr, AeArs--Thc scrutiny Of the
sherh OF the counties composing the Eighth
a. Dsfct, on Friday 10th, resulted in showing majority
Tor Mr. Faulkner OF five hundred and forysix Carkes
vote counts up $40 Tor Faulkner against 276 for Boe,er
and I'oudoun's S24 TO i.6ed.- PiHche1er Vhginian
A Vermonter has been mucted in the sum OF sloos
Which with the costs, will amount some $e 900 for
sandering female whom he had engaged TO marry
and from whom upon getting tired his bargain, he had
succeeded in obtaining written discba'sse, 49,
In several Of tho northern counties of Ohio the sge
OF the forest trees has been, in certain districts so gene
rally deyoured that most OF the limbs are entirely srpped
OF their leaves, by brown bug which flies at dusk and
settles upon them II about an inch long and quarter
OF an inch in width the back.