The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-05

fhhfohhAAtE or tbs ERcssoNA correspondent OF the
New York Courier gives the following particulars in rea
ton 70 the performance Of the Ericsson previous the
fortunate termination Of her recent trial trip;
The ship ef the dock Thirteenth little be-
fore one O'Clock The engineer being uncertain how long
she might DC detained in getting out after disseminating
the workings Of her engines M the dock allowed the fires
10 gel very low that when she started she made but
seven revolutions per minute As her fires frightened her
power increased 50 that in passing the Battery she made
eight turns and al distance Of five miles beyond her
revolutions had reached ten per minute Her speed in
creased as she progressed making finally full twelve turns
and she reached the measured distance Of eighteen miles
from Governors island in hour and thirty-ye min
utes being little less than twelve miles per hour Going
down the tide favorable but the wind strong
ahead the quarter which nearly counteaced the favor
able influence OF tide Returning although the tide
nnfaSorahe she made twelve miles per hour passing
measured distance Of eight miles in precisely forty minutes
Her engines which simply aud admirably planned and
constructed, worked with extraordinary precision and
steadness turning the centres strongly and steadily
that the could not detect the least dmnuon of power
In fact to expression which engineers Well under
stand, she turned beautiful wheel The highest
working pressure at any time did not exceed ten
pounds per square inch This pressure will be greatly in
creased by short alteration about being made in some OF
the connecting pipes which ii is confidently expected viii
give thirty or forty pounds pressure or even more If ne
cessary"
The Ericsson still lies in the condition in which she
sank 1t supposed she will be raised without material
damage. There is insurance of $s5oooo her and
the Journal Of Commerce states her value at 100000
MASSACHUSETTS RANKsAn act In relation 10 the publi-
cation Of the condition of the banks in Massachusetts, has
passed the legislature of that State been approved by the
governor, and provides follows:
~ That each bank, established and doing business in
Boston, SHALL every Monday morning transmit TO the
secretary Of the Commonwealth statement under the
oath of the president cashier which shall embrace the
following particulars, viz amount OF capital stock and
the average of loans and discounts specie actually
in the bank due from other banks amount due
other banks depose and circulation for the several
days Of the week next preceding said Monday On the
Wednesday following the secretary is required to publish
a summary statement Of the condition of said bank
az Banks in Massachusetts, doing business of Bos
required forward monthly statement of their
condition above to the office Of the secretary who shall
publish summary of the returns
g. Any bank which neglecs to forward returns shall
forfeit to the use of the Commonwealth the of five
hundred dollars for each neglect
CAPTURE OF RUSSIAN GESERAI4--The warke spirit Of
the boys in Mayebone ondon appears to be developing
itself Patrick Burke, alias Prince Gortschakof,
brought up the police Saturday, charged with
being the leader of force of $50 Russians the battle of
Cambridge Palace Paddngton The constable of the beat
dcposed that the previous evening he upon the Rus
sian and Turkish forces drawn up order each side of
the pavement brandishing their sticks and challenging
each other to the onset At his appearance precpate
fight was commenced on both sides and after sharp
chase the Russian general captured The magistrate
dismissed him with reprimand
ANOTHER wAR---THREE STEAMERS sUsK.-The in
habtants of villages Lake Champain engaged
in quarrel about railroad and steamboat matters which
likely to end II has already resulted in vio
lenee and outrage upon persons and property 1t appears
that the Platsburg people building railroad from that
place Montreal, portion of which completed The
company owning the railroad from Rouses Point to Mon
trea purchased the Montreal end Of the Platburg route
and left the people of the latter place in bad fix The
Plattsburg people owned steamboat called the Saltus
which they designed to in conncxion with their road
this season. The boat wintered at Sherburn Bay and
when the propretos about her they found
that part of her machinery had been stolen They
tempted her down to Pattsburg but the people Of
Burlington the lines and took her back The follow
ing night old steamers the Burlington and Whitehall
drawn beside the Saus and sunk in such position
that the latter cannot be moved The Platsburg people
much exasperated The captain and owners Of the
Saranac supposed to be concerned in the
rage and when that boat their village 400 persons
rushed board armed dashed her wheels and threatened
TO sink her arrested her captain and peled him and others
with rotten eggs So the matter stood at last accounts
Rochester Union.