Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-21
DAILY EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,

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things out Of doors. Bad, however, as the
weather had been all day, it became ten-fold
worse towards the night, rendering travelling
almost impossible even from street to street.
and by the morning, the snow lay in many
places three feet deep, and more
Tie Ma1fs--The consequence of the snow
storm has been a complete stoppage to every
thing no mails having arrived since Yesterday
morning, except light mail from Richmond,
yesterday afternoon, by the Southern steam
boat via Aqua Creek, railroad travelin being
completely blocked up.
Places of Pubic Amusemsnts kosed.-So
heavy was the fail of snow last night and SO
bOisterOus the weather, that none OF The places
OF public amusement were opened. Tor IL was
an utter mpossibility for any one to be present
1t was In fact q dull, dull evening, and, tor
many, the only amusement was to register the
fall of snow To quote the words OF Thomas
Hood. the we'll known punSter, with the exeep-
ton of the snow, "there was nothing stirring
Int staeuation';-s rather paradoxical state of
things which it would require vast amount
of logic to make comprehensive.
9H> Markef-CentreM Market this morning.
presented rather a miserable appearance. The
snow is so deep on the roads to the city, as to
make it impossible for farmers and gardeners
10 send their produce to market. All that was
offered for sale was brought by resident butch
err bakers. hucksters and butter merchants
and very few of them. .a
Tie GHard-Notwithstand the inclem
ency of the weather, -the Auxiliary Guard
we're on their beats last night at an early hour
Before leaving the guard-room, the captain
made few remarks to the men, reminding
them Of the necessity Of watchfulness especial-
" during such nights-that though there mi ght
be no riot or disorder. there might be oppor
tunities to rescue unfortunate pereons from
death The men left for their stations as mer-
riIy As if no storm were bowling around them.
Happily, they had but little to do but to keep
themselves from freezing
The NeUNpapers.-This has been a most
disastrous storm for the regularity of the news
paper delivery. The Baltimore morning papers
the sun, Clipper, &C., did not show their noses
at all this morning, and even our city papers
were not delivered until q late hour
Msmorabiita.-Such snow storm has not
been known in Washington for many years.
NEW MOTIVE POWER. Yesterday. the
rOtundo Of the Capitol presented a novel aspect
il being made the arensi for the exhibition
of what the inventor styles a new Motive
Power. For the purpose of showing the inven-
ton, circular plank road had been laid
down, on which q wheel was made to travel
The operation of putting the wheel in motion
of treadles was employed, worked somewhat in
the ordinary manner. The purpose being to
employ the invention where water power could
not be employed, or where power was not OBJ
tainsbis from the expense or other causes
The inventor entities it new Motive Power
hut how far he is entitled to give such an ap-
pelation may be disputed In some points,
his invention is only an adaptation of the crank.
and IN other respects it resembles the
machinery used in some mechanical operations
where horse power is employed. There were
several persons present to view the working
but its operation was delayed considerably by
the difficulty Of fixing certain ropes which
were placed as high as the dome, and which it
was necessary to place good deal out of the
centre TO give the mechanism full play. When
once arranged, the wheel, by means of
man power, was made to revOlve round
the circular plank road with great velocity
This. however, in our opinion, was hardly
sufficient test of its applicability as n motive
power, ii is one thing to drive a wheel round
with little or no resistance, and another to
make it drive machinery. Its efficiency as
motive power ought to be tried by applying a
break of some description, to see what is the
amount Of work that is capable of being per
formed by Its means Or, this might be effected
by that well known ingenious instrument, the
manOmeter, which would tell Immediately the
real power that could be exerted. Nothing of
this sort was done, and therefore we should
De 10th to give. as yet, an opinion upon the
subject. That j wheel, or other round body,
when once put in motion, will if here is no
resistance, continue to revolve with only a
slight force employed, is no new discovery and
We see exemplihcatiOns Of this natural fact in
every day life. The fly wheel of an engine is
regulated upon this principle. and the common
gymnastie swinging pole, which, when well
set IN motion. carries around with great yelo-
city, those elinging by ropes suspended from
its summit, with no exertion on their part, is
another illustration of the fact A new motive
power, therefore, this invention can hardly be
called 1t may be new adaptation of mo-
tive power, but how far it is superior to the
many others of simila ar kind, that have been
long IN use, has yet to be proven. The exhibit
ton of yesterday did not do so, and we should
require some more practical test than that of
merely making . wheel to run round On
smooth plank road, with but little friction to
oyercoms, before we should decide upon the
utility 0rhe plan.
MISSIONARY SERsoN.-On Sunday last, the
Rev Eleazer Williams, who has acquired SO
much Dotoriety by the article that appeared in
Putnams Magazine some time ago, claiming
him to be the Dauphin of France, preached
missionary sermon at the Episcopal Church of
the Ascension, in II street, for the benefit of
among whom he has labered for nearly thirty
years as missionary. From the romantic in
eldents, which, ftrue, are attached to the life
Of this gentleman, there was drawn together,
IN part, large congregation, both ut the
morning and afternoon service the Rev.
Eleazer Williams preaching ON both occasions
Inc subject of his sermon was the establishing
OF mission among the above named tribe of
Indians resident in the northern part of the
State OF New York. The minister, in describing
their character, spoke highly If their intelli-
genee and refinement, and with respect to their
religious opinions gave the following account :
There were N few Methodists among them
but they (the Methodist Indians) preferred
the service Of the Episcopal Church, as he had
abridged it for them, TO the extemporaneous
mode of worship of the Methodists
collection was taken up, but q cOrrespon-
dent, who was present, observes: Il was sorry
TO see the dtH1ss drop so slowly into the mas
slve sffrer plates that were handed around as
the cause is certainly noble one, and which
think not only every Christian but citizen o f
our country should feel some interest in
lNrRovEEESTs.-The space of ground in
the rear Of the Presidents House, extending
10 the river bank, is fast assuming an orna-
mental appearance; many of the walks about
1t being gravellel. and the grounds planted
with trees, shrubs, &c. 1t would be as well to
make flower beds at different parts, which
would give pretty appearance until the trees
are sufficiently grown to form an ornament Of