Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-03-09
CITY iyD STATE DEPARTMENT.

SOMETHING NEw.-Noone ever sopPoSe'''h"'
Z the mud of our streets, which we have been wont
IN look upon as only source # ANNOYANCE ahd
yexation would ever be turned to Profitab" ac-
count Bat from the following statement II VIII
be seen. il is to become means OF supplying
one of the great indjspeusables of life. If this
should turn out to be true, Lynchburg need new
or 90 beyond its own borders 10 secure this ne
cessary, for confident there's more art
and mud constantly upon the streets. than couid
find consumption within it, limits. there mas
been enough removed from first Alley, within the
last day or two, to have supplied the town tor
nm indefinite space of time, with fuel. BY the by
we inhabitants of first Alley ought To have an H.
lunanatioI,o or celebration of some klnd,ln honor
OF the removal Of the accumulated mud OF months
from among rs. What say our neighbors I-Bht
we ARE depressing, "a the preacher say,--hrrr i
the statement. 1t is from Il New Orleans paper;
In company with n number of grnlrmcn We,
on "Wednesday last. visited the room of DR. hos.
Hooker over the Gem on Royal street, Tor
the purpose Of seeing mud put TO more practl-
cal use, than bespattcring Us ut every STRIDE we
take thronghthc streets. The idra now l. 10
barn it in place of coal Nor l. II II hcu"n,
but fixed fact. DR.. Hooker ha- chemical
layer would mix lime with sand, an !, after be
coming dry. it makes most excellent coal'-coaI
that can be sold in this market Tor thirty cents
per barrel, ifmadc by hand; or even fifteen or
twenty cents per barrel, ii manufactured by ma
chnory.
We should not have believed this, had we not
seen it burn ourselves. 1t lights easily; there Is
no offensive smell emitted but little smoke, and
but very little dust or cindcrs. What little Gin
ders are left. good for cleaning silver, brass,
or other similar metals; and the o>hes make toll
cradle sand paper, and are good for scrubhIhg
floors dc The patcntcc also assumes us that 1t
will not only burn well i'll grates lwhcrc we saw
it burning)-but in stoves, furnaces for smelling
and for making steam. In fact, ii can be pat 10
all the practical uses Of wood or coal, except for
the purpose Of generating gas OF one thing we
are satisfied, the mud burns, emits AN excellent
heat, and mikes Il cheerful fire Whether the
patentec can do all he says, remains 10 be seen.
The subjoinod note from our neighhor of the
Republican speaks foritsclf. We suppose that
both, he and Mr.. Claiborne will do the sume,
when the time arrives, to which it refers;
RrrrmIeAS OFFICE,
March Sth, lS5j {
Gentlemen A letter from Bedford informs
me, that y c. Claiborne, Esq, Of Franklin gave
notice the other day Of his intention to address
the people of that county on theirneNt Court day,
against Mr.. Wise and the democratic ticket
Having received an invitation from that county,
i'll behalf of the democracy 10 reply, to Mr. Clai-
borne, you will confer favour by stating in your
paper that accept the invitation, and will reply
to Mr.. Claiborne, if, as doubt not he will al
low u fair division of time.
Respectfully Yours. &c,
{. IRVING.