American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-12-04
A NEW SINGLE MACHINE.

making machines IN our day, but we
never saw tho right one, till wc had the
pleasure ofwitnessing the operation Of
III. ID. McGeorso's invention, n few
days since, in Pittsburgh, and which
may be seen, examined and tested, for
short time at Ryan's building, on Fifth
street. The advantages which this ma.
chine possesses over all others yet in
vented, are striking and manifold. Ii
occupies less space than any other ever
exhibited to the public, being less than
live feet square; the single is cut from
a block, by circular saw, the teeth Of
which are SO slightly set, that it leaves
the surface Of tho shing'e nearly rs
smooth as if Il plane had passed over it;
the wood from which The Single is cut,
requires no steamins or other prepare.
tory process, except the saving and
quartering the log into blocks, tho
quality of the wood used, 30 far ss the
perfection of the work is concerned.
being wholly immatcrial. This truly
wonderful machine is exceedingly SIM
pie in its construction, consisting prin-
clpally fasmall fourpost oblong frame,
In the end OF which, is placed horizon
tally, the circular saw, with hand.
slide containing the wood block to be
sawed, operating from the other end of
the saw, which is propelled either by
morse, steam, or water power, and will
not only do tho work Of from one TO
two hundred hand,workmen, in the ola
mode, with ''knife and shaving horse"
but will do it better, and with an exact.
ness and precision, as to smoothness Of
surface, equality of width at both ends,
thickness, &c., which is impossible to
attain by hand process, or indeed by
any other we hare ever seen. .....
Another, among the numerous nd.
vantages Of this simple, yet remarkable
mechanical contrivance, over all other
similar inventions, is, that while shin
giles which are cut across the grain from
wood, the pores Of which hayo been
opened by previous stcaming, arc sha-
key, shivery, and consequently lcaky;
or while, by the machine knife process
of splitting and shaving, when with the
grain Of the wood, the shingles, cspeci-
ally, if the wood be knotty or cross
grained, must be moro or less haggled
and shattered by the sudden and forci-
bic contact Of the cutting apparatus
with knots and knarls, McGeorce's
machine, Of which VIC are speaking,
turns out, from the most knarled and
knotty timber, and that too, with the
most astonishing rapid;ty, shingles of
perfectly smooth and even surface, and
which are entirely impervious to water
penetration. Again, the whole Single
making process, by this uncqualled
machine, from the log, green or dry,
to the saving and jointing, requires but
four hands, or two men and two bovg:
and aside from the ge-jointing, which
IS an after.sawing process, the tending
and working the machine, requires but
two hands
This machine is manufactured at
Wheeling, Va, and by w. W. Wallace,
Liberty street Pittsburgh. .. ...,
The proprietors, Messrs. Jenkins and
Ut, offer for sale, either single ma
chine, or township, county, or state
rights. As above suggested, it will be
on exhibition at Ryan's building on
Fifth street, Pittsburgh, for n short
time, and those DESTROYS of further in
formation in reference thereto, can call
there and witness its operation, or adj.
dress the proprietors at Pittsburgh, or
at morgantown, Virginia. - -Browns.
viNe Clipper. ....
A Scene IN the co urt.--A Washing.
ton correspondent of the New York |
Times says: .....
In one Of the Naval Courts to-day.
IN tho case Chase Barney, tho Judge |
Advocate propounded question to a |
witness for the Government with res.
pect to the domestic relations between
the defendant and his wife. Tho coun-
sci for tho defence protested that nc
mad not come into Court to have his
domestic affairs investigated. The
Court insisted on the question, when
the defendants counsel, a son of Gov.
ernor Wise, collected his papers and
lett, saying that his client, as a man of
honor, could not be party to bringing
his wlfcs name before the naval tri.
bnnai for discussion, and that iP the
court chose to pursue that investica.