Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-03
CITY ITEMS.

u,rr,rftr MoToR-Thc inventor OF this
.,,irc has obtained patent, as We toresaw
uaf''' ,,;tbst,nding the great perfection attained
De- uol''- .,,tion Of turbine water wheels but ths
he 'Osses them an and : destined 70 attract at
rotor 'sIor-hout the civilized world We had anotner
is1n' III seeing the machine or model, 10 oPerauon
o7Por'l-+ NJ W C. Dawsous drug store, one door
YESTERDAY = ,rlcs Hotel The water pressure was sup
shove a ,;,,v through section OF hose attached to
piai 'o" bvdrant and with this small hall inch
a ,~er was exerted which readily snapped asun-
suVs' prescnce, hempen cordeapable OF sustaining
Or L,,f fDn lbs The diameter OF the cylinder Of this
seq b. only eight inches, and is length about siN
be eng ~. v,ter enters vertically and discharges lat
-,l' inst A metallic valve. producing pressure which
s1t ,I,in terms the spout to recede and the wa
CIDER LOT which i Is p,rt,l to revolve. Ia nah
U @.- another valve Is turned on oy cam move
N''.r3 the other is relieved until the revolution Is
rea" This is an the machinery by which the power
c1lP.4 and We know not which most TO wonder at
ro'-rir, of construction, OF the extraordinary re-
So ,rsntor claims superiority over all other hydrau-
- hitherto brought before the public, on the fol
,rg grounds r.,-.- -
r.. only the usual friction Of machinery, which
r ;,.tsrce has been ascertained to be less than
% cent. leaving 90 per ceut ehectual power A
ti "A ,ater no larger than thread will set the ma
So motion. and momentum may be impaired or
'..l gradually or Instantly ~ may vS uS'a'Sd-
r.-,rolres uoi>t'essly-l A
T.,t d, can be manufactured cheaper than any
--.r.ire OF she same horse power, aud will occupy
lss space. .....i .,-,.,,,, ;,..,,, ,r,, vyo,s-
~. -ss OF TO tho greatest uicety at each revolution.
NIL hive one OF these machines In operation IN
..sro room ir % short tune 60 propel the presses, n
on ,--.4 el grant the privilege OF applying the hy-
IN, t,ts- tor Cha, purpose They will surely do this
b.h4rf of the invention which is really credit
i. .-s STATE and 10 the c'ty
yyog'. Corss-A party Of fruit Peiars were before
Oh. v,y.- f5r violating the revenue laws. As euriosi-
~ "a. nomenclature. We give their names, viz. Herman
E.t---- Peter Caponiua, e. Pagan, Johan camilla,
..at- EI-rui Laurence Sigivauit, Joseph Mare,
r,-,., ana John rcdesto. They were 'sent on to
..a-..s.ei by ths GRAND Jury
III. Tir.r1.il and Tom. Wilkinson we're arrliyued
. Charge cf felony. They broke into the cellar Of
n -s h. Word q Cos grocery store, at the corner OF
yrd 1s.h streets on Tuesday nesht about Il o'clock
..ra. OIL tae pad loyl with small croW-hars. Their
51- were observed bv Waterman Weeks aud Liggon,
r,r-.aI down upon them ass soon a, they hal eject
"a. entrance and secured them. Lipscomb had a
s.f,tr. trir. Foo the sleeve OF his coat but did not
..-r. 90 use &c. Both prisoners sre under twenty
face .rl Wilkinson IS an OH offender, having
.- i.r1Fltel in tl5 series OF hl-g uies committed
... ... u- eighteen months ago Iucy we'e remauJcl
-.-.l.r examination before Lc Hastings Court
Itt.-.l Sullivan. brought APP Tor being drunk iu
On, street, was committed Co jail.
r-,. Hall T. r. d. tlg htug iu an uu.awiu, assembly,
.,--, house OF Edward Hartman, was ordered TO be
punished