Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-21

HEATING APPARATUs.-As the subject of heat
Ing by steam is Of much importance and is at
'ractlng much attention in this community, we
copy the following from the Baltimore American :;
, STEAM Hating Apparatus at the Ne,r jail -
hhnough this new public edifce has been par
ticulariy described In all its various parts. no
hehllon has been made of the mechanical arrange
ment by which the interior is heated, the enter
pflsing contractors. MeSsrs. Henry F. Thomas *
20, preferring TO have a thorough trial OF the
same, so that we may be able to write with
thority and confidence. In the first place the
boiler and furnace house which has been erected
or space east OF the Jail, is of brick, measuring
80 by % feet. and about 2O feet in height IT con-
tans all the heating apparatus for ths generating
Of steam, which consists of two horizontal tubular
boilers each ~ feet in length, 10 inches In diane
ter and containing = fues, and $40 feet of heat
ing surface, whilst the furnaces are IS feet square
The boilers receive plentiful supply of water by
one OF " or'hington's No. steam pnmIs and al
the steam used is returned as in cond ensed 10 the
cist~rn, thereby making a considerable saving in
the quantity OF water used. The cistern is of the
capacity of 1000 gallons. and the fuel required to
ned, lhe building during the most intense cold
VIII not exceed two tons of coal every twenty four
hours. The conduct pipe from the boiler house
10 the prison Is elevated and passing long through
wooden boxing, is thence conveyed throughout
.ne pGriIdlng by iron pipes, measuring three and
pi pes Will average one inch
III ,le man guard room, apartment measur-
ing 1pon, 30 feet square, and b In height and ex
large coils have been secured against the walls
each containing 7O0 feet and stop valves for reg,
uldtihS the amount Of steam Stretching along
Tue corridors, containing twenty rows of cells OF
hNf stories In height are additional coils of pipe
one Inch In diameter each 4 900 feet in length
ana disseminating heat by direct radiation. All
lue oinsr rooms are supplied each with separate
coll ana waive equi pment and through each valve
care has been taken Ia prevent the passao Of steam
wAe1 II Is not required The basement below the
enafd room contains Perfect labyrinth of return
pllTS, "hI9h divcr@e iii every direction, and
tHaiIy conduct TO the condenser The advantage
oil tils med" of heating is advantageous in many
respects particularly in large buildings and the
present apparatus generates steam in a7ew min
ht.s and by the mere revolving of the small valve
wheel. one can easily warm the whole building
or any part or parts OF it, mp TO - degrees. in a
short time. The apparatus put up under the
direction of Mr.. Jacob ID. Forney foreman of the
above firm.
THE CAPITOL POLICE.-CRAzY VISITORS
Since the beginning of the session of Congress,
the police of the Capitol, under the direction of
Capt. Huntington, have had considerable trouble
with disOrdcrly persons. America Burnham. the
crazy would be-Speake r bothered them for a
season; and powerful man. who Sports big club.
mas lately been about the Capitol trying to induce
members to organic" But he says Congress is
stubborn and selfwlled, they are perverse. Joined
to their idols; and the Lord and himself have
determined to let them alone and turn them over
to the devil Another fellow walked from New
organize tie House;'' but instead was arrested,
and after promising suspend his patriotic efforts
was let go Yesterday, a German who came from
California. ami claimed IL be the Senator elect
was taken from the House for attemp ting to take
part i'll the proceedings He had presented his
credentials at the Senate door, but upon their ex-
animation by the DOorkeeper, they proved to be
nothing but old express bills by the Wells Fargo
& Co line, and he could not pass His conduct
WAS such yesterday that he was placed in tine cell
and afterwards taken to the office of Justice
Mckenna, who sent him to the work house as Il
vagrdnt. Tuesday, an employee in the House
Introduced person of doubtful character, a
female, into the ladies' gallery by conducting her
through the committee rooms. The fact of her
presence there was reported TO Capt Dunnington
and she was forthwith invited to leave Tie
employee was dismissed instanter Yesterday
some half dozen disorderiy appl4uders were taken
from the gallery for indulging in their pot house
expressions of appreciation and taken before Capt
Huntington who after lecturing them upon the
improperly Of their conduct, allowed them to
depart.
SMITHSONIAN LECTuREs.-Prof PIERCE of Har-
ward College, delivered his second lecture at the
Smithsonian last evening on the mathematical
powers of the different races Of men
lie commenced by diSclaiming HAVING made
any distinction between the races in regard to
their respective in eriority superiority; having
he said, only stated mathematical facts without
saying which was the inferior or superior race
he progress of the earlier nations in mathemati-
cai science which was altogether of special and
practical character. came to stand still on the
dawn of the Christian era, profane thipos heinz
ecli psed by sacred in the Christian counties ana
the science had passed into the exclusive custody
OF the Arabians, who preserved it in its parity.
without increase or decrease until after the Lapse
III the dark ages when il EMERGED from the lone
night of mans intellectual repose and at once
assumed a more vigorous. comprehensive and
speculative growth; resulting in the immense de-
VeloPiIients of modern astronomy. &c. The main
characteristic Of French mathematics is ..contin.
ulty"-the tracing of cause and effect and ric,
rISa Herman mathematics also partake largely
OF this quality, and also of the geometrical prin
{ lpie. Inc characteristic Of English IN thematics
Is '.utlllty"-the employment of the science in
WORKING out results of practicable benefit to man.
KIND American mathematics. like the people
being descended OF all races and nationalities OF
ni!neh-pdr'ook OF the characteristics of all and
Ike the people, bid fair to become the most pro-
gresSlVe and powerful in tue history of the world
me Professor will lecture again on Monday
evening on the subject of Comets
HoNoRArLY CLEARED.-It will be seen bv ref
"r'hc' I" the court record elsewhere that Mr.
John shaw VIII" was tried on charge of passiup
counterfeit money, was promptly acquitted by TIE
Jury. After hearing the evidence i'm this case II
appears clear To us that Mr.. Shaw. rs we'll as Mr.
u. " arder, who was arrested it will be
on the same charge but against
whom tue Grand Jury found no bill J have
been somehow the victims of a great wrong fl
seems strange that the officers concerned should
hdEe dIlo"eu themselves 10 give such unlimited
crcdence 10 person Of the character of Stone
Who hfd every motive To get ont of Il tiuht place
Dy volunteering to give evidence imnlicatinp
others and not particle Of conscience to restrain
MIN from fastening il upon entirely Innocent
parties one thing is certain. that grand Jury i'm
one cas-, and petit jury in the other both com
posed or clear headed intelligent citizens refused
To give Tue Slightest credence to John p Stones
budget OF volunteer evidence. We sincerely SWIM
pathize with MessTs Wardsr and Shaw i'm the
painful injury they have suffered in FEELINGS md
In business by this cruel, trumped-,lp cfarGe of a
noted scOundrel, and can assure them that a ins
public will be disposed to give them
all the more business encouragement and kindly
sympathy for having been thus wrongfully &C.
FUSED "
TRIAL OF 4 STEAM FIRE ENGINE The steam
lire engine - Maryland" manufactured bv N.ssrs
Poole Hunt, of Baltimore, aud a candidat,. far
purchase by our city authorities was nut tl,rouyb
trial this forenoon the square i'm front Of tho
Bank of Washington. by the Columbia Fire Com
pany OF tins city, in the presence of a LARGE pto
portion OF the two Boards of the CITY Councils
and large cOncourse of citizens some of whom
departed wetter If not wiser men To illustrate
the result Of the trial. IL Is only necessary to state
mat the Perseverance Fire Commpany was on the
ground with their hand engine and that the two
engines threw water to about the same height and
The same distance horizontally (perhaps the steam
engine little the highest, and further in one or
ha md