Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-03-07

RIAL ESTATE on KINsMLN STREET'-Among
the recent private saOs OF real estate wsnots that
Of the residence aud grounds on Klnsman street,
lately belonging to +. Butts, Esq. Fayetio Brown,
banker, was the purchaser the sum paid being
$4,000. Not very long since, Mr.. Butsspurchased
the place for $4,000 There is about 90 acre Of
ground adjoining the dwelling house. This sale
shows that real estate upon Kinsman street Is In
ereasing in value. Not long since, that ane avenue
was graded in an admirable manner, and 1t is now
one Of the finest streets in the city. Broad, level
aud straight, tits worthy the many Gno residences
which are situated upon it.
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THE GERMAN LEoTUREs-Mr RoIlin Ger
main, the inventor OF the "Germain Steam Ship
Project" commenced his series Of four lectures at
Chapin's Hall last evening. HIS lecture was Il.
ustrated by plans and models of his wheel for
steamers, which is the most wonderfully simple,
aud yet apparently the most wonderfully effective
and perfect thing Of the kind ever yet thought Of
The wheel Is SO constructed that the paddles enter
aud leave the water edgewise, but while in the
water present broad surface to its action. All
the power is thus applied just where 1t needs 10
be. and none Is lost in lining body Of water on
the paddles or in striking the water heavily
Springs, which are perpetual in their action, re-
store the paddles as soon they leave the water,
to such position that they neither liA body of
water nor offer any resistance to the air when de-
ssrbing the arc of the circle above the water Five
minutes inspection Of the model Of this wheel viii
convince any one Of its infinite superiority TO all
others in use.
Mr.. German claims to establish the following
propositions
LIST. That steamers mag be constructed that can
be made to run more than one hundred miles the
hour
ID. That they will be strong an steady that the
greatest oceanic forces will not endanger their
safety, nor much disturb their equilibrium. Sea.
sickness will be impossible
4th. That when light, they need not draw more
than fourteen feet; and when loaded with O very
large amount OF freight and passengers, and with
fuel enough fer a voyage around the world, they
would not draw more than % feet
5th. Thut as a war ship, one of these would be
an oyermatch for all existing nayies.
Mr.. Germans lecture last evening was attended
principally by solid business men who were able
to judge Of the merits or demerits Of the plans
which he proposed to elucidate. Our space will
allow of only q very brief notice of the lecture,
which We should be glad 10 give complete, SO full
it of stern truths fixed facts and strong argu-
meuts, not unmixed with passages of brilliant
fancy.
The speaker referred to the tardiness of travel
upon the sea compared to that upon the land and
occupied his time principally with exhibiting the
scientific principles Of his plan, of which the fol-
lowing three facts of navigation are the basis, viz
That inertia is kept at the lowest possible amount
by the greatest sharpness of PROV that hydrOs-
tatc pressure is kept at the lowest amount by the
greatest sharpness ofprOW and stern; that friction
is kept at the lowest amount by the greatest
sharpness of prov and length of surface; aud that
the increase ofresistance by friction increases with
diminishing ratio as the length Of the vessel in
creases.
The next lecture upon to morrow evening will
go to show that bis model, combining immense
length with great sharpness is the best for strength
and utility.