New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-28
SCIENCE, INDUSTRY, AND INVENTION
MN. de RuOlpand de Fontenay have obtained |

MN. de RuolDand dc Fontenay have obtained
new alloy, which may be very useful for small com
and for many industrial purposes. 1t is composed Of
one-thrd silver 25 to 30 per cent of nickel and 81 70
50 per cent of copper. It's inventors call it IseTsar
gent or Tri-syer. The three metals, when melted to-
gether, form compound which is not homogeneous
and is only by process yet secret thst alea',e
metal s produced. In color it resembles platinum AZ
is susceptible of very high polish and is extremely
hard and tenacious. Ii ], not affected by exposure "
the atmosphere, by any bat the most powerful TO-
agents and is without odor. 1t be supplied at ~
per cent less than silver and It's greater hardness VIII
give it marked superiority. II may serve as substi
tute for plated articles bnt will be nost valuable for
small coin, from the difficulty of countereng arising
from the skill required in its preparation and coming
--Besween Ruad snd the coast of Syria the Greeks
used to water their shps at a submarine fountain.
Another has been discovered recently BY Mr.. VIM. A.
Booth of the coast of Florida. Its boiling freshwa.
ter spring, twelve miles North by East from St. Au.
gustne and eight miles off shore. The water boiIs up
with such great force that il be at distance
Of two miles, When first seen, it has the appearance
OF breaker and it s consequently generally avoided,
but there are five fahoms of wster between it and the
shore. Ten fthoms Of water found to the seward
bat bottom is found at the spring itself with thirty
sthoms Of line. The water in the spng ia fresh and
by no unpalatable. When the ST. John river is
high this spring bos up from six to eight feet above
the level Of the sea and it has been many times report
ed as rock with water breaking over it.
M. lie Yerrier has lately written letter 70 Mar
sal Vailont on The presea theories Of the solar sys-
tem He concludes that there three rings OF mat
ter revolving round the Sun between the Sun and
Mercury the second near TIE Earth including meteor
ic stones and shooting stars and the third between
Mars and Jupiter, consisting of small planets. The
ring of asteroids between the Sun and Mercury has
total mass about equal to that Of Mercury. The 5ing
which supplies our aerotes and shooting stars has
total maze Of not more than tenth part that OF the
Earth. The total mass OF the small planets between
Mars and Jupiter ii greater than one third that Of the
Earth.
The present method Of timing iron does not place
very durable coat on it, Messr'. Viyien 81 Leieb're
have invented process for covering iron vessels With
film Of nickel before applying the Tin. They first scour
tho vest, in dilute solution Of suphurie acid, after
which sat corrosive sublimue and sulphste Of nickel
are added to the BATH and the vessel ID agaied for
some tine IL ia then found to have received the,
strength and eaectualy pr ecs the iron from oxida'
ton. 4 second bath Of ryer-witer cream Of tartar
and tin deposits q coating of tin on the nickel.
A strlw.stackng machine has been patented IN
Fneland By William Wilson and Henry t. Wright
An endless band carries series of hesibe pockets or
cOncave receivers, which made Of strong netting
This s go arranged in connection with tbrcshing ma
chine as that the straw caught in the concaye recey-
ors carried by the band mp Inclined plane end tip'
rod ou on the stack AZ he flexible eonoave receive
ere pass over The roller at the upper end OF the band
they are aattened out hich aids in dscbggng them
AT Ednburg, wire has been stretched between
Ednburg Casle and the Cation Hi1, 1850 feet long,
which frer a gun at the Castle daily at O'Clock The
objection % fing gun at the osservs,1ry at Cslton
Iiil was that il would dennge the instruments there
Accordingly wire was stretched clear across the city
without rest. The electric current passiDg on II car
res clock at the Castle which nj o'clock drops
weight tllat discharges the gun.
An improved method of making spades and show
es has been paented the inventors take bar Of steel
OF full temper into which by powerful machinery they
pune hole large enough for the foot of the handle 10
enter. Afterwards they forge and hammer it-dowD TO
the required thickness and fDsh Thus the whole tool
strong. and there being 10 welding, it cannot work
loose.
AT the late Trial of Implements by the Bath and
West OF England 6ociety,s s.eam-culivator was sue
eessfully tried With ten-horst-power engine and
Elk persons to aend it grubs up six aeres per day OF
twelve hours one way and can crOtsgrubtwelve acres
In tho s.Ino time. This breaks up the land thoroughly
The gas-company Of Plymouth, England, has re,
dlced the price Of gas to - cents per 1000 ieet and
vet il pays dividend Of 10 per can't on one-hslf It's
shares and y per cent ON the other halt the highest
dividends allowed TO the company by law.
The manufacture Of paper from the leaves OF lndi-
an corn ia becoming extensive in Austria. The paper
ia sad 70 be tougher than any ordinary paper made
from rags, while it is almost wholly free from silica,
which makee psper produced from straw 20 brittle.
This 10Th planet has been discovered by Mr.. Pay
sem of Madras and has been named .he Asia as II
the first discovery Of the kind which has been made in
that quarter Of the globe 1t ia an asteroid between
tie eleventh and twelfth magnitude.
THE CENTRAL PARK.