New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-24

slshtsst claim to comelDess Of exterior are sent In
10y London house. They are ugly enough to DO
very cheap, and II the price at which they can b
afforded were affixed to each, probably the display
would then have one evident merit and that might
excuse its having been made at all.
Passing into the oner court, We End In class
tmetallurgy md mineral products) five numbers.
NJ Feuchtwanger Of New-York sends 900 speci.
mems Of American minerals. The New,Jersey Emo
Company, specimens Of zinc ores, with their pro.
duets pig and bar iron and STEEL There is toler.
ably good collection of Western minerals, including
gold, silver, copper. &C., from j. Mosheimer Ne
vada and some beautiful specimens Of copper ore
from Lake Superior.
S. l. Pease Of Buffalo sends a variety Of ole for
light aud fabrication. They shown In glass cylin.
ders of various dimensions, making pretty display;
one il u specimen Of compressed lard-oII, WONDER
fully transparent There are also beautiful samples
OF crystal carbon oil for lamps from A. Is Robbins,
of Meadve, Pa.
i Among the seven contributions TO Class devoted
to nlimentary subslances, that Of Hour, by iiecke!
& Bros, New-fork, is prominently placed, and
winning deserved commentator. There are also
6ne samples Of -four from Stebbins & Co., Rocheste-,
and rather dlscreditable Of wheat and rye
from Utica. Here is also very delicate quality OF
" Maizena,, FROM the Giencove Starch Company. 10
is beautifully white and pure, and being manufac.
tured from choicest maize, is very nutritious and
under it's new nane may be prepared in Q variety Of
ways for the table.
The only firearms or warIikc weapons shown BY
our, inst now wsrike nation IRE In case # Colts
revo,vers. Close by, W. II. Ward OF Auburn ak
hibts a new ,ystem for marine teleeraphing by day
and night The sigal-lsnterps ere, by process in
genious for its simplicity, made TO transmit messages
with great accuracy and speed.
The intensely utIlitarisn character Of our repre-
sentaton may be inferred from the fact, that about
onr-hslf of tie whole number of contributions is in
cluded in Glasses T. Sand g. comprising machinery Ia
general AID agricultural imp ements; this being Ia
much larger proportion than i that Of other coun.
tries. England, out Of over 10 OO0 entries, shows
only 756. or about Lib in these three classea.
France, of 1000 and upward has in them only ls9,
about 2l while Russia, Of $50 Numbers, has but 10
relating to machinery.
We have in our Courts q multitude OF sewing ma.
chimes, from six different makers, and smong them
all the subject is exhausted from hemmng and pait-
ing cambria rufe, to the sttchiog on OF boot sole.
Tie interest which Wis tors take 10 their working
seems TO be never el.xed and from morning 10 night
there il q crowd around those in operation.
In agricultural implements there j, fair represen-
tstion. Prominent among them is Woods Com
rake is also busted delivering the cut grain ct the
side. This is 81 d 10 be the only macbiue as yet
brought into use, Which makes the automatic de.
livery successfully aud effectively.
There are several other reapers and mowers, there
are planters cutvatipg barrOws, steel plows, hoes
&C.. also case Of sttti manure and hay forks, by
Bachelor & Sons, VT, admirable for strength,
lishtness, aud beauty OF finish; ! have seen none
elsew ere WHICH compare IhVOIaDiy Win tnotn ~
these partiC liars. Nearly as much may be said OF
TIE sxss anc tools from the American Ak Company,
Mass. In this vicinity is q corkcuttlDg machine,
very simple in arrangement, which turns ont four
teen gross of finished cOrks per hour, Whereas
clever workman cutting In the ordinary method ~
band, cannot average eight gross per day Also
q machine for rope.mski"g, which, occupying
space Of but few feet, does the work Of 100 fees
rope-walk. little conirivance, well appreciated
by mact insrs. is Goars "belt.sher;" ii seems to
mite with tie perfection of Gimp LEFTY in constrnc-
tion, absolute security against the accidents which
sometimes occur in changing belts on machinery IN
motion. .
Lee & I.arneS, N. Y. very email and light in sp-
pearance is has still done some sturdy WORK, and
practical trial OF its merits recently resulted In
manufacturing arrangement with one OF the oess
firms in England.
Theirs arr MANY other machines In this Court too
many inneed for Q umArarion here) which deserve
and receive Careful investigation from tnougntiui
persons.
In the western or Machinery Annexe. 20 days
when tue entrance fee is but shilling, tins Depart
meut is crowded with visitors beyond all comfort;
and even on crown days il is well attended, iorHm
lust now fashionable in England TO take an Interest
in machinery, and we hear titled gentlemen talking
learnedly over AL engine which has attracted ther
notice. and maulfesting an understanding o! teen.
meal terms and the practical advantages OF dnerens
st,lee, which qniie smszes those VINO Lave iearneo
all this u, rely 10 means toward the emo oi caih'
ing daily bre,d and without professional enthnsasp:
The power-lo,m for weaving tufted and phed
fabrics fron A. Smith, West Farms, N. T.. Is per-
haps the Que of our machines IN notion most inter-
citing TO the generality Of visi'ors Inc acncn OF
the automatic fingers 10 seziDg the worsted tnithR,
bringing 1t down 10 the proper piece an drops ingH
at the lit instaot, is very curious; besdes, tho
tapestry, velvet c.rpetiug now IN progress Is Oh
snowy pattern, and its rainbow hues are 10 stri4-
ing contrast to the dark surroundings. Probably
This rath Than the intrinsic inertia uf TIE loom,
calls large portion Of the spectators who throng
around ahenevsr il is in operation, but those who
understand the subject rec III the placing OF an
entire row Of tufts los or nore) by single opera.
tion, ami in the precision ard celenty with which
il &C. omplished wonderful Improvement on all
methods hitherto used in the manufacture OF such
fapIics.
Further down the avenue, large United States
flag ostentaiiously hung UPON the wall, arrests the
attention oil the passer, who, he chance 70 DC 70
any way interested in tnis class OF machinery, VIII
take tue 10 examine tho samirabe " Horzontsl,
Noneopdensing Engine and Governors here ex-
bibited by Chares L. Porter, Ncw-fo'k. Inc en-
piDe il Ia active lie, running line OF shaiting ior
working machinery, and Is another OF our eonuiou
lions which can accomplish surprisng amount OF
Leavy work in proportion to It's size. IL runs ~
high speed ILLUSTRATING ~ once the perfect ae'"h VI
the new governor in Its uniform and steady move
ment unuer extreme variations oi woiS anu !" j"
lecnliar ARA ngeuent OF valves ana waive s. AT.
Beyond ihls lie the region OF pumlsi and three
American voice., albeit sm.ll, are added to the
souud Of rushing waters, when L, heAru ABOVE mo
in and hun OF surrounding maenlbery' )e' VI
water. rsing e.dI 10 soii column 10 the ROOF,
ard falling back iuto is ba-in, coues from the
" Worthiilvtou Duplex," w. Lee exhibitor. Tho
peculiar features of this pump, which won ior u
The aGmiia tIon OF all engineers, are u new Az
raugement OF 4, finders ard yalvegcar, by which
the valve of one cylinder is worked by the piston
OF the otber, 20 that Que piston is always at bali
stroke wi l the other is at iuli stroke supersednG