The Portland daily press., 1864-12-22
Letter from the Empire State.

Letter from the Empire State.
ALBANY. N. Y, Dec. II, 1884.
To the Editor Of the Press:
The state pride Of your correspondent was
gratifed yesterday morning while observing
"trial" of steam hre engine built In Port
land, Maine. cannot give you better de-
scription of the exhibition than that In the
Express this morning. therefore insert 1t.
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL TRIAL OF No los
SrEAMER.-The steamer Thomas Kearpev.n
built in Portland, Me-, for Neptune Engine Go.
No. 10, was again taken to the CITY hail yes
lerday morning for trial. An inch and a
quarter stream having been thfown over the
ball the previous trial, the builder, Mr.. John
son, resolved to throw two streams as high as
the ball on the top of the pole. But very lew
persons believed it possible he coula succesu
in the undertaking; but he was periecIly con
hdent The engine was placed +. "a. o Suc. Sra
and two lengths of hose, ffty ieebin oacn, "c,o
stretched. As aeon as the steam guage indi-
Gated forty mounds the streams were raised
and went comfortable distance above the
cross-treas On the second trial, with about
EIGHTY mounds OF steam, too streams tcere
thro,so higher than the pote-one at least
t,nelre fset higher, and the other certainly foe
fset We were standing at the time beyond
GnUQTCb5
Company with forty or fifty gentlemen, and
every individual declared that both streams
we're forced higher than the pole. We never
had believed it possible that an engine could
be constructed, capable OF accomplishing such
an extraordinary feat. One stream through
an inch and quarter nozzle was thrown from
twenty to thirty feet above the top ofthe pole.
We have seen many first and second class
steamers, but we have never yet seen one that
could compete successfully with the "Kear-
ney." The company have accepted her, and
she will be put into service at once.
1 will observe that the City Hall is nearly
as tall as your city buildings, and the pole is
as many as thirty feet above the roof of the
City Hall. While our Albany friends seem
to take much pride in their engine, their
pride must be much like that Of the purchaser
Of Powers Greek Slave, and yours like that
of the sculptor himself. - Ae-
THE ST.. ALBANs RAIDERS.
Not for long time has the staid old Dutch
City allowed her serenity to be disturbed by
such an outburst Of Indignation as when the
news reached here in regard to the release of
the murderers and robbers of st. Adams. And
Gen. Dix did but express the sentiments Of
every honest man, in his General order which
SO quickly followed. A regiment could be
raised much more readily here to battle the
rebels on the Canadian frontier, than in the
trenches fronting Richmond or Savannah.
Have the Canadians gone mad Have they
not seen enough of war in America during
the last four years? or are they anxious them
selves to plunge headlong into the vortex of
war? If such is the case, war must look far
more agreeable to spectators than to partici-
pators. We have been mastering the art of
war during the last four years. We have
/ trained soldiers and experienced generals.
We have all the enginery of destruction
known to the age. War for us, as nation, is
beginning to be our trade, and are they across
the border SO foolhardy as to wish to enter
the arena? We wish for no contest with
them, but does not every American say, that
at all hazards, our honor shall be protected?
An Irish acquaintance of mine, who has stood
aloof from the "war for the nd0er," said the
other day that he would fight the English as
quick as he would 30 to good dinner when
hungry. 4 -9Nlg&A - -
ThepeopIe of Maine, in our famous Aroos-
took war, made demonstration which must
have satisfied the people across the line,
that our border was not to be troubled with
impunity in the future. Is it necessary for us
to repeat the lesson? M R
GEN. SHERMAN's MARCH.
The success OF Gen. Sherman through an
! enemies country-cut aloof from his commu-
nications-without hope OF reinforcements-
through country, constantly drained of sup
plies to feed the large Southern armies-and
the success attending it SO far, though not
unparalleled in the history of war, yet have
commanded the admiration and enthusiasm
of all true men. Even Copperheads (of whom
there is an abundant supply in this country
begin to assert, that, though sadly lacking in
statesmen, we are beginning to prove to the
world that we are not deficient in generals
My faith that Sherman's grand army would
acquit itself with honor, and would accom-
plish great deeds for the country, has been
answering from the commencement OF the
march; yet we confess feeling of relief when
the despatch was received from General How
ard, 1--WE have met thus far with perfect sue
cess" All honor to the brave men who have
forced even the admiration of the Richmond
Enquirer and the London Times. That 81
was soldier in this army" will be related
with as much pride when our boys shall r. :
turn, as he told of the deeds of daring ar d
days of suffering, who was a soldier of the
Ten Thousand, or Of washington's army
which spent the winter at Valley Forge.
Is ~ HANcE.