The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-05-23

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The Philadelphia Press says; Many ~.
psriments have been made within the gpast
CIV noalks, Win : Eiew Of turning 10 avail.
able account the refaqo coal 1hcut NE mines.
Il hsa been estimated that tie aetual waste
OF coal Il about ons-thifd ak the mines The
scrsen separates 10 from the coal &c foR use,
and Il can be reserved 90 e 10 be OF avail Ia
case suocessful issue awAita the expoh-
msnss. Il Il nov thought shemicsi pro-
cess has been reached which viii rsndsr the
dust az for fuel. An asssmblage mel o. the
New York Chamber Of Commerce one day
last week to witness the tesla Of hrm, who
claim to have reached the desired result. II
Is said their efforts proved highly satisiactO-
ry. Their preparation ignited ~ readily,
burned a. freely, gave more heat, and burn.
ed for longer time than the ordinary coal.
The Gre lasted from ten to twelve hours
without replenishing. Bot, while In these
respects the success OF the experiment was
placed beyond Q doubt, Il does not yet arise
above a chemical curiosity, for the great es-
sential Of cheapness seems not to have en-
tered into the tests and whether or mot the
| fuel can be brought into competition viii
wood or coal rests entirely upon the asser-
ton Of the inventors. They allege that Il
can, but the scsret being locked up in thsiI
own bos0ms, it perhaps will never transpirs
how cheaply they can make the article. II
would seem that the agglomerste 10 fret
from sulphur, and can be used Tor ell the
purposes that coke 10 now required for. w,
should be grati6ed il We could announce the
entire success Of such discovery. In tn,
hands Of liberal and enterprising men, sucl
a thing would work o fortune, and be th'
means Of cheapsning fuel to a very satisfac-
tory extent.
DR. NORWOOD, who made q survey Of Hi
nois rs state geologist, reports the thickes
coal stratum Of the state at Williamson
county. lie puts it down IS being over eigh
feet thick, aad OF good quality. This is an
other item of evidence that the sun neve
shone upon more wonderful country thai
that known As Egypt.
FOREIGN.
DUcRIEG the month Of March last, 753 .2S
tons OF coal were exported from the sewers
ports Of the United Kingdom, being an in
crease Of l08 ,564 tons as compared with th
same month of the previous year. The ex
ports for the quarter ending 9Th Marc
amounted to 800, 421 tons, an increase owe
the corresponding period Of 1857, Of l57,
675 to.s. The exports from the northern
ports during the month were 406,Sl0 tons
I Fl om the Yorkshire ports 33,2s1; fror
London 3,271; from the Severn port
2O9,47l; from the Scotch ports 50, 1T an
from Liverpool 4S,273 tons. The export o
coal coastwise from the Mersey during th
month Of March amounted to 5,975 tons, an
the imports from South W lies and othe
porus coastwise, to $3.50 rs. The impcr
into London amounted the total TO 4s4
497 tons, pa ,925 Of whlci were seaborn,
and 249,5 72 tons by railN aud canal.
The Strike AT Pre- Eo PrT.-The me
employed at Pye Wood yolliery, Dartor
near Barnsley, belonging to Mr.. Lodge, VIII
have been out for some weeks, came to a
arrangement with their employer ON Thurs
day. On their going to work, however, NJ
Lodge refused to let any men commence VII
are connected with the Miners Union. Tn
consequence was that all, both unionists an
non-unionists, returned to their homes.