The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-11

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We would adviss those desiring Information
concerning the ramie TO address Mr.. Bruckner.
l04 Gravier street. e.f
Ivens' draining machine for draining cities.
plantations raising sunken vessels and all places
where large bodies Of water are to be removed,
these pumps or draining machines are unsurpassed
doing away With the bottom or foot valve, and
printing the pumps with . steam syphon, thus OPP
Grating the entire pump from the boiler Of the en-
CINE. At the fairs of 1866 and 1867 these pumps
were exhibited. and were awarded the grand gold
medal and diploma. Using No. 5 machine, the
steamer Minnetonks Of 500 TONS sunk 10 81 feet Of
water in the Gulf Of Mexico in 1866, was raised,
in four hours and fifty -fve minutes from the
starting Of the engine. Planter and others inter.
ested would do well to examine.
As usual, those fine specimens Of artistic work,
Morses' ryrup and soda fountains" exhibited
by Mr.. 7. o. Waterman, were the objects Of
special attention. The ladies admired the beauti
ful workmanship, and the gentlemen gave judg-
ment in favor of fits superior excellence. The
manner in which the syrups are kept from contact
with any deleterious metal and delivered fresh,
pure and ice cold; the double draw cock combin.
ing 6ne and coarse stream, by which the glass Is
filed almost Instantly while nons Of the sparkle is
lost; these are some Of the points Of superiority
claimed for this Triumph Soda snc Syrup Foun-
tain.n
The specimens Of watches from the National
Watch Company. at Egn, H., on exhibition in the
octagonal building attract daily crowds of admir-
ers. Mr.. P. g. Bartlett. the agent Of the National
wstcn Company, INFORMS us tnss sh. Oonpe.y is
now manufacturing watches at the rate Of one
hundred per day. Four hundred and twenty-five
workmen are nav employed. and orders from
dealers viii be rapidly met Many Of our first
class dealers have long been customers Of this
company, and their excellent time pieces need on.
ly to be seen and their evident superiority will be
readily acknowledged. l5
While on the subject Of watches we must not
omit to mention that masterpiece Of mechanism,
the chronometer placed on exhibition by Mr.. ii.
V. Scattergood, the inventor and manufacturer Of
the Needle Cotton Gin and Condenser. The es-
cspement OF this chronomster il its peculiar ex.
cellence. AL the defects Of the ordinary Duplex,
Leon and so-called detent spring es~apements are
avoided. These chronometers are made to keep
correct time-scsrcely ranging dozen seconds
in as many months. Mr.. Chss Fsssldt Is the pat
entee and manufacturer, and the factory 10 at "a
State street, Albany, N. Y.
Dine at Miller's-get plate of soup, red fish
courtbouillon, spring chicken, fried potato, bot
tie of wine, and napkin, and receive the atten-
ton Of one OF those gentlemen, educated to the
profession Of attendant in Miller's st. Charles
street saloon, and take our word that ii will be
green spot in their memory.
The exhibition does not contain more beautiful
specimens of caligraphy than the display Of
George Soule (of Soule Commercial College,
The ornamental penmanship, the pen drawings.
stipple drawings beautiful airline drawing
are unsurpassed. The Tree of Knowledge"
executed in many colored inks, is work of art
requiring patience and skill. and q thorough
Of business Old English and German
text. and the various styles Of penmanship for
ordinary business transactions. We close by call.
ing particular attention to his system Of book.
keeping, and commercial calculation--our best
business houses have adopted his system.
In department E, Mr.. Evan Skelly's Sulphurous
Acid Gas Machine is attracting universal atten-
ton. All the sugar planters and manufacturers
are loud in their praise of Mr. Skellys invention.
In addition to numerous testimonials from sugar
planters, merchants and refners, the mechanical
editor of the Scientific American. Mr.. Jesse
hOWhk0 AOfus VINCE mk. cktAy W Inc tutOt tQtL
this plan OF bleaching juice h superior 20 any
which has been brought to his notice. D
The Needle Cotton Gin and Condenser exhibi.
ted by Mr.. II. V. Scattergood, the manufacturer
and patentee, Is pronounced by competent judges
the best machine Of the kind ever made. As we
were standing by watching its beautiful working.
we overheard the comments Of the cotton men
there in attendance. Their verdict was univer-
sally favorable, and the gaining Of the diploma by
this machine is generally regarded o. foregone
conclusion. Messrs. Chas. Wynne q Farr, dealers
in all kinds of plantation machinery at Ill Gravsr
street, are the agents for the Needle Cotton
Gin.n
The beautiful little working model of vertical
engine attracted the attention Of every one. This
elegant and finished specimen of machine work is
exhibited by the engineer of Messrs. Geddes,
Shakespeare & Co. This machine incontestsbly
proves the inventor and maker Q first class ma
chinist and superior workman.
The Texas beef put up by Mr.. Stabler at Indi-
anola. was duly tested by large numbers of vis-
tors, among whom We noticed several prominent
grocers. The beef was stewed, fried and broied
by Mr.. Hsller in one Of his "BriIliantn cooking
stoves on the grousd, and We have no hesitancy
In stating that it proved to be ell that the patentee
Of the process by which 1t isprepared claimed for
il, as the most critical oonnoisseur could not de-
tect any difference between 1t and beef killed the
day before. We consider this as one Of the most
valuable articles exhibited at the fair. and have
no fears about the success of Messrs. A. @. Pier
pont In introducing It upon the tables Of our
families, ships and steamboats,. se'iss
And In closing our remarks to-day, we would
beg leave to make few suggestions to the
awarding committee, to which has been intrusted
he important duty of deciding upon the merits
Of the different sewing machines competing for
he premiums, for 10 no one article Of machinery
invented during the present century has there
been so many improvements and valuable simpl
ications as In those. Because q machine took q
premium five years ago, or even last year. is no
argument that it should do SO now, for what was
considered perfection even six months ago may
now be far behind some other. As we understand
g. Q sewing machine, to be considered the best
low, must combine perfection Of stitch, rapidity
If movement. lghtness and ease of motion, with