The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-05-04

the uses of fuel and artificial light,
but the great obstacle to success has
been, as stated by the Secretary of
the Navy in his report for 1867.
that petroleum when subjected to
furnace temperature corbonizes in
sufficient quantities to close the tubes
of the boilers in about 4S hours and
often in less time" To overcome
this difficulty heat must be applied
so as to evaporate the petroleum
without carbonization, which has
been most successfully accomplished
by this invention. Navy engineers,
steamship owners, chemists and ma
chinests have examined this machine
most critically and have uniformly
come to the conclusion that the only
thing now to be done was to adopt
the process to the various practical
uses, which is only a matter Of prac-
teal detail. To our Navy Depart
ment this invention will be of meal
culable service aside from the great
economy in cost of fuel and in the
shaving of labor, as one man is all
that is necessary to do the work of
the large number of stokers now re.
quired. The same saving of fuel
and labor also applies to our mer-
chant marine. The manufacturer of
pig iron, who now claims that he re-
quires high tariff in order to COM
pete with the foreign iron manufac-
turer, will be enabled to save by this
new process over one half in the cost
of fuel. He will also make better
iron as he will get rid of the delete
rious sulphurious combinations which
enter SO largely into all grades of
pig iron, SO that without protection
the pig iron manufacturer can COM
pete with the world both in quality
and price. In all branches Of iron
work the heating and melting of iron
is the great expense by this process
that chief item of cost is reduced
over one half. The most intense
heat ever generated is produced in a
remarkably short space of time,
thereby a great deal more work can
be done each day, which of itself is
a large percentage in favor of the
machine. The same advantage in
saving in the cost of fuel and labor
applies to locomotives and stationary
engines. On Saturday special oc-
casion was made of exhibiting the
machine in the presence of large
number of prominent business men,
public officials, scientists and engi-
neers. Among those present as Gen.
Horace Porter, the Presidents Sec
rotary, Gen. Wager Swayne, Hon. G.
w. Gilfllan, Secretary of war, Belk-
nap, Hon. jesse D. Bright, John A.
Griswold Of the Bessemer e
works, Troy, N. Y. Jos. Medill, ESQ.,,
Chicago Tribune and Geo. Jones,
New York Times, who were pleased
at the result as well as the novelty Of
several parts of the machine and
with all its entire simplicity. Now
that it has been ascertained that New
Mexico will be Radical, Congress
will pass an enabling act this session
and two more Senators will enter the
Senate to swell the already unwieldy
numbers of the Radicals. The Rad
ical policy of giving the President
power to send troops to any portion
of the reconstructed South without
waiting for the call of the Governor
or Legislature will soon be presented
in shape for legislation. Where is
this usurpation of power to end {
The Howard investigation is moving
along slowly. The evidence SO far il
very damaging to General Howard
A fair investigation will hurt thu
apostle Of miscegenation very much
I opine as usual whitewashing vii
be the result. The only excitemen
in this place is the race for the gov
eminent of the city between the two
wings of the Radical party, the Bow
enites and the anti-Bowenites anc
the Democrats don't care who wins
TREBLA. .
, How HE KNEw.-Brown was in. {
strange city for the first time lii HI
life. It was raining, and Brown wa!
carrying his. umbrella unfnrled; al
umbrella, by the way, that Brown hat
carried for long time, and wa
rather choice of.
"Good morning to you, Misthu
Brown" said an Irishman who wa
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