Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-04-22
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 16, 1870

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 16, 1870.
Dear Journal The caucus of Radical Sena
tors which net yesterday to consider the diff
Guilty between Senator Cole and Secretary Cor
ham, referred the matter back to the Committe
having The matter in charge, with o request t.
arrange the matter amicably, in other words Il
take it to some other laundry.
1t Is rumored that Mr.. Bancroft wishes to come
home from Berlin, and that Mr. GrfnnelI. CoIIec
tor of New York. will be offered the Prussiar
mission.
The bill establishing a department. of Justice
Will lie reported favorably upon by the Commit
tee on Retrenchment. Mr. Jenckes, the author
OF the bill, is preparing statement to be pre-
sentod with the bill, in which he claims consid.
cradle reduction of cost in the legal expenses OF
the government. The bill provides for depart
ment of justice of which the Attorney General
shall be the head, with assistants, clerks and Of
icers of various kinda. The conduct of all ill.,
dIclal proceedings in every department of the
Government and the Attorneys of the United
States to be under the control of the Attorney
General. He is also to have charge of the prose-
cutlons OF all kinds in the different departments.
Ihls Is simply part Of the plan to centralze all
power III the Federal Government, and with this
immense power in the hands of the law officer of
the Government, he will be of essential use in
assisting to carry out to its elimination the idea
OF dami!ton-a strong Government-ghch ia
now tie design of New England.
mrs. Lincoln has written letter to President
Grant, in which she states that she is in good
health, but very much in need of assistance The
President will probably send the letter to the
Committee on Pensions who have already agreed
to report bill giving her liberal pension. She
certainly is trying to make tie most out Of her
husbands martyrdom.
4ne bingham amendment is not causing half
as Mnch interest here just as the operation
VI "hlPPle and Dlckcrsons liquid fuel machine,
loF running stationary engines. locomotives,
SHeltlng ores, and heating iron. This machine
has been IN practical operation at DuvalI's foun-
dry, Georgetown, running thirty horse power
engine for the last four months, using no fnel
but crude petroleum or shale oil. The machine
is simple and the power immense. It consista of
two wrought iron cylinders one within the other.
With dome surmounting the outer one. The
Ineldc cy lnder Is a generator for conversion of
the Oil into gaseous y&por by the application Of
snpef-beated steam, which circulates freely
,nTough Six Hundred fge-eighths inch COPPER
'uDes, one-'ourth Of an inch apart connecting
steam spaces at each end Of the cylinder tn ereby
exposing the Oil to the greatest practicable !
amount Of heating surface and almost instantly |
converting 1t into gas or Yapor, which passes
through eeveral tubes into the outer cylinder or |
sas-holder. From thence it passes bv its own
pressure into the dome, hich is filed with elas-
&c spopSes, placed there for the purpose of en- |
'urin6 uniform flow OF gas. Within these
'ponges is introduced another pipe by which |
super heated steam IS brought in and there !
mixed, and thence conducted to IT, fire box |
lndcr the boiler, where it supplies twenty-four
gas burners. The gas is here lighted by the ap-
bic alton Of flame, The same as any other burn
9Is, producing, Professor Henry says the most !
perfect combustion. These burners are of an |
nch III diameter and produce degree Of heat
much mere intense than either wood or coal, and |
pficient to run hundred-hors power
nglne. The supply of gas is under tho most |
'eriect control OF the engineer by means Of stop
DICKS, so that the utmost economy can be at
AIMED IN the use OF the oil, as is demonstrated |
y the TACT that tho engine is run wiihou;
'a:tlcie OF smoke or cinders in the smoke stack.
The mode Of operating is to take the stea u from
he boiler by means of pipe. passing it through
super heater placed in the fire box,
which raises the temperature of the steam to |
rom 800 to 100 degrees. From theme it is coz.
ucted to the generator, where it vaporiZes the
Il which passes to the dome. mixes with the al
erheated steam there introduced, and is con-
ucted back to .he frebox by common gas pipe
Or combustion. The novelty of this invention
onsis:s i'll bringing The requisite amount Of hv-
rogen heat to vaporize the oil, thus avoiding
which always results FROM placing
Il in contact with fire or furnace heat, and which |
as heretofore rendered all other inventions
'orthe4s. Tie method of uniting the gases or
4pors and producing perfect combustion and the
reatest economy in fuel are also novel. The in.
entors claim the saving in fuel to be fully one
all at the relative price of coal and oil. There
eng no eulphur III the fame it ia claimed that
10 hro boxes boilers and flues will last much
niger IL this machine than in an ordinary en- IS
lne where coal is used. The machine having
zen used during the past four months, and at all
mes open to inspection and has been critically ]
amined by many Of the most experienced and
stlnGuishad engineers and scientists of the (
untry. The inventors made d special occasion {
introducing and exhibiting a new machine |
llch had never been tested Until it was put in .
eratlon IN the presence of come forty distin-
lished persons assembled to witness il.
nong whom were Hon. J. P Upsher Hon. =
A. Randall, Hon. Jesse D. Bright, Hon, =,
mes Hughes, Seniors Ruiz, Orisdo and Roder-
lee, Of Cuba, and Several engineers and scieu- r
ic men. complete revolution has been eff T
'ted by this invention. Ocean steamships and /
ycr steamboats, will now be enabled to carry II
cir propeling power in few barrels of petro- La,
I'M or shale oil, at cost of one half less than r.
G bulky wood and coal they now carry. For n
lelting purposes it is the great desideratuna, az
Oh a terrible heat as is given by this process fl
10 never before generated. II will completely L
apge the whole aspect of things as FAR as every Il
Id OF heat and steam power is concerned.- e:
hs simple and easily understood invention is
'Ked upon by the scientific and practical gen q
men who have thoroughly examined it, as one II
the greatest triUwphs of this age Of invention "a
4 discovery. a.
The Howard Investigation Committee, 90 far,
Ve testimony to the effect that General Bal
D. treasurer of the Freednen's Bureau, has
'wn warrants On the United States Treasury
payment for the ground On which the Howard Il
lVerslty Is built to the amount of s114 Oo0 tt
also payments to the contractor and builder u
no University for very large amounts. Gen. q: