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, 1870-05-31

.ho claims thst b d vsty sh.bbily rnisreprs.
sented Fl the new hoseEot IL Lothian"
l.-A Hsmatk has wtis4eh letter to dr.
hn81nhed ge1demM in Washington, thst h,s
Enyslcaanh recommend .reat aud n sea voyage
| Fl says that he thinks.of visiting the United
Victor Hugo'a net profits On his publica.
| tions, in the year 1868, amounted 10 nearly one
hundred and sixty thousand franco. But be
spent nearly the whole amount in enabling his
Paris.
Graz, Alexander, Mclean, and Daniels, had a
q1ettette fight with accompanying Knives. in
which al we're more or less gashed- Who
shall decide, etc.,
When John G. Calhouna body lsy in state
At Charleston. Colonel John 7. Bloau, OF
Goluntla, took up white rose from among
! the pTptuHon Of flowers that lay on the bier,
| carried it home, md planted sGp. It throYe,,
and, after four Hansp1antinga, is fine large
tree in Colonel S1oan'a gaf1el, and is called
4he u Calhoun roee."
.-Gene1A SylTanus 1hayer has promised TO
give the town Of Braintree, Mass. $4,000 for
apublic library, Il the citizens will appropriate
an equal amount; and he moreover offers to
lend the town its proportion at per cent, and
to giye $40, 900 more for the maintenance Of
the library when established.
"A man named Elijah Monseu, Of Monaon,
Mass, recently caught the smallpox, and, ig.
notant OF the fact, spread tho disease in hie
family. His wife, mother and two children
nea from the effects within two weeks, and he,
left alone, the sole occupant Of his once hap.
to suicide.
DR.. Thomas Smith, Of Charleston, s. c.,
was deprived Of the power Of speech. about
threo months ago, by q paralgtic stroke: hut.
| "with characteristic energy and determination
he commenced Immediately to train his vocal
organs aH il be were a child learning for tho
first time to speak, and, by dint Of perseyer-
| ing effort, he is now able to EXPRESS himself
/ iutclligibly in private"
Mark Lemon, the editor Of Punch. now de-
ceased, WAS an extremely corpnlent n,an-so
corpulent That ho iately played The part Of
vices of any kind. He made hiaa own Obesity .
ho wss pleased to describe Al b,s othar M chief
pecniarity- De incurabio imnecnnioe;tv' @ te Some @
h,if- -fnnny haif-aai varsas x h;a ~ =.
onn ~ FIX Chr;atmos snnnnia 1.st ..aar ~ ~ -
snloct ~ fs fst 1;enra au1 Is 1a,n 4t, nrs W 'A
ro,a- 49,, 1ssss1 T,,...e a .e. = w.. W..
~ na,ssas suaus Han M Nancy ~ AnGss l,;i claJto
frians ;r 1y;,ne;ant9 no1 "uno ,as ~ s.s. 20
ao;yn i, ~ thn at-as,s nitI ed5a ~ mas
and became possessed ] ed Of thn % i5aa @ that Goa
had commanded Him to enter the Central pres-
byterian Church and nreach. He rraEnnd he
lock on its iron gates. and. with sinrle
wrench, twisted it Oh. He then attacked the
heavy oaken doors, and threw himself againgt
them aeain and again with such force thaf thrv
were beginning to ejye way before his aasaults.
when tho police and citizens seizod and oVer.
powered him. and carried him, str1ce1n,
and shrieking, to tue city prison for safe fecns
inn - 10y f1~7o- AoA 1"Ne oeot-
, 1870-05-31

Many Of the incidents Of the late Feniar
invasion serve to recall the terrific scenes
recordedin Knickerbockers History Of New
York. For instance, the Canadian cavalry
charge against the Fenians at Cooks Cor
ners resulted in nothing more serious thar
the settling Of one Lishman's dinner. The
Canadian account Of the charge says that {
trooper caught Fenian by the coat-collar
and, Lifting him of the ground, hurled him
10 the earth a posteriori with such violence
US to render him '*senseless. twill oc
cur TO most people that no very severe con.
cussion was required to produce that etroc,
upon him.
, 1870-05-31
TIE LESSONS OF FEHIANIsM

The detailed accounts Of the so-called
battles of the Fenians show far less pgepa-
ration for serious fighting, and more u.s.
tonishing and childish ignorance OF the con-
ditions essential to military success than had
been expected even by those who had least
confidence in their Judgment. The GOO
men who crossed at Trout River were in no
sense soldiers. They could not manmuvre
as regiment, or even maintain company
order in marching. This degree of instruc-
ton could be learned under competent
officer in two weeks- Yet the inradin 3
@sarmy" was destitute Of it, and was wholly
incapable of being organized The
best Of officers could have done
nothing whatever with this mob Of
raw Ir5shmen, nor could the best trained
men hare placed sny confidence in officers
who proposed to invade the British Empire
without loaf Of bread or anY means Of
getting one Any attempt, either Of off,
Gers or raen, to give or receive orders,
would have been impossible They moved
into Canada like drove Of sheep, were
fred upon, and such as were not killed ran
away pell NELL Had the object been o
coon-hunt they would have needed greater
-.,.ot;o. u,a tha;, .,,o,,,, haass
r. ra,;sa.s;, [-.s-.1.. 49, ~ -a.,,s 49, sa.ta;1,.. = ~
s.e ~ s,' ~ -, ~ 49,!
.A's e''Aai.ea1u S.,' 'ne" ILL., 1ae sasi =, ~
t1le 1'eeon iaAi msasaoi, uene1A - Neni'
Is peisoi'4s'e VI ho A''t'e o's1ily taAt' "nen
ne proposes 70 occupy gaf1e1 In q pflVate
mouse tot ms heaoaoaflers dof1ng the bat
te' ana %he" Tue owner OF Inc gaffet tells
nun 70 leave OF 10 VIII ooot MN
aye ooos tniS eoneae1of a' me
threshoio u s ooaaoeSts'-'ne
General oeas nasty Psfsonal 1e'1eat-
The next We hear OF MN, tne m1skeuy are
sounae i. ~ n M":.sa 49, etatua - .1arshs, ~
1AAooeu ~ AAo =,
, 1870-05-31
THE CORRELATION OF FORCES

The doctrine of the correlation of the
vital and physical forces, which Sir VIM.
Armstrong, in an address as President of
ment Of Science, pronounced the greatest
scientific discovery of this century, is con-
stantly being pushed into more minute ap-
plications, and subjected to the most mar
ve1lous tests, to determine its accuracy as a
universal Law. The mere truth that heat is
convertible into Light, and Light electricity,
magnetism, motion, cohesion, heat, and
force, are all convertible into the others,
without loss Of power, has been 50 fully
proved that it has passed from the arena Of
discussion into the background OF undis-
puted science. One of the most ingenious
experiments for proving that the attraction
of gravity, and whatever motion it
may i've 1ise to, are forces
convertible into heat, WAS made
by II. Joule, and completed in 1s49. He
found that the force of 8 pound weight,
falling from height Of 772 feet if ex-
pended upon pound of wnter, would heat
it by one degree Fahrenheit. But the most
singular experiments in this field are those
which have been applied to test whether
muscular power is "converted potential
energy" OF, in other words, the dynamic
equivalent Of the heatpower Of the carbon
Of tho food. BY satisfactory tests it is
shown that every contraction OF muscle
develops heat, fact which might have
been lo1icn1lv irFarrad 1,,. o1t ,Thr, Own oo
, 1870-05-31

night, but, to prevent this spoI;aspu cx IL
oJsesa-beds, tho Yirgffnians have established =
po6ce force IN tie roads, the only. psetext thev
possess for taxing Northern skippets 40
heavily,
Craney Island, at the mouth Of. Fliz.basb
River, was the scene Of the artillery exploits
Of James Faulkner, in the war Of 1914, An
Irishman, and the father Of Buchanan's MIN
/ lister to France. James seems to have bean \
military tu1f-hunter, and Charles James is tho
product OF the turf.
At last We see Norfolk's several spires stand
ing mp very hugh over the level lands and low
I woody capes. At first Tiew, it ia not unlike
New York, though the ahorea which shut in
the harbor have not the bold nor yet the sterile
appearance Of those OF New York Toward
the city, objects multiply; little huts and ffail
summer lodges sppear on the lawns; magnolia
leaves and flowers reach the senses, and some
body thinks be smells pineapple. Broad,
snd with tongh, gray, sea-mnaning ripp1es, the
only river in the world named for the Virgin
Queen Of England flows betwi1t Norfolk
and Portsmouth,, q full mile, and We pass
eome pretty villas On one side and see
great marino hospital on the other, and aak
questions Of nobody, and get another question
for two answers, aad then We are at Norfolk.
The steamcr goes right up to her wharf like
duck in q full hogshead, and out We get, with
our eyes half mile ahead OF cur feet, scram-
bic across some vacant lots, remark that il is
warm, turn up our noses at certain stagnant
puddles, and then find close by great, new
hotel, brick, with tall Mansard pavilions. and
srside A hotel c1erk on rr11tchea WIN h6H the
, 1870-05-31

chemical attribute, it should not be more
difficult to conceive that fhe emotions OF a
circle oftfriends, being another form as the
combustion of carbon, may move = table
rs easily as the combustion Of carbon in a
locomotive moves train. Truly, great ia
cnrlnn
, 1870-05-31

The bar meeting held yesterday to receive
the result of the balloting for candidates
for Judges, after listening to letters from
several Of the gentlemen voted for, declin-
ing the nomination. (including one Of that
tenor from AIr. Jewett), adjourned sine die
without taking any action. This leaves the
question just where twas before tho lawyers
took the matter in hand The politicians
seem very little inclined to take the matter
up, although they may be compelled to do
so, if those who are supposed to be most
competent, fail to make proper recon-
mendation of candidates to the people.
Eineteen-twentieths of all the law
business done here is transacted by
about thirty law firms, who are
about equally interested in getting
good judges on the bench It is altogether
probable that, if they should take the initia-
tive in bringing forward the names Of suit
able candidates, in consultation with rep
resentatives of the business community,
they could resolve this problem to general
satisfaction, and, at the same time, render
IN important service to the public.
, 1870-05-31

his placeti her esptal Ia the hands Of msn IN tAs
mines who have hsd experience have they eTeT
been sattsted with fhe results. We have Sood
With capital tha, Chicax1, might supply, IN proper
hards, While Ping can show tho tchesk Mxef
mines and thu largest profits Of any mining district
IN " countr1.r
n,I MMh al Of which your correspondent en-
phatlcany concnrs, II. e. II.
, 1870-05-31

There was something of a test vote last
Wednesday, in the House of Representa-
tives, on Lynch's bounty and subsidy
ship-building bill. The House seconded
the previous question by ayes, SO, to uays
81, but then refused to order the question
to be put on the passage Of the bill, by
ayes, 81; nays, 81. Mr.. Farnsworth,
who acted SO singularly the ne1t day, on
the motion to lay the bill on the table,
gave the swind1ing scheme hard blow. He
said, with entire truth, that, SIT was
proposition, really, to hire men to build
ships, and then to hire men TO run the
ships after they we're built, and all for the
benefit Of the makers of iron in Peunsyl-
vania, and the hewers Of wood in Maine
both bounty and subsidy to be paid by the
taxpayers Of the United States This was
asking too much. This was crowdiug tho
overburdened taxpayers too hard. He was
willing to vote for bill to remit actual
duties on imported materials used in ship
building; but he was not willing that the
people should be taxed at both ends Of the
route"
To this, no answer Was made, except some
slang remarks to tho effect that the oppo-
nents Of the swindle were influenced by
British gold.
Several Western members voted to put
the main question, which, in parliamentary
tactics, is considered as equivalent to voting
for the bill Whether they will finally vote
for this bill, which, if passed into q law,
will rob the Treasury Of untold millions,
remains to be seen. As it is only right and
proper that the people should know their
names, We here present them, VIZ: Bing-
ham, Of Ohio; Burdett; OF Missouri;
Conger, of Michigan Terry, of Michigan;
Fitch, Of Nevada Paine, of Wisconsin;
Sawyer, Of Wisconsin Smith, of Ohio;
Strickland, Of Michigan; TatFee, Of Nebras-
ka; Washburn, of Wisconsin; Stevenson,
of Ohio. Total, 12 Western members. Six
Of the Tennessee members, also voted in
the affirmative, viz: Arnell, Butler, May
nard, Smith, Prosser, and 1illman, not one
of whom stands the slightest shanee of
being reelected, nor deserves to be, from
the way they have been voting on this and
other questions. But their constituents
will be surprised at the votes Of tbs twelve
Western members above named, and will
look with some solicitude ut the yeas and
nays on the 6nal vote, to see how they are
recorded We shall not fail to inform
them, at the earliest moment.
, 1870-05-31

~. aasse nas been some curiosity to know who o1
.ns nietnbcfs OF the convention did. and who die
not. elen the new constitution. We would state
tne,eiofc, that II WAS signed BY ALL except Messra
Anderson, OF Jefferson; BoWmnn, Of Gallattn
McDonough; scholneld, Of Clark, and Washburn
q WllliamFon, all Democratic. The trouble with
them, We suppose, was the Niger In the fence.
" attest merely because the word "whlte " was
stricken out OF the new constitution.-Springfe
Journal
, 1870-05-31

The canny Scots Of Edinburgh wouldn't lot
Schneider dance the can-can in their theatres.
Anthony Ttol1ope says novel, writing is to
be learned like any other "tTade." He il zap
prenticing" his own son to it.
Senator sprague is beginning to build cot
ton mills ii Americus, Ga
-Schamyl has settled down for life, at Mec-
ca
, 1870-05-31

The Fort MADISON {Iowa) Pla,plsdzar OF
The 26th SAVE s.Atlee i Davis have ! large
force ut work On the railroad, and We hope to
sec the cars On the Western Road on OK before
on what Is called the middle routs, and is
nearly On the township line from the Junction
to Pennington, leaving Franklin to the norths
and Chatlaaton to the south"
, 1870-05-31
TUESDAY. MAY 81, 1870.
TIE PARTY OF THE MOUNTAIN


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iaE PARTY of TEE Hoon1AAa'
Some days ago. "nen 'ne feso1utif
P'os'o'ng 1ot Inc ao3o J. 1.'not.l o.. oongre
was penang oelo'e Ine oeha'e Ill. Dfas
o. Anssoufa' if4'"'eu " 'ne repeasea
3ectaon o1 motions maae oy MN, called A
.en''o, ~ 1e iAe. Inat q nonoef Oh sen
'o1s, o.eeso 40 h1epupleaas' were 7otE
" sN,t 4's'u WIZ ans Aenocfa1s' q
t:nn - 80 ~ Aas'y ~ =. la1e 'ne 4:.a nonHe'
~ w. ' ~ neoossu pun la, ~
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49, :, ea.47u -u A.o ~ 49, -,
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D D..n ~ 49, -: s .cs, ~ ~ .1e 'eu
asaa Nv h.o1 a.a - a.,e ~ .,4 n.a so'es " ~
~ spseA' 'N .. Na.4 .,I'' oonA.oe .us'
.ns,e .,u;... w.. 1ao.--o s E.,"s ".n ease ~ -.
No u"a.s,D ~ ~ ",,ec el e ~ - ~ AoeA
~ toa4's ~ . .a1ee' ~. uiahe va
'ae opnon 1na' ~ ..1Ne - auo"4o VI u, nas'e
1o1 'oo ao!oa4 n1nsu. % congress unsll !"
was ! 'atisnea tla' sAn 'ue o'A'ness nc aeenee
~ neet'ssaty 70 uansac' "as sa'ety o'sposee
", anu' tne .,, ms1ot'ty Q, me oena1e no
aS,ee'ns WIN al'1, ne 1n1ea1eneo sne re
Puo.i'sa1s "'1a t'al'S feneeAnce. ine ne
pao1e.e r." .la'e - ~ 1ue - eenn'"fs' ano
49, s0t's one W '1e nn1 ooAen nleil'
ooia oi ''e pouy WHO assume 10 pe Inc
managers ano o1sectofS 0! me afty-two'
Al WHO agtee ana Fo1e WIN ht. Urake'
'''a9 genne"m aa"'1s 70 oe @'tn'n the
Paae' out asaanss tnose VINO 90 nos reeog'
n1ze hls 'n1a41onlty, ano VINO vote as thes
tnink Josnee ana soono Poncy require he
pronoances tne oadtaemo s's'
1ne result OF tn1s system OF dctat1on,
and arbitrary ruls by seH-appointed re-
gency, has been to divide the Republican
party into two distinct bodies in each
house. There is nothing in the intel
1ectual abilities, party services, or public e.
perience of Mr.. Morton, Mr, Drake, Mr..
Howard. OF Ar. Thayer, to warrant them
in assuming command over ANYBODY.
either in or out of the Senate.
or TO enable them TO SAT rrbo
is CT who is not a member Of the Be
publican party. MI. Drake and Af,, Nor
ton insist that the war is still going On
and that there ought to be armies in the
South, subsistine on the enemy, and hold
ing life, liberty and property at the sum-
ma1y disposal of courts ,nartia1 and mill
ta1y commissions. They want the sheyiFs
to be clothed in Federal blue. and armad
with the bayonet and thex want n ra,tif-
cate that. the holder is Re-
publican voter If tha Morton s+-;,a
to take the place Of law ms nrotact;on
to life, liberty, and propertv. Thesa men
want Congress to nile the United state. nc
the National Assemble. under Rohasn;a,ra
ruled FRINGE. iecrt.es and tha snr,
mnry arrest al ali nersons denorncaa ~
fine Rn11oc1.s ara ,,th.. .,,..-.-.:,-s
, 1870-05-31

The Ell Paso journal thinks that if Til,
nous has to elect four or five more Con.
gressnen -at-Large this fall, Colonel r. G..
ngersou and Hon. Lawrence Weldon will
be two Of them.
, 1870-05-31
WHITE PINE.
New Material for SneNing Fur
aaces Discovered
It's Importance and Value.
Abundance Of the Ores and Increase
Of BuainesA

New Mines In Mexico.
, 1870-05-31

~ -Aa .AH' Se'o tA1e Ae-SA4 hAAA A1te4sA ueEt5
blockaded the Chesapeake alternately during
the revolution, and hence the British frigate
Leopard lay in wait for the Chesapeake in
1907. From Cape Henry to Cape Chstlee-ttE;a
two gates Of the Chesapeake-is fifteen miles,
and from Cape Henry to Norfolk City, in di- :
rect line, little more. The distance is about
| the came from Norfolk to Fortress Monroe.
but . deep ship coming in from sea cannot pass
between the Rip-Raps and Sewells Point. but
must bear IN between the Fort and Rim Rana.
cho +1,., loo i, tho dao.,a.4 ~ .1I4 -
choraca m tha Annarirsn f,on,;nan+ ~ k,v ~
The J. 500 niles of nayieation NJ tba Cha.,
neake- in a nosit;o,, IA binck.da ora-g v;~o. -
it. Here. more nearly tban At anv t;1r, IN ~.
ex;tonca tho nation had ne,rlv gona Jo.n
uniler thn rims of tbo crest tnr+ia 3ho No..
mac. This fort. which cost fonr millions stood
fast in tho land. its nort-bo1es mn,a "a tba
spbypx. and saw the great sbins ~ b,t.1o
plunge and tumble before tho breath AZ the
monster. Now, sewell's Point has not even a
wreath OF blue smoke dangling above n and
as We enter the Roadstead and turn mn F1z..
beth River. re sea Cranev Island. Also as aas.
, 1870-05-31
TFRoA OUR owns CORRESPONDENT

remarkable thing about the tooaceo-necks OF
East Virginia, that they did not contribute
one man Of note to tho whole rebellion. But
Of the wheat country and from the Piedmonts
came the strength Of Virginia, where work
had still come dignity attached to it,"
BALTIMORE AND r1no1s1A
Ihesrd all this with ready interest, spoken
to mo by nativo Of tho State, and then I re-
marked that few steamboats, passed up the
deem rivers Of the Chesapeake. Baltimore has
nut the whole country under contribution, and
rules it III lazy BaItimorcan way; for Ba1ti-
more itself is not as enteTp1ising as Galenn
nlino;a-not even in politics, Baltimore ia
-;ch ;naolent s1ovonlv citr. conab1e ~ trad-
;ne , r;t,, ncon'e witbont amus;nr or jnsnirinc
them, the Iii liko eome old stosekeepsr you haya aeea
- aa,,ntrr , ,o,rn ~ ,;cl, ~ bo hrr,la, m
Ia ~. ,,:;nr rnon u ILL., ,,;ohtra.ro ~
a..t I -. M Iah d,,,, ,sons.,,.no. t,,l ~
oa-ar+;sarn - anta and no,b;nr n,It;r,oro ato,m.
ors nv I'm ~ ~ tzrica a weck m ths hrond dsnn Ranna-
h,nnock and thav anst.;n ferrv With The
n;c,,,nond 4 Work river Ra;lro,d' Yon can
~ ~ a,I,nst ,nrv,,ara fro1, n.1t;mora hut when
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1870-04-07
eNE WEEK FROM MY DIARIE.
BY JOSH BILLINGS.

III JO- III
Mouday-- Had suckers for break
fast. Suckers and sassidges are the
luXurys ov life; the only luxury is
easy boots.
Tuesday-Awoke with splendid
headake, caused by drinking toomuch
water the evening previously and goin
to bed at nine o'clock precisely
BreakfAsted on the butt end of sas-
sidge and felt like dork.
Wednesday Rekolected Of asking a
man in Msseory if beans was a sure
krop in his parts. He said they wuz
'az sertain as a revolver iehekted
on the danger of carrying conceled
weepins. Rekolekted agin ov bein in
NJ Hampshire during severe sno
storm, and innocently enough remark
ed that never see enything like it,
and waz told by one ov the barroom
boarIerS that it war't nothin; he heb
seen it fall over a thousand feet
"What?" sed [, "a thousand feet on
the level % mo" sed he, but a
thousand feet from on hige." | re-
Hected how easy it waz for sum folks
to lie and tell the truth at the same
time.
Thursday - Rekolekted once more ov
bein on Red river, in Arkinsaw, and
seein large piece ov frame work by
the side of The read inquired ov a
private citizen who was leadin blind
mul by Of his ears, what the frame
work m0ught be. He sed it was "a
big fidle, and took 3 yok ov oxen to
draw the bow, and they had tn kaw
and gee III change the tune" Ref1eck-
ted on that passage in the poet which
sez ''man is fearfully and wonderfully
made;" and thort the renark might
apply to fidles in Arkinsaw without
spiling the remark.
Friday-Nizitad I'd my washwoman and
blowed her up for sewing rutfles and
tuckes on The bottom of my drawers.
She was thunderstruck at first, but eX-
planned the mystery by saying she
had sent me, by mistake a pair that
belonged To- / blushed like billed
HOLSTERS, and told her she must be more
keerful about such things; / might
have bin ruined for life.
Saturday this diaree for the
week from memry, and am satisfied
I've got a good memry. Refiekted
upon the vanity Of human wishes, re-
hekted how often I'd wished to be rich,
and how seldom my wishes had bin
gratitied. Resolved in the future not
to wish for ennything until had it 3
weeks and see how ! liked it.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1870-04-07
THE mIsroRY OF STEAM.

Here we give condensed history of
steam. About $50 years before Christ,
Hero, of Alexandria, formed a toy
which exhibited some of the powers of
steam, and was moved by its power.
Six hundred years later, Anthemius,
an architect, arranged several caldrCns
of waiter, each covered with the wide
bottom of a leather tube which rose to
narrow top, which pipes extended to
the rafters OF the adjoining building.
A fire was kindied beneath the cal
drons, and the house was shaken by
the efforts of the steam ascending the
tubes. This is the first notice Of steam
recorded. In 1913, Blasco ID, Gar0y
tried a steamboat of 30 tons with toll
erable success, at Barcelona, Spain
1t consisted of caldr0n of boiling wa
ter, aud a movable wheel OF each side
Of the ship. 1t was lald aside as i'm
practicable, a present, however, was
made to Garoy.
In 1850 the first railroad was c0il-
structed at Newcastle Oh Tyne. The
| FIRST idea of steam-engine in England
was in the Marquis of Winchester's
History Of Inventions" 1868. In
/ l7l0, Newcomer made the first steam
engine. In I7l8, patents were granted
to Savery for the first application of
the steam engine in England. 1864,
James Watt made the first perfect
steam engine in England.
In 1885, jonathan Halls set forth the
idea of steam navigation. In l778,
Thomas Paine first proposed this ap
plication in America. In 17S5, Will
/ liam Tymington made voyage IN
one on the Forth and Clyde-Canal.-
/ In 1853, Ramsey propelled boat by
steam to New York. In 1888, John
Fitch, of philadelphia, navigated q
boat by a steam engine on the nela-
ware. Ia 1882, Robert Fulton first be.
gan to apply his attention to steam.