Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-28

nubllc new steam Water vacuum Saupe GULL
bined 1t is so arranged that when the water
in the boiler evaporates to within one inch OF
the top hue the fact is marked by 4 hand or
register plate, and an alarm whistle sounds.
Again. when the steam RUS up to its prescrlb
Cd limit it is also noted on the steam gauge,
and an alarm whistle sounds. This new ar
rapgement, therefore, gives these safeguards IN
nnerating steam boilers First, it marks the
state Of the water in the boiler; second, 1t has
the usual advantage of the safety valve; third,
it has register independent OF the ordinary
safety valve, which sounds alarm whistle
when the steam attains its prescribed limit
fourth, the state of the water IN the boiler can
be ascertaiued by the ordinary water cocks, and
| fifth. the same result can be ascertalned by an
independent process, which, when the water Is
| evaporated to certain limit suRndS All alarnl
whistle. By this new invention even should
the old style safety valve and waters cocks yet
out of order, there are other checks acting IN
dcpcndent of them, thus rendering boiler ex-
blossoms almost an imposslbillty. -Rlch. wing.
LAwS.-Since Those last reported the follow
ING acts Of the Legislature have become laws
to amend the act for the relief OF the late
sherihS of the Commonwealth ; to provide for
the organization Of county school boards and
prescribing the power and duties OF SAID boards
and to amend aud recnact 18th section OF the
act to establish and maintain a uniform system
: of public free schools to amend the 18th clause
ofth 1th section, the 18th clause Of the 18th
section the 18th clause Of the 18th section,
the 10Th clause of the 18th section, the 59th
section. and the 52d section OF the act to cstab-
fish and maintain uniform system OF public
flee schools to amend the act in relation TO
cbain-gancs for the relief of Frederick Crit
fifth Of the county of Wcstm ireland to lncor-
porate the Alexandria Passenger Railway
comDanv : to extend the charter OF the Fred
ericksburg, Orange, and Charlottesville Rail
road company, and to authorize said company
to borrow money and create mortgage upon
its property and franchises and the joiut re-
solution ASKING Congress to make the tax on
| tobacco uniform.
FREDERICKSBURG, ORANGE AND CHAR
Louisville (EA RAILROAD Co.-The
stockholders Of this company met at Frede-
ricksburg on Thursday last and the company
was reorganized by the election Of Thomas
Geo Walker as president who is banker,
living in New York city G.. VI. Atkins. trea-
surcr. who is manufacturer OF railroad iron at
Pottsve, Pa; and Wm. NJ. Smith as Secreta-
ry: who is broker. resident at Philadelphia
Lieut.. Gov. j. L. AIarye was elected resident
director The new charter of the company au-
thorizes the issue of not more than 100000
of it's bonds until the road is completed to Or
ange Court House, and also the issue of the
$50, 600 Of bonds to pay the Indebtedness Of
the old company. AT the meeting authority
was given to create the mortgage tor raising
the means to complete the road to Orange Court
House.
JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA CANAL
Major w. P. CraighiIl, chief United States en-
giueers. stationed at Baltimore. in replying to
a letter of Hon NJ G. Kerr, OF Indiana, at
Washington, on the subject of the extension of
the James River canal to the Ohio, forwarded
a bill drawn by himself, by which Virginia and
West Virginia it is proposed: are to give up
all title to the canal and convey the same to
the United States The canal on Major Craig
hills plan is to be seventy feet vide and seven
feet deep, with locks at least one hundred and
twenty feet long aad twenty feet wide, with a
CAPACITY for vessels of two hundred and eighty
tons burthen Bonds to be issued to the
amoutt OF eight millions, &c. The bill has
been referred to the committee of commerce.
TEMpERANcE.- National Executive
Council of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Of America will issue circular instructive to
the parochial societies in the United States
and Canada 1t will embrace the following
points Politics are to be excluded, and nation
al officers engaging therein are to be deposcd,
ipso facto; the legislature is deemed inetfectu.
al, and the demand for drink is to be abated
by religion subduing the appetite; all members
are to be Catholic communicates The next
national convention will be held at Cleveland,
O., October TO- 1872.
BIRTHs.-A correspondent writing from
Giles county, under date of Feb y = st, says:
Last Monday night Mrs B. +. Porterheld
gave birth to three children. They lived some
10 or twelve hours, and all died within 20 min
utes' time.
Tuesday night, Mrs John H. Williams, DIV
ing within three miles Of Mrs Porterfeld,
gave birth to three also-one boy and two girls.
The boy died soon after birth, and one of the
circumstance I thought it ought to be publish
ed. "-Lynch Ne1os
TIE pEAcu-GRowERs of Delaware have had
caucus They have counted the peach buds
left unframed by the late frosts, and have
made up their minds that there will be Just
half crop this coming season, with perhaps
from half bushel to bushel lower These
gentlemen, as a rule, are not very exact i'll their
calculations. Last year they said we were to
have no peaches; it will be recollected there
never was such a crop known. and it is more
than probable that the supply this year will be
sufficient for any reasonable demand.
SAD DEATH On Friday morning Mrs. A.
S. Thornburgh, young and lovely resident OF
Knoxville, died from the effects of an over
dose of morphine, given in pills, by mistake
for ouinine The fatal error was committed by
yonng mana clerk in the drug store Of Head
& Locke. The unfortunate lady took .
grains of the deadly drug in the short SPACE OF
three hours.
The Legislature of Virginia is peti5onsed /, to to
form new county, to be composed OF that
portion of Giles, lying east of New river, part
of Montgomery, and portion of Craig; That
part of Montgomery proposed to be added to
the new county is the section lying west of
Brush Mountain. and known as Poverty Val
ley.