Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-26
.s;,. Sew Fuel and dflluniin;atOr.

nIYS ana SATURDAYS, at FIVE noLLARs
r.x lSxUN, payable in advance.
.s;.s> Sew Fuel and iliunhinator.
N.li.l silence has recently added to the
,,,..,I ,p:c,:,uns of the day process for eX-
- ,..;u. II, from water. The author of this
.'r,...,. ilr. kuck an English practical chem
:. ha- realized the old dream Of scientists that
.h,..ynau~tlc>s heating power stored III water
,,'., ,c #c.uilly employed Tor mechanical and
Iir.>,jc PURPOSES This brilliant idea, has
.,.,.o successfully tested and developed m-the
.,r,, works on the lanks Of the river near Bat
,,,r-.l Park. and the process which 1t orgluat-
81 !, * reuIrly SulpIc and easily put in prac-
ne. ordinary steam is brought TIN lough a
,;,. from one oi the boilers ui an engine, and
!. alowcl 10 pass through rcd hot horseshoe
Stared tube. rcpoS,iy in tcrccly burning
f,;r,,qcn. Willie in this tube the stea III is SIT
,,.rnrarl 80 that itS oxygen aud hydrogen are
ready 10 dissolve their alliance, and afterwards
i j. forced mo a retort filed with ncauhcsccut
coke and iron fragments. The oxygon is left
h.ti,pi ani forms with the iron seal 5 Of black
r,>r. the hydrogen passes freely through
,.r,ci retar;. ard when certain suphurous
yarn.. have ;,ccn d<cnsaged trom the residual
,,,> there & mes forth the heating gas, super
r,iuvrulv suited ior all calortic purposes.
where. heat with1u; light Is demanded l.
;,,Im;r,,Iv a.:antcd for all kinds OF stores and
tenn, engine boilers The cost of the gas at
,;., work, /, ouad 80 be only seven pence Tor IL
,LouSi,,,I cn!, feet. aud this quantity would
i,nii uh,ut Gitr gallons OF cali water This
ro.;. il i, >a can hc r,:ucsi hy usuug the
waste ha, al rlc r,trr; furnace 70 supply the
steam. whcl i> now SUI piled by an lntepct-
dent boiler.
The distinctive feature Of the Rack pracess
for making he lcw iutl 1as is III the drcumpo-
,tiol Of the SlpcIh a'rd Aame hy means 9f
coke AID ron which remain f,r long periods in
IN. rector; wi,n1u; requiring c:angc Co;pbln-
cd with lliS i, al.o Az rranccmcnt for carbo-
nZins the healin" ga tJr rurlos OF lllumlna-
tuii This is IoHc ~ making 1t pass through
ri, from which is carbon Is received, and
whrI!c. il >slr.S al excellent gas eqnal III ii
Illuminating p.wcr 10 sN cen caad!cs Tor con-
sumption o. Aye cubic feet per hcur in an Ar
uali Eurnrr. The cost ni the gas. as used for
light is tr!hc less than ii.;y cents per thou
.aui cubic f G..
This invention, # Tuily developed, will set at
rc>t the unea>lu">S oa The coal question and
Work V rwlic revolution in the cost of fuel
ai.a h. iDr al purposes. "A I. Hcrald.
A'f"hO ilt>'tftt' III I. k'hliIl ilC l1tS-
,on Post says: During the debate in the Leg
i>ia,urc ol the Sumucr resolutions Mr.. J. B.
Smith, the representative from Canlbridg@,
VA, ad,c>>iHg the House III favor OF rescindiag
the Resolutions ts an act Of justice to Mr. Sum
n'r. While making an eloquent and strenuous
Plea ior reace. i:atvrrily and good will through
ont The raIlou.hc paused. and III very lnpres
>lvc inanuvr called the attention of the House
TIA nclno!abtc passage of the Scriptures, aS
method II c:tnrclug his argument more strong
y nl"n The minds OF those who heard hun.
Confident ;i.at the sublime beauty Of its scntl.
mch W"nid make an impression upon so lu,-
Gr"S>lbc, religious, and ferycnt body, Mr..
;'m!th requested The clerk to fud the passage
III copy # he Bible and read it to the House.
Mr. Smith mauncr cxactcd undivided atten-
lion, and as he waited for the clerk to produce
Ike Bible there was a perfect silence III the
House The clerk, however, seemed to be
Somewhat cu barraSS,d. After dligcnt search
Upon tables, SLEEVES III drawers, aud every
other receptacle that contained pamphlet, book,
!aagaziue, or anything that rcscmHIcd por-
uu of the Scriptures, nc was forced 10 declare
il an undcr,onc that there was no Bible there!
Tie House perceived the deficiency, and for a
,no,Icnt Il tingc Of saIneSs seemed to overcome
the assembly. but this gave way at last to n
approach to mcrrimant Mr.. Smith, however,
maintained his impressive attitude, and waited
for the clerk to comply with bis request.
';ccltc the chapter. calculated an imra-
tent mru:ber
II prefer, said Mr.. Smith, that the
clerk, whose clacutiouary powers are so we'll
understood and appreciated by the House,
should read the whole chaptcr-lt Is necessary
to hay. lrccrp; and context.
HIS The clclk, the most ohllglng OF lndl-
'i'Il!IS - we'll aS the most efficient OF clerks
rrr.aEly one II the most rererent--waS uua-
Il" 10 do. p#"rS We're summoned to search
ir 4 l;ih:,' Mr. Smith meanwhile awaiting
,4rlr return. The pages were absent Tor a
'F'; ,imc. Evidently there was no Bible IN
'a' Safe House. Here WAS IA dilemma. What
ann. ction uloa the character OF one OF the
Host religious States 10 the whole nation, dis-
u"SW>hed tnr the pipus and devout element
~ "> representative body, and with so many
,'"cW e,tgyncn prominent 10 lis comnosl-
T'"' No b''''c, Ii seemed impossible. Even
~ ,,.l''Hmiy :" the Speaker was disturbed.
ir;', ,y "!'' II certainly was Incredible. No
''' III tue House ui Representatives, went
u;!, ,."H! mouth I" mcuh No Bible! said Nlr.
'',,,', q, Il Hc,r. >"nurous Voice. No Bible,
ii'""nluI.} "j"'ncd the clerk Finally, let Us
10 say, this embarrassment was re-
81 y l''~r rctuin%d with Blble, ana
t,' -, ''.i'.'lcd passage was read from Luke ii.
l. aLi ii.
~ DIVORCE SrIT-The divorce suit of
'''Se vs. Dodge has ended in most startling
,,'''ier' Ouc Of the most astonishing atfida-
'';> ever maic in court was read by the coun-
\ ,'F the detcudaut from the plaintiff, Mrs.
|''S2' on Saturday. The affidavit sets forth
,, ',.ss the proceedings against Dodge We're a con-
,rn"'E, undertaken at the instance oil her at
~TIrE; Finley; that this Finley having got her
l"'yF Ms power arranged the plans to enable
-, 49, u secure divorce, the chief Of which was
I"v pretended ass snatlon scheme of the lst of
"a""':v III which Dodge and Julia Pierce
r>1FsI: that the affidavit making such charges
J-> Iia>", that under the threats of said Finley
~; ;y d h'd entered into this conspiracy, and that
y; ~ "ad slgncd Il paper agreeing to pay Julia
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