Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-14

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STEAM ON THE CANALs.-Oue Of the most
interesting and important events OF the week,
is the award made by the commissioners ap--
pointed by the Legislature of New York 10 RET
erence 20 The use OF ste.m on cauals. A prize
OF 100000 was proposed to be given to any
person who should practically demonstrate tie
feasibility of using steam 10 this way-and e.
pecially on the Erie canal.
The nuu Der of competitors was very large,
and the result, and promise ut final success was
very encouraging but the contestants were
finally reduced to two, Mr.. Baxter and Mr..
Newman. Mr.. GcddeS, Que OF the commls
sioners uffcred resolution to the effect thar
Baxter had proved on trial that his device and
machinery when placed on an Ordinary canal
boat, loaded with. 200 tons of cargo would pro
pei it at the rate of three miles per hour, and
more cheaply than it could be done by animals
- iu other words that Baxter hal complied
with the law, aud was enttled to the reward.
The vote on this resolution was four to iour.
Their ti;al report rectes briefly what Baxters
boat bad accomplished though under the
stringent rpqu>ltiou OF the law they did not
feel authorized to make the award--yct IN view
of the great, if not pertccl success attalued oy
these two inventors, they recommend that Mr.
Baxter shall have $4,000 and NJ: Dob5ln
SIS UOU.
Very strangely, nothing is said on the most
vital point cf the question, viz: the effect pro-
duccd on the banks Of the canal by the use OF
steamboats, We infer that the difficulty IN
making fua! award lay just here-tor it has
long since been demonstrated that steam could
be successfully used on canals, but that the IN
Jury dcuc to the banks by the Increased action
OF the water more than counterbaiarces the
advantages gaiued 10 time and power. Never
lhele<s, we are delighted to know that success
is in sight. Gor}onSriUe Gn-ette.
ELECTRIC BUTTER. yesterday afternoon
Mr.. Budd Smith, of California, gave an cXhl-
btiou of the wonder fu power OF his Gig ghtuing
churn,' at the residence Of the Commissioner
Of Patents when large company OF ladies and
gentlemen were present 70 witness p'nt OF
mix converted into pound of butter in less
than one minute. The churn was patented day
before yesterday. and has created small SEN
sa,ion already. 1t is the general opinion that
the butter is made ITO come, in this singular
manner, by gavanic current produced by the
warm water, salt and satpeter placed within an
outer metallic cylinder which incloses the one
in which the mix is placed.
It lEECulbT says lllui me IcCuildl COtuPpSl
ton and preparation Of the metal used in the
several cylinders of the churn are secrets which
vii not be made nuhc. 1t is claimed that
practically working five pounds OF butter can
be made out of a gallon of milk; yet a. high as
seven pounds and three quarters have been
made out of one gallon OF pure mllk, fresh
from the COW. Some objection has been urged
against calling the product so obtaiucd butter
1t appears TO be the result Of granulation of
all the nutritious particles of tie milk III a mass
resembling iu all respects ordinary butter, from
which it cannot be distinguished. 1t can De
mar,u;actured at cost of about five cents
pound The inventor has beep invited to churn
before the President Wash. Republican.
THE TYPES cut snmc queer antics OCCASIONAL
", Whereby the souls Of righteous editors ar
sorely vexed We mentioned the case OF It
manic, ST man" the other day, and have DOW
one of a much more serious nature to record
An editor in Old kenruck undertook to COM
plment friend, whom he wished the public
to regard as ic-hcartcd, valiant soul.
But imagine the surprise, CONSERVATION, and
wrath of the bucoic editor, when, IN looking
over the columns OF his paper next Inornlng,
he saw his friend alluded to as red lie lde'.
malignant mule r 1t is 10 wonder that he
poured The vias OF his wrath on the unuckyE
compositor-or not that exactly, but aSsallt
his person 10 such an undicnlfed manner that
the poor typo found it a little uncomfortable TO
be seated for some time afterwards. We should
not wonder, therefore, if the Detroit printer
made mistake the other day when he said
that Zuck Chandler was carried out OF the
Seuate by his friend Conkling. Perhaps twas
the other way, as Chandler is much the larger
man of the two, and strictly temperate. Our
readers may accept this last as a Typographical
tbn,, ,,1nn = Jyurb ar
BURIED ALIVE. - Information YVES received
in P,ttsturg recently that terrible horror has
lust been unearthed at CEapmanvllle Two
weeks ago a woman named Martha Coggswell,
wife of Anthony Coggswell,a drover, died las was
supposed, in The village named, aud was huri
cd Her husband was absent at the time Ills
first knowledge of his wife's death was on
Thursday last. when he returned home Al
most wild with grief. be insisted on her body
being exhumcd so that he could sec the re
mains. This was done, and the coffin was oop-
ened 10 the prcscucc OF several friends. 10
the uuutterate horror OF all the body had
changed its position in the c. fin, shcwlug that
Mrs Coegswell had been buried while she was
in a trarcc The body was lying on Its face.
Evidences of fearful struggle made by the un-
fortunate woman when she recovered conscious
ness in the coffin we're visible The flesh was
toru trom one shoulder, aud the shroud was
covered with blood When Mr.. Cogg>well saw
what a terrible fate his wife had met he fell
senScless across the coffin, and has been raw
ing maniac ever since
APPROACHING MARRIAGE AT TUE WHITE
HOUSE. Miss Grant and her atfianced lover
are the recipients Of numerous invitations to
Lenten lunches and the like. General Bah
cock gave diurer in their honor last Saturday
1t is now said tha. the marriage is fixed tor
ucxt month, aud the usmes of the bridesmaids
are given Miss Barnes, d,ughter of the Sur
geou-Gcncra of the army; Miss Cooke. daugh
ter of II. D. Cooke; the Misses Borie, uieces
of the ex Secretary of the Navy; and Miss