Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-27
EdisOn's Electric Light,

The Eastern papers arc full of reports Of tho
Edison light and probable SUCCESS, to take place
on New Years night. After various expert
ments aud great deal Of study, tho lamp has
been perfected The lamp. it is stated can be
made at o cost Of twenty-five cents. 10 its
simplest form it is as cheap as gas tip. 1t is
plain glass goba, about tho s;zo of smal
orange or largo lcmor. ln tho bottom is fit.
ted me!slic stopper, through which the cop.
per wires pass, and g strip Of carbon;z,d paper.
shaped like horseshoe, ,coonoots the wiree. Tho
air is exhausted 10 tho globe. For chandeliers
it would consist Of only the vscum globe. .aud tho
carbon hlamcnt attached to the chandelier and
connected to the wires leading to the geuerat-
Ing machine Ia central station. perhaps half
mile away, tho wires being run through tho
gas pipos, SO that 10 reality the only change
necessary to turn gas Jet into an electric lamp
IL to run the wires through tho gas pipe. take
off the jet. and screw the electric lamp 10 tho
attet's plecs. Although the plans have
been full ooosumsted for general iIlumi-
nation. the outGe Of the probable sys.
tenn t. be adopted is the localiog of
central station in largo o:,ies in such manner
that eEch station will supply On area of about
ono third of c mile. In each station tbtra will
be, it is contemplated, ono or two engines of
immense pow!r, which will drive several gene
rating machines, each generating machine sup.
plying about fifty lamps.
Upder the invention. lift is what it Is claimed,
the light will he the most convenient and safest
known to melllud. NJ matches are needed,
aud by tho snple turbiog of the key tho light
is furnished. The glass globe does not become
heated. ltgrows warm, but by nc possibility cln
there be ony combustion. Break the glass, and
the light is instantly aud utterly exllnguished
The moment the air enters tho light is out. Il
would bo perfectly safe, therefore, to use such
light in powder magazine. 1t will bs of in.
estimable advantage on shipbosrd. 1t Gao be
emp'oyed with the happiest result in mines
heretofore extra hazardous. 1t will, by at ouoo
hbolishlng the uss of matches 10 our houses,
ard introducing light that neithtr beats nor
enkiudlcs, vas,ly reduce tho lisbilily OF fires,
and thus speedily put down the rs.es OF iasur.
aEcs.
it is light that does not hsrm the eyes; ard
that may be shaded and regulated at pesslrs-
combining the EGftness of the oil lamp With the
splen1or Of the burLing of the carbon poio.s.
According to arrsugemen! number of geo
tlcnsn met 10 tha laboratory Of Thomas &,
Ejts 70 at Ms6ia PAX. % Christmas Eve night,
Tor the purpose 0t wiir, s:lnS the prscticsI
ErrEiog ct ,ac pcrl; c!ed electric light. The
llveotGr de7o,cd t90 htufj a1a her 10 an cx
haustlve txi4ibit ord explanation OF the mar
vc:tous etcG:!!e epDaratus which wos brought
iai0 play GGrry iil- evon;2g. Wir-S leading
irou the geaaratcr ia tho laboratory connected
With acd ll:Vmlnaicd I uu!Itcr OF the a0iscouS
residences, God tSo street. iaDrs Ia frcut ef the
lIysntur'5 . ottiol threw Gu! bf!sh: light. Mr.
Edison first pTnved Tia: tho e!eciIi, currect is
capabIs pt s4cdlvi:ipG. He then ahowed his
visitors The LED uain e!, eric Conductors which
iurrisEej light fcr The eniro laboratory Af-
rrrSard he hnrg ruuAtr Of lamps side by
side, each Que fivGs aus equal light, aud
oo6 the Sights. variation in lbe light Of tho
otler laDps RaG IGllecd. L'stt after hight was
attached uptl the i;luuiuaunS plwsr Of the
o9nd1ctur- ssem.d u@lirDi'ea, aud then the
geutIe III N dra!hted thunseIVea moro than salts.
fed that the Subdivision Of b electric current
bad been a:c,mpllshed. Mr. Edlsou uex. gave
ao elaborate ilCsiratiou OF the manufaoiurs cf
the Va'iOus parts OF thu lamp aod tho manner
10 Which the vacuum 10 the glass bulb is al
taincd. The generator. in full opsrstioa was
aso viewed. aud the ioYento7 explained it's 10.
tlica!e workings
MURDER AND TcErUaE.-A. Dolphos, Ohio
dispatch says: "Bcrnsrd Pickels, go old Ger.
man resident, was called 70 his door by loud
knocking st 2 o'clock Wednesday morning.
Upon opening il he WAS confronted by three
men srmed with revol9ers, who demanded a
large sum of money ha was knowa to posses.
He refused. and ia The scutIie which ensued he
WIS shot and instantly killed, tho ball entering
jus. above tho LEI. eye. His wife hearing the
distur bance came to picRerss assistance, when
she WAS seized and threatened with death if she
did not discloae where the money was. She inn
| medi.tely began to scream, when the mon gsg'
ged and bound her with rope, and placed tho
soles of her feet to the fire. until, unable to en-.