Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-09
Another Wonderful Invention.

Another Wonderful Invention.
lGalrna Cor. Sigourncy CIa.) News
desire To give your readers IA
partial description of recent in
vcntion of a steam engine by a
mechanic of our town, which bids
fair to supcrscdc every steam en-
CINE now IN use. The inventor,
Mr.. Fisher, is an ingenious Ger.
man mechanic, who OWNS the ma
chine shop near the Rock Island .
depot. Those of our readers who .
have ever noticed his shop have .
never seen him or any hands ap' /
parently at work. Fisher is an
inventor and dreamer, and for /
years his hours by day and 10y |
night have been devoted to this .
idea. to the neglect of his business
and family. His grand idea was Il
"rotary engine" The advantage .
he claims over the ordinary one is
the continuous application of the
expansive force of steam, utilizing
all it's power. Then the mcchanl,
cal simplicity of conStruction-no
steam chest, no piston. no crank.
The motion is direct on the main
shaft. 1t is simple, compact and
of great strength, aud will not cost
more than onc.third per horse.
power rs much as the old style.
He brought his model over TO the
elevator last week, and attached it
to the boiler, and away it went at
"A 2:4O whirl. \ slight move of
lever. and the motion is reversed.
and away it goes on the other tack.
Fisher is poor, and may not he able
to push his invention, hnt if par
ties having sufficient capital will
take hold of it and work it up,
"thcrc'S millions in it,"
The Grernback element in Con.
grcss cvinccs strong disposition TO
unite with the Republicans. despite
the fact that "A large majority Of
these members owe their election to
Democratic votes. DE La MatNr,
for instance, Observation-Disclosures of
whose votes came from Democratic
voters. shows his intention of allNing
himself with the Republicans, and
he will probably he able to bring a
number of his party members with
him. This course of the iirccnhack
. crS is regarded with intense salts.
faction 10y the Democratic leaders,
who have feared that the Demo
, cratic party might iniurc it's cause
, and prospects by the alliances
. made with the Grccnhackcrs in
"A number ct Congress 'iorai districts
in order To beat the Republicans
| v. a. Democrat.
! Tie Holly Springs Miss Regis
, ter SAYS: "Our day last week n man
r named ScagIavcS living ucar Balncs
willie in this county dreamed tire,
! times in succession that some gold
, was buried in Il certain place, and
/ the dream having made such an i'm
preston on his mind he concluded
, to test the matter, and discovered
| buried III Quininc bottle, clever
Z hundred dollars of the yellow metal
: |; is supposed To have been buried
/, there several Years ago toy DR.
e Thompson. now dead, who one,
lived at the place
u The Methodist church owns NOR,
| property than any other denomlna
: ton in the Union, that sect haviu.
e S69, S5i,l2 invested in churches
T. The Catholic church comes mex
>. with 800, 500: then the PrcSby
!, terrain church, Hi7,S2S.132; tn,
/ Episcopal, Sj6.jll. ji9; Congrcga
e ,ional., 49,, 0G9, COS; the BAPTIST, 80,
t. 222S,22l. Then follows along lis
: which brings up the total amount o
) money invested in churches i'll tn,
/. United States TO 1854 no.
Y After more than fourteen year
). of injustice, Gen. Fitz John Porte
o has been fully indicated by IA cour
e of competent army officers. ll'
G should now he reinstated in tn,
!. rank from which he was diSplace,
$ and be fully rcstituted for the wron,
e done him. Gen. Porter'S origina
Y offcnse was in being a Democrat
i Fortunately for him and the coun
V try that that party is not as unpop
[ ular as il was in 1864
n pittshnrp Post. How silly IN