The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-05-03

PROBABLY derived its name from
being III early days a suitable hab
ltat'cn for seese,:the other, cat
fish town is il valley near the riv
er and over1ows nearly every
heavy rain. The inhabitants sit in
their houses, on such occasions
and catch catfish through their
doors and windows.
Several fine Residences are to
be seen in various portions of the
place.
AT the saw mill IN the rear of
the city is al apparatus to PRO
duce steam, OF which Mr.. Black.
ie is agent.
Judging from our view of it's
work during Il half hours observa
ton it appeared to be capable of
economising fuel to a great ex.
tent, besides being a very simple
process and costing not over ffty
dollars to apply to auy machines
ry.
1t is a simple combination of
steam and coal tar, pine tar or
crude petroleum or any similar
substance.
/. a small iron pipe, say a half
Inch diameter, conducts steam
from the boiler passing through
the furnace, or the luc Of the
BOILER, thus, experimenting the
Steam. to the front Of the fire bed.
and passes through ii brass Tube
OF about one sixteenth of an inch
III diameter. This latter tube is en-
cased in larger one. with an out
let OF one eighth inch in diane
ter, into which il pipe conveys the
tar or burning matter from a res
ervolr elevated above the boilers.
The steam passing through the
small tube creates a vacuum,
drawing the tar with it, which
uniting forms spray over the
fire bed, which burns with great
force and heat. The burning cas-
rises up to and around the boiler
bottoms, SO that all the heat is
thrown against the boiler.
1t IS claimed that more steam
eau be made from one barrel of
tar than Can be had from one ton
of stone coal. Smoke is consumed.
and the heat all utilized.
There can tie no bOubt that il
Will generate intense heat, whilst
1t will require no tiremen to keen
it burning. The steam and the tar
are both regulated by stop cocks.
1t will require q little fuel to raise
steam enough to start the appara
tus, after that none will I've reauir
ed.
Mr. Blackie is going to attach
several OF these burners to the
furnaces ON sugar plantations du
ring the summer, and thereby
give the planters an opportunity
to thoroughly test the matter.
On April 26, the members of
De Soto Lodge M. Z l. O. o. F.
and Enraka M. Is. I. o. o. r.
united in in anniversary celebra-
ton of their order. A procession
was formed at ten o'clock A. NJ.
which proceed by a band of music,
paraded the principal streets, to
Pike Hall, in which Il public adj.
dress was made by S. I. Grisa-
more, p. G.. NJ.
AT night the Degree of Reba
kah was conferred on some % la
dies, after which the members of
the Order and their families par
took of an elegant supper in
Pixies Hall
The Brethren and their wives
and daughters propose TO insti
tute, in short time, a Lodge If
the Decree of Rebekall. The or
der numbers about Is members in
Baton Rouge.
In the afternoon the decoration
of the graves of the Confederate
dead took place at which an ora
ton was delivered by Mr.. Sawyer
and the graves of the lost ones
handsomely decorated with flow
erS.
A pleasant ride it was down the
river OH the fine steamer E. j..
Gay.
Oh Board we found Capt. A. Du
gas commanding, who has been
tiavorably and honorably known
us a Southern SteambOatman, for
forty years, with Sullivan Streck
as Clerk, Capt. Brown the own
or was on board, and several Of
my old warllke friends on the
coast came OH tue boat during
the trip, recalling pleasant memo
ries OF past times.
The !return by the cars was
made pleasant by the affeetionate
movements of a new married cOu.
Pile who had been to New Orleans
a wedding tour. A passenger