St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-08-27

IN the ELECTRICAL WORLD.


The proposition Of The Thomson
Houston Electric Co, to run trains
through the Belt Ra,lrpad Co.'S tunual
In Baltimore by eleeteic motora. wos
accepted BY the latter company. and
the details Of the necessary contracts
have been made.
AT Gilbreath, n. C., the Other day .
nfteen-year-old lad neraed Fletcher was
standing under tre@ which the light
ming struck. 1t entered the lads coat
at the neck and went down his spine,
making . blister all the way. Yet it il
Thought he will recover iit
The Haywart1s electric railroad Of
Oakland. Cal. has been opened for busi-
meas When the nrst Cnr WAS run the
widest enthusiasm prevailed all along
the line, and Mt San Leendro bOufires
were lighted, and half the town turned
out to welcome the arrival Of the first
train. =
The new telephone company in
London is receivin& substantial sup
port 1t has already obtained two
thousand five hundred subscribers to its
service, and proposes to start operations
Immediately with underground metallic
circuits, promising Satisfactory service
70 all customers
Inventor Edison received in one in
stance . fee of 90. 900 for his opinion as
IN electrical expert He was employed
BY the company organized to bore the
Niagara power tunnel to examine the
ground, study conditions and plans. and
give an opinion as to the feasibility and
practicability of the wark.
An electrical metal twisting ma
chine IL one Of the latest applications
Of electricity to the arts The square
rods or blanks to be twisted are heated
by the electric currents which heats
from tho inside instead Of from the
outside NJ in ordinary fire methods,
and then twisted by sections in success
sion
There is not to-dsy'a horse or mule
in the street-csr service Of Austin, Tex
At the intersection Of two of the prin-
cipal streets of that city twelve double
trolley tracks cross each other, using
one Of the most intricate systems Of
frogs and electric switches ever made
Arc and incandescent lights are used "a
. large extent
Tho eelerity of 'telegraphic com
during the recent Oxford -Cambridge
boat race In England. The press boat,
as 1t steamed up the river. paid out q
cable during its entire course, and NJ
every point In tho rice the news Wa
Immediately flashed By means Of this
line direct 10 London
Tho Joint committee Of the house Of
lords and the house o3 commons has re
ported to parliament that, after thor
ough examination Of the subject, 1t con-
sidcrs electricity . suitable and efficient
source Of motive power, and = recon-
mendation is made tPat tho progress Of
the electric railway should not be Inn
peded, but that, on the other hand, the
construction Of lines should Be encour-
aged.
4 According 10 thd Western Electri-
clan, visitors to the Worlds fair will
have an opportunity to ride on IN ele-
vated railway on which electrically op-
Grated trains will be .un at intervals of
one and half minutls, at speed, il il
claimed, of thirty mills IN hour. Pow
erful motors and . g1tst power station
will be needed. ana the installation
will, aside from its practical value. form
one of the most interesting exhibits At
the fair.
1t is stated that the New England
Telephone and Telegraph Co is con-
templating running long distance tel
ephone wire from Burlington, VI, to
Bellows Falls. connecting with tho
Long Distance Telephone Co. It will
be built by links The circuit win be
metallic, of course, and vergennes will
probably be connected with Burlington
in the near future. Then line will he
extended to Middlebmry, and 50 on until
Bellows Falls is reached This will
give Burlington telephone communica-
tion with al the large cities within .
radius of 1 1000 miles, or. - far as IL Is
possible to talk BY the phone.