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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1887-07-01, Page 7t. ONSIp.E.REQ ESPEQiALLV AS Al 'PLIED AT SEA. TRE ART DESTRUCTIVE. Examples of the Most Improved Torpedo • moats AitoatTite wonderful Dynamite Gun „Designed by Lieut. Zaliaski,, U. S. ;,i., aper the Work It eau Ito. Our civil war almost revolutionized the art of naval warfare; recent inventions have cora. pleted the revolution. Between those who have sought to make an invulnerable vessel and those who have as steadily improved de- structive appliances, we seem to have been trying a naval solution of the old "catch"— what would happen if au irresistible force worn to strike au immovable body? Tor- pedoes havo long been uted against navies; in the civil war they came into play more largely than ever before, and since then hundreds of ingenious inventors have striven to bring them still nearer perfection. During the last ten years 100,000,000 have been expended by European governments in experiments to secure a reliable torpedo. In this country, too, immense suns have been spent by firms and individuals; and yet most of the machines invented have proved of no great value. Three, however, have attained a high degree of efficiency. They are known as the Controllable Automobile Torpedo, the Sims - Edison and the IionyeTl. Along with these in- ventions have come the invention of torpedo boats, rame and guns, of which we present three illustrations, the first of a torpedo bolt built by • Messrs. ' Thornycroft, of Lon- don, for the government of DenmaA:; the second of the Alarm, a United States torpedo ram, and the third "of the very remarkable gun for projecting dynamite torpedoes, de- signed by Meat, .Za1fnski,.of_the_ .United - States navy. ---+ter+-- ntif TORPEDO BOAT BUILT FOR DENMARK. There are torpedoes to go entirely under water in a straight line, guided by automatic rudders; others to go with a portion above the water; some to be projected from a machine, and many more to be propelled by machinery In the torpedo itself. Nearly all are arranged to exploile by percussion on striking the ves- sel aimed at; but some are to be operated'by wires and guided by the engineer.at a safe distance. They are all cylindrioal;"ratherfii the shape of a very slender cigar, of every length from five feet to thirty and of vary- ing weights. The greatest speed attained by any yet reported is thirty miles an hour—this by the Whitehead torpedo in England. Tor- pedo boats vary still more widely—from those which go entirely under water, carrying con- densed air for the men, to those which differ but little from ordinary gunboats.- Of the "-latter class is the boat lately completed for Denmark. This floating engine of destruction is built of the finest steel, is 140 feet in length, and constructed to secure a very high rate of speed and admit 'sof rapid turning and maneuvering. It is expected to maintain a uniform rate of twenty two miles an hour. The Messrs. Thornycroft, who made this boat, and the Messrs. Yarrow, their great rivals, now employ over 9,000 men in this litre, and each firm can turn out one com- pleted boat a week. , • ' UNITED STATES toRPEIiO _BOAT. ALAR6r..- The Alarm, torpedo ram, was designer? by Admiral Porter, and is the only torpedo boat owned by the United Stapes government. It is 173 feet long, 'fit feet 6 inchoi wide, has a draught of 12 feet, and projecting from the bow is an immense under water ramming prow 32 feet long. This is covered ' with wrought iron armor four and a half inches thick, and in it is the torpedo inachinery. This consists of a spar thirty-five feet long, which can in an instant bo run out twenty- five feetbeyond the point of the prow. On the end of this spar the torpedo is to be placed and fired at will by means of electric wires laid in grooves along the spar and running to a firing pedestal on deck. Still more ingenious is the Mailory Propel- ler, by which the screw driving wheal can be shifted to a direction almost at right angles to the boat and thus whirl the latter around as though on a pivot. On the bow, above, is a heavy gun, and Iiotchkiss and Getting ma- chine guns line the sides. So it is gunboat, ram and torpedo boat in one. But the most novel, and, if successful,_ the most formidable of recent inventions, is the torpedo gull. Lieut.. ZalInski describes it asa "pneumatic dynamite torpedo gun"—that is, a gun for projecting dynamite torpedoes by compressed air. The barrel is sixty feet long, of iron tubing, and lined with brass to secure smoothness.. It is expected to throw a cylin- drical brass or steel torpedo, eight inches in di- ameter, and carrying a charge of sixty pounds of dynamite a distance of two and a quarter miles! Tho torpedo is exploded by an elec- tric fuse within it: one kind by shock on con- tact with the vessel; the other to ignite in a given time by chemical action, whether the THE ZALINSKI GUN. torpedo strikes Or not—this in ease itbo do - sired to drop torpedoes in the path of an ap- proaching vessel. The gun is so accurately balanced and the chambers of condensed air so well arranged that only one man is re- quired to aim and five it. Tests that seam perfectly satisfactory have already been made with this gun, and much has been writ- ten and said of it. Among other plans dee vised by its inventor is a gunboat upon which Itwo guns of greater caliber than the one under Consideration will be mounted. A boat of this design fe now being constructed for the United Stelae government. On the Safe Side. Old Gentleman (to driver of Third avenue street car)—My friend, what do you do with your wages every week --=put part of it in the savings bank? Driver—No, sir. After payin' the butcher 4* an' grocer an' rent, I pack away what's left in barrels. I'm afraid of those savin' banks,— New York Sun. The balloon for tho Paris exhibition of 1980 will carry up 100 parsons. AFTEII THE ELECTION. LINCOLN AT THE PC LLS AS A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. Incoming Intelligence lieceived During the Night renewing His First Elea- tion—Congratulations from Northern Leaders- 1°Ws from the South. Election day came and passed quietly estougb. A little before the closing of the polls Mr. Lincoln sent a message tee my hotel reminding mo that he had promised -he would not go to vote without me, and saying that he was now ready. There vrasnot much to be made of the incident for newspaper pur- poses. He had cast too many ballots in the same place for the conventional proceeding to excite curiosity now, presidential candi- date though he as. He was cheered a little, rather perfunctorily, and a few speetators— the fugacious Job among them, no doubt— looked on while he torn away the list of elec- tors from the printed Republican ticket and deposited the balance of the slip. I remem- ber -my disappointment at not finding mate- rial enough in the transaction for more than a few lines of dee cription. But then I be- longed o-longed to the old school of journalism: Your modern special correspondent would ask no better basis for continuous pages of brilliant narrative—more power to his nimble fingers and still more nimble imagination. As was to have been expected, the night following the election was the most exciting of my visit. The great result had long been past a doubt, but there was none the less eagerness to learn the details.. The little tele- graph office in the center of the town was a scene of the liveliest Interest, though only a few individuals were permitted to invade its privacy and get the news fresh from the Wires. SENSATIONAL REPORTS. As an inevitable consoquenco,-;eportsof the most gigantic and impossible dimensions cir- culated outside. The southerners in Wash- ington had set fire to the capital. Jeff Davis had proclaimed rebellion in Mississippi, and Douglass had been seized as a hostage in Alabama. Blood was running in the streets of Now York and could not be stepped. The negroes of Virginia had risen in insurrection. Buchanan had resigned the presidency. Any person emerging from the telegraph station and denying these and kindred rumors was set down as having his own reasons for con- cealing the dreadful truth. As for Mr. Lin- coln, it was, of,coutse, preposterous to look to Lim for a square statement or any statement of the facts. The privileged half dozen who wont freely in and out, being unable to con- firm the catalogue of horrors, became ex- tremely unpopular, and were compelled to listen to unflattering remarks concerning their cbaracter, vocation, manners and ap- pearance. The president elect came frequently to learn the incoming intelligence, but it was .pot until a comparatively late hour that any- thing except formal returns began to arrive. There was a little gathering of friendly neighbors in a hall not far distant, where Mrs. Lincoln sat surrounded by the ladies of her acquaintance, enjoying a share of the triumph. Once or twice her husband looked in, upon this party, but did not lofts; remain. Tdward midnight telegraphic messages ad- dressed directly to him commenced to take the.plaee of the re& r public dispatches. Mr. Cameron was heard from more than once with respect to the vote of Pennsylvania. Words of congratulation and cheer came from various Republican loaders in the north- ern states. By and ' by tho operator's voice was heard in a less exuberant' tone, reading out the announcetnont: "Hammond and Chestnut, of South Caro- lina, have resigned from the United States senate." _. FIRST NOTE OP DISCORD. It was the first nota of discord to interrupt the general rejoicing—the first forewarning of the shadow to aji this brightness. It was unexpected, too; and, coming in the midst of a tempest of enthusiasm, sent a disagreeable chill through most oaf th se wao listened _A few hours later it would not have -produced so ugly a shock. I looked at Mr. Lincoln, wondering if this sharp .reminder. wouid- bring up any sign of a deeper consciousness than ho had thus far shown. Thera was none. Ila received it with the same smile ho had worn all the evening while hearing the reit- erated confirmations of his success. • Was it insensibility? Ho lingered yet a little longer, then wont out into the street, whence he did not return—at least not while I remained in the vicinity. Looking forth, once or twice, I saw him walking slowly up and down, quite alone, the thoroughfares being by that time deserted. Presently I started for my hotel with one of the citizen's wire had also waited' till near the last. As wo passed the solitary figure we exchanged leavetakiugs, and niy companion observed: "Quick work for those South Carolina sen- ators, wase'. it? Turned tail as soon as they got the news." "Thera are plenty left," answered Mr. Lin. coin. "A little while ago I saw couple of shooting stars fall down, hissing and sputter- ing. Plouty left for many a bright night." Excepting for a formal farewell, I did not again see hint in Spriugfleld, and I can re- member that those few midnight words, al- though weighted with no evidence of especial seriousness, bad a treasurable effect in soften- ing the impression `produced by his persisttit laughing humor. It was, I think, the fla t observation I had heard from him in which no- jest was implied. ;orange as it seems to to me now, I look over the abundant notes I have preserved of that visit, during which 1 saw Mr. Lincoln daily for more than a week, and often hours at a time, without finding the faintest foreshadowing of the character in which be afterward revealed himself. Had any disaster intervened to prevent his in- auguration in 1961, I should never havo known how to persuade myself that the na- tion had suffered an irreparable lose. Was it because of my incapacity to see beneath the surface? Was it because he chose to wear a mask? Or was it, as I grow to believe, that the Lincoln of the war did not than exist? 'I lull try to draw no further inferences, but leave the question unsettled as it stands in my memoranda of twenty-three years ago.— New York Sun. The Shy Han's Sufferings. As a student of humanity, I havo lately had under dissection the shy roan. For there aro shy men—men who suffer agonies, and seam utterly unable to get over this species of vanity. For, after all, it is vanity; it is self consciousness, and who but a vain person is self conscioust Tho shy man suffers all through his Iifo; he cannot move without thinking that the eyes of his neighbor are noting his awkwardness; bo cannot smile or be pleasant to a woman without having a ditadful sinkhng at his heart, and the belief that she will laugh at him afterward, and as for making her a confessiou of his lova, he simply does not dare to do it. One of them laid baro his soul to mo, and I advised him about telling hie love, for I was perfectly car• thin that if he looked at the girl with the same ginger eyes that he gave mo when only -talking of his love that she had comprehended it, nod was only waiting the opportunity to n:'c^pt it. Women nro seldom afflicted with Ihls disease, and man kayo much to he thunk fee fur in that they are not•—"Bab" in New York Star, A - FEW : PIECES: LEFT. LAST week we advertised Two Cases Assorted Colol•ed Glassware, at prices very ranch below regular rates. We bad a rush for theta—opened them on Thursd•iy evening, and on .Monday• evening only a few pieces remained unsold. We cannot replucecthese goods at less than i0 per cent advance, sq congratulate those of our customers who secured what th.fvy a•equir'ed from them.- We always have an eye op n for bargains, and will in every instance give our customers the benefit of ally special cuts we may be able to secure. Y SPECIAL THIS WEEK—SOMETHING ATTRACTIVE IN THE TEA DEPARTMENT, 20 founds first-class PRUNES for $r W. L. OUI1ViETTE, LONDESBORO Direct ;Importations. x: HARLAND BROS. HAVE RECEIVED DIRECT FROM LIVERPOOL 50 Boxes Tinplate, i Ton Galvanized Iron, 63 C: aseskWindo'w Glass _from Germany., and Two Cars. of Nails from Montreal, With tl.eir already large stock of Hardware, &c., enables them to give prices as Close as they can be cut. Our ?,resent specialties are • Scvths, Snaths, Fmery Scythe Stones, Horse Pokes, Paris Green, -Carpet-Felt; -Tarred-afd- ,Building Papier,-BOst-QUality Ready Mixed Paints READY FOR TIIE BRUSH, ALSO FULL STOCK BEST WHITE -LEADS, O'NEIL'S CARRIAGE PAINTS IN FIV E COLORS, AND WITH WHICH ANY FARMER MAY PAINT HIS 'OWN BUGGY VERY CHEAP. EAVE TROUGHING AND METAL ROOFING. WE HAVE HAD EX- PERIENCE ENOUGH IN HOT AIR FURNACES TO GUARANTEE SATISFACTION EVERY TIME. GIVE US .A A new feature in our business is a SPECIAL BARGAIN LO'I FOR EVERY SATURDAY. We have adopted this system of giving our customers a special cut once a week. Be sure and call and it will startle you to see what you will get for one dollar. 1ZQS SIGN OF THE PADLOCK, CLINTON. WOOL -:-WANTED ANY QUANTITY, FOR CASH OR IN TRADE FOR GOODS Under fresh management .we are prepared to do better for our' tustolners than ever before. On accou tt t of working up the wool ourselves, the can afford to' pay a higher price in cash than those who ship to other places, and we are going to do so. We have a large stock of•all kinds of Goads made by ourselves, exclusively for our office trade, which we guarantee will give the highest satisfaction. Wa make Yarns of all k ads, Tweeds, Flannels, Blanketc, Sheeting. Shirts • and Drawer s, Ask for our Knapped Sheetign. We have also an excellent stock of FINE WOOLLENS, which we can trade for wool very cheap and we can give TWO CENTS per ib. more than market price for wool.. We are prepared to rho CUSTOM WORK better and quicker than ever, and are ?found to give satisfaction, as we have a men in charge of that who understands his business. Qme*DOiN'T STOP UNTIL YOU COME RIGHT TO THE MILL, as wo have no branch office elsewhere in town. Our only authorized representative with a waggon is Mit. JAMES SCOTT. CLINTON- WOOLLEN MILLS. T. H. GRAHAM, Manager, D. GRAHAM, Proprietor. Change of Business 111111151 itt ilii tit 111111111111 1111 The undersigned begs to notify the people of Clinton and vicinity that he has bought the HARNESS BUSINESS formerly carried oil by W. L Newton, And that ho is prepared to furnish Harness, Collars, Whips, Trunks, Vaiis'es, Buffalo Robes, Blankets. And everything usually kept in a first-olass Harness Shop, at the lowest prices. Specie attention is directed to my stock of Moue HARNESS, which I will make a specialty, REPAIRING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. By strict attention to business, and carefully studying the wants of my customers, I merit a fair share of patronage. (live me a call before purchasing elsewhere. RES1EMBER THE STP f D—OPPOSITE THE MA11ICET C3 -MO. IAR'MA.T ' 14 cp KZWs�ms�d soars 84 -S-II1IES, At a crw..1.0.:s My Stock is now very complete in all depot. ments, and will still continue to sell at the lowest possible prices. 0 LII $ 'Ordered 'dor as usual Ii ferior to Not � EGGS TAKEN• IN EXCHANGE. FOR 10 two LADIES', MISSES'S; CEILDEN'S USE. FIVE PER CENT OFF FOR CASH'' TRY IT. . Call on C. Cruickshank, the Boot Maker,, ALBERT STREET, BRICK BLOCK, CLINTON • a. k• CH1NTp,-A:L DRUG- Sf1101R,?' I. • FReSH ARS: ALS. THIS WEEK. HELLEBORE \OA8IIMERE BOQUET PERFUME CARRIAGE SPONGES Fine line of HAND MERRORS, .heap. PURE INSECT POWDER ATLANTA SEA SALT FRESH LIME JUICE PURE PARIS GREEN BIRTRANDS BULK PERFUME CASHMERE BOQUET SOAP PEARS ENGLISH) SOAP PEARS VIOLET POWDERS PEARS BLOOM OF NINON. We pay special attention to TRUSSES, and have the largest stock in the county. Best 5 cent CIGAR in town. JA NI F...'. (Yr: C0031[1:31F1, • CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST, . CLINTON, ONT. Any quantity of Good Clover and Ti moth Seeds wanted Highest price paid. N. ROBSON. :x. CHINA HALL. 1A ri OfIZE • ST. THOMAS ■ ■ �aew a'■ wwm..it.RYw�g■I U1., �� ,,;Slink` , 2F `l A4 �i :��_.s CAS °e S����1`S - `1 "1„ The only Bronze Foundry F1\0a\'j �ik le inrtheam-iron: �eSt1��`�b�e' �o .ST, THOMAS, ONTARIO. Our material is endorsed by leading mien- .sotiste as being practically imperishable. It %arfts cannel as ot aaffectedbythe frost. r' and sequentl, ecto ar', Send for Designs and Terms to W. M. ' (I FFITkr, CLINTON. DO NOT RUN THE RISK OF PURCHASING INFERIOR SEMI WHEN YOU CAN GET JOHN A. BRUCE'S FROM S. D.A,.V'IS' AND DO NOT FORGET THAT WE HAVE A LARGE STOCK OF Uardivare, .tinware, Stoves, Lamps, paints & Garden tools S. To_A.N7.1.4i4, THE MAMMOTH HARDWARE AND S COVE HOUSE. Central - G-rocery, P'. ritCV.MIEVS Old Sta,ind. The subperiber, has bought out the Stock of P. Robb, consisting of GROCERIES, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, &o. - Which, being bought at low rates, he is enabled to offer at the very closestrices Patronage respectfully solicite,�1. All orders promptly filled. Rooms to let, H. R. WALKER, CLINTON.