{. v. t a n {j? J^nginEEipg. STOPPING ENGINES HY BLEOTBIO -------- ITY.~ A motliod of Mopping Btcnni uiijflnos by ■i tho eli'otrio (iurreilt li. cnse of a hri'iik-tlown or mnohlnory or other iicelilinits In fiictorleB, or In the evont of nn linpoiulliijt collision on board ntcntniihlpn, linn been devlsei! by Mr. Tate, mnnngur of hoiiiu ■liirgu woolun mills nonr Bradford, England. I'liuiippiiriitun constats malnlj of a weighted 8^i4Ciir<lciii rod, an milium} Lei binthe buttury, an elet- tro mitgniit nnd condiielinit wjiiw lending from any tinniher ol points fiom which It In dplccd thu engine »hall be controlled The electro ningnit l« pirn eil In a smull box>nt the top of the Mopping uppniiilins which Is coitni'Cted with tile stop-valve of thp englm*. Should mi auldenf oixtir tf> the machlnrry in an) plirtol the fnitoiy wIiiti' llie eleiiilu ' push Ik Hxi.iI, upon the button* belli? pi rased and lonliiit Hindi lliu olucliu magnet nets upon a lever which ulcnsex the weighted suspension mil. 'Iliin mil lin-liintl) ilt-orniU .—liy grivil) anil in its ill stent it opens a tliree-ivn} cnUf, hi wldili menus stcamrls - ndinlttul lioin tin liollu to u ijlluilei loii- tuhiiiig a pKton, uliiili I liter Is lalsid, anil In lifing, tinges tin -lop vnlvu ami sIiiiIh oil the Hi am In like in uinet the captain of a stianinhip Lin Imm the hildge sjop the eu- giiies ol bin KKbt'l iiiKtantt}, should he see anj dau^'ii IniiiiiiiLnt, thus avoiding the ilu- lu} IiilIiIi iitill lo tin giving ol a signal to the cmrlnui anil the link nl that signal being nflsniiilcistood In tin uioimnt of pull. Common lion iii-i, sin h .is lonned l« <>u tin1 sin lace ol lion .11 titles expiWd to all and inoistilie, is a hjili ito of the oxide, 1.1 , n toinpound ol o\hlt and watei. In pei fettlj <l: v di, lion does not Mist, and in wii ter lumi uliii.h air h is been i \|iel]i il !i\ long lioillng, pollshi il hnn and stu-l ma\ In kept nllhout irninhliig, piovided ill all In C\clinltd. Our Illustrations of the oil cupn mrulo by this company showTlie ordinary method of connecting the oil cup to the steam plpo. the lollowlug ik the working principles Fig. 1 The coiidoiislng pipe A and the discharge pipe B Jit'lng tnnnected with thu steam pipe (', the pleasure In both pipes is equal, but' the Hteain entering pipe A condenses and fills pipe ]', with miter, and the weight ol this milium of water eanscB the oil In the rtseivoil D to pass out through nlpe B, and thus Into the siuauiplpc, as last niWie water fiout pipe F is led into the reservoir by \aht J. — OIL CUPS Oiu) ol the most important sulijei Is de¬ manding the intuition ol siuiim u.-eis during the | irsl lew jiupsliax bten tin piopirlu brlcallou ol engine tj llndem and \ahes. Among the euilkst tlevltes toi inliodiii- lug oil into the t) limiti was u tup pliued on the steam thent. A conuictiou htlwten the tup and thenl .illoutd the attain to enlei tilt cup, illicit it toudtiiseil and dlsplatul the oil, whli.li overflowed into ihe sieiiiu thest Anothei inelhod wash) a lout pump, also attached lu the attain thest, with whltli the onglneui atiegulai Intel vnls, luited oil Into the c\Under Ills well known that by these methods the tilindt'is iisuall) itteives too much oil, width U toustijueutly wastid, being liiiiucdiiiluly tarried out bi tin e\ hiiust steiim, while It olltn liappeus, owplg to tht tonsil iitlion ol Uluoil tup or^hiutteli- tlon ol the engineer, that the ej llndei dots not rettivt enough oil lor pi optr lulu italloii. By the sjstem ol tbe t>itbfil Cjlindti Oil Cup ( umpany these dlllltullits me oier- come b} liitiodutlug tht uil into the steam, drop by dlop, wheit ii bttomes vapoii/ed They arc theiehy tnablulto ptrlectl) lolnl- tate all the Internal siulmes ol the engine, thus overturning a huge amount ol lilulofi, and making a toiisuiiuent savlpg iu lue), as well as a huge am..mil lu weal and teal ol the inai hineij, while bj the use ol the ' blglit-lVul" the ijuKiillt} ol oil Is udiittd to a minimum. This lirhiieatoi will give a legular and continuous lubileaiiun ol Hit ejlinileis and vahesulthi engine 1 he oil Is supplied in regulatedijiuiiiiiilts, passing lu sight diop by drop, and luiccil In against the steam piessuieb} thu weight ol a column ol watei obt lined by tin tuiiiltiiMillou ol sleaui, and, Is the only method hj which cverj pint reached I13 the Mi am, ami ecpeehill} the huge Milves of the picscut da) , 1111^ be suc- CCsslull) luhiicaleil. 'I he tups in question, n hlth are elaborate and bcauiiliil |ilices ol 1111 ehamsui, though simple In tonsil iitlion, lauge In tanatliy from oiie-lhiid ol a pint lu twu gallons. 'Iheyjtre designed to supply lulu lulling oil lu a vapoiucilcondition, lu llie cylludei and Intelnal puiiluus ol locomotive, uiailue ami Blullouiiil engines. 1 lie speilal leal 1111 about these cups Is w lull is know n us the "slglll-leiil," the legal light to which Is owned exclusively by lids company—which right, howeici. lias only been seemed Imm Invasion and pinny by lepeatcd sliugglts lu the law toiuts. Oug gieat ItalUlu lu ton- ncttiofi with tinse cups (a, that thu oil, atlei being lorceil f ruin the 1 esei voire, passes dow 11 thiuiigh 11 tiibe'lroni Hit: top ol Hie rtservoli lo thu bultoiu ol Ihe guagu glass, and is there discharged into the wuter with whltli the glass Is lilted, and 11111 be seen us it pass¬ es thiough theuyliiidei ilslng,Uiup by Jlup, thiougli the" watei. The iiiuinllly of oil being used is thus seen 111 a glance, and the Iced regulnled, and pas-lug Into thu steam pipe, lupoids and lubilcales all tliuiutcl- nul pailsol thu eughiu fhclt use saves wear Man ustouisiiiug degiee, und Hilly fifty permfiiU ot oil Is saved by the leguliu and automatic prtilshm by winch thu lubil CuIlL is led tj thu woiklng palls when once proporly 'iiiljustcd. It Is, in Inci, a must re¬ liable and economical umiinei 01 lubricating all ihe bearing and wojking parts ol 11111- chluery. In the slght.feed the oil forced from tlio reservoir passes down through the tube, shown In'llie Bcttlnnal cut, from the top of the reservoir to the bottom ol Ihe gungc- glass, and Is theio discharged Into the watiir with whleli the glass Is filled, and can bo seen as It passes to the cylinder, rising drop by <liop through the wator The quantity ololl being used Is thus seen at a glance and the feed regulated. Hg 3 The oil Is fed In just the quantity needed lontlniioiislj.iuiil passing Into tin steam plpo vuporl/is nnd lubricates nl) of the internal pints ol the engine. • The Marine cup Is made ol east Iron with brass trimmings ami Is made In two sizes— gallon and two gallon A number are now In use on thu C'uiuird unci other lines of steamers, and havu given perfect satisfac¬ tion Engineers nnd firemen are culled In Eng¬ land engine UnUyri, and boiler tenters, the difference between this word and tender, seems equivalent to twecdle-dum and twee- dle-dee I Mr. William Fletcher, so long known to many ol our readeis as a suetessful bulldei of mai inu engines, pin tleu larly of the bcain class, died In Nuw York city on March "J. Mr. Fletcher wus born In Hrntland In 1834, but served Ids time in thlscmjutry. A oortlon of New Orleans was lloodod from the Mlssissppl Saturday, and much damage to fi eight wus done. NAUTICAL AND SCIENTIFIC. Bojes qn Iron ore from KsonnnbiT'Eo CIovo" lnnd has been fixed at $1 per ton. Bout property to the amount of $100,000, Is ownod at Port Union, Michigan. ^ The United States 8lgnnl-fliq£- staHon nt Ashland Is to bo discontinued tills year. Bonr Admiral Thomas Turner, of tlio United Sl'itoB Navy, died tills morning nt GfTciTMWs, Pa, A ferrv boat on the Knnkakco rlvor sunk in the center of the river. Tlilrtoou with difficulty rescued. Tho Canadian foiryboats playing botwoon Windsor and Detroit may yet bo brought under the lorclgn Inspections net. The tug'Haud Wllmot ran Into the Brit¬ ish stcamei Nemesis, at New Orleans, on 10th lust. The tuggot tlie^worst df It, The shipping Interests or Montreal desire an Intniase lu tho harbor police force, owing to threatened agitation of higher wages. The steam yacht Savldgc, whleli Tan In connection with the minuncr hotel at Ash¬ land last season, has been sold to Milwaukee parlies. 'I he old propeller Allegany, which usid to "run on Luke Superior years ago, has been eutholy're built at port Hnroir this wInter. " -SJtt|rk» hi considerable numbers, some of which 1(10 judged to be thirty feet /in length, are rcpoitcd of the mouth of- AlbVin rlvei^alltornla. ^ Owing to theoxpected Increase of emigia- tlon this season, shipowners aie holding a conference jit Liveipool for tl|o purpose of Agreeing upon ijites of passage. High watei has cuirled away tho long bildgeovei the mouth of tho river St. John at ht ilohns, New Brunswick, and consldei- ablc uthci damage has been dune. Lieut-Col. Ilcmy M. Roberts has been oulered to rellovc Mojor Walter McFailand of the liver and harbor work on Lake Ontario, headquarters at Oswego. The display of cautionary signals at BtatloiiBTjii Luke Ontuilo, Erie, Huron and Michigan will be resumed April 1st, and at stations on Lake Suprlor Apt 11 loth. Cornelius Dull), pioprletorol tho ill edg¬ ing litet width was loiinerly euiplined In Ogdensburg and more reti ntly on the Bay of Qulute, died at his residence in Ogdensburg March 10. The brlgantinu Lillian has arrived at St. John, N. II , ninety days fiom Oporto. She made Cape Spear light, nine, miles from St. John, on the 5 of Fehuary and got fro7e in and remained in the ice foity days. Commencing next month two freights steamers will ply between Baltimore and Amsterdam Like Josiah Allen, we "love dearly tonelghlioi," and Holland Is welcome to the number ol our foreign associates. __There has been a terriblo fatality among steamboats this season in the lower rivers Intelligence Is received of thu burning and total loss ol another bout, the steamer Grand Isle at Wilson landing On the Blatk liver It Is reported that Capt Ends lia* resign¬ ed from the Mississippi river commission because other membeis disagreed with him regal ding measures to pi event the diveislou ol the waters of the Mississippi rivei into the l'tcluifalaia river. Mrs. Dcl.ong, wifo of the late Commander DeLong, ol the Jennetic, was In Washing¬ ton. She was at the Navy Department and examined the oilglual note-book and Journal ol her husband, containing his last words written just before his death. "*-* City of Iieilln, from Livorpopl to Now York, bought $250,000 In specie. Steam¬ ship Elbe arrived at New York fiom Europe vcsteiday and brought £201,000 In gold coin and barB. Tho steamer Pavonhi brings to New Yoik $000,000 In double eagles. Owing to Iwulllcldnt appropriations for the cm rent, yeai the weather bureau has been compelled to discontinue tautlounry signals at Green Bin, Kenosha, Ahnapeo, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Kaulne, and Stur¬ geon Hnj— all Important ports in Wisconsin on Luke Michigan. Edward Haitian, tho champion sculler, In¬ tends to lake advantage einly of the tine water of the I'otomic course to lialii for his approaching contest with John Kennedy. Kennedy will also train on the Potomac, He Is now here and <> 111 probably Degln regular work next week. The contracts for provisioning the bouts of the Hlchclloii & Ontario has been given to Vlctbr, the well-known caterer. On the boats at tho western end of the lino, meals will be given on thu European plan, which melius that you pay for what you eat. It is expected that all the old cuytains will bo re¬ tained, e Articles of association of tho Au Sabbj Transportation Company havo been tiled with the Secretary of State of Michigan. The lorporulioit lias 11 paid up cupltol Block of $55,000, and tho shares ure alloted us fol-1 lug posssesslon ot her. Jo atb ; John E. Po(ts, 1,400; Thomita D. Allon, 807; Ernest Finloy, 807 i Wllllum 8. WnugH, 0. A machine shop Is now being established nt Alexandria Bny by Lowls Linssny, who will put In all needed machinery so that )f n stournyaolit bronks nny of her mnohliiery, it can be lopalred nt the Bny nnd not have to bo taken to Oswego, Kingston or Brouk- vllle. This has been n much noedotl wnnt In Hint vicinity. >v The life saving stntlons at Mnnlstee, Lud - Ington, Muskogon Grand Huvon, St. Joseph nnd Chicago are to bo moved to moro con¬ venient points forsei vice. At nil the nbovo stntlons nnd nt Milwaukee additions iiro to bo bnllt to enable the crews to llvo nt the stntlons, that Is If the government npprop • rlntlons holdout < Stonm cylliujbis welglilng over 7,800 pounds havo jrctently been oust in steel In Scotland Jx Is claimed that thoy are per-' 4i;oLry~HoTTiid and are enslly bored.' Wo iiro'slow to pcicelvo .the boneflt of them, nover having found any trouble,jvlth good ' east Iron. Adlsadvaiitgo would seem to ex¬ ist with a solt metal steam-cylinder. One of the niu«t Impoi taut laws passed by the retonl Congress Is one compelling the cnloicenionr 6t United States Iiiwh on foreign ships aiul crews'whllc in Amorfenn waters. Iltretofoie foreign vessels would tome Into Amoi lean iVateis pnoily equipped, both loi canylng passeugcis and handl¬ ing fi eight, but this wdll have to be remedied In the I'utiiii. A nautical mile, 01 an English idmiralty knot, is 0,080 leet The United States 1 oast survey, always most accurate in such things, has adopted 1,8V 218 meters, 01 li,OS0]'i7 fi et, as the Btandaid mile, which is popularly "a minute of latitude," but moie accurately the sixth part of 11 degiee on the gieat circle ol asphelo whosesui face Is equal to thcsiiilace of the firth. A minute of latitude, accord¬ ing to ihe head of the coast survey, wouhl be 1,801 (155 meters at tlu> poles, and 1,842 787 motets nt the equator. One minute ol Ihe cquatoi would bo 1,855 .115 mctcis, 01 0,087.- 15 feet. Mr Von Bayer,'the civil engineer scut fiom the Life Saving Bureau at Washington Xo accompaii) Inspector—Newcoinb on his tour of tlio life stations, h id a very narrow escape at Lu llngton. While 011 the glassy • Ice on tlio lake he got started sliding by the heavy wind tharwas blowing, and was being rapidly carried to an open strip of water He piostratcd himself, but was still nenring the water, and Ids companions could not rendei the least assistance. When wllhln three feet of tho open spate he Ihoughfbf 11 hook-bladed knife ho had I" Ids pocket, a'lid quickly opening It succeeded In bringing himself to a standstill The gentlemen regard his escape fiom death as a yoiy narrow one. The repoit of Item Vdmlral Cllt/, torn mantling United States naval forces on tho Asiatic station, relative to thcchcumstanccs attending the. loss ol the United States ship Ashuelot, by which seveial lives were lost, has been retclved by the Secretary of tho Navy. Tho leport has not been made public, hut Is of such a chin ncter that Secretary Chandler has ordered a 1 ourt mai tlal (o try Comniandei Hoiaec E. Miillan, who was In command of the Ashuelot when wretkid. Captain William P MtGanii .mil Joseph N Mil lei", the foi nicr as piesldout of tho tourt, and Master Sainutl C. Lt inly as judge advo¬ cate, havo been ordoied to proceed to San Francisco and take passage for Yoknhoma by the steamer Balling on the 20 Instant. General Wright, Chief of Engineers, esti¬ mates that the balances of appropriations on hand lot iheraml haibor linpiovcmeni will be expended In most cases before the close' of the piesent )enr, including thu lemoval of (-distinctions at Hell Gate, Delawaieitlver lake ports, the Mississippi Kiver, and many Important works In New England, among the latter Ihe Connecticut Kiver, below Hartford, The mono) appropriated lu tho liver and harbor litis ol 1878 aiidMS?!) for the Improvement of Harlem Rlvei Is still unexpended, awaiting the acquisition ol tho right ot wai by the commissioners of the Supreme Court of New York for the pro- pioposed canal or cut to connect Harlem and Hudson Rivers, The latest move on thu |uirt of tho KIcTiclleu and Ontai lo Navigation Company says the Star, Is to gain possession of the only steam¬ er which Is now loll to cmry on an opposi¬ tion between Lake Ontaiio ports and Mon- lieal. This vessel is tin Buy of Qulute Nav¬ igation Company's lingo sldewhecl passcir- ger steumer Alexandra, which piles between Plcton, Brnckvlllo, Bollovllloon the Bay of Qulute, and the east end 0/ Lake Ontario and Montreal. This steamer In the past has, through low rates, seemed a largo share of tho tiutile which would have gone to the Upper Canadian Mall Line Steamers. At present she dies lu Cumin's dtydoek, and having been thoroughly refitted and lur- nisheil with two new powerful engines, promises to bo n much moie formidable competitor during the coming season. The directors of tho Richelieu Company havo made an offer to her owners for her louse, and express themselves confident of guln-