Gun Cotton And Machinery

- Isaac Mickle, Êsq. of (New Jersey ), is applying gun cotton to the propulsión of mncliinery in his factory. The enginè is constructed on the platï of the ordinary sleam-ongirie) only there are two c_yündersi o'ne Working in the othen The gun cotton is igniteü by èleclricity, engendcrcd nnd appüed in a novel manner. Any degrce of power may hè obtained. It is safèr ihnn the ordinnry stcam engine anti one person cnn run it; "A mnn in New York turned liis Son out of doors lately because he would't pay him house reñí. A striking' instnnce of poy-rcnl-al affcction!" Britisií SrrED.- We scö it stated thai an ESpress Train, consiïting of 10 cars, vvcighing 100 to:is, nnd cnvrying 320 passongers.wns Intply run from Swindon lö Paddington, England, a dibtance of 77 rrile, at the rate of 52 milos an hoür.