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WASHINGTON, D. C. I
TUESDAV KVENING, JUNK 19, 1P49. I
MA Xl'FACTl'HING I.\ COLl.HUI* Ah til
VICINITY. |
?'f<ei ihy spindle and dinaft ready nnd God will!
send flax." I
Agreeably to promise, in our last, we subj
Win a geneial statement of the present con-l
?lition and immediate prospect of the manu-l
lacturing operations ol the city and vicinity:!
? }i?'urb"' -Van"Mi?ring CoawamJ
?Kstabluhment three miles above the city I
( oinnieuced in 1834; the pioneer in the!
cause. Amount of capital $35,000 ; work J
"W|W? spindles, 200 of which are fori
wool. Two wool Cards,?cotton do., audi
3B looms ; manufacture 300,000 lbs of Cot-I
too, and 30,000 lbs. Wool, mi Bnilum.l
nve employment to 80 or 90 hands. Nan-|
keens, striped goods, Osnaburgs, Yarns,!
I.insey \\ oolsey and Jeans are the descrip-l
tion of goods made. Use a common Breast!
wheel; have 50 feet fall, oulv 8 of whichl
are used ; sold privilege to the Rock Island!
r actoiy Co. on opposite side. 9
In connection with this establishment,!
there is a Saw mill, a Grist mill, running l|
pair of stones (2 lor corn and 2 lor wheat,)!
with elevators, smut mill, &c.?employing 6|
to 8 hands. Also, a Tannery anil Shoe Ma-|
nulactiiry in the former ol which 2,000 hides!
?t leather are made into sole, upper, and!
harness leather, most of which is made upl
into shoes at the latter. The ollice of thisl
c?^?.n-vJs at Jolln Fountaine's, in the rear!
"I Hill, Dawson & Co's store. I
2. Coweta Fall.1 Manufacturing C<wi-|
pan,j.?Budding 75 by 48 feet, 5 stories.l
Capital invested, $80,000. 2,500 spindles,I
cotton cards, 3 wool do., 45 looms?|
employing 75 hands, 15 or 20 of whom!
are engaged in the Machine Shop, where!
all kinds of Wool and Cotton Machinery!
can be made and put up at less cost than|
the same can be laid down here from the|
iNorth, all expenses included. This estab
ishment manufactures 2,000 yards Osna-I
burps No. 5, and 130 bunches No. 5 to 12\
? am, per day, working up 1,800 pounds!
raw material. One of Rich's patent centre-!
Vent double wheels, 5 feet diameter, 16 inch|
bucket, ha3 lately been introduced and works!
well. I
3. Col F. Carter's Building, now ready.|
It is 120 by 48 feet in dimension, 6 sto-l
ries high, end cost $10,000 or $11,000 |
Its capacity is sufficient hr 9,000 spindles,|
and will be devoted, we understand, to spin
ning exclusively. Patrick Adams, builder.
^"riM^n"faC'"rln9 ?Capital
$85,000. Building 120 by 48, 6 stories;
use 1 urbine's outer discharge wheel. There
are now 1,500 spindles in operation of
the o,000 intended?12 cards of the 48 to
be erected, and 36 looms ol the 150 oil hand
and ready to be put up. About 70 hands
employed ; product of24 looms on 4-4 sheet
ing avenge 800 yards per day, of 12 looms
on --8 Osnaburgs 400 yds. per day ; 700
ra*v material used now, daily, to be in
' reased to 2,000, with proportional amount
ol yarn.
5. Variety Works.?Wooden building,
80 feet by 60, 2 stories high. .). G Win
ter &Wm. Brooks, proprietors; departments
rented to competent mechanics. The following
manufactures carried onSawmill and
Planing machines; Bobbin business, Tub
and Bucket factory, Sas i and Blind, do.,
Lath cutting and turning, and Finishing
iron Work. All the machinery, except the
"pnght saws, driven by one of Rich's cen
tre-vent water wheels?a new and valuable
patent, which promises to supercede all oth
er wheels now in use. Capital employed,
about $30,000 ; No. of hands from 40 to 60.
6. Winter's Merchant Mil!.?Now in
process of erection, 8 stories, high. The
hrst story is built of granite rock ; the other
seven stories ot brick, each story 10 to 111
eet high?the whole taking about one mil
lion ol brick?dimensions 50 leet wide by
HO long, nnd with the machinery to be put
>n it, costing $30,000. A partition wall is
run if the centre, from foundation to turret,
making two buildings in one, the West hall
\r ? a .7'!' be used as ,I|C Flo" and Com
Mill. All the machinery is on the ground,
and the mills will be in operation in July,
when, with 4 ruu of stones not less than 100
bushels of grain can be ground, per day.
I- ?r this a,id the factory in the Kasl part of
the building, three of Rich's water wheels,
3 1-2 feet each in diameter, with 13 feet
head of water and 45 horse power to each
wheel will be used. Builders, Patrick Ad
ams and Joseph L. Morton.
. Jr ,Th'' J'\"lor.V Department of this en
tablishment has been leased by Jonathan
Bridges, and is calculated lor 3,000 spindles
to employ 75 hands to manufacture yarn,
exclusively. Capital estimated at $30,000.
w ien spindles are all up and in operation,
on the 1st September next.
? Roc! Island Paper Manufactory.?
1 ma establishment is situated on the Chat
tahoochee, 2 1-2 miles above the city, now
in process of erection. A wooden building
160 feet long with rock basement, part one
story and part two stories to contain 4 en
gines, 1 foadneif, and 1 cylinder machine,
and capable of working up a ton of materia!
per day. Will manufacture printing, writ
ing and wrapping paper. Machinery driven
by two of Rich's centre,vent Wheels, 30
horse power, owned by a joint stock compa
ny, of which J. G. Winter is President and
'd Adams, Secretary and Treasurer
Capital $30,000.
9. Cot'on Gin Manufactory.?E. 7
Taylor & Co. Steam power; capital $40 -
000. Brick building, 44 by 96 feet, 3 sto
nes high ; employ 40 hands in the rarioJ
departments. Vie an engine ol 12 horse1
power; shafting, pulleys, drums, Si, . are
made of wrought and cast iron polished, and
finished in a superior manner. Manufacture!
about 18 Gins per week, and are prepared
0 manufacture 50 per week. A 'spackJ
boarding; house, offices, ware-room Sc., a J
tached to the establishment. Israel F Hrown
Jonce?**" aml tra?,",m, Par,nBr "f
10. Columbut lfm Foundry.?Wm. R
Brown ft Co. proprietors; capital $5000;
1 /HL VW?r, ,Urne<,"u?. annually 8 to
$10,000. Kmploys4 ?nouldersand2ne'irroes
manufactures steamboat work, mill i/earinjf'
water wheel., gin gear and gudgeon., cast
iron railing lor grave yards, fencing, ir.a-1
chinery for factories, &c.
11. In connexion with tbe above, is
ix Stanford'i Finishing Shop.?Capital
S3,000 ; amount o( work turned out annu
ally, five to $ti,000. Emplovi s x hands.
Steamboat repairing, mill irons, iron doors,
wrought iron railing, &c., and all kinds oi
finishing manufactured.
12. Janney,? Iron Foundry 6e Machine
Sltop.?Manufactures same as Nos. 10 and
11. Has an engine of 10 liorse power;
employs six hands, and turns out six to
$7,000 worth of work; ?bout that amount
of capital invested. Manufactures steam
engines complete, except the boilers.
In addition to these establishments, there
is the old City Mill, with We believe four
lun of stones for tbe manufacture ol ineal
and flour, situated above the Coweta Kails
factory. We hear also of a company form
ing with a capital of $100,000?nearly all
made up?to build a Cotton Factory to
occupy three lots between the Howard Co.
lot ami Mr. Winter's. Several of our citi
zens are also preparing for the erection of
Flouring Mills in the vicinity ; one on the
Mulberry, in Harris, and another about 12
miles below the city We have likewise
two Carriage establishments in the city that
do a prosperous business, with from 10 to
12 hands in each. Also, 'several steam Saw
Mills in the immediate vicinity, on both
sides of the river, that find a market for
lumber in this place. With all these ad
vantages, and a railroad to the Atlantic,
what a brilliant destiny awaits our city, if
we are wise enough to improve the privileges
bestowed upon us !?Muscogee Democrat.
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IIA11D TO BKAT.
I Our townsman, Dr. J. VV. Parker, obtained the other
any. at one shearing, from tt smull ewe of the Bake
well breed, fifteen jioumU nett of wool, In the pre
sence of dr. Buehrnan and Rev. Mr. Hort. The
former of these tantiemes, whose knowledge of such
subjeets is notorious, declared that he never had seen
a greater yield.?Columbia Telegraph.
The above remarkable specimen of the
Bakewell breed, is doubtless from the Mill
wood plantation of Colonel Wade Hampton,
near Columbia, S, C. It is probably the
Same that is mentioned by the intelligent
correspondent UB," of the Charleston Mer
cury. In that piiper of the 13th instant, he
given a very interesting account of a recent
visit to Millwood, the seat of elegant hospi
tality, an^i the residence of one ol the most
thorough and skilful planters in the South. ?
Augusta* Geo., Constitutionalist.
The following is an extract from that com
munication :
The flock of aheep, which I judge from observation
to be between five and six hundred, was almost
wholly composed of the Bakewell breed. These
sheep were in fine order, with a pood carcase, and
rich fleece, intermediate in texture between the long
wooled and Merino sheep; the average weight of
wool in the whole flock, will, I think, be between five
und six pounds per head. Th?re are, however, some
individuals producing extraordinary fine and heavy
fleeces. I was present at the weighing of the ewe
seventeen months' old, presented by Col. H. to Dr.
Porker, of Columbia, and kept in the vicinity of the
Asylum, which weighed sixteen pounds. The fleece,
although not washed, wns tolerably clean. Deduct
ing one-fifth for waste, which is the usual allowance
with the Saxon fleeeo wool, we would have nearly
thirteen pound- of pure wool, which I am not aware
h is cv. r ! een equalled in nny country in this variety
?t sheep. The average fleece of England, as far as
my memory serves me, is/our pounds eight ounces
per head, viz: short wool, three pounds four ounces,
long wool, seven pounds ten ounce*. From the ex
periment of Col. Hampton with the Bakewell sheep,
continued for many years, I feel confident that this
variety of sheep is best adapted to our pasturage and
climate. The wool is fully as fine as that of the same
sheep in England?-selling at twenty cents per pound;
while that of the Merino or Saxon brings seventy
five cents; the difference of price, however, will be
made up in the greater quantity of wool, and the fat
ter carcase of the Bakewell sheep. The mutton, as
not only myself, but hundreds of others can attest,
is not surpassed by that of tho mountains of Virginia,
or that of the far-lamed black-faced sheep of the hills
of Scotland.
The Millwood plantation is described as
one of the best conducted plantations in the
country, and very remarkable for its fine
stock of cattle, l'he writer speaks of two
twin cows on the plantation, one of which hfc
examined, and which unitedly yielded sixty
one quarts of milk per day. He concludes
with the following just compliment to the
proprietor of Millwood:
"As the'physician, who is not a quark, feels it his
duty to render public any new discovery in racdicine,
so the liberal planter, who by his knowledge and skill
has added anything to the sum of agricultural know
ledge, should be desirous of imparting toothers the
benefits of his experience. In this light, 1 have no
hesitation in saving that Col. Hampton has, by lib
importation and liberal distribution of the various
breed* of domestic animals, tho introduction of many
uselul productions of grasses and grains, and the hu.
mane and skilful management or bis plantation, fully
merited the Jitlt: of a bencfactor of our southern coun.
try."
? ? mm\
CAMKLINA 8ATIVA*
This is a new article, scarcely known in
this country, but is cultivated to some extent
in Fnglanu lor the purpose of being manu
factured into oil for painting, (as a substitute
for Linseed Oil)?also as feed (or cattle. It
is believed that it could be raised easily and
profitably in the southern States, and a ready
market louiid for all that could be produced.
We arc mainly indebted to a letter from
London, received by a mercantile bouse in
this city, for the I'o.lowing information in re
gard to it.
Tbe plant is annual, growing two and a
half to three feet high. The soils best suited
to its cultivation, are those of a light char
acter; but it will grow on lands of almost
any description?and even on those so bar
ren as hardly to produce anything else. It
is little injured by droughts, and a very cer
tain crop. The seeds are small?being
less than those of the turnip, and are pro
duced in small pods or bolls. The quantity
sown to the acre, is about ten pounds; which
in ordinary land yields forty bushels, weigh
ing from 56 to tiO lbs. to the bushel. It
may be sown broad-cast, but the best way
is in drills, about 9 inches apart, so that it
can be worked when the plants are five or
six inches high. It is believed that it does
not exhaust the. soil, and that two or three
crops could be raised in the southern States,
during the same season. It is not subject
to injury from any kind of insect, but birds
are very fond of the seed, anu may commit
depredations upon it.
The seed is ripe, when the pods change
from a green to a gold color, and care must
be taken to cut it before it is fully ripe.
When cut with a sickle, it should be bound
in sheaves, and stacked like wheat, and
when fully ripe, thrashed out like grain.
The straw may be turned to good account
by being cut up; also the cbalf; as bothj
contain much gelatinous matter and are ex-j
rellent and nutricious' for cattle.
We believe the Camelina, (or wild flax,)
was introduced into Rngland from Siberia,
wheie it is now c ultivated for the purpose of
making oil, &c., in consequence of the scani
ty and high price of Flax seed. It being
believed that it could be grown more profit
ably at the South than in the northern States,
six bushels of the seed has been sent to
Messrs. Scott, Carhart & Co., of this city,
to distribute to such persons as will raise it,
and sell them the seed at the regular market
Iprice.?Macon t Geo., Journal.
IWILTIH COLI OI'I OOLDKHl
CIIUONICLEH.
We find the following golden chronicle
[from the pen of Wai.tkr Coltow in the
|Philadelphia North American. It is grati
Ifying to know, that more chronicles of gold
?are in store lor the reader from the same re
liable source.
California.
We are indebted lor the followfng account
?of a return voyage from California, to a dis
tinguished gentleman who has just arrived
?at his home in Philadelphia from the lam] of
?gold.
I The United States mail steamer Oregon,
?in which I came passenger to Panama, lelt
?San Francisco, April 12th. Her crew, on
?their arrival at that port, had refused duty,
?intending' to go to the gold mines. Commo
Idore Jones, on being applied to by the Cap
Itain, ordered a file of marines 0:1 board the
?steamer, who marched the crew over bet
?side, to the deck ol the United States ship,
?Warren, where they were put in irons. Here
Ithey remained while the passengers and their
luggage were discharged and the steamer
?got ready for sea. They were then offered
lone hundred dollars a month, if they would
Igo quietly on board and resume their duties,
Ibut they refused ; they were then inarched
lou board in irons, while a few fresh bauds
?were procured?hardly sufficient to get the
steamer to sea.
On the second day out the refractory
Icrew were informed that the steamer was
?bound to Panama, and that there she would
Igo, whether they aided in getting her there
lor not. The proposition of one hundred
?dollars a month to each of the crew, and one
?hundred and twelve to each of the firemen,
Iwas renewed, with the assurance that they
?should be discharged on their return to San
It rancisco. To this proposition, all save
?two, acceded and resumed their duties?the
?two recreants held our through the entire
?passage.
I Some may be surprised at this compromise,
beamingly so prejudicial to discipline and the
?obligations of good faith. But it was neces
Isary, and Capt. Pierson deserves great
?praise lor his tact and discreet conduct in the
?affair. You cannot enforce contracts be
jtween sailors and masters ol vessels at San
II'ranc isco?there is no means of enforcing
?them either through legal penalties or phys
ical compulsion. The service must, for the
?present at least, be voluntary, and the enor
Inious prices demanded paid." As the great
Imania subsides these wages will decline. In
?Jess than one year, sailors can be procured
?in California for one quarter of what they
?now demand.
We reached San Bias in nine days from
San 1" rancisco, during three of which we
were reduced entirely to our sails?our coal
having given ouf We were detained five
jdays at San Bias taking in coal. No launch,
except that belonging to the company, ex
cept for one day, could be procured, and the
coal had to be brought through a long stretch
[of shallow water. It is a poor place for a
depot. We found Acapulco much better.
Here the harbor is landlocked, and the shore
bold, and three-quarters the trouble and ex
pense incurred &t San Bias might be avoid
ed. Acapulco, by the way, is a very prettv
.place. It stands at the head of the bay,
within the circling range of wild picturesque
elevations, which are crowned with a swing
ing mass of evergreen shade. The white
cottages of the inhabitant* gleam from the
verdant nooks with romantic effect. It has
Ja population ol some three thousand, who
Isnbsist mostly on fruits, which reel from their
Jnative trees in tropical profusion. The peo
[ple are of small, delicate statiure, and are full
lof vivacity and fun. The>f greet you as
(cordially^ as if they had known you forty
years. I hey are a mixture of Spanish and
Indian blood, and arc endowed with many
amiable and attractive qualities. Acapulco
Iwas once a place ol considerable trade. A
portion ol the commerce of the city of Mexi
co found an outlet here ; but of late it has
declined, like all other towns in that ill-fated
republic.
W e arrived at Panama on the 5th of
May?twenty-three days lrom San Francis
co. On the following day the mail steamer
Panama?much to the joy of the gold dig
gefs?camc steaming up to her anchorage,
and a coal ship followed close on her track.
We found some fifteen hundred Americans a
Panama, bound to California, waiting for _
passage. Of these, the three steamers and
the vessels i:i the harbor have, before 'bis,
taken away the greater part. The coast is
now nearly clear. We left the California
at San Francisco;?she had supplied herse.'l
with coal from an Knglisli vessel, by paying
forty dollars per ton, and had shipped a newl
crew by paying a hundred dollars per month J
and yet, with all these enormous charges,
she will yield a handsome profit to her own
ers. Everything connected with California
moves on a grand scale. The result is an
ocean, in which your little tributary stream,
with all its bubbling importance, is swallow
ed up and lost. California is the Chalcis of
our day; its golden fleece is no fable ; though
not in reality so large as it figures in the
frantic dreams of men. It will not clothe
nations, though considerable communities
may there invest themselves in yellow pomp.
But more of this anon.
We remained in Panama two days, where
we were unable to procure a bed, and where
we nibUed for meals like half-starved grass
hoppers on a barren heath. We had ten in
our company, and having procured twenty
mules, we started for Chagres. Our pace
was slow, and by the time we were well
into the mountains the rain fell in torrents
What a sorry looking fellow a jackass is in a
thunder shower! Fven his rider seems to
share in the humiliation ol his animal. Out
road lay, in gid-Jy circuits, around lofty steeps
which now shook with the loud thunder.?
Torrents rolled between, a deluge fell from
the clouds; we were in this situation when
night set in with a darkness that might be felt.
We had to trust ourselves entirely to our
animals. We could see nothing except at
intervals in the , .ick flash of the lightning;
our muleteers kept up a constant shout along
the road, but it was one of those wild crirs
quite as well calculated to inspire as to dis
pel terror. At l ist a few*lights glimmered
from some rnoui ..tin cabins, and we dis
mounted, a little before midnight, at Gor
gona. Colonel Hughes, of the engineer
corps, having heard of our arrival, took me
to his cabin, where I was treated to a good
supper and tine camp bed. I slept soundly
that night, though now and then a toppling
crag thundered ilown through my dreams.
My companions tumbled into the fonda, kept
by a Frenchman, and rose fresh as larks
with the sun.
We now took canoes and started for Cha
gres.?The stern part of these hollow logs
is covered with arched boughs, beneath
which the paaaenger reclines vontristing his
barge with that of Cleopatra ai it showeredl
its golden radiance on the blushing wavesj
of the Cydnus. The wild banks t>f the!
stream were now and then extremely pic-|
turescjue, but they always had the draw-l
bark of an alligator basking in the sun.l
Kvery beautv of earth ami sky has its de-|
formity ever since the devil got into b>den. I
VVe reached Ohrgres late in the evening,!
and, to escape its fleas and filth, went imme-l
diately on board the steamer Orus. Wei
lound that the Falcon had left, and thaH
there was not a single sail in tiie harbor!
bound to the States or anywhere else. Toj
add to these perplexities we were informedl
that the cholera, or some disease much like!
it, and equally fatal, was prevailing in the!
place.?But wc kept up our spirits ; and onl
the third day, the barque Hecla, of Newl
York, hove into the harbor; we charteredl
her at once for Havana, went on board, andl
in a few minutes our anchor was up, and wel
were of! with three good cheers for home.!
Nineteen days took us to Havana?a long!
passage?but" halt ol it was in calms andl
light head winds. Here we waited eight!
days ftt a steamer, and then took the Isabel!
for Charleston, wliere we packed ourselves!
into the mail, and were- received at Phila-|
delpliia among other letters lost or dead, or!
supposed to be so. ... I
The rush of gold-diggers to California!
continues as great as ever. Provisions on!
the sea-board are reasonable?but at the!
mines very high. Gold has recently been!
discovered on the Towalemie, Merced, abQI
Revs?three streams which roll into the San!
Joaquiu south ol the Stanislaus. Au indus-1
trious man may get out his ounce a day on!
any of these streams. But more about the!
gold mines hereafter. I
TIIK GllKAT STKAMKll NEW WOBLuJ
We copy the following interesting ac-l
count of this wonderful "day craft" from!
the Union of the ' 17th inst. It is well!
worth the time and attention of the reader: I
On the 13th instant, Mr. Isaac Newton's newl
steamer (the New World) left the foot of Chamber-!
street wharf, on liar first trip for Albany; and a# she!
presents a fuir type of tho combination ol the lm-1
provements of the day in ateambouting in this re-1
gion, shu is well wortliy of notice. Fourteen such!
bout* placed iu line, stem to stem, will reach within!
112 feet of a mile! Only think of it?she l? 367 feel!
long!?the longest vessel ever built and set afloat!
in any uge or country. Her width (over all) across!
the w'heel-houBcs is 67 feet 4 inches; draught oil
water but 4J feet. Her engines are of 76-inch cy-l
Under and 15 feet stroko. Her wheels, which are of!
iron, are 46 feet in diameter. Her boilers are calcu I
luted to curry 90 tons of water. Altogether, hi >J
steaming machinery is the most stupendous and!
complete I ever beheld, on land or water. ? our!
readers who know aught of steaming, will rca lie!
tho Immense power of hor machinery on learning!
these dimensions. Vet, in their proper place, in so!
stupendous a machine us the bout itself, the engine,!
boilers, wheel-houses, &c., look light, " natty, and!
comparatively small. W(n. H. Brown, of ine dry-|
dock yard, is the constructor of her hull ; her mil l
cliinory is from the foundry of T. it F. Secor; and!
Alexander Hawkins was her master-joinor. lhcse|
artisans being famous here for getting up work ln|
iheir respective lines as well as It is made anywhere!
in the world, their names guaranty that she 1s as!
stanch as she is well-finished. ?
The New World is built to ply as a ''day boat; |
>,| she is only furnished with thirty or forty berths, 1
immediately under the rich saloon designed for tlie*
use rf Indies, and gentlemen in company with la-|
dies, the cabin in which theso berths are sit'.iatcd|
being In fact the ladles' retiring saloon. The for*
ward part of the hull is appropriated to the purpose*
of a hose retiring saloon for gentlemen, l-nder the*
machinery are the kitchen, pantry, servants hall,*
and other offices connected with the steward s de-B
partinent. Meals ore furnished aboard on the Euro-*
iiean plan. The.e is no ringing of a bell and rush*
of men, women, and children to the dinner tables.*
Each passenger chooses his own time for breakfast-*
ing or dining, and "eats by carte in trench or*
English." Full a thousand passengers went up tin*
North river in her on the day before yesterday; bob
vnu may fancy how extensive must be the arrange*
ments of the steward 01' such a craft. Indeed, In*
these dnvs, one to he competent to such a position*
on a " crack" North river boat, must be capable olB
taking charge of the cuisine of Delmonico s or Bon-*
vard's. The pantrv of this boat is an object of curl*
losity. for it contains, neatly and conveniently ?r-?
Iranged, tablo fixtures sufficient to accommodate*
Iwhat is considered a full complement of passengers*
?for her?2,500 people. The carving table was par-*
llcularly an object of curiosity to me. 1 his Is some*
fillv feel long, and so arranged as to surround the*
bottom of each dish^f meat or vegetoblos required*
to bo kept hot, with water, which in turn Is ltsell*
kept hot by the Injection of steam Into it through*
pipes. This table, having lately been patented, s*
jeing adopted by all the keepers of large hotels In*
this region. The dining saloon is a huge apartment*
running the whole length of the aftcrpart of the hull.*
except on that portion appropriated to the retiring*
nnloon for the lady passengers. This room or cabin*
is fitted up In the style of the principal din ng*
apartments In the fashlonoble restaurants of the city.*
In tho panels between the windows there is a series*
of beautiful oil paintings; the colling hus bconB
painted in fresco by a skilful Italian artist; and, take*
t all in ail, it is the handsomest room of the kind 1*
ever saw. But the most remarkable apartment is the*
drawing-room, or convcrsalion-room, for ladies ann*
gentlemen, previously mentioned; the entranco to*
which abaft the engine is through a vestibule, under*
o high dome, covered with fancifully stained glass.*
The panels of this saloon, llko those of tho dining-*
room, aro also filled witli line oil paintings; while*
the furniture, tho Ottoman), marble-topped tables,*
rocking und arm chairs, are equal in luxurious splen-*
dor to those in any parlor in the country. I lie*
promenade deck above, which is covered, is more*
than two hundred feet long. Here thero are com-*
furtublo seats for such as desire to sludy the magniti-*
cent scenery of the river. But I must not mwe this*
description of a "crack" North river boat too long,*
so I will but add that officers who know wel their*
business and all the minor arrangements tending to|
comfort and convenience, aro of course provided. 1*
?1 resume there were two thousand well dressed per J
sons on and around the whurf on Tuesday morning*
to see her start up the rivor, which shows that the*
business community of New York take a great in-*
tercst in the progress of the sclenec of steamboat J
Ing for such it has come to be here. Success to her*
and tier enterprising owner, who has for twenty*
years been the leader in most of the industrial enter-*
prides of this sort in this port. ?
Patkk Mohev.- The individual-Nubility clause,!
which the new constitution of Now York imposes*
uDOn the bunks of that State, went into operation*
on the 1st of June. This makes a personal resnon-B
nihility bv thoso who profit by the issuo of bank*
notes for the punctual redemption, out of their ownB
funds, If the corporate funds fall. It is ilhis'ratlycB
of the deari e of confidence which banks have In*
themselves, that this responsibility is considered so*
onerous, in prospect, as to induce some of the banks*
lo withdraw their circulation altogether. 1 lie BankB
of Commerce, of New York, has already adopted >B
resolution to Issue no mure notes after the Jim om
October next. Other banks are preparing to takcB
the same steps. It seems that they have not sulTi-B
dent faith in their own system, administered byB
themselves, to risk their own means on its salety?*
although It was, in their estimate, the most sccureB
possible when the public had to stand the rlsks.B
This shrinking from responsibility for bank paper,!
bv banks themselves, Is good testimony agoinst it ? ?
piper system. The Bank of Commerce, which*
leads tho way, is one of the best of the free banks.*
? New Orhnnt Crtnreni *
\Vi> r Men ?We heard of one young man, boundB
to California, who took hi* blnnkets nnd slept oneB
night on an open porch. The next morning he con-*
eluded not to go. ?
Another wise mrin took a yoke of oxen, and troR
veled about six miles through the mud fie found*
it was a pretty hard day's work.-Next day he gee *
hawed them Imck again, and that evening took his*
name off the emigrant's list. ?
A young man got about 40 miles, after being outH
from home ten days. He began to count the cosiB
for the first time, and his calculation led him to se<?
that if he was to travel at that rale all the time, all*
ihe gold might be taken up before he got to ihaHa *
cramonto. He concluded to return to his father )W
house.?PittaburR ChmnicU. |
I A* singular phenomenon, lately occurred near
Stroudwnter, In iMaine, by which about 15 acres of
wood land sunk about 15 feet, sliding In its descent
into the bed of the river and changing its course.
The Portland Advertiser states that 1,500 to 2,000
people vUited the sunken land on Sunday last. The
owner of .the pasture through which people had to
paa?, to reach the spot, assessed a tax of 12 cents on
eoch vehicle thut had to enter his premises, and 700
vehicles, it is said, paid a tax, and visited the premise*
during the doy.
Ak Ey? to A temperance lecturer In
England, a sljfort time since, finished his discourse
thus.?" And finally, my hearers, why should any of
you drink ardent spirits 7 My ton Tom has goras
good cider aa any in tip country, at sixptnee a
LATENT FROM THK MINKS.
' [Correspondence of Ibe Alta California.)
Sacramento Citit, Much 28,1849.
Wltt'cr with lis " heavy wet" Is ?bout over, and
spring, warm, genial und soothing, has opened upon
Sacramento. No ungry akies brood over, nor Hood
ed plains Impede locomotion : the Winter lethargy,
that had bound captive ihouaands throughout the
valley, has been suddenly broken by the flrst bland
breath of spring, and every where?all, are awakened
Id an energetic renewal of business. A warn: sun
and mild southerly wind Ituve, during tile past month,]
worked wonders in dispelling the vapors of tile earth,
and drinking the moisture from path and highway;]
the roads from this place to different parts of the.
Placer are rendered passable, and communication
with all points is cosy und frequent.
The spring season, the "opening of the ball?a]
period In the flight of'49 to which our entire country^
has looked enthusiastically forward,?having return^
ed, spring trade may be considered fairly commenced:
and this wus announced last week by divers arrivals^
from, and sundry departure* for, tho various " dlg-i
gings" of the great Placer. Pack horses and pack
mules heaped upon by, and nearly hidden under tho
great loads of supplies, and huge packs of merchan
dise, might have been seen grouped together about
stores und landing pluces, or jogging on ut an eusy
puce along the rouds leading hence ucross the greut
plains to the different mountain " Diggings." And,
then too, might be seen grey clouds of dust in an
other direction, proclaiming fresh comers ut hund,
fiiHt and furious, with empty pack saddles and iiur
ltc.cht but well lined burkskin Utg, and eager und sharp
set for trade. Ycsterduy witnessed the urrivul ol
schooners " Catherine," and " Aatonlta," each of
forty tons burden and upward, and ulso ol three
launches ut our.EmbucadetO, all from San Francisco:
it ulso suw tho departure from the Fort of eighteen
or twenty heavily louded ox wagons, all destined lor
tho North Fork (American lliver) und Dry Ulggings
adjacent.
tfdold washing has beon carried on during the past
winter Willi varied success. At|Dry Diggings snow
fell to the depth of three feet, and remained on the
'round several duys after each storm. I.ltlle gold
las been procured, but a dreary winter Iiob been
worn away, and with comparative comfort, it is said.
AtCuioma, or the Suw Mill, where tho gold was
first discovered, the scuson has been unllormly gen
tle, and tile labors of the gold gatherer attended with
partial sueccss. On tho Middle Fork, tho average
lias been about two ounces per duy each man, but
high wuter roturds the work, and little moro will be
done, it Is believed, until tho latter purt of May. A
large number, principally Oregonians, have wintered
on Yuba river agreeably, and with fair success attend
ing mining operations, tho dally uverago being one
Jtid a hull' und two ounces throughout. Tho stream
IS much swollen, but promises u golden harvest
when the waters subside. Feather river, Bear Creek,
Dry Creek, Mokeluinne and Cosumne rivers huvo ail
been worked in or inhabited, and their respective,
enthusiastic littlo coinmunitles ure with feverish
inxiety awaiting a "fall of the water." But it is
Stdnislaus that has allured tho uninitiuted gold hun
ter to the early conquest?Stanislaus that Hub gath
ered the floating population of the mines during the
lust month?" Stanislaus " thttt hus gone forth a ral
lying cry throughout the valley, and whose waters.
it is said, have washed out the shining, beautiful gold
as It wus never washed out before. We yesterday
was shown a piece of remarkable beauty ond purity,
weighing eleven ounces and three-fourths, lor the
gold from that stream is genorully In large pieces,
more generally termed slugs Or coarse, but very line
gold, if you please. The borders of this Stanislaus
stream form un inexhaustibly rich portion of the
Placer, though becuuse it is a* this time "o'erflow
Ing full," the heuvier depositor cannot be reached,
and labor generally is suspended In consequence.
The Sierra Nevada as seen from the fort, is covered
with snow?a sublime feature In tho scenery of Su
erumento is this v.mge of mounluins. This great
body of snow has > to find the ocean through the
various streams flo\> to the Sucromento and San
Joaquin rivers, and thi waters must remain high un
til May or June.
It has been commonly stated that gold does not
?xlst south of tl Mokeluntne river; It hus been
lound us far soutn us explorations through hostile
bands of Indians liavo ventured; while tho "gold
regions" bus been limited to a strip of fifty miles
breadth on thejwestern slope of the Sierra Nevada.
This conclusion has teen derived from a voilety of
sources, the most positive snid to be the result of an
ictual examination last foil of the Sierra Nevada
summits; but the parties engaged In this work do
not appear to have pierced the earth to any deplli
in the search, and finding no gold the result of their
labors on the surface, forthwith abandoned the sum
mit for tho slope i and at a little distance down dis
covered first Indicatons of the precious metal, near,
or on the surface, of courso where the rains of hea
ven have washed for ccnturies. "The esrth has
wonders as the water hath," and doubt not that
guld will continue to be found for years to come, ond
as abundantly us during eventful '48.
The general health of the mining community,
and of our thriving Sacramento city in particular,
rumalns good, although a number ol euses of actual
vrurry are reported In the several "diggings." An
entire absence of vegetable food, and coarse, Irregu
lar diet, have produced this disease. Two deaths
hove occurred during the winter. A teamster named
Kains was drowned on Sunday Jast, In tho dyko In
rear of the fort. He wos Intoxicated, and fell In
and sank before ossistance could be rendered. Sac
ramento city Is building up rapidly, and its "mani
fest destiny is too percontible to require comment.
Its worn and crumbling Fort Sacramento has been
converted into an immense mart and business cen
tre, anil at the Einbacadoto good substantial houses
loom up, or great white tents gljnce among the treeB
in every direction. Houses ure erected obout us
when the means of building ore attainable, and
canvass is substituted where not: it is by no means
rare to seo a frame house shingled xcilh canvass hore,
abouts. The printing office of tho "Placer Times,"
a littlo "weekly" to be published here, is nearly com
pleted, and the first number will be Issued in a few
days.
The monlo for making cities (on paper) In this
section of the country. Is quite as extravagant as that
which pcrvododtlie People of the Western States In
1837 and '38. Several new town sites have been
actually surveyed ond regularly loid off each claim
ing of courso, prior and superior advantages to each
and all of its competitors. 9
Among novelties first and foremost, however,
comes an application of tho diving bell to gold gath
ering. This Is seriously intended, and tho bell is now
being constructed ut this place by tho projector, a
practical mill-wrlght, and who is very sanguine of
success. Scuttles and " cradles" will be entirely su
perseded by this pondrous machine. Companies arc
forming and making preparations to bring tho hid
den treasure within human grasp by diverting the
'course ol tho streams in many places from their nat
ural channels. It is supposed imincnBe wculth will
'be realized from tho rlvors' beds.
In u few days tills placo will rcsumo Its wonted
business bustle, when ruro%!mcs ure anticipated.
Wo will liavo but little rain from this timo until the
'setting in of another winter. A cloudless sky is
above us, verdant plains and woodlands stretch fot
leagues away in the distance?but in the interval of
another year, what uhungca shall be rung in tho beau
tiful valley before its. The flood-gate to fortuno Is
opened with the balmy breath of spring, hut in the
resistless torrent pouring in, how great must be the
sucrificc of health?how many ahull "by the way-side
fall and perish" in tho struggle for wealth '?many,
very muny who ore now setting out strong in hope
nnd hesrl, and buoyant In youth's full vigor!
Goods utc plenty here, and tho advance upon Sail
Francisco prices Is but proportionate with tho times.
Lumber is with the greatest difficulty obtained, al
though tho Culloina saw-mill is running Incessantly;
nighty cents per foot is not bulked at in many in
siunces- ?T should marvel not to seo it at one dollar.
Horses nroworlh from $200 to >300 each; Iworth,
did we say ! gross libel upon horse-flesh.) Oxen
bring f-00 per yoke. Freight from this place to the
Dry Diggings is 930 per hundred. Flour Bells at t30.
Beef on the hoof $-15, (scarce,) and dried beef $75 per
cwt? etc. Board at this place, exclusive of lodging,
Is *20 per week. It would be well were ono of those
bonrding-houso vessels, udvertlsed in the United
ijtatos, to arrive. We would undertake to insure Iter
jwners a fortune " up Feather river," as tho saying
joes. Certainly at the rale proposed, such on enter
prise would be flalteriijgly encouraged.
? ?mm ?
Clovlu roa Hoasrs.?It is a common remark,
[hat clover hny, If fed to horses any length of time,
jeeasions a cough, and greatly aggravates. If it does
not occasion the heaves. There are two remedies
Tor this. One is 10 deuoaite thu hoy In a manger In
tend of a rack. The leaves of clover cured after the
ild fashion arc so dry and crispy, nnd then crumble
ind pulverize as ,b- e -ire drnwn from the rack, occa
lionlng dust, whlcl 'off Inhaled, Irritatea the lungs,
ind hence coughs, Cv In taking up the hay from
he mangi r, no dust is created. Another and- better
remedy is, to euro clover In the right manner. By
:nring it In the k, Instead of spreading and turn
ing again nnd at n, Its leaves becomo wilted. Instead
jf becoming crispy, and do not crumble. Thus not
[inly is immense labor In curing saved, but no incon
vertible loss In crumbling of the leaves, 10 say
nothing of the pernicious effect spoken of.
Wr.T HatcKB.?Few people, except builders, arc
iware of the advantages of wetting bricks before
aylng them. A wall twelve inches thick, built up of
rood mortar' with brick soaked well, Is stronger, In
ivery respect, than one sixteen Inches thick, bnlll
lry. The reason of this Is. that If bricks are satu
-IIled with water, they will not abstract from the
nortafthn moisture which is necessary to Its chrys
alligation, an!, on the contrary, they will unite
:hemicnlly with the mortar, and become aa solid as a
oek. On the other hnnd, if the brick are put up
lry, Ihey Immediately take all the moisture from the
nortar, leaving It too d-y lo harden ; and the conse
pience Is, that when n building of this description li
uken down, or tumbles down of lis own accord, the
nortar falls from It like so murh sand,
n? ? ?
I never knew any man," soys an old author "who
-ould not bear onolher's misfortune perfectly like a
hrlstlan," which reminds us of tho old lady who
hought every calamity that happened to herself a
rial, and every one that happened to her friends ?
uagwtnt.
I ??
HTATIOHBRY AND PRINTING.
Dki'artmunt OP thk Intkimor, May 30, 1849
QUPARATK PROPOSALS fbr furnishing the Stationery
kj ami lor execution Hie prlntiug ofthis Department during |
the fiwul year editing Juno 90, 1850, will be received unlit
< o'clock.'P. M , on tin- 2yth day of June next. Tlione uu
?ccompanied by satisfactory testimonials oi ability to fulfil |
u contrurt will not be considered.
All the article* of stationery muMt be of the very best
i|uality -samples of the principal article* of which, auch ui
paper, quills, metallic pens, lea.I pencil*, knives, ink, dcc
muat accompany the hula, put up in classes as per sched
ule,; ami the Department ri'wrvcH the right to retain a
samples, and pay tor the aaute a? the prices staled in
otfsr, or to return them, at its option. No bid will be c
nidered where the articled accompanying it are not of the)
kind and quality required for the Departinent.
Each proposal mtiNt be signed by the individual or firm
makiiig it, and mum specify a price, irnd but uiie price, lor
each and every article contained in the schedule. Should
any article* be required not enumerated, they are to be
furnished at the lowest market price*, according lo quality.
Blank forms for proposals will be furnished ai the Depart
uent to persons applying for them; and as without uni
formity therein the Department would find it difficult t| |
make a decision, none will be taken into consideration mi
less substantially agreeing therewiti-.
The priutiug must be executed with new and perfect
type, ami on the beet paper u?ed for the different deacrip-L
lions required. The paper for the printing will be furnish
ed by the contractor; the Department, or the office order- I
ing it, to designate the kind of paper and type, whether
script or otherwise, and the number to go ou a sheet, when
Hie matter or article will admit of more than one.
Kacli class will be bid for and decided upon separately
ind, all other thins* being equal, it will be assigned to the
lowest bidder. where more than one class is assigned to
b bidder, they may all be embraced in one contract; aiM
bach bidiler who may have one or more classes assigned
to hitn, shall take all such classes, or forfeit his right to
portion of the contract.
B the articles to be furnished and work to be executed I
tnust be of tlie III si quality, ami delivered without delay
when ordered, and to the satisfaction of the head of'the
office for which they are required.
The Department reserves to itself the right o| ordering a
greater or less quantity of each and every article contract
as the public service may require.
ids, with approved security, to be given by the person
r persons contracting; and iu case of a lailure to supuly
the articles or to perform the work, the contractor and Ids
sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture specified iu such
bond, as liquidated damages.
The suhjoiued lists specify, as nearly as now can be done,
he amount, quality, and description of each of the kinds of
articles and work that will be wauted.
tQr- It being impracticable to give a precise description
of the nature and quality of the various kiuds of printing,
bidders are referred to the samples iu the different office*
for specimens of the general descriptions required.
STATIONERY.
Writing paper, made qf linen, laid or tcore, white or
blue.
Class No. I.
75 reams folio post, satin or plain finish, taint-lined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less than 17 pounds per
ream
11N) do foolscap, hand-made, faint lined aud trimmed,
to weigh not less than 12 pounds per ream
GO do loolscup, machine, faint lilted and trimmed, to
weigh not less than 12 pounds per ream
15 do foolscap, plain, hand-made, faint lined and,
trimmed, to weigh not less than 12 pounds per
ream
10 do foolscap, plain, machine, taint lined and trim
med, to weigh not less than 12pounds per ream
18 do foolscap, blue laid, hand made, faint lined,
garden pattern, commonly kuowu as despatch
or consular paper, to weigh not less than 16
pounds per ream
250 do quarto post, hand-made, plain, faiut lined
three sides, per ream
120 do quarto post, machine, plain, taint liued, three
sides, per ream
GO do quarto post, hand-made, plaiu, faint lined, four
sides, per reuin
10 do quarto post, tnachiue, faint lined, four sides,
per ream
40 do quarto post Freuch, faint lineu three sides,
per ream
15 do' note paper, gilt, per rcatn
5 do do plain do
Clash No. 2.
.1 do royal paper, for books
? do medium paper, for books
40 do copying do do ?
120 do envelope paper, yellow or buff, royal, per ream
Gil do do do flat cap, white or blue, do
10 do large brown envelope
20 do blotting paper, royal,
25 dozen patent blotting paper
20 sheets di awing paper, antiquarian, per sheet
25 do do do, double elephant, per sheet
50 do do do, elephant, do
f>0 do tracing do, largest size, French, do
Class No. 3.
450 dozen cards Perry's best metallic pens, per dozen
cards
2fi0 do cards, of all other manufacture In use, per
dozen curd* 0
10 gross metallic pens, per gross
15000 quills, No. 80, per thousand
10 dozen ever-pointed pencils, silver, per dozen
10 do ever-pointed silver desk pencils, with rosewood
handles, per dozen
40 gross of leads, for ever-pointed pencils, assorted
sizes, per gross
75 dozen Contee's best black lend pencils, graduated
100 do Monroe's, or oilier manufactured do
10 do red lead pencils, per dozen
3 do drawing pencils, assorted.
, Class No. 4.
20 dozen folders, ivory, 9 inch, per dozen
COO do red linen tape, assorted, do
GO do silk taste, assorted colors and widths, in hanks,
per dozen -
2 do pounce boxes, of ivory, per dozen
10 do do do cocoa do
12 do sand boxes do do
III do do tin do
15 do wafer stands, or boxes, cocoa, per dozen
25 do erasers, llodgers dc Sou's, Ivory handles, per
dozen,genuine
30 do penknives, Rodgers & Son's. 4 blades, buck horn
handles, per dozen, genuine
10 do penknives, Abbott's, American, four-blade,
buck-horn handles, per dozen, genuine
5 do desk-knives, Rodgers At Son's, one-blade, Ivor;
handles, per dozen, genuine
G do water-stamps, ivory handles, per dozen
it do do , lignnmviia> handles, per dozen
4 do office shears, 11 inches, do
Class No. 5.
12 doze if inkstands, cut glats, recently invented fountain,
moveable lops, per dozen
4 do inkstands, cast iron, large, double
2 do do do do single
4 do Frenchpump China inkstands
ir> gallons ink, block, Maynard St No yes's, per gallon
GOO bottles ink, do do do in bottles, per
cpiart
10 quarts ink. red, per quart
75 bottles of Ink, black, Cboper & Philips'*, or equal,
per quart bottle
30 do ink, blue, Stephens's, per quart bottle
300 do ink, red, Arnold's, or equal, In J-piut bottles,
per bottle
120 do carmine ink, small size, French, or equal
500 do ink, copying, Terry's, iu J-pint bottles, per
bottle.
Class No. G.
80000 wafers large red, for office seaU, per thousand
100 pounds wafers, common size, red per pound
150 do sealing-wax, best extra superfine, scorlet, per
pound
30 do sealing-wax, superfine per pound
1 r, do do black, do
40 do India rubber, prepared, do
5 do do unprepared do
300 quarts black sand, per quart
Class No. 7.
150 ounces pounce, per ounce
1 dozen India ink, best, per dozen
2- do camel's hair pencils, per dozen, assorted
2 do sable pencils, do do
1 do Osborn's best water colors, per dozen cakes
40(1 pounds twine, lineu, per pound
100 do twine, cotton, do _
50000 pocket envelopes, of whit'or vellow paper, of the
following sizes, viz : ity by 3fi Inches per hundred
30000 do leUer size
G dozen rulers, mahogany, round or flat, per dozen
2 do liguumvltio, round, do
8 do elastic pen holders, Alden's
1 do tortoise shell, do
5 pounds ? pongc, best, per pound
10 do gum arable, best, do
PRINTING.
The printing of all kinds, including paper, which may be
required to be executed for the use of the Department of the
Interior, or any of the offices thereof, whether the same be
circulars, instructions, warrants, forms, returns, blanks,
solid matter, or not, leaded, rule work, or rule mid figure
ork. faint ruling, or lining, and red ruling or lining, or by
whatever name, title, or description the same snail be
known to or usually designated by tin- office requiring it,
__?il including also the folding, stitcliing, pasting, dci
following descriptions of paper, viz :
No. of sheets.
On quarto post?I page on a sheet, per 100 sheets, 75,00(1
2 do do 30,;i00
3 do do 5,000
4 do do 3,000
OU foolscap ? 1 do do 8,500
2 do do 60,000
3 do do 2,200
4 do do 1,800
On folio post ? 1 do do 8,600
2 - do do
. 3 do do
4 do ' do
[ On every other description of paper, not designa
jt d above, but to be so by the office ordering it, whe.
illier circulars, in si ructions, warrants, forms, re
turns, as specified in the first paragraph, for?
1 page on a sheet, per 100 sheets, 2,700
2 do da 20,000
3 do do 2,100
j ? 4 do do 1,250
State the price per page for every additional page
on any of fhe above over four pages, estimating at
1,000 pages.
On parchment, to be furnished by the Depart
ment. ocr Inn 65.000
Diana forms, or any other description of printing requir
ed broadside on any of the above paper, each broadside to
be counted as one page,
It Is expressly lo be understood that no extra charge ot
iny drserlptlon will be allowed. The prices bid for print
ing must cover and include all contingencies and extras.
The Department reserves the right to have any desrrlp.
ion of pruning, which may properly be called ''book oi
Mmphlet work," executed b, special contract.
The bidders for printing will
'isofqt " "**
> fiiriiiN
ro CALIFORNIA GOLD DIOWRRft, RX<
PLORINO PARTIRB, AND OTHKHS, -
flu subscriber has on hand and for sale, from the Union
ndia Rubber Company, who have the exclusive right to
ise Goodyear's Patent Metallic Rubber, the following ar
teles:
Tents and Tent Carpets, Knapsacks, Camp Dlankets,
Haversacks, Canteens, regains, Clothing (tags,
Water Dottles,'Tarpaulins, Caps, and Capes,
Sou'wester*, Texas Wallets, Gun Cases,
Coals, Cloaks, and Capes, Mexican Pouches,
Overalls and Pantaloons, Gold Pouches,
Air Beds and Pillows, Life Preservers,
Drinking Cups, Duckets, and Basins, Traveling Dags,
Portable Doais, Proivslon Dags, Saddle Dags.
Gold Washers, Daby Jumpers, Dreast Pumps,
And a variety of other articles, at the sign of the Star, be
ween 4 1-2 and Gth streets, Ptunsylvanla Avenue, Wash
niton.
?p 7?eolftf g EDDY
Notice to bolder* of claims agftlnat Mexico,
| provided for by the 5lb Article of the Un
ratified Convention of 90th Nov., 1843.
1IIK HOARD OP COMMISSIONERS to adjudicate claims
L against v exico, uppoiiued under act of Congress ol 3d
Miircli, 1849, have adopted the following ?rder, to wit:
,k It appearing to the Hoard thai memorial* ill several of
he cases providedttfor In the 5th article of the unratified
^invention of November 20, IW3, between the government
>fthe United States and of Mexico, to wit: Ultima which
were considered by the Commissioners, under the treuty
if llth April, 1889, and referred to the umpire, and widen
were not decided by him?have not been filed ugreeubly to
?iip- ordrra heretofore established, atul it being represented
?that further linn; is necessary: therefore, it Is
? " ORDERKD% that the time for filing such memorials be
xtended to the yiRST Monday ok November next; and
li memorials sod arguments relating to aaid claims are re
wired to be filed on or before said day."
Office of HUid Commission, Washington, 7th June,1819.
June R-tf WM. CARV JONE8,j8?c'ry.
TO INVKNTOHS AND PATENTBBti.
AOEKCY FOR OBTAINING PATENTS FOR NEW INVEN
TIONS AT WASHINGTON.
1117 P. EI.UOT, formerly of the Patent Office, Informs
I VY ? his former clients anil others, that bin ollicf may still
V- found at the Hume corner where it ha* been located for
he last thirty years, directly opposite the Patent Office.
fie ia preoured to execute with hi a accustomed accuracy
?mI promptness any business in the line of his prolessionr
?h us furnishing information respecting the originality
ami patentability of inventions, preparing papers and draw
linus for applications for patents, caveats, &c.
"') those uuacquainieu with him, he refers to the follow
(?stlinoninl of the lion, llenry L. Ellswof h, late Com
missioner of Patents :
Patent Office, Feb. lf>, 1842.
Mr. William P. Elliot, who has been formerly employed
I in the Patent Office as a Draughtsman, 4tc. having estab
lished a Patent Agency In the city of Washington, I take
"rest pleasure in recommending hint as a gentleman wor
liy of confidence, ami us being particularly qualified lo
like charge of any business requiring a knowledge of m?*
?chanical science, the progress of the arts, ami pateut im
?provemeuts. Mr. Elliot is also well acquainted with the
Erscllce of this office. hkniiy l. ELLSWORTH,
? Commissioner of Patents.
W. P. Elliot is also the author of the pluu of the uew
[Patent Office building.
tO"- Letters on business to be post-paid.
dental notice.
Wa.H1NUT0N ClTV, April 3, 1W9.
Ill relliinulshlnir praeilce.f Dentistry lu this city, in
Dr. WM II !>l IIIII.K, 1 feel it . duly as well as %plw*ure
to state, from the evidence he bus exhibited to me of his
?skill, that I consider him tcell qmiliftrrt for the profession in
Which he is enraged* and recommend him to my frieulsand
patron., amfiJitnlly believiiir that to thosewlio may avail
themselves of hi. services, lie will pro*. hint*If woolliy
their confidence. "? UAKIION.
heircontneu ^ R dihDIjK, having taken
the office formerly occupied by Dr. liar,
roll, Is prepared to perform all 'Mirations
' which come wilhln tne rauge of DKA
HAfier several years experience, and careful examination
to tlie various branches of Dentistry, he bus become sat
tiled that the greater portion of Artificial Ite.th are mere
ly ornamental, answering very little or no purpose In
Utility. Mis manner of inserting is such as to combine
?oth beauty ami usefulness, and he leels confident In se
nrlug the approbation of those who may honor liim Willi
'iltVeitig hisVnlcntion to make Washington Ids permanent
[sldence, his charges for the present will be very ">?{?*
?rate, thereby giving an opportunity for persons to test the
^fc5OT%.l,?c.. Ward's Hulldlni, Pennsyl
an)? avenue, between 6tli ami 7th streets, and licit door
i Uilimm'H Drug Slure.
II.FBIIA ncuh :
Dr. I.. PAIIMBLB. ItentisL
7.. I), to. W. II. CII.MAN. lap 17-dOm
Pauqulrc White Sulphur Hprlngs, VlrglaU.
(More gnieritUy known <u Warrcntim Spring'.)
llirASopeneil for the reception of visiter. on the first of
IW June. Extensive Improvement, are In p^re?, lhjt
' ?ill Hive a new aspect to the whole establishment. No e?
musc will lie .pared in adding to itn emhilii?li?i?nt, or to
hi " infort ind pleasure of the guests. Knowing by ocular
ivideuce. In num.rou. instances, the poaltive I?1'1""10
raliie of the woler, and It. almost miraculou.effect In par
Iculnr cases. it ha. hern regarded a.good .olicy to .uUrg.
henMomm'idatlo ,nd(?eompl.l.^=orl?lnade.mjM.
ut to irnilit'v the taste and lancy ol guests, as well a. to pro
nolc their hi.hh anil pleasure. Stowed In a renutrkabi*
,ealihy region, in full view of the bold Ulue tt ilge, and In
lie vicinity of the beautiful village of Wurrenton, visiter*
m horseback or In carriage., over the improving
Mi, enjoy Ihe most plr-ttt resipie scenery, nr may seek
?gen-ise fit the len-uin alley., the pIM gallery,
fhilllards, or4lie healthful dance, 1 lie lover, of music
ud flowers will find peculiar . are has been taken to wlii
lielr approval, while the fallow dear and the iawn. the gold
?ud silver fish, lhe elk and the buffalo, may relieve aterfl
-?4 hour lo those who are Interested ini the /era ""J*"*"'
a word, every .tep has been taken which expanded lib
lily could auigest. to add to the cumfort and acrommo
lationuf visiter. The liurdle race and tournament, the
tiancy ball, masfiuer.de, and brilliant Are-works, will lend
(their respective allractions. Nor ar- these preperallons
^designed for the cay monile only. To the holy1"111'" "8
lof religion, of every denomination, a cordial, srudg
/uiilw nn," given to spend the summer. Tlie usual
?tvIce. of III* church are respectedIhroufhont the w.son.
Tliese springs are Dfl or 38 miles, according to the route
taken from Fredericksburg, .nd 49 or (SO from
?Trl-weekly stage, will run from hoth these point, till July,
'when dally lines will be established. Visiter, leaving tlw
District of (''olumbl. in the .tage or steamer at 12 or 9 A.
" mav reach the springs the same day.
These sprinita are known on the Post Office hooks a.
I" W.rrenlon Spr.ngsand all letter, ehould be so djjj"
ed or tliev may bo left at Warrenton, or oeut to the Whim
?f&.'M^"o,.ows: ??. for the whole
season ending 1st October; ,75 for three months; ?W for
fin months'. Via for one mouth; ?lti |s-r week; ?1S for
Lo weeks ;'?! 7ft per day ; meals or lodging WeentneocK
Hervanta and children under la years old, half pnre. No
charL-e forclllldreu under three years old. When separate
tablssare provided forchlldren before theuau.lhour.Uiose
who retain their seals at the ordinary table wnjbe Jhareed
full price. llor?e? no cent, a day, or ?10 a month. The
finest Wines and spirit* have been procured, and corkage
will be charged for private superintendent.
try*The Legislature of Virginia is to assemble at these
mrSmon Monday, the llth ?f June, and Its interesting
-iphntes will offer extraordinary attractions to ad who tie
lire to?e and hear this able tody of Virginia statesmen,
inneli?lawddtcplf.
_ jpOlT?ikKKKP8Ilfi OOIsIjHi6IIA.TK
SCHOOL,
IrpilB edifice for thl. school is eituate.l on College Ilill
if ahoul three-fourllis of a mile from the beautiful village
l.,n .- "-tchess County, Stale of New V ork.
Incled on philosophical principles.
Reference Is Invar .ably had to the nature of the juvenile
m'n.rind constant cfoms, are employed to develop It.
powers, In ihelr natural or.ler and to preaerve thstnln
their relative strength. The domestic arrangements .nd
motles of Inrtructlon are adapted to youth "f leu yenrs ol
aue and upward, and they are InMructeil in ?uch branches
KS may he reqillelte, either to qualify them for Him $rrrial
tf/e eniilneerlng, or to prepare Ihem Tor college.
" Annual expense per ichJlar is ?'i?i, payable quarter v In
dvolice. Tills sum Includes all charges for hoar.1, tuition,
eutlonary. bed au.1 bedding, washing, room, fuel, light,
'ml books, (except lhe French and the Spanish books.)
The year Is.llvided into two terms of W weeks each. The
nimmer term commence, on the first Wednesday hi May.
rile whiter lerm first Wednesday in November. It is th"
mtroose of the undersigned not to receive any youth Into hi.
school whose moral character is not good. ..... ?
CHARLES BARTLETT, Prmnpal.
TESTIMONIALS. ,,
POtlUltKBbPSlB, Oct. 4th, twio.
^T*ie"undersigned whofiave for some time had children
under vour care on College Hill, and who have attended
eraf examinations of your pupils, lake this opportunity
?xnresslnc lo you, anil to lhe public through you, our
b consideration .1your noble School. Willi the hf""
to eminently beautlful-wlth Uio arrangement of the
Iwudy room, lhe donnitory-the nlay gnmn.l-tl.e tlyn^
Staelum?with the comlort and refinement of the family
[with lhe thoroughness of Its educ.tlunal provlslonj and
lhe Influences which are exerted over the mind, of the _
'scholars, we are dellglileil; and unrenuesled by yo i, pre
Lent to you this expression of our grateful regards and
Kt wIsW that you may continue to receive, as you most
certalnlv deserve, tlie liberal palronoge which you have
' i'Ti: . Van Clkbk, Pastor of the R. I). Church
Dackensack,
Kdoar THORN, rtm?ervlsor of the town of
Poughkeepgfe.
S. B.TuowniuDoK, Merchant, Poughkeepsie.
Geo. Van Ki.bbck. "
John T. McCoum, Troy,
Okoiiok v. Pomrhov, New V ork.
AsAlIot.r, Hfooklyn. , ,
Isiiaki. Hawley, Merchant, New York.
ilt'OERT Van Waobnen, Poughkeepsie.
Extract from the report of the examining Committee.
The committee believe that the examination has resulted
In satisfying all who were present that the teaching in eve
[ry department lias been faithful, practical and efficient, such
us will produce a thorough, sound and useful education.
The advantage which this school enioys In respect to posi
tion, buildings, grouuds for recreation, gymnasium, sua
its admirable internal arrangements arc so well known as
hardly to need any notice from the committee. But they
iannot refrain from directing the public to Its
n this resuect over any other school with which they are
^ifSe kind* and excellent matron of the school is so alien
ive to the various duties which are assigned to her, lhe
>oys hardly feel lhe waul of a mothers care.
The strict paternal discipline and ^
tess constantly exercised by the principal (Mr. uartlett,)
?ver his large family, and the happy mora| J"**1
nflnencB which pervades the whole csublishnifiit, give
lie parents every assurance that they can reasonably tie
nand that their V.nswill be well cared for and properly
rained for the great purposes of life?usefulness in this
Aorld, and happiness In the next. Q RR0NS0N
J. W. FAIRFIELD,
II. CJ LUDLOW,
Oct. 8th, IMfl. *' F WALDO
Wrttttctt from an Addm* tleliverrd by Rev. Philip E. Mil
Irdtlrr, M D. lo lhe Student* ?f lhe Poufhkeepsie Collr
Ciatr School, nl the cl(*e of their annual examination.
fot'NO OSNTt.BMSN
The ??xercises that have taken plareln your Maminatlon,
ave thoroughly tested your attainments, and have afford
d us satisfactory evidence, that tlie means employed tor
our instruction have not failed of a grtod measure of sue
f\Ve have not however been surprised, in view of the pro
clency you have generally made in the useful and orns
lental branches of education, which have been the objects
f your pursuit; for If distinguished facilities avail, to pro
line proportionate results, the improvement you have ex
Iblled was to have been expected. ? * * *
Having alluded to - e advantages you have enjoyed, It is
ty wish to be dlstliictly understood as considering them
ery great and special. Anil this / may assert, without
sr of being suspected of an attempt at sell-approbation,
nee I bear no relation whatever to you as a literary In
rnotor. Yet for some considerable time past, having been
> situated In regard lo the institution lo which you belong,
i to have had a lull opportunity of closely investlgstlng its
llucsllonal system, both as to Its theory and practice, I
el free to afllrm, that in oil the particulars In which ex
?llency may be predicated, of all academical couree, I
live never known any superior, and In many respects,
?en equal to that adopted and carried out In the Pottgh
[pepsle Collegiate Ihstltuie. * * * ,
Hksr nre presented you the greatest facilities for laying s
did anil extensive basis of an useful and polished^eduea
? you have instructors of distinguished ability in
e various departments of classical literature, mathemati
il science,commercial knowledge, forel|D languages, and
e ornamental brancheg ol muslo, drawing an4 painting,