The Arkansas advocate., 1832-05-30
MISCELLANEOUS


 The following is an account of the Inventions secured by patent in the United States:
 ssThe plough has been made to under sgo one hundred and twenty-four ln- provements. One hundred and nile- teen thrashing machines have been in- vented. That great problem, the ex- traction of butter from cream without fatigue to the operator of eighty churns; and the laundress has been allowed her choice out of one hundred and twenty five washing machines. One hundred and twenty three machines have been invented for making nails; the number of new spinning machines exceeds Il hundred; the number of improvements in the loom is seventy three, and in the manufacture of hats forty-three. The number of steamengines exceeds hun- drcd, that of stoves Is nearly the same. There here lhifa;sFee lifa;sFee been ffortj-two ncw ways contFived for manufacturing combs.- Four new machines for pairing apples have been invented, and three gridrons. Pencil cases, ramrods, iazors, and sus- penders, have each been subjected to various improvements. An invention has been patented under the name of s'dog -powder,n another termed an sele- vator of pots and kettles" and third destined for useful domestic purpose under the sonorous Greek name of aHacmagalastophorusn
 
 ahe JesOels of the Princess of Orange. -The expedition of Mir. Raymond in search of the jewels stolen by Carara from the Princess of Orange, appears to have been fraught with more difficulty and danger than has been generally sup posed. MT. Raymond narrowly escap- ed death in two or three instances.- On ono occasion he received severe cut on the head from q Belgian soldier. which would have been followed by an other that would probably have been fatal, had not an officer who knew him rushed forward and rescued him. On another occasion, ashe was crossing the frontiers into Holland, he was fired upon twice by the Dutch sentinels, who were ignorant of his character and the en. terprise in which he was engaged.
 His journey from the Hague to Brus- sels was fruitless. The description of the spot where the jewels were buried, given him by Carara's wife was so vague that he was obliged to return for further information. On his second visit to Brussels, he succeeded in mak- ing purchase of the ground where they were said to have been concealed. and had a large shanty erected upon the premises, with view to prevent any discovery of his design, pretending that his object in making the purchase was to cultivate the mulberry tree.- He then commenced digging, and his efforts were rewarded by the appear ance of an iron box, which proved to contain the object of his search.
 Mir. Raymond ascertained to his sat istactlon that the jewels were stolen from the apartments of the Princess by Carara and an accomplice. That ac. -compiice was afterwards murdered by Carara, in order to seize the whole prize. and prevent him f.c... beco,7,;;,,,4 an informcr.
 Roumage was in prison at the Hague, awaiting his trial. Full powers were given to Mir. Mir R. 10 take charge of Ca. rara, and convey him 10 Holland, in case our Government should decide that he should be given up.-M. !. Joursaas of Commerce.
 FnENeu PENSION LIsT.-It appears thatthe annualaggrcgate of the French pension list is about twenty millions of dollars. The amount for military ser vices alone is about fifteen millions of dollars. The Minister of War stated that there were 30,0 ,000 officers on the books as pensioncrs. Apoorr fho a;,,;l