Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-02
The Clock Trade.


Our readers are aware tha, our ingenious Yankee
hrethern have fallen upon a new item Of export to
England, in the article Of excellen, but cheap eight
day clocks. A paragraph in the New Yr.k Her.
aid has some interesting particulars on the su pct,
showing that the trade has already become import.
ant in extent well largely profitable 10 those
who are carrying it on:
"'The clocks in question have brass works cut
hy machinery, out Of brass plates made for tha, use
in Connecticut They are fitted up in polished
m,hocany frames in neat manner, and when
finished, form an eight day timepiece which cannot
be r,alled in the world for accuracy. These ar,i.
clcs have long been known TO the public Of this
country, but strangers 10 Europe, until intro.
duccd there in the spring of ls4i Ivy the firm Of
Spcrry and Shaw, No Couuland st. The first
invoice was taken an experiment. The duty is
30 per cen, in England The aonishmcn, with
which these specimens Of American work were
/ viewed was very great, not only for the beauty and
! excellence Of t e clocks themselves, hu, the bclu-
tiful md enduring polish of the excited grea,
admiration. and s perfect novelty there and cam
not vet I've initiated The first invoice sold al from
II to Io pACn, or anout sZu, slncc ttlht Ume not
only has every packet to Engl nd carried an in.
voice. but large quantities have been sent to The
north Of Europe, aud the late India bound ships
have also taken considerable quantities. They
also finding their way into all the ports Of Europe
n, a great prof, to the en'erprising makers The
amount shipped since the lir,t experiment in SAL
has been near O,O00 clocks which, at $50. reach.
es the imroran, sum Of $500, ,OOO and stands next
TO Tie article of rice in exports OF American pro.
duce. The numh,r of these clocks manufactured
annually in Connecticut is 100000. Messrs. Spcr-
ry and shaw turn ou, 300 per week"
| BUsrSEss.-A gentleman call, yesterday morn.
al the counting house Of one Of the iron merchants
Of this city 10 purchase fifty tons Of pig iron. In
the course of the negotiation, The merchant was
led 10 inquire to what purpose the iron was to be
applied
"'To make weights for Yankee clocks"
"Why what you do with many clocks !"
"rhey are shipped to England
Think of that Fihy toas of iron fr clock
weights each clock requi'ing, probably, less than
five pounds. We saw it stated some time since in
an English paper that these clocks were being in.
,roducch into the manufacturing districts Of G'eat
It Britain, and amos, every workman WIS bec'mrg
the owner of one oi,hrm.-P PhiL U. s. Ga:.
fMrouTANT rnou THE " Esr. (ifirue.} }-From
:. the second number of paper jus, establish
., at Batrsville. in Arkansas, by the title OF "he
, North Arkansas" under ia of August 9th, We
n copy the following:
4 "lmbortan' from The Indian Na'ion.-The fol.
lowing letter, from in:cilig"n, citizen Ct this vi
cinity, now in the West, contains mos, important
information. II will be rerollccte1 tha, RInGE was
killed about two years ago by the adhrrents of th'
Ross party. The death Of Ross doubtless an
u act of retaliation. 1t result in a serious dii
y Guilty
'c "BE,rrIA's PH,InIr, (AnK.) Jaly Is.
'e To Tur Enlrnrs OF TuE ARE tNs,s-DEAr
n SIN ALL is conformation here am 'ng the Cher
:, kce.: JouS Ross is k'Rsd \ gentleman DIRE;
lie from the nrighhorhond of Ross arrived here e,
hnu.s ngo with the news, The truth of the rcpor
Is i, no, doubted here. The particulars are not, a
IN yet ascertaiucd"
rs No doub, is expressed by the publisher of tn
truth of this information. Until it is confirmed
-. we may be allowed TO hope that it is not rrne
.r though circumstances induce The apprehension ,ha
!. ii may DO. The death of such Ross b
o. violence woul be OF itself an event to I've drplnrcd
of but, when his position of Chief of his Nation, an
4, The cnnsequercrs which are likely tn INV froI
!. such catastrophe are considered i, would be dee
iy 10 b. lamCntcd.-Nlt. Intel
y" DIsEAsE-lElLow FrvEn.-Thc Health OIL
Ic cor nf Now Nn1k nr Van Nnyenhurn reccnil