The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-04-18
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we chsonicled the sesy valuable invention Of
Dysop. We are now called on to make
mention spf another which vi. proys I y,ery
beneficial bY anothsr resident ofthe Distr;sl
MIR ]. 8. RossARb had inyinted 4 very ncy-3
3el Machine for pounding Rice, by which this
valuable grain can be prepared With more
ease and ct a great saving Of labor and time
In fact its great merit lays in the great saving
Fofmotiye power. This Is effected by tie use
of a greater number or IiIters- twelve being
introduced instead of the present four. Its;
simplicity. the beauty anil facility viii, which
it prepares the grain, The great dimiDuation
.of power required 70 put il in action, are all
considerations that cannot be otherwise than,
interesting to those familiar with The psoduc-3
ition for Market 81 81.
its construction di differsin q fewpoints only
from the original rice machine, but those
points seemed to have removed the. greatest.
o5sticle in the preparing this great staple Of,
our state. by the additional number of lIft-5S
ers, their position on the shaft, and the rcduc-
tion:o their lehgtt gives 10 the lever in it's
mechanical operation OH the pestlo power
sin,ilarto to that Of the jack-screw: They are
enabled TO act without interruption by the ad-
dition Of Pinions on each side of the pestle.
Upon which the. additional lifters are to act:
thnse! are placed at a proper distance above the
point where the pestle il usually taken and is
first in contact, and precisely ION a half hori-
zontal or parallel line to the centre of the
shaft, while the! other. points are ut an angle
of perhaps IL degrees below this points but
the revolving Of the shaft soon brings il to a
horizontal position where il also receives The
pestle while ascending and carries It on to an
angle nf l2 degrees above the horizontal, from
which the pestle falls into the mortar and is
then immed ediateIy taken hold OF by tho others
and convey up as before. twill be readily
perceived these liners are employed in the ex.j
ecntion Of each blow OF the pestle, two on ex-i
terror acting at the same time; the other acting
IN the centre Of the psstle as usual, which re-
ceiyes the latter as il ascend and finishes the
elevation required The machine in cues.
ton has been in almost constant use for four
months and the article produced viii bear ia,
vorable comparison with that of the Charles,
ton market In it's construction the motive
may either be steam water or, animal power.
Mr. 3. has tho machine, daily in use and
turns out very fair quantity. A patent is now
in course Of preparation. 4,
scIESrnIc.We take. great pleasure in
informing the public that DR.. w. Foster,
purposes giving two lectures on Chemistry
and Astronomy. accompanied with expert
n,ants and illustrations. commanding on
Thursdays evening next They canno, fail
oibe attractive on account of their interesting
and instructive nature. Many phenomena of
nature are comparityel unknow 10 the COM
munity, and the Doctors lecture will prove
OF ofmuchutility both to young and old. He in
tends to perform some very rare and beautiful
experiments in regard to the atmosphere, and
the various component gases, In fact the \
whole viii be characterized as instructive
and we hope that a generous patronage will
be extended to the Doctor, who has gained
considerable scientitic reputation throughout
the State. The palmetto State Banner,,
states that in his lectures at Columbia ..ali
who attended were pleased end instrnctei.,,
Three hundred thousand dollars. prin.
oiPally in noles, luckily, were stolen
from Q merchants counting. room in New
Orleans on the 10Th instant.
WINNsBoRo' ELEcTIoN The follow.
ing gentlemen were elected officers ofsthe A
Town Cornci1o Of Winnsboro' on Monday
last, for the ensuing year: .ts. 81,
Edward G. Palmer, r., Tn,endant.
8 Wardens.--M.9IIall,s j. H. d Props,, j.
Cummings and Fl .B. McMuster.
TIE monthly HIVE, is the title Of
new publication proposed TO be issued by
Messrs. l.. E.. Grist & Son, a. YorkviIle,
at SO cents per annum. Itsis 10 be dcvo.
led Ito Literature, Arts. Education, Morals,
Criticism, &c.
Professor CARERS, ofCharleston former.
ly one the officer ofour Slaie Citadel
Academy, and more recently Professor Of
Ancient Languages in tho Fransylvanian
university, has accepted the Presidency
Of tho Kentucky Collegiate and Military
institution.
'rHRTY-FiRsr CoNGREss.--Inolntiing
the members from Connecticut and New
Hampshire, there have bren, elected to
the new Congress- s5 Wings and6I Dem,
ncrats It the remaining IS members
should be politically the same as before,
there would be a Wing majority in the
House Of II. In the Sena,e there will
be Democratic majority of,s or 10.
LARGE EPURCHASE,--Messrs a nda rcor,