The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-05-15

CONNEcTicUr CLocKs.-The clock fac
tory Of Chauncey Jerome. in New Haven.
is hy far the largest rsta bli.hmen, nf its kind
in the United States. China, Hindostou,
California. Peru, Turkey, and all parts Of
Continental Europe, are supplied more or
less largely from the depo,s Of Mr.. J. in
New York, Liverpool aud London. The
New Haven Courier says the number Of
operatives employed by MIR. Jerome, is
something more than 2GO, TO whom about
$4,000 - paid monthly. There il annual
y consumed in his establishment / 500, 900
feet of pine lumber, more than u third of
million feet nahOgony and rosewood ve-
neers, 100000 pounds Of rolled and cast
brass, 900 barrels Of glue, and 100 more Of
varnish, 1900 boxes of glass, 500 Casks of
Dalls, and other necessary fnaierIals in pro-
portion. The severa! pats that enter into
the construction Of every clock pass through
about two hundred differcp, processes be-
fore they are completed. r.. q
paper in SteuLeuville. Ohio, makes the
following estimate Of the wealth Of show
tmen:-''P. II. Bornuu, $500 200: Mo.es
kimha'l. Of the Boston Museum, $500, 600;
Edwin Forrest, the grea, trxec,linn, $780,
600; Burton, the actor, Si25, 900, l}Iitz. the
magician, S5000O; Il. s. Hamblin, S7O,-
600; G.neral Welsh, the great circus mar,
$50 900; Wyman, The prince Of fnagicians
and necronlancers, S35, ,O00; Generul Tom
Thumb, SIS, 900; }. l.. Owens, the coue-
dian ami proprietor of the Baltimore Mu-
scum. Ss5, 600; Herr Alexander, the Jug
gIer and artistic, S25 600; Mons. Adrian, the
French magician, sac, 600, Bsp~ari, .he a.
rigual proprietor OF the Mississippi Pano.
rama, S75, 900; Wm. NibIo, the gnrdeu pro-
prie,or, 5000: notwithstanding his ssri-
Gus losses by fire, etc."
We find an account Of pigeon.fying
match, in the dark, in the London Times of
March 23d. That paper says that the match
took place in the presence Of several hun
dred persons. The undertaking was to pro-
duce pigeon TO fly the two cross points,
Br',ton and Shoredtch, between seven and
eight O'Clock, P. NJ, for SIS. The night
was very cloudy. and great npprehensi0us
were expressed of the bird i,eins unable to
accomplish the task. The pigeon was,
however, duly marked, and yrsl to the.
Telegraph Tavern, on the top of Brix;on
Hill, where the person in charge Of the bird
waited for upwards of an hour for a suital,!s
opportunity, as the moon WIS o,~cu in
cloud for some time. Shortly before eight
O'Clock the bird was thrown 6p, and ~ a
few seconds was out Of sight, reaching it's
home in Green-waik, Bcr,hopdsev, New
road, in eleven minutes, being more than
double the usual time. The pigeon WAS
fed and watered very sparingiy, and then
carried to Shoredi,ch Church, from whence
the bird took its departure at ten O'Clock, at
which hour the night was dark and foggy.
The pigeon, however, made some mistake
in its flight, and did not reach home until
ten minutes after twelve, thereby losing the
stakes. The bird is termed by the fancy \
"skinnunl."
WIrE--.Mis1aEss--LApY.--Tbr f,llow-
ing is free translation from the German:
Who narries from love takes q wife;
who marries for the sake Of Convenience.
takes mistress; who naarstes from consid-
Grafton, takes lady. You are loved by
your wife, regarded by your mistress, ioler-
ated by your lady. You have n wife for
yourself, a mistress for your house aud
friends, lady for the world. Your wife
will agree with you, your mistress accom-
moda,e you. your lady will manage you
Your wife will take care of your honsehc!.i.
your mistress Of your house, your Dady OF
appearances. II you are sick your wife
twiii nurse you, your mistress visit you, and
your lady will inquire after your heal,h.-
You take a walk wih your wife, ride with
your mistress, and Join parties with your
lady. Your wife wilt share your grief, your
mistress yonr money, and your lady your
debts. If you are dead your wife will shed
tears, your mistress lament, and your lady
wear mourning. A year after your srash
tr,arries again y0ar wife, in six months your
mistress, nnd in six weeks or sooner, when
mourning is over, yonr lady.
LsAvIae SourH CARoIIxA.---The Green
Vile Southern Patriot says, we know Of
some gentlemen Of wealth and worth who
are about leaving South CaroiiHs, on ac-
count OF The continued polirica, ,.sr,aoi! and
warfare with. the General Gosernnenf,
which chsraeierizes her. lf she persists is
her mad scheme of secession, her hest ciii-
ope tull ,is few days since, s'in;o the uni-
sud St.lG .