Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1851-04-30

, FLAX CoTroN IN GREAT BRITAIN. The London
correspondent Of the Commercial Advertiser says Of
Flax Cotton: -.i -'4 #"s ~ -.fsa
1.-The use of fax cotton, manu- factured according
the process of Chevalier Claussen, is now in pro-
gress upon extensive scale at Bradford, in York
shire, and at Cork, in Ireland large mih owners at
those places having entered into contracts The prin
ciple of the invention, by which flax is adapted for
spinning upon cotton, wool and silk machinery, con-
siss in the destruction of the cylindrical character Of
the fibre by the expansive power of carbonic acid
gas. The first process, however, is the removal OF
the resinous matter peculiar TO the plant. This is e
ected by boiling it for three hours in water contain
ing one-taf per cent Of common soda, after which il,
is dipped in water slightly acidulaed with sulPhuric
acid. The fax is then thoroughly saturated in So
luton of bi-carbonate Of soda and being subsequent
y immersed in solution OF diluted suIphuric acid,
liberation cf gas takes place which causes the tubes
OF which the plant is composed to split, when the
MATERIAL instantly losing its figidty, becomes light,
expansive mass of cottony texture, increasing in
size like leavenng dough or an expanding sponge"
Lastly, for the purpose of being bleache plunged
into hypocflorite Of magnesia, when it instantly be-
comes white. very general opinion prevails that
the invention will lead rapid and extraordinary
suits. Sixty tons of the cotton are now being pre-
pared for the Manchester markell
DEATH OF ARCHBISHOP EccLEsToN. The Most Re-
verned Archbishop Samuel EccIeston, who has been
lying sick at his residence at the convent in George
town, for several weeks, died last evening, twenty
five minutes past six o'clock. We learn that he was
afflicted with complication Of diseases, which the
skill OF his eminent physicians could no; overcome.
1t Was believed fortnight ago that he could not
cover, and in this opinion the Archbishop himself
CURED. His disease continued 10 become more ag-
gravated, and he was not expected to live through
Friday night but he fingered on, becoming more and
more feeble until the time have stated, when,
rounded by soSrowng riends he sunk calmly TO rest.
The deceased was native of Kent county, Mary
land, and was born the 9th June, 1901, and was,
therefore, nearly fifty years Of aye. He had filled
the Arch@opiscop1l See in the Roman Catholic
church since September, 1884.
We understand that the corpse wi remain in state
in the chapel Of the convent day and that to-mor-
row morning it will be conveyed Baltimore by the
nine O'Clock train of cars, accompanied by the Ro-
man Catholic clergy of this District. We further
understand tha. the funeral will take place in Bati-
more on Saturday. JVash. Republic.
POPULATION OF FLORIDA. The marshal of Flori-
da has furnished the Tallahassee Sentinel with the abb
stract of The present of Florida, excepting the
counties of Monroe and Dade By the census of
1910 the population of the Territory was 54,477-
Monroe and Dade contributing 632 to that number.
These two counties contain between three and
four thousand. Excluding them, the population in
lS4O was 53,645, and in 1850 it was 86,655-giving
an increase of 32,8lO or over 60 per cent. The
tire populatontof Florida the present time is about
10000. The OF her territory is 81 900 square
miles, or 81 10000 acres.
Population. Free. Slaves. Deaths. Dwellings.
West Florida l4,3Os s,42O 2i0 e,sO4
Middle do 1857 22.l35 1896 2.97O
East do 1871 1888 233 2.sll
Totals 46,762 ss,s9s $50 1856