Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-11


They are greatly increasing their works accommodate the
heavy Increasing demands them The agency Of this
pany is at 81 Liberty street, New York city. ~
JoHs N. OLcorr, (agens) is Maiden Lane. New York,
exhibits specimens Of plated ware made by The Ames Manu-
scurng Company, Chieopee Massachusetts, the company
for long series Of years have been making swords
non, machinery, &C. They have taken up the manufac
ture Of silver plate castor cake baskets &C. within the last
six months The basis of their goods is German silver and
copper and brass Mixed all compounded in this country. For
elaboration and delcacy Of design, and bancy Of nis
the specimens they show equal quite any imported into
New York According the scale of the prices of this
pany on the goods, they sell he about twenty five per
cent less than the imported. predict that This house
not fa IN lew years to do business in this line
sve IS their present business in arms &c. which has long
been greater than that of any other in the Union.
RocHr, BnoraKns (agents) "a Fulton street. New York,
exhibit specimens Of TERRA GOTTA house sink drains, &c.
from their Hudson River Pottery, located between the 9Th
and 10Th avenues in this city. Their terra Gotta is entirely
new thing here but single other house in America having
attempted s manufacture. Their specimens show that they
have had entire success the preparation of this valuable and
beautiful article Among them several limitations Of the
celebrated brown stone Of Connecticut, extensively
used for building and onamenng house fronts These
sst Of lnel caps, and bases Of columns &c. Their pro-
cesses for its manufacture yet secret their application
for patent being still pending. Those exhibition here
are nearly equal weight the stone resembling in grain
and appearance closely prevent the behoder know
ing them apart without very close inspection In Europe
made last for many ages andmen who
now hourly critically examining these specimens say that they
in arespects equal the finest made abroad This
tera (om this pottery: is already coming extensively
n New York and its vicinity, whole fronts of houses
ino half,
which closely resembles is doubtless destined
to work its way into speedily from end Of the Union
to the other
find around thousands fancy articles great beau
ty but commence describe any Of them until get
through with themos remarkable Of those likely prove
much practical benefit TO society. W. D. w.
Nxw YoaK, OcroBKR 6, 1851.
This being beautiful morning. Castle Garden is crowded
with thousands Of visers, presenting far brilliant
than witnessed there any previous day since
the Fair opened The number and diversity of articles ex-
hbited have greatly increased, we'll the crowd attend
ing The ladies' by the by, generally first to make for
the containing specimens Of fashionable mnery next
for the elrockng cradle and then for the piano forte de-
parmen From thence they 60 to hover the collections
Ct dahas and other beautiful flowers which the hortcuists
Of this vicinity have sent the show They bring
up before leaving the premises among the hrong constantly
surrounding SIssERs beautiful little sewing machine which
threatens produce great revolution in the use of the
needle.
A. & E. s. HIseIss g. Co., 81 Broad street, New York,
manufacturers and importers of carpetngs exhibit specimens
Of velvet and tapestry Brusse capetng, manufactured
their works the foot Of 43d street. in this city, Their goods
shown this occasion reflect the highest credit hem for
they equal to any capeng produced in the world for
general SALE in MATERIAL combination and bancy of coor
and artistic effect They dye all their worsted in the
thread, using the most durable and costly dyesu which
can be imported into this market. All whom have
examining these unite in declaring that nothing supe
rio to them have been ii New York, whether
nuactured abroad home Within the last few years
this house have erected mills for the production of these
goods, ct Of three hundred thousand dollars,
wherein they make the tapestry, velvet tapestry threep, and
ingram capetngs of various kinds producing than
thousand yards in all daily and employing eight hum
dred operatives, whose monthly payroll amounts fifteen
thousand dollars. They using E. B. Bigeow's patent
tapestry power oom which enables them compete with
entire success with any articles imported in their line,
female producing much cloth with it four the
hand loom in operation every where abroad The work
done at this establishment owing the peculiar uniformity
and smoohness Of the fabric produced these looms, suu
versay preferred in this Market being sold far less prices
an RUE IOf imported goous VI Tue ho W
them in quality. E.. 18s
GEoReE T. PARRr of Philadelphia, exhibits model Of
Pasts patent seadusng and locking sscfch for railroads,
which attracting great attention. As the train passes from
the double The single track rail twelve feet
long, which rises four inches at the movable end The
weight Of the train at any speed sinks it without jar
cusson, moving also required connexon with the single
track without the interference of switch-ende It seems
from the construction of this model that "tu outs" built
the plan afford positive insurance against any and
sroyng life, limb and property at railroad urn-outs in
every section Of the country. The machinery by which is
worked placed under ground below the action of FROST and
thus it is also protected from liability get out of order from
exposure the elements and the malicious II matters
how the switch may be turned the engineer the engine
has entirely under his CONTROL his machine being provided
with movable wheel each side of its forward end which
he snanges by touching lever bis foobosrd fall
curey and instantly the movable inclined rail- This
improvement patented only the Sd of June last already
being extensively adopted by railroad companies in Penns
vans and the Petersburg and Roanoke Railroad Company
in Vgnia placing these urn-outs in operation
their whole route Accompanying the model certificates
from various engineers and oher gentlemen of high scientific
ropuaton fully endorsing its capabi of eectng its de-
signed purpose. 4s. ,tafp.i IL
sCALxISs & DARRow, "a Maiden Lane, New York,
manufacturers Of all descriptions Of umbrellas exhibit fine
specimens of their goods made Of the best quality of sks
and in other styles. They remarkable for the nestness
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