Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-01-08

become great business, employing. di-
rectly and incidentally, a5ou. $4,000 per-
sons in the United States, with between
one and two millions of dollars in CAPT
tai. And what is there more wondrous
than this art, among the teeming won
ders of our age! Root stands, undoubt
eddy, at the head of the profession, both
in this city and in the Union. So say
the twelve prizes awarded him--so reit.
crates the public acclamation--and SO
intimates the throng daily filling his stu
do. BY the way, Root alone in this
city makes, and vends the right of ma.
king, that beautiful variety of the Daguer-
reotype, named "crayon" or "vignette."
This is highly Landed by the best artists
and judges of high art, and numbers of
these pictures are daily produced in his
studio, both for home presents and for
transportation to Europe. How is il.
that Daguerreotypists in your quarter
and may say evcrywhere-do not pur-
chase the right of making these rayons!
&C Harrison. Of New York, has sue
ceeded in producing Daguerreotype cam
eras superior to the foreign, fac. which
eventually will keep a, home several hun
dred thousand dollars, heretofore sent
abroad for the German manufacture.
Ipresume you have seen something in
the papers of the las. six months touch
ing the "Hillotype"-an alleged discov-
cry, by which Daguerreo,ypes are taken
in the "colors of nature" Mr.. Roo,
declares himself TO have a strong
faith in the reality of this discovery, he
being the first to whom Mr.. Hill commu-
nicated it about fourteen months ago, and
having since had several interviews as
well as maintained weekly correspon.
dence with the latter, Mr.. Root thinks
that. after completing the needfal expert
menis and proper arrangements, Mr..
Hill viii fully redeem all his pledges to
the public, to the great honor both of
himself and our country.
Have you any "Spirit-rappings," in
your quarter? We have, find. to
large extent. What think you of fifty
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or sixty ''circles" $50 named each of
ten TO fifteen persons, meeting once, or
oltene-, per week, expressly to solicit
Esprit responses" Such and so many
We have. They have specific forms of
proceeding, and they seriously affirm that
other world spirits do habitually confer
with them, and they have published nu-
merous specimens of these revelations!
Ii can get admitted into some of these
"eircles," may write you more fully
and in.elligen,ly about them.
| One of our editors, j. w. Forney,
you will see, has been elected Congress
sional Clerk. The Presidents Message.
SO far as can hear, is pretty well re-
ceived by all modsratesmen. The trea-
son trials are in progress, but, outside
the court room, they create little excite
ment. The friends of Temperance are
alive, as ever, in their noble work, and
much good they are constantly achieving,
though their efforts make no prominent
show in the whirl of our busting, moi
sy thousands. Heaven speed them, for
:here is, alas! but too great need and
room for their philanthropic labors.
Well, since commencing this, Kos
suih has arrived, and, from all accounts,
would seem TO have even transcribed all
anticipalions. Those who remember
the reception of La Fayette, think it
hardly equalled in enthusiasm tina. ac-
corded to the Magyar. There was
meeting last evening at our United States
Hotel TO take measures fo- inviting him
to visit this city, at which prevailed the
completest unanimity of sentiment to-
wards the man. fear, however, that
Kossuih's strongly expressed desire of
gaining the Intervention of our country
in the affairs Of Hungary may produce
some opposition before the conclusion of
his visit. The New York Tribune says
that Kossuth had positively declined sit
ting for his portrait both in England and
this country. II adds, however, that
the Messrs. Root succeeded in catching
a superb Daguerreotype Of the Hero,
while sitting. on Friday last in his car
riage on Staten Island, and tina. this is
the only portrait Of him in the United
States. So much for enterprise and en-
ergy! Butt must close for the present.
Yours. respectfully, d. H. B.