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"A mechanic in Rochester has inven.
ted an atmospheric hammer" inten.
ded to displace the trip and tilt ham
iners. The principle applied to move
the implement is not unlike that OF
The caloric engine. The Rochester Ad.
vertiser explains the operation as fol
lows: The "hammer" in question de
sriyes its force from an exhausted cyl
inder--the vacuum being made by
the turning of q crank by which the
piston is raised and all the air forced
out, when the connection is broken and
the piston falls with the greatest velo'
locity and forco. The entire weight Of
hammer, cylinder, piston, and all the
model in question, is but little ov'
er four pounds; yet it is competent to
gives blow equal to seventy pounds
BY the means of a valve and key al
the bottom Of the cylinder, just SC
much air may be let in as may be de
sired, SO that o light blow or &
heavy one is produced at will. An
eight inch cylinder will produce 4
force equal to the falling of 500 pounds
upon tho anvil, and tn. repetition O
the blows will be in proportion to tho
velocity with which the crank is turned
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The ministers of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church Of Washington paid Gen.
Pierce visit on Monday and were
highly gratified with the kind and dig
nified department of the President
elect.
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puoneaa If saeh srisnd.

Afew days ago we published an ar.
tlcle from the Philadelphia Bulletin,
charging this somewhat notorious la.
dy With greet issllnmanity in the ex.
Pulsion ola large number of her ten.
antry trola la,ld in Scotland which had
always been regarded the common
property of the clan, but which she, it
was alleged, bad appropriated to hor
own use. a correspondent of that
Paper furnishes the following correc-
ton, which we also feel it our duty
to republish:
us there not some mistake in the
article recently published in the Bull
letin, and also in other articles in 9TH
er papera in relation to this lady? She
is, believe, the daughter ofthe late and
sister of the present Earl of Carlisle.
better known in this country as Lord
MorPeth, and was born in the year
1905, and was married to the present
Duke of Sutherland (then Lord
Gower) in 1923. Now surely the eli.
ormisies (if such they were) perpctra-
ted in the Highlands in the year 1911
by the Countess of Sutherland, the
mother Of the present duke, should not
be visited upon the head OF her daugh
ter-in-law, the present Duchess, who
was then but five years Of age, and
did not become connected with the
Sutherland family by marriage ma.
ny years afterwards.
"Ihe Countess Of Sutherland, who
in 1911 made such use Of what she
deemed her own, as to her seemed
most conducive to her own interest,
was the daughter of the 18th Earl of
that name. Her right to the success.
sion was contested by collateral
branches Of the family, and was final
ly determined in her favor by the
House Of Lords in It'll. She died in
1880. The title is an ancient one,
going back to The 18th century; and
Kenneth, the third Earl, fell at the bat
tie of 1Ialidon Hill in 1888. Now,
whatever the Countess of Sutherland
did with regard to this property,
suppose was legally ifn, morally cor
rect; otherwise she would not have
been permitted to do it, and she mere
ly exercised the right which the law in
our country gives to an Astor or Gi.
rard, to do as seems best to them
with what is their own. But be this
so or not, it forms no ground for unbe-
coming personalities in relation to the
present Duchess, who certainly in this
matter is unoflcnding. ! do not mean
to defend her conduct in sending her
address to the women Of America.
which abounds in errors of facts, and.
to say the least Of it, is in very bad
taste. But let us stick to the truth
two wrongs do not make right, and
in this matter the Duchess is blame.
less"
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CAUGHT IN A MAcuINE.-You may
cry,t out, but if there be no workman
present with hatchet to cut your
wrist off, after tho fingers comes the
hand, after the hand the arm, after the
arm the head the body. Shrieks, oaths,
prayers, nothing will avail you; the
shortest plan for your friends or fam.
$ilyIis to look out for you on the 9th.
ter side of tho machine. You went in
man you come out wire in
i've minutes you have grown two hun,
Sdred feet. 1t is curious, but not agree
able.--Alerander Dumas.
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\ CARRIAGE PRBsENTATIoN.-The car
riage and horses purchased by citizens
Of Boston, without distinction of par
ty, were formally presented TO Presi-
dent Pierce by committee, on Wed
nesday, in Washington. Tho remarks
on both sides were very brief.
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The Hon. George Briggs has been
arrested in Washington for the late as
sault on Post Master General Hub
bard, and held to bail in the sum
Of $4,000.
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New Arrangement ON the Cam.
dem Branch.

We would notify our readers that
from Thursday last the tri.weekly train
from Camden to Columbia was dis
continued. On Saturday only will the
train run through to Columbia, and re-
turn at midday, leaving at half past
l2 o'clock, ~
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81 An IaiPoTANT Cogros MovElssr. So
There can be no doubt, saysthe Balti:
more Patriot, that the Sweslthiest and
most influential commercial organiza,
ton in Europe, has determined to
send out sn agent whose visit is for
the purpose of ascertsining whether or
not the cotton growers of the South.
ern States are disposed to throw off
the Liverpool monopoly of cotton. The
proposition is nothing more nor less
than for this mammoth society, in con.
Junction with the planters of the cot
ton districts, to create continental de-
pot tor cotton" The disposition of a
few private houses to aid the direct
shipment of few thousand bales Of cot
ton, could not be regarded as mat
ter OF inuch immediate consequence,
but the importance which attaches to
the movement when headed by the
company alluded to, cannot fail to
arrest public attention and to produce
decided results.
We have been shown the cores.
pondence, which is two-fold. The
first communication is from a distin.
guished foreign Minister on the part of
his Government, referring to the Pres
ldent OF the Company now enlisted.
This Company writes as such to an Of
fetal now in this country, stating that
they are disposed to carry out the
plan proposed in continental de-
pot for cotton. The parties, and the
names, and the country, we are re-.
quested not to mention; as in matter of
such Importance, involving, too, such
immense counter-interest, the friends
of the movement have their reasons for
keeping the details to themselves.
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BAPr1srs.-Thc American Baptists
Register gives the following "Grand
Summary Of Baptists throughout
the world:
"Churches in North America, 1877
90; ministers, 13, ,l44; members, 1,2-
7,62l;-Europe, 2,O53 churches, l.
700 ministers, l96,S34 members; AS
10, 40 ministers, $50 churches, l2,-
277 members; Africa, 26 ministers,
% churches, I.242 ministers. Total
in the world, l55,040 ministers, 49,
l60 churches, ,447, ,0S4 members"
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that on Tuesday night last, the house
ofa Mr.. trogncr, living in Richmond
county, N. c., was consumed by fire,
together with Mr.. >Stogner, his wife
and their two children. The house
was a log cabbin, will, two doors, and
when discovered was falling in. The
remains Of the unfortunate family were
found together after the house was con-
sumed.- Cherap Gazette. Il
~~~---.-.os-.->->~~--,>>-
SHOCKING SUICIDE IN LITTLE Rock
ARKANsAs.-Early on Monday morn
ing last, says the Little Rock Gazette
of the 4th ult., the lifeless body of Mr..
Walter Mitchell, merchant in Mark
ham street, in this city, was found
stretched upon the ground short dis
tancc i'll the rear Of his store, with the
blade of bowie knife sticking in his
left breast almost to the handle. Life
was entirely extinct, and the bodv
cold and stiff when discovered, which
showed that he must to have come to
his death in the early part of the pre-
ceeding Sunday night. At first it
was supposed that he had been assas-
sinated, but, on the assembling of the
coroner's inquest, and an examination
Of the body, &c, the jury could come
to but one conclusion as to the cause Of
his death, and that was that it was
produced by his own hand; and that
was made still more certain before
they rendered their verdict, by finding
the following notes, written by himself,
on sheet Of paper in his room The
first is addressed to his little daughter,
now at school in New York.
"My dear Josephine, be good
girl-the last goodbye from
Your affectionate Pa,
w. MITCHELL.
off III am killed, it will be by my
own hand. w. MITCHELL.
Little Rock, 30th JAM, 1853"
81 forgive my enemies.
w. MITCHELL"
At the top Of the same half sheet, is
the following part Of sentence was
written by him, and then partially
wiped out before the ink had dr. ed: 81
have tried to act honorably but the
citizens of Little Rock would not
all y. 1t also appeared i'm evidence
before the jury, that he had ntltimes,
for some days previous to his death,
exhibited symptoms Of AN alteration
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clutch . looking glass to see what the
probabilities are that you have made q
favorable impression! inwardly (as
you replace yourself between the
blankets) not to get guile we'll as
long as she will come to see you! Well,
Sthe upahot of it 10, you have delight
fui and lingering attack of heart com
plant!
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Female Rhynioians.
l&BY FANNY FERN.

Tho Boston Journal strongly ad.
Yucssea the introduction Of females in.
so the ranks ofthe Medical Profession.
considerable needle much more
appropriate weapon in the hands OF
Woman than the scalpel or bistoury:
Do you2 Just suppose yourself a
s Sforlorn, sick bachelor, in the upper sto.
sry of some noisy boarding house,
" hose inmates don't care pinch OF
enuff whether you conclude to die or
get well. Suppose you've watched
4 that spider in the corner weave his
web, till you are quite qualified to
make one yourself; suppose you have
counted for the thousandth time; all the
shepherds and sheperdcsses, distorted
little dogs, and crooked trees, on the
papered wall of your room; gnawed
your nails to the very quick, and
tsitched your mustache, till every
hair stands up on its individual re-
sponsibility. Thcn-suppose just as
]. you are at the last grasp, thc door op-
chs, gently, and admits (not great
3creaking pair of boots, containing an
oracular, solemn NJ. D., grim enough
to frighten you into church yard, but
9 smiling, rosy-checkcd, bright-eyed,
nice little live a0oman, doctress, hey?
Well; she pushes back her curls,
throws Of her shawl, Venus, what q
lfigure!) pulls off her glove, and takes
your hand in those Titles. Holy, mo-
5f6er! hoo your pulse races! She looks
at you compassionately from soft blue
eyes; lays her hand ON your fore
head, and then questions you demure-
your symptoms, "a few Of
alSAich she sees without any of your
,help!) Then she writes prescription
with those dainty little fingers, and
tells you to keep very composed and
quiet, Gust rs if you eouloD smooths
the tumbled quilt-arranges your
pillow shades the glaring sunlight
from. your aching eyes, with an in
etiuctive knowledge of your unspo-
ken wants; and says, with the sweet,
sst 4smile in the world, that she'll
call again in the lnorning;' and SO
ths last fold of her dress hutters
sssS 4 GOV. a M fhar, vo,, cro,vI
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EPIscoPAL YIsIrATIoN.-Bishop Ell.
lott, Of Georgia, arrived in Charleston
on Friday. lie administered tho rite
of confirmation at st. Peters Church
yesterday.
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To GIT LETTERS AND PAPERS rc
ATsTRALIA.-Thos who have friends
in Australia, and desire to forward let
tcrs and other mailable matters, will
be interested in learning that mails arr
made up in England for Australis via
Southampton, On the sS:ii Of each
month, and via Marrei!les on the Oath
Of the month .nd via Cape of Good
Hops d Of every alternate month,
comhio. in. February. Those
made up on the 10th and 22d of each
month, via Southampton and Mar.
seilles, are at present by sailing YES
sells from Singapore. The direct way,
therefore, is to mail by the trans
atlantic steamers leaving Boston or
New York.
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eW"s Attention of the Stockholders
of the Bradbrd Springs Female In
stitute CcIlbany is called to the meet
ing advertifd i'll another column.
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Nkt York, March 5th, 1853,

Nki YoRK, March 5th, 1853
Cotton declined one-sixtecnth to-
day,Iand Ne market is slightly depres-
sed. Sails 800 bales. Sales of
the week $500 bales. Flour has ad.
vanced u l-2 cents.-,SouM Caro-.
Iin;an.
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. Al ~
rs Int "a 81, ~
sbiddii,o ~ ,s s .s
c;fc,lasion ~ 3,
than i;ye aoilors ;sa,,sd i, !, J, ~
or eoin,,snv sw;tbir IS I',
State other than Is; sa'si ~ s,'
State of South EaFoI;,, ! s.. s'ss
ole eve on our 81 n *.
law known-to gsiar,l IN y 81 i.,.s Ivy
from loss ana nh, 40 s
ests of ali concerned ,s, ls 81, sss
tion to the fact. and Tes.,s, ,,,,,
proval of the same larss 4 ,,,,s |, ;a,s S,
Of the press however aiiy & ,,i,,; i,s;sss
of those with whom Nd yss
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CLARENDON SENAroR.-Dr. J. J. In
gram has been elected Senator from
Clarendon, in place of the Hon. John
l., Manning. The following is state
ment of the votes taken:
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a.. -g.. 2 80
DERp SEA SoUNDIues. An iinter-s
esting account has just been received
by our Royal Society Of an expedition
for making survey OF Tie :l:s T Put ayi
Captain Denham, r. ~, oftlie Herald,
gives the result of the deepest ses
sounbings ever made, taken BY bin in
SO deg. 40 min south latitude, and:
81 deg. min. west Longitude, The
sounding was obtained on calm ;day,
on passage from Rio Janerio to the
Cape Of Good Hope. Captain Dem
ham had received from Commodore
McKcever, United States Navy, Il s
600 fathoms ofline, 10000 fathoms
on one reel and S, 5,00e on another, and:
that was the line used. The plum
met, which was eleven inches long,
weighed nine pounds. w hen ,G7j
fathoms we're run of the line, the sea
bottom was reached. Capt, Denhan
and Lieut.. Hutcheson, BY Whop'se e ta.asS5
assisted. several times drew'aup the line
fifty fathoms and dropped IS again, but
it stepped at the same mark, asid
would not run another turn. Of the reel.
The time occupied in taking their
sounding was nine hours, tWenty four
minutes, and sixty-fiys seconds; tho
length Of lines a a geogrdp phiesi Tnilea8
of 60to a degree. The igl,est SIM
NIT of the HinlaISya naeunttssifitss doea
no SySssS, .ss 00l 81
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CHARLESTON AND THE NoRrH CAR.
oL1NA Coal BRDs.-Thc recent move.
ments in other quarters seems to have
walked up our friends Of Charleston, to
the importance OF ss9Ess and early
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easth,s surface. arG N as .SsIi Sii
to bring up the pIutnmet 10 show the.
nature Of the bottom but it broke NJ.
40 fathoms below the water line,
carrying away5a thermo ometer ahicis
had been attached tosit,, ,atsthe depth
Of 5000 feet. This sounding is tho;
deepest ever made. The strength spf
the line was equal to ~ lbs. in air the
7,700 fatlloms weighed dry n. ibs:,
exclusive ofplummet. london paper.
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the importance OF S3}sSe : AND early
. ;:js * y siS fk sa
coal fields. Hence some most excel.
lent articles npon the subject, in re-.
cent numbers Of our esteemed cotem-
poraries, tho Mercury and Standard.
Recent explorations have rendered it
extremely probable, that coal will be
found much nearer to Cheraw than the
Deep River mines. Indeed, the very
same formation which produces coal in
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia, and Alabama, pass
es within twenty five or thirty miles of
this place; and it would be strange that
it should produce coal in all the a.
bovc States and not in South Carolina
and Georgia. Ignite, or charred
wood formations, have been found in
several places. Such formation I'm
derlies our town, which outcrops in
tho valley Of a creek near it's borders,
which has been penetrated by sever
al wells. We have several specimens
in our office which are we'll worth the
inspection of the curious.
Should our reasonable expectations
in regard to the coal bearing forma,
ton be realized, the construction of
the Northeastern and Chcraw Roads
cannot be prosecuted too vigorously
The beds already explored offer nm in.
exhaustible supply, rs will be seen by
referring to the very interesting ar
ticle copied last week from the South
ern Standard. The coal region Of
North Carolina must soon assume mn
Importance inferior to that Of no 9th
er within the limits Of the Confedcra
cy. 1t is not capable Of supplying
the world with coal, but with iron
and copper; both Of which will soon be
wrought extensively. The good old
North State is q rich bride, but who
| ,v;ll ,rod hnr - IN or1,u E1zo}fo
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Election for Comgress.

. HkcCIAOBA ZOE CQNBrGDg.
The following is the result Of the
election for nlembor Of Congress
from this lthe sSSthl C.sp,ressional
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THF SUNIER BANNER.
Splnte terVille, So. Ca.
y. RICHARDSON LOGAN, EDITOR.
: TUEsDA9; MARCH 8. 1853.
GNTtTON NIAREAET. !
eTAsE ~ ~ ~, ~ - : u
CArlestOn. March 9Th lS

The s 3ea Of cotton to halfpast
one TO da[ We're 'e7s bales, at 8 to 10
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-09
Baltimore Correspondence.

BALTIMORE, August s, 1870 r. N.
observe that our former Mayor, Jerome.
has written letter to a Baltimore county
paper, expressing his willingness to become a
Wing candidate for Governor. Mr.. Jerome is
a very clever good man, but my impression is
he will have the pkageri-ed Webster eukogy
put at him more frequent than desirable. if
he should come before the public for 80 high
an Office. 1t would unquestionably be re-
quested of him to explain satisfactorily how his
ideas and those of the Reverend gentleman
who delivered similar eulogy, run SO singu-
larly in the same channel. This explanation
would, under any circumstances. be gratifying
to the many warm friends Of our worthy ex
Mayor. -.
l observe that you have arranged to give
your excellent Star wider circulation in
Baltimore. I have often heard enquiries for
it. A little attention may gain you quite
wide circulation in the City of Monuments.
We are now on the grand progressive princi-
pie. The Star is a thorough go-ahead paper,
fully up to the times in all respects, and must
meet with deserved success We have beeni
the habit of waiting for the Washington news
in outside papers, now we need only wat for
the Star, which furnishes it.
From all parts of the country VIC have most
cheering accounts of the corn and tobacco
crops, and OF all kinds of vegetation since the
recent rains. The farmers are now in full
hopes of securing a full yield. .,.
' We were visited this afternoon with one of
tho most terrific hailstorms that ha been seen
here Tor many years. It commenced about
four O'Clock in the afternoon, and continued
for three quarters of an hour. The rain fell
in torrents, accompanied with sharp lightning
and heavy thunder. Hail fell very thick and
last; some Of the Jumps were almost as large
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-09

b WORKMEN RETURNING TO ENGLAND
The City of Manchester took out on Satur-
day from Philadelphia, among the steer.
age passengers, many operatives and
mechanics of the following classes cot
tonspinners, wool manufacturers, cutters,
hollowware, pattern makers, weavers,
DC. Several have left the foundry of
Alessrs. Sebrees, Front, below the Navy
Yard, Richardson, cutler, Second street,
also several from the foundry of Messrs.
Merrick q Son. The cause of their re-
turn, as We are informed, is that the
wages in England have advanced, and
that those who have returned believe they
can live cheaper there than in the United
States. Those who have left here have
gone to Sheffield, Manchester and Leeds.
..st .-. Phila. paper.
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,. The wind blew a perfect hur.

as hens egg The wind blew perfect hur-
ricnne, and the streets were literally flooded.
Very considerable damage has been done to
shipping in the harbor Cellars and streets
were flooded, and greatdeal of glass broken.
1t was altogether such storm as has not been
seen here for many years. 1t came up in
few minutes, and ve-y unexpectedly.
The recent advices from Europe, by the
steamer Baltic, upon the whole are less favor
able to breadstuifs, and would not be sur
prised to see decline. Sales to- day of 200
bbls. Howard and Mills -four at s. 81; market
closing dull Sales of $4,000 bushels wheat at
81 IL 81 IS for red, to 81 lSaSl 22a 81 81
for white. Sales 5000 bushels corn at 63 a 65
cents for white, to IS 81 cents for yellow
The money market is easy, but stocks are
dull. Ohio Railroad shares 673 6S2. a de-
cline This stock has recently touched its
lowest point. RoDERICK.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-09

GiLNAN's LIQuID HAIR DyE.-ThS article cannot
he too strongly recommended TO public attention. IL
possesses in peculiar degree, the property efTcct
ally changing white, red or gray hair TO a beautiful
black or brown, i'm few minutes. without ai:y in
Jury whatever ID the hair. hui the contrary q res
lively and natural appearance. Ladies and gen
tiemeu who have become prematurey gray can. in
five minutes. iftllry wish it, have head Of hair of
raven thackncss. warranted permanent. Gentle
nrn who wear whI>kers or mustachOs of n gray or
reddish hue can in n few seconds have them perrua-
nrntly black. Prepared by L. ID. GILMAN, Chemist,
Washington
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-09
DIR. CASADAvANT,
SURGEON DENTIST.

MOULD respectfully announce to hts friends aud
w the public of Washington, that he L. perna
nently located on PENNSYLVANIA avenue, between Ma
tional Hotel and streets. two doors from amphl.
Building, where he iill continues 10 perform all az
eratons in the Dental Art, and TRUSTS 10 hs Icynla
ton and SKILL for a continuance Of patronage
He has made arrangements with one OF the h,,i
wOrknien IN Assist him ~ the manufacture OF ART
fN,iAL TEETH. single, or in blocks with gum,
which are superior and more rolid Than any In H..
in this city. They inserted by the srma> Illerlc
pressure mounted on the finest gold plates arr
comparable lighincss- and not easily distinguish
from the natural-ihcy are sufficient Tor every pu
pose OF mastication, mparting to age The lruShncs
and intelligence of you'll, and worn without ihr
least uneasineSs. For his great Improvement be b..
received many testimonials from his patients and Ii,
press.
With an experience uf seven years he viii rrs
perfect satisfaction, and all his operations viii b,
warranted. aug J-eolm