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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-09-10
GROWTH, GRADE, AND MANUFACTURE OF coTTox-

DEBow's Review for the month of September gives
synopcal view of this subject embracing in few pages
the history of the various inventions by which the cotton
trade has obtained its present gigantic proportions
By this article il appears that Mr. John Kay nsi5ys
Of Lancashire England, the inventor of the lily
Shuttle" which is still in use, enabling the shuttle be
driven the warp and back and back again. with
out being thrown by the workman's hands
Mr.. John Wyatt of Birmingham invented machine
for spinning cotton by rollers factories were estab
lshed, at Birmingham and the other at Norhamptor
Both these undertakings failed and the machines were
long since lost models of them remaining in existenc
The first spinning machine produced after the failure Of
Wyatts was conriyed by Thomas Highs assisted by y
Mr. Kay, cockmaker of Leigh, in Lancashire and named
for his daughter Jane The Spinning Jenny 1t was ins
perfect, wanting many parts essential its success
Highs afterwards produced double jenny, with
apparatus, for which he received present of two
hundred guneas from the manufacturers Of Manchester
1t does not rest any conclusive evidence however thai
he original inventor.
In 1854 Society for the Enooura cement of Arts
Manufactures and Commerce" established in Man-
chester Engand aud in the nine years succeeding SIX
model machines had been presented for appreciation
society had distributed G544 I2s In premiums for mn
proving several machines used in manufactures viz THIS
combpot cards for wool and cotton stocking FRAME
loom machines, for winding and doubling and spinazng
arheel,. poor Of the Of Hargreaves
of Standhill Blackburn, first made machine which
spun eleven threads and obtained patent for MS invrn
| ton in 1767
The idea Of n complete system of labor saving machi-
had not yet been conceived Of 1t reserved fcr
Richard Arkwrigt to introduce and establish system
which has placed England in wealth and great
ness at the head Of the nations eh has materially
the dSaies Of country, and changed The commerce e
the tcord Arkwright barber, established in that
business at Bolton in 7G0 but being Of ardent ters
permanent enterprsing and stubborny pcrsevering with
fondness for mechanics he fell in with Kay the clock
maker, whom he employed in relation to some Of has
mechanical experiments 1t is said he was then endeayor
ing to produce perpetual motion Kay doubt informed
him Of the machine Of Highs for shortly after he engaged
Kay to work for him. he began the construction Of his
spinning machine.
In 1869 he produced practicable machine and teok
out patent for it, describing himself Richard Ark
wright eockadk. The article goes give histssy
of the various improvements which have been made to the
present day, but have not the space to notice any
further.
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THE MISSION TO CHINA.

We find the annexed statement in the editorial
column OF the New York Courier & Enquirer, and
give 1t for what it is worth Had we found it in
some other papers, or merely in a Washington
letter, we should hardly have thought worth copy
ing. We know not what it means
POLITICAL AFFARs-It is little singular that the
Omon should officially the appointment of Hon.
H. WALKER to the Chinese mission at the very time
when 1t rst becomes known that he has declined it, and
is about to engage in undertakings the very opposite of
diplomatic employments. Mr.. WALKER has no design
whatever of going to China The of his health and
thembecy of the Government as evinced in its failure
to furnish him any suitable of conveyance alike
preclude his departure upon that mission We learn,
however that Mr.. WALKER will bring his admitted ia
Tents 70 bear for the interests Of hecountry in different
sphere, but in not less effective manner.N X. Courier
The Union notices the foregoing, but does not con-
tradct it, SO that the public is left to infer that the
statement is true. The Union fayors us with no
explanation of the cause of Mr.. WALKERS relin-
punishment of the mission but in lieu thereof abuses
the Wing Administration for leaving to its success
sorsso defective a steam navy. The Courier, we
think did the present Administration injustice in
attriputing to "imbecty" the not furnishing a
war steamer to convey Mr.. WALKER to China, be-
cause the public service had required the employ
mentof all the disposable national steamers on
otherduty; and, as we have before had occasion
to remark, the Government found it exceedingly
difficult and not until after many months delay, to
man the steamers placed in commission Although
the SECRETARY OF THE NAVY is according to a
Washington letter-writer for the Richmond En-
quirer, "doing aconders to build up steam navy"
still it is not the work Of day; and, not doubling
that he is doing his best these wonders according
to the writer, consist merely in having adver-
tsed for proposals to repair the steamer San Jacn-
to-" 1t is not less unfair, however, for the Union
to blame the Wing Administrator for not bequeath
ing more efficient steam navy to its successor !;
and the reproach will appear sngulary unfortunate
when it is recollected that for our most efficient
steamships-nay for almost our entire steam navy
the country is indebted to Wing Administrations
If it is not as efficient as it, ought to be, the
blame belongs to the Democratic party, which had
the control in Congress during the last four years.
and refused to grant the appropriations asked by
the Executive to put the Navy on more respecta-
BILE footing
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1RELANp-THE CELTIC EXODUS.

The Galway Packet states that the emigration manit
is daily gathering strength in the whole Of the western
counties:
"0n last Monday about 100 emigrants from. Cong,
Mcnlo and Dangan in the neghborhood Of this town,
left the terminus in the II o'clock train their way
America 1t truly heartrending to witness the
which presented upon that occasion. 1t is mean-
choy to the bone and snew of the land thus flying
away at time when it might be supposed sufficient
ployment could be obtained at home. But not the
certainty Of constant employment and the high wages
which agricultural aborers must receive in the gathering
in Of the approaching harvest induce the Irishman
to remain at home. IL would if the removal Of
the entire from their native soil has been preordain
ed. We quite certain that, at period during the
last century, the want of labor keenly felt in this
country it will be within tic next four months The
mpocy Of not adopting some energetic Of retain
ing the working population in Ireland will be when
is too late and when those who remain will have su
cent to repent that social dsorganzaon which
produced the exodus which is thinning the homes
Ireland and carrying to foreign State the strength and
hope Of the country"
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DESTRUCTIVE CoSFLAGRArroS IN AUGusTA, NAME
The most destructive fire which occurred Augusta
Maine took place Saturday. Ii appears that about
o'clock Saturday morning. fire broke out in the spool
mandatory Of Messrs. Harnden x LELAND, connected
with oil the Augusta Water Powers buildings Mt the
great dam on the westerly side OF the Kennebec river,
which is supposed to have caught from friction in
new machinery which hadust been put in operation and
owing to the combusble nature Of the materials in the
building the flames for time had their own way, and
spread rapidly. In short time six saw mills the ma
chine shops sash and blind manufactures the valuable
grismil 1.-THE best in the State built by the late Joseph
d. Emery, Esq, and recently owned by Judge Rice and
the heirs Of Mr.. Emery, all the lighthouses with their
contents the large kyanizng shop recently owned by the
Kennebec and Portland Railroad Co., and which was
purchased few days since by the Water Power Co. a
large quantity Of valuable lumber large boarding house.
and all the stock and tools of the whole range OF bull
dngs, fell prey to the deyouring element aud were
tirely destroyed.
Among the principal sufferers the Mossrs William
son, Mr. Atkins, and Messrs Harnden & Leland, who
lost their all.
by this calamity some $50 mechanics are thrown ont
Of employment most Of whom have families dependant
upon their weekly earnings for their support and in adj
don to this the soppage Of operations in the cotton
factory throws SOME 100 200 females out Of employ
men until repairs be effected The loss is estimated
at from 500, 900 to 800, 900.
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NANKIS.-A writer in Blackwoods Magazine, in the
of article on the instruction in China give.
this sketch Of Nankn:
This city, which contains than half million Of
inhabitants has thrice the circumference Of Paris but
amidst its deserted found large spaces turned
up by the plough and the grass grows upon the quays
to which triple line Of shipping formerly moored
II is situated in immense plain, furrowed by canals
Its fertile district is network Of ryulets and navgabe
water-courses, fringed with willows and bamboos In
the province Of Nankn grows the yelowsh cotton from
which is made the cloth exported thence in
quantities There also is reaped great part of all the
rice consumed in the empire. The Kiang- Nan, or pro-
vince Of NankD is the richest gem in the diadem OF the
Son Of Heaven. Nothing in old Europe give idea
Of its fruitfulnesnether the plains Of Beauce those
Of Lombardy nor even opulent Flanders"
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II was with some incredulity that read the notice
OF the protraced sleep Of Cornelius Vroman of Western
New York but all doubts Of the reality OF the slunber
have been dispelled by sight Of Mr.. Vroman who is
now in this village.
Vroman was born in Scoharic county, New York in
1916 He was farm laborer, remarkable for strength,
steadness, and endurance always commanding higher
wages than the ordinary workmen. There nothing
particular about his general habits, other than his pre-
ference for light food in small quantities TO the hearty
fare of the farmer In 1S4S in Genesee county, deep
sleep fell upon him without premonon, and he has
slumbered since, with very brief aud rare wakio
moments not amounting in all to three days. The long
waking period he has had was sixteen hours and this
brought about by medical treatment; but stimuants
and forced exercise in the open cir and all other
faled in this other awakngs, in preventing the
speedy return to stupor
yroman is now mere skeleton, though his face is not
much emaciated lie brcathes deeply and freely per-
spires copously and seems in natural and ordinary
sumbcr He lies invariably his left side his limbs
beat this being plainly the easiest posture His muscles
are rigid much that he maintains any attitude
which he put and he has stood seyenty-two hours in
fixed position His jaws are set and his teeth
pried open daily TO feea him milk a quart Of which
day, with little bread crumbed in it, is his principal
food. lie has not eaten meat vegetables since his
seizure, unless il be in his few waking hours when has
first call always is for something to eat His natural
excavations at intervals Of about twenty days o
the skin apparently doing much than its healthf
office
OF the anteccdents Of this case informed that
Froman is Of heahful parentage; that his life has bcsD
laborious and free from excuses Of any kind.
Most Of the medical skill Of Western New York has been
called into action in this but with hardly percepts
effect 1t is pronounced partial pressure on the brain
with general rigdty Of MUSCLE the teeth being fixed
as in lcckjaw.- Ulster Nv ~ R1pa6hean, Aug. IL.
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BOOK NOTICES.

ELEMENTS OF ANALYTICAL MECHANICS, by w. HI
Y. BARTLETT, LID, Professor Of Natural and Ex-
perimentai Philosophy in the United States Military
academy, West Point New York BARNES e. Co.
Washington, TAYLOR MAURY
The substance Of this volume has constituted for SOME
years the textbooks of the authors class in the United
states Military Academy, and is for the first tim1
published The classification adopted-the result of much
thought-arranges the subject under the heads Of Me-
cHAsIcs of SOLIDS and MECHANICS Of FLUIDs together
wth third part embracing the application Of the priD
cipes evolved under the two former heads
The honorable position occupied by Prof BAnrLxrr
together with the merit of his previous contributions 10
science, will ensure favorable reception for this NEW
treatise Seldom, indeed, have met a more beautiful
condensation of expression than that employed to describe
the scope OF this branch Of mixed mathematics
The object of mechanics is investigate the action
OF forces upon the various forms of bodies All physical
phenomena are but the necessary results of perpetual
conflict Of equal and opposing forces and the mathe-
NAUTICAL formula expressive of the laws Of this conflict ns1
involve the whole doctrine Of mechanics
The study of mechanics should therefore be made 60
consist simply in the discussion of this formulas and in il
should be sought the explanation all effects that ars
from the action of forces.'
ELEMENTS OF THE ART OF RHEToRIc adapted fur
the use of Schools and Colleges By Henry ~ DAr
New York, BARNES & Co. Washington, TAYLOR &
MAURY.
Invention disposition, eocution, and pronunciation
constituted the scholastic divisions of the rhetorc
ocuton being synonymous with STYLE OF those divisions
invention has been generally discarded from Eng
fish treatises the art and rhetoric has been almost
cusively limited to the consideration Of style.
alcients however, IcguIuru invention the sulU
of oratory and the of their rhetorical training
to be mainly attributed their especial attention to this
department of the art
The author has endeayored, and without succesa
to restore the ancient distribution of parts to clohe
retion with its former honors, distinct and primary
part of the art Of rhetoric to assign to the persuasye
art and its departments their proper province and to
duce its principles to exact system and ddacEs
form.
THE BRITISH CABINET IN 1858. Philadelphin,
LrpPINcoTT Co. Washington, TAYLOR & MAURx-
series of biographical sketches Of the distinguished
members Of the British Government now united under
the Earl Of Aberdeen The sketches are expanded into
historical notices Of the prominent individuals
posing his Mnistry Lord Pamerston, the Marquis sf
Lansdown, Lord John Russell, Sir James Graham, mr.
Gladstone Duke of Newcastle, Duke Of Argyle Earl sE
Clarendon, the-Ohejam salts
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Our distinguished countryman, Lieut. MAURY, Of Wash
ingon recently arrived in Europe, attracting to large
and faerng degree the public attention in Europe The
London journals have already apprzcd you Of his recep
ton in England This mornings Hoaer contains its
6rst page complimentary notice Of the new edition 1.-THE
fifth Of his Directions for Sailors and gives notice that
copy Of the very valuable work Is deposited in of the
public Offices in the varennes for the convenience Of
ell who may be disposed examine it. Lieut.. MAURY
arrived yesterday morning at Brussels The newspaper
notice announcing the fact adds This distinguished
officer has to meet at Brussels delegates from the
European nayes assembled for the adoption Of uniform
mode Of meteorological and nautical observations The
Congress win be opened the 23a Of this month at II AM
in one Of the Of the Hotel Of the Minister Of the In
terror which that unconary has been pleased To dcsg
nate for this purpose to Lieut. MAuRY."
Paris Correspondence NsD York Courier and Enquirer.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

HORRIBLE ArrAIR-The Ironton Times Of the 18th nj
timo says: We understand that man by the name Of
Daniel Swim, at Catletsburgh, Kentucky at breakfast
yesterday morning, from slight imaginary wrong,
attacked his wife in the most brutal manner knocking her
down with chair kicking three Of her ribs loose from
the body and otherwise nurng her thatshe is not
pected to live He Immediately arrested and ironed
He first became brute by intoxicaton.
swIxDLER-A man named Gutman, engaged long
time cusom-house broker, enjoying the confidence
and business Of large portion of foreign importing
houses absconded last Thursday morning from New York
with about 900 belonging to the Union Bank Mesrs
amount Of So 900 to 80 600 each. Gutman left wife
and large family Of children.
Miss Coombs of Clark county, Indiana, has recovered
verdict Of IS 900 damages against Il. Waller, Of Car
roll county, Kentucky for breach Of promise Of
rage under aggravating circumstances.
A CAMrHExE AccrpExr--FArAL REsuLr-Mary Ann
Holiness who burnt by the explosion Of camphene
lamp Thursday night died yesterday morning Coro-
Wilhelm held inquest the deceased, and
dict Of death by burns received accidentally by the
plosion Of fluid lamp was rendered Mrs. Murphy it
appears, had just filed the lamp, and in the act Of
lighting IL when the accident occurred The deceased
handedher the match with which she made the light Mrs
Murphy aud her husband were also burnt by the
casualty.
George spriggs aged upwards Of so years. hung him
self in his orchard Vernon New York He thought
ripe.
On Sunday last, near Middletown, Ohio meteoric
two yards long, seen by several persons, some
hundred yards in the air, which exploded with the noise
Of artillery
Mitchell January, aged nineteen years, dove from a
stump into the creek in Vergennes Vermont struck
against a log and broke his neck
Two attempts were made in Norfolk, on Thursday
night last to fire the house Of the British consul Mr. G.
z. II. James. Fortunately the fire in both instances
was discovered in time TO prevent its progress
GREAT PERIL-REHARKABLEE ESCAPE early this morn
ing Mr. Amory Amsden thought he would take a walk
and struck off in the direction Of Goodman street. to the
railroad crossing Just he got there, woman, with
small child upon the seat with her. drove up and as the
buggy crossed the first rail of the track both the shafts
became detached from the vehicle, leaving it, with the
woman and child, standing the track AZ this point
ofme lightning train not more than sixty rods from
the vehicle nevertheless, Mr. Amsden grappled it, and
threw from the track just in time to clear the train
later and the destruction Of the parties would
have been inevitable Rochester Adrsrtisen
DR. Cox speaking Of persons who profess to do great
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ARRAIGSNESr OF JuDGE Finn, or THE CRIMINAL
CoURT-CAsE CoSTINUED, AND HELD IN $500 BAIL.-This
morning. at 10 o'clock, Judge Finn brought into the
Police Court before Judge Spooner, charge Of an
assault aud battery John Joffe After the reading
Of the information Judge Finn stated to the Court that
he under recognizance to appear before Esquire
Chidsey this afternoon at o'clock before whom he had
entered plea Of guilty, and the left open to
ascertain the of the crime. lie did not think The
Police Court had jurisdiction in the case and would not
therefore make any plea as to the charge in the norma
ton. The Prosecuting Attorney contended that the
Court could try the case, and cited numerous authorities
Numerous stat made po and con, as to the
real condition OF the Mr.. Dickson willing to
continue the case through courtesy but not as as right
without there was better showing
Judge Finn reptile that he did not ask any courtesy
and wished it 80 understood by the Court.
Judge Spooner Sed that where there had not been
plea Of guilty not guilty, or plea in bar Of former
acqutta conviction this Court on the affidavit must
take cognzance Of the case md would continue the case
until next Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock and require
Judge Finn to give $500 bail Tor his appearance Inc
court densey crowded, aud much interest was
manifested. Cincinnati Evening AHds,
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YELLOW FEVER AT Aux CAYEs.-The brig GuskaYus
(of Kingston,) in charge Of Mr.. Phlibrook, Seaman
from Aux Cages, bound TO Boston, put into this port yes
terday in consequence Of having navigator Joseph
Snow mate, and William Hamilton, seaman died in Aux
Cages Of the yellow fever and the captain Israel Snhu
died the passage, 29tl umo also Of yellow fersr
The Gusavus left at Aux Cages schooner John lioas
Of Plymouth, for New York Captain Thatcher ard flr
mate Mr. Johnson both died from fever and all the crrw
had left the vessel.
Mr.. Philbrook reports that the fever raging M
Aux Cages, and that large numbers had died. Danish
brig was lying in port, the of which had nearly All
died Of the fever.
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OVER TRADING.
FROM TIE ROCHESTER, AMERICA

FROM THE ROCHESTER, AMERICAN.
In the London Economist Of the 18th Of August is pub
shed set OF tables containing classification Of the ex-
ports OF the chief articles Of manufacture
tn s..sl -I:rr 90 eacn
kes Of the world from London Liverpool Bristol, HULL
pared with the periods in 1852 In the tables
might be expected, the United States cures conspicuous
ly. Here the figures:
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We glad to learn that A. B. DAVIS Esq, President
Of the Montgomery Plank Turnpike Company, conclud
ed on Monday last contract for the whole work. extend
ing the northern line of the District Of Columbia to
Brookevillc Montgomery county, Maryland on very adj
vantageous and considerably within the estimate Of
the engineer Of the company The work is to commence
on the 18th instant and be completed by before the
1st Of September, 1854.
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CIScNYATJ, SEPTEMBER 2.-Another probable murder
took place in city last evening AS near as we could
learn the facts are that difficulty has for number of
months existed between the family of James e. Hall and
the family OF which DIR. Ames is member which two
families reside in houses nearly adjoining, Fourth,
Pike Last evening Mr.. Hail. while passing
DIR. Ames, both OF whom their way home, was
accosted with, /" You are id rascal and scoundre
Hall turned and Ames approached him with sword-canc
elevated. Hall then struck Ames and fight ensued,
during which DR.. A. drew sword-cane, and made
raj efforts to cut Hail. but succeeded only in cutting him
on the nose and several times Of his hands Ames
getting the advantage Hall released himself and retreat
ed. Ames followed him up and when within three or
feur PAGES drew pistol and fred the ball entering i'm
mediately below the floating rib the right SIDE and
passed through into the liver to the depth of about four
inches Hall fell, and Ames fred second time, but the
ball missed him. Dr. A. then retreated towards home,
but was afterwards arrested. Ames when arrested had
on his person four double barreed pistols three of which
were loaded and his sword cane, which was spattered
with blood Just before being arrested he stood on the
sidewalk in front of Halls residence, and uttering num-
Der Of oaths declared that he intended to kill the id
rascal crowd soon collected, and such was the ex-
ctement that had not Ames rereated to his house
and Immediately been arrested by the officers, the clu
zens would have taken him by violence, and probably
handled him very roughly.
Hall recovered himself and walked home. Drs. Ed
wards cambridge and Foster called who probed the
wound for the ball. but failed in finding 1t.
Hall was seized with sickness at the stomach. His
physicians pronounced his hopeless and Mr.. Hall
believing that he could not recover, asked to make
family physician.
At II o'clock Mr. Hall had slept some had less nausea,
and appeared to suffer less pain At o'clock he
still vomiting freely and suffering intense pain. His ply
scans decide the indications strongly against him. and
the possibility Of his recovery extremely doubtful