The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-02-25


following, says the Baltimore Sun, is sent to
| us, an extract from tho Gentlcman's London)
Magazine, for October, ISL, and shows that
| though the modern reaping machines be truly
| the inventions Of their claimants, yet they are
not the Unsuccessful inventions ofthe kiIl
which the world has known:
"a Bohemian peasant, who had invented a
machine for reaping corn, was lately conduct
ed to Vienna by the Enlperor's order. Two
l:o"ses are harnessc1, with the heads to the
corn, and drag in a reversing manner, the
machine towards the standing corn. 1t throws
out curved hooks for gathering and holding
it, whilst. scythcs also advance, and cutting il.
lay it in little heaps. Two horses, two men
and boy used it in the nciahborl.ood Of
Vienna, and It did as much work in six hours
as twelve men could have done in a day. His
imperial Majesty !,pught the PEASANTS free,
dom Of bis lord, gave him f,rm and stocked
it and settled pension on linn for life.
Thus it has been that the ignorance Of IA b.
hcmian boor has effected what the scientific
efforts Of half tie societies in Europe have
attempted in vtin.''
FIRES IN CAROLlNE CovSrY.--Tip gTiNt and
bark mills, near Pottrr's Landing, in Caro-
line comfy, Nd. known as Potter's Mills. and
owned by Mr.. Thomas Lockcrman, were.
together with quantity of grim, -four, two
hauling scincs, valued at S4GO. together with
many other articles ofyalue, entirely destroy
ed by fire on the lith instant. The Denton
Journal says the loss is 81 ,OGO, and insurance
1900. The same paper records the &c ;truc-
ton by fire, of the entire crop or fodder and
other provrnder belonging to MI. A. S.
Green.
MISrLAcEMENT OF \ LETTER.-Thc Paris
Monitcur in announcing the presentation Of
the American Minister makes one Off the most
delicious mistakes In English ever vet COM
mittcd in France. 1t takes Il c Y Which stands
for Mr.. Nason's middle name, makes small
ycf it. and lacks it on to the end of John,
ln:s:. "Johny Ma>on vas presented yc'.cr-
day" Probably This was the fist lime that
'''hny ever figured in Safe paper or official
organ.
~ The Senate Of Georgia did not concur
with lis co ordinat, branch Of the Legislature
in the propricty Of removing the seat of Gov
eminent Of the Sat" from NIlcdgcvillc to
Macon: and. instead Of agreeing to the rcsn-
lution Of Tie House. adopted resolve submit
ting the question of removal, as w,li as the
locality ofthc capital, TO vote of the people
Of the State at the next general election.
PURCHASE OF MOrNT NE"NuN.-A move
Virginia, Georgia, and perhaps one or two of
the other Southern States for the purchase of
Mount Vernon by contributions raised through
the agency of the ladies. At Savannah the
ladies held meeting at which committees
were appointed to present the subject 70 the
people of the State.
A FEMALE REpoKTnR.- Washington
correspondent of the New York Express men
tons as an evidence of the progress of the
Woman's Rights cause, that Mrs. paulina W.
Davis, of the Providence Una, IA Woman's
Rights paper las been assigned scat in the
reporters gallery Of the [. S. Senate. The
husband Of Ms. Davis is member of the
House.
NEARLY All. GoNE -(irn. Houston says
that Of three hundred members of Congress in
attendance when the Missouri compromise
was passed thirty. hrcc years ago, only three
rcinain-Bvn ON Everett and himself
fIrLcnt bcgins, this year, on the LIST Of
March. Coed Friday will he on the l4th Of
.E,ri EaS'cr Sunday, the 16h.
T. The citizens Of Dover, Dbl, cont,m-
plate building plank road from that place to
Mahon river.
tLTJohn B. Cough is lcct.ling on temper
ancc in London.
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