Washington sentinel., 1854-06-27

soda ash, a mineral alkali (Which can be pur-
chased al the soap factories al three cents
pound,) in boiling hot Water and, while hot, add
an equal weight OF hot quickme. Stacked st the
time il is used, and while hot pour the mixture,
after il has been thoroughly stirred into the vault
and in few hours il will convert the impurities
into ammoniaca gas, and pass il of in the amos
phere. The use of one hundred pounds Of soda
ash per annum in sink will render the scavenger
wholly unnecessary, and prevent the accumua-
lion of noxious putrid, and unwhoesome gases.
Potash will answer the same purpose as soda ash,
but Is at present more expensive.
In the country where deep vaults are not pro-
videJ, outhonses often have putrid, nauseatng
atmosphere; in such, the free use of common
wood ashes, mixed with hot quick-lime, fresh
Stacked, will destroy the eiinvia.
In using soda ash, gallon of boiling hot water
should be used for every Two pounds Of soda ASH
Every practical chemist knows that putrld animal
matter j, conveSied into ammonacal gas by the
free use OF caustc alkali in heated state. Ihave
used this preparation for more than twenty years
with complete success.
An AMERICAN SHIP BOARDED BY AN ENGLISH
STEAM FRIGATE-Captain Allen, of the ship Mine
sofa, arrived yesterday morning from Liverpool
reports the following May 25, latitude $50 iongi-
,ude 100, was boarded by Her Britannia majesty's
steamship Gladiator who demanded the ships
papers for examination Captain Allen asked the
officer by what authority he boarded his ship and
uSmahuSu pdpclS- Inc OHCcT TcIuseu u give
any satisfactory answer.
The following is the report of Captain Allen :
"At IL q. m, May 25 latitude 53o longitude 100
saw Her Britannia majesty's steamship Gladiator
which fred two guns for us TO heave 10. The
steamer then ran near us and sent boat on board
and ordered the ship 10 be hove 10 Immediately ;
also demanded the ships papers. Captain Allen
inquired of the officer in charge of the boat by
what authority he demanded them. The officers
reply was, by the orders of his government, and
stated 10 Captain Allen that il was an unpleasant
duty for him, but il was imperative. The papers
were produced and examined, and, after an hours
delay, the vessel was allowed to proceed. We
are informed by the first officer Of the M that the
midshipman in charge of the boat alongside, stated
10 him that, had not The ship been hove 10, after
firing the two guns, shots would have been fl ed
TO compel her"-N y. Herald
THE preparation Of the late burglary and
incendiarsm Of jennings splendid establishment
in New York, has been discovered by Charles S.
Spencer, of the New York bar. man named
Bar was arrested upon suspicion OF a similar act,
when something aroused the suspicion Of Mr.
Spencer. He proceeded 10 prison and questioned
Bar as follows: !" Who was with you when you
robbed Jennings?' Bar replied I'll hang frst,n
This led to further explanations on the part Of tho
cuprt, and there is doubt but that this hitherto
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mysterious affair will be fully explained, and the
reward Of $4,000 promptly paid over.
SUDDEN DEATH--ChiefJustc Wells, ofthe Bos
ton court Of common pleas, died suddenly al his
residence in Cambridge, on Friday last His dis
ease was inflammation Of the lungs
FATAL AfFRAY.--During an aflray, on the 4th
instant, in Clarke county, Virginia, between A. c.
Ashby and John A. Turner. two cousins, the latter
was killed
HYDRoPHoBrA AMONG CATTLE.--It is stated that
more than seventy cattle have recently died IN
Montpelier, Vermont and vicinity, from the effects
of being bitten by mad dogs.
LocUsTs are infesting northern Illinois in my
riads. In many parts of that region they cover
every shrub, and make the woods vocal with the ir
singing. In that section they said TO have last
appeared in the summer of 1888.