Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-08-20
ITEMS OF NEWS.

GOLD DISCO IsHE HEAD WATERS OF
THE ANA pRTH AMERIcANs.-The
Lima Herd fhe New York Courier and En-
q"irer) contains long account of recent dis
covery OF gold-washings at Chachapaoyas, by the
first party Of North Americans who went to seek
for gold on the upper waters OF the Amazon: Ac-
cordng TO tradition, rich mines exist in that re-
gion, and, in consequence of hattering reports,
put in circulation within year or two, a consid-
cradle number of our countrymen went, few
months ago, from California and elsewhere, in
search of them. We have recently seen several
newspaper illusions TO the disappointments suffer.
ed by those adventures, and the suferings 10
which it was supposed they had been reduced.
1t is gratifying now to receive more favorable
news, but it is TO be hoped that no future gold
gold hunters will be rash enough to engage in ex-
petitions TO those vast and wild regions before
they have certain information TO guide them
A New PREss.-Mr. Steven Brown, of this city,
has invented useful and very ingenious printing
press for the printing Of four different colors stimuli
taneousy. We went 10 his room the other day
and examined a neatly constructed brass model
of this press, which is indeed perfect beauty to
look at and a curiosity to see in operation. The
hiking apparatus and the general principles of the
machine are so arranged that four colors can be
printed at one impression at the rate of about five
hundred impressions in an hour. And not only
different lines and letters be printed in various
hues, but so perfect is the invention, that one
letter may be printed in two, three or four colors
or printed in one color and shaded by another, and
all with the same impression.
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Of complication about il than we find in other large
printing presses now In use.
Mr.. Brown is practical printer, and has spe mi
considerable time and labor in the getting up OF
this new press. He intends TO make application
for patent immediately That his labor and in
genuiy will be awarded as they deserve to be we
have no doubt. His invention will take being
one much TO be desired by printers.
Syracuse Journal
UNITED STATES ARMY.-A surgeon in the United
States army, recently desired 10 know the most
common cause Of enlistment. BY permission of
the captain, in company containing ffty.fve, the
writer pledged never TO disclose the name OF officer
or private, except as a physical or metaphysical
fact, the true history was obtained Of every man.
On investigation, it appeared that nin,-tenths en-
listed on account Of some female diculy thirteen OF
them had changed their names, and forty-three
were either drunk, or partially So at the time Of
their enlistment. Most of them were men Of fine
talents and learning, and about ohe-third had once
been in an elevated situation in life. -Four had
been lawyers, three doctors and two minister's
BRANDY IN CLIMBING MoUNTArss.--A recent
writer says II is astonishing the effect produced
by spirits upon the persons Of even the strongest
constitution, when INDUCED in at an elevation OF
10000 or 10000 feet At 10000 feet il is perfectly
dangerous TO take any quantity Of raw spirits, as
even half a glass Of brandy produces inioxica-
ton. All hill travellers drink nothing but hot tea ;
Tor travelling up the mountains and down valleys
across bridges Of very questionable security, re-
quires Arm and very steady nerve, which Il 10
impossible for those who indulge freely In the use
OF spirits TO retain long in the snowy regions,