The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-31

store and on the being had is
uired BY law appropriations of merchandise from foreign
ports the daty Of the collector athed that the goods
deposited examined the identical goods described
in the entry and invoice received by him from the collector
the port Of Withdrawal TO Immediately furnish the party
making entry with certificate, eountersigned by the naval
officer where there cre IF their delivery in the proper
FORM also required transmit avpesie Of such
tihcate the collector at the port Of Withdrawal.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
General Land 0tcTAe s4rueys Of ,ls Shasta and Scott
Valleys ColornaA letter from the surveyor gen
era Of California gives further information in
tie practcshy Of surveying the Shasta aud Scott valleys,
the northern part of tie sgte Of which have hereto
fore published description of the country and statement
by Mr. Robertson the difficulties be urncunea 10 their
survey The surveyor general says his present impressions
viii be difficulty in extending the
surveys accommodate those valleys from the Mount Da-
bio meridian, about being extended The extension OF
the Mount Dabo meridian and the running Of other stand
ard lines had been suspended for few months but
Mr. Tracy the deputy who the contract resumed his
work st Of August and will file instructions TO carry
his lines through these valleys, if at all practicable If he is
unable nsurnountabe obstacles to connect their sur
vey with the Mount Dabo meridian, some other and more
feasible plan win be adopted.
Aqrfcs,sral Dspioa Of he Patent 0Giee.-The eating
and Housing Of continue extracts from the
treatise the 'cuvaton and Management Of Tobacco,
by Mr. j. F. Edmunds Of Virginia. 1t held for pubioa
ton in the agricultural report now in press
the Is perfectly ana the
knife when the plants well nstnred, (Which state
describe but leave to the experience and obser'a
ton Of the planter then approach the Io., dieat and
planter must now be all attention The profit Of the whole
farm for the year depends the diligence and ki eSer-
cised in few days Of cutting and curing We shoad there
FORE prepare well for this state of the crop by having
close and wagons good order that the
work may be made as light possible for this Is hard work.
make the best OF it. To heavy crop in the best
requires both energy and activity The most judi
cious hands should be selected cutters When in the held
mddhg average hand should count the whole number
Of plants he cuts that allowing each cutter the same num-
We should never cut more nor than viii h The
templaed harm otherwise there labor lost in attending TO
barn not full or the overpus is injured for want firing
The tobacco alter Il has fallen or Become sufficiently nbe
carried the barn in carts hung from FIX TO
plants stick md slowed away for firing 1t is also
great importance be particular in the arrangement Of
the sticks The equal and general circulation Of heat
throughout the house depends the in which this
Ny barns commonly have three firing tiers above
three below joss commence arranging the sticks
the elevated tier in the root, TO which give five
inches distance and each tier descend gain one
inch SO that on tier the fire, the sticks
placed eleven inches apart This disposition of the sticks
sticks Of tobacco being wider next to the fires gives
freer circulation and, consequently more equal empera
top The heat having epnce ascend, be
equally and generally dued and VIII ire more uniform
and If one has houseroom and makes eser differences IN
the proporonate distance between the sticks it VIII be
still better arrangement"
POST pEPARTaEST.
appointment Of Posmasier.Mr. Ezekiel Harris TO be
postmaster Montrose, Jasper county, Mississippi in the
place of William Caldwell, removed.
Penottics for Failing Rstur. Quarterly AccounssOur
attention has been called regulation Of the Post Office
Department based the section Of act
proved March 3d. 1885, entitled can act to reduce into
the several establishing ard regulating the Post Office
IL that any postmaster neglecis to
der his for month after the time, and in the
form and manner prescribed BY law he fores double the
ralrn aft bn nasfsU N have arisen MT Of
The postmaster though he may have mailed bis accounts
considered discharged from this penalty unless,
within month after being notified that they have not
been received the department he transmits duplicate
transcripts the original accounts retained in his
session.
TIVE woyDERs MODERN scilsoE-cooKisc EY GAs.--The
following from late number Of the Boston Transcript is
worthy of an attentive perusal
ave spent hafhour very agrccably yesterday after
ID witnessing the operation OF sundry gas-heanE
and cooking apparatus invented and patented last win
ter by our enerprising and ingenious epow-ctzen, Mr.
William r. Shaw, and TO be at his extensive and
beautiful warerooms No. ia Washington street To all
jewellers in cities wherever gas is used, the invention
must prove desderdtum for those most useful domestic
purposes for which il is designed. 1t is in the form OF
patent for cooking and heating upon the newyap
Piled principle Of burning atmospheric air in combination
with carburetted hydrogen illuminating gas. Tho air
largely predoninaies constituent property OF this
fuel and comparatively little gas reqnired consequently
no light is emitted, but condensed blue flame evolves
very powerful heat By repeated
ing quite satisfactory results have been aained quart
OF water boiled in few minutes, consuming 63-lo0 oi
cubic foot Of gas costing mill and I3d0 Twelve and
half pounds of bread baked in AZ minutes consuming III
cubic feet Of gas costing cents and mills Two pounds
Of beefseak broled in minutes, consuming 67lo0 of
cubic foot Of gas costing mill and 27-4o
"The different kinds Of stoves and apparatus manuac
tured by Mr. Shaw for the adaptation Of this improved and
cheap combustion of culinary purposes and the heating
all Of simple construction compact form and
handsome general appearances. The cone-heaier lifted
with goodsized oven, tea-kee steamer and try-pan
is sold for about o and is Of the most convenient
tcles imaginable especially for use, being opera
ted by single burner. The gascooking stove, with toul
burners has all facilities for cookery of every description
baking boiling, and broling being feasible at onceand
with furniture complete costs about $32. The oven O
this stove very spacious and the heat uniform thai
the baking is done with the utmost nicely and thorough
ness The admission Of air into the wire gauze coverings
surrounding the fame OF burning gas secures perfect
buson which preclues the possibility Of any escape
euvia into any part Of the cookery The paror or d
stove is unique and tasty affair which with
four burners will in short time heat apartment OF
feet square any degree required after which one burner
viii suffice.
"All these articles portable and may be readily
nected with the gas pipe in any Of the house, and
by means Of simple discriminatory and Headers
Just the Of heat desired generated and deposited
is also received and regulated pleasure by this scen
tic combination pure and cleany inexpensive and in
visible fuel is ready for the service OF the household
forming its solar system with perfect orrery Of castro
nomcal operations ia connexion with tue ordinary umi
nation Of the dwelling aud oil vived by other magic
wand than the touch Of Lucifer Other apparatus also
prepared to apply in its various lesser uses and al
together the invention Of Mir Shaw must be regarded a.
one Of the most utiliiaren Of the day"