The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-01-03
The Augusta Conatitutionalist gives an account

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q The Augusta conutitutionalist gives az account
of ssinguar robbery pePetrated On the cars Of the
Georgia railroad on the day previous BY the aid Of
chloroforn. The particulars are thus given:
go .As we learn, col. J. w. M BerrieD, Of Rome, and
y norton Of his family in the cars their way
M 10 Augusta He had large amount Of money about
his person He was seated on the back seat, his
daughter and another young lady, a relative, were
Oh the seat III front, and his son, intelligent lad
III twelve or thirteen years Of age, and servant
runied the third seat Between the points above
designated the lamp the colonel was eXtingush-.
d ed His son took notice Of il, but thought it
N done BY the conductor OF some one connected with
the train. Shortly after stranger took his seat by
w col Berren, and after conversation, succeeded
IA in administering to him ehloroforn until he became
u nsensblc He then cut the buttons off his overcoat
and extracted from his side Pocket package Of bills
amounting to five thousand one hundred and sixty
dollars Not content with this, he took from the
d pantaloons pocket the coones wallet, containing
about one thousand dollars. Had he known that in
another pocket Of the panaoons there was package
containing two thousend dollars, lie might have ia
ken that also. The money stolen was mostly South
Carolina bills. In the large package were twenty
one hundred dollar bills and some ifties.
The Cincinnati Gazette contains long and inter-
esting article On the grape culture and wine manu-
facture in that vicinity. 1t appears that in 1886
there were S3 vineyards in the neIghborhood of Gin
cnnati containing 248 under cultivation and
IA bearing; and although the crop the preceding
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gallons was the yield. In 1852, twelve hundred and
fifty acres were in cultivation seven hundred and
fifty acres bearing; the annual yield was supposed
to be five hundred thousand gallons, and the value
of sparkling wine alone $4,000 A bushel of the
grapes will make from three to three and half gal
Ions of juice.
Mr.. Buchanan commenced planting his vineyard
in 1885, from three he realized, besides the
cuttings, $40 gallons of wine. In 1853 he obtain
ed from five 1926 gallons or s57 gallons Der
acre. In particular spots there have been obtained
500 gallons from acre, but 800 gallons is consd-
cred al large yield. The demand for Catawba wine
Is is far ahead of the supply, and the quality is
stantly being improved both by the cultivators and
those who prepare 1t for market
tits claimed that the device adopted for removing
the sunken ships from the entrance to the harbor Of
Sebastopol, is thoroughly American invention
that the of cast iron cylinders, with the screw
augur bits at the lower end of them, and the igni-
ton of the powder by battery, American appli-
cations, and that the apparatus employed is sub
stantially the that used by the American
engineer Mr. Covers, in removing the steam frigate
Missouri from Gibraltar harbor after all attempts of
English engineers had failed. Abiding to these
facts, the Louisville journal says, the only differ
cnce between the cast iron cylinders used in reno
wing the American steamer and those now being ia
ken to ebastopol is that the latter ola capacity
to hold four times as much powder as the former
This may be necessary, as the depth of the water at
Sebasopol IS nearl three times great that of
Gibraltar
Much interest has been excited for some time past
in the courts of law, by the of A. w. L. Palmer
who it will be in the recollection of readers
committed to prison at the suit of Mr.. o. Roubieu a
merchant of this city, whom he had it was alleged
defrauded to the amount of some seventeen thousand
dollars. So few convictions have taken place for
fraud, that scarcely any person supposed that in
divdual so shrewd and dexterous Palmer would
permit himself to within the reach of the rather
lax provisions of the law; but he has found out to
his cost even the smartest may stumble The pro
secution in this case was conducted by Messrs. D..
Semmes d. Edwards and Christian Roselius, before
judge Reynolds who gave Judgment against the &C
cused for the amount claimed by Mr.. Roubieu, and
sentenced Palmer for the fraud to two years mpr-
sonment N. 0. Pieayune
A few years ago, letter published written
by doct Chauncey Of Boston, in 1852, in which
he states that at that period there not type and
capital enough in Boston to publish edition Of the
bible His opinion was asked respecting the expe-
diency of seeking aid from the State to help pub
licaon of an edition. be replied that the leglsla-
ture was embarrassed for funds and the request had
better be withheld. He spoke encouragingly, how
ever, of the prospect of obtaining supply Of
bibles from Holland
The Columbia Spy, published in the heart Of the
iron region of Pennsylvania says, we regret to learn
of the suspension and failure Of many of the heavy
companies engaged in the iron business in this State
Some of those regarded as the most stable have
gone and the indications are that arc now butin
the beginning Of one of the greatest financial crl
sises ever known to this country.
1t Is said that there are about three thousand ne
groes entitled to vote in New York city under the
provision of the State constitution which requires
negro to have been three years citizen, and pos
sessed Of freehold estate OF the value of $3.50 over
and above all debts and membranes charged
thereon and upon which tax shall have been paid.
At the Bay State Nails, iii Lawrence, there
nfafy manufactured four hundred thousand shawls,
valued at upwards Of amillon and half Of dollars.
The mills consume forty thousand pounds Of wool
in day, or upwards Of twelve millions a year.
The eeces of at least three millions sheep annu
ally required to supply the demand.
Mrs Swisshelm the celebrated edtress of the Pitts