The daily union., 1856-10-22
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NEW YoRE noRTALuY.-The New York city inspec-
tors report for the week ending Saturday October Is
shows increase Of IS In the number Of deaths
pared with the preceding week. Total 37o. Men, IS
women, II; boys liza; girlE l0l. The principal
Of death WERE consumption As nfaute conrulsions %
dysentery Ia; Inflammation Of the lungs II infantils
nArasuus, "a; scarlet fever, 10,
THE LkRsEsT cATTLE TRAIN rTTThe largest stock train
loaded almost exclusively with cattle despatched
ward the central railroad Saturday evening says
the Rochester American Ii consisted OF hundred
eighteen Ssvsntyeght of these down the Buf
lo road and forty the Niagara Falls road Each cal
contained fifteen head Of cattle The receipts Of the COM
paDy for this train win be s., ECO
LARGE TEE-It is said that Captain Albert Pike Of Ar
kAnsss recently gained suit law for which be gets tn,
comfortable fee Of $4,000 The case was an Indian
claim the value Of $4,000 which be prosecuting
for several years upon agreement that he gained b,
suit he would be entitled to oDehAf not nothing Th,
suit lately decided by the United States Supreme Cour
at Washington in favor Of his clients.
ST. PAu1-A correspondent, writing from this place
says:
can tell you something about St Paul and Vi.
entity they The finished this week
Minnesota Territory has population Of 10000 ST. Paul
has II 600 10 l54s il numbered about 500 persona A
great many new buildings going up and every
thing is lively II man wants 20 come out here 10 ocat,
be can't miss II ; but what puzzles aud other new
corners is there are 30 many good places bard to
choose Good carpenters get 81 30 TO 50 so per dsy
mhsons the girls at housework s. s. and s. q
week in hotels and boarding houses 81
St. Anthony and Minneapolis are smart PLACES with
population Of 1000 but in my opinion St Paul will al
keep ahead II il the bead Of navigation for large
steamboats, the Mississippi and The depot for the supply
Of vast region Of the finest soil in the United SAie
PRrssrp or yTEED euvrowpEh-It Is well understood
that the pressure Of the explosion in gun greatest
the beginning and gradually dies away the ball moves
forward but this depends much the oombustibty Of
the powder With good quick powder the pressure at The
instant the powder is fred Is immense but until recently
has been able 70 measureit Dr W. T. Woodbridge
and Major Alfred Eordecai have been recently making
experiments at the expense Of the United States Ord
Department for testing this point at the arsenal in
Washington. With ball weighing sbout q pounds and
a charge Of II pounds Of Duponts cannon powder, the
greatest pressure any instant the interior Of the gun
At inch from the breech varied between 10 600 and
2,O00 pounds per square inch At one fost from the
brcech greatest pressure only about 1000 mounds
at two fe about the same three feet shout 6Ooo and
at four feet about $500 pounds The pressure Of small
quantity Of Hazards rife powder fred in cavity from
which there was absolutely escape not sufficient 10
burst the boz the strength Of which was estimated su
Gent 10 sustain internal pressure Of about $4,000
pounds per square inch These facts interesting
they 70 show how the metal should be distributed in
casting csnnons and also to the belief which er
lists among practical men that grain Of powder ahso
lutely confined would exert infinite force
NsEve cAFEEr or JFvns-Tbe London police are on
the alert to the oRkst Of Jewels recently stolen
from the Baroness Anseme de Rothschild The robbery
committed at the country house Of the Baroness at
Frankfort ls Main The jewels in a oasket made
Of sandal wood Of Chinese manufacturs) and brown
leather jewel cssethe value Of the contents being es
mated at 100000 forns For the most part the jswes
from tber remarkable rarity and beauty, msy be easily
recognised Among them the following four rows
Of large pearls Of which three of to twelve
grain pearls, and row Of twenty 10 thirty grain
pesrsths last a-e being worth 10000 forins and the
whole from 10000 TO 1000 forms large oriental onyx
surrounded with diamonds valued st 5000 forms PER-
Pent ring with diamond the Interior engraved 10 the