The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-19

ISGKSIoUsLY- ossrRucrED Gas APPARArus-A mAchlnr
has been made designed for the safe simple and
nomical supply Of gas for large private dwellings churches
factories towns and villages II consists of stove In
which 10 eastron retor from which pipe leads 10 the
purifying box and thence the gasOmstey small
sci is fixed above the store in which is placed quantity
Of rosin oil sopcOck allows the oil to reach the retori
through tube when desirable. To manufacture the gas
fire is kndled In the stove and the retor heated 10 red
heat the oil is then allowed TO flow in slowly and is i'm
medaey converted into gas and escapes through the pu
fer to the gasOmeer Enough may be manufactured in
few hours to last several days
DEATH IRON THE HEAT-Robert Watt mason, was over
yesterday by the heat while work building in
New York, and died last night at the Bellevue hospital
CRoPs IN MIssIssIPPL-The Attola Democrat published
at Kosciusko Mississippi in its issue Of the 4th instant
gives the following account Of the crops in that section;
"The cut-worm has done much damage to the late
planted in this neghborhood We informed that
Mr. John H. Cone living few miles from town, had one
field Of thirty much destroyed that he poughed
up and planted this week-too late however fear
TO make good crop.
aOur planters have had ne growing weather this week
watm but not warmer than usual for this season Of the
year.
"Corn crops look very fnecotton only tolerabe Gar
dens producing the greatest abundance Of vegetables
The prospect for sweet potatoes Is much better than
anticipated early in the season Some planters have full
crops growing have less and some have Con-
sderng the great scarcity of seed the prospect be
considered fateng The fruit crop of every variety and
kind, promises well"
SOUTHERN RAnRoADs-The people Of New Orleans are
making strenuous efforts for the speedy completion OF the
projected lines Of railway extending from that city north
ward and TO the Atlantic seaboard The accomplishment
of this result is looked forward to assuring TO that city
a career Of prosperity hitherto unknown The Opeousas
railroad has already been finished to Bayou Bonf-a dis
Of about miles and every energy is d
rected to the construction of the Jackson and Great South
railroad 2O7 miles in length of which lie miles
finished.
THE "KAxsAs GAME"-roLIncAL CONFIDENCE MES-Ar
most everybody is familiar with the adrop games" prac
tsed by the sharpers their verdan victims but these
all thrown into the shade by the Kansas game"
Thousands Of dollars have been collected during the past
year in every part of the country by generals coone"
Captains &c from Kansas and resident republican lead
er under the pretence that they to be given the
widows and orphans Of feeStae who il falsely
represented had been murdered in cold blood in that
Territory Not dollar of this money has reached
Kansas. Such is the testimony Of weinformed in
the Territory whose respectabity the New York
Evening Post voucbes for-Rochester Union.
AK NvErERATE TmEE.-A Buffalo paper says that few
days ago officer attached to the police force Of that city
was conveying sentenced criminal to the penentary,
when be stopped his house for a moment taking
the prisoner in with him In the front part of the house
quantity Of tobacco and cigars lying and while the
officer stepped into the back for moment the rascal
stole the whole lot Again: the officer had received
six shilling fees which he put in his coat pocket and
ed with his prisoner for Haines House Before they
rived there the prisoner picked the officers pocket of the
money.