The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-08

"Powellton containing 6l0 acres the residence of Mr.
George Johnston in Fairfax county, about eight miles from
this place. has been sold TO gentleman of Jefferson county
for Sll220. About 10 months since this property
bought for $7,l4o"
Co1oSThe New Orleans Delta the st instant states
that the receipts Of cotton the 30th ut mostly
from Manipulating, by the H. NJ. Wright 1918 bales
Ingomar AIRS Chonteau, 1885, total 1906 bales The
cepts on the corresponding day last were 1921 bales
REVENUE BALTIMORE ONO RAILROAD FOR
SEprEMnEn-The Baltimore American of yesterday
ing says:
awe hear it stated that the official report of the business
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for the month of Sep
embe to be made to the Board of Directors at their meet
ing to- morrow will show increase of about $50 900
compared with September of 1885, when the for
the main stem and Washington branch $37sl73 3d."
ATTEMPT MOB JUDGE.-The Cassvle Georgia.
Standard of Thursday week says:
awe learn that crowd of men undertook to mob Judge
Brown in court in Marietta last week. of his
having fined several of them for disorder in the court
house The marshal and officers of court being present
his relief We learn that he fined and imprisoned
several of the mobiles to the extent of the law"
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAlLRoAD.-The Illinois Central rul.
road is completed. On Saturday. the 9th ut, the last
rail was laid down and the spike driven and on Mon
day. Col Mason chief engineer with Mr. Watson division
superintendent passed the lower portion of the Chca
go branch the main trunk at Centraa Chicago
in direct railroad connexon with Cairo Trains 1t pre-
sumed will very shortly be put upon the track run d.
rect between the two points
SEWING MAcHISEs-The New York Journal Of Commerce
says:
"There are now three firms which manufacture on an
average 1000 machines in year, and eight ten in all
that well established Many other parties are expert
menuug with various Singer is the only firm
which manufactures in this city He employs about 200
men. Wheeler and Wilson manufacture in Bridgeport on
extensive scale having recently removed from Water
town, New York. and purchased Jeromes clock factory
for about $40 600 which being fitted up with machinery
for the employment Of at least 100 hands Grover Baker
another firm Of come note erecting building in Bos-
ton 200 feet in length and five stories high which will en-
poy about 200 men, with for expansion business
increases The system of making the several parts each
instrument exactly correspond with similar parts any
other prevalent in gun-makng is being initiated in
this department of mechanics"
SrrANsmPs-The Philadelphia Ledger says,
Though but eighteen years have elapsed since the first
vessel wholly propelled by crossed the Atlantic
there fourteen lines of steamers comprising forty
eight vessels plying between Europe and the United States
Recently not loss than fifteen arrivals Of foreign
have taken place In single month Out Of these forty
eight steamers but twelve Of American construction
For nine years the British had the monopoly of the At
lanc steamships before American enterprise undertook
compete with them -Four Of most valuable Atlantic
have been entirely lost having been driven
ashore and broken up; third sunk by a collision
with nearly oil board and fourth the nobles Of the
struck iceberg The foreign companies have lost in
ALL four ships from their American lines The value Of these
eight steamships is set down at 1881 600 exclusive
cargoes On the California there have been lost seven
fine steamers mostly the Pacific coast viz: the indie
pendeuoe which sunk in the Pacific with 100 lives and
the Tennessee and St Lous-toa wrecks the San Fan
CISCO valued at 100000 lost in the A9anc in the
year. with many valuable liys the Yankee Blade in
the year following bes1e the Inflated Rhode Island a1d
the North Carolina in the year 1855 II Is estimated that
thousand four hundred and twenty lives and 81 93o
900 In property have been lost in steamships the
1883 In peeuniary point Of view the Atlantic steam
ss Is said have not been profitable TO their stockhold
ers."
CHINESE SUGAR CANE AND GEORGIA sRUP.-A Georgia
planter writes follows to the Augusta Constitutonas
in relation to this strip:
al feel II my duty make known to the sou hern pub
lie the result Of my upmaking from the Chinese sugar
mlle In hopes that others who have this valuable
variety Of the mle may be induced to work up into
strip this season
1.-THE juice should be placed In the boilers Immediately
being pressed out then boiled slowly until the green
scum 10 rises then stir In tea spoonful Of air
Stacked lime 10 Eve gallons OF juice continue kimmiug
and boiling until the strip thiokens and hangs down in
fakes on the rim Of the dipper
al have made the cesrest strip by simply boiling and
skimming without lime or other CHARTERS.
"The lime Is requisite 10 neutraze portion Of the acid
In the juice the proportion must be determined by
well-conducted experimental
The cost Of making the strip in upper Georgia in my
opinion will not exceed ten TO fifteen cents per gallon
This shall be able 10 test another by planting
working up fifty acres Of the cane.
am satisfied that this plant will enable every farmer
and planter in the southern States make home all the
strip required for family and believe that chem
lists will teach how the strip into sugar
for export OF the staples Of favored climeo