The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-04-08

locomotives and friction matches are two onitA i'm
aftant articles IN bushes aud social ecoliomy y,
5Aere are few persons whocan recollect the crcum
esance OF the Invention, and the incpent progress
s7knsr small as the one and large as the other ma,
hN The Boston Journal enligh ems The public
1nhongh the medium Of CORE pendent, follows
WI answer to one question III your paper, 'WheI
and BY whom were friction ma ches inventeds,' ]
ean Say that IN 1880. Mr. Joseph Dixon, of jersey
Daty, then residing in Marblehead (h, native plee
n made friction matches precisely as they are nyy
nskie Mr.. D. also in Io2 or y made The first loo
y mosaye he had it running III 4 boat, on the ST
Pond. so called the old Dye Facsory Vilta,a il,
Aynn. From the boat lie attached II I'll : u.s,-,.I
aau hndihg il would not work ell in ASCENDING Hills
By bult plank railroad Iii the factory yard Mr. b.
~ q that time IN the employ Of Me,srs John and
AAfpn = ALI The engine is at he pre- sent i'm. III
fpssession Of Col Francis Peabody, Of Salem. al
he following the salaries Of the State officers
MMisslsslppI, prescribed in the code bill regala-
sAAg she same which has passed the senate:-Gover-
ng 4JOu; Judges Of the high court. provided said
Judges hold their courts at least nine months IN ahe
ysa $35OO; chancellor of the State $780, t., each
9Ahe vice chancellors for the northern and southern
asskxlcts, S2lUp; vice chancellor Of the middle ais
ssasS Sivoo each circuit judge, s250o; attorney gen
erals S210; each district attorney, $780, secretary
ssase $4,000; State auditor s21O0; State treasuef
Yhe commissioner Of patents has received a j :
sshPuon 81 farming n ONO from DEL +. rrriln IN
0f peanyo county Mr.. M Commenced f,r,n;3,,r i,
Onto when the country wa, new and af2er J IL & Ia
1l8expermens, has become Convinced that one half
oshs crops OF the country are lost by poor shallow
Eaaaginng, which<imposeri>hes the soil lii lieilt
paaghing there j. depth of soil, and the veins
work the damage About two years ) j, NM
wfater Ct this letter ponghed six acres Of land "a
,nehes deepen ali average, from which lie raised six
hahndred bushels Of corn
pc oswego(N. " Times speaks of new c,,i-.
ss5a,c Aho@h oy ne name Of 'brain fever" rflp
aiming throughout Madison and Onanaga eor;ii.
tss. II adds: "A gentleman who La, lately vi.st.
sAtne former county Informs that in some ioca:i-
people are leaving IL alarm and d -niay r.
y refsoiis are attacked with the remarkable maiagy
yeIy suddenly. soon become insane, and die in fw
Auasrs We do not know that any have recovered
wAsll once attacked by the disease Duane Brown
aIad Richard Thomas, esqs two prominent LAWYERS
81 Madl on county, have fallen victims to it, and we
arsiold, IN some OF the villages, deaths occur dau
yet there IS no rational plantation of this strange
disease $50
~ Pitsburg mechanics have produced an nvel,-tI
t1uiI which we believe will work great revonoliI
spe application Of steam the propulsion If ms
ssfHnfry. One Of them is Swede nanled Keb.r,- i
AMQsthe other German, named Gissenger. They'll
niaae written proper terms at the p;i- /
tefN s1re, and received the patent for it, The o. 4
JeeI q the invent Is to throw he force apple Il,
esaa lf" he centre 10 the circumference Of tt
MaseI or clfcle formed by the revolution Of crank
1he force III The common engine expended tpil tht.
nraI ghtll If lie revolution by the piston rod draw
angas 1t were against itself is shifted The die If
the wheel by The most ingenious, but simple conir-
vance, the Instant the end of he piston has fouci
lowesi point in The revolution. fPitt~burg Gaz.: !
tlisensslon l. il progress between two sayan4 4
theone french and the oher German in relation III
an anticipated collision between he earth and Il |;
comet, which is to take place Oil the 18th of June |;
next. The French astronomer. M Babbinet takes /
the cannon view that comet is composed of nebu |:
losis yap"r aud IS consequently harmless but the
German states il as his opinion that he centre Of th
expected viitant is cumro ed Of solid fiery matter
hJsr
tfie s1irface Of the globe to lava.
The yankees have hitherto been considered a fast
peuple, but the English in religions matters seem n
have gone ahead Of US the high pressure priEct.
pie late English paper says: MANY PRAYER
books are now sold in London with a looking pl,-s
Inserfed on The inside of the cover ia order thar The
ladies may arrange their hair or admire themselvt-
while using the book at church, The next thi,s,
e expect to hear of is dressing room attached IL,
5sias III honable churches. Fashion has driven rel
gon 10 the wall
Tic following estimate has been made founded
npoA the last United S ates census of the prohatfp
9tiionit which it costs The individual members Of thc
alGsArent churches in the United S ates 70 snssain
Iheir respective churche>: baptist or methodi47,
~ Az: presbyterian, ST; cong rega ionalist $40:
Roman catholic, Sl4; an episcopaian, SIS; re.
'or,,ed Ouch, $22; 4 unitarian, s2s
Inc 'iod Folks" 50 called, band of singers
dressed III he quaint costume of The Older. time bn
seniposedof bl' ming lasses and good looking gef
ieInei, are creating Juror in New York and sing
vith great exacness the old melodies of the revor
ion. -a eaa# . as 4#
Dr. W. L Balfonr, of Madison county Mississip
+. having been brought forward a candidate f,t@
10y The democratic convention for thu .
sahernalnrlal chair of that Safe, publishes a caro-
declining the intended homer. He says
II has no aspirations for Office. Sensible and happ
nan. .+..s = &"
The vital knot Of the nervous system is not arget
hama pins head Upon this tiny sperk depends the
Ife ri the nerves, which is the life of The animal
B3tas. E
ached to it, Ives; while thar which is separated .,
ely dies i ,
The Ohio Farmer estimates the profits on sheep IN b,
hat sta the last year. S6,n00,O00 and rhe whole
apital Invested at $50 900 900 The number Of .
hetp is estimated at 500oO0o and The wool cliII
year reached inl 96 900 lbs-one fifth of the en-
Ire clip of the Union
The Cincinnati Gazette says the business of the3 i
nst office is decreasing much in consequence Of
of The mails and genoral bad nafi- (
geitaen, that the department is putting up booths5
the Cincinnati office to rent, .7@@l / g
The growth Of Winona, Minnesota in 1856, j. b
howl by the fact that 212 new houses and tnef
hairches erected during the year. Wnona IL t
hsdirst Minnesota town Of amy size on the upper
river. .ea- =
It's said that project is on foot to establish in
,ondon n southern staresrights journal, devoted to
ae cation and pru-slavery Interests. A Mr.. Slocum.
Mississippi, is the founder of this enterprise, and
III said thai professor Dimitry. of Louisiana now l.
nthe state department, is to be The editor.
sPrnfessor ". /. Brantley, an eminent southern l
apfis publishes an article to show that his deuoni
aIi0il j. gaining much more rapidly in the slave r.
tates than the free, and he iufers from this thai
avery is consistent with the purest form of chris
aHfty. ~
GuNernor Chase, of Ohio, who has already buried -
arxe wives. tits rumored, proposes Il matrimonial
ssion with charming widow (of coarse) of the
XII iii Cleveland. =.
sa For Mayor. .=r... .s- t
LIVE are authorised t. announce JONAS ROBE 1.
ON candidate for III, office of MAYOR Of Shreve