The Washington union., 1857-05-09

AnrrrolAL STONE. s.--A letter from Paris saws

many years experiments having for an object the produe
ton OF artificial precious stones After twenty labor
Monsieur Ga,iin has succeeded in lbrcang limitations
OF jewels perfect to deceive the practised eye
The limitations of the ruby-th precious of all
reached degree beauty and utility for
it preferred by competent watchmakers pyots for
watches to the real ruby, being equally durable and much
harder Monsieur Gaudin hopes expects be able
produce the ruby and sapphire ofa sufficient size to be
used In the manufacture of chronometers and clocks
There great many shops in Paris devoted entirely
the sale OF false jewels the windows of which present
brilliant appearance those of most magnificent byou-
hcs The rarest designs and elegant mounngs copied
In the limitations The price of each of the stones prepa
ed by Monsieur Gaudin win not exceed franc he will
thus enable the trade Paris offer to their customers
beautiful ornaments at a wonderfully cheap rate
Simon Dillon tried in Bowling Green Indiana, a
few days ago, charge OF numbering his fifteen
years previous, and acquitted for want Of evidence to
prove his positive guilt Facts given however, that
convinced all who heard them that he a murderer
After his acquitta he quaed deep of the '.dainning
dmnght and left the place for his home, miles
distant, of which he the sole occupant His neigh
bors knew nothing Of him until day last week their
attention arrested by the blaze Of light from his
burning house They reached the place just in time TO
hear the cries of the wrecled man. who pershed in the
flames. The supposed murderer had met his fate.
The New York Journal of Commerce states that N
Spery Co have recently completed the largest church
clock built in the United States and equal in capa
city to that in the great clock tower of the English Houses
of Parliament 1t is designed for ST. Georges Church
and will indicate the time by eight dials two towers
four of them being regulated at distance of 10 feet
The wheels 1.-THE largest of which is three feet in diane
teri composed of bell metal The pendulum IA com
pensating constructed prncple) is I'll feet
in length and weighs 700 lbs The weights suspended
by wire ropes which bend readily over the cylinder and
will wear for an indefinite period
portion Of the track Of the Racine and Mississippi
railroad which was built across a bottopless songb
half mile in width, has sunk, and disappeared from
sight. The embankment constructed by throwing in
trees and large brush and pilng the earth upon
them The slough was OF such nature that with
this superficial mode of construction years were
sumed in throwing the embankment it, The set
Ting of the earth, during the progress OF the work
caused the slough to rise distance of fifty feet on each
side from ten to twenty feet above its former level The
repairs will no doubt be attended with great expense
We beg contemporary inform itself better on this
subject The Legislators who submitted the amendments
made the standard to conform to their qualifications
and having reached the point indicated by the Atlas
and Argus content to stop with the reading amend
ment When they have reached tare and tret we shall
doubtless have test submitted As to fractions
they know nothing, being accustomed to spend the
peoples money in round numbers Springfield Aryus.
Infidels often grumble about the cost of preach
eIs who, by the-by, the poorestpad set of in
the United States, whole with here and there ex
cepton and Who in order to live must have donation
parties though they paupers, because they
preachers Of eternal realities The cost Of all the clergy
in the United States is but s2 900 annually while
and intoxicating liquors $500, 900, 900.
The ship Walpole, Woodbury., from Calcutta Deem
ber goth, which arrived at Boston the 9th instant fell
in with january 26 the British barque Sir Colon Camp
bell, of North Shields, in latitude 20 deg 40 min, lon
gtude 76 deg so min. east, in sinking condition. and
took off Captain Archibald and the crew. fifteen in num-
her, and landed them at Cape Town. Cape of Good Hope
The barque from Maulmain for London She was
loaded with teak lumber and sunk about two hours after
the crew were taken of.
hae raacbaJ Eooland ty,at of
10000 Norwegians will proceed from Norway Quebec
during the present Several Of those will re-
main in Canada, but the largest portion win pass
the northwestern States Of America Sir Cusack Ionoy
has left England for Chrstiana make arrangements for
the transport of those persons from Quebec to their
destination.
The Paterson Guardian states that the servant girl OF
Mr.. Vreeland, who lives at Centevie, the Motel,
brook day this week discovered large and lustros
black substance in muscle or freshwater clam. Upon
further examination il found to be beautiful black
pearl, dark as the blackest jet, and very brilliant
The American and Western Transportation Companies
Of Buffalo have perfected arrangements for the season.
Tho number of prOpeefs employed In the Detroit and
upperlake line is twenty, employing force of seven
hundred Some idea of the magnitude of their bus
mess may be inferred from the expenses 1885, the total
amount of which So 20O0,00O. The total num-
ber Of men employed by them is 5000, and of horses
| 1900
Symons landlord Of the Railway Hotel Tcignmouth,
England while engaged in his brewhouse accidentally
fell into vat of liquor many degrees above boiling point
and scalded in frigtul manner Hopes are enter
tanned of his ultimate recovery.
The Boston Post understands that the report that ex
President Pierce had bought farm in New Hampshire
where he intended to erect house. is incorrect He is
expected in New York on Wednesday, on his Journey
East Mrs. Pierces health has been much benefited by
her sojourn in Philadelphia we are glad to learn.
The Albany Evening Argus states that boy of eight
years, of Joseph Dyer at Wappingers Creek
Duchess county, went to Poughkeepsie circus on Sat
urday since which time he has not been seen or heard
FROM Tho parents of the child came to Poughkeeie on
Sunday and supposng that the child had been stolen by
the circus company got out search warrant and exam
ined the wagons Of the company, but without any
cess.
The ST. Paul (Annesot Advertiser says the landlords
of that place have this advanced their for
stores and dwellings, from twenty to thirty per over
the prices demanded for the buildings last year. and
think themselves justified in doing so by the increase
OF business and immigration in prospect
The New York Evening Express of the 7th instant
states that on Wednesday night last party Of men, num-
berng about twenty made attack upon the new build
ings erected by Mr. Wolfe the premises at Sequnc
Point recently purchased for the quarantine grounds
The buildings burned and the loss Is estimated nj
sl5, ,O00 Sl34 of which is covered by insurance
special Geographic despatch to the Baltimore Sun
announces that the of SOC, 900 was subscribed at
vicksburg Mississippi the 9th instant to purchase
plantation to be presented to exPresident Pierce Only
81, 900 is required to complete the purchase.
train of the Central railroad coming east on the 9Th
inst into drove of cattle which had escaped from
pasture at Spencervillc. Twelve oxen were killed The
baggage car only thrown off the track None of the