Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-26

tlsssy, rsdsnsd-so take effect On the lst May
next.
Mr.. Msdill served long in Congress, ss we'll
% Governor Of Ohio. In all public positions
he earned both character and popular regard,
being In all respects scrupulous in the di :
charge Of public trusts. He has truly shown
himself to be one of the few men who can sue.
coed Elisha Whittlesey in the Comptroller.
ship without thereby necessarily generating
comparisons invidious to themselves.
4 Useful Hachine.-Among those articles
in the Fair tnow open here) most worthy of
public attention, is new Straw and Stalk Cut
ter, known as the Cummings patent, exhibit
ed by Geo. B. Griffin, of Harrisburg, Penna +,
which strikes as as the best We ever saw, after
having extensive and expensive experience in
the use of such machines Its remarkable
features are-6rst, that by which it clsanses
the provender on which it operates, ere that
reaches its revolving knives. This operation
is done perfectly, and thus the knives are
saved from being dulled and hacked by cut.
ting grit, as in all other such machines. Next,
the provender is passed, ere reaching its
knives, between rollers, which invariably
crush all stalks over half an inch in diameter
This great advantage is obtained in no other
such machine. Others will out up stalks, but
but do not render them TT to be eaten by cat.
tie, which invariably refuse cut stalks if not
crushed SO as to render Thorn convenient for
being eaten and digestod.
We know this fact from our personal expo.
rience in stall feeding kline. Crushed, as
this machine brushes them, and boiled or
steamed with bran or other food, they furnish
q convenient, profitable and palatable food
indeed. That tho machine in question greatly
increases tho available stock food In an acre
planted in corn, is selfevident. 1t requires
other cutter. That is, to crush and cut a
given quantity of provcnder in given time.
The arrangements Of its parts arc on scientific
principles, and are very simple, and they are
not liable to get cut Of order-a very great
desideratum where it is to be worked by care.
less or not very skillful bands by ordinary
farm hands.
A large number of these machines are a..
ready in use here, and We have the assurances
of many of our fellow citizens most interested
in obtaining the best and most economical
and efficient article Of the kind, that our judg-
ment concerning this machine is correct.
Under these circumstances, We feel 1t our duty
to recommend all who require the use of
stalk and straw or hay cutter, to avail them
selves of the advantages IT effers. We need
hardly add, that as hay and straw cutter
also, its superiority is very evident; our friend
Vanderwerken, and others In his line, having
throw aside ell others and adopted it,
The Naval Court OF Inquiry our
last notice Of the proceedings of this tribunal,
Commodore Ap G. Jones, Lieut.. William L.
Leroy, and W. R. Maekall, clerk in the fourth
auditors Office, Treasury Department. have
been examined on behalf of the Department,
and Commodore Newton, Edward R Carpen.
ter, and Herman W alker, Esqs., L;euts Tbos
N. Crosson and Fleming on Lieut. Meade's
behalf.
The Current Operations o! the Treasury
Departmsnt.-0n yesterday, 18th of March
there wore Of Treasury warrants entered on
the books of the Department.
For tho Treasury Department.. SOS, 1854 I6
For the Interior DEPARTING at..... 80, 483 81
For Customs. Is, 32l "a
War warrants received and on.
tered. .............. 800. 1890 90
From miscellaneous sources...... "a IS
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