The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-04-15
MAPLE suoAn.-By the census o

twelttn the value OF Inc cane sugar pro-
duct, This valuation, however, is at the
rate Of five cents pound which is only
about onc.half the average market price.
The quantity of molasses manufactured
is also very considerable. The two lar
gest maple. growing States are New
York and Vermont, which produced up
wards Of ten and quarter and six and
quarter millions Of pounds respective
ly The next largest are Ohio. Indiaro,
Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
All the States, with the exception of
Delaware, Florida, Mississippi and Tex
rs are producers to greater or less cx.
tent.
From present indications, the quaint.
ty Of maple sugar and molasses made
this year will be greater than ever be.
fore. The high price of sugar, of all
grades, has stimulated its manufacture,
aud there seems to be a fair prospect
that the product, this year, will be up.
wards of fifty millions pounds. AT
present prices IL cents pound aud
81 gallon the product will be worth
not less than 1000 900.
The New STATE Housr.-Wc under
stand that the Commissioners under the
State House Act have decided to con
struct the new bpilding mainly on the
plan of the old one, with some impor-
tant variations. The wings are to be
extended twelve aud half feet liter
ally, making the whole length of The
structure one hundred and seventy five
feet. The center is also to be extended
twelve and halt feet en- the back side
making its entire depth ore hundred aud
twelve and a half feet. The dome will
also be somewhat enlarged and raised,
and the roof is to be constructed Oh
different plan. The extension in the
rear will make necessary additional ex.
cavatious of tho rock from which the
original site was blasted. Tho cost of
the Reconstruction is placed at from two
hundred, TO two hundred and fifty thous
aud dollars Free Press
STONE CUTTING BY STEAM During a
recent sojourn in Washington, we visited
the Capitol grounds, aud witnessed with
much interest, the various operations
connected with the work oe charging
the Capito, building. Both wings are
rooted over and well advanced towards
completion The great central dome is
beginning to rise.
The marble columns, of which large
numbers are required for the porticOs
are being turned in huge lathes by steam
power Under shed we saw one of the
machines in operation. A block of mar
Die q feet long, and over feet diane.
ter, was slowly revolving between the
centers; Tie cutting was done by pair
of chsols carried on a slide rest in tho
usual manner. A stream of snow-white
chips issuing from between the cutters,
marked their progress.
The lathe is from the mandatory Of
Gage, Warner & Co, Nashua, n Ii 1t
is capable Of turning a column 80 feet in
length. by A feet or more diameter. Cost
$4,000 Driving power required, 5
horses.
The use Of lathes for tnruing stone
columns is not new; but We believe they
have not heretofore been employed in
this country to any extent la Europe
Prussia particuiarly-lathes for turn
ing stone columns have been in use for
many years. In New Hampshire we
are told, they are turning granite col.
umns in lathes Of similar construction -
Scientific american.
The NEXT CONGRESS- The Washing
ton Union says that 80 far, GA Demo
Gratis aud 90 Opposition have been elec-
ted to the next Congress. Iu the States
to elect, the delegations in the last Con-
gress stood AZ Democrats, 80 Opposi.
ton, which. if no changes were made in
the coming elections, would give an OPP,
position majority Of twelve. Among
the Opposition are classed all the South
ern Americans ard in that section the
Union expects to gain sufficiently to give
tho Democrats a majority Of the whole
House.
CuBA.-A Washington letter says it
is repol ted in diplomatic circles that the
instructions of Senior Tassara, the new
Spanish Minister, direct him to make any
proposition relative to tho purchase or
cesson of Cuba q matter of personal
offence to his government.
M Sales, a1que5nSier to the En-
pcror Napoleon, las invented a post'of.
fee auto maton, which takes up every
letter as it is thrown into the box places
it under the stamp, where it receives the
post mark and date, and throws it out
again for delivery to its Destination
The process indicates the number of let.
tiers thus stamped.
The Cologne Gazette states that Bay
ard Taylor returned to Stockholm from
his winter tour in Lapland about the
middle of February. The most north
ern point reached by him aud his COM
panions was Kauiokripe, in Finmark, CO.
north latitude. They travelled in Lap.
land costume, or sleds drawn by reindeer,
and were objects of great interest with
the natives, as Tay lor was the first Amer
lean ever seen in those parts.
GLovEs.-A letter from Paris says
that "gloves, which are one Of the ne ces-
saries Of female attire, have become SO
dear within the last few years MS To be