Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-28

The Atlanta (Ga.) american, Of the 22d, has an
extended notice Of some of the articles worthy Of
especial mention, which have been on exhibition al
the Georgia State Fair in that city, during the last
week. We make the following extract from its
article:
Mr. c. G. Camp, of Nashville, Tennessee, has on
exhibition portable engine, with grst mill attach
ed, which has been st work most of the week. It is
very compact and powerful machine, and runs
with ease. The mill is capable Of grinding SIX
bushels OF meal per hour and can be run for less
than the value Of the service Of servants aud mules
going TO mill on a large plantation. The price Of
this engine is six hundred AID fifty dollars. At
tRched TO this a shiRge machine, which is emf
Dently worthy the attention Of those interested in
the manufacture and use of that article. By means
Of adjustable plate, resting spiral springs, by
which the thickness be grstURts it rives the
sbinge and shsves enc side. On the opposite side
Of the machine is another plate by means Of which
the other side is apered and Immediately in front
Of this the sbingle IS 0inted by pressing the edge to
g revolving wheel Ii can be driven by two horses,
and will turn Of one thousand shingles per hour
Mrs Lambert, alias "Flora Temple" of Boston,
and Mrs. Martha Buckley, alias PriOress" Of Lynn,
Mass, commenced walking match at Montgomery
Hall, New York, at twelve o'clock Wednesday, the
10Th inst for wager Of one hundred dollars, and
the contest between them is to which Of the two
'by holding out can tire the other down" and thus
win They continued walking until three o'clock
Saturday morning, at which time they had been on
their feet sizty-tbres hours Neither Wsuld ''csye
in" though both equally complained Of exhaustion
aud extreme fatigue. Under the circumstances. it
was agreed that it should be called ''draw game"
and that the receipts at the door should be equally
divided between them. Each Of them has on former
occasions, walked sixty consecutive hours on a
stretch. These Amazonian pedestrians have both
been in training for the last six weeks, and we're, as
turfmen say, in "gOod condition" at the starting
They dressed in gaudy bloomer costume, and walk
ed upon platform thirty feet long and three feet
vide Ten minutes, three times day, was all the
time they were allowed for refreshments, which was
to be taken in a standing posture and with eyes
open. "Flora Temple" weighs one hundred and
ten pounds is twenty-five years DID, short and thick
set s'Prioress" weighs one hundred and twenty
pounds, is taller and not quite so stout. The New
York EDsniHg Post ssys incrednlOus persons raise
Inc question whether there was ever any hundred
dollar prize in the case or whether the performance
was not edodge," to allow these well made and
stout-limbed females to exhibit their powers to al
sstonished crowd at twenty-five ceAts per head.
The KelIers repested the Last Days of Pompeii to
rather slim audience at the Gaety last night. The
tabeaux were presented with the finest artistic ef
feet as, indeed are all their tabeauz but the per
Torrance they were intended to illustrate was little
better than it Saturday night when the PTOmpte
did considerably more than his share of the work
Manager CRIsP should see that his company ar
better up in their parts, especially when blunder
Of q ridiculous character are calculated to mar tn
fine effect of the exquisite tsbleauz by the Kellers
1t Is manifest that when only two three are per
feet, or psssably So the interest in piece csnno
be sustained, even by the Kellers.
The Sailors Dream was rendered in spiritet
manner by the Young American Ballet Troupe, an
ELECTED the most en- husisstic applause.
The bill for tonight is very good one and prom
Uses to contribute much the enjoyment of the Wis
itors at the Gaiety. The Keuers are announced L
appear in new series of their inimitsble tsbleaux
and let US hope they will be properly supported b!
the company