The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-23

which four persons were killed, that the om-
pany has been introducing a new machine for
completing the mixture, an imitation of one in
use at Dupont's mills, in Maryland. 10 the
latter, large cylinders of wood receive the in
gradients, and a bushel or two of small brass
balls are introduced, which by the revolving Of
the cylinder complete the work. NJ. Garasche,
superinter deRt, made the cylinders for the
Hazard company, of raw hide, thinking the
danger decreased by the change.
On Saturday, the cylinder mill 1.-TWO cylin.
ders perhaps eight feet lorg, by three feet in
diameter) was put in operation, pulverizing
saltpetre. On Monday, charcoal and sulphur
were added, in quantity sufficient to make 800
pounds of powuer. After dinner, Mr. Garssche,
Mr.. Colvin, assistant superintendent, and two
men, Ball, and Stephen Pays, went to the work.
Nothing more is known of thu m until the ex.
of the terrible sound Is too well understood in
the vicinity, and Numbers started for the scene
from the surrounding country, quite number
going down from Thompsonville-fou miles.
The first care of those coming to the ground
was to extipguish the FIRE which had caught
among the fragments. Mr.. Ball was lying near
the sluiceway, four or FIVE rods off; Mr.. Pays,
near the bill, two rods distant; Mr.. Garasche
was blown about five rods to the northeast,
and Mr.. Colvin across the stream, perhaps eight
rods. They were all dead, bloody and black,
and must have died instantly but they we're
not badly mangled, excepting Colvin, the upper
portion of his skull was taken off. It was found
and replaced.
The marine guard for the United States
steamer Harriet Lane arrived at marine bar.
racks, Brooklyn, yesterday morning, from Wash.
Mgton. She will go in commission some time
this week.
Eliphalet Greeley, Esq of Portland, by his
will, gives all the income of his property, after
certain small requests, to his wife. At decease,
it provides for handsome requests to connec.
tons, and then bequeaths to his native town,
Cumberland, twenty-eight thousand dollars,
twenty thousand to be funded, and the interest
thereon to be appropriated to the support of an
institution in the town of Cumberland for the
instruction of the youth of both sexes six for
the erection of suitable building for that pur.
pose; one for the purchase of philosopher
apparatus for the use of the institution; five
hundred for library, and FIVE hundred to pay
the architect for plans of the building.
French veterinary surgeon, named Hen,
is declared to have discovered, and sue sssfully
practiced, remedy for the pleuropneumonia,
SO destructive to cattle. 1t consists in so
grammes r oz.) of chlorate of potash, dissolv-
cd in q quart of water, sweetened with honey,
to be given in two daily doses OF half the
amount.
The play written by Mrs. Howe, the author
of Passion Flowers" for Edwin Booth, is
called g. Hippolitas and Pi lra," and is nearly
identical in plot with Racine's tragedy. 1t is
in blank verse, and will be brought out next
month in Boston.
Sandwsky, Sept. l5.-The agricultural fair
has been largely attended here. The receipts
of the first day were $4,000. The different de.
partments we're filed up with previous entries
and everything passed off pleasantly, with the
exception of the runaway of trotter in har
ness, injuring, but not seriously, three persons
No official decision has yet been made on
the regatta which came off yesterday. The
Collins" of Cleveland, capsized on her home
stretch. She was doing finely when the acci
dent occurred The breeze was the most ia
vorable that could be wished for.
Another reason for the silence of the Atlantic
telegraph is given, to the effect that Prof
Whitehouse was under contract to be allowed
to experiment for forty days after the laying oil
the cable, to be paid S5 900 for his services
if succet sful, besides an annual salary of G5, 0O(
for twenty years, for the use of his instruments
II unsuccessful, Prof. Thompson was to have
the use of the line for fifteen days, at similar
salary and in the event of his failure, Prof
Hughes to have it for twenty days, without
stipulation as to remuneration.
At Rockport, Ind on Thursday last, house
containing family was blown over a precipice
and, falling about evenly FIVE feet, was literally
smashed to pieces, and Mrs. Glensbeckel was
killed outright, and her four little children more
or less mangled, and it is thought one or two
of them will die The house stood on stills, on
the very edge of the precipice.
Several days ago, three fugitive slaves passed
through New York, On their way to Canada
An officer attached to the United States Mar
sbafs office arrested one of them, and took him
before Mr.. Rynders, who discharged him i'm
mediately, on the ground that no warrant had
been issued for his arrest.
George Bush, who recently plead guilty to
the charge of robbing the mail, while postmas.
ter at E.ns, Allegheny county, Penn, was
sentenced last Saturday, at Pittsburgh, to ten
years Imprisonment in the Western penitentia.
~, which is the shortest term which the Law
allows.
At San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, recently,
two American butchers, who were trading with
the United States frigate Saranac, were arrest
ed by military authority for the alleged viola
ton of some municipal rules. Capt. Kelly, OF
our navy, promptly ordered some marines into
boats to go ashore, bat before they landed the
men we're released. Apologies were made by
the Nicaraguan authorities for their imprison
ment. The Saranac's presence had given rise
TO much excitement previously.
Mr.. Thackeray has introduced Into "The
Virginians Young Grub Street," intended
for Mr.. Edmund Yates, literary gentleman,
who, with ThAckeray, is a member of the Gar.
rick Club. Mr.. Ya.es said, in penand ink
sketch of Thackersy, that the author o." Van.
ity Fair was supercilous, and that the bridge
of his nose was broken The sensitiveness of
all men upon anything touching their personal
deformities is we'll known and this sensitive
ness seems to have been carried to extremes
by authors in all time. Mr.. Yates, we believe,
was the aggressor, if he deserves that name ;
and Thackeray, not content with sticking him
as Young Grub Street" into The Virgin.
ians," complained of him to the managing
committee of the Garrick Club Dickens and
Judge Willes, also members, sided with Yates,
declaring the complaint to be frivolous, as our
readers will declare, we presume. The major.
ity, however, decided that Yates should apollo.
gze or resign. He declines doing so; says the
committee have no right to go iato the merits
of q private Misunderstanding between mem.
bers; and that he cannot be legally expelled.
This view is confirmed by members learned in
the law; so it is proposed to dissolve the club
by vote, form new one, and elect all the
members but Yates. 1t will doubtless be
made legal question, for the club has funded
property amounting to fifteen or twenty thou.
sand dollars, besides rare collection of pic.
lures, wines, furniture, plate, &c. We are in.