Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-12
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SrEsL PsSs--Ths immsosty Of tis mAnufac-
lure 10 hardly conesivabls-yst II = . source Of
industry and wealth to Q largo number of enter
rising and ingenious manufacturers. The num-
,crof steel pens annually produced in Birminghsm,
Eng, il said to be upwards Of one shoasand mil
ions. One establishments has the Aistinctiys
marks OF five hundred different dealers In I'll perts
dEngland, as we'll as on the continents Of Europe
and America. for whom the pens ere manslActafs
ed according to order. The method of lbrsaine
the pen or nib from the METALS rapid end omioee.
1t is thus described. The sheets Of st9sl ars re-
duced to the requisite ,enuty by succeasive tran
sits through the rolling mill operations. tended BY
men and boys. When reduced 10 the thinusssef
a steel pen. length about two feet, brsadth q "a
inches. the sheets are ready for punching out the
blanks. The process is performed with great ra-
pidity. one girl of average industry and dsxtetity
being able to punch ort sbout ous hnndrsd ksoes
day. The next operations 10 10 place the bleak
in eoncave die, On which q slight touch ftoma
convex punch produces the requisite shape-thAA
of tho scmi-tube. The sits and apertufes TO IN
crease the elasticity and the maker's or venderss
nnne or mark aro produced by similar to1l.--
Previously, however, the pen undergoes . variety
Of other processes. When complete, all but the
slit, II is soft and plablc. and may be bent cr
twisted in the hand like piece Of thin lead Be-
ing collected in crosses or great grosses the pens
thrown into little iron sqnare boxes and placed
in furnace, whero they remain till box and pen
are Of white heat. They arc then taken out and
thrown, kissing hot, into pals or tanks OF oil when
they may be broken like 81 many wafers; ahAr
draining they made TO rsyolve rapidly in per-
torated cylinder
SHOCKING oMuRpER.--CcnstantM M<lsscos, Young
planter. was killed by one Of his nsgross On the
Goth ult., at his residence in st. Janses, La. The
nst al giy tha IA, Al
tho murder and death ~ the murderer: =
1t appears that Mr. Meancon had discovered In
tho negro's cabin portion Of some things that
had been stolen some nights previously from .
store in the neighborhood. As the slave could
give no satisfactory explanation a. 10 the manner
In which these things came into his possession.
his master determined to punish him, and With
that intention took him to the sugar house 70 get
irons for him. Arrived there, he mnda the negro
Ia blacksmith, it sccms,) forge some inanaclcs Of
his legs. and while stoopng down TO try their siss,
he received blow from tho slave which fsllsd him
~ tho earth The weapon used by tho murderer
was a huge blacksmiths hammer. Leaving his
master for dead. the scoundre started Oh, bur had
not proceeded far when chancing to look back l'c
saw his unfortunate victim essayiag 10 RISE lie
Immediately returned and finished hs bloodv deed.
after which he cast the body into pond. mount
| ed his masters horse and rode of towards the
woods. The family Of the deceased was sooii
made acquainted with the dreadful decd, another
slave having witnessed the concluding part of the
scene. Dogs were obtained and the murderer was
hoty pursued. In his fight no abandoned the
horsc. but the avengcr was on his trail, and No
doubtless felt the impossihilty Of escaping. At
all events be emerged from tho woods, ran to the
river and threw himself in. Before the witnes.es
| of his net came up il WAS all ovcr-tbe murderer
! was drowned. = adj
MURDER ny SLAvEs--The Trinity, (LA.) Inlepen.
L. Al n. Y IL - a.
D. Mandevillc as Overseer on his plantation, near
that place, was found dead on the morning Of the
| lst ult., under circumstances which rendered Il
highly probable that he had been murdered. A
| post-mOrtem examination of his body was made
| by physician Of the neighborhood. but no traces
Of poison were detected nor anything noticed thst
| seemed to be satisfactory evidence that violence
had been used. After waiting the development Of
time, suspicion became strong that Hacker had
bccn murdered by combination Of number Of
slaves on the plantation.
The suspected parties were arrested and Ques-
toned separately and apart from each other. Two
negro men made full confession Of their guilt,
and without the possibility Of concert, gave the
same statement of facts in relation TO the murder
Death was produced by sutiucation A su1icisnt
number of tho conspirators entered the house Of
the deceased in the night and perpctrated the hor
rid act The two slaves who confessed their par
cipation in the murder, were to 10 tried ON the
25th ult. aaH a1
CoL DAVIS ANpnIs SpEEcH.-Ths Holly Springs
Democrat. referring to the 4th of July speech made
by Col. JEFF. Davis, the ship Jno. Whitney. in
dulges in the following uugracous commentary:
I'VE are very much in hopes the Hon. gentle
man is wrongly reported; for we are 10th % part
company with him the Union question: sna
come to regard him as one of the can't-bs-kicked-
out-of-thc- neutrality-suspicious.. Southern Statesmen;
We maintain, have no right to tell the Yankees
that this Union cannot be dissolved; for thut Is
Just what these Yankees assert themselves. We
hope to contradiction of this report from
Senator Davis own pen; but should it provo to b
a truo report, it will show that fire-eating
Senator was travelling North in moro senses than
one. when he delivered the speech; and may furth-
er. arouse feeling in Mississippi which will de-
nlonstrate to the Honorable gentleman that the
mosquitoes of whom he speaks have it in their
power to greatly annoy, il not wound, the great
Senatorial Ok Of mississippi. We repeat II he did
not the language he owes it to his constituents
to contradict it." ....r. Ia
DYING OF FAr.-A Georgia correspondents ofa
Savannah physician. writes the following instance
Of death from the accumulation of fat: 81
We had young man residing IL miles from
this place, who was Of the miracles of nature.
At the age of % years, he weighed 365 bs he
continued gradually to increase in flesh, until he
reached over 600 lbs, he was able TO get about
with toierabls ease tO himself. and attend to hls
planting interest Some weeks ago he commen.
ced increasing in flesh very rapidly. and gzined
/ lbs. per day; then it was found he gained =
little Obs perday. Lastweek he died suddenly
in his chaise, think from the accumulation oil
fat around the heart.-Three days prior to his
death, he weighed GAG fbs., and had be been
weighed tho day of his death no doubt be would
have gone over $50 lbs. I> 'asy alb
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