Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-15
Steam Plough.

Steam Plough.
The Fair Of the American Institute is to
open at the Palace Gardens, in this city, on
the Dist inst 1t will present many subjects
of novelty and interest. Among the most
important and ingenious machines, will be
Fawkes' steam plough-the operation Of
which will be exhibited at Hamilton Square
We have examined model Of this rcmarka-
BILE machine, which We consider one OF the
most ingenious contriyances that ever fell
unde- our observation. If any steam plough
is at all practicable, this must meet with sue
cess The inventor seems to have met and
overcome every impeachment that the most
practical and ingenious engineer could
suggest. 1t is locomotive in its character
that is, it is driven forward on wheels and
rollers by higl-pressure steam, drawing at
ter it eight large ploughs, each of which
turns over furrow tapping nicely with
that Of its mate. On fair ground 1t can
plough over eight acres in 4 day. Mr..
Fawkes says, "that it can work on the side
of hill ~ well rs on level" We pre-
sumo, the great field for its useful success
will be on the prairies of the West. We
look upon il rs most important invention,
and time will prove it.
Mr.. Fawkes isl sclt-taught mechanic and
machinist, and native OF Pennsylvania. -
lie is comparatively u young man OF superior
genius. We have no question but his steam
plough will work admirably on many plan
tations in Eastern Nirginia.-Letter from
Nep York.
ANoBLE MOTHER MARROW ESQ ArE.--As the
morning train from this place to Chicago came
near Rock River bridge. on Monday last, tue
engineer, Robert Waugh, discovered little
GIRL at play on the track. lie sounded the
whistle ut its highest. sharpest note, and used
every possible effort to stop the tram. Inc
little child kept moving along on the track,
APPARENTLY frightened BY the whistle. but dld
not leave the track. The mother of the child
who lived in house near the bridge, seeing her
child in danger, made spring to save her,
and rushing in front of the engine, caught hor
child and fell over the opposite side. The
engine brushed her clothes rs sho fell, and
passed on short distance before it could be
stopped. The conductor Capt. Phillips, ran
TO the place, and found the mother had faint
ed. but both mother and child were saved
lie took the child in his arms, and restora-
tiyes being used, the mother soon revived
Who can tell the Joy of that mother to know
her child was saved. Had she hesltated q
moment or have been only second later,
both mother and child must have been crush
ed beneath the wheels of the engine. We
did not learn her name, but whoever she Is,
she il u brave and heroic woman.-hocE Is
land (W.) A'yus.
Circus PERFORMANCES AT SEA.-The Liver
pool papers state that Ilowe's X Cushlngs
United States Circus Company are perform
ing under tent in Ireland, travelling through
the country. and compelled for the want 81
tavern accommodations, to encampat every
Mace where they show. A letter dated at
Clonmel, August % from one OF the prorrie-
tors to friend in New York, says:
"Wehaveapplicd to the owners Of the steam
shin Great Eastern to take M and one nun
dred horses to America on her hrst trip; ana
it is our intention to put temporary ring on
her upper deck, and give equestrian perior-
mances to the passengers in fair weather.
The track of the ring will be made OF India
rubber mating, the same Us is used IN the
London theatres when circus performances
are given ON the stage; and the gymnastic
tackle, the tight and slack rope tlxngs, ana
the trapez apparatus are to be attached to the
rigging of the ship.
As the Great Eastern is likely to bring
out some eight or ten thousand passengers
ON her first trip, the circus will stand u chance
of drawing good "houses" on board every
day Of her passage"
CAROLINE CouNTY.-licubcn Bird, black
man, was on trial before the County Court
on Monday. on the charge of attempting the
life Of a white woman in Port Royal, few
months ago. Reuben was sent on Tor trial
to the Superior Court.
The corn in Caroline will probably aver
age half crop. We saw many acres that
would scarcely realize a barrel Caroline
ranks among the large corn producing
countie. in the State, and the short crop
will affect the farming interests most mate
rally.
Tho sales of Guano were small in COM
parison with those made i'll July and Au-
gust. -.
We saw one or two fields of llourShlng
Tobacco, but as general thing it is small,
and we fear the production will fall large
ly below that Of last year.-frtder'rEsb"'J