New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-23

4 From Our Ovn Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, june 81, 1859.
| ! should not be surprised If some public demsn-
stration were had here among the foreign pOpua-
ton of this city, to denounce Gen. Cass and tue
Administration, generally aud particularly, in con-
sequence of his letter denyug that the Government
is bound to protect nsturslized citizen from the
clutch of foreign Powers. That brief but emphatic
letter has fairly staggered all the foreign Democrats,
who now see that the Sham Democracy which they
hsye so blndly sustained, has ehectuay beled its
ancient bonied professions of especial guardianship
over their interests and cut them loose 10 shift for
themselves There are $4,000 Germans alone in
this city, the bulk of whom are Daturalzed, while
all others are becoming voters as expedltiously as
they can The Irish are also very numerous.
| Both these classes wildly indignant at being
| thus repudiated by their fayotite party Gen.
Casss second letter does not perform the
| Office Of oil upon the troubled waters but makes
the tempest rather more furious, seeing that he
does not take back single position enunciated in
the first These things will all be felt in our COM
ing elections. The hold Of the Sham Democracy
on the foreign vote has been sensiby weakened
within two years past but this unkindest cut Of all
is denounced as worse than any which even the
Americans had attempted. Mr. Botts's impas-
stoned mssiye has been published and read with
ayidty by the foreigners, who confess themselves
sstonished TO find themselves as much deceived IN
the American sentiment toward them as they are
in that of the Administration. The action OF the
latter will continue to be ranking sore in their
minds. 1t has laid down the law for them 10 terms
90 brief bluff and positive as to render ridiculous
all efforts at explaining it away.
IyentuIed to surmise, q week or two ago, that
the heavy fall in stocks would cause the breaking
down of other parties not then named IL mas
turned out even so. One case was developed last
week among the small brokers, accompanied ~
circumstances quite equal TO the sharp practice OF
Wall street, and rather ahead of even the Wall
street banks. The small broker referred to, ind
ing himself hopelessly short, and consequently
burst I'D, determined 10 save or make something
clever BY overdrawing his bank account This ne
% 10000 tho baUk' unifOI July permit
ting brokers to Overdraw, with the understanding
that the account is to be made good before closing.
When bis account was made up in the afternoon,
the overdrat WAS discovered, aud immediate meas
ures taken 10 have it refunded A bank clerk and
lawyer were dis patched 10 the brokers' residence,
where they waited some time till he came in, de-
termined TO see him. The account was presented,
restitution and with so much potency that the
broker disgOrged something over $1,000 of the
amount Thus the apparently small evil OF stock
gambling only leads to greater vices.
Your agricultural readers viii be interested in
hearing how the great steam pillow succeeded at
the trial Of its powers had the city last week.
The ground chosen being convenient TO the city
cars a great concourse of people attended. The
plOw is the invention Of Mr. Fawkes of Lancaster.
Ii is attached to an engine l. feet long, feet WIDE,
and weighing seven tuns, with upright tubular
boiler The engine rests on an iron drum six feet
diameter and six feet long, inside of which is an
axle extending from end to end. The plows are
: in number and are adjusted so as to lift up when
the machine is turning at the end of furrOw. In
fact it is turned or backed almost as easily as COM
mon carriage. To prove this, it run around the
race course with an omnibus attached, in which
band of musicians were seated, the speed being ten
miles an hour. The two front weels are iron drums
81 feet in diameter and H. inches face, 10 prevent
tue engine from sinking too deeply into the ground.
The machine being started, it turned over eight
burrows at a time, each foot WIDE and Of ample
depth, trayeIsiDg the field at speed that showed
il capable Of blowing several acres per hour.
The work was done We'll that all the spectators
| were perfectly satisfied with lis performance,
| though the ground covered with a thick
| grow III of heavy grass. The exhibition WAS in
tended to continue during three days. On the Sec
ond day another large sssemblsge of spectators was
present but they were disappointed 10 the expected
performance. After the machine had plowed up
about hundred feet Ia length, cog wheel sud
denly gave way and the trial ended for the present
Various opinions entertained as to the efficiency
| of this plOw for general farming. II can hardly
be med with profit in small fields, but best
exhibit ts unquestlOn1bly great powers On the
broad Western praires. On the fret day II did
great amount of work, and did It well. But when
the crudties of early construction are remedied,
the prsIies will be found to be ts true field for
serylce.
Another new machine, built at the works of your
yessrs. Hoe a Co., has just been put in operation
here. IL s press for printing steel and copper
plates for maps, bank notes, &C.. BY aid OF steam.
The engraved plates are secured 10 iron beds or
holders provided for that purpose the face of az
endless chaln. This chain being set in motion, 1t
brings the plates in contact with an apparatus for
mixing, wiplng and polishing them. They then pass
through pressure rollers, which force the paper
down into the cavities Of the engray ne, exactly as
is done in printing by hand, and produce perfect
impression. Two plates were worked at the same
tine, and Elk impressions per minute were pro-
duced from each. This is q gain Of at least 1000
per cent over hand labor. Bnt it is said 10 be
csp,ble Of working faster, and OF running more
than two plates al time These trst trials OF the
mach ne were quite satisfactory lift should confirm
this impression By subsequent use, Il will reyolu-
tonne the business of plate printing. Now, 200
impressions from 4 bank note plate are as many as
an expert hand can throw off in day. But this
machine will produce eco to 5000. The business
of plate printing BY hand is also of the dlrtest
empoym thu man follow, AS all the ink IS
wiped or polished from the plate by hand The new
machine will thu. become missionary for the eX-
tension Of human cleanliness.
Some friends of Gov. Wise have been anus
ire themselves and him, as well As some OF rs,
by holding a small conel,ye TO see what they could
60 towsrd mailing him President at Charlesion. Ii