New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-07

has hem feponinated. As nomination in this
District ~ equivalent 10 election, enough Is said In
the Third we have nominated John P. Verre; and
Judge Kelley in the Fourth. OF the whole -
members now in the House, belonging 70 our siae,
one ia dead and two decline to serve longer vi inc
remaining 10 there are l3 already renominated thus
nreservinr the present phaanx almost unbr0ken,
with the skies bright for making it more compact by
eIectinp several additions. We are thus gradually
abandoning the old foolish practice of changing
members every two years, and are going IN for re-
tanning good men for long terms of service whenever
we prove them to be such.
Ofnoyel.ies there is no end. Some miles belo the
CITY there is farm Of 300 acres, owned by Mr.. b.
y 'Kershow the whole of which is used for dairy
purposes upward of 100 cows beng keptin buildings
that may be called models of their kind. The
whole product of this dairy, in the form of milk
and cream, Is consumed by one of our hotels. To
take care of AID keep in good Dilking condition 50
large number " cows, requires high degree OF
attention and skill. But to have them properly and
thoroughly MIXED is = far greater undertakings
very large amount of work having to be done,
twice day. within lmited period OF time Now
this trouble is in fair way Cf being overcome oy
machinery. On Thursday last, Mr.. Bidde, Presi-
dent of the Philadelphia Agricultural Society, ac
companied by several members of that body, went
down TO Mr.. Kershow's farm 10 see the cows oP-
Grated on by machine for milking theia recently
patented by Mr. l.. o. Colvin. 1t was really Gu
rious but highly satisfactory exhibition; ara, IL
longer trial should verify the experience OF 'ast
week the contrivance will prove TO De one OF tLo
greatest labor saving machines, In It's way, ever III
vented. Several cows were MIXED out cfsan'
with entire satisfaction TO all who saw the fhlng
done az well az to the cows themselves, who stood
az &c they rather liked it, Twelve quarts are drawn
in two minutes, 80 that the whole herd can, by ad-
ditjonal appliances, be MIXED in half an hour The
machine is so simple an affair that cnlid may
work IT, IL consists OF two distinct, slngle-actng
pumps made in the form Of tin basins, placed with
their bottoms little distance apart. Each pump
has rubber head drawn over the end of the basin
and turned in, and to each pump are attached two
metallic ea-cups by elastic joints, so as to mt the
distance apart of teats in different COWS. In the
bottom of each pump is single valve, which closes
when the suction is produced and opens to discharge
the milk into the pail when the vacuum ceases, As
the rubber heads are drawn ont by the levers,
vacuum is produced which causes the milk to flow
into the pump; when they return to their positions
again, the milk passes out through the valves and
all pressure on the teats ceases, thus producing
renting suction in imitation of the natural sue
ton of the calf If the inventor would now turn
his attention to the getting up of machine that
would enable Mr. KershOw's hens to lay two eggs
day he would add still further to his claim to be-
ing considered public benefactor beside realising
a snug fortune from the farmers, who, just as GER
tainly as the hens would be compelled to shell out.
A most extensive system of plundering by en-
ployees on the Pennsylvania Central Railroad was
discovered and broken up last week, by dischargng
about dozen of them. 1t was compact Organi-
cation, reaching from this city to Pittsburg to
cheat the Company by daily intercepting moneys
received from passengers. 1t is quite evident that
if this fraud had not been detected, the amount
stolen would have been immense. AS it is, the
total can only be conectured; but it must be large
though the Company had not missed it, These
thieves did refund 500, 600 of their plumber.
There is apparently widespread speculation in
grain and -four about being entered on, of which
there are various indications here. The crop fail
ure in England has sent up prices and the shipping
prospect is very active. All the mills in which
grain-bags are manufactured are crowded with
orders enough TO keep them employed for six
months ahead. As some of these factories produce
bags by machinery without seam, and as the 9th
ers which make the plain cloth all employ large
numbers of sewing machines, which thus turn out
immense quantities in a very short time, this cond
ton of the demand for bags affords good idea of
the amount of grain that England is expected to
take from us. But what wretched dependence
for the farmers Of this country this occasional
city in England is. They flourish not by healthy
home demand, but by the chance famine Of other
nations.
MIR, Foster, Inc Dem0crdtlc canuldate f0r Gov
ernor, has at last been smoked out of his conceal
ment and now intends to stump the State, having
challenged Mr.. Curtin to speak with HIM from the
same platform. The latter having accepted the
challenge, we expect to have a high old time be-
fore the campaigns over.
Business along our river front moves briskly.
Those wharves occupied by the Southern trade are
especially crowded and active, the traffic between
this section and that being manifestly greater than
il has ever been. Pedestrians navigate the street as
labOriously as in Broadway. The amount of mer-
chandise going West is also enormous. This early
and unusual activity fOreshadOws q heavy years
business.
We do not like the Treasury order to recon the
gold dollars merely because they accumulate in
places where small notes abound. Let them be
sent here, where long trial makes them favorites,
and where We have 30 long been free from small.
note currency that no temptation is strong enough
to induce us to readopt it. Our banks are now
short of gold dollars to meet the demand at their
c,S,.ters, 1t would be better, cheaper, and gen.
era accommodation i To- the sub'Iressury 70 send
them to our banks and exchange them tor larger
coin. instead of remelting them.
The Farmers High School, located on farm of
400 acres in Centre County, is highly prosperous.
The classes contain 100 pupils, 90 of whom, nom
mated by our Agricultural Society, are from this
city. These boys labor three hours daily on the
farm, and while thus acquiring thorough practi
cal knowledge OF agriculture, receive during the
balance Of the time a complete education. The
working of the institution has been so satisfactory
that the buildings Will be enlarged to accommodate
100 pupils.
1t seems tae Prince of Wales is to come to Phila