Smyrna times., 1861-10-24

WASHINGTON NAVY YARc.--sThe Natioi, ~
lnteLig eacer says, one thousand eight hun
dTed men are the total number of employees al
th's yard. All the guns H:e being riHed. S.y-
er"i are in ;he lathes, and more ready TO be
put through the same process; great many
nave been finished. Al the ordinance foundry
they are casting now nothing but trass pieces
IL Founders. generally. During the past
month only twelve guns were cast. Previous
to this time they averaged about one day.
ln this foundry they run about one ton of iron
per day into shot and shell. Fifty-one is the
total number of men employed in the foundry
IN question. Orders have been received 10 get
out Immediately as large an amount of pgojec-
tiles 30 possible. At the iron foundry, where
are ninety men employed. they ran on Monday
(nigbt aud day) about seventeen tons of iron
into shot, shell, grape and canister. OF this
400 were zine and ten.inch solid shot. During
the last six weeks at this shop they have run
about ten tons of iron per day in the projectiiss
specified above
New GOVERNMENT BALLooNs.-Prof. Lowe
Is constructing in Philadelphia. four new bal
looms, tor Government use, in recOnnoitering
rebel camps from the air, the balloon hitherto
10 use near Washington having been very ser
Tlcube. These new ones vary from thirty. one
part and, Including the cords and basket, are
about one hundred feet from top 10 bottom -
Their material is of strong brown Pongee silk,
and vanished four times. Work was com
Inenced on them last FRIDAY week, employing
seventeen women-four men to suparintend
the sewing. Professor Lowe is now forming
Balloon Corps, for the working and iranspor.
tatIon OF his various ba aloons, who will proba by Y
rank as lleuienants, and will receive three
dollars day tIll their rank and pay shall be
definitely established.
One of the Dragons. encamped back Of the
Capitol, the other day bought watch for thirty
dollars, from another soldier in the same coin.
pany. He afterwards stole the money back
and was caught. He has now to march around
the encaInpmeRt every alternate hour, day and
| night, carrying heavy ball and chain, and had
large pacard on his back with the word
Thief " printed on it. He is compelled TO
take his lonely round for thirty days. when he
10 TO have his head shaved and to be drummed
out OF camp 10 the tune of the Rogue 6
| March,"
We are now satisfied that to all intents and
purposes the Potomac is really blockadsd.--
Every vessel attempting TO pass the rebel bat
terles runsthe risk Of being suok. 1t is the
same absurd game played off at Fort Sumter.
Who Is the suthor of this peculiarly emat;
management on our eide Has McCleIls n
really got the relns, does some one else still
hold on!
All the woolen factories in the couLtry arc
low working as hard they can, aud many Of
the cotton factories ure changing their machin.
cry TO make wooIen goods. The machine shupt
cannot make machinery fast enough TO supply
the demand, nor dOes the country produce pro-
per supply of WOOL
Missouri is one Of the largest States in t!e
Union. Its terrIloro exceeds in extent the six
New England States aud the State of Della ware
combined. 1t is divided into upward of one
hundFed counties. Yhe State extends abnul
two hundred and eighty five piles from east te
west. ahG iwo hUadrcd and eighty miles from
north to south.
From ten to Hfieen ca loads Of horses arrive
at Washington daily, by railroad. Not lasl
than two hundred cars loaded with supplies
chiefly from New York and Philad el phis, re act
that city daily. A short tIme ago, ono thou.
send horses per day was the average Neari,
two miles Of cars are said to be on the track
at Washington, waiting to be unloadsd of then
freight.
TIE Charleston Courier has asceTIaineG
that Southern vegetable productions are much
better than those raised IN Yankee land, anC
that rye, scorched, or white. oak acorns, are q
good subst tuIe for coffee, when sweetened with
Louisiana sugar.
The lion. John J. Critlenden, in spts Of bit
advanced age, is said to be the first private ia
the Frankfort Home Guard, and has de carec
his intention TO go into camp aud remain in
s.Fvlce until the COnfederGtes are driven from
the soil Of Kentucky.
! PoTAToEs FOR THE ARMY.-The Troy CN
~ Wing says that government agent is now
upon the line of the Rutland and Washington
railroad, engaged in buying 100000 bushels Of
potatoes IL is said that he is authorized 10 pay
as high as twenty-five cents a bushel for q
good article.
The Pacific telegraph line has been compile.
led to Salt Lake cIy, and in few days will be
finished to San Francisco, go that the dislan,
shores Of the Pacific Will be in direct communi i.
cation with US by telegraph in a few days.