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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-02-27
LANCASTER, oHIo THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27 1862

Kentucky-Gsu. Grant, with
National troops, takes posses.
sion Of Psducah, Ky.
opt. 10. Defeat Of Floyd near Gauly
River.
opt. IL. The Kentucky Legislature pass
a q resolution ordering rebel
.. troops 10 leave the State.
ppt. 10. Wholesale arrest OF members of
the Mary land Legislature.
ept. 80, Surrender of Col. Mulligau, at
lexington.
ept. 95. Occupation of Romnsy. Wes
ternVA .r ..-.
ct. s, Unsuccessful effort Of rebrl 10
re take the Hatters Inlet forts
let. 8. Attack of rebels on Santa Rosa
Island, and 'epulsed by regu-
lars and Wilson's Zouayes.
'ot. 16. Successful skirmish near Har
per's Ferry. Capture Of reb'
el cannon by troops under Col.
Geary. l-
lot. 20. Partial blockade OF the Potion
&C by rebel batteries.
lot. 81. Part OF Gen. Stones Division
cross the Potomac at Balls
Bluff. and after severe fighting
are driven back with great loss
By the enemy. On this occa
sion Gen. Baker fell.
let. 25. Gallant charge of the Fremont
Guard. under Major Zsgoui
against superior body Of reb'
els at Springfield.
)ct. 81. Retirement of General Scott
Gen. Nc Clellan appointed com
mander.in chief.
Iov, 2. Removal Of Gen. Fremont from
command in the west.
'Ov. 8. Engagement at Belmont, Mis-
souri. ....
Iov. 20. Disbanding Of rebel troops il
AccOmac and Northampton
counties, Va.
Jov. %. Bombardment of the rebel bat
teries by Fort Pickens and tn,
ships Of war Niagara and Rich
mond.
Dec. 2. Meeting Of Ccngress.
Dec. 4. Occupation of Ship Island b,
the National troops. '
Dec. II. Great fire in Charleston. Los
estimated at 100000.
Dec. IL. Occupation Of Tybee Island b
National troops.
Dec. 10. Large bodies of rebels diapers
NJ ed by Geueral Pope in Nilsson
ri. Capture Of a rebel cam
with one thousand three hun
dred prisoners. Gallant aff.i
at Drainsville, Retreat of th
enemy. s .t.-..
Dec. 20. Sixteen old whalers sunk b
the National forces At the moul
Of Charleston Harbor.
Dec. %. Skirmish near Fortress Mo-
roe.
Dec. rs. Retreat Of the rebel Gener
Price 10 Arkansas. ..
Dec. 90. Adjustment Of the Mason OF
Slidell difficulty. Suspensic
of specie payment in N. Yor
Dsc. 80. Delivery of rebel commission
ers, Mason and Slidel, 10 tt
British.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-02-27

nor warranty deed could have struck
stronger than We did--snd dozen ladies'
looked at us--snd our assured pantsi
"Halloo, old cOeLi" s.ng out the rag
ged imp agaiO, and We were helpIessl Soon
we got u2 aod made another trial, with
better success. Perhaps we had skated.
10 our peculiar style, fifteen Let, wheu
blundering chsp came up behind, and we
sat down with our tired head piluwed 10 his
lap. sud he swearing at Us. when it was all
his own fault. How cold the ice wss there
too. Every spot where We made our de-.
but on the ice, oh how cold it VAST Our
bear skin drawers were no protection ct
all. We tried again, for the papers all
say it's fun. and down came our Roman
Grecian nose on the cold julep material.
and the little drops OF crimson rsu down
our ahirt.bosou, and on the Svld Ice.
Once more we tried skatina--made for
tie shore--sat down and counted cama
ges. Two sbilliugs 10 cash thrown away
seven laternsl and Que "fiouternai' bumps
On the ice. one Immense 6ssure ir as
handsome pair Of ten dollar cassimersa
as man ever put his legs in; one rupture
90 the knee. extending to the bone; fonr
buttons from our vest; q fragmsnted
watch crystal. and bacEache big enough
to divide among the Children Of Israel.
II you catch US on the smooth, CLASSY
chilling, frseziug, reacherous, deeeilfuI
slippery aud s.. p uppery ice again. you'll
know it! Ifany one ever hears Of oul
skating again. they will please draw OF
US at sigh. for the blvalves and accompa
nyiug documents. We have got through
skating II is humbug. Ii is a vexa
lion OF spirit. Of business, Of flesh. and I
tearer OF trousers. It's head humping
back-aching, leg wearylng institution
aud We warn people against skating. W.
tried it, and shan't be able to walk for
month. Skating clubs are humbugs. ant
all the rascally youngsters wish 10 get tn
ladies at it. that they see--if they. too
don't say 1.-THE ice is dreadIully cold" !
is nothing to US, but the ladies will do a
well to let skates alone, unless they ar
younger aud more elastic than We arr
Ob! how cold the ice is--we CAN leel
Yell Milwaukee News.
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CCT1NTy OFFICERS.

ID .yaSes Of Fairfield Common Plsds Ccart-HENRf
C. WHITMAN, residence Lancaster, Ohio.
ProIats Jadrs-JRSSE EoHNER, once In Public
Building. fe ,,>,m ,y,cp
SksriE-IAMES MILLER, once at Jail.
CIsri Of Court--JoHN G. RAlNEY, Office fuoilc
Asditor--wILLIAM ROBINSON, once Public
Tr.asnr.r-P C. BENADUM, o OfilcePnbiie Ruilcng
Reeordsn--A. SYFBRT, ONCE Publlc Bmildngi
Gsrssgsr--E. q. HANNUM, Once Public buildlhB
, Coron.r--I.. SHEPFER, residence Madison tp.
Commissisn snsrs--JOSRPH SHARP, Of Bern Town,
shjD, JONAS A. BAKER, OF Walnut Township, ana
JOHN w. CUNNINGHAM NJ. OF Hooking Tawneh ,pc;u INV
SehooI ErdmiAsrs WILLIAM WHIT hf' 'ohN
VILLA MS and URIAH G. RUTTER.
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TIE TENNESSEE RIVER EXPEDI'
TION.
Interesting Incidents.


The correspondent Of the St. Louis
Democrat writes:
HOW COMMODORE FooTE WENT INTO TIE
FIcHT-wHy GEN. rILaHMAN TURNED
REBEL.
Numerous instances came to hand il.
lus,raung the spirit in which the fight
was made. The Commodore's stale OF
mind, as related by himself, is interest,
ing. He says that on the night before
tho battle be "slepI as sweetIy and pray
ed as fsrvently as ever before in his life. =
In the interview with Gen. ,Tilg ghman
Commodore Foote asked him how it was
possible he could 6gh. against the old
hag? To which the rebel replied:
''It was hard. sir. hald sir; but l must
go with my people"
THE GENERAL DIDN'T WANT HIS NAME IL THE
While the rebel prisoners were on
board The Uncle San, Gen. Ti'ghn'an was
approached by a newspaper correspond
ent with a request 10 know how to spell
his name. The reply, accompanied by
supreme hauteur oi manner was:
"Sir, l do MT desire that my name
should be made use OF at all in connection
with this affair, except as ii may appear
in tie reports Of Gen. Grant"
al only desire. sir, says the cores
pondenl, "lo have it spilled correctly in
the list Of prisoners which | am making
out" ..
"You will cblige me-" returned The
General, "by not making any mention a
all in your correspondence"
The correspondent withdrew in higf
state OF amazemeut. The reader ms,
pussibIy sinils q, the ''aits" which these
arstocratlc iebels at all times, and unde
all oircumstances will 80 teDaciously clinl
10 and put OIL.
MS RECEPTION IN PADpCAH.
When the prisoners reached Paduca
on Friday, they were distributed lhroug
out the city. some of the off .'ers being 81
lowed their liberty on parole. AS a par
ty Of them passed. up the street. by tn
,, 81. Francis Hotel. they were saluted fror
, the windows by the waving OF handkeT
' chiefs from Secession ladies. GeneIr
Tilghman as a former resident Of Padu
cah was very warmly welcomed by hi
,, old friends Your readers may remem
. ber that, in the Early days Of the wal
' he made the re mark that. "wish TWO gun
! and 6fty men he would come down an
take General Prentss and Cairo.
:. coMMcDoRE FooTE IN THE PULPIT.
o On Sunday Commodore Foote a,tende
!. the Presbyterian Church. A large col
a grepatiou was in attendance, but the Gle
i gymsn did not make bis appearance.
Is general impatisncs beginning TO mamie
o itself, the Commodore sought the elder
1t the church, and urged him to psrfor
y the services. The elder rehsiug. Il
3" Commodore, on the impulse Of the M
r men,, took the pulpit. read chapter
ID The Bible. prayed aud delivered a shO
il discourse from the text, Let not yo
a. hearts be troubled. Ye believe in Go
' believe also ip me-" The congregati'
" was delighted. On coming down fro
70 the pulpit, the minister, who had arriy
t, Just after the prayer. appro 'chsd and te
is dered his thanks; but the Commodore I
buksd him his tsrdinsss Of duty. al
~ reppoaohed him Tor his neglect to take /
,k pulpit Immediately on his arrival. tt
On incid. nj is illustrative OF the Commodol
o and his ensrgetic. earnest character o
no sincere pisty. a.b ,t
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-02-27
For the Lancaster Gazette.
FAREW ELL.

There's a word Of painful meaning,
Written on the page Of life
j One that changes all earth's seeming.
One that echoes in the strife.
Sinking deep into the heart,
Ranking like an arrow there
Making olden memories start. .
Causing pain we scarce can bear
A word that makes the pulses thrill.
With feeling strange and deep.
And when all the world is still.
Often lonely vieils keep.
Oft the heart its sighs will heave--
Oft will rise the haunting fears,
Aud full often lonely grieve--
Often shed tho bitter tears.
Making memory wander back,
Far adown LIES trodden track,
To the joys that once have been,
That can never come again.
To the friends Of early youth,
As they leave US one by one,
To realize ihe bitter truth, ..
That our happiness is gone.
Some are passing on before,
To home forever bright.
On that brightly shining shore.
Where there comes no clouded night.
Leaving saddeued hearts behind
q. Darkened ser with sorrows spell,
That in hope alone can End
Solace for the sad Farewell.
When our life is almost Ger,
And our friends passed On before,
Will we say that IAN is we'll"
And calmly whisper ''Lifs's Farewell
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-02-27
Chronology Of ,he Fas. Year.


AT the close Of the most eventual year
Of our nations history, o resume OF the
principal events thereof will moi only prove
interesting to our readers, as a history Of
the rebellion, but valuable for further ref
erence. Every important move on either
side, at sea aud on land, will be found un.
der ITS proper date:
1850. ri
Dec. 2o-Secessioh Of South Carolina,
Dec. Withdrawal of the South Caro-.
.aa lima delegation from Congress.
Dec. 26--Evacustion of Fort Moullre by
5 Major Anderson,
Dec. 27-The Palmetto Rag raised in
80 .,. Charlestou--Ferls Plnckuey
si'se and MoullriS occupied by
State troops.
Dec. 29--Mr. Floyd rendered his resig,
q ## Z nation as Secretary Of War
Presi9en. Buchanan accepts it.
Dec. 30--Arsenals in Soull. Carolina
Esi1sd by State troops.
c.issi,
Jan, 9--Fort Pulaski, a. Savannah taken
fN BY order Of tha Governor o'
F" Georgia. ......,y.. .. !
Jan, 3-Ths President. having sent hsc <
:.lsaas tile las. communicsti"n Of South
'''' Carolina Commissioners unop
ened tasy returned to Charles
Ton. r'sH t1
Ian. 4-NalioAsl Fast the United Safe
-.,.a arsenal at Mobile taken BY tn
F'a local troops. ..nt -'t sr
Jan. 5--South Carolina Colyeution ad
2 81 iourned-the Star iof the Yves
leaves New York With reinforce
men,s for Fort sumter,
Jan, s--Resiy iynation Of Secretary Thomp
Etti son-North Carolina Forts seiz
ed by the State Governunsnt.
Jan. 9-.The Star Of the West, enaeayol
ing to enter Charleston -h9Ebol
was fred upon from Morris II
land apd Fort MouItris. AZ
oomtellsd to rsturn---the PssS
dent sends special message
CongretS.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-02-27

NTIf yoD wish TO know the value that
is, sst on yonr society. announce tnat you
intend to give up giving parties. and then
count the invitations ydu continue to re-
2o2.n.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-02-27

Three things as good ss their bet-
water to ez1nguish tire. a
homely wifs to o blind man, and wood
% sword 10 AoOward, vs. -;.-
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-02-27
BOOK AND JOBypRINTING.

We are prt pared to execute all descriptions Of J0B
WORK such as CARDS, CIRCULARS, POSTERS;
HALi, TICK ETS, and every other variety OF PLAIN
AND FANCY JoRRlNG, with new and superiortype
aud on Shor notice. @
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-02-27

DSr Three things not easily done Ito
allsy thirst with FIRE. to dry with water
aid to please ill in everything.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-02-27
Arrival Of Fort DoneIson Prisonersat St'
kouis.

Fridays St. Louis Republican says:
The prisoners taken at Fort DonslsOn
are arriving rapidly. Ten boats, named
below brough, up lo,es5-in addition to
which shont 1000 have besn sent to Chi
cago BY the Illinois Central road. A.
last as they are landed here. they are ior-
warded by railroad to Springfield. Chica>
90, indianapolis and Detroit. wbeFe et'
forts will be- made to provide for thsiF
proper accommodation. The pas:engeFe
war. diyideb among the following boats1
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-02-27

gThree lh'ngs as good o. the bss'5'
brown bread in a kminei well yatar ~
tEnsS; and a greet heat in cold WeA'heF'
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-02-27
Jbe 9antastsr @'a3ette,
CLARKE, KooKEN & SuTpHEn,
,, : ssia EDITORS q PR0PRIEToRs.

I. .i,i i',I Off CE
iaiSma Il 70 enIoCk..Thirds story.-tothe
- L6fk at tho Head OF the stairs
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Jan. 49,.
Jan. 81
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-01-23

ship Rainbow, Nichols, Of New Bedford, August II, 80 brls-
sperm OIL
ship Two Brothers, Davis, Of y. b, 1850 bris. sperm, in the
last we-k Of August
Bark sun. smith, OF ". B., 80 brs- sperm in August
stafford, Pierce. Of y. B. with } whales in August
BARK S-inc. smith. Of y. B., arrived at Russell on the l0th Of
Oct. with us bis sperm and Go bis. whale oil
Snip Cambria, Peas, Of y B. sailed frUIn Russell Oct S. on
4 c cruise AMI Lom=-Ner Zealaadsr, Oct 10.
GraS0 EJPEDTIoS-The hne clipper schooner Coral Queen,
anch1ring inside the North Heal At 3 A. NJ On saturday, July
-. at midnight sighted a large ship, supposed - be a Ehaler,
staining % The eastward Left EaratongA ON tie 9Th Angus,
after tak NJ in supplies and 10 ofthe natives 70 assist IN gather
thu Island on the l6;h. which Capt. Harica-tie named atsr his
beEntif1l srah, the Coral GussH Island. II - not laid down ia
auy chart but. IL position : : 81 : iatituie- and 1857 ! W
iJlgtude. The Coral Queen Island - about 20 miles Ssuth %
Sufrtu-ks Island, as motel IN the charts After remaining IN
the island and gathering about 50 tons % the cIanD, Captain
Iarlcast1e sailed thence sept J., making the "a home IN -
day. The Winds were ea--rrly up - within 900 miles u the
Ind. when they became Hsht and variable Latterly north
~art track. the Gland known - B-yeri1ce Shoal. vas sighted ;
AMI sunday Island Oct 22i- The weather was very fine Al the
Coral Queen I-lEaI. This guan0 island i about five miles long,
and 4 mile AMI a hasf bread. The only si-n q ' getauon on il
the zrzc quantity % phosphate ofiime the guano contains. IL IS
assumed 10 be q 4 better quality than The guano which the
Americans procure frnIn New Nantucket or Bakers Island. and
M'KeAu'- and Phnuix Islands, IN the North Pacific The sam
euc- Z auauulIa % = limited extent, but tire finest. and mo-t
suited - the soils % this province, are Those Shich contain
b-tseen 20 and 50 percent. of phosphate % lime This guano viii
b. brUuzht 20 TIE n iTnmeT b. Nessr.- COchane, Brothers. and
Ee trust TIA. SINE practical asricui-urst will test the efficiency
% Iis gusno a, a top dressing. We require some cheap feriil-
iser, and II this guanO Le fund % suit the requirements o. our
Tnar soils. there i no question Of IL being Obtained at low rates-
The wreck q the American whaling ship Hero, lost IS years
ElI~n almost % Pteees, but Ittie, fsny, timber . Dst-Sonfhern
Cross, Oct Is
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-01-23

advocate an increase of duties ; but on the other
hand strenuously opposed the changes, be-
lieving that nothing would be gained by them
and it was only after his death, and after the
present Minister of Finance assumed Office, that
they were carried out.
1t is not simply to the false assertions made
in the Poiynesian, that we wish TO call atten-
ton it is to the malice of q writer, who can
thus attempt to defame the memory of the dead.
Had the statement been true, there could still
have been no apology for the attempt to fasten a
stigma on the name of Judge Lee; but what can
be said of a writer who thus bears false 'ritness,
rrantOniy and tcithout prorOeation, against a
name which is only spoken with respect by those
to whom he devoted his life. Judge Lee had his
faults, but his merits and good deeds to this peo-
pie outweighed them all. Were this the first
time that the attempt TO cast odium on his me-
mory has been made, we might pass it by more
lightly but it is at least the second or third
made in the P0iyHesioH, and betrays a heart as
foul and malicious a. poor fallen humanity is
capable of producing. We wish not TO know
who the writer is, for his name, were it known,
could merit only public contempt, and become
a byword and a Kissing.
We have clearly shown that the Poiynesidn'S
article in defense of the Minister of Finance is
made up of false statements. There we leave it.
Like the evidence of a perjured witness, it must
be thrown aside with silent contempt, and passed
over as naught by judge and jury.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-01-23
MEMORANDA.

II Snip NGsssa, Quinn rePous-cruised prineipaIly 10 the
Indian Ocean AMI on The New zealaDd ~haItnx ground. Pc:
into King Georges Sound, Western Australia, vhere We Ien The
Captain, z r. Herrindeen, sick On our passage to Honolulu.
We lost . man overheard. named James Frazer. = native 81
somer-etshrr, England he fn from the arboari fore chains,
and wssdrswned before the bost could reach him-he vas picked
up foaing face dovnards- LEI King Ge,TEes Suund Oct 10.
and experienced light, variable winds the entire Passage. She
IL Is months out from New Bedford, and has taken los bris 81.
and 60 brsL whale OIL -
u Schooner MgTiiia, C0peiand-Lsf H0noiglu Nov. IL,
and arrived At Fanning's Island on the 20,h-aiae days hal
nne ~inds and rea,hsr all the way down. Reports the FIarila,
Fish, As having touched at Fannin<s Island Dec. ). and sailed
again on the 9Th TO cruise on the Line Also tb- south Boston,
Randolph, a. same place On the 13,h, and sailed again same dag
Tor Jarvis Island schooner ssl-d from flaming Island jan
q. and sighted Hawaii on the 18th seven days was ror days
zrer thai becalued IN sight OF Iand, and came into port on the
lHh-in AL eleven days Had The wind PHYSICALLY from the
Eastward on The passage up - nwa -rar.
FoaxIss NxxoRASDA-
TIE wHaLxRs-TLs ship CsIsnbia. 3ss tons. Of Nantucket,
arrived o: Rnssef on 9Th Oct In charge Of her chief officer. nov
Capt N5cksrsen. her fwuEr master, Cspc Abbot. having died
Of dysentery on the Sch September. and was buried ~ sea The
Col1mbss has taken $50 bhs sperm oil since leaving the Bay Of
Islands oafse 2Sth March last Capt. Niekssssn reports the
IN inrtng vessels
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-01-23

FEou TIE Pot rSEstAN.-A. = ANA
.dSsEtisi"S rates about oss &dd q what thsy rsrs SSr''s
the LIST a. January, AMI that they are nSr 4" far beow What
that Journal on its prosperity that can shoni to sn It's wares
with it in It's desperate stuati6a that lacking the custom
which naturally flows from social and political sympathy, as
gerous and twoedgei means q cutting under and running down
are two Of Us journal. I'm Honolulu. 20 share the advertising pat
ronase, our neisheor,s rsiaetion o. the rates :. rather . blow
speeds weIl'"i Is an Eastern proverb.
We intrude our business matters with reluctance
before the public, but the above leaves us no alter
alive in this case. We have been compelled to re-
duce our advertising rates, solely By ts course Of
the Polynesiaa managers. For the past three or
four years our advertisers has been charged accord
ing to a scale of prices printed on our hrst page
which has been closely adhered TO, charging all alike.
During the last quarter or two, the Polynesian
managers, having our scale before their eyes. have
made their charges for the same notices At about
Oae-kaff cur rates. as we have the fullest evidence
from their own bills brought TO Us as proof. Such
studied and sinister efforts to undermine or entice
away our patronage. we could only meet by a quiet
reduction Of our prices, which has been reluctantly
done. because the cost attending the work was beyond
the income derived from it, and we can poorly afford
it. Printers have certain recognized amenities and
courtesies among themselves, which in every WELL
conducted printing Office, override all personal news
paper ebullitions. But when these are set aside.
either from ignorance or vindictiyeness, and attempts
to injure rivals in trade studiously and s~tealthily re-
sorted to, the first law of self-prOtec,iOn must be re-
sorted to. We have thus lowered our scale of prices.
for we mean that the Commercial shall continue to
enjoy the enviable position it has always held Of
being the leading advertising mediuE: in these
islands,-a position attributable to IT'S circulation.
taken as it is by every person who makes any pre-
tension TO business influence or social standing
throughout the islands, or who, if residing abroad,
has any trade connections with them.
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NOTES OF THE WEEK.

BARREL MAKISG-Slowly but surely our manu-
featuring interests are increasing, despite the hard
times and evidences thereof visible on every hand.
Among these We are happy to record the successful
establishment of a stave cutting and barrel machine,
erected by Mr.. Bruins, on the premises of Mr.. c. III.
Levers, in this city. Mr.. B. is a German, who re-
sided some years since at the Islands, (On Kauai, We
believe,) where be conceived the idea of Introducing
machinery for making barrels. He went to San
Francisco, learned the details of the business, pro-
cured the necessary machinery, and returned here
some months ago. The question where to put it up
was decided in favor of the metropolis, which posses
ses all the advantages of central position, steam
power, and other facilities, which could not all be
combined on either of the Sber islands.
- In the manufacture of slaves and barrels, there
are FIVE machines used. First the rough plank
(three-inch Northwest is now used) is sawed into the
proper lengths required for the barrel, cask or keg
desired. These short lengths are then cut by a circu-
lar saw into curved staves, which then pass through
a planning machine, planning them as smoothly as may
be desired. The sides Of the slaves are then trimmed
and a groove cutfor the head. All this is done by
different pieces of machinery. The barrels or kegs
are then set up by hand and hoped. The heads are
made by machinery of any desired size. Thus a bar
rel can be set up and headed ready for sale, within
an hour after the rough plank is taken up for its
manufacture. So far as our observation went, the
machinery works to a charm. Indeed, we see no
reason why all the sugar kegs, beef barrels, and oil
casks required here, cannot be made as we'll and
as cheaply here as in Boston or New Bedford. 1t
is quite probable that some OF our domestic woods
will serve for plank as well or perhaps better than
the Northwest plank, which is rather too hard. We
congratulate Mr.. Bruins on the succ ssful introduce
ton and setting up of his machinery. and trust he
may reap the reward which his enterprise merits.
Our planters and packers may also esteem themselves
fortunate in having a mandatory established here,
where their orders can be nlled from time to time as
they may need their supplies. without having to send
abroad for large stocks acquiring large outlay of
money, often lying idle for months. Messrs. Hof-
schlaeger s. Stapenhorst are agents., to whom orders
for kegs, barrels or casks of any size or pattern
wanted, can be addressed.