The New York herald., 1864-12-23
A Timely IAvsnsIon.

gun caps In eight hours Giog and pressing them Ths
fastest machue 10 the Usied States Of wsion We have
thirty thousand 10 ten hours The champsn
machine, mschincs-ss thero are TIVE OF hsm-Nre
capa ale of turning out rnt OF WORK tAree nan4a
formerly required hundred aad twenty opefa
trves. The inventor ~ Capsuin wesicy NJ Smith. con,
maning IAboalory, whose skill. perseverance, and
iussnay nrst oalsd sxstsnse, st the iuosp.iSn
O; war laboratory works. operating
use a another of Captain Smiths iRvesons, ana has
demonstrated entire efficiency caurnerous occasions.
dsvotlng his ssperisnes aud kuowiedgo, gained by
i've Of study 70 the nvsuson Of machinery
calculated 10 substitute able bodied ahor. now soroy
uosdcd In the active operations CT thA army.
--latest from the Wcstsrn vfrginla Raid.
tFram tina Lyuchourg virst-ian> Deo 49,
This raid out 10 be eensss and d@Ragno
pos tsd = be savsncus Abinedsa unsossa
half past nine O'Clock "wednesday night, December IA
We havs heard nothing q sasls opsrasnus thsre 1ey
day morning December II. Al tbs po,ss we Isain they
and Tennessee Railroad. Ihs losses in rolling stock on
tho Virginia and tennessee road up, - fsr AZ ws
cpssbss fourteen fats One OF The ensnss-tns A "
Bvown-wns probably the finest tho road. and win be
Two sesiuss and nanber Of cars were destroyed.
Glade Spring 10 It the Junction Of the salt WORKS
branch and the uaa road, and distant only eight mIss
Ths ioss Of the works shoud that misfortuns OCCUR
would certainly b severe bsow but not ruinous one
| Ia time and set To work agaan-
ne last from the raidsss thsy were moving In
The sirecsscn o. Marion syte county and wore within
works, we had supposed they woud. Narion In ak
/ soou miles this side q 0kds spring.
sslves strong enough 70 attack the ssit vafks Bur
bridge having had taste of that place willing u
Thsre s railroad bridge jost At Marion and thrs,
wtba two mites II the place. all Considerable bridges
and will doubsess be dessreycd TAsz are iHsx,
| iron WORKS a. Marion. HNNAa
The Prfnssrs Fiecisg tho Rebel Confsd.
srscy-TriAi OF FIVE Typos for Dsscr-
| [From tho Richmond wbgs, Lee. 2ol
The three printers who csiusht while ternpsln
70 escape che lantoss stI bong tried by mrIt
ccast martial which sits IN tho sts,e court House tn
two Payauis refugees from the chInopd DspatcA oce
were being tried yesterday. raoush sxempi BY act .
Congress, from military service, aud belonging
any regular military organiza iion they are bsDg trle
frntsrs' Guard attempting 20 to tho enemy is Dc
serIon, they are guilty by their confession, 90
must be convicted fhero II popular fsllscy, which
In fsir wsy 20 no expiodfd by this trial. that drt
10 osssSs tba, only committed BY persons be
longing 70 the land or naxai forccs. 80 AIS
Tine Rebel Ccmpsfssrry GonsrsI Q
L. ssFfir rfa fPrtsoocvs. ~
| From the Richmond Examiner, Dec. 20 -
General John n. vlndor expected TO reach Rich
to-day Tor . conference with tho Secretary of War. A
We have already staied, this cice 70 hicn th
general has been srpoined with the control Of all IN
pfisoners of and prnou posts cast Of the
river We urokstand no VIII establish hs headquarte
Al Augusta, Georgia
Fire at Dsnisish. Iii. rvs
| y ht flt CmcAeo, lee. "a, issl
Ths Illinois Central Railroad depot st Bunei,h was on
trsly destroyed BY nrs .ha mornins. fDs sasma,sd
| $751; 900; no insurance.