Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1869-08-26
From the Nebraska City Chronicle.
From the Capital.
LINCOLN. August Is.

LINCOLN, August 10, 1863.
While we have the pleasure of re-
porting everything lovely" at the
Capital, yet there is a dearth of items
of news which will interest the "dear
peOple.n A correspondent has dry
picking just now, and work however
faithful he may, it is impossible to get
up excitement enough for a "stun-
ning' item. e. &. / have earnestly
endeavored during the past week to
negotiate duel between one of our
village fathers and New York man.
It couldn't be done, although the Is
raelite announced himself ready for a
row, and in fact assumed a belligerent
attitude on several occasions.
In looking around town few days
since I dropped into the different
Drug Stores, and was much astOnished
and amused at the novel manner in
which the excise law is evaded. From
the number of "half pintsp called for,
to cure 'snake bites" within few
moments, Judge that harvesting in
Nebraska is attended with much dan
ger.
We are led to hope that the reign of
wooden houses is near its end in Lin
coin, from the extensive preparations
going on for the manufacture Of stone
and brick.
The celebrated Feer Artificial Stone
| is now being made here, and under
stand its manufacture is attended with
great success. / had the pleasure of
examining the working Of the insti-
tuition day or two since. Mr.. Feer
kindly showed us around and ex-
planned the process, which appears
very simple. The principal ingredi-
ents are common sand and cement.
They are mixed (much the same as
sand in foundry with a hardening
LIQUID, (which is patented and firm
| Iy packed in mOuIds of the desired
| pattern. In few moments they are
taken from the mould and laid aside
to dry. They then have the appear
anee of elegantly carved stone, and in
about thirty days are stone indeed,
and ready for use in building. The
factory has been in operation less than
a. week, and has already turned out
work that would have required
months of hard labor if cut from nat
ural stone by hand. Their work thus
| far has been confined to the manufac-
ture of ornamental window caps and
trimmings, to be used on the residen-
ces of the State officers.
The Importance of this invention to
sections of our country where good
builing stone is not easily obtained,
cannot be estimated.
Mr.. Silvers with his new machine
is turning out brick at the lively rate
of 13, 600 per day, and says he will in
crease the yield by few thousand
when he gets fairly at work.
The machine for sinking the salt
mill is expected to-day, and am in
formed that work will be push ed rap
/ idly to completion.
Many strangers are in town, and lots
are in good demand-especially good
business locations.
There is now a fine prospect for a
rain, and I fear our stages will again
meet with bad roads, and make poor
time. Let US hope the Midland Pa
cific will hurry up their work and
give us more reliable connections
Friend Gere of the Journal having
failed to see the eclipse even with the
assistance of Ajax, Ayers Pills and
| the Almanac have gone to Omaha to
inquire into the matter. We trust he
won't me made to "see stars" at that
place. Yours,