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Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), B. (search)
ad was made from a variety of grains, yet that wheat was held in the highest estimation: the wheat of Italy ranking first for weight and whiteness, while that of Sicily, one of the granaries of Rome, stood third, Boeotian wheat being preferred to it. He states that the weight of all commissary bread exceeded that of the flour from which it was made by one third, and this is still held to be the proper percentage of gain in well-made bread from good flour. The German proportion, stated by Kohler in his Rechenmeister, is 156 pounds of dough, and 153 pounds 11 1/2 ounces of bread from 100 pounds of flour. The Romans appear to have leavened their bread with preparations similar to that known in some places as salt rising, instead of yeast. Pliny says that in Gaul and Spain, where they make a drink (beer) by steeping grain in water, they employ the foam which thickens on the surface (yeast) as a leaven, and that consequently the bread in those countries is lighter than that made els
The Daily Dispatch: February 14, 1861., [Electronic resource], Virginia State Convention. (search)
Arrived, Schr. Tennessee, --, Eastern Shore, oats, A. Milspaugh. Steam'r Belvidere, Keene, Baltimore, mdze, and passengers, D. & W. Currie. Sailed. Schr. New York, Cornwal, down the river, light. City Point, Feb. 13.--Arr'd, Bremen bark Columbia, Capt. Semoke, from Baltimore, to load for Bremen, Schaer, Kohler & Co. New York, Feb. 11.--Arr'd, schr. C. R. Vickery, Norfolk, for Taunton; schr. Rachel Jane, (of Brookhaven,) Kewen, Petersburg, 7 days, with wheat, for New Bedford. 7th inst., 4:30 P. M., off Barnegat, experienced a hurricane from N. W., and was blown off 60 miles; sprung a leak, lost jib and flying jib, stove bulwarks and galley, and broke main boom. Put into this port for repairs. Feb. 12--Arr'd, schr. Mary, Fredericksburg. Rockland, Feb. 4.--Sl'd schrs. I. L. Snow, Petersburg; M. S. Partridge, do. Baltimore, Feb. 12.--Cl'd, schr. J. M. Parr, Fredericksburg. Alexandria, February 12.--Arr'd, schr. Emma Shorter, Norfolk, sta
The Daily Dispatch: February 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
Arrived, Schr. Baltimore, Phillips, Baltimore, mdze., W. D. Colquitt & Co. Schr. New York, Cornwall, James river, lumber, W. W. Wells. Cleared, Bremen bark Columbia, for Bremen, with 315 hhds. tobacco and 215 hhds. stems, by Schaer, Kohler & Co. Sailed, Schr. Casper Heft, Shoo, New Bedford, via Petersburg, mdze. Schr. Wm. A. Hammonds, Towell, down the river, light.
The Daily Dispatch: March 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Arrived, Steamship Yorktown, Parrish, New York, mdze. and passengers, Ludlam & Watson. Steamer Geo. Peabody Pritchard, Baltimore, mdze. and passengers, D. & W. Currie. Schr.Ocean. Asron, Baltimore, guano, Bacon & Baskervill. Schr.Mary Ellen, Elliott, Baltimore Iumber, John Abrahams. Schr.R. C. Stanard, Jr., Booze, Baltimore, guano, Schaer, Kohler & Co. Schr.John Francis, Frost, James River, lumber, L. J. Mercer & Co. Schr.Georgeanna, Booth, James River, lumber, J. S. Steverson. Schr.Charles, Higgins, James River, lumber, J. A. Belvin Schr.Chief, --,Eastern Shore, oats, A. Milspaugh. Schr.Surprise, --, Eastern Shore, oats, A. Milspaugh. Schr. J. W. L. Sturgess, Scott, Eastern Shore, oats. A. Milspaugh. Schr.Emma D., Warren, Eastern Shore, oats, A. Milspaugh. Schr.King William, Fleming, Pamunkey River, wheat, Dunlop, Moncure & Co. Schr.D. C. Geryther, Kerwin, Norfolk, corn, Stearns & Co., Schr.Virginia, Es
The Daily Dispatch: March 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Arrived, Steamship Yorktown, Parrish, N. Y., mdze., and passengers, Ludlam & Watson. Steamer George Peabody. Prichard, Baltimore, mdze. and passengers, D. & W.Currie. Schr. E. Headley, Bowen, Philadelphia, railroad iron, Central R. R. Co. Schr. John Boacher, N. C., lumber, J. S. Stevenson. Schr. Julia Newell, Trott, Portland. fish, I. & G. B. Davenport. Schr. Adriatic; Hall, Altakapas, sugar and molasses, C. T. Wortham & Co. Schr. Sir Collia Campbell, (Br.) Bigus, Halifax, fish, C. T. Wortham & Co. Schr. Mary Jane, Price. Alexandria, coal, C. Y. Morriss. Schr. M. L. Johnson, Passwater, Norfolk, mdze., W. D. Colquitt & Co. Schr. Mary Willis. North, Baltimore, guano, Schaer, Kohler & Co. Schr. Mary Adams, Sparrow, James river, wheat to captain. Brig Abigail, McFarland, N. Y, mdze., Webb & Wade, D. J. Burr, M. Downey, Johnson, Younger & Otey. Sailed, Bark Kedron, Farrell. Bio. flour, Dunlop, Moncure & Co.
The Daily Dispatch: April 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
legate, Baltimore, guano, Hacon & Baskerville. Schr. Butterfly, Hubbard, Baltimore, guano, Bacon & Baskerville. Schr. R. C. Stanard, Booze, Baltimore, guano, Bacon & Baskerville. Schr. Emma Jane, Phillips, Baltimore, guano, Schaer, Kohler & Co. Schr. Hope, Frank, Baltimore, guano, Schaer, Kohler & Co. Schr. S. & D. Harrington, Saunders, Baltimore, mdze., W. D. Colquitt & Co. Schr. Mountaineer, Kervy, Western Shore, tiles. City Railroad Company. Schr. Samuel KiKohler & Co. Schr. S. & D. Harrington, Saunders, Baltimore, mdze., W. D. Colquitt & Co. Schr. Mountaineer, Kervy, Western Shore, tiles. City Railroad Company. Schr. Samuel Kirwan, New York,--, S. MoGruder's Sons. sailed. Steamship Yorktown, Parrish, New York, mdze. and passengers, Ludlam & Watson. Steamship City of Richmond, Mitchell, Philadelphia, mdze. and passengers, C. P. Cardozo. Steamer Geo. Peabody, Pritchard, Baltimore, mdze. and passengers, D. & W. Currie. Bark Abigall, McFarland, Rio, dour, Crenshaw & Co. Schr. Myers, Rhoades, Boston, Mdze., D. & W. Currie. Schr. Access, Burnett, down the river, light.
The Daily Dispatch: April 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], Evening session. (search)
City Point, April 6, 1861. Arrived, American ship Argo, Ballard, master, from Liverpool, with salt, to Schaer, Kohler & Co., Richmond. Bremen ship Herzagin Von Brabant, Beling, master, via Hampton Roads, to Schaer, Rohier & Co., Richmond.
The Daily Dispatch: June 7, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 16 (search)
ams, A L Jacobs, Samuel Humfreys Septimus Harvier, Thos N Davis, A D Moses, Patrick Brody. H J McLaurin, D H Baggett. J W Hodge. Total killed, 6; wounded and missing, 8; wounded, 19--38. Company D, Giat Rifles, Capt Smith--Killed: Privates John Carr, R Wilson, T B Bennett. Wounded: Lieut E H Acker, Corpl W D Bennett, Privates W D Acket. W B Bennett, R H Bradley, J C Bruce, S J Gary, N H Hamilton, N Hamilton, N McWhorter, J J Riley, G Timbs, J Whilt, W Maddox, H Kelley. Missing: Sergt Kohler, T V Green, Thos Green, Corpl J H Wilson. Total killed, 3; wounded, 15; missing, 4--23. Company E, Bozeman Guards, Capt. Arnold.--Killed: R H Fowler, Sergt W A Bagnall. Wounded: Corp'l T D Babb, A P Owens, Privates H S Coker, H C Peden, J P Rice, M W Thompson, J S Hiett, G W Davis, John Davenport, T P Voght, T C Perkins, J B Patterson, L E Parlor. C J Davenport, J R Godfrey, J J Fowler, J D Howard, J W Ramsey. Missing: J A Terry, J H Kraff, Austin Emens Total killed, 2; wounded,