Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-09
NEW INVENTIONS.
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from taF AeW York CgDfmercinl
PHnADELPHIA, Ian 70
II have not go much nor important a
budget 10 send YOU occasionally, AZ your inter-
estIng Washington correspondent NAV be able
~ give yea some Information which escapes
our editors, Who generally seem moe aux Iots
to tell our citizens what IS happening abroad,
than to inform their distant readers of the oc-
currenceS of then own city. Many Of cur
newspapers would be equally interesting Ia a
Ne"Y Yorker it they were prinied in PitIsburg,
os very little OF a local nature is allowed 10
trsnspire through their columns This is a
defect, and Uut Tor the habit we have here OF
taking over our local matters, which has So
completely taken The place of publishing facts
our daily sheets would have u inuch more eK.
tcnsl"e circulation. If crime of crimson Aye,
II failure, or fire takes place, we tell il from
oar to anGti ., OF Inform The police and ,rater
nnyo editors who generally ,itiniheir closets Il
are probably tbe last persons who are informed of
the fact. have lately hren very much inter
ested ~ VlcwIng the celebrated orrery cunsruc
ted hr kttenhouse about sixty years ago, WHICH
has lain amongst rubbish and dust in the rooms
0f the college tor some thirty years past. The
trustees lately voted loan Oft tn Mr.. Joseph
Roberts, the amIable aud scientific master of
The Quaker academy here, VITO has PM it loge-
ther In most mastery manner il is unuues-
tionaby the most wonderful production Of Tho
Kind ever made by man, and wei worth q Jour
ney To see. MIR. Roberts informed me, IL would
shew the motions Of the planets for i,ro thousand
gears To come without any material variation
from the most correct table. Tie whole is An
admirable piece OF workmanship and with its
recent brushing OPP will be one OF tue chief or
uaments al tie university.
n, IL,
up" q believe that is the lates phraseology. j
private ball and supper at their own expense,
aud invited some of the beauty aud fashion Of
the place do not say al, because it is not
to be supposed FIVE hundred guests comprise
tue whole al our eiegantes. The dancing was
Kept up to late hour aud it is acknowledged
by all present, that they never have been pre-
sent AT a more splendid OF socabe party in
Phiindeiphia.
Among the new things of the day is the in.
Uodnetion INTO common Use OF Ihe straw pm
pcs, winch promises 30 bupeICede ~ others for
me purposes of wrapping, and IS formed also
INTO bnders boa,ds, wall paper SO. MIR. Ma.
e NV OF Meddvili Ia This state i, The Inventor
and paientee, aud has mnn,f' CtNrrd il in large
quantldrs tor the supply OF the PIT hure market
In letter which | saw from him Yesterday
he SAYS, " II had 100 gats conl, not supply
the demand Tor the PntsLnrg mari ct alone " 4
Mr.. Schyock OF Chamhersbur" has bought d
patent for the eastern section ( Pennsylvania
aud ordered one OF two machines fronl which
he will turn out TO 900 realms per diem which
will he sold nj a moderate MIRO M c
no" here, and informs me that il is NOT the IN
tentlon of the Patentee TO dispose of o,r morn
rights At present. so that three mr. sour ;,.rg,d.
uals will have "a monopoly I .honId NJ nleaxed
10 handle their Bank acrount three vea,s hence
So SOM MS any paper Of 4 suitable size is pro.
duced, | shall send you ream or two 10 take
a lew new paper impressions ON. for the edi6
cation OF your Yankee neighbors who are out
uipped in the mafch OF gapsr bv our Penn
An Atriot Rail1gnU We weat 10 uoboken
on Saturday afte, .lDon, fnI the nurpose or ex
nmnins very ingenious invention bv Colonel
Stevens II IS a decided ilpnroypmeGt on wb,,
are termed Russinn Mottot,y,,qp IN Enron. !,
species of amusement with DISSERTATIONS of
which our leaders nre probably familiar Inn
pleasure consists IN descpndlno an Inclined
plane IN carriage moyino win great vploci.
ty, aud driven bv the impe,us for n long dis
tanCc in horizontal railway II Is in fact little
more or less than the old ia ,hionrd amuse.
ment OF sliding down hill.
Col Stevens has suspended two iron rods.
4O0 fec in length, at the height Of Is or .
feet from the ground sinking in tie centre by
their Natural weight, so as to fofn gentle
curve. \ car,iape with oroovcd ,yb.,aIs
meu'um acquired by the descent being sutIi
c'eut to impel it up the inclined plane TO the
extremity, where II strikes sp,ing of sufi
c'entpoWer TO DIVE II back to the goal whence
It started. We saw the aerial carriage make
two ups IN one Instance with passenger ON
board. more minute description of this Gu
Ilohs invention may hereafter be given. Col
stevens '"'endS 10 pat II into operation, tor
the amusement of the public. AZ Uobokpn ear.
II rGnle udHtitied corresnondent nf tho
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