Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-20

One unknown seaman. died on shore
Herald
From The yvfnchester Republican
Ire inclined plane men toned i'm the livelv dsscr,
uon wnch ioiows, IS the invention of n Young man
named Morris, native OF New-Jersey, whom we re-
member to have seen running about the streets and
beids OF bloomfield twenty years aoo in ;urnr,,co
end poverty tho son of an honest Stage driver who
vas ooie only to send Lis children to school at inter-
|als, thus enabling them to obtain merely the rud
ments OF common education Young Morris never
gave any indications of genius that We heard Of nm
III he reached his l3.h or 20'h year when the Nor
r.. canal was commenced. II was 10 pass tbrougb
Dloomhold, and he happened accidentally to be near
the location of set of locks which it was necessary
there TO erect Something was saul IN his hearina
OF these impedlnents TO free canal navig,,op and
some regret expressed that cheaper and more expe-
ditous mode could not be devised for overcoming the
Irregularities in the surface of country which go
often presented themselves in every undertaking. of
tnis k'nd his mind caught the idea of an inclined
plane; aud after revolving upon it for a NIGHT he
sought out the commissioners and modesilv told
them ne thought he could contrve way To do with
ouf locks His youth and general appearance wore
SO unpromlslng as to induce them TO pay no regard
TO MIN at mrs but he spoke with so much proprety.
and exhibited so clear view of tho Feasibility
or his plan, that they listened with estonish.
nent, and were so much pleased with his genius
tn,' tney immediately set him at work to make mo-
ueL was fosnd to succeed TO admir- ation and
thus originated, as we told a year ago, ono
among the greatest mechanical inventions of the
present century.
FlQm the Newark Eagle, Dec 10
.vorris Cdnaf-frst boat through Neuark.-Tbe
inclined plan" being completed on Friday last we
osa ,he pleasure OF witnessing the passage of the
nrs' ooa' through our town About 10 o'clock the
car oescehded from the summit Of tho plane \, To
the water OF the canal behind the hill which stretch
es along the north eide of the town until there
s1fhcent depth of water upon the loor of thu. ca
to doat the boat on. The large and beautiful boa,
lover oil DOver, CONSIGNED IN Az Ton,
vos then towcd into the and secured. The W.
Ter was now let in the large wheel ~ the sum-
III aho she machinery SCI in motion. under the di-
Ieetion OF Maj. Douglass the enterprisnp engineer
The cable chain, one end being attached 10 the car
and the other to the machinery, began to TIGHTEN
then the car with the boat securely housed within
It's I,ame' having bout TWO hundred persons on
BOARD, rose nnJestically out of the water In one
minute she was upon the summit, which she passed
apparently with all the case thar shin womb cross
wave of the sea. The scene presented to the
spectators from the bridge belw the plans when
the bow OF the vessel rose upon the summit from
oehind the hill for the fist time, was indescribabv
grand and beautiful A. he forward wheels of the
car commenced their descent from the top, the boat
seemed gently to bow to the spectators and the town
below, which she was about to enter for the
nvst time, when down she came, amidst the shouts
And cheers OF the multitude collected to view the
Wonder-a boat 60 feet long sailing over n noun
tam 10 feet high, without any Wis BILE agent being EN-
pleyed to prope her forward. the large wheel and
oil the other machinery being under ground and
oealed from view
There interruption her progress at the summit her
advanced motion being and regular time she
lett the water ON one side of The hill until she again
the other In "a descended from the SUNNI, to
the level OF the town. and entered her elemenhu
and advancing forward 40 in 81 The boa, wa.
then Heated out OF the and drawn
to the lock the river where she quantity of IRON
and returned again and assembled the plane afternoon
the Pane the one ascending and tine other descending
same time The whole exhibition no, less grand than
pove and will iom an important the annals of
me ooats are now passing up and down the inclined plano
every scy. day. ,,,,s.,,. $780,. Co..,
which may not be amss MENTION by way OF caution TO
the numerous boys who flock there crafty their curiosity
could clear himself had his badly amned that no wa,
Obliged to be carried home Another, finding himself unable TO
the ground and letting il pass him third standing
IN ne wnees track on the iron rail way and before he
Several have fallen into the canal found them
1, partly Under water on the cars before they
man. who usually occupies something like minute rising
1a ~ scat commenced the operation rather too late and
was eH IN sitting posture the the middle Of
canal almost up TO his neck III water tic small
ment of the spectators
We are Informed thar the present season bo,
been very favorable to deer hunting on our noun.
tains-On Monday the 9th inst heavy snow ha-
wing falsn the preceding night. John Lttlpr ESQ
Giving near WardensviIle killed iz-four bucks and
two does,-n the course fhnlf an hour On the
same day one of his sons killed another. and on the
gay following another son killed three, making ten
Killed by Mr. LIS family in two days They were
remarkably ffnn weighing about 80 lbs each OF
the six killed by Mr. Lntler. five were shot Without
his moving from the ground he first occupied. When
we rccoect the exceeding shyness Of ,hcso mi
mails, the fact will appear remarkablc afT riding
striking proof tina, the strength of brute affection
can overcome sense of danger, and that even The
tm'd deer will not desert his wounded mate though
he see his deadly adversary loading his rifle for his
own destruction The six deer were in two herds
a doe and two bucks in each Mr. r.. frs, shot
doc which instantly fell, when her two companions
stood over her. expressing their grief by their &C.
lions, until, both were shot The other herd re
NAMED at little distance, spectators of the scene,
when Mr. l. brought down that doe also. ono of hcr
companions remaining Mt her side until he too was
killed. The survivor then relrcnod about 800 yds
when nc stopped, evincing disposition escape,
and Mt IL. was permitted cisurcly to approach near
enough to bring him down olso.-[ inciesicr RepuJ-
lican.