Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-07-28

Nomination for Governor of Nsr
fork.--A meeting Of the Repu blican
electors Of old Suffolk Long Island)
was held on the 10th inst. 1t which re.
so'utioua we're adopted naminstins
FRAxcIs GRASoER for the Office Of Go.
vernon. aud Recommending him TO the
support Of the people Of New York n,
the ensuing election. The New York
American says, Gen. Roor is @nsk .
ing interest" With q view 10 the ..m.
Office. The present Incumbent Gov.
Ihioop) will Of course have the resea.
ey influence at the Herkimcr Consen.
too. There are therefore three in an.
field. rRoU D., VIZ
IrdreIfing IN the .4ir!-At the last
sitting Of the Academy Of Sciences in
rar's. . paper vas read on s.she mean,
o. navigation in the air." Ever sine.
the origin Of Erostation. it has been a
matter OF anxiety to rendes air car
r'ages means Of commuoication. In.
genious experiments, hazardous and
frequently fatal, and others only ridi.
eu'ous, have been often essayed, and
always without success. The appli.
cation OF steam, which has been made
Tor the last twenty years: the most
universal means of water conveyance
added to the invincible difficulties
which nrial navigation presented, had
put stop TO all experiments. NJ. Du.
puts Delcourt, the author Of the psper
presented 10 the academy. however.
has put forth a hypothesis, which an.
pears plausible. lie describes the
shape Of his machine, and the pieces of
which 10 10 composed. IL 10 eIeurth.
ened Balloon, cylindrical, with . mast
Ike ship ending in front by a conc,
near which are arranged the means Of
guiding, which consist Of wheels with
wings acting in horizontal dire tion.
At the end Of the machine is a helm.
and prov is at the lower extremity.
IBalt. C-z.
Miraculous Escnpe-An old two
story house standing on the bank OF
the river below the gristmili, 10 Piatts.
burgh, fell down last Sunday morning
and buried its occupants, a Canadian.
has wife and six children, in the ruins.
The sides Of the house were filled in
with bricks, and the whole family was
in bed in the second story at the time
and yet every one Of them was taken
out uninjured. The man was the frat
one extricated, and as soon as he was
liberated he turned round, and giving
his shoulders = shrug. said; Il DO a.
fraid dat my dog is KILL We always
knew that a Canadian loved his horse
better than his wife, but never knew
that his affections extended to his dog
IN more eminent degree than il did
to his wife aud children, before this
event happened.
Presence Of mind ia a Chid.-Some
few days since two Of the children OF
MIR. Gabriel Horton, Of this town. one
aged about three years and the other
10 months, were playing some rods
from the house, near \ well which was
full TO the brim, unprotectc by q curb,
when the youngest accidentally fell in.
Mrs. II. being some distance of, lucki
y heard the children anxiously calling
Tor her, and Immediately repaired IN
the direction Of the noise, where she
found the youngest in the we'll and the
other holding IL up by the arms! 1t
was Immediately rescued quite ex-
hausted. We mention this circum.
stance, as q remarkable evidence of
presence Of mind in SO young q child.
IR % cases out Of 100 under similar
circumstances, instead Of affaTdins as
sistance on The spot, = child So young
would have run TO its parents tor re.
lief-not afforded il himself.
Gothen Republican.