Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-03-10

.,,noui,hed, Or rather raised into new
eo' hv three almost c0ntemporaneous disco
1sue' ':Licb 10 this hour excite astonishment,
'erle': =, some future tine, decreed for the
anu VIZ" aJyaurement of the human mind to lis
'a@o ue" Of knowledge, may be among the
ian '"P :. trpments of our mastery OF nature
aooe', ,hrcc we're Franklin's conductors, Monte
mos balloon. and Herschel's Georgium Sidus.
;o"' there an invention so completely adapt
Ne'e. game the most fantastic spirit ofa fantastic
ed '" baIloon. Ii absolutely crazed all France
PeOP' 00SiIo,ophers & populace. The palpable pow
NDs,F tss;s fine machine, its beauty as an object,
f' S.,triral nature of the spectacle presented at
ne UT. The brilliant temerity of the aerial
20. soliciting the perils of an untitled ele-
'A,'s and rising to make conquest Of an un-
neI ,',.J reOion in a floating "argosie" of silk
SR ,oId rich as the payilions OF a Persian king,
;IIpd the quick fancy OF France with dreams
".,,,cb IN the moon. or settlement among the
,rs was scarcely too high for the national hope
'rs. secrets of the atmosphere were only lin
ms for French discovery; but the Immediate
-.,o,S,tion of the French name and power
l,s~sh the earth was regarded less as proba-
a. ,.5;eyement than as an inevitable result OF
.r;. most dazzling of all inventions.
,nono the innumerable observations to which
10 discoveries gave rise, it was remarked that
|Dr. was something of curious appropriateness
= ,bo;, respectiye countries. That the young
-I'.;.v If america claimed the seizure of the
ibmi6q: sentiment not forgotten in Frank
a's motto:
tInpuit colo, septium que tyranns"
That the balloon was an emblem OF the snowy
,ol,6li,y aud ambitious restlessness OF France;
c5ile me discovery OF new planet, the reveal.
IAN Of new throne of brightness and beauty IN
Ls ornament. was not unsuited TO the solemn
thought aud religious dignity of the people of
England"
In the small town Of Wilmington, VT. $4,000
Ii, Of maple sugar have been made in one year,
md a town farther north has made 40, 600 lbs
IN Eeeue. \. II. much is made, aud In Gilsum
n,py farms produce half ton each; one farmer
h, made 300 lbs. This sugar, when refined,
i sad to be superior to the best West India.
-aasS
The Pittsburgh Mercury Of the I'd INST says:
. On Saturday last the ice broke on the MOnon-
,ahela and Ohio rivers as far up as the bridge
L moved in one solid mass, with such force as to
gak the steamboat Alles hany, and strand two
gher boats on the wharf They have, however,
b.cu repaired The river is now clear of ice.
and vii be in good navigable order until the RI
YER. break up above the bridge. This will afford
Steamboats, an,opportunity of escaPeing the injury
nhich is apprehended from the thicknesSof the
ice, and the manner in which the Monongahela
sob,truced few miles up. We understand
tsO boats departed on yesterday afternoon"
-<NeS
There Is now in the family of Mrs. Stillwel',
GTvesend, n. Y. colOred woman who has
attained the age of los years. She came into
be family when she was about % years OF age,
Nd has remained in the same house since that
ime. She is industrious, milks the cows, and
bes the washing for family of ten persons, and
vii not suffer others to assist her. Her faculties
ne all good, and particularly her eye-siSht.
-SNsS
Among the extraordinary circumstances aris-
as from the great snow of the winter, the follow
n. mas been gwen us by friend:
= dunghill fowl, ON the farm of Robert
Nn.ht near Trenton, was buried by the snow
90 he 18th ult. On the l2th inst. it was dug
%to' SHOW bank alive and apparently weil,-
l'hs Oeen lmmured IN ITS cell of snow Just Tour
weeks without any apparent means Of subsist-
'n'e The place in the bank where it was found
llPea'ed as il it had been excavated in circu-
10 hrm' and was lined on the top and sides with
'c4't OF thin ice. At the bottom was little
s"S' which probably admitted some air. 1t Was
l"@@On sized pullet, and weighed the day it
Us taken out pound and half,
Ne,o Jersey State Gazette.
-SAeN
f's's@t TO HE hGyor of Boston. learn
y" the Boston Transcript that number of his
'"oS.cllzens have presented walking cane to
que Mayor of that City. with a suitable address,
@aA'sA the Mayor made an appropriate and
'1"'nearted reply. The cane is said to have
st seSenty-h five dollars.
Nso RRECTl0N IN MARTINIQUE.