The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-09-03

TO have been performed by means not
unlike those which are resorted Ia upon
our stage, whenever II becomes uecessa-
ry to hang. draw, and quarter Pantaloon
IN the patomime. fit be true, as Jahan
gueir relates, that his jugglers also in n
moment covered pond with mantle
of ice sufficiently strong to bear an ele-
phant, the ma a:hinery sent from England
10 India some time ago for freezing wa
ter must have been no novelty IN that
country. We should much like To know
respect to the following, which mus.
have been optical decep,ions, and in
which we trace certain similarity To
Same of the stories so amusingly cleared
up in the +" Letters on Natural Magic :"
"They caused two tents To he set up,
the one nj the distance of n bow shot
rom the othar, the doors or entrances
1eeu placed exactly opposite; they raised
he tent walls all around aud desired
hat il might be particularly observed
hat they were entirely empty. Then
king the tent walls Ia the ground -
MO of the seven men entered, one into
each tent, none of the other men enter
mg either of the tents. Thus prepared,
they SAID they wonld undertake tn bring
cut of the tents any animals we chose tn
mention, whether bird or beast, and set
item IN conflict with each other
Ehaun-e Jahaun, with "a smile of mere
dIlty, required them to show It's n battle
l. Il Ia, (.,,x
uns two ostriches of the largest size is
suad, one from either tent, and attacked
ea,h other with such fury that the blood
was seen streaming from their heads -
they were at the same time SO equally
matched, that neither could get the bet
ter Of the other, and they were therefore
separated by the men, aud conveyed
within the tents. In short, they cont,n-
ued To produce from either tent whatever
animal we chose to name, and before
our eyes set them to fight IN the man
ner have attempted To describe and
although have exerted my utmost M
ventlon to discover the secret of the con
trIvance, it has beon entirely without
success.
"They were furnished with bow and
about fifty steel pointed arrows. One
of the men took the bow ~ his hand,
shaft stood fixed at considerable height;
he shot second arrow, which flew
straight so the first, TO which II became
attached, aud so with every one of th'
remaining arrows, to the last of all
which striking the sheaf suspended II
the air, the whole Immediately broke
asunder, and came ut once To the earth,
"They produced a chain of so cub't
in lenght, and in my presence threw on
end of it towards the sky, where 1t re
manned, as # fastened To something II
the air. A dog was then brought for
ward, and being placed al the lower enc
Of the cham, instantly ran up, and reach
ing the other end, immediately disap
peared IN the air In the same manner
"A hog, panther, "A lion, and tiger
were alternately sent up, and all equal,
disappeared nj the upper end OF th'
chain. Al last they toOk down the chai'
and put into bag, no one ever disco
yered in what way the different animal
we're made to vanish into the air IN TN
mysterious manner above Described
This I may venture to affirm was beyon'
measure strange and surprising
Baii0on Ascension at Baltimore, an
Fema.e .4eronam MIR. Parker, one q
the forty-seven grDnants of Baltimore
made an ascent from that city on wed
nesdny, in company with young MIS-
aged twelve years. Like Mr.. Dnran
he took dip in the water. The Bait
more Chronicle gives the following pai
tIculars:
"Mr. Parker took his place in tn
car, and having made the necessary al