The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-01-28

Dangerous balloon ascension and miraculous cs-
cape.-Mr Elliot, the Eronaut met with a sever,
accident, when attempting balloon ascension
Newt Orleans on the 29th December. The vino
was quite high; on being released from his moor
ing, sudden flaw struck his balloon and carried
along in horizontal position, striking the bench
es of the enclosure, and knocking down numbel
of persons another puff carried the balloon up
wards. Coming in contact with chimney it knock
ed it down, breaking the thigh of the eronaut. Sew
eral of the bricks fell into the and prevented tn,
farther ascension of the baloon-the wind CARRYING
it across house tops, striking every thing in its it,
wav, and cutting and brusing Mr. Elliot about tn;
face and head. The flight of the balloon was stopp'
ed by becoming entangled in the topmast of a shiJ
lying at the docks-where he held on until released
by individuals who came to his assistance. He dis
played great courage and intrepidity-and woult
have been able steer clear of all difficulties, hat
not his eyes been blinded by the blood which flowed
from the wounds on his head. Many Of the cord
of his balloon were cut, and he sailed through tn,
air with his head downwards. The broken thigl
bone was forced through his drawers and pantaoons
Rather tough story.-A correspondent in ono
of the Cincinnati papers, states that colorcd wo1
man aged l6l is exhibiting IN one OF thei
museums. She is said to have belonged to the faith
er of Washington, and appears to have her faculte
excepting sight which, she has been deprived of "a
wears. before which time however she had the plea
sure of seeing our beloved Washington. Her me,
mory seems to be acute. She rccolccts havin,
Joined the church about l40 years since, and say.
she has received great happiness from having dom
so-It seems that she has had several very interest
ing visions the relations of which are extremcl,
interesting,
The distinguished artist Persico, whose fine stat
utes adorn the capitol, presented an admirable
bust of the President to him, on the cth ins'
II was executed in Italy of the finest marble IRON
n model made bv the artist before leaving Uni
country some six months ago. The likenes Is gcou
and the sculpture excellent 1t is the best Dust Oh !"
President ever executed.
Astonishing F'aot.-It is fact that mas pec
proyed by figures, that the amount oil 'oh""ge !
; ls32. in the New York Erie Canal nione' "hic
nosscd Alex,nder's ock exceeds tho whole amour
of tonnage, both foreign and domcs'ic' o' Tue POI
of Now York in IS33.-The tonnage oil the port {
Now York for 1888, was 3 ,i56 vessels cleared an
,r;vcd of III $40 tons, of which one third dcpaI
,"d ~ ballast: whereas 100000 tons, by computd
,;o,, ,asscd Alexander's Lock, without taking INF
consideration tho trade stopping above.
In the lis, of Patents recently granted in Englar
: we find the following;
: ITO Amass Stone, Of Jolnstoue, in the count
of Providence, and state of Rhode Island, in "
!, United States Of America, now residing ut Live
pool for his invention of an Improvement on pow'
and other looms, and in the weaving Of sk hen'I
en- cotton. wcoIlcn and ether roih.-S,d ficf--