Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1837-12-15


themselves with candles and loco-focc
matches, 20 obyiate any difficulty. II
case the lights should again be extin
gulshed. At the second meeting rs,
same trick was played upon them
The lights were put out. But scarce
lly had the outrage been committed
ere the authors Of it were astonishee
to see hundredsof lights fashing from
as many loco-foco matches, by which
candies were lighted, and the asseiu
bly, proceeded to business without fur
Their interruption. From this inct
dent, u Is said, they derive their name
'Ioi loco-iocos--an appellation which
has stuck TO them ever since. Their
leading principles are opposition TO
banks-to The crcditsystem, to the paw
lmentofdcbts, andthc abolition ofaIl dis
functions in society, and all restraints
upon the passions and appetites. What
they most desire is change and revou-
ton. They would level the fair and
beauteous structure Of society. as it
now stands, to one common floor of
degradation, dissolying its elements
into state OF chaos, and bringing
back again the days of Robespierre
and Dauton, to fright the world with
scenes. of atrocity and horror.-Me,o
Orleans Commercial Bulletin.
A-Wooden Trampeter.-The Alba
ny Advertiser gives the following in
tcrestng accoun. of an invention, by |
a young man of that city-which /
threatens TO make no little noise in
the world:
"Among the wonders of the pre-
sent day, the catalogue ofwhich is too
extensive and too well known TO need
repeating, one, not the least conspic-
nous, IS the construction Of automaton
Ilgures appearing to possess human
acnlties, such, among others, as MaeI- /,
:el's Chess Player and Trumpeter, !
which has excited much astonishment !;
throughout Europe and America. But .
hose are completely eclipsed and +
brown into the back ground by the Ii
production Of young man in lis CT p
". lie has, by his own study. and IN
With his own hands constructed the s.
lgure Of a man Of portly size and Of h
UGH fine proportions and features as a b
tatuary might be proud to initiate,
nd has dressedit in a most lastly and a
ppropflate costume. This image v
lands in a suitable attitude. upon a = :;
nipple movable platform, and is who y :,
disconnected with any surrounding ~ n
external object. BY means of ma =,
hlnery connected with its own BODY +,
nd without any external aid except m
lat occasionally winding up the ma. T
lnery, 1T performs on the trumpet. ha
'ery piece OF music, consisting of or
ngle part within the compass of the ity
'ematlc scale, however difficult and sil
'wever complete, and in STYLE of co
'curacy which cannot be equaled by WI
'e human breath and human lips on ia'
le same instrument. Pc
There is no hoax in this-there is IN !,
ot, as has generally been tho case in uu
milar exhibitions, any concealed hui n,
an direction. he whole power of hn
9riormance is in the image itself: and 81,
iat lower is not only co-extensiye gu
lth, but surprising the power Of hu. do
an performance Of that instrument. an
IS intendcdto be removed shortly. op
.obablyto New York, where It will Al
exhibited in the act Of leading The i'm
'chestra, TO whichit is perfectly com. 81
9tent. Who will dare after this. to y
'escrlbe limits to human inventionl pa
The Kentucky Giant is thus descr,. &
ID by the Akron Ohio Balence, Oh In,
le 9Th, on his transit through that ice
'wn to the north: est
sour citizens were few DAYS since. re-
'eetedby q view of Sprig fromk IN
cky; a mere child, 81 years. and en-
NY seven feet seven inches tall when
vested OF hat, shoes and stockings. ).
ID weighs 240 pounds. We under ~
and he is onhis way TO Eneland.- l1
is healthis poor, but is now inprov.
6. Heionnerly worked at the Coo.
y business, and continued to do so. isc
the story is told, so long ashe could Co
I his hand into the top OF flour 90
'rrel. We have heard of men who IN
ere so tall that it took theman aour I.