Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-09-22
THE SLIDE OF ALPNACH.

Ii is fact that there Is a railroad IN Europe
where the speed of two hundred and sixteen miles
N hour is ordinarily obtained-nOt indeed tor In
but for timber! Its tho celebrated m
Slide Of Alpnach in the Alps, constructed for the OF
,uroose of COW ewing trees from the mountains
o the Lake Of Lucerue. The following Is de- 1t
,cription of this famous slide:
ssT'hs railroad. which was completed IN the
year 1918. is formed entirely of about 23O,OO0
large pine trees, deprived oil their bark, and unit
ted tore Their in a verv ingenious manner, with
out the aid Of iron 1t occupied l6O workmen du-
ring Is months and the cost 100000 francs, or
f425O 1t is about three leagues, or forty-tour
thousand English feet long. 1t has a trough a
hout six feet broad. and from three TO six deep.
It's bottom is formed of,hree trees, the middle
one of which has groove cut in the direction OF
its enoth for receiving small rils OF water, which
are conduc ted into it from various places, for the
purpose of diminishing the friction. The whole
slide is sustained by about two thousand sup
ports: and in many places il Is attached IN very
ingenius manner to the rugged preclp'ces OF
granite The erection of the slide is sometimes
straight, sometimes Zig-Zag, with an inclination OF
from ten to eighteen degrees. 1t is often carried
along the sides Of hills, and TANKS OF precipitous
rocks, and sometimes over their SUBMITS. Occa-
sonalIy it goes under ground, and at other times
i, is conducted the deep gorges by scattold-
mos 100 feet in height. The large pines, which
were 100 feet in length, and 10 inches thick at
their smaller extremities, ran through the space
I of leagues.
minutes and a half! There is an account Ut this
wonderful slide 10 Babbage's Economy OF Ma
chnery ano Manufac lures, quoted from Brew
ster's Journal from which, and other documents
in our common place-books, we have made the
above abrdgement.
MELANCHOLY OccURRENcE.--A correspondent
t al Monmouth under date of the 18th inst, says:
"On Thursday last, about A. NJ near Bow''n-
green, in Warren county, about ten miles south
east of this place, the lightning struck the house
of Mr.. Ohio Carr, injured it but little, but struck
down Mrs Carr and tour children, killing three of
II the latter Mr.. Carr also injured. Two oil
q the children killed were Mr.. Ohio Carr's, and one
d was Mrs James Carr's, Il widow, who lived in the
q same family, but who was providentially absent
e The ayes of the children were about 3, 7, and
ID wears. Every one Of the family were more ol
Al less Injured A discourse was delivered by Mr.
y Hobart OF the Nj. E. church, 10 a solemn and at
lr tentve congregation. the occasion, and TIT
II, three children committed grave Mrs
lg Carr is beside herself.-Peoria Qll Reg.
II, Crrrcrs OF MUs1c.-Sultan Amurath, tina
m cruel prince having laid siege to BaGdad, and ia
We ken it. gave orders for putting thirty thousan
no Persians to death, Notwithstanding they had sui
on mitted, and laid down their arms. Among IN
u! number vfthese unfortunate victims was mus
ys cian He besought the officer, who had the con
all mand to see the sultans orders executed to spar
lie. him bu, for a moment, while he might be PERM
sr' ted to speak to the emperor. Inc oincef ihou
in, o,,d lin with hts entreaty: and, being broug
re- before the emperor, he was permitted to exh1o
ng snecirpen of his art. Like the musician IN II
~ MED 1T with his voice. fto-atr. ..roseInhl,pP
ior Bag6ad, and the triumph. OF Amurath. The
w" thetic tones and exulting Sounds which he dre
ice from the instrument, Joined to The alternate Pia
III tye2ess and boldness Of his strains, rendered I
prince ..natle restrain the softer eiootlons
,ol- his SOUL Pe even suffered him to proceed UNI
zee, overpowered With harmony, he melted INTO te'
Int of pity, and relent,,d of his cruel intention
ost spared the prisoners Who yet remained alive,
an gave them instant liberty.
lay
nat CHEERFUL FUNERAL--Lod'vick Cortsius,
ant eminent lawyer. who died al Padua on the IL
III of July, 1918, when upon his dc,th-bed forba
cs. his relations shed toars at his funo raj. and ev
ell. put his heir under aheavy penalty ifhe neglect
am, TO perform his orders On the other hand, he
ime dercd musicians. singers, ppcrs, and hdders, OF
an kinds, to supply the place OF mourners and dir
ior ted that fifty Of them should walk before
ase: corpse with the clergvmen, playing upon tn
~ several Instruments; for this service he order
VOW each of them half a ducat. He likewise apo
lea, ted twelve maids in green habits to carry
tuf corpse the church of St. Sophia, where he y
buried, and that they too as they went alo
'.-- should sing aloud, having each of them. as r
may ompcnse, handsome sum of money allotted 70
zen portion. All the clergy of Padua marched bef
1t; in long procession. together with all the monks
and. whom he expressly excluded by his WILL lest
and backness of their hoods should throw gloom
rave on the cheerfuness of the procession.
here
such WASHINGTON IRWIN has said: "There is sol
to thing in sickness that breaks down the pride
is manhood, that sottens the heart. and brings
back to the feelings of infancy. Who that
u.s. langushed, even in advanced life, in sickness
that dependency that has pinned weary bed,
i'll the neglect and loneliness of foreign land,
ular has thought on the mother that looked on
1t be childhood, that smoothed his pillow and ADM
lder tered to his hepessness? Oh! there is ende
the ing tenderness in the love of mother to
The that transcends all other affections of the he
lick 1t is neither to be chilled by selfshuess,
daunted BY danger, nor weakened by worth'
,een ness, nor stiHed by ingratitude. She will sa
,ono fee every comfort his convenience; she
do surrender every pleasure TO lis enjoyment
m, will glory in his fame, and exult in his prosp
seed ty; and If adversely overtake him, he will
now dearer to her BY misfortune; and if disgrace
-; tic upon his name, she will still love and che
=; him. and if all the world beside cast him off,
, - will be all the world to him.
-. The editor Of a paper in Prov ideuce lately