The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-07-11

Idark mulatto, who happened to be among
them ] thought, said she, that the Ameri-s
cans were ali like that man. sissE
i Many find, have these strange no.
tons respecting our countrymen. "A
young American informed me some time
|ago he was at Petersburg, Russia, and !
number Of officers and midshipmen went
to the theatre. Their uniform, dress, and
appearance as might be supposed, excited
= little notice, and the inquiry ran. who
3are theya Who are theyl When twas
said that they were Americans, it was said
in reply, What! Americans! Why we al
ways thought the Americans were all
back.
And while at Constantinople, I learned
another anecdote in point. The Rev
Mr.. Shauffler although educated in the
United States, and in the employ Of the
A. B. @. F. Missions, is, you no doubt
know, a native Of Russia, near Odessa.
He married Miss r an American
lady. Last spring Mr.. S. went from Con-
stantinople to Odessa with his family, to
spend the summer with his relations
His coming again among his old acquain.
tance after an absence Of several years,
excited some interest.-Two old ladies
of his acquaintance, who were both very
deaf, were heard talking about it. One
of them said to the other, at the full
strength Of her roice, that she might be
heard. Have you heard that William
Shauffler has come. Ay, but he has come
said the first, who found that she must
Ispeak louder still to be fully heard: lie
!, has come, and brought a negro wife ,with
him. 1t was heard that ne had married an
American. and it was taken for granted
that she must be black.
New RouTE.--T Tourists TO the North
are many of them, taking the new route
by St. Louis, accounts Of travellers des-
cribe It as very Agreeable. From St Louis
to Chicago there is communication by
stage and sseamboat-of either of which
one may take his choice. From Chica-
go 10 Detroit splendid line of steamers
is established. The voyage up Lake
Michigan-the Streights and Lake Huron
lis said to be wild and romantic beyond
description. The passage from Detroit
to Buffalo is already very much travelled,
and our readers are no doubt familiar with
! the stopping places thence to New
: York.-N. Q. BIZ.
t DANGEROUS ASCENSION OF A BALLOON.
On Monday night an experimental in
fation of balloon took place in . mea-
: dow near the Beniah Spa, Norwood.
d A number Of men were employed in
$ holding the vast machine, which was Of
e unusually large dimensions. In the space
/ Of twelve minutes the balloon was COM
J, pletely filled with heated air, generated in
a furnace from chopped straw, birch and
alderwood; the ascending power on a
d sudden then became so great, that in re-
: moving the machine from the furnace il
e escaped from the hands Of most Of the
n men, and assembled to great height
L taking up five persons clinging to the
$. ropes and sides of the car. A youth
: when thirty feet from the ground, coule
p hold no longer, and dropped, sustaining
n much injury; the others remained cling
IN ing to the balloon, and were conveyed a
70 bout nlle, when the machine descended
c. in the midst Of a field. The principal gar
N dener of the Beulah Spa, William Stevens
: having lost his noid' got his legs en-
tangled with rope, and was suspended
: with ms mead downwards, Tor severa
minutes ana when the balloon reache'
y. the ground, his leg was completely sever
:, = ed being attached by tendons only;
; has SINCE been amputated, but ne stu
iles IN dangerous sla'e. one man wa
8 caught by the grapnel' ana was seriousl.
=; a torn; Inc oIher two, 'nouSn mucn Gu 9:
: ana bruised, nave received no mas : 4
INJURIES Mr. HOare. the owner of tn