Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-07-01
THE LOCUST.

To PosTMAsrERs AND EDIToRs.-This siBgu.
lar insect Is at this time amusing the people III
various portions Of the United States But, $
it appears in one year section, aud 10
other year in another, il IL matter Of great in-
terest in natuta history 10 ascertain the bounda.
80 - "~'S"t Of territory occupied by each fam
Iiy or dis'rict- announced, q few days since.
that l had ascortoinod tho UAis,suue OF sixteen
different dis,ricts-sInce then | have discovered
two more, making eighteen districts or families of
Locusts. If each Post Master places where
locusts appear, will drop me line, stating the
fact Of their appearance at his location shall be
able to make out q complete map of each dis
tract, embracing every State, county, town, &c.
occupied by each family Of iocusis. This will
give little trouble to the Posmasiers, and will be
Of great service TO the development Of tho Batu-
raj history Of our country. l will also send TO
every Postmaster who shall send me the infor-
nation required above, A BOOK containing the
whole natural history of the insect, To Editors
who shall copy this article and sond me a copy OF
the paper containing 1t, will also send a copy
OF tho book above mentioned, when published -
IL Editors OF papers and Postmasters comply with
this request, / shall be able to present TO them
the history OF the most curious insect OF the
world-lt must be obv ious that nothing but the
agency of the Pos tsrs and Editors, as above.
can accomplish the object; and ask II of them,
the moro freely, because can have no personal
interest IN II.
GIDEON B. SMITH, NJ D.
Baltimore, (Md) June Ii. 1913
Caught 7drtar.-There was funny scene.
o day two ago, at one of these mock auction
establishments which suffered 10 exist in n.
Y. city. A clergyman from Illinois, gigantic In
stature and Of powerful muscle, ''done" in
the usual style with q lot of jswelry, his bill
amounting 10 800 instead of about SIS, he ex-
pecied. lie was invited into back room to set
lie. where eight or ten DULLES were in attendance
for the purpose Of cowing him down. They only
raised his reverence's dander and he gave the m
AZ neat q hogging all round heart could wish.
He then pocketed some of the purchased byonte-
RE, and marched out, telling the s~indng ras
Gals 10 10 get their money the best way they
could--[N. Y. Sun, June II.
ARIAL VOYAGE ACROSS THE OcEAS.-Mr. Wise,
the eronaut, announces through tho columns of
the Lancaster Intel'Igcncsr, that he intends to
mako an nrial trip across the Atlantic IN . bal.
loon in lSi4, and cautions oil mariners the
ocean not 10 be the least alarmed If they see him
floating IN the atmosphere. He .ays that his Ion
experience IN Gerostatics has onvineed him that
regular current of air is blowing at nil times.
from w. 10 E., with velocity of from 90 10 10
miles per hour, according 10 Its Insight from the
earth; and having discov cred composition which
will render silk OF muslin iDpsrv ious to hydrogen
gas, so that a balloon may be kept afioat 70. ma.
ny weeks, he feels confident, with these adyania.
ges, that trip across tho Atlantic will not be at.
tended with as much real danger as by the com.
mon mode Of transition.
s'The bailon 10 to be one hundred feet in diam.
eter which will give nett ascending pover of
twenty five thousand pounds-beine amply cuff.
Client to make every thing safe and comfortable.
worthy boat is 10 be used for tho car,which
IS TO DO depended on, in case the balloon should
hsppen to fail in accomplishing the voyage. The
boat would also be calculated upon in case the
regular current of wind should be diverted from
the courss by the influence Of The ocean. or ,hro'
other causes. The crew 10 consist Of three per.
sons VIZ: 40 sronaut, navigator, aud scienti.
&c landsman."