Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-06-30

-lrroar Ant DhcIsIoN IN favor OF TIE
M,rKRs - We are inlormsd by citizens g
the Upper Mississippi Lead Mines. .ns'
,he In;,ed States District Court for I'li-
nu;.. Judges John Mclean and Na'han>
,;rl pope. presiding. deeidesi y i.s late
session. ,ha, the arts Of Mrssrs- Flanne-
chan aud Cunningham. snper''senden's
for leasing tho lead mines &c. &c. were
wi.hou, authority Of law and 'he'e'o1e
void.
Tie court decided. as our iniornanss
.,a,e. ,ha, The old act Of 1907. authorizing
,he pres;dent 10 lease Lead Mines ana
Sal, Springs, in what was then calico Tue
Indiana Territory, is rendered imperative
or virtually repealed by The law 81 1884
establishing the Galena and Mineral ROM
land districts.
l, was bu, short time since that We
had me Measure If no,icing similar de-
c;.;on made by the Supreme C"nr. OF our
own Terrinry-and Of offering our con-
ora,ulations 10 our northern brethren ID
lava. We nov extend them to The peo'
,l, of nor,hcrr Illinois aud Wisconsin
| 'rhey cannot bu. feel that their day ~ de>
,;verance from the odious ,y,le system.
So repupn.nt to the spirit and genius OF
! our institutions has arrived. The officers
sen, by tie administration IN The shape u
superin,endan,s, agents. &c. &c. nave
we understand, on account ut the vexa-
lions manner in whrl they harrassed Tie
c;,izens .f The mineral district with petty
law suits, become extremely oti'"us
We are of those who believe that the
Federal Government is departing from The
h,yh purposes for which i, Was created
when !, trscends to All interference WITH
The business and avnca,ions al its people
Il was never made for lead mine digger
ar = sail water boiIer.-Ter. Gazette.
A NOVEL ENTE PtIsE.-We una tl'
follow Ing in the Lancaster Intelliyencer
from which il will be seen that VIZ. " l>e
of balloon celebrity proposes I" o"'s'r'!
all his competitors III tina. line. ny All el
. for, 10 crosst the Atlantic. Mr.. Wise mus
be careful where he desccnds.
THE GL0BE.-As il is my intelion to msk
; TRIP across the Atlantic Ocean in a Bal
loon. III the summer of 1914. and as tn
descent. or landing Of Balloons. in my ex
pericnce. has almost invariably created un
; necessary alarm To the inhabitants, there
fore. give this general notice to the Sc;
fareing cammnni'y. "f all clines. tina
should they. during any time hencefnr'h
chance 10 be in the vicinity ola Balloon
either on the Ocean. or in the A,mo>pher
n they will not be under any fearful appre
J. tensions. bu, cndeavor 10 give aid IL tn
i ad,en,urers.
I" Il mus, no. be inferred from this tina
;, merely to be prepared for all emergencies
Having. from long experience in aeros
;. ta,ics. been convinced. that regular cur
rent Of air is blowing al all times. from w
q to T.. viii, velori,y of from q tn A.
!. miles per hour. according To its heigh, fro,l
). The earth and having disco cred a c"npn
: <i,ion which will render silk or muslin
). inpervious 10 hydrogen gas. go that a bal
. loon may he kept afloav for many weeks
a feel confident. With these advantages
. that trip across tie Atlantic will not h.
attended with as much real danger as b,
:, the common mode "f transition.
+ The balloon is to be one hundred fee
in diameter. which will give net ascen
d ding power Of twenty-five thousand lbs
being amply sufficient To make rvery,Iin!
: safe and comfortable. sea- worthy boa
is to he used for The car, which is 10 b.
depended on. III case the balloon shnul,
happen To fill in accomplishing the v"y
? age. = This boat would also he calculated
+ upon in case the regular current Of vino
should be diverted from the course by thu
influence Of the Ocean. ar through 4ihe
causes. The crew IL consist Ut three per
, sons. viz: an Aeronaut, a Navigator, ant
, u Scientific Lantl>mar,.
Therefore. The people Of Europe. Afri
! ca Asia and all other paris. on the 0cea,
or elsewhere. who have never seen bal
loon, will bear in mind that it is a lary,
Globe made of cloth. ensconced in IA ne
: work. with a sl"np hanging underneath it
. containing the la,es, news from the l'ni'et
States. will, the crew Of The worlds ODE
dienl servant.
JNO. WISE.
Lancaster. (Pa June 9Th 1918.
u Cry OF NAuvoo.-We paid a flvinl
visit To this city Of the Latter Day Saint.