The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-01-27

-h.p. -oWe~t.' h. n prpe, kiie. anu b,
mean. q Which Mr. Monck Mason ,usgios-
he can :" some sx" NJ tepuln . The ascending
power to The balloon. There cannu W
any doubt but 'hu, Mr. Mason can romn,u.
ncse The power of progression I" hi. bal
loon by means ot his A,ch'm.d,nn screw,
which oosh, rattle, To bc denon,,ns,ed a
sucker or drawer than propeller, inssn,uch
~ the balloon progresses screw end FIRE.
most. The experiments exhibited ye.ter.
day place this fact beyond douo, The
balloon havin been inf and balanced
To proper elevation, was monrec 10 q col.
umn, forming ihs centre OF circle round
the screw were in their proper places; the
sprung power appl,ed; round went he screw ,
and on went IN, ha HON \, a rapid rate,
screw end l,uemos', and 80 continued until
The spring ceased 10 act, when the screw
ceased to turn, and the balloon became sta
:ionsry. Thus experiment was repeated,
and nothing could be NOR, satisfactory. Ev
cry expectation that the most sangune per
son csuld have entertained was realized
We did not witness any experiments with
the rudder, but WI hope again 10 visit Mr..
d"nck Ma.on'. very interesting exhibition,
when we may have an opportunity u tcs.
tiny The powers Of the ruddsr."
Mons Ruins IN MxxIcn ..-Some remark
able ancient ruins have been recently dis
COVERED in the Department Of Ojaca. In
accommodating the district OF Ta"rlan, IN
orde, to a, cer,ain the bes. route for road,
the surveyor, Rafael Villa Gomez. c"ms
upon "hs ruins of great town" (pubI,s'on
Il had only been partially explored at The
date ct our advicss, but the tuins Of more
than 100 houses had already been obser'
we'd. aud the guide said the prociPal ed'tice
was st'il beyond
These ruins nre called 1.-The Palaces Of
Mi,la." Ia. exhibit a style Of archi,ec-
,uto sl1ozct her unlike The style known in
art, either anc,en, or modetn; set they are
not waning IN just proportions symmetry
and beauty, winch gave splsndor and grace
TO The whole. IS we'll AZ Ia the paris. The
ruined iowa mus, have been built by race
which preceded the Mex,can, but whsther
by tie fnii.ns. or a ps'pIe sel' m'rs re-
mite, is A question which belongs TO the
an,iquarau., AMI We rre not disposed to 60
into i, here-N Y. Sun.
AnECporE The following :. taken fr I'm
an snc.ent h,s'nry Of Connecticut. Suon
after the settlement Of the town of New
Haven. a number Of persons went over To
what is nav called the town Of Milford,
where. finding the soil very good. they were
dssir,u, to affec, settlement, but he prem
,.es were in the peaceahle possession of
n. Indians. and some conscien ,luus .cru>
,le. arose as to The prophet. Of deposing
and expeli,ug them. To test the case
church mee,iag WAS called, aud the matter
de,er m,ned b> snlemn vote OF that sacred
BODY. Afer several speeches had been
mad. in relation % he subject, they p ocee
d~d To p,,. votes; the fist ~ fnlnws: 'Vo'ed
tba, ,hs earth u the lords. AMI The fitness
thereof" This passed in he affirmative.
with grea, Immunity. -. Voted, that
the earh ia gwen 10 he sains."-Tn's gas
also Determined like The former; mem con.
Sd. Voted, We are the saints" which pass
, ing without dissenting voice, The title was
considered indspu able. and The Indians
were soon compelled to evacua'e the place.
and relinqu'sh the possession I" the r'shffs1
, 0Uncrs.