New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-03-23
THE TRIBUNE.

r. Wreck OF MINp.-In addition to En-
ih Queens, Prophets, and Priests we have
Ps'" ,h.t saws he is nobody, noncntlty. One
one ma never born and that was born Of his
tDa' ,,aother. and another dropped by the devil
s.;no over the world. One has had his throat
E.us ant and put in wrong. so that what is swal-
eU ..a masses into the head, and another has his
owe s cnt off and replaced every night. One
asa Nts himself child, and talks and acts like
lh qua Many appear as If constantly intoxicated.
c ona has the gift of tongues, another deals in
WV w. several in animal magnetism. e:hinks
nas = white polar bear. A number have haliu-
...,ons of sight, others Of hearing. One re-
ei'. ~ ,vbatever is said to him, another repeats
Pastantly words of the same sound, as door,
c c'ns One is pursued by the sheriff, many by
IVA dev One has invented the perpetual mo-
w. ond is soon to be rich others have already
.sa,;red vast fortunes; scraps of paper buttons
cb;cs are to them, large amounts of money.
M sau ner continually and without any apparent
-" while others secrete every thing they can
,bo;r own articles as well as those of others.
ur rs;or;ty are disposed to hoard up triflng and
-. articles, as scraps of tin, leather, strings,
'.;ls buttons &C., and are much grlcVed to part
pe ct tbem One will not eat unless alone, some
"'s 1riish to eat while others always starv-
NV Ono with few sticks and straw fills his
~s nth officers and soldiers, ships and sailors,
w.. and horses, the management of which
' a.n,;es all his time and thoughts. Some have
VA memory as regards most things, and slngu-
g0s detective as to others. One does not reco-
lsct the names of his associates, which ne hears
Nv w. bour. vet his memory is good in other re
soects. One says he IS Thomas Fame, author
;,be cage Of Reason" work he has never
~ another calls himself General Washington;
md one old lady Of dlminutlvc size calls herself
General Scott, and is never so good natured as
s.ssn thus addressed One is always in court
.,,ending trial, and wondering and asking when
~. court is to rise. Another has to eat up the
su;ld;nos. drink dry the canal, and swallow the
Little Falls village and is continually telling of
he difficulty of the task. Annual Report of the
New. York State Lunatlc Asylum, 1874.
Captain MARRYATT-Kendall, of the Plea
,une. has exposed the literary piracies of Capt.
W.rrvatt in one of his recent books, the contents
e which are made up from the columns of the
Gcavune. The New. Orleans Bee is now ex,
nosnp some shameless forgeries In the same work.
The Bee SAYS of Marryatt =" After having en-
,;ched his pages by liberal plagiarisms from MIR.
Kendall's forthcoming book, he betakes himself
n the office of discreditng portions of 1t which
he has not stolen. The particular instance IN
vbch he impresses the columns Of the Bee INTO
Il. service. is notice taken Of Mr.. KcndaIl's
account of the murder of man by the name OF
Golpn, by order of the monster Salazar. 1t IS
hardly necess ry for us to say that the quotation
d.. hat for
1.c;tv. would shame the father Of les An author
who would thus fabricate a newspaper article to
n;lre man who is in his grave, is capable of
any thing bat generous action.
Nrw ANrIsEprIc.-It is stated from Vienna
hat the Able Baldaconni of the Museum of
Natural History of that city, has composed a So
uion of sa! ammoniac and corrosive subllmate
which has the effect Of giving to articles I'M
MERGED in it the hardness Of stone without injury
o their natural color. Even the flesh OF animals
hus treated acquires this hardness and gives out,
when struck, a metallic sound.
Possibly this may be the art possessed by the
ate Signor Sigato, of Tuscany, mentioned by
Dr. Mott, and other tourists-a marvellous ana
lmost incredible process by which he could
etrify every animal substance, and had actually
made a mosaic.work comfortable composed OF
ifferen, pieces Of various parts Of the human
ody-the liver, heart, lungs, &c. Slgato died
without divulging the chemical discovery, and
robably the German Able may have hit upon
he same process. DR.. Mott observes speaking
f Siqato, that this extraordinary man must
ave inherited the magic shield OF Perseus, which
With the snaky tresses Of the Gorgon Medusa's
,ead enabled him to convert every thing he
ouched into stone"
IMPORTANT INvENTIoN.-Mr. James Llggett,
# Ladiesburg, Frederick county, Nd. has just
completed the working model of a machine which
IS considered by many TO be the greatest dscove-
~ of the age. 1t is the application of the power
Of the screp to wheel machinery, whereby the
gain of power is SO great that, with screw
weighing from one to one and a half tons, man
would be able to propel train OF cars on rail-
road with as much force and velocity as is now
attained by the locomotive. 1t occupies but
small space, and can be applied to any KIND OF
wheel machinery. By reason OF the rnilrmlties
Of age, together with pecunlary emharrassmentS,
he has been, thus far, unable to have an eDectlUe
machine constructed, and his wish now IS TO call
public attention to the subject, IN the hope that
some enterprizing person may be induced to en-
bark in the matter.
On FROM Corn FOR LAMrs-There was placed
upon our desk night before last lamp filled
with corn oil, manufactured in this county by
Mr. WV. H. WETsoN, at place known as Cold
Water 1t is beautiful oil, Of about the consls-
tency of sperm, and burns with clear steady
light in every respect equal to sperm or lard od'
without the smoke which usually attends vegeta.
bic oils. We learn that the manufacturer VIII
shortly be able to bleach it, which will make 1t
more clear and white, and doubtless add to the
purity and brancy of the light We are IN
formed that it will not CONCEAL in the coolest
weather. We learn that it can be furnished for
Is cents per gallon. AS tits new and valuable
addition to our manufactures, we trust II VIII re-
celve the encouragement it merits.