Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-05-09
REMARKABLE INVENTION.

"During recent visit IN Boston, we were
shown specimens Of the production OF a
wonderful piece Of mechanism, which were.
indeed, truly astonishing. They were min
iature busts OF Daniel Webster, A bbo, Law
renee, and Levi Woodbury. being perfect
fac similes Of their distinguished originals,
and wrought out of beautiful AMERICAN MAR
BILE, and by machine which has been inven.
ted by Mr.. Thomas Blanchard, OF Boston.
"This invention certainly establishes a
new era in the art Of soul pture, and promi.
ses to dispense, almost entirely, with the
deep thought, and classic study, and indie.
tatigable labor Of the artist in his efforts to
put life and poetry into the marble for ma.
ture, art, every thing tangible, can be copied
by this machine, with precision which de-
fies the chisel, even when guided by the
most skilfu hand, and directed by the most
gifted talent. The machine, too, can be
graduated so as to give reduced copies OF
any statuarv, which shall, in their miniature,
be perfect and exact copies of the originals
in every thing else but the size preserving
every line, iurrow, and dimple, and giving
prominence to muscles and veins, and every
particular lineament and feature, in exac,
proportion.
"By the same machinery the most cor.
rect and perfect bas relief profile likenesses
may be cut, on the hardest material, and Of
any size required, from half an inch to full
life.like size. We saw strikingy exact
cameo profile Of Henry Clay, as perfect a
head Of that statesman as we have ever seen
in any Of the busts or casts TO be found, and
Of the fashionable size for lady's breast.
pin. Among the specimens shown US, too,
were the heads of several OF our acquantan.
ces, cut in cameo and ivory, the proper
size for setting in pins, the first glimpse Of
which called before our minds the originals,
as readily as the most perfect daguerreo.
type or pencilled miniature would have
done.
"We are told that this machine is surpri.
singly simple in its construction, and is
worked with very little care or cost. Mr..
Blanchard, the inventor, is already dstin.
guished for his extraordinary genius. He
was the inventor and patentee Of the ma.
chine for turning irregular forms, as gun.
stocks, &c. and has produced maoy other
remarkable inventions.
"We are assured that the best Of Green
ough's and Persico's productions, which
have cost them years of study and effort,
can be copied by this apparatus with most
positive accuracy and the block Of shape
less marble pct into its power, will in few
hours stand forth perfect copy OF the most
beautiful and animated statuary the great
est culptors ever produced. And, what is
most wonderful, this machinery may be rea-
Oily graduated to increase or diminish the
copy, so as to furnish colossal or a NINA
,ure figure, with equal precision, in all res,
poets, in exact proportions. "-Barn. Pat.
ANOTHER CAprURE.--Our readers will
recollect the report which was noticed in
this and other papers, last December, of a
robbery committed on JohnJ Kinney, near
Jefferson City, of the sum of Sl7,5O0.
Kinney represented that he had it in his
saddlebags, and whilst he was eating his
dinner the bags were cut and the money
distracted. Shortly after, Kinney was
arrested in Cincinnati and taken to New
York upon an indictment against him and
one Samuel C. Roby, of Westport, Jackson
county, Mo-, for conspiracy and obtain
ing goods under false pretences. A few
days ago George Relyea, one of the New
York police officers, arrived in this city,
with requisition from the Governor of
New York for Roby. Having obtained
the assistance of Capt. McDonough, of
the City Watch, they proceeded up the
Missouri and succeeded in arresting Roby
at Westport, and returned with him to this
city yesterday, when Mr.. Relyea proceeded
with him to New York.-Republican.
~A son of Mr.. Glenn, of Boonville
about ~ years of age, was thrown from a
horse on Friday last. He fingered in great
pain until Sunday evening, when death Fut
an end to his suiIerings. 81
rs re En-sss