Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1848-12-14
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astonishing specimen of with
out doubt, that we have ever sc%rutinized.
We think we hazard nothing in calling it
the smallest watch in the world! How to
describe it we hardly know. 1t is a per-
feet biou. 1t is the work of Mr.. Augaste
Matthey, of Geneva, and was over three
years in being completed. Of course, he
was only occupied at intervals in produce
ing this extraordinary piece of workman
ship. This wonderful timepiece is per-
feet; keeps good time. 1t is about as
thick as three half dimes laid n upon
Notwithstanding case, crystal and all,
and measures in circumference just the
size of a half-dime, it has aspiring case
of enamel, gold dial, and steel hands,
cylinder escapemeut, with ten holes
jeweled in ruby. 1t runs twenty-five
hours without winding up Besides, it
is so arranged as to admit of being worn
either in a brooch or lingering. 1t is, to
our minds, in fact, a rare curiosity. But
we have no farther space to describe it
An elaborate description of this pretty
little watch, from the "Class of Industry"
of the Fine Arts Association of Geneva,
speaking in the highest terms of praise of
its ingenuity as a sample of mechanism,
may also be seen at the store ofMr. Muh,
who authorizes US to say that he will give
$1,000 reward to any matchmaker who
will make a similar watch in the space
of two years He also goes farther, and
promises to pay any n who will take
the watch to pieces and put it together
again, $1OO-provided the first deposit its
estimated value, (Sl500,) as a guarantee
not to ruin it in the attempt. Mr.. Matthey,
the maker, is at Al Chartres street.
In a subsequent number Of the Picayune, from
which paper we extract the above, a material error
is corrected. in this respect, that the watch is only
size of a dime, as stated in the foregoing.-LED.
Mysterious Disappearance.-The great.
est excitement exists, at the present time
among the usually quiet German portion
of the citizens of faubourg IRENE, owing
to the sudden and mysterious disappear
nee of u German gentleman, a merchant
well known in this city, and long a resi-.
dent of that faubourg. It appears the
gentleman alluded to was rather unfortu-
uate in his matrimonial connections; so
much SO, that he recently obtained a
divorce in one of our courts, for infdelity
on the part of his spouse, ard was ON the
point of being married again, to an inter-
esting and highly respectable young lady
whose family resided in the vicinity of his
residence. On Thursday morning last
he left his home, for the pupose of being
married. The bride and her relations
were anxiously awaiting his arrival. No
bridegroom appeared on that day or the
next; and up to last evening, his friends
have been unable to learn the slightest
intelligence of him. To cap the climax
of the mystery, and to strengthen the
pre~conceived opinions of his friends, that
he has been foully dealt with, his former
wife-she from whom he had been divor-
ced, has since presented herself at his
residence producing letter, %purporting
to have boon written by the missing in
dividual, giving her full authority and
power tt enter upon the possession of his
property, real and personal. Inthis let
ter he expresses penitence for his previous
difficulties with his wife, and a desire to
recompense her for the wrongs he may
have done her ; and declares that it is
impossible he can ever live happily as the
husband of any one but the wife from
whom he has been divorced, and to avoid
this misery, and release himself from the
embarrassments of his position he has de-
termined to destroy himself. There are
persons who doubt the genuineness of this
letter, and many suspicious of foul play
are INDUCED in the matter. We trust that
a searching inquiry will be instituted into
the affair, and the facts of the case be
satisfactorily ascertained. Until this is
done we refrain from giving the lint of
the parties.-Delta of Dec. 6. T-
SEA SERPENT Mantell, the geologist,
after censuring M. Koch for his hmmbug