The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-11-08
BALLOON ASCENSION.

ment at 1rial navigation in balloon,
to which was attached pair Of re.
volving fans, to be turned with
crank, and an apparatus for steering.
The balloon was to ascend from
Jersey City. 1t appears, however,
by the following paragraph, copied
from the Newark Daily Advertiser,
that the Captain did not succeed in
his experiment:
The Captains Flying Machine.--
Thousands of people from New York
and other parts unknown. assembled
at Jersey City yesterday afternoon to
see the ascent Of Ca plain Taggart
with his Flying Machine. He had
advertised to fly over the city in vari-
Gus directions, demonstrating that he
could navigate the air as we'll as
others can the water. Three o'clock
was the hour appointed for the ascen.
sion, and for two long hours the null
titudc gazcd upon a large balloon
swayng in the air, and apparently
anxious to make an excursion into the
heavens.
At four o'clock the car was brought
out, a slight framework with crank
being attached, which was to be work
oil by the Captain, to turn the wings.
and a tail OF cotton.cIoth was to be
guided as rudtcr to steer the vessel
through the liquid fields o. space.
The gallant master Of this barque
then took his seat, in the midst Of
loud cheers from the thousands Of
eager spectators. The rope that
bound the car to The earth was sun
dered, rhe last link was broken" and
awav went The balloon, the wings,
the car. the man, the dying machine
and all But, alas for all sublunary
hopes As often with those who arc
expecting to soar TO the skies on
wings of Ii ght and life, so it happened
to the ill.sIarrcd navigator. Long
before he reached the lofty height
from which Icarlus fell. This waxen
pinions melting) our modern her"
was doomed to most sad and mel
anchoIy disaster. The starting point
was n gore of land. between which
and the shore is the Morris Canal;
and the balloon, after rising few feet.
came down into the miserable ditch.
submerging the car and the captain.
while the balloon rested against the
trees on the edge Of the Thalched
Cottage garden. ;.
"A boat was soon at hand. and half a
on the car. and
1lhscngaged from
the trees It gave unequvocaI signs ct
going up. The passengers, alarmed
at the prospect of an ascension before
thew were ready. tumbled heller,
SHELTER out of the car on the banks OF
the canal, and, the load being thus
removed. away went the balloon with
the CARA winged horse without a
rider--and is now on voyage some
where among the stars. Up to this
hour of writing no intelligence has
been received of its whereabouts.
Paris letter in the National In
tellgencer says: -.
The famous Artesian well at ks
sengen, in Bavaria, commenced eigh-
teen wears ago, and which it was
feared would have to be abandoned
as failure. has just given the most
satisfactory results. This town Is
located in a saline valley, nine hun
dred and eighty.four feet above the
level of the Baltic sea. Last June
the boring had reached depth OF
eighteen hundred and thirty.seven
feet, and several layers Of salt, sepa-
rated by strata Of granite, had been
traversed, when carbonc acid gas.
followed again by granite. was found
Finally, on the 18th instant. at a depth
Of two thousand and sixlv-seven iee'.
perseverance was rewarded by com
nlete success. A violent explosion
burst away 'he S':aiio"S o"' W.
facilitate the operations, and a coIume
of water four and halt inches in
diameter spouted forth to the height
of ninety.eigh, feet above the surface.
The water-clear as crystal lis oil
tempe nature Of sixty-six Fahrenheit.
and is abundantly charged with salt
Nis calculated that the annual pro-
duct will be upwards Of 6,6OO'Ooo lbs
per annum, increasing the royal rev.
enues by 100000 florins, alter de-
Quoting all expenses.
THE Cow TREE.--On the parched
side of rock in Venezuela grows
tree with dry and leathery foliage
in large woody roots scarcely Pcne,,
trating into the ground. For several
months in the year the leaves are
moistened by a shower; its branches
look as If they were dead and w'ther'
ed; but when the trunk is bored Il
I,.,J ond nouriehino milk flows from