American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-09-16
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poor man at Havant, England, while re-
moving a cork from a large stone beer bottle by
means of his teeth got it suddenly propelled
down his throat, owing to the fixed air the bot
tie contained. He was only relieved by having
his windpipe opened.
nj. Potin, of Paris, is engaged in construct
ing balloon vessel, two hundred feet in length,
by which be hopes to be able to navigate the
air at pleasure. The motive-power is on the
screw principle, worked by two small steam
engines. In few days he will be ready for
his first experiment &
The Emperor of Austria completed his twenty
first year on the 18th of August.
Lola Monies will shortly depart, via Havre,
for New York direct, having, it is said, very
liberal engagement. "She looks rather pane
for dansease," says Paris paper, drily.
Letters from Italy state that great efforts are
being used to break Piedmont from its union
with England, and unite it to the oppressive
policy Of Austria, Rome, &c.
Matthew Mulbolland, who follows, to use the
language of Dublin print, "the avocation of
a tinker" made his one hundred and twenty
fourth appearance before the Belfast magis-
trates lately, charged with being drunk.
The tbousandth anniversary of the founda-
ton Of the Russian empire is to be celebrated
in 1852 with commemorative Jetes. ss
A hundred tons of pig iron have lately been
imported into Liverpool from Bombay. This
is an entirely novel article of import for Eng
land.
Madame Celeste is about to visit the United
States.
BosroS SCIENCE = The Boston Transcript
says the subject of " Spiritual Rappings" con-
tinues TO exercise the attention of some of the
most scientific men of Boston, and to battle all
their attempts at solution.
Euyious and malignant minds, which have
never risen above their native levels, frequently
delight in reminding those who have gained
elevation of character what they had been,
rather than in awarding praise for meritorious
conduct, through which alone eminence can be
attained.
Il remember" says the celebrated Wesley,
"hearing my father say to my mother, How
could you have the patience to tell that block
head the same thing twenty times over ? why
said she, if had told him but nineteen times,
| should have lost all my labor
Mrs "Fanny Forester Judson has arrived
in London, with her children, all in good health.
They are about coming here.
PARESTs.--Teach your daughters nothing
but to play the piano, romp about the house,
and be waited upon by servants; this will make
them frst-rate wives for-spending the money
of poor husbands.
DID YoU EVER Sarah Hazard has been
held TO bail, on evidence obtained through
cairvoyant, in Providence, charged with steal
ing pair Of spectacles.
Douglas Jerrold recently said in reference to
Miss Martineau's late atheistical work, that the
sum Of its doctrine was contained in the for
mula, "There is no God, and Miss Martineau
is his prophet"
II is said that crushed beet applied to
wound will cure lock jaw. r.
A young lady tainted the other day OF the
dinner table, on hearing q certain gallant sea-
CAPTAIN remark to lady friend beside him,
that he had often been rocked on the bosom Of
the ocean"
The foreign population of Cincinnati is over
forty thousand.
Ice kept in sawdust is subjected to very little
waste--hardy any.
Two sons of General Lopez are among the
students of st. Xavier College, in Cincinnati.
The illustrated London Ne,ps, Of the 30th ult.,
has three splendid views of the beautiful yacht
America.
Learning is sceptrs 10 some, and baupls
70 ethers