The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-18

ccuf3 a isiks carly history Of contempla
ted stStm Navigation, has been communl-
Icated io>e ~ q old Knickerbocker, whose
memory okpase events il fresh in his rec
objection. bsiaGp 70 mind the names u
two great meAh hOse : genius TO whom the
world is dsepyS Jnd3 bed. aud the other 4
name which M YSrksrs, a least, will
ever remember With pride. They are the
names of Robert Foiton and Chancellor
Livingston.
| Alter Fulton was fully convinced that
steam engine could be constructed so as I
propel boat, and finding tha, he had n"
means to enable him TO prove the fact to
the world, and not being able tosatisfs IN
| Americ.n capitalists nf the feasibility Of hrs
discovery, he went 10 Europe to see if be
conId not meet with more encouragement
among her capitalists. He wished 70 test
his discovery upon comprehensive scale
But he returned unsuccessful; having met
nj, the deri-inn usually applied ,h utopi
ans and mon npma MACS. On his retnFn T.
,bis CITY be accidentally me. in Br',adw., !.
near Rector street, Chancellor LivingsioH.
who accnsted him thus:
| We'll, Fnlton, son have been to England
nd France, and as ] am informed tns
have been unsuccessful. Do Oh still held
he opinion that vessels can be propelled
bv steamy
i do said Fulton.
| We'll then,' said Livingston, 'how much
do YOU wnnt to Test the experiment.
Il want said Fulton, fifty thousand dbl
larsn
The reply of Livingston was one thai
Justly entities him to the lasting admiration
# posteri,y-scall at nv Office said be.
.,omarrow morning at 10 O'clock, and re
eve nv check for the amount
i FlIton did call and be did get that check
This enabled him TO build one or twp boats,
md the reality Of his discovery was proved
to the world. This crazy man sudden,
became an astonishing genius. A boat
was built, called the Chancellor Living
s,on, which ran between this CITY and Al,
Ibanv. The Hudson river should always
lhave on its waters boat called the Chan
cellor Livingston; man who had intelii-
gence enough to distinguish true genius
from visionary enthusiasm, and liberaitt
and patriotism enough to supply the mean
ito enable that genius 10 show itself and
confer upon pnsterity untold benefits
shonld never be forgotten.
i If poor John Fitch, who predicted, ma ny
venrs before Fulion's discovery, ,thstrive
W .ud vet be navigated by steam. anc
shdse superior s,gacity was met only bs
derision aud contempt, had Chancella'
Livingston as friend, the steam engine
would have been twenty five wears oldel
than it now is. But ppor Fitch died in OBJ
scurtv, and was buried on the bank Of one
1 the Western rivers, where, night snf
dav, stately steamboats, pass his silent
graye.-N. Y. Dispatch.
j A PRINCES TURNED SMUGGLER!-We
find the following anecdo,e in a late letter
from Paris TO the Mo. Republican:
| .And now, 10 give YOU something little
less scientific. will relate to YOU recent
adventure ofthe Princess Belgi aio.n, whose
name has been 50 well known for two year,
Ipast.
This lady is remarkable for the extreme
palor Of her complexion. Were il not for
the briliiancy Of her large black ewes, her
face would resemble too mich that Of =
de ad person 10 be thought handsome or
leven agreeable Her health, in fact, is
Extremely delicate. bu, she is none the less
vivacious. and fond Of luxury and fashion
| Above all things, she adores the fne iaces
and is constantly making collections Of this
/ delicate but costly fabric. On her last trip
~ italy, the Princess bought some veri's-
BILE treasures Of the veni,ian pin, lace;
but the difficulty was to bring them int.
France without paving the heavy dut, de.
ma nded on all such articles. After MANY
cnnscientious reflections, the lady al last
conciuded fer once to turn smuggler, and
she managed the matter in the following
wav just before reaching the frontiers.
she caused herself to be stretched out on =
Temporary bed in her carriage. white
sheet was wrapped around her, her hands
crossed and cruciix placed upon her
breast. Al the frontiers the Custom house
officers approached the carri age 10 examine
liz.
sSoilv, gentlemen said the waiting wo-
MN nf the Princess. .Dp Your duty, hut
IN'M kOaW Tue Icspctt uiN W ttIr wv.
who is in the carriage?' asked the offi
GERS.
sOh,' answered the maid. rubbing her
ewes, 1T is the body Of the Princess OF Bel.
gioioso. which we are taking to Paris. She
wanted to be buried in France
The officers opened the door respectfully,
and al sight Of the pale face Of the Prin-
cess. they crossed themselves and retired
without searching the carriage.
Five davs afterwards, the Princess was
laughing with her friends in Paris over her
adventure and displaying to their wonder
| ing eyes, her magnificent laces.
ANAToMrAL,-A MN of hundred
pounds weight has generally four pounds
Il brain. Anox of from eight to nine
hanared pounds weigh, has bn, one pound
We count IN the human body two hundred
and for., nine bones, to-wi,: fourteen in
the brain, iortv six 10 the other parts Of the
head aud neck, sixty two in the arms and
ha nds, and sixty iast the legs and feet. The
bones Of the human BODY make up third
pr, Of its weight. A full grown man his
from twenty TO oiwenty FIVE pounds e blood,
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