Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-08
MiSCELLAN EOUS.
STRANGE PEOPLE THE FRENCH!


PARIS correspondent of the New York Express, writes
thus
The feuietonis,s-those of Democratic turn OF mind
mean-amuse themselves and their readers good oea al
the expense of The President One OF them says tha
the speech at Beauvais NJ Leon Faucher congratulated
Louis Napoleon his skill in avoiding the WORD hepuoc
of which he has made the slightest mention SINCE n
election The President replied that this circumstance mao
no political significance but simple bet that ne mao
with the Count d'Orsay. German poet wrote reigohs
poem called "Chrstus Crucifxtus, consisting OF thou-
sand lines every of which began with the letter O. An
academician commenced huge quarto Volume win me
word For and did not use again in the whole course Of
the work Another series Of and sonnets with
employing the letter A. SO me- Inc PRESIDENT
certain that he would not during his term OF three
wears and half, make mention oil the woro Republic.
Another writer says that Napoleon entirely resigned 10 the
necessity OF retiring from power on The seGo9a SUNDAY
Newmarket on the 10Th of june the same year..
Baoonng is still prominent feature in the distraction OF
this city Last week H. GODDARD travelled 62 miles IN one
hour mnuteshis the rate OF So miles an hour
NJ Poeau assembled Yesterday from the Champ de Mars
large audience had collected attracted by the announce
that the younger Godard would descend IN parachute
before eyes Of the spectators If the atmosphere was
sufficiently quiet allow the boloon ascend perpendicu
arly. There breath OF air string and the Zodiac,
with the parachute beneath the assembled in
unswervngy straight line At elevation OF about bUu
feet the cord was cut The parachute commenced descent
like ball and the balloon lghtened of 200 pounds
shot of like For full hundred feet the umbrella
did open and the spectators began to hold their breath
But last ibegan spread its huge olds and to
The resistance of The air. 1t was beautiful besides
being spectacle The parachute descended camy and
tranquility till 1t within thirty feet of the ground when
il decidedly accelerated its pace the air opposing less ress
;ance there of less OF it. 1t finally fell with
somewhat of shock. The interpret aonaut was imnedi-
aoy surrounded by six eight thousand enthusiasts and
hink,I did not distincllywas carried in triumph
During the three minutes that ne hung suspended twlxt
heaven and earh Louis GODDARD earned the snug little sum Of
five hundred francs II Is impossible to follow these expert
ents conscentousy 10 observe the grace the case the
speed the safety (no accident has happened in France
which the distinguishing features in balloon a.censons
without being convinced that the hIeSaql
Peoples minds afg bety well made up to it here They
whit for the man and the discovery of the secret and
ready to accept from any who will offer it, Cannot
Mr. Taggar mend that machine Of his and give another
trial! The old world has given civilization The art OF PRINT
ing gunpower and the mariners compass. The new world
hus almost squared the account by the discoveries OF steam
navigation and the electric telegraph We could pay our
debts entirely Mr. Taggarl would hurry up that flying To-
como,ve Perhaps the locomotive might hurry down again.
which would throw decided gloom over the whole question:
Al any rate there's niche in the Temple OF Fnme worth
trying for and the that flies first will get into 1t.