The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-31
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THg ART or FLYING.-A French l1ur
nal has a Ieiterfrom MadridgivIbg an ac |
Of a successful experiment with a
new apparatus for lyirs. The flyer was
a Miss Juanita Perez, who, though rath.
"r fat and corpulent, moved through the
air, by the helpOf wings, with great ease
aud tapidiry. She was advertised 10 fly !
a distance of above 1900 feel, raising il
the air above 600, but exceeded the pro.
Crane both in heighth and distance Nj
description Of the structure ofabew wings
is given. They have a spread Of some
fifteen feet, are fastened by ligameuts Of
great ~hexibiIily, aud arranged SO as 10
move with great rapidily; they make a
noise like a wind mill. The aslonish,
meut of Madrid at 50 novel a p%henomena.
is described rs immense.
A Mr.. Tbomas DaryilIe, at Paris, also
announces that he has Invented a com.
plcIe apparatus for flying, aud lie proposes
to exhibit it at the Champ de Marsrin the
Cbhl0' vi Nv IlCoGut IUbulH. fWutH It
will fly from the Military Schoollo ChaI
Iiot. Ho will be accompanied by his
two sons, one Of twenty-five aud the 9th.
err seventeen years. The preparation Of
three sets of wings has ~deiayed1he ex
hibiIion until now. The inventor has
tried his apparatus privately with com.
plele success, having flown across the
Sieue. with it, at | o'clock in tito morn.
ing. His wings have a spread ii fifteen
feet. aud by their help the Ayer can move
up aud down in The air with the facility
of n swallow, skimmiug along near the
ground, or mounting upright to tho sky
at his pIeasure,-N ". Y, Tribune. 81
A BAND F'ADyENTURERs, under Capt.
Irving, of Texas. who we're passing lhr0'
Southern California. on thoir way to the
Mexican district Of Sonora. to help, at
they said, Gen, Moorehead To get up a
revolution, tho late California Jews states
we're rather suddenly dispersed. x sher.
ifs possee pursued them Twelve o
tho outlaws having been detached FROM
the main body for tbepurpose ufrutbine
n rancho, were surrounded by a humble
/ OF tho rancher"s and friendly Indians
aud all killed before they had fred a sho,
3 Tho impression at Los Angehs was tina
Moorahead aud lrving's parties wnul,
, unite their forces al some |preconcertc,
point, lrving's company were s%tenlinl
hnrses, killing cattle, aud conducting
themselves IN n most outrageous manner
They had threatened 20 ravish The f.
males. and mon. women aud children ha,
left the ranches aud fled to Gen. Bean,
camp for protection.
TnE INVASION OF CuBA - Faytier Mare
mcatS,- Information has, The National In.
~teIligeucer understands, been received
10 Washington, that the parties hereto.
fule engaged in the enterprise against
the island OF Cuba have not yet aban
ed their intentions, but threaten they will
renew the attempt "A few mouths hence.
1t is said that some hundreds ofthose who
have been engaged for The purpose are
tn be sent 10 Gum during the summerin
small numbers by different vessels. us
mechanics seeking employment on the
island in Retrospective professions, hut
who will secretly provide themselves
with arms aud he prepared in a body Ia
join any army expedition which may
succeed in landing, Ia The Shelby (ky)
News, Of the 10Th inst, we also find the
following:
Same half a dozen youths left thi.
county abou, the first Of July, who are
reporIed to 10 en- route Ia join Lopez
and other chiefs in another maraudjns
' expedition against Cuba"
u TnE BoUNDAuY -Brevet Capt, Hard
3 castle, corps Of Typographical engineers
I, in charge of hes Boundary Cnmmissim
q ~ the Pacific, Is now about finishing tn,
wulk on tlis eNd uf the line. All III,
u monuments designating the boundary b.
# tween this place aud the Gila river, hay,
e been placed, aud Capt, II. is uow oreet
X ing the splendid white marble monumou
" Mt the ihlial point, A great portion ,
= the most luxurious aud active duty ca,
nected with this wark has devolved upo
this accomplished officer, aud he has a,
qnilted himself in q manner alike credi
y able to himself and the profession he,
dorus.- San Disgo Herald. d.qas \
i, YANKEE DooDLE.4. nAu curious bnt
| on the round towers of lrelAnd.9 lhe ,oF
y gin nf the term yankee Doodle va
traced To the Persian phrase, "YauI
dounlan,'' Of. '~'inlabiiants of the Me-
d World" Lsyard. in bis book on mi
even and its Remains" also mention
"Yunghi duniaH as the Persian Of Anel