The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-02


AcaurrTAL or CoMsrocr. THE New HAVEN RAIL
ROAD CONDUCTOR H. Coms,ock, the conductor,
who trial last week in Connecticut, on charge
OF having. through caTeessness. caused the awful ca
lamty at the Norwak draw bridge. on the New Haven
railroad. last May. has been acquitted by the jury. The
engineer, who 10 under arrest similar charges TO those
preferred against The conductor, has not sufficiently re.
covered from the injuries received at the time TO undergo
trial.
The effect OF the Maine liquor law has been 10 Increase
the drinking OF ardent spirits in Maine John Neal OF
Portland says ..a.
"a, this momeni--and it his been growing worse
every day since the first three months were oser when
people blinded by IFS TasbEess-there intern
perance and more drinking in this city and neghbor
hood, and probably throughout the whole State Of
Maine, with here and there doubtful exception, than
there has been at any other time fu twenty years"
STARTLING FEAT.-A Paris correspondent of the New
York Times gives the following account OF The latest
amusement devised for the wonder loving farsians:
"rhe feat Of jumping from balloon, the jumper sus
tanned by INDIA rubber rope was duly performed on
Thursday !, was the most slipendoas exhibition Of
dating and address that The Parsans have yet been per-
mitted 10 witness From side OF the OF the bal
loon hung the India rubber cord, descending $50 ite,
and then returning and being ias'enrd TO The oher side
OF the Car. 1t THIS formed strong loop The oh.e'
dressed Mercury; bis body, ron the neck 10 The
small OF his back was enclosed in frame work, which
enabled him 10 endure the suspension without wrench
Gl-lCatIUn. ne passed tDTOng1 eytletI
nthe middle Of The back. placed 50 ha, he held
in perfect equilibrium. When the balloon bad reached
en- altitude double thaof the supposed elasticity OF The
cord, the votgeur Appealed On The edge OF the car,I
looked oyer shut his and Owed of space. The
tyele slipped along the rope, that the first $50 feet
were positive fail through The air, without any resist
or break. The rest OF The way elongaion
of the rope II stretched -four times is length making in
ali descent Of 600 feet ACCOMPLISHED in two seconds
Alter having attained IFS lowest point the rope contracted
perhaps 200 ee, and then descended again There
was no further rebound, and no oscillation The vo
geur lay calmly Graded in mid air, and probably spent
The leisure he was now permitted ne to enjoy + recovering
above now commenced at the wndsas, and gradually
wound lis dang ling friend up again In four minutes he
time that any human being has ever achieved, except
such have been shot IRON cannon, Baron Nun
chausen said be was, think. 800 feet in two seconds
is al the rate of three miles and half minute. Wei
are waiting ~ to know what will be done next"
This is certainly startling feat, bu, half
ling the fact that the law OF gravaiion operates diff
ferenuy in Pans from what il does in any Other known
part OF The globe According 10 this law, body falls
sixteen lcet the first second oil tme and in two seconds
will have fallen height OF sixty -four feet How the
fell six hundred leet in Two seconds, is more sub
icct of wonder than the feat which is infinitely de-
scrbed for admiration. Perhaps the French Acad-
envy OF Science will take the matter into consideration,
and give rational explanation of the phenomenon"
The sobool-b boy, says The Albany Knckerbocker, be-
gins 10 look the calendar with in bis eyes The
OF September approach; dleuess and recreation
grow sweeer ard the dread OF books, and slaes, and
maps increases Mothers look forward for The opening
day with delight and engaged in hxn up The clothes
the urchns have dlapidaied since August dawned upon
u.s. Fathers called on TO furnish money for new
shoes something like a decen, hat. and The little
"busiers congregsie cellar.doors, s'oops, and
around The windows Of candy shops and discuss the prob
ability of The masters being SICK OF the school house
TAX ing fire, OF untowad occurrence 10 delay the
opening of the school Poor little fellows Therecollec.
tons OF imperfrc, lessons. being kept in rattan, box
ears and pedagog cs Illustrations 10 general give them
a horror of instruction How long the month OF racs-
ton seemed when they commenced on II, and how
short is in the retrospect The only consolation left is
the anticipation OF Christmas and New Years. Each
day will be counted until that festive time arrives 1t is
dreadful TO be a school-boy under such circumstances
Truly does the bard, the immortal bard, remark:
! - the whining schooboy, with his sachel,
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillngly to school"
Wan, Of care does US more damage than want OF
knowledge
"The immortality OF the age isa standing topic Of COM
plant with some," observes Goethe. But il any one
likes to be moral nothing in the age TO prevent
him ~
The scenes and incidents OF history and poetry fade
from remembrance, as the objects and brightness OF a
landscape disappear when the shadows Of the evening
descend The relation. OF hfe no les. The pictures oil
fancy leave but transient, impression behind that
after long succession OF ideal and actual vicssiude.,
only few OF the prominent circumstances remain,
like the brilliant spos the summit OF the highest
hills when the sun has withdraw his beams from the
rest OF creation.
Wife, tcomplaningly) 81 havnr more than third Of
/ The bed" .aw.
Husband, (triumphantIy) "WeI bsrs all the law al
lows you"
4 THIsx.-Da you ever Think There men who
spend their lives without thinking or rejecting When
they speak. they the merest placed IDEAS
which are in everybody's mouth, Nothing new or start.
ipg comes from them. People may not present new
truths, but they may produce old in new garb.
Reflection will enable them TO DO this How few men
OF all that live and breathe really capable OF impa.
ing information and instruction. The reason is obvious.
1t is not because they have small mind. dull OF
comprehension. 1t is because they do not think. They
never set themselves down 10 reflect and mediate Are
son OF that numberl Can You lmpart no instruction by
your voice or penn No wonder You feel ashamed Of
your ignorance Let this be the moment OF reflection
OF deep, serious thought,o that the future, like the
past, may not be blank in your history.
GosE AsrRAF.-Cold words TO fall on a loving heart
he has gone asray And is this the time to deser, him
ihs the time 10 taun him with words that roll ike lava
IRON your passion, and only his soul No be
passes under clouds be his light perhsps he has
no other
Many true heart, tha, would bsv. come back like