Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-09-21

DEcIDEpLY FRENcHY.-The Paris
correspondent OF the N. Y. Times, UNI
der date OF August l relates the follow
ing curious fact:
"The feat of jumping from balloon,
the Jumper sustained by an India rubber
rope, was duly performed on Thursday.
IL was the most stupendous exhibition
of daring and address that the Parisions
have yet been permitted to Witness
From one side Of the car Of the balloon
hung the India rubber cord descending
$50 feet, and then returning and being
fastened to the other side of the car. 1t
thus formed a strong loop. The athlete
was dressed rs Mercury his body from
the neck to the small of his back, was
enclosed in frame work that enabled
him TO endure the suspension without
wrenching or dislocation. The rope
passed through an eyclet in the middle
of the back, placed so that lac was plac-
ed in perfect equilibrium. When the
balloon had reached an altitude double
that Of the supposed elasticity of the
cord, the voltiguer appeared on the edge
of the car, looked over, shut his eyes,
and dove into space. The eyelct slipped
along the rope, so that the first $50 feet
were a positive fall through the air,wth-
out any resistance or break. The rest
of the way was an eongation Of the
rope. 1t stretched four times its length,
making in all descent of 600 feet, and
then assembled again. There was no
further rebound, and no oscillation; the
voltiguer lay calmly Graded in mid air,
and probably spent the leisure he was
permitted to enjoy in recovering his
breath and contemplating the prospect.
The ;pronaut above now commenced ut
the windlass, aud gradually wound his
dangling friend up again. In four min
utes, he climbed over the side of the ear,
having made the fastest time that any
human being has ever achieved, except
such rs have been shot from cannon, rs
Baron Munehausen said he was,i think.
Six hundred feet in two seconds IS ut
the rate OF three and half miles min
ute. We are waiting now to know
what willabe done next"
A CINCINNATI JUDGE.-Thcy have
Judge in Cincinnali-one Jacob Finn
who seems To be possessed by II sin
gular ambition to pass tor Jeffrey, but
whose capacity besprakS kim genuine
Dogberry. Recently this legal prodigy
astonished the bar ky a decision which
certainly has no precedent in all the
books. A case Of considerable impor-
lance was brought before him. but with
out hearing Witnesses or argument, he
gave his decision, aud dismissed the par
lies. This rather extra judicial proceed
ing induced lr call ot II public meeting
To take the preliminary steps for m i'm
pyachnient. AT this meeting, u Mr.. Jol-
lie, Il lawyer, took IN active part; draw
ing the character OF the Judge in rather
strong colorS, expressing his drtcrIniua-
ton 10 present articles of impeachment
al the next session Of the Legislature,
and broadly insnuaing that the Judge
had been drunk on the bench! This
last ciauSr of the soft Impeachment"
was rather too much for "Jakc's" for
braranr,'. Accordingly, on the follow
uig morning., he watched for his left
handed culogist, and with the true in
stinct Of the bully, walked up behind
him and knocked him down. This little
Judicial interludc was appropriately con
cludcd bysouc Of the intelligent magis-
trates Of the Queen City, binding Finn
over 10 appcar ut his own court!
SEEING THE CoMET.--I.ast evening
an individual in tho lower part of the
city, had monstrons black telescope
mounted on three uprights He had the
instrument, which appeared To be about
twelve or fifteen feet in length, directed
towards the north west, and fixed at an
angle to sweep the sky few degrees
above the horizon. The astronomer
had crowd gathered about him, which
he was haranguing and kindly inviting
TO step up aud see the comet: free graz
lis for nothing. "Walk up ladies and
gentlemen" said he, and see the most
extraordinary astronomical phenomenon
that ever was Witnessed, or ever will be
witnessed, if you should live to be as
old as Methusaleh. The crittur is now
about TO enter his perehelion, and when
he gets there once, it is calculated that
he will heel it out Of sight in no time.
This affair was got up at an immense
cost by Professor Stovemacher who
modelled it after the great Rosse tele-
scope, and everybody is invited to step
up and look through it without charge.
Clouds amt Of no account with such a
tool rs this, as it goes right thro' them
like smoke"
AS the enthusiastic and disinterested
lover of astronomical science made no
charge for looking through his model
of the great Rosse telescope" he had