New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-31

THE ILIUsOs SEES PRoFAssoR ELLroTr.-
As We promised aders yesterday, We Will now at
enpt 10 give idea OF the Optical uson seen by Mr.
George Elliott last Wednesday ia has ascension from this
city In order u do 30, however to be undertood, we
Jre.ume shall be fresy excused in commencing with
short preface.
After he ascended about 200 fe he discharged some
FIVE pounds his ballast, when he shot onward and up
word with amazing rapidy till he began TO approximate
the clouds lie then discharged about five pounds more
Of sand the remainder OF the bag when he again dted
upward among the clouds. which were 50 dense as 10
wholly exclude sll Terrestrial objects from his view, and
of course he lost to all observers be'w. These ds
charges ballast distinctly seen by his visitors and
on the frat occasion some one exclaimed that the balloon
had bursted.
While among the clouds he says il seemed TO him
be was in the midst Of large ground glass globe
w three hundred feet ia diameter, against the side OF
which opposite 10 the the shadow OF the Lady Isabella
rested some FIVE times larger than the corporea
About half way between him and ths shadow, which
seemed il resting on the glass wall another balloon WAS
seen between the shadow and the real QUE rest
ing as if in a vacuum which displayed every color faith
fully of the original He then saw another Elliott, clad
and with features like himself and seemingly sefke.
He then exendei LIS own fingers when he mnicked
by his image and whether te extended inge or more
or whatever be did this figure duplicated exactly When
be would bis balloon to osciilae, thus balloon would
move exactly like bis When he threw out more ballast
to elevate himself this figure sank dorm Instead OF rising
with bm and when be above the clouds into tho
rays of the uncouded SUM- lie left the mimic aronaut be-
lor him
In the rsys Of the sun above the clouds he found
warm him to perpire freely, state OF heat
never before experienced at this hight nearly twenty four
thousand feet where the air raref and generally
very chilly he then opened the valve for the purpose OF
descending and be sank one or two thousand
feet which he ascerisned by baromerca Indications he
fet if be had entered an ice-house end cold chIl
seized his whole persoD.
Here be sg ain met his mimic aerial voyager, whom he
kept in company for tme from philosophical mo-
tves Whenever be moved sideways this mum gentleman
would move in the direction But when De moved
up down. the duplicate would move ia directly oppo-
site way and when he concluded TO descend, the image
moved upward until the li-colored ssk out Of sight,
when be could the and the aeronaut still Standing in
il az if in basket attached TO nothing. He snll kept
looking until biz head Robesperred and finally, piece
by piece bis body and at last bis Zee; and basket, a.
oended out Of his sight.
Prof Elliott says that be has been I'D hundred and
times but never anything in the form Of Illusion
Ike tbs before and be asks the opinions Of The scientific
and learned 10 the probable cause OF this remarkable
uhenomenon, for the information Of the public.
Petersburg (Fal Isteliizenee-. 18th
The STAGE EA.cTpEST-CoyDIrIos or IHE 1SJrRED.-
We learn that Mr.. kitchie whose hand badly
mashed by the stage accident Saturday morning and who
otherwise injured, doing well could be ex-
pected under the circumsisnee-ast evening Mr. kehe,
although much brlsec is imJ rowing. Mrs. and Miss
Russell only slightly injured Col Potts learn,
il doing well and will be able business We
last evening that DIR Csingon was not only still
living bur much improved The reports TO the er-
lPetJnbuTs VA Intsliseneer -'A'
Dza1H OF TIE Hos. LEoSARD NJ. PsEEER.-This
gentleman died at bis residence Shirley % Friday last
He about 65 years OF age and was wen known az
Jsoksopion politician, having been Ns'si onoer 81
Charestown during the Generals admins',euon ne 1s
a delegate from Chsrlesfown 10 the constitutional Coa,
ve1tion Of 1890 and claimed seat in the Convention OF
1883 but did obtain favorable report On Tue Com,
mittee on Elections. He was County Comi}sssoner ana
state Senator for .ever years for Mddese County ana
we believe his last appearance in public life fas ss mem
Der OF the House in leJl where be stresdousy opposed
NJ sumner election 70 The Senate lb0st. Common.