Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-20
DAILY EVENING STAR
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Els descent on the farm of Robert Bowie. ESQ
one Oh the most extensive farmers in pr,na
neofges county, and adjoining the estate q
AI- HlIiary, in delightful clover field. with
OUT the lea-t injury or inconvenie pce 10 MIN
sen or balloon The space travelled over nm.
nave ceeh somewhere about fourteen miles
that being the distance from Wssbinpton I,
Mr. Hilliary's estate-the route taken beins
In the direction OF Annapolis, az mentioned in
our account OF the ascension Of the balloon
The height attained was Is 900 feet, or about
= miles, and Mr.. Elliot gives glowing de-
scrpiIon OF the scenery below him, when look
ing down from his elevated eyrie. He saws
When near Bladensburg, thin gauze veil an.
peared to obscure part Of our city, its south
ern extremity resting on the Potomac near
Alexandria, and Its northern on the hill NEAR
kalorama; but through this he could discern
objects distinctly, while beneath him, without
any apparent cause, a beautiful rainbow oraat'
cd ms eye In the distance, the spires Of An
napolis were seen. AZ"
The sight of white man, DESCENDING from,
the skies, caused as much CONSERVATION amon.
the negroes working on the farm ne the an'
Pearance OF CULVER in Lilliput, and their
nrSt impulse was to run away Thew soon.
however recovered from their fright and as
sembled to assist the embarrassed pronant
while he was put at his ease from any fnrtbe,
anxiety by tho approach of person on horse.
back, who came bearing an invitation from the
proprietor OF the estate that he would accent
the Inequalities of his residence. There NJ
Elliot spent the night, and having recruited
himself after the fatigues of his periIous adj
venture, returned to the city yesterday morn
ing. he was warmly welcomed and conorat
ulated by his numerous friends and aeouaint
anee on the successful result of his ascension
1t is said that Mr.. Elliot may possible make
another ascension next week. and a proposition
has been started that sum of money should
be collected to defray the expenses of so doing
as IL appears that Mr.. Elliot, instead of being
gamer, has lost by the enterprise about a
hundred dollars, which ought to be made up
10 him in some way or other
Imaginable anecdote is related of the fright
that MI ElIlOts appearance descending in
the balloon, caused among the coIored folks
having determined upon a descent, as the
shades OF night were approaching, the eorna ut
allowed the balloon gradually to fall down.
and when within a short distance from H.,
earth, directed the balloon so as to skim along
that he might select a good place for a land
ing. In his course he perceived a lana in
which was negro driving team of oxen. and
steered after him. The colored man, SEEING
his approach, stoutly applied his whip to the
backs OF the poor animals, who for some time
went at full speed The balloon, however.
overlook them. Elliott hallooed, "Catch thi,
line. The afrighted fellow looked upwards
when, finding il was really human yeice. he
leaped the fence and fairly flew to the woods
adjoining
A somewhat similar scene occurred. as al
ready mentioned, when he had fairly made
his descent, and the first persons who came
up to his assistance, were a MI. Phillips and
his two SOFAS, who did all in their power to af
ford aid MI. Elliott came to the city by rail
road from Bladensburg, and was convened to
the depot there, from Mr.. Hilliary's house. in
his carriage, together with his balloon. Pre-
yiOusly to his departure early in the morning.
all the negroes of the plantation were permit.
ted to assemble around and take a good look
at the balloon and basket, when a most anus.
ing scene was enacted.
CHARGE OF ENTORTION.-Y esterday, officers
Burr and Cox arrested j. IL Wise. police off,
Ger of the Fifth District, on the charge of ex-
tOrting money from boatman named Milton
Grlssett. When the case was brought before
Justice Mo,seii, the evidence, so far as heard,
was IN substance as follows: Grissett while
asleep in his vessel, was robbed of pocket
book containing Sl44, and some papers He
went to wise and told him of his loss and tn at
he suspected certain boy. Wise went away.
and again called on Grissett, and asked him if
he would give him onethird if he recovered
the money Grissett replied that he was poor.
would give him the forty-four dollars Girls
sett said yes. Wise told him to call at his
house in an hour, and he would give it to him. |
Grissett called as directed, and Wise CAV 6 him |
the pocket-book and one hundred dollars, but |
retained the forty-four, telling Grissett that |
he got 1t from woman, and not to say any
thing about il.
ed, and brought before Justice Morsell He
said that he gave up all the money to Mr.. Wise |
when he first came to him; that Wise let him |
go, and told him to say. nothing. Wise has
been held to bail for further hearing, and |
the boy has been sent to jail
Wise gave up the money while in the mag
istrate's office. We learn that the Mayor also
has the case under consideration
ORPHANS COURT--The case of James Nor |
man came before this court, the other day. He
had been bound an apprentice by two justices
in Georgetown, during the recess of the court, |
and cayeat was filed against the indentures
IN the said court upon the ground that another |
party was willing to give the bond required |
that he should not become chargeabls to the |
corporation. 1t was argued by Mr.. Giberson, |
for the complainant, that he had the right now |
TO give that bond, and that the indentures |
were void in consequence of nefa.ious means |
used in the binding
The court received the testimony on the lat
ter point, and on the character of the person to |
whom the boy was bound, which was good.
The court held that the boy was properly |
bound, and that the complainant had lost his |
remedy by not offering bond before the jus |
tees.
The LATE VERY Rev. WV. MArTHEws.-l
The Catholic Mirror says that the secular
papers have given most exaggerated state |
ments Of the amount of property left by the |
late parish priest of ST. Patrick,s Church, |
Washington. We have reason to believe that |
ii does not reach Sll ,00O. He has distributed |
il all in charity. $1,000 are left to the Female
Orphan Asylum, S., 500 to his niece, superior |
of the Visitation Convent, and the remainder |
to the Male Orphan Asylum"
The above consists of Father Matthews per- |
sonal property alone, but not the real estate, |
(the valuable piece Of ground on which the |
church stands) it having been left to the Bishop
Of Baltimore. 1t is the intention, we under |
stand, to build larger church in place of the |
one now used by the congregation, but have |
TO await the Bishops decision.
FALL OF ANOTHER BRIDGE.-About half past |
I2 o'clock to-day. the iron bridge over Rock |
creek, at the foot of K street, gave way under |
the weight of two omnibuses, and fell into the |
creek. We regret to learn that several per |
sons were bruised, one of the drivers, named |
McGinnis, had his leg broken.
Gen. Weightman was injured, and little |
boy named Thomas, had his leg broken in two |