Washington sentinel., 1854-06-01

i SMALL CHANGE.-Last week forty thousand
dollars in silver and forty Thousand dollars IN
small gold coins We're forwarded to the Richmond
Depository by the Secretary of the Treasury, per
| Adams & Co.'s Express. This will be exchanged
by the collsctor Of that city for large gold, in
sums to suit applicants.
| Mr. ELLIOTT, THE ERoNAuT.-We stated yes
| terday,that Mr.. Elliott made beautiful ascension
| in Baltimore on Monday last We find in the
Sun the following interesting account OF his land
ling, and two singular condolences which occurred
! at that time:
"It being after seven o'clock, Mr.. Elliott con-
| cluded 10 descend, which he did gradually in q
| field on the farm of Mr.. Jacob Hiss, tenanied by
| Mr.. Jacob Kaufman, and situated between the
| Hartford and Beair roads.
When within hundred feet OF the ground nc
| threw over his graphing anchor, which was caughi
| by several men who were plowing IN a field, and
4 who rushed 10 the aid OF the voyager and were
pleased in rendering him every assistance. he
i was drawn, however, into the smooth hed, where
| he alighted, and the apparatus being carefully
/ folded up and prepared for removal, he was enter
tanned in the most hospitable manner. lie then,
in the carriage Of Mr. Patterson, started for home,
which he reached by midnight. II Is worthy OF
\ remark that the same gentleman who assisted MT.
4 Elliott in making safe descent, rendered SINH
| lar service TO Mr. urandtwenty years ago, whose
Il
! serviceable to Mr.. Elliott, and who descended in
/ the same spot Mr.. Eotts next VOYAGE will take
j place in Washington gentleman in that city has
| also proposed 10 him to have constructed an i'm
mense balloon, so that he Can ascend on morse
| back, and the terms have been agreed upon.
INVENTIONS An experiment was tried recently
by the New Jersey railroad and transportation
company on the meadows west Of Bergen hill.
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speed of SO miles per hour. One bag was placed
upon post, and another was taken from it. If
this plan proves practicable, mails may be trans
ported on express trains for way stations.
/ A lately invented life preserver was expert
| mented upon, a few days since, at the Cunard
| Docks, Jersey City. A stool is converted into
| fe-boat three feet long, and one foot wide, in an
instant, by touching spring. on either side Of the
STOOL 1t is capable OF supporting one or two per-
sons.
THE Troy MURDER TR1A1---In the case Of
| Mrs Henrietta Robinson, of Troy who was on
| Saturday found guilty Of the murder of Timothy
| Lanegan, Judge Harris yesterday yielded to the
request Of the defence for a suspension Of SEN
tence. The counsel for the defence ask for
| suspension Of sentence on these grounds: lst.
| The irregularity Of the proceedings had before
the grand jury. 3D. The volumnous testimony
/ elected on the trial had prevented necessary and
thorough investigation of it. The Judge said that
it was in accordance with the spirit of the law;
which is, that all delberation should be used and
he therefore announced that the motion to sus-
pend sentence was granted; but the prisoner
would remain in custody and be gaurded as here
| - hx,f he In
regard TO the prisoners conduct after leaving the
courtroom, the Albany Espress says:
sOn the way TO the Jail Mrs. Robinson laughed
and joked about the that she had Just passed
through! During the whole day, though at times
much excited, she often conversed earnestly with
her counsel and the sheriff. and whenever Judge
i Hogeboom INDUCED in keen stroke OF satire. or
sally Of wit, the prisoner was among the loudest
and heartiest of those who laughed. We heard
her laugh repeatedly.
Yesterday she was found dressed throughout
in costume of spotless white, arranged with
I scrupulous and neatness She walked her
room very much, and she was repeatedly heard %
say, with great ener and determination, though
not directing her remarks TO any person fe shan
| nsuer pronounce sentence dgGiRa me- No; ~cref'
/ When DIR. Hegeman, the deputy sheriff, visited
her yesterday morning she sa'a 70 nun, laagnlng, M
neck, old 6oyrp
|. EXTRAORDINARY PAssAGE-The English papers
state that the steamship Atrato, noticed as the
largest side wheel steamer aaoat, has made her
trip home to Southampton from ST. Thomas, on
her first voyage, in the very short time OF twelve
days and twenty hours. The distance is three
thousand miles, and she has thus averaged three
hundred miles per day.
SILVER IN ALABAaA.-Great excitement is said
by the Dadewel Bannsr to exist in Talapoosa
(Ala) in consequencesof the silver mines existing
in the southwest portion Of that country Silver
has been known for years TO exist there, but the
people have just found on, how to separate from
the ore. The other day, says the Bauer, a COM
| pany extracted sixteen pounds Of the pure metal
| ia very brief time. "This has set the country
] in a rage"