Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-04-24
A Bold SwINDLER.-The Memphis Appeal, of


Tuesday, has the following:
ga man named Brewster, has been in this city
for time past, attempting to sell lots, $50 in
number) in Brewster's Addition to the town of
st. Paul, in Minnesota Territory. He succeeded
in selling some one or two on time, and one, per-
haps for cash, or part cash, and the balance on
time. Yesterday, as we learn, a person came
here directly from st. Paul, Mr.. Dolbear,) who
upon being informed that man by the name of
Brewster was selling lots in st. Paul, remarked
that one man of that name resided there, and he
(Brewster) was in st. Paul when he left Mime
sofa. Some suspicion of fraud i. seems had been
previously entertained here, which was confirmed
yesterday by the sudden disappearance of the said
lot proprietor in the new and fourishing city of
st. Paul. We learn that Brewster left ON the In
gomar. yesterday, and we suppose efforts will be
made to overhaul him by telegraph.
Col. Locke, the auctioneer, is a sufferer to the
amount, at least, Of his printing, and we are in
formed that Mr.. Anderson Belts, of this city,
purchased lot from Brewster, for which he paid
portion of the purchase money in cash. Such
of our citizens as purchased on credit will, of
course, have an opportunity of resisting the pay
mcnt.''
There are two Brewstcr's Additions to st. Paul.
One by our fellow-citizen, Wm. Brewster, on the
bluff, and the other by stranger by the name of
Brewster, who laid out an addition in the Wdter,
and on an island, near the residence Of DR.. Mann,
at the Lower Ferry. Persons in the States should
not trust to itinerant spectators, but if they
wish to purchase real estate in our Territory they
should apply to those who arc known to be up
right and honorable men. Among those we only
mention, Henry McKenty, Starkey & Petteys, &c.
EXTRAORDINARY FLYING MAcHINE.-We find the
following curious and interesting statement in the
Paris Patric:
..The Academy of Sciences is good deal inter-
ested by the invention. of Flying Machine, by
Don Diego de Salamanca.
With this machins Don Diego's daughter, Ro-
saura, rose in the air some time ago at Madrid, to
the great establishment of the SPaniards, who are
but little accustomed to this sort of miracle.-
Don Diego de Salamanca and his daughter arc
about to arrive at Paris 10 show the effect OF his
marvellous invention.
The mlchnc is very simple: it consists Of 4
two feet long, and one foot wide, adapted 10
a band of leather round the waist, buckeled be-
hind. The two iron rods fastened to the case
support small piece of wood, on which the feet
rcp0sc. The case contains simple and ingenious
mechanism similar to that employed to set an
automaton in motion. The mechanism is worked
by means of handle. 1t sets in work two large
wings ten feet LONG, made of very thin cloutcEou,
covered with feathers and the wings may be so
worked as to produce vertical, perpendicular, or
horizontal nvnc. The number of turns given
to the handle determines the height to which it is
desired to go.
The handle has to be turned every quarter of a
league to regulate the distance; the operation of
turning lasts a minute.
Horizontal flying is the most difficult. The
wings beat tn air like oars of boat, or rather
as the feet OF swan when it swims.
BY m cans Of this curious machine man can 90
almost rapidly carricrpigeon rom the llO
tel de Vile to the Arc de Trionphc de lEtoile,
in eight minutes, and in half an hour toy ersaillcs
The experiments, which viii be made in Paris,
will be made small scale, and the flights of
Don ID ego will not extend beyond the depart
mcnt Of The Seine, but at a later period he pro-
poses to 90 to l., ols, Bordeaux. Toulouse, Mar
settles and Tors. and take the lines of railway.
He pre.ends that h. can travel quicker tn IN by
rail.
The price Of each machine will not exceed
l20lf for men, and l000f fcr women.
II the experiment succec IS Don Diego will take
ont a patent, and make the sale of machines IL
branch Of commerce.
Although greatly aston:shcd at this new invcn-
ton, several members Of the academy have poin-
ted out the Inconvenience of bringing it into gen.
cral use. In point of fact, there will be no sccu-
usagcs and customs be over thrown, and if male
factors can hy the roofs of houses, afterwards
get in to apartments and commit all sorts Of dep
rcdat:oas it will be very curious to see police
men in France or England pursuing thieves in the
air, in order to lock them up on earth. Ii APP
pears that 1885 proms IS us al sorts of marvels.