Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-11-08

with the touch Of the performer on tho
keyboard Of IN organ.
This has finally been effected, and the
inventor has taken out patent not only
for tho application Of steam to 4 series Of
musical bells, but also for q new delicate
valve for the admission Of the steam into
the bells. is -; azi-i y sa.-. -. =
Tho Calliope, then as now exhibited,
consists Of long series of bells, varying
in size and length according to tho tone to
be produced, and running through four or
i've octaves. tHsi7 ,-i54 ..r-
The steam is admitted to these by means
Of long series Of corresponding tubes, in.
serted into \ small cylinder connected
with the boiler. A small wire connects
the valve in each tube with key in a
finger board like that Of piano forte or
organ and this ia steamboat may be
placed in the lady's cabin while the bells
themselves are in distant part Of the
boat. ~ s' @
| A full chord Of eight notes may be
struck At once, as upon the organ and II
is needless to say that the effect Of such a
combination Of musical tones Is ren,arka-
bly, grand and sublime. ~
Think Of a steamer with one Of these
mighty musicians on board, ploughing its
way up the Mississippi, and waking those
vast solitodes with its trumpet breathings.
! Upon the ocean the Calliope can be-
heard for twenty miles, discoursing the
Star Spangied Banner and Hail Columbia.
with accuracy. The action Of the valves
is 50 nice aud perfect that tho quickest
tunes, as $. Fishers Hornpipe," j" and "Mo.
ney Musk" " and 6 Hary's Wedding" " can
30 performed with ease aud ell the accom-.
panying paris distinctly given. + asa''...
| The Glencoe between New York and
Albany has one Of these instruments on
board, aud h is said the boat has doubled
her nunber ef passengers, BY the sole
means Of tho Calliope. g- 9i aaies =
The Calliope Is capable Of being played
with q crane, as . common hand organ ;
and in this form will doubtless take the
place of tho shrill steam whistle on the
railroad; but its greater utility will Be, i
seems to u, % Z signal between our
steamships on the ocean, and Is diver.
sion to passengers On their voyages. The
cosssmption Of steam by It is said to be
quito iaconsiderable. 5.... ,+....t,.,
SEDUCTION AND MARRrAeE. - The
Louisville Courier, of the 18th ut., tells
the following story Of sharp practice AK
An ex.captaiu Of the Mexican was, who
sports a white bearer, and Is favorably
known for legal astainments, and, social
disposition, was applied to some days since
for advice ia 1 peculiarly interesting case,
|by Z young lady Of sixteen. I,appeared
from her story that . 'iavorite suitor had
taken advantage Of her, youth and inao.
cence, broke the commandment most com.
| mooly disregarded in this, fast age, and
was IL fair way 10 break her heart and
ruin her reputation. .Can you get him
J, to como. here r., quoth the adviser. e g |
|think so,p said the lady. The clerk (for
such b was BY profession) and gay Lo-
Ithario was sent for. !. In the interim the
lawyer procured revolver, and placed i
in the hand Of the fair. client, instructing
her not to use i without the young gentle-
man positively refused her hand and heart,
legally. He came, and cold was the sal
utaiion between the injured fair one and
hlss lover. :. Sir" said the lawyer I" yo,,
have placed this young lady in danger.
ou, position 81 your iadiscretion, and and IN, lr.
less you make feparation BY instant mar
riaRs. you will ruin her forever" !" - Can
do Il" sentensiously was the reply. :. |. You
win, }" said the lady, as she suddenly rose
and placed the revolver against bis breast.
His lace paled Is 10 saw The stern deter.
lmination IN her ace, and be sunk into I
lchair. expressing m immediate desire to
make her whole 8 his wife legally. The
Iclerk Of the county court granted license
forthwith, and he and the lawyer attended
them to church, whore they were married
ID ten minutes Afterwards. We believe
our friend, tie lawyer, was the happie.t
Of them ell at the termination Of a affair
lioh does not always turn out 90 we'll. !;
] Or Pierre Souls, il is said, has tpur.
chased . Isnchin Nicaragua for $4,000.