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SOUTHERN MANUFACTURERS

Mr. EDMUND NJ IvENs Agent for p Rahm,s Eagle Ma.
chine Works Of Richmond va the 2lst Of r
Richmond He win retnrn with very heavy shipment Of
those celebrated Portable Stationary Engines for driving
Cotton Gins, Corn Mills Mills, etc. etc. early October
next.
Everything connected with these Works is of Southern orr
GIN Even the Saws in the South and each
aneed against defect.
The thete Engines and Saw Mills have met with
the South for the past thirteen years in this part tho
south for the last three years has been encouraging
warrant these extensive Works in doubling their capacity We
send mechanics machinery and expressly
guarantee each machine.
nPsneIs remember your interest to patronise the
Southern Works.
My office rem lst Of October next will be Nc lpiea
street, New erlesRs EDMUND NJ. IVENs,
jsI9 Sm&W General Southern Agent,
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9he Eastern Clarion,

ASACA2b41AN VI slIGs-t
j. K ADAAS.. ..,.s,.s.t EDITOR,
WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, having thelargeEt circulation
of any Country Newspaper the South very respectful,
offered advertising medium to the Merchants of New or
cans.
ordersfor advertising letta the CRESCENT OFFICE will
be punetually attended to-
@8-FRANE a, BARTLETT, agenttgr New orlsgns ia7 %
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EB~A CarCt~-po Cotton Factors ana Plant
erThe undersigned Manufacturers of the IMPROVED EA
GLE COTTON GIN take this method of correcting the gem
erai impression Planters that we are not able to keep
supply Of our STANDS to meet the GREAT DEMAND which
has existed.
is that in oetoberlas the demand FAR EXCEEDED
supply aud We lost the sale of some TWENTY THOU
SAND DOLLARS WORTH OF GINS, but we are now pre-.
pared with STOCK OF ALL SIZES, TO FILL ALL OR
DERs AT ONCE
Planters ordering should be very particular 10 give THE
HAND MOTION Of the Gins they require
All orders should be addressed Agent VIM L. CUsH
ING, No. 81 St. Charles street, New Orleans.
iySl sptf&W BATES, HYDE l. co.
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Fe. SprossLe > 90.
THE E.tseCt Tribe.

The the weather. the the insects and
the necessary becomes destroy them should be
oyerrun Moths are numerous equally So and indeed all
the insect family seem alive aud stirring But little Of
Doctor Wilson'S
PRusSIAN POWDER
makes change come DER the spirit of their Dreams and the
houses where this Powder used become like Godsmhs
serted village much the qualification of all housekeeperE
Wa speak too highly of the "Prussau Powder"
For sale in New Orleans wholesale and retail, by
]. WRIGHT & CO.,
q and l5I Chartres street.
General Agents for tie Southern States and whom all
orders should be Addressed jy26 2p6tE1tW
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~. Career COM29Ggsy7s
PATENT LIN PROYED COTTON GIN

PATENT IMPROVED COTTON GINS
The undersigned sole manufacturers undeE 2. GARVERs
patents Of 1885, 1915 s48 have permanently established
Office and Warehouse at No. 10 GRAVIER STREET, and
prepared furnish to Planters and Merchants any
Of this celebrated GIN.
They deem unnecessarily detaits advantages 9th
asits num6eess endorsements Ruthossn
using it. ueientto confirm its high reputation, and II
makeis adoption still more general.
ps 2ply d. CARVER COMPANY.
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CELEBRATED STOMACH BITTERs.
FIVE HUNDRED BOXES HosTETTER's STOMACH
BITTERs in store and for sale by
E. J. HART & CO.,
i826 2p'f Nos. II and 70 Tchoupitoulas street.
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TIN, COPPER, link AND SHEET RON WORKERS.
Plumbing Copper Tin Zine and Sheet Iron Work done in sn
their various branches
Sheet Lead Lead and Iron Pipes all Sizes Shower Baths
Bath Tubs Washhand Basins and Stands Hip and Sponge
Babs water Closets Lead Cast Iron Sinks; Pumps both
Lift and Force patterns Pumps etc VICTORIA
GRECIAE and DBAB WAsHsTAEDs, suitable for Bater-
works or without beautiful article for bedrooms.
constantly hand large and well selected asort
BRASS METALS, COCKS, etc.
Such as Bib Cocks Stop Upright and Bracket Cocks q 81
sizes Wasstand sink Butlegs shampocning Compression,
for hot Or cold qga;er Lager Ce Cocks all Sizes
Also Plated Cocks Of all kinds; Brass Hose and Plain Coup
lings and Pipes from e to inches; and a Brass Ware
usually found in similar establishment.
We have tbe celebrated METROPOLITAN RANGE, which
has proven 10 be very best ae Of the kind now in use
Also The celebrated Charter and Amazon Cook Stoves ell
sizes to cook for families PERSONS sBes
that will cook for six hundred.
Are also Agents the celebrated JEFFREYs DOUBLE
ACTING LIFT AND FORCE PUMP, with solid india Rubber
Balls for valyssThree Sizes O. ana 4; prices SO S35
asd sTo rase water Is 81 feet perpendicular, and
orce The same from 80 ITO feet clear Of the nozzle with only
one brake They asupeoE TO any other Pump
yet invented.
COOKING STOVES AND RANGES Of all szes, patterns
and prices always hand either wholesale retail Also,
Parlor Office Church. Bedroom and Steamboat HEATING
STOVES steknboats, Hotels or Plantations supplied,
E All work done by warranted 70 give satseclon VI
ders solicited from the country 49,. 20,
40 IL M on (1a1nn street New Orleans.
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8tlsaus ailg Crescent,


TERMas
s Crescent viii beregaiaF8 served to suhscrhsrs in the
aAsly hnuF every morning. sundays excepted )for
$40 year advance Aali-yeaTly aud quarterly at the
fasss g cents week payable q the carriers
aqaagerst insertion in 81 esses
VI; forevery sneaeqasnt Insertion, 80 cents.
the gseoad charged II foE every
Insertion.
Advertisements Published 1t intervals, will be charged q peg
Squire for every insertions
Advertisements uot hssksd Will 30 Published enc month O
laneer ard charged seeordingiyi advertisement or sub
sesipsioa VIII be STOPPED until aaErearages are paid atthe
sptgeu AZ tba ErearietoTs
zfhsraI fSEsenmns vii be made to regular advertisers
THE yVHmRLY ORE sCENT
L ahsa every aonduy ofaing At s. year, nariably In
ad4anes Hapag characterization throughout Lou
isiana lssissipp Arkansas Aebama Texas, and othtr
Il presents favorable mode to advertisers ofmaking
sseir gsases aad commodities known Advertisements in
ssr4ed foF 81 pei square, each insertion.
THE BATLY CRESCENT
M isealatlou renders desirable medium for adver
tsass As PArER itcirculatas largely reaching
auy hanradso homes early hour, and being read
approach business hours consequently articles
failg May be adyantageously published in it
columns.
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csANDs' sARsAPARLLLA,
- IN QUART BOTTLEE,
For Purifying the Blood.

y A. rursv vegetable preparation the properties Of an an
entr mild eathartie and tonic medicine combined
It quickly removes from the oiO0a le u
secretons which engender and req disease mus shpg a"
the rootof the malay " aelS "..l -
EXTRAohblNAhA Fo1ANot
all dseorou PARTICLES and will speedily purify the blood
equaze the circulation improves the appetite mpa tone and
yaor to the system and gradually but surely, extpate
disease 1t Is highly recommended by many
rr,tne,,t DhvsIctnns
.,, g. -, /, No., ,,onr., evpsriepee and
who have proved us eheaes ~ auy se".o
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! INSURANCE. AND COLLECTING AGENCY

speer,s Patent Clasp and Hoop Iron Bands,
FOR BALIEG COTTON.
For samples of this very convenient and cheap fastening
which has been tested at the Arsenal and found 70 be
much stronger than required for cotton bales and for all in
formation concerning apply the undersigned agen Of tic
patentee for the Southwestern States. j. s, COPIES,
ia 81 Carondeet street, New Orleans.
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New Orleans, March Is 1858.
Mr.. Coins: have been using your Kaperlapeum''
fsua that have suffered with for the last eighteen years
ing during that time been operated upon by Dr. Johnson
Louis without Success have induced try your Ka
perapeum confess, with perfect satisfaction,
from its beneficial results anticipate speedy cure.
AMOS HTtHTOWER,
Cont street, near Robinson street.
m25 2ptf New Orleans
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Elrty Thousand Tlckets.
7
NEARLY ONE PRIZE 10 EVERY NINE TICKETS
MAGNIFICBNT sGHEMEr
q Drawn each Saturday in August !

APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
4prizes of S4O0 approximang $40 900 priao a. $50
prizes of 3lOapp5oximang to $4,000 prize l2
prizes Of go approxtmang to 10000 prize 8
prizes of 1875 approxmatng to 5000 prize 81
prizes Of I00npproxinaing TO 400 prize are... 80
prizes of IS approprating to 5000 prize So
prizes Of 50 approxmating to 1900 prize slt
1000 prizes Of lg00u
545 prizes amounting to- 01
Whole Tickets, $40; Halves, s5i Quarter, 50 So
EA Circulgr showing the Plan Of the Lotteries win be
any deSireus of receiving it,
FRIES Of S2Uw be determined by the last figure thu
number the $4,000 price For example II TIL
number drawing the $40 prize ends with No l. then all th
tickets where the number ends in WILDE entitled to $40. y
number ends with No then all the tickets whore thsrun
her ends in 2w be entitledto $50 and SO GU to Q.
Certificate Of Package Of 10 Whole
10 Half =. .,,......... %
10 Quarter. ............ 20
10 Fights .,.t........ 10
IN ORDERING TICKETS OR CERTIFICATES,
Enclose money address the Tickets ordered
receipt of which they will be forwarded by frstmaii.
Purchasers have tickets ending in any figure thoJ
designate.
The list of drawn Numbers and Prizes will be sent TO
chasers Immediately after the driving.
aPurchaser will please write their signatures plain
give their Post Office County and State.
s~Remember that every Prize is drawn and payable y
fall, without deduction
All communication strictly confidential
Address orders for Tickets Certificates either to samusl
Swan 4 Co., Augusta, Ga, or to
sAM'L SWAN 4 Co. Box SO s, Post-ofice,
jy8I 2p6w New Orleans, La,
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New Orleans, January 80, 1883.
n B. Gons-Dear Sir take pleasure in stating that some
four months ago. when suffering with Ch5 and Fever which
had stuck for several months induced ny dose
of your 'Kapernpeum just before chill expected and
such the effect it had upon that determined upon
giving it fair trial and bought bottle and took according
directions The result was that before had half finished
the bottle chs had left and have not since returned
in the enjoyment of perfect health having
perenced any of the effects qunn other drug usually put
in medicines for such diseases aud do cheerfuy recommend
the "Kaperlapeum" to all who afflicted like was
Your friend,
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Boots, Shoes G21G BrOgGms.
AT Wholesale.
Plantations supplied with prime Ditching BOOTS Rusnt
BRoGANs, Wool, Mexican Palm Leaf Straw snd OAs
peschy HATS, the lowest market prices,by
FROST CO.,
No, 10 Magazine street
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DATEYT TNDEsTRuoTIBLE WATER-PPEs.
/ CHARLES q. BIER. WIZ. Q. STEPAEAs'
o. g. BIBR &. CO..
No. 90 CAMP STREET, NEW ORLEANS,
Manufacturers Of
The Patent ImdestructlBle Water Pipes,
PEBM BEERS,
4rIoyz COPPER ZTEK AND SHEET IRON WORKERS.
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as-Another Case of DyspepsIa--BnIdwIns
VILE N Y, March 4, 1856.
Dir. c. NJ JacksouDear Sir Having received great benefit
from the of Hoofands German Bters think my duty
as friend mankind let them know it, had for years
been afflicted with dyspepsia arising affection of the
liver and arrangement OF the stomach under the
the physicians Of this vicinity obtained relief
duced through the advice of friend the
your Biers faithfully according to directions three
bottles which entirely cured and find myself in
good health as 1 have enjoyed
Respectfully yours,
JOHN c. QUEENES.
Ask for Hooauds German Biters Tuke nothing else and
see that the signature O. NJ Jackson on The wrapper
each bottle.
Principal Office AIS Arch street. Philadelphia Pa Sold by
druggists sorebeepers in every village in the
United States Canada WestIndiss America IS
cents per bottle
Sold in New Orleans, wholesale and RETAIL by j. WRIGHT
L co., Nos q and ISL Ghartres street. jyl 2plm4W
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New Orleans March ID 1858.
have used Goins Kaperlapeum for cils fever
has cured eAely believe it will when everything
else fails. a, ". SMITH,
tQrlnn
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ns.Dr. j. Hostetter's celebrated stomach
Bers the Of Fever Ague is beyond all conro-
vesy the safest and best remedy that by
afflicted for all diseases Of the above The
Of this dreadful disease been prevented by
of this reliable remedy The Bttes have been used
by proprietor in extensive practice in the treatment
Fever aud AgRe for number years. wonderful
tive we'll known both the press and public.
Those who desire thorough their entire SYSTEM
fail TO the "Bitersn For sale by druggists
and dealers generally everywhere. jy26 2p6&ttW
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New Orleans, January 80, 1858.
Mr. Goins-Dear Sir know how to inform you of the
wonderful change your Keperapeum made in me- For
eight years and four months suffered with the falling of the
womb had of eminent physicians of this
city, who finally thought my hopeless refused to do
anything me- whenmy husband found you the old
justly celebrated hair tonic among the refined of
the city. really that it be divine origin
lean hardly realize my change. felt better my
life than This That every poor woman afflicted
may your great tonic my feryent prayer.
MARY SIMS,
&c He7ia street
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-07-10

About Colp For every mile that we
leave the surface of the earth, the tcmprra.
tu!c fail five degrees. At forty miles dis.
lance 'flom the globe we get beyond the at
moSphorc, and enter, strictly speaking, into
inc regions of space, whose temperature is
20 deg. below Zcro: and here cold reirns
IN all ITS power. Some idea Of this intense
cold may he formed by stating that the
greatest cold observed III the Arctic Circle is
IRON ~ deg below ZcIo: and here many
surprising elects are produccd. In the
chemical laboratory, the greatest cold that
we can produce Is about $50 deg. below zero.
At this temperature calhonic gas becomes
solid substance, like snow. If touched, il
produces just the sa:Gc effect on the skin AS
rcd-hot cindcr: it blStcrs the finger like Il
burn. Quicksilver, or mercury, freezes at
~ deg. below zero-that is, - deg. below
The temperature at which water freezes. -
The solid mcrcury may then be treated as
other metals, hammered into sheets, or made
INTO spoons: such spoons would however.
mel: III water rs warm as ice. 1t is pretty
certain that every liqaid and gas that we arc
acquainted with would become solid ifcxpCscd
to the cold of the regions of space. The gas
we light the streets with would appear like
wax oil would be, in reality, as hard as
rock :" pure spirit. which we have never vet
solldticd, would appear like transparent
crystal hydrogen gas would become qui tie
solid, and resemble a metal we should be
able to turn butter IN lathe like a piece OF
ivory : and the fragrant odor Of flowers would
have to be made no, before they would Yield
perfume. These are few Of the astonishing
effects Of cold.
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FIFTY YEARS HENCE. The Right Reverend
Bishop Clarke (says the Baltimore .I0mricou)
is stated to have delivered, recently, a lecture
on the above subject, in which occurs the
following passage; whether intended for
prophecy or satire, we are not exactly able
to determine -
FIFTY years hence, the newly married
couple vii. step into an emporium for the
sale OF houses, look over the books OF patterns,
select one to suit their taste and means. order
1t, and 1t will be sent home in the morning,
put together and occupied at night
''ln trayc'ing. MS great changes will take
place. Instead Of the dusty road and crowded
car, there will be splendid locomotive hotels,
flying road carpeted with turf, and bordcled
with shade trees, and heraldng its approach
with sweet music, instead Of the dcmonac
shrek Of the steam whistle, ard labelled
through from Boston TO San Francisco in
four hours.
" Instead Of the unsg'il'y telegraph poles,
there will be, fifty years hence, net work
under ground, and under the bosom Of the
deep, and it will click off thoughts instead of
words. Then the electric Battery will light
all the street lamps at the same time, enable
all the clocks IN the city TO keep exact time,
and klndle the beacon ON the dangerous rocks,
wherc. now, men hazard their lives, and
wear ont their lonely days.
Then the author will not write hv ottr
slow process, losing his rarcsl ranccs, bttl he
Will sit down to the newest invented
chrograrhl al instrument, and putting his
fingers on the keys, write as fast as he can
think"
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/ night to find out this, and also, who you
are, for am sure | have heard your
voice before. Speak, ] command you !"
Fl" Laws a massy % replied the lady,
dimly discernablc i'll the darkness
{" Laws Il MASSEY can't speak for aston
ishnent. don't like to think such IA
think of my own daughter, but really
you must have been taking something
that $ got into your head, Jane, or else
you're going crazy 70
" Good gracious - screamed sister
in-law, d" it it isn't mother"
why, who else should it be ?" said
the old lady. didn't you hcar me tell
Tom to come after me tonight, as
wasn't sure | could find my way home
myself! And Just as | WIS starting,
WIS afraid he'd forget tho number, 50
wrote him Il little note, telling him
where TO come"
Yes" put in-I couldn't help it
-" Yes, and that very note has caused
this ridiculous, shameful cScapadc. On
the strength of that little slip Of pap cr
we have been following Tom around all
the evening, and exposing ourselves no
doubt to all manner of notice and remark.
Jane magn!icd the note into Il lovc-lct-
tcr-hcr own mother into young and
beautiful riyal--thc nice little rc>idclice
ii your friend into u most terrible sort
ofplacc, and poor Tom, dutitully con-
vcying his mothcr-inlaw home. into Il
deccitFul gallant, about to wrong his
wife beyond PREPARATION by committing
an clopcmcnt.n
"Ihcre don't say any more, Emma"
pleaded Jane. &" I'm sufficiently asha-
med Of myself, assure you.'
al should thin; you would be-" said
her mother.
We went home. Tom is very good
natured, and verify believe, never
mentioned the subject again. But
Brother John thought the whole affair
stlch a joke, that to this day, he will
burst out into the most amazing fits of
laughter at an unsuitable moment, and
always apologies by sayinG--l WAS
thinking Of the time, Jane, when YOU
followed poor Tom to Brooklyn" And
PSaltcr says-'' Tom ough. to give Jane
some real cause for jealousy, after that
cauSclcsS paroXysm."
/ think that would be wrong, thou I'll,
for jealousy, absurd us it sometimes is,
Is p,oof of love.
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pOISoNs AND THEIR ANTIDoTES. -Accilcn
tai poisoning, although not very frcuuent,
occurs sufficiently often to cause it to be a
matter of importance that each Indlvidua al
should know the antidoc or counteractrr
influence to be applied when any case comes
under notice, There is often no time to send
for medical aid, and many human lives have
been lost while waiting for the doctor. Oya.
lie acid, or salt Of lemons, is often mistaken
tor EPSON salts and causes death in n short
time: a safe antidoc for this and all other
acids is magncsla made into paste with water,
or solution of common soap. In the case
of prussic acid, however. laurel water, or
chloride of lime, and hi chloride of iron are
eltrctual remedies. Tarter emetic is another
poison often taken desIgnedly or in mistake,
and large quantities of warm water should be
givcii to Induce vomiting, and powdered Pc.
ruvian bark.
For arsenic, the hydratcd oxyde Of iron is
the only cure, in dose thirty times greater
than that Of the poison, while for poisoning hv
lead in any form, sulphate of nagncsia, pot
ash and soda are good and phosphate of soda
is sale antidotc. Mercury OF corrosive sub.
Innate is counlelac;cd by the white of eggs
or milk, and for sulphotc of zinc or white
vtrol, cream, butter and chalk will act as
prcycnuvcs. For poisoning by copper, the
white of eggs iron filings. pru ssiate of potash
VIII say its &C ion; AMI for sulphure,ted
hydrogen and carbonic acid. free exposure to
The ar, and lecch or two applied to the
head, have proved successful
For all other poisons. such as fungi poison
Gus muShl ooms, laudarum, stryclninc, nux
vomica. and vegetables generally it Is always
safe TO administer an emc.ic.
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th crossing the Drudge OF the Ohio Y Mis-
H'SS,pl' i'''loao at \ihc'nntS, the traveller
Ne>tNa," witnesses novel sight IN ral'road'
ing Iiole hl!h IS a Lake (lhc Wabash Val
icy "c'''oWt1j over SIX miles wide. and long
q :: '''hh we eye can reach. Across thlS sea
tle yam runs on 'feSt'c work that sticks out
VS. FOUR 'ncheS ABOVE u" top OF the wat'r
-,o'''"S IS seen on us hfoad surface save two
iron rams around winch the waters odd and
"''F' '''', "|sh lha"iy against the slender
y "''e' W,'o' Sc,,'S 10 tf'"1b!r under their
'"'oe: AZ over Tue ",Ne are hiring cddleS,
WE NY o's 'rGcS ana dri'l round and round.
"Fst Sooh MAKE your mead SWIM, and you
,,e' ,'lat 'nc "eSIic-WorN Is Certainly moving.
'"e n"''o''i seems 10 Nc undermined and IS
INV w. ''ne ,''e loP IS TOPPING over against
h hnv u" IT., Hnu you expect every molAent to
' h.". ';'e Sl,aSn u inc whole tram coming
LOW '''" 'ie sea. bnt 1t don't 60, and
''I ~. 10 ho u'"ecr' 'l'shlul as 1t looks.
n"t r t'oM we cone, w 10 ace that certainly
INt. 'I":'" we are III 'he ml"dle OF the
j,H' NV ',S'l'' almost ont OF SIGHT
oi MANUFACTURING '"t a waste OF waters on
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BALLOON TO Cross THE ATLANTIC. Mr..
j. Steiner, Of Harrisburg, Pa. purposes to
cross the Atlantic ocean in balloon. lie
says
The balloon | would purpose to use to
cross the Atlantic would be loo feet in
diameter, and would contain 523 500 cubic
feet of hydrogen gas. This would give the
balloon an ascending power of 80, 725 pounds.
The car or boat used would have to be con
st,ncted Of cedar, because lightest. and
would be &c feet on its keel, 10 feet beam, G
feet hull, with schooner rigging. The balloon
would he constructed of common twilled
muslin, coated with balloon varnsh The
way would guide this balloon would be
with drap line. by having float on the
water and the line Of connect with the balloon
on Il real The balloon, net work and valve
would weigh about , GOO pounds, and the
boat and rigging three tons and a half-this
will leave about eight tons ascending power
Tor provisions. passengers and ballast. 1t
would require three good ocean navigators
and one astronomer, beside myself. would
suggest New York as The starting point, and
am certain would strike within 200 miles
Of any gjFen distance in Europe, ! would
suggest May as the time for making the en-
pertinent, and would make the attempt in
1859 if could get the government Or others
TO assist me-"