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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-18
ACROSS TIE ATLANTIC IN NAIT
HOURS.

Prof. S;eir.r. the yoang American Aeronan' tnai
made A. aerial eight from Cno.rnsa to tsis ey lse'
Fall, aNgbtirg in . reigsboring cofnhe'd' hss o'eu
engaged for scne tire in attempts 20 solve the problem
Of sera navigation, srd, i Is thought has been sue
eessfnl. The Ten.G Ntrs announces thai he s soon'
70 make practical application Of the re'uls oil MS
t,per meutirg. Tie editor Of that paper has oeen
shown tire plans and specifications of monster arshiP'
designed to cross the Atlantic in sixty hours, i'r the
construction of which Prof Steiner desires - scare
tie aid Of Congress. The general idea Of the pan l'r
ia construction is thus given:
The bottom IA to be Of thin sheet copper, weighing
rot more than half pound - the sqnare 1907. Is
10 be cigsr-shsped, very much hse the Nlnans s'ea
or 800 feet long ard 50 feet in diameter al the center
tspenpg towards each extremity. Beneatn ms osic
loon is TO be suspended by wire cables platform OF
the same conicsl shape with the balloon itsef, va
the central part of this plsttorm Is 10 be placed the
achiI cry of the arshp and the caon Tor rs
The surface measure Of the balloon will he lol,i2o
squsre feet and its total weight will be 81 tons ~
VII contain 2,s9t 400 cubic feet Of gas, which VIII
support IN the air We gbt Of sol tuna Inc pisIolm'
cabin, machinery, &C., are estimated a, 10 tnns'
leaving still power enough 10 elevate Il 'ahs OF pas
sergers, freight ard ballast:
Ii is proposed 10 propel this vessel 10y means Of
large PADDLES or fans 10 work IN the air as the PAD
dies Of a steamboat work on the waller There IS 10
Doe one wheel on each side Of the vessel and at the
stern j. TO be propeller all OF these " DE
worked by steam engines placed at the center OF the
platform. The side wheels have the paddles SO ar
ranged fold up like lady ian as they enter the
wbeeLt ouse above snd 10 unfold sgan as they strike
the air in the sired direction. There are to be three
small csclatirg engines, Of five horse power, one for
each wheel.
To conine the balloon TO given hight above the
water, ii must be evenly balased, aud at;ached to
COOPER float IN the water, connected to the plafsrm
underneath the sir.sbp by coil OF wire rope An IN
gepious contrivance, which cannot be satisfactorily
exrlsined on paper. is attached TO the platform,
Ehereby the balloon certain y steered as vesse
in the water.
Prof. s thinks he has effectualy overcome the two
great difficulties encountered by all experimenters IN
aerial usv iyatiop the expansion and contraction
Of ess arc the difficulty in exhausting tie common sir
from balloon with rigid sides, without having II
crushed The means used TO obviate these difficulties
we have not the space 20 explain; bn, suffice i to
cay, the process seems wholly practieable and eiec
tive. an
II is calculated that, with head winds, aspeed Of 40
miles an hour can be obtained with THIS air ship, aud
with favorable gales the speed wOud b. increased -
100 Prof y estimates the cost of building such
bn opn At 40 eco,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-18
GOING TO EUROPE IN A BALLOON.

Toy
Mr. John La Mountain, the aeronaut, IL aya'n IN
this city, where he viii remain a few days. lie has
made srraneAments for the construction III BCston OF
a balloon with which he designs TO mako an attempt
TO cross the Atlsntic next simmer. The money . 70
he furnished by wealthy gentleman ct the modern
AheIs who has sufficient confidence in the praeuca'
hiity of the scheme TO make venture in it. The bal
loon is to be of six, with an ascensive power which
will make it capable of carrying life boat stocked
with provisors ard four passengers. The p9 sert IS
desgIed to employ is the gun-cotton enshe-ope oil
which, owned BY q gentleman Of Springfield, Mass
has been tested and found TO operate satisfactorily
Before the venture at sailing the ocean, it Is de-
signed to make three long voyages, starting from
Western cities for the purpose of testing the capacity
of tue balloon and the effect of the employment of
machinery. Mr.. Wise, tie father Of balloon'ng in
America who has been in consultation with Mr.. La
Mountain approves of bis plan in all is details, ard
will give him the benefit % his remarkable experience
in suggestions as 10 the manner of carrying il out.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-18
t, hence the l.ne las the saue

n.e,.ly he'd iIl7l5, hence the lne las The sane
bssrrg as then.
hi. to be hoped that results similar % the above for
81 psrs Of the country where obsrvA;ions have s'sn
taken, will be given to the public, Dad throagh s,s
other source than deep sod yoluniroas works which
practical meu seliom meet aud often eOold rot usder
stand they &c. thereby saving to the people thou
sands Low spent in ltg alton about the directions oe
Ines. T. Il. Brooks, Surveyor and Engineer.
SeS.s oefGSg, " Y. Dec. 1853
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-18
grees are in de cimsle.

The numbers marked by stars are from actual OBJ
selysticD; tie others ar computed. Iospection OF
the table shows tina. during the greater part OF the
lasi century the iolih end Of the Leede Was moving
east, ~ westerly defamation gss decreasing, AID
that srce it as been moving west hence the westerly
decnston hes been increasing. 1t was stationary a.
New-York Albany and Burlington respectively in
1885 When lie riy declla.ou wss..........f2 IS
49, when the westeTiy d.cnstioE 81
1875, VIXEN the weteTy eecEIston vas.......u..7 81
The present annual westerly change applicable for
few years j. 8 s, 3 Q" and 4 )" respectively
The variation changes but little for moderate dif.
Of longitude; thus the variation COR any given
periods at Albany, obtained from the table, can be
csed without material error for Boston and DQnkirk,
which haze abou, the same latitude. To illustrate:
be bearing of line at this place wss in Els, NJ A.
W., required its present bearing. We may use the
vsristion at Albany where the declnstion in
lis, by Interpolation in the table was g. 30 west
and in 1858, it is s. 30 west This show. that the
msgr.tc reedIe Las TIE tame direction now at Sche-
Gnsspesi 10 he t,tt.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-18

CG,sp.e'h he tu;.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15

The entire force is now in camp in the s. Il
part OF this county, preparing for active opera
tions. Col. Nelson, Of Bosquc, is in command
Col. Baylor, having resigned.
Such are the facts Of the case to the presen
time, In stating them, have avoided assert
ing anything which cannot be sustained by tn,
fullest proof, which will be produced to any
doubter. Hundreds of lies ara in circulation
promulgated by the friends of each party in thi
unfortunate affair, and doubtless both parties hav
been more or less TO blame ON occasions, as is al
ways the case when differences arise between
COMMITTEES.
As to where the weight of responsibility lies,
we have no hesitation in laying it ut the door Of
the Government Agents; believing that we
should have had no trouble if they had, at first
said to the Indians, This is your home-on
this Reserve-hcre you must stay--you have
plenty Of room, and good land, which you must
learn to cultivate, instead of relying on nunting.
In doing this. you will be instructed, assisted,
fed, clothed outside Of this, you will get into
difficulties with your white neighbors, and they
will either kill or drive you off,
Instead Of this, they have been allowed to
roam freely over the country, their farms have
been neglected, and sheir civilization not ad-
vanced; and at this time, they are as thorough
savage, as were their progentors when the pill
grims landed on Plymouth Rock. That they
will, and do steal, no one denies-not the Agents
themselves. or course in this state of affairs
antagonism must soon spring up between the
two races and in this present case, the whole
power Of the government havo been brought to
bear in fuyor OF the Indians, to prove them hon.
est, and to sustain them to protect them
against the just anger of an outraged people,
and to continue and extend the privileges out of
which the difficulties arise. Thus, the antago-
nism has become constantly more intense, and
ha bo,,n han ptrp Ill
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15

CURIOSITY GRATlFrEU AND SAIIsFIED.--Some
Newporters are renowned for their prying curl
oeity. Their popularity is pointedly hit by the
following, which says the Newport lily News,
is Gained at somebody"
duncan Pell, Esq, has juet commenced tho
erection of new fence in front of his mansion,
on Mary street, in this city. On one of the
posts is the following in manuscript
"' The proposed fence is to be 60 feet long. 81
feet rails and coping; to be finished this week
Mr.. Eaton is the carpenter aud Mr.. Fludder the
mason. The work is to be done by the day.
"'Terms cash.
"'Messrs. Finch & Engs furnish the lumber,
iI hope this will he satisfactory to the public.
"sApril 25, 1852"
Conclusion of the above thrilling legend
ct was on the first night of the TO be drv
month of May, 1859, the month OF flowers AMI
balmy zephyrt, passional attraction, green peas.
and other affnitiss that Duncan Pell lay buried
in tbs arms Of slumber. A loud and terrible
rapping aroused him. IL was continued. Rap,
rap, rap! Starting from sleep Duncan looked
forth into the moonlight. dark form was
pounding away the door. As Pell looked
from the window the form cried aloud
Say, you, Mister Pell, he you agoin' to have
this ere fencs white or yaller washedi"
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15
The vicksburg Conveation.

"The REASONABLE projects of some of the mem
bers of this convention, however, were made still
more apparent in the afternoon session of the
first day. An Ex-Governor of Mississippi, and
member of Congress, sent to the convention a
series of resolutions one of which declared it to
be the duty of the Southern States, il Republi-
con President is elected for the next Presidential
term, to take immediate measures for resistance, and
for forcibls disruption of the Uaion."
We find the above paragraph in the remarks
of one of our city contemporaries upon the recent
Convention held at Vicksburg, Miss. Ours shall
be the last journal in the Republic to excite un-
grounded apprehension of a disruption of the Fe-
deral Union, but we must enter our objection to
tIuAsneer now common at the North with Aboli-
- journals that "the Union cannot be dissolv-
ed" At this time we shall content ourself with
putting simply one questi TO the honest, mode
rate men Of the North. Suppose a party gets
control of the general government, which denies
a portion of the States the rights, not only qua
ranted by the Constitution !. e. the agreement
uniting them together, but as confirmed by the
Sudirial authority. the'chosen umpire in cases OF
disputes, what would be the natural course for
those to adopt whose rights had been thus disrO-
yarded, What would an ordinary business man
10 when his associates in partnership had vlolat-
ID the express laws of that partnership Wonld
,e not ut once withdraw from a concern which
vas being used to subvert his rights and inte-
'ests We leave these questions to be pondered
lpon by all honest and sincere men.-Day BOOK.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15

TIE New TREATY WITH MExrco.-The basis of
the treaty arranged by Minister McLane is on
the principle OF that which existed before the
treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. and-which regula-
ted the commercial intercourse from the borders
of Missouri to and from Santa Fe. In this case,
the right OF way over Mexican territory to the
Gulf of California is proposed with every pros
pect Of success.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15

SQuATTER SOVEREIGNTY .-Ilamiltons organ is
quite 81 sick Of sluatter Sovereignty, 1t thinks
an abstraction The people of Texas never en-
tertained the doctrine Of Squatter Sovereignty,
but have uniformly denounced it as the Offspring
of Back Republicanism. The only man who
mounted the rostrum and publicly advocated it,
was Gen. A. j. Hamlton,-the only pen in Tex.
as, we believe, who sustained him wa1 his organ.
Pray when Gid the question ges h. be IN abstract
Jon! WLeE did 1t get to BE an ametcl When
did Hamilton and his organ grinder ;et sick of
SQuatter Sovereignty = 'jasais.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15

PnoPnEcr NEARLY FuLnLLRD.--A hook was
published in Philadelphia In 1873, and written
by i. n. j, Elisha, which the Pi,tshurg Dispatch
says contains these words:
The time will come when people viii travel ia
stages moved by steam engines from one city 10
another, almost as fast as birds fy, fifteen or
twenty miles an hour. A carriage will set out
from Washington in the morning, passengers will
breakfast at Baltimore, dine nt philadelpha.
and sup at New York the same day To accom-
plish this, two sets of railways will be laid, 80
ncarly level us not In any place 10 deyiate more
than two degrees from horizontal line, made OF
wood or iron on smooth parts of brokaa stone or
gravel, with rail to guide tho carriages so TINT
they may pass each other in different directions.
and travel by night as we'll as day; and the pas.
scngerswill sleep in these stages as comfortably
as they now do in steam stage boats TWENTY
miles per hour is about / enty.two loct per SEQ
ond the resistance of the air will then DO about
one lb. to square foot but the hody Of the
carriages will DO shaped like swirl swimming
fish, to pass easily through tho air A steau,
engine, that will consume from quarter 20 a
half cord of wood, will drive car age one
hundrcd and eighty miles in twelve hou. !, with
twenty or thirty passengers, and will nut con-
sumo six gallons of water, The carriages will
not be overloaded with fuel or water. These en-.
gines will drive boats ten or twelve miles per
hour, and there will be many hundred steamboat
running ON the Mississippi and other Western
waters, Es prophesicd thirty years ago by one
who could predict better than the Poet can now.
But the velocity of boats through water can new
er be made to equal the velocity OF carriages
through air, because the resistance of the water
s eight hundred times the resistance Of air.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15

While the clouds gather thus for Europe, we
have a speck of war brewing in our own country,
1t is but speck, however, and, by judicious
bearing on the part of the U. S. authorities, may
easily be quelled. We refer to the state of
things in Utah, where a collision between the
Mormon forces and the Government troops was,
at the last advices, hourly expected The trouble
grows out Of the attempt of General Johnston.
at the instance of Judge Cradlebaugh, to surrond
the Court House. at Provo, with troops, willie
trials were being held The Mormon people very
r,pe-ly resented and resisted this new method
of administering the evil law, and Governor
Cumming very wisely seconded their protests. -
We shall know. nv the next advices, whether the
crisis has passed off without storm.
We have news from California, by the overland
nail, and get information Of the sailing of Cen
eral Walker from San Francisco, on steamer,
with three hundred men, and of bis landing with
that force at Acapulco. Say what we viii OF HE
DEFICIENCIES as leader. his fxedness Of purpose,
and his ability in getting up an expedition, are
certainly entitled to applause. From Mexico.
Nicaragua. and the south Pacific, we have no
Later news, and, iu q local way, We are very poor
in things Of note.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15

A St. Louis paper announces the startling fact
that our neighbor of the Journal "has drawn
tho sword and thrown away the ecabbard. -"
Democrat.
If we had nobody to fight but you, neighborI
we should prefer throwing away the sword the
scabbard would do your business for you,
The editor of the Democrat says he has ehGw!
ed US up. Indeed, we are not buzzard enough ~
reciprccate the favor.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15

MOVEMENTS OF THE SLAYER WASDERER-- We Learn
from the Savannah News that the celebrated yacht
W4uderer, now repaired, left that port again oa the
9th, for Havana, and with her. Mr.. Larihr, her
owner, and party of friends. If Mr.. Lamar is suo-
cessful in disp 5sng of the yacht in Havana he d.
Sizes and expects they will return by the Isab home
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15

BREMEN SHlPrrNG.-lt is stated By Northern
commercial papers that, in consequence Of the
approximations excited by the present condition
of Affairs in Europe, many of the ship owners of
Bremen have dsmantled their vessels and re-
moved them from Bremerhaven, to point fur
ther up the Weser, for safety Others have sent
out orders to this country, for their vessels now
lying in our ports, for tho present, to remain
here
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15

1t takes member of the Illinois Legislature
considerable timc to get rich in the service. lls
receives one dollar day and pays two for board
The rest he is expected to give to the poor.
Two young Tincinnatians ran away with q
couple of vessels from that city last week. The
vessels were of the kind that st. Paul calls the
weaker yessels
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15
v Official Report from Maj. Van Dorm.
HEAD QUARTERS WICHITA EXPEDITION. }
Camp on small creek fifteen miles South Of
Old Fort Atkinson. Nav 18th. 1850 !

CArTkIN Il haye the honor TO report tha5 af.
ter march of OYER two hundred miles ] aaye
come up and had al engagement with @ party
Of about ninety or hpp3tei Comnncta indiGps,
and that have succeeded IN Killing, woundjrs
and capturing neatlg tti5 whole number. Forty
nine are dead on The field 900 including one Kill.
cd few days preplously,) five are wounded and
tlirty-Si& are prisoners OF the guard More
than hundred animals nye capturoS and the
camp is destroyed The light was quite Il eharr
aud bloody one, and took place 0n foot III thick
jungle or bush covered rayuo Eight Cnmanol.e
women were unayoidly md Internationally killed.
have With great -esfeG 10 report that Lieut..
Ftzhugh Lee. Acting Adjudant, was dangerously,
md Capt. e. X. Smith quite severely wounded,
also that the following named non-commissioned
officers and soldiers were killed and wounded,
viz:
WOUNDED Sergeant Thomas Elliott, of Com.
pany A End Cavalry, slightly private Eug Car
nus. dangerously; private Patrick Kenivane of
company A End Cavalry severely, e wounds;)
private William Moore, slightly; Sergeant W. P.
Leverett of company B End Cavalry, dangerously,
since dead; Sergeant Peter Alba of company B,
severely; private Isaac Chrisman of company B,
slightly; private William Hartley of company b.
slightly; sergeant l. W. Spangler of company Ii,
slightly private ROBERTSON, severely; corporal
George Nichols, slightly.
1.-Two friendly Indians were also slightly wound
ed.
am so crippled by my wounded and prison
ers, that shall be compelled to return at once
to Camp Radzminski,-upon my arrival 1 shall
hasten to make full report Of my operations
since the date of my last report, When 1 shall
take occasion to do justice to the officers and men
who have, by their gallantry and good conduct,
added another wreath to the laurels Of their Reg-
ment.
am, Captain, very respectfully,
Your obedisnt servant, VI
(Signed) EARL VAN DORM,
Bvt Maj. Capt. End Cavalry.
Commanding.
p. S. This band of Comanches is part of the
,ame with whom we had the affair in October
Humps.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15

THR RUSSIAN FRicATE /" GENERAL ADMIRAL. -
trial trip of this new and superb ship of war
a steam propecr-in New York harbor, on
the 18th inst, was very successful and satisfao-
tory.
The ship is described by the prints Of that
city as the largest war steamer ever built. She
is from the yard of W. II. Webb, who Is re-
nowned as builder of first class steamers Her
engines were made Mt the famous Novelty Works,
in new York. She is to carry 90 guns, two of
which, powerful Dahlgren shell guns, are already
on board. The rest of her armament is TO be
mounted on her arrival at Cronstadt., Altogoth-
er, her cost will be about 81 500 900.
She is to leave New York for Cronstadt. early
in June, by the way of Cherbourg, under the
command of that prince of sea captains and good
fellows, Joe Comstock, whilom of the Baltic.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15

A little three year old girl was riding 10 the
cars with he. mother few days since, when
lady remarked, nThat's pretty babyp' The
little girls eyes flashed frs as she drew hersslfs
up to her fullest height and replied, . amt a
baby, wear gaiter boots and hoons.'
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15

TIE USDERaRouND DRAILRoAD.-Seveuty fugitive
slaves arrived in Canada by one train, from the
interior of Tennessee. week be ore. a compa-
nv of twelve arrived and are now at the. depot 1t
Maiden. Nearly the same time one Of seven and
another Of FIVE safely landed on the free soil Of
Canada, making ninety-four In all, worth at the
nresent market price the handsome snn Of S94,.
N( -Dst-cis k1pt7tiser, Nh
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15

A gentleman walking with lady on Walnut
street, near Seventh, yesterday morning, became
entangled in her hoops and fell to the sidewalk
breaking his arm near the elbow.-Cin Enquirer
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15

The slms ladies' who would faint to see a
mans shirt on a clothes line, will, in a waltz.
lovingly repose their leads on the bosom Of the
same garment when the nan is in it. Vel, who
doubts it eireuursanees alter cases Te;T nate
risllr--zt ti.nst.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15

The amount of capital invested in the ice bu-
sincss in Cincinnati is estimated to be about
Sl45 900, and the annual sales to be about
Slj0,000 exceeding the sun invested in the
trade.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15

A Garfnau s'savant" has tsken tie trouble 10
count the number O hairs existing IN our hi-
man heads. lie found in blonde ls0s9s dit-
tine. hairs; IN a brosn, 100, sa0; II a tlacl,
l02, ESQ; ard IN ! red, 25,Tsa.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-15
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