The Van Buren press., 1859-09-14
From The Buffalo Commercial.


From the Buffalo Csmmercial.
BLoNpiN AT THE FALLS AaAIN-HE CAR
RrEs WITH HIN CooKINo Stove AND PR
PAREs OMELETs FOR THE PASSENGERS OF
THE "MuD OF THE MIsr."-About fif-
teen thousand people were present at NJ.
Blondin's exhibition yesterday, a consider
sides those who went on the boat-having
gone from this city. There were excursion
parties present from Milwaukee and several
of the Western cities.
| 1t was about five o'clock when NJ Bion-
din made his appearance at the American
end of the rope, and ten minutes later he
asccnded it, with manacles on his wrists
and ankles, which were connected by chains
(which were also attached to collar he had
around his neck. His feet were not bound
! together, nor werc his arms but chains
iwere passed from his neck to each
wrist, and from his neck to each ankle
After he had proceeded a short distance he
crouched his body and walked little far
ther as slave would walk heavily laden
with chains; after which, he proceeded in
his usual way, stopping several times to ex-
hfbit feats such as we have, in previous ac-
counts, described.
He remained on the Canada side little
over half an hour before he started on his
return when he took with him a good siz-
ed Russia iron stove, and the appurtenances
necessary in preparing an omelet, including
pair of kitchen bellows. The stove, with
the other things hanging to it, he carried on
his back. At about midway of the rope
he sa down upon it, placed the stove in
front of him, and proceeded to make fire,
which, however, he had some difficulty in
doing, as the wind was blowing strongly
and extinguished the light of his matches
before it could be applied to the combusti-
bles in the stove. But he succeeded after
awhile, and those on shore could see the
smoke, as it came, in considerable volume,
from length of common stove pipe which
he had tasted upon his stove
He had on the kitchen garments of the
cook of the International Hotel, and who,
if present, might have envied him, as he
coolly, and we presume, artistically went
forward with his cooking operations, max
ing no litter on the floor of his kitchen, but
throwing his egg shells and refuse into the
water. In short time the omelet was pre-
pared, and let down by means Of cord to
the anxious and perhaps hungry passengers
of the Maid of the Mist, who missing the
suspended delicacy on their first attempt to
seize it, but who succeeded in grasping it
as the position of the boat was changed a
little and then there was little strife a.
mong them as to the division of the ONE
let, which, prepared under such circum
stances. must have been luxury indeed.
After the omelet was finally disposed of,
q bottle of wine was attached to NJ. Blon-
tdin's cord and he drew i. up. but probably
ne poured the wine down again Immediately
after. His duty as cook discharged, NJ
Blondin secured the shove OH his back and
walked rapidly to the shore. His appear
ance, as he reached the bank, was amusing,
not to say ludicrous. with the stove on his
back, the pipe g sticking up" and sauce
pans, tongs, hand bellows, etc, hanging on
the stove. -
MIR. o. Jennings Wise is u hereditary du-
elist; his father. the present Governor of
Virginia, was duelist before him he was
not only fond of trying to take life himself,
but of seeing others take life for he was
one OF the conspicous actors in the famous
Cilley duel, in which Jonathan Cilley, Of
New Hampshire, was shot with a rifle by
] Mr.. Graves, of Kentucky 1t was cold
blooded and mur,lcrous affair, and excited
an almost universal feeling of execration
over the whole country.-[N. Y. Post.
That's a base SANDER Mr. Graves bore
a note from Col. Webb to Mr. Cilley, and
the latter refused to have anything to do
with ii on the ground that Col w. was not
a gentleman. At least Mr. c. pcremptori-
ly refused to say that this was not the
ground upon which he refused Thereupon
Mr. Graves challenged Mr. Cilley, as he
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which they both recognized. Mr. Cilley
promptly accepted the challenge and used
his privilege of naming time, place, weap-
ons, and distance
He named rifles. a weapon which he no.
toriously used with very remarkable skill,
and which Mr.. G. had never handled in all
his life, and he made the distance one hun
dred yards in order that skill might tell in
the result. His friends had the most per-
feet confidence in his success, and one of the
most prominent of them, taking ont his
watch in Washington City few minutes
after the time fixed for the duel, said to
those around him with the air of one speak
ing from knowledge, "Wm j. Graves is
now dead man." e
i But Graves escaped unhurt, and Cilley
fell. And this is what the New York Eve.
ming Post slanderOusly calls a cOld-Nooded
murder. VIM. JHGraves was as incapable
of being a cold -blooded murderer as hi.
cold blooded slandereris Of being gentle
man.-[Lou. Jour. -a
E% Stories abound of the dissatisfac
tion expressed by the expatriated blacks
A short time since an extensive planter from
Kentucky visiting the Clifton House, re-
ceived many voluntary attentions from 1
poorly dressed young black, who finally
said, "Massa Col'nel. don't you know me?'
"No," said the Colonel. II never saw yor
before" The young fellow then declared
himself q runaway from the Colonel,
plantation near Louisville, and demanded
aims. His old master gave him sufficien
! sum of money to replace his rags with Z
decent suit of clothes, when the following
conversation is described as having taker
place r - r...at
..Massa, should like to go back to Ken
tuck s..Well, Jack. shall not give