Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-10-07

pssitess. the lssliae generally prevails V
send delegation to Charleston, Instructed
to vote for the best and strongest man for
the coniest-let him be who he viii. Tax
ing things altogether. the prospects oil de-
mocracy in that State 10 much more en-
courag,ng than l Anticipated.
The tight rope performances and the
Ballooning enterprises seem to meet win
considerable trouble Of late. For MANY
days after his ascension. nothing had been
heard of Is Mountain, who started on an
~rial trip some ten days ago. from the
Northern par: of this State. An extensive
search had been going on for more than q
week before the lott eronauts turned up in
the manner Of which you have already been
spprised. A reward had been offered Of
81 900 for the discovery Of the two. II alive.
and $500 for their bodies. If dead. The un.
certainty that hung over the fate Of Mr.. La
Mountain did no. in the least throw the
dampe.. upon the other Professors in that
line OF bueiness.
Mr. Lowe is busy at work on his mann
moth balo to cross the Atlantic with, and
seems just as sanguine that he will reach
the other side Of the Atlantic Ocean as
though be was there to-day. His man.
moth balloon when inflated will really be a
eight worth seeing 5000 yards of silk
have been consumed in its construction. 1t
Is $50 feet in height; its diameter in the
largest place is 387 feet. The car is twenty
feet in circumference and four feet deep
is made Of rattan. with hole in the floor
from which ladder conducts to the life
boat, which is to be suspended twenty feet
beneath. From the concentrating hoop to
the basket, or car, is canvass, with win ows
inserted, thus converting the whole thing
into q small house, in which is stove that
is to serve Is q warming apparatus wien
al ongst the moon and stars. and upon
which they will perform their culinary OPP
er tions. The metal lie boat underneath
is some As feet 10 length, with an Ericsson
caloric engine The entire weight of the
whole thing is 3 2 tons, and has lifting
capacity OFF, IL tons. and will hold 100000
cubic feet of gas; it will take about nine
days to fill it, Mr. Lowe expects to land
either in England or France in 45 hours
after he leaves here. The trip will be
made the latter part Of this month. The
excitement connected with its starting is
expected to eclipse that of the steamer
Great Eastern. As it is to be on exhibition
before starting, shall speak Of it again.
The foreign news for the last ten days
has made no little stir in commercial circles
The unexpected trouble in China has raised
quite an alarm amongst that class o. mer.
chants that are engaged in sending goods to
that market. The shipment of domestic
cotton goods has become quite an item in
our trade with China For the week end
ing September "a. it amounted to s7s, 900.
The check thrown upon it by the war news
has already been seriously felt, and much
anxiety is felt as to the course Mr.. Ward,
our minister will take.
There is now every prospect CT . great
reduction in fancy eilks and other goods
here. The trade from the West, although
much larger than last season, does not come
Up to the expectations the result lie, many
kinds of goods will have to be slaughtered
at auction. Already some have been sold
at figures that it would have paid to reship.
Black silk velvets have been selling low at
auction. Many Of The importing houses
will pay dear for their rashness before the
season is over Nothing will save many OF
them but a heavy increase in the Western
trade. as the season advances.
From little matters let US pass TO less,
Asd lightly touch the W e,ics OF dress"
Very few persons unacquanted with the
branch Of trade in hoop skirts. have but
Ii tie idea Of the extent that it ie carried on
in New York. or even imagine that betw cen
1000 aud 5000 females obtain their daily
bread by the labor of their hands, in these
establishments. Such has been the del. md
for this article Of ladies dress. that manu-
factories have multiplied to great extent,
and the ingenuity Of man taxed to bring on,
some new Improvement to please the fair
wearers and take the lead of their compel.
itors. No one house has added 90 many
really beneficial improv ements rs that Of
Osborne x Vincent, now Lewis A. Osborne,
They first introduced the extension patent,
which all others were compelled ~ adopt
next came the adjustable bustle-but still
there was one difficulty remaining to MAKE
them perfect. The ladies complained that
the skirts flattened after wearing short
time and become fuller in front than back
This came from the fact that the pattern,
on which the skirts had been made were
the same on all sides. Mr.. Il J. Mason, su
perintendent of the manufacturing depart.
ment Of the above house. set bis wits al
work. and has at length succeeded in obv
ating the above difficulty. by constructing
the frames or patterns straight down IL
front, full and rounded back, SO that wher
the tapes are drawn over aud fastened te
each hoop, it takes shape which perfectly
adspts them to the purpose for which hoot
skirts are made. and gives to the ladies
dress that beautiful fern 40 much sought
after by the fair sex. Mr.. Osborne has Jus,
added another improvement which demands
attention ~ point Of durability-that is the
fastening Of the tape passi g cross ways Of
the hoops with an India rubber gum; by
making the tape double it is fastened to
each hoop without stitch. and 60 firm that
neither hands, heat or water can separate
it. There is no sewing about the skirt q
cept around the hustle and the belt At the
top. In poin; Of durability as we'll Is clio.
pAnc0 Of firm the 1adina v,ccor-.. ~