Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-07-09
nj. BIondin,s Tight Rope Feat.


formed the daring feat, on Thursday, OF
walking across Niagara River, a short dis
lance below the calaract, on tight rope.
special reporter of The New York III
bune thus gives The particulars of the per-
Torrance
At precisely half-Past four o'clock NJ.
Bondn appeared in the pleasure garden
where the American end Of the rope was
fastened. There was a short tight-roPe
erected herein. upon which The daring
Frenchman mounted and wen, through
many of his most graceful and pleasing
feals to the great admiration of the spec
tators. He was dressed in dress SIM,
lar to the one frequently worn by acrobals
and professional gvmnass, VIZ: pink
tights, bnckskin mOcCasinS, and spangIed
lunic Of yellow silk; he was bareheaded,
without even The 6Ilet Of white saun that
is frequently worn.
AT minutes past 5 he stepped upon
the large rope, where he cOnversed lew
minutes with his friends in the most cool
and unconcerned manner, having appa-
renlly no more doubt Of his successfully
accomplishing this undertaking than he
had of attempting it. As he stood for
minute on The rope, before stepping out, he
addressed the crowd as follows:
"Gen,lemen, any one what p lease TO
across, | carry him on my back. "
No one seemed disposed 10 accept the
kind offer. and having joked few nina.
tes longer, he at last started on his peril.
ous Journey. He walked rapidly and firm
lv, as if he had been on bridge, until he
chose 10 stop to indulge in some gymnas-
tic evolutions for few minutes. He bal
anced himself on one leg, sat down, and
laid down on the rope at full length then,
recovering himself, he walked 10 the mid
die Of the river, where he again stopped to
accomplish yet another feat not down IN
the bill.
Here, standing on the rope, with az much
indifference as if it was solid platform,
he deliberately lowered small line to
The lillle steamboat, the "Mald OF the
Mist" tina, had steamed out 10 that point;
TO the line was attached bottle OF vine
by The captain Of the boat, and The bottle
being drawn up by the adven'nrer' he
opened j., and, making a comprehensive
bow 10 both crowds on The sides OF The
river. he drank the health Of all present;
then throwing the bottle into the Tlver, he
walked on, stopping no more until ne.
reavhed the Canada shore. lie was ex'
acllv nineteen minutes crossing the rVer
including stops. On his ARRIVAL on the
Canada shore he was Cheered vocIIerons'
". He waited here about half an hour,
when he prepared TO return. Al 6;42 he
stepped on the rope to commence his re-
torn passage. He rested but once, lying
down on the rope for two minutes, and
accomplishing The return trip IN eight
minutes.
As soon as he reached the shore, the
cheers and shouting were almost desfen-
ing. NJ. BIondin, having been permitted
an instant for re(reShment, was seized by
The enthusiastic crowd and placed on their
shoulders and borne about in triumph.
lie was then placed in a carriage and es-
corled through all the principal sireols OF
the village, the crowd ihTonglng him on
all sides, and cheering in Inc widest man
ner. He did mot appear very much ex-
hausted, and manifested no more fear or
nervousness than any ungymnastlc novice
would at eating his breakfast. He an
nounces his determination TO repeat his
feat at intervals during the summer.
Thus was successfully accomplished
one of the most daring and useless feaIs
that even this fast age has ever witnessed.
Burglary by the "Man Sealed up in
Car"
attempted Suicide.-The Cumberland
Telegraph Of yesterday says
Officer B. Keller arrested, on Saturday
morning last, a young FreDchman, named
Louis Leveglee, on the charge Of break
ing into the store Of Mr.. John Shane.
near the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad De-
pot. and taking lhereirom sundry articles
roughly estimated to be worth about fifty
dollars. He was commiued by Justice
GonJer for trial at The next term Of our
Circuit Court.
This young man came 10 this city only
few days since under distressing circum-
stances. He is HE individual who was
discovered, liz an exhausted condition,
sealed up in one of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad ComPany's house cars,
where he had concealed himself, il was
thought, TO secure free passage to Balti
mole.
Since his confinement in jail he has made
an unsuccessful attempt to take his own
life by opening vein in his arm