Smyrna times., 1859-09-29
M ISCELLAN EOUS.

WASHINGTON correspondent Of the Jour
nal Of Commerce says:
alt is a matter of historical record that the
invasion of a corn-6eld, in Rhode Island, by
fllbuster hog belonging to an adjacent farm
brought up the war ofl8I2 between the United
States and Great Britain. The speck of wal
which has arisen on our northeastern boundary
is caused by another hog, which animal owed
allegiance to the Hudson's Bay Company, but
made havoc among the potatoes of an American
squatter in the island of San Juan" The
squatter shot the hog, and resisted an order for
his arrest and transfer to the town of Victoria.
for trial. This caused threatened W ithdrawal
OF the protection which had been afforded to the
American settlers by the Hudsons Bay Com.
pany, from Indian hostility and depredations.-
Hence, an appeal was made by the settlers to
Gen. Harvey for protection, in compliance with
which be sent Captain Pickett and two skeleton
companies to the place. This procedure on the
part OF General Harvey will be approved and
sustained but such explanations will be made.
and such measures taken as will prevent any
collision between our troops and the British
authorities.
A New AIR SHIP.-A new balloon is in
course OF construction, near New York, BY Il.
,. Lowe, of New Hampshire designed for
voyage across the ocean. Its dimensions are !:
Greatest diameter, l30 feet; transverse diam
eter, lO4 feet; height. from valve to boat, $50
feet; weight, with outfit, 81 tons lifting pow
er, aggregate, % tons capacity of gas enveI-
ope, 725,OOO cubic feet. The basket is circular,
twenty feet in circumference and four feet
deep. IL is to be warmed by lime stove,
which ls to furnish heat without fire. Below
the basket Is a metallic life boat, conta ining an
Ericsson engine, designed to control propeller,
by which means it is believed a regulating
power may be obtained. The propeller is fixed
in the bow of the life boat, projecting at an n
gle Of about fnrty-five degrees. From a wheel
at the extremity twenty fans radiate. Each of
these tans Is five feet in length, widening gra-
dually from the point of contact with the screw
TO the extremity, where the width Of each is
one and half feet. Mr.. Lowe ella ms that by
the application of these mechanical contriya1
ces, his air ship can be readily raised or low
cred 10 seek different currents of air that thew
will give him ample steerage way. and that
they will prevent the rotary motion Of the ma-
chine.
THE Ledger day, in New York, is one Of the
great institutions of that city. The day Of pub
lIcatlon is Monday, aud the hour IL. The whole
block ffom Ann street, running back to the
lane near the Park, including The large store
and appendage. are crowded a full hour before
the Ledger appears-express men, newsmen
from all parts of the city, teams, wagons, bar
rows, handcarts, and all kinds of conveyances,
ready for their load aud their departure. A
scramble follows like Il rush for corn in the
time OF famine and then the street is full in
an instant. Hundreds of men, boys, teams,
carts, start on the run for their different desti.
nations. Cars, omnibuses, wagons are seized
ferry boats are full, and the air is ringing and
full OF the cry, "Here's the New York Led.
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A BUTCHER presented bill for the tenth
time to rich skinfint "It strikes me-" said
the latter, F" that this is pretty round bill."--
" Yes" replied the butcher, I" we sent il round
often enough to make it appear sol and ha We
called now to get il squared"
A NEW tenor. who has been educated al the
Paris Observatory at the expense OF Madame |
Jenny Lind. is said to possess million 10 his
throat. A very proper appreciation of mod |
ern tenor. The name of the fortunate man is
ScLongaard.