The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-11-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

BalLocN BuRsr.--A few weeks since Pro.
lessor Coo and Mr.. Gottman u Rome, N. n, Il
made balloon ascension from that place. On Y
reaching height Of two miles, The balloon burst
formed : parachute, and they descended safely
wi'hin ? miles u their starting point This d
me n tlaeensh Instance q balloon bursting and
"a none has there been an accident, /.
A Souihsrn paper tells 4 curious story about \
child, HE upper half Of which i - black al
coal. while The lower half IL Is white 4 nty
body's baby. The child is m Opposltionisi,
Black. Republicanlst and Know NOthineist u
mixed. Cflttenden Seward would not Be bad
name for ri Kentuck Age. a Bin
Mrs. Callahan, an Irish woman id Chelsea,
Mass, does the work for her family, i straight
Is an arrow, and aged loi years V.
The crow Of the Cs-eat Eastern viii consist of
GO Able.bodisd seamsn, 80 seamen riggers, 900
engineers and frsmen. Stewards staiF, 100; n
making, with officers, about 500. q
The fair at 81 Louis lasted for seven days. and
The receipts amounted to 81. 900, The attendance
being beyond precedent. The display Of articles
was splendid and ereditable ID comparison with
any elsewhere.
The New York San has now IN process Of
construction printing press which will print
both sides Of Che paper al The same time, feed
Itself, and accomplish the work with the same
5raPiaity that one side Of q paper i now printed
on The fastest presses. ..l s=
The English system Of ranking. IN uss since
January 10, lsa0, provides thai each public de-
partmtni shall pay the postage upon every letter
and document II sends out Even the Queens
privilege o. iranking was abolished, by hefown
Eronssn,, Ia 1910. :35= .s ss Il.
The people Of 81 Lawrsuce co., N. B, are
troubled with Gipsies One band consists Of
three men, three women, and sixteen children.
On searching their property,a bag containing
several thousand dollars in gold was found. and
another bag contaiatag large amount OF silver
/ and . large roll 81 bills.
We have The sutheriiy of a respectable ex-
change Tor saying thai very pretty girl recently
attended ball in ONE Of the Western States at
tired in short dress and pants The other ladies
Were scandalized! She quietly ANNOUNCED 10
hose who were most bare In their expressions 81
tdissatisfacton, that, IL they would pull up their
dresses about the neck as they onghttO be, Their
skirts would beabout a. short a. Ilsls.
AhTEsrAn WELL ExrrDirIos Gait. John
4 Pope, Of The u. S.. Typographical Engineers
i who was sent out by the Governmsnt. Ii charge
q the Artesian Well Expedition 10 the Llano,
Estacado, Oh The grsat plnins, returned lately.
He succseded In obtaining water BY boring to q
depth Of l,40o feet; The water, when found,
rising 70 within fifteen Feet Of The surface He
moreover thinks 70 supply the desert
locations he bus Fisited, with water enough 10
stis.ain ell the travel that may pass over them.
JEWIsH oEFIcERs IN TnE FaENcH ARMI
Jewish Chronicle says HThe names and ranks
Of one hundred and forty Jewish officers, now
serving in. The French army IN Italy. have been
published. This u an q, raofdinary number, yet
Ethe catalogue Is iRconplets, and supplementary
hst IL promised. As In France promotion de-
ponds entirely upon individual merit: we consider
this number Of officers a. most honorable testi-
nony 10 Jewish bravery, skill and morslity, es-
fpteialIy when II Is borne In mind that fhe whole
Jewish population OF France does not exceed ono
hundred Thousand souls. Those soldiers are
found IN ATTACHMENTS, from the Guards 10 the
baggage trains. z =.,z.
In making excavations for a foundation ON the
4 site Of an old buIIding, in Warren township,
indiana. built about eleven years ago, and lateIy.
demoIishsd, The workmen came across the re-
mains Of two human skeletons, which bud the
appearances Of having been buried in donbled
up poaitipn. The building was ii. one time In
shabred BY Mormous, and II Il the general opinion
that the deceased had been murdered while these
parties occupied i'll Exchange. =:... .2t.
IS yIoLEscE AND OrAER EMLs--It must be
obvious 70 every reasctlng observer Of the pro.
gress Of the times that deeds Of blood and violence
have been steadily on the Increase la ths eoantry
for some years past. There Is less security for
person and property Female Innocence walks
abroad at a vastly greater risk. Crimes which
once were regarded A. altogether Imaginary In
this eye Just AZ the Roman law prescribed no
punishment for parricide. considering il an i'm
possibility -are now Of frequent occurrence.
Lynch law" hiss become In some sections, an
estSblished Institution. Atrocities, The relation
OF which would once have excited thrill OF
horror, are now lightly spoken Of aud dismissed
with joke. etalk much Of .sprOgress9 AID
Itis 70 be feared that there 10 too much progress
in this direction, Alabama Planter. ga