The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-04-05

OF wind to shake the balloon, the miserable
creature must roll over into the abyssl n.
GODDARD shut his eyes in order mot 10 zee
him. The mailman clsps his hands; hs can-
not contain himself with delight. He spurs
the balloon with his heel, % ii on Horse
back, to guide its fight.
sAnd now" yelled forth the madman,
Brandishing his knife, eve are going to
laugh. All, robber, you thought to make
me descend Very we'll. 1t is you who are
going TO tumble down in . moment, and
quicker than that"
NJ. GODDARD had not time to make move
ment or put in = single word. Before he
the mailman, the latter, still astride Of the
semi. circle, Mad cut-oh horror -four OF
the cordages which suspended the oar to the
balloon. The car inolines horribly it only
holds BY two-it was by one cord, % slight
do they appear. 1t wonld have been oil over
with NJ. GODDARD il he had not graspsd dos
perately 1T the two remaining. The knife OF
the madman approaches the last cord-yet
moment and oil be over.
81 do not ask for pardon; on the contra
y-"
"What il you wish, then ?" said the mad
man.
CAT this moment, now" continued mro-
maui, hurriedly; Eve are at height Of 5000
feet"
"Stop,o exclaimed the mailman, "that
will be charming to tumble down such =
height" ;, GO <e.
rience as an eronaut has taught me that
death is not certain to ensue from fall from
that elevation. Tumble for tumble, | much
prefer to fall from such height ns to be
killed outright, rather than risk being only
famed have the charity to precipitate me
from height Of 5000 feet"
"Ah that will do,' said the mailman, who
the mention OF moro horrible fall charmed
amazingly.
Mons. GODDARD follows heroically his pur-
pose, snd throws over an enormous quantity
Of hAllaat. The balloon makes q powerful
bound, and mounts 500 feet In few seconds.
And while mailman surveys this operation
Nth . menacing air-tke @ronaut thinks to
accomplish another quite contrary. Tho
quick eye OF M. GODDARD had remarked that
amongst the cords spared by tho madman,
was the one leading to the valve. His plan
is taken. He draws the cord, it opens the
valve placed in the upper part OF tho bal
loon for the purpose OF allowing any excess
OF the hydrogen gas to escape, and the result
which he hoped for was not long in making
itself manifest. Little BY little the mad
man became drowsy, asphyxiated, and in
sensible by the vapors of the gas that sur
rounded him.
The madman being sufficiently asphyxiated
for his purpose, GODDARD allows the balloon
to deecend slowly to the Garth. The drama
is finished!
Arrived on terra frma, M. GODDARD, not
bearing any hatred to the author Of his per-
| ilous voyage, FASTENED to restore him to ami
nation, and had him Conveyed, hands and feet
bound, to the neighboring station.
Bra Ell and the River Plate...The
| Kcar GUARD the Paraguay squad.
/ Yon--The Kiver Plate--Inxeressing
| from Paraguay.
| Files Of papers from Rio Janeiro to Jan.
10th, are received.
The American war steamer Atlanta, Com.
mander Ridgely, arrived at Rio Jan. 10, on
her way to join the Paraguay squadron
The Atlanta left ut Pernambuco, on the 18th,
the war steamer Wosternport, which was to
follow on the ensuing day. The war steam
er Memphis, Commander Marchant, arrived
at Rio on the 2Ist Jan. The Metacomet was
at Maranham Jan. 81.
The preparations for hostlites at Monte
video were still continued, though not &C
openly, as the aversion Of the people to wal
was very decided. Mr.. Bowlin, it was sup
posed, was at Paraguay. Gen. Urquisa wal
still at San Jose. Rosas has sent him pro
test against the law of Buenoe Ayres in 70.
laton TO his estates.
The President Of Paraguay visited Hamai
to on the l4th December to inspect the fortl
fcations. On the 25th, he returned to Asun
, oion. The object Of his visit, according t,
, the Seminario, was to verify the condition
Of the fortifcitions, and to examine the drill
of the troops.
The SeminArio says that he found every
] thing in the very best order, and the troop
, only anxious for the moment Of conflict 8
/ arrive. This armed peace, this attitude o
permanent expectation, is wears ONE; the
are fatigued with evolutions, exercises An
b sham fights; they long impatient.y for th
i reality. The immediate imminence Of wa
! has decided the Government to recall thos
absent on leave to their several corps !; an
as these hasten to Hamaita, they do so i
the instant expectation OF having fight.
The Rosario Confederation states tina
Q there had passed up the river heavy iro
chain, designed to bar the passage OF tn
0 Paraguay River to the North Americans.
. c. Three headed Cerberus 10 . more ap
= propriate crest for Democracy than double
. faced Janus. In its Pennsylvania State Con
I vention it advocated "adequate encourage
ment and discriminating protection OF th
8 industrial interests Of the State" In i,
/ Tennessee State Convention il asserted tina
( ga tariff for revenue alone is the true polio
: of the country" And the Washington State,
which is the organ OF the Southern State,
u Rights Democracy, says: elf there be an
\ one meaaura of nnhlin nnlicv nnnn uhic