The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-10-06

! European politics. OF his latest acts. in con.
nection with the war just closed, it is not ne
cessary to speak, beyond expressing a belief
that Austria, in spite of the sacrifices of men and
treasures and loss of territory, which she has
undergone, will probably for the future occupy
as strong an attitude in Continental policy as
she has ever possessed, while her position will
be very much less troublesome to maintain than
it has been since 1854. Such is one of the re-
suits of a so-called war of freedom. In April
1854, Francis Joseph married Elizabeth Anne
lie Eugene, Princess of Bavaria, and has issue
| several children. The Emperor of Austria is
| said to possess fair share of talent Inherited
| from his mother, the Archduchess Sophia, whose
abilities and influence in her native country
| STEAM SUPERsEDED.--Dr. A. III. Ensman, ot
stettin, proposes, as substitute for steam, car
! bonic acid In the solid form, and anticipates
that his discovery (?) will lead to the navigation
of the atmosphere with balloons 1t is nearly
| quarter of a century since Thilorer succeeded
| in producing solid carbonic acid, and the pro
cess of making it has since been much simpli
| fed by Faraday and Natterer. Faraday has
stated that carbonic acid is singular substance
on account of the high pressure which emanates
from it in passing from the solid state there is
nothing equal to it in this respect. Its vapor
is said to have an enormous pressure, which
increases with its temperature. At zero, it is
equal to 70 atmospheric; at l6 degrees, to 2S
atmospheres; and at 80 degrees, to 80 atmos
pheres. The only difficulty was the production
of the solid acid in sufficient quantities; but
Natterer has succeeded In obtaining several
pounds at once; and his apparatus, which will
stand pressure Of 1000 atmospheres, is now
sold at Vienna for El0. We are not told the
cost per pound of the acid, nor its economy as
compared with steam.-The Builder.
A TERRIBLE ENGINE OF DEsTRUCTIoN "A
discovery which occupies the Emperor of the
French for the moment, to the exclusion of all
other discoveries of the same nature, is new
machine for the arming of ships of war; which
is said to be the most terrible engine of de
structioh yet invented. This machine consists
in combination of whole broadsde, being
constructed so as to be fred at once, and 10 be
directed to any given point, so that no enemy's
ship, however powerful, could resist the shock,
which would sink whole feet, if withiR range
The continuance is said to be an improvement
on the Internal machine of Fiesch, which, you
must remember, was radius of small guns
So that you see even treason has its uses, and
if the Fieschi artillery be but charged with the
Orsini shell, why then destruction of life will be
achieved upon the grandest scale The ma,
chine, which as yet bears no name, is to be
acted upon byselectricty, as no gunner could
Withstand the recoil.(2) As the reporter Of the
superb invention naIvely exclaims Here is an
invention which will leave far behind it the
famous Armstrong gun, JUST tested with SO
much success in England. Paris Letter.
The CRYSTAL PALACE FoUNTAINs-It is an
nounced that there is now, for the first time at
this season of the year, stored in the lakes and
reservoirs Of the Crystal Palace a supply of
water sufficient for a frequent display of the
entire system of waterworks there When the
whole series is being played, no less than Il, 900
Jets are ia operation, discharging, in the aggre-
rs-s~ss>i "a }1{ss 1o-,.,;Se.}
high-water tower requires several engines OF me
aggregate horse-p of 800. For ordinary
occasions, the water is received into two reser-
voirs, the upper and larger of which is at the
foot of the north tower; from this, the water is
forced by steam-power to the tanks at the tops
of the towers, which are 700 feet above the
level Of the Thames, and more than 200 feet
above the surface of Sydenham Hill. Each tank
contains 900 gallons of water, the weight
of which is ,576 TONS These tanks at the top
of the towers contain fish, which have been
iOiSCN up thO PiPSo "hCh 'Oi, oman III Si%-e
and have grown considerably since.
FRANCE Paris, august l5-At the ban
quet given to the principal chiefs of the army,
last evening, the Emperor spoke the following
"Gentlemen The Joy which feel in finding
| myself with the principal chiefs of the army Of
Italy would be complete if regrets were not
mingled at seeing about to separate soon a
force so well organized and so formidable. AS
| sovereign, as general-in-chief, | thank you for
| your confidence in me, who had not before
commanded an army. A portion of the soldiers
are about to return TO their homes Yourselves
are likewise going to resume your peaceful oc
equations. Do not forget what we have accom-
| plished together, in order that the remembrance
| of the obstacles we have overcome, and the dan
gers we have avoided, may afterwards recur to
our memory If France has done so much for
friendly people, what would she not do foi
her own independence
| THE EMPRESS AT THE FETEs.-The aspect Of
the Empress Eugene must be recorded as the
most memorable. Never was beauty beheld tc
greater advantage than on this occasion. At
tired in white, enveloped in clouds of rich lace
through which her soft complexion was softened
even more, she appeared the most perfect real
zation of Imperial grace and dignity which has
ever been behed. The taste displayed by hei
| costume was also matter of admiration. Nc
fantastical bonnet concealed her features from
! the admiring crowd long vail of Brussels
point was thrown over her head, and the fore
head encircled with the Imperial diadem, the
great Sanci diamond in which flashed and
sparkled in the sun with the rarest brilliancy.
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Paris, representing the Emperor Napoleon put
ting cat, dog, monkey, parrot, woman
and serpent, all into one bag. The Emperor
Francis Joseph looks on in some surprise, anc
inquiries (" (a.e faites rous Id 2" 4" An Italian
Confederation" replies Napoleon, "and yor
will be so good as to put one of your arms into
it." "Very willingly" replies the Austrian
EARNED with my 100000 claws"
| Lawrence Tod, a citizen of Illinois, who dice
some weeks since, has devised his estat,
! ($30,000) to Girard College, in Philadelphia
| The deceased was Of Danish parentage, anC
formerly commanded packet between Phila
delphia and New York. At that time he be
came acquainted with Stephen Girard, ant
seems to have carried to the West, where he
went soon after, most exalted idea of the dis
position which Giraad made Of his estate
With this feeling, he has devised to the college
his estate. Mr.. Tod had no family.
| The SLAVE TRADE.-In regard to the state
ment recently published concerning an alleged
landing of slaves on the coast Of Florida, the
| Pensacola Tribune says:
eve hope our friends abroad will regard this
Florida African slave trade tale, as we know
it to be, utterly desfitnte Of truth. We know
that Mr. Blackburn, United States Marshal o.
the northern district Of Florida, embracing all
the State except the Florida Keys, has been
oao rob;no "A ;ndafa on HE in his watcbfunese