The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-03

PREMATURE ASCENSION or BArLoos-As
-troAnns i1s a Psriloss Po.isioa-On Saturday
morning last, while Prof. Wilson, who had
just got his balloon partly inflated at the Gas
Works in Pittsburg, Pa, and was moving it to
the Iron City Park, from whence he intended
TO make an ascension in the afternoon, some
OF the ropes attached to the balloon gave way,
and 1t flew rapidly upwards. The Pittsburg
Post says:
"Ihe freed balloon rose up ma ajestically the
unoaunted ;eronaut waving his hat as IL wen {
up, and was soon above the highest spires In
snort Tune the news spread like wildfirs
through both cities, and at every street corner
might be seen crowds gazngat the fugitive
balloon. The netting had become dsarrang ged
IN some manner so as to cause the balloon to
lean to one side, and, without any control of
his vessel fifteen feet below it. and no car or
basket, the fearless naviga tor seemed indeed to
De III periious position, suhjec: to be driven
Wherever the wayward winds might choose
to blow. The fact of his being without over.
coat or provisions, and partaking of only
light breakfast, added to the hard.hips of his
situation. Many We're the specuiations in
duiged in as to where he would go, how and
where he would come down, whether he
would not starve or freeze, &e.
Inc balloon soon attained such a height as
to appear like mere speck on the horizon
and at eleven o'clock bad apparently reached
an elevation OF about three miles. Spy glasses
and telescopes were now brought into reQui-
siuon, and with one of these the nronaut was
discovered climbing mp TO the netting of the
balloon, with an evident Intention of righting
The vessel. if possible, or of making an oritice
Ior the escape OF the gas which would enable
him to descend. He then descended TO his
former position, seated him self com ortabiy in
the netting below, and in this manner passed
out OF sight.
ATROCITIES OF CIVIL WAR.-There is no
end 10 the Inisfortunes of the peopie of vepe.
IuGid, For wears this cOuDfry n m
fertile upon the globe has been the scene of
the bloody strife OF contenoing factions, which
nave entirely drained the resources of the
state. The last revolution, or rebellion has
not yet been brought to a close, and, as we
learn by the correspondence of the New York
Herald, Gen. PaeZ, one of the first Presidents
OF the country, writing from New York, has
declined an offer of the Presidency, which had
been rendered 10 him. on account OF the mfr.
mites OF age. We make extracts from two of
the papers OF the country, showing the horri-
BILE condition of affairs. The Noticioso Of
Valencia, says:
son the 2oth, Caliso yilla,nediana was as
sassinated in d most horrible manner in the
neighooraood of La Iona. He tied hand
and foot to a tree, shot three times, received
ffty-twn stabs, and had his head split open
Mr.. FIllamediana was respec table merchant
and property owner of Valencia and leaves a
large family of orphan children
The Independence, of Caracas, publishes a
letter from Ocumare del Tuy, of the 10Th.
"nlcn says:
I'VE are getting worse every moment. The
rebels do not take any towns, but they assassi-
nate every one who falls nto their hands il the
neighborhood. Yesterday four unfortuuates
were murdered in a fri2htful manner in a lit.
tie district of Mararei one Il man seventy
years of age, peaceful and generally esteemed;
another farmer, attending 10 the affairs of mis-
numerous family; another farmer asthmatic
and always sickly. SD that he was never able to
enter the service. Finally, ayoung man who
had retired from service the day before in obe.
dience to the earnest entreaties of an aged ia
ther. Their bodies were cut to pieces by
hatchets."