Smyrna times., 1860-08-16

AccupESr TO BLoNDIS, THE TIGHT RoPE
PERFoaMER-H HIS Clothes are Set on Fire
aohile he is Walking a Rope Stuenty.fve Feet
from the Ground Mons. BIcndin. the cele-
brated tight rope performer, met with serious
accident night before last during his exhibition
al Chillicothe. After dusk he gave perform
abce Of trn5dling wheebarroiR across rope,
and to make the feat more terrific, he encircled
himself in blaze Of fireworks, which were iig =
niIed simultaneously with his surfing. Before
he had accomplished half bis task, one of the
pieces prematurely exploded and set FIRE to bis
clothing. iA-e ht2'
Having accomplished the distance, be sue
ceeded in extingulshing the flames, but not be-
fore his back was badly burned. The rope
was stretched across street, at "a distance of
70 feet from the ground. and none save Blor.-
din could have withstood the pain that he must
have suffered. We incline TO the opinion that
the Monsieur viii not attempt any more tight
rope performances with pyrotechnic concomi-
tanls.- Cincinnati Gazette. Aug, 10th.
PoLITIel.ss Rus N AD.-- Nc onneIsburg IA,
Aug. ll.--The Democracy held county
meeting here last night, al which regular
skirnish was indulged 10 between the Doug
las and Brscklnrldge parties. Much bitter
feeling prevailed. aud the meeting broke up in
q row. E3
During the absence of the editor Of the de-
saocrat. Mr. SAMSON. at Cresson, an edition of
that paper was issued with tbs name of Brock.
inrdge at the head instead of Douglas, and o
lengthy editorial signed by Mr.. Sansom's SON
declaring 10 favor Of the Maryland Institute
nominees. The affair has created considerable
excitement as well as amusement
personal reeontre also topk place LAS
night. after the meeting, between Mr. Samson
and G. A. Smith, Bfeckinriage Attorney
SAMSON gave Smith the lie, when the latte
coIlared him. The parties were then separa
ted.
WHAT BECAME OF THE METEoR.--From sucl
observations as be has been able to make
Professor Bartlett, Of the West Point Militar
Academy, has come 10 such conclusions as ih
circumstances of the case admit Of, in regar
10 The height, velocity and destination Of IN
remarkable meteor which passed through GU
horizon on the 2Oth uit. He thinks it colll
not have been less than from sixty to sevent
miles above US; that its velocity, IN refereEc
TO the earth's centre, was at least seyentee
miles second, it's diameter at least half
mile, aud finaIly. that il must have passed d,
of the earih's atmosphere. to pursue modife
path around the sun, and TO return neain, pc
haps, at some future day.
HEAVY hOBBERY.--One day last week III
Office OF Thomas Struthers, contractor on ii
Sonbury ard Erie Railroad, al Warren. p.
was entered, and safe containing about S2I
GOO, $4,000 of which was in gold, the rest
bonds and coupons, was carried off and plum
cred. On the LIST instant the safe was fou
within a mile of Mr. Sirulher's house, /
bonds. DC, being in IL, but the gold was gof
An unsuccessful attempt was made to arr
John Doyle, suspected Of the robbery, bur
searching Ilis dwelling about $500 of the a
was soupd On the person OF DoyIe's wife, "
was arrested and lodged 10 prison.
) TIE sporting world Of England have be
recently occup,d with the Goodwood races
The.s (Soodwocd Stakes" which was The pr
c'pal race The 25th u}t., WAS won by Walla
Mr.. Ten Brosck1 American horse Safel
coming in second. Fer song time SAITH
teok 'ha lend. bui at the half dsta nee Wall
passed him, and caniered Ill he winner by
Iangtha IL is somewhat &tfnnHe. the Lon
star remarks that Mr.. Ten Bfoeck should
setond NJ each Of the Two great races dsci
II <3eo4 VOID op to the present time Al
alw<rsb. lis horses hssviy and sei<
asdKF9 The spqney he must hare lust is W
ea'a& f9halpps- o esE assN
MANY Who Would net is'f shs world uttt
l6j,ehnfd. are YET eferps Iy schemiog IL prod
X7Ies aNPre&siauf ~. the nissts Of eIherss
spsetina facts. characters. md sopiaiens.