Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-07-17

complied with, and the above. named Constl-
tutional amendment has been adopted by a
two.thirds majority of all the States and be
come part of the National Constitution,
then the State shall be declared entitled to
representation in Congress and les Senators
and Representatives shall be admitted upon
their taking the oath prescribed by law.
Le,ChevaI Mechanique.
The following description of new inven-
ton, now on exhibition at The great show"
in Paris, is given in private letter:
~ was fortunate enough 10 be present yes
terday evening at private view of this won
derful invention. The throng at the Exposi-
ton is SO dense in the daytime that any at
tempt to work it during the exhibition hours
was impossible. Through the kindness OF N.
do NJ, whose acquaintance :. made in 1853,
when he was attache at Washington. | formed
one of fifty persons provided with special per
mits. On entering, groups Of the Cent Gar
des made me think the Emperor was present,
but did not see him until the middle of the
exhibition. saw, among the curious. Nav
smith of hammer celebrity, and Whitworth,
arm in arm with Howe of sewing machine
notoriety.
"Tho iron horse bears no resemblance 70
It's equine namesake. Imagine trunk shaped
box about seven feet long, and wide enough
for man to straddle, and about five feet high,
the whole concern mounted on FIVE wheels,
the wheels concealed, however, under the ma.
chine. Itis covered with leather, and has a
saddle, only the saddle is very high in front
and back, so that there is 30 chance of being
unhorsed. In front is a steering APPARATUS OF
the simplest kind-two silk cords-and just
before the saddle steel bar, which regulates
the speed. If you pull it up you start the
machine, pull it higher up You increase the
speed; if you depress it, you slow it until a
point is reached, when the apparatus stops.
The inventor, quite young man, COM
mcnced winding up the machine with what
seemed to me to be a crank motion, AID as
distinctly heard the click Of the racket, |
therefore supposed it was worked By coiled
spring, but have reasons since to think that
l was mistaken. suppose it took two, min
utes to wind it, when he mounted it and
started it by pulling up the steel bar. 1t
moved gradually off, SD that for the first min
ute could walk alongside of it, but suddenly
it started at. the speed Of fast horse, and in
moment more was lost, goig round The
curve of the circle. suppose you know the
Grand Exposition is compnsed of q series Of
.concentric rings, each one devoted to q pecll-
liar branch Of industry. The one the ma
chine vas running on vas the Numsro Qaatre
section del Mecaainues, ard is among the larg-
est, measuring some yards mere than an Eng
lish mile. 1t seemed to me to be incredible
shat he should have performed the circuit in
two minutes twelve seconds. a. hearty clap
ping Of hands greeted the machiuc as itcalnc
careering on, and gradually stopping without
any apparent trouble.
:" l noticed The Emperor, generally taciturn,
loud in bis applause, cIappiug hi, hands, as
Justify as l did, and was assured By NJ. dc
NJ. that he had never seen his Majesty on any
occasion beloTt show the least sign Of com
incndation. Tie inventor then said that he
would put it up to its speed, but to do this be
must give the machine start. He then
wheeled round, and just like q jockey starting
horse, got it up to u maximum a, be passed
us lie seemed to be flying. The circuit was
made in fify-eight seconds. A new sa!vo OF
applause met him as he brought the machine
70 where the Emperor was standing, and |
must say felt some jus. emotion when the
Emperor took the Legop q Honor from his
button ,iole and placed it. en- the. young in
ven,ot's breast.
"M. told me that It's endurance, if may
use the term, was extraordinary that at its
highest speed it would keep on going for four
hours. was led 10 believe that the mecba'l-
ic- power was secondary in it, and thata gal
vamic battery was he real motive power. 1t
i, rumorcd that battery of constantly in
crea>iig elements sllstains the motion. Any
how the secret i, well kept, the Emperor
having. With the inventor, Tie only knowledge
Of it. NJ. also told the that in VinceaneS. a
battery Of artillery was 10 be moved with it,
instead Of horsss.
II NAV add that saw four persons mount
it, and it moved much more rapidly than
would carriage. An Interesting experiment
was lade as to It's capabilities OF going over
rough country. Several loads of dirt were
shot on tire flor. and it passed over it with
apparent ease. One thing | remarked was
that there was perpendcnlar p!,.y in the
wheels, AID that as a difficulty was sur;
mounted one wheel would be CHER ihan
the other, whilst the body was on the same
plane.
u think that it has been placed purposc'Y
in retired part of the Exposition before this
exhibition, So as not TO attract too much at
ientioh, and learn this morning that the
Secretary Of War has had it removed from
the Exhibition.
"Tkc inventors sname is Victor de Nardea. y
su1c1DE:-Itis an every day occurrence to
see not to read, in our Northern and Wes-
tern Exchanges long accounts of betrayed
affections, despair, and suicides, and we have
often thrown such papers aside, thanking
God that we were not called on to record
such as a part Of the current history Of
events in our community. But such painful
duty is ours now:
Monday morning, about eight o'clock. po.
licemau Patrick O'Conuell, while standing
near the foct OF Jackson street, on the river
bank, observed young woman whose excl
al b;-