The Republican journal., 1869-04-22

! Saeaseo M on SoO0 bail. He Immediately went to
Wis ~. ssis. omlth and Rowan. attordeys, No. New
GlaInoers street, and stated his case These gen
i, .leinen, Wlt1 great deal of curiosity, took the
a,ter ma up, employed legal counsel for the defence
w.. 1t is probable, however, that the Who'll ,tis;r
vii be settled without trial. and that Starr will he
at heerty 10 return at an early day to his Marque
san friends, and spend the remainder of his dsvs
as King of the Cannibal Islands.
The Mansard, or French Roof.
This kind of roof is now so fashionable.
and also so sensible that we are clad to
find its history.
| People who have had recent occasion to
visit the leading cities of the country will
have noticed the extent to which the style
OF roof called the Mansard roof is gaining
ground. New buildings are very general
ly supplied with this roof, and the roof of
old buildings are being demolished to be
replaced by it. In Portland, Maine, the
burnt district swept by the great fire has
been rebuilt by fine structures so uniformly
| crowned by the Mansard roof that the place
has very much the look of French city
with this exception, that the roof as used
IN this country lacks the balustrade used
generally i'll these roofs by the French.
The roof, variously known by the titles,
Crib roof, Frel ch roof, and Mansard roof,
was the invention of a celebrated French
architect OF the name of Francois Mansard,
who was horn in Paris in 1898. 1t is re-
lated of him thai his idiosyncracy was such
that in practice, aiming at the most abso-
lutte perfection, he was constantly altering
his most elaborate and mastery designs,
and often actually tearing down what was
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surpassabe. This peculiarly prevented
him from being entrusted with the super
vision OF the erection of buildings upon his
own designs. 1t is related that Anne of
Austria took from his hands the erection
of Abbey of Val de Grace after it had
reached the first story, lest he should alter
his superb designs for that structure, and
! pull down what had already gone up.
| The Mansard roof has undergone many
notifications since its invention in the six
teenth century, The original form as first
introduced was generally one story, but oc-
casionally of two more stories in height.
In the latter case the upper stories in it
were constantly lower III proportion, as
cending towards the peak of the roof; and
the windows were small dormers, not much
better than loop-holes, meant for glim-
merng light in, aud the ventilation Of,
stowage chambers, or mere loft. The
lower story i'll the roof, that is the first
story above the main body OF the sructure,
was always equal to aud quite as desirable
as either of those Immediately beneath it.
The form and construction of these old
Frnnch roofs are always such as to secure
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rooms, with very trihing loss of space,
the inclination from vertical line, in the
entire altitude of story, being scarcely
more than the thickness Of the walls.
This ancient style of the Mansard has
been improved and modified to the point
Of combining great architectural beauty,
externally, with economy of space and
neatness of finish internally. Departing
from the original idea of an additional
range of rooms with horizontal ceiling and
| walls d'op1omd, this roof is now frequently
carried up in the same material as forms
the walls, with highly finished balustrades,
&c. The smaller windows are oval and
sometimes round, with exterior loop-holes
Tor ornament. The chimney stacks, car
rel up to a considerable height, are usl-
ally marked feature Of the Partisan mod
ern Maisard roof Slate is commonly en-
ployed for the covering, with tin for all
cutters and weathering. Balustradcs. as
elsewhere mentioned, are seldom omitted
ID these roofs by the French. This, one
of the most salient and indispensable char
of the Mansards in this country 1t has
been introduced on some of the Mansard
roofs in this city in its less elaborate forms
with good effect. Washington Star.
A DARING FEAT. An occurrence took
place in Augusta, pril 10, Of somewhat
remarkable character.
A young man by the name of Charles
Marston advertised that he would sail over
the Augusta dam between the hours of two
and three o'clock, this 2. NJ.
| As the river owing to the recent rains,
and has of late been very high, the propo5-
ed feat created quite an excitement. At
the appointed time large concourse of
people had assembled on both banks of the
river, to witness the daring exploit. Mar
sion soou after started from the main dam,
in small wherry, steering with a com
mon paddle, the current soon took the boaJ
and he was propelled through the water
with consider able speed, until he arrived
at the edge of the dam when he shot over
| with fearful velocity.
As the boat went over, Marston flung
himself nearly oa his face, cinging to the
sides, and in that position both man and
boat disappeared in the boiling surge be-
low, but almost instantly reappeared, aud
rode safely out in the stream amid cheers
of the crowd. A collection had been taken
up, and the venturesome young rattsman,
having made bet Of some S25 on the sue
cess of his exploit, felt himself amply re-
warded. Marston is young man of about
twenty years of age, and very small. The
hight of the Fall is some 80 feet. Port
land Advertiser.
10 A recent writer says it is surprising
how infectious tears are at a wedding.
First of all, the bride cries because she is
going to be married; and then of course
the bridesmaids cry, perhaps because they
are not and the fond mamma cries because
she'll lose her d-d-darlng; and then the