Wilmington journal., 1872-01-05
CHICAGO'S ASHES.
Iztc SiasoESc and sIndcrs of the Burnt
City Encountered at Sea

1t Is possible that some portion of the
wealth OF Chicago that melted into thin air.
on the 9th of October was seen araiu he
fore II reached ultimate dispersion. A pa-
| per recently read before the Royal Geol0gi-
| cal Society Of Dublin stated that CAPTAIN
EdNafdS OF the Neptune, in a passage
from Quebec to Liverpool found his vessel
/ cmcloped in the smoke and ashes. as he
| believes, of the burnt city His report of
| the facts certainly indicates plausible occa-
! SION for his belief. On the 18th of Octo-
| Der, at sea, i'll latitude Is dee. n. long. :}5
! deS5. W., at about i =. III. wind blowing
| strong from W., he observed a dense cIoud
OF log arise on the western horizon which
gradually came up with and surrounded
the vessel, and 50 continued until mid
night. From first coming up with the shin
! until clearing oil there prevailed a very
strong smell Of burning wood, both the cap
tan and crew felt their eyes much irritated
by the smoke, and their decks were strcwn
WIFI unG dust. AT the time the ship was
more than two thousand miles from Cbica-
go. lie former owners Of frame houses
III that city can therefore have the consoIa-
ton which Pat offered to the ship-carpen-
ter When he dropped his hammer over
board: 'StTc it's not lost Whin ye know
where it is"
A New Flying Machine
hioCHcI Invention 1Of lying machine
was exhibited by Philadelphia mechanic
at late meeting Of the Franklin Institute
IN that city. The main features of the air
ship are ci@ar-shaped float, made of oil
SILK, which IS intended to be inflated with /
hydrogen gas eight funS, four on each |
side, worked by an ingenius machinery, I
which propcl the craft through the air an
enclosed car for the operators and passen- |
gers, ana a SteerInS-a apparatus whereby the +
DsAIl h .I,,,l l.
Ihe float, when inflated, will last for twen-
ty-tour hours, and no bal last or rlldder is
required. ''The model" says a Philadel- |
phla Journal, . worked we'll and it seems
to be the most feasible plan thus far ad-
Vanced for naEis atinS the air."
Roast Turkey.
Dress III the usual way, but remove the
crop with the fingers at the neck without
cutting. Cut as small place as will do to
remove the ilWardS. Prepare a stuf1ing by
cutting III small pieces half Of the neck
bone, liver @Izzard, heart, and slice of
pork boil half IN hour in a quart of wafer
and season with salt and pepper: add TO
this half l..5f OF wheat bread sliced thin
and rubbed fine. Wash the fowl and
While wet rub sal and pepper over it with
your band. lie the heck and put the stuff
ling i'll at the other opening, pushing
enough of it through into the crop to fill
W Y mn ltill sew up the opening, put the
IoWl III a dripping pan with pint of water,
roast c IN IN lhe oven about two hours, turning
carefully once or twice, and dipping th3
" alter over it frequently. An old turkey or
l hen should Je cooked about a half a dav.
here is gentleman i'll Carroll who saws
ne has been drunk five years. He averaged
,ne gallon Of brandy arday. Five years.
l nat is l,ooo days =; one gallon of brandy a
lay, at s. per gallon Is only s.. $50 for
brandy in the five years. How is that for d,
ligh ?-WYtheYille DienntcL