The new North-west., 1872-12-28

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4 German of Cincinsan has invented
clock which, though much smaller than tho
celebralpd one at ssEasbury, b, from IL de.
scriptIoa. much moro complicated. Wesee,
In glsss case, thres story. steeple. shaped
clock, four feet wide st the first story and
nine fset high. The move neut 10 placed IN
tho first story, on four delicate columns,
within which swings The pendulum, The
second story consists Of two tower.liks
pieces, % the doors Of which there aEe two
pictures thas represent boyhood and early
manhood, ..,a
A tower crowns, ~ third story, the inge-
NOUS structure. A cock, y symbol Of
watchfulaess, stands on the top directly
over the portal When the clock marks the
first quarter the door Of the nrst piece Of the
sscosd eoEy opens, and child issues from
tho background, comes forward 70 little
bell. GiSo \ ons bsW, aad TN disapoeaA
At the second quarter . youth appears,
strikes the bell twice and disappears; at
the third there comes . man In his prime;
at the fourth We have . totteEing old man,
leaning on staff, who strikes the bell four
times Each times the door closes Of itself.
When the hours are full, the door of the
right piece of the second story opens. and
Death, as skeleton, scythe in hand, ap.
pears, and marks the hour BY striking bell.
But Il is as the twelfth :hour that We haYe
the grand spectacle In the representation of
the day Of judgment Then, when Death
has struck three bloys on the little bell, the
cock on the top Of the tower suddenly 6aps
his wines and crows in shrill tone. And,
after Death has marked the twelfth hour
with his hammer, ~ crows again twice.
Immediately three angels, who stand a.
guards in 4 central position, raise their
trumpcts with their right hands lin the left
they hold swords) and blow blast towards
each Of the four quarters of the earth. At
the last blast the door of the tower opens,
aud the resurrccied children of earth sp.
pear, while the destroying angel sinks out
Of sight Then, suddenly, Christ appears,
surrounded by angels. On his left there 10
angel who holds the scales Of justice; on
bis right another holds the Book Of Life,
opens to show the alpha and omega-the
beginning and the end. Christ waves his
hand, and instantly the good among the
resurrccted are separated from the wicked.
the former going 70 the right. the latter 20.
iug to the left. The. Arch'angel Michael
salutes the good, while on the other side
stands the devil, radiant with fendish
dclight-hs can hardly wait Tor the sentence
Of those who fall to him, but, In obedience
10 the commsnd OF the central figure, he
withdraw. The figure of Christ raises ito
hand again, with threatening mien, and
the accursed sink down to the rcalms Of
bic satanic majesty. Then Christ blesses
~ chooses few, who drsv near TO him.
Finally, We hear chcesful chime Of bslls,
during which Christ r,sea, surrounded By
biz asgels. until he diaappsass, and Tie pos.
"A conplsse drama 10 hess rspressassd,
without shs cid u human hand. Ths
movements arc steady. calm and noleslsss,
with the exception of the shreatening ges'
lures of sAe figure Of CHRIST, and the move.
men.s of Lscifss, who darts across the
scene with lighlaing rapidity. OF course,
the peculiar sction 0f these two figures 10
intentional on the part OF the artist, and
odd gre silly u lhs effect. sa.
osssasys Dsssksspsr.
~. p. F." gises In the Nsasssl Repsb-
Iess some Rsminisossces Of Greeley, inclu.
ding some VI the prosecutions he endured
from boses and beggars, from which we ex-
tract the following: ao as aF
Finally, the run upon NJ. Greeley became
% great that Sam, Sinclair, the publishes,
hired big fellow, six feet high, and sta
toned him near the door to keep Mr.. Gree.
ley's peculiar visitors away unless they had
some other. business than mere begging. !
have forgotten bis name now, bat II VA
.Ben" something Of other. That man saved
Greeley Il least . ihoufand dollars during
The eight or nine months that be was there.
He he'd been In California, and was any.
thing bat ceremonious in his deuean0r. In
addition 70 the duty Of attending TO the
door, be had 10 go 10 the Post-ofIics every
night 10 gel the mail. The ''bums," q
Ben used to politely term chem. soon found
this out, and used to watch for bic depart
ore TO The pot .ofice, when they would
sleal Up stairs n his absence and get in u
Greeley. hen heard Of the trick that VA
beisg played O. him, and one nsnlght returned
ed found fellow tsllfa4 bis story to Mr.
0sss3sy.. He broks In o their eonvez,asios
I, rD--n yvu. dsdnt I tell you not to come ID
hssss' 6 tn same time caschins him ~
! bs1ily 10 carried him to Tho hsad of III
stairs aud let him drop down two q thre'
fights. One night. between seven END
! eight O'Clock. Zen gos into rather load n
tescatisn q the door. Il have ~ engage
meas with II. Greeley" '.'You can't play
that game With me; get away from kers
II. 0sssley doe not waat to - Say 'buuas
eo.nighl 1ome one went ont and found
0sia,os Wilson In .this awkward position
i vas II summer, and N. Wilson bad jus
"A arrived from WashinGtoa. He wore liDss
csst and was covered With .dssl HI
stouyht be ssoognissd 10 him - I'D fellos
vho I'D bossd N. orsslsy . sood deal
aad eans vssy near thIOwias our fusnr
vIes PEssldsas dSwa stairs.
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