The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-09-11

Unless something unexpected occurs
to prevent, The Graphic balloon started
upon its voyage across the Atlantic on
Wednesday, 10th The car. life-boats,
scientific Instruments, and other parapher
MALTA were on exhibition at the Capitoline
Grounds. in Brooklyn, on Saturday eve
ming. The balloon itself was also there par
TALLY inflated with air, and a large number
of ladies and gentlemen visitedt the grounds
The balloon, when sailing in the air, will
bc 100 feet in height from the bottom
OF the lile-boat to the top of the globe
The car will be ample and convenient,
aud Will be divided into three compart-
ment~ the middle one Of which will be
used As n Giving room," and the lower
and smaller one for a storage room. The
scientific apparatus has been carefully
selected, and is of the most approved and
Trustworthy kind Twelve carrier-pigcons
will also be carried, one of which, in a
recent triad, flew from Union Square,
New York, to point GA miles distant, in
80 minutes The life-boat has been con-
structed with n view to combined light
ness and strength, Only four men, Mr.
Wise and Mr.. Donaldson, the Hronauts,
a navigator, and the artist correspondent
Of The Graphic, will accompany the eX-
pediton.
A despatch from New York Monday
evening says
There are strange rlmors Of a bad hitch
in the transatlantic balloon enterprise 1t
is said that Prof Wise is much dissatisfied
with the manner in which the balloon and
some apparatus have been constructed.
The principal defect of which he complains
is the fact that the strips of muslin which
form the globe are sewed together with
cotton thread instead of silk thread, thus
increasing the danger of the seams ripping
when exposed to high winds and rough
weather. 1t is quite certain that Prof.
Wise has threatened not to go on the pro
posed "trip at all, and some of his friends
claim that he is not morally bound to full
fill the conditions OF his contract A gen
teman named Ford, who has been relied
upon as one of the expeditionists, is now
undecided as to whether he will 90 on not
donaldson, however, said to-day that SO
far as he himself was concerned he should
90 up with the balloon, no matter what
the course OF Wise, and Ford may be in
the matter If Wise Ford and Donaldson
all 60 on the trip. II fourth man will still
be wanted This fourth man has not yet
been selected, SO far as is known to out
sidcrS This fourth man, it was intended,
should be some experienced mariner.
The men who nave furnished the capital
for the enterprise are, however, plucky
and persistent. and if any one OF more of
the party who been announced to go should
at the last moment back out, other volun-
teer4 viii probably be enlisted to accom-
pany Prof DonaldSon.
\ Young Chnaman, All Gin by name,
formerly living in san Jose, Cal, recently
demonstrated his love for a pretty Ameri-
can Girl in thoroughly civilized manner
Gin was employed on the rancho OF Mr.
Dubois who had two young and handsome
daughters, and Gin fell IN love with the
Youngest. She did not sigh for Celestial
love and told the Mongolan he must
look somewhere else to find his affinity
He had Il great deal of hope and even cut
off his queue to render his person more ac-
ceptablc in the ewes of the American girl
She did not like him any better and told
him SO. He then asked her for her photo
graph which She also refused She was
away one day and he crept into her
chamber and found the coveted picture.
lie took IT to photograph gallery and
the artist made several copies for him.
The young lady found out that Gin had
her picture, and commanded him to bring
the copies to her He had already sent
several to his friends in China, but brought
her Il package containing the rest, where
upon She commanded him to burn them
This was more than Celestial endurance
could bear. and he drew a pistol and fired
ut the girl two feet from the muzzle. She
ran and he fired two shots after her He
then put bullet through his own head
and that was all of him The Chinaman
| died instantly, but Miss Dubois was more
fortunate. The first bullet struck her on
the left side, but the steel stay Of her cor
set caused it to glance off harmless. The
second bullet cut away her apron string
from behind while the third whizzed past
her left ear without touching it.
| Our citizens are taking hold of the Pc
nobscot Bay Il River Railroad enterprise
with a viii. The amount Of subscriptions
obtained yesterday reached nearly $4,000
and only II few of our business men have
Yet been visited. The interest felt in the
PROJECT by communities up river is shown
ny the handsome subscription of ST $50
IN Orono in one day. while in Winterport
over $4,000 of personal subscriptions have
been made i'll addition to the amount to be
taken by the town. Lathly Rich, Esq, of
Boston, has literally subscribed for 81 900
Tor the benefit of Winterport Mr.. HIGH
born was called home last evening by
sickness in his family; but some of our
prominent citizens have taken the matter
in hand and will interest themselves in OBJ
tanning further subscriptions Bangor
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