, 1875-12-27

FRANCE
lfACNAHoN To NClTET.
rAn1s, Dec. 2G.-prcs,dcnt t1acMahon has
written letter to Minister Buffet thanking hin
for. aad expressing approval Of. his speech in
tho Assembly lust Friday On tho prasB bill.
E1-pnEstprsT fntEns
has accepted MI Invitation OF tic Towo OF Esl-
fort 10 stautl for the Senate. Ilo hns rcceissd
and declined einniiAr mutations from alegan Do.
pa1tments.
nEpuD11cAH EXPECTANCY.
Republican lehders nro coudent that in tho
general eIections tho par;isans OF 1node.ase
1!epublio will aecuro majority in both. Houses
Of tho Now Assembly.
MuT1SKKns.
NANTES Doc. 2G.-Two OF tho crow Of tho Len
mic. Who are not implicated ii, the alleged 1nast-
n.y. hayo boon sent 10 England for e1am,n alton,
BALLOON ACCIDENT.
EnYItxpondenef .St,c 1'ort I,Hes.
PARIS, Dec. 1n.-Anothor balloon accident oc-
CURED On Wedeeday. We have heEe what is
called tho " Military Committee Of Aetousuta,"
composed Of scientific army officers. who 1nnko =
great mnny atmospheric e1porimentn. They
frequently 7end up a balloon for tho lufpose of
making cartan tests, mud thus furnish employ
meut for tho professional aoronauta like Godald.
1issandier. and fonriclle. Tho balloons aro
chartered and paid for out OF a special fund de-
voted to scientific researches. For sotnn tmo
past tho Unlvers has boon waiting to tako up
eonio members OF this Committee for tho purpose
OF making special studies A. different attitudes,
but the weather laa boon stormy and cold. On
"Wednesday, hoTeyor, tho conditions were found
more favorable aud though GODDARD was in favor Of
further delay his companions Wero impatient.
Tho Cuivess il \ balloon Of 3000 CUBIC yards
and has a car Which weighs 1,G00 pounda. II liz
tile sauao ueetl bY GODDARD in his Brussels as-
couBiona. When fillod with gas at La Tiliette,
eight pursona stepped into tue car: Col Lsis-
scdat. 3fa}. Aaugitl, Capita Bidard Rnd lscnard.
I'LL pf the Military Committee. GODDARD mud his
as4istnnt, Torres, y Spanish balloonst, and Albert
Tisgantl,er, bruthor Of Gaston Tlssander, tho
companion Of tho unfortunate Croce aud Sivel.
At II o'clock the cors wore cut, md tho balloon,
having home two hundred aackB Of aand on
boarl. rose slowly into tho air aud drif:ad rap
idly away aboya Vincopnes. "Now to your
pcncitB" said Col. Lausscdat, "tho time hns
from from tha earth.s Tho port Of Vincenn:s had
Just b8en passed, and tho vineyards OF Moptreuti
were near at hand, whon q Bharp, whlHtling
found waa heard. GODDARD looked up quickly
lnetend Of falling, tho sand came back into the
cur, which was proof that the balloon itBelf WA
| falling. Godaru. Tesos, and Tiaeatiiier imma-
diateIy began to throw over sand, and told the
panic-stEickon. The lower part Of the balloon
collapsed, aud Torea wont up to eco II he could
push it out, but found tho gaa escaping from an
] enornloua rent. 1ho Cnivors was falling 10 tho
""bunlio Of rags" and 10 some ten
BccunL Btr'lck III an empty lot. The car
WAS half bunotl in the Garth. 60 heavy wss
tho ahock. When within TO yards OF tho
ground Golsrd spraag into tho ropes and told
tho others to do the tame, but Tsstudlcr alone
waa quick enough to do ~. todRrd lost tso HOG
ouda whllo trying to get tho other up, md hence
came down to Tho ground with such forco that
Lis knee paa Nas shattered, Tsres who ras up
III tho ropss al the time, WAS uninjurcd; Ts-
sander escaped EilA sone geTere bruises; Col.
LausHedst had his left leg broken Ia shree places
MAI. Mengin had his loft log broken one OF
othoE wns stretched out sanKeless. Fortanatoly
none OF tho party vera saYorely inlIrol NJ Ia
ondanaor their 1iyoH, hut ut last reports tLcso
arc foars that kmpntatiou will be necoRsa1y III
| tie uaRe OF Col. LAuasulat GODDARD thinks that
tAs rcns in tho balloon was caused by tho In
tonse!y cold Weather Of tho past fem days.