The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-29
BOGUS BALLOoNING.


PUECTURING THE PROFESSION OF BUNCoNBE
-REsURRECrING A DEAD BAL0ONATIC
FROM BED.
the recently reported aerial voyage of the
daring Donaldson the man who dared TO
deceive for sensations sake and his god
fathers and godmothers bestowed upon him
the name of Washington" Fortunately,
however, they omitted tle prefix of
George" and consequently the special
commissioner of The Times is spared the
annoyance of chronicling the fact that C
w. has tarnished the memory of the
"Father of his Country" OF course it will
be understood that these remarks apply
to the individual who, as j. NJ, Spencer,
M. D. at Acto, and Mr.. Harrison at Berlin,
INDUCED in the little pleasantly of tele-
graphing bis own death, and attempting to
obtain sort of second hand Lord Broug-
ham notoriety by extracting from the en-
terprising journalists some first-class ohit-
uary notices. Previous telegraphic dis
patches have punctured the bubble, but il
may be instructive to future professors OF
bUncombe to explain how The Times is pre-
pared to meet their efforts. The spirited
liberality of the Camden and Atlantic r.
r. Co., through its enterprislDg treasurer,
d. Nj. Zimmerman, esq, having placed the
facilities of the road at the disposal of The
Times representative, be speedily found
himself, after disposing of the regular train
to Haddonfeld, perched upon seat in the
cab OF locomotive and speeding towards
Acto at a whirlwind pace. Now Acto. even
when the moon is at full, as it was on the
occasion in question, is not the most lively
locality after midnight, and Morpheus had
to surrender more than one of his deVotees
before any prosdect of
DISCOVERING THE DEAD DONALDSON
dawned upon the determined, detached frsg-
ment of the daily Times. Where was the
DIR. Spencer whose thrilling telegram had
convulsed the staid old Quaker city? was
the first inquiry addressed 10 the local
'agest." Alas, he did not know-nobOdy
knew. He had come like ashsdow and like
a shadow departed. From SicklertoTn-
apG sicklier specimen of town the COM
missioner never saw-he had hailed: but
nobody knew him there. Clearly, however,
there must be somebody somewhere who
ans cred to the description OF Dr. Spencer
and that somebody must be found. At
this juncture bystander mentioned that
there was ga man at Berlin"-of course
there was man at Berlin, which his name
it Is Bismsrck-and your commissioner hav-
ing caught the 'mind .readingn malady, at
once OWNED that at Berlin-but not "unter
den Linden"-the latest apostle of craft
must be sought. "lillons!" said he TO the
Jehu who had harnessed for his behoofed a
pair OF spanking bays, and natbless that
"allons" was all Greek TO the Spaniard, he
allonsed in prime style. The ruts OF last
winter, almost hub deep, were traversed,
and Cakes Hotel was reached. A thunder
ing summons brought feeble response
from an upper window. as Donaldson
here?" was the anxious inquiry of the item
seeker. "Don', know" said mine host. "Is
the body of that balloon man here?" was
the next inquiry: eliciting the reply: "Tbere
lc a
tell him Times reporter wants to see him."
Remonstrance was useless, and
THE DIscoNFIrED BALLooS1sr
was compelled 10 "show a head.~ Then
upon the mind of the truth-seeker visions
OF a hoax began to crowd; bnt the sstree'd
coon" was artful, and hence the 2:30 A. NJ,
dispatch from Acto' Before sleep, however,
had rested the eyes of your commissioner
they began to "see a sell" and he mentally
"smelt MICE" Rising with the Sun, he
wavlsid at Berlin station reckless looking
individual, es,lng smile broad enough
Tor two Daniel LambeTts-a cap, and the
identical imitation fur coat affected by the
pseudo DR.. Spencer. The game was up, and,
with denunciation more forcible than po-
lite, the ballon man was greeted. Had he
not caused much trouble, illimitable ex-
pense, and had he not defrsuded your COM
missioner out of a fiTst-class inquest? OF
course he had. Still instructions 10 "fiad
the body' had been literally obeyed, ard.
In subdued triumph, the reporter, at A. NJ,
on Thursday, ushered into the Office OF TIE
Times the most lively corpse it was ever his
hap TO have charge of. 1t is enough. The
obituary of the aeronaut can return TO the
pigeon-hole, and the S400 worth of escaped
imitation can go on lts way unheeded, for gas
fIauds are not novelties in Philadelphia.
u>
Miss Hildreth, General Bntler's niece, who