, 1877-01-21


tie Of Peter wine or Juedas wine is poured 10, SO
| that the quantity OF the Rosenwein never de-
crcase., while its quality Is constantly Under
change"
DUELING BY BALLOON.
Dueling in balloons has already beena tried By
| two Frcnchmen, and with results that should
commend it to duelists. NM. De Courcy and
! Remonin fought duel in this wise near Paris a
| few years ago with satisfaction to both princ'-
| pals and seconds. Tne quarrel was about the
| famous danseusa Henriettc, and IS there was
some difficulty during the preliminary negotta-
! tions about selecting SPOT for the encounter,
somebody suggested that the fight should come
| of-in air! 4 piquant suggestion OF this klno
Was sure to take with Frenchmen, and
it was at once adopted. Nadir furnished
two balloons Of about 10000 cubic feet
each-that is, Of capacity for carrying
acrostats were conveyed to secluded spot near
/ the capital, where they were eKpedttiously IN
fatcd by secret chemical process. A. De
courcy, with his second and PHI s1cian, enter
geon occupied the other, and preparations were
made for the start. The circumstances were
altogether favorable for the singular expert
ment. It WIS delightful morning in the mid
die Of September; the sky was cloudle5s; scarce
j. breath Of wind stirred the foliage; the affair
had been so carefully concealed that nobody WAS
present but the friends OF the parties, and
aeTonautcal assistants employed to super1n~
tend the arrangements. a brief code OF slg1als
had been devised by the seconds for the manage
ment Of the aerial combat. When all was in
readiness, the word ''Let go +" was given, and
instantly the two aerostats shot into the air.
n. De Courcy's balloon was made of blue and
white. .spndles OF silk; that of II. Kenonin was
ple and green. At the height Of LOCO feet, by
barometer. while the balloons were ret very
near together. the seconds exchanged rapid sig-
nails, and agreed that the conditions were favor
0Fire !,-nobody hit. ."Reload and repeat
on;cls Il, RanrG When The smoke cleared AWAY,
II. Remonin looked over the side OF the car and
eo,y hfs onnorent,s balloon rushing downward
His shot had pierced the gas-bae, and the
n .i o.fus9 t q hs nao aorn ond
smash of the occunants Of the car Seemed
inevifahie- However. the bae. suddenly loosen
inc itself from below. gathered upward in
the nstt;no- lie narochnfe The terrific descent
~ +ha 1.ns5h;ns i., ,r,s arraeIe1 and M DeCourcv
and hia friends reached the earth with no fur
thnr i1ama1e than n sousinp in 4 small brook.
yThav ianded within a k;jnmeter IT thr niace Of
ascensinn. N Remouin and his friends. how
a5er .sars vafted ;,ffh@ d;rrct;on ri Tonrs and
n frrshenino- ri thc wind maiIe their etfera0e
sonawhat yoora d;ffic,,lt and ner;1ous How
eyer tlsy managed At length to to anchor .as as and
5r,,ises rhn ofTafr - Voc tha ta5,r ri Par;s for a
seeI. afterward Roth nrincinaJs and seconds
f'ecIarcd themselves sotfsfied and there vas no
ranaa.s1 ~ hast;1,t;as Aaronantica1 97neis hare
erybody's iurisdictfon to region. in fact, where
writs are imperative and Sheriffs harmless.
. TIE BoNAPARTf:S At RoN1E.
Anne Brewster writes from korne, unoer oate
OF Dec. u: 1.-The visit OF the eI-Empress OIL