Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-06-22
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The strasbourg CLOCK outdone. !,

A wonderful clock said to be superior in
mechanism and the variety of its perform.
anees to the famed Strasbourg astronomical,
and apostolic clock, has been placed ON ex-
hlbltion in Tammany Hall, aud for a eopsid-
erable time will remain there for the ipspeo--
tIon OF the public. This clock was con.
structed at Detroit by Prof. Felix Meiers, a
gentleman who has devoted his entire life to
the study of astronomy and mechanics. It
Is called the American National Astronom-'
lcai Clock, and it is probably the most com,
PICK and Ingenious Theological work that the
hand of man has ever produced. The clock
is eighteen feet high, eight feet wide. and
weighs 1000 pounds. 1t is wound once II IN t
twelve days, and is run by weights Of TOO
pounds. 1t shows the local time in hours.
minutes and seconds, and tho time of thir-
teen other cities of tho world, among which
are Washington, San francisco, Melbourne.
Pekin, Cairo, tautinople, st Pctefsbursh.
London, Berlin, and Paris 1t also denotes ,
the movements of the planets, and measures.
their movements by seasons years, and cycles
for two hundred years, including leap wears.
Concealed in its interior is q music box.
which plays when Death strikes each hour.
AT the same moment the figure of Washing,
ton, seated in chair beneath canopy, rises
to his feet, holding tho Declaration of Inde.
want sitting at the right hand also rises and
opens door, through which come ali the.
Presidents of the United States, who march,
in review before the efigy of Washington,
sa'uting him as they pass. Tho procession
disappears through door on the opposite
side of the platform, which is opened and
closed by servant in gorgeous livery. The
nkenesses OF these figures, including that of,
President Hayes, who is in the rear. arc said
to be excellent. AS soon us tho door Is
closed the figure of Washington resumes its
chair OF state and all is quiet until the ham
mer OF Death again sounds the hour on the.
gong. when the extraordinary soene is re-
peated. The quarter hours are struck by an.
Infant, the halt hours by youth, and the
three quarters by man. The South Church
Boston has offered S45, 900 for the clock,
the price ofwhich is $50, ,000.-N. y. Times.
LEE AND DAvIs.-Iu a communication
ON John W. Fairfax, in tho Alexandria
Va) Ga=ette. tho following occurs as a rev
elution: >'
The seeded States lost life, liberty and
woatth for the want of nerve in Mr.. Davis to
make peace with President Lincoln. Gen.
X. u. Lee told me the night before we left
Appomattox for our homes that he urged
W. hSSAs' Ah tuo presence OF the Secretary
of War, when tho commissioners went to
Fortress Monroe, to mako peace upon any
terms. Make peace; if you do not. SO soon
as tho spring opens to enable Con- Grant to
move, he will break my lines at Petersburg
and take Richmond. Mr.. Davis said. Il am
afraid of the peonle.' In honor to the mem>
ory of Gen r. Il. Lee. here state what he
further said, to>wit Il believe Mr.. Lincoln
would have given us all we asked, except SO.
cession and slavery; but believe he would
have agreed to pay for tho slaves at fair VAL
uation. Mr.. Davis mover gave up tho COM
mand of tho army TO do as pleased, as was
supposed; not until wrote him from PETERS,
burg that my lines werc broken, then he
wrote me, i will leave Richmond to.Dieht:
you do the best you cam That was the fret
time be had given up the command 10 me 10
do as thought bes,. leaving me to bo sacs
rifced whilst he fed to tako care of himseIfs
Here the good and great soldier became over,
como, and left him alone in his tent, where
he had me called in, and reviewed to me bis
course from the time ho left the 'old army,
up to his surrender. The fear of tho peoulo
cost the lives and limbs Of every ono who was
lost from the time of the meeting of the com.
missiOners at Fortress Monroe up TO the sur.
render Of Gen. Leo at Appomattox Court.
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