vou ni: SEW SERIES. Till] BEDFORD GAZETTE ■, l i BLHHKT> FAF.HY KRWAY MORNING BY .MEYERS \ HKNFORDs At the following trms, to wit: Vl. '>o per annum. a-ii, in advauc*. <2OO >• '• if paid wit bin the year. s o>< X if I.of paid within the year. j-T"Xn subscription taken tor less than six months, paper discontinued until all arrearages are ■>sid. miles* at the option of the publishers. It has •let; decided bytfce 1 mted States Courts, that the MfpiMigeol a new spelter without the payment ol ar i ainges, is prima facie evidence ol fraud and i* a criminal olfence. QTy The comfs have decided that persons are aP •om.table lor the subscription price of newspapers. it tb > take their, fioui the pot office, whether they • übscribe Joi 11** id ,ui uot. Poet V 11. THE TWO STREAMS. Behold the rocky wall That down its sloping sidps, p.ninths swift rain-drops, blending;, as they fall, j In rushing river tides ' j Yon stream., who e surges run, Turtle I by a pebble's edge. 1- Atha' a c < - a, rolling lovvaid the sun ill rough Ibe cleit mountain-ledge. The slender r,l i hal strayed, But for the slanting stone, 1 .> evening's ocean, with The tangled braid Of foam-flecked Oregon. So from 'be heights of Will Life's parting stream descends, Aid as a moment turns its slender fill. K'jch widening toirent bends,— from the same cradle's aide, f rom the same mother's knee, lit,i to long daikness and the frozen tide, One to the Peaceful Sea ! Atlantic iilo't hly, \uUi g 'ady caught her intended kissing a j I unite ineiid. He thas apologises. His explanation ( i- decidedly cool : ; y.mi coming in last /it, 015' love, Wa? somewhat sudden, i W'&s helping Nell i o tie the ribbons of . er rigolette ; • he put the critri-on of ber mouth lip —well, l m flesh and blood -ai d then you, singing came , Into 11 e loom, and to .-ej your head for shame. ! l - .\v a soil of maiden northern tights Shout up your cheek- and tremble 111 your eyes ; j I 11 e • net, tiui g-. I like to see tbe wind . Kc . the -eo, and, when it's eaxly bad. I . vei) pieity w oa.an—very mad ! the dangerous and regal air > y oea. a queen'- name, and a queen you are) i h,Jhioi, donned your thibei opera cloak, ' 4 ., 'i it with a diamond l.k> a dir. .. „ V mi-tie-s, but my lite. 1,. ,t fining an at) n 1 , i.'t. be so 'ln" '•* n > * li *' . . . wiM ibing*. a l- ' have -aid, but , , t nc? flke to own them. Who would be i— or loose hurricanes, 1 i.fietor ot earthquake?, or in comets-plunging iti celestial sea ' I)r Ld a maid that could, ifslm should please, C.ve him a touch of one or all ol the.-c ! xo , 1 Holi't let a female thunder storm vL-iih every now and then Brood in your eyes, wi.n A d.t-h of angry Hzhtning. If" nave bad Your Match and Aprrt.now be June • A .-d let yon. fine cut eyebrow's stlken spau Be bows of promise to your favorite man 1-ve had my laugh, and you your pout, and now .YLuT.spoiltl.atrosebiidityoutw.sti.so:) , .. me Loth hand- that I may say "good Be s •1 ne good t . n .. r vet sit V requi- Ud litti babies, wnose °°'*- t the mothers to . y,„ much attuotron o ung , niov the daht-o. A• • .. .. oun g ones, ~,cn" volunteered , l -°. £* d in a wiitlethe parents ttid"Vc _ f(h ba bies in \- 0 ,r.er had the WO*™ tban t h-y . hmge of the clol be>, gi •.>d the dalice ,0,0 one the apparel of* • n ,others over, it war, time to 3° Uri>iSO her own hurriedly took each U- ) ** R or RHeen ,-,,1 started, .ome to their h.iWs c-d, and were la. was a pro „ .1... But the oay nj motb „ s aiscov- J /..us tow in tha V Ld tlie ?JX u , .ed that a Etngle d . sc iosed startling phy , .ir babes; observhiio- commenced - C al piienoiii' na, j pelr ; an irn ', l' vin ? . v . t pari it required two la> To u.eti rotmif r ' aU ' l (1 j r any of the baby sw rs . nay it s territory." ,o v, rrture withm the te . _ ' hi- heen granted to M r -O-A skw T-n.Ah . n st LoUls H. r.ry Shaw, the ol j hulM Jrcd tliou ? an t ,gav:.s. whom a verdict ol on gIQ aoliars was be flad promised t- Mi's-ET.e Carztang, ■" !'ITK CHh:AT HALt/HW *, r OYAf> /;. MK. IA .MOIN TAIN'S STATEMENT. Mr, La Mountain, after it iscrihing the pre liminaries and premising tLat ihe object of the trip was not to make mooev, but to establish by practical deinonsfratioo important scientific facts, gives the following acc.unit of the voy age : O ST. LOUIS. All being ready, at 7:2 C' we set sail—Mr. Wise in the basket, Mr. (lager, Mr. Hvde a I1( j my sell m the boat taking a northeasterly course and ascending rapidly. As we passed up, the great city beneath seemed to be com pressed and drav.n together on a concave, the . valleys and woods melting into .;ach other until their outlines became almost indistinguishable; ' tile great snorting steamboats befow, looking ' like toy houses floating in a gutter, and emit ting taint puffs of smoke. At about eight o'- clock We could see that the people helow were ' having their sunset, although we were in a full ! blaze ol light. THE PRAIRIES. The prairies looked like va-t field-- of polar ice, slightly tinged with green, but quite des titute of luminous properties. Between us and th"ni hung suspended, evidently, a jaik and almost opaque belt, which seemed like a veil drawn over the country. The alternate patch es of cultivated grounds, water sheet* and Jit tle luils and gulches gave to all a diversified appearance—though tlip hills ha proceed from the same cause, acti .g ".""' pal ferent circumstances. I hat it is ■ . feature - f night above th- earth > - . shown by the fact that when CharL MaiL .Mason 3ik! Lord Holland mad. • t y p ||_ mous nocturnal voyage from burg, it was so dark it seemed as . thj was passing through solid b.oti.s marble. 7„ E MIND CIKKEN-r To return : At hiteen sa f t . Ascent o'clock we saw Mr Brooks nilfjj en|ly abou{ a little north of our line, am} s V y e we re twenty-five miles Irom Si. a , lc i a | ia jf 5 ant | then at an altitude of a in, s proved tfiat the the difference of our |° ? we were moving, upper current, along vv direction, while that was pacing in an east,.jj pt j vvame table lamp with the "Id folks at home." K o. VISE Ik NAP WHICH PROVES }TROUS. ,\hout halt pa'clock Mr. Wise called to me from h' 3 i>erch in the ba.-ket. He a -kd me d 1 c t'P awake? 1 answered ves. of course;. i what 1 started for.— He responded Hoiild, he could not, he was going to was tned out. He asked me to 100 l the ualloon, and call to bim to opertilve if I wanted to de scend- A.I mounted quite high, in consequencetving thrown out some p a l]aat. t'he cold, and the balloon odist extieme cold tfipd our conpn^nons BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 22, im ! iiu voi/ag*, Gager and Jlyde, who Ivrrcf fallen t into a pleasant sleep. We Mill kpt going down very last. Knowing that at this tafe we should soon strike the earth, and wondering what could be the matter. Mr. Gager clambered up the stays of the boat to the basket, and found Mr. Wise fast asleep, with the netfk-pipe hanging upon his breast. 11 is unfortunate lethargy had nearly made mischief. As it was iit cost us a loss ol pas amounting to about two hundred pounds of ascensive power, which was no insignificant item. Mr. Wise being shaken [ roughly, .said he was very tired and had been I dreaming. He remained awake a few minutes and then feil asleep again, continuing so, with my two other companions, at intervals during the ingt*t. My desire ta keep constant watch, ol the progress of the flip and guard against all possible contingencies was such that I could not close mv eyes. Mr. Wise being a more veteran and experienced aeronaut, and not hav ing the advantage of suffering from a bilious fever, of course the case vvas different with him. ACOUSTIC EAOJ'I'KTJRS OF THF. AIR. Nothing else of moment occurred, save the throwing overboard of about two hundred pounds of baliasi to .compensate for the Joss of gas; un til about one o'clock. Al this time we passed over a town, which as we were crossing, not more than two or three hundred fee.' above, was clearly visible. Ido not know the name of the place, but conclude it must have been Dogtnwn, as myjfirst shout for information as to'our where abouts aroused 'Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart,' in a chorus of canine vociferation that seemed , to prevail from one end of the hamlet to the other. I got npwesponse from a human voice. Our course at this time was northeast half east. 1 I mav remark with regard to sounds from the 1 earth that at the highest altitude we attained during the night, I could distinctly hear the ' 1 song of the whip-poor-will and hear the bark- 1 ing ot small dogs. As we descended lower, the croaking ol the smaller vocalists, and the chirping of crickets, became audible. We 1 three or four times got so low that I saw fire tlies Hitting in their gorgeous raiments ol mellow ' light, past the car in which i was seated. 1 CROSSING INDIANA AND OHIO. From one o'clock until sunrise, at about half past lour, T kepi the balloon within four or live hundred feet of the earth, using, during , that time, but three pounds of ballast, which I f considered a little remarkable. During this | period ail three ot my companions were fast f asleep —the atmosphere being veiy warm and , fia nlnenV 1n" my 'voyag e, and somewTiaf varied mv reflections. _ At half past one we | crossed a canal, a river and another town, which I now think was Baltimore, Indiana.— , My opinion is that beforp we passed over Illi nois on the line of Danville, and perhaps this place was my responsive Dogtown. Several lights were \isible at Baltimore and along tlie line of the canal. Our course was then E. N\ E. As we proceeded we crossed and recrossed the Wabash several times, its route being tor tuous, and ours on a geometrical straight line. Here f noticed that the wind was quite fresh, as I heard it whistling pleasantly through lh" trees. I could abo tell that we were traver sing Indiana, from the fact that immense undu lating pi nines were left behind, and the conn- ' trv densely wooded. We lost sight of the tvabash, nnatl_>, at Lafayette, striking on a northeasterly angle acioss Fountain, Tippeca noe, Carson, the southern part of Cass, Miami, the center ol Wabash, Huntington and Allen counties, and striking the State of Ohio at the edge of Paul.ling county, passing near the town ot Harrison. About 3b minutes past 1 o'clock the balloon lowered suddenly, so as to almost touch the t >ps ot the trees. I threw out thrpe pounds of ballast, and heard the saod strike upon a roof-top, probably in a town in Cass county. This small discharge elevated us so that we passed clear ol an ugly piece of woods a short distance ahead. I called out always on pacing a house, and was invariably answered by ihe bark or howl of a dog. THE DA W.N. At til,s time day light made its appearance, heralded nv a faint glimmering in the East, quickly fol.W'ed by the most beautiful auroral phenomena, in.,' a brilliant illumination of the whole vista of tin* space in which we were moving. Again the veil seemed to drop over us, hung fur a short time between the balloon and the earth, and tbpn disappeared, as ii its particles had decomposed and floated away.— A if by magic, all was glowing in vernal beau ty, and a splendid panorama Jay spread out be neath us, the yellow fields of grain, the woodod patches, and the tortuous windings ot the streams, being clearly distinguishable. The rising of the sun clothed all these in glorious robes of living, sparkling light. it seemed as il every tree top bore a coronal, and every field ol grain was headed with a. cabinet of gems, while tlie surface of the waters shone with an untold magnificence, I could not re frain Irom exclaiming aloud in wondering ad miration of Ihe glory of nature's God. Mv companions, who were awake by this time, joined with me in feasting upon the ravishing splendoi of the \iew. We passed over, or nearly over Fort Wayne. > as the sunlight first reached us. The noticea ble feature here was the perfectly level appear ance of the country. As the warm beams iel. upon our globe, the gas expanded considerably, giving us an increased buoyancy that sent us up to a considerable altitude. Pursuing our northeasterly course, we struck the Maumee at Defiance, passed a mile and three quarters over it, and preceeded across Defiance and Henry counties. In a few minutes we left the Maumee, our altitude giving us a more easterly direction. LAKE ERIE. Lake Erie, which was over sixty miles dis tant, now berarn- vi-ible, at first looking near J;' Freedom of Thought and Opinion. the earth. As we approached, however, its islaids became visible,and enabled us to deter mue that we were fast coming upon this great iniind sea. We went at quite a rapid pace over Henry, Ward and Ottawa counties. We could see men and women below, going into fields to attend to their stock or milk cows.— We threw out a few papers to inform the peo ple of our whereabouts. We also shouted loudly io (hem, but got no answer, and probably were no seen. As we sallied on, we had ascended to a considerable height—so much as to expand our bailoon and endanger its bursting. We wire therefore obliged to let out gas and come down, which we did on a gradual incline, posing to and upon the Lake at a point far fHi Sandusky Hay. This was'the test on which I bad telt important questions depended. We had ben fold that our gas would condense over the water, that we should fall into the first like we attempted to ]cross, and all that sort of thing. I believed nothing of thp sort, but of course felt somj anxiety as to the determination about to be made. At 7 '2O as we struck the lake over Cedar Point, I shouted to persons below, a-king them "Is this Lake Erie 1" "Yes," was the answer, "and you had better look out." A I small propeller in the bay gave us chase, and j we had a good laugh at those on board over the j facility with which we left them out of sight behind. The effect of water did not condense oui gas a particle. On the contrary, as I had checked the descent just as we touched the lake, a very small discbarge of ballast sent us up again to a very considerable altitude. We descended again, however, to within a few hiji; ''fed feet of the wafer, crossing the entire: lake v. ithout any peculiar incident. We passed eight two propellers, one paddle steamer ; ind five sails, saluting and receiving salutes 1 from all. We were for s few minutes out of : sight of land, but soon obtained glimpses of the j Canadian shore. This we struck at half-past ekven, at a spot which J pronounced the famous j Long Point, of pugilistic notoriety, though my : 'ompanions insisted we were south of Buffalo. : The result proved I was correct. During the ntire passage but three pounds of ballast were brown out. We first came over what is called Sandv ISiuff, about fifteen miles west of the Welland anal, bearing northeast. We passed very juickly over thejine stretch of provincial Cono rs near enough to frighten horses, lowls and ilVn—several of the latter, who were at work | n the fields, leaving their implements and run- J img off shouting in evident frigot. There was j ; general stampede in the country. We first ri,' "j;' 1 ,. , - --'iihen the Welland canal, j Desjardins bridge, famous for the ternuw u.rAw er by which it was once marked. NIAGARA TROM ALOFT. At 11:15 we passed Niagara river, and ■rtered New York State at an altitude of two j ind a half miles, having gained the upper cur 'ert and bearing east by norlh. How insignifi- Tnt here seemed the greatest natural wonder' ) the world .' Niagara river was a mill stream, i>d the {mint where i; went roaring over the ' ivful piecipice of the Falls was barely dis- • hguishable by a line of white foam, much as i u industrious housewife would make the water j iok in a wash tub. For sixty miles on either j Hethe view was magnificent. Between Lake ' trie and Lake Ontario there seemed to be 1 i>ly distance enough lor an agreeable morning j nlk. Plainly insight were Niagara, Fort liagara, Queenstown —with Brook's monument I eming like a white skewer stuck in a piece green cloth—Lewistown, Sf. Catharines, ispension Bridge—which be the insiest and most unsubstantial spider web liippewa, Gravel, Port Dalhousie, Cattaraugus, ckport, Medina, Albion and Buffalo. It was ivv agreed to come down and land Mr. Gager, r. Hyde, the machinery and the boat near vchester, leaving Wise and myself, relieved 550 pounds o! ballast, to proceed to the sea ast, which I calculated we should strike in e northern portion of the State of Maine. THE DESCENT. Accordingly we commenced a descent. As e came within about 1,000 feet of the earth e were suddenly seized by a tremendously j iwerlul gale, between two currents of air owing in opposite directions, and carrying i along with tremendous velocity. Below lis, we had noticed, as an effect of the storm pon us, a loss oI ascending power caused by it* condensation ol gas. We were then at a jM>t southeast of Lock port, about 10 or 15 iles. Instantly every pound of ordinary iilast on board was thrown over to check our •scent, and notwithstanding this fact, going at e awful rate of two miles a minute, and •rtain to be dashed to pieces if we struck the irth, and went below the tops of the trees. A HURRICANE. The wind howled with a power like that of ie great tails themselves, aud the trees, as we vept closely over and brushed them, bent 'fore the rushing tornado like blades of grass, hings began to wear a threatening aspect. Mr. ager, who had been in the boat until this me. climbed, up the stays into the basket illi Mr. Wise—Mr. Hyde remained with me, n interested but by no means frightened man. bearing the woods, we commenced ascending tarn, so as to get clear of the tornado, but the iiper current—two miles and a half above the >