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MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1869. f.vIHin* No. 23. jvr. O K, E & SO 1ST EDITORS A$, r D PROPRIETORS. Terilis —$ 3,00 per inmuin, in Advance. , dVER TISING—Pei square often lines, each '‘rtiju, S J 90. Merchants and others fo-rall : jjaut= jver $ 35, twenty-five per cent.off. legal advertising. i)rdiH ar y' s ' —Citationsfor lettersot ad- . :^ration,guardianship,&c $ 3 00 H Instead notice 2 00 11 icat ioutorletteraof disrn’n fromadm’n 5 00 V’/icatioufor iettersofdism’nofguard’n 3 50 T.^ucatiou for leave to sell Land 5 00 t0 Debtors and Creditors 3 00 N ^ 0 f Laud, per square of ten lines 5 00 ^ a , 0 f personal, persq.,teu days 1 50 *wifc~E»ch levy of ten lines, or less.. 2 50 7a;e sales of ten lines or less 5 1)0 *! Collector’s sales, per sq. (2 months) 5 00 rl rks—foreclosure of mortgage and oth er monthly’s, per square*. 100 E stray notices, thirty days 3 00 Tributes of Respect, Resolutions by Societies, Obituaries, &c., exceeding six lines, to be charged 4S transient advertising. TP*.Sales of Land, by Administrators, Execu- torser Guardians, are required by law, to be held tlie first Tuesday in the month, between the j, rns of ten iu the forenoon and three in the af- „rn >on, atthe Court-house in the county in which l iie property is situated. Notice of these sales mustbegiveD in a public jazette 40 days previous to the day of sale. Notice for the sale of personal property must be given in like manner 10 days previous to sale day. Notices to debtors and creditors of. an estate must also be published 40 days. Notice that application will he made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell laud, must be published for two months. Citations for letters of Administration, Guar dianship. Ac., must be published 30days—for dis- m i-iion from Administration, monthly six months ; for dismission from guardianship, 40 days. Kiies for foreclosure of Mortgages must be published monthly for four months—for establish- ; a , .osr papers, for the full space of three monthstj la r emu idling cities from Executors or Adminis trators, where bond has been given by the de cease!, the full space of three months. Charge, si (Id per square of ten lines for each insertion. Publications will always be continued accord ,n? to these, the legal requirements, unless oth erwise ordered. l^aooii Sc, Western HAlIjROA x>. —DAY TRAIN.— Leave Macon 7.45A. M., arrive at Atlanta, 2 P. M Atlanta?^ A.M.,arriveatMacon, 1.30 P. M —NIGHT TRAIN — Leave Macon 8.40 P.M. .arrive at Atlanta, 4£ P. M “ Atlauta7AP-M..arrive at Macon 3.10 A.M Macon & Brunswick Railroad. OFFICERS. G. H . HAZLE HURST. ........ President. T • 8CHMIDT....... MasterTranspqrtation. H. C. DAY Secretary &. Treasurer. LeaveMacon 3 P.M..arrive at Macon, 10.30 A.M. Leave Hawkinsville 7 A. M.,arrive at Hawkins- ville,6.30 P. M. March 1 I 186a H Schedule of Macon & Augusta R. R. Leaves Camak, daily, at 12.30 P.M. “ Milledgeville 6.30 A.M. Arrives at Milledgeville 4.20 P.M. “ Camak 9.00 A.M. Passengersleaving Augusta or Atlanta on Day Passenger Train of Georgia Railroad will make close connection at Camakfoe Lnteimediatepoints on the above road, and also for Macon,dire. Pas- lengersleaving Milledgevilleat 5.30, A. M..reach Atlanta and Augusta same day,and will make close connections at either place for principal nointsinadjoining States. 1 E. W .COLE, Gen’l Supt. Augusta, January 7,’ 1868 4 tf WAND0 FERTILIZER. T he wandq mining and manufac turing COMPANY offers to the Planters and Farmers of the South, their FERTILIZER, kuow as the “VVAND0 FERTILIZER,” Which the experience of the past season has prov ed to be one of the most valuable in our market. It has for its base the materials from the Phosphate Beds of the Company on Ashley River, and is prepared at their works at the EAST END OF HASEL-STREET, in this city. In order to guarantee its uniformity and maintain its high standard, the Company has made arrangements with the distinguished Chem ist, Dr. C. U. SHEPHERD, Jr., who carefully analyzes all the amoniacal and other material pur chased by the Company, and the prepared FERTILIZER, before being offered for sale. The Company is re solved to make an article which will prove to be a COMPLETE MANURE, and give entire satis faction. For terms, circulars and other information, APPLY TO. WM. C. DUKES & CO Agents, NO. 1. SOUTH ATLANTIC WHARF, Charleston, S. C.,Feb. 16,1869 7 3m JOHN HARIG, SAVANNAH, GA., T. H. BEHN, COTTON and RICE FACTOR AND General Commission Merchant, West of the Exchange, BAY STREET, September 8,1868 SAVANNAH,GA 36 ly* SOUTH-WESTERN R. R. CO. OFFICE, MACON,GA.,March24th, 1868- CoLu.in.bus Train—Daily. Leave Macon 5.15 A. M, Arrive at Columbus 11.15 A. M. Leave Columbus 12.45 P. M. Arrive at Macon - , 6.20 P. M. Etifaula Train—Daily. Leave Macon 8.00 A. M. Arrive atEufaula ;>.'30 P. M. Leave Eufauia 7-20 A.M. Arrive at Macon .... 4.50 P. M. Connecting with Albany .Train at S nithville Leave Smithville \Ai. P.M. Arrive at Albany - 3.11 P- M- Leave Albany 9.35 A. M. Arrive at Smithville 11.00 A. M. Connecting with Fort Gaines Train at Cuthbert. Leave Cuthbert 3.57 P.M. Arrive at Fort Gaines 5.40 P.M. Leave Fort Gaines ...— - 7.05 A.M. Arrive at Cuthbert - 9.05 A.M. Connecting with Central Railroad and M. con A Western Railroad Trains at Macon, and Mont gomery A, West Point Trains at Columbus. VIRGIL POWERS, Engineer & Superintendent. Schedule of the Georgia Railroad. O N AND AFTER SUNDAY, MARCH 29tli 1865, the Passenger Trains on the Georgia Railroad will run as follows: DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. (Daily, Sundays excepted.) Leave Augusta at — 7.10 A. M. “ Atlanta at 5 A. M. Arrive at Augusta — 3.30 P. M. “ at Atlanta ...--.6.10 P. M. NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave Augusta at - — 3 45 P. M. *• Atlanta at 6.45 P.M. Arrive at Augusta ....5.30 A. M. Atlanta 4.00 A.M. BERZELIA PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave Augusta at -.... 4.30 P.M. “ iierzeliaat 7.00 A.M. Arrive at Augusta - .8.45 A M. “ at Berzelia -6.15 P.M, Passengers for Milledgeville,Washington and Athens,Ga., must take Day Passenger Train from Augusta and Atlanta. Passengersfor West Point, Montgomery, Sel- Bia, Mobile and New Orleans must leave Augusta °u Night Passenger Train at 3.45 P. M., to make close connections. Passe ugers for Nashville, Corinth, Grand J unc hon, Memphis. Louisville and St. Louis can take cither train and make close connections. Through Tickets and Baggage checkedthrough to the above places. Pullman’s Palace SleepingCars on all Night Passenger Trains. E. W. COLE, Gen’l Super in t’dt. Augusta, March 26,1868 4 Dr. Gr. W. ShLS.ide.nt JONES, (Lfientist. jitLmta AL fUfest tPaint RAIL ROAR. Hay Passenger Train—Outward. Leave Atlanta - 4.4.) A. M. Arrive at West Point.. 9.50 P. M. D.ay Passenger Train—Inward. Leave \Vest Point 1.30 P. M. Arrive at Atlanta 6.20 P. M. Sight Freight and Passenger—Outward. Leave Atlauta 4.15 p - Arrive at West Point 11-40 P. M. Sight Freightn.nd Passenger Train—Inward, Leave West Point ...... 4.20 A. M. Arrive at Atlanta ........ 11.30 A. M. dpluuicfe ap £Lc.he.cLu.Le.. OFFICE SOUTH CAROLINA R. R. CO., ? Augusta, Ga., March 25, 1868. ) (AN AND AFTER SUNDAY, 29th March, ' 1868, the Mai and Passenger Trains of this Road will leave and arrive at through Central Ocpot,Georgia Railroad, as follows: Morning Mail and Passenger Train ^ °r Charleston, connecting Train for Columbia, South Carolina, Charlotte Road, aud Wilming- t°n and Manchester Railroad. Leave Central Depot at 5.50 A.M. Arrive atCeutral Depot ....... 3.30 P. M. Night Passenger Sf Accommodation Train F or Charleston, connecting with Train for Co- *utnbia,and witliGreenville andColumbiaRail road: Leave Central Depot at 3.50 P. M. Arrive atOentral Depotat 7.00 A.M. II. T. PEAKE, General Superintendent ALL DENTAL opera tions performed with skill and care. Artificial teeth inserted in all styles known to the profession. Old cases, not comforta bly worn, can be made so. Old Gold Plates taken in part payment for Den tal operations. UiPOftice, East Rooms Darien Bank building. Milledgeville Oct. 13.1868. 41 tf T. W. WHITE, fftttatneLf-at-tdicLia, MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., Will practice in this and the adjoining counties. CP* Applications for Homestead Exemptions under the new law, aud other business before the Court of Ordinary, will receive proper attention. October 13.1868 41 tf NEWELL & WILLIAMSON, Attorneys act Law, MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. • M^ILL practice in the counties of the Ocmul TV gee Circuit, and iu the counties of Wash ington and Hancock. Special attention given to applications for Homestead, aud other business before the Court of Ordinary. T. F. Newell. W. W. Williamson. December 15, 1868 50 ly WHOLESALE & RETAIL DEALER IN Fine Candies, FRENCH CONFECTIONERY, Chocoludes, Fruits, Nuts, Syrups and Cordials.—Foreign and Domestic Toys and Fancy Goods.— Tin . and Mechanical Toys, Chi' na and Wax Dolls and Doll Heads. China Vases and Ornaments, RUBBERG00DS, Accordeons and other Musical Instru ments, Culler}', Pocket-Books, Work-Boxes, Dressing Cases, Fancy Baskeis, Wiilow- Ware, Fire-Works, &C., &C-, &c. A tine Tnfft’s Arctic SodaFo untain, with finest Fruit Syrups. 0-7 = ’ Orders from the Country promptly attended to and solicited. Our motto is, FAIR DEALING and GOOD GOODS. Corner of Broughton & Whitaker Streets, SAVANNAH, GA. April 20, 1869 16 tf TAX NOTICE. rpHE TAX DIGEST OF BALDWIN CO., A for the year 1869, will be opened in Mil- ledgeville, at the Store of S. J. Kidd, on SAT URDAY, 8th inst., where I will be in attendance the following days, to-wit: May 8th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 20th, 21st, 22d, 27th, 28th and 29th. June 3d, 4tli, 5th, 10th, 11th, 12tli, 17th, 18th, 19th, 24th, 25tli and 26th. July 1st, 2d, 3d, 8th, 9th and 10th. Appointments for the County Districts will be made hereafter. lip 3 The books will positively be closed on the 20th day of July. W. E. QUILLIAN, R. T. R. May 11, 1869 19 tf From New York Tribune 25th. BY BALLOON TO EUROPE. Mons. Chevalier's Balloon Trip Across the Atlantic from New York—A Fa- .mous Proliant. OFFER EXTRAORDINARY! Nearly Six Hundred Pages of the Choicest Reading for 50 cents- CITY TAXES. C ITY TAX PAYERS will please bear in mind that the Books are ready for the reception of TAXES, for the year 1868. The Clerk will be in his office from 9 to 12 A. M., and from 2 to 5 P. M., to wait on the Tax payers. Call in these hours and settle. Don’t all call at ouce. P. FAIR, Clerk & Treasurer. December 22, 1868 51 tf GEO. P. ROWELL & C0 ! S AMERICAN NEWSPAPER DIRECTORY, Containing accurate lists of all the Newspapers and Periodicals published in the United States aud Territories, and the Dominion ot Canada, and Biitish Colonies of North America; together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. New York: Geo. P. Rowell &, Co., Publishers and NeivspaperAdvertising Agents, 40 Park Row. A Handsome Octavo Volume o/~300 pages Bound in Cloth. Price $5 00. A work of great value to Advertisers, Publish ers and others, who desire information in relation to the Newspapers aud Periodicals of North A merica. The edition will be limited, aud persons desir iug copies will do well to send their orders im mediately to GEO. P. ROWELL & CO., Publishers & Advertising Agents,40 Park Row, New York. January 19, 1869 . 3 tf To the heirs of Sylvanus Prince, deceased, late of Baldwin county. TYTOTICE.—Three months after date, I will ap- _L 1 ply to the Ordinary of Baldwin county for an order requiring the administrator of said Sylva nus Prince to execute titles to me for three liuu- dred and twenty-eight acres of land in Baldwin county, according to the terms of the bond for ti tles, of said deceased, dated December 12, 1859— said laud being the same sold to me by said de ceased, and now in my possession. |JOHN J. BUCK. March 2, 1869 9 3m D ISSOLUTION.—The Copartnership hereto fore existing between BISCHOF & MON HEIMER, was dissolved by mutual consent on the 15th February, 1869. A. BISCHOF, H. MONHEIMER. t3T Those indebted to above firm, will come forward and make some settlement. Books must be closed in some way—either by money or notes. A. BISCHOF. H MONHEIMER. March 30, 1869 13 tf Fox* Sale, A FIRST RATE GIN BAND, six inches wide, thirty-four feet long. Also, Wooden running Gear for a Gin. Apply at the RECORDER OFFICE. Milledgeville, Feb’y 2,1869 5 tf I N ORDER to give the people an opportunity to become better acquainted with their beau tiful magazine, “ONCE A MONTH,” the pub lishers will send the first six numbers of this year for 50 cents. Each number of “Once a Month” contains 96 double-column pages of the best sto ries aud entertaining and instructive reading to be found in any magazine in the country. The subscription price is $2 a year. Its typographical beauty is not excelled. Send 50 cents, and you will get this beautiful magazine from January to June ot this year, con- taiumg 576 pages of choice reading. Address T. S. ARTHUR & SONS. 809 A.811 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. May 4, 1809 18 3t "W^ool Carding- -AND- & JVI^XISrTTP’^.CTTTRIIsrO. —o::o— T HE MILLEDGEVILLE MANUFACTUR ING CO. having refitted their WOOL MACHINERY', are prepared to receive Wool for Carding into ROLLS, or Manufacturing into KERSEYS. All work entrusted to them will re- ceive prompt and careful atteutiou. The highest market price paid for Wool, in GOODS or CASH. M. WAITZFELDER, President. Milledgeville, Ga.. May 11,1809 19 6t DRY GOODS! CROCKERY, Saddlery, and Harness, &c., &c., FOR SALE BY T. T. WINDSOR, & CO., milledgeville, ga. T HE Citizens of Baldwin and adjoins ing counties will find a large and good assortment of Brown and Bleached Goods of all quali ties. Calicoes, of all grades, Dress Goods in greul variety, Hosiery, Gloves and Shelf Goods oj all sorts. - The most complete assortment of co-^VF.g^ S3 ever offered for sale in this place, consisting of Miles & Co’s Philadelphia work; Shelley & Bros’ North Carolina work; Butchelder & Co’s Brogans,aud Children’s Misses’ and Ladies fine work of all styles. HATS, of Wool, Felt, Straw, Panama, Ac CBOCKIRY, A full line of everything that can be called for, with Glassware and China in Plaiu aud Gilt Tea Sets. S^ID ID ILEIFLV, From the old Army up to the fine Morgan Cavalry Saddle Harness-Single and Double, Blind Bridles, Riding Bridles, Whips, &c METALIC BTJBIAL CASES, Plain, Half Satin, and full Satin Trimmed, iu Plain Cases and Caskets. In the Grocery Store next door to the Drug Store of John M. Clark, will be found Provisions, Corn, Bacon, Lard, Flour, Sugars, Coffee, Syrups, Molasses, and everything found iu a Grocery Stock, all of which will be sold at lowest market rates for CASH. T. T. Windsor & Co. Milledgeville, Ga., May 18, 1869 20 tf About three months ago a small par agraph in one of the morning papers announced the arrival on our shores of a balloonist of the name of Chevalier, who was going to make an aerial voy age from New York to Europe. Read ers of the paragraph recalled “Prof.” Lowe’s money-making fiasco in a sim ilar project a few years ago, and dis missed Chevalier from mind as a hum bug. Mons. Chevalier however, little recked what such people said about him—indeed, does not appear to have cared whether ihe general public said or knew anything at all of him, for scarcely a word in his behail has been seen iu the public prints from that day to this. Meanwhile he has been con sulting with gentlemen whose eounle nance and support are worth having— such men as Prof. Doremus and Prof. Henry, of the Smithsonian Institute, and a number of solid men of means down town, and to-day the great en terprise is in a most auspicious stale— the balloon aud its appertenances in complete order, the connection with the gas pipes for supplying gas made at Landman’s Park, and the period of departure definitely fixed for about the middle ol July. Who is Chevalier f He was-born in Si. Petersburg, in 1836, being the son of an officer of the Russian army. The Emperor Alexan der, himself, stood godfather at his christening ; but Mons. Chevalier claims a closer relationship to iho Czar than that of godson even, for his moth er was an Anowfrief—which is the family name of the Grand Duke Con stantine who ought, by the right of de scent, to be on the ilirone instead of the present Autocrat. After having gone through the wars against Schamyl the Circassian, with his father, young Chevalier was taken to Switzerland by bis mother, where he was placed in the University of Geneva, to be educated for a surgeon. He finally abandoned surgery, however, for chemistry and metallurgy, ami eventually followed his brother to Australia, where they en gaged in mining. In a few years he had returned to Paris, where, in 1SG2, he was studying photography with Na dar and Disderi. From the days of his student life, he had a penchant for 4e- rostation, and had lavished his patri mony on balloons of all shapes and va rieties—fish-shaped, bird-shaped, ci gar-shaped, cylindrical, with machin ery and without, but beyond the grati fication of his taste for ballooning study, and no result, save the reduction ofhis fortune. He finally made one inven tion in his art, however, which will give him an enduring fame, and which goes far towards assuring the success of his perilous enterprise of traversing the wide Atlantic. This was the “com pensator” balloon—a small reservoir balloon placed beneath the mouth of the main balloon to receive the gas which escapes by expansion in high al titudes, and which in ordinary balloons is lost. It was during his stay in Paris with Nadar, that Chevalier engaged in the greatest ballooning feat in history, the voyage of The Famous Balloon “Le Geant." The remarkable incidents of the as cent of “Le Geant,” which took place in Paris in 1864, are doubtless fresh in the memory of many of our readers. Chevalier had with him as compagnons du voyage the Princess De la Tour D’- Auvergne, a then famous “girl of the period,” Nadar, M. Delessert, the two brothers Godard, M. Tirion, great- grandson of Mongolfier, and M. D. St. Felix. “Le Geant” was 19-5 feet in height, held 650,000 cubic feet of gas, and was of such tremendous power, that previously to the: final start, it took up fifty-four soldiers of the National Guard, or as many as could be packed into the car and its rigging. The bal loon was provided lor the voyage with india rubber beds, a printing press, from which bulletins in the shape ot printed handbills were scattered out during the voyage, with directions in several languages to forward them to Paris and London, a complete pho tographic apparatus, and a set of the best astronomical instruments, present ed by various scientific societies. Le Geant left Paris at 5 p. m., on the 16th of September. The same night at 10 o’clock, its electric lights attracted the attention of the guard on boundary post between Holland and Germany, who informed the balloonist that they were 700 miles from home. They then as cended again, and during the night Chevalier bad the proud pleasure of seeing the value of his compensator balloon practically demonstrated, as it was at one time half full of gas that would have otherwise been lost, and rendered further progress impossible. The landing was effected the next day, at 8 o’clock, not without serious casu alties, however, as the Princess, Nadar, St. Felix, Delessert, and Chevalier, all had limbs broken, and were otherwise seriously hurt. The balloon had trav ersed 1500 miles in fifteen hours. Several other ascents of Chevalier’s have become historical. 'In 1S67 he crossed the English Channel from Dub lin, landing in Westmoreland, after a sail of 154 miles, done in four hours.— In 1S63, he ascended from Hull, Eng land, and attained the altitude of 30,- q00 feet, a height which lie claims has never been equaled, and beyond which he believes it is not given to man to go. He was privileged to witness on this occasion, phenomena hitherto unre corded, but it was at the expense of the most accute suffering. At the height of 14,000 feet breathing became difficult, and some pigeons he had with him were unable to fly ; at 30,000 feet the blood started from every pore of his body, as well as from nose, eyes, and ears, and his clothes were saturat ed. How the Atlantic Voyage is to be Accom plished. M. Chevalier has made 156 balloon voyages, ami may be presumed to have a moderately good undeistanding of the difficulties liable to a voyage across the Atlantic. He declares that these difficulties are not peculiar to the At lantic voyage, except that it is one of unusual extent and duration. They naturally range themselves under two heads, viz : I. Maintaining the buoyancy of the balloon. II. Keeping to a direct course. The great cause ofthe diminution ot the buoyancy of a balloon is the rising and falling in the altitude of its course. In the case ofthe ordinary balloon, ev- ery flight above the average level costs an expenditure of both gas and ballast. The gas is lost by expansion and con sequently overflowing from the mouth of the balloon, this loss of gas then causes the balloon to sink below the course, which in turn compels the throwiug out ol ballast to bring it up again. The loss of gas in fluctuations is a verv serious consideration in the case of a balloon of the size of that in which Prof. Chevalier is to make his irans-Atlantic trip. “L’ Esperance," tor that is its name, has a capacity for 30,000 feet the atmospheric pressure is, say 1- 10th less than at the surface of the earih, and the gas consequently ex pands 1 -1 Oth in volume at that eleva tion. Ifevery time Chevalier’s balloon should rise 3,000 feet it were to lose l-10lh of its contents, equal to 96 lbs. sustaining power, it would not be two ^jays before L' Esperance would sink into ihe sea never to rise again. How the Gas and Ballast are Saved. It is here that M. Chevalier’s own invention tne “compensator” balloon, comes into play. Attached to the low er part of L’ Esperance is a second or reservoir balloon, which is not inflated at the earth, but is ready to receive the excess ofgas resulting from expansion at high elevation. Prof. Chevalier has also devised an ingenious contrivance to secure a rebound of the balloon from the depression consequent upon one of these flights without any expenditure of ballast, which, of course, is most precious on a long ocean trip. Across the hoop, to which is fastened the net ting that covers the balloon above and the car below, he has extended a wind lass made of a hollow cylinder. A rope of sufficient strength and length is attached to and wound upon this wind lass. At the lower extremity of the rope are fastened, at proper inleivals, a number of small water-proof canvass bags, whose mouths are kept open by small rings. Between these, at stated distances, are disposed a number of small conical floats, which are intend ed to serve the purpose ot supporting the length ofthe rope when it reaches the sea by the depression ol the bal loon. As the balloon descends, the lower portion of the rope is gradually deposited upon the surface of the sea, relieving the balloon of its weight until a sufficient quantity has been thus dis posed of to arrest the balloon’s further descent. Suppose the balloon to have passed through rain show’ers or clouds highly charged with vapor, during the night, and the ropes of the netting and other parts of the apparatus to have be come heavy with moisture. Not less than 200 or 300 pounds weight is often added to a balloon in this manner, and if their b^sun to dry up the moisture, the added weight brings the balloon to the earth. As soon, however, as the rope from the car ol L’ Esperance beging to trail on the surface, the balloon ceases to fall, ann continues on its way at an un varying elevation until the sun or wind takes the heavy moisture out of the rig ging, when she is enabled to regain her precious altitude in the skies. Now again the rope acts as a check to a loo great ascent with its attendant loss of gas. The water bags on the rope have been filled as they were trailed thro’ the water, and the increased weight prevents a high flight, and keeps the balloon down to her work, so to speak, with the whole original power or buoy ancy of the rebound. By this simple and beautiful arrangement of the rope with its water bags, the ballast of the balloon is diminished or increased at will ; indeed, the ballast adjusts itself without the intervention of the seronant, according to the necessities of the moment. Prof. Chevalier is confident that by means of the compensator and the rope ballast, with such a balloon as L’.Esperance, constructed for the oc casion, elevation can be maintained for a period of one month, should circum stances require it. How the Direction is Preserved The second of the two great prob lems of the undertaking, is how to keep the balloon on a direct course. Chev alier is not by any means a victim to a belief in balloon navigation. In fact he has a perfect contempt for the bal loon, considered as an air-ship, and says it is good for nothing but for the purpose of scientific observation. A balloon, he says, so far from being a ship, is not even a buoy let loose from its moorings ; for a buoy floats on the surface, but the aerial sea has no sur face. A balloon, says the Professor, is a jelly-fish immersed in a fluid by whose every cunent it is helplessly carried to and fro; the jelly-fish makes feeble efforts to direct its own course, with about as much success as those of a balloon. How, then, is M. Cheva lier to know, when he ascends from Landman’s Park next July, whether he is about to cross the Atlantic or the Pacific ? The answer is, that though Chevalier does not believe in balloons, he does believe in currents. In every ascent during his long career, he found on reaching an altitude anywhere be tween 3,000 and 10,000 feet, that ihe wind was invariably from the west, or rather from the northwest; however way the wind was blowing near ihe ground, in each ofhis one hundred and sixty-five ascents, he found a north- west current in the upper atmosphere. Chevalier believes this current to be a discovery ofhis own, and it is for the glory of establishing his theory rather than of sailing three or four thousand miles over the water (which he regards quite an every day affair) that he un dertakes his balloon voyage from North America to Europe, The Guide Rope. He will be greatly assisted in deter mining the actual course which his balloon rnay be at any time pursuing, by the rope suspended from the car described above. As the rope, when touching the water, will always drag in the rear, it will only be necessary to observe its direction by the compass, and that of the balloon is at once indi cated. Another equally important de termination which the guide rope will afford, and which will noL be attaina ble by any other means, will be the distance at which the balloon is from the immediate surface of the earth at any time when the view is obstructed by clouds, fog or darkness. The ba rometer affords information only as to the height above the mean level of the sea, and, without the warning given by the guide rope, the balloon might at any time, When sailing too low, be dashed against uiountainous waves; and, owing to the velucily with whi.cb it would be moving on the wings of a storm, such a shock would be fatal. Final Preparations for the Voyage. Mons. Chevalier may be seen almost any morning quietly at work, putting the finishing touches on his balloon at Landman’s Park. He is a quiet un obtrusive, yet prepossessing young man of 33 years, of dark complexion and with black hair and moustache. He has a large and kindly black eye, and countenance which impresses one that its owner is a stranger to physical fear. He converses and writes in excellent English, though he speaks and writes in excellent French, German and Rus sian, as well. He is very communi cative and entertaining in elucidating his plans and theories. He has i.ot yet determined as to how many and what companions he .will take along with him on his voyage. The applications for passage on the rare but perilous journey, have been pouring in on him by hundreds. An opportunity to try the accommodations ofthe ship will be given these aspiring candidates for ae ronautic fame during the several pre liminary ascents at the end of a rope, which will be made at Laneman’s Park, next week. The final varnish ing of the balloon has just been* com pleted, the valve was being adjusted yesterday, and the Professor is busy with the maze of knotted cordage which forms the rigging of the silken ship. A life-raft has been presented L’Espe- rance, which will be suspended be neath the car of the balloon, in readi ness for use should ihe oeroiianl find it desirable to take to the watery element. The balloon is 95 feet high, 65 feet in diameter, and has a buoyancy capable of sustaining 8 tons. Young Man—“Dearest, then I’ll love thee more.” Young Lady-—“Then yb'u’ll remem ber me.” Now, can I depend all these ? upon Young Man—Certainly *; and may ! be allowed to add, “My last thoughts of thee?” .it.-' >*j Aoung Lady—That’s strange. 1 was going to say, “Why do I xtfeep for thee ?” But perhaps we had better say both. - - ^ Young Man—I will put thdna ’both together. ■> Aoung Lady—Do. I will ' go over both when I get home, and as soon as I can make up my mind, 1 will let you know ray choice. Good morning. Exit. Aoung Man—Good morning. (Look ing over the music as she leaves the shop.) “She is gone from my gaze.” Thing* a Lady Never Confesses. - That she laces tight. That her shoes are too small lor her. That she is ever tired at a ball. That she paints. That she is as old as she looks. That she has been more than five minutes in dressing. That she has kept you waiting. That she blushed when a .certain persons name was mentioned. That she ever says a thing she does not mean. That she can’t keep a secret. That she is ever in the wrong. That she can’t argue. That she is ugly. That she has a bad memory. J hat she intended to give offence. That she has evei been in love. That she ever “jews” a shop keep er. That she is hard to please. That.she has her wav.- That she is vain. That she has ever flirted. That she is too old to marrv. An Explanation.—A young lady being asked how a necromancer per formed his tricks, gave the following answer, which may be read in 4,900 different ways : 1 v i 1 h e e v i e 1 d e v 1 p e d e p s h e d s h e d e p s de v 1 p e v i e 1 v i 1 h e P P s s h h i i m h i s b P P e h 1 i v e 1 e i v e d [» l v e d e s p e d e h s h d e h T s p e d e h 1 p 1 s p 1 vede p i e i v e d i v e b 1 Commencing at the capital T at each end of the middle line, and reading up or down, by frequently turning corners, the answer is constantly the same :— “The devil helps him.” The Language ol Music. The following is a specimen not on ly of what might happen, but what, no doubt, does happen very frequently in many music stores : Scene—A Shop. Young Man dis covered sorting Music behind a count er. Enter Afoung Lady, with a roll of music. Young Ladv (solily)—Oh, I’ve come to return “Love’s W hisper.” A r oung Man—Allow me to offer you “The heart bow’d down.” I’m sure it will please you. Young Lady—Be good’ enough to change “The heart bow’d down” for “Happy Heart,” and then I’ll take it I left it behind me the last time I was here. Young Man—If 1 had known you had left it behind you, I would have looked out “The Manly Heart’ to go back with it. Shall I send it s Young Lady—No ; I’ll take that and the “Manly Heart” home with me to gether. Have yon anything else very pretty to tell me of ? A r oung Man—Looking over stock of music, and con multe expressione—“I love her! how? I love her!” “She shines before me like a star!” A r oung Lady (also turning over mu sic)—“Will you love me then as now ?” The History of the Tune of “Dixe.”—The Memphis Post tells this story of Dixie In the first place, the song and cho- ius ot “Dixie” was composed and ar ranged by Dan Emmet, a member of a traveling minstrel party, who while at Mobile in the winter of 1847—48, heard some negro laborers singing on the levee while loading a steamboat with co-Uon. The thought struck Dan that,with a lit tle change of measure,it could be made a good song and “walk around,” which generally winds up a negro minstrel concert. Dan arranged itand produced it. It became a success, and was sung and played all over the country bv all the bands. In tbe spring of 1861, Mrs. John Wood came to New Orleans to play an engagement at the Varieties Theatre. During the time she appeared in Brougham’s burlesque of “Pochahon- tas.” At the first rehearsal of the piece everything went well until near the close of the second act; Tom McDon ough (now agent for Leffingwell) the prompter, got up a Zouave march and drill by twenty two ladies, led by Su san Denin. Everything ran smooth, but the music for the march could not be fixed upon. Carlo Patti was lead er of the Orchestra ; and he tried sev eral marches, but none suited McDon ough—one was too slow, another was' too tame, another not enough spirit.— At length, Patti struck up the air i<> “Dixie.” “That will do, Patti-tbe very thing,” said Tom, aud “Dixie” was played, and the march gone through with, and the chorus by all the characters. At night it received a double encore, and “Pocahontas” had a “run,” and from that timeout, the streets and parlors rang with “Dixie,”.. The war broke out that spring, and the military bands look it up, and “Dixie” became to the South what the Marseillaise Hymn was to the French. And that’s how “Dix ie” became the popular war song of tbe South. A Married Man’s Diary.—Our “devil” picked up in the streets, a lew days since, a married man’s diary of his wife’s temper, as follows: Monday—A thick fog ; no seeing through it. Tuesday—Gloomy and very chilly ; unseasonable weather. Wednesday—Frosty; at limes sharp. Thursday—Butercoldiu the morn ing ; red sun set, with flying clouds, portending hard weather. Friday—Storm in the morning, with peals of thunder; air clear aftprward. Saturday—Gleams of sun-shine,with partial lhaw'; frost again ar night. .Sunday—A slight south-wester in the morning; calm and pleasant at dinner- time ; hurricane and earthquake at night.—Auguiia Press.