The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-09-12
GENERAE SUMMARY.

Scnt Nlllth We nlenilbnt1 some linr since
Mr.. Custis had pfepated for The Idberhtor
BOLIVAR, has been presented ny the hand
of Gen. Lnfayeiie, Ia The Colombian Mln.
ister, MIR Saiazar and, hy the lalter, It Viii
he Transmitted 10 the bibcralor, by Senol
lIlenilll, al the Colombian Legation, wha
has come IL the Cliy Tor the purpose ofta-
King charge of the present. Tins present.
says the Nat. lot our readers will re
member, consists of Medal nf Washing
tan, aud u miniature likeness al lin paint
I'd 80 years ago. set with some of the halr
of the ventrated Chief.
John C0nnerS-Dn Saturday week last,
Messrs, karnry aud Thompson of Annap.
polls lNaryland) delivered Jota C0pn't5,
the supposed murderer of Miss Etrind
Cunningham, 10 the SlmrIt III Cecil coun-
ty. H. IS NOV safely lodged in Elkton jail
to await his trial at the approaching cnuIt,
which commenced on Monday the 5th
of September.
Artificial Voicd e5--The Greenshurg Ga
Zelte gives an interesting description oil the
ptsupius of West Pruns lvanla. II ,4a
coal mine or mountain near the MononSa-
hrla. y hlch has been worked fifty year,,
during almost the whole of which timc Il
part of the hill has been burning. " ln-
mediatrls IL the nriShhorhuod Of The man
cavity through which the fire and smoke
issues the earth has fallen in 10 the space
formed by the fire, fur several yard round.
The earth within several feet OF the ualn
opening, was so hot AS not To pe'mit one
to stand hong upon the same spot. Thr "a
perfume extends along the side of the hlll
or 10 yards, all along which the smoke and
heat issue. The fire cannnt be seen, al
though a slick pui into the aperture bat Il
few inches, took fire IN tantdneeusly. From
the bowels of the bill. for forty or fifty
years, great quantities al coal have been Ia
ken a.d il IS supposed that thu fire was FIST
kindled IN one of the pits. The hill being
an almost solid mas, of coal, II Is difficult
To conjecture how long it may burn, or
what may be the consequences OF tins Ia
tcrnal consumption.
Printing. Press.--I STATED some time ago
thai had { ,ulpletcd small steam press.
or "a press Ia work with lever power aud
wilh sufficient rap'dty 10 produce 1000
Impressions per hopr, but could not dlsc"' .
~ satisfactory mode nj supplyl"g my NH
rollers, Il. solicited the co-oprralinu of some
of NY yankee brethren. Mr. W. II. Hale,
Whn ha,s | understand from Boston, and IS
a silsrrsmlfh called upon me aud soon re-
moved the difficulty by the formation ofan
ink though, which, Supplying one roller,
communicates the ink rapidly Ia the other
roller and after IA short tlme my model
was complete, and is 80 simple and eillca-
cions, and works With ST much ease thai
500 impressions may be thrown oil IN an
hoal, aud hy the Introduction ufa hra,y fly
wheel the press Is worked 10y a crank, and
with The lhbour Of oue hand aud Two boys
10 iced the y Under with paper thus su-
preceding tbr nreeseity Of steam, water %
hurs" pon.r. Nj. liaIr shall shar" thr pro
fits ofthr iu,rnrinn, for hich ca'rat Ia
rutrred d, and have uo doubt that II VII
suporcrdc al Other pltssrs rs The cost will
be- very reasouahle.-- .soah's .3droedte.
Hhot is the Sun mode of?-ln a Bir'ni's.
cam tEng.j Debating SOCIETY, Assembled
not iouarr ago thau the 7lh day Of July,
1898, the SUI icct of discussion was the Gauss
or light, which The majority attributed To
lJl,tlop. This led them 10 enquire respect
ing lie sGp, nhttlt,r II Vas body II hShl
or an opal,r Substance, and il VAS eNeutu-
ally drcIdrd that Il Was entirely composed
If iiRiH0BS matter. y hat thrn Is the
sun made ufs iof hire w have the cansr
of light" Fms question went br!ond ihe
comprehension OF all bat an Is"n'st cohlft
from the Emerald isle,Nbn bad TIL tlei al
mulr. bet ueM rose, aud sirnred 'he " BOT,
society by the quaint reply, " Friction 10 b"
SURE
Eletiisaeering IN .4rknnsos.- fol-
lowing communication Is coiird from the
Arkansas Ga2ttir.
" IAN 4 caadi1 ale for The CoUNCIL.
n. 4. Tailoring business dou" at Mr.
Sanders" u. BOYER.
Liiir- Rock, .9pril 5H 1895.
IoRtry Law.-N""hsrr,e, hy the Srcr-
tator of tin QGh inst. that tno present
,ucms ht,e hrrn made IA tie. quarterly
cuult of Augusta county. Va. Al It's present,
SESSION, undsr tia, battery law. TIN ground
Of ppeseutment in e"ch case Was, II u M
du,s,oool, simply for procuring IA .srl'sn