The native American., 1838-02-03

low moaning sounds began to be heard, as II from
under the earth, which terrified the cattle in the
fields, and brought the wild animals of the forests
almost into the town; while birds of prey perch
ing the houses, suffered themselves to be taken
without resistance. This continued till three in
the afternoon of the 9th, when an explosion SINH
lar to salvo of artillery took place. and the earth
began to quake. These detonations were re-
peated every half hour till the evening. During
the night they were less frequent and less violent;
in the morning of the 7th, there were two success
sive explosions, after which the shocks ceased
entirely. The inhabitants fled to the fields; all
the furniture of the houses was thrown down, and
several buildings were destroyed. No human
life was lost by these accidents, but three women
and two children died, it is said, of fatigue and
alarm in the fields. The wind blew from the
north, and the air was cold; the thermometer
standing at degrees of Reaumur, or Al 3-4 of
Fahrenheit
We quote the following from the Commerce:
Several opposition deputies in Paris, conversng
the day before yesterday the result of the cleo
tons, expressed their regret at seeing the name of
M. Lafitte excluded from the list. ssWhat!'
said they, "after the revolution of July, shall M.
lafitte remain absent from the Chamber!''
"Well," replied M. Arago ''the seat which M.
Laffitte has occupied for twenty-five years, ought
never to be filled by another. propose that it
be kept vacant until he comes to resume it,
! This proposal was unanimously adopted, and all
the members present agreed that the first seat at
the bottom OF the Estrade on the left side, where
M. Lafftte has been accustomed to place himself,
shall remain unoccupied until their former col
league comes to reclaim it.
j According to a letter from ST. Petersburgh, of
the 2Sh ult., there has lately been discovered in
the cellar of house at Jampol, in Podola, on the
i Dneister, formerly inhabited by Ladislas Zago-
l roski, numerous collection of manuscripts in
/ the Latin, French, Polish, Russian, and Turkish
e languages, relating to the first dismemberment of
4 Poland. Among them are said to be autograph
letters by the Empress Catherine H., Frederic II.
. of Prussia, the Duke de Choiseul, Minister OF
0 Louis Nv, the Sultan Mustapha, the Khan Of
n the Iartars, and other great personages of that
S epoch They have been ordered ito be imme-
dately transferred to the Imperial Archives at St
e Petersburgh.
el The Belgian Chamber of Representatives has
e adopted the reduced duties proposed by the 90
,f vernment on the importation of hoisery earthen
Ware, porcelain, linen, wooen cloths, glass, ant
|, chemical productions. strong opposition wa
raised to the duty of five per cent on glass; which
was formerly prohibited; and it was carried onl,
,f by majority of one, the numbers being 80 for
e and 81 against to come into force in 1899. Th
h estimates for 1888, of the Minister for Foreig
e Affairs for his department, amount to ISL 90,
n francs.
vi An experiment is about to be made in the Plac
n de la Concorde, which, if successful, will be o
al great Importance. The carriage way at the en-
d trance Of the Champs Elysees is being forme,
with artificial paving stones, composed Of mix
ture of fints and pounded free stone, made into
, brick like form, about inches thick, and inches
,f square, strongly cemented topether with asnb,l
h tum. They are laid like ordinary paving stones
E. on bed Of sand, and btumen is poured into tn
v mterstices between the blocks in boiling state
From the great traffic that constantly takes plac
at there, better spot could not be chosen for tn,
! experiment.