The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-18
SINGULAR PHENOMENON ON
LAKE ONTARIO,

mos extraordinary occurrence was no.
ticed Ia The lake, al that place. Shortly
before noon some gentlemen walking
on the whorf, happening TO casi then
eyes upon the water between the pefa
were struck with The very unususl sp'
pearsnce Of strong curren, or tide, as
Il II we're setting directly oul 10 sea.
II seemed as II The whole ike was go.
ing bodllyawsy, Ia a few minutes nearly
third part OF the inner hsrbor, with =
corresponding portion Of The shore 90
either side. was left entirely bare, when
suddenly the tide turned and came as
ropidly back again filling The harbor a.
least two feet higher than i, was before
This extraordinary action Of the lake
uas con !inued at regular intervals Of
every eigh! or ten minutes TIL after
dark,--ihe highes, tide 90 iced being a
litlle before sir ia The evening, when
the water rose seven inenes higher than
!, was LAST spring, aud just Two feet and
M inch above its present level. We
unders'aad the same Occurrences was
noticed st other places on the lake, and
hear that a, Port Hope, the effect was SO
great that the steamboat Princess Roysl
could moi get into the harbor al all, run
ming hard aground when more than het
length outside the entrances 10 the piers
The cause OF so extraordinary phe-
ocmenon is at present a matter of vsri.
ous conjecture, but the general opinion
seems 10 be that il could only have been
produced by violent earthquake 10
some part Of the continent, which We
shall probably soon hear Of
e.R
The leading editorial in the New Or.
leans Bulletin of the ED Of Septe Der
contains a pretty correct intimalion thai
General TsylOr's Army Of observation
will not remain much longer at Corpus
Christi may be awaited with interest un-
der the expectation OF hearing something
further aud more definate as 10 the ultj-
male destination of our little army. We
ore disposed TO look upon the encamp
men, o, Corpus Christi as a temporary
rsndezvouse, judicously selected TO
the collection aud concentration Of our
forces. But il certainly cannot bs The
rin,ention that the army shall stop there.
The position is Far 10 the rear Of the
Legitimate boundry of Texas, and to
,nske that our point Of military occupa-
tion, would be ,antamount TO surren-
der Of the vss, territory lying biween
the Rio Grand and rhe Nueces. II was
prudent to make halt there at first. As
,depo, and point for reconnoisonce
and preparation, none more convenient
could have been selected on he coast
als distance from the Rio Grande was a
security against surprise by any hostile
movement by the Mexicsns, while it's
loca,ion-on The sea shore furnished the
6es, facilities for disembsrking of troops
and landing munitions of war. Now,
however, since The place has answered
ell the purposes Of rendezvous, aud our
scattered batialions are collected into e
well appointed and formidable army, IL
is time 10 move the camp. We conf
DENLY anticipate that Gen. TAYLoR's
division will march 10 the Rio Grande,
with the view Of occupying that river
ssthe Hue OF our western boundry. 1T
Is mol al all unlikely that the move ment
is already being msde.
ErM.E@
SINGULAR CASE OF INSANITY.
In Pine Grove, Pa, il is stated that
while Thomas Miller, a farmer, and
nearly his whole family, were laborine