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A REMARKABLE PHENOMENON.
FROM THE cHAnLEsrows (vA.) REPUBLICAN, APRIL 4.
KANAWHA SALT WORKS.


KANAWHA SALT WORKS
It has been known to the public for some two wears that
several extensive salt furnaces the Kanawha salt region
have been operated exclusively by gas The gas forcing Up
the from depth Of thousand or fifteen h,nlred feet
and then being collected in BARREL which serves as GAS
ometer, is conveyed by pipe the furnace furnishing ali
the heat necessary to carry at the time all the prt
OF the manufacture Of salt TO its completion in an es
Enlistment capable Of making hundred barrels das
and at night brilliantly lighting up the whole works thus
saving the expense OF seam-engine to pump up the water,
and all the fuel and lights Last week. deepening Of the
wells Of Messr Dickinson Shrewsbury, the auger struck
stream OF gas, at the depth of thousand feet that in
quantity and force far supasses any thing Of the kind hereto
fore discovered here perhaps in the world The augsr
pressed up with such force almost the eK
ertons Of the wormen hold down while they could uu
screw the deachnents The way being cleared the cas-
having fl play, sent column OF water hundred eei.
(and, ubed would doubt raise it TO double that dis
ance occasionally dscharging from the size Of az
musket ball to that Of hens egg almost with the force n
grapeshot from piece of ordnance When we were theirs
on Thursday last, all hands engaged in efforts to
get down plug check the force Of the gas so as to enae
them to insert the tube They have learn partially sue
ceeded and in few days, both the gas and will be
turned to good Serious apprehensons very
justly entertained Of the destruction Of the furnaces in the
immediate neighborhood, well Of the residence Of Mr.
VIM. Tompkins, should this immense body of gas take fire.
which it was thought might from steamboat passing on
the river, extensively it dused in the atmosphere
strong guard kept up night and day prevent such ca
tasophe On Saturday, the third well from the we are
speaking Of took fire. and with the active exertons wa6
not extngushed till considerable damage was done to tie
works aN
That readers may have idea of the extent of Ma
lures laboratory gas mandatory the Kanawha, win
that gas enough issues from this single well to light all
the cities in the United States and think might safely
throw in London Paris St Petersburg and halfdozen
other big cities of Europe
Some entertain fears that both the gas and the salt wafer
will shortly fail but incline the opinion that the upper
stratum, the outskirts, the suburbs only Of the
salt and gas well many subteanean wonder Just
now being reached No matter whose domnions down there
may be encroached upon, whether those of Pluto Eos
enteprsng salt manufacturers determined to cx
poe them, them, and revel in their palaces the
Annexaonss are by-andby to revc in the halls of The
Monezumas
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are sne in the service Of slave dealers and
e ua ~ continue until other measures are adopted
py our government 10 put an end to it,
"On the 18th February 1884, Mr. Sacum addressed to Mr.
Upshur letter No "a transmitting deposition in the case of
the brig Hope of New York. Drisco MASTER As that
Is under trial in the United States now, abstain from part
cular observations upon it. The letter. however, states that
the brig Dua Of Beverly, Massachusetts, also landed cargo
of slaves to the southwark Of this port The Popoise small
brig belonging to Brunswick State of Maine brought back
the and part Of the Of the Hope and Duan
and regular tender the slave dealers She is said to be
chartered for twelve months :. The Porpoise
sailed again yesterday for the coasI suppose to bring back
the of the Gannec and Monteydeo the former hay
ing sailed from this port short time SINCE the latter sailed
yesterday also transmit copy of the shipping articles of
the Duan by which appears that the voyage had its ncp
ency in the United States "
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MILLERISM IN MAINE.

There few leaders among the herites in this vicinity
who devote themselves the by going about from place
place, procamng the absolute certainty according the
word Of God Of the destruction Of the world particular
day within the circle of short period They resort to the
most exravagant for producing excitement and strong
y advise all who wish the Lord in peace to refrain
from all labor and give themselves up the work Of prepare
ton AT their meetings they undertake obey literally the
commands of the Bible and initiate possible
many Of the acts Of the Saviour while eah and Of others
mentioned in the word Of God.
One exercise for of them get their hands and
knees the floor while others asrde their backs Wash
ing each others feet kissing and embracing each othcr
other forms They have exercise called shoy rolling,
and another slain of the Lord" when they fall upon the
floor apparently helpless In this Of them give
warnings and relate visions, and rece doggere rhymes
They have method of expressing JOY by shouting and swing
ing of the arms, and clappmg Of hands There the holy
dance pracsed and the holy laugh Frequent bapsns
observedsome at midnight and personal The latter
has been recently performed by certain worthy and highly
eompshed young women, by jumping and rolling pools Of
water by the road side Little children have been seized and
carried out into the night air and plunged into neghborng
brook Various resored to for the purpose of
king sacrifices One took her china and broke
il into small pieces. As general thing they refrain from la
bor and dispose Of their property apparently without
thought Of ts value the labor and taking demend
collect it. They their fences for fuelhave
gard TO regular hours of reeshmen And for all these
things they think they have the command Of God One Of
their preachers reasoned in hearing thus There is the
dancing have the Bible for that" He then read
passages from the third chapter of Eccesastes proof The
first eight of this chapter be mainly relied upon
for the sanction Of most of their forms.
Il is evident enough that the leaders, supporting the tho
in rfoffha
strange vagaes and have mistaken excitement for the serious
impressions awakened by belief in these theories There
those who believe that the abandonment of of the soc
has been occasoned by the mistaken pursuit excite
ment and more than family has had
account Of this.
We have endeayored 10 give fair and impartial view o.
Mlensm as actually existing in this vicinity, and
us that the whole matter furnishes full and complete usi
cation for the recent legal action, and for the commitment
some OF those engaged to the retirement and sober pursuits
the House Of Correction. Bangor Wing.
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sailed in company with her In fact, she was to run race
with her across the Atlantic few hours out-say about
thirty miles from Lerpoothe wind came ahead for the
to pursue the usual outhe channel south o, eian
Both shps continued running 10 wndwad until dark, ard
then Capt Brion in order get clear OF the ST. Geogf
shaped his course out Of the north channel OF north Of Ire
land very unusual thing in the winter and not often done
in summer From the moment the ships course was aSea
Capt Brtton had fair wind until he up with US and
from that time he did not change his until he saw he
Dorchester Coming of the north channel brought Capt
B.on directly our track Had he been detained only two
hours by Gains head winds his passage, we should not
have him he Again, we tried hard on Saturday
to get ships head round the SOUTH as to make some
progress in that direction had succeeded we should have
been out of the track Of the Rochester, and perhaps never
have been heard Of Verify !" is not for man that
wakeh to direct his steps, Whose is WISE and will OBJ
serve these things he shall understand the loving kind
ness OF the Lord" Yours truly,
EBEN. CALDWELL.
IPSWICH MARcH 10, 1876
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SINGULAR CoSDucr.--The ST Louis Rcveile, in the
Of remarks the case Of RUSSELL who has re-
Gently been sentenced to years and half imprisonment
in the Missouri Penena, for the commission Of forgery
whereby Mess. Chouteau vae Of ST. Louis were swim
died out Of considerable amount, says:
appears that the prisoner Of very respectable stand
ing in socieyenvaby His character for honesty and
moral worth had been mpeached by much as sus
pcon bot from the fact Of having become embarrassed in
pecunay manner he induced to the preparation Of this
crime, which has lost him his case in society and put upon
him the f en. After having realized the price Of his
honesty, singular may instead Of fleeing the coun-
try find him returning the place Of his abode not more
than sixty miles from the city where he had committed the
crime, scrupuousy paying of all his creditors investing the
balance Of the proceeds Of his fraud in produce, taking
South disposng Of IT, and again returning to his home ev
IDENTITY manestng apprehension Of punishment
The il strikes us, is without parallel in the criminal
calendar"
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and the extent to which they can be made 10 reach
the eyasions of il now practised. This portion Of
the letter extends to the 18th page After giving
these views, Mr.. WISE proceeds thus
know that these acts have heretofore been considered
perfectly lawful Notwithstanding had read the correspond
ence of our former Consul Mr. Sacum, with our Government
tb;n the mode of carrying on the savetrade between
Africa and Brazil and though the first official act had to
perom was on his letter Mr. Profit to the revoca-
ton of the commission of certain Sonto United States
Vice Consul at Victoria and though my predecessor Mr.
Prot and Others gave much warning and information on
the subject yet had conception Of the extent the uni
versatility and the notoety of the traffic. until duly called upon
to aid in arresng its crimes. To my utter establishment
found nothing but of opinion boh to moral and legal
obgaons) upon the whole subject even amongst the best IN
formed and most respectable American citizens 1t needless to
inquire how this state OF things came TO exist In the l
place. the habudes Of thought and action among citizens
Brazil in respect to this trade, have been forming Tor long
tneand must add that they have grown and strengthen
ed by long neglect the part Of Government and It's
proper authorities whose duty enlghten and instruct
business men, and to prevent errors and
and offences on the part of every body The apathy athome
on this subject attributed justly to an almost total gno
rance Of its Importance and consequences and especially Of
It's detail Neither Congress nor the country have been IN
formed until the correspondence Of Mr. slacum was publish
ed and that as yet has not reached the public mind Tins
win no longer be the case The powers that be- and the
public too as far depends npon me, shan be reached IN
future Lsessess itself shall be aroused, and the tear OF
the laws at home and abroad and full attention every where
shall be struck by the crowds of cupts arrested and sent
home to Justice unless citizens Immediately desist from the
practices of this trade.
Mr.. w. then reviews the various statements made
to our Government by the late excellent Con-
sui, Mr. SLAcuM, and his efforts, from 1889 down
to his unjust and unwise removal, TO check this
to which is due the chief credit Of
all that has yet been done in that quarter. He re-
beats, on page 70, various cases given by Mr.. s.,
md particularly the following list of American YES
'els engaged in this suspicious trade from Rio de
Janeiro TO Africa, from 24th November, lS4l, to
lst May, 1912:
son the lst May 1912, he Mr.. SLAcUal sent ITO the
Department Of Sate the following list Of American vessels
which loaded and cleared from this port since the cath No
NJ AZ.
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Barque John A. Robb, Baltimore do l73 {"
Ship Whtmore, New York 2sl g
Barque Independence l49
she adds Two other vessels-the barque Mary and
brig Garafla both of Baltimore and owned by E. Robinson
cleared lately the house here and this consulate for
the river Plate but, from information since received,
inclined to believe that they sailed to the coast of Africa
and fear that the barque Mary the property of foreigners
navigating with the American flag and register He then
describes the of the African slave-tade showing how
it is openly carried on and suggests preventive
"On the 26th October ls42 he No. ST. in relation
the Garaa (Which vessel cleared for Montevdeo but
sailed for Africa and supposed have been delivered upon
the the slave deaer and in relation the Of
barGue Mary. On the LIST July, 1872 he no IS,
giving list of American vessels cleared at this port for the
of Africa since lst May, s42 and up LIST July s43
In this letter he says
the American vessels engaged in the trade between this
port and Africa invariably chartered slave-deaes and
have doubt many Of them the property of those deal
ers sailing with the American flag and register, under
chaer-pay. Some the inform me- charter
ed by the month"; for indefinite time Others for fixed
period of year and when they have served the purposes
for which they intended, in cases. after several
trips the coast, suddenly informed the vessels just
sod and the registers then delivered up In cases.
negroes brought in these vese-say to ten at
tme with passports from Portuguese authorities the
eemen and passengrsthe master eapng hsshare
of the passage money Captain Ezra Foster, Of Beverly,
Massachusetts, has, in instances, brought negroes over
under these circumstances and am inclined to believe they
slaves from information received at the time, and that
they spoke only their native language He Foser informed
me that the passage money $500 per head
The Consul also inquiries Of the Department whe-
her in he has to suspect vessel has been
secretly sod he may require oath the fact which is
quired to that the vessel is American property, add
the prina acs evidence of the register upon which
he could rely knowing he did, the to which
gsers applied The vessels in the list by this
despatch were
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mAhisH5d STREET, LITTLE ROCK.
 Tn NtllS well known establishment.
 ssSA -s located it the business nsrf of
 the city has usandergone [ea5 tbpran,s pa1, G .9a 5 lAg repair, and has been almost entise9,, Ni-z@s 5fetlted and re-iurnished for the ar epmmodatIoa Of the public.
 ne Propnetor very respectfully announces 10 his oiH customers, his friends and the nube geno,all' tYdt he IS now prepared to extend o the iraveninr qommoniy transient visitors, and boarders. accom- modatons unsurpassed by any establishment west of rhe Alleghanes and pledges himself that every af- tention shai be rendered to promote the comfort al at persons visiting hs hoa3e. that vigilance and i. derY can bestow, being determined to spare neither trouble nor expense in giving satisfaction to his Suesss' and hopes 10 merit the patronage of the pub
 The qualities of his ales, wines. lid!or7. and se- gars, are the best that the New Orleans market can afford. ot this he is confident, he having, with great care, selected them himself He has also made arrangements for ice sufficient for the whole season. ana London BroWnsout alwoys in bottles . Albany ale on draft. lis cooks are celebrated in every department; his servants faithful and alien tive; hisPorters trusty and courteous.
 For pals and parties, every attainablc delicacv Vii Mi pc served up n superior manner, and at the
 The commodipus brick stables are under the man aagement ot hir, David Skel,on, where carriages. bagSies and horses, are always ready for those who nal wish them
 iae hot spring mail carried ia elegant and com moalous foor-hoese coaches, for the accommodation oi flSi9fs, leaves this house tri- weekly, and ac comnodattoh stages can at any time be procured on reasonable terms by applying to the proprietor who Iesiaes hete' and whose courteous department and desire to please tends, in some measure. to soefbe the many ills that flesh is heir 10.
 The office of the Montgomery s Point and Rock. toe tr.weelly line of stages is also kent Al thi, house, where one of the-proprietors can be found i always ready and desi;ous to accomm, date. and Whose p9heiuallty, attention and regularity, is not surpassed even by Stockton or R6tsidc; and also oi the western or Van Baren mail line. w6osa a'yoni will always be found al tis post
 At the steamboat landing, passengers will always md blacks, ponefa, and dfays, in attendance.
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The Arkansas banner., 1845-03-05
From ihe .ALbnnn .Grrns.

FEcTs OF THE SNOW SToRM.-We have frdculars in every direction of the eff |ol the late storm. On the sea-board, F expected, it was extremely disastrous.
 e N' Y. Herald of Monday says: |ehaye thus far ascertained that the storm Aesday extended to Portland, at the cast 'oHolk, at the South-Cncinnati at the s-and Troy, at the north. It blew in us rom all those points, making it the lest here.
 IIne railroads running from this city are |eleafed, The southern train came in at Eual hour yesterday altrnoon, but brought RRlg from south of Washington. As the l 1eFn mall to that place had failed for N EIays eonsecutively, 1t is to be supposed
 e slofm was severely felt beyond that |ns Long Island railroad was cleared on Es nser is filled with ice all the way to olnl' and in many places beyond, so \ "o1en, that it was with much difficult N' ,ae steamboat came through \ \ heeslde, Langly, from Boston, was a II sp '''a all on board lost. The keeper ol i < V house, at Eaton's neck, l. |, writes @.'aid < on the 6tA:
 ' aay discovered the remains of il ves-
 ou' cables length to the westward reel ol this place, which must nave
 ia the severe northeast gale ol alghi of ihe 4th, and all hands on l F.'lshe.' 'Fasese | ..-.e.::..ere.! along ..he VT mules, portions of her cargo, em- 1, 'l tho lce. se.esnzisling, principally, ol
 ''*' al9 was 3 sssitioaer, anl prob-
 oi lic Boston packets.
 P'eaahle lhai tlle Sheffield will be a She wHs insured ai Liegsl's faf 1 '--al lreisa aa011 The Liuseel cargo, ab0ui 15 tons, is insured, 1'e Nge York. The captain s aae as es ii5e saiF. fae v is it- oa iAe harh.
 ,'eass Nea -isleF s,al iae a' sa'aas, sH#s, ui saasiaa. |, a aud eetw afrr al loss. except
 tir. Hssef iae etssei lrHtk. sste.
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rrom lie PennsyIUGniaa.
.,,.r pnJ JK-AND A MAN WITH 2t ih -frTT nQITN

,-i f1HIK HrIlIK-AND A MAN WITH 26
 '1' : CHILDREN,
 n. staal once asked Bonaparte who he
 ge,,test woman in France' She that
 "so s.t children, was the reply Under that I 'Ds fe,oatnass, the old man below, and his ! had but one, come in for large share of And so thought the Plesident.-ED. ,oar4e of the President Elect, on his Nashville to Wheeling, appears to .n, marked by a high degree of en- Ra, In addition 10 the demonstrations a.ger cities, at the small villages scat lnsg inc route, flags were waving and ,,'s were discharged. At JellersonvlIlo k,iison where the boat stopped, the ,.rned out i'll great numbers to pay [.Dects to Mir Polk. During the night Ensll towns along the stream, bonfres F,sing and guns fired, which were re- (Gom the steamboat.
 of the Journal of Com reaarsonviIie plain county looking (me on board, who, from the soiled ta,se condition of his dress, seemed I have left the plough handle, or spade, field. He pressed forward through Iooo of the boat, to a point where the 'oot was standing ill conversation with Is of gentlemen, through which he Himself, making directly for the Pres |snd offering his hand, which Col. Polk Ej with cordial good will Says the ~5ow do you do, Colonel : am \ SEC you. am d strong Democrat, sII could for you. am the father rbldren. and were all for Polt, Dailas, Fras 3 Col. Polk responded with
 saving, " He was happy 10 make his niance, feeling assured that he the deserved well of his country, if for
 pr reason, than because he was the of so large Republican lamily.'' Dnq other incidents, noticed the oc- .or log cabin on the Kentucky shore, B,ied his muskot aud fired il in front
 house with great perseverance,. His Fas hoaored with a gun and cheers rr boat, which he returned by waving land cheering at the same time.
 Polk appears in fine spirits and in good
 with the exception of slight cold. Iy looks remarkably well, and enter nh much grace and ease the various the committees, and differ egatioas, who pay their respects to
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ERtEBF4hG SagB.

VIE undersigned will offer at public sale, 10 the -A highest oidder, at te court house door in Mt. Vernon, the county seat of St. Francis county on the zd Monday of April next he following proberty, VIZ: SIX likely negroes and from LOCO 10 | 200 acres oi first rate and, with good improvements sit aated Tn the vicinity Of Alt. Vernon. Claims on NJ. ". izafd will be received in payment The attend. themselves agents, is respectfully solicited. as thls sale is made for theirs special benefit, disernina ehg only against such claims as are secured by mortgage and liabilities by security.
 February l9. ls45. a9 'sw
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[ Communicated.
BArrsullr, Isnrrrxpnxer Co.,, ARK.

On the 22d inst, al his residence in tbis county. Jon SPARKS departed this life. after short but painful attack of yphus fever, in the Seth year of hs agc. He bore his illness with manly fortitude and Christian camness and resignation He had been worthy, estimabc and exemplary member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years, and in all his relations with society and his fellow man. he displayed, indeed the character of Christian, 'dolag unto others he would they should do unto hIm.o He was frank, sincere and open. HYpocrsy and deceit entered not into his composition, and were unknown in his intercourse with his friends aud neighbofs, whose esteem and confidence he had to the fullest extent. He has left a large circle o relations and acquantanees 10 mourn and regret his ioss' Yours, c.
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