Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-10-22
News of tho Day.

An ANIMAL CUpIosrTY-Travellers state
that there is on the island of st. Luce cavern
in which is large basin twelve or fifteen feet
deep, at the bottom of which are rocks. From
these rocks proceed certain substances thatpre-
sent at first sight beautiful flowers. resembling
our marigolds, only that their tint is more live
ly. These seeming flowers, on the approach
Of hand or instrument, retire like a snail,
out Of sight. On examination, there appears
in the middle OF disk tilaments resembling
spiders eggs, which move brskly round a
kind ofpetal. The 6laments or legs have pin
GERS to seize their prey, when the petals close,
90 that it cannot escape. Under this flower IS
the body OF an animal, and it is probable he
lives on marine insects thrown by the sea into
this basin.
SINGULAR FAcr.-the editor OF the New
Haven Herald sets it down As a fact IN natural
history, proved by his experience for years.
that when a traveller rides up to toll gate. the
keeper, if man, invariably brings out box
or a handful Of change; but if woman, she
comes out and takes the travellers coin and
then goes back for the change.
IsoN SnrSeLEs.-WMLIAMB rAcH, of Troy,
has invented and patented mode OF using
cast-iron plate. for covering roofs. They are
about one foot square, and are made TO hi one
into another, so as 10 render the roof water
tight by applying white lead to the joints. 1t
can be afforded at sixteen cents the square
foot. and comes at about half the cost of cop
per. They weigh three and half pounds
square foot. Slate cosp eigh, cents per square
foot
A man a, Lahore. who confessed TO the
murder of five women, for the plumber of the
Jewels they wore, was burned alire, after en-
during the most horrible torture that tiendish
men could innict upon him with knives, red
hot pincers, sc.
ANOTHER NIAGARA-A cataract has been
discovered on the river ST. Louis, where it falls
into the western extremity Of Lake Superior,
which has never been described by any Geog-
raphy. 1t is said to be second only TO Maya
ra. The volume Of water is very great. and
the perpendicular height Of the fall one hun
bred and fifty feet.
CAUSE.-THE lovers Of this elegant game
will be gratfed 10 learn that periodical has
been started in New York. devoted to the elu-
citation Of il and the ingenuitles of arithmetic.
Ii is entitled, "The Chess Palladium and
Mathematical Sphinx" The first number is
before US. and il is gotten up IN very beautiful
style with some exceedingly unique problems
in chess and arithmetic, for amusement and
solution. 1t is edited by NAPOLEON MARAcHE
and ]. VIcroR WnsoN-WM. TAYLOR & Co.
publishers. Baltimore and New York.--Rieh.
Times.
WHEAT BuRsr.--On Sunday night last,
between the hours Of IL and IL O'Clock, the
stack yard of Mr.. FREDERICK BRIscoE, some
q miles Northwest Of town. was discovered
to be on fire. Near five hundred bushels OF
wheat was burned up, before the fire could
be arrested. Ii was the work Of an incendia-
nv. A negro man the property OF Mr.. DAN
BRIDGE, and who was in the employ of Mr.,
BRIscoE, has been arrested, and put in jail,
charged with the commission Of the act. We
have not heard the nature of the evidence
against him, but are told that it is altogether
circumslaniial.-Spirit Of Jster'on.
AN EGypTIAs DAINTY never tasted
better turkey than he gave us; and upon com
him on its great delicacy. learn
ed from him the Egyptian secret OF rendering
the flesh particularly tender. Half an hour
before the bird is killed, glass OF brandy is
poured down its throat, which produces COM
plete intoxication, and the flesh of the tipsy
turkey acquires tenderness superior 10 that
which is produced even by long Keeping
system that would be impracteabe IN this
elimate---.N-s, Romers Pagri~"Fe