New-York daily tribune., 1846-12-28

LoApsrosE o. LkgE SufEEIuf- -Ihc eGit9r oi
the Detroit Adyerti-er mas received letter irctd "
uoughton j. stating TINT among te n"ny discoTflt
which have beeu nihe in the Mineral Regions oi hfh'
Superior during tho past senson there mas De''i one
v.high Is Of Prpn ntefesi IL TIC 0 scenre u -
he discovery o: nnli.c Jogdsonc. variety ~ "
nlesto pagnctc iron Il was discovered ey Ic!H
knb,ard Esa who was carrying geological IN cot
nectIon with United StHtrs lncar surrey and 'Nho
has collected the only specimens ever oDthned 10 t!"
region he lcd 10 the discovery hy norcins Inc
yrest fluctuations in the bearing o the magnetic necoe
r. Locality is Middle leland which ia two niles AoFtH
westerly from Presque lse. The Island ls e'ah.tr
rrayeraod by dykes OF grcentone trap in two o which
;baying course nearly North and SOUTH the Load
stone found. is OF crystalline or granular str9c
tare and might by slight examination DC mistaken Tor
ynriety of granite. IL exhibits polarity thc oppostc
side. of the same specimen attracting and rsclng .c
north end o the needle 1t also attracts iron hinge-
The i.osdstone Of different portions OF these dyScs
was Observed 10 cxhibii different powers OF magnetism.
Although this portion Of tho Mineral Region nad Dceh
thoroughly examined by competent Geoossts during II
period of several ycars yet the existence "i hauVe
toadstone remained unknown and his crcuinstancc IS
inrhor proof oil the imperfect knowledge possessed
of the various minerals o that Interesting country ana
that the richest discoveries and developments may yet
remain 10 be made
EP1scoPA1lAy C0uRAGT The Liberty Press
ayes the following extract from the recent Thanksgiv
ing discourse delivered by Rev. H. Gregory Rector OF
81, Pauls church. Syracuse.lls subject was True Ma
tiona Honor text, Them that homo: me will honor
ri noble passage, worthy the heart o! good man-
discuss matters OF state policy nor TO 81! III judgment on
tho acts of our rulers do now refer TO the war
with Mexico politician but as man and citizen
protesting the Christian religion. do not hesitate to
say that In my opinion nothing has yer occurred IN this
country that IL presage and ogerner OF ma
tioral corruution and ruin this Is not enough
that our country is weighed down by slavery ms by a
ln stone lsit enough that the institution OF he
re6itary savcry-uc nos tllcAfiSaGl, 'Wl"s ana car
YptinS institution that tolerated 5y hRcR soco
laust be protected by awssnG extended into new
States but now OF conquest and aggression must
DC carried on syowcdy for among other purposes the
extension oi our nation and the making more unwcld
" .tll fabric which is now ready io crunbie TO
Dieccs
"Tho heathcn had maxim, that whom the gods
mean to destroy, they first make mad. God grant that
our ufatua:inr may be forerunner OF ali iniamy
as deporabc condition has heretofore been hon
orablc'
Stolen CHILnRrS RETuRNEp--Ihc two little
children kidnapped some two months nco from Faslon
Pa have bccn returned They were got at Louisville
Ky. ind brouehtup by the steamer Monongahea; The
kdnappers had traded the children of in Louisville 10
man for land in Missouri, WHITTIER the gentleman who
succeeded in rescung the repaired in search
OF the villains. happy mother must be that woman
this day! tNlystcry, Pittsburgh Dec ~