New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-21
SCIENCE.
Interesting Scientific Intelligence.


NELL OF Paris has presented an extended memoir in
which are given many Interesting details important
deductions with regard % the salt deposits Of Al gera
salt skes marshes and streams appear % be innu-
mersole end beside these. banks and even mountains
Of salt with The salt i associated with gyp-
sum Inc most important deposit IL that 81 the salt
mountain Biskra where the sst Il moedded In the
crctsceous formation The mines I'VE lesgues West n
Milan are represented a. inexhsustble The lake L.
which sat least twelve leagues long and two broad
covered throughout IN April 1874 with crust OF
salt having -strnlng surface and looking Ike ICE -
The crus which Is quite thin 10 some SEASONS increases
10 foot and Hnaiy more than two feet toward thc
micd.e Of the lake. The salt u perfectly white and
pure and of good quality and the qusuty not Jess than
l27 millions 0i Frenchl cutie metres There is
noun tain Of salt near this lake Lake 81 h1h In the
province Of Oran is another Of the same kind but less
extensive
Range Of the Bearer 10 the United Sfates.-In sill.
Hnlsn's Journal Tor May Is communication frsm B.
BUCKLEY in which be says Of the range Of the Beaver
Ia De Kay Zoology Of the state OF New York, u er
Ioneousy stated that the most southern limit OF ne
Beaver within the United States is the Northern part Of
the state OIL Nsw.f0rk There beaver living
among the mountains OF North Carolina in the year
1872 where Mr.. B saw trees newly cut down BY them
and he informed BY bis guide that he bad seen the
beaver This In Haywood County few miles
from Wsynesvile, the Big Pigeon Rivera wild
rough region, Astounding in grand scenery and rarely
visited BY man, being little known even 10 the hunters
chalk and C0qi Fv@-The practical utility Of
Chalk arfice u fel has been tested within TIE last
r.
with the most satisfactory results. Surrounded with
coal gives strong heat snd clear ire ~ nall the
usual Expense that 70 the poor IN TIE Chalk districts
IL must be an iucscula0ls boom
4 .Sociefy Of Natirr1iisfs has been formed at
Trieste with special reference 10 the Zoology Of the
Adriahc. Count ODoNEI has been appointed President
Iaferesfiag Disc0reries in the East-The French
Government has had for several years scientific corps
engaged in researches 10 ancient Assyra and Persia IN
GLIDING the explorations at Nineveh and Babylon and
several distinguished scholars from England and Ger
many are on the ground. though not under the
of their Governments occupied upon the lnscrp
tons aud sculptures of which great numbers have been
brought view. The results Of these explorations are
of importance AZ they throw much light the ancient
history of countries hitherto involved in darkness.
At Behistun midway between Babylon and kcbstsna 10
an inscription cut in several large tablets rock At
the base Of mountain, extending 10 four hundred lines
in the arrow headed character. This great work has
been fol decphered by Major Bawlinson, OF the Brit
ish Army, who has employed much Of his time during
the last ten years IN eectng IL. Professors Groteend
Lassen and Wesiergasrd have also been diligently EN-
ployed the same inscription, and have contributed
much 10 It's complete deciphermeft and grammaucA
translation. Il memorial. OF the time OF Darius hys
taspis lived in the sixth century C. the purport
of which 20 the historian be of equal interest with
the peculiartes OF the language to the philoogst-
work entitled "The Progress of Ethnology' by
Mr. JONI R BARTLETT recently published in this City,
contains trsnslatons Of portion of this great inscrp
ton which only omitted In this connection for want
Of room.
A Remarkable Pienomenoa-The Cincinnati
S9aai relates following which if authentic is
talny very singular: The most remarkable phenome-
non we ever heard Of ia be in this city Il
consists Of two young pigs having the hedds Of elephants
The proboscis teeth and eyes, and 90 far
have been able 10 Judge from superficial exam
nation the head perfectly formed 81 an elephant Ia
one case the prObOscs is thrown and back of the
head In the position sometimes see the elephant mold
IT, In the other il hangs the mouth The eyes OF
.saN.rt 4Tff'a H LA in
the other they situated the ceuter Of the fore
head unlike the hippopOamus. The skin Of one OF
these prod ges has hair ike hog; the other precisely
ike elephant Their history h, that the menagere
was passing the neighborhoOd and the animals
turned n the field where the sow was, 70 ieed-an re
phant being OF the number They are the result We
hope some OF our scientific will examine these
curious lies aud report the result 70 the public We
believe doubts have been entertained of the possibility
of such an occurrence if so, they exist no longer
Probable Discovery of the History ot Former
Race-rhe LOper SaHdasky (Oho) Democrat states that
about two miles from that village land known the
Kerr tract there IL ancient mound circular at the
baseaOOut 80 feet In diameter rising oVay 10 point
whichs turmounted by OaSen stump probably origin
ally two feet in diameter which Is almost totally de-
cayed from age. few days since some boys dug into
the mound and nearly under the stump al the depth OF
three feet skeleton found much decsyed but pOr-
tons Of it IN fair degree OF preservation Near ne
head were found two stone hatchets an arrow head
stone pipe andfar more sngular-a lot OF plates ap-
parenty isingsss which covered with lines aud he-
rOgy phcs of different and beautiful cO0rs Inc colofs
ana workmanship betoken a more advanced ana tn
trey different state of the than has been heretofore
discovered nthe remains OF Indian tribes. some OF me
plates destroy but there hiteen pre- served
They are circular oval 10 shape and about seven inches
by ten in size. pipe bowl, beautifully finished from
stone also found the bowl oi which 10 nearly round
rises from base the bottom OF when are the hsurrs
I46l Measures have been taken under the supervision
of some intelligent citizens farther 90 explore this Sin
gular mound There IS te doubt that these pates contain
he history Of some former thai has qhabued his co-
try aud farther discoveries will be awaited with impa'
tience.
Erpected Return Of the COMET 0fl556.-We are
indebted to JofIN TAYLOR Esq OF Liverpool for several
interesting Astronomical notices published by him during
the past year the public prints of that city-but We
believe we have hitherto referred 10 the approaching
expected of the Comet Of 1856 with the discus
sion of which OF those notices Is occupied AZ long
since AS 1851. Mr. Richard DInthOrne, Of Cambridge,
Eng computing the elements OF the Comet OF 1904,
found them similar 10 those of the Comet OF 1856 that
he was led 10 the conclusion that the two Identical
and hai as might BE- e1peoed about lsi. suose-
quent inve sgstons which have been made by dfereni
astronomers confirm this conclusion and there b there
fore good reason 70 look for the temperance Of this
Comet during the year lsis although would not be-
surprising this event should happen even year earlier
or later than this date.
Rolatire Lerd Of Lake OHtaro-Prof DEWEY,
in Sipan's Journal SAYS: In lsf5 from June 90 De-
cember the OF this Lake feH fo0 feel and uree
inches Observations the level have been continued
through 1876 which show that the water gradually rose
from February TO June ftce iHchs though IL then
fifteen inches lower than IN Jane, l-fj. From July
gradually fell 70 November when i was tEo feet lower
than In June s45 while IL about the same level IS
In November. ls45 Through November, owing to the
Fall rains gradually but At the end OF l-io Il was
the same In December of the previous year At least
two feet than in the Summer OF the year before
The difference In the quantity OF water that iAs IN snow
and rain must for the fall Of the Lake. The
water below the usual level through all the Great
Lakes to Lake Superior.
Perfection attained IN he Manufacture Of Glass.
1t is difficult foresee % what perfection the manu-
facture OF ass may be brought and . what purposes
the article may yet be applied. The balaEossprilS y
cr0H0a0fa mad Of glass substitute j0r SICK
and possesses grtdfu Gegrse Of elasticity and Srs1tT
pJoer Of rsssa ne Alterations Of heal and cold chro-
noneter with glass oalance-sPung was cent 10 the
North Sea and XpOsed % competition With une other
Of al. ~n1ar ~ a