The weekly Placer herald., 1852-12-11

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What meaning and unique expression
was that Of young Irish girl, who was
rendering testimony against an individual
in New Orleans court short time
since. "Arrah sir" said she, "l'm shure
he never made his mother smile." There
is biography of unkndness in that sim
gle sentence. hl...-.I
CURIOUS EFFECTS OF THE EARTH's
RoTATIoN ON LocoMoTroN.-Mr. Hirah
Clark, of Leicester, England, has written
for the Mechanics Magazine some con-
illusions relative to railway travelling,
arising out of the earth's rotation:
The difference between the rotative
velocity of the earth in its surface motion
at London and at Liverpool is about %
miles per hour, and this amount of lateral
movement has been gained or lost, as re-
spects the locomotive in each journey,
according to the direction we are re.-~-.a'
ling IN from one place to the other: and
in proportion to the speed will be the
pressure against the side of the rails,
which, at high velocity will give the
engine a tendency to climb the right-hand
rail in each direction. Gould the jour
ney be performed in two hours between
London and Liverpool, this lateral move
ment or rotative velocity of the locomo-
tive would have to be increased or dimin-
ished at the rate of one-quarter Of mile
per minute, and that entirely by side
pressure on the rail, which, if not suffici-
ent to cause the engine to leave the line;
would be quite sufficient to create violent
and dangerous oscillation. 1t may be OBJ
served, in conclusion, that as the, cause
above alluded to will be Imperative while
we travel along the parallels of latitude,
it clearly follows that higher degree of
speed may be attained with safety on a
railway running east and west than on one
which runs north and south. There is
is no doubt, so a British scientific journal
comments on this, Of the tendency Mr.
Clarke speaks of on the right-hand rail,
but we do not think it will be found to be
so dangerous as he says. twill be great
est on the Great Northern and Berwick
lines, and least on the Great Western.
SINGULAR FREAK OF NATURE.-Mr.
Alfred A. Green, who resides on a farm
about eight miles west of this city, has
given us the following singular informa-
ton. On Wednesday night last, about
IL O'Clock, a severe shock of an earth
quake was experienced, which did not
continue long, but which was so violent
as to create commoton among the do
nestle animals. On the next morning it
was discovered that deep chasm, about
half mile in width and three hundred
yards in length, had been opened, from
Lake Merced to the ocean, and that the
lake was nearly dry, Ournformant who
left there on Thursday morning stated
that the water was still rushing out with
great force, and that he had no doubt but
that it soon would be emptied. This lake
is about half mile from what is known
to many of our citizens as Green's Lake.
What renders this matter so strange is
that the shock of an earthquake has never
been felt in this city-at least we have
heard ofno one who experienced it.--Alta.
A SaUATTER.-A jovial looking little
Frenchman, named Agre, who had par
taken rather too freely of wine at Thanks
giving dinners, was found on jackson
street stretched out at his full length, EN-
joying presumption claim to small por-
ton of the public domain. A policeman
happened along, and having an eye for
the city's interest, bundled him up and
took him to the station house. He was fined