The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-11-22

The following communication to the Nashville
Union and American, will afford food for specula-
ton to investigating minds:
chg EARTH Gu FIRE-About six miles from Pa
ris Henry county, Tennessee, the waters of the
Holly fork of Sandy river, is an extensive swamp,
somewhat similar, suppose to the boys of Irish
peat. The turf, upon examination, found to be
composed of vegetable substances ntermixed with an
earthly black mass. This black mass seems to be
the result of decomposed vegetable matter and me-
talc sulphurets. 1t is highly combustible, and
emits an odor, when burning, somewhat similar to
that of stone-coal. This swamp took fire from
burning brush heap during the dry season, and has
been burning slowly for seven weeks, notwithstand
ing there have been two heavy rains since.
The roots of large trees are consumed BY the fire.
and the timber ID falling in every direction The fire
is spreading On every side, and it is matter Of
nctilrc what will Hc the extent Of this lake fire.
@. g. WILLIAMS, N. d.
Missouri WISE.A number of gentlemen Of refined
taste convened last evening to taste some premium
Catawba wine made by William Haas, Of Boonyille,
and after much thoughtful knitting Of their broWs,
and sagaciouS smacking Of their lips, they concluded
that it was very tineindeed the most pleasant.
matte, and pure native wine they had ever tried
[St. Louis Republican.
G. P. Bond, the ironmonger of the Cambridge OBJ
servaery concludes from his that the
supposed rings of Saturn not permanent, div-
sions being sometimes plainly seen, which at other
times are not visible. The apparent ring is fluid,
not solid and is constantly dividing reuniting and
dividing again This theory has the credit of being
clearly sustained by his own novel and simple COM
putations, says prof. Pierce.
John s. Gustiz, chief engineer of Messrs Wash
burn d Cos. wire-works in Worcester, Massachusetts,
has constructed boat and machinery propelled hy
galvanic power-the only one probably OF its kind.
in the world. For 25 cents worth of acids the boat
which will accommodate A or passengers will run
"a hours without stopping 1t is built with paddle
wheels each side, and wheelhouse I'm the centre IS
the machinery with the galvanc batteries Within
the coils OF wire, two large magnets vibrate which
attached to the working beam. There is a metal
ic button near the rudder, which, when turned, con
meets the batteries and sets the machinery in notion
The boat is stopped BY simply turning the button in
an opposite direction and thus disconnecting the
wires. Near to the shaft there is very skilful con-
trivance for shutting off the gavanic fluid from one
arm OF the beam, that it may act instantly upon the
other side
The following incident which occurred only few
years since, fairly illustrates the character of VIM
G. Hunt, the reform candidate for the office of mayor
of the city OF New York. He failed in the cloth i'm
porting business and made very slim show in the
way of assets against his liabilities His creditors
met, and asked him what he could do: he informed
them that he would pay fifty cents on the dollar if
they would all sign off They accepted his PROPOSE
ton. Mr.. Hunt went on with his business. By
energy, industry and economy he retrieved his po-
sition and was again wealthy man. Each of his
former creditors one day received an invitation to
dine with Mr. Hunt. As they were sitting down to
dinner, each guest was surprised to in his plate
note containing check for the balance, with inter
est, of claims which he did not legally owe
them.
cask purportng to contain coffee, was shipped
the last trip Of the Magnolia marked to some one
at Grenada, care of Potterfed Co, Vicksburg. On
its arrival at the latter place, accident betrayed its
contents, which On examination proved to be ten
whole kegs, tive half kegs and four quarter kegs of
gunpowder t34O lbs) twenty five kegs of shot, &c,
all packed in the coffee. The shipment was a hor-
rbe outrage, as it endangered the lives of every pas
senger on the boat The officers Of the Magnolia
we're of course of the contents of the cask
and would have remained so, but for the leaking out
of the powder.
No packet for Grenada will receive the freight,
and no merchants in Vicksburg store it, as it is
contrary to law The mayor has accordingly taken
charge of it, and intends to hold it until final adiu-
dication. The Wing truly says-"The or men,
who for the sake of saving few dollars in his or
their freight, would thus put in jeopardy, and SO
reckessy peril human life, is unfit to live in a CT
wilized community"
MmcY's ExrEDITroN.-Dr. Shummard surgeon and
geoegst, of capt Marcys expedition to the head
waters of Washita, says they obtained not only cor
rect geographical as well geological knowledge
ofhis heretofore unexplored region, but made sever
alhighy important discoveries, which may hereaf-
ter be considered important to government, as well
the public generally Extensive beds of gypsum
have been discovered. Near the head of the Washi-
taryer it presents the enormous thickness of seven
hundred feet, and is Of the very purest quality
Gum arabic has also been discovered in inexhausti
BILE quantities
Alady from the neighborhood Of fort Ripley,
in st. Paul, brings information that the wife of the
rev. Mr.. Spencer missionary at Red lake, was muir
>dered ashort time since by party Of Sioux Indians
Mrs Spencer sitting in her apartment after dark
when She was fired upon and killed instantly. She
was estimable lady, who had resided for several
years with her husband as missionary among the
Chippewas. Red lake is entirely within the Chip
pewa country, and the murderers We're no doubt a
party Of Sioux, who were out in quest of Chip
pewa Scalps. ST. Paul Mlnnesotan.
The Gonzales (Texas) Inquirer, in abiding to a
late public sale of town lots, in that place, says
Lots ai,iI tyJ-ply zach
disposed Of for the sum of $74l 50-being an aver
age of about sal l6 cents piece or fraction over
So 43 cents per acre.
We observe that the board of examiners, recently
in session at Annapolis, Maryland admitted as
cadets to the naval school there, r. |. Jones and l.
Reddington, from this State.
The New York Mirror says that Robert Schuyler,
the ascending fnancier, is Furnishing in Paris:
Agenteman from ST. Louis applied, it is said, to
Mr.. commissioner Mseker for a warrant for the ap-
prehcnsion of slave, then in Chicago; Mr.. Meeker
positively refused to issue it. giving various reasons
for that course, but among them one overwhelming
that the people of Chicago would not Permltthe
execution Of such warrant.
Married
On the llth ult at Huntsville, Ala, by the rev'd
dr.. Hall, Mr.. DAVID CREswELL, of Louisiana, to Miss
JULIA daughter of the late col James Peasants, OF
Huntsville. TThc Delta, and Mobile Tribune, will
please copyl
D. If you sick, the probability is that the root
your suffering is in the stomach. From weak
stomach proceed dyspepsia langeur, oppression in
the diaphragm, jaandice, headache, nausea. bodily
weakness, dimness of sight; heartburn costlVeness
dysentery, and legion of other teneRtlng diseases
Indigestion produces thin blood, and therefore des-
troys the strength and vigor of the system TO re-
store the tone of the stomach and enable it to throw
off and dismiss forever all these tormenting and dan
gerous complaints, nothing is necessary but perse-
vering use of Hoohands German Bitters prepared by
DR. c. NJ. Jackson, Philadelphia There is no mistake
failure their effect. nc-4G
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