Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-14

UNDISCOVERED SILVER MINEs--Mr Carson, in
his description of the Tulare Valley, published at
Stockton in 1882, says that he was informed by an
American gentleman, long resident in Mexico, that
in the government archives in that city there ex-
lists letter from a Catholic priest dated at one
Of the missions in 1878, informing the government
that in the search among the mountains for sites
TO found missions, they had discovered silver in
pure masses that weighed several tons but TO
prevent mischief to their neophytes, the matter
must be a sworn secret. An expedition Is stated
to have been fitted out in Mexico some fifteen
years ago to search for these " chunks" but the
company, some of them Americans never re-
turned, and were doubtless killed by the wild In
dams in that region. The story, with extensions
and rami6cations, is an old tradition OF the Southern
counties Of our State. The question is, where are
the chunks| Silver Is scarcer than gold in CAL
forna, but II ia just as usef and necessary
friend as the former. Certain II Is that in Monte
rey, San Luis 0bispo, and Santa Barbara counties,
argentiferous ores and veins have been found,
though never worked to any extent.
correspondent of Notes and Queries mem
tions volume in the French language, published
at Paris in the year 1850, which contains ancipa-
tons of several modern inventions. Abiding TO
the magnet and needles touched by it, the author
anticipates the electric telegraph. He says
"Some say that by means Of magnet, or such
like stone, persons who are distant from each other
may converse together"
After giving the details of the workings Of such
machine, the writer adds
at is fine invention, but do not think there
is magnet in the world that has such virtue |; be-
side, 1t is inexpedient, for treasons would be too
frequent and too much protected. The article is
illustrated with dial, inscribed with the letters Of
the alphabet, and furnished with needle as an in
dex." The volume also contains remarkable ar
ticle on I" How TO enable blind man to read"
The author thinks that blind person may read
by means Of touch, and proposes large, we'll
shaped letters in relief" This rare book has been
published a hundred and ninety-fve years, and yet
the copy quoted from is Of the fifth edition.
OVERRIDING THE THYG.-There was once a Meth
odst preacher travelling in the summer. There
had been a protracted drought the earth was
parched and dry, and vegetation wilted. At night
our Methodist friend stopped in front Of house
which belonged to widow lady, and asked per
mission to stay all night. The old lady told him
that bread was scarce, that corn was still more
scarce, and that she did know whether she could
spare enough to feed him and his horse. The trav-
eler answered her that he was minister, and IL
she would allow him to stay all night, he would
pray for rain. Upon this che consented, so that
night and next morning the preacher put up long
and fervent prayers for rain and again went on his
way rejoicing.
The night after he left there came a tremendous
storm. The old lady, on getting up 10 the morn
ing, found her garden flooded, her fences swept
away, her plantation washed in gullies while ruin
| and devastation stared her in the face. Turning
| to one who was standing by, she said:
plague take these Methodist preachers, they
always overdo the thing. was afraid of this night
before last, when that fellow kept praying so
loudn
| CHARBos.--A disease called Charlton Is COM
hitting sad ravages among the stock in some por-
tons Of Louisiana. The St. Mary's Hammer says:
| Mr.. J. NJ Huger, we understand, has lost on
| his plantation as horses and mules, and about 60
head Of cattle. At Bayou Sale, on the plantation
Of the late Thomas Hord, we learn that nearly, II
not quite, all the stock has been killed; and on
Mr.. Benz, Hudson's plantation In that neighbor-
hood, the loss Is reported ms very great. On the
praries and In the marshes this disease Is sweep
| Ing of the cattle at q Wholesale rate.
The disease IL produced, IL Is thought, BY the
| bite OF Hy, which has been found feeding upon
decomposed carcssses, and IA supposed TO be the
same disease that anatomists contract by wound
ing their hands while dssecting The disease Ia
first indicated by 4 small hard swelling, which
soon extends and softens, and rapidly running up
TO the bead Of the animal, and often killing IN .
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