New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-12

THE ELECTRIC EEL.-Of the singular powers OF
this wonderful creature much has been wntten AMI
some things ssid which appear almost incredible.
This fish abounds in the rivers OF North and South
Caroline and many of its wonderful exploits are re-
counted and recorded there In the waters OF Maesa-
chus,ts Bay it Is seldom seen that the following
circumstances seem worth relating, and are IN the
uauators own words. Captain Walker OF Prov
inc,town recently, while running a schooner from
that place to Boston, was overtaken by night OIL
Cotass.t Rocks, and was running into Boston Caan-
mel IN the evening. At about O'clock it being
very dark and his vessel moving slowyin, he dropped
over his lead TO ascertain the depth of water, and on
slowly pulling in the line be felt something cold upon
it, and thinking it might be bit of kelp or rock
weed, was about TO throw 1t of, when 1t fastened
upon his hand and cooled around mis- wrist. He en-
davoed TO shake off the eel when suddenly bringing
its tail around, it struck his arm with considerable
force, and giving the worthy captain such shock
a. sent him reeling TO the deck. Recovering little
he proceeded TO seize the fish and cast il overheard
when he received q second shock from the little bat
tery that caused him to cal for aid, utterng a
scream th-t must have been heard for miles. De-
teinned not to be overcome by 20 patry an object,
as small eel, he proceeded once more to discharge
his etlshp, but was third time repulsed, and with
greater force than before, laying him PROSTATE at full
length upon deck. His men Immediately ran TO the
rescue, AID bore the captain almost senscless aft,
where medical aid could be administered. Never
having heard of such wonderful power of the electrical
eel, tue greatest CONSERVATION prevailed, and, the
vessel rushing in the thick darkness they knew not
wh.r- the anchors got out with much difficulty,
and they waited mpaienty the return Ofday actually
suppcsng some evil spirit had seized upon them, and
that for the night they to be the sport Of their
orges. Yarmouth Register.
MANUFACTURE or GAs.-The process of making
coal gas /. much simpler than many people imagine.
Bituminous coal is thrown into hot cylinder of Iron,
tbe mouth Of which is closed carefully by iron door
with the edges cemented with soft clay. The va
pOr arising from the coal received into tube, by
means of which it is permitted to escape into series
Of vessels where It Is cooled and deposits much OF s
impure matter II is then passed into another series Of
vessels containing quickime which obs it Of itssuphu-
rous and other nteImxtures From this receivert flows
purified find il in use into the gssometer, and Is
from thence distributed may be needed through msns
and service pipes into various parts OF the city, The
highly charged bitumnous Goals are found best adapt
ed to the purpose of gasmakng. la the manufactures
of gas from Newcastle coal, chsldron weighing u
cwt. i found to yield $50 cubic feet of gas IA cwt
Of coke, III gallons ammoncal liquor - gallons Of
thick tar. Camel coal will yield upon an average
lFsnkford pa Herald,
SHOCKING MURDER.-For day or two past ru-
Nor has prevailed in the city that Mr.. Burden, living
in Newben Greene Co., in this State, had been
murdered The rumor proves to be correct. BY
letter written from Greene dated 30th ult., esrn
that on the night of the Goth some person unknown
threw q stone through a glass window at Mr..
Burden while setting in biz bedroom. The damaged
glass was not repaired through the following
day, Thunday and at night, after Mr. Is. had retired
20 bed and while Mrs. b. and the children were in an
adjoining room, gun thrust through the aperture
IN the window and discharged, the contents lodging in
the head of Mr.. B. ard blowing il into fragments
Although the report Of the gun heard and its re-
suit Immediately ascertaned the efforts to the
perpetrator of the deed were unsuccessful.
Mobile Daily Trib. April s.
DESPERATE ATTEaPT At HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND
MUEDER-EscAPE or THE RUFFIASs.-On Saturday
evening last, about ~ o'clock, Aid. Sexton pro-
ceediug homewaTd on Michigan avenue, near Twelfth
street he met BY two rians who struck him with
club in the face and attempted to knock him down,
falling which one Of them presented sx-shooter at his
heat, and just he pulled the trigger AID. sexton
struck the hand with the pistol downward which dis
charged fits contents in his thigh, making flesh
wound. The other rufien at the same time attempted
TO take his watch from his pocket but by free use OF
hs fsts and feet the Alderman drove them of, and
gave chase but did rot succeed in aestDg either Of
them. Chicago Press, March 81.
TEE FIFTH WIFE.-We learn from The C0vlagtoa
lKyl Journal that a few days ago Judge Perrin sf
that town married for the fifth time. A sings
lar feature in the r. that the fifth wife also
tie third wife. The third marriage not proving
happy one the parties separated and were divorced.
The man married sgain and when death claimed his
fourth wife the dscons oate widower returned ~ No
:, ard egaD wooed and won her, Judge Perrin thinks
that he Gas tied them up efectualy this time. The
lucky man had the impgdenoe to claim reduction OF
the marriage fee in consequence Of the large business
he was doing IN that line.
A. La Grange who was recently nulcted in the SUN
OF 5000 damages for breach of promise of marriage
with and seduction Of Miss Elizabeth Campbell, has
very wisely negotiated q marriage with the fair prose-
eutr1. This il of the most sensible thing tina.
Nj. l. could possibly have done. Alb hniek.