New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-12

A WELL OF Gas IN MIcHIeAs.-We learn from
The MI. Clemens Advocate that g3 spring has been
discovered the premises of NJ, Rose, e6oat four
miles above New Baltimore, on the border OF Lake 81
Clair. Some workmen had been hr consmeraolo
time engaged in digging well on Mr. Roses premises.
rod or 50 oth-west Of the house which 10 of brick
a, newly built and had, by digeing and boring, 10
all attained the depth Of Is FEET. They hal drawn up
the anger TO the place there they left o digging and
commenced boring and there left IT, with some Other
tools and at dinner wren they were startled ~
a violent noise at fIs; like explosion aid then fol-
lowed roar like blowing of large steam boiler,
accompanied by very perceptbe trembling OF no
foundation Of III, house. As may be supposed the ID
mates usbed out and behed, TO their utter sstooisi-
ment and CONSERVATION, the well vomiting forth beg"
column If said with such force as TO throw 70 tho
hight of over 200 fest
Limbs ON a tree clo.e by, some Of them two and
three inches through were knocked of aud broken IN
piece. by the coarse gravel and pebbles a they would
bave be en- By shower OF ketballsi the BODY Of
the tree and the applerees u orchards for ~ yards
away, were piastered thick with sand And mut, Tho
auger was blown $50 feet into tho air, and fell at dis
lance of 10 feet from the we'll. stone weighing 10
pounds was thrown up nearly the same hight and fell
leo yards of. The ground r full an acre IN eI'ens
wascover. with gravel and sond 10 the d~pth u rom
one to Fix ipches. TIE gas has been several times
ignt,d, and burns with q beautiful whte famej
and though the well has beea filed up for fear that tbs
entire uDderpibDDg OF the Swan Creek county might
be scattered TO the four winds, the current OF gss 50
sropg that it finds it's way through several cfevlcss
ard around the edges Of the wall and may Do a, any
tine gnited as il often Is, for he sateacuon of VS.
tvre. lDeron iHponc'
prnvsrpr.ys REGrstx--Cur,ss accomplished
bis walk e sor.y hours snbout stopping on saturday
evening nj "a O'clock This afternoon no va - ga
a mile e,ut IN the Cod Spring course. Dd.Ing 70"
conr,e 81 IL -,y hours OF sucb extreme exefuor MI
Cu,,iss did not drink drop u wine or arden spirhr
He jd not eat any food. fs 'oie beverage az u,s'
crns ~ ooeee and wafer whenever be desired IT, IIs
.,pssred 10 be less fa.ig1ed alter he han corciads9
I'm ten hour after he commenced. He was c'o'hed
more heavily than we should suppose was wise, bot
- wes NJ desire. Tn Ter the circumstances, is q
Tcrni "A able I, at Of human endurance
'e'A' fDdly Wisconsin,, Sth
sruI A MYsTERY.-Tbe steamship City Of Ri.n
uopd which sprung leak, IS it WA supprcd, fec
DAYS sioce while hing o. her wharf was placed upon
he dry dock and Der bull examined, but leak or
injury could be found. Tie Of her filing vita
vater 10 stl q mystery 10 al connected with her, -
be co X, cied VIII the boiler and tsr ugh ~hleh
the water might have come, we're fond elosed a<r
The wster was pumped out. Tne oDy ,opPo,rion IA
reference 10 the mater Is hat BE COCK ~" 'uInvI ~
by some 7 q son. and T. IN closed sftet he saei ma
reached certain hight. Phiisd. Longer, WI"
Col. BEsros AND + r. BLAIR, JR-col. Tnom n
b. Benton passed through this city o. sa,orday, on
his road 70 ). Louie. lie l. jked a. he,ry and yso'
cos AZ bree score-abd zen rGDy men do at no. Tho
Hon. Francs Z. Blai- of y. Losis. wao Was sill N
closely engaged IpOn nev work, aad y fall Of r.
he stoned 70 care very li.le ssJr. he pchta con
test now raging NJ Bair leit Sa.grdsy g., Louis-
Vile Ind a,apoIs Jo2rnsl, Nov. 2.
10 the celebrated case Of Rul,f s,aarsei with tie
mmoer II bic vi. aud child near ithaca Y. T., aboa.
twelve year, Size Tie soDer vas 90 1hn-sd' fe.cd
guilty.