St. Mary's beacon., 1858-05-06

Liberal LDoxATIoS.-Thc Hon. Caleb Cusis-
ing has given to the st. Andrews Mission,
(Protestaat EpisoopaD Church Of this city
the rector Of which is the Rev. James 4. HAr-
rell-that valuable square, No. 244, on Four
teenth street SeSt, upon the Circle, ut the juno
tien Of vermont AMI Massachusetts, avenues,
for the purposc, Of erecting thereon buildings
for q church, rectory and I.arnchial school.
The congregation are making arrangements
for the buildings, funds for which are to be
raised by private subscription.
II Is stipulated by the donor, in the deed for
the land, that the seats in bic church shall lie
free to all who may desire to worship in the
same.-!Sdtes. -
= 4 RACING MovE.-Ibosc interested in fast
horSefiesh and the amusemcnts Of the turf, and
all that, will, perhaps, read the subjoincd item,
with attention:
"At the approaching sprins races near Rich
mond. an effort Will be made to put ON foot n
plan for the establishments of National
Club whose duty it willbc to recommend TO
the various clubs of the cossntry uniform weights
and distances. Representatives are expected
TO he present from Kentucky, Alabama, Ten
-.
lima, Louisiana Maryland, New .Icrsey, New
York. and perhaps other States vino are inter-
ested i'll the contemplated changes"
THE CHRISTIANS IN TCRKEY.-Accnunts
from Bosnia give frightful accounts of the
atrocities perpetrated there upon the Christian
rayahs by the Turkish landholders. Forty ten
ants at place called Masmea were for non
payment Of rent or taxes, stripped stark naked
ahd bound TO trees, two and two together the
weather was bitterly cold, and water was then
poured over them until (adds the Gazette des
Potes) coat of ice formed upon their limbs
They were left in that condition for one whole
night. Next morning three were dead, and
the remaining thirty-Scvcn were i'll dcplora-
ble condition.
NAVAL REFoRMs.-The Washington States
recommends as two great naval reforms which
art attracting the attention of the people, and
an time. will command the notice of Congress ::
81. The regular employment of the navy in
allotted circuits of duty, so rs to form a we'll
conrected ocean patrol, visiting duly and STA
tcdly those neglected points in which its pro-
tcc.ing presence is required.
~. The construction of gun-boats and light
drmght steamers for the shallow harbors and
rivers of the Spanish American coasts where
a naval protection is most needed"
MEXICO IN MARKET.-An accredited agent.
having full power to act, is said to be in Wash
ingtHn, for the purpose of offering the United
States Government Sonora, Chuaha, and Lower
California, at fair valuation. Should this be-
true, and bargain be struck, car dOnlinions
will ihcn belt the continent from east 10 west.
with rs large Il scaboard upon the Atlantic a>
the Pacific oceans, and we shall have such 4
surftit Of territory rs will put to rest the most
insatatc 6llibustcr.
The BURNING MoUSTAM.-As ~ generally
known, there is a vein of codl located above wa
ter level in the Broad Mountain, about seven
miies from this Borough, and near Heckscher-
vile, which for twenty one years has been OH
fire. The vein which contains excellent white
ash coal. is some forty fee. in thickness. The
origin % The fire is attributed to couple Of mi
ners, who, having some work To perform in the
drift III the depth of winter, built n fre-Ihey
being cold-m the gangway. The flames des-
troyung the prop timberS, were carried by q
strong current. rapidly along the passage, and
the hre commun eating to the coal all subsequent
efforts TO ext,m"uISh il were Intellectual The
men were cuI oil from escape, and undoubtedly
su;iocated 20 death. Their remains were neve'
found.
A few days since we asccnded the mountain
at the spot of the FIRE, and We're much interested
in examining The effect of the fire upon the sur
face. The course Of it is from west To east, and
where the vein IL nearest the surface, the ground
is for the space Of several hundred feet, sumk-n
INTO deep pits, and while the stones exhibit evi-
iences Of having been exposed to the action of
of intense heat, every ves,Ise of vegetation had
been blasted. 1t Is desert track in the midst
IF smiling fertility. The ground in some places
was almost too warm for the hand TO rest upon
j; while steam from wafer heated by the inter
nal fire, rose from every pore. The fire has evi-
ient!y extended for several hundred yards from
he place il originated, and finds vent and air TO
continue its progress, at the pits to which we
have alluded. A score Of years has rassed, still
Il burns, and will burn until further fuel is de-
MED the devourimg element. Thousands of tons
Of coal have undoubtedly been consumed,
md thousands of tons may yet feed the fire be.
fore 1t is checked. d.-POitsriHs Journal.
ANAsrArIC PRIETING.-lt is not long time
since the world was startled with this peculiar
art. 1t is certainly a remarkable process, de-
pending mainly on the antagOnism of oil and
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