Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1858-09-24

POISONED VALLrr.-A singular discovery has latel,
ocen made near Ba,ten In Java OF poisoned valley Mr.
Alexander Loudon visited it last July and we extract
paragraph IRON communication on the subject .idro.s
Of BY him to the Royal Geographical Society:
IT'S known by the Of Gusvo Uoas or Poisoned
sy Sno 'Snosing path which has been made Tor
Tue purpose The party shortly reached IL with coune nj
aogs and o"ls or the purpose OF making xpermen,s :
on arriving at the top Of the mountain the p.rty d
mounted ana scrambled up the hil at a distance Of a
ne win the assistance OF the branches and psoeiur
roots when. lev yards from the valley a stronr pau
seoast senoeating smell experiences; bot on an
P'oaehhE toe margin the incouvenence no longer
found The valley Is about half a mile in circumference
OF an oval shape, and about thirty ieet deep.
me bottom OF appeared to be Cat without any veee
taton and lev largo stou@s scattered here and
Skeletons al human beings tigers bears deer and all
sorts OF birds aud Wild animals about in profu,on
The ground on which they lay al the bottom Of the val
y appeared 70 be bard sandy substance aud no vapor
vas perceived The sides covered with vegetation
h.s proposed to enter IT, and each Of tho party bay
ing ciga' mansgcd to get within twenty feet OF the
bottom, where q siekehiug, nAuseous smell vas ,.ne-
rienced without eny difficulty Of breathnR A dog was
nov fastened 10 the end of bamboo and thrust ], the
bottom OF the valley while some Of tn, party with their
watches In their hands, observed the effect
At the expiration OF fourteen seconds be fen or "a l.g
without moving os looking around and continued alive
only eighteen minutes The other dog nov le the com
Pany ana vent 70 his companion % reaching him he
ten seconds fell down he Goved his limbs after
and lived ony seven minutes. owl was thrown In and
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heavy shoser Of rain Tell during the time that those
experiments were going forward which, from The interest
Ing nature OF The experiment. quite On
the opposite side OF the valley 20 that which vas ,a
lay human skeleton The head was resting on lie roht
arm The effect Of the weather had be,ched tho boSes
az Shte s ivory This was probably the remains OF some
uretched rebel hunted yard the valley who had
shelter there unconscious OF its character.
THE HASDsoNk Ma SnrHsos-A hundred and ejvh,sa,
years aga, all Yorkshire gosspng about the refusal
Of scorDiul young lady TO marry the handsome son OF
mr. LAngdae sniihson Tbs handsome suec6edsJ
bis grandfather in baronetcy, then about eighty wears
od ana the romance OF the peersge hiss handed 10
Us the sell known name Of Sir Hugh Smitbson When
tne story the refssal shove alluded TO told 10 Rs
soeh Perey, young lady vho sole heress of the
voalth 81 the Rarl Of Northumberland through her mo-
ther add OF much Of that OF the Duke Of Sper.t az
whom abe vas The only cbildsbeD she heard 90 a. y
OF the above Incident she exclaimed that tbs lady Ia
question Sa- the ooy lu RnRlsod Who su1 re.
fuse Sir Hugh SmthsoD This speecb came 10 IN. a. !.
OF the yoong baronet and his consequent immediate nc
ton hereuPon gained ior him the hsDd OF the borsVs
and ultimately OOsbled him 70 exchange bis modest bu,
1 tbs day n which write, pleasant residence Al
banvtek, Tor tho easus 10 Northumberland 10 which be
Sh taken BY bic Bride. BOr other merit tkan tina
sW Hugh vas created Duke OF Northumberland and br
v" the DOLLY individual raised ssch dignity by George
the Third. The Yorkshire baroneI was a. profuse pom
pous and duh a. ho hsodsoBo HE sis uas bur ON
woman Who Erev TAT she grew old and used really 70
" toe Ve'y waase ~ eoof. 9rasInR.TooD-
Tvs ouyE TsEu.-It has generally bees believed tba,
che olive cannot be g'swn Ia this section Of county
sIorpt under the protection Of green house vithoul
artificial heat The senior editor OF this jonrns has had
Tree 10 bis garden Tor nearly twenty years. uheh has
Feclysd protection whatever and has bosn per.
cepdbly injured by cold II bas Produced fruit for
Ia ear. snd In ls4S be Inhibited them the agreultu
rel lair o. The State, and received silver cup pre-
MUM. Tho IoVHa Of the tree spreading about IueutJ
feet high and the body hvs n inches In dlameer-
ThsFo Y considerable fruit, vhich may hod ".
cay the neHt fair. He has Eo other smaller ress
from to ten icet high, Whioh have been
iared By cold. He would alec mention experiment. ID
has tried with the vild olive ths Breving that
We had In iorsss that tie true vid Give
he ingrsi,ed 81 them scar the grsppd Nth tse
gratis both Of vhleh have lived, and have gown rsr
Two three feet TLis clearly proves that the stock
grahed Il The Wild olive, and u very probable the hard
Of The olive tree might be improved By thus grating
" Whether The olive o0ud be caluvated hero 70
profit " question uil ne, attempt 70 decide. Bot
L desirable 70 rase IT, ~ fOr other purpos,
than curiosity ornamental tFee.-Osof. JourEdL