New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-13

CONSTITUTION OF NErEORs-A res1aykSh16 q a.
nation Of alloy OF the three elemeufs g 4
nickle and iron-s found in metsos5c slonl gkfd Y.
never presents itself in any Of the eenuie4 Z i
masses OF the earth. The metecsic f1&me1 -
ever, appear to have atmosphefes % c1statu III "
their own. although they arc Devoid y y II
all probability, when ON their proper pso6Is ~ r
space, they are involved IN loose inyeaimsnt1 u a
bustible vapors, gathered about the hard nj m
core, and occasionally extending Into NJ a. NJ
sphere from two thousand to three tbou ~ y
wide. The investments Of combustible yapoeu RI M
pany them on their wide sweeping digkts ~ i NJ
they are whirled violently into the ozygea ~ Il
terrestrial atmosphere they kindled undsx ~ II
like BREATH and burst into lame. Th4 1l8MS r h
the aerial regions it has rushed through sId 4
in the sunlight OF twilight, until gradually
by diffusion. The heat produced ~ the IL &
external surfaces Of serolites seems M ~ ~
IA am and transient that y ~ ~ = ~ -
the solid mass contained within. ms No. ~
present any appearance Of indentaai0n u III Y6
if they had been plastic or half plastic, p
Of their raised temperature when hey ~ = 6
ground but the heat, nevertheless, mnst b Oh ~
intense character while it lasts for the surfsee a
mrolite always has pitch black glazed appe
| There is, in fact, perfectly vitri6ed q Co.
ness covering the inner substance, and fko
it by clearly marked line. The flame Of he m4ecx =
evidently more fierce than that OF the hotte pogo6.
lain furnace, for this s altogether inefficient a.
production Of any such perfect process Of glsink =
the erolite exhibits Meteoric stones have been found
to be very hot when discovered 10 the Efound, al
some have retained their high tempesstufe rs hou
FURTHER ARcHAEoLoGIcAL DISCOVERIES III ARR.
ENs.-Other ancient monuments have beesk8 ia11N
in the course Of the excavations b1tSIoa ~ xee-
theum and the Parthenon. They ~ = r. S4a3E
pedestal Of marble, on which iestdlp IL 66ia
of warrior with helmet and shield; above ft Il ~
inscription g Xenocles,n the father, probably a ~
tragic poet Carcinus. Although mulilated, he work
exhibits much artistic merit. The pedestal wAsfnxnd
built into the side Of the door OF small chapeI IL
| ruins Of which were thrown out in the excavntioa6.
Within this chapel are Christian tombs, q the ~
ner of bnrying intimates. They belong to te Byxnn
tine period, and underneath them there ara fu1n6a
tons from still earlier times Here, also, ware A..
covered broken pieces Of colossal statne (pefha1
| of Mnerva) draped to the feet. Not N from ~
same spot they have found an anaglyph OF four NJ
standing. and beneath them an inscription,
except the last syllable It belongs TO the be peio
of the art. It was Of the voting olesinfl tkA1
stood in front Of the Parthenon. Soma oztanl
inscriptions have also been found and publ kod h
the archaeological paper. One Of them i yeEY inta
esting, both for the matter Of it and for the beauty
of the characters. 1t is written in Attic letters n
is worthy of notice that the precincts 81 the Par.
thenon and the Erectheum arc discovered 10 b
ioored with overlapping rows Of stones, from the
rock Of the Acropois. This work WAS prohahly done
when the Acropolis was leveled OF.
| Providence journal, March rs.