The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-11-17

ing this it's eastern terminus.
Two coaches of the Overland express
which left Denver Tuesday morning,
the 9th, passed here between II and II
o'clock. both coaches loaded with pas
sengers. 60
From papers by this arrival, we learn
that Judge Mel Lane was arrested some
time last week, escaped and was
re-arrestedson Saturday, the Sd, when
he gave bonds in the sum Of $4,000
for his appearance on Monday, the 9Th.
The charge AGAINST him is not specified,
but according to. the Rocky Mountain
News it must be grave one.
Mineral Wealth Of Missouri-
The Committee of the Philadelphia
Board of Trade, in the recent visit to
St. Louis, report in high colors their
views of the immense resources Of
Missouri in iron and lead. They say
One of the greatest curiosities of the
state-indeed, almost ranking with
Niagara and the Mommoth Cave for
unique interests the Iron Mountain.
which some of our party visited. 1t is
eighty-six miles from st Louis reached
by railroad constructed by the owners
of the land, or rather metal, but
destined to be extended to Memphis.
The chief formations are the 1rCn
Mouptain proper and the Pilot Knob.
The former is vast mass OF specular
oxide, it's height above the valley be-
ing two hundred and twenty eight feet,
and its base covering an era of 500
acres, which give $50, 1S7 ,373 tons of
ore. But beside the part above the
surface, on digging down $50 feet, the
oresis found still to continue, and how
much deeper is unknowh. On the sup
position that the size is the same every
foot of descent gives 3,00O,000, tons of
lore. The shape of this mountain is the
upper half of an oblate spheriod. It's
ore contains 65 per cent. OF pure metal.
There are three furnaces at the foot of
the mountain, but only one now in
sop eration Pilot Knob, about three
mil es from the Iron Mountain, is 5SI
feut Isl h as cendihg conically to nearly
aperfect4apcx. Its height is 5Sl feet,
and ~ covers an area of 800 acres. The
amount above thessurface is calculated
at ElE:s3,sss)72,773 tons. There is no ore on
the surface at tho base, but about
half way up the inclined plane it is
blasted and quarried like granite. 1t
Is :silicious specular oxide. and con-
tains "a percent. of pure metal.
& Elopement IN, Inaiana--A Mistress
Terribly Beaten by an Injured Wife.
The Indianapolis Sentinel of yesterday
reIates tile followil1g:
One day last week a married man,
Mr.. George Rice, who lived in the cas-
tern part of the city, and rejoiced in
the possession of an amiable and
accomplished wife, fell in love with a
girl in the neighborhood, and eloped
with her, taking a horse and buggy
belonging to Mr.. James Hiser. Mrs.
Rice was naturally indignant at the loss
of her husbands affections, and Mr.
Hiser at the loss of his property, and
on Monday last the two, accompanied
by Officer Hanna, followed the truant
pair. AT Marshall, Illinois, on the even
ing of Monday, Mrs. Rice tracked the
runaways to a hotel, and by the force
of her smiles and her tears, succeeded
in reaching the bedroom where the
guilty pair were sleeping soundly and
sweetly. She placed herself in tragic
attitude, with pistol in one hand, at Il @
bedside, and called on her darling
George to awake. George did open
his eyes, and at the same moment the |
fair maiden at his side was aroused |
from her blissful dreams. Starting up
in terror, the girl seized the hand of |
Mrs. Rice which held the pistol, and
called loudly to George to escape.
George did secure his pants and coat
and ran so fast that he has not been
caught yet, but the girl paid dearly
for the escape of her paramour. Mrs.
Rice had brass knuckles in her other
hand, with which she beat the poor girl
numerically about the head, cutting
her flesh shockingly. Mr.. Hiser reco-
vered his property, and Mrs. Rice lost
her husband, and if George Rice will
only stay away, our city can say that
her loss is its gain.
tzg The reward of $1,000. offered for