Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-04-27
4 Column Of Varieties.


night. 10y means Of an artificial light
called the ~Photogen. 1t is esli-
mated that England pays annually
s@Jp.u1U, 900 for manure-InOre than
the entire commerce of this country.
Tie total value of years crop has
been reported to Parliament. some
time ago, as being about s3,000,000,-
000: the crop includes the animal as
well as the vegetable.-Extcrsiyc
deposits Of coal have been found in
Liberia al the hi!ly ranges abound
ing with it.--In exhuniiag some
bodies in family graveyard near
'Crawiorlsyiile, : c., the body Of 4
woman, buried some twelve or more
years ago, was found a pe:r.fIc;iol,
with each article Of dress perfect
Mr.. Bryant's euloay on Washington
Irving. j one of the finest pieces Of
composition il the llugGage-appre-
ciaiiye, manly, polished, and in admi-
rable taste.-J1arez pronounced
Wharays.) the leader Of ,heliberal or
anti-chGrch party in Mexico, is a full
blOoded Mexican Indian. (Who would
have thought our odd Buck Presi-
dent would 'amalCamate" with a col
ored man, and tried TO keep up a
black ruler "a census Of the pop
ulaiion Of Rome has been completed,
from which it appears that the total
Of the Inhabitants Is lSG.3j7. figure
at which this petrifcl or s;ereotyped
city has remained for the last 80
wears. without any symptom Of that
progressive development which has
enlarged, enriched and enliehtened
every other European capital. In
the muster-roll there are 81 bishops,
1881 secular priests, 2,404 monks,
l,s12 friars. 2,1J0 nuns, and $50 sem
mary siudcnts.-Large numbers Of
our exchange papers now come TO Us
with tie direction printed upon them
with I machine. The variety in the
appearance Of the addresses shows
that several Of these inventions have
been introduced into practical use.
The statement that Jackalow,
the japanese who is suspected Of hav-
Ing murdered Captain Leete and his
brother, of the oyster sloop Spray, IS
the same person who was with Perry
in his voyage TO japan. Is contradic-
P ted jv one who seems 10 know
The strike Of the shoemakers in Mas
sachuse,ts is ended most Of the
workmen obtained en- advance. though
some did not. At HaverhilI, an ac-
count Of receipts and expenses was
presented. showing that out Of $431
collected. s2G4 had been paid for
oWnlall, lorse-Lire, travel, print
T Ing. and incidental expenses" the
needy receiving. for their relief, only
slGI, The same result Is anticipa-
ted in the other towns.-All the
colors have been produced by photo
graphy. but it has been heretofore in
possible to FIX them. Itis now stated
that Mr. Toussaint. OF France. has
succeeded in fixing these colors per-
manently: and that, consequently,
we are TO have photographs Of objects
in all their natural eolors. The prin-
cipal substances used are reported 10
be oil of pink and chloride Of gold.
Tile great steel he'll which was
cast in Sheffield for the san Francis
CO Fire Department, has been brought
TO New York. and hung in the Park
to compare its sound with that of the
City Hall bell. Ii Is very sonorous,
with a clear and meiodious note
Il has been supposed. from a careful
counting Of q portion Of the rings.
and from comparison with other trees
that tie large Tree. OF which 6 portion
was brought to Philadelphia from
California. was about lSO9 gears oh.
-The deepest Artesian well IN be
United States Is the one at Colur hus.
Ohio. which i 2.e4o feet in dcp;h-
more than half mile-DuTirc The
late strike Of the sloemakers Of Mas
sachusetts. Mr. Bachelor. q shoe man
ufacturer. stated at a meeting fhathe
has in his possession the first pair Of
pegged shoes that were made in New
Hampshire. They were made by tie
soldiers in 1S12-The tea-plant is
cultivated in Louisiana without any
difficulty. 1t has shown its power TO
withstand the hottest days Of Loui,i-
ana, and also the late freezing cold
weather.-The ship Great TGsman-
ia. which lately arrived at Liverpool
from Calcutta. with over 1000 men
who retired from tie Indian army on
the transfer OF the East India Com
pany'S service to the British govern
ment. had a fearful amount Of sick
ness and mortality on board. 1t IS
charged. that. owing TO bad and IL
sufficient provisions. and the want Of
proper accommodations. the ship be-
came a perfect floating hospital!
There were, at one time. 400 or 500
men sick on board, Of whom 60 died
+ at sea. and large number were Ian
ded at Liverpool! in a dying state. \
government investigation into the
matter has been oommcnced.-l; is
announced that tie Prince of Wales.
the heir-apparent Of the British crown.
will leave England, on the 10th Of
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