New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-29

n.r tba, tbe isy,sr II ~ nal acts ss q purier II VI
water md ere 90 well bull, that pos drop Of snsir
coatIis u va-'.d. Thy are 2 or IN naur@r, Oh
bio1 l77 are yrbhe snj tpe ~ mar der atae7ed 70
ivsts kouses rpeir iosi alaei:y lie 202 7'5 cnoio
meters.
N. PJanopsbi, xho fbserved the eclipse az Biv-
ssts 10 Spin wi special refrsDee TO tie p)arils-
ton Of light four that while the nah, Of the roma
was pula is-d rbss OF The red pro was net
Hence g cotcnr Q. ihar rle pc0rnh' 's-"nhl7
he elonds Of orr atmosphere tnough Thy msy be
much moIe depss. The pOiaJiI4,IOD VI re cosoDa
proves tha hgh, emansed fr IN the sun and sss
Iefec,ed The very decii.d poariz1ton Slows, also,
tbst j. vat re6scred at rearly the mszimnu angle Of
polarization, " hich in g-s is about IS degrees.
Sir EmeYson Tenant has written q letter in which
he absndons the hypothesis maintained in nus recsnt
work Oh Ceylon, u a. the steady supply OF "ser ID
Eels sunk 10 coral alanos hss tie origin in the rain
water nbbeo from the surface a1d banked in by the
surrouI ding pressure Of water from The sea The
idea wa first opoDnded by Darwin. Sir Eneraon
Tel naut now links that The vele filed with sea-
waier rends red fresh by slow peIcJ.tiOn through
the masses Of porous coral.
The jar aDese have discovered that few seconds
previous to the occurrence of earthquake the magnet
temporarily loses its power and they have ingeni)usy
eon.tructsd light frame, supporting q horseshoe
magnet, beneath whies is q cup of bell meal. Toe
10 er portion Of the meg is attached TO weight, 81
that Upon tie magnet bee ming paralyz d. the weight
drops and striking the cup, gives the alarm, a1d all
the occupants of the house rush TO the open air for
safety.
1t will be n remembered that Professor Liebg, one
of the fore most of German chemts, and PlJuz', one
Of the fret Of French chemists many years ago an
nounted the discovery Of an ethereal essence which
gave tie rich flavor 10 wine, and which they styled
andntlic ether. Their researches were f-llowed up
by other investigators and oDsnthic acid took It's place
10 chemistry. Mr. A. Fischer now announces that tbs
acid does not EXIT, and that what has received the
name is merely competition of caprylic and capric
acid.
"A new explosive compound has been invente7 by
N. Rey Daud de Trets Belgian chez ist It's cost Is
lefs than miDDgp pwder, and is much more power
fol, weight for weight than ordinary gunpowder. 1t
il imposed Of Dit ate If soda 81 parts residuum Of
tsD 81 parts AID powdered phur 20 parts. 1t has
as yet been ooy employed for blasting purposes, but
is inventor thinks it equally well adapted for use in
cannon. 1t is called pyronome.
Portions Of two meteorc stones which fell at diff.
feTeUt tEee, one IN msAlCO anu ptntE III
ave tly been aDay zed in German lsbora.ory.
The s ucture of both found to be essentially the
same, being comp sed Of than onsbaf iron, and
the rest being made up Of nickel cobalt, and phos-
phorus.
M. Fasoh has discovered tbs. the sesqni)xide Of
iron il sn antdote TO arsenic. In h's experiments,
twelve out Of fourteen arsenicaly poisoned dogs, T.
which he administered the hydrated sesqui lxde OF
iron and The hyCrste of sulphur of iron. recovered
Professor Benjamin. Peirce, now in Europe, has
submitted to the French Acadamy OF Sciences, his the
DRY of tie physical strueture Of comets.
-G,s lie being made in Copenhagen from a certain
Fort f peat, which is reported to produce light
whittier and stronger in fame than coal gas
THE WATER GAs-The successful exhibition of the
water gas at the Grard Houss duriog the past three
appears TO have bad The effect Of settDg some
of the quesions recently discussed in umns a. so
much leDRth-a well known engineer Of this ci'y, Mr..
Wiegand, whose Advertisement we this cay pub ish,
nov Offering 10 furnish estimates Of ire Of works,
and 70 accompany them with satifscory guarantees of
the eoet of manufacture ard of the reliability OF the gas
pr, due.d In further evidence Of this We learn that
arr ppemeps are now foot for the erection Of nuuer
oue works for the manufacture Of gas according 20 the
rroce, q DR.. Sanders in New England, New York,
Sew.Jsrsey and several Of the Western states.
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