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A Baltimore correspondent Of tho comm rr,'iri
gives the following description Of a curious dis.
caae prevalent among tho Baltimore ladies': -
In this remarkable city there are some good
strong, Union ladies; and thoy escape the
singular disease which has such startling effect
upon the Secession ladies. The mere sight Of a
Union soldier brings on one Of the spasns.
am happy to say tbat the disease is unknown in
the North; hut, lest il should appsar in the
North, will give the sympioms-and tho pro-
ventivc.
In the first place, when secession lady
mcetss Union soldier, whcthot hc /, atone Or
with lady, her bead is suddenly thrown back.
caused by the contraction OF the nerves At tho
top Of the spinal column. This nervous tw,tch.
Ing extends to the face, drawing up the ,so
and mouth, .fi1ghJGHy distorting the m,,t
beautiful couutcnlncc1 The hia1s, too be-.
come infected, and clutch the DIRE ss Of tho llly.
lest her skirt should touch tho horrd monster.
She is impellcd by the same influence to move
m.estically to the o'hor side Of tho walk and
sweep past tho unoifending but electrified sol
der. Theses symptoms arp intensely Aggravated
by meeting Duryea's I1uaves. As this diseasa
was never known in America. before II bcholves
all ladies who wi'h TO preserve thcr charms, to
use cvcry precautipn to prevent It's appearance
ia the North. especially It IL fatal to tho
Union COT hearts and hinds)
The preventive is--CoMMoN SFNAE
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-30

General william Sutk' E'.clrlnt va, bora
u tuv cIuuty Ut D'ltwtnn, vac ut DItH. o.
.Na h'h of S"pcm .cr, lSl1. llis an ,o,turs on
'Nc ithcf side, were originally from Am,.cr.
tin md ON the mothers, they were ot the
P,nusylvania llophusis one of whom signed
the Declaration Ot Independence A. the nl,r
4 clgh' 'orn, on his own direct application TO tho
Secretary oi War CHE Hon. joel r. Poinsctt, }
lac wa, APP ointcd cadet at West Point in tho
wear lNl'. lilo graduated among tho five, aud
terau g broyet lieutenant oi engineers, IN 1872.
His first military station was FORTRESS, MonrO"
where he remained one year frat assistant tu
Colonel u. T.. DcltISSv. In August lSlS ho
married Mis- An Eliza lIegcman, an accom-.
pli-hcd and worthy representative Of the old
New y Otk family ul that name. AMI was orler.
cd TO the West to act a. Assistant Professor OF
Engineering and Natural 10 ilosophy.
Alter remaining four wears at tho Academy,
ho was transferred To Newport, Rhode Island,
and made Engineer -m.chIot OF the iOrtiicatiUn,
at Fort Adams, During his stay thoro, from lsi5
tO 1893, ho was charged with surveys OF Now
Bedford llarbUT and Taunton river, MtNchu-
set'e and plans Of torihcItons, which he exc
Cuted To tho satisfaction Of the War Depart
menl. In 1898 he was made Constructing En-
giaoer at the Navy lari, Washington, District
OF Columbia. In November. lSj6, he resigned
his commission in the army, and engaged in
evil engineering and architecture in the city Of
Cincinnati, In 800 ho accepted the sup 'tin-
tendency OF the Camel Coal Company, Of Coal
River, kanawhI Court House. Virginia, aud
Presidency of tho Coal River Navigation Com
pany, which ha retained until April, 1851, when
he removed 10 Cincinnati, and enga scd in the
manufacture Of coal oil and prlu slate Of potash
This was his business when ho WI, cll'nd by
Major General Mcclellan 90 act a. chicf engi-
necr and aid-lr-cimp and the.cc, shortly after,
promoted TO a Brglder Generalshp in the reg
uldr army.
In all these various positions General Rose
Grams has exhibited the most uLtiring indus
try, indOmitablc energy, and ,potle's integrity.
None ever knew him whOso ro,po,t and cona.
donce he did not command; and the writer Of
this sketch could not Teple,s smile whcp,
among certain papers kindly submitted TO his
inspection by tue amabe AMI accomplished
Mrs. Rosecrans, he lit upon a letter dated
Washington, August II, 1864, tcstifying to
Mr., koseGrins high abilities inteS gritty, and
energy, and signed "J,Ilerson Davis
Socially, the General suits u the refinement
Of the gentleman the frank, FREQ spoken man
ner so taking among our Western population.
In person no is little above tho middle height,
rather thin, and very erect with no feature 80
striking "A hi1 broad forehead and clear gray
eyes. Cen Rosecrins is member Of the
Roman Catholic Church.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-30

In les than two hours al,er tho passage, by
tho Legislature, Of the joint resolution, tender
Boad placed in the cars six brass six-pOund
cannon, with all tho implements pertaining to
the pieces; 500 mus kst, aud accoutrements COM
plete, and l6, 900 ball cartridges destined for
Louisville.
Kentucky has furnished tho United States
II 900 men, including 900 now in Camp Rob-
iuson, well armed and equipped, aud ready for
service. Besides these, six ur eight regiments
Of infantry and cavalry are in process Of tormi-
tion for which recruiting l. gong on. Aud 10
many parts Of the State are organized com.
panics Of Homo Guards armed with ihe mus
kcs distributed by the Government throu gh
Lieut.. Nelson, ready for service within rrt-
,onahlc distance from home. In Louisville
tpcro are 900; Lexington I, $50, and in many
rnmnl in, nnn or moro rnmnAnie..
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a pleasant Pans letter in tho Couric, De.
ftat' nis tells this story:
A paper manucicturcr hs, Just invented kind
OF npormcah.e paper, suitable Tor dress gOOd4.
Its manner q employment is both simple aud
Ingenious. IL u.ists ~ replacing by small
irlm"s thc hoep. upon which are blllOonad the
pctticoi's ot our ladies'. These ,w-iangleI en-
,ires are covered with packing canvas, upon
which YOU have only tc glue, as on a common
screen, the newly. invented papcr.
Thanks 10 thi, invention when a lady wants
now dress. her husband has no longer to dis
trcss himself with tho disbursement Of live or
six hundred francs, for twenty yards n velvet
or thirty Of moirc antique; all he will have TO
do will he 20 buy five pr six rolls Of twclvc-4ous
paper, aud send for tho gluj man. This Is as
,impc aS all grand ilca- usually are.
The father about 10 marry hS daughter will
not bc 'liged long tune beforehand to bother
himself about her rOu,saU--hc will limit hint
self to asking hi, witc. on tho d,y hclurc tho
wedding, What paper shall we glue on to our
EmlN?'
MON Di,u, my love" the mother will rc.
ply, Edo whatever you think propcr--it seems
to me that some 2l.ocut paper, with pretty
border, you know
Then man vii take wife without lower,
aud the marriage contract will .tipulntc that
the it'hcr-in law en't,rs to p,pct.htng his
daughter tfiirr 'dp's', 50 W) ter tlc Gr,t
thrc wears.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-30

There are many wonderful natural curio'ito
and antiquitud relics to bo found ia Kentucky
and one OF the most rem ark able is 10 he iouu0
in Allen county, on the Tennessee border, an,
seventeen miles from B,wling ircen, where q
wall of solid Limestone, POO yards in length, ll
feet high, 80 feet at the base and g feet wide nt
the top, crosses neck formed by a bend ia
Drakcs Creek, and oncloses peninsula Vi 2Ol
acres elevated 10 feet above the river. On th,
top of this natural mound is an area OF three
acres. enclosed by wall and ditch, forming
ono Of the strongest lortres.e- in tho world, 4
is not improbable that the fortunes Of war may
cause thi. old built, il /, supposed
anleccdcnt To the race oi men who held tho cpun
try when discovered by Europeans-'o he occlr
pipl by a hostile force and madc to play a pro
nlnent part in this civil contest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-30

A piS'engc hy tho Persia relates the follow
ing incidents connected with the disaster to the
Great E,stcrn. On tho lith, about eleven
o'clock m the morning the Great Eastern was
met, 2l2 miles from queenstown. Sh, was
rolling very badly, and on approaching nearer
1t was noticed that she had lost both her pidile
wheels her boats, with the exception Of two,
ard her ruddcr head. She was steering for
bone, with the aid or her rudder chains.
Large ropes were stretched from bulwaik to
bulwatk fOr the Passengers 10 cling TO, ami tho
rolling was 10 fearful that Ouo moment the
great ship revealed the whole Of her dccks ut A
most distressing sngle and the next the hilgc
was plainly Visible. Ca discovering the plight
ui the vessel Captain J iikins huis.cd .i.,nal
do you rcquiU aid (Which was only re-
piled to 10y large board being displayed on tho
piddle.huN; but The characters thereon being 81
small the writing could not bo Ice phcrcl. The
Great Eastern still kept ON her course work Iny
with her screw, ami for twenty minutes the
Persia followed hor in orler to got an ans wor to
hcr sl-ual The Passengers OF the Great Etst-
cru wen scattered over tho deck, tthcrc were
reported 90 be- about four hundred IN board Of
her,) all Of whom seemed straining anNinuslv
to got a view Of the Persia. The lad =, way-
eel their hhniker,hels, tho men their hit,, aud,
notwithstanding tho oXtrIoriinIry roll Of the
vessel the utmost enthusiasm seemed to b.
manifested by her passengers.
Up tp thi. time M answer had hcen .:iven
10 tho signal of the Persia, AMI as N, dipped
her ensign apd turned her head away, another
hhIrl written on wa, elevated from the paddle.
box OF the Great Eastern, with 10 better result.
Even with the ali ot the glasses ot the officers
the tharlD trrs could not be di,ttu .uished. Dlr.
ing this timo tho Great T. i-tcrn had not slack.
encl her pace, and whom the Persia got some
distance from her shc no stcl the signal Come
within hail; but as Captain lIikln, jus ly
said, he had followed hon tor hall aa hour, ask 81
her II ,he required sid, an / Giving no reply
in the usual manner. he cluli los, no further
time by ,nin pIttlus back. II va, mater
Of wonder on board the Persia whv this i,ull
hal not been given before, a. ample timo was
attended. After tho Persia left Liverpool on
saturday -ho met with rough weather along
the channel; the wind was blowing hard from
The westward. ani It J.. .uppo,ai that the Great
Eastern must then have met tho disaster, that
had oyrrtakcu hrt.
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In connection with the sal affair At the Con-
,iucnt,l theatre, Philadelphia, it may bo stated
that Miss Ioli Glls wus engaged Ia b. married
to Mr. Jonhs, who hcl th, position of second
officer ON the steancr kangaroo.
1no breaking of a shaft on tho himcwarl
VOYAGE prevented the arrival ot The vessel nt
the usual time, and the fret intina'ipr hc hal
Of the terrible calamity was Cony'Ncl by Mr..
Edwin Reed, an atticho Of tho WIUu' Street
Theatre, who was sent q New YOgA by NJ.
tifrctsOn for thar purpose.
MrJonos arrived il Pail holphil ON Wolucs.
day evening but too late - sac hi d tro'hrd
She hal brcathcd her last. For some thirty six
hours Miss Gale struggled hard to live, appIr.
emily with the solo object Of bid ing farewell
to one To whom ,ho was so much attached.
From the gentleman wo learn that ho had
paid tho last inytilment on u cottage hc pur
chased, and his mother was to furnish IL Will,
he was un his voyage. lIa had rendered h
resignation to the steamship company, and ha,
procurce another situation. which he intende
TO III, taking with him Iela as a wiie " adorI
his English home.
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Drafting.

The old law OF the United sta es. based upon
the Conscription law of France, or closely mo-
delled after II, gives the President authority to
call out the volunteers, aud in tho event Of
these failing, a draft may I've ordered. The
regular state militia are first liable but should
they fail to supply the required number, then
the able bodied males residing in the reglmental
districts, between the ages Of Il aud -. are
liable to he drawn. The Revised Statutes Of
this state, section A. Of the Militia law, pre-
,.rLo-
When yer the President Of tho I'ni'rI STATE,
r. the ,muanlor-iu-C Chief shall orlar q deaf,
IN the militia fir public service such draft
III be- made ia the following manner;
I. Wurn the drd' rel Iirrd to @ made
,lull he a number equal to one or more cpm0t-
rips Of each brifale such draft snail he male
by company, 10 be determined by To-, to ba
dmwn by tho COmmlnlant Of tbs brigade, in
Il presence Of the commanlns OH ,'-7 VI tho
regiments composing such br0 ;adc, from the
military forces oi the state in his bri 1lde, or
ginilod, uniformed, Sc.
s ,. In case such draft shall require a num-
Der equal to oHe regiment, Go brigade 1t Is
to be determined in the Same manner.
-. In case such draft shall require a lar cor
number than the whole number composing the
military force OF such brigade, such additional
draft shall be made Of an equal number from
tho military roll Of the uniformed militia Of
each town or ward, liled with the city, village
or toHn clerk, Sc.
When such draft from the unuuilormed i,
ordered (Which means the mus, Of the people,,
all males residing in regime1til districts
are compelled 30 enrol themselves. The
enlistment list is then filled Gn citieD in
the county clerk Office. On the day ap-
pointed the mayor or supervisors Of the
ward, in presence Of the re,imcntll commander
d the district, draws by lot from this list a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-30

This place on the Ohio River, now held by
L S. troop', is about as important post IA
Il.uterns Inlet, commanding as it does the
Tenn, ,,eo river, a tributary nayigablo for hum
dr,ds Of miles, an avenue Of boundles7 wealth
and whose course is through a bitterly hostile
country, with the mouth Of the Cumberland
hut short distance above, and tho Olio entire
lv under control. Ever since tho cOmmeuce-
rno NJ of the war, until very lately, boats load
pd with contrahaud goods have piled without
interruption up the Cumberland aud Tennessee,
carving aid and comfort Of the most acceptable
kind To the kingdom Of the c, s. A, This is
now impossible.
The number Of L. S. troops in Pllucah Il
low about :, 900 with three batteries. A float
ing bridge is there thrown across the Ohio
Riypr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-30

A Phladclphian, writing from Buffalo to tho
Phlladclphis iHgu,yer, says
W, hal the satisfaction ut meeting cN- prcsi.
dent, now Captain Millirl Fillmore, of tho
Buffalo licmg Guirls. pledged 10 20 tn war II
necessary. Mr. filmrrc i, q splendid looking
man under any circum tanccs, but lot your
readers imagine his tine portly ugurc in hand
some army uniform of blue hrnaiclnth, with
sash aud sword cpiulrttcs aui cont tinon'al
chapcau and plume, and that hanl.om, face
that hc has, he makes nltogc'l q the best look
lux soldier Oi ht, asc that wo have seen IN oui
extended tour
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-30

Tho following notice appears in the Gd.ere'
Ciusiuuatiaus must arouse. The war wagcd
a-ain't X, ntucky by daring enemy means
possession Of Cincinnati, aud appropriations Of
D. gold aul it. stores. An app'al is made to
i.aI " mtn to meet the issue Fighting /. a
h17ness to be prepared for. Assemble tomor-
ruS, then, in ma.,-meeing, and pepare to act.
Nhr h.. ON Of the hour Is, ever act right act
n"mr'lv, and what thou does', do with all thy
l.I.l'
N.t tomorrow, at three o,lo.k p. NJ. at
Z ih .tre't Marhet space.
Having tasted, prepare to fight,
Fight In Mnr-nw, Kentucky.
b. the arrival Of the mail-boat Superor
which was detained until halEpIst twelve
o'clock today because Of the fog last night, we
learn the following;
Previous TO the bOlt reaching Warsaw, Kv.,
at ten o'clock last night party Of secessionists
and MON men had ,kirmish, in which three
were killed When the boat arrived at that
place the Inhabitants were wild with excite
muut.
A party of fifty mounted scco. o.sioul,t5 rolc
into the city about ! O'Clock and broke % Ian a
| building i'm which were stored some arms be-
! longing To the state and carried them OIL, Six
| Or .cven men came up Just a. they were leay-
| ing and were fired upon. The Union men re-
| uncl the fire, killing ono Of the rebels and
! vuuuling several others II is thought they
| nave gone 10 HUMPHREY MA 'lhl Clllll' 'N
| OSen county. One OF the Union men wa
wounded in the ann. The Union men had
| taken the lock, Of the guns that were stolen,
until they organized their company.
The camp above alluded to is about ten mile
| fom WARSAW. General Anderson sent Judg,
| Pryor 10 the camp 10 notify them II the SAINT
was not disbandcd within three davs, he would
march an armed force upon them. Judge Il,
l.ir the boat at Watsaw last night TO perior
| hi, mission and fear, are entertained that they
viii make him prlsoner.-CiaciHH" Ga-eHe
| gBL
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American Agent. In BIr,pinahnw

We understand that staying in the slmo ho-
tel IA Birmingham are representative OF the
Federal and an official of the Confederate gov
crrmcnts Of America their business in the Getty
u smoke being the purchase Of munitions Of
war. Tho two gentlemen 20 on from day 10
day orjcring nj experimenting tho dispatch
ing OF gum, ,annon, and ether deadly fmple-
monts. aud at tho saNc time are on Intimate
and friendly terms In TACT, they dino n.
gcthcr, smoic together, anil TO brandy am i,h"
in agreeable companion,hip. p.--Brmi0i (Eag)
D1ihy ppsf
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Pence Meeting. Accounted Fer.

TuW DEvorEp BAND.-The Norfolk IN,
Bo0t SAYS "a correspondent seems to bo got.
ling inpatient about the npn-lctl,n oc the 'Dc.
voted Band IN the cities of Boston, Now lork
AMI Philadelphia. We would remind him that
the gallant aud devoted spirits had marked out
other lahors for themselves than the particular
one he speaks Of and these abors they are
prosecuting with hcrculcan energy. evidence Of
much Of which ho will SEQ ithr wH reIi d,tsH-
hrcly he northern neirs. 1hat which he speaks
OF their not hlvin done, we would rominl him.
was laid down to bo tho last act in thuir pro-
Crnnmo there The burning of Hampton, If it
had been done by the Fcdernl1 was ono Of the
causes that would hay" preciptatci this last
act Of the 'Deyood Band in the northern cities
above mentioned but, "a that was tho act Of
Gen. Mdgruicr, II sttidhc three hORaadhrciss
that dmd reuiy at u m0W'Hts i0d'HiHg to
avcngc the wrong, of the South Nau,ht in
this world will stay the grindest connlgrdtion
the world ever witnessed except an honorable
warfare ON the part Of the nOrtherners. This
the Band have said and sworn to. Lot Us be
patient.
1--WE must refuse to give publicity TO his
communication ~ it would throw light ON the
subject which should be kept as quiet as posi-
lie
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A Kentucky War ssng.

Arm
Arm without any worls
Arm
This il the time for swords
Arm Atn!
Arm
Arm ere ii is too late
Arm
Arm or bc dcsolate
Arm Arm!
Arm
This is The triimpet-pca
Arm
For the Oil Commpuwcai
Arm Arm
Arm
Arm-Arm TO meet tho foe
Arm
Annie is ccmng-ho
Arm Arm
Arm
Arm Cor your Mother, ami march to defend
her,
Arm
Arm lor the C,mmouwcilth-Nrm or sur
render
Arm
Arm, Brother, Arm the word
Arm Ann
Not dav to br deferred
Arm Ann
iovlwHe Journni.
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Tue KIuuy tn.j Nav, \a,J.

The force employed in the work about the
yard is Loo men, and - yoke Of oxen, for tho
later uf which tho owners receive fifty cents
per day ana keeping. The monthly pay roll To
the men il not for from $50, 900. Flity men
arc continually employed on gun carriage
alone, aud last week an order Tor sixteen fUm
Gen. Frmonts command, were sent of at AN
hours Iutice. There ara -four war vessels now
buildng--two side wheel steamers aud two gun
boats. ono of th1 gun boats Qho Kcar,age)
was launched u few DAYS ago. Tho other u on
the stocks nearly plankcd up, aud il to I've
launched ia about twenty-five DAYS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-30

The Hartford Times says the season in Con-
necticut has been excellent for tobacco-a crop
amounting TO over half million OF dollars being
raised annually in Hartford Co. II has ripened
we'll the present year-the rich yellowish tinge,
showing It's complete fitness for the knife, ap-
ptaring upon the fields as early as the 10Th inst.
The crop Ia already gathered in most admirable
condition, and the leaf, FREQ from injury by hail
and fierce winds, presents an eVenness and per-
fectiou not often witnessed.
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About the tenth Of October, says tho Wash
il gton correspondent Of the Philadelphia Press
General Anderson will have raised such an ar
my Of Kentuckians and East Tennesseans as 20
keep the Secessionists of Tennessee ehectuaiiy
in check; and II is 10 be hoped that before the
same period FremOrt will have mustered a.
army sufficient TO thresh the traitors in IN
u usighbOrh0Od Of Springfield, and then, IL b
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The Rebt lllon In Indiana


I77777
The hour for speculation is past. The tide Of
the rebellion rolls towards your own doors and
threatens the safely Of your firesides. Roger
Hanson is on Green River with 1000 traitors
and six cannon 1000 rebels arc reported at
Morgansfield, thiriy.fve miles distant. Hen
dersoA is in danger Evansville is threatened
not an hour, not moment ia 10 be lost. lie
who now stands back and refuses TO bear arm'
in defence of the city, richly deserves 4 coward
graye.-EcdasviNe Journal, 23d.
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Apc md DnrnIlon of Inc sum- IIcni.

\ paper was read ut the recent meeting o
the British Association for the Advant tcmsnt Of
Science cortcGdtng that tho suns heat was no
less than 2O,OOo, GOO Of wears old, aud rot moro
'h han 500 OOt, 900; aud ihn, ho would. owing ~
Fl Ice fact that heat was generated 60 some extent
In IL. own atm, sphere, give out 10 the earth
,he stue pcr,, ptlhle h'at AS now for 2Ol, 900
wears 10 cone, II It dimiuishc- no faster than al
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-30

The Detroit Trij,nc says Of this gentleman /;
While in this city, he was clpsctcl with a
select circle who are knDrn ~ be- dlbtiH ~
Hcr hydity he made a speech To them anil
since hc LETT Detroit more than uur Ut that ,,-
crct circle have said to Others who wcrc invitcd.
but would no, be- contaminated by the foul con
spiracy, " You ought to have heard Ev -prcsi.
dent Pcryo lat night he would have cured
YOU Of the idea oi supporting this Govcrument
IN this damnablc var, oar opinion is thai
franklin Pierce ia = prowling traitor spy.
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Enrihqunkr- aud Gold Ac,oun,rd por.

paper on "suhtcrrancan movements by
Professor Vaughan, ct Cincinnati, va, read
botnro the British Association tor tho Adv1uc'-
mont Of Science, at It's lt,' meeting. Tho Pro.
iessor 'taied that ;hc amount ui heat supposed
to have escaped ftom our planet during tue
past ages called into existence greater fore -
than those iniici'cd by tho upicival of our
mountain ranges or tho existence Of carth-
luahes. The solidifying of tho ilnsous rocks
from fluid state would ncccss ,rily prOdu' 20
proNyi,m', ani, being d,psniont on giSo5 Tor
stability, the caItht crust would in different
rnrts extend depth into tho lava, pro-
puriionair To tho elevation ON tho surface.
Inequalities In the crust OF tho globe,
IS inoicTed 10y local inrccy of gravity,
and disturbances OF the pendulum, showed
that tho inner side was irregular, ami that
cur continent, rest ou the btso, e sihtar
ranoin mountains, whose tops might b, dcpro.-
scd three or four hunrcd mils5 bonoath this
lovcl oi the rcctiiied matter. A. tho solid mat
ter on the iu'r'nm m unfuins must ultimately
bc crushed by the extreme pressure. a mighty
avalanche Of rock w uli continually tumble On
the lhutor pirt uf tho carths crust, which
would hc imp,rcpubic on mount tins anl con
tlncntS but on adjacent rols Is and islands would
prNluco earthquakes. This movement pr1hn-
hly brings the heavy metal, from the central
20 the superficial parts Of the cirlh anl accounts
in some measure lpr the ,ou'ral appearance ol
goli iu quart ryk.