The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-26

States-that is to say the whole liberal party,
bondholders or not-are anxiously waiting for
so happy q result. Transactions to large ex-
tent have also taken place in 1881 bonds, and in
five per cent. stock. In Austrian bonds very
little is doing, and this will be the case as long
as the conversion is pending. II this is once
over they will make q weignty concurrence to
Americans, and throw these out OF the market
If the payment OF the bonds does not cease to be
o debatable object"
VesuvIus-AnOthsr Eru Eruptt0h-OoMtlmued
Flow OF Lava.
During the whole of July" says Naples
correspondent Mount Vesuvius has been in a
state OF greater or less eruption, and has ex-
hlbited most magnificent spectacle. For four
months, within few days, 1t has been contiHu-
ously pouring forth lava, in spite OF the predlc
tions of the learned that the end was dra wing
near; go that our professors are now under the
Lecessity of distinguishing three phases OF the
erupton-the first extending from the night OF
the 18th or 18th of November to the 18th OF
January; the second from the 10Th OF
January to the llth of February, during
which interval it exhibited great varieties
with less activity; the third from the llth
of February TO the present tune, a period
of diminution, according to Palmlerl, though
appearances and the daily reports are such As to
retute the hypothesis. About the beginning OF
this latter period little lava flowed, and the i'm
preston was that the eruption was nearly over;
but on the 18TH greater activity, which con-
tnued till the 10Th OF February, was observed;
the decorations we're loud, generally in the
morning and evening some stones were thro wn
out, and then comparative silence ensued.
During these two or three days several shocks
of earthquake were registered, aud the ,appara-
tus of variation was disturbed. A te W subhmates
were collected on the summit but not sufficient
to mark the end of the eruption. On the 18th
yet greater activity was perceptlble, and Its
perodcity was confirmed; twice day VesuviuS
put forth all Its energies, interesting equally the
scientific and curious.
The guides of Vesuvius who reside IN Resina
say that in their to Rn great shocks were felt,
finia In nal nd Uni mr. n nWS
tremble. Columns OF stone, they add, were
shot into the air at the height of three hundred
metres, something little short OF nine hundred
feet. The lava too, progressed considerably,
forming at the foot OF the cone five different
streams, which poured over like cascades On
the 18th the great cone began again to roar
with considerable violence, and two shocks of
earthquake were felt distinctly in Reslna, the
very summit of the cone fell 10, forming
by the obstruction of the material three era.
tiers, which threw out large quantities of stones,
and offered, as 1t were, a magnificent display
of fireworks. The entire cone trembled too, as
if shaken by an earthquake, for four or i've
seconds, while later in tne day the lava forced
an opening in the direction of the Piano dele
GinesteIe and flowed Cnwa1ds in q stream OF
full ten metres in width. From this time to the
end of the month the mountain has continued
to thunder, and to throw out masses of red hot
lava, which, dividing into many streams, pre-
sent at a distance O spectacle OF great beauty.
Frequent though slight shocks have been felt
at Resina and, indeed other places in the
immediate negh6orhood but they create no
alarm as the people are so accustomed to their
return. On the night, however. OF the 9th
there was one unusually strong. 1t seems now
to be confirmed that the volcano acts under
lunar influence. In truth, the period of it's
greatest eruptions get every day about half an
hour later, coinciding with the eVolutions of
the planet.
~ have only to note the nature of the mate
rals which have been thrown out during this
the third phase. The ashes and the sublimates
have been in small quantities. which, according
to Palmeri's own assertion on several occasions
indicate that the eruption is not near its terml-
nation. The sublmates which have appeared,
however, on the smoke holes have been chlorure
of copper and of lead, while the absence of
cblorure of iron has been noted as remarkable
although on the top of the cone it has been
found united with 'olieisto iron. The concourse
OF visitors IS greater than ever.