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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-05

10. 90 2. NJ CINCINNATI EXPRESS, Sundays
excepted, connecting at Elmira for Harris.
burg Philai elphla and the South nt 0s-
wcgo for Ithaca; at Bngham'on Tor syria.
ousc; at Lackawaxcn Tor llonesdale; at
Middletuwn for Unionyille; at Goshen for
Montgomery; at dreycourt for Ncwburgh
and Warwick and at Jersey City with tx
press Train Of New Jersey Railroad for
Philadelphia.
FROM BUFFALO-By New York Time from
Depot corner Exchange and Michigan streets
o.35 A. NJ. NEW YORK DAY EXPRESS lSun-
days exceptcd.) Stops at llornellsyille $40
A. NJ. lBkn) Susquehanna 1892 p. M.lDinel }
Turner's $40 p. NJ, (sup.) and arrives in
New York at 1910 p. NJ. Connects at Great
Bend with Delaware, LackawAnna and Wes-
tern Railroad, At Jersey City with midnight
Express Train Of New Jersey Railroad fol
Philadelphia,
7:sO A. NJ. EXPRESS MAIL, via. Avon and
Hornellsylllo daily except sundRys) Ar
ryes in New York at 1.4O 4. VI.
$50 =. NJ. LIGHTNING EXPRESS, runs
daily. Stops at IlornoiisviiIe 6.lj +.
(Eup.), aud arriyce in New York 7io A. NJ.
Connects at E.mIra with Northern Central
Railway for Harrisburg and the South, and
81 Jcysgy City With Morning hKPress Train
&c New Jersey Railroad for PbiladelL hiR,
Baltimore ana w rshl"stau
Sleeping Coaches are q taohed to TINS tIpio at
BufTalo, running through to New York without
! change.
ll.20P.M. CINCINNATI Express, daily, (sI
cept sundays Stops Mt SusquehGnna ga!
A. NJ, Bkft,j Turner's 3l5 =. NJ. (Dine,
Aui arrives il New ork ut $40 7. NJ. Con
meets at Jersey city with Evening TrainS
for rhiladelpha, Baltimore and Washing.
tuu.
Sleeping coach attached t" this tra at BuC-
falo, running through to SusquchGnna.
| Only one train enst on Sunday, loaydur Buffalo
at 2:5O ?. NJ, ami Duukirt l.lj P. NJ, and
reAohing New York at TAO A. NJ
Boston and New England passengers, with theLI
baggage, are transferred free NJ charse in New
| York.
ITO pleasure travellers the line Of the Erie
Railway presents many objects " iuterest, pas
! sing through tho beautiful valleys Of tho Che
mung, susquehanua, Delaware aud KamsPo Tiy-
ers, an over changing panorama Of nature hbcAu.
| ties commands attention.
/ Tho best ventilated and most luIuriouFslGep'
! ing coaches Gaoy~ IN The WORLD ~vsQ &c.
company nH sht trains 9n this railway.
BAGGAGE CuECBED THROUGH,
A"d fare a!~ay' as loto as ~ any o1er Rouh
ssgS~ Ask for Tokets yis. Ere h, ''wsy, which
can be obtained at all the Prlucir4l Ticket OficoI
In the West and Southwost.
8. RIDDLE, WA1. n. BARR,
Gen supt. Gen'l Pass. Ag
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-05

The Gardner Real Estate Distribution has
been postponed indefinitely. A meeting on
Saturday night to witness the drawing in St.
Louis broke up in row on account of un.
fairness on the part of the managers, who
refused to allow the "Asbbrook Mansion -
worth over $4,000, to be drawn in the lot.
terry for the reason that the short sale Of
tickets would not justify allowing so valuable
prize being. put in the drawing. This
Gardner Distribution is probably another Of
the many schemes TO swindle people who
are simple enough to pay s. or SlO for the
possibility of one chance in one hundred
thousand to draw prize of fabulous value,
instead Of keeping what they know is theirs
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-05

The New Orleans Times thus presents the
status of New England people south ;-"For
the good things brought US from the north
the skill, the industry, the perseverance
we are truly thankful. We welcome with
outstretched arms the north men who come
here, as to a home, for the purpose of aiding
in the legitimate development Of our re.
sources aud of participating in the advan,
tages of our situation. Against such there
are no prejudces. But those who have
come to Oppress US in our day ofhumiliation
and weakness-to prof!by our necessities
to tax US without our consent and divide
our revenues among themselves through
shameful subsidies, oppressive monopolies,
and all sorts of disgraceful favoritism-oc-
cupy an entirely different position"
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22tO 27 Miles the Shortest Route
AlltrSins run directly through TO New Yorh,
Gla- 800 MtLES, without change Of coaches.


Sa- 500 MTLEs, without change Of coaches.
PROM and after February 10th, 1897 Trains
will leave in connection with all Westernlinet, 80
| fOlows:
FROM CLEvRLAND-From Erie Railway b.
pot.
$50 A. NJ. LIGHTNING EXPRESS, daily, aF
rives at Loavittsburgh S.45 "A. m. sleeping
coach from this point TO New York without
change. Msadyille lilo a. m, Hornells-
willie l. p. IN. sup, New Yosk i.lO a. IN
Connects at Leavittsburgh for youngstown
At MeGdvlle for Oil City; at Blmira with
Northern Central Railway for Harrisburg
and the South, and at Jersey City with Nor
ming Express Train Of New jersey Railroad
for Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing.
ton.
4.l5 p. NJ. CINCINNATI EXPRESS, Sundays
excepted, arrives at Lcayiusburgh G.J2 =.
M Meadvile $3.50 ?. N. Sleeping coach
from this point 10 New York without change
Break fast at Susquchanna g.45 a. m, dine
at Turner's $40 p. m, arrive in New York
$40 p. m, connecting with Evening Express
Trains Of New Jersey Railroad for Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and Washington.
p45 =. NJ. DAY EXPRESS, Saturdays excepted,
arriving nj IIornolisyiie g.Ij a. M, (break-
fast, Great Bend 2.lJ p. IN, connecting
with Delaware, LGckawanna and Western
Railroad Susquehanna 2.32 ?. IN. dine,
Turner's 3j ?, m. (supper), New York
10 40 p. IN connecting with Michigan TX
press TTau Of New Jersey Railroad tor
Philadelphia.
A sleeping coach is attnched to this train at
Cleveland, and runs through TO HJrnellsvllc.
FROM DUNKIRK-By New York time from
Union Depot:
7SOA. NJ. EMPRESS MALL, from Duukuk ,iai- |
ly, except Suudays. Arrives at Hornclls |
Vile 2.Os p IN, dine, connecting with tho |
3Oa. M. Express Mail from Buffalo, via |
Hornelsvie and via Avon, and arrives in |
New York at 7.40 a. m.
l;l6 p. NJ. LIGHTNING EXPREss, from
Dunkirk cunning daily. Stops at Hor
nensvine sos P. NJ, (Sup interesting with
tho 2:5O p. NJ. train from Buffalo, stopping
ond oonnectngNs above, arriving in New
York at 7:40 A. NJ.
Sleeping coach attached to this train at Sala-
maucA at 3.3U =. m, running through to New
York.
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Chicago Market.
.I....,,h.d 20 Nka Auaua


OHIoAso, March 8.
Flour dull, light demands Wheat easier, closing
dull at ,l2Ii Corn active but shade lower at 500
Oats dull at 53S Ryedull, nominal at l,lSSl9
Barley frm nominal at l,7sasO; Provisions dull
Pork nominal at 81 cash; Lard Stoady at lSi
Dressed hogs dull steady at l2a!.
Hides--Greon butchers 9A94; green cured l2ia
IS; green calf l7alsi green kip l5al6; dry
flint 224a2SI dry sRlted lsal9; green frozen
country HAN! grubby hides, one-third of.
Wool--Tub, extra clean, 5Oa55, tub, common,
45a5O, fine fleece, good condition, light 4iais,
fine fleece, bad condition, heavy, 4Oal5, medium
good condition, 4Oa45 medium fleece, bad con-
dition, 3Sa40, coarse, very light, 45a47. I'm
washed 2Sa33.
One third of always for unWashed and Buckle
Eleeces.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-05
READY GLAZED SASH.

TN CONNECTION with my Planning Mill,
/ have opened Ware Room for the sale OF
Pyimed and Glazed Sash, where will keep con-
stautly on hand all sizes Of these articles which
can sell at much cheaper rates than they can
be purchased for elsewhere. obtain my Glass
from tho manufactures at Pittsburg, thereby
BaviRg the profits which others must pay who
buy in this market. All Builders, Farm ers. and
others in want of Sash will consut their own in
terest by giving me q call before purchasing else
where as am offering unusual inducements for
this trade. J. A. BIDDIE0N.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-05
st, louis MARKET,

Telegraphed to the Argus
sr. LoCis, March 4.
Flour dull unchanged. Wheat all grades be,
lew fancy are lower. Corn very little doing
downward tendency. Oats dull G5a69. Rye
higher l39al4O. P.ovisions dull Pork $3.50.
Bulk shoulders l3. 3learsides H. Lard uoni.
nal,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-05
Daily argus.

Grant evidently has no confidence in his
standing with the Lord, for instead Of in.
voking His blessing upon the country him.
self, he deputies ihe nation to perform this
dutv
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-05
NOTICE.

THE subscriber is now the sole proprietor Of
J. the stove store and manufacturing shops u
Michael Kane 4 Co. and will continue the bus-
iness as usual, at the old stand in Bufords
Plock, Thankful for the liberal patronage Of
the public in the past he hopes TO merit it, con-
tinuancc.
Those indebted will ohligo him by making as
early payments as possible, in order to enable
him to close up the books Of he late firm
MICHAEL KANE.
Rock Island. feb'y IS, 1859, dw2w
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-05
New York market

Telegraphed to the Argus.
Nav YoRE, March. 3.
Flour dull nominal; wheat dull sales lac store
nominally 1882 delivered; corn quiet P5a6; oaH
dull heavy 744 store; pork dull BIT Vhiskey
firm 96a5; lard heavy igt
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-05

UNIoE srooK YARps, Ma

UNoE STooK YARDS, March B.
Cattle moderately active shipping demand at
unchanged prices, receipts 600, sales $50 COVE
aud light steers at 5.6Ua5 rs; good to choice 7a7
u.s. supply butchers stock exceeds demand. Hog
receipts 1910, Gales $50 common at gRll fair to
medium giaI I0t; choice lO,3ua35.
Shecp-The demand was active and prices
we're frmer, and n triHe better, for really good
uradpe Sa1pa
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-05
Particular Attention paid TO Pre-
scriptions.
YANKEE NOTION STORE
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL!
ILLINOIS STREET ROCK ISLAND.
FIELD & BROTHER.

The uudsrsisned, (sucoossoss to A. HULL have
on hand full stock Of
vANKII MOTIONS
consisting Of Buck Mttens, Gloves, Pins, Nee
dies, Paper Envelopes, Pens, Pencils, Machine
Silk, Thread, Bindings, Buttons, Belts and Buc-
kles, RaEors Scissors, Pocket Knives, Toilet
Soap, Barriers Soap, Hair Oil, Poriumery, Combs,
Purses, Calf and Morocco Wallets, Rubber Ohains
aud Rings, Whips, Lashes, Hosiery, Cigsrs, sus-
psnders, Gun Caps, Spectaoles, Shoe Laoes, Head
Nets, Chewing Gum Rufles, Ladies' and Gents
| Bosoms and Collars, Paper Collars, and great
variety Of fancy articles generally kept IN No.
| tiou Store or by Live Yankees.
We buy our goods in New York Of importers,
jobbers and manufacturers for the wholesale
trade, and can sell as cheap ns any store west u
| New York
FIELD 4 BROTHER,
Illinois Etroof, Rock Island.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-05
stocks and Mooney.

Tolegraphed to tho ARGus.
Esw YORK, March ).
Gold l.SIA; Coupons Of 81 liza; 5-2O'S
first l,ls4; do second l,l4a; do third 1865
new ll24 DO 81 APPS do oe l,i5j 10 In's
l,Oot.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-05
Thomas Yates,
(Suocessor to Jaoob Riley
On the LeVee, Rock Island.
Brass and Iron Work,
G@8 Fitting
sTEAM Nj PIPES
LRYEE. NEAR FERRY LANDING.

LRvEE, NEAR FERRY LANDING.
The subscriber, at bis shop on the Levee, near
Woltman's, invites the attention Of bis friends
nd the public generally to his large and conn plete
stock Of Brass and Iron Goods. suoh IS Steam
Cocks Valves, Water Gauges, Whistles, Oil CupL
Beer Cocks, Pumps, Gas and Steam Pipe Of all
sizes. Zinc Babbitt Metal, ETC.. etc.
Steam aud Gas work promptly attended to AnG
put up in workmaulike manner
Gas fixtures of all kinds for sale.
Gas filters supplied.
He has a SCREW cutting machine, which cuts
screws upon gas and steam pipe from Of an
inch TO 4 iDohss--the largest machine west Of
Chic ago.
THOMAS YATES,
Successor to Jacob Riley.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-05
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.

7 OFFER M place on Orleans ..Teo', in the
l lower part ri. The city, noRr t.e new school
buiHin ng, for sale There are tour lots in one en-
closure, u good house barn, sheds, etc, aud e1-
eYythiur ronvcHi"'t--" goo' -"'' "'s'crn, cellar,
n great variety Of fruit trees, &c &c, For fur
tbey particulars enquire Of tho subscriber.
[. L. SAULPAUGH.
Rock Tslsnd, Jauy Il, 1859, DIFF
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-05
STE a MBO All
AND
LAND ENGINES
OE Az SIZES.

Flour, Sugar and Saw Mill Machinery, House
Castings and Iron Railing, Lard Kettles, Bell!
and Brass Castings. Boring apparatus iorgeo
and hnished for boring Artesian Wells Of any
kind, made OF the best mstersl-made TO order
Farmers who will be il want Of Cane Mills
this year, would do well to give their orders soon,
In order to have their mill in proper time
I have large mill patterns, that can ba only
made To order.
Any one in want of heavy castings for any
purpose would do well to give me q call. before
going to q distance-to get what can be made oil
home Just ss we'll, snd with much lsss expense.
Repairing done on shOSt notice.
Wh. n. THoMPgON.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-11
C0AsTwisE STEAMSHIP,

DAClfIC MALL STEAhSHlP COMPAkY'S
cALifoRSix AND China
sl So 1t s sss: s'' So
according to location OF berth
These include teThs board and all neces,aies for
CHANGE OF SAILING DAYS,
foot Of o'ns os ;S Isl & H9b Il 's sr En%sS MONTH
bandred pound, bsssass free % each adult GedeiHs
ocTosER Is" ALASKA, Captain Gray, connecting with
ssamsT xaFhSH VIII Francisco Soms.
r, sG11fE 11 ss.H'' Iss
shippers - collecting inI.na chaIse' sc ,,,
Canal Cana Street s N0'''N, N>e' 0 FIR. BABY, agent
HAVANA, sIsAL AND VERA CRUZ.
WI sal from pier 10 Es. river 10 M ,esmhP
.xIixlSpRs sons ss1 s1S.s Tvs. =
HAVANA, srsAL AND VERA CRUZ
wsn S0s days s1a 'i foa ssf%.R me 'i
ci Ts' ;s III SEx HsS fs%s Saturday os
CLEopAIkA, rn.mps .''''''''.....rraay' NV
For freight 9.'i.Eif SONS IS Broadway
TINTED STATES AND BRAZIL NAIL sIEA,MssnIP
cn. elegant w w ssah. .. o g.
s fs cob.r M @ ss sna fo az ss9sG
For freight or p'''' %i fsIs GARRISON Agent
No.b Bowling Green. New York.
ISoR CHARLESTON, S. c., THE SOUTH AND SOUTH
IL west and Florida Pors.-Nsw York aud Charleston
Steamship CompanY's hrst cIass sidewheel stesmshp
CHARLESTON, CaptsN James Berry, -, .
on Tuesday, october H. at p NJ sailing from pier no.
North river,
Superior acconmoda tions for passengers, -
Through passage tickets aud bills OF hins tslee y coz
necon with the South Carolna Railroad 20 ~ poinH SCUM
and Southwest and with steamers 70 Florida pois
Goods forwarded freq OF commlssion
his on adne furnished and tlRned on the PIER.
The MANHATTAN VIII follow and SAT on saturday uVio'
berls
No N Broadway,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-11

IMPORTANT TO BUSINESS MEN.-ADvERTIsE YOUR
i business IN the NEW YORKER 10 URNAL
the Leading German Newspaper double sheet).
- From the "Worldn June II, 1859.
The new Yorker Journal valuable German paper, In
e eighth year OF SO existence has Just oce
Mos 10 and 10 Chatham street. Justly regarded one OF
The best German newspapers the United and has AL
ready attained very large circulation consequence
From the "Pb'isdslpnis Democrat" German.
The New Yorker Journal acknowledged ono OF the best
and abeG written conducted German psusrs in The
country has been removed 10 the and plea
sapi Nos Is and ID Chatham street, directly
he Guy Hail. ned up expressly for The Journal We oonsra
tuiAts contemporary and trust will have success Il
% highly deserves.
(Ts be consnssA,y
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-11

Several Coutie, Werlcys embroidered Werley's
PLAIN NIL coiors in SATIN Cersets. Finest French glove
hitting Corses &C., DC, all OF the most elegant
styles and sh apes that Paris can produce.
French hacloih Skirts and Tournoup, latest Paris novel;
ties by recent steamers.
Nusng Corses Breakfast CosetB, Abdominal and other
Supporters.
Chdrens Corsss Waists and Shoulder Braces, and finest
Stees Busks, Pads, Laces, &C.. &C., &c.
Mrs GAYNORS long experience enables her 10 guarantee
perfect ct TO all figures.
B-The executors sale of Corsets and Skirts comprls
ing the wholesale and retail stocs OF the late Thomas H.
Gaynor will continue for two longer at which fur
Their reduction In prices will be
The remaining goods generally consist Of the choicest
kinds, viz.
French Coutille Corsets,
werey's and the finest French govehtting Corsets,
prices varying from vi so to $3.
Chldren's and Breakfast Corsets VI,
not onefourfh former prices
Mrs GAyNnR administers the estate and makes the above
sales at both stores.
765 Broadway,
Ninth street, and
6z4 broadway,
Of Twelfth street,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-11
DRY GOOrs.

MILLINERY GOODS.
M AT EDWARD RIDLEY SONS.
Sash Ribbons one-thrd below last weeks prfces
Bonnet Ribbons, styles, prices-10c. 25c, boo.
per yard and upwards Cheap.
EDWARD RIDLEY SON,
Nos 3os 81, BIN Grand, Noe &c. SO and 10 Allen street,
Corner store, fifth block east from the Bowery.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-11

NATIONAL LINE
~ STEAM TO LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN,
From pier ii North river
ENGLAND, Thompson, Saturday, Oct 10. at i. NJ.
FRANCE, Grogan, Saturday Oct. g, at r. NJ.
Passage 20 Liverpool or QueensownCaoin $50 ami $780,
steerage, $50, currency
seerage tickets from Liverpool or Queenstown ss7
rency.
Apply at the company's Office 50 Broadway
F. W. J. HURST Manager
THE NORTH GERMAN LLoYD's
Steamship MAIN Captain X. oterendorp, viii sRf,
irving the United States mail from the Bremen pier foot
Of Third street, Hoboken.
on THURSDAY Oct. IL, 1869.
for
BREMEN VIA SOUTHAMPTON,
taking passengers to
LONDON, HAvRE, SOUTHAMPTON and BREMEN, AT
tho following rates payable In gold:-
First cabin.
Second cabin. IL cod
Ihifd cabin. Zol
steerafe from Bremen .f4h rnd
To followed by The steamship DEUTSCHLAND Captain
u. A. L. Neynaber m Thursday, Oct al.
For freight or passage apply 10
gVAPsCoTT BROTHERS 4 CO., EMIGRATION OFFICE
IS South street, ISSUE sight drafts on Fngend leland,
Scotland and Wales, and passage tickets from Great vain
aud Ireland VI lowest rates Apply to TAPsCoTT PRoTH-
EKs CO., IS South ftreet.
TINTED STATES PASSPORT BUREAU-oFFiCIAL
Passports NJ he Department OF state issued by A. c.
wlLLMARTH, United States Court Buildings, IL Chambers
street.
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coAsTWIsE sTEAM sHIPs,

EroR NEW ORLEANS DIRECT.
The Cromwell Line.
Steamships OF this line viii leave pier No. North river
B o'clock L. NJ, follows
GEORGE WASHINGTON, eager Saturday, Oct.
AARlPOSA. kemble. Saturday, Oct
Freight taken for st. Louis, Mobile and Galveston
through rates.
For passage ars and second class, freight apply to
II. b. CROMWELL 4 CO, SO West street.
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TOR SALE cHEAP-A SPLENDID DOUBLE TRUCK,
IL very strong and good working order. Inquire OF
PAUL WERNER. 227 West Forty sixth street.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-08-18

HoMEoP ATHY. Among the inventions
and improvements with which the day is
SO rife, that made by Prof Humphreys is
not among the least. With all the supe-
riority of the Homeopathic System of Med
icine over that OF the old school IN its free
dom from danger and the ease and pleas
antness with its medicines may be taken
or given to children, it still remained an
intricate system for the people to USE
From the fact that single medicine is
given at q dose, and each applicable to
only certain symptoms q large number Of
medicines and large book Of directions
became necessary in order to their Use.-
And what is worse these directions are of
the most nice and discriminating charac-
tor, so that often the longer one looked and
studied, the more puzzled he became, nor
could any amount of learned lumber, in
the way Of Domestic Manuals, explain the
matter.
At this precise point the discovery Of
Prof. Humphreys comes in. He ascer-
tanned, from repeated experiments, what
had been before denied, that certain medi-
cines IN this system might be haTmoni-
ously combined in single remedy which
possessed, in good part, the advantages of
each Of its ingredients, and upon this prin-
ciple forms series Of Specific Remedies
for each of the more common diseases or
ailments. With these all uncertainty and
embarrassment in giving the remedies is
avoided, and they may be properly admin
istered by any person of ordinary intelli-
gence. His improvement is certainly val
liable, and one which throws the benefits
of this beautiful and efficient system into
the hands Of the people, and must prove a
blessing to thousands. His Specifics are
spoken Of in high terms by those who use
them, and we can readily conceive must
prove a valuable addition to the comforts
of q fn1nilv
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-08-18
SingnIar DiScOYnrY.

strange geological phenomenon recent
~ caused some excitement at Murat, in
France, a village situated between the val
ley of Mount DOre and that Of st. James
A civil engineer had caused a rectangular
well to be sunk to depth Of ffty-three
metres through a stratum of hard tGfa
which covers the primitive formation in
that district. at this depth, which is in
significant compared to the shaft of mine,
the heat, nevertheless. became so intense
that the workmen had to be relieved at
short intervals. Their wooden shoes soon
got intolerably warm, and they could not
lie down to rest themselves on the hot
ground. On the other hand, the appearance
of the tufa denoted that the well had near
y reached the granite. The engineer, on
leaving the spot for a while, had recon-
mended his men to be very careful during
his absence, and to content themselves
with removing the rubble, without going
further down. One Of them, however, in
throwing the last shoyelful into the skip,
took it into his head to remove with his
pickaxe n piece of tufa about thirty inches
in circumference; but no sooner had he
done this than he saw the bottom Of the
hole he had made swell up.
At the same time loud rUmbling noise
was heard. The men in q fright Jumped
into the cage and called to be pulled up;
but they had barely got to the height of o
dozen metres when a thick column of hot
water, preceded by a violent report, rose
up in the air, projecting huge stones up
wards. The water in falling scalded the
men grievously. The jet diminished, and
the well filed rapidly, the poor fellows sue
ceeding. however, in getting out in time.
In the course of ten hours the well got quite
f1I1 and from that time O. rivTI eft of tn a7.yo o
water has been flowing from the spcG into
the Dordogne. The liquid on arriving there
still retains temperature of forty degrees
centigrade. Upon analysis it has been
found to contain upwards of twenty milli-
grammes (nearly half grain) of arseniate
of potash per litre, a proportion unheard Of
before. The Minister of Public Works has
sent commission of engineers to the spot
for further investigation