The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-06
FOREIGN SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

The widow OF the late M. Francois Deessert and
Mines. Bartholdi and Hottinguer, his daughters,
have offered to the Academy Of Sciences Of Paris.
the botanical library OF 5000 volumes collected by
that gentleman and his brother Benjamin. and which
had always been placed freely for the examination
OF students.
has just taken place in the neighborhood OF Lisleux
Calvados) There are in all fifty pieces, sixteen be-
ing of gold and thirty-our OF silver; some are very
rare and the greater part are in excellent state Of
preservation. The Oldest date from the reign OF
LOUIS Kill, the most recent from that OF Henry ILL.,;
the others belong to the reign Of Francis L. Henry
H., Charles TX, Ferdinand and Isabella OF CASTLE,
Charles the Fifth, Emperor OF Germany Philip ii. OF
Spain and Holland; Sebastian and John LII. OF
hollow foot OF an old cupboard fixed in wall they
had probably been concealed there. during the wars
OF religion.
letter from Berne in Switzerland mentions that
collection OF beautiful morions, or c0lored rock
crystals, have recently been found near the glacier
Tefengletscher, in the canton OF ur The specimens
are intended for the National Museum OF Natural
History and some win be sent to other countries.
Among them are two which weigh more than $50
pounas each, and others Of from hy TO 2lo pounds:
both extremities IN pyramidal points; which fact
would indicate that 1t was formed without fixed
base that Is TO say that the phenomenon OF crystal
lizati0n was produced under exceptional circum-
stances In state OF suspenson In some fluid medium.
The gr0to from which these neurological curiosites
extracted Is situated the east OF tine peak OF
Galenstock, andithe discovery Is due to NJ. Lindt, d
chemist in this Tn, who In ascending the Tiefeng
u
white quartz Of great extent. He had not time to
examine 1t closely at that moment but few days
afterwards guide, named Andre Subzer, who had
accompanied that gentleman, Undertook, though
mourning great peril to attain the spot in the
hope OF finding some rock Crystals, and in fact
he did collect a few. On his return eight or
ten mountaneers from Guttaner, provided with
the necessary tools, assembled the rock and hav-
ing blown up some cliffs with punpowder found
a cave filled with sand and Debris, but perfectly
dry, and on which were strewn the objects we have
above alluded 70. Extreme difficulty was expert
enced IN transporting these misses across the
creyassed glacier for the distance II league before
reaching practicable road. Ctriousy enough,
none but black or clouded crystals were found, and
all OF great brilliancy.
A sEssArIoS.-A wild rumor was current on the
Streets on Friday TO the effect that the body OF the
late Rev. Father Steibel had beer taken from the
grave, 10 st. Mary's Cemetery, Allegheny, and
robbed OF the gold ornaments with which II had been
decorated. There were several versions given Of
the affair but II is needless to say tat there not
the slightest foundation for the stoT. The grave had
not been disturbed and Is not likely to be.--Pttts-
burg Commercial, Feb. !.
John J. Piper editor OF the FiIchiurg ReUeue, and
for many years Register OF Probate and Insolvency
for Worcester County, Mass, died at his residence
al Fitchburg, yesterday morning.