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.aNnrnnR DnI-lr lEMrLA.
\ Crush in ~Onih Iinh Avenue IT, ncdi
c.,,ion. b. h.,bai>hup NctiuskC,. Uf tn
Church Oi ~. iiphOm-u-.

\ Crush ia south Iinh Avenue -iL' Hedi-
c.,ion. b. A.,haish"P NctiU.i,e,. Of the
Church oi II. iiphOn-n-.
Yesterday muGuul the ucwly-rocted
im.uainx Roman Cdl die church in South Filth
avenue, near Canal street, was dedicated To pub
lie worship. The conservation service was CON
ducted by Archbishop NcCoskcy, assisted by
bishop Pcasicp Of Savannah, who r"i"hraied
mass, Fathers Kaonenberg aud Chenans AZ
sistdnt priests TO the Archbishop; Fathe- Scha-
der, deacon; Father Oberlc, suh-deacon;
Father Fre.ag, assistant To the cclchrant;
Fathers wierth and Victor, II the Rodcmptor
Fathers, first and second masters Of tho
ceremonies, and Fathers Hauning and Iowce-
kamp, also Of thc kedcmptnr Fathers.
Punctually at A. N. the -. Alphou,ns, 81.
Michaels, Young Mems and 81. Aoyaiu- 60.
CietiCs started from the church and proceeded
to broadway, VIA Canal street, up Broadway In
Eighth street, aud thence To Astor place, where
they were joined by the independent ltine
Company, under the con maud OF Capt. Green,
tliC SOcicties ~ the Church of the Mast Holy
Redct Iner. Our Lady of Snrrows, H. John the
baptist, and -. Francis de AssiI The whole
body having totned Ia lne, proceeded 10 the
church
Despite the storm, weather. the ediu,r, which
has pew room Tor s,JJ people, was turungrd to
its utmost capacity. banners were placed along
saviour on one side, aud the Virgin Mary on the
other, were decorated with hONcrs. The beauty
of every part of she building rendered any ad-
dtional ornament unnecessary. Tho altar,
which was imported ftpm Munich AT a cost Of
flSIbn gbld, r. grand ana mas We. The titgnln
Gently executed figures OF the "stntinus' W
stoppages in the mouuful journey of "Ir saw
our as he bore his cross 20 Calvary, arr also OF
Mpnich workmanship. The side altl,1 Will
shortly arrive from tho same place. The organ.
which was made In Boston, is "a magnificent IN
.trducnt, and was -hl,t.lly handled 10y Plof r.
Ireur.
The orchestra wp- c'mpo ed oi tnirty mem
hers Of the Ihill lumonir Society, under tha
direction - Mr Henry Cr"incr. The choir was
composed of tw,ut y-ci KIT voices, including Mrs.
kwmus, soprano; Mis- Ilolb.r =, ,ou'falto (;
| Mr.. Allen. tenor; and Mr. Stout, bass.
An impressive and ppiopriate sermon was
preached hy Father iidnnins, In the course of
which hH si-ikr of fhc necessity ~ Wut-hippIn =
| God not In the l'art merely but also by moans
| Of exterual show. solomon, with all hi4 God
| given w,duu,ruud Gud no better Way of show
| iug his Neuerau.u I,r thc Creator than by the
| erection of his uuhl" temple; We of modern
| times could uut hupr o. equal, Tar le-s surpass
| that structure. udt th' ma'nilrcnt places Of
| worship every whore sprugug up around us
| showed that We were fast approaching the ideal
uf eur forefathcrS
| Father Lowrhnup preached IN German, and
| WIS followed hf Arrih,H shop NCtloskcy, who de-
| liyerCd an addrr's, concentrating the Human
| Catholics of New prk ON the addition of am
| other beautiful place e worship to the many
| superb ed.hc's thcy already possess.
The sun., 1872-04-08

The Sc,ctiyv of the Interior has rccum-
mcnlcd the appropriation Of 5000 Tor the cx-
pcn-.s OF cou.inuiug the aeulogical survey Of the
T,riitont during the ensuing fiscal year II
Congress responds To- this request, Prof. VI tY-
DtN, the United states cenloeist. proposes to
explore very thoroughly tie itua known and
hitherto iuaccC. ible mountain region surround
inc the yellow tone basin. These mountain
ranges form one Of the most remarkable water
sheds ia the world. giving origi" to the sources
Of three Of The largest rivers on the continent
the Columbia. the Colorado, aud the Mis- .uuri {;
the Grat two discharging their waters into the
Pacific, aud the last into the Atlantic Oc, ars.
II the expenditure Of the estimated sum can
secure a thorough Investigation ui the mia, raj
aud agricultural resources uf the extensive
region, the money will he pruG'ably applied.
Statements have been published it news
papers Of Asia. Eutope. and America. 10 the ef-
feet that the Japanese ofi ns IN var uu4 part Z
the empire are carry ing terrible c,. r.Utinu
ot the native Christians aud have alrcady .iAush-
tered s"verd hundred converts. Mr. Nutl of
the japanese embassy, denies those reports, and
confirms sn explanation made 10y Lord ENfILip
lu the British Parliament to thechect tuat abodt
sixty or seventy Christian heads ~ families have
been sent from Naqasaki 60 other parts ~ Japan.
grct at this conduct ou the part of the lorh a,i-
thoIitcs, aud have sent officers to make inqui-
rcs. II nevertheless IA apaar, nj that the law oi
Japan authorisiuE che persecution ~ Christian
have not been repealed.
The sun., 1872-04-08
Protection for Alleged Lunatics.

An important bin i'm relation to the con-
nnemcut of persons alleged 10 he insane
has been introduced into the Assembly by
MI PRINcE, an is now before the Com
mittee of the Whole. II provides that the
Governor, on the recommendation Of the
Board of Supervisors of each county of the
state, shall appoint Ave reputable ply
>i,iau~ to hc Commissioners Of LlmaCy for
such county, and the sanction Of two of
these Commissioners il to he requisite, In
addition to thr physicians certificate now
required by law. before amy resident Of
their county shall be deprived of his lib
cTty because of alleged insanity. fur
ther provision requires Justices of the
Peace who issue warrants for the coniinc-
ment of lunatics to forthwith transmit to
the Judges of the County Court Of their
county, on in this city to the Chief Jus
tice Of the Court of Common llcas, copies
of the warrant and the testimony on which
il was granted. Ply y-ioians granting Ger
tihcatc- OF insanity, and superintendent
Of insane asylums ON receiving patients,
are to furnish information of the facts 10
the same judge. neglect tO comply
with these provisions is to bc n misdr-
meanor. The Judge who receives motto"
of the commitment of u luuatic i obliged
thcreupon 10 inquire into the facts Of the
cuse, aud hod or discharge the patient as
he may think proper.
There IL no doubt that thi- law would hc
of great use in allayng suspicion in tn,
case of many lnaiics, and sometimes no
DOUBT would prevent tia2lHnt wrong,
The sun., 1872-04-08
Sargentand HobcsOn.

MI DANA might just rs well have gone
on before Secretary RoBrsoN himself rs be
fore committee Of which Congressman
SARGENT was to be the leading spirit
The people have watched Mr. SARGENT :
course during the investigation, They
have scen that le IL "a mere uurcasouing,
violent. unscrupulous partisan. lie is sim
ply II Knight of the Whtewash Brush. We
expect 10 SEQ him lay IL on to RoBEsoN
thick. Well IL will take pretty stiff coat
to cover up The
Nmety-three Thousand,
Twenty-Five Thousand,
Twcnty-three thousand;
all paid out in violation of law. Put on IN,
whitewash, Mr.. SARGENT Put it OH thick
The sun., 1872-04-08

American missionaries, terminating In legal pro-
ceedings In the Consular court at Yokohama,
created u great deal of scaid da and led the Con-
sui 10 administer to the litlgants severe rebuke
for the unclristian spirit manifested by both Of
them. 1t was in the course Of this trial that one
of the missionaries declared that he did not
consider that the golden rule had anythngto do
with his case. Since then resident Of YOko-
hama has published a letter In which he charges
two other missionaries with beating their wives,
and other scandalous conduct, and alleges that
the native priests are using their delinquencics
with telling effect among the japanese argu-
meats a4iinst Chh3tlauity. II is evident that
the missionary work IN Japan needs more
thorough supervision than 1t j. ut present re-
cciyhg. and those who support 1t are entitled
to ku. w. IT. auy effort ia making to correct the
atl... .i.r tu exist in that distant Geld Of
The sun., 1872-04-08

The raising of tropical fruits in the
southern portion ~ California l. large and
growing busincs and promises 10 become ono
Of great Importance Orange, LIME, ana lemon
trees raised from the seed there bear in their
ninth or tenth year, and the profits ON oranges
aye larger than those made uu any other fruit
paying at the rate ~ from s'D 10 ~ q tree.
seventy -1ve trees being tine usual allotment To
an acre. Thera trees noed constant irrigation.
They can be trnsplantcd - amot any are
without injury; hut trees over three years old
are scldun t. d. found az the uursorio4 Wal
nuts ylrld q prunt from m.l-pruvn ttcrs ol from
$Go1 To- SIco an prp ih,y require irl alton
only in the utllrd-; in tho yogcls tnyy grow
well without IN. ruc olive Is ulroa tree which
thriyo9 luXurunty IN that region, and hh,rally
rewards the cultiyltor. IN time he California
olive ,ypp will bo Of isgHft value.
The sun., 1872-04-08

II i, not to he wondered at that the
GEtNr candidate FOR observation-disclosures Of
Rhode Island was defeated, considering his pre-
,loue record In the Senate of the state he has
pcrsistenty opposed the passage " Il law di-
rccted AGAINST the trap-1shing monopoly, and
was doughty though somewhat unreasonable
champion Of ancient form- Of Jurisprudence.
The onccholdors ondcavored To- force him on
the state s,muly hccausc he is determined or
ronent Of Senator srRAGCE. The popular voice.
however. indicated SpRAGUE aud condemned
tLc CFA,T candidate.
The sun., 1872-04-08
Nincty-Thrce thousand, Ninety-Threc
Millions.

II Secretary robson could pay out
ninoty-thrcc thousand dollar in violation
and dc onancc OF Il law Of Congress. ho might
just as well pay out niuety-three millions.
Once establish the pliuciplc-or the want
Of principle-adoptcd by Secretary RoBE-
soN and the Public Treasury may he drain
ed of its last dollar. in spite of all law
The sun., 1872-04-08
Ola ami Now Frnuds-A Chance ioI
President Grant.

Gen. GRAVT has Just been seeking 10 gain
popularity 10y udicting great many per
eons-soInc ot them dcad--for frauds al
legged To have been perpetrnted years ago.
The witnesses are gone, and the evidence
has grown'weak, or vanished, even in the
cases where the parties are living, and II is
doubtful whether then. will bee Il single
conviction.
If President GRANr is realty in earnest in
the wish TO punish fraud and illegal alb
sirao ton or payment Of money ont Of the
Treasury, why doe- he not prosecute the
case against Secretary RoBEsoH in which
the evidence is fresh and conclusive
The sun., 1872-04-08

\ large number OF now hands were en-
gagged at the Portsmouth Navy Yard in New
Hampshire just previous 10 the late election.
bat it was somewhat dinicult to hnd employ
mcnt for all of them. In this emergency The au-
thoritlcs Of the yard thought of the Illinois, II
ship built there some seven years ago, AZ an cN-
pcnse ~ about Sl,i0o00N, but which has been al
lowed to 20 Ia ruin, and set their qualified elect
or at work to pull II to pieces. In thi' manner
Gry men found employment. and hfy votes
wcrc gained to the Administration.
The sun., 1872-04-08

We hid tremendous rain ,torm yestcr-
day The water poured down continuous
ly in torrents all day.
A thrn Rauze veil would have been just
az good screen and protection against
this rain ~ the sham Of recommended
ton 10y board of sub0rdinatos affords to
Secretary RonrsoN for paying ont immense
sums Of the people, money after Congrr. IS
had said they should not BE- paid out.
Tie rain would have gone through "a"
veil to the .kiu and the proof of guilt
goes through the thin and transparent
covering thrown over Secretary KouE9o",
ana pi,r,cs him To tho quick,
The sun., 1872-04-08
NJ. nob,rr', rc,ulitr Way OF wrilinp uo
Article.

Tia Rev. Dr, McCosh, Pre- idont ~
Princeton College, is making an effort to rtse
the sal lIIo Of he Professors IN that insitution,
lie give tho following account Of his intor lew
with Mr. Robert Bonner Of the LedgCr when he
proposed this project To him:
"Whcn was calling lately on my friend Mr..
Bonner, he Rald that they had been prompting
lin 20 write on article for the LcdOcr on tho
proprioty Of raising the Incomes OF ministers
and professors; he told me that lie was going 70
write AN article that would be very brief and
thereupon proceeded to write ont and hand 10
mo check for S5,VOO 10 60 10 augment the
Prime CtOn salaries,
The sun., 1872-04-08

1hr Mormon legislature of tnh have
pciitiuued Couarp. .s o. amend the organic act ~
that Territory 20 90. 10 make II unnecessary Tor
the laws passed. by the Legislative \ 4omlly TO
he submitted 10 the Governor for his approval,
or el TO grant the parliamentary right 10 pass
all law over the Governors yeto hy two-tiilr'i ,
vote. As the Governor of Ttah II appointed by
the President, lac Is supposed To- be Independent
of BRIGHAM YoUNG's will; while the Murnous
al present have tho power to elect a majority of
the Legislature, and their Representatives a~o
bound 10 obey BVIGH,N In an things. A GOV
crnor who recognizes the authority Of tho
United States as superior tp that ~ the Mormon
Church ls esteemed an undesirable adjunct OF
th" "TeUitoria Government, whose power should
be curta,led if pu-iple. Hence thia petition,
Which cmanatos from the most prominent SUPP
porters of the Mormon leader.
The sun., 1872-04-08

appropriation bills arc INTENDED merely to fgrnl.h thc
ss9F S9r r cs,sygs out esgs i NG l nqt% ]
mpsnded IT, seyi is nothing by priN"e claim aga
ali oRfr private clsIin thsi come bcf6rc The iion,
Now, 4 this contrac was so valid. A. no doubt t was.
aud thc thing was so plain ro doubt was then why
was IT. not sent TO- thc proper c2niiieg 10 me Naval
naval conracts Why dd you not send Il to mat com
no for building gunbp0fs and az yuu have sent other
claims Of other persons Why this particular claim
N serTcut- BeeSSsc aus it wac referred to tho Commit
Mr. Farhsworth How
Nr Farnsworiii-Who fad it SO r,fcrr,de
NJ fGri.worih-isIj N thc bool, Of tmltc.9
Appropriations by ,hc House. ''' '''''''
THE swINpLE RUSHED TuRoUGn.
f. VT ~ % ia SOM a S9S Nh M lC1Sga % ne n
tary OF thc Treasury somebody Who wanted 1t to 20
bgc l',S or I i. "t 1,,r cal.s r I S ~ y r, m 1 @
hin. And say that tho man Who la. fccud on the
an appropriation h has an unfair aud an unuthorized
advantage over other claimants. They should All bard
I DO NJ presume that every man with ehm Is dis.
hin would appear 10 imply certain things, and that the
fact that the Chairman Of the Committee Appropra
uon- Mr Dawes said to the House that there was not
rroVon in this bin that was special icgss}lon or was
n9 ~ thc interest Of economy was little sly-inst
liqdatcd ealla. claims 70 hg nature 2i damages not
fore the Post Office Committee, which found to be
unanthpti4cd and IN favor Of which W could not re.
port am told that the same case was before the Com.
hittce on Appropriations o tile last Congress, and they
excluded n from the appropriation bills OF last year
But although unsuccessful heretofore. lac 10 the
Appropriation Committee of this Congress and gets his
claim put IN this bill
Mr.. Dawes-Now let us have the judgment of the
House.
MI. FarnswOrth-NcrN well.
The question was then takcu upon striking out the
paragraph In relation to Paul =. Forbes and upon d.
Vision there were ayes a. noes ~.
so the motion to strike out was not agreed to.
while this barefaced swindlc was being rushed
through the House by the friends OF the Secre-
tary, under the cover of whose deceptive lying
letter they justified their Unprecedented action
where were the men who had urged MIR, Welles
to give Forbes an opportunity to test his pretty
theories in cutting on steamf They were
gonc-were among the things that WERE" and
Robcson Forbes and their slhservient tools
the Committee on Appropriation, could "rui
money. ArPnO.
The sun., 1872-04-08

Tu,rr ',rn. 40 he lill.r dnubt that The
ur,ouuis u ,l,.ulation Of recent whole ale per
soculon T C.I fans ia Japal have been great
~ exaelemtcd, NIile the acts of the Mlkado and
l minister IN -,tiug az liberty and restoring
tou.C.s respective Villages the sixty I've Chris
taur "Ip wctc oxr,d ld-t ian ON account of
thcir Glth, c,iucr a d7pos tion to conciliate tA"
Christian psStrg. II is said IN behalf of he
Jupaucfc, aud the story IL not unreasonable. thnt
convicted criminals often falsely assert that they
have been prosecuted as Christians in order tn
gain ~ jmluthy. II I. also alleged that tho acts
or mon profc sing tho Christian religion in Japan
have olten acr,od 10 prejudice the people Of that
country against Christianity, and that even tho
missionaries have not awaw been noted Tor
rociltLde and prorncty of conduct. Ii ls certain
that the missionaries are rot popular In Japan,
ana this If hardly to be wondered 1T IN
ihe Light Ol iecont developnentH. II is but
few weeks since quarrel between two
The sun., 1872-04-08

During the closing hour. of the rennsyl-
vania lcsi-llturr - billwas pass, q repeating the
Conspiracy act, directed against th, miner, dur
ine the trouble hctwcrn them and the coal o. r'n-
panic.. The miner may once more combine for
such peaceful purpo-U- "a. tl'y mink psuuVr,
without rear Of indictment Ior conspiracy or in-
reference hy the state miltia. Tho law re
pened was very unjust ind dis -imiuatins uue.
and wa- abused by thc cotl 'nnuaui'' to "p-
prns- their hard-Workiu: employee.
The sun., 1872-04-08

After "a prutIactcd trial of UudUrango
In the cancer wurd- 90 the Middl ~ i.-p'taL
iu London. the medical Guthor'tic. of th7' in
sttu'i"n have arrived at the conclusion thgt the
drug has no eject whatever ,u cancer. The
Biiish ", u. u Journal ot F.h. l. slys that at a
recent meeting ~ thc q. nicgi Sorioty iu Lou
don papers were read by the two gentlemen
who had been ronl0 ting thi- iuyo H'gaiiur In
which II Wa. di.tiu 'tl, Llicd that not oAe in
gle Indication II Improvement had been OH
served In any of On ,1scs treated by tn" ALLEGED
remedy. ln tact, the di.ea,e c.thcr ran It, usual
course, or the ua''"ut, showed symptoms "f de-
r,nsemeuts Of -y-ien wh,h mi hi fairly Dee at
trihutcd To- the drug. At the aano incctinr the
fnct was mentioned that q large number uf per-
sons IN England, MI led by the reports that had
come from Amcrlr0, were unyiug ex"rbitant
prices for the pnstrmn. and the feeling was
strongly cSpre .sod THAI It was desirable that the
pullic should be made aware ~ It's utter worth
lc,sue.s. From mruv dncrcut sources, which
are entitled 20 the h'g'.st respect q. evidence
acc. .nulatcs That The .o-callcd can rr specific
which ht. been -o cste'-iyc'y advertised by the
state Dop'rtnent at the public eVpen-c has %"
value. and that the unfortunate -ufcrcrs who
have been induced to buy IL have lcon shamc-
fully durcd. The reputation of S',retar FIsH
"a medical man must suffer serious injury
from these ryur .'ry..
The sun., 1872-04-08
NANNY GEyrI'N LOsr nRorDER.
lie Hears from him a0er lapse OF Forty
Wears Thc Mricome Letter from the
Hawaiian Islands.
senator Harry Genet recently received
the follow ing letter;
MAKtwAC, EAsr MAui,
HAMAiINN ltLhSDS, Jan. }, 49,.

MAX swAC, East MArI,
HAWAitNN isLtNDS, Jan. 5 lst2.
HaUy w. E,He', ESl.. Nir l0t.
DEAR stH; Having noticed your name in the
tclegrauus of he Sa, rAmentO tHtDn, was struck
with the resemblance of your name 70 ny own,
and a. have heard nothing " my frieuis Tor
over thirty years. | have taken the liberty of
writing TO you Ia the hope of bnding some trace
Of my family
vas John W. GcunCtt lie was keeping store
in Albany city when last heard from him. and
Tor many years held the position uf s'Nton ia
the Catholic church in that place. NV muthcr's
maiden name was Johanna llcnny, or lleunc.
Our family names were Cornela Frances.
Dumb Asylum, when | received my last letter
from my father thirty years agn.
A. have never heard of any other faulty ~
the name. | thought II prohahl" you might know
something of my friends Though with strong
hone and almost IN expectation That Nuu are my
y"ungc- brother Henry. vet tu ouV rHso few
lines FROM Nur would be e-f'"I q t great ttNu.
T.lt or~>rr
Senator Genet answered tli l.,t'r with thc
,allo independent tone IL vtirh h Wa, written.
lie wa, conyir, ed the senator wrote, tnnt his
correspondent was his brother. and asked t.
give him at Particular, ~ to his means, station
In life Sc. II Lo would come go New York the
Senator would find him tho money necessary ful
the trip, in ease he was without means. Senator
Comet says he has no remembrance whatever oi
his brother; he was only two or three years old
when Peter then wild, adventurous hoy 81
sixteen. ran away frpin home into the wide,
wide world. " II l. forty years since he went
away" said SENATOR Genet yesterday TO n SCS
reporter, in % voice faltering with emotion, and
we all Thought him dead. u looks mor like a
romance than like reality. II had the time |
would g. this summer TO the Hawaiian Islands
to meet him.
The sun., 1872-04-08

fIopt'i'u- of rnth ia Eu-i ~iaucth '.trttt
}'H. H.nrtt IeStt
Eu go day a chiid GIa run over on tho side
N,k u tu.t SAucta street, near SO, ond ayenuc. y =
af'.t Gay 'uruitIrc .ud coal WaptUa llhu aloAg the
ttb tlN, th' road ncInP rendered inpaa a y rlu-t
nt u7 composed oi every uiIug ourntivr tnr cr.t q.
Mihuui a. r' VI tiN months Wlll SUu hc iud tnuu ID
e. 1uur HINn ts outr9gcova uuFJuro, and uEhrc ,.a
uf thc MANY N "a npI,Hl lkg.~.4G .
ApIil5 lr1X
The sun., 1872-04-08

The ease Of Foihr5 ir s,,ll more rlau,u-H
wrong. The engines Whi,u lac huilt lui thU Al
broke dawn pn the trial trip, aud before the yeS-
sci was fairly clear Of the wharf. After repeated
attcmptH, Forbes himself gave up trying To make
them work ha a hopeless task. Thuy were 9Nunt-
incd by a board Of survey, Consis,inP of Rear
tho SecI IetaTy TO make an examination of all 81.
The sun., 1872-04-08
n. rA0N1W0lTu ~ uorrs0N'- rrrru.

49, l'I" 'vrrtn move fr"l.l auruHu,t &. t'..t I
may H1'rp tow o. u.r.s. NuH. 1..tlHi.mHn. lu..
rrt h.irrJlud' ,uuh tt uruu a u.. tn pud cv,.i
Nat r",tul} unntcr ay IhNr DllyaiI tlgt lrtuIs,
u,n l'H -r'ool o. Chime pri lntp iua h that % a
r.',, Hr D.,ultc. NHi,l hai ulr advantage NJ ull
t rtruntrte Boo tho tisat tp report 4 Juy tur ard
Nn ,r u'r'u lut ,iatus Utpa IOut,.l npptopr ID un
M hpW ln tu" i,t place, tnc gentleman trou Nig.i.
chu't1 has reported ia tl bin what la vas uut no.
h".frd To rrp.it rnh"r tAc ruv a. tae House, aa hr
kiuWr very N,ll
rhcie H the hwt prosumptiyc ., ,dcucr y:.airH h.u
e Ia" Unt utut.r hu what the tDo- O.. ,h,' iuuso
have NCB Wi.tly ir Hlui,d and wat '.,} Iurlu r.f
have allowed to rruIn ip tha ll 4 u had h,ru rcad u
the HOUSE, Nnd points OF order Cuuld haN b'Cl H, e
Ou Il.
Mr.. Dawes Not this clJiH
Nj, tarnsNurth lhia claim among others, for Il ~
private clam.
Mr.. Dawes 70, SIR.
MI. Faruawurth priyatc claims are excluded tro.u
appropriation bills Nv the racs ~ the ousc iOT th,sr
, 1872-03-30

GUANo.-The anchors of ships moored
In the vicinity of the Chincha Islands fire.
quently bring up guano from the bottom
of the ocean, which is rather contrary to
the doctrine that these marvellous depos-
its are the excreta of birds. The recent
researches of DR.. Habel go far to corrobo-
rate Professor Edwards view that guano
is really q stratifed deposit. When the
portions Of guano which are insolubie in
acids are examined, they are found to con-
sist entirely of skeletons of Diatomac@,
Polycystina, and sponges, all Of which are
invariably of marine origin and sometimes
identical with those still living in the i'd
jacant ocean. These forms are also found
in patches exactly as they occur in nature.
From these and other facts recently OBJ
tanned by chemical and microscopical in
vestigation, there appears to but little
doubt that guano is an accumulation of
the bodies of animals and plants; which,
either by heat, by chemical action, or both
combined, has had its organic matter con-
verted into bitumen, while the mineral con-
stituents have been preserved in those beau
tiful forms which make up the infusorial
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