The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-09-21

A REMARKABLE CONFERENCE.-THE Phila-
delphia Bulletin states that an extraordinary
accident occurred at Conshohocken a few days
ago. The town is supplied with water pumped
from the Schuylkill river into reservoir placed
upon hill. The cost of the works was $751;
600. The keeper of the gate reports that on
Monday night the reservoir was in good condi-
ton, and apparently capable of remaining so
for several centuries to come. On Tuesday
morning he discovered that very remarkable
accident had occurred. Part of the southern
embankmens had sunk out of sight, leaving a
hole about thirty feet iu diameter, and as the
wall Of the reservoir hak disappeared the wa
ter had vanished with it, with the exception of
tion showed that part of the embankment had
dropped straight downward about twenty-five
feet and upon backing into the hole the top of
the bank with the fence and the sod was dis
covered at the bottom. The side of the vast
hole contained huge precpitous rock, down
the side of which the earth had slipped. But
the most remarkable thing about the accident
was that no water could be found in the hole.
There were more than one million gallons in
in the reservoir at the time,- and almost the
whole of this had disappeared utterly. What
became of this vast body of water nobody
knows. As the region is of limestone formc-
ton, it is conjectured that the country is un-
derlaid with great caves, into one of which the
water OF the reservoir has disappeared. Evil
dence OF the existence of such caves has been
observed at different times in the past.
KELLoGG's ADMINISTRATIONS Governor Kel-
logg's administration of the state government
has been remarkably judicious. Louisiana is
not likely to have better Governor very soon.
All representations to the contrary are destitute
of good warrant. His influence has been used
to suppress wrong practices, guard the state
treasury, and promote justice among the people.
Under his administration the offensive features
of the Yarmouth election laws have been re-
pealed, the taxes have been reduced. and
measures have been taken to reduce the state
debt. He has sought to conciiate the opposi-
ton and make his administration friendly to
all classes of the people. If, as we believe,
there have been thieveries and other rascalities
in louisiana, he has had no part in them; his
administration is not responsible for them. 1t
is legitimate to curse the Yarmouth admins
tratlon, on account of its sins; but it is villain
GUS to lmpute these sins to the administration
of Governor Kellogg. He has furnished no
excuse for the White League revolution at New
orleans; and its only purpose is to do by means
of violence what the Democratic party in that
state can not do by means of votes. 1t is the
White League method of conducting an cleo
ton canvass. If it could be successful, Louisi-
ana would be ruled by a military despotism.
Republicans of every sort would be killed, sub
Jugated, or driven away, the only political
freedom tolerated would be freedom to vote the
Democratic ticket, and the White League con-
spirators in other states would be stimulated to
extend their operations and become revolution
lists as well as assassins. Worcester Spu.