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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-23
NEW BOOKS,
MAGAZINES AND REVIEWS,
French's, No. 95 King street.

SEA AND SHORE, Poems ................ 81 IS
SOME WOMEN'S HEARTS, by Louise
Chandler Moulton Observation-Disclosures. 30
MERIDIANA, or Adventures in South
Africa, by Jules VENOM 10
A JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF
THE EARTH, by Jules Verne, CLOTH. IS
Do. paper covers) ........."......:.. ..... 70
OLIVE LACEY, q Tale Of the Irish Re-
belion of 1893, by Anna Argylc.."..: Is
A VOYAGE TO THE FORTUNATE
ISLES, by Mrs s. M. Piatt............ l so
SPRING FLOODS AND A LEAR Of
THE STEPPE, by Turgenietf.. | IS
MORFORD' SSHORT-TR1PGUlDE
AMERICA ....... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l 50
HOW MARJOkY HELPED, by MIR. 80
Carroll. ....... ........::....;..... %
MY MIoCELLANIES, by Wilkie Col
Inns, just published ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l 80
UNDER THE TREES, by 5. lrensels
FOkGIV ENESS AND Law ] 70
AS 1T SHOULD BE."........".-.... =. l 81
DAVID CROCKETT, his Life and Ad-
ventures, by John S. G. Abbott .......... l so
THE VILLAGES OF THE BIBLE,
Descriptive, Traditional and Memoir
able, by Rev Paxton Hood............." IS
PHANTASM1ON, Fairy Tale, by Sara -
Colerld &c w
MISS MOORE Tale for Girls, by
Georganns McCraik. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~
SECOND COUSIN SARAH. by F. w.
Robinson NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
LULU'S NOVEL, from the German.... so
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FOR SALE
EiHeeiIS will sell at u low figure the HULL
OF IhE STEAMER PIONEER, now lying at
Roscnthai's whnrf, Alexandria. 1t will make d
good barge for transp ,rting stone, SC, for sew
eral years.
ie 223.* b. M. WILLIS.
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SUMNER RESORT. As will be seen by an

SUMNER RESORT AS will be seen by an
advertisement 10 another column, the Bever-
idge House in Middleburg is now open tor the
accommodation of Summer visitors from the
cities. The climate and waters OF Mlddleburg
are noted for their wholesomeness, and the as
ISOLATION with the refined society Of the neigh
borhood 20 far towards makiug that p lace Que
of the most desirable SUMMER resorts in Vlr-
guia
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-23
ROANOKE COLLEGE This institution OF
leoro;no Row n Rittle p, D.. President,

The COMET. = There Is comet Salu 70 Ue
now visible, although we cannot vouch for that
f ct by cur own oil servatiou, which, in the
latter week OF July aud during the fist week
of Angus, is expected to become exceedingly
luminous. The astronomers anticipate that II
will far exceed the splendid couet which hight,
ed up the heavens not long before the late civil
war. The coming comet is increasing Its dis
lance from the sun and is moving to the south.
, 1874-07-04
a Terrible CnRO of'Lunncv.

m, rto'a tna lfehton tR. ~ Gdzettc,
rue death Or Charlos Crowell, OF Grcen Village,
MorrtH County, in tlia State, haa brought to
!iGhs QUO Of tho most terrible records OF lluacy,
a!ta horroW., and suffering NO oyor heard Of.
oio%ell died at tho advanced age Of II years, and
tor the last forty'iiya yoara lie iiaB been homo
lsss lunatio. hc bocamo dorangod when about
Which he claimed to hayo oxperonosd a change
OF hoart. Tho cause OF lila derangon,os,t
h1a been attributed by some to aeyore
cold which ho took, anu by. othors tn
religious excitement. Almost from tie first
hst conduct waH no violont that Ae had to
be kept ohainoa to tho floor, and for A period VI
oytr forty yoars he has beon ss naked as wAen
1e first camo Into tho world, lIe would rs,ll
into shroGa every ptooo Of clothing or boi-nniIt
thai waa nude Tor him, besides Ao would destroy
everything le could lay Ills hands on. ForfortY
yeala he was kept III o alnall apartment ceiIeii
will boards, furnished with door, nnl q pIalo
for window, which WAS olosod iu cold Weather
by shutter. Tho' only article In the
room was atraw, on which he ulopt. For
tho last few years ILLS logs from constant Blt-
ting on thom, hnd become 10 crookod that
Ac o7nld not stand, aud consequently moved
o., al fours. During tho last two or three yoars
hls dlatns hayo boon removed, aH lIo WAS, by
roRaol Of llH intlrnlity, comparatively harmless.
lIo AGa been attended, during all ti,s porod first
by mothor, then by alator, botl. OF whom
wore Sosn out aud Anally dol Ia ta1nU care Of
hinl, and 1atterly a nloca-Mrs. Durt-Aaa had
shG charge OF lful. He llAd to DO washed cleaned,
Rna ted like an infant. Over hundred bed
9ullta which tho landa OF alootion hayo malo
[or Alta have boon torn up. It ta q remarkable
Fact that tuat before 10 died hs seemed to return
, 1874-07-04
WE MAY ESCAPE THE COMET.

Further Computations MS TO tho Tic.
vcaoPinont and Position Of tho Com.
ct's Tni1-A Question OF Two unys
at Ealrthest.
70 nc Editor af kte Ntts Fork Tribune.
alh; Your publication Of my predictions with
regard TO tho approaching comet has awakemo,i
40 much public intoroat on tho subject tint +
Will at once Btato the results Of another 1iav,a
computations. Tho theory Of Prof. Pnirca' ID
that " each particle Of matter which cnmnoses
tne tail is supposed to moye in q Lyperbol;n nr.
blt, with the sun in tho focus Of tho nunos;ta
Drauch under the influence of a repuigiya forro
omanating from tho sun, md deorcasIur nv tho
lazy OF tue inverse square Of the d,gtance'n Tho
Only opportunity which there hns been Ia tcan
tl's theory was tho case of Doaati's comnt rh,ch
appeared to confirm it. have ass,,n1efl tbot th1
ropnlalVe force s the same in the case Of Copra,s
comet, and find that upon Pcirco's tLoors. with
1 1ns assumption, particle Of mattor leaving tho
noau Or tllo comet on juno 8, when tho tail wns
a'roaay y g degrees In length. would on July 20 bp
noar!y 4o,oo0,0 0oo miles outside of tie carth's
orbit: 1t " evident, therefore, that tho ,irse
requisite OF magnificent display, length Of iaii.
"lA not ne wanting. I also find that a partoie
leaving the head Of the comet Juuo IS vii aino
20, on July a. outside Of tho orbit of the oarti,
nht TINT from tho curvature Of the tall, thst mr.
Ton OF it Will apPear In or near he constellation
Horchfes since, therefore, tho portion Of thn
tail nearest to ua will be- moro thnn two tava
hohlndhand in crossing tho oolintio. 1t js An vet
aomowiiat doubtful whether VIC stall bo inyofved
within it. HrNRv ST p.nv,,,,ns. ca
NEW YoRr, June 50, 1874. 49, : AAAAoAsf'
, 1874-07-04
BOnAX.

Borax ts a substance largely used In manufao-
lures. Alaroo deposit OF IL hae recently boon
discovered In Californta,-thus adding another
important element Of prosperity to the Goldon
State. beautiful specimen Of it lies upon our
table, for which We are indebted to hlr. Arthur
!tooottom, the dlscoyoror. We quote tho follow
Qornid
:, Several weeks ago We mentioned tho departure Of
southern part Of tie sato HB has now returned md
nrings news Of an interesting aud valuable discovery.
North America, about 40 n,es In q northweatward
direction from Bakersfield thoEe il the bed Of a try
aHS de HSa t esHF an aEss Of l5 %, opg BY
teet. The appearanco Of tho surrounding country
oleaely indicates that water stood 60 feet deop
tinctly traceable The most remarkable fact about
this saline deposit that in tta mi!s there tract
outsie M eo o. borats of t soda fost thef
and under thia lower stratum composed Of suphata
hc e a no. oshsr fos to
ot aoda and ttncal forming solid naass almost like
s.one s a TO- IL hsraess Ths orat9 Of so4. y q dirty
sntirs depoait IN some places to dopsh Of foet is
The repost of n,surs, dspos,ts tsua s,tn,too iii, ,
pear very mprobablo to scieutihc non Tor thoro il
nothing 10 account for the separation tho salt from
of esystaaa doposs. Wo M havs Mr L.
70 those who W1Rh to oxauains for them
selves. The placo can easily DO found, It Ia
known % the Dora1 Fiolds In tho 8latc Range,
aud Will % examined ,carotully by many con,po.
valuable n!noral, and bo separated at to u
renao, from tha suphats Of sods. Mr.. Robottom
IronRht samples Of tho ulnorala along, md lua
It bo ohtased at less price than from Thibe and
Of equally good quality. II; is tia most
valuabl1 horato mlnoral yet found on our
ccoat. preferable for shipment to auy of tho
borates obtained In Nevada, Where tho dcposita
fornlan tncal can probably be used, without refining.
dor Raxn8 fne pottery, and; 40. It may drive tls
1hibetan hncu! out OF the markot. Other ahipncnts
determine which Of California, Nevada, Tiihat rus
cany, peru aud Chsletha principal producers Of lor-
ar-can uHdcrron tho other. Ttncal hns not ye hecn
found in Nevada but 1t probably exiHs in several of
tho dry lhkebea In the aontlcascr part Of this State
The deposits Of borata Of Lime aud borae OF soda aro
u1llnrtduH
, 1874-07-04

a....l.7aY..E. t.., =, = =, : . =,
tWonty'tnreo> dcatl5, eixtocn Of whom wafo ne
Eroea' AZ they compoBe not abovo otte-thlrd Of
tno population, It follows that tho doath ratio
among them WAS BIZ times greater than among
tna whites. !.
Tlioto Is not law OF hoeltl that tho negroes
10 not violate, aud tho consequence Ia they hnvo
not ti,e endurance against dihoaBo posBossod by
the Whites. Tho bulk OF tho victims Of cholera
deaths from ouolura horo last summon tso-thirds
wolo negroes. The medical men conld not pro-
vent tAom from eating watormoloua,, green
peaGIos, md az sorts Of vogotanie trash. They
would ont ana elon l.o down aud dio with choor-
fal Los'gnatton7,..oat polHon iii the worry faco Of
dohth auu In spite OK every protest. Tho inadt-
, 1874-07-04
A Caution to Wifc-Ncatcr.-AS Son DEE
fonda 1Qts Mother and IL Oompll-
M0MkOa by tho IMlfHe.

From lhs Nsw Fork Herald, Juns 80,
John Norau vent to tho bar Of tho Tombs yes-
to-day morning to make charge OF telonioua
assault and battery against his son Willium, 4
youth aged 20 years. Mr. Horan'a hoad gave
proof that ho lal boon roughly hsudlea. 10th
u hls oyea woro black aud Lis forehoad ,YaB cut
i1e told the Judge with much aaliharation TINT
Ills son. Mt whom Ao looked now and thon with a
sort of sardonio grin, had beaton him moat IN
nercifally, without provocattou. william
looked 80 quiet and decent that tie
Judge called him up to toll what 10
lad to say. William modostly stopped up to tho
desk and waa at first tnollnoi toHny nothing, but
s.,ddenly thought struck hini and ho satj.
~ lct myaelf no brought to jail, Blo will not
Go sRfo." Who will not be aafe 7" askod ths
Judge. NY mother," said William, in q very
low tone, az llo looked towards Ills father, liz
told Ills htory, which ran as follows " liz
whlpa my mother now and thon whom an not
around, and Hho noyor tells mo, because sl1o
knows thoro would be a row in tho house. Uut
l,enr 1T from others, and then tax Aer with It,
put slo always dontes It. T would have brought
TIE case to court long ago, but my mother, a.
though ahe II poor, ii q lady, and would not
COUP hero. She prefora to kabp her little mls.
fortunes to horsolf. Thla morning mothor, IN
her noek' quiet way, aakod thls man, Aor
husband, tor some money for soap to
household purpoae. Hs ta1d hsr sAa
, 1874-07-04
EDUCATIONAL,
Carleton College, N1lnns

Carleton College, NIlllns
10 tho Edifor qf TAe Chicago 7tibune:
s1ns This institution Is located ut North.
Held. It was namcd for q friend In Ohar'eatowp
Mass, who gayo $4,000 toward ita oudovrnoni
fund. It's first commencement occurred ou the
aoth ult., whom its first olRss waH graduated. Tile
College, In it's preparatory department, hos boon
running sovoral years aud its ontire numbor Of
scholars enrolled for tha pnas year has boon III.
There wore two to graduatc, and thoso repre-.
sonted tho principle Of co-education OF the
aoxea and also tho missionary spirit, Ms It is uu-
doratood that both arc booked for tho foreign
WORK. hlr. Dow, tile gentleman, Ia = son OF a
returned missionary who had labored in Iniia,
Hts addsess upon u Tie Attainment :of q TRUE
Manhood" and 1liss Browns essay upon tic
braath nf anls uaItre Of Woman revealed
tue training they Ind received in Carleton.
studonts OF tho other classes participated with
erod1t In tho public exercises. Tho annual nd
nrcse q was delivered by the Roy. ]. z. Roy, Of
ttaphy. which was proHonted aB an objcct.lcsaon
from large map on CANVAS. This College ta
open to atudonta from all denominations
although 1t is under Congregational supervision.
A gooaly number Of tho Congregational clergy
fruit Of thoir own raising, and thoy eoemod
satisfied aud eratilod. Ilio Roy. Dr. j. ".
strong is tho young nud enthusiastic President,
to supply prominent pulpits In this city, wlioh
ls L. IN Indication Of bis standing as q preacher,
!, The Aaalatant Superintendent Of tho Chicago.
~ nar1liogeon t1as d Quincy Railroad is brother
OF tue presidout. It Ia matter Of jratitiable
two such Patera to husband two Western Alma
Mhtero,-tho other being the Roy. Peter Nc.
viokar. 2: d.. who La President OF Washburn
College, Topeka, Kan.
), = Carleton College has d fine stone structure for
|ta first permanent building, besides jadiaa'
boarding hall, onoo used as hotel. Tho ,nntI-
iutton ia rapidly growing, with LIS magnificent
tn tho milst Of tue half.mil(ion
3'eople e who already occupy this North.star
otatV+ OnsEnyFn
, 1874-07-04
"A Man with MnNuclel nunuds snTea
the Lilo OF q Child.

FROM hc Fargo {jfianl Erpress
Mo wish to notice the heroic oonduct Of Haorpa
Bel!hytner, who. while the steamer Dekotn was
passing through Goose Rapids, on her last trip.
poTiotmod ono Of the most horoio and darin,,,
Tents It haH eVor boen our fortune to witnosa,
mr.. Bellhymcr WAS at tho timo under guard aud
securely hantouffod, for tho alleged olfouso OF.
larconY. Among tho passengers on board was
Mrs. White and six children, from Port PraIrio. :
olt., on her way to Join her husband III Maui.
toha. Sabbath afternoon, while her chilJreu.
WITH others, wore playing about tho deck, little
Emma foil from tllo boat to tho riyor below, anu
at onco sunk, coming to tho surface noar tho storp
Of tue boat. At onoo all was conf nfuHlon; tho
women ehrioked and tile men shouted; ali
but Mr.. Ba'liIymor, who jumped to bis foet
without MI instant's hesitation, With heavy boots
and clothing upon ,hia poraon, aud lis hands
closely hold together, sprnng from tho hurricane
deck nnl swam to tho rcBclle Of the struggling
child. Ilo caught up tho child and raised 1t to
the surface, but tho rapid current awopt him
undor and carriod tho child from bis sliacl!ud
hands again ho CAME TO tho surface, aad ngaiu
he caught tho child, and again ho hogan to
struggle. to koep above water, whilo acoroa oi
men. hnd good swimmers, stood by and yaitel
fur tha Buall boat to roach the struggling mau
and little child. Ihey wore sayod MD returned
to the boat, who1o tho passengers did nIl thoJ
could to show Mr. Dollhymar their appreciation,
ot his conduct, A ,soss!naonlal was presented
llim before roesfing pembtua by thoas who Wit
neased LIE daring leap aud struggle In tho water.
, 1874-07-04
THE SPECIE HoBGOBLlN.

70 tho Editor u Tbs Chicago 1rft,,ns.
blR: In an article on {innncee. in vonr fsare
OF the 9th uls, speaking OF National Banking.
Jou eay: ''''''e'
p PIT. wlother II he profitable business or not wo
Whenever any. plan Bhnli be devised for restorpg5
and providing for the expansion ani
S0a.rason o. Tie currency according to the natural
business wants Of the country No plau hna eyor Val
been found for putting ont moro currency wien want
e., Or taking IL surRus when not wantea except by
FUNCTION Of bank, aud iii our opinion Il cannot ho
performed by Government, aince the dtacountnn nf
peada e so9sasy sy 9us'is s possowt
Government arc wholly political.
Irefor to this for tho purpose OF asking some
questions, to obtain your viows, or those of
others, upon tho financial subjects now 80 i'm
portaut to tile country.
Gan We have aly hope Of maintaining speclo-
payments permanently whom ouco boguu3 Has
not tho specIe-basis ai.oays failetl when tested
by panio2
II this has al,cays boon tho case, is it not un-
wlso 70 attempt to restore such baaa, aud to
syatem2
We all beloyo that tho issue OF paror-monoy,
whether BY banks or by tho Government with.
out sufficient guarantee that 1t IL, mud nnall be.
equal to con.monoy, would bo ruiuous to tic
tho ruin of orr Government Tor tic National.
Dauk notes there are deposited tho bonds Of the
uoyernmont for their ultimate payment. Tor
t!le United Btatos noteB thoro IL tho general con-
auenco that the GoVerlrnent ia Gbio auu houos,,
and that tho country Ia rich,
How would it do to orystali2e this oonfdonoo
ny tio lH6uo Of gold buhtlB, ut q low rato OF in
tetest, to tho full amount Of tho United States
notes, anu these to DO liotd III the Treasury aB
constant G.; pledge for the payment of tho notes
ri, ,E.,1,
, 1874-07-04
TirE CHICAGO Daily rn1BUNE SATURDAY. July j. s14 :,

the most aotlye lilo that Ia known to thls CEN
Jury; 1eaterday tEoy Haw = wifo drive hor hAal
nand from the door In tho noat uncorononiot1a
manner, stone him as far "a nho could fellow
sido that aho might 10 prepared for M his lis retnrn
anu moot him In tho lano, 1oyo. Ono day. not
long ago, thoy saw this man and woman soufllo
ovos gun until It wont uT In tllor hands. Tho
~, hnAonnd thon gathered tlo picccg aid knocked
!ls Wtio down With tho muzzlo. The clerks,
thlnlsttE 1t tinio to iutorfero, vert ovor to hto
,t'o fracas: They found tho woman bruised aud
hioeGtnR, but Bho waa on her foot and wipng
blood from lior faco.@ sho gayo her protectors
they Ind nrotlt)l tbore,
, 1874-07-04
THE BIsA1DWooD STRIKE.
Lottcr from Daniel NlcLnughltn.

Lcttcr from Daniel NlcLnugh1tn.
BRA1pwoop. ILL.,, July 2, 1874.
10 the Editor Qr The Chicago Tribune;
Sin: My attention was callod to letter which
appeared in your issue Of Tuesday last, June so,
signed A. L. Sweet. Superintendent Of the Chi.
cago, Wilmington Il vermll1lon oonl-mines Of
this place, in which he (hlr. Bwees) labors hard
to throw all the blamo of tho strike now existing
at tho mines Of this plnce on tho miners, and
thereby holda the Companies up aa the Innocent
| victims Of interruptions workmon and, In doing
80, hc takos hold Of a mistnlso which sppeasod in
tho notes taken by your reporter while at tho
nincs, and published In: THE TRIBUNE of Juno
%, whorein am n,ado to eay That tho miners
would dig tho coal for 81 per ton, and the push
lug to stand on tho old terms., Now.
this was Il mistake; and no man
knows bottor than Mr. Sweet that
1t was so, as hs bud informed doputaton Of
his own Workmen. On Juno 4, that tho Company
would allow tho pushing to stand on its old
basiH II tho miners would allow 2B conts por ton
of the digging prico. This they (tho mon) ra:
fused to accept, but intimatod their Willingness
to 70 to work ut 15 oonts por ton on the digging
price, and tue pushing to stand aa 1t was for
merly and furthor, that. II the Company did not
conaaor the 10 ce1ta oil tho ton sufficient to
enable them to go into markot under the pros
ont depression IN trado, they (tho minors) wcro
willing to leave 1t 10 arbitration, aud abide by
the decision arrived At by the arbitrators This!
NJ: Sweet refused, and Baid TINT the Companys
utimatum VAS tho rs contH of the price former
lie (aIr. svoot) puts grent strosa upon the
fact THAT tho miners Of this place hare suffered
no reduction IN tho past ak years. This ia true
Mr. Sweet knows that We hayo suffered a large
reduction Indirectly, In the shape OF deficient
placoa that wore paid rs high as 10 or IL cents
, 1874-07-04
A Mad Gai.

The Lancaster pa.) Express eaya Tint q laa,
residing IN that city, had . startling adventure
entertaining nolgilbor, aud she, In goug hymo
by tl'a back door, SAW large cat lying III tie
yard, frotl!ng at the mouth, mud appnroutly in
The aot Of Hpriugtng at l,er. The visitor jumped
bsok and entered tho ]sltohen.loor, while tho
pose OF closing an iron grato. Juat as silo was
cloang tho Crate tue cut How at her. md no firmly
lid ho p!nca hnso!f agaittst the grate that tho
Indy could only partially close It, havng nothing
about her with which to push IL but All old nm.
brolla' Thore for ton minutes. afraid to run
away and unable to rollove Aersof, tho Indy
hold the grpte wllo tho cat frotllod and blosl al
tho mouth aud ita eyos almost protruGel from
thelr sockets At tho ond Of ton minutes tho cot
becasna Violently oolyulsod rol|sA upon its bAok
aud dlod Tue lady IN question will usyorforget
that Rlyonture,
, 1874-07-04
o consciousness snd o.llod; al astsond.nnt by

A curious circumstances, happened; Ia the
and tho grave noarly fi1lcd An attendant catlod
ont to stop further proceedings, as tho lot was
hts, and 10 was unwilling lunatio should DO
buried By tho hd6 Of bis wlfo. Altar much alo
new rlotnoloctod where tho dooeasoti nov Tics in
poaoe., Mlsantllropio people ato ofton heard to
Erumblo At their hard lot, but no surer remedy
could bo fossnd for curing their mtsautiiropy
than to vist auch q porson. In iuatioe to IFS
llas always had tl,c best Of caro-. Tho modes
now adoptoa for troattng tho insane wore mol
In vogue in those days.
, 1874-07-04
Excessive Mortality Among tho South.
trM Negroes.

Chattanoooa Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial
From wiat ubHoryo Of tho daily lifo OF Tho
RoeroeB. and from caloul study Of tie mortaIi-
~ reports Of tho Southern otios, am lad to Tic
ooliof that tho conslls OF 1880 will show dc.
btatos ut onco significant and startling.
In this city. Tor the month of May, there wore
, 1874-07-04

great tenelon Of tho line, always kept him par-
tion, until At last, through at,eor, exhaustion at
the unoqual oontent, ho surrendered to bis oap.
tor, and allowed htmsolf, an 1t woro, to bo takon
In '0ut OF tho wet.''
, 1874-07-04

From The Omaha Herald,
Tbs clerks at tho Union Pacific headouRrtera
IN this city load aedentary lives themselves, but
BY gazing through thoir windows thut overlook
"ulo patch they arc frequently witnos sapa Of
, 1874-07-04

Tho owner Of Apology, the winner Of tho
Oaks atakcn ut tic El'som this roar, IL clergy.
man Of the Church OF England, WHO resides in
tho North Of Eas!aud. and racoa under tho name
at "Ne, Lauuao,p
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-08-07

Miss HoSMER's New STATUE.-AIiss
Hosmer is now at work on a statue for
the WOmen's Branch of the Centennial
Commission. The Rome correspondent
Of the Boston AdUcrtiser describes il
thus:
This statue, intended for the Centen-
nial, is the "African Sibyl fore-shadow-
ing the freedom of her race" She is
seated in a bold Michael Angelcsquc
pose, and holds a tablet on which has
just been written those celebrated words
of President Lincoln, "If slavery is not
wrong, then nothing is wrong" The
Sibyl rs looking up. There is a fine lift
To the head; the head dress is the an
cient one with elephants tusks. About
the great torso is tigers skin. Rising
up from the earth is little negro child
with manacled baby wrists; its little
hands grasp the Sibyrs foot. This child
seems to typify the race, now in its in
fancy, first catching the great word Of
liberty. The legends of all nations tell
us Of n great mysterious race produced
by the union of the angels with the
daughters of men. These are the giants
and Sibyls of the art domain. To this
race belongs Miss Hosmer's Sibyl; so
grand and marked are the powerful pro-
portions that they almost cease 10 be
feminine. IL is not grace nor beauty
which this statue expresses; it is a
mighty national emotion put into a
grandiOse form.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-08-07

THE SUN.-The mean distance of the
sun from the earth has, according 10 re-
cent observations by some of our most
celebrated astronomers, been calculated
at u, 100000 miles, or more than 3, ,OO0,-
w ol miles less than former calcula-
nous, aud Is not far from correct.
Inc suns diameter is about $50. 900
miles, and the period of rotation on lis
axis - days and hours.
Inc transit Of Venus, in December
next ana again in lSS2, will, il Is agreed
among astronomers, settle the innoTtsn,
Question oi the sums distance, the de-
termination OF which has ever been con-
sidered the grandest OF astronon,iCaI
problems, for the reason, mainIv tIat
upon its solution rests the measnyl,,,a'As Ia
OF every other measure known i'm as
trOnomy, with the exception Of IT,
measurement from tie earth 10 ,be
moon. The dimensions Of the sun. tbe
planets and their satellites, aud of ever,
fixed star, whose parallaxes are known.
cannot be determined without first
knowing our distance from the sun.