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THE GREAT 81.TON GUN.

The first trial with this monster took place
on September II. at the butts within Wool
wich Arsenal. The weight of the shot first
fred was 1850 lbs, and the charge Of powder
was ITO lbs. 1t took twelve men to ram the
charge home, and the shot was elevated to the
mouth of the gun by hydraulic apparatus, The
gun was fired by means Of electricity. 1t was
found that the shot had penetrated as feet of
sand, and that the gun had a recoil of 235 feet.
A second shot was fired with charge of 100 lbs,
The distance of penetration was over so feet,
and the recoil 80 feet. The experiments were
attended with great success, and no flaw was
detected. The gun is not to be fred any more
in its present state, but it has many more trials
in store. It's whole lifetime will, indeed, be
probably a series of trials. for while its sister
guns are being manufactured to go or ser.
vice in the ironclad fleet, this, the original gun,
will be devoted to experiments for the good Of
science. On September 81 it was brought up
from the butts to the Royal Gun Factories,
and a number of holes bored through the metal
of the breech into the rear part of the bore.
Into these holes are to be inserted crusher
gauges, an invention of Mr.. Edmonds, princl-
pal foreman, by which the pressure exercised
by the explosion at each discharge is measured
by the compression of small copper cylinders.
Thus furnished, and before there is any en-.
largement of the bore, the gun will be taken
back to the butts, and again tried to ascertain
what is the exact amount of strain upon the
interior of the gun in comparison with the
muzzle velocity and the charge Information
, 1875-11-03
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

The following announcement was posted
at the Admiralty, England, on September
80 -" Some mischievous person has at
tempted to circulate a false report respect
ing an alleged accident to Her Majesty's
ship Alert, in the Polar reoions, by enclosing
the following, written in pencil, on a small
scrap Of paper, put into a small
bottle, which was picked up on the beach
at Clonakitty, Ireland, on the oath inst.
On board the AIert three days from Disco;
broken by icebergs, sinking, 18th July.
God help US The Alert was seen on July
II by the TaIorous, all well, and the bot
tie, if thrown overheard on July IS, must
have been carried by currents $500 miles
in 68 days, or at the rate Of nearly 81
miles a day. AS there are no currents
running at such a speed in the track be-
tween Disco and the coast of Ireland, 1t is
quite impossible that the statement can be
authentic, and it is, therefore, evident that
a silly attempt has been made to perpe-
trate a disgraceful hoax"-LJjd.
, 1875-11-03
THE GROUND NUT OR
PINDAR NUT.

The ground nut is extensively cultivated In
British Combo (Gambia) by the Seraw0olies' q
nomaAo tribe IF Mahomedan farmers, who
leave their families far up the country, and
come to the seaboard in search of fallow ground,
which they abandon as soon as the crops have
exhausted the soil. They have Of late years
introduced the bad practice of beating and
thrashing, whereby stones, leaves and other
foreign substances become mixed with the nut3
and detract in a great measure from their value
in France and as an article OF food IN the
United States. The nut is also cultivated by
the Jaloff or Gambia natives, and liberated
slaves, who SOW in May and gather in Deem
Der and as they pick by hand, they save the
grass, which meets with a ready sale as fodder
for horses in Bathurst; but tho Serawoolless
anxious. for quick returns, SOW in June and
gather in November, thereby losing the grass
but sowing a larger crop OF nuts, though OF ID"
ferior quality. The people are urged TO cultl-
vate some other product in connection Win the
ground, so as to lessen the chances OF the
occurrence of q stagnation 10 the demand TOR
nuts from an exterior cause such as q revolution
in France, &c. Indigo is grown in s%utlclenV
quantities to supply the natives with aye Tor
the country clothing, but has no appearance OF
becoming to any great extent an article OF ex'
port. The cultivation of the ground-nut which
mas DrOuBub I'LL lu6 plbSSluSS u OOHlO1U "a
full occupation, Industrious habits aud civilization
in the place of war, famine, and slavery, should
be systematized and encouraged as far as prao-
tioable, says the writer (~perhaps the Adminlstra'
tor y to whom the TcchAOl0giSt is indebted tor the
preceding facts. The homegrown of ground
nuts in the States (here called Pea n@ts) is
becoming a formidable rival to the imported
article. 1t is grown largely, from New Jersey
to the Southern States, particularly along the
Atlantic s%eaboard, We understand, always In
open sandy soils. A few years ago the us.
crop was not more than lac, 900 bushels.
Last year 100000 bushels were raised:
This nut is also grown in st. Croix, but on far
too small a scale. 1t is here generally called
Pindar, or Pinda Nat, and produces abun1
dainty with very little labour. A product SO
easy to multiply, grow and reap. says the
Trinidad Chronicle may be destined to take
a stronger place in commerce lie. for the ex-
traction of its oil) than several ELEPHANTS bet.
ter known till now. The quantities at present
grown are Insignificant to the probable future
growth.
, 1875-11-03
A PIGEON-POST BETWEEN EUROPE
AND AMERICA

An oc an homing bird, of great d%ociIitY,
Intelligence, and spirit, has been found in
Iceland, which flies at a meteor-like speed
Of $50 miles an hour, and is able TO find its
home over sea and land, from any part Of
the habitable world. a pair of these birds,
some time ago, brought dispatches from
Paris to a lonely spot, congenial to their
nature, in a wild and rocky part Of Kent,
within 10 miles of London, in II hours.
Press carrier pigeons took the dispatches
on to the City, the whole distance from
Paris to London, by actual parcel mode Of
conveyance, being done within Ii hours.
II the experiments al present being made
in training and educating them continue
successful, it is hoped by next summer to
establish a daily miniature ocean mail be-
tween America and Europe, the whole
distance to be traversed between sunrise in
one hemisphere and sunset in the
other.-Ibjd.
, 1875-11-03
IN CEYLON.
Correspondence of TIKI TSmes.)

During the past two years a most interesting
experiment has been going on in the north cen.
trail part of the island of Ceylon. To the
north of the mountain zone and the valley Of
the Mahavelliganga lies the immense tract OF
forest and Jungle, interspersed with a few villa"
ges and rice fields, which natives know by the
name of the Raja-ratta, or Royal country.
From the rise of Buddhism until the begin
ming of the 18th century, when the Eruption of
the Malabar adventures compelled the Kings
to seek a safer site for their capital, this was
the chief seat of Singhalese power. Under the
ancient monarchy the Raja-ratta was the most
fertile and best cultivated corner OF the island /;
and from existing evidence it must have pos
sessed a teeming population. Within Its boun-
daries stood two great observation-disclosures
and Pollanaruwa-the greatness of which may
be still estimated from the extent of the ruins,
and from the remains of the Royal and religious
ediices which recent researches have brought
to light. The ruins of the palaces and dagoDas
show that the power and riches of the Kings
could only have been eq~ualled by their devo-
ton to the faith Of Budha, while the ~stupendous'
irrigation tanks attest the care of the monarohs
for their agricultural subjects. But with the
removal. Of sovereignty to the Kandyan bill
country the fortunes Of the Raia-ratta began
, 1875-11-03

possible. is not to be relied on for a longer
period than 10 years.
According to Danish law a child cannot
get admittance into a public school with
out neutrality-suspicious. and of course
this is kept strictly in the mother country
but here are, maybe, so other schools
q call a school, where children get Instruct
ed for pay, where such certificates are
never required. Although public vacci-
nation has been performed over the whole
island every year, and this, too before
smallpox was spoken of, still my expert
ence, from a weekly vaccination which |
performed as long as I could get children,
is that of about 40 unvaccinated. the halt
were from 6 to 10 years, and at the public
vaccination, likewise performed under the
epidemic, l have seen many older children.
This is wrong, and when smallpox breaks
out, | suppose all unreasonable and unwll-
ling parents ought to be compelled to nave
their children vaccinated.
, 1875-11-03

which will be of exceeding value 10 determidiug/
the quantity ofpowder to be used. and in. the
manufacture of future guns. 1t was by the
use of these crusher gauges and other apparatus
that the large grain igunpowder now used In
firing heavy guns was selected, a committee Of
which Colonel Younghusband was president
having found by a series of experiments an
explosive which, with a much reduced strain
upon the gun, will give even a higher velocity
than a more violent gunpowder. The next
operation will be to enlarge the bore of the
gun by regular gradatTons, and it is confidently
anticipated that when the full dimensions and
charge are reached the gun will be equal to the
penetration of solid iron armour twenty-four ln-
ches thick. or a range Of more than Zen
miles.-Lbid.
, 1875-11-03

have been once before pressed upon the
attention OF the Danish Government could
not but awaken the suspicion that such
terms might be pressed still more strongly
on a second occasion. The document in
the Danish journal may, indeed. be no
more than q bduon d'essai. 1t must be
more than ST ficient to remind US that there
are interests in Europe which demand
none the less careful observation because
the intrigues which might menace them
are of no Panslavist character.
, 1875-11-03
DENMARK AND GERMANY.
Eur. MciJ.)

The moment of DR.. Won FaIck's dlscom-
future in the ancient provinces of Denmark
has been chosen, designedly or not, by a
Danish journal to give to the light a docu-
ment which has an especial interest IN
view of the rumours that have again and
again made themselves heard as to the
terms on which Prussia would consent to
disgorge at least a portion OF her prey.
This document, which was at first publish
ed in the columns OF the Almuercn, and
which has been quickly reproduced by NJ.
merous papers OF North and South Germa-
nv, purports to give the precise terms on
which, previous to SadoWa, the Prusslan
Cabinet offered. to restore the Danish dis
tricts of Scbleswig to the Danish Crown.
Whether, however, the information Is the
result Of q " diplomatic indlscretion," or
whether it haSTbeen published with the
purpose of affording a clue TO designs
{. which have never been abandoned In
Prince Bismarck's policy, it would be
premature to attempt to decide But to
come to the proffered terms OF agreement
they are twofold, according as the Co.
penhagen Cabinet elects to accept the one
or the other of two alternatives. In case
ofDenmark agreeing to remain neutral dur
ing any wars in which Prussia might be-
come engaged, then Prussia would be
willing to restore to the Danish Crown
those districts Of North.Schleswig north OF
Apenrade. This line of demarcatlon would
leave a considerable portion OF purely
Danish Schleswig, including the strong
defensive positions of Duppel and Assem-
still under Prussian sway, and it IS to be
remarked that this is all that Prussia has
intimated her readiness to restore, at least
to an independent Denmark. The other
and alternative proposition c~ontemplates
an order of facts under which Denmark
could hardly be said to be independent at
all. "Should Denmark and Prussia, on
the other hand, conclude with one another
an offensive and defensive alliance, so that
the enemies of Prussia should also be
the enemies Of Denmark. and the enc
mics O fDenmark be in turn the enemies
of Prussia, and so that they should &C
cordingly assure to one another mutual
military support by land and sea,
then will Denmark obtain a frontier
line to be drawn from the Flensborg
Haven, in such fashion that all the districts
of Schleswfg lying to the north of it, to-
gether with Alsen, shall become incorpora-
ted in the Danish Monarchy" In other
words, ten years ago Prussia, not yet
grown into Imperial greatness, was pre-
pared to surrender even Duppel and AIsen
in return for a practical union with Den.
mark. Now that the Imperial Crown OF
Germany is on the brow of the Prusslan
King, is it not perfectly comprehensive
that similar concessions would be readily
forthcoming were Denmark, having accept
ed the "mediatised but royal" position OF
o Northern Bavaria, only to consent to
place. her ports, her seaboard, her advan-
tageous strategic situation, her hardy
mariners and efficient navy, at the disposal
of the German Poweri The knowledge
thai farns nj on oluoSt fdanfira5 character
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the honor of the discovery; but his
partner, Amerigo, did considerable
blowing, or his return to the Old
World, and the continent came grad
ally to be called by his names: an irjus-
justice which has since received the
sanction of time.
CHURCH MEMBER-Certainly; you
were entitled to the pot. Having once
passed the blind the Deacon had no
right to come in, and Brother AS
flush wasn't good against your two
pairs unless he held it pat. Parson X.
vas mistaken when he told you that a
routine flush beat fours. We believe
they play it that way in Carson, but
the rule has never been established in
this part of the State; and, in all gen.
tlemanly and well regulated poker
games the play is governed by the
customs where the playing is done.
DINAH-We can not agree with you
that you was justified in refusing to
attend the Strawberry Festival because
the invitation vas extended by "A white
man.. You should remember that the
Civil Rights bill protects the whites as
we'll as yourself, and we consider it OK
tremely bad taste in you to assume
airs of superiority on account of your
color.
ANY-The propriety of permitting a
young gentleman to fasten your stock
ing-belt depends somewhat upon cir
cumstances, considerably upon the
young gentleman, and a great deal
upon the length OF your stockings.
STOCK BRoKER-We have no printed
list of the dividend paying mines of
McGeary District.
SPoRTsMAN-For coloring gun bar
rels use, l.. Powers Il Co.'S whisky.
E~PIcURE-Moch's, the Turner House,
Silver Brick, Pioneer, and Antelope
are all good places.
Several communications stand oyer
to be answered next Sunday.l
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Seeds Planted Long Ago!
Conversation Between O. Dunkd
a M n |: r.!

MINER-Y0UR CONCERN LOOKS To
vi me larger than any Clothing md n.y..
Goods House ! saw in Virginia Citv ar ng
thing we have in Hamilton. any
Dankel-So people tell US: we ara alw.v,
pleased to show visitors our stock. Br;ss
your friends in. ""s
Miner-What do you attribute your l,r,,
business to &: "s'
Dankel-Io doing exactly tho fair Thin,
sir. We commenced in "A small yay serarsl
years ago, and our business to-day is The re.",
OF the planting of sesd during those wear.
and we arc still planting seed for a crop Ia bs'
gathered right slong for n score Of years n
come. We work for the future as well "a tLs
present. Sound materials, good workmss.
ship, lowest notch prices. no diekerinr. ara
the seeds we use, and are busily sowing Nj
the time, and persistence tells, SIR.
Miner-l see you use II plos called "Adyer.
Using"
Dankel-Y Yes. sir; but DUNKEL 4 o.
NEVER. ADV EkIISE Anything EUr
WHAT Is IN EVERY SESSE SuPN1LI.
ED BY FACTS. One hundred thousand hi.
lars In goods give us the right TO say we hare
the largest assortment in Nevada. and fof or
own sake you may depend that all the quaH.
lies are good and the prices are low. Ns
deal only with facts in this house. sir!
MineT-oueh a act, a. a good seii for 80 III.
lie money, suits me exactly, aud henceferth
| viii not forget @. DUNkEL & co. and
tleir esta ulisnment, corner Of Main AID
ClaTk streets. wsls
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

JUDGE f. II. H.-Henry Ward
Beecher was never indicted by Brook
Iyn Grand Jury for rape upon Susan
b. Anthony. The Black Crook was
originally produced at Niblo's, andno
at Plymouth Church, as enormously
stated by your informant. You lose
both bets.
HoUsEKEEPER-You should refer
to q cook book to ascertain the best
method of cooking a goose. The Chef
de cuisine at the Sazerac chop stand, or
Peter Caravan, Esq, could doubtless
enlighten you upon the converse ofyour
proposition.
Observation-Disclosures was disco vered
by Christopher Columbus in 1892. DR..
Herrick, Alonzo de Ojeda and Amer
igo vespucci landed at McGeary seven
years later. The Doctor never claimed
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EyEN.uANDED JUSTICE.

On Tuesday last County Clerk Job
received from Lander county the sum
of $40 20 in coin, the amount due
from Lander to Humboldt county, for
the expense incurred in the case of the
State VS.. Mcintosh, for killing Mccain,
at Galena, in lS73.-Hum6O{dt Register.
Galena bore the same relations to
Lander and Humboldt counties that
Mineral Hill and Pine Valley does to
Eureka and Elko; that is, it was coded
to Lander and was a portion of that
county, but until the expiration OF the
last judicial term, remained a portion
of Humboldt's judicial district. The
law entitled Lander to the revenues
of the acquired territory, while Hum
boldt was obliged to bear the expense
of all the criminal business. This, Of
course, was not just, and the Commits
sioners of Lander, without solicitation
from the authorities of II humboldt, vol
unteered to defray the expenses in
Cured in the above-named case, which
was, we believe, the only criminal trial
from that section before the judicial
election. Although under no legal OBJ
legations to do so, doubtless, under the
same circumstances, the Commission
ers of Eureka county would have pur-
sued the same course in relation to the
criminal business which may arise in
the newly acquired territory during the
next three years. But Elko county
has forfeited all claims to consideration
at the hands of the people of Eureka.
Her authorities have done and are do
ing everything in their power to pre-
vent the collection of taxes at Mineral
Hill and Pine Valley and in every way
seek to annoy and Illustrate u officers
in the discharge of their duties in that
section. She has announced her in
tention of appealing to the courts for
the establishment of her pretended
claim. Let her take what the law gives
her. and no more. We shall most
earnestly protest against any allowance
being made by our Board of Commits
to reimburse Elko for any x
pense she may have to bear on &C
count of criminal business from any
Of the territory of this county. We
will divide the honors evenly. Eureka
will collect the revenue and Elko can
pay the expenses of the disputed sec
ton.
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DEVASTATION OF CUEAN SUGAR
ESTATES.

The war in Cuba appears to be rapid
ly nearing a point now at which fire
and sword are to do their appointed
work with an appalling thoroughness
to which there is scarcely a parallel in
any of the conflicts of modern times
The policy of the insurgents would
seem to be to destroy, as we'll as they
know how, all the springs of CONNER
cial wealth within their reach, so as to
make the island 10 longer a placer for
the home Government. BY that
means they hope to bring the war to
an end. There can be no doubt that
this is the most effective way of push
ing the conflict to its last extremity.
If the Spaniards are made to realize
that it no longer "pays" to hold the
island, they may be in a frame OF
mind to relax their grip and yield to
the inevitable. But as between the
inception of that idea and its consum-
nation there are nameles horrors which
make one shudder to think of, the
question may not inopportunely be
raised whether the time is not come
when the efforts OF other governments
t o somehow put an end to the strife, in
the name of humanity and civilization,
may not be renewed with advantage,
and this, too, without giving the home
Government any real cause of offense.
That we do not exaggerate the extrem-
ity of the case is evident in the follow
ing extract of a Havana letter to the
New York Tribune, under date OF
April I'D:
Affairs on the island are growing ev-
cry day more serious. The misery and
suffering in Havana, and indeed all
over the island, is heartrending. The
planters and estate. owners are in des-
pair, for the work of destruction goes
on, and every day brings new accounts
of the burning of estates. The number
burned during the last few months, ii
is said, already amounts to seventy.
The policy of the rebels is, by burning
indiscriminately all the estates belong
| ing to Cubans and Spaniards, 10 lay
waste the country, and deprive the
Government of the Il Of carry
ing on the war. They say if they should
only burn the estates belonging to the
Spaniards, the Government would
sieze those belodging to the Cubans,
and still have means of carrying or
the war. 1t isfeafed that a revolution
may break out in Havana any day, as
the dissatisfaction is general among all
classes. The taxes imposed on the
people grow heavier and more numer-
Gus every day, while the 0 OF sat.
isfying them are diminishing.
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putation may be necessary. The
wounded man was attended to at once
by his companions, and DIR. Thoma
was called to the case, who reports his
patient out ofdanger and doing well.
For
to the amount of $50 were raised here
in Hamilton, on Thursday last, for the
sufferers by the late fire at Eberhardt.
We understand that a similar one is
being circulated on the Hill, and
that the people are subscribing very
literally.
ANOTHER New RoAD.-J. r. With
ington is engaged in building a new
road from White River to Hamilton.
This road VIII come out at Dutch
Jake's, on the Mineral City road, about
fifteen miles from Hamilton. This
will be a great accommodation to our
White River neighbors.
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STILL ANOTHER ROAD.-A new road
is to be constructed between Hamilton
and Duck Water, and when completed
it will avoid the Shermantown canyon,
which has so long been the dread OF
our transfers. The many road i'm
provements going on in different parts
of the county speak well for the en-
terprise of our citizens.
AccIDENT..-Fred. Elliott, a a work
man in the Eberhardt Il Aurora mines,
on Treasure Hill, met with a painful
accident about 8 O'Clock last Tuesday
night. A blast had been fired in one OF
the chambers of the mine, and soon
after Elliott and others entered to clear
away, when a piece of loose rock from
the wall above fell, striking Elliott on
the head, causing a severe scalp wound
aud smashing his thumb SO that am
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FATAL ACCIDENT A THE EBER-
HARDr MILL.-By q dispatch received
yesterday from Hamilton, we learn
that James Brown was instantly killed
on Friday forenoon at the Eberhardt
mill. His position was that Of carman,
running cars from the battery to the
pans. By some unaccountable means
he was caught in a belt and his body
forced through an aperture in the floor
through which the belt ran. The hole
was not more than six inches in width
by two feet in length, and of course
his body was crushed to a jelly. He
was carried around a large pullv
and coming up from the opposite side
literally torn TO pieces. Deceased
was a sober and reliable man, and had
been for q long time employed about
the mill. His funeral takes place to-
day.