The Osceola times., 1875-10-30
FROM ALL SOURCES.

the Tuscarora, in the deep seas between the
United States and Japan. infcrs the general
want of that sub.suriacc stratum of above 40o
f., which, in the north Atlantic. with the
same or yet higher parallels, has a thickness
OF at least five hundred fathoms The true
cause of this pcculiarity is that the north
Pacific derives its deep stratum of glacial wa.
ter, which nearly fills It's basin, from the polar
area of the opposite hemisphere, the inlet at
Behring straits being too narrow and too
shallow IT, admit flow Of water of any appre.
ciable importance. This northward l6w of
the water from the equator must have, as it,
complement, a movement of the superficial
stratum FROM the norhcrnmost limit of this
How toward the equator, and thence toward
the southern pole. The glacial current whcD
Al reaches the north Pacific eomes nearer the
suridce than II docs IN The Southern ocean,
even in the higher latitudes and this, modi-
lying still further the reiluX surface flow 10.
ward the equator appears to account for the
well-known moderation OF the cAnatc of the
tropic Of Cancer.
The principal timc-piecc of the Paris
observatory is located in the catacomh,. SO as
to be free from the disturbing influence Of all
Vibrations, ana by il are regulated all the
numerous clocks employed in the ohscryato-
ry. II i described as an instrument Of such
precision that It scarcely varies to the extent
"l one second in twelyrmonth. \ propo,i.
tion, il appears, has lust been made bv NJ
leverrirr the director of the observatory, to
place all the public clocks throughout Pari.
III direct connection with this timc-picce. He
proposes to lay telegraph wire which shall
connect the regulator of the Observatory with
the clock of the Luxembourg palace, now
used for the prefecture OF the Seine and the
municipal council and that time-kccper in
turn, il IS proposed, shall be put in electrical
"A pi.ati.u ,titl tb,... L..
Palace de Justice, mairics of an the arron-
easements Of the city, churches and other
public buildings.
THE salmon trade on the Columbia
river during the season Of 1879 has been one
OF remarkable prosperity the untayorublc in
dication> at the outset not having been con
tinucd. bi fourteen canning establishments
on the river, twelve were in operation and
put up in all two hundred and scventy-fye
thousand eases each case containing four
dozen onC-pound cans. 4 large quantity of
hsh has also been packed in ticrcCs and bar
rels the weight Of which has not been given
An important addition has been made TO the
usual treatment of these fish in the utilization
of the head, lor the purpose of cytruciing the
oil. II is rrobuble, too, that the oiial gener-
ally VIII all he utilized ultimately for oil and
manure The prices So far realized for the
salmon have been better than in 1874 amount
ing to from II 80 70 81 30 per dozen this year,
rs contrlsted With 81 o. per dozen last wear.
iN speech delivered a dav or two
ago IN New York, Colonel Frederick Conk-
ling said: "CnqUestionahly the trade of the
MiSsis,p ppi valley is the greatest commercial
nrIT" that was ever struggled Tor. Within
the lite of the child Of to-day, there will he
population of one hundred millions Of hardy,
industrious freemfn to that valley, and such
stream OF wealth IS has never been seen be-
fore viii pour from il to some city by the side
oithc Atlantic" lie thinks that city should
hc New York. Bu. il here in the south and
west, We are wise and properly encourage
English capital aud enterprise To- come and
develop thi, noble territory. and help 10 cS-
tablish direct trade that city will be Il south
crn onc-Ncw Orleans of coursc-and the
whole Mississippi valley will profit by it.
MR. llENEy LEE, in Land and Wa
ter, gives AN interesting account Of his visit
90 the Great Eastern for the purpose oi OBJ
taiuing marine animals for the Brighton aqua
Flum irum the ships bottom, which was about
being cleaned Of vast accumulation ot or
ulnc matter. The principal mass Of adherent
substances consisted ut musScls, forming one
'cn-e deposit covering a surface of fifty
thousand square feet of iron plates, aud in
some parts six inches thick. On the basis Of
IN allowance of twelve pounds OF mussels
90 the square loot, which was considered very
l'dNbutbltt " WIS estimated tlit En less lildH
three hundred tom. were attnchcd-euough
to load two colary brigs with full cargocs.
Tho latest smugglcrs' trick at san
Frame SEQ was the introduction OF twenty-five
boxes of lime the interior filled with Havana
cigars and fine PLAYING cards. Among recent
seizures were IS boxes inyoccd ~ OIL hut
containing --iulD worth of opium, aud
quantity ui ale barrci, containing $3.50
worth. Opium /, otherwise introduced by
voncenliuc Il in false bottoms oi coffee ket
;lcs, used on the voyage, in timers pots
(which are brought ashore on the backs oi
passengers, aud in old pieces Of timber, in
which pieces are eat Just large enough to
bold fvc-ticl cans Of opium. Another mode
was to have The boxes fitted atDund the cali
Of mans leg, which were filled with
cpiUu.
Clnadl claims to be the third in
Importance among the ship-owning countries
of the world According toa report recently
Issued by the British government, the do
milon, ~ The end of the wear 1874, owned
G,9ja vessels, measuring l,l5S. .353 tons. bf
these, G3i are steamers, 2ib iirsi-clas> ships,
5l6 harks, aud the remainder Of smaller d.
mcnsions. The >hip-haildinc trade was dur
ing the sane year exceedingly gooG, as 400
vessels $4,000 tpusl were registered in Can
. ada. aud the other six 7,7i6 Cnns) proceeded
to England under governors pass and
were there registered.
THE best method Of rendering faded
manuscript lpyiblr, consists in uoistcning the
paper first with water, and then dipping il in
- solution OF sulpho-livlra'c of ammonia. The
writing reappelrs immediately, becoming
very distinct and remaining permanent on
parchment. Certain parChmcnt~ treated this
way ten years ago still maintain their legibil-
ity. Thi, result is due to the fact that by the
action Of sulpho-lydruic of ammonia thc iron
which enter. into the composition OF the ink
is transformed into q very blac,, sulphurct
-DANGERoUs countertcits are in cir
culation Of the denomination of - OF the fol-
lowing banks The first national bank OF
Chicago, His; the traders national bank OF
Chicago, llls.; the first national bank OF
Paxton, llls the first national bank of Can !
ton, Ill. Nearly the entire amount of genu- !
ine - notes of these banks have been with. /
drawn from "ir"ulati"n, and no additional IS
sues will he made. ,.
\ Connecticut girl baby came into
the world the other day to find her relations /
50 mixed up tha, she will never get them |
straight rs lous gs she !iycs. !ict great.
grandmother Is first cousn to her greats grand |.
father her etrp.Cmndathcr i first cousin to 4
her mother; her uncle!' and auni> are her /,
second cousins, and her mother is her ,hird ]
,oG,iu. Bat Of course the poor little thing /
doesn't l.now It yet.
The Gardner machine gun, the in |