, 1876-09-09
The I:ryER ON FIRE. Dame Ma

The / ;.1yER ON FIRE. Dame Ma
ture, wno is continually astonishing
us wit'n her freaks, treats the world
to q new phenomenon. In a small
stream in certain part OF Pennsyl-
vania, bubbles of gas have long been
seen on the surface of the water, but
short time ago they so much in
creased that the smell OF gas was
perceptible, and a gentleman set fire
to it, by throwing a bundle OF rags
soaked in kerosine, and lighted. Be-
fore the bundle reached the surface
| of the water the gas ignited and a
slight explosion followed. In por-
ton of the stream small flames
sprang up. Since that time the gas
has continued to burn and the area
has increased until now the fires ex-
tend a quarter of mile down the
run. At night the scene is magnifi-
cent. The fires light up the dark
forests and sparkle on the waters,
making a spectacle rarely witnessed.
This stream is contiguous to oil ter
ritory and the stream probably
comes from petroleum deposits be-
meath the wate".
A CURIOUS CASE FOR THE DocToRs.-
An interesting fact connected with the
illness OF Hon. George E. Pugh is re-
lated by Engineer Hoon. Of the FRS
Department. Hoon. who is an old ac-
quaintence Of Mr.. Pugh's. has been
frequently attending him during his
sickness. About three months before
Mr.. Pugh fell i'll. he was conversing
with Hoon one day in regard to some
"reminiscences OF the Mexican war, and
was in the act of relating an exciting
incident, when the conversation was in~
terrupted by the entrance of a friend.
The story was broken off in the middle,
| and both the listener and the story
teller forgot all about it, until Friday
night last. 1t then happened that Mr..
Pugh rsviving from a long stupor, be-
held Mr.. Hoon at his bedside, and in
his deliium Immediately continued
that story of the Mexican war. taking
up The thread of his narrative from the
point of interruption. Thus the tale
was completed. Cincinnati Commercial.
HIGHLY VAluEp.-Some time ago q
| young Scotch woman about eighteen
years of age. VS. found guilty of big
amy at DunG,r, Scotland, and sem
fenced to six months Imprisonment.
Her sentence having expired, her
mother, with her brothers and sisters.
and few relatives of her first hus and, ,
all of whoa, had come from GLASGOW,
were at the gate of Dundee prison in q
cab. waiting to convey the girl to her
first husband, who resides in GLASGOW.
The second husband, burly mason,
| belonging 10 Dundee, was also waiting
with few friends for the woman who
had suffered so severely for marry ing
him. On the woman making her ap-
pearance, she was Immediately seized
by each Of the parties who made strong
efforts to take possession of her. She
| seemed inclined to favor her second
lord and master, whose party, too,
proved the stronger. and they hurried
her away, leaving only her bonnet in
possession of her friends frolo GLASGOW.
The Odessa Messenger states that two
Swiss Commissioner have gone to the
Crimea to study the question Of the
practicability of an immigration of
Swiss agriculturists to the country.
The Stratford- on Avon town council
has decided. by majority of one, to
discontinue the ringing Of the curfew
bell. There was strong opposition to
the proposition to discontinue this an
cient custom.
| Penikese Island, in Buzzard Bay,
which John Anderson gave to Professor
Agassiz for a summer school in natural
history, now reverts to Mr.. Anderson,
who proposes TO make it his summer
residence.
One thing the German does not
touch - his neighbor's garden stuff,
However communistlc his ideas about
the public fruit trees, he never thinks
Of laying a finger on what belongs to
the Individuals.
Although b the potato crop in Ireland
is reported to be excellent, the prospects
in all parts threaten to be seriously
affected by the long drought, and cattle
in several districts are suffering from
scarcity Of water.
John Stuart Mill once said, privately,
that there ought to be gradation of
electoral power, SO that the more
learned man the greater number of
votes he would have. Louis Blanc re-
piled that if Mr.. Mill could at q public
meeting convince 600 ignorant men