, 1879-01-11


It Is said that the socaae OF Cotopa1f Il In
such state OF activity that tho clouds Of ashes
and smoke I4sutng from 1t can be seen n Qua
yaauil, on the shores Of tho Pacific.
Tie Chrmtker Z<!t4ng, No. II, for 1878, states
that Immense deposits Of gold bayc recently
tecu found In Pntagouts, extending from tho
CordiIeras TO tho ocean. and from Santa Cruz
to Terra del Fuero.
Mr William Brain, Of tho Trafalgar Coll
ieyles, In tbs Forest of Dean, after several
wears devoted 70 careful experiments on tho ~.
pl.rstion Of electricity 10 lighting tlu coi,icry
workings, made successful expeftnient last
week ~ liCh'inE tho pit ha'sks: The rc'alt
leads the Me.srs. Rral,. 10 hope that they may
constantly use this light a. their extensive
works.
Prof. l3arkcr, OF tho University Of pelInsyt.
yan!a, . thoroughly competent authority. having
had tho priHtapla Ut ar. Edtton'& adaptation of
the clertse llgNt communicated 10 him. na pro.
nouhccu that thu Invention Ii both utw aid
successful. Ar. Edihon maintains that the e.
sc,ltiaI part ot hts invention fH entirely novel.
A minute investigation into all kntwn applfc,-
tlou. of The light bus !atte 10 detect 4u, thlnE
corresponding to what lu has achieved
nr.Hl.
THO main body Of tho I.opdon Missionary
eocisty's Expedition reached Uitit on Aug. -,
In guol health and etsengih. eighteen tIayS alter
lcpsiug Mtrambo. Backnatl WIS acytet! upon II
Df h4t4l4IIIul& knt& kHE 1EFSfulAU y uO C&EElNA
them arross tic NslaRaraxi River; hut these ex-
sctivus would haye betil B,ure revere hut nut
M!rarnbo shown hs iutercst In thH expedition
| bs attaching q anal! escort to 1t. The journey
wnsun unpEeredrntcdly fortunate one. M gotxis
were lost or stHlcn, and few af the difficulties
which uther Travellers had 70 eneuullter wcre cx.
pteienrcd. Thu Her. J. Il. Thnmson lAG sclcctetl
hill Within distance 0f three utcS fruuI ti1t
a,lt! ct.sc tn kiuEO.na Huy, uUn whlc!! tn cstAb-
| llsl tin tirHL missionary MISUNDERSTANDING.
Ths French Minister os Public Works tarcord.
| ing to tho uoHttur .StirniiHV4tl haa heen cx-
pertu,entiug un tlIc River Lot, fn AyeyruD, with
| un tIcctTic nuperutus lctignuA to reproduce,
automatically, from higher tu lower polut Ut
tho river, thu y1rutibus u laVel, 40 ~ tu g1yc
Immediate warning Ut hnods, anu cnabIe ths In
t,atIttailts to lnake whit preparation tlIry r1J
| TAu experiments wero tuatln between two lNntl
a!.uut MIlc xpsrt. At tbs hi1hcr, f.aroqur, Il
| y tiu4t wlIich follows the upward aud DOWNWARD
| lnution OF the wMlcr {wth0ut being 2t1ected by
| tue gurtcnt). 1t communicates It's movements
! through battery aud conduttiDg wirc to tile
| nee!lc III u graduated Achlo At Capdsllac, tn,
lower point, aIl the pcedle thus t1dtrntcs alt ts
| ilurtuAttoux Of level 1t certai, potit Ot thu
| scale u tho word danger, and when tho neela
reaches this 1t sets Ia acttun nln'lscr Of hells
4 In the lou.r8 Oh the banks, connected by wire
4 with the Instrument. Thus the hilIsbtants arr
warned to make rraLt. THIS curious apparatus
| Il the Invention vi u. tiros, Ut Ru,ez, aud II
| hR& met with hIgh approval tEona tue Ministry
kauf Public Works Anu Tho General COuntls oi
| Ayeylop. Tbs nreu OF autnetltnK OF the KIM
has bech strongly felt. IL luodk In that region
| aaye pruye1 very DISASTROUS.