The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-08-15
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS FROM THE
SEAT CT GOVERNMENT,
THE DoINGs OF THE NorApLEs.
"eport From the Gas FIeIds--AIIow-
ance for POstofIice Clerk Hire--A
New Postonlce Established.

WAsH1NeToN.-The natural cas in.
dustry is fully reviewed in the annual
report of the geological survey. The
important gas fields now are those of
Western Pennsylvania, Western New
York, Northwestern Ohio and Central
Indiana, but gas has been found in
commercial qualities also in Arkansas
California, Iowa, Kansas, Kentuckv.
Louisiana, Missouri, South Dakota.
tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wis
consin and Wyoming.
The highest actually observed pres
sure OF the gas has been about 800
pounds to the square inch closed pres
sure. In all districts tho pressure has
decreased steadily and materially.
Heretofore, natural gas could be easily
carried in pipes for long distances
under Its own pressure, but now in
most places artificial means must be
used to drive it to the place where it is
needed.
A statement Of the amount of natural
gas consumed has never been given,
and, the report says, it is not possible
to make one. The amount has been
greatly reduced within the last few
years by cutting off the enormous
waste that existed, while improved APP
pliances have doubled the efficiency OF
what is used. The total value of that
consumed in 1894 was nearly 914, 0O0,-
600. This is a steady decrease from
1889, when the value was 500, 500, 600.
WINE MAKING IN FRANCE.
Consul Chancellor at Havre, has
sent an extended report to the state de-
partment, of wine making in France,
covering the past twenty years. The
consul declares that much of the wine
produced has no grape juice in il
whatever. The French government
recently destroyed $4,000 casks OF
wine found to contain no grape juice.
but made of water, alcohol, sulphate
gypsum, glycerine, salts of potash and
berries for cOloring. 1t has been as
certained that whenever the vintage is
poor, immense quantities of sugar,
amounting in 1887 to $4,000 tons,
have been used for mixing with wine,
while the deficit in the production OF
the vineyards has been made good by
many millions of gallons OF
wine so-cailed, from raisins, currants
and the lees of the wine press. The
consul says that the sweetness in wine
covers many defects without improv-
ing its quality, yet many people prefer
sweet wines, which result in injury to
their health.
THE ELMs CASE TO BE HEARD.
VIM. III. Sims, acting secretary OF
the interior, has directed the comptrol-
Ter of the land Office to order a hear
ing to determine the character of the
land involved in the case of Geo. o.
Elms, whose claim as grantee of the
State of Louisiana for certain lands in
the New Orleans land district as swamp
and was rejected July 5, 1894, by the
and commissioner.
PROSPERITY IL MEXICO.
Consul Hale, at Guaymus, Mexico,
informs the state department that the
consular district represented by him is
n a very prosperous condition. The
mines are making liberal shipments OF
,res and bullion. The big irrigating
itch on the Yaqui river is nearing
completion. The American steamers
living between Guaymas and San
Francisco are doing q good business.
ALLOWANCE FOR POSTAL CLERK HIRE.
The postofice department has an
,ounced the following allowances for
Jerk hire at the places named belew
or the fiscal year beginning July l:
1icksbure. Miss, $500; Little Rock,
;9196; Hot Springs, $500.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
Saturdays statement of the cDndi-
ION Of the treasury shows: Available
ash. s1S3, 2s2, 523; gold reserve, SlO3'-
81, 161.
SOUTHERN POSTAL MATTERS.
A new postofice has been establish
d at Stop, Clarke county, Miss, and
ames M. Carter commissioned as
o BUILD EARTHoUAKE-PRooF HOUSES
Consul General Jones, at Rome, has
emf 70 the State department an ac-
omit Of plan just patented in Italy
v Louis DIM, a civil engineer, Tor
1ilding houses proof against earth
nakes It consists in erecting the
uildinos as though it were one piece.
i means Of iron frames, rigid and
sxibIe This would not suffice. con-
inues the consul, unless the centre OF
ravitv were maintained at the base OF
III structure. Mr.. DIM claims to have
olved this problem.
DANK AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS
The comptroller of the treasury has
uthorized the organization Of the
'irse National Bank, Of Mineola, Tex.
mp maH~r.a N sold.