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ny comes down like a race-horse, turning the current of the Monon- 

 gahela and marking its way entirely across its mouth, by the yellow 

 color which its waters receive from the soil that is mingled with it. 

 The Monongahela, on the other hand, flows slowly and sullenly, as 

 if unwilling to approach the point where it must yield up its tribute; 

 while the Ohio, far from imitating the stupid sluggishness of the one 

 or the headlong impetuosity of the other, rolls on its waters with a 

 calm and amazing grandeur. 



The valley of the Scioto, in which you know the town of Chili- 

 cothe stands, affords a subject of interesting speculation to the geolo- 

 gist. In digging the canal which is now in progress, the workmen, 

 after descending four or five feet, invariably come to a band of sand, 

 such as is found upon the sea-shore. This sand is filled with peb- 

 bles of every size, rounded as if by long and constant attrition. What 

 is the conclusion ? Is it not, that the waters of the Scioto were once 

 confined to this valley and formed a lake extending through the whole 

 of it, and that the river has at length broken through its bounds and 

 drained the country? I can account for the above appearances in 

 no other way. 



12. Singular Phenomenon. — On Saturday last, between five and 

 six o'clock P. M., the attention of our citizens was attracted by the ex- 

 traordinary appearance of the sun. The predominating color of the 

 rays of light which it transmitted, was a pale blue or violet, varying 

 occasionally from that to a sea green. A large spot, apparently of 

 the size of a dollar, was also visible to the naked eye on its lower 

 limb. On Sunday morning it exhibited the same unusual appear- 

 ance, casting a bluish shade over the objects on which it shone ; and 

 at 6 o'clock on Monday evening its whole face was of a pale green 

 color. It was not seen yesterday. The sky was thickly overcast 

 with clouds, and a violent storm set in last evening from the south- 

 east. The winds were very high during the night, and this morning 

 at six o'clock, the water of the bay was on a level with most of the 

 wharves. Commerce street, from Barney's new building, north, and 

 from Conti Street south, is now under water, as is also the north 

 end of Water-street. There is every appearance of the contin- 

 uance of the storm, and should the water rise much higher, great 

 damage will inevitably ensue. — Mobile Register, Avg, 17. 



