Miscellaneous Intelligence. 



ated for this Journal by Prof. He 

 An extraordinary phenomenon occurred on Tuesday, May 1, 

 about noon, which has been noticed in many counties in Eastern 

 Ohio. This occurrence, although it may be incredible to some, 

 was certainly noticed by many in different localities about the 

 same time. In this city the explosion, or noise, was distinctly 

 heard. At New Concord, 16 miles east, a gentleman, who was out 

 in his field, heard a loud crash, similar to sharp thunder; a succes- 

 sion of such crashes lasted for about half a minute and then died 

 away, hke the sound of a receding train of cars. On looking up, he 

 observed an object descending with great rapidity, and oii mark- 



) ibs.7oneTf'4ol 

 It, all within the circumference of a few miles. 



IV. Miscellaneous Scientific Intelligence. 



neeeyit hao, il displ<,ys m the I n,ted .States —\u ^o\ 50, 

 S (Juh, T870) A\t hue truen the date «; upon which Vmoras 

 rcjoittd b\ It le i-t one of th( obsei\(is ot the Sniitli^onnn 



^ "-^t- obscr\ itions show a remarkable pre\aUnce of auioi is 

 <»"riiig thcbc two yeais, md it is anticipated that the number will 

 soon b«o:in gr tdu illy to diminish i- i 



^ On the Col>r >f th Lake of Genu a and the Vediterra, e m 

 va— iji Tynd ill's txpenmcnts with bottles ol witer fiom the 

 -^ke of G.iHw and the Mediterriium sta placed m the con 

 rjrtnt b(^n^ ,j^ ^j, cUctru limp '•eim t) pro%c that the dttp 

 b uy olor is due to the c fUct of minute fon ign p irticle. sus, ended 

 "It witti, inttictptin md scitttung in cxtt^s the shorter 



thf ^^*"^ ^^^ ^)luen(_ss of the light transmitted through a column of 

 J ^ater, he concludes that part of the coloi must be due to a 

 Jr "molecular absolution of the less refrangible elements accom- 

 panying the blue 



