The New York herald., 1844-09-04
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stretches away i.o dark forest Of towering cypress
trees As you draw higher the object OF your visit each
gap or avenue between the growing displays
augmented surface Of refuent water But this invasion
Of the waters Is soon arrested by the nc ca p1n which
course prevents the inundation from extending much
beyond the margin Of the swamps. AS there has
been much misconception respecting the pheno-
mena incident to e,erasses Qn this pariicui IN
stance il has been gravely said, that the mum
dstion twenty feet deep upon the Surround
ing plantations y may not be amss TO glance at the
general bearings Of the subject The cxcayatng power
but altitude II the perpendicular height OF the
water at the crevasse not its quantity were sufficiently
cast iron, however strong Thus ten pounds pnts OF
water in tube of certain calbre will wehh only 10
i counteIbaance l00sbs., and on until would out
weigh the globe itself without adding drop to the or
Gaping through the ereuasss, being longer confined
losses its altitude, and consequently much of its excava.
plain to the right and left The nam central body
tains much Of the impetus il received IN passing
| gent at frst soon hasten their quiet path
| to the same destination in the level swamp dis
Lakes Mauripas and PontcRartrsin the Identical
level that tho parent river finds at the Baze on the Gulf
plantation 20 feet deep would require rise Of the Allan
tic Of at least % feet since the swamps and lakes
Occupy me same M M sve as 's D Gun MI
where SO strongly marked as in the lower Mississippi
that an OF water never gives proportional
width but an increase Of depth with additional power
of vertical abrasion Thus the Ohio is nearly large
as the lower Mississippi after the latter has receveda
hundred tributaries The former at low water mark IL
scarcely few inchesthe latter than 100 deep
The law OF bias meandr the most nexpcable law Of
river photography no where more strongly shown than
nIour great river And since every plantation has
the deepest interest in knowing its nature causes cr
and concomitants is surprising that this study in field
favorable hes not been undertaken by hilosoph
cal engineer geographer We need not fear that the
lower Mississippi viii swallow up cities and plantations
or even change bed from any other law than OF
lateral ABRASION which is the effect Of this strange law
strange because prior would suppose that
sive stream flowing through allusion every where
alike would necessarily dig tor itself straight CHANNEL
firing banks, OF curves and semicircles, causing
the river almost to return to its point Of depar-
miles towards all points Of the compass IN succession
plantation can never be submerged, except that por
crevasse and partially in the neghborhood The mi
nus OF the inclined plane this terminus being nearly Of
the same level as the ocean which latter be said to
approach within few miles % TO y OF the levee BY
Of the lakes is 100 feet above the bottom Of the r.
vcr and being densey covered with expresses palmet
es would oppose the notion Of the changing
its bed by excavating new channel especially as the
OF several hundred miles would s be expended
in half mile bar like that at the Baze would form
by inundation that bounded by the Mearie Ridge
the west and north, and by the evee the south and
coneident circumstances which have happened since
the foundation o the city, but which may readily hap
roilton. @ WITH secondly. hurricane from the moth
similar to that Of 1891 and 1887 when the lake reached
nearly 10 Centre Oi (hampaft
ting the water six or seven feet above the low water
mark Of the canals. The Metare Ridge would present
strong barrier to the recession OF the waters pouring from
both sides by strong winds end strong currents stimuli
taneousy. crevasse OF the dykes in Holland,
occasion let in the sea aud drowned sixty thousand peo
pie The at Bonnet Carre suggests hint the
public upon the construction levees mass Of water
from 800 to 400 feet wide and probably isOm twelve to
cataract increasing in velocity passes the gorge
of the remaining ievee "boiiing wheeling, ioaming
and laundering through" it seems very soon 10 lose
al its fury in large shrubbery which fortunately promi
to brave the maddenng breakers and their vertical
abrnsons though few feeble mulberry trees have yield
ed and been uprOoted sycamore, smaller than those
in Laay square stands out bravey in the midst Of the
ridge OF water, defy ing its rage What is levee Is It
wide embankment densey covered with live oaks, cy
presses, cycamore, matted with grasses Iame,tos
ridge Of mud few inches wide at its apex,
base 1t perforated with fish holes, and OF
admits the water it is disgrace, deormiy instead of
beautiful promenade 90 feet wide matted 20 feet deep in
the ground with the roots OF uxurisni and
shrubs II levees have tendency elevate the river
in the high water, they also depth
OF its bed by increasing Its vertical abrasion they ought
planted with aquatic shrubs that would ou,liye The
sional nundatons.-Neic Orleans Bulletin.
DESPERATE CHAsE.-On the 25th ulr., a burglar
managed to effect an entrance into Peale's Mu-
sc~m and as Il subsequently, anneored he;ng no
ger to the premises he immediately hunted up piG-
tolls which had been len there These he loaded and
and deadly resistance should he be discovered He then
proceeded to accomplish his burgarious purpoaes, b.
L
prieor those engaged by him at the Museum after
which he easily effected his entrance into the clothing
fronting on Baltimore street. Here he selected large
number ready made coats pansloons vests and other
clothing amounting in value probably, 10 about 5000
and then made his exit, going out through the same
channel he had entered The robbery discover
for the aid ofHays, Ze Rdgely and Cook who in
formed that suspicion strongly attached tsefto cerian
GERS were steadily on the out for him. both day and
night, and notwithstanding they could find, here ond
there portions Of the stolen property either sold Or
surrendered yet Turner wss nowhere to be found
On Friday night, however, the officers had 10
pec that he would make his appearance in boat the
Falls and they therefore repaired TO the spot in the
the Front st Theatre and at about 10 o'clock the
Of the boat were heard The suspected individual thinking
that such mode otravelng at that late hour, would
certainly his safety hurried to the landing place.
and setting his craft adr about ascending the
steps, when he suddenly and unexpectedly sezes by
the collar by officer Rdgcy, one OF the above firm, but
Turner, by sort OF equestrian feat, managed to
cape om his grasp. leaving his coat behind and then
punging into the Falls. with Rdgely at his heels at
o so into y e ba when
ensued between them, which ended in the two falling
overheard when Turner succeeded in disengosing him
self from his pursner and, being apparently expert
swimmer made rapidly for the opposite de Of the Falls
which he succeeded in reaching, and then made quick
his clothes torn from his body during struggle
lease himself Rdgely being thus cut of in his pursuit.
by the Falls, hastened down, as quick as rossibe 10
north Frederick street where, after some inquiry he
certaned that man answering tho description OF Turner.
had few moments before been standing alongside
an unfinished building in the vicinity He Immediately
procured light, and in the second story the gentleman
discovered Finding that he would be arrested az all
hazards he quietly down and surrendered himself
into the hands Of officer Rdgely when was taken be-
fore Walton Gray Esq who commi ted him, a charge
OF stealing for nrher examination this afternoon This
is supposed be the individual who broke into III
Museum several weeks ago. He u.s. believe, Eng
lishman, bu, formerly lived in New York, and
Gently took up his abode in this city, having been
ried here about four weeks ogo.-Batimoye Ciippo.
Sspf ?.
| LONGEVITY Col Hatch informs the New Bed
ford Bulletin that he recently met with highly
respectable lady in East Falmouth Mass iy the
Hamilton, who is hundred and six years age She
talked about things that occurred ninety years ago. she
works lace edgings and reads fine print without specta
cies