The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-29

II.NUMBEh 257.
AmHnfCAN INsrrrUrE IA sls regular fueea-
mg 1t this body, Mondty night d. klo.yeys
Paris. made some very iniefessint aEd s8iehall.e
observations on the sa9iert q Goa araption- foss
as0Tfc5t exazninations IaR shown that nature under
certain chromosomes, cuIes The disease ~ was
important % inquire what these cpeums aeees
were. From the extensive fsd q to autAa1's
remafss on France, Holland and Great Britain, i
appeared that a cure was elected whenever thin
and attsnuassd men changed their climate and hsl-
its, one OF both, and In conssqnence developed
tendency 10 become heshy be epEsdersd high
northern and southern Iautgis alike fzvolabit-
He named the American coasts from ht,u9s s5os
nOrth 70 70 south a. consumpuqe attitudes. He
deemed al the temperate ladtudes uniayqrabls.
Prof MaarY said that latitude I70 aoatA was
PRECISELY the point where the tTads winds nelerd
from their moisture by the Andes, produced dry
point, in the Mississippi valley, for coagulnp
yet Natehez had very hamd climate. Df. Bor-
land GU. 8. Senate) confirmed these views. The
nights were exceedingly damp. The wind baW
up ne nver, bringing Tie dawpHega isana ls s7uli-
Prof Henry attributed the deieieroua effects ia
consumption rather 70 the amount q elsa5le IN Che
thermometer at given points than % the actual nlate
of temperaturs Prof Manry shecoastE
Of Patagonia as literally submerged with ran--
twenly-one feet Of rain had actually iaen n 81
days and he represented the natives physically
most miserable Iace. Mr. SchooIcraft sid hat it
was then popular error that they were q talleR
stature than other Indians The whole diacussiope
assumed tone Of high interest,"
Prot. johnson reported on the chemical proper
ties and value Of The North Carolina coal field. He
also remarked on other coal basins IN the United
States. wo new species Of birds were presented
from the Rio Gande. One OF these was the chap
arral cock Donations Of books were made u The
library from several sources National iztetii-
gsNaeFs 2Ont fsla.
INDIAN RKMAINs.-The vorkmen engaged On
the railroad at Mildetovn, Ct while excapasin for
gravel on the laad sold he company By Captain
Robert Johnson threw out the bones 81 several If-
dams, who had been buried there a century o.
more since iva Or three copper ladies' spoon,
an eartheh and in iron dish were also found with
| the remains. Among the bones was the skull Of an
Indian, in a good state Of preservation, with the
jaws, the upper jaw having the teeth in sound
state. The bones indicate that he must have besH
6! feet high.
CALIFoRE1A LUcK.-WhiIe crowds are losing
time money, health and Life n The search Of gold,
certain individuals are rearing a most abundant
harvest. The Boston Post says that less than .
year ago a. brig laden with lumber sailed out 'oi
| Boston harbor-vessel and cargo complete cost
| $4,000. For this adventure the owners have
already received, $4,000 in gold--Ihsy expect 10
receive about s - 900 more-and they sta have The
vessel and equipment at anchor at San Franciseo.
STATUE SmisH1Ns.-The Sunday papers repart
that gentleman known BY the nalne O Asiehard
| Grant White, was arrested, At the Instance q Jas
| w. Jacques, Of 3SJ Broadway on Saturday e.
maciously destroying two slatuea-one q Mr.
White himself and the other Of James g. Bennett
II appears that these works Of art hs for long
time, stood n close iuxtaposition with each clhef,
I in the compliments window, 70 The great annoy
anee Of Mr. White, who didn't lhe the n1atiE zlg
so, on Friday night he wished them q he relnovads
1 which request was denied and he then smashed
them into minute PARTICLES with blew q q eaHe.
He held to bail, and the aifaTf is 70 Be BOXED
, 5ntus--Ns 81 l5fbNlIs.
d This sly blt White Is tha same iasiezl cliiic
1t o. the N. Y. Courier and 2Huiles who a,ieidred
TO demolish sivori, the viollnist--bas CAssae.al
- RIGHTs OF MARRIED WoMEN.--The Supreme
e Court of Pennsylvania has. decided recently that
husband has claim TO lhe possession Of any
v property owned by his wife previous 10 marriage
$; or which may accrue 10 her after marrias ; and
y that even the consent of the WIFE, at her husband
y should have possession Of her property, Is O. ~
avail while the wife is a minor. This decision i
ii based the law of 1913, which has Wroqsht
h. radical change in the condition Of married females
ID A Sw1NDLKR.-PubHc notice has been give
E from Princeton, N. J., warning Southern parent
against an imPoster who has been Ievyiuz mone
'e at the South, chiefly in Alabama and MISSISSIPPI
He is described as representing himself Al som
: places as student from Princeton College, a
IS others one from Yale; sometimes going unde
the name Of Simpson, and at other times assuming
IS the names Of young men and the other Of tn
81 above colleges. In this way he has been sntrusie,
by the parents or guardians Of students with sums
Of money ETC., to bring on to thens Several 9Th,
d students at Princeton have been lbus sEindle "a.
s. considerable amount To prevent such mishaps il
future this notice given. He about ave eet sil
or seven inchesis height thick set with sandy haip
and has one of his eye teeth considerably decaye,
"a and dis6gured
m ASSAY AND COINAGE OF GoLD DUsT.-A aoisn
" tiic paper gives the following account Of tho mod
in of assaying gold dust in the mint;
l.; The melism take the dust. melt il, and cast
u into bar, when II u weighed accurately, and
Ee piece cut off for the assayeF. He iakea H. slts
with twice its weight Of silver and several time
co its weight Of lead 1t is melted in small cups mad
a of bone ashes, which absorb al the lead laTE
part Of the silver Is extracted BY another process
" and the sample IL then rolled out 70 thin shaving
~ eoiled up and put with soma nitric acid into cor
81 of glass vial called matTass. The mattresses Ar
~ put in furnace, and the scid Is boiled some time
~ poured of, new supply put IN, and boiled owe
again This il done several times, till ehe acid ha
extracted all the silver and other mineral subsian
ce is then weighed, and by the difference between u
M weight before assaying and after, the true value
ar found. An the silver over and above I've penny
az weights for each lot is paid for BY the mint at il
me true value. The gold, after it has been sa.aYed
Mi melted refined, and being mixed with IT'S due pr
ON portion Of alloy, is drawn into long HtrFas not ur
ved like a roand hoop Cos oaak, the round pieces bein
ON cut out with sort Of panGh, each piece Veighs
sy and brought to the right szes ahd put INTO aaI
ths ing press, when il comes forth perfect coin.
vi VERY CURIOUS CASE L0sSlloa Ere6eqRi
vi CoHrt.--Connolly ps. Connolly This was 50
mi for restitution Of conjugarghts promoted BY u
Rev. Mr.. Connolly against his wife. The matt
A came beiore the Court daring the last term, Vhs
he the allegation presented behalf Of Mrs. Co
snv nelly was directed by the Court to ba reforme
,es5 This had been DONE and further allegation anfs
ed, which was now likewise opposed BY iha hu
IONS band on The ground that i exactly similar
are substance to the one ordered 70 be witkarat1
ard The brief facts were, that Mr. and Mrs. Ceased
int were born Of American parents, and married !
n Of oordiug the ceremonial Of the English EFoies
nal ant Church Of America Some time praviaaaiv
October 1898, and about four years after such IA
eral rage they determined to become Roman Cab
tru- lies, and Tor such purpose proceeded to Rom
else Mrs. Connolly Joined the Romish Church 81 M