The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-02-27

Postage and Postal Reform Improvements in Washing
en- f s past g
terent StateS-Letter from PanamG-Sub- Treasury.
New YORK, Feb 10TH 1s49
Eds. Crescent" You don't know what contempt we
feel here for postage is the remark of gentleman of
city in letter to few days back / did know that
there is an utter contempt in New Orleans for all small
things. but postage ought not TO be clased with small
things. If New Orleans had seconded the efforts made
this city for reduction the rates of postage think the
requisite law which lies in doubtful position. would
have been pushed through Congress Both bills that have
been brought forward Objectionable but either of them
is better than the existing law The clause in of them
requiring the postage newspapers be paid quarterly in
advance, is worthy of Russian Turkish paternity bu
with this shackle its usefulness would gladly hail
its adoption confident that future Congress would be suf
fcienty civilized to discover its natural hostility to the du
sion of intelligence.
Every who feels any interest in Washington City
must rejoice to learn that there prospect Of having de-
cent face put the big building that looks down and
ahafeet congress having at last, taken the matter
and fitted provision into the Civil and Diplomatic Appo.
priaton bill for expanding $4,000 with that object is
really time that should be done in the premises
for the City Hall has stood disgrace to Washington and
the country from date to which memory returneth not
back We have had something almost equal to it, standing
in Of and scowlng New York City Hail. but
that is measuraby emeded by certain architectural
appliances that hide the envious wrinkles of the Old Aims
house 1t yet beauty, but it is longer really dis
brush on the Chamber street front will make it quite respect
able all round.
Our weather for the past twenty -four hours has been BIT
tery cold and think the thermometer must have stood
the neghbohood of during the past night The
are full of heavy ice, which will probably begin to
work damage to docks and vessels There great
scarcity ofwater throughout the city this morning. is
hard to find hydrant that is not frozen up.
Another aerial navigating machine is before the New
York public said to be the invention of Mr. Rufus Porter
editor of the Scientific Mechanic rather noted for his
specuatons in air. and newspapers. model of this
continuance yesterday exhibited place in the Bow
and to have worked to the satisfaction sundry
reporters for the press who invited be present.
consists of shaped balloon attached horizontally by
cords to containing steam engine which latter works
set of paddles somewhat the propeller principle. The
machine guided by rudder attached the balloon The
inventor that sized Aerial" $50 he calls IT'D
will travel hundred miles per hour in calm weather and
seventy against moderate breeze.
Some eight or nine ago. Yankee, named Richard
made his in these parts with proposals
build new.fashoned steamboat for the navigation of the
Hudson River which carry passengers between this
city and Albany in four hours less The boat to be
made long and sharp and to be buoyed by balloon
400 feet long, that (the boa should merely skim
along the surface of the water meeting fact resis-
except that of the atmosphere The shape of the bal
loon exactly that of this Aerial"
Whether Porter Richardson the originator of that
speculation know not but know the former took much
interest in it. Richardson established office on the
of Centre and Chambers streets whence he issued stock
shares of dollar EACH for build bis boat bal
loon, etc. The whole cost to be $4,000 How many OF
the shares he succeeded in selling know not but
fine morning went to the Office and found locked and
barred" Mr. Richardson had evaporated and have
heard of him from that day to this lost $50 by him. in
the purchase of his stock but in transaction based upon his
representations.
This Aerial of Porters entirely different thing from
the Wire directed Balloon" that mentioned the other
day line of each description of these conveyances will
start for San Francisco the day-mmedately after
the Day of Judgement.
1t appears by the estimates contained in the Report of the
Commissioner of Patents just presented to Congress- that
the agricultural products of this State for the year Ss have
been as follows