The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-02-26
Siftings-[From Noah's Messenger

| Our public bodies are becoming immoral and un
patriotic, and public opinion should be brought It
bear against them. The Columbus Ohio STATE
Journal says, there are nowadays things SAID II
our legislative halls which unfit to be reported
too gross, too libeous too indecent, too scandalou
and blasphemous to be admitted in the papers
What disgrace-what shame for grave Legislators tt
act i'll a manner so utterly reckless.
| A collection, for the purpose of raising fund &c
| send Episcopal ministers to California, is to be
taken up in all the Episcopal churches in this city
on Sunday next. 1t is proposed to send out plank
church and parsonage, to be erected at the Dig
gngs. Gathering gold is not business favorable
TO religious impressions, for told that !" a
man can not serve God and Mammon."
DR.. Brooks, of Cheltenham, Eng, reports sue
cessu treatment of cancer by chloride of zinc and
gypsum-two parts. of chloride of zinc and three
parts of gypsum. Spread the powder over the sur
face of the sore, protecting the edges of the healthy
skin with vinegar, and apply soft poultce in a
quarter Of an hour.
The civil tribunal of Paris condemned the pro-
pretors of house, supposed to have been occupied
by the celebrated Abelard and Heoise, to pay l125
francs and 300 francs damages, for having expelled
the plaintiffs from the house, they having lease OF
the same until 1851.
At the Dublin sessions, woman on trial for
stealing, produced the following written character
from her last place =" The bearer acted house
keeper for me year. Her character was Uery
sublime and exemplary to the capacity of any indi
vidual.-TEMPLE MARTIN
The Father of Waters has been astonishing the
oldest inhabitants between New Orleans and st
Louis, by getting higher than he was ever known to
do before, smashing the banks, and running through
an immense amount of property.
Senior La Rosa, the Mexican Minister, states
through the National Inteligencer that all foreign
ers, not at war with the Republic, can traverse
Mexico unmolested, if provided with proper pass
ports
Col Jonah Howell. died last week at Freling
buysen, n j.. at the age of 9S, having lived in the
same place since he was six weeks old. There's
steady ''steersman is steersman,'' as Captain
Ed ard Cutie would say.
The Pittsburg Sisters of Mercy lave rendered
the use of their hospital and their own services
nurses in case cholera should visit that city. They
would make first-rate wives, but religious vows
keep them In a state of celibacy.
We perceive that Julien, the celebrated musical
director Of concerts in London, has been compelled
to go through the process of bankruptcy. His
debts amounted to GI2 900, and the assets 10 ESQ
Horn says that the young gentlemen who are go
ing 10 California should each marry Ann Eliza, to
take with him, because analyzer would be found
useful in selecting the pure gold from the base metals
with time and patience, the mulberry-eaf be-
comes SATIN How encouraging is this proverb to
the impatient and responding
The State Of Rhode Island is $40 900 in debt.
There has been annual deficit Of revenue for the
last 10 years. Bad management somewhere.
Various kinds of roads-railroads and plank
roads-are proposed for Congress to make to the
Pacific. Has Congress the Ri ht to make any road
The Pennsylvania Senate has voted, l6 to 10, to
exclude colored persons from voting. Well done,
90 free-soilers ~ You know the difference between
precept and practice.
Some thieves near Bristol, Eng, recently stole
all the money and letters of the Great Western
Railway, amounting TO nearly million of dollars.
That was a sweep.
Mrs. WEIGH, of Roscommon, whose life was
recently attempted was delivered of stll-born
child, whose body contained three slugs.
David Fender, of Unada in popping the ques-
ton to Young lady, in a valentine wished to know
whether he should be her d. Fender for life
A plank road from Newark to New York city is
proposed, and would pay, as the road is damp and
miry.
Jenny Lind has secured $4,000 to the Liverpool
Hospital by concert. Quite a charitable girl.
The Marchioness of Sligo, now at Cheltenham,
has performed some remarkable cures by mesmersm
Dumas and Soulie, both popular well known au
thors in France, have passed through bankruptcy
Gen Taylor moves slowly towards Washington
He does appear to be in any hurry to reach that
desirable place.
Lady Byron has sent Fred Douglass the runa-
way slave and lecturer tl0.