The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-01

Inc cholera Is at Corfu.
Gen. Cavaignac's health ia apparently declining
| lis friends are very uneasy about him.
Italy and Germany yield the principal supplies
OF linen rags to Great Britain and the United States
The Marquis of Hastings fell lately into one of
the Liverpool docks, and narrowly escaped drown
ing.
The London Penny Savings Bank has 1859 de-
posltors, with 1856 deposits; and the amount
received E2O17.
tax for stuffed dog in England, the shrewd official
misaking it for a live one.
French apohecary has invented a new and
most destructive bullet. 1t has taken him fifteen
years to perfect his idea.
The Chancery suit of the Attorney. General VS.
ireschyan, is now one hundred and sixtyfour years
A vessel has brought fifty hogsheads of brandy
from CaCutta-an unprecedented importation from
the East Indies.
Louis Napoleon has appointed General Roguet
formerly page to the Emperor, to be his aid-de-
camp. The General Is distinguished for military
prowess
It has come out that the Governor of Gibraltar
leves what taxes he pleases The inhabitants
have no control over the taxes they called to
pay.
The London Sunday Times, of September 29th,
states that there was at that time in the garden Of
Lord Monson, an apple tree presenting a mixed
crop OF fruit and a second bossomiug.
Three whales were recently seen in one day in
! The river Clyde one of which is described as Of
enormous size A number of sharks and surgeons
have also been seen of late in the same river.
The observatory at Liverpool is about to be fur
nshed with new and improved aneometer, an
| instrument for measuring the force OF the wind
| which is to cost about $1,000.
| A boy, only twelve years of age, has died at
! Cheltenham from excessive smoking. The case
exhibited the usual symptoms of poisoning from
| cotics.
Some of the Jersey papers are CONCENTRATING
| the inhabitants Of that island upon the impUra-
ton OF thirty horses and twelve cabs a mark Of
| progress.
| That periodical visitor, the floating island in
| Derwent Lake, Keswck, make its appearance
above the surface Of the water in the course of the
week, after having been submerged exactly twelve
months.
| 1t is estimated that the wheat land of Great
Britain will, in the year 1850 yield less quantity
, OF sound useful corn by full 100000 OF quarters
than in the years 1919 and 1874, which were years
| of abundance.
Mrs. Wood, an old and popular vocalist, has
! lately renewed Ter acquaintance with her Dublin
friends, by appearing at Mr.. Levys concert, at the
| Rotunia. Her welcome most enthusiastic,
though her singing days are almost over.
The expense to the corporation Of Edinburgh for
ringing bells upon the occasion of Queen Victoria
late visit to that city, was Just Ii. l7'. Gl. The
ringers tugged at the ropes tor exactly two hours,
for which each man received half a crown.
Mr. George Hudson, M, p, the great railway
| king, has been visiting the town of Sunderland
where he was received by all classes Of the cOnst
tuency with the most respectful and enthusiastic
| feelings.
The Braemer gathering for the Highland games
| al which her Majesty and the court were present,
has been this year distinguished by several acct
dents. Several persons were drowned, and per
son who ran in one of the races burst a blood YES
sci in the lungs.
The mud produced on the Macadamized part Of
the Paris boulevards il to be turned to a count.
person named Taboureau has obtained permission
to carry it away for the purpose-aIter having i
| carefully washed and sited--Dt making the sill
Ceous particles into bricks, to clean knives with.
1t is said that, after passing the frontier of Pied
mont the whole Italian peninsula presents bu
one aspect-a disconnected people, suIking unde
a bayonet government, which, of old, calls il
the assistance Of the Jesuils, a political in5tru
men to support a system which is alike detesteC
and feared.
Madame Poitevin, wife of the well known aero
naut has been making balloon ascent, mOune,
on the same "p0netts' which Mr. Potevin EN-
{ plOyed some time before. 1t is stated that M
Potevin will shortly ascend mounted on lv,
ostrich. The journals designate the lllustriOu
pair by the well merited title OF " this loosl
COUPLE
The Jews may be divided, it is said into two
classes-the Indifferent or skeptcaI, and the su
persltOus In western Europe especially il
France, where legally the Jew is On equality
with the Christian, skeptICsm prevails very eNten
stve!y. In funis, the Jews are superstitiuus. The
Jews of Palestine, and pilgrims on their way thi
= ther, appear TO be the most deYOut and liberal