The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-28

FALLING OF THE HORSE SHOE RooK.-The
Niagara Falls Iris says portion of the rock at the
Horse Shoe Fall, on the Canada side, fell with
tremendous crash week ago last Tuesday. The
part which fell was about ten reds long by four
rods wide. 1t carried with it a canal boat which
had been lodged upon it for some time. The Iris
says seems provdential that it fell at this sea
son of the year. for it is precisely the spot where
so many continually passed to behold the waters of
the cataract rushing terrifcally over their heads,
that is now filed with the huge masses of rock
which have fallen" The appearance of the Falls
is said to be not in the least impaired.
The GRAND LEvEE.-The breach in the Grand
Lsvee is completed, and proposals will be received
on the Goth December for making a new legee
around the crack which exists in the old one. Sew
eral parishes with kind and friendly feelings and
interest to themselves, have appropriated the fol-
lowing sums for the purpose of securing the Grand
Levee, viz Lafourche $200O lbervilie $500; St.
Martin $1,000; our parish has appropriated $5OOO'
which sums together, will be SlU,0UU, Under the
management of our efficient State Engineer, it will
| be sufficient only to commence the whole tonnda-
ton of said levee, and probably complete 1t four or
| five feet high so as to protect the water from COM
ing over that height. The levee is required to be
| twelve feet high Should we receive no other sup
port from the other parishes equally interested, the
water win certainly run over the top OF the levee
| and finally destroy the whole work. LFoht Cou'
| pee Echo.
| At the Naval Court Martial in Washington
Commodore Joncs counsel presented paper containing OBJ
jecons charges of fraud and OppressOndat the use Of
public funds justhabe, and that the Commodore was
compelled by peculiar circumstances 10 the enforcement oil
rigid discipline The witness under examination
A letter from Boston, to the n. Tribune, says
Negotiations are now pending for the purchase Of real es
which OF the largest and best hotels IN the
oountryeQua size the ST. Charles at New Or
leans. 1t occupy the present site OF the Albion faVh
on Coohuate Hail. and Phillips place. and will cover al
| Immense area.
On the 18th of March last, man by the name
CARROLL was murdered in Scanned street New H95k
of Ohm keanes who concerned In the murder
keames has been accordingly arrested.
The Scientific American has a letter from Geo
Cadwalsder Baney Fort Wg7hita, Arkansas stating tina
he hes discovered, and applied for patents ~ this coun
and Europe for mode OF making cheap and brilliant gas
produced upon new and scientific principle, winch can
obtained at a cost les than one cent per lyUU feet
A military company, composed Of about itt,
boys under fourteen years OF paraded Broadway Ney
York on Saturday last much 10 the amaZement OF the IN
habtanfs and pedestrians along that crowded thOrOugha
They are called the 50 GTatiula Guerdss aud as the
marched along target, very kituy and efectuauy nd
died with musket balls borne the head OF the CON
pany. The uniform in all respects similar to thHt
older companies, and the suitably diminished
size.
The Hagerstown News has received pamphle
purpOrng be the cont sion of one Charles Wallace whic
gives of the robbery Of Mr. John Funk at lager
town. several years committed by himself and an aCCon
| piCe named Smelling. This confession was written by wa
lace as he from memory, and given by him TO the eN
Henry Tracy, the stake where he was burned alive by
mob the banks of the Mississippi the llth OF Angus
1850. He the murder OF Miss Mary Rogers,
beautiful cigar girl OF New York and number OF robbers
and other crimes