The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-12-04

A Findncier-A funny story is told of the Queen
Mother Of Spain, which if true, demonstrates that
women sometimes excel even in shrewdnees |
the " Lords OF the creation " themselves 1t is said
that when Bravo Murillo, the present Spanish |
Prime Minister, was Minister of Finance under
Narvafz. he agreed with Christina, the Queen
Mother, TO have the 81 per cent. debt extinguished
She accordingly set her brokers in London and
Paris at work 10 buy up that debt, which was
then worth only 4S or so per cent, and with such
success that she soon became The owner of four.
fiiths of the entire loan Meanwhile Bravo MI.
ro quarreled with Narvaez and left the Ministry,
to the great alarm OF Christina. She, however,
at once set about ousting Narvaez, who was linen
almost omnpotent, and finally accomplished II |
Then, on her recommendation, Bravo MI illo wa
made Prime Minister of Finance, and of ro,rse re
sumed the plan his protectress was deen,v inter,
ested in The loan is now yaid of and Christina
clears on it 81 600 ,ooo-not a bad speculation. |
We doubt whether the great Ros,hchild himself
even when in the Zenith of mis- career. could hay
schemed more systematically.
The HillOtyps Dslusion.-Th. New York
STATE daguerrean Association recently appointed
acommittee to .vestigae the alleged discovery of
Mr., L. L. HUI, with respect to his ability in ia
KING dagnerreoypes in coors, and they report that
not only MS Mr.. L. l.. Hill deluded many profess
9is IN me daguerrean art, but that he has deluded
himsed thoroughly and completely; that the orr
s'n OF the discovery was a deusion that the as
s'>med progress and improvement of it was a delu.
sion; and that the only thought respecting it in
which there is no deuslon is for every aban-
don any possible faith in Mr. Hills abilities to
produce natural colors in daguerreotypes, of which
the whole history has been unmtg ated deu-
The New York Catastrophe. MANY instances
of heroism and self-sacritce the part of the
children are told One poor girl who was on the
staircase, after the balustrades had gone feeling
herself fercely pressed towards the edge of the
fearful gulf, threw her around a younger
girl next to her, who having more support stood
immediate danger. The little one. feeling
the grasp Of her friend said "Anne, let 20, please,
or you will drag me down with you" And Anne
did let 60. A few instants she kept her footing
then reeled and fell upon the mass of sufferers be.
low, where she suffered speedy death.
An instance OF fraternai devotion is told of one
Alfred Gage, who after reaching the ground floor in
safety saw his brother the fatal staircase vainly
seeking to retain mis- footing. Alfred attempted to
stem the livlrg tide, and to make his way through
1t to assist mis- BROTHER but his efforts were fruit
less, ara placing himself below the little fellow,
he t3ld him to spring down, height Of 20 feet.
into the arms of his brother, and both fell among
the dying and wounded, without being in the least
injured.
Education in tho Arnsy.-The following are
few suggestions thrown out for the benefit Of those
who are entrusted with the task of teaching the
ung military idea to do something than
shoot, which was formerly his sole accomplish
ment:
If fourteen pounds make stone, how many
stones will make stone wall
If five and half yards make Pole, what is the
height OF Hungarian?
Ii certain number of hogsheads make pipe
is it possible, with any quantity of birds eye, to
make cigar?
If the earth takes twenty -four hours to get round
the sun, how many hours will it take for a son to
get round angry father?
Reduce pounds to shlllings-by billiards, brandy
and water and cigars.
If seventy-two words are required in common
law to make Sheet how is it that one word will
sometimes make wet blanket, when favor is
being asked?
Ii four iourneymen dyers earn three pounds a
day by dyeing, and spend it ALL what does it cost
each man to live? Punch.
A GENCY SUN MUTUAL INSURANCE
IA COMPANY.
NEW ORLEANS, November 10, 1851
The following statement respectfully