The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-08-12

Confederation of Rspublics.- Three Of the Gen.
trail American States, Wig: Nicaragua, San Saliva |
dor and Honduras, have entered into confedera-
ton for the purpose Of foreign relations and have
established their seat Of government q Leon, for
merly the seat of government Of Niearagua, which
is now changed to Managua, situated ON the west
ern shore Of Lake Leon. It is believed that Costa
Rica and Guatemala will come into the conieder-
alton.
Railroad Aeross Suss.-The Viceroy Of Egypt
has sanctioned the project Of railsosd from Alex
5andria, by way Of Cairo to the Isthmus Of Suez,
and the work will be commenced without delay.
With the most skiful European engineers at his
command-able at any time TO summon 10O, 900
Arabs and Cops to the labor, the energetic and
enterprising Ibrahim Pacha will mot allow . long
time to elaPse before the whistls will wake the
soiudes Of Petra and Mount Sinai scare the ma
rauding Bedouin out Of his wits, and render the
joYsN.y from Alexandra to the Holy Land q easy
I'D rapid as the journey from Buffalo % New
York.
Fatal Tapor Bss1s-A man was recently litsr-
ally cooked in vapor bath, in France. He wss
boiled to such m extent that his flesh, when
touched, fell from the bones. The attendant had
given him every requisite information with regard
to the management of the steam valve. It was
supposed that while in the room the deceased was
seized with Rt, and was unable to regulate the
vapor. The attendant and proprietor were strange.
ly enough, tried for, and convicted a. nansaugh-
ter. The former was sentenced 70 TWO years i'm.
gsonment, and the proprietor, - legally .respon.
63e for the accident, was sentenced 10 pay 10000
francs to the family Of the deceased, and also
dergo two months imprisonment. r.
Census of Great Brftatn-Among the othe
curious changes which the late census returns il
Great Britain exhibit, is falling OF Of about
third in the number Of working tailors.
Cardinal Wisem1n.-Cardinsl Wisemsn, hav
ing been summoned before a committee Of the Brit
ish House Of Commons, has refused to- appear, an
gone to Belgium. 1t 10 proposed to Danish hin
from the country for this contempt Of the authority
OF the Government.
Parisians and ths Army at Rosss.-The peo
pie Of Paris seem to have a proper idea Of tho di,
grace Of the French nation by sending . Frehc
army to put down the Republic Of Rome. Th
thirty regiment has returned, and the soldier
are insulted on all sides for the part they took
this affair.
CAloroform as a Motivs Power sy-Experimen
with chloroform as propeling power, in the pas
ent, France, and there is to hope, from Il
success which has already attended them, that the
will result in causing considerable saving to |
effected in cost and space. t-t y
Speed Of Locomotives in Framcs-A Frent
paper states that q locomotive recently passed ov
the railroad from Tours to Bordeaux, q distance
fmes, in 81 minutes,
Air Guns.-A Mr.. Arstale, Of Birmingham
England, has invented an improvement on
guns by means Of which 150 to 200 bullets m,
Be discharged in rapid succession, without 9th
ammunition than small reservoir Of air, carri,
BY the operator. attached hy gut. psrcha tube
the stock Of the gun. The whole apparatus