The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-13
The Paris correspondent of the Journal of Com

fnerce writes as follows:
Before the Academy of Sciences Mr. Petit,
Director OF the Toulouse Observatory, remarked
that the researches of the German have
fully confirmed those of M. Quetelet and himself,
as to the fact of the incandesence of bodes fiery
mefeors much above the terrestrial atmosphere. Mr.
Petit adds that the great geometrician Poisson ad-
mlt;ed as probabIe-from indications much more
uncertain than those now sgnalized-that bolides
exist not only around the planets, but around
the great satellites by which several of the planets
are accompanied. Mr.. Chatin read a memoir of
practical value the presence of iodine in the air.
and the absorption Of this substance in the act of
animal respiration. He thinks it of some import
ance, in hygienic point Of view, to note that rain
water contains much greater portion of iodine
than fresh or earth water but that it is necessary
in order to preserve the original supply, to add
about millionth Of carbonite of potash. The at
mosphere is mainly provided with iodine, in
equable quantity, by the spontaneous issue of the
elements from water, especially the fresh.
According to the official report of the British
and Foreign Bible Society, its agents had dstribut-
ed, from the commencement of the institution,
nearly three millions of copies of the Scriptures.
w may fear that the many thousands which fell
to Paris, have, fr the most part, been bestowed in
vain. Too many of them to be met with at a
low price, on the book stalls everywhere"
This last observation is most unhappy one.
No danger that Bibles will be sold too cheapy
Give them gratuitously to all who will read them
No book contains a tone and spirit Of goodness at
all to be compared with them.
AUSTRIA AND Mr.. WEBsTER's REpLY.-A cor
respondent of the Boston Atlas, writing from
Vienna, under date of the 9Th of April, says:
Not word has appeared in the Vienna papers
in relation 10 the Austrian Charges last letter TO
Mr.. Webster, and MIR. Webster's reply. This may
seem the more singular, the of the fugitive
slave affair at Boston was announced by teleg rap
from London in great characters. difficulty oil
their own representative with a foreign power
which threatened at one time TO interrupt friendly
relations, would seem to concern them more nearly
than the Liberation of negro. But it appears the
Government does not wish TO have the subjec
called into discussion at home-it might excite at
tention, and throw out light that would be dsa
| greeable. From the beginning Of the difficulty
there has not been word said in the public paper
on one side or the oher.''
Mr.. Elisha Whittlesey, Comptroller of the Trea
| sury, publishes letter in the National Intelli
gencer, giving full and unqualified denial Of
| story telegraphed few days since from Washing g
ton to one of the New daily papers, for polit
| ical effect stating that there had been quarre
between himself and Secretaries Corwin and Stu
art, and that the two latter gentlemen had peremp
torily invited him to resign, if he could not view
certain matter they did He says: "My inter
views with these gentlemen have not been inter
ruPted by any unpleasant expression or feeling.
have not had the pleasure to see Mr.. Stuart 70
some days past and we never exchanged word il
| regard to the subject mentioned in the article"