New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-20

his house at Coosprng, Pa. the 4th inst, son
of Col H. saved his life by jumping from thrd-story
window
Mr. Wikoff' forte always seemed, to the eai-
tor of the Mercury consist in buzzng around hand
women, with all the animation and much Of the
same kind of success, with which frantic ny buzze'
round II jar of moasses
Ex-President Tyler is out with a letter on in
tervenlion in which he nmates that cannot do too
much for Kossuth just but thinks that in about
their complaints the bar of the American Senate Of
old to Rome with the certainty OF being heard3
Lamartine is again reported in the European
papers about to leave for the East to take of
the estate given him by the Sultan.
Douglas Jerrold says: g The women are all
alike. When they are maids they mild milk
make and they lean their backs against their
marriage certificates and defy you.
elf a man has q tiger by the tall which
would the best for his personal safety-to hold on
to let go? Debating societies will please take notice
John Patten has been elected Mayor of Bath,
Me- by the astonishing vote of 933 against votes for all
others.
Elem" Oh, don't tease me to-day, Charley
I'm not at all WE'LL Che2ey-[twelye years old man
of the world - tell you what ii is you in love
Now you take the advice Of fellow who has good
deal of that sort of thing and don't give way to it
The editor of the Bungtown Herald had an
interview with Mrs Darlington lately and the old lady
about which the papers talk much, made of home
| spun or boughten store good ,"
The principal question now before the people
appears to be one that has tendency to forccose discus
sion: +" Shall the Maine question now be put2'
DR.. Brandreth, of pill fame, has bought the
property bounded by Broadway, Canal and Lispenard
streets NewYork for 100000 and is going to erect
giind building in which will be established bank. of
which he will be the principal stakeholder and president
Under the head Of Novel; the Liberty
(Md Banner states that schoolmaster Of that place
with whom he had but very short acquaintance by
tain persons who hoped thereby to their
guilt. lie has since left for parts unknown.
A servant girl in Vienna, having heard a
great deal about the financial embarrassments of Aus
ri took all her savings amounting to So to the treasury
department contribution towards relieving the imme
diate wants Of the State.
In Russia, when they want to keep fish per-
city fresh to be carried long journey in hot climate
they dip them into hot beeswax. which acts like an air.
tight covering In this way they taken to Malta, per-
tcctly sweet even in summer
81 know no such thing as genius said Ho-
garth to Mr. Gilbert Cooper: Genius is nothing but la
Dor and diligence" Sir Isaac Newton said of himself
That if he had been able to do any thing he had
| effected it by patient thinking only
warrant was issued last week for the arrest
Of Andrew Powers, of Bath, Maine for selling liquor :
but he having absconded. his wife fined $40 in his
stead.
The Lowell American says that at recent
examination of young law student, preparatory his
admission the bar Judge Merrick asked the applicant
if he had read the Code " Yes Do you under
stand it p No. The Judge said he very glad to
have admitted him
A female convict in Sweden is now in ice, on
experiment. and found lately in Switzerland
who signs of life after being frozen for nine months
The of stopping while the world goes may be the
next wonder. Icehouses may be advertised with
comfortable arrangements for Skipping epoch wait
ing for the next generation.
Detroit paper states that within few weeks
Rowe Co. Of that place have shipped to Philadelphia
and other eastern cities the number of eighteen
thousand five hundred and scycntysx quails near five
several thousand partdges and other bits Of the
feathered tribe. TO this for Messrs Rowe & Co
| some four hundred persons employed in NewYork.
Inliana Illinois, Wisconsin. etc
A correspondent of the editor of the National
Inelgencer who has shaken hands with Louis Napoleon.
writes of him in private letter: His most remarkable
features his eyes Around them many curious
lines indicative almost of cunning They OF par
tcuar color and almost vacant of speculation and those
who know him best represent him the most impenetra-
bic of men the great Hobbs himself could not unlock
| him
| The Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church
have issued circular to the ministers and members
their church recommending Friday the ID day of April
next as day OF fasting ana prayer IN view OF the ex-
pected Convention of the General Conference that har-
mpny and wisdom may characterize their deliberations.
| machine has been invented in England for
cleaning cbmneys. which is at simple and ingenious
1t consists of alright India rubber bag covered
with texture having strong bristes split whaebone
interviewer in it. To this is attached tube of gutta
pegcha forty feet long and inch in diameter having
brass joint at end and another in the middle
with lntatng valve at the end Inc bag Is thrust the
chimney white unntlaed and when it is at the top is
blown up by means of pair of bellows till it fits the
orifce of the chimney The operator draws it slowly
down. and with it all The SCOT which has accumulated
| Prof. Wheatson of Connecticut, has recently
invented curious optical instrument called The Peu-
dJscope 1t gives false conceptions to all existing OBJ
jccts-makes the points further off rice
reu solid globe seems concave the inside Of a
cup like the rounded aize of projecting solid
bust looks like hollow mask framed picture the
wall looks if it let into wall and the general
| objects wall as if placed behind it
Ira Belts, for many years bar tender at the
marble Pillar Albany has purchased that establishment
of Mr. Acker for $4,000 Belts took up his resi- dence
Albany five years age poor boy operated while as
hi pockets with rocks returned and took his old position
bartender in the place after having purchased
good farm for his aged parents recently married to
lady worth $1,000 and is the proprietor esta-
bishnel that yields the annual profit of from $1,000 to
| $4,000 year!
Gin and sugar get up some funny scenes now
and then The other day couple of Trishmen so
far gone in the region of oddystcks that they
wrtngling about the birthplace of Columbus While
insisted that he Corkonian. the other maintained
| that he was county Limerick man" When left.
the bar keeper acting umpire between pair Of
appraised aze-helvcs.
The Rochester Advertiser says that Gerrt
Smith two years since made proposal to
hs friends to bestow upon five hundred deserving white
each tract of land of about fifty and SO in
money and to like number of poor and worthy females
the of $50 each. These gifts involved outlay of
200 in cash. and 5000 of land large proper
tion of this princely gift has been distributed few
years since Mr. Smith distributed among three thousand
coored men about 100 oland lying in the north
eastern counties of NewYork.
Russell was recently singing g The Gamblers
Wife" in English town. and having uttered the words
I Hush he comes not yet,
The clock strikes one.''
He struck the key to initiate the sudden kncll of
departed hours, when respectable wedrcsscd woman
calculated to the amazement OF every body Wouldn't
have fetched him home?n All of Mrs Caudle's lectures
| were concentrated in that little sentence.
| Near st. Sewer there lives an old soldier witt,
false leg. false glass eye, complete set of false
teeth. silver covered with substance resembling
flesh and silver plate replacing part of his skull he
under Napoleon, and these his trophies
| Our life is but winters day.
| Some only breakfast and away.
Others to dinner stay. and are full fed
The Oldest man but sups and goes to bed;
| Large is his debt who fingers out the day
| Who goes the soonest has the least to pay.
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THE RApPISGs OUrposE-The Gillian paper Ell Pueblo
de Copapo says credible witnesses who have just arrived
| from Caldera in Chill, communicate the following par
| culars
| A succession of musical sounds have been distinctly
heard beneath the water ut the distance of quarter
| mile from this port Every evening. about dusk larg,
parties of in boats to listen to this mysterious
ofsu hmn rnpu, usie he md VOL