New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-11-18


It is sad affair and carneaf leaves besides numerous
friends most interesting and accomplished wid0vsto
bewal his tragical end. lVicksburg Sentinel.
RAILROAD AccrDxSr.--An Albany m - paper Of he
9th inst the following account Of railroad accident
near that place:
& 1t appears that ono Mr. Stanford had some twenty
head of cattle on his lot some three miles m
down the fence nearest the track and all lying upon
the track scattered along for neara quarter Of mile
As the freight train from Buffalo along the locomo
tive under such headway that it passed over the
whole, some IS or 90 killing every one Of them. and
ever broke the couplings passed on but thrown
of short distance further and It's into and
was nearly embedded in the sand bank before had
way stopped So great the shock chen the ten
forced the end of out and thrown around In
great confusion number of the loaded with
cattle who forced their way and wandered on in all
directions Strange say, neither the engineer or IRE
man hurt although the locomotive knocked into
left whole The engineer and fireman were so closely
cornered in corner of the that took the
strength.o four others exricate them brakeman
named Reed was somewhat bruised.n =
INVENTIVE GENrus-The NewYork Tribune says It is
known to readers that f. NJ Ray of this city offered
prizes amounting 5000 improvements in machinery
for the prevention of railroad accidents etc One prize
$500 for improvement to prevent the loss of life
by collisions and the breaking axle Another $500
for the best method of excluding dust from railroad
Another $500 best brake Another $500 for
the best sleeping night seat for These premiums
open for competition and the competitors had their
Inventions exhibition fair the Judge being
chosen by Committee Of the Iastituta The offer of
these prizes has drawn forth amount Of ingenuity
quite surprising The number Of improyemens their
variety and the ingenuity displayed by majority of
them proclaim the fact that there is amount Of latent
ingenuity in our people, which, II called out by ths offer
of large prizes for certain definite improvements would
greatly advance the prosperity and honor of country
We understand that the committee appointed examine
the inventions in competition for the PRICES do not wish
to decide upon the merits of any Of them without submit
ting them to fair test large SCALE 1t is easy test
many of the exhibitors suppose have not the
put their inventions in operation ON Large SCALE To
them unless generous patrons do it for them, the
prizes have been offered in vain.
| LANGUAGE OF THE LAw-H man would, according to
law give to another orange instead Of saying II give
you that orange which would think would be what
called in legal phraseology absolute conveyance Of
all right and title therein; the phrase would run thus
give you all and singular my and interest right
title and claim and advantage Of in that orange with
vantages therein with full power to bite cut suck and
otherwise eat the give the same away as fully
and efectualy as the said A. B.. now Inclined to
bite, cut suck otherwise eat the orange give
the away with without its rind skim juice, pulp
pps anything heretofore hereafter or in any
deed deeds instrument instruments of what
kind to the contrary In anywse notwithtand
ing - with much more to the effect. Such is the
language of lawyers and is gravely held by the most
men among them that by the omission Of any Of
these words the right to the said would not pass
to the person for whose the same was intended.
| The InoN MARKET NJ EscLAKp-subjoined is we'll
timed note on the present aSpeclS Market
Litepoo October 12-Sir: As considerable consumers
of iron your earnest and immediate attention to
ket at present 1t quite true there has been large
consumptive demand but the daily advance that now
demanded arises from the purchases Of parties who
simply speculators and 1t has become such mania that
know clerk in merchants Office who ia large
operator in iron scrip 1t may be sad that this must
its COURSE but in the meantime it must check legitimate
business and will end in the ruin of many thoughtes in
divduas At present is all colour De and one
who few months possessed of little or no means
| stands to win SlO COO already tfe
We believe you would be doing great public service In
| exposing this hollow traffic.
According to modern traveller in Germany, they have
very singular custom in that somewhat singular coun
try During service church the Sabbath they have
general concentration Of coughing aud 5bring The
clergyman pauses at different periods of his DISCOURSE
The entire congregation at initiate his example
coughing, sneex,Dg, and practising on the nasal organ
but disturbing the congregation at other time
1t strikes US that this is good arrangement fur IN IN
hueuza seasons. times of general cold the dversi
fled entertainments Of this kind sad drawback
both preacher and congregation. fHarper's Magazine
!. RATHER FAlLuRE-The Springfield (Iass) Repubi
can speaking of the great tunnel bore in the Hoosi
10 Mountain, says: y -7+esEl
The boring machine at Hoosic Mountain has done nc
thing since last notice. several weeks since Indeed
it has never yet. understand made complete op:
rating revolution There has been attempt to work
al two occasions for the gracation OF on
Ii cial visitors since the first experiments. Why we kno
= not.
IL THE PIIrsBuRGH ELECTION FRAups.-A dispatch frol
Pittsburgh, dated the 10th Instant says: To-day te
witnesses in the recently discovered election fraud
were examined duplicating two more persons aean.
whom writs will be issued tomorrow further exam
nation is thought will expose Others who nave stoo
ed fair before the community Among others arrested IT
IL Conner Lenry who has been held to bail N eae sum
~ $6O00 Joseph Randolph Barker formerly hsA consta
to BILE the watohmsn Of one q the CRY psnks
of some frauds said to have been perpe
of nj the f,cober election Colonel Kent the demo
cratic candidate for Sheriff. intends to contest
W. Magill to hold the office .ss
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has enjoyed funess prosperity and got reduced
'' its last quarter & e..ts.
to to 1t is stated that small vessel Of about 10
as tons burthen be called the Gomte e sA Aas bas
Constructed at Nantes Of sine by way Of teslinx
adaptation Of that metal to shie.bailding.