New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-04

1t is said to appear from the returns Of the |
United States Of 1850 that New Hampshire has
greater number of idiots in proportion to her population
than any other State in the Union. |
The last case of Incidence is that Of n man |
named John Hole who was SO lazy that, in signing his
NAME he simply used the letter j, and then punched
hole through the paper.
In less than two months, over two hundred
hogs have been taken to the public pound Of Buffalo, N
y for running loose in the street The owners are
charged twenty cents for the arrest and all the eX
penses'' of keeping the dirty and vicious quadrupeds
The Canadians are congratulating themselves
the advance in their population for the last four
years and exhibit figures to show that the ratio of such
increase is greater than that of the United States for the
last ten years
woman is now living at Seville who is 11o
years old She married at the age of thirysx. She
thirty-six grandchildren and forty-hve great grand
children She lost her husband eight years ago She is
in possession Of all her faculties.
devotee to Mammon once received lesson
from nm humble follower who did not to pay him
the possessor Of the pursesuffcent homage and said
4 Do you know sir that am worth hundred thousand
pounds - Yes' said the irrtated but not broken
spirited respondent, II do and know that is all you
wWh! -
Mr. Gideon Mills, of Westchester, Pa, is the
father Of and two daughters all of whom
living except who died within year The following
is The weight of the survivors 52 lbs 2SS 100 30 l9o
20 100 200 and 2O4 The father still lives at the good
old age OF rs The joint weight of the father and eight
children is 2l3 lbs. tyeightie family than the maze
Miles will not be found in fifteen miles
The effects of frig are sometimes wonderful.
Not long since gentleman parting with friend on
the track the east side of the depot at Newark New
Jersey lie did not notice train till it
within feet of him when he made convulsive
spring upon the cowcacher and chung there till the train
was stopped being carried considerable distance He
found TO be completely parayzed except in his hands,
with which he tenaciously held fast, so that he was
with difficulty released
From the London Illustrated News we learn
that on the night of the 2th OF June Mr.. Hind. the
Mr. Bishops private Observatory in Regents
Park London discovered planet on the borders of
the constellation Aua and serpens, about FIVE degrees
cast Of the star Tau in 0phncus which shines fine
of between the sth and 9th magnitude, has very
stsady yellow light and at times during the night, which
not favorable for high msgniters appeared 10 have
disc
1t is stated in one Of the biographies of John
Randolph a. an instance his critical knowledge the
English language, that while DR. Parrish attended him
medical adviser during his last illness the following
occurred While the doctor reading for Ran
dnph the word impetus occurred, DIR, T. pronounced
impetus laying the accent on the second syllable
Randolph weak and dying as he was Immediately inter
rupted him wth"Wrong Doctor impetus il you please y
shortly afterwards while readnga chapter in the Bible
he read the WORD" omnipctent sccentug the third
syllable Randolph exclaimed, Wrong again. Doctor
umupotent IL the word
Mr. Hebert, of the Paris lIippodrome, throws
Van Amburgh in the shade lie has tanned eighty.thrc
lions besides indefinite number Of hyenns, panthsrs
tigers etc He declares that he is afraid Of four.
footed animal that walks hut he be induced 90
within gun shot of balloon, One Of the aerouauts
thought 1t would be attractive announcements make
that he execute his next ascension in company with
hycnA and applied 10 NJ Hebcrt for his consent and
cooperation But that gentleman refused laty, and
sid he would rather be- shut up in cage with dozen
lion. and rnoceros than to get into basket nndrr
balloon
TnE LuNDr's L,NE CEIEmATToN.-The Bal
timore sun contains the following telegraphit
accounts from the scene of the great Lundy''
Lane gathering;
N,s,E, F.tJs July q, . 4. N.
L.. =. 1 -,
that the celebration by the wings Of the Unior
Of the anniversary of the battle Of Lundy'i
Lane, will he the most imposing affair ever con
yenod in any part Ut the country
The town was filed 10 rcpletiOn at an earl
hour last evening, aud many were unable L
obtain sleeping places This morning tens o
thousands more have poured in from all quar-
tiers, including the Cleveland Artillery, the DE
trOit Guards, the Cerro Gnrio Guards iron
kentucky, and the Artillery Of the Fourth Ken
tueky Volunteers, The military, numbering
some twenty c1mPARles now on the ground. hev
eneamped and are consequently well pruysl e
Tor There will be an iIamcuse military displa,
tomorrow at the grand review, AZ the numbe
is increasing every hour
The weather this morning is bright, bcauti
Gal and g1al but our streets are thronge1 al
most 20 satnca;iou. delegations are Iaarrhin
in fram an quarters, and are beng received b.
the Committee Of Arrangements The dclcsa
tons from Chic and PsnHsylyania arr very nj
ussruas and large, nearly every city anil count
In these tWo State heing reprcseHtsi, and the
profess % b. mO-t -snguiRs u EiytsE their cleo
toFal votes b. General Sc0tt
The tagiHittce q Arraagcmsuts announce
hat dslexaisz have reported Themselves fruJ
neariy every state IN he L aiua fhers are q
isnense ssusbeT q slals sl=o present anon
Shich Hsties fas soup Boys q 0hi5, u
Soolt Civic Guarls q Feansyl zz,ia,r aEd
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