New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-18
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legged man to have wife given to waltzing-
1t is estimated that there are fifty thousand
pounds Of opium annually retaied in New York city.
A drunken fellow, the other day, shot hole
through his friends hat, on wager at Cincinnati
Boston paper advocates covering the dome
Of the State House in that city with gold.
The wings of Pennsylvania are to hold grand
meeting at Harrisburg on the 10th inst
There are 4041 muscles in a caterpillar at
least writer's say We took pains TO count them
Why would you suppose fish did a great deal
Of weighing, Because they always carry scales.
company of {. American Ethiopian Serenad-
ers'' are giving concerts at Calcutta, India.
Mrs. Jane Bass, wife of the comedian, Chas.
Bass died at st. Louis last week.
A boy and girl, aged respectively IL and Ia,
we're married last week at Cincinnati ''
Macauly, the historian, has been elected to
the Brtsh Parliament from the city of Edinburg
Walter Scott speaks of this world as an 6. ad-
mrable compound Of folly and knaveryn
Twelve children Of the Crows, Black Feet and
Chane Indians have arrived at st. Louis to trained IN
civilized society.
Mr.. Webster returned to Washington on the
9th inst from his visit to Massachusetts, Doubtless the
price Of fish will be effected by this intelligence.
Wanted in England A few Yankee sailors
to sail the Yacht Americathe Engiish tars knowing
how to manage her
Somebody says there are two kinds Of family
jars iGto one you put your sweetneats and into the
other you must put-your foot
1t is said that since the burning Of the Henry
Clay the daily receipts Of the Hudson River Railroad
Company have been increased S1500. U
There are eighty three resident elergymen Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in the CITY OF NevYk
and twenty in Brooklyn.
Levi Buckingham, 81, pioneer Of Ohio, died
few days near Cincinnati farm he purchased
i'll 1887 for 3ai cents worth $50 per
The Boston Courier reiterates its doubt that
the liquor law be enforced either in Rhode Island
nars abr1af bTa- cfupo fu ,1,
A prize fight, for 500 side, took place on
Monday the 9th inst about O'Clock miles above Phil
adephia, between two pugilists Shearer and Hines.
shearer was the victor.
General Edney, of North Carolina, o delegate
to the late Baltimore Wing Convention. it is said has
been nominated to the Senate as Charge dAfaires to
Guatemala.
Thomas Wyeh, recently arrested in Brooklyn,
for the robbery Of $4,000 worth of silver plate at the Mon
treal fire. has been recognized the principal
cendiaries
A young lady in the interior thinks of going
California to get married for the that she has
been told that in that country the folks rock the
CRADLE; '& 4s
The Queen of England had recently very mar
row escape instant DEATH while walking in Hyde
PARK Alargebeam of wood fell from Of the build
ings very near her Majesty.
Great efforts are making to increase the sala-
rie of all subordinate officers in Washington The argu-
ent is the great increase of expenses in the Federal Cap
ita above what they when the salaries fixed
The line of telegraph wires between Halifax
and Quebec now in complete working order The line
between Richmond and Lynchburg Va, also went into
operation few days ago, when dispatch was received
/ from NewOrleans.
| On Friday the 9Th, at Medina, N. T., during
violent storm dwelling house carried away with
the inmates. Two of them children drowned One
woman rescued, much bruised but seriously
jured.
| The Portland (Me) Advertiser speaks Of a
picnic from Portland of sx hundred persons filling nine
ears which recently left Portland in the ing spent
the day at the White Mountains and return in the
evening. -.. ST.. -fU II ss t5s
The Grant County Herald says that a gentle
man has recently commenced the culture of tobacco in
the interior of Richmond county Wis He manufactured
during the year past and has in process of manae
| ture about 14000 lbs.
A Frenchman soliciting relief said very grave
ly to his fair hearer: Ma'amseIe beg
have wife wild several small family dat is growing very
large and nossDg to make der bread out Of but de
| spiration of my own eyebrows"
The Supreme Court Of NewHampshire has
decided that the passage of letters between
parties-adies and gentlemenis equivalent to prom
ise Of marriage We shall reef sails at once No
more business by letter. with the ladies Boston Bee.
Mr.. James Beckham, of Culpepper, Fa-,was
attacked by Of his slaves and nearly choked TO death
few days ago. During the scufie. it is said, Mr. B. in
elected wound on the face of the with pocket
| knife which subsequently, caused his death
Among the passengers on board the steamer
| albatross, which sailed from NewYork Monday the
shins for Halifax and Quebec were Archbishop Hughes
| the same time with the Albatross, for Bermuda.
The English yacht Arrow, which recently
beat the yacht America may in its essential respects be
considered American boat She altered after the
model Of that vessel nearly as possible Some of the
insist that Yankee sailors could nave won
The late Judge De Veaux, of Niagara Falls,
provision in his will appropriang the bulk Of his
ment and endowment of educational institution at
Mount Eagle point the river about three miles below
| the Falls t.z%t 4 4-
Il The Dutch and Belgian Governments have
concluded railway convention by which junction line
from Antwerp to Rotterdam will connect the systems.
The Bayaran Government has granted million and a
half forms to the Palatnate Company to complete the
| line from Ludwigsberger to Witterubourg. -
correspondent writes that he is ready to
children for small remuneration He is he says,
well acquainted with the classics, has thorough appre
citation of poetry and music, and hence will guarantee
give other than smooth and harmonious appela
tons to the children of parents who favor him with
| their patronage.
company has been formed in London under
the of the Eastern Ocean Navigation Company to
establish line of first class steamships between England
and Calcutta via the Cape of Good Hope 1t is contem-
plated to build them of iron and very arge-' as much
larger than the Great Britain the Great Britain
| beyond other ships when launched. I
gray-haired old huckster in our markets,
says the Cincinnati Commercial fought with Napoleon
through most of his Campaigns that Of Russia included
He has been wounded eight times twice, it supposed
mortaly What military glory 1t vlnot nov buy him
until that period Of the souls eternal rest. k'
81 Pic Nino is about to present handsome tes-
onial to the foreign representatives who shared his
tirement at Gata whilst the republicans welded the
preme power Rome Each Of the dipomatists is to
ceve splendid medal bearing side view of thf
fortress of G9ta and the other inscription address
ed to the minister by thanking him for his mora
| support. etc s7trl
The attempt to restrict the negroes from ex-
ercising thelages liberty in srong the streets Wash
ngon after ten O'Clock at night is about to be put to
ir fair test free coored man. barber near Browns O.
tel has volunteered to make the issue in behalf OF his
species He placed himself in the hands of the officers
employed counsel and the will up at the next
q meeting of the Circuit Court
lie A Colored Peoples Mass Convention, for the
State of Ohio has been summoned to meet at Cleveland
the eighth and ninth of September to consider
for the education and elevation of the free coored
people, and to choose delegates National Convention
Of the free colored in the United States, which is
pected meet in the approaching autumn but for what
II | purpose is not stated
T. Scene A hbrary--a gentleman deeply en-.
gagged in studyand lady pretending to knit, is per
picking him with herquestions Lady lin the daudnl
$ aiieconate stye)-Ma deah correctly speaking what
dentist Gent. (short, sharp and rather ross)-Den
st is derived from dent French the teeth Dentist is
man who pulls teeth out. Lady (after knitting once
around in order to give the gent time to become i'm
mersed in his book agan) Ma deal you said this
that Professor Musty great inguist not lin
e guist derived from the Latin ligua, tongue Gent
(tartly)-Yes Lady-Well then, is lngust man who
pulls tongues out! Gent (yery decidedly mo, Madam