New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-07

HYDRAULIC MAcHINE-New observation-disclosures J. ". &
j. A. Creary have at their Office No 22g Baronne street.
the model of machine for eevating water to any
required height This machine has been investigated by
| many competent PERSONS all of whom concur in the
opinion that it perform all that is claimed for it, It's
inventor Capt D. Brocket assumes that pounds of
given power applied at certain point eevates nineteen
pounds of water. By means of the model exhibited,
small wheel in revolving fills to the apex through the
agency of four tubes which pass around it, The water
rises to the apex Of the Wheel far be SEEM with
out being lifted from its place of rest Captain Brocket
has associated with him in the ownership of the inven
ton about twenty gentlemen who sangune its per-
feet The powers assumed for the machine are
directly opposed to all theories well
the practice of the past and should be put to the test
strict investigation Should it prove be in the end
what it claims to be- the results brought about through
its agency in low and swampy countries would be meal
culabe. 1t will shortly be put to thorough test.
| LOUISIANA CouRsE-.Norel Sports-Yester-
crowd of about two hundred persons assembled on
the Louisiana Course to partake OF the tempting bill
fare in the line Of unique sports. which was offered
The first contest horse race-mile heats-for one
hundred dollars side The track too hard for good
time. Two nags went for it-Shaker and Jenny owe,
There was pretty running in the second heat and
through the Crater part of the horses dead
locked and at fine rafting pace. jenny Oe, took the
purse in two strait heats Time, 1:59-1:54.
The next entertainment was foot race for s25 the
second best to have S. Twas lean affair." and by
man who appeared to have name-time indefinite
These being through with the ceremony of climbing
creased pole to be disposed of The pole was about
thirty feet high eight inches in diameter the base and
taperng towards the top about three inches 1t was
smooth peeled onion in the first place. and had the
further advantage of being covered all with lard and
taow that altogether it sicker than goose grease
creased lightning One daring individual offered to bet
that shadow would slip from it, prize of silver COB
let worth $50 to be given to any individual who
would climb to the top fit 1t would have been as easy
to climb water spout, column of smoke. Several
old tars on hand and vowed that no mortal man
could climb it. They doubted whether it would not slide
off if laid fiat the ground An enterprsng Paddy
swore be jabbers he'd climb it bust ~ He made the
attempt and succeeded far to get both hands the
pole and foot from the ground besides getting himself
amentaby creased be in danger of being gnawed
by dogs. He finally gave in.
The days entertainments concluded with the pig bust
ness-thus: hog was turned loose, and whoever sue
ceeded in catching and holding him fast by the tail was
to claim him the prize of valor In due time the quad
ruped trotted out his trainer pulling him back by
the tail to make him go forward lie into the ring
with perfect looseness 1t regular swamp swine
of the breed called gutter snipe lean that the buzz
yards wouldn't peck at him. and to all appearances weak
enough to have to lean against fence to grunt. In
Yankee land they have to soak the kind of hog
make them hold swil
He was turned loose, and Immediately commenced re-
connoering the enemy The crowd had time to conten-
plato him in all his aspects His brstes stuck up like
the back bones of herring and his general appearance
was like a shad taken to dry land.
About one hundred enter prsng individuals entered the
list against the unpromisng looking swine At the tap
the drum, the crowd raised yell and made after the
varmint, which in his turn troted off at two-forty
lick, shaking at them his apology for tail and going It
with rush, He fooled every body thought he
had run in his lean and shadowy The party
made at his Abbreviated but being plentfuy
creased it slipped through their fingers like an eel The
pig now took to the open ground in the middle of the
Course The rabble followed at wide gap after run
ming half mile headed off the brute and hustled him
along to near the main stand Here a reinforcement
went in for the fun and the quadruped was hemmed in
ON all sides, lie fought braycly and spun about like
top but he beset fore and aft An enterprsng Ibcr
MAN finally grabbed him by the spinal continuation and
held on to him like The Porker ker-fimmsrd and
was brought amidst the cheers of the crowd to the front
of the main stand where the judges announced him van
qushed and awarded the prize to the conqueror who
declared himself Thomas Ryan, the wild Irish boy of
Tipperary!n So ended the days sport.
Next Sunday. gander pulling and donkey racing
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.-A mass meeting of
the Locoocoes held Saturday night the Dryades
Market for the purpose of expressing the views Of the
party in relation to the reforms proposed by the antcpa
ted new Constitution. The meeting presided over bv
that renowned Flibuster Col. VIM. Scott Haynes who
made some very queer and spicy remarks. Judge A. NJ
buchanan, T. j Durant, Perry s. Warfield, W r. Crane
and Col Smyth made speeches. The nomination of Gen
Franklin Pierce for the Presidency being there
was great capping Of hands.