New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-04

The value of grouse shootings in the High
lands of Scotland has recently greatly increased The
estate now in the market which let for many
seasons Mt E1O0 and the highest f120 is
at f26O independent of the grazing rent This is equiv
aent to enhancement of $4,000 the value of the
property.
The Layaca CTexas) Commercial does not be-
ieye that there is dler loafcr in that city. Few
towns can boast Of smifr state of industry and
A Hungarian named Luckasy Casper, now in
Cincinnati, who lieutenant in the Hungarian army
during the late struggle of his felow-countrymen for
liberty and one OF those who suffered imprisonment with
kcssuh and shared his lot while in Turkey is acquiring
competence there by making brides and partly finished
sets of gearing worked in the style of embroidery with
threads of peacock quilts Flowers and wreaths are
formed with such admirable skill that. except upon close
examination, they would be thought the production of
necde-work
1t is maintained by many in the veterinary
profession that if horses leg be fractured it be
united and the horse. being thus useless, de-
sroyed The following case, however proves differently
foal belonging to Mr.. J. Smith farmer. Hilhead of
Barre Scotland, broke its leg very awkward part
two inches above the pasern Mr. G. Geddes veterinary
surgeon Daviot sent for, who the leg successfully
and the animal may now be gambolling about as
though nothing had ever occurred to it
The longest term for which any man has been
confined for debt in the Boston Jail says the Traveller is
six months. The debt amounted to $40. which was
created by purchasing pennys worth of snuff time
Having refused pay the debt the creditor in rage
said he not to be sneezed at by such snuff taker
and declared he would pay his board in Jail until he paid
the debt but at the end of six months he gave and
In the 10Th century distilled spirits spread
the continent of Europe About this time it was
introduced into the colonies the United States
then called The first notice we have of its use in prbic
life among the laborers in the Hungarian mines in
the 18th century. In 1751 1t used by the English
soldiers cordial The alcohol in Europe was made of
grapes. and sold in Italy and Spain medicine. The
enoesc afterwards made of grain and sold as med-
cine in bottles under the of the life Until
the 10Th century it had only been kept by apothecare
medicine. During the reign of Henry VII brandy was
unknown in Ireland and its alarming effect induced
the government to pass law prohibiting its manufacture
At Il meeting of the French Academy of Sci
from NJ. Danced the development in an
mas. 1t conveys the result of his observation the
human species Excessive corpuleney relieved by an
almost total abstinence from vegetable and fculen sub
stances and by diminishing the quantity of drink and
increasing when necessary the quantity of meat usually
consumed.
Mr.. Francis Choate, of Lynn, Mass, aged As
years, died at the Massachusetts Hospital few days
since of modification of the bones of the jaw The bust
ness of the deceased the manufacture of friction
matches and it is supposed that the poisonous exhaation
thus nbbed the cause of the disease which resulted
in his death. We have never heard of singular
cause of death than this.
swatch Night on NewYear's eve, was cele-
braed all the Wesleyan chapels London with univer-
sal enthusiasm The first assembly of the kind amongst
the Methodss was held IN the year l42 Just 100
journal of that period he states We have often found
peculiar blessing at these There generally
deep upon the congregation perhapsin
owing to the silence of the night particularly in singing
the hymn with which We commonly conclude
Harken to the solemn voice,
The awful midnight cry
Watch night has been familiar season of religious
festivy in this country since the landing the Pill
| grims.
| The supremacy of the &c laws of honor is
looking up in London dry goods clerk there recent
ly the following challenge to shoemaker Sir
Having that you have been trying to do serious
injury to my character Isend you the following challenge
to show you that value my character much ms dt
my life. l ready to meet you in Hyde Park 5tl
January. at in the morning with pistols in hand
and sir. there is chlds play in the matter
for unless you accept this challenge send
apology. shall set you down cowardly
scoundre shall expect to hear from you LIST Ianua
ry Address 1878 Oxford street and your letter will b.
reach me'' The challenger prison il
default of bail to keep the peace.
Specimens of coal, of an exceedingly fin,
quality. have been found 175 miles up the Minnesota
| river. in the Territory of Minnesota
The Queen of England has dissolved the Par
| Lament of the Ionian Islands.
The wheat crop of Pennsylvania in 1851 wa
the greatest of any State in the Union The return
follows Pennsylvania. 154s219l bushels; Ohio
IA a57 056: Virginia. 146l6900; New York, 1902 900
Michigan 49lS00o; Maryland, 44946S0
| Pages lead mandatory, in Madison, Ia
was destroyed by fire last week Loss S15000-no inst
| rance