New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-27
THE CoNvICTs DAUGHTER.

THE coNvIcTs DAUGHTER.
IN the annexed extract, NJ AlSoy details one of the
most affecting incidents to be met with in criminal annals
How would initiate the example of this poor
girl
During my stay at Roehefort, fond Of lounging
in the sombre of the public garden Seated on
terrace that overIooks the port regarded the coupled
transports that draw che heavy weights and purchase by
the Of their brow the advantage of escaping
few hours the poisonous atmosphere Of the prison had
remarked young girl who had passed aud repassed be-
fore and continued locking wish anxious curiosity
the ropc-yard. The young girl wore Tie vendean
tune. She seated bench underneath the tress
and there remained in reyerie approached and re-
cognzed her having seen her the evening before at the
journey The young girl was to marry but her father
was at the saleys
EUROPE was the betrothed of the peasant prI ard
knew the crime Of his future fathe--inaw. Iuhabit
ing the village he how much he
would respect by marrying the daughter Of ca
vic but Tlennette beloyad, and passion concealed
from Eutrope the consequence Of the marriage He
wished to marry the young girl but he desrous that
no mention should be made of this father who. in the
eyes of the law, dead who had further control
over his daughter. and whose remembrance he must
destroy.
Tiennete loved her father affection for him re-
doubled from he contempt With which others visited the
her marriage and give her his blessing Eurore had long
opposed TienneIs's wish He still refused the step she
undertaken the journey to Koohetort Eutrope was a
cood-oekins yosIth who had frank and open manners
he joined Tsryed interpreter the sentiments
Of Tfennete. said to Europe that father is never
guilty in the eyes his daughter that there no es
judges, no Jury, asSze court that release
the ties of nature and that the a pey of TieI-
ne:te would be valuable pledge to him Of the virtues
bis wife.
TIennete said nothing, but her eyes were Izcd On the
countenance Of Rutrope. She watched bis every
nen If to catch acquiescence in her wishes Eu-
trope listened to me with downcat eyes The menent
had speaking without ing without the faintet
objection he took Tennettes hand and the two lovers
directed their steps towards the prison followed them
and the young girl who apparently regarded my
as support ganst the hesitation Of EUROPE encouraged
me not to quit them.
The old convict however had been sick for soma days
and was no longer at the prison but at the hospital We
silently .raversed the long ascended the fight
Of steps At the entrance to the wards violent treIn
bling agated the poor girl Her cheeks pale and
her hesrt must have been painfully Eutrope and
his afanced coniucted to the bed Of the
guard repelied me- and could only follow distance
movement of fear which she could control The con-
vct raised his weary head turned dying look and al
lowed s. to pass between his teeth whose yhteness
contrasted with his bronzed complexion. guard mad
of the A kind Sister of Charity supported the
patient. He took the pen presented to him, looked the
act drawn in advance and held up he placed the
foot his dishonoTed name Stretching Ticnnette
his eshiess arms he drew ei to his bosom The move
ment he made agitated his chain, of the links of
which Eutrope had taken up and regarding it with
supplying look Tiennette seized this glide
her hand unseen beneath the counterpart. A look
which she fixed the guard. had turned away be-
trayed luckily to me alone the offering the young girl
left her father.
After half hours interview, Eutrope who seemed ill
at made sign to Tiennette and the young girl gave
the farewell kiss to her father. On retiring of the
links of the chain that retained the convict to bis he'd Of
suffering. with the robe of the vendean
girl and tear dropped upon the rusted irons The young
door Tiennette took last glimpse Of the old man and
perhaps at the moment her heart invoking heaven
abridge the tortures of her sire by calling him from
the asylum in which he suffering that in which
pardon.
When the lovers had descended the hospital steps
the young girl chung round Eutrope's neck
This step will bring us happiness she said to him.
The young couple then entered the hospital chapel mad
short prayer there, saluted me with gratitude
mounted chaise that conducted them to their village
Yes God VIII bless thee, poor girl for not abandonin
finished between him and thee, simply because he wa
guilty and thy children will render to virtue the hoag
with which thou hast not feared to honor criminal fathe
us -.-
The SUpPosEp CAUSE OF EXPLOSION IN STEAM BoI1ERs-
,y a Remedy suggesed-Lieu VIM D. Porter, of the Tn
states Navy publish m fe in shA hsa t water * M
~ and tubes ues exposed above the water liz
acquire red heat the Of water (steam( is
nd composed and hydrogen rapidly formed Of all
~ this is the ghtest and most explosive Its effects
terrific than that of gunpowder of the strongest
nd tonating compounds 1t is only necessary to comb
with about of oxygen TO makeit exposv
I The question arises how the decomposition
water in steam boilers be prevented the formation OF
nit drogen gas stopped and remedy invented by VIII
inr boilers will not burst! Nearly all boilers explode
All opening the safety valve the steam rushes out in co
M cal form. Of the uppermost this leaves
space the centre of the through which the circu
ambient atmosphere rusheS, supplying of course. oXyge
a If then is low and the vapor decomposed
IS hydrogen gas formed the supply of oxygen causes
instantaneous explosion, The method, then to preve
the oxydation of the tubes or tues is to plate them wi
silver.
ITS Every engineer is well aware that when the
# upper cock has blue appearance there is DANCE
but every does not know that this blue appearan
indicates hydrogen gas in fact is hydrogen gus and
blue and only burns when in contact supplied vii
oxygen AS it is the ghtest OF all gases and rises to Il
VII upper part the stean-iacket, pipe could be intr
mead into lie
Quoted to the fire engine where the remen
the formation Of hydrogen by the color of the steam
jet Should the jet appear of blue cast by having t
Dut pipe continued outboard and under the water line
- gas could be allowed escape through this tube al
steam would then take its place in the boiler With h
f atetyppe well attended and the upper tubes plated
ioi few explosions could possibly take place
AS we say in claims for patents do not Claim havl
ng discovered the method herein mentioned in making
he drogen but only the safetytuee and the plated lit
ms Silver mes at 1880 deg Fahrenheit 20 deg Wee
ere wood. iron becomes OF red heat cherry red
100 deg Fahrenheit, 10 deg Wedgwood. There
s then likelihood Of the silver plating melting bef
the tubes be covered with water should they at
lars The engineer should open his safety valve u
ou hc has tried the upper cock N the poier sGouiS
steam appear blue and rdcae hydrogen then he shoi
an certainly keep his satetyvalve shut and work off the
S through his cylinder This will if strictly attended
t save only his life but that of many others
nal THE IxpANs-Jumper the chief of the seminoles
in Washington of the distinguished Chief Juml
IoA who was, in his lifetime the acknowledged orator Of
nation He comes from Arkansas, with old black All
)o- ham to act as Il sort of mediator between Cove
ment Billy Bowegs who is the cousin of the ori
' head Chief of the SeminOles Nlicco Nope, and now
the nephew of his uncle in France fills the place of
IL iustrous relatiye,
They are all fine, hale hearty looking fellows. jun
, is over six feet inches high weighs nearly two h
dred pounds. and is extremely muscular Bowiegs is
on- IDENTIFY keen sagacious business lie is SAID tt
lev, quite wealthy, owning twenty negroes. lie
On that he hopes 10 ue able to settle al; disputes with
" Great Father the President but when asked what
10 ljDntS .tla
adj responded: Iiomie ltco fight pale face heap!'
six believed that he favorably disposed to engrate,
1t will be well for the dp!omatsts ut Washington
to overlook tho " Niger General Abraham in their
y. rotiations lie is decidedly the most influential ma
the delegation and the result depends almost entire
be the views may be induced to take Gf the business
before the war 1886 he controlled the popular sentiu
M of the nation 1t mainly through his influence thai
lliam Treatv of Paines Landing Effected and it
ad- nsgaon that the hatcet taken up by the Ind
and mainly by his gencralship that the prolo
- a period Of some years lie is cool, craft
ry savage, while he modestly keeps himself in the
. ground, exerts controlling and certain influence
ms, hs,,s is the Indians. Savannah News.
Pup-
the
land, At the NewYork State Fair, the highest p
has for the best moving machine and the second pr1
reaper. was awarded to John IL. Nanny, Of Ill
There dozen competitors including McCol
quail and Husseys. hut Mannys considered superi
ptan of the perfection Of its cutting apparatus