New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-10
DAILY CRESCENT.

SwGNDtED BY GHSIEs.--A Buffalo paper gives
an account Of the manner in which citizen Of
Tully New Hampshire, suffered himself to be
duped 10y band of gipsies:
The gipsies located themselves at Tully,
about eighteen miles from Syracuse. BY some
means they obtained possession Of the &nct that
Mr.. Carrot Tully--from whom the town was
named, and one Of its most estmable residents
had lost an account book, in which records
involving some 800 were kept. Thereupon
Betsy Cooper, the Queen Of the troupe, applied
TO him with the request to tell his fortune, anti
cipatng the result that would follow He told
her that he did not wish his fortune told but,
If she would tell him how to recover his lost
book, he would pay her IS therefor. She re-
piled that it could easily he lone--only she must
get together n certain amount Of money in order
to produce the charm lie accordingly placed
IN her hands $500 in specie, all he had at COM
mand; but upon consulting the orace-an old
astrological book Of l66S-she found it was not
sufficient for the purposes Of she incantation.
Mr.. FULLY refused to entrust her with more,
whcreupon she returned to her gang and pro-
cured SS5, which she added to the pile Strange
to relate, this would not satisfy the spirits and
after much persuasion, Mr. T. was induced to
borrow another 800, which Betsy pronounced
adequate The money was wrapped up, and
formed good sized parcel, which Mr. 4. still
retained Betsy then demanded that her re-
ward Of five dollars should be added to it, which
was done She then asked for lock Of hair
from the heads Of Mr. T., his wife, and child !;
then for n paper Of salt from each and then
directed them to place the money in her hand
and turn their backs, while she repeated the
mystic words Of the leather oracle They did
50; and Betsy, taking advantage Of their situa-
ton contrived to substitute a parcel as near
like the original as possible, containing a rare
show Of pebbles and pewter, in place Of the one
containing the S4o5--the latter Of which she
Struggled under her blanket She then gave
the parcel-the bona fde one, as he supposed
into Mr.. rs charge, saying that it must remain
unopened for four weeks, at which time she
would return, and the lost book be restored,
She then took her departure, as she said, for
New York The result can easily be imagined.
Mr.. Tully discovered at last that he had been
duped. The gpsies were pursued and the
Queen Betsy and her royal consort were arrest
ell. Some Of the property found on Betsy was
identified by Mr.. Tully,"
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The AsToR House REGIsTER.-Mess Cole
man and Stetson, always devisng something
new to promote the interest, comfort and conye-
nience Of their guests, have recently added sew.
eral features to the establishment which will
greatly serve the travelling public, and also the
mercantile interests Of New York. In the first
place, they have opened a large and elegant
room for the purpose Of an 9 Exchange" where
merchants may meet and. over cool goblet Of
anything that suits their taste, discuss the az
tairs Of business, politics and pleasures
They have also introduced the Electric Tele-
graph, and devote an office 10 the communica-
ton Of intelligence with all parts Of the United
States and the Canadas Again, they have
added . Registers for every State in the Union
whore not only the guests Of the Aston" can
enter their names, but the guests of all other
hotels One Of these Registers is specially de.
voted TO California arrivals and departures
and daily reunion Of Californians will take
place in the Astor House Exchange, between
the hours of two and three o'clock =. NJ What
next will these enterprising Inventors Of h0te
reHrenieHceS think Of fol the benefit of the res
ident and locomotive public: IN Y Mirror.
A NEW INvENTIoN.--One of the handsomes
sticks of pine timber ever seen in Detroit wa
hroughtin from Lapeer county lately. 1t wa
ninety feet long, three feet and six inches il
diameter at the butt, and but sixteen inches a
the top end, and as straight as an arrow. Will
number Of citizens were inspecting it, one o
them observed that it would be grand thin.
to dress and send to the Worlds Fair, as a spe
cimen of Michigan timber To which a wal
replied that it world stand no chance dow
there, as IL Yankee had invented a machine 70
melting SdT dust and running II into timbt
81 any deSired size.
The new Police of CINCINNATI consists of nine
tysix ordinary and six river policemen. Tn
rules prohibit all visits to drinking places, ex