New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-04-28

The NewYOrk Herald contains letters from an
intelligent printer, who went to Australia, in
preference to California, to seek golden for
tune. His statements are very dsspondipg Is
to success in the mines, not only as affects him
self, but for the great majority there. It is in
deed the same story with which we are all IA
miliar as regards CALIFORNIA; "streak Of
luck" for a very few, which is always sure to
be heralded, but only hardships and disappoint-
ments, not 1.-THE of which was propably ever
expressed, for the many. If he had money
enough to get back again, the writer says he
shoufd be happy to do SO.
LAKE SUPERIOR MINEs.-Late advices from
the Lake Superior copper region state that the
entire product of the district this season, it is
estimated, will be about 8 800 tons. The most
important developments have been made in the
North American Mines, in which mass of 80
tons Of ore has been blown down, and it is now
being cut up and elevated to the surface. In
the Toltec Mine, they have driven by the side Of
the vein about 80 feet, nearly a pure mass, and
full three feet wide. New York and Michigan
Company has improved very much. Several
pieces have been taken out, of from 1000 pounds
downwards, and a new vein has lately been cut
into % feet width, and very promising one
FATAL AcCIDENT.-A fatal accident occurred
on the 10th inst on the Nashville and Chatta-
nooga Railroad 1t appears that q man named
Thos. Easterwood was instantly killed near
Wartrace. Easterwood got on the train at that
place, but not, so far as was learned, as a pas
senger, and took seat on the " bumper" in
front of the engine, without the knowledge of
the conductor or the engineer. The locomotive
ran out from the main track, on the switch, and
struck the box-car, crushing him between it and
the engine. The collision was not of sufficient
force to do any other damage Of consequence.
The unfortunate man was said to be intoxicated.
Throughout all Germany. the breeding of silk
worms is attracting considerable attention. The
impression which has hitherto obtained, that
silk worms will not thrive in northern tenn
perature, appears to be erroneous. In the grand
duchy of Baden, the roads and sides of the rail-
ways have been planted with mulberry trees,
and the breeding Of the worms is carried on ex-
tensively. Austria is sparing no pains to foster
their production, the value Of which amounted
last year to million of francs. On the militia
ry frontier of Turkey, garden of mulberry
trees has been established in every village, and
the military colonists are encouraged to extend
the cultivation. At Paragua, the fosses of the
fertilization have been planted with mulberry
trees, and orders have been given that such
trees shall also be planted by the sides of all
the railroads
DEFAULrER--ELoPEMENT. have been
in circulation derogatory to the conduct and
character of Mr.. Harlow Case, the late Collec-
tor of the Port of Sandusky. Sandusky papers
confirm these reports the Mirror says: Harlow
Case is supposed to have fled the country, taking
with him the wife of Mr.. A Francis, the De-
putty Collector. Mr.. Case has wife and four
children. He left Sandusky on the I'd March,
with his wife and two younger children, for the
purpose of moving them to NewYork city, where
an older son resides. Mr.. Case took his family
to NewYork and left them. He was last heard
from at Attica, NewYork, on the 10th March.
Mrs. Francis left the water cure about that
time, and has not been heard from since. A let
ter to her husband has been found since, we are
informed, avowing her intention of clipping with
Case. She took with her an only child The
amount of money taken by the absconding Col
lector, belonging to the Government, is not
known, but supposed to be $4,000 or 800, 900
He took the funds avowedly for the purpose of
depositing in NewYork. He told his Deputy he
had left $4,000 in the safe but the key Of the
safe is gone, and it has not yet been opened, but
is presumed to have no money it. The bail
bonds ofCase, strangely enough. are only $1,000
They are signed by responsible men.
An EXTENSIVE CoNsPIRACY.-Rev. E. Smith,
of the Mansfield (Ohio) Statesman, has evidence
that the Brotherhood of Thieves, the existence
of which was proven on o recent trial for bur-
glary, Lake county, Ohio, extends over every
State in the Union According to the Plain
dealer, Mr. Smith says
We are aware of the existence Of said society
by the confession of one of its members who
had too much conscience for such brother
hood. He stated they were banded together for
robbery, theft, counterfeiting, and murder, and
to protect each other from the fangs of the law
by being witnesses for each other, and getting
on juries when they could. Death, he said, was
the penalty of any betrayal Of their secrets or
plans, or of any of the brotherhood, or of any
in6delity to their secret obligations.
He further states that this society is extended
to every State in the Union-has branches and
high officers in all the States-that its members
were numerous and respectable, many of them
occupying important stations and having wide
influence, some are members Of churches and
church officers, and attend to the forms of reli-
gion, such as asking blessing at the table and
attending to family worship. These statements
were made in confidence, under circumstances
calculated to leave little or no doubt of their
truth. The name of this humble penitent con-
fessor dare not be given, as he would certainly
be put to death if his confession should come to
the knowledge of the brotherhood
There can be no doubt Of the existence of
this society, and it is a fearful state of things
A similar society was formed in Europe in
l177, by Weisaupt Zwack and Knigge, which
continued ten years and was then broken up by
the discovery of their papers in the handwriting
of Zwack. They had receipts for producing
abortion, filling rooms with Supplying odors,
and divers like hellish things, and scores of
counterfeit seals. We shall rejoice to hear of
the like detection and disruption of the one that
has made its home with us.