New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-04

the most destitute at the public buildings. Col
leetions in behalf Of the emigrants were made
at the various places Of worship en- Sunday, the
I'D ult
The Nassau Herald learns by an arrivalfrom
Turks Island, that no salt had been rsked this
year up to the 14th ult. , but that the prospects
were good. The Nassau Guardian Of the 2lst
ult. says:
The Government schooner Experiment arrived
from Inagua and the other islands in her intsr-
insular route this morning We are glad 10
learn that the prospects Of the salt producing
islands are very cheering, little rain having
fallen at any OF them
SINGULAR RACE OF HUMAN BEry0s There are
now in London two very singular human beipHB,
Of race which has hitherto been very Ettle
known to the civilized world They came ffom
South Africa, where they are called Earfhsaeu.
They are totally distinct from all other known
African races-as much so as if they had drop
ped upon this earth from another planet. They
are diminutive in size--mere pygmies--and un-
acquainted even with the art of building huts
They shelter themselves in caves and crevlceso Of
the earth; when these are wanting they mnAs
artificial scoopings on the surface, which tney
line with leaves and cover with branches. The
| Hottentots and Bushmen are the avowed sAe-
mics of the Earthrnen, and when they meet then
will shoot them down like yermin. The poor
| little delenceless Eartlmen have no refuge but
in holes trees, or thickets, and The tribe is fast
verging TO extinctio They are poor, weak
people--one of Natures freaks-and destined
not to perpetuate their race. Few colonists .
have seen them; and although it Is known that
| a few still linger in the mountains, these are
rapidly dying away, and will soon become
tradition Of elvish afrite race Of old
The two individuals above mentioned were
carried to England from the Cape of Good Hope
two or three years ago, and have now become
domesticated in an English family. The Morn
ing Chronicle, from which we take these par
tculars, describe these little Esrthmcn as boy
and q girl, tie former Ia and the latter 10
years Of age, and - complete little faries' in
appearance The boy il three feet three and
4 half inches in height, the girl tribe taller
Their skin is OF the brightest and most trapspa-
rent bronze. and as smooth and polished as mar
BILE In form the little creatures are perfect-
their delicate limbs standing out in the most
graceful symmetry, and every notion instinct
with the untaught ease Of nature. The faces,
although decidedly African in feature. are full T.
of sweetness and good hunior. with an express
sion Of archuess and intelligence.
They are named Martins aud Flora. In their
savage state they fed on loeusts, ant-eggs, and
such snail game as they could take Till they
were carried to England they had no ideas Of
God or any supreme power At present, they
have been taught some of the customs OF civlli-
zed life, and are able to speak little English
words, to sing little English popular airs, and
the first Of Earthmen-to play little airs on
piano.
" Few sights are more interesting to q thinking
person thtAn IQiI ul TIC u fdcc VI
beings ON the point of being blotted out from
l.. the face of the earth The individuals in ques-
ton seem TO constitute one OF the most anoma-
lous forms Of our species that have ever yet been
brought TO the notice of the naturalist or the
ethnologist 1t is to be hoped that further light
will be thrown on their history by scientific re-
searches.
Uses OF IRoN. - Everything that tends to
cheaper iron tends to open a new source ct in
Nat, t1,eto limo tbo
aP' high protective tariftes, the working in IRON
has increased since the reduction Of duties,
. though the immediate effect of the act might
possibly have been to suspend some OF the forges
and furnaces where the ore was worked Among
the last ingenious uses have seen mentioned
is the following; detroit Free Press.
Among the new articles Of manufacture Is o
new style armchair for parlor use, formed OF
fine wires, woven together spirally. The seat Of
the chair is formed of wire, continuous with the
=, back-or, if rocker, the sides, back and seat
~ are all one piece; that the fabric is strong and
thoroughly durable need not be added. The
seat, far from being intractable, hard and un-
l.pleasant, is elastic, and of handsome appear
ance, and it can be transported from place TO
place without damage The weight OF chair
of this description is considerably less than one
" of rosewood or carved mahogany, and the prices
at which they are furnished are very moderate
PRECAUTIoN FOR TRAvELERs.-Th recent ter
rible railroad accident has been largely i'm
proved - as text for numerous suggestions 0
NJ plans to secure the greater safety Of passenger
in case of accident One Of these is BY CORES
pondent of the Providence Post, under the nam
maj at the head of this paragraph who suggests ths
travellers should carry in their pockets q mem
orandum stating their names and residences
ard | He says:
AS AS 81 have carried a memorandum in my pocke
and copy of it in my trunk, for many years
y of my name and home, so that in case l va
killed in road or boat, it would be know
who was, and what have requested to I
done with my dead body, well as where to 3
'ao paid for all the care and expenses astenun
such an event.
The suggestion is doubtless good one, hut
, a nature to afford after all, but melancho
vim satisfaction in case of accident. pitts Post
- =----= M fss- q
The arrangement at the General Pcst-of6
'm by which all the United StatSs mail agents Q
required to make daily reports to the Depar
rev ment continues to work admirably by 70
reuuisition Of the Postmaster Generai, eVel
essrs agent of the Department, when on uusy,
g obliged to report where lie is, what he Is dom
where he is going, and at what time ne
eel probably be in any given point of destination
ii, each successive day. This information 10 =
mt auiled to be sent to the Department. daily, IN
an regular printed tabular form, SO that the prop
officer there has his eye at once over he whs
", working machinery Of this importsnt branch
w the public service. 1t not only facilitates {
capt operation of the Department, but II Is powt
full lnstrumentahty IN the uetecuon VI Puo
rognes
lis
Aug ESCAPE OF ODoNoHtE.--A rev. oays ugvS
had a tclegraphic dispatch stating that o'ps
yer ohue, the Irish exile, had escaped from y
D;eman's Land The following psragrsl
which appears in the Baltimore Catholic Mir
s., seems to be the authority for the statement:
a. "a > Patrick ODonohue, another of-the Irish
II lies, has sraped from Van Dielnan's Land.
ter lron, the clutches of Governor Denison and
N l. rrglish Government 1t is thought he left
sol one Of the American ships trading to Austria
enry and will arrive III one OF the American p
ben on the Atlantic side in the course OF 81
Il time.
NIL Elder PRATT. the Mormon apostle, who
"A been operating in this city for several MOI
; past but without making even one convsr
n the Latter-Day Saint" faith that we ne
as of, has printed his monthly periodicaiin aays
up to September next, in which be gives ~
5 tb,t he il oniup 10 England. Washington