New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-12-12

confirmed the opinion entertained by tbs committee tnat
female waa taken down Hudson street Tsssday agt
14th nlt utsrng such screams Of Distress az would
only be made by one undergoing extreme mental and
physiea suffering and these and grosns were
traced I miles from the city and only lost to human ear
half mile from the shore on Lake Ontario.
mant md Wa a. III ID M conclusion that II the person
who uttered these cries not Emma Moore then some
other female has been made victim to brItaities per-
to incline t6 the belief that the missing womsn,
Miss Moore, taken toward the Lake the night e
her disappearanee from M Whitneys house on NortA
street, and wantonly murdered.
A company Of ebout one hundred Fofunteers went 70
sxsmSinx the swsmps au9 The lake shore They re-
turned at night after tedious day of labor the weather
being very ccldvthout having made any discovery Of
The result of the investigations many believe
that Emma Mosre taken by rusaus to the shore OF
the lake there usad for vile purposes arward murdered
carried out and SUNK point Of the Lake distant that
no bubble will eyer rise TO tell the tale.
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DR.. THoMFsoN's AeoUITTAL--The press gem
orally condemn the acquital Of Dr. Thompson, recsnty
tried in Allegheny Circuit Court vs for the murder Of
Miss pharr His eseape attributed to growing dispo
sition reject ercxmstantaI evidence, although has
always been regarded stronger than direct testimony
where long chain Of circumstances point to guilt The
Petersburg Intenigsncsr says
It let's loose upon society who stood convicted
by evidence strong could be offered by the
wealth in any prosecution Of the kind, Of double nur
under circumstance Of the most aggravated charac
ter young. respectabia and e6nfdng female first
blasted IN reputation BY the dahonnrabe advantage
which he took Of her affections and afterwards when the
consequences Of his guilty deed becas apparent as TO
render his exposure almost certain secretly taken on
BY poison administered in the way he Thought best
adapted to suspicion and fatal rssnit We
have time 60 into consideration o the rarious
developments made by the witnesses to this tragic and
melancholy affair It vas enough for u TO say that they
oagnt to have been consigned to the gaows which has
BY his acquittaI been grossly dsifsuded 81 ss due
The citizens Of the town Of Buchanan, Botetourt
.ea. T-k sx-1& -.-r~
with the following inscription the galIows Thomp
| SON the Quack seducer and Murderer
our citizens generally aays the Recorder, exhibit the
strongest marks disapprobation of the vsrst Of the
jury. Il ;5sf.st 4zg.
TgE Car ISLAND LEvEE-We are pleased to
learn that this leyee wch the State has made provision
constructing is in course Of erection That por
to cmos sndna Is now under contract THAT portion
contracted for extending from Mr Gobbs upper ns TO
Hardwcks ditch ID under the supervision Of MT Uopb
separate contract has been entered into for the con
struction Of an ebanknent the ditch, under the
direction of the swamp land engineer for district number
one The mechanics engaged in the eonstruc-
ton of the wood work and the emhankment will be
II dertaken in short time.
The whole length of the evee is about thirty miles
tending from the Bayou Sara to Coumo landing 1t IS
calculated that the evee will enclose about 65 super
hcat Of land About 2000 Of this land has
been cedcd by Congress to the State for fEyng anu
!, draining purposes
It the opinion Of the engineer engaged in the
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the construction Of the levee belonging both to private
individuals and the State.
The most important portions Of the eFes
and have been adjudcated TO Responsible men
By Monday nex will be at least four hundred work
men readiness to commence the construction OF the
levee La chronicle
i AN EXEMPLARY HusBAND.--There is only one
Hneees Of fish known. which builds nest with much
nreesion and regularity as bird Its called the Sickle
hack and inhabts pebble streams OF fresh water The
male fish mas all the work to do Of building the nest and
proper spot in which to build his nest Then he goes
abroad and collects in his mouth all the sraws and bits
of grass leaves which floating down the stream and
brings and heaps up where he has decided to build
but as the materials Light and liable to Drift dowr
stream be takes the recaution to bring sand ao 60 de
post on the first layer Of his nest and thus hold II in it,
place In order to make his building materials adhere
together he presses his body against them in slow Ebra
tory manner in order to is strong enough
the action the strea agates the water with his fins
making small beat against It and II he observe
that any of the moved he pasers them dow
again and heaps on more sand In this manner he con
nues until his house finished The door is then mad
by repeatedly thrusting his body through the walls unit
Is | u hole is made.
: NAVAL INTELLI4ENCE 49, In harbor at Hon!
r Kong Her Msjestys ship Spartan and United ssate
at sloop Macedonian At Canton, Her Mslestys sico
le oomus and United States steamer Queen. At msea
His French Msiesty,s corvette Dom Joao foochal
Of cen At Shanghai Her Majestys sloop Racehorse an
brig Greeian United States steamer John Hancock soo
k J. p Kennedy sioop Fandslia, and schooner ooope
re His French Majestys steamer Colbert and fgate
T. Jeanne D'Arc.
ut course of week. The Saratoga which taken in
dock yesterday afternoon, will he ready for sea In
ia course of a month. -
is She is further advanced than any Of the SIX gate
ey There eight hundred and sxty men employed in
ise yard At the ropewalk which, by the way furnishes
corage and rigging for the entire navy of the Unit
a States there about hundred and fifty Workme
at | The work is mainly done by steam.
erst 1t is Thought that order will be received
launch and fit ont the shp-oftheline Virginia, viii
ats been under the the last thirty years
Of is of two thousand six hundred (four hundred
res than the Yermon and is in excellent state of
serraton She could be fitted for sea in very few wee
Ied [Boston Chronicle 10Th ult
ain A MODERN ROB RoY.-A Scotch corresponds
rds Of the London Journal gives the following account
Evan Roy scion Of the Clan Alpn stem and formit
BILE outlaw:
the He ii person of powerful athletic frame with
er is hair ke Rob Roy} always the Highland dr'
out with dirk and pistol and sleeps With loaded
his bedside In his 5oth some twenty years ago ne o.
in himself hut of turf and birch-wood islet in
mad middle Loch Queeh in shire and took
himself wife Of the juvenile age Of Is years. and has
lied since lived with her and their untutored offspring
He this solitary Patmos 1902 he enlisted desert
Rio was captured and made his almost miraculous
eapine over precipce in stratherrick amid discha
at OF firearms from his captors and has since lives
prescribed life in the wilds of this part Of the Hgnaf
in He possesses boat and about fifty goats and ekes
er his livelihood from the moor and lake with sncn con
pote buttons his neighbors from senterest pity
sonaly make his store together with small sans
the money sent by generous
Edward Ellice Esq, first visited Glen Quoieh on !
chasing that property about 1s4e EVAN hoy called
him like dutifu 4assa Of the olen times to do hon
to his lege lord, and presented some goats milk
cad peace-otferng The bold outlaws terms chsrsc
L. sticay simple and decisive He told Mr. Eiice that
would not Inoest the laird, if the new laird did
e disturb him in the island possession His intrepid
ing grizzled aspect and free speech struck the Ens
OF man with surprise and Evan forthwith became sor
ant. | favorits.ti Lion of the North.
as q -
onad THE GEAR IN DANGER.-Some Of the Eng
icing threaten dsthrone the Emperor Of Russia
,ext Northern Daily Times says France is ready to ms
ser embark In the overthrow Of Russas power and Eng
only waits for the call to hurl the Gear from his thro
pro- THE FEELING IN RELATION TO THE WAR
eneh National Intelligencer publishes the follow
'gent extract of a letter from citizen Of the Un
vpo,, .4, States, dated st. Petersburg, Sept. IS:
Dear f.: The war is scarcely begun There is no ch
for any power be great conquer Russia
Emperor Is only preparing for war Next year ne
IN have in the field ready for active BATTLE one and
tne millions soldiers well drilled The people are all fc
war aud he has trouble in getting soldiers for IS
.a them religious war They want the Christian TAI
Their be sanctioned over the world They the most DIS
had people earth and the last crnchI Will go Tor sh
nd in before they give op.----------- up
ehal SpIKINa THEIR GUNs-A correspondent Of
ssh ae, London Morning Herald thus explains the I
Mr.. Of spiking guns, and describes the spikes:
a The spikes are about four inches long and OF the
sions of tobacco-pipe the head fiat barb at the
acts as spring. which is naturally pressed to the