New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-17

Now that the American Government have
ratified the Elgin Treaty, there is no other
alternative left but to accept it in the Pro-
vinces. Jonathan has got the best of the bar
gain. but notwithstanding this, we lock upon
the measure as an opening for the brightest flu.
ture New Brunswick has ever known
GO Instead Of being confined to Great Britain
with trade, to suffer with her reverses, we have
the whole continent of North America for a
markell
''We, therefore, 60 in for the treaty hook and
! line, bob and sinker.' X
A SILENT SEA CAPTAN.-Gapt Stone, of the
steamer Canada, now in this port, is probably
the most silent man atoat. Sailors who have
been with him many months say they never
heard him speak He writes his orders to his
officers, and if they fail in carrying them out,
he reprimands them in writing Yet he has the
reputation Of being one of the most skillful and
prudent captains of the Cunard line, and re-
markable for his powers of personal endurance
When at sea he rarely leaves the deck, night or
day, more than an hour at time, and nothing
appears to escape his notice. Still he does not
speak, either to his officers or passengers
On recent passage two wags. who were pas
sengers in his ship, noticed this popularity, and
at dinner one day we're quite eloquent upon the
blessings OF speech, and then, by way of contrast,
expressed their deepest commisseration for
dumbies One Of the wags was so overcome by
his feelings that he deliberately took an onion
from his pocket and applied it to his right eye,
while he gazed at Capt Stone with his left.
Poor dear gentleman he sobbed, as the
tears followed the onion, wonder if he is deaf
as we'll as dumb
This was too much for the passengers, who
burst into roar Of laughter, in which Capt
stone joined heartily as the rest When order
was restored he said, ssGentlemen and ladies
or ladies and gentlemen, acknowledge that
appear to disadvantage by not speaking moro
than do; but what would you have me to say
II Is my constant care to see that you are pro.
perry attended to in every particular. What
more can you desire ~ After this effort he
resumed silence, and has not been known tc
speak since, Boston Atlas.
AoscIusxo.- The following anecdote is related
Oh TINS celebrated Polish patriot;
re wished to send some bottles of good wint
to clergyman of Solothurn; and as he hest
tated to send them by his servant, lest he should
smuggle part, he gave the commission to a
young man OF the name Of zeltner, and desired
MN 10 take the horse which he himself usually
rode. =
s On his return, young Zeltner said he would
never ride his horse again, unless he gave hin
his purse at the same time.
kosciusko asking what he meant, he an
swered
- AS soon as a,poor man on the road takes Of
ms hat and asks for charity, the horse immedi
ately stands still, and won't stir till somethin,
Is given to the petitioner; and as had no mo
ney about me, l was obliged to pretend to Civ
something in order to satisfy the horse
RAILROAD ACCIDENT Wiimin gtofa, Angus
9.-As the lightning train was proceeding t.
Baltimore at about q o clock this afternoon, i
ran off at the Newcastle switch, which the ne
switch-tender had misplaced, thinking it wa
the Newcastle train, when perceiying his mis-
take, he proceeded to put it back, but while St
doing, the train came on and ran off, instantl,
killing the fireman, William Horn, who was no
the regular fireman, but who was on il
another's place, also injuring the engineer an
the brakeman. The engine and cars wer
damaged considerably The tender is total
destroyed
The British mail steamer Douro was lost o
the Parcels Shoals China Seas, on the 26th
May. 1t appears that the steamer was met b
typhoon, during which her funnel was carrie
away, and she was under sail for Hong Kon
to repair damages, when the accident occurred
No lives were lost, and the mails and cargo ar