Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-12-09
An EVENING Walk IN MoBILE.-Mobile has,

An EVENING WALK IN MoBILE.-Mobile has,
for some weeks past been infested with des-
perate gang of highway robbers and incendia-
ries; and although they have been thoroughly
cleared out, the remembrance of midnight at
tacks upon defenceless citizens, is particularly
fresh The s.Local' of the Advertiser had an
adventure, which he relates as follows:
1t requires the courage of no carpet-knight to
enable one composedly to perambulate our
streets by night in these troublous times. Since
the recent outrages happily, and we hope final
ly, passed. every one who is out at late hour
is on the qui uiue, and, if timid, magnifes every
one he meets into midnight assassin on the
prow for plumber. A notable instance of the
kind befel US on Sunday night We, the local
of the Advertiser, are not Of very fcrocious
presence; in fact, an observer is apt to set us
down as an entirely harmless and inofensive
individual; and man who wasn't expecting
the worst" wouldn't be likely to compromise
his eyes by installing us for highway robber.
We had extended our walk some distance up
Government street. allured by the soft moon
light which shed it's silver light over the ''rus-
urban scenery which renders that street of
trees SO delightful a promenade, our brain was
busy with the soft visions induced by the cir
cumstances attendant on their creation, nor
dremed of "treason, stratagem and spoils;"
and rs we were leaning in contemplation calm
against a corner, out from the cross street
popped an individual at rate of speed which
would have elected some applause ON a quarter
race track coming unexpectedly upon us, an
ejaculation escaped him which lifted him off the
sidewalk into the street, and he was unsuccess-
full in regaining it until at very safe distance.
Simultaneous with the movement OF getting OH
the sidewalk, was the getting out OF pistol;
but whether it was of the 1',old-fashioned kind
brass-mounted Of such is the kingdom of heaven
we are unable to say.
When he had gained distance of fifty yards,
or thereabouts, We bethought us to continue our
walk in the same direction at a swift pace. No
sooner had the echo of our footballs reached the
ear of our friend, than, with heroic courage,
dsdaining to fly, he placed himself upon the
curbstone and prepared to meet the worst
Upon our approaching within point blank range
he attempted to cover US with his weapon, but
owing to the GOODNESS of the evening his hand
trembled to degree which rendered the effort
abortve. 1t was fine sight to see the hero
his caster pushed back from his dauntless brow,
his dexter foot planted in advance, while the
cold, pale rays Of the moon glanced upon the
deadly weapon, which followed our movements
as surely as the heliotrope turns to the sun. it
was fine but ticklish sight, and we kept as
close to the fence as We inconveniently could,
endeavoring te look as unrobber-like as possible,
not daring to move hand or head, for fear it
would be construed into movement Of offence,
and the confounded thing 60 off at US. We
passed by--not word escaped from either
party-and probably it will never be ascertaiBsd
which of the two was the worst frightened;
this we will assert, we didn't run, and after pro-
ceeding a few PAGES ventured to glance back,
and instead of the deadly muzzle bearing upon
us. our gratifed vision was favored with dis
solving view of our courageous friend becom-
ing invisible through the potent agency of an
uncommon active pair of legs, and in a direction
opposite to his previous course Any individual
: who catches us "out after hours" henceforth,
has full permission to shoot and be hanged!
COOKING A TURKEY BY LIGHTNING.-Teie-
graphic experiments were recently made at
Portsmouth, England, with perfect success, at
a mlldam 500 feet across, by which, with an
operating battery on one side, and the CORES
ponding dial on the other side a telegraphic
message was conveyed through the water with
out the aid of connecting wires. An electric
wire from each side was submerged, terminal
ing in plate constructed for the purpose 1t
is commended that in the same manner atele-
graphic message may be conveyed across the
British channel without continuous cables of
wire.
The above paragraph, says the N. Y. Weekly
Leader, has lately obtained wide newspaper
circulation. As the impression might probably
be left on the mind Of the reader that the ex
pertinent therein detailed was new, it may be
proper to state that it is more than century
old. In l7s4, DR.. Franklin and his friends held
an electrical feast on the banks Of the Schuylkill
near Philadelphia, which was amusing as well
as scientific. The doctor gives an account Of it
to his friend Peter Collinson, of London, in
these words:
Chagrined q little that We have hitherto been
able to produce nothing in this way of use t.
mankind, and the hot weather coming on when
electrical experiments are not SO agreeable it is
proposed to put an end to them for this season,
somewhat humorousy, in party of pleasure
on the banks Of the Schnylkill. Spirits at the
same time are to be fired by a spark sent from |
side TO side through the rirer cithout any other !
conductor shan the scater an experiment which |
we some time since performed to the amaze |
ment of many A turkey is to be killed for our |
dinner by the electric shock and roasted by the |
electric jack, before fire kindled by the elect
rifed bottle, when the health of all the famous
electricians of England, Holland, France, and
Gerny are to be drunk in electrified bumpers,
under discharge Of guns from the electrical
battery.
THE GRAND CATHOLIC COUNCIL AT ROME
The Ami de Ia Religion, Paris, Of October 10, |
says: "The Catholic world is at present oc-
cupied with a great event which is about to be
accomplished at Rome. Bishops are proceeding
from oil parts Of the earth towards the Eternal
City. From France, H. E., the Cardinal Gous-
set has already left for Rome, and has taken the
way Of Switzerland. The Bishop Of Mans has