New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-05

foot down firmly, at the same time turning the !
toes out There is an impression on my mind |
that his name, or the initials at least, are tat
tooed on his right arm. His age is thirty, or
thereabouts.
DEATH FROM LIGHTNING During the severe
rain and thunder storm, about o'clock last
Friday afternoon, several persons sought shelter
under the tank of the seven mile pump, which
is SO designated for the reason that it is situated
that distance from Charleston, on the South
Carolina Railroad Our informant states that
the electric fluid first struck the top of the tank,
without doing it any material injury, and then
| glanced to Mr. Alexander Williams, whom it
| killed instantaneously. at the same time pros
| trating and severely injuring Mr.. David Traxler
and slightly injuring Mr.. Neale. Mr. Traxler's
horse, which was also under the same shelter,
was instantly killed. [Charleston Standard,
| 3lst.
The Clayton (Als.) Banner, of the 29th ult.,
says:
| Three weeks ago the prospect for making the
greatest abundance of corn was never better in
this county. 1t was regarded with the certain
ty almost of " fixed fact,'' that we were to re-
vel in the greatest plenty; indeed, some con-
tracts were made in this vicinity tofurnish corn
on the LIST of January next at SO cents per
| bushel But the recent dry weather, together
with the unusual heat, has seriously damaged
the crops, and we fear, unless good rains speed.
| lily fall this section will suffer next year, as
this on account Of the scarcity where@ith to
make ss bread, the staff Of life Cotton is
| doing well, and promises to be exceedingly pro-
ductive.
Since the above was in type, we had good
season in this vicinity, and hope it has been a
/ general thing. .4
| Notwithstanding the present season has been
1 fb., bar 10 how
enced, we believe that the health of our State
gene rally will compare most favorably with any
| previous year For the past week, our immedi-
| ate section has been visited with delightful
showers and an unusual quantity Of lightning,
which have had the effect to purify and cool the
atmosphere, SO that we breathe comparatively
| free again.
Accounts from all quarters, since the late
rains, show a decided improvement in the state
of the crops, giving promise Of at least an aver
age yield both of corn and cotton, the latter
being thus far measurably free from the dis
asters to which it is ordinarily subject [South-
ern exchange.
The Madison La) Journal, of the 28th ult,
says: m"- .~.
The heavy rain which fell on Wednesday eve
ming throughout the greater portion of our pa
IRISH will greatly benefit the growing cotton,
much of which was suffering from drought.
ANOTHER DEATH FROM BURNING FLUID. Han
nah, daughter of Parker Clay, died in Dover,
N H, a few days since, in consequence of hav-
ing been burned by burning fluid She was
pouring some fluid from can upon some chips
with which she was making fire, surprising
that there was no fire in the ashes in the stove.
, An explosion took place, which burned her so
severely that she died in consequence.
OF the Bishop of London q tolerable story is
! afoat. Wanting some alterations done in the
palace at Fulham, he employed frst-rate ar
chitect to inspect the building, and consult as to
what was needed to be done. The business &C.
r cupied the latter three or four hours, and the
9 Bishop, on the report of the expense, determined
not to proceed. He said, however, g Be good
enough to tell me for how much shall draw a
check on account of the trouble you have taken'
81 thank your Lordship, was the reply, 90 a
Yes, my Lord Z" why, many of our curates
do not receive so much for a whole years ser
vices G. Very true, my Lord, but am Bish.
+ op in my professional" The check was drawn
q and handed over in silence; but the Bishop
sighed at the thought how a mitred architect
could chargeM the clergy.
IMPROVEMENT OF RAILROAD TRAVEL. - Mr.
+ Meigs, Of New York, in an elaborate paper OF
railways a subject with which he is we'll &C
quainted, having made it a study since 1878
g when he predicted in the New York Legislature
# as he did two years before, in newspaper, tina
they would be travelled at an average speed O
fifteen miles an hour, says that the Emperor o
= Russia has taken the first great step toward
u the ultimatum of railroad travel. Instead Q
IL cutting q mere drill through the country, am
: going around every thing in the way of
h straight line, he has cut broad way of fv
!. hundred miles, from St. Petersburg to Moscow
He had made it all the way two hundred fee
. wide, so that the engineer sees every thing tina
+ comes on the road. Such is part of the future
n The railroad from point to point with q math
3, ematical line. The rails ten times strouge
10 than are now used, the locomotive on wheels
= far greater diameter, the gauge of a relativ
Il breadth, the signals and time perfectly settled
IT the roads on both sides, during the transit
trains, having the gates of the walls all CLOSED
t, then instead of travelling one hundred miles a
hour, we shall more safely travel three hundre
miles an hour. That now seems fast enough, g
!, did twenty few years ago, and we are now Q
ID very unsafe rails on some straight runs, treate
" to sixty miles on hour in this country, and
= England to one hundred.
D GULF OF BorHN1A. There is not an inch
W the Gulf of Bothnia but we have crossed over
= it is strange place; the effect of the rregula
= refraction is very singular; the other mornin
III we saw lighthouse up in the air, and G
looking Eat the chart, it was proved to /
=. fully fifty or sixty miles off. Ships appea
:. when you are neatly o days sail from then
p' now with three hulls, now without sails, in
ge moment with a cloud of canvass, now turne
G. upside down. and half dozen ships are owe
the other. all as large as the biggest thre,
q. decker; when you come up with her she
:. some insignificant little coaster. We are with
l. couple Of degrees of the Arctic circle the ST.
re does not set until ten, p. and he rises abol
n, two we have broad day light all the time he
ed below the horizon. We are going on to ii
"A head of the gulf and when we do we shall s.
~ the sun at midnight. Letter from the Napi
ne feet.
! PREDEsTINATIoN.-s'D Do you believe in prede
Il tination' Z" said the captain of Mississip
[e' steamer to a clergyman who happened to
travelling with him
ssOf course do"
p. And you also believe that what is to be W
" be 90
Certainly
ed well, | am glad to hear it,
he tWhy?"
ne &c Because l intend to pass that boat ahead
&C. fifteen consecutive minutes, if there be any vi
ma tue in pine knots and loaded safety valves.
IT, don't be alarmed for if the boiler amt to bur
'm then it WON'T