New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-28
DAILY CRESCENT.

Sow IN GARRET--How SHE GOT THERE
captain of the police relates an inciden
which occurred during the recent inspection O
the premises In Canal street, New York, wher,
80 many deaths have occurred In addition t,
. general neglected cleanliness, hogs were fount
penned up in the cellars, in order that they
might escape the vigilance of the police. A
whole litter Of small pigs was found in an upper
story, and in one instance large, over grown
SOW Was found in an attic. Of course, thest
things naturally excited the surprise Of the Wis.
itants; but when they came to the sow in the
garnet, their wonder knew no bound. The rick
ETY. stairs leading to the attic shook under the
party ascending, the passage ways being so mar
row that there was scarcely room for one man
to pass.
The question naturally presenting itself was.
s How was this SOW got there?' =
The poor woman who had conducted the party
up looked with much anxiety upon the wonder
ing countenances, and at length broke out with
O relation Of the trouble she had to shield her
pigs from the vigilance Of the police. 6 But, my
dear Woman,'s said the captain, g how in the
world did you ever get this big SOW up here! -
Sure, yer honor, she niver was down; she was
rot in this room from another we had here long
ago ssAh see,' said the captain, g she grew
here Z I" lis, yis. She growed, and growed
finely too She's but a year an a half old, and
Orders were left for the removal of the SOW
that had grown there, and the officers proceeded
on their unwholesome duty.
Grasshoppers are very thick. and are proving
exceedingly destructive in Chautauque - at
least, we judge they are, from the following
story told us by farmer Of that county. whom
We saw q few days since at Dunkirk. Said he,
s. This spring, as an experiment, devoted about
~ In fbafe ~
The crop did finely, and in short space Of time
the plants had attained to the height of nearly
five inches Business called me to Buffalo. r
was gone Just two days; but in that brief period,
every yestige Of my tobacco was destroyed by
9the grasshoppers; and, sir, incredible ais it
may seem, one large, hungry looking specimen
Of the marauders, which ] saw sitting upon a
stump as | entered the field, actually had the
audacity to ask me for the chew had in my
MOUTH ICattaraugus Whig
A BET. We saw a bet made the other niq..ss
that the Wings and Know Nothing would carry
the State by 100000 majority. This is large,
and yet such result would not surprise us in
the least. The Know Nothings expect to roll
majority in this city alone Of Is 600.
Bishop Hughes will meet with rebuke in
November that will make o modest man of him
for the remainder of his life. I'm. Z. Dutchman
K WASHINGTON national MONUMENT. have
seen It stated somewhere, that the salaries of
those who officially conduct the affairs Of the |
Washington Monument Society are extravagant; |
bnt the truth is, not one Of the board Of mama
gers, including the secretary, receives dime |
for his patriotic services. With the exception |
Of the salaries Of the mechanical superinten-
dent and the clerk, not one cent is expended for
purposes other than those connected with the 1
building