New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-10

Jach Rossitter was not in the humor for pacing
1t was easily won by Jim Woodpecker in one
heat in 1O:43
EATHER, CROPS, ETC
The Victoria (Texas) Advocate Of the 10th
ult. says:
| The cotton crop in this vicinity is doing re-
markably we'll Last season several nlanta-
| tons on the river, below this town, were saved
from the ravages Of the worm BY the riee and
black birds. During the present season, these
destructive insects have again made several
attacks upon the cotton fields on Mr.. WIN.
Rupley's plantation, and in that neighborhood
but they have, in every instance, been promptly
extermnated by the birds In cotton growing
countries, these harmless and useful birds should
never be allowed to be destroyed They may
save to Individual planters thousands of dollars
| in one season.
| inc cotton crop is quite promising, in Texas,
at present. Thus far we hear of no damage
from the worm, although, o short time since, q
good deal of apprehension was experienced
| galveston Gazette, LIST.
The weather has been extremely hot and dry
for the last week, and we have heard consider
| able complaint about the late corn crop being
seriously injured The early corn has not been
| injured much, but that planted late has been
seriously injured. The cotton too, is shedding
the squares and blossoms considerably, and it Is
supposed, unless there is rain SOON that the
cotton crop will be cut short at least fourth
Of what it would have been had there been good
seasons. [Selma Gala Sentinel, 9Th.
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ACCIDENT AT THE Coal PITs-We under
stand from friend that an accident occurred
last Saturday at the Clover Hill Coal Pits in
Chesterfield county, which came very near cost
ing four of the employees at those works their
lives. The men were in buggy, descending a
perpendicular shaft about four hundred feet
deep, and had gotten within fifteen or twenty
feet Of the bottom, when the rope caught upon
the windlass for time. and then dropping sud-
denly, snapped the rope in twain, precipitating
the buggy and its passengers, with great
violence, to the bottom. All four of the persons
were badly bruised and injured, but we are
gratifed to learn that none of them are thought
to be in danger from their wounds The buggy
weighed about 1900 pounds, and had the rope
broken few seconds sooner all four of its pas
sengers must have been instantly crushed to
death. [Richmond Daily Dispatch, 4th.
A PIRATE OR PRIvATEER OFF ST. Domingo. -
The Charleston Courier, of the 4th, says that
Captain Buchanan, of the schooner Jenny Lind
from Guyana, ?. R., says that few days be-
fore he sailed he saw a letter received by A.
Reed, Esq, the English Consul at Quay anna,
from the british Consul General of St. Johns,
L. H., giving the particulars Of an attempt to
carry off British vessel by pirate or priva-
teer The vessel captured was sloop, tobacco
ladened, bo,1nd from Port au P1att, ST. Do
mingo, to st. Johns. Shefell in with an armed
schooner on the 18th ult., in the Mona Passage,
and was tax en- in tow and remained CAPTIVE for
thirty-six h ours, when she was released on the
appearance of ship and brig. She imme-
diately proceeded on her voyage, and arrived
safely at ST.. Johns The schooner is described
as of about 1870 tons burthen, with very raking
masts and painted black She was armed with
long brass eighteen FOUNDER amidships, be-
sides two ce.rronades, and was well provided
with small arms. Her crew was composed of
seventy men, who spoke English. The only
color shown was a blue flag with red cross
The Consul Gen eral cautions all British vessels
to be on the lookout for this privateer or pirate,
but which he thinks is most probably of the
latter class.
The PRIZE PoEM.-We have to acknowledge
the receipt of fifteen contributions for the five
prizes offered by the Evening Post for proper
oommemoration, in verse, Of the great naval
victory recently achieved by Captain Hollins at
Greytown. They have been placed at the dis
posal of the committee, and a report may be
expected in the Evening Post to morrow When
we read the Presidents message we concluded.
from its extreme brevity, that he intended to
be a candidate for one of the prizes, and had
reserved what he wished to say for his poem
If SO, We regret that he, as well as ourselves,
will be disappointed. Nothing had been re-
ceived from him up to II o'clock to-day, and
our proposals preclude the committee from
awarding the prize to any poem received after
that hour. Should it have been detained, how
ever, from any cause for which the President is
not responsible, Grregularity of the mails is not
such caused the committee may feel disposed
to make of his case an exception. New York
Evening Post.
RATTLEsNAKE KILLED By LADY.-The Lynn
(Mass.) Reporter says:
s.While party from Gravesend were picking
berries in the Village Pasture in Danvere on
rattlesnake, and in his fright fell and sprained
his ankle very badly. The snake was driven
to the water and finally killed by lady
member of the party. 1t measured three and
half feet in length, and had five rattles.''
The New York Express says:
GA company of black soldiers paraded the
streets yesterday afternoon, carrying the Amer
lean flag. There were about twenty in the
company, one quarter of whom were officers,
and the whole were preceded by eight white
musicians
LEARNING TO SwM-James NJ Smith, q boy
Is years of age, was drowned at New York, a
few days ago, while taking lesson in swim
ing. He had belt about his waist with rope
attached, by means of which his teacher was in
the habit of letting him out. The rope having
slipped through the hands of the latter, the boy
was drowned before assistance could be rem
dered.
A facetious New York paper says the mercury
in the thermometer is the only thing which has
gone up in Wall street recently
EDITORS IN PRsoN--A gentleman who was in
prison a few days since, says he saw two editors
within the walls of that institution, but one of
| them was himself and the other the gentleman
who was with him
KILLED BY LIGHTNING "A German woman
| named Mary FORMER was instantly killed by a
flash of lightning on the LIST inst. in Williams
burg, She was in the open street at the time.