New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-04

came natural, and the fury Of the animal
increased in proportion as his struggles we're
violent.
The painter, in fit Of transport, seized his
pencils. The patient, however, who had been
bitten and torn by the dog, uttered violent
cries.
Excellent bravo.r exclaimed the artist.
Continue; o, that's admirable i'
Finally, the sitting, or rather the torture, he
ing at an end, the artist offered the promised
salary, but the model replied, that he had
agreed to accept Of q pound sterling for being
painted, and not for being bitten; he demanded
a large indemnity, The affair hasbeen brought
before the tribunals.
David still retains his reputation in Paris;
for his last picture of Leonidas he has refused
25O0 pounds, and demands 100000 francs for
this admired specimen Of his pencil.
A SETTLEMENT OF OuTcAsrs The Albany
Evening Journal gives the following account Of
squatter sovereignty near that city
West Of this city is o pine plain, several mfles
in breadth, and extending near to Schenectady,
little of which is under cultivation A portion
of this tract of land, in the vicinity Of the Van
Rensselaer, Lake, is known as the & Pine Bush
and is more or less settled by g Squatters,n
who live in huts made of boards, sticks and
brushwood, which are Of diminutiye size and
very uninviting appearance. Some are con-
structed on the hill sides. and SO formed as to
resemble an opening into a cave They are in
habited by class of people seldom seen in cur
city, who, are of a filthy appearance, poorly
clad, and Of a heathenish aspect.
The Chief or Governor Of this clan is ssJoe
Harrington who was to be seen, every Spring,
going about the city with a subscription paper
in his band, begging for money, with which to
buy horse. The settlement is made up mostly
of emigrants, and principally Germans, some Of
whom do not appear to understand or sneak
one word of English. The sun never shone upon
a more filthy or more degraded set of human
beings; and the only wonder expressed in re-
gard to them is that the police have not been
troubled with them before this season Some
of the females were to be seen gathering brush
wood and carrying it to their huts, whilst
others were engaged in digging potatoes on
farms near the turnpike, several miles distant
from their habitation, at o shilling barrel;
but in no instance could man be found This
probably has been brought about by sending
several of them to the penitentiary for thieying,
assisted by the fact that officers we're on the
track Of others who had escaped from justice
CHINESE ENGINEERING SKILL. - Europeans
and Americans are very apt to consider the
Chinese as barbarians, when compared with
our own and other Christian nations. Yet we
| are constantly meeting with facts in relation
W SiAfst PSoF1Ss WAllu put III blush
all our vaing1orious boasting. What are our
great canals when compared with that extraor-
dinary work of art, the Imperial Canal of
China, which was built by the MongoI En-
peror, Kulbai Khan, and extends distance of
more than six hundred miles Great heights
are tunneled. lakes bridged, and stupendous
embankments thrown over marshes and low
ground to afford it passage Unlike our
canals, its capacity is not limited to small
| boats, but large ships sail upon its waters,
which are filled by mighty rivers, and serve
not only the purpose of a commercial highway.
but are used for the two-fold objects of irriga-
| tion and drainage, thus rendering available
| for cultivation much land which would other
| wise be useless This canal has been pro
nounced by Europeans gigantic work, and
one displaying sound practical engineering
| skill, and even genius, in its construction.
| Yet it is only one among many achievements
Of art to be found on a larger scale in China
| than in any other country in the world
| THE SHRuG OF THE SHOULDERS. - A very
| significant gesture, and very much employed by
| foreigners The American rarely uses it; in
| deed he does not know how The French and
Germans will give an answer, full Of meaning,
| by this amusing motion of one shoulder. Ask
him about the prospects of some business specu-
| lation. If his shoulder gives the answer, he
| means, "nous Uerro7iS," or, g can tell You
better by and by" Question him in regard to
some work Of taste; if his shoulder rises sud-
denly. you may understand him to reply
Think what you please, l have nothing to
say" This shoulder utterance is usually a
pretty severe comment. If called upon for q
general translation, we should word it thus
| Look out for humbug.''
| A REMARKABLE CASE OF SECOND SrGHF.
New York letter mentions the following extra
1 tnr1Iu lonf
| the Arctic, which we give for what it is worth,
and for the benefit of the lovers of the marvel
| lous
ssA young gentleman residing in this city,
| fell through hatehway in his fathers store
some time last summer, and was severely injured,
one side of his body becoming completely para
lyzed, and after while he entirely lost the
| use of his speech. In this position he re-
manned until the 9th ult., (about the time OF
the accident of the Arctic, on board which
| steamer it was known that the young mans
father was passenger). when he suddenly
started up in his sleep, and exclaimed, to the
surprise Of all present, My father is drown
ing = fell back upon his pillow and died Il
was the first time he had spoken in months
| it was the last forever.
The young man referred to was a SON of Mr.
G. g. Smith, of New York, who was lost in the
Arctic.
i The bullet by which Gen. Joseph Warren was
killed at Bunker Hill in 1775 is still preserved.
1t is an ounce ball. and was exhibited by Alex
ander H. Everett, on the delivery of an Grafton
at Charlestown, June II, 1886, in which he
exclaimed IS This is the one, fellow-e citizens
which now hold in my hand The cartridge
paper, which partly covered it, is stained, Al
you see, with the hero's blood'' This ball i
! now deposited in the Library of the Unites
tates Historic Genealogical Society, with tn,
original affidavit of Rev, William Montague
formerly pastor Of Christ Church in this city
who made oath that he obtained the ball il
London, of Arthur Savage, once an officer o
the Customs of the port of Boston, who gays
Mr.. Montague this account Of the ball;
Con the morning of June Is, 1T75, after the
battle of Bunker, or Breeds Hill, |, with q
number of other royalists and British officers
among whom was General Burgoyne, went
over from Boston to Charlestown to view the
battle field Among the fallen we found the
, body of Dr. Joseph Warren, with whom had
been personally acquainted. When he fell, he
! fell across rail This ball took from his
body; and, as l never shall visit Boston again
| will give it to you to take to America, where
it will be valuable as relic of your Revolu,
: tion.''
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