New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-09
THE DAILY CRESCENT,

THAT SUICIDE.--We published an article a
day or two since, in relation to the suicide of
named Ann McGovern, in which it stated that she
had boon driven to the act by the bad treatment of
man named spriggins. We have since been Informed
that in this particular mistaken and that MT
spriggins connected with the matter in any way, it
was only through idea the lady had conceived that he
as uufsithfu to her In regard to the general charac
ter of Mr. Spriggins informed upon the best
thority that it is entirely unexceptonable
INQUEST. Coroner held an inquest, yes
terday, the body of man, named Richard Jackson
who died very suddenly at the Police Jail Of the First Dis
te where he had been brought and locked for drunk
The jury returned verdict of Death from dis
of the heart caused by ntemperance His liver
so large that it filled up all the cavities of the chest He
was about 80 years Of age, native of Ireland.
SMuGGL1NG.-A few days since one of the
Customh house officers found board the Sandman brig
Mento from Genoa four boxes of maccaron which had
mot been permitted and manifested. suspeetng that
these intended to be smuggled he caused them
be epsned and very much to his surprise and gratca
ton, he found them filed with valuable silks He imme
datey sent them to the ousomhouse where the matter
twill be investigated by the United States Commissioners
FIRST DISTRICT.
~ KIDNAPPING. d. B. Forbes yesterday
made affidavit charging Mrs Margaret Forbes and a
carriage driver named John McAulif with having came
to his premises in the Fourth District carried of h
son David Forbes small boy aged seven years, whom
they have concealed somewhere in the First District
warrant issued for the arrest of the accused parties
and last evening McAu the carriage driver vas taken
into custody.
AssAULTING A WoMAN.-A man named James
Gardner awaits examination charge of having bru
tally assaulted and beaten young named Julis
Wilt.
~ LARCENY.--Ben, a slave belonging to Phelps
arrested for stealing trunk of merchandise from thu
store of Mr. Oliver the Of Lafayette and Mag
a2ne street. -"- .-t..N 4.. 5M.u w.
STEALING AT THE FIRE Francis Norris wa.
arrested night before last by the Frst District police
stealing quadrant from the of the fire suzet
street. The nautical instrument, which, of course be
ionged to of the sailors at the Heme was found
the possession of Norris.
SECOND DISTRICT.
THE RI0TERs--The immortal twenty-s iz
rioters who arrested the night of the 2st get
ting up disturbance in front of the City Hall by beat
Ing drums and making other noisy demonstrations
who were on the following morning tried before acting
Recorder Filleul and sentenced to pay fine of $40
having appealed from this sentence and hearing be
fore Judge Cotton being remanded for rehearing wer
yesterday brought before the Recorder for new trial
but their counsel Mr.. Colsns having entered plea
autreos corct that is that they had been tre
and sentenced by the Recorder they could not again
placed in jeopardy of their liberty The Recorder CAV
his opinion that having tho rioter
he had nothing more to do with them the charg
and accordingly the dismissed.
~ DIsoRDERLY CoNDUCr.-Angel Martin, age,
49, yesterday arrested ct the request of his father
being beyond his control and associatng with sreputa
bic characters Acting Recorder Filleul committed him
the House of Refuge.
LARcENY.-Thomas Mooney was examines
and committed for trial charge made by policema
Reilly of having stolen lot of carpenters tools whc
we're found in his possession.
STEALING A WATCH. Charles Gator was ar
rested and awaits examination by request of Lse
snderie, charged with having entered his bedroom,
stolen thersfrom gold watch and chain
THIRD DISTRICT.
THE BURGLARs.-Mike Smith and Bill Kear
ney the two fellows who arrested yesterday
Third District for entering house in the night time
the purpose of robbng and who wounded in til
house by cutting her with knife examined yeste
day. and the evidence given hard against them Reco
der seuzeneau committed the racas for trial before tt
First District Court There were two other Williams ell
gagged in this midnight attempt who have not yet bee
arrested
WHAT CAUSES THE GULF STREAM-Mr. Star
ton shoales, an experienced navigator, gives
as his opinion that the waters of the Gulf strear
are nothing more or less than the waters of tt
river Amazon. This great father of waters
bedded more than 1000 miles immediatel
under the equator, and all its tributary stream
for many thousand miles are constantly pourin
their hot water into this mighty reservoir
water. As these waters are gathered in undo
the burning sun of the equator, it is extremel
warm; far more so than the Atlantic Ocea
waters under the equator. The great body
heated water shoots out into the Atlantic MOI
than hundred miles, in the face Of the etern'
trade winds.
The Amazon is sixty miles wide, after beir
belted in its irresistible course, it curves off
the left and scuds off before the strong trad
winds till out OF their reach Driven along wit
great force, it takes its course round the gre,
bay formed between the two continents of Mort
and South America. Dashing along the portl
Fern coast of South America, and passing to tt
leeward of the West India Islands, it leaves ii
shore of Cuba, and proceeds along the shores
Florida, the capes of Virginia and the sout
coast of North America and passing the shor
of Newfoundland, ends its mission, among ii
icebergs which float out of the Northern oceal
Cut off the Gulf Stream, and it would not
many years before the North Atlantic would
filed with icebergs that would be very destru
tive to navigation. But q wise providence hi
provided an external reservoir of hot wat
constantly rushing around over back of the CO
Atlantic to its destination, where, after spen,
ing its vital warmth among the icebergs it
hurried away by a new supply Of native war
water from the great Amazon. Seamen can a
ways tell when in or out of the Gulf Stream
dipping the hand in the water along side.
Undoubtedly this view will be new to son
readers, but what have written is from exp
rience, and was seen while was rowing upt
the mighty deep. The Gulf Stream, I repea
is nothing more or less than the waters
the great Amazon of South America. I ha
crossed it in many places, and for many yea
have glided through its warm water, alwa
pleased to have it astern. The most viole
storms, from whatever quarter they may con
never change its course or its current, but
continues to move on in that irresistible pow
which was given to it in the beginning by d
Power above