New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-20

ing, capt. Inglefeld discovered an sxtsYsasya
stratum, extending, ss far as his own observa-
ta ton went, Tor more than milo along the coast
This vein is from three to sfx feet II, de,tb and
Of the species known in country az fsIltbfa-
cite. Upwards Of twelve tons of this coal we're
broken out from the bank By the boats crews,
put into boats, and conveyed to the shit IL fuly
hours; and Capt. Ingieleld informs the Lords
Commissioners Of the Admiralty that there
seems no limit to the quantity that may Be OBJ
tanned at high water il may actually he
thrown into the boat from the bed in which it is
deposited The coal has been used since. and
the engineers Of the Fhenfx are of opinion Taat
y VII, u proportiened boilers, when mixed
equally with Welsh coal or patent fuei Yr1aet,slI
the demands q the marine steam engine. They
Inrfher report that from the slight trials they
nave made Of It burning alone, they believe Il
20 pe IN every respect nost useful fuel, and
capable Of generating sufficient s,esyn Sos sat
least middle degree Of expansion :. The prnroY,-
ton of ash and clinker, is greater thau ID scotcI
Goals generally, but less smoke is predneegi.
The Paris correspondent Of the Boston Post
tells the following story 4lfG sgss
& A remarkably pretty Polish countess, The
Countess 0 *ss ski, IS Just now uaalsisg 4.
marked sensation among certain eircles In Paris.
II would be difficult to imagine person more
graciously original she says nothing and does
nothing ike other women her Language Ind
fashions are most delieiousiy strange she ern-
ates5iodes the raostpiauant, apdhsr toll sstzsare
always excessively picturesque. Other ladies
find their pets in lap-dogs, in spaniels and King
Gharieses, but my charming Polish friend hasin
preferences huge wolf When shs receives
visits. either in ber saloon Or BOULDER. the wolf
is couched at her feet when she pronlenaaes in
her carriage in the Champs Elysees, Or Oh foot
at the Bos de Boulogne, he's always her com
panion. ltisa superb creature, originally from
the forests Of Lithunia, remarkable for ifs size
its falloW- tint and its large burning eyea bear
ing, nevertheless, with singular humility sabeut
his neck the evidence Of his slavery, viz a gold
collar, with the name Of his mistress engraved
upen its surface. Under such formidable escort
the countess can 4entureany where at any hour,
in the city or out Of it. She can employ him
either to defend her from robbers Or to eloiEner
the heindiscreet, the troublesome or the e7tsan0uer
1t is thus thatsa German pianist, spesies &c
musical DON Juan, who has lately arrived in
Paris, was made to experience aterrible fright,
and to this day heexclaims upon the barbaritv
which induces companionship SO narrowing to
o susceptible disposition, Ike bis own,
It appears that he was presented at one of the
eountess's receptions, and was at once enfap-
tured with the elegance of her person and the
wit which sparkled In her Conversation I'm
bofdened by the cordiality with which she met
his efforts to play the excessively amiabie, lie
asked and obtained permission to visit her fefe-
a-tete, the succeeding morning He quittett her
apartment overjoyed at her kindness, and filed
with due appreciation Of the gEaces Of his
talent and the personal advantages which ena-
bled him so successfully to besiege the hearts Of
the adorable sex and. after q tranquilIziBg
night, presented himself at the proper hour in
the morning at the door of the countess's apart
ment, He was ushered into the waiting-room,
and what was his terror IN finding himself sud-
denly face to face with the fierce. uncouth Ii
thunian! I leave you to imagine the scene
He nearly tainted from fear, and barely fbund
strength enough to save himself by sudden
fight. He gained the door, however, and inter-
ing piercing shrieks, bounded out of the hotel
Further particulars Of. the event have not been
fully divulged, but little tact and and expe-
rience enables us to form very correct idea Of
the kind of temerity which invoked the protec-
lection of the animal At all events nd afgu-
ment can persuade the unfortunate pianist to
hazard another visit to the countess. st5faB ssse
Properties OF GLASS. Glass has properties
peculiarly its own; one Of which is that ii Il Of
no greater bulk when hot,1 or in the melsed
state, than when cold. Some RTiters stats that
il is, Contrary to the analogy Of other metalsl
Of greater bulk when cold than when hot. I'm
1t is transparent in itself; but the materials
of which it is composed are OPAQUE Ii is not
malleable but its ductility ranks. next to gold.
Its fexibility also is so great, that when hos it
can be drawn out like elastic thread miles in
length, in moment, and to minufenees equal
to that-of the silk worm Brittle, also lttjtts
proverb, it is so elastic that it can be blown tea
gauze-lke thinnesss so as easily to float anon
the air. Its elasticity is also shown by the fact
that q globe, hermeticaliY sealed, if dropped
upon polished anvil, will recoil two thirds tie
distance Gifts fail, and will remain entire tfa6l
the SECOND or third rebound. sfThs force with
iol, hall,
mated at ten, and the reaction by reason of the
elastic property at nine) Vessels, called burst
ing glasses, are made Of sufficient strength to be
drawn about floor; bullet may be dropped
into one without fracture of the glass, eysnsthe
stroke of a mallet sufficiently heavy to drivea
nail has failed to break such glasses. In word,
ordinary blows fail to produce an impression
upon articles Of this kind. If. however, . piece
OF flint, cornelian, diamond, or other hard stone,
fall into one Of these glasses, or be shaksnthers-
in q few moments, the vessel will fly into @
myriad of pieces. ~ 5..e ffsf ,.5s ,ssszss
g PRINTING ON GLASS MIR Whipple, Of Boston,
has patented a method of engraving or printfn
on glass, which opens up a wide field for me-
chanical industry and, ornamental taste by res
producing rapidly and cheaply on the surface of
glass vessels of any usual form, or even upon
ordinary window glass. any device desired.
Measures are now In progress to establish o
manufactory for the production Of glassware
thus ornamented, in competition with the inn
perfect and feeble engraving heretofore only
prepared by d t .sous process Of grinding dex-
terously upon Q revolving stsne. Like fhe old
process, this method of engraving is npurely
mechanical, no acid or other corroding, agent
being employed, except in the, preparation Of
the patterns. 81 80
A lawyer at Ponghkeepsie was applied 10
during his lifetime by an INDECENT neighbor for
his opinion on a aquestion of Law in which the in-
terests of the latter were materially involved
The lawyer gave his advice and charged the
poor fellow three dollars for it, sa5ii 7s7 2iss
IS There is the money! said his client, ssit
is all have in the world, and my family has
been long tiine Without pork -,y - ssSl
!" Thank God!" replied the lawyer, my wife
never knew the want Of pork since ne were
married. j 5a "A sEa st ss1ss47 1s49 Exals2 aHs
Nor never will e the countrymans srejoinsls
I" so long as she has such a great hog as,yau,''
The lawyer was 50 well pleased with the
smartness Of his repartee that he forgave the
poor fellow and returned him his money s.saA
SWe believe all but the Lass part ]issaa eiAs
An old soldiers whose nose had been Topped
of by q sabre cut, happened TO give o few pence
to q beggar, who exclaimed in return s5sise