New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-12
miscellaneous Mems Jte,ns,

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Among the parties tried st the New York
court OF Special Sessions the 3d. was the famous
pngist and rowdy Awful Gardnern for assaultng and
beating man who refused to purchaue passage ticket
to California; from him. He was convicted ana SEN
fenced to the psnitsntary six months to the great
consternation Of number Of shoulder who
were present.
1t is mentioned as fact worthy Of notice
that tho naval armament destroyed by the Rusa,sns
themseye oprevsnt 1t from falling into the hands Of
their enemies, exceeded in number Of guns tho whole
| naval force Of the United States. s
| Professor Roscoe, Of Heidelberg, read before
ths British Association paper the Formation d
the new metals strontum, calcium, lithium aluminium
etc., the chorides Of those snbstances The metal
lithium he said uas the subject Of much interest from
the fact Of Its being lighter than water, rock OIL In
which 1t Is preserved One great quality Of siuminum
was its sonorousness 1t exceeded In sharpness Of
sound, when struck by metal instrument, the finest
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ACCIDENT AT KNEES MOUNTAIN Sidney
Clifton member Of the Columbia Artillery, whils loading
Of the guns the celebration Of the anniversary Of
the Battle of Kings Mountain Ga, lost Of his arms
by the premature discharge Of the gun.
The father Of Tuckerman, the Boston default
ter was well known as genial man. with smile and .
pleasant word for every Since the respecting
his sons swndlng transaction made known, all joy
full expression left his face and stod features his eyes
fixed vacancy and bis CHASTITY, paid COLOR all showed
that deep grief had taken possession Of him Some
days Since without any marked cause he died from shame
the victim Of his There may have been rupture
IL the cardiac organ but the world recognises 1t
ken heart II the Is unmoved by the thoughts Of this
orphans and widows he has wronged will he DO touched
BY the parricdal results Of his wiful wrong doing
The parents Of Baron ST. Andre. late French
Consul at Philadelphia who was killed In the Burlington
disaster have suit damages aganst tho
Camden and Amboy Railroad Company, in the supreme
Court Of Pennsylvania Charles Lie Bontacs Or the
injured in the accident, has also commenced suit
French war steamer, the Grandeur, said
to be one Of the oldest in tho French Navy arrived at
Baltimore from Gnadaloupe, few days ago
On the Sd inst. shocking affair occurred in
Brooklyn. Mr. John Lewis adsguerreotypst, being sick
with fever, became derious, and Jumping out Of bed
made for tbs window, when his wife, small delicate
woman seized hold OF him and sndeavored to hold him
back but he suddenly eaped through tine SASH both
man and woman were dashed upon the pavement below
distance Of about twenty i've feet The woman struck
her head against the doorstep and was instantly killed
The man was seriously injured
a dispatch Of the 4th inst. from Pottsville,
Pa, says:
frightful explosion occurred Mine1sve to-
day the mines Of Gideon Bast, Wolf creek 1t Is
reported that FIVE persons have been killed and many
others wounded The particulars have not yet been
ceived.
Quite number Of distinguished individuals
have visited Washington recently ascertain what dis
position is to be made Of the three million dollars
paid By our Government to Mexican and American cap
aists ratification Of the Gadsden treaty which has
negotiated by Santa Anna The Secretary Of State
1t is understood has decided that the assignments Of
Santa cannot be recognized and that this three
million must be paid to the existing government of
Mexico.
The Democrats Of Salem, Mass, met on the
Sd Inst appointed delegates to the State Convention
and passed resolution unanimously in favor OF renomi-
mating President Pierce for the next term.
The FEVER m VIcKsBuRe The Wing Of
Tuesday last says
The sextons report for the week ending yesterday
at noon shows considerable dimnution In the number
of DEATHS compared with the report Of the week pre-
ceediDghe number Of deaths for last week being only
twenty from city and county including three from
the of which Of yellow fever and
four OF other Diseases From the City Hospital there
only three burals during last week. from yell
low fever It will be recolectsd that for the previous
week. ending the LIST Of October the Sextons
port showed twentysx burals from city and county and
nine from City Hospital. H.. E.