Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-02-24


Name Production.-The Maine giantess, Silva
hardy has been engaged by Mr. Covert, to
travel with his concert troupe. She is native
OF wilton, IN Franklin county, Me.-is seven
feet SIX inches in heights rather lean than
deshy, yet weighs three hundred and thirty
pounds-is nearly thirty years of age She has
heretofore maintained herself chiefly BY service
in the capacity of nurse, having the reputa-
ton OF being an excellent one; but, for a few
months past, her health has not been good
enough for her to practice this vocation
Her mother is said to have been below me-
dunn size, and her father not above it, She
was twin, and at birth weighed but three and
half pounds. Her mate did not live She
has always been an unusually small eater, and
accustomed to labor.
Her figure is not erect. Like too many tall
people, she seems to strive to appear shortly by
assuming something more than the Grecian
stoop," which has the usual effect of making her
look taller than she is. Her complexion is fair,
her eyes blue and the very modest and mild
expression of her countenance is said to be q
true index to her character.
We are assured that she never, as nurse,
takes an infant in her arms, but always holds it
in her hand Placing the head upon the end of
her fingers, its feet extended towards the wrist,
and with the thumb and little finger elevated,
she forms an ample and admirable crade-the
length of her hand being quite equal to the
whole length of an infant.
She is unable to pass ordinary doors without
STOPPING good deal. and it is said that for
convenience she usually puts her thimble and
other little articles upon the casing over the
door, instead of upon any lower object, as u
table or desk
An amusing incident is told of her, which
runs in this wise, and which is said to be strict
ly true: While she was passing through the
kitchen of farm house one day, with large
pan of milk in each hand, her hair caught upon
q hook which projected two or three inches from
the ceiling, and held her fast. She could
neither stoop to set the pans down nor raise her
hands to dsengage her hair, and was compelled
to remain, until her cries brought others to her
assistance.
ADVENTURES AFTER DEATH.-Nr. Stephen J.
Wright, young man of 10 years was killed by
the explosion of the steamer Secretary, on the
18th of April last, in the Bay of San Raphael.
His friends here offered reward of $500 for
the body, and it was recovered, brought to this
city, buried in the Yueba Cemetery, and q
monument was erected upon the grave. Mr..
Wright, the father, formerly of this city, was
then residing in Wakefield, Rhole Island. On
hearing the news of his sons death, he directed
the body to be disintered and forwarded to his
native place. The request was complied with;
the coffin was placed in charge of Wells, Fargo
& Co.'S Express, and shipped via Panama.
Off the coast Of Cuba, the passengers held an
indignant meeting on board of the steamer on
account of the stencil arising from the decom-
posed body, and they had the coffin thrown
overheard. The parents were much afflicted at
this news, and the father took the next steamer
for the York, in the hope of hearing that the
coffin had fioated ashore or of possibly seeing It
at sea from the deck of the steamer He
arrived at Panama, and supposing it to be hope
lessly lost came on to this city. By the last
mail, he has received letter informing him
that on the Goth October the coffin was found
on the beach Of Bocha Chica, near Key West
off the coast of Florida, and there buried. The
inscription on the coffin gave the finders clue
to its destination, and they addressed note to
Wells, Fargo & Co., who wrote to Wakefield.
Orders were transmitted, to have the remains
again disinterred and forwarded to Wakefield,
where they have now probably found their last
restingplace. The young man had been d
resident of this city for some time, and, as we
are informed, was much esteemed.
San Francisco Chronicle.'
MANUFACTURES OF RuM.-Probably the Only
manufacture in the Northern States which is car
ried on proftably at the present time, is that of
the present time. The distiIleries all through the
country have orders for many weeks and months
ahead, at prices which yield them hundred per
cent profit. This State of things has been &C.
casioned by the prohibition of the distllation of
grain in France and Belgium, which has caused
large orders from those countries for Rum from the
United States.
Every packet ship from New York for France
and Germany, now carries out all the Rum which
can be had in the market as part of her cargo.
The article sells at II to As cents gallon, and the
profit may easily be calculated when it is known
that the moiasses costs but little more than 20
cents gallon, and 100 gallons of molasses will
make IS gallons Of Rum A large portion Of THE
moasses in the United States has just been bought
up on French account At Portland 5000 hhds.
were purchased last week for shipment to Fsahce.
Hozlouays Ointment and PMs.-Wonderfil
Remedy for Salt Rheum,-Copy of a letter from
Charles Augustus st. Clair, Passenger. per the
dated, New York, March 18th, 1854.
TO Professor Holloway, -Sir,-I left Eng
land, now, three weeks ago, and for several
days previously to my embarkation, l felta
the utmost pain whenever I attempted to move,
with itching and burning, which was almost
however, Immediately I got on
board, felt worse than ever, and was confined
to my cabin for six days, when a fellow pas
senger (Mr. Martin, of Philadelphia presented
me with couple of boxes of your Ointment and
Pills, which completely cured me, and am now
as well az ever was in my life.
CA ST. CLAIR.
OUTRAGEOUS TEMERrrY.-We are informed on
good authority, says the st. Louis 1nteigencer OF
the 30th ult., that a company of medical students
and others, few days SINCE exhumed the body OF
a person who had died Of small pox, and dissected
it. Twenty of those engaged in the affair now lie
in room in the Southwestern part Of the city,
suffering from the disease caught from the corpse,
in the most vifuient form. One Of the students
also carried the disease into family where he
boarded, and FIVE members took it, one Of whom
has died.
cB The Buffalo Republic states that the total
imports and exports of that city equal the entire
Of Baltimore Philadelphia, and New
Orlnansi The total imuOrts for 1854 amounted in