New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-19
Recent Publications.

/ recent publications.
LIVES ouEEss or ENGLAND OF THE Hovs. or H.ro
OVER BY Dr. Doran--in two volumes. New York
Redfed. sss ! !
more curious commentary concerning the German
dvntes who have filled the high position of Queens Of
England could not well be found than that provided by
Dr. Deran It lis chiefly occupied in the first two hun
dred pages with the story Of Sophia Dorothea the wife
George the First, and the two hundred Immediately sue.
cseding occupied with detailing the life and describing
the character Of Caroline Wilhslmna Dorothes the wife
George the Second The second volume treats of Char
otfe sophia the wife OF George the Third and Caroline
of Brunswick whose story has been we'll read heretore
uninterssting as the subject matter would seem to be-
Dr. Doran has oontrved to invest Il with no
OF interest," and by brief incidental detail of the occur
OF the times has rendered historicsy as we'll
geographically, useful. We safsly and confidently
commend 1t to the reading public as tlng niche bith
ero unocoupied and supplying information not otherwise
| easily procurable.
JUNO CLIFFORD, Tale, By Lady. New York: D. Ap.
pleton 4 Co. f
From hasty glance at the pages OF Juno Clifford va
should imagine to be quite interesting and we'll told
tale concerning love, flowers sunshine and beauty with
those osner inevitable for the concocton of
popular romance, which are familiar to all readers o.
romance 1t is well printed and well bound.
| The FoHAfEss !; or the Raid of the Dog DAYS ByW
Gilmore simms, Esq. New York: Redield. ~ y.
Ihe fertility OF simns's pen is marvellous and almost
supernatural. lie can turn OF brace of youmes bs
fore breakfast, and write duodecimo before dinner
then enjoy little relaxation and close the -
novelette, for some popular magazine Amost axarv ~,
In this country has heard Of him and almost
at some Time OK otner has read portion Of his WRITINGS
The latest tnat we have received is entitled The 10
raSeIs' oroenese OF nve hundred and sixty pages
winding up with the announcement that theirs ia II, ~
araton EusaT, sequel to the Forayersn which, wa
nnnn 10 hV hfa fivrna fr~
our country never gave birth to- and his admirers mps
long ago have exhausted all the superlstye adactvs =,
our language.
Tine forayers we have not read, nor do not inland
to- Long before our task was well commenced we rbond
nave ts before u.s. and previous to its coneu
aion be piled beneath mountain Of roances The
author that the scene closes cloud and
~hlca statement we are not inclined to contradict
e The .h a L o, the Little Duke BY the au
sIor u tne neir oil kedclif etc. With Illustrators
New York: d. Appleton g. 20. ''A A''oDs'
very beautu interesting and attractive yoIume IN.
youth is Richard the Fearless;m yerv nratti to,a
prettiy illustrated and pretty printed The bows will
unaoaoeay take 1T to bed with them, and get up at
carry Dawn 10 Iii while the girls will leave its
tales of war and fierce fighting for some more domestic
and peaceful story 1t is well printed and will mako an
acceptable Christmas or New Years gift Santa CLANS
will undoubtedly bsstow many copies
We are indebted to j. G. Morgan Exchange AlIsv near
the Postofce, for copies of the above publications
MELANCHOLY EFFECT OF IMAGINATION
ring last summer, an estimable citizen. named
Theodore Downing who resides on Freeman
street, near the canal, was bitten in the hond
by ferocious dog. At the time he thoneht
but little OF 1T, but in few days afterwards he
read an account of the sufferinps and death ~ |
derman from the effect of hydrophobia. and
from that period he has been laboring nnder
the horrible impression that he was destined tn |
be seized by that malady. The idea has SO af- |
iected hlm that, from steady, industrious. |
and hard working man, the pride and support
% nls FAMILY ne mas become constant inebri- |
ate, for, during his sober moments, the phan- |
tom Of hydrophobia is so palpably before him
that he tiles to the bottle to drown in scottish |
forgetfulness the frightful nightmare. The con- |
sequence Is, that his wife and children. who. nm
to the time of his being afflicted with this un-
HAPPY halluclnatlon, were in easy and respect
able circumstances, are now suffering from poy
erty and privation, and, perhaps, the distorted
lmagination OF the unfortunate man may en-
gender the catastrophe of which be has such a
horror. cincinnati Enquirer.
The business men Of Cincinnati have been
deeply excited and angered at discovering an
atrocious and immense swindle perpetrated in
A~sS NOA oisn aCWo lIUlu Lu5 press, ana
sending private dispatches-for heavy consid-
GRAFTON, doubtless--to individuals, who, being
thus privately informed that there would be an
advance in the price of -four, amounting to fifty
cents per barrel, we're enabled to make I" a
handsome thing of it,
4
telegraphic dispatch of the 18th from New
York says:
Sixty freight cars have been thrown off the
rack near Rochester, killing one man
An express train, also, on the Harlem Rail-
Dad, ran off the track. Two persons were
sllled twelve more or less injured Nine cars
ire reported to have been destroyed
The st. Louis Intelligenoer of the 18th inst.
avs:
1t gives us pleasure to state that q direct
inc Of telegraph to New Orleans is about fin
shed 1t is now in working order to Cairo We
that the only vacancy is between
hat place and Hickman, KY, and will soon be
He'd Dirent and daily commun "a tion with