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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-19

On THE LETEE. Tho arrival of scores Of YES
sells atour LeTee during the past fifteen days,
many Of them loaded with the products Of the
four quarters Of the globe, has made the Levee
one Of the most lively and busiest places at this
moment to be found, we,venturet to say, on this
continent. 1t is unnecessary to draw on imagi-
nation to describe the present appearance Of
business, In the disoharging OF valuable cargoes
and the taking on board the rich products Of
our soil, which are to DO found in so great album
dance in our market at this time. Wesee cot
ton going by the thousand bales on board this
vessel and that enc; -four in the same manner,
with earn and wheat its originslstateinb bags,
IN quantities to satisfy the most incredulous that
New Orleans j. yet q place, f
GorToN. Cotton continues to arrive freely,
and though the tslegraphic adyices to-day were
not 50 favorable as they might have been, it is
moving briskly. All in and around the cotton
presses and warehouses the greatest activity is
perceiyable in receiving and shipping the great
staple. 10 help along the favorits steam packet
Louisa. Captain ]. NJ. White, arrived to-day
with tho nice cargo Of 2507 bales. In the
meantime the Louisa is receiving freights pre-
paratory to departure at the usual hour to
morrow evening, Saturday. at s O'clock, and
all persons going up to Vicksburg, Milliken's
BEND and intermediate landings, will please step
on board previous to the hour fs
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-19

DSaries for 1856, s--.
STATIC RS HALL,
54 CAMP SIRE RT, OF
AND No. BANK A. LILY
sesivsd fall supply Of DIARIES for 1885, Of all as and
osie, tueh ., fool Tsp dsmy qparo half
DENY and sundry EDITIONS IN h,s style
full and s ao BOOK, esp, so
one pags for each day. Forsale by 't.a
D. FELT & STET SON,
s.ationsrs' Hall. So Camp tsase.
ois spat sE. and Bank Alloy
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-19

On the 10th inst, in Camden, N. T., Reheoca
Davis wasfonnd guilty Of murder in the rst DEGREES
throwing her infant from steamboat while crossing the
river months since Tho defendant plead insanity
and said she had been deserted by her bsnd who
OF with her earnings. 9s83 sEsFt -
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Pestca,. 7neate,..

BENEFIT OF J. =. G..
CRESCENT honor to announce shs,
viii givs Of shel performances
SATURDAY EVENING, OCT. 80, 1856,
for the ensht OF J. c. sLAsHER AMI
CRAsHER, ROUGH DIAMOND. aud THE WIDOWS VICTIM
viii DO produced. KNFAss taho kindly
will gse limitations of .hs various sday
~ Doors open att. Performance esmmeaes at hhpssi
O'Clock. 9p4t
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-05-25
Manners in Missouri.

A member elec, Of The lower chamber OF
the Legislature OF Missouri was persuaded
by some ways Of his neiglIborbood that il
he did not reach The State House al Ten
o'clock on the day Of assembly, he could
not be sworn, and would lose his seat. He
Immediately mounted, with hunting frock,
rifle and bowie.knife, and spurred till he
got 10 the door Of the capitol, where he
hi,ched his nag. A crowd were in the
chamber OF the lower house on tho ground
floor, walking about with their hats on, and
smoking cigars. Those he passed = ran
up stairs into The Senate Chamber, Sc, his
rife agains, the wall, and bawled out
"S,ranger, whar IS the man ,ha, swars
me inl" "a, the same time taking out his
credentials.
"Walk this way" said the Clerk, who
was at the moment ign'ins real Principe,
and he was sworn without inquiry.
When the teller came TO count noses he
found iha, there was one Senator too many
present; the mistake was soon discovered,
and TIE huntsman was informed that he did
not belong there.
+" Fool rho ! with your corn bread !" he
roared, "you can nj funk this child, no
how you can fix til IN elected 10 this
here Legislator, and III go against oil
banks and eternal Improvements, and il
there Is any Of You ora,ory gentlemen
wants 10 ge, skinned, jes, say the word, and
III ligh, upon you like niger on wood
chuck. My constituents sent sent me
here, and IL you want 10 floor this two.leg-
ged animal, hop on, jus, as soon rs you ike,
for though IN from The back country, ! IN
little smarter than any other quadruped
you can turn out Of this Drove"
After this admirable harangue, ho put
his bowie.kniie between his teeth, and took
up his rife; with, "Come here, old Suke,
stand by me" Va, the same time pre-.
sen,ing i TO The chairman, who, whoever,
had seen such people before. Aher some
expos,ula,iOn, the man was persuaded that
he belonged TO The lower chamber, upon
which he shcaihed his knife, flung his gun
on his shoulder, and with profound congee.
remarked, "Genllemen, I beg your par
don. But IL did n, think that ar lower
room was a groggery, may be shot.n
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-05-25
ASA AND IRA.

Asa and Ira were two brothers, whose
farms lay side by side in fertile in,ervale.
When the corn, The oats and The barley
were springing up,ihe weeds took advantage
of the rich soil and came up with them.
I" Do you see," said Asa, "what a hold
The weeds are iakingi There is danger Of
their choking out The crops enlirely.'
DWELL, well, we mus, be resigned" re-
piled Ira; "weeds as well as grain were q
part of the Creators plan, and there is no
use in murmuring abou, ,hem."
And he laid down for his usual afternoon
doze.
"I can only be resigned 10 wha, ! can't
help" said Ira. So he went 10 work and
ploughed and hoed until his fields were
clear OF weeds.
"The army worms are in the neishbor-
hood" said Asa 10 Ira one day.
"Thcy have eaten through the adjoining
meadows, and are moving towards u.s."
"Ahw exclaimed Ira, " they will sure
ly destroy what the weeds have no, choked
out. will Immediately retire 10 pray iha,
their course may be stopped or turned
aside"
But Asa replied, "I pray belimes every
moIning; the river is rising very FAST
There is bula slender chance OF preventing
our farms from being overflowed."
"Alas il is judgement upon US for
our sins, and what can we dol" cried Ira,
throwing himself in despair upon the
ground.
"There are no judgements SO severe as
those which our own sloih brings upon u.s."
replied Asa. And he went quickly and
hired workmen, with whose help he raised
an embankment that wi,hslood the flood,
while Ira witnessed with blank looks and
folded hands the destruction Of his harvest.
"There is one consolation" said he, tiny
children nj least are leit me-"
But while Asa's sons grew up strong and
virtuous men, among lra's there was q
drunkatd, gambler and suicide.
"The ways Of the Lord are not equal" !"
complained Ira 10 his brother. "Why are
you always prospcred, while am afflicted,
and my old ace dispraced ~
81 only know this" replied Asa, ",hai
Heaven has always helped me 10 treat the
iaulis ofmy children as I did tho weeds,
the calerpillars and the flood; and that I
have never presumed 10 send petition up
ward without making Toll, my right hand
servant, the messenger Of my prayer."-
Lucy Lareom.
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The wife knelt again, but It was beside Q
dead body, and invoked the mercy Of God
upon his soul and forgiveness for the mur'
dercr.
The gambler awoke from his swoon, and
staggered up to the vile and said
"Mary, would It were otherwise, for
have nothing to live for now the dead and
dying do not want anything in this world
take this certificate Of deposit to our aged
father, and tell our parents We are both
dead - but oh! do not tell them how we
died !"
Before the women could reply, or any one
interfere, the report Of that pistol sounded
again, and the fratricied ceased to live.
On the hill near Ricon Point were two
graves, q few years ago, enclosed with a
white picket fence, and ono tombstone stood
at their head with the simple inscription
BRoTuERs .....
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Singular Institution.

The old saying, ''ihere are more ways
than one by which to &c, living is sim
gularly illus,raira,ed in one Of the domes'
tic institutions Of the city OF Paris; rs tho
reader will learn, II he reads this paragraph
10 its close:-
"The Guardian Angel in Paris is man
whose duty i, is to visi, the drinking houses
and the momen, man gets 'ip'y, TO take
him under his protection, 10 accompany him
home and put him to bed. The individuals
praciicing this profession are picked men,
who never drink themselves, who have tho
necessary moral authority 10 force ooedl'
ence irom.ihe drunken creature they are
conveying home, who can defend him
agains, attack, and more than all, who can
prevent him from drinking a, the shops
they pass on their way. The price for this
service Is ten sous; and there is no. an in.
stance on record Of an individual thus pro.
,ec,ed home and put to bed, having failed 10
discharge this debt oi honor. It's a rule
a, the drinking shops that when man can
no, stand he mus, bo taken oil. and tho
Angel is s,raghlway called. The Angels
are kindly treated by the shopkeepor, whose
in,eres, !, Is 10 see that no one OF his GUS
TONERS comes to harm. They receive tho
odds and ends OF the dinner, and arc rec
commended 10 the neishbors when relia-
Bile man for some confidential erand Is
wanted. Their honesty is proverbial, and a
Bachnalian with hundred francs in his
pocket, who is confded TO their charge, is
morally sure OF finding his hundred francs
where he leit them, when he wakes tho
mex, morning. To those acquainted with
the character Of the native Partisan, II is
unnecessary 10 observe that the Guardian
Angel relies for custom principally on tho
English and other foreigners, who have not
learned 10 use wine without abusing IL.
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A VOICE FROM THE CITY ON THE
- FAKMER'S LIFE.

-
A gentleman who has been engaged in
mercantile business for many years in one
ofour large cities, in writing letter OF In
quiry in relation 10 farms which nigh, be
purchased in the writer's neighborhood
with view Of settling upon farm, writes
aher the following fashion, his view Of far,
mer'slife: clam irulysic a, heart almost
every Gay, feeling kesnly the vsxaiion
arising from the risks, the tricks, the un,
ceIiain'ies, the dishonest and dishonorabIe
transactions connected with business.
have been comparing and contrasting differ
ent employmenis or vocations in life, and
have come 10 The conclusion that the si,ua
'ion Of farmer, with capital sufficient ,C
go TO work in the most approved manner,
is, at this present time of Swartouiism,
Schuylerism, and an abundant crop o
swindlers on smaller scale, OF all o,hel
situations the one mos, 10 be coveted. The
farmer is less a, The mercy Of Others whims
cap'ices and disbonesiies; less at the mercy
Of fluctuations in trade; less at the mercy
Of banks and brokers': and moro independ
ent in every view take OF him. He is no
liable 10 have his house or ienemenls taken
from him bv higher bidder, and go ,hro
The horrible operation Of moving every
May. He needs 10 dread no expulsion
from house or store. Rises or falls in the
prices oi rent or provisions have no ierrors
for him. His own fields and his own in.
dus'ry supply almos, all his wants; and his
own flocks and woodlands provide him with
shelter and fire, so iha, he does no, need lc
dread, as SO many cities have 10 do, the ap.
proach Of winter. He is free, loo, from the
miserable strife and ambition of making Q
display Of endeavoring 10 ou,vie this one
and that one lin style Of living, furniture
dress equipage, SC. Oh this city life hal
mnny, many annoyances. We have toe
many in all The more respectable branche.
Of business-,oo many merchants, loo many
lawyers, loo many in almos, every employ,
ment. This city and all our cities could
very well spare lots Of merchants, and me
chanics, and lawyers, and doctors, and cd
ilors, and bankers, and nO,e.shavers, and
oflice-seekers, and loungers, and idlers and
paupers. This city could spare enough tc
settle all the farms in any county Of your
State. There are too many Of US here
We crowd each other; We are in each
others way, we chea, and Try 10 live upon
one another: VIC 'biie and devour one
another , ani it is high time iha, par, OF
us were at better business in the country
I have looked all over the professions and
employment, in which men engage, and am
firmly convinced that the situation of far
msr in easy circumstances is more desirable
than any other"
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-05-25

TIE RED ELErnASr.-Tho elephant and
the menageric will bc in town on tho 22d
inst. and " thereby hangs tale !" not
tho insignificant tail Of tho elephant, but q
tale related to US by tho polite and clever
ardni eouio Of Messrs. Mabie's great col.
lection Of animals-that Is, the man who
goes before the elephant and puts up the
bills. This gentleman was 10 our Office
yesterday having some bills printed. In
speaking Of the display" &C., It was sus.
gcsted that tho pictures might be inyed ink.
"oh, no." said he, 1--WE tried that once.
It is likely to excite unreasonable expccta.
tons. Year before last at one Of our ex.
hibi,ions In Tennessee, an earnest, honest
looking countryman, who had galed in won.
der at the animals for an hour or more. &c.
costed the door.kccpcr thus Well, Misiur,
I'm pretty we'll satisfied; | b'licve you've
showed nigh on to all on your bills ccps
one thing. want 10 see the red aephani-
it's rs red as Bet Johnson's head on tho
bills ~ After somo explanations. an un.
dcrstanding was arrived ut, and the COZ ntry.
man was satisfied that Il was trick Of
4" them newspaper printers; the samo set"
he exclaimed, "who got up this telllic-
graphic trick, to cheat people out O. their
cotton" It appeared that Bob Stamps,
who kept grocery hard by, had spread tho
delu.iOn far and wide, and the whole neigh.
bOrhood had gathered TO see tho red elephant.
-Jaet'on, (lfs.) Mercury.
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Resuscitating Fruit Trees.

On my farm Is an apple tree OF very large
size, standing BY the side Of the road, but
some two rods within the line Of the fence,
and in land ,ha, has been cultivated regu-
larly either in roots, grass or grains, Till
within a period Of twelve years, when a
change in my field operations, induced me
10 turn j, out 10 pasture. Some twenty
years since - and abOu, six years became
acquainted with il-lhis tree rather alb
rup,ly ceased bearing. It's age at the time
was unknown. Thinking that il might be
resusciiaied, l commenced The undertaking
by digging around the trunk ioi.he distance
Of the longes, limbs, and 10 the depth ol
one foot, inver,ing the sward and placing il
over the roots and in immediate contact with
them. On this sward sowed quick lime,
wood ashes and gypsum - one bushel oi
each being used - aud covered il with
chatled oai straw 10 The depth Of Two inches
when compressed; fiue soil was then thrown
on I'LL the excavation was nearly filed -
aher which load OF compost was dumped
on and evenly spread over the whole
Tho dead limbs were next Gu, off and the
top reduced to one-half its former size
The cavities caused by the falling of o! old
and decaycd limbs, two cases extending
nearly TO the center oilhe trunk, were filed
with Forsyth's Cement, aud all the limbs
that could be reached, or safely got a, in
any way, were scraPed aud washed with
suds. This work was performed in The
Spring Of 1850. The next year the tree
blossomed, and Produced few apples,
which ma;ured. The mex, season the bear-
ing was abundant and since then it has moi
ceased to produce good crop.-Geman'
iO,Vn Telegraph.
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VOLUME M.-NUMBER 81


dress your best, very best, and by accident
tear Il, how profuse you arc with your nev.
or minds, don't think Of Il, I don't care as
all = 'f husband does Il, he gets aH0"n
Il q child, It Is chastiscd.
'Ah I! these arc little things say you.
They tell nightly upon tho heart let mo
assure you, little as they are. Z,
A gentleman stops at friends house and
finds !, in confusion. He don't sec anything
to apologize for,-never think OF such mat
tors. Everything is all right-cold supper
room, crying children-perfecay comfort
able. Goes homo, wbere the wife has been
,,L;nc caro- Of rho sick ones. and working
her lifo almost out. Don't SEQ why things
can't be kept in order-'here never weFo
such cross children before. No apologies
accepted at homo.
VIII, not bc polite as home' Why not
use freely that golden coin Of courtesy
How sweetly they sound. those little words
thank you,' or You ore very kind Doao.
ly, yes, thrice sweet from the lips We love-
when her smiles mako the eye sparkle with
the light Of affection.
Be polite to your children. Do you eS.
pect them to he mindful Of your welfare
to grow glad at your approach! to bound
away to do your pleasure before the request
Is half spoken' Then with all your dignity
and authority minglo politeness give Il q
niche in your household temple. Only then
will you have learned the true secret oi send
ing GU. into the world really finished ladies
and gcntlemen.
wha. we say, we say unto all-be po'
lite.
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Exactly four hundred pages are there. A
great deal Of wisdom Is in II and a great
deal offolly. "You can prove anything BY
statistics except the TRUTH" and SO, we
doubt not, you can prove almos, anything
from these. Some curious "Introduciory
Remarks" are devoted 10 proving the
worihlessness Of the statistics themselves.
And like car, running down plane, jus,
preparing 10 ascend another, the Census
Bureau in 1855. having spent half the de-
cade in publishing the work Of 1850. now
begins 10 urge on Congress the propriely Of
establishing Statistical Bureau to prepare
for the census Of 1860!
So enamored do men become OF the ad-
diiion OF worthless figures
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Aisffllanfuns.
From the Littls PiiRrin.
THE NEW KNIFE.
A Story for Boys.
sI ANNA II. PHILLIPS.

A brighter, roster, happier face, was new
er seen than little Harry Willetrs, as he
sauniered one sunny afternoon in May,
down The winding lane ,ha, led from his
fathers green farm, and took the road TO
the village. The warm breeze tossed his
brown locks lightly, and the merry sun
peeped saucily now and then through the
torn brim Of his straw hat, into his frank
blue eyes, and flashed into the dimples Of
his happy mouth.
A fine face Harry had-not pretty face,
II by iha, you mean very nicely-formed
features, and great, handsome, long lashed
eyes-but an open, a kindly, truthful, gen
erous iace-such one n made you think
with a quick, warm glow at your heart,
wha, comfort and pride he must be 10 his
mother, and how her eyes mus, brighten.
wherever his shone in upon her through
the busy day.
But Hary's face, con,en.ed and smiling
as il usually was, wore a peculiarly graiifed
expression ,o-day-,hat something very de.
liahtiul had occurred there could be no
doubt. He was altogether TOO happy to
whistle, and he saunlered along, with his
hands IN his pockets, aud those glad, blue
eyes Of his fall Of pleasan, meditation.
II you hail been walking with Harry in
the stiffness Of iha, warm alle noon, YOU
might have heard an occasional very pleas
ant iingling IN that right trowsers. pocket Of
his, and II good Betsy, the maid a, the
farm, had been there too, she would doub
less have told you wha, bulge, Of old
nails, and bits Of lead. and tin, and all sorts
"irumpery," Harry always carried IN his
pockets, greatly to The wear and tear OF said
pockets, and Of the home patience in mend.
ing them. Bu, ah, Miss Betsy, something
rather better than old nails aud lead sinkers
and tin whizzers," railles there now
Nothing less than two big, bright, silver
half.dollars, all Harry's own, 10 spend as he
likes Now and then he takes them ou,
and looks at them, 10 be sure that they are
safe and reality, and with the ulmos, con.
ten, a, the confirmation his eyes give 10 The
fact, drops them back again into the iing'
ling pocket.
The truth was, that the possession Of this
wonderful treasure was the greatest even,
in the money way, that had ever happened
to Harry, and !, needed the witness OF all
his senses 10 keep up the conviction that 1t
was really no dream. Hauy's father, al.
though thrifty farmer, who gave his little
boy good clothes, and all home comforts,
had seldom any money to bes,ow for his
own especial 'pending-Hary's utmost
ambition and success having heretofore eS-
tended 10 briyh, dime. An old friend Of
his fathers from dis,an, city. spending n
few days with them, had dropped into
TIarry's hand that morning ia parting, the
aiil Of two bright haltdOllars, 10 buy any.
thing he nigh, happen TO want.
"Happcn 10 want" Oh how much, and
hois long Harry had wanted a nifsi how
| long he bad wished and hopsd-and wou-
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From the CAri,tidn Register.
Compendium Of the Seventh Census.

Every man, woman, and child, who lived
in the United States in 1850, has already
paid FIVE cents eight mills and seven-,enlhs
Of mill, or IL not, some one else has paid
il Tor him or her, for the honor Of being
counted in the census Of 1850. and proper.
ly arranged in infinite tables afterwards.
lie, no one say henceiorh that he has never
been in print. Though he live in Harris,
where are but eight people, though his age
be one year and six months, though he have
no acres under cultivation, and manufacture
nothing, all these facts and no.iacis, he may
be sure, have now been printed and re-
printed, and stated in every sort Of table,
by order Of the Secretary Of The Interior, by
order OF the Senate, by order Of the House ;
as the Firs, Superintendent OF the Census
liked, and as the Second Superintendent
liked; and his name, on an immense sheet
Of paper, is stored away in the Department
Of the Interior q, Washington, till some
happy day, when some fortunate casually,
good a, annihilaling rubbish, shall sweep
i away 10 make room for other documents
Of equal want Of interest and importance.
We were all counted in 1850. Skillful
makers Of almanacs fooled up the returns
a, once and in 1851 told how many we were.
More slowly the Census Bureau added and
sub,racied and multiplied and sent men TO
10 find how they did things there. and nj
las, a, The end Of the year presented an alb
s,ract Of the Census. A grateful country
seized il, examined and laughed u, il. Still
the Census Bureau labored on, and in De.
cember, 1852, presented report with new
additions, new corrections, and an amended
abstract. A grateful country admired
again. The next year The Census Bureau,
somewhat shorn Its enthusiasm by an in.
dignan, Congress, printed its census, bulky,
unmanagcable, unreliable. A grateful
country smiled, and put the ponderous
books upon its boOk-shelves. And the
Senate, hoping at last for something that
somebody could use, ordered q 1" Compen.
jium" 10 be printed IN octave form and not
10 exceed four hundred pages.
This compendium Of the census, which
had been twice abstracted, we now have.