New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-18

iSntlul--Just cool enough to render it both
healthy and pleasant, and to afford our planters
fne opportunity for picking out the balance
of their cotton.
Our streets still continue crowded with movers
some Of them on their way to Texas, and others
intending to settle in the parishes Immediately
West OF us, which are rapidly filling up with an
intelligent and wealthy population The Swamp,
or low alluyial lands East of US, the garden
spot of Louisiana, are also rapidly filing IN
with wealthy planters. Northern Louisiana
will soon be the most densely populated portion
Of the State.
BURNING OF THE UNICORN. THE steamer Uni.
corn, from Greenwood, with 500 bales of cot
ton on board, was burned up on Sunday evening
last, about % O'clock, whilst lying at landing
on the iazoo river, about fifteen miles below
Yazoo City, taking on cotton. The fire is sup
posed to have originated by sparks from the
chimneys igniting in the second tier of cotton.
And SO rapid were the flames, that the entire
cargo, consisting of the cotton before mentioned,
together with the books and papers Of the boat,
were consumed. The passengers all escaped,
but lost their baggage and every thing save
what they had on their persons. Our towns
man, .. S. Crawford, Esq, was on board and
asleep in his stateroom when the FIRE was first
discovered. He saved himself by jumping from
the boiler deck into the river and swimming
ashore, losing everything but the clothes he had
on--not having time even to get his boots or
coat: The passengers and crew were kindly
received and taken care of by Messrs WheleAa,
Brooks and Price, neighboring planters, until
boat came along. [Vicksburg Wing, 18th.
HURRICANE ON THE RIvER.--Early on the
morning of the 9th tremendous hurricane
occurred on the Mississippi river above and
below ST. Louis. The steamer Young America
was blown ashore and sunk about ten miles
above the city, and several other boats sus.
tanned damages
FROM HAvANA.-By the El Dorado yesterday
we received our Havana files up to Sunday last,
but they contain little of interest.
The contracts made for the new crop of sugar
reach the unprecedented amount at this date of
100000 boxes, with large cash advances, at
$40, $19 SO, $22 and 1926 per box, of four hun.
dred pounds net. Molasses stands at seven
rails per keg of five and half gallons, and
at eight rials. All the deliveries
of molasses from the principal cisterns at Regla,
Matanzas and Cardenas have been engaged to
the last Of April. No new sugar has been re-
ceived. New molasses was just reaching the
deposit cisterns.
The Diario states that its editor has received
q letter from NJ. Felix, informing him that
Rachel, who is at present in Charleston, will be
in Havana on the I'D. The prices of tickets to
her performances have been reduced from the
rates originally advertised. She will give
Twelve representations (three per weekly in
Havana, and then come to New Orleans.
THE PuGNACITY OF THE LOBSTER writer in
Household Words'' observes "Moral,y.-i look
lpon Holsters as occupying very low grade in
he scale of animals. They are kind Of marine
Auscovite, bristling with rage against every
me, herce' hard, horny and pugnaoious, always
earring and rending something, and losing their
limbs with as much Indifference as if they be-
onged to some salt water Gar. Then, they not
'nly get into rows themselves, but are often the
,ause of other people getting into rows If you
wish for evidence of their pugnacity, look at
heir claws. One Of them is deal smaller than
he other. Observe the left claw, with which
'he lobster (like human being sparring) wRrds
oH the blows aimed at him. Examine the right
striking claw; that which now garnishes the
lexter limb is not the real cheliform, hut sup
Elementary pair of pincers, thrown off long ago
n some midnight submarine brawl In case Of
your thorough-br bred lobster parts
with claw with as little concern IS a man tear
ing the tail of his coat in hedge when mad
bull is after him. The late Sir Isaac Coffin, who
used to tell a number of odd stories was once
witness to terrific combat between two armies
If Holsters in the harbor Of Halifax. They
ought, he declared, with 30 much fury that the
'eashore was strewn with their claws. Sir
Isaac was the Admiral of the station, and ever
when he saw lobster, he pointed
% the disparity between the claws in corrobo-
,ation Of his story.