The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-03-17
cRouDED OUT Last WEEK.

CROU'DED OUT LAST IVEEK.
| A Western editor ayers that Hiram Pow
ers the sculptor is swndler, because he chiseled an
unfortunate Greek girl ont of block of marble.
The term for naturalization in Canada has
been reduced from seven tD three years residence.
Any foreigner, therefore, having resided that time in
the Province, may be naturazed Oh taking the neces
sary oath d+ ny, a,a., B.. ..u
General Houston declined public reception
in Boston, but received the calls Of the citizens at the
fremont House. On his arrival at Providence, en-
route for Boston he wasinvted to visit the legislature
but declined for want of time. it, +
1T is said that when the Gar heard of the loss
sustained by the Allied fleet in the great gale of wind
on the Black Sea, he remark ked that if one ship was
saved, she would be sufficient to take home all the
survivors of the Crimcan expedition ,4.lf,.,.s,
The Chattanooga (Ala,) Advertiser says that
faruily--two men, two women, one child. one gun
and one char--passcd through that town on Monday
c,l route to the West, without wagon or beast. This
is sample Of energy and resolution that has few
parallels I.U.. I. i gge 5la A
| A new town, called Superior City, was laid
out on Lake Superior in May last, and contains
n population Of three hundred people, with fair
prospect of trebling the number next year. vaua-
bic copper vein had been discovered recently in the
vicinity of the town. r. At" ~.
| The bill for the increasc of the salaries Of the
Judges of the District Corts Of the United States
has received hesgnate ~ the President Of the u.
States. 1t increases the salary Of the incumbent Of
the Eastern District OF Louisiana, Judge McCaleh to
$500 per annum. y" En- y,v
The level cf Lake Eric. at Cleveland, is sew
enty six feet below the surface of low water in the
Ohio River, at Welsvle. The level of the lake and
the river at low water at Gallipois is about equal.
This sets at rest for idea Of feeding the river
| from the lake. .. go. . +. st .,i4g. ID. .. .sz
The Boston Transcript says that the coldest
urn,kD Do, Ink, Vow
where the mercury has Indicated the extreme cold Of
as degrees below zero Spirit thermometers used
| in that region rs mercury becomes solid at 40 de-
grees below zero in Fahrenheit's scale f.-5
Among the extra attractions last night, at
the Fair of the Metropolitan Mechanics Institute,
says the Washington Sentinel of the 18th, was the
making of barrels by steam The achievements Of
the machine are truly wonderful. The cutting of
slaves is at the rate of ninpy minute. These are,
indeed, " fast times" sgl
In the Bucks (Pa,) County Court of Quar-
ter Sessions few days Stree, wealthy farmer who
is nearly sixty years Of age and the father OF family
ofgrown up children, was placed upon his trial the
petty larceny of stealing dorm tom his own tenants.
The ofense was fully proved upon him. and the jury
returned a verdict of guilty. G
A law having been enacted in Sardinia for
the sale Of the estates Of converts aud churches tbe
ing arranged that the latter shall be supported by the
State the Pope has published an allocation delivered
before the Cardinals, against the measure. He de-
nounces the Sandman Government, aud declares the
enactment to be of no effect.
Q Professor Dugfs, in the Medical College o
| Georgia, few days since, had to extirpate large
tumor of the back, weighing ten pounds. He sur
rounded the base OF the tumor with the freezing mix
ture for four five mnutds, which SO benumbed TIT
sensibility of the parts that the operation was per
formed with comparatively little pain.
, The heavy fall ofsnow with which the country
about Chicago has been visited, gives rise to the mp
n~.ll 41,r,, w
b Chicago was visited with "a ilood and $4,000 il
, property destroyed Besides that, many lives wer'
sacrificed. The water swept away bridges, AM
flooded the city. Now thr snow is very deep, and
~ it should melt suddenly, CIR heavy rain should fall
more disastrous food, II is feared, would ensnc.
A. grand ball and supper was lately given a
Chicago, H., which attended by about 200 iade
J and gentlemen. The first regular taastat supper wa
/ as follows: Man full grown full bearded, nature
great masterwork too noble to be baleaced too pei
feet to be botched by The buugling of barbarlslf
Speeches were made by various gentlemen, enlogis
u tic of boards and denuncatory of shaving. y
= Commander Ringgo1d isin Washington, bus
lily employed it is stated in preparing areport Of hi
II exploration Of the ChincAe sens Many Of the cur
e osities brought home by the vessels Of the 'apa
If squadron are said to be the results of Commando
Ringgclds interesting explorations, which are de
tined to have an important influence on the eEteslU
:. of onr commercial relations in those distant seas
- - The Paris Chori,ugi contains % spirited q
NJ craving representing Nicholas as member Of IL
lc peace society," Offering Ills Vienna propositions f'
ID peace He wears the coat and sloUehcd hat of GU
v ker and from under the eoat in oil directions may
y seen emerging more than thirty muzzles of Colts J
VI volvers. This is Charivaris opinion in crayon Oft
ss Emperor Nicholass peach intentions.
IL Among other distinctions to which Il
French Emperor aspires s that of authorship. II
d, name must be recorded in the annals of teratn
" The Works of Napoleon the Third are now in eoui
- of publication by an emihent laTisian hihopnle u
v der his Majestys own supervision. When cotecte
they will form four handsome octave volumes, al
m consist chiefly of essays and disquisous on politics
II social and military TOPICS
ed The Duke of Buccleugh, one of the richie
he men in England has aside from his revenues eve
os year. orthc last twenyDur years the sum of f2O0t
"a an accommodating fund in order TO rebuild MohtaE
House in paltal manner, SO rs 10 make 1t the n'
nj mansion in London This would make E4sO, 900, b
re- as it was prolitaby invested it amounts now to
on much larger sum.
no The Commissioners Of the two branches
,rf. the Methodist Church met nj Cincinnati The Il
- inst 10 divide the property knnwn as the Westc
3" Book Concern between the two churches, under
MS decree of the supreme Court Of the United stat
Thc subject, after . hahaonlu0s session, W. et't