New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-04
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The Scotch parson was betrayed into more puns
than he meant to make, when he prayed for the
Council and Parliament that they might hang to-
gether in those trying times. Acountryman standing
by, cried out:
Eyes, with all my heart, and the sosner the better
it's the prayer of all good people," g.1,a, s5
'But, my friends said the parson, ~ don't mean
as the fellow does; but pray that they may all
hang together in accosd and concord"
mo matter what cord the fellow sung out again,
$50 it's only strong one, -..-. E5
A learned physician has extracted powerful ltonic
from sausages containing the original bark. He very
properly calls it "The Sulphate Of Canine"
Why is conscience like the strap on the inside off
omnibus
Because it is an in,rad check to the OUTWARD man
An engineer in England being examined on d trial,
where both the judge and counsel attempted to brow
beat him. made in his evidence Of the expression,
the creative power of mechanic;' on which the
Judge rather tartly asked him what he meant by the
creative power of q mcdaniel
why, my lord" said the engineer, II meant that
power which enables a man to convert goats tail
into wig"
No ACCOUNTING FOR TAsrEs.-On the occasion of
two opposition boats starting from Pittsburg
ployed a German band to attract passengers ; the
other being minus the music, and not desiring to be
outdone, started the steam whistle which completely
drowned the music Of the band. The mayor, being
called upon, declined to interfere, saying that "one
was specimen of German music, and the other
genuine American"
One of the very best looking girls in Troy Seminary
is red-headed girl from the State Of Vermont. Out
of compliment to her hair they call her the torch of
| love-
NoTICE-If the yonng ladies' at No 10 do not with.
in four-and-twenty hours from the publication of this
notice their piano from the wall it stands against,
the old bachelor at No. will have an extra-sized
brass knocker fixed on his side of the partition, and
will engage retired postnan to perform regular
| accompaniment to their music.
! A GAME OF PoKER-An Eastern paper mentions
the case of an individual in Terra Haute, Ind, who
attacked his wife with poker and was arrested by
gentleman attracted by the ladys screams. All, the
gentleman passed, the lady saw him and called.
| The Winsted (Ct) Herald says it is related of a
village physician, that several years ago, when all
communication was obstructed between between Win
sted and Colebrook for week more, by q heavy
! snow, his Colebrook patients got WE'LL and upon his
finally reaching them over the drifts, disappointed
him not little by the intelligence.
Doctor said a hardlooking customer the other
day to a physician, doctor, Pm troubled wsth an
| you suppose the matter is
A very easily accounted for said the physician;
"you have water on the chest"
| Water! Come, that will do well enough for a
joke; but how could get water on my chest, when
hay mt touched a drop in fifteen years.
F." ESTABLISHING A RAw."-We heard a pretty good
story once of stage driver who had horribly slow
| team, upon which the whip made no impression. A
temporarily to spell him. He applied the whip en-
ergeticolly for some time over the backs and sides
and legs Of the horses without much effect, UNTIL by
| what he considered a happy discovery he found a
| raw spot on one of them to which he touched the
| lash with great success Hold on! said the driver,
'uaEs my ra,u l established it, and I don't allow
! any body to interfere with it."
HOUSEHOLD TREAsUREs.-A Treaoure of Hus-
| band.-Carries baby.
| A Tseasure of a Nfife.-Never asks for money.
| 4 Treasure of Son-Has money in the funds.
| 4 Treasure of q Daughter-Looks the same age
as her mother if anything, trifle older.
| Treasute of Seryant-Runs to the post in less
| than half an hour
4 Treasure of Cooks not hysterical whenever
! there is company to dinner.
A Treasure Of Baby.-Doesnt disturb its dear
papa in the middle of the night.
The Effort Made to Discover Northwest Passage
The attempt to discover northwest passage was
made by Portuguese, named Cortereal, about A. D.
1900. 1t was attempted by the English in 1868, aud
! the project was greatly encouraged by Queen Eliza
in London, and was called the ''Felowship for the
Discovery Of the Northwest PASSAGE The following
voyages with this design were undertaken, under
British and American navi gators, in the years re-
| spectiVely stated:
| Sir Hugh Wiloughby's expedition tofind a north
| west passage to China, sailed from the Thames,
! May 30 Observation-Disclosures. 1858
Sir Martin Frobshers attempt to find northwest
| passage to China. .................... 1876
! Captain Davis's expedition to find northwest
| passage .l5S5
| Brentzs expedition. 1884
| Weymouth and Knights. Observation-Disclosures. 1902
Hudson's voyages, the last undertaken. 1G10
Sir Thomas Buttans ..............! bl2
! Baf1ns. .........................1 1916
| Foxes expedition. 1851
| IA number of enterprises undertaken by various
1t,tltF n HvIr1I I
Middleton's Expedition. ....................l 742
! Moore and Smiths. 1746
Hearnes land expedition Observation-Disclosures. 1769
Captain Phipps, afterwards Lord Mulgrave, his
Captain Cook, in the Resolution and Discovery,
Mackenzies expedition ....................1 1889
/ CAPTAIN Duncan's voyage ........ 1890
from voyage of survey and discovery on the
northwest coast of America, Sept. "A. 1876
Lieut.. Kotzebue's expedition, October. 1916
Capt, Buchan and Lieut.. Franklin's expeditionin
the Dorothea and Trent . 1915
Captain Ross and Lieut.. Perry, in the Isabella
| and Alexander ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lSle
Lieuts Parry and Liddon, in the Heca and Gri-
They ley, return to Leith, Nov 3. 1890
Captain Parry and Lyon, in the Fury and Heca,
Hay 3d.. 'loAA
Captain Parry's third expedition with the Hecla,.
Captains Franklin and Lyon, after having at
tempted land expedition again sailed from
Liverpool, February TO-. 1922
Captain Parry, again in the Heca, sailed from
Deptford, March rs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lo2l
And returns, October G., 1872;
Captain Ross arrived at Hull on his return from
his Arctic expedition, after an absence of four
years, and when all hope of his return had been
nearly abandoned October Is. ........... 1873;
| Captain Back and his companions arrived at
Liverpool from their perilous Arctic land expe-
dition, after having visited the Great Fish
river, and examined its course to the Polar seas,
September g.: .:..;.....: .......'.; 1856
Captain Back sailed from Chathman in command
Of his Majestys ship Terror, on an exploring
adventure to Wager river. Captain Back, in
!, the month of December, 1885, was awarded by
the Geographical Society, the Kings annual
3 premium for his Polar discoveries and enter
PRISE June Il, ...................... 1851
Dease and Simpson traverse the intervening space
between the discoveries of Ross and Parry, and
establish that there is 4 northwest passage, Oc-
Sir John Franklin and Captain Crozier, in the
Erebus and Terror, leave England, May a.. 1874
t Captain Ross returned from unsuccessful eXpe-
dtion in search of Franklin. ...............lS4