New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-09-03

49, Strong fears are entertained by many persons
as to the fate of the bark Francis she having went
to sea from the Passe.ala. 0utre on the morning Of
the Stb nt bound for New ork, and has not as yet
been reported having arrived at that port Capt.
BoWditch, the boarding officer at the Southwest
4 Pass, reports having seen piece Of her starboard
quarter, apparentl broken of at the knucke, ashore
III East Bay, on which was The name Of the vessel.
The name board had white ground, with gilt letters
and edges. The Francis cleared with the following
cargo; al3 hhds. tobacco; 800 bbs. -four; 200 bills
pork 20 bbls. taoW; lis bales cotton and sundres.
The persons on board, were Capt. Thos. Watts, S.
D. Magrath, first officer, the second officer, and nine
seamen, besides three passengers
AS she could not have been very far from the mouth
Of the river on the occurrence Of the great gale Of the
10th and 18th; il she did not 60 downwith al on
board as ID supposed from the evidence found, she
must have suffered severely. VI
LOUISIANA INyENTIoS,--We have seen working
/ model Of a Selfaeting and selfadusting Brake for
railroad carste invention of Mr. Francis Armstrong
of this city. This model was made for the purpose
81 being sent to the PATENT Office, to complete his
application for letters patent, made some time since.
The principles of this novelty Frst-The force
employed or pull the cars, on their being started
inoton, adjusts the apparatus 50 as to secure the
force III inertia Of the cars their coming in CON
tact III the act Of stopping and this power in part,
orsas much All s necessary, acts on the wheels to
break their velocity in stopping the train. And at
i the moment the train has been stopped, the APP
paratus is selfreversed and placed in a position
so that any force acting by the cars pushing each
other, in the act of backing the train can in no in
stance act on the brakes The making of the changes
is instantaneous and the action positive and apart
from this the apparatus is wholly guarded so that
any sudden, heavy force cannot damage or inure the
mechanical combination to destroy its utility The
common hand brake can be made use Of independent
of this apparatus at any time, under any circum-
stances, If required
This invention has been examined by persons Of
r. great experience in railroads, whose mechanical
talents are reliable and there has been but one opin
,expressedthaf is, that its practicabty is GER
TAIN and that it is the most desirable and useful in
yention for the purposes above mentioned that hss
4 yet been eontrived IS
Inc opeousas Courier, OF the 30th nit, says that
the Of the bayons in that vicinity is again
interrupted On account Of the low stage Of water,
tue steamer 0peonaas could not reach there on her
regular day, and would be obliged to suspend her
!. trips FOX the present.
Sti TEACHERS IN THE PuBLIc scaoo4.s OF THE Cry
or JEFFRRsoN The following persons we're elected
teachers to the Public Schools Of the City Of Jefer
son, the meeting Of the Directors held on Monday
evening
Ffrst Wtsf9 Schoot-Boys and Girls, Mrs. Jourdan.
Second Ward Simson, Boys Department; Mrs.
Robinson, Girls, Department. #&5=
Third lfdfd Scho0 Allen Boys, Department; MiRs
Benedict Girls Department. Miss Tunse, Primary Depart
IN FSsp IpisTd Cleveland for Recitation Miss Full
g9 1er% prspatatioa Of etasses for Recitation
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ARITHMETIC, ETe.--New classes begin this week II
tie department Of nolbears Commercial College
l06 Canal street Al who to be business or proessie
should he quick and correct In their calculations.
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i, MoDERN LAgGUAaEss- English French, Spanish
and German pclhear's CONNER
cal College, 06 Canal street in practical manner as used il
business md Pupils prae.ced daily in read
ing writing md speaking There special apartments and
professors each these languages Success guaansedtc
all Ii The shortest possible time.