New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-04-13
Ruta SntElliaellte.

TH3 3WEATHEK.--Ag gain are we called upon to
visitation Of the cold aud dagesable weather which
been the beseng nc,ion Of the present spring April is
called the eke month and here in the South she accord
reasonable license In her tricks and iannms But we
rather oversep the latitude accorded her. when she
days OF sunny weather. like that had last week
with hail and seet for its prologue, on last Sunday
night and of gloom coldnes and general dmaness for
its egne yesterday The idea Of people running and
siserng ednesed through tho streets wrapped in heavy
elos huding fires wherever found here in
the metropolis Of the Sunny Sonh is altogether
TOO talk abou We have the comfort Of knowing
that weather last long this ate
did should begin think ihst he poles seriously
tenpacd cuyang the acquaintance the tropics and that
the equator though 81 exchanging It's a,udna for ogud
nal position However April Il Aeke, have saGyery
cke-and this the saders eye may perhaps
AL smiles and sunshine again.
4 FIRg-The alarm Of fire at II o'clock this morning
occasored by the burning Of Of houses Cont
street between Manis and yere. The were private
dwellings the wind being high at the time feared
che flames icaie to the buildings opposite
side of the street. F5sts
A, the time of our going to press g oeloc) flames were
still raging with every prospect of destructive conagraton
remen usual battling noby with The element
RACING INcIDESTs.--Nice Family Hosse.-As we
were comfortably cabling down the New Shell Road Sat
uay afternoon, the race-iraek the cab Just III
with most diculous disaster through the in
sanity horse and the consequent bewdermen of its dri
truck being the aud its bow portng
heavens yivncious, wide awake manner The sit
barse said cab in fou of made his mind that hef
something ia the said ski give his
by passing il without starting brayag any knt
excitement he deliberately turned of TO the right
and deliberately cooly roed down the bank and gh
ont into middle canal The driver aud the gen
tIeme the cab might have saved themselves by jumping
before reached the water but the suddenness of the thing
parayze e first distinct appreciation the,
sd Of their situation when they found themselves in ths
water, swimming for theirves Luckily all good swim
iners ad got ashore before the muludes that arrived in
line Of vehicles could render them the assistance
they wished 10. For time the blockaked and the
cienent prodgiou One Of the passengers, getting
ashore commenced shouting in considerable alarm for hi
broher who happened to be his fellow passenger. Herr
r. exclaimed The other from the top bank
you swimming all TO pieces n The
exceedingly picturesque with the of the Just
water the cushions. etc. floating all about foofsl
horse standing his bind lees and swimming with hi,
fore keep his out of water The cab driver got
rope horse and lied him and when
Of good saaars tuggins away for dear life
get vehicle dry land We did not ascertain th
number cab whatever ito number be- it can boas
of having uncemmpny fine family animal TO pull it, and al
equally family Jehu guide it, By the Joint stupidity
the animals worthy citizens shamefniy ducked
from seeing beautiful and exciting herse
a Crash in Ae Aenaste-The density of Che crowd in "a