New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-10


DEATH OF ANDERSON, THE ET.ArELEa.-SIr. Ander-
son, the Swedish traveller, whose book travels was
republished in this country few months since, is
dead. The Faarelandet, of Stockholm, says:
We have jnst received the news of the death of Mr.
| Anderson. He some time ago set out on his third
journey into the interior OF Africa to make geological
researches, and after having explored the banks of
the Tioghe and of Lake Ngami he undertook in COM
pany with an Engshman, Mr. Green, an excursion in
an easterly direction, and succeeded in reaching a
country into which other European ever penetrated
There he met young elephant and went in pursuit
of it just as he was the point of overtakng it
very large elephant joined it, two natives fired on the
latter and wounded it, on which the animal attacked
Mr. Anderson, and killed him by rampling him under
foot. Mr.. Anderson was buried on the spot on which
he was killed. His numerous and valuable collections
have been deposited at the consulate of Sweden and
Norway, at the Cape of Good Hope.
THE WEATHER.-About o'clock on Sunday even
ing tremendous storm OF wind and rain set in upon
us from the North raging through the greater part of
the night with the utmost fury, and blowing off this
rise. The young peaches have been either killed or
blown from the trees and the leaves on the fig trees
look as though they had been boiled by the washer
woman and hung up to dry. 1t is still cold and if
last night did not complete the work of destruction
to fruit and garden vegetables it seems to have been
merely postponed to another twenty-four hours. We
fear the disaster will reach planters with double
force. lBaton Rouge Advocate, 9Th.
LAKE ERIE NAvIGArIoN.--Th Buffalo Commercial
says:
There is general expectation that the lake will be
free from ice as early the middle of April Very
much will depend on the wind-much more than on
temperature. Lake Ontario is nominaly open, as is
the upper part of Lake Erie occasional steamers ply
ing between Rochester and Toronto, and Detroit and
Cleveland The peris of lake navigation so great
insure and it is only the opening of Buffalo har-
Dor that lake trade acquires any general activity The
first arrival at Cleveland this year is sixteen days
earlier than last year.
CRoPs IN PoNTE CouPEE.-The Echo of Saturday
last, says zN .-- f.s s.F
So far as can be judged from the present stage Of
the sugar crop never have the prospects for i'm
mense yield been better Our planters are congmtu-
atng themselves upon the favorable results anticpa
ted, and if the but prove propitous the pro-
duee of sugar, this year, win be unprecedented.
ExoRUcIAr1NG.-An Ohio editor, who probably
not accustomed to the renements of fashionable
society, attended the Inauguration ball in Washing
ton, and thus describes style of dancing which has
become highly popular and familiar in more senses
than one: -.a gee
The want of variety in this Metropolitan dancing
was however, fully made up by the fancy things,
such as the waltz and polka. These were absolutely
barbarous The oldfashioned waltz, the morality Of
which even Byron called in question is here ignored
as altogether too cool and distant. The lady here
lays her head on the gentlemans bosom, puts one
hand in his and the other in his coat,tai pocket,
then resigns herself to his embraces and goes to Sleep
all but her feet, which, when not carried by him
clear OFF the floor, go patting around toes. The
gentleman thus entwined throws his head back and
his eyes up, like dying calf his body bent in the
shape Of figure T. he whirls backs up, swings
around, swoons to all appearances pushes forward,
and leaves the ring to the deghtof all decent people,
AN 1MPREcATIoN AS Isl Sacramento Age
chronicles curse almost as bitter that of King Lear
upon his two ungratefll daughters. 1t says:
An individual neat in form and apparal, attempting
to cross an alley slipped from plank and fell front
foremost into the mud, and stood propped by both
arms, which were inserted to the elbow in the soft
earthen ware Slowly Strengthening himself up, he
gaZed at his spoiled sleeves, walked to the nearest
sidewalk, turned and looking at the cause of his hu
miation said ' hereby curse that plank, the tree
it out Of the soil it growed on. the outside bark,
the inside also, the roots, the imbsd knots the
boughs, and the birds that have rested thereon And
furthermore curse that plank, the man that chopped
down the tree it come out of, the that sawed it.
the man that tended the saw the water or steam as
the case may be, which put that saw in motion and
curse all the surrounding trees, the hills and also
say that the city authorities of this town, village.
burg or borough countenance dirt than is nece,
sary for the health peace and prosperity OF the COM
munity Besides this, same, denounte and abhor
that unreliable piece of pine, Or whatever other kind
OF wood 1t may be-lust look at my hands -
------@ss----
In the reign of the prohigate Charles II ii was Gus.
tomary, when gentleman drank lady's heaath to
throw some article OF dress into the aames, in her
honor, and all his companions were obliged 10 saeri
fce a similar article One of Sir Charles Sedley's
friends, perceising that he wore very rich lace
cravat, drank to the health of a certain lady and
threw his efavat into the fire. Sir Charles followed
the example very good naturealy but observed that
he would have joke in his turn. Afterwards when
ne dned with the same party he filled bumper to
some reigning beauty and called on O dentist TO ex
on 3Onth hNybj lnJ Ian