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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-27

"A Blue Law IN PENNsYLvANIA.-On Saturday
last while hunting among the archives of the Senate
for some ancient document Wherewith to amuse our
selves dufinga heavy debate in that body upon the
propriety OF floating saw logs in some river, we
accidentally stumbled upon bound volume of the
bills read in place in the House of Representatives at
the session Of 1872. Among the number was one for
the prevention of vice and immortality the first Sec
tion Of which, after short preamble on the impro-
prietes Of the day, read as follows: "If any white
female OF ten years upward shall at any time after
the first day OF November next, appear in any pub
ic street. lane, highway, church, courthouse tavern,
balro0m theater or any other place of public resort
Mlt naked shoulders Or being able to purchase nee
eSsary clothing, shall at any time between the first
day Of November and the first day of April appear in
any fashionable place places clothed with less than
three body garments, one thereof shall be wooen
silk or other substantial materials every person SO
offending. and being legally convicted before any al
derman or justice OF the peace in this Commonwealth
shall forfeit and pay ane Of not less than one nor
more than hundred dollars to be recovered by
ton OF debt informant or indictment one.haf thereof
to the inforlner and the other half to the use of
the poor Of the borough, township or ward wherein
the offense shall have been committed, =
also be compelled TO enter hail for her good behavior
for the space of one year. ~ Section I'd makes
the parents or guardians liable for knowingly per
uniting children to disobey this law. The bill ends
thus !" Provided altoays That for the purpose of
distinguishing between chaste and unchaste females
who have heretofore been convicted of the crime of
fornication or adultery, shall be exempt from the
above mentioned regulations, and penalties therein
stated for the violation of the same"
Harrisburg Telegraph.
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Schedule of Mails.
NEW ORLEANS POST-GFFICE.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
From LIST November, to Ist june. 1852.

FROM Lst NOvenber, to lst june, 1859.
OFFICE HOURS-Week Days, from 7 A. NJ. to 8
o'clock P NJ. Sundays and Holidays from to IL
o'clock A. NJ.
EASTERN MAIL-Due daily at s A. NJ: closes daily
at . ?. NJ for prepaid letters, at 7. NJ. for for
eign letters.
LAKE COAST MAIL-Fort Pike, Bay ST. Louis
Pass Christian, Mississippi City, Biloxi, Ocean
Springs, on Tuesdays and Saturdays at P. NJ.
and Thursdays at s A. NJ; Pascag0ua on Tues
days and Saturdays at 8 P. NJ.
CAIRO MAIL-ROUTE 7,809-SuppIyng Baton
Rouge, Natchez, Vicksburg, Lake Providence
Grand Lake, Worthington, Greenville, Columbia
Napoleon and Little Rock, Helena, Memphis
Randolph, New Madrid, Hickman, Columbus
Cairo and St. Louis Closes daily at 3 z. M. Due
daily by P. NJ.
VICKSBURG MAIL-Suppying Donadsonville
Plaquenine, Baton Rouge, Port Hudson, st. Fran
cisville, Pointe Coupee, Morganza, Red River
Landing, Supplying Alexandria, Grand Ecore
Natchitoches Shreveport and Eastern Texas, }
Fort Adams, Natchez, Waterproof, Rodney, St
vcksburg. Closes on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday at p. NJ. Due on Monday, Thursday
and Friday at 10 A. NJ.
ST. FRANClSVlLLE OR COAST MAIL.-Supply.
ing Labranches, Taylor's, Bonnet Care, Ed.
CARDS Vachere, Bringers, Cantrels, lure
auds, Donaldsonvile, (and interio) New River
Bayou Goula, lbervile, Paquemine, Manchac
Brnys Landing, Baton Rouge, (and interior)
Lohoell store Fort Hudson, Hermitage, Water
loo, ana ST. Eranclsyllle, (and lnterior.) Closes
on SUNDAY, wednesday and Friday, at "A. NJ
Due on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by s
m y A. a;r N: ~,
COFlNGloN MAIL, On LAKE MAlL.-Closes on
Monday, wednesday and Friday, by A. NJ. Ar
TVes on Iuesday, thursday and Saturday, by 1
JEFFERsoN CITY MAIL-Closes on Tuesday at
IL NJ; due same time
NE N eAcep' 0"Huay' closes al
,PIV ~ my st tT not W,,o
lAf a n + M uully ltACepE sunday
AZ NJ Arrives u"''y NeAcepV sunday al Ii
n ,D al NJ no>-,,,u
1Ah5oLLl0N IhAll4,IoioSes on Mohday' Mednes-
my aiy aliG liuay; al r. NJ. Arrives on tuesday,
oc1y Iht'fSaay ana saturday hy l +; M.
ool IA VI aIL'rCloSes uai!! al r M Due daily
az +. NJ. ohpplies ANTE lhdegendence Tan
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Good Night.

\ Good night how sweet its music falls
In soothing cadence on the ear,
And every gentle feeling calls
Responsive to its earnest cheer;
No lip 30 rude or light of tone
Can rob it OF its magic thrill,
Speak but the simple words alone,
"a any voice, It's good night still.
n Strong are the charms that in it dwell
sSs For all who may its accents breathe;
And conjured by its potent spell,
The mists Of fancy slowly wreathe
( Into the dark familiar forms
Who crowned II with halo bright,
And lent it half the glow that warns
The heart that hears fond good night.
A fathers blessing on it rests
y IT'S sacred with a mothers kiss
T. cheers the path Of parting guests,
s And fills the heart with happiness.
Its soothing influence lingering floats
Where pillowed innooents repose,
From quivering chords, as fade the notes,
As fingers perfume near the rose.
Though parting be its constant theme,
It holds not parting's keener sting;
So short the time its but a dream,
And sweet reunion dawn will bring.
1t yields to Heavens protecting care
The loved ones till the mornings light,
To him whose faith and trust they are,
Though black the gloom It's still good night
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-27

MuLTRLIcITY OF WAR INvENTIoNs.-Itw was some.
time since stated in the English House of Commons.
that within recent period nine hundredand seventy
four inventions relating to begerent implements and
schemes bad been brought before the Select Commit
tee OF the British Board of Ordnance. Some of the
more important ones had been carried into effect siS
hundred and ninetysx had been rejected One Of
the proposed modes of making cannon is that by Can't
Blakely He takes tube Of cast steel and then sur
rounds this with external rings of wrought iron shrunk
on he also employs buffer or spring Of air al The
butt of mortars to moderate their recoil he also
claims the method of Strengthening old guns, by
shrinking wrought iron bands on them Disney's
plan of war projectile consists in fitting shells with
and chaGs nS o. res % bs IN
highly combustibe fluid, which, upon exposure t.
the air. gnies everything with which is brought il
contact
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NEW GRENADA, WEST COAST OF SOUTH

NEW GRENADA, WEST COAST OF SOUTH
AMERICA, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON,
SANDWICH ISLANDS, AUSTRALIA AND
VAN DIEMAN'S LAND, NEW SOUTH WALES
AND CHINA-Closes on the 4th and 10th of
each month, at P NJ. Arrives on or about the
18th and 2Sth of each month";
R5- Postage to New South Wales, Victoria, South
Australia, ETC., via England by packet or private
ships, 80 cents single rate, prepaid via France,
10 cents each quarter ounce, prepaid, is added to
the above postage via New York, by private
ships, cents, prepaid.
R8 The postage to places the West coast of South
America, via Panama, is: On each single letter,
43 cents and on each newspaper, 8 cents, when
sent; and 10 cents on each letter, and cents on
each paper when received.
RB-The postage to New Grenada direct is 10 cents
single rate, and cents each newspaper and to
the Sandwich Islands, Australia, Van Dieman's
Land and China, (via San Francisco,) is, on
each single letter, 10 cents, payable in advance.
The single letter rate to California and Oregon is
10 cents, prepaid. On newspapers, etc, the do
nestle rates apply. A. S. HEWITT, P. M.
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Hi @rItans 4aiIp Crescent.
me Expeo tsd Comet.
70 DR. CUMMING

. ~
10 DIR. CUMMING.
tSS Air.-" Draw the sword, Scotland"
Heyl : comets coming, Cumming, Cumming,
sM4 10 I comets coming, expected very soon
unIGes folks are humming, humming, humming,
Inc comet will be here on the thirteenth day Of
June.
Representation
Spreads CONSERVATION,
And with prostration
Old women swoon,
Thinking q the comet coming, camnai''g,
Because the comets coming, Cumming, Cumming,
Because the comets coming, astrologers declare
SHY people hnmming, hummng, humming.
Silly people hnmming, will blow US into air,
Fouling this planet
Goodness, how can it,
H we but scan it,
The spheres so uutune
BY the comet coming, Cumming, Cumming
BY the comet coming and due this blessed June.
We are sure that any astrologer's loon,
Or else knaye and hunlbug, humming, hummng,
Who says the world is coming to an end SO very
soon
Three years, if not more,
Lease it has got more,
May be q lot more, A
Along with the moon,
Though comets coming, Cumming Cumming,
Though comets coming possibly in June.
II the comets coming, Cumming, Cumming,
II the comets coming, ice will be boon,
When the flies are humming, drumming humming,
When the flies are humlming on suitry afternoon.
Hotter weather may prevail,
Ii it switch us with its tail.
a8 ) How very like whale
Stung by harpoon!
Let US hope the comet coming, Cumming, Cumming,
Won't come it quite SO very strong on the thr-
teenth day OF June.
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AWATER PoPULATIoN.--The enormous river popu-
lation Of China, who live only in boats, who were
born and educated, who marry rear their families and
diewho, in a.word begin and end their existence on
the water, and never have or dream of any shelter
other than the roof and who seldom tread except
the deck or boards Of their sampans-shows to what
an extent the land is crowded and how inadequate it
is to maintain the cumberers of the soil. In the city
of Canton alone it is estimated that 100000 persons
dwell upon the surface of the river. The boats some
times twenty or thirty feet Deep cover some miles,
and have their wants supplied by ambulatory sales
men, who wend their way through every accessible
passage. OF this vast population dwell in deco
rated river boats, used for every purpose Of license
and festivityfor theaters for concerts for eass
lust for solitary and social recreations. Some craft
employed in conveying goods and passengers, and
are in state of great activity others are moOred,
and their owners engaged servants laborers on
shore. Indeed their pursuits are nearly as various
those of the land population. The immense variety
of boats which are found in Chinese waters has never
been adequately described. Some are of enormous
size andare used magazines for salt rice; Others
have all domestic accommodations and are employed
for the transfer Of whole families with all their do
nestle attendants and accommodations, from one
place to another some, called cenpedes, from their
being supposed to have one hundred rowers, convey
with extraordinary rapidity the more valuable car
goes from the inner warehouses to the foreign ship
ping in the ports all these, from the huge and cum
hrous junks, which remind one of Noahs ark, and
which represent the rude and coarse construction OF
the renlotest ages to the fragile panks upon which
solitary leper hangs upon the outskirts Of society
boats of every form and applied to every purpose ex
hibit an incalculable amount of population which
may be called amphibious if not Aquatic. Not only
are land and water crowded with Chinese, but many
dwell on artificial islands which float upon the lakes
islands with gardens, and houses raised upon the
raters which the occupants have bound together and
on which they cultivate what is needful for the sup
ply Of LIES daily wants. They have their poultry
and their vegetables for use, their flowers and their
scrolls for ornament their household gods for protec.
ton ard worship.
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Aiphonso-" You find your moostarchers a great
comfort, don't yon, Tom ~
Tonl-Well, yes but Pm afraid must cut 'em,
for ones obliged to dress so doosed expensive to make
every thing accord !"
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-27

AMERICAN WAroHEs.-It is generally known that
watches OF American manufacture are now coming
into extensive use They characterized by several
features of special popularity. The first of these is
the absence OF the fusee and chain. These parts,
which were very necessary for equalizng the force in
the old verge watch, are continued by the English in
the modern lever watch but in the Swiss watches,
which perform so excellenty, no such parts exist.
The second feature is such an arrangement of the
parts as to lessen the liability of the watch to stop
from the pressure of foreign substances aud at the
same time to facilitate the discovery of any cause of
arrangement almost the entire train being fully omen
70 view The third and distinguishing feature is the
principle of making every watch and every part the
duplicate of every other This plan has been so far
adhered to that every movement will fit every case
and many parts can be transferred from watch to
watch without alteration.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-27

THE ESTABLISHMENT Is INTENDED mainly for Adn,ts
Ladies' and Gentlemen and Youhs-wrose time is very
valuable and it is arranged hapersons learn
ENGLISH
FRENCH
SPANISH
GERMAN
ITALIAN LANGUAGES;
Or PENMANSHIP,
HOUSEKEEPING
MATHEMATICS.
PHONOGRAPHY ETC.
practical manner business and every day life
do in the shortest possible time there Special Pro-
fessors and apartments for each branch.
None but the best and experienced Professors and AS
sistants will be engaged. There NINE APART
MENTSa Reception Room elegantly fitted up visitors
that Pupils interrupted in their lessons and apart
ment for the Pupils of each Professor and also Practising
Rooms that Pupils taking the full Course
branches, can have ten hours practice each day.
All branches taught they should be pracced in bust
and day life. The English, French, Spanish
German the Commercial languages of the world and
the social literary languages the greater part
Europe and America, daily becoming important
persons Pupils will be exercised daily in Reading Writing and
speaking any language they may wish to learn.
B- Board be had with families speaking these
languages.
No institution in the United States offers great facilities
he acquisition of the living languages and practical education
as this From 300 to 400 attend it annually.
These and other modern languages will be correctly translated
at this institution.
ANo pain expense will be spared departments
worthy of the confidence of the public.
Twenty thirty young will be qualified Teachers
my system of Pennanship. They will agents for my
NEW WORK ON PENMANsIIP and superior STEEL
PENS Young make from 500 $500 per month when
qualified to tench Bad writing will be objection app
cants this be corrected Energy and industry
needed. There is work enough for the United
States and besides, Mexico Cuba America could
employ many
Time required qualify Teachers from eight weeks
Ordinary in Pcnmanshp, from three weeks
keeping, double and single entry from four eight
single entry alone weeks Languages from
three to four months. Photography from four weeks.
n8 Planters and country merchants be able keep their
own books correctly and understand ANY books i'll few
Iii the ONLY INSTITUTION IN THE UNITED STATES
where advanced in life can, in PRIVATE APART
MENTS with SPECIAL PROF. SSOR, perfect themselves
in ANY branch they may desire,
During the present year persons have attended from
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
Texas,
Arkansas,
California,
Alabama,
Georgn,
Tennessee,
Kentucky
Virginia,
Maryland,
Sonh Carolina,
Missouri,
Illinois.
Ohio
Michigan,
New York,
Mexico,
And Cuba.
And the applications ensuing fall are larger than any
previous season.
1t depends entirely its OWN MERITS for support; and
while institutions in the South boraIy endowed by the
state have utterly failed THIS has continued to increase. 1t
is the INTEREST well the duty all persons identified
with the South to sustain its institutions of LEARNING and ed
ucate their children in them.
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DOIbeN7.'s
CONNER CIAL COLLEGE,.
lOO CANAL STREET. LOG
Founded 1899.


THE ESTABLISHMENT is INTENDED mainly for Adults
Ladies' and Gentlemen, and Youths-whose time is very
valuable and is arranged who wish learn
ENGLISH
FRENCH
SPANISH,
GERMAN
ITALIAN LANGUAGES;
Or PENMANSHIP,
BOOK-KEEPING,
MATuEAI
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a YEH's CHERRY PICTORIAL, FOR TIL



tent for the United States were granted SAMUEL H. GIL
NAN, OF No 81 NHtchez street. New Orleans the date
OF l4 furnace for burning Wood and Bagasse.
This Furnace combines the following qualities as fully
Son. ana
lst II works entirely by natural daught without the aid
Of a Blower.
% i confirms CRATE bars other in the Interior
I'D IT never requires stUppage of the mill its ashes
cleaned out.
4h The agasse is stirred touched arrives
In the furnace.
9TH 1t burns all the Bagasse and enough to
run the mill engine steam battery and pumping engine
TINS IS the only furnace that has taken crop in I,ousaNa
in compliance with the above five conditions.
ms Furnace makes preteHson burn
does NOT resemble any other furnace in single Of It's
nrrl IN the principles which il works. the results
which produces; neither does it approach the rights any
other party Reports circulated to the contrary tmpre
E E Of trade" known to be false by those who make
ef ana calculated only to deceive the public palm ar
eS mat cannot stand upon their merits. No will be
eo"ed toSei make or Furnace authority
from me- and all persons having such authority will be fully
guRT"4,ced in us undisturbcd use and possession.
My Patent Furnace is applicable of kettles ~ to
steam boilers; md am prepared apply to burn
g the agASSe to boil cane juice in train OF kettle
uhaer a satisfactory guarantee to the purchaser.
treatise on the whole subject in pamphlet with draw
S etc. to be had of the subscriber by mail otherwise
Jas 81 Natebeg street. Nav ,v' 0r ha,
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And the applications for the ensuing fall larger any
previous season.
while institutions in the South literally endowed by the
State, have utterly failed, THIS has
the INTEREST well the duty Of all persons identified
with the South to sustain its institutions of LEARNING and ed
ucatR their children in them.
E8- All persons attend until THEY perfectly SAT
ISFIED.
A45> MERCHANTS
APPLY HERE FOR
!
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vENTE PAR L SHERIFF.
ETATDE ia -LOULSIANE,

L 4
Thos c. Anderson & als vs. Eliza M. parrott
Epouse &c.--- Cour de District Paroisse ST.
Landry.--No. TITS.
Inn veftu dun writ de Il. fa lance dams
- le process ci-dessus intitule par Ia Cour
de District, dams ct pour Ia Paroisse St. Landry,
ct d moi adressG, II sera ofert en- vente publique,
pour du compliant, la Maison de Cour de cette
Paroisse, e Sanedi, Fevrier proclaim, 1857, COM
mencanta II heures da matin, ct eontinuant de Jour
en- Jour, sill est nGcessare, tons les drots ttres
interets ct pretentions de Eliza NJ Parrott epouse
&c. pfoprietes snyantes saisies pour satisfaire
lie dit writ, a savoirs
Uncertain Morceau de Teffe, situe dams cette
Parosse environ trois miles de la vile des Ope-
lousas, dams lie quarter Bellevue, contenant envi-
ron seize cents arpents, plus on moins, borne en-
haut par des terres de Stephen w Wikof au Sud par
des terres de Jean Fabien Richard, ct pEst par
le Bayou lesson. etant lie meme sur leuuel de-
meure actuellement Eliza NJ. PARROT, epouse, avec
les batisses ct amelioratons qui sont, ainsi que
les esclaves edessous decrits esclaves pour la VIE
a sayoiri
FRANK, negre age d'environ trente ans.
DAVE, Age d'environ guaranteed ans.
CHARLOTTE, Agee d'enyiFon vingt-deux ans
MARIANNE, Ag6e d'environ quinze ans
WILLIAM, age d'euviron vingt-deux ans.
LUCINDA, agee de dix -huit ans.
GEORGE, age denyiron vingt ans.
OSBURN, Age de vingt-quatre ans.
ELSY, agee tie tseste ans.
DINAH, agee d'envifon quatorze ans.
f EDWARD, age denvIron vingt-clnqans.
LEZZY, agee de dix-huit ans
ADAM, age de vingt-cinq ans.
DELPHINE, Agee d'environ quinze ans ensen1-
BILE avec toute ieur augmentation.
L.V. .CHACHERE, Sheriff.
Busssu du Shsrif ss-Laadsy, Jaavisr, 1852.
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nous ceux qui Sc sentent interessGs 4
- Ia chose, sont invites Sc reunir la
Maison de Cour. en- la vile des Opelousas,
le Samedi 10 Janvier proclaim, d Pefet de
SO censulter sur Ia necessite d'organiser une
police plus efdcace pour notre vile ct pour
la Paroisse. Les autres Paroisses sont ega-
Iement requises de prendre ce sujet en- con-
sid6ration, de tenir des assemblies dams le
meme but ct den publier les deliberations.
H..
Opelousas, 27 Decembre, 1856.
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lie sublime precepte du Seigneur Croissez ct mul-
tipliez?" ct celui du Christ "Aimez-vous les uus
les autres."
II est vrai que pousse par lie scandae que donnaient
les moines ct queques pretres du cerge espagnol au
sczieme steele, lie pape ordonna aux inquisiteurs
dEspagne de o,rsuivre tous les rdtres ct tous les
nsoisses que Ia Uoir pnbiquc aceuserait Mas cette
6poque c'etait une afaire dangereuse deventer ces
sortes d'affaires dams TN pays qu cotnmencait
rentr haine profonde ct un meprs, que personne
ne cachat, pour les moines ct pour cette sorte de
pretres gnorants ct viceux qui ont touours abond6
en- Espagne pus les lutherieus n'auraient pas man.
que de tirer des terrbles contre la confession
auricuaire de tous ces process quill cut flu intenrer
aux deux tiers du cerg6 romaiu espagnol ct la pu
part des moines. Aussi PInqusition touiours habie
lorsqul sagssait de aire sa volonte, meme contre
cee des rois let contre cele des papes, Pnquistion
touva lie moyen de ne pas savoir ellie qui savait
tout ct qui await des yeux ct des oreles partout,
ellie trouva le moyen de ne pas savoir qui Sc pas
salt dams rinterieur des nombreux couvents de rei
gieuses qui remplissaient lie pays-De CueHdias
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NOUVEAU WI HAGASHN
EFT
MARChANDISES NOUvELL les.

ea=ssss I'll e. L, NIMMo annonce res.
- pectueusement au public quill
a demenage son fond de marchandises en- Ia
grande maison a deux etages en- briques do
Ia rue Bellevue, recemment oceupee par le
DR.. Littell, ct quill recoit par chaque arrivage
de Ia Nouvelle.O Orleans ct dautres endroits,
de grands supplements SON stock, ct est ac.
tuellement pret d fournir peu pres tous ar.
ticles concernant les comestibles ct les fruits.
Aussi des marchandises de tous les genres ct
de toutes les descriptions, tenues generate.
ment dams les magasins de champagne. II
tient egalement une belle collection de livres
classiques ct autres ainsi qu'une variete
d'articles de fantasie. feurs artifcielles, arti.
cles de toilette de tous les gonts me grande
quantite de .J0uets a'eafatas, recus directe.
ment DIES manufactures de Philadelphia ct dc
Paris.
Qu'on % rappefe qu'il se plait 4 exhiber
ses marchandises aux acheteurs.
Opelousas, ~ Decembre, 1856.