The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-12
D M E S TIC.
From the Ne'o Orleans Picdyune Of May 8.
THE FLOOD IN THE MISCISSJpDI

| from he Neac orleans Picdyune of Nav 81
| THE FLOOD IN THE MISSISSIPPI.
! Thousands visited the Bell crevasse Yesterday.
which seems almost to have established itself as an
lnstltution, at least until the river floods shall
| have subsidized. The breach in the centre of the
piing has sensibly widened since the disastsr was
nrst chronleled and the river discharge has now an
uninterrupted channel of perhaps seventy feet The
rows OF piles now extend from the upper and lower
banks OF the crevasse towards the centre. On the
lower side the work is stable, sand bags having
been hled in SO as to arrest the current. The up
per rows OF piles are not so firm, and the doubt is
expressed OF their being able to stand the
OF the current without other measures to give them
! strength.
=. TO close the centre of the breach is a work of
dithculty. Ii Is an arduOus undertaking to drive
the piles In such depth of water, and while such n
current is running, even where the pile driving ma
chime can be advantageously used. Now, if the
atboat can be swung into the centre of the current
so as to work as at first the broken line of ping
there will be space of the width of the boat at
each extremity that the pile hammers will not
touch In the meantime the water is Slightly in
creaslng In height and the difficulty of closing the
breach, in the manner at first proposed, is increas
ing. The superintendent of the work however
seems to feel confident of success, notwiths landing
the doubts OF most OF those who give the scene
| careful inspection.
Since our last notice of this food the waters have
increased in height little along the river line vet
not so as to add largely to the damage to property
above the city. We understand that below the CITY
Gus.
From the " o, True Delta, Of May 3d.
ANOTHER SERIOUS CREVASsE.
At o clock this morning the river broke throuph
the levee on Nine Labranches plantation on the
right bank of the river, twenty-five miles from the
city, just opposite the Red Church. In short time
the waters had torn away forty fifty feet of the
levee, and at daylight this morning the breach had
widened to seventy-ive feet.
All the neignbors had assembled their hands, and
were hard at werk, but it was thought that there
would be great difficulty in closing the breach. We
received this information from gentleman who ar
rived to-day from the scene of disaster.
This crevasse is not more than fifteen miles from
the city In direct line, and consequently is but
few miles above the old Sauve crevasse of 1873,
which inundated large. portion of the city. Those
lighting with the flood should not lack for efficient
aid from this parigh, though there is but little keli-
hood Of tue waters coming down here
DEATH, INSANITY, AND THE DUNGEoN-The sad
consequences of vice never more strikingly ex-
hibted than in the following paragraph which we
copy from a late New Orleans letter. 1t is truly a
melancholy case, and it should prove a solemn
warning to persons tempted to depart from the path
of virtue
The grand jury of this parish has found a bill of
indictment against George W. Hardy, who, several
weeks ago, shot H. c. Il. Stone, whom he charged
with seducing his daughter. The bill was found on
Saturday last. The trial will probably take place
in the course of month or six weeks. Public opin-
ion now seems to be that the homicide was totally
inexcusabe, and that young Stone has met an un-
fatbn i; =, u "a Ssei me
otod Ill =; ~ gu o' man anu &c
now he is immersed in dungeon and charged with
murder, Stone was just entering life with peculiar
advantages, was prosperous in business, and sur
rounded by host of confding friends; now a cold
grave enwraps him. The daughter is young and
highly educated, beautiful and greatly admired;
now she is maniac, it is said, and ner future hap
plness gone.
Trr T IN, c,,...u
sors nSinon L.. ~ me De'sotloI s
through the long-talked-of Blue Ridge tunnel On
the train approaching either side of il the cars
lighted up and red light placed on the end of the
rear car the speed is diminished and every pre-
caution used to prevent accidents The entire dis
| tahoe can be seen through from the front or rear
The light on the outside of the tunnel assumes as
| the cars progress through it. an appearance of a
luminous fire, and at last perfect brilliant blaze;
the house at the western end its doors and windows
| and persons standing near are seen distinctly till
the train gets more than half wav THROUGH the tnn
mel, when the light becomes as it were blaze of
IRE
A young man named George W. Braze, student
in the University at Ann Arhor Michiuan racantIv
received an invitation to ion A sham secret college
! society," which he accented and a marty of nine ri
low-students conducted the MOCK ceremonies IF in
tiation Large quantities of beer and wb;skav
were provided; and Brazie finally sank upon the
u9or under the influence OF his deep potatons-
MS companions tried to rouse him, but he remained
stupid all night and died in the morning. A Coro-
ner s jury returned verdict OF death by intern
perance.
In Middlesex Now yorl, on Wadnesder otto.
noon, John X. Francise9, sged about fifteen years,
went out lnso shed attached to his fathers barn,
anu suspended himself by the neck with rope
ne toid some children who were with him to run
INTO the house as he was going to hang himself, and
from this 1t is supposed that he did not intend real
ly to commit suicide, but expected some one would
come ana release MN. The father was nearly fran
So VIZ '"s '''
;. Ezra Williams, styling himself CDR. Ezra VIII
Iams, OF NO. III High street, Boston" was commit
ted to jan IN providence on FRIDAY, to await trial
On the charge oil counterieiting United States coin
ana passing the same. lillams, on the Both ult..
OBTAINED the use OF private room In the establish
but before poinp to work. Exhibited to Mr. PaIneo1
some cunferfeitino anparatus wharannnn tba
lice were notified and he was arrestad and .ne po
caunterfelting tools seized A counterfeit marieI
has been discovered, which there is evidence to
snow was made ana passed by Williams,
There is State normal university abort - -,
into oneration at Bloomington. IIi;noiS III 3,
sources amounting to about $500, 600 Ofthis Slao
600 Is to be expended in buildings, grounds and fur
nlture, and the balance to remain on interest
permanent fund, the income OF which is to meet The
current expenses OF the institution.
According to partial returns from the various
ponce captains OF New orK city, no less than nine