New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-28


AsTRoNoN1c AL.-Snme Of the astronomical appear
| ancts which have come under observation o. laae
years are thought 10 Indicate the operation OF otner
stood by srientiac men. OF those, the spritorm
nebiln, discovered by Lord kosss inairete changes
in the more distant regions Of the universe, to which
there il nothing entirely analogous ia our own sys-
abIe anonvmous writer By the action OF gravitating
forces combined With the elect OF resisting medium
the resistance being supposed TO bear sensible
proportion 20 the Trayiiatng action The search Tor
The Indications of alnnar atmosphere has been re
newed with fresh augmentation Of telescope power.
4 OF such Indications the most delicate, perhaps are
those afforded y the occultation OF planet by the
moon. The occnltation OF Jupiter, which took place
anuars 2 1857 was observed with reference to this
point aud ~ said TO have exhibited no hesitation or
change Of form or brightness such as would be pro
dured by the reifacton or absorption Of an atmos-
phere- As respects the sea- the mode of examination
long since suggested bv Sir David Brewster Ia proba-
bly, the most effective II water existed on the moon
surface, the suns light reflected from it should be
completely polnrized at certain elongation OF the
moon from the sun no traces, however, Of such
light have been observed.
THB TnIELy RETREAT. - My cousin had been
quizzed on his supposed rejection by pretty girl he
knew very little Of and as he was rather cool young
gentleman, he one evening, when dancing with Der.
for want Of something better to say told her that he
had just been informed that shehad rejected him
with scorn. The young lady looked up instantly,
saying
81 should not have done so IL you had asked me.n
Malcolm felt himself in scrspe, and replied that
as he had been engaged for sometime, il amused him
TO hear people say such foolish things The engage
ent was all sham but was the best device he could
go in for at the moment
Saysa Boston paper We published an account,
the other day, of letter OF Rufus Choaie's puz-
cling the Massachusetts Senate but another writer
states that one Of his Chancery bills was pre-
sented to Harvard College as Thibetian manuscript,
and was very carefully preserved until the Oriental
Professor one day made out the word +" aforesaid
His letters are SO much alike that no man can tell
them apart and to this slight defect he adds numer-
Gus ourshes, which might be supposed to be letters.
He can read his own writing any time within month,
but after that he is puzzled himself Three Of his
law clerks have died from overanxiety in attempting
to translate his documents
The Albany Times tells fish story about man
who bad beautiful aquarium aud sent to Buffalo Tor
fish of peculiar character TO place in il. He ad
mred the fish during Tuesday and at night retired.
But the next morning only OF the fish found,
and TINT one was swollen to an enormous size while
around him. floating in all directions were srewn the
heads, tails and fms OF bis unfortunate cotenants
whom be bad deyoured
When the Princess Helena was born it was told the
Princess Royal that she had got young sister.
'Oh, that Is delightful cried little innocent royalty
do let me go and tell mammam
Why is beauty like an engine on railway Be-
cause she draws train after her, scatters the sparks
transports the mails, (males) and makes US forget
time and space.
Garriek said Of Sir John Hill, the physician and
author. The worst wish the doctor is that he may
be compelled to take his own physic and read his
own verses You must reverse the punishment
said wag "any man who takes the doctors
physic tcOnt iive to read his rhymean