New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-09

Dut tuelE eaTs were qHelleq when She FGnlV EnFEIs
whistles were promptly responded to by the ferry
boat, which came alongside in a few minutes When
Captain Webb found the hull filling SO rapidIy he
determined to make for Rock Island. The lfres and
lights were reiighted and the boat steered for that
point, but arriving there it was found I'd he too
deep water, and the captain pushed for Willow
Island where she was run on bar without further
damage. Her guards were above water but her hold
was filled. She lay the bar as fair and SQUARE as
though nothing had occurred to her.
Two men were lost by the accident and it IS sup-
posed they thrown overheard BY the force of
the collision and drowned or crushed against the
piers.
TRASsMUTATIoN OF GoLD INTO CoPPER.-In the
| Supreme Court yesterday was commenced the case
of the Market vs. The Granite Bank of Boston. This
case grows out OF a remarkable occurrence of the
year lS56 A bag, supposed to contain 5000 in
gold had passed through sundry banks in State street
without suspicion, until at last, at the Exchange it
was weighed, found deficient, and opened when in.
stead Of gold bag of cents brought TO light.
The Exchange at once sent it back to the Market
from whom it was received. The Market redeemed
it, and sent it to the Granite, from whom they alIege
it came to them
| This however, the Granite denied and hence the
suit Of the Market to Where the transmuta
| ton took place was never discovered. Four promf-
| uent lawyers are engaged in the case, viz messrs
a. A6oott and an Watts for the plaintiff, and ehoate and
/ Russell for the defendants.
Boston Traveller, Sept 50.
iIlL " J9it-Et ~ INDIAN GAEIINIF
chief in Carson Valley, says a correspondent Of a
Stockton paper has white woman for a wife, whom
he purchased from tribe of Camanche Indians.
Her history is related as follows
About the year 1874 there was d small company DC
emgrauts, numbering about ten wagons who left the
! frontiers OF Missouri for Oregon Territory The Ca
manGhe Indians watched these unfortunate enforauts
/ with murderOus design, from the time they left
their protected and peaceful homes. One beautiful
night these emgrants hud camped near the foot Of
range Of mountains, and had turned their cattle out
/ to graze.
Little did they dream of trouble, OF that danger
was near at hand, but it vas even so. The Canaan
ches surrounded them all sides so that there was
/ no chance Of their escape. The conflict was soon
decided, The men, numbering thirty.fTe, were all
brutay murdered and scalped, together with several
| OF the wOElen. The remainder were made eaptiyes
and carried off to other tribes and bartered for horses
provisions, etc. WongmaWker purchased his wife for
| two horses aud a couple of deer SKINS The other
capti7es, (two women and three grlsl were sold to
a tribe oil Indians which inhabit that portion Of
country where the Colorado river has its source.
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CoTToN CEor lN sourH CARoL1NA.-The Charles,
ton Mercury of the 4th inst. says:
The cotton crop, from all we can learn will be dis
tressngly short this year. Cotton Is opening very
rapidly, keeping all hands busy at the one oceupa-
tion of picking. This is usually the case when the
crop is short. There are no successive biotEs. 1t
seems to mature uniformly, under the drying heats of
season lacking adequate moisture and to burst
open all at once. There is great deficiency in the
top-bolling, natural consequence of the dronth
and the lower bals generally, from the same cause,
seem not to have reached their wonted size. II Is
fortunate that the season is favorable for picking
and harvesting were it otherWise-Fye the weather
wet and stormy--the waste would be very great.
Now the thrifty planter has a good opportunity at
least to secure and gather all that he has made.
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A PERrLous RlDE.-The Philadelphia Ledger of
the lst inst tells the following story:
The Western line which left Pittsburg for Phila-
delpha, at noon on Wednesday, conveyed alfree pas
senger without the knowledge Of the conductor of
the train, fer distance of about two hundred and
ten miles, between Pittsburg end Mfflin. Upon ar
irving at the latter place. the inspectors, who in
the habit OF examining and testing the wheels, etc.,
to guard against accidents, discovered an individual
weighing about $50 pounds, slowed away Immediately
under the car upon one of the trucks, covered with
dust and dirt to the depth of an inch. When taken
out by the employees Of the railroad company, he
was unable to stand, and would no doubt have ex-
pred by sufOcati0n, long before reaching PhiadeI-
phia, This hazardous ride was undertaken to save
the fare which IS about 50 90. After giving the
trlypler u washing and nights rest the conductor
sent him on towards Philadelphia.
EFFECTS or STORM on A TELEGRAPH LINE
On the night of the Both ut. tremendous storm of
wind and rain orcurred the line of travel betReen
Chicago and New York, which causedmuc damage,
several buildings being struck by lightning. The
Buffalo Commercial gives the following s1coant Of
electrical phenomena attending the storm
1t first struck the Western Union Line at Chicago,
forcing the operators to dseanuect theiE instruments
from the wires, to save them from heing= melted It
passed east over the entire line, compelling each
Office as it passed, to follow the example OF the Chi
CagO office. 1t reached Cleveland about noon, and
in a few hours made its appearance here. The i'm
mense amount of electricity thrown upon the wires
from the clouds i'll storm, must and will find its
way to the ground, making sad havoc wish whatever
may interpose When the charge is too heavy for
tile wire to carry the greater portion OF it takes
short cut by jumping from the wire, aFer the glass
insuator, on to the pole, and by thas way into the
ground. The balance Of the ehayge-oTdinaTily
enough to XIII dozen men--is conducted on the
wire as far as its strength will carry IT, or till by
means it is turned into the ground. Every office is
provided whapparat0s for this paRpose The charge
means provided, This result is the "copper" brass AID
iron of the instruments is metted into lump and
often the furniture on Uttiee is HRed,
The electrical manifestations IN the office So.
Browns Building, during The storm yesterday wer6
of very brilliant character. Sparks of elRetliea5
fire were flying in all directions, snHpping, upon
leaving the duetors, Ike percussion CAPS, and by
the intensity o the light emitted, causing if gaHed
at, eooaed spot to appear on every ohjess Sheh
the eye rested.
To persons familiar Gas telegraphsvs are4 with
electricity and the laws which goyefa IL il has no
terEogs 1t is positively known that ii will not leave
good conductors tmetas for instanGe4 fer Sc poor
conductor as tie human body
REMARKABLE FEGUNDITY,--A friend just from tho
famous Aroostook Valley in Northern Maine tells
that as man was walking along in thoughtful
mood, cucumber Clnt gave chase to him, Tai up Lis
leg and into his pocket, The man IN gIeat Cilof
thrusting his hand into his peeket 10 eject the L
t dent intruder, drew teItb q EIpe gDCnmbeT