New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-16
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

New METHOD FOR THE PIANo-FoRTE By Charles
| Grobe. Philadelphia: Lees Il Walker. For sale in
New Orleans by P p Werein.
Those who ought to possess the requisite critical
knowledge Of the art of piano playing to give re-
lable.opinion, speak in high terms of Grobes new
method OF instruction in the instrument. 1t is very
| handsomely printed and Veluminons volume, illus
| trated with number Of outline cuts.
! THE REcoLLEcrIoss OF GEoFFRY HAMLYN BY
| Henry Kingsley. Boston : Ticnor & Fields. For
| sale in New Orleans by Bloomfield & Steel, 60
| Camp street.
This is book of over five hundred pages, written
in the quaint style which is the authors Characters
tic and which is sustained by marked ability. The
plot follows out the career OF villain hero and an
innocent heroine, We judge from cursory mani.
| puation of its pages, and it seems that it would
prove very interesting. We recommend its purchase
to those who want to put their leisure summer hours
to agreeable use
| MEMOIRS OF THE EARLY ITALIAN Painters: BY
| Mrs. Jameson. Boston Ticnor & Fields. For
| sale in New Orleans by Bloomfield g. Steel, 60
Camp street.
The title of this book speaks for it sufficiently 1t
is cabinet gilt and muslin edition, from the tenth
English edition, neat and convenient little volume,
| with fine paper and clear print
A WATcH STuRFISG OPERATION Watch stufing
has been revived on the Central Ohio Railroad. The
other day, on the train coming West, fellow rushed
into car, and approaching benevolent old gentle
man, wept as If his heart wonld break, saying that
his wife was sick, and he had no money to buy her
some articles of which she stood in need In coBcud-
ing his pathetic appeal he asked the benevolent old
gentleman to give him twenty dollars, and take as
security valuable gold watch (he gift of deceased
father) until he should arrive in Wheeling. The old
gentleman toled out the money, and the unfortunate
young man got off at the first station. The watch
found to be utterly worthless that the victim
lied passenger is convinced that the " deceased
father'' swinded his when he gave it TO him.
SINGULAR DEATH BY LIGHTNING terrific
thunderstorm visited London, Canada West on the
night Of the I'd inst. during which youth named
VIM Peddie was killed by the electric flad while in
bed. An examination of the body showed that the
electric fluid struck the leg just above the right ance
trayersed the body aud entered the head about the
region Of the ear, and apparently passed across the
brain to the No expression of suffering could be
discovered in the face of the unfortunate youth and
there can be no doubt but that his death was instan.
taneous. What makes the matter more extraordi,
nary is, that no mark of the lightning can be found
round the bed or on it. No one was aware that the
house had been struck.
Son STABBED BY MS FATHER.-A few days since,
John g. Martini of this city rot into Difficulty with
his son Robert when the latter fell in upon his father
with q stick or club and beat him badly. Where.
upon the father drew knife and cut Robert in the
back, infiicting dangerous wound. We did not
learn the cause Of the difficulty but supnose rum had
oonsaerape 70 10 WIN !. Macon lGa.l Citizen, 9th
II IS A FAcr-Heaith is getting to be vulgar, aud