New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-06
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The Baltimore Clipper has the followiAg u nrurd
to the case Of boy in that city who suisss unss
very strange sfiIction:
The boy alluded to is about IL years Old ana ios !
long time has been sufferer from spasms and seyssa
choking spells, which no physician seemed able 70
account for. Everything promising relief Wss 10
sorted to, and irdeed small fortune was spent ~
expectorants and other medicines But slI proved Of
no avail. The boy grew no better, and fem1ined
puzzle to everybody until a week or two agD, when
BY sudden and violent reich curous looking living
frog was thrown from his stomach. The boy, how.
ever, experienced but little relief by this election
aud still continues to gasp and choke and retch a.
though he was possessed up to the mouth viii Gmi-
lar animals 10 fact from very minute examination
OF the creature TINS thrown up doubt whether It
really IS frog tlOoks to us more like reptjle-a
sort OF lizardthough unlike lizard it has no tail.
IL IS ABOUT an inch long, halfinch broad has yel
low belly, and what is more singular than all, TWO
long black hairs growing upward from IT, shanks
towards its head, in the form OF " Mr. Davis
informs Us that the boy has exceedingly unnatural
appsse dds .s., He s des0n everything IN Se ssps e
yoracity Of q woh and never appears 70 have enoseh
| How be thus became possessed is mystery. Tha
spawn of frog may have have been drank into ths
stomach with water. but this is only eopjccaare Nj.
Davis himself, is disposed TO ascrhe tie matter 70
evil influences exerted by copjurers, but snch an
explanation as that ia scarcely worth mentionipG.
Mr. Davis, who was once wealthy, by this aficton ID
bis family, has been reduced to poverty. 7Es
t-sa, 90 &
Mrs. SULLIVAN M1ssIsG.-We have been disap.
pointed in not yet seeing in the Mayors Court Mrs
Of New Orleans as special bearer OF compliments to
Mayor Withers We learn that the Joke IS altogether
son Schneider this time, as Mary gave ofcer lopez
the slip at the wharf and took the shell road back 70
the Crescent city. Who made the "a We are mot In
formed. [ Mobile Mercury.
An ADVENTURE IN THE ALPs.-A letter from In
terlachen contains the following: On Monday even
ing, the 18th Of August this little town was in tho
greatest state of excitement the
it that there was three gentlemen lost on the Harder
fatal catastrophes. 1t appear that the Prince Leon
Deolet Kildeo, Russian, Mr.. Donald Spence and
Mr.. Lancelot Spence two Englishmen, had set out
in the evening, about halfpast o'clock, with the
tain, but that when they had ascended for about an
hour they left the path and struck out one for the-
selves, which seemed to lead more directly to the
summit. On reaching, however an awkward look
ing precipice, the Russian Prince and Mr.. IancelQt
Spence determined to cross it, with the view OF d.
sceuding to Interlachen in quicker manner; opce
on the other side of the precpce they found that AL
descent was impracticabe, while at the same time
they were unable to retrace their steps.
Nothing was then left them but to ascend. for in
ascension was their only hope Of safety, while Mr..
Donald Spence, who had not crossed the precipice,
was able to hurry back to the town for assistance.
This he succeeded in obtaining, and ID about two or
three hours he managed to overtake bis brother and
the prince, who, by that time having given mp oil
hope OF getting out Of the difficulty nnaided had Ut
their cigars and made up their mind to have night
of it. 1t was then perfectly dark, thunder and light
ming raging and perfect deuge Of rain falling, so
that the predicament was anything but pleasant. a
party Of guides, with lanterns, dispatched from the
town, discovered them however, 80 that they did not
have to stay for the whole night on their comortess
perch. On arriving at the entrance OF the town,
nearly at midnight an enormous crowd awaited their
coming with greetings Of the most enthusiastic kind
all hope having been given up Of the safety of the
Prince Deolet Kildeo and Of Mr.. Lancelot Spence.
The entrance into Interlachen was perfect tri-
umph the road was lined; all the windows at the
various hotels were filed. tLondon Globe, Sept s.
WoMAN's TAcr.-Mrs. D. P. Bowers has been
laughing immediately at the Philadeiphia critics,
and among others at the superlatively vain Dr. Shell
sonal well as literary talent, and had produced at
her theater in Philadelphia an original play called
Black Agate The critics were very severe upon this
home production, and suggested that the lady
some Of the old English dramas. Mrs. Bowers, in
due course of time produced, what she styled g. -
new play" called "Isadora," and forthwith Mr..
Mekenzie pronounced 49, it. failure u ssry poor
the play wright had spoiled Byron. and failed to
make play worth putting on the stage. BE again
suggested to the manager the propriety Of letting
native authors slide and falling back upon the rich
stories of British writers. All the other Phladephe
papers took the criticism of DR.. Mckenzie as good
authority, referred to it as founded upon one Of
| Byrons pieces by some naive a1thof, VINO nad ac'
camplished nothing
| After the critics had had their say, Mrs. Bowers
quietly informed the public that the new play was
one written by B. w. Proctor the great Barry Corn
WALL" and was produced in England by Macready 80
years ago-Macready taking the leading part Nm-
| Bowers says that the play then called "Mirandoa,n
was produced by Mr.. Macready many years since in
London, with great success adequate to its wonder
ful beauty and impressiveness. Il is well known
to every person Of culture any play by Shakespeare
1t is almost faultless dramatic work. replete with
poetic pathos, and worthy Of the genius Of Proctor
and Maeready.
And having thus bought and sold these owls Of the
Philadelphia press, she very pertnently asks, in
card whether such malevolent Ignorance to control
public taste, or whether the people will disregard
these Misrepresentation and judge for themselves OF
the quality OF her entertainments GCin. Enquirer.
DR.. BUsBY.-Dr. Busby the master Of Westminster
school, was celebrated for discipline. Though
severe be was not an i'll natured man. It Is related
of him that one day when the Doctor was absent
from his study boy found some plums in bis chair
and moved by his ickerishness, began to eat them,
first, however, waggshy exclaiming, publish the
banns Of matrimony between my mouth and these
plums. If any here present know any just cause or
impedimeDt why they should not be united you are
to declare it or hereafter hold your peace and then
ate them. But the Doctor had overheard the procla
nation, and said nothing until the next morning,