New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-09-17

SOMETHING TO IMpART AND SOMETHING TO LEARN.
It is related of reverend gentleman who lived in
Vermont some forty years ago, that he was on such
friendly and intimate terms with his parishioners that
be would sometimes indulge IN freedoms not alto.
gether in character with the gravity Of department
SO essential to the maintenance of clerical dignity and
respect. On certain occasion, previous to com.
mencng religious worship he called the attention of
his hearers to subject which weighed heavily on
his mind.
"Ihave,' said he, " something to impart and some
thing to learn. There is one thing which know
that you do not know ; there is one thing which you
know that do not know ; and there is one thing
which neither of US knows. First, as was coming
over the hedge tore my breeches-this know, but
you did not know. Second, whether you will give
me cloth enough to make new pair-this you know,
but do not know; and third, what will the tailor
charge to make them-ths latter is what neither of
us knows"
ABOUT POSTAGE STAMrs.-The government is en-
Toying the benefit Of toerable large loan from the
people, which it pays no interest, and, from the
nature of the case will probably never have to repay
the principal This is the amount of postage stamps
already sold but not yet used.
The returns for each succeeding quarter, from the
commencement Of their in the United States, show
that the public have been gradually purchasing them
in larger quantities than they use Them until at this
time the government has been paid nearly million
bought by individuals post.masters which have not
thus far, been used by the purchasers.
AS fast as the government redeems these, by per
forming the mail service they entte the holder to, il
issues others. considerable number necessarily
purchased and kept continually on hand in advance
Of their use by business and others, and another
considerable amount doing duty as circulating
| medium of small remittances by mail. Hence 1t is
| evident that the government gains by them ITO the
extent of 81 900, 900 or more) the same permanent
advantage that bank of issue does by its circulating
notes. [Albany Evening Journal.
|
| WORSE THAN A LIoN.-The Cleveland Plaindeael
does not believe in the reported power of the human
eve and it gives as the reason Of its belief Incl
dent which occurred at Southern hotel short lime
since. Herr Driesbach, the famous lion tanner, was
at the hotel and one night a very powerful and
savage drunken man was terrifying every person II
| the bar.room. Herr Dresbach volunteered to "ge
an eye over him and fix him;" and crowding him
self in front of the nebriated rowdy, he fastened biz
terrible eye upon him. The fellow stopped over to
wards the tanner, putting his hands on his knees
and returning the gaze well as he could in his theI
| confused state. The tanner thought things wer'
working and intimated as much by nod of his heat
to the crowd, when the subject asked in calm ant
dispassonate manner, "What he was looking at =
"Neyer you mind" said the tanner, throwing all tn
power be could muster into his eyes, but the suhec
did mind for with a startling "whooep' he deal
the tanner tremendous blow under the left cal
which sent through glass door into the next room
where he came to sudden stop against hard brio
| partition. He was carried up stairs and done up i
camphor and old rags. In few US he was able
be out, but he has never since tried the eye powt
on drunken man.