New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30
THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE 30, Il
Present from the Emperor Of Rus.,ia to
Mrs. HudsOn.

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Present from the Emperor Of Russia to
Mrs. Hudson.
In testimony Of the gratitude Of the Emperor Of
Russia towards Captain Hudson Of the United State
Navy, late commander Of the saeam Nigate Niagara,
for his attention and hospitality to Russian officers
who witnessed the laying Of the Atlantic cable, bis
Imperial Majesty has presented through his Minister
in this country, magnificent diamond brooch to
Mrs. Hudson. The following is the correspondence
between Baron Stoeckl and Capt. Hudson:
SU: The Emperor, my august master, has directed
me to transmit to you the accompanying case, Q
diamond brooch for Mrs. Hudson. His Majesty was
desrous TO offer you an acknowledgment OF the hosp
taty and kindness you extended to- the officers of his
navy who witnessed the operation of the laying of
the submarine cable on board of the Niagara, then
under your command. But wishing at the same time
to respect the constitutional law Of this country
which forbids you to receive any external mark OF
favor from foreign sovereign, he was pleased to
express bis gratitude to you in token Of regard TO
your lady.
regret that 1t is not in my power to deliver this
present in person. and to offer you and Mrs Hudson
my sincere congratulation. ! requested Captain
quaintance, to replace me on this occasion.
have the honor to be, with my sincere regards,
your obedient servant, STOEGKL.
JUNE Is, lS59.-Sir have the honor to- ac-
knowledge the receipt of your very kind and attering
letter informing that the Emperor your august
MASTER had directed you to transmit the accompany
ing case containing diamond brooch for Mrs.
Hudson"
That his Imperial Majesty, amid the multiplied
cares OF national import, should have bestowed q
passing thought on the trng hospitalities extended
to the officers OF his navy while Oh board the Niagara
is no less gratifying to me than it will be to my gov.
ernment, whose orders on that occasion ! had the
pleasure to obey, and beg to assure you that this
graceful present of his Imperial Majesty to the mother
Of my children is doubly grateful to me, coming as it
does, in your own feicitous language, "w with the
utmost respect for the constitutional law Of our
country" as well as the pleasing and unlocked for
expression of gratitude toward myself in that spen-
did token of regard to my lady, who desires TO join
me in all becoming thanks, with the assurance it
shall be handed down an heirloom in our family,
and the ever kind remembrance of its generous and
imperial donor.
have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully your
| obliged and obedent servant,
Baron Msjsstys aiais,sr Plsnpoeatiaiy,
| NEW NICARAGUAN TRANSIT CoMPANY.-Under
date of the 2lst the New York correspondent of the
| Baltimore Sun writes:
A company was organized here, to-day, under the
general law of this State respecting corporations for
re-openlng the Nicaragua transit route. The com
/ pany has mail contract from the Post-Ofice De-
partment, through Mr. johnson, and it derives priv
| leges from Nicaragua through the Jerez Vandyke
contract, which has been transferred to it, Mr.. John
son, COL White and other enterprsng and practical
business in the affairs of the company. They
are in treaty for the Collins steamers.
| The Jerez.Nandyke contract is the most liberal
and complete that could be formed. 1t required no
ratification, is limited to no time and is exclusive and
rrevocabe. 1t grants lands for all necessary purposes
as well wood for fuel for the lake steamers and
transfers to the contractors the whole of the property
CT the old Transit company It also binds Nicaragua
to protect the interests and property of the company
by the exertion of the entire power Of the govern
ment.
| The company propose to reopen the line by the
1s of September month before the mail service is
to commence. In 1884 the profits of the Nicaragua
company were over million of dollars a year, and
the commerce with California has since been much
| increased.
The contract under which Col. White attempted
lately to open the transit has been revoked and an
nulled, but there is no possible mode in which Mica
ragua can evade the Jerez. vandyke contract.
AN ENGLISH OPINION ON AN AMERICAN Book
The London Saturday Review in article on the art
of light writing by way illustration volunteers the
following on the Convalescent," collection OF
nothings, by N P. Willis, in the shape of cores.
| pondence:
But no one should write book which is all intro
duction, and all about nothing. We have, however,
lately such book. 1t is called the Con-
valescent, and is by Mr.. N. P. Willis, of American
notoriety. You open the book and find that it begins
with letter to certain General Morris. The letter
that Willis pig is ill that Willis chickens are afraid
of Willis cat The letter ends by saying that Willis
must send it to the post. You pass on to the next
letter. Willis cold is no better the frost continues
the pig is much the same; the chickens are still rest.
less Willis must take this letter to the post. third
letter, containing equally important information fol-
lows There is no stopping and no change. Willis
goes on through the whole book recording all that has
happened to him or has not happened to him in an
American country house some distance up the Hud-
son.. 1t is in vain that we expect that Smiths drag
must be going to stop. 1t rolls on and on until the
book is finished. We never get beyond Willis cold
and pig and chickens. AS light conversational
way of introducing subject, fancy an autho-
publishing these domestic details, but that they
should he put all by themselves, without any visible
purpose, is curious. And what makes it still more
odd is. that these letters sent separately to
New York paper as soon as they written. There
is no reason to suppose that Morris saw the letters
addressed to him until they were placed before him
printed. The readers of New York papers must have
singular TASTE Whatshould we think il Mr.. Dickens
wrote to the Times to state simply that he out Of
Goals and intended to order some? 1t is most useful
that writer should learn the art oil writing about the
little things that personally interest him, and of weav
ing such descriptions into the exposition of import
ant subjects but light beginnings without any
or purpose, sequel whatever, positively foolish
| VALIANT BoYs.-A subscriber writing to us from
North Twin Dam, June 8, tells of bear fight thai
took place on the farm of Colonel Thomas Fowler or
oulu ole VI tllG was seut " uIifc
cows home, which were about one hundred rods from
the house. at the edge of the woods, where he
old bear and her two cubs; he halloed to his elder
brother some fourteen years of age, to come with
pistol he brought one of Ramsdells tennch pistols
as the other had gun loaded with shot only. John
for that was his name, fired the pistol at the bear
head, and she then went up tree where her cub
, were. The old bear turned to come down and givt
battle; the boys then fired again, and the bear CANT
down and took for the boys. John took the gun from
the other boy and mauled her over the head until HI
! bent it badly, and the dog made such uroads upol
her right flank at the same time, that she orce'
to give battle to him, Qhe dog y which enabled tn
boys to put an end to the bear They then killed tw
cubs, and went home with one live one to thei
mother (being the only person in the house) with
- much honor of victory as General Scott or Taylor il
Il. ihe Nexican war. [Piscataquis (Afe) Observer
ia HARD AND DURABLE SoAP.-A patent has bee
S'aatted in England for an Improvement in the manr
\, of soap, by the addition of sulphate of lin
~ rn .ue sua ingredients employed in its manufacture