New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-24

Mr.. Carlyle has write the following letter to Mr..
Allibone, Philadelphia, which is perfectly charac.
terstic, and will be read with interest:
AnHRDoun FIFE d0r Chelsea, Gs.s ca. .L.9,9sdosn52
SIR: good while ago Il am ashamed to acknowl
edge nay neglect by saying so but it was not inten
tonal, nor is it quite without excuse) your massive
impressive volume tAllibones Dictionary of English
duly handed in at Chelsea nor did fail to look
little into it, though exceedingly busy then, and now
can truly say the labor you have gone into (Which
appears to be faithfully done, wherever judge
amount almost frshtal to think of. There seems to
be no doubt the book will be welcome to innumera.
BILE reading beings and tell them much that they wish
to know; to me the one fault was, that like the
Apostle Paul sheet of Beasts it took in the clean
and unclean," and thereby became of such unman.
ageable bulk, to say more. Readers are not vet
aware of the fact, hut fact it is of daily increasing
magnitude, and already of terrible Importance to
to be vigantly, conscehtiously select and to know
that everywhere that Books, like human souls, are
actually divided into what we may call sheep and
goats"-the latter put inexorably the left hand of
moments whittier We know; and much to be avoided,
and if possible ignored, by all sane creatures!
This is canddly my verdict; and regret to think
you cannot well like it nor, you perceive, had
any wish to produce it, till summoned.
With many respects and ackno Hedgmen,s,
- -'-''iS-'-' 49,
RIDING ON THE Cow-CATcHER.-Since Willis de-
scrpton of his COW catcher exploit on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad many fool hardy passengers have
solicited the conductors on that great thoroughare
to allow them to try the sensation. A day or two
since a lady aud gentleman insisted upon taking
Jaunt on the cow-catchcr of train coming West.
Their request granted at last and the train being
slightly behind time, tley were carried along in this
unprotected way at the rate Of 6tyive miles an
hour. When relieved from their position they could
not nave been persuaded to try the sensation second
Time. The train had not gone two miles until the
pilot struck cow and shoudered it. If the passen-
gers mad continued to occupy their situation, they
must have been killed. Wheeling (Va) Intelgencer.
FROM SALT LAKE. "A dispatch of the 18th from
Leavenworth says:
The Salt Lake Mail has reached this cjty.
The sales OF Government mules at Camp FLOYD
were finished previous to the departure of the mail
Very high prices were obtained
W. Fl. Hooper would be supported for Congress by
the Mormons. '.e'S y
Inc Democratic territorial Convention, which con-
vened at Topeka yesterday, nominated S. w. Johusop
District Judge in 1856 delegate to Congress from
Kansas.
CROPS IN 4ALoBUFHA, MIss.-The Grenada Re-
publican of Saturday last says:
Our planting friends in this region do not report so
favoraby this week Of their cotton prospects. Some
have had too much ran-some complain of their
cotton shedding too nIuch-some the appearance OF
rust-some OF the rot-spme of the worm. As yet,
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