New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-29
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE,
Tren,endous storm al louisville.

LOUISVILLE May 2s.-A terrible thunder storm
passed over this city yesterday morning at
o'clock.
The storm was so violent as to cause the nnroof-
ing of houses and prostrating of trees to the
ground.
The western mail boat, together with wharf,
boat, got loose, and floating down the stream,
came in collision with a squad of eoal,boat and
caused the sinking of one.
The steamer Southerner left this point on Satur-
day evening last for Memphis As she was pass
ing Salt river she was caught in the storm, and
among damages done to various parts Of the boat
she suffered the loss of her rudder, and returned
yesterday morning. Such a succession OF tenn
pests has never before been known here.
Accident to the Steamship Canadian.
QUEBEC May 2s.-The mail screw steamship Ca
madam, Capt. J. Graham of the Montreal Ocean
Company's Line, advertised to sail from this port
for Liverpool via Queenstown on Saturday the
26th inst. has been detained on account of an ac-
cident to her machinery.
After the Canadian had left her wharf and was
making her way down the st. Lawrence river, her
cylinder broke suddenly, and she was compelled to
return to this port to undergo the necessary re-
pairs.
NEW YORK, May zo.-lHe OottoH iudfhet eloseu
dull The sales today amounted to 500 bales.
Middling Uplands are quoted at 11ac. The Flour
market closed quiet; the sales to-day add up
l9,50O bbls. Superfne State is quoted at s5 10 to
IS Is per bbl. Corn closed steady. The sales to-
days are reckoned at $4,000 bushels The prices
range from So to CSC. per bushel. The market for
Pork closed dull. New Mess is selling at SIT Is
per Dbl. Lard closed quiet and firm at III to II &C.
! NJ. a.
1870. per lb. Molasses closed firm. Porto Rico
brought 3sc. per gallon. The Sugar marked closed
dull but firm. Cuba was closed at 81 to 7c per ID
K. CINcINsATI, May 2s.-The Flour market closed
dull the prices range from IS s5 to IS so. There
were HOO bbls. Whisky sold at lsc. per gallon
There were no important transactions in Provisions
Corn closed dull at 47c. per bushel.
River Intelligence
LOUISVILLE, May 2S.--The Ohio river at Till
point is rising with feet 4inehes Of water in tn
canal.
sr. LOUIS May 2s.-The Mississippi river at thi
point has risen inches during the last twenty
!. four hours.
The river is rising with feet inches Of waite
to Cairo.
How TO Boil EGGs.-Mr. Lightfoot Lee was ex
ceedingly particular in boiling his eggs, which . D,
was accustomed to say required more discTeuol
than any other branch Of the great art OF cookery
The preparations for this critical affair were Away
made with due solemnity. First. Mr. Lee sat Wit
his watch in his hand, and the parlor door, as we
all other doors, down to the kitchen, Wlde open
, At the paror door stood Juba. his oldest, mos
confidential servant. AT the end of the hall eadin
to the kitchen, stood Pomp, the coaehfaan at th
foot of the kitchen stairs stoaa Benjamin. the foo
v man; and Dolly, the cook, was watching th
skillet. zz=zz@#
q 1t boils, cried Dolly.
r at bois, y said Benjamin.
$ It bos,',,, said Pompey the great !; and
"Put them in,,' said Mr.. Lee.
= "Put them In, said Jnba.
"Put them in, said Pomp, and
."Put them in,n cries Dolly, as she dropped Il
!. eggs into the skillet Exactly q minute and a hs
" afterward, by his stop watch, Mr.. Lee called o
"done,n and done was repeated from mouth
;, mouth as before. The perfection of the whole pr
4 cess consisted in Dolyis whipping out the eggs
~ a half second from the last echo Of the critic
''done.n Home Press.
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