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A Chinese Merchant.
A letter from Canton, in the Gazette de France

A letter from Canton, in the Gazette de France,
says:
I lately visited the estate Of Chinese merchant
of Canton, named Portingua and on which he
spends 3,000,0 GOO francs year-an immense sum
in country where labor is to be had almost for
nothing The property ia larger than kings
domain. The Chinaman made his fortune in the
opium trade, and is said to possess more than
100000 900 francs. He had fifty wives and eighty
domestics, without counting thirty gardeners,
laborers, ETC.. and owns in the north of China q
still finer estate. He has a great liking for the
French and receives them we'll. When went
with two friends to visit his mansion, he had just
left, but | was received by a steward who con-
Quoted US over the house and grounds. In front of
the house is q vast garden, in which are the rarest
flowers, and wide alley leads to the principal
entrance The apartments are vast, the floors
being in marble; ; they are ornamented with
columns of the same material and of sandawood,
encrusted with mother pearl, gold, silver and
precious stones. Splendid looking. glasses of pro-
digious height, furniture in precious wood, covered
with Japan lacquer, and magnificent carpets OF
velvet and silk decorate the rooms.
The apartments are separated from each other
by movable partitions of cypress and sandal
wood, which are ornamented with charming de-
| signs, and cut right through the wood. so as to
permit one room TO be seen from the other. From
the ceilings are suspended chandeliers ornamental
with precious stones. There are more than thirty
piles of buildings in the whole edifce, which are
united by covered gallaries with columns and
payements in MARBLE The lodgings of the women
are decorated with more than Eastern splendor.
An entire army might be lodged in the house and
grounds Water-courses, on which are glded
unka, traverse them in all directions and at inter
walls are vast basins, in which are swans ibises,
and an infinite variety of birds. There are also
pagodaa nine stories high, which are very remark
able; some are in marble, others in sandal wood,
| carved with great art In the gardens are extern
alve aviarles Of the rarest and most beautiful birds
IN front Of the women's apartments is theater in
| which a hundred actors can perform, and SO
placed that people in the apartments can gee
without difficulty. Near the outer door is print
I ing office. in which NJ Portingua causes the
memoirs Of his family to be prepared for pros
| Berity.
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MORNING, OCTOBER a, 1860.

of the large residential district beyond Claiborne
street, were entirely encompassed by the water.
The scene was similar to that of the great creyasse
of ls49. Those who lived in two.story houses
were going to and fro in skitis, wading, polling
along on rafts ETC., the hundreds and hundreds of
poor families living in onestory houses were in the
greatest distress, moving their chattels in boats
and in wagons hub-deep in the water
The streets, whenwe were there were thoroughly
inundated only as far in as Claiborne. But this
side of Claiborne many Of the streets were canals
ofwater, reaching in as far as Rampant street. whilst
the banquettes were still dr. so gradual is the
descent to the swamp.
Not to speak of the great damage done to the
homes and garden-patches of thousands of people,
the city and its contractors are very heavily in
jured. All the shell roads were entirely under
water, and new streets, being opened or laid out,
will be found horrible bitches of mud when the
food subsidies.
To make matters worse, a crevasse occurred at
2 o'clock yesterday morning, in the levee on the
lower side Of the Old, or Carondelet Canal, just
past the elbow,n and near the draining machine
Mfr. Pile, the City Surveyor, and his assistants
and gang of laborers, went earnestly to work
and yesterday afternoon the crevasse was well
St"PPou WIN p"Sa Vi uiit tilipeis anu iooSe ihuu
| But whilst the breach existed, it flooded large
part of the city, far in Miro street, and as fan
down as the Bayou Road.
| The Metairie Road was under water all the way
from Bayou Bridge to the Halfway House on the
upper Canal, and some of the cemeteries were
badly flooded. MTM4 m
| Last evening the flood between the Canals was
| still slowly rising. No one could form an idea
| of the distress beyond Claiborne street, without
| being there to see it, 5.aaa
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-04
OVERFLOW oErHE CANALS.

The tremendous swell of the lake on Tuesday
not only flooded the entire swamp as far in as the
Metairie Ridge, but oyerfowed the ridge and the
Old and New Canals The consequence was not
distinctly visible till yesterday morning, when all
that part of the rear of the First and Second Dis
tricts between the two canals (about mile) and
between the rear settlements and the ridge tabout
a mile and half) was found to be a smooth lake
of water. The tide over the ridge and over the
banks of the two canals steadily swelled this lake
and yesterday afternoon the water was from two
to three feet deep on the shell roads and steadily
rising.
The .. 5. Marine Hospital, the Hotel nieu, Dr..
Stones Hospital, Claiborne market, and tie whole
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great Storm the Bell and Everett excursion party
did not leave for Jackson. Thus it will be seen
that the gale gave politics blow, as well as
other things. The mass meeting to have taken
place last night was postponed, upon the supposi-
ton that the weather would still be bad; yet it so
happened that there was never a better or more
lovely night than last night for mass meeting, or
better streets for a procession. So uncertain is
the weather now that none can predict 1t for a
day.
A MIsTAKE.-The yacht Corypheus, belonging
to Commodores Mken and Story, and anchored
at the lake, did not as reported in one of yester-
days papers, break from her moorings and drift
off to parts unknown during tue gale of Tuesday.
Her anchors were taken aboard by her crew, and
she ran into the New Canal for safety.
SUDDEN DEATH Bernardo Benussi, native
Of Dalmatra, 81 years Of age, fell dead suddenly
yesterday whilst at table in the Four Season resau
rant on Chartres street. Life left him so suddenly
that he never spoke a word. An inquest into
the case showed that lie died Of internal hem
orrhage, caused by the bursting Of blood vessel
Verdict accordingly.
FIRE.-The telegraph rang an alarm last eve
ming, the message coming from the corner Of Hos
pital and Dauphine streets. If there was fire
it was not much.
THE TcHourToULAs STREET TRAGEDY. n The
Coroner last evening began his inquest into the
fire and fall Of buildings Tchoupitoulas street
which killed and wounded so many firemen and
others, recently. Several witnesses were exam
ined, but their testimony did not afford any part
the light desired The inquest is to be continued
from day 70 day, until concluded. IT will besa
lengthy and tedious piece Of business.
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eoegraplny OF consurnptron.


The following valuable information Il cap;ed
from the manuscript Of forthcoming work. en-
Titled, I" Influence of Climate in North America u
Compiled by Mr.. j. Disturnell, of New York
Consumption originates In ali atitudes from thf.
equator, where the mean temperature Is Sg degrees
Fahrenheit with slight variations to the higher M
sltion OF the temperate zone where the mean tenn
perature is 40 degrees with sudden and rioIent
changes. The opinion, long entertained that ii ig
peculiar to cold, humid climates, Is founded in er-
ror. Far from this being the case, the tables of
mortality warrant the conclusion that consumption
is sometimes more prevalent in tropicalthan III tenn,
perate countries. Consumption s rare ii the Arctic
regions, in Siberia, Iceland, the Orkneys and Heb
rides also in the northwestern part of the United
States.
nNorth America the diseases of tile respiratory
organ, of which consumption is the chief have
their maximum in New England, in latitude abont
AZ and diminish in all directions from this point
inland. The diminuti0n is quite as rapid westward
as southward, and large district near the 4Dtlg
parallel Is quite uniform at twelve to fifteen per
cent. Of consumption, while Massachusetts varies
from twenty to twenty-five. At the border of the
dry climate Of the plains, in Minnesota, minimun
is attained as low as that occurring in Florida and
not five per cent. of the mortality. It is
still lower in Texas, ana the absolute minimum for
the continent in temperate latitude Is In Southern
California. M
The upper peninsula of Michigan, embracing
the whole of the Lake Superior region Minnesota.
Nebraska, and Washington Territory are alike
exempt, in remarkable degree, from the above
fatal disease. Invalids suffering from pulmenars
complaints and throat disease, are almost mi,
| formly benefited by the climate Of the above
Northern region, having mean annual Temporal
| ture OF from 40 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-04
a Wide-Awake 6etsa Curtain Eseea5zre sre,ys
His AnsIaISEe srsoYse

"A pretty time, indeed, for you to come home.
~ Where have you been alI night Yon. smell
- al. u yoa nad been in search Of symmsi Hole
gen ~ sas narre TAX Of sulphuTeted hydro
says where have you been2 Here I've been living
awake for the last five hours waiting for WI, t<,
s9sls III ne; VOW want to know where yon have been
N tte morning? ! want to know now. jt,s near
ssnoagh morning to know where ones husband haa
peen AZ night, and particularly If he comes home
od ,ss ciear through as you are. You mustn't
rsas. mers woman, and your husband should 20 of
every nignt IN the week. and come home as vcs.
10 aha1 WISH you'd get up and let some fresh r
would you say7 VINES y NOS
Don't you imagine there would be a row in tl,e.
iaIniiy Been nth aee Wide -a,eakes, should
h slilnk as much. foure wideawake fool, that's
Wtat you are. I've always thought yor had alsout
sense enough 70 parade the streets with those
negro-lovers. Why did Tasarrg noa,a Thatss 4
pretty question Didn't you swear that you'd shoot
yourself If didn't take pity on you2 I'm sorry <
didn't allow you to shoot or hang, or drown vour.
sell l. would have been the best thing ever did
IN IN my life. What s it smells so2 Nottfn1 Don't
tsii 1l me nothing, it never smeiled so in tie world
aaa @ % cgTTy torch That's sweet business for
= s. iAah VINO pretends to be the father of large
iam,ly. Next thing shall expect to hear from YOU
sas you've been splitting rails for general cir
eh don't S,sgM wsnt n .aostg sg about politics! Don't,
II have to neglect my family and caTrv sf;ns;sg,
torches for the benefit Of lazy man ID Illinois Il ia
is trying to be President Z. .l-'l'oaa i !" ~
Wara to sleep. I thought you were wide.
Awake. suppose you've kept awake to-nigl1s an
whisky, hay'nt yon2 Where have yoa bessn n x, sl
this time? The townclock has Just struck thres.
Been 70 1o1adscaada to raise ali6e5Gpolet That,a
sweet note Why didn't tls Hide-A Aralsss ss
donaWanda raise their own poIeg 4 'xress gsps,s-
icans are scarce in that section, and you've beer,
trying to make great splarge. Wei. Won can;ta
1901 nybody. believe know something about
politics myself, and ! know that you are drunk
why did'nr you think of that before? I've Iad a.
sleep o-night and you once thought Of me.
cure an old brute, and just such man AZ ought
T lei g0n alone! MIR. Douglas don't want ss,,sh
votes, He will be elected without your vote. But
now that you show signs Of returning reason I'M
let yeu go to sleep. ECieveland PIaiadealer.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-04

An ODD EIEcTIoN.-Several gentlemen were
riding in a car on one of the Boston roads, few.
days ago, when the conversation turned on the
coming Presidential election, and the merits and
prospects of Bell, Breckenridge, Douglas and Lin.
coin were discussed. After some time solemn
individual, who had listened in silence, addressed
the party thus:
"My friends you are all wrong. Before the
election Of 1860, the world will have come to an
end, and Jesus Christ will be President of the
Uniyersel''
UP started an enthusiastic gentleman from the
Granite State who, suffering said to the Mllerite:
Sir, I'll bbbet you t,t-ten dollars, N.nnew
Hampshire w.w-won't g-g-go for him.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-04
GREAT LOSS OF COAL. (.

During the gale on Tuesday, the feet of coal
boats moored at Willow Grove. a short distance
above Jefferson City, suffered severely, some forty
nine having been swamped and sunk in the Missis
sippi, involving loss Of about $l65,O00. The fol-
lowing is list of the names of the LOSERS together
with the number lost by each: Cory & Peterson
2; Robin & jackson, L. Pollard, Q; McCluskey, G.;
Watson, a Hill Il O'Donnell, A. Milford, Haws
vile, 81 Spencer Field, 2 ; Gas Co., 2; Nimick
Hawsyille, 8; Nimick, Pitts, L; 7. Jones & Co.,
Miltenberger, I; Menard, 5; Tassey, q Steamship
Co., Z; Towboat Association. 8 Nimiek, Haws
vile, J; Steamship Co.,a total, 40. -. .-
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-04
lhuhnA1loN OF IHE JACKSON RAILROAD.

-Four passenger trains on the above road were
due up to last evening; but none had arrived, the
road being badly inundated for miles this side Of
| Pass Manchac.
Early yesterday morning special train was sent
up with laborers and skiff to render aid to any
| train that might be in distress on the way. They
could not get to Premier, so deep was the water
| the track and SO dangerous the travelling. But
| there they met Mr. Marsden, of this city, and
| one of the engineers of the company, who had
| come down the road some miles by wading and
| swimming, with much labor and fatigue. These
men gave the news that the train due here on
| Tuesday morning, with some rs passengers, had
| crossed the bridge at Manchac, but found too
much water on the track this side to proceed The
| train then started backward to Manchac, but
meantime the flood had raised some of the tim
bers and rails from the earth, and they found them
selves perfectly hemmed in.
| There they remained all day Tuesday, perfectly
| helpless, with nothing to eat or drink, (the lake
water being too brackish) and there they remained
| all night, hordes of mosquitoes adding another
| pang to their suffering by hunger and thirst
With this news the special train returned as far
as Kenner and from that place the locomotive was
dispatched to the city with the news.
| Po5StSiS1
for this misfortune. They chartered the steamer
Ariel on the lake, and sent her up with skitfs and
provisions; it being known that she could cast
anchor less than quarter Of mile from where
the distressed train was in custody of the waters
and the damaged track.
The Ariel left at about four o'clock in the after.
noon. 1t was probably eight or nine o'clock last
night before her suceor reached the distressed
people on the cars who had suffered hunger thirst
and mosquitoes, ever since Monday evening
48 hours.
| 1t is believed that the track is foated out of
place for many miles, and that this disaster will
/ for some time retard the business of the road.
At or near Premier a family by the name Of
Jacobs, consisting Of the mother, boy and girl
| had been washed away.
The whole track between La Branche and Ere
nier was under water and in many cases entirely
| broken up.
| The train mentioned above stood on the prairie
with running water on both sides, and the only
chance for the escape Of the passengers was by
| boats.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-04
KRAHLfs BODY FOUND.

At midnight, last night, the laborers came to
the head Of Mr.. o. Krahl, The clerk Of Macpher-
sons drugstore, lying on his face, and SO thor
oughly pinned down among tmbers and bricks,
that it was uncertain how soon the body could be
got out. The missing negro porter of the store
Allen had not been come to.
Late as is the hour, great and excited crowd is
around the ruins.
As we go to press, tquarter to o'clock) Khral's
body is eXtricated from the ruins. 1t was found
near the counter and in such an attitude as ind
Gated that the unfortunate was running for the
door when caught and crushed.
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All day yesterday in all parts Of the city, people
were busy in rserecting their fences and repairing
the other damage done by the gale.
At the ruins Of the Tulane and other buildings
on Camp street the gang of laborers put to work
by the city authorities went ahead, and the terrific
ruin visited by many thousands, the street be.
ing crowded all the time. Last night they were
going ahead by the light Of fires in the street.
We omitted to mention yesterday that the rear
part Of Lehde's shoe-store, three-story brick
fronting on Common street, shared the crush, from
roof to ground. On the second floor Of the Pal
frey building found one room not at all injured
(the law Office Of Messrs. Bradford and Lancaster
whilst every other room, before and behind, was
entirely crushed
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-04
~ a. N TAg LOWE paag4eg.

THE GALE IN THE LOWER PARISHES. ..4.
Without being able to give our readers full par
ticuars, we are enabled, upon good authority, to
state that the Parishes of ST. Bernard, Plaque
mines, Lafourche Interior, and Terrebonne, never
before received such visitation as that Of the
great gale Of Tuesday.
A pilot who came up the river yesterday morn
ing reported that the at the Balize eclipsed
anything previously known that the greater part
of Plaquemines parish was submerged by the salt
overflow of the Gulf; that Point-a-la -Hache was
almost entirely ruined: and that the ruin and dis
tress were general everywhere below the city and
near the Gulf.
Mr.. Charpenter, Of the firm of Lobit Il Charpen-
tier, last evening furnished us with an appalling
account of the damage done to sugar plantations
in the Terrebonne region. The cane fields were
fattened, and sugarhouses blown down without
number. The following is the list politely fur
nished to us by Mr. Charpentier; and it is only the
first and meager account of tile general ruin:
AT Little Caifon.-H. N. Thibodaux's sugar.
house, and H. F. Collins and A. Y. Cages purge.
fies blown down.
Al Tetreboane.-Mrs. S. A. Nicholas sugar.
house, and Messrs F. E. Robertson, Bush q Gums
I. u s. Beatty, and Downing's purgeries, all blown
down. .@~
On Bayou Black. THE sugar houses of Bodin &
Bonyillan p. Dorcha, p. Landreaux, Egarrier, F.
Brand, Bellew Perkins, and Williams; and the
purgeries Of 4. Gibson, Eyanste Porche, E. NJ
Boykin, W. j. Minor, A. Brousseaux, Nelson, Fl
e. Ladet, G. Gillis & Co., Gailloete, I. Batry, NJ
Brand, Mrs, Trosclair, p. Butler, L. Barras, Mrs
Thibout, NJ. Fl. Danyers and McCulIom, all blown
down. @"".a%@ ~.5." .
From the above, a fair idea may be had of the
destruction in the neighboring regions not YET
heard from. ...gO.. .Mm .
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-04
ESCAPE OF THE STEAMSHIP ATLANTIC.

The steamship Atlantic due here from Brazos,
arrived at 6 o'clock last evening, in rather bad
condition We learn that on Tuesday morning,
when opposite Ship Island Shore Light, about 80
miles from the Balize, the gale and sea were so
high that she parted her bracings and for safety
she had to throw over all the cattle on board, 65
head. She began leaking quite fast, and all her
pumps were put to work. There was a lull at mid
day, but during the gale of the afternoon her dis
tress was greater than ever and it was feared that
she would never reach port, The steamer had a
considerable quantity of specie on board but none
of that was thrown over
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-04
LATEST OF THE OVERFLOW.

Last night at IL o'clock, the food from the Lake
had risen about foot and half from the time o
our vistn the afternoon, and the sidewalks were
submerged on Common street as farm as Rampant
The flood was still rising, at the rate of inch to
two inches per hour.
The Gas Works, Workhouse, Charity Hospital
Girod street Cemetery, st. Joseph's and other
churches, and thousands more of residences and
shops will be found standing in the water this
morning.
Nothing but strong westerly wind can abate
this flood with any degree of speed.
Think of Lake Pontchartrain' invading the city
for more than mile, and to within three quarters
of mile of the river. The thing is altogether un-
preeented.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-04

FALSE AND RATHER FORMIDABLE ISvoIeE.--
A traveller coming from America (says the London
Globe brought quantity of cigars with him in a
large box, and not wanting to pay duty, he had a
false top made to his box, in which he placed q
couple Of big rattlesnakes. On arriving at the
up, with warning that the box contained poison
Gus snakes. The officer, being nereaalous, opened
the lid in an ofishand, careless manner. Hearing
the noise of the key in the lock, and seeing day
to Hiss and rattle away with their tails at grand
pace. Down went the lid of the box in an instant,
and the box, rattlesnakes cigars and all, were al
lowed to pass without further examination.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-04

A FAMILY OF CoNvIcTs. Among the prisoners
were five persons belonging to one family father,
mother, two daughters and son-inlaw. Their Of
fence was larceny, and it is said that the son-in-
law entced the girls to steal, while the old man and
his wife were convicted as recipients of the stolen
goods. One of the daughters is single, while the
other is the wife Of the individual who is blamed
for all their trouble. Another Of the daughters
had been arrested but being placed in an insecure
The Of the Beng
separate cells in the penitentiary, is described
a most affecting and distressing scene. The old
couple are said to have enjoyed an excellent char
acter up to the time of their arrest and they will
no doubt be pardoned.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-04

Lord NJ, with no very large portion of either
wit or wisdom, had very exalted opinion of his
expaliating about himself, he made the following
pointed remark:
"When happen to say foolish thing always
burst out laughing ~ 5, ..a
Charles Townsend, 'fyou must certainly live the
merriest life OF any man in Europe.n
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-04

Mr.. Breckinridge was right in saying that his
position was unusual He is the first Democratic
candidate for the Presidency who has ever been
nominated by mere fragment of party he is
the first that has ever accepted such nomination.
and he is the first who has ever had SO hopeless q
case to bolster up and doctor. And if we are not
mistaken in the signs, he will be the first who has
ever received SO miserably small a vote. In all
these respects his position certainly is, and will be-
unusual Exchange.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-04

Be ON YoUR GuARD.-The desperate partisans
their record Of John Bell. The pamphlet purports
to be ''printed at the Union and American office,
Nashville, Tennessee This may mislead many,
as the true Record Of John Bell-as issued under
his authorty-is printed at the office of the Nash
vile National Union" 1t is enough to say of
the record first mentioned that it was fixed up and
is circulated by Democratic committee. we
again say to the people, be on yonr guard and
notice the political character Of those who give or
send them out. Marion American.