Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-08-18

brilliant scheme wits one NJ the
Baltimore Consolidated Lotteries.
II would he cheaper, aud more
expeditions way, Of attaining The
great end sought after
" is a great pity that our State
Legislature Ia not in session. 10
offer these gentlemen a series Of
sympathizing resolutions.
Tue sfoss ~ MositR BAt.-The Mo
bile Mercury. Of Tuesday morning, 1lth
instant. continuing its report Of the gale
IN and neat that city. says,
We feared that the steamer Crescent had
gone the wst that all good bus,s must hn-
nlly GO We we're happy 10 zoe her come
w 10 time yesterday morning, ell safe and
sound. and we must euhgtatuiata Captain
Denah upon saving his boat under sueb
circumstances. lie steamed out into deer
water. and safely rode cut the storm dur
Ing the night.
The Crescent brought W about four hun
lfed passengers frcm Point Clear and the
Eastern shore ny her arrival we gather
what sews we have from shs, side. At
the Point the South whaff stood. with
some little damage. The new wharf on
the north side. 10 process Of eonst, uetion.
ives entirely eatfiei away. Home Of the
bath houses along beyond the Point were
carried away The Rsntlemen's bath house
for the Point steod. and the ladies' went
down. Battles wharf was slightly injut-
ed, but expected 10 be repaired yesterday.
On Sunday evening some passengers.
who arrived at Z, Y. NJ by the California.
hired sailing vessel froin Captain Files.
sud went down TO the Point. They ear
tied the news that there had been no ar
rival from the upper eastern shore. and
that theJ unipf could be seen ashore through
spy glasses. In consequence Of that news
the Crescent came all along the shore. TAX
Ing of passengers from the various points.
which accounts for the great crowd che
btough ovet. she found ell the whstves
gone entirely OF partially. except the iiol-
lywoed wharf, which stands as perfect az
u was before the storm, Towards wharf
wee not greatly injured, but rendered unfit
for tee Until repaired.
The Crssesnt reports the Junior ashore
In pteearious situation She lies ecross
the mouth ofs little creek. with either end
resting upon sand bank, and q heavy
pressure In the middle. When u became
apparent that u was unsafe for her to lie
In her usual berth. steam was raised. aud
! she went out into deeper water and east
anchor. The violence Of the wind aud
waves pstted her cable, and having ex.
hsusted her wood, and unable 10 raise
steam. there wss nothing left for her but
10 90 on ashore, Assistance has gone
down TO her, we hear. aud effort is TO he
made TO get her of.
The schooner Cuba, used for iiphtetinp
purposes. was blown loose from her moor
ings ct the dry dock. aud went upon the
marsh behind Cox ,Brsinard ~ Co.'S wharf.
II IL said che will be total loss, The
| yacht Avis was fastened to the schooner.
but parted eoiHpany. and is lost.
The yacht Venus, over ct the bathhopse
| owned by Mr. Belknap. wac smashed TO
pieces by portions of the wreck Of the
| steamer Jeanette. TO which she was fast
ened, falling on her.
Capt. Files little schooner. Rapid. was
coming up from Biloxi. and ran in TO lie
ron Bay aud rode out the storm in fine
style,
A party LEFT here TO go down 60 the Is-
lands and their boat had been picked MP
adrin. Some fears are entertained tor
their safety, but u Is believed that they
may he on Dsuphin Island, as they went
prepared for erecting n tent on shore, aud
that their boat got away from them
Captain Flee was TO 20 down lsAt even
ing 10 look about TO see II he could dis
cover any body IN distress. That Ia right.
Every nook and corner Of the bay and al
jacent waters ought TO have been occurred
Immediately tho subsidsncs Of tho storm,
hut nobody seeems to have thought or
cared II they did.
The same paper eorrects, as follows, ita
statement In reference TO the risks taken
by Mr.. Frazer, Of tho Fulton Insurance
Company
II was true that he had plenty Of appli-
cations on Saturday morning, but no de-
clined taking any risks. lie would not
have taken risks upon goods In reach Of
high water on that morning with the
| threatening appearance of the weather.
The Fultop had but about aibOOO risks
on submerged goods, and Mr.. Frazer bay-
ing been around yesterday TO inquire into
their losses, was of tho opinion they would
not amount 10 moro than $1,000.
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Blow UP ExrRAoRpINARy.-We
learn by a gentleman from Batesville,
that report had reached there that
the Hot Springs in Arkansas had
been blown up, and several persons
killed. II is likely an eruption took
place in the earth. So says the Jack
sonport Herald Of the 4th. We heard
That lake formed on the spot after
rhe explosion, the waters OF which
contained large proportion of pigeons
milk.