New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-25
Neb 0rlrans 9ailp Crestent.
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY BY TIVE MAILS,


GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY BY THE MAILS.
Earthquake In soufi, Carolina and Georgia.
From the Charleston Courier of the 10th we ex-
tract the following account Of shock Of earthquake
experienced in that city ON the previous day:
At q o'clock on Thursday evening our city expo
rienced IN earthquake of more violence than any
felt Or recorded, we believe, for fifty years. The
duration Of the greatest force of the motion or dis
turbance is stated BIZ various observers, at six,
eight, or ten seconds, and the whole time Of the
motion, on oscillations, at twenty or twenty-five
seconds. The direction was from the east, west
ward, or nearly so, and the greatest impression
was felt along the line Of Broad street, and on
either side.
At the postofice which, for the information Of
readers af distance, We may state is the eastern
terminus OF Bread street.-the conclusion was sem
siby and even violently exhibited throughout the
building, and in the disarTangement OF papers let
ters, etc, from the pgeoa-hoies or cases, and the
shelves.
All the Courier office, near the pos.offce. there
was an equally violent demonstration throughout!
the building On the first floor the alarm was not
gwen 20 distinctly in motion, but by noise produced
" the haklng OF cases stands and other furniture
above. On the second story there was such con
cussion as for some seconds to prevent all work
and on the third story the effects were more
strongly marked.
| AT the Bank of Charleston, which ii 4 few rods
stantiai building the motion was strongly marked
and excited immediate apprehension Of some
catastrophe to a neighboring building.
Az earthquakes are not common with u.s. and VI
have had 9 long exemption, it was natural iii each
case that the inmates Of any shaking house should
suspect some such canse as tile sudden downfall Of
| neighboring honse. III many cases that have
been reported to M, this ii stated as the first i'm
preston Of he witnesses. Many, however, who
happened to be situated as to appreciate the pc
culiar motions and sounds characterizing earth
quake, assigned that cause as the first impulse.
From many places along Broad street to the
west end. reports have reached Us concurri1g gen
orally with what has been stated In the store
and rooms Of w. s.. Adams, Is Broad street, the
effects were unusually distinct in sound and mo-
ton, and this may be well explained from the auar-
tty and variety OF iron materials there collected in
stoves, CRATES, pots, etc.
Southwark from Broad street. we have reports
from South Bay n one case the shaking Of the
pants instnctiyely left it.
Northward Of Broad street there is a portion OF
the city in which many houses seem to have es-
capped.
AT the Mills House the shock was not at all felt.
Or known at the instant by many on the first floor
On the upper floors there were some symptoms
A similar report Is made from inmates and guests
at the Charleston Hotel. Between the two there
are houses in which nothing was experienced at
the time and there were also many citizens out Of
doors and on the streets, who did not experience
anything Of the shock, but derived their first init
nation Of an earthquake from the testimony of
others.
In Calhoun street we have a report from the
western end, near Ashley street. Strange to state
in this case the testimony Of The observers as to
the rocking Of the buildings is distinct and posi-
tive that the motion was from the SOUTH north
ward IN all other cases that have reached as, and
as the impressions made OH those who were in this
office at the time, the direction Of motion as above
stated, was from the east to the west.
A report has reached us from Spring street which
il the farthest point northward from Broad street
that has been mentioned by any witnesses whose
accounts have reached lis.
The telegraph was not in connection northWard
or did not bring us any reports.
From the west, we heard as soon as we had re-
covered our solid footing, that Augusta Atlanta
and Macon had experienced the shock. We hope
to receive accurate and exact reports as To the
time in each place.
In this city, we are confident in placing our
shock at or instantly after O'clock as the bell Of
St. Michael's had but sounded few strokes and
was interrupted for some seconds by the earth
quake.
The Mercury says ofthe occurrence
A smart shock of an earthquake was experienced
In tisis city at five minutes past o'clock yesterday
evening. The duration of the shock was about
fifteen seconds. Buildings were shaken with such
force as to rattle the plates on supper tables and
in dressers, vibrate pictures the wallis and such
like demonstrations. st. Michael's bell was ring
ing at the time, and of course no notice was taken
of the effect ON the belfry In some families CON
stutIdpic hldEin MAS experienced. NO SHOCK OF
equal severity has been felt here since the shock of
the earthquake which buried Guadalupe in 1913
or 1874.
We learn, Geographically, that the shock was
noticed at Kingsyille, Camden, Augusta and Macon.
We shall undoubtedly soon receive intelligence Of
an earthquake in the West Indies, or some violent
eruption Of a Mexican volcano.
In our other South Carolina and Georgia ex-
changes we find no allusion to the matter, with
the exception Of the following from the Augusta
Gonstitutonalist:
A slight shock Of an earthquake was felt in this
city last evening about o'clock. The same shock
was felt at Charleston, Columbia and Camden, S.
G., Macon, Ga, and other places.
Some persons in this city, we were informed,
heard at the same time rnmbling sound like that
of a passing omnibus.
ArRoeIoHs MURDER IN ARKANsAs.-The Little
Rock Gazette of the 18th has the following