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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-06

MrN1srER1NG ANGELs.-The beautiful have gone
with their bloom from the gaze OF human eyes.
Soft eyes that made it spring. time in our hearts
are seen no more. We have loved the light of
many a smile that has faded from us now; and in
our hearts have fingered sweet voices that now
hushed in the silence of death. Seats are left va
cant in our earthly homes which none again can
away one by one our hearts are left desolate !;
we are lonely without them. They have passed
with their love to "that land, from whose bourne
no traveller returns" Shall we never see them
again? Memory turns with lingering regret to re-
call those smiles and the loved tones of those
our side, but their home is on q brighter shore.
They visit US in our dreams, floating over our men,
ory like shadows over moonlit waters. When the
heart is weary with anguish, and the soul'is bowed
with grief, do they not come and whisper thoughts
of comfort and hope? Yes, sweet memory brings
them to us, and the love we bore them lifts the
heart from earthly aspirations and we long to join
the ethereal, dear, departed ones-the loving and
the loved, they watch with eyes that slumber not.
When gentle dreams are wandering to the angel
land, in whispers wake the hymning stratus of
that bright and happy choir, revealing many a
tale of hole, and bliss, and tenderness, and love.
They tell of sunny reals, ne'er viewed by mortal
eye-of forms arrayed in fadeless beauty-and
sounded forth in sweet, seraphic numbers. And
this bright vision Of the best dissoves the tumult
OF fes jarring scenes they fade ia air, and then
we glory in the thought that We are heirs OF lm
mortality. And why is it tbat we regard with such
deep reverence and love, those bright, celestial
take an interest jp our welfare, and joy over our
success in the great battle of life. They are not
40 Ifsh in their Happiness, but fain would have US
share it win them. [Kngwood Chronicle.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-06

MOsT DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.-Itis is with feel
ings Of the deepest pain We have to record the
melancholy occurrence detailed in the following
paragraph. We copy it from yesterdays evening
Delta, merely observing that our knowledge of
and high appreciation for the character of Judge
Prce-a citizen of rreproachable character, free
of stain or b!emish in the past-gives US full war
rant for endorsing the observation of our cotem-
porary, that :" it is scarcely possible to conceive
that such an act could have been committed by him
while in the possession of his faculties and his
moral sense -
A most melancholy and distressing event oc-
Cured on Saturday evening, which has deprived
this community of most excellent citizen and
ditfused general sorrow through large circle. Dr..
Henslcy, who had long resided here and was
greatly esteemed for his many amiable traits, be-
ing engaged in one OF the clubs Oh Canal street in
the discussion of military question relative to
the detenses of the city, with several gentlemen,
all of whom were intimate friends, some hasty and
violent words arose between him and Judge John
W. Price, of the Fourth District Court, which re-
suited in Judge Price stabbing Dr. Hensey with a
pen-knife. Alter receiving the wound Dr. Hensley
exclaimed that he was dying, and proceeded to
dress his own wound, and to give directions as to
the manner in which he should be disposed. Judge
Price, seized with remorse or with the conscious.
ness of the rash deed he had committed rushed to
him to beg his forgiveness, declaring that he knew
not what lie was doing. 1t was, we learn, most
affecting scene in which the unfortunate homicide
displayed far more grief and misery than his vic.
tim No young man in this community was more
respected more universally esteemed for amiability
and peacefnlness than Judge Price. 1t is scarcely
possible to conceive that such an act could have
been committed by him while in the possession of
his faculties and his moral sense. DR.. Hensley
died last night, =
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-06
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY &, 1862.
ton, like the caterpillar, which becomes chrysa
lis and then ROrgeous butterfly,

ton, like the caterpillar, which becomes chrysa
lis and then gorgeous butterfly.
If pailfull of the solution of silver be cast into
the stream it is apparently lost by its dispensing
in the water; but it nevertheless continues to
exist So when bushel of charcoal is burned in
stove it disappears in consequence of the gas
produced being mixed with the vast atmosphere ;
but yet the charcoal is still in the air. On the
brightest and sunniest day, when every object can
be distinctly seen above the horizon, hundreds of
tans of charcoal in an invisible condition pervade
the air. Glass is beautiful illustration of the
transparency OF a compound, which in truth IL
nothing but mixture of three metals This power
of matter to change its conditions, from solid
opacity to limpid transparency, causes some rather
puzzlng phenomena. Substances increase in
weight without any apparent cause for instance,
plant goes on increasing in weight a hundred
fold for every atom that is missing from the earth
in which it Is growing. Now the simple explana
ton of this is, that the leaves of plants have the
power of Withdrawing the invisible charcoal from
the atmosphere, and restoring it to its invisible
state in some shape or other. The lungs of animals
and a smokeless furnace change matter from its
visible to its invisible state. The gills of fishes and
the leaves of plants reverse this operation render
ing Invisible or gaseous matter visible. Thus the
balance ip Nature is maintained, although the
continual change has been going on long prior to
the creation OF the " extinct animas.n
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-06
TALK ON THE FLAGS.

The flags of Camp, st. Charles, Canal, Common
and Graver streets were again thronged yester.
day. Men, women and children seem to vie which
could make the largest representation of idle, go
seeking curiosity promenaders. The remark will
also apply to day before yesterday, Sunday, for the
streets were thronged throughout the entire day.
On the grand rue Carondelet, where cotton has
ruled its sceptre for years past, there were
sional knots of parties who, this season of the
year for years past, were closing up their multfa'
rious accounts of buying, shipping, selling and re-
ceiving the great staple. What gloomy contrast
does this great city now present to former months
of May, since cotton, tobacco and sugar have been
articles of commerce and trade.
There were some few Offices and countng.rooms
opened yesterday. large majority of the job
bers and store keepers appear determined to keep
isolated it were, and decline the transaction of
business in general. True, there was disposition
evinced by some few parties to proceed as usual.
In all probability, if our most important streets
released of the constant throngs of idlers and
crowds, a general opening of stores would follow.
But, as it has been for three days past crowds COL
lect here and there every important corner, Tor
what purpose, it is difficult to ascertain-merely
perhaps, to talk and chat, and circulate rumors
anu TePoTls, WHcL, IL puDlsueu, WOuu Ill one
half of the furniture cars in the city.
By reference to the official columns of this Jour
nal, it will be observed that Major-General Butler
has granted permission for the Transmission of pro-
visions and breadsufs into our city. This will be
great relief, not only to the poorer, but other
classes of our community, who have never before
been stinted in their supplies of the nccessaries of
life.
The Mississippi river is attaining higher eleva-
ton than ever before known. We should have
crevasse on erevasse to report were the great
steamboats, now running in the river. An ordin-
ary souheaster would soon send the water over the
levee at more than twenty different places between
Sause point above and the Barracks below, the
city.
The day closed with almost an endless number
of reports, which are not worth talking about.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-06

A SAILORS WIsH.--A few years since, in a
public garden, some Of the company happened to
express their wishes to posses this or that, when
sailor, who overheard the conversation, stepped
up and said Gentlemen, permit me to tell you
what wish for" Being desired to proceed, he
continued: i" I wish that had three shploads OF
needles, as much thread and cloth as the needles
would make up into bags, and these bags full OF
gold" Now, supposing that the ships might
carry 1900 tons of needles, one hundred of which
would weigh an ounce; that each needle, on all
average, would make up 20 two bushel bags, that
the bushel contains 2l5,o42 solid inches, and that
cubic inch OF gold weighs 10 ounces Or 102
grains the products omittng fractions, would be
s25 500 GOO needles, 900 bushels of gold
or about 2l7, ,297 20u0O,OO0 pounds, 9,7OO 8uO-
900 tons; enough to freight twenty-four millions
two hundred and fifty.two thousand ships, of 40y
tons burden; and allowing these ships to range
side by side, only thirty feet being admitted to
each, tney would reach about. 7o,429 miles, and
toru three complete bridges round the world.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-06

A ROMANTIC SToRY.-The Richmond Dispatch
chronicles q remarkable story, derived from
gentleman for many years engaged in the prosecu-
ton of military claims, who obtained the particu-
lars from descendant of the parties that form the
subject ofthe narrative. Early in the revolutionary
war a man named Lane enlisted in a company
raised for three years. The company went north
aud Joined Washingtons army. Taking part in all
the previous battles, Lane was severely wounded
at Brandywine or Germantown, and during the
battle and after, he taken care of by brother
soldier to whom he had become greatly attached,
and who belonged to the same company as him
self. The term of the service having expired,
these two soldiers were discharged, and returned
home devoted and inseparabe friends. In the
meantime the tide of war rolled on the south, and
they again enlisted to serve in General Lincoln's
army, at the time engaged in the siege of Savan.
nah. In that siege they did their duty bravey
At last, Lanes friend was wounded in turn, and
was carried off the field in the arms of his devoted
friend While under the care of the surgeon it
was discovered that his brave and tender COM
panion was woman!
1t appeared that she had formed strong at.
tachment to Lane, whom she had accidentally met,
but made SO little impression upon him that he did
not recognize her when he afterwards met her dis.
gused soldier. She was in despair when
Lane enlisted, and under the inspiration Of affection
she fled from her parents, donned the Continental
uniform, and followed him to the wars. What en-
sued was proper finale to such a romance. The
woman recovered, and, as soon as the twain were
released from captivity they became one. They
lived many years very happily together, and left
several children. Both the man and his wife re-
ceived pensions until their decease, for services
rendered as soldiers. ls- .'| q
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-06

GREATNEss.-All greatness consists in this-in
being alive to what is going on around one; in
living actually; in giving voice to the, thoughts Of
humanity; in saying to ones fellows what they
being the concretion the result of the present age
la no other way one affect the world than in
responding thus to its needs, imbodying thus its
ideas. You will see, in looking into history, that
oil great men have been piece Of their time take
them ont and set them elsewhere and they will
not fit SO well; they were made for their day and
generation. The literature which has left any
mark, which has been worthy of the name, has
always mrrored what was doing around it not
necessarily aaguerreotyplng the mere outside, but
at least rejecting the nside-the thoughts, ii not
the actions of men-their feelings and sentiment,
even if it treated of apparently far off themes.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-06

DEAFSEss CuRED--It is mentioned in German
Journal, that in 100, merchant OF Cleyes, named
Jorrisen, who had become almost totally deaf,
sitting one day near harpsichord, where some
persons were playing, and having a tobacco pipe
IN his mouth, the bowl OF which rested against the
body of the INSTRUMENT, was agreeably surprised
to hear all the notes IN the most distinct manner.
By ttle reflection and practice he again obtained
the use of this valuable sense, which as Bonnee
says, connects with the moral world for he soon
learned by means of q piece of hard wood, the
end of which he placed between his teeth, to keep
up conversation, and to be able to understand the
least Whisper. He socn after made his beneficial
discovery the subject of an inaugural dissertation
published at Halle, in 1854. Perolie has given
some excellent observations on the capabty OF
hard bodies to conduct the sound, in the Memoirs
OF the Academy of Turin for 1880 and l79l. The
effect is the same ii the person who speaks rests
the stick against his throat or his breast or when
one rests the stick which he holds in his teeth
against some vessel into which the other speaks
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-06

ORIGIN OF Wesleyan, aludng to
our ancient Saxon ancestors, says
They used to engrave upon certain square sticks
about foot in length, the courses of the moons
of the whole year, whereby they could always
certainly tell when the new moons, the full moons,
and The changes should happen, as also their festi
val days; and such carved stick they called an
almond aglh-that is to say, "al.mon.heed to
w.t. the regard or observation of the moons and
hence is derived the name of almanac.
After the invention of printing, almanacs became
generally in use. The first recorded account in
England Of an almanac is in the Year Book of
Henry VII.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-06

NELSON'S BUST WoRsHIPPED AS AN IDoL.-Hay-
tien papers mention the following extraor dinary
circumstance:
Among the Acul mountains there has been found,
in an old house, bust of Lord Nelson. 1t is of
white marble, somewhat stained by time and ne
glect. Nelson is represented in his costume of d.
miral, and bears on his breast five decorations.
One in commemoration of the battle of Aboukir,
has the inscription: :" Rear niral Lord Nelson,
of the Nile" Another media. bears the words ::
Almighty God has blessed his Majesty's glory!"
This bust interesting in its artistic and histori-
cal association, was found on an altar devoted to
the ietsh worship, where, tor half century, it
has been reverenced as the Deity Of the Noun
Tain Streams" The names of the sculptors were
"Coale and Leary, of Lambeth"
Thus for fifty years the bust of an English Ad-
mral has been worshiped as heather idol.
five hundred dollars for it,"
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-06

RAILWAY ACROSS THE ANDEs-Our American
engineers scale the highest rauge of mountains
an American, who has been engaged for long
time in building railroads in South America, has
explored the route, and reports that railway can
from the Pacific to Rosario MA Cordova, distance
of HOO miles. 1t Is claimed that the advantages
which would accrue by opening up the South
American States to commerce, the Rio de la Plata
being navigable for vessels drawing twelve feet
of water would be immense. The Argentine Re-
public has offered a free grant of land five miles
in breadth on each side of the railway, to aid in
its construction, and the project ia generally
thought practicable. 1t is stated that MI. Wheel.
wright, in constructing railroads in South America,
has used gradients OF l52 and $50 feet per mile,
and carried them to elevation of Gu0O feet above
lhe level of the sea.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-06

IHE COTTON FAMINE" IN ECRoPE-D1srREss
AND DEsTrTUTIoN AMONG THE OpERArrvEs,-For a
long time the cotton porters have been redu ced to
great straits by the greatly diminished fmnorts os
cotton but this evil was in some measure counter
acted by large influx of grain.laden vessels.
ployment in that line. Within the last few wesks.
however, the prevalence of easterly winds and
other causes had occasioned great falling off in
OF throwing many hands idle, and, to a large ex-
tent augmentng the amount of desdtution Ia the
;;0Wn: r. To meet this, SOUP kitchens were opened
large amount Of reliet was afforded. A change Of
WING ana general improvement of the weather
a'su naa sns effect of bringing in Ships and Of
aaorolng employment to those who are willing to
work. This improved state of matters was nrnved
6y marked diminutlon in the number Of appiica-
lions Tor reief tickets The hig hest number Of
inst since which they have gradually diminished.
and 40 not now exceed one-half the number which
they did on the occasion referred to.
4 np4a
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Ice Showers OF INpIA.-The following is an &C.
count of the squalls and storms preceding the
Monsoon rains in Eastern and Central India :
Three or four Of these occur during the months of
April and May, and are frequently accompanied
by furious hail. storms, the hail being on an aver
age about tie size of walnuts, frequently that of
ducks eggs-single hailstones have occasionally
been found from one to three pounds in weight.
There are indeed, four cases record, within the
last seventy years. of masses of ice having fallen
from the armament of from half tun to a tun and
a half in weight
Recent observations have shown that the max
imum fall of rain occurs, as might be expected, at
the ordinary altitude OF the principal layers of rain
cloud. between 'hree and five Thousand feet above
the level IF the sea- and the amount regularly de.
creases above this the higher levels are ata'nec.
The discharge where this of vapor lnpinges on
a cold mass of mountains is tremendous. AT Ma.
habaleshwar it amounts to between Two hunoreo
and sixty and three hundred inches.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-06

CENERosITY OF LAFAYETTE.-.In the year 1887,
there was destructive fire in Boston, in conse-
ouence of which many of the inhabitants were re.
duced to want. The Marquis Lafayette, who was
then in France, immediately wrote to his friend,
Samuel Breck, Of Boston, expressing his sympa.
Inv for the sufferers, and directing Inn to draw a
bill on him for $500, to be applied toward their
relief. The bill was accordingly drawn, and the
money was received, and applied according to Ills
directions.
Mr.. Breck's son still preserves this letter, as a
precious memorial OF the philanthropy and Ameri-
can feeling of Lafayette.
Lafayette was indeed distinguished for this
American feeling throughout his whole life. His
only son bore the name of George Washington,
and his two daughters were called Carolina and
Virginia,
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q
REMARKABLE LAKEs.-On the top of a ridea of
mountains in Portugal, called Estrella, are two
lakes OF great extent, especially one Of them,
which is said to be unfathomabIe. What is chiefly
remarkable in them is that they are calm when
the sea is calm, and rough when that is stormy,
1t is therefore, probable that they have subter-
ranean communication with the ocean; and tbs
seems to be confirmed by the pieces of ships they
throw up, though almost forty miles distant from
the sea.
There is another extraordinary lake in this coun.
try, which, before storm is said to make fright.
fui rumbling noise that may be heard at distance
Of several miles. = g
And we are also told OF q pool or fountain,
called "Feryencias," about twenty-four miles
from Coimbra, that absorbs not only wood but the
lightest bodies thrown into it, such as cork straw
feathers, etc., which sink and never seen again.
To these we may add remarkable spriI near
Estremos, which petri6es wood, or rather encrusts
it with a case OF stone but the most remarkable
circumstance is that in summer it throws up water
enough to turn several Mills and in winter is per-
fectly dry. [Smiths Wonders.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-06
Ne@ 0rleans 4ailg Gresteut,
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY G, 1862.


HoS. PIERRE SoULE.-By some oversight we
have neglected until this time to accord to our
distinguished fellow citizen, Pierre Soule, the just
need of praise which has been 30 eminently his
due for services ably and efficiently rendered in
our present troubles. As the adviser of the Mayor
and Council as the medium with his mighty force
Of letters between thsm and the Federal naval
commander as the orator Of the people, urging
them to midness and forbearance, yet transcend
ent dignity and honor--in all these capacities he
has been the "head and front " Of q people
bowed in a1iiction, but not of despair, and whose
wise and fearless action will be admired to the
--latest syllable of recorded time" No pen can
over estimate his worth, no words sufficiently re.
count his lofty patriotism.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-06

ELEPHANT DEsTRoYER.-Elep hants, though from
their size and strength formidable to all the other
inhabitants of the Forest themselves live in con.
tinual apprehension of a small reptile, against
which neither their sagacity nor their prowess can
at all defend them. This dminutive creature gets
into the trunk of the elephant, and pursues it's
till it finally fixes in his head and, by keep
ing him in continual agony, at length torments the
stupendous animal to death. So dreadfully afraid
are the elephants of this dangerous enemy, that
they use variety of precautions to prevent his
attacks and never lay their trunks to the ground
except to gather or separate their foed.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-06

Two IN BED.-Ned and Charley are two room.
mates, but they occupy different beds Ned's
sleeping apparatus was 80 situated that he could
get in either sde-that is to say, there two
fore-sides which Ned found very convenient
One night Ned and Charley had been out, and on
returning, which they did near morning, they
walked to their room with an air that seemed to
say, so drunk after all" and sought long and
patiently for matches and lamp. After knocking
the pitcher of the washstand, and smashing the
looking glass, they finally gave up the search and
went to bed
Went to bed-yes that's the word, but owing to
the darkness and confusion of their senses they
made slight mistake. In short, Ned's bed had
the honor of receiving the two friends-Charley
getting in on one side and his friend rolling in on
| the other.
~ say, Ned" cried Charley, touching some.
body's calf, " there's fellow in my bed"
"Wonderful coincidence exclaimed Ned feel
ing a strange elbow in the neighborhood of his
ribs " there's one in my bed, too.'
:" Is there?" cried Charley; "let's kick 'em
out!''
agreed! y" said Ned.
And accordingly the two friends began to kick.
1t lasted about minute and a half, aud Ned was
sprawng on the floor. Charley was left in pos
session of the bed. For moment all was silent.
81 say, Ned" cried Charley.
"What?n asked Ned, sukiy.
"Fve kicked my fellow out"
"You are luckier than l am," said Ned, "fol
| mine has kicked ME out"