New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-09-29

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Ihomas Crime, convicted of the r.urder of
| Wlgan collierY englneman, was executed on SAT
urday at Liverpool The case was rendered re.
maTkabe by the means taken to dispose of the
body, which was thrown into the furnace and
ogtnt tI to ashes leaving however certain portions
OF the dress and some of the larger bones to tell
the dreadful story. The execution drew together
| a C0ncOurse Of over $4,000.
According to the Tagesbericht, of Vienna, the
tete day OF the emperor Of Austria was gloomy
ahalr. The Emperor Francis Joseph appeared
| exceedingly downcast; in the afternoon he sum.
| noned all the councillors of the crown, and, with
tears in his eyes, addressed them in the following
| terms:
"Ths is my fete.day. Such occasions remind
a man, even the highest placed, that he has
made another step toward the tomb, and that he
ought in future to do his best, according to his
knowledge and his conscience. If my people have
desires which are not yet realized, will stretch
nal intentions to be doubted. Speak frankly gen
tlemen., What is the opinion that predominates
among the populationsW
The ministers remained silent, with the excep-
| ton OF one, who replied "Sire to speak frankly,
public opinion is in despair" The same minister
afterwards explained to his majesty the wishes
and fears which had taken root in the mind Of the
public. The emperor dismissed his council with
| these words: "All that state of things must
change, and soon the people will fete my birthday
| gaily.n
The Illustrated London News gives curious
account of the vicsstudes Of the life of the Cure,
famous racing sire. The Cure began his career
we'll winning the champagne stakes, but after
wards gradually went down in the world until he
found himself at Lord Airlie's breeding establish
ment in Scotland, where, as he was not thought
much of as sire, an attempt was made to turn
him into hunter. But he declined 10 rise at his
leaps, and after he had broken groom's leg he
was eventually disposed of, lame, for Is. 3d. to a
doctor. This gentleman managed to get him
,ln
hack in his practice, occasionally racing him a
little, with tolerable success But some of his
stock in the meantime came "out," and were
running pretty well, Lambton especially; and SO
the Cure was sold again for ESQ and some cOntin-
gencies to go back to England, where he was ac-
tually placed second to Voltgeur for the 100 SOW
ereign prize for thoroughbred stations at the
Cleveland show. This seven-and six-penny horse
was eventually let to the royal stud at Hampton
Court, where one of his yearlngs actually fetched
1000 guineas. The Cure is now in his 9th year,
| and his star is again on the decline. He fetched
at the hammer 20 guineas last week at York.
We are at last, we believe, about to adopt the
running drill /" not too soon, considering how
long the continental armies have used it. We be-
lieve it has been reported on favoraby by all.
The officers approve it, and the men are said to
like it. If this be correct it speaks well for the
| soldierlike feeling. They can no doubt perceive
the immense advantage it will give to regiment
in action. No one who looks at brigade exeCu-
ting extended movements can fail to remark the
increased celerity and ease with which the regi-
ments which have been pracnCing the 60 running
drill move During the late war the Austrians
| generally wore their knapsacks in action. The
| Prussians never wore their packs. The Austrian
officers assert that from this fact alone their men
| could never cope with their fresher antagonists
| 1t is not to betsupposed that a sane general will
| ever again 60 into action with the men wearing
the portrnanteaus which they are at present ex-
pected to carry. Perhaps next year the men may
not have to carry them during field days. This
will add greatly to efficiency and to quickness of
movement Army and Navy Gazette.
| a tragic scene occurred at Vienna on Tuesday
last at o'clock in the afternoon, at the canal of
| the Danube, near the Aspern Bridge. A woman,
modesty dressed, suddenly threw herself from
| the quay into the water A man, who at the same
moment was bathing his Newfoundland dog in the
| canal, threw stone in the direction where the
woman had just disappeared. Meantime the lat
ter, owing to the initiation of her garments, rose
several times to the surface of the water The
| dog caught hold of her while she was thus float
ing, and tried to bring her to the shore. But she
was determined to DESTROY her life, and she
dragged the dog down with her. Among the
crowd, which was horror.stricken at the sight of
this terrible struggle between life and death, was
soldier OF the police, who courageonsy plunged
| into the water to the help of the unhappy woman
carried away by her to the bottom of the water,
| and in few seconds the woman, the soldier and
the dog had disappeared in the canal, never to
rise again.
Miss Longworth, who still claims to be Mrs.
Yelyerton, intends to give readings in Newcastle
and its neighborhood.
The king of Prussia is expected at Schleswig at
the end of the present month, to receive the
| homage of the inhabitants.
In the list Of Austrian decorations for bravery at
the battle of Lissa we find "the golden cross OF
merit to William Tomkins," machinist on board a
| steamer.
The adjourned inquest on the bodies Of the auf
ferers by the accident on the Great Eastern Rail
way, vas held on Wednesday. The jury returned
a verdict of accidental death, coupling with it a
Recommendation that break van be attached tc
the last carriage of every passenger train.
Bois de Boulogne a boat thatmoves about without
either steam, sails or any other visible means OF
propulsion. The power employed is that of elec
tricity, which by an ingenious contrivance, COM
munieates rotary motion to pair of paddle
wheels.
The Intelligence of Animals.