New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-21

Foreign EtennE.

Foreign Rtems.
A licensed victualler, near the monument, in !
London visited the Derby this year, and took with
him pigeon, to send home the names Of the first
three horses in the race. As soon as the numbers
of the winning horses were hoisted he tied slip of
paper round the pigeons neck 'and started it off
on its Journey home, where his friends were wait
ing its arrival. About seven minutes after the
news was known by the arrival of the pigeon q
neighboring licensed victualler received telegram
from his friends on the race course to in
form him of the result of the race. The news
thus arrived more speedily by the pigeon than the
telegraph by onethird of the time. This was no
doubt on account of the senders of the messages
on the course having to wait their turn, as the
news was received at Tattersall's three or four
minutes after the race. The pigeon performed the
journey in fourteen minutes which is, allowing for
the direct path in which it travels about mile per
minute,
A French engineer named Desen is exhibiting
in London bathing apparatus, which is also
life-preserver. 1t is of simple construction, re-
sembling childs cradle, the upper part having
rounding the machine, which keeps the bather
afoat with the greatest ease and safety. The body
consists of net with light iron tubular pipes for
supports and the bottom or bed piece of twiled
tick, at the foot OF which there is screw copper
rudder, which turns upon aswiVel, with pair of
cork soles the shape of the foot Against this the
bather places his feet and is thus enabled to guide
or steer himself in any direction, while by the use
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ratus below the cylinder, he is enabled to prope
himself or recede. This invention can be used in
open sea, as well as on a river or lake.
letter from St. Petersburg gives an account
| of duel fought between Joseph Braggs. pianist,
and Russian cavalry officer. The latter declared
| at court concert that the pianist's attack upon
| his sonata was SO fierce that had it been made
with sabre instead Of tee fingers, the instrument
would have been hacked to pieces, The pianist
| challenged the officer, accepting the weapon
chosen by the latter-the curved cavalry sabre
although entirely ignorant Of its use. He made,
| however, such terrific onslaught upon his adyer-
sary that he actually split his skull in two.
The French minister of public works has
awarded gold medal to Albaret & Co., of Liam
court, for steam coach to run on ordinary roads.
| This coach recently descended hill from Laon to
the railway terminus at the rate of five miles an
| hour, and afterwards aseended the same hill in
| eight minutes, with weight of five tons. The
trial was repeated with much success that it is
now ascertained that the engine can draw weight
of thrty-nine tons on an ordinary road at the rate
OF from three to four miles an hour.
A determined double suicide, near Paris, has
just been brought to light. A.ryer keeper on the
Marne, while passing along the banks near Join
vile Point, observed the bodies of male and
female floating near the surface. Having brought
them to land, they were found to be bound to
gether the mans left arm to the woman's right
while the former had also about ten pounds weigh
OF stones in his pockets They were each ele
gantly dressed, bore no marks of violence, AM
had evidently been in the water about fort
night
A onain+ letter from Dr G,i,1otin has hoon dis
covered. 1t reads thus
q Mon ohcY-Ihe punishment which / have in
vented is so gente-so gentle that really il is on
the idea of death which could make it disagree
able. Indeed, if one were not thinking Of death
one would only experience the sensation of
slight and pleasant GOODNESS on the neck ct ytoL
7 tout ~
The authorities of the citv of Artu,arp recantI
wished to give 4 concert In kim TeonnI6 II VII
was about tn yieit that piecn sJ dtT'oS \ = :
engage two celebrated Partisan singrrs NH
Nilsson and M. Fapre. The jadv denai1ded tbre
hundred sdollgrs and tba rpnFIaT,on afobt hrD5re
dollars for sinping two H1orrpguv each 60 III
| cOrnbration of Anfwern declined
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az lhe recent o4hner OF the hoyai biographies
society 10 LONDON, SlF Henry kaWnson eNpresse
ms ms pglieb 'ntt tete are h3t dozen members
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AZ the peghhlhg OF inns year lhere were 81
newspapers in 4tdiy: vi these Il were publlshe
II Genoa, ~ IN t!0fencet Al IN Iurln, ~
Naples, ahG Oh IN milan lhe otherS III smal!e
towls'
During the first day of the panic in London I'll
Submarine Telegraph Company transmitted an
received 2l55 messages to and from the cont
nent.
In London the other day, a ferocious game coc
few at a child and pecked it SO severely on Ii
There was sold some years ago, by order of I'll
Lnglisn eal treasury, 4 large q9qLnnty o. ezchequ
Hnngerf"rd Markell at The rate nf four Hnnn,