New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-18
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from the Royal Academy Of Sweden; from the
Royal Academy of Belgium; from the Royal lmpe
rial Society of Agriculture, Natural History and
Usefnl Arts of Lyons and from similar societies il
St. Petersburg, Moscow, Christiana, Vienna, Ber
lin etc., as well as from the Smithsonian Institute
and other societies in this country.
A copy Of "Sea.side Studies in Natural History
by Mrs. Agassiz and son, was received from thu
| authors.
A specimen of superior coal oil, manufacture
| under very unfavorable circumstances, and, al
was stated, at an astonishly low cost, in Union
county, Arkansas, which was presented to the
| Academy by Mr.. Brown, of Wilmington Landing
| led to very interesting discussion on the subject
| of petroleum, which it was stated is now dis
| covered to exist in great abundance in Texas and
| Arkansas. In reference to the origin of the sub
| stance, while it was generally conceded to be un
known, the distillation theory was considered the
most probable. This supposes that coal beds
| having been buried at enormous depths have
| in consequence of the vast pressure, been
| subjected to such high temperature as has
forced from them their hydrocarbons in the form
of vapor, and that this escaping up to cool strata
is condensed into petroleum
| reference to the subject of the h'ichind spi
rails by Dr. Burns, gave rise to another very inter
esting discussion. The excitement which has been
| raised about it, was generally considered uncalled
| for, and the of pork quite as safeas that OF
other meat, on the condition of seeing that it was
not "measly, as it is popuarly called WREN badly
affected with the parasite and Of which condition
everybody is able to Judge, and On the other con.
diton, on which every good housewife and every
true epicure has always insisted, of its being well
| cooked The animal US dose ;ha1a aaln ata1a
like in appearance, under the microscope, and
therefore quite different from the round-bodied
cyslicercus, which iniests the same animal, and is
the orunt of the tapeworm. The t'ichind had
been found in subjects of dissection in this city
some years ago; and an eminent physician of this
city is said to have considered it probable that q
case OF cholera reported in the mortuary report
of the week before last Was really case of trtch
1nosls, or iriestation with the parasite. The
family, it appears had been in the habit of eating
dish made with raw pork, and had lately partake1
OF it, They were all taken i'll first the wife dice
at home: the husband was removed to hospital
he died, and his case was pronounced cholera
their son was under treatment, and his symptom!
are considered to resemble those of t'ichinosiS
but il was hoped he would recover.
| The discussion led to much interesting informa
tion in reference to other parasites, as we'll al
some amusing anecdotes of impositions respecting
| them
Mr.. Wheat a visitor, exhibited to the Academ,
an chronological chart. which it was understood HI
intended to use in connection with work he por
poses publishing and in which he expects to prov
both bibcally and scientifically that by "man
the white man alone is meant The late hour t.
which the Academy had already sat prevente
such an explanation of the subject as would war
rant an opinion in reference to it.
The Academy adjourned to meet again mex
Monday evening.
CoRREcT1oN.-1n our report yesterday of tn
proceedings of the board of directors of the pub
lie schools, it was stated that a motion that th
school houses should not be used for holding po
litical Or other meetings, was laid on the table
| This was an error. We have received two com
muncations, one from the secretary. and another
from member of the board, stating the facts az
they occurred. 1t appears that an amend
ment to the rules was proposed, forbiddine
the use of the school houses for political meet
ings-but, upon investigation, rule covering
su h cases was found to be already in existence
whereupon the amendment was withdrawn, in
stead of being laid upon the table, as reported.
CoTToN THEFT.-Edward Watts, the proprietor
| of the cotton press on Orange street, near Tchou
pitoulas, the party who was arrested, short tim,
ago, on charge of receiving 20 bales of cotton
was again arrested yesterday on charge of hav
ing in his possession knowing the same to b.
stolen, Is bales of cotton belonging to Messrs
Cummings Il Brown. John Williams, a coore,
draymen, was arrested as the party who stole tn
cotton. Chas. Carpenter, also arrested, is said t.
be also implicated in the transaction.
AN AMUSING SCENE.-An itinerant player o
"bag pipes" of doubtful nationality, but pre-
sumed 10 be a brae Scot" while vending hi
; way along Baronne street, few days ago, wa
halted by delegation of ''biue coats" who in
sisted on having an exhibition of his talent Tn
burly musician thinking it would "put none
in his purse" planted himself in the middle of tn
crowd, struck up several airs calculated to pleas
his audience. Concluding his performance h
called on item for an addition to his impoverishe
purse but imagine his disgust when he was rud,
ly rebuked and admonished to move on TIL
burly Scot bore his modification phosophically
but he was not to be nutdone he meditateo r,
venge; moving off about thirty yards he turne
about and took calm survey of his tormentor
Swelling his instrument to its greatest extension
and planting it firmly uuder his arm, he struck u
with terrible vigor, the 81 Bonnie Blue Flag.
With shout of indignation the crowd made ft
the poor Scot, who took to his heels and soon ou
stripped his pursuers.
| WORKING MEMS DEMOCRATIC PARTY.-We hay
obtained the names of the following gentlemen
besides those which we have published, who ha,
been elected delegates to the convention of IL
Working Mems Democratic Party, to be held tn
evening at the Mechanics Institute:
I First Ward-James O'Neil, John G. Maguir
Thos. Rice.
Second Ward-R. Lane, B. McManus, D. M
, hony.
Third Ward Redmond Cannon, Il. Sulliya
Kernaghan.
, Seventh Ward-H. Heyl, J. Kieffar, Peter 81
) bert.
) Tenth Wmd-Geo. W. Kendall, O. A. Johnso
Martin O'Mrara.
Snip Joiners' Assocaton-J. Fitzpatrick, H. V
Mo"ney, W. s. Reddy, J. O'Connor, Hem
Knvine.
Fon y Mems Co operative Association-P
krndali, f, l.. Dnpree, D. A. Mullaine, Wn.
Powell, Frank Utter.
i, Boy DROWNED IN A WElL.-Cfficer BRAY repor
having found boy named Motion Wash, alb
. two years old, who was drowned iu well on Il
n, vacant lot, corner of jackson aud Prytania stree
supposed to have fallen iu the well while play
# in the lot.
e DROwNED.-Officer Sullivan reports having fou