New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-27

of powder, ETC., the elevation Of the muzzle being
considerably less, The projectile, with an initial
velocity of 1903 feet struck The lower plate about
three feet from the ground. This shot was con-
ceded to be the most damaging of the i've, and
played sad havoc amongst the granite in their
rear. An indentation was produced fourteen
inches in diameter and inches deep, splitting
the iron plate into innumerable creVlces, and
nearly penetrating to the sand.
The experiment terminated for the day with
these results, and will be resumed tomorrow, and
prosecuted until the entire target IS mass OF
ruins The effect of the shot fired at the target,
which is six feet thick of solid masonry, carefully
nut together with iron donnets and taggets, and
iron clad with four inches rolled plates was ire
mendous and ELECTED the astonishment and ad-
miration of all the officers conducting the expert
| ments. The opinion was strengthened although
| generally at variance with the views entertained
| beforehand, that the six inches of sand adopted
as backing for one of the iron plates would not
answer the object of the suggestion, and that the
greatest resistance was offered when the plate
was faced next to the face of granite. similar
number of shots will completely wreck the stone.
work of the target but not materially damage
the iron plates. Beyond the intentions, which
have as vet not penetrated save in the instance of
| the lower plates and its breaking, the effect of
the shots is transmitted from the iron directly 10
| the masonry and the effect of the shock is made
visible in the cruihbling Of the blocks in the rear
of the target
New YORK. Sept. 23.-Another suit has just
been commenced by the heirs of one of the old
Knickerbocker families, against the Trinity Church
| congregation for the recovery Of large tracts of
| real estate, now among the most valuable in the
| city alleged to have been wrongfully held by the
| yestry property, and valued at $60,000000
| Chicago specials state that the failure of the
Producers bank is serious. Its liabilities are
$3.50, $50, and its assets only $l10 $685. including
four notes of S25 900 EACH signed by II. Dooittle,
| G.. Il. Doolittle, L. Doolittle and E. B. Talbot.
| The exposure of the rotten concern has created
| decided sensation.
A Charleston special says that the legislature
| adjourned on Friday night. Among the measures
| adopted was an act securing to the freedmen the
right to make and enforce contracts, sue and be
sued to give evidence, to inherit, purchase lease
and sell real estate and personal property, and en-
| JOY all legal remedy the same as whites and be
punished alike with the whites for the same Of
/ fenses.
| The next term of the State courts is postponed
| till spring. Measures were also adopted to sup
ply corn to the destitute, to establish penlten-
tiary, to authorize loan in aid of rebuilding the
| burnt district.
| Specials from Washington contain the follow
ing: All applications now on file at the paymaster
| generals office, and at the office of the second
auditor of the treasury, for the additional bounty
authorized by the act of July 28th, 1865 to be
returned to the applicants, containing the ndorse
ment, " returned for amendment in conformity
with the regulations from the war department of
Sept. 16, 1866" Applications of heirs, ETC., for
all claims of deceased soldiers, and applications
| for bountes of every class accrung to colored
soldiers, living or dead must be made direct to the
second auditor of the treasury and not to the pay
master general