The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-23
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The colony Of Barbados Is unessy becaase
many members of the British gsrrisons there are
Fenans.
districts near the Prussian frontier. Several men
nave been infected with It and died.
A catfish weighing one hundred and eighteen
pounds, dressed, was caught in the Mississippi
near 81. Louis last Saturday.
ire Sorosis Club of New York publishes de-
nis of the rumor that IL has dissolved, and says
that it is prospecting finely, and will soon be en-
laIged.
Letters from Brazil say the American colony on
the Amazon has broken up and the settlers are
coming home. The climate proved unhealthy.
The Mstamoros Observer of the 18th gives an
account OF the robbery Of train OF wagons.
which WAS bringing TO that city from Monterey Q
conducts of S92 600 In silver. IL occurred only
league from MatsmOros.
On the I4th last, near Georgia, kuox county,
Indiana, Hardin Burton, son Of Or. John Burton.
wac shot dead by VIM. H. Burton Cause, report
ed TO be jealousy. The murderer escaped on
horseback, and up to this hour has not been
caught. --...-.... -,
A boat race took place on Monday at Sing Sing.
| N Y between Charles Ward and Gerard Ray.
| IA ond for $3.50 aside, which was won by Raymond
| in forty.sev minutes. Ward coming IN half
nil ute behind. The course was i've miles, and
| the race was q closely contested one.
| A Nashville paper says shortly after " O'CLOCK
on Saturday night a circular space 10 the northern
| heavens as large, apparently as the hOOr OF
| good sized round house, was all at once illumln-
ated by falling ram OF drops Ollgnt as tne SUI
and of every color. IL lasted about thirty seconds
! lighting up the whole street 50 brilliantly and
clearly that the smallest object could De dscerned
| on the pavement. H....
A Virginia paper says: A sort Of distemper
which has generally proved fatal TO them in va.
| rious portions Of the State, has broken out TINS
summer among the foxes. In Stafford county,
which was up TO q few months ago, nearly over
| run Nth them and where, in consequence, rao-
bits, parridges, and other small game were
nearly cleaned out, foxes have been found lying
dead in the road and under bushes In large num-
| beTs."
A Boston paper says {" At the House of Cor
rection, Capt. Robbins has for many years. Kept
record of the weights OF cOnvicts, both at the
time Of their admission aud discharge. From his
recent annual report IL appears that the average
| gain in weight has been lbs. OF 7.drachms (no
| gain in drams) Al Deer Island, tor the same pc.
Rod, the women averaged a gain OF rs, aud
| the men 7s MS. These facts show the elect OF
wholesome food eaten at regular hours"
| In Hamilton. Canada, few days ago, IN conse'
auence of a wager, twenty pocketbooks were
| prepared each having a number OF ins0lyen'
bank notes and other worthless paper In IL. These
pocket books we're dropped in different streets
and an advertisement published oferi6g re ward
for the return OF Que. Out OF all thbse dropped,
only six we're returned. Some bogus promlssory
notes, contained in the pocketbooks, were SEN
through the post in two instances, but without I
word OF explanation.