The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-25
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from beneath which protruded human hand. Be-
ing badly frightened, be ran out and found an
other lad, with whom he went to his father, who
came TO the barn. and, lifting the shawl, discov-
cred the dead body of an aged and respectfully
dressed woman, in good state OF preeervsuon.
II was clad in black silk Dress quite old and TEN
der to the touch. o good black bombszne bonnet,
trimmed with Grape, silk gauze veil, underclothes
of good quality good stockings, and shoes that
were considerably worn. All the clothing was
very neat. and showed that she had been dressed
lsrly that the shoes were perfectly CLEAN as were
also tie stockings, showing that she had done MT
tie or no walking in them. BY her side was Q
black silk parasol, and In her pocket Q par OF
old. fashioned silver mounted spectscles. Tho
pocket also contained purse. in which was
f25 g. The remains were those of person ap-
parently seventy years old or over, and were very
poor in flesh, being described as perfect skele-
ton. An examination failed to disclose any marxs
of violence upon the body, or any other indica-
ton that the deceased had met any other than
natural death. The whole affair is profound
mystery.
Several negro women were caught In the act OF
stealing cotton from the plantation of ID. X. BY
an ESQ.,, near Newbern. N. c., on FRIDAY Is.
Thew we're noticed n the field, and the sngularity
of their gait attracting the attention OF the over
seer be examined them and found that all the
spare space under their pettcoats was stuned win
In South Carolina colored farm laborer re.
ceives about 500 year; besides food, which
and secondrate men hire for their food and from
five 70 seven dollars q month in money, while
irstrate men can get from eight to ten dollars
month in money and their food. Mechanics and
some house servants in the cities get higher
wages. Maeons receive 81 SO to 81 per day, and
day laborers 75c per day. ti flIlf
The Baltic. in the neighborhood of Cronstadt.
according to the journals OF that port. recently
presented the singular phenomenon of an extra
ordinary snbsidiDg Of the water. The surface
commenced to fall about evening. the wind being
fresh and blowing from the southwest. The sink
ing, notwithstanding a change Of the wind to the
northeast, continued until o'clock the next
afternoon, when the depression reached three
feet two inches. The water then began to mount
rapidly, and during the night exceeded its ordi-
nary level by foot. Nearly all the steamers
were agreund-a circumstance almost unprece-
dented. The cause of this phenomenon cannot
be ascertaned. the usual explanation Of the force
of the wind being inadmissible. 90 ga
Schenectady has genius in the shape ofa saloon
keeper, who has trained number of rats to run
across his floor and waken up his customers who
sleep about on chairs. The startled drinkers see
the rats: the bar:keeper declares there are no
rats there; and the former. thinking delirium ire
mems to be approaching, quickly go home.
The explorers sent out by the Smithsonian lnsti-
tute in search oflAmerican antiquities, have dis
covered large number of skulls and idols in the
mounds Of Indiana, Missouri and Tennessee.
These remains are supposed to be older than any
that have hitherto been found IN this country,
and are believed to have belonged to race ante.
rior TO the Indians. The skulls are smaller than
any previously noticed, are box shaped and al
most square. In the same mounds were also
found pottery and implements, unlike any that
have hitherto been discovered. 3-l5l
The operation of the malt tax In England has
recently been the subject of report Comparing
the rate with the amount of malt consumed, the
committee draw the conclusion that slight dmi-
mutton in the tax leads to a large increase in the
consumption. For one hundred years prior to
1880, the amount of malt consumed every year
was almost stationary, remaining at 25OOO QUO
bushels per annum, during that period. After the
repeal of the beer duty In 1880, the consumption
rapidly increased till II reached 81 600 900 bushels
In 1866. The amount consumed In England alone
in 1866. was As ,000, 600 bushels. oe g., a
The Maine Farmer furnishes an example OF the
benefit resulting from cultivating apple orchards.
10 that of W. Lombard of Augusta, who has some
ITO trees, mostly old, well cultivated, the soil
stirred about as far as the limbs extend, and the
ground mulched with refuse straw, potato tops,
cornstaiks, etc.. One Talman sweet tree yielded
six barrels, which at s. per barrel brought $50.
The whole orchard In one year yielded $6i3 In
fruit sold; and the present. not bearing year,
$500. fIlfa r7 .rs all-V ggEfG9
The following accident recently took place
very close ts Kosciusko's grave, at Zuchwyl, in
the Swiss canton of Soleure: Swks major, by
the name of Bednarkey, scarcely thirty-six years
old who he'd fought bravely in fifteen battles, had
arrived at Zuchwyl, to pay homage to the great
hero of Poland at his humble grave In the Swiss
village churchyard. While some Swiss infantry
soldiers we're firing at target. he took walk to
the banks of the Aar, taking bis little eighteen
months old son with him. Although he vas be-
tween two and three thousand yards from the in
fanirymen of the bullets fred by them pierced
his heart and killed him on the spot When he
did not return two hours after his wife, who had
awaited him at the village hoel, grew uneasy and
went in search OF him. She found his corpse !;
the little child slept peacefully on his fathers
breast. The distress OF the poor widow excited
49, ouu;o NH 2uvttv - land
In the Island Of Goa, near Bombay there Is
singular vegetable called the sorrowful tree, be-
cause it only aourishes in the night. AT sunset no
flowers are seen, and yet after half an hour the
tree is full of them They yield sweet smell, but
the sun no sooner begins TO shine upon them than
some fall of and others close up. The tree oonti-
nues TO flower in the night during the whole year.
Frederick the Great declared war against the
sperrows because they did not respect his favorite
fruit, the cherry. They naturally did not dream
of resisting the conqueror OF Austria, so they dis
appeared. But at the end of two years the king
not only had no more cherries. but hardly any
all And the great king victor on so many battle
fields, considered himself lucky In being able to
sign peace with the reconciled sparrows, and
| only at the cost of few cherries Isl
| The Drapean Of the 2lst says: ut Is gratifying
| to observe the growing cheerfulness among our
| planters and people, as the carpet baggers pass
| away and tie grinding season advances. The
boodsuckers have received their fnal quietus and
1 our labOring population are once more quiet ana
| Industrious. The majority Of our planters boast
| of two hogsheads of sugar to the acre, In their
plant cane. Corn and potatoes are also good and
| ABUNDANT, whilst the cotton crop OF New River
| where the incubus OF the Houmas title has dis.
couraged the cultivation of sugar--is slso fine.
We are blessed also with excellent health and
weather. Our umbrellas and doctors are actu-
ally growing gray with plentiful lack Of employ
menf, and an accumulation OF dust and cobwebs.
well known gentleman Of this city, lsays the
Charleston Courier related to US the following
singular incident, which think will bear publ
cation In the early part Of last spring he pur-
chased for his wife q full grown mocking- bird,
which had been captured in q trap, and which he
forthwith confined In cage. In the cage this
bird remained during the entire summer. Some
two weeks ago the gentleman discovered that his
bird was suffering under an attack Of that scourgs
of the feathery tribe, the pip, and not knowing
any means OF relieving his little captive, suggested
10 his wife to let it free saying that IL would pro-
| baby cure itself. This was done, and nothing
more thought Of the bird until last Sunday, when,
| greatly 70 the surprise of the entire family the
! Identical bird made its appearance, entered the
house through the window, slighted on bis old
cage and suffered himself to be again placed
therein. The most singular feature Of the case,
/ thaf min had ANTI 10 Ito.x,