The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-31

An eminent physician has "come down on''
gympasiums, or at least upon the promiscuous e;
dugence in all sorts of gymnastic exercises hv al
sofs OF people, without reference to indyiduaIa'
wants and peculiarities. He says that the energy
put n,9 tne development Of the muscles, defrsuds
the brain OF vitality that man who Is To live hv
the use Of his brains must develop them. and let
the muscles take care Of themselyes-oniv beir o
careful to take sufficient open air exercise to kee
himself In good health. ''P
letter from Madrid in the Liberte gives some
accounts of discovered vauables. which are curi
Gus, II true: . On the first VS. of the Cadiz re-
voluton the intendents of the palace. il Ia said
took possession OF the jewels belonging to the
crown. Only IL 100000 in Spanish stoct 49,,
$4,000 francs in coin had been discova,eS vSau
mere were accidentally found, in loft. The crown
tne scepter, and some minor Jewels. vbjch n 49,
sIusnI, . Is reported, to abstract, Thera vers
also found in loft in o new cnarter - W.ss;1
hftyone cases containing jeyes ana ~ maallp'
1eets belonging to N. Gonza tales Bravo. or AZ Last
declared to be his. Finally, at the moment whor
ns pr,e d o. me capel royal Of Atocha was about
With ,he 70 they arrested him and deposited
",,be ~. osntral junta the jewels and ornaments
VI .ns 'rgin of Atocha, of great value, and which
ne was about to carry off, ''''A
| boy in Lisbon, Me-, recently to "break NM q
setting hen, set her nest in the hay-mow on fire.
IL not only broke the hens business, but cem.
peiled the family to break up housekeeping quite
suddenly. destroying hens nest, house. barn. ont.
Dnieings, farming utensils. and all the summers
crop CROP NO insurance: The place belonged to
mus ieit with nothing but his bare farm to COM
mence life anew, says the Lewiston Journal.
complaints are sometimes made by business
men as to charges made for advertising. The fol.
lowing are the H. les in New York: In fbe New
L ork Tribune, twenty-five cents per line for each
insertion; eighth page, thirty cents per lne Bust.
ness notice. fourth page. sixty cents per line for
each Insertion Fancy type and cuts are charged
double rates for space occupied. In the Weekly
tribune the rates are two dollars per line for each
insertion and three dollars per line for announce.
hnp Narr l.
same rates with the exception of the Herald
which is fifty cents higher. The business men Of |
new YORK all advertise extensively and consider |
even these rates cheap. Compare these rates |
cities 49, SAS1
During the past two months, large numbers of
,hose who went out as immigrants to California
have returned, and the statements they have made
are Important. They did not come back because
they could not get employment, bat because thew
couid not compete with the Chinese who had ar.
rived and who were constantly arriving and were
willing to live wretchedly and work for mere
srlne per day. Besides, they found that. outside
san Francisco, those things which Contribute 10
make existence priced, were so meager that the
amount OF wages, salary or other inducements
held out would not compensate for the condition
which had to be endured.
=, The Troy Press has this item as illustrative of
The Radical system Of taxation with which the |
country is blest, and which the leaders of that
party are seeking to perpetuate "a gentleman
h |
hundred and twenty thousand dollars in govern.
nent bonds. neighbor of his owns farm worth |
eight thousand dollars and has no other property
. SPEAK or. Last year new school house was
Who was worth only eight thousand dollars was |
axed four times as much as the rich bondholder
Tas.n
distressed "man and brotherr writes to the
1efdlsn Mercury about scrape that friend OF |
he same color has got into. He fred at a sonirrei
ltnng on log, but just as he pulled trigger a biz
log that was roofing behind the log put his head J
Z Sna teee wed the whole Load which killed MIN
" De rale trufe," but the rebel white folks took
Ieorge up for it, and put him in jail. great
nssny such accidents happen these days.
Mrs. Mary Rogers, consort Of the late Col limo.
by Rogers, died at her residence in Monroe conn.
y MISS, on the sd inst, aged 70 years 10 months
nd 20 days. She was the mother of Hon. Frank
ogers, who, after having presided with dstino.
Fde egn5 years as circuit judge, fell bravely
and of the heroic William p Rog.
rs colonel OF the I'd Texas regiment who perish. | W
. at Corlnth, winning from his enemies the title
" the bravest of the brave.r -
ln prison, at Bourges, France, is a man. aged
oout iorty years, who has never done a davis |
orK, and is now undergoing his eighth sentence | =
y begging. He has tattooed on his right arm
lis summary of his view of existence d" The Past
rs deceived me; the Present torments me: the
uture terrifes men
No one should indulge in such horrid auticipa. =,
JUS % VIC ueu-peckeu husband said when the |
arson told him be would be joined to his wife In
iotner word, never to separate from her. PAR.
bject again. VIC an
novel work is now going on in one Of the | II,
oms OF the treasury department. Ii will be re- Ca
emDered mat nearly two years ago the Adams | or
Hpress Company lost a safe containing s2O4 600 SUI
the burning of the steamer joseph Carter on | en-
mississippi river. The wreckers reaovered | viz
ssle some months since, and received one. | fro
lTd OF the par value of its contents for their
rvices. The Express Company then Forwarded | nh
to the treasury department, and Gen. simmer br
ranged TO have the contents examined identi- | III
O, and arranged for redemption, the Express pc,
mpany paying all expenses. To this end three ! 49,
thenost accomplished and expertlady clerks of :
department have been detailed for the examina |
d: III was work requiring rare skill and won.
rinl patience. The contents were Composed of r
sl tenders, fractional currency and national -
ok notes, all more or less charred and burned
ne 10 perfect cinder; yet these ladies' identity
Ies and pieces OF notes which are devoid of any
&c OF their original imprint, save the indenta.
Y IeIt upon the surface of the paper by the
ss Drought again into relief by the action of Lui
and water. The work of Examination has 90
IN IN progress about one MONTH and $50 OO0 | ~
re been identified. 1t will take nearly six months
complete it.
letter from Young soldier of the federal
~ at camp Crittenden, Mississippi. savs:
le 1--we On the fat Of the land. ANY sheen. +
g, green corn, potatoes, calves, etc. which =.
not Know the countersign, are taken prison. ~ =,
and, II they do not take the oath of ala. T.
ice 10 the government, they are Immediately
to DEATH"