The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-11

III behalf OF those who sealed their patriotic de-
ton with their lives
DEATH OF Mr.. BLACK.-A dispatch from Wa
1ngton, mentions the death of Mr.. Black, Meml
Der OF Congress from South Carolina.
SwIFT.-The John Hancock arrived here Ia
evening, making her passage from Louisville in 10
days and twenty hours. We are under obligation
TO her attentive officers for late Cincinnati, Loui
vile and Memphis papers.
Gs- Our thanks are due to the steamship Galve
ton Capt Crane. from Galveston, 9Th inst, for la
Texas papers.
RELIGIOUS Book IN VERSE; The Christia
Year Thoughts in Verse; etc. is the tile of st
riots book of poetry, published by Appleton, Ne,
York, and sent us by j. B. Steel, IA Camp stree
of this city Some idea of the run this boo
has had may be judged from the fact that the pres
ent is reprint from the hrty-first London edition
From texts of scripture, the prayers, etc. t,lrne
into versifcation the effort of the author is to di
rect the attention of his readers into serious chan
nels of thought appropriate to religious days.
TExAs.-We have received file of Galveston
and other Texas papers down to the 7th inst, bu
they contain not single item of interest to reader
here.
Of new weekly print, issued on Sunday, anC
called The World We Live In,'' has made its ap
pearance among the New Orleans periodicals. The
original articles show evidences of critical taste
and each number is embellished by spirited picto
rial design. We welcome the paper among oul
journals. II is published by NJ A. Andrieu IL Co.
CINCINNATI ELEcTIoN-The late municipal
election in Cincinnati has resulted in the choice OF
nineteen wings and eleven democrats.
ST. LOUIS ELEcTIoN.-We gather from the
Reveile of the 9Th inst, the following results of the
late St Louis city election: J. M. Krlm has been
elected Mayor by majority of 81 G. A. Hyde,
recorder; J. G. Barry, auditor; j. Lemon, regis
ter; A. NJ. Gardner, city attorney; and B. F Jen-
nings, city marshal-all democrats.
HE MISSISSIPPI AND IT'S TRIBUTARIEs.-The
Memphis Appeal of the 9th inst. says The Missis-
sipp is rising tremendously, and will in all proba-
bity be higher in few days than it has been this
season. The Ohio, the Wabash, the Illinois, the
Upper Mississippi, the Missouri, the Tennessee, the
Cumberland, the Hatche, and MANY other smaller
streams are said to be rising rapidly Our neigh
bors over in Arkansas will hardly COMPLAIN Of
dry times
% The river opposite here, says the Louisville
Courier of the 9TH inst is still receding Since our
last 1t has fallen eighteen or twenty inches, and
between eightor ten within the last twelve hours.
The pilots at dark last night, reported scant eight
feet on the falls The steamer Commodore Perry
arrived last evening from Cincinnati, drawing s.
ieet She will be compelled to tighten or 90 through
the canal.
A
OF Arkansas has appointed Major Scion Borand to
fill the vacancy in the U. S. Senate, caused bv the
resignation of Col Sewer.
6s> Forrest is to play an engagement at I,ouis.
VILE -'''''-
u The O'Reilley line is nroqressino b.,uoan
, rNilie ana NeWOrleans, and the post-hoes are
lug hoih NeWOrleans to within twenty miles of |
JACKSON 'ssissloian '''''N'
SEGARs.-Reader do YOU ever inbale tho ,o,,,,.
influence OF the fascinating weed Do YOU permit
INC current OF your thoughts to accompany the tide
OF smoke as it flows curling from YOUR Inns ? 10
you ever indulge in that luxury. a good segar, If
your answer be affirmative allow us to suoosst 70
you the precise place where Won can s,,sr,5 ,,o,r
smoking propenses whatever he vopr ,,sto II
You prefer the powerful Princine or ,h. III
Norma, Hanmore, of No % Excbanoe prna, -
suit you He has segars of every, br,na ~ l'
"oa' uel'e'ons haVor as we can testify from ex
perience. Our advice is-try them
LIE Formerly the seat &c ,,a
french kng was spelt " t-h-r-on-e:'' bpt since
the article was pitched out of the Tujleries, win
now, We write it l-hr-o-w-n.'' So save tho I,h.
Donkey. '''' ''''''
NEya |.
=, "'eu '''''es senate, on the mission to Rome
WI, =, N"'ilouh sad he had seen the English and
=, ie"'n Ilihs'ers draw their swords in the White
mouse on point of precedence He had ON ono
occasion TO consult MIR. Adams about the subject
:, was point OF great tenderness among Foreion
''e's"
. LORD JOHN RussELL.-We doubt The anthem.
:, y, 'ie statement, pnrporting to come from the
MORNING Star, extra, of the RESIGNATION or
horu 'ohh Russell, the British Premier.
,,.a a,oIhK'btE AccIDENT.-As the steamer RoJt;o
bridge ", Wifi; her chlmneys to pass under the
VI i,ge az llllamsport, on the Mononqa hal III; we
-; = ueGN hahd-who is said to have been mt
II n a at me tme-iell through the chimney ;.
ne' aan was so dreadfully burned that there ;o
io p'SS'oiil'y OF his recovery.-Pats5urs Despatch
KS Inc Rochester (N " American saws that
wheat IN mat Vicinity looks poorly The ,r., VEN,
Ter mas mad severe effect upon it
~ The Board of Aldermen of New yorl
Gently passed resolutions. with ons ,;rso,,,;,,a
voice. expressive OF sympathy with France IN ha-
ATE struggle. 'oe III i'ef
~ by census just taken, it is ascertaipsd H..
he population of Madison, Ia is but li,,ls ;f go
mort of Soo0-being an increase in two wears -
ibout 1000 or 30 per cent
new THEATRE IN BALTIMoRE-A new thao
re Is about 10 be erected in Baltimore, the Climsr
ayS' 1t is to be on the North East corner of
= iares and Market streets where the ballroom ;s
1t present Mrs. Howard is the lady manager.