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The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26
our Wharres and Lenaes.

1t affords us much pleasure to notice the improve
ments going on in front of our port Our neigh
bors of the First Municipality have extended and
Strengthened the wharf from Canal to Customhouse
street, and it is now the best wharf and evee COM
bned in the city for steamboat to land cargo of
cotton, tobacco or Western produce. The Second
Municipality is extending the ship-wharves into
deeper water, and, among other arrangements, are
preparing four additional wharves, which, when
completed, we learn, will be appropriated as follows
say three for NewYork packets, (embraeing the one
built last season. one for Philadelphia, and one for
Baltimore packets. This plan we consider de-
cided improvement on the old one, as by placing
the packets at certain wharves it greatly facilitates
the receiving and discharging of cargoes; and we
do not think the objection which we have heard
urged, Of its being monopoly for certain vessels
is a valid one--for how can it be monopoly where
all are accommodated and no one is injured there
by! As well might it be said that it was improper
to designate between a wharf for ship brig, or
a schooner.
The fatboat wharves, we believe, require little
or no work upon them this season, as much atten-
ton was paid to them last Summer and, through
the suggestions and energy of Alderman Gleason
with whom they are quite pet,) they were greatly
improved in every respect.
The steamboat wharves of this Municipality, as
also the levee, are being worked upon but, we
regret to say, the work upon the levee appears to
progress very slowly. The street between New
Levee and the river, under contract with Mr.. How
ward, is going on-at moderate gait, it is true
but the grading of the levee, it appears to U.S. al
most at " stand STILL The workmen upon it are
few and far between . and look as though they
had been Mesmerized with shoves in their hands
and this, too, at a season of the year when every
day is worth week at almost any other time
when our landing is almost without boat to inter-
fere with the prosecution of the work, and within
few weeks of the time when we must expect our
wharves to be crowded with steamboats,, and when
this work cannot go on to advantage. We allude
more particularly to that part of the levee from
Canal street to Poydras, which is so much needed
for boats running as packets in the cotton trade,
and whose business commences earlier than those
in the Western trade. There is more than suff-
cent amount of batture and ballast on this part of
the eyee to grade it to proper level to receive the
shells. When we reflect that our wharfage or levee
dues amount to more than one-third of all our reve
nue., it is TO be hoped that our worthy City Fathers
will look carefully to every thing calculated to
affect this source of our means to pay our debts.
We have written thus much from the interest we
feel in the subject and believing that the public
take much interest in it, particularly taxpayers
we shall resume it from time to time as we have
leisure
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26
TO A LADY.

Would thou be loved, and from the limpid spring
Of Hope and sweet Content taste only bliss,
Why, then attend, and listen while sing
The joys awakened by the nuptial kiss
That chase exchange ofseas cementng hearts that fling
Loves warm, dissOving mantle oer the zone
OF virgin purity when two hearts melt in onei
H.
Be frank in all things, even when you smile;
Real Love is born of Virtue and Esteem,
And perisheth when breathed upon by Guile;
Love s like fragile bark on some swift stream
That madly leaps shoas-nOw lashng rude pile
Of rock, on which, alas we often see
The bark mOumfu wreck that rock S Inconsistency
ILL.,
Let not the woman's Establishments combine
Their subtle witchenes to chain the man
Who gives his heart to thee man S not divine
Regard him well; and when his lips grow wan
From some fierce struggle in the heart, do not entwine
loves soft caresses round his wounded heart,
Nor weep but calmly counselthat s the womans part
".
Be gently resoute and know each care
His mind Il mean, your husband's,) may endure;
With modest daring urge all man should dare
To win again Contentment chaste and pure,
And give him still know thou 1T not less true than lar
And when his senses clOy on Beauty's breast,
Upon thy Minds Sublimer charms his eye VIII rest
Love thus, and Time will never bring decay
To Hopes sweet blossoms of the youthful heart;
Love thus and Passion never will betray
The heart to Grief-to Sorrows poisoned dart;
Love thus and in thy bosom ev'ry cheering ray
Of ev'ry blessing will steal in to light
The SOUL cen till from Earth to Heaven it takes its flight
RAMBLER.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

The MARKETHoUsE OF THE FIRST WARD, SEC
oND Observation-Disclosures has become of the
contraction building the Markethouse in the First
Ward! The time is fast approaching when il was
to have been finished, viz the lst of January next.
and as yet there has been nothing done except to
pave around the market place where it is to be To-
Gated the inner portion of which is still covered
with curb, gutter and paving stones, which it will
take some time to remove. We recollect the many
petitions sent into the Council at different times by
the residents of that part of city, and the great
efforts that were made to get il passed, and we
hope that after all this uptown friends are not
o be doomed again to disappointment
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

GA WREATH FOR ST. CRIsPIN This is
very pretty volume, the work of the Rev. John
Prince. 1t contains sketches of the most eminent
Shoemakers who have fourshed as public men, in
all the various professions for the past five hundred
years. The biographies of about twenty are given,
including several poems of the celebrated poets
Robert Bloomfield of England, and John G. Whit
tier of this country, both of whom were Shoema-
kers There is also honorable mention made of
about dozen more, among whom we notice the
name of the late venerable and lamented philan-
thropist, Benjamin Often of New York. The book
is got up in very good style, and adorned with
handsome engravngs of Bloomfield, Clifford, John
Pounds and his Ragged School, of England, and
John Augustus, the Boston philanthropst. As fur
nishing examples to young mechanics, Mr.. Prince
has done an excellent work in preparing this biogra
ply, and it should not fail to recommend itself to
the patronage of the whole laboring COMMUNE
ty.-BoStOn Investigator.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26
Northern and Western Markets.

NEWHORK, September 16-Flour, owing to local causes
and good CITY demand, somewhat irmer-Genesee find
Ing ready sale at g4l$6 and Western at Sl4( So
CoTnmeal brings 50 % Rye Flour is in good request
S4S4 lz5a There have been fair sales of Wheat, with
prices IN favor OF the buyer 5000 bushels Genesee sold
at 81 "a jersey yellow Corn sells at 6907Oc mixed, GOA
63c Oats are scarce at Rye is Provisions
hardly sustain the adyancemess Pork being heavy II so
($l2 g. and prime SO 75.. In Cotton there has been some
movement. Sales 800 bales at full rates
September 1916 MThe transactions in Cotton though
larger than Yesterdays do not indicate better feeling 900
bales sold Rice Is quiet, without change quotations
Sales of Genesee Flour at s. 87h Sugar firm.
PHILApELPHIA, September 16Our Flour market has set
tied down. in its decline fixed rates and thought for
the present. to have touched bottom the unfavor-
able advices from abroad affect it. The market opened
close of Change about 1900 bb disposed Of Corn
meal sells at s3GD$3 Is Rye Flour is s4..A good bust
has been done Wheat with sales of 900 bushels of
prime white at 23DSI 25. Corn has been rather active
but prices not well maintained Sales of Is 600 bushels
white and yelOwhe former az 60D63c, the latter at 80
Oats in good demand at 335c for which 10 GOO bush
els have been obtained. Rye is 70cbu the quotation is
PRIME 50 80 Whisky held 26c., but with sales
Cotton unchanged in price but with better feeling.
PITTsBURG, September 10 - Sales of Western Flour at
T5Ds4 S7&... There is a good demand for Wheat, but
Com neglected Oats steady Sales of Whisky at &c.
Rye-Flour sells at 81 70.
CINCINNATI September 15.-Sales of 500 bbs Western
Flour at O6l4Ds4 pa 1000 bbs at 81 TO be delivered
the 10th of October Sales of 400 bbls fair NewOeans
mes Pork al s1O and common at 49, Hams sell at 614c q
b; Sides Az Shoulders, 81 Lard in kegs held at 5ac
without sales Whisky ls43ls Sales Of Flaxssed
ct 70, y bushsli .Linssed on 5sf96S0. p gallon,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

ISSUE OF Bounty LAND WARRANTs.-The
Commissioner of the Public Lands having received
many letters complaining Of delay in the reception
of bounty land warrants, has addressed letter to
the editor of the Washington Union, from which
we gather the following facts: "That of the
40 900 regulars enlisted since the commencement
Of the Mexican war, 35 900 were probably entitled
to bounty lands, and of the $4,000 volunteers en-
rolled since that time 900 are also entitled to
them. So 10000 may be claimed of the Govern
ment OF these it may be that 10000 will not
press for warrants Immediately, and may not at ALL
After deducting the &c 1867 already issued from the
Pension Office, and duly registered III the Land
Office, there remains 1888 still to be issued.
Recently the number of clerks in the Pension
Office has been so increased as to enable them to
prepare and send to the Land Office 200 a day.
Thus, it will be about 3l9 working days, or some
thirteen or fourteen months, before the warrants
for which immediate demands are made will get
to his Office where he says they being registered
and sent out as fast as received"
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

The STEAMBOAT CoNCoRDIA.-The report OF
the Board of Engineers, selected to examine into
the causes of the disastrous explosion on board the
steamboat Concordia, will be found in another
column. The causes assigned are plausible, al
though, had the explosion arisen from the sudden
rush of water upon the Overheated hues, it would
seem reasonable that the catastrophe would have
happened sooner after the boat got under way. We
profess, however, TO be not over-skilled in these
matters; and all the facts will probably be elected
in the course of the legal examination, which we
understand is to take place.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

CoRREcTIoN.-- our report ofthe arrest of Mar
garet Osborne, yesterday through erroneous infor-
nation, we stated that Geo. W. McChristal had
been convicted as an accomplice of Margaret's in
stealing $500 from a boarder at the St Charles
Hotel, and that pending his trial he induced her to
marry him to incapacitate her from giving evidence
against him. The party convicted of completely
was ]. McCurran, and it was he also who became
the husband of Margaret Geo. W. McChristal
was also tried on charge of completely, but was
acQuitted,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

90 The U. S. ship-ofwar Vermont, recently
launched at Charlestown, was commenced in Sep
tember 1918, thirty years ago. She has 100 ports,
but is designed to carry only "a guns-some of the
ports being merely for the shifting guns. Her ex-
IRENE length is 234 feet; depth of hold, 81 feet
She went off in splendid style, in presence of an
immense concourse, gathered on all points from
which a view could be commanded, and in boats
fitting round about her. Robert J. Walker, Sec
rotary of the Treasury, was present
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

LARGE VERDICT.-The jury in the trial for SIAN
der, Carpenter Us. SheldOn,) at New York, on the
10Th inst, returned verdict in favor of plaintiff
for S9,375 This suit grew out of the Kidd salvage
humbug, Carpenter having been feeced out of his
last farthing ($150O0 thereby. In revenge for his
exposing the affair, Sheldon, it is alleged, made
slanderous charges against him.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

PERILoUs ACCIDENT AT BosToN.-On the 18th
inst as the passenger train of cars for Fall River
was about to cross the bridge to South Boston, the
engineer perceived that the draw was off, and gave
orders to back steam, but not in time to prevent the
engine, tender, and one baggage car, from being
precipated off the bridge into the water No lives
lost. A portion of the mail for the adjacent towns
were saturated with water,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

fw Cass and Butler CIub.-SIxTH WARD, SECOND
MUNICIPALITY Regular Weekly Meeting of the above
Club will be held at the Butler Hail. No. IS ST. Charles
street, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, Sept 81, at haEpust
o'clock lance Of the members Of the Club and OF
h the Ward requested The meeting will be ad
dressed by capable speakers of the Democratic Party
s26 ct THOS. }. BURhE, secretary
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

DEATH IN THE ToMBs. "A German, named
Diedrick Greenhausen, was on the 18th inst. found
at New York in the street, insensbe, and taken to
the tombs, where he soon after died. 1t was found
that his skull had been fractured.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

Do We perceive by a letter from Mr.. c. Ben-
venu, in last evenings Courier, that that gentle
man, representative from the parish of ST. Ber-
nard has declared his determination act in future
with the democrats. Mr.. Benvenu has hitherto
been attached to the wing party.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

% In Porto Rico the last of July all kinds of
American produce was very abundant and cheap,
and the produce of the island was hardly ever
known so plentiful as the present year. There was
scarcely enough sugar of the old crop left however,
for one cargo. The slaves were PERFECTLY nniet
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FOREIGN Missions
The board adjourned at Boston sine de- at O'clock
on the 18th inst. At different meetings the sum of
$4,000 was raised toward the debt of $6O 600
and it was expected that the balance would be
raised in the churches without affecting the regu-
lar income of the board The select committee, to
whom was referred Mr. Threats report on slavery
in the Choctaw and Cherokee Indian nations, lad
to the missionaries neutrality therein,) made
a report approving of Mr.. Threats letter, and re-
commencing that it be widely circulated. The
committee did not feel called upon to give an opin
ion on points of open controversy, but thought that
the subject might be safely left with the secretaries
of the board. The adoption of this report was OPP
posed by President Blanchard, who desired the
opinion of the board on the question of slavery in
these churches. :. No invitations having been ex-
tended to the board for its next place of annual
meeting, the selection was left to the prudential
committee.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

OF The New York and Philadelphia Telegraph
Company have abandoned the project of eOmmuni
eating by means of wires sunk in the river. They
have extended their line TO the Highlands, where
the wires can be suspended across the river at an
elevation Of 500 feet
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

CALIFORNIA AND OREGON MAILs.-Ohicial in
formation has been received ut the Postofice De-
partment, that the United States steam-packet
" California" built under contract with the Sec
rotary of the Navy, eventually for the service of
that department ofthe government, but in the mean
time to be employed in the transportation of the
mails, will leave New York for California and
Oregon Uia Cape Horn, on Monday, the I'd day of
October next Mail bags will be made up at New
York, to be forwarded by said steamer for Rio
Janeiro Valparaiso, and Callao also, for San Diego,
Santa Barbara, Monterey, and San Francisco
in California, and Astoria, in Oregon. The inland
and sea postage on all letters and newspapers, to be
forwarded by said packet for places not within the
territory of the United States, is to be prepaid at
the offices where mailed. The ship postage for sin
gle letters, not exceeding half an ounce, will be "a
cents to Rio Janero Valparaiso, Callao; and for
each newspaper, pamphlet, price current, cents.
In each case the regular inland postage to New
Yord is to be added. To Panama, each letter, as
aforesaid, will be rated at 80 cents; and to San
Diego, Santa Barbara, Monterey, San Francisco,
or Astoria, 40 cents, without any addition for in
land postage.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

REDUCTION OF RAILROAD FARE.-At meeting
of the several companies from Albany to Buffalo,
New York, it was resolved to reduce the fare from
Albany to Buffalo to SO Is, to take effect on the
LIST of January next
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

G~ We learn from the Charleston papers that
Gov. johnson, of South Carolina, is sufficiently
recovered from his late accident to walk about his
house on cructches. He will call the Legislature
together on the 9TH of November to cast the cleo
fnral VOTE Of the State
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

NAvAL-The U. S. steamer Vixen, Lieut. John
A. Winslow, commanding, arrived at Norfolk on
the 18th inst, from survey on the coast of Della
ware, and proceeded up to the Navy Yard. :. The
U. S. steamer fancy was at Malta on the 22d of
August
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

GRAIN FOR IRELAND.-The barque Georgia was
cleared yesterday by J. P. Whitney for Cork, with
nearly 10000 bushels of corn.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26
New Orleans Cattle Market.
Reported Daily for the Cresoentl

LAFAYETTE, Sept 25, 1s4s-The arrival of steamboat
load last night added little the stock hand that it
caused no decline in prices of Cattle We quOte-Beef Cat
tie. 4zG05c. ID; Hogs, 404lc. p ID; Sheep, 80 5O0$3
p head; Hay, s25f0s2S tom Oats, 3O0S5o p bushel;
Bran, 7Of0sOc p cwt Corn, 52056c. o bushel Oil Cake.
Al 3 nWt.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

OF The people of New York are recovering from
their state of agitation about the yellow fever
There were no new cases on Staten Island during
the week ending the 10Th inst,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

o. The steamship Falcon will defer her depart
ure until o'clock, Wednesday evening, the 9th
inst, instead of 10 O'clock A. NJ, the same day, as
advertised. This arrangement is made for the
greater convenience of shippers and passengers.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

Do We would call attention to the sale 10 be
made this morning at halfpast 10 O'Clock, by j. A.
Bonneval, at the Government Warehouse, Third
Municipality, on account of the United States, of
large lot Of Oats, Wagons, Serfboats, Water-bar-
rels, Wapgon-bows Coal, etc
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

o. DR.. Barbour of ST. Louis, reports in the Re-
publican of that city, that he has had among his
PATIENTS case of malignant Asiatic cholera, which
resulted in death.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

o. Mr.. Macready was to leave England for this
country on the 9th inst. He is announced at the
Broadway theatre, New York.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

A SHARK CAUGHT.-An immense shark, eight
feet two inches in length, was taken at Turkey
Point, Cecil county, Nd, on the 8th inst. This is
the largest shark which has ever been captured in
thosa WATERS
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

Gs- The steamboat Confidence which sunk lately
near Hamburg, on the Upper Mississippi, has beer
raised and brought to St. Louis.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

NAVAL SALE.-On the 18th of October the u S.
brgs Vesuvius and Etna, the schoOners Tampico,
Bonito and Mabonese, and the steamer Spitfre,
will be sold at public auction.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

MAKING RATHER Too FREE.-The NY. Even
ing Post published what purported to be the pro-
ceedings of a Free Soil meeting in Alexandria, Va.
The Gazette says 60 There has been no such
meeting here, and the Post has been grossly i'm
posed upon by some worthless fellow The names
introduced those, for the part, of some col
ored men residing here, associated with some of
our most respectable citizens
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

o. Governor Bissel, of Connecticut, at the last
accounts, was dangerously i'll.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

Of Illinois and Wisconsin lands, to the amount
of $1,000 acres, are to be sold, by order of the
Trustees of the Bank of the United States, at Phil
adeIphia on Sd October.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

GEN SMITH IN PHILADELPHIA.-The Philadel-
phians have received Gen. Smith in a most hospi-
table manner. as we learn from the following reso-
utions of the City Council, published in the Penn
sylvanan:
Whereas Councils have been informed that General Per-
sfor f. Smith is now on visit to the city of his birth and
the home of his youth; and Whereas it right that there
should be public manifestation Of the feelings Of pride with
which his tOwnsmen regard his career dsng has
uniformly been, by unsurpassed courage and conduct
Therg0re ResOtped That General Smith be invited to
meet the Select and Common Councils in the Hall OF indie
gsndence at Monday and that the use of the
Hall be rendered to him for the reception of his felowcit
zens generally.
RESOLVED, That when Councils adjourn they adjourn to
meet at Monday next for the purpose of proceed
to the Hall OF Independence to receive General Smith
that the Mayor and Recorder of the City Commissioners of
the adjoining districts the Officers and men who have served
in Mexico and the civil authorities of the City and County
and our fellow citizens generally be invited to attend, and
that committee of one member of each Council be ap-
pointed 70 make the necessary Arrangements.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26
Harmony Division No. Is Sick Visiting Committee

JAMES DARCY W. p of Chartres and Canal Streets
JOS. BENSON, W. A, Camp street. - ..--.-...-
GEO. A. HOBSON R. s. OF Camp and Duplansr seets
EDWD. A. HALL, +. s., Graver ttreet
W. S. STANSBERRY, st. st. Charles street.
CHAS FERGUSON, Washington street.
CHAS H. P SUBWAY PoeyaITe street, near Magazine street,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

AUCTION SALE.-MOrphy & Nevius sell this day
at 10 o'clock at No. 81 Magazine street, Groceries,
Provisions, Wines, Liquors, etc. See advertisement
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

o. In Washington, on the 10th inst, the resi-
dence of the Spanish minister was entered by bur-
glars and robbed of number of valuable articles.
The minister was absent with his family at the time
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26
THIRTY-FIRsT CoNGREss.-Twenty-th three men,
bers of the ThirtyFirst Congress have been already

Thus far the Wings have gained two members
and lost one compared with the present Congress.
We make no account of the vacancies in Vermont,
for they will no doubt be filled as at present, with
one Democrat and one Wing. After the first trial,
a plurality elects
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26

fS~ The Gght-draught steamer RlDGELEHa }. H. Love
master is now receiving freight the foot OF Cqstohoqse
street. and will positively leave WEDNESDAfy the S'u
iH So a. '''''- T. B. SMITH, 96 Magazine 81.