The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-11-30

FROM BRkzIL AND LA PLATA. - Advices have
been received from Rio de Janeiro 20 the 18th Of
September, and from Montevideo to the 18th
In the province of Cuxias, plans to disturb the
public peace had been discovered, and measures
taken to Illustrate them.
Sandry robberies and murders had taken place ::
on the 18th July Sr. Egidio Jose de Castro Laune
was assassnated in the Capital Of the province, in
a very cruel manner. This occurrence created
considerable excitement: the assassin was arrested.
A band of robbers attacked the house Of Col. V.
X. Pires, near Boaviagern, and robbed it, after
wounding him and his wife, and afterwards shot an
officer of justice.
Another murder was committed on the 30th June,
on the person Of r. Pereira de Silva, a Colonel Of
the National Guard, at Pianky, man of high
standing.
The British Packet. of Buenos Ayres, of the 9th
says, on the subject Of Mr.. Southern, English Pen-
potentiary, that it is expected that he is furnished
with sufficient powers TO effect his reception in that
city without farther trouble.
At Montevideo nothing of importance had trans.
PRED. Mr. Picoet d 'Hermillon, the Charge d At
flares for the King of Sardinia, and who was
also intrusted in aording assistance to the English
and French, had been ordered out of the country
by Gen. ROsas he was ordered on the 4th, but had
requested and obtained permission to remain few
days longer to enable him to conclude some private
business. 10 the north Of Buenos Ayres troops
were assembled, and it was asserted would go over
to Enirerios, and thence to the Banda Oriental.
Corriento had received orders to prepare number
o. An Indian School is in active and highly
successful operation in Onondaga County, N. Y.
The Syracuse Star has heightened article on the
subject from which we make the following extracts:
In the winter of 1916, a few individuals called
public meeting in Syracuse to adopt measures for
establishing school among the Onondaga Indians.
The subject was referred to the Legislature, which
not only granted the prayer of the petitioners, but
extended it to other Indian settlements in the State.
A sch0ol-house was erected the following sum
mer on the OnOndaga, CattaFaugus and 81. Regis
Reservations and schools commenced in them for
the instruction of Indian children. At Onondaga
the school has been continued without Interrupt
ton, and with the most gratifying results, The
services Of Rev. BOSNIAN Ingalls, for several years
a devoted and faithful Missionary at Onondaga and
Oneida, were secured.
The record shows that an average of sixty-one
have attended one hundred and eight days during
the term, and that the average monthly attendance
is forty. If all upon the roll could be induced to
attend the school regularly, the main difficulty
would soon be overcome; yet the improvement in
This respect is so evident that we may reasonably
hope for a model school in regard to attendance
Geography was introduced last June, and with
parents, seem to comprehend the design of maps
with great facility, and are much pleased with ae-
quiring the knowledge Of our country. In PEN
manshp and drawing as well as vocal music the
Indian pupils manifest very great proficiency; and
during the past summer neat church has been
erected near the schOol-house of ample dimensions
to accommodate five hundred individuals. With
the means of education and the influence of reli-
gon already secured to them, says the Star, may
we not hope that the once proud and powerful
Onondagas, the first nation among the iroqnOs, Will
attain great excellence in their social condition