The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-02

and now in Washington, the compliment ol a pun
lie dinner for his distinguished services III that ca
pacty He however, declines it, as he dld a SIM
liar tender from the authorities Of New York, IN
consequence of the poor state of his health.
REpUCTIoN OF THE NAvY.-A Board is now or
ganized in Washington it is said for the discharge
of four captains and four first and four second heu-
tenants from the marine service-the whole mum
her of men being now reduced to 1888, what II
was on the ID of March, 1847. The duty of the
Roard is TO examine the claims and services OF
each officer, and to ascertain who are the least
mertorious.
HAREAs CoRPUs-The New York Courts are
inst now much occupied with habeas corpus aPplI-
cations, nearly all Of which are from persons seek
ing discharge from me L. S. frigate Cumberland
on the ground of minority. Many rid themselves
Of other causes of Of dissatisfaction.
~ The mammoth steamship Great Britain Is
advertised to be sold at auction, in London, Oh
Monday, the llth Of September.
FAMILY OF THE FRENCH BANKER LAFITTE.-
II is stated that the wife and daughter OF Lailte,
the French banker, who hel ped Louis Philippe to
the throne of France arrived here Storage pas
sengers a few days since. They are said TO have
brought some valuable property with them, and
probably came in the seerage for the purpose OF
concealment-N Y. Mirror
~ Buwer is said to have received from Bentley
& Co, his publishers, fl6OO for his last novel,
Harold.
10 A work is announced as in press at Paris,
entitled History of the National Workshops" by
Emile Thomas, founder and director Of the Ma
tional Workshops.
BLACKBERRY Jana new recipe for making
this article was discovered in State street, Albany.
An Ox-cart rode over two large bushel baskets OF
b.ackberries, making precious mess of them.
NEwYoRK AGRICULTURAL STATE FART is
stated that the annual fair and show of the New
York State Society at Buffalo, the 5h 9th and 18th
of this month"; from present indications, will be the
most splendid exhibition ever held in the Union.
In addition to a large premium list for Newly ork,
there will be a large for competitors from other
States, and also Canada. The plan indicates ex-
tensve and costly preparations. Besides places
for the managers, ETC., there are poultry and pigeon
houses dairy, grain and seed halls, Horticultural
tents, small tents for editors refreshment rooms,
swine pens, sheep pens, etc. all enclosed within an
area of Is acres, by a fence feet high.
THE ALBANY FIRE.-We hear, says the Albany
Evening Journal, of no confirmation of the rumored
loss of ten or fifteen lives by the fire. Only two or
three are known to have persisted.
New YORK FIREMEN.-Two of the New York
fire companies went to Albany to aid in sub
DUNG the great fire.
NAvAI.-The report by telegraph lately, of the
arrival of the L. S ship Jamestown, at New York,
was incorrect. She left Madeira July ISL for the
Coast of Africa.
The L. 5. prize schooner Wasp, Lieut.. Com
manding Knox, - days from Laguna, arrived at
Philadelphia on the 2lst Ult
The slOop of war Portsmouth. now lying OIL the
Navy ard CharestOWn, Is ready for sea, and Will
sail with the first fair wind She will proceed dl-
rect to Porto Praya, and after passing one season
on the Coast of Africa, will finish her cruise in
the Mediterranean.
PITTsBURG FACToRIEs.-The Star Factory, at
Pittsburg, was to commence operations again on the
25th, under the ten hour system, but the wages OF
the operatives have been correspondingly reduced.
The Allegheny Company commenced operations on
the 23d ult; the operatives have agreed to work
twelve hours at former wages.
o. The ten hour bill which passed the Maine
Legislature, exempts agricultural and monthly Ia
borers from the effect Of the law, and does not 60
into operation until the Goth of April 1849 Many
of the papers enormously represent the bill to have
been killed IN the Senate.
G% Nearly two thousand emgrants arrived at
! the port of New York on the 23d ult.
PROFITS OF SHIPs.-The ship Merchant arrived
at Boston from New Orleans, had full cargo OF
! L. IL l.
to only SlO59 The expenses attendant upon get
ting The cargo on board at New Orleans and dis
charging it in Boston, cannot be less than $1,000.
Then to this must be added interest on the value OF
the ship insurance, and depreciation by age, wear
and tear.-Ne1Cb,Typor Herald.
SALEM Iron FoUNDERY.-The large iron foun-
derry store house, grst-mill, etc. etc, belonging to
Thomas F. Lambson, at Salem, n j., has been sold
! for $4,000, and was purchased by Henry Freas.
| The property is valued at from Sl5,0G0 to $4,000
! POISONING AT SECOND HAND.-The Calais Me
Advertiser gives singular account of the poison
ing of a family of eight persons, in that town, a
short time since. The house being infested with
rats, quantity of poison arsenic, we suppose, was
prepared to destroy them. The rats ate the arsenic
and feeling very thirsty under its burning opera
tons, ran to the WATERFALL The poison was COM
municated to the water, and the family made use
of it the next daV. The whole of them were taken
sick, but fortunately the drug too much diluted
to produce any fatal effects. by the aid of ply
stefan they were relieved from all danger.
~ There was a row in Pitsburg, on the 2lst
ult. Several persons were injured, and one man
! had his ribs broken.
DEATH IN A STATE PRIsoN-William Parkin.
son, one of the Poughkeepsie Bank robbers, died
in the New York State prison, lately, of the cpl
demic at present prevailing there. The deceased
was about 40 years DID, and formerly kept an ex,
tensiye picture and lo2kmg-glass store in William
| street, New York.
! JEALOUSY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.-A CIR
! of the town, in Boston, named Lauretta Franklin
attempted to kill another girl of the same class
named Mary Jane Kimball, on the Dist ult., by in
! ficting several severe wounds upon her person
with bowie knife. They were Jealous it seems
! concerning snmp man and fins met in the street