The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-12-07

pointed by the Governor.
NORM CAROLINA LEGISLATORS. We an
nOuneed that a few days ago the House of Commons
Of this State had succeeded in eleeting Speaker.
From the Fayetteville Observer we learn that the
political squabbIe in the Senate has finally term-
mated, by the election of Calvin Graves, of Cas-
well. the Democratic candidate for Speaker. This
result finally brought about by the adoption Of
the following Preamble and Resolutions viz:
seHa boa d Is Rs Of s s.g eag a5 s The
the important object m ely be effected without
Resided is That the Speaker be given the Demo
Resolgsd I'd That the present Clerks of the Senate be
retained.
according 70 Tie rules of the last sessonthe Wing party
have at least ihEse Gut Of the seven each Committee
Resofrsd 4th If the Wings al time darng the
ioa desire 70 increase the nnmbeF the Committee
Privileges and Elections, they shall be liberty on notion
Rssolred, 9Th. That IN all cases of tie in the Committee
on PHvegeS and Elections each half shall be liberty to
ate io its action.
Alter these resolutions were passed, several
amendments having been rejected, the name of Col.
Joyner was Withdrawn, and Mr. Graves received
Al votes several members refusing to vote at ALL
MOBILE MUNICIPAL ELEcrIoN.-The Munici-
pal election Of Mobile was held on the 4th inst,
and created quite as much interest, says the Til
bune, as did the Presidential election. The result
may Be briefly told, as follows: wing Mayor,
eight wing Aldermen out Of the fourteen. and the
entire wing Council ticket. The party feeling was
mainly confined TO the Mayors election. McAIpin,
ii will be seen. came very near being successful,
but to philosopher miss is good as a mile. %
He has capital minority to gain on.
Aglorlties for LangdoH, t1Dkig. First Ward, 81;
Second Ward, 81 Third Ward, 43; Fourth Ward,
23-TotaL, l62.
Majorites for McAlpin, democratic y Fifth
Ward, 96; Sixth Ward, AZ Seventh, s.-Total, ISL
Aldermen Elected - First Ward, ]. Scott. c. E.
Parrish; Second Ward, J. Reid, Jr,s NJ. S. Char
lock- Third Ward. 10. Clement, E. Chedsev;
Fourth Ward, G. Yule, J. s. Roulston Fifth
Ward, 7. Megonegal,* N. Hines = Sixth Ward, S
J. Jones, H. SieinbeFg; Seventh Ward, S. B. North
o. A. Cleveland
Langdon's majority, (errOrs excepted,) is eleven.
Il was not positively certain that the whole wing
ticket for Common Council is elected, but it was
quite probable.
The names of the democrats marked with an asteIis
The Rev. C. P. CLARKE.-The report in one
Of the Lafayette Papers yesterday morning, an
nouncIng the illness Of this gentleman from an
al'ack Of smallpox, is entirely unfounded. We
are happy to learn that his health is good and that
ms friends alarmed by the report, on visiting his
mouse yesterday, were gratied to find that he was
absent and engaged, as is his won't in the Chris
nan duty OF visiting the members of his flock.
PATENT OFFICE REPORr.-Aecording tn the
report Of the Patent Office, the number Of patents
issued in lS47, is 572, including Il reissues adj.
ditional Improvements and 60 designs The receints
Of the office amount 10 $50 III 49, the expenses 10
s4l, S7S 30, leaving balance Of S2T242 81. The |
whole amount now standing TO the credit of the /
Patent Office Fund is s207, 747 The whole num-
Der OF patented inventions belonging to agriculture
is 2,O43
% The planters of this parish, says the Ibervie
Democrat OF the I'd, are nearly through grinding /
we learn that the sugar crop viii be quite small,
the same ground yielding only about two-thirds as
much as last year. We have had some heavy
irosis, but the cane is still uninjured
THE SUPPLY OF FLoUR.-The quantity of flour
EFF Al Underwater on the Hudson, from the open
ng Of navigation to the close Of the third week Of
November, 1873, tinclnding the cargoes Of wheat
edneed into four IS less By lO5I I27 barrels Than
he amount that reached Underwater in the same
'eriod last year.
~ The most singular apple on record is that
Mentioned in Scripture, which was not only the
inst apple, bat turned Out the first pear.
~ The London Economist utters The following
emaFk, somewhat at variance with The impressions
low prevailing in consequences Of the last news:
The entire loss Of the potato crop over the whole
ingdom, and the most detective wheat eron We
ave had since 1883, in England, he American ex-
hanges down to l07. are all pFemanitorv symptoms
which il VIII be well TO bear in mind