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

the wings Tie consistent, WHY army
viii, of course, return the compliment.
have for you. The crops are somewhat cloked
with grass consequence OF the ncesSant rains but every
thing looks thrifty. The Stae.hOuse progressing again
slowly. The IT, e Barracks have been repaired, and are
ready together with the beautiful Camp Harney back on
the COme, receive two three hundred more Invalid
soldiers Notwithstanding the rains the Camp has proved
to be remarkably healthy shown by the rapid improve
OF the COnvaesCen who there. There are about
two hundred and fifty soldiers here at this time. Our new
hotels advanced allow OF grand ball being held
in saloon the Fourth. Mr. Thorpe the artlst,
engaged on portrait OF Dr. B. + Harvey Surgeon, .A.
The citizens Baton Rouge wishing tender the Doctor
some token Of their affection got up subscription to
his Notwithstanding the to 81 each to afford
opportunity t,F possible 10 Participate Dr.
amey has been stationed here Tor years during which
time he has endeared himself citizens by his numerous
kind and benevolent Thorpe Is spreading himself
this picture and will feel cckent turn out an accu-
rate likeness and 4 line painting. The portrait is to be
placed in the principal hall OF the Hotel Thorpe Iscer
tanly OF his profession and wish him the success
he desenes-that is want him TO him make money by
hs abOB.
There can think of nothing more write about: in
truth all have scrubbed don't amount 10 muCh-but Il
have spoken" louEs truly, lNcoGNro.
The WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT
Nearly $4,000 have been already received towards
the erection of the National Washington Monument
at Washington. 1t is contemplated to rear this
structure, eventually, to the height Of 500 feet
o. The anniversary of ST. John the Baptist, on
the 24th ult, was celebrated by the MasOns through
out the country
o. The editor Of the Boston Bee calls the New
York Bermuda expedition farce to which the
New York Star replies, that he would not think it
farce if he joined it,
SHORT SEssIoN.-The Legislature of New Hamp-
shire adjourned on the 24th ut, after session of
fifteen days. Among the acts passed were three
for the incorporation Of Banks.
BRITISH TyRANNY-The latest act to exaspe-
rate the people of Ireland, has been the refusal Of
the Lord Chancellor TO admit MIR. Duane and Dr.
Gray, the Freemans Journal to the profession of
the law, Jor which their talents emnently entitle
them,) because they were repealers.
u A letter from Liverpool says the general
feeling among EngIishmen i'll regard to Ireland, is
give her up"
MoNuMENr-A beautiful granite obet1sk was
erected on the 23d ult,, at West Cambridge, Mass,
in memory of twelve American citizens who We're
slain by the British, April 10, ITS, and were all
buried III one common grave.
The MODERN JACK SHEPPARD.-Frank Hughes
of Philadelphia, has been sentenced to the penten
tiary three years, for burglary. He is supposed to
be the young villain who wrote his cognomen,
. Jack Sheppard, in chalk, upon the walls of the
numerous houses he robbed during the past two
years.
New CoDE.-The new code Of procedure went
into effect in New York last week-according to
which executions on debtors property will hereafter
| issue Immediately on the entering up of Judgment
The REsTELL CAsE.-The Court of Appeals at
New Yorl have affirmed the judgment of the Court
of Sessions in the case Of the Infamous Madame
Restell, sentencing her to twelve months mprson-
rnent in the Penitentary; and further ordered that
hersentence take place from the date of the first de-
cision. Thus the seven months of litigation have
been of no avail to her
Ers- Meetings are being held in various parts of
England, implying the necessity of a reduction of
expenditure and taxation, though adherng to the
form Of government.
~ Among the rgcent deaths in England, we
see announced that Mrs Anderson, once known as
the beautiful Josephine BartoIozzi, who died on the
ISL HIST, Vi JtIoll, at Tic aye VI
EmIGRANTs.-The number of emigrants who
arrived at NewYork on the oath was 507, gene
rally of the better class, who brought with the2
1920 900 in specie. So says the NewYork Sun.
A New CHURcu-The corner stone of a new
Episcopal Church, to be called the Church of St.
John the Baptist, was laid in NewYork On the 9th
by the Ri. Rev. Bishop Delaney.
~ The Dublin Nation publishes list of sub
scrptons for the support of NTitches family: they
already amount to between E6O0 and E7O0
o. The outlay upon the steamships America,
Niagara, and the new class Of Royal Mail steam
ers has been very great their engines alone costing
fl5,O0O each.
BEQUEsTs BY SELF-MURDERER.-Th young
man, Edward B. Phillips, whose suicide at Brattle-
boro', Vt, we noticed some days SINCE bequeathed
to Harvard University, for the purposes of an OBJ
servatory, the sum of $1,000 He also bequeathed
several other large sums to his collegiate associates
Mr.. P possessed fortune of about 100000
% James H. Smith and j. NJ. Stark were both
suffocated by foul air, in well, at Milwaukee.
ACCIDENT IN BosToN the oath inst, part
of a block of buildings in Boston, known Dear
horns Block settled, and portion fell to the earth
with a tremendous crash. There were about thirty
persons in the building five Of whom We're injured
one gentleman named Cragin so seriously that it is
thought he will not recover.
CONFLICT WITH RoBBERs-The Arkansas In
telligencer of the 1st INST says:
On Saturday last Mr. John Latta, Deputy Mar
| shall. with company of men, surrounded the noto-
rious outlaw, Matt. Gerring, at the house of Ellis
/ Starr, near Evansville Gerring attempted to es-
4 cape, when he was fred upon and killed. Eleven
/ balls entered his body. On Sunday morning a
party Of about 60 Indians came upon Big Neck El.
| lis Starr, at the house Of Dr. Sloane, and killed
1 hum. On the evening Of The same day the same
4 company killed Wash Starr, and they are IN pur-
/ suit Of others Of the same gang. These were all
notorious outlaws. They had committed mnnme-
/ rable crimes on both sides of the line, and We're
I refugees from the laws of Arkansas and the Cher0
kee Nation. Gerring was white man the STAIRS
j were mixed blood Cherokees. The notorious Tom
Starr Is still ~ arge and we will never have anIel