The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-07-19
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01z- The letter mail per steamship Caledonia ar
lived at our Post-office yesterday morning
THE TELEGRAPH THRoUGH.-We have the sat
sfaction of announcing that this city is now placed
n Geographic communication with the Eastern
,ities The first dispatch was received Yesterday
rom New York, dated at 10 O'Clock A. M. This
esrlt has been achieved in spite of the greatest
difficulties, and the public of New Orleans owe
lebt of gratitude to the enterprsing men who have
executed it. Time and space, as far as the tele-
gaph wires wires extend, is now almost annihllated
NJ The Lafayette Council did not meet last
evening" and no further meeting will take place
until the first of August next.
CENTENARY COLLEGE AT JACKSON, Lave
learn that the commencement exercises Of this in
stitution are to be held the 9th and 25th inst,
and that the literary societies ofthe college are to
be addressed by the Rev. w. A. Scott, ID. d., of I
this city.
~ In the foreign news published few days
since, il was stated that NJ. Beranger was candi-
date of the Orleans party for the Presidency OF
France. We then expressed belief that the per
son alluded TO was NJ. Berger. Our opinion has
been confirmed but we find that NJ Berger was not !
in reality himsefa candidate, having only declared
in favor of NJ Theirs. The following are the names
of the six candidates NH. De Lamartine, Theirs,
Marrast Prince Louis Napoleon Bonapare, Cen
Cayagnac and NJ Caussadier, late Project fPolice
n1s- We return thanks to the officers Of the Hi
nos for late river papers also to the California,
Cteole and Hecla.
THE GERMAN GAZETTE. - This is the title of a
new German paper Just started in this city, by Mr.
COIN. and edited by DIR. Weiner. 1t will advocate
the election of Cass and Butler, and as the Demo
cratic Germans have been for some time without an
exponent of their principles we have no doubt the
Gazette will be great acquisition TO Its party 1t
will doubtless be conducted with ability
MEDICAL ATTORNEYS. = By notice in the
Courier of last evening, we perceive that the Medl-
cal Board of the Eastern Department of Louisiana,
have appointed Messrs. L. J. Sigur and Sewer, At
torneys for the Board whose duty it shall be TO pro-
secute all those persons who practice as midwives
apothecares physicians, in contravention to law
~ Mai. Gen. Winfield Scott, Col. Bankhead
and Col Ward B. Burnett, were among the arrivals
al the United States Hotel, Philadelphia, on the
7th Col Harvey and family also sojourn at the
same house for few days
Ery- Judge SIdell, of this city, at the United
States Hotel Saratoga, on the 9th.
TR1ps TO EuRoPE-The Halifax papers state
that some thirty or forty of the passengers of the
steamship America from the Southern States.
bound on summer excursion to Europe, in place of
visiting Saratoga, the Falls of Niagara, &C., as
they usnaIlydo at this season.
rs Thursday, the 18th inst, was observed in
Charleston as day Of Thanksgiving
SOUTHERN MArL.-The Philadelphia American
SAYS a memorial is in circulation'among the mer-
chants, traders, aud others of the city Of Phadel-
pha," for signatures, urging upon Congress to IN
terfere for the correction of the confusion INTO which
the Postmaster General has thrown the great South
ern Mail, on the route between Baltimore and
Richmond.
OLYMPIc THEATRE-Look at the bill adver-
tised by the Manager of the Olympic. He offers
a challenge of $500 to any person who in any way
can compete with Mr.. John Dimond, the celebrated
negro dancer A look at the advertisement is full
value for the price of ticket.
THE MODEL ARTISTS This splendid troupe
will again appear this evening to their admiring
spectators Scenes from the classical, neurological
and modern epochs will be enacted. The enter
tainment takes place at SO St. Charles street.
o. fine lot of CLANS from Ship Island will
he served up in a g Webster Chowder at the
Holbrook Oyster Saloon, 81 st. Charles street, at
O'Clock This Evening.
The PLA1Ns-From Fort Mann we learn that
the paymaster Major Bryant with government
train of sixty wagons, together with several pieces
of artillery and some seventy mounted recruits,
7 18th
ult at Coon Creek Bottom, near Pawnee Folk, by
eight hundred or thousand Indians, who charged
within fifty yards of our forces, but retired hasly
on receiving the first fire. Several IQdlans were
killed. but only two were left on the held the re-
mainder having been conveyed from the llelu as
fast as they fell ReUeiUe l2th inst.
FRosT IN JUNE-The SteubenviIle Herald, of
the 2Ist ult. says: The house tops were covered
with frost yesterday morning-the air was cool,
and coal fires invited once more the social CIRCLE
THE CRops-The Lake Providence Republican
of the 18th says, that the cotton nthat section pre-
sents the appearance Of rather redundant growth
of weed. There is no shedding-no worms-the
stands are good-the ground generally in fair order,
and with drv weather, an early picking, and the
heaviest crop ever made in the Parish may be anti
eipated. The corn crop is generally, though not
universally, very fine.
OF AT Pittsburg, Ilth inst, there were SIX feet
water in the channel and on a stand.
The Hemp CRoP IN KENTUCKY.-A friend wrl-
ting TO u.s. says the Louisville Courier of the 10Th
inst, from Midway, Woodford county, under date
of the 18th inst, says in postscript;
g The crop of hemp in Scott, Fayette and Wood
ford is very inferior 1t is decidedly the worst crop
| have seen in the last twenty years.
RIVERS, ETC.-The Missouri river is reported
falling from Weston down, with some five and
half feet water in the channel The Illinois river
is falling at Peru, but still in fair navigable con
dition The Upper Mississippi river is reported
rising slowly, with two and half feet large on the
Lower Rapids At St Louis the river continues