The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-09
Mashington CORRESPONDENCE Of Crescent.

The srs.rE Yesterday had very spirited discussion upot
the question of appointing additional Judge for me Cr
cuit of Louisiana Mr. Downs advocated the appointment
and salary OF $780, He aided in his defence by MI
Badger. of n C Nh Westcott Of Florida and Mr. But
ler Of g. c. for the reason that the laws delay required
the addition Mr. Underwood, of KY, who warmly aayo
Gated the BILL put his defence upon the ground tlat New
Orleans had peculiar claims New Orleans was Inc gea
market of the Mississippi Valley for all the produe grown
in this Valley The present Judge who was there had more
TO do than one man could accomplish. Mr. Johnson, Of
La confirmed the fact that the present Judge was over
vhemed with business A new District needed, 1t was
said as well as Judge and that not for the interest Of
Louisiana, but for the whole West.
The BILL however, did not escape without opposition
Some feared the precedent and the frequency OF the app
cations for new Judges Mr. Dayton of n j. was one Of
these members He thought the Senate ought to be very
CAREFUL in regard to such applications. Mr. Iuney' oil
Tenn. urgent in his opposition, but was without
effect The bill passed and met general APPRECIATION
The Pacific Railroad bill killed in the Senate mex
expectedy to the mover Mr. Whitney who has been with
Others anticipating its passage. Mr.. Hale, of n H., de-
nounced the bill the most mOnsrOus proposition The
amount of land asked for in the bill was only 81 600
acres The bill was advocated by Mr. Niles who reported
it as Chairman of the Select Committee Mr.. Benton too,
opposed the BILL and with earnestness said was idle
to attempt this when Congress refusing Government
for her immense territory The Senator spoke unhandsOmey
and personally of Mr. Whitney, annoying members of
! Congress day after day and month after month.
The yrojet found a friend in Mr.. Bell, of Tenn He
knew that Mr. Whitney had explored 1900 miles the
route in which it proposed that the road should run
Mr. Benton only answered by denOuneng the more
and more and with threat that should pass while he
had seat the Senate In the next weeks could not
pass motion take up the bill laid upon the table
| Yeas rs, Nays 2l-a test vote.
The Committee of Conference the disputed points of
the Naval BILL settle these difficulties as follows They
agree that the spaton shall be four for the sailors
and received in lieu of money the option of the sailor
The difficulty in regard to Mdshpmen thus disposed of
putting the classes of II and AZ in the rank which they
entitled increasing the number Of Midshipmen thirteen
and providing that hereafter they shall be selected nearly
practical from each Of the Congressional districts of the
! Union.
The House have devoted long session to the Presidents
message Every thing done in the coolest manner consd-
eng the period of the session. and the fact that but
weeks are left for action In both Houses the calendars are
crowded upon bill upon BILL and resolutions and
bills without number The Senate showed good spirit yes
erday evening in passing twenty private bills from
the House.
Mr. Hannegan, of Ia, too, gave notice of attempt
to introduce bills for the government of the Territories
Of Oregon New Mexico and California.
The House Territorial Committee to-day sought for an
opportunity report the bills there prepared They propose
the WilmOt ProvisO, the appointment of Governor,
Legislature and Council and in Texas that he right of
suffrage shall be extended to all in the TertOneslndan
Africans, and the descendants of Africans excepted. The
question of boundary the majority OF the Committee propose
shall be as when the Province Of New Mexico part OF
the Mexican Republic This of course will be resisted by
those who claim that Texas embraces all the country the
east bank of the Rio Grande The many difficulties in
which the subject involved render very doubtful whether
any bill will pass before the adjournment. ORLEANS.
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DEAD SEA EXP EDITION - The United State
exploring party has returned to Jerusalem from its
expedition to the Dead Sea. This was the first &C.
casion on which boat was ever circumnavigated
around the Sea, and many of the stories once cur
rent have been proved to be fabulous. The expIor-
ers sounded the Sea- in all its parts to the depth of
500 fathoms and found the bottom covered with
crystaized salt The pestilential effects attributed
TO the waters turn out to be fabulous Ducks were
seen skimming over the surface, and cartridges
abounded along the shore. Nothing was seen of
the ruined cities which, according to old legends,
were visible in clear weather beneath the water.
1t should be source of great satisfaction to every
American that his country, although the most re-
mote was the first to explore this celebrated Sea.
Gs- All the diplomatic agents of the German |
courts are to be recalled in consequence of the dis
solution Of the German Diet, and they will be re-
placed by representative of the German empire or
natiOn to be appointed by the National Executive.
the Archduke John.
MISSIONARIES To CHINA-Rev. B. W. Whilden, !
of South Carolina, has been appointed Missionary |
to China, by the Southern Board of Foreign Mis- |
sions. Since the opening of the ports of China to /
foreigners, about 20 missionaries of different Pro-
testant Churches have enlisted in the work of |
evangelizing the 3O0,OOO,O0O in that Pagan Empire
DISPUTE SETTLED-The long pending dis
pute between the Boston Iron Co. and the Water
Power Co has at length been compromised by the
payment of Sl5O,0OO to Mr. F. C. Gray, who now
represents the former Company.
HEAVY FAILURE.-A West India house in Bos-
ton has failed for $4,000.
SERIOUS RAILROAD HCCIDENT.-The cars from
Philadelphia to New York We're detained till u
O'Clock the 2Sth ult., by first being thrown off the
track near Princeton, n. j., and then near Newark,
by running over man, supposed to be asleep, and
killing him. One leg was cut off near the body
and the other just above the knee.
MAIL RoBBERY.-The robbery of the U. S. Mail
at Ebensburg, Pa, has been confessed to by the
stage driver, who is in custody.
Mr.. CURTIS AGAM!-The Boston Transcript
questions the suspicious some of the New York press
have given utterance to, respecting this gentleman
1t says: Mr.. Curtis and his wife are now in this
city, at private boarding house, both of them be-
ing quite sick 1t does notseem at all probable that
if Mr.. Curtis is a defaulter he would be going back
to England, where transportation for fourteen years
would be punishment of his guilt
HARD RIDNG.-Cast iron cart saddles have been
invented by citizen Of Wilmington, Delaware
The LEAP OVER NIAGARA FALLs-We gave an
account the other day of boy named White, five
years old, being carried over Niagara Falls We
mad supposed that the force of the water would tear
he body to atoms. Such, however, was not the
2ase as the body has since been found floating near
Niagara township, 1t was in an entire state of
nudity, the clothes having been all torn off The
1ght arm was broken above the elbow, and the
orehead was crushed in
MORE BANK MANAGEMENT.-There are rumors
n the Ohio papers of trouble in the ITuskingum
Branch Bank at GAINESVILLE. 1t is reported that the I