davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

Mr.. CLAWS DEBTs.-The Louisville Journal os
late date, after stating that the passage in Gas
slus NJ. Cay's letter, in which he says to his distn
gulshed namesake, s. We pay our debts,' NAV NOS.
sibly refer to the political friends of Henry CLAW
goes on to remark
Whatever the intention of the remark NAV Il.
we are assured that Cassus NJ Clay did not cor w.
tribute dollar, and that the contributors. instsaa
OF being many in number, were only three. ali gan
tlemen OF vast wealth, and all living in disan.
States. An individual, commissioned bv tbosa
three gentlemen, visited Lexington, and witbo,
even seeing Mr.. Clay, ascerained the sum Of bis
Indebtedness in bank, paid the amount and do,
parted, no one in Lexington knowing who he was
whence he came, or whittier he went.
1t should be borne in mind, that the debts of
MIR. Clay, thus paid by his three aauent friends
were security debts and not the result of anv im'
prudence or misnanagement of his private affairs
He had abundant means to discharge them bv tba
sale of a part Of his, property, or he could bare
soon discharged them by the practice of his pro.
fession but his three generous friends chose to re
lieve him from the necessity either of selling nor
ton of his estate of resumng in his old age the
arduous practice of the law The relief was GRAZ,
to him, though to each of them the amount con-
tribued was trifie.''
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

FReM HAvANA.--Havana papers contain nothing
of importance except the drawing of the Royal
Lottery, which occurred on the 9Th inst The fol-
lowing are the principal prizes-the highest prize
of $50 900, was drawn by No. &c, 349; $4,000, by
34,O02; $4,000, by 30,446; $4,000, by 32,429;
Nos. 81 ,2S2, a. JOB, 26066, 81 25s drew prizes of
$1,000 respectively; and Nos. 142, 1902, 1851,
1856, q, 3O4 % l2l 90 PA "a 573, each ST. 600
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

THE RIvER.--The Mississippi is falling at the
hours, and is now more than ten feet lower than
wheni it threatened us with temporary desolation
about three weeks ago. Nothing to cause alarm
from the rivers above Us has been heard lately and
our planters have dismissed their dread of an over
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

REAL ESTATE AT AucTIoN-Ihis Day.-Beard,
Calhoun & Co. sell at Banks Arcade valuable i'm
proved and uninimproved real estate in the Second
Municipality See advertisement.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

BENEFIT OF THE GoDs.-Itwill be seen by rel
erence to the advertisement that 6 the Gods take
a benefit at the St. Charles Theatre, this ana TO-
morrow evening. Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, ba sac,
chus and Mars, have long enough been sllliopsa
by the moderns it is time that they had fair play
Give 'ern good benefit!
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

u The last Concorda Intelligencer says: The
crops look we'll in nearly every field in our neigh
borhood Some cold weather, lately, has caused
partial damage, but there has not been enough of it
to change the character Of the stand in the cotton
fields generally
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

WESTERN BANKs.--The New York Day Book,
of 9Th inst, speaks of the alarm about the Southern
Banks having subsidized, and says:
ssThe first suspensions of specie payment will be
by the Western banks-and against such result
our banks are preparing to defend themselves
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

ORLEANS THEATRE.-Madame Richers offers
very attractive bill for her benefit at this theatre
tonight; a new drama, and the third act of the
"Queen of Cyprus" will doubtless ensure to the
fair beneficiary full house, it being the last night
hut one of the season.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

NEW WHEAT.-A specimen of new wheat was
left at the office of the Montgomery Ala) Journal
on the 29th ult, fully ripe, to be harvested that
week if the weather was favorable
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

o. Small pox is destructive at Carlisle, Pa.
CT We have received, per ship Sias Holmes sup.
ply of FINE LINEN AND COTTON SHIRTS and Linen
Cotton DRAWERS. These goods got expressly for
and the best material and the best fl
guaranteed
Linen Suspenders, spring ends; .
Summer Cravats, pretty patterns;
Joinville Scarfs;
Silk Gloves, etc. etc.
Also variety of and pretty FANCY ARTICLES
GUINNESS g. BUSH
my9 6t2dp Dealers in Fancy and Toilet Articles IL Camp
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

THE WING NATIONAL CONFERENCE.-The COM
mttees charged with the preparations for the now
rapidly approaching National Convention, at Phil
adelphia, have secured the upper saloon of the Chi
nese Museum for its sittings The lower floor will
be devoted exclusively to the delegates and the ex-
tensive galleries to spectators.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

o. The Sarah Sands sailed puncpially on the
9Th inst, from New York, for Liverpool, with twen-
weight passengers, and $3.50. 500 in specie.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

o. "The Great West is the name of new
paper recently commenced at Cincinnati by Robin
son g. Jones. 1t is well filled with miscellaneous
matter.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

Rio GRANDE.-The Rio Grande river is again
down to its lowest stage, says the Natamoros Flag
of the 10th inst, and is represented by boats from
above as being in horrid condition for naviga-
-
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

STATE FAITH.-The few remaining States which
have hitherto made provision for the payment
Of the interest on their public debt, are, one by
one making preparations for wipng off the stain of
dishonor with which they have been sullied. At
the last session of the Legislature Of the State of
Michigan, provision was made for funding and
paying the interest, semi-annualy, on all the out
standing Indebtedness of the State
In the new constitution of Illinois, recently
adopted by large majority of the people of that
vote was taken, which requires a levy Of a two
mill tax to be applied exclusively to the payment of
the principal of the public debt, and irrepealabe
until the debt is extinguished. In an aggregate
vote of II 800 there majority in fay or of the
tax clause of 10, 400.
SUPPOSED MURDER AND ARsoN.-The Wash
ngton pa Press states that the morning of the
4th inst, the citizens in the neighborhood Of the
residence of Mr.. Charles Greer, on Rich Hills,
aroused from their slumbers by the appearance of
hire, and on reaching the spot found the residence
OF Mr. Greer wrapped in flames, and the bodies of
Mr. and Mrs. Greer, stretched upon their bed and
burnt 10 a cinder 1t is supposed that thsQd
couple had been murdered in their bed by some
demon in human form, in order to possess himself
OF MIR. ca money, and that after committing the
robbery, to cover the villany, had set fire to the
house,
o. About 5000 European immigrants arrived at
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

~, CoNGR Ess, May 6-The Senate held no session.
me House discussed the private calendar pro-
dueing nothing of interest.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

o. Senator A. P. Butler of South Carolina,
reached Charleston on the 10th inst. He was
called home by the serious illness of two of his
family
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

committee of the House of Representatives at Wash
mgton, to which the subject was referred, have re-
ported bill in favor of the project of Mr.. Whitney
for railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific
ocean. 1t is stated that all the members of the
committee were in favor of the project
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

o. The Governor of Virginia has demanded the
bodies of the three white men engaged in abduct-
ing the slaves from Washington; he says some of
the slaves We're Virginia property.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

FUNERAL OF MAJOR WEBSTER, AT BosToN.-
The Boston Courier of the 4th inst, says that the
funeral of the late Major Edward Webster took
place the preceding afternoon, according to previous
arrangement. The Boston regiment of light infan-
try, under command of Col. Thompson, accompa-
MED by the brigade band, did the escort duty; the
pail bearers were field officers of the regiment, and
civic and military procession, in which Were Off
GERS of the United States army and navy, preceded
the corpse. The coffin, which was drawn by four
black horses, had it plate of beaten silver, sent
from Mexico, surmounted by an American eagle in
silver, and bearing the inscription, Edward Web
ster, late Major of the First Regiment of Massachus
sets Infantry, died at San Angel, near the city of
Mexico, January %, 1646, aged % years." The
army horse of the deceased followed the body. The
procession proceeded to st. Paui's Church, in Ire
mont street, in the vaults of which the body was
deposited, and salutes of musketry from the light
infantry on the Common. The streets were thronged
throughout the whole line of the procession.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

o. Capt. Walker, a gallant officer of the U. s.
Army, who was dangerously wounded near the city
cars from Buffalo. He has been brought all the
way from Mexico in his bed, being too ill to sit
up. From NewOrleans, he passed up the Mississippi
and Ohio rivers from thence across to Lake Erie,
and from Buffalo in the cars. Capt. w. was accom-
panied, we understand, by the surgeon of his regi
ment.-A5any Evening Journal
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

S~>'>~S~~~~-~~~~--St
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, .4pra A. 1s4s.-The Com
% Change F Of Names % whom s % Of Jonas mas
Of Legislature l84 chapter authorized Joseph
@ G to no s & e Of s e s
heard the petitioner and having given the said Joseph Coy
ample opportunity be heard upon the several matters contained
the petition and having ,y duly the proofs exhibited
That the petitioner by the exercise OF his skill and industry die
wesved reputation for the manufacture of Piano Fores and for
Syed to ali pano-Fortes made by plate peculiar
and B @ ps his 5 ae a@d we pWs
and readily identified that change in this particular could
Joseph Coy Chckering then Joseph Bunnel Coy in the year 1876
petitioner with fac smie of the petitioners placed thereon
and these we're sold IN the city ct & " Inns mn
public exposure and escape the disgrace and penalty the au
redress apd o s the injury Which had BEEN caused to hn BUT
the thereafter of this Legislature, the said Coy under
which this committee have believe false a
toned, which authorized him take the name of Joseph Coy Chick
Joseph Coy Chicerng manufactured or caused
70 be and sold in imitation externally of
the Pian0Foes made by the petitioner and has placed thereon
words chickeng Boston, perfect resemblance of the
the said Joseph Coy ChckeTng that the the Legislature
referred to has given him the legal authority and right to make and
mark Pianos the manner above mentioned The Pianos so made
were IN fact inferior n quality to those the petitioner himself NAM,
] reputation ana INN OF the profits OF ms business
This entertain of said Coy
thus procuring authority to adopt the OF was to pro
initiating the Piano the petitioner Jonas Chcerng and
purpose. Regarding
tanning such authority and purpose which has been applied
fraud rights the injury and injustice
him. your that the of the
and, that they leave
the accompanying bIl.-For the Committee,
KIMBALL GIBSON.
COMMONWEALTH OF MAssAcHUsETTs-In the
thousand eight hundred and Act TO repeal
of Act change the OF the persons therein
toned passed the year thousand eight hundred and
forty-seyen.
enacted by Senate House Representatives Gen
assembled by authority Of the follows So
An Act change the Of the
passed the twentystx day Of April
Bunne Gov Joseph Coy Chckeng shall
and that the shall
as his only proper name, is hereby repealed
CHICKERING'S PIANO-FORTES
vT,HE PUBLIC will please take notice that Mr. HENRY
i PARSONS. "a CAMP STREET my -szzs..-
only agent for the sale of my Piano FoRTRs
in Louisiana and that instruments taken at SI n n
adding freight and insurance only Orders may be left for
any kind of instrument, and advance required until the
article is received and approved. j. CHICKERING.
myl6 33a Washington street, Boston,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

GENERAL CADwALADER' s REsIGNATIoN.-The
Washington correspondent of the New York Post,
under date of the 4th inst, says: g the Union
tradcts the rurnor of the resignation of Gen. Cad
walader. 1t is probably true, nevertheless. The
fact that the tender of the resignation of officer
in Mexico has not reached the office of the Adju-
tant General is proof that it has not been so ten
dered to the commanding General of the army
there"
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

The AUSTRIAN CoNsTITUTIoN-To an Ameri-
can it is amusing in the highest degree-or, rather,
it would be So if the subject did not involve wide
an amount of human interests-to read what are
called " constitutions and liberal ones, on the Eu-
ropean continent. There, for instance, is the new
constitution of Austria-the points of which We
present in our columns to-day. What burleAue
even of semi-berty it is! If our European friends
don't win greater gains than this, from all their
trouble, we shall almost think they might as well
have remained as they were.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

o. Capt. Higgins, of the ship Woodside, from
Liverpool, was arrested lately at New York, on
charge of having brought in his Vessel seven more
passengers than the law allows according to ton
mage. The penalty is $50 for each.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16
Arrivals at the Principal Hotels Yesterday.

ST: CHARLES HorELi-J Meaher, J M Foot Ga; J VII
son, Mass DIR Lawson, U s A; Wilson, Cini ID Cox,
Taylor La Stiles Miss; Gamble. Jr., Ala Ilaw.
kins, G WsHawkins Miss z Hawkins, Fla
VERANDAH HoTEL-y Hart Ga;sCol Myers Mo;
Barnet. Ohio; Beatee, Jr Ala; w Atwood, II 4 Met
calf G Kicks, c Chaisy, w c Fife, N y; ID Waiter
ston, Ga.
Planters HoTEL.--S N Crossman, w II Jordan Va
A A Rhodes, Mass; Levy, Ala.
HEwLETT's HoTEL.-P Deas; Ala; Leckies,
Owen, Beatey, La; ] Fisher, Ohio.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16
The Progress of Liberty.

In Austria Prussia Saxony, Bavaria, Belgium,
Sardinia, Naples, Rome, and some dozen other Of
the kingdoms and principalities of the continent
of Europe, the people have gained freedom OF
speech and of the press Freedom to think and
speak the thought-the first great step to emendng
progress, and ever improving changes. In England,
on the contrary, the Government has taken retro
grade march, and introduced into Parliament, and
of.course passed into law, a bill, to punish as
felony, by transportation, any thing which may be
spoken or printed which will tend to excite the
people and stir them up to sedition or rebellion
against the GovernmsAt. This is the model gov
eminent, which holds itself out to all the earth
an example of happy and well regulated liberty
There is scarcely fact connected with the past
history or present condition of Great Britain that
would not have a tendency to make the great mass
of the people dsssatfed with their present situation
and predispose them to rebel against the ruling
powers SO that, if the lawbe enforced in its spirit
it must operate in an universal suppression of the
truth. 1t must be admitted. that viewed in this
light, its enactments would not be inurionsly felt
by such journals as the Tines; Chronicle, Wilmer
q Smiths paper, and many others, which never
utter the truth while any thing else will answer
their purpose But though it will not seriously
affect this portion of the press still there are few
papers, and many intelligent, philanthropic and
earnest men, who may be made the victims of this
despotic and light banishing law. The few that
had the ability and the honesty to stand forth
against the wrongs and in behalf of the rights of
the people, will henceforth be forced into silence,
or will be made to suffer the punishment of the
vilest felon. Let it be known, that in happy, en-
lightened and free England it is at this day equally
criminal to steal sheep and tell the truth-and
that the man who would enlighten and elevate the
laboring classes must suffer the same doom with
the gentleman who picks your pocket or breaks
open your house-the reformer and burglar will
sail in the same ship to the same penal colony. Of
course, We have no right to complain. Merry Eng
land may regulate her own affairs in her own way,
and make herself right joyous over such bits of
capital fun as Sir Charles Grey's bill for the pro-
lection of the Government; but it seems a little
singular that the same individuals who turn up
their eyes in such pious horror at statute of
Louisiana, which makes tpenal to teach our slaves
to read and write, should applaud themselves on
the passage of such law, intended to keep some
millions of white slaves from knowledge of their
rights, and of the means to obtain them. This,
however, we suppose, is one of the concessions
which many of our good-natured countrymen
dream that the British Government will make to
the spirit of the age-one Of the boons which it will
wisely grant to the people-part of the great scheme
of wise and constitutional progress for which it is
noted and notable.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

Communicating the last five months 81
persons have been rescued from drowning-9i fires
discovered, and extinguished without aid from the
firemen-a full thousand lost children restored to
their parents-273 Stores etc found open and taken
care of-and 1880 dodgers accommodated in the
different wards, all by the municipal police of New
York citV
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

IMPROVEMENT IN LEGAL CoDEs.--It is CRAFTY
ing to behold the general desire for pruning the
verbiage of legal Codes. The Legislature of Viz.
g!nia, at its recent session, made complete revisa
of the criminal code of that State and by dvest.
ing it of the verbiage and formality with which it
was formerly enchanted and encountered, have re-.
duced the whole system to great planness and
brevity The Massachusetts RevisaI of 1886. was
the model the new code; but even that has been
improved upon by increased abbreviation.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

NORTHERN METHODIST CONFERENCE. - This
body, now in session at Pittsburg, has rejected
overtures made to it from the southern branch, for
fraternal relation, but will receive communications
on the subject The vote was 147 to9.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16
d. Small pox is destructive at Carlisle, Pa.

Of Martin, Hare, the abducter of Miss Fox, il
still in prison at New York.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16
w ashington Correspondence of Crescent.

wr,,oro,, NAV G. 1s4s
mi, v.. No.. &c DID,. pol1 has assumed an
;. l. o,od a, ;,s first introduction,
5 c t d1s IL sansta t.s besn engaged in an excl
On. ~ ~ 10y . LIZ ; If the country The
la ns - r ~. F; Relations looks the
-. ;,;. -. -: -. Va = ,sonorary measure but with
M .oaI ~ d. ~. IF tho Chairman that what tempo
an on ae pa IF what is said be of
no. h ,r;Il he the case and Mr. Hanne-'
,, Goat Britain has interfered, because arms
gu 81 hr;ra the old Tower Stamp and in posses
80 us ~ do; Mr. Davis of Miss however, spoiled
- -, storv wjtIythe remark that these old rover
~ ' o,v M factured by the British Government,
WI ~, ben Tins manufactured for long time past
IT. ~ snlaced by new and different pieces, the British
,mept having acted upon the principle SET lofth ny
a. a oreat Generals Cesar, Frederick ana Napoleon,
i. Eht arms and celebrity of motion, was the great
secret of military success These old arms had long ago been
abandoned and sod and thousands OF them Were to be
foupd in Central and all over South America
Mr. Hannegan thought however, even with this expana
ton there had been interference England, OF all the pow
es of Europe had succeeded in resisting interference and
uniting down disturbance in the present excited state OF Eu
rope She strong at home and all the time sought TO
extend her boundaries abroad Unless we put down our loot
against it, she would take possession of 1ucatan. Mr. H.
dwet much upon the Monroe doctrine of interference
the affairs of American; and stated that before Mr. Ad
had died. in long private interview with him. he had
been informed by Mr. A. that the passage in the Monroe
drawn upby himself No one knew this perhaps
knew that to be in the message at ALL untlt was
readn Cabinet C0unch Mr flanagan sustained tne aoc
trne with all the force he could muster so did MI ooe
and Mr.. Davis, both advocating the message oil the fes
dent though Mr. Davis placed upon the ground OF carry
ing out only military nght as ucatan was part Vi e
ico With whom we were at war His wish was 10 place
someo the Mexican troops In this province anu 10 replace
those i'll the old capitol OF Mexico and elsewhere IN the
country, by new troops.
Mr. Clayton thought this would De violating po'h 'ie
treaty and he armsice. The amstce SAID no new
should be sent into Mexico and that efe shoud De
suspension OF hosltes and that the aleu An
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

SINGULAR SUICIDE.-A man, apparently abou
60 years of age, was found hung to tree in the
woods near Paoli, Pa, on the 29th ult There was
found in his pocket slip of paper containing the
following words: s. When all is lost, when nothing
remains but despair, life is troublesome, and death
becomes duty CowEIl."
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

MEDAL FOR GENERAL TAyLoR.-The U. S.
Mint at Philadelphia has just completed the gold
medal for Gen. Taylor, ordered by the vote of Con-
gress 1t is neat, chaste, and appropriate, and cost
about seven hundred dollars. 1t has already been
forwarded to the Department
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

=. o. The population of Illinois is computed at
735, 900. Its production for the last year is thus
estimated; Wheat, 900 900 bushels Indian Corn,
SO 900 Goo the total amount of the real and person.
al property is set down in the tables at 1874 millions
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

o. About 5000 European immigrants arrived at
New York city on the 9th instant.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-16

WING CONVENTION OF GEoRGIA.-By the fol-
lowing dispatch, received by the Charleston Mer-
curry OF the 10th inst, it will be perceived that the
Wing Convention of Georgia has nominated Gen.
TAYLOR for the Prasidencv