The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-17

Correspondence of the Crescent.
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Correspondence OF the CFeSCent.
NEwYoRK, October 8, 1878.
E, Crescent Among The choice sights ofthose digging
few are prete than that of fine ship on fine day, dash
v entering departing from noble harboT! Isaw the
Hendrix Hudson up yesterday afternoon IN beautiful
TRIM and her decks swamng with passengers How plea
sanity thew must have been mpressed with their new home
those of them who emigatiHg here Almost every DAY
you can see these vessels coming in, with Their human car
goes and sometimes two three ships at once'' ne
weather still continues beautiful and it is said om the
country that the late rains have furnished additional graz
the cattle, which comes very welcOmeatter long
drought
Mr. Hecker German republican, who has suffered some
for free principles the Grand Duchy of Baden, was reeeY
ed complimentary here yesterday. New York, you know
opens her arms and gives treat to every viser OF the
least distinction; and like the practice Mr. Hecker re-
ceives his friends in the Governors to-day The
Taylor meeting of the New York Carmen at Vauxha last
night was a rouser indeed! David Paul Brown, w. H.
Seward and Ogden Hoffman held forth The Wings, al
least the prominent Ones generally falling into the lay
or ranks notice capital suggestion in one OF the clLy
papers that the line of Collins CO.. ships be named,
individually after Irving, Prescott, Bancroft and Bryant
Why great writers deserving Of such honor as
third rate politicians
During the last year there have been built in this city,
about 80 large sewers 30 piers, 1l5 streets, includ
ing which have been graded and paved OF the new
public and private edces ships, and numerous such like
enterprises, there could hardly be catalogue made We
shall soon wrap Harlem and Manhatanulle IN our mantle
besides stretching an arm Brooklyn, jersey City aud
atre but it up hill job there The audiences are slim
Mr. Lover sailed for home in the Europa the other day.
band of % musicians recent importation from Berlin are
giving concerts here Among the bOarders now at the As
House is Gen Haney. Military fame is, however, at
less grade in the public estimation here, than usual This
noticeable the theatres where the appearance OF the
biggest military characters attract no attention. Ihat
story going the rounds of the papers, (Om the Buffalo Com
mercal, about going the falls, smackS too
much of the penny-a liner 1t is very pretty story IT
stands but one has spare sympathy to eXpend these
days 1t is estimated by e. NJ the celebrated Brooklyn
weather-man who up all night watching the clouds and
thermometer that the rain of the late storm here fell to the
unusual depth Of "a inches Korth, BroOkyu) whose
have described in former letters has been pronounced
guilty, of assault with intent to murder and will in all pro-
liability receive pretty severe sentence The mails tor the
Acadia which left Boston the Sd inst, did not get in from
New York in time-ineluding the great Southern mail
| They will go out by the next steamer. MANHATTAN.
| -e%S
De- 1t is said that the suit of certain parties in
this city against their fashionable relatives, arising
out of a will alleged to have been unfairly dictated
settled by compromise which puts in the pockets
/ Of the compliments about $3OO,OOO
| The above from the New York Evening Post,
probably relates to the long contested suit of
of the heirs OF the late John Mason.
Mr.. BooTH-Mr. Booth is playing an engage
ment at St Louis. The ReveiIle says in Sir Giles
| he L" was in fine physique, and his genius scared
unshackled.''
+ The PRICE OF A KIss.-A young man in Fall
river was fined three dollars and costs for kissing
young lady in the street. The charge in Providence
is only dollar, by the last decision but perhaps
the Fall river damse was the prettiest which makes
all the difference.
.Os- They fine people IN Baltimore for playing
cards on Sunday.
| at 11o ny,
the 9th inst Mr.. Kelly was shot by Mr.. Ewing
the ball entered the throat, cutting off his tongue
and tearing away his under jaw. Mr.. X. is alive,
but death is inevitable.
o. The new steamship Cherokee, Capt. Lyon,
arrived at Savannah on Sunday week. in pas
sage of62 hours from NewYork Her performance
is highly spoken of
STEAMSHIP UNITED STATEs.-A letter from
Capt. Hacksaf says that she will sail on the 1lth
or 18th inst. from Southampton, and twenty of her
original passengers will return with her. Her re-
pairs have been made in the most thorough manner.
DUEL CONTEMPLATED Arrest On Wednes-
day, the Sd inst, at Upper Marlborough, Nd, a
quarrel took place between Thomas W. Clagett and
James Harper, Judge of the Orphans Court, in
which knives were drawn, but, upon the interior.
ence of friends an adjustment of difficulties wa
postponed. On the 9th it was understood that the
parties were in Washington. Upon the affidavit o
Mr. William Q. White to that effect and of a con
tempated hostile meeting-pr probably on the Virginia
shore-Capt Goddard issued warrants and placed
them in the hands of Officer Wollard. The former
gentleman was arrested at Browns Hotel, and duly
appeared before the Justice. Thomas F. Bowie
being sent for by the defe ndant, Immediately Oh
appearing was summoned as a witness by the magis
trate, and his evidence was conclusive that chal
lenge had passed from the defendant. Mr.. Claget
was accordingly held to bail in the sum Of $200t
to keep the peace, which was promptly entered
into by Mr.. Bowie. The other party, learning tina
the officer was about decamped from their quar-
tiers at the u. S. Hotel in double quick time.
d. Moreton A. StilIe, the wing candidate fol
Congress in the LIST district, Philadelphia was, OF
the 4th inst, brutality beaten by it is said, some
the partsans of Mr.. Levin.
d. A carmen's Taylor meeting in New Yorl
city on the 9Th inst, at Vauxhall Garden, the pa