The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-07

NEwi YORK VOLUNTEERS REcEPTIoN.--The re-
turned volunteers bad public reception, and a
presentation of medals, in NewYork, on the 9th.
The city authorities escorted them up from Fort
Hamilton, and there was an imposing military dis
play, amid enthusiastic cheers, waving of handker-
chiefs, and flying of flags. After the presentation
OF the medalsat Castle Garden, the attered stand
ard of the regiment returned to the corporation.
who originally presented it. There are about $50
volunteers, or one-third of their original number
Gs- The Massachusetts volunteers received about
fifty dollars apiece on being discharged, besides
their land scrip.
ARRIVAL OF REGULARS AT NEW YoRK.-Tbe
transport ship America, Drum, arrived at New
York on the 9th nit. from this city, with six COM
panies Of the 18th Regiment U. s. Infantry, under
the command of Maj s. Pitcher. The brig Winth-
rop also arrived the same day, having on board SO
ofthe I'd Regiment u S. Infantry, belonging to Capt.
Dnncan's battery, under command of Lieut.. Hunt.
The ONLY ONE.-The citizens of Waynesburg,
Greene county, Pa. turned out en- naasSe to receive
the only surviving volunteer from that county, on
his return from the war. He was welcomed with
music, and addressed on the part of the citizens
by L. L. Minor.
Or Acting Governor Johnson of Pennsylvania,
has selected as his Secretary of State, Townsend
Haines, of Chester county.
~ We are happy TO see, (says the National In
fellgencer that measures are about to be taken to
Me National Institute, which has so long lain
donnanf to activity and usefulness.
o. MEs Lofin Haven was ordained missionary
TO China b the Presbytery of Utica n Y, July 13
OF The health of New York, during the past
July, has been better than for the last four years,
and the suddHn aeaths are not half so numerous as
last summer
BANK MANAGER ARREsTED.-The investigation
going on az the Canal Bank, Albany, has led to the
arrest of Theodore Olcott of that city, who was
liberated on bail The charge against Mr.. Olcott
is IN some way connected with loans granted 10 Mr..
Croswell, of tie Argus, whose Indebtedness to the
Bank, the Atlas says, has risen to 100000.
o. Col. Fremont ~ resolution of the Senate,
is to have IS a day while engaged in making map
of Oregon, &c.
SUsPIcIoUs.-A Key West correspondent of a
New York paper, writing under date of 18th ult,
states that since the master Bray of the brig
Benjamin Litchfeld, wrecked in that vicinity
left this place, it has BEEN discovered by some of
expert divers that she was bored having one or
augur holes under her counter They have
given afidavits to that effect, which will be for
warded to the office in Maine where she is said to
he insured
DE- The telegraph wires, covered with gutta
percha, have been relad at the bottom of the North
River from Jersey City to New York, and are work
ing we'll
Gs- The Baltimore and Wheeling telegraph line
will be in operation as far as Frederick, in a few
days from this time.
COMMERCE. OF BALTIMoRE.-The number of
vessels in the port of Baltimore, on the 2sth, ex-
elusive of bay craft, was as follows: ships a.
harks %, brgs "a, schooners 35-total 1O8.
Hs- A saddle cloth which the Turkish Sultan re-
Gently presented to the Pope is embroidered with
pearls and diamonds, and is estimated to be worth
at least fl5,000.
CoLoRED GOVERNORS The new Governors of
the Islands of Martinique and Guadaloupe sent out
by the French goyernment. persons of color.
LARGE PAYMENTs Within the last two or
three years, and chiefly within the last eighteen
months, New York city has actually paid some
thing like seven millions of dollars in the shape of
railroad insalments.
CouNTERFEIT ColNs.-C Counterfeit ten-cent pie
ces seem to be quite abundant in Boston. Coun-
terfeit haleages are also said to be in the market
in great number they are made of copper, gal
yanised with gold.
INGENIOUS "A locomotive saw-mill has been at
tached TO nengne on the Camden and Amboy
railroad, TO between the several depots for the
purpose of saving wood for the locomotives.
MANUFACTURING CORPORATION Dividends
Tine Amoskeag, Massachusetts Mills, and Great
Falls manufacturing corporations, each divide three
per cent. for the last six months
Ocs- The tavern licenses in the city of New York
have been increased this season to near 1000
some 400 more than ever.
The CURTIS RoBBERY.-We copied a day or
Two since, from the Liverpool Mercury of the 18th
nit, paragraph relative to the absconding of a
Mr. Curtis collector of taxes at Salford with moneys
entrusted to his charge, who was supposed to be
identical with the man of the same name in New
York, in whose behalf so much sympathy has been
evoked, on account of an alleged robbery Of S140O
Ibis Whole worldly wealth. The New York Com
mercal Advertiser Of the 9th ult. says We learn
this morning that the individual in QUESTION left the
Pearl street house, where he has been staying with
his wife and child, on Tuesday afternoon, contrary