The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-05
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FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER s. ls40.
See Third Page for Cry News, Sc.
MAIL IRREGULARITIES. - Yesterday The New
York mails came up in full. Dates Of the 26th and
the missing dates Of the 24th came together but
the Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia pa
pen failed totally,
TIE FALCON. = The Falcon was telegraphed
Yesterday afternoon as having passed the bar at
halfpast 70 o'clock She brings mails from Cali
fornia ss there had been an arrival from San Fran
cisco previous to her sailing from Chagres, The
agent Of the line went down yesterday on the Ohio,
10 order that the transfer Of the California mails
for New York might be made from the Falcon.
This would occasion some little delay, and it is
therefore probable that the Falcon will not arrive
before 3 or 4 O'Clock this morning. We shall keep
the paper open until O'Clock, so as to give the
news, if any thing very important is brought. II
any weighty intelligence, however, had been
brought it would doubtless have been telegraphed
from the Balizs.
DEPARTURE OF THE Omo-Punctually at five
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, the Ohio swung from
her berth in Lafayette and started for New York
Notwithstanding the threatening weather-hotand
showery-a large concourse assembled TO see her
of. Every one acknowledges that she is the most
superb steamer that has ever visited our wharves,
and the admiration of her appearance and motion
on the water was general and universal. Her
movements are as beautiful and graceful as the
stream from which she takes her name; may her
course Of prosperity be as long and uninterrupted
as that Of the magnificent river
The fot1ntpiny Ia her liqt Of naageu uaFs
Mis- REbank; Ms. Fielding Mrs Anohnack, MrS O.
Wright, Ms Mara Anton lo-snle and children; Co.
Garsnd ady and 9hasn; IA MaI III Shagmau aad LADY Dr.
A. Rosa. M Marti1 7 Fisher, Bernardo Nsrez, john l.
Manu- aa Boo JeHbns ofR5 o5n T. o93 ey
Jane Malone kauel, Johnson Yeakes, q. Wright James
4. q B-aver James Price Morris Gilbert Irae snow ID
g. woodruff D II DlinEhami a LeEar. T q Knott, f.
Stam Edward Beaver and Z. b. Thomas. 50 passengers
and The California mails for NewYork will be transferred
from the Falcon to the Ohio.
MONEY TAKEN FROM LETTERs.-The Kosoiusko
tMins) Chronicle, after speaking of the $50 bill
which was distracted from the letter mailed at
Richland and addressed to the editor Of the Bap-
tisr Chronicle in this city, adds
We have been informed that the two letters
mailed in this place for New Orleans, one contain
ing one-half Of $50 bill the other containing one
half Of a $50 bill, are among the things which
cannot be found, There is certainly fascality
where on the route between this and New Orleans
which needs liule scrutiny"
TIE Presidents ToUR-The New York Tri
bune has authority for ssying that the President
will probably not find it possible to resume and
complete the Northern tour, which was so suddenly
interrupted by his illness at Erie His health is
not yet fully restored, and the pressure Of public
business will render it difficult for him to leave
Washington this Fall.
DIVIDENDS eF BosroN BANKs-The following
banks have declared semiannual dividends
The Market and Suffolk Bank per cent; Free,
mans do, Al per cent; Shoe and Leather Dealers
d Atlantic, Boston, Boylston, Columbia, Ex-
change, Groesfs, Globe, Mechanics, Merchants
New England Shawmul, fremont and Traders,
4 pr cent. Atlas, City, Eagle Granite, Hamil-
son, North State and Unioni 81 per cent? and the
Massachusetts, and Washington, 3-per cent. To.
tal-s745 600; showing an increase of $3.50.
THE PoussN CAsE.-The Washington cores
pondent of the New York Tribune says that it is
not believed at Washington that there was any
premeditaled purpose on the part Of France or its
Minister, " TO insult this Government" and adds
g have reason to know that the Presidentand
Of State are Of opinion that the French
Minister'S fault in using the language he did, was
an error Of the head and not Of the heartily
Which phrase we understand that the Administra-
ton is satisfied that Mr.. Poussin made an unintsn-
tiOnal bunder in the choice Of his words. If this
be so, much more lenient course might have been
held towards him,
Itis further said that Mr. Poussin is in the receipt
of regular business dispatches, which show thar
g he has not yet been recalled by his Govern.
ment," and this is accounted for by the fact that
g the demand for his recall has not yet reached
France" Certainly not; for no demand OF re.
quest has been made at alt The omission in Mr..
Clayton's diplomacy in the matter, is that he has
never asked the French Government to recall Mr..
POussin nor expressed wish for any action at all
Mr.. Poussin has been dismissed, and the French
Government notified of the fact-that is ali.
DoUBTFUL REAsoN.-In a lecture recently de-
liyered by French Professor of Mathematics, at
the college of Blbis, The lecturer informed his au-
dienoe that 10 the purchase ofhlly or uneven land
its extent is estimated or measured, not according
to the area Of the surface, but according TO the
area Of its horizontal base; because, he added,
s it is wellknown fact in agriculture, that no
more can be grown on hill or slope than on
horizontal piece Of land equal to its base" 1t is
evident that, however we'll acquainted the Profess
aof WIS VIII uhtuelndtcss ne naQ uLlle or no know
ledge Of vegetable physiology.
FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE.--We learn from the
Mobile Register, that the Jail of jackson county
at jackson C. H., Mississippi, was destroyed by
fire on the night Of the 3Olh ut. We are not in
formed as to the origin of the confagration, tit
was accompanied by one circumstance Of most
painful character. A runaway negro was confined
in one Of the cells, but the flames had so extended
before discovered that it was impossible to reach
the cedoor. An effort was made to break the
iFon-bars Of the window of the cell, but this also
was found impossible; and the sgoDized spectators
We're compelled 10 leave the poor negro to his fate.
NAvAL.-'Fhe U. s. steamer Vixen, 1t Cong
James #. Ward, got underweigh from the naval
anchorage, at Norfolk, on the 2Slh, and proceeded
10 sea Her destination is supposed to be the Gule
The u S. store-ship Relief, Ii. Cong To,ten. was
lowed down to Hampton Roads, on the same dav,
ooid to New York to take in stores for the African
squadron. The U. S. ship Portsmouth, Com'r
Peck bearing the broad pennant of Com Francis