The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-02-05
Cerresponpente Of "gBe @aiIp Crescent.


Heather in .Nep York-Ne,o Post Office .4rrangem
Penitentiary of the French
Revolution - California Smiadling Operations -
Brooklyn Fire Department, etc.
NEW YORK, January "a, 1Si9.
Eds. Crescent-Spring time seems to have jumped
couple of months and settled herself down in our midst
Thus appears in the city of the country cannot speak,
but it there must be there. will be-
An important branch of postal improvements into
operation in this city yesterday to the benefit and
venence of the public for which. suppose give
the Hon. Cave Johnson credit, although one cannot but
the measure.
Henceforh all letters from the mails will be delivered in
part of the city for cent each Letters for the mails
will be taken the Post Office season. for each
and letters the city will be delivered in the city for
cent EACH Boxes to be placed at points
of small districts through the city, and convenient
Der of these districts will form the district Of branch
post Office
This arrangement excellent one and if carried out
devised will be profitable to the department, well
venent 10 the citizens Our City Dispatch Pot has de-
generated into nuisance, and OF the best effects of the
system root of existence. Letters that ha
entrusted to the Dspsch POST people have been three
days travelling half dozen squaes. That is all changed
and letters now be nerchanged three hours
We far spared the nfiction threatened Monda
last by Judge Edm0nds with regard TO the denzens of the
penenary the Judge having, believe been induced to
hold his hand" for day or two. A large meeting was
committee composed of some of our leading men, appointed
devise the evil This committee ap.
pointed on motion Of Judge Edmonds himself.
The Courier des Etas Unis states that the French
residents OF this city design celebrating the of the
French revolution of February last with grand bang
1t might be well anticipate the date few days. by
waiting until the oath of next month they may find cee-
baton of the obseques of the Republic to be appo
PIRATE.
The public mind continues to be filled with gold Every
nirqfi0 santim md
ciOgged with gold. The newspapers full of it. every
reading office ferry boat saloon and paIlO ring with
it. and it that people will sicken OF it. The
most absurd stories circulated and cedted and it
that nothing can stagger the common creduty.
Boston paper tells story of deerter from the army
who discovered lump of gold weighing eight nine
hundred pounds several ounces and half and who sat
guard for two months with nothing eat,
although he offered $27 COO for plate OF bean soup. have
to-day three who religousy believed all of the
story except the abstinence part.
Capitalists, Of the most careful of them. too are
doing foolish things and more them wicked things Old
vessels bought hastily repaired and half fitted out and
sent off around the Horn" Some of them will get to
California in horn. 1t said that company have bought
the steamboat Senator for $50 00 and that she is be
fitted out for the at In ordinary times this
would be incredible but things going, Sc
dsbelIeve the report. The Senator is good
boat Mink strong one-but she could hardly i've
in Cape Horn storm. 1t is probable that she is in
tended to to Chages other point this side OF
the continent for which she might good
The organization of the File Department in Brooklyn
goes blavely on. far pre,minares concerned
How it will be coli stormy nghts-aDd fires seem TO love
the kind of weather-I cannot Several engines
fully manned by most respectable citizens.
There is every to believe that law autho
rizing the allowance Of three days sight drafts will
pass the lower house of legislature 1t aedged
argument in favor of passage that Wall street brokers
and Wall street banks desire such change! In my esma
ton, a forcible argument against it.
Respectfully yours, INDICATOR.
Emigrant StatiStics-NeD York Legislature-NeD Linz
Of Steamers betoeen Panama and San FrdaciscO-1ht
.Salphurct of Iron of Goid-Vessels for CdtforHia.
New YORK. Thu sday, January Is.
Eds. Crercent: We have to-day interesting report on
the Commissioners of Emigration of this city, which
presented the Legislature Monday last. deem
of particulars and statistics of sufficient general interest
justify their transfer letter. 1t appears from the
that the whole number of passengers arrived at this port
paying computation and hospital money, during the veal
1648, was 1S9, 156