The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-21

The Great Rtot-PnMic Opinion against the Necessity %
celebrated BAPTIST JNoet-BiGie Sociefv-4 Small If
fair at yuontreal american Institute Heathtr,
Hath. ETC.
New YoRK. May IL, 1919.
Eds. Crescent-The popular mind is occupied with the
dreadful occurrences of last night to the exclusion of nearly
all other subjects Trading, buying and selling ETC.,
somewhat as usual but in all Transactions words
used matters nected with the than the business
in hand send several slips from the different offices.
There general impression that there
sity for the order to fire. but have doubt that If the rider
had not been given the Opera H0nse would have been
forced and the prisoners released That of course would
have been evil Of such mag nitude the death
many people, but its might have beea n.peh
more serious 1t wsnld bsEs, sisep sla ete97s
that might and pretty certainly would have led greater
atrocities The great lay with the military who in,
stead of shooting down those of she rioters who in
'front.' endeavong to force passage TO and inside Of the
house fired their heads and killed spectators
and persons accidentally passing Nacrsady has left the
city, it is said.
Pacads posted along the streets calling upon all pc
who opposed the destruction of human
life, to meet in the Park this evening, at O'clock where
there will probably be loud talking but apprenend
no father disturbances
The Anniversary proceedings are pretty much all closed
few only Of the delegates meeting to-day The American
Ant-Slavery Society closed their annual scene in a grand
baze of beraity and much show of patriotism would
be looked ior in crowd OF GadaTene poTker Their pro-
ceedngs excite but little other feeling than disgust this
city although occasionally they have succeeded in creating
amusement amongst the lockers who loss fasdious
than curious merry There great many true phloso
piers in New York. who suspected TO have com.
mon
The Rev Doctor Cox said yesterday, in the course of his
remarks before the Evangelical Aia nee that the cee-
brated Baptist Noel about visit this country That he
had been invited do but he had decided before
he had heard of the invitation.
This report OF the American Bible Society yesterday
interesting The receipts of the Society for the past year
have amounted to 1852 900 and ovcr and the expenditure
to some $50 less tan he receipts 1t has issued 05 600
bibles and 359 600 iestaments during the year. and
daring the thirty three years of It's existence have been
two and half millions OF bibles and nearly four millions Of
testaments. E... -.
From Montreal we have Geographic dispatches which evil
IDENTIFY make the most of small attempt at riot Wedne-
day night and of the excitement yesterday The
Governor General imprudenty attended the dinner
given by the Ministry the dele from Toronto, Kin
ton and Coburg when a small mob gathered and threw
stones in al the windows Trio hundred stated to
have composed the whole crowd of r0te and required
the military TO dispense them!
The election OF officers of the American Institute for the
year of yesterday afternoon and resulted the
choice of the regular ticket the principal members of which
| named yesterday.
Cur weather is by fine. but il is better than We
had week ago and take it without grumbIng. The
city healthy and have lost pretty much all appe
hensOn regarding the cholera. Nothing heard of
from Havesraw. at which place it reported to be
raging" few days since
Respectfully yours. INDICATOR.