The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-11
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Crescent.

Correspondence Of the 0fssftt'i.
american Tract Society Chinese Phaoiogg-Costritl-
tions Disorders IN The telegram; Canada &C.
O. New YORK. June i. ls49.
Eas Cresesn-I have inst received from the publishers
the twenty fourth annual of the American Tract 30
ciety beautifully executed work of IA octave The
type was cot BY Bruce. and does eminent credit to his esb
ishmsut The BREWER marked by an Improvement INTRO
ducrd nv Mr. Bodge the able head Of The printing depart
ment of the Sociey The made of general sta
ics of the society," and copous extract. from the cores
pondence of missionaries agents. and colporsuFs IN Its con-
throughout the world some oil winch possess deep
interest INDEPENDENTLY of their mmed ate relation TO the
Societys Affairs One of the writers quoted illustrates the
difficulty of acquiring knowledge of the spoken language
OF the Chinese by nsancng the word pans whch mas Ve
distinct asprates breathnss and hve different ,aoa
sounds and according thus has the ten amer
ent meanings to help bee to bind TO spin to e
go; corpuent; a room sail club; and seam. lie
the character shing with particular IN
onation, signifies +; with different inonaon, 1t means
goose and has two other SPECIFICATIONS distinguished IN
similar manner There in China, because the
language deficient in the due emotions
all those infections and in0nations by which express
emotion beng used in Chinese in giving different ssnca-
lions the character controversy has arisen
amongst the eang missionaries of China the proper
rendering of the word God, (Eohim and rheos,)
sistIng upon continuing to REINDEER Shin. and other,
declaring Shang te" TO be the only proper word Each
of the oppos ng parties has written book. long, labored
treatise in favor of bis peculiar views the subject The
number of missionaries Exclusive OF Roman Cahoc) EN-
ployed in China st 81 of whom 45 AGericans
- Engil.h Swiss and German. In the whole Turkish
domnions including population OF sixty seventy mil
ons there stated be but in the Turkish
language, and that is conducted by an Engshman In all
Syria, Arabia. the BaTbary States AID Egypt embracing
every country winch tine beautiful Arabic Is spoken there
is only one (f indeed one newspaper the language and
but three four French English The total amount
of donations received by the Society during the year over
S94 co., Of which this State has contributed about $s
Massachusetts and Connecticut $ll 0 each New Jer
sey $4,000. and Alabama nearly $5OG0 Louisiana fur
nshed 1245 of this amount
Our Telegaphc lines North East and South again
of sorts. From New Orleans had ao'ning at late hour
this morning. and the steamers from Hatax finds the
greatest difficulty in getting the wires.
From Montreal have information of the Propagation
Of Parliament By the of the forces acting
Deputy Governor General. Lord Elsin not deemng ii
proper to make ms appearance ON the occasion II Is now
l Think some three weeks since he visited the city
Our weather is much improved and he sun is dong
something towards imposing the condition oil the streets
also The continued absence OF electrical phenomena is OBJ
servabe and remarkable coIncding with the meteooiogi
cal condition of the atmosphere in 1882 when the Cholera
fSDIcAToR.
Gen. Bennett-Brandreth on Caoiera-IHe Heather and
the Streets-Board Of Heailh-Erie Kaairoad-Odd
Fstl0Ds Procession and Walkers Trial.
NEW YORK, June I'd, 1919.
Eds. Cresceat-We have interesting member OF the
bumbug family fourshing the green hills Of Cow.
strip of the Hrbe Of pretty sister Brook
Ign. The specimenis led Gen James Arlington Bennett
and OF coure belongs 10 the homo. Within The past
three four years this disGnt General has attracted
degree Of notice BY srossQue exhibitions OF himself in the
various characters Of post politician and philosopher
well in that Of soldier, mainly through the columns OF
the Herald and other less reputable journals One of his
recent spufges Offer OF his services in the oganzs
tion and command OF California legion designed for the
military protection Of that county, to which they 10 be
forwarded at Uncle Sans expense. This notable prosct
not swallowed by the Government and The General
ls TO east about for Iscompsnse for the rash saccss
involved, and expenses incurred in his preliminary efforts to
get the legion. By way Of some slight return be then
in claim to the Office Of First Comptroller Of the Trea
sury and this behalf invoked the influence of the press
The Courier and Enquirer the only papsr. faI have
heard. that responded to the call, By giving him frat
notice. il the iolowins form:
the isoyns ''s and 'Ss s1sssf y. po:sd
s EDITOR, s H. COURIER s.s ~ = III You
ias.i ne inelq.sd 10 sbs Courier and Euau ID
hs ss s '1 arrived |: III shall ss s' yos
successful Mast respectfully. your humS; ';S1v;He. .
Il: ess; 4: y:.seh as'ssa eur readers will
nss Of srsat piaotiss kpowsdse On when the ssssssy
JAMES Bssns ~
IN commercs finance and sccounts, shown
and :, hs lectures dssssd On those subjects
this city for many yesn.
It 10 in place. while speaking of humbngs TO say that
Handeth the pill vendor. has strong" against
Board of HEALTH whose advice, ii foowsj would save
lives and reduce the .ass of Brandrehs nos.rum.
Lives Of small consequences TO such fellows this when
placed in the scale against the profits of their trade.
Our weather is doing all that possible in favor of the
Choes. and if it continues thus few longer may
expect considerable spread of the conagon The city
cean and could well be made if the author.
titles disposed do their duty for mud. ready made
IN
have been issued by the Common Council clean all tie
streets through xhieA the Odd Fsons' procession to
Monday next but those are only the most repecta
bic streets of the city. Those that especially cleaning
considerations of heah. left in their
dion. large quantity of lime has been purchased by the
Corporal and engaged in of the
sprnklng along the CUTTERS but this however excellent
as attendant of cleanliness is hardly good substitute for
it. The Board of Heath to-day thirteen of
cholera yesterday and five deaths This shows fair
increase the number yes eday being eight cases and two
Deaths yet manifestations of alarm aud may say
that none exists there to be general confidence in
precautionary means 10 avoid the disease.
TINS opening Of the Erie Railroad to Owego yesterday was
appropriately celebrated and the papers of Monday will bs
uli of the details.
The Odd Fellows celebration pIomi.-:: >, +.
lnaI, and unqussuo4abv viii be So although but small
proportion Of the lodges of the stats viii h.
nefe are only about l20 oiess in the State that know
tbs jurisdiction Of the and Lodge under wboe ans
'ces display ade, while there nearly 800 under the
lew zaon none of the members Of which can take
'a IN the demonstration trust that the next anniversary
VII show better state of things in turnout that Will esce
seyhng OF the kind that has place on this con-
n as there can be little doubt that the Grand Lodge of
he ned States will restore the rspudated aority to the
xsrcse OF their legal authority and privileges
Inc case OF ker trial for the murder of his wife ia
TILL before the Court. and from appearances will Occupy the
Whole Of this day and Monday 80
Respectfully yours, Isp1cAroR
--s>e-
NAvAL.-The U. s. frgate Cumberland is to be
ltted for sea at the Brooklyn Navy Yard; frigate
Independence at Gosport, and the sloop-of- war
ohm Adams al Boston,
Of Major General Patterson arrived in Charles.