The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-04-23

laws doing prosperous bushes merchant and contrac.
tor for the troops remain here with these old comrades,
to with him. and necessary me to remain and
prepare the means Of rssaming the expedition to California
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form No new: from Cooley great deal of falling weather
considered country mountainous with but little arabic
land and infested with hostile Indians
much uneasness to their fate My presence kept them
together and quiet absence have had bad effect
said to me He felt himself SAFE"
So far the extracts from the first letter. and they
are mournful enough. The next, written after the
return of Cooley, with the survivors of the party
will be still more Though written with rapidly,
and confined to events-the mind recoiling from
the description of scenes and the details of wo-it
is still TOO much for this nights paper, and must be
deferred till our next.
With view among other great objects the Mississippi and
Pacific highway. .
MRS. FARNHAM AT LOWELL Mrs. Farnham
has been on hunt, down East, after women who
want to go to California but has went back to New
York, without meeting that success which her good
intentions should secure. A New York letter to
the Pennsylvania says:
Mrs Fanham says she found plenty of young ladies in
the vicinity Of Lowell willing ship but they had enough
IN the bank won't draw it thoroughly impressed thy
bush Nevertheless the expedition whether It comprise
twenty fifty or HUNDRED. Mrs. F. says will positively sail
AN OPERATIc ExCURsIoN.--Herz, the pianist,
says the Baltimore Argus, is about starting on a
musical tour, in company with Truffi, Benedict,
Ross, and the violinist Cenen. They intend 10
travel through the Southern and Western States,
giving operas in outline, unaided by chorus and
orchestra, but in costume After visiting the South
they will sail for Chagres, cross the isthmus, and
take passage in the British Pacific Steamer for
Lima, and probably extend their tour to Valparaiso.
Loss OF THE STEAMBOAT HIGHLAND MARY No.
2-The steamboat Highland Mary No. 2, in land
ing for wood at Gilbert's Island, about 100 miles
above ST. Louis, struck stump, and sunk in 20
minutes, in Is feet water She had on board a
very light freight, consisting of 800 bushels of
wheat, IS dry hides, and 104 600 laths The wheat
and hides will be lost, but most of the laths were
saved. The passengers and crew came down to
St. Louis on the DIR. Franklin. The boat when
left by her officers. had listed over very much, and
was lying nearly to her hurricane roof aft on the
starboard side the larboard side was down in seven
or eight feet water. She was insured for SSOOO
Some hopes are entertained that she may be raised
FIRE IN THE MoUNTAINs.--We learn from the
Pottsville Pa Emporium that on Sunday the 9Th,
some persons, supposed to be two young men from
Mount Carbon set fire to the woods in several places
on the Sharp and Broad Mountains, within short
distance of Pottsville. The fire ragged with great
fury throughout the afternoon and night, destroy
ing an immense amount of timber and cord wood
During Sunday night the hills on almost every side
of Pottsville where brilliantly illuminated. The
fire continued without abatement up 10 Monday
night, when it was extinguished by the rain.
RIOT AT SCHUYLKILL HAvEN.-About a fort
night ago gang Of rowdy boatmen from Phila-
delphia, numbering some fifteen or twenty, commit
ted various gross outrages the citizens of Schuy-
kill Haven, by throwing stones and other MISSILES
breaking windows, doors, ETC.. of their houses
The citizens turned out with arms, and number
of shots were exchanged resulting in several of the
rioters being severely wounded. Five of them
were arrested and committed to prison for trial.
T,fur H.
Commissioners Law, which attempts to provide
for the embarrassments, at New York, created by
the late decisions Of the Supreme Court of the
United States, has passed the New York Legisla-
ture. The communication fee is raised to 81 so,
which will be paid to the Health Commissioner.
Bonds are to be required for all emigrant passen-
gers, the bondsmen to justify in the of $500 for
each passenger, in State or United States stocks,
but in lieu of the bond, may commute for ST. so
each. If, however, there are any of the emigrants
on board vessel who is deaf and dumb, blind,
idiots, lunatic, infrm, and liable to become public
charges, in addition TO the Communication money!
separate bonds are TO be given for their support.
THE PIRATE MooRs.-The English Government
demands of Morocco $4,000, as indemnify for an
English subject who has been ill-treated $3.50
for each Of the persons who were wounded in the
capture of the brig Three Sisters, taken near Glib
raltar; $4,000 for the families of those who were
killed, and full compensation for the losses sus-
tanned by the owner and freighter of the vessel
making in all 100000. The Moors of the Riff
will have to pay $50, 900, and are to chastise the
pirates to the satisfaction of the commander of the
Sidon, who is charged with the settlement of this
affair."
EVICTION AND DEPoPULATIoN IN IRELAND
The process of eviction of tenants appears to be
proceeding with great energy in some portions of
Ireland. The Limerick and Clare Examiner reports
that in one union in Klrush thirteen thousand per-
sons have suffered eviction five thousand have
been unhoused in the county of Limerick, and law
processes out for the demolition of thousand
houses more. Fifty houses have recently been
emptied Of occupers on the lands OF Kndymo, and
the demolition proceeds at rate so sweeping and
rapid, that some properties forty farm houses
of every description, have been dashed down in
a day.