The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-03-06
NEW ORLE A Ms:
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH g. 184o.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Crescent

Correspondence OF the Oresfenf.
reeevs Letter to the Rough and Ready Cub-Crinae in
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New York, February %, 1879.
Eds. Crescent-l had hardly closed letter yesterday
when a commenced, much to the discomfort OF
the patriotic remen and military companies that ceebra ted
the day BY marching into he country tagerng, etc. BY
the time thew returned to the city, they hardly in due
plight Tor the ballroom but few could oregO their pre-
paid engagements. and general thing, they made
night of it. The stopped falling at about midnight
and the weather cleared off mild. The is shining
with strong heat the has disappeared and the
streets almost utterly impossible We could not wei
have had more disagreeabe change.
One of the best things connected with the proceedings OF
the day yesterday the letter of Horace Greeley
his on-attendance the Original Rough and Ready Din
ner" held at the Vauxhall Gardens He says: Whatever
claims to originality might be set up in favor, that to
original TdyiOriSm is not among them. apprehend how
ever that your festival will be much Dumerousy at
tended than would have been little and that
of the claims up of Zacharine DEVOTION will be
toerably novel. if not decidedly original This a
regular twoegei sword and inf cted wounds that will
easily be healed. The writer Will hardly go Congress
again the Wing ticket but that fancy is hardly de.
sirabIe to Greeley himself.
had occasion day two to refer the amount OF
crime which prevails in this city. The police reports show
decrease, but rather aggravaton of the evil In
Brooklyn matters almost bad but the offences
generally confined TO theft and burglary, var ed
past few nights nearly dozen houses that city have been
visited by gentlemen in favor of equal distribution Of
property and the popretoshp of five hundred
dollars worth Of spoons watches and clothing changed
hands. Some wonderful instances of ingenuity and self
confidence have been manifested in these robberes. The
house has besn robbed twice in night and evil
IDENTIFY by the individual who detected and pur-
sued distance along the streets his first
The intelligence from Europe by the Europa, indicating
an improvement instead of decline in beadstufs and
continued advance in u s. stocks raises the ideas of
South and Wall street people very considerably.
1t cheering notice the fact that although there
lbs 900 bales of cotton hand Liverpool and above
the quantity hand at the last there is
not the least disposition TO fall off in prices For the
weeks preceding the departure of the Europa the sales
amounted to nearly 1900 bales at full prices.
United States stocks have yet touched the point that
set for them. but they have done well enough
the British of ignorance and SANDER and to show how
little dependence be placed that press an exponent
of the commercial views the organ of the commercial
interests OF their nation.
The intelligence from France is affecting to the friends of
Repub canism whose confidence the OF the DEM
ocratc principle is giving way to shadowy hope
The from Ireland not much better, the only sign
of ming spirit among her people, being involved
the recommendation of the Lord Lieutenant for of
the act suspending the habeas corpus.
The California emigration goes forward vigorously but
without much excitement. The ship Courier, barks Naut
lus and st. Mary, and brig Brothers, sailed yesterday for
San Francisco and the barks Claemon and Bogota for
Vera Cuz-taking altogether hundred passengers
The bark BeIvdee and schooner Gen. Morgan took
about hundred and ten.
In the stock market the rates to-day have been follows
Treasury Notes. 1914 Skies, IS, ll30ll34; 67s 1ll
Harlem r. r. sold for 6l38.
There was received in the Subtreasury to-day s75OOO
paid out IA, 800, remaining in the chest s2764OOO.
Respectfully yours, INDICATOR.
Nsp York Legislature and Ocott the Cashier-Nautilus
San FraneiscoN TSe Hiee President
sage to CaiJornta-Ihe 4cadia Steamer Heather.
New YORK. Feb. "a Is49.
Eds Crescen-I glad to find that the Legislature of
taking hold Of the of Ocott the cashier
of the Canal Bank Albany The acquitta of this
his trial for perjury, remarked in letter of the
add anbutng technical defect in the law but
possible that the law the only bameabe party the
In the Senate yesterday, Mr. Bokee of Brooklyn,
offered resolution (Which ado ped requesting Judges
Hand and Parker furnish the Senate with the minutes of
the evidence and ind ctments against Ocot together with
the minutes of the charge the jury delivered in his
This request, addressed 10 the said judges and
be regarded by them undue interference of the egs
laive with the Judicial powers. 1t may therefore,
may not be complied with The Senate, fancy, has no
power to demand the minutes called for but the
power procure nve gaon of the facts of the case
and have doubt that il will do
The affairs of the Nautilus Life Insurance Company
also ordered be brought before the Senate for examna
ton This company has for time past been the
of discredtabe squabbes among its officers of the
suits of which was the resgn of its Presdent-Mr A.
NJ Merchaat-and The election in his place, OF NJ. Morris
Franklin The chief complaint seems to be- that the Acu.
airy, Mr. Pliny freeman exercises entire control the
affairs Cf the company, by the undue of proxies which
his influences enab him to collect The company safe
one and have doubt that its affairs well ged
those of Life Insurance Companies generally The quar-
rel affair of the directors only and ought be
made occupy the time of the Legislature.
it stated in the morning papers that Ocott has been
appointed Cashier of the Mechanics and Farmers Bank
at Albany.
There prospect of the passage through the Senate of
the House bill sent in yesterday morning The only obec-
tons that to that bill the of salaries
provided and the section putting the law operation the
10th of March. This is right enough, perhaps under the
circumstances, but it njure the bill the Senate
If the salary of the Collectors fixed at fifteen
thousand, instead of fifteen hundred dollars, it would be
more likely 10 proper execution of duties the
fees Will probably be small and speculation would be much
mo,e profitable to capable The Deputy Collectors
that could be hired for 5000 year California must be
hard ones
The Vice President elect must consider himself some
pumpkins Judging by his announcemeneto tbs admrpg
Phadephans that he about honor that city with his
presence The announcement appears in the Philadelphia
Bulletin, of yesterday. as follows:
Ma H.RTwELL Washington House Have Won, best
train WIZ "aS 'e'' per
Hyer the van1uher of Sullivan has bought out Iouor
shop the Bowery and announces his firm intention for
the future to be connected directly indirectly with
any pugistic encounter.
Prices for passage to California ranging low. In
two ships notice the cabin passage at $50 second cabin
$40 for Chagres with the privilege of several barrels of
freight The proprietors of the Aerial Steamer" charge
only $50 for passage San Francisco direct which rate.
am told number of passengers have been engaged. l
have not heard of payments in advance far but
have doubt that number of such will be made.
The weather the rivers clear OF and the
streets impossible Very respectfully. INDICATOR.
SUNDAY TRAINs.-Thirty of the railroad compa-
N this do not hair train of