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M W. GAIT y BRO, beg 90 call attention 20 their as
Ill, Of Watches, Silver together with
variety Of and fashionable article their line, which have
been recently selected from the best oe Northern I'm
and Manufacturer and being purchased directly Of them
the best they enabled 20 sell nj low
any dealers in the United States.
we just suitable for pres
consisting Of Gold Chains Bracelets, Locke Pencils,
Thimbes chdrcns Armlets, silver Card
Bouquet Holders Napkin Rings Cups Forks Spoons kc besides
thousand ncknack that enumerated
Watches OF description carefully repaired Being ourselves
wokmen having experience this branch
business confident OF giving entire satisfaction
Gold Silver Work Of description made ORDER and
~ fe ~ W. GAIT h BROTHER,
Penn. avenue, between su b 10th streets,
Dec. lg-6t 'ss.sf Washington
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CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS PREsENTs.-JoHN

AND NEW PHESENTBs-JOHN
H. GIBBS will during week choice rich, and
assortment OF beautiful Holyday GOODS, such
Work boxes, pou feuIes writing desks, and writing
Odor cases. toilet hacons NH0 Ht..HHf
Card trays H.r VI
silver, mother Of pearl shell, enamelcd card
Mother of pearl and ivory tablets balls and other purposes
silver, gilt, plated bouquet holders
Very elegant and fashionable evening fms
Cigar cases, porte monnaies, purses
An Of fine ewel, medalions
breastpns, ar-rings &c.
Gold and silver pencils, penholdcrs, &C.
Fancy fruit and flower baskets
And quantity Of other and useful which
JOHN N GIBBS
Fancy store, Penn avenue between OH and ION streets
Dec. is--6uf
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FOR THE HOLYDAYs, &c.


DRAYER BOOKS, In velvet and bindings, with
Oxford and other Bibles do do -Is
Gilt books in nch bindings, albums
Juvenile and HOLIDAY books, colored toy books
Amusing games and dssected puzzles
PAPER mache portfolios and velvet do
Ladies' and gentemens writing desks and dressing
Furnished plain needle and books
'Papier and bronzed in sapdshes, card
Pearl folders and reading books
Fancy weights and bells
ivory mache, velvet and
Velvet and Turkey mnnaies and pocket books
cigar
Pearl memoandums, pearl glass, and fancy pen-hoders
Rich papetere, with envelopes, wae nc.
Glove boxes, gold pens and peneilcases
Lubn's Cologne and perfume bags
RogersS fine pen knives, raxors, and scissors
Embossed veredged and gilt papers, envelopes and
Fancy WATERS Backgammon boxes
Wedding paper and envelopes C III
Gold and silver paper, chess and boards
English French, and American and and cnve
opes
Tooth, nail, hair brushes, and combs
Transparent states, playing cards
Blank visiting cards OF all kinds
Visiting cards neatly engraved and printed
Blank books, states, steel pens quilts, waters
Drawing paper, lead pencils, Bristol boards,
stationery OF the best quality, and
be purchased anywhere In the
49,. WILLIAM y. BAYLY,
Penn. av., between llt and l2uh
imported prepared letter
$3.50 f, Dec Ie-4uf
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RY The recent arrival. have received complete Of
splendid fine fur, In the various forms
latest and fashionable Styles Of which would
appropriate and oppoune remembancer during approach
ing festive -
sable muds, victorines, and cuffs
Stone muffs pslafnes, and adelaide collars
Rich long Cur Hudson Bay black lynx do do do
Russian fitch do do do
Kamptschatka bear do do
Sets Of white ermine comprising mna adelaide collar,
and muchefts 49, VI. ....
Cynei-down pelernes, vctorines and adelaidcs
Swansdown trimming
Cygnet % very superior
Ladies' and misses, French grey feh bonnets
Chldenr nch white, grey, and black beavers, beautifully
trimmed, The most complete assortment this side New York
Buffalo robes &c. WILLIAM q. TODD, tT
Fashionable hat and fur depot, west Of z
Dec. le-d6uf Browns Hotel, Washington.
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IN CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES.
Th,rsy-Ssr.s Ooasrs..- -Ssrss session.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 81. ls4s.



The Hon, DANIEL WEBSTER appeared in his seat
Mr.. WALKER moved that the Senate proceed to fill
the vacancy existing in the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims, in consequence OF Mr. MONKS having been
eused from service thereon; which was agreed to.
On motion by Mr.. W., II was ordered that said vacancy
be filed by appointment BY the Chair.
The VICE PRESIDENT accordingly appointed Mr..
CHASE a member OF the COMMITTEES on Revolutionary
Claims
The Senate proceeded to the consideration OF the fol-
lowing resolution, submitted yesterday by Mr. BoRLAND;
Resolved, That the Committee on Printing be permitted
TO employ clerk TO whom the usual per diem
pensaon shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the
Senate. it i tal st8sf.. tt la5 lta gBats
Mr. BUTLER. in the absence Of the senator intro.
ducng the resolution, moved that il be laid the table,
in order that its might have ap opportunity ex.
plain II to the Senate ,.s,-l rft
The motion to lie was subsequently, Withdrawn at the
Mr. HAMLIN. who said that. being himself member
committee being absent he able he believed to give
the necessary explanation upon the subject and such
would be perfectly satisfactory TO the Senate In
the first place. the printing committee had uniformly had
clerk and could not transact its business without one
The business was SO complicated, and the amount of the
more time than any one member or than all the members
OF the committee could possibly bestow upon it.
Not only it necessary but he believed that since
the printing Of the Senate had been performed by contract
vacation OF Congress- printer employed for the pur
pose OF preparing and adjusting the bills to ascertain the
true amount to be paid These the facts of the case
which induced the chairman OF the committee to offer the
and accordance with the uniform
practice OF the Senate he hoped the resolution would be
adopted ~
The question being then taken the resolution, it
was agreed to.
Several messages in writing were received from the
President OF the United States at the hands OF Col Bliss,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-29

ILLNESS AND DEATH OF Mr.. PoLK-We find
the following details of the illness and death of Mr..
Polk, in the Nashville True Wing: "James K.
Polk, late President of this Republic died in this
city, as We barely had time to announce in our last
at about O'Clock Friday evening last. the 18th
lnst after lingering for about two weeks. His
disease was of chronic nature having been troub.
led with 1t more or less for twenty-seven wears
probably aggravated by the cholera epidemic which
has been raging in this city for some time past He
retained his consciousness, we learn I'D almost to
the moment of his dissolution We saw him at
period when his physicians considered his case very
critical. He happened to hear that we were going
to Columbia, where his good old mother resides.
and sent for us. Upon entering the room he asked
us to take seat by his bedside he then proceeded
in very calm, deliberate manner, to saw that the
exhausted condition of his body was not ALARMING
TO hm; tina; he felt satisfied that his earthly career
was fast approaching end that he wished to
send some word to his beloved mother, who was so
unWel, as he understood, that it was probable she
might not be able to come 10 see him he smoke of
her and other members of his family most affection
ateiy among other messages, delivered in the same
calm, resigned tone, he requested us to tell his
mother, should they not be permitted TO meet ON
earth again, that he had an abiding hone that
through Divine mercy, they would meet hereafter
Early IN his sickness, We understand he connected
himself with the Methodist Episcopal Church. A
funeral sermon was delivered BY the Rev r
Mcferrln, OF that church, and his remains were
followed to their resting place by large concourse
OF citizens. tie was inferred with Masonic cere-
monies, having been member of that fraternitv.'
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CHARGE OF ARsoN.-Catharne Morris made an affidavit
before Recorder Baldwin yesterday. charging Margaret
Jones with the crime of arson in setting fire her own
house. al the of Claiborne and jackson Streets on
the 23d inst Mrs. Jones understanding that warrant had
been issued came and surrendered herself to the Court
The frs fire. the of Claiborne and Jackson
streets occurred on the night of the 23d about IL O'clock
One mouse was burnt to he ground the fire ured slight
the adjoining OF Mr. Jones. This latter building was
found TO be on fire early he following morning and as
also entirely consumed The circumstances thus corrob
oIae the statement of Mrs Morris We append the affda.
VT OF katharine Morris promising it with statement
that she was under arrest al the time made
charge preferred by Margaret Jones Che accused) of
ceny In the theft OF watches money et, amounting eco
Catharne Morris deposed that The houses situated
on the west Of Ca borne and Jackson Streets
one OF which belonged Patrick Jones' residing there
were DESTROYED by fire on the morning Of the d Jpne and
on The same morning deponenr heard Mrs Margaret Jones'
damaged BY the fire door their house and that they
would probably get of the money for the
same they might well burn the whole house at once .
wheeupon The said Margaret took from of deponents
house piece of muslin applied fire with match and
while The said piece of muslin burning the said Marga
ret Jones applied the 10 the side of the house
TO Sail Jones. by putting bNween boards panks of
the weatherboardng Deponent then left the room short
time AFTER deDOnent the said house in full blaze and
burning and 1t did burn down TO the ground with the
cepton OF few pieces remaining their and deponen has
reason f0 and )es verify eve that the said Margaret
Jones did malciously set the said house on fire.
The examination of this has been fixed by Recorder
Baldwin for the 5tb of July
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-29

WASHINGTON PAPERs.-The advent of the Re.
public at Washington has been source of obscu-
rity, rather than light to the New Orleans press on
the subject of national politics. Since the Repub-
lie appeared, the National Wing. which used to
afford US daily scraps of intelligence interspersed
with commentary and augmentation, has ceased
to write on political topics altogether. 1t has be-
come critical and literary, and its former conro-
versial spirit has subsidized away into absolute ST.
lence. In the meantime the Republic does not
come. We have not received the first copy yet,
and others of the New Orleans press are in the
same neglected condition. We do not know, in
fact whether any paper here is in regular exchange
with the new organ. We hope that this will be
remedied soon, or else that the Wing, which we
do get, would begin again.
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The Telegraph Controversy.

The nature and extent of the late decision in the
Kentucky courts on the Telegraph case, is much
Inexperienced in the newspapers. 1t is not, as
reported, termination of the controversy, nor in
tact termination of the suit IN hand Morse g
| patentees had obtained an injunction against the
use by Mr.. O'Reilly of certain specific instruments
as in violation of his patent. 1t iseld by this de.
csion that the function is not valid against Balm
| instrument, on the ground that it is valid only
against the specific kind of instrument, of which
| complaint was made. In this case Mr.. Morse OBJ
tanned an injunction, by name, against the "Zook
and Barnes instrument. The question whether
Bain's machinery is invasion of the patent, was
not raised at all, and it is competent for the
Morse patentees to apply for injunction against
Balm as soon as he sets up his machinery, and it
will undoubtedly be done. The question of the
rights of Mr.. Morse is not only not decided as
against Balm, but the two have not yet been
brought into legal conflict. All that dispute is I'M
settled. There is, therefore, little ground for the
common opinion that the difficulties are all re-
moved, and that we are about to enjoy Immediately
the benefits of Mr.. Bain's superior machinery be-
sides the benefits of competition among the lightning
owners.
The description g iven of the instruments of Mr..
Dam, sharpens our anxiety to have them in unre-
stfieted operation. they have been exhibited in
Louisville, and the editor of the Courier, who has
inspected them at work, is full of admiration at
their beauty and rapidity.
The impressions made, he says, on chemi-
cally prepared paper, and sre distinctly marked
as though they were written with ink. The
writing is as rapid as the working Of a key-mean-
ing. we suppose, the keys of piano. In register
ing the matter transmitted, the machine writes
from left to right, as in common manuscript,
and is as compacty put together as the print
ing in the columns of newspaper. The opera
tor can copy the message as it is received
without reader-the machine requiring no atten-
ton while transmitting long documents. The
number of words the machine can transmit per
minute, is stated to be thousand! 1t is says the
Courier, of the greatest rumphs of genius, that
man can stand in Louisville and write his name
in New Orleans just as legibly as he can on the
paper before him
1t will be subject of sincere congratulation
when such machines came into use. The DELAYS
blunders and enormous expensiveness, of the pre-
sent system will be Immediately removed, greatly
to the public advantage, and most especially to the
qualification of the Press.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-29

SERIOUS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS use of Firearms
As the brig Octavia was passing out of the river
on Wednesday morning last, bound for Chagres, a
serious accident occurred. 1t appears that while
one of the passengers was handling loaded pistol
it went off, dangerously wounding Mr. Peter
Keenan, of this city. The ball passed through the
thigh and lodged in his hand. The wound was
considered so serious by medical gentleman on
board, that it was deemed advisable to send Mr.,
Keenan, back to the city. We are happy to state
that Mr. X. is doing we'll
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-29

CANADA.-Montreal dates of the 10Th inst, say
that the British American League is growing in
strength daily and now numbers thrty-sx branches
Their intention is to agitate for farther alterations
of the colonial laws If by next steamer it is as
certained that the Queen sanctions the Rebellion
Losses bill, decisive steps will be taken, and will
probably be renewed. The Governor is at Monck
land, and is looked upon as a prisoner there. The
military have been engaged in ball practice for the
last ten days. The anniversary of the battle of
Waterloo has not been celebrated this year.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-29

c. NJ. CLAY. The Louisville Courier saws it
has heard many versions Of the affray between
Cyrus Turner and c. NJ. Clay, but all the accounts
agree in generating Mr.. Clay from any blame in
the matter, and represent him as having been
grossly insulted and imposed upon. Mr.. Claws
wound, says the same paper of the 18th, is not so
serious as was at first apprehcnded, and he will
probably recover from it in few weeks. Its said
that Mr.. Turner averred, a short time before his
death, that he did not stab Mr.. Clay and did not
know who did,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-29

GERMANS IN AMERICA.-There are in the Ohio
Conference alone forty-three German Methodist
preachers. Most of them have some knowledge of
English Lately they have formed themselves into
an association for their mutual improvement; and
also to devise measures for preaching the Gospel
more extensively and effectualIy among their
brethren in this country. The number of Germans
in the United States is about two millions. and is
rapidly increasing
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-29

AN EXCELLENT CHARITY-The late Secretary
of State, James Buchanan, some years since, de-
voted the interest of four thousand dollars as an
annual fund, to be expended in the purchase of fuel
for INDECENT females in Lancaster, the place of his
residence. He has now conveyed over the princi-
pal sum to the Council of the city, as permanent
fund, of which the interest is to be applied, under
their direction, to the same benevolent purpose
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-29

IMPoRTANT.-OM Whitley at LouisuiHe-The
Louisville Courier says that " Old Whhey," Gen
Taylor's charger, was brought to Louisville on the
steamer Glencoe, from Baton Rouge. The old
horse locked well after his journey, and had taken
quarters at Duncans stable for the present, prepar
tory to going out to grass in the neighborhood, for
his health.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-29

The FRANKLIN ExPEDITIoN.-It is discovered
that authority for an expedition to search for the
lost navigator, Sir John Franklin, rests only with
Congress, and that the President or Secretary of
the Navy can do nothing more than to recommend
the proposition to the favorable consideration of
that BODY.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-29

NEW BooKs.-We are under obligations to D.
Woodruff d Co., So Camp street, for number OF
new publications. They are
Adirondack, or Life in the Woods, by j. T. Head.
ley, author of Washington and his Generals" and
various other works, remarkable for gorgeousness
of description and dashng freedom of style. This
work is duodecimo, got up in very neat style,
and embellished with number of handsome en-
cravings from original sketches of scenery. 1t is
very pleasant book, descriptive of a love for
hunting and adventure, in search of health. in
that singular region of wilderness which exists in
the interior of New York The Indian name ia
Adirondack, and it embraces a territory of hun.
bred miles square at least into which the busy
Yankee population has never decentralization
houses or. settlements, rugged, mountainous and
tangled, interspersed with lakes, and containing
the Hottest of mountains and the deepest of ravines
and the most inaccessible of forests. Here, amidst
these deep solitudes, hunting, sporting, and occa-
sionaiiy sojourning with some frontier sojourner,
Mr. Headley spent two seasons, and has written
this very agreeable account of his experience.
Holidays Abroad, by Mrs. Kirkland, in volumes.
book of travels, by a lady of sense and talent,
VINO goes through Europe with her eyes open, and
describes what she sees, without particle of affec
tatlon, go as to be Ineligible and interesting.
DeLara' or The Moorish Bride, a Tragedy, by Mrs
Caroiine Lee Heniz, not a new work, as it has
Deen published SIX or seven years, but which sur
wives through Its merits. Agnes Morris, or The
Heroine OF domestic Life, Tale, published by the
Harpers, which is designed to illus rate. and satr
lse IN some respects, the manners and prevailing
sentiments of society; but in SO doing it takes some
pretty wide licenses
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-29

The GREAT ITALIAN PAINrINGs.-It is proposed
by New York artist to open subscription in order
to raise ample funds, with view of purchasing the
model piece of Italian art, which it is anticipated
will be sold by the Roman Republicans, in order to
raise means for defending that city,
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DO LII AR GOLD PEN.

good GOLD PEN, and Silver Case, with Pencil. a ms
DOLLAR!
These Pens are GUARANTEED and should the pans CO
by fair usage the purchaser exchange the Pen M n a
without srtra charge.
e The price at which these Pens sold makes hmnf
cheaper than Steel Pens.
For sale, wholesale and retail, BY
GUINNESS BUSH,
Dealers IN Fancy Articles, Gold Psns.r.
jel2-lm2dp l2 CAMP STREET
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-29

SUDDEN DEATH UNDER SUSPICIOUS CIRCuM-
sTANcEs.-The New Albany Democrat of Satur.
day, the 10th, has the following ''The wife of
Patrick Fitzgerald, who lives short distance
above the bagging factory, was this morning about
half pas O'Clock found dead in her bed She
had irlast night. which is supposed to have been
the immediate cause of her DEATH The singular
conduct of the husband of the deceased created a
Suspicion that he had been accessory to her DEATH
and number of physicians were called TO examine
the body but there was not sufficient evidence to
warrant his commitment. He is a stranger here.
and is said by the neghbors to have treated his wife
most cruelty, often abusing and whipping herr
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-29

FRENCH WORK ON AMERICA.-M. Poussin, the
present Minister of the French Republic at Wash
ington, has published an elaborate work on the
History and Power of the United States as Ma
tion." 1t is represented to be an able and inter-
estlng production, and wthal highly favorable to
our Government and People
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-29

Poor IRELAND!-The Dublin correspondent of
the Journal of Commerce, writing on the LIST June.
gives the following sad picture of Ireland:
Ireland now exhibits the spectacle of a people SO
exhausted by misguided efforts, that she has no
longer power TO act for her own preservation go
paralyZed is she by failure in hopeless cause. as
to have no energy left to extrcate herself from the
slough into which she has plunged so discouraged
by dlsappolntments in attempts to effect what was
nhattaInabe, that she has heart left to strive
tor practicable good. Her condition is pitjable
III the extreme, and at the same time embarrass-
ing as to battle the calculation and confonnd the
Judgment of the most asute statesmen. After an
eieemosynarv support of four years continuance,
she is manlfestly In a far worse condition than
Wnen the calamity first overlook her. All the
ef1orts, public and private, that have been made
Tor her reilef, have proved unavailing either in ar.
resung the evll or In placing any portion of her
people IN better condition. "The truth :" (savs
the Advocate this week. is too sad too pressing
The people are dropping dead by the wayside, or
crawling into their famine and pesfence- stricken
novels, to die of starvation; the prisons are filled
with unfortunate wretches, who have taken refuge
In legal crimes, from similar fates the Door houses
through the land guted, casting off their sur
plus by death only; and twenty-five unions in Ire
land are bankrupt The contractors for food to
many OF them must stop the supply if extraneous
ready money aid be not given'' | cannot,'' said
a gentleman from Clare to the writer, $50 from
my own house in any direction, without seeing
some persons dead, or dying of hunger by the road
side, or in the fields, and hundreds are continually
to be seen IN the same dreadful condition" 81
travelled, said another, over part of MAYO, where
two years ago saw not less than two hundred and
fifty thousand pounds value in live stock; but on
this last journey saw not living animal, exesp,
CaFieW and d PleYes."
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-29

MOBILE AND ONO RAILROAD. Capt. John
Childe, Chief Engineer of the Mobile and Ohio
railroad, arrived in Mobile on Tuesday. The sur
veys of the whole route are near complete. The
estimate and surveys of the first DIVISION common
cling at Mobile, will be submitted to the Board of
Directors within few DAYS.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-29

GENERAL CusHING.-Caleb Gushing, of Massa-
chusetts, has arrived at Saltwater, Minnesota Ter
rltory, and commenced chancery suit to recover
possession of the mills at the Falls of ST. Croix, on
which he has a claim