The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-01-16

ence The style of Col Webbs writing is forcble amos
dictatona with many dashes of self opinion corn and i'm
patience of opposing argument Col w. is considered a
the head among editors of the other side of the wings
than Horace Greeley. He lives STYLE and always
the upper ten He used have houses and country
houses; but alas such things intended for editions
and they have failed him. Col Webb in person, is full
and healthy looking he mps little from the effects of
| woundin wellknown rencontre
Since the death of Col Stone Mr. John Inman has been
principal editor of the Commercial Advertiser By most
persons is considered still better paper under his
than formerly. Col. Stone remarkably eonserva-
tive he inherited the notions of the old federasts rather
shared them, and was, in politics, somewhat of thorn in
the wing sde for he degned soft SOAP the peo-
pe Mr. Inman genial in ideas and sentiments He
possesses considerable literary talent and for
the principal editor of the Columbian Magazine" His
writings however are not deep their principal merits
flowing STYLE and opportune choice of subject Mr. In
labo under nrm state of health consequent upon
too continued application.
Mi. Beach, know, has retired from the Sum-" and
left it to his boys That lucky spec OF his, in get
ting hold of the little ricketty, dingy that few
pected to live months Perhaps the records of newspa
per experience furnish instance of rapidly growing
and widely furnishing newspaper Mr. Beach had his
good and his Indifferent aes cannot say think he
possessed bad decidedly One of these days intend
give you description of the Sun establishment.
Should you like, these sketches of New York editors will
be continued from time to time. MANHATTAN.
Sons OF TEMPERANCE STATIsTIcs.-We find
in the Washington News the following extract from
the report to the annual meeting of the National
Division, in June, l848:
Number of Divisions in the United States. 49,. 2.651
Members initiated during the past year ss SS5
Whole amount Of receipts of subordinate Div-
sions in the United States. s4159S7 81
Whole of benefits paid out 14O058 80
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Numoei vi aeaths... "H
GREAT FIRE AT PITTsBURG-We gave tele-
graphic dispatch few days since noticing de-
structve fire at Pttsburg, by which sixteen houses
were destroyed, together with large amount of
merchandise and manufactures The Cincinnati
papers state that the loss of Irwin & Son in stock
and buildings is 5000; insured for $4,000. R.
C. Townsend's loss $500; insured for $1,000.
Darrah & Roberts loss not ascertained no insur-
ance. Mrs. Adams loss $500; insured for $1,000.
George Ledlie's loss $1,000; insured for $4,000. It.
S. Clark's house only slightly injured. F. To-
renze's house destroyed partially insured G.. NJ
Evans steam mill and dwelling house partially in
sured /; the mill was full of grain. Two three
citizens are missing -diligen search is being made
Those injured will probably recover. The build
ings destroyed, except five or six frames of small
value, were dIHOug Dest III Guy. luo pa
pers belonging to the Custom-house were all saved
Later.-The body of VIM. Hays, Jr., p much re-
spected merchant of Pittsburg, has been recovered
from the ruins His keath has cast gloom over
the city. He leaves family to mourn his untimey
death. The general opinion is that this was the
only life lost.
o. The Austrian Minister of Finance to face
the terrible deficit which is before him, proposes,
among other measures, a tax on domestic sugar,
higher duties on imports, higher tax on ardent
Spirits a tax on buildings an income tax, and
increase on the stamp act. He proposes, also, to
render uniform the tax on real estate, which now
differs f the different provinces. He has hard
task before him to save the Government from bank
ruptcy.
MILD WINTER,-The Albany (Ga.) Patriol of
the 9th inst. in relation to the and crops,
says" The past fall and the winter thus far has
been the most mild and pleasant which we have
ever experienced in this latitude. We had frost
in December. Fruit trees and shrubs are putting
forth leaves, and vegetation has the appearance of
the opening spring. Hardy Griffin, Esq, pre-
scented us this week with ll-grown cotton-boll
which had just matured from RATION stalk"
BosToN MoRALs.-The morals of Boston are
effectively shown by Mayor Bigelow in his inau-
gural address. He says that dram-shops have in
creased in number, temperance has not been pro-
NOTED, and riot and licentiousness have multiplied
to an alarming extent The Mayor attributes this
to the persecution of tavern-keepers
LARGE DIvIDEND-The Board of Directors of
the Steamboat Company of Georgia have declared
dividend of ten per cent out of the profits of the
past six months.
DIvIDEND.--The Marine Insurance Company,
of st. Louis, has declared dividend of five per
cent. during the past six months.
FIRE.-Cruft e. Chamberlain's new steam lard
oil establishment near Terre Haute, Ind, was
entirely destroyed by fire on the LIST inst. Loss
$1,000. No insurance.
Gs- The Royal Irish Fisheries Company has, it
is said, discovered that the Newfoundland fishing
banks extend nearly to the coasts of Ireland. The
probability that such is the case was suggested to
Lieut.. Maury, U. S. Navy, some time ago, in the
course of his investigations connected with that
most important contribution of the age to practical
navigation, viz the wind and current charts.
o. Bergen, Craft and Ryan, "patriots ~ who
were accused of being engaged in the Patrist move
ment in Ireland were to sail in the ship Princeton
from Liverpool on the 2lst December
GO Monsieur Cabet'' appears among the
names of the passengers arrived in the last steamer
from Europe public dinner was given to him
in New York.
D~ Dr. Mott has been chosen President of the
Academy of Medicine in New York city.