The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-22


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NEW YORK. December 10, 1870
Eds. CreseeEf-We have gloomy and chilly weather to-
day, following light mixture Of snow. rain and hail, which
iroze as il fell, and composd the @ regular eot Of t
son This slate Of things prevailed during The whole Of
teays much 70 the pnnoyance Of the curesoers, and 10
the amusement Of the rising generation Of l0afe Our win
Ter has not assumed the seyereii far confines itself to
the dragTeeabie; bgt oh, how disasreeabls II &.
The Herald Of this morning. aller long dOursss Of is
trumpetor rather bagppes-givss second edition Of
suafy letters written by OF Benefits Washington
respondents. Thee letters private and confidential and
the editor OF the Herald seems DESTROYS 70 show The world that
bis private character is entirely CONSISTENT with the character
Of bis paper, and he has published and repubsed them.
His object in thus violating the ru Of honor do al The
injury possible to the general adninhsf5n and IL he
different kind Of amaMs his oljeet 0gd be IN great
measure attained for caf. from he letters,
that MesTs. Clayton and Meredith manifested disposition
to coneiaie the Herald if not Ieade into bar
gain with It's editor The principal doubt in this couHeeo1
rests upOa the vefaeitg Of Breea the nf The let rs
may believe him. we placed in possession Of fact 81
considerable interest to this community that IS that Mr.
Chars II. Deavan appointed the Commercial Agen
Of ST. Thomas through the influence Of James Gordon
Bennett, and through his influence alone This has been
regarded about the appointment made By the prsnt
administration fact which give plauzibiltY TO he WI
er's allegation, but know that Deayan and bis friends man
aged to get strong his recommendation
rather TO papers which he made the purpose Of
Ommendanons-and is not unreasonable presumption
that those had at least much weight that Of Mr.
Bennett. At all events Of The sgne1s hold such an
opinion, aud make it subject Of repentance
The name Of the notorious John n. Alatt again brought
before community by suit for libel brought by of
his cohers, Rev. John C. Green, against the sepather
Of the late Mrs Maf, formerly Nis Frances Smith Mr..
PIERCE the defendant has called the Rev. Mr. Gen drunk
ard, something equivalent and has accused him Of aiding
and abeng the neiaous purposes Of The Matt, with
relation to Miss smth-al of which held BY Mr. Green
constitute SANDER Pierce endeavofs to prove his assertions %
be strictly true, and does the satisfaction Of the eonmn-
nifty, butwhether the satisfaction OF tie jury remains to be
seen. The sympathes Of the people all wh him, except
perhaps those Of few who belong Greens Church,
small establishment got Up By him the independent plan.
after he had been onsed from the Methodist connection and
driven from usurped pulpit By the Officers Of the law
Pierce formerly Justice Of the Peace in BrOokyR
where all the transactions have taken place, but keeps
| small retail drug store in that city.
case bearing some resemblance the recent Oneof Capt
McCeHen, Of the packet ship Columbus has Just been closes
before Judge Belts, in District CouFt. handsonl
young woman Representing herself to be widow, and haY
ing child with her, brought the abogenamed Cour
against Captain Bursey, Of the packet ship Honguer, char
ging him with criminal conduct towards her recent
age Of that vessel run Liverpool TO lspor The testimou
given IN without contradictions and bears hard hpo
both parties the suit My view OF The ease as stands
that the Captain ought TO be Requed Of the charge
/ then dismissed from his command.
John B. Cough, whose course and experience in Temps
rance ain entile his TO The prefix celebrated " is
giving round of his lectures in dis city and Brooklyn an
gathers around him crowds large for the capacity Of
building in which be holds forth. His popularity
immense, and seems to be the ucEeass Coughs quite
young man, and looks younger Than he reals hs appeal
indeed almost boyish His person. slight and i5ifhH
and he has and command Of muscle that
the people. have many supple circusrider, clown
and such gsnuses but certainly man or q Be
capable of such extravaganza Of eOntoon and never 81
professional c0untereter Of human passion excel him
the ant Of TRANSFERRING to his eounenance v0iee aud limb
| the characteristics Of his original.
Speaking of countefe reminds that George Wanda
holf is here, and Is a0utto delight tie liuthaniie with
Portraits OF William shakspeare wbichlie has exhibit
70 appaning cusgs other places. George also toni
: 70 tfedt rs with Hamlet in Costume i0uio1 sqeni
aud to read Anthony and Cleopatra ie,r alofAfeai i
. | icly in this country ON Sainriay next.
Max maretzek tonight gives his subscribers the tea
Douzetti's Maria de Rohan Its first appearance in
United Staies-and Of couse operadom is in a quiet
happy condition
Business is dull enough the foreign news being han
digested. Politics growing contemptbe-I mean m
50 than ever. Respectfully, INprcAroR
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