The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-07
Correspondents Of the Crescent.


Lieut. Maine Reds. Calm to he sngG: BonCaelera
ton JNeeting-Choiera Hospitox-Panama Railroad.
NEW York, May g. 1913.
Eds. Crescent-Lieutenant Mayne Reid has put in a
claim for the GodBo bequsathed by Gen. Jackson to the
man who should be designated by the ladies of this city
the vaant in war and last evening sent in peti
ton setting forth the grounds of his claim the Board of
Aldermen. 1t appears to that the more appropriate
direction of his application would have been the ladies by
whom the selection is to be made and steps have been
taken by them to hold convention the subject lie could
have reached tkem most effectively through the public
journals.
He enumerates, in his petition many acts OF gallantry
which are entitled to consideration, but which may pretty
certainly find parallels amongst citizen soldiers engaged
in the same war. His movement will have the effect
bring Others out and reduce the dcuy of making
ton. He that the 18th of March, I8 he repused
with thirty New York volunteers a body of RuerrlIos at
Medelln That the 18th of the month he voun-
teeed with six men to capture Mexican picket under the
of Vera Cruz that he captured the first trophy taken
by his brigade at Contreras that be carried the South CaO
lima flag through shower of mukery at Portals after the
fall Of Col Dickenson and that he led the first fifty
to the walls of Chapuepec which he reached in advance OF
his comrades and where he shot down by the enemies
guns. The petition referred 10 select committee of
three Aldermen.
Every severe attack of Cholera Morbus is magnfied
with of Asiac Cholera and this
favorable the contracting of the former complaint,
ports alarming to correspond. As stated the Board OF
Health yesterday reported DEATH but private
reports Of several in circulation during the
ming, and Of them said to have terminated fat
Two and one death, reported this morning
having occurred in BrOome street, at point far removed
from that of original Infection and three OF them in Brook
lyn-two of them fatal.
The Board of Health to-day reports eight cases and
four deaths and excitement begins to manifest ITSELF
although there really reasonable ground of apprehen
SION The City Inspector report for the week IL
deaths from Cholera.
Our Court of Oyer and Terminer to- day engaged in the
trial Of Thomas A Walker, for the alleged murder of his
wife in February last There large of legal talent
engaged on each side OF the and much fighting little
purpose will mark The proceednss-Waker cannot. my
opinion be convicted the evidence possibly be brought
forward, but he should be- the circumstances will pretty
certainly be deemed usfcafoy oths interference of Ezecu.
tive clemency. His cha rgng her death TO accident is
sufficiently plausible to create all the doubt necessary to
duce disagreement amongst the if not absolute
acquitta. His lawyers Ogden Hoffman Charles o Con.
nor and Mess Chase and Busted Those the part Of
the State Ambrose Jordan. Attorney General. John
McKeon, District Attorney James A. Whiting, and Mr..
Phillips
The Indignation meeting Of which spoke yesterday, to
be held in front Of the Tombs last evening off the
time appointed but did not amount to much. The prnci
pal speakers George Wilkes. Enoch E. Camp and
Capt Rynders. the naming of whom sufficiently indicates
the character of the meeting Rynde introduced resolu
ton. which unanimously adopted, designating the
Asor Place Opera House the suitable building. and
location. in the city for Cholera Hospital and calling upon
the authoesto obtain lease of for that purpose The
proceedings in part laid before the Board of Aldermen
by Mr. Kelly member othe Sixth, and referred to the
Board of Health.
proposition made and formally considered in the
Board of Aldermen. relative to procuring large vessel
hull to be anchored in of the rivers the city for
Cholera Hospital In view of all the difficulties that
have arisen in the premises is very probable that this plan
will be adopted.
Msssrs. Rowland Aspinwa consider their Pacific line
permanently regulated and the arrangement of
monthly communication by their between Pan anna
and San Franciscohe price of cabin passage being fixed
informed you time since at 43O0-steeage half
price, Baggage allowed $50 pounds-fsight on extra bag
gage $50 per ton... Weathe, rainy and cold.
Respectfully youn, IsD.cATeR