The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-03-15
Correspondents of the Crescent.

sHa b c SH a t8s Gss W. Fry sos i
gressionai ROUdyism-EEtra Session of the .Ne1o
NEW YORK, March s. 1S49.
Eds. CrescentMajor Noah says that Mr. Blodget. the
whom Kelsey, the Buffalo keeper recently
fessed bis bed TO have murdered and robbed
fifteen years ago, not murdered at all but found
by his father residing in Wisconsin. Where the Major OBJ
tanned his information know not, but if true, the ccum
stance is a remarkable one yet not without precedent.
remember, the occurrence of something
similar out West-the exact locality foTge-aended in
the result with capital punishment. Three of bad
characer-a father an two arrested suspicion
of having Murdered man named q think Russell. While
prison, of the under excitement produced
he stated by the visit of object his bed
side confessed to fellow prisoner his participation in the
murder, and entered into detail OF the circumstances at
tending its commission. This, with other ccumstantia
evidence brought forward the trial. led to conviction OF
two ALL of the accused and their subsequent execution
Some time afterwards however the who supposed
to have been murdered returned safe and sound from long
visit amongst the Indians and was shocked to learn that his
ab,ence had been the of two Cor moe) judicial murders
The Opera in danger. unless they exhibit little
than usual beraty of losing Mr. Fry and his Italian
troupe He has issued circular, canddly laying before
the subscribers the condition OF things connected with his
management for months past and showing that his
losses during the closed to fifteen thou
sand dollars He says Unless the price of the ve-y
tickets be raised to dollar and half and two hundred
tickets be taken at the price, he will feel obliged
reluctantly, but INSTANTLY to decline further connection
with the Astor Place Opera House. make other disposition of
his old company and dissolve his contracts with the newly
arrived artists good part of his losses suppose he will
make out of Bennett, whom he has fairly on the hip
No Jury do otherwise than award half three ouhs of
the of damages laid in the pending sut-s20 00
1t said however that Bennett has shape thrown
the Herald of his hands and of his counsel has made
affidavit that he Bennett neither owns edits controls
that paper 1t confidently believed by that he in
tends leaving the country before the trial but it
impossible that he should escape that fashion. His
appears at the head of the proprietor" only
It has heretofore been " editor and proprietor"
What must be thought of federal Legislators now
Some demagogues' may accuse them of rowdyism but
the danger of the would be imminent and we must
therefore regard them essentially honorable and
be Their love of honor and decency quite equal
their love of Uncle Sa money but it hardly advisable
to make any very particular comparison the premises 1t
proved be cedabe to take large for services
rendered for books and for distances av
eed and surely there be dscred attached black
eye received fist fight the floor of Congress But
seousyI not nsensibe to the injustice of denouncng
the whole body for the backguardm of dozen members
and would not be understood as doing but must con-
slider every member responsible for such dsgracefu
as those which have Just occurred nasmuc they have
refused adopt rules their chambers and the
try from rowdyiSm by Furnishing the actors with ipsO factO
expulsion The people who would reelec guilty of
such conduct have but little respect for themselves
and none for their country heteegraph ntimates that the
members not all sober So would naturally think.
Immigrants from En- gland and Ireland arriving great
numbers-uch greater than those of the emgran for Cali
fornia As the weather mild there little distress
among them but of the after landing present
a rather ptiabe spectacle. Among them have chill
dreu from thirteen fifteen years of age wandering about
seeking for their kindred who had settled in this country but
whose address is unknown The Commissioners of Immi
grafton have their hands full and their pockets empty
There talk of calling session of the Legs
aure of this State for consideration of the Codes
such of them prepared There naturally much op-
position. Respectfully, yours, INDICATOR