The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-27
VOLUME n.-NUMBER 255.
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Hungarian RefMF6es Pr0iseted Railroad GIsreE0sfts
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Bds CreseeHt-Fh be morning papers gull Of detas l
touching the advent Of he HunRaFzn patriots and he vel
come extended 70 them b. ciizens % there bnt title
eft for me to say that Interesting subject cannot how
ever, refrain from putting 10 word o. two By way Of &C.
knoWedgng ueoomplment paid or eouhry By shass
noble refugees in selecting or their futufe home The o.
Jet OF their witt not TO be merely to find temporary
refuge for themselves, their aocates and their families bat
TO establish themselves permanently land IN which tyranny
has not and can never have. foothod. Count Uazy sill
pos fan compsisnee notwithstanding the e0ni,caiion
Of h. large in bis fahsand and be has also at his
disposal suiicisnt funds TO provide homes the West for he
Iminedaie friends that preparing 10 follow him. The
lady Apolonia 1ageo, object Of even greater interest
than the old Count and his family and her quarters are BE-
aeged with cur isaiug citizens who pres foFsid with more
any 70 do her honor than with regard her oo1Feusnce
She putting up with Nj. DOnelon and bis family At ths
Irving House, while the Count and his suite occupy apart
mers az the Asior. Arrangements in progr 10 give
grand public reception 10 the Count and h Fellow exa
which viii probably be compeied during he present week
There e also movement foot collect funds oF The relief
Of such Hungaana expected here without the means
Of establishing themselves in comfortable homes e whom
besides those for whom the Count authorised and enabled
TO provide, there said be many their way degree
OF interest highly honorable to citizens manifested in
this regard, and there is every believe that ade-
quate at least handsome Of money viii be sa.
eed by the time when it will be needed.
There little excitement IN the uppsr part Of our city
The principal airoess with the view, osteby, the relief Of
Broadway. ts ssecieds however, and plausby, to say
the least, that Tie relief Of sundy enegprtsg individuals
is especially the object Of the measure row bbught for
ward, and that ground encountes degree Of popular
opposition that viii probably be found too strong to allow its
consummauon for long time hence Broadway certainly
needs Ieef-ths travel il is incredibly great and incsa-
sng-bu the relieve Il nust be subject OF f ez
animation and discussion before the people, before they are
Adopted The Board Of AldeImen are accused Of treky in
the matter, and they viii find it difficult to set themselves
right again with their constituents.
Down town there unquet feeling adoat with regard 10
The MeTehants' Exchanges which will probably soon be
brought under the auciOneer's hammer. Tbs budiug
unsuitable for other purpose than that which s
Piled and the design that entertained in Quare Of
tossing Il upon the General Government CusbmhOnse
can hardly succeed. II have Mint in t city AZ
BY all means ought 70 have, building should be
erected for the purpose and the present Cusiomhouss continue
to be appropriated to is NEveEything eonseed
cannot suppose that whatever changes become
in the matter OF ownership, the Mefchantf Exchange
will be anything but Merchants Exchange for many yea
to come. If the esprit da eoTps Of merchants not Of
the quality requisite to keep the building under their CONTROL
II viii still undoubtedly remain in their far may be
necessary foE the transaction OF the usual business e0nieng
however but little credit upon them.
We this time served than usual BY the North
Eastern telegraph, and the foreign people generally.
dispatch has been received iron SacFe announcing the
arrival Of the Hbema Halifax Saturday morning but
far that all the satisfaction that the public have the
subject The communication said to have been of east
Of Bangor and TO tbs hour C3SO P. NJ. the damage has
not been repaired, and thssisamsg has hand
The Stock market is still depressed T. S. Skies rs this
morning brought only ms Coupons I2s '67s zen to
llOA. The proceedingsn Washington have bad effect on
Government Stocks in Wan street, and it feared that the
effect will be worse IN Europe.
Respectfully. yours. isProAToR-
8Z The entire stock Of the Cincinnati and
COvingtoh Bridge has been taken.
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forthcoming wOrk-'he Life Of Philip II. Of Spain
10 The Boston Transcript Of The 18Th notices
the death e Gl. Hollis Thayet, ven known
merchant Of that city.
~ Col MeClelland has been appointed Com
missioner 10 the boundary line, under the Mex
lean treaty, in the place of Col Fremont.
10 Mr.. Chase, the new free-sOil Senator from
Ohio, made his debut in the Senate on the 18th
He is a very young looking man In the few word,
he said he intimated that he was not to be cassec
with either Of the party organizations of the Senate
RETRooEssIoN IN GEoReErowN-Ths eiti,
zens of Georgetown held meeting on the 18th, to
consider the question Of retrocesson to Maryland,
in the event of Congress interfering with slavery
in the District
DEsERET.-Dr. Bernhisel and Almon w. Bah
bitt are the delegates, commissioners, now in
Washington, to procure the admission into the
Union of Deseret State, or her organization as
territory, and Mr.. Rabbit is the delegate repre-
sentative.
HUNGARIAN REFUeEEs,-The Hungarian relu-
gees, Col Johann Pragay and Major FOrnet, will,
soon their comrades arrive from Europe, go to
Washington, and present their letters of introduce
ton to the President. The welcome they have
met is, they say far beyond their expectations.
Their intention is to found colony in the West.
A military reception of the Hungarians is to take
place at Philadelphia. The commissioned officers
of the first division of Pennsylvania Volunteers
have appointed committee for that purpose
Movement OF TRooFs-one hundred and
18th inst. for Fort Smith, Ark, under command of
Lieut.. Geo. H. Gordon, Of the Mounted Rife Rsgi-
ment. They win be attached to. the 9th Regiment
U. s, Infantry.
Mr.. BAIN.-Mr. Balm, the telegraph inventor,
lately sailed for Liverpool BE intends to present
his claims before the Commissioner Of the French
Government to examine into the merits Of the va
riOus methods of telegraphing.
10 An Agricultural Club has been formed
among the members Of the Virginia Legislature
with some IS or 20 members--for the purpose Of
holding meetings one evening each week during
the session, for discussions upon agriculture farm
stock, fruits, etc. This is after the goody custom
at Albany and Boston, for some years past.
Water Comnlunicatsop BeiireeR ffe Atlantie
and Pacific. - The New York Herald says--
Among the passengers who sailed in the Cres-
cent City for Chagres, on Thursday, were some en-
terprising steamship men, who have chartered the
steamer Orus, at Chagres, for the purpose Of pro-
ceeding to the mouth Of the San Juan river, and
| going up to Lake Nicaragua, and thence to Lake
| Leon, with the view OF exploring those waters,
and, If practicable steam navigation be discovered
/ to the head Of Lake Leon, to cut communication
/ thence to the Pacific a distance Of only thirteen
miles, which could be done with comparative ease.
/
GT The remains Of Gen. Fenwick, formerly of
the U, s. Army, have arrived at Savannah in the
schooner Ann, They were escorted yesterday af-
ternoon by the Guards to the U S. Barracks in
this city where they will remain until orange
ments are made for their final sspulture at Bona
venture.
! DEATH OF AN AGED SHIPMAsTER.-Capto OIL
yer Fuller, for fifty years highly respectable ship
master and ship-owner Of Charleston s. O., died on
| Wednesday evening, the 18th inst, at an advanced
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