The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-03-28

Ye tinted flowers of varied hue,
:, Amidst the blooming throng-
WIZ SlSu %1 SoSn Se9i h sa1asp slope
I'm shouting loud the song Of Hope
You taught me yesterday!
Alesl alss that boyish song,
For me. ]: hushsd and still
| The blood that danced 20 light and long
ny sight grows dim limbs grow old
Though bright i ssem. II. but the dream
| Of bygone yesterday!
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| AN ALARMING EXTENSION OF THE FRANKINC
PRIvILEGE.-The Boston Daily Advertiser says
The law gives the franking privilege to all per
sons who have been or may be President of thu
United States Now, since our neighbor of thu
Transcript may be, one day, a President, is he no
entitled to the franking privilege 2"
90 Mr.. Choate is to deliver the concluding lee
ture before the Boston Mercantile Library Associa
tion this season, and for his subject has selected
Thoughts suggested by Mr.. Macaulay's History
o. The estimated amount of the appropriation
required for the ST. Lawrence Canal, during the
present year, as stated by the Governor-general Of
Canada, is Els, l12 II.
CHEAP-zHe Taking of the Census Of Hagers.
tovn.-The Herald of that place says: " Some
persons object to it on account of its cost, they
suppose, but the amount appropriated for the pur.
pose is just $40, and contract has been entered
into to have it dons for this sum.
CENTENNARrANs. We have observed in the
papers of late the death of quite number Of persons
who were over one hundred yean of age. One Of
these, George Lnnett, who died in Nova Scotia,
was the last remnant of General VOLTS army at
the taking of Quebec in 1859, and was at the time
of his death 100 years of age. Another, who re-
Gently died near Mo ntrose, Pa, named John Adams
was aged 104 years, and soldier in the revolution.
n1- Not long since an infant was left at the
Congress Hall, Troy. Pursuit was given to the
unnatural parents-they were arrested the father
proved to be young man named Taylor, who re-
sides at Pownal, VT, the mother was a servant in
his fathers house.
AccIDENT.-Mr. Russell Hubbard, carpenter,
fell from the tower, in New Haven and was
seriously injured.
FrRE.-A fire took place at Binghamton, N. Y,
on the 18th, by which the steam Touring mill of Mr..
Weed was destroyed. Much of the -four and grain
was saved. Loss $1,000 insurance $5C0O
90 Mayor Heron, of Pittsburg, offers reward
of fifteen hundred dollars for the arrest and con-
viction of the persons engaged in the late incen-
diarism in that city.
RUMoRED FoRaERY.-A rumor was prevalent in
Boston the 18th inst, in State street, of forged
PAPER amounting to $1,000, being discovered. The
forger was represented to be young merchant Of
Central wharf and the names forged Messrs. Wright,
Priest & Co., also of Central wharf, If such paper
was in existence, however, it was speedily taken
up by the parties most interested, and the alarm at
once quoted.
or At the fire, $50 Washington street, woman,
who dwet over the store, is reported to have saved
FIVE of her children by lowering them from the
window into the street. She is said to have exhibit
ted great heroism, and tainted when her exertiOns
were over-Bosaon Transcript, 18th inst
GERMANS GOING WEsr.-The Detroit Free Press
learns from recent letter from Germany that great
sums of money are leaving the country by the emil
grants for the United States. But seven weeks ago
10000 Prussian thalers, ready money, was taken
by two families that left for Wisconsin.
ExEcurIoNs-Jas. Cadden was executed within
the prison walls at Wilksbarre, Ga on I'd inst, for
the murder of Daniel Gilligan. On the same day,
at Pickens Court house, S. c., Carol and Thomas
Henderson were executed for the murder of Rob't
Wilson They asserted their innocence Of the
crime on the gallows
oar Andrsas Hall and Barney O'Donnell were
executed at Troy on the 10Th inst, for the murder
of Noah and Amy Smith. Both confessed their
guilt, and Hall avowed that he had previously COM
mitted two murders, besides participating in several
arsous, robberies, and other crimes. He was
hardened wretch. S'ss