The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-05
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LETTEs sesoLxxi.
Geo. Cas- is Neo Yak aqmlle through BrooEvu-Yast
ErpeHaitaTeg ne Macy Yard-T1e Tesisfga n M
~ Rsess Rees1tos1s daes Gf
Robbery faaiih and y1artefs. ,1',s'
NEW YoRK. Nov. Is, 1s4s
Els. Crescent-BIr Clay had hardly made l 81 from
city When the entry Of Gen. Cas- took place eafir
amongst rs qaiey and unhretendneiy a. the
former bad done and with the modest advantage Of an nm
heraded approac The Cehera had his teporar, uuartt
the Irving House, whsre he has been pretty well iered
by his hOst Of friends, from the hour Of his arrival until that
Of bis departure. pubic digner offered him, but he
Obliged to decline IT, as be Is desTous reach Washing
ton early possible and notwithstanding the anxiety Of
the New Workers to Of him, he could be per-
shaded tarry another day with He LEFT the ctyhs
morning. in the O'Clock trau, accompanied part Of the way
by several Of his fiends
yesterday took advantage Of The lovely spring ike weather
to stroll through the portions Of sister city Brook
Ign, and frequent have been my explorations Of the grOnnd
and my last ranbe within the precincts
could not but look with kind Of establishments upon the
changes that everywhere met New Streets passing
over deep marines, and through hills dat almost entitled
to the Of mountains long rows Of brick houses,
plying ground that but short time since halfa mile dis
tantdrOn pre location; lines of st0Tt with evcry evil
dence OF abundant CUSTOM where but recently there were but
barren feldsthese form bat 1.-THE Of the things that attract
the admiration.
Vast extensions and Improvements especially Observable
about the Navy Yard the results Of tie expenditure Of
known millions of dollars. The Government has recently
purchased pretty much the whole shore of the WaabOnt
Bay, tqDm the old nts Of the Navy ard nearly
quite tue Williamsburg line, for which has been paid
about $40 CO., A few years, and few millions of dOlars
more will suffice 10 dock this vast extent Of shore, and present
yard that viii compare with advantage with other
in the world. One cannot refrain from asking, however, if
much Of the enormous expenditure in this regard not,
least under existing circumstances, msappropnaton Of the
public means.
Such question does not arise with regard tothe private ex-
pedture, individual outlay, in improving the city 1t ~
evident that every dollar paid toward this oectw yield a
full ntereofen compound ihtet-'yheher appropriated
directly, by the individual by the City Government the
individuals The shameful mpOsitiOns which this
city has submitedI under her StTeet Commissioners
| praPiised in Brooklyn.
The papers will have informed you Of the disposition Of the
steamship case brought before he CicnA Court by Col oO
The result Is in accordance with the general expectations far
the denial Of the injunction goes but the decision
sweeping than anticipated 1t embraces distinct approval
of every act of the agnees, trustees, and place
Col oo farther in the back ground than he supposed
belong But single point reserved which be decided
in bis fav0Tit whether he entitled share Of the profits
arising from the earnings Of the steamers Of te line in
seryice-he Ohio and Falcon.
have little attention paid to g Evacuation
Day, upon the present anniversary No parade is
to be enn the streets than upon other pleasant day Of
the year, and for few that have been fired
on the Battery and Tompkims Square, Thousands of
citizens wonld have known nothing about the day.
menberwhe the 18Th Of November was marked with oberv-
equal in magufcence and hearnes those which
hailed the Fourth Of Jdy; hui is no longer We
ioFgetful, if not ungraefn, people-we New Workers.
Our weather is emakableange, indeed to all who have
been accustomed to a New York Fall An old gentleman
whose observatory furnished with apparatus by which the
condition of the weather is indicated within immense circle
and who has kept register Of phenomena for many
years informs that he has found the atmosphere in
such state it now he it is really wonderful.
The news by the Caledonia exctes but little We
waited for long enough have had something more mpor
tant; bat hardly unreasonable expect exciting
intelligence by every arrival The information that Mr.. Rives
has been officially received by the Prince President, gives
especial satisfaction, although hardly tell what
make Of Louis Napoeons distinction between mOnarchcal
and republican governments, in the of national
puies. g The Prince gracious says the dispatch
| We mnst he most grateful, Of course, in return.
Mr. Thomas POWELL the victim OF Dickens better TO Levi
Clark hopes make better thing - out Of the puhhca
ton of that letter than he could expect make by III
publication Of his writings. The parties who have
Tended the premises generally very responsible, and c0ul
pay an aggregate Of damages that would support REASONABLE
for life; but deem hardly probable, even if contar
my former opinion, he should bring the before
courts that be will realize the first Xpence from their de
cisions CLARK relies with the greatest confidence in the abi
Of Mr. Dickens to subanae charge advanced in th
letter, and very little anxiety manifested on the subject By
any of the parties who published it.
The iron safe Of Mr. James Gchrst, 4s2 Washington st.
was broken open Saturday evening last and drafts and
notes representing $4,000 stolen from it. Fortunately,
money had beene IN the safe and although the Hconven
viii be considerable, the actual loss to Mr. Gehnst will
be tritlng.
The health of the city good it has been for some time
past to be growing better. According to the City In
spectors report the number Of deaths for the past week has
been only 201 from all causes. No death from cholera
The markets to-day but little affected by the Caelo
MAS but improvement expected to show itself to-
morrow Government Stocks just about hold their own.
Coupons Of e5 bring ZIG 1l6 small LOTS and the issue.
| of AZ, 1l4lU. Respectfully yours, INDICAroR.