The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-12

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EDS crescent An extraordinary verdict was yesterday
rendered by the jury in the u S. Circuit Cour on the case
OF Ernest Fielder Edard Curtis former Collector of
this port Fedler years ago. under the colectorship
OF Mr. Curtis imported about 80 of Russia hemp upon
which duty OF $40 ton charged and paid under
protest. the importer claiming its the rate of duty
$50 on-cbarged upon Manila and other India hemp
II commended by counsel for plaintiff that our treaty
with Russia providing that the productions of that country
should pay higher duties than similar productions of
any other nation rendered the charge OF $40 Illegal
ana rs the defence tamey conducted, the jury
adopted that construction of the law. Now there about
as much similarity" between Russia hemp and the article
denomDated " MANILA" to which the proper law Iefen
there between flax and weed These uries
are queer bodies, in our city especially.
From New Haven, learn that the whale ship s. Rob
nson has arrived with $40 600 worth gold dust from Cali
fonia via the Sandwich Islands.
In Boston intelligence received from Buenos Ayes up
to the 18th OF March, The Argentine Government repre-
ened as making advances towards accommodation with
England proposing the Hood the basis of an
arrangement. Negotiations with the French are yet going
forward with fan of early and favorable issue
Exchange the United States pct disc. Douboons are
selling at Buenos Ayes al 1877 to 3il.
brig arrived at Boston reports having spoken the Gath
ult. the British uansport-shp Neptune, from Bermuda
bound for the Cape of Good Hope. with Free emigants"
among whom John Mitchell the Irish hero-felon and
his family.
Our news from Montreal up to o'clock last evening"
which hour all was quiet and likely remain Some
thing OF excitement raised the Assembly by DIS
cussion between Messrs. Papneau and McNab in which
much bad feeling was exhibited on both sides.
The immigration from Europe to this city immense
-for week past than twenty vessels day have ar
rived filled with from British, French and Get
man ports, and the lower streets literally crowded with
foreigners in all the outlandsh costumes of Europe The
Dutch portion of the crowds the interest
and is every where The Canal line boats do fine
business and present curious spectacle crowded they
are with queer looking faces and ueere dresses fixed
bodies of all imaginable sizes.
The neighborhOod of the Marshas office is filled with
curious mob trying to catch at the fifteen twenty
boxes OF coming apparatus brought in town yesterday by
Deputy Marshal Brown and officer James Leonard. The
machinery to be perfect and have cost con-
siderable sum Of money. could not get sight of of
the CON- but infomed Of the best possible execution
and its spuOusness could only be detected by chemical
Considerable excitement yesterday afternoon produced
amongst the politicians by the announcement very
spectacle authority that the COectoshp had been given
Mr. Brady, that exGOvernor Young had been appointed
assistant Treasurer and Mr. Fuller Marshal These gentle
however knew nothing about and yet in utter
ignorance of their promotion.
Respectfully yours, INpICAToK.