The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-28
A String of Items.

Carisbrook Castle, one of the most interesting of
English historical monuments, is fast going to decay.
Gen. Scott has been nominated for the Pres-
dency by the wings of Delaware
Com Stockton will be a candidate for the U. S.
Senate in the New Legislature.
Barnum has among his curOsties, the axe with
which The man split the difference,
A wag went into shop the other day and asked
for yard Of pork The shopman cut off three (pg feet
President Sparks OF the Harvard University has
returned from tour, completely restored to health.
Sidney Breese, formerly United States Senator
Illinois, has been elected the lower branch of the egs
laturs Of that State.
The st. Louis IntelIigencer estimates the mum.
her Of MonOHs in that city $500, most of whom from
England aud Wales.
An extensive robbery was perpetrated at Chi.
cago e12th instant, by named Berady who
subsequently arestedat st. Louis.
The President of the French Republic has pre-
sented to the Museum of the Louvre. Davd's celebrated
painting Of Napoleon Bonaparte crossing the Alps.
Why is it better to be burnt at the stake than to
your head cut off at the block? Because hot stake
better than cold chop.
1t said that in Greenve Miss, there not nhabant
eighteen OF who does not belong TO temper.
ance society," and that there shop the town
Two fires occurred in Clinton street, Buffalo, on
the l7h, destroying fifteen twenty Buildings They
mostly, however, oil little value.
cargo of copper ore has been imported into
from that quarter.
DR.. Ings, Bishop of Nova Scotia, who has been
dence, Mayfair.
Sir Edward Buwer Lytton writes to the Morn
ing POST denying the mo that he has lost the use of his
and that he is in a Responding state.
The second annual fair of the South Carolina
T9% S IN Ge T attended, and
Hay is so scarce in Ohio that 1t is already sell
ling cleveland at from sl6 to SIS per ton Many farmers
selling theE COWS at ten dollars and under.
The Monroe Miss Democrat has changed edi-
tors and its course From being DisunOn Qunan paper
it Foote Union journal.
man named Thomas Hinton said to be ne
phew Of Cen Hinton now under arrest in Oho for obbing
Zanesvle, and sentenced to the State Prison.
Chief Justice Williams, of Connecticut, has con-
bued thousand dollars, to be used loan without
iere 70 aid IN binding meeting houses of the COngrega
uonHl Churches in Illinois.
Thomas Keys, of Boston, has recovered $4,000
d images IRON the Providence and StOningtOn Railroad
ompany Tor being elected IRON their cars with undue VIC
Ience.
In the constitutional convention of Indiana, a
section proV5g that any giving accepting cha
enge ETC. shall be ineligible to hold any Office OF trust
" The Black MalibraD," we see it stated, has
received her Majesty commands perform concert
Nndi9E Castle On the 9Th November, the natal
A meeting of Western members of Conpres,
and Others is to be held Evansville Ind on The 18Th inst
to @kS into eo5sdeIatiSn the action OF Congress ia reference
Theodore Parker compares some men who GROW
suddenly ich TO cabbages growing in a violet bed the
heads s
A fire recently occurred in the village of Mill
TOrt, SteHben county, N. " which DESTROYED the Tow
Clerks books and papers, and the building which the Post
office located. Vs.
There was pretty severe gale on Lake Erie O,
The 18th inst The schooner Traveller laden with railroad r
from Kingston for Cleveland went ashore the Pennsuar
No lives were lost.
A gale blew at New York on the 18th instant
causing the sinking Of the canal boat O. Wilder at per
East River with cargo OF 6 tons cheese butter and Ohe
provisions on board.
" never such wind in my life," said
man during severe storm, as he entered hotel " Saw
wind - observed another :" What did it look like?
Like, said the traveller, like to have blown my hat Off
grand national bail in honor of Senator Dick
lnsOn being got by the democrats of New to com
off on Wednesday ing, Dec mber A. On the committe
The Shropshire Conservative predicts, at the
exhibition of 1851, deadul fire, nearly half the city an
great part of Westminster destrOyed-bands of foreigner
organized Tor plunder-devastaton in every quarter.
new war steamer, called the Lbertador bull
for the Venezuelan Government has Just been launched
Philadelphia. Its extreme length is l54 feet its breadth
tour feet.
After investigating the recent fatal explosion o.
board Of the Telegraph the cooners jury have returned
verdict that the of the accident was attributable 10
bad condition Of the steamers machinery.
Mrs. Mcclellan, a widow LADY, was murdered
few DAYS since Fayetteville Tenn She had been on
visit to neighbour and found in the road with her ku
broken. ~ ~
new steamboat called the Elkton has bee
built the above Chattanooga and has
The river Her boilers formerly belonged to the Sam Martin