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The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-29

r. .: CO4b q CO.. DRUGGISTS, Corner of JHagG-
SRs Or S1s,S o , PsEtf Country
Coxrs Preparations extensively usd for t D y E
6STsT y si s,.o,.d .a,
F ...:.s! a..
'hs saRs az cRhf f.H' AND
Rsf' Of GEff II X s Sk
2s f RE EfRPs LINZ
Tonic AtGUE SYRUP and PILLS. nrs lysdp
DsAks 4 PSR3HEs EHXNTpR 5{yE99F G0PAyIA,
Oter extra and with the recent additions and
had me BE aas Ps sSS;
CIGAR TOBACCO.
II 0Oi rltoAlDA, n.y.
MEA kENrocKy, and
FoT PsDt,,;oo ma. and the M.,,.,,.. tod and nsW,)
Being the oommen MAaca II the snr,,. s., "a
9n8 CAPs, Of the following dsscriptons: VI A
bsss SSsSss % s'iH Is4A.
EN- H7T H.rs. Sts5s Sf e.. a'
mn DURBRIDGE & cos. % Customhouse st.
PENS;;:;TO Merchants, Accountants, etc.
w. B. KENNEY,
GOLD AND BELL-METAL PEN MAKER W.
~ Magazine street, ~
n AS on hand, and is constantly manufacturing, a =
a n Large and OaSig apartment & PeTa quality gen
those have used 4. Phs soS T mS9. with
he ancpa officers Of be ssoond Man saS sns BpS Al
s s give sS 's rsR S.a a
LADIES' .VesU Dress Goods.
nE D. p. sCANLAN g CO. 90
% w Are receiving Pain Pal az and f sS5,ods,. stsss
new SGSn rG n se P SPS pnsd
sa% new P ss"ns s aid Ps s style
BREss GOODS Ps lac 6 r sSa f EMBM6T
DEkEs recently purchased the favorable terms from ne
first houses in E'0re and America, they will at as ' Vic
Low PRICES
5 sSSoSi S S
aud Caanbray at from 10 to Is cents per yard
OFFICE New ORLEANS AND CARRoLLrON RAILROAD Co.
NroT,cp M. s.n Nav ORLEANS, 2sd April, 1850
and alter he May nea Se E Be
Oh s sS pe sSse s6 Se
g PEI per share on shares Of $40 S0.iO0 paid;
This being distribution OF Cash ASSES made in ,adro
ton IF capital Stockholders requested to produce their
the sn ssn i, may be written "A SEf5 A.
INEN GOODS REGULAR WHOLESALE Dry
lines 0S 10 Sas sV sas
cSs Planters Brown and Grass nGs W6 nse s D ,6 S26
Hollands, Linen Diapers and Damasks Towels Napkins,
apls q J. II. PALMER, Sc Gravsr street.
THOMAS ATKINS,
MAT1RaASSs MAKER AND 1I MTPsAlSolLsTERER, No
d ~ dsscfpFons s sad Mos MATR AssEsa. @Ros
IGppItI an se Eess ts es,; tH"'AF
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-29

Steamship Galveston Place. from Galveston, 18th inst, to
Harris & MoTgan-h my.
Ship Rio Grande, Ryan, IS days from Boston, master
3D. my.
Ship Chasea WISE 16 days from Boston, to maerd NV
Bark Clasa, Eldrdge, 70 days from Salem, Mass mas.
teT-Pont.
Bark Georges, Eses, IL days from Philadelphia, 10
meeker & Cod my.
Brig Hyler Washburne, ID days from Philadelphia 10
o Wickham-Powder House.
Brig TaTsela-POint
Br schr Thomas and James, Borden days from Grand
mans. to Nathan-1s my.
Sch Heroine Hussey, from Cbagres, 18th inst w An.
drews q Co-1st my.
steamer r Hetze, from Surveying Expedition on
the Coast of Florida-Pont.
STEAMBOATS,.
Columbus, Post, from st. Louis.
Oglesby Blackstone, from Shreveport bales cotton
Lowndes, JY, jerks, from Prnceton-24 bales cotton
Mary Foley, Dalieres, from L0ckport.
Meteor No 3, Faussett, from Attakapas.
Aberdeen, Clouds, from Camden-lj9 bales cotton.
Oregon, Hiern, from Mobile.
Towboat ConquerJr Heaton, from the Passes
Towboat Star, Brown, from the Passes.
Job boat MonteZuma, Choae, from the Passes,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-29

COWAN's VEGErARE4k LfEH0N1ut7flC.
~ Unprecedsnted IN sulying Stone u tbs bladder ard
kidneys, and healing the 1hamsaty dseaa q she IN
pheu, a HeieAi 3 Ca. - Chagtses sIset I1nlss
SadsS NsaRse eafhefi d. q q i5sfsa = ttep sfaet
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-29

j. A. BEARD, Auctioneer,
Se4fT A5yslgsas. oy &c Ssasoasaysa Bsnk and odbsr
toek Tneenhyh and Thurpf1ys; Real EaIe
Saturday. AZ IL O'Clock, BankE Cereal sals. ft
mediate days ~ Once No. 10 Banks Arcade pss,ssss
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-29

, ~ n VieksbuFg, WarFenton and New Car-
LslkkaaAAsssf hage Weekly Packet Steamer OsFNDEs
gEszzzszzsz Jr.-EVERY FRIDAY EVENlNG-For
pcksburg. Wanenon New Carthage and all intermediate
landngsThe magnificent and swift running passenger
steamer LOWNDES, JR-, will commence running in the
above trade about the 18th of September and will
remain in the above trade daring the For freight
apls 4 7. B. SMITH. IS Magazine s.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-29

"a FOR CHAGHES-O RlE JNsc Orleans and CA
SiAAiA gres Regular Lile-To sail tn Is EVENING,
- the 18Th inst; positively The coppefed and
~ g above This vesi has been running regularly in
the ac and has failed IN making quick trina She q
beau niuy and comfortably arranged her second cabin
and i now in readiness Eeeiye paenEeIu The sec0ud
cabin passengers furnished with hgfts, mniiFes uTp-
Visions, and thing requisite for the voyage No extra
charge made for baggage. This being the regular ne pa
sengefs may rely punctuaity time Of sailing For
tickets apply on board Lower Peayune Tier. opposite
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-21

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION OF CorToN.-W,
clip the following from communication in the
N. Y. Journal of Commerce
The destruction Of property in this city, by fire
originating in cotton stores, has become so great
as to demand serious attention. The loss from
this cause, in eleven fires occurring here and in
Brooklyn during thirteen months has been esti-
mated at about million and n quarter of dol
lars. Hence, there is disposition among insur-
ance companies to increase the rate on cotton
risks.
Experienced underwriters entertain the opin-
ion that fire arises spontaneously in cotton stores
and strong circumstantial evidence can be pro-
duced in support of their opinion A chemical
investigation would readily test the truth Of this
opinion, AMI the boarl of underv rters will pre- b
ably submit the question to that test. Mean
time, however, would it not be advisable for
public authorities here and elsewhere, to devote
some attention to an investigation of the origin
and cause Of fires' Would it not be advanta-
geous to the public welfare to authorize the
chief engineer of the fire department to call
4 jury and examine witnesses, to ascertain, if
possible, the origin and cause Of every fire oc-
curing in city ora town.
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iti Il will be triumph over their own cause. II
their shouts Of victory should ascend, they must
ascend amid the walls and groans Of their own
countrymen, whose fate must sooner or later be
theirs. g @
Every effort has been made TO isolate our State
and pre- udce her in the eyes of the other South
ern States, by holding out the idea that she wishes
TO lead them. But am sure lspeak her unlSer-
sal sentiment, when say that she Is willing TO
follow any of her gallant sisters that VIII lead
off upon the path of honor and duty. All we ask
is that in the day and hour of her danger, We may
be assigned "pIace in the picture near the fash
ing of The guns.
| have given you, very lmperfectly know,)
my views and feelings this all important sub
ject. | do not presume to direct your councils I;
inclination as we'll as duty, demand that should
carry out your high behests. ] owe no allegiance
to any power upon earth, except that which owe
through South CaroIIna-when she speaks, her
voice must be obeytd. Bound to her by every
tie which man holds sacred earth, ] seek or
desire no other fate than which to be hers. IL
she is to triumph, las all her son who have been
devoted to her cause can do,) | claim share in
her glory. II she is fall, all that desire is a
grave upon her bosom. All that have and all
that am, here devote to her service. And IT
for feeling deep Indignation at her wrongs, and
burning desire to redress them, i am to be
branded by the minions OF power as traitor,
then be il so | desire no more brilliant fame
while living, no more glorious epltaph when dead
In conclusion, suffer me TO remind you that all
our efforts must fail unless we put our trust in
Him in whose hands are the destinies Of nations.
And while we ore in the discharge Of the high and
sacred duties which devolve upon US, let us not
forget to implore the guidance and direction of
our Heavenly Father, and His blessings upon our
country and its cause.
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Total

| The extensions Of the work to East Boston has
progressed very nearly to completion and it is
believed the Cochltuate water will be introduced
INTO the reservoir on Eagle Hill by or before the
close OF the current year.
The channel Of Chelsea creek is passed by a
flexible pipe, instead ola pile bridge and syplinn,
| as was originally contemplated Ii is believed
| this change wi result in the saving Of $50 n0.
The reservoir on Eagle Hill! is 80 feet deep, and
will hold, when filled to a level feet below its
| top, 1851 SIG wine gallons.
| The brick aqueduct from Lake Cochimae, has
been examined and found to be in good Order
| Inc amount required for repairs to this work has
been very small.
The amount of water ,casted from Lake Coch-
tuate, and never allowed to enter the aGueduct at
alt, since January 4Ih, 1850, cannot he estimated
very accurately but enough is known to enable
the Board to state that it is little over an average
OF l5,0OO,OOO or wine gallons for every day
No estimate has yet been made of the entire
quantity consumed in the city but occasional
trails show that the daily drauyht from the Brook
line reservoir varies from four to six millions Of
gallons. This would show that the Lake might
have supplied, during the past season, an average
of20, 100000 gallons daily, could it have been
saved. lhIs, however, WAS not the the
naclty or the Lake for retaining the large ouanti-
ties which occasionally fell in few days, being
insufficient
From the statement of the water Registrar in
we make few extracts. There are 357 dwelling
houses which pay SIS each for the Cochuate WA
ter, 5o4 pay $40 each los pay each, 100 pay
IS EACH ia pay 81 each, 263 pay Sc each, 7Oo3
lay IS each, 300 pay each, l0l pay So 30 Oh.
Total receipts from dwelling houses, S6l,ll2 -.
There are three boarding houses which pay $50
each, and one S45 One store pays $50, and two
pay $50 each, 81 stores pay $40 EACH SO pay
Sc, 29s pay S., 81 pay "a, 79l pay 50. Total re-
cepts from stores and shops, So 1904 10. One ho-
tel pays $685., one $685. one 5000, % pay SIS
each. The whole revenue from hotels is 81, 549 90.
Nine stables pay upwards Of $50 EACH The rev.
enue from stables is S43O6 80. The Hospital pays
s75. The Medical College 500. Gas Light Com
pany, $500. The Custom House $500; Faneuil
Hall Market 1922 80. The Post Office and State
House 500 each. One railroad company pays
Sl023 IS and each Of the following rates, VIZ
$3.50, S445, 1905, 1907, $3.50, SO: The East Bos-
ton Ferry boats pay S:sS %. The Chelsea boats
pay s266 10. One steam engine pays $500
another pays $3.50. TIE total revenue from steam
engines and buildings where they used for me-
chanical purposes is SIS sos 25 There are 1909
persons who pay for the use of hand hose. The
revenue from this source is $500 OS. The wa
ter used in the public buildings, owned by the CT
ty, the school, engine, and other houses, the city
institutions, ETC., would amount to S2405 20.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-21

Our MINISTER 70 RusslA-The Hon. Nci
from the United States to Russia, has recent,
written letter to his friends at home, which i.
published in the Pulaski Star From it the
following extracts are taken:
On the 18th Of August | WAS presented to the
Emneror Empress and other members of the In
perial family The ceremony took place at Pc,
tcrhot-Some ten miles distant--where the
Empcrors' pNlacc is situated There. was less
fnrmaity than expected. A speech from the
Minister WIS dispensed with according to Gus
tom here, and the whole ceremony between the
Emperor and myself was mere conversation OF
about ten minutes. He is fine looking man
and would impress any one with the idea of
superiority. lie is over six fet high-WelI
built-with marked face and head and his man.
ner and conversation indicated great energy of
character He is said to be the most lahOrious
man in the empire. His eve is upon every de-
pirtmcnt, | saw him on two other occasions.
on the parade ground, drilling his troops. On
one day there were eighty thousand troops, of
all arms, under parade, and under the eve of the
Emperor. There Is not much intercourse bet.
wecn Russia and the United States There has
not been an American ship her, since arrived
Our trade here is much less than formerly. Sevc.
raj causes exist for this. In the first place. we
buy very little from Russia: some sheet iron,
drilling, and sail cloth make up the principal ::
and what she used to buy frou us directly, is
now bought ntermcdiately through Great Brit
ain. Our vessels find but little inducement to
come here, for, in the main, they have to return
in ballast. am about as well pleased as ex.
pccted to be, except fear the business of the
mission will be lean. I would rather have as
much as cou do. would not have so many
vacant hours, in which TO east my eyes over the
Atlantic. | do not feel willing, from what
have seen, to bring my family here ] fear nv
children coull not stand the climate. With this
view, think shall ask leave to return home
next spring or summer.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-21

Nice PowER.-A gentleman in Kirkalda
Scotland, has trained couple of mice and in
vented machinery enabling them to spin cotton
yarn. The work is so constructed that the COM
mon house mouse is enabled to make atoncment
to society for past offences, by twisting twine
and reeling from 100 to l26 threads per day. To
complete this the little pedestrian has to run 10!
miles. A halfpenny's worth of oatmeal, l5d
per peck, serves one of these tread-wheel cul-
prits for theJong period of five weeks. In that
time it makes 10 threads per day At this rate
a mouse earns is Cd. per annum. Take of Cd.
for board and Is. for machinery, there will arise
S. clear for every mouse annually. The mouse
employer was going to make an application for
he lease of an old empty house, which will hold
ten thousand nouse-mills, sufficient room being
left for keepers, and some hundreds Of specta-
tors. Allowing for rent there will DO balance
Of $4,000 Por annuu,,
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LAND WARRANTs-Cu Curious Case-A Wash

LAND WARRANTS Curious Case.-A Wash
ington letter in the New York Herald says
"A curious case of the location of lane
warrant is reported here. An old soldier in the
full arceptaton Of the word, living at Harper's
Ferry, being entitled to l6O acres of land for
his services in the army, according to the bounty
land law of the last session, for the sake of con
venience, located his "patent right on tract
of government land unoccupied or in some way
open to location, at Elarper's Ferry. He had
consulted one of the ablest lawyers on the sub,
ject, whose opinion is that the old soldier will
get the land, which is said to he, from its loca-
ton, worthat least Sl5oO0O. 1t is to be hoped
that, between him and Uncle Sam, the land will
60 10 the old soldier, if the law says so.'
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From the Western Citizen.
TIE BLOODHOUND SONG.
BY c. sHIRAS, ESQ

BY c. sHlRAs, ESQ.
Spring up spring up my brave blood hounds,
Spring up from the drowsy lair
Let every jaw be firmly set,
Let every eye-ball glare?
The lash is cut and the collar broke,
The muzzle no longer binds
And the scent Of the blood we love so well
Comes down on the Northern winds
o brothers, awake ! for the time has come
To brighten the blood hounds fame
They We opened a nobler field for us,
To follow Our human game.
Well hunt no more in the Dismal Swamp,
Where the snake and the wild beast hide,
But we'll course on the hig hwuys ofth North,
Where the fields fair and wide.
And never, again, will the prey escape,
When we faint and the scent grows com;
For every man in the conquered North
To aid in the hunt is sold.
The old, the young, the weak, the great,
Are bound alike by the law,
To follow the trail till the negro's throat
Is locked in the blood-hound's jaw
In the thoroughfares of their proudest fnarts,
Well hunt by night and day;
Sometimes be seen in old State Street.
Sometimes along Broadway;
And of in the City Of Brothery Love
The WORKOUT slave shall fall,
For many chase we'll have around
Old Independence Hall.
In the dingy streets Of the City Of Smoke
They'll hear the blood hounds bay;
From factory, foundry, mill and shop,
Well drag our bleeding prey.
And the stalwart smith shall his hammer drop,
As the slave to him shall cling ;
For he will dare to lift his arm
When the blood hound is his king
In the North they've many battle aground
Where men Of liberty fell
But soon the blood hound 3 vengeful voice
A different tale shall tell.
Wen hunt on the sacred fields where once
Tyrants were forced TO fly;
And the blood Of slaves shall wet the graves
Where heroes ashes lie.
And boldly shall we claim the right
To hunt where 'er we will,
In Concord's streets, in Lexington,
Yes, upon Bunker's Hill
They'll hear the shrek OF the flying slave,
And the crack Of the drivers scourge,
Where the soldiers bare feet pressed the snow
On the road to Valley Forge.
The freeman's house was his castle called,
In stubborn days Of yore ;
But knock that CO =es from blood hound s nam,
Shall open the strongest door;
And wives and daughters shall shrink in fear,
And children forget their mirth,
Should the lord Of the castle shelter a slave
BY the side o! the sacred hearth.
There is no spot that we will not search
There is nothing shall daunt awe
The right and the wrong are alike with us,
For we fear no higher law
Well follow the scent, though it leads us across
The grave-yard's rugged sod,
Nor stop to leap Ger the affairs rail-
In the house Of the living God !
Then up! spring up! my brave blood hounds
Spring up from your drowsy lar!
Let every jaw be firmly SET,
Let every eye-ball glare
For the men of the North, who once were free,
In the gives Of shame are bound;
From the Golden Land to the State Of Maine,
Their lord is the fierce bloodhound
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-21
From, the Boston Libsrat0r.
THE LEAP FROM THE LONG BRIDGE

~
GRACE GREENWOOD.
,vorosr once made her escape from the slave
nr;son which stands midway between the Capitol
and The Presidents house, and ran for the long
hr;dgo crossing the Potomac TO the extensive
grounds and woodlands of Arlington place.
Now rest for the wretched. The long day is past,
And night on yon prison descepdeth at last.
Now lock up the bolt. And ha, jallor look there
Who flies like wild bird escaped from the snare
a woman,-a slave! Up! out in pursuit,
While linger some CLEANS of the day
Ho! rally thy hunters, with haoo and shout,
To chase down the game,-and away
A bold race for freedom On, fugitive, on
Heaven help but the right, and thy freedom Is
won.
How eager she drinks the free air OF the plains !
Every limb, every nerve, ever fibre she strains
From Columbus glorious capitol
Columbas daughter fees,
To the sanctuary God hath given.
The shetering forest trees.
Now she treeds the long bridge, JOY lighte,h her
Beyond her the dense wood and darkening sky;
Wild hopes thrill her breast as she neareth the
shore;
o despair there are men fast advancing before;
Shame, shame on their manhood they hear,
they heed,
The cry her flight to stay,
arms,
They wait to seize their prey
She pauses, she ,urns-ah! will she flee back;
Like wolves her pursuers howl loud on her track
She lifteth to Heaven one look of despair,
Her anguish breaks forth in one hurried prayer.
Hark, her jallor's yell like Il bloodhound d
bay
On the low night wind it sweeps
Now death or the chain to the stream she
turns,
And she leaps, o God, she leaps
The dark, and the cold, yet merciful wave
Receives to its bosom the form of the slave.
She rises-earth Is scenes on her dim vision CLEAN,
But she struggleth not with the strong, rushing
stream,
And low are the death-cries her woman's heart
gives,
As she floats adown the river;
Faint and more faint grows her drowning voice,
And her cries have ceased forever.
Now back, jailor, back to thy dungeon again,
To swing the red lash, and rivet the chain
The form thou woudst fetter a valueess clod,
The soul thou wouldst barter returned to her God!
She liftsin His high light her unmanacled hands;
She fees through the darkness no more;
To freedom she leaped through drowning and
death,
And her sorrow and bondage are Ger.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-21
From the Boston Courier.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CocHITUATE WATER
BoARD.-At the last meeting Of the Common
Council, the annual report of the Cochituate Wa
ter Board was submitted, and from it we quote
the following interesting statistics -
The receipts of the Water Department from
January 4th, 1850, to December +th-a period of
III months-have BEEN
For Water Rents S970.3 Il
Other sources, principally for sale
or old materials I'LL %
Making a total of SOS, ia 81
The total number Of water-takers is 10 .463. The
water was cut oH IN 1856 cases of these 335 az
forwards paid, and had the water let on again,
leaving l6l still cut off.
The expenditures Of the Department have been
as follows, w:
For the extension of thu works to
Expended last year on the same ac-
count, by the water commissioners 1910 40
Probable amount required for COM
pelng the same 10000 90
S342,896 %
This amount includes not only the cost Of TAX
ing the 20nch main to East Boston, BIT also
that OF the reservoir, LANDS, and distribution
The expenditures for all other purposes lnclud-
ing the settlement of land claims and damages,
salaries, wages, repairs Of aqueduct and pipes,
completing the Beacon Hill reservoir, and main
tanning the receiving and compromising reservoirs
in the country, &c. &c, have been S47 ,O95 %.
The expenditures for salaries were sll ,ol2 81.
For land and water rights, s. ,O23 U5. Eeacon
Hill reservoir, S5074 o. The sum Of 81 ,O97 As
was paid for taxes on property come ted with
the water works. The whole expenses include
upwards Of forty items
The total amount expended by the city to De-
cember 4th, on account of water-works, not
including interest paid by the Treasurer, is 49,
The total length Of distribution pipes laid since
January 4h, in the city and at East Bosom, is 10
miles and jus teet The total length lalL from
the commencement Of the work to the present
time is 96 miles 430l feet. This does not Include
the service pipes, of which there are Is, l43 IN
number, an increase Of 1912 since last year
The number of Fire Hydrants now established
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-21

NEw IoRK ExPENsEs.-The City Comptrol-
Ter OF New York estimates the expenditures
necessary to carry on the government for the
ensuing year at S2,947,597. Amount to be
raised by tax, ,s97,5o7-showing an increase
for the coming year, over the expenditures of
1850, Of upwards Of half million Of dollars!
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-21

may then Be looked for, although not In equal
proportions; and the only way in which it viii
be possible that this fall can be traced thereafter
will be, by ascertaining from time to time the
general exchangeable relation between them and
other commodities, so as to compare the pnr-
chasing power of both with what it was at for
mer periods. e. \..-/# BE-
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-21

DARKERS CHRISTMAS opening takes place
[ this day and will continue through the Christ
mas and New Year Holidays. He respectfully
invites his friends and strangers to call at his new
store under the National Hotel, and look through
his selection of beautiful fancy articles suitable
for Presents for all ages.
PARKER'S
Fancy and Psrfuunery Store, under the National
Hotel. Dec 2l.3,