The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-14
NEW ORLEANS;
DAY MORNING, NOVEMBER IA
TeIegraphIc Items.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 6-5 M
The city of Baltimore was the scene of another
dlsgraceiul riot last night. The members of The
New Market Fire Company gave a ball in Logan
Hall, Lombard street. While the gentlemen vere
conveying some of the ladies to the place of amuse-
ment, they were assailed with bricks and other
missiles by party in opposition to them This az.
gresson was resented. number of the New
market members rallied, and fred muskets into
their assaltdnts. man named John Michael was
Epot dead on the spot; another named Stephen
Norton, was shot through the arm; and third
named John Christopher, received ball through
his leg. Several others were wounded.
NORFOLK, Nov. 4-2PM.
The hive seamen who were under trial in the
United States Court at this place, charged with mu-
tiny on board the bark Kingston, have been con-
yicIed Of The offence for which they stood charged
They Will be sentenced tomorrow.
The grand jury has found true bills against Capt
Bruce Mckeny, of the brig Excellent his mate and
crew, charged with being in the slave trade. This
vessel, it will be reColleced, was captured on the
coast af Africa by the John Adams, and sent to
Norfolk in June last
Boston, November g.
great dinner given by the merchants of
Boston at the Revere House, last night, to Amin
Bey, the Turkish Commissioner. T. B. Curtis,
Esq, presided. Among those present were Hon.
Daniel Webster Robert c. Winthrop Edward
Everett W. Appleton, L. A. Elliot, etc.
The table was spread with great magnifcence
and beauty. Speeches made by Messrs.
W eDsteIJ " iHtItOpt anu OtutGS MI w eDStef, IN
the course Of his remarks said that the Turkish
Envoy had come to this country to see the United
States, and not broken and discovered Union.
Boston, November5.
AT half-past o'clock this morning. the great
freight depot of the Boston and Maine railroad on
Causeway street, was discovered to be on fire. and
was totally destroyed. The building was five hun
dred feet long, of brick. 1t valued at S35 OOO
and was partially insured.
AT the time Of the fire the lower part contained
the outward freg ht train, to leave at 5 o'clock
consisting Of thirty cars laden with cotton, -four,
etc These cars and their contents were totally
destroyed. No insurance. The upper Part of the
depot was occupied by Harrod u Fernald, ma
hogany dealers whose loss is estimated at $4,000 !;
insured for $4,000. The total loss is estimated at
100000.
TORONTO, November 4.
Vardan the defaulting accountant of the Indian
Department, has been dismissed. $4,000 are
missing.
The Bishop of Toronto, while in England, OBJ
tanned subscriptions to fund for supporting an
Episcopal University, to the amount of $4,000.
PHILADELPHIA, November T.
There was an exciting scene this afternoon at
the Hunting Park Course, at trotting match
between Rpton and Sorrel Ned, for purse of
$1,000, best three in five Ripton won first and
third heats Ned, second in two minutes and
iorty-one seconds the fourth and sixth were dead
heats. Ned won the fifth in two minutes and
lorty-eight seconds The horses started for the
seventh heat, but the race was broken up and
stakes refunded
BosToN, November4.
The Hon. VIM. Appleton has given $50 900 to
the Mclean ASYLUM of this city,