The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-27

Gambling in Washington Civ is very lucrative
One firm q faro dealers was able to buy property which
SION Of Iougrsas.
Sarah G. Watson wife of John Watson, has
been arrested principal in the Of her husbands stoe
IN New Yok tor the puEpose Of procuring slVOO from the
Insurance office.
The ship South Carolina has arrived at Boston
from Liverpool with three hundred and tyhree immi
ship fever.
1t is thought that the next generation will wit.
ness the elevation the chair Of ST. Peter Of Cardinal Wise
That honor has previously been conferred on but one
The friends Of the Hon W. c. Preston will be
happy to learn that his health has much IgToysa and Re
will retain i R o az Se6ee e 1 ny
A sect of Come. Outers's have been creating
considerable Hculty Barnsabs Mass lately by their
absurd theories and dongs One OF the mepes mas eeen
arrested and sent to prison as an insane person
A large number of the prominent citizens of Phi
SSfgso 5 Re TnH IL proSOss.
| to open mummies deTng the course
Marshal Tukey has been exonerated from all
son row. on he sTonnd that be only obeyed the Instructions
Of the Mayor and Aldermen.
The commission appointed by the U. 5. Govern
ment to meet in Philadelphia for the purpose OF examining
into the merits Of the various eoadesers Tor supplying lae
i at The Navy ard.
A Larned has been examined at Charlestown,
N H. for the robbery of the bank. and gave $s2O ha 70
security for the nest Having confessed the robbery, it is
somewhat doubtful whether he will appear for Judgment
The list of the works oil art winch were as
bued Friday last at New York % the sub cheLs OF the
American Art Union, occupies two columns Of me Eyenng
artists.
4 The Sons of Temperance in New Jersey have,
according to the Trenton True american, ny pvisions and
ses. si sif ~ '''' sH'i'-'' - $50
Mr. Joel VanIerhevden, of Augusta, Bracken
county KY. was knocked down the streets of Cincinnati
on the 18th inst and robbed OF his watch and some small
change Highway robberes becoming quite frequent in
the Queen City.
A witty acquaintance of ours, speaking Of that
kind of literature which deals heads and bloody bones
dark dungeons, damaged damse riots rows and murders
calls il writing in The ingnar vein " opposed to the
| iOculaE manner of other writers. lBoston Post.
i special election in the 18th Congressional Dis
trict Pennsylvania composed of the counties OF Luzene
Columbia Wyoming and MQntour, to nil the vacancy oc
called for next Tuesday.
A sea Captain, named Ballard, master OF the
ship Rambler has been sentenced in Boston, for cruel treat
Ient OF his second mate Joseph Peterson fine OF SVO
betting unjustably seaman named Frederick D. Pass {
fine Of So foI beating and wOunding Ebenezer smith, tt
In New York. on Monday night, man named
John Schmidt beat his wife terribly and ATTEMPTED to shoe
infant on Tuesday morning, about daylight, he tore up b
wss clothing killed the infant, and to complete the tragedy
On Tuesday morning, at New York, a Dntcl
tailor John Schph, killed his sisters child by choking i
and oher Shortly afterwards two shots heard. an
il found he had blown his brains ont. woman OF ba
sncs p sP END 70 her ME Oy taxing OPIUM at
. The bark Alton arrived at Boston, from Smyrna
brings passengers Raphael Gabriel wife and four children
and John Krom, soldier; These parties all escaped ror
Smyrna. Mr.. Ksom only IL years OF age. He was
officer the Venice. and fought in the late battle
oil At Syracuse, at last accounts, the salt bushes
suspended and its menufac ure nearly stopped OWN
the want of water Prices in consequences had advance
eight per cent and further Is confidently e.
pced The quantity made during the past year has fale
far short Of that Of the previous season, and the amount
store is quite small
The Washington Union contains correspond
ence between Mr. Richie and Mr.. p I. Barnum arrestin
csumny which has South. that Miss Lin
had presented association Of abolitonss the Mort
( wi thousand doar, for the purpose Of pTomotir
their alarming projects In addition 70 direct coqlradicC
that had Tuesday from the ps of Mile Lind, hersel
that she had given any money to the abohtons
never meant to give any.
A letter from VIM. Winthrop, Esq, Unite
States Consul Malta furnishes instance Of the wonde
ful facility with which communication be transmtte
from one part ohe world to anyhe iq these stter days
Egypt, received in London by he Atlantic steamers
forthwith dispatched BY telegraph TO Trieste. and thence
steam to Alexandria-the distance from New Yor
having been tTaverset in nineteen days [Jour. oil Com.