The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-22
IFron the New York Evening Post.l
Foreign Items.

Foreign Items
The Government Of Bengal have offered pre-
MUM Of i've thousand rupees, for the invention Of
good economical machine for separating the cot
ton wool Of India from is seed.
The cultivation Of fax and manufacture Of. linen
is to be introduced into the south Of ireland.
considerable reduction IS contemplated ID the
British Army and Navy
Twenty pilots who manned a lie boat to go the
assistance OF vessel in DISTRESS during recent
storm, at the month Of the Tyne river, England,
were all lost in the attempt.
Another little addition is anticipated 10 the do
mestie circle Of Qseen Victoria
Sir J. Franklin's expedition is said to have been
sent Tor the purpose oil completing serles Of mag
netc observations, as well as the discovery Of
northwest passage, etc.
Married men are, by recent order, to be ex-
eluded from holding office in the household of the
Emperor Of Austria.
Sixty bills are to be brought before the ensuing
Pdriiament for new railway lines IN Eaqland
The autumn sown crops in England occupy a
larger tract of land than has been before known
So ngidly were the wishes Of the late Queen
Dowager carried into effect that not single indi-
vldualy except those officially concerned, was pre-
sent in st. Georges Chapel during the reading &c
the funeral service. No royal funeral Of modern
times was SO strictly private
The correspondent of the Daily News nti1nates
|
difference existing between himself and the Sui
tan to remain unsettled till the spring when he will
| possibly commence hostilities.
The miners of Newcastle are seeking legislative
protection against the fearful loss Of life by coerY
explosions, by series OF msnthy traits
The excessive transportation of British eonyicts
into Van Dieman's land Is said to have frightened
| away fifteen thousand free people.
In the reign of Henry ", the British revenue
was G64, 900, now amounts to EJ9, 800 900.
1t is estimated that during the last two years
| 6l,0J0 houses collectively 200 miles in length,
have been built in London, Great Britain.
It is proposed to establish income tax IN
| France.
A monthly mail is in contemplation by the Brit
| ;sh Government to and from Sydney and South
/ ampton.
Itis confidently rumored that Canada win be
given up before long, as dependency OF the Brit
ish Crown
About 400 Catholics have recently gone over to
Professionalism, IN Ireland and some 80 DissenerS
have joined Episeopaey.
MURDER AT PATERSON, N. J.-Aslip from the
Office of the Paterson Guardian, dated Jan. O. con-
tains the following:
The murder last night Of two persons Irving at the
GOfs, within TWO or three miles Of this place. has
| thrown our community into intense excitement.
i The victims are John S. Van Winkie and bis wife,
an aged coupe, anu long reei1ents OF the country
| The deed was accnmplished, ,ss there app ears no
doubt, by one John Johnson, laboTing farmer,
who two three years since worked for his victim
es farmer, and who at the time was employed by
some of his Reighbors in the same eapaeify. Il
apr that johnson effected an entrance into the
| house through an upper window, by ladder, and
descending TO the bedroom, accomplished his nur
| deruus purposes by first attacking the wife, who
slept in 'front.' then the husband, and again the wife.
The second attack appears to have immediately
deprived the wife OF life; the husband il etll living,
bur his death is momentariiy exFected by the at
tending physicians such is the extent of his wounds.
The chief instrument used appears to have tsen a
knife, though the husband bears or more marks
of a hatclet.
Each received several stabs in different parts of
the body, and the sight which the bodies presented
| when discovered was a most narrowing one, the
bowels of the husband protruding and living by his
side. The floor and bed were saturated with blood.
A boy only slept in the same dwelling. Aroused
by The noise in the room below, and ascertaining
descending and softly opening the door the butch
cry going ON within, he silently leit ihe house and
alarmed the neighbOrs, bat the murderer made his
escape before they arrived. The fresh snow, how
ever enabled his pufsuers 10 track,him, who soon
succeeded in finding and arresting him.
He had in his possession some of the clothes Of
| Mr.. V. W., and bore about hn unmisgakeabls
marks Of guilt. He is now in jail. His object was
doubtless money, (Which he seems not TO have OBJ
tained0 as Mr. V. w. is known TO possess great
wealth, probably amounting to SlG0, ,GG0, although
| plain and unosentlIious farmer.
tits proper to.say that Johnson has borne good
| character wlen SOBER bat when drunk he is little
who have long known him.