The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-05-17

to the Hebrews of Courland to take as apprentices
the children of other Hebrews, privilege hitherto
denied them.
Austin B. B. Parks left his home in Cincinnati
to take walk. He had with him between eight
hundred and one thousand dollars. He has not
returned.
The yearly meeting of Friends was to commence
in Philadelphia on the 18th inst. The men will
meet in the Green treet'meeting- house, and the
women in the Cherry street Westinghouse
The tomb and the remains of Alfred the Great
have been advertised for sale by auction, on the
18th of April, by order of the County Magistrate of
Hampshire, England.
The Council Of the New York University have
elected to the chair Of the Institutes and Practice
Of Medicine, made vacant by the resignation of DR..
Dickson, DR.. VIM. Detmold, of New York.
The Mississippi is again rising at Natchez. II
is to be hoped, however, that this owing to the
heavy rains in the neighborhood. Ii so, the water
will soon fall again.
The proprietors of the Astor House have in
vited the naval officers of Mr.. Grinnelrs Arctic ex
petition to make that house their home, until the
sailing Of the expedition.
The City Councils Of Washington, D. c. have
increased the salary Of the Mayor from 81 900 to
$1,000, and the per diem Of the members of the
Councils from 81 to 50.
Smallpox in Boston appears to be very preva-
lent The Bee says that there are at the present
time in that city, not far from five hundred cases of
smallpox and varioloid.
The people of Norfolk are discussing the feast.
'bility in their minds there is no doubt of the
necessity, of having line of Atlantic steamers
between that port and Liverpool
The Legislature of Massachusetts has passed
bill modifying the law regulating the discipline of
the State Prison 1t restores corporeal punishment
in the last resort, and repeas the clause of last
years act requiring solitary confinement.
The tobacco crop of Virginia, it is thought, will
not be any thing like an average one. On the high
and dry lands the fly has destroyed nearly all the
plants. The tobacco crop in North Carolina looks
gloomy also.
1t is remarkable fact, that Congress, at the
present session, has only passed four public acts,
and those of such trifiing moment that the com
munity can be affected in but slight sense by
them.
The number of the Masonic Lodges of England
is 747, Of which some are distributed throughout
the English counties, while others are in various
parts OF the world wherein large bodies of the Eng
ish race reside.
Mr.. Driver, the wing candidate for Mayor of
Wilmington, Del, was chosen, at the election on
the 9TH inst, beating Selars, dem, 1888 votes.
Robinson, wing, elected Treasurer Boyd, wing,
Alderman, and all the wing Councilmen. The
whole number of votes polled was 1913, against
l006 last year
The residence, in Philadelphia, of Capt John w.
Miercken, of the packet ship Wyoming, was en-.
tered by burglars, and great quantity of plumber
carried off. Capt M. was absent in the Wyoming,
accompanied by his family, and the burglars Of
course took advantage of the house being empty to
pursue their vocation.
Mr.. E. H. Wentworth, of Fort Jesup, formerly of
Natchitoches, has disappeared. His horse was dis
covered short distance from bayou, then highly
swollen, with his bride broken; and the presump-
ton is that the rider drowned; others, however,
surmse there has been foul play, and suspect deib
crate and intentional murder.
Alexander Rutherford, of Washington, D. c., is
now finishing two blocks Of marble, ordered for the
Washington National Monument The inscrip.
ton on one of these is; Presented by Washington
Naval Lodge Ancient York Masons ''-in the CEN
tire appears the square and compass. On the
other block is the following " Presented by Ana
costa Tribe, No. 3, l. o. R. M. D. c., on the 3D.
sun of the 8 and suns worm moon G. s. $780,
The Baltimore Patriot publishes communica-
ton from Mr.. Bulwer to Mr.. Clayton, in which he
AYERS the disposition of the British Government to
go on with the plan of reciprocity in trade and
navigation which it has commenced and declares
its willingness to open the navigation of the St.
Lawrence and its tributary canals to the shipping
and citizens of the United States for considera-
ton which shall give to British subjects equal ad.
vantages in the American waters
Interesting religious services, with reference to
the departure of Messrs, F. E. Prevaux and L. c.
Grenell, who sail for California in the steamer of
June LIST, under the auspices of the Baptist Home
Missionary Society, were held IN New York on
the 9Th inst. The Rev. o. C. Wheeler, who went
out under this society some months SINCE organ
lied the first Protestant church in the territory and
erected the first edifce for evangelical religious
worship. His church is now independent, and its
pastor is in the reeeiptof salary of $4,000 per
annum.
LATEST FROM PERNAMBUCo-The YellouD Feuer
Disappearing The brig Osceola, Capt. Fairfowl,
arrived at Philadelphia on the 9Th inst, in 80 DAYS
from Pernambuco. Capt. F. had suffered from the
prevailing epidemic, having been seriously nds.
posed for ten days. When the Osceoa left Per-
nambuco, April 9th, the maladY had almost entirely
disappeared. There had been no recent cases
among the shipping, and but few on shore. The
market was glutted with -four, and sugars contin-
ued as at last quotations
FROM NEWFOUNDLAND AND BERMUDA.-A Bos-
ton dispatch of the 9Th inst. says:
The brig Boston, with Halifax dates TO the 4tb
inst, arrived here this afternoon.
There appears 10 he no abatement in the suffer-
ing Cattle continue 10 die in great numbers for
want Of feed.
Accounts from Newfoundland TO the latter part
OF last April, report that one of the most severe
snow storms ever known in that region had taken
place; Mr.. White, the Speaker of the House, while
travelling IN sleigh, got imbedded in the snow and
was Obliged to abandon it. His horse persisted
fiity hshlng vessels had arrived with good fares
AdVlces from Bermuda TO the 9th state that large
quantities OF potatoes, planted for the American
Market had been destroyed by the rot.
FIRE ON A STEAMBOAT. a fire accidentally
occurred, Yesterday morning, in the hold of the
steamer Caddo, lying at the foot of Customhouse
street quantity Of furniture was destroyed
and, al one time, the safety of the boat and cargo
was in extreme ieopardv Fortuna tall, The a 70 was