The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-10

STORY OF A DISHONEST CLERK.-SOme months
ave one OF our Civ CUnstabes traced quantity |
u stolen goods to young clerk IN one OF the large
wholesale silk stores in the vicinity OF NIUE street.
where business to the amount, perhaps, OF million
or more is CARRIED on during tue year. The officer
IN the first place informed the young man Of ms Gls
,pvery, and he Acknowledged his crime. He then
,y.nt to a member OF the firm, and informed MN |
also Of what had taken place. The merchant |
..aued troubled, said thai the boy had fur some
tim, b.en with him, and 10 all appearance was a
taHhiu clerk that he had sole control nj a room
containing 600 worth Of goods, with several
lads under him, etc, etc; and further stated mat
h. Maid him for his services So so per week. The
officer asked if the Young man did not pay nearly
lbat amount for board, washing, etc. The mer-
chant acknowledged that he probably did. lie thsn
called the boy down, and asket him to confess the
whole TRUTH which he did, with tears IN his eyes,
and promises of reformation. The merchant ih$n
t,ld The officer that he wished time to consider as
TO his course. =,
When the officer called again, the master said
that the Young man still continued at his old EN-
plovmenf, with this difference-that he had IN.
r,easrd his pay to Sc per week. The officer asked
how the boy got along, to which his master re-
plipd, " Admirably, admirably; have not bet-
Ter servant in the stOrh.' Thus ended Inc mater,
and The Young man still continues at his cd stand,
with firm intention 10 deserve, by his tut re good
- ronduct the confidence which, perhaps, he little
deserved by his previous course. Boston Traveller
TIE MoRMoNs ON BEAVER Island Under
,he head an interview with of the saints,
the editor of the Daily Free Democrat Of Wiscon-
sin. ,yives an account of a visit paid him by one OF
the Mormons, by the name Of Mills, fresh from
Bsaver Island the rendezvous of about four hun
d,ed OF those singular people. Whether Mr. Mills
is reliable authority not is not stated, but his
revelations are singular enough:
"He stated that Strang, the man who got him,
self proclaimed King on the 9th of July last, had
been imprisoned four times, but eaG4 time So
clear on some technical lnformahty. When asked
If the authorities did not eoude with Strang, loi
the sake Of getting the Mormon vote, he saG ne
GUESSED there 1yas some wire-puing. The DIS
trct Attorney made strenuous efforts to clear MN
and the Saints voted the democratic ticket Suane
has two wives-hs first about his own age, say .;
his last, married last summer II years old. Ih'
Prophet is thought to have had an eye to tn
beautiful ahd sensible in choosing her.
Mr. Mills lived a year with Mr. Cheeseman
who had three wives-oue old, and two youni
.nss ALI have separate beds-the younger hay
one child each the Oldest mas ionF Or I'VE M
Cheeseman has had two more wives, but on
h,itad. and the other poisoned herself.
" Mr. Mills says, it is generally supposed lhl
families composed Of plurality OF wives, Inv
peaceaby and happily, but that It cause" picker
,,. bs3rt-burniugs aud continual strife. tie say
there is a division Of sentiment among them IN rt
,r,rd II, the practice, the women advocating II {
tronoIv as the men that about year ago the
were equally divided in regard to it. but that tt
tide of public sentiment IS setting strongly again
IT, and that this change of sentiment against pOyt
amv is owing to discussion, and the practical d
ysIonments Of t! e system. He thinks that it mig
he defended from the Old Testament, but that stu
morality forbds it--that it makes men tyrantS, al
women brutes, and that very few OF the 0a'"
practice it. ,Iu
Their tabernacle progresses slowly. Adam Alan
,,ho for ambitious purposes ofhis own, got StFal
rrocIaimsd King, has fled to Mackinaw' where
!. now conducting theatre, and Strang hIInse
Inv last advices, has got into trouble; "A ieI'eF
published in the Cleveland Pialndealet' says ne "
sr sentenced to six months imprisonment
The county jail, and that he threatens his Persec
tors with vengeance. Considerable exGlteme
prevailed, and fears were entertained that the M'