The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-03
TELEGRAPHIC.

NEW YoRK. May II. M.
THE MARKETs.-The cotton market opened in
an unsettled state, but closed somewhat firmer
with sales of 1900 bales. Sales of 100 barrels
pork at Sl4 25 to SI4 SO for old mess at $40 25 to
$40 80 for old prime, and Sl3 so for new prime.
Sales of $50 barrels of lard 81 10c. Flour un.
changed sterling unchanged.
MR.. WEBSTER AND FANEUIL HALL.-Mr. Web
ster has declined the inviiat,n Of the Boston Board
of Aldermen to deliver public address in Faneuil
Hail.
BALTImoRE. May 1-p.x
THE MARKETs-Flour has declined one. quarter
since The Niagara's news was received with sales
of 1000 barrels. Corn has declined &c.
The Rev. John M Duncan, Presbyterian cler.
gyman, died yesterday
More OF the Niagara's News.
New YoRK, May I-p. NJ
Barine's circular quotrs U. $. skies at lO6i.
The schism in the established church in England
is widening.
Lady franklin is fitting out another expedition IN
the Arctic seas.
Austria has received assurances from the Sultan
that Kossuh and four of his followers would be re.
tained by him, and the Others would be released.
LOUISVILLE, May II. n.
The river is falling and the weather cold The
markets here and al Cincinnati are unchanged.
Pork is quiet.
w. II. Pope's warehouse burned down this
morning; contents damaged The stores of Messrs
T. K. Gray, P. o. Davis, John Hays and Charles
Gallagher, were destroyed. The loss is estimated
at $l5, 900, which is covered by insurance. fPic.
JUDGE WooDBURY-Attempt have been made
to cast ridicule upon Judge Woodbury. for his
expression, that he would fulfil his official duties
" or perish in the attempt" We do not see that
the ejaculation was too strong under the crcum-
stances. Bated, denounced, menaced and obsruc-
ted as our law-upholding judges have been, Judge
w Oodbury but gave vent to the homes purpose he
had formed, and which, upright Judge, he
ought to have formed at a time when treason was
pf.t haI
to overawe him was resorted to by the opponents
of the law. Boston Transcript.
A MURDERER RECOGNIZED AND ARRESTED
We learn from the ST. Louis Times, of the 26th
ult., that Dennis Higgins, a passenger on board
the steamer lroquos, was recognized on the way
up the river, by The mate and engineer of the boat,
as the person who had committed a murder two
years ago, on board the steamer Talleyrand. 1t
that these officers of the lroquois were then
officers of the Talleyrand, and that Higgins was
deck hand on that boat. A quarrel between Hig.
gins and another person led to a fight, in which
Higgins drew billet of wood, and by blow in
flced a mortal injury. The man survived but a
few hours after being wounded. Higgins was ar
rested and put in duress, but during The passage
effected mis- escape. Nothing more was seen of
him after the murder, by those cognizant of the
facts, until he turned up among the passengers of
the lroquois. The mate and engineer gave intima.
ton to the police OF the facts, quarantine ground
and he was arrested. He at once admitted the
murder, and gave himself up to despair. On the
25th ne was arraigned before the Recorder, and
fully committed to await the requisiton of the
Governor of the State having jurisdcton-either
Kentucky or Illinois. The Times adds:
" 1t seems to us that there ought to be distnc,
maritime law covering of this kind. Ii
would operate benefcialiy in many respects. A,
present many deeds of crime go unpunished be-
cause 1t is utterly impossible to prove where they
We're commted-whether in Ken ucky or Illinois
Missouri or Illinois, and on TO the end of tn.
chapter of State neighborshp. AT least, al
n"i'"A Arrange ment u our river navigation s
cerned, our Ihoruughfares had better be deemed
inland seas. that the lawless might be punished
and the unofs ndng protected.
Dennis Higgins, after gong through the farce
of an arrest and imprisonment, will, almost doubt.
lessy, be discharged, TO murder the next person
that he lists because, under he present state OF
AFFAIRS IT is next to impossible tell in what State
the murder was commltted.'