The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-11
Correspondence of the Public Ledger.
Things in NewYork.

NETWORK, July l, 1851,
Our Common Council have special meeting
this evening to make final arrangements Tor the
public observance of the Fourth of july the near
ness OF which one now sees, so many gunpowdery
manifestations in the streets o nights.
The Mayor has issued his usual edict agains
the vlainous practice of burning fireworks in the
public thoroughfares. But, cai bono Juvenile
vagabondsm will pay much attention to it as the
dogs in the street, and patriots of elder growth
will blaze away as much as possible, no matter
whose houses fired or whose heels are hurt.
Have you heard Of the latest fugitive case F" we
have had in this city? If not, [ will tell you
Last evening African monkey of the largest
size, regular woolly head, broke loose from his
cage in Barnum's Museum jumped out If the
ond story window, and gently let himself down
into the street, sliding along the water pipe, great
ly to the amusement of the spectators.
Joeko was sooner safe on terra frnaa than he
began to make tracks-the crowd hooting and hal.
looing after him. Efforts repeatedly made tc
capture hun, but the ape fought well, and for
long while kept his pursuers at by. One of Bar.
nuns at length secured the fugitive by
throwing blanket him, and in that way he
was conveyed back to his cage.
Haven't heard whether the friends of said monkey
going to habeas corpus hun, what the
matter with their underground railroad, that il
didn't work better. This is the first person " held
to labor in the Museum, that moved to make
so bold an attempt to regain his freedom, since the
time the big rattlesnake got loose and up Broad
way, some years since.
We hear nothing Of the steamer Hermann now
due at shs port, from Southampton, with lte
news from Europe. She was thirteen days at sea
at noon to day. The Niagara, which sails fol
Liverpool to morrow, will carry out about one
hundred and twenty passengers, l understand
Also, consi ir'ahle s3ecie, on ireig t-fofswhict
there is hr SIX demand iii Wall street, among ship
pers, this afternoon.
Jh- Interest The public seem to lake in the case
of the white fuguve from Canada-Sepher
Walsh. whom I'm Bull vans to ct back-in nj
d. gre diuinishes About fly dollars has beer
raised To lee couns aud furnish him with he
81 aid AMI comfort" 1t is expected that tie O. m
IN sior er's decision will be given to morrow, BIZ
nobody at C plies it will be in favor Of Mr.. Bul
wer's requsiron.
The If al,h Inspector of Brootlvn has the cred
of discovering the first of Cholera in his par
of lhs country the present SUNNI r. In his weekl,
report of intermenls during the last week, he put
down one death igom the real Asiatic--but who The
victim was, or where he or she lived, or what wert
til. symptoms, are not stated An effort of the in
spector s imagination, most probably.
News was received in this city, Today, of th'
death of WIN II Graham, brother of Mr.. Geo. X
Graham, editor Of G aham's Magazine He wal
struck by lightning cut West, W here he had beef
on a canyassng tour. Ths intellig nee was re
ceivsd here by telegraph this afternoon.
The friends of Archbishop Hughes are gettins
up n comp m-ntary dinner for him, TO be gveI
al the AstDr ii use on the 10th inst.
The receipts for customs al this port, during th'
fiscal year ding June 30, 1850 are officially STATED
TO have been S24 s37 766. Receipts same time 'hi
year, 500, 3l6,Sl9. Excess in favor of 1851
S1,509,o53.
~ SUI another failure is announced in Wall tree
thi aternoon, and it is one that makes good dea
of SIR in Wall street. Losses in California specu
lations said to be the cause The firm in ques
ton is that Of John Ftlconer d Co., Pearl stree
dry goods house. Liabilities are stated to exceed
quarter of million of dollars.
The failure of Jiuton d CO.. alluded to in m
letter TO the Ledger yesterday, involves lmmen
liabilities it is stated to-day. I he inability of thi
house 10 meet its engagements was hastenad by tn
return of some heavy cotton drafts from NewO
leaEs, eyteusIe 10 SEES on stock Of which they we
sellers an time, and large engagements on accoun
of tn d uphin and Susquehinna Coal Company
Tbs MIR. Jndon was once Cashier of the Unite
5 ales Bank
The aag egate number of emigrants arriving a
This port ON foreign countries was enormous
50, l5l that is, on an average, more than thou
sand a day.
The Webb and Cojdington controversy, yo
\ viii see, il al end, so far as "those letters ar
COZ cerned. Webb handed the documents six i
number) over 10 The Receiver, Andrew Warne,
E~i., yesterday, agreeably to the order of Judg
NtuderpCel.