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The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-22

Destructive Fire and Loss Of Lye.-At Philadel.
phia, on the evening of November II, at 6 O'clock
Burners cotton and WOODEN factory, at the corner
OF Nixon and Hamilton streets, was destroyed by
fire, in which about one hundred persons were en-
ployed. So rapid was the progress of the flames
that several persons are supposed to have persisted
Two dead bodies have since been found, supposed
to be those of Edward Crosby and Mary Ann
Brown. Several narrow escapes We're made by
jumping from the windows. The lower story was
occupied by Faulkner g. Lewis, merchants The
second story by David g. James Donnelly, spinners
and wool carders; the third story by Bernard
McNutt, manufacturer Of cotton and wooden goods,
and the fourth and fifth stories by Bruner, wooden
manufacturer Nothing but bare walls are left
standing. The loss is $50, 900, upon which there
is a partial insurance.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-22

Frederick Douglass-It will be remembered tina,
this fugitive slave received twenty votes for men,
Der Of Assembly in Convention at Rochester, N.
Y. Douglass has issued "card of thanks" in
which he deals some just satire upon those politi
clans who acted 80 cOntemptibly and offered such
insult to their constituents. Douglass really ap
pears to have more sense than the fools who pom.
mated him. The Tribune says that the Silver
Grays were guilty ofths contemplate trick.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-22

Tslegraphing in Europe.--A Geographic con.
gress assembled at Vienna few weeks ago, to
draw up measures for facilitating telegraphic COM
munications between European countries 1t pro-
poses to establish union between different States
to have translators employed, SO as to transmit all
dispatches without delay; to have a uniform
tariff; to pay their receipts into common fund,
and to divide them afterwards between the States,
in proportion to the length of their Geographic
lines, etc. The new arrangements are, it is said
to come into operation on the LIST of January next
and, if France shall accede to them, it will be pos
sible to send dispatch in very few minutes from
Trieste to Calais or Ostend.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-22

IA Etecsaons. We presume there is no question
ABOUT bordelon's success. He is 257 ahead, and
1essler to hear from. Bossier gave Ledoux las,
Tine only 81 majority, and its whole vote was
oulv ia '''o was
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-22

Travelling Incend,aries.- Mayor of Alexan.
dria, d. c., has received note from New York.
stating that some incendares, who have lately
been in that part Of the country, are known to ha,e
gone South, and advising proper care and caution
against their nefarous attempts.
If they come this far South, Captain Forno will
pay his respects to them.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-22

:. packet tsaid DO zone Of them ~ will Leave
evng stS o'clock, Iis unnecs sary to say any tbioy
= eesm ndstinn OF Captain Masher. Tho,e who tnoS,
ses ~ testify . hs sfcisncy and gsn,smsnly COM.
Ansbeasd2 Let 90! '' ''''
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Curtain Goods.

~ Rich Brocasle o. sIs and Wool IA De Laiaes; 4
Wossted aud Cotton Danask various faShonaDe eoo
Furniture Chintz; Cotton Drapery.
hnbIo.ue ed Muslin and Lace Cureius and Shades.
window Cornces Curtain Pins Loops, Cords assels ups
. Fnnges, ' ~
furniture Flush, Table and Piano COye Extension Table Cover
ings, Narcotics Counterpsnss Fine Be Blankets etc
n2l 6t2p s6 Chartres AID 4 , ""ieboTns,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-22

Nafaraltzatson.- the case of Marsh Us. Nc.
oarthy, recently tried in NewYork, the Court of
Appeals, through Judge Ford, decided that citi.
zen producing the record of his admission to citi
1enshlp, is not bound to prove that he had duly
declared his intentions according to law two years
previous. The record is to be taken as conclusive
evidence Of this fact This settles much debated
uuestiop
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-22

~ nsessd that Capt J. II. Esss has purchased the
saxea. and ists.ds running her In place of the
9sa Mvn'somsry a. regular packet between Prnoston
~ Ths g. j. of the best bushes, bos,,
aAd will give entire satisfaction to beth pas,.n.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-22

Mo6'Ae and Gtrord Railroad.-The city of
Columbus (Ga has, in public meeting, which has
been confirmed by the City Council, authorized
the subscription Of $l50, 900 dollars to the stock
o. thus road, which is to be applied exclusively to
the purchase of IRON This subscription, it is said,
viii enable the company to complete the road to
Chunnenugge, Ala, = distance Of over forty miles
Desfrascttcs Fire.-We learn from the Burling-
ton Daily Telegraph, that fire broke out in that
place on the morning of the 9th inst. and destroyed
property to the value of $4,000. Dr.. Rauch, Messrs
I. d. Croker, Michasls Il Clark, Mauro, A. Arm
strong, Simpson & Reed, were the principal suf.
ierers. German was seriously, if not fatally,
injured in an attempt to pull down the side Of one
Of the burning houses. fffss-.tiT
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-22

r. SMITH, Dentist, has returned, and i,
- devoing himself exclusively 10 the sssss.ss.r,ss.
pracuce Of his probes ion. kNs,<<stsssssrs1
street and Lafayette Square. olj SlIYYYy
nR. ANFOUX, sis..xass.
- PRACTICAL DENTIST 49, &StK
no. BEronns street, Canal street, OIIH~V
MD ly-3ms New ORLEANS 4Il1
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W'tssGO9O Shades.

feet ca IL feet pain blue borJered SHADES
feet 81 a feet PLAN buff SHAD ES sutabe for Count.
ingr0ouis, Ufices, " ~
large as,oilsu Of common and Tich Shades always
manufacture, 0 Tariou sizes. - f
Plain buff and white HOLLAND Eeet feet wide prg
expressly for Shades. CHlpTENDGN l. DA MEIl1N '
MI Sep IS LhArtrts anu a Cuato,nnnnsa .,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-22

me asllcious Lunch 1t the shades this morning
sstsa. Blu in smother column,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-22
launch at the Fh.pujr S1n,xco

THIS DAY, November %, at hall. past 10 o'clock
Il Bean Soup, ROast beet, Roast Veal a
Boiled Mutton, Co,ued Bee, and cabbage. IN
W Elsh B Balls, Bored Reddish Vegeable sonp, AZ
PORK and Beans, Phoenix HASH Vegetables, etc
ma GIL RI.E fH i NnI L
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-22

III You are hiIeby not fed attend drill THURS.
II III II. Day and SATURDAY EVENINGS the go
~ w INST haltpas O'Clock TINS attendance OF every
requested those asenng hess on both
leir names will be srcSen from The BY Of
lot. fn20 81 WIN. maxwell ord sers,t
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-22
from the Boston Post
A REPRIEVE-We do moi here refa,

'EA-l00 half chests Pochong Tea, for sale bv
L ma AT. COCHRAN Il Co. n To6oupitoula, 4
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-15
New Publications.

The Pocket Companion, for Machinists, Mechanics,
and Engineer; By OLIVER ByRNE, editor Of The
Dictionary Qf Machines and Mechanics, &C., Pro-
fessor Of Mathematics in hs College Of CiuiI En-
ginsers, London, &c. Pocket form. tucks, gilt
edges. Price 81. DEWITT & DAVENPORT, Pub
ishers.
Such is the title of an useful manual just pub
lished, and to be found in this city at Taylor X
Maury's. 1t contains, among other things, The
rules for calculating the strength and dimensions
of every part Of the several kinds Of steam engines
with engravings pointing out the principal parts
of the stationary, locomotion, and ship engines.
II contains an almanac for all time, weights, mea-
surcs, coRcsc rules useful tables, and convenient
summaries in all those branches of knowledge Of
which practical men in mechanics and engineer
ing have daily In addition to all this. it has
copious and well arranged index, which adds ten
fold to the value Of a work Of this description.
The american Union and Republican RtvieO is
the title of a monthly political magazine, edited
by R. II. AUSTIN, and published at Jackson, Mis-
sissppi, at two dollars per annum. II is conduct
cd with spirit and ability.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-15
Mr.. Howard, OF Texas, and the River and
Harbor Bill.

Mr.. Howard, OF Texas, and the River and
Harbor Bill.
We have sought to impress our Democratic
contemporaries with the fact that pending po-
litcal controversies are not to turn on the reso-
lutions Of '98, or the Alien and Sedition laws,
nor on any other questions that were disposed
of long before the present sovereigns came upon
the stage. There are two or three matters that
touch them much more nearly than any of
these, and the whereabouts Of the Democratic
leaders on these points is much more material
than the part which our ancestors took in the
''civil revolution of 1900"
In his probably last" speech in the Senate,
Mr.. RHETT made an affecting appeal to his
DEMoCRArIc friends, in which he lamented
the degeneracy of the party, and charged that
they had all gone over to Mr.. CLAY and the
WHO'S. His DEMocRATIo brethren in the
Senate felt the force Of this appeal, and saw the
necessity of making some demonstration with
the view of drawing the old party lines again,
and placing themselves in opposition to the Sen
ator from Kentucky. The most obvious means
of accomplishing this was to make an issue
on the River and Harbor bill, then liable at any
time to be called up for action. So caucus
was held of the Democratic Senators, and it was
there determined TO make the rally on this bill.
They were to take the ground of Mr.. Polk,
and sustain his doctrines. In Difference to the
peculiar anti-improvement views of the " dis
tinguished Democrats of Richmond" the River
and Harbor bill was to be defeated, in spite of
the clamors of the northwestern Democracy /;
and some of the northwestern Senators were
prompt to render all possible indirect assistance
TO get rid of the bill, in order to accommo-
date the Democratic" issue upon 1t to the
views of the abstractionists and Mr. RHErr.
So there was general democratic" move
ment against the bill. Mr.. HAMLrx and Mr.
BRADBuRY, Of Maine, opposed it vigorously
and bitterly; General CAssand Senator DouG-
LAS with somewhat more tender and gingerly
but equally fatal resistance. They all drew
together with Mr.. SoULE, Mr.. CLEMENS. and
General HoUsroN; and the result was that a
bill loudly demanded by four-fifths Of the
American people was sacrificed to appeass the
demands Of the minority for an old-fashloned,
abstraction, Virginia Democratic issue. That
issue is now joined before the people. Mr.. Blu
cHANAN and the central organ Of the party
have taken ground against river and harbor i'm
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-15

BENJAMIN B. FEssENDsN, DEcEAsED.--Dicd, in
this city, on Tuesday evening, May 6, Benjamin
b. Fcssendcn aged forty three y6ars.
Mr.. +. has had an extensive practice ~ an at
torney and counsellor At law. He has had in his
social relations one Of the most extended acquaint-
sparkling wit and a high degree Of humor, with an
intimate acquaintance of his profession-Mr. Fes-
sender obtained largo and extensive practice,
and as advocate before jury he was unsur-
passed by any of his brethren, and was emincntly
successful. With urbanity Of manners, sociablc,
hospitable, the attachments TO Mr.. F.. embraced
every one who came In contact with him. With a
proper OF his abilities and position he could
have reached any situation which he aspired to,
and popular feeling could have given. He dies uni
versaiy lamcntcd and without an enemy.
Cincinndfs Gaxsffe
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-15

We are gratifed to learn our esteemed friend,
William Wilson, has received the appointment Of
Choctaw agent, to take place after the 3Oth Juno
next more satisfactory appointment could not
have been made. Our friend, Colonel John Drcn-
non. pleased to sce still remains our general
superintendent. We have long wished for tho
Chootaw agent to be entirely distinct from the
perintendent, and we are glad il has at length
been accomplished. The labor performed by our
sbilty great. After the 3Oth juno we shall lose
his services. Our best wishes will accompany him
through life.-Doaksviue Choc. Nafion) Intel.
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TIL E REPUBLIC.
WASHINGTON:
THURSDAY MORNING. MAY is. 1851.

"The series Of measures to which have alluded
are regarded by me a. settlement. in principle
and substance--a final settlement-of the danger
GUS and exciting subjects which they embraced"
"By that adjustment we have been rescued from
the wide and boundless agitation that surrounded
US, and have firm, distinct, and legal ground
to rest upon. And the occasion, trust, will JUS
tify me IN ExHoRriNa NY oouNrRyAsx TO aALLy
UPON AND MAINTAIN THAT GROUND a. the best, il
not the only means, Of restoring peace and quiet
to the country, and maintaining inviolate the in
tegrity Of the Union'
[PREslDENT FILLMoRE's MESSAGE.
present session of Congress, expresses fully and
plainly his own and the unanimous opinion of all
those associated with him in the Executive admin
istration Of the Government, in regard to what
are called the Adjustment or Compromise mea-
of last session. That opinion Is, that those
measures should be regarded in principle az
a final settlement of the dangerous and exciting
subjects which they embrace; that though they
were not free from imperiections. yet, in their
mutual dependence and connection. they formed
a system Of compromise the most conciatory
and best for the entire country that could be OBJ
stained from conflicting sectional interest and
opinions, and that therefore they should be ad-
hered to, until time and experience should de-
monstrate the necessity of further legislation To
guard against evasion or abuse. That opinion, 20
far as know, remains entirely unchanged, and
will be acted upon steadily and decisivcy. The
peace of the country requires this the security Of
sthe Constitution requires this; and every consids-
ration of the public good demands this. If the
Administration cannot stand upon the principles
ofthe message, it does not expect to stand at all"
[DANIrL wsBsrER's Letter 10 the Union Meeting
at Westchesfer.
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The Duke OF WELLISeToN AND THE FRENCH
the visitors to the Great Ex-
hibition last week was the Duke of Wellington, ac
css of Douro. After walking down the transept,
the noble and gallant duke turned into the French
department, and paused to observe one of the ex-
hibitors removing from an oakcn various art-
cles Of silver and gold plate. Among the morceuuz
uncovered the duke walked up were pair of
silver equestrian statuettcs, representing the duke
himself and his once formidable rival, Napoleon.
The great captain smiled at the incident, and to
an inquiring look Of the French artist, nodded his
assent. The news instantly spread that the Duke
of Wellington was within the French territery' -
and in very few momcnts-probably for the first
time in his lfc--ihe noble and gallant duke was
surprised and surrounded by body eff French
men. Happily, in tho present instance, the ma
tonal character for poiteness prevailed every
other feeling The hats and caps of the bearded
strangers were instinctively raised 10 Great Bril-
tain's "hcro, and tho noble duke. having returned
military salute passed on to the next department,
tEngish paper.
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"
my power, for long period at all events to attend
similar convivial meetings TO this [Cries ofno,
But the present engagement has been one Of lon e
standing, and 1t is agreeable to me to end for the
present my course of good fellowship with your in
telgent and kind hearted countrymen, on the spot
where it conspicuousy began. (Cheers. At all
events, however the planwhch adopted ,andwhich,
30 far as my strength and ability would permit, |
have executed, is still as much cherished by me it
isapproyed of by you shall always rejoice at hav-
ing pursued il; and indeed believe that it has in
no small degree tended to produce perfectly diff
ferent feeling between our two countries from that
which previously existed. [Choers.1 Neverthe-
less, am no orator, gentlemen, and il my words
have reached your hearts, it has been be-
cause they rush warmly from my own. [Cheers
have not attempted to speak State papers on this
or like occasions, tchecrs and laughter,] nor do
now con over every word that passes my lips with
the idea Of guarding it against the possibility of
being twisted or turned into some sense directly
foreign to my meaning. [Cheers.l have never
thought that was addressing watchful enemies.
have always felt that speaking to intelli-
gent and loyal friends; was right? [Cries Of
yesl You say yes. Thank you. | know it. II
would be impossible for me even to tell you how
innumerable are the proofs which have received
and am daily receiving of this fact. Such proofs
Will ever De most dear to me. [Cheers.l
Nor have they perhaps (may venture to say it?)
been wholly undeserved. Ever through my life,
which from my earliest years has been before the
public, have opposed wrong and defcd injustice
out nave never Wihhgiy oHcndcd any class, sect,
or individual, lchccrs,1 and whenever have done
so Involuntary have always been ready with a
manly explanation or frank apology. tCheers !
This conduct has won me some small cansidera-
ton from men Of all parties in my own country. |
am equally proud to say it has done the same for
me in yours, [cheers;J and ii the continuation OF
my career amongst you-a career which has but
one, one, one object, that of strengthening the
friendly ties between our two nations, Icheers, ]
should at any time be unkindly misrcpresentcd
ungenerously attac ked such conduct, totally nj
variance with the general character of your noble
people, will not give me the slightest concern,
lchcers,l for can wish for better defence than
that which shall Immediately find In your own
public opinion. LApplausc.J Yes, gentlemen,
say your public epinion-for whatever may be the
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all who speak that tongue which Is common to the
race He is here TO demonstrate his interest in this
occasion; and, in Offering cordial and cheerful
welcome to Martin Farquhar upper, feel that |
am but anticipating the expression Of the warm
and ready impulse OF this whole company.
To our other friends who have favored on this
occasion, il is not necessary should do more than
say, receive them admired fellow-country.
men, whose names are familiar to our cars, and
whose virtues remembered and fostered in our
hearts,.
Historical Society widens with the progress OF
time. The material for study and preservation
seems but to increase with the finding of it. Our
industrious scientific fellow citizens have somewhat
recently discovered in the remains Of former race
upon our continent, that we too have an antiquity
to be explored; and they have busted themselves in
digging up old records in stone, of day which il
not remote that revealed in the researches of
Egyptian archaeology, 10 yet sufficiently distant TO
belong to historical era; certainly antecedent TO
that which brought "pantaloons and the higher
morals" to take the place OF the ancient and OBJ
scure myths Of the Ohio valley. There is a wide
space for historical investigation between the date
which these "diggins infer, and that of thoee later
and more satisfactory excavations--thcc character
istic enterprises Of this present active and gen.
eraton-which have given US our railroads and
canals and the wealth Of California. wide space
Tor exploration between that antiquity, and coin
word for the idea-our snodeYnify And allow me
to say, as forced upon me by the peculiar sgnifi-
canoe OF events, just now at hand that the ipte-
rest OF the exploration Of that field il immeasura-
bly, increased by the reflection that the broad space
OF territory over which this long shadow of time is
thrown constitutes the domain of preat and
matchless realm Of frcemen, associated under one
law, one Constitution, and Union, who arc
kindred in blood, in heart. and in one love of coun
try. In this reflection every one will agree with
me that this 10, all other occasions of festive
meetings Of our people, an appropriate time to re-
new the declaration Of our fcalty 10 that glorious
and priceless USIos Eliminated applauscj which
shelters and protects our common lave and libcr-
n mr. ~rA 49, -.
every patriot will recognise and hailow in his heart
hat the Union is not only strength and happi
Washington telegraph., 1851-01-08

MURDER AND RoBBERY IN ILLINOIS
T,co Of tie Robbers killed The Peoria
Republican gives the following account
of the murder aud robbery CT ca"ie
dealer. aud the killing of two Of the rob.
ber>:
We are informed that Mr. Jesse Funk,
an extensive cattle dealer, OF Fuuk's
Grove, Mclean county. was murdered
aud robbed on the 9Th instant. few
miles from his residence. The circuin-
stances as related 20 us are as follows:
Mr.. Funk aud his sou leit home with a
cOnSidera ble amount o: money, intending
10 purchase cattle tor the Chicago market.
and OH tuesday last was overtaken aud
attacked by three men. He shot one ot
his assailants dead. and wounded anoth.
er; the third man, however. fired and
killed him. The son of Mr.. Funk, who.
had been detained Oh the road, arrived
at the scene of the aHray short time al
ter the death OF his father. and obtained
from the wounded robber a confession OF
he crime and description OF the villain
who had escaped. Young Funk then
shot the robber and started IN pursuit OF
his couiedera'e. We have not learned
what amount Of mouey was obtained
from Mr.. Funk.
Washington telegraph., 1851-01-08
MuRpER-We learn from the Natclli-

MuRpER.-We learn from the Natchi-
toches Chronicle that most brutal mur-
der was committed in that parish few
days ago. A Mr.. Kay. who1ived on the
Bayou Toro. was returning home from
Natchitoches, whether he had brought a
load of cotton, and about dark enca mPed
near the house of Mr.. Louis Gilcrease.-
He had ungeared his team. and while his
two sons had gone TO the bayou for water
he was shot. Eleven buckshot were
lodged in his body. tie lived Two days
afterwards in grea: agony. Ash fell he
saw two men retreating from behind his
wagon, whom he thought he recognized.
One, if not both. OF the two he named
has escaped. He believed that they
were ins,igated to the foul act t'y some
other person, as lie was not aware that
either Of thcm had any eumity towards
him. As they retreated Rays dog fol-
lowed them, but was at once shot.
Washington telegraph., 1851-01-08

CONVENTION OF THE PEoPLE.-Dis
un niomists every where have a natural and
just horror of the people. A recent anus.
my instance of this was furnished IN a
debate in the South Carolina Legi>latu ure.
where Mr. Preston a member from Co.
Iuinbia, discharged the following against
the bill providing for convention OF the
people:
aver soleinnly onmy conscience. as a
patriot and a man, that | believe this bill
will hinder, impede aud delay the di>so-
luton of this Union, aud the coufedera-
tion OF the slaveholdimg States. These
are the very purposes of my soul. the
.ongimg OF my heart; and in the solemn
belief that these will be grlevously. fatal
Iy disappointed by the passage OF this
measure, | cannot in duty to my country
aud my own honor. vote for il.