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The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-16

The present debt of the city of Boston exclusive
| ofthe water debt, is 81 1850 81
Ross, the express man at Providence r, l.. who
gave 500 for the Jenny Lind ticket, hal gone on visit to
An eminent artist Of this city is about getting I'm
panorama of law stt' 1t opens in the year one aud
| closes with doomsday. wi Oe "i'
The population of Cincinnati is 1850. In
a6s2 Increase years a03 or about l5O
per cent. 10y " ' Ao
Why is clock the most humble thing in exist.
sns oa il. holds beo its
Swedenborg says "though the virgins he saw
IN heayen were beautiful the wives incomparably
beautiful and went on increasing in beauty evermore'
Boston enjoys very profitable trade with Hay.i
Last year AS vessels arrived at Boston from Hay Tbev
have strong interest in the continuance Of peace on the
By an arrival at NewYork, with later advices
from South America, have information that extensive
gold mines have been discovered on the Oronoco and Anso
tura rivers They promise to yield in great abundsnce
During the year 1850 there arrived at Boston
1910 Immigrant About 20 600 of this number were from
Ireland There have also arrived by railroad about TO-
| chiefly from British Provinces.
There six feet of snow in some parts of New
brunswick. and eight feet others, rendering the travelling
almost impossible The winter the that has been
| known for several years.
The ship Albert Gallatin arrived at New York
A. G. had no fewer than 75s in The eeraSe Tbs p,oba
by the forerunner of the fleet now due.
The administration has, it is said, established
commercial agency the Eestern of Africa mme
ssy Sn hs eGaato and h, dpatched wild dis
teies there Mr. Les residence will probably be Juba
The Cechituate water was let into the Eagle
Hill Reservoir Boston the list inst More fol nal cele
monies 70 commemorate the syen vii take place in June
rem Bridge. NJ "
The Legislature of Pennsylvania convened at
Harbprgh on Tuesday the 7th A United States Senator
was to be chosen the l4th ust place of Mr. Sturgeon
Dem, whose term of service expires the 4h of March
next The democratic majority joint ballot in the Lessa
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ernor of that State: ---------
--" AZ no hour of our history have we required
more than at the present. an infusion into our corn
ellis OF that spirit in which the articles of our con
tederacy were first conceived. As representatives,
as citizens of Indiana, citizens Of the United
States, we have difficult, delicate, important duties
to perform. Foremost among these is the obliga-
non to oppose, ny every lawful means, that spirit
OF tactous tanaicism alike suicidal wherever it
has birth, which insdously assumes the garb. in
one section, of philanthropy in another, Of State
rights. BY speech, by action, by concession bv
fornearance, by compromise, by the influence Of
moral suaslon and the strong power of kindness by
each and all of these means let us seek 10 asv The
spirit of awless msrule that spirit which instals
each mans opinion the arbiter of constitutional
rights, or which coolly estimates the value of this
Union, and looks with steady eve on a separation
OF these States the certain herald Of bloodshed and
thousand horrors, separation to be surely and
speedily followed by in its most hideous form
servlle, perhaps, as well cv--war among those
oil the same race, the same name, the same blood
war that shall bring together, in hostile array.
neIgbbor against neighbor, brother against brother,
son against sire.
cast, even 10 the last, the entire weight of her in
tiuence She will be just TO each and every mem
per oil the contederacy-just to the Constitution
Just to the laws. She will abide by that Constiu.
tlon-ablde by the laws; and, above all, she will
abide by the compromises made by our fatbers-,he
compromises made by the great and good men of
this day. She will hope, she will pray, that the
same kind and overriding Providence which watch.
ed over our fathers at the adoption of the Constitu.
ton, and has sustained in every crisis and cheered
in every hour of darkness since, will direct their
sons also IN the paths of wisdom and of peace and
enable us to transmit to poster,y that sacred in
strnment, a guide and q blessing in the future. as
1t has ever been in the past.
Indiana takes her stand in the ranks, not of
Southern destiny nor yet of NORTHERN DESTINY
m tha basil nf al.
and takes her stand in the ranks of AMERIcAN
DESTINY"
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-16

EXTENT OF TExAs.-Those who have been so
dissatisfied about the size of California, should for
sake OF appearances, say something about the pro-
portions OF Texas. The area of Texas is about
hVe tunes the size of New York. 1t is about four
hundred miles from San Antonio to the nearest
point OF New Mexico. From the mouth of the Rio
Gtande to FL Paso it is about eight hundred and
'hr'y miles, in straight line, and twice thai dis
lance ny river. From the N. E. corner of the State
to II Paso Is about eight hundred and sixty niles
and about the same from the mouth of the Rio
Grande to the northern line,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-16

THE ATTAKAPAs STEAMsHIP.--Judge Baker, q
St. Mary is building sea steamer to ply between
Franklin and New Orleans. The hull was launched
= few days ago; it is about 500 tons, 152 feet in
length, 80 feet beam, and will carry $50 hogsheads
sugar besides her deck load and will accommodate 40
passengers. The Banner is in ecstasies, and very
justly too at this instance of Louisiana enterprise
The hull is made in the most substantial manner
over ten tons Of spikes and bolts were used in its
construction. The bulkhead, breasthooks, planks
and timbers throughout, being judicious mixture
of cypress, yellow pine and live oak, are durable
and strong /; and are put together in such manner
that nothing but lightning will ever be able to
shivsr q separate them. Such craft as she will
be, when completed, has never yet foated upon
the bosom Of the Techs.
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The STEAMSHIP OHIo.-The New York cor.
respondent of the Baltimore Sun, writing from the
former city, on the 9th, says:
"The steamship Ohio arrived at her dock yester.
day, having left Norfolk on Thursday, and pu,
into Hampton Roads, at the desire of her De sseD.
gers, during snow storm. The ship, except the
injury done to one of the cylinders at Havana,
Is throughout perfectly sound. She exhibits,
inside and out, no appearances of having nassed
through the per,ls which have been SO eaborately
described.
The Ohio will be Immediately and thoroughly
repaired. Her great strength is in no respect i'm.
paired. When the San Jacnto shall come out OF
the government dry-dock at Brooklyn, the Ohio,
with the assent of the Secretary of the Navy, will
be locked and coppered"
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-16

UNJUST DETENTION OF AN AMERICAN VESSEL
AT CAPE HAYTiEN.-The New York Courier saws
that late advices from Hayti announce a difficulty
OF the Captain of the American brig Leander with
the Haytien authorities, which is explained in the
following letter Of our commercial agent, J. l.
Wilson, at that port. entrusted to Capt Frederick
Fresche, master of the schooner W. H. Gartsmer,
for delivery to any American commander of any
vessel Of war he might meet on his passage:
COMMERCIAL AGENCY OF THE u. 8. oFA,,1
City Of Cape Hayden. Dec 8. 1850
JHlas z keetsetmar Esq, y. S. Coasui, Nassau:
,hs ss RI, A. Maya the master Of American
s9d arbitrarily arrested and imprisoned this morning
to PIT in prison for safe Keeping for attempting desert
,ounded u Unsupported BY proof wha,sver therefore
neg yon VIII have the kindness communicate these facts to
the commander Of American vessel of war within yoar
and request him TO call here practicable as it
obtained in this country. 49, 'N''Ne S'A 10
The brig Leander being loaded and ready for sea- and
a the custom house. the embargo laid on her becomes
have the honor to be. very, respectfully.
Your obedient servant
JOHN L. WILSON, u, =. G. A.
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OHIO STATISTICS OF CRIME FOR ls50-The
Attorney General of the State has made report of
the criminal prosecutions and committals the last
year, in ffty-eight counties. In these fity-eight
counties there were zoos criminal prosecutions, of
which 1878 were convictions. Three were sent TO
penitentiary for life six for over ten years lis
for under ten years; 22l to county jails-amount
OF fines, Sl4, 224 amount of costs assessed SO 300
amount OF costs collecable, S9076 amount OF bonds
forfeited, $3.50. Number of offences committed
under influence Of ntemperance. AL
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-16

As showing the effects of railroads upon the
value of lands, the Winchester tTennessee, indie.
pendent states, that before the location of the
Nashville and Chattanooga railroad through Frank
lin county, the best lands there were worth only
from eight to ten dollars PER acre. Now that the
road has been located and is in process of construc
ton, the same lands are worth from fifteen to
twenty five dollars rsr acre "a rise of fully one
hundred per cent. before the road is in operation
while in the barren lands in that county the ad.
vance has been about four hundred par cent
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-16

Mr.. Barnard, American Minister to Prussia,
presented his credentials to the King, at Potsdam,
on the 10th of December, and entered at once upon
the discharge of the duties Of his mission. We
predict for Mr. B. brilliant career in his new re-
latons. Under the administration of Mr.. Wheaton,
at the same court, our Government won high re-
spect, and we believe Mr.. Barnard will also estab-
lish for himself a high diplomatic reputation while
abroad
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-16

NAvAL.-The Norfolk Herald says that the U.
s. ship Germantown, now lying at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, will sail in few days for the Coast of
Africa, TO take the place of the Yorktown, recently
wrecked on that station. We learn that Purser
Reynolds will be ordered to her,
The U. S. ship John Adams WIS to have sailed
from Norfolk on or about the 18th of January, for
the Western Coast of Africa.
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The WORLDS FAIR AT LoNDoN-The Mayor
oil Southampton has addressed communication
to the United States Government, making a request
that the vessel sent, with the articles on board des
tined for exhibition the Worlds Fair in London,
should be directed to enter that port.
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FIRST DISTRICT COuRT.-A large number Of intorma
IONS were filed at the opening Of the Court yesterday
Ing by the District Attorney. and several in civil
were disposed of Charles Dewitt and Andrew Melville
were tried on Joint charge of larceny, and found guilty
Joseph Feak, alias Faset, also tried and found guilty
on charge of larceny. William James tried and found
guilty on charge of entering shop in the night with
intent 10 steal Michael Lyons tried charge of lar
ceny and acquitted Voe proscquis entered in
eal cases Of petit larceny Layina Simnas
charge af lsa ~e-s'ng co nsderable amount OF money
from German woman; but the Jury still locked up in
at the time we left the Court House.
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FApErTE-A domestic story from the French by Matilda
n. Bays. New York G. P. Putnam I2mo. DID, SOJ
For sale at Steels. " "
This is touching, simple story. Like the Pic
ciola, one is surprised to find it blooming in that
hot bed of Righteousness, the novel literature of
modern France. A book Astounding in natural
incidents, breathing pure sentiments, clothed in apt
language, emanating from the press which sends
forth the pages of Dumas Sue, George Sand, calls
to mind the Lady in Comus who, armed with
"chaste austerity and noble grace" bids defiance
to every foe
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.THE WAsHINGToN-The American steamship
Washington, from Bremen, arrived at New York
on the Sth. She brings no later intelligence
from Europe, having left Bremen on the Goth De.
cember, ole day previous to the sailing of the
Niagara from Liverpool.
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BOSTON, Jan. 4-Cholera Amongst U. S. 7rooDs
al Sea'-l'he ship Silas Leonard, arrived at Bas
ION, from New Orleans, on the 9TH, and landed a,
Fort Independence companies and d, of ,be
Third Infantry, U. S. Army, Major Thomas, COM
handing. Nine of the soldiers and two of the crew
died on the passage, of cholera.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-16

EUROPEAN PACKET SHIPs.-The New York
Herald Of the 9Th speaks of an unusual scarcity of
European packet ships in that port. 1t says that
there were seventy-five sail of vessels then due
Most OF these (says the Herald) have large num-
bers of passengers board, and it is feared that
much suffering exists among them, from want and
the inclemency of the season, the very few ves-
sells that have managed to arrive lately, report the
weather as severe in the extreme
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-16

A NICE PARTy-John Winright Eugene Suchet jaime,
l.. Lambert John Miller and Charles Neauces were yester
day brought before Recorder Genos charge of DIS
turbng the aud butay assaung and beating watch
man krwin. The affair occurred on New Years night
kirwn made affidavit that he duty Customhousp
street, and he crowd of men the house of Phle
Black In moment afterwards he heard Phebe cry muir.
der and he sprung his rattle and rushed into the house. He
had scarcely got inside when he knocked down with
bottle, and rendered inssnsbe The parties above named
arrested by other watchmen who up and with the
exception of Lambert they yesterday before the
First District Court for trial.
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THE CoAfLMExrARy BENEFIT TO rax B.rxx
CHiLpRkH.-Ths popular affair comes off on s,,n,a.,
evening nsxt At the Hall Of the Hisironics and from ali
can ea'n' there no doubt that our little friends will have
bumper. The popularity they have achieved amony., w
OF an enduring chaaoer. and feel assured, from ,h
opinion universally expressed that there are not auy of h
thousands OF auditors (duns their engagement al the 4,
Charss Theasfe who will not be delighted to testify BY
their attendance on the OCCASION their admiration Of be
charming psisonatons As little SoutAerners. they hold
double claim to the exertio of Southern friends and a,
beautiful. interesting and intelligent children they claim ar
insses In every heart Their freedom from all restraint AM
the svdentsae and Of their possess suc
IN enchaafen that. while laxuriae in the intellectual
least their representations afford the performance does no
appear in the light Of task. but rather meny game O.
Tomps which the little actors enjoy much
hazard but little in propheying the largest concoure
this OCCASION that has been assembled within the walls
Of the Hhtriouic Hall
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lNAUGURATIoh OF THE GOVERNOR OF MARY
LAND.-The Inauguration of Hon. E. Louis Low,
as Governor of the State of Maryland took plao Q
yesterday at Annapolis, upon which occasion his
Exceency addressed his fellow citizens. then and
there present, upon some of the general topics of
the day, and especially with reference to The in
terests of constitutional reform, and the d actics
effect OF the compromise measures of the late Con
gress. The tone of the address is highly patriotic,
and indicates much fervor and energy of character
The Governor takes the good democratic view Of
the Inherent rights of the people, with respect TO
the consltutionality of conventional reform he
aludes with honest satisfaction 10 the maintenance
OF the public faith of the State, urges the import.
ance and value of the Union, and the necessity of
an entire devotion of the people to those PRINCIPLES
OF the constitution upon which it rests, and with
much earnestness appeals to the patriotism of the
northern people in behalf of the whole
lie does not deem the present proper occasion
for general statement of his views of public poll
cy,, but intimates his purpose at future time, in
addressing the Legislature of the State, to speak
more directly on these topics. The address will be
read, nevertheless, with much interest, although
the current of remark is general and will give great
satisfaction to that portion of his feow-citzens to
whom the Governor stands in political affinity.
Baltimore Sun, Jan. 7ih.
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Mr.. Palfrey, the distinguished freesoiler of Mas
sachusetts, has addressed a circular to the free
sellers of that State advising them not coalesce
with democrats in the State elections.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-16

An evidence Of the irreguiarity of the mails to
New Orleans is the fact that yesterday we received
New York papers Of dates ranging from the 18th
Of December to the 9th Of January.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-16

The DISPUTED BoUNDARY.-The Supreme
Court on the Sd instant made their decision in the
case Of Missouri against Iowa, that the boundary
made by the Commissioners should stand. This
gives Iowa the disputed territory, and upsets the
reelection Of Willard p. Hall to next Congress,
who beat his opponent, Bowman, by sotes in the
disputed territory
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-16

The Virginia Constitutional Convention re.
assembled at Richmond on the 9Th. The informa-
ton from the census returns, which the Conyen-
ton needed, is said to be now at hand.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-16

Cow STEALISG.-On Tuesday last white man and two
succeeded, in spite of remonsanccs in driving oil
several fine belonging to the Charity Hospital They
pushed to Lafayette, and the cows were recovered
The negroes were arrested but the white man. whose
is not known, succeeded in making his escape.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-16

We are indebted to John Ball, publisher and
bookseller, No. Sc Gravier street, for "Discourses
on the Development Of the Christian Character"
by VIM. R. Williams; and "Tbe Foot Prints of
the Creator, or The Asteroleps of Stormness,' by
Hugh Miller, author Of "The Old Red Sand
Stone," etc., both beautifully printed works, and
no doubt. mastery expositions of the subjects of
which they treat. As yet, we have only had time
to glance at their contents.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-16

ANOTHER CoMET.-We learn from the Bos on
Traveller, that Mr.. Bond, the Director of the
Observatory at Cambridge, recently discovered,
with the Great Refracto-, a very faint nebulosity,
whoe light ascension was och. 33lm., and its
south decination deg, SO min. The comet was
so faint that 1t could not be seen through our-oot
telescope This comet is supposed to be the same
as that seen by M. Faye, November %, 1913.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-16

r.Acips sARlETIRs.--Last night, Grandfather White.
called out one OF the largest audiences collected in
wa ss well AZ the most brilliant. We observed in the
aoo's ladies' who seldom visit the theatre but who
% pay the artist the compliment of their presence
belongs to Mr. Pacde. No other man should
~ 800 u sa nation. Ths house meed not only
~ .ohues Of woman paid the tribute of tear to
.l We sceax Of the artist. but even Steiner man
~. Ms,sso me estns influence Of wager, alone 10
have sOras !, .ssn o.s u. ts. which otherwise would
Mr. Pacide. a. sam Hobbs. oonvulssd Ii. hons Thn.
nus enssssmsnt has been succession Of ,riumpbs W.
must not omit the highly mertorous acting AZ NJ nx.,'
den a. Langley AA Il" mi, DeWai'
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SEAMRN's HoME.-All who feel for the social
sufferings Of seamen, and who desire to witness
the evidence Of practical and beneficial sympathy
towards this hardworking bat i'll cared for class,
will be glad to hear Of the progression of the Sea.
mems Home, now building on the corner of New
Levee and Suzette streets, and of the probability
that within six weeks this Haven Of Peace will be
sufficiently advanced to afford accommodation to
$50 or 200 seamen. Few there are residing in GU,
city, and moving in the busy crowd, who are mol
cognizant of the deplorable condition to which
sailors coming to this port are reduced by the
rapacity of the sailors boarding house proprietors
and none there can be, we are assured, who would
not stretch the hand to save their felow-man when
sinking in the social whirlpool We hear that the
ladies, who are ever first in mercifuI GRAND,
intend to open fancy Fair, to be held at Armory
Hall from the 18th to the Goth proxmo, or there
abouts, the proceeds of which will enable the
benevolent merchants who were the pioneers in the
cause, to proceed with the building and carry to
completion the good work in hand. The rear of
the building is now worthy of inspection, and
requires but short space of time to render it availa
BILE to the purposes for which it is intended. All
who would add their quota in raising the seaman to
that position in the social scale merited by his SER
vices and their indirect results, will we trust give
their support to the approaching Fair.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-16

MISSOURI LEsIsLATURE-The following are
embraced in series Of resolutions which have
been introduced in the Missouri Legislature
Rcsotged BIZ the General Assembly of the State of MIS-
souri, That the provisions of the said law of Congre COM
monty known as the Fugitive Slave Law and the enactment
proved. ~ ' P
BE Resoued That our Senators in Congress be
instructed and Repreen atves be requested to oppos,
9y their action all attempts that may be made in COngr
Tor the repeal or modification of the said law.
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Jones, Italian Chemica, soap,

Air" dream; Dc. / deceit IN m lTbls hals,i'
dreamt that dwet in marble halls,
With pimples and tan n my lce
And thought that at parties, soirees aad BALI
WIS termed repulsive disgrace
had riches enough, but aasi could count
On possessing healthy skin;
Yet thought that whisper said You may
Dhhgurements, be they hateful sin."
| dreamt that saitors sought my he1d,
Bat they all did repudate my face
For they cried Though
The yellow neck and pmplel skin dissricei
Then thought that | cried, in i voice void Of nope,
Cure my Pimpes--make my skin white aud fAhi
voice answered. " Use cake Of the JONES' famed SOAR,
And your mind will be free from despair.r
Then drsam that used it D, that Of bliss
My skin changed from It's yellow ifh hue
My neck vas made clear, aud my face made o kiss
Though an angel might claim il his due;
The pimples. the freckes the blotches, the tan,
Had decamped, and voice by my side
Said, " Indeed you will now be the glory 0 man,
Ay the virtue, the hope and the prie.n
Only Agency in Newofeans, ISL CHARITIES St. iaI3 SEP
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LOCAL MATTERS.

ELECTION FOR BRIO. GRNERAL.-An election for Brig
General of the Ninth Brigade. Louisiana Militia, yesterday
took place. and although we did not get the official vote,
is elected.
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FROM CANToN.-The ship Stephen thurman, of
Baltimore, arrived at New York on the 9th, with 3
cargo from Canton.