The daily crescent., 1851-10-17
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This il a lovely Autumnaf 1oming. Last ~
was masni6csukl Dsin69 fthe I1ponlighs hind,
And Il would sect n sone on placid peace
fnlness ought TO E16s - infused into svsry
Z" human" who was q ostv 70 enjoy it; but il
did mot prevent Desperate named Tom. !" from
On s,tenpt to murder and NIB NJ. Augustus, d
his porter-house In Water street. Ton had con-
csaled hinsolf under III. A. = bed, and when dis
coysred bHzhe occupant, used pissol and knife
with alnost deadly sfbct. Augustus b in The
City Hoapltal, with two Of hi ribs broken, and .
deep sab near the jugular vein and another 1t
ts rack Of his head The assasin b still 1t large.
Ths flequsnt hanginp do not appear TO lessen
ths puunber 81 murders. There are now 1--WE men
10 tho Tomhs undef sentence Of strangulation, and
Tn Vim ihaks tbs sixth. The seducsr Of Mary
Blahop, The poor gin who committed suicide day
bsfofs yesterday in Water street, ought 70 make
the seventh.
The Fire Department had meeting last night
to arrange for = benefit. which the great juggler
Anderson has rendered 70 their fund.
Ths committee on the Jenny Lind Testimo.
nial took occasion to report that Mis- Lind do.
pgscased any other than mora verbal acknow.
lsdgement. Her chief fear seemed TO be that her
unosvss worn over-rated, for she said ''thp money
wss mt her own. but belonged to the public, and
she thcught hsnslf but the instFument Of the pub.
lie, and in this instance entitled 70 no credit"
Thsre arc those who ascribe her modesty and
bsrality 70 artce but this detraction arises from
envy, aud il : common trick with persons devoid
Of natural bensvolence and true generosity. If a
man makes large donstion to society, and the
recipients, actuated by common gratitude, and a
dsaire, perhaps, to induce others to go and do
likewise" publish the fact the donor is charged
by some a. s. advertising his liberality!" Can
any thing be more contemplate!
Politics receive the cold shoulder for the present
in this city. The embarrassed condition Of com.
mercial and monetary matters il the all absorbing
topic. True, few jealous patriots are around
obtaining the signatures of our people to the anti
agitation resolutions of the Castle Garden Union
men. and the great Journal which claims to have
secured the election Of Gen. Taylor, is warmly
ssrenuously and lengthily advocating the nomina
ton Of Daniel Webster to the Presidency. II
that case. Mr.. Webster would not get the vote O
this State, as all the opponents of the Fugitive
Slave Law regard him q tho friend Of the South
In short, (what their present idol, Martin Van Bu
ran, once wssJ q " Northern man with Southern
principles" Judging from the lawless demonstra
tons at Buffalo and Syracuse, there are yer,
few in that quarter friendly to The defender O
the Constitution.
In the money market things look little les
fearful than last week. The two millions re
ceived from California t360O.O00 for Adams 4
Co.. have inspired new confidence. The expoI
tation of specie il diminishing Exchange haviD
declined to l09s) and the receipts of hard none
from the interior is strengthing our city bank
This influx of specie into NewYork from othe
places, indicates q large indebtedness to th
city, and it is impossible to sell draft on an
other city, without paying q large premium
Having occasion to offar first rate draft o
New Orleans the other day, we were charge
two per cent.
Castle Garden 10 all alive this week with tho,
sands Of visitors TO the Fair Of the American Ii
stitute. The Academy Of Design is also sttnc
ing hundreds because the result of Healey's iy
ysars' labor on the picture Of Webster replying
Hayne, is on exhibition there. The painting
II grand, but has m unfinished appearance.
A friend who has just come in, says he heal
/ Catherine Hays last evening, and thinks her owe
rated.
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