The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-03

riously worded and were conectured to refer to an
expedition against Cuba.
The Memphis Tenn) Enquirer, Of the 10th,
has a column in mourning, to announce the death
of Hon. William B. Turley, an .sx. Judge Of the
Supreme Court of Tennessee, and, at the time of
his death, Judge of the Common Law and Chancery
Court of Memphis. He died at Raleigh, near
Memphis, on the night of Tuesday, the 9th, from
injuries received in fall a few days previously.
STEAMER PRAIRIE BIRD SuNK.-On Tuesday
night. the Goth ult, the Prairie Bird was run into,
just abat of the Wheel on her arboard side bv the
Gov. Briggs, in the Illinois river, and sank in
nearly twenty-five feet water. She settled to the
bottom In less than twenty minutes after the occur.
renee Of the collision. No lives were lost. The
ooats hull and cabin, it is thought, will be total
loss; the machinery will be saved, but in a much
damaged condition. The freight consisted of 70
sacks OF wheat, 20 packages Of merchandise, and
IL barrels of lard. The Prairie Bird was insured
only against fire, and was valued at $1,000 to
$4,000. The Gov. Briggs scarcely suffered any
injury. Very probably she will be held responsible
for the loss to the owners f.the Prairie Bird
The Maryland press is divided in opinion of the
new Constitution of that State, the majority being
against that instrument The columns of both civ
and country papers are well piled with both edito.
rial articles and communications, pro and con.
These differences of opinion are expressed with
much warmth and violent language A Baltimore
American, which we hold in our hand, calls atten.
ton to communication in that days number,
which (the American says "shows up another
hldeous feature of that monstrous production, the
new Constitution" But such terms are in COM
mon use, when the result of the six months ardu.
GUS and vexed labors of the Convention are spo.
ken of.
This storm of dissatisfaction is merely reflected bv
the press 1t RACES more violently among the peo-
pie. 1t was expected by the members of the Con.
vention before they adjourned. They had felt it
when pent up in the Convention, and anticipated
what 1t would be when let loose among the peo-
pie. After long course Of wranglng and the re.
Cancellation of difficulties, at one time deemed i'm
possible, the Convention accepted the Constitu-
ZION, and we think that the people will do the same,
so soon as their prejudices are exhausted.
SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION. = The New York
Herald of the 25h notices. in the list of passengers
by the brig Rogalin which cleared on that morn
ing, at that port for San Juan, Central America.
the name of Mr.. William Heine, an accomplished
artist OF New York, who is to accompany Mr.. E.
u. Squier, late Charge d'Affaires of the United
States, in his antiquarian expedition in that country
lhe Herald thinks that fortunate results, both for
art and science, may be anticipated from this Joint
expedition Of Mr.. Squier and Mr. Heine, which
will extend through all the States of Central
America, and the Southern departments Of Mexico
1t has been planned on a scale equal to that Of
Humboldt which resuIted in that .rIa,J;J s.;u