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The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

Spscis.-The amount Of specie in the vaults d
Tie NswYosk city banks. on the 25th ult., wa
$685. 900; in the Sub Treasury, e4,0S7. 040-
total $685., 900. #
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

FEDERAL Appoinsms~ts. following changes
and appcintmsnts u Washington were to take
effect on shs LIT instant: Mr.. Heath, the present
Commissioner Of the Pension Bureau, transferred
To the Second Authorship; John Wilson, Chisi
CLERK in the Land Office, appointed Commissioners
Of Pensions in the place Of Nj. Heath. sransfsfsed
and Mr. Cole, Pay Agent in the Pension Office
promoted TO it, Chief Clerkship.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

Rssuneidson--Csptain A. s. Henry, Of Wiz.
ginia, SON the great orator and patriot, Patrick
Henry, announces that he viii NO longer act with
the whig patty ss heretofore.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

No ESfrs Chsrgs.-Arrangements are now
completed for the conveyance Of baggage, without
extra charge, through from Charleston to New
York. On board the Wilmington boats, oil bag
gage 10 checked, and placed in the hands Of agents
who travel with it to Washington where it is trans-
fsrrsd to agents who have il in care until ne
arrival At NewYork. Returning South, the same
course il adopted.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07


phic dispatch from Harrisburg, Pa, Of the 18th
ult., says:
One Of tho most important fugitive slave cases
that has yet turned up in Pennsylvania, has been
disposed Of here, in the most summary manner.
-Four alleged fugitive slaves, named John Stou-
cher, John Bell, Edward Michael, and Fenton
Mercer, charged ON the oath Of Michael Lentz, on
suspicion Of having been participants in the fugi-
tive slave riot at Chrstiana were arrested ON FIJI
day 4 FshervilIs, in DauPhin county, and brought
70 Harrisburg, and committed = prison.
Mr.. McAjlister, the U. 8. Commissioner, and
James For, the District Attorney, admitted the
illegally Of the commitment, and Immediately
after the discharge Of the prisoners, Commissioner
McAllister pointed to them and declared them in
charge Of his officers, q fugitive slaves. The o.
officers then handcuffed them in open court and
conveyed them to the Commissioners Office, where
IN examination was hald with closed doors.
Several reputable citizens who were present
during the proceedings, declared in open court that
the man1 cling Of prisoners under such circum-
stances was an outrage, and Judge Pearson *
pressed his Willingness 70 arrest the United Satea
officers for contqnpto Of court il the charge wa
brought against them.
Pearson, on writ Of babeas corpus, when it wa
found that there was not the slightest testimony
connect them with the Christians outrage, or tina
they were in that vicinity at the time. The judg
decided the magistrate, who committed the de
PENDANTS, guilty Of the most gross dereliction q
| duty in issuing commitment without evidence q
supposed guilt, and thersupon ordered them all :
be discharged.
Il appears that the charge connecting the pr
soners with the Christiana outrage was q msr
pretext to get them committed to the county jai
in order to obtain time to telegraph their allege
owner.
The examination resulted in their being hsnds
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The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

UsfoSsxnass.- John G. Clark, Of Memphis.
Tenn, died in that city on the 26th ut, from the
eiects-of burn. He was in the act Of mixing .
preparation Of turpentne, whom il accidentally took
6re, and his clothes becoming saturated with il, he
was burned % seriously that he survived but .
few days.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

The New York State school tax apportionmen
shows that the aggregate valuation Of property
the State for 1850 was 4726, 006, 1855, and 1
aggregate tax to 100000. OF these smoun
New York city shows ! property valuation
$3.50, 061 ,Sl6, and tax $3l4,35O 90.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

Rslief Of Father Matkow.- The N. Y. Express
says that Father Mathew il called upon by
large classes Of people, and the appeal in his
behalf suggested BY the very eloquent letter from
Mr.. Clay to Mr.. Grinnell, will be, it i thought,
wholly successful. w. W. CorcoEan, Esq, Of
Washington. responded nobly to Mr.. Clay's letter
BY sending his check for $500 Mr.. Collins has
rendered free passage 70 Father Mathew and his
secretaries, in either Of his ssssmsrs and = have
lGeusrs Grinnell, Minturn 4 Co, who brought
him ont free, ia either Of their Liverpool or Lendof
packet ships.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

Great Di.paeh. The steamboat Central Amer
ica, built for Commodore Vsnderbils, to run ON
Lake Nicarsgua, was launched from Simonson'a
ship yard, New York, ON the 9th ulL The hull
,was constructed in tweuty.ssven DAYS,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

Indfan Council Of The Sic Nations-A
Council d The Six Nations Of Indisns-the Mo-
hawks, Onendagas, Oneidas. Cayugss, Senecas,
and Tuscasofas held at Tonswanda on the
26h ulL to celebrate the funeral rites oftheir last
Grand Sachem, John Blacksmith, deceased, and Of
electing Grand Sachem in his place, Cheating
Chiefs, etc. Ely s. Parker, (Do-ne-ha-ga-wa,)
vas proclaimed Grand Sschem Of the Six Nations
The speaker invested him with the silver media
presented BY Washington to the celebrated wa
chief Red Jacket and worn BY him until hi
death.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

Destruction off Bridgs.-A section Of the bridge
over the Illinois river, at Psors. Of three hundred
and twenty-four feet in length. recently gave way
and fell into tho river
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

ISo~ NIO~ts.-The great majority Of new brick
and fres-stone buildings for stores which are now
being erected in New York, have the fronts Of
their lower stories made Of cast iron. This i also
the case in Baltimore.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

Rapid Increase Williarsburgh, opposite New
York, which few yean ago contained several
hundred inhsbitants, now count, 5000 10 popula-
tion. A vety Rreat increase.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

Tas Mammoth Cass.- This great wonder Of the
world u nov owned BY The children Of the bate
Gsn. Jessup andth children Of the lafe Col. Cfog
han, who received ties bequest from Dr.. Croghal,
wealthy relative. Ss
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

Smoss.-Ths White Mountains were covered
with snow on Wednesday morning, the 2lth ult,
and the ground at Lancaster, N. H., was also
covered with snow.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

Death of a Vste,am.-George EIliston, boat
swain's mate, died on the receiving ship Ohio, Of
disease of the heart on the 10Th ul at the Charles
ton Navy Yard. He was boatswain's mate in
Commodore Perry's ship ON Lake Erie, and pulled
an oar in the boat which carried Commodore Perry
from the Lawrence to the Niagara. He was also
with Commodore McDonough at Lake Champlain,
and has been forty years almost continually in the
service. He was pensioner, and remained some
time at tn Naval Asylum, in Philadelphia, and
was transferred BY Secretary Mason to the receiv-
ing ship on this station in 1846 At his own request
Escsps Of q Bs~k Ro5d~.-Fredsnck J. Win
gate, who in ls49 was sentenced to the Stats
Prison in Thomaston, Maine, for eight yssn. fol
robbing the Augusta Bank, made his escape from
there last week, il is said by means Of false key
Wineate belongs in Charlestown, and though
young in years, is an old offender.
Sssieids.-Jamss Kelly, in fit Of insanity, bles
his brains out with pistol, At Pittsburgh, ON ths
9th ult. He leaves wife and six children d
mourn his loss.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

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The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

!, Tbs Ba.k Of PaHsrscn, NJ. The failure Of
this bark awakened such general indignation, that
crowd Of citizens burnt the directors Of said in
stitution 10 s6isy, ! few days ago. MI. StimPson,
the President Of the bank had concealed himself,
fearing the vengeance Of the sufferers.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

TIE Oissa Inhabsssrss. Nelly Moore, u old
black woman, died week before last In Cecil
county, Md, aged 100 years. Is
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

Matrimonially Inclined.-Ihe NewYork Express
avers that in answer to advertisement for wife,
published in that paper. more than one hundred
applications were received from ladies anxious to
enter into the matrimonial contract
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-07

lint Munioipality. .. ALBERT EABRE.
e,ond Municipality. WM. H, GARLAND.
Ehld Municipality. .GK0RGE HOoP9g.
y Ticksts g. to be had ii ths pIncpAl Book ard Nh
th4a!l. 81 ID
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22

Mas PARrIseTos's QUEnIE.. Whe.h-
er Mason s. Dixon's line was . line Of
stage coaches or steam packets? -
What sort OF curiosites does President
Fillmore's Cabinet contain?
Whether the Powder Magazine con-
tains any good reading on the subject Of
ladies dressesp
Whether the Pope is going 10 roam I'll
over the world before he dies?
Whether his bulls are a. ferocious a.
ever?
Were the liberty poles which were re-
Gently cut to pieces in Paris, the last Of
that noble race? -...
Is the United States Mint any better
for Juleps than the common mint?
Has the "Double Eagle" two pair of
wings or not?
Do dead letters ever revive after reach
ing the General Post Office?
Do navigators have TO double their capes
in all lat;tudes-or is it only in cold re-
gions?
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22

How A LADY SHOULD WASH HERSELF.
Mrs Swisshelm, in her Saturday Visi-
tor, has long article to young ladies' up
on the necessity of cleanliness. In the
article she gives the following simple but
important directions.
"You only want basin Of water, a
towel, rag and FIVE minutes time
When you get up in the morning pin a
pe,tcoat very loosely at the waist, draw
your arms out Of the sleeves Of your chem
ise, and let it drop,oyour waist; take your
rag well wetted and slap your back and
shoulders, rub y your arms and chest, throw
handfuls of water around your ears and
back of yonr neck. Then throw the tow =
el across your back and saw it dry rub
last, until you are quite dry, put on your
chemise sleeves, draw on a night gown 10
keep from chilling, while you tuck your
skirt up under one arm, until you wash
and dry one limb, drop that side and do the
other likewise, and be sure that the small
of the back and the sides get their full
share of rubbing; this done, sit down, dip
one foot in the basin, rub and dry it, put
on your stocking and shoe, and then wash
the other
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22

THREE IMPORTANT Fac1s.-N Never Be
influenced by external appearances in
forming your judgment Of persons
worth. This is an important rule; for
many noble spirit is covered by hatil
iments of poverty, while not unfrequenily,
a snowy exterior conceals villain Of the
basest kind.
Dean Swift said that nature has given
every man a capacity of being agreeable.
though not of shining in company: and
'rhere are a hundred men sufficiently
qualified for both, who, by very few
faults that they may correct in half On
hour, are not SO ,auch as tolerable.''
The world would be more happy it per-
sons gave up more time to an intercourse
of friendship. Blu, money engro.ses oil
our Difference and we scarce enjoy So
cial hour, because we think il uniustly
stolen from the main business Of life.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22

The following is extracted from a notice
Of Prof. Johns,on's new work on his vis-
it to America, by BETA Of the Springfield
Mass, Republican. Wheat growers in
the west will laugh.
After an examination of some statistics
and of some causes which he thinks are at
work, he says, speaking Of Central New
York, 'this celebrated wheat region, as a
,rhoie is gradually approaching the ex-
hausted condition 20 which the more east
erly wheat. growing, naturally poorer, dis
tricts, had earlier arrived" And again,
after examining the agricultural statistics
as given in the reports Of the Patent Office,
calculating the amount of food produced
and that necessary for the support of this
country, he says, II believe the exporta-
ble wheat of the North American con,i-
nent, as a whole, is already a diminishing
quantity" He does not expect that his
"rransatlantic friends will agree 10 this,
but he would very much like to see an
elaborate discussion Of the question:
Further examination, however, so far con-
firms the author in these opinions, that he
considers it every safe to say that in 1860
their wheat exporting capability will have
become so small as to give our British
farmers very little cause for apprehen-
sion."
The reasons given for these somewhat
startling opinions are, first, that our pro-
duce has been overrated, while our con-
sumption has been underrated, and this he
seems TO demonstrate very clearly, much
to the detriment Of the statistics of the late
Commits sioner of Patents, Mr. Burke
,, Second, "hat the virgin soils are already,
to considerable extent exhausted of their
first freshness" and can only be restored
and maintained by comparatively expen-
sive culture. Third, though new settlers
will live poorly, yet the more they pros
per the more they will consume. Fourth,
That the number Of those who are wheat
consumers without being wheat producers
is increasing, so that more of our products
will be required to feed them. II is
proper to add that Prof Johnston speaks
from his own examination only, so far as
| New York is concerned.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22
A Rich Story.

Some weeks ago there was a gathering
Of the alumni Of Rochland College Lou
isiana, when the following hitherto un-
edited story was told. We are indebted
for It to correspondent Of the N. o.
Delta.
"a tall, awkward looking chap, just
from the green mountains Of Vermont,
came on board Of one Of the splendid North
River boats, at Albany. His curiosity
was amazingly excited at once, aud he
commenced "peeking," as he called it, in
to every nook and corner on the boat
The captains office, the engine room, the
water closets, the barber's shop, all un.
derwent his inspection; and then he went
on deck and stood in amazement a, the le.
yer beam, the chimneys and the various
"fxins." ill ut last he caught sight Of the
bell. This was the browning wonder, and
he viewed It from every position, walked
around it got down on his knees and look
ed up into it, and exclaimed, swell, rally,
this beats the bell on our meetin' house a
darned sight" BY this time the attention
Of the captain and several Of the passen-
gers was attracted 10 this genius. "How
much would you ask to let feller ring
this hell?"-''you may ring it for dollar,
sir" said the captain. "Wall, its bar.
gain, all fair and agreed, and no backin'
eout." ATS a bargain" said the captain.
Our hero went deliberately and brought
seat and took hold of the bell-rope, and
having arranged everything TO his satisfac-
ton commenced ringing slowly at first,
and gradually faster and faster, till every
body OH board thought the boat was on fire
and rushed on deck screaming with alarm.
There stood the captain, and there sat the
"Vairmounter," ringing away, first slow
and then fast, and then two or three taps
at time. The passengers began to ex-
postulate; the captain said it was bargain.
Bnt the passengers became urgent that
the eternal clangor should be stopped
All the while there sat our hero undis-
turbed, ringing away more ways than a
cockney chime-ringer ever drealnt of. At
last the captain began to think it time 10
stop the simple,on; but his answer was "a
fair bargain and no backin' eout," and he
rang away for dear life. "Well," says
the captain, "what will you take to stop?"
"Wail, cap,'n, guess l sheant lose moth
in il take five dollars and free passage
TO New York, but not darned cent less"
"Well, walk down to the office and get
your money and passage ticket" said
the captain.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22

The city Of Rochester was thrown in
togreat excitemement last Saturday by the
disappearance ofa little son Of E. F. Smith.
Everybody turned out for the search, the
canal was dragged cannons were fired
over the water, Sc. During a second ex-
animation of Mr. Smiths premises, the
boy was found in the corner Of the yard,
head foremost in post-hole, into which
he had fallen. There the lite fellow met
with horrid death by suffocation, close 10
his fathers door! His father and mother
were both absent from home, and would
probably know nothing Of the affair until
they returned.-Ib.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22
SAD MEMORIES.


The evening shades come round me
With silent deer'ning gloom,
I'm sitting sad and lonely
Within my darkenea room;
Meurnfnl thoughts ofthec steal DER me,
While sitting thus alone,
Thine image comes before mo
SO cold, SO pale and wan.
I'm thinking of these long, long days,
You fingered here in PAIN;
And though I'm very lonely now,
ask them not again.
All no, could not wish thee here
To suffer o'er again,
Those years of Sick,niag toll and care
Those weary months of pain.
Pm thinking of,he last sad scene
The closing scene vita thee,
TIM thinking OF that earnest gaze
Ne turned in death on me;
or the weary day that followed
That fearful night OF glooms
When the sunshine seemed to mock me,
Within the lonely room.
TIM hoping soon to Join thee,
On that thrice happy shore,
Where toll and pain and sorrow,
And parting are no more.
How fearful were the parting
On earth with those we love,
Without the hope Of meeting
In sour Fathers home above.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22

WANTED TO KNow.-The age Of an
"elder-berry."
The number Of pages in the "Volume Of
Nature"
The width Of "narrow escape"
II a revolver is good weapon to "kill
time with.
What kind Of a whip ship uses when
driven before the wind"
How j, happens that the day "breaks"
so often, and who mends it; also, on what
kind Of hinges the "gates Of day" are
hung. .
II an action Cor assault and battery will
lie when man is struck with astonish-
nanf
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22

A youth aged IS years, named Joseph
Ross, was lately brought before magis-
trate for gambling. The judge asked him
elf he had ever been to school ?" "1 have
sir, for little while," was the reply
"Can you read or write ?""No, can't"
"In the course Of your life have you ever
said a prayer?" "Never." "Did you
ever go to church?" ut would be OF no
use to 60 there to make iun of it." "Do
you think you will ever die ?" II sup
pose shall, some time or other." "And
what do you imagine will become Of you?"
"Some people 60 to hell, and some 60 TO
heaven" "Where do you think you shall
60 TOP" II can't say" The magistrate
inflicted small penalty for his offence.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22

A man named Philon, in New York,
recently entered the room where his wife
Law sick, and told her that he was going to
the country. He stepped to the glass and
dyed his whiskers black, and leaving a
bottle of medicine for his wife to take,
which he assured her would cure her, he
left. The medicine was not taken, the
wife got well and then went to a chemist
to ascertain what had been left for her
The chemist pronounced it arsenic,
when the poor woman burst into tears and
tainted. Philon has not been heard from.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22

Two funeral professions, on their way
to the Catholic cemetery, in Cambridge, on
Saturday undertook race to see which
should reach the cato of the ceme,e.
ry first. They were led off by the dri-
vers of the hearses, but the race Of one
party was brought to sudden stop, by
the coffin in one Of the hearses being
thrown out. Before the hacks behind
could hold up, three or four Of them ran
over the coffin, seriously "u'itating I'LL
Springfield, Mass, Republican.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22

About six rods Of the Erie Railroad
track, at Andover, sunk recently. There
was an engine standing on the track at the
time, which went down with il and moth
ing but the top Of the smoke chimney re-
mains in sight. There was no indication
previou. to this Of defective bottom.-
The Railroad Company are actively at
work building a track around the sub.
merged portion Of the road.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22

Having been asked why he didn't pro-
pose for the hand Of Jenny Lind, Dodge,
the vocalist, replied: "Gentemen, l should
stand no chance in the list, were to offer
myself; but even with Jenny's consent, l
wouldn't marry her; for if we arrived in
town to give concerts, the people wouldn't
say, Dodge and his WIFE have arrived,
but it would be Jenny Lind and her Hus-
pAsp,' and have no ambition to play
seconl fiddle at this late period Of my life. >
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22

The Irish people of New York ara
highly incensed at what they conceive to
be an insult offered them by Sir Henry
Bulwer, in his late speech, in that city,
made at the ST Georges dinner. They
bad an Indignation meeting on Tuesday
night, al which an explanatory letter from
Mr. Bulwer was read. but il was received
with groans. The offensive words were
used in speaking of the Celts, as semi
barbarous and semi-clad. The Irishmen
think he meant the descendants of theCelts
but Mr. Bulwer says he meant the Celts Of
former times. The meeting memorialized
President Fillmore for the dismissal Of the
British minister.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22

DEpIcATIoN.-The attention of on.
citizens is directed TO the notice Of the
dedication of the new Shool House In Dis
trict No. 2, on next Saturday. Col. Ben
ton is expected TO deliver an address on
the occasion, and it will be made a. pleas
ant and profitable as possible. Ladies and
gentlemen are requested TO attend--and
especially it is desired that as many child
ZEN as possible should be present. Nus
catine Enquirer of last Thursday.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22

The New York Herald has sent q spe-
cial correspondent to South Carolina, who
has discovered that Great Britain Is urg-
ing on that State TO secession, in the hope
Of benefiting her commercial interests by
the dissolution of the Union!
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22

Thomas H. Dodge Of Nashua. N. H..
has invented new printing press, wholly
different from any other now in existence.
cheaper in price than other machine pres
ses, and capable Of doing 5000 an hour.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22

The Boston Transcript states that num-
Der Of the Marquis of Land.downe's ten
antry arrived in that city Tuesday morn
ing from New York via the Worcester
Railroad, in most wretched and destitute
condition.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-22

HAwrHoRv, in the house Of the "Ssv-
en- Cables" speaks Of a "smile so bread
and sutry. that haG it only been half a.
warm as it looked, a trelfis Of grapes
might at once have turned purple under
it. summer-liks exposure"