New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-27
Louisiana Interior,

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Louisiana Interior.
HAIL SroRM.-The Paquemine Sentinel mentions thu
occurrence of hail storm in that Parish tn,
10th.
NEGRO sEsrENcEp.-The Plaquemine Sentinel LEARNT
That negro belonging to Mr. Isdore Dagle, of West
Baton Rouge sentenced few days since to be ironed
three months and to receive hirtynire ashes twice
week during that time He attempted to resist his
master and others by the of Ratchet and chsel
and was only arrested after he was shot in the thigh
ATTEMPT TO PoIsoN-The Clinton Foridan notices thai
aegesse aged the other only Is years old have
been arrested for trying poison Mr. Elsan jackson
The attempt almost successful was only frustra
t ted by timely medical mid.
t HEALTH FRANKLrN.-The Planters Banner of April
{ 24th says
Sickness is very prevalent disease lust now in and
about Franklin. in the shape of monstrous bad colds
Of the dagreeabe incidents of the late unreasonable
weather.
TEMPERANcE.-The Grand Division of the Sons of Tenn
perance of Louisiana G. W. p. R. N Mcmillan presiding
held quarterly session in Franklin on April 10Th IT.
hcdil OF Teche, was the orator of the day We note
the following as one of the regular toasts:
me orao, Of The Day-May the admonition he has this
Jay given us teach s to beware of any entangng ALI
ance with legal coercon.'
THE WEATHER NAvleArloN-The Feliciana Wing,
of April q, says
For the last few days the weather has been extremely
unproptous to vegetation Our Parish was visited on
me evening OF the 10th by storm of wind hail and rain
Wcn caused much damage generally and in spots
was extremely destructive The hail is represented as
having been as large hens eggs in places west of
U.S. There slight frost this morning with cold and
bracing atmospheric
GEN. CAss AND Con- srocKroS.-The Macon (Ga,) Tel
egraph democratic paper of much influence has com
menced Gallery of Living Fogies' No. opens with
/ nnrfra tcofEa Co,, r.
as our readers may wish to how democratic artist
(evidenty of the young America party) treats his
subjects. we give the following as specimen of his
ability:
Gen Cass is par epceence the Old Fogy of the Ameri
can Senate After him, but immeasurably behind him
comes Commodore Stockton having though in inferior
development many of those qualities which have gained
for the Michigan Senator the title of His Most Unap-
stockton is unmpeachaby respectable and yenerably
supid-garTuous beyond precedent, and equity without
Doubt Indebted for his position solely to his wealth.
great man in small neighborhood has all the clements
OF prosiness dignity and duness mixed in him that
| Fogy.n
We do not think the Telegraph does justice to either
Cass Or Stockton in the portraits we give them
to show how bitter is being waged between Old
Fogyism and Young America
JUDGE JONES NEwYoRk-Ex- Governor Jones' of |
Tennessee addressed the wings of NewYork on the even
ing Of the 18TH but have received his speech
the paper mail from NewYork has failed for two or three
days past The following telegraphic dispatch was re-
eeived at Montgomery: !
NEwYoRK April 49, |
An immense assembly gathered this evening at the |
Broadway House. to listen to an address by Ex-Governor
Jones' OF Tennessee Itwas heard with deep attention by
the crowd but his remarks altogether impartial in
ausios to the prominent wing candidates for the Presi
dency After the conclusion of his address, scene of
Understandable confusion ensued in consequence of the
presentation by of the audience set of resou-
tons declaring the preference of the meeting for
scet They were, however, finally Withdrawn amid the
widest shouts misses ye etc after which the audience
separated quietly |
INTERESTING LIBEL CAsE.-The Lowell (AIass) Courier
was presented lately for libel BENZ P Butler The two
counts in the indictment 1st That said Butler
was charged with beiDga notorious demagogue and pot
cal sconndreL That having swallowed three or four
extra glasses OF liquor he spread himself tspeakng and
bore striking resemblance to d Bornese ape |
The defendant pie tded guilty and put himself on ust
fcation.
The jury found for the defendant the first count
e., that Butler was a demagogue and scoundrol-and
against the defendant the last e. that Butler was
not like Bornese ape IL
The case appears to have created great interest in
Lowell and the highest ability of the Court and the Bar
was expended upon it.
An IMMENSE BoRING MAcHNE-The great machine for =,
BORING the Ioosac Mountain is. says the PHILADELPHIA
Ia
CIV days and arrangements making at each town on
he line OF the road to provide to get trom Green
ied to the mountain This will be interesting expar
hent the successful result of which will effect great
'hange in the laying out and construction railroads
If mountains may be tunneled without the enormous
which has heretofore been incurred the incon
'eniences and risks of inclined planes may altogether
wooded.
FUNERAL OF COM WARRINGToN.-The remains of the | .
ate amented Commodore Warrington, U S. Navy ar
lived at Norfolk from Washington the 17th and were
Inferred in the beautiful cemetery of that place The
CEREMONY was highly solemn and imposing one
Public ExscurtoSs.-On the 18th a bill passed the Ell
louise of Delegates of the Virginia Legislature pro-
idng that criminals shall not be executed in public 1t
Immediately sent to the Senate and it was thought
Tould be passed by that body at The passage of
UGH bill was suggested by the dsgracefu proceedings
the time Reed and Clements to have been exc je
uted. s
HAIL sroR, FRosr.-A dispatch from Selma Ala $,
ays on last Friday night there severe hail storm in
hat place and through the county generally Since that
me the weather has been remarkably cold for the season
here was slight frost yesterday morning The hail has
estroyed the cotton crops of planters and
hey will be compelled to re-pant. ST
The CASE OF RUFUS GREEN.-The Mobile Advertiser
uDllshes long letter from Rufus Green recently
cted of forgery in that city and sentenced to ten wears
Imprisonment He protests his entire innocence of the
rhine he has been convicted of
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DUTCH FRIeATE AT ANNAroLIs.-The Dutch frigate
rince OF Orange which sailed from Havana on the 10th IL
rived at Annapolis roads on the morning of the 18th
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IMPORTANT ARREsr.-On Wednesday last Marshal re
cdiooony OF Montgomery arrested named John fiji
heridan who is charged with committing robbery OF FL
400 in New Orleans Sheridan was formerly a Priest be
ut was degraded time since and expelled from the
lurch. of
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BARK Losr-The bark Vrow Collie Mennen, of Emblem 49,
anoVer from Amsterdam for Daren Ga in ballast was
tally lost on the 18th March, near Cherokee Sound
baco The captain of the bark arrived at NewYork on
e 10Th, in the brig pedrazzo, from Nassau N P ~ ~
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Tue NEeRo RAcE.-Bayard Taylor writing from Nubo p
Upper Egypt, Those friends Of the African IA
ce who point to Egypt proof of that race has nv
compllshed are wholly mistaken The only negro fen n
represented in Egyptian sculpture are those Of slaves m
I'd captves taken in the Ethiopian the Pharaoh do
temples and pyramids throughout Nuba as far as the
ir eur and Abyssinia theh ~