New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-09


comrades Another person who gave his name as JOIN
White was shot in the leg the ball penetrating the bone
RIVER NHws,-The Louisville Courier aud Journal O,
he LIST instant have the following items of river news
Last evening there eight feet water in the channel
aud 1--WE feet four inches the falls and the river risino
s"y during the previous twent y-four hours the river
haa risen twelve inches The weather yesterday was
cloudy and moderate with indications of rain
The river is full of floating ice which extends from shore
I" ,hvrc and renders navigation extremely difficult and
hazardous 1he ferryboa between this city and Jefer
Nunvle unable to make any trips at all Yesterday
aud communication with that city was cut off completely
THE steamers Mount Vernon and Martha Washington
HAT started to Cincinnati yesterday. We're complied to
tie uthe former at Twelve Mile island and the Litter at
Itica,
"" learn that the steamer Milton was recently unk br
the loo at the foot of Hurricane Island hut by the timely
ana energetic cSertiona Of her she saed and
icpairA gorge of ice caught her and many of Ter hull
nbers were crushed in and she leaked badly She also
Knocked hole in her hull by running against l ruder
of the steamer q. W, Sparhawk Captain Davi Inmc-
hiaely run the boat out sand bar and erected bulk
head and succeeded in effccually stopping the lax and
Savng the boat She had on board cargo of ps iron
fatboat containing 10000 bushels of coal destined
Tor Neoreans which was lying i'll the bend aboveJeer-
s'nvlle stove in and sunk by the ice yeter,lav
morning
* The stepmer G. W. Sparhawk Tuesday night WIS torn
from her mornings the mouth of the canal by he ice
Immense quantities of which had drifted in against the
h"at aud she swept several miles down tie river
bctore she could be checked Fortunately no damage
happened and steam having been raised they were cna-
biol to work the boat hack again
vt Cincinnati yesterday the river had risen three feet
Nv" inches and at Pittsburgh tho river was rising with
thirteen feet water in The channel and the ice in the
Allegheny broken up.
The Kentucky river fast rising Yesterday ut Car
q rr'ltuu, and WAS entirely free of ice.
The rise, anticipated, will be very great and by
The last of the week the falls will be nayigabe for the
largest boats
The st. Louis Republican of the SOth ult saws At
this point the river has risen within the last twcny-for
hours one foot 1t is still swelling report was in cir
eation that the ce-goge at the Grand Tower had given
way but about night We politely permitted to copy
the following dispatch received by gentleman in this
place iu relation to the matter
STE. GESEvIEvE, December %.
No boats down. River gorged below. from within
nile of this place to Grand Tower Ice running heavy
PrlTsBuRGH-Eleyen coal boats have been lost and
many RATS and fats have been carried away
The citizens of Allegheny and Pittsburgh held an
enthusiastic meeting for the purpose Of taking measures
10 welcome Kossuth.
opAcmtA RTER,The ouaclita has risen so that it is
naVigable for the largest class of boats
lloMtcpms IN LOUISVILLE. The Louisville Democrat
says: About hafpast six O'Clock Saturday evening
William II. Malone, youth of Is years was instantly
killed while standing in front of Col, kcrns Hotel on
Vain above Shelby street The circumstances attending
Ne are briefly follows Mr. Joseph Gray and two,
AZ three other persons standing the pavement
front of tho Hotel together with young Malone when
Thomas Arteburn to approach within eight or
en feet of this group of and discharge large pistol
loaded with shot, among them. The contents mainly
were lodged in the neck of young Malone who survived
hut one and half minutes Three or four shots struck
MI Gray and several marks left the outside
front doors of the Hotel 1t is supposed that this youth
the person Arteburu sought out upon whom to
weak his vengeance. The held an INCEST over
the dead body about II o'clock the night. when the
above facts elected Arehurn is in jail He is
about forty years of age has wife n children
ives nearly opposite Kcrns Hotel and been engaged
about the saughter-houscs during the winter
The Courier of the 3lst says:
Man KILLED Al THE rHEArRE,-Last night just before
the conclusion of the Fakir's entertainment young man
named Miles. saddler in the employ Mr. Craycroft
shot through the back by pistol in the pocket of
young man named George Taylor from Danville who
sitting in the dress circle just behind him 1t is re
ported that Taylor had received the pistol from the
LANDS OF trend for The purpose of shooting Waterman
aud cooking it in his pocket it by some means
dcntaly discharged producing the terrible result noted
Mr. Miles who is said to be very clever and deserving
Gentlemen carried home in dying condition Tay-
9r and another person We're arrested and lodged in jail
THr L.1r Fms IN PlmApELrHl..-Barnums Museum.
Philadelphia which destroyed by fire the night of
the 30th ult built for Mr. James Swain, cost of
100000, IL was insured to the amount of $4,000 Mr..
Spooncr the proprietor the Museum lost $4,000 on
which there $4,000 insurance. Mr.. and Mrs Bowers
MIR Thayer and the Martnete family lost all their ward
robe. The fire discovered in the third story
after evening exhibitions which closed with pyrotech
mic display. The heat intense that buildings
the opposite side of the street set fire The Col
umba house twice fire. hut saved. Loss $25OO
RAlLnoAp AcctpENT--The Louisville Democrat of the
30th ut says Yesterday morning, the down train
cars coming through Benson cut, some five miles
this side of Frankfort the locomotive Franklin thrown
off tho track and entirely smashed up by q large rock
which had fallen from the heights above upon the track
Noune injured by the accident Some tail jumping was
done IN which friend John Anderson tht,mail agent
waA not lar behind Tbs train thought down. last