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OFFICIAL JOURNAL
IF THE CONSOLIDATED oITYsoF NEW ORLEANS
MORNING, AUGUST 2, 1852
- For sheriff's, Constable's, and Public Auc-
Eioneers' Sales, see Third Page.
We are again obliged to surrender most ofour
space to the official proceedings of the Conyen-
ton. The usual editorial and most of our read
ing matter are excluded. We shall soon be
through with the Convention proceedings, when
we will endeavor to make the Crescent more.
miscellaneous paper.
We are indebted to the clerk of the steamer James L.
Day for late Texas papers
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Thanks to the clerk of the packet Chancellor for St.
Louis papers.
We indebted to the clerk of the steamship Yacht,
forlate Texas papers.
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THE scorT RANeKRs-This fine body of wings yesterday
left the city, accompanied by MESSENGERS Band for Baton
Rouge to participate in the whg ratification to be held
there to-day. We hope they will have a good time.
A grand barbecue and Wing Ratification Meeting
to be held in Mobile on Saturday last
ARRIVAL OF SpEcIE-The steamship Yacht, Capt. John
S. Thompson left Brazos Santiago the 10Th ul and
arrived at this port yesterday bring the following con-
signments of spece $500, II. II. Thorn; 1885, ]. B.
Preau & Co. 1000, F. Ferrara 6123 Schmidt s. Co..
6100 j. NJ Rasnaldo 524l Cramer Co.. 4067, J. Leay
cam 1000, John Marks & Co.. 1850 Phelps Wetmore !;
5000 A. Beer & Co.; $780, GARNER Freres 1000 Warne
ken & Kirchhotf 1000, Glason Yies; 1900, J. Beau
cherry 1900 n. d. Blossman; 900, Goding Il Thomas ;
700, s. Fernandez 400, Lewis Grant Co.; $780, Avet
Bros 300, Cherry Henderson & Co. $50, B. Cohen
Total, S67T76.
We learn from the officers of the steamer r. H Wins
love- which arrived yesterday that the steamer Memphis
from Cincinnati for this port previously reported aground
on Locust Bar had broken in two and had been aban
doned. The Winslow took out her cargo
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For yIcKsBuRG. WARRENToN, Erc-The fine packet
Danau leaves evening for Vcksburg Warren
ton, ETC. D. R. Carroll No, 50 Union Row, Carondele
street, is the agent.
Fon ST. LouIs-The fine steamer Ambassador Captain
Hunter, leaves to:morrow Tuesday evening for Mem
phis, Cairo and st. Louis. White & Buchanan No. IL
Poydras street the agents. also are Messrs Marsh
RanIett & Co., % Poydras street
FoR ST. LOUIS To-DAr.-The steamer Elephant, Capt
Fas,1
Louis The agents are Mcdowell Jr., Co., No. II Poy
dras street. -
Excursion OVER THE LAKE.--Jackson Fire Company No
49, accompanied by Judge Reynolds and several other
judicial good fellows yesterday INDUCED in excursion
over the Lake to Madisonvie. moderate quantity OF
champagne was furnished and large number of good
things were said The affair altogether Of much
pleasure
Caddo Gazette says that it has been
rumored that Shreveport very scky, and that such
not the case. The town is represented to be very
healthy.
RED RIvER.-The Caddo Gazette says that Red River
rising and that fears entertained of overflow
SHOCKING OccuaRENcEs-The Caddo {Ia.) Gazette say
that several shocking murders have recently been com
mitted in the vicinity Of Natchitoches white woman
whose not given was found murdered in he'
house, and the next day. in the house or OF
the place. two negroes were murdered, and on tn
| following day. or few days afterwards, white MAJ
whose did not learn found not far from tn
same house with his tongue cut out. He cannot write
at last accounts he had not been able to afford
to the perpetrator of the savage act The whole mat
ter is enveoped in the most profound mystery.
BRuNswIcK AND FLORIDA RAnRoAp.--Mr Ephrain
Alexander has contracted, behalf of himself and d.
Collins of Macon with the Brunswick and Florida Rail
road Company to construct the road from Brunswickt
Thomasvile in the direction of Pensacola also branc
road from Thomasvile to Albany Ga and another iron
Thomasye in the direction of Tallahassee to the Florida
line The roads to be finished in about three years
at cost of somewhat over three millions of dollars.
DISCHARGE OF OLIVER IL. RANp.-The Richmond En-
qurer States that Friday the Mayor decided that there
had been evidence duplicating Oliver H. Rand in thu
robbery Of the Portsmouth Bank and he accordingly
acquitted and discharged The Mayor further remarke,
that had he the power, he should also discharge A.
Rand and John Rand but they were brought to Vr
GINA under the Governors requsiton he had contro
them. They were to have been brought on Satur
day before Judge Meredith writ of hasas copus
application for discharge
Mr. WEBSTER AT MARsHFrElD-Mr. Webster re
CelVeu at Marsnuelu On tne Afth
concourse of citizens and the enthusiasm great Th
Hon. Seth Sprague delivered address of welcome
which was responded to by Mr. Webster in the most eo
quent and touching He did not go into defni
ton his political position and only touched briefly tn
| fishery question. He said that the U. S. Government
would protect the American fishermen at all hazards
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| A New IpEA.-The Chief Of Police, in New York, ha
been ordered to advertise all stolen property by
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largest circulation.
Blue RIDGE TusNEL,-The Taunton (Ya) Spectacle
states that the work the Blue Ridge Tunnel is steadily
progressing. The mountain has been penetrated tn
west side some 900 feet and the Eastern side abo
600 feet Three sets of hands engaged aternatcl
| during the whole twenty -four hours
ANOTHER FISHERY SEIzuRE.-By an arrival at Bosto1
St. Johns N b. papers to the 2Sd ut have been receives
The New Brunswcker of the 22d says the United Stat
Government will make attempt to obtain modfc
cation of the strict letter of the Fishery Treaty but
ing in that. they will then offer equivalent recipr
city in certain articles of domestic growth The Ne
Brunswicker thinks that the American Government WI
make a great noise about the rigid enforcement of II
Fishery Treaty but they feel condeutit will not ghte
John Bull out of his present position.
The st. Johns Morning News says that serious troub
between the two anticipated consequeI
upon the strict Interpretation of the Fishery Treaty
Earl Derbys government 1t is not at all improbable IL
News thinks that the determination of the British Mini