New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-10


SAs FRANcisco MAnKETs-A limited business was doing
Butter selling at IS cents Sugar inquired for Gal
lego Flour selling at IS IT, The dry goods business con-
In Stockton there is better demand for goods fur
ther advance had taken place in clothing There has
been no important change in provisions.
Further by the Asia.
ESeLAsp-In the House of Commons. Mr. Hume asked |
whether the correspondence between the United States
respecting the navigation Of the st. Lawrence would be
laid upon the table, and whether the difference on the
subject between the two Governments had been settled
MIR Packington said he would give an answer to the
questions in future.
Earl Winchelsea made violent attack the Catholic
priesthood and said they we're to nbyert
Of the Queen but he expected and hoped that the
next Parliament would remedy the evil by revokng the
Maynooth endowment and examination act.
Another awful colery explosion had occurred in Lam
cashire by which more than thirty lives were lost
duel had been fought between Col Romily and Hon.
NJ. smythe. Neither Of the parties were injured
destructive fire occurred the banks of the Thames
at Dorkhead. The loss is estimated at 100000
The demand for passage to Australia per Independent
Line very active Pa nave
eminent the critical state Of Australian labor Sir John
Pacngton said that the principal difficulty that existed
FaAScE-The bill on the residence of foreigners at
Paris and Lyons would soon be submitted to the Council
Of State
The French feet appeared before Naples the 10th
pill has been presented by the government to the
duty to be upon all articles used in ship build
ing, and the prohibition upthe import Of earhenware
| is to be repealed.
PARIS May 2The patrie states that the twenty nine
millions of francs due by France to Russia is to be rem
bursed on the 18th June
The Duke de Broge has resigned his seat member OF
Il the Council General of the Cure
NJ. odon Barrot has been declared to have forfeited
| taken the oath within the time prescribed
| AusrRA.-It is understood that negotiations for an
Austrian loan of about three million pounds sterling are
in progress between the Mesars Kothscbds Sons and
the Chief of Finance of Vienna who has arrived in Lon
don for that purpose. 1t will be five per cent stock
EnslaNy-A teegraphc dispatch from Frankfort dated
May IS, says that the Austrian loan of thirt
millions Of forms, convention money has been taken by
| the house of Rothschild.
An angry letter said to have been presented by the
Russian ambassador Count Arnim to the Austrian Gov
ernment upon the subject of the customs tariff
PRussIa-The Prussian Chambers have been prorogued
GnEEoE-The financial affairs Of this country are in
melancholy condition.
| swTrzERlAsp-The Grand Council of Berne dis
cussing the new law regarding the press
L IT
FEEDING THE PreEoss IN vEscE-The following extract
from Mr. Weeds last letter from Italy describes curious
custom. lie says:
AT o'clock returned to the square to witness the
and interesting ceremony of Feeding the Pigeons
Hundreds Of people had collected with the same object
The pigeons doves coming in from different drec
tions lighting about the windows and cornces Of
marble palace where they sat quite gayely till the frs
sound Of the clock Of San Marco striking the hour of
heard when the whole flock simultaneously settled
down upon the pavement, under the window from which
seed THROWN and from which they have been fed a
the same moment every day from period remot%ha
athe memory Of man runneth not to the contrary"
To-day went again to the same place. The pigeon
began to collect at quarter before two evidently in
tent upon their dinners the number of children
or children of d larger growth would have been. Othe
bells sounded few minutes before but not dove move
until the hammer heard the clock of San Marce
tss wing buy pes
food, dog gamboled round amongst Them and children
walked into the ring without disturbing them at al
Some that the provides the food for tn
doves Others say that lady centuries ago provided
her will for the feeding of the pigeons; but none kno
when or why the practice originated.
NAurooThis city of the Mormons once held 10000 in
y habants; there are about 1000. One half of tn
: houses the Mormons left have been removed Or pue
down. and the other half tennntess Each lot cor
tanned acre In walking through its deserted street
started several quas in the midst of the once populou
city The Of Joe Smith kept by his wife ono
his widow but again wfe--of another and a liy
are the remains Of the famous hotel which abandone
after its walls had reached the second story the walls a
Of the pressed brick with marble doorsis and cap
Joes storehouse is also standing The Masonic Hall is
IN nc brick building three stories high told that
the Mormons were Masons; Their lodge was under Il
jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the State of noi
,e Smith, am told, natiated some Of the mothers
church, when the charter taken from them and
lodge closed The front WALL and the one me. next ne to
~ which formed the vestibule all that is lett standing
n the achievement of fannticism, called 1.-THE temple
he which, the inscription large stone worked in IL
n, inner wall. informs the visitor, is
ad "THE House LORD,
II
"a The Church of Jesus Christ, Of Latter Day SAINTS
at COMMENCED APRIL o, 1S4l."
w. company of French socialists have purchased pr
nv ton of the properythe site and ruins Of the tenn
was viewing the temple they all out Of their boar
from dinner Their foreign aspect and eothiI
M their pipes aud talk-probaby of Ia belle France-made
ay almost fancy was viewing ruin in an older count
ed Of of the ornaments which decorated each cou
" which cannot describe better than oy referring
reader to the picture OF full moon whlch usually OF
-. ments the cover of a Dutch almanac.
|
mn TRUE HERoIsM.-At Buffalo, on the 10th ult, 1T
MS Irish girl fell into the canal Two men, with an instin
NJ above the waterhis companion made out to raise
be- into boat, and then the person who had saved
,oh childs life sunk to rise more The record snp ru
tel lie poor aborer, and leaves wife and one OF
children"
w.. SPIRITUAL RAppIses-The indianapolis State Sent
Jew is in receipt of letter dated -, May losz
written by the spirit Of BENJAMIN frankn nne Gu,
they might be expected from that eminent phosopn
OBJ in fact as Mr. Mcawber has it. they are bad Ihe OBJ
sh and of the communication also are found 70 De
the scure the Doctor in rapping the alphabet not DC
nit carefu to unwrap the meaning
.or | JAPAN TEA-The Japanese rea is highly praised
se their mode of drinking it is peculiar the leaves are
au duced to very fine powder which pus bos
jon are filled with hot water The box is then onerea 70
ern guests who take out much as will lie on inc
ope pretty lurge knife stir it up till foam ana "
pri Errc1n,c,ry IN WHALlss Mr. Heineken, Bre1
UGH merchant, showed the people OF Newbeaiord now
in strike whale poweress by of electricity accom-
to nyng the blow of the harpoon. The gavanc batter
in chest weighing $50 pounds and is capable OF TN
in ing into tho whale $50 shocks minute with awful 70
phi has placed the apparatus board two OF his
will men whalers.
re-
the THE GIRAFFE OHIo-There 1900 acres OF whey
the Cincinnati giving employment to 900
annual cost of $4,000 and producing about $50
of wine year The vineyards in the above estf
would not according to the European average pro-
more than 10000 gallons In ls49 they were estim
for the census at $4,000 of produce. In the three
SINCE however, there has doubtless been great adva
the Tho culture OF the grape in Hamilton county alon
ami fords suhsistenne To 2 Industrious and sober peo,
ons: u drunken vinedresser being great rarity.
1AAoy h
aven During the month of May, 159, 848 passen
nave arrived al fork, including about 5000 from Gal
besn ua Che other day he ship Meridian arrived fron
sel aspas with no In thu ntsafage, sud Tic lows With
h,rb hs lgssr hha I'VE deatAs during the pnssaEs md
anna hytls, latfess rem khFoes MI ls linsaisths
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