New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-19


David Stuart of Detroit has been nominated for Con-
,ress by the democrats
UScL.,Mrp-A letter directed to Modesty has been
wing a long time in the Baltimore Post. office No one
lays claim to it.
SLAVES KrpsArrEp-Fiye slaves. belonging to Charles
Armstrong ESQ., of Louisville, Ky, kidnapped on
the 10th inst.
SuIcpS-Jabez Thompson, the coalition Senator from
Plymouth county Mass, hung himself at Halifax on the
10th inst No cause is assigned.
TIE CHOLERA During the twenty four hours ending
on the 18th inst there had been twelve new of
cholera and three deaths at Rochester NY,
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS - Charles c. upham ESD, of
house. has received appointment purser in the
navy.
The DrrERENcE-There arrived at Saratoga Springs
the 7th and sth instans four hundred and five visitors
while the number of arrivals at Newport during the
same time were but forty three
CHOLERA IN Ss,yRsA-Advces from Smyrna to July Il
have been received at Boston, The cholera raging
with terrible effect but business continued encouraging
The Hon A. Dwight Foster, citizen of Worcester Mass
is dead
H.YNAu.-We learn from German paper that Haynau.
the Austrian butcher has been spending some time at the
baths of Hamburg. On Sunday, May 80, he won in the
gambling saloon forty thousand francs nearly eight thou
sand dollars.
AM val at fnl
ing in on the Sth instant off Cape Elizabeth with schr
Moro of Bangor reported wrecked and took off the cap
tain and crew. and brought them into that port They
were supposed to have been lost
PARposEp-Drayton and Sayres, who were convicted
and sentenced two years for the attempted abduction
of 10 slaves by the Pearl and whose term of i'm
prisonment would extend to so years were ardoned or
| the II tn inst, by President Fillmore
Destructive FIRE-A fire occurred at Elkhart Indiana
on the 9th inst which destroyed the greater part of th
business section of the town. including the stores o
Messrs. Dayenport Baldwin Chapman, Cooper, Strong
and Newtons Hotel. Loss 100000 mostly insured.
YACHT RAcE.-Ihe Yacht race between the Blanca, O
Newly ork and the Browne of Philadelphia has been de
cded The race was to the Breakwater Lake for wage
of $500 side The Blanca beat the Browne one houl
and three minutes taking the wager of $780, and coming
| off with flying colors.
MORE ARREsrs-It is said that warrants have been is
sued by the u s. Commissioner in NewYork for the
of James Elmendorf assistant pilot and Charles Merritt
assistant engineer of the burned steamer Henry Clay
who are charged with participation in the offence
| the other officers arrested.
| A FEMALE ApyocArE.-A French lady, Madame d.
Grandin has been allowed to plead her in thu
Darts ShaJ
that she got verdict in her favor might have beer
expected when beautiful woman, as she is described
| sends to the other sex for justice.
| SEIZURE OF LquoR-Quitc excitement was create,
at Newport R. l. the 18th inst in consequence of tn
seizure the Ocean House of quantity of liquor in pur
suance of the provisions of the Maine quorlaw Rotor
eggs thrown at the officers and one man was held
| bail for threatening them with pistol.
| THE RULING PASSION In bewaing the loss of a.
estimable citizen the Evening Post finds two of his trait
worthy of especial mention One is the fact that he
always strongly attached democratic principles "
the other that he subscriber to the Post since tn
| first year of its publication, 1901"
| AMERICAN DENTIST IN IrALY.-A letter from Rome say
| that Mr.. Albert c. Kemble young American DENTS
settled at Rome, is professional visit to Turir
where he has received formal appointment DENTS
to the royal family though he declines with character
tic modesty to the title publicly He is confessed
the first dentist in Italy where he proposes to renal
some years.
| THE SMALL Pox-It is estimated that less tina
500 persons suffered from this malignant disease in Ne
York City during the last year DR.. Kelly. under who's
charge is the Small Pox Hospital Blackwels Islant
states in his last annual report that 344 unde
his treatment and it also appears from the report of tn
City Inspector that $50 deaths occurred from the
cause.
| PERIIous LEAr.-A man leaped from the suspenso
| Bridge into the middle Of Niagara River Monda
week for the entertainment of crowd of people OWN
strong current of air under the bridge he was unab
to retain perpendicular position and he struck Il
water upon his back. He was able to swim to boat
waiting for him but thinks he will deeline any urth
feats of the kind
A CONGRESS- REGULATE CoIN.-Several Eur
pean Powers have accepted the proposition of the Eng
Government to conyoke Congress at London in ord
to come to an agreement respecting the regulating of IL
| coin France Denmark, Sweden, Spain and Porting
have been specially nominated. The Congress will
commence its declarations till the month of Novemb
4! next meanwhile statistical bereau will be establishe
for the purpose of making the necessary preparations
EOLLSf0S.-Ine DARK WHICH arrived odLel
Mass on the 18th instant reports that when in atitu
degrees long 80 the 10th of July she into Il
bark Rainbow twenty days from Baltimore for Ri
The Rainbow lost every thing forward clear to her mai
step. Her foretop-gallant mast carried away 81
lost her sails and was badly split. She determined
keep on to Rio and would be in condition to proceed
about thirty hours The Zanzibar was much damaged.
QUITE ArFEcTING.--The NewIIaven Courier of Frds
last contains series of weldrafed resolutions and
affecting obituary, upon the death of Mr. Sands Il
equestrian. They part of the proceedings of
ing of the equesrians attached to Wechs Circus wh'
assembled in that city upon the receipt of the intel
gence of Mr. SIS reported sudden fall from wall sant
doubtless INDUCED an extra tumble upon the perusal
so feeling : tribute to his memory
EXPENSIVE FuNERAls.-The Cincinnati Catholic Tel
graph, in noticing g the vanity of having long lines
carriages at funerals says very justly More mon
is spent in idle and ridiculous display such occaso
than would be necessary for the support of all the wi
ows and orphans in the city. When will people
dersand that in most of those instances where survive
are left utterly destitute the larger the funeral,
deeper the shame and the greater the disgrace 2"
SEVERE DRourH OHIo.-We learn from the Dayt
Gazette that the Miami Valley is suffering sadly from
absence of rain The pastures, in many Places, bur
| up and many of the streams falling. The corn
tween Dayton and Cincinnati appears to be beyond
| baoaft IF tho undpr lenvas are 1ea1 o,3 tbo