New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-24

FIrIns vAarsrIEs-Fisld was to reopen his Theatre
he varietes) in ST. Louis the night Of the inst
HrArH OF NEyyYoRK-- There were $50 deaths in New
York during the week ending the 14th instant l. OF
them being Of cholera
Can DESTROYED ny FiRE-One of the passenger cars
on the Georgia Railroad by hre near ooVins
ton on the 10th inst
A c,,rons,A 1rEs-In Marysville, California, there
vare for deaths from the 18th of June to July l. The
ca,,ses were as follows hung, drowned,
dered, and one suicide.
ARREST OF JAIL BREAKERs.-Knapp and Hines. the lat
ter The celebrated David Hines well known in this city,
who broke Jail in Savannah, arrested Tuesday
evening last. on their arrival in Macon.
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OFFICIAL misunderstanding Conklin's nomination
as Minister Mexico, has been confirmed by the Senate
Postmaster General Hall has been nominated for the
vacant Judgesp and Lorenzo Burrows Of Network for
the Postmastership.
Native AMERICAN NoMNArioNs.-The Native Americans
of Philadelphia county have nominated Benjamin W.
Miller for the State Senate The party in the First
Congressional District have nominated L. c. Levin for
Congress.
NAvAL-Exract of letter from Valparaiso dated 14th
of July:
The United States sloop of vincennes left for the
United States this morning. The Sandalia will leave to
via Rio de Janerc having large amount of trea
sure for the latter port
FEGsTABIE GAs.--Among the undertakings recently
brought forward in England is called the Vegetable
Gas-ight Company. The gas has been in for some
months at Elton School, Harrow Railway station town Of
Dackpoo and other places Sir Herschel Master of the
Mint, publishes letter approving of the discovery
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MORE PRESIDENTIAL NosISArIoNs-The liberty party
will hold second National Convention at Buffalo the
1st of September when supposed they will take tbs
liberty of nominating Il President and vicePresidcnt
Messrs Gerrtt Smith and Charles Durkee having de
clined.
DEs1nrcrrE FIREs.-The store-house of the Conway
Manufacturing Company, at Springfield, Mass was de
stroyed by fire the 18th inst 1t contained 50ous
pounds of wool Loss $4,000
The extensive Touring mills of VIM II. Henderson, at
Carlisle Pa burned the 16th and the loss is est
mated at $4,000.
SroRM-A very storm passed over Pamela, Miss.
on the night the 10th instant 1t blew down trees
fences etc Itased but few minutes and believe ii
was but hundred two yards wide in its Nc
houses blown down, and so far we know there
was no damage done by it, more than blowing down
great deal Of corn
GREAT FEAT.--A great feat of pedestrianism tc
at Hoboken, j. the 18th inst. and is tc
continue ten weeks two days and sixteen hours The
feat be performed by H Gibson the great pedes
trian wager of $4,000 aside lie is to walk in the
first place miles in 1000 hours then 1850 half miles
in 1000 half hours and lastly 1850 quarter miles in 1000
quarter hours
died recently at Bermuda left by will 100000 to be div
ded amongst the widows and orphans within the United
States who keep boarding houses His legatees it is said
scattered all the country from NewYork to New
Orleans In consequence. however of the death of tn,
English Consul it is said the funds not yet within
reach,
TIE CASE DR. GARpINERIt is stated that the Presi
dent lately directed suit to be instituted against DR.
Gardiner for the purpose of obtaining injunction
against the payment to him of the money which he has
deposit in NewYork and Washington. The suits have
accordingly been entered These funds were already
pedted by the Government but not enoined NOTES
having been given the parties holding the funds not tt
pay. --
THE YACHT AMERIcAThe late accounts in the English
papers show that the yacht America not beaten afe
all; for it seems, first that mistake made in steer
ing her the outset by which she suffered much loss
time second that thu wind light-the America re
quring six knot breeze third that she not allowed
carry full sail fourth that taking advantage of thes
circumstances the other yachts got directly in her wax
while she was going before the wind and took away he
breeze.
Love AT FIRST SlGHT.-Alonzo Lewis, historian IN.
poet of Lynn Mass, married in Providence, r. l..
few days ago. to Miss Mary Gibson of Boston, daughte
of the Rev. Willard Gibson formerly of Vermont. Th
it is said is vertablc love-match in both parties the
engaged at the first meeting, and the day of the
nuptias fixed at the second. The fair bride is th
daughter of Episcopal clergyman and orphan, hay
ing lost both parentsonly seventeen beautiful alente
and accomplished.
Hon. JOHN p, HALE-This gentleman, who is the free
soil nominee for the Presidency has published letter il
which he positively contradicts statement going tn
rounds of the political press representing him to hay
said two years ago in NewIIampshire that he woult
head army to march upon the South, and put dow
slavery and to which General Pierce is reported to
replied, if he (H should head army to march upor
the South he would have to march over his (Ps) deat
body for he would head army to oppose him. IL
further states that he has attended but meeting viii
Gen Pierce since 1870, and that in 1915.
THE PorATo RoT IREI .Np-The following extract o
letter from Ireland bearing date the 30th ult and
ceiyed by mercantile house in Boston, would to in
dictate more extensive prevalence of the potato dseas
than has hitherto been supposed to exist Tie
by the Africa are all dcouragng in respect to this pota
crop:
1T may not be unnteresting to you to learn that sine
Tuesday the Goth inst the potato crop of Trelnd has be
come seriously affected with tho disease OF tn
ten years he's pten very great and while the result can
yet be stated there be doubt that large por
tion of the crop will be lost'
WOMEN IN Notwithstanding to the census of 1851
the white) women in the Tide Water section yirgin
are in majority of than POGO Their largest pre-
ponderanee is in the county of Alexandria which con
tains 6 more females than males and in the city
folk which can boast of 40i women than men Blu
Portsmouth situated opposite Norfolk offsets the super
fluffy therohaving 1866 mascunes than feminines
The population of York about equally divided the male
numbering 391 and the females sos. The counties o
Charles City Elizabeth City, Fairfax James City Norfolk
Northumberland, Princess Anne Warwick York an,
the cities of Richmond, Portsmouth and williamsburg