New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-11-22

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APPOINTMENT THE PREsIpENr,-Robert B. Lambdin
Missouri to be Indian Agent at the Upper Missouri
Agency in place Of Jas II. Norwood deceased.
Died at on the 11th instant board Of the bark
Cherokee Capt Getty from Charleston to this port Sam
uel Z. Ryder, seaman, a native of Yarmouth, Mass
FATAL AcclnENrOn the 10th inst feed store at Sta
peton Staten Isand fell and buried eight persons in the
ruias Two were instantly killed and the rest badly in
jured.
SICKNESS AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Rice of the brig
Isabella Reed arrived at NewYork on the 14th from Port
auPrnce and reports that when he left the yellow fever
was prevailing there to an alarming extent.
Arkansas RIvER-The Little Rock Dark Wing, of the
l1h nst gays The Arkansas river is now in fine boat
ing order there being eight or ten feet water in the
channel
MONEY THE IspIAss.-A Little Rock (Ark.) paper,
IF the 18th nst Col Raiford Agent for the Choc
passed up the river few days since with 81
or several of the Indian tribes in the west.
IT
SHOCKING BurcHERY Honidaysbu,g, Pa. November 49,
Last night man named James Shirley residing between
Newry and Freedom attacked his wife with Ratchet and
oeat her brains out lie is supposed to be insane.
CoSucrloN.-Alen Hutchns was convicted at the last
Court for Anderson g. o. District of the murder of
Tppen and sentenced to be hung on the first Fri
lay in February.
The New SoLcIroR. George F. Comstock of Syracuse
having accepted the appointment of Solicitor of the Trea
ury in the place of Clark deceased arrived at Washing
the 18th He will enter upon the discharge of his
luties at once.
RAILROAD PRorrs.-The receipts of the Railroad Com
amy between Havana and Cardenas during the first six
months of 1852 were S29 the expenditures $50
he dividends made by the Company 16 per cent on
he amount of each share.
Another splendid steamship has been added to the feet
f American steamers, by the launching of the Uncle
am, at New York, intended to run to Navy Bay Her
EEL is $50 feet long, beam SO feet and she has capacity
f 1,435 tons.
BREEZE AMONG THE BosroN BRoKERs.-0ne of the
BOSTON Board Of Brokers has failed under crcumstan
es the Transcript says, which make it criminal matter
the eyes of honest At the meeting of the Board
Brokers. committee appointed to investigate the
natter.
VErERAN.-Conrad Heyer, of Waldoboro', Me-, aged
hundred and three years the tenth of April last not
storm the I'd instant travelled
miles, and ut the polls usual and cast his vote
Or President
COMPLIMENT Epron-The g Knox County Scott
lub of Knox County, Tennessee have presented the
aitor of the Knoxville Register Gold Watch token
the estimation in which they held the EDITORS GER
ices during the campaign which has just closed.''
THE IRoN TRApE-Pig iron was sold in Pittsburg on
the 10th nst for $40 per ton. few months
it could be bought for $22 The Pittsburg Examiner
tributes this great rise to the scarcity of the article
ANY furnaces being out of blast This rise will set
lem in operation again The late rise in England has
so given metal a start in this country
LEGAL QUESTION editor of the Newly ork Courier
nd Enquirer raises legal objection to the mode of
yance proposed for the passengers bound up Salt River
he contract that they should be 'rowed up Salt
ivern The locoocos, therefore, who bound to fur
h transportation have right to charter steamboats,
Id railroads We have right to insist the terms of
lie contract.
DARING FEAr-The steple of new church was COM |
eted in Hartford. Ct, recently. Just before the last
one laid says the Courant, Andrew Connor of
stone mason mounted the top of the stonework and
anding erect made handsome bow at the same time |
king off his hat-then placing his hands on his hips
rned completely around The place which he stood
only about foot in diameter and two hundred and
n feet from the ground
REMAINS INDlAN-The remains of an Indian were
g up at Wheeling, Va. few days ago. The Gazette
VS. q We judge that the skeleton is that of red man
the peculiar shape of his chin and the soundness
Ugh bones and other parts of the human frame he could
have been less than feet Most of the remains
ambed to pieces upon being exposed to the air por-
IN Of one of his jaws however, full teethed has been
red by oursef"
A DOUBTFUL SToRy-A Boston correspondent of the
oonsocket (R. ~ Patriot tells this remarkable story
out Jenny Lind that differences have sprung up
tween her and her husband, and that she has become
ane. The writer gives sontag as his authority. He
a. Il have it from sontag herself, who sojourned in
same city with Lind for several months previous to
ming to America and visited her mansion almost daily
are not aware that Jenny Lind has yet resided several
nths in any place since she left this country and
put no faith in the story of the Boston
RACES IN ALcERrA-eur jockeys and amateurs of the
read with keen attention the accounts of races near
'ers recently. Thousands of the Arabs, mounted in
r most giterng STYLE from the different provinces of
eria pranced the extensive ground The distance
be run was five leagues in direction Forty-fve
npettors started, the greater part Arabs. -Four OF
Sc took and kept the lead The winner accomplished
distance in twenty-six minutes Three horses fell
ID of fatigue Twenty of the reached the goal
thirty minutes.
he Queen of Portugal has just carried out general
piping or trimming of boards and mustaches worn by
army her own husband not having been excepted from
operation The decree which effects this reform Or
that the forest of beard which overspread the faces
most Portuguese officers shall fall under the sweep of
razor and that othing shall be henceforth worn but
staches and imperials, the shape and dimensions of
oh are prescribed with the precision and taste of
nosseur in such embellishments general officers alone
ng allowed to indulge in the luxury of whiskers which,
'ever are to be ola certain pattern and to exceed
many inches in length.
AroLEoN AND WELLINGroN.-At the battle of Dresden
'oleon perceived group of distinguished officers ride
to conspicuous point where they paused and ap-
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