New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-15

pieces with knives. The brothers all fed and Moses
Crittenden offers reward of 500 for their arrest.
FATAL AFFRAy-A rencontre occurred at Wades-
borough N. C., the 22d ultimo. between W W Boyd
and Martin Pickett in which the latter twice shot
by the former with two different pistols The ball of the
first pistol did not inict mortal wound that of the
second did and Col Pickett langushed in intense pain
and agony until the morning of the 24th when he died
Mr. Boyd has been committed to Jail to await bis trial for
the act.
SHOOTING ArrRAY-Quite excitement was created
in Greenwich street. Network the 9th instant by the
sudden attack of man named George Delaney, with
revolver upon named Corney. The latter, it ap-
pears recently arrived here from Liverpool having in
charge young girl the daughter of Delaney. coming to
this country and who charged Corney with having taken
improper liberties with her The father enraged at this
baseness sought revenge stated The wound inflicted
is not dangerous.
TOBACCO CRoP OF ViRGrsIA-rhe Richmond Times pub
fishes comparative statement of the tobacco crop Of
Virginia for this and the preceding year from which it
appears that the total yield of 1851 30454 hhds,
whilst for the months of the present year the
spections already to 4742l hhds By October
is thought the quantity will reach $4,000 hhds being
increase of than fifty per cent The ruling prices
though not high during the two preceding years,
have been sufficiently handsome to remunerate the
planter.
sorry picture of the Christians residing at Jerusalem
whom there nineteen These he says are
so quarresome. that Turkish policeman is always
toned in the Holy Sepuchre to prevent bloody disputes
Mr. Taylor says Whatever good the various missions
here may accomplish Jerusalem is the last place in the
world where intelligent heather would be
Christianity Were cast here ignorant of any religion
and wereI to compare the lives and practices of the diff
efen sects as the means OF making my chocein short
to judge of each faith by the conduct Of its proessors-
should at once choose Mahometansm.'
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Time SINCE contracted for the purchase of vessel the
stocks at shpyard in Milford, Delaware, with the
Outstanding that he to pay the plee her arrival
at Philadelphia The builder brought the to the
city about two weeks since and the purchaser having
the meantime set the makers rggers sailmaker and
olners to work, the bare hull promised be
verified into gallant bark The purchaser in the mean
time having ngratated himself into the good graees Of
hose ne employed IN hitting out the vessel took occasion
to borrow VARIOUS of money from them and when
ut last his credit out he Disappeared The suf
| fere1S it is said are quite numerous
CURIOUS EFFECT FASHION TIE sENsEs.-W hen
Paine's Patent venating first put in operation
on the Network and New Haven Railroad the yentila-
ting vessels in honor of the of the expert
ment instead of water filled with perfumes cologne
patchoule jockey club bergamot etc Of the air
to the passengers laden with these luxurious odors
But they not being biased by knowledge of the
and not accustomed to expect fragrance in an
train unanimously protested against that very disa
greeabe sme''
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the railway estimate of the perumer is the correct
BLOW uP-ln Philadelphia an institution called the
Mechanics Union has just exploded and j. B. Hitch
cock acting the clerk has been before court on writ
OF habeaS large number Of persons Joined the
association paying $40 the price Of membership emit
Ting them to receive S. week during sickness The af
fair went off very prosperousy until some of the members
applied for their weekly stipend while sick and received
no satisfaction and were even treated samefuy by the
The prosecutors already amount to SIS persons and
the policies issued numbered as high as 5O2O6 1t
said that about 100000 raised by the projectors of
this scheme who have fled The policies wore signed by
VIM. b Dean, and George B. Wood
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| TIE FREsHET IN HEoRD County, GA correspond
en of the Milledgeville (Ga Recorder writing from
Heord county in that State says: major Tompkin's
saw and srst mills and milidam, all gone The COM
pany owning the cotton and factory in this county
has sustained considerable loss-the water got IN into
the factory house The and grist mill and bridge all
swept off In addition to this the company had put up
good store-house, and had from eight hundred to thou
SAND dollars worth OF goods in it, The house washed off
and scattered the goods all down the creek have not
heard of any lives being lost families had to leave
their dwellings in consequence of the water being in their
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| THE RICE CRoP.-The Savannah Georgian of the 9th
inst says :" The north-eastery wind on Monday and
descending
waters and by retaining the rice fields covered add much
to the injury of the crops All the rice fields five miles
above the city have been flooded with several feet of water
Tor TWO or three days past and will yield the smallest
quantity not as some suppose be entirely ruined and
prove total loss From this point to the city every gra-
daton of injury has been inflicted from complete detruc
ton up to no injury at ALL The plantations Immediately
opposite have barely escaped those lower down have not
suffered at all or been in any danger The water com,
meuced to fall Tuesday abopt op1 H.,
which was veered to the South will soon tako its exit
from the river ~
ATTEMPT AT MuRpER-An atrocious attempt to mur
der made few days on the Pigeon Roost road
near Memphis Two men named Mccall and Scott hay
ing been working together journeyng on foot and
becoming fatgued, sat down by the roadside to rest
Mccall fell asleep after sitting there few moments and
was awakened by violent blow the forehead with
stick, in the hands of Scott, which followed by
Others until finally the stick abandoned and knife
used in its stead making serious cash across his throat
Mccall had presence of mind enough to lay still and
ielgn DEATH knowing his companion had too much the
advantage of him. which had the desired effect and Scott
TO rob him of the money he had about
lars dragged him from the road and left him for dead
~ hAcoa recovered sufficiently to proceed to the house
Oh Mr. Newell Williams, where his were dressed
andh was kindly cared for lie was brought to the hos
ptal yesterday, where he lies. The two had some
$500 due them in the neighbohood of Cbulaboma and
was supposed Scot had gone there collect that money
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Tragic AFFAIR AT CHARLEsrows, MAss-NiAe Persons
Sa6'ea-on Saturday evening, the 4th inst man named
James Mahoney. living in Charestown Mass in fit of
dehum tremens, eaped from his bed and got pruning
KNIFE and with this first rushed upon John Kner whom
ne stabbed in the abdomen incting dangerous wound
lie dashed out of the window with only red flannel shirt
on ana inc pruning knife in hand down Mason street
and along Front street and thence to the Office
attacking and cutting all who came in his way Nine
persons were stabbed cut, three of them severev
though the wounds of only one are considered critical
Joseph Hunnewell, Esq, much respected citizen of
charestown was severely stabbed lie went very quietly
to cell lie had no knife when he entered the marshals
office Subsequently on handing him his clothes Maho
ney made severe attack officer Sanderson AMONG |
the persons stabbed were Mr. Mclaughlin of Boston yerv
severely One pass was made at lady which cut only
her dress Jeremiah Mccarthy cut in the hand The
whole was done in about five minutes Nlahoney is a L
gardener and has generally been peaceabe though of in
temperate habits