New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-02
Sc netting for Every Body


The Albany papers state that the report that
Senator Seward going to Europe is without foundation
Colonel Law, now commanding the troops at Nevfound
land to be promoted to the Governorshp
Colony. ~
The opening of the St. Lawrence Portland Railroad
great affair. His Exceency the Governor General
was present. and about 500 guests.
The Montreal Gazette says: "The rpmor of the Hon
John Yong's resignation has been renewed, and is be.
leved by some who should know about its
CANADIAN IrEnis-TAe Provincial Fair-Ths agricul-
tura exhibition to be attracting than usual
interest on the Canada shore.
private in the British army, 18th Regiment
Light Dragons named Hugh Berage has become heir
to property of half million sterling.
Mrs. Margaret Taylor, an Irish woman, died
Tuesday NewYork of injuries received in quarrel
with another Irish woman named Rooney.
In England customs and excuses are levied on
more than hundred articles of daily use and con
sumption.
The new Water Works of the City of Chicago
are in good state of progress Twenty-seyen miles o,
pipe will be required to supply the city
The report that the Hon. c. A. Murray had
resigned the office of British Consul General Egypt
unfounded
Eggs, at the last accounts, were selling in
Cincinnati the of three dozen twenty five cents
This the retail price.
A letter from Mexico says that Salvi of Ma
retzeks Italian troupe, is about to be married Mexi-
can heiress
San Francisco make it suitable for the Council of San
Francisco will cost S37 go.
The American Tract Socety's receipts for
August were sl5265; publications issued during the
month. S25. 4S5 worth,
Col Colt was to sail for England on the ODD
ult where he will arrange to employ 400 in the
ufacture of his celebrated revolyers.
Two vessels were damaged at Newly ork to the
amount of $1,000 on the ed, by fire communicating to
them by the upsetting ola pot of burning pitch
The Queen of Spain has been reviewing her
troops Ideonso The received 16 600 cigars
as mark of the satisfaction of their royal mistress
Passengers from Milwaukee to New York-a
distance of 1850 mes-go through in two days and six
teen hours provided they fortunate in making the
connections.
be enabled to introduce the penny postage syst in two
years time The reduction in rates has been attended
with success.
new steamer, called the Ocean Wave has been pur-
chased by the Ogdensburg Railroad Company and will
run in future between the head of the Lake oguens
burg.
The blowing down of pine tree in the township of
Nelson has revealed to the wondering of hundreds
the skeleton of of great stature stone image two
copper vessels, and some large shells.
The venerable Dr. Lowell recently baptized q
child whose parents and grand parents he married and
whose mother and grandmother he baptized in their
childhood.
The number of visitors to the National Wash
ington Monument LIST August 1850 to the Goth
them S42oo ''''" "
Alboni's concert for the benefit of the Fire
Department at NewYork the evening the Dist real
lied about $1,000 The officers card of thanks
to the generous artistic
The Masonic Order at PHILADELPHIA have de-
termined to erect upon the ground where their old hall
now stands, on Chestnut street, above Seventh magn-
pile the grand Mecca of the Order
There has been deal of stealing at the Quarantine STA
ton Grape Island The thief turns to be the priests
servant and good looking young man named Thomas
Riley, He has been sent to Quebec Jail.
The Maine Liquor Law bill has been the first time
in the House of Assembly. 1t debated but little
Hon Mr. Geneva moved the reading. The Government
expressed no opinion upon the bill.
The Hon Thomas II. Benton left WASHINGTON
a day two ago for Missouri We understand that II is
Col Benon's intention to return to Washington in De-
cembcr and remain during the session of Congress
Mr. Rufus Porter's flying ship is pronounced
oy the Scientific American to be humbug We feel a
TAR deeper interest in the Ericsson scheme and an m
known" greater quantity of confidence in it.
Mrs. Sargent, of Northampton, Mass, was
ried before Justice Hodges Tuesday the 2lst ultimo
or cruelty beating her own SON found guilty and or
Tered to give $50 bonds to keep the peace for three
months
A charivari party who were serenadng a
newly married party in New York Sunday night the
9th ut were fired upon by Michael Sheridan the brother
If the bride and Masterson received fatal
Wounds in the side and arm
A man named Sullivan Barry was shot and
llled In Cleveland few days since while engaged in
teaing potatoes from a neighbours plantation. The
owners OF the potatoes Germans named Pfoof They
we're arrested and put under $1,000 bail.
t is SAID that the schooner Merchant which disappear
~ mysterlousy on Lake Superior about years since
vas discovered few days since about thirty feet below
the surface Of the water There thirteen hands on
BOARD when she was supposed to have founderod and
$4,000 in specie.
a California miner, when he heard of the
death Of Henry Clay said Well it's great loss to Ms
ALL chow American that was) but no doubt Washing
ton and all them good old people in will be mighty
IpSllS1 ipvu
the Statesn
The NewIork Express states that n few
nights ago gentleman residing Barclay street near
College Place during his sleep at home was Dreaming tba
he the railroad and the locomotive was hon
to run over him jumped out of bed broke his leg and
was otherwise injured.
Hydrophobia prevails in Bucks county, Pa.
several animals bitten by mad dogs last week
on of Abraham Hogeland, of Southampton twelve wears
It age was bitten by mad dog. on the 10th inst The
lame of Vandegrift
Rev. DR., Milledoler, formerly associate pastor
# the Reformed Dutch Church in NewYork and at one
line President of Rutgers College, died at the residence
4 Senator Beekman, Long Island on Wednesday the
20 ut lhe anniversary of his birth aged
ears lie was member of the Convention that formed
he American Bible Society
MIR. lchabod Wood, a soldier of the revolution.
lied at Pelham Mass on the 18th nlt agei rinot, tbr
ears lie served under Gen, sullivan in Rhode Island
nd suffered on board the prison ship the Wallabout
y where he had the smallpox, lie afterwards
american and British prisoners
A traveller, not long since, was passing
hrough section Of the town Chester Massachusetts
where there appeared to be quite settlement aud saw
chool-houSe with no doors windows. inquired if
he school master abroad, and was informed by the
river of the stage that in the whole school district of
nore than two miles in extent there cds not a chd Young
nough to attend school.
The Wilmington (Del,) Journal man speaks of
pig IN that town minus the hind legs The little fellow
rotted along with his orergs quite jolly his west end
blowing after, the best way it could That youthful
orker mtgh truly exclam, in the language of the I'M
aortal Shakespeare
There is a divinity that shapes our ends
Rough hew them will.
a curious example was lately given of that
rec masonry which covers ireland with an invisible and
nvlncible network, A murder was committed in the
pen day on II Sunday. during the celebration of mass
ne murderers being pursued by the police took refuge
the church The chief of the police thought himself
re OF being able to recognise them they were in their
rt sleeves but when he entered the church he soon
'und himself compelled to abandon his search as all the
Zen mad thrown of their coats they all in their
lirt sleeves and jccred at the police
An amusing anecdote is just now current in
ewJersey. number of gentlemen We're sitting round
he bar-room of hotel the subject discourse being the
re of pigeon flight, when of the number started
ew point by saying, Well, gentlemen Won need NOT
ake so much difficulty about the length of that pigeon
reak a Hitrht nf