New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-25
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY Is

October u.s. 1851 s5d 5s,s sig ILL.,.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25.
MARRIAGES AND DEArHs.-Ws will hereafter publish the
simple announcement of marriages and deaths free OF
charge s
PRorsssoa GIaDpos's TENTH LEcruRE-The Lyceum
Hall last evening had the usual full atteAdAnce. Ihe
subject Of the lecture was the Ethnoogy of the Human
Races illustrated by paintings and was inc OF
his previous discourse This the last but two of the
Professors interesting course the mummy will be I'M
rolled ON Friday next.
CArHER,NE Hyrss CoNcERT.--Catherine Hayes gives
her nth Concert at the Amory Hall this evening and
We would advise all who intend hearing her to procure
tkeir tickets this morning Many unable to Obtain
seats Monday evening, and the programme for to-
night is unusually attractive, anticipate anothe,
crowded house.
ADAM AND EyE.-The celebrated original paintings o
Adam and Eve by Dubufe, exhibiting at thu
Second Municipality Hall. These splendid works of ar
have been exhibited in all the principal cities of Europ
and America and it has been conceded that they
unequaed by any paintings in the United States, Du
bufe was pupil of the celebrated David.
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PRoTEsrs-The London Morning Chronicle states that
the King Of the Begans and husband Of the daughter
Louis Philippe has protd against the decree of Louis
Napoleon and that similar protests will be made by Spain
Naples, the Brazils and Sake Coburg,
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The StoRrgsr PAssAar YEr.-The NewYork packet
shin Racer Captain Steele from NewYork arrived at the
Bar below Liverpool the 18th ut making the passage
in less than fourteen days She twelve days from
land to land and was detained in the Channel ten hour
by fog,
ArPEALs THE DEcIsoNsoF THE Pension OFFICE
Hon Alex H. H. Stuart Secretary of the Interior, ha
isned official notice that any person desiring to take
appeal from decision of the Pension Office shall addres
the application to the Secretary of the Interior and vii
be required to state the precise grounds which the aI
peal is based whether the errors alleged be in the
strncton Of the law in that Of the evidence and if
regard to the evidence, the portion relied must
specially cited The Commissioner in his report and tn
Secretary in his decision will notice only the grounds
stated or the points made.
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A BANK NoS-SUITEp UsuRY.-The Western Bank
at Springfield (Mass sued John Mills for notes to tn,
amount Of S1S000 endorsed by him, for the members
firm who are insolyent The payment was resisted
on the ground of illegal proceedings in dscounting tn,
notes and also account of usury The Supreme Cour
have sustained the objections The Bank it is supposed
will lose about $4,000 of the $1SOOO having collaera
security for the balance.
THE METEoroLlTAs.-We have received the first mum
Der Of illustrated monthly sheet bearing this title pub
shed in New York. 1t is well got up, and we doubt no
will prove successful.
+ MEETING OF THE u, s. BANK STocSHoLpERs.-A dis
patch from Philadelphia dated the 16th says meeting
the Stockholders of the United States Bank held thi
morning, when the committee reported it expedent t
make general assignment. The meeting approved tn
report and appointed another committee to consider TIL
al
State Legislature for such powers required for tn
settlement Of the affairs Of the Bank. '.-|
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CoNsT1TurIosALITy OF THE MAINE LrquoR LAw.--Judg
Wells Of Maine in recent case involving the constitu
tona of the liquor law of that State says that to sez
liquors fairly and in good faith passing through the Stat
their wayto New Hampshire, from State through
another to third could not be justified by the law an,
if the law should be construed in that particular h
believed it would be unconstitutional
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IMPORTANT MERCHANTS SHIp-MAsTERs BY or
der the Spanish Government foreign vessels are to BIZ
placed on the footing Spanish bottoms in the
Peninsula and adjacent islands, respects navigation
harbor lighthouse anchorage and other dues provided
foreign governments will grant similar advantages to
Spanish vessels in their waters.
The CALIFORNIA Observation-Disclosures are in demand
ut NewYork for California On Saturday two ships in
ballast were taken up for San Francisco 5000 for
and $3.50 for second cabin passengers 1t is stated that
such is the increase In the emigration to California that
all the steamers running between NewYork and Chagrcs
have been engaged for passengers for two months to
4 EDITORIAL CHANsE--Mr. Edward W. johnson has re-
tired from the Richmond Cya.) Wing and Alexander
Mosely ESQ., has assumed the editorial charge of that
paper.
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