New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-21

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DAILY CRESCENT.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE CONSOLIDATED CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
The spncAL MISSION TO CuBA. We learn from the New
York Times that Commodore Perry is to 60 out in the
steam hghte Powhatan which will probably leave port
Saturday next for Havana the Times understands
principally for the purpose Of inquiry into recent transac
tons involving the rights and interests Of the United
States The Cyane, which sailed for Havana on Sunday
last received her orders by telegraph 1t is believed that
she will not anticipate the arrival Of the Powhatan
THE LATE sroRM-At Norfolk on Sunday the 10th inst,
gale set in from the northeast accompanied with
rain which continued until about o'clock In the after
noon wheh the wind hauled to the northwest, and Tor
short time blew with great violence The Beacon says
"The derose with such force that in the space Of fifteen
minutes nharly all the wharves oyerown, and it
feared there would be great destruction Of property
Fortunately however just at this time the wind abated
and the water to RISE We yet
damage n the city but fear that the damage the
coast been considerable passenger in the Roanoke
informs uS that he schooner Of some hundred
TONS loss of manmast and several others damaged
in Sails fs Ntf4
In PHIsSr LirE.-Among the convicts In the Mas
State several who under sentence
for e The last Of this class received at the prison Is
Thomas Davis the murderer of his sister -Four or five OF
this number in close confinement for refractory
duet, audtwo for attempting to murder their keepers
The PILor HIS OWN EscINEER.-The construction Of
Bsrrows Rotary Engine very simple that the start
ing stopping and reversing lever a in one) may with
all be conducted to the pilot house. giving the pilot
the full command Of the engine with trouble to
him THAI he has to ring his bells This arrangement
II the fireman be Of sufficient intelligence to take
entire charge of the boiler would away entirely with
the office Of the engneer-cerainly all steamboats,
Of the smaller class. IN. Y. Sun
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The city Of NewYork possesses most singular popula
ton Aceordng to the last the population
5l5547 of this number were born IN the United
States 23 795 out Of the United States Among the
latter arc enumerated the following England % s24
Ireland, 1s7so Scotland, 1850; Wales s47; Germany
55476; France 1890 Spain. 1903; Portugal 12s Bel
gium, 95 Holland Gil Turkey, g Italy, 70S Austria
100 switzerland 7e4 Russia, 472 Norway, 216 Den
mark, 3s2; Sweden, 400; Prussia, 665
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Sent BAcK-Twentythre paupers, sent to Boston, at
public expense have just been returned the
prncpie the authorities Of Ireland being obliged to pay
their passage both ways.
| The PoRK TRADE THE WEsr.-As we have before
stated decline has caused decline in
the price hogs at the West for the packing
about commencing In Cincinnati prices have declined
% CENTS though contracts have been made for 7500t
hogs full prices At Madison Indiana, about 11500t
head have been contracted for and So net is the highest
price in that vicinity for several weeks Tho Louisville
Courier the packers in that city have contracted fo
upwards Of 100000 hogs and the present ruling price
pears to be S. It is fully calculated that upwards
100000 hogs will be slaughtered at Louisville this
great festival public rejoicing has taken place
the opening of the first dry dock built
the Kingdom of Naples The King and royal family CANT
from Gna to witness the ceremony at Naples. Mass
performed The Bishop blessed the work. and five hun
dred galley slaves who had worked at the formation
the BASIN received their pardon from that most cemen
and compassionate monarch the King of Naples andes
titled their freedom by throwing their yellow jackets
caps into the ~
Il SAD AcciDEsr.-The Macon (Ga) Republican under
stands that melancholy accident occurred near Chun
nenuggee Ridge in that county Saturday the 9th inst
gin house belonging to Mr. Lee, suddenly fell and in
tantly killed four horses and severely injured thre
negroes and Mr. Lee himself that they not expecte
recover understand that the accident is attribu
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house. lst-s lss b. .-5 "a as-
ELECTION FOR SfERiFF-Ths election Of Sheriff for Ell
Gambia county, Aa Ito fl the vacancy occasioned
death of the late sheriff. of Monday the lit
inst. F, NJ. Maura (wbig) was elected by majority
! el B. F. Magee (dem.)
CoFrEE-The Baltimore American, of recent date, hs
compiled from various authenec estimate
the production and consumption Of coffee for the yes
900 pounds The consumption for Europe Britis
America and the United States is estimated 64UOOoOC
about pounds the productions and henc
perhaps be found the of the high price of co
for the past four years Like all other articles Of
merce there has been steady increase of the produco
coffee ever since and before the year 1s4o and yet it
only within four years past that the article has
advanced to make it expensive luxury to people
Ordinarily, this advance in price would have curtaile
consumption but the abundance and cheapness Of foo
the profits of commerce. and the rewards of industry
labor, enable all classes to continue the consumption
What originally luxury, now become prime art
Gle of necessity especially among the working classes
GREAT SALE IMPORTED CArrLE-A sale of cattle late
imported by the "scioo (ohio) Valley Importing Con
pany' off the 9th instant, at DR.. Watts farI
near Chinicothe. The bulls sold as follows:
Nobleran, calved 1850 S2510 Master Baville, calvt
1850 5000; Lord Nelson, calvsd 1850, $1s25 Aderma
caved 1s4s $110o; Gamboy, calved 1851, $14oo; Cou
Fathom, calved 1851 s2o75; Young Wilmington, calv
1851 $780, Rising Sum- caved 1852 $780, Isaac calv
q 1850, $500.
The cows sold follows Moss Rose, caved 1S49 $120
Strawberry four years old $1,000 Raspberry caved 1856
$11oo; Sunrise calved 1s49, $12s0; Mary caved 18i
$780, Enchantress, two years old, 5000 Blue Bonnt
caved 1s50 $1225. .a,
y To Prevent IRON STEEL Rusr.-Heat Il
iron steel till it burns the hands, and then rub it wi
piece of pure white wax, and polish it with piece
cloth soft leather This simple operation it is state
fills the pores of the metal and defends it entirely fro
rust, even though it should be exposed to moisture
7 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WIFE AND MA1p.-T
Is New Hampshire courts mako very marked and srik
difference between married and unmarried woma
John Merrill Dow of Soabrook cut his wifes throat
the court at Portsmouth, last Friday, sentenced him
imprisonment at hard labor in the State prison. for
years. John Smith, alias Frost of Paistow, committed
rape and the court sentenced him to imprsonme
: in the State prison at hard labor for life.
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., THE New YORK EsdBEzzLEMENT CAsE.-It appears
the examination at NewYork is shown that the books
the firm Of Brown, Brothers & Co intcrlined for Il
purpose Of augmenting the totals This system of int