New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-05

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following In relation to Wm. johnson who was recent
and sent to the penitenary for passing
terfct money, and Secretary Of the Vigilance Com
mittee of the Antslavery Society .,
many curious phases Of anti slavery that
SEQ the light 1t is only and then that happen
| SHINING placer We stumbled by chance upon one II
recently reporting the proceedings Of the AnSlaycry
Society and the of William Johnson reported in M
Herald yesterday who sentenced in the United State
District Court to State prison. three years. for pnssn;
counterfeit money is another rich vein in the abolition
gold mine.
The convict Secretary to the Vigilance Committee
of the Slavery Society He English emissary
or represented himself to be lie Joined the church
office he admirably filed. He soon became dstin
gished for his zeal dexterty and sending fug
tive slaves by the underground rairoad to Canada
But while engaged in this holy vocation he combined
with another Of earthly nature which his calling
before he became saint emnentIy qualified him. IIt
perty Of others he concluded he would turn
to account in counersiting money, and employed the
among the green Britishers the slaves crossed
the line lie has been engaged in this profitable and
thriving business for length Of time He has cent away
probably one hundred slaves, aud has passed through
their agency come $4,000 of base coinreceving from
the Society good money and giving the fgi
tves that description Of moneyfor which he was iudct
ed tried convicted and sentenced to the State Prison
The best Of the joke is that the greater portion of il
been circulated among the ntavery zealos in Canada
We would advise readers there to have sharp look
out for the purity of all silver that passes through black
hands in future johnson is not the only worthy
vert tho Constitution of the United States There
other individuals holy and respectable and adroit
ne who arc now engaged in the same pous frauds He
has been caught-their turn is to next johnson
was not only sanctiied and of good charac-
ter, but he was able to prove it the trial He
sworn to be highly religious man and he was,
reiigon goes There are many very like hn-he is but
the type Of a, class.
There is melancholy result that will flow from this
denotemeh The convict was warm supporter Of the
Tribune, and furnished it with all the information that
appeared in its columns in relation to the operations Of
in duance vile the Tribune will be without that ne-
gencean omission which will be very lanenabe for the
lected that Governor Hunt very short time since
sdcratey released the slave of Mr. Thomas two days
fore his imprisonment expired at Sing Sing. under
tence for larceny in order that he might escape Canada
1t is possible that If the ansayery exert them
selves tho sentence Of johnson may be RENTED by
Scott when he is President of the United States not two
days before his expiration but years. perhaps
more and, shedding shower of crocodile tears of
pentance for the past the cnprt may be taken into favor
once more and like Lola Monies with the gaints Of Bos
ton, stand higher than in the estimation of the
bretbren black white and gray. In that event he will
will again have peculiar to the traffic Of the
ground railroad and he dispatch bulletins of all the
particulars to Greeley. Meantime would suggest that
after the example Of the pious and famous DR. Dodd who
was hanged in England FOR the preparation Of forgery in
order to raise money for charitable purposes he write
series Of letters under the title of Prison Thoughts and
furnish these lucubrations he indites them to the
abolition Journals and when they concluded he can
print them in pamphlet form at the Office Of the Evening
Post and have it circulated by the news agents and col
cause OF, by mixing up little fiction with it and work
ing it into novel he might send 1t to the pous Iarpers
haps become as popular as My Uncle Toms Cabin' by
Mrs Beechcrs Stowe, and as lucrative speculation
coming itself
THE JEWISH RIrg Or CoNrIHNAr:os.-On Monday. the
18th ult the sraelites celebrated their Witsunday In
synagogue in Juanna street. Philadelphia Seven girls
and four young confirmed The ceremony it is
said was Of the highest interest and beautiful discourse
was delivered by Mr.. Bachman. The synagogue was
tastcfully decorated with flowers.
TWENTY HORSES BuRsED.Thc large stables of the Far
mers Hay Market Association on the corner of Sixth
and Brown Streets Philadelphia were DESTROYED by fire
at o'clock on the morning of the 2Cth u Twenty hor
and persisted in the flames The loss is $5OOO
on which there is no insurance
AiALGAMATIos.-A negro named Charles Sands was
arrested at Network the Odd ut charged with assault
ing and cutting white woman named Julia Baker 1t
appeared in evidence that Sands married to white
woman who away from him. and that he had reason
to suppose that Julia Baker knew where she was lie
therefore entered Julias and demanded bis wife
j Julia denied all knowledge of her whereabouts when he
cutting her with knife. Julia gave the
alarm officers the negro fed to the basement and
when the officers tried to arrest him. he made desperate
resistance until he knocked down overpowered
Four pistols loaded to the muzzle found in his pos
session The white wife, Ann Sands, subsequently
arrested and sent to prison common vagrant
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TRIAL a NEW RlFLE-A new rifle. the invention of
Mr. Marston, Of NewYork, satisfactorily tested by
number of gentlemen of Newark on the 18th ut near
the plank road landing The popularity of tho rifle CON
sists ins being loaded at the breech instead the uz
ze The charge is made in the form of cartridge witha
concal ball at the top and leather the bottom of
the powder This is laid in box in the continuation of
the barrel whence slide moved by lever transfers it to
tcf1an pltpL l. - Al,
oad leaving the wad at the bottom be forced out by
succeeding charge thus keeping the bore close The rifle
may be discharged with astonishing rapdity and seems
to have farther reach than the best rifles of other de-
'criptions.
OLE BULL PiANIsTs AND Oman PLayERs-.Wc find
The following criticisms in very complimentary letter of
Die Bull TO Mr. Key, the pianist " know too little of
The difficulties pianist has to before he can
produce any thing like music Many, be sure knock
something they call music out of the enduring piano and
DO more to the taste music even than the
organ players generally heard in this country-with
cough unmercful hand with false and infamous
taste taking away serenity of SOUL Thanksgiving to
God In following the inspirations of the Gospel@n
you down like creased lightning deplorable liberty
which, regret to say makes shudder on entering a
hurch IN TINS country where must prepare myself for
the worst lost it should force down to open demon
stration.'
THE SHEPHrRp's DoG-Without the shepherds dog the
whole of the mountainous land in Scotlond would not be
worth siSpense. 1t would require hands to man
age flock of sheep gather them the hills force
Them into houses and folds and drive them to markets
han the profits of the whole stock would be capable of
Well may the shepherd then an interest
nh dog 1t is he indeed that earns the family bread of
Vhich he IS content with the smallest morsel Neither
1unger nor fatigue will drive him from his masters side
1e Will follow him through fire and water Another thing
very natural is the understanding these creatures have
the necessity OF being particularly tender lame and
Particular sheep They will drive these great deal more
entiy than others, and sometimes single ono is COM
rp take hnn,a 1pfL
hey perform their duties like the most tender nurses
Jan it BIO wondered at them that the coey should be so
much priced by the shepherd that his death should be
egarded as great calamity of which he FORMS to all in
ents and purposes integral part that his exploits
II sagacty should be handed down from generation to
eneraton and form small share of the converse by the
ozy ingle on long winter nights?
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Mrs. Jemima Cuttings recently died in Mont
omery county, Md, in the Tooth year of her age.
The citizens of Pensacola recently gave Com.
'arker complimentary dinner.
Casolani, one of the eminent artists attached
Maretzek's opera troupe died in NewYork few DAYS
go, OF consumption
&c Give us only one trial" say the quack adj
aid the spider to the fly
The Boston Post, a renowned antiquarian and
assic scholar ners that Dryden wasn't opposed mint
ueps from remark he made that straws may be
made the instrument of happiness -
Letters from Copenhagen state that they are
roving now for the building of Crystal Palace there
1900 square yards area We shall have no
ack of palaces of this sort.
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