New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-03

GRrAr DAMAGES FOR A DaNsKusE--It will be reniem-
bered that about year ago. Mmlle Baron danseuse IN
one OF the theatres Of Neworlsan reconeret %
Mr.. Thomas Placide, awarding her $Zo damages, lor
breach Of contract in Diminishing her nom
because she refused dance parlor dance IN paro
ress with the uuranes the theatre in the comedy OF
he Serious Family the court holding that she was DIS
Supreme Court Of Louisiana, and that tribunal reviewed
The case on the 18th inst. affirming the judgment Tor
me Baron and H s ner he
jsiana code are somewhat dangerous proceedings AT
least Mr. placide must begin to think 30 IN y Com
| iuercal Advertiser f
Jf We are correctly informed Mr. Placide has concluded
that placarng one the Judges of the Supreme Court
would relieve his wounded feelings, if not fill his purse
/ We believe he has issued abusive handful against
Judge Rost amable and justly esteemed member of
The Supreme Court If Mr.. Pacide has really done So
have believe he has attempted to get re-
pecabe offices to publish the scarcely be consid
saueat least, charity would sugges-and the Va
,eties stands fair chance of becoming odum and
reproach We hope there is mistake in the matter
though we cannot see how there be- Mr.. Placide
could not take any efectua means OF rendering
himself ridiculous in this community His handful would
affect the good humor digestion of the respectable
and distinguished gentleman against whom Gas under
| stand) he has sought to issue it.
oBrruARy-We regret to learn from the Delta Of yeser
day. that its transcendenal editor having become too
submated for further human existence has evaporated
in mist of his vapory maginings. In subjoning
the obituary notice of the Delta we can only add our sin
regret that any inatuaon should have possessed
him with the conviction that the most earnest and
tiring pursuit. could have possibly enabled him to
acquire knowledge: y FT
We regret to say that the young writer who contribu
ted to columns the series of papers called Literary
Half Hours and recently that which bore the
of GleanurS.' has fallen victim to his
earnest and untiring pursuit OF knowledge He is dead
We see from the Delta that he reported to have left
remains but they faint and ndistinct in their out
lines. that they only and appropriately be termed
marginalia We did not think that he would live long
Requi es-cat in pace ..-
The steamer Princess No g. Capt Truman Holmes, has,
the sth of September last made thirythree consec-
utiye trips vcksburg aud New Carthage during which
e brought to this port eightyone thousand and fifty
five bales of cotton Capt Holmes upon the of de-
parting for the West for the purpose Of fitting out the
New Princess and calculates upon having her in the
trade early next fall During the summer the Princess
will be in charge of the well known and popular Cap
| tain Jo Phelps.
The steamship VIM Penn, Capt. Marks arrived yester-
lay from Newly ork which port she left the ed April
and arrived the sout Pass the 9Th ult at o.
lock p NJ making the passage in days and seven
hours.
For CAL1FoRNIA-The following is list of passengers
by the steamship Fanny, c E. Pennock, commander,
which sailed from this port Saturday, May 1st for
| San Francisco direct
Mr. A Steeg and lady. Miss Wright, William j. Morris
and lady, Mrs Collins Sehrack and lady, Miss schrack
| L n Hamilton and lady. Mr. Reddngton. Mrs Ward.
Mary Rugan, NJ NJ Lock and lady and three servants
Mrs oudenslager Mrs Chambers and servant. and four
hildren Kelly lady and two children James L. Finley
nd lady IA children and two servants Jarvis, John
| Nc husky. N Grain. Rctard Hale, Samuel Adams S
/ rol Mrs G Riley George w Andrews. Mrs NJ DAILY,
| Wiam Wagner Bright George Edgerton. S NJ Lr-
',s John G Randall. Geo Lucus. lady and servant
| / WILDLY and lady. Geo P Parker Miss Lambert.
lharlcs Richey Laurbraun Mrs Oarragan. Miss Dick
ON John Wldebrauelt and lady, II G Hendrex SAM
ueI william Tell. lady and two children, Il Roberts
d Il Cochran William Flynn Barneckle and lady Miss
| Hannah Ford, Jeramiah Conner and lady, Peter West
- Ash Peter Repputland Miss NJ saxton. Mrs r Jul
| urt Mrs Ann Nash, Mrs Jane Wake Airs 9 Morrison,
Pc er Brothe and lady Miss NJ Hicks Joseph Drggn, j
mpson Bark cavanaush shannon ;as, Me1 iu
sfcBrida Miss Susan Johnston Miss Ann Heron Kin
| rey o Fitzpatrick Joseph Buckanon. David Donough
Is! in steerage
THE AMERICAN CHARGE yiEsNA.rhe New York
Commercial Advertiser says Currency has been given
IL rumors that the Hon Charles j. McCurdy the Amer-
can Charge d'Aftires at Vienna had received certain
sights from the Austrian government We understand
that these rumors unfounded 1t could hardly be ex
pected that the Austrian cabinet would volunteer any
ira couresies him while NJ Kossuth, whom they con
der rebel being received in this country as mar
vr to patriotism and victim to Austrian vengeance blu
we learn that be received every cvty and courtes
which his position and character of right entitled him
The Austrian have to know that ha
been otherwise. he would not have remained day il
Vienna Mr. Mccurdy is of the last men in the worl
likely to brook insult from any quarter The rmness an
discretion with which he has far exercised his functions
an American representative abroad have been alik
to himself and honorable to our Government
l
L nj rlautnp En,,rpr of Wpln
day says; "Dr David Theodosius Hines was released
from custody yesterday. under the act commonly cale
the Prison Bounds Act We understand that cast o
has been taken by that skilled artist Vannuch
and that the Doctors second self is exhibition
mongst other notabes in the initable collection to
seen at Hatch's Hail.
FIRE RIor.-A dispatch from Philadelphia. dated tn
18th ult says "A stable and two horses burne
/ this morning at the corner of Twelfth and Lombar
treets The Shier Hose company while returning fror
the fire, attacked Lombard street. near Eight
by gang of rowdes belonging to another company. Pc
cemen Walton and Jones' in attempting to stop the rio
were attacked and struck with bricks and other missiles
they then drew their and fired upon the assa
nts and James Gillespie belonging to the Moyamensn
lose Company struck in the back by ball. and it
| supposed is mortaly wounded The officers have sui
| rendered themselves to await an investigation.
; | Quick TRir Acnoss IsrHMus.-A gentleman fror
| san Francisco who arrived at NewYork the last tr
the shmus OF Panama in twelve hours and forty
minutes He says he might have made the trip in tie
The great difficulty in the California passage Isl
!, | he overland transit from to We
already reduced from five and six days to twelve
=, three-quarters hours. When the Panama Railroad
completed that time will be diminished to two hours
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/. SUPPOSED snirwREoK.-A dispatch from Boston, date
~ the 24th says "on Wednesday last piece of boar
picked up at Seaconnet Nantucket from which it
AZ supposed that the British bark Jane Duifus, Thomso
from Androsan March o. for Boston with 400 tons of
iron and IS tons of coal, has been wrecked Nal
tncket during the late gale and probably all the ere
~ | lost"
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ABOLITION ExcrEMENr!-.a Court Dispersed byG Mob 4!
l The Baltimore Sun of last Monday says:
y | We mentioned few days ago. that much exciteme
Of xisted in 6rayson county, Va against certain parti
.uspeeted of being abotonsts. and that judge Brow