New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-17

A SPIRITED LEGTuRER-NFw COUNTY TOWN /
RAILROAD MATTERs-srocK sPEcuLATIoN, ETC. /
1orrssSonssnes Of tbt Erfsstnt.
BALTIMORE Nov. o. 1853.
Mr. oDonohue so-callad Irish patriot who recently
escaped from Australia where his credit he had
better remsined made ridiculous exhibition of himself
in the city last night He announced by the Irish
Social and Benevolent Society to deliver lecture on
Great Britains violation Of her compaets' and at the
appointed hour introduced to audience
by curiosity Of the celebrated Irish
rebels 1t soon became evident that he had prepared
himself to deliver ~ least spirited address and be alter
naely amused and alarmed his audience by his tipsy at
tempts at manainDg position and the fsrocity
and brutality Of his language. To add to the beauty
Of his appearance bis dress not in presentable
order and he ges;iculated aud houndsrec about
bis panLaloons betrayed evident desire to paEt
company with tie upper part Of his apparel, dis
playing between wide margin Of shirt, that might
have been characteristic in sailor but euiBenty
vulgar in lecturer the unfortur ate still sui
ci-ny sober to of the downward progress OF
his breeche and his awkward catches at the waistband
to himself from partial deuudement enbsr
raising amusing the female portion Of the audience
Finally the patience Of the audience became exhausted
and Hibernian in the of the very buntly
pressed bis opinion that the lecturer bad speci
men Of an Irshuan.'' This brought from Mr. 0'Dono-
hue fine vnlsy Of oaths in the midst Of which he
removed from the stand his urgatious being but par
tally sed by The free music of the band in attendance
more disgracefu exhibition made, and the
officers Of the Society generally condemned for having
allowed the lecturer forward in such state Of
| evident intoxication. ..
Tue convention of delegates appointed to select and
recommend to the people of Baltimore county location
for their county town. met at the Courthouse to-
day and after considerable discussion and ballong de
cded TO recommend the location what is known the
Aims House property situated Immediately beyond the
North limits of the city Should this location be
selected the county town will be absorbed by
the city buildings already extending rapidly in
that direction that few years will carry them entirely
the proposed location The question has yet b.
settled BY the voters of the county.
The ship Banshee Captain Wingate chartered by The
American Colonization Society sailed yesterday morning
from Chases wharf for Monrova aud Cape Palmas sh'
had board 127 emigrants and will touch at Norfolh
and take les and nine white missionaries. OF the
emgrants twenty-four from Maryland ninety from
Kentucky and Indiana, nine from North Carolina ant
one huadred and seventy-two from Virginia. They ar
well provided with things necessary for settling in
country The ship entirely loaded with them and the
provisions and many things left behind to be take
by the vessel to sail about December aud touch
Savannah Ca, to take on board about hundred EN-
grants.
At the regular meeting of the Directors of the Bat
road for the month of October reported to be $500
los TO- the largest receipts made in one month. an
showing increase, compared with October Of las
year Of sl2is06 ~ The annual report Of the compan
has not yet been submitted Though looked for with
anxiety Rumor says it is withheld by differences
opinion between the President Mr.. Harrison and ii
former President Mr. Swami, member of the Boar
of Directors Mr. Harrison contends that the statemeI
put forward by Mr. Swami. previous to resiguing Il
Presidency and the strength of which the stock wei
up SeS not such statement was warranted
the condition of the company. Mr.. Swami per contr
uphods his and contends that the present
of tbs company with its stock drug in Il
market at SAC So is altogether owing to mismangemeI
since retired from the direction of the road 1t is
be hoped that in the impending warfare the public wi
obtain some knowledge of the affairs of the compan
which have hitherto been kept secret as possible.
Stock gambling has been carried on here with gre
activity I'd the advantage Of few and the loss of man
One of tho fortunate is lottery dealer named CS
vim who in a few months has amassed $4,000.
the strength of his he has given up business he
aud gone NewYork to seek larger field for the ext
else of his specusting abilities, lie may there chance
meet some cutter operator who will strip him Of his gal
as rapdlyg 90 they have been accumulated. OBSERVER