New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-04-20


News issms By Yesterdays Man.
We received " yesterdays mail Boston, phA5spbi4
and NewYosk papers of ths12b, Baltimors and wssh-
ington Of the 15th-sit = Is.s As ape
Fsosr WIs,assros,-zhrre vas ahrre sale Of Govern.
ment muskets and other military 4uitss Capital
the 18th inst The Republic says that the articles
arranged the Tsrsdeground the best sdvan-
tage within sweep Of the eye eouzl be see - a.
white suits Of ciothss bio. jackets and pants
caps imposing uniforms several dozens OF
swords resting qty IN their scabbards boxes Of
ornaments and pan wfpers; Of leather b-I1nnr
pyramids Of cartridge percussion cap boxes twenty
or more drum bodies of them bereft e - sesp-
skin others with merely big bolein tbs I'D, willis
several Of them good condition sti noise
in the world Spread earth upwards Of Eve
thousand hiut-muskets in lots Of twenty-five. Aner-
chant Of Newyork engaged in the sale Of military eoods
made large purchases of musksts; and he and gen.
tiemsn connected With the Colonization Society
nearly the exclusive successful biders. The prices
ranged Tor each gun, from eigtytwo and half
one dollar and eighty cents average upwards Of
one dollar and twenty cents Fifteen hundred Of
uukes vii hereafter enter into the defensive Separations
Of the republic Of Liberia together with the swords to
which have already referred aud the clothing and
equipments intended for marines probably adoru the
| land forces Of the African sovereigps
joint resolution has been passed by one Of the Mn
ncpa Boards Of the Capital proposing tsAAe the sense
of the voters the election in June nuxs on the pro
prety Of prohibiting the granting OF licenses for the sale
Of intoxicating liquors The Board Of Aldermen are yet
to act upon the resolution Should the people express
themselves the license system the committse
represent the interests Of the Corporation before Con-
gress required the National Legislature
amend the city charter to enable the Councils pass
prohibitory law
Fsosr Bozros.-The Boston Courier Of the 18th inst
states that the Ursps Bin was direuskd at
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day previous previous vote, By which ordered
to a third reading, reconsidered by majority Of
fourteen Three amendments then proposed, which
| provide for the indemnidcatun Of all persons whose
property has been destroyed during the twenty yesu
prior Is3s-wkich ordered to be printed The
friends 81 bill are, anything be inferred from
the speech Of the chairman Of the committee which
ported impressed with belief DO rejected
The papers Of the 10th that their bsrbor
On that day presented quite warks apps1aee There
were five ships lying at the yard and the
stream viz the Ohio (eceving ship Of the line the
Vermont liue Of battle ship detached from the Japan
Expedition the sloopofwsr Decatur. ordered the
above named Expedition; add the German
town aud Dale, just srrfved from the Aran squadron
senator John PAe, the author Of the Law abo.hi.e
foggiug in the Navy visited the U g. soopofwar Ger
Boston harbor, the 10th inst the inv
ta,ion Of the Commander The wss mustered and
y the Ex-senator made brief speech them compliment
be them by their Commander and other ofncers-
: FRoM NEwYoRK-The employing printers Of the cit,
refused pay the prices asked by the joumeymen
~ and large numbers Of them have struck numbe
having left the Office Of the Courier and Enquirer
paper advertised number Of girls to m their places
!. The result was, the application of full hundre,
females Out of that number the necessary quota
picked and the paper henceorh is to be got solely
- | females.
On Monday the I1h inst, the Dramatic Fund Associa
tiou its Fifth Anniversary BY festival 1t tn
Astor House. funds reported at Sl7 la
ring the evening contributions made TO the amour
y Of s2e55-inciudiug $3.50 from MIR Piacide, Of New0
Il leans 500 from Mme Alboui 500 from william
!" Blake, and 500 from Capt Levy, o. s Navy
The NeEYork Musical Fund Society have engaged Nj
~ f. Kimberly, the popular aud talented shakzpesrea
reader and actress read Midsummer Nighr's Dream
with the Mendesohn music accompapiment, r. BE- y
formed by about Hundred instrumental and $osAlps
n formers consisting OF the first artists in SewYnk
On the 9Th instant the United States District Coz
- of NewYork State, a verdict Of S1l,l25 given
atessrs Tyler Pendletou, plaintiffs, in suit agail
Edward r Hyde and others for infringing the patent
RS a cotton pressing machine.
On the llth Instant the packet shp New World srziv
nd from Liverpool with large number Of articles for
y Crystal Palace exhibition,
The Grand Canopy Of the Hippodrome raised
aet, the 10th instant Of the saloons rented
$4,000 each during the of the Crystal Palace
MES btiop The private coachmer city have
fnst nta higher wages.
= A mass meeting of the Striking Coopers was held
an Chatham Square tho 11th instant. Wages Of
y. dollars per day are demanded