New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-24
Miscellaneous Intelligence,

The war steamer San Jacinto is now undergo
ing thorough repairs at the Philadelphia Navy Yard
Upwards ofone thousand mechanics have been thrown
New York "
G. Ruffn Editor of the Southern Planter has been
ected Secretary Of the Virginia Agricultural Society at
salary Of $1,000 per snnum,
It Isl remarkable fact that Of the seventy four mem
hers composing the last House Of Delegates Of Maryland
o1ly two were returned at the recent election. 4
The Directors of the Bank of Charleston, at a
recent meeting Unanimously elected A g. Rose EsI
President of that institution
The seamtresses of Philadelphia are on a
rke against the Introduction OF sewing machines into
the establishments where they employed.
A man named A. O. Stowell committed sui
eide in Brooklyn the 18th by hanging himself to a
bsd'post He was formerly merchant Of Boston.
Miss Milford the distinguished authoress. is
c'ecting her dramas and writing story which will
Lspublished in London shortly.
An article in Lttels Living Age estimates the entire
Of the various expeditions that have been sent out
from time to time in search of Sir John Franklin ESQ.,
4j6
committed suicide by hanging himself in his barn
turday night Nov T. lie in easy circumstances and
40 possible reason can be assigned for the cause
The real estate in Ohio is valued at $780,
100000 the late returns of the Auditor of State The
Increase OF taxable property since le has been S5
600. or over ope-third.
There are in the city of Philadelphia 2s6 pub
lie schools Of all grades with so4 teachers and 81 O
pupils The expenses Of these schools for the year ending
the lst OF June. 1858, was sil0396 So
The Baltimore Clipper says: New members
OF Congress will do well to be shy Of gentlemen at Wash
inston who want to borrow aNXv until Tuesday There
are many such about there though Washing
Baer, German astronomer, calculates that
when we shall have instrument times pow
erful than Lord Rosse's it will bring the within
Germsn mile of u.s. so Us to show object small
man.
Mrs. E 0akes Smith is to lecture in this city
some time this winter upon the following subjects
nh JaraA. mfr
to man. Cleopatra and the Egyptians Madame Ro-
| lInd and the French
The following comparative view Of the saubrity of the
different countries in Europe Is given in the sixth annual
report of the Registrar England, 70 deaths
nualy to LOCO living France a Prussia "a Austria
! 30; and Russia, SO.
! The Fox girls have raped a large fortune
cut of the pockets Of the people have purchased fine
place in Harmonic Y aud retired to private LIE II
sirituasm is humbug they have found it prontaoae
ele ut least,
The melancholy intelligence was received III
this city yesterday death Of Lieut. z Butler
q the second Artillery Tampa on the lr Of November
Lieut. d. native uf EdsehsId District ana relative
Of Senator Butler. charleston Mercury, 18th.
The one hundred and fourth anniversary of
the University Pennsyyania was celebrated the 18th
the La Pierre House Phi!adepha Among the dis
tinguished persons present Gov Bigler Hon j. R
Walker and Hon g. N. Dallas The annual address was
delivered by Hon Chas J. Ingersoll
with full assurance in the arm of the Al
mighty" the Emperor OF Russia go forth tight
for the orthodox faith And accordingly twelve thou
sand muskets, and the usual proportion of sahres and
bombhe are sent on in advance promote the spread
OF ofChristianity among the heathen Turks.
A philosopher and elf-possessed ship captain
was passing through church yard 1T midnight when
seeted ghost up behind tombstone approached
HIN with menacing gestures The ancient mariner
eooy raised his stick and gave him crack over the side
o the head asking him what he by being out of his
grave at so late hour
The Philadelphia Bulletin says that there has
been erected in that city the lst of January 1853
45 buildings The buildings were as follows Three
story buildings l4S fou story dwellings and stores lio
I've story buildings a. Masonic uall l. Bank l. Railroad
Depot u School House ?; Market House, L Brewery |,
Churches g. back budugs A. WORK shops q stables and
coach houses, 2.
In Troy, N Y, on the evening OF the 18th,
whils a political demonstration being made, gun
aided uth sugs discharged in the direction Of the
.,osd by Il man named james Tenpenny, by which
sp-c;ei and beautiful young lady Miss Kearu, i'm
lapatey kle she receiving the entire load in her head
She walking ia the street with another lady and
sman when she sent thus unwarned into eternity