New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-22
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for some time past suffering under severe mental
depression, and was in the habit of getting out
of bed shortly after midnight to take some slim
ulatipg draught. This he did on Friday morn
ing, and in moment afterwards seized razor
and drew il across his throat. 1t is a remarka
bile circumstance that no fewer than four cler
gymen have committed suicide during the last
week or ten days, namely the Rev. IL. j, Ste
yensou the Hon and Rev. A 7. Perceval (for
merly one of Her Maiesty's chaplains) the Rev
Humphrey jackson, b. D.. Fellow of st Johns
College, Cambridge. aud Rector of Holt, and the
Rev. John Mayor, Is D of Lincoln College, Ok.
ford. English paper.
APPOINTMENTS or CoNscLs The Washington
Star says the following additional Consuls have
been appointed Lima, j. Caleb Smith, of Cal
iforna; St Johns, F. r., John Parsons of Flor
ida Marseiles, Samuel Dinsmore, of New
Hampshire Glasgow. Phillip I, Heartt, ofNew
York Genoa, E. Felix Foresti, of NewYork
Elsineur, F. B. Wells, of Network; Leith, Jas.
Mcdowell, of Ohio Mannheim, John Scheriff,
of Maryland St Jago de Cuba, Stephen Coch-
ran, of Pennsylvania; SumatrA, Commercial
Agent, Robt Il Purvs, of Sumatra.
The steamer Manchester, while lying at tho
Marine Hospital, mile below Pittsburgh, was
burned to the waters edge on the afternoon of
| the 18th inst The fire was caused by work
| lighting his cigar The boat was owned by Capt.
Bowman and Geo. Beechneck, first clerk. She
was nearly new, and cost $4,000. She was
insured for ~l50 900 in the Delaware Insurance
and Firemen's Insurance offices.
| The Brooklyn Common Council have adopted
a resolution inviting the President Of the United
States to visit that city, and have appointed {.
| committee to carry the resolution into effect
| In anticipation of the Presidents acceptance OF
the invitation, Brig. Gen. Duryea has ordered
the officers of the Brigade under his command
| to hold themselves in readiness to turn out Al
moments readiness.
SoUrHERSERs AT THE AsroR HoUsE-Among
| those known to US all Familiarity, there are in
| NewYork at the Astor House, preferring it to
| the more fashionable uptown novelties, Gen
| QuitmaD, Of Mississippi; Gov, Cobb, of Georgia;
Gen, Harvey, U. s. A.; Col f. W. Walker, OF
Lauderdale, Ala; Col J. b. Todd, of Mobile /;
and Professor Mitchell.
| A KICK At THE DrNoCR4TIC PLATFORM
| New York Democrat, the organ Of the German
democracy of that city, says
| sit holds the democratic platform to he cor
rupt and worm-eaten because, on the one side,
il contains the accursed and worthless pro-
slavery plank, while on the other it repudiates
the principles Of progressive democracy
At meeting of the Society Of Cincinnati, at
NewY ork, on the 4td inst, it was stated by
General Anthony Lamb, that Captain Robert
Burnett, nm original member of the society, now
living in the vicinity of Newburg, and now in
his ninety third year, Is the only surviving Off
Ger of the army Of the revolution.
John McCuc was arrested in New York, re-
Gently, on charge of assaultng Ann Stewart
whom he struck on the head with a lighted fluid
lamp. When he struck her the second time with
it the top came off, and the burning fluid fell
over her head face arms and hands, burning
them in a dreadful manner
Gen Arista publishes note in London pa
Per denying that he ever expressed sentiments
favorable to annexation to the United States, as
attributed to him, and for which he was ban
ished the country How tse expressions which
led to this inference came in tile letter IF his
which was published at the time are not stated
Ii has been discovered that where lot of
b0arlers are fed for some time on sausages ex-
| clusively they begin to groIci. Feeding = fam
lily upon lamb at fifteen cents per pound and
fruit at prices aS li5iip1a, has been found just
rs etIectual in making married men growl.
Geritt smith. Of Pet.rhoro NewYork. it is
stated, is perfectly relieved Of painful disease
Of seventeen years standing, BY recent surgi-
cal operation. 1t consisted in the removal of
six large h@morrhoidal tuuors, by tying and
cutting
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few days They are quite shy, though they
eln be approached while they are on the rocks
and beaches near enough to have rifle bail
preach them.
The Selma Sentinel says that judging from
tina very small quantity Of cotton on board the
steamboats, that pass down the Alabama river
almost laly, there must be but little Of the
staple at the different shipping points on the
river
In Trayancore, a province Of India, subject to
British rule, there are l6I ,Sj4 slaves the third
class Of whom are hired out and worked as near
death as possible, by the second class, and
Mnen past work tAe5 are turned out to beg or
Inc Down East Detau4g society having dls-
missed the question where does ire 20 TO
e,citi,e, ono M Va - -, e. a.
,l9as il 6nrn mn or ,loes il hmm 5oggn >,
A Fans letter says mat one the last acts
~ - os ,t'' pas ~ ms clI's5 Oh munster Oh
va ~ .1 't ~ sue, "no IS
i'finS eeii Ian4e.y % Nc 'hut ne VIII not
W ''io"eo ~ r'tuFa ~ france.
A petition has been presented to the Common
Council Of boston Tor the use Of taneull Hall On
the 81 oil August The occasion Is ths birth day
Of Thomas L. Aeagher, when a grand banquet
VIII Nc given nun ny MS irlehas IA that CITY.
We learn from the Medical Examiner that the
medical graduates in the United States thus far
have numbered nine hundred and fifty for the