New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-03

Gusesnt.
BALs,xosE, April rs 1858.
for tho Govsrnorship, ON tho viii
up In the person Of O. NJ Calvert ESQ
se's county. He ID the President Of ou
Itural Society an Immense favorite with tn
az the State, and good old standard Henry Ola,
& ddss being genuine gentleman and tsleute,
He was an intimate friend of the vener,tsd Clsv
u was at his hospitable mansioh in Prince George,
UNITY that the old statesman frequently sought relsxa
uon rom the toie and cares Of Washington life. Mr.
Calvert will divide the surages for the nomination with
MT Swami and under either the wings Of Maryland will
fight with ardor that will least deserve success
General rumor asserts that three sharp clipper schoon-
ers now building here to tho order of Network parties
designed for the slave trade between the coast
Africa and Cuba The authorities have been acquainted
with the in tie case but the parties engaged in
nefarious trafc BY committing act succeed in
getting their vessels beyond the United States ursdc
| ton, and then equip them savers.
The Professors Of Loyola College, otherwise called
Jesui have purchased large square Of ground in the
northern part Of the city for the purpose of erecting
thereon church and college, An act of incoruoration
has been obtained and the new institution Il Ia an
nouncsd will be equal to any other educational estsb
lishment in the United Statesn The Catholic and Pro-
tesant excitement in city still continues and from
present appearances will beome time before any thing
like reasonable moderation Of feeling will be exhibited by
either side The Catholics have resolved to hold public
meeting in support Of their school BILL and have nut for
ward platform Of principles declaring the present school
law unjust, unequal and unconstitutional The Clipper
newspaper has ranged itself decidedly on the Protestant
side of the controversy and largely increasing its SUBJ
scrption thereby The other papers remain neutral in
the controversy though I'll have spoken decidedly against
the school bill In the meanwhile the school hill the
Of all this ssctaran feeling has been reoommtted
and WILL 1t is believed be shorn of all its Objectionable
features.
The improvement of the channel Of the Patapsco river
to allow the approach Of the largest class of
to wharves is TO be shortly commenced and BY way
Of sgnazng the event, the Legislature and the State
authorities to be invited to witness the operations
and to spill the usual Of champagne At present
vessels drawing than seventeen feet cannot come
into port but by cutting Of the heads of number of
knobs which lie at the confluence Of the river with the
Chesapeake Bay depth of from twenty three to twenty
Eve feet viii be easily attained
The political guiotine," the papers say has been
put into operation at the and about one
hundred Office holders to-day had their heads taken o
cans csrsonie ~ little yellow covered biets inform.
Ing them that after the first proximo Uncle Sam will dis
psnse with their services Collector Thomas has made
clear sweep only some half dozen being retained out of
the whole stock Of old officials. Only one whig has been
Of the gallant Col Watson of this citv
who fell whilst bravely leading the Baltimore Battal
ION at the storming of Monterey. Removals have
also commenced in the Postoce, but less proscrip
i've scale.
The fine clipper ship Banshes sailed from our mort tb,
morning with one hundred and seventeen eigrants for
Liberia the most Of whom from this State and destined
% the Maryland Colony ct Cape Palmas At Norfolk she
E be Joined by another body Of emgrants nearly two
hundred in number and forming the largest company
hat has ever gone out to Liberia in one vessel
Inc sea Nymph nne vessel belonging to this port has
been purchased BY Government store ship and named
compliment to our townsman the late Secretary of the
Navy, the John r Kennedy She is to be attached to
Ringgods feet for the expedition of the China and South
Pacific Seas, soon to sail from New York
Judge LeGrand, after heightened and deliberate con-
ideration has declined the appointment of u Urea
Solicitor and decided to retain his present position
y Chief Justice of the Court Of Appeals foreign min
sership 1t is whispered the object Of his ambition
md he refused to be cemforted with anything less
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