New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-10-07
TELEGRApHIC ITEMS.

.Netc York, Oct. "A great fire occurred
| yesterday at Buffalo, by which 300 houses were
destroy ed, involving loss of property to the
amount of 100000.
Philadelphia, Oct. 5--NIuch excitement has
been produced here by fugitive slave case,
originating in Wilksebarre, in this State. The
slave was arrested at Wilkesbarre by two Depu-
ty U. s. Marshals, both of whom have been
served with warrants to answer a charge of
assault and battery in making the arrest. A
writ ofshabeds corpus has been applied for from
Judge Grier, and the Attorney General has
asked for the prisoners discharge The Judge
has granted postponement of the case for one
week, for the purpose of procuring witnesses.
.Ne,c York, Oct. 5-The Crescent City brings
accounts of difficulty which has recently oc-
CURED at Chincas, probably Chincha, a small
port on the northern coast of Peru,] between
the Peruvian authorities and the American ship
Defiance The captain of the Defiance was for
chilly taken from his vessel, and chained by the
feet on board the Peruvian guard ship lying in
that port. At the last accounts, the captain
was reported to be dying, in consequence of in
juries thus inflicted upon him.
.Ne,c York, Oct 5.-The Wing Convention in
session at Syracuse, organized by appointing
Washington Hunt, President. 1t has nominated
j. NJ. Cook for Comptroller, and Ogden Hoffman
for Attorney General.
Mobile, Oct. 6.--The interments in this city
yesterday were nine, including deaths by yell
low fever three.
The yellow fever is raging terribly at Ma
rion Clarke county, Ala.
Mr. Hallett, President of the Bank of Mo-
bile, and now in Europe, has written here to
say that he has succeeded in negotiating loan
for the Mobile and Ohio River Railroad, and
that he has purchased the rails required by the
company.
Baltimore, Oct. 5.--Swann, the person ac-
cused of the murder of Prigg, was to-day fully
acquitted of the charge.
It is believed that johnson, the democratic
candidate, has been elected Governor.
The Congressional delegation is reported to
be equally divided between the two parties.
The State Legislature will in all probability
be democratic. Evening papers
Alexandria, Sept. 29.-The vote polled here
to-day was 258 for, and SO against, removing
the restriction imposed upon the recent subscrip
ton by the city of $500 ,000 to the Manassas Gap
Railroad Company.
Buffalo, Sept 29.-There was terrible storm
and gale on the Lakes yesterday The brig
Northampton and schooner Puritan were lost at
michigan city in the gale, and a dock carried
away. The Northampton had cargo of 1000
bushels wheat, and the Puritan a cargo Of rail |
road iron. The loss in both cases is total. 1t
feared That serious disasters may have &C.
CURED causing loss Of life and property.
.Netc YORK, Sept. 29.-The Pacific Railroad
company met here to-day, representatives being
present from every section of the country
fiity seven individuals subscribed s43 900 900.
when the Convention adjourned for two weeks
Irenton, ~ j., Sept. 2s.--Thos. Saxon, n
wool dyer, formerly of New York. Committed
; suicide in this city, by shooting himself with
gun TINS evening He was a native Of England.
} ana leaves wife and seven children.
Wash'ngton, Sept. 20. - Chief Engineer
Hunt, OF the Navy, succeeds Engineer Ellis Mt
the Navy Yard. Engineer Rosecrantz, superin.
tending the improvements there, is quite i'll Of
Phnadeiphia, Sept. 29,-The Episcopal Con.
iVenuon Of this Diocese has agreed to admit the