New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-06

or DAY L,rrR rRoN CNt,foBNiA-The steamer Prone
theus has arrived Newlork with San Francisco
to the ID ut day later The Brother Jonathan had
arriyed San Francisco and great anxiety felt
On her account .L e..
The blocks of marble for the Washington Monument
destroyed by the fire in Sacramento.
VIM Bloo-'fcld Treasurer of Franklin county had alb
seconded with between two and three thousand dollars be-
longing to the state.
G. A. Smith democrat was elected Judge Of the Ninth
District
t.rFR FROM Puerto CAptIto-Adyices to the 18th ult
state that in consequence of the prevalence of fever
among the foreign shipping but littl" produce
irving. But American had died of the cpl
jemc and he was FROM New York sscs Of rorec ~ s.
ISil 30 per quipta fot ~atet n1 at SiO6 $40 Is for
uSw'~ie- A-.crican -four Sl3 so per Dbl.
teegraphic dispatch to the Charleston Courier an-
nounces the death Of Amos Lawrence, at Boston The
deceased of the wealthiest in the country
and We think brother of Abbott Lawrence.
nrrSos AyuEs-Later advces from Buenos Ayres state
that apprehensous felt that there would be trouble
with irquisa.
CcNtiEMsp.-The Y. s Senate has confirmed the ap.
pontment of VIM Henry Thesoott Esq OF Soth Carroll
ma Secretary of Legation at London
che Panama Railroad Company have declared stock
dividend for the half year of ten cent which the
stock worth $50 is equal to cash dividend of Ii per
cent The road will be finished Gorgona in February
| NewYork Post, 2Sth ut
! A CLsRIc,L INrosrER-The Rev Alfred Thomas Wood
ID is under remand at IIrl the charge OF obtain
ing by false petences lie sved contributions
the charitable for the alleged support Of church ia lii
IBERIA He told oe of tie witnesses against him that
George and Eliza Harris mentioned in Uncle Toms Cabin
were members Of the church. and that Classy died six
weeks after her arrival in Liberia lEuglsa paper.
Gas ruo,t yrGETArLps-Mr Geo r. Booth of wends.
worth has patented some improvements in the production
Of which consist in manufacturing vegetable gas from
seeds leaves fruit and stems Of plants instead Of employ
ing the oils gums resins obtained thcrefrom in such
process Any seeds parts Of plants capable yielding
OILS or gums from which gas may be produced may be
used in this and the form OF apparatus retort
employed may be- very much varied. Mining eng
journal
VERy DEsrRrcTNE FlRr-About eleven o'clock on Sun
day morning the 2Gth ut the Louisville paper mill was
discovered be fire in the rag-room The fire spread
with extraordinary rapidy and though the remen
promptly the spot in less than hours nearly all the
buildings were in ashes. small portion OF the main
building. in which the valuable machinery aud
the engine house were saved The machinery saved is
however, considerably damaged. The mill owned by
Mr. sae Crome lie estimates his loss at SSS 600 upon
/ nhgh he had insurance Of $4,000 in the Etna
charleston Madison Eagle Cincinnati Howard and Pro-
lection a4saces The most dmentable occurrence con
nected via this fire is the loss life By the falling Of
wall j, Homer the foreman OF the mill aud Daniel
Milne moulder were instantly killed and II Clay Carr
and several Cthers inured-he named serious
! ly. but the Others only slightly
NIAGARA FAtGs AM Lax Erig-protes.or Sillman thu
eminent geoigist. dscrelits thr opinion advanced BY
sor1e the the gradual wearing away of the rocks Of NJ
agara Falls, may possibly result in draining Lake Erie
/ In recent letter, he remarked
They will not halt at their present station but retreat
slowly and surely about two miles further where they viii
stop again for unknown period and probably forever
since at this place the hard limestone viii form both base
aud top Of the falls aud thus stop the rapid destruction
Of the rock some have thought that they would finally
! Lag IL hut then lax, he ,rt