New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-09-24

" old Plantations, ana spend the remainder OF
their days with their old masters, where they
were more happy and lived easier than they do
now. One expressed his determination to re-
turn to his mistress, in North Carolina, as soon
as he could get money to do SO, and run the risk
Of punishment but as he had got friend to
write to his mistress, asking pardon, and beg
ging for passage ticket home, he felt in hopes
lie should get back to.the Z" Old North State -
before cold weather sets in.
Madame Sontag announces that she will give
a series of concerts in Philadelphia, previous to
her departure for the South and West and her
final return to Europe.
On the 10Th fsur ships arrived at New York,
from Europe, bringing 1,109 emigrants. One Of
the ships, the Niagara, had 3S deaths on board
during the passage.
Some cases of Asiatic cholera, it is said, &C.
Cured in London during the week previous to
the sailing of the last steamer. 1t was also said
to have appeared at Berlin.
The Duke of Hamilton's landed estates in Lam
cashire, England, recently sold by auction, real
lied G360,000. The wealthy merchants of Liv-
erpool and Manchester were the buyers
The ''piece of chalk " which recently fell
from Dover Cliffs, in England, was fifty feet
long, forty feet wide, and sixty feet deep, and
is estimated to weigh two thousand tons.
The cars from Baltimore which arrived at
Wheeling on the 14th, it is said, had $50 pas
sengers, 1913 being through passengers, who
took one Of the Union Line boats for the South.
Cowles, in his excellent History Of Plants,
notices the virtue of Hemp thus incontinently
g By this cordage ships are guided, bells are
rung, beds are corded and rogues are kept in
awe"
81 do not wish to say anything against the
individual in question" said quiet man, +" but
| would merely remark, in the language of the
poet, that to him truth is strange, stranger
than felton,"
Toe New York Home Journal states as q fact
THAI pssuth to this day has never paid his
rian bonds. This is one of his American debts,
the Journal does not add, that ought to have
been liquidated long ago.
1t is stated that contracts have been signed at
Network for the construction of fine steamer,
of about 100 tons, designed as the pioneer of
q semi-monthly line from that port to Matanzas
and Havana, touching at Key West and the
building Of her has already commenced
Mrs. Dumbeck, lady residing in the upper
part of Palmyra county, Mo-, was stung on the
wrist a few days since by yellow jacket, from
which death ensued almost instantly. The de-
ceased was somewhat advanced in years, and
previous to her death had been in general good
health.
Prince Albert has bought, or is negotiating
for, the beautiful estate, with a magnificent
mansion on it, belonging to Child, the banker,
and situated between st. Johns Wood and
Hghgate, just four miles from London He
means to have the place as nursery and
suburban residence for the royal children.
The wheat production of Ohio is estimated to
average rs, 100000 bushels per annum, of which
l3,OOO,O 900 are surplus 1t is said that only about
onefifth of the land in the State is under cult
walton. While some of the premium crops ex-
coed so bushels to the acre, the average yield of
the State will not exceed is bushels.
The question of naturalization, and the pro-
lection due to a foreigner abroad temporarily,
after filing his declaration for naturalization,
will receive an early official exposition, the
Washington Union says. The question is an
important one, and it is time that the principle
recognized by the United States Government, as
ruling in such cases. were broadly enunciated
and clearly understood
Twenty thousand season tickets to the Dublin
Exhibition have been sold. The net proceeds
have reached the sum of 100000, and it is
thought will reach double that sum The
largest number Of visitors in one day was 49,
lob, and the largest receipts in one day were
$4,000. 1t is considered certain that Mr.. Dar-
gan will be repaid the half million of dollars
which he advanced for the building and other
preliminaries.
The most valuable article of Jijoufeyfe on
exhibition in the Crystal Palace is said to be
owned in NewYork. 1t is a pearl necklace.
which consists of a wreath of pearls, with one
large diamond in the midst, and is valued at
fifteen thousand dollars 1t is said that a mil
lionaire, recently appointed by President Pierce
to diplomatic post in Europe, offered fourteen
thousand five hundred dollars for it, but that
price was refused.
number Of negroes in Western city recent.
~ lynched man of their own color, whom thew
suspected Of being spy upon fugitive slaves, in
most feroclous manner; the skin of his back,
from his head to his heels, was completely cut
off by the lashes, and in some places the flesh is
cut OIL the bones; he was then left tied to the
ground. Some time after he was found by some
humane person who had him properly taken
care of, and provided medical attendance. II ia
doubtful whether he RECEIVERS.
The inhabitants of Spezzia have riyen mark =
OF lively sympathy to Capt. Ingraham, of the
st. Louis, in relation to his recent firm conduct
in the harbor Of Smyrna. An address of fell.
citations was presented to him. to which he re-
piled that he had only done his duty in covering
with the protection Of the Unitel States a man
who, though he had not altogether become A
ciuzeh OF the united states, yet had taken such
steps as had enabled him to obtain American
passports
The Louisville Courier has reports from
number of counties in Kentucky in relation to
the tobacco crop, and in but one of them is the
crop said to be equal to that of last year, while
in several others the production is estimated at
but 20 per cent Of the yield of last year. At
Louisville, it is said, prices have again ad-
vanced 30 to 10 cents on the 100 pounds for the
common and medium grades. During the year
ending the 18th inst. there were sold at Louis