New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-10-21
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.FeU YORK, Oct Is, lao p, y.-Gen Dir
has resigned the New York Sub-Treasurysbip.
Col Polk, of Maryland, declines the Bor.
deaux Consulate.
European dispatches received at Washington
say that England has resolved to assist Turkey,
in the event of her engaging in war with
Russia.
| 1:45 p. M.-The Aboltionists Of Boston have
had girl who accompanied Col Clenathan, Of
New Orleans, brought before the Supr reme
Court, for the purpose Of endeavoring to obtain
her freedom. They alleged that she was de-
tanned against her will. The court, however,
found otherwise, and the girl .Yas discharged
and at once returned to her master, who with
| MS family is at present staying in Boston
Mr.. Collector Bronson has written a reply to
Mr.. Secretary Guthrie 1t is a very dignifed
and independent production. Mr. Bronson vim
dlcates the course which he has pursued, and
proclaims that he is determined to maintain the
position that he has assumed He affrms as
one principle by which he means to stand that
OF the Federal Government having no right to
interfere in State politics
Diamond Il Co, the large sugar refners Of
Bristol, Il. l., have failed for half million Of
dollars
demand in the Cotton Market to-day. but prices
are still lower. The sales embrace 1,750 bales,
mostly at further decline of &c per h.
| 1t is reported to day that George Law, the
great ship owner and speculator, has failed for
a large amount.
| dispatch from Detroit, Michigan, states
that a fire had broken out in the woods near
that city, and was still raging terribly, carry
ing away houses, barns, crops, &c, over dis
trict embracing many miles, and embracing
some 10000 acres of wood land The flames
ha3feached within a mile of that city, and the
railroad was impossible for some distance by
the burning timber falling across it. The
amount of property destroyed is immense.
| Mobile, Oct. 20.-The interments in this city
yesterday were nine, including deaths from
yellow fever five.
The yellow fever has now broken out at
Stockton, Baldwin county, Ala.
The Black Warrior is lying at Dog River
bar-all well on board.
.Ne,o York, Oct. 13-Moses Wheelock, Vice
President of the New York Board of Brokers, it
is said, has failed for a heavy amount
| W'aShin gton, Oct. 13-The President has
appointed James H. Williams, of Maine, Consul
| to Sydney, Australia, and James H. Young, OF
New York, Commercial Agent to Curacao
| Philadelphia, Oct. 13.-Foulkrod, democrat,
is elected Senator from the county by only ma
jority Seven prohibitionists and four demo-
Gratis are elected to the House.
Trenton, Oct. 12-The Whig Convention
nominated to-day Joel Haywood for Governor Of
New Jersey. Mr.. Haywood is mechanic, and
has served several terms in the Legislature
Pittsburgh Oct. 12.-Yesterday afrehoon
the rope broke on plane No of the Postage
railroad, by which two sections of canal boat
George W. James, which were about half way
up the plane, came down at a frightful rate
| striking other sections, and breaking into frag
ments a boat loaded with 1000 kegs of gunpow
der, 200 of which were scattered about th
| track.
| Cincinnati, Oct 13.--The democrats have be
yond doubt carried this State by very larg
majority. There is no report of the vote upo
: the liquor law.
The democratic majorities are in Frankli
county, 1000; Montgomery, 200; Erie, 800
Sandusky, 200, and Ottawa 200 The free
soilers carry Cuyahaga, and have 600 majorit
in Lorain.
Boston, Oct. IA mass ratification meetn
| of the wings was held at Faneuil Hall this even
| ing, Hon. Abbott Lawrence presided. L. II
Derby, of Boston, made speech in opposition
| to the new constitution. Hon. Edward Everett
spoke for two hours, principally in opposition tt
| the new constitution
The extensive rope walks of Sewall s. Day
| We're burnt yesterday-loss $20,0 900.
mount W asnlngton Is now covered with snow
| to the depth of two feet and in some places is
drifted to the heighth of 8 feet In the towns
around the mountain snow has been falling fol
several days. The thermometer at the noun.
tain last week stood at zero.
Hartford, Oct. 13-Gov. Seymour, Minister
to Russia, resigned his Office as Governor of the
| State of Connecticut to-day, in order to prepare
for his mission. Charles Pond, Lieut. Governor
was sworn in at Il o'clock as chief executive il
his place.
.Montpelier, Oct. 13.-The Legislature met
this morning and had four unsu ecessful ballots
for speaker. On the last the vote stood G. W
CRANKY, whig, "a; Bingham, democrat, 81
Needham, free-soil, 80.
Easton, Pa, Oct 13--Hon James NJ Porter
democrat, has about 400 majority for President
Judge of the district composed of Carbon, Mon
roe, Pike and Wayne counties. His opponent
was NJ, M. Dimmick, democrat.