New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-07


ihs haaktog system Of th. District Of EoIambia
Ar Picklia said he prepared to report bill the
-tt ct, an the the rutss beiog objected
n. .uf i Ct was dropped
The House then adjourned till Monday next.
Homestead Exemption.
The following extracts exhhit Tie various qualifications
of the Homestead Exemption Bills now il the several
: tates name1 !: #a
MAsE -A lot Of land "a dwelling house and out build
ng- thereon. much thereof shall exceed
fsaIosT.-The homestead Of eyery housekeeprr, or
1 af family to he value of $500 and the yearly pro
ducts thereof
M.ss.cHrsRrTs-The ut and buildings thereon occu-
pied residence to the value Of 5000
NEwfoaK.-i he lot and buildings thereon occupied as
4 rrsld nee to the value of $4,000 34
Maryanl--Aii real acquired by marriage during
tile life Of wife from execution for debt of husband
GEORGIA Twenty acres Of land including dwelling
and improvements s2a0-and the addition
II amount of FIVE acres for each child under fifteen
OF age.
city and provided such does exceed in 800
AL.B.Ma-Forty Of land TO every farmer and to
every housrkeeprr residing In town city house and
lot not to exceed 1000
TKxAs-Two hundred acres Of land when not in town
lots. not TO txcesd 1900 in value.
OHto-EVery family homestead not to exceed $500 in
value,
MteH'eAS:-Forty aerss With dwelling house ana ap-
pnrtenances when npt IN town cy if n town city
q lot o. dwelling house exceed in value S1500.
1tilSoIs.-Lot If ground and buildings occupied
resitenct not excredhg in va'ue $1,000.
lowA.-fnrty acras of and not ID town city.
town or city lot not exceeding in amount one-forth Of
acre.
c.LtfenSIA-The homestead. consisting Of quantity
Of nd together With the dwelling house thereon
arpurtehahces and not exceeding in Taiue the su Ct
Nsw JERsEY.-A homestead TO each head Of 8 family
being tine family residence, to the value Of $500 not
b. assets in the hands Of administrator but remain
Tor the benefit Of the widow and until the maturity of the
minor child 5@
including the clearinghouse and appartenances not to
exceed $500 in value, and to extend any property
aed within the limits Of any city or town corporate
f4rAL AsrR.Y ycKsBuRG-Yesterday afternoon.
says the Wing Of the 4th inst between and O'Clock
man by the name of Sims assaulted and killed by
John 4. Marsh (familiary known about town as Gus
Marsh) 1t took place the door Of the drinking
house Of Louis Perano From, the best information We
obtain it appears that they dsputing about
dollar which had been at cards when Mr. Marsh left
and went to the drinking house of c. Francio and hor
rowed large dirk knife OF therereturned to
the house of L. Perano and an attack upon
Alr Sims stabbing him in places, several Of
which would have caused his death. Marsh then went
back to the house of Francio and gave knife the
owner, and himself up to the Mayor. who present
We could not learn the given of Mr. s.. but under
stand be carpenter by trade and recently from
the upper part of this State-probaby from Holly Springs
EiGHT-IorsE IsspkcroRs-The Light House Inspectors
{twelye in nurber) have just been appointed by the
of the six officers Of the Army and the six of the Navy
with the Districts to which they have been assigned.
Navy ofieers-Commodore Downs. Boston Light-House
District Captain Glynn, Florida dol Lieut.. s. f. Blunt
New York. do Lieut.. McBlair Delaware Bay, do Lieut.
A. NJ Pennock Chesapeake Bay Norfolk. etc Lieut. II.
Hunt Texas and Louisiana. Army Oficers-Lieut.
franklin Typographical Corps, Coast of Maine Lieut.
Woodbury. Engineer Corps South Carolina and Georgia
Captain Leadbetter Engueer Corps Mobile Captain Sit
gfeaves Typographical Corps. Northwestern Lakes De-
trait etc; Lieut. Woodruff Typographical Corps Buffalo
and Lower Lakes; Capt Halleck Engineer Corps Cali
fornla and Oregon.
WoaL-The Importance of this article staple is but
Just brgnning to be realized among the farmers the
Vest The repeated failures Of the wheat crop in that
section Of the country and its low price during abun-
dnt season have been for great Encouragement
the agricultural community and the attention Of the
farmers of the Northwest having been fortunately direct
ed to the breeding Of sheep the experiment has been
found to work admirably and there has the past three
been continually increasing clip of wool
ward tn market from the interior of Michigan in the ag
gregate amounting to millions of pounds The prices
far Gsye been higher. uniform, and better
ainet than those of any other product of the and it
is bec4uin pretty certain that wool be the leading
product Michigan paper states that there
runners a the country buying up sheep pelts
exnrbitaht prices In seme instances srirg 81 piece,
which has thu effect to induce farmers AIN h large
hers Ct their ocks This is very bad policy. and will
suit in serious loss 10 the farmer> il the end
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Thg BRoAnwAs RAlLhoAp.-Th. question to have not
to have railroad through Broadway, NewYork
Lave got the Common Council the Mayor. and Judge by
the The Mayor first vetoed The bill granting the
priv egr of read and the Council rt-passed his
heat by the necessary mtotity An Injunction sued
cut before Judge Campbell the Superior Court bnt the
eeuncl SIT his authority defiance and confirmed all
r..
tempt Of aud the members cited appear
t1re the Judge The matter had come up last
counts but considerable fun anticipated. It Is per-
feetly clear that something is wrong somewhere,
TrE GiRL IL BREkcHEs Over ,feRE-Miss Emma Snod-
grass the young lady from NewfoIk who mas been crcu-
l.ng about NewEngard for time past eucased in
horri unmentouabes. brought up before the police
court in Boston few days since charge Of vagrancy
The complainant was not sustained and Emma dis
charged, Snodgrass We believe. is assumed name,
generally understood that the fair Emma she is said
10 beyery pretty is daughter of Mr. Matsel Chief Of
the NewYork Police. She must be insane
HaRr. riiR SoulFrok,-A Virginia gentleman, writing
from florence in Italy, says of Hart the sculptor Talk
Ing about what is doing in Florence must mention
head which Mr. Hart has jnst finished intended pres
ent to the society Of ladies' in Richmond for whom he is
now executing statue of Mr. Clay 1t is Of the most
beautiful things have 1t has sweet
preston representing Virginia mourning for her SON.
lie Is now WORKING on the statue o Mr. Clay and has been
engaged or some time in making with his hands
Instrument OF his own invention for executing it in
he that it will he perfect make it. This
instrument is considered by those who have
OF the greatest inventions OF the age Rich Times
Tlr PfHils or T,.E sEA-We recently stated that the
steamship Pacific her last to Liverpool rescued
siNnn persons frem the wreck Of The birk Jenny paw
n Irving, Scotland bound from Quebec to Belfast
N letter from passenger on board the Pacific, 1t ap
that the only effected through the almost
sperhumEn efforts of the third officer in command and
three sailors with life boat, The wind was blowing a
tremendous gale and the very high The life boat
after returning with the rescued men, dashed to
pieces al the side o the steamer The daring and noble
conduct of the sailors IN saving life crcu
stanres was fully appreciated by the passengers board
the steamer who made up purse Of $500 and deposited
il for their benefit in the Savings Bank NewYerk.
Captains of vessels recently arrived from Europe state
that they have known hps.reIs Weather the
Atlantic, md by the rns made ny the rteaness
w#thfsr thatthe storms apa stss msr. sstssst
".t,a' aver ie tbs present inrletnen. sessoa,f