New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-16

TYPOGRAPHICAL. CONVENTION AT PTrrsEcadH.
The National Typographical Union, recently in
session at Pittsburgh, adjourned on the 9Th
INST. The following officers Of the Union have
been elected for the ensuing year. President,
Gerard Stith, Of New Orleans, First Vice PreS-
lent, Andrew Mccawbry, Of Boston Second
Vice. President, r. A. Albaugh, Of New York;
recording Secretary. q. r. Whitecomb, 81 Baf-
alo; Corresponding Secretary J. p. Woodbury..
i Chicago Treasurer, M. Brown, ii Phila-
lelphia The next session Of the Society will
,e held at Buffalo on the first Monday Ia May
lext
The Convention passed the following resolu-
ion:
Resolued, That this National Union regard
IS injudicious frequent resort to = strikes On
he part Of journeymen, on any misunderstani-
ng occurring between them and their employ
that in most cases all such diff
erences can be settled satisfactorily by other
md more amicable means, and that = s strike 8
should be resorted to only when such means fail
The recommendation TO Subordinate Unions
to prohibit runaway apprentices working was
agreed to. Also the recommendation that they
contribute 40 to each Union ON q strike.
The Committee ON Subordinate Unions re-
ported against the suggestion to estsblish
q National Organ Of the craft. Report &C.
cepted. y @
THE NEW MEXICAN BoUyDART.--The appoint.
ment Of ex Senator Meriwesher, Of Kentucky,
as Governor Of New Mexico, in the plaza Of the
Governor Lane, as far - Il goes,
is direct revocation Of the late flaming psUc1a-
nation Of the said Lane, and to this extent will
give very general satisfaction. We ars also
gratified to be assured that Mr.. MeriWether il
to proceed straightway to supersede the over
warlike Governor Lane in the occupation 81 the
adobe executive palace at SAINTS Fe, and that
the boundary difficulty will b faithfully rscti-
fed, according to treaty stipulstions. We ap-
prehend, however, that our special corrsspoAiasat
is under mistake in placing, O b does, Tie
President Of the United States entirely beysnd
the reach and influence Of the nsWspepeKG We
cannot believe that General Pierce occupies
such an imperial position as this of absolute
exemption from the counsels Of public opinion.
Good and seasonable advice, even to the Presi-
dent, through the columns Of . Newspaper, We
think is worth listening to, notwithstanding our
very poor opinion Of the uses and functions Of .
special organ. But upon the main question Of
the new Mexican boundary, II Santa Anna In
agreed it is to be hoped the administration viii
settle the frontier Indian disturbances for the
future by the purchase Of the territory which
they have conquered and now occupy The lit
tie discrepancy concerning the new AeIican
| boundary affords : fine opening Tor compFehen.
siye and permanent arrangement. New York
Herald Of the 9Th.
| CouNrERPErrERs ARREsTED.-Last Thursday
or Friday young man Of this city called at
the post office for letters. Cne was handed him
j which he opened and found it TO contain con,
siderable amount Of money, He returned it,
stating that it could not be Tor him, as he WAC
not expecting money. The money and letter
were then examined by the postmaster. = was
i found to be counterfeit-over 500 on Alabama
banks. Last evening man called at the post
Office, and inquired if there were any letters for
1 n-<vnk lat
ter, and the clerk, in accordance with instruc-
lions, pretended not to be able to find it. While
!, searching, . man was dispatched for . police
| officer, who, Just as the letter was delivered,
arrested Andrews, and lodged him IN jail
RI 4 man was arrested this morning on River
street. His name is William Kirkpatrick; he
is the keeper q doggsry. Officers proceeded ded
J couterfsit bills (3's) on the City BANK Of New
York. The bills are miserably executsd kirk.
, patrick was lodged in jail [Cleveland PlaiI
t Dealer, May 8.
RIOT, ARSON AND MuRDER.--Blair county
y Pennsylvania, has been disgraced By the perpe
tration Of another most diabolical outrage within
her borders, by another scene Of riot. arson ane
7 fendish murder, which has hardly parallel il
! the annals Of crime. The outrage occurred Of
I Wednesday night last, and had its origin in tn
= feud which exists between the clans Of Iris
= laborers employed on the line Of public work.
= 1t seems that 81 Leinster man = was met ON th
public road by three or four IS Fardowns," q
EE Connaught men, some days previously, an
severely beaten by them. In retaliation, ia
r Leinster men on several sections rallied on th
le night above mentioned, and proceeded to the 10
Z, on which the offenders against their clan wer
70 employed, armed with guns and other weapon.
~ and commenced q murderous assault, firing int
the shantees and quitting the inmates to tligl
ne FIR THAR 1ivpS IInOn Shnntpa
n, ularly wreaked their vengeance, firing man
IN well aimed shots into it, and finally setting
Of on fire and burning it to the ground. tagetht
&c with its contents, including one untortana
inmate, who, for some reason. perhaps from y
III ing disabled by gun-shot, failed 70 make b
bit escape In the morning, his crisped, charrt
n and dismembered body was found among Il
on ashes, o most revolving and horrible sight, vi
ry the legs burned off to above the knees, the arr
las to above the elbows, the eyes from their socket
10 and the entrails burst from the abdome
til, Measures were Immediately taken to arrest t
ted offenders, by the authorities Of the neighbt
our hood, and bv Monday evening some forty w
lodged in prison, to answer indictments for mi
es, der, arson and riot [Hollidaysburg Regist
nd FAST Go1NG.-The clipper ship Sovereign
&C. the Seas, Capt. Mckay, arrived at NewYo
within eighty-two days from Honolulu, sar
un wich Islands. The run from Honolulu to @
| IL,
in 81 days; in % Of those days, consecutive
of the ship ran 6489 miles one Of these days '
,e y, distinguished by an extraordinary run Of
rs. miles. This is the greatest sailing records
Ivy the nearest approach to it being that Of the +
ing Cloud, which ran in rs consecutive days
average of 227 miles per day While the dc
average Of the Sovereign Of the esas, for
aie same time, was 249 Ills miles, o. % mile
day more than the Flying Cloud.
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Ilth EXPLOSION FROM IaNoRANcE.-A man mar
ate Michael Foliage, in Philadelphia, on the
18th inst purchased about forty pounds Of DANA
percussion caps for old copper. and, on ssk
une now ne couio GET ns p4Nasl 1us = s.en -,
hen seller Jestlngly repnsu ne coeu Duln = wv
,een them home, heated large pot red hot,
, ,aI threw them all in. In q few moments there
dry was q terrific explosion. The pot WAS bro
. to pieces, and, some fragments Of it striking
3 L, ry,oI 70 <hn{ oor