New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-14
DAILY CRESCENT.

In Northern Ohio 100 townships have ex-
pressly abolished the liquor triffc under a law
enabling them TO do so,
1t is a popular delusion to believe that an ed-
tor is public bellows, bound to puff every thing
and every body that to use him.
The second trial Of Miss Wheeler, at Milwau-
kee, for killing Luce, her seducer, was progress
ing at the last accounts.
The grand jury Of Essex county, Mass, has
indicted the Boston and Maine Railroad for
causing the death of the son of President Pierce
last fall
The n Y Evening Post and Rochester Daily
Advertiser grumbe great deal at the recent
consular and ministerial appointments made at
Washington.
A Floral Fair was held in Philadelphia last
week, the proceeds Of which amounted to $1,000,
which will be expended in establishing Home
for friendless children.
The amount Of American indebtedness to Eu-
rope is calculated to be nearly, if not quite,
s350,000 COO, and large amounts of stocks are
constantly going out for sale
There are now in California about twenty.
two thousand Cinnamon The capital invested
and owned by the Chinese in the State, is one
million Of dollars,
The statistics Of all the various branches of
Methodism in Europe and America show total
Of 10 400 travelling, and 30 900 local preachers,
who minister to : 036,l6 commandments
Tlos F Meagher, ESQ, has been elected hon
orary member Of the Phoenix Literary Society
o6William aud Mary College Of Virginia. This
Society was founded by jefferson.
Lorenzo Slack has obtnined verdict of eight
hundred dollars in the Windsor County Court
Vermont. against DR. Dix Crosby. for alleged
malpractice in setting the thigh-bone Of the
former.
The Central Georgian Of 3lst ult. announces
the appearance of the first cotton bloom in
Washington county. II is, however, not regarded
as any indication Of the condition Of the crop,
VII ch is very backward and unpromisng
VIM Thornton Doniiphan, son Of Gen A
" Doniphan, died at the residence Of his father,
in Liberty, Mo, on the sth ult, from taking
corrosive sublimate, which had been given to
him through mistake for a dose of salts
The Pacific Railroad Company have compile
ted q road for forty miles west Of st, Louis, and
il is under contract for one hundred and thirty
Two miles Its length is to he six hundred
miles To the boundary Of the State Of Missouri.
ON the morning of the sth inst, Charleston
was visited by one Of the severest thunder
storms which has been experienced in that city
for years. Several buildings in the city, and a
schooner in the harbor, were struck by light
ming, but without much damage to property OF
injury to persons resulting
The Dahlia is n native of the marshes of Peru
and was named after Dahl, the celebrated Swe-
dish botanist 1t is more than thirty years
.since its Introduction into Europe, and is now
the universal favoritc of florists. The number
Of known varieties is 800
For the year ending March 81, 1853, thu
number of intentions of marriage issued at thu
Registers Office. in Boston, has been 3066,
larger number than for any previous year L
is noticeable fact on the record book that NOR
old bachelors than usual have lately entere,
into the bonds of matrimony.
We learn from the Winnsboro' IS. c. Regis
ter that Mrs. Elizabeth Dunlap, aged about 10
years, died in that place on the 3d inst TIL
deceased was well acquainted with the circum
stances attending lluck's defeat in York District
and other occurrences connected with the ReyC
utionary struggle, and lived to an age nc
usually allotted to the human race.
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The annual Musical Festival Of the German
j. to take place this year in Philadelphia, con
lnencing on the 18th inst, and lasting until til
10Th. The vocal societies Of all the principe
cities and towns will be present, making
chorus of about 1000 male singers. There wi
probably be some additional thousands, NJ
musicians. attracted by the festival.
meeting OF the merchants Of PHILADELPHIA
was held at the Board Of Trade Room in thu
city on the Otn inst, IOr inc purpose OF OrHal
izing an association for the relief of old and il
digent merchants. The meeting well 3
tended, and the society fully organized by cleo
ing John NJ Atwood, ESQ, President, with ty
vice-presidents, treasurer and secretary.
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PUNISHMENT FOR RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.-Tl
Governor of New Hampshire, in his message
the Legislature, recommends that loss of Ii
necasioned by railroad accidents, so termed,
indictnhle offences, and punishable by confn
ment to hard labor for life, or q term Of yeal
according to the apgravntion of the offence.
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DEAFNEss.-An English paper states that
~ dissertation lately read before the Royal
ciety by Mr.. Toynbee, contains some partic
lars Interesting to deaf people. Much of {
deafness that occurs is found 10 be caused by
aperture having formed in the drum of the ca
in such cases, if an artificial drum, made of VI
canized India rubber or putta percha be intl
duced, the cavity is agsin closed, and the pow
Of hearing is considerably restored 1t
hardly necessary to add, that the old motto
about certain old bones beating on the ty
panum drummer wise are altogether fallacio
Curious STATisTIoS,-lf the streets af Lond
were put together, they would extend 5000 Ms
in length. The main thoroughtares are t
yersed by 5000 omnibuses and $500 cabs,
Moving 40 900 horses In 1919 the metrop
alone consumed 100000 quarters of VIII
10000 bullOcks, l,iOO 900 sheep, 5000 cal
and $4,000 pigs. One market alone supp
4,O24 400 head of game. London, in the s
year. ate 3, 900, 600 salmon, which were was
down by as 100000 gallons OF porter and
1000 900 gallons of spirits, and 20, 900 pipe
wine $4,000 COWS are yearly required Tor
don milk, and, reckoning two gallons a
from every COW, we have here $1,000 gallon
London peculiar" consumed by the LoI
inhabitants 100000 gaslights fringe the str
l.ondon's arterial water system supplies
enormous quantity of A. ,32s gallons
day thousand sail employed in brin
annually to London 100000 tons of
They have no fewer than 23,5lI tailors, q
bootmakers, 10000 milliners and 'lressma
and 1901 domestic servants.