New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-03

MaRE AHREsfs GisulsSAsl-The Cincinnati
has further particulars of the arrest of three
four merchants Of that city growing out Of the burn
ing Of the steamer Martin Washington After stating
that the parties in confinement ut Columbus await
ips an examination, the Ga1ette says
The Developments this strange affair show that
the month Of December at last year certain parties
bought tha steamer Martha Washington Of James Me-
Siehotsnn clerk. and w II Holland, mate The boat
luaed by different pafes Of this city and left
wharf anuary, and on the llt Of that month i'll the
nrghhnrlno OF Island No 90 on the Mississippi river
he boat was burned~zhoat and cargo q total toss,
The Charge against heHfties arrested is That they by
bills of ain. and false ohS thereto obtained insurance
in tie following oices when in reality there few or
no goods shipped.
i'll the National Of this city when the suproston Is
that none shiptNd. The office refused TO pey==
Chandler sued
Capt Cummings secured sl5uo insurance The freight
list II The boat the Framep's and Mechanics OF sladi-
s'p " e s6,nysa Sso O. insurance Il th Fpman
Company Of this city, boots. shoesand kos
uth hpts said aso to haye been shippsd THIS sum WIS
paid b, Joseph Lawrence ESQ before lie died
+ Il + Stevens insured S33b9cn an inroice Of boats and
shoes bought Lyman Cole in the Protection Agency Of
his eity IIc also Insured tna Agency S4S74
goods purported to have been bought of John Edwards
Lyman Cole ENSURED 5000 boots and shoes il the Gin
cinn Agency Of the Detroit Insurance Company. Cole
Snr the company and this had had long s&anihttloh
in The Courts of Detroit.
Capt Cummings effected an insurance through nm IN
iinrtnl Ti3u0 GhGW#s, hselcy u Lit
phuniH of St Louis also large amount in the Charles
| tn Company. which is in suit
Tile Union Mutual, Of New York, had siooooSis9o en-
1000 dozen sheep skins aud 900 2Ggeo white sQla
| leather said to have been shpned
Charles Lane q 90. Of Boston, innocent parties ad
yauced Ei5Sanc flsoo the eth o lannary, policy
the Equitable Lsrancc Company. Of Boston Of Sa254
SEQ pHckaes ia 70 hase aen shpprl on the Mar,ha
Washington,
james Lee cf boston, Innocent rarity is insured to nro
ect SbAhn q bairsls Of pork, said to b.
Shipped r Colc aud 3 h1rrfls o rerk aud lno terces o
lard, by Kissazea
Adam hNpln effected, the boat nassed Louisville in
With the louisville agency Of the Madison nS
rance Company for 900 200 Of boots aud shoes
ll to sve been Skipped by said Chaplin in Cincinnati
4 This claim sued for by hissane.
thousand runners are current in reference to every
point This The draynan who hauled the goods IN
i acknowledged the perjury. The Mr. Cheney makes hi
revelations Mr. fiey porter Of the ehapin is REPORTED
10 have been opposed to the scheme. ani, to avoid h
threas parties to leave the city TO have seefeed him
self Illinois escape violence; that. on his dying bed
the h ot last October he eharsed these parties viii
the cons piracy.
Their were other nsranees besides those noted swell
ling tile pretended amount Il! shipment to aggreSHt
beyond the raasonahleness Of Ordinary ShiPnientS