New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-08-22
NEWS BYTELEcR.aPH

l3.-Major Thomas s. Bryant, editor of the
Western Chronicle, Lexington, Mo, violent anti
Benton, was to-day appointed Marshal of Mis-
|souri.
Senator Smith has returned from Lake supe-
rier loaded with magnificent specimens Of the
mineral wealth Of that region.
1 Lord Strings claim to the fisheries excite
much interest and uneasy feeling.
C. Murphy, Consul to Shanghai, is to be
married on Tuesday next, in Washington.
Col Benton is in NewYork.
DEMOCRATIC CoSTESTIoS, ETc.--Bosfon, Au-
gust 13,-The national democrats have called n
Convention to be held in this CITY on fine same
day Of the regular Dsmocra attic Convention.
There is good deal Of excitement and bitter
feeling between the two factions.
The weather intensely hot thermometer at :
II o'clock, in the shade SO degrees City per.
fectly healthy.
During the week ending at noon to-day, 1876
deaths occurred in'this city, Of which q large
proportion were children. During yesterday
six persons died from the heat.
DEATHS FROM HEAT, ETC = PhiiadeIphia,
August l4-There were five deaths yesterday
from the effect Of the heat--among them was
General Bennett, who was taken sick at the
Assayer's Office Of the Mint, where he had re-
ceived an appointment on Wednesday. General
Bennett served rs Captain in the Pennsylva-
MIA volunteers in the Mexican war. After his
return home he was elected General Of the ID
brigade. He was employed in room where
the thermometer stood at 100 degrees.
| EXECUTION OF JAMES SHIRLEY EioiilaYs.
| barg, P4,, August 12.-The execution OF James
ohlriey 'ior murder, took place at the prison in
IBIS tawn To-day. While on the scaffold, the
saertf askea hlra " hehad anything to say. to
whiehhe replied that ne had nothing to say,
! eIespt that he hoped to meet all present in Par
adise. He also said that g he died better th an
he had thought he would ;he never was a bad
man naturally, and wished to say that the cause
Of all his crimes wasIntemperance." The cap
was then drawn over his face, when he called
out, 6 Sheriff, viii also say that you are o
gentleman--God bless you" Tie deputy then
asked him for the last time if lie had any COR
fession to make, to which he answered that he
had nothing to say on that subject. At q
minutes past l o ock the drop fell, ands In q
few moments the Il.ssrsble man was dead.
MARINE DIsAsrEE--PAiiadelphia, August "a.
The bark N. Bowen, Of Addison, Maine, from
Boston for NewOrleans, foundered at sea in the
gale Of the 9Th instant, in lat. SO, long 60, and
was total loss. Captain Dyer and crew az ~.
rived here in the Ocean Bird from Curocuoa
FROM PoRTo CABELLo-Bosfon, August a.
| Letters received here from Porto CabelIo, Of
| July 70, conhrnl,th previous accounts of the
| earthquake at Cumang. They state that the
town was nearly destroyed, and that $50 per-
seas Perished. "a - 20
ALABANA-Co Complete Vote. for eovernor.-
Winston, &c, ,S62 !; Earnest, $500 Walker, ,1O5s;
Nicks, 7046.
Railroad .Neetiags in .faJaa,q. One held
in Prattville on the 18th inst; one the same day
| at Bluff Port, sumter county one appointed for
Memphis, Pickens county, on the Goth inst; one
| to be held at Eyton on the 24th; and at Tusca-
| loosa on the I'D of September. 4 Convention
| says the Montgomery Advertiser, will be ar
| ranged for the Union Springs Railroad. too, next
| month. These meetings and the spirit displayed
| must be productive of permanent benefit. God
| speed them in every part of Alabama.
| alabama Peniteaiiary Bagging.-The les
sees of the Penitentiary have their bagging and
rope works in successful operation, and are
making most excellent article. This bagging
is fifty inches wide and weighs two pounds per
yard, being six inches wider and half pound
heavier than any other bagging in the market.
Crops and Weather.-The heavy and con-
| tinued rains which we have had for some week
or tive, we fear, will seriously affect the cotton
| crop Damage to it, however, at its present adj
vanced stage Of maturity, can only serve to di-
minish the yield in degree. A good crop, we
are inclined to think, is thing to be calculated
on. Sometime since good deal of dread was
| felt that the corn would be very short; now it
is generally conceded that that crop, though it
is likely to be not too abundant, yet will suffice
the need of the country. [Sumter Democrat,
August IL.
The Macon Republican Of the 18th inst. has
the following:
.NeW CotfOa-Several bales of new cotton
| have already gone into market, and one was
'liBld in Montgomery at IL cents, the highest
centsvet given. Others have been sold at IL
now for ranked as Middling The prospect is
"rop, and pretty good prices
| CRYSTAL PALAcls-=.-
| the 18th instant says NE New York Herald Of
There we're indications at thel..-
that the two millions we spoke of theStAeday
fore, as expected to visit it, had commenced
pouring in. During the forenoon the crowd was
very large, which tended to enliven the appear
ance Of the exhibition, every nave and section
! swarming like hive Of bees. The thousands
of our country friends who are now delaying
their visit to the Palace, with the belief that at
some future day it will be more complete and
| interesting, may now dispel any such idea, and
come on Immediately. There are a few articles
yet to be received and arranged, but in such a
large collection these additions would be hardl Y
noticed. There is enough displayed already to
/ warrant the commencement of the journey OF
the most distant visitor.
The number of visitors to the Crystal Palace
| Yesterday was 5027. The contributions to the
Washington Monument were s4S 40. Total
contributions, l,lsl 6S.
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A NEw LAND WARRANr.-The NeBYork Eve
ming Post thus explains the origin of a new land
warrant, called "ylrginia Scrip" which is
about being issued:
: ga new job, perpetrated in Congress last
winter, has just come to light. Many years
ago, the State of Virginia set apart some pub
lie lands for the benefit OF the revolutionary sol.
diers, for which land warrants were issued. II
: appears that large number of land warrants
were never located, the lands assigned not
proving valuable. These warrants have beer
sought out and bought UP for tritie, by nun
ber of speculators, whc contrived last year Il
get a bill passed through Congress making then
available for purchases of Congress lands any
where, and that without the necessity of paying
the - 80 per acre which ordinary land war
wants are liable for, on being registered. These
| Virginia land warrants are to be registered free
Of charge. These new warrants are now ofer'
/. ing for sale in the market"
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REPORTED BURNING OF SHIP.-The follow
ing is said to have been picked up on the beach
on Long Island few days ago:
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