New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-09
Things in Mobile

tember next.
Things in Mobile.
In the Mobile Register Of the 7th we find the
following additional particulars in regard to
the results of the recent election excitement in
that city 541sz.s= 5.s
The election in the Fifth Ward, Monday last,
for Justice of the Peace, produced degree Of
excitement unparalleled in the history Of
Mobile. The party, composed wholly Of Irish
| citizens of the Ward, which drove some dozen of
our native population from the polls, and were
afterwards repulsed by native reinforcements,
have paid severe penalty for That act of in
discretion. An intense feeling of bitterness and
hostility was engendered, which it will take
| days if not years to allay.
On yesterday, as well as the day preceding,
every man engaged in &C brick-batting" was
hunted down, and many caught Unexpectedly
in the streets and elsewhere. The city pre-
sented, on these memorable So three days.
battle ground that might well put the ''mas
terly inactivity of the Allies in the East to the
blush. Skirmishing, assaults and batteries,
tracing and chasing followed in quick success
sion. The police force was inadequate to the
emergency, and "chaos was come again.
| The Guard house was filled with affrighted
and helpless refugees, yesterday, and safety was
only found within the solid walls Of the prison.
| The melancholy condition of M. John Davidson
served to add fuel to the indignation of the
| populace.
The Mayor, we hear, has expressed his de-
termination to quell the characterization at all
hazards He has been unable to do it hereto
| fore, and we fear it will only cease when every
man engaged in the g brick batting melee is
terreted out. 1t strikes us that the popular
4 vengeance might be forestaled, if the police
would arrest and bring to punishment the indi-
"A x 1xrla Lao,. ~:
still at large and easily found. That gentle
man was struck with a rock on the cheek,
which cut terrible cash, through which he is
said to be breathing, the mouth and nostrils be-
ing closed from violent inflammation
The same paper has the following:
YACHTS, AFLoAT AND TO FLoAT.-The beauti-
full little eVesper,'' the new yacht Of Judge
Lessesne, returned on Tuesday. She is univer-
sally admired by all boatmen here, and has
been as favorably received by her rivals else.
where. We venture" to hope match will
soon test her excellence against the flag boat in
the s. Y. c. of the second class, which is her
proper size.
: THE OTHER YAcHT-That singular novelty in
boat building, which we lately named as being
on the stocks--not on the river banks, but at
the Battle House-is now nearly ready for
launching. She is the first and only effort, in
that line, Of her talented and ingenious builder
and if his entirely original plan succeeds, as il
should, his name and his boats will be immortal
Her stem is sharp, and her stern has no capacity
for back-water; while transverse cut through
, her centre represents parenthesis, lying fiat
, on its back. This extraordinary fare forbids
an upset; and if it does not produce too great q
! friction in wabbling sea, it may revolutionizt
the future building of small sail bots.
ANOTHER HoMICIDE.-A man named r P
DlxzJz 11oI Al % r.
i piah County, in this State, on the 18th ult
under the following circumstances He and 8
a Mr. Francis NJ Jones were playing a game o
nine pins, when a dispute commenced which
grew into an angry alteration. Rhodes
y threatened to whip Jones. The latter, being
e much the smaller, remarked that he was mo-
physically his equal, but would soon make him
self so He left, and shortly returned whe1
. the dispute was renewed, but quieted by tn,
interpostion of mutual friends. During tn,
G evening Rhodes again attacked Jones. who
drew pistol and shot him through the neck
: In few minutes Rhodes was dead Jones WA
held to bail in the sum of five thousand dollar
e for his appearance at the ensuing term of tn,
5 Circuit Court. [Paulding (Miss.) Clarion.
It GREAT SLAUGHTER the commencement
e of the dog war, on the LIST of June, until tn
6 present time, September 2, there have bee,
y captured eight hundred and fifteen CANNES with
= in the bounds of the old city proper. Of thes
!. one hundred and thirty eight were redeemed
n and six hundred and seventy seven wer
q slaughtered. The entire cost to the City Treas
q ury for these operations, over and above tn
u amount received for dogs which were redeemed
t was $742. philadelphia Sun.
TROUBLE FOR NOTHING The Columbus (Ohio
1t Democrat says: One evening, not long since
). a party Of four gentlemen were seated round
:, table, amusing themselves with a game Q
a eucher. A clergyman Of the place, being ia
g miliar at the house, entered somewhat alb
= ruptly into the presence Of the players. Blu
"a one Of the company was enabled to make hi
"a exit without being seen by the minister. H
- remained outside until he supposed his rever
" ence had gone, and then, returning to his com
1t rades, he was not little surprised to find tn
u clerical gentleman occupying his seat, and play
ing out his hand more dexterously than he eoul
4 himself"
ofl The TIDE-wATER CONNECTION. = This grea
work, extending from the Basin in this city, th
termination of the James River and Kanawh
- Canal, to the James River ship landing q
y Rockets, distance of three fourths of mile
, ~ was opened yesterday. The water was draw
- from the dock in May, 1851, and again let il
1 yesterday. The first vessel entered yesterda,
q morning between 10 and IL o'clock. Rich
# mond Enquirer, 1st.
The rapidly growing strength of the Know
., Nothings in all parts of the country has be
u come matter of wonder and establishment t
! every body, and to none more SO, than the oil
) school politicians A picnic gathering of til
order, including their wives and children, in al
II numbering between four and five thousand, wa
g held in Georgetown, Massachusetts, last Wednes
y day From present Indications old politica
D. parties will soon be completely swamped, rubbe
out, obliterated, between the know-nothing
D and know something's, and in few years til
ii country may be divided upon the issues between
these two secret orders As yet we have hear
of but two victories gained at the polls by tn
y know something's, one in little town in the in
.. terror of New York, and the other at a recen
10 election for councilman in one Of the wards
le Washington. charleston Standard.
y y. BeYsj. Chandler,
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sg- Office at CoRsoN ARMsTRoNG's, 50 Camp street.
y ls- Office Hoursfom7 A. M, and sto5P
E References-H T. Lonsdale, j. Lands Co.. and Corson
Armstrong, mh4 lyim
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no Retail LAMPS, Plated Britannia CANDLE
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