New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-07

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Major Benjamin Alvord, Captain Attn Infantry
has been appointed Paymaster in the army
rice Van Buren,, resigned
Joseph Bryan, Purser in q. S, Navy, has re-
Signed; and Henry Meyers, of Georgia, HAVING
been appointed in his stead, has been con
irmea.
/ ANNEXATION OF AN ITALIAN PRINclPALtrY no
TuE UNITED STArEs.--A letter from Paris to the
| New York Tribune, dated June l0th, informs Us
that the Principally of Menace, on the shores
4 Of the Mediterranean. between Nice and Gcncn
with a population of 65 900 souls, and two small
Union of American States 1t contains three
cities, which cover nearly all its area. Two ct
| them declared themselves independent in 1873,
while the other remained faithful to Sardinia,
which Government has lately taken steps to an
mex them to its territory. To this not only the
people, but the Prince of Morocco, who has an
interest in them, object, and now offer to sell
them to the United States. 1t is said our Sec
rotary of Legation at Paris has undertaken It,
investigate the matter. The senports are sail
to be good ones, and would prove valuable to us.
while the territory is Subscribed as rich in mines
of silver, iron, mercury, etc.
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TIE BATTLE OF MONMOUTH. anniversary
Of the battle of Monmouth, the 18th ult., was
celebrated on the battle ground, in Monmouth
county, N. J., with much spirit Sixteen Mill
tary companies were present; and also a large
number of distinguished military gentlemen Of
New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. A
sham battle was to have been fought, but thc
heat was so intense that a large number of men
were disabled, and this portion of the pro
gramme was omitted. On the day of the real
battle, as many men died from the effects of tho
| heat and drinking cold water, as were killed by
| the enemy. 1n firing q salute on the 18th, II
private of the Newark Artillery had his hanf
| shot off by the premature discharge of guu
| DEATH OF ONE OF kossuTH's SISTERS.
dame Susanna Meszlenyr, the youngest of Kos.
| suth's three sisters, who came to this country
| in the spring Of 1858, died in New York on the
Goth ult., after n lingering and painful illness
| Madame Nj is represented rs lady of rare
talents and determined character, sharing in -
| large degree the brilliant gifts of her brother
and enthusiastic in her devotion to her native
| country. Consumption was the disease which
carried her eff, and the seeds of which were
| planted in her constitution in the winter Of
1851; tnat night, when she, together with all
the females of Kossuths family, were dragged
through the streets of Pesth, by the brutaI
austrian gcns d'armtS, to place of contine-
| ment
Madame M. was widow, her husband having
died at the commencement Of the revolution
aud she leaves two children, both daughters
one l and the other 10 years of age, who are
dependent upon Madame Ruttkai, a sister to the
deceased. This ladys husband resides in Aus
tria, and not only is he forbidden to leave the
country, but he is prohibited from contributing
in any manner towards the support of his un-
happy family.
A LOST WORLD The Dayton (Ohio) Herald
states that DR.. Van Tuyl, of that city, in his
extensive Geological Cabinet, has m Areolytc
Meteorio Stone, which is about eighteen inches
in diameter 1t is globular in form, and pos
sesses MI the characteristics Of n miniature
planet. 1t fell in n swamp some miles west. OF
Dayton, owing to which circumstance it was not
broken. 1t was discovered about seventeen feet
beneath the surface. There is no knowing how
long this little world went careering through
infinity with lightning speed, before it came
bump up against the earth
SINGULAR. - The Louisville journal states.
upon the authority of a gentleman who arrived
there from Lexington, that the hair of Weieort,
of ,pja AZ Ir,+ i
was formerly black, has turned white since his
conviction.
BIGAMY. So The Charleston Advertiser dis
tinctly charges :. Edward g. c. Judson, QlfaS
Ned Buntline," with marrying a lady in New
ark, N. J., in September last, and recently
abandoned her at Fitchburg, Mass, when
within few days he clandestinely married
again.
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THE MEANEsT VH.LAISY YET-At Cleve-
land, on Monday evening, at o'clock, favor
lite child, only two years old, was missed BIZ her
parents. AT s o'clock, she was returned to
them, stripped of her elegant dress and orna-
ments, and wrapped in q blanket. The woman
who gave her up claimed that she was entitled
to the dress and ornament for finding the
child. OF course it hnd been stolen first that ii
might-bv robbed of its clothing Science i'll
rascality now takes the lead
THREATENED DuEL.-It is asserted that
challenge passed from Lieut.. Fauntleroy, U. S.
N, to Lieut., j. G. Strain, also of the Navy
while the parties were at Panama, several weeks
ago. Lieut. Strain, it will be remembered, was
in command of the party which recently crossed
the lsthmus of Darien in search of ship canal
route. Fauntleroy was also of the party, and.
in the course of an alteration, was accused NV
Strain of cowaldice Hence the challengc.
which was accepted by Strain on COZ dition thav
the meeting should not take place until after
the return of the party to the United States l..
is hoped that the interference Of friends will tie
successful in arranging the difficulty.
FATAL Accidental lad about twelve years
of age, name unknown, attending school Mt
Mamnroneck, and whose parents reside in New
York, was killed by a train this afternoon
little below Mamaroneck. He was trying to sra
how near the engine he could cross while tho
train was in motion, when he was struck by i,
thrown distance of several rods, aud instantlg
killed. The engineer had no time to stop tat
engine.