New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-02

LATER FROM BARBADOEs.-The cholera stsu
ydgang--S SAG thousand fue hundred deaths
Barbados papers to the 9th June say The
cholera is still raging.
The Globe publishes return Of burials to the
24th, by which account it would seem that no
fewer than 5000 deaths had been accounted for.
fut from the want Of accurate returns, espe-
clally from the rural districts, it was conject-
ured that no less than 5000 persons had fallen
victims to the mortality On the 2lst, accord
ing to the BarbadiaD, there was no abatement
Of the disease. On one day, the number of
deaths was computed at 81. According to the
Globe, however, there was a decided falling off
in the mortality. On the day previous, the
number of interments at Indian River was $50 !;
on the 18th, 223 on the 18th, it had fallen to
1872; and on the 22d to 1877. The mortality was
alarmingly great in the hospitals.
DR.. Jean Seechi, SO well known in this city,
had arrived at Barbados, and made an offer of
his professional services
The l4th was observed as o day of solemn
prayer and humiliation
MURDER BY SLAvE.-We find in the vii
mington Journal of the 21st ult., the following
particulars of bloody tragedy which occurred
on the day previous near Laurel, Delaware
negro man, slave to a Mr. Galloway, In
Little Creek Hundred, had been sold by bis
owner to person residing in the State Will
liam Fl. Anderson, and Elijah Hearn, attempted
to take the slave in a barn Of Mr. Anderson's
to deliver him to his new master, when the
negro struck Collins with q pestle, and knocked
him down, and stabbed him with bowie knife,
causing instant death. As he attempted to
leave the barn, Anderson and Hesrn succeeded
in knocking him down, but not until after the
negro had inflicted upon each Of them several
severe wounds with his knife, which, it is said,
will prove fatal to both. They also succeeded
in tying the feet of the negro, and started to 90
short distance for assistance, when they fell
from loss Of blood and exhaustion. The negro
made his escape
The Governor has offered two hundred dollars
for the arrest and conviction of the negro The
sheriff has just left with posse for the neigh
borhood of Laurel, where it is supposed the
negro is still concealed There is great excite
ment throughout the country in consequence of
the murder. 1t is stated in a postscript, that
the negro is concealed in q large swamp which
is surrounded by hundreds Of people armed. 1t
is feared the people will lynch him if taken.
NARROW ESCAPE OF AN AERoNAUr. Eli
oft, who assembled in balloon from Richmond,
on the 10th ult., in attempting to descend, his
balloon got caught in the top of an immense
tree, at the height of one hundred feet, in a
thick forest Fortunately, some negro women
passed near the tree, and, taking Mr. Elliott for
a bear which had been prowling in the neigh
borhood, brought some people to shoot him. On
their arrival, finding out the mistake, they pro-
cured a rope, which Mr.. Elliott hoisted up by
means of slight cord he had with him, and SO
he made the balloon fast. He then jumped into
the flexible limbs of an oak below him, and
catching it firmly, descended to the ground.
His balloon was subsequently saved in a dam
aged state. [Ricbtnond Enquirer.
A SINGULAR CASE The Brattleboro' Eagle
has an account of an interesting criminal case,
which has been settled in Orleans county, Vt
Seven or eight years since, q woman named
Hannah Parker was arrested, tried and found
guilty, of murder Of her infant The proof of
her guilt was conclusive, but upon her trial
some exceptions were reserved for the consider
alton of the Supreme Court, and she was re-
manded to Jail to await their action. In the
Supreme Court the case was continued from
term to term for six or seven years, she in the
meanwhile making the Jail her head quarters,
but having very wide range of Jail yard. The
Supreme Court at last session reversed the for
mer judgment, and she was again brought up
for trial. The same witnesses were called at
this trial as at the former, but, singular to re-
late, the facts had fdded entirely from their
memories Even the witness to whom her con
fession was made, was unable to testify pos
itipeiy that she admitted her guilt OF course
g q reasonable doubt was raised in the minds
of the jury, and she was acquitted
SINGULAR LAWSUIT. - Frenchmen 90 to law
some times upon the most extraordinary
grounds. What do you think of such an ac-
ton as the following? A gentleman had
ticket in the Loterie Piearde On the day sue
ceeding the drawing, he found the list of the
winning members in the Presse; and, still bet.
ter, he found that his own ticket, No II 631,
was down against prize of 1000 francs He at
once posted off to Amiens the capitol of the an
oient Picardy, and the seat of the lottery He
was there told that the number N ,631 had in
deed won prize, but it was not 1000 francs; it
was an elegant mezzotint of the Louvre Out of
this came the lawsuit. But can you imagine
who was sued The managers of the lottery,
perhaps, for swindling Oh. no; the directing
manager is the Project of the Department. Why,
the editor of the Presse, for having cruelty dis
appointed him! The case was actually tried,
and the proprietor of the Presse appeared. He
stated that the list of prizes published by him
was an exact copy of the official list, issued by
the lottery itself. This was proved. Finding
himself worsted, the unlucky gentleman begged
NJ, Rouy, the culpable editor, at least to make
good to him the sum which his excursion to
Amiens had cost him, about 70 francs in all !!
1t is needless to add that this rational and mod
est request was also refused. The litigant lost
his prize, his railroad and hotel money, his suit,
his engraving of the Louvre, and finally lost his
temper. [Paris letter New York Times
THE QUEEN AND THE ABoRIGINEs IN CANADA.
The chiefs and sachems of the Six Nations of
Indians, residing on the Grand river in Canada
West, have sent, through Lord Elgin, to Queen
Victoria, their &C Great Mother,' an address,
expressing their unaltered attachment to Her
Majesty; congratulating her upon the English
alliance with France against Russia, and ten
dering their services against t'any external or
internal enemy that may dare to attack" that
portion Of her dominions occupied by said In
dians
The weather still continues very hot and dry.
The crops of corn in many neigh borhoods of this
county have b en- almost entirely destroyed by
the protracted drought. Many farms on which
from five to seven barrels per acre were expected,
will scarcely average more than from one to two.
Cotton also is beginning to suffer on the high,
rolling lands. Whilst the crops have thus been
dana ppd in soma nna1itios ruo hoo, &c otho.