New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-12
Later from Mexico.

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By the United States mail steamship Orizaba
Captain Forbes, which arrived yesterday from
Vera Cruz, We have received our files from thai
city to the Sth inst, and from the capital to thu
| Sd inst
The most prominent position is given in tbs
Mexican papers to g News from the South" The
Oniuersai of the LIST instant says that the rebe
Don Juan Alvarez is dangerously i'll, and hi.
friends entertain no hopes of his recovery.
The Didrio Cfciai, of same date. says it has
learned from several persons who have arrived
from the South that that chief had died, but
that the greatest efforts were being made to pre-
vent the fact from becoming known
The Eco del Concrete, Of Vera Cruz, of the
9Th Instant, says it hopes this news is true, for
although it dsliAes to wish evil to its neighbors
At must rejoice at this event 80 necessary at tile
present time for the tranquility of the Republic
and to enable His Highness to carry out those
important reforms which his iilusrous admin.
istration has undertaken. The same paper casts
adoabt over the rumor by closing the paragraph
with these words.
+ II he is dead, may his soul find peace before
the Almighty"
The insurgents under the command Of Vii
lalva, one of Alvarez's officers, surprised and
defeated Nava at Sasamulco and took from him
ten saddle horses and six hundred dollars IN
cash
The Eco says that the commandments of sina.
loa, OaJaca, Guanajuato, Queretaro, Tamauli.
pas, Chipas, zacatecas and Tiascala have re.
ported TO the Supreme Government that tran
guilty reigns in those departments.
Troops have been sent from Zamora to act in
the Sierra, and others to Morela for expedi-
tionary purposes
rain storm occurred in the department Of
Vera Cruz, which lasted for twenty four hours.
The great quantity Of water which fell caused
serious damage to the railway bridges and en-
bankments, and caused q suspension Of the tran
SIT BY horse cars upon it.
One Of the assassins of Count Cassato in Mex
lco, who had confessed being principal in the
affair, was attacked by cholera in the iail and
shut himself up in his cell without reportipe his
illness When found, he was dead and the body
drawn up into knot by the cramps
Don Miguel Blanco has been named Governor
and commander Of the department of sinaloa.
The Universal says new expedition under
Count Raousset de Boulbon is expected ut
Guaymas; they will come Disgusting their fill
buster Intentions under an invocation of the
principles of federation, and therefore they may
find proselytes among Mexicans
The house of Nine Arista, lady of the ex
President, was entered ut midday of the 20th
nlt., by three burglars in Disguise, who were
let IN by a woman who was employed to wash
the floors. One of the thieves and the woman
guarded the door while the others proceeded :,
rob the house. Nine. Arista was seriously
wounded in the head The robbers carried oil
$500 in silver and some silks,
On the ID inst q detachment of troops, will,
several mountain howitzRrs, left the capital for
the department Of Michoacan
4 : & n, AZ n \ m O. ~,
the Grand Cross of the Order of Guadalupe ID
be sent to the Queens of England and Of Spail
the Emperor of the French. the King of Prussia,
the President Of Guatemala, Cardinal Antonelli,
Secretary to the Holy See Of Rome, and Baron
Humboldt
The Cross of Commander was conferred Oh
the Ministers of Guatemala, Great Britain, and
Spain, and on the Nuncio of the Pope at Mexico.
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FEMALE BARBERs.-As 10 any pleasure there
may be in being shaved, we have never seen ii
recorded; except, indeed, by writer who thus
discourses of its performance'hy barheresses.
ssWe have also been shaved by lovely youn!y
damseis in Italy and there, we think, is tie
only place TO experience o truly luxurious shave
The young lady g operation is 50 pleasant as she
your chin with her soft hand, I'M
mersed in creamy lather, and her action is So
fairy like and graceful, that he feels almost III
clined to wish that, like Garagantuain Rabelais.
one had ten chins. The charming maiden, too,
beguilss your attention during the whole time
by her delicious copverse~-and only think Of
having your nose pulled by handsome dark.
eyed girl every glance teeming with spiritual
fire, and darling forthta heart sInughterer T,
3 Sidney Smith compares the first whistle of n
locomotive to the squeak of an attorney, when
hs is laid hold pf By bis Satanic Majesty