New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-21

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In New York, on the night of the 18th, job
| Gilfoy was shot down in the street by some pei
son, who made his escape and is as yet Ill
known. The affair occurred at the corner
Ninth Avenue and Fifty fifth street.
Madrid correspondent, describing the in
terest the poor classes take in a bull fight, say
that week or two ago man actually out o
his wife's hair while she was asleep, and sold j
in order to raise money for the purpose Of seein
the fight.
A son Of DR.. John G. Ramsay, Of Columbus
Ky, aged II years, was killed few days age
by the discharge Of shot gun, into which h
was blowing to show his little brother ho,
sportsmen blow out the smoke after dischargin
gun. His lips were over the muzzle, and tn
whole charge Of pigeon-shot entered his mouth
killing him instantly.
1t is stated that the mob that broke into til
Jail at Denton, Md, took out and hung Dav
Thomas, the negro murderer, who had been con
victed Of murder in the second degree, tied tn
Sheriff Of the county before they proceeded t.
their murderous work, and afterwards released
two prisoners, one of whom had been sentenced
to the Penitentiary.
A physician writes to the editor Of the Lou
isville Courier that q few days ago g youns
lady of Oldham county, in her ordinary health
(perfectly well, the family say,) rode two mile
to physician and had a tooth extracted. Al
most Immediately paralysis on one side of thu
body occurred, then stupor, and death followed
in few hours. " She had not inhaled chloro
form, or any thing Of that kind.
The Eastern train from Portland, between
Maiden and Somerville, was going, O. few days
since, at the rate of nearly forty miles an hour
when man who was in the saloon Of the car
and somewhat intoxicated, suddenly leaped
through the car window He was not in the
least injured, nor did he show any apparent i'll
effects from his remarkable leap.
Mr.. William Thompson and wife, two aged
citizens of Lancaster, s. O., died at their resi-
dence, ten miles below the village, few days
ago. Mrs. Thompson was taken sick one hour
and three quarters before her husband, and,
what is very singular, he died just the same
space Of time after she breathed her last. They
were placed locking arms in the same coffin, and
therefore sleep in the same grave.
A letter from an officer of the army stationed
at the west says it is believed to be contempla-
ted to send considerable force, consisting of
infantry, light artillery and dragons, to the
west next spring, to enter on regular campaign
against the Pawnees and Sioux for the many
depredations they have lately committed, indie
pendent Of their having killed poor Grattan and
his party, for which they will yet have to pay
dearly.
We learn from the Chicago Tribune of the
10th that Mr.. Isaac K Altemus, q leading
member Of the theatrical profession, died in
that city on the previous day, after short ILL
ness. Mr. Altemus was native of Philadelphia,
and was about 45 years Of age. He had been
connected with the drama upwards of twenty
years, and had performed in all the principal
cities Of the Union. He leaves wife but no
children.
At Q meeting Of the American Missionary
Association few days since, Rev. J. p Bard
well reported that among the Ojibway tribe Of
Indians, the deficiency Of salt was 50 great that
the fish can not be preserved, and the poor In
dams have, in order to sustain life, been obliged
to eat one another, an occupation very unfavor-
able to the triumph of the Christian faith.
Within theee weeks ride from Meriden, Conn,
said Mr.. Bardwell, all the savage practices and
rites Of cannibalism have been practiced.
The great French aeronaut, M. GODDARD, will
make an ascension in his immense balloon, from
the Hippodrome lot. in New York, on Monday
next. NJ. GODDARD has performed the most in
credible aerostatic feats of any man living, and
has been accompanied in his aerial excursions
by M. Arago. Victor Hugo, and other eminent
men. He has travelled over four hundred and
sixty miles in single voyage, has crossed the
English Channel, Karpath, the Alps, journeyed
from Paris to Versailles with a large party, and
performed other marvellous things in his great
balloon, which is now on exhibition at the Crys-
tai Palace.
The Duo de Grammont, the young French
nobleman Of distinguished family, who was lost
on the Arctic, was sent to the United States as
an attache to the French Embassy at Washing
ton, and is described as an intelligent person Of
exceedingly amiable manners. lie was ap-
pointed more than six months ago to the post
which he was on his way to fill, but his depar-
ture had been repeatedly put off by family cir
cumstances and other obstacles A New York
paper says that he was but twenty one years Of
age, and the last of his race. He was a lineal
descendant of Count Phillibert de Grammont,
o famous wit Of the Court Of Louis XIV, who,
when banished from France, went to England,
and became equally famous at the dissolute
Court of Charles the Second.
ELEVEN LIVES LOST. ~ The ferry -skiff at Troy,
N. Y, upset on the morning Of the 18th in the
river near the steamboat dock. It contained
seventeen persons, including the skiffman, Of
whom all were drowned but six. They were
principally young men employed in Wheeler &
Taylor's chair factory in West Troy, and were
going to work.
FIGuRE-HnAD PICKED UP AT SEA.-on the
10th inst, lat. 36, Ion. "a, the pilot boat Vir-
ginia No. picked up the cutwater. stem and
a female figure head of vessel The figure is
painted light blue, with wreath Of roses
around her head; it can be seen on board the
boat, which is lying in the East River. New
York Post. -
A short time since, the Methodist minister of
East Hampton, Conn, went in pursuit of his
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