New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-15


Death Dr. RloaARD SHuDFfdx piScKSgx, q. 8.
n The Charleston papers Of the 10Th ccntsin
this melancholy intelligence The Courier
says
We announce with regret the deceaae Of Com
Pinskney, at his residence in this city, which
occurred about II O'Clock yesterday morning.
Capt Pinckney was the grandson Of Roger
Pinckney, who held office prior to the revolution
under the royal commission in this State, and
Iof Richard Shubriok. who served in the action
at Fort Moultric. and held command in the
revolution.
The deceased Capt. Pinokney entered the
Navy on the I'd Of August, 1o Id, being then in
his seventeenth year. and rose to the commits
sion Of captain IN 1S41, his commission Of that
grade bearing date Of the 9Th Of September in
that year. During his long career Capt. Pinok-
ney showed on all occasions the daring gal
lantry and devotion to his profession which
have earned for the American Navy its honora-
BILE renown. On one occasion he signalized
| himself by volunteering TO cut away the masts
Of the United States frigate Macedonian during
terrible gale-the same being deemed 50 haz-
ardous that Capt. Downes would not make it a
subject Of order, but called for volunteers
Capt. Pinckney's conduct in this instance re-
ceiyed honorable mention from the Navy De-
partment.
He was also engaged in the operations against
the Algerine pirates of the Mediterranean, and
received there several severe wounds from sabre
cuts. His last active service was during the
late Mexican war, when he commanded the
United States war sloop Decatur. He was in
| his fifty eighth year.
The following lines against the Maine Liquor
| law, signed by William North, are going about
| the papers as a model Of laconic force and CON
clseneSS:
cit is my opinion, that liberty is a more
sacred thing than the suppression of vice,
Compulsory virtue leads to no true moral pro-
| gress. I would rather see all mankind drunk
| by choice, than one man sober on compulsion.
OF course Mr.. North is against depriving a
man of his /" liberty for stealing, burglary or
any other vicious practice. Whether he is him
self the one man whom he dslikes to see
sober on compulsion. preferring that the whole
| race should get booty as an alternative, does
| not appear from his statement New York
| Tribune.
| FIRE AT CINCINNATI FROM LIGHTNING. During
o thunder storm in Cincinnati on the It'll inst,
| the lightning struck building on Columbia
street, occupied by Dean & Hale, commission
| and liquor merchants. II set fire to some liquor
! in an upper story, and the building was de-
| stroyed. Loss $4,000. Insured for $4,000.
| The adjoining building was slightly damaged.
| ROBBERY OF CHURcH.--St Andrews Epis-
| copal Church in Philadelphia was broken open
on the night of the 9th inst and robbed of
| nearly the whole Of the communion plate.
Among the articles stolen were four silver
plates, four silver chalicss, two bread-stands,
| and o large silver strainer. 5S
| DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT CARRoLLToN, KY.-The
distilleries of Messrs. Root & Co. and Mr.. Sny-
| der's, at Carrollton, were destroyed by FIRE on
I fbae inst thnAxr ho1l pfc av,d
large number Of hogs. The loss is estimated
| at 100000. :
| A droll fellow, who had wooden leg, being
| in company with o man who was somewhat Gre
| dulous, the latter asked the former how he came
to have wooden leg. "Why,' said he, g my
j father had one, and 80 had my grandfather be-
fore him; it runs in the blood"
COMMUNICATIONS of the young ladies who
visited the o. S. ship Portsmouth, the other day,
who was not supposed to have the slightest
| knowledge Of nautical parlance, asked Captain
Dornin why the aftermost sail was like tyran-
nical mother.
| The gallant captain scratched his head over it
awhile, and then GO guv it up
Because it is q spanker ~ modestly iisped
the fair young creature, amid the applause of
| the epauletted sons of Neptune
! Mary, my love- said not very attentive
husband to his wife, at dinner table, s shall
help you to piece Of the hearth"
81 believe said she, Sc that piece Of a.heart
was all that ever got" There was sommo-
ton among the dishes.
RATHER CooL.-A friend, who has large
and sagacious dog, told US yesterday that
50 Watch, saw the man leave in the morning the
usual daily supply of ice at the door, which not
being observed by the servant, lay melting
away upon the area boards Watch observed
this wasting process with concern, until he
could bear it no longer, when he commenced
pushing the ice to a shaded place, and having