New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-08

The protector OF that famous achievement, |
the Kansas Nebraska law, he and his had sup |
posed would require no better stepping block |
rom which to vault into the seat of the chief |
but, unaccountably short-sighted
IS he may appear, it is now plain that he has |
constructed an edifce which needs not to |
rumble into ruins to crush its builders. His |
recent reception at Chicago, where he attempted |
to address the people for the first time since the
close of his Congressional labors, is very good
proof of this assumption. The hood-gates of
popular indignation were opened upon him, and
he was overwhelmed before the small stream Of
his rhetoric commenced flowing; his first orato- |
rical gesture was greeted with an uproar Of
groans, cries, Kisses and excavations his first
sentence was lost amid quite as much
g noise and confusion as once on previous
occasion silenced gun of similar caliber.
1t is not pleasant to contemplate the calami-
tous downfall of one who had seemed to be SO
firmly fixed in the affections of his constituents,
and that downfall, too, brought about by o sim
gle act, whether impolitic or bad. We some
what sympathize with him, and think that those
who were his friends should not assist in making
the expression proverbial-" Dead as Douglas.
If they will not let him speak in Chicago, let
him come to New Orleans; we will guarantee
him hearing, and make all proper allowance
for the frailties of poor political human nature.
We look upon him as more unfortunate than
vicious; as having, in fact, leaned too far over
the precipice in the effort to pluck particularly
inviting flower, lost his balance and plunged into
the abyss.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are indebted to the
purser of the steamship Philadelphia for late
dates from Havana.
Also to Mr. Flack, clerk of the steamer Eliza
for river favors.
Also to the clerk of the Jas Robb for late st.
Louis and Memphis papers.
PHARsALrA RACE CouRsE-By handbills al
ready published and in circulation from the
Secretary Of the Pharsalia Association, at
Natchez, we learn that the races over Pharsalia
course, will commence on the 18th of November
next, and continue during the week. Every ae-
commodation, says the Courier, will be afforded
visitors from home and from distant States, and
no pains spared by the Association to render
the Fall meeting every way interesting and
agreeable to all parties who may visit us. Some
of the best and fastest stock in the country al
ready appear in the list, to wit: Duncan F.
Kenner's, John Turnbull's, Captain Minors and
Col Bingaman's. To the uncommon attractions
of the Association, Captain j. B. Pryor will add
his attention, as proprietor OF the course, by
preparing every thing for the comfort of visitors
The friends of the turf here, anticipate lively
time this fall.
The Mayor Of the city of Vicksburg, Miss,
has deemed it necessary, in view Of the falsere-
ports which have been circulated in regard to
the health Of that place, to issue proclama-
ton under his official hand and seal to the effect
that yellow fever has not visited Vicksburg
during the present season.
The Recorder and Councilmen Of the town Of
Pass Christian have passed an ordinance pro-
hibiting the sale Of liquors, merchandise, or al
lowing the playing of billiards, nine or ten pins
on the Sabbath, or first day Of the week called
Sunday, under the penalty of five to twenty
FIVE dollars for each contravention. Merchants
opening store or disposing of their goods, wares,
and merchandise on that day.
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Up to Wednesday evening the Both ult., there
had arrived at the port of New York during
the month of August, $4,000 alien passengers,
q 900 Of whom were Germans and z 800 Irish
The schooner Hudson, bound from Milan,
30 Folo haas IF
was totally wrecked, recently, near Gonneaut
Her crew were all saved.
There was q frightful collision on the Harlem
railroad on the night of the S0th ultimo, but
fortunately no lives were lost. A passenger car
was literally smashed to pieces, but there was
not passenger in it.
FROM THE COAST OF AFRICA.--The bark Ida
arrived at Boston from the coast of Africa on
the 31st ult. Capt Freeman reports the United
States ship Constitution at Monrova, July 9,
and the United States ship Marion at Goree,
July is, with all hands we'll The Marion was
to sail on the following day for Gambia.
The rainy season had set in before the Ida
left the coast, and it was very unhealthy Sew
eral merchants, who had resided at Bissau for
many years, had died.
The Ida brings letter bags from the Constitu-
ton and Marion.
MORE PIRATES, PERHAPS. - The American
bark Ionic, Capt. VIM, McCullock, from Port
land, Me-, bound for Havana with cargo Of
railroad sleepers, got ashore on Elbow Cay Reef
on the morning Of the 10Th ult. She was got of
by the wreckers. and brought to Nassau. The
Chamber of Commerce there awarded the wreck
ers two thousand dollars for their services, and
then the bark sailed for her destination. Capt.
McC reports that, on the 18th ult he saw a
suspicious looking fore-and-af schooner with q
great number of men on board, bearing down,
but in about an hour large ship hove in sight,
when the schooner Immediately hove about. He
thought, on first seeing the schooner, that she
might have been a.|whaler, but on seeing SO
many men on deck and aloft, he suspected she
was after no good.
The British schooner Rover, from Nassau, has
arrived at Charlestown. The captain reports
that on the 9th ult., while on the voyage from
Baltimore to Nassau, he fell in with suspicious
looking craft, having the appearance of q vessel
of war She steered for the Rover as if wishing
to communicate with her, but night coming on.
she was lost sight of.