New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-25
DAILY CRESCENT.
FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST IS, 1854,

! DAIL1 ChEDCENl Il,
FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST IS, 1854
AH- The proprietors Of the Crescent will pay bill
contracted BY any person except Mr. J. O. NlxeN or hi
written authority
Il 0RLEANIANs ABRoAD.--We see, by the Boston
Daily Bee Of the 18th, that Hon. Charles Gay
ERE, Of this State, is at present sojourning al
! Nahant.
Hon. Randell Hunt, lady and niece, lately
sailed for Europe, from New York. a
| Counsellor Grymes is spending month OF
two at New York, as are great many other
orleanians. We have not, as yet, read Of the
arrival Of Major Ranney at any important
point, but expect to do so daily.
4 Col. Fuller, of the Mirror, and a correspon-
dent Of the Tribune, have made some very com
plimentary illusions TO the beauty Of the New
Orleans females at present sojourning at Sara
| toga and Newport
Managers Placide and DeBar are at New
York making engagements for the ensuing sea-
son. We read Of many other inhabitants Of our
city in the North, East and West May they
enjoy themselves, escape the cholera, and return
safe and sound
DEATH OF A PRINTER. I'VE regret to announce
| the death, by typhoid fever, yesterday morning
at o'clock, Of John 7. Stewart, printer of
this office. Mr.. Stewart was 48 years Of age, a
native Of Pittsburgh, and for many years re-
sident Of this city. He was much esteemed by
every one who knew him for uprightness OF
character and for his many excellent qualities
GRAND MATCH RACE. We understand that a
match race for $500 side will come off on the
first Monday in September, at Biloxi, between
the yachts Edith and Venture-the race to be
triangular distance fifteen miles. Both these
yachts are among the most distinguished of the
Southern Yacht Club squadron; both having
been time and again crowned victor in many q
well contested race
It will be recollected by many Of our readers
that there were two matches at Ocean Springs
last summer between these boats, in each of
which the Venture was beaten
The prospect Of sport here afforded will
doubtless lead many Of our town-weary oiti-
zens and amateur sailors to visit Biloxi
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THE L. NJ KENNErT.--We are indebted -
the officers Of this excellent boat for liver papers
Of the latest dates. The Kenneth has been laid
up at Ut. Louls Tor some time undergoing extern
slye repairs, and is now one of the best and most
elegant boats on the river. @
INFAMous.-A couple Of Washington papers
exult over the removal of clerk Of the city
Post-ofice by Col Berret, the Postmaster, on
the ground that the former belonged to the
Know Nothing fraternity. The Star says:
Col. Berret's action in the matter il much
applauded by the Democracy and others, ard
When 1t IS known who is the staneh, reliable
and faithful Democrat is who is to take the
place, they will be better pleased The Office ia
q $1400 clerkship. Others, it is said, viH fol-
low the example set by Col Berret' '
This comes with very bad grace from iour-
nails that have kept up continual hue and cry
against the prescription of aliens with which
the Know Nothings have been charged. That
which is looked upon as shockingIy outrageous
On the part Of great body Of the American
people, is held to be on the part Of Col 4Berret
an exceedingly meritorious action
$500 " 4'1s.7-ine dbtehtIon OF our readers
WILL, OF course, be attracted to the ADVERTISE
nent Of Messrs Priestley & Bein, which can
% found in another column of to-day's paper.
fhey announce large and valuable stock of
FOODS, desirable to all country dealers. We can
assure our friends in the interior that Messrs
,riestley l. Bein will give them as good bargains
. any other frmi in the city, and that they will
here find as large and excellent a stock to se-
ect from as is to be seen in the city.
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NEW BooKs.-lt will be seen by our adyer-
sing columns that Mr. J. G. Morgan, Exchange
lace, adjoining the Post Office, has received 4 !.
arge assortment of new and readable works in
very department Of Ancient and Modern Lite
AZURE Mr.. Morgan always has the latest
Indications, and is behind no one of our book.
oilers In enterprise and energy. We recon-
took. wv sen t
Inc obliging clerk of the steamer Florida will !
lease accept our thanks for late Mobile papers
Ihe following remarks, which we COPY from
le New York Observer, a religious paper, show G
TX pef'inentiy the state of public opinion Il
hong the better classes Of our Northern friends
Inc hnow-Nothing question, and fttinely Of
pose the course of the Tribune 1t has ALWAYS II
zen supposed here that Seward and Greeley p,
ere N league, and that they were not more
posed 70 Southern influence than solioitous of P
reign, lt is, therefore. doubly gratifying to N