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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

The Telegraph Fire Alarm has been brought
to perfection, or the next thing to it, in New
York. By means of the telegraphic wire the
occurrence of a fire in any part Of city Is imme-
diately announced in the Office of each district
bell ringer the magnetic influence ringing
little bell, according to the number Of the dis
trict in which the fire breaks out.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05
Died:
/. N. SUMMERS.

Monday September halfpsst o'clock A. NJ conump
toD JOHN DUNBAR 80 native Of East Baton Rouge
La. but for the last % yeara resident of this city.
t- His will take place THIS MORNING O'Clock,
the residence of his sister, Mrs Parker No. $40 Julia the
His acquainances and she Police which he
amsnber,) particularly invited to attend.
B His will be taken to Baton Rouge for ntermsni
EB- Baton Rouge and Panama papers will please copy.
On Monday September at hapas M yellow fever JOHN
GREEN, Mate Of steamer Unicorn, native Of Delaware
w His friends aoquainucsb invited attend his funeral
o'clock THIS MORNING. from No. Al Circus street. bsswsen
GrRyisr nd
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nzy- We, the undersigned, came out from

@g- We, the undersigned, came out from
Liverpool to New Orleans, and by the house of
Messrs ]. W Shaw s. Go. recommended to Mr. Geo. Ed
monds so Bank Place. their agent. We called on him
and received every and attention that person
could show another We wrote stating this to Liver
pool, and would recommend any coming to this
country any sending for their friends, to do
by applying to Mr. Geo Edmonds, 80 Bank Place.
(signed for numerous passengers)
MARY 0BRIEN, PETER MURPHY,
MARTIN MAHoN, CATHERINE MURPHY,
JOHN HoBiAN, PAT Connolly,
Par FoyLg, ELLEN MCCARTHY,
And several others.
New Orleans, May. 1854. aul5 1mis
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

FIREMEs's FooT- RAoE.-The Firemen'g great
foot-race came off at the Hippodrome in New
York on the evening Of the 28th ult, before an
immense assemblage Two prizes of $50 and
800 were awarded to the best two runners, and
q silver trumpet, Of the value of 300, was pre-
sented to the Fire Company of which the first
winner was member. The distance run was
twelve times around the course, or mile and a
quarter. John Murphy, of Hose Company No
II, was declared winner of the first prize The
second prize was awarded to julius Fink, Of
Hose Company No. 81.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

A dispatch from Buffalo, dated August 2s,
states that the pine woods near London, Canada
West, we're on fire, and the inhabitants Of
the district were fleeing for their lives. The
smoke was SO dense along the track of the Great
Western Railroad at that point and also at
Chippewa Creek, that the trains had to be tenn
porarily discontinued
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

FAMILY FRUSTRATED BY LIGHTNING. During
severe thunder storm on the evening Of the
18th ult., Mr.. Moore and his family, while riding
in wagon near Jamaica, Long Island, were
Frustrated and injured by lightning The cleo
trio fluid struck a tree just as they we're passing
it, and the shock stunned them Neither Of
them was able to speak for fifteen minutes after
the occurrence. They were taken to their
homes by gentleman who happened to be neal
the place at the time. The tree wet, split into
fragments, and piece of it was thrown with
such violence against the horses leg that ths
flesh was torn off The animal was otherwise
seriously hurt
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

During the year ending July l, 1854, the
whole number of marriages reported in New
York City was 6097. OF these 1904 were
whites, and 100 blacks. There were six cases
Of intermarriage between white and colored
people: in each case the husband being colored,
and the wife white.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05
DAILY CRESCENT.
TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 5. 1864.

nz- The Proprietora of the Crescent win psy no bills
contracted by any person except Mr. o. NixoS or his
written authority.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

BRIDGING THE oHIo.-Eforts are being made
to secure the construction of a bridge over the
Ohio river to connect Cincinnati and Covington
An efficient board Of directors has been APP
pointed, the right of way granted, and the re-
quisite amount of stock taken.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

On Friday evening week, Mr.. John Turner,
of Portsmouth, Va, was shot by Mr.. Thomas Il.
Cooke, while the two were engaged in dispute
in front of the residence of Mr.. I, The ball
took effect above the left breast, killing him
almost instantly. The deceased leaves wife and
FIVE children. Cooke surredered himself to the
autbor;t;oo
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05
OF THE PACIFIC.
COTTON STILL DROPPING.
MONEY! MARKET Easy.
INTERESTING GENERAL NEWS.

NEW York, September The Collins steamer
Pacific has arrived here bringing, dates from
Liverpool of the Esd Of August, four days later
than the accounts brought by the Europa Her
adyiees report heavy Cotton market at Liver
pool, with a downward tendency in prices.
Brown, Shipley & Co. state that the rates have
slightly declined for all qualities. James Nc
Henry s. Son quote the decline at Lied, and
Hollingshead, Tetly s Go. ut ID. per ID. for the
three days.
There was a fair demand for Breadstuffs, and
Flour had advanced 3D. to Is. per barrel.
Wheat, however, was dull, and prices had de-
clined I'D. per 10 lbs.
The Coffee market was firm with an upward
tendency.
Money Market
The Money market at London was easy, and
consols had slightly improved, closing at 93a
to "a.
General News.
CAPTURE OF BoMERsUND. report of the
capture Of Bomersund was fully confirmed.
The particulars show that the French are en-
titled to the honor Of the affair.
RIGA TO BE ATTACKED. 1t had been decided
in the Baltic that, after the capture of Bonner
sund, the next place to be attacked was the inn
portant position Of Riga.
THE BLACK SEA.-The expedition to the Cri
mea was still delayed by the prevalence of thu
cholera. which had swept off between ten ane
| fifteen thousand of the allies. AT the last &C
counts, however, the disease was abating.
THE PRINcRAL1TIEs.- At the latest dates from
the Danube the Austrian army was entering
the Principalities. Wallaehia was still quiet
Eighty thousand Russians were concentrating
on the left bank of the Pruth.
| PRussIA.-Advices from Berlin and Vienni
state that Prussia was arming and making ex
tensive preparations to take an active part il
affairs,
AsrA.--The report of the defeat Of the Turk
in Asia has been confirmed.
| SpAIN.-There is little news Of moment fror
Spain, The country was still quiet ct the las
accounts from Madrid
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05
Builders Hardware.

TO ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS GENERALLY.
r have hand and constantly eceiv
manufacturers, full and complete assortmento
following comprises Of our atoek,
Sliding Locks and Trimmings, Of all kinds
Morce and Rim Locks, with silver plated furniture
night keys;
Fine AIortice Locks. with plated and brass fronts,
Fine Hotel Locks, with pearl white mineral knobs
brass fronts; s.
Mortice Night Latehea, plated furnture
Mortiee Closet Locks, brass frents;
Rim Locks, brasa and mineral knoba
Store Door Dead Locks, two keys;
Carpenters Rim Locks. mineral knobs to inches;
Carpenters Rim knobs inehss;
Cottage Rural Locks, mineral knobs, assorted;
Cottage ead andC Closet Locks, TO inches;
Cottage Rural Lahes, with mineral knobs, keys;
Engine House Latches with thirty keys to each;
Mineral and White Shutter Knobs:
Silver Plated, Pearl White and Mineral Bell Pulls
Silver Plated Butt Hinges
Plate and Strap Hinges, sto 46 inches;
and Iron Flush Bolts, 8 to as inches;
Square Store Door Bolts, to 10 inches;
Chain Bolts, all sizes
Round, Flat and Shutter Bolts all sizes;
Shutter and Bars;
England Gme Point Wood screws, assorted Y to
| inches
New England Cast Butt Hinges, TO 8,s6;
| Extra Fine Sd Nails, for lathing
Fine Finishing Nails etc., etc.
| With everything required for building purposes.
PRIEsTLEY s. BEIN,
au2s lot 81 and 81 Camp
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

CABPETING The proprietors of the extensive
carpet warehouse at No. % Charities street, well
and largely known as Brousseau's, have lately
received fresh stock of carpets and carpetings.
mats and other articles in that line. The
greater part were imported by them and all are
Of superior quality. Those who are fixing up
for the fell and winter cannot find better as
sortment from which to select, handsomer pat
terms or more reasonable prices.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

The cholera broke out among the Irish at
Fall River, Mass, on Saturday morning, the
18th ult., and up to Monday morning nineteen
deaths had taken place. One man, who was
arrested for stealing, died in the lookup few
hours after being seized
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

PRoTEsTANTIsM IN ITALY-During the past
year 10 houses, with 1000 rooms, have been
built in Turin; and all this is attributable to
the fact that the new Constitution tolerates
religious liberty. While every other italian
city is decaying like corpse, Turin is grow
ing under the new impulses of Professionalism,
like green bay tree. The Waldenses are
about opening in that city Protestant Tenn
pie, the first in Italy, upon the very spot where
the Dominicans burnt the bodies of the martyrs
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

IRISH RIor.-0n the 26th ult, o row occurred
among large number of Irish laborers on the
Memphis and Ohio Railroad in which firearms
and shillelahs were freely used Several per-
sons we're badly injured.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

RAILROAD AccrDENT.-A boy about II years
Of age was killed on the 18th ultimo, near the
corner of Grand street and the Bowery, New
York, by being caught between car of the
New Haven Railroad and one of the Third Az
enue cars The New Haven car was off the
track at the time of the accident, and the boy
had been warned to keep out of the way until
it should be replaced. 49,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

HEALrH OF MoBrLE.--We learn from the Mo-
bile Advertiser that Mobile continues in re-
markedly healthy condition, notwithstanding
the prevalence of fatal diseases in neighboring
cities, The official list of interments shows a
total Of II, 8 of which were whites and II
blacks
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

GENERAL HARsE9. We learn from the Wash
ington Sentinel that General Harvey, who was
in Washington at last accounts, has received
furlongh which will enable him to visit the
theatre of war in the East, for the purpose of
viewing the operation and examining the mill
tary appliances of the armies engaged in the
conflict
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

The effort to coalesce the "Hards" and
e Softs " in New York, has failed
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

EGYPTIAN WHEAr.-Mr Boyd, of the Twenty
first Ward, exhibited to us yesterday stock Of
Egyptian Wheat, raised from seed obtained
from mummy two thousand years old The
plant, in its growth, resembles the broom corn,
the grain being in a barnacle at the top. From
single seed eight hundred to enc Thousand
grains are produced philadelphia Ledger.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

@- CARD.-We miss some of our Books and
Papers, which feel Satisfied sayed by of our friends
Any persons having them will favor by notifying
where they in order that may send for them.
win paid all where the parties will
cept it. Ell HART co, lo7 Tchoup itoulas at. au9i
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

.g- JULES LAvERGNE, Esq, is a Candidate
Senate vacancy by resignation
the Hon j. A. Braud. std
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

The Plaqueuine Sentinel says that the
sugar crop of Iberyille parish, the present
year, will fall short of that of last year. It
estimates that above Bayou Plaquemine there
will be at least 500 hhds. less than last season.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

CHOLERA In BUFFALo.-The total number of
deaths by cholera in Buffalo during the week
ending on the 9th ult, was 43, of whom only
two were Americans.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

ARREST OF A MURDERER go Edward, alias
Peter Crawford, had hearing on the 2Sth ult.
before Mayor Conrad, of Philadelphia, on the
charge of killing Francis Tumbleson, seventeen
years since, in an oyster cellar in South street,
near Tenth. The parties were both colored
The accused made confession acknowledging
the killing, but says the deceased attacked him
with billet of wood.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

We are under obligations to Mr.. ]. B. Heno,
clerk Of the steamboat New Latona, for late st.
Louis papers
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05
CANCERS CuRED.-Dr. Frazee has the honor

public that he prepared all this fatal
disease and he will GUARANTEE CURE IN EVERY CASE,
except vital may be seriously affected Even them
may much Those afflicted with Caneerous
affections visit DR.. tations and advice fres
of his sincerity and his confidence in his Of
treatment F. will undertake Of Cancer
sened charge until the patient is cured Patients
without the of the knife Twenty Dollars
mail will secure package the CANCER SPECIFIC with full
directions for use. Address De- FRAZEE,
mil apJy Office, 80 St. Charles street,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

RUPTUREs CuRED.--Sherman's Curative Pa
Rupture Remedys relief comfort and certain
guarantee all Rupures To good fit apply
the propre establishment 10 ST. Charles street, and inquire for
Sherman For further particulars advertisement third
page apply to descriptive pamphlet ly
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

The stories of gold mines. on the Upper Anna
zon, said to have been recently discovered by
Americans. are pronounced to be false. in o
Lima paper.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

d t
REcoRDER's CARD.--We would call attention
to the card Of Recorder Summers in another
column, exculpating himself from the charges
which some Of the city press have seen fit to
make against him, and defending the course he
has adopted concerning the office Of Chief of
Police 1t is an exceedingly dignifed, gentle
manly and conclusive paper, and shows clearly
that sense Of duty and not personal feeling
prompted him to the course he has pursued. 1t
proves, also, that there has been no inconsis-
tency in his policy. but that the same doctrines
which he held at the beginning, he has sustained
to the close has persesered in against very
tempting inducements Of q personal nature and
finally carried through 1t would have been
comparatively easy matter to have ousted Mr..
james. Il was not quite SO easy to abolish the
office
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

THE STORM AT LoUIsvILLE.-We have the fol-
lowing additional particulars of the terrible
storm which swept over Louisville on the 9th
ult. The Democrat describes it as one of the
most violent storms that ever swept over that
section. The Third Presbyterian Church, stu
ated on the corner of Eleventh and Walnut
streets, was completely wrecked and the entire
building, including the roof, rafters and brick
walls fell in, causing the instant death of twenty
of the congregation, and seriously injuring ten
or twenty others. :"
The scene was heart-rending. Soon large
crowd assembled, and began their search for
the victims. mother and her three children
were first discovered grouped in death another
scene presented father, mother and babe, the
father dead and the mother mortally wounded
while their little child, placed beneath them,
escaped unhurt, being protected by the forms Of
its parents.
In other instances some Of the victims were
found terribly bruised and MANNED The catas,
trophe has stricken CONSERVATION into the very
heart of the city, and the people are appalled,
beyond belief.
The following is list of the killed:
Mrs Vildabee and three children, Mr.. Taylor
and child, Mr. Godfrey, Mrs. Salisbury, Miss
Headly, John McGowan, Mr.. Sweeney, Mrs
Martini (wife Of John N Martin, saddler,) Mrs
Wicks, (niece of Mrs Martin) Mr.. Harbour, Mr.
McLelland, Mr.. R. Davis, "a resident Of Ney
Albany and Mr.. Mcbride and child. 1t i
thought one or two others were killed who's
names have not yet been learned.
| Fully one hundred buildings in Louisville
we're unroofed and otherwise injured. TIL
storm passed over that part of the city lynn
between Fifth and Twenty First streets. /
splendid block Of four story houses, recent,
erected on the north side Of Main, betweel
Eighth and Ninth streets, was completely de
stroyed, and two or three men, it is supposed
are buried in the ruins. These buildings wer
built at ON expense of $4,000. ..s...
The upper story of the rope and bagging fac
tory of W. A, Richardson & Co., Magazine stree
was blown down, and the new city school-hous
on the corner of Ninth and Magazine street
was unroofed.
The total loss is estimated at 100000.
The storm was also very severe in Jefferson
Vile, where four houses were blown down.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

On Saturday night, the 26th ult., Mr.. John
R. Crenshaw, very respectable resident of
Henrico county, Va, residing few miles from
Richmond, had tweve of his fine mich COWS and
valuable horse poisoned with arsenis and
killed by some black hearted miscreant.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

Ap The soutbsrn ltnr.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05
Books. BOOKS: Books f:

NOTICE.
B The subscriber intending change his busine offers for sale
present STATIONERY embracing var
ETY. Of LAW MEDICAL MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS of the best
character. For great bargains call carly
sale, large ELECTRICAL MACHINE large MAG
NETo and one SET OF MICROSCOPE
auq1 In #. KELLER, 20 Commercial Place.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

THE CASE OF Dr. THOMPSON AND Miss PHARR.
The Greenbrier (Va.) Era furnishes the tes-
timony in the trial of DR.. Thompson. charged
with having poisoned Miss Pharr. We gave the
particulars of this horrible affair some time
ago. when the body was exhumed and before the
contents Of the stomach had been submitted to
chemical analysis. The editor of the Green.
brier Era was at Covington during the trial
He says the evidence Of Mrs, Pharr bears Sc
verely against the prisoner, and also Of Major
Gillian, Of the Institute. The latter is che.
mist, and testifes to finding strychnine in the
stomach of Miss Pharr The trial was not con,
cluded at last accounts
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05
Heavy Failure.

The extensive house of Henry Witherspoon
has failed The liabilities are stated at five
millions
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

TO THE NEW ORLEANS DAILY CRESCENT.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

TAR. j. A. DE HART, DENTIST, g.
tenders ladies
and gentlemen Of New Orleans vicinity, being VI
permanently having ali the improve
ents Hs and surpassed Those
will b sssetory -ocs aeet between
BeeIbon and Dauphin two doors from Holmesis store
~ FULL UPPER SETS OF TEETH suction principle will
GUARANTEED to ~ in respect for $ 800. FULL SETS
Upper and Lowsr) for from eisS 10 $500. Bpl6 sR
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05
Re0ch,s Ees.2.nqfnoxs Tonic.

tNThs Great Southern Remedy for AGUE AND FEVER,
,HILIs AND FEVER fails by best
that has been discovered for Ch and
For sale by D. BEACH, Of ChsrtrsE CusOmhouse
streets. and by Druggists generally auss 6t2dp<w
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05
vgyWENTY- FIVE DOLLARS REV

pnid person whe will apprehehd and lodge ~
in iail the NEGRO MAN BILL WILLIAM, who ran away
from W. McRae about the 9th inst BILL
"a sI feet high very black c aks we'll
shirt pHnaonns although then have
his clothes and worked the sydonia
and river prevopay he has been aoni the
Lake within few and
attempt the forged and over e 81 Ara
parrish and steamboafa will be the eokat
him. Apply Mr. Z. j. sptnghe at Messs Fosdiek Co.. 81
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-10-04
CMTTH'S DYSPEPSIA CORDIAL, for

CMTTH'S DYSPEPSIA CORDIAL, for
- the cure of Dyspepsia, Ilatulence, Nervous De
bility Torpid Liver and all diseases arising from De-
rangement of the Digestive Organs.
CERTIFICATES.
New YoRK, April 20, 1852
thereby certify thatI have used Dr.. William b.
Smiths dyspepsia Cordial. and have obtained the
most beneficial results. / consider 1t the only sure
cure fer Dyspepsia and would recommend any per-
son afflicted with that disease to use it. FL
PHILADELPHIA May s 1852
would advise all who afflicted with Dyspepsis
to use Dr. Smiths Dyspepsa Cordial. was afflicted
with that disease three years, during which time
tried everything that could be recommended, and
without relief One bettle of the Dyspepsia Cordial
effected o perfect cure of me, and l am now a.
healthy az 1 have ever been. / have witnessed the
same effect others. consider this certain cure
for Dyspepsia. HENRY DUNLAP,
Coachmaker, 70 Crown It.
PHILADELPHIA, March 18th, 1855.
Dr. SMTH-Desr Sir Your Dyspepsia Cordial had
the most wonderful and instantaneous effect on me.
Having suffered with Dyspepsia for some time, was
induced to give it trial felt relief from the first
time tookit Two bottles effected complete cure.
have given it to several Of my friends, and invara
bly, with the same result.
Yours truly, J. w. FITCH,
Washinp ton House.
For sale by J. B. WOOD. and
ALEXR DUVAL.
au23-Sm Agents for Richmond. Va.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-10-04
CRATES AND FENDERS-Five

CRATES AND FENDERS.-Fiye Hun.
~ dred Enameled CRATES and TENDERS for
sale at reduced prices The subscriber has for sale
the largest stock of CRATES and TENDERS ever
before offered for sale in this city of his
and patterns such as square topped Gothic. Iintic
Circles. &C. with beautiful rounding Tenders Sum-
Orders for Crates Fsndera Sc from, to,,,, .na
country punctusy attended to and carefully packed
Merchants purchasing to sell again. will be Supplied
the lowest northern prices with the usual discount
off for cash by wholesale. -
Apply at my Bell and Brass Foundry, ON Main be-
tween 9th and 9th SIS Richmond Va.
se 2SSm. SAMUEL D. DENOON