New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-11
AtisreIlaneous Menus Jtslns.

slave nase ct Philadelphia returned verdict
not guilty on the first count charging riot and moi
guilty sgsnsta tho defendants on the second count
assault and battery except in the cases Of Ballard and
Gusts, who are pronounced guilty.
7 A Washington dispatch of the 9th instant
4 says: s-s sseg.s ..,ass8 sss4.5a.-g7ss ss..-
committee from Norfolk and Portsmouth vstea on
the President to-day ask the use Of Fort
by the citizens Of the infected cities The President rs
piled that il was not in his power to grant the request
but he Issued orders to the commandments of other
navy yards to employ the refugees from Gospor The
members of the committee have contributed upwards
three hundred dollars to the relief Of the sufferers.
! At Rochester, New York, on the Sd, Judge
Humphrey charged the Grand Jury of Monroe county that
the liquor law copstitutionathat imported liquors
within its restrictions and that the Jury not
to judge Of its constitutionaity.
The trial before the jury of award at the
Great Exhibition in Parie to test the excellence of the
various piano fotes exhibition resulted tbs piano
manufactured by Messrs A. W. Ladd Co., of Boston,
being declared to the best in the French exhibition
| and awarded the highest prize medal.
| The Cape Cod telegraph line has been COM
pleted to Marha's Vineyard which, for the uture will be
in direct communication by telegraph parts Of the
country.
At meeting Of the Washington bar, held on
the 4h inst to testify respect for the late Judge Cranch
was resolved to erect monument to his memory and
subscriptions have been commenced for that purpose
In Richmond, Va, few days since, large
bomb.shell was dug up from depth of six feet
1t is stated that contracts have been made
for the introduction this year into the Island OF Cuba
large numbers Of African slaves One party alone has
contracted for the supply of 1000 Portuguese agents. it
is said, are now in New York making arrangements.
Three American ladies-Mrs. Kyle and two
daughters-were lately robbed while on visit to the
heights of Camaldel by four Neapoltan brgauds The
robbers demanded and obtained all they had which
only two piassers. -
The Romney, {Va.) Intelligencer states that
Capt. Harness. of Hardy county hearing that his slave
negro man, who had made his escape some nine years
since to Jamestown Y, had been sentenced for term
of six months to the Jail in Buffalo, proceeded last week
in company with two friends to that place the purpose
of obtaining possession of the negro, if possible. The
Captain returned last Wednesday, says the IDtegeneer
having failed to enlist the services of lawyer or the
United States Commissioner in his behalf although aargs
fee offered. The Captain advised that any
attempt to regain his property would be successfully
resisted by mob.
Mr.. Fillmore was presented to the Emperor
Of the French the 18th August together with nine
teen other Americans Mr.. Fillmore to have been
favored with private presentation and In consequence
went in black coat but by unexplained accident
and he thus presented in than respect the most
noticeable figure in the company.
During the month of August last the whole
loss by fire the city of Boston will probably exceed
$4,000. =--g- m..-4+ @.. ..
They have had a remarkably successful sea-
at Saratoga it is estimated that during the last nine
weeks there were $4,000 arrivals at that place.
The breaker called the Merlin Rock, at the
"a Il hara haaN baa,
fully by the American contractors It Is now
twenty seven feet below low water mark.
The Caddo Gazette of the 1st inst states that
a runaway negro accidentally killed few days be-
fore the negro quarter Of Dr. Flournoy, by
who in pursuit Of him. and who fred upon him only
with the intention of frightening him into submission
The paper states that the crops in that region have
been greatly benefited by the recsnt rains
The Calcasieu Press states that an extensive
saw MILL situated the Calcssieu river fire on
night the 18th and consumed together with about
100000 feet of lumber. a. r-.
Cornelius Haskell, a mulatto man, and Sarah
Ann Brown his reputed WIFE have been convicted before
the Supreme Judicial Court at Concord, N H. of the
murder of Stephen Washer In Hopkinton the 31st of
last May.
The Free American, at North Adams, Mass,
Of recent date that boy devoured in
nuppoeeu
ther in Woodford adjoining Readsboro' the week pre-
vious All but his head and feet he latter sncased in his
boots) by the animal Near the remains lay
fishing rod and line and small string of fish. His
was Jones.
The President has appointed B. Squire Cot
tre Esq., United States Commercial Agent at San JUAN
Nicaragua, vice Joseph W. Fabens, re moved.
The EAST INDIA souADRoN.-The Navy De-
partment received dispatches from Commodore Joel
Abbott commanding United States squadron in the East
India and China Seas The following is extract from
dispatch dated Uaited States flag ship Macedonian
Shanghai, May 30, 1855"
have Just received letter from Commander Pope,
Omitted Stats sloop Yaudalia in which he informs
successful attack upon small gang of pirates about
twelve miles from Hong Kong, by his boats under the
command Of Acting Lieut. Walcut whose conduct in the
affair largely praised regret to say that Of the
shot and killed by the accidental discharge of
his own musket.
At Washington, on the Sd inst, there was
full meeting of the Cabinet and considerable of
business which had accumulated during the Presidents
absepoewas considered
Aimonte the Mexican Minister, does not fear recall
by Carrera the Provisional President his personal
friend
The President has under consideration the report Of
this Navy Retiring Board which will be published shortly
MURDER OF SHIP CAPTAIN AT SEA.-On the