New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-29

Euta,v, AiabamG-A his last Speech at the BGrThe
Ietodis, Coerence-.ih sorts q Peachers-.4 Col
lege-Lbera Pians-statse Of Riras4cv Railroads Work
upon Kaires and Forks.
Eur.w, Ala, Deo Is, 1855.
Eds Crescent This little is the capitol Of
Greene county, and situated in the fork of the Black
Warrior aud Tombigbee rivers know not In Alabama
it's equal for taste wealth and refinement. Here few
weeks ago, W. NJ. Murphy. the first criminal lawyer of
the South, made his last speech, and grand it
and home to die. He overtasked nsturehis sys-
misunderstanding his clients, he fell victim
The case was of Groom and May, who four years ago
killed Harris most estimable citizen. They were
wealthy and poured out money like water Murphy had
made all hi. arrangements for settling in Te1as-sod out
here and entered into partnarnship there fee of
$4,000 stopped his emigration and retained him. His
death has drawn from the bar especially and the country
at large expression and profound sympathy. Murphy
your Grymes, and more se-ke him. he leaves no
successor. QEs @ % 4Aa "
The Methodist Conference after session of ten days.
adjourned last evening The presence of hum
and sixty clerical members of Conference and regu
workers. together with visiting agents and coopera
ting laysn and throng people from the region round
| about gave Ensaw lively and plethoric appearance
Supplies from the adjoining plsntstions poured in or
cold spell and SLOWED small instament of what
is called hog killing time" full and glorious time
| that, for country and semicountry folks.
But am on spiritual matters and must not run so
strongly into the hesh The Conference is the largest
Alabama, representing 50 Ot0 membersamong them
be and short staple of society pretty
well mixed The chief men of State and court and bar,
religious The planters class, generally
This church holds high position and wieds iniu-
the general character of the State its mind and
money welded by none other Several of its ministers
not only eminent and able in their calling but would
compare faVoraby with those of other profession
cslibre general information and ststesmanke scope
The body from the people and for the people,
They explore ground that would forever be ncog
your dainty theologian-expore it and preach it
over They make their mark where Of less common
and practical knowledge Of life, but of more book
learning would fail Of impression Il takes ali sorts
people to make world andthe Metbodists have al
preachers for all sorts of people speak not this often
sivey, showing the tiexibiy and adaptiYeness
their system and of the great secrets OF
-Four days Of the session taken up discussp,
the location of College year ago, the Conference
proposals-or rather invited proposals for the oca
tion of male College, of high order Two places enter
The former offered bonus towards the Institutiou-i
located in corporate mitsan eligible site and relabl
The latter, without so thick has waalthier popnt
vicinity Greensboro offered Sl6S 000 guaranteed
endorsed to be as good kank notes. Now thar
hard business to settle Which should they accept
. Or accept both Some and for time the larger mum
ber for closing in with both offers. Others, an
. their wiser prevailed went for and
only Build it. endow it. and make it the Yale Of Ii
4 South Concentrate patronage and subscriptions upo
+ it, and such will be worth half dozen starveiir
Colleges only such by grace and in name II was dete
mined to locate the projected institution at Greensbort
"a aud agent appointed, who forthwith taxes Il
4 field to raise this 100000. Board Of Cursto
u has been named, and the Legislature sitting will
: applied to, and ought tograut liberal charter
:, 1t is raining now, with the promise OF more. fl
stsrnwheeers are creeping the rivers both sid
= = and carrying down cotton. Soon our vet wealth
streams will be booming but what better the railro
is progressing 1t reached Lauderd lie Springs this
n Persons wishing certain and quick trip Mobile fre
ID here and vicinity that way preiersnce to stea
X boat cottoning along and occasionally burning IL
drawn of considerable river custom both in psssengs
40 and freight Marketing has been chespened You Q
N buy, along the river turkeys t for kings Ghri
~ dinner dollar head. Three years gone
sr the poultry tha distance from Christmas 3
fa market commanded fifty PER cent. higher price LII
hs week single train carried into Mobile eco turkeys
h went few days since to about the Mint
Mile Station and saw l2o freshly killed veuison, ready
,v the cars This tells every mans table, whether
~ eats with three-pronged fork A region
t been opened before-ths railroad now taps ~
tor your Gtest Northern Railroad. Every mile will
IN felt in your market ALlhi