New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-08
miscellaneous Menus Items.

The Buffalo papers announce with great satis-
faction the Buffalo New York City Railroad has
leased the New York and Erie Railroad for term Of
years take eject upon the fret day Of septeu
next The road will be under the entire control of the
New York and Erie Company, and be operated by them
as port Of their road.
The late versions Of the bombardment Of
weaborg it remarked says the New York Express do
out the earlier statements that the place had
been entirely desroyed-gnd there just for the
suspicion that the performance purposely msgaed
by the photographers order to give greater ecat to Queen
victorias visit to Paris. Very likely.
The Cumberland Telegraph Of Thursday says
that the week ending Saturday. the 25h August nine
descended the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal carrying
965 Of coal Total from the entire coal region fer
the week. 49, $50 IL TONS and since the first of January
last tons of which 2s2162 tons transported
over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 07 tons
descended the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
INcENDARIsM.-We take the following from
the Baton Rouge Gazette of the 4th ;:
The building opposite Beals stable Third street. was
discovered be fire about clock yesterday
ing. All efforts to save it proved af avsil. In the
building the watch-makers shop Of T. II. Ribereau
the millinery establishment of Mrs Williams, and paint
shop Of A Roger But small quantity of the contents
of these establishments saved Mr. Ribereau informs
that he succeeded in saving all the property of his
patrons, but hardly any of his own The other occu-
pants Of the building scarcely anything The FIRE
is supposed to have been the work Of an ncendary.
HEALTH OF VIoKsBuRG.-since our last we
have heard five six of yellow fever
The disease says Wing the 4h) does not appear
to be Of violent type but the contrary, where the
patient has the advantage Of good nursing and the early
attendance of skful physicians yields readily to
the remedies All of the fatal thus far have been
among that class of people who peculiarly liable to
epidemics and who generally deprived Of the
sary comforts and atsation. But two three Of
citizens to the community at large have
attacked and without exceptions they convalssc
ing The disease has exhibited none Of that fatal vru-
ence which marked Its ravages in 1853 and which then
deed the skill Of medical faculty All that Ia
requisite proper and attention. and immediate
to physician the moment any Of the premonory
symptoms appear
The Alexandria Republican Of the LIST, says
last night We fear 1t has done much damage. II this
can be sken as specimen Of the coming fall weather
shall have to report shorter crop year than pre-
ceding one for years and years.
The Republican has the following in relation
to the Louisiana State Seminary:
The contractor to build the Seminary has arrived
the premises with large force and everything necessary
to commence operations.
have understood that the back Of the building
to face the main Claiborne road but trust it mis-
take
called Tuesday the 4h inst, by the President
ALMOST ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON THE CAMDEN
AND Annoy RArLaoAp.-We extract the following from
the New York Express Of the LIST inst
are informed that another accident occurred the
Camden and Amboy railroad yesterday afternoon When
the O'Clock NJ train from Camden approached Pal
myrs which about miles above the city two horses
observed straypg the track The speed the
locomotive somewhat checked and attempts made
drive the animals OF. which proved unavaing. The
locomotive and struck the horses One in
stanty dlsd and the other manned to make 1t
cessary to kill him. Fortunately both enimals were
knocked off the track by the force Of the blow and the
train not checked thrown off, When the accident
became known to the passengers remembrance of the
nj he uUef
CONSERVATION The train passed to Burlington with
farthr accident. Such accidents must continue
while horses and cattle allowed to stray upon
the railroad, or the tracks are not enclosed
The West Baton Rouge Capitolian Vis-a-vis,
OF the 5th, says: "".""E."3
There has been number of of yellow fever
parish, some of which have terminated in death. The
fever still continues to prevail in Vast Baton Rouge,
week thers twentyono deaths in that city and
vicinity including three in the penitentary.
The Baton Rouge Comet of the 4th, states
that Saturday night the 9th inst, the Hon G.. B. N
Wales will address the citizens Of that city the Po
tics of the day. at the Court At Brusle Landing
the 18th instant there is to be meeting of the
American party, at which time Messrs. @. Derbigny,
Dayignaud, EustiS, Pond Wales, Beale and Allen
expected address the people An appointment made
for political gathering at Grsenwel Springs on satur
day the 18th inst. Agensral invitation is extended
The Vicksburg Wing, of the 4th, has the fol-
lowing about the rains and crops
We learn that violent rains have been general through
out this section of country and have already caused
much loss to the cotton crop The rot is prevailing
alarming extent in some localities We hear much COM
plant OF its from planters in Madison parish
la Unless the rain very shortly the crop in ali
this section will fall far below the lowest estimates
have yet heard.
The yellow fever has broken out at Misss-
sippi Springs, Kinds county
The fever is also prevailing at Coopers Well On this
subject the Vicksburg Sentinel, of the 4th, says:
Dr. puah one of the proprietors Coopers Well died
at that place on Friday last Of yellow fever, and
learned on yesterday that Mr. Inman Williams long the
same disease. -=