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ARRIVALS At THE PRINCIPAL HOTELS YESTERDAY

CITY,. Watkins Long, o; rrousaae stMarys Geo
Palmer, Bss. Wknson Waters C; W Came Is
Bshop w Hadgaon, Pha sturdrand o. Geo II Iech
,enheImer VI Long Mis-; Selpy Lambert OH o.
Miss LonR 81 Louis Sebbs, Monroe; McAauiey Il. 4
beal Il DoheIty Davis, Keller, Wilson j Car
IN 81 Lon q LDy La, opt Able str Cataaact H McC
y Capt Bosiure do Ross ARK; Howe Mitchell o. W
Walker 4 dgers, Stourner La Capt Cain o. =
Anderson Mcknight La; Davis o; W DivIn Tuck
stor, Ala. - - "' ''-s-
STtoulS5A Green c. Barrow, Bowman west Florida
Lanb'rt Eyoy MICS Lowing, ST. Lou Dalfery La
Begnon, u Van'aud neham Mises Bihsn
Aycoek5J WEIGH. e '' ~ LII
ARCADE ~ Gaydep La; Bruton Ark; A saunde Miss,
C9sgte'n VIII mson Ct Reyes La NJ Laurin
q Dr. Nc Bell Ark; Rspo Tenn; Wssh N
81. Helena " wal " Y '"hA'aha
ST CHARLES " Ridgill o. Denkens Misc H HILL
do; Brsm G; Foyer, o. Meyer Nd w Ii Malet And
sdy Miss Schuyler Ala; Ed ards La; Mclean Y
But, MAgheuy, Scott lady Misses Puilsr Mss, NJ
gh'ioot Ala Miss Lehtioi La; Ross Monroe Ala Mis-
Tourney Howard and lady Ala; l.. CLARKE
Thenat, Miss Grant, Mrs Sws7ne Tenn; G NJ Corr
NC; McGehse Bei Cammsck adr Mis-. Hon q Wict
life, Bard Jome Wadde g Thomas Monoe. III r
Manning and fam w C'autpn, Mills gland G. Days Al
Mrs pawsen, Nj Davis. N o. Dough La: C.p.n
Hodgeden Philsi Bentou Ls; Myers Ala Hon Jobn
son and lady Ark M Warren Edwards and LADY Mrs Monrs
and seas Miner Miss Mira Pennington La KSpnta E
LOVE- W johnson, o. Marshall Ky Doby Wis Mis- ana
Brewsriil Gr,ain aud lady, Team Resd La; " b.
Mehesd Eng Floyd, " Miss Gray Nichocn aud lsdy
Tex A Campbell, jrVn. So 's
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EXPORTS.

PORTSMOUTH, H-shp Harriet and cotton
Zuine3so ,fs corn oats so do
bb h9ar 10 do 30 do
iasses, 10 do ~hitky, 10 do lard, rice.
Observation-Disclosures Diainand bales hsy leo
BosToFBrig Rarriet moasse 5000 slaves
MoNIGOMERY-Stsamet Mong csk tea IA
ehl poaec 50 oats II bbs fur gunny
bbs mola+ses 40 hhds bbl pork
gar bra chesse coffee lard and unde
bbfs -four, 10 pigs. - s'i'
Geo hhds sugar. 4sI bb me-
issses, ~ bales hemp, bbls alcohol. - s.
bALZE observation-disclosures -four 20 b
DO do 10 bbs pst.toe 10 do
and tu1dries. 49, 49, ~ ~ 'NsSe
MoBLE-schoouer Covngton-t0 bales hay, coal
eka vinegar, 900 h9,s coal. - ~ ''S
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ARRIVED


Ship ualsad tBss) Labusn from Brsmen asih 4.t
schr Bi Stevens days Belize Honduras via Rustss
i. Island % ] 7 Dc Egaos--7d district "a.
sthr HAIR ct Lewis Burt. ram Tampo taassr9d district
sehr Louifa from Woiss R,e,-Baain. :
sehr Margaret q Mary. from Bay ST Loun-Bsstn,
sehr Deterse from bontlura--Basin. /
sshr Amelia, Diego, from Biori-Bssin.
senr Pens-erance Gsysle, fom Bonfoaea-8auin &c"
s sh R.soaioa Joseph, from Bay 81 Laui--Bs1ia.
seht Antelope, from Bioxi-Bssin.
sehr Sarah Blafsn, Delpt. from Patesg ouis-Baain,
oehr Hunter, from Pearl Riser-BaSn
5ehf Victoria, Fcrdu, from Tchsa1eta-Basiu ,.te
sa Emily salsms,, trsm Amite Rivsr-EAan.
sehr Chsiiotte Ann. from RreF-Rasir, -
sshr Celns, from BloIi-Baiin'
sehr Sultan, from Jourdsn River Basin. .s
ehr AHIein Harri 6dsys apaiaeheola ss,er-R.p
sent Elizabeth Ann Athens from Pearl Rtvsr-Baain.
senr hleon, Duncan, from Govingtou-Basis
sehr Adse Gue mon, from Cordg:en-Basin ,.. .,.. 5
sshr sSlphlde' BArbsrif from Tehefuacta-saain,
Steam --.
HRW Hill, Newell, from Memphis l%H-
-.." Csddo No o. Marshall, Na.chez. s,ssa ,. 3D.
q.es Southern Belle, Broadweii. from Grand Lake
Republic Montgomery, from 81 Lous
49, J II Lueas, Nieiand, from ST Louia |
ne rl James Lyon, Rsgsn, from Laiourcte. ~ .F4
BELLS Donna. MeCombs fcm Williamsport. ..
Crystal Palace, Kountz rom StLora.
bucEeye, Coz, from Cineinnati
-r 0pheila. Dmitry from Balizs.
Ohio Bfitkell, from st Louis.
Wala, Hozsn, from Yazoo CITY,
ST Tsbus, White, from Mnikea'. eeud. 59
! Music, Morrison, from Port Hudson.
Cubs. Heirn. from Mobile.
iewboa' Martin dawn and
sea l6h nst hip W!ndemere bark Tammsny
.hsr sahrough up chips INLAND Mary and Ha
net Lsw
Below-Coming Up.
Hk A..
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good Ironers. Apply
Wv at the St. Charles Hotel. d! a.

Mtbe ST. Charles Hotel. dal 81
M ERCH ANDISE-Landng and in store. ne,
4i-k susan W. CIaik Vfksburg and Charlotte Reed,
LoBs TIERS, CLANS, SALMON, MACKEREL and HALIBrT-
IN l and alb cans, so
CRUSHED and POWDERED SuGAR--5 bbls.
TEhs-9O0 half chests Pouehong, 100 sb Imperial
FIRE CRACRERS-sOO boses,
SPLIT PEAS--25 half bbIs.
PEARL BARLEY-2s kegs.
BuCKWHEAT-lGo boxes.
oNIoNS-701 bbls Silver skpr
PoTAToEs-3to bbls Northern
sOAP-500 boxes Boston MOL.
MusTARD--ioo boTea Kentucky.
CUBA stXFS-3OG boxes Raidin. and Copps.
PIE FRUTTs-l50 boxes,
LEMON sYRUP-iO0 boxes.
TOMATO CATCHuP-75 bo1es
PRESERVE SIS boxes.
JELLIES aud JAaS--15 boxes.
PEPPER SAUCE-iC0 hores.
SEVILLE oLlyES-s0 caseB.
FRESH ToMAToES--9O boxes in Glib caus.
PIcKLES-Bsrre half d. kegs and boxes packages.
CHoCoLATE-i0O cases Caracas, Vanilla P Mills
YEAST PoWDERs-l00 boxes W K. Lews & Bro % brspd.
ENGLISH PICKLES--l0O dozen.
ENGLISH sAUCES-2s dozen.
GOSHEN BuTTER-lO kegs.
ENGLISH DAIRY CHEESE-sob boxes
MALT-so0 bushels.
HOPs--2O bales,
BROoNS-i50 dozen, extra.
TUBS-l0o nesta.
TOY PAILS-50 dozen.
SMOKING ToBACGo-so boxer .==..Z
CLovEs-3 bales
CAsSIA-s00 mats
NAILs-lOo kegs For sale by
J. Fl. CARTER & CO.,
dig At corner Common AMI Tchnpn;.orla, vrso,.
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II LIQUORS, LIQUORS
IA 10 Or eAsks CoGNAC-Nartgue and Bigourdsu;
10 a. do do Raymond
ID do do Rarteau;
do do United Vineyard Proprisors;
IS eighth casks BRANDY-Sazerac;
IS do do New York BRANDY;
10 b5ls Jamaica and ST. Croix RUM;
. half pipes Holland GIN;
80 bhls Old Monographs WHISKY:
80 do Old Bourbon WEISkY, superior;
10 Or casks SHERRY add MADEIRA VINE
81 dc PORT WINE
5 do PURE JUICE
. do Norwood CORDIAL;
so baskets Heidsick CHAMPAGNE;
$50 boxes Fine CLARET;
20 do ARRACK PUNCH;
30 do CLEAR PUNCH;
20 do Wormwood CORDIAL;
20 do Assorted
For sale by j. Fl. CARTER CO.
dis A. corner Common and Tehonpitoulsa Streets
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SHERIFF's SALES.

f. ~ s9W ons. New
VIRTUE Of an alias writ of feri facias
- 70 me directed by the Hororais Ffth District Cont ~
New Orleans in the above entitled procsd 20 eli a.
the Roiuuda Of the City set
and TUESDAY January ~
LOT OF GROUND situate 10 the First District az mi. ,.r
n square esl bounded BY Phlpps Grsv Barunus and
SAID Lot Thirty eight 90 Phpps by
one hundred fee in depth, 'ffN '"s''''s
sin al The bindings snd thssor consist
sg q enc story brek House, with
IN the Attn, two below kit hon. bulk Of wcod ste
seizsd Ia the above suit. Tsrms, IN she prt
d9l 81 jAniI 81 S1erif of fbs Ps,;.h ~ a,i..
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REVIEW OF TIE MARKETS,

FRipaY MORNING, Dec q, 1855.
COTTON. The demand was quite limited yesterday,
and the sales reached barely 5000 bales at irregular
prices. without any quotable change.
NEW ORLEANS CLASSIFICATION.
Inferior. ..524661s Middling Fair. . esl n1o
Ordinary ..6s4@s Fair. l01sS-
Middling .......S419 Good Fair
Good aidaliug. az 0e1a Good and Fins ...-0-
TOBACCO. We heard of 6s hhds sold including "a
hhds of the crop of 1854 of which q Selected light at ll
at TO- and at 9t and 80 hhds at 814s q H.
COTTON AND TOBACCO STATEMENT.
Corros-bass. ToRLoeo--hbd.
stoct On hand Sept. l, 1855 ...... .4O537 11yI5
Received since 81 1881
yesterday 49,. lo,767=1ss,12s COO 1881
779665 1906
Exported to date. 800. 479S4s 1925 's0
yesterds5..' $685. 4S4,72s oo0=1o, 2s5
294s3T 4S6I
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steamer Lueas from St Louis sh nui reports port loading
New Orleans, steamers Ccent City, ssranak No Ogden Illinois,
Bsl'moreatd Denasy The stand with feet
water o Cairo.
The officers Of the schooner Has Lewis Tsnlriea REPORTS
arrived at IamPeo Ith inst brig John Cuttings Lett IN port
discharged and wsng brig Balear Of and from New YORK Saw Of
the Bar Tampcoa French bark and brig taune in
could not learn their names.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
FHIDar MonNIse, Dec. q, 1855.
CLEARED YEsTERnAy

CLEARED YESTERDAY.
Steamer Montgomery Jackson Montgomery
shp HarIi't and Jessie, Auson for Portsmouth, N H
Ship Orozinba fSara) Crocs, for Gsnoa ~. go =,
ship Bremen (Btemp Beeoksn for Bremen W.r,sksn R,ehs
AZ us 1900 1tAsyt " hAshtpn, Chapman
III, ". 80 IL as, ~ boson boudcutquis Phillips
Sehr Covngtnn, PARTIAL, for M5be Eua.raste, We
sfhr Lrlme, Webbsy, for Fea,scoEa, InaUsrsv -
sehr Petit Ciemsnns, Pras, f,r Mobile, Huntington ade
scar Diamond, Bowen, for P4nsacola, JHsfIsv a.
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Commercial Intelligence.
Per BaItic

Per Baltic. LIVERPOOL Nov 40 1s55
Notwithstanding fair demand for Cotton from the
trade throughout the week, the market has been yery
abundanty supplied especially with the new arrivals
which appear to be pressed forward quickly as
they be Landed Buyers therefore have had the ai
vantage in price all descriptions but especially in the
better kinds which were fully I'D lower and even more
in Orleans
The business for the week is reported at e7o bales of
which 1900 are for speculation, $500 for export
The sales to-day estimated at 5000 bales and the
market may be said to close steadily at the following
quotations:
Fair Orleans s!sd middng. 511-1e
FAR Ioolles' ca mlddlng. 9-16
Fair Uplands.. ....... SKA middling ........ SIX
Ordinary to good ordinary to Sad. Inferior AZ to 3D.
Total Stock of Cotton in this port 1856 900 Amer sT 600
do same time last year. 544 GOO q 1000
The Corn Market has again been very quiet and we
quote decline Of to Sd per 70 lbs in Wheat Is per bb
in Flour and Is per 4SO lbs in Indian Corn The quota
lions to-day White Wheat 12s Id Us Sd Red lis
to lis I'd per 10 lbs Western Canal Flour AIS to 42 Cd
Phiadelphia and Baltimore, ASS Cd AS Ohio AS to
45s Canada AS Cd 43s Sour 4ls Cd to 4s Cd per bb
White Indian Corn ass Yellow 46s 46s Cd Mixed 45s
Cd to 45s Cd per quarter.
of Turpenne there sales to report but Of Rosp
$500 barrels have been sold 4s 1Od IS for common
to IS to per owt for fne quality.
Yours, respectfully,
BROWN, SHIPLEY g. CO.
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GATTLK MARKET,

JEFFERSON CIrY, Dec. 20, 1855,
Arrived to-day 1870 head Of Lake Cattle ~ head We,t
ern Beeves 600 Hogs and IS Mich Cows The market il
gutted with Hogs and heavy supply Of ordinary stock
Oilers Prices in favor Of purchasers at our quotations
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mi ACKEREL, GOLDFISH, SALMON, ETC.
I'VE In store and to arrive chip Iris and
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HoRAoEM. SMITHS AMERICAN CIRCUS

HORACE NJ. SMITHS AMERICAN CIRCUS
H. NJ SMITH. Proprietor and Manage.
Mons. CLEMENT. Musical Dirseo-,
IMMENSE SUCGEsS-CHANGE OF PERFORMANCES TIES.
(THURsDAY} EVENING, DEC. aorH
@ Grand Equestrian performances
Pavilion, cApat Of containing persons
tire of Riders, Vauers poesliats Cswas
Comedians, Aeroaats and Dancers will appear e
nv This the Orleans,
M Am Josephine, the celebrated Rider Dsnseuse hT
Devslos the unaopoaehable female Equsstrian.
me grand scenic and Principal hct Rider Rogers ih
celebrated horse Rider; lob
Dancer RIDER csieba.ed Dsseloy The great
French Gymnase Performer RIDER Chas seeq
pshed Artist Rquis John Johnon, he
wonder MI y Carter the daring
Acrobat Botheis the upralled Js D. Rite. he funniest
in the world and e. Robeztaon The great Champiep
Lesper and many other artists.
EB Prices OF admisaionnsss Circle
~ Ga Saturday al Day gissn
Tor the especial
ira hons will be
~ On hmRs Day Dec. IS, three grand
di9 If E. 4.f1 49, = H NJ shdiy75
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sxrH DrsrRfcr CounT HENRY F. BALDWIN va MARY q
OF NEW oELBtss. RF0y wife OF Theodore Rroo 81 ii,
No. 34Gi. " 80
RY VIRTUE Of a writ of seizure and sale to
ne directed by the honorable District Court Of New
oenR The shove entitled will proceed 10 eli 4 public
suction IN the Rot1sda Of the City Exchange ST. Loais
1sk5, at 10 o'clock NJ - - 4's' 500
eesn Taesnt piece portion o, triangular form
SITUATE N we auecug Jkekson Of this Id
shn MetaIs Rcsd Anthony ToaoGse sesdoc a. Pesr
ee desnated BY the No. IS Re plan Of aid .u
6e1ie drawn Dsponiy architect IN the occs Of
gnhtsd oy tbs No s5 plan Dsnec
2 az set PASSED before chspes Notary Pab on he fIth
Msrch 1885, and ISL inches linen ont a. Der
adoe street 391 feet and 9lnes front ea Road AMI
sl fset inches ans lines front Toulouse street. -
Seized In tbs shove .,7 ll ~ e,z
IEhMS-Ths ing the second suction TIE above Dc
sd properly will pc defnitslv adadcaed
or will bring credit lie
bond with good md security bearing
ssn. annu from date and special mortgage pro-
periT sold until final payment. -
Vaudeville MARIGNy &.
Us II 10 - ohenH OF The Parish Of Orleans.
FII1s psTser covET ci.y Of New Orleans s. s. Tod
OF NEW OaLEANs No. 10925.
10y VIRTUE of an alias writ Of fieri facias
~ deed By the HouorAbs fifth Duttict cour an
New Orleans IN the aeoSe entitled
mnf entered into between the parties therein
proceed sell at pabc auction, In The Rounda Ex
charge 81 Louis street. between Chartres
SATURDAY, December ssth. 1856; u O'Clock NJ z
ne sisve named TON ed about forty years
Vaudeville MARiGNY
NJ fha rfsb nj Del
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-21

hILS, OILS, OILS
" WINTER STRAINED LARD o1Ir-loo bbls
Do do WHALE oL--1OO bbls;
Do do SPERM oIL-20bb s
TANNERS, oII,-5O bbls MOL;
LIESEED OILS bbs;
MACHINERY oIL-sO bills
NEATsFoOT oIL-l0 bba
oLIVE-20o baskets, quarts and pins;
For sale by j. H, CARTER Il CO.
di94 corner Common and Tchoupitopla, .trsss
SEALED PROPOSALS addressed to the
President and Directors OF the Public Schools District
will be received during ten the 18th December al
the office Of Paul Theard Notary Pnbc for the
School House. accordance with plans specifications
the office of said Notary No. 10 Royal die lot
TIDER, C1DER-The undersigned, having
procured patent portable premium Cider Press now pre-
pared 70 supply his CUSTOMERS With Cider, right H.
at hs old Fruit Stand, No. rs ST, Charles street,
dlsim T. G. CLOUD
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-21

BRuTALLY BEaFES.-An Irishwoman. named
Mary Edward alias Johnfor vas dreadfully beaten
terday at her residence St. Louis street between
Claiborne and Derbigny, by. as she says man named
THOMAS Farrell She was taken to the hospital and was
considered in critical condition last evening Farrell
was not arrested that we heard Of
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! ORLEANS THEATER-
| ~ SATURDAY, Decembar ~, 1856
seeosd night Of Dnuifests
| LAMMERMo0R- = -, -
/ .-... SUNDAY. Deesm6er9 "a, fs5s.
WIN ne presented new Coreds, yrCDMTRSSE Ia
LoTTE-USE FEMME QUf MORD. -S
~ Doors stsH O'clock. 777{9- Fl 5s Ssr
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,AccIDENT:-Michael 0'Neill was yesterday
taken to the Charity Hospital from the effects of al,
INTO ne hold Of hatboat He very badly bruised but
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MEMORANDA.

Below-coming Up.
., from Malaga, to JAyss.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-21

STABBTNG on THE RIVER A man named
Richard Toby is lying dangerously Ill at the Charity Hos
ptal from stab he received board the steamer T.
kennett during her recent trip from st. Louis to ts
city. He says he was stabbed by German Hopes a
his recovery are entertained -
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-21
MUSEUM.

ERANKLIN MUSEUM
H. No. los ST. CHARLES sTRFET
uppate Theatsr, Mrsen
= OPEN DURING THE DAY AND EVENING.
Among The collection Of Clrosies will be found
Revolving Astronomical Tabeanr different grams;
splendid Cosmoana Of Cities, Towns Landscapes.
ssgary Living Reptiles. Including fine large
Raitennake and the AigRo the
the Wild exhibited alive; beautifully foas Isnh
with but head two bodies and eight variety
a aud rsrs Birds with variety Of other rational nerss
and novel curosties, forming attractive
lat, the Student. the old, the young, all mankind
e. Admission. IS cents; Children, is cents.
EB Oar object being establish
aus We viii be thankful for anything that any ay
towsrds assisting us to increase collection. dftf
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OF NxW oRLkAHs. y 3a@. No. l0sso. s4 $50 6-
NOTICE is hereby given to the Creditors Of
this Estste and all interested show
ause W ten days from the notification have
rhy hs presented Doyle syndc Of hs
ihs funds dtibsd IA accordance Herewith
By order of the Court.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-21

sUNDRIES.
PEPPER-loO boxes Ground, quarter pound papers.
G1NGER-50
CaSSIA--s5
SALT-25 Table Salt.
CUBA CIGARs--lC0 boxes Rsddn's and Slads's.
JAVA CoFFEE-loD pockets Old Government lava Coffee
ALLsPIcE-l6 bags klispice.
SMOKING ToBAcco--so boxes Smoking Tobacco
YELLOW BANK ToBACco--25 gross Y. B. Tobacco,
PRESERyEs--TS Philadelphia snd Baltimore.
LEMON SYRUP-50 case. Lemon Syrup.
SWEET oIL-loO basketa, quarts aud pins.
sTouGHToN BTTERs-25 stoughton Bitters.
FIRE CRACRERS-200 boxes Fire Crackers
SCOTCH ALE-lO casks Teunent's Strong Ale, pinis.
PoRTER-aOcases Porter, Byasss, quarts and pints.
CANDY--T5 boxes assorted and Fancy. 1o., ...
CiNBY-7s Rock Candy, Red and Whito
For sale by
dIsA DAVID H. MARKS, 81 and So Tehoupoulss street
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-21

AMI At the foot Of Canai New Orleans OATS
commanding SUNDAY January ending suNDAf
arylH.
~ Admission Museum, cents;
Schools s=-y5
w 1mmed sely exhibition M1surn reehshs
CONCERT will givsu elegant Masic Saloon,
tho steamer adjoining, by
HEGR0 MINISTRIES.
kdrnixsto or
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-21

fIRE.--A frame house on Constance street,
between Clio and Erato partially destroyed by fire
SPOUT iour clock Yesterday morning The prpt srri-
val and action of the police and the amateur fremep
saved it from being totally destroyed
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-21
'he Board then adjourned.

SUICIDE. ---Joseph Parody, spaniard, forty
nine years of age committed suicide at his on
Love street, between Frenchmen Eysan Fields on
Wednesday night by cutting his throat from ear to ca
with razor Deputy Coroner Mitchell held an inquest
on the body Yesterday and rendered verdict that hs
perpetrated the act while In state of insanity His in
sanity was brought on by grief for the death Of his
mother which occurred several months ago He was
wild during Wednesday, and offered to kill his brother
with the razor with which be afterwards killed himself
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-21
LEGAL NOTICES.

slsosD JusrIes. cognr BARRETT Adsm,' Express Com
10y VIRTUE Of . writ Of feri facias to me
b th Hon G. Bradford Second ,usies
ou en- the premises ST. Charles Poydrn anS In
fsystte Streets On THURSDAY, the Sd day of January IL
ASbie covered with with stals all the boards On
ths Rreud the yard with Of board Rance
sna Tue pytge Ct hydrant Ct the Wster WORKS Company
ssiSsd in The above salt. Term cash the poi.
d9l SsjHn9 JOHN A. AGkISsE, Constable,
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-01
RIVER ITEMS.

- The T. C. Twichell arrived here early
yesterday afternoon from New Orleans, and put
on great airs'' in coming in--pushing by the
Northerner, and making the water fly like the
Eclipse. She put out good deal of freight
here. The Twichell left Wednesday the oath.
We thank Mr.. Fuller for papers
=, - The Northerner was here yesterday
afternoon from st. Louis, with fair trip. We
thank the clerk for papers.
- The Jas. Paul is preparing to leave to-
day or tomorrow for Green River. We hope
she may be able to find good load of freight
- The fine packet VIM. Garvin will be
down this evening, and after short delay re-
turn to Louisville Look out for her, as she
is an excellent boat in every particular.
- The Rainbow was here from Louisville
yesterday afternoon, and long string of pas
9 sengers paraded up the wharf from her. We
thank Billy Houston, of the Office, for papers,
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-01

THE PATENT PErnccAr L1FTER.-The la
test notieh from the land ofshoe-pegs and wool
en- clocks is. an apparatus whereby ladies can
manage their skirts while stepping into
or out ola carriage, going up stairs, and in the
streets, and all the while keep their hands in
their pockets. The plan is perfectly simple,
and the inventor exhibited at the Crystal Pal
ace, a lay figure, with the machine attached,
to large and adrairing crowd of both sexes,
the other evening.
There are four small pulleys attached to the
waist, underneath the dress, over which is
rove small cord, one endof which is attached
with diaper pins severally to the front, rear and
sides of the skirt, at abeut the height of the
knee. The ether ends terminate in loops,
which are led into the pockets on either side
Ifa lady wishes to go up stairs, she pulls loop
No, in the right pocket, and instantly the
dress rises in front, so that the ascent is made
with perfect grace. No. 2 in the left hand pocke
ct eleyates the rear in the same manner, and
all pulled at once lifts all the skirts knee high
This manoeuvre is intended for very muddy
crossings ~ y Sunday Courier.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-01
sNflps By Gfltgrapg..
REPoBTED EXPRESSLY FOB THE JOURNAL
Arrival of the George Law.

New YORK. Oct. 81.
The U. S. nail steamer Geo. Law arrived
last evening at 6 o'clock from Aspinwall, bring
ing $50 passengers and $167 900 in treasure.
The Law brings the California mails to the 9Th
of October. She connected at the Isthmus
with the steamer John L. Stephens, which
brought down nearly $39ooooo in treasure.
The j. L. Stephens passed the Colder Gate
on the 18th, and the Garlic on the 18th.
The principal consignees are Drexal & Co.,
$35O,OO0; Metropolitan Bank $500 900; Wells,
Fargo & Co., 100000; VIM. Hass 10000.
The news is unimportant. All the election
returns are officially counted. The whole K.
n ticket elected. Johnson's majority for Gov
ernor is over 5000 The whole number of
votes polled was 10000 The Legislature is
composed of Y K Ms, 80 Dems and Wings.
Prohibition Liquor Law defeated by 5000 ma
jority
Ex-Governor Wool, ex-Congressman Mar
shall, and Dixon, prominent K. N. candidates
to succeed Mr.. Gwynn.
Gen. Denver Secretary of State, had left for
the Atlantic States to claim seat in the
House of Representatives in the next Congress.
party of $50 recruits left San Francisco
with the steamer Uncle SAM to join Walkers
expedition.
Judge Morton's sale of ship property in De-
cember, 1858, amounting to one million dol
lars, has been declared invalid.
A destructive fire had occurred at James
town Loss $4,000. Among the buildings
consumed was Masonic Hail.
Advices from Oregon announce the safety of
Gov. Stevens.
The English steamer Bolivia had arrived at
Panama with dates from Valparaiso to Sept.
14th, and Callao to the 25th.
Ex- President Belsea, was passenger on the
steamer to the United States.
News from Australia to the 18th of July.
Haxal -four at Melbourne, on the 7th, at
ESQ per ton.