New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-01
DAILY CRESCENT.
LATER FROM HAVANA.

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| .qRRIpaL OF STEAMSHIP cRESCEET CITY.
The steamship Crescent City, Captain John
McGowan, arrived yesterday evening from New
York via Havana We are indebted to her pur-
ser for the following memoranda
The United States mail steamship George
Law, Capt. Grey, arrived at Havana on the
18th inst, with the California mails and pas
sengers. The Crescent City was detained three
days and half at Havana, waiting for the
George Law. The royal mail steamship Oregon
left San francisco on the 9th inst, and arrived
at Panama on the 2lst. The Golden Age
arrived at Acapulco, from Panama, on the 5tI
lnstant--aH well. The steamship Uncle Sam
feNlcaragua Line) arrived at Acapulco on the
9th inst, having loat thirty three passengers
BY cholera since leaving San Juan Three
more died while lying in port. The epidemic
was confined principally among the steerage
passengers. -ga.5 1-.., .5s,, ,se,a.54s 49,. : -l
The following is a List of the passengers by
the Crescent City:
From New York-John Johnson, Druids, en- Hunter,
Mrs Quitk, s. P. Mortjoy. Brown W Brown. Messrs
Brown, Murphy, surue Stebbns Meyer and lady, Phil
lips ghcore, Bertrand, Brazeau, Fortnef. Boniet and
wife Kelly Van Horn Harrison, Nicks Miss Cohen Mrs
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From Havspa--Mrs Freret ] b Lafon P yalip
cia Pegniols Laso Drshsn Gaston, Penhed Miss Belle
Clinton, Castillo, CaTie, sanchey, Neri and wife
From Calitornia-Mrs Jones, D Allen and wife, Alb
bott Lessn, wife and child Young, Levy Mrs De Case
res daughter and son, Mr. Holland As in the steerage
We have received files of Havana papers up
to Thursday last, but they contain no news of
moment. - az g.. -...'',.
| A correspondent Of the Diario, writing from
Porto Rico on the 18th Of September, states that
an agent had arrived at that place with the OBJ
jeet Of contracting with the planters for the
introduction Of coolies. No progress had yet
been made in the matter, but as laborers were
much needed, the writer thought the idea would
be regarded favorably. .t 5.s.g5..5
| a New York correspondent of the Diario
gives shocking picture of the condition of New
York society and the depravity of Yankee human
4 nature generally. The affray at the St. Mich
olas between Mr.. Dean and Captain Wright he
speaks of as an affair between q Fifth Avenue
aristocrat and dandy Of the Hotel ST. Nicholas
Aprevious number of this paper has an edito-
4 rial article nearly two columns long, summing
| up and commenting upon, with the most holy
horror, the catalogue Of crimes furnished by
the newspapers from the States Dignifed en-
Iployment for the editor of a dignifed journal
The FEVER AT NORFOLK AND PoRTsMoUrH. -
A correspondent Of the Petersburg Express,
4 writing from Norfolk under date of the 23d,
states that the fever during the two previous
days was awful. the mortality being as great as
1 it had been at any former time when the popu-
tlation was much greater. There were forty
sai
ander Gait, postmaster, VIM B. Ferguson, Pres
ident Of The Howard Association, and Charles
| Fl, Beale, former editor Of the Norfolk News and
correspondent Of the Express.
1 The deaths in Portsmouth on the 23d were
freported at IT, but there were no facilities fol
lobtaining correct accounts. .= "=
q VIM. Ried, late opponent of Hunter Woods,
deceased, for the Mayoralty of Norfolk, has
) Ifallen,a victim. The correspondent of the Ex-
: press says that there is scarcely family in the
town that has not suffered from the scourge.
e We extract the following from his letter:
OF our own physicians not less than ten have
: fallen, all Of whose names have been already
o published, besides five who have come from
abroad to help us, among whom was Dr. Rich
ard Blow, of Sussex, who died on yesterday
morning, raying madman, after having sue
: cessfully served several of his friends.
u Among the new cases is John d Gordan, on
q extensive broker, who lost his wife few days
8 since, and all of whose family, consisting et
8 someeight or ten children, besides servants
4 have suffered from the fever. In several fami.
I, les the whole have been swept off, while ii
a, hers all have been sick at once, not able tt
| he tp one another, and some of the nurses hav,
1 bea so dishonest and wicked as in many case
| to b, I've absolutely neglected their victims TO
the 9. IKE Of plunder.
4 In he present state of disorganization, whel
i safl soc ieties have been disbanded and every
thing ut of joint in every department, ther
havIs arisen set OF lawless ruffians, who PROV
ahont working all the evil their vile propensi
| ties gu gssst. You cannot possibly imagine !tht
4 state /, ,ur plague. stricken, afflicted city is in
| nothing to bs seen or heard but hearses full o
IeofIins r. sttling through the streets all times
the day and night, the death rattle perhaps jus
at the fro ut door of the houses as you pass, AM
often the ,oor sufferers exposed to public view
like so ma ny dogs The heart slckens at tn
| SIGHT. and ffentimes the living envy those VIII
nave been ca st into their silent graves. Man.
times Wagon loads of common reugh boxes rul
races 10 the bu rial ground, and huaa1e them il
| the trenches without ceremony, after joking
t.ursing and swe airing, as if they were not hu
: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the feve
Il ra ped with unmitigated fury, carrying off som
1 of our most est Unable citizens 5 Ss==s
as UIc1pB By BoY.-The Menasha wis
4 Adv ocate Of the 18th gives the following az
\ count of the commission of suicide by bo
only twelve or fifteen years of age: &
You NO Kelsey imagined himself to be whippe
and a bused too much by the village boys, an
on Monday evening he told his mother he woal
stand Il no lonper--that he would hang hin