New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-11-17

been spared to the active duties Of his profession,
would have been an ornament to the service.
am, sir, very respectfully, ..a p,
Your obedient servant.
Pnymaser u, s. Marine Cor ps.
Hon. John D. Freeman, Jackson Miss.
SAD News FROM THE PLAINs-AIuRDER OF Col.
BABBrrrs CoNF1RNED.-Th Council Bluffs Eagle has
the following interesting news from the Plains:
The arrival on Sunday evening, Oct Goth, of a
train from Salt Lake, under command OF Capt W. J.
Hawey places beyond question the fact of the MUIR
der of Hon. A. W. Babhitt, Secretary of Utah Terri
tory. From MI Hawley. we obtain the following in
formation
Near the g Sweet Water he met Messrs. Kmble
and Ferguson, That is about 200 miles west of Fort
Laramie, and $50 east Of Salt Lake. He heard from
them the rumor and in order to get at the facts he
remained with Mr. Trist, the Indian Agent for sew
eral days.
The Indians had come to the Fort, and reported
that twelve OF them had attacked Colonel Babbtt,
while one Of his men away and after the Colonel
had fred his donbe.bafreled gun and his revovers,
of the Indians crept behind the wagon and tona-
hawked the Colonel Frank Rowland and Sunderland
were killed. The Indians said the Colonel fought like
a grizzly bear.
When at Fort Kearney, Capt Hawley learned that
Maj Wharton had in his possession the papers (in-
Guiding draft of s. 000) and some of his hair. His
watch was obtained bya Frenchman from the Indians.
Altogether about Is whites have been killed.
The Captain reports the crops in Utah as good.
Wheat was selling at 81, oats and corn Is cents, po-
tatoes GO cents, flour So 80 per hundred. He met
several Mormon handcart trains at Green river, 10
miles east of Salt Lake City, at Big Sandy, at Pacific
Springs, another five miles east of Fort aLramie and
one at Chimney Rock, 10 miles east of Laramie, a
wagon train at Scotts Bluffs, and several others. All
in good health and spirits.
Col. Babbitt was well known in our community,
was his return from Washington to resume his
duties Secretary, had with him valuable colec-
ton of books and astronomical instruments, md
supposed to have large amount of money
His loss is irreparable, and the government should
send at sufficient force to punis-yes, to eX-
terminate this tribe who for the last three months
have been numbering and pundeiing her emigrants.
Mr.. John Campbell, Dustin Amy and about twenty
Others, came in the train with Captain Hawley.
MORE BR1GANDAGE IN KANsAs.-We take the fol-
lowing from the Independence (Mo,) Messenger, of
the LIST inst
One Of our citizens, Samuel Handley, was robbed
the highway in Kansas Territory, on Tuesday last
The circumstances as detailed to us, are about
these Mr. Handiey had been to Lecompton with
load OF goods, and was returning home when, about
four miles this side of the crossing of the Wakarusa
four men stepped out of the brush and stopped his
team. Mr.. Frampton of this place. was with him.
but both unarmed. The men pretended to recognize
one of Mr. Handleys horses belonging to some of
their friends in the territory but upon the represen
tation OF Mr.. Handley and Mr. Fmmpton of the owner
ship Of the horse did further urge their claims for
the horse, but said they had lost great deal in the
territory and intended to get it back With this they
presented their revolvers and demanded of Mr. Hand
ley his money, which he was compelled to hand
to them. The amount they robbed him of was $75.
After getting the money they very authoritativeIy
ordered them to drive on and started themselves for
the opposite direction.
We have heard Of another robbery pe1petrated on
Jesse and Brisco Davis formerly of this county, but
now living in the territory. We were not able to get
the particulars further than that twelve attacked
and robbed them of $50 in money.
YELLOW FEVER IN BERMuDA.-The Hamilton Ber-
mudian Of the 8tb ultmo, states Somerset and War
wick have been fearfully visited with yellow fever.
Their united population numbers 500 and I'D to the
present date upwards o500 persons in these two par
1shes have been attacked with the fever. Still the
mortality from it, informed, has not exceed
ed 8 per cent. The accounts from Somerset this |.
morning are most distressing. considerable num- |
Der OF new cases have broken out since yesterday. !
Among others, we have heard Of a whole family hay |
ing been attacked at once, viz. husband and wife,
mother OF the former, children and servant, leaving no
one ID the house to render the least assistance.
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CoUNTERrElrs ON THE SAVANNAH BANK BILLS.
The Savannah Georgian, of the 18th inst says:
1t would be well for the public TO be their guard
against counterfeit notes of the Merchants, and Plan
ters Bank of this city. One ten dollar bill not gen
uine was passed off this morning. The counterfeit |
has blurred greasy and smirched appearance and is
in all respects badly executed 1t would not probably
deceive any one familiar with money! who should
ercise tolerable caution. The signature of Mr. Roberts,
the President is but poor imitation, while the red
8nk on the counterfeit is of much deeper hue than
on the genuine issue.
Since the foregoing was written, we hear of coun !
terfeits of the same denomination Uens) in the
style and manesty the work of the parties, on
the Central Railroad Bank. There is doubtless q |
gang Of counterleers in midst We call the at |,
tenton of the public to the reward of 500 offered by
president Roberts, for their detection and apprehel-
sion.
TIE WAGER PAD--We alluded, on Saturday, to
novel wager between Major Ben Perley poore and Col
Burbank, which involved the wheeling of barrel of
apples from the residence Of the loser to the residence
of the winner We also chroncled the progress made
by the unnchng Major up to the latest date received
Since when the following Boston dispatch to New
York paper has come to hand. 1t is rich. The Yam
KEGS are q immense" in their way:
:. BosToN, Friday Nov. Major Ben. Pelley Poore
the late Fillmore candidate for Congress in the Sixth
District, arrived in the city this afternoon with his
wheel-barow and barrel of apples~-which he had
wheeled all the way from West Newbury, distance
OF thrty-six miles, in two and a half days. The job
was in fulfment of bet with Col Burbank the Ere
mont State Senator elect, that Fillmore would get
more votes in Massachusetts than Fremont.
The Major, wheeling his apples, was escorted up
State street about O'clock by the Fillmore Clubs Of
Boston and Charestown military company and
mounted eavalGade of citizens. The novelty of the
performance collected many thousands of the people
and the Major was greeted with tremendous and tn.
ultuous applause on all sides He delivered the an
pies to Col Burbank on the steps of the fremont
House, when both gentlemen delivered congratula-
tory speeches. mounted on the barrel. Ten thousand
people were present.
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