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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-14

MARTELLo T0WERs.-There is no small harbor nor
little inlet, any of the better settled parts of our
coasts which the inhabitants of their neighborhoods
alone would not be able to hold against the single
cruisers of an enemy, provided only that they should
be furnished with gun Or two of sufficient range and
cabre to tell the vessel herself as soon as the bat
terry should be brought within the reach of her broad
Sides. An attack from boat parties by land would
quite doubtless, very easily succeed in taking an open
battery defended by a few irregular troops without
shelter or cover; but behind the simplest entrench
ments it would be entirely another affair." for our peo
pie in such positions with other instruction than
that drawn from their innate sagacity, would fight
brayely as Turks, and with as much skill as any ELL
ropean troops. These entertainments would probably
be brought to their simplest and cheapest form when
consisting of block-house of logs of tower of
masonry, mounting the guns and holding the maya
zines, surrounded by ditch and an earthen embank
ment 1t was a gun in such position that once de-
teated Nelson and cost him an arm Napoleon stud
ded the coast of France with similar defences which,
during all those long wars with him, never received
from the English cruisers any tokens evincing the
slightest evidence of their contempt for the efficiency
strength of such batteries. Ii our own shores were
once garnshed with such works, no blockadng squad
could succeed in keeping our coasters idle in
port and much less so our single cruisers-natona
and private-who defying any enemy, and multiply
ing in proportion to the points of refuge established
on our own coast, would take the broad Atlantic, and
render that sea unsafe to the merchantmen of the
haughtest power, if at hostties with us, unless con-
Voyed by a fleet of menof-war.--[Wash Union ,,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-14

The CINCINNATI SLAVE CAsE-The Cincinnati
Times of the 3ls rt states that the current of pop
ular feeling, which was strongly in favor Of the fug
tives has turned the other way in consequence of at
tempts to get up a riot and snbvert law and order
The Times relates the following scene which occurred
pending the examination:
As the slaves were being escorted from the court
room yesterday afternoon, to omnibus in waiting
in the street, large crowd of colored men and wo-
men, intermixed with q few prominent whites Of a
certain political stamp, blocked up the passing way
and stubborny refused to give that the prisoners
might be taken out. 55t
When passage was at length cleared, and the Off
GERS attempted to perform their duty, they were
greeted by this mob with indecent curses and mpre
cations, and the slaves were urged to stand by their
freedon,' "not to give up" and the Door woman
whose hands are stained with the blood of her own
child, cheered for the murdero,ls act Several at
tempts were made to rescue the prisoners but they
were all successfully repulsed by the strong police
force in attendance. r-t
Some of the coored women present, cursed most
disgustingly, while the men We're not only bold in
their imprecations, but in their attempts to commit
violence One of them approached the omnibus with
knife in his hand and when forced away seized the
Mayor by the throat and would no doubt have COM
mtted violence upon his person. had not Mr.. Faran
received timely aid. This man and another one were
arrested and locked up in the Hammond street Station
House. Only the promptness, courage and determna-
tion OF the officers present prevented a riot and
bloody one at the time.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-14
What the Future has in Store.


So many rumors come via. New Orleans, in refer
ence to what is to be done neat week at the capitol
that we cannot refrain from giving place to one cur
rent now about town.. .a'.5
1t will be remembered that about this time last
year, fportion of the wisdom of the State then'as
sembled here, to hammer out laws for the State
were of opinion that the fees of the office of Sheriff
of Orleans parish were, 'a told, very insignificant
and bill was introduced and came near passing
through to throw all the judicial sales into the hands
of the Sheriff. This created some little CONSERVATION
among the auctioneers and there was much letter.
writing, telegraphing, coming and going of special
messengers to and trO and the matter was finally
arranged upon what basis of compromise it wonld be
in bad taste to enquire. Then a "Democlat;' held
the office. Perhaps the Central Committee had
measured the circumference of the power welded
by the Sheriff. and merely suggested this movement
in order tostrengthen him in importance Now the
Bull Story so beautifully illustrated in Mr. Websters
spelling book, has come about, and Know-Nothing
holds the key of that Office and it is suggested that
his isauhorty be divided into four parts. Instead of
one Sheriff it is proposed to have four WE'LL be it so.
rumor kindred to this, is that the move made last
seasonto change the time of holding the municipal
elections to mid-summer-say the month of July will
be renewed, it there is prospect for Registry law
to pass. What would be the result of holding the
elections in New Orleans in midsummer? Why, the
very peope--citizens interested in her welfare would
be absent and to the army of illegal living votes, a
host of the sumbering dead would be raped up, on
the order of the Central Vigilance" to attend the
polls and vote the straghtout ticket. ~@
We incline to the belief that a Registry law will
pass before the sixty days expre-and if it does SC
called democratic power in New Orleans will be
stabbed in tender point, unless some such outrage
is contemplated as changing the time of holding the
elections. [Baton Rouge Comet, oth,
When we learn of the passage of a Registry Law
such as will absolutely preclude illegal yotng-we
shall be gratifed, no matter when Or how the eec
tions are held But we haven't much faith in the
present Legislature SO far as that measure is con
cerned The great Central' will object, and thert
will be an end of it.. .
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-14

LATER FROM FoRT PIERRE,-The St. Louis Demo-
crat, of the I'd. publishes the following teegraphc
dispatch:
WESTON, JAM Sl.-Messls. Dunlap and Woodford,
pilot and mate Of the steamer Grey Cloud, arrived
from Fort Pierre, night before last en- route to st.
Louis. The Grey Cloud got within 23O miles of the
Fort on the I'd of November. Sent on an express to
the Fort and received an answer to wait for Major
How, who was coming with two hundred troops to
take charge of the boat and cargo On the 2lst the
river closed, and it commenced showing very fast.
The next day the boat was visited by seventy-five
Indian warriors, who demanded ammunition and pro.
visions We heard of the troops fifty miles Off The
thermometer at this time had fallen to IS degrees
below zero. On the 3lst December the crew was
discharged by order Of General Harney, and he took
possession of the boat and cargo. The cold was SC
great that several of the men were badly frozen. On
the 7th Of January General Harney arrived, twenty
two days out from the Fort He travelled all the way
on the ice with only thirty men, During his journey
he saw large number Of Indians, and told them thai
"ths was the time for them to fight while the cole
weather lasted; he had but few men, and they might
kill him now, but he would give them hi in the
spring" N' I.@@rE7 +"'
Dunlap and Others left the Grey Cloud on the 18th
OF january, and came on the ice as far as Council
Bluffs -
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-14
Disaster and Loss Of Life.

8 .
We learn from New York papers that the brig
VIM. H. Stafford, Capt Smith, was cut through by ice
in the East river and sunk on the night of the 3D.
inst. Eight of the ten persons on board lost their
lives including the captain, his wife and two children
The following are the particulars Of the melancholy
affair: Lis. #%
The ilfated vessel arrived at this port on Sunday
from Attakapas, coast of Louisiana, in a somewhat
disabled condition, having had most boisterous
passage, and anchored in the stream near the Fulton
Ferry. During the night, her cable was parted by
the force Of the ice and the flood tide, when she
drifted to the vicinity of the Navy Yard, and was
brought to by her best bower. This was at 8 o'clock
A. NJ on Monday. All on board except the captain,
then repaired to their berths under the impression
that all was safe, but in two hours after it was dis
covered that the vessel was filing very fast and at 6
O'Clock A. NJ. the water had reached the lower berhs
All hands were then aroused, and went on deck but
they had scarcely succeeded in doing SO when the
vessel filled and went down, taking with it the cap
tain, his wife and two children, A. S. Darragh the
mate and the cook, name unknown all of whom i'm
mediately perished. "E 5ns -E
The crew of the brig consisted of four men, Two
of these, named Wm Brown and Frank Ryder got
into the crossrees and were rescued in an exhausted
condition by a boat from the receiving ship North
Carolina On board Of which vessel they were taken
and kindly cared for. purse of fifty dollars was
also subscribed for them by the officers. The other
two sailors, named Alexander Brimmer and Henry
Naiiis, succeeueu LII Sebtil ol large cake OF ice
which drifted with them towards williamsburg. Thei1
situation was discovered about daylight by Patrick
Quinn, private watchman at the naval store yard foot
of South Tenth street, and he accompanied by the
mate of the schooner Wave started in boat to thei
rescue but before they could render any assistance
an immense cake of floating ice came in collision
with, and demolished the piece on which the sailors
were standing, and both of them were pitched int
the river and Immediately drowned. The cook was
colored man, and was shipped at DemeIara. All th,
Others were shipped at Boston, on the outward pas
sage, and are supposed to have been Americans. Th
captains two children were a boy and girl-the lat
ter aged eleven and the former four years.
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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-14
Nen Orlealrs 1ailp Gresfeut.
ThIrty-Fourth congress--F1rst session.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, ,1856.--'senate,-Alr. Clayton
submitted joint resolution for the relief Of the suffer
ing poor Of this CITY, 1t authorizes the sergeant-at
Arms Of the two Houses to ascertain without delay,
the cases in Washington and Georgetown Of indi-
yldual suffering for want of fuel and appropriates
81 500 for their relief 5 ~.r
The resolution was amended, so that the Mayors
OF Washington and Georgetown may disburse the
money After debate it was passedyeas %, nays q.
[During the discussion Mr. Pearce said he would
admit that this was gratuity, but there had been
examples enough Of gratuties The Senate had paid,
without hesitation, bill Of $4,000 for brandy, wine
and cigars for Kossutl and his suite. He mentioned
several other instances, and trusted that the poor
would not be neglected in the general distribution Of
gratuities.l
On motion Of Mr.. Butler, resolution was passed,
instrhctng the Committee on the Library to inquire
into the expediency of securing marble bust Of the
late Chief Justice John Rutledge to be placed in the
Supreme Court room.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the reso-
luton calling for the journal of proceedings of the
Naval Retiring Roard, and adjourned. 5 =,
The House did nothing to-day except ballot unsuc-
ccssfully for printer. N&@, @s5&5s S@S. .f.Gs
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-14

NEW COURSE OF SERMONS one, who
feels the need Of being Cup with the times" writes to
the Philadelphia Christian Chronicle as follows:
"We have had the !" Women of the Bible The
that line, and now we are having from one of the pull
pits in New York, "The Mothers of the Bible" with
the usual varieties. Please announce through your
valuable columns that propose commencing course
of sermons on the Men Of the Bibe!" among the
subjects of which will be the following:
Adam, the Grandfather of all.
Noah, the first Sea Captain.
Esau, the man with the heavy beard.
Absalom, the fast young man.
Nebuchadnezzar, the first pure Vegetarian.
Felix the freeloyer, etc. etc. a,.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-14

DEATH OF A VETERAN.-John Rckels, native of
Virginia, died in Ogethorpe county, Ga, on the 3Oth
ut, aged one hundred and four years. A letter says
He was the most industrious man the writer ever
knew. The writer lived within a half mile of him
for several years-when the old man was between
ninety-three and hundred years old During these
years he worked regularly, and generally plowed and
was wont to boast that he could put up more fence
than any man in the county Last year he cultivated
corn When he was over one hundred years old, he
would frequently walk to Lexington, distance OF
about nine miles, transact his business and walk back
home the same day.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-14

A WONDERFUL M1RRoR.--Among the curiosities
to be met with in the Paris Exposition was huge con-
cave mirror, the instrument of startling species of
optical magic. On standing close to it, it presents
nothing but magnifcently monstrous dissection of
your physiognomy. On retiring a couple Of feet it
gives your own face and figure in true proportion but
reversed, the head downwards. But retire still fur
ther standing at the distance of five six freet from
the mirror, and behold you yourself not refec
tion-it does not strike you refection-but your
veritable self standing in the middle part, between
you and the mirror. The effect is almost appalling
from the idea it suggests of something supernatural
startling in fact that men of the strongest nerves
will shrink involnntarily at the first view. If you
raise your cane to thstat your othersef you will see
pass clean through the body and appear on the other
side, the figure thrlstng at you at the same instant
The artist who first succeeded in fashioning mirror
of this description, brought it to one of the French
kings if we reeolect right, it was Louis XV-paced
his majesty on the rlght spot, and bade him draw his
so, but seeing the point of a sword directed to his
own breast, threw down his weapon and ran away.
The practical joke cost the inventor the kings patron
and favor; his Majesty being afterwards 50 ashamed
Of his own cowardce that he would never again look
Mt the mirror or its owner
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-14

were put in circulation lately at Constantinope in re-
gard to the Sultans harem Some of the stories were
singular enough, and arrived even at Paris but the
truth has at last come out and it appears that the
had other foundation than the fact that the
Sultana had lately contracted enormous debts without
the knowledge of the Sultan which gave rise to daily
recamations on the part of the merchants. some Of
whom were French By order Of the Sultan a state,
ment OF these debts was drawn up, and the sum total
found to be fftyfour millions of piastres. The
creditors were called and after making diminution
OF ten per cent. on their bills they were promised
complete LIQUIDATION in three years, in monthly pay
ments.-[N Y. Times.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-14

THE STRIDE OF A RACE HoRsE.-Mr. J. F. Her
ring, ST. the celebrated animal painter states that
race horse will clear from twenty to twentyfour feet
at bound, and from the impression left on the turf,
he infers that horse at full gaop, places only one
foot at time the ground. This, lie SAYS, is more
convincing to the than to the eye In listening to
horse gallopng on hard road it will be found ac-
curatey exhibited by placing the little finger on ta-
bic or pane Of glass, and causing the other three fin
gers to follow in rotation by SO doing the precise
sound of that of horse galloping will be produced.
Then follows the bound and again the one, two three
four, in regular succession. sfi -.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-14
REG ULAR PACKETS.

Hgs REGULAR q. S. MAIL PACKET.
G & %sSs S1 hfs r5Gysnsc Fshss rq4 ssP
Landing, Mllikens Bend, Feksbug, Grand Gulf Rodney
Natche Fort Adams Bayou Sara Baton Rouge and all in
ermeae landnsThe splendid fast running passenger packet
Southern Belle, L. W. Broadwell master, will leave
above on THURSDAY, at O'Clock P. NJ.
For freight passage apply on board, or to
PITCHER, GOODRICH d CO., 4S Carondelet street.
L. SNAPp & CO., 81 Front street.
EThe Southern Belle will also take freight for all points
the Yazoo River with the privilege of reshpping Vcksbnrs
she having made very advantageous arrangements for that pur
pose.
H7A clerk will be the evec every Tuesday morning to
receive freight. DBL
P SThe Southern Belle will attend the business of the
S. f. j. Trabe during the Spring months.
,f-e REGULAR PACKET STEAMER
= NGagnolia-For Ashton, Pitchers Point, Skip
ffs4ssa. wh'S Landing Lake Providence Fcksbug,
Nacez and all Intermediate lanngsThe elegant and swift
Clair Thonason win leave for the above every
O'Clock P. NJ.
For freight Or passage, apply on board or to ....
no2S r. b. SMITH, IL New T4eyee street