New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-03


various States whose seats are not contested, which
was carried. 3:stafs 5k55e5S@
The States were then called, and q delegate from
each was named by his colleagues. III
The Chairman of the Committee on Credentials |
submitted report comprising the names OF two hun
a bred and seventy seven delegates. There were two
delegates diEpute those deegate from Penn
syEVaniasaRd Louisiana. ZEN .SsSsS5
"a delegate from Mississippi moved that the report of
the Committee on Crede ntials be accepted, except
that portion which referred to Pennsylvania and
louisiana 800
IN BaId il, Of Connecticut spoke against except
ing any be States, and denounced platform max
& as regular trap-setting business calculated to
break down q, any party He appealed to those who
md pnt II the minority report to withdraw it. He
was q national and conservative man but he knew
that the making was distasteful to his sec
ton and to the lofs orth. He also argued strongly
against making any nomination at this time.
Hon. Percy Walker then took the floor. and deliv-
cred a longand powerful speech upon the necessity
of having d 9TH section to satisfy the South His
speech was frequently Interrupted applause from
the Southern members, and listened to with strict
attention.
After some desultory debate, and a confusion of
motions, motion was made that the delegates from
Louisiana be admitted by exclamation and agreed to-.
. NIT Elastus Brooks now arose and offered resolu-
ton to the effect that the vote upon portion of the
report of the Committee Credentials referring to
the election cases in be recon
aidered. 3
After some debate, q motion to lay the resolution
4 II,
about o'clock A. M, the Convention adjourned
TO meet at 10 in the morning.
Non QuITE DEAD.--It having been reported that
DR.. Burns resident Of Washington Territory, who
had taken the field against the Indians, had been
killed, he has succeeded in conveying to civilized
society the following contradiction
Please contradict the report that L was killed nv
the Indians, on Wednesday last. killed seven with
my own hands they hunted me through the brush
for one mile with dogs and lighted sticks, and every
one who acalried the lights Shot. The only wound
got was skin wound in the forehead from a buck
shot. lived in the brush on leaves and shot an In
dian this morning for his dried salmon and wheat, at
dr. Lemmon's. Give my respects to Bright and Rab
beson, and let them know that am safe.-only had
to throw away my boots and my feet are badly hurt
Lost my horse, instrument and medicine case NV
horse was shot IN the Kidneys in the swamp, where
we received murderous discharge of balls and buck
shot. Please let Mr.. Wiley.say am all right.
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THE WoLF CAUGHT.-We were bored a good deal
by the ineredulous stating week or two SINCE in
ing about the Immediate vicinity Of the city. The
facts have been completely verified by the capture of
the "yarmint.R He was chased with dogs by James
Acton On Monday and finally brought to bay, where
upon g oothardy negro, who was along, rushed in
upon the wolf and succeeded in capturing him alive
It was found that he had been captured when cub,
Collar placed upon his neck, which, as he grew,
compressed his that he had suffered greatly
Gothic Metropolis.
SHAFT Z GAhEWe learn that Fyler, who nur-
ered avs wife since, near Syracuse is play
ing jshai p game upon the counsel who defended
him. 1T pl,ears that the agreement between them
was IL case Fler vas sayed from hanging his coun
selWas to have $4,000. OF this amount $1,000 was
paid in cash, and the remainder secured by mort
gage on his farm. The counsel put in a plea of in
sanity, and Fyler was sent to the Lunatic Asylum
me mortgage is now about due, and the holders on
Ihat i the maker Of it was insane when the murder
was committed, could he have been sane at the time
Of giving the mortgage? It looks as though the
lawyers We're caught this time
Auburn IN, " American
New MODE OF PRopUIsIoN.-Ca H. Whitaker
mas made successful experiment on Lake Erie in the
propulsion Of vessels, and which is looked upon as
matter considerable interest The plan consists
simply in the application of the common propeller to
me SIDES OF vessels instead Of the stern only employ
ing those OF smaller size driven by light high pres
sure steam engines, and using one, two, three, or
more pfopelers each SIDE according to the size of
the vessel tits claimed that greater degree ofspeed
can be obtained by this than by the common method
WIN greater safety less expense &C. The Baltic"
which is the name Of the steamer to which Capt WIS
invention has been applied, is full freight model of
ABOUT nine hundred tons capacity, originally built
paddle-Wheel boat. rs
The, WILD MAN AaAIN-A correspondent Of the
Caado Gazette, writing under date of the 2Sth ult
from Ark, onupper Red River states that
the cold during the present winter has been in that
region the seyerest within the memory of man. The
rivers were frozen solid, and the plains presented an
unbroken sheet of snow. The writer relates the fol
lowing story Of an attempt to capture the famous
wild man who has been so often encountered On the
borders of Arkansas and Northern Louisiana;
san ans travels met party from your country in
pursuit of wild man. They had struck his trail at
q cane brake bordering on Brant Lake and the Sun
Flower Prairie. Learned from one of the party that
the dogs ran him to an arm Of the lake which was
frozen but not sufficiently strong to bear his weight
which consequently gave way. He had however
crossed, and the dogs were at fault One of the party
mounted on o feet horse, coming up encouraged the
dogs to pursue, but found it impossible to cross with
his horse and concluded to follow the lake round unit
he could ascertain the direction taken by this monste
of the forest On reaching the opposite side ofth'
bend he was surprised to see something in the lak
like a man breaking heice with his arms, and hast
ened, under cover Of the underground to the spo
where he expected him to come ont. He concealed
himself near the place, when he had full view 0
him, until he reached the shore, where he came on
ana snook himself He represents him as a stout
atnlet1c man. about six feet four inches in height com
pietely covered with hair Of o brownish cast abou
four to siH inches long He was well muscled and
up the bank with the feetness of deer :
He says he could have killed him with his gun
but the object of the party being to take him alive
and hearing the horns of his comrades and the howl
ing Of the dogs on the opposite bank of the lake. ht
concluded to ride up and head him, so as to brine
him to bay and then secure their prize So soon
however, as the wild man saw the horse and rider he
rushed ffantically towards them and in an instan
dragged the hunter to the ground and tore him in tn
most dreadful manner scratching out of his eye
and injuring the other SO much that his eomrade
despair Of the recovery of his sight and biting larg
pieces out of his shoulders and various parts of hi
body Fhenonster then tore off the saddle and brdl
from tile horse and destroyed them, and holding tn
horse by the name, broke short piece Of sapint
and mounting the animal started at full speed aero
the plains in the direction of the mountains, gudn
the horse with his club. The person left with Il
wounded man informed me that the party was still
pursuit., having been joined by band Of friendly Il
dams and thought that if they could find a pat
brake in the vicinity to feed their horses, they mgl
oyertake him in day or two.