New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-22


,FEoN HAva lie u y. Mill steamship Black
v Warror, Z. W. Smith, commander, from New York
the 18th and Havana the 18TH crossed Tile ar atfive
A. H., and reached her wharf at three, =. III. she
encountered strong Northwest wind ard heavy head
seas from Havana over Everything III Havana il
even unusually quiet The city ii reported verv heal
thy The weather Id the Island Ii DIV, af,d yery
favorable to sugar making. The steamship puaker
City sailed from Havana for New Yofksthe morning
Of the 18th. Ss4a
BY this arrival We are in receipt Of Havana papers
to the 18th inst.
\ The Diayio de Ia Marina, Of the 18Th gives an
account Of tremendous hail storm visiting Puerto
Prneipe on the Both ut, which uprooted tress, and
&eansiilg great destruction Of property.
f GODDARD is stu delghtfng the astonshed natives
with hIs eronantc feats as also il Mr.. Harrington
with ms panorama Of the Russian War.
Paul Julien and Adeina Patti left Havana, for New
York, on the steamship Gaharba.
a new drama Of local nature, has been produced
at tne Taeon Thsaser exaIting Spanish courage and
darIng III is called ID. Lers de Felasco Or the de-
/ tenss Of the Moro. $f
4 he0 theatre IL in project Of construction, To be
pllsss ~ 8 = she styte of the American theaters
ihs hls'EspapeEs l # Havana are barren Of political
merely containing accounts Of, and conectures
as 20 the s1ase of the Central American affairs
! A JEST Trar WAS JoKg-A practical Joke
according to the Montpe Cys, Freeman ocfnrres
at social gathering IN that reeeutIy u fot
I lows: A young gentleman had tile task os aras4no
"a wife, imposed upon him part of The eyerfress
amusement, and with q young lady mock cerenlo-
ny was gone through with. as they supposed Of be-
ing married Subsequently appeared that THE ner-
\ son who married them was real Justice and the
/ knot Both parties are
/ reeonc1ed to the accident. # s$s
| Hon. JAMES BUCHANAN-A continuation of Tie
aYshed honofs of the previous day fell upon this dis
tlnguished gues. Of our yesterday The Council
eommittee renewed their charge Of him at an early
hour in the morning BY awaiting uponhim at tile no.
tel and exertng themselTe in every possible manner
that might tend to the pleasure Of his soourn. AT
eleven o'clock himself and friends were conveyed in
coaches 70 the Maryland where he received
the cordial gasps Of the hands of our citizens until
O'Clock. p. M, after which he was driven through
some OF the principal streets and reconveyed to the
4 hotel 5 s#555 's=5555$
At three o'clock be sat down to private dinner in
the ladies, ordinary at Barnum Hote1, in company
with Governor Porter, the members Of the Council
and few invited guests. The bill Of fare enumera-
ted every delicacy in season, done mp in manner,
unexceed i not unequaled by any hotel in the eoun-
try. The various courses were passed with regularity
and deeorum by the serFants-thns fully carrying
out the high characterof the house. After the cloth
was removed, Mr. Buchanan responded to d toast in
language very faerng to citizens and their rep
resentatives in council as did also Governor Porter.
The committee entitled to great credit for keepfng
as they did the reception Of this distinguished gentle
man free from anything having political bearing.
he LETT IN special train for Washington at five
O'Clock, in company with large number Of the Coun-
climen. He VIII doubtless never forget the honors
conferred upon him in Baltimore
baltimore Clipper, I4th.