New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-11-29

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The peoples reform ticket are undoubtedly elected
by Il large majority.
Mrs. Julia Dean Hayne, at the Metropolitan and
Miss Mary Provost at the American, have been per
forming, during the last two weeks before crowded
houses.
kenuovan, the American pedestrian, commenced
his great feat OF walking one hundred and six
cutive hours without sleep rest, on Tuesday Oct.
81, and completed it on Saturday following, at l03
o'clock.
report relative to city finances gives the total
expenses Of the city and county government, from
the lst Of July, 1856, to Oct l, 1876, at $330,576.
This shows saving over previous administrations of
81, ,l47 ,46o.
Two days after the departure Of the Atlantic
steamer, the 20th it discovered that Chester
4 Spngue who were doing business here, proftssedly
as agents Of the United States Insurance Company,
had absconded. They opened their office last August,
and it is supposed their premiums, mp to the time OF
leaving. amounted to about 8 900. A day or two
ago, the rogues were seen in Sacramento city.
A Mr.. Roach of this city has invented an improved
baotboX, contriycd that every ballot deposited is
announced by the ringing of bell, and also recorded
by dial, which is seen from the outside 1t is
admirable thing, but too expensive for general use.
?. 7. Herbert, Congressional Representative,
has been i'll the city since the 2lst ut. 1t is said he
will leave for Washington by the steamer of the 5th
An application made by our principal citizens
and business men, to Postmaster Weller to have the
steamer OF November 9Th detained until the 9th. in
order that they might give time to the election,
and that accurate return of the Presidential vote
throughout the State could be obtained and transmit
! ted ut once to the East The Postmaster replied, in
effect that his duty compelled linn to see that the
steamer sailed on the usual day.
| Walter s. alias Walter L. Chryscr, who recently
figured extensively in suits against eN-Nayor tar
rison at New York, arrested on the 10Th October
at the instance of VIM S. Fitch on charge Of per-
jury. \ preliminary examination of the case is now
| pending before our Police Judge.
| InS.,s Df t1n ih al n
| waynlll. Tom Rel, arrested by Sacramento
police officer on the Golden Age, three days out from
this port. He has been sent to Iuolumne iOr trln
! upon charge, Of murder.
, STATE - RHSIlT OF TIE ELECTInS.-The follow
ing is the aggregate vote for each Of the electoral tick
far heard from at the hour of going to press
/ The city vote is incomplete: :
Ei",5F ss.,a%a5 ...":: i$5 5S5
B,lchanans majority over Fillmore, 3,9el; over
/ Fremont ",lNi.
Fillmo,e$ majority over Fremont $50.
! AESERAI. lrEM>.-There has been no rain since the
departure Of the last steamer
! Gen. Cosby made an attack upon q party Of Indi-
ans on the Klamath river, about fortnight since,
( and killed a number Of them.
John Gardner, Jack Phillips and three Others OF
Tom Bells gang have been arrested in Calayera4
county. and lodged i'll Jail.
4 lHrty OF whites WAS recently killed by the lndi-
ans near Bald Mountain.
\ grand .aHie between the Cantonand Hong hong
CAuuncn WAS all prepared to come Of at Chinese
Camp, in TuoluzIne county, Il few days since. The
armies, numbering about thousand on each side
were encalnped and prepared for deadly combat
When they were intcrterel with by the authorities
and the fight stopped There have been several o
these battles within the past few years.
Rev. Mir. Lyman, recently arrived from the plains
reports that the Indians we're very troublesome along
the route lie also gave an account Of fight that
occurred between party Of cmigrants and band o
robbers, consisting of seven white meI; the attlIi
resulting i'll the death Of five OF the robbers and the
captnre ot the ohertwo. The prisoners were brought
into California for trial. MI. Hymau is Baptist
clergyman.
On the 29th of August, large number of dele
gates from different parts OF the Gadsden purchase
assembled at Tucson, for the purpose OF taking the
necessary steps to form territorial government II
is proposed to call the new territory " Arizona.
The estimated population is 10000.
Recently, at San Andres, during rain, it was dis
: covered that some brick in brick yard containet
gold aud it being found that the gold was more Salu
able than the brisk, the rroprictors turned streal