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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-21

mo ALL WHOM TT MAY COMCERh.-No-
ce is hereby given, that at the expiration of thirty days
from his date intend nstitting judicial proceedings against
the State Of Louisiana in the First District Court Of this city
for the emancipation my negro woman named DARCUS
aged about forty four years.
JAMES DICK HILL,
BY his Attorney: G. r. ESTIIIN.
New Orleans, April 2, lS56--a2 Is myI
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MILLINERY.

Epnn NOTICE TO THE LADIES. Aks~-
80 MADAME SON, Fashionable Mil
R1HA liner, takes the pleasure of informing 00I
- the Ladies that she has received from WI
Paris and New York an elegant assortment Of Bon-
nets Caps Head Dresses, &c, which really beau
tful and sxces anything of the kind that has ever
been offered in this city, and the season s now ad-
yancing, she 10 determined to sell at very reduced
prices To those who intend going TO the Springs an
opportunity offers of getting Head Dress or Cap
of entirely pattern, at exceedingly low prices
Don't forget the store. MADAME SON, SIS Main
street, Fashionsble Millinery Establishment.
ia 23-Im*
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POWER OF CONScIENCE-A Man PolMn!dyiIy
Surrenders and goes to the Peaitenttary Our read.
ers will generally remember the of Sydney "
Howard, the interesting and pious young gentle.
man who SO ingratiated himself with some of our
best citizens, that he secured a position in thu
State Bank whereby he was enabled to steal
fourteen hundred dollars He was hunted with
good deal of energy and perseverance for some
months, but he managed to elude all efforts to cap.
ture him. In the apprehension that he was being
pursued he travelled over nearly the whole coun.
try, sometimes, he says, in the very cars with
those hunting for him. and after nearly two years
of this unhappy life, went to st. Paul, Minnesota
Worn out with dread, he went to the Marshal of
the Territory and told his case, and asked to be
arrested The officer remonstrated; told him he
had no authority to make arrest; that the affair
was forgotten, and if he intended to make his re-
morse good for anything, he had better set to work
and earn the money he had criminally got and
spent, and pay the bank and those he had swim
died; that he would be better everywhere than
going TO the penitentiary But Howard was reso-
iute TO be arrested. The officer wrote to this CITY,
and requsition was procured, upon which he
was brought here Thursday afternoon We
believe an indictment Is pending against him for
the larceny.
p. S.-We learn that Howard was sent to Che
penitentiary, on Saturday, for two years. He plead
guity.-Ladianopolis (Ind) Sentinel.
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The FIRE AT FoRT DEYNAuD. FLORIDA -
FfShf TffA Ms fadians-wc briefly mentioned
yesterday the occurrence of destructive fire at
Fort Deynaud, Florida A letter to the N. Y. Tri.
bune. dated the 21st June, says:
Friday, Fort Deynaud was almost destroyed
by fire, which caught accidentally, In consequence
OF spark from lighted pipe catching to the pal
metto matching on the roofs of the barracks The
names spread rapidly, and before long, the hospi.
TAI, barracks, stables, suffers store and govern.
ment store-houses were burned All the clothing
was destroyed, and the constant popping off of the
ioadeu guns In the quarters prevented any effort
Deing made on the part of our men to save much.
happily. no one was hurt Louis, the sutler, lost
ABOUT $1,000 worth of goods The United States
steamer Ranger went up yesterday with carpeu-
ters, provisions, &c, for the sufferers. The fire
occurred in the evening, at o'clock. The soldiers
lost much of their hard earned savings and is to
De hoped that Congress will remunerate them for
their losses. SO intense was the heat, that gold
watches and even an iron bedstead were melted
down"
A letter In the same paper states that at Fort
Green, on the oath, fight took place between the
troops and the Indians:
The Indians first attacked farm house and kill
ed man, and were pursued by the volunteers un
til they came to this hammock. Here the Indians
made stand, and commenced taunting the whites
with such expressions as these: "Come out you
towards; you dare not fight us,"-whch so irrita
ted them that they dashed in and fight ensued-
They say several Indians were killed-perhaps as
many as nine One certainly was, for they brough.
the corpse of an Indian away with them, and seve-
raj are said to have fallen in the river 1t is also
said that As-sun-wah, the great orator of the na-
ton, Is the one killed, which would be most hap
py occurrence, if true for he is q most determined
enemy to peace.
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F. Buchanan Read, the poet and painter, was mar
ried Tuesday evening, in Brooklyn, N. Y, TO Miss
Hattie Denison, daughter of the late Edw ard But
Ter, of Northampton, Mass.
The Star newspaper, at Paris, Canada. was
pitched into the river by mob last week, for some
obnoxious sentiments of the editor.
The "Maine Law" in New brunswick, seems
To he rather unpopular, recent returns from the
elections show large majority III favor of Its re-
peal,
Tho Middleton, CT, Argus, democrat, is out in
favor of admitting Utah as \ State, with consii-
tuition toleratiug poygany
Hon John Wentworth has taken the stump IN
llIinos for Fremont and Dayton.
Miss A. S. Jones made her debut ut the Theatre
Roysl Toronto last week, as Parthenia. The oc-
casion was the benefit Of Mrs. Malinda Jones, her
mother. The Leader praises Miss Jones'
Marshal Butts. Of Covington, Ky, wounded In
the Turner atfray, Ia not dead - was reported
/ The contribution In New York, for the relief
Of the sufferers by tho inundations In France
amount to VI loo
Gen. ]. v. Harris who had filed many positions
of irust in the State OF Georgia, died on lhe .sa
uItimo.
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SELFCOUNTING YARD,STICK-A patent has
been granted for very convenient article for dry
goods merchants. 1t is self-counting measure.
1t is graduated by brass nails in the same manner
that counters now are except that in the place of
one of the brass nails-the one where the hand or
dinarily terminates in counting yards--is knob.
which slightly pressed by the finger thumb and
pointer counts and registers the number of yards
measured This is very convenient in case the
clerk desires to entertain his customers in conver
sation while he is measuring goods. 1t also avoids
the liability to error in counting
Elisha Dexter, of Holmes Hole Mass, is the in
Yeutor and patentee.
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CHL0R0FORM VETERINARY OPERATIONS Mr..
Harvey. veterinary surgeon, Macclestield, Eng.
land, has just been successful in performing the
operation of neurotomy two horses. while un.
der the influence of chlorcform, without either
evincing any pain. The operation consists in di
vding the sensitive nerves running TO the feet,
which, under ordinary circumstances. is attended
with acute pain. In these cases. the horses, pre-
vious to the operation were useless: atterw ards
they both went quite sound
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-12

GREAT CHANCE FOR INVENTORS The an
nual production of Indian Corn is G0) 900 600 bush
els nearly all of which is shelled by machinery !;
but the husking is done by hand. The expense of
husking is estimated at five cents bushel or 49,.
O0O,OuU year. No less than 129 different patents
have been granted for Shelters but for huskers only
four patents have ever been issued--twe of which
have long since expired. patent for first rate
husker, says the Scientic American, would be
worth fortune
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-12

FoRTIFICATIoNs AT San FRAECIsCo.-It ia in
tended by the government that when the fortifica
tions of San Francisco hsrbor completed, the
fortresses and arms shall be as follows: Fort Point
l54 guns, Lime Point, 80 guns gel Island 40 guns
Alcatraz Island, so guns. Total 354 guns Ofthese
guns, the majority throw balls heavy as 81 pounds
some of them are l20 Founders, and the lowest are
b Founders The Notifications at Fort Point and
Alcatraz Islands, the most important positions are
in an advanced condition, and could be prepared
for heavy fight in a short time
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PRIZE FIGHT "A brutal prizs fight, between
two young Englishmen, one Barney Aaron, 81
years of age, from London &; and the other John
Robinson, a mulatto, 30 years of age from Man.
chester, WAS fought Wednesday morning, on
Kicker's Island, N. Y. The parties chartered a
steamboat, fought their fight, came back, and es-
caped to Jersey, without the knowled edge or inter-
ference even of the police, though the match has
been on the tapis for month. Eighty.one rounds
were fought the contest lasting two hours. Bar
ney Aaron won the fight, and the stakes one hun
dred dollars a side.
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SWEDISH EMIGRANTs AT NEW YORK-Much
interest has been excited by a party of Swedish
emigrants that arrived at New York few days
since. They appeared to be of a very religious
turn, meeting two or three times day for pray en-
singing and preaching in their own language
Not one of them speak word of English,
nor do they know the value of our money They
are bound for Iowa and Minnesota and are fur
nshed by the Commissioners of Emigration with
interpreter, free of any extra charge who will
accompany them to their destination, and look
after their baggage and other effects
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-12

NEW ENGLAND EcoNoMY.-The deposits at the
Five Cent Savings Bank, on Saturday, reached
S2O7, 900 Nine thousand dollars were deposited
Saturday afternoon The smallest sum deposited
was five cents. The largest, $1,000. 1t was plea
SAINT to see such general swarnng to the bank
of men and women, young persons and small chill
dren, as was witnessed that afternoon.-L0Ueit
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-12

THE LATE FLOODS IN FRANCE.-The injury
done to the crops by the late inundatons in
France, is estimated at one hundred and fifty mil
lions of Francs, of which thirty millions are refer
able to the mulberry trees for silk worms The
above does not include the damage done to houses,
cattle, farm utensils or railroads.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-12

CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CAsrs-Iord Ersk;,s,
having lived bachelor to an advanced ACE
finally married his cook, for the purpose of SO.
curing her services, as she had frequently threat
ened to leave him; After she became Lady Er.
was moral atfront to hint the possibilitv Of her
knowing how any sort of eatables was prepared
for the table.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-12

DEAD.-Count de Tocqueville, father of the au
thor of Democracy in America, recently died, a
an advanced age, in his Chateau in France. III
wrote and published, after he had completed hi
eighteenth year, several historical works of &C
knowledged merit-among others, Philosophical
History of Louis XIV.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES The strong minded
sisterhood are determined not to let men-tyrants
have a monopoly of the electioneering, for we see
an address has just been pat forth by Mrs. ].
Cook, Mrs. Plumb, Mrs. Griswold, Mrs. Eliza
Burnett Mrs. Adeline r. Swift and others, asking
material aid'' to enable them to effect the repeal
Of all laws making distinction on account of sex "
They also recommend the holding of county
meetings to chose delegates to a general Conven-
ton at Columbus, Ohio, next winter. The sum
of money at present solicited is quite modest
ONLY S25
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WEST INDIA SUGAR CRoP-A letter dated
Antigua, w. l., June 18th, states the sugar ma
king season was nearly over, and the yield haG
been most prolific. There had been sent to Eng
land and Belgium fully $4,000 hogsheads, ant
l400 hhds. molasses, and aboutth same quantity
to the United States. The health of the islanG
was good.
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AMERICAN RACE HORSES GOING TO EUROPE
Among the passengers of the steamship Asia,
which sailed Wednesday for England, was Z. Ten
Broeek the Napoleon of the American turf since
the decease of Col Johnson, of Virginia. The OBJ
eet Of Mr.. Ten Broecks visit to Europe is to test
the powers of the English race horse English
ground by actual experiment with those bred in
America. For that purpose he takes out with him
Lecomte, Pryor, and the illy Prioress-three of
the fastest horses in this country His horse Lex.
ngton is left behind
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-12

ILLIBERALITY OF HEREDITARY LEGIsL AToRs'
The Jewish disabilities bill rejected in the
British House of Lords, the 23d ult., by major
ity of 40 to 7a after long speech by Lord Lynd
hurst in favor of it.. He showed that the oath OF
adjuration s'on the true faith of Christan,' did
not contemplate the exclusion of the Jews; as il
was in use before the Jews came into the country
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-12

A SPECIAL AGEsr-A correspondent of the
Phiialeiphia Ledger, writing from London under
date of June 18th, says:
The Times made complete somersault on the
subject and conscious of having been ill informed
on American State matters, sends special cor.
respondent by the Baltic to America, whose bust
ness it shall be to watch our Government, steady
our people. and get possession of all important FL
libuster movements in advance of their being
hatehed: The person selected for this important
business is Mr. Lewis Fillmore of London, q gem
tleman of considerable literary reputation, and one
of the recent translators of Goethe and Faust
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FATAL EFFECTS OF CARELEssNEss.-On the
evening of the Sd inst, a young German girl
named Frances Lang, while passing thicket of
bushes at Elizabeth City. N. j., was fatally in
Jured oy the discharge of small cannon Daded
with bullets by lad named Charles Miller. She
died immediately afterwards and the Lad was ar.
rested. -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-12

A SINGULAR AFFAIR-A man at the Hague be-
| coming tired of his wife, attempted to poison her
| in the following manner:
They had sat down to dinner, and while she had
left the room or her back was turned he put the
poison into her soup. Not daring to trust himself
in her presence, he feigned some excuse and left
| the room. BY wonderful Providence, when she
came to the table, spider had dropped from the
ceiling of the room into the soup plate She was
especially afraid of spiders, and ber husband had
often laughed at her for it. So she carefully took
the spider out with the spoon, and finding she
could not bring herself to eat after it, she in the
absence of her husband, changed the plates and
ate his soup.
After awhile he came back and devoured what
| he supposed TO be the pure soup. He was imme-
diately taken with commissions and expired Be.
fore death he confessed that he had poisoned the
soup, and that it must have been placed before
him unintentionay by his wife. Now how mar
row was the escape of his wife, not only from be-
ing poisoned, but from being hung. Ii the man
had died without confession, the woman must
have been immediately arrested Poison would
have been found in the man and in the soup plate.
She gave him the soup. Here would have been
crcumstantial evidence strong enough to have
hung her, and an innocent woman would have ex-
pired but for the confession.
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SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS


HENltICO SAVINGS BANK--Ofsice Mt
street, Richmond, Va, where deposites will he rs
be paid On all sums remaining deposte six months
CHAS. 8. MILLS, Prest
~. n hHepEs. Freasr. my 2---3m
METROPOLlTAN SAVINGS BANK -
1VA The METROPOLITAN SAVINGS BANK
chartered by the Legislature receives pestes upon
which interest is allowed at the rate of per cent if
remaining six months per cent. for less time.
II Oftice at the store of Messrs. Dandridge &
Hart. GEORGE l. HERRING Pres't
WIN. g. DANDRIDGE, Treas'r.
je 9-Sm* JAMES g. CHENERY, Secy
COMMERCIAL SAVINGS BANK--CLar
~ tered by the Legislature of Virginia, December
18th, l853-Capital, 5O,0O0.-This Institution re-
ceves deposits. on which interest is paid at the rate
of 6,psr cent: per annun if remanng deposit six
months, and 5 per cent. for shorter periods.
WIN. G.. PAINE President
GEO. j. SUMNER, Secretary,
NH IS HENRY w. QUARLES, Treasurer.
THE VIRGINIA SAVINGS BANK,
chartered by the Legislature of the State is now
prepared to eive deposits of money of any
over five dollars which will be paid six per cent
interest on all sums remaining on deposit six months
or longer, and for a shorter time five per cent
Deposits may be made with the Treasurer, 7. B.
Starke, at the store of e. B. Spence, corner Main
and 18th streets or with either ef the officers
SAMUEL s. COTTRELL, President
T. B. STARKE, Treasurer
feN c. WALTHALL Secretary.
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INDIAN MURDERS Information has reached
this city from reliable source, that party of 81
oux recently came in the night to Platt Lake, fit
teen miles east of Swan river, and killed Francis
Brunett and his whole family, consisting OF five
persons. Brunett was well known halfbreed
and had been Chippewa trader for thirty years
ST. Paul Mianes0ta) Dem, july
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-12

CURIOUS INvENTIoN.-A very curious invention
has been made in England. Its object is the man.
ufacture of picture-trames, and other articles of
like description, out of bricks; and, singulary
enough, such an object this has been and can
be successfully accomplished. 1t is done as we
understand, by reducing pieces of old bricks to
powder, mixing this powder with some portion of
the tar or refuse of the gas works. and then com.
pressing the mixture into suitable moulds. The
result is said to be solid durable, and beautiful
article, of almost any given pattern.
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A CURIOUS FACT.-It seems of the ninety-one
coHnties in Indiana, the inhabitants of eighty can
leave home in the morning, go to Indiana polls by
railroad, attend to business there from two n
eight hours and return home the same evening
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-12

LEGION OF HONOR 1t is said that the French
Emperor has lately bestowed upon NJ Sxrtiges,
The French Minister, at Washington, the Grand
Cross of the Legion of Honor, in appreciation OF
his diplomatic services
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-12

REDUCTION OF PoSTAGE-Official notice is gi-
ven that the British postage charge on letters be-
tween the United Kingdom and the British Colo
MES of Van Diemans Land and Western Aus
.ralia having been recently reduced to six pence
the halt ounce, whether such letters convey ed
by packet or by private ships, the single rate of
letter postage between the United States and Ell
her of these colonies will hereafter be 80 instead
of 45 cents; the postage in all cases to be paid in
advance. This rate is, however, independent of
any transit postage to which the letters may be re-
liable for conveyance through foreign State 9TH
er than Great Britain and her Colonies
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-12

TREATY WITH SPAIN.-Mr. Dodge, it is said
has made considerable progress in the making OF
a treaty with Spain which will grant certain facii
ties to our commerce with Cuba, but, at the same
time, debar the United States forever from the
purchase or acquisition of that island.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-12

HEAVY Loss. The Albany Express IL OF opin-
ion that the losses 10 tire spectators in breadstnfs
aud provisions In the United Siates, within few
months, cannot be less than Sl5, 100000 Ordinary
brands Of -four have fallen o. per barrel, and
wheat $l per bushsl
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IMPORTANT TO SHoEMAKERs-A boot and shoe
company for manufacturing boots and shoes by
Bernard's patent machine, has been formed in
England, with capital of $60O.0 .0O0 The MA.
chine is said to supercede manual labor entirely
factory already in existence makes by it 200
pairs day. The expenditure of the population
of the United Kingdom for boots and shoes is esti.
mated at seventy five millions of dollars and this
company, looking TO gradual extension of their
powers of production. contemplate an ultimate in
crease Of their capital to $500, 900 dollars
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WARNING TO TRUAkTs-A boy about ten years
old, named Frederick WardwelI was drowned al
swampscott, Mass, on Monday last, while playing
truant from school
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THE QUEEN OF SPAIN The last news from
this unfortunate sovereign is TO the effect that sl,
had been indisposed since June 49, She was or
dered 10 be bled, but miscarriage was under
stood to have taken place on the Friday might
befora
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A NUMEROUS PRoGENY.-A Mrs Marian Shinn
died recently in Ocean county, n. J., aged q
years She was the mother of Is children, and
ut the time of her death. had 81 grandchildren
aud % great grandchildren, making in the aggre
rate 1875
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-12

A MAMMOTH DOCUMENT.-An address from the
citizens of Manchester, England to the people of
America in favor of peace, was placed in the Mer-
chants Exchange Reading Room, this forenoon
Ithas attached to it 81 04l names-Boston Tran
SCRIPT, Sth.
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The celebrated composer, Mir. Vincent Wallace,
Is now in London. ander the best. medical treat.
ment for an affection Of the eyes, which threatens
total blindness
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DISSOLUTIONS, &c.

TO-PAKTNERSHlP have this day
~ associated with in business c. M. PLEAS
ANTS. The business will hereafter be conducted
under the firm of VAN-LEW, TAYLOR & co.
July l, 1856-jyS VAN-LEW l. TAYLOR.
nISSO UTIO N..-The co-parfnershlp
~ heretofore existing under the fl m of PICKETT
& MAYNARD was dissolved by mutual consent, ON
the lst of July, 1856. Ths name of concern will be
used in settling up their late business. Those in
debted to us will please make immediate payment,
it is necessary to close up their business
possible. RO. PICKETT.
GEO. F. MAYNARD.
A CARD.--The Coal business will be
continued by the subscriber in future for cash or ito
equivalent, at the old stand of p. l. nj near tho
Petersburg Depot RO. PICKETT
iy T. I'm
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY.-
At the meeting of the Board of Directors OF this
Company held on Wednesday, it resolved TO
extend TO the Northwestern Virginia Railroad
Company aid to the amount of 500 000 in order
to secure its completion to Parkersbnrg.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-12

A little Galveston boy only eight years old, now
on visit abroad, and writing home 80 his mother
says:
'If you do not receive this letter. tell father that
Iwrote it any how, for want him to know that
keep my promise"
This is like Pat, who, In writing to his better
half said:
aWhen you cali at the post for this. If the post
master tells you Ia not there tell him he lies the
baste for sure, Biddy be not writing at this pre-
sent moment intirelyf"