New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-01
NUMBER "a.
Thsrty-FouFal congress.-r,,rst sess,.,,,

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i HAsHINGTos March "a Senate On rnoto,n of
bir. seward the Committee On the Library yyeTe IN
structed 70 consider the eSpediency of some Ieais
tive recognition of She eminent serysses n . a.
dition under Dr. Kane in the Arctic rerions ~
Mr. Weller, from the Select Coyarnifsas m III D.
cifc Railroad. reported bill To authorize And y III.
tate the construction OF railroad and magnetic teIe
graph line through the Territories Tho If,;sod
States from the Mississippi river 70 the Pacific oeean
which was made the special order for April III.
MIR. Bell, Of Tennessee In remarking On the erpat
expense of the public printing thought ii would be
much better to expend the money in the improve
ment Of our great naygable rivers, ne might ever
save enough to support 5loop Of war.
MFR. Weller moved to amend the amendment by ap
proprating about $50 900 for the engraving Of ths
maps accompanying the report Of the exploration
and surveys to determine the route for Pacific Rail
road TO be expended under the direction Of the Sec
retary Of War. 51l hi I4 S
The question was pending when the Senate ad
jOurned
BAD BusINEss.-We clip the following from the
West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter Of the 29th 1
Some two years ago telegraph line was put up on
this side OF the river, connecting Baton Rouge Pa-
qnemlne Donaldsonyille, Napoleon, etc, and uIti-
mately to connect with New Orleans A good deal of
time and money was spent, and as it appears, all to
no purpose. The line between here and plaauemine
is down and trodden under foot. The cable made for
crossing the river to Baton Rouge is being ruined on
the river bank, just above our Office The operators
have abandoned their posts in consequence Of not
Delng paid and no one seems to know nyting about
the line or its propretors This is poor satisfaction
for those who invested capital in it. Can any one
tel US anything as to the whereabouts of the proprie-
toIs, and what they intend doing with the line
Whetherit is abandoned or not r. # 5
SHOCKING MuRDER-The Natchitoches louisiana)
Chronicle of the 22d furnishes the particulars Of
most diaboical murder, committed in that parish
upon John Rodrigo by his wife and her paranour,
Matthien Bresente. We copy the following portion
of the account # II s9a7ss
Bresente, about four weeks ago, went to the house
OF Rodrigo, and assisted by the WIFE while the poor
victim asleep bound his arms and feet, and fixing
rope around his neck, dragged him about mile and
half from the house, and when beyond the hearing
| OF all the persons residing in the neighborhood,
strangied and beat him to death with stick After
the guilty parties had succeeded in killing their I'M
fortunate victim, they covered the body with logs
sticks and such things. 3 Gf9 f e,
After lapse of nearly a month, Gabriel Rosales,
who had been forced by threats to accompany the
urderers and witness their terrible Deeds moved by
| compunctions of conscience, communicated the in
teligence of the horrid act to the Coroner of the
Parish, whereupon the man Bresente and his para
\ mour, Juana, were arrested. On accomDanyine the
witness to the spot which designated by him. the
/ body of the murdered man was found. The murder
/ ers were examined before Justice Payne and com
mitted to jail. Since the commitment .Bresente has
! confessed his guilt. D