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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12
Nt6 Orleans 1ailp Crsstelt,
THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY T., 1851
Ii uslnesS.


Yesterday was an active day on the streets and
landings, particularly the upper steamboat landing
At the old depot, below Benve street. the deficiency
in the sugar crop is shown by the almost summer
dullness which peTvsdes that section. We may ex-
pect very heavy receipts Of Western produce within
the next ten or fifteen days. There is every facility
for selling and shipping. Freights to Europe and
Northern ports rule at very moderate rates. Noeom-
plants can be made on this item Of trade. Our
insurance Offices take risks at the lowest rates. and
there are not stronger better conducted Offices in
this confederacy They pay ell losses even very often
downright swindling ones.
Cotton continues to arrive freely It is being ur-
ried to market with all dispatch possible-by the first
OF March the general receipts will begin to fall off.
In the meantime dealers and importers in gunny
cloth do not intend cotton shall want for baling next
year, for according to Calcutta circular, which will
be found in another column, the shipments from Cal
cutta for the seven months ending on the 3Oth of
November, were sufficient to 26sOOOO bales of
cotton, and there shipped and not cleared on the
sth Of December sufficient to cover S25 900 bales,
enhancing the quantity to cover s0OO0 900 bales
How much there is to come up to the first of May
next we cannot conjecture but shall keep our readers
posted up in the matter.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12

THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH GEN. ScoTT-The
correspondence between Gen. Scott and Secretary
Davis of the War Department, is spicy.
Davis, under date of July 25, 1856 charges Scott
with the exhibition OF peevish temper.
Scott under date of July 80, says that enough has
been done to warrant more than suspicion that Da-
Wis considered it his special mission by repeated ag.
gressions on SCOTS rights to goad him into some
perous attitude of official position. If he is to be
crushed, he prefers it to be done at the hands of
military peers.
Your accusation which charges me with usurpation
for most unworthy ends, and mputes motives incon-
sistent with official integrity, is considered basely
malevoent, and pronounced utterly false"
Scott, August 6, says he shall treat all Davis COM
munications as equally official. There are beauties
in them which ought not to be lost and it shall not
be my fault If do not render your part in this cog
respondence memorable as an example to be stunned
by your predecessors"
Davis, September l. says scott's threat is the
merest bravado in one who affords the most msaor-
able examples record in this department of vain
controTeRialist and 8 false accuser exposed.
Scott next grarts leave of absence to Col Hitch.
COCK under circumstances not approved by the de-
partment and refuses to comply with order of the
department to revoke the leave of absence.
The President endorsed the reason for this as 'un-
satisfactory" Davis recommended tho removal of the
headquarters of the army to Washington
Then follows lengthy TRADE of abusive epishets
| from Scott.
| Davis, December 20, rakes up some of Scott's
money dealings, and charges him with meanness in
taking what the law did not allow him while in
| Mexico.
Scott replies, January 81, charging Davis with con-
1 tinued reckessness of character.
| Davis February 20, says he has no intention To
force scott into duel. No disability Of age or plea
of conscientious scruples can be admitted TO shield
slanderer from rebuke.
! Scott again retorted.
Davis, March 90, replied at length, and Scott again
returted in compassionate terms
The last letter is from Dayis-May 2T-in which
he says he has ceased to regard ScOtts abuse and is
gr.tifed to be relieved from further exposing his
malgnity and deprayity.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12

TERRIBLE ACC1DENT.-On the 3lst ut large mass
of red hot cinder was thrown into the snow outside
Burdens iron works, at Troy, N. Y, when boys
broke the mass with an iron bar letting the molten
lava run out among the snow and water. The mass
instantly exploded with loud noise, throwing the
cinder in every direction. A workman named Mi
chael Smith was completely blinded and severely
wounded about the head and face; his clothes and
boots were also torn from his person. Two boys named
Campbell, and another named Danks, were also ter
riby burned about their heads and faces Medical aid
was quickly furnished and the sufferers attended to.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12

ANOTHER DEFAULTER.-A package of s25 900 in
notes on the Dansville IN. " Bank, was distracted
from the safe of Benedict Colt real estate brokers'
on the ID January, and suspicion fell on the book
keeper, "a young Englishmar, named Edgar G. Win
terD which was yesterday confirmed portion of the
missing notes having been recovered at the Meropol-
itan Bank, and it ascertaned that the suspected
individual had left on the previous Saturday in the
steamer Atlantic. The money was traced back
through several brokers, to small exchange Office in
Wall street. Mr. W. A. Colt, Jr., one of the partners
starts in pursuit to-day, in the steamship Persia.
Nirror ith
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12

, r. 1856, ,1S57-NIENIPHIS AND NEW
s4ga1k ORLEANS PACKET I,1NE:-ln order to ac-
of the packets heretofore in the trade between the two cities
have organized company to TRI-WEEkLY LINE OF
PACKETS between Memphis and New Orleans under the
and style Of T HE MEMPHIS AND NEW ORLEANS PACKET
COMPANY.
The Boats comprising the Line all of the FIRST CLASS
inferior in the West South for speed comfort and
safety.
viii leave each place every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and
FRIDAY, at O'Clock P. NJ
a5-Partcular attention will be paid to way business
MONDAY PACKETS
Nebraska, G. b. Church, master.
Ingomar, L. McDonough, master.
-wEDSBsDAY PACKETs-
John Simontls, j. W. Goslee master
H. X. w. Hill, Thos H. Newell, master.
FRIDAY PACKETS-
Ben Franklin, NJ. G. Aaders master
Belfast, H. l.. Church, master.
Shippers and passengers rely the puncay Of TIE
boats Of this Line.
The Memphis with the Memphis and Cairo
Mail Line and with all the railroads and boats for Nashville St.
Louis, Louisville etc.
continuance of the patronage hitherto extended to the
of this Line respectfully solicited For freight
sels6 JOHN f. HYDE 4 CO., 66 Poydras street.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12

"CoALs TO NEwCAsTLE."-Amongt the arrivals at
this port yesterday, says the New York Courier of
Tuesday, was the bark Martha Anna, from Toulon
having as her cargo large quantity of pork, sent
here for sale on account of the French Government
1t was purchased here for the French Crimean army
but the termination of the war reduced the present
and prospective consumption of the article and it is
sent here for market. 1t seems u little singular
that this should be done and it is apparent that the
people along the Mediterranean shores have no taste
for this description Of food.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12

THE New YORK MURDER CASE. The investiga-
ton into the Burde mystery still in progress on
the 4th inst but nothing had then been developed to
fix the origin of the crime with any certainty Sus-
pcion appears however, to attach strongly to three
persons, Eckel, Snodgrass and Mrs. Cunningham,
The New York papers, with one accord, lash the
Coroner severely for his stupid manner of conducting
the inquiry, and his indecent and untimely jokes
with witnesses and others. On the Sd inst. the fol-
lowing proposition was made, and directions were
given to have it carried out:
Juior--We wish to propose that an examination
be made upon the retna of DIR. Burdell's eyes by q
powerful miscrosoope; believe these experiments
have been tried in France with great success and il
our Investigations can be aided in any manner by the
experiment, we wish very much to have the expert
men tried by skilltu and scientific Doctor if the
Image of the murderer is upon the retina of the
eye, and we are able to discover it, it would be o.
great advantage to our investigation Another juror
wished the experiment to be tried but had no faitl
in it.
Coroner-I have no objection-not the least in tht
world anything to get at the murderer-by scenc,
or aught else. What do you think of it, Judg
| (Beebe)?
Judge Beebe-I am in favor of it.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12

DAMAGES FOR L1BEL-On the Sd instant, Elias
Combs obtained verdict of $25 damages against
Messrs. Greeley & McElrath, of the New York Tri-
bune for libel. We do not know of what "penetra-
BILE STUFF the character of Mr.. Combs may have been
made, but we do not believe the Tribune ever injured
it to that extent.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12

Our RAILRoAD.-We have just seen and conversed
with Mr.. J. W. Mallory, collecting agent, from whom
we learn that twelve miles of our railroad are now
under rail and caractualyi in operation; that thirty.
five miles are ready for the IRON and forty miles
graded
He says it will be completed to Monroe by the lst
day of January next if the stockholders will pay up
fully and promptly.
Surely this is an important public work and ought
to be pushed forward
Mount Lebanon lLa.l Baptist 5th inst.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12

ALLEGED HORRIBLE MURDER A man. named
Albright, was recently charged with the murder of
his own son, at Wanwatosa, Wisconsin, by striking
him on the head with axe because the poor little
fellow was unable to procure liquor, for which the
inhuman father had sent him. He was committed
f,io
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12

THE GREAT FIRE IN MoBILE.-we received an
intimation by telegraph on Monday night that de-
structive fire had occurred in Mobile. The Advertiser
of Tuesday furnishes the following account of the.
calamity: =.
Yesterday afternoon, at about halfpast O'Clock,
the bell sounded the alarm of fire, and shortly smoke
and flame were found to proceed from the Montgom-
cry warehouse, which was closely packed with cot
ton, and famed by sharp north wind the fire spread
with very great rapdty, deying all the efforts of our
fremen to arrest it. Nor did it pause with the de-
strucon of this warehouse and its precious contents
The Hunt warehouse next SOUTH felt its power,
and like its predecessor was wrapped in flames and
then the Planters warehouse fell victim to the rag
ing element, which paused not in the work of de-
strucon until the entire square, with its nearly one
million OF property, was consumed. The greatest at
ention and constant effort required to stay the
fire even here, and more than once warehouses on
the northwest and SOUTH though separated from the
burning square by streets caught or seriously
threatened .F sG
This is the most serious disaster of the sort that
has fallen upon city for years. and it will be seri
ousIy felt not only here but in the interior though
the cotton destroyed was doubtless, chiefly insured
The spectacle, though brilliant and imposing, was
anything but inspiring, and the progress of the de-
voliring element was observed with universal sorrow
the that the efforts to arrest it were so futile
of results. .-.-. ..
The quantity of cotton consumed is variously es-
timated but from the most reliable data we can OBJ
tain, we believe the following fair statement
Montgomery Warehouse, capacity $500
Hunts "a ...,..-. 5000 e
Planters " ....... 5000
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12

Time, 2:O44-1:5C

HARD CAsE.-During the recent detention on the
Hudson River Road, poor fellow on the train was
really to be pited He had engagement to be mar
ried on Tuesday evening, and of could not be
present to claim his bride. His disappointment was
so severe that it found vent in tears and the poor
fellow cried like child.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12
ULAR PACKETS.
re- UNITED STATES TRI- ~
lEa4LEtsSS WEEKLY MAIL LINE lsssAlkiS8s 81

sag.EsssS WEERhf i5 IiHKsbuhal Mhihh LINE ssasaS
ON TUESDAY, alton THURSDAYION SATURDAY, at
5P. NJ. S P NJ. p. NJ.
The magnificent U The magnificent The magnificent U.
States mail packeU s. mail packet States mail packet
Princess, ,Captain r.. w. McIsae, NntcheZ, Captain
Wilson, will leave Capt. B. Canon IT. F. I.eathers will
for Donadsonyle Will for Don leave Donaldson
Plaqueine Baton adsonve Plaque vile Plaquernine Ba-
Rouge, Port Hudson Baton Rouge Rouge, Port Hu
Bayou Sara Red Hudson Bayou Bayou Sara Red
River Landing Fort Sara Red River}Riv Landing Fort
Adams, hatcher, Landing Fort Adt Adams hatcher, Wa
Waterproof Rodney ans. Natchez Wa tsproof Rodney
Joseph Graud erproof, Rodney, Joseph Grand Gu
Gulf Warrenton and Joscp Grand Warrenon and VcS
Vcksourg Gulf, Warrenton burg every SATUR-
TUESDAY, at P4 Fickshnrg Mill DAY. at p. NJ.
NJ. Iken's Bend and Lake
Providence St &C kI
Island Reach and
lSkipwf's Landing
Ievery THURSDAY,
lat Pm
The above mentioned splendid passenger packets will leave
their regular days without fail at the hour appointed All
business entrusted to their will be promptly and faithfully
attended Freight taken for Yazun, if consigned W NJ.
SHAW the Of the boats Fckburg, who will forward
1t without delay, and without any extra charge.
These boats will not be responsible for letter package
containing iewey other valuabfe unless regular
h 6f adng are taken specify tho contents and value and
freight paid vaabes deposited with the clerk
by the passengers, continued in their baggage.
| For freight or passage apply on board or to
CARROLL, PR1TCHARD 4 CO.,
Union Row. SO Carondelet st.
| n3O tt T. B. SMITH, No. Tchoupitou las
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FIXE HTNDkEp TEIoyssANp DOLLARS

BY decree of the Supreme of passed
the 2 August last that Government authorized Loan of
S0O0O0 and dOmcaed the in the city Of New Orleans
carried under the direction and Of the under
signed
This Loan m made payable in twenty years from the st inst
the Bank of Louisiana and carrying six cent
interest payable annually also at the Bank Of Louisiana
This Government has also set by this decree One Million
holders for their ultimate payment the Scrip for which Land
also prepared offer for sale Since the Government
has become permanent basis think those
securities offer great Inducements capitalists and planters
They offered for sale reasonable terms We
would invite parties who feel interested in this enterprise OF
Importance examine the above Decree which is oil
record the office of VIM. Chrsy, notary of this city
NJ. PITCHER
S. F. SLATER,
Agents.
For sale by NJ. P1LCHER,
AZ CarOndelet st, corner Union.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12

THE MISSING MoNEY.-We find in the New York
Evening Mirror, of the 4th inst, the following para
graph conirmatory of elegraphic dispatch received
here on the same day:
The Cahawba arrived at this port this morning. We
learn from her obiging purser, Mr. Rogers, that the
S49, 1000 puroined from the Bank Of New Orleans by
the runner Of that institution found this morning
in corner Of one of the staterooms of the steamer,
and handed over to the Chief of Police of this city,
who had been teegraphed to take charge Of it.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12

Shocking OCCURRENCE The Bath IN. " Cou-
rer states that on the 2lst ult, as the Rev. E. Fl.
Havens, of Dudley Settlement, near that village, was
boiling quantity of spirits of turpentine and rosin,
for making balsam, the mixture exploded, blowing
the glass out of the windows and scattering the
burning mixture amongst his family. Mrs. Hayens
died the same evening a child, two years old, died
soon after midnight Mr.. Havens lived till next
morning, and two other Children girl of fifteen and
boy of five years old, were dreadully burned the
latter, it thought could not recover. The house
was on fire. but was saved by some neghbors.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12

SHARP PRAcTICE.-A new dodge is now being
practiced upon the Philadelphians by sharpers after
this style. A gentleman pulls the door bell and asks
for Mr. A., who, of course, is not in-tes his lady
that he owes Mr.. A. one dollar and a haf-gives a
counterfeit five dollar BILL and gets three dollars and
fifty cents Of good money in change.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12

CROSSING CHESAPEAKE BAY ON THE IcE.-On
the 26t ult, three lads crossed Chesapeake Bay on
the ice to Annapolis and back the same DAY. They
left the island ut halfpast twelve o'clock at noon aud
got back about eight in the evening. The distance
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12
MARINE DIsAsTERs.-We find the following dis

patches in Northern papers:
Boston, Feb. 4.--The ship Bowditch from New Or
leans, picked up the 29h off Nantucket two boats
containing the officers and crew of the brig Pilgrim
from St. john for Surinam, ashore near Edgartown
The brig Danen, from Apalachicola, brought in the
crew of the brig Wllie from Genaires bound to New
York, which was abandoned water,logged. The crew
had been several days without food or water.
Savannah, Feb. S.-The British ship John Miller
Capt. Bell, from Newry island. was wrecked below
Savannah The crew have been saved.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12

sHSNEF KH5 a. zAGG1A6NsESSf tG16N IS ER9S5 SoSg
So Fulton where prepared at all times to furnish
z RS f:fi "sS HIS Sst okS ss s
F pPf,ss de seg With work m are not
ooE Fl fHy Afs aSp s slh sH e PIPES
FtfE jT}fP HERs' 'waSTs XIX FASs;
Sif5E$#Ssi 5E$#fEz!E! igzes E54fEss; ssfEEs;
st % S1 ses We @ eny sM Ss
.SS T2TSN GsS HSB HoUsE i!:sf T$E nay @
6s?? $s;s
he ss son Wa GG ssaa stsn uy SqEs Eve
been carried during its Tsf 1isnssSns Water Gauge
Dish Baskss, Jelly, and Cake M.nlds; ;
nn YIN BOX os sovs
'a Tss9P ps Ssss Ss % fe
ats I "F Rnses pr rs Ho,s sD Rsss sofs
' N ) F!5S. zASF4E5H Il { 5a,,sn Streets.
soG AGENTS for sehse Steam @ and anI G9Sf s sSf ear
tons Patent Piston Heads and Crate Bars au5l
To SUGAR F4i sF RGEPAREP r K1T
TIES tSsfs i've PTTRRN less
As's5i rS "A 3
| ihZf SWln oo SnlIp nttet'
II NORTH CUI.E!UNl, ATTORNEY -AT-LAW, WILL
LIZ attend all professional business IN 81 Landry ana
Av3yeiles that may be entrusted to his care oee a. off
ReferencesChas NJ Waterman hardware ,rchant; G. n
Olivier Esq; Thos D. Miller, commission me1Cf III Ghs B
New )rleals m26 lyd&W
pRANDX-l0 garter and l0eighth pipes celebrated Pout
| - ucy Brandy, in bond and for sale BY
| ja3l Sole Agent for the United States.
| CHAMPAGNE-lC baskets Mumms Wines landing
! jn3I SAMUEL WOLFE 95 Camp street.
SOAPSTONE-yariou sizes and thicSnessss for sale by
| . ALFRED KEARNY
| felO ~ Magazine street.
| SULPHUR-2O bbls sulphur or Brimsone for sale by
| = ALFRED KEARNY,
felo II Magazine street
nIAHIONDS-For cutting glass from g % to SIG each,
| - for sale by ALFRED kEARNf,
| felJ II Magazine street
REAsE1For drays and GaEts 70, for sas f9S8P in boxes
felV u Magazine street.
rLAss-S6OObox American French, assorted sizes
" and qualities, some very snperior for sale ,,v BY
felO u Magazine street
SPIkEs-lsO0 kegs Wrought and Cut, for sale by
. ALFRED KEARNY,
felO ~ Magazine street.
TT ANlS-2O t!crces sugar Cur d. for ale by
Ii JOSEPH LANDS CO.,
le9 S} Tchoupl ulas street.
GrARCu-7OU boxes Pearl, FIR sale ~
. JOSEPH LANDS h CO,
feJ S5lcroppi,0nIas street
(nllE tsiGAs-9iI bags Csrulna seed, t.dtgy L. N
- vgier, nom Charl.son for si@iely M o,.,,.-.
RA Il Il n
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CARELEssNEss WITH FIREARMs.-On the I'd inst,
printer named Richard Murphy was shot in sngu-
lar manner in the printing establishment of Bruce &
Co., New York. The Mirror gives the following ac-
count of the affair:
Murphy, while employed in "making up form, =
was approached from behind by John Miller. shop,
mate, who accoSted him with 'Where shall shoot
you? at the same moment dischargng the contents
OF pistol at him. The ball took effect in the lower
part Of Murphys back, and he sank instantly the
fiooc. Miller on discovering that he had shot his
companion, was greatly frightened and declared that
he thought the pistol to be uuIoaded
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FOR RED RIVER.


lsas land Benton mt Fort cadaa o. Monterey Moo1ins's
@s=ssAS ss@A Landing, Albany, Shreveport Grand Bayou,
mediate landings the swift running light draught
Alton, Jr., G. Wham a,aste will leave above. For
freight or passage, apply on board, to
fel2 +. q. RANDOLPH, A. Union street.
p- The Alton, Jr, is receiving freight the foot of Canal
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filled, and that not more than four or five hundred
bales were saved from them also that IL 600 bales
is very moderate estimate of the loss This at SCI
25 per bale-abou the present value of ofcottonwould
amount to some $736 900 loss-besdes the value of
the warehouses themselves, which, however is com
paratyely inconsiderable. The Montgomery and
Hunts warehouses were attached to the Shippers
Press, owned by Messrs. Cuis & Magee-the other
belonged to the Planters Press The amount of in,
surance on the property were unable to ascertain
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-12
SECOND RACE-sAME D
:
Time, l:494-l:475-I:5O-l:46

SECOND DAY.-The first race was two mile heats
the entries, Laura Spilnlan Olio and Mary Blue
skin. The report before merely states that Olio
was the winner in two heats. Time, 5:4G-5:424
The second race was for the South Carolina stakes
all the information concerning which that we are
able to CLEAN is embodied in the following: