New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-12-03

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How NE Cor orr-The New O,Ieans -. s.f ~. "
rs the particulars Of Walker f6fibasef1 keT1 -,
1nas port RI on tie l2th. EvsEybody ssezs U hAvs
porters the longshoEemen and ~ public III Eepeal
In short, everybody but the CoIIector u s. HasliSs
and their subordinates These iudefattgable gentle
the while. New York Express. si. 's5 "a
We don't see how the United Htates' ofRcess could
have done more than they did do. The
officers had Gen. Walker arrested and brngIt Ksfoss
the United States District Judge. That was aII fhey
could do. The Judge-who ia altogether independent
of the President Or the Custom House held GenersI
Walker to bail. General Walker furnished tie n.
quired bail, was set at liberty and the Custom
had no further right to molest him. In the ueal-
time, having pressing engagements Of The most fmpof
tont character elsewhere, the General cobcIudei ~
depart and forfeit his bail Could the Custom Houss
prevent this? Certainly not. 81
We have heard it quietly rumored for several days
that an entire change ID the federal cices Or New
Orleans was about to take place, all on account Of
this Walker business! We wouldn't be surprised
for in these latter days one should be surprised st
anything there was some foundation in IL Fuaof.
So, gentlemen officials Of the Federal Government.
look out, or your ofice.hoding heads may be III ID
before you sufficiently aware 81 ~ MI VI bssr
the deprivation with suitable equanimity
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FEARFUL TORNADO m GEoRG1A.-A tremendous
tornado passed through portion of
Ga few days ago, which Is tins described ID IA
ter to the Augusta Chronicle
Its first appearance was on the premises of MI.
| Stencil near McAfees bridge; and SO powerful was
the wind, that youth who was passing, by the name
Of Waits found difficulty in getting in the house. az
storm, which swept through a space Of fifty yards
wide The largest oaks and pines at this point were
literally twisted into fine splinters, and the very
pdr. was haS rooted up as with ow
fore falling treetop swept through the housetop,
killing him instantly. The inmates Of the house
were covered up by the roof and timbers Of the
only travelled three four miles sweeping everything
before it. The fields of and cotton that passed
through were picked and shucked. - fFa
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THE ADMINISTRATIONS AND THE EFIL1BUsTERs.-The
Washington correspondent Of the New York Sun
writes on the oath ult.: g5&
The President expresses much annoyance at the
announcement OF the arrival of the soopof Sara
toga, which was supposed to be guarding the San
Juan river against the libustera. II il proves that
she has returned by order of Commodore Paulding,
commanding the Home Squadron, the Commodore
will be called upon for explanation. There s now
no United States vessel at San Juan, and if Walkers
expedition lands there, the public will naturally
As'S SAs'e SAS SoAosoGo
ment. n s8
The steamer susquehanna, from the Meditterrs.
mean squadron, is expected daily at Key West, where
orders will meet her to proceed Immediately 70 San
JUAN asst
1t is said that the District Attorney Of New Orleans
agreed to Walkers release here on light BAIL by al
arrangement with soule, without consultation with
the Judge. If the record shows this to be true the
President declares that he will remove the District
Attorney Immediately.
THE NEW YopK MAvopru,p Tho NOES ,,.at;,,,.
in New York, the night Of the 24th ult to ratify
the nomination of Daniel F. Tiemann as anti-Wood
candidate for Mayor OF the largest ever held
in that city, and its proceedings participated in
by persons of all parties.
~ NEW SrEAMER.-The steamer G.. Marshall towed
down from Cumberland river and landed at Aleiers f
the hull of steamer, which is to be completed
here under the direction of the owner, Capt. Dale.
She is to be called the Kate Dale length 40 feet,
beam % feet and is intended for the Ouachita trade
FROM AssuMrrIoN.-The Assumption Pioneer Of
Tuesday says:
The weather for the week past has been dry and
pleasant, with the exception OF Saturday
Cur bayou has risen considerably since Tuesday
last, and is steadily rising. On Thursday last We
heard the u not pleasant, yet welcome sound of the
steam-whiste of the first boat that had entered the
Latourche for the approaching season.
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THE WORTH MoNuMENT.-The Inauguration Of the
Worth Monument in New York on the 25th ult. was
attended with highly imposing ceremonies. including
military interment and Masonic dedication. The
procession was attended by the city military, the
Freemasons, large number of civic societies. and an
immense concourse OF citizens. The remains of the
illustrous dead were removed from Greenwood Gene
terry on the day previous, and lay in state in the
Governors Room, City Hall, during the night e
CRUEL HoAx.-Last Saturday evening, SAYS the
Boston Traveller a gentleman residing at jamaica
Plain was sitting with bis wife and some friends at
their parlor fire, when the door bell was violently
rung The lady rose but then suggested to her hus-
band that the girl was out he had better 60 to the
front door Accordingly, he opened it, aud found no
there; but there a nicely done up basket.
covered with white linen, at his feet aud he thought
he heard the rusting of female dress departing.
After looking vainly up and down the street aud
around the portal, he took the basket into the paror
On the covering being removed, beautiful little
child appeared, some five months old. The lady
screamed one OF the lady visitors took uD the baby
and found note pinned to its dress, which charged
the gentleman of the house with being the father.
and implored him to support it, rich scene ensued
between the injured wife and the indignant husband,
the latteriy utterly denying all knowledge OF the
little one and asserting his innocence. The friends
ntertered and at last the wife was Induced to forgive
the husband, although he stood to it like Trojan
that he had always been a faithful husband. Finally
the lady very roguishy told her husband that it was
strange he should not know his child for it was
their mutual offspring, which had just been taken
purpose OF playing the joke and the surprised hus-
band finally joined in the laugh whieh was raised at
his expense. 5s5l5 81 Atsss s.
II man addicted to smoking maIries d widow,
does it follow that he must lay down his pipe because
she hasgiyeS upber Weesd7 ~,