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Louisiana InteIl,sencs.
From the Shreveport Southwestern Of the 1st inst,
we extract the following ..., I'D. i.


From the Shreveport South western Of the 1st inst
we extract the following ss..s..s a
The river Is falling rapidly, and few days will
close navigation above the raft
We we're visited last evening by heavy rain, in
company with wind, thunder and lightning. Our
start.
We rejoice to learn that arrangements are being
made to complete with all possible dispatch the sec
ton OF road from this place to the Texas line Subj
contracts have been entered into and the directors are
| now negotiating for the iron. ~ q
we learn from the officers Of the Lecomte thaton
thursday last Capt NJ. Branner. late Of the steam
boat Belle Gates and Mr. vercher, his oyerseer. were
snos while riding in front Of MIR. j. W. Browns plan
sat'on, on Red river, about 20 miles above Campte
M. sstcher ded IN a few minutes. Capt. Branner re-
uhsn NV isG s bis left and was low
hopes OF ms recovery We understand that difficulty
had occurred a few days previous between Cant.
Srannsr and Mr Brown during which the latter was
investigation the day following.
The Alexandria American Of Saturday. last, says
The river during the first part Of the veek con.
tnued to fall rapidly but the heavy rains on Tuesday
night, occasoned it to rise slowly. We have however
fine navigation. The weather has been very cold,
taking into consideration the season Of tie YEAR
Some of our planters have cotton up, and The sama
looks fne The sugar cane is mp and looks well and
we have no doubt that there will be large crops made
| this season.
The Pioneer of Assumption Of Sunday last aaysef
the crops in that region:
Never were the crops more promising in this section
Of the State, and if unforeseen disasters beall our
planters, the next sugar crop will be very heavy
The Mount Lebanon Baptist Of the I'd inst. says
We have had week or more Of very warm weather
for March, It would do very well for June. We
have had very little rain for three weeks but vegeta
ton is bursting forth finely The forests are nearly
green. F'T t "
! Corn is coming up quite WE'LL and should there be
no more cold, planters, anticipate good and early
stands, though we, suppose the hills will soon b
rather too dry if rain falls but at thetime OF ts
writing, the clouds portend rain in day OF two.
The peach crop in this region is almost failure, SO
far as we can learn. =. 20
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MOBILE AND OHIO RAILRoAD.-The Mobile Adyer
vertser of Thursday last SAYS:

MOBILE AND OHIO RAILRoAD.-The Mobile Adyer.
vertiser of Thursday last says:
1t is with feelings of the highest satisfaction that
we announce that a contract was this morning con-
cluded between the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Com
pany and the agent of an extensive manufacturing
company for the purchase and early delivery at this
port of considerable quantity of iron rails and that
the work of tracklaying the road will be speedily
resumed The company have on hand rails sufficient
for nine miles, and the delivery of the iron under
the contract just mentioned is to commence the
present month, there will be no impediment to the
continuous prosecution of the work when begun.
We understand that suitable force for track.aying
will at be organized and set to work at Macon,
which enterprisng town will very soon cease to be
the Mississippi terminus of the road. The purchase
road beyond the Tibbi' in time for the next crop,
and this extension will bring to Mobile over the road
next season, full 900 bales of cotton additional
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-09

PHENOMENA. Al, SEA.-Capt. Soule, of the bark
Oregon, arrived at New York from Hayre, reports
that on the 18th ult while in latitude Al 0s, Iongi-
tude 66 3O during the dense fog, three balls of fire
passed over his vessel, with noise similar to the
detonaton of cannon. The last of the three while
passing over burst about the masthead covering the
deck with sparks of fire. Every person on deck at
the time was knocked down. but none were injured
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-09

BoUSTY LAND WARRANTs.-There were received at
the Pension. Office, Washington, during March, 1888
applications for bounty land and 3433 warrants were
issued to satisfy which will require 5o3S4O acres of
land. The total number applications received under
the bounty land law is 27l 1885, and lS9 All warrants
have been issued requiring 2435l $50 acres of land
OF the applications yet carried into warrants prob
ably over 900 have been suspended or rejected the
balance being in the hands of the examines, or at
other offices for service from the rolls
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-09

SLANDERoUs CHARGE.-Sir A. Baunerman, Gov
emor of the Bahamas, in his recent message to the
Legislature, made most serious charges against
American ship-masters trading to the islands, He
asserts that some of them-there are honorable ex-
ceptons-are so utterly unworthy of the confidence
placed in them that they secretly agree with the
wreckers for share of the salvage, and then run
the vessel and cargo to wreck The Governor recon-
mends some effectua check for this crime, but it is
doubtful whether he can cite a single authenticated
charge OF the kind against an American ship.cap-
tain.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-09

ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIFE.-The officers of the
steamer Capitol state that the steamer David White
which left this city Saturday last for Louisville,
ran over and sunk wood flat when near Tunica, on
Sunday and drowned some ten or twelve men. The
David White had just unloaded the fiat cargo of wood
and in the hurry of the moment as the Falls City and
David White were trial of speed the lines parted,
and by some mishap the White stove in the side and
passed over the fiat in a short time
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-09

STRAGE AFFAIR-The Willimantic (Ct) Medium
says that person came to his death in Colchester
few days snce in a singular manner, and that foul
play is suspected. The deceased short time preyi-
ously, had been married in New York. and the day
before his DEATH two of his wifes female friends came
to Colchester to make visit. The morning after the
arrival of the friends the man was found dead, and
from the appearances, it was thought that he might
possibly have been drugged to nsensibiity and smoth
| cred or str0ngled
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-09

VALUABLE PuBLICATIoN.-The Boston Board Of
Trade has just published its annual report making
volume of 100 pages, showing all the operations Of
commerce. trade and manufactures, including &C,
counts OF the ice trade the Mediterranean and fruit
trades, the India trade boot and shoe and domestic
goods trades. and the various manufactures of the
city, This report is intended for distribution through
tine country so that the local advantages of Boston
mart of trade and commerce may be known wher.
ever it may rebound to the benefit of that city.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-09

Two RIVER THIEVES SHor.-On the morning of
the 3lst ult. a boat was found htched to pier in
East river, New York. containing the dead body of
river thief He had been rddled with buckshot while
engaged in some depreciation among the shipping,
and his companion or companions had fastened the
boat and left him. Later in the day young man,
known to the police river thief was sent to the
hospital badly wounded with buckshot. He could
give no satisfactory account of the manner in which
he received his injuries.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-09

FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-The freight train
which left here yesterday for Columbia ran off the
track at -Four Hole Swamp, and We regret to learn
that the conductor, Mr. Jno Gilbert, was killed. as
was also white train hand This accident was caused
by the breaking of the rail- and from this cause the
mail train from the other direction DELAYED MIR.
Gilbert was young man, and leaves widow and one
child. [Charleston Courier, Sd.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-09

THE NEW GRANADrAN DIFFIcULTY.--A dispatch
of the LIST inst, from Washington, says:
The Cabinet held a long session to-day. and it is
understood that our difficulties with the New Grana-
dian authorities of the topics under consid-
Grafton The result reached is not definitely known,
but the impression among those well informed is,
that the present administration will be equally as
energetic in its demands for the reparation of past
optrages the past administration was and, more
over, that these demands will be backed up bY,a
strong squadron at the ports of Carthagena and
Panama - L.. s.e-i n.
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ANOTHER VICTIM TO RAT PoIsoN.-A dispatch of
the lst inst. from Washington says:
A post mortem examination of the remains of
gentleman who died i'll Pennsylvania from disease con-
tructed at the National Hotel in this city, shows de-
posit of arsenic in the stomach patient now here
suffers enlargement of the abdomen from some cause,
and with marked symptoms of being poisoned.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-09

THE New SHOT AND SHE'LL, PRAcTIcE.-The at
tack upon the Chinese forts by forces the first
occasion on which the shot and shell practice for
our navy, and belonging solely to our service, was
tried in action, efficiency was most sat
isfactoriy tested for they smashed everything that
was in their WAN II. ..a .l7
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-09

WILD RUSH FOR oFFICE.-A dispatch of the
3lst from Washington, informs us that there were
one hundred and twenty applicants for the twelve or
fourteen land office appointments in Kansas Presi-
dent Buchanan's favorte principle of rotation in
Office gives him world of trouble
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-09

SHoCKING.-A man named Peterson was arrested
in New York few days ago on suspicion of having
fred his dwelling. His wife, with whom he was known
to be bad terms, burned to death in the build
inv
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-09

SHIP REsLoLUTE.-We learn from a dispatch re-
ceived yesterday from the Passes that the ship Reso-
lutte. Capt. Prince hence for Rotterdam had returned
in distress having been damaged outside of the Bar.
We could not ascertain whether she would be COM
PEELED to come to the city for repairs or not. The
Resolute was cleared by Messrs. 7. W. Williams & Co.
on the Sd instant.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-09

MURDER IN LoUIsyILLE.-On the afternoon of the
3lst, river pilot named Joseph sweeny shot young
man Fnamed Caspar Fem dead with pistol, while
the latter was walking with young woman in
street of Louisville. The murderer was Immediately
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-09

MARINE DIsAsTERs.-A dispatch of the I'd inst,
from Sandy Hook, states that four schooners and q
soop were then ashore on the Jersey coast. schoon
er and sloop were ashore on the Hook, and sloop
on Horseshoe also bark on Coney Island.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-09

I EEDS' EUUNDitf, NEH ORLEANS-l.kEDS d
- Co. Iron Founders and Manufacturers OF Vertical and Hor
Eonal Steam Engines Boilers Sugar Mills Vacuum Pans, su
gar Kettles Criters Filters and Horse Power Drain
ing Machines Mills, Gin Gearing, Iron Columns
Fronts for Buildings Furnace Mouths, Crate Bars and all
Einery required for the South.
We have be duly authorized and prepared
STILIMAN'S PATENT BAGASSE FURNACE.
fel2 d6Wly LEEDS co,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-09

The subscriber having been appointed Agent for this State
for the sale of Jeerys Improved Donbe citing Pump with
India Rubber Ball Valves is prepared receive orders
5l 1855 awarded the FIRST PREMIUM at the New
York Stale Fair, held at Elmrn ia that year. In intro
ducng this Pump this community the undersigned fees
confidence that his efforts bring into general will be
seconded by all who its operation and construction
The perfect adaptation of solid Balls of India Rubber
Pump Valves will at be apparent thinking
Their mpervousnes and their yielding
certainty operation and perfection Of action which
be attained by the Of any other Valves The simplicity
the facility with which the parts be removed
and replaced the compact form, renders this the perfec
and desirable Pump in Every Planter Ship Steamboat
Captain should possess of these valuable Pumps
from their general purposes they i'll moment
transformed into an efficient FrSEngine.
Size No 2rossesses capacity of forcing 20 gallons per
Price $40.
Size No nossesses capacity of forcing 40 gallons per
utc. Prce $50.
Size No POSSESSES capacity of forcing 10 gallons per
ute. Price 500
And larger sizes sutable for Dry Docks heavy Drainage
zip to capacity of 500 gallons minute
construction and may De expected Nos and are ad
maby adapted Sugar Houses tor forcing the Juice
lnsses and the ordinary which Pump generally
Piled while for redeemng Swampy Lands the No. nds
pensabe.
The subscriber feels convinced that when these Pumps
seen they will speak for themselves and that
they will 20 into general use.
Samples of Size No. can be seen in operation C. c. Rie
Go IS, No % Camp reet Price Couons No. l07 Poylra
street at the Office of the signed where persons
vied TO call and examine same before purchasing.
ANDERSON D. DIETER, Agent,
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s.sEs ,-,s.z.erz-=.sr-,NEtV ORLEANS. jack
bSsSa tsa son AND. GREAT NORTHERN

u.
A PASSENGER TRAIN leaves New Orleans, daily Mt
o'clock A. NJ arrives Summit Miss hundred
rale from New Orleans ll43 O'Clock A. NJ Returning
Summit day at O'clock P. NJ, and reaches New
leans at 6aM O'Clock, ?. NJ.
FAREThree cents per mile each Children under five
Of free. Children be- five and Twelve years
and cuiored persons, half price.
SEASON TICKETS may be obtained at the office of
Company, No. 45 Carondelet Also, family tickets
whoes halves in packages of twenty FIVE reduced price
Goiored permitted ride in the trains without
written pass expressly authorizing them to do naming
the stations and from which they As the pass viii
be retained by the Conductor and will be good for
direction only, those making trip both ways will have
provided with two
FREIGHT TRAIN leaves New Orleans Summit and
Intermediate stations at ilS ock A. NJ every Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday. and leaves Summit for New Orleans and
termedihte stations Monday Wednesday Friday
morning at O O'Clock A NJ This Tan stops Fridays and
Saturdays at Flag Stations midway satons
to receive and deliver freight but any days.
RD- No freight will be received New Orleans depot
after S O'Clock p. NJ.
r. P. GUYARD, Sup't Transportation.
Rt a nie OF four horse mail stages from Summit
and from jackson to Summit every day. connecting
WIN lhe passenger trains. s3
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l. UNFORTUNATELY AFFLICTED.
DR. ID. d. JAMES still continues to he conidentinIy
suited u his Dispensa 81 CUSTOMHOUSE STREET near
koya street all dieases of the GENER ATIVE ORGANS
in both male and female and Of whatever nature
unparalleled which has nled Dr.
the United States and Europe him saying that
of the forms which these diseases
without quick and permanent
1t how long the disease has continued
for his Remedies attack the complaint foundation and
etlecUly drive the enemy from the system shortest
POSSIBLE, without diet
SEMINAL WEAK NESS the effect of early abuse of the svs
permanently cured. Weakness Of the organs
cured and full ygor restored
N B-Receu i;Gnnrrhea cured in q hours Old
Chronic Gee,s other Ureta discharge cured in from
five to days pay.
HS Remember that Dr. James Dispensary tomhouse
Royal street. Office hours from clock A. NJ till
SP. NJ. m2 3m
NILMAN'S PNEUMATIC StrEAM GRANU-
VI LATOR is in plantations, comprising the
largest and smallest casSeS of which has taken
crops with combination of the following advantages
any other known application of steam a
entire steam train:
requires but pressure of 80 pounds of steam strike
a Battery"
.. It requires additional water for the boilers.
3. It's pipes 'Scale'' require cleaning.
It's heating surface is equally distributed throughout the
body of juice that and hard grained
The being all condensed and the
direct additional boilers required where
boilers large and Gmans BagaSse
with timans Baasse Furnace steam to grind tie
and the Pneumatic Battery, making 10 hhds
per day.
terry application of steam making sugar. part entirely
by steam.
and drawings will he furnished application the subscriber
who prepared make Battery Evapo
CHARTERS, be used with direct exhaust
SAMUEL H. GILMAN
Mai nrla
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W H | I e RIV Z r.

Will leave on SATURDAY, llth inst, O'Clock p VI.
nsE. FOR WHITE HfVER, ARk.-
sts silas The splendid light dFaug,t steamer Julia,
Elizabeth. Grand Glaze, Des Arc Duval's Bluffs Aberdeen
Indian Bay and all intermediate landings as
above For freight passage having unsurpassed
tons apply on board or
nS SNAPP 4 HITE, 4 Front street
nn Is receiving freight foot Customlorse ST.
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! EOTNDKX AND MACHINE-sHVP.

MT<. McCAN i PATTERSON, corner OF Deord and New
NY Levee strees-Th undersigned aer prepared to
W. manufacture STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS and
MACHINERY Of all kinds for Steam Boats, Sugar Pana
ons Saw Mills Cotton Presses Draining Machines and Rail-
Mouths Crate Bars tpatented or Otherwise they are
all kinds such Guage Cocks and Valves of every descp
tom Metallic Packing for Steam Cylinders Gun Metal Rings
etc. Blacksmith Work for Steam Boats, Saw Mills
chinery of any description that may be required
They have hand at all times Crate Bars, Wheel Srnps
Fange Bolts Guage Cocks Valves OF all sizes used Steam
Boats.
Thankful for the liberal patronage heretofore bestowed
them they hope, by assuous attention business
merit continuance of the
RuI2 Il ATTERSON
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A NDERSON ID. DIETER, COMMISSION MER-
n CHANT, AND AGENT FOR JTFEER}'S DOU BILE
ACTING SUCTION AND FORCE PUMP WITH INDIA
RU BBER BALI. VALVES.
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DIssoLUTIo oFPARLIAMEN1
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the chain of communication between the Mississippi
lantic, terminates
WHEELING, BENwooD and dPARKERsBuRG, ON THE
WASHINGTON CITY and BALTIMORE ON THE EAST
At which places it unies with RAILROADS and STEAM
BOATS, etc. for all points Fast and West. is ONLY
ROUTE by which TIIROGH TICKETS TO WASHINGTON
can be procured to which point well BALTIMORE
is the shortest direct and in respect the re
Bile route 1t the only route by whcpIrchaers Of Through
Tickets to New York enabled Baltimore
Philadelphia and New York. a the cost of ticket New York
only thus enabling business and travellers for pleasure
information to visit fonr of the principal cities in the Union
less cost than he afforded by any other route,
H~ To passengers from New Orleans Nicksburg Natche2
Memphis and the Southwest generally,
the Mississippi river CHOICE OF ROUTES the East
by the Baltimore and Ohio Road and connections offered
Of the OhO) and thence Illinois Railroad 70
SANDONAL, is niles or PANA, az miles, and thence by
Ohio and Mississippi Tcrre lIaute and Alton Railroad
eawardy BY this the traveller passes through
lnnte, indianapolis. Dayton and Nena Columbus o.
SECoND-Ihe South western river traveller may upon
the u $ Mail boats the Ohio 10 Louisville Cincinnati and
and Central Ohio Railroad which takes him directly to BEL
AIR, fOnr miles below Wheeling. where the
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Travellers requested notice that while this
only route atong Through Tickets all the Eastern
the same rates as charged by other New York only
is alec the shortest most speedy and direct all the leading
points in the East The distance from Columbus Baltimore
miles, being about miles
by any other route There less changes of by this
and consequently less detention than by any oiher
By the Express Train of this route the AFRO
to BALTIMORE Or WASHINGTON is but FOKTI-THREE
B3y- Be particular and ASK FOR TICKETS VIA BAITI-
MORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
E~ Through Tickets, allowing the holders
purchased of W. f. REDDINC the office the n1i, Cen
tru Ralroad under the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans
J. KENNEDY MErTEE,
Agent i. d q. II. H., New Orleans.
INuN NJ. SuARP Gennrnl Agent ,lD0 0ll
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AA& DANIEL EDWARDS, IRON, COPPER
~l[VTlN, SHEET IRON, BRASS MOULDING, FIN
~ ISHING AND BLACkSMITHING ESTABLISH
MENT. Nos. 2S so and 81 New evee and 81, 80 and
Al Fulton street, New Orleans
Facilities for the execution of the following described Work
superior to any other house in the South or Vest
Chimneys, Brecchn~s, Stills
Juice Boxes, Fire Beds, Ash Pans,
CHARTERS. Filerers Heaters
Copper Tin and Pewter Worms for Dsllers and Sheet Iron
Pipe.
Sole Agent for Worthingtons celebrated STEAM PUMPS
adapted supplying boilers with water eXtinguhin
fires eevang and distributing public buildings gas
and works. draining etc
Also for sale the New England Steam PUMP, for feeding
steam boilers, etc, etc.
Ashcrofs STEAM GAUGES, for locomotive and stationary
engines.
STEAM WHISTLES, BRASS COCKS and COUPLINGS
and every description of BRASS WORK of my manuac
ture.
GAS PIPE from q to inches diameter and all connections
o suit.
The trade supplied with BRASS WORK at New York prices
for cash
Planters and others interested would do well call and
anime Steam Trains for the manufacture of Sugar before
purchasing elsewhere They have been in operation for many
years, ard give universal satisfaction.
All orders filled with dispAtch. m:} Il
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ADDITIONAL BY THE CANADIAN
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Telegraphed to the New Orleans Crescent
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF STEAMER CANADIAN.
RUPTURE BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND SARDINIA.

acknowledgements, etc
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HARDWARE.

JB'a WATERMAN CHAs. M. WATERMAN.
cS.-sssnzHs@, j. WATERMAN & BROTHER.
>ssaSrHFl&y HARDWARE MERCHANTS, corner Of Com.
szu-x6aEtA and Magazine Streets on hand and
are daily recevine-by foreign domestic ar
rivals general assortmen. of articles comprising part
follows:
HARDWARE, CUTLERY ETC.
Iron, Steel, Nails Rope
Axes, Chains Scythes :
Carpenters Tools complete, -
Coopers' Tools,
Anvs Vices. Bellows,
Socf and Dies, Screwplates,
Iarden Engines, Pumps,
.Ploughs Hay Cutters, Corn Shlleers,
Agricultural Implements.
Mill, Crosscut and Pit Saws,
Ok Yokes, Bows, Sngetrees,
. Turning Latlles,
Hoes Halnes, Shovels and Spades Platform Scales
ALdirons, Tenders Shoves and Tongs Corn Mills, z
Copper ana g ltoT no, UGal Hods, Cob Crushers
Gotiee Heclas Ctatng Dishes,
Chinese Gongs, Iron Bedsteads
Britannia and Plated Ware
Meat Cutters, Sausage Suffers,
Stock Kettles, Portable FORCES,
O2SIN Seines, Fishing Tackles etc etc