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DEArM FROM TIN BiTE OF ASrlDER.-A
largeframed. muscular man. thirty years o
angee, named Hartshorn, Of Newton Upper
Falls, wns awakened last Saturday morning Is,
= singing pain just above his. right elbow
sndiating from o small redspot. On searching
'the bed Q small black spider was discovered
Nhere bis arm had rested. The swelling
rapidly extended down the arm during the, day'
on Sunday he vonitea nearly a ldayr; on Mon.
adAy be was seized with pain is his bowels, which
continued with irightful severity, until he died
at 2 o'clock. Waltham (Mass.) Sentinel
25ih nil.
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NoRls on SISk.-I'hc ship Senator, afteI
leaving Liverpool fer this port, sprung a leak
and oil hands were put 10 the pumps, III,
crew finally gave out, aud notified the captain
that they could work no longer. lhecaptair
looked at his watch, and then at the men witt
the remark 1t Is now IL o'clock ; at the rate
ihe ship is leaking. think at half past tive
we shall all be in tho Other world. / am 20
ing below to say my prayers" With that. he
retired to his cabin. One of the old sal then
said that 2 he would rather pump thai pray,
as he understood it BETTER and the captain
soon had The pleasure of Tearing the pumps
going again. She safely arrived last week.
New York Sun
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Hl M R-f.s8EaW
A. BEAUTIFUL classical AILUsIoN.--Mr.
Winthropaof Massachusetts, III his address at
the Musical Festival IN Boston, last week, allu.
DIES 70 the contemplated submarine Telegraph
in these words
On Christmas Eve, in tho year 1914, the
Treaty Of Peace between England and The
United States was sigped at Ghent]a worthy
comnenloratinn Of that. Blessed event when tie
Herald Angels We're heard singing to the sbpp-
herds on the plains of Bethlehem Peace on
earth, good will towards men, But that treaty.
was not known on this side tho ocean for six Or
seven weeks utter its date. The great battle Of
NewOrieans, ns you well know, was fought
at least two weeks after that Treaty of Peace
was. signed. Our modern system of railroads.
steamers and telegrapbs might have saved that
eftusion Of fraternal biood-might have deprived
individual iheroes--might have. deprived oiii
country md its history-of all the glory which
belonged to that really great victory. If that
gigantic Ocean Harp which is at this moment
~ process Of being strang--whose deep dian
nson IS destined to produce a more magical
m!gl'c on tho sea than mythology OF modern
able ever ascrihed to siren, mermaid. or Arion
y the mysterious gammt Of that profound sub
marine chord had been in successful operation
then, as We hope il soon will he, between ST.
Jones aud Talentia Bay--those cotton bno
ranparisl sat NcwOrleans might never been
IN history while, Of those who So
gallnntly defended them, many would not have
been laid SO low, and some, perhaps. wouId
hardly have risen SO high.
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The officers and clcs
the whole Of The trying

board by the
The officers and clvSS
the whole Of The trying
re I'LL nothing more could Eu,rus.,..
teid them they must provide for themselves.
4ie Louisiana, Capt. Sheppard answers III
reply TO questions. WIS insexeeilent order, and
furnished throughout with everything that
could be needed in such d trying honr--two
quarter boats two, lii boats, both Franeiisss
patent two case life-prcseryers to every berth;
aiA . stool life-preserver to each room. The
great misfortune was III not being able, because
ct tho rapidity with which the flames spread,
to get out the life boats. Had he been success.
fl IN this, all on board would have been
saved.
Capt. s. thinks the fire originated in the
woodwork of The engine room, which was first
envelopcd in fumes. 1t was impossible, he
says that it could have originated III the hatch,
through which the mate passed, some time
after the fire broke out, on his way to the hold,
for the purpose Of throwing overheard the
powder in The magazine.
The first orders given, Capt. S. took his
position forward, hoping, as the engines were
still running, to get tile Ship ashore. The
flames breaking OFT amidships, he was soon
after cut OIL from most Of the passengers, Of.
whom he can give no connected account.
Those forward conducted themselves with great
%coolpess, and most Of them were saved. Cant.
=. believes that many aft did not reach the life
Bpreseryers thrown overheard, either from the
rapid motion Of the ship, or because they
hesltated too long to take the fearful plunge.
Capt. $. was in the water over six hours
from q little after two to eight or nine in the
morning. He was only about two miles from
galveston Island when he leaped overheard,
the ship having made nearly three miles before
the engines stopped. A stiff breeze, however.
had by that time sprung up, and it required
oil his energies to keep atloat, without attempt
lng To- reach the shore. The burning sIip
drlfted some distance after he left her, before
she went down, which was about eight hours
after the fre first broke out. IN. 0. Picayune.
The Galveston News, of the 4t, inst. gives
disaster /:
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INHE IlATE ErNaTor BIrIsra -TIsa IN. xYo.
NH non,ias .ll,g \ u M s...r Ns "
n..., 9ss's ~. NJ. wv Ss I,s q ~ uea,n q senator
Du.les, g'ses ~ aol!owlng sketch q his life
Andrew Iickens Butler Was b0sp il Edge.
feA1 nAlIiah IL The year 1896. His father
wAg lnAstk tesG cll. William Butler 0f Virginia,
asda 6isf y : Behctt hand Moore, Of EdgsfeId,,
tici Grlller haylag migrated from Virginia ID
| AtlssStates He had six bfptlers, among them
lGeorge, q gallant officer IN the war with Great
britaIn, Who died young the Hon. VIM. But
Nary aud member of Congress from Cream
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Accounts from Spain affirm that a plot
fomentcd at Rome for deposing Queen Isabella
and Installing her daughter on the throne,
who was to be married To a nephew of the
Count Montemolin, so as to restore ,he
Carlist dynasty, has been discovered aud frus.
trated by The Queens mother, 10 whom it
was indisc1retly communicated. Among the
principal plotters was The husband Of The
Queen who had accordingly been severely ad.
monished.
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IMPORTANT CnuRcH n Property DEclss1oS,
liz the year 1851, the trustees &c ST. Peters
(Gatholict Society, Rochester, N. Y. brought
. suit against John Timons. Bishop Of Buffalo,
and others, to recover their church propertv
then held IN fee by The Bishop. The Whole
question inyolying the spiritual and legal
powers q the syatholics clergy, and the force Of
me canons Of the church, was argued ut the
ume before JUSTICE Seldom Of the Supreme
sonrt, who decided gil the points. save one, il
iavor q the plaintiffs. a new argument was
had INST year before Justice Wells, who had
Just decided IN favor Of the plaintiffs throgh-
out. Thus the trustees hold the Temperatures
OF The church by the law aud against the
canCls.
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HSrStA ~rt-NSA $500 ~hI VI Mo-
yatioI negroes become OF great. VA
IL is true the demand might BE-
piled. But 70 call public go.
actual experiment made at hoA4&in the
ton Of q new object Of culture, to Illus.
the probable success Of enlightened and j,
cious attempts to. vary our home indn
as to NEE the demands Of our wants, OF
Injuries, by the products Of our wa labor
skill
This broom-corn IS actually ranufaetp
here in Orleans parish, and the brooms ~.
sale IN NewOrleansAa better and NOR
be article than any of Yankee or he
manufacture which has ever been offered t. va ten
citizens. nj ,
Articles r~0abafacts sor The use Of the var,
consumer IN tic n Sfeighbnrhood Of Par
factory are always Of lality. Who lco
that has worn imp0r' md coutrastcd
their durability wiz q manufactured in {
this city, has not been sifnck by tle vast sa- Los
%pcrioiity Of the home manufacture The Of
former are made to be sold. The ~lattessto be wal
worn. We are constantly the ID Atres
We depend upon the Northern manufac,
for our apparel. For an interior artie
have no, redress. V
The Introduction uf every new S
manufactures is d step in actual prog,
shows the existence of a new spirit
Sonth-of q determination to build A.
right kind Of independence, Of makn
balance power of industry, enterprise ant
telligent regard for all that will conserve
prosperity Of home. THESE little efforts indN
cate progress, and show how every step in til ss,
right direction increases the ease of the next. LOAF
The railroad enterprise of the South has not roa,
been the result of some spasinodic effort, nor .
resulted from the extraordinary zeal of a fey
individuals; it is the outcoining Of settl
opinion. The $50 miles from Memphis
Charlcston-the 500 miles from Memphis
Norfolk, the line uniting the Atlantic al Bean,
fort with the Tennessee railroad system at
knoxyil.e-the new routes intersccting Georgia .
and Florida, forming connections with lines Ii
North and West, the great works Of Alabama, 81
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, show that
the same spirit begins to animate the whole
South and, flowing out of this new class of III
ideas, comes the individual and associated eff ID
forts for manufactures, and essays in new ~
branches of industry which are to be noticed Il
III all directions. Who will say there is no
progress at the South.
This is better then annexation. This aft d
greater security to Southern rights tlr
of all the ultrais Of !. A
try, This c~onseryes the Unioi
for a prosperous people haze Io Or din. III
to %contriye revolution. fCreole, R
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ss ~ I've heArd i remarked that when David
hurried the stone q Goliah, IN latter mnusthave
oesnt sarprised. q sstA 4 Ting meter entered
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la Ms nv y indebted 70 tho Hon. John sli5el,
paIIlD Docnnentsa M.

Thanks e the o1icess q The ". q. Young.
81 recent hvcrs. !.
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NVhc. prf,fest c,jo.sIx
Of Niagara, wleIy n
IN tho great ,,ppers
'-. }tsontraetea and ,i,,"sx
q columns, to lhc jepif2a
,ty feet.
in the world is lie NJ
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waters of the subtrtrepa
4 fish without eyes. 4
river in the world Il III MSS
name is derived from II i,.Sa
g the father of waiers.n
s'st valley in the world is the yahiaf
Mississippi. 1t contains five huudn
and square miles, and Is one II ,he M
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AMNenz14@10nh W1lE8e Inserted Il 8 cents per. llne
III 800 md every publication. IA liberal discouut
MlllA al93aeforyea and acknowledgements
49, 10 hAyes iess than Que Dollar viii " made.
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New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-28
CRESCENT CITY BANK.
rHARTER OF THE CRESCENT CITY
~ BANK OF NEW ORLEANS. e

Of Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans, City Of Neao or1eans
Be known that this day before Walter Hicks Peters
Pnhe in S the parish 81 Orleans and city Of New
qualified and in the OF the hereinafter named ubscr
Personally and appeared persons hereinafter named
Who ssveray declared tina, under the provisions
establish of free banking the State of
Louisiana approved the fifteenth day March, one thou
sand eight hundred and they do by these presents
into corporation and to that end they make
and agree to the following Ef&t.
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.
ART The same shall De located and its legal doicil
ART The object of Association is to the bust
of Banking by receiving deposits buying and selling
money on real and personal security dsconng bills notes
other evidences Of debt and generally exercise such in
cdnta and privileges are now may hereafter be
ART Capital Stock of said Association is hereby fixed
oars subject be the by law
represented by thousand three hundred and
shall be payable in cash at the time Of subscribing to these
fifteen cent the first Of October and the
naming eighty per in monthly m, en- Of twenty % er
january and February next should any subscriber
refuse neglect punctua his her or their
the rate of eight annum shall be added thereto
from maturity till payment and if any subscriber or sbseI
saents within thirty days after the specified time Of pay
the Board of Directors themselves the right OF
causing share which insament may De
due TO be public auction otherwise after days
previous notice thereof by advertisement. .,.;
This Association Corporation shall commence Dusl-
operations the first day Of October next eighteen nun
ded and and erminste and cease on the THIRTEEN
day of September eighteen hundred and seventy
ART The device Of the Association shall be crescent
with Pelican feeding her the words Crescent CITY
ART The names shareholders their residences and
number of shares held respectively by each are al
present be follows subject to such as may mere
| after be made on the books of the Association
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-28

gentleman, in our hearing, the other day, made
boy an offer which, we think, exhibited traits of
highly disnterested benevolence. The boy referred
to was ragged shiftless vagrant boy who has been
iding about our streets Of late. The gentleman of
mserating his unfortunate condition, addressed him
thus: boy, where did you come from, and how do
you iiye?n Come from Pennsylvany, and live by
eatin,. What Of it :" ..Would you like something
to do I" Don't care, if taint hard work" .'Well,
hoy, if yon like, l will set you up in a business that
will prove both pleasant and profitable" "Drive
ahead, I'm lssenin." "Well, you go somewhere,
and steal basket, and then go around begging for
cold vctuals, and you may haze half you get.'' The
impudenee of the ragamufins answer to this display
of lberalty caused him to be "set up in the ''boot
husness y s
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-28
BRIDGEWATER PAINT,
BRLDGEVATER MINERAL PAINT,
FOR WOOD, BRICK AND OTHER BUILDINGS,
Steamboats,, Ships, Railroad Cars,
DEP0TS, AND ALL OUTDOOR WORK
Also, for all kinds Of
IRON WORK, ABOVE AND UNDER WATER
G. c. BOGERT & CO., Agents,
No. 10 Camn rtraat N n

No. u Camp street, N. o.
esuperor qualities of the BR1DG EwATER PAINT are
SO extensively KNOWN and its reputation so favorsb estab
shed the Agents do not deem necessary enter
any heightened description of its merits, will therefore
only point out few oft prominent properties
testimonials from parties for the most mart well
known in this vicinity.
For covering Roofs either Tin on Zinc Paper Canvas or
Wood will be found invaluable the bending shrinking
wapng of the material upon which used does not affect
Paint In twenty four hours dries and in four weeks
becomes perfect Slate. As FIRE and WATER PROOF
Paint will be found superior to any other perfect pro-
lection to buildings against sparks, cinders ETC.
1t possesses great BODY, ELASTICITY, FLEXIBILITY
and ADHESIVE properties superior any mineral substance
now in Use.
For DECKS of STEAMERS either Wood or Canvas it has
no rival rs not only dres readily bT becomes hard
stone in comparatively short time forming coating perfectly
SPARK and CINDER PROOF The great body of the Paint
which has astonshed all painters have used it makes
the best and cheapest covering for WOOD TIN CANVAS or
MUSLIN ROOFS
every description of SHIP PAINTING either Wood or
Iron above under the water it will found unsurpassed
and is especially recommended for vessels The
tfcates annexed on this point most convincing
For RAILROAD CARS, rEPoTs BRIDGES AND ALI.
OUTDOOR WORK. has been successfully used at the North
and has proven of ncacuable service durability
the protection affords against leaks injury TO the cars
from the effects Of falling sparks and einders
For the purposes for which the Paint recommended is
UNEQUALED, and its value for PLANTATION use for
STEAMBOATS, etc., etc., is INCALCULABLE besides being
CHEAPER than ANY other PAINT in the COUNTRY It's
peculiar qualities must its general use the Souh and
EVERY PLANTER, BUILDER and STEAMBOAT OWNER
will by single trial. be convinced superior advantages
of the BRIEGEWATER PAINT, the of economy
rabily and protective properties
stances.
DIRE CTIoNs:
The quantity of oil requiredt reduce proper
ency use depends upon the absorbing character of the
face which applied Great should be observed
encIaa hefor
better -four sizing first prevents the decay
ing of the CLOTH and makes smooth hard body
proof hundred pounds surface of two thousand
square feet with two coats
In mixing with nseed OIL one pound of Litlarge should
be used gallons of OIL With the boiled oil no drier is
necessary.
The BRIDGEWATER MINERAL can also be used for
Fences Barns, etc. by substituting lime for OIL One
twentieth lime WELL Stacked then mix Mineral and
reduce to consistency for by adding water Apply with
ordinary whtewash brush.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-28
Certificates of Masters of Vessels, Ship Car
penters, etc.
Certificate of Hughes &. Palette

New Orleans, March l. 1856.
We have used the Bridgewater Mineral Paint for which g. c.
Boge Co eagens for the past five steamboats, and
the Louisiana Dry Dock, have had opportunity
Judging of ismerits durable and protective paint.
In opinion II is superior to any have when
applied fresh work and in every respect equal what it
represented 10 be In short time it becomes perfect slate
and possesses great body and elasticity For decks
ses railroad bridges depos and every description
painting that is eXposedo the weather. the Bdgewaer Paint
consider invaluable.
(Signed) HUGHES VALETTE Il CO.,
Agents Of the Louisiana Dry Dock
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-28

JOKE on A NEGLIGENT OFFIcIAL.-A story is told
against United States Consul who was very rarely
to be found in his office, although upon his sign were
the words '.In from 10 to l." The indignant Cap
tain, after trying to find the Consul several days with
out success, took paint brush and altered the Off
eias sign 50 that it read 'ten 10 one" he is moth
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-28

Certificate Of the Ne,o Orleans Underwriters.
The undersigned underwrers, having confidence in
RlDGEW AIER PAINT for the covering of hinge roofs
nd frame buildings Will at all times give those fire risks
L. MATHEWS, Agent Sun Mutual Insurance COMPANY
T. A. ADAMS, Pres't Crescent =. .
A. BROTHER, Pres't Home :. .
j. PEMBERT0N, PrestN N, o.
EDWARD OGDEN, Agent General Mutual .
CHAS, BRIGGS, Agent Liverpool and London .
SAML. +. ASHTON, Agent Delaware Mutual .
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-28

STATE OF LOU UISIANA,
Parish of Orleans City of New Orleans.
Be 1t remembered that the 18th July 1851 before the
Undersigned Justice the Peace and for the city aforesaid
personally appeared Charles j. Manson Secretary of
Crescent Mutual Insurance Company of New Orleans who
ing duly according law does depose and say the
foregoing lust and and transcript
from the books of said Company.
Sworn and subscribed before this 25h July, 1857
tSgned G. j. MANSONI, Secretary.
[Sgnedl CHAS. NJ. BRADFORD,
Second Justice of the Peace for parish of Orleans.
The Board of Trustees have resolved interest Of
Six cash. outstanding certificates of profits
the holders thereof their legal REPRESENTATIVES. and
after the I'd Monday of August proxo also declare div
of forty five as per the pre-
mums of the company for ths Guiding the 9th of June,
which certificates will be issued the 25 September
resol we'd further that after reserying one MILLION
profits that all the outstanding certificates the
company the md eventyve per
the issue OF 1852 redeemed and paid the holders thereof
their legal rep esentatiycs. follows
That of 1850 and after 18th of August next.
That of 1851 and after 9Th of September next
And IS per 1852 and after 18th Of October next
from which date all interest thereon will The certificates
to be produced the time of and cancelled to the
tent paid. .-
THOs. A. ADAMS, President.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-28

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish OF Orleans, City Of New Orleans !
Be etremembered that the 18th January 1885, before
het subscriber Justice Peace in and for the city
Aforesaid personally appeared Alexander Brother President
and james H. Wheeler Secretary, Of the Home Mutual
Insurance Company of New Orleans who being duly
cordn law do depose and that the above
Just and true and correct anscrp from the books Of the
said Company. A. BROTHER, President.
JAS. II. WHEELER Secretary.
Sworn and subscribed before this 18th day January
1857. CHAS. NJ. BRADFORD, Second Justice
the Peace of the Parish OF Orleans.
The Board Of Trustees resolved pay Of
in cash the outstanding certificates Of profits
holders thereof their legal representatives. after
MONDAY, the 9th of February next.
The Board of also declared dividend of
FORTY @ cent the net earned premiums of the Com
for the ending 3lt December 1856 for which
6cstes will be Issued and after the 18th Of March
nThis Company continues to insure against the peril Of the
rivers and loss damage by fire. the Of
premium. Office, No. IS Camp street.
ALEXANDER BROTHER, President.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-28
INSURANCE.

OFFICE OF THE CRESCENT MUTUAL
" INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS. : In
conformity with the requirements of their charter the
Mutual Insurance Company submit the following state
ment, viz:
| Amount Of Premiums received for year ending
June 80 1885,. $84S95S 96
Amount Of unteminaed risks July lst l39969
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-28

New Iberia, Attakapas, March q, 1856
The opinion entertained by of the BRIDGEWATER
PAINT expressed in the above certificate i'll 1857 has
than confirmed since. consider it the valuable
paint KNOWN and combines all the virtues claimed the
Agents. (Signed) JOHN +. MILLER.