New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-13
Telegraphed to the New Orleans Crescent.
THE MISSION TO CHINA.
IBY THE NATIONAL LINE.1

WASHINGTON, April lit is understood that VIM.
B. Reed has accepted the mission to China.
Indian Agents, etc.
Christopher Carson has been reappointed Indian
Agent
Samuel NJ. Yost is appointed Indian Agent for New
Mexico.
Henry 3. Welsh is named Receiver of Public Monies
at Des Moines, Iowa.
The Nebraska Land Offices.
There are over one hundred applicants for the six
land Offices in Nebraska. The following reported
to be appointed
Dacotah District-John C. Turk, Register; John
Fl, Patrick, Receiver.
South Platte District-Isaac L. Gibbs Register;
Edward Disland Receiver.
Nemah District-Geo. II. Nixon, Register Andrew
Hopkins, Receiver
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE following appoint
ments of u S. Attorneys for the northern districts of
Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin For Ohio, R. P. Han
ley; Illinois, A. NJ. Harrington Wisconsin, A. J.
Upham. r... -.. ....
Serious Railroad Accidents
CHICAGO. April ll.--A serious accident took place
on the Michigan Southern Railroad Thursday
night The express train for the westward, consist
ing of eleven cars, thrown off the track near
Calumet, breaking an axle and killing lady and her
Cnlu. Seftral Otner persons were DdQly Injured.
Kansas Affairs
We have dates from Kansas to the 7th. Robinson
and SETTLER had appeared at Lecompton to stand
their trial for treason and had been required to ap
pear again on the first Monday in May.
The requirements of the law respecting the census
lists are not being carried out. No voting is to be
allowed at Lawrence or at Lecompton. -Four obscure
places have been designated as polls.
Boston State Prison Murders.
BOSTON, April 1l.-Magee and Cater, who mur-
dered the Warden and Deputy Warden of the State
prison, have been sentenced to be hung after one
years Imprisonment
The Kalloch Case.
BosToN, April 1.-THE society of Mr.. Kalloch have
invited him to resume his pastorate.
| Collision.
| BALTIMORE April 11.-Last night the steamer
Louisiana came in collision with the schooner Somer.
set, in Chesapeake Bay. The bowsprit of the
schooner entered the boiler of the steamer. No one
was injured, but both the vessels are badly damaged.
Domestic Markets.
/ NEW YORK, April ll.-Flour continues dull State,
S5 SO to S. 60. White Wheat 81 GO. Mixed
Corn, zoe. Mess Pork, 1923. Whisky dull.
| CINCINNATI, April ll.-Whisky, 2lsc. Other art-
cles are unchanged.
River and Weather.
| LOUISVILLE April 1.-THE river is rising slowly
with six and a half feet in the canal. The thermo
meter stands at SO degrees.
| The SOUTHERN PULPIT.-tThe Richmond (Va
Dispatch thus replies to Northern idea-that th,
Southern pulpit will respond politically to the North
ern political pulpit:
" The Southern pulpit has not deserved this injus
tce During the whole exciting period of the las
Presidential contest, when New England pulpits
laundering anathemas against Buchanan Fillmor
and the South, not single pulpit in all the Souther
one clergyman in the whole South prostituted tn
sacred desk to political purposes Our preachers,
all denominations, have confined themselves to th
preaching of the gospel and will continue to do SO
! knowing that their Masters kingdom is not o
this world. Which ofthe two the Southern or Free
soil clergy, reflect in their pulpit the spirit
their Master? Which are the truest eXponents o
| Chrstianity?'
The above does nothing more than simple justice tc
Southern ministers of the gospel They appreciate
the dignity and holiness of their vocation, and fine
ensugh to engage all their attention in their appropri
ate sphere. And for incucating and enforcing by
precept and practice the doctrines of the meek ant
lowly Jesus, they venerated by their congrega
tions and exercise widespread, sautary influence
over the general community. If Northern minis
ters would but conform to their example, an immense
amount of good would follow.
| Mrs. Nom AHoN AGAIN.-The Baltimore American
says that this lady, after having been abused in Buia
| 10, ridcued in New York, laughed at in Boston anG
ptied everywhere, has turned up again at Wheeling
Va, where they pay for theatricals in counterfeit
money! She was to play Parthena on Thursday
evening The lady has certainly fortitude, to sa.
nothing about pluck, and has now probably Learned
to begin at the right end of the ladder. Had she be
gun at Wheeling in the first place, she might in tim
have ended at New York but beginning at Nev
York. is to be feared she will end at Bladensbure
FATAL KICk.-A man named Terence Martin wa
almost instantly killed in Savannah on the 7th inst
hY being kicked in the hreast by q horse