New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-16

was never ascefLalhed' Inc owner OF the boat, who
was on board at the time, always adhered to the
opinion that gunpowder caused the explosion. Tens
OF thousands Of persons travel weekly on high pres
sure boats without fear or anxiety. Where proper
care is taken, with careful officers, high pressure
boats are correspondingly safe, The steamship
Fanny, on the double high pressure order, ran for
months, even years, in the Texas trade thence de-
parted for California arrived safely at Rio de Jaueiro
without bursting boiler or blowing up from gun
powder.
THE MOBILE WINE CoMPAHY."-The wine meet
ing atCitronelle, on Thursday last resulted in the
formation of company with a capital stock of
$4,000, under the above name Books of subscrip.
ton were Immediately opened and the whole amount
Of stock subscribed.
New CorToS.-The Mobile papers inform US that
cotton OF the new crop begins to come i'll lively by
the Alabama river
ARREST. OF 4 MAIL RoBBER.-On the 18th, 10th
and 22d ult, the mails between Greensboro and Clin
ton were robbed and the driver on that route, John
Cash, was suspected of having committed the rob
berry, from the fact that the Brandon route, from
which he had just been discharged had suffered for
two or three years past from many robbcres Of the
nail, all Of which time he was employed on the route
Mr. Blair, special agent Of the Postoice Department
went to Mr., Arthur Bullman Of Tuscaloosa by whom
a 81 900 bill on the Bank Of Mobile was mailed to
Messrs Warrington Co., Of this city in one Of the
above mails, and obtained from Mr. Bullman de-
scrption Of the bill and then proceeded to discover
the whereabouts OF Mr.. Cash, and examine him in
regard to the matter. After long search he found
aud arrested him near Garlandsyile, Miss. lie then
took him to Ficksbnr= where he was identified as the
person who sold the above bill to Messrs. Brown,
Johnst0ne q Co, who purchased it. He was then
taken before the U. S, Commissioner in that city,
Mr.. L. Lindsey, and was remauded to Alabama for
trial. Mr. Blair arrived in Noble on Friday last with
his prisoner, who was sent to jail
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FATAL AFFRAYs.-On the 4th inst. difficulty,
originating in family matters, occurred in the town
Of Cuthbert, Alabama, between William Mlir0us
and &C. Watson, brothersin.aw, in which the lat
ter was killed by the former with double-barrclcd
shot gun. The jury of inquest rendered verdict
that Millirous killed Watson in selElefence.
On the same day, at Powder Springs, Georgia a
Mr.. Duncan was killed by his br6theriu-law, Mr..
Lingo Duncan had run away with and married
l.iugos sister, and on their return the brother at
tackled Duncan and killed him with sword.cane,
after having been fred at with pistol by Duncan
An a1iay occurred on the 9Th inst. in Brunswick,
Georgia between two men-Dixon and Magill.
Dixon struck Nagtl with his fist, and the blow was
Immediately answered with pistol bullet through
the lungs The wound was supposed to be fatal
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EIGHT BOYS SuoF.-At Pittsburg on Sunday
night, an old man named Robert McGurdy married a
young girl wberenpon crowd of boys gathered
around the house aud threw brckbats ana stones at
but they did not, when he fired horse pistol heavily
loaded with shot at them, wounding eight of the
boys, several severely.
How TO BREAK BAD HADT-In Boston, few
days ago, woman was discovered by the police with
a heavy paddock chained to her ankle, which had
been placed there by her husband to keep her from
patronizng ueghJoriug snuff store.
MURDER or A BKDGGRooN-Great excitement
prevailed recently at Bloomington and Otowa, Ill,
on account Of the murder, for bis money, of young
man named Jasper Taylor, belonging to the latter
place, but employed by firm in Chicago as a col
lector A correspondent of the New York Tribune
says that Taylor was much respected, was engaged
to be married, and the wedding was to have taken
place in few days. Il the murderer could be found
the citizens had determined to hang him without
trial.
FRIGHTGNED TO DEATu.-A fellow entered porter
house in New York a few days ago, and on being T.
fused demand for liquor, thrcwa bundle at the
woman who Kept the place. Tie sticks flew ah9dG
in every direction breaking glasses and deoaate.s
and the womans little boy three years Of age, was
50 badly frightened that he died in conyusious,
ELorEMENr.-A man named Patrick Burns, shoe
maker residing in Philadelphia a few weeks ago in-
duced the wife of Mr. Gillespie, another shoemaker
to eope with him, Tie lathess one is fat, fair and
forty The guilty pair carried away an interesting
boy years old, son of Mr.. Gillespie, and all Of Mr.
Gs clothing. lie traced the runaways to Brooklyn
and hopes to recover the child, but don't want tile
wife.
DEATH FROM EArING DISEASED BaEF,-The Sd
yannah Georgian states that two deaths recently
Cured in Pierce county from eating the milk and
meat OF catei infected with murgain or black tongue
and that several others were dangerously sick from
the same cause.
BURNT TO IssATU.-On the evening of the 9Th inst
| a young woman in Brooklyn was burned to death by
the explosion OF fluid lamp, which she was filing
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YELLOW FEVER AT SEA.-The New York Times
of the 9th says:
The ship Sparkling Wave, Of Boston, which left
tins port IN December last, and has been lying for
great part oil the Intervening time III Havana, arrived
on Saturday, UiH Savannah, Thirteen persons in
Guiding two captains, four mates, stewafdess and
five seamen, have died Of yellow fever from among
her officers and crew, since she left this port.
A0It0iF, august IA Bremen ship. the Heinrich,
is IN quarantine ground, - days from New Orleans
with cargo Of cotton and tobacco seven of her crew
and one passenger having died Of the yellow fever
and a number sick.