New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-15
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENTS.

The 29th Of January next being the hundredth an
niversary Of Scotands fayorte poet the Burns Club
of this city are making preparations to celebrate it
in a manner worthy Of the occasion, and credtable
to the metropolis Of the Western Hemisphere. The
members of the Club propose to make arrangements
with kindred associations throughout the United
States, Great Britain and the British Provinces for
the purpose Of giving united expression to those sen
tments of reverence for the memory, and admiration
for the genius of the poeEof humanity, which, while
natural to his oountrymen, finds an echo and sym
pathy in the hearts OF the people Of America and Of
every civilized nation.
Another terrible catastrophe took place on Satur-
day afternoon. As the steam.tug Petrol was passing
down North river, when just opposite the Duane
street pier and in the presence of several Thousand
persons who were there assembled to witness the de-
parture Of the steamers for Calforniaand Nicaragua
she burst her boiler, and if by magic, in twink.
ling disappeared in a binding mist of steam and
splinters. The following singular incident is con,
nected with the sad occurrence As the clerk Of the
steamer Broadway was standing on the hurricane
deck of his boat, he Capt. Allen of the Petrol,
standing near his wheelhouse, and gay waved his
handkerchief to him, in token OF recognition. While
the latter was in the act Of returning the compliment
the little tug with a dull and heavy report, and
crash like thunder, exploded in ten thousand frag-
ments High up, a hundred feet in air, through the
splinters of wood and iron shot human form and in
the next instant descended at his feet head foremost
and crashing through the hurricane deck fell upon
the main deck, dsemboweed, shapeless, dsfgured
corpse. When the smoke and steam cleared away
nothing visible of the Inflated tug except pieces Of
wood floating around, so that she must have gone to
the bottom at once. Upon one Of these fragments a
man was discovered, who on being rescued present
ed horrid spectice and had been so crazed by the
explosion that he could not give any account of the
disaster nor even realized the provdentia escape be
had made The rest of the crew. three in number,
were killed.
The agony Of election is over the State has been
carried by the Republicans by some twenty-five
thousand majority the successful candidates have
paid for the last treat all round, and the rush of
life has in measure subsidized
People at distance may wonder at the struggles
and divisions the usions and fights of the politicians
of the city, but they must remember the value of the
stakes for which they have to contend For instance
the office of Corporation Counsel is worth some $780,
600, County Clerk $4,000, Sheriff and Sheriff's
Deputies about $45 900, Register $4,000 District
Attorney $4,000, and SO on. might 60 on emu
merating till I have embraced dozen more fat
offices in the gift OF the sovereign people, which
fought for with the greediness and desperation of
starving men overa crust Of bread
During the progress of the election our worthy
Mayor was somewhat roughly handled by one Of the
"nnterrfed," while engaged in preserving peace,
being eoared by pugnacous individual, who made
hercuean efforts to shake him out of his boots The
members OF the Mayors squad wondered somewhat
vino had the audaeiy to lay hold Of his Honor in such
an undgnited manner, and amazed the desperate
a great deal more with the information that he had
been assaulting the Chief Magistrate OF the city He
was walked oft 70 the stationhonse, and on his being
taken before the Mayor next day, apoogized earnestly
for the liberties he had taken protesting that he was
only aiding tile policemen to disperse the crowd His
Honor laughed heartily at the joke, and dismissed
his muscular friend, who seemed to be glad once
more to become free and independent citizen
Jerome Bonaparte' Jr2 son OF Jerome Bonaparte
Patterson OF B2tmore' arrived here from France Lass
week, and is now stopping at the New York Hotel.
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