New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-08

SUDDEN DBAru-The Canton (Misa) Citizen Of
Saturday last says: .
Mr.. Benjamin Brson, of St. Louis, Mo-, of the firm
Of Webb Brison l. Co., dealers in marble, died very
suddenly OF apoplexy, in this place, on Thursday
evening last.
hearing the signal for meeting of the Odd Fellows,
Mr. Brison repaired to the Hail. and on entering pre-
sented his visiting card to the Guardian Mr. Taylor,
and entered into conversation with him and Mr. Dean
the only persons present short time having elapsed
and other members coming in Mr.. Brison retired to
await admission visiting brother In short time
the Lodge was called together, and Mr.. Dean was ap-
pointed to examine the visiting brother for admission.
On going out Mr. Dean found Mr.. BrisOn sitting in
chair with his legs stretched out and his thrown
over his head, evidently in struggle. He WAS spo-
ken to but made no reply He was laid upon the floor
and breathed only once or twice afterwards. His
body was taken in charge by the Odd Fellows and
by them buried at O'Clock on Friday evening.
FLATrERING ENDORSEMENT OF THE ADM1NisTRA-
TIoN.A few days ago, two men, confined in the Jail
at Little Rock, Ark, managed to escape by saving
their way out. Before they left, they held meeting
and adopted resolutions denouncing Know Nothing.
ISM endorsing the foreign and domestic policy Of the
present Administration" and expressing their IN.
abated confidence in the wisdom, patriotism and in
tegrity of our present Chief Magistrate After
adopting these resolutions unanimously, the meeting
adjourned sine die. The paper containing the resou.
tons left behind, with the request that they be
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THE COUNT JoANNEs AT HOPE CHAPEL The
Count Joannes repeated his reading Of Hamlet" at
| Hope Chapel last evening. His audience was re.
Count appeared. with his emblems Of rank displayed
to the best advantage, there spontaneous laugh
at the harmless exhibition OF vanity; but when the
| Count commenced reading there was respectful at
tenton and he had not proceeded far before he evil
IDENTIFY received the hearty appreciation of his hearers
which was manifested in frequent applause.
IN. Y. Evening Post.
| KILLED BY LIGHTsING.-Mr Jacob Lock, Of Lin
coin county, chicken pedder, during thunder storm
on Thursday evening last, took refuge in the new
| house erected by VIM. Kerr, in Pin Hook, suburb
of Huntsville, and, he stood in the door way, wa,
| stricken by lightning and instantly killed. The
fluid made hole in his head scorched his hair, eye
brows and lashes, beard, breast, and passing dowl
his left side made hole like bullet hole in the tol
of his left foot and burst the soes Of both Shoes Mi
II. Hutchins a carpenter OF Huntsville, standing o
another door Of the same house, also struck
knocked out of the house. senseless until picked up
The rain, doubtless, helped to revive him. Two othe
men were severely shocked, and the house was shat
tered in several places, an iron chain melted ant
other striking phenomena exhibited.
Huntsville (Aa) Democrat, 30th ult.
| RAIN.-Rain still cont nues to flood the country
Torrent after torrent comes the drenching shower
filling every hole and crevce, swelling every wate
until we longer find it practicable to traye
except by steam. Pearl river is still higher thar
usual and on the RISE From present Indications We
know not when or where it will stop-not until the
bottom lands are all thoroughly inundated, we sup
| pose. Monticello (Mss.) Journal I'd.
DaowNRD.-A dispatch of the 3oth ult. from Mil,
wankie, says:
A boy and girl, aged respectively Is and 9 years
were carried over the dam in the river Of kilbonrne
CITY on Monday in skif, and were drowned. They
were the children Of Jos. Becker
sPB1a OF NOBILITY WITH A HARD NAAR.-The
New York correspondent Of the Charleston Courier
! says:
The lion hunters, while waiting the arrival OF Lord
Lyons, should congratulate themselves upon the ar
rival Of live Count, whose titular name Is Mazzu
hetts This new celebrity has arrived at Halifax in
the steamer Niagara. He will Of course go to Boston
and be greatly petted inasmuch as his name is evil